Author: Agencies
Publication: The Economic Times
Date: January 20, 2002
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