Will not rest until 26/11 slayers are held accountable, says US

Nathan A Sales, the US Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism, has called on Pakistan to bring perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to justice, and said the US will not rest until they are held accountable for their acts.

Speaking at an event hosted by the Indian Embassy in the US to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, Sales outlined the steps taken by the US to reign in Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its proxies' activities. He also mentioned the two rewards for justice that have been issued for the arrest of LeT kingpins Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the masterminds behind the dreaded attacks.

"We must prevent these terrorists who committed the acts of barbarism, Lashkar-e-Taiba, from ever threatening our people

again. In the last ten years, we have made a lot of progress. Immediately after the attack in Mumbai, we made sure the international community saw LeT for what it is - a terrorist group and a particularly heinous one at that," he said.

Sales named and shamed Pakistan and called on them to take action against terror outfits. "We call on all countries, particularly Pakistan, to do their part in bringing the perpetrators to justice. All countries must uphold their international obligations to take action against this UN sanctioned terrorist group and its leaders," he stated.

We must prevent these terrorists who committed the acts of barbarism, LeT, from ever threatening our people again –NATHAN A SALES US Dept of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism