Pak yet to receive evidence of arrested persons from Britain: Malik

ISLAMABAD: Interior Advisor Rehman Malik Saturday said British government has not provided any evidence regarding arrest of the Pakistanis and that Pakistan has sought details in this connection. Addressing an emergency press conference here, Rehman Malik said if British government has any concrete evidence against the arrested Pakistanis then Pakistan government will also investigate into this matter. The Advisor said Pakistan has taken notice at the highest level of Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh’s statement regarding Taliban threat during upcoming elections in India. He said if India has any intelligence in this regard then the same should be shared with Pakistan. Rehman Malik said some evidences have been collected during investigation into the attacks on Sri Lankan team and Manawan Training Centre. But, he added, no name of any country has come up. He said CCPO Lahore is being questioned as to what led him to give statements of India’s involvement in these attacks. The Advisor said the Swat peace accord has not been scrapped but added that Taliban will have to lay down arms if they want this deal to take effect. “Pakistan government is committed to this agreement but the other party has been violating it since day one,” he told the reporters. He clarified that only judicial officers will head the court and not any ‘Maulana’.