ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 – Pakistan today said it had not sought custody of Ajmal Amir Kasab from India, hours after a top legal official here claimed that a formal request had been made for handing over of the lone gunman captured alive during the Mumbai attacks, reports PTI. Pakistan “has made no formal request to India as yet” for Kasab’s custody, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said in a brief statement.
The statement came hours after Deputy Attorney General Sardar Mohammad Ghazi, who has been appointed Special Public Prosecutor for the trial of Pakistani suspects linked to the Mumbai attacks, said Kasab is the “prime suspect” and it would be difficult to prosecute the other accused in this country if he is not handed over to Pakistan.
After weeks of denial, Pakistan last month acknowledged Kasab as its national.
source: assam tribune
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