Despite mounting international pressure on Pakistan to move against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists responsible for 26/11, operation cover-up proceeds relentlessly in Islamabad.
Even though a Pakistani official has confirmed to US and UK newspapers that Zarar Shah, an LeT kingpin picked up after 26/11, has confessed that he helped plan the attacks, and his account matches that of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist in Indian custody, Islamabad's official stonewallers haven't missed a beat.
Information minister Sherry Rehman has said that Pakistan isn't aware of anyone in its custody making such a confession, while Farhatullah Babar, a spokesman of President Asif Ali Zardari, has described Zarar Shah's confession as "far-fetched".
What makes the denial by official quarters of LeT's role in 26/11 itself far-fetched is that it continues despite the US having provided Pakistani authorities with a tape of an intercepted phone call from Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, another LeT kingpin, to terrorists holed up in Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel. Such all-encompassing denial and information scarcity leads to an atmosphere rife with conspiracy theories, which is conducive for terrorism to grow.
This can be a recipe for disaster even from the point of view of those responsible for denial of information, because rumours cannot be controlled and there is no saying who they will target next.
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