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Court Proceedings:2009
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February - 6 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on February 6 declared the detained nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan ‘a free citizen’, and disposed of his writ petition following a ‘mutual agreement’ between him and the federal Government which – according to the court – cannot be made public in line with a re
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on February 6 declared the detained nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan ‘a free citizen’, and disposed of his writ petition following a ‘mutual agreement’ between him and the federal Government which – according to the court – cannot be made public in line with a request by the petitioner and the respondent, Daily Times reported. During an in-chamber hearing, Syed Ali Zafar – representing AQ Khan – argued before the IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam that his client’s detention was unjustified, as “he was not involved in nuclear proliferation.” He asked the court to declare his client a free citizen ‘with due state protection’ in line with the terms of the mutual agreement between AQ Khan and the Government. According to the court’s one-page verdict, Dr Khan’s counsel voluntarily accepted the terms and conditions offered by the Government in exchange for ending the detention of the scientist. According to AP, Government prosecutor Amjad Iqbal Qureshi said that ‘security measures’ for Khan would remain, suggesting that authorities may still limit his movement.
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February - 11 
According to Daily Times, a British court has acquitted Baloch nationalist leader Khair Buksh Marri’s son, Harbiyar Marri, and his close aide Faiz Baloch of all cases against them. A private TV channel reported on February 11 that they were arrested in London on charges of carrying out terrorism and
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According to Daily Times, a British court has acquitted Baloch nationalist leader Khair Buksh Marri’s son, Harbiyar Marri, and his close aide Faiz Baloch of all cases against them. A private TV channel reported on February 11 that they were arrested in London on charges of carrying out terrorism and sabotage activities in Balochistan. Harbiyar Marri was a provincial minister during the last regime of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz but went to London and sought asylum there after former president Pervez Musharraf took over in 1999.
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February - 12 
The banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is reported to have condemned the Government on February 12 for filing a case against some of the group’s top operatives, according to Daily Times. “We strongly condemn the lodging of the FIR [First Information Report] against LeT,” Lashkar spokesman Abdullah Ghaznav
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The banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is reported to have condemned the Government on February 12 for filing a case against some of the group’s top operatives, according to Daily Times. “We strongly condemn the lodging of the FIR [First Information Report] against LeT,” Lashkar spokesman Abdullah Ghaznavi told AFP over the telephone. The case was brought to ‘win appreciation’ from India and the US and to “implement India’s agenda of suppressing the people’s struggle for freedom in Kashmir”, said Ghaznavi. The Government has lodged a FIR against eight suspects, including the presumed mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.
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March - 9 
A review board of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on March 9 extended the detention of the chief of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, and three other of its top leaders for 60 days while releasing two leaders, The News reported. The board, comprising Justice
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A review board of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on March 9 extended the detention of the chief of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, and three other of its top leaders for 60 days while releasing two leaders, The News reported. The board, comprising Justice Mian Najam-uz-Zaman, Justice Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan and Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi, issued this order after the Home Department produced sufficient evidence against Hafiz Saeed and his associates and sought extension in their detention. The detention of Ameer Hamza, Col (retd) Nazir Ahmed, and Mufti Abdur Rehman Rehmani, has also been extended for 60 days. The board observed that the data produced before the board was sufficient for extending the period of their detention. The board further ordered the Punjab Government to provide subsistence allowance of PKR 25,000 to the families of the detenus while they would be kept at various places already declared sub-jails. In the cases of Qazi Kashif Niaz and Qari Yasin Baloch, the board opined there was no cogent evidence/material produced by the Home Department to justify extension in their detention. Under Article 10(4) of the Constitution, the chief justice of the High Court concerned would appoint a review board consisting of a chairman and two other persons, each of whom is or has been a judge of the High Court. The detention period of all detenus was to expire on March 9 midnight. In December 2008, the Interior Ministry had ordered detention of eight LeT leaders, including Hafiz Saeed, on suspicion of involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks in November 2008.
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March - 12 
29-year old Mohammed Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian tried and found guilty under Canada’s anti-terrorism law, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison on March 12 for his role in a foiled plot against British targets, Dawn reported. The Ottawa software developer of Pakistani descent had been found t
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29-year old Mohammed Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian tried and found guilty under Canada’s anti-terrorism law, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison on March 12 for his role in a foiled plot against British targets, Dawn reported. The Ottawa software developer of Pakistani descent had been found to have "knowingly participated" and "knowingly facilitated" a terrorist group’s plan to attack a popular London nightclub, a shopping mall and a gas network. However, he may not have known the specific details of the plot itself, Justice Douglas Rutherford said in his 52-page decision in October 2008. At sentencing, the judge noted Khawaja showed no remorse throughout the trial and had chosen not to speak at his pre-sentencing hearing, while his family seemed oblivious to his actions, said public broadcaster CBC.
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March - 18 
The provincial Government on March 18 directed the judges of subordinate judiciary of the Peshawar High Court in Swat not to attend courts and restrict themselves to their houses, Daily Times reported. The order came after a warning from the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana
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The provincial Government on March 18 directed the judges of subordinate judiciary of the Peshawar High Court in Swat not to attend courts and restrict themselves to their houses, Daily Times reported. The order came after a warning from the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad to the judges of Swat not to attend their courts. A civil judge in Swat told Daily Times that after Sufi’s warning, they had been directed by the Government and district administration not to attend courts due to security concerns. The judge, however, said most of the judges had started deciding cases of petty nature at their houses due to security reasons.
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April - 5 
The chief of the banned Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT front], Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, and its three other leaders have challenged their detention before the Lahore High Court (LHC), The News reported on April 5. A petition, filed under Article 199(1)(b)(i) of the Constitution, said the p
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The chief of the banned Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT front], Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, and its three other leaders have challenged their detention before the Lahore High Court (LHC), The News reported on April 5. A petition, filed under Article 199(1)(b)(i) of the Constitution, said the petitioners in custody within the territorial jurisdiction of the court be brought before it, so that the court could see on its own that the detainees were kept under detention unlawfully. The other leaders of the banned outfit who challenged their detention included Col (retd) Nazeer Ahmad, Mufti Abdul Rehman and Ameer Hamza. The petitioner’s counsel, A. K. Dogar, submitted that Hafiz Saeed had earlier been detained by the Government of Pervez Musharraf, but was released by the LHC, observing that there was no allegation on record against the petitioner or his organisation.
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April - 5 
The counsel said the LHC had also observed that the organisation had never been involved in any terrorist activity in Pakistan and no FIR had ever been registered against it or any of the persons under arrest. He added that there was no finding of any blood-shed, terrorism or destruction of property
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The counsel said the LHC had also observed that the organisation had never been involved in any terrorist activity in Pakistan and no FIR had ever been registered against it or any of the persons under arrest. He added that there was no finding of any blood-shed, terrorism or destruction of property anywhere in the country. He said the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa was an independent organisation which had no connection with the Lashkar-e-Toiba.
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April - 15 
A three-member Supreme Court bench granted bail to former Lal Masjid chief cleric Abdul Aziz in the last of over two dozen cases against him on April 15, Daily Times reported. Aziz – who was arrested during the Lal Masjid operation as he tried to sneak out of the mosque dressed in an all-covering bu
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A three-member Supreme Court bench granted bail to former Lal Masjid chief cleric Abdul Aziz in the last of over two dozen cases against him on April 15, Daily Times reported. Aziz – who was arrested during the Lal Masjid operation as he tried to sneak out of the mosque dressed in an all-covering burqa (veil) – will be freed within two or three days, according to his lawyer Shaukat Siddiqui. The bench, consisting of Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Zahid Hussain – observed that Aziz deserved bail because there was insufficient material on record against him in the Occupation of Children’s Library case.
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April - 15 
An accused in the Mumbai terrorist attack of November 26, 2008 recorded his statement before the Special Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Masood Janjua on April 15 and confessed that he was involved in the attack, The News reported. The court sent the accused to the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on 14-day judi
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An accused in the Mumbai terrorist attack of November 26, 2008 recorded his statement before the Special Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Masood Janjua on April 15 and confessed that he was involved in the attack, The News reported. The court sent the accused to the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on 14-day judicial remand and directed the Special Investigation Cell to produce him again on April 28. The accused, Shahid Jamil Riaz alias Muhammad Riaz from Nazir Colony in Bahawalpur in the Punjab province, recorded his statement under section 164 and confessed that he and other four accused, Hamad Ameen Sadiq, Zarar Shah, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Hamza alias Abu Alqa, were involved in the Mumbai attacks.
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April - 15 
The court refused to provide information about his confessional statement to the media. The Federal Investigation Agency sources told The News that Shahid Jamil Riaz belongs to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and has confessed that he, along with other four accused, provided all kinds of transportation fa
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The court refused to provide information about his confessional statement to the media. The Federal Investigation Agency sources told The News that Shahid Jamil Riaz belongs to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and has confessed that he, along with other four accused, provided all kinds of transportation facilities, accommodation, internet and other facilities to those who carried out Mumbai attacks. However, a junior officer of the Interior Ministry rejected any confession by the accused. He said the accused had given a statement in the court but it could not be called a confession.
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April - 16 
The Government on April 16 released Maulana Abdul Aziz, former chief cleric of the Lal Masjid, from a sub-jail in Rawalpindi after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the last case related to the Children’s Library, The News reported. The Supreme Court had on April 15 granted him bail, but the det
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The Government on April 16 released Maulana Abdul Aziz, former chief cleric of the Lal Masjid, from a sub-jail in Rawalpindi after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the last case related to the Children’s Library, The News reported. The Supreme Court had on April 15 granted him bail, but the details of his surety bond, worth PKR 200,000, had yet to be worked out. Talking to The News, Maulana Abdul Aziz lauded the decision of the Supreme Court and said he would continue to spread the message of Islam.
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April - 21 
The Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 was challenged in the Supreme Court on April 21 and the court was asked to stop its enforcement as it trespassed the jurisdiction of the apex court and breached the fundamental rights of security of a person guaranteed by the Constitution, The News reported. The petit
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The Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 was challenged in the Supreme Court on April 21 and the court was asked to stop its enforcement as it trespassed the jurisdiction of the apex court and breached the fundamental rights of security of a person guaranteed by the Constitution, The News reported. The petition was filed by Shahid Orakzai under the Article 184(3) of the Constitution, making the Secretary of Law and the NWFP Governor as respondents. He prayed to the court to take immediate steps for the reinforcement of the Article 9 of the Constitution that says: "No person shall be deprived of life or liberty except in accordance with law." The petitioner stated that under the regulation, the new forum called ‘Darul-Qaza’ will seemingly exercise the appellate jurisdiction of the apex court. "Under what authority the governor of the NWFP transplanted the jurisdiction of the apex court?" the petitioner questioned. He said in the eyes of the Constitution, the writers of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation were not to be taken as Muslims until they acknowledged the Qur’anic rules and amended the flawed regulation.
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April - 22 
Meanwhile, regular courts stopped functioning in Buner on April 22 after judicial officers went on leave for an indefinite period in compliance with directives of the Peshawar High Court, Dawn reported. The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, Maulana Sufi Mohammad, had asked the Gove
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Meanwhile, regular courts stopped functioning in Buner on April 22 after judicial officers went on leave for an indefinite period in compliance with directives of the Peshawar High Court, Dawn reported. The Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief, Maulana Sufi Mohammad, had asked the Government on April 19 to abolish regular courts and set up Darul Qaza for appeal by April 23. In the neighbouring Shangla District also, judges could not perform their duties because lawyers did not appear in courts after they received a threat against doing so. In a letter pasted near the bar room, militants had warned lawyers against appearing before courts. Buner and Shangla are two of the seven districts of Malakand Division where the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation 2009 will be enforced. An unnamed official of the Peshawar High Court told Dawn "Safety of our officials is of supreme importance for us. How is it possible for judges to perform their duty when personnel of law-enforcement agencies and administration are not present in the district." District Coordination Officer Javed Ahmed Khan, District Police Officer Abdur Rashed Khan and Assistant Coordination Officer Pervez Khan Yousafzai had reportedly already left the District more than a week ago. A judicial officer confirmed that the District police officer had categorically told them that he could not guarantee safety to court officials.
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May - 3 
The banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) – which had promised to ensure peace in Swat District in return for the establishment of Sharia (Islamic courts) – on May 3 rejected the Darul Qaza appellate court set up by the NWFP Government, Daily Times reported. Ameer Izzat Khan, the chief
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The banned Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) – which had promised to ensure peace in Swat District in return for the establishment of Sharia (Islamic courts) – on May 3 rejected the Darul Qaza appellate court set up by the NWFP Government, Daily Times reported. Ameer Izzat Khan, the chief spokesman for TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, said the Government had acted unilaterally in establishing the Darul Qaza and had violated the peace agreement. He said it had been decided in a May 1 meeting between the provincial Government and TNSM in Timergara that the former would first announce an end to the operations in Malakand following which the Taliban would declare a cease-fire.
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May - 5 
The Federal Investigation Agency in Rawalpindi on May 5 submitted a charge-sheet against five men accused of being involved in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The court will frame chares against the accused on May 12. Anti-Terrorism Court-II Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot, who has been conducting the t
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The Federal Investigation Agency in Rawalpindi on May 5 submitted a charge-sheet against five men accused of being involved in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The court will frame chares against the accused on May 12. Anti-Terrorism Court-II Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahot, who has been conducting the trial of the accused Shahid Jameel Riaz a resident of Bahawalpur, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi of Islamabad, Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah of Sheikhupura, Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu al-Qama, a resident of Islamabad, and Hammad Amin Saddiq of Karachi in Adial Jail, distributed the copies of the charge-sheet among the accused who would formally be indicted on the next date of hearing.
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May - 6 
A review board of the Lahore High Court has extended for 60 days the detention of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed and Col (retd) Nazir Ahmed, while releasing two outfit leaders Mufti Abdur Rehman and Ameer Hamza, The News reported. The board comprising
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A review board of the Lahore High Court has extended for 60 days the detention of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed and Col (retd) Nazir Ahmed, while releasing two outfit leaders Mufti Abdur Rehman and Ameer Hamza, The News reported. The board comprising Justice Mian Muhammad Najam-uz-Zaman, Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi and Justice Fazal-e-Miran Chohan turned down the home department’ request to extend the detention of Mufti and Hamza after feeling dissatisfied with the material produced against them. They would be released on May 6 (today) after the expiry of their detention period. In the case of Hafiz Saeed and Nazir Ahmed, the board extended their detention citing security concerns. Hafiz Saeed is reported to have stated that his five months long detention was illegal and if there was any incriminating material against him the Government must produce it before the board. He was of the view that the UN neither ordered nor recommended for his detention. Ameer Hamza said he was never involved in any anti-state or provocative activities while Col (retd) Nazir opined that elements who broke the country were roaming around freely while its saviors have been put behind the bars. In December 2008, the Interior Ministry had ordered detention of eight LeT, including Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, on the suspicion of the outfit’s involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008.
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May - 12 
A charge-sheet submitted by Police in an anti-terrorism court says that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) assassinated former Commander of the Special Services Group, General Aamir Faisal Alvi, to avenge the role he played in the fight against militants in FATA, Dawn reported. According to the charge-sheet prep
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A charge-sheet submitted by Police in an anti-terrorism court says that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) assassinated former Commander of the Special Services Group, General Aamir Faisal Alvi, to avenge the role he played in the fight against militants in FATA, Dawn reported. According to the charge-sheet prepared by Islamabad’s Koral Police against Major (retd) Haroon Ashiq, a resident of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Mohammad Nawaz Khan of Peshawar, and Ashfaq Ahmed of Okara in Punjab, the murder was ordered by Ilyas Kashmiri who provided funds and weapons. During interrogation in a kidnapping for ransom case, the accused told Police they had been ordered to kill Alvi, who had spearheaded a commando operation against militants at Angor Adda in South Waziristan in 2004 when a large number of Arabs, Uzbeks, Chechens, Afghans and local Taliban militants were killed. The three were arrested by the industrial area police for trying to kidnap a businessman. Police said the alleged killers, who belonged to the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba, followed Alvi when he left his residence in Bharia Town on the day of the attack for his private office in Islamabad and killed him and his driver near PWD Colony. Police said the accused were given money and weapons for the attack by Ilyas Kashmiri and Irfan, another man working for the militants.
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June - 2 
A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on June 2 accepted a habeas corpus petition and ordered the Government to release Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Col (retd) Nazir Ahmad, Daily Times reported. According to The News, the court observe
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A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on June 2 accepted a habeas corpus petition and ordered the Government to release Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Col (retd) Nazir Ahmad, Daily Times reported. According to The News, the court observed that “After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and perusal of the case law on the subject as well as the material produced by the learned law officers in chamber, for the reasons to be delivered later on, with a unanimous view, we have held that this writ petition in the form of habeas corpus is maintainable as prima facie the government has no sufficient grounds to detain the petitioners for preventive measures.” “As far as the UN resolution is concerned, there is no matter before us about the vires and the government can act upon the same in letter and spirit if so advised. But relying on the same, the detention cannot be maintained, as it was even not desired thereby,” it read. During the proceedings, petitioners’ counsel A. K. Dogar had claimed the Government’s plea to detain his clients in the public interest was wrong. Members of the JuD are good Muslims who follow the example of the holy Prophet, he said, claiming it was part of a Western conspiracy to defame Islam. He said the Government had made United Nations Security Council Resolution No 1267 its basis for detaining the petitioners, even though the resolution dealt with an arms embargo, freezing the guilty party’s assets, and banning them from traveling abroad, not detention. Defending the Government, Deputy Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik said Dogar’s arguments collapsed under Article 10(3) of the Constitution, which contended it was not necessary to show grounds for detention in the case of preventative detention. In December 2008, the Interior Ministry had ordered the detention of six JuD leaders, including its chief Hafiz Saeed, on the suspicion of his group’s involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008. A review board of the Lahore High Court on May 5 extended for further 60 days the detention of Hafiz Saeed and Col (retd) Nazir Ahmed while releasing its two leaders Mufti Abdur Rehman and Amir Hamza.
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July - 4 
The Federal Government will challenge the release of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in the Supreme Court on July 4 (today), Attorney General Latif Khosa told Daily Times on July 3. He said there were “sufficient grounds” to challenge the Lahore High Co
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The Federal Government will challenge the release of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in the Supreme Court on July 4 (today), Attorney General Latif Khosa told Daily Times on July 3. He said there were “sufficient grounds” to challenge the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict that set Hafiz Saeed free. On June 3, the LHC ordered the release of Hafiz Saeed, holding that there was no sufficient ground to detain or link him to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008.
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July - 7 
The federal and Punjab Governments on July 7 filed identical petitions in the Supreme Court challenging a Lahore High Court decision, releasing Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, chief of the banned Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), Daily Times reported. Deputy Attorney General Shah Khawar and
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The federal and Punjab Governments on July 7 filed identical petitions in the Supreme Court challenging a Lahore High Court decision, releasing Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, chief of the banned Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), Daily Times reported. Deputy Attorney General Shah Khawar and Punjab Advocate General Muhammad Raza Farooq filed the petitions on behalf of their respective Governments. The petitions request the Supreme Court to set aside the decision of ending the detention of Saeed and Col (r) Nazir Ahmad.
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July - 13 
A German court jailed for eight years a German man of Pakistani origin on July 13 for helping to fund and supply Al Qaeda in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Dawn reported. The 47-year-old, identified only as Aleem N., was arrested in February 2008 and charged with giving 27,000 euros
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A German court jailed for eight years a German man of Pakistani origin on July 13 for helping to fund and supply Al Qaeda in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Dawn reported. The 47-year-old, identified only as Aleem N., was arrested in February 2008 and charged with giving 27,000 euros (38,000 dollars) as well as materials, including night-vision equipment, to the group. The court in Koblenz found him guilty of belonging to a foreign terrorist organisation receiving explosives training at an extremist camp and of helping recruit volunteers to go to Pakistan.
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July - 14 
The Government of Punjab on July 14 disassociated itself from a case challenging the Lahore High Court order that released the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, as it filed an application with the Supreme Court (SC) to withdraw its petition that challeng
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The Government of Punjab on July 14 disassociated itself from a case challenging the Lahore High Court order that released the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, as it filed an application with the Supreme Court (SC) to withdraw its petition that challenged the release, Daily Times reported. Appearing on notice, the Punjab Advocate General (AG) Raza Farooq informed the SC that the Punjab Government had decided to withdraw its petition against Saeed’s release, as it had insufficient evidence against him and his aide, Col (r) Nazir Ahmed. Appearing on the behalf of the federal Government, Deputy AG Shah Khawar requested the court for additional time to seek the Centre’s instructions on the issue. Accepting the request, the court reportedly adjourned the hearing until July 16.
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August - 2 
Charges of rebellion against the state have been laid against the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad in the Saidu Sharif Police Station in Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. A Police official said a First Information Report was registered against S
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Charges of rebellion against the state have been laid against the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad in the Saidu Sharif Police Station in Swat District on August 2, Daily Times reported. A Police official said a First Information Report was registered against Sufi under sections 120-D, 121, 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The official said Sufi was charged with inciting the masses during his address at Grassy Ground in Mingora on April 20, 2009. He said in his address, Sufi had called the Supreme Court and the high courts of Pakistan “un-Islamic”. Sufi had also termed all judges, lawyers and pro-democracy clerics “rebels”. Sufi was arrested along with his two sons, Ziaullah and Rizwanullah, from Sethi Town in the provincial capital Peshawar on July 26.
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August - 3 
The federal and the Punjab governments had filed separate appeals with the Supreme Court against a Lahore High Court order freeing Hafiz Saeed and Nazir from house arrest. But the Punjab Government later moved an application for the withdrawal of its petition, and told the court that if the federal
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The federal and the Punjab governments had filed separate appeals with the Supreme Court against a Lahore High Court order freeing Hafiz Saeed and Nazir from house arrest. But the Punjab Government later moved an application for the withdrawal of its petition, and told the court that if the federal Government provided fresh evidence against Saeed, the provincial administration would reverse its decision to withdraw the appeal. In its application for the withdrawal of the appeal against Hafiz Saeed, the Punjab Government said the LeT chief and Nazir were put under house arrest on a directive by the federal Government, but the centre had “failed” to provide concrete evidence for their house arrest.
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August - 3 
The Supreme Court on August 3 adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing of a petition filed by the federal Government challenging the release of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and his close aide Col (r) Nazir Ahmad, Daily Times reported. A
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The Supreme Court on August 3 adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing of a petition filed by the federal Government challenging the release of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and his close aide Col (r) Nazir Ahmad, Daily Times reported. A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja is hearing the case. Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa told the court on August 3 that the record of the case was with the Punjab Government, but Punjab Advocate General Raza Farooq had resigned and nobody else had been appointed in his place. He said the case could not proceed in the absence of the record, and called on the court to adjourn the proceedings. Advocate A. K. Dogar, representing Hafiz Saeed, did not object to the attorney general’s request – which was accepted by the court.
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August - 10 
Seven suspected terrorists were arrested from Bhakkar, Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan and two suicide jackets and explosives seized from their possession, according to Daily Times. Quoting sources in the security agencies, a private TV channel reported on August 10 that two suspected terrorists, ident
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Seven suspected terrorists were arrested from Bhakkar, Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan and two suicide jackets and explosives seized from their possession, according to Daily Times. Quoting sources in the security agencies, a private TV channel reported on August 10 that two suspected terrorists, identified as Muhammad Ayub and Qamar Abbas, were arrested from Bhakkar. Separately, two unidentified terrorists were arrested from Sargodha and two suicide jackets and explosives seized. In the third raid, two suspected terrorists from Dera Ghazi Khan and one from Multan were arrested. Sources said the arrested men had been shifted to Lahore for investigation. They said a crackdown was underway against banned outfits across the Punjab province following the Mian Channu bomb blast in July 2009 - in which seven people were killed – that was blamed on Master Riaz, an alleged operative of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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August - 16 
The political administration launched a crackdown against the Mandal tribe and arrested its 25 elders for failing to hand over 10 suspected militants to the authorities. Sources said that the crackdown was launched after the tribes conveyed its inability to the Government to produce the wanted men.
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The political administration launched a crackdown against the Mandal tribe and arrested its 25 elders for failing to hand over 10 suspected militants to the authorities. Sources said that the crackdown was launched after the tribes conveyed its inability to the Government to produce the wanted men. The political administration had given a list of 10 militants to Mandal tribe to hand them over to it for investigation.
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August - 19 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 19 summoned the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah and 10 other militants to surrender or appear in the court within seven days, The News reported. The ATC Judge Khalil Khan Khalil asked Fazlullah, who is the son-in-law of
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on August 19 summoned the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat unit chief Maulana Fazlullah and 10 other militants to surrender or appear in the court within seven days, The News reported. The ATC Judge Khalil Khan Khalil asked Fazlullah, who is the son-in-law of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, to surrender to the local Police or appear before the court, along with 10 other militants, within seven days to defend terror charges against him or else the court would initiate hearing against him and his associates under Section 19(10) of the Anti-Terrorism Act in absentia. The court issued summons for 11 militants, including Fazlullah, Yousaf, son of Khalid Khan, Tahir, son of Bihram, Hadi, son of Habib Khan, Muhammad Hussain, son of Nusrat Ahmed, Aziz, son of Fazal Majeed, Anwar, son of Jamshed, Qadir, son of Fazal Rahim, Sher Ali, son of Feroz, Ziaur Rehman, son of Naseebzada and Muhamamd Rasool.
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August - 26 
On August 26, the Anti Terrorism Court headed by Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sent key Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Saifullah and his brother Zahid Akram to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand with direction to the Police to present them before it on September 9, for their involvement in Marriott s
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On August 26, the Anti Terrorism Court headed by Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan sent key Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Saifullah and his brother Zahid Akram to Adiala Jail on 14-day judicial remand with direction to the Police to present them before it on September 9, for their involvement in Marriott suicide attack case, according to Daily Times.
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August - 27 
Swat District Police re-arrested Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad’s sons on August 27, after they were freed from the Peshawar Central Prison in NWFP earlier in the day, reports Daily Times. The Peshawar High Court had said on August 26 the detention of Sufi’s sons –
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Swat District Police re-arrested Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad’s sons on August 27, after they were freed from the Peshawar Central Prison in NWFP earlier in the day, reports Daily Times. The Peshawar High Court had said on August 26 the detention of Sufi’s sons – Ziaullah, Rizwanullah and Hayatullah – under Section 3 of the Public Maintenance Order was illegal and unconstitutional and had ordered their release. Peshawar Central Prison sources said that officials of the Swat police spent the night at the central prison and took the three men into custody after prison authorities set them free.
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August - 28 
The Lahore High Court has asked the authorities not to restrain the free movement of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dawn reported. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry also issued on August 28 contempt or court notices to five Police and administration officials of Islamabad on Dr Khan’s petition ch
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The Lahore High Court has asked the authorities not to restrain the free movement of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, Dawn reported. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry also issued on August 28 contempt or court notices to five Police and administration officials of Islamabad on Dr Khan’s petition challenging his official protocol and terming it a violation of his fundamental rights. Petitioner’s counsel Barrister Syed Ali Zafar submitted that Dr Khan had earlier filed a petition challenging his virtual house arrest by the Musharraf regime under the garb of providing security while the Islamabad High Court had declared him a free citizen. The counsel submitted that Dr Khan had agreed to a security protocol because the Government not only wanted to ensure his security owing to his sensitive status but the Islamabad High Court had also issued directions in this regard. The counsel submitted that the security protocol included conditions like informing the security agencies in advance of his movement. The authorities, however, restricted his movement to his house in violation of the court orders and the security package agreed with them. The court, after hearing the arguments, reportedly directed the Government not to restrain Dr Khan’s movement in any manner.
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September - 2 
A division bench of the Lahore High Court on September 2 granted bail to 11 activists of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), who were in jail since the UN imposed sanctions on the JD, The News reported. Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Hanif and others were arrested from Bahawalnagar
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A division bench of the Lahore High Court on September 2 granted bail to 11 activists of the Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JD, the Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] front), who were in jail since the UN imposed sanctions on the JD, The News reported. Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Hanif and others were arrested from Bahawalnagar under the Anti-Terrorism Act. During the course of hearing, Deputy Prosecutor General Chaudhry Jamshed argued that the JD was a banned organisation but its activists continued collecting funds, distributing religious literature and doing other activities. However, the accused-petitioner’s counsel Irshadullah Chatta stated that there was no notification regarding the ban on JD. He argued that an organisation could not be banned until a notification under Section 11 B was issued. He said the Government had already admitted in the Hafiz Saeed case that it had no substantial evidence against the JD. The bench comprising Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif and Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry after hearing the arguments granted them bail against surety bonds of PKR 100,000 each. The released JD activists included Muhammad Siddiq, Abbas Dogar, Saeed Amir, Arif Ali, Muhammad Akram, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Master Abdul Shakoor and Muhammad Anwar.
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October - 7 
The Balochistan High Court has ordered the Station House Officer of Dera Bugti Police Station to register an FIR against former President Pervez Musharraf and others in the murder case of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Dawn reported. On a petition by Nawab Bugti’s son Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti,
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The Balochistan High Court has ordered the Station House Officer of Dera Bugti Police Station to register an FIR against former President Pervez Musharraf and others in the murder case of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Dawn reported. On a petition by Nawab Bugti’s son Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti, a bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa ordered on October 7 registration of a case against the respondents, except the NWFP Governor Owais Ghani. The petitioner had nominated Gen (retd) Musharraf, former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former Governor of Balochistan, Owais Ghani, former Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf, former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao and former Home Minister Shoaib Nausherwani. The court accepted the submission of the petitioner, but excluded the name of Ghani, who being governor of the NWFP, holds a constitutional position. Nawab Bugti was killed on August 26, 2006.
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October - 8 
The former Malakand Commissioner, Syed Muhammad Javed, detained since May 2009 for allegedly facilitating Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah, was released on October 8, said the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain. The former commissioner was arrested after three arrested army commandos were behead
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The former Malakand Commissioner, Syed Muhammad Javed, detained since May 2009 for allegedly facilitating Swat Taliban chief Fazlullah, was released on October 8, said the NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain. The former commissioner was arrested after three arrested army commandos were beheaded by the Taliban. Iftikhar said the Grade 20 civil bureaucrat had been freed, but a departmental inquiry was still pending against him. The former commissioner’s release follows a petition filed by his brother, Syed Muhammad Hamid, with the Peshawar High Court.
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October - 12 
A division bench of the Lahore High Court on October 12 accepted two petitions moved by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JD, also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, and quashed two criminal cases against him on charges of delivering a speech that urged Muslims to fight against the US, Is
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A division bench of the Lahore High Court on October 12 accepted two petitions moved by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JD, also known as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT]) chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, and quashed two criminal cases against him on charges of delivering a speech that urged Muslims to fight against the US, Israel and India, Daily Times reported. The petitioner’s lawyer, A. K. Dogar, said the cases had been registered under Section 11-F(4) of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, but the section was not applicable to JD, as it was “not a terrorist outfit”. The bench asked the Assistant Advocate General if he had any document to prove if JD was a banned organisation, but it was found that no such notification had been issued by the federal or provincial Governments. Aziz also said that the JD had not been included in the list of proscribed organisations, and the outfit was only on a “watch list” because of its alleged involvement in terrorism activities.
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October - 19 
A Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore on October 19 sentenced Hijratullah, a man charged with involvement in the March 30, 2009 attack on the Manawan Police Training School in Lahore, to ten years in prison, Daily Times reported. Security Forces had arrested Hijratullah near a makeshift helipad at the Ma
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A Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore on October 19 sentenced Hijratullah, a man charged with involvement in the March 30, 2009 attack on the Manawan Police Training School in Lahore, to ten years in prison, Daily Times reported. Security Forces had arrested Hijratullah near a makeshift helipad at the Manawan police training centre on March 30. Authorities had also confiscated grenades, daggers, a wireless device and an Afghan passport from him. However, Hijratullah was acquitted of charges in another attack on a Police Station on The Mall due to lack of evidence. At least 26 people were killed and over 150 injured in the first siege of the Manawan training school in March. Baitullah Mehsud, the late commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, had claimed responsibility for the attack.
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October - 22 
The SFs, according to the ISPR, arrested nine suspects from the seminary known as Madrassa Mazhar-ul-Uloom in Mingora’s Green Chowk and from Manglawar, Kokarai, Dahro, Rangeela and Godhand during their search and clearance operations. The Mingora Police have also reportedly launched a campaign again
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The SFs, according to the ISPR, arrested nine suspects from the seminary known as Madrassa Mazhar-ul-Uloom in Mingora’s Green Chowk and from Manglawar, Kokarai, Dahro, Rangeela and Godhand during their search and clearance operations. The Mingora Police have also reportedly launched a campaign against Afghan prayer leaders. The Police arrested 12 such clerics and charged them under 14 Foreign Act.
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October - 27 
US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested early in October 2009 by FBI's
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US investigating agencies have neutralised a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to use an American national for terrorist attacks in Denmark and India, Times of India reported. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested early in October 2009 by FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport before he boarded a flight to Philadelphia, from where he was intending to travel to Pakistan to meet Pakistani terrorist handlers, including the fugitive Ilyas Kashmiri. Headley's partner in the terror plot, which included plans to attack the Danish newspaper that published cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, was a Pakistani-Canadian named Tahawwur Hussain Rana, also a resident of Chicago who was arrested by the FBI on October 18. According to the FBI affidavit filed in a Chicago court, Headley was in close contact with Ilyas Kashmiri and several unidentified leaders of LeT, two of whom are identified as "LeT member A" and "Individual A." He had visited Pakistan before to meet LeT handlers and was returning there ostensibly to finalize plans for strikes. "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. "These e-mails reflect that LeT Member A was placing a higher priority on using Headley to assist in planning a new attack in India than on completing the planned attack in Denmark," it said. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government." "In July and August 2009, Headley exchanged a series of e-mails with LeT Member A, including an exchange in which Headley asked if the Denmark project was on hold, and whether a visit to India that LeT member A had asked him to undertake was for the purpose of surveilling targets for a new terrorist attack," the FBI said in its affidavit. Although the affidavit named Kashmiri, it did not identify others involved in the plot, referring to them as LeT member A and Individual A. It said LeT member A "has substantial influence and responsibility within the organization" and his "identity is known to the government."
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November - 25 
A day before the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, an anti-terror court in Rawalpindi indicted seven persons, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, ‘operations commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), for their suspected involvement in the attacks, The Hindu reported. The indictment on
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A day before the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, an anti-terror court in Rawalpindi indicted seven persons, including Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, ‘operations commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), for their suspected involvement in the attacks, The Hindu reported. The indictment on November 25, 2009 paves the way for the trial of the seven men, which may begin on December 5, the date for which the next hearing has been fixed. The seven persons, all in custody, are: Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, "mastermind" of the attacks; Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah, also of the LeT and described as a "facilitator and expert of computer networks"; Hamad Amin Sadiq, who is charged with "facilitating funds and hideouts" for the Mumbai attackers; Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu al Qama, described as a "handler"; Shahid Jamil Riaz, who is described both as a facilitator for funds, as well as a crew member of a boat used by the attackers; Jamil Ahmed, described as "facilitator"; and, Younus, also a "facilitator." The in camera proceedings in Anti-Terror Court 1 of Rawalpindi were held in the high-security Adiala Jail, and reportedly lasted a little under two hours. Judge Malik Mohammed Akram Awan framed charges against the seven under the Anti-Terrorism Act, several sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, including Section 302 for murder and under the Explosives Act. All the seven pleaded not guilty to the charges, including Shahid Jamil Riaz, who earlier made a detailed confession about his part in the attacks before a judicial magistrate in Rawalpindi, where he was first produced after his arrest. Earlier, the court rejected objections by defence lawyers at the last hearing over the admissibility of the confession of the lone arrested LeT terrorist Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ as evidence. They had argued that as he was neither an accused in the case in Pakistan nor in the list of proclaimed offenders, his statement could not be used for the purpose of framing charges against the other accused. While holding that ‘Kasab’ could not be declared a proclaimed offender as his whereabouts were known, the Judge said he would be treated as an accused whose case had been separated from the case under trial in his court, and who was being proceeded against in another court.
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November - 26 
The Anti-Terrorist Court on November 26 acquitted six persons charged with planning acts of terrorism in Rawalpindi, according to Daily Times. New Town Police had arrested Shafiqur Rehman, Abdul Khaliq, Niaz Ahmad, Abdul Basit, Abdul Majid and Abdul Saboor from outside the Rawalpindi Arts Council. P
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The Anti-Terrorist Court on November 26 acquitted six persons charged with planning acts of terrorism in Rawalpindi, according to Daily Times. New Town Police had arrested Shafiqur Rehman, Abdul Khaliq, Niaz Ahmad, Abdul Basit, Abdul Majid and Abdul Saboor from outside the Rawalpindi Arts Council. Police also claimed of seizing three suicide belts, five detonators and other explosives from them. The court rejected the bail application of Khairullah Mehsud, a resident of South Waziristan. The court is trying three suspected terrorists – Khairullah Mehsud, Fidaullah and Khurram Shahzad for their alleged involvement in an attack on a Frontier Constabulary (FC) checkpost on Margalla Road in Islamabad. Eight FC personnel were killed, and seven others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the checkpost. They were also allegedly involved in the Hamza Camp suicide attack case. An unidentified suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a 72-seater bus parked in front of Hamza Camp on Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Road in Rawalpindi on November 24, 2007. The bus carrying Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials to work was destroyed and over 25 people were killed. the court also adjourned the hearing of cases against former Lal Masjid chief cleric Abdul Aziz until December 7 as the defence lawyer, Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, is in Saudi Arabia to perform haj (Islamic pilgrimage). On September 16, the court dropped terrorism charges against the former cleric, and co-accused in three cases.
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December - 14 
A Spanish court on December 14 sentenced nine Pakistani nationals and two Indian nationals to 14-year jail terms for belonging to a terrorist outfit and making plan for a suicide bomb blast in Barcelona, according to The Hindu. Earlier, these persons were arrested in Spain on January 19, 2008.
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A Spanish court on December 14 sentenced nine Pakistani nationals and two Indian nationals to 14-year jail terms for belonging to a terrorist outfit and making plan for a suicide bomb blast in Barcelona, according to The Hindu. Earlier, these persons were arrested in Spain on January 19, 2008.
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December - 15 
One Pakistan origin American national, Syed Haris Ahmed (25) of Atlanta, and one Bangladesh origin American national, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (23) of Georgia, were sentenced to 13 and 17 years in prison respectively by a United States court on December 15, for their link to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-T
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One Pakistan origin American national, Syed Haris Ahmed (25) of Atlanta, and one Bangladesh origin American national, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (23) of Georgia, were sentenced to 13 and 17 years in prison respectively by a United States court on December 15, for their link to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and providing them with material aid and support for attacks in the U.S. and abroad, according to The Hindu. District Judge William Duffey Junior of Federal Court in Atlanta sentenced Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, following their convictions in 2009 in separate but related criminal trials. Like David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, Sadequee and Ahmed too were in contact with the LeT and the JeM. However unlike Headley, who sent video footage and photographs of possible LeT targets in India, Sadeequee and Ahmed sent video clips of possible LeT targets in the US. “This is not about your faith,” Judge Duffey Jr. told them. “This is about your conduct. This is about the rule of law in this country that you have decided does not apply to you.”
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December - 15 
The Sargodha civil court on December 15 granted 10 days’ physical remand of the five United States nationals arrested for their reported involvement in planning to join militant outfits, according to The News. They were brought to Sargodha from Lahore amid tight security and presented before the jud
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The Sargodha civil court on December 15 granted 10 days’ physical remand of the five United States nationals arrested for their reported involvement in planning to join militant outfits, according to The News. They were brought to Sargodha from Lahore amid tight security and presented before the judge, where a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) requested for their 10-day remand. Meanwhile, United State’s State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in response to a question about the Lahore High Court order: “It sounds to me to be a reasonable judicial procedure.” The LHC had directed the authorities in Pakistan not to deport the arrested US nationals to any country. “We are in the process of working with the Pakistani authorities to determine their legal status, and formal charges haven’t been brought,” Kelly said. Declining to comment on the LHC verdict, Kelly said: “What we’re interested in is that their legal rights are being respected, that the local law is being followed, and that they have access to legal counsel. And we normally provide them with a list of lawyers, who are available in the matter that they’re being held for.”
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