Nawaz Sharif admits Pak's role in 26/11 Mumbai attacks

May 12, 2018 17:14

Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today appeared to admit that Pakistani terrorists carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks in an interview to Dawn newspaper.

"Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can't we complete the trial?" he said in a reference to the Mumbai attacks-related trials which have stalled in Pakistan.

Sharif's comments assume significance as Pakistan has been firmly denying India's allegation that state actors were involved.

India has accused Lashkar founder and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed of masterminding the Mumbai attacks.

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