Former Pakistan National Security Advisor (NSA) Mahmud Ali Durrani has nailed his own country for the role in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror attacks. Durrani had said that 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.

Durrani said that, "The 26/11 attack on Mumbai bore the marks of a classic trans-border terror event. I hate to admit this, but it's true".

"Today, terrorism is a serious global threat, which needs to be defeated by a well-considered strategy both at the national and international levels," he added.

"Terrorism remains the most pervasive and serious challenge to global security while threat of terror is transnational. The response doesn't seem so," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said.

"Those attacks almost started a war between Pakistan and India that might have resulted in some kind of a nuclear war," former US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer had said.

By Premji