India awaits word on list of 20 most wanted

The external affairs minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday said India was awaiting a response from Pakistan on the most wanted criminals’ list handed over to the Pakistan high commissioner, Mr Shahid Malik, on Monday.India has charged that elements based in Pakistan carried out the terrorist outrage in Mumbai last week and demands action by Islamabad, with evidence pointing to the LeT which is linked to al Qaeda. The list includes “Tiger”, Ibrahim Memon, Ayub Memon, Chhota Shakeel, Ibrahim Athar, Syed Salahuddin, Abdul Razzak, Ishaaq Atta Hussain, Zahoor Ibrahim Mistri, Shahid Akhtar Sayed, Azhar Yusuf, Abdul Karim, Sagir Sabir Ali Shaikh, Gajinder Singh, Wadhawa Singh Babbar, Ranjit Singh Neeta, Paramjit Singh Panjwar and Lakhbir Singh Rode.