Islamabad - Pakistan on Monday briefed top foreign diplomats in Islamabad about the steps it had taken to investigate suspected links to November's Mumbai terrorist attacks.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik explained to the heads of more than 75 missions that Pakistan was committed to fighting terrorism in the region, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry.

US Ambassador Anne W Patterson and British High Commissioner Robert Brinkley were among the battery of envoys who were informed about the measures taken by the Pakistani government in the wake of the Indian financial centre's siege, which killed 173 people.

"India should cooperate with Pakistan to help bring the culprits of this heinous crime to justice," the statement cited Qureshi as saying.

The briefing followed reports that India was mobilizing the international community to put pressure on Pakistan to proceed against the suspects it has detained.

Qureshi also said at the weekend that New Delhi was trying to isolate Pakistan on the diplomatic front.

On Monday, Qureshi told the ambassadors and high commissioners that "it was important that India responds positively to Pakistan's proposals for engagement to address meaningfully the issue of terrorism in the region and specific to Mumbai."

Pakistan has repeatedly called for a joint investigation into the Mumbai attacks, but India rejects the idea.

During the briefing, Malik said Pakistani authorities had launched an independent probe and were also working on the information handed over by India to reach the truth.

"Terms of reference for the inquiry reflect the (Pakistani) government's intent to conduct transparent and legally tenable inquiry and proceed with the prosecution in accordance with law of the land," he was quoted in the statement as saying.

New Delhi blamed Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist organization for the carnage that took place between November 26 and 29.

Malik said last week that law enforcers had detained 71 people in a crackdown on militant groups allegedly linked to the Mumbai attacks.

Most of the arrests were made after December 10 when the United Nations Security Council proscribed Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, declaring it a political front for the LeT.

Tensions simmer between the two nuclear-armed arch-rivals, who have fought three wars since they simultaneously gained independence from Britain in 1947. (dpa)