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Pakistan has apparently foiled a plot to kill top government officials including Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.Get World AlertsEmailComments19 MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani police arrested a group of Islamist militants who were plotting to kill the prime minister and other top government officials, a top officer said Thursday.
The conspiracy against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was "almost complete," said Abid Qadri, a regional police chief. He said the militants were planning to attack Gilani when he traveled to his hometown of Multan, but gave no more details.
Militants in Pakistan have frequently attacked government officials, security officers and political leaders as part of a campaign to destabilize the U.S.-allied government and take over the state. Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a gun-and-bomb attack near Islamabad in 2007.
Like other top officials, Gilani does not publicize his movements ahead of time and travels with extensive security.
Qadri did not offer any evidence to back up his allegations.
He said authorities learned about the plot during an initial interrogation of the seven militants, who were arrested late Wednesday after a shootout near a village in central Pakistan.
The militants opened fire when police tried to pull their car over for a routine check, Qadri said. Nobody was wounded in the shooting, but two men managed to escape, he said.
The men are members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a banned Sunni Muslim militant group linked to both the Taliban and al-Qaida, Qadri said. The group has been blamed for attacking minority Shiite worship places as well as assaults on security forces and other targets.
Some of the suspects are believed to have taken part in an attack last year on the offices of Pakistan's main spy agency in Multan, which is in Punjab province in central Pakistan, Qadri said.
Story continues below AdvertisementThe men were also conspiring to kill Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, also a Multan native, and the minister for religious affairs, who last year survived an assassination attempt in Islamabad, Qadri said. He said the suspects also had plans to attack a dam, a bridge and military installations.
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Post to Facebook.Post to Blogger.Post to Twitter.Post to WordPress.Post to TypePad.Post to Tumblr.Post to Yahoo! View All Favorites Recency | Popularity lqw 2 minutes ago (7:29 AM) 374 Fans Was the CIA involved ? lqw: Was the CIA involved ? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/lqw/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63657105.html Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USER Enock Zamora 4 minutes ago (7:26 AM) 139 Fans The drone attacks in Pakistan has stirred up the Taliban and Al-Qaida. The Taliban will go threw more leaders than the Pakistan goverment will, and is why it is urgent to take out its leaders all around the globe. In the end, Pakistan and Afganistan will have to negotiate with the Taliban and Al-Qaida so that our troops can come home soon. It is the only solution. Enock_Zamora: The drone attacks in Pakistan has stirred up the Taliban http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Enock_Zamora/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63657029.html Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USER Kaviraj 0 minute ago (7:31 AM) 157 Fans Taliban has no "leaders all over the globe" and Al Qaeda has but 50 people in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Please inform yourself before saying anything. Kaviraj: Taliban has no "leaders all over the globe" and Al http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kaviraj/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63657164.html Permalink | Share it
malek1850 9 minutes ago (7:22 AM) 0 Fans You can't win a gamble playing head and tail at the same time. Pakistan Generals adore this game, while CIA played suckers the past 30+ years malek1850: You can't win a gamble playing head and tail at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/malek1850/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656861.html Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USER nappyman 11 minutes ago (7:19 AM) 91 Fans Pakistan is making the mistake of thinking you can control these groups or manipulate them. Being harsh and forceful. Sadly the terrain of Pakistan doesn't lend to law enforcement. nappyman: Pakistan is making the mistake of thinking you can control http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/nappyman/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656777.html Permalink | Share it leftLibertarian 20 minutes ago (7:11 AM) 55 Fans CIA? leftLibertarian: CIA? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/leftLibertarian/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656511.html Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST COMMUNITY MODERATOR Mensch99 20 minutes ago (7:10 AM) 395 Fans Mary Shelly’s excellent book “Frankenstein” gives us great insight into today’s geo-political situation.The Pakistanis, with the help of the CIA, gave birth to, and nurtured Islamic extremists and the Taliban. The goal of the Pakistanis was to control Afghanistan as part of their “strategic depth” policy in their squabble with India.
The goal of the CIA was to support these “freedom fighters” (freedom to buy and sell women) in our zeal to defeat the “evil empire” of communism.
It gives us pause to ask- what monsters are we creating or nurturing now? Mensch99: Mary Shellyâ??s excellent book â??Frankensteinâ?? gives us great insight into http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Mensch99/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656488.html Permalink | Share it
Sinister Grin 24 minutes ago (7:06 AM) 13 Fans Pakistan is home to some of the most fanatical islamists in the world. Sinister_Grin: Pakistan is home to some of the most fanatical islamists http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Sinister_Grin/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656360.html Permalink | Share it morgan1 25 minutes ago (7:06 AM) 97 Fans Considering how badly the US wants to seize Paskistan and have a govt. to be a satellite and puppet, I would not be surprised the CIA and WH has those "militants" on the payroll for subversion and covert ops inside the country. They have been doing that for years in Iran and other countries. This is no different. morgan1: Considering how badly the US wants to seize Paskistan and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/morgan1/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656348.html Permalink | Share it Regenleif Ali 30 minutes ago (7:00 AM) 4 Fans yea sure....lyk the supposed people who were supposed to assasinate Benazir Bhutto, right?? and she still got assasinated.....we dont know whether its a cover up for all the false the police has been getting or were thay real terrorists....for as much as i hv seen the police operate...they just might be innocent.... Regenleif_Ali: yea sure....lyk the supposed people who were supposed to assasinate http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Regenleif_Ali/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656194.html Permalink | Share it
farmerlady 36 minutes ago (6:55 AM) 272 Fans Although I don't wish death on anybody and certainly do not want to see a militant plot succeed, a whole new government in Pakistan is a wonderful idea. farmerlady: Although I don't wish death on anybody and certainly do http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/farmerlady/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656049.html Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USER Kaviraj 14 minutes ago (7:16 AM) 157 Fans Yeah like the one in Afghanistan, right? Kaviraj: Yeah like the one in Afghanistan, right? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Kaviraj/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656678.html Permalink | Share it
Hamza Rehman 42 minutes ago (6:48 AM) 11 Fans Surprised Lashkar-e-Jhangvi did not include the President, Asif Ali Zardari in their target. Hamza_Rehman: Surprised Lashkar-e-Jhangvi did not include the President, Asif Ali Zardari http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Hamza_Rehman/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63655860.html Permalink | Share it Regenleif Ali 33 minutes ago (6:57 AM) 4 Fans bummer ain't it??? =P Regenleif_Ali: bummer ain't it??? =P http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Regenleif_Ali/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656118.html Permalink | Share it beachmaster 1 hour ago (6:25 AM) 1 Fans Didn't President Obama, as candidate Obama, say that he would in invade Pakistan, to seek out the Al Queda/Taliban .. another promise kept! beachmaster: Didn't President Obama, as candidate Obama, say that he would http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/beachmaster/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63655277.html Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USER myj66 57 minutes ago (6:33 AM) 20 Fans huh??? we're bombing them daily w/our unmanned drones. that's overt, who knows what's going on covertly. myj66: huh??? we're bombing them daily w/our unmanned drones. that's overt, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/myj66/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63655449.html Permalink | Share it
HUFFPOST SUPER USER nappyman 15 minutes ago (7:16 AM) 91 Fans Crawl back under your rock. You are either ignorant of world affairs or a GOP operative. Umanned drone bombings way up, creation of CIA army for Pakistan incursions, increases troop levels.
Why did Pakistan close the border recently allowing NATO tankers to be attacked? nappyman: Crawl back under your rock. You are either ignorant of http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/nappyman/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63656665.html Permalink | Share it AbstractImp 1 hour ago (6:18 AM) 253 Fans They should have invested through the Chamberpot of Foreign Commerce,
and hired Xe to do it for them. AbstractImp: They should have invested through the Chamberpot of Foreign Commerce, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/AbstractImp/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63655129.html Permalink | Share it AbstractImp 1 hour ago (6:18 AM) 253 Fans Government seems to be doing a good job wrecking everything themselves. AbstractImp: Government seems to be doing a good job wrecking everything http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/AbstractImp/pakistan-assassination-plot_n_762266_63655103.html Permalink | Share it New comments on this entry — Click to refresh
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