India Cites UN Statement, Says Pak Must Extradite Dawood

India has always maintained Pakistan is harbouring Dawood and has now asked it to extradite him.

File photo of Dawood Ibrahim. (Photo: AP)

India asked Pakistan on Friday to pay heed to international opinion and extradite Dawood Ibrahim, whom they have provided sanctuary for long, to face justice for his many crimes.

External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swaroop said that India has always maintained that Pakistan is harbouring Dawood. His statement came after United Nations confirmed about six of the nine addresses of Dawood Ibrahim provided by India.

India continues to maintain that it is incumbent upon Pakistan to extradite this global terrorist to whom they have provided sanctuary for a very long period of time to face justice for his many crimes. We hope Pakistan will heed international opinion on this issue.

Vikas Swaroop, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman

Recently, a monitoring team of the United Nations’ 1267 Committee, which periodically updates the record of the global terrorists on its database, confirmed Dawood’s addresses.

What this signifies is that Dawood Ibrahim continues to remain on the designated list as a global terrorist and the 1267 monitoring committee continues to retain his Pakistani passport as a valid document. The UN has also confirmed that he resides in and has properties in Pakistan and the UN continues to keep a regular watch on him.

Vikas Swaroop, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman

He said apart from the confirmation of his addresses, some other records pertaining to Dawood have also been added by the committee, such as his wife’s name, father’s name and several of his aliases.

He has been travelling under various aliases.

Vikas Swaroop