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Terrorists may target MPs: intelligence officials
2007-08-02
Intelligence agencies have warned of terrorist attacks at Parliament House and Parliament Lodges in Islamabad as revenge for the Lal Masjid operation. Daily Times has learnt that intelligence agencies have reported to the Interior Ministry that terrorists could hit parliament while it is in session and several parliamentarians are staying at the lodges. The report says that the terrorists could use an improvised explosive device, suicide attack or car bombing to target parliamentarians. It recommended that security be enhanced in and around Parliament House and the Parliament Lodges. The Interior Ministry has ordered walkthrough gates and cameras installed at the entrance of the Parliament Lodges. The district administration has increased the presence at the lodges, while the Frontier Constabulary is manning the Ministers’ Enclave. Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Chaudhry Mohammad Ali said that “foolproof” security arrangements had been made in the entire city.
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India-Pakistan
Maulana Aziz and family sent to jail
2007-07-22
Anti-terrorism Court Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kahoot on Saturday sent Lal Masjid chief cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, along with his wife and two daughters, to jail on judicial remand in five cases. The same court accepted the bail application of Tayyeba Dua, daughter of Maulana Abdul Aziz, in the Chinese nationals’ abduction case. The district administration has declared Simli Dam rest house a sub-jail for the accused. Deputy Commissioner Chaudhry Mohammad Ali said Maulana Aziz and his family were being kept there for their safety.

On Saturday, the accused were produced before the court amid tight security. The investigating officer told the court that the accused were not wanted in any investigations. The court then sent the accused to jail on judicial remand. The police produced 56 madrassa students before the court, of whom 22 were freed and 21 sent to jail on judicial remand. Thirteen students were also remanded to police custody for two days.

Maulana Aziz said that he was tortured during investigation. He said he was forced to wear a burqa before appearing on PTV.
The court accepted the bail applications of Umme Hassan, wife of Maulana Abdul Aziz, and his two daughters for hearing, and directed the prosecution to submit the investigation report of the cases filed against the accused on July 25. Talking to reporters outside court, Maulana Aziz said that he was tortured during investigation. He said he was forced to wear a burqa before appearing on PTV.
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