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Pakistani Citizen and Former Ontario Student Pleads Guilty to U.S. Terrorism Charge
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani citizen who resided in Mississauga, Ontario, on a study permit, pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to attempting an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries. Khan was arrested near the U.S. border in September 2024 and extradited in June 2025. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and is scheduled for sentencing in August.
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U.S. federal court to attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries. The plea occurred in the Southern District of New York. Khan's case stems from an FBI investigation into planned violence.
U.S. border in Ormstown, Quebec, in September 2024. He was extradited to the United States in June 2025. The investigation revealed that Khan intended to conduct a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn, New York.
U.S. Department of Justice. It was set to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. This timing placed the plot in the context of ongoing regional conflicts.
Khan faces a maximum penalty of life in prison following his guilty plea.
U.S. Department of Justice news release. U.S. authorities in addressing terrorism threats. The investigation involved the FBI and other agencies, focusing on Khan's activities while in Canada. As a former student in Ontario, Khan's residency on a study permit provided the backdrop for his movements leading to the arrest.
U.S. jurisdiction.
The guilty plea addresses a plot that targeted a specific community in New York City.
Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, commented on the outcome.
“Khan's plea makes it unequivocally clear that terrorism and other hate-based violence have zero place in New York City.”
