— China’s special envoy HE YAFEI
“The FBI will pursue the evidence gathered (in Mumbai) and they will eventually take the evidence to Pakistan... This is what the FBI is doing and will do in coming weeks and months... The United States will pursue the investigation to its conclusion.”
— US ambassador DAVID C. MULFORD
“Such material cannot be treated as ample proof... under any penal code anywhere in the world, including India or Pakistan... Indian authorities should produce credible evidence to establish Iman’s identity... Some Indian papers have reported that he is actually an Indian national...
— Unnamed Pakistani official, quoted in The News, running down captured terrorist Ajmal Ameer Kasab’s letter to Pakistan seeking consular help in Indian custody
“Pakistan (is making) persistent efforts to defuse tensions with India... (My) Government is committed to take action against any Pakistani national in case credible evidence is provided.”
— Pak PM YOUSUF RAZA GILANI to US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher