The verdict in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was pronounced today .The Special Judge M L Tahiliyani has declared the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab guilty of all 86 charges that were imposed on him by the prosecution.<br/><br/>Two Indians accused of conspiracy in the attacks — Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed — acquitted by a special court for lack of evidence.<br/><br/>Arguments on the quantum of sentence to Kasab to be held tomorrow.<br/><br/>A year after the trial began in the special court situated inside the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, Judge Tahiliyani held Kasab guilty of waging war against India and its government. He has been found guilty of killing seven people directly.<br/><br/>The court also held Kasab's confession as genuine. The judge also said the Maharashtra Police's officer Ashok Kamte was killed by Kasab's accomplice Abu Ansari.<br/><br/>The Court holds that 20 of the wanted accused, including Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Abu Hamza, were involved in 26/11 conspiracy.<br/><br/><br/>The court also observed that the 26/11 terror attack was act of war against India and moreover it was a case of state sponsored terrorism, with a clear trail being found from Karachi to Mumbai.<br/><br/>The court also said that this whole conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan with LeT masterminds Saeed Hafiz and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi being accused of plotting the attack.<br/><br/>Judge Tahiliyani criticized the Mumbai Crime Branch saying their eveidence had neither quality nor quantity. The judge added that even the testimonies presented by the prosecution were not believable.<br/><br/>The government today said that the conviction of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone survivor of the 26/11 accused, is a message to Pakistan that they should not export terror to India.<br/><br/>Reacting to the conviction of Kasab in the Mumbai terror attack, the Home Minister, Mr. P Chidambaram told reporters in New Delhi that if the Pakistani terrorists are apprehended, they will be brought to book and given exemplary punishment.<br/><br/>Mr. Chidambaram said the trial of Kasab also underlines the fact that India is governed by the rule of law.<br/><br/>The Home Minister said that despite criticism from certain quarters, the government maintained that the accused should be tried as per the laws and all the rights under them should be made available to the accused. He said Kasab was given full opportunity to plead his case in an open trial and he was represented by a Counsel.<br/><br/>The Home Minister said that the government is satisfied with the trial which has ended in the conviction of Kasab and complimented the investigating agencies and the prosecution for marshalling the evidence and proving beyond doubt that Kasab and his associates were guilty of horrific crimes for which they were charged. <br/><br/>Hailing the conviction of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab for the Mumbai attacks, Special Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam today said the acquittal of two others in the case will be challenged in a higher court. <br/><br/>On conviction of Kasab, he said the Pakistani national was a symbol of terrorism and the verdict has unmasked those who were part of the conspiracy.