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March - 3 
Police in Faisalabad, on March 3, arrested the wife of Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who is allegedly involved in the Daniel Pearl case. According to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, a special police team raided the house of the in-laws of Amjad Farooqi in a villag
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Police in Faisalabad, on March 3, arrested the wife of Amjad Hussain Farooqi, who is allegedly involved in the Daniel Pearl case. According to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, a special police team raided the house of the in-laws of Amjad Farooqi in a village of Samundri. After failing to find Amjad, police arrested his wife and handed her over to an investigation team. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies have reportedly been directed by the government to keep a vigil over the activities of persons having links with the proscribed JeM, to facilitate arrests of suspects in the Pearl case.
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March - 5 
The Lahore High Court on March 5 rejected the Punjab government's stand that the court could not examine secret agencies' reports regarding the arrest of cadres of the defunct religious organisations and terrorist groups. The court also directed the
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The Lahore High Court on March 5 rejected the Punjab government's stand that the court could not examine secret agencies' reports regarding the arrest of cadres of the defunct religious organisations and terrorist groups. The court also directed the government to present relevant records to justify their arrests.
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March - 6 
The Lahore High Court on March 6 observed that the Federal government had blindly arrested the cadres of defunct religious and terrorist groups following their proscription on January 12. "What sort of threat the government felt to the solidarity of
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The Lahore High Court on March 6 observed that the Federal government had blindly arrested the cadres of defunct religious and terrorist groups following their proscription on January 12. "What sort of threat the government felt to the solidarity of the country that it blindly arrested the workers by using one order of arrest," said Justice Shahid Siddiqui. He made this observation while hearing 10 petitions filed against the arrest of cadres of the banned religious outfits. He expressed dissatisfaction over the secret agencies' reports, which led to the arrests. These reports were submitted after the judge had sought them despite the government's stance that the Court could not examine secret documents.
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March - 8 
A retired banker was killed on March 8 in a suspected sectarian attack in New Ghulghast Colony, Multan. According to official sources, Syed Ghulam Panjtan Kazmi, a Shiite, was killed by two assailants at his shop on the outskirts of the city. Shiite
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A retired banker was killed on March 8 in a suspected sectarian attack in New Ghulghast Colony, Multan. According to official sources, Syed Ghulam Panjtan Kazmi, a Shiite, was killed by two assailants at his shop on the outskirts of the city. Shiite leader Ali Raza Gardezi said President Musharraf's regime had failed to protect the lives of Shiites despite banning two rival Sunni sectarian groups, the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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March - 11 
A top terrorist belonging to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter on March 11 in Bahawalpur. According to Bahawalpur police chief Nazim Shahid Durrani, Shakeel Anwar alias Zahid alias Ghulam Mustafa was wanted in approxim
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A top terrorist belonging to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter on March 11 in Bahawalpur. According to Bahawalpur police chief Nazim Shahid Durrani, Shakeel Anwar alias Zahid alias Ghulam Mustafa was wanted in approximately 150 acts of terrorism and carried a reward of Rs 1.5 million on his head. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site. Anwar is a suspect in the October 2001- Bahawalpur church massacre in which 16 Christians were killed. Police sources indicated that Anwar had been an associate of the LeJ chief Riaz Basra. Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Malik Asif Hayat said, on March 11, with the killing of Anwar, the LeJ network was broken in southern Punjab and other parts of the country. Anwar was the most wanted man on the sectarian front after Riaz Basra, the IGP said. "It will help us in tracking down the other wanted sectarian militants," he claimed.
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March - 11 
According to media reports from Multan, two persons including an activist of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) were killed by two unidentified terrorists in Muzaffargarh district on March 11. Police sources have indicated that the incident may be
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According to media reports from Multan, two persons including an activist of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) were killed by two unidentified terrorists in Muzaffargarh district on March 11. Police sources have indicated that the incident may be related to the killing of a top Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist in an encounter on the same day in Bahawalpur. The terrorists managed to escaped from the incident site.
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March - 13 
According to media reports, highly explosive material and three detonators fixed in two pipes were successfully defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad near Iqbal Town in Lahore on March 13.
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According to media reports, highly explosive material and three detonators fixed in two pipes were successfully defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad near Iqbal Town in Lahore on March 13.
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March - 13 
The Vehari police, in an encounter on March 13, killed three Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists involved in at least 11 criminal cases. According to police sources, Fayyaz Ahmed Tarar, Javed Iqbal Rajput and Muhammad Amjad, all proclaimed offenders we
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The Vehari police, in an encounter on March 13, killed three Laskar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists involved in at least 11 criminal cases. According to police sources, Fayyaz Ahmed Tarar, Javed Iqbal Rajput and Muhammad Amjad, all proclaimed offenders were wanted by the Khanewal and Vehari police in 11 different sectarian murders. Fayyaz Tarar carried Rs 500,000 head money. These terrorists are also reported to have been close associates of LeJ chief Riaz Basra. Some arms, ammunition and press cards of an Urdu-language daily were recovered from their possession. Furthermore, a document containing names of some prominent personalities who were on the hit list of the terrorists was also recovered. The police also found the address of another proclaimed offender Munir Ahmad, during a scrutiny of documents, raided his house in Thingi Colony on March 14 and arrested him. Four hand grenades, a rifle and 82 bullets were recovered from his possession.
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March - 14 
A self-claimed killer of US journalist Daniel Pearl was arrested in Lahore on March 14. Adnan alias Sunny, belonging to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), appeared at a local Urdu daily's office and claimed having slain Daniel Pearl. Talking to the m
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A self-claimed killer of US journalist Daniel Pearl was arrested in Lahore on March 14. Adnan alias Sunny, belonging to the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), appeared at a local Urdu daily's office and claimed having slain Daniel Pearl. Talking to the media, Adnan said he belonged to an educated family although they had disowned him. According to him, "I bought rat-killing pills but, later, thought to die for a cause. I planned to save a soldier like Omar Sheikh. I fabricated the murder story and reached the newspaper office." He said he narrated the story in the said office which published it later. He indicated that the whole story was fake. He claimed that he had joined the JeM in 2001 in Mansehra and got 15-day training. He said he believed Omar Sheikh was not involved in the Pearl killing and hoped his confession of owning the murder would bail Omar out.
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March - 15 
The Punjab government has banned the entry of 110 Ulema (religious scholars) in the districts of Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad during the holy period of Moharram-ul-Haram. It has also issued directives to the provincial administration across t
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The Punjab government has banned the entry of 110 Ulema (religious scholars) in the districts of Jhang, Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad during the holy period of Moharram-ul-Haram. It has also issued directives to the provincial administration across the Province to take action under Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO) against the Ulema who are found involved in delivering objectionable and sectarian speeches.
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March - 16 
According to media reports, five persons belonging to the proscribed Sunni group, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed on March 16 near Merik Sial in Jhang. According to official sources, the five persons were killed by a group of 10 unidentifie
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According to media reports, five persons belonging to the proscribed Sunni group, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) were killed on March 16 near Merik Sial in Jhang. According to official sources, the five persons were killed by a group of 10 unidentified assailants who managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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March - 17 
Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said in Lahore on March 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl will be interrogated in Pakistan. “We have decided in principle t
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Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said in Lahore on March 17 that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Omar Sheikh, prime suspect in the abduction cum murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl will be interrogated in Pakistan. “We have decided in principle to investigate Sheikh Omar in Pakistan for which foreign agencies including Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are collaborating in the inquiry of the murder of Daniel Pearl” said Sattar. He pointed out that the presence of Omar was “extremely necessary in Pakistan till inquiry against him is completed.”
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March - 17 
Moinuddin Haider, the Interior Minister, told CNN that the grenade attack could be the work of a suicide bomber. "Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but there is one unidentified body and we are seeing the possibility of that man being
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Moinuddin Haider, the Interior Minister, told CNN that the grenade attack could be the work of a suicide bomber. "Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but there is one unidentified body and we are seeing the possibility of that man being involved in this attacks." He said that the police had not found any suspects and that no one had yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Haider indicated that it was likely to be the work of terrorists opposed to the US war on terror and President Musharraf's crackdown on religious extremism. "I guess it is people who want to give a message to the West and those people who are against this war against terrorism and they are perturbed about the very strong policies pursued by President Musharraf on this issue," he said. According to him, the choice of target indicated that the attack was intended to send a message. "There are many churches around Islamabad and Rawalpindi but this one was chosen because many Western countries' diplomats and other people come and have their service here," he said. Lt. Col Masroor of the Special Army Monitoring Team while briefing the Federal Minister for Minorities, S K Tresslor, in Islamabad said, "perhaps the terrorist also died in the attack." Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said in Lahore that the attack was "another manifestation of extremism on part of some misled people." Asked to comment on whether the attack was the work of proscribed groups, he said that the government had already banned them and seized their accounts and it was not possible for them to retaliate in such a short time. However, Law Minister Khalid Ranjha commenting on the incident said, the involvement of foreign hand cannot be ruled out. Commenting on the attack, US President George W Bush said, "I am outraged by the terrorist attack that took place today in Islamabad, Pakistan against innocent civilians. I strongly condemn them as acts of murder that cannot be tolerated by any person of conscience nor justified by any cause."
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March - 18 
According to media reports, the Punjab police have been directed to scientifically update its data regarding various madrassas (religious seminaries) in the province through a district-wise survey. Similar instructions are reported to have been issue
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According to media reports, the Punjab police have been directed to scientifically update its data regarding various madrassas (religious seminaries) in the province through a district-wise survey. Similar instructions are reported to have been issued to police departments in the other three provinces. A sample proforma, seeking such information as the number of local and foreign students and teachers, has been sent to the police in all the districts of the province to gather basic information about seminaries as well as mosques. It also seeks information on the administrator of the seminaries besides details as to which sect they belong to. Meanwhile, a media report has indicated that according to the last survey of the seminaries conducted by the Federal Interior Ministry, there are 6,761 seminaries in Pakistan.
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March - 19 
The Punjab unit chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Hafiz Muhammad Idrees alleged in Lahore ,on March 19, that government agencies were involved in the current wave of terrorism in Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference, he said terrorist acts migh
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The Punjab unit chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Hafiz Muhammad Idrees alleged in Lahore ,on March 19, that government agencies were involved in the current wave of terrorism in Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference, he said terrorist acts might be aimed at delaying the general elections and validating a referendum for the Presidentship of Pervez Musharraf.
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March - 19 
Three people including a Sunni professor and a prominent Shiite leader, were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lahore early on March 19. The Sunni Professor Attaur Rahman and his driver were killed when they arrived at an institute in the city’s Jain
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Three people including a Sunni professor and a prominent Shiite leader, were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lahore early on March 19. The Sunni Professor Attaur Rahman and his driver were killed when they arrived at an institute in the city’s Jain Mandar district. The Shiite leader Syed Hassan Raza was killed in the same area and by the same gunmen while they were fleeing from the area. A local police official said that it was not clear if the Shiite leader’s killing was co-incidental but added that the attack as a whole appears to be an incident of sectarian violence.
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March - 20 
Two persons were killed as three unidentified assailants ambushed a convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mian Akhlaq Guddu and hurled hand-grenades and opened fire at his vehicle, on March 20, in the Baghbanpura area of Lahore. Among the dea
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Two persons were killed as three unidentified assailants ambushed a convoy of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mian Akhlaq Guddu and hurled hand-grenades and opened fire at his vehicle, on March 20, in the Baghbanpura area of Lahore. Among the dead were one of his security guards, while he himself, along with his driver and another guard, sustained bullet injuries. While Karachi police chief Javed Noor pointed that the incident was the result of Guddu's rivalries with many people, Guddu's family termed the attack as a terrorist attempt on his life. "It is an act of terrorism as we don’t have enmity in the area," said Asif Mairaj, the brother of Akhlaq Guddu. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the ambush.
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March - 22 
A review board comprising three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted the Punjab government’s plea for continued detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), but ordered that he be lodged in his house in
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A review board comprising three judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted the Punjab government’s plea for continued detention of Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), but ordered that he be lodged in his house in Bahawalpur, which should be declared a sub-jail. According to a report in Dawn, a Pakistani daily, the government would pay the detainee’s dependants Rs 10,000 per month for their subsistence. A similar order was passed in respect of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq's family.
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March - 22 
Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an unidentified assailant hurled a grenade at them near a religious school in , on March 22. However, the police later overpowered the alleged terrorist and also recovered two pistols from his pos
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Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an unidentified assailant hurled a grenade at them near a religious school in , on March 22. However, the police later overpowered the alleged terrorist and also recovered two pistols from his possession.
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March - 23 
Three children sustained serious injuries when a land mine went off in a field, which they were passing by, in Shehrug village, Sialkot, on March 23, said media reports. However, there were no reports regarding those responsible for planting the mine
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Three children sustained serious injuries when a land mine went off in a field, which they were passing by, in Shehrug village, Sialkot, on March 23, said media reports. However, there were no reports regarding those responsible for planting the mine in the field.
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March - 24 
Police in Gujranwala on March 24 arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist after an encounter while his accomplice managed to escape. Three police personnel were injured in the encounter. Police also recovered hand grenades and automatic weapons f
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Police in Gujranwala on March 24 arrested a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist after an encounter while his accomplice managed to escape. Three police personnel were injured in the encounter. Police also recovered hand grenades and automatic weapons from the encounter site. During interrogation, he reportedly confessed that they were going to target a procession of the Shia community in the area. Official sources have indicated that the arrested had secured training in Afghanistan in 1994 and also took part in terrorist activity in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 25 
Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was shifted to his residence in Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, from the Mianwali Jail on March 25. According to media reports, he will remain under detention as his residence has been d
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Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was shifted to his residence in Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, from the Mianwali Jail on March 25. According to media reports, he will remain under detention as his residence has been declared as sub-jail. He was shifted on the orders of Lahore High Court review board, who had accepted his plea for shifting him from Mianwali Jail. As reported earlier, the government will pay Rs10, 000 to his family as sustenance allowance.
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March - 28 March - 29
Two cadres of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were killed and six others, including two police personnel were injured during a crackdown jointly conducted by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police in Faisalabad
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Two cadres of Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were killed and six others, including two police personnel were injured during a crackdown jointly conducted by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police in Faisalabad on March 28. 65 other cadres were arrested in the crackdown which continued on March 29. According to media reports, on a tip-off that some Al Qaeda cadres were hiding in Faisalabad, a joint team of FBI and personnel of law enforcement agencies raided six areas in the city and arrested 46 people, including 19 foreigners. 16 Arab nationals were arrested during a raid in Faisal Town in Faisalabad on March 29. Sources indicated that the Arab nationals attempted to resist the arrest and injured a police personnel and in the ensuing encounter, the raiding team opened fire and killed Abdul Hasnat, who reportedly belonged to Syria. The encounter also left four others including three foreigners injured. In the light of information gathered from those arrested, police and FBI teams raided five more places and arrested 45 Al Qaeda cadres, including about 12 foreign nationals.
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March - 29 
A police spokesperson said in Lahore that the arrested members were dangerous terrorists belonging to different religious groups. Names and whereabouts of the arrested cadres are being kept secret, he added. Media reports have indicated that one
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A police spokesperson said in Lahore that the arrested members were dangerous terrorists belonging to different religious groups. Names and whereabouts of the arrested cadres are being kept secret, he added. Media reports have indicated that one of the arrested cadres, who was also injured in the operation, is Abu Zubaida, second-in-command of the Al Qaeda network. Official sources, while admitting that the man had close resemblance with Abu Zubaida, declined to confirm the report, saying the identity would be established after interrogating the man. Source added that more raids had been stopped owing to the possibility that Al Qaeda cadres may have gone underground fearing arrests. The raids, according to official sources, came as police investigated links between terrorist groups and the March 17 grenade attack on a church that killed five persons, including a US Embassy employee and her daughter.
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March - 30 
In a suspected sectarian terrorist incident, the caretaker of a mosque and his son were killed by two unidentified assailants near Sabzi Mandi in Bahawalpur on March 30. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been ma
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In a suspected sectarian terrorist incident, the caretaker of a mosque and his son were killed by two unidentified assailants near Sabzi Mandi in Bahawalpur on March 30. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killing.
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March - 30 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who had been accused of creating law and order problems during the Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to Lahore in 1999, was acquitted in the case by an anti-terrorism court on March 30. Report
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who had been accused of creating law and order problems during the Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to Lahore in 1999, was acquitted in the case by an anti-terrorism court on March 30. Reportedly, none of the six prosecution witnesses deposed against Qazi.
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March - 31 
16 of the 65 persons arrested on March 28 in Faisalabad for their alleged links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were freed on March 31. Media reports said that they were asked questions about any information or link with any person in
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16 of the 65 persons arrested on March 28 in Faisalabad for their alleged links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terror network were freed on March 31. Media reports said that they were asked questions about any information or link with any person in connection with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA, abduction cum murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, Al Qaeda cadres, training in Afghanistan at Taliban centres, collection of funds for Taliban and Al Qaeda, supply of arms and providing of shelter to terrorists.
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March - 31 
The Lahore High Court Review Board on Detentions while rejecting on March 30 the Punjab government's request to extend the detention of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed ordered his release. The Board declared that the material against
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The Lahore High Court Review Board on Detentions while rejecting on March 30 the Punjab government's request to extend the detention of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed ordered his release. The Board declared that the material against Hafiz Saeed was not sufficient for extending his detention. According to the Constitution, the government is bound to produce a person before a High Court's review board if it wants an extension in his detention period beyond 90 days. He was detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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