US charges four Pakistanis in Mumbai attack plot

[trident2010]

US charges four Pakistanis in Mumbai attack plot


CHICAGO: Four Pakistanis have been charged as co-conspirators in the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans, US prosecutors said on Monday.

The four were previously mentioned, but not named, in indictments charging American David Headley and Pakistani-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana with helping to identify targets in Mumbai.

Headley and Rana have also been charged in a plot to attack a Danish newspaper that was never carried out.

Headley pleaded guilty in March 2010 and is cooperating with US investigators about taking several trips to India —and later to Denmark —to scout targets for the coordinated and lethal assault.

Rana has been held since his arrest in 2009 as a conspirator with Headley, and his US trial is scheduled to begin May 16. His attorney was not immediately available for comment.

All of the four newly-indicted figures are linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The group is blamed for the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai, which killed 166 people in India’s commercial capital.

Those newly indicted were Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa, Mazhar Iqbal, and a fourth defendant known only by the alias “Major Iqbal.”

None are in US custody. All four are believed to be in Pakistan.They were charged with six counts of aiding and abetting the murder of US citizens and other charges related to the Mumbai attack and providing support to Lashkar, identified as a terrorist organisation by the United States.

Mir was also charged in the plot against Denmark’s Jyllands-Posten newspaper aiming to revenge the publication of cartoons of the prophet Mohammad that enraged many Muslims and prompted protests.

US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago had requested the superseding indictment handed up by a grand jury on April 21 charging the four to be sealed to give the government time to alert US agencies and consult with foreign authorities.

The Mumbai attack strained already difficult India-Pakistan relations.

India has said it is not satisfied with the pace of Pakistan’s investigation, and has demanded more people be put on trial for the attack, including the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed.


US charges four Pakistanis in Mumbai attack plot | World | DAWN.COM

 

[Safriz]

yawn. Pakistan is the convenient escape goat for world powers to cover up their failures. Its easy to arrest a migrant worker who hasnt got resources to defend himself,and charge them with whatever.
The country with dialing code 92 which in arabic numerology means 'mohammad' (same as 'Bismillah is786) wont be so easy to finish.

 

[r3alist]

tit for tat going on between pakistan and usa.

pak says give us nato spies

mullen says pak aligned with haqqani

pak demands stop to drones

us play mumbai card.



remember, during the time mumbai happened the americans played a big role in keeping india in check, and supporting pak view, just games.

 

[Respect4Respect01]

yawn. Pakistan is the convenient escape goat for world powers to cover up their failures. Its easy to arrest a migrant worker who hasnt got resources to defend himself,and charge them with whatever.
The country with dialing code 92 which in arabic numerology means 'mohammad' (same as 'Bismillah is786) wont be so easy to finish.

you are right bro, usa cant do shi% so they start blaming Pakistan for everything.

 

[VCheng]

The real importance of this indictment is that any base used for launching a terrorist attack that results in the death of US citizens can be regarded as a pre-emptive target by the USA. ISI were given a clear warning after Faisal Shehzad that such an occurrence must not be allowed to happen from Pakistani soil.

I am sure that back door channels will be kept open on both sides to co-ordinate measures to prevent adverse outcomes for all parties concerned.

 

[Safriz]

The real importance of this indictment is that any base used for launching a terrorist attack that results in the death of US citizens can be regarded as a pre-emptive target by the USA. ISI were given a clear warning after Faisal Shehzad that such an occurrence must not be allowed to happen from Pakistani soil.

I am sure that back door channels will be kept open on both sides to co-ordinate measures to prevent adverse outcomes for all parties concerned.

An all out attack by USA is better than the slow poisining they are doing to Pakistan. The matter will be settled once and for all.

What you say reminds me of aesop's fables,in which the wolf blames the lamb of polluting his water even though the lamb was drinking downstream from the wolf

 

[Trisonics]

This was a Drama scripted by India. Kasab was wearing a saffron band like shoaib bhai. We Muslims do not wear any saffron colored bands..ask Shoaib Akhtar hence proved that kasab was actually singh

 

[Yeti]

CHICAGO: Four Pakistanis have been charged as co-conspirators in the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans, US prosecutors said on Monday.

The four were previously mentioned, but not named, in indictments charging American David Headley and Pakistani-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana with helping to identify targets in Mumbai.

Headley and Rana have also been charged in a plot to attack a Danish newspaper that was never carried out.

Headley pleaded guilty in March 2010 and is cooperating with US investigators about taking several trips to India —and later to Denmark —to scout targets for the coordinated and lethal assault.

Rana has been held since his arrest in 2009 as a conspirator with Headley, and his US trial is scheduled to begin May 16. His attorney was not immediately available for comment.

All of the four newly-indicted figures are linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The group is blamed for the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai, which killed 166 people in India’s commercial capital.

Those newly indicted were Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa, Mazhar Iqbal, and a fourth defendant known only by the alias “Major Iqbal.”

None are in US custody. All four are believed to be in Pakistan.They were charged with six counts of aiding and abetting the murder of US citizens and other charges related to the Mumbai attack and providing support to Lashkar, identified as a terrorist organisation by the United States.

Mir was also charged in the plot against Denmark’s Jyllands-Posten newspaper aiming to revenge the publication of cartoons of the prophet Mohammad that enraged many Muslims and prompted protests.

US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago had requested the superseding indictment handed up by a grand jury on April 21 charging the four to be sealed to give the government time to alert US agencies and consult with foreign authorities.

The Mumbai attack strained already difficult India-Pakistan relations.

India has said it is not satisfied with the pace of Pakistan’s investigation, and has demanded more people be put on trial for the attack, including the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed.



http://www.dawn.com/2011/04/26/us-charges-four-pakistanis-in-mumbai-attack-plot.html

 

[Yeti]

posted same thread my mistake need to be merged

 

[Safriz]

Has been posted already,today. Should have searvhed the forum before starting this thread.

 

[VCheng]

An all out attack by USA is better than the slow poisining they are doing to Pakistan. The matter will be settled once and for all.

What you say reminds me of aesop's fables,in which the wolf blames the lamb of polluting his water even though the lamb was drinking downstream from the wolf

You may be correct, but a slow and controlled implosion would be a better choice from a strategic point of view, don't you think?

 

[Jango]

why the hell does the US charge pakistanis for attack on indian soil???.....this is man....poor people get arrested because they dont have money to get a lawyer adn hence go to jail......now every event that happens in the world.....its not taliban....its not al qaeda....but its pakistan!!!...if a US boy kills 20 people in a college he is mentally disturbed adn not getting support from family adn is ppoor and in depression....but if a muslim boy in US kills 3 people...he is a terrorist who recieved training from pakistan.....its a very shitty wolrd for the muslims!!!...hope it changes soon.

 

[Whiplash]

^False flag. Mods get rid of him please

 

[IceCold]

This is not the time for the US to play its dirty politics when the relations between the two countries are on a record low. This is just to give Pakistan a bad press. Prefect timing.

 

[ares]

yawn. Pakistan is the convenient escape goat for world powers to cover up their failures. Its easy to arrest a migrant worker who hasnt got resources to defend himself,and charge them with whatever.
The country with dialing code 92 which in arabic numerology means 'mohammad' (same as 'Bismillah is786) wont be so easy to finish.

why the hell does the US charge pakistanis for attack on indian soil???.....this is man....poor people get arrested because they dont have money to get a lawyer adn hence go to jail......now every event that happens in the world.....its not taliban....its not al qaeda....but its pakistan!!!...if a US boy kills 20 people in a college he is mentally disturbed adn not getting support from family adn is ppoor and in depression....but if a muslim boy in US kills 3 people...he is a terrorist who recieved training from pakistan.....its a very shitty wolrd for the muslims!!!...hope it changes soon.

Why don't you guys read properly.

Those newly indicted were Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa, Mazhar Iqbal, and a fourth defendant known only by the alias “Major Iqbal.”

None are in US custody. All four are believed to be in Pakistan.They were charged with six counts of aiding and abetting the murder of US citizens and other charges related to the Mumbai attack and providing support to Lashkar, identified as a terrorist organisation by the United States.