UK's Miliband: Terrorism 'mortal threat' to Pakistan, but nuclear facilities not at riskOctober 11th, 2009 UK: Pakistan nuclear sites not under terror threatLONDON — British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say Pakistan faces a serious threat from terrorism, but the country's nuclear arsenal is not at risk.
Pakistani Army, intelligence elements back terrorists: British MPsAugust 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A powerful group of British MPs expressed concern Sunday that elements within Pakistani Army and intelligence services do not share their civilian government's resolve to fight Islamic terrorists and continue to be fixated on India. The concern expressed by the British parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee was echoed by Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, the minister of state for foreign affairs who quit his job last week citing personal and family reasons.
UK shopping centres on alert for terrorism attackJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - Shopping centres across Britain have been placed on alert for a terrorist attack that would probably result in the deaths of dozens of innocent people. According to The Telegraph, the National Counter Terrorism Security Office now holds training days for shopping centres and other vulnerable targets up and down the country, warning: Terrorist attacks in the UK are a real and serious danger."
"Crowded places, including shopping centres, are likely to feature in the attack plans of terrorist organisations in the future as they are usually locations with limited protective security measures and therefore afford the potential for mass fatalities and casualties," the office adds.
Less than one in ten anti-terrorism arrests leads to conviction in UKMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - Less than one in ten of those people arrested for terrorism offences every year in Brtiain are ever convicted, according to new Government figures. lmost 230 people are arrested for terrorism offences every year, The Telegraph quotes the newly released statistics, as saying.
Pak soldiers prefer fighting "Hindu India" than Taliban 'muslim friends': ReportMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan Government may claim that it is fighting its 'own war' in the North West Frontier Province's Malakand and Swat Divisions, and is not merely taking action under the US pressure, but one thing is quite evident that the Pakistani army do not want to pump bullets into their 'muslim friends' rather they prefer fighting against India. Amid all frantic calls being made by the international community, and especially by the Obama Administration that the real threat to Pakistan comes from its internal factors and not from India, majority of its security personnel still believe that India remains their primary threat, the Telegraph reports.
London Olympics could face cyber attack: David BlunkettApril 27th, 2009 LONDON - Former Home Secretary David Blunkett is likely to warn the Gordon Brown Government that the 2012 Olympic games in London could face a cyber attack. Terrorists could use sophisticated hacking to trigger the "complete meltdown" of computer and communications systems or disrupt ticketing, accommodation and transport arrangements, Blunkett will say in a speech to an information security conference, The Telegraph said.
Britain readies new strategy to deal with Pak based 'crucible of terrorism'April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Terming the lawless mountainous tribal region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan as a 'crucible of terrorism', British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a new strategy to counter the terror threat emanating from the region. Brown, on a surprise visit to Afghanistan, referred the region as a "breeding ground for terrorism" and said that any plan to thwart the growing threat from the Taliban must be implemented with of the local forces.
Britain sees increased threat of 'dirty bomb' attackMarch 25th, 2009 LONDON - The British government Tuesday warned of the increased threat of a nuclear or chemical attack, while unveiling plans of a greater involvement of the public in the fight against terrorism. A government assessment of the terrorist threat said that while terrorism networks such as Al Qaeda were 'likely to fragment' and might not survive in their current form, their ideology would live on.
Government counter-terrorism paper says UK faces dirty bomb riskMarch 25th, 2009 LONDON - A British Home Office counter-terrorism strategy report has warned that the country is at an increased risk of attack from nuclear and dirty bombs. Terrorists "aspire to use chemical, biological, radiological and even nuclear weapons and explosives (CBRNE)," The Sun quotes the strategy paper, as saying.
Britain to train thousands to respond to terrorismMarch 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The British government is planning to train around 60,000 people already employed in various positions in how to respond to acts of terrorism, British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said Sunday. Speaking on the BBC, Smith said that the strategy included bringing anti-terrorism into the public arena with the training of people working 'everywhere from our shopping centres to our hotels'.
Britain to train 60,000 strong army of shop, hotel staff to counter terroristsMarch 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has confirmed that Britain has been placed on terror alert, and warned that an attack on the country is "highly likely."
She said the country would train 60,000 shop and hotel staff to deal with any untoward incident. Speaking ahead of the publication of a new anti-terrorism strategy, Jacqui Smith said: "An attack on this country is highly likely.
Security officers warn of Mumbai-style attacks as G20 summit nearsMarch 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Terrorists could launch Mumbai-style attacks on British luxury hotels, the country's senior anti-terrorism officers have warned ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) summit expected to be attended by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Security services officials say the terrorist threat to Britain is at the 'severe end of severe' in an assessment quoted Saturday by the Daily Telegraph just days before the April 2 summit, which will also be attended by US President Barack Obama.
UK to unveil most comprehensive anti-terror strategy in worldMarch 22nd, 2009 LONDON - United Kingdom's new anti-terror strategy, which will be unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith next week, is claimed to be the most comprehensive counter-terrorism approach issued by any government in the world. According to a Home Office spokesman, Smith wants the paper to go into more detail than ever before about how the authorities are seeking to prevent atrocities from happening and respond to attacks which take place.
Pakistan to be core of Britain's new counter-terrorism strategyMarch 22nd, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to launch a new counter-terrorism strategy targeting Pakistan. The new strategy is designed to be the most comprehensive approach to tackling the threat issued by any Government in the world.
University head says history will see war on terror as a "huge mistake"March 21st, 2009 LONDON - A Scottish university head has severely criticized the US-led war on terror, branding it a "huge mistake" that has made the world a more dangerous place. Professor Louise Richardson, head of St Andrews University and a global expert on terrorism, said she was "completely convinced when the history of this period is written, the declaration of the war on terror will be seen to have been a huge mistake."
"I believe we did ourselves far more harm in our reaction to 11 September than Bin Laden ever did to us.
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