Pakistan reiterates commitment to Rabbani investigations
Published: October 4, 2011
SLAMABAD: Pakistan rejected news items that it had refused to help Afghan investigators looking into the assassination of Afghan peace council head, Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani.
Speaking to Express 24/7, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that Pakistan remained committed to the offers made by Prime Minister Gilani while on a brief visit to the Afghanistan following the murder of Pakistan’s “dearest friend”.
She said that there was no truth in the reports circulating in mainstream media that Pakistan had refused to cooperate with Afghan investigators in Pakistan.
Afghan intelligence officers who are investigating the assassination of Rabbani had said that they had documentary evidence which linked the murderers to the Quetta Shura based in Balochistan’s capital.
On Tuesday, Afghan National Security head, Mohammad Yasin Zia said that Pakistan had communicated its regret over not being able to extend further cooperation over the subject of Rabbani’s assassination due to the air the topic had gotten in the media.
“Today we received a message from the embassy of Pakistan saying that since this issue has arisen in media, we cannot cooperate and we apologise for that,” said Zia, deputy head of the National Directorate of Security.
Pakistan reiterates commitment to Rabbani investigations – The Express Tribune