Tag: Osama bin Laden
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Pak has long history of harbouring terrorists, US must stop giving aid: Nikki Haley
Last September, the Trump administration cancelled $300 million in military aid to Islamabad for not doing enough against terror groups active on its soil.
February 26, 2019 -
Al Qaeda planning 9/11 like attacks in Europe, warns UK Minister
Wallace's statements came amid several drone sightings at Gatwick Airport over the weekend that triggered a security concern and led dozens of flights to be cancelled.
December 24, 2018 -
‘US should not give Pak a single dollar till it stops harbouring terrorists’: Nikki Haley
US President Donald Trump began the new year by launching an attack on Islamabad in his first tweet of 2018, accusing it of 'lies and deceit'.
December 10, 2018 -
Resolving 26/11 Mumbai attacks case is in Pakistan’s interest: Imran Khan
Talking about initiatives he had taken to normalise ties with India, Khan said he had opened a ‘visa-free peace corridor’ to Kartarpur Sahib so that Indian Sikh pilgrims could visit a holy shrine in Pakistan.
December 7, 2018 -
9/11: 17 years since America was attacked
The attacks killed 2,996 people and over 6,000 injured; about $10 billion worth of infrastructure and property were damaged
September 11, 2018 -
Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza marries daughter of 9/11 hijacker
The marriage was confirmed by Osama bin Laden's half-brothers Ahmad and Hassan al-Attas
August 6, 2018 -
Was Osama bin Laden a convenient fall guy?
Once the Americans decided to blame Osama bin Laden (OBL) almost immediately after the Twin Towers attack even before the dust had settled, it was taken for granted around the world that OBL was the culprit. When Osama heard the news he straightaway denied that he was responsible for the attack. Only later he took …
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February 23, 2018 -
New book gives inside story of Osama Bin Laden
American journalist, author and think tank executive, who interviewed Osama Bin Laden shared his experience about meeting the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, war reporting, and his future endeavours. Speaking on the sidelines of the just concluded Jaipur Literature Festival, Peter Bergen, said, “The first thing that struck me was Bin laden was very tall. …
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February 4, 2018 -
Paradigm shift in cutting-edge journalism, say top practitioners
They represent journalism at its most exciting, influential but also lethal. Top journalists who have covered a wide spectrum of issues from the repressive life in North Korea, to brutal Islamist terrorism, to the plight of the Rohingya refugees, admit that “frontline” reporting is now undergoing a paradigm shift due to various factors, especially the …
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January 27, 2018 -
Iran refutes CIA ‘fake news’ in bin Laden files
Iran on Friday accused the CIA of spreading “fake news” about Tehran’s support for the Al Qaeda, describing the claims as an attempt to “whitewash” the truth about the role US allies had in the September 11, 2001, attacks. “A record low for the reach of petrodollars: CIA & FDD fake news w/ selective Al …
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November 3, 2017 -
CIA releases files recovered in Osama bin Laden raid
The CIA has released a thousands of files seized during the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, including personal photographs of his family and insight into the Al Qaeda’s global leadership, the media reported. The massive amount of new material released on Wednesday containes nearly 470,000 items totalling 321 gigabytes …
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November 2, 2017 -
Priti Shahani: ‘Abbottabad’ will reach on a global level
Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming film Abbottabad, based on the bestselling book The Exile on Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, will break barriers and reach out to audiences across the world, believes Priti Shahani of the film’s co-producing banner Junglee Pictures. Junglee Pictures, known for bankrolling films such as Talvar and Bareilly Ki Barfi, has acquired the rights …
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September 29, 2017 -
Vishal Bhardwaj feels nervous, excited for next
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj on Tuesday said he is excited as well as nervous about his next directorial project, which is said to be a prequel to Zero Dark Thirty and will be based on the bestselling book The Exile by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy on Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. The film is reportedly titled …
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September 27, 2017 -
Saddam Hussain tries to get Aadhaar card for Osama Bin Laden, held
In a bizarre incident, a Rajasthan man named Saddam Hussain was caught for trying to make an Aadhaar card for the slain Al-Qaeda terror chief Osama Bin Laden, officials said on Monday. Twenty five year old Hussain, who operates an Aadhaar card registration centre in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district allegedly, uploaded a blurred picture of Laden …
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May 15, 2017 -
The war within
President Ashraf Ghani’s lament last Sunday that Afghanistan is “in mourning” was seemingly intended to mollify the general criticism of the country’s leadership in the aftermath of the deadliest attack by the Taliban on the army since 2001 ~ the year President Bush mobilised his forces to “smoke out” Osama bin Laden from the caves. …
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April 27, 2017