Several sites in the major metropolitan city of Mumbai were attacked by terrorists the night of Nov. 26, 2008. The most prominent target was the Taj Mahal Hotel. More than 80 have been reported dead and 200 wounded in the attacks.
"Ajmal Kasab is your brother, you all are of the same clan but now you are not owning him," were the remarks attributed to the Delhi judge. Read Full Story
The leader of a banned Islamist group that India has accused of carrying out attacks on its financial capital late last year was placed under house arrest again on Monday. Pakistani police prevented Hafiz Muhammad Saeed from leaving his home for Eid-al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Saeed is a founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba — the militant group New Delhi claims masterminded the commando-style assault that killed 166 people in Mumbai last November. "We... Read Full Story
A Pakistani court on Saturday adjourned until October 3 a hearing for seven suspects accused by India of carrying out the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, a lawyer said. India and Washington blamed the November attacks on Pakistan's banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the siege stalled a fragile four-year peace process between the two nuclear-armed south Asian rivals. Pakistan confirmed last Saturday that seven suspects had been arrested in connection with the attacks and... Read Full Story
Taking a tough stance, Home Minister P Chidambaram has warned Pakistan against meddling in India’s affairs and said any more terror attack from that country will be retaliated “very strongly”.
Chidambaram said he has been warning Pakistan not to play with India and that the Mumbai attacks should be the “last game”.
“We have been gaining strength day by day to counter terrorism from across the border. I have been warning Pakistan not to play games with us. (I have told them that) the last... Read Full Story
Pakistani police on Monday confined to his home a cleric accused by India of helping mastermind the Mumbai attacks and who heads a charity blacklisted in the West as a terrorist group. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed heads Jamaat-ud-Dawa and founded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The latter is accused by India and Washington of carrying out the Mumbai attacks that stalled a four-year peace process between the two nuclear-armed rivals. "There are restrictions on Hafiz Saeed. He cannot leave his house," Lahore... Read Full Story
According to a report by Tejeesh N S Behlin of Mint, Indian Hotels Co Ltd, owner of the Taj chain of premium hotels is ramping up its business, opening hotels in countries such as Mexico, Morocco and other overseas markets, as it prepares for the first anniversary of the terrorist attack on its flagship Mumbai property. The chain, which went into a cost cutting drive following the slowdown and the closure of Mumbai's iconic Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, extensively damaged in the November... Read Full Story
Pakistani police plan to arrest a hardline cleric accused by India in the Mumbai terror attacks on charges of raising funds for the banned Islamist group he heads, a senior officer said Friday. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed says his Jamaat-ud-Dawa is a charity that helps victims of natural disasters and the poor. Pakistan banned the group after a U.N. resolution declared it was a front for the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India and the United States believes carried out the 2008 Mumbai... Read Full Story
Pakistan's foreign minister assured his Indian counterpart here Sunday that Pakistani militants blamed for last year's deadly Mumbai attacks would be tried soon but urged a broader dialogue on all bilateral issues. After nearly two hours of talks with SM Krishna of India, Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters: "the formal trial (of the seven Pakistani suspects) will start on Oct 3. Pakistan wants to see the trial to its logical conclusion." Earlier Krishna told a separate press conference... Read Full Story
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Saturday it was investigating an Islamist militant leader whom India accuses of masterminding last year's Mumbai attack, but said he would be arrested only after concrete evidence was found against him. India wants Pakistan to prosecute Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, before it resumes a peace process broken off after last November's attack that killed 166 people. "Hafiz Saeed is being investigated. He has... Read Full Story
