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In the first high-level official conversation between the two countries in months, Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi and asked him to expedite the probe to bring to justice terrorists linked to the 26/11 Mumbai massacre. Krishna and Qureshi also reviewed the status of the trial in Pakistan of some of the accused and proclaimed offenders in the terror strike that killed 166 Indians and foreigners. Conveying his New Year wishes to Qureshi, Krishna underlined the need to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice expeditiously. He said India should be kept informed of the progress of the trial, the external affairs ministry reported.Krishna asked Pakistan to unravel the full conspiracy behind the Mumbai terrorist attack and act on the leads provided and available in Pakistan.Krishna said India should be kept informed about the investigation. He thanked Pakistan for the recent release of 100 Indian fishermen and expressed the hope that over 500 Indian fishermen and 400 Indian fishing boats still in Pakistan's custody would also be freed soon. India released 31 Pakistani fishermen and will soon free the 19 remaining ones whose nationality has been confirmed by Pakistan, Krishna told Qureshi. The two leaders agreed to pursue further cooperation on other humanitarian issues such as those relating to prisoners
