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| Pakistan refuses to hand over Dawood, says Krishna |
| 2009-07-31 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] India has been asking Pakistan to hand over 42 fugitives, including Dawood Ibrahim, but Islamabad has refused to cooperate, Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Replying to questions, he said a list of 42 fugitives, both Indian and Pakistani nationals, including ones involved in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts and the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, had been given to Islamabad. Krishna said whatever evidence and dossier was given, Pakistan's refrain was that it was not enough and could not be proven in a court of law. He said Pakistan had denied the presence of dreaded criminals like Dawood Ibrahim, Tiger Memon, Chota Shakeel and Lakhbir Singh who were among the Indian nationals in the list. "For Pakistani nationals, Pakistan has pointed to lack of extradition treaty and lack of evidence," he said. "We have made 11 futile attempts with Pakistan to conclude an extradition treaty," he said. Pakistan has not responded positively to our proposals to conclude an extradition treaty, he said. "We have been impressing upon Pakistan that it is in the interest of both countries that we enter into a treaty of extradition," Krishna said. "The government is endeavouring to persuade Pakistan to develop a cooperative relationship with India." Krishna said India would continue to improve relations with Pakistan despite Islamabad's reluctance. "In spite of Pakistan's reluctance to help us to improve our relations, India's endeavour will be to continue to impress upon Pakistan that we have to have good neighbourly relations," he said. "Our hope is that Pakistan will see sense in such kind of approach," he added. |
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