November 19, 2009 6:39 PM

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US says bringing perpetrators of 26/11 to justice important task for Pak

The United States says, bringing the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice is an important task to finish for Pakistan, which also needs to look into the issue of Hafiz Saeed, accused by India of masterminding the terror strike, besides preventing cross-border infiltration .<br/><br/>US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake said that several accused have been nabbed and court cases begun against them, but now it is important to finish the task, to complete those judicial proceedings. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Blake also said another important issue for Pakistan is to look at is the question of Hafiz Saeed, because Saeed is subject of international sanctions, UN sanctions, as well as bilateral American sanctions. Blake said while Pakistan has deployed troops away from the Indian border lately, there is still room for progress on<br/>this issue, as also in preventing cross border infiltration.<br/><br/>

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