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That was a common choice. "Robbing houses is easier than finding a job in 'Pindi," says Imran Asghar, a crime reporter for the English-language Daily Times. But to rob a house, Qasab needed weapons. So on Dec. 19, 2007, an important Muslim holiday, he set out for Raja Bazaar, a congested boulevard crammed with gun shops and decorated with hand-painted billboards portraying men hoisting AK-47s. Seeking guns in Raja Bazaar was an amateur move (even in 'Pindi, without a license, you won't get a gun from a shop), but it led Qasab to a LeT stall...
...after Sept. 11, 2001, everything changed. Pakistan, given no choice by the U.S., stopped supporting the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which had allowed jihadi training camps to flourish on its soil. On Dec. 13, 2001, a band of Pakistan-based fighters attacked the Indian Parliament. Two weeks later, the U.S. government placed LeT, one of the jihadi groups thought to be behind the attack, on its list of proscribed organizations. The next month, Pakistan's then President, General Pervez Musharraf, bowed to international pressure and declared that no Pakistan-based group would be allowed to commit terrorism in the name...
From there, a swap unfolds like a standard real estate transaction. Both sides have to be approved for loans. On Dec. 30, the Petroccos sold their townhome to Shan for $197,000 and bought her house for $289,000. The Petroccos now pay $500 more than they used to each month on their mortgage. Shan pays $550 less a month and squirreled away the profit...
...Dec. 9 Faculty meeting, University President Drew G. Faust suggested that money previously allocated for Allston development could now be redirected, in response to a question from one professor...
...administration has released conflicting statements about the availability of resources allocated to the Allston project. The university has claimed that the Strategic Infrastructure Fund, an annual 0.5-percent levy on the endowment to support projects in Allston, has been essentially depleted. At a Dec. 9 faculty meeting, however, President Faust suggested that the university was considering diverting Allston funds to other areas...