Pakistan has FBI evidence of Mumbai links: India

Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee. — AFP

NEW DELHI: India said on Thursday the FBI had presented strong evidence to Islamabad of Pakistani links to November's militant attacks in Mumbai that killed 179 people.

India has blamed the assault on the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT), which is banned in Pakistan.

Pakistan has condemned the Mumbai attacks and denied any state role, blaming 'non-state actors.'

'We have been told that there is some strong evidence available to FBI and they have shared it with Pakistan,' Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in an interview with the NDTV news channel.

He added that US pressure on Pakistan to act on that evidence had not yielded 'tangible results' so far.

Mukherjee repeated India's calls for Pakistan to hand over the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, saying Pakistan was obliged to do so under various international arrangements.

'(An) extradition treaty is not required to take action on these issues,' he added.

Pakistan launched raids on militants on its soil in the aftermath of the attack. But, it says India has yet to provide evidence and has ruled out sending Pakistanis to India for trial.