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| Pakistan admits India attack link | |
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| A senior Pakistani official has admitted for the first time that last year's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai were partly planned in Pakistan. | A senior Pakistani official has admitted for the first time that last year's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai were partly planned in Pakistan. |
| Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said that several suspects are now being held and a case has been filed which may lead to their prosecution. | Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said that several suspects are now being held and a case has been filed which may lead to their prosecution. |
| At least 173 people were killed in November's attacks. | At least 173 people were killed in November's attacks. |
| Tensions between India and Pakistan rose after Delhi said all 10 gunmen were Pakistani. | |
| Pakistan denied any responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, but later it admitted that the sole gunman captured alive was Pakistani. | Pakistan denied any responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, but later it admitted that the sole gunman captured alive was Pakistani. |
| On Thursday Mr Malik told a news conference: "Some part of the conspiracy has taken place in Pakistan. We have lodged an FIR [first information report] into the case." | On Thursday Mr Malik told a news conference: "Some part of the conspiracy has taken place in Pakistan. We have lodged an FIR [first information report] into the case." |
| 'State elements' | 'State elements' |
| India has accused the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group of being behind the Mumbai attack and has demanded that some of its leaders be extradited to Delhi. | India has accused the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group of being behind the Mumbai attack and has demanded that some of its leaders be extradited to Delhi. |
| It has also suggested what it calls Pakistani "state elements" were involved, something Islamabad denies. Delhi has handed over a dossier to the Pakistani government which it says contains evidence to support its case. | It has also suggested what it calls Pakistani "state elements" were involved, something Islamabad denies. Delhi has handed over a dossier to the Pakistani government which it says contains evidence to support its case. |
| Last month Pakistan said it had arrested 71 people in a crackdown on groups allegedly linked to the attacks. | Last month Pakistan said it had arrested 71 people in a crackdown on groups allegedly linked to the attacks. |
| Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said then that officials had also shut several schools run by a charity linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba. | Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said then that officials had also shut several schools run by a charity linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| Pakistan was serious about fighting extremism, he added, but it needed more information from India to prosecute suspects in court. | Pakistan was serious about fighting extremism, he added, but it needed more information from India to prosecute suspects in court. |