Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani while speaking to reporters in Lahore on Friday expressed optimism that the report on preliminary investigations into the Mumbai attacks will be submitted to him on Monday and its findings will be made public soon, reported dawn News on its website Saturday morning.
Talking to media at the Lahore airport Gilani said the findings would be shared with India and the international community.
“No fact will be kept secret,” he stressed.
Rejecting media reports that suggested an Indian diplomatic offensive, launched after the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, had left his country isolated. Gilani said: “The entire world is supporting our stance on the Mumbai attacks.”
He stressed that his administration was not silent on the Kashmir dispute and wanted its resolution in accordance with the wishes of the people of Kashmir.
He informed that the issue had been raised with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his recent visit to Islamabad and also with US Vice-President Joe Biden and at the World Economic Forum, he added.
He also sought to play down speculations of differences between his government and Kashmiri leaders on his side.
Meanwhile on Saturday Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said Pakistan's probe into the Mumbai incident "can only reach fruition with Indian cooperation".
Qureshi was addressing "young leaders roundtable on security" in Munich.
He lamented that New Delhi’s "belligerent" response to the Mumbai terror strikes "unfortunately threw the Pakistan-India peace process back to square one".
"Democratic governments in Pakistan have always pursued a policy of friendly relations with India. We want to cooperate with New Delhi in rooting out terrorism from the region and to resolve all our differences including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir through dialogue," he said.
Analysts say Qureshi’s inclusion of the term “democratic” was significant, especially, as he represents a country with a long and oft-repeated history of military disctatorships.
Terming the Indian diplomatic action as "unfortunate” Qureshi said: “Mumbai was as much a blow to Pakistan as it was to India."
In Kolkata, Reacting to Premier Gilani’s statements, Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherje said India was yet to receive an official response on the dossier it handed over to Pakistan on the Mumbai terror strikes.
"I am yet to receive any official communication from Islamabad so far," said Mukherjee while talking to he media on Saturday.
Talking to media at the Lahore airport Gilani said the findings would be shared with India and the international community.
“No fact will be kept secret,” he stressed.
Rejecting media reports that suggested an Indian diplomatic offensive, launched after the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, had left his country isolated. Gilani said: “The entire world is supporting our stance on the Mumbai attacks.”
He stressed that his administration was not silent on the Kashmir dispute and wanted its resolution in accordance with the wishes of the people of Kashmir.
He informed that the issue had been raised with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his recent visit to Islamabad and also with US Vice-President Joe Biden and at the World Economic Forum, he added.
He also sought to play down speculations of differences between his government and Kashmiri leaders on his side.
Meanwhile on Saturday Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said Pakistan's probe into the Mumbai incident "can only reach fruition with Indian cooperation".
Qureshi was addressing "young leaders roundtable on security" in Munich.
He lamented that New Delhi’s "belligerent" response to the Mumbai terror strikes "unfortunately threw the Pakistan-India peace process back to square one".
"Democratic governments in Pakistan have always pursued a policy of friendly relations with India. We want to cooperate with New Delhi in rooting out terrorism from the region and to resolve all our differences including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir through dialogue," he said.
Analysts say Qureshi’s inclusion of the term “democratic” was significant, especially, as he represents a country with a long and oft-repeated history of military disctatorships.
Terming the Indian diplomatic action as "unfortunate” Qureshi said: “Mumbai was as much a blow to Pakistan as it was to India."
In Kolkata, Reacting to Premier Gilani’s statements, Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherje said India was yet to receive an official response on the dossier it handed over to Pakistan on the Mumbai terror strikes.
"I am yet to receive any official communication from Islamabad so far," said Mukherjee while talking to he media on Saturday.
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