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On the face of it, the reportedly inaccurate compilation of India’s “most wanted” list of 50 terrorists residing in Pakistan — with the connivance and protection of its authorities — is a huge embarrassment. The list contains names of Indian nationals — the most notorious of whom is Dawood Ibrahim, who now figures as the world’s most wanted terrorist — as well as Pakistanis such as Hafiz Saeed, the inspiration behind Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. The catalogue of 50 was officially tendered to the Pakistanis with the demand that Islamabad extradite them to India. And this is the cause of the embarrassment, for it has been revealed that a terror suspect, Wazhul Kamar Khan, actually lives in Thane and punctiliously attends court proceedings to clear his name. His family says he has never set foot in Pakistan.
If investigations show this is indeed the case, then heads must roll as Islamabad is apt to exploit the situation and protest its innocence with greater stridency, all the while seeking to cast doubts on India’s investigation into all cases of terrorism where the finger is pointed at Pakistan. But Pakistan will be protesting too much. The country has with justification acquired the dubious reputation of being Terrorism Central. This was only reinforced when it was discovered Osama bin Laden, the founder of Al Qaeda, was living in a luxurious mansion almost next to the Pakistan military academy and not too far from Islamabad, obviously with official blessings. Pakistan’s credibility deficit has as a result widened considerably.
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