US shares info on Lakhvi with Pak
WASHINGTON: The US has shared “credible evidence” with Pakistan on LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi’s involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attack, a senior official has said, days after America reminded Pakistan of its commitment to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice.
“The US has provided credible evidence (on Lakhvi) to Pakistan,” a senior US official told PTI.
The detailed information shared by the US on individuals related to the Mumbai terrorist attack is based on the interrogation by David Headley, who is currently serving a jail sentence for his involvement in the attack, and the information gained from him.
The information comes after the US last week said there is a strong counter-terrorism cooperation with Pakistan and urged Islamabad to follow through on its commitment on bringing to justice the 26/11 perpetrators.
55-year-old Lakhvi, the Mumbai attack mastermind, is currently in detention in Pakistan under a public security order. Lakhvi was detained last week before he could be released from jail following a court directive to set him free which had evoked a strong protest from India.
Lakhvi and six others have been charged with planning and executingthe Mumbai attacks in November, 2008, that left 166 people, including six Americans, dead. The trial has been underway in Pakistan since 2009.