Pakistan has emotional seven men in the last years of the Mumbai fear attacks. They are the first charges in a case intimately followed by India and the United States to see if Islamabad does well on promises to chastise those accountable.
Thursday, the first centennial of the attacks on hotels, a train station and other target in the Indian monetary capital. Siege terrorize the city for three days and killed 166 people.
The seven suspect pleaded not guilty to an anti-terrorism court to help plan and carry out attacks, "said one protection, Shahbaz Rajput and a prosecutor, Malik Rab Nawaz.
Men, supposedly belong to Lashkar e-Taiba militant group, facing the death punishment if convicted.Two of the defendants is Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Zarrar Shah, who is accuse by India of the intelligence attack.
In the past Islamabad has failed to punish militant suspected of attacks next to targets in India. The neighbors have fought three wars since self-government from Britain in 1947.
Pakistani security agency have a long custom of supporting Lashkar and other confrontational groups as proxy against the much larger Indian army in the doubtful region of Kashmir. The administration says it no longer does, but many powerful Pakistani politicians and officers are believed to be understanding to groups to attack India.
India set to test the lone existing gunman, Ajmal Kasab, accountable for the death penalty if convict. According to testimony at trial, was the collection of 10 attackers in Mumbai after location sail from the Pakistani port city of Karachi. During the siege it seems that they kept in touch with people who deal in Pakistan by telephone.
Wednesday accusation come as Pakistan's army lead an unpleasant against Islamic militant in northwestern border with Afghanistan, welcome the action from the U.S. and other countries.
The Pakistani trial take place behind closed doors with an utmost security prison not far from the capital, Islamabad. Defence lawyer have said that they are unable to reveal the charges against the men.
"All the defendants positively told the court that they were blameless and the charges next to them are not supported by evidence," Rajput said after the court adjourned until the 5thDecember.
India has sent Pakistan instance of what it says is evidence linking the attack Pakistani nationals, counting Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, who is free.
Mumbai attack halted the quiet process between the nuclear weapons rivals, who had ease tensions, while the slower progress in resolve Kashmir issue. India says Pakistan must crack down on militant previous to it could resume talks.
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