Ejaz Naqvi, Ansari's advocate, told rediff.com that the statements of the accused, including Sabahuddin Ahmed, suggest that Kayani ordered the survey of likely targets in Mumbai [Images]. Hence, Naqvi argued, the general -- director of the Inter Services Intelligence directorate before taking up his current assignment -- should be included as one of the main conspirators.

Sabahuddin Ahmed, in his confession, stated that he had met a man named Colonel Kayani in 2002. According to Naqvi, the Pakistan army officer Sabahuddin was speaking of is General Kayani.

Naqvi claimed Kayani ordered Sabauddin to conduct a survey of likely targets in Mumbai; a job later assigned to Ansari.

If both Sabahuddin and Ansari could be charged for identifying the targets, then Kayani should be named a conspirator since he ordered these two men, Naqvi contended.