Tag: Tawwahur Hussein Rana
Posted on Mon May 16, 2011 at 12:49:06 PM EST
Tags: Tawwahur Hussein Rana, Pakistan ISI, David Headley (all tags)
Jury selection began today in Chicago in the trial of Tahawwur Hussein Rana, charged with conspiracy in the Mumbai bombings and a planned attack on a news agency in Denmark. The jury was given a questionnaire and told to return tomorrow. You can view the questionnaire here.
The trial may have major implications for the Pakistani ISI:
The proceedings are likely to add fuel to a diplomatic crisis over suspicions of official Pakistani complicity with terrorism after U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden on May 2 in a garrison city just 55 kilometers from Islamabad.
Pakistani intelligence, under the microscope following the revelation that the al-Qaida chief lived for years under the noses of Pakistani authorities, will come in for further scrutiny because the indictment names officers of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency as conspirators in the Mumbai attacks.
More on the implications for Pakistan-US relations today at The Guardian. All of our coverage is available here.
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