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PESHAWAR, Aug 18: A son-in-law of Al Qaeda No 2 Dr Ayman Al-Zawahiri is believed to be the mastermind of the plot to blow up transatlantic flights and he met one or some of the plotters at a place close to the Pakistan-Afghan border, credible sources told Dawn. “The mastermind in the planes bombing plot is Zawahiri’s son-in-law,” said the sources who did not want to be named. “He is the guy being looked for,” they added. Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant is known to have several sons-in-law. One of them was reported to have been killed in a...

The Palestinian Authority is set to ignore High Court order to release the jailed leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), who is wanted by Israel following the killing of a cabinet minister. The Palestinian cabinet said Monday night it would keep Sa'adat in jail despite the order. In a statement, the cabinet expressed "respect for the High Court of Justice decision" but said its ruling to release Sa'adat "cannot be implemented under these circumstances because of Israeli threats." Earlier, Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon responded to the court ruling by saying that Israel had "taken...