India on Saturday described as a ploy Pakistan's offer to look at extradition of criminals wanted by New Delhi in the framework of the SAARC convention of suppression of terrorism.
Reacting to Pakistan foreign minister Abdul Sattar's remarks in this regard, Indian officials said it was obviously a ploy since Islamabad has not enacted the enabling national legislations to implement the convention.

They said that Pakistan has been avoiding implementation of a bilateral arrangement between the CBI and their federal investigation agency on the subject of what is known as ''fugitives from law''.
A report signed by CBI and FIA provides for the two agencies to act as nodal department in their respective countries in locating and tracing out fugitives from the law.


The arrangement deals with persons wanted in specific criminal cases and in arranging over such wanted criminals to their counterparts in the other country without going through cumbersome and time-consuming procedures.
Officials said that Pakistan has taken no action to arrest such persons operating from its soil against whom interpol red corner notice had been issued.

Bureau Report