26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Lashkar-e-Taiba men were trained in Sindh

New Delhi: Pakistani chief investigator of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Tariq Khosa, wanted his country to ensure that perpetrators of the crime are brought to justice. He added, “The entire state security apparatus must ensure that the perpetrators and masterminds of the ghastly terror attacks are brought to justice.

Dilatory tactics by the defendants, frequent change of trial judges, and assassination of the case prosecutor as well as retracting from original testimony by some key witnesses have been serious setbacks for the prosecutors. However, cognisance was taken by the Islamabad High Court which directed the trial to be concluded within two months.”

In his article, Mr Khosa stated, “The following facts are pertinent. First, Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani national, whose place of residence and initial schooling as well as his joining a banned militant organisation was established by the investigators.

Second, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were imparted training near Thatta, Sindh and launched by sea from there. The training camp was identified and secured by the investigators. The casings of the explosive devices used in Mumbai were recovered from this training camp and duly matched.

Third, the fishing trawler used by the terrorists for hijacking an Indian trawler in which they sailed to Mumbai, was brought back to harbour, then painted and concealed.

Fourth, the engine of the dinghy abandoned by the terrorists near Mumbai harbour contained a patent number through which the investigators traced it travelled from Japan to Lahore and then to Karachi.

Fifth, the ops room was in Karachi. Sixth, the alleged commander and his deputies were identified and arrested. Seventh, a couple of foreign-based financiers and facilitators were arrested and brought to face trial.”