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NDA govt successful in controlling terror in J&K, insurgency in NE: Shah

After eight years, the BJP-led government at the Centre has been substantially successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East and Left wing extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Speaking at the passing out parade of the 74th batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) here, Shah said under the leadership of Indian government agencies, police forces in the entire country carried out a successful operation in a single day against an organisation like the Popular Front of India (PFI). After eight years, the government was, to a large extent, successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East and Left wing extremism," he said. "Recently by banning the Popular Front of India we have presented a successful example for the world to see," he further said. "This shows how much our commitment towards ...

Pakistani Taliban refutes former Pak PM Imran Khan's assassination claims

The outlawed Pakistani Taliban has refuted former prime minister Imran Khan's claim that the outfit's militants from South Waziristan province were hatching a plot to assassinate him. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) asserted that it was waging a war against Pakistan's security forces and intelligence agencies and was not against any political personality. We have received information that the head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in a meeting with the party's provincial spokespersons claimed an assassination attempt was being planned by the TTP, and South Waziristan residents have been tasked with executing the task, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting a TTP statement on Wednesday.

To target worshippers is unconscionable: US condemns attack in Pakistan

The US has strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday, saying "terrorism is indefensible," and to "target worshippers is unconscionable." The death toll from the suicide attack rose to 100 on Tuesday after rescue workers retrieved more bodies from the debris of the devastated mosque inside a major police facility in Peshawar, capital of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to Pakistani security officials, the suicide bomber who was present in the front row during the Zuhr (afternoon) prayers on Monday blew himself up, causing the roof to collapse on the worshippers -- one of Pakistan's deadliest attacks in recent years. The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack on a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan with reports today that the death toll has now risen to 100 people, Andrienne Watson, spokesperson of the National Security Council, White House said on Tuesday. This is tragic and heartbreaking news, and we ..

NIA files chargesheet against accused in ISIS module activities in India

The National Investigation Agency filed a chargesheet in a case pertaining to a conspiracy hatched by ISIS members for propagation of the ideology of the proscribed terrorist organisation

Terrorism in J-K can be finished only by dialogue with Pak: Farooq Abdullah

Terrorism is alive in Jammu and Kashmir and can only be finished by holding dialogue with Pakistan, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday

Toll in terror attack in J&K's Dhangri climbs to 7; villagers demand probe

The death toll in the terrorist attacks in Dhangri village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri has risen to seven with one more civilian succumbing to injuries at a hospital in Jammu on Sunday, officials said. Prince Sharma, who was in his early 20s, died at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital Jammu, where he was shifted for specialised treatment along with several others after getting critically injured in the firing by terrorists in Dhangri on January 1, they said. The attacks in the village had left six people, including Sharma's elder brother Deepak Kumar dead. While four persons were killed and six others injured in the terrorist firing on January 1, two cousins were killed and nine other persons injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in the village the next morning. The IED was planted by terrorists before fleeing. A massive search operation is on to neutralise the terrorists behind the attack, officials said. A pall of gloom descended on the ...

Night curfew imposed on J-K border, in Samba, as terrorist movement rises

A night curfew has been imposed along the International border in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the increasing movement of terrorists on the border, informed officials on Wednesday.As per an order from the District Commissioner of Samba Anuradha Gupta, the night curfew will be applicable from 9 pm to 6 am in areas up to 1 km from the International Border."Appeal to people not to move unnecessarily and carry documents during emergency travel," said Deputy SP, Garu Ram Bhardwaj, SOG, J & K police.District Commissioner of Samba Anuradha Gupta gave the order after a meeting with the officials of the Border Security Force."Due to heavy snowfall in the hilly areas, the possibility of infiltration on the international border increases and these days there is a lot of fog in the plains and this order will prove to be very helpful for the security forces to monitor the border wall," said Garu Ram Bhardwaj.He said that the order will continue for the next two months and

Terrorist attacks surge Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan in 2022: Report

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces remained under the grip of criminal activities as Pakistan suffered close to 376 terror attacks the previous year, Dailytimes reported

NIA registers all-time high 73 terror cases in 2022: Official data

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered an "all-time high" of 73 cases in 2022 even as it is working to undertake a "whole of ecosystem" approach to dismantle the terrorist networks that aim to harm India, officials said Saturday. They also said that the agency was "pressing on the pedal" to get extradited gangster Goldy Brar, the prime accused in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. There were reports of his detention in the US recently but agency sources said those were "unconfirmed" reports. An Interpol arrest warrant is alive against him, and his visa in Canada has expired. Efforts are on to get him back to India to face the law, they said. The federal anti-terrorist investigation agency has released the year-end figures of its action saying the cases filed by it under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and some other IPC sections covered a spectrum of crimes, including 'Jihadi terror', gangster-terror-drug smugglers nexus, ...

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate terrorism in all its forms

As Pakistan reels from multiple incidents of terrorism, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed his vow to eradicate the menace amid criticism from ousted premier Imran Khan on the government's "failure" to curb militancy during its eight-month stint. Addressing a gathering in the Dera Ismail Khan district of the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, Sharif said that the menace of terrorism was on the rise and the state would crush it very soon, the Dawn newspaper quoted him as saying. He said that with the help of provincial governments and security forces, the government would eliminate terrorism in all its forms. Sharif said that a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) would be summoned in a few days to take stock of the security situation. Commenting on the attack on a security compound claimed by the outlawed Pakistani Taliban (TTP) terror group in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district last week, Sharif said it was heart-breaking and added th

Public gatherings banned for 2 weeks in Islamabad after suicide attack

He said the security of the capital has been beefed up to obviate the threats which can disrupt peace and tranquility causing damage to life and property

2 killed as Pak Taliban militants take hostages at counter-terrorism centre

At least two policemen were killed when Pakistani Taliban militants dramatically seized a counter-terrorism centre and took some people as hostages in Pakistan's troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, prompting authorities to put the Army's special forces on alert on Monday as they initiated negotiations with the terrorists. The standoff began on Sunday when an arrested militant who was being interrogated at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station inside the Bannu Cantonment snatched an AK-47 from the police and opened fire. He then freed other suspects being held at the building and they took control of the compound. They also took several policemen hostage. The situation is still tense 21 hours after the incident as a military operation is going on, officials said. Two policemen were killed in the incident, sources said. Several others were reported injured. Akram Khan Durrani, a former chief minister of the province, and sitting provincial minister Malik Shah Muham

Pakistan accuses India of involvement in terrorism, sabotage in the country

Pakistan on Wednesday launched a diplomatic drive to highlight what it called India's alleged involvement in terrorism and sabotage in the country. Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed briefed Islamabad-based foreign diplomats while Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar addressed a press conference on the issue, a day after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah alleged that India was involved in a blast outside Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's residence in Lahore last year. According to the Foreign Office, Majeed shared a "dossier" of India's alleged involvement in the blast outside Saeed's residence in Lahore on June 23 last year. Talking to reporters, Khar alleged that "no country had used terrorism better than India" as she asked the international community to take note of New Delhi's attempts to undermine Pakistan's peace and security. She claimed that there was "undeniable, indisputable" evidence about Indian involvement in terrorism in Pakistan. "This particular

Potential for spread of terror through social media higher than ever: Govt

The potential for spread of terror through the use of social media is higher than ever, posing a threat to sovereignty and integrity of the country, Union minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He also said cyberspace is virtual, borderless and offers complete anonymity. "With a borderless cyberspace coupled with the possibility of instant communication and anonymity, the potential for spread of terror through the use of social media is higher than ever, posing a threat to sovereignty and integrity of the country," he said in a written reply to a question. The minister of state for home said terrorism in India is largely sponsored from across the border and global terrorist groups and some foreign agencies inimical to India have been making efforts to radicalise people and spread terrorism through use of social media platforms, internet etc. "The law enforcement agencies keep a close watch on activities on the social media platforms and take suitable action as per the

Only India abstains on UNSC resolution that may divert aid to JeM, LeT

India stood alone abstaining on a SC resolution backed in a show of consensus by the West, China and Russia, warning it could allow the diversion of aid to terrorist groups

US counterterrorism official visiting India for working group meeting

The 19th meeting of the Joint Working Group will "review regional and global terrorist threat assessments, collaborative bilateral and regional counterterrorism programming

Al-Qaeda India, Tehrik-e Taliban Pak leaders get global terrorists tag

'Biden administration is committed to ensuring that terrorist groups do not use Afghanistan as a platform for international terrorism'

Together with India, US will work to bring justice: Blinken on 26/11

"As we mark 14 years since the horrific attacks of 26/11, we join people in India and around the world in mourning the lives lost," Blinken

Sri Lanka govt drafting new anti-terror law to replace controversial law

The Sri Lankan government is drafting a new counter-terrorism law to replace the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said on Sunday. The PTA was introduced as a temporary arrangement to counter the campaign of separatist violence by the Tamil minority militant groups in 1979. Addressing reporters in the central district of Kandy, Rajapakshe said: The drafting of a new act is currently in the process after careful examination by a group of experts." International rights groups and Tamil parties dubbed it a draconian law that held Tamils in detention over decades without charges being filed in courts. We are keen to bring in an anti-terrorism law so as to ensure the protection of national security," the minister stressed. The government had also come under pressure from the European Union (EU) to repeal the PTA. The EU parliament in mid-2021 resolved that the preferential trade facility of (Generalised System of Preferences) GSP+

FATF chief, ministers of Nigeria, Ethiopia hold bilateral meet Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a number of bilateral meetings, including with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) chief, and discussed with them various issues of mutual interests such as terrorism. In his meeting with FATF chief T Raja Kumar, Shah emphasised that there is need for the FATF to continuously monitor the tendencies of some countries to sponsor terrorism. "In the bilateral meeting with FATF President, Shri T Raja Kumar, Hon'ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah while appreciating the role of FATF, emphasised that there is need for FATF to continuously monitor the tendencies of some of the countries to sponsor terrorism," Shah's office tweeted. The FATF president lauded the initiative taken by India for hosting 'No Money For Terror (NMFT)' conference and expressed the willingness of FATF to work closely for working on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) issues under India's G-20 priorities. At the conference, Kumar also calle