Tuesday, December 23, 2008


Interpol chief says India has not shared Mumbai attacks' information

Interpol chief said Wednesday that the Indian government and law enforcement agencies have not shared any information with Interpol about the Mumbai attacks so far.

"To date India's government has not authorized India's police agencies to enter any data relating to the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai in Interpol's databases," Interpol Secretary General Ronald K.Noble told a joint news conference with Pakistan's Interior Advisor Rehman Malik.

He said that the Interpol had not received any information that would allow him to comment on the accuracy of media reports about the nationality and identity of the attackers, he said.It was also 'not acceptable internationally' for information to be put in the media and not placed in police databases, he said.

The Mumbai police are now seeking the help of Interpol to establish the identities of the nine terrorists killed by the police and commandos during the carnage of 26/11.

Sources said that Interpol in turn would take the help of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan and the local police to trace the kin of the nine terrorists.
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Air Force put on red alert
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Monday scrambled fighter jets over several major cities as a sign of enhanced vigilance following mounting tension between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks.“In view of current environment PAF has enhanced its vigilance,” PAF said in Press release issued here on Monday.Residents in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore made panicked telephone calls to media outlets to ask about the low-flying fighter jets. Two civilian flights were delayed due to the exercise of PAF, an airline official said.

War may still be a remote possibility but the increased posturing by Pakistan is being watched by Indian security agencies with great concern. The naval exercises by three fighter vessels of Pakistan Marine Security Agency in the deep seas congruent to latitude of Sir Creek has come as a surprise to the agencies.

In the midst of swaggering, Pakistan has taken the caution to vacate nearly all terror camps along the border in Pakistani- occupied Kashmir by shifting them with the whole army of recruits, trainers and facilities to the hinterland, much beyond Muzaffarabad, the capital of PoK.

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