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Rohingya crisis can incite religious conflict in South Asia: UN
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday said the possible "acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing" by the Myanmar army against the Rohingyas could incite a religious conflict in the South Asian region."Myanmar faces a very serious crisis - with a potentially severe impact on the security of the region," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, said in a statement.Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said earlier in January that the country's forests and natural environment had been "severely" affected due to the large influx of the Rohingyas from Myanmar, particularly in Cox's Bazar, the Dhaka Tribune reported.Bangladesh's Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali on Sunday said that the government is planning to hold multilateral talks to have a permanent solution to the Rohingya crisis.Last month, Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed on a two-year timeframe for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees.The United Nations General ...
Ghani sacks seven officials over attack on military academy
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday sacked seven security personnel, including two generals for their negligence over the attack on the Marshal Fahim Military University on January 29 that killed 10 people.Ghani's presidential spokesperson Shahussain Murtazwi confirmed the development, according to Tolo news.Also, the Office of the President of Afghanistan ARG wrote on Twitter, "Team findings reveal that seven high ranking officers including two generals committed professional negligence. All seven are sacked and referred for further investigations. The process of REWARD and PUNISHMENT to continue!"At least one soldier was killed and 10 others were wounded after a group of attackers stormed the Marshal Fahim Military University in Kabul.Two suicide bombers had detonated their explosives at the gate of the military academy, while two other attackers were killed in a clash with security forces.Afghanistan has been ravaged by a series of deadly terrorist attacks in the past two
Air strikes toll in Syria's Ghouta rises to 33: monitor
The death toll from Syrian regime air strikes on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus today has risen to 33, a monitoring group said. Strikes on several locations in the besieged area east of the capital also wounded more than 100 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
IS fighters and refugees stoke terror risk in Germany: police
Fighters returning to Europe after the collapse of the Islamic State (IS) and radicalisation among refugees could increase the terror threat in Germany, a high-ranking police official warned today. "We know that the risks have not shrunk because of the influx of refugees" into Europe's most populous country since 2015, Federal Criminal Police chief Holger Muench told the European Police Congress in Berlin. "If their dreams are not fulfilled" of a better life in Europe, some among the more than one million arrivals since that year could become radicalised, he warned. Meanwhile, Muench said that "we must assume that there will be those who return" from battlefields in Iraq and Syria to Europe, he said, and that "people prepared to carry out attacks" will enjoy support from underground networks communicating via the internet. "IS is very adaptable," he added. The number of people listed as "dangerous" potential terrorists by German police has increased from 139 five years ..
Pakistani LeT terrorist escapes as militants attack police escort
In an audacious attack, militants attired in pherans helped a Pakistani LeT terrorist escape by firing at the police party escorting him to hospital here on Tuesday, leaving two policemen dead.
Srinagar hospital firing: another cop dies
Another Jammu and Kashmir policeman died here after he was critically injured in the firing incident when a detainee escaped from a Srinagar hospital on Tuesday.In the incident, one cop has already been killed when the prisoner snatched weapons from a police party, who was accompanying him and five other jail inmates to the hospital for a medical checkup, and fired at them."Six detainees were being brought from Central Jail. One of them snatched weapons from police and fired at the protection party. The prisoner's name is Abu Hanzulla alias Naveed Jatt," Srinagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Imtiaz Ismail Parray told media.Though the police managed to nab the five prisoners, Hanzulla managed to flee away from the spot. He was arrested a few months ago from Shopian district by the army and police.
Afghan army officers fired over Kabul military base attack
Seven Afghan army officers, including two generals, have been sacked over a deadly attack on a Kabul military base, President Ashraf Ghani said today, as the Afghan capital braces for further assaults. At least five attackers -- gunmen and suicide bombers -- launched the pre-dawn raid claimed by the Islamic State group on January 29, killing 11 soldiers and wounding 16. "Seven high-ranking officers including two generals committed professional negligence. All seven are sacked and referred for further investigations," Ghani said on Twitter after a probe into the incident. Ghani's US-backed government is under growing public pressure to improve security in the capital after a series of attacks demonstrated the ability of the Taliban and Islamic State group to strike at the heart of the country. Since January 20, militants have stormed a luxury hotel, bombed a crowded street and raided the military compound in Kabul, killing more than 130 people. The assaults, including a ...
3 CAF men hurt in IED blast; BSF jawan injured in gun battle
Four security personnel were injured in two separate Naxal-related incidents in Chhattisgarh, police officials said today. A constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) was injured in a gun battle with Naxals in Kanker district while three jawans of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) were hurt in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by the ultras in Bijapur district last night, they said. In Kanker, the skirmish took place this morning in a forest when a joint team of the BSF's 35th battalion and the district force was out on an anti-Maoist operation, Superintendent of Police K L Dhruv told PTI. When the security men were advancing through the forest between Gome and Gattakal villages, located around 250 kms away from Raipur, a group of ultras fired on them leading to the gun battle, he said. However, the ultras soon escaped from the spot, he said. "Constable Virappa KB, belonging to BSF's 35th battalion, sustained injuries in his leg below the knee in ...
LeT attacks hospital to free Pak accomplice, two cops killed
The Lashkar-e-Taiba today opened fire at a police team inside the SMHS hospital complex in a high security area of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital, freeing a "hardcore" Pakistani terrorist and killing two policemen, police said. The daring attack inside the premises of Srinagar's main hospital ended with the terrorists escaping into the narrow lanes and bylanes of downtown Srinagar, a police official said. Mohammed Naveed Jhutt, the 22-year-old LeT militant from Pakistan who was caught in Kulgam in south Kashmir in 2014, managed to escape with the assailants, police said. The ultras opened fire on the police party accompanying Jhutt, alias Abu Hanzala, outside the busy hospital in Kaka Sarai area, police said. Head Constable Mushtaq Ahmad was killed in the attack that took place in the busy pre-lunch hour when the hospital, Srinagar's main health care facility, is crowded with patients. His colleague, Constable Babar Ahmad, was critically injured and admitted to the .
LeT opens fire in hospital, frees Pak prisoner and kills cop
The Lashkar-e-Taiba today staged a daring attack inside the SMHS hospital complex in a high security area of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital, freeing a Pakistani terrorist and killing a policeman, police said. A policeman was also critically injured in the attack, which ended with the terrorists escaping into the narrow lanes and bylanes of downtown Srinagar, a police official said. Mohammed Naveed Jhutt, the 22-year-old LeT militant from Pakistan who was caught in Kulgam in south Kashmir in 2014, managed to escape with the assailants, police said. The ultras opened fire on the police party accompanying Jhutt, alias Abu Hanzala, outside the busy hospital in Kaka Sarai area, police said. Head constable Mushtaq Ahmad was killed while another policeman is battling for life in the hospital, Srinagar's main hospital. A carbine rifle of one of the policemen is reported missing. The police team was taking six prisoners, including Jhutt, to the hospital for treatment, said ...
515 infiltration cases in J-K in 2017; 75 militants killed
As many as 515 infiltration cases from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir have been reported in 2017 in which 75 militants were killed, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that 515 infiltration cases were reported in 2017 in which 75 militants were killed in 2017 in comparison to 454 cases in 2016 in which 45 militants were killed. In 2015, altogether 223 infiltration cases were reported in which 64 militants were killed, he said replying to a written question. Rijiju said that security forces have taken appropriate measures by strengthening over-all security, including operational grid with enhanced human intelligence and use of technical intelligence grid, at the borders as well as in hinterlands to deal with such insurgency activities.
Srinagar hospital firing: Cop killed, prisoner escapes
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that a prisoner opened fired at Srinagar hospital, killing one cop and injuring another.Earlier it was reported that terrorists fired shots at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Srinagar.Speaking to media, Srinagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Imtiaz Ismail Parray clarified that a prisoner named Abu Hanzulla alias Naveed Jatt fired shots and escaped from police custody.Naveed snatched weapons from police and fired at the protection party while he was being brought from Central Jail along with five other prisoners, said the SSP."Six detainees were being brought from Central Jail. Out of them, one snatched weapons from police and fired at the protection party. One policeman is critically injured and another is injured. The prisoner's name is Naveed. He is probably an outsider," he told media.While the police nabbed the five prisoners, Naveed managed to flee away from the spot.Naveed was arrested a few months ago from Shopian ...
China says senior foreign policy adviser to meet Tillerson
China says the country's senior foreign policy adviser will meet with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson later this week amid concerns over North Korea. The statement released late yesterday by the official Xinhua News Agency gave no further details, but the meeting between Tillerson and Yang Jiechi comes amid increasing tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. China has long been the North's main economic and diplomatic partner, but has also backed increasingly strict UN sanctions on Kim Jong Un's regime. The statement cited foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang as its source. He said Yang, a state counselor and former foreign minister, would visit the US on Thursday and Friday. The visit comes amid rising US-China economic tensions underscored by Washington's move to raise tariffs on imported solar modules.
Odisha seeks 2 more CAPF battalions in Naxal-affected areas
The Odisha government has sought deployment of two additional battalions of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Left Wing Extremist-affected districts in the state, Union minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. The Minister of State for Home Affairs also said the "level of violence" in Kalahandi district does not warrant it to be included under the category of 'Worst Affected Left Wing Extremist (LWE) Districts'. The Odisha government has requested the Centre to include the district in this category. "The Government of Odisha has requested for two additional battalions of CAPF for deployment in LWE affected areas," Ahir said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Further, the minister said deployment of CAPF in LWE- affected states is a dynamic process based on the situation, availability of forces and other ground realities. Currently, eight battalions each of CRPF and BSF as well as one battalion of CoBRA are deployed in Odisha to assist the state police in anti-LWE .
Over 1,500 TN fishermen chased away by Lankan Navy
More than 1,500 Tamil Nadu fishermen were chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were allegedly fishing close to the Katchatheevu islet, a state mechanised boat association claimed today. The fishermen from here had ventured into sea in 383 boats yesterday and were fishing near Katchatheevu when Sri Lankan naval personnel came to the spot and drove them away, it said. Following this, all of them returned to the shore this morning without a catch, Tamil Nadu Sea Shore Mechanised Boat Association President P Sesuraja said. He urged the Centre to intervene and take steps to put an end to the recurring attacks on Indian fishermen and to secure the release of 133 fisher-folks languishing in the island nation's prisons. Besides 175 boats are also in Sri Lanka's custody, Sesuraja claimed. Meanwhile, a group of fishermen from Ramanathapuram district staged a demonstration here condemning the continuing attacks on their brethren by the Sri Lankan Navy. On January 23, about
Pakistani LeT terrorist escapes as militants fire at police escort in Srinagar
In an audacious attack, militants helped a Pakistani LeT terrorist escape by firing at the police party escorting him to hospital here on Tuesday, leaving one policeman dead and another wounded. Authorities have sounded a high alert in the city.
Firing in Srinagar Hospital: Cop killed outside SMHS hospital, LeT terrorist escapes
One policeman was killed while another is battling for life in the hospital, a police official said
'Free Karachi campaign will draw world's attention towards Karachi'
Free Karachi spokesperson Nadeem Nusrat on Tuesday said that their campaign aims to draw the attention of the world towards Karachi as Muhajirs have never been accepted as citizens in the city."Muhajirs have never been accepted as citizens in Karachi. We're forced to live as third grade citizens. Terrorists roam freely in Pakistan but Muhajirs don't have rights. We want to draw world's attention towards Karachi," US based former conveyor of Muhajirs told ANI.Earlier on Monday, the Free Karachi Campaign went into its second phase in the United States.As part of the campaign, nearly 100 taxis will run around the US capital with #FreeKarachi banners.The taxi routes include important locations of the city such as White House, Capitol Hill, State Department and lawmakers' offices.Since 1992, over 22,000 Urdu-speaking Mohajirs have been killed in urban Sindh by Pakistani security forces.Since 2013 alone, hundreds of Mohajirs have gone missing and tortured dead bodies of Mohajirs are being ..
Cop killed outside Srinagar hospital, Pakistani terrorist
A policeman was killed today and another injured as militants staged a daring attack outside a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital to free a Pakistani terrorist from police custody, police said. The Pakistani terrorist, who was brought to the SMHS hospital for treatment, managed to escape with the assailants, a police official said. The ultras opened firing on the police party accompanying the Pakistani terrorist outside the hospital in Kaka Sarai area of the city, police said. One policeman was killed while another is battling for life in the hospital, a police official said. A carbine rifle of one of the cops is also reported missing, the official said. The area has been cordoned off and searches are on to track down the ultras, he added.
Terrorists open fire in Srinagar hospital, 2 cops injured
At least two policemen were injured as terrorists opened fired at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Tuesday.The terrorist fired shots when the policemen were escorting a Pakistani prisoner Naveed.The militants and the prisoner managed to flee the spot.The personnel, who are critically injured, have been admittted to the hospital.Further details are awaited.