ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Thursday said the Indian dossier failed to prove link of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar with the Pulwama incident and offered to continue to extend cooperation on the matter of the provision of ‘actionable evidence’.
Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal told reporters here at the weekly press briefing that a 10-member investigative committee, constituted by Pakistan government, found no connecting dots that could prove link of any Pakistani including Masood Azhar to the Pulwama tragedy.
The Spokesman said only three out of six parts of India’s 91-page dossier pertained to the Pulwama incident, while one-third names of the 90 persons mentioned were ‘mere repetition’.
“Pakistan in its reply to dossier has informed India that it is still ready to cooperate on the provision of any actionable evidence that would sustain or clear the threshold of Pakistani courts,” he said.
He mentioned that all aspects of the information provided by India were thoroughly examined including the “confessional” video of Adil Dar, “claim” of responsibility for the attack, WhatsApp and telegram numbers used to share videos and messages in support of Pulwama attack, list of 90 individuals
suspected of belonging to a proscribed organization and 22 pin locations of alleged training camps.
On a resolution, tabled by the United States in the UN Security Council, seeking freezing of Masood Azhar’s bank accounts, the Spokesman said such listing was a purely technical issue for which the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee was the appropriate forum.
He regretted that the resolution was moved in UNSC at a time when the matter was under consideration by the 1267 Sanctions Committee and added that such efforts to circumvent the established machinery would only weaken the 1267 regime.
He said Pakistan remained committed to fulfilling its obligation under the UNSC’s 1267 regime.
