Pakistan demands custody of Mumbai suspects

Author: 
Associated Press
Publication Date: 
Mon, 2010-04-26 00:08

It's unclear whether India will grant the request. The two rivals do not have an extradition treaty, and the suspect, Pakistani Ajmal Kasab, is already on trial in India following the three-day siege that killed 166 people.
Pakistan included the request while handing over information on the attack to an Indian High Commission official. It also requested that India hand over Fahim Ansari, an Indian national accused of having a role in the November 2008 attack, which severely strained the rivals' already difficult relations.
A Pakistani government official, who confirmed the exchange, said Pakistan wants access to the men to aid in its own trial of seven suspects in the attack. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.
Also Sunday, Pakistani troops clashed with militants in the Orakzai tribal region in the northwest. Nine suspected insurgents died, said two intelligence officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.

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