New Delhi: Pakistan is finally talking sense as far as Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole terrorist caught alive after the 26/11 carnage in Mumbai, is concerned.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has said that has said there's no way Kasab could be tried in Pakistan for a crime committed in India. Since Kasab's crime was committed in India, New Delhi can conduct his trial according to its law.
He said, "There is no way to extradite Ajmal Kasab. We can conduct the trial of the accused who are in Pakistan. Ajmal Kasab has committed a crime in India and New Delhi can conduct the trial according to its own laws."
Pakistan on Wednesday identified Ajmal Amir Kasab as the "prime suspect" for the Mumbai terrorist attacks and formally requested India to hand him to facilitate "successful prosecution of other accused arrested in this country".
"The Government of Pakistan has formally requested the Indian government to hand over the custody of Ajmal Kasab because he is the prime suspect and the rest of these suspects, they are abettors, they abetted the crime," Deputy Attorney General Sardar Mohammad Ghazi HAD said.
Ghazi, who has been appointed the Special Public Prosecutor for the trial of Pakistani suspects arrested for the Mumbai attacks, said it would be difficult to prosecute the accused if Kasab is not handed over to Pakistan.
"I am sure the Indian government is going to look into it, they are going to take a decision because without having the custody of Ajmal Kasab in Pakistan, I think it will be very, very difficult to prosecute the rest of the suspects," Gazi had told Dawn News channel.
At one point no less than Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Geelani said they had demanded that New Delhi hand him over, a statement later refuted by Pakistan Information Minister Sherry Rahman.
However, one cannot be certain whether the Defence Minister is the last word on the subject.
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