Pak to respond to Indian dossier on January 29

Islamabad, Jan 27 (PTI) Pakistan is expected to respond
to the Indian dossier on the Mumbai attacks on Thursday after
wrapping up its investigation, extending the earlier deadline
set by it to complete the probe by two days.

With a 10-day deadline for the completion of a
preliminary probe expiring today, Interior Ministry chief
Rehman Malik held a meeting to review progress made so far in
the investigation.

There was no official word on the meeting though Dawn
News channel quoted an official source as saying that Malik
had extended the deadline for completing the probe till
January 29.

The source said the deadline was extended as a review of
"some aspects" of the Indian dossier had not been completed.

Malik had told a news conference on January 17 that he
had given a three-member team set up to probe the Mumbai
attacks and examine the Indian dossier 10 days to submit its
preliminary findings.

The official source told Dawn News that the Pakistan
government is also expected to give a response to the dossier
to India on January 29. The source said a large part of the
investigation had been completed and only a few aspects and
angles remained to be probed.

India handed over its dossier on the Mumbai attacks to
Pakistan on January 5. Pakistan subsequently acknowledged that
Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the
Mumbai attacks, was a Pakistani national. PTI RHL
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