The Hindu Business Line : No progress in Pak on 26/11: Chidambaram tells US officials

WASHINGTON: The Union Home Minister, Mr P Chidambaram has told US officials that there has been no progress in Pakistan with regard to bringing to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorists attack, but he did not seek any specific assistance from the US.

“I did not ask specifically to push for this and to push for that,'' Mr Chidambaram said in response to a question during his interaction with the Indian media here if he sought US assistance to ensure that Pakistan takes action against perpetrators of t he Mumbai terrorist attack.

“I did brief them on the state of the trial of Ajmal Kasab in India and I also mentioned about the no progress in Pakistan, even in respect of the five or six people they have arrested. And Hafeez Sayeed (LeT founder) remains a free man. I think that is enough. They know to draw the lessons from that statement,'' he said.

Responding to a question, he said the next level of Indo-US relationship does not mean “leaning on'' Pakistan. "Next level means many things. The next level means working together on security related matters,'' he said. “I think, the US understands the d ifference between the way India's approach to post 26/11 situation and the way Pakistan approached post-26/11 situation. It is enough to draw attention to the difference and leave it there,'' he said when asked if the US is exerting enough pressure on Pa kistan to take action against terrorists targeting India from its soil. - PTI

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