The shamelessness of Pakistan! Evidence is also being sought against Lashkar and Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan has rejected criticism by India over its failure to prosecute and punish Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists responsible for the 26 November 2008 Mumbai terror attack. It has claimed that it will need "concrete and legal evidence" to effectively settle the matter.

Delivering the inaugural address at a special meeting of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee in Mumbai, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the main perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks, including Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, are still protected and They have not been punished.

He was referring to terrorists like Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, who have not been punished for their role in the Mumbai attacks. "One terrorist (Ajmal Kasab) was caught alive. The Supreme Court of India sentenced him. Whereas the main perpetrators of the 26/11 attacks are still protected and not punished.

Jaishankar said that when steps were taken to ban some terrorists, in some cases the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) could not act, regrettably, for political reasons. He said this in a clear reference to China, which has on several occasions obstructed UNSC resolutions to ban Pakistani terrorists.

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