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Islamabad Capital Territory: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2003

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March - 1	An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad remanded to police custody Ahmed Qadoos, a Pakistani national arrested with Khalid Shaikh Muhammad on March 1. Qadoos was charged with possession of illegal arms. So far he has not been charged with associating wi Read more... An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad remanded to police custody Ahmed Qadoos, a Pakistani national arrested with Khalid Shaikh Muhammad on March 1. Qadoos was charged with possession of illegal arms. So far he has not been charged with associating with terrorists. Read less...
March - 4	Federal Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat reiterated that Osama bin Laden was not hiding in Pakistan. Talking to media persons at the National Police Academy, in Islamabad, on March 4 he said, "If anybody says that Osama is in Pakistan, he sh Read more... Federal Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat reiterated that Osama bin Laden was not hiding in Pakistan. Talking to media persons at the National Police Academy, in Islamabad, on March 4 he said, "If anybody says that Osama is in Pakistan, he should come up with evidence and we will investigate it. " Read less...
March - 9	Replying to a question in Parliament on the alleged activities of the Islamist extremist Shahadat-e-Al Hikma, Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, on March 9, said the government had banned the organization since February 9. He added that police wa Read more... Replying to a question in Parliament on the alleged activities of the Islamist extremist Shahadat-e-Al Hikma, Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, on March 9, said the government had banned the organization since February 9. He added that police was carrying out searches to arrest its leaders and activists, media sources reported. He informed the House that police and other law enforcing agencies have been directed to stop the activities of the Al-Hikma. He also said information on the activities of the Al-Hikma, including extortion, was available. Read less...
March - 12	At a media briefing at the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters in Islamabad, on March 12, an ISI official admitted that individual members of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) might be linked to some Al-Qaeda terrorists, however, JeI as a party ha Read more... At a media briefing at the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters in Islamabad, on March 12, an ISI official admitted that individual members of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) might be linked to some Al-Qaeda terrorists, however, JeI as a party had no connection with the Al Qaeda. Inter-Services Public Relations Director-General and Presidential spokesperson Major-General Rashid Qureshi was also present during the briefing and he added, "We could not find any evidence that could lead to any such possibility." He also denied that Pakistani law enforcing agencies were close to arresting Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda leader. He said, "We don't know how such impressions were created. At the briefing session for the foreign media no such assertions were made that could lead to such a conclusion." Read less...
March - 28	A media report quoting US diplomats indicated that terrorists disguised as street vendors and beggars could target American citizens and other Westerners in Pakistan. The warning, contained in a message to Americans from the US Embassy in Islamabad, Read more... A media report quoting US diplomats indicated that terrorists disguised as street vendors and beggars could target American citizens and other Westerners in Pakistan. The warning, contained in a message to Americans from the US Embassy in Islamabad, came in the wake of a backlash to the US-led war in Iraq. The report said US officials have been conscious that the war on Iraq could expose Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to domestic political upheaval. There are also fears that US citizens or facilities could face reprisal attacks from terrorist groups, including the Al Qaeda and its local affiliates. Read less...
March - 31	Federal Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat said, in Islamabad, on March 31 that the Government would soon declare the Al Qaeda a terrorist organisation. "We had started the process a few weeks age and are trying to fulfill all the legal re Read more... Federal Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat said, in Islamabad, on March 31 that the Government would soon declare the Al Qaeda a terrorist organisation. "We had started the process a few weeks age and are trying to fulfill all the legal requirements for declaring Al Qaeda a terrorist organisation," said Hayat. He also asked the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) to publicly declare that it does not have any links with the Al Qaeda. Read less...

*Data till , December 12, 2019

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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