Cyber space played key role in 26/11: US commander

Cyber space played key role in 26/11: US commander Washington: The Mumbai attack perpetrated by Pakistan-based LeT was an example of how terror outfits use latest available IT tools for their decisive motives, a top US commander said, highlighting the role of cyber space in such events. "All the mission planning (for Mumbai terrorist attack) was done via Google Earth. There was no investment in technology of (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) platforms or anything like that," US Marine Corps...
03:18 PM, May 16, 2012
US must pass proof against Saeed to Pak: Talat Masood

US must pass proof against Saeed to Pak: Talat Masood

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said Hafiz Saeed was one of the principal architects of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. ...
11:51 PM, May 08, 2012

Hafiz Saeed principal architect of 26/11: Hillary

Hafiz Saeed principal architect of 26/11: Hillary New Delhi: India and the US voiced their concerns over Pakistan's continued support to terror outfits in the meeting between US secretary of State Hillary Clinton and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday. Spelling it out, Hillary finally answered India's questions on the US's position on Hafiz Saeed. She said Hafiz Saeed was one of the principal architects of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. "We wanted to make it...
09:37 PM, May 08, 2012

US takes a U-turn on Hafiz Saeed bounty

US takes a U-turn on Hafiz Saeed bounty New Delhi: The United States has backtracked on the bounty announced on Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 suspect Hafiz Saeed. The American Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter blamed the Pakistani media instead for misreporting the issue. Cameron Munter said that the reward was for any UN declared terrorist and it could apply to any country. He was quoted by the local media in Lahore as saying, "Though Hafiz Saeed is a...
09:49 PM, Apr 30, 2012

No US bounty on Saeed's head: American envoy

No US bounty on Saeed's head: American envoy Lahore: US government did not announce any bounty for JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed, suspect in the Mumbai terror attacks, American Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said, blaming Pakistani media for "misreporting" the issue. "Pakistani media is very active and responsible but it misreported the issue of Hafiz Saeed. Though Hafiz Saeed is a suspected accused of the Mumbai terror attacks, the US government didn't place any bounty/head money for...
08:38 PM, Apr 29, 2012

26/11 case: SC reserves order on Kasab's plea

26/11 case: SC reserves order on Kasab's plea New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab's plea challenging his conviction and death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and CK Prasad reserved its verdict after a marathon hearing, spanning over two and a half month, of arguments by the prosecution and defence counsel in the terror mayhem, which involved random firing by...
01:52 PM, Apr 25, 2012

Tried to prevent 26/11, says Headley's ex-wife

Tried to prevent 26/11, says Headley's ex-wife Washington: The estranged wife of admitted Pakistani American terrorist David Coleman Headley claims she tried to prevent the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack by going to US authorities abroad, but they did not bother. "So I went to them and I then started saying stuff, I said he's going to bomb everything, he's a criminal. They didn't bother," Faiza Outalha was quoted as saying by Chicago's WLS-TV/DT. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Headley,...
10:59 AM, Apr 17, 2012

Chidambaram parries question on Hafiz Saeed

Chidambaram parries question on Hafiz Saeed Attari: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday parried a question on Pakistan's claim that there was no proof against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed's involvement in terrorist activities in India, saying issues of disagreement should not be discussed on happy occasions. After inaugurating a modern Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Pakistan border in Attari, a Pakistani journalist asked Chidambaram why the issue of Saeed should not be put...
07:41 PM, Apr 13, 2012

Maha Govt rejects Kasab's Rs 19 cr security bill

Maha Govt rejects Kasab's Rs 19 cr security bill Mumbai: Maharashtra government has refused to foot the Rs 19.28 crore bill sent by ITBP towards reimbursing expenses for guarding 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab lodged in the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai and wants Centre to waive the amount. Home Minister RR Patil on Wednesday said the state government has requested Centre to waive the Rs.19.28 crore bill sent to it by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a central para...
10:59 PM, Apr 11, 2012

India has given proof against Saeed: sources

India has given proof against Saeed: sources New Delhi: Government sources have hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's statements about India giving Pakistan solid evidence on Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that concrete evidence against Hafiz Saeed has already been given to Pakistan. Sources say the evidence includes Ajmal Kasab's statement that Hafiz Saeed was present during the selection and training of terrorists behind the 26/11...
03:04 PM, Apr 09, 2012

Pak defiant, seeks proof against Saeed from India

Pak defiant, seeks proof against Saeed from India New Delhi: The Hafiz Saeed issue remains a sticking point in talks between India and Pakistan as Islamabad demands solid proof for courts to convict the Lashkar-e-Toiba founder. Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reacted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Delhi on Sunday, linking progress in bilateral talks to action against the alleged 26/11 mastermind. Gilani said, "We are serious on the...
07:40 AM, Apr 09, 2012

'Hafiz Saeed helping de-radicalise militants'

'Hafiz Saeed helping de-radicalise militants' Islamabad: Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed who had a $10 million American bounty placed on his head this week has been helping Pakistan de-radicalise militants under efforts to stabilise the strategic US ally, a top Pakistani counter-terrorism official said on Friday. Saeed, suspected of masterminding an attack by Pakistan-based gunmen on Mumbai in 2008 that killed 166 people, including six Americans, met government officials from the Punjab province and pledged his...
10:37 PM, Apr 06, 2012

US wants to bring Hafiz Saeed to justice

US wants to bring Hafiz Saeed to justice Washington: The Obama administration on Thursday said it announced a bounty of $10 million on Hafiz Saeed to bring him to justice as it was convinced that the LeT founder had played a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. "I don't believe he has (been indicted in a US court), but we certainly want to see him brought to justice," State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said. He also...
04:40 AM, Apr 06, 2012

US agencies hid 26/11-style terror plot from UK

US agencies hid 26/11-style terror plot from UK London: American spy agencies refused to give British intelligence services full details of a "Mumbai-style" terrorist plot in the country, fearing their top-secret sources may get exposed, the Daily Telegraph has reported. The CIA had warned the British secret intelligence service, MI6, that Al Qaeda was planning an attack 18 months ago. But it withheld detailed information because of concerns that it would be released by British courts, the Daily...
08:41 PM, Apr 05, 2012

Bounty on Saeed aims to convict him in court: US

Bounty on Saeed aims to convict him in court: US Washington: The US on Wednesday underlined that $ 10 million bounty for LeT founder Hafiz Seed is not about finding his location, but to seek information that can convict the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks in a court of law. "We all know where he is, every journalist in Pakistan and in the region knows how to find him, but we're looking for information that can be usable...
04:02 AM, Apr 05, 2012
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