Pakistan militant leader attacked
Unidentified gunmen have abducted and beaten up the leader of one of Pakistan’s most feared militant groups. Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman Khalil, chief of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, was dumped in front of a mosque in the outskirts of Islamabad. Harkat spokesman Sultan Zia told the BBC that Mr Khalil had been taken from a mosque in Tarnol, three miles from Islamabad, during evening prayers. He is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital in Rawalpindi. Full Story