We wanted to kill 5000, surviving terrorist says Nov 30, 2008
From Rawalpindi the team moved to the eastern port of Karachi, where they chartered the merchant ship MV Alpha and headed for Mumbai. It was during this crucial phase, as the cargo ship headed into the Arabian Sea, the terrorists appeared to almost lose their nerve. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Who's Behind the Mumbai Massacre? Nov 30, 2008
Jaish-e-Mohammed is believed to have close links to al-Qaeda and bin Laden through a religious school in Karachi. The Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) is less focused on Kashmir than either Lashkar-e-Toiba or Jaish-e-Mohammed. (Time.com)
Terrorists can act with impunity because our politicians are so irresponsible. Nov 30, 2008
The magnitude of the attack by suspected Lashkar-e- Taiba elements, who are believed to have come by the sea route from Karachi, could be gauged from the statement of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra R R Patil who said with the ammunition the terrorists had, they could have killed 5,000 people. The elimination of the three terrorists in Taj came on Saturday morning after intense battle between the commandos, who believed there was a lone gunman holding out, and the terrorists who kept... (India Times, India)
Empathy and fear of fallout in Pak Nov 30, 2008
Karachi resident Naziha Syed Ali spoke for many when she described her fear of the future. I'm feeling horrified and have a sense of empathy for the tragedy happening next door. (India Times, India)
The aftermath of Mumbai Nov 29, 2008
Singh has already blamed the murders in Mumbai on "external forces." What he ought to explain to his people is that even if there were Pakistanis among the terrorists, and even if the killers set out from the Pakistani port of Karachi, that does not mean they were acting on orders from Pakistan's elected civilian government. India's leaders know that extremist Pakistani groups as well as Al Qaeda have a strong interest in provoking fresh hostilities between Pakistan and India. (Boston Globe)
Did Mumbai attackers have foreign help? Nov 29, 2008
In its Friday editions, the newspaper the Hindu reported that at least three of the suspects held by police were members of Lashkar-i-Taiba and that the assailants had arrived in Mumbai on a ship from Karachi, Pakistan. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- International)
Newsweek: Q&A with South Asia terror expert Nov 29, 2008
This whole event is suspicious, as in the first wave of attack to brave anti-terrorist official got killed, things start happening from Railway Stations, Ships carrying huge number of terrorist sails from Karachi to Mumbai almost 1000 km unchecked ... This whole event is suspicious, as in the first wave of attack to brave anti-terrorist official got killed, things start happening from Railway Stations, Ships carrying huge number of terrorist sails from Karachi to Mumbai almost 1000 km unchecked.... (MSNBC -- International)
Navy investigating ship found with corpse on board Nov 29, 2008
Local media say the gunmen hijacked the trawler, which sailed from Karachi, Pakistan. Television news reports show a corpse face down on the boat's deck with his hands tied behind his back. (India Times)
No evidence India attackers were British: UK Nov 29, 2008
Indian officials have alleged that some of the explosives and ammunitions used in the deadly attacks that have killed more than 140 appeared to have come from the Pakistani port city of Karachi - a known hotbed of militant activity. Pakistan officials, however, have said there is no clear evidence yet to support the claim. (India Times)
Terror journey on sea Nov 29, 2008
Around 10 terrorists, unarmed, left for the financial capital on November 21 from an isolated beach in Karachi. Their names: Abu Ali, Fahad, Omar, Shohaib, Umer, Abu Akasha, Ajmal (the sole terrorist detained by the Mumbai police), Ismail, Abdul Rehman alias Bada and Abdul Rehman alias Chhota. (India Times)
Terrorists may have hijacked boat Nov 29, 2008
It is suspected that this trawler was captured by the terrorists on high seas to be used as their transport vehicle to reach Gateway of India from Karachi port. Sources in Porbander confirmed that the boat was traced by a Chetak helicopter of Mumbai Coast Guard some 20 nautical miles off Porbander. (India Times)
Send ISI chief: PM Nov 29, 2008
PM to pak: send isi chief here- Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times. PM to pak: send isi chief here29 Nov 2008, 0401 hrs IST, ET Bureau. (India Times)
Terror Siege Ends in Mumbai; Indian Navy Investigates Drifting Trawler, Corpse on Board Nov 29, 2008
Media reports said the man was the boat's skipper and had been killed when the trawler was hijacked after it sailed from Karachi, Pakistan ... They also stopped a cargo ship that had come to Mumbai from Karachi, Pakistan, but released it when nothing suspicious was found on board. (Fox News)
Mumbai attacks inflame India-Pakistan tensions Nov 29, 2008
" Later, Pakistan decided to dispatch a more junior ISI official instead, news reports said."When we're not involved, and we have nothing to hide, we should not fear about this," Gilani said at a news conference, defending the move.Indian naval officials said the militants came by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi, while the home (interior) minister, Jaiprakash Jaiswal said that a captured gunman had been identified as a Pakistani. Vilasrao Deshmukh, the head of the provincial government,... (Anchorage Daily News)
Singh blames Karachi for Mumbai terror attacks Nov 29, 2008
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: A spokesman for Prime Ministers House said on Friday that a representative of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) will visit India instead of the director general to facilitate investigations into the Mumbai terror attacks with India pointing a finger to Karachi as leaders of the two countries talked to each other over the telephone ... Purported Karachi link: In his conversation with Gilani, Singh said that preliminary reports on the attacks point to Karachi, and... (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Rochester man, a native of India, calls attack India's 9/11 Nov 29, 2008
The militants reportedly infiltrated by sea from the Pakistani city of Karachi. Yanambaka said he was shocked that the Indian government didn't pick up any advance warning or intelligence in advance of such a coordinated attack. (Post-Bulletin)
Indian forces fight last gunmen in Mumbai hotel Nov 29, 2008
They also stopped a cargo ship that had arrived from Karachi, Pakistan, but released it when nothing suspicious was found on board. India has been shaken repeatedly by terror attacks blamed on Muslim militants in recent years, but most were bombings striking crowded places: markets, street corners, parks. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Decision to send ISI chief to India draws flak Nov 29, 2008
The Indian allegation that the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks came from Pakistan, specifically Karachi, has not gone down well in Pakistan ... The Pakistan Prime Minister talked about Dr. Singh s reference to preliminary evidence pointing towards Karachi. (Hindu)
59-hour Mumbai siege ends, death toll 148 Nov 29, 2008
Media reports said the man was the boat's skipper and had been killed when the trawler was hijacked after it sailed from Karachi, Pakistan ... If we go to war with Pakistan, what do we attack things like a radical camp in Muridke and a mosque in Karachi. (Express Buzz)
US experts see Lashkar and al-Qaeda stamp Nov 29, 2008
If we go to war with Pakistan, what do we attack things like a radical camp in Muridke and a mosque in Karachi. Search. (Express Buzz)
Indian commandos end Mumbai siege Nov 29, 2008
Media reports said the man was the boat's skipper and had been killed when the trawler was hijacked after it sailed from Karachi, Pakistan. That could not be immediately confirmed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
‘We have nothing to hide,' PM says of probe Nov 29, 2008
Indian naval officials said the militants came by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi, while Home Minister Jaiprakash Jaiswal said that a captured gunman had been identified as a Pakistani ... Mr. Singh told Mr. Gilani that preliminary reports point towards Karachi, according to a statement from the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office. (Globe and Mail)
India, Pakistan tension rises Nov 29, 2008
Gilani said that Singh had told him that a preliminary investigation indicated the attack originated from the Pakistani city Karachi. "I said, 'Mister Prime Minister, we want to maintain excellent relations with our neighbour. We have to focus on real issues both are poor countries.'" Gilani told reporters. (iAfrica.com)
Pakistan 'elements' blamed Nov 29, 2008
India blames 'elements' in Pakistan for attacks. India blames 'elements' in Pakistan for attacks. (AZCentral -- News)
After the city's blackest days Nov 29, 2008
He reportedly said some of the attackers travelled to Mumbai by sea from Karachi in Pakistan, while others were based in Mumbai before the attack. Kasab reportedly told police he was trained to "kill to the last breath". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Hostages said dead in Mumbai Jewish center Nov 29, 2008
They also stopped a cargo ship that had come to Mumbai from Karachi, Pakistan, but released it when nothing suspicious was found on board. The British government, meanwhile, was investigating whether some of the attackers could be British citizens with links to Pakistan or the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir, a British security official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of his work. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Intel Sparse On Mumbai Attack Group Nov 29, 2008
Navy spokesman Capt. Manohar Nambiar said Thursday that the ship, the MV Alpha, had recently come to Mumbai from Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan's Port and Shipping Minister Nabil Gabol said Indian authorities had not asked him for information about what he called a "false allegation.". (CBS News -- World)
Indian Commandos Free About 200 Hostages After Mumbai Attacks Killed 121 Nov 29, 2008
A seized global positioning system showed some of the group left Karachi, Pakistan, as early as Nov. 12, NDTV said. A little-known Islamist group, the Deccan Mujahedeen, claimed responsibility for the shootings and explosions across the western coastal city, Indian Home Ministry official M.L. Kumawat said. (Bloomberg -- US)
Pakistan warns India over blame game Nov 28, 2008
Earlier, Indian navy spokesman Capt. Manohar Nambiar said navy officers had boarded a cargo vessel it suspected of ties to the attacks that had come to Mumbai from Karachi, Pakistan. He later said the ship was not linked in any way to the strikes. (MSNBC -- International)
End In Sight To Nightmare In India Nov 28, 2008
A government statement said Indian premier Manmohan Singh told Gilani during a phone call on Friday that preliminary reports about the attack "point towards Karachi," Pakistan's largest city. The statement didn't elaborate. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Explosion heard at Mumbai hotel Nov 28, 2008
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also indicated the gunmen came from Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, in a telephone call with his Pakistani counterpart Friday ... Authorities suspect the attacks originated from the ship, which they believe is from Karachi ... Karachi police said they had no evidence the attackers departed from their city. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Was It Al Qaeda? Nov 28, 2008
" Western security officials believe attacks organized, directed and funded specifically by Al Qaeda's core leadership along the Afghan-Pakistan border are not frequent. More common are incidents in which terrorists have either some limited contact with Al Qaeda leaders, or are inspired to carry out attacks by the ideology of Islamic extremism. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed "external forces" and the Indian navy said its forces were boarding a cargo vessel suspected of ties to the attacks.... (Fox News)
Terrorist mother ship found Nov 28, 2008
The nationality of the dead man found on the boat is unknown, but one theory being pushed by many inside India's intelligence apparatus is that the boat's origin was Karachi, in Pakistan. Related Links. (Times Online)
Assault on Mumbai: Eyewitness to terror Nov 28, 2008
Indian intelligence officials said they believe the terrorists came in a larger boat from nearby Karachi in Pakistan and then moved into the smaller rubber boats at the entrance of Mumbai harbor. A hitherto unknown group calling itself "Deccan Mujahedeen" is claiming responsibility for the attack, though accusing fingers are being pointed at the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, one of the largest and most active Islamist militant organizations in South Asia. (International Herald Tribune)
Indian troops raid hotels to free hostages Nov 28, 2008
Indian navy spokesman Capt. Manohar Nambiar said navy officers had boarded a cargo vessel that had recently come to Mumbai from Karachi, Pakistan. Hours later, he said nothing suspicious had been found on board and the ship had been released. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Regaining Control in India? Militants Killed, Hostages Being Freed Nov 28, 2008
Navy spokesman Capt. Manohar Nambiar said Thursday that the ship, the MV Alpha, had recently come to Mumbai from Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan's foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in New Delhi for peace talks, told the Dawn television station that nobody should be blamed until investigations were complete, AFP reported. (ABC News)
Neighbours Create Trouble Nov 28, 2008
Their origin was traced to Dawood Ibrahim and his associates who were based in Karachi. The multiple bomb blasts on Mumbai trains killed 200 people in July 2005. (India Times, India)
Closing time for India's Iranian cafes Nov 27, 2008
Iranian cafes appeared in Mumbai and Karachi (now in Pakistan) after their Zoroastrian-Iranian owners came to India in the late 19th ... Sadly, Iranian restaurants face similar problems across the Pakistan border in Karachi ... Indian-Persian culinary links to an ancient shared culture - such as Cafe Jehangir, Cafe Darakshan, Cafe Pehlvi and Cafe India - have disappeared or are disappearing in the southern port city of Karachi, swallowed by the inescapable truth that everything must change, and... (Asia Times Online)
England's India tour in balance Nov 27, 2008
New Zealand cut short a tour to Pakistan in May 2002 after a bomb blast outside their hotel in Karachi killed 19 people. The Pakistan Cricket Board had to relocate two home series to Sri Lanka and Sharjah later that year after the West Indies and Australia refused to tour. (BBC Sport)
Pakistan frees 'al-Qaeda suspect' Nov 27, 2008
Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan, 25, has been reunited with his family in the city of Karachi, officials and his lawyer said ... Security sources told the BBC that Mr Khan had been quietly released several weeks ago and that his home in Karachi was under surveillance. (Yahoo News -- Osama bin Laden & al-Qaida)
Pakistan 'mulls US drone action' Nov 26, 2008
By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Karachi. Damage to civilian life and property is making Pakistan's leaders uneasy. (BBC News)
IMF's double-edged rescue for Pakistan Nov 26, 2008
Pakistans industrial landscape may soon be marked with dead and sick units and there will be massive unemployment because of the devastating impact on businesses of the higher cost of bank loans arising from the interest rate increase, according to Anjum Nisar, the president of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The IMF conditions have not yet been made public, but local media reports have suggested the terms may be almost impossible to implement in Pakistan. (Asia Times Online)
Pakistan is talking to friendly countries to acquire surface-to-air missile technology to counter US drone attacks in the Tribal Areas Nov 26, 2008
KARACHI: Pakistan is talking to friendly countries to acquire surface-to-air missile technology to counter US drone attacks in the Tribal Areas, Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said on Tuesday. Mukhtar said the parliamentary committee on national security would meet next month to make plans for safeguarding the countrys sovereignty. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Pakistan Arranges $7.6 Billion Bailout Package From IMF to Prevent Default Nov 25, 2008
70, as of 11:15 a.m. in Karachi ... The loan from the IMF will ease constraints on foreign currencies and it will boost the confidence of overseas and domestic investors, said , an economist at InvestCapital & Securities Ltd. in Karachi. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
IMF Approves $7.6B Loan For Pakistan Nov 25, 2008
Pakistan's top finance official Shaukat Tareen speaks during a press conference in Karachi, Pakistan, Nov. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan). (CBS News -- Iraq)
Intelligence agencies have warned of a suicide attack at the Karachi airport as well as ministries in Islamabad during the current month Nov 25, 2008
Taliban plan to strike Karachi airport, ministries ... The Interior Ministry, after receiving information from intelligence agencies, has informed law enforcement agencies that the month of November would be crucial and terrorists have planned to carry out suicide attacks at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, and also at the offices of various ministries in Islamabad ... A source privy to the matter, seeking anonymity, told Daily Times that terrorists have planned to strike in prominent... (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Karachi investor gloom Nov 25, 2008
Angry investors have attacked the Karachi Stock Exchange in protest at plunging Pakistani share prices ... ANONYMOUS INVESTOR, KARACHI ... I have lost more in the past two months than I have ever made on the Karachi Stock Exchange in the last four years I have been investing. (BBC News -- South Asia)
The Taliban are present in Karachi and have links with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Nov 24, 2008
Taliban present in Karachi: TTP ... The Taliban have never been involved in any type of terrorism in Karachi, he claimed. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
250 pilgrims from Pakistan visiting temples in India Nov 23, 2008
KARACHI: Over 250 Hindus from across Pakistan's southern Sindh province have embarked on a pilgrimage to temples and shrines in India. The group began their journey from Mirpurkhas railway station on Saturday. (India Times, India -- Community News)
The US strikes deeper in Pakistan Nov 21, 2008
KARACHI - Wednesday's missile attack by an unmanned United States Predator drone on the Pakistani village of Jani Khel marks a significant development in the battle against militants. On the one hand, it is the first such attack to take place outside of the semi-autonomous tribal areas, that is, in territory directly ruled by Islamabad. (Asia Times Online)
Pakistan bomb attack 'kills nine' Nov 21, 2008
The government has been encouraging tribes to organise their own traditional armies (or lashkars) to take on the Taleban in their areas, says the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Karachi. In the Salarzai area of Bajaur, such a tribal force has effectively denied sanctuaries to Taleban over the past couple of months, our correspondent says. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Country profile: Pakistan Nov 21, 2008
Largest city: Karachi ... - Karachi-based, Urdu-language; largest-circulation daily ... - Karachi-based, largest-circulation English-language daily. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Karachi Exchange May End Trading Curbs Once Government Starts Support Fund Nov 20, 2008
Karachi Bourse May End Curbs as Fund Props Up Stocks (Update1) ... Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Karachi Stock Exchange may end rules barring investors from selling once the government puts in place a $252 million fund to support share prices and the economy improves, the bourses managing director said ... It would be irresponsible to remove the curbs without the necessary stabilization measures, , managing director of the exchange, said in an interview in Karachi. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Taliban, US wrestle for the upper hand Nov 20, 2008
KARACHI - On the face of it, there is no basic change in the situation on the ground in the war theater in Afghanistan and Pakistan ... Thirteen containers full of arms and ammunition, military vehicles and food were looted by the Taliban, forcing an entire NATO convoy from the southern port city of Karachi to stop in Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province ... They were sent four months ago from Jabal-i-Ali in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi. (Asia Times Online)
Pakistan Tap Dances Between U.S. and Taliban Nov 20, 2008
Forty percent of supplies shipped to NATO forces in Afghanistan by sea unload onto trucks in Karachi that then drive more than 1,000 miles up the entire length of Pakistan exiting through the Khyber Pass. Native drivers have little or no security and are frequently attacked on their way to Kabul. (Newsmax)
Pakistan Airline to Raise $379 Million by Pledging New York, Paris Hotels Nov 19, 2008
We are an organization no one wants to invest in,'' Managing Director said in an interview in his Karachi, Pakistan office yesterday ... 5 billion rupees in stocks and bonds as chief executive of Karachi-based Atlas Asset Management Ltd. ``It's a drain on the national exchequer and the government should examine its viability and wind it up ... 20 rupees on the Karachi Stock Exchange yesterday. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
U.S. seeks new Afghan supply routes Nov 19, 2008
To get here, they start in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi and move north through Pakistan's volatile North-West Frontier Province and tribal areas before arriving at the Afghan border ... "From Karachi to Kabul there is trouble. The whole route is insecure.". (MSNBC -- International)
Terror suspect 'unfit for trial' Nov 19, 2008
Demonstrations have been held in Karachi calling for Ms Siddiqui's release. She was categorised as an al-Qaeda supporter by the US government in 2004 and later was charged with attempted murder and assault. (BBC News -- Americas)
'Asif was carrying opium' Nov 19, 2008
KARACHI: Fast bowler Mohammad Asif was detained at Dubai airport this year for possessing opium, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) three-man inquiry committee said on Tuesday. "During the course of our investigation we went through the report of the Dubai authorities and they said Asif had a small quantity of opium on him when he was detained," Shafqat Naghmi said. (India Times, India)
IMF-franked Pakistan returns to 'Friends' Nov 18, 2008
Three earlier increases since January neither controlled inflation nor stabilized the currency, said Anjum Ibrahim, president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, according to a report in Dawn newspaper ... "The IMF loan will help stabilize the economy only if the government shows the political will to implement the fund's program," said Samiullah Tariq, head of research at InvestCapital & Securities Ltd in Karachi. (Asia Times Online)
Convoy brings winter relief to Nato forces Nov 18, 2008
After being shipped into the port of Karachi, some supplies are taken by lorry through the Chaman border post between the Pakistani province of Baluchistan and southern Afghanistan ... In August, suspected militants in Karachi set light to two Nato armoured vehicles. (Times Online)
* US trucks resume travel to Afghanistan Nov 18, 2008
TRANSPORT: Supplies for foreign troops in Afghanistan arrive in Karachi and are loaded onto trucks for the trip either to the border town of Chaman or through the Khyber Pass AP, KHYBER PASS, PAKISTAN Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008, Page 5 ... Most of the supplies headed to foreign troops in Afghanistan arrive in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi and are loaded onto trucks for the journey either to the border town of Chaman or through the Khyber Pass. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Khyber pass reopened to convoys Nov 18, 2008
Most of the supplies for the foreign forces in Afghanistan are shipped into the Pakistani port of Karachi, then driven across the border either at Chaman, in Balochistan, or through the Khyber Pass. Pakistani officials blamed last Monday's hijacking on militants loyal to the Taleban commander Baitullah Mehsud. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Evaluation finds Pakistani woman unfit for trial Nov 18, 2008
Until her arrest in July, Ms. Siddiqui had been declared as missing by rights groups since she left her parents' house in Karachi, Pakistan in March, 2003. Her lawyers say they believe she was held in Bagram air base in Afghanistan by U.S. authorities. (Globe and Mail)
Malik lying, asserts Yousuf Nov 18, 2008
KARACHI: Star batsman Mohammad Yousuf hit back at Shoaib Malik, saying that the Pakistan captain lied when he said that he showed no disrespect to any senior player. Yousuf, who arrived home on Monday after participating in the Indian Cricket League (ICL), also said that Pakistan cricket will suffer because of the ban placed on him by the board. (India Times, India)
