Washington: A Pakistani national residing in Canada has been extradited to the United States on charges of planning an attack at a Jewish Center in New York, adding yet another number to the inglorious record of Pakistanis involved in terror attacks worldwide.
Muhammad Shahzad Khan had planned to carry out the attack on October 7, last year, which was the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attack in Israel but he was arrested before that, because of which his evil intentions were foiled.
“Major news… earlier this afternoon, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, was extradited to the United States on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and attempting to commit acts of terrorism,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in his post on X.
He said Khan allegedly planned to travel from Canada to New York in autumn last year to carry out a mass shooting in support of ISIS at a Jewish Center in Brooklyn.
“Khan allegedly planned his attack to occur on October 7, 2024 — the one year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel,” Patel said, adding, “Thankfully, the great work of FBI teams and our partners exposed those plans and shut them down — and Khan was arrested by Canadian authorities on September 4, 2024.”
The Pakistani national has now arrived in the U.S. and will face American justice.
“This case is a reminder of the constant threat of terrorism facing every corner of the world — as well as the disturbing rise in threats against our Jewish communities,” the FBI chief said in the post.
This is another number in the inglorious history of Pakistanis involved in terrorism in the world.
Earlier, in Nigeria, 4 Pakistanis were caught while training Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terror organisations.
In Greece, some Pakistanis were caught planning an attack on Jewish centre.
In Italy, authorities found involvement of 14 Pakistani nationals in connection with the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris.
Two Pakistani nationals were also arrested in Italy for spreading terrorist propaganda and maintaining links with Al Qaeda and ISIS.
In France, authorities arrested 4 additional Pakistani nationals who had prior knowledge of the attack on Charlie Hebdo office.
In UK, Pakistanis have been found to be the biggest contributors of the grooming gangs and Pakistani nationals were detained in that country for forming and training a militia and spreading terrorism.
In Spain, Interior Ministry reported the arrest of a 25-year-old Pakistani man in Lleida for promoting terrorism and militant propaganda on social media
In Norway, Hasan Ahmed, a 46-year-old Norwegian citizen of Pakistani origin, was found guilty of joining ISIS and participating in its training programs and was sentenced by an Oslo court to 6 years in jail. (NVI)
