Three Pakistanis named for supporting attacks: US Treasury Dept.

The United States Treasury Department on Thursday named three Pakistanis who were acting on behalf of terrorist organizations and banned Americans from any dealings with them.

Treasury said Amanullah Afridi and Mati ur-Rehman were supporters of Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LJ), and said Abdul Rauf Axhar was acting on behalf of Jaish-e Mohammed (JEM). Treasury described LJ and JEM as Pakistan-based terrorist organizations. It said LJ was responsible for the 2002 kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl among other acts and said JEM has conducted attacks in India and Afghanistan. In addition to banning Americans from dealing with the three, Treasury said that any assets they have that fall under US jurisdiction will be frozen.

US names supporters of Pakistani terrorist groups

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday against individuals and groups that it said support two Pakistan-based terrorist organizations.

Treasury said it intended to target the financial and support networks of Lashkar-e Tayyiba, or LET, and Jaish-e Mohammed, known as JEM, and will prohibit American citizens from dealing with the named persons and groups.

It cited Azam Cheema for helping train operatives for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and for organizing July 2006 Mumbai train bombings carried out by LET. Treasury also identified Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, whom it described as head of LET’s political affairs department.

In addition, Treasury said it was designating Al Rehmat Trust for providing support for JEM. It also named JEM’s founder and leader, Mohammed Masood Azhar Alvi, for acting on behalf of JEM. Treasury said Al

US names supporters of Pakistani terrorist groups

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday against individuals and groups that it said support two Pakistan-based terrorist organizations.

Treasury said it intended to target the financial and support networks of Lashkar-e Tayyiba, or LET, and Jaish-e Mohammed, known as JEM, and will prohibit American citizens from dealing with the named persons and groups.

It cited Azam Cheema for helping train operatives for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and for organizing July 2006 Mumbai train bombings carried out by LET. Treasury also identified Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, whom it described as head of LET’s political affairs department.

In addition, Treasury said it was designating Al Rehmat Trust for providing support for JEM. It also named JEM’s founder and leader, Mohammed Masood Azhar Alvi, for acting on behalf of JEM. Treasury said Al

NATO supply line is also important for economy of Pakistan: Pentagon

Pentagon clearly stated in a statement that NATO supply line is also essential for economy of Pakistan. Pak-American ties would not be affected after the Kurram Agency attack. US and NATO forces have killed more than 100 fighters from a Pakistan-based faction of the Taliban during two weeks of stepped-up military operations along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
We have been given indications that we are making progress on that front and hope to have the gate reopened as soon as possible, said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell. The pending decisions comes as NATO prepares to release a report on its investigation into a recent a deadly skirmish on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. That incident, in which three Pakistan Frontier Corps soldiers were killed after firing on a NATO helicopter, is the latest pressure point in relations between the two countries. After that border violence, the Pakistani government closed Torkham gate, the traditional Khyber Pass crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan and a major supply route for US forces. Besides safe passage for NATO supplies, the US needs Pakistan to help target the Taliban and Al-Qaida militants who stage cross-border attacks on troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan meanwhile receives billions of dollars in military and civilian assistance that help keep its economy afloat.

British daily alleges PK of training terrorists for attacks in the UK

Up to 20 Britons are undertaking terrorist training in Pakistan to launch attacks in Britain, a report said Thursday, citing intelligence sources.
Al-Qaeda and associated militant groups are training the young Muslims, who hold British passports, in Pakistan’s tribal areas, Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper said.
They are being trained to use firearms and explosives in order to carry out shooting sprees in Britain, intelligence sources are cited as saying in the daily paper.
We believe there are 15 to 20 Britons in the camps, a source in Islamabad told the Telegraph, on condition of anonymity.
The report came after it emerged that Western intelligence agencies had uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot by Pakistan-based militants to attack Britain, France and Germany, according to security sources and media reports.
Militants were planning simultaneous strikes in London and cities in France and Germany, in attacks similar to those in Mumbai two years ago, British and US media reported.

20 Britons get training in Pakistan for terror attacks

Up to 20 Britons are undertaking terrorist training in Pakistan to launch attacks in Britain, a report said Thursday, citing intelligence sources.
Al-Qaeda and associated militant groups are training the young Muslims, who hold British passports, in Pakistan’s tribal areas, Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper said.
They are being trained to use firearms and explosives in order to carry out shooting sprees in Britain, intelligence sources are cited as saying in the daily paper.
We believe there are 15 to 20 Britons in the camps, a source in Islamabad told the Telegraph, on condition of anonymity.
The report came after it emerged that Western intelligence agencies had uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot by Pakistan-based militants to attack Britain, France and Germany, according to security sources and media reports.
Militants were planning simultaneous strikes in London and cities in France and Germany, in attacks similar to those in Mumbai two years ago, British and US media reported.

US drone strike kills 11 militants in N. Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: US drones fired off a volley of missiles targeting Al-Qaeda linked fighters in a tribal area of North Waziristan on Wednesday, killing at least 11 militants, security officials said.

The pre-dawn attack, the third in less than 24 hours was directed at the Haqqani network, a Pakistan-based group which is one of the toughest foes for foreign forces in neighbouring Afghanistan.

“Several US drones fired seven missiles at two militant compounds early this morning, killing at least 11 militants,” a senior security official told AFP. “The missile strike targeted militants of the Haqqani network.”

The attack took place in the village of Dargah Mandi village on the outskirts of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district where US missiles killed 15 militants in two separate attacks Tuesday.

Another security official in Peshawar and

Grenade attack at PPP leader’s house in Karachi

KARACHI: Unknown persons hurled hand grenade at a house of PPP leader in Maripur area of Karachi on Friday.

According to reports, unidentified persons hurled hand grenade outside house and office of PPP local leader in Maripur and flee from the scene. No causality was reported in the incident. Police and Bomb Disposal Squad have reached the scene.

Indian top foreign official to visit Pakistan next week

NEW DELHI: India”s top foreign ministry official will meet her Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad next Thursday as the two nations look to build on a recent thaw in relations.

“Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will visit Pakistan at the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Mr Salman Bashir,” said a statement from the Indian foreign affairs ministry on Friday.

Rao will also meet Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Qureshi has invited his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna to Islamabad on July 15 as part of a process of reconciliation between the South Asian neighbours, who have fought three wars against each other in the last 60 years.

India broke off a comprehensive peace dialogue with Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks in November 2008 that left 166 people dead. The assault was blamed by New Delhi on Pakistan-based militants.

Gandhinagar Akshardham temple attack : Death for three confirmed

On Akashardham temple was the terrorist attack 24 September 2002, as 32 people die. The Gujarat High Court Tuesday upheld the death sentence awarded to three persons, who designed a prevention of terrorism act.

In a camera yesterday, a division bench of Justice Ministry RM Doshi and KM thaks, confirms the death sentence against the three prisoners and varied prison in three others noted that they do not deserve any mercy.

The court said that prisoners were aware of the seriousness of the offense, they were about to commit, and was also aware of the outcome and consequences of their heinous crime.

Of the six prisoners in the case of three of them, Adam Ajmeri, alias Shan Miya Chand Khan and Abdul Mufti Qyyum Mansuri has received the death sentence of potatoes (Prevention of Terrorism Act) court. Death sentence is confirmed by the Gujarat HC.

High Court in its ruling noted that while the prisoners had no previous criminal records, they took part in terrorist activities sponsored by Pakistan-based terrorist groups such as large Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.

The court considered the confessional statements of the defendant and other evidence, saying the accused were involved in waging war against the nation.

Thurs terrorists - Murtuza Hafiz Yasin and Ashraf Ali Mohammed Farooq – entered the temple in Gandhi Nagar, indulged in indiscriminate firing and used grenades and killing 32 people and wounded more than 80 years. The two were killed by security forces during the operation that night.

About 28 defendants involved in the attack are still absconding.

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