EU Parliamentarians write to Imran; ask what Pakistan has done against 26/11 perpetrators

Criticising Pakistan for t punishing those who orchestrated 26/11 2008 Mumbai terror attack, two Members of European Parliament (MEP) have written to Pak PM Imran Khan. In a letter to Khan on vember 24, Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki and Italian MEP Fulvio Martusciello requested to kw what action has Pakistan taken against "Lashkar-e-Taiba, terrorist organisation, based in Pakistan, kwn to have carried out multiple shooting and bombing attacks that happened in Mumbai in 2008?".

'What action is Pakistan taking?'

According to EU Chronicle, y furr asked, "what action has, and is, Pakistan taking against terrorist groups operating within country in general?" On vember 26, 2008, ten terrorists of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai. At least 166 people, including foreigners, were killed and over 300 ors were injured in attacks. In se gruesome attacks, nine terrorists were killed and lone survivor, Ajmal Amir Kasab, was caught and was sentenced to death at Yerwa Central Jail in Pune in 2012. On vember 11, 2012, Kasab was hanged in Yerawa Jail in Pune.

Pakistani authorities continue to deny culpability and are yet to take action on multiple dossiers shared by India. In a reminder to Khan, a Prime Minister who delivered a eulogy to Osama Bin Len, hailing him as a “martyr” in May this year, two MEPs stated, “Terrorism is unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, often in pursuit of political or ideological aims." y ded that as "European politicians, we are committed to fighting against terrorism and extremist violence. We all have a responsibility to condemn terrorism and bring to justice those who perpetrate such actions."

'It is important to condemn se violent acts'

Czarnecki and Martusciello highlighted in ir letter to Khan, "On 26 vember 2008, an extremist terrorist organisation, Lashkar-e-Taiba, based in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, claimed responsibility for Mumbai bombings in which 166 incent people were murdered, nine attackers killed, and more than 300 individuals sustained injuries."

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"Subsequent documented evidence from United States intelligence reports, from India's intelligence services including DNA, photographs and identification of origins of attackers; and an mission by Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's of country's involvement in crimes; highlight engment of accomplishes in Pakistan. However, to date, senior coordinators and promoters who orchestrated attacks remain at large," y ded.

As Europe also suffers from impacts of horrific acts of increasingly rical and extremist jihi attacks, politicians said it was "essential that justice is served on those who have carried out, instructed or supported such terrorist activities. It is equally important that leers of countries publicly condemn se acts of violence and proceed to ensure justice is done for victims, by apprehending and sentencing perpetrators."

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Full letter to Pakistan PM Imran Khan by European Parliament Members

To
Mr. Imran Khan
Prime Minister
Islamic Republic of Pakistan 

24th vember 2020 

Dear Prime Minister Imran Khan, 

On 26 vember 2008, an extremist terrorist organisation, Lashkar-e-Taiba, based in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, claimed responsibility for Mumbai bombings in which 166 incent people were murdered, nine attackers killed, and more than 300 individuals sustained injuries. Subsequent documented evidence from United States intelligence reports, from India’s intelligence services including DNA, photographs and identification of origins of attackers; and an mission by Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s of country’s involvement in crimes; highlight engment of accomplishes in Pakistan. However, to date, senior coordinators and promoters who orchestrated attacks remain at large.

In any terrorist’s attack, including those Pakistan has witnessed recently in its own country, hundreds of families suffer through death or injury of a loved one. Furrmore, individuals of emergency services who are forced to witness horrors resulting from se attacks also risk being harmed or suffering long term psychological dam. It is in everyone’s interests to stop terrorism. 

As you are well aware, Europe is also suffering from impacts of horrific acts of terrorism at this current time and thus expresses sympathy with those who are forced to commemorate anniversaries of such trdies. It is refore essential that justice is served on those who have carried out, instructed or supported such terrorist activities. It is equally important that leers of countries publicly condemn se acts of violence and proceed to ensure justice is done for victims, by apprehending and sentencing perpetrators. 

Terrorism is unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, often in pursuit of political or ideological aims. As European politicians, we are committed to fighting against terrorism and extremist violence. We all have a responsibility to condemn terrorism and bring to justice those who perpetrate such actions. 

As Members of European Parliament, we write to you to ask what action Pakistan has taken against Lashkar-e-Taiba, extremist Islamist terrorist organization, based in Pakistan, kwn to have carried out multiple shooting and bombing attacks that happened in Mumbai in 2008? ditionally, what action has, and is, Pakistan taking against terrorist groups operating within country in general? 

Whilst former Prime Minister of Pakistan has alluded to Pakistan’s role in terrorist activities of 2008, it is vital that victims have closure when due process is carried out through judiciary system and actions of assailants and ir accomplices is condemned by state leers through ir actions to prevent impunity. 

Signed by Members of European Parliament 

Mr. Ryszard Czarnecki, Member of European Parliament 

2. Mr. Fulvio Martusciello, Member of European Parliament 

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