AgenciesIslamabad: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik has been summoned in Islamabad to help finalise the country's response to the Indian dossier on Mumbai attacks.
Malik is expected to meet Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik, Law Minister Farooq Naek and Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to discuss India's response to questions Pakistan had posed after receiving the Indian dossier, sources said.
"The documents that Pakistan would prepare in the light of the Indian information would be handed over to Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad Satyaprata Pal, sources said.
India has blamed the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba for the Nov 26-29, 2008 Mumbai mayhem that claimed the lives of more than 170 people, including 26 foreigners, and injured more than 300.
India on Jan 5 submitted a detailed dossier to Pakistan pointing to the involvement of elements from its country in the Mumbai attacks.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has already made it clear that Pakistan will take action under its own laws against any persons found guilty of involvement in the Mumbai attacks and they will not be handed over to India.
Foreign Minister Qureshi also said that Pakistan wants to restore normal relations with India. Bilateral talks on all issues, including Kashmir, will resume only after ties are normalised, he said.
Qureshi made it clear that negotiations are the "only solution to conflicts" between India and Pakistan. Fiery speeches on both sides will not help resolve issues, he said.
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