The United States pressed Pakistan to extradite the confessed "mastermind" behind the abduction of Daniel Pearl. The US ambassador to Pakistan spoke with President Pervez Musharraf about extraditing Sheikh Omar, also wanted over the 1994 kidnapping of an American along with three Britons in 1994. Officials would not say how Musharraf responded when Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin raised Omar's potential extradition. The two countries do not have an extradition treaty, but Pakistan extradited two suspects wanted in 1993 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters near Washington.
Our expectation would be politely regretful refusal, coupled with some sort of cock and bull explanation. But the Paks are kinda backed into a corner, with Musharraf's tough words on terrorism. Agreement will cause a sharp spike in toilet paper consumption within the ISI. It's doubtful any life insurance salemen will be calling on the Sheikh family any time soon. |