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4 policemen killed in Balochistan bombing
At least four policemen were killed and 12 others injured in a blast targeting a police vehicle near a mosque in Quetta city of Pakistan's Balochistan province, officials said.
SL partially lifts curfew, warns anti-Muslim rioters
Sri Lanka on Tuesday partially lifted an overnight curfew imposed nationwide after an upsurge in anti-Muslim violence and warned that rioters will be dealt with maximum force -- three weeks after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings.
Sri Lanka President bans NTJ, two other Islamist extremist organisations
Sri Lankan government has banned three Islamist extremist groups, including the National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) that carried out the country's worth terror attack on Easter Sunday in which over 250 people were killed. President Maithripala Sirisena issued an extraordinary gazette banning a number of extremist organisations on Monday. He also prohibited the use of drones in the country till further notice. According to the Gazette the National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ), the Jamaathe Millaathe Ibrahim (JMI), and the Willayath As Seylani (WAS) organisations have been banned. On April 21, nine suicide bombers, including a woman, carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels, killing 258 people, including 44 foreigners 10 of them Indians, and injuring over 500 others. The Islamic State terror group claimed the attacks, but the government blamed local Islamist extremist group National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ). Over 1,000 have been ...
16 terrorists killed by Afghan forces
At least 16 Taliban terrorists were killed in an operation carried out by Afghan forces in Farah province on Tuesday.A soldier also died in the operation that was launched after the Taliban attacked security check posts in the district.At least 21 other Taliban militants were wounded in the operation, Afghanistan Army officials told Tolo News.The army also said that two land mines were defused in the area.However, the Taliban has refuted the army's claims.
To be a Sri Lankan is to be Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian: UN
The UN has voiced alarm over the spate of communal violence in Sri Lanka since the Easter Sunday bombings and urged the government and religious groups not to tolerate the spread of prejudice and hate, emphasising that "to be a Sri Lankan" is to be a Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian. United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng and UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect Karen Smith, in a joint statement on attacks against religious minorities in Sri Lanka, said they are alarmed about the growing acts of violence on the basis of religion, including attacks against homes, places of worship and businesses in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The Special Advisers noted the recent spate of attacks against Muslim and Christian communities in Sri Lanka following the deadly terror attacks carried out on Easter Sunday against churches and hotels in various parts of the country in which nearly 260 people were killed and hundreds injured. The .
Sri Lanka's northwestern province under curfew as one killed in riot
A Muslim man has been killed in northwestern Sri Lanka as majority Sinhalese mobs set fire to shops and vehicles during communal violence broke out as a backlash from the Easter Sunday attacks, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday. The government on Tuesday relaxed nationwide night curfew in all areas except the northwestern province where the Muslim man was killed by a mob on Monday, Rauff Hakeem, a Cabinet minister and leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, said Tuesday. Sri Lanka Police imposed the island wide curfew on Monday as anti-Muslim violence broke out in the northwestern province spread to other areas in the country as well. Majority Sinhalese mobs set fire to Muslim-owned shops and vehicles. Homes and mosques were also vandalised by large groups of people armed with sticks and weapons. The Sri Lankan government also reimposed a ban on social media following the violent clashes. The recent violence is a fresh backlash from the Easter attacks where nine suicide bombers, ...
4 policemen killed, 11 injured in blast in Pakistan
A powerful remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Pakistan's Balochistan province has killed four policemen and injured 11 others, the second major attack to rock the restive region in the last three days. The explosion occurred on Monday night when people were assembling for prayers near the mosque in the provincial capital Quetta's Satellite Town area. The attack took place shortly after a police van arrived at the site to provide security to the people offering prayers at the mosque. "The police vehicle carrying personnel for mosque security was targeted in the blast in which our four personnel of Rapid Response Group (RRG) lost their lives, while the condition of another was stated to be serious," said Quetta Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Razzaq Cheema. Another 11 people were injured in the attack, Provincial Home Minister Ziaullah Langov said. This was the second major terrorist attack in Balochistan within the last three days. Three heavily-armed militants on Saturday ...
To be a Sri Lankan is to be Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian: UN officials
Two top UN officials have voiced alarm over the spate of communal violence in Sri Lanka since the Easter Sunday Bombings, saying the government should ensure that spread of prejudice and hate among groups is not tolerated, as they emphasised that "to be a Sri Lankan" is to be a Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian. United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng and UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect Karen Smith, in a joint statement on attacks against religious minorities in Sri Lanka, said they are alarmed about the growing acts of violence on the basis of religion, including attacks against homes, places of worship and businesses in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The Special Advisers noted the recent spate of attacks against Muslim and Christian communities in Sri Lanka following the deadly terror attacks carried out on Easter Sunday against churches and hotels in various parts of the country in which nearly 260 people were ...
710 companies of central forces in Bengal's 7th phase
A total of 710 companies of the central forces will be deployed for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal covering nine parliamentary seats on May 19, according to Central Police Observer Vivek Dubey.
Brother of Sudan's Bashir not in detention: army
Sudan's ruling military council said Tuesday that a brother of ousted president Omar al-Bashir who it previously announced had been detained was actually not in custody. On April 17, the military council had announced that it had detained two of Bashir's five brothers -- Abdallah Hassan al-Bashir and Al-Abbas Hassan al-Bashir. "This statement was not accurate," military council spokesman Lieutenant General Shamseddine Kabbashi told reporters early on Tuesday. He said on April 17 Abdallah had been arrested, and the next day Abbas was seen in an area bordering with a neighbouring country. "Sudanese authorities have been in contact with this country but it has refused to hand him over to us," he said without naming the country. "Then news came that he is in Turkey," Kabbashi said without specifying whether he was referring to recent media reports of Abbas being in Turkey. Bashir himself is being held in Khartoum's Kober prison, according to the council. On Monday, Sudan's prosecutor ...
Putin orders development of Russian Aerospace Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered for the Russian Aerospace Forces to be developed, setting the creation of defences against hypersonic weapons as one of the key priorities.The Russian leader's directive comes as the USA announced its intent to withdraw from the Cold War-era arms control treaty, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, in February this year."We know for sure that right now, only Russia possesses (hypersonic) weapons. But we also understand that the world's leading states will obtain such weapons sooner or later. For all of us, it would be better if for them this is 'later'," Sputnik quoted Putin as saying.He added that Washington's February decision should be taken into consideration while discussing the future of Russia's armed forces. Putin also said that the significance of the aerospace forces would increase in the near future. He outlined that the defence systems need to be developed and adopted before any other state arms itself with .
Two killed, several injured in bomb blast in Balochistan
At least two policemen were killed and 11 others injured in a bomb blast in Quetta district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, a provincial minister said.
Clashes in northwest Syria kill more than 40 fighters: monitor
Clashes on the edge of a jihadist bastion in northwestern Syria have killed at least 42 fighters in 24 hours, a monitor said Monday, after regime bombardment on the region devastated health services. The northwestern region has come under increasing fire by the regime and its ally Russia in recent weeks, despite a months-old buffer zone deal intended to shield it from any government offensive. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate, controls most of Idlib province as well as parts of neighbouring Aleppo, Hama and Latakia provinces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 16 loyalists and 19 jihadists died from Sunday to Monday in clashes in the area of Jabal al-Akrad in Latakia province, which lies on the bastion's northwestern edge. Russian and regime aircraft bombarded the area on Monday, while they also hit southern parts of the jihadist stronghold, said the Britain-based war monitor. Russian air strikes hit a branch of the White Helmets rescue ...
4 policemen killed, 11 injured in blast in Pakistan's Quetta
A bomb blast tore through a market near a mosque in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Monday, killing four policeman and injuring 11 others, officials said. The explosion in the provincial capital Quetta's Satellite Town area occurred when people were assembling for prayers near the mosque. The bomb was apparently planted on a motorcycle, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema said. "Four policemen were killed," he said. Another 11 people were injured in the attack, Provincial Home Minister Ziaullah Langov said. Security forces cordoned off the area. There has been sudden spike in violence in Balochistan in recent weeks. The attack came two days after a terrorist attack on a luxury hotel in the coastal town of Gwadar in which five people were killed while security forces gunned down the three terrorists who stormed the facility.
Blasts rock Afghanistan's Jalalabad, killing 3, wounding 20
Three explosions ripped through an Afghan provincial capital, Jalalabad, killing three people and wounding another 20 on Monday. All of the casualties were believed to be civilians, said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for eastern Nangarhar's governor. No one claimed responsibility for the attack which came as the United Nations expressed grave concerns about the increase in violence around the country during the first week Ramadan, the ongoing Muslim month of fasting from sunrise to sunset. Both the Taliban and an Islamic State affiliate operate in Nangarhar province. Over the past year, the U.S. has stepped up its air strikes in the area to try to dislodge IS fighters. The explosions took place in Jalalabad's city center, but the target was not immediately clear. In a statement earlier Monday, the U.N. Mission in Afghanistan pointed out two major Taliban attacks in the past week an assault in the capital, Kabul, on a non-governmental agency that killed five and an attack in ...
Pakistan: 2 killed, 11 injured in blast in Quetta
Two people including a police official were killed and eleven others sustained injuries in a blast, which took place near a police vehicle here on Monday.The blast occurred in the mini market area of the city. Security officials have arrived on the scene and cordoned off the area, reported Dawn.The injured, five of whom are police personnel, have been shifted to the Civil Hospital for the treatment.The nature of the attack has not yet been determined and it is unclear if it was a targeted attack.The incident comes two days after the attack on Pearl Continental Hotel in the port city of Gwadar, in which four people including three militants were killed.This is the second attack on police personnel in recent days in Pakistan. On Wednesday, 12 people including five police officials were killed and 25 others were injured in a suicide bombing in Data Darbar Shrine in Lahore.
Militants shoot NC worker in Shopian district
Militants shot and critically injured a National Conference (NC) worker on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
Nationwide curfew imposed in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide night curfew beginning from 9 pm on Monday to curtail escalated communal unrest in the country, one of the worst outbreaks since the deadly Easter suicide bombings.The police curfew is in place till 4 am tomorrow.Earlier a curfew was imposed in the entire Northwestern Province as anti-Muslim riots sparked in Chilaw spread through the province.A curfew in Gampaha police division in the Western province is also imposed 6 am tomorrow.Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appealed to the public to remain calm and not instigate civil unrest. He added that the security forces are working diligently to ensure the security of the country, reported Colombo Page"I appeal to all citizens to remain calm and not be swayed by false information. Security forces are working tirelessly to apprehend terrorists and ensure the security of the country, but each time there is civil unrest, we increase their burden and hamper ongoing investigations," said ...
Congress built armed forces when PM Modi didn't know how to wear pants, says Kamal Nath
The Congress party built the country's armed forces when Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not know how to wear pants, said Chief Minister Kamal Nath here on Monday."Modi Ji talks about national security. I have only one thing to say to him that when you did not know how to wear pants, then Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi had built the country's armed forces," said Nath, while addressing an election meeting."Many fearsome terrorist attacks have taken place under the BJP regime. When the Parliament was attacked in 2002 and Pulwama attack this year, the BJP was in power," he said.Intensifying his attack on the Prime Minister, Nath said: "I heard that PM Narendra Modi was here in Ratlam in the morning. He has been speaking lies for five years. I have only one thing to say to him -- You have 140 hours left. Narendra Modi said he will protect tribal people but where was he for the last five years."On the issue of farm loan waiver, Nath said: "PM Modi said that loans of farmers ...
NC worker shot at, injured
Suspected militants Monday shot at and injured a National Conference (NC) worker in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. Militants fired on Sajad Ahmad Ganaie near his residence at Chitragam Kalan area of south Kashmir's Shopian district this evening, a police official said. He said Ganaie, a NC worker, suffered a gunshot wound in his leg and was rushed to a hospital. The official said the area has been cordoned and a search launched to nab the attackers.