Taliban Link In Failed NY Attack Unlikely Basit

Latest News Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit on Wednesday said Pakistan was extending full cooperation in investigations regarding Faisal Shahzad case in connection with New York Square car bombing plot.

Athar Abbas said that a link between Faisal Shahzad and Waziristan had “yet to be established”. “Until and unless the link is established, it will be premature to say that he had gone there,” he said.

“As for the TTP claim, anybody can get up and claim anything. We have to see the capability and reach of the organisation so that is questionable,” said Abbas.

Talking to a foreign channel, he said that Pakistan appreciates the vigilance of New York Police who thwarted a car bomb attack in the city and Pakistan and US have multifaceted cooperation against terrorism.