... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...kicked up a storm when he earlier this month seemingly admitted that Pakistain had supported murderous Moslems who attacked multiple targets in Mumbai in 2008, killing 166 people.
Mr. Sharif’s admission, which he has since tried to walk back, put a finger on Pakistain’s controversial policy of selective support of hard boy groups at a sensitive time. Pakistain is gearing up for elections that would secure its third consecutive handover of civilian political power.