Page 5 - Terror Attacks

Pakistan issues nationwide alert amid heightened risk of terror attacks

The Pakistan government has issued a nationwide alert to authorities to maintain "extreme vigilance" amid a heightened risk of terrorist attacks by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) after peace talks with the dreaded terror group have stalled, a media report said on Thursday. The federal government said it had learnt that the TTP high command met recently in Paktika, Afghanistan, to discuss the deadlock in peace talks and the fate of the negotiations with the Pakistani government after the killing of TTP commanders Omar Khalid Khorasani and Aftab Parkay. The letter urged all authorities in four provinces to heighten security and exercise enhanced vigilance to avoid any untoward incident, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement, instructing forces that targeted search and strike missions be carried out wherever militant activity is reported. In a letter circulated last month, the Ministry of Interior warned that more than year-long peace negotiations between the TTP and the .

Gunman kills 2, injures 20 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspected

Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.

NIA conducts raids at multiple locations in J-K in terror attack case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in a terror attack case, sources said

Take steps to restore peace in J-K: Rahul tells Modi amid targeted killings

The Union Territory has been rattled by a string of targeted killings in the recent months, with Vijay Kumar, a manager with the Ilaquai Dehati Bank, being shot in Kulgam district on Thursday.

Terror attacks in Afghan threat to international peace, security: UNSC

UNSC condemned the continued "heinous" terrorist attacks targeting civilians, including religious minority communities, and civilian infrastructure across Afghanistan during the month of Ramzaan

Satellite photos show aftermath of attack on Abu Dhabi oil facility

Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the UAE claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Terror attacks in Pakistan rise after Taliban victory in Afghanistan

Pakistan has seen 35 attacks that left at least 52 civilians dead in August, the highest since February 2017, according to data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal

Fading memories of a terror attack

The parallels between 9/11 and 26/11 are many, but the differences in the ways in which the two countries have coped in the aftermath are also striking

Story in numbers: No major terror attack since 2014, says Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh earlier too had said that except for J&K, no terror attack had occurred in the country in the last five years

Kabul blasts show security situation in Afghanistan 'complex, grave': China

China on Friday expressed shock at deadly suicide attacks at Kabul airport, saying security situation in Afghanistan remained "complex and grave" and offered to work with the international community

16 security personnel killed in Taliban attack near Afghanistan's Salma Dam

At least 16 security personnel were killed in an attack by the Taliban on a security checkpoint at the Salma Dam in western Herat province

Pakistan fails to prove alleged India role in China consulate attack

Pakistan has failed to prove the alleged "involvement" of India in a case related to the November 2018 attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, in which four people were killed

IAF inducts specialist vehicles for airbase security against terror attacks

The six-tonne vehicle has been designed and developed in a way that its engine remains hidden from the front and rear side and cannot be targeted easily

India to deploy resources to punish terror perpetrators: Modi to Netanyahu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to convey his strong condemnation of the terror attack near the Israeli Embassy here on January 29

Terrorist groups made 328 attempts to sneak into J&K in 2018: MHA report

A total of 257 terrorists, 91 security personnel and 39 civilians were killed in 614 terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, as per the report

Threat of terror incidents along Indian coastline remains: Rajnath Singh

Not only in India, the whole world knows what will happen to terrorists, the defence minister said

New IS module case: NIA arrests man from UP; seizes 25 kg explosives, cash

Absar is a resident of Meerut and teaches at Jamia Hussainia Abul Hassan in Hapur, a NIA statement said

Terror attacks on flights worrisome, says Rajnath, assures better security

The minister also asked aviation security agencies in the country to undertake "perspective planning" to thwart possible terror-like threats to aviation facilities

India 3rd most terrorism-hit country in 2016 with 927 attacks: US govt

Terror attacks in India led to 0.4 deaths per attack in 2016, compared to 2.4 per attack worldwide