TTP Video Warns Pakistani Security Officials To Cease Being 'Enemies Of Islam And Stop Torturing Mujahideen', Notes: 'The Reason For This War... Beginning On Day One Is That There Is No Meeting Point Between Islam And Kufr'

A new video released by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warns Pakistani security officials to cease being "enemies of Islam" and stop torturing the mujahideen.

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Date Posted: February 10, 2012
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Indian Writer B. Raman Blames U.S. Policy for Militant Activities in China's Xinjiang Province, Says: 'The Jamaat-e-Islami of Pakistan Contributes Money Regularly to the ETIM And Helps Many Uighur Students in Pakistan'

In a recent article, former Indian official and security affairs analyst B. Raman blamed U.S. policy for some militant activities carried out by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) in the wider Xinjiang region. The article, titled "The Xinjiang Angle" was published by the website of India's noted weekly magazine Outlook. Raman, formerly an Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India, is Director of the Institute for Tropical Studies, Chennai, India.

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Date Posted: February 10, 2012
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Urdu Daily: Chinese Military Taking Over Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan Considering Proposal to Lease the Disputed Region to China for 50 Years

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According to a report published by an Urdu-language newspaper, Pakistan is considering a proposal to lease the strategic region of Gilgit Baltistan to China. The Pakistani move is aimed at fortifying its strategic relations with China amid the irreparable rupture in U.S.-Pakistan relations over the past year. Gilgit Baltistan, previously known as the Northern Areas, shares the international border with China.

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Date Posted: February 10, 2012
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Pakistani Daily: 2,000 Militants Active In Badar Mansoor Group

A commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) says that about 2,000 militants are working as part of the Al-Badar militant organization formed by Fakher Zaman aka Badar Mansoor, who was recently killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, according to a Pakistani daily.

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Date Posted: February 10, 2012
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Report: Indian Mujahideen Members Met With Osama Bin Laden, Were Connected To Al-Qaeda In Pakistan

A probe into the July 13, 2011 bomb blasts in Mumbai reveals that some members of the "Indian Mujahideen" were connected to Al-Qaeda and other jihadist organizations based in Pakistan, according to an Indian website.

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Date Posted: February 10, 2012
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British Islamist Anjem Choudary Launches 'Shariah for India,' Vows to Demolish Hindu Temples and Bollywood; Muslims Urged to Join In New Delhi March Next Month Marking 88th Anniversary of the End of Islamic Caliphate

British Islamist Anjem Choudary and Omar Muhammad Bakri – both former leaders of British jihadist organization Al-Muhajiroun – have launched an organization called Shariah for Hind (India) to advance their agenda for reestablishing Islamic rule in India. The group has planned a major public event in New Delhi on March 3, 2012, which marks the end of the Turkey-led Islamic caliphate 88 years ago.

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Date Posted: February 9, 2012
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Global March to Jerusalem: Speakers at Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Conference Claim That Mosques in Jerusalem and Medina are 'Under Direct Threat of Jewish Designs'

On February 2-3, 2012, delegates from various countries in Asia converged in Karachi to discuss their preparations for a Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ).

The Global March to Jerusalem is an international march led by leftist and Islamic leaders. It aims to coordinate activists from various countries in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, who will form groups of marchers. From Asia, the march will set out from India on March 9 and proceed to Jordan. The GMJ follows the First Asian Convoy to Gaza (December 2010-January 2011).

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Date Posted: February 9, 2012
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Report: Pakistani Militant Groups Opening Bank Accounts In Foreign Currencies

Intelligence agencies in Pakistan have compiled a list of outlawed militant groups which are opening bank accounts in the name of their front organizations to receive funds from local and foreign donors, according to an Indian website.

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Date Posted: February 8, 2012
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