Pakistan's Tahawwar Rana To Remain Under US Federal Custody
Tahawwar Rana, a Canadian businessman of Pakistan origin, will remain under custody in United States. However, the court has asked the defence counsel to file an additional document by July 15, until he will remain under Federal custody. Reportedly, Rana was involved in the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai, assisting the group 'Lashkar-e-Taiba'. Earlier in 2018, a warrant for his arrest was issued by India.… read-more
Tags: 2008 Mumbai Attack, Tahawwur Rana, Extradition, Terrorists
Courtesy: The Hindu
US Govt Urges Fed Court To Certify India's Request For Tahawwur's Extradition
Joe Biden-led US government has requested the Federal Court to approve India’s request for extradition of 2008 Mumbai attack accused and fugitive Tahawwur Rana. Validating the request, the Assistant US Attorney has claimed that Rana meets all requirement of extradition. Reportedly, the court has scheduled Rana’s extradition hearing for April 22. Earlier, Rana’s attorney had pleaded in court that his extradition is violative of the US-India… read-more
Tags: Tahawwur Rana, 2008 Mumbai Attack, Extradition, Joe BIden
Courtesy: The Indian Express
Global Terrorist Hafiz Saeed Sentenced 10-year Imprisonment
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on November 19 sentenced 10-year imprisonment to Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and global terrorist Hafiz Saeed. Reportedly, Saeed has been awarded the sentence in addition to the 11-year imprisonment that he is undergoing since February 2020. Saeed's allies and his brother-in-law will also face imprisonments. He has been marked as a global terrorist by the US since 2008. He was the brain behind 26/11 Mumbai… read-more
Tags: Terrorism, 2008 Mumbai Attack, Pakistan, Terrorist attack
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
India Slams Pakistan For Omitting Hafiz Saeed From Updated Terrorist List
India has rubbished Pakistan’s updated list of wanted terrorists saying it excluded the '2008 Mumbai attack mastermind', Hafiz Saeed. The updated list mentioned 19 suspects linked to the Mumbai attack including financers, mostly from Lashkar-e-Taiba. Although India has maintained that Saeed was the mastermind behind the attack, Pakistan has defended him citing lack of evidence. The Indian government said the list showed that Pakistan… read-more
Tags: Pakistan, Terrorism (2029, Mumbai Attacks, 2008 Mumbai Attack, India, Ministry of External Affairs
Courtesy: Hindustan Times