Kasab Pleads Guilty in Mumbai Attacks
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 22, 2009
MUMBAI: The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks on Tuesday described the indoctrination he received in Pakistan before being sent to India to kill as many people as possible, but the judge sealed the testimony.
The judge also deferred a decision on whether to accept Ajmal Kasab’s unexpected confession from the day before. Kasab caught prosecution and defence lawyers by surprise on Monday when he suddenly told the judge he wanted to plead guilty to the November attacks that left 166 people dead.
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MUMBAI: The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks on Tuesday described the indoctrination he received in Pakistan before being sent to India to kill as many people as possible, but the judge sealed the testimony.
The judge also deferred a decision on whether to accept Ajmal Kasab’s unexpected confession from the day before. Kasab caught prosecution and defence lawyers by surprise on Monday when he suddenly told the judge he wanted to plead guilty to the November attacks that left 166 people dead.
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Labels: Ajmal Kasab, Mumbai Attacks
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Pakistan, India Agree to Resume Dialogue Process
Friday, July 17, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Friday, July 17, 2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Pakistan and India have agreed to de-link the composite dialogue between the two countries from terrorism. The dialogue process was stalled in November last in the wake of Mumbai attacks.
“It should not be linked to the composite dialogue process and these should not be bracketed.” This has been asserted in the joint statement issued here at Martim Hotel after three hours of talks between Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh.
Singh’s attention drawn to Indian hand in Balochistan insurgency; Delhi ready to discuss all issues, reviewing Pak dossier on Mumbai attacks; both countries to share information on terror threat.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Pakistan and India have agreed to de-link the composite dialogue between the two countries from terrorism. The dialogue process was stalled in November last in the wake of Mumbai attacks.
“It should not be linked to the composite dialogue process and these should not be bracketed.” This has been asserted in the joint statement issued here at Martim Hotel after three hours of talks between Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh.
Singh’s attention drawn to Indian hand in Balochistan insurgency; Delhi ready to discuss all issues, reviewing Pak dossier on Mumbai attacks; both countries to share information on terror threat.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks, Mumbai Attacks, SHARM EL-SHEIKH
posted @ 1:00 PM,
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Singh demands dismantling of ‘terror infrastructure
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Thursday, July 16, 2009
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: India’s prime minister said on Wednesday “the infrastructure of terrorism” must be dismantled, remarks clearly directed at rival Pakistan. Manmohan Singh is to meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt of the Non-Aligned Movement. “The infrastructure of terrorism must be dismantled and there should be no safe haven for terrorists because they do not represent any cause, group or religion,” Singh said in his speech in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. “Terrorists and those who aid and abet them must be brought to justice,” he told presidents and others top officials from the 118-member Non-Aligned Movement.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: India’s prime minister said on Wednesday “the infrastructure of terrorism” must be dismantled, remarks clearly directed at rival Pakistan. Manmohan Singh is to meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday on the sidelines of a summit in Egypt of the Non-Aligned Movement. “The infrastructure of terrorism must be dismantled and there should be no safe haven for terrorists because they do not represent any cause, group or religion,” Singh said in his speech in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. “Terrorists and those who aid and abet them must be brought to justice,” he told presidents and others top officials from the 118-member Non-Aligned Movement.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Talks, Mumbai Attacks, Terrorism
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India issues warrants for Hafiz Saeed, Lakhvi
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 24, 2009
MUMBAI: An Indian court issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for 22 Pakistani nationals accused of masterminding last year’s deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks, including the founder of a militant group recently freed by a Pakistani court.
Among those sought for arrest were Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India blames for the launching attacks — and Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and Zarar Shah, two leaders of the group.
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MUMBAI: An Indian court issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for 22 Pakistani nationals accused of masterminding last year’s deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks, including the founder of a militant group recently freed by a Pakistani court.
Among those sought for arrest were Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India blames for the launching attacks — and Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and Zarar Shah, two leaders of the group.
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Labels: Hafiz Saeed, Indo-Pak Relations, Jamaat-ul-Dawa, Lashkar-eTayyaba, Mumbai Attacks
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The message from Yekaterinburg
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan, Thursday, June 18, 2009
Before the 9th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India’s official line on Pakistan was: do something about terrorism first and then expect the resumption of dialogue with India. The message on Tuesday from Yekaterinburg was that the “primary issue of terrorism will be discussed by the foreign secretaries of the two countries before the leaders of the two countries meet again in mid-July on the sidelines of an international conference in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt”.
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Before the 9th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India’s official line on Pakistan was: do something about terrorism first and then expect the resumption of dialogue with India. The message on Tuesday from Yekaterinburg was that the “primary issue of terrorism will be discussed by the foreign secretaries of the two countries before the leaders of the two countries meet again in mid-July on the sidelines of an international conference in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt”.
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Labels: Indo-Pak Relations, Mumbai Attacks, War on Terror
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Pakistan likely to offer intelligence-sharing to India
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 16, 2009
YEKATERINBURG: Islamabad is expected to suggest an intelligence-sharing mechanism with its top investigators to New Delhi in the first meeting of both countries’ leaders since the Indian government suspended dialogue following the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh are set to resume formal bilateral contact on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon told reporters. However, official sources said this was merely an opportunity to convey the Indian government’s concerns to Pakistan at the highest level. They said the meeting was organised after the Pakistan high commissioner in India expressed President Zardari’s wish to meet Dr Singh. They said the Indian PM would call upon the Pakistani leadership to take credible action against terrorism. Dialogue was being resumed in line with Dr Singh’s vision of maintaining cordial relations with all of India’s neighbours, they added. iftikhar gilani
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YEKATERINBURG: Islamabad is expected to suggest an intelligence-sharing mechanism with its top investigators to New Delhi in the first meeting of both countries’ leaders since the Indian government suspended dialogue following the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh are set to resume formal bilateral contact on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon told reporters. However, official sources said this was merely an opportunity to convey the Indian government’s concerns to Pakistan at the highest level. They said the meeting was organised after the Pakistan high commissioner in India expressed President Zardari’s wish to meet Dr Singh. They said the Indian PM would call upon the Pakistani leadership to take credible action against terrorism. Dialogue was being resumed in line with Dr Singh’s vision of maintaining cordial relations with all of India’s neighbours, they added. iftikhar gilani
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Labels: India, Indopak Relations, Mumbai Attacks, Taliban, War on Terror
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Saeed's release angers India, Delhi to mobilize world opinion
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
New Delhi, June 2 (PTI) Angered by the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Mohd Saeed, India today said it demonstrates Pakistan's lack of seriousness to fight terror and probe the Mumbai attack amid indications that New Delhi would mobilise world community to put pressure on Islamabad.
Hours after the Lahore High Court ordered the release of Saeed, lined to last November's Mumbai terror attacks, following a six-month detention, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which the issue is believed to have come up for discussion.
Foreign Secretary Shivshanker Menon was also present at the meeting where the discussions are understood to have focussed on the options India could exercise to put pressure on Pakistan in the wake of JuD chief's release.
US Charge d'Affairs Peter Burleigh also met Krishna during which the latter noted India's concerns over the release of Saeed whose JuD has been banned by the UN Security Council for its involvement in Mumbai attacks.
"It is regrettable that Pakistan has released Hafeez Saeed who has been part of terror outfits in Pakistan. The organisation (JuD) with which he has connections has been declared terrorist organisation by the United Nations Security Council," Krishna told reporters here.
"This only shows that Pakistan's seriousness to fight against terror is still under a cloud," he said.
Asked whether New Delhi will build international pressure on Pakistan, he said "India will take all possible steps in order to drive home its point." PTI
Source
Hours after the Lahore High Court ordered the release of Saeed, lined to last November's Mumbai terror attacks, following a six-month detention, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which the issue is believed to have come up for discussion.
Foreign Secretary Shivshanker Menon was also present at the meeting where the discussions are understood to have focussed on the options India could exercise to put pressure on Pakistan in the wake of JuD chief's release.
US Charge d'Affairs Peter Burleigh also met Krishna during which the latter noted India's concerns over the release of Saeed whose JuD has been banned by the UN Security Council for its involvement in Mumbai attacks.
"It is regrettable that Pakistan has released Hafeez Saeed who has been part of terror outfits in Pakistan. The organisation (JuD) with which he has connections has been declared terrorist organisation by the United Nations Security Council," Krishna told reporters here.
"This only shows that Pakistan's seriousness to fight against terror is still under a cloud," he said.
Asked whether New Delhi will build international pressure on Pakistan, he said "India will take all possible steps in order to drive home its point." PTI
Source
Labels: Hafiz Saeed, India, Indopak Relations, Jamaat-ul-Dawa, Mumbai Attacks, Security Council, UNSC
posted @ 11:45 AM,
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India’s unclear stance
Friday, May 29, 2009
Editorial, Dawn, Pakistan
Friday, 29 May, 2009
MIXED messages do not aid dialogue. If anything they serve to obfuscate issues or harden black-and-white notions of who is right and who is wrong. India needs to make up its mind on where it stands vis-à-vis Pakistan. Are we or are we not partners in the battle against militancy and terrorism? Or are we to remain perennial adversaries locked in a no-win situation that can benefit neither country? New Delhi hasn’t been terribly clear on this point, possibly because it had been caught up in electioneering where rhetoric does not always reflect facts. But the elections are over now, the Congress has won with consummate ease and Pakistan-bashing should, as such, also end sooner than later. Yet, even as Islamabad embarked on what was possibly its first truly coordinated effort to go after the Taliban, the response from New Delhi remained more or less Mumbai-specific. Not that we need India’s blessings or kudos, far from it. But such sentiments can’t hurt what should be the common cause of fighting militancy.
India’s new foreign minister said on Tuesday that any dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad was dependent on the speedy prosecution of the alleged Pakistani masterminds behind the Mumbai assault last year. Pakistan, it must be said, has arrested some key members of the Lashkar-i-Taiba and is acting on possibly incriminating information provided by India. What does India expect Pakistan to do, summarily prosecute these people or build up a case that will stand up in a court of law? Pakistan is a democracy with an independent judiciary. Any case tarnished even by a shadow of doubt will be thrown out of court. Better then, is it not, to wait until the state is in a position to present a watertight argument? Bringing those who planned the Mumbai attacks to book serves not just India’s interests but also Pakistan’s. Indeed the whole region would be well served if the mass murderers behind that carnage are made to pay for their crimes.
A change of tack was seen on Wednesday when the same Indian foreign minister condemned the suicide attack in Lahore. “… [W]e hope that Pakistan and India could join hands [sic] together to fight this spectre of terror,” said Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna. The point is this: are we engaged in an ongoing dialogue or not? Is any cooperation from India dependent solely on the outcome of the Mumbai case or is it still possible in the meantime to discuss other outstanding issues? Coordination is needed in the sphere of counter-insurgency, the Kashmir dispute needs to be resolved, Siachen discussed and Sir Creek taken to its fair and logical conclusion. A single-point agenda hinging on the Mumbai attacks will simply not deliver. A holistic approach is in order.
Source
Friday, 29 May, 2009
MIXED messages do not aid dialogue. If anything they serve to obfuscate issues or harden black-and-white notions of who is right and who is wrong. India needs to make up its mind on where it stands vis-à-vis Pakistan. Are we or are we not partners in the battle against militancy and terrorism? Or are we to remain perennial adversaries locked in a no-win situation that can benefit neither country? New Delhi hasn’t been terribly clear on this point, possibly because it had been caught up in electioneering where rhetoric does not always reflect facts. But the elections are over now, the Congress has won with consummate ease and Pakistan-bashing should, as such, also end sooner than later. Yet, even as Islamabad embarked on what was possibly its first truly coordinated effort to go after the Taliban, the response from New Delhi remained more or less Mumbai-specific. Not that we need India’s blessings or kudos, far from it. But such sentiments can’t hurt what should be the common cause of fighting militancy.
India’s new foreign minister said on Tuesday that any dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad was dependent on the speedy prosecution of the alleged Pakistani masterminds behind the Mumbai assault last year. Pakistan, it must be said, has arrested some key members of the Lashkar-i-Taiba and is acting on possibly incriminating information provided by India. What does India expect Pakistan to do, summarily prosecute these people or build up a case that will stand up in a court of law? Pakistan is a democracy with an independent judiciary. Any case tarnished even by a shadow of doubt will be thrown out of court. Better then, is it not, to wait until the state is in a position to present a watertight argument? Bringing those who planned the Mumbai attacks to book serves not just India’s interests but also Pakistan’s. Indeed the whole region would be well served if the mass murderers behind that carnage are made to pay for their crimes.
A change of tack was seen on Wednesday when the same Indian foreign minister condemned the suicide attack in Lahore. “… [W]e hope that Pakistan and India could join hands [sic] together to fight this spectre of terror,” said Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna. The point is this: are we engaged in an ongoing dialogue or not? Is any cooperation from India dependent solely on the outcome of the Mumbai case or is it still possible in the meantime to discuss other outstanding issues? Coordination is needed in the sphere of counter-insurgency, the Kashmir dispute needs to be resolved, Siachen discussed and Sir Creek taken to its fair and logical conclusion. A single-point agenda hinging on the Mumbai attacks will simply not deliver. A holistic approach is in order.
Source
Labels: Extremism, India, Indopak Relations, Mumbai Attacks, Taliban, Terrorism
posted @ 6:53 PM,
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India hands over third 26/11 dossier to Pakistan
Friday, May 22, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan
May 22, 2009
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday handed over a third dossier to Pakistan containing evidence on the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks.
The evidence includes the certified DNA report and the statement of the lone arrested gunman Ajmal Kasab.
The voluminous documentation – consisting of replies to 10 queries made by Pakistan and 15 booklets – was handed over by TCA Raghvan, joint secretary and head of the Pakistan section at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Riffat Masood at the headquarters of the Indian foreign office.
“The MEA today handed over to the Pakistani High Commission additional information and details related to the Mumbai terror attack sought by Pakistan,” a statement by the ministry here said.
The detailed documents could not be handed over earlier because of legal issues, as the permission of the court was required, a senior official said. The dossier is a “comprehensive set of evidence to enable Pakistan to carry forward the probe”, sources said.
The Pakistani Foreign Office confirmed the information had been received but said it could not yet comment.
Source
May 22, 2009
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday handed over a third dossier to Pakistan containing evidence on the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks.
The evidence includes the certified DNA report and the statement of the lone arrested gunman Ajmal Kasab.
The voluminous documentation – consisting of replies to 10 queries made by Pakistan and 15 booklets – was handed over by TCA Raghvan, joint secretary and head of the Pakistan section at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Riffat Masood at the headquarters of the Indian foreign office.
“The MEA today handed over to the Pakistani High Commission additional information and details related to the Mumbai terror attack sought by Pakistan,” a statement by the ministry here said.
The detailed documents could not be handed over earlier because of legal issues, as the permission of the court was required, a senior official said. The dossier is a “comprehensive set of evidence to enable Pakistan to carry forward the probe”, sources said.
The Pakistani Foreign Office confirmed the information had been received but said it could not yet comment.
Source
Labels: Extremism, India, Mumbai Attacks, Terrorism
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