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Nowshera: 12 injured in suicide blast
At least 12 people, including six security forces personnel, were injured in a suicide blast in Nowshera on Thursday.As per the Dawn, the explosive device had targeted a government vehicle near Kutchehry Chowk.District Police Officer Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari confirmed the number of wounded and said that one of the suicide attackers was motor-borne.He further informed that the vehicle was traveling from Rawalpindi to Peshawar at the time of the attack.Further spokesperson of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Shaukat Yousafzai confirmed the blast to be a suicide attack. He added that the bomb contained around 5 kilograms of explosive materials.The wounded were admitted to District Headquarters Hospital Nowshera and the Combined Military Hospital.The latest suicide attack comes days after a policeman was martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Bannu district.Six people, including two policemen, were injured when the remote-controlled bomb went off near a police van.
Major terror attack foiled, five suspected suicide bombers killed in Pak
Pakistani security forces today killed five suspected suicide bombers and foiled a major terrorist attack on a paramilitry Frontier Corps' centre in Quetta in the troubled Baluchistan province. An explosive and ammunition-laden vehicle with five suicide bombers apparently Afghan nationals tried to enter the FC Madadgar Centre, but security forces retaliated quickly and killed the attackers, the army said in a statement. Four soldiers were injured in the firefight with the attackers, it added. The attack was apparently in retaliation to the killing of a key commander of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Kili Almas in the province last night, the army said. No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. The failed attack came just hours after a suicide bomber struck an FC convoy in the northwestern city of Nowshera, wounding 10 people. On the first day of the holy month of Ramazan, terrorists also carried out a suicide attack on a FC vehicle in Nowshere in the Khyber ...
US Air Force under fire over Afghanistan tweet
The US Air Force drew flak Thursday after it published -- then deleted -- a tweet making light of a Taliban offensive that killed up to 25 Afghan forces and at least five civilians. The tweet from the official Air Force account built on an internet phenomenon in which an audio snippet with just two syllables is heard by listeners as either "Yanny" or "Laurel." The meme has prompted fierce online debate between rival camps. In an apparent attempt at humor, the Air Force linked the debate to this week's Taliban assault on Farah city in western Afghanistan, near the border with Iran. The tweet refers to the internet meme, and the sound a US A-10 ground-attack plane makes when it fires its Gatling gun. "The Taliban Forces in Farah city #Afghanistan would much rather have heard #Yanny or #Laurel than the deafening #BRRRT they got courtesy of our #A10," the Air Force tweet read, before linking to a story about the Farah offensive. Reaction online was swift, with many users failing to see ..
Suspected militants snatch rifles from police in Srinagar
Suspected militants tonight snatched three rifles from police personnel at a guard post in Dalgate area here, officials said. The ultras targeted a police post in the tourist hub of Dalgate area and decamped with three service rifles of the cops, a police official said. Security forces have cordoned off the area to track down the attackers, the official said, adding further details of the incident were awaited. This is second incident of rifle snatching in the city since yesterday. Suspected militants decamped with a rifle of a cop in Hazratbal area outside the Kashmir University.
Terrorists decamp with 3 police rifles in Srinagar
Terrorists on Thursday decamped with two INSAS rifles and one Self Loading Rifle which they snatched from police personnel from a hotel in Srinagar.This incident comes two days after terrorists hurled a grenade at a police station in Pulwama's Rajpora area. However, the grenade missed the target and exploded outside the station.Earlier, suspected terrorists fired upon a police vehicle, killing a Special Police Officer (SPO) at Pazalpora Arwani area of Bijbehara town in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Top IS leader arrested in Kabul for recruiting fighters
A top leader from the terror outfit Islamic State (IS), responsible for recruiting fighters was arrested by special security forces during an operation here on Thursday.The Afghan Intelligence and the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said IS terrorist was arrested by the special forces of the intelligence directorate, Khaama Press Agency reported.According to the NDS statement, the terrorist was identified as Abdul Maheen and was arrested from the 11th Police District of the city. His deputy, Saifullah was also arrested during the same operation.Acting on a tip-off, the two terrorists were attempting to transfer families of IS recruits from Nangarhar to Jawzjan province.The two terrorists confessed to their crime and are currently in NDS custody for further investigation.
Parts of Aurangabad remain shut to protest riot accused's
Residents of few localities in riot-hit Aurangabad in Maharashtra today observed a bandh to protest arrest of one Laxminarayan Bakharia alias Lachchu Pahelwan, the main accused in the case, yesterday. A squad of the special investigation team (SIT) had arrested Bakharia on the charges of arson and rioting late last night. It was suspected that Bakharia had taken money from some people to orchestrate rioting and arson so as to vacate some building where shops and kiosks are located, a police official had said. Shops and other commercial establishments in Dhawani mohalla, Rajabazar, and parts of Gulmandi remained shut till this afternoon in protest. The bandh passed off peacefully, police said. Heavy bandobast was put in place in these areas to prevent any communal flare-up. On May 11, Aurangabad, located in Marathwada region, witnessed violent clashes between two groups allegedly over illegal water connections, in which two persons--a 65-year-old man and a 17-year-old ...
2 J-K cops detained for questioning after report of militant attack
Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen were detained for questioning tonight after they reported to the authority that militants had attacked their guard post and took away their rifles, police said. The incident happened at a guard post of a hotel in the city this evening. The policemen reported to the police headquarters that a group of militants had barged into their post and snatched their rifles. Preliminary investigation, however, revealed that there was no eyewitness to the incident that took place at a crowded place and there was no resistance from the policemen. The two policemen attached with the Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police were immediately taken into custody and a hunt was on for the third cop. The incident set alarm bells ringing within the security establishment as Prime Minister Narendra will be visiting Kashmir Valley on May 19.
Efforts on to secure release of 7 abducted Indians in Afghanistan
The government is in touch with Afghan authorities to secure the release of seven Indian engineers who were abducted in the restive northern Baghlan province of the war-torn country last week, sources said. They said serious efforts are on to rescue the Indians. The engineers were abducted by Taliban militants from near the Cheshma-e-Sher area in Baghlan on May 6. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had a telephonic conversation with her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani last week during which she had sought all possible help of Kabul in securing the release the Indians. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval too had a telephonic conversation with his Afghan counterpart Hanif Atmar on the issue. The Indian engineers of KEC International, an RPG group company, were working on a project for construction of a power sub-station in the country. India has been carrying out reconstruction activities in the war-torn country. It has already provided at least USD 2 billion aid to ...
LeJ Balochistan chief, 2 suicide bombers killed in Pak
Terror group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi's Balochistan chief, who was involved in the killings of over 100 members of the Hazara Shia community as well as police personnel, was killed along with two would-be suicide bombers today during a raid in southwest Pakistan, the military said. Col Sohail Abid of Military Intelligence was also killed in the encounter that left four other soldiers injured, two of whom are said to be in critical condition, said a statement issued by the ISPR, Pakistan Army's media wing. The security forces carried an intelligence based operation in the Killi Almas village on the outskirts of Quetta, capital of the troubled Balochistan province, after receiving information that suicide bombers and terrorists were hiding in the restive region, the statement said. "During operation three terrorists including 2 suicide bombers and a high value target Salman Badeni, LeJ head of Balochistan, were killed," it said. Security forces killed the LeJ chief involved in killings of over
6 companies of paramilitary forces to be deployed in Shahkot bypoll
Six companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed during Shahkot bypoll on May 28 to ensure free and fair polling, an official release said today. A decision to this effect was taken in a high-level meeting to review the security arrangements for the bypoll. The meeting was chaired by General Observer Ravi Kant Jain, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Senior Superintendent of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar here, the release said. "In order to ensure peaceful, free and fair polling during the ensuing Shahkot by-election, six companies of para military forces will be deployed at the polling booths on May 28," it said. During the meeting, it was decided that the force will be deployed at the polling booths along with the state police. The paramilitary force will reach Shahkot on May 20. Besides, six static surveillance teams and three flying squad teams have been constituted for keeping a strict vigil over law and order situation in the segment. Likewise, it was decided ..
'Bastariya' battalion: Rajnath to commission anti-Naxal team with tribal youths on May 21
The much-awaited 'Bastariya' battalion of the CRPF, created for the first-time with over 540 tribal youth from Chhattisgarh, will be commissioned into service by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh next week. Singh will attend the passing out parade of the 543 young recruits, including 189 women combatants, at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) training centre at Ambikapur in the central Indian state on May 21. The hardcore and localised battalion of these young combatants will be immediately deployed for anti-Naxal operations in some of the worst Left Wing Extremism-hit areas like Sukma, Dantewada and Bijapur, a senior official said. The unique battalion -- recruitedfrom Sukma, Dantewada, Narayanpur and Bijapur districts of undivided Bastar -- have been raised with a specific purpose to sharpen and strengthen the security forces' operations in the areas where they have been witnessing maximum reverses for a number of years owing to lack of good local intelligence and ...
Arunachalee youth could help ITBP become formidable force: CM
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today stressed the need to recruit Arunachalee youth in Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP), stating that local people can help the paramilitary force become a "formidable fighting force", an official release said today. During a meeting with the ITBP Inspector of North East Frontier Headquarters, General Manoj Singh Rawat, Khandu said the paramilitary force could provide employment to the local youth, who in turn, would boost the unit in defending the nation with their knowledge of the landscape, it said. Rawat, on his part, assured the chief minister that the ITBP is taking measures to recruit locals in the force. "The force has been conducting training programmes for Arunachalee youth to help them crack the recruitment tests and exams," he added.
5 gamblers arrested in Samba
Police have arrested five gamblers in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. The arrests were made after a police party raided the gambling spot at Kotli village in Ramgarh, the police said. The stake money of Rs 5,900 was recovered from the spot along with playing cards, he said. The gamblers were identified as Jasbir Singh, Kavi Singh, Surjeet Singh, Ankush Gupta and Toni.
Pakistan: Nowshera suicide blast injures 12
As many as 12 people, including six police officers, were injured in a suicide explosion targeting a Frontier Corps vehicle in Nowshera city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Thursday.According to District Police Officer Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari, a suicide bomber, who was travelling on a motorcycle targeted a vehicle of the security forces at Kutchehry Chowk in the city. He also confirmed the figures of those who were injured in the attack, The Dawn reported.The security personnel were travelling to Peshawar from Rawalpindi.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, Shaukat Yousafzai's spokesperson, while confirming the blast as a suicide attack said that the bomb contained five kilograms of explosive material.The injured have been rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital Nowshera and Combined Military Hospital for medical treatment.The recent suicide explosion comes after a security personnel was killed and six people, including two policemen, were injured after a remote-controlled ...
LeJ Balochistan chief killed in army operation in Pakistan
The chief of the terror organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed by security forces in an intelligence-based operation in Killi Almas area of Balochistan on Thursday, as per a statement from the Pakistan Army's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).The operation was conducted after security forces received intelligence after a top terrorist was earlier arrested. According to the intelligence, it noted the presence of the chief of the LeJ terror outfit and suicide bombers at a hideout in Balochistan, Express Tribune reported.The ISPR further said that during the operation, two suicide bombers were also killed and one terrorist was injured, who has been arrested by the security forces."The provincial head of the terrorist group (LeJ) was identified as Salman Badeni, and security forces claimed he was involved in the killing of over 100 members of the Hazara community. The would-be suicide bombers were identified as Afghani nationals," the ISPR added.During the ...
Awami Ittehad Party will show black flags to PM during Kashmir visit: Langate
The Independent legislator from Langate constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Abdul Rasheed, said today that activists of his outfit would show black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the valley on May 19. Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) will receive Modi with black flags so as to make the world community realise that India is not serious and sincere in resolving the Kashmir issue and also as a protest against police atrocities in the valley, Rasheed told reporters here. He said his party would salute the prime minister if he offered unconditional dialogue with all stakeholders in Kashmir. The ceasefire (announced by the central government) is the first step. We will salute the prime minister if he means business and offers unconditional dialogue with the stakeholders, otherwise it is just to hoodwink the world community, he said. The legislator welcomed the Centre's unilateral ceasefire during the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan but warned of black sheep (in the .
1 killed, 14 injured in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan
A suicide bomber riding a bike rammed his two-wheeler into a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in northwest Pakistan today, killing at least one civilian and wounding 14 others, including four soldiers, police said. The bomber blew himself up near the forces' vehicle on Mall Road near Kachehri Chowk in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, District Police Officer Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari said. Rescue teams and security officials have reached the site of the explosion. The Army said only four troops were injured in the blast and there was no casualty on part of the army troops. The injured have been shifted to Combined Military Hospital, Nowshera. "12 of the 14 injured have been shifted to CMH Nowshera and two to DHQ Hospital. The condition of four injured was stated to be critical," he said. The official told the media that the FC vehicle was on way to Peshawar from Rawalpindi with six personnel including an officer when it was targeted. The body of the suicide bomber was recovered by ...
Ramadan begins peacefully in Valley without fear of gunfights
Thanks to the Union Home Ministry's announcement of non-initiation of combat operations against militants, the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan began on Thursday on a peaceful note in Kashmir.
Ceasefire: Security forces keeping fingers crossed
Security agencies were keeping their fingers crossed over a fresh unilateral ceasefire announced by the Centre during Ramzan beginning today, as a similar exercise nearly two decades ago witnessed the killings of 129 people including 43 security personnel, according to officials. The security agency officials felt a need to monitor the situation closely as terror groups had used such a window as an opportunity to regroup themselves and carry out more attacks on security establishments. The Centre yesterday announced that security forces would not launch any operation in the state during the holy month of Ramzan but they reserved the right to retaliate, if attacked. The announcement came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. "It is important to isolate the forces that bring a bad name to Islam by resorting to mindless violence and terror," a Home Ministry spokesperson had said yesterday. During his Independence Day address last year, Modi had ..