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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Zarrar Shah''' is one of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]]'s primary liaisons to the [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] and its communications chief.<ref name=foxnews2008>{{Cite news<br />
|title= Third Mumbai Terrorist Suspect Placed Under House Arrest; Charity a Front Group For Terrorist Organization<br />
|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,464730,00.html<br />
|date= 2008-12-10<br />
|access-date= 2008-12-11<br />
|publisher=Fox News}}</ref><br />
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According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', Shah is "a senior Lashkar commander" and "a central character" behind the plot of the [[November 2008 Mumbai attacks]].<ref>{{Cite news<br />
|title= Pakistan's Spies Aided Group Tied to Mumbai Siege<br />
|last= Schmitt<br />
|first= Eric<br />
|author2=Mark Mazzetti |author3=Jane Perlez<br />
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/asia/08terror.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink<br />
|date= 2008-12-07<br />
|access-date= 2009-01-05<br />
|work=New York Times}}</ref> [[Fox News]] reported that Shah communicated with gunmen over the telephone and helped direct their activities as he watched the events unfold on television.<ref name=foxnews2008/><br />
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On December 10, 2008, [[Pakistan]] announced the arrest of Shah for his role in the Mumbai attacks.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pakistan detains 2nd alleged Mumbai plotter |last=Khan |first=Zarar |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan |date=2008-12-10 |access-date=2016-02-16 |publisher=AP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214164905/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan |archive-date=December 14, 2008 }} </ref> On December 31, 2008, it was announced that Shah had confessed LeT's involvement as well as his own central role in the attack. According to Pakistani officials, Shah's interrogation confirmed most of the details that had been obtained from the only [[Ajmal Amir|captured gunman]].<ref>{{Cite news<br />
|title= Pakistan's Probe Finds Local Links To Attacks On Mumbai<br />
|last= Hussain<br />
|first= Zahid<br />
|author2=Matthew Rosenberg |author3=Peter Wonacott<br />
|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123068308893944123<br />
|date= 2008-12-31<br />
|access-date= 2009-01-05<br />
|publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><br />
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On February 12, 2009, [[Rehman Malik]], adviser to the prime minister on the interior, stated that Shah was still in custody and that he allegedly wrote the emails claiming responsibility for the attacks.<ref>{{Cite news<br />
| last = Masood<br />
| first = Salman<br />
| title = Pakistan Announces Arrests for Mumbai Attacks<br />
| work = New York Times<br />
| date = 2009-02-12<br />
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink<br />
| access-date = 2009-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news<br />
| last = Haider<br />
| first = Kamran<br />
| title = Pakistan says it arrests Mumbai attack plotters<br />
| publisher = Reuters<br />
| date = 2009-02-12<br />
| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE51B25820090212?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10112<br />
| access-date = 2009-02-12}}</ref><br />
<ref>{{Cite news<br />
| title = Pakistan admits India attack link<br />
| publisher = BBC News<br />
| date = 2009-02-12<br />
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7885261.stm<br />
| access-date = 2009-02-12}}</ref><br />
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Investigations of Shah's computer and email accounts revealed a list of 320 locations worldwide deemed as possible targets for terrorist attacks similar to the November 2008 strikes in Mumbai. Only 20 of the targets were locations within India. Analysts believed that the list was a statement of intent rather than a list of locations where LeT cells had been established and were ready to attack.<ref>{{Cite news<br />
| last = Ramesh<br />
| first = Randeep<br />
| title = Mumbai attackers had hit list of 320 world targets<br />
| publisher = The Guardian<br />
| date = 2009-02-19<br />
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/feb/19/mumbai-attacks-list-targets<br />
| access-date = 2009-02-19}}</ref><br />
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* [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interactive/web-of-terror/ Web of Terror]. ''[[PBS Frontline]]''. [[WGBH Educational Foundation|WGBH]] ([[interactive journalism]]).<br />
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