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| Pakistan sacks security adviser | |
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| Pakistan has sacked its national security adviser as tensions continue between Islamabad and India over November's attacks in Mumbai. | |
| Mehmood Ali Durrani was officially accused of showing "irresponsible behaviour" and a "lack of coordination" on security matters. | Mehmood Ali Durrani was officially accused of showing "irresponsible behaviour" and a "lack of coordination" on security matters. |
| A BBC correspondent says the main accusation appears to be that he failed to share information with politicians. | A BBC correspondent says the main accusation appears to be that he failed to share information with politicians. |
| Islamabad has confirmed the only gunman to survive Mumbai is a Pakistani. | Islamabad has confirmed the only gunman to survive Mumbai is a Pakistani. |
| More than 170 people died when 10 gunmen attacked Mumbai on 26 November. | More than 170 people died when 10 gunmen attacked Mumbai on 26 November. |
| The BBC's Charles Haviland in Islamabad notes that Mr Durrani, a retired general, was sacked just hours after the official confirmation that gunman Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani citizen. | The BBC's Charles Haviland in Islamabad notes that Mr Durrani, a retired general, was sacked just hours after the official confirmation that gunman Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani citizen. |
| Confirmation | Confirmation |
| An official statement from the prime minister's office spoke in general terms but blamed Mr Durrani's "irresponsible behaviour for not taking the prime minister and other stakeholders into confidence, and a lack of coordination on matters of national security". | An official statement from the prime minister's office spoke in general terms but blamed Mr Durrani's "irresponsible behaviour for not taking the prime minister and other stakeholders into confidence, and a lack of coordination on matters of national security". |
| Gunman Ajmal Kasab is the only surviving attacker | Gunman Ajmal Kasab is the only surviving attacker |
| Information Minister Sherry Rehman told the BBC that Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani citizen. | Information Minister Sherry Rehman told the BBC that Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani citizen. |
| For weeks, Islamabad had refused to confirm his identity, saying his name was not listed in the national database of citizens. | For weeks, Islamabad had refused to confirm his identity, saying his name was not listed in the national database of citizens. |
| It is the first time Pakistan has acknowledged any links to the gunmen. | It is the first time Pakistan has acknowledged any links to the gunmen. |
| The gunman was detained on the first night of the attacks and faces charges in India of murder, attempted murder, waging war against a country and criminal conspiracy. | The gunman was detained on the first night of the attacks and faces charges in India of murder, attempted murder, waging war against a country and criminal conspiracy. |
| India says all 10 gunmen were from the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. | India says all 10 gunmen were from the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. |
| India has provided Pakistan with a dossier of evidence which, it says, links the Mumbai attackers to elements in Pakistan. | India has provided Pakistan with a dossier of evidence which, it says, links the Mumbai attackers to elements in Pakistan. |
| On Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that because of the "sophistication and military precision of the attack it must have had the support of some official agencies in Pakistan". | On Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that because of the "sophistication and military precision of the attack it must have had the support of some official agencies in Pakistan". |
| Pakistan rejected Mr Singh's allegations and accused India of raising regional tension. | Pakistan rejected Mr Singh's allegations and accused India of raising regional tension. |