Russia has asked Pakistan to expeditiously punish all those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks. Addressing a joint press conference with Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi yesterday after the summit level talks, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that a modern and civilised state cannot hide terrorists, and should extradite them if it is interested in cooperating in the fight against terrorism. Both Russia and India reaffirmed that international terrorism is a threat to peace and security, a grave violation of human rights, and a crime against humanity. Expressing concern at the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the two sides noted that successful stabilization will be possible only after the elimination of safe havens and infrastructure for terrorism and violent extremism that are present in Afghanistan and Pakistan.