Pak must deliver justice on 26/ 11, warn India, US
10 YEARS ON Modi blames Congress for politicising matters of national security
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON/JAIPUR: India and the United States built pressure on Pakistan on Monday to act against those responsible for the Mumbai attacks even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition Congress party of politicising issues of national security on the 10th anniversary of the carnage that killed 166 people, including 28 foreigners.
As India mourned those killed 10 years ago and celebrated the courage of the security personnel who fought the terrorists in Mumbai, Modi’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government called on Pakistan to give up its “double standards” and bring the perpetrators to justice.
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, too, urged Pakistan to act against those responsible for the attacks. The US also offered a new reward of $5 million for information on any individual responsible for the terrorist assault on India’s financial hub.
A strongly worded statement from the foreign ministry said the “planners of 26/11 still roam the streets of Pakistan with impunity” and noted the attacks were “planned, executed and launched from Pakistan territory”.
We once again call on the government of Pakistan to give up double standards and to expeditiously bring the perpetrators of the horrific attack to justice It is an affront to the families of the victims that, after 10 years, those who planned the Mumbai attack have still not been convicted for their involvement Terror achieves no purpose... our dear citizens were lost due to acts of grave terror. I can only hope that saner elements will prevail in India and Pakistan