Crime Watch – Newsletter for January 21, 2011

Pakistan not to call itself `frontline state’ in terror war

ISLAMABAD – Islamabad has decided to drop the phrase “frontline state in war against terrorism”, frequently used by officials to highlight Pakistan’s role against terror, as it was not serving the country’s interest, an official said.

Descriptions like frontline state in war against terrorism overcast countrys positivities. Therefore, we are doing away with this phrase, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Pakistan not to call itself `frontline state’ in terror war.

Six killed as Taliban abduct Hungarian oil company employees

ISLAMABAD – Six people were killed Thursday when suspected Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of a Hungarian oil company in Pakistan’s northwestern region, security officials said.

The incident took place in the Kohat district of the militancy-plagued northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Khalid Omarzai, the top civil administrator in Kohat, told DPA by phone that four …. Original source  : Six killed as Taliban abduct Hungarian oil company employees.

US sanctions ‘deadliest’ Pakistan Taliban leader

WASHINGTON – The US has imposed sanctions on “the deadliest” Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Qari Hussain to stem the flow of finances to the terrorist group behind many lethal suicide bombings throughout Pakistan.

Hussain has been designated by the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton under Executive Order 13224 “which targets terrorists and their supporters”, … Original article on : US sanctions ‘deadliest’ Pakistan Taliban leader.

Four Maoists arrested in Jharkhand

RANCHI – Four Maoist rebels, including a woman, were arrested from Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district Thursday, police said.

The Maoists were arrested in a joint operation of police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched to trace the three hardcore Maoists who had escaped from the Chaibasa Jail earlier this week.
During the search …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Four Maoists arrested in Jharkhand.

India slams Pakistan for inaction over 26/11 attacks

MELBOURNE – Ahead of likely talks with his Pakistani counterpart in Thimphu next month, India’s External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday dubbed Pakistan as the “epicentre of terrorism” and targeted Islamabad for its inaction against the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage.

“Pakistan should be sensitive to a few of our concerns. One of our …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : India slams Pakistan for inaction over 26/11 attacks.

45 killed in attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq

BAGHDAD – Some 45 people were killed Thursday in attacks on Muslim Shiite pilgrims outside the Iraqi city of Karbala, a hospital source said.

Some 182 people were injured said Mohammed al-Barudi, a doctor at the city’s Hussein hospital.
Four bombs exploded at different entry points to Karbala, where thousands of Shiite pilgrims gathered to …. Read the original article  : 45 killed in attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq.

ULFA executive discusses modalities for peace talks

GUWAHATI – The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Thursday began its central executive meeting aimed at working out modalities for opening formal peace talks with the government.

The meet is being held at Choria village in the western Assam district of Nalbari with the group’s chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa chairing the meeting.
Apart from … Read more : ULFA executive discusses modalities for peace talks.

Al Qaeda’s 9/11 mastermind killed Daniel Pearl: Report

WASHINGTON – Khalid Sheik Mohammed, a top Al Qaeda leader and 9/11 attack mastermind, killed US journalist Daniel Pearl and even re-staged the killing by decapitating his victim so that it could be filmed for propaganda, a new report says.

Sheik Mohammed, who is being held at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in … Read more >>>.

Steal from enemy to fund terror: Al Qaeda

WASHINGTON – A top Al Qaeda leader has urged extremists to steal from non-Muslims to fund their activities.

A five-page article in online terror magazine Inspire, written by Anwar al-Awlaki, a US-origin Yemeni radical cleric regarded by many as one of Al Qaeda’s most dangerous leaders, gives Islamic justification to rob non-believers to fund jihad … Original article on : Steal from enemy to fund terror: Al Qaeda.

Britain bans entry of US pastor who threatened to burn Quran

LONDON – Britain has imposed a ban on the entry of the controversial US pastor who threatened to burn the Quran last year as a mark of protest against the Sep 11, 2001 terror attack.

“The government opposes extremism in all its forms which is why we have excluded Pastor Terry Jones from the UK,” … Read more : Britain bans entry of US pastor who threatened to burn Quran.

Poll panel team tours Maoist hotbeds in Bengal

KOLKATA – A high-level team of Election Commission observers Thursday assessed the law and order situation in various politically troubled areas in poll-bound West Bengal, including Maoist-affected Lalgarh area which saw a flare up in violence earlier this month.

On the fourth day of their trip to the state, the six observers divided themselves into … Read : Poll panel team tours Maoist hotbeds in Bengal.