WEB DESK
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has admitted that militants thriving in his country were responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 160 people were killed.
In an interview to Pakistan’s Dawn Newspaper, Mr. Sharif questioned the policy of allowing the non-state actors to cross the border and kill people in Mumbai.
Mr. Sharif’s comments assume significance as Pakistan has been consistently denying India’s allegation that state actors in Pakistan were responsible for the Mumbai attacks.
Mr. Sharif said militant organisations are active in Pakistan. He said Pakistan has isolated itself and its narrative is not being accepted by the world. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have already said that it is unacceptable to allow non-state actors to cross the border and commit terrorism.
He said, the US has accused Pakistan of giving nothing except lies and deceits and providing safe heaven to terrorists.