27 January 2009: PTI
London, Jan 27 (PTI) Pakistan has "not rolled up" the extensive terror network in the country despite Islamabad shutting down some camps and offices of the banned group LeT and its front organisation JuD, which have been held responsible for the Mumbai attacks, a think tank said today.
India blamed the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Toeba (LeT) and its front organisation Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) for the Mumbai carnage in which over 180 people were killed last November.
Calling Pakistan the 'epicentre of terrorism', India demanded that it act against the Pakistani elements responsible for the attacks.
"Pakistan subsequently closed down training camps and offices of the banned Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Toeba and its front organisation Jamaat-ud-Daawa, held responsible for the Mumbai attacks," the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said today.
"There, no doubt, remains an extensive element of the network that has not been rolled up," Dr John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive of the IISS told mediapersons.
Releasing 'The Military Balance 2009', Dr Chipman said "certainly the Mumbai terror attacks dangerously upset the India-Pakistan relationship." He stressed the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26-28 sharply raised tensions between India and Pakistan and disrupted their fledgling peace process.
"While India initially blamed 'elements in Pakistan' for the attack, it raised the ante earlier this month by asserting the involvement of 'official agencies' in Pakistan, which Islamabad denied. PTI
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