26/11: ‘No decision on Pak panel visit’

“I am the main counsel in the case,and I can tell you clearly that absolutely no decision has been taken about a judicial commission visiting India so far,” Sultan said over the phone from Rawalpindi.

“In fact,after India has asked for its own commission to be allowed to visit Pakistan to record the statements of officials here,there is no real desire to send a commission to Mumbai. There is no movement at all in court in this regard.”

Sultan was one of three defence lawyers who had refused to be a part of the panel last year. Sultan had told The Indian Express in October that he and another lawyer backed out citing “grave security risks’’ and a potential threat to their lives.

“…The prosecution is hell-bent on delaying the trial through several means. For instance,they asked for Ajmal Kasab to be made an accused in the case,when he has already been tried in a Mumbai court…the latest development was that arguments were heard on this particular matter,and the court is expected to deliver its decision on Saturday,” Sultan added.