Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether India is disappointed over Pakistan’s slow pace of trial in Mumbai terror attack case;
(b) whether Indian Government would demand that the seven suspects, including LeT operational commander Zakir Rehman Lakhvi, be handed over to International Criminal Court to bring them to justice; and
(c) if so, by when and if not, reasons therefor?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) to (c) Government has conveyed to Pakistan on several occasions that despite repeated assurances given by Pakistan’s leadership at the highest level and the extensive cooperation extended by India in connection with the ongoing trial and investigation in Pakistan on the Mumbai terrorist attacks substantive and verifiable progress has not been made on bringing all the perpetrators and masterminds of the heinous attacks to justice quickly. This includes the trial involving the seven suspects at the Anti Terrorism Court in Pakistan.

Due to the Government’s strong and purposive international engagement, the international community recognizes Pakistan links with cross border terrorism in India and the responsibility of the Government of Pakistan to put an end to it. As a consequence of the diplomatic steps taken internationally and bilaterally the UN Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Committee listed, under Security Council Resolution 1267, individuals and entities based in Pakistan including leaders of Lashkar e Tayyiba; the Jamat-ud Dawa was also listed as an alias of the LeT. India is not a Party to the International Criminal Court.

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