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Pak seeks clarification on wanted list errors

Pak seeks clarification on wanted list errors

Rediff.com29 May 2011

Pakistan has sought a clarification from India regarding errors in a list of 50 most wanted terrorists and criminals that New Delhi had asked Islamabad to hand over, Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua has said.

US to launch new operation to hunt down Osama

US to launch new operation to hunt down Osama

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

US special forces will soon launch new operations to hunt world's most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden who the Americans believe is holed up in rugged terrain along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

The Osama bin Laden I knew

The Osama bin Laden I knew

Rediff.com2 May 2011

Pakistani journalist and Rediff.com contributor Hamid Mir interviewed Osama bin Laden thrice. Mir, who works for Pakistan's Geo TV network, was the only journalist to interview bin Laden after 9/11.Hamid Mir, who is writing bin Laden's biography, reveals what the world's most wanted terrorist was really like.

'Will and Kate need to thank Obama'

'Will and Kate need to thank Obama'

Rediff.com2 May 2011

The social networking sites were abuzz with discussion over Osama bin Laden's end.

US buries Osama's body at sea

US buries Osama's body at sea

Rediff.com2 May 2011

Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was buried at sea, apparently over fears that his land burial may become a site to attract his extremist followers.

Osama: From a pious son to America's Enemy No 1

Osama: From a pious son to America's Enemy No 1

Rediff.com2 May 2011

Osama bin Laden put Islamist 'holy' war on the global agenda and became a household name after the Saudi-born zealot masterminded the deadliest terror attacks in history before the world's most wanted terrorist was finally brought down in the largest and longest manhunt ever.

Wikileaks: CIA lied about Osama bin Laden

Wikileaks: CIA lied about Osama bin Laden

Rediff.com28 Jul 2010

Contradicting Central Intelligence Agency's assertion that it has no intelligence on the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden since 2003, leaked secret US military documents say the Al Qaeda chief personally attended a recruitment drive for suicide bombers in Pakistan in 2006.

Zardari again claims Osama is dead, seeks more aid

Zardari again claims Osama is dead, seeks more aid

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is dead, but has sought more international aid to expand military operations against Taliban, in areas where Americans believe he may be hiding.

Mehsud's death may embolden Pak army, ISI

Mehsud's death may embolden Pak army, ISI

Rediff.com8 Aug 2009

Pakistan's most wanted terrorist Baitullah Mehsud's death may actually embolden the Pakistanis as it marks a weakening of those Taliban factions that oppose Islamabad, a leading United States private intelligence agency has said. "With more confidence in its influence over the remaining Taliban elements, Pakistan could be even less willing to sell out its Taliban assets in Afghanistan," the Stratfor said.

Will not confirm Mehsud's death, says US

Will not confirm Mehsud's death, says US

Rediff.com8 Aug 2009

The United States on Friday said it would not confirm if Pakistan's most wanted terrorist Baitullah Mehsud has been killed in a missile strike but maintained that there seems to be a "growing consensus among credible observers" that the militant commander was dead.

Delhi HC blast: Man who sent third e-mail held in Gujarat

Delhi HC blast: Man who sent third e-mail held in Gujarat

Rediff.com12 Sep 2011

A man has been arrested for sending the email threatening of a bomb blast in the city after the Delhi blast, the police said in Ahmedabad on Monday.

Osama not in Pak, may be dead: Gilani

Osama not in Pak, may be dead: Gilani

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has claimed that world's most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden is not in his country and said no distinction could be made between a good and a bad Taliban. The Pakistan prime minister admitted he had little information on the whereabouts of the Al Qaeda chief and said that the Pakistan army had conducted widespread operations in region such as Swat, South Waziristan and Orakzai tribal region.

Osama hiding in Pakistan: CIA chief

Osama hiding in Pakistan: CIA chief

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, the world's most wanted terrorists, are hiding "inside Pakistan", CIA chief Leon Panetta has said and claimed that aggressive US operations against Al Qaeda have disrupted its ability to plan sophisticated attacks.

Obama sowing new seeds of hatred: Osama

Obama sowing new seeds of hatred: Osama

Rediff.com3 Jun 2009

In the tape broadcast on Al-Jazeera, the Arabic-language TV network, shortly after the US President touched down in Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, accused Obama of following his predecessor George W Bush's policy of antagonising Muslims.

Osama hunt: This is what US taxpayers paid

Osama hunt: This is what US taxpayers paid

Rediff.com6 May 2011

While America quoted $5 million for anyone who captures Osama in 1998, little did it realize that the price it would pay to nab him could run into billions of dollars.

Explained: Military operation that killed Osama

Explained: Military operation that killed Osama

Rediff.com2 May 2011

The world's most wanted terrorist was not killed in a cave but in a two-storey house just yards from Pakistan's military academy in Abbottabad, a town close to the capital Islamabad, with reports saying that he fired at the United States commandos as they swooped down on his hideout.

Bush invited Laden's son to White House

Bush invited Laden's son to White House

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

Former United States President George W Bush invited Osama bin Laden's son Omar to the White House in the final days of his presidency in a last-ditch attempt to track down the world's most wanted terrorist, bin Laden junior has claimed.

Pak Taliban chief Mehsud believed killed in US hit

Pak Taliban chief Mehsud believed killed in US hit

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud may have been killed in an American drone attack in South Waziristan in Pakistan's restive tribal belt. Quoting unnamed senior administration officials, the popular ABC News said United States and Pakistani officials now believe that Baitullah Mehsud, head of the Pakistani Taliban, was 'very likely' killed. "There is reason to believe that reports of his death may be true, but it can't be confirmed at this time," an American official said.

Osama warns US against executing 9/11 mastermind

Osama warns US against executing 9/11 mastermind

Rediff.com25 Mar 2010

World's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden on Thursday warned that the Al Qaeda will kill American soldiers if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is executed. "The day America will take such a decision [to execute Khalid Mohamed and any others] it would have taken a decision to execute whoever we capture," bin Laden said in the latest audio record.He also said that Obama was "following the footsteps of his predecessor".

'Free speech doesn't mean...': US lawmakers condemn attack on Indian embassy

'Free speech doesn't mean...': US lawmakers condemn attack on Indian embassy

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

They also slammed the "violent rhetoric" against India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu and said free speech does not mean a license to incite violence or vandalise property.

Osama may be hiding in Pak: study

Osama may be hiding in Pak: study

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

The world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden could be hiding out in a walled compound in Parachinar, a town along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, according to a unique satellite-aided geographic analysis released on Tuesday.

Taking on Osama Bin Laden

Taking on Osama Bin Laden

Rediff.com13 Jul 2010

Pop star-turned-actor Ali Zafar talks about his film Tere Bin Laden.

India is still HUNTING for these Indian Mujahideen terrorists

India is still HUNTING for these Indian Mujahideen terrorists

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

Let's introduce you to some of the most wanted terrorists in India

India is still HUNTING for these Indian Mujahideen terrorists

India is still HUNTING for these Indian Mujahideen terrorists

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

Let's introduce you to some of the most wanted terrorists in India

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

JV formed for Saudi infra projects, focus on contracts from other countries as well.

Why US won't declare Pak a 'terrorist State'

Why US won't declare Pak a 'terrorist State'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2017

The question really is whether the US can be persuaded to embark on a path of calibrated and stronger sanctions on Pakistan.

Finally, terror suspect Bilal's death confirmed

Finally, terror suspect Bilal's death confirmed

Rediff.com25 Jul 2008

The Hyderabad police have finally confirmed that one of the most-wanted terrorist and a key operative of Pakistan and Bangladesh-based militant organisations Abdul Shahed alias Bilal had died last year.

Bin Laden hiding in Pak's Hindukush region: Report

Bin Laden hiding in Pak's Hindukush region: Report

Rediff.com15 Mar 2009

The United States is said to have tracked down the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, in the impenetrable Hindu Kush mountains in Pakistan's scenic Chitral region, according to a media report.

Dawood not in Pakistan, says Nawaz Sharif's security advisor

Dawood not in Pakistan, says Nawaz Sharif's security advisor

Rediff.com26 Sep 2013

India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan, a top Pakistani official has said.

Who will replace Yasin Bhatkal as India's Most Wanted?

Who will replace Yasin Bhatkal as India's Most Wanted?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

After the setback of their arrest of their chief Yasin Bhatkal, top Indian Mujahideen operatives are now looking for his replacement.

Shahid Bilal: Wanted alive or already dead?

Shahid Bilal: Wanted alive or already dead?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

Even as the confusion looms large, Shahid's father and several others in Hyderabad believe that Bilal is dead after being shot down in an encounter in Pakistan. Today, Bilal's 16-11-240 residence in Hyderabad's Moosrambagh locality wears a deserted look.

Syed Salahuddin challenges India

Syed Salahuddin challenges India

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

'Bush can climb over a tower and scream that Syed Salahuddin is a terrorist. But nobody would listen to him,' says the Hizbul Mujahideen leader.

US snubs Pakistan, says the Osama hunt is on

US snubs Pakistan, says the Osama hunt is on

Rediff.com28 Apr 2009

A day after Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said his intelligence believes that Osama bin Laden is dead, the United States today said it has no information on that and would continue to hunt for the most-wanted terrorist of the world.

How Al-Qaeda chief's habit give CIA chance to kill him

How Al-Qaeda chief's habit give CIA chance to kill him

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Zawahri's long balcony visits gave the CIA an opportunity for a clear missile shot that could avoid collateral damage.

Alleged ISI agent held in Hyderabad

Alleged ISI agent held in Hyderabad

Rediff.com2 Apr 2007

Task Force personnel picked up Maqsood Ahmed alias Maqsood, 26, at a bus stand on the high-security Raj Bhavan Road.

Osama and Al Qaeda number one threat to US: Obama

Osama and Al Qaeda number one threat to US: Obama

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

US President-elect Barack Obama has said Al Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden, the most wanted terrorists of the world, are the number one threat to the United States of America.

Canada's allies were reluctant over its accusations against India: Report

Canada's allies were reluctant over its accusations against India: Report

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

Weeks before Canada made an explosive allegation implicating Indian officials in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian officials sought public condemnation of the murder from their allies, including the United States, but were met with reluctance, The Washington Post reported.

Bilal, Hamza had planned IISc attack

Bilal, Hamza had planned IISc attack

Rediff.com11 Feb 2008

Even as confusion looms large over the death of Shahid Bilal, India's most wanted terrorist, a close aide of his has revealed that Bilal along with Abu Hamza had planned the attack on the Indian Institute of Science.

'Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim not in Pakistan'

'Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim not in Pakistan'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2008

Contradicting Defence Minister Chaudhary Mukhtar Ahmad, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik on Wednesday said that Jaish-e-Mohmmad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, one of India's most-wanted terrorists, was not under house arrest and his whereabouts were not known to them."We are looking for him. He is not under house arrest. As far as I know, it (news reports of Azhar's house arrest) is wrong. He is not in Pakistan...We don't know where he is," Malik said.