Terrorism
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FATF continues Pak in 'Grey List' in virtual meeting
World | Jun 24, 2020, 10:57 PM ISTThe global terror financing watchdog, FATF, on Wednesday decided to keep Pakistan in the "Grey List" as it has failed to check flow of money to terror groups like the LeT and the JeM, officials said.
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Combating terrorism going to be priority for us in Security Council: India's Envoy to UN
News | Jun 18, 2020, 11:17 AM ISTThe India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti informed on June 18 that the United Nations member States elected India for non-permanent seat in the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support.
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Kashmiris are fed up with terrorism as most locals have become informers: Army Chief
India | Jun 13, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTIndian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said people of Jammu and Kashmir are absolutely fed up with militancy and terrorism and they want the situation to return to normal.
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J&K: 5 terrorists gunned down by security forces during encounter in Shopian
India | Jun 10, 2020, 04:54 PM ISTThe encounter took place in Sugoo Handhama village in Shopian District. Identification of the slain terrorists is being carried out but as per credible sources, they belong to Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Tayyeba. One of the slain terrorists was a district commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen.
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IS conducted 2 deadly attacks in Afghanistan: Khalilzad
World | May 15, 2020, 10:24 PM ISTUS Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that the Islamic State (IS) terror group had conducted two deadly attacks in Afghanistan earlier this week, which killed more than 50 civilians.
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Suspended JK police officer Davinder Singh sent to further custody till April 3
India | Mar 30, 2020, 02:59 PM ISTJammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year, has been sent to further custodial interrogation by a Delhi court till April 3.
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New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism
World | Mar 26, 2020, 08:15 AM ISTThe man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday.
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IS terror module case: NIA interrogates 10 arrested accused
India | Mar 05, 2020, 08:17 AM ISTThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said that it has interrogated 10 people arrested for their alleged involvement in hatching a conspiracy to wage war against India with the help of terror group IS.
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End anti-terror operations in minimum time & losses: Shah to NSG
India | Mar 01, 2020, 02:21 PM ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asked the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos to ensure counter-terrorism operations are finished in minimum time with the minimum losses in their ranks and called for modifying the forces combat strategies, use of technology and training to bring changes in the personnels priorities.
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Remembering Pulwama: CRPF to inaugurate memorial near attack site as tribute to martyrs
India | Feb 13, 2020, 11:51 PM ISTOn February 14, 2019, a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed explosive-filled vehicle on a bus ferrying CRPF jawans. The bus was part of the CRPF convoy.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban militant escaped during anti-terror operation in Pakistan: Report
World | Feb 08, 2020, 10:45 PM ISTTehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan, who was responsible for the terror attacks on activist Malala Yousafzai and at the Peshawar Army School, escaped from the custody of the Pakistan Army during an anti-terror operation being conducted on the basis of information extracted from him, a news report said on Saturday.
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American admits to trying to aid terror group LeT
World | Jan 23, 2020, 10:44 AM ISTAn American man who wanted to become an executioner for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and fight against India has admitted before a federal judge that he was guilty of providing support to the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation, according to officials.
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Militant killed in encounter in Kashmir's Pulwama
India | Jan 22, 2020, 04:13 PM ISTA militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir as the operation to flush out ultras in Khrew area entered the second day on Wednesday, police said.
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'Love Jihad is a reality': Kerala church claims Christian women lured into IS trap for terrorism
India | Jan 16, 2020, 02:24 PM IST"Love Jihad is a reality" - That's what an influential Catholic Church in Kerala said, alleging that scores of women from Christian community from the state were being lured into the trap of Islamic State and used in terror activities.
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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed pleads not guilty in terror financing cases: Pakistani court official
World | Jan 14, 2020, 07:08 PM ISTMumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday pleaded "not guilty" in two terror financing cases against him as the Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief recorded his statement in a Pakistani anti-terrorism court here, amidst mounting international pressure on Islamabad to rein in militant groups.
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Top Hizbul militant Hamad Khan, aides killed in Pulwama; hideout busted
India | Jan 12, 2020, 07:43 PM ISTThe security forces also took out two other militants, Umar Fayaz Lone (HM) and Faizan Hameed Bhat from Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)
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Take immediate, irreversible action against terrorists: India, US direct Pakistan
World | Dec 20, 2019, 08:27 AM ISTPakistan has been reluctant to take any concrete action against Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. It has also faced strict scrutiny and serious warnings from FATF (Financial Action Task Force) for its lack of action to curb terror financing by pro-terror groups and individuals.
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India, US ask Pak to take 'immediate and irreversible action' against terrorists
World | Dec 19, 2019, 10:34 PM ISTIndia and the US on Thursday asked Pakistan to take "immediate and irreversible action" to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorism against other countries and to prosecute the perpetrators of cross-border terror attacks, including Mumbai and Pathankot strikes.
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Hafiz Saeed terror financing trial adjourned without proceedings due to lawyers' strike
World | Dec 16, 2019, 08:06 PM ISTThis has happened for the fourth time in succession. Hafiz Saeed and his three aides Hafiz Abdul Salam bin Muhammad, Muhammad Ashraf and Zafar Iqbal could not be produced before Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore due to lawyers' strike.
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India slams Pak, says footprint of every major act of terrorism passes through this country
World | Dec 13, 2019, 01:20 PM ISTHitting out at Pakistan, India has said the footprint of every major act of international terrorism passes through this country where terrorists are trained' in safe havens to take innocent lives. India's remarks came after Pakistan raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and made references to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the UN General Assembly.