In an apparent bid to counter the demand for handing over 20 criminals and terrorists, Pakistan said it would provide New Delhi with its own list of wanted men allegedly sheltered in India for extradition.
“We have names on our list. We will forward it in course of time to the Government of India,' Pakistan foreign minister Abdul Sattar said at a press conference here with visiting Canadian deputy PM John Manley. Mr Sattar termed as background material and “not evidence”, the latest information provided by India for extradition of 14 of its nationals figuring in the list of 20. “I saw the list this morning that gives the back ground of some cases going back to 198 1. We shall of course study that information carefully,” he said.
“We shall, as president (Musharraf)
said will examine the cases of Indian nationals who are alleged to be in
Pakistan and try to trace them, and study the information that is provided
to us by the government', he added. - Agencies