Terrorism
Militants strike as Pakistan cracks down
Militants strike as Pakistan cracks down
KARACHI - Pakistan is taking action against the banned militant group Laskhar-e-Taiba (LET), which has been linked to the attacks in Mumbai in India last month in which nearly 200…
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Terrorists could mount nuclear or biological attack within 5 years, warns Congress inquiry
Terrorists could mount nuclear or biological attack within 5 years, warns Congress inquiry
An investigation by the US Congress into weapons of mass destruction published yesterday made a chilling prediction of terrorists mounting an attack using biological or nuclear weapons within the next…
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Mumbai after-shocks rattle Pakistan
Mumbai after-shocks rattle Pakistan
KARACHI - Ten young men from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) were sent on a "sacrificial" mission to Mumbai. Nine of them were killed - as they were expected to be…
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We're ready to confront any threat: Naif
We're ready to confront any threat: Naif
Interior Minister Prince Naif stated yesterday that Saudi security forces are ready to counter any possible security threats during the annual pilgrimage that begins Saturday with the participation of more…
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India’s Anti- terror Errors — Years of caving to Islamic militants has made the problem worse
India’s Anti- terror Errors — Years of caving to Islamic militants has made the problem worse
"In sum, the Indian approach to terrorism has been consistently?haphazard and weak-kneed. When faced with fundamentalist demands,?India’s democratically elected leaders have regularly preferred?caving to confrontation on a point of principle.…
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Hard questions emerge as India mourns
Hard questions emerge as India mourns
MUMBAI: With an anguished Indian public angrily questioning government leaders in the wake of the deadly terror attacks on Mumbai, the head of the state government offered to step down…
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Commandos storm the Jewish Center in Mumbai
Commandos storm the Jewish Center in Mumbai
MUMBAI, India: The conflict in the stricken Indian city of Mumbai narrowed to a final running battle between commandos and at least one attacker in a luxury hotel, the Taj,…
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Mumbai's night of terror
Mumbai's night of terror
MUMBAI - The unprecedented night of horror in India's financial capital began at about 9.30 pm for two Germans, Rita and Thomas, part of a Lufthansa in-flight crew finishing dinner…
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