Ref : epaper.timesofindia.com

June 30, 2009

Four of the victims, who were shot at by Ajmal Qasab at CST on 26/11, identified their attacker in court on Monday. The testimonies of these victims is part of the clinching evidence against Qasab, put forth by the Mumbai police to establish his role in the attack, as the bullets recovered from their bodies match those fired from Qasab’s AK-47.

Ref : ptinews.com

June 30, 2009

A special court hearing the 26/11 case today expressed displeasure over defence lawyer Abbas Kazmi seeking frequent adjournments for cross examining witnesses even as the trial progressed uninterrupted with the 100th witness stepping into the box.

Ref : ptinews.com

June 29, 2009

A petitioner, who had earlier filed a PIL on the issue of November 26 terror attacks, has moved an application before the Bombay High Court seeking copy of Ram Pradhan committee report.

Ref : yahoo.com

June 28, 2009

Pakistan-based terrorist leaders who relayed precise police positions to the 26/11 attackers may have been guided by Lashkar members on the ground rather than by live television coverage, a BBC report reveals.

Ref : sify.com

June 28, 2009

Pakistan-based terrorist leaders who relayed precise police positions to the 26/11 attackers may have been guided by Lashkar members on the ground rather than by live television coverage, a BBC report reveals.

Ref: telegraph.co.uk

June 28, 2009

As the last light ebbed from the sky, ten heavily armed men coaxed their dinghy towards the fishing shacks at Badhwar Park. Cutting the Yamaha outboard engine they drifted into shore. The jetty was silent except for the roll of the waves washing the city’s flotsam ashore. It was 26th November: the men who would terrorise Mumbai over the next 59 hours had arrived.

Ref: dailytimes.com.pk

June 28, 2009

NEW DELHI: Indian Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor claimed on Saturday that India had never been a threat to Pakistan. “‘India has never been a threat to Pakistan. India will be happy to see stability in Pakistan,” Kapoor said in Hyderabad when asked by journalists about requests to New Delhi to reduce forces on borders with Pakistan to allow Islamabad to deploy more troops on its western borders to fight the Taliban. “While putting [in] efforts to fight terror on its western border with Afghanistan, Pakistan should act …. [against] terror on its eastern border with India as well,” media reports quoted Kapoor as saying. Replying to another question, he said, “We are maintaining adequate forces to safeguard the territorial integrity of the nation and prevent infiltration from across the border.” app

Ref: dailytimes.com.pk

June 27, 2009

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani said on Friday that New Delhi has still not provided records the Mumbai terror attacks that Islamabad is seeking. A meeting between Pakistani High Commissioner in India Shahid Malik and Interior Minister Rehman Malik discussed matters related to Indo-Pak relations, an investigation into the Mumbai attacks and the lone surviving gunman’s statement, at the Interior Ministry. Shahid briefed Malik on the latest information provided by India on the Mumbai terror attacks. It was decided that the FIA would carry forward investigations in light of the new information provided by India. The sources said the interior minister called on India to cooperate with Pakistan and provide necessary information.

Ref: Sify

June 26, 2009

An Indian court issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for 22 Pakistani nationals accused of masterminding last year’s deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks, including the founder of an Islamist militant group recently freed by a Pakistani court.

Ref: news.xinhuanet.com

June 25, 2009

ISLAMABAD, June 25 (Xinhua) — Pakistan seriously believes that composite dialogue is in the interest of both India and Pakistan, said the Foreign Office spokesman here on Thursday.