Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Indian government on Saturday handed over yet another dossier to Pakistan in connection with the November 26 terror strikes.
The seven-page document, according to Home Minister P Chidambaram, has answers to Pakistan's "fill in the blank" kind of question related to evidence in the case.
"Yesterday (Friday), the Home Ministry finalised the response to the latest set of questions sent by Pakistan in connection with the Mumbai attacks. The response runs into seven pages with annexures," he added.
Asked about the nature of the questions, Chidambaram said they were "routine queries".
Chidambaram also reiterated there is enough evidence with Pakistan to prosecute Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding the terror strike.
“Three dossiers have been provided to Pakistan and have sufficient evidence for the prosecution of Hafiz Saeed,” he said.
It wasn't just Pakistan that was on the Home Minister's radar. chidambaram also had some tough words for Narendra Modi’s government and its anti-terror bill.
“I have to respect the last expression of the mind of Parliament that is the amendment by Parliament. If any bill comes up violating the last mind of Parliament , how do you expect home ministry to pass it?” he said.
Next Page: Pak says can't prosecute Saeed
Chidambaram’s latest reiteration comes four days after Pakistan's top law official said the JuD chief cannot be prosecuted for involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks without "concrete evidence" against him.
"The Government has the evidence provided by the UN Security Council that can only keep Saeed behind bars for a certain period of time under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law," said Attorney General Latif Khosa, an aide of President Asif Ali Zardari.
"India wants us to prosecute him for his involvement in the Mumbai attacks but how could we do so without concrete evidence? Law demands evidence. Let it be very clear to everyone that we are not giving any latitude to Saeed or anyone else," he said.
The dossier, comprising a seven-page summary and 60 pages of annexures, was handed over by Joint Secretary (Pakistan) in the External Affairs Ministry, T C A Raghavan, to Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner, Rifat Masood when she was called to the MEA.
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