Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed
{{Short description|NIA Most Wanted criminal accused of terrorism}}{{use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| nickname = Pasha, Major Abdur Rehman Hashim, Abdurrehman
| order = Major (Retd.)
| office = Pakistan army
| nationality = Pakistani
}}
Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed, also known as Pasha, is a retired Major in the Pakistan army, accused of involvement with terrorism.Additional Charges Unsealed Alleging Retired Pakistani Major Conspired in Danish Plot.{{cite news
|title=Chicagoan Charged with Conspiracy in 2008 Mumbai Attacks in Addition to Foreign Terror Plot in Denmark
|publisher=Department of Justice
|author=US Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois
|url=http://chicago.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/cg120709.htm
|date=2009-12-07
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104044733/http://chicago.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/cg120709.htm
|archivedate=4 January 2010
}} He is listed on the NIA Most Wanted list.
Biography
Abdur Rehman retired in 2007 from the Pakistan army as a Major.
Reporter Nirupama Subramanian in Islamabad was told by Gen Athar Abbas that Abdur Rehman retired just two years ago.
{{cite news
| title = Headley attended Lashkar training camps in Pakistan
| author = Special Correspondent
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/16/stories/2010011661061400.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100119085509/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/16/stories/2010011661061400.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2010-01-19
| work = The Hindu
| date = 2010-01-16}}
He worked closely with Lashkar-e-Taiba and coordinated the activities of a Chicago man, David Headley. He was arrested in 2009 in Pakistan on unspecified charges and later released.
{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/world/asia/19mumbai.html | title = Ex-Military Officer in Pakistan Is Linked to 2 Chicago Terrorism Suspects | author= DAVID JOHNSTON and ERIC SCHMITT | work= The New York Times | date= 18 November 2009}}{{cite news
| title = U.S. charges Chicago man with conspiring in Mumbai attacks
| last = Johnson
| first = Carrie
| newspaper = Washington Post
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/07/AR2009120702107.html
{{cite news
| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS184911+27-Oct-2009+PRN20091027 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091106170946/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS184911+27-Oct-2009+PRN20091027 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 November 2009 | title = Two Chicago Men Charged in Connection With Alleged Roles in Foreign Terror Plot | date = 27 Oct 2009 | author = PRNewswire-USNewswire | publisher = Reuters}}
An Associated Press story on 24 November 2009 said that five Pakistan army officers, including a retired brigadier and two active lieutenant colonels, had been detained for questioning in Pakistan.{{cite news
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091215192248/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iGVd-1YTntqd9GATyRcGeA10j6BgD9C5T9100
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 15 December 2009
| title = Pakistani officials: 5 army officers detained
| author = Ashraf Khan
| publisher = Associated Press
| date = 2009-11-24}} They had all been in telephone contact with Headley. But the next day, Pakistan military spokesman Athar Abbas said that "security agencies" had only detained a single former army major in connection with the FBI case.{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/25/AR2009112500497.html | title = Pakistan court charges Mumbai attack suspects | author = Zeeshan Haider|agency= Reuters | newspaper = Washington Post | date = 2009-11-25}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news
| title = Pakistani army officer arrested for alleged link to U.S. terror plot
| url = http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1350080.html
| last = Shah
| first = Saeed
| publisher = McClatchy Newspapers
| date = 2009-11-24
| accessdate = 2009-12-01}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite news
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| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 8 December 2009
| title = Pakistan holding retired officer in US terror case
| last = Khan
| first = Zarar
| publisher = Associated Press
| date = 2009-12-02
| accessdate = 2009-12-02}}
Accusations by the FBI
A joint FBI complaint against a Chicago man David Headley and Abdur Rehman charges Rehman with conspiracy in planning to attack the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten and its employees.
Headley is accused of reporting to Ilyas Kashmiri, an Islamic militant commander associated with both Al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba, to conduct surveillance of public areas in Mumbai in preparation for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Kashmiri was also a former Pakistani military officer. Kashmiri was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan in June 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://dawn.com/2011/06/05/ilyas-kashmiri-killed-in-us-drone-strike/|title = Drone strike kills Ilyas Kashmiri|date = 5 June 2011}}
Accusations by the NIA
Another individual named in the FBI complaint as "LeT member A", a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba, gave instructions to Headley on which locations to scout for future attacks, including both the Danish newspaper and locations in India, such as the National Defense College in New Delhi. Indian intelligence officials believe that LeT member A is Sajid Mir,{{cite news
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article61652.ece
| title = American jihadist helped plan 26/11 carnage
| last = Swami
| first = Praveen
| work = The Hindu
| date = 2009-12-08}} Lashkar's head of international operations and surveyed targets in India as a cricket fan.{{cite news
| url = http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-terror15-2009dec15,0,6234046.story
| title = Second Chicago terrorism suspect linked to Mumbai attack
| author = Jeff Coen and Josh Meyer
| work = Los Angeles Times
| date = 2009-12-15
| accessdate = 2009-12-15}} Sajid Mir was a ranking member of the Pakistani army until several years ago.{{clarify timeframe |date=May 2025}}[http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Nov/26/strict-visa-rule-for-pakistan-cricket-fans-2.asp Strict visa rule for Pakistan cricket fans], PRESS TRUST INDIA, New Delhi, Nov 25 2012, greaterkashmir.com
See also
References
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