B’desh: Hizb-ut-Tahrir still active
Activists of HuT, which was banned on Oct 22, 2009 for promoting Islamic militancy, distributed leaflets (Jan 9) in parts of Dhaka demanding immediate release of their chief Prof Mahiuddin Ahmed.
Activists of HuT, which was banned on Oct 22, 2009 for promoting Islamic militancy, distributed leaflets (Jan 9) in parts of Dhaka demanding immediate release of their chief Prof Mahiuddin Ahmed.
Founder head of Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HUJI-B) Sheikh Abdus Salam confessed to his involvement in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on Awami League (AL) rally in Dhaka. In a statement (Dec 03) given in Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s court, Salam disclosed names of a number of top BNP leaders who were involved in the gruesome attack …
The five coordinated terror strikes on Thursday Oct 15 at three key Pakistan cities are seen as a warning to the Zardari government which is planning an offensive in South Waziristan. The strikes at Lahore, Kohat and Peshawar left at least 38 dead and scores injured. Only last week Pakistan Taliban militants targetted the army’s …
Militants have recently attacked a number of Pakistan’s nuclear facilities, including an August 20, 2008 incident at the Wah cantonment, widely understood to be one of Pakistan’s main nuclear weapons assembly sites. In an effort to provide insight on the scale of the threat, this article will first outline Pakistan’s current nuclear safeguards, and then identify a series of weaknesses in the country’s nuclear security that could result in terrorist groups gaining access to sensitive nuclear material. It appeared in Counter Terrorism Center Sentinel July 2009 issue.
The US has slapped sanctions on four Pakistani militants supporting al Qaeda and LeT networks. One of them is Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Arif Qasmani, who is suspected to have facilitated the 2006 Mumbai train bombing and the Samjhauta Express blasts. Others added to the ‘banned’ list are Fazell A-Tul Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen Al-Peshawari, Mohammed Yahya …
Finally, Pakistan government has decided to allow a 7-member FBI team to grill the six persons accused of involvement in 26/11 Mumbai attacks and currently being held by Pakistani authorities. The American sleuths will visit Islamabad this week.The Zardari government agreed to direct interrogation of the accused by FBI after intense international pressure, Dawn reports. …
US has carried out two drone attacks on training camps of Baitullah Mehsud within a week. It signals Obama administrtion’s resolve to expand the campaign against miltants who are active in cross-border attacks on Afghanistan. The Pak army chief Gen Kayani is in Washington for consultations as the war strategy is being rejiged by Pentagon. …
Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 terrorist, is facing threat from identified Dawood Ibrahim, the underworld don in ‘exile’ in Pakistan, Mumbai police said on Feb 10.’We have received intelligence inputs stating that Kasab’s life may be under threat from the D-company’, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria said. Kasab is presently …