Dhaka  - The defeated American presidential candidate Senator John McCain said Wednesday he hopes Pakistan will assist India in its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks that left 187 people dead last week.

"We expect soon the government of Pakistan will cooperate fully with transparency and efforts to track down and bring to justice the evil-doers and those behind this terrible tragedy and outrageous act of terrorism in Mumbai," McCain said in Dhaka.

Six American were killed in the brazen 60-hour attacks on key Mumbai landmarks.

"Lessons learned here is a compelling argument for all of us to work together," he said, wrapping up his 11-hour trip to Dhaka as part of a regional trip to Asia.

McCain left for the Bhutanese capital Thimphu later Wednesday morning.

During his stay in Dhaka, the Republican senator, who lost to Democrat Barack Obama in November US presidential race, met with the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Fakhruddin Ahmed. (dpa)