Mulford says India has shown proof of Pak hand

NEW DELHI: India has shared with the US evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the Mumbai train bombings, US Ambassador David Mulford said on Friday. He did not give details about the evidence or say if the US was satisfied with it.

Mumbai Police Commissioner AN Roy has accused Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence of masterminding the bombings, which are believed to have been executed by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba.

Referring to the Indo-US strategy to counter terrorism, Mulford said: “We offered to help India in the investigative and forensic aspects of the case. We are working with the Indian government.”

The envoy emphasised that there can be no excuse for terrorism and that the US rejects terrorism “however it happens, wherever it happens”.

Significantly, US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan Crocker has said that New Delhi should not publicly declare evidence, if any, against Pakistan because these issues should be discussed as part of a joint terror mechanism.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has admitted that it might have helped the insurgents in Kashmir at “some time” but claimed that it is now trying its best to prevent infiltration of militants into India.