From Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jun 6 (PTI) With more evidence emerging about Pakistani establishment's close links with terror groups, the country fits into US standard of State Sponsors of Terrorism criteria in more than one way than that of the four nations which have been designated under this category so far.
The revelations during the ongoing trial of 26/11 suspect Tahawwur Hussein Rana in a Chicago court this past fortnight, and the information that has become public in the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden in a safe house near Islamabad, has provided more evidence than ever to declare Pakistan as State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) by the United States, well informed sources said.
According to the US, State sponsors of terrorism provide critical support to many non-state terrorist groups.