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Pakistan's Supreme Court OKs release of militant linked to Mumbai attacks

Pakistan's highest court today upheld a decision to release Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, whom India says masterminded the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/06
Help US prevent future Faisal Shahzads? Pakistan demurs.

The US is likely to further pressure on Pakistan to clear militant strongholds after Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad said he trained in one. But Pakistan has wavered on cracking down before.
India hands Ajmal Kasab death sentence for Mumbai attacks

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab may now appeal his death sentence, handed out Thursday for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Most death-row convicts in India spend years in prison as they try to reverse their punishment.
Beyond Kasab guilty verdict, Mumbai attacks reshape Indian law

The guilty verdict announced Monday for Pakistani gunman Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab closed one chapter of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. But the impact on counterterrorism policy is still slowly unfolding.
Pakistani, Ajmal Kasab, found guilty of Mumbai attack

In the 2008 Mumbai attack, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab of Pakistan, was found guilty Monday on 80 charges, including waging war against India, which carries a life sentence or death penalty. Two Indians were charged, but acquitted, of providing logistical support.
Terrorism & Security
India, Pakistan leaders may meet on sidelines of SAARC summit

Officials in India and Pakistan have indicated that their prime ministers will meet on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Bhutan this week, though it is unclear if the meeting will go beyond handshakes.
Mumbai attack suspect retracts his confession. Will it affect trial?

Mumbai attack suspect Mohammad Ajmal Kasab is the only gunman captured alive in last year’s commando-style rampage that killed more than 160 people. On Wednesday, the prosecution rested its case.
Why Pakistan's old jihadis pose new threat – at home and in Afghanistan

In an interview, a jihadi talks about why state-sponsored militants who once fought in Indian-controlled Kashmir are now joining the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mumbai trial: India's global stage for case against Pakistan

The judge Thursday accepted Kasab's confession. The trial will still continue, with the prosecution saying it will 'expose' the Pakistani group tied to the assault.
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Mumbai attacker’s confession could heighten pressure on Pakistan

The lone surviving gunman from November's assault testified that Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba's was involved.
Suspected Mumbai attacker's trial delayed – again

The lawyer appointed to defend Mohammed Ajmal Kasab was sacked Wednesday because she had represented a victim in the November attacks.
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Pakistan admits links to Mumbai attacks, arrests chief suspects

But the government also unveiled a slew of foreign links pointing to a network of "non-state actors" providing logistical support from around the globe.
Terrorism & Security
In unconfirmed raid, Pakistan seizes Mumbai attack ringleader

Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, an operations chief for Lashkar-e-Taiba, was reportedly captured Monday in Pakistani Kashmir.
Terrorism & Security
Rice demands 'robust' cooperation from Pakistan in Mumbai probe

While Pakistan confronts growing evidence that the terrorist attack was carried out by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, India braces for further sea, air assaults
Terrorism & Security
Mumbai attacks raise pressure on a beleaguered Pakistan

While conclusive evidence is elusive, blame is being leveled on a Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, further stressing ties between the neighbors.