Indian judicial system, notoriously known for delays, finally awarded death sentence to Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving 26/11/ terrorist attackers. It is not clear when and where he will be sent to gallows. In Indian judicial system death sentence needs to be endorsed by the high courts, besides both police and the defendants can choose to appeal in apex court. There is a provision of clemency also. President of India can change the capital punishment to life imprisonment if he feels the case is justifiable. With the statement of S. M. Krishna, the minister for foreign affaires, one more factor is added to whole of this matter that may delay the process of sending Kasab to gallows. Mr. Krishna pressed for extradition of Kasab co-conspirators based in Pakistan so that they could be brought to justice here. The court verdict in Kasab trial case has included 20 others who are responsible for the ghastly crime of 26/11.
Pakistan may use this judgment for seeking the extradition of Kasab and others. Pakistan has been using the various pretexts since 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai. In most cases, Pakistan insisted for concrete proof. Pakistan had always phoo phooed the evidence handed over by India. Pakistan has taken similar positions in past when India complained about the 26/11/ incident.
Although the verdict in Kasab case is candid enough, Pakistan may tactically use the same judgment for delaying the death punishment to Kasab. The main accused Kasab is not the only person held guilty in 26/11 case. India’s demand for extradition of other conspirators of 26/11. The main conspirators are still let loose in Pakistan .If India demands the custody of conspirators, Pakistan may insist India to resiprocurate its demand for Kasab’s custody. A diplomatic feuding will continue only to die down after the fresh event break out.
In fact, Lashkar and such organizations are war machines of Pakistan. Except Kasab, commandos and Mumbai Police smashed all of the instruments of the Lashkar-e- toyba’s war machine in two-day long joint operation. After the three-time defeat in a border, front war Pakistan has changed its war strategy. Pakistan knows that it is difficult to fight war with India; therefore, it sent the regulars solders through Kargil rout. Simultaneously Pakistani intelligence agency was inducted in to encourage spread terrorism in India and many other countries with the help of jihadi groups. This is different kind of warfare. It is not exactly war, not even a battle. It cannot be compared with world wars fought earlier or the army operations that have been carried out in various parts of the world after the world wars. At the most, this can be described: ‘guerrilla war’. The weakness of civilian governments is their target. Scare and terror are the wheals of this new war machine.
-Ramesh Zawar
Senior journalist
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