Nawaz Sharif's remarks on 26/11 'misreported', says Pakistan PM; 10 updates

Pakistan's National Security Committee (NSC) held an emergency meeting on Monday wherein Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that former premier Nawaz Sharif clarified to him that his statement about the Mumbai terror attack was "misreported". After chairing the NSC meet, Pakistan PM Abbasi held a meeting with Nawaz Sharif and asserted that Sharif did not make the remarks on 2008 Mumbai terror attacks as reported in the media.

The National Security Committee (NSC), which is Pakistan's top civil-military body, condemned Nawaz Sharif's "fallacious" statement and termed it as "incorrect and misleading”, according to news agency PTI.

NSC held a meeting on Monday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to discuss "misleading media statement" attributed to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's on the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Also, Nawaz Sharif today defended his recent remarks about the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, saying he will speak the truth no matter what the consequences are, reported ANI.