US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo announced that Washington will reward up to USD 5 million for information leading to arrest or conviction of any individual involved in 2008 Mumbai terror attack
The Trump Administration announced this major reward (of more than Rs 35 crores) on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack in which 10-Pakistan based LeT terrorist went on a shooting rampage in India’s financial hub killing 166 people, including six Americans.
The United States is committed to seeing that those responsible for the attack face justice, said Pompeo.
Prominent locations--Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Hotel Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Hotel Trident, Nariman House, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, Wadi Bunder--were targeted, while a bomb exploded at suburban Vile Parle in a taxi.
The 26/11 attack case has entered into the 10th year but none of its seven suspects in Pakistan has been punished yet, showing that the case had never been in its priority list.
Prasad, who witnessed the tragedy as it unfolded, can still recall each detail -- the bone-chilling scenes of visitors running for cover to protect themselves from the bullets of terrorists, and the deafening sound of gunshots jolting him.
On Nov. 26, 2008, India’s financial capital Mumbai was turned into a war zone by a group of Pakistani gunmen who launched coordinated attacks in the heart of the city.
“I was found out by the terrorists. They got me out. Me, along with two more guests, we were made to stand in line and we were shot point blank,” he says.
Sharif, for the first time in May, publicly acknowledged in an interview to Dawn that militant organisations are active in Pakistan and questioned the policy to allow the "non-state actors" to cross the border and "kill" people in Mumbai.
The 2008 Mumbai attack case has entered into the 10th year but none of its suspects in Pakistan is punished, indicating this case had never been in the priority list of the country that appears to be keen to put it under the carpet.
Sharif has been facing ire from all quarters for his admission on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, which have prompted the Pakistani top authorities to hold a high-level ‘national security’ meeting today.
Nawaz Sharif, for the first time, publicly acknowledged in an interview that militant organisations are active in Pakistan and questioned the policy to allow the "non-state actors" to cross the border and "kill" people in Mumbai.
Some 166 people were killed in the attack carried out by 10 LeT men. Nine of the attackers were killed by police while lone survivor Ajmal Kasab was caught and hanged after handed down death sentence.
Under pressure to act against banned groups, Pakistan on Wednesday took control of a seminary and four dispensaries run by Saeed-linked JuD and FIF.
The PIL relied on a book written by Maharashtra's former Inspector General of Police S M Mushrif, titled 'Who Killed Karkare'.
The monitoring team of the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee will visiting Islamabad this week for an assessment of Islamabad’s compliance with the world body’s sanctions regime.
In a statement, the Israeli Embassy expressed "deep condolences and solidarity with the people of India on the anniversary of the harrowing terror attack" that was launched on November 26, 2008.
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