News for 'intelligence-official'

Taliban chief Mullah Omar in ISI custody?

Taliban chief Mullah Omar in ISI custody?

Rediff.com25 May 2011

Afghan Intelligence claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar is in the custody of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence and that after Osama Bin Laden's killing, the wanted terrorist has been abstained from making any contact with his commanders in Afghanistan.

Why US fears a LeT terror strike on India

Why US fears a LeT terror strike on India

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Any fresh terrorist strike in India by Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba would hurt the United States' national security interest and its counter-terrorism interests in the region, a top Obama administration intelligence official has told lawmakers.

Osama's widows 'hostile' towards Americans: Report

Osama's widows 'hostile' towards Americans: Report

Rediff.com13 May 2011

United States intelligence officials have reportedly questioned the three "hostile" widows of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan but under the watchful eyes of the Inter-Services Intelligence.

Osama planned attacks on 10th anniversary of 9/11

Osama planned attacks on 10th anniversary of 9/11

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

The Al Qaeda planned terrorist attacks on symbolic dates on the calendar, including major holidays and the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks next September 11, it has emerged.

US sends CIA operatives to help Libyan rebels

US sends CIA operatives to help Libyan rebels

Rediff.com31 Mar 2011

The Central Intelligence Agency has infiltrated 'clandestine operatives' into Libya as part of a shadow force to bleed Muammar Gaddafi's forces and to gather intelligence for military air-strikes. The American intelligence operatives have been in Libya for several weeks and part of their mandate is to contact and help the beleaguered rebels, according to US officials. The CIA operatives are closely working in tandem with dozens of British Special Forces and MI6 Intelligence.

ULFA's solution to stop exodus: A BULLET to the head

ULFA's solution to stop exodus: A BULLET to the head

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

The going has not been too smooth for the United Liberation Front of Asom, the violent separatist outfit that has, for decades, unleashed a reign of terror and mayhem in the north-eastern state.

Mullah Omar is alive and well in Karachi, says Afghan spy chief

Mullah Omar is alive and well in Karachi, says Afghan spy chief

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

Taliban's reclusive leader Mullah Muhammad Omar is alive and hiding in the Pakistani city of Karachi, a top Afghan intelligence official has said, echoing a similar assessment by Western intelligence officials.

Denied 'respect', ISI snaps ties with CIA

Denied 'respect', ISI snaps ties with CIA

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

To regain support and assistance, "They (CIA) have to start showing respect, not belittling us, not being belligerent to us, not treating us like we are their lackeys," The Washington Post quoted the official, as telling a news agency.

Rahat appears before DRI, gives contract details

Rahat appears before DRI, gives contract details

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

Rahat had reportedly told his interrogators that Event Manager Chitresh had allegedly handed over money to him at the airport before boarding the Emirates Delhi-Lahore-Dubai flight.

Explosives found on cargo jets: US on high alert

Explosives found on cargo jets: US on high alert

Rediff.com30 Oct 2010

United States President Barack Obama has said there is a 'credible terrorist threat' against America after two suspicious packages, containing explosives material, were found in cargo jets originating in Yemen with two Jewish centers in Chicago-area being their destinations. There has been a 'credible terrorist threat against our country' Obama told reporters at a hurriedly convened White House press conference after he was briefed by his top intelligence officials.

Afghanistan, Pakistan form panel to share intel

Afghanistan, Pakistan form panel to share intel

Rediff.com28 Jan 2011

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to form a Joint Reconciliation Commission comprising the Foreign Ministers and military and intelligence officials as part of enhanced bilateral consultations in the run-up to the reduction US troops in the war-torn country.

Ex-ISI official linked to Afghan Taliban killed

Ex-ISI official linked to Afghan Taliban killed

Rediff.com23 Jan 2011

A former Inter-Services Intelligence official with close links to the Afghan Taliban has reportedly been killed nearly ten months after he was kidnapped by militants in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal belt.

Defend me in America's 26/11 trial, JuD chief tells Pak

Defend me in America's 26/11 trial, JuD chief tells Pak

Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has moved the Lahore high court seeking direction for the Pakistan government to defend him, Inter Services Intelligence officians and others before a United States court, which has issued summons to them in connection with the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Pakistan to defend ISI officials in 26/11 case

Pakistan to defend ISI officials in 26/11 case

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

Pakistan has decided to contest a lawsuit filed in an United States court implicating its top intelligence officials, including Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. "The government of Pakistan has taken a firm decision to strongly contest the suit filed against the ISI, its present and past directors general," the Dawn quoted Pakistan's foreign ministry as saying.

Alleged Bali bomber arrested in Pakistan

Alleged Bali bomber arrested in Pakistan

Rediff.com31 Mar 2011

Pakistani intelligence officials have arrested Indonesian Al-Qaeda operative Umar Patek, suspected to be involved in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. Patek, a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah terror network, was captured by the Inter-Services Intelligence recently, an unnamed officer of the spy agency told The News.

Trump details the operation to kill ISIS chief Baghdadi

Trump details the operation to kill ISIS chief Baghdadi

Rediff.com28 Oct 2019

Trump said Baghdadi constantly changed his mind about his movements from his well protected compound in Syria, but, for reasons known to him, this time decided to stay for longer.

TN cops can't locate terror suspect Niaz's address

TN cops can't locate terror suspect Niaz's address

Rediff.com24 May 2011

Police in Madurai are at their wits end trying to find out the exact address of terror accused Mohammad Niaz Abdul Rashid, who was arrested in France early this month. Their main stumbling block is that they don't have a photograph of him.

Rahat questioned again, probe nearing completion

Rahat questioned again, probe nearing completion

Rediff.com19 Feb 2011

Pakistani sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was questioned on Friday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials for allegedly carrying $ 1.24 lakh (about Rs 60 lakh) of undeclared foreign currency.

Ex-ISI man in Taliban custody is still alive

Ex-ISI man in Taliban custody is still alive

Rediff.com15 Feb 2011

A former Inter-Services Intelligence official, who was reported to have been killed by militants who abducted him, is alive and in the custody of Taliban fighters in the Waziristan tribal region, a media report said on Tuesday.

Obama was on Osama's hit list: Report

Obama was on Osama's hit list: Report

Rediff.com14 May 2011

United States President Barack Obama was apparently on the hit list of Osama bin Laden, the huge cache of material obtained from the slain Al Qaeda chief's Abbottabad hideout suggested.

Meet the next Osama bin Laden

Meet the next Osama bin Laden

Rediff.com12 Nov 2010

Considered the 'world's most wanted man' by counter terrorism organisations across three continents, Ilyas Kashmiri, the one-eyed rabid anti-India leader, is seen as a terror successor to Osama Bin Laden.

Cargo terror plot was rehearsed in September?

Cargo terror plot was rehearsed in September?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2010

American intelligence officials had intercepted suspicious parcels containing books, papers and compact discs from Yemen to Chicago in September, and they now suspect those packages could have been a dry run for planning the route for the mail bombs last week.

'Headley issue won't hit Indo-US ties'

'Headley issue won't hit Indo-US ties'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

Days before United States President Barack Obama's maiden India visit, US envoy Timothy Roemer told CNN-IBN in an interview that the controversy over the confessions of David Coleman Headley will not affect the ties between the two countries.

Pak spy Madhuri Gupta alleges harassment in jail

Pak spy Madhuri Gupta alleges harassment in jail

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

Disgraced diplomat Madhuri Gupta, accused of passing sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence officials, on Friday alleged before a Delhi court that the jail authorities in the national capital were harassing her. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sought a response from Tihar jail authorities on an application filed by the Indian Foreign Service Grade-B officer. "Tihar jail authorities are harassing me and threatening to implicate me," she said.

Pak spy Madhuri Gupta's custody extended

Pak spy Madhuri Gupta's custody extended

Rediff.com26 Jun 2010

A Delhi court on Saturday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of diplomat Madhuri Gupta, who has been arrested for allegedly passing classified information to Pakistani intelligence officials.

LeT-ISI nexus tragetting Indians in Afghanistan

LeT-ISI nexus tragetting Indians in Afghanistan

Rediff.com16 Jun 2010

In what clearly showcases Pakistan's wicked face, several Afghan and international intelligence officials and diplomats stationed in Kabul have confirmed that the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, with the help of Pakistan's spy agency Inter Services Intelligence, has expanded its anti-India operations into Afghanistan and set up training camps, adding new volatility to the relationship between New Delhi and Islamabad.

Why India will monitor S S Khaplang's funeral

Why India will monitor S S Khaplang's funeral

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

After the Naga leader's death, Chinese intelligence may ensure ULFA terrorist Paresh Barua takes over as leader of the anti-India rebel groups operating out of Myanmar, says Nitin A Gokhale.

'Report of Headley naming Pak officers baseless'

'Report of Headley naming Pak officers baseless'

Rediff.com31 Mar 2010

Pakistan military on Wednesday dismissed as 'fabricated' reports that Pakistani-American David Headley, who confessed to plotting Mumbai attacks, had named three army and Inter Services Intelligence officials for their involvement in the 26/11 strikes, claiming that it was an attempt to malign security agencies.

Al Qaeda's Europe attack plan has US on edge

Al Qaeda's Europe attack plan has US on edge

Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

US and European security and intelligence agencies have launched a massive manhunt for a team of Al Qaeda commandos planning to carry out Mumbai-style terror attacks in European cities. Disclosures by a captured German Al-Qaeda member Ahmed Sidiqi that a Mumbai-style terror attack may be in offing on the European mainland has unnerved American intelligence agencies.

Pak to widen scope of Bhutto murder probe

Pak to widen scope of Bhutto murder probe

Rediff.com27 Dec 2010

The investigations into the assassination are likely to be expanded to unveil some faces who have so far been out of picture, the Dawn reported. The paper said the move to widen the investigation is likley to be ordered as three years of probe have failed to unravel the conspiracy of who killed Bhutto.

Qaeda plotted to 'poison' food in US: Report

Qaeda plotted to 'poison' food in US: Report

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

Terror group Al Qaeda blamed for a failed attempt to blow up cargo planes in the United States recently is also believed to be behind a plot to "poison" food in a number of American hotels, local media reported on Wednesday.

'LeT, not Taliban, behind Kabul terror strike'

'LeT, not Taliban, behind Kabul terror strike'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

Afghanistan intelligence officials believe that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba planned and carried out the terror attack in Kabul last week that killed 16 people, including six Indians.The Afghan Taliban have already claimed responsibility for the attack, during which a car bomb was triggered off and terrorists wearing suicide vests raided hotels frequented by Indians and foreigners, targeting the visitors.

Pak spy Madhuri Gupta's bail plea rejected

Pak spy Madhuri Gupta's bail plea rejected

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Pak spy Madhuri Gupta's bail plea rejected

'American held in Pak for murder is a CIA agent'

'American held in Pak for murder is a CIA agent'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2011

United States official Raymond Davis, who was arrested on charges of gunning down two men in Lahore, is a CIA agent. This may complicate US efforts to seek the release of Davis, who claimed that he fired in self-defence when the two men attempted to rob him.Davis was engaged in espionage and surveillance activities. The Pakistani government was aware of Davis's CIA status but had kept quiet in the face of intense US pressure.

Ex-R&AW spooks see no harm in Vaidik meeting Saeed

Ex-R&AW spooks see no harm in Vaidik meeting Saeed

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

'Journalists and intelligence officials do a similar job -- collect information.' Three former RAW officials tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that they see nothing wrong in Ved Prakash Vaidik meeting Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Muhammad Saeed.

Shahzad's father, 4 others grilled in Pakistan

Shahzad's father, 4 others grilled in Pakistan

Rediff.com6 May 2010

US and Pakistani investigators have questioned Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad's father and four men suspected of having links with the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed in connection with the botched terrorist attack.

26/11 case: Court issues NBW against two Pak Army officers

26/11 case: Court issues NBW against two Pak Army officers

Rediff.com3 Feb 2019

Both Major Iqbal and Major Pasha are shown as wanted accused in the charge sheet filed by the city police's crime branch in the case.

Spy story: RAW official in Pak under the scanner

Spy story: RAW official in Pak under the scanner

Rediff.com28 Apr 2010

The information allegedly passed on to Pakistani intelligence agencies by Madhuri Gupta while working in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad was not very serious in nature.Gupta, 53, a promotee officer of the ministry of external affairs, was arrested in New Delhi four days ago on charges of spying for Pakistan.According to IB sources, Intelligence officials are currently interrogating her to probe her links with a RAW official currently posted in Islamabad.

Ex-serviceman arrested for spying for Pakistan

Ex-serviceman arrested for spying for Pakistan

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

An ex-serviceman has been arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan's intelligence agencies, police said in Amritsar on Tuesday.

Blow to Al Qaeda; drone strike kills AQAP chief

Blow to Al Qaeda; drone strike kills AQAP chief

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

Nasir Al-Wuhayshi, 32, was a key member of the Al Qaeda. He received jihadi training directly from Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.