Tag: Guilty

The FIA has presented the interim charge sheet in the NICL scandal case which includes new witnesses Zafar Qureshi and three judicial magistrates, a...

Pakistan fast bowler Muhammad Aamir has pleaded guilty to his involvement in spot-fixing during Pakistan’s test series in England last year, according to media...

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to helping to "advance violent jihad" by providing aid to individuals planning attacks in other countries, according...

Five North Carolina men accused of forming a local ring to plot Islamic holy war attacks entered not guilty pleas in federal court on...

A US man alleged to have been part of a group of militants plotting violent jihad against foreign targets pleaded guilty on Tuesday to...

Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of sexually assaulting a chambermaid in his luxury hotel last month. Wearing a...

Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi, who is locked in a dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board, has admitted breaching its code of conduct,...

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that available documentary evidence incriminated MPA Moonis Elahi, son of PML-Q leader Pervez Elahi, of involvement in the NICL scam.
The FIA also informed the court that Rs 1.68 billion had so far been recovered, while efforts were underway for recovery of the remaining Rs 42 million. Appearing on notice, FIA Additional Director General Zafar Qureshi submitted a progress report on the scam

LAHORE -Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday offered to resign if accusations of his involvement in Raymond Davis' release were proven right. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Shahbaz said the Punjab government would continue its probe into the sudden release of Davis. However, he said the federal government and the victims' families should be asked questions concerning the blood money that was paid and the deal that was struck to ensure Davis' release. The chief

WASHINGTON - A US man accused in a plot "to advance violent jihad" in other countries pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to murder and other terrorism-related charges, officials said. The Justice Department said 40-year-old Daniel Patrick Boyd, known by the name "Saifullah," pleaded guilty in federal court in North Carolina to charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons in a foreign country.
Boyd

LAHORE - After a three-week trial and one hour of deliberations, an upstate New York jury on Monday found Muzzammil Hassan guilty of second-degree murder for beheading his wife,
according to CNN.
In February 2009, Hassan, who founded a TV network aimed at countering Muslim stereotypes, went to a police station in the Buffalo, New York, suburb of Orchard Park and told officers his wife was dead, police said. Aasiya Hassan had been decapitated, with prosecutor Paul Bonanno,

Pop singer Bruno Mars will plead guilty to a charge of possessing cocaine in Las Vegas last September and receive probation, among other sentencing requirements. Clark County District Attorney David Roger told the Las Vegas Review Journal that Mars will be sentenced to a year of probation, pay a $2,000 fine, perform 200 hours of community service and attend drug counseling.
Mars, 25, rose to the top of the pop charts in 2010 with "Nothin' on You," his collaboration with rapper

KARACHI - Mohammad Aamer shot to fame in his first year as an international when his exploits led to comparisons with legendary left-arm paceman Wasim Akram. But now, just 18 years old, he finds himself engulfed by a scandal which has rocked the sport. Aamer played a key role in guiding Pakistan to the World Twenty20 title in 2009 - the first time he was included in senior team. His 5-79 at Melbourne in 2009 and then seven wickets in Pakistan's sensational first Test win over

MOSCOW - Jailed Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was found guilty of money laundering and theft of billions of dollars on Monday at a trial that has renewed doubts about the Kremlin's commitment to the rule of law.
Khodorkovsky's lead defence lawyer told Reuters he would appeal the verdict, which government critics say suggests longstanding Kremlin promises to reform a court system marred by corruption and political influence are insincere. Prosecutors are seeking an

PONTOISE: A French court on Monday found Continental Airlines and a mechanic at the airline guilty of involuntary manslaughter for their role in the 2000 Concorde crash that spelled the end of the supersonic airliner. The airline, now United Continental Holdings following a merger, and aerospace group EADS must split 70-30 any damages payable to families of victims of the crash, which killed 113 people, the court ruled.
The verdict exposes Continental and EADS to damages claims

GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba
Canadian captive Omar Khadr pleaded guilty on Monday to all five terrorism charges against him in the US war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as part of a deal that would limit his sentence.
Khadr, who was captured in Afghanistan at age 15 and is now 24, admitted he conspired with al Qaeda and killed a US soldier with a grenade in Afghanistan. Before finalizing the plea, the judge said he would question Khadr to ensure the