India to share material evidence with Pakistan for Mumbai trial: FO

16 Sep, 2016

ISLAMABAD: (APP) India has expressed its readiness to share the material evidence, which Pakistan had been seeking for quite some time for the Mumbai trial.

The Indian Foreign Secretary, in his letter of 6^th September 2016, expressed India's readiness in reply to the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan's letter, dated 8th September

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2015, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said here Friday in response to media queries.

The spokesperson said, "The material evidence and the cross examination of prosecution witnesses are needed to proceed further with the trial in Pakistan as per our law of the land."

"Legal aspects and modalities of the proposal contained in the Indian Foreign Secretary's letter are currently being examined by our legal experts," the spokesperson added.