ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan will stand by
India in the difficult times after the Mumbai terrorist attacks and would like
to offer India full cooperation in the probe of the incident, the foreign office
said in a statement on Saturday.
Addressing a news conference here, Pakistani Foreign
Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the Pakistani government was unanimous
in condemnation of the barbaric acts of terrorism and offered condolences to the
government of India and the bereaved families.
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Firefighters douse a blaze at the Taj
Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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Pakistan is prepared to offer unconditional support
and assistance to unearth who was behind this attack, Qureshi said adding that
Pakistani government attached the great importance to the friendly and good
neighborly relations with India.
Qureshi clarified that India had not blamed the Pakistani government for involvement in the incident. He also urged Indian media to act responsibly, with a clear reference to some Indian media reports pointing fingers at Pakistan for the attacks in Mumbai.
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Ratan Tata (C), chairman of the Tata Group, stands in front of Taj Mahal hotel after the operation to dislodge militants in Mumbai November 29, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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He pointed out that finger-pointing and "hasty
conclusions would only serve the terrorists" interests.
Qureshi said that no evidence had been offered to
Pakistan by India. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, when talking to CNN-IBN
TV on Saturday, said Pakistan would take quick action in front of the world if
any evidence indicated the involvement of any individual or group in any part of
Pakistan.
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Media persons run for cover during a gun
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Responding to a question, Qureshi said that Pakistan
was not on the defensive because Pakistan had nothing to hide and nothing to be
ashamed of.
He also pledged that Pakistan would combat terrorism
in all forms and manifestations because Pakistani people were also victims of
terrorism.
Talking about his visit to India, Qureshi said his
engagements with the Indian leadership and officials were constructive and
fruitful.
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Onlookers stand at the site of a bomb
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National Security Guard members rest outside Taj Mahal Hotel after an operation in Mumbai November 29, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Australian PM says two Australians
still unaccounted for in Mumbai
¡¡CANBERRA, Nov. 29
(Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here on Saturday the exact
number of Australian casualties in Mumbai still remains unclear.
Consular officials and Australian Federal Police
(AFP) have accounted for 79 of the 83 Australians known to have been in the area
where terrorists launched gun and bomb attacks. Full story
Over 13 foreigners killed in Mumbai
terror attacks
NEW DELHI, Nov. 29
(Xinhua) -- At least 13 foreigners were killed and 22 injured in the Mumbai
terror attacks since it happened Wednesday night, officials said Saturday.
The earlier data released by India's Home Ministry on
Friday said that eight foreign nationals were dead. The deceased included three
German nationals, two Americans and one each from Japan, Canada and Australia.
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Second Canadian confirmed dead in
Mumbai attacks
OTTAWA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A second Canadian has
been confirmed dead in the Mumbai terrorist strikes, Canadian Foreign Minister
Lawrence Cannon said Friday.
The identity of the victim was not being released,
and the family has been notified, Cannon said. Full story
Oberoi, Nariman House secure, Taj
firing still on
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Indian soldiers and policemen enter the
Nariman House to rescue the hostages in Mumbai's Jewish centre, Mumbai,
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MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The terror war on Mumbai is on the verge of ending
Friday night with security forces securing the 5-star Oberoi hotel and a Jewish
Centre -- Nariman House, but gunmen continued to hold out inside the Taj hotel
at the end of pitched combat that left 30 hostages dead.
At the Nariman House, a residential complex housing a
prayer hall, commandos were air dropped from helicopters in a first such
operation ever. Two militants were killed but not before five of the hostages
were eliminated by them.
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Indian National Security Guard (NSG)
commandos are seen on the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai in this frame
grab fron Star TV footage November 28, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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Released foreign hostage: I did not
see anything
MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- "I don't know what
was happening," an unidentified woman, who was among some 50 people, mainly
foreigners, escorted out of the Oberoi-Trident hotel here Friday after being
confined to their rooms for more than 36 hours.
The entire group was taken in a bus to the trauma center
of the Bombay Hospital for precautionary tests.
Mumbai terror attack death toll rises
to 143
MUMBAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Mumbai police
commissioner said that the Mumbai terror attack death toll had risen to 143.
The police officer told Xinhua on Friday that six hostages
had been rescued from the Taj hotel, and nine terrorists were killed so far, one
arrested, 2-3 terrorists are yet to be nabbed.
Hostage crisis continues in Mumbai
Mumbai, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A hostage crisis continued in
Mumbai, India, with over 10 hostages still in Taj Hotel and another 100 people
being believed to be trapped in Oberoi Hotel, police said Friday.
It's over 36 hours since Mumbai was taken over by
terrorist attack. And there's still no end to the
nightmare.
