Mumbai attacks: Trial in Pak adjourned till Mar 16 The trial of seven Pakistanis charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was today adjourned for two weeks after prosecutors informed the judge that they were awaiting an undertaking from Indian authorities regarding the visit of a Pakistani judicial commission. ...  
04:43 PM, Mar 02, 2013

US: Headley's sentencing proceedings begin A US federal court here has started the sentencing hearing of David Coleman Headley, an LeT operative convicted of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The hearing started before the court of US District Judge Harry D Leinenweber in downtown Chicago amidst an unprecedented security. ...  
10:34 PM, Jan 24, 2013

Expedite 26/11 trial in Pakistan, Sushma Swaraj tells Rehman Malik

The Pakistani minister pointed out that the delay was not precipitated by the government, but was due to the judicial process. ...
10:36 PM, Dec 15, 2012

26/11: Home Ministry rejects mercy plea of Ajmal Kasab New Delhi: Union Home Ministry on Tuesday recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist and 26/11 lone survivor Ajmal Kasab. Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam has welcomed the development, saying "President has to study the recommendation of MHA. It's a positive phase in the case. It's a good development." K Unnikrishnan, NSG martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's father, said, "I am happy that we did not make a mistake....  
05:16 PM, Oct 23, 2012

26/11 case: Trial adjourned till November 3 in Pak Islamabad: The trial of seven suspects, including LeT's operational commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, involved in 2008 Mumbai attack case has been adjourned till November 3 as the judge of the Pakistani court hearing the case has been admitted to hospital, a prosecutor said on Saturday. Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman would be on leave till October 26 due to his health problem, special public prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali said. The trial has...  
02:48 PM, Oct 13, 2012

There is no political cell within ISI: Pak govt tells SC Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Ministry on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there is no political cell within the ISI, adding another twist to a case regarding the powerful spy agency's alleged efforts to influence national politics. A military official representing the Defence Ministry told a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry that no political cell was operating in the ISI. The bench was hearing a petition filed by...  
03:04 PM, Oct 03, 2012

26/11 Pak trial: Witnesses testify on training Islamabad: Five prosecution witnesses on Saturday testified before a Pakistani anti-terrorism judge about the training of the terrorists who carried out the November 2008 assault on India's financial hub of Mumbai, official sources said. The witnesses, including intelligence operatives and officials of the Federal Investigation Agency, appeared before Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court and recorded their statements during proceedings held behind closed doors at Adiala Jail. Sources...  
04:53 PM, Sep 29, 2012

26/11 trial in Pakistan adjourned till September 29 Islamabad: The trial of LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was on Tuesday adjourned till September 29 as the judge was unavailable to conduct the hearing. Court officials in Rawalpindi said the hearing had been put off till Saturday. It could not immediately be ascertained whether the judge was unwell or on leave. Five prosecution witnesses had been...  
03:47 PM, Sep 25, 2012

Blame game over terror must stop: Hina Rabbani Khar

Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers finished their talks on Saturday evening amidst an atmosphere of positivity, and though there were few concrete assurances on the 26/11 trial in Pakistan, both nations signed a new liberalised visa agreement. ...
11:44 AM, Sep 09, 2012

News 360: SC upholds death for Ajmal Kasab

Justice was delivered in the 26/11 terror attack case with the Supreme Court on Wednesday upholding the death sentence for Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only surviving Pakistani terrorist who attacked Mumbai in 2008. ...
12:01 AM, Aug 30, 2012

Kasab verdict an important milestone: Mumbai Police Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch, which probed the 26/11 terror attack case, on Wednesday termed as an "important milestone" the Supreme Court verdict upholding death sentence of Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab. "The Supreme Court's judgement is an important milestone in the fight against terrorism," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy told reporters. On the role of Pakistan, the crime branch chief said, "Abu Jundal's interrogation further reveals role of...  
04:06 PM, Aug 29, 2012

Congress demands quick execution of Ajmal Kasab New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case and demanded his "quick" execution. "...Now, he should be given complete sentence quickly. Punishment should be executed quickly," Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said reacting to the Supreme Court verdict on Kasab's appeal against his conviction and sentence. Upholding the death sentence of Kasab, the court...  
03:12 PM, Aug 29, 2012

Pakistan should expedite 26/11 trial: Nikam Mumbai: With the Supreme Court upholding the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, Pakistan should now expedite the trial in their court, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Wednesday said. "Death sentence awarded to Kasab should be executed as soon as possible so that it gives a strong signal to the terrorists that law takes stern action against such acts," Nikam said. Nikam also...  
11:51 AM, Aug 29, 2012

Mumbai case trial in Pak adjourned till Aug 25 Islamabad: The trial of seven Pakistani men, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, for their involvement in the Mumbai attacks was adjourned on Saturday for three weeks after defence lawyers were unable to attend the hearing due to the cancellation of a flight. Lawyers representing Lakhvi and the other accused were unable to travel from Lahore to Rawalpindi, where the hearing was held behind closed doors at Adiala Jail,...  
03:08 PM, Aug 04, 2012

Pak court adjourns 26/11 trial till May 19 Islamabad: The trial of LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other Pakistani suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks was on Saturday adjourned till May 19, even as defence lawyers filed an application raising objections to the report of a judicial panel that recently visited India. The defence lawyers had filed an application with their preliminary objections to the commission's report at the last hearing on April 28....  
06:27 PM, May 05, 2012

Pak judicial commission's visit to India delayed Islamabad: The visit of the Pakistani judicial commission on Mumbai attacks to India has been delayed further with a court, conducting the trial of seven suspects in the case, on Tuesday adjourning the matter till February 11. Anti-terrorism court Judge Shahid Rafique adjourned the proceedings after defence lawyers sought a delay in the commission's proposed visit to India, sources said. Khwaja Haris Ahmed, counsel for Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi,...  
04:58 PM, Feb 07, 2012

I was denied legal help, Kasab tells apex court
by IANS
New Delhi: The 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was denied fair trial as he was not provided legal assistance during the initial stages as mandated under the Indian constitution. Once an accused, including a foreigner, is tried for an offence in India the provisions related to arrest as mentioned in the constitution get applied in his case. "Denial...  
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2012

I was denied legal help, Kasab tells apex court

New Delhi: The 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was denied fair trial as he was not provided legal assistance during the initial stages as mandated under the Indian constitution. Once an accused, including a foreigner, is tried for an offence in India the provisions related to arrest as mentioned in the constitution get applied in his case. "Denial ...
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2012

26/11 trial in Pakistan adjourned till Jan 17 Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the 2008 Mumbai attack trial on Tuesday adjourned proceedings for a fortnight after the defence lawyers of seven suspects in the carnage failed to appear before the judge. The main defence lawyer, Khwaja Sultan, was unwell and the other lawyers did not appear before anti-terrorism court judge Shahid Rafique during proceedings held at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, sources said. The Federal Investigation filed an...  
06:59 PM, Jan 03, 2012

26/11 trial: Witnesses to record statements New Delhi: Four prosecution witnesses are expected to record their statements on Saturday in response to the court's summons in the ongoing 26/11 trial in Pakistan. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and six other Lashkar-e-Toiba operatives were charged with planning, financing and facilitating the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai. A Pakistani court on October 31 dismissed a petition filed Lakhvi, a key accused in the Mumbai attacks case, seeking the transfer of his...  
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