ATC directs FIA to implement on Musharaff’s arrest warrant

RAWALPINDI: A special Anti-terrorism Court (ATC) here directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to implement on its orders to arrest former president Pervaiz Musharraf, TrendPK reported Saturday.

According to details, especial ATC’s judge Rana Nisar Ahmed Khan heard the murder case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto here at Adiala prison.

The head of a joint investigation team, Wajid Zia presented to court a British government’s letter concerning with the implementation on the arrest warrant of former President Musharraf.

The letter stated that the British government was making efforts to implement on the ATC’s-issued arrest warrant of Musharraf.

Also, the British government sought more time to implement on ATC’s orders, the letter further stated.

Upon this, the council of Saud Aziz requested the honourable court to issue red warrant of Musharraf’s arrest but the court declined.

ATC directed FIA to implement on the arrest warrants of Musharraf.

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NICL Case: FIA directs to cease directorship of accused

FIA has directed Commerce Secretary to cease the directorship of the accused in NILC case. The process of Moonis Ilahi’s arrest will start tomorrow, trendpk.com reported on Thursday.

As per details, FIA has directed Secretary Commerce to cease the directorship of all accused in NICL case. Meanwhile the FIA maintained that there is no chance of Moonis’s coming back to Pakistan who is wanted in NICL case, after which the authority has contacted Interpol to arrest him. FIA authorities further disclosed that Interpol has been formally informed that the Red Warrants of Moonis have been collected and the process of his arrest will be started tomorrow.

Karachi: Main accused of Ashoora blasts arrested

The law enforcement authorities have declared the arrest of this militant an important and big success.

According to the law enforcement sources, the accused Qari Muhammad Aleem Khan confessed to install bombs at the locations of Ashoora procession and Paposh Nagar while, he also confessed that he planned Jinnah Hospital and Nursery blasts.
The sources further disclosed that the accused shifted from Chitral to Karachi in 80’s where he studied. Later on, he joined a banned organization.

Tunis: arrest video of former president family issued

Breaking News The video of former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben family’s arrest has been issued, the video shows the arrest of 20 members of the president’s family.

After nationwide protests ousted long-time in which Ali from power, the country’s interim government has issued the video of the arrest of former president’s family. The video was on aired to cool down the nation. Earlier, Tunisia’s interim government issued an international arrest warrant for deposed president and his wife on charges of illegal enrichment.

One dead as hundreds stage protest in Karachi

KARACHI: One person died and another suffered injuries from fires shot from an unknown source during a protest in Karachi on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Manghopir Road where hundreds of people held a demonstration against the arrest of their relatives.

In a joint operation on Tuesday, police and rangers apprehended over 400 suspected men and women from Manghopir.

Protesters blocked Manghopir Road and called for the immediate release of detainees.

Heavy contingents of police and rangers were called to bring the situation under control. Trend Pk

Wikileaks’ Assange in UK, police know where: report

LONDON: Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange is in Britain and police know his whereabouts but have refrained so far from acting on an international warrant for his arrest, a British newspaper said on Thursday.

The 39-year-old Australian, who founded the whistle-blowing website that has disclosed a trove of secret U.S. diplomatic cables, supplied British police with contact details upon his arrival in October, The Independent said.

The newspaper cited police sources who said they knew where Assange was staying and had his telephone number. It added that it was believed he was in southeast England.

The international police agency Interpol this week issued a “red notice” to assist in the arrest of Assange, who is wanted in Sweden on suspicion of sexual crimes, but Britain’s Serious Organized Crime Agency (Soca) so far has refused to authorize this, the paper

Police torture kills man in D.G. Khan

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DERA GHAZI KHAN: A protest has been staged against the killing of a man during the police torture on Sunday in front of RPO office in Dera Ghazi Khan.

Bashir Hussain went missing on third day of Eid-ul-Azha and then his dead body was found from the river in the area. The relatives told the media that Bashir went with his cousin to participate in an invitation of friends in the area of Darahma police station, where police arrested and tortured him. Due to torture he died, they added.

Police registered the case of robbery against Bashir, which is said to be a fake case, according to their family.

On the other hand police denied the arrest of Bashir. Trend Pk

Somali-born teen arrested in U.S. car bomb sting

WASHINGTON: U.S. authorities have arrested a Somali-born teen in a car-bomb sting operation in the state of Oregon, Fox News reported on Saturday.

Fox said the arrest occurred on Friday, the day after Americans celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday, and that the suspect had attempted to use a cellphone to detonate what he thought was a bomb in a van in Portland.

The bomb was a fake and had been provided to the teen as part of the sting, Fox said, citing unnamed officials. The officials added that there was no reason to believe that people in Oregon were in danger, the network said. AGENCIES

Karachi: Combatant belonging from Khyber Agency held

In Karachi, CID police has managed to arrest the combatant who belongs to Khyber Agency; suspect had been involved in murder of three people and bomb attacks on schools and police stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to SP CID Fayyaz Khan, the arrest of suspect Khadim Nabi Umar was made possible upon secret information from area of Marripur. The suspect belongs from Khyber Agency and he had been involved in bombing schools and police stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During investigation, the suspect also confirmed that he has murdered 3 persons.

Pakistani student gets 15 years in US jail for Taliban ties

CHICAGO: A Pakistani man who moved to Texas on a student visa was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Friday for conspiring to provide material support to the Taliban and illegal gun possession, US officials said.

Adnan Mirza, 33, was among several men arrested by the FBI in 2006 for engaging in at least six terrorism training sessions during weekend camping trips near Houston.

The FBI also uncovered evidence that Mirza, who was attending a local community college, and the others were planning to send money to the Taliban.

Mirza, who has been in custody since his arrest, was convicted in May 2010 of nine conspiracy and weapons charges. AGENCIES

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