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Pakistan handed Mumbai evidence

Published: Monday, 5 January 2009, 9:06AM

Pakistan has been handed evidence from India on the Mumbai attacks which killed 179 people, as diplomatic pressure grows.

India blames militants from its nuclear-armed neighbour for the November attacks which has revived hostilities between the pair that have fought three wars since 1947.

The evidence handed over includes a confession from the lone surviving gunman - after nine accomplices died in the atrocity - details of communications links with "elements in Pakistan", and data retrieved from GPS and satellite phones, the Indian foreign ministry said in a statement.

It added: "The material is linked to elements in Pakistan. It is our expectation that the Government of Pakistan will promptly undertake further investigations in Pakistan and share the results with us so as to bring the perpetrators to justice."

Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said: "It is our duty, my duty to examine the dossier carefully, understand it and be truthful to myself, to my country and the neighbourhood."

India's home minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Sunday that the attacks pointed to the involvement of "state actors" in Pakistan, hinting at a role for Pakistan's military spy agency, the ISI.

New Delhi wants Islamabad to dismantle what it says are terrorist training camps on its territory, and extradite 40 suspects.

Pakistan says it will act if India provides proof, although many Indians suspect Pakistan will do the very minimum needed to fend off international pressure.