Team meets US authorities for Pakistanis detained at Guantanamo Bay: Sherpao
'Pakistan Times' Federal Bureau Report

ISLAMABAD: A team from the Interior Ministry has held talks with US authorities in Washington on consular access to Pakistanis detained at Guantanamo Bay prison, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said Thursday.

The discussions were held on Wednesday and Thursday, the Minister said while talking to reporters at the National Police Academy before chairing a meeting of the Board of Governors of the institution.

Sherpao said details about the outcome of the Washington talks would be made public after the return of the team.

Responding to a question about Pakistan-India relations, Sherpao said it is the interest of both countries and the region to continue the peace process without any interruption.

He said the Indian side should refrain from making any allegations against Pakistan over the July blasts at Mumbai. If they had any evidence they should provide it to Islamabad, he added.

The Minister said the recent unsubstantiated allegations seemed to be an attempt to cover up failure of the Indian security establishment.

Sherpao said Pakistan is a coalition partner in the war on terror and condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestation and there was no Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai incident.●