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Court Proceedings:2006
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February - 21 
On February 21, an anti-terrorism court in Karachi sentenced 11 activists of the banned Jundullah (God’s Brigade) outfit to death after finding them guilty of killing 10 people in an attack on the convoy of the Corps Commander Karachi in 2004, according to The News. The court convicted Shehzad Bajwa
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On February 21, an anti-terrorism court in Karachi sentenced 11 activists of the banned Jundullah (God’s Brigade) outfit to death after finding them guilty of killing 10 people in an attack on the convoy of the Corps Commander Karachi in 2004, according to The News. The court convicted Shehzad Bajwa, Ata-ur-Rahman, Rao Khalid, Uzair Ahmed Abdullah, Khurram Saifullah, Shoaib Siddiqui, Shehzad Mukhtar, Adnan alias Tipu, Yaqoob Saeed, Najeeb and Danish Imam on charges of multiple murder. According to the prosecution, the convicts had masterminded the June 10, 2004-attack on the motorcade of Lt. Gen. Ahsan Saleem Hyat, the then Corps Commander Karachi, at Old Clifton Bridge, killing 11 people and injuring 12 others. The Corps Commander was unhurt.
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March - 6 
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi condemned to death on March 6 two activists of the Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group Jundullah (God’s Brigade) for killing two members of the paramilitary Rangers by shooting at them and hurling hand grenades at their vehicle on March 19, 2004, according to Daily Tim
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An anti-terrorism court in Karachi condemned to death on March 6 two activists of the Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group Jundullah (God’s Brigade) for killing two members of the paramilitary Rangers by shooting at them and hurling hand grenades at their vehicle on March 19, 2004, according to Daily Times. Attaur Rehman and Shahzad Ahmed Bajwa were tried on the charges of murder, throwing explosives at Government vehicles and injuries to personnel of the Rangers.
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March - 17 
A British man, who bought equipment, which might have been used in attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan, was jailed for eight years on March 17 after he admitted being a "terrorist quartermaster", UK police said. He was also given a further year in jail for being in contempt of court, accordin
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A British man, who bought equipment, which might have been used in attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan, was jailed for eight years on March 17 after he admitted being a "terrorist quartermaster", UK police said. He was also given a further year in jail for being in contempt of court, according to Reuters. Mohammed Ajmal Khan bought material that was sent to and used by the proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group. London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court heard that Khan had access to more than $35,000 to buy equipment, including 1,000 square-metre of Kevlar — a material used to make armour plating for vehicles and for bullet-proof armour. British police said Khan had provided material for the group when it was planning and conducting operations in Afghanistan in 2002-3.
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March - 22 
An anti-terrorism court at Sibi in the Balochistan province convicted five terrorists on March 22 on two counts of terrorism, according to Daily Times. The five men were involved in the March 19, 2005-bombing of a Shia shrine, killing 45 people, and in the manufacturing of an explosive device. Inspe
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An anti-terrorism court at Sibi in the Balochistan province convicted five terrorists on March 22 on two counts of terrorism, according to Daily Times. The five men were involved in the March 19, 2005-bombing of a Shia shrine, killing 45 people, and in the manufacturing of an explosive device. Inspector General Police (Balochistan), Choudhury Yaqub, said that four of the men had received militant training in Afghanistan and that two of them had fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan against US-led coalition forces.
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March - 31 
According to Daily Times, the Sindh High Court on March 31 allowed the appeals of four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) activists, including its chief Akram Lahori, and set aside their convictions on murder recorded by an anti-terrorism court. The court ordered their immediate release if the men were not req
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According to Daily Times, the Sindh High Court on March 31 allowed the appeals of four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) activists, including its chief Akram Lahori, and set aside their convictions on murder recorded by an anti-terrorism court. The court ordered their immediate release if the men were not required in any other case. Mohammad Ajmal alias Akram Lahori, Mohammad Azam, Malik Tassaduq Hussain and Attaullah were found guilty by the trial court of killing six men and injuring five others while they were praying at the Ali Murtaza mosque in Mehmoodabad on October 4, 2001. Attaullah and Azam were sentenced to death while Akram Lahori and Tassaduq Hussain were given life imprisonment. The Sindh High Court bench allowed the appeals and acquitted the appellants of murder charges. It said the prosecution had been unable to prove the appellants guilty.
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April - 3 
A Pakistani man was sentenced on April 3 to nearly five years in prison for his role in a plot to obtain and sell Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, AP reported. Muhamed Abid Afridi reportedly pleaded guilty in federal court in March 2004 to one count of conspiracy to provid
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A Pakistani man was sentenced on April 3 to nearly five years in prison for his role in a plot to obtain and sell Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, AP reported. Muhamed Abid Afridi reportedly pleaded guilty in federal court in March 2004 to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and hashish. Two other men pleaded guilty to the same charges. Sentencing for Syed Mustajab Shah, also from Pakistan, is set for June 19, 2006. Ilyas Ali, a naturalised US citizen born in India, is to be sentenced on April 10, 2006. Afridi admitted that he tried to sell five tonnes of hashish and a half-tonne of heroin to undercover US law enforcement officials in exchange for cash and four shoulder-fired Stinger missiles, which he and the other defendants intended to sell to members of the Taliban.
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April - 4 
An anti-terrorism court in the Sahiwal district of Punjab province has sentenced to death a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) activist, Naveed Akhtar, for killing advocate Syed Abid Hussain Bukhari and his son Haidar Abbas on July 30, 1997.
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An anti-terrorism court in the Sahiwal district of Punjab province has sentenced to death a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) activist, Naveed Akhtar, for killing advocate Syed Abid Hussain Bukhari and his son Haidar Abbas on July 30, 1997.
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April - 4 
Five activists of the outlawed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on April 4 on charges of killing a police constable and an under-trial prisoner in an ambush on a prison van near the city courts in 2002, according to Daily Times.
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Five activists of the outlawed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on April 4 on charges of killing a police constable and an under-trial prisoner in an ambush on a prison van near the city courts in 2002, according to Daily Times. According to the prosecution, Sabir Ali Waseem, Faizal Pehalwan, Mazharul Hasan, Muzamil and Malik Tasaduq had opened fire on a jail van that was escorting the prisoners back to Central Prison Karachi after a hearing at the sessions courts at the City Courts Complex on February 28, 2002 in the limits of Bohra Pir police station. Police constable Shakeel Arshad and under-trial prisoner, Saqib, were killed in the ambush.
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April - 24 
A Pakistani-born architect accused of plotting to bomb Sydney’s power grid and other sites wrote a "terrorism manual" and inquired about chemicals used in home-made bombs, prosecutors told the Supreme Court in Sydney on April 24, according to Dawn. On the first day of his trial, prosecutors told the
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A Pakistani-born architect accused of plotting to bomb Sydney’s power grid and other sites wrote a "terrorism manual" and inquired about chemicals used in home-made bombs, prosecutors told the Supreme Court in Sydney on April 24, according to Dawn. On the first day of his trial, prosecutors told the Supreme Court in Sydney that Faheem Khalid Lodhi plotted to bomb Sydney’s electricity grid and various defence sites in October 2003. The indictment said Lodhi, who denied four counts of preparing to commit a terrorist act, had "the intent of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause, namely violent jihad". Prosecutors have previously linked Lodhi, also known as Abu Hamza, to Frenchman Willie Brigitte, who was deported from Australia in late 2003 and has been accused in a leaked French intelligence dossier of planning a terrorist attack "of great size". Both Lodhi and Brigitte are alleged to have trained with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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April - 24 
A police informer told a US Federal District court in Brooklyn on April 24 that a Pakistani immigrant, angered by the war in Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, wanted to punish Americans in 2004 by bombing one of New York City’s busiest subway stations, according to Dawn. The Pakistani, Shahawa
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A police informer told a US Federal District court in Brooklyn on April 24 that a Pakistani immigrant, angered by the war in Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, wanted to punish Americans in 2004 by bombing one of New York City’s busiest subway stations, according to Dawn. The Pakistani, Shahawar Matin Siraj, 23, and alleged co-conspirator James Elshafay were arrested on August 27, 2004 on the eve of the Republican National convention. They drew diagrams of the subway station before being arrested, the New York City’s Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said shortly after their arrests that the men never obtained explosives and had not been linked to known terrorist groups. The informant Osama Eldawoody, an Egyptian national, told the court that Siraj vowed to "teach these people a lesson".
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April - 25 
A Pakistani-American man was found guilty in a California court on April 25 of undergoing Al Qaeda training just hours after a mistrial was declared in his father’s trial in the same case. Jurors declared Hamid Hayat guilty of providing "material support" to the enemy by training in Pakistan as a te
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A Pakistani-American man was found guilty in a California court on April 25 of undergoing Al Qaeda training just hours after a mistrial was declared in his father’s trial in the same case. Jurors declared Hamid Hayat guilty of providing "material support" to the enemy by training in Pakistan as a terrorist and of lying about it to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, according to the US Attorney’s Office. "Since the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001, the number one priority of the Department (of Justice) has been to detect, disrupt and prevent terrorist acts," said US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. "In this particular case, justice has been served against a man who supported and trained with our terrorist enemies in pursuit of his goal of violent jihad." Hayat faces up to 39 years in prison and is to be sentenced on July 14, according to Dawn. The verdict came hours after the judge in the Sacramento, California district court dismissed a separate panel of jurors who couldn’t agree whether Hayat’s father, Umer, lied to the FBI about his son attending an Al Qaeda camp in Pakistan. Hamid Hayat, 23, trained with terrorists in Pakistan and planned an attack in the United States, Assistant US Attorney Laura Ferris argued at his trial.
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May - 22 
On May 22, an Anti-Terrorist Court awarded death sentence to four persons and life imprisonment to another three, for being part of a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, according to Dawn. Judge Safdar Malik further announced that all the seven convicts would undergo ten years imprisonm
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On May 22, an Anti-Terrorist Court awarded death sentence to four persons and life imprisonment to another three, for being part of a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, according to Dawn. Judge Safdar Malik further announced that all the seven convicts would undergo ten years imprisonment under the Explosive Substance Act and pay a fine of Rupees 500,000 each.
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May - 30 
The Multan Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Qari Omar Hayat, an activist of the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), to death on sixteen counts of murder on May 30, according to Daily Times. Hayat was arrested for killing 16 Shias while they were listening to a sermon in a mosque in Muzaffarg
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The Multan Anti Terrorism Court sentenced Qari Omar Hayat, an activist of the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), to death on sixteen counts of murder on May 30, according to Daily Times. Hayat was arrested for killing 16 Shias while they were listening to a sermon in a mosque in Muzaffargarh on January 4, 1999. The court also fined the convict Rs 4.8 million. However, 11 co-accused were acquitted of the charges against them because the prosecution failed to prove their involvement.
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June - 6 
A federal jury in the United States of America convicted a Maryland man of plotting to assist the Pakistan-based outlawed group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to The News. Ali Asad Chandia, aged 29, was found guilty on three counts of terrorism-related charges, including providing material support
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A federal jury in the United States of America convicted a Maryland man of plotting to assist the Pakistan-based outlawed group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to The News. Ali Asad Chandia, aged 29, was found guilty on three counts of terrorism-related charges, including providing material support to the LeT, which is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the US Government. Prosecutors linked Chandia, who lives in College Park, Maryland, to a British national, Mohammed Ajmal Khan, who pleaded guilty to terrorism offenses in a British court. The US Department of Justice said in a statement the case, which included evidence from British authorities and testimony from British investigators, showed the importance of cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies.
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June - 19 
A Pakistan-born Australian citizen, Faheem Khalid Lodhi, who was accused of plotting a Jihad bombing campaign in Australia, was convicted on three terrorism-related charges on June 19 and could face life in jail. He had been accused of planning to blow up the electrical grid in Sydney as well as sev
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A Pakistan-born Australian citizen, Faheem Khalid Lodhi, who was accused of plotting a Jihad bombing campaign in Australia, was convicted on three terrorism-related charges on June 19 and could face life in jail. He had been accused of planning to blow up the electrical grid in Sydney as well as several defence sites in 2003. The indictment said that Lodhi, who denied four counts of preparing to commit a terrorist act, had “the intent of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause, namely violent jihad”.
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August - 1 
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Multan on August 1 handed death sentences on seven counts to two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) activists, Zahid Husain alias Zada and Shahabuddin, for killing six people, including five police personnel, Dawn reported. The court also awarded life imprisonment on seven counts to
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An Anti-Terrorism Court in Multan on August 1 handed death sentences on seven counts to two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) activists, Zahid Husain alias Zada and Shahabuddin, for killing six people, including five police personnel, Dawn reported. The court also awarded life imprisonment on seven counts to their accomplice Ghulam Shabbir alias Doctor. According to the prosecution, Zahid Husain, Shahabuddin, Shabbir and Zahid Abbas opened fire at a police party deputed at the Gulistan Chowk picket in the precinct of New Multan police station on January 28, 1999 killing five police personnel and a civilian. The court, however, acquitted Zahid Abbas for lack of evidence against him.
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August - 9 
Hafiz Shafiqur Rehman, a member of the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), convicted of murdering a rival Shia cleric in 1997, was hanged at the Multan jail on August 9, according to Daily Times. An Anti-Terrorism Court in 1999 found Rehman guilty of shooting dead Ijaz Shah, the district p
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Hafiz Shafiqur Rehman, a member of the outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), convicted of murdering a rival Shia cleric in 1997, was hanged at the Multan jail on August 9, according to Daily Times. An Anti-Terrorism Court in 1999 found Rehman guilty of shooting dead Ijaz Shah, the district president of Tehrik-e-Jaaferi, a group representing the Shias. Higher courts rejected his appeals and President Pervez Musharraf also recently turned down Rehman’s mercy petition.
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August - 23 
A Pakistan-born architect accused of plotting a “jihad” or holy war bombing campaign in Australia was sentenced to 20 years in jail on August 23, according to Daily Times. Faheem Khalid Lodhi was convicted of planning to blow up the electrical grid in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney. Supreme Court
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A Pakistan-born architect accused of plotting a “jihad” or holy war bombing campaign in Australia was sentenced to 20 years in jail on August 23, according to Daily Times. Faheem Khalid Lodhi was convicted of planning to blow up the electrical grid in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney. Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy said the attack, if carried out, would “instill terror into members of the public so that they could never again feel free from the threat of bombing attacks within Australia.”
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August - 24 
Dawn has reported that a Pakistani man was due to appear in court in New York after being accused of providing a banned Hezbollah-linked television station to viewers in the city. Javed Iqbal allegedly offered to provide an undercover agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with satelli
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Dawn has reported that a Pakistani man was due to appear in court in New York after being accused of providing a banned Hezbollah-linked television station to viewers in the city. Javed Iqbal allegedly offered to provide an undercover agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with satellite broadcasts by Arabic-language Al Manar, according to court documents seen by AFP. He faces up to five years in jail if convicted of charges under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. A search warrant issued by a New York court says that Iqbal was interviewed at the city’s Kennedy airport in May on returning from a trip to Lebanon and that an FBI agent entered his satellite television store some two weeks later. In ensuing conversations Iqbal was alleged to have offered broadcasts of the channel.
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August - 28 
According to Dawn, the Lahore High Court on August 28 set Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT, also known as Jamaat-ud-Dawa) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed at liberty, terming his detention illegal. Justice Mohammad Akhtar Shabbir directed the home department to order the release of Saeed, observing that the Punjab Go
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According to Dawn, the Lahore High Court on August 28 set Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT, also known as Jamaat-ud-Dawa) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed at liberty, terming his detention illegal. Justice Mohammad Akhtar Shabbir directed the home department to order the release of Saeed, observing that the Punjab Government had failed to produce concrete evidence substantiating its claim that he and his organisation were planning to disrupt peace and tranquility by holding rallies. The Government’s fear, the court observed, was based on certain conjectures and suppositions which did not constitute a lawful ground to take away the freedom of a citizen. Hafiz Saeed was placed under one-month detention at his home in Jauhar Town. He was shifted on August 23 first to a rest house at the Ravi Siphon and then to the canal rest house in Sheikhupura. He was released at 8.30pm on August 28.
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September - 2 
Meanwhile, an anti-terrorism court in Peshawar on September 2 sent the owners of four video shops to jail after charging them with selling CDs and cassettes containing anti-Shia speeches by leaders of the banned group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). City police arrested the four men, Maulana Hafizur
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Meanwhile, an anti-terrorism court in Peshawar on September 2 sent the owners of four video shops to jail after charging them with selling CDs and cassettes containing anti-Shia speeches by leaders of the banned group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). City police arrested the four men, Maulana Hafizur Rehman, Qari Munawar Hassan, Ihsanullah and Iftikhar, on August 31 in a crackdown on literature and other material that could lead to sectarian violence.
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September - 19 
A British Pakistani facing trial for allegedly plotting to blow up Houses of Parliament and other high-profile targets in Britain has reportedly refused to give further evidence claiming, that he fears for the safety of his family in Pakistan who have been contacted by that country's external intell
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A British Pakistani facing trial for allegedly plotting to blow up Houses of Parliament and other high-profile targets in Britain has reportedly refused to give further evidence claiming, that he fears for the safety of his family in Pakistan who have been contacted by that country's external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), after his testimony at Old Bailey last week, according to The Hindu. 24-year old Omar Khyam, who was to continue his testimony this week about his activities in Pakistan in 2000, told the court: "Before we go on to that topic, I just want to say the ISI in Pakistan has had words with my family relating to what I have been saying about them… I think they are worried I might reveal more about them, so right now, as much as I want to clarify matters, the priority for me has to be the safety of my family so I am going to stop... I am not going to discuss anything related to the ISI any more or the evidence." Khyam and six others, including his younger brother Shujah-Ud-Din Mahmood (18), were arrested in March 2004 for allegedly conspiring to cause explosions likely to endanger life. They were arrested after 600 kg of fertiliser, which police claimed was meant to make bombs, was found in a west London depot. They were accused of discussing of bombing public places including pubs and nightclubs. Last week, Khyam told the court that ISI was training militants and during his visit to Pakistan six years ago he trained in an ISI-supervised camp. "The ISI was setting up camps in what we called Free Kashmir, funding it with money and weapons and people that would train people, and logistical supplies, everything,'' he said. According to Khyam, the people who trained him in handling arms were "selected by the ISI.” "The ISI works with Islamic groups,'' he added.
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September - 20 
The Supreme Court on September 20 dropped charges against a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf but detained him for three months on suspicion of having links with the al Qaeda, Press Trust of India reported. Nazir Ahmad was arrested in connection with an attempt on G
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The Supreme Court on September 20 dropped charges against a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf but detained him for three months on suspicion of having links with the al Qaeda, Press Trust of India reported. Nazir Ahmad was arrested in connection with an attempt on Gen. Musharraf's life three years ago. He was detained for three months under the Security of Pakistan Act on suspicion of having links with the al Qaeda. A Supreme Court Bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudry, disposed of Ahmad's habeas corpus petition after police failed to prove terrorism charges against him.
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September - 25 
A full bench of the Supreme Court on September 25 upheld the death sentence of 12 people found guilty of involvement in two assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf in 2003, Daily Times reported. A military court had sentenced the 12 convicts to death. The Lahore High Court earlier rejec
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A full bench of the Supreme Court on September 25 upheld the death sentence of 12 people found guilty of involvement in two assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf in 2003, Daily Times reported. A military court had sentenced the 12 convicts to death. The Lahore High Court earlier rejected an appeal from the convicts, ruling that it did not have the jurisdiction to overturn the verdict of a military court. “For reasons to be recorded later, the impugned order of the Lahore High Court is maintained; consequently the appeals are dismissed,” said an order passed by the Supreme Court. The 12 convicts are Khalid Mehmood, Nawazish Ali, Niaz Muhammad and Adnan Rasheed (personnel of the Pakistan Air Force); Arshad Hussain (Pakistan Army); and Rashid Qureshi, Ikhlas Ahmad, Ghulam Sarwar Bhatti, Zubair Ahmad, Rana Naveed Ahmad, Aamir Suhail and Mushtaq Ahmad (civilians).
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October - 4 
Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao said on October 4 that registration of 95 per cent of seminaries in the country had been completed, according to Dawn. Talking to PTV, he said there were about 12,000 seminaries in Pakistan and the purpose of the registration was to remove misconceptions that te
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Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao said on October 4 that registration of 95 per cent of seminaries in the country had been completed, according to Dawn. Talking to PTV, he said there were about 12,000 seminaries in Pakistan and the purpose of the registration was to remove misconceptions that terrorism or extremism was being promoted in seminaries. He said the seminaries should not only provide religious education to their students but their curricula should be such that after these students graduated they could get jobs easily. He said the Government was trying to ensure that there was no such material in the syllabus that promoted extremism or terrorism, adding that action would be taken if any such material were found in the syllabus of any seminary. He also informed that there were about 1,200 foreigners studying in various seminaries but 500 to 600 of them had gone back to their countries.
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October - 10 
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi indicted on October 10 two activists of the al Qaeda in the US diplomat killing case. The two defendants, Usman Ghani and Anwar Ul Haq, denied the charges. A US diplomat, David Fyfe, his Pakistani driver and a Rangers official were killed and 54 persons injured in
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An anti-terrorism court in Karachi indicted on October 10 two activists of the al Qaeda in the US diplomat killing case. The two defendants, Usman Ghani and Anwar Ul Haq, denied the charges. A US diplomat, David Fyfe, his Pakistani driver and a Rangers official were killed and 54 persons injured in a suicide car bombing near the US consulate in Karachi on March 2, 2006, a day before the US President George W. Bush reached Pakistan. The suicide bomber was later identified as Mohammed Tahir. Subsequently on August 21, the police arrested Usman Ghani and Anwar Ul Haq for masterminding the suicide car bombing.
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October - 17 
Justice Muhammad Akhtar Shabbir of the Lahore High Court ordered on October 17 that Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed be released immediately, rejecting the Government’s charges against him, according to Daily Times. Saeed’s wife had moved a petition challenging her husband’s detenti
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Justice Muhammad Akhtar Shabbir of the Lahore High Court ordered on October 17 that Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed be released immediately, rejecting the Government’s charges against him, according to Daily Times. Saeed’s wife had moved a petition challenging her husband’s detention. Petitioner’s lawyer Ahmad Ghazi rejected the Government’s statement that Pakistan’s relations with neighbouring countries could be “affected by Hafiz Saeed or the JD’s activities”. “Only India has some reservations over Hafiz Saeed, but that country has expressed reservations over the ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence] as well. Does this mean that the ISI should be closed down?” he said. Although Justice Shabbir struck down the detention on a legality, he criticised the grounds of the detention, which included fund-raising by the JD for war victims in Palestine and Lebanon, and the threat its activities posed to relations with "neighbouring countries," according to The Hindu. The second amounted to saying Pakistan's judiciary could be influenced by foreign pressures, the judge observed.
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October - 31 
Two activists of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were sentenced on October 31 to death by a Karachi court for killing six employees of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) during an attack on their vehicle in October 2003, according to Dawn. The
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Two activists of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were sentenced on October 31 to death by a Karachi court for killing six employees of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) during an attack on their vehicle in October 2003, according to Dawn. The judge also sentenced Shahnawaz alias Shani and Shaukat alias Javed alias Chand multiple terms, totaling 54 years, for injuring seven SUPARCO employees and damaging their vehicle. The two SSP activists were tried for attacking the SUPARCO van with automatic weapons on Hub River Road on October 3, 2003, when it was carrying the employees for Friday prayers.
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November - 3 
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on November 3 acquitted a cadre of the banned Sunni outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) sentenced to life imprisonment by an anti-terrorist court for killing nine people at a mosque in Karachi during October 1999, according to The News. A division bench of the SHC, however, uph
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The Sindh High Court (SHC) on November 3 acquitted a cadre of the banned Sunni outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) sentenced to life imprisonment by an anti-terrorist court for killing nine people at a mosque in Karachi during October 1999, according to The News. A division bench of the SHC, however, upheld the conviction of the co-accused in the same case of sectarian killing. An anti-terrorism court in Karachi in May 2002 awarded life imprisonment to Dildar Hussain alias Dilawar and Saeed Awan, both LeJ activists, for killing nine people and injuring six others at a mosque in the Al-Falah colony.
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November - 6 
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on November 6 convicted Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) activist Jan Maqbool of carrying out two blasts in the city in 2006 and sentenced him to death on 11 counts, Dawn reported. The blasts had claimed nine lives. The court awarded life imprisonment, on 11 counts
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An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on November 6 convicted Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) activist Jan Maqbool of carrying out two blasts in the city in 2006 and sentenced him to death on 11 counts, Dawn reported. The blasts had claimed nine lives. The court awarded life imprisonment, on 11 counts, to another BLA activist on charges of aiding the main convict. Yet another accused in the case was awarded life imprisonment for storing explosives and aiding them. The court also issued proclamation of three absconders.
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November - 7 
According to The Hindu, an India-born alleged al-Qaeda militant was on November 7 sentenced to life for plotting to launch terrorist attacks in Britain and America and kill hundreds of people. Dhiren Barot (34), who was born in Baroda in India and converted to Islam at the age of 20, reportedly conf
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According to The Hindu, an India-born alleged al-Qaeda militant was on November 7 sentenced to life for plotting to launch terrorist attacks in Britain and America and kill hundreds of people. Dhiren Barot (34), who was born in Baroda in India and converted to Islam at the age of 20, reportedly confessed to planning "back-to-back'' attacks here with a view to unleashing a "memorable black day of terror'' using "dirty'' bombs and other explosives. The targets were said to include many high-profile buildings, including the Savoy Hotel, Waterloo station and the underground tube network. According to the prosecution, the evidence suggested that the "conspiracy was in its final stages.'' Edmund Lawson QC, for the prosecution, told the court that Barot was the "organiser of a major terrorist activity designed to strike at the very heart of both America and the United Kingdom and to cause loss of human life on a massive scale.'' Barot, who was arrested in August 2004 after a counter-terrorism operation spread over several countries, including India and Pakistan, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London. He is also reportedly wanted by the American authorities on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in the U.S. and Yemen. He was allegedly behind a plot to attack important targets in Washington and New York. Barot's parents migrated to Britain in 1972, months after he was born. He dropped out of school and converted to Islam after attending lectures by extremist leaders. In 1994, he allegedly attended terror-training camps in Pakistan.
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November - 23 
On November 23, the Sindh High Court set aside the conviction of nine activists of the banned Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) and acquitted them in the Macedonian consulate explosion case, according to Daily Times. Syed Sohail Akhtar alias Mustafa, Zafar Iqbal alias Sohail, Naeem Rafi alias Nim
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On November 23, the Sindh High Court set aside the conviction of nine activists of the banned Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) and acquitted them in the Macedonian consulate explosion case, according to Daily Times. Syed Sohail Akhtar alias Mustafa, Zafar Iqbal alias Sohail, Naeem Rafi alias Nimi, Mohammad Atif alias Kamran, Mohammad Khalid, Mahmoodullah, Abdul Razzaq alias Bhaiya, Samirullah alias Somi and Syed Ahmar Kazmi were sentenced to an aggregate 60 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on August 25, 2004. They were prosecuted for killing three persons - Hameed Masih, Muhammad Asif and Ghazala Parveen - at midnight on December 5, 2002. The victims were at the consulate’s office in Karachi at the time.
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November - 29 
A 29-year old Pakistani, with an expired student visa, and a US citizen have been charged in Texas with conspiring to train with firearms to fight with the Taliban against coalition forces in the Middle East and providing $350 to support terrorist groups, according to Daily Times. The detained Pakis
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A 29-year old Pakistani, with an expired student visa, and a US citizen have been charged in Texas with conspiring to train with firearms to fight with the Taliban against coalition forces in the Middle East and providing $350 to support terrorist groups, according to Daily Times. The detained Pakistani was identified as Adnan Babar Mirza, while the 33-year old American has been identified as Kobie Diallo Williams a.k.a. Abdul Kabeer. The four-count indictment was returned by a Houston grand jury on November 22 and unsealed this week after the appearance of both men before a US magistrate judge. “While these subjects did not operate at a high level of sophistication in comparison with the 9/11 hijackers, the expressed goal was to aid the Taliban by training for jihad against coalition troops in the Middle East,” according to FBI Special Agent Roderick Beverly.
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December - 13 
An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on December 13 dropped charges against a British man of Pakistani origin suspected of being a key figure in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners, according to Dawn. 25-year old Rashid Rauf had been arrested in August 2006 and officials had claimed
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An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on December 13 dropped charges against a British man of Pakistani origin suspected of being a key figure in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners, according to Dawn. 25-year old Rashid Rauf had been arrested in August 2006 and officials had claimed that his detention had led to the uncovering of the conspiracy and that he was linked to the al Qaeda. His lawyer Hashmat Habib said that the court had agreed to his petition that two charges relating to terrorism were “not relevant and this court cannot try him.” “That practically means that Rashid Rauf has been acquitted of charges relating to terrorism,” Habib said, adding that the case would now be sent back to a regular court. Rauf reportedly still faces charges of impersonation, carrying a fake identity card, fake documents and using those documents, Habib informed. “These are minor charges and we hope to see him free,” he said.
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December - 15 
The Supreme Court on December 15 stopped the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government from enacting the Hasba bill, according to Dawn. The court issued the stay order on a presidential reference — the second such referral in a year. The provincial assembly had, on November 13, 2006, passed a r
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The Supreme Court on December 15 stopped the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government from enacting the Hasba bill, according to Dawn. The court issued the stay order on a presidential reference — the second such referral in a year. The provincial assembly had, on November 13, 2006, passed a revised version of the Hasba Bill proposing the appointment of an ombudsman for enforcing ‘Islam’s morality code’. But NWFP Governor Ali Jan Aurakzai withheld assent, terming the bill unconstitutional, in a letter to the Prime Minister on December 12. On December 15, a five-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, asked the NWFP Chief Secretary, the Advocate-General and the assembly’s Speaker to appear before it during the third week of January 2007. Attorney-General Makhdoom Ali Khan said the revised Hasba bill was unconstitutional on the same grounds as those given by the court in 2005. One of the grounds was that the bill was aimed at setting up a parallel judicial system. Khan argued that the new bill also sought to create a parallel judicial system. On August 4, 2005, a nine-member Supreme Court bench had blocked the first version of the bill in response to a presidential reference by declaring as unconstitutional several of the bill’s clauses on the powers of the ombudsman. The court had also advised the Governor not to sign the bill into law. The bill provides for the appointment of an anti-vice ombudsman enjoying sweeping powers to protect Islamic values and "forbid persons, agencies and authorities working under the administrative control of the government to act against Shariah."
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December - 21 
On December 21, the United States federal jury convicted Khalid Awan, a Pakistani national living in New York for links with the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF), reports Press Trust of India. Awan is said to have provided money and financial services to the KCF. The attorney's office in New York and
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On December 21, the United States federal jury convicted Khalid Awan, a Pakistani national living in New York for links with the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF), reports Press Trust of India. Awan is said to have provided money and financial services to the KCF. The attorney's office in New York and the FBI began investigation in 2003 after an inmate at a detention centre in Brooklyn where Awan was incarcerated for credit card fraud told authorities that Awan had boasted his relationship with Paramjit Singh Panjwar, the leader of the KCF. Awan will be sentenced on March 7, 2007, and faces a maximum of 45 years in prison. The conviction was announced by US Attorney Roslyn Mauskopf of the eastern district of New York and Assistant Director in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New York Mark Mershon. "The war on terror is a global battle. We will not permit individuals in our jurisdictions to finance terrorist groups responsible for murder and violence in any part of the world," Mauskopf said.
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December - 26 
The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, was on December 26 sent to jail till January 5 by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in the army personnel hostage-taking case, according to Dawn. “Akhtar Mengal was remanded to judicial custody in the army personnel hostage taking case
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The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, was on December 26 sent to jail till January 5 by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in the army personnel hostage-taking case, according to Dawn. “Akhtar Mengal was remanded to judicial custody in the army personnel hostage taking case till January 5,” defence counsel Wazeer Hussain Khoso said. The former Chief Minister of Balochistan, who was earlier declared a proclaimed offender by the ATC on July 11, was shifted to Karachi from Hub where he had been under house arrest since November 25. He and four of his employees are charged with the abduction of two army personnel, Qurban Hussain and Fayaz Ahmed, on April 5, making them hostage at the house of Akhtar Mengal in Karachi and torturing them. The two army personnel were released after police besieged the house of Akhtar Mengal.
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