The Foreign Office told foreign diplomats that India’s allegation that Pakistan-based elements were involved in the Pulwama attack could not be corroborated by the dossier sent by New Delhi in February.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal, in a briefing to foreign diplomats, said that in order to cooperate with India in the probe, investigators had examined Adil Dar’s ‘confessional’ video and had also requested details from mobile service providers of numbers India mentioned in the document to analyse the exchange of messages.
The United States authorities have also been contacted for information of messages exchanged through WhatsApp, FO officials said.
Dr Faisal told the diplomats that India had sent a dossier comprising six parts spread over 91 pages, out of which only parts two and three were related to the Pulwama incident. The others, he said, contained generalised allegations.
Pakistani authorities had detained and interrogated 54 people but so far, no evidence regarding their involvement in the Pulwama attack has emerged, the spokesperson said. He also said that the dossier made no mention of Masood Azhar, the chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad, the organisation which allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
The spokesperson further said that no militant camps had been found on the 22 locations pointed out by India, and offered access to these places on a request by request basis.
He also told the diplomats that more information and evidence was required for Pakistan to continue its investigation into the Feb 14 attack.
The Foreign Office formally conveyed to India the message that the initial information shared by that country regarding the alleged involvement of Pakistan-based elements in the Pulwama attack could not substantiate the imputation, and offered to examine any fresh proof — whenever it is available.
After the attack,Pakistan had offered cooperation in the investigation but India once again failed to share any credible evidence. It is the old habit of India that it always blames Pakistan after such incidents and levels false and baseless allegations against it. Pakistan always extended its full cooperation in past in Mumbai and Pathankot and other terror attacks but India could not produce any tangible evidences. India needs to put it’s house in order and should stop severe human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir to crush ongoing local freedom movement. It should avoid blame game against Pakistan and start result oriented dialogue with Pakistan to resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir
