Islamabad: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday asked India to provide access to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, to facilitate the trial in Pakistan of seven suspects charged with involvement in the terrorist carnage.
Malik raised the issue during a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal, during which he briefed the envoy on steps taken by Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks.
Indian High Commission spokesman Siddharth Zutshi confirmed the meeting but said he was not aware of the details of the discussions between Malik and Sabharwal.
Official sources told agency that Malik told the Indian envoy that Pakistani prosecutors would need to have access to Kasab once he was declared a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive by the country`s courts.
PTI
