Monday, March 6, 2017
Pakistan-based terror group behind 26/11 Mumbai attacks: Ex-Pak NSA Mahmud Ali Durrani
The attacks killed 166 people, including 18 security personnel and a few foreigners. Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist who was caught alive by the security forces was hanged in November, 2012 after a trial. PAKISTAN'S DENIAL New Delhi has provided ample evidence to Islamabad over involvement of top Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders in the November 26, 2008 attacks. However, Pakistan has denied all such allegations blaming 'non-state actors' for the incident. Lashkar's operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, who India says masterminded the attack, has been in hiding after getting bail over a year ago. American citizen David Headley, who admitted scouting targets for the 2008 attack, has testified that the plot was hatched with at least one Pakistani intelligence official and a navy frogman. If former US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer is to be believed, the 26/11 attacks brought India-Pakistan on the brink of a nuclear war. "Those attacks almost started a war between Pakistan and India that might have resulted in some kind of a nuclear war," Roemer had said.
Former Pakistan National Security Advisor (NSA) Mahmud Ali Durrani today nailed his own country for the role in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks. Speaking at an event in New Delhi Durrani said the commando-style terror attack was carried out by a group based in Pakistan.
"26/11 Mumbai attack carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan is classic trans-border terrorist event," Durrani said while speaking at the 19th Asian Security Conference being held at the Institute of Defence and Studies and Analyses. However, Durrani stressed that neither the Pakistan government nor the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were aware about the terror plot hatched on its soil.
Durrani was Pakistan's NSA when 10 terrorists, who arrived via sea route, launched coordinated attacks across Mumbai on November 26, 2008. It took security forces three days to flush out the terrorists as they opened indiscriminate firing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal, the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the Oberoi Trident Hotel, Leopold Cafe and the Nariman House Jewish Centre.Durrani was removed from the post in 2009.
The attacks killed 166 people, including 18 security personnel and a few foreigners. Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist who was caught alive by the security forces was hanged in November, 2012 after a trial.
PAKISTAN'S DENIAL
New Delhi has provided ample evidence to Islamabad over involvement of top Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders in the November 26, 2008 attacks. However, Pakistan has denied all such allegations blaming 'non-state actors' for the incident. Lashkar's operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, who India says masterminded the attack, has been in hiding after getting bail over a year ago.
American citizen David Headley, who admitted scouting targets for the 2008 attack, has testified that the plot was hatched with at least one Pakistani intelligence official and a navy frogman.
If former US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer is to be believed, the 26/11 attacks brought India-Pakistan on the brink of a nuclear war.
"Those attacks almost started a war between Pakistan and India that might have resulted in some kind of a nuclear war," Roemer had said.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto held party meetings
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday held meetings with PPP leaders from KPK province. Leaders from three divisions of KPK namely Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu and Mardan were present in these meetings.
Addressing the meetings, PPP Chairman appreciated steadfastness of party leaders and workers. He said that the provincial government KPK had claimed to bring change but stead victimizing Workers Welfare Boards employees of the province. The KPK government is also retrenching employees instead of making them permanent.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the people of KPK have valiantly resisted extremism and terrorism. PPP is the only political party which has resisted these terrorists and extremists in the past and will continue to resist these militants. PPP had vowed to hoist Pakistani flag in Swat and fulfilled this province which it had made with the people of Swat.
He asked KPK party workers to prepare for next elections. PPP Chairman also interviewed aspiring candidates for different party positions in the province.
US AMBASSADOR TO PAKISTAN CALLS ON FORMER PRESIDENT ZARDARI
The US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale called on Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House Islamabad on Monday afternoon. They discussed matters of mutual interests.
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