New Delhi: India Wednesday said Pakistan has not responded to its consistent demand for handing over underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and others fugitives.
"We have consistently asked Pakistan to hand over Ibrahim and others to us. The demand has been made in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.... But, unfortunately there has been no response from Pakistan so far," Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said in the Lok Sabha.
The issue was also brought to the UN Security Council, which has declared Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as terrorist outfits having links with Ibrahim, she said during the Question Hour.
On whether the government has assessed the impact of Pakistan`s ongoing conflict with Taliban on India, Kaur said "strengthening of our defences against terrorism is a
continuous process.
"After the terrorist attack in Mumbai last year, the government has taken all steps to ensure that such attack does not take place again," she said.
Yashwant Sinha (BJP) asked what constructive steps have been taken by the government to eliminate terrorist activities carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Kaur said "we are concerned over what happened in Afghanistan" and New Delhi is playing a constructive role by giving development aid in areas of health, infrastructure and others to Kabul.
Bureau Report
