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Keep up the pressure: On the conviction of a Mumbai attacks handler in Pakistan

India must seek (मांगना, अनुरोध करना, अपील करना) the extradition of Sajid Mir for his role in the Mumbai attacks

Reports in Pakistan’s newspapers, that a Pakistani court has convicted (दोषसिद्धि, सजा) Sajid Majeed Mir, one of the men who planned the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, on terror financing charges (आरोप, अभियोग), is welcome proof that the search for each of the masterminds (originator, initiator, planner, creator) must never be given up on. In the case of Mir, Pakistan’s security agencies had gone so far as (जहां तक, उस हद तक) to falsely declare him “dead”. He was reportedly (कथित तौर पर, खबर के अनुसार) sentenced (convict, punish, declare guilty) to more than 15 years in jail and is serving (spend, go through (in prison)) his term (शर्त, अवधि, समय) in a Lahore jail. Mir, the LeT’s former deputy chief of “international operations”, has been wanted for his role in recruitment for the 26/11 attacks, being the handler (secret agent) for David Headley, who carried out (conduct, perform, implement, execute, discharge, bring about) the reconnaissance (examination, preliminary survey, research/probe) for the LeT during several visits to India, and for being in the Karachi “control room” during the Mumbai siege (घेराबंदी). Headley named Mir in his deposition (बयान, निक्षेपण) to a U.S. court, after he was given a “plea bargain (याचिका सौदा)” by the U.S. government, as well as (साथ ही, और इसके अतिरिक्त) in depositions via video link for the 26/11 trial in India. Mir is also wanted for LeT conspiracies (षड्यंत्र, योजना/साजिश) to attack a Danish newspaper accused of publishing blasphemous (disrespectful, irreligious, unholy) cartoons and bomb a nuclear installation (परमाणु स्थापना) in Australia. He was also convicted by a French court for recruiting LeT operatives (agent, secret agent), and is believed to have also recruited terror-volunteers (प्रतिभागी) in the “Virginia Paintball (a competitive team shooting sport in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with spherical dye-filled gelatin capsules) Jihad” case in the U.S. The timing of Mir’s conviction (declare guilty, find guilty, sentence) appears to be linked to the final stages of Pakistan’s grey listing at the FATF this June, that voted to allow on-site (happening or situated at a particular place or site) visits in Pakistan with a view to de-listing (remove from a list) it in the next few months. While Mir is not actually on the UN Security Council’s (संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद) 1267 list of terror-designated (identified, recognized, classified) individuals that the FATF is mandated (अनिवार्य करना, आदेश देना) to pursue (engage in, go in for, prosecute, conduct; be intent on, aim for), the West (The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America) has frequently brought his name up at FATF proceedings (legal action, legal proceedings, lawsuit, case) in demanding that Pakistan successfully convict leaders of terrorist groups.

If Mir is in fact (actually, in actuality, really, in reality) behind bars (in prison/jail), New Delhi must move quickly to demand his extradition (the action of surrendering/handing over a fugitive (a person who has escaped from being confined/accused of a crime) from one jurisdiction to another by mutual agreements between the two countries. deportation, handover, expulsion) to stand for trial (if someone stands trial, he/she is tried in court for a crime heshe is accused of) in India. Admittedly (actually, truly/verily, indeed), this is a virtually (practically, effectively, in effect) impossible task, given (considering, taking into account, bearing in mind) the poor state (condition, situation, circumstances, state of affairs) of bilateral (involving two groups or countries) ties (association, relationship, bond, connection). New Delhi must also rectify the error in not pursuing Mir’s addition to the UNSC list thus far (so far, yet, still, up till now, up to now, until now), and launch a concerted (involving a lot of people coming together & doing something with great effort; strenuous, vigorous, energetic, determined, active, intense; coordinated, collaborative, collective, combined, joint) international effort for Mir to be prosecuted (take to court, bring legal proceedings against, bring an action against, take legal action against) for the number of terror attacks he has been involved in — not just for terror financing. As with (according to the experience/behavior of) Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and other LeT members, it is necessary to keep the spotlight (the public attention, the focus of public/media; the public eye) on Mir, given the predilection (liking, preference) of Pakistan’s legal authorities (officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the government, the administration, the establishment, the bureaucracy, the system) for reversing (overturn, overrule, nullify/cancel) convictions and reducing the sentencing of terrorists once the heat (intense pressure/criticism) from international agencies reduces. This will be particularly important, especially as Pakistan is expected to receive a full reprieve (cancellation, suspension, postponement (of a punishment or something undesirable event); stay of execution) at the FATF in October, and it must be made clear (explain, clarify, elucidate) that the Government will continue to pursue the legal process against each of the men behind the Mumbai attacks, until they are brought to justice.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.conviction (noun)

Hindi Meaning - दोषसिद्धि, सजा
English Meaning - pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement.

2.seek (verb)

Hindi Meaning - मांगना, अनुरोध करना, अपील करना
English Meaning - ask for, request, appeal for; try, attempt, aim.

3.charge (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आरोप, अभियोग
English Meaning - accusation, allegation, indictment,

4.so far as (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - जहां तक, उस हद तक
English Meaning - to the extent/level/degree that.

5.reportedly (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - कथित तौर पर, खबर के अनुसार
English Meaning - supposedly, seemingly, apparently, professedly, ostensibly, purportedly.

6.term (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शर्त, अवधि, समय
English Meaning - period, time, spell (for imprisonment or in a jail).

7.siege (noun)

Hindi Meaning - घेराबंदी
English Meaning - blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement.

8.deposition (noun)

Hindi Meaning - बयान, निक्षेपण
English Meaning - statement, sworn statement, affidavit, attestation, affirmation.

9.plea bargain (noun)

Hindi Meaning - याचिका सौदा
English Meaning - plea bargaining refers to a person charged with a criminal offence negotiating with the prosecution for a lesser punishment than what is provided in law by pleading guilty to a less serious offence. It is common in the United States, and has been a successful method of avoiding protracted and complicated trials.

10.as well as (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - साथ ही, और इसके अतिरिक्त
English Meaning - and also, and in addition.

11.conspiracy (noun)

Hindi Meaning - षड्यंत्र, योजना/साजिश
English Meaning - (unlawful) plan/plot, intrigue, collaboration/deception, collusion.

12.nuclear installation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - परमाणु स्थापना
English Meaning - it means any power reactor, nuclear fuel fabrication plant, nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, waste disposal facility for radioactive waste, and any facility handling that quantity of fissionable materials sufficient to form a critical mass. (In nuclear physics, a critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction).

13.volunteer (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिभागी
English Meaning - participant.

14.UN Security Council (UNSC) (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा परिषद
English Meaning - it is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with ensuring international peace and security.

15.mandate (verb)

Hindi Meaning - अनिवार्य करना, आदेश देना
English Meaning - require, demand, instruct, make mandatory.

16.keep up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - continue, maintain, continue with, go on with, carry on with, persist with.

17.handler (noun)

English Meaning - secret agent.

18.extradition (noun)

English Meaning - the action of surrendering/handing over a fugitive (a person who has escaped from being confined/accused of a crime) from one jurisdiction to another by mutual agreements between the two countries. deportation, handover, expulsion.

19.convict (verb)

English Meaning - declare guilty, find guilty, sentence.

20.mastermind (noun)

English Meaning - originator, initiator, planner, creator.

21.give up on (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - stop having belief/hope in someone/something; to stop hoping/believing that someone/something will change, get better, etc.

22.sentence (verb)

English Meaning - convict, punish, declare guilty.

23.serve (verb)

English Meaning - spend, go through (in prison).

24.carry out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - conduct, perform, implement, execute, discharge, bring about.

25.reconnaissance (noun)

English Meaning - examination, preliminary survey, research/probe.

26.trail (noun)

English Meaning - court case, judicial proceedings, legal action.

27.blasphemous (adjective)

English Meaning - disrespectful, irreligious, unholy.

28.operative (noun)

English Meaning - agent, secret agent.

29.paintball (noun)

English Meaning - a competitive team shooting sport in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with spherical dye-filled gelatin capsules.

30.grey/watch list (noun)

English Meaning - a list of countries on observation due to their “strategic deficiencies” in countering terror-financing and money-laundering. The countries put on the grey/watch list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be subjected to direct monitoring and intense scrutiny by the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) on terror financing.

31.Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (noun)

English Meaning - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. The inter-governmental body sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society.

32.on-site (adjective)

English Meaning - happening or situated at a particular place or site.

33.de-list (verb)

English Meaning - remove from a list.

34.designated (adjective)

English Meaning - identified, recognized, classified.

35.pursue (verb)

English Meaning - engage in, go in for, prosecute, conduct; be intent on, aim for.

36.the West (noun)

English Meaning - The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America.

37.bring up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - raise, introduce, mention, put forward, bring forth.

38.proceedings (noun)

English Meaning - legal action, legal proceedings, lawsuit, case.

39.in fact (phrase)

English Meaning - actually, in actuality, really, in reality.

40.behind bars (phrase)

English Meaning - in prison/jail.

41.to stand trail (phrase)

English Meaning - if someone stands trial, he/she is tried in court for a crime heshe is accused of.

42.admittedly (adverb)

English Meaning - actually, truly/verily, indeed.

43.virtually (adverb)

English Meaning - practically, effectively, in effect.

44.given (preposition)

English Meaning - considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.

45.state (noun)

English Meaning - condition, situation, circumstances, state of affairs.

46.bilateral (adjective)

English Meaning - involving two groups or countries.

47.ties (noun)

English Meaning - association, relationship, bond, connection.

48.thus far (phrase)

English Meaning - so far, yet, still, up till now, up to now, until now.

49.concerted (adjective)

English Meaning - involving a lot of people coming together & doing something with great effort; strenuous, vigorous, energetic, determined, active, intense; coordinated, collaborative, collective, combined, joint.

50.prosecute (verb)

English Meaning - take to court, bring legal proceedings against, bring an action against, take legal action against.

51.as with (phrase)

English Meaning - according to the experience/behavior of.

52.keep/put the spotlight on (phrase)

English Meaning - to draw/bring attention to something; highlight, accentuate, underscore, underline.

53.the spotlight (noun)

English Meaning - the public attention, the focus of public/media; the public eye.

54.predilection (noun)

English Meaning - liking, preference.

55.authorities (noun)

English Meaning - officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the government, the administration, the establishment, the bureaucracy, the system.

56.reverse (verb)

English Meaning - overturn, overrule, nullify/cancel.

57.heat (noun)

English Meaning - intense pressure/criticism.

58.reprieve (noun)

English Meaning - cancellation, suspension, postponement (of a punishment or something undesirable event); stay of execution.

59.make clear (phrase)

English Meaning - explain, clarify, elucidate.