Pakistani police are building a case against Ajmal Amir Qasab, the lone surviving gunman in last year's terror attacks on Mumbai. The charges were filed against Qasab and 13 other suspects at a Police Station in the southern port city of Karachi, a press TV correspondent reported Wednesday. Among the others named in the case were three people who were arrested in Karachi. Nine others had been identified but were yet to be taken into custody. They all have been charged under the Terrorism Act after the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) conducted a probe into the attacks on Indian financial hub. The development came after the Defense Committee of the Cabinet urged action about the issue during its meeting on Monday. However, the spokesman for the Pakistani interior ministry could not be reached for comments.
Qasab is the only terrorist captured alive during the Mumbai carnage, he is currently in the custody of the Indian police. Relations between New Delhi and Islamabad have been strained since militants killed 179 people in the November attacks on India's financial hub. India blamed the banned Pakistan-based militants for the raids alleging that the perpetrators were "clients and creations" of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Islamabad, however, has denied any involvement by Pakistani state agencies and has launched investigations into the incident.
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