Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Pakistan's National Security Advisor Fired After Mumbai Disclosure

Indian PM Manmohan Singh has alleged that there must have been some involvement of elements within the Pakistan Security Sevices in the planning & execution of the November attack on Mumbai. (David Guttenfelder/Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

From Voice of America:

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's office says Pakistan's national security advisor has been fired for issuing "irresponsible statements" on national security without consulting the prime minister.

Wednesday's announcement came just hours after private Pakistani television channels quoted Mahmood Durrani as saying the lone surviving gunman from the attacks on Mumbai, India, is indeed a Pakistani national.

It was the government's first confirmation that Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, who is in Indian custody, is Pakistani, as New Delhi has repeatedly alleged.

Read more ....

No comments: