MUMBAI, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Indian government may suspend its five-year, cease-fire with Pakistan in the wake of last week's Mumbai terror attacks, sources say.
Citing unnamed sources, CNN-IBN reported Sunday Indian officials may also end their dialogue with Islamabad after at least 183 people died in a wave of attacks by armed gunmen who some say were trained by Pakistan-backed Muslim militant groups based in the disputed state of Kashmir.
Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday, saying he took "moral responsibility" for the terrorist assaults, CNN reported.
Patil had been under criticism even before the attacks, and his resignation came as questions quickly mounted about the country's readiness to prevent terrorism. Critics cited a report to Parliament last year that blasted inadequate protection of India's shores -- which is how the attackers sneaked into Mumbai, The New York Times said.
"This man has been widely criticized for not being up to it and it was simply impossible that he could stay on after this," N. Ram, editor-in-chief of The Hindu newspaper, told CNN, quoting Patil's critics saying "(he hadn't) delivered in the promise to improve intelligence."
