ISI named in suit filed in NY court over Mumbai attack
NEW YORK, Nov 23: A suit filed in New York accuses ISI, the Pakistani intelligence service, of complicity in the November 2008 massacre that killed 166 people in Mumbai, India according to a newspaper report.
The suit was filed in the federal court in Brooklyn by relatives of four people killed in the massacre and one survivor, the New York Daily News reported on Tuesday.
In addition to the intelligence agency, the suit also names the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba which has been blamed for the November 2008 attack and the government of Pakistan.
Two of the victims, a Brooklyn rabbi and his wife, were killed in front of their two-year-old grandson.
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To start with it's a civil suit and not a criminal one. I dont see ISI DG Pasha going to court to appear in front of a judge. At the end of the day, IMHO the case will go no where b/c the American government will step in citing national security and the suit will be thrown out of the court. Nothing to loose sleep over.
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This seems to be serious. I don’t know if it comes under the jurisdiction of NY court to call senior officials of Pak army?
US court summons ISI chief in Mumbai terror case
By Arun Kumar, Washington, Nov 24 : A US court has summoned top officials of Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as also the alleged masterminds of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in response to a case filed by relatives of two American victims.
Summons were issued by a New York court to ISI’s powerful chief, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha and other officials, as also Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi and Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged masterminds of the Nov 26-29, 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
The 26-page lawsuit was filed before a Brooklyn court last week by family members of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his pregnant wife, Rivka, who were among the 166 people killed during the attack. Their son Moshe was saved by his Indian nanny in the tragedy.
The suit alleges that ISI “provided critical planning, material support, control and coordination for the attacks” to the Pakistan-based militant group LeT, which has been blamed for the 26/11 siege. The LeT is also named in the suit.
Besides Pasha, who has been director general of the ISI since September 2008, the court has also summoned his predecessor, Lt. Gen. Nadeem Taj and ISI officials Major Samir Ali, Azam Cheema and Major Iqbal.
“The ISI has long nurtured and used international terrorist groups, including the LeT, to accomplish its goals and has provided material support to LeT and other international terrorist groups,” said the lawsuit.
“The Mumbai terrorist attack was planned, trained for and carried out by members of defendant LeT. Defendant ISI provided critical planning, material support, control and coordination of the attacks,” it alleged.
It accuses ISI officers Pasha, Taj, Iqbal and Ali of being purposefully engaged in the direct provision of material support or resources including weapons and explosives.
“On and prior to November 26, 2008, ISI, Pasha, Taj, Iqbal and Ali (as well as other officials, agents and employees of ISI) directed, engaged and/or relied upon the efforts of US-based individuals, including but not limited to (David) Headley and (Tahawwur Hussain) Rana, for raising funds, building a network of connections, recruiting participants and planning the operation of the Mumbai terror attack,” the lawsuit alleges.
Noting that the LeT still operates training camps in Pakistan, Kashmir and Afghanistan, the petition said the group has openly advocated violence against India, Israel and the US. It names Muridke, Manshera and Muzaffarabad as centres of training camps operated by the LeT.
The 10 LeT members who undertook the on-the-ground Mumbai terrorist attack underwent extensive training in the LeT camps in Pakistan, the lawsuit alleged.
It also says that Pakistani American Lashkar operative David Headley, who has already pleaded guilty for his role in the plotting of the attack, built a network of connections from Chicago to Pakistan, undertaking these efforts at the direction and with the material support of both LeT and the ISI.
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Some one correctly said ^ , Another disgusting attempt to defame Pakistan ! :k:
Courts are bonded with the law of the land. Sensationalism of the Indian & US media is their born right so it seems.
Pakistan is not a ‘rouge country’ and has its own constitution and laws of the Land. We have no such examples in the past to use it as a reference in the US court either.
No matter how high they want to wail and cry it will be to no avail, and Pakistan is under NO OBLIGATION to adhere to US court orders let alone a high profile sarakri afsar to pick up his bags and go on a sarkari suffar!
This story when appeared had a very sympathetic shroud to it, but is turning out to be a dud and Indian capacity of turning every stone in every nook and corner and cry Uff Pakistan!! Good Luck India,
Hence Pakistan should keep a low profile and not engage to this Indian RAW ploy!
Another disgusting attempt to mingle ISI with LeT as two are totally different organisation and ISI being the top notch ‘Secret Service’ of Sovereign Pakistan has no body to answer but to its own administration!
India should get over the sad events of Mumbai and move on, Pakistan has moved on but now facing escalated ‘New Threats & Attacks’ on daily basis.
India wishes to keep matters on the front burner because defaming Pakistan is getting cheaper now? no need to spend Millions of $ on lobbyist and kick backs, and at the same time India keeps its self in the Limelights ! Swell Idea ,
If RAW is involved in ‘Revenge’ tactics and playing in Pakistan, Baluchistan, Afghanistan for what ISI allegedly doing in India, Bhutan, Nepal, than don’t expect any ‘amen ki ashaa’ any time soon.
Can we say Pakistanis are getting very restless now ???
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As Pakistan's own pride and joy Ajmal Kasab said, they will reap what they sowed. I hope the U
S court awards a multiple-million dollar award to each affected party and make Those in Pakistan ISI that were directing the killings pay. If they don't pay, deduct the amounts from the next aid check
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munna chala mama ke paas, ‘amma amma mujhe ISI ne maara’. abay dhakkan, what has US court to do with Indo-Pak issues? If you really want, file it in international criminal court (which US is not part of ). US is not world police no matter how much they thump their chests like gorillas.
**ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan said Thursday there was no possibility that the head of the country’s powerful spy organization, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, would obey a summons requesting his appearance before a court in the United States over the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. **
**Mr. Gilani made the announcement while addressing lawmakers in the National Assembly. “ISI being an extremely sensitive and important organization would not be asked to appear before a U.S. court,” Mr. Gilani said. **
**The comments were in response to a wrongful death lawsuit filed last month in a federal court in Brooklyn by relatives of victims in the Mumbai attacks, which left 175 people dead including the nine attackers. **
**Claiming damages, the lawsuit names Lt. Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha, the director general of ISI, and his predecessor, Lt. Gen Nadeem Taj and Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the banned militant group that India and the United States consider responsible for the attack on Mumbai, India’s financial capital. **
**The lawsuit alleges the ISI is complicit because it nurtured Lashkar-e-Taiba. **
**Mr. Saeed, a cleric who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980’s, formed Lashkar-e-Taiba, vowing to free the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, which is claimed by both India and Pakistan. **
Pakistani officials vehemently deny any allegations of the involvement of the ISI in the planning or execution of the attacks in Mumbai.
**Earlier in the session of the National Assembly on Thursday, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the leader of the opposition, had expressed concerns over news that that the ISI chief had been summoned by a court in the United States. **
**The speech by the opposition leader seemed intended to whip up the nationalist sentiment. Mr. Khan denounced the U.S. court summons as a move to pressure Pakistan. “We will not allow any institution to be taken hostage by any international organization,” Mr. Khan said. **
**The ISI said through a spokesman that it bound to follow the directives of the Prime Minister’s government. “It has made clear that nothing of the sort will happen, the spokesman said. “Nobody can force anything on us. We are a sovereign nation.” **
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Another idiotic thread ! And you claim your self to be wise guy or political junkie who knows-all otherwise you would not ask such a trivial question !
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Another idiotic thread ! And you claim your self to be wise guy or political junkie who knows-all otherwise you would not ask such a trivial question !
barsati raks, kabhi to aqal se kaam lya karo. Chothi jamaat pass walay remarks ke ilawah tumhe kuch aor bhi aata hay ke nahin? This so called idiotic thread is also running parallel in PA forum. udhar jaa kar apna barsaati raks dekhaao.
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barsati raks, kabhi to aqal se kaam lya karo. Chothi jamaat pass walay remarks ke ilawah tumhe kuch aor bhi aata hay ke nahin? This so called idiotic thread is also running parallel in PA forum. udhar jaa kar apna barsaati raks dekhaao.
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tedpole of your kind pushing views and party agenda on these ponds is not new ! ,,, tum jaisay jahil parhay leekhay tud-poonjeay ,, pakisan mai dime-a-dozen hain tum jaisau jahiloun , Saarkari Mulazimoun ka sub bigara hoya hai
). US is not world police no matter how much they thump their chests like gorillas.