Pak not to extradite terror suspects to India: Qureshi

Islamabad, Jan 2 (PTI) Pakistan has rejected India's
demand for extradition of the perpetrators of the Mumbai
terror attacks, saying there was no extradition treaty between
the two countries.

"There is no extradition treaty between India and
Pakistan. We are keen on rebuilding our internal institutions.
So if we engage in these issues, it will be harmful for
Pakistan," Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told Geo TV.

He was asked whether India and America have made
demands for handing over terror suspects -- Lashkar-e-Toiba
operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Jaish-e-Mohammed
chief Masood Azar and Hafiz Mohammed Saeed.

Qureshi's remarks assume significance in the wake of
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee yesterday saying
that there was no need for an Extradition Treaty to take
action on these matters.

Pakistan is yet to demonstrate "tangible" action
against the perpetrators though it is obliged to do so under
international laws, Mukherjee had said.

Qureshi said Pakistan has conducted its own
"independent investigations" into the charges of Pakistani
elements involved in the Mumbai terror strikes.

"We will do everything in the interests of India and
Pakistan," he said.

Asked about the Wall Street Journal report which
quoted Pakistani government sources saying that a LeT
commander had confessed that all terrorists who attacked
Mumbai were Pakistanis, Qureshi said "I think I don't believe
that Government sources are involved here."

Stating that terrorism was a common enemy, the
Minister said Pakistan and India should defeat it together.

"Terrorism is our common enemy. We have to defeat it
together. Pakistan is always ready for constructive
cooperation," Qureshi said. PTI AM
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