Frisco woman sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for lying to FBI

SHERMAN, Texas -A Frisco woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Kahkashan Haider Khan, 54, pleaded guilty to false statements in relation to international terrorism and was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Amos, L. Mazzant, III on October 7, 2025.

"We will not allow the United States to be a launching point for terrorist attacks abroad," said Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. "Vigilantly protecting the United States and its interests is inherent in everything we do. This includes aggressively prosecuting those who wrongly believe that they can find safe-harbor in the United States while plotting crimes elsewhere."

"The FBI will aggressively investigate individuals planning or taking part in acts of violence in support of terrorism. We take these crimes seriously and will work with our international partners to hold perpetrators accountable," said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock.

According to information presented in court, on February 23, 2023, Khan was interviewed by Special Agents from the FBI regarding her involvement in the planned fire-bombing of two gas stations in Karachi, Pakistan. Khan, a U.S. citizen and immigrant from Pakistan, is a member of a separatist movement in Pakistan known as the Mujahir Qaumi Movement (MQM), which claims grievances against the Pakistani government over the treatment of mujahir immigrants in Pakistan. Khan served as a recruiter and facilitator of terrorist actions in Pakistan by collecting funds, sending them to Pakistan, and arranging and paying for violent actions in Pakistan.

In January 2023, Khan recruited an individual in Pakistan to conduct fire-bombings on two Punjabi-owned gas stations in Karachi Pakistan. Khan discussed multiple aspects of the plan with her co-conspirator in Pakistan, including selecting the target locations, discussing which flammable accelerants to use, where to stage before the attacks, how to escape after the attacks, and arranged for the purchase of two firearms to be used by the attackers to ensure their success. Khan collected money from MQM sympathizers in the United States and wired the funds to Pakistan to pay for the attacks.

On February 20, 2023, Khan's co-conspirator in Pakistan sent Khan photos from news coverage of a fire-bombing of a Karachi, Pakistan gas station caused by attackers throwing something from a vehicle, resulting in six people being burned. Khan celebrated the news and told her Pakistani co-conspirator that he would be greatly rewarded for his work. Throughout that day, February 20, 2023, Khan scoured the internet for news in Pakistan regarding the fire-bombing but could find none. After approximately one day of searching, she discovered that the photos her co-conspirator sent were from an event that occurred in October of 2022. Khan was furious and accused her co-conspirator of deceit and being a disgrace to the MQM movement.

On February 23, 2024, FBI Special Agents interviewed Khan at her home about these events. During the interview, Khan made multiple false statements about the events and lied about her involvement in the attempted attacks. Khan denied that she wanted a co-conspirator to commit the fire-bombings in Pakistan. Khan denied that she was involved in an action in Pakistan that would possibly result in someone's harm or death. During her plea hearing in February 2025, Khan admitted that these were false statements made knowing that the statements were material to a terrorism investigation.

This case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys D. Ryan Locker and Camelia Lopez.

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