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Offshoot of banned JuD starts political action in Pak
Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, associated with banned JuD and Hafiz Saeed, holds protest against government policies in Lahore. Designated terrorists Tabiah Qayyum and Muzammil Iqbal Hashmi address the demonstration.
Out on parole, radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh and Kashmir's Engineer Rashid take oath as Lok Sabha members
Jailed MPs Amritpal Singh and Sheikh Abdul Rashid took oath amid security. Singh, Waris Punjab De, on four-day parole; Rashid, Baramulla, on two-hour parole. Singh in Assam, National Security Act; Rashid in Tihar, linked to Zahoor Watali. Police coordinated their oath taking, granted by court and district magistrate. They won Lok Sabha seats as Independents.
Court allows two-hour custody parole to Engineer Rashid to take oath as MP
Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, was granted custody parole to take his oath as a Lok Sabha MP. He had sought interim bail for the oath-taking and parliamentary functions. Rashid has been in Tihar jail since 2019 under the UAPA for alleged involvement in a terror funding case.
Delhi court asks NIA to respond to Engineer Rashid's interim bail plea by July 1
A Delhi court has requested the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to respond to an application filed by Engineer Rashid, arrested in a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case, seeking interim bail to take oath as an MP. Rashid, who defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, has been in jail since 2019 after being charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his involvement in a terror funding case. The court fixed the matter for hearing on July 1, and directed the NIA to file its reply by then.
India hand behind Sarabjit Singh's murderer killing? Pakistan makes Canada-like allegations
Earlier this year, Islamabad said it had credible evidence linking Indian agents to the killing of two of its citizens on its soil, which New Delhi branded as an attempt to peddle "false and malicious anti-India propaganda". Last year, Canada and the United States separately accused Indian agents of links to assassination attempts on their soil.
Amid buzz over targeted killings in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed trends on Twitter
Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group, is currently in ICU, battling a mysterious illness, sparking speculation and conspiracy theories. Accusations of Indian involvement in assassinations in Pakistan have resurfaced, adding fuel to the fire of an already tense situation between the two countries. The allegations are not limited to Pakistan, with the US and Canada also accusing Indian intelligence of involvement in plots to assassinate dissidents living in those countries, further complicating India's foreign relations.
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New party, face of Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's banned group, to participate in Pakistan general elections
Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, a new political party believed to be linked to banned groups associated with Hafiz Saeed, mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is participating in the country's general elections. Some candidates are either relatives of Saeed or have been associated with banned extremist organizations in the past.
New party, face of Hafiz Saeed's banned group, to participate in Pakistan general election
Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, a new political party believed to be associated with banned groups led by Hafiz Saeed, will participate in the upcoming general elections in Pakistan. Some of the party's candidates have ties to banned organizations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, and Milli Muslim League.
Mumbai attack mastermind & LeT founding member Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi is 'confirmed dead'
According to the information updated on the site of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Bhuttavi died of cardiac arrest in Muridke, Punjab Province on 29 May 2023 while he was in custody of the Government of Pakistan.
Hafiz Saeed serving 78-year imprisonment in Pakistan: UN
The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed is in the custody of Pakistan and serving a 78-year imprisonment sentence, the United Nations said in updated information.
Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pak govt custody serving 78-year imprisonment sentence: UN
Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed is in custody in Pakistan serving a 78-year imprisonment sentence for seven terror financing cases, according to the UN. The Sanctions Committee confirmed that Saeed is imprisoned since February 2020. Bhuttavi, an UN-designated terrorist who trained the LeT attackers for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and acted as the terror outfit's chief on at least two occasions, died in prison in May last year in Pakistan's Punjab province while serving a sentence for terror financing.
Hafiz Saeed is on international list of terrorists, but, Pakistan never reacted to it: MoS Meenakashi Lekhi
Lekhi further told ANI, that India has conveyed a request along with relevant supporting documents, to the Pakistan government to extradite him to India.
Hafiz Saeed's extradition: Pakistan says received India's request but...
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the receipt of India's extradition request for 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed but emphasized the absence of a bilateral extradition treaty between India and Pakistan. Despite being designated a terrorist by the UN and EU in the 2000s, Saeed was neither charged nor extradited over nearly two decades.
Hafiz Sayeed: India requests Pakistan to extradite mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attacks
India has made an official request to Pakistan to hand over Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Saeed is a wanted terrorist in India and carries a $10 million bounty placed by the US. India has been persistently seeking his extradition, but the absence of an extradition treaty between the two countries poses challenges.
India officially requests Pakistan for extradition of Hafiz Saeed
Pakistan-based Hafiz Saeed is a wanted terrorist in India and carries a $10 million bounty placed by the US for his alleged involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. India has been persistently seeking Hafiz Saeed's extradition to stand trial for his role in the Mumbai attacks. However
PMML, a party backed by Hafiz Saeed, fields candidates in Pakistan elections
The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) party - set up by Saeed - says it is a political party. The electoral symbol for the PMML is 'chair'.
How India's enemies met their fate in 'safe havens'
Killing of terrorists by unknown gunmen in Canada and Pakistan, who were responsible for attacks on the Indian soil, has led to a massive diplomatic row between India and Canada.
Dawood Malik, founder of Lashkar-e-Jabbar, gunned down in Pakistan by unknown assailants
A tribal elder, Malik, was shot dead by unknown assailants in Pakistan's North Waziristan. The attack, believed to be targeted, occurred at a private clinic and the assailants managed to escape. Malik was the founder of Lashkar-e-Jabbar and a close aide of India's most wanted terrorist, Azhar. This incident, along with recent killings of terrorists wanted in India, raises questions about a potential war among terrorist organizations operating in Pakistan. The murder bears resemblance to the killing of Maulana Ziaur Rahman, who also had ties to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
UN blacklists LeT deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki as 'global terrorist'
The UN Security Council's al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added Makki Monday to its list of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo.
Terror threats high in region: India, welcomes UN ban against LeT's Makki
"We welcome the decision of the UN Security Council's ISIL and Al Qaida Sanctions Committee to list Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki, who is also the brother-in-law of LeT leader Hafiz Saeed," Bagchi said in response to questions.
Abdul Rehman Makki: Here is all about India's one of the most-wanted terrorists
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Makki, born on December 10, 1954, in Pakistan, is the head of the Political Affairs Wing and of the Foreign Relations Department of LeT. Makki, LeT's Deputy Chief, is involved in collecting funds for the terror outfit. The US government has announced a reward of $ 2million on Makki.
Pakistan accuses India of being behind 2021 bombing outside militant home
A suicide bomber rammed a car into a police checkpoint just outside Saeed's house, killing four people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore in 2021. No one from his family was hurt. "We have strong evidence that India was involved in this attack. Our forces have all the evidence that they funded it," Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah told a news conference in Islamabad.
All must back designation of terrorists by UN: Blinken
In an apparent message to China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said all relevant parties should support the UN designation of terrorists and no nation should stand in the way.
No country should stand in way of designating terrorists: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
"We stand in solidarity with India and all nations that lost people on that day. But we must do more than mourning. We have the responsibility to the victims and people everywhere to bring justice to the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks and their masterminds," he said.
China yet again blocks UN proposal on listing of Pakistan-based terrorists
Incidentally, the decision by China came hours after blocking the listing of another LeT member Shahid Mahmood as a 'global terrorist'. India moved the proposal at the United Nations, co-supported by the US, to designate Hafiz Talha Saeed, son of Mumbai mastermind Hafiz Saeed under the 1267 sanction regime.
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