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NEW DELHI, FEB. 19. India today sought information from Pakistan on the hijack of the Indian Airlines plane in 1999 and the attack on the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in October and also on Parliament in December last following the on-going interrogation of Sheikh Omar Saeed in Karachi. India conveyed its ``request'' for ``cooperation'' to Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner, Jalil Abbas Jilani, who was summoned by the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Arun Singh. According to the MEA spokesperson, Nirupama Rao, India's assessment, as well as media reports from Pakistan, suggested Sheikh Omar's involvement in the hijack and the attacks on the Indian democratic institutions. Sheikh Omar was released in return for the hijacked passengers of the IA plane, IC-814, which was hijacked en route from Kathmandu to Kandahar. Government sources said that Sheikh Omar's possible involvement in the attack on the World Trade Center, in the U.S., on September 11 was under scrutiny. It is alleged that Aftab Ansari, who has been deported to India from Dubai for his complicity in the shooting incident outside the American Center in Kolkata, may have transferred money to Sheikh Omar. These funds, it is suspected, may have been sent to Mohammad Atta, prime suspect in the WTC attack. ``The Government of Pakistan has been requested to provide relevant information,'' the spokesperson said. India has a strong case for seeking Pakistan's cooperation under the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1373, which demands that all countries eliminate terrorism from their territory. Sheikh Omar's presence in a terrorist training camp in Kandahar and his recent exit from Afghanistan to Pakistan add to his terrorist antecedents. According to the spokesperson, international law and widespread consensus mandate two things. First, it entails all countries to provide assistance related to criminal investigations or proceedings related to terrorism. Second, it calls upon nations to obtain and share evidence that may be in their possession. She clarified that India was not seeking Sheikh Omar's extradition and only looking for meaningful action by Pakistan.
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