Re: Mumbai gunman asks Pakistan for legal aid.
I doubt it if this is true. The reason why it sounds more like something the Indian police would make up is because..
1) They know Pak embassy will not provide him with any assistance, since doing so will amount to admitting that hes a Pakistani.
2) If at all, Pak embassy agrees to provide him with assistance, they will obviously want access to him, and would want their lawyers to question him, which of course could open a pandora's box, either way.