Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Admits That The Islamist Militants Who Killed 166 People In India In 2008 Had Crossed The Border From Pakistan

Sharif was dismissed as prime minister by the Supreme Court in July over corruption allegations [Faisal Mahmood/Reuters]

Reuters: Pakistan condemns ex-PM Sharif over comment on attack on India

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan’s top civil and military leaders on Monday condemned a suggestion by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Islamist militants who killed 166 people in India in 2008 had crossed the border from Pakistan.

The comments - in which Sharif implied he was removed from office by the Supreme Court last year for trying to end military support for anti-India militants - led to an uproar in Pakistan, where criticizing the military is increasingly considered a “red line” that cannot be crossed.

The National Security Council (NSC), in a special meeting on Monday called by the military, rejected Sharif’s comments in an interview with Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper as “incorrect and misleading”, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.

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Update #1: Pakistan's Sharif ignites firestorm with Mumbai attacks interview -- AFP
Update #2: Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif slammed for Mumbai attack comments -- Al Jazeera

WNU Editor: The interview that got former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in trouble is here .... For Nawaz, it’s not over till it’s over (DAWN). The India government is treating these remarks as vindication for blaming Pakistan for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.