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January 09, 2026
UK Counter-terror Unit Investigates Attacks on Adil Raja, Shahzad Akbar
London: The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London is investigating attacks on YouTubers Adil Raja and Shahzad Akbar in Chesham and Cambridge believed to be “coordinated attacks”.
On December 24, 2025, Adil Raja’s home in Chesham was broken into by two men wearing dark clothes. The property was empty at the time, and police are treating the incident as targeted.
Shahzad Akbar, former accountability chief in Imran Khan’s government, was attacked twice. On December 24, 2025, he was assaulted at his Cambridge home, sustaining fractures in his nose and jaw. A second attack occurred on December 31, when two men broke a window and attempted to set his house on fire.
Police are treating both incidents as targeted attacks and are investigating possible links between them. The investigation into the first attack on Akbar, which took place at around 8:08am on December 24, was later handed over to CTP London due to the targeted nature of the assault.
No arrests have been made so far, and police have said there is no wider threat to the public. Officers are providing safety advice to the victims while investigations continue.
Earlier, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad handed down double life sentences to YouTuber Adil Raja, former army official Syed Akbar Hussain, and journalists Wajahat Saeed Khan, Sabir Shakir, Moeed Pirzada, Shaheen Sehbai, and Haider Mehdi.
The sentences were announced by ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra in cases relating to “digital terrorism” against state institutions on May 9, 2023… - The Express Tribune
Courtesy The Express Tribune
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