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Brit taxpayers to pay 1 mln pounds on Osamas right hand mans security
More than one million pounds of the British tax-payers money will be spent annually on the security of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Ladens right hand man in Europe Abu Qatada, once he is released from the Belmarsh Prison in South East London. He will be kept under house-arrest in a government accommodation. ANI
Laden vows to reclaim every inch of Palestine on Israel 60th anniversary
In an audio message released today, deliberately timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Israels foundation, Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has reportedly vowed to reclaim every inch of Palestine. ANI
Osama not in Pak, says defence minister
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was not hiding in Pakistan because its security forces had searched the areas where he was feared to be hiding, Pakistan Defence Minister Ch Ahmed Mukhtar has said. ANI
Osamas spiritual ambassador in Europe wins bail fight in Britain
A radical Muslim preacher regarded as Osama bin Ladens spiritual ambassador in Europe and having close ties with al-Qaeda was granted bail by a British immigration appeals commission on Thursday. ANI
US to train Pak Army to nail key militants
Washington aims breach the gap between the US Army and Pakistani security forces in order to nail key targets like Osama bin Laden, as well as overcome military failures against the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan. ANI
Osama is hiding in Wazirstan
If an American journalist is to be believed, Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is hiding in Waziristan, somewhere near the city of Miram Shah. ANI
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Terror attacks in Pakistan rising, U.S. State Department reports
Terrorist attacks have more than doubled in Pakistan from 2006 to 2007, reflecting the growing violence in the countrys turbulent tribal areas and new bombings against Pakistani government officials and security services, according to a report released Wednesday by the State Department. ANI
Osamas son banned from Britain
A son of Osama bin Laden has been banned from entering Britain to live with his new wife because of fears that his presence would cause considerable public concern. ANI
US will pursue Osama if he is in Pakistan: Negroponte
United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte has said that if Washington has explicit proof of Osama Bin Ladens presence in Pakistans border regions, it will categorically pursue him. ANI
Trans-Atlantic flights bomber hid jihad books in his baby sons cot
The man accused of leading the plot to blow up Transatlantic flights kept extremist Islamic books in his sons cot, a jury heard on Wednesday. ANI
Jordanian hate preacher Qatada could soon be free
Jordanian hate preacher Abu Qatada could soon be freed - after winning a legal battle against his deportation. ANI
Muslims protest Danish cartoon, German film on Islam
Hundreds of Muslims took out a silent procession here last evening to condemn the derogatory depiction of Prophet Mohammad in a Danish paper, and a German film showing Islam in bad light. ANI
US prepares to take on emerging al Qaeda leader
The Bush Administration has reportedly expressed concern over the emergence of aLibyan as the voice of al Qaeda, and is reportedly gearing itself up to take him on. ANI
Book says Bin Laden negotiated 1986 arms deal for Arabian fighters
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden reportedly flew to London in 1986 to help negotiate the purchase of Russian-made surface-to-air missiles. ANI
Western-appearing operatives being trained at Pak-Afghan border, warns CIA Director
The tribal areas along Pakistan-Afghanistan border are being used as a training ground for western appearing operatives who could easily enter the US without being detected as compared to others who might attract attention, CIA Director Michael Hayden has said. ANI
Osama will always be a step ahead of the West, says his ex-bodyguard
Osama bin Ladens loyal bodyguard Nasser al Bahri has claimed that the chief of Al Qaedas will always be one step ahead of Western intelligence. ANI
Pakistans tribal areas are Al Qaeda haven: CIA
US intelligence agency CIA Director Michael Hayden has said that the tribal regions of Pakistan had become a haven for al Qaeda operatives, and that Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding somewhere between Pakistan and Afghanistan ANI
Patel has as much of a fair trial as Osama, says his friend
A family friend of Dr. Jayant Patel believes that his chances of having a fair trial in Australia are as good as what Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden would experience in the US. ANI
Taliban blame Musharraf for turmoil
Talibans wing in Pakistan, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has blamed President Pervez Musharraf for the turmoil in the country. It said that Musharrafs pro-US policies were responsible for all the violence Pakistan was facing today. ANI
Top militant accused of bombing Benazirs Karachi rally arrested
Pakistani security forces have arrested a top militant leader blamed by the slain former premier Benazir Bhutto for plotting a suicide attack on her in Karachi on October 18, 2007. ANI
Top Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan
A top Taliban leader Mullah Obaidullah Akhund believed to e close to Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and part of the inner core of Mullah Omars coterie has been arrested in Lahore where he had come to collect funds. ANI
US moving to expand its role in Pakistan
US officials are quietly planning to expand their presence in and around the lawless tribal areas of Pakistan by creating special coordination centers on the Afghan side of the border where US, Afghan, and Pakistani officials can share intelligence about Al Qaeda and Taliban militants, according to State Department and Pentagon officials.According to the Boston Globe, the Bush Administration is also seeking to expand its influence in the tribal areas through a new economic support initiative that would initially focus on school and road construction projects. ANI
US, Pak reach pact on drone strikes: NYT
Pakistani and American officials have reportedly reached an understanding to intensify secret strikes against suspected terrorists by pilot-less aircraft launched in Pakistan. ANI
Benazir had cell numbers of her assassins
Pakistani ex-premier Benazir Bhutto returned to Karachi on October 18 last year with the names and cell phone numbers of her possible assassins, she wrote in a book a few days before her assassination on December 27 in Rawalpindi. ANI
Dinosaur Pak army putting West at peril, says military officer
A Western military official has said that the failures of the Pakistan army in pinning down al Qaeda and Taliban elements on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border puts the West at constant risk of an attack from these extremist elements. ANI
Support for Osama, Taliban plummeted heavily, PPP most popular party: US based organisation
The public support for al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban has plummeted heavily, while the Pakistan Peoples Party is being seen as the most popular political entity of the country, a survey by a US-based organisation has claimed. ANI
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