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India has asked Pakistan to hand over 20 fugitives from Indian law who it believes are settled 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 on Monday as India protested to the high commissioner of Pakistan over the attacks in Mumbai. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the names were given during a formal protest to the high commissioner of Pakistan over the attacks in Mumbai.
Pakistan said it would "frame a formal response" once it received the list. It was unclear what links the fugitives had to the Mumbai attacks. 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.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.Twenty-two foreigners were among those killed and more than 200 people were injured.
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Indian officials have repeatedly said in recent days there is evidence that the militants behind the attacks had Pakistani links.Indian officials have repeatedly said in recent days there is evidence that the militants behind the attacks had Pakistani links.
Islamabad has denied involvement and warned against letting "miscreants" inflame tensions in the region. KEY NAMES Dawood Ibrahim (above): Alleged underworld don blamed for serial bombings in Mumbai in 1993 that left at least 250 deadMaulana Masood Azhar: Muslim cleric freed from jail in India in exchange for passengers on a hijacked plane in 1999Hafiz Saeed: Head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa group and regarded as founder and spiritual leader of militants Lashkar-e-Toiba class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7757500.stm">How Mumbai attacks unfolded
Dawood Ibrahim is believed to be one of the names on the list One gunman survived and is in police custody. Indian media reports say Azam Amir Qasab is from Pakistan and linked to the Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, or Army of the Pure. The group denies involvement.
India's new home minister has vowed to "respond with determination and resolve" over the crisis. Islamabad has also denied any involvement and warned against letting "miscreants" inflame tensions in the region.
India's new home minister has vowed to "respond with determination and resolve" to the crisis.
Palaniappan Chidambaram said: "This is a threat to the very idea of India, very soul of India."Palaniappan Chidambaram said: "This is a threat to the very idea of India, very soul of India."
But Mr Mukherjee said on Tuesday that India was not considering a military option.But Mr Mukherjee said on Tuesday that India was not considering a military option.
The attackers in Mumbai opened fire in several locations, including a railway station, a popular restaurant, a hospital, two hotels and a Jewish centre.The attackers in Mumbai opened fire in several locations, including a railway station, a popular restaurant, a hospital, two hotels and a Jewish centre.
The attacks on the two hotels - the once luxurious Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi-Trident - and the Jewish centre resulted in nearly three days of running battles between elite commandos and the gunmen before the sites were secured. The attacks on the two hotels - the Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi-Trident - and the Jewish centre resulted in nearly three days of running battles between elite commandos and the gunmen before the sites were secured.
'Strong action''Strong action'
"We have asked for the arrest and handover of those persons who are settled in Pakistan and who are fugitive of Indian law," Mr Mukherjee told reporters in the Indian capital, Delhi."We have asked for the arrest and handover of those persons who are settled in Pakistan and who are fugitive of Indian law," Mr Mukherjee told reporters in the Indian capital, Delhi.
Indian media reports say the names include Dawood Ibrahim (a Mumbai underworld don blamed for masterminding the Mumbai serial blasts of 1993) and Maulana Masood Azhar (a Pakistani Muslim cleric freed from jail in India in exchange for passengers on a hijacked plane in 1999). CAPTURED GUNMAN Suspect named as Azam Amir Qasab, 21Fluent English speakerTold police he is from Faridkot in Pakistan's Punjab provinceSaid the attackers took orders from handlers in Pakistan class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7759309.stm">Hunting Mumbai militant's roots class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7758430.stm">Victims from all walks of life class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7758651.stm">Muslims refuse to bury militants
India says Dawood Ibrahim lives in Karachi, but Pakistani officials deny it. Indian media reports say the names include alleged underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who Delhi says lives in Karachi. Pakistani officials deny it.
CAPTURED GUNMAN Suspect named as Azam Amir Qasab21 years old, fluent English speakerTold police he is from Faridkot village, in Pakistan's Punjab provinceSaid the attackers took orders from handlers in Pakistan class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7759309.stm">Hunting Mumbai militant's roots class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7758651.stm">Muslims refuse to bury militants class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7757500.stm">How Mumbai attacks unfolded class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7758430.stm">Victims from all walks of life Much of the list appears to be based on one issued after the attacks on the Indian parliament in 2001.
"We have to look at it formally once we get it and we will frame a response," news agency Reuters quoted Information Minister Sherry Rehman as saying in Islamabad. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi did not respond to the list request but said Pakistan was offering "a joint investigating mechanism and a joint commission to India".
On Monday, India's foreign ministry said it had summoned Pakistan's high commissioner. "We are ready to jointly go into the depth of this issue and we are ready to compose a team that could help you," he said on Tuesday.
"He was informed that the recent terrorist attack on Mumbai was carried out by elements from Pakistan," the ministry said in a statement. The BBC's David Loyn in Delhi says the offer is unlikely to satisfy the demands made by India for a far tougher response towards militants based in Pakistan.
India "expects that strong action would be taken against those elements, whosoever they may be, responsible for this outrage," the high commissioner was reportedly told. With embarrassing revelations about intelligence failures and general elections due next year the Indian government is under severe political pressure to be seen to be making a robust response.
On Monday, India's foreign ministry told Pakistan's high commissioner that Delhi expected "strong action would be taken against those elements, whosoever they may be, responsible for this outrage".
A spokesman for the Pakistani high commission played down the meeting, saying discussions were held in a "cordial atmosphere".A spokesman for the Pakistani high commission played down the meeting, saying discussions were held in a "cordial atmosphere".
The Indian government has faced growing anger over its handling of the attacks. The home minister and the chief and deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra state all submitted resignations.The Indian government has faced growing anger over its handling of the attacks. The home minister and the chief and deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra state all submitted resignations.
There is no doubt that India is now slowly turning the heat on Pakistan's new democratic government in Islamabad to take "strong action" against those behind the attacks, says the BBC's David Loyn in Delhi. But Pakistan and India have refrained from the kind of rhetoric that led to the major military escalation after the 2001 Delhi parliament assault.
But both governments have refrained from the kind of rhetoric that led to a major military escalation after militants assaulted the Indian parliament in 2001.
'Grave setback'
Since the attacks the focus has fallen on the lone gunman who survived and who is now in police custody.
According to Indian media reports, Azam Amir Qasab is from Pakistan and linked to the Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, or Army of the Pure. The group denies involvement.
India's Deputy Home Minister, Shakeel Ahmad, told the BBC it was "very clearly established" that all the attackers had been from Pakistan - echoing similar comments from other officials in recent days.
Indian Minister of State of External Affairs Anand Sharma called the attacks a "grave setback" to the normalisation of relations with Pakistan.
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, has said his country "would itself take action against the miscreants if there is any evidence against a Pakistani national".
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