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"We confirmed with the Foreign Office, there has been no such move decided yet on the part of Pakistan," Information Minister Rehman said shortly after Gilani had stated that Pakistan is considering the possibility of sending an FIA team to India as part of its probe into the Mumbai attacks.
Gilani had said that New Delhi had requested for a team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) probing the Pakistani links to Mumbai attacks to visit India to aid in the probe.
"It is India's wish that an FIA team should visit the country to share further information," Gilani, who was in Lahore on an official visit, told reporters onWednesday.
"We are seriously considering the request. We have no objection to the FIA team going to India and holding meetings to get further information to take the case forward," he said.
Gilani's statement was contradicted by Rehman, who dismissed it as media speculation.
It was not immediately clear when India had made the request for the Pakistani investigators to visit the country.
Gilani, who also said that India is yet to reply to questions submitted by Pakistan along with its response to the Indian dossier on the Mumbai attacks, gave no further details of the Indian request for a probe team.
Pakistan had spoken in two voices on the issue of the custody of the captured Mumbai attacker Ajmal Amir Kasab, with the Foreign Office negating an earlier statement that a formal request had been made by Pakistan to India for handing over of the gunman.
Pakistan "has made no formal request to India as yet" for Kasab's custody, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said in a brief statement.
The statement came hours after Deputy Attorney General Sardar Mohammad Ghazi, who has been appointed Special Public Prosecutor for the trial of Pakistani suspects linked to the Mumbai attacks, said Kasab is the "prime suspect" and it would be difficult to prosecute the other accused in this country if he is not handed over to Pakistan.
"The government of Pakistan has formally requested the Indian government to hand over the custody of Ajmal Kasab because he is the prime suspect and the rest of these suspects, they are abettors, they abetted the crime," Ghazi told Dawn News channel.
Officials of the Indian High Commission too said they had not received any formal request from Pakistani authorities for the handing over of Kasab.
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Time and again it is proved that one can not trust Mr. Gilani. He has always resorted to provide wrong informations and tried to deflect the issue with his lies. He is not at all serious to tackle terror and even by doing this he may be helping them. How can a person like such a credibility be a Prime Minister?
THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN UNDER ONE BIG TENT,BUT NOBODY CAN FIND THE RING LEADER,'\"THEY SEEK HIM HERE,THEY SEEK HIM THERE, BUT PAKISTANI SEEK HIM EVERY WHERE,"
It is very very clear that there is great divide in structures of Pakistan government . The powerful Kiyani-Pasha-Gilani group (ISI-Army and religious radicals) and the group led by Zardari and civilian ministers . The aim of the generals Kayani and Pasha is to overthrow civilian government and take-over power.Gilani is willingly playing as their mouth piece and puppet.
Its a mere shame that even the representatives of Pakistan don't know how to handle their foreign affairs. The government even don't know what to do? The government is just juggling with the issue by tossing up different confusing version over the Mumbai blast.
A BUNCH OF JOKERS AND FOOLS RULING PAKISTAN WITH NO POWERS. WHERE IS THE HEAD OF JOKERS THE PRESIDENT NOT TO BE HEARD FOR SOME TIME????????
Mr. Lalith, Iam one hundred and one per cent with you. It seems Pakistan is run by a bunch of Jokers and Fools.
your best offence is the best defence take down alltheir camps no need to fight pakistan