The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence for Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving member of the Pakistani Lashkar gang that brutalized Mumbai on 26/11 killing 166 persons. Upholding the award of death penalty on five counts, the court said the "enormity of the crime in all scales" left it with no other option. The endorsement leaves Kasab with the solitary option of seeking presidential pardon to escape the gallows.