Pakistani immigrant sues U.S. over false arrest in war on
terrorism   By Barbara Liston     Hafiz Kahn was convicted in
March on four counts of providing money and support to the
group, which the United States considers a terrorist
organization. He had faced a maximum of 60 years in prison, and
prosecutors sought a 15-year sentence.  The lawsuit, filed on
Tuesday in U.S. District Court, says Irfan Khan was arrested in
California in May 2011 on charges that included providing
material support for terrorism and the Pakistani Taliban.
Subsequently transferred to a prison in Florida, he was also
accused of supporting a conspiracy to maim, kidnap or murder
persons overseas, according to the lawsuit.  All charges against
Khan were dropped in June 2012, but only after he had been held
for 319 days in solitary confinement, according to the lawsuit.
"The conduct the government subjected Irfan to, as a result of
his religion, national origin, and its overzealousness in its
war on terror was and still is, by all stand