Pak rules out “official support” for “heinous crime” committing Kasab
Islamabad, Jan. 8 : After accepting that the lone surviving Mumbai gunner is a Pakistani national, Islamabad has now refused to give any official support to Ajmal Amir Kasab.
"Kasab has committed a heinous crime. He will not be provided any official support or consular access," the Daily Times quoted Pak Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq, as saying.
Earlier, after a prolonged delay in accepting that Kasab belonged to its soil, Pakistan finally accepted that Kasab was its national.
"Ajmal Kasab is a Pakistani. Further investigations are under way," Pakistan Information Minister Sherry Rehman said yesterday.
The acceptance from Pakistan comes after India provided a `dossier' of evidence to prove that the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage had links to Pakistan.
Kasab had written a letter to the Pakistani High Commission in India, seeking support and legal assistance from the Government of Pakistan.
However, Pakistan consulate had denied receiving any such letter. (ANI)