Geo 436 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan sought the extradition from India of the suspected lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks to further its own investigation into the case, officials said on Sunday. According to sources, Indian Deputy High Commissioner Rahul was summoned at Foreign Office and handed six dossiers on the headway made in Mumbai Attacks investigations. The dossier has been sent to New Delhi through which the extradition of Ajmal Kasab, the gunman, and Fahim Ansari, an Indian accused of conducting reconnaissance of Mumbai landmarks before the attack, has been sought. The dossiers comprise the answers to questions raised by India in connection with the Attacks. Also, the explanation of some questions has been demanded of India. Pakistan wants more information on the Attacks, the dossiers said. “In the context of an ongoing trial in Islamabad, it(extradition) is becoming our legal requirement and we are sending a dossier soon in this regard,” Pakistan's Foreign Office official earlier said. India blames Pakistan-based LeT for the Mumbai attacks and has broken off talks with Pakistan, saying Islamabad must first act against militants operating from its soil, including the LeT, before a peace process can resume. Another official said Pakistan hoped to get information from Kasab and Ansari which could be used for the trial of the seven LeT members. “We believe their statements, especially Kasab’’s, would be helpful,” said the official, who declined to be identified. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said warrants had been issued for the arrest of the pair. Kasab is accused of being one of 10 gunmen who attacked Mumbai in November 2008 in a three-day rampage. An Indian court concluded his trial in March and is due to announce its verdict on May 3. Kasab faces the death penalty if found guilty of waging war against India. India has also been pressing Pakistan to prosecute LeT founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed but Islamabad says New Delhi has not provided enough evidence against him. Leaders of India and Pakistan may meet in Bhutan’’s capital this week on the sidelines of a summit of South Asian nations to discuss trade and the environment.
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