A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks on Saturday put off a decision on the government’s request to form a commission to interview key witnesses in India.
Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan of the anti-terrorism court asked the prosecution to inform him whether the Indian government has granted permission for the commission to visit that country to interview 24 witnesses. The prosecution told the judge that the government has received India’s “verbal” assent for the commission’s visit but Mr Awan said this was not adequate. —PTI