Asia-Pacific
2013-09-18 / .

Mumbai attacks trial: Pak panel granted visas to visit India

Islamabad: India on Wednesday issued seven-day visas for the Pakistani judicial commission that will visit the country on September 21 to cross-examine the Mumbai terror attack witnesses and to carry forward the much-delayed trial here. "We have issued the visas today and the passports would be handed over today itself," a diplomatic source told PTI here.

Sources said the eight-member Commission had sought visas for 4-5 days but the High Commission has given them a seven day visa.

They added that visa has been given for Mumbai, Delhi, Agra and Amritsar. The Commission members would be travelling to India through the Wagah border. The commission was earlier scheduled to leave for India on September 11 but the visit was postponed due to the 10-day Ganesh festival. The visit has been delayed thrice this month. While India had given a date for early September, the team could not leave due to cancellation of PIA flight. The next date fixed was September 7, which was again cancelled due to non-availability of flight. Finally, a new date was fixed for September 11 but India said due to Ganesh Chaturthi festival, courts will be closed in Mumbai.

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