Pakistan

Kasab on Bin Laden’s death: ‘Toh main kya karoun?’

Mumbai attacks gunman reacts to news of Bin Laden's death.

Express May 06, 2011

Ajmal Amir Kasab, a Pakistani convicted in 26/11 terror attacks, was not aware of Bin Laden’s death till the jail staff told him how the al Qaeda chief was killed in a US operation, The Times of India reported on Thursday.

When jailors told Kasab about Bin Laden’s death, he replied: “Toh main kya karoon?” (So, what can I do?)

Soon after, he had a volley of questions for the jail staff: “Is he really dead? Who killed him? Where was he killed? Was he alone then?” He seemed desperate to know about Bin Laden’s death, said a jail source.

Kasab is lodged in a high-security cell in Mumbai Central prison. He cannot talk to anyone. He overheard the jail staff while standing near the door of his cell.

The policemen had a Marathi newspaper. They gave it to Kasab when asked for it, said the source. Though he could not read the Marathi newspaper, he looked at it closely. Kasab was caught on November 27, 2008 at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty. He is lodged in a 6x10 feet cell away from other prisoners.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 6^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (45)

Nobody | 13 years ago | Reply @Anti Conspiracy Psychos(ACP): Hmm, I suggest YOU throw out your Indian textbooks teaching you the art of denial and ignorance. Cheers.

Nobody | 13 years ago | Reply @@Nobody: First, in the box next to where it says NAME (required), you usually put your own name assuming you remember it. Second, to my knowledge there are no madrassas (or "madressas") in the US so your cheap shot was an epic fail. Third, your denial is almost endearing (not). Yes, ignorance can often be bliss. Cheers.

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Clinical Hammer | 13 years ago | Reply dear kasab.. you could have done a better job for your country if you continued selling meat honestly... ab hum kya krein...

Shahnawaz kashmiri | 13 years ago | Reply Hahaha see what great nuclear scientist of india and director of indian nuclear tests at pokhram said... Mr k santhanam...."the nuclear tests of india have failed"... Haha poor indians which are poorer than poorest nations of africa dont even have nuclear bomb. Pity on this nation

MUST Read all indian and pakis | 13 years ago | Reply @acp: and this inflated defence budget of pakistan in 2008 is due to war against terror

Anti Conspiracy Psychos(ACP) | 13 years ago | Reply @MUST:: Dude the amount of budget we spend on our Army never exceed 7-8% of our GDP. and considering the size of India, it's vital.So please don't compare problems of pak with India. We certainly had few things in common.But now we both are on completely different track,and WE DON'T SHARE SAME FUTURE. And please stop crying over poverty,hunger & crime, we have the largest middle class[god of Indian market], and we have achieved great milestones to defeat these evil things. @all who think 50% of Indian population earns >2$ a day,don't read pak. text books,throw em in dustbin. Thanks:)

MUST Read all indian and pakis | 13 years ago | Reply an* (last word of fourth last line written as "and")

MUST Read all indian and pakis | 13 years ago | Reply @to all my Indian brothers and sisters: Forget about history think about the future. we have very similar problems because we spend alot on our armed forces. if we settle every dispute, the budget that we (and you) spend on our armies could be spent on development. If that is done, i feel that it would hardly take 10 years for india to become a super power and a developed nation and almost 15 years for pakistan to become one also. now the youth of the both countries have to decide if they wish to fight and endless battle or join hands against hunger, poverty, crime, terrorism (by fanatic and lunatic muslims and hindus both), disease, etc. what say you?

S Khan | 13 years ago | Reply Looks like even KASAB is safe in India while in Pakistan not even BIN LADEN is safe.... Some thing to think about ...

@Nobody | 13 years ago | Reply madressa*

@Nobody | 13 years ago | Reply @Nobody:: Stop reading madress junk...

Nobody | 13 years ago | Reply @@preme 1%?? Honey are you that misinformed, or just really bad in math? Almost half of your population earns below $2 a day, oh to clarify, HALF=roughly 50%=roughly 500 million...that's quite a big more than the 1%=roughly 10 million... hope I cleared that up for you! ;) Cheers.

Nobody | 13 years ago | Reply @Cosmo: Lol yes, Pakistan justice system is dog-sh**, Paks are aware of that but who are you foolin'? This dudes only on his way to the gallows so soon after because there was no need for a lengthy trial as the whole world saw what he did, no denying it, nothing more needed. So please don't take this international event seen around the globe as a standard for India's "Court of Law." Cheers.

Nobody | 13 years ago | Reply @prema sai: "I simply fail to understand the bravado of Pakistanis about 26/11. Somehow, Pakistanis seem to believe that these terrorists are angels." Honey who have you been talking to? I haven't come across a single Pakistani who thinks any of those involved are "angels."

Muhammed Ijaz | 13 years ago | Reply @sumeet ironically you forgot to mention 1965 and 1947!!! @ Ali please try to see the bigger picture. Judging by your name I am guessing that you are a Muslim and do u think that Ajmal Kasab is a hero? No innocent life should be lost no matter which side they are on, that is what true Islam teaches us. A terrorist has no religion. There are numerous Fatwas by all the top Islamic scholars who represent the Muslim school of thought: against people who kill in the name of Islam just to gain some political or personal agendas @Balwinder Sandhu I Like they way you think.

Balwinder Sandhu | 13 years ago | Reply Zohaib Ali Khan said above """Simply because 800 highly elite ‘black cat’ didnt want hostages to be killed. The first priority was to save the hostages. Dont be happy over other’s miseries.""" Zohaib, if even 50 % of Pakistanis thought like you, Pakistan would not be in such a mess and both our countries would have peace and a substantial reduction in the deefense expenditure. Peace brother

Chilli | 13 years ago | Reply The other day I saw a video on youtube in which Kassab was saying "Bhagwan Mujhe Maaf Kardo" Baghwan Pardon me. What a real jehadi he is as he cannot remember Allah in difficult times. I think Indians should catch insiders who wrote this bollywood script.

sumeet | 13 years ago | Reply @mr. asad,regarding your statement,i have a suggestion that dont watch zaid hamid and hamid gul too often as it will effect your brains gangliocytes to think in a fair way.they did not attacked at only hotel taj.they attacked at railway station,hotel oberoi and nariman point.and the number of black cat commandos you mentioned is purely baseless.and taj and oberoi are grand five star hotels,not your filty lahore and karachi street where terrorist roam scot free holding ak 47.there were many people trapped there.so indian army proceeds cautiously.and regarding capabilities of pakistani army,i dont want to remember you battle of longewala,khemkaran,asal uttar,1971,1999.simply google it and see it urself about your brave army

LemonAid | 13 years ago | Reply “Is he really dead? Who killed him? Where was he killed? Was he alone then?” thats just madeup

maestro | 13 years ago | Reply Are you indians waiting for christmas or next diwali to hang this man??

Zohaib Ali Khan | 13 years ago | Reply //How else can it take 800 highly elite ‘black cat’ Indian commandos 3 days to kill/capture merely 4 or 5 gunmen?// Simply because 800 highly elite 'black cat' didnt want hostages to be killed. The first priority was to save the hostages. Dont be happy over other's miseries.

Ali | 13 years ago | Reply @Muhamed Ijaz Muslims kill 10s of people every day and these killers are respected as good muslims by millions of other muslims. You can keep denying the problem but it exists. If no one (or a very small minority (2%-3% ) ) treated them (killers) as heroes, then your argument might hold some water. So according to you, every day a muslim does not do something evil, it should be a headline in every newspaper/news channel ?

@preme | 13 years ago | Reply @(@preme):"..................there is more poverty in your country.............." India has >1Billion population so it's too obvious that even 1% of it will be more than the population of few countries.And same thing applies on your poverty theory. But considering the IQ of avg. paki. I shouldn't blame you for that. :)

Saq | 13 years ago | Reply Blockquote Blockquote>Toh main kya karoon?” (So, what can I do?) Blockquote Blockquote Could an Indian help me out here with the translation, cause in Urdu "Toh mein kya karoon" would be "So, what should I do?" while "So, what can I do?" would translate to "Toh, mein kya kar sakta hoon?" I like ribbing the Indians as much as the next guy, but come on folks. Killing innocent people for no other reason (or for that matter any reason) than to please your fandoo pay-masters is just against humanity - no matter what your background. Need to re-evaluate ourselves if such ridiculousness makes one smile/proud.

Muhamed Ijaz | 13 years ago | Reply No Muslim would kill innocent people no matter what their government is doing; this is what Islam teaches us "tolerance" not killing innocent people. Only people who do such stuff are highlighted by the media. What about the millions of Muslims who live their lives by the true teachings of Islam and doesn’t harm a soul? I have never seen a headline a normal Muslim doing something good because it wouldn’t sell. In these times we all need to be tolerant specially Muslims because it’s up to us to show what a true Muslim is. One man's wrong deed doesn’t represent the whole faith! Let’s try to understand that.

@preme | 13 years ago | Reply @ preme : i dun think immi is proud of a guy who killed innocent people.. he clearly mentioned he hates it.. he's just proud of the fact that ur army isn't as efficient as professed =p .. haha.. READ UNBIASEDLY.. duh.. and about are you guys happy to have no electricity,no jobs , no blah blah.. AS if every person in your country lives lavishly, I won't deny the fact that you guys are ahead of us GDP wise but there is more poverty in your country then ours.. and we ain't reading this article on a rock!

Asad | 13 years ago | Reply 26/11 proved one of two things: Either the Indian Commandos are completely crap or The gunmen were supermen. How else can it take 800 highly elite 'black cat' Indian commandos 3 days to kill/capture merely 4 or 5 gunmen?

saqib | 13 years ago | Reply Hahaha ..To mein kia karo..Poor Indian force

Hussain | 13 years ago | Reply Whichever country captures these bloodthirsty fugitives becomes entangled in a dilemma: To imprison them or kill them. Putting them behind bar makes them GHAZI, killing them makes them SHAHEED. Pity!

prema sai | 13 years ago | Reply @imme. You seem to be proud of this guy, even though you say "I i hate him for killing all those innocent lives". And you sdhould be ashamed of yourself. But that's too much to ask for from a fanatic First of all, he attacked innocent unarmed people. That is NOT counter-intelligence. That is terrorism. It was difficult for Indian army to flush them out, as the hotel where they had holed up, had civilians in them. I simply fail to understand the bravado of Pakistanis about 26/11. Somehow, Pakistanis seem to believe that these terrorists are angels. Guys, look at where your country is headed? Are you guys happy having no jobs, no money, no electricity, no development and worst of all, no self respect?

amir | 13 years ago | Reply Indian can give him Indian nationality or hang , we Pakistanis are least concerned He can even become god child of Smita Thakrey !

Cosmo | 13 years ago | Reply @lady6: Good lord man, what will it take the world to make Pakistanis believe that Black is black and white is white. There is a lot more in the world to live for other than "Conspiracy Theories".

Cosmo | 13 years ago | Reply @Talha: Well, what will you Pakistanis know, something called "Court of Law". He's been sentenced to death and is waiting for his turn to come.

abdullah | 13 years ago | Reply y z he still alive in india ..this shows there justice system is as crap as ours ...well i thought he was hannged long tym bak....,,,..

Ron(Indian) | 13 years ago | Reply @imme: Not 3 days. He was captured within 2 hours by constable Tukaram Ombale.

Butt | 13 years ago | Reply Kasab should be hanged, or he would be someday set free like maulana Masood Azhar...Remember IC-814?

lady6 | 13 years ago | Reply @cvbm,n: Oh really! but it seems like you guys are giving me VIP protocol :P lol If he really is a terrorist and your government is not involved to he should have been killed

cvbm,n | 13 years ago | Reply he was and will be punished every day in india

Atheist, India | 13 years ago | Reply ‘Toh main kya karoun?’ Simple - wait karo.

SA | 13 years ago | Reply LOL that was a funny comment!

Talha | 13 years ago | Reply LOL, Is Kasab a national guest for India? I thought he was hanged.

imme | 13 years ago | Reply i hate him for killing all those innocent lives but interesting he is guy who screwed indians for 3 days .. indian army cheif saying they are capable of striking fugitives in pakistan if allowed .. i think he must have missed kasab in his mind ...

Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Why is he not being punished?

pl/sql | 13 years ago | Reply @Kasab Even your government says the same thing about every terror attack dude. LOL

adnan | 13 years ago | Reply the tiger

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