'Tell us where Dawood is'

India steps up pressure on Pak; expresses displeasure over Islamabad's response to 26/11

India has come out tough on its neighbour after the Osama bin Laden incident and has expressed unhappiness over Pakistan's work in response to the 26/11 attacks. Sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that Islamabad hasn't taken concrete steps and that their interior minister, Rehman Malik has not done enough after his meeting with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.

"Terror camps still exist in Pakistan and ISI has allegedly now increased payment for guides who help terrorists across the border in infiltration, to Rs 1 lakh. This was Rs 20,000 previously," a senior MHA source said. Intelligence Bureau (IB) reports suggest that there are about 100 militants who are waiting to cross the line of control (LOC) currently.

Meanwhile, union home secretary GK Pillai slammed Pakistan regarding its intentions. Pillai said the Pakistan Interior Minister should disclose where Dawood Ibrahim was living if he was not in Pakistan. "If the Minister is so sure that Dawood is not in Pakistan, he should tell us where is he.... According to our information, Dawood is in Pakistan," he told reporters in New Delhi.

Pillai said the India's Most Wanted, who carried out the 1993 serial bombings in Mumbai, has houses in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. "We would welcome any more information (about Dawood)," he said. Earlier, Malik had said in an interview that Dawood was not in Pakistan. "I think marrying a lady in Pakistan does not give a certificate that Dawood Ibrahim is in Pakistan," Malik had said. Sources also said that during secretary level talks recently, list of 52 most wanted men was given to the Pakistani counterparts.

Coming soon
MHA sources also said that US Secretary, homeland security, Janet Napolitano is likely to visit New Delhi for Indo-US cooperation on counter- terrorism, intelligence sharing, and activities of various extremists groups will be high on the agenda during talks between Home Minister P Chidambaram and his American counterpart.
Napolitano will have threadbare discussions with Chidambaram on all security issues concerning both countries. The security situation in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the wake of the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, is likely to be discussed by the two leaders. Napolitano's arrival will be the first high-level visit from the United States after President Barack Obama's tour to India in November 2010. Chidambaram had visited the US in January 2009, when he had extensive discussions with Napolitano.u00a0