Pakistan’s Sharif ignites firestorm with Mumbai attacks interview

• Sarwar Alam
• 14 May, 2018

By: Sarwar Alam

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has sparked a firestorm at home and in India after suggesting Pakistani militants were behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, with the National Security Council slamming his remarks on Monday. The former premier approached what is seen as a red line in the country by touching on criticism of Pakistan’s armed forces, especially their alleged use of proxies in India, in the interview with Dawn newspaper published over the weekend. “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…

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