Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami
Encyclopedia
Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami is a militant organization in Pakistan
. In 2002, Kamran Atif
a member of this organization tried to assassinate President
Pervez Musharraf
. Arrested in 2004 during a police shoot-out, he was sentenced to death
in 2006 by an Anti-Terrorism Court
.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. In 2002, Kamran Atif
Kamran Atif
Kamran Atif is a member of Harkat-ul Mujahideen al-Alami. In 2002, he tried to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf. Kamran Atif was arrested in 2004 after a shootout with police in Karachi in which he was critically wounded. A 50-year-old woman passer-by was killed in the gun battle, which...
a member of this organization tried to assassinate President
President of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
. Arrested in 2004 during a police shoot-out, he was sentenced to death
Capital punishment in Pakistan
Capital punishment is legal in Pakistan. At least 241 people were sentenced to death in Pakistan in 2005, and at least 31 were executed - the fifth highest number in the world...
in 2006 by an Anti-Terrorism Court
Anti Terrorism Court of Pakistan
Anti Terrorism Court was established in Pakistan, under Nawaz Sharif's government, to deal with terrorism cases.- 1997 creation and subsequent amendments :...
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