Pak media hails Govt’s 26/11 probe

Pak media said that admission that part of conspiracy of the Mumbai attacks was hatched within the state marks a seismic shift in Pakistan's stand on terror groups.

It marks a seismic shift in Pakistan’s stand on terror groups,screamed the country’s media on Islamabad’s admission that part of conspiracy of the Mumbai attacks was hatched within the state and counselled that India should cooperate to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Honesty and hard realities are finally dawning on the decision makers, said the News Daily in an editorial which proclaimed we mean business.

The paper said Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik’s announcement that charges have been filed against nine suspects,including several Pakistanis and Ajmal Kasab,the lone terrorist captured for the attacks,and that part of the conspiracy had taken place in Pakistan is a seismic shift in the way the government has approached the matter.

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This is the first time that a senior representative of a sitting Pakistani government has ever acknowledged that any terror attack on another nation has been planned in whole or part within the country.

There can be no doubt that this admission could mean serious implications for the security services,as Mr Malik is sure to know more than he is telling us, it said.

The paper opined that Pakistan has been open and upfront on the investigations on the Mumbai terror attacks and this should inspire confidence in Pakistan government and within the nations around us.

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