NEW DELHI — The Pakistani government on Monday took a step toward prosecuting suspects in November’s deadly attack on Mumbai, but said it would seek more evidence from India before going further.
At a meeting in Islamabad, the Pakistani Cabinet’s defense committee was briefed on the progress of Pakistan’s probe into the Mumbai attacks by a team of investigators. The committee decided to register the attacks as a crime with police, but said in a statement that “without substantial evidence from India it will be exceedingly difficult to complete the investigation and proceed with the case.”
India had said in a detailed dossier of information last month that its government investigation had conclusively proven that the conspiracy to attack Mumbai was hatched in Pakistan.
But the Pakistani officials on Monday said they need more concrete evidence. The committee said a list of additional questions would be sent to Indian authorities shortly.
