10 Years of 26/11 Attack: Another 26/11 Mumbai attack like terror threat by Pakistan will lead to a war
Ahead of 10th anniversary of deadly 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, experts have recently claimed that another major terrorist attack in India of the magnitude similar to the 26/11 strike from Pakistan will escalate into a regional war. The scholars, former diplomats and US officials have warned ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack.
10-years ago, around 166 people, including Americans, were killed in the attack carried out by Pakistan-based 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists. While nine terrorists were also killed by police and Ajmal Amir Kasab was the lone survivor terrorist. He was hanged after handed down death sentence by an Indian court.
As per reports, perpetrators of the 26/11 attack, including its mastermind and banned Jamat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Speed, continue to roam freely in Pakistan. The US has offered a USD 10 million rewards for information that brings Saeed to justice.
Around 166 people, including Americans, were killed in the attack carried out by Pakistan-based 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists. While, Nine of the attackers were killed by police. Ajmal Kasab was lone survivor who was captured and hanged after handed down death sentence by an Indian court.
Perpetrators of the 26/11 attack, including its mastermind and banned Jamat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Speed, continue to roam freely in Pakistan, indicating that Islamabad is not serious in bringing them to justice.
"The victims of 26/11 have yet to see the masterminds of the attack in the LeT and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) face justice; unfortunately, that is virtually impossible in Pakistan," former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official Bruce Riedel told PTI.
"If another attack of this magnitude occurs, there will be war," he said.
Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani said: "With US-Pakistan relations in a tailspin and hawkish attitudes dominating the subcontinent, one cannot predict if and how the situation would be controlled in the event of another major terrorist attack in India, with clear linkages to groups in Pakistan".
Meanhwhile, a senior fellow and Director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute, Haqqani said Pakistan "must fulfil its promise of acting" against the masterminds of the 26/11 attack.
First published: 25 November 2018, 16:50 IST