Washington: A team of officials from the
FBI and US Department of Justice, currently in India, will
travel to Pakistan to follow up on leads about LeT operative
David Coleman Headley's activities there.
The team, which briefed Indian officials yesterday in
New Delhi, will travel to Pakistan, State Department spokesman
Ian Kelly said.
"After the meetings in New Delhi, this team of the
Department of Justice and the FBI will travel directly to
Islamabad to brief appropriate Pakistani security officials.
We're also working with Pakistani officials to follow up on
leads regarding Headley's activities in Pakistan," he said.
Kelly said the FBI has been consulting closely with
Pakistani authorities on this case, following the practices
developed in previous high-profile counter-terrorism
investigations.
Headley was yesterday charged with planning the Mumbai
attacks that killed 166 people, including foreigners.
The visit of the FBI team shows the commitment of
President Barack Obama on the case, he said.
"This visit reflects the President's commitment to
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his recent visit
to cooperate closely on the case," he said.
During last month's State visit of Singh, Obama had
discussed the issue with the Indian leader and had promised
full US support in sharing the results of the FBI
investigations.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, December 08, 2009, 23:00