Crime fighters from India and Pakistan began their first talks in 17 years on Tuesday to co-ordinate police work along their border and set up a South Asian police agency, along the lines of Europe's Europol.
Called Saarcpol, the agency would fight crime in the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) region, which groups India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, an official statement said.
The body would be modelled on Europol, which fights cross-border crime in Europe, said the statement from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Indian agency which is holding talks with the Federal Investigation Agency officials.
The talks would also look at appointing special officers for "quick and timely exchange of information on criminal matters", the statement said. A formal news conference is expected on Wednesday, a CBI official said.
Media reports said the two sides were also likely to discuss immigration issues and an Interpol red corner notice against India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, who is believed to be in Pakistan. The last talks between the CBI and its Pakistani counterpart were held in 1989 in Islamabad.
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