With Islamabad dragging its feet on handing over India's fugitives, New Delhi is contemplating launching a fresh diplomatic offensive for imposition of UN sanctions against Pakistan for its failure to honour an enforceable General Assembly resolution requiring countries not to support terrorism actively or passively.
"Pakistan's inaction to act on the list of terrorists given by New Delhi and its continuing support to those responsible for terror acts in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India has made the government lean towards the option of launching a new diplomatic offensive for imposition of sanctions against Islamabad," top government sources told PTI.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution of September 28 last year, shortly after the terror strikes against US, had stipulated in clear terms that no country would actively or passively support terrorism.
"This UNGA resolution No. 1373 is an enforceable resolution and any country found violating it could invite sanctions from the international community," they said.
Asked about the benefits of an extradition
treaty between countries, the sources said it was an enabling provision
to start the extradition process for criminals wanted in one country who
have taken refuge in another.