India responding by tomorrow to Pak dossier on David Coleman Headley

India will be responding by tomorrow to Pakistan's fresh dossier regarding more information on Lashker-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley and his activities during his multiple visits to the country between 2006 and 2009.

"They gave a dossier on David Headley. We have furnished answers. The answers are being given to Ministry of External Affairs and I am sure they will hand over the answers to Pakistan High Commission either today or tomorrow," Union home minister P Chidambaram told reporters here.

Chidambaram was replying to questions after presenting the report card of his ministry for the month of August.

Pakistan had sent 47 questions to India related to the Pakistani-American's visit details and official versions of people with whom he came in contact while he was scouting the 26/11 attack targets, according to sources.

Responding to the dossiers given by India seeking action against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and his accomplices for their involvement in the Mumbai attacks, Islamabad last week sent the questions relating to Headley's nine trips to India between 2006 and 2009.

The note verbale of Pakistan's Interior Ministry to the Home Ministry sought all "credible evidence" that New Delhi claims it has against the masterminds and operatives of the attacks in 2008 following the interrogation of Headley by a team of the National Investigation Agency in the US.

The questions include whether Indian security agencies had information about Headley's visits to India or if he was under surveillance then, how did Headley pay his hotel bills and what kind of transport did he use for travel within India.

Islamabad has also sought answers on whom Headley met in India and details about his meetings with film-maker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul in Mumbai.

"The questionnaire is nothing but a delaying tactic of Pakistan as we have already given all inputs about Headley, besides many answers were available on the Internet," the sources said.

The Indian dossiers also contained information on involvement of serving officers of the Pakistan Army in funding Headley's visit to India and identifying possible targets for the terror strike.

Headley had also confirmed to NIA that the ISI was involved with Lashkar commanders responsible for 26/11 at "each and every stage of the plot", corroborating India's stand about the involvement of Pakistani state actors.

The sources said it is very unlikely that Pakistan would take action against any of the serving officers of its Army as it would prove the direct involvement of the establishment in the planning and execution of the Mumbai attacks.