India asks Pakistan for fugitives

by Dave Keating | December 2, 2008 at 03:01 am

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As funerals for the victims of the Mumbai attacks begin, the Indian government is leveraging the fact that elements in pakistan are responsible for the attack to demand that Pakistan hand over fugitives from Indian justice in Pakistan.

India has asked Pakistan to hand over 20 fugitives from Indian law who it believes are settled in Pakistan.

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the names were given during a formal protest to the high commissioner of Pakistan over the attacks in Mumbai.

It was unclear what links the fugitives on the list had to the Mumbai attacks. Pakistan did not respond directly but offered a "joint investigation".

Tensions have risen between the nations since the attacks that left 188 dead.

Twenty-two foreigners were among those killed and more than 200 people were injured.