Policeman, 10 terrorists killed in Afghan Interior Ministry attack
World | May 30, 2018, 07:42 PM IST"We heard a huge blast at the first gate of the ministry which is located near Charahi Shaheed Square," eyewitness Farhad Mohammadi said.
"We heard a huge blast at the first gate of the ministry which is located near Charahi Shaheed Square," eyewitness Farhad Mohammadi said.
Sharif has been facing ire from all quarters for his admission on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, which have prompted the Pakistani top authorities to hold a high-level ‘national security’ meeting today.
Some 166 people were killed in the attack carried out by 10 LeT men. Nine of the attackers were killed by police while lone survivor Ajmal Kasab was caught and hanged after handed down death sentence.
The assailant, aged between 20-22 years, shot at the interior minister on his right shoulder as he was sitting in his vehicle.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tabela Chattabal in Safakadal following inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
Immediately after hearing gunshots, the security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in the area.
Militants fired upon Kifayat Mir, a resident of Shopian, near Pinjoora area of the district, a police official said.
Meanwhile, mobile internet services have been suspended in Kulgam and Anantnag districts to avoid any untoward incident. Train services on Srinagar-Banihal route have also been suspended as a precautionary measure.
In his tweet yesterday, Afridi said that the situation in ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’ was appalling and worrisome, and urged the United Nations to stop the bloodshed.
Police said militants fired from close range at SPO Muhammad Ashraf in Muran Chowk, injuring him critically.
Afghanistan has witnessed some of the worst terrorist attacks killing scores of people. It has blamed Pakistan-based terror groups such as the Haqqani Network and the Afghan Taliban for these attacks.
Giving details of the incident, a police spokesman said that the encounter broke out in the Halmatpora area, at least 8 kms from the Line of Control (LoC), after a police party intercepted a group of militants.
The arrested accused, who themselves were illegally staying in India, had provided shelter to the ABT members.
Replying to a written question, Rijiju said there were 406 cases of infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir in 2017 in which 59 terrorists were killed.
A group of militants today attacked a police post near the revered Chrar-e-Shareef shrine in central Kashmir's Budgam district killing a policeman, an official said.
The role of the Central Jail is presently so important that every new militant is recruited only after approval from inside the prison, the report said.
This comes a day after terrorists fired a few shots towards a CRPF camp in Awantipora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
With the recovery of another soldiers' body, the death toll has risen to seven, including six soldiers and a civilian while ten others, including six women and children were injured.
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.
According to reports, terrorists fired shots at the hospital in Srinagar when policemen were escorting a Pakistani prisoner Naveed. The prisoner escaped during the firing. One police personnel has passed away, while another is injured.
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