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Over three harrowing days in late November 2008, Mohammad Amir Ajmal Qasab, a 21-year-old Pakistani, and nine other gunmen stormed various locations in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai, detonating bombs, hurling grenades and killing more than 170 people. After being captured, Qasab - the only gunman not to be killed by Indian security forces - admitted to being a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based extremist group that allegedly masterminded the attacks. In May, he pleaded innocent despite overwhelming evidence, including videos and photographs, that places him at the scene. But on July 20, he shocked...
...Pakistan has disowned you. He must have been expecting Pakistan to say, No, Qasab is an innocent man. Now Pakistan said, Yes, our own people were involved." - Abbas Kazmi, Qasab's defense lawyer, who said he believes Qasab changed his plea after his country acknowledged that some attackers were Pakistani (AP, July...
...enemy. I never was.' AAFIA SIDDIQUI, a U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of aiding al-Qaeda, addressing the court during a hearing in New York City...
...shootout with militants, drug money helped pay for that bomb or paid the militants who placed it. Opium funding helps pay for salaries, weapons, explosives and food. The Taliban is a self-sustaining organization financially. We see an example of this in their recent attacks on the Pakistani government, like the bombing of the Inter-Services Intelligence offices in Lahore recently. The Taliban have now thrown off their old masters and are a full-fledged criminal force on both sides of the border...
...Pakistan are earning even more. It's going to be very complex for the U.S. and for the international community, for NATO, to find reliable and trustworthy partners to work with. I don't think that it is widely understood how high up the corruption goes within the Pakistani government, particularly within their military and intelligence forces...