China cracks down on organized terror outfits in Xijiang

September 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Director Leon Panetta has said that the agency's operation against Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups in Pakistan has been 'very successful'. Panetta said the CIA was establishing more bases in Afghanistan as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda were constantly expanding their network, and added that the influence of these outfits was also on the rise.

September 17th, 2009 Urumqi (Xijiang, China), - Chinese security forces said they have broken up a terrorist bomb-making operation in Xinjiang in Northwest China. A China Daily report quoted security officials as saying that six alleged terrorists had been taken into custody during the pre-Aug 26 swoops.

September 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has once again urged India to share evidence regarding its claims that certain Pakistani terror groups are planning to carry out attacks across India once again. "We have repeatedly requested the Indian government to share with us whatever information it has in this regard, The Daily Times quoted a Foreign Office spokesman, as saying.

September 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A Saudi Arabian charity has funded 15 million dollars to a pro al-Qaeda militant organization to carry out terror attacks in Pakistan, Pakistani police has claimed. "The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan is likely to strike major cities of the Punjab.

July 31st, 2009 BEIJING - The trials of suspects involved in the deadly July 5 riot in Urumqi are expected to start the middle of August, a source told the China Daily Thursday. The Urumqi Intermediate People's Court has been preparing for the hearings, according to the source.

July 14th, 2009 PARIS - French First Lady Carla Bruni, it seems, has made a habit of appearing at state and official functions, both in France and abroad, in monochromatic outfits. At Tuesday's French National Day celebrations where Indian Prime Minister Dr.

July 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The subsequent release of Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) chief Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, the hardcore Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdullah Aziz, and now the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammed (TNSM) chief Sufi Mohammad has cast serious doubts over Pakistan's claims that it is seriously acting against the Taliban and other home grown terror outfits, a senior US intelligence official said. The United States is worried and at the same time skeptical over Pakistan's claims about cracking down on certain banned terror outfits.

June 18th, 2009 LAHORE - In what may be seen as a probable fissure in the Taliban's leadership, a commander of the outlawed organization, Qari Zainudin Mehsud, has blamed the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud for all the terror strikes in Pakistan. Mehsud said he was not in favour of carrying out attacks inside Pakistan, as it was against Islam.

June 16th, 2009 YEKATERINBURG - In their first meeting since the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday asked Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to take "strong and credible action" against anti-India terrorist outfits in his country and create the "right atmosphere" for the resumption of the stalled bilateral dialogue. Manmohan Singh and Zardari met in the Silver Room of Hotel Hyatt Regency in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, the industrial town located nearly 1,400 km from Moscow, barely minutes after the SCO summit they attended as observers.

June 16th, 2009 YEKATERINBURG - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today told President Asif Ali Zardari to stop terror attacks emanating from Pakistan against India.

June 11th, 2009 BEIJING - Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan has said Beijing has assured Islamabad of all practical help in its war against terror. Talking to media persons here, Khan said both Pakistan and China have expressed their desire to counter the increasing extremism in the region with full force.

June 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan's premier intelligence agency the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has been penetrated by some extremist groups that it had once nurtured to fight in Afghanistan and create havoc in Kashmir, US President Barack Obama's key Advisor Bruce Riedel has said. Addressing delegates at a talk on the Pakistani intelligence agency at the International Spy Museum here recently, Riedel said there are certain reports that suggest that the ISI has links with some of the terror outfits.

May 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - China has expressed concern over the rising US 'influence' in the region, including Pakistan. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Lou Zhaohui, while raising concerns over the presence of US troops in the region, said the number of foreign forces was 'too high' across the region.

April 18th, 2009 TOKYO - The US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the international community should ensure giving more financial aid to Pakistan, as the terrorist groups based on its soil are on the verge of carrying out attacks around the world. Addressing delegates at the donors' conference here in which countries have pledged five billion dollars for Pakistan as aid, Holbrooke said the world must keep supporting the country.

December 22nd, 2008 BEIJING - China Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to probe the Mumbai terror attacks through peaceful consultations. 'We hope to see improvement in the India-Pakistan relations,' foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a press conference in responding to questions on the South Asia situation.