But he was cleared of a role in the Mumbai attack, when more than 160 people were killed by gunmen.
They suspended peace talks after the Mumbai attack, but both countries have economic and other reasons for wanting better ties.
Moving on to foreign affairs, India has requested the US to "temporarily" hand over Mumbai attack accused David Headley for questioning, reports The Statesman.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the United States has been "in close contact" with India and Pakistan in probing the Mumbai attack and fighting terror.
Executions are very rare in India - Afzal Guru's was only the second since 2004, after Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving attacker from the 2008 Mumbai attack was executed in November.
Every member of Mumbai's attack claimed at least one wicket with seamers Ajit Agarkar (2-29) and Aavishkar Salvi (2-52) providing the main support for Powar.
India has blamed the deadly 2008 attack on Mumbai (Bombay) on Pakistan-based militants.
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Friday morning in Pakistan, the state prosecutor in the case seeking to convict the planners of the 2008 attack on Mumbai was killed by gunmen.
There were complaints as India tightened rules for long-term tourist visas, after the arrest of a Pakistani American who was accused of involvement in planning the November 2008 attack on Mumbai.
Faheem Ahmed Ansari, an Indian citizen who carried a fake Pakistani passport, sits in an Indian jail awaiting trial on charges of planning a suicide attack on Mumbai's stock market and the Churchgate railway station.
In the latest attack on those involved in Mumbai's film industry , India's rags-to-riches music baron, 41-year-old Gulshan Kumar, was shot dead outside a temple, prompting the prime minister, Inder Gujral, to praise his contribution to the film-music business.
Mr. Zulifkar was also involved in the case against alleged perpetrators of the 2008 attack on the Indian city of Mumbai.
Dutt broke his silence a week after the Supreme Court sentenced him to five years in prison for illegal possession of weapons supplied by Mumbai crime bosses linked to a 1993 terror attack that killed 257 people.
Last month the top court sentenced Mr. Dutt to five years in prison for illegal possession of weapons supplied by Muslim mafia bosses linked to the terror attack that killed 257 people in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment hub.
In addition to pursuing Mr. Musharraf, Mr. Zulfikar was also the state prosecutor in the slow-moving case that seeks to convict the men who planned the 2008 attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, which killed more than 160 people.
Speaking to Forbes, billionaire Adi Godrej, chairman of the Mumbai-headquartered Godrej Group, said the latest attack was regrettable.
Mr Mukhtar and Tousif Ahmed, the Calcutta trader who procured the SIM cards for him, may be handed over to Mumbai police because they are wanted in connection with the attack.
But this attack on its people and landmarks represents an enormous test of Mumbai's civic temperament.
Meanwhile, Mumbai's police chief said Tuesday that he never received a warning of an impending seaborne attack on his city.
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