Pakistani commission collected valuable proofs: India

NEW DELHO: India on Tuesday said evidence collected by a Pakistani judicial commission in India had evidential value to punish those involved in the worst ever terrorist attack in the country.

"Our belief is that the evidence collected by the Commission is of evidential value," Home Secretary RK Singh told reporters in New Delhi.

He was reacting to the ruling of Pakistani Anti-terrorism Court on Tuesday which said all findings of a judicial commission that visited India were illegal and could not be made part of the evidence against the 26/11 accused.

The lawyers defending the accused had opposed the report of the Pakistani commission, saying it had "no legal value" as the panel was not allowed to cross-examine witnesses during its visit to Mumbai.

Indian officials had said that cross-examination of the witnesses was not allowed in line with an agreement between New Delhi and Islamabad. (Monitoring Desk)