DailyWorld News - The First International Newspaper From India https://dailyworld.in/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:17:05 +0530 en https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/counter-intelligence-wing-of-jampk-cid-saves-two-teenagers-from-terror-trap-645216.html Srinagar Oct 28 The Counter Intelligence Kashmir wing CIK of Jammu and Kashmir CID said on Tuesday that it has saved two teenagers from falling into the trap of terrorism through online radicalisation A statement by the intelligence wing said on Tuesday CIK has foiled an online radicalisation plot and has prevented two teenage boys from falling into the terror trapCIK has once again demonstrated its exceptional professional competence cyber intelligence skills and social outreach capabilities by dismantling a digital radicalisation network operating through multiple social media platformsThe timely operation not only neutralised the propaganda machinery of a terrorist outfit but also safeguarded two impressionable young boys from being recruited into terrorism the statement readActing on precise intelligence inputs and sustained cyber surveillance CIK identified two radical social media handles faithfulwarrior57 and Gurkboru08 engaged in glorifying terrorism and circulating extremist narrativesThese accounts were actively sharing propaganda material including audio clips and digital content of known terrorists designed to sow discord promote secessionist sentiment and attract vulnerable youth toward violent extremismAfter detailed technical analysis the operators of these accounts were identified as Hashim Mashood Lone son of Mashood Ahmad Lone resident of Khawjabagh Maloora aged about 17 years and Mohammad Hazik Ahanger son of Farooq Ahmad Ahanger resident of Railway Colony Nowgam aged about 15 yearsBoth individuals were traced apprehended for questioning and found to be juveniles Digital forensic examination of Hashims mobile device established him as the user of Gurkboru08 and evidence revealed he was disseminating terror content under the direct guidance of an online handlerInvestigations further disclosed that he had been using encrypted communication tools and VPNs to sustain covert interaction with crossborder handlers Subsequent inquiry traced the online handler operating under the alias Saqib real name Ahmad Salar a Pakistanbased propagandist linked to The Resistance Front TRF Salar was orchestrating a sophisticated online indoctrination effort exploiting social media to manipulate vulnerable youth through ideological grooming false promises and glorification of terrorist activities it saidThe second juvenile Hazik operating the handle faithfulwarrior57 was similarly influenced by the same handlerDigital traces revealed instructions emotional manipulation and ideological conditioning intended to draw both minors deeper into extremist networksThrough meticulous coordination superior cyber analytics and swift operational execution CIK successfully disrupted the network effectively preventing the recruitment of two juveniles and thwarting an emerging radicalisation threat that could have endangered community safety the statement readRecognising the social dimension of this threat CIK held joint counselling sessions involving the families of juveniles community elders and local religious scholarsThese sessions aimed to help the youth and their guardians understand the grave repercussions of radicalisation and the importance of responsible digital engagement The initiative underscored CIKs compassionate approach combining operational excellence with social responsibility and strengthened community cooperation against extremist exploitation the statement added IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/counter-intelligence-wing-of-jampk-cid-saves-two-teenagers-from-terror-trap-645216.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/behind-pakistans-civilian-facade-asim-munirs-deep-state-consolidation-of-power-645121.html New Delhi Oct 27 In July this year rumours were rife that Pakistans Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir was planning a coup to overthrow the government However Munir refrained from doing so as he was aware that had he done so there would have been international pressure on him to restore democracy When General Pervez Musharraf ousted Nawaz Sharif and installed himself as the President of Pakistan there was immense pressure on him to restore democracy Asmi Munir appears to have learnt from that and has instead decided to control the country entirely by himself while also having a puppet Prime Minister and President in placeThe Pakistani Army Chief is gradually bringing in people from both his family and the army into the administrative division of the country This would ensure that he gets to control the country both on the civilian as well as the military sideMunir first ensured that Imran Khan was removed from power and then jailed The biggest threat that the Army Chief faced was from Imran Khan and hence he made sure that he was out of the way Following this he installed Asif Ali Zardari as the President and Shehbaz Sharif as the Prime Minister Both are currently puppets in the hands of Asim MunirThe second step was installing his blueeyed boy General Asim Malik as the ISI chief and also handing him the additional charge of National Security Advisor Now Munir has transferred his nephew Captain Syed Abu Rehman Bin Qasim from the armed forces to the civil services Along with his nephew Munir also transferred nine other Pakistan army officials to the civil services This is a clear sign that Munir wants his men in every possible department in Pakistan so that he can control everything virtuallyAn official said that this gives Munir more power to control the system while also showing the world that Pakistan is technically a democracy Transferring his nephew to serve in the Prime Ministers office gives Munir the scope to keep a close watch on Shehbaz SharifMunir also plans to appoint his stooges in the interior ministry high commissions and embassies This would give him direct access to the administrative side of the countryIntelligence Bureau officials indicate that Munirs nephew would eventually be transferred to head an embassy either in the US or India This would also give Munir complete control over intelligencerelated operations abroad However for Munir having control over Intelligence operations is not the priority since the ISI chief is his stooge These moves are just ways of asserting himself over everything that Pakistan is concerned withThe PM or President would continue to remain in office These would just be symbolic positions just to show the world that a democracy still exists in Pakistan An official explains that all these are moves being made because Munir is extremely insecure about his position The very fact that he got Sharif to promote himself to the rank of Field Marshal despite being embarrassed during Operation Sindoor itself was a sign of his insecurityFurther Munir is repeatedly facing embarrassment at the hands of the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP Balochistan Nationalist Army BLA and the Afghan Taliban He fears that a military coup could upstage him as the soldiers are very unhappy with his administration Many soldiers are already disobeying his orders and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP they are refusing to fight against the TTP at least in the tribal beltsThese developments also come against the backdrop of tensions escalating between the GHQ and the government These tensions arose due to the extension that Munir is seeking as the Army ChiefThe government says that he can remain Army Chief until 2027 but Munir has asserted that he wants to remain in the top position until 2030 This has made several within the army unhappy especially those who are waiting to be elevated as the next Army ChiefMunir has already changed some top corps commanders to ensure that there would be no seniority issues All these developments have made Munir very shaky and insecure and hence he is taking control over the Intelligence Army and now the administration IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/behind-pakistans-civilian-facade-asim-munirs-deep-state-consolidation-of-power-645121.html Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/4-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-lebanon-645062.html BeirutJerusalem Oct 27 Four people were killed and two others wounded in separate Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon media reported The countrys staterun National News Agency said on Sunday that Israeli drones and warplanes targeted several vehicles in Lebanons southern and eastern regionsMeanwhile security sources told Xinhua news agency that three of the dead were Hezbollah members and the fourth was a Syrian nationalIn a statement the Israeli military said it carried out two rounds of strikes on Sunday killing a Hezbollah official and a suspected weapons smuggler for the group Xinhua news agency reportedThe strikes hit the towns of Zawtar Qlaileh Naqoura and Nabi Sheet marking one of the deadliest weeks since the crossborder escalation intensifiedLebanese officials said at least 10 people have been killed in daily Israeli attacks this weekIsraeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee confirmed that Israeli forces killed a member of Hezbollahs elite Radwan Force in a strike on QlailehThe operation was part of what Israeli officials described as an ongoing effort to prevent the group from reestablishing its military infrastructure in the southAlthough a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has been in place since November 2024 Israel continues neardaily strikes in Lebanon saying they target ongoing Hezbollah threats along the borderLebanon and several international organisations have condemned the attacks as violations of the truceIsraeli media later reported that over the past 24 hours a series of precision strikes killed several senior Hezbollah commanders across LebanonAmong them was Zain alAbidin Hussein Fatouni a commander in the Radwan Forces antitank unit killed in southern Lebanon Mohammad Akram Arabia a senior Radwan officer killed in Qlaileh Abd Mahmoud alSayyed targeted in Naqoura and Ali Hussein alMoussawi whom Israel described as a weapons trafficker for Hezbollah operating between Syria and LebanonMeanwhile Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz visited the IsraelLebanon border alongside US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus according to the Israeli Defence MinistryIsrael has continued to carry out airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon and on Beiruts southern suburbs despite a ceasefire agreement implemented on November 27 2024 Its forces remain stationed at eight positions along the southern borderThe UN Human Rights Office has recorded at least 103 civilian deaths since the truce took effect mostly in residential areas or near UN peacekeeping posts while Lebanons Health Ministry reports more than 285 fatalities and 630 wounded IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/4-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-lebanon-645062.html Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/un-peacekeepers-in-lebanon-come-under-israeli-fire-no-casualties-reported-645063.html Beirut Oct 27 The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL has said that one of its patrols came under Israeli fire but no personnel were injured and no equipment was damaged At around 545 pm 1545 GMT Sunday an Israeli drone approached a UNIFIL patrol near the village of Kafr Kila and dropped a bomb the UNIFIL said on Sunday in a statementMoments later an Israeli tank fired toward the peacekeeping forces Fortunately no injuries or damage occurred to UNIFIL personnel or equipmentThe statement said the incident followed a prior encounter at the same location when an Israeli drone flew aggressively over a patrol prompting the UNIFIL to take defensive measures Xinhua news agency reportedThe UNIFIL condemned the actions as violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and Lebanons sovereignty saying they endangered peacekeepers carrying out the Security Councils mandate in southern LebanonThere is no immediate response from the Israeli sideUNIFIL positions have been targeted several times since crossborder clashes erupted after the Gaza war began in October 2023Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah Israel has continued periodic strikes in Lebanon citing Hezbollah threats and has maintained border positions past a February 18 withdrawal deadlineIsraeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon have killed three people despite a ceasefire that began almost a year ago the Lebanese Ministry of Health saidLebanese authorities initially said that two people had been killed in Israeli attacks on Sunday but revised the death toll after a further strikeTwo of the victims died in the countrys eastern Baalbek region while the third was killed in Naqoura in the southern province of TyreThe Health Ministry said a Syrian national was among the victims after being struck in the town of alHafir in BaalbekThe Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah membersIn a statement it said it killed Ali Hussein alMousawi in eastern LebanonAlMousawi purchased and transferred weapons from Syria to Lebanon and played a significant role in the reestablishment and strengthening of Hezbollah the Israeli army claimedIt added that Abed Mahmoud alSayed a local Hezbollah representative in the village of Ras Biyyada was killed in the Naquoura strikeThere was no confirmation from Hezbollah about the alleged deathsLast week a group of UN experts voiced alarm about Israels continued strikes in LebanonThese attacks have resulted in a mounting toll of civilian deaths and injuries and destruction and damage of infrastructure housing the environment and agricultural zones vital to civilian livelihoods they saidUnder the terms of the November 2024 ceasefire Israel was supposed to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon by January 2025 However its troops still remain at five border outposts that Israel deems strategic IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/un-peacekeepers-in-lebanon-come-under-israeli-fire-no-casualties-reported-645063.html Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/trump-warns-hamas-to-return-bodies-of-israeli-hostages-says-he-is-watching-very-closely-over-next-48-hours-644986.html Washington Oct 26 US President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Hamas demanding the group begin returning the bodies of the deceased hostages quickly and said that Arab nations involved in peace efforts would take action if Hamas fails to comply Hamas is going to have to start returning the bodies of the deceased hostages including two Americans quickly or the other Countries involved in this GREAT PEACE will take action Some of the bodies are hard to reach but others they can return now and for some reason they are not Trump wrote late Saturday evening on Truth SocialLets see what they do over the next 48 hours I am watching this very closely the President addedWhile all the living hostages have been returned from Gaza the remains of 13 deceased hostages have not been handed over by HamasSome of the bodies are hard to reach but others they can return now and for some reason they are not Trump wrote in a Truth Social postPerhaps it has to do with their disarming but when I said Both sides would be treated fairly that only applies if they comply with their obligationsHours before Trumps social media post Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with the families of Itay Chen and Omer Neutra two US citizens who were killed in the October 7 2023 attacksThe Presidents post came shortly after a brief meeting aboard Air Force One in Doha with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al ThaniQatar has played a significant role in efforts to negotiate peace and ceasefires GazaFollowing the meeting with Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani Trump said the Emir is one of the great rulers of the world and the Prime Minister has been my friendTrump later told reporters that the two discussed the Gaza peace deal during the stopover before continuing his trip to AsiaHamas has returned 15 of the 28 bodies of deceased hostages outlined in the USproposed ceasefire agreementThe terror group previously said it had handed over all of the remaining hostages it could access and that significant efforts and special equipment are needed to recover moreIsrael is allowing an Egyptian team with tools and equipment to enter Gaza and assist in the efforts to locate the bodies of the deceased hostages two Israeli security officials told CNN on Saturday IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/trump-warns-hamas-to-return-bodies-of-israeli-hostages-says-he-is-watching-very-closely-over-next-48-hours-644986.html Sun, 26 Oct 2025 07:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/trump-meets-qatar-emir-on-air-force-1-during-stopover-gets-gaza-troop-assurance-644987.html Doha Oct 26 US President Donald Trump held an unusual summit on board Air Force One meeting the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad alThani during a refueling stop on his way to Malaysia After their meeting while the plane was at the Al Udeid Air Base on Saturday Trump said that an international stabilisation force for Gaza was taking shape and Qatar would contribute troopsAt the meeting with the Qatars Emir and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim alThani Trump thanked them for their mediation that resulted in the Gaza peace deal between Israel and HamasWhat weve done is incredible peace to the Middle East and they were a very big factor in it so I just want to thank you he told themHe added You have safe Middle East Keep it that wayI hope so the Qatari Emir repliedThe Emir and the Prime Minister came to the Al Udeid Air Base the largest US military facility in the region for the meetingThe Emir said at the start of their meeting As soon as I found out that he is coming to refuel I said I am not going to let him take off unless I came to say helloAbout the summit on the plane Trump told the Emir You dont do this oftenThe Emir said No this is the first timeI dont think hes done this before Trump remarkedAlong with Turkey Qatar acted as the mediator in the negotiations between Hamas and Israel to end the twoyear conflict in Gaza that culminated this month with the two sides agreeing to a 20point peace deal proposed by TrumpIsrael struck a building in Qatar where the Hamas negotiators were staying nearly aborting the negotiations and infuriating TrumpThe Hamas leaders escaped but a Qatar personnel was killedTrump forced Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while visiting the White House to apologise to the Emir in a public phone callWith the first phases peace deal release of hostages by Hamas and prisoners by Israel and the return of the bodies of hostages nearly complete and a tenuous ceasefire is holding in Gaza except for one flare up the difficult task of the terrorist organisation laying down arms or being made to comes up nextParticipation of Qatari troops would be important for the international stabilisation force planned under the peace deal for the disarming of Hamas and policing of Gaza till a Palestinian police force can take overUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio who is travelling separately said Many of the countries that have expressed an interest in participating at some level whether it be monetary or personnel or bothBut he added that a United Nations Security Council or some other international mandate would be needed because their domestic laws require itRubio is set to meet Qatari officials during his stop over there while on his way to AsiaTrumps itinerary has him at two summits the ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur and the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation APEC in Gyeongju South Korea and a visit to Japan sandwiched between them all focusing on trade tariffs and investmentsBut his planned meeting with Chinas President Xi Jinping in South Korea will dominate the trip visually and politicallyTrump is hoping to reach a trade agreement that scales the recent conflicts over Chinas restrictions on export and use of rare earth products and boycott of some US agricultural products and the US technology controls and punitive tariffs that could add to more than 150 per cent IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/trump-meets-qatar-emir-on-air-force-1-during-stopover-gets-gaza-troop-assurance-644987.html Sun, 26 Oct 2025 07:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pak-national-sentenced-to-40-years-in-us-prison-for-transporting-weapons-644948.html Washington Oct 25 A Pakistani national was recently sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges related to transporting Iranianmade advanced conventional weapons the United States Justice Department has announced The announcement was made on Thursday by US Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg US Attorney Lindsey Halligan for the Eastern District of Virginia Assistant Director Donald M Holstead of the Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI Counterterrorism Division and Assistant Director in Charge Darren B Cox of the FBI Washington Field Office following sentencing by US District Judge David J NovakAccording to the statement released by the Justice Department a federal jury convicted Muhammad Pahlawan on June 5 of conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists as well as to Irans weapons of mass destruction programme He was also found guilty of offering material support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps weapons of mass destruction programme while conspiring to and transporting explosive devices to the Houthis knowing those explosives would be used to cause harm and threatening his crewCiting court records and evidence presented at trial the statement added that on the night of January 11 2024 US Central Command Navy forces operating from the USS LEWIS B PULLER including Navy SEALs and members of the US Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team East boarded an unflagged dhow a small vessel in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Somalia The US boarding team encountered 14 individual mariners on the vessel including PahlawanDuring a search of the dhow the US boarding team located and seized Iranianmade advanced conventional weaponry including ballistic missile components antiship cruise missile components and a warhead The type of weaponry found aboard the dhow is consistent with the weaponry used by the Houthi rebel forces during the time of the charged conspiracy against merchant ships and US military ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden after the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel the Justice Department statedThe US authorities mentioned that during the interdiction Pahlawan lied to the boarding team instructed other crewmembers to lie and eventually threatened the lives of the crew members and their families It mentioned that two Navy SEALs Christopher Chambers and Nathan Gage Ingram lost their lives during the maritime interception operationPahlawans January 2024 trip was part of a larger operation From in or around August 2023 through in or around January 2024 Pahlawan worked with two Iranian brothers Shahab Mirkazei Shahab and Yunus Mirkazei Yunus affiliated with Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC to smuggle materials from Iran to other recipients including the Houthi rebel forces in Yemen the statement detailed IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pak-national-sentenced-to-40-years-in-us-prison-for-transporting-weapons-644948.html Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/masquerading-as-community-groups-khalistani-extremist-networks-continue-to-target-disillusioned-youth-644950.html California Oct 25 The recent case of 21yearold Indian origin man Jashanpreet Singh involved in a tragic crash on Californias I10 freeway that killed three innocent people underscores how a young life meant to build a future abroad instead became a symbol of systemic neglect criminal exploitation and the weaponisation of hope a report cited on Saturday Singh crossed illegally through the USMexico border in 2022 and was reportedly under the influence of drugs while driving a semitruck The consequences were deadly three lives lost families scarred and yet another dent in the publics trust in Americas ability to manage its borders responsibly Singhs case highlights a glaring systemic failure the report in Khalsa Vox detailedCiting reports it stated that after entering the US illegally Singh was released under the Department of Homeland Securitys alternatives to detention policy a programme designed to ease overcrowding but which often results in individuals being released with little to no followupThis lapse allowed him to obtain undocumented employment and a commercial vehicle license exposing how fragmented coordination among immigration law enforcement and transport authorities poses a risk to public safetyData from the US Border Patrol shows a tenfold increase in illegal crossings by Indians from Canada to the US in just two years a reflection of both systemic dysfunction and targeted recruitment by underground networks promising golden futures abroad For many these journeys end not in prosperity but in danger detention or death the report detailedWithin this wider phenomenon lies another troubling trend fringe separatist factions using these migration routes Khalistani groups active across the US Canada and the UK have long exploited immigrant vulnerability to expand their base Investigations show that such groups have used organised crime narcoterrorism hawala money transfers and fake asylum claims to infiltrate and fund their sinister operations it addedAccording to the report the Khalistani extremist networks often masquerade as community groups enticing disillusioned youth with promises of protection work or brotherhoodIn reality it said they entangle youths in webs of deceit turning personal dreams into weapons of political exploitation Many recruits initially seeking a livelihood become trapped in propaganda networks that romanticise rebellion while thriving on fear illegality and alienationThis tragedy must therefore be seen not as an indictment of migrants but as a wakeup call for governments in the West The American and Canadian immigration system requires not just tightening but humancentric modernisationwhere illegal entry is curtailed through vigilance and pathways for legal migration are expanded with dignity the report noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/masquerading-as-community-groups-khalistani-extremist-networks-continue-to-target-disillusioned-youth-644950.html Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-has-turned-kashmir-into-worlds-longest-running-terror-export-project-report-644953.html London Oct 25 The Wests labeling of the 1947 catastrophe in Jammu and Kashmir as a territorial conflict has granted Pakistan the impunity to turn the region into the worlds longestrunning terrorexport project a report cited on Saturday On October 22 1947 Pakistan launched Operation Gulmarg a stateengineered campaign disguised as a tribal uprising Riflewielding Pashtun militias backed by Pakistan Army regulars entered Kashmir with one mandate terror What followed was slaughter and sexual violence on a scale that would today meet the legal threshold for crimes against humanity Swedish human rights defender Michael Arizanti wrote in the UKbased The Milli ChronicleRefusing to sanitise history for anyones geopolitical comfort Arizanti states that what happened in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 was not a dispute but an invasion driven by Pakistans militarized ideology an ideology that saw Hindu and Sikh communities not as citizens entitled to safety but as obstacles to a strategic land grabHe emphasised that even 78 years after Pakistans armed invasion that was marked by mass rape targetted killings and the destruction of nonMuslim communities the structural logic behind that aggression has not changedPakistans military establishment still treats territory as a trophy civilians as expendable and jihad as a policy tool The same mindset that unleashed tribal Lashkars to butcher Kashmiris in Baramulla and Mirpur is what later produced LashkareTaiba JaisheMohammad and every other proxy weaponized to destabilize the regionExport terror Deny responsibility Perform victimhood Silence dissent Pakistan perfected this sequence starting in October 1947 and has repeated it in every decade since he addsHighlighting the massive development and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir Arizanti a seasoned writer and expert on Middle East affairs with a focus on Kurdish issues and human rights mentions that investment and infrastructure has improved drastically after the 2019 constitutional reforms integrating Jammu and Kashmir more fully into India He notes that tourism has surged beyond premilitancy levels and new universities hospitals and road networks have emerged besides local elections recording the highest turnouts in decadesContrast that with Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK rolling blackouts disappeared activists banned civil rights groups and a per capita income less than half that in Indiaadministered regions When residents protested food shortages and electricity theft by authorities in 2024 Pakistani troops shot at civilians he wrote in The Milli ChronicleHe also detailed how Islamabad supported the Afghan Taliban for decades not out of religious solidarity but territorial paranoiaEven now Pakistan accuses Kabul of hosting terrorists while conveniently forgetting that the Taliban leadership long lived comfortably in Quetta and Peshawar under Pakistans eye Its a toxic codependence Pakistan keeps Afghan instability alive so it can dictate the terms of peace wrote Arizanti IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-has-turned-kashmir-into-worlds-longest-running-terror-export-project-report-644953.html Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/crumbling-frontline-how-ttps-rural-takeover-has-left-pakistan-army-cornered-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-644841.html New Delhi Oct 25 For the Pakistan army Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP is fast becoming uncharted territory Although it has entered into a delicate truce with the Afghan Taliban the army is battling on several other fronts such as KP and Balochistan The internal strife within the country has also heavily stressed the security mechanismIn KP it appears to be a complete takeover by TehreekeTaliban TTP The TTP is following the exact strategy that the Taliban had adopted before the 2021 pullout by the US forcesFirst the TTP infiltrated rural belts and then made a gradual entry into the urban zones This is typical of what the Afghan Taliban had done before 2021An official said that the situation has become so grave due to the TTPs growing strength many soldiers especially those of Punjabi origin are refusing deployment in the region Some of the rural and tribal belts where the TTP is in complete control include areas adjoining North and South Waziristan Bajaur and Khyber Kurram The soldiers are in particular refusing to enter the rural zones because these areas are tricky and the TTP fights better hereMoreover the TTP has local support which makes the matter worse for the Pakistan Army Many soldiers have refused to fight in these zones As a compromise measure it was decided that the soldiers would stand in defensive positions rather than carry out operations to eliminate TTP cadresIn a nutshell it is a shoot if shot at strategy that is in force in rural zones of KP While rural areas were largely dominated by TTP what worries the Pakistan army is the infiltration into the urban zones The infiltration into urban zones like Bara Road corridors and Badaber and Mattani has worried Pakistan Before the TTP breezed through these areas they were under the control of the Frontier Corps and police These zones are now being used to collect funds to fund TTPs operationsIn addition to this terrorists as well as arms and ammunition are being moved through these areas Recently videos of TTP cadres dancing on the roads and collecting funds in the open had surfaced These shots taken from the urban zones show how much the TTP is in charge and how less the army can do about it The videos also show TTP fighters checking vehicles and verifying documents again suggesting that the outfit is in controlWith each passing day the Pakistan army is finding it hard to gain control over the TTP There are multiple reasons why the army is not able to contain the TTP The TTP has a set of fierce fighters whom the army finds hard to beatIn most parts of Pakistan an antiarmy sentiment is building This has been a major factor as the locals tend to support the TTP rather than the army This is the same sentiment that one can see in Balochistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK as wellThe army is in a fierce battle with the Balochistan Liberation Army BLA and has suffered immense losses in recent yearsFurther the relationship with the Taliban has not been smooth and this too has added to the armys woes There is the Indian border as well where the Army is busy trying to help terrorists infiltrate By keeping itself busy on so many fronts the army is running out of options and in the bargain has suffered losses IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/crumbling-frontline-how-ttps-rural-takeover-has-left-pakistan-army-cornered-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-644841.html Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-duplicity-on-palestine-taliban-breeds-a-new-ttp-like-headache-in-bangladesh-644575.html New Delhi Oct 23 Bangladesh which is headed by the JamaateIslami backed Muhammad Yunus is in bad shape today thanks to the takeover by the radical Islamic groups Once Yunus took over the entire foreign policy shifted towards Pakistan and this has been a worry for India Today with free access to Bangladesh the ISI has set up terror camps where scores of radicalised youth are being trained While most terror groups in Bangladesh toe the line of the ISI there is one group that is creating a problemThe HizbutTahrir HuT which is no doubt a radical Islamic group has a problem with Pakistan Islamabads stance Israel and its war against the Taliban have not gone down too well with the HuTThe HuT has not been part of any activity that the ISI has conducted in Bangladesh Intelligence Bureau officials sayIt has remained independent and is focusing only on the establishing the Caliphate in BangladeshWith the Yunus government the HuT has had a blow hot blow cold relationshipIn the aftermath of Sheikh Hasinas ouster and the installation of Yunus its activities were conducted more in the open It even held a seminar where the discussion was centred around Indias dominance in BangladeshIt also spoke about the need to establish a CaliphateHowever the HuT was not happy with the manner in which Pakistan was trying to dominate Bangladesh under YunusIt felt that Pakistan is more of a West sponsored force and did not feel truly about the cause A lot however began to change for the HuT after Israel hit back after the Hamas attack the country Pakistan has of late largely toed the line of the United StatesThe thinking of the HuT was centred around the double standards of PakistanOn one hand the ISI facilitated many Hamas operatives to share the stage with terrorists of the Hizbul Mujahideen JaisheMohammad and LashkareTaiba On the other hand when Israel intensified its attacks on the Hamas Pakistan toed the line that the US did It was natural for the HuT to feel strongly about the stance that Pakistan was taking where Israel was concernedThe HuT is a panIslamist organisation that was founded in Jerusalem in 1953 with the sole intention of establishing the Islamic CaliphateIt was in the year 2000 that the HuT first made its entry into Bangladesh It wanted to part of the region to further its causeApart from the IsraeliPalestine issue the HuT also frowned upon Pakistans stance where the Afghan Taliban was concernedTensions between the Taliban and Pakistan are at an all time high and although the fighting may have stopped the truce is very delicate in natureWhen Pakistan attacked the Taliban with its Air Force the HuT issued a stern warning and even condemned the actionsThe HuT in a statement said that the action by Pakistan is audacious in nature and stems from the temporary proximity of Pakistans leadership with the United StatesWhile the HuT may have rejoiced when the Sheikh Hasina government fell it soon realised that Yunus was only a puppet of IslamabadAt the insistence of Pakistan the Yunus government has been taking strict action against the HuT The interim government has at the insistence of Pakistan arrested a top HuT leader Imtiaz SelimAnalysts say that going forward the HuT may create a big problem for both the establishment in Bangladesh as well as Pakistan This HuT could clearly end up become the next TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP for the ISI when it comes to its plans in Bangladesh officials also say IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-duplicity-on-palestine-taliban-breeds-a-new-ttp-like-headache-in-bangladesh-644575.html Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/isi-picks-babbar-khalsa-to-lead-unified-terror-network-launches-massive-recruitment-drive-644162.html New Delhi Oct 21 The unholy nexus between the Pakistanbased Babbar Khalsa International BKI and ISI to spread terror in Punjab and the bordering states has come to light While the Punjab police are busy with countering drug smuggling and drone activities the worry now is that a massive recruitment drive is set to be launched The ISI has been desperately trying to revive the Khalistan movement in Punjab and to achieve this it has been using every tool at its disposal Several terror outfits are part of the Khalistan movement Some of them include the BKI Khalistan Zindabad Force Khalistan Liberation Army Khalistan Tiger Force among othersIn all there are 41 groups and of these some are sympathetic towards the cause while others take up the issue through violent means While trying to revive one movement the ISI felt that all these groups should work under one umbrella Hence it decided to let the BKI take the lead role while the rest could work under its umbrellaIntelligence Bureau officials say that having multiple outfits working on the same issue could hurt the recruitment drive This could bring in a sense of confusion among the potential recruits and ultimately they may not end up joining anyone elseThe BKI was chosen to lead the operation since it is the most powerful Further the BKIs network both in Punjab and abroad is stronger when compared to the other groups The BKI also works closely with the gangster network which is crucial for the Khalistan movement It is the gangsters who raise the money and provide potential recruits to the BKIThe BKI has been coordinating closely with the gangsters for several years and hence both have learnt to work in tandem The BKI has been raising funds through these gangsters and also using the men from this network to carry out terror attacksIn recent times the BKI with the help of the ISI has increased its drone operations into Punjab The idea is to smuggle drugs and ammunition into Punjab The money that is earned from the drug business is only to raise funds for the movementOfficials say that the massive recruitment drive has been in the works for long However this drive has been hitting a dead end since not many in Punjab connect to the ideology Even the old timers are fed up of the violence they had witnessed in the 1980s and have advised their children not to fall trap to this movementThe BKI feels that if recruitments are not taking place through ideology then it could be done with the lure of money or drugs This explains the major push being made to smuggle drones that deploy advance technology Some of the drones that have been spotted were found to be using Artificial Intelligence AI This technology is being used to recall the drones once it is spotted or runs the risk of being shot down The use of such technology has helped the BKI and ISI save the drones from being destroyedWith the BKI being given full charge both the Punjab police and Intelligence agencies have their hands full Both the state and central agencies are closely coordinating with each other to beat this menaceOfficials say that the days ahead would be busy as there is a massive push that is being made by the ISI where the Khalistan movement is concerned The manner in which the BKI is mobilising its forces is a cause for concern for the agencies It has managed to activate all its resources in Pakistan Canada Punjab Germany and the United Kingdom The BKI is a banned entity in Canada India European Union Japan Malaysia United States and the United Kingdom IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/isi-picks-babbar-khalsa-to-lead-unified-terror-network-launches-massive-recruitment-drive-644162.html Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/telangana-cm-urges-maoists-to-surrender-join-mainstream-644195.html Hyderabad Oct 21 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday appealed to Maoists to surrender and join the national mainstream Stating that many Maoists laid down arms in recent times he urged the remaining ones to surrender and integrate into society He asked them to eschew violence and participate in the development of the country and reconstruction of TelanganaThe Chief Minister was speaking at the Police Flag Day Parade here to pay tributes to the police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of dutyI am appealing to all Maoist leaders and activists who are active to surrender before the police and join mainstream life The CM asserted that Maoists should join as partners in the nationbuilding and the countrys development by shedding the Naxal ideology he saidThe Chief Minister commended the Telangana Police for their exemplary service in rooting out the Naxal menace in the stateHe stated that Telangana suffered from Maoist and terrorist activities in the past The indomitable spirit displayed by the state police resulted in fast declining terror and Naxal activities in the state in recent times the Chief Minister saidThe Chief Minister extolled the Telangana Police for being number one in the country in adapting new technology and unique policies to strengthen policing According to the India Justice Report 2025 the Telangana Police Department has been ranked first in the countryHe said the Telangana Police have set an example for the country by working tirelessly to prevent terrorism extremism communal problems whitecollar crimes drugs cybercrimes adulterated food gutkha matka and other antisocial activities in the stateCM Revanth Reddy observed that new crimes such as cybercrimes digital fraud morphing content drugs and human trafficking posed a big challenge for the police Its a matter of pride that the Telangana Police are ahead of other states in tackling cybercrimes by adapting advanced technologyA Cyber Security Bureau under the leadership of a DGPlevel officer has already been established to combat cybercrimes This department is performing its duties efficiently and has become the best one in the country The entire country is also saluting the Telangana Police for conducting interstate operations to stop cybercriminals the CM saidHe stated that Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement EAGLE a special wing formed with the aim of completely eradicating the drug menace in Telangana is effectively discharging its responsibilities He reiterated the governments resolve to make Telangana a drugfree state For this we have given complete freedom and wide powers to the Police Department he saidHe noted that this year 191 police personnel across the country and six policemen in Telangana state laid down their lives in the line of dutyGreyhounds commandos T Sandeep V Sridhar and N Pawan Kalyan died fighting antisocial forces Assistant Commandant Banothu Jawaharlal and Nalgonda Constable B Saidu died in the line of duty Three days ago Constable Empalli Pramod Kumar died in the line of duty in NizamabadThe Chief Minister gave the assurance that the government will support Pramod Kumars wife Praneetha and their three sonsHe announced ex gratia of Rs one crore the last paid salary till the retirement of the martyred constable a government job for one of the family members and 300 yards of house site for the familyAlong with this the constables family will also get Rs 16 lakhs ex gratia from the Police Security Welfare and Rs 8 lakh ex gratia from the Police Welfare IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/telangana-cm-urges-maoists-to-surrender-join-mainstream-644195.html Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/ttp-iskp-lej-and-others-eye-escalated-attacks-amid-pakistan-armys-vulnerability-644236.html New Delhi Oct 21 The Pakistan army has been caught in several embarrassing situations in recent times While Operation Sindoor exposed the fault lines within the Pakistan army it has suffered huge casualties at the hands of terrorist groups all of which it created Pakistan may have entered into a delicate truce with the Taliban but many question how long it will last The rate at which the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP has created losses for the army has now emboldened other terror groups to take on the establishmentPakistan watchers and security experts say that there are many outfits which want the establishment thrown out The TTP LashkareJhangvi LeJ and the Islamic State Khorasan Province ISKP want the rule of Islam established in Pakistan and the establishment to be overthrownThe LeJ has focused largely on sectarian violence and has targeted the religious minority It is not in the good books of the establishment and in the near future it could expand the scope of its attacksIt has in the past carried out attacks against the Pakistan establishment and the worry for Islamabad now is that the LeJ could go back to aligning either with the ISKP or TTP The LeJ has in the past aligned with both these groups separately and hence a repeat of this cannot be ruled out The ISKP which was roped in Pakistan to fight against the TTP and Afghan Taliban may not take a backseat due to the prevailing truceThe ISKP had primarily joined hands with the Pakistan establishment to battle against the Afghan Taliban However if both sides have made peace then the ISKP may back out It is more likely that the ISKP may join hands with the LeJ rather than the TTP The TTP is perceived to have the support of the Afghan TalibanMoreover the ISKP was formed by former members of the TTP and hence the two coming together is difficult Whether or not these groups come together or not they are well aware of the weakness within the Pakistan armyIntelligence Bureau officials say that as per their assessment even if these groups fight individually they are in the days to come scale up attacks against the establishment Pakistan is not even in a position to seek the support of the LashkareTayiba or JaisheMohammad to battle against these groups The JaisheMohammad has had a blowhot blowcold relationship with the establishment Further if it is asked to fight against the TTP the outfit may witness a splitThe JaisheMohammad is sympathetic towards both the Afghan Taliban and TTP and hence may not join the establishment The case of the LashkareTayiba is similar While this outfit has never rebelled against the establishment there was a chance of a major split when Pakistan was helping the US in the war in Afghanistan Many cadres were unhappy with this stance and had even threatened to walk away and join the Taliban in AfghanistanWhile the threat of these groups spiralling out of control looms large the Pakistan army has other problems and that is in BalochistanThe Baloch groups are driven by ethnic nationalism and secular separatism They are seeking an independent proving The Baloch groups in recent years have caused immense embarrassment to the Pakistan army They have primarily targeted Chinese nationals and investments apart from the army These groups too have realised that the army is weak and with Pakistan battling on many fronts it would gear up for a bigger fight in Balochistan also IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/ttp-iskp-lej-and-others-eye-escalated-attacks-amid-pakistan-armys-vulnerability-644236.html Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/the-last-stand-naxalite-movement-set-to-crumble-before-2026-deadline-644033.html New Delhi Oct 20 The deadline for the Naxalite movement to perish is March 31 2026 However going by the number of surrenders that have taken place over the last week security officials estimate the movement could end by January 2026 the Republic Day The security forces currently have the upper hand and even those Naxalites who want to continue fighting and not surrender will be eliminated by January next year For the security mechanism the final battle against the Naxalites will be relatively easy The area of operations has come down drastically and hence the operations going forward would be more pinpointedThe only affected areas currently are Bijapur Sukma and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh In areas such as Gariaband Kanker and Dantewada the Maoists are in very small numbers which suggests that they may surrender soonIn the last three days at least 300 Naxalites have surrendered along with their arms While Naxalites have been gunned down in large numbers there have also been scores who have surrendered The first major sign that suggested the Naxalite movement was almost dead was when Venugopal alias Bhupati surrendered He was among the top Naxalite leaders and during his prime he had plotted and executed several deadly attacks on the security forces His surrender also signaled a deep rift among the ranks as many others were unhappy about his decisionVenugopal had also written a letter in which he made it clear that it was impossible to go ahead with the movement If we do not surrender we will be overwhelmed by the security forces and the best option is to give up arms and surrender he had said in the letterCurrently there are only three top leaders who remain They are Misir Bear Thippari Tirupati and Ganpati On an estimate as to how many Naxalites may be remaining officials say that the number could be in the range of 250 to 300 However they are fighting hard for a variety of reasons First the leadership is very weak second they are falling short of arms and ammunition and lastly these persons have been forced to fight and have not been drawn by ideologyHowever the remaining Naxalites are more focused on protecting the three remaining top leaders They are not trying to fight the security forces as they have realized that they may be killed Officials also expect that out of the remaining Naxalites many will surrender and abandon their leadership They have realized that fighting is futile and the surrender of Venugopal has sent a strong message that the fight is overThe focus is on a battalion that is operating along the ChhattisgarhTelangana border This is the biggest one that remains and all the top leaders are said to be here Once this battalion is beaten down then many more surrenders could follow officials sayUnion Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy had said that the largescale surrenders reflect the growing faith in the governments efforts to restore normalcy He said that the Naxaliteaffected districts had for several years been neglected He also attributed the success against the Naxalites to developments and the strong resolve of the Narendra Modi government to end the menaceWhile the Naxalite movement will get over sooner than one would have expected Intelligence agencies are keeping a close watch on the activities of some of the sympathizers in the cities It is important to ensure that with the movement on the ground the ideology must also end It may linger on for a while with some elements making a push but it is very debatable that this would gain any traction an Intelligence Bureau official said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/the-last-stand-naxalite-movement-set-to-crumble-before-2026-deadline-644033.html Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/fairpoint-pakistans-poison-comes-home-to-roost-643927.html New Delhi Oct 19 There is a strange sense of satisfaction almost poetic justice in watching Pakistan being battered by Afghanistan Some might call this feeling sadistic but as Chanakya wisely said The enemy of my enemy is my friend For India long the target of Pakistans hostility and deceit the current turn of events feels like history correcting itself Since its creation in 1947 Pakistan has relentlessly pursued a campaign of animosity against India waging wars fuelling terrorism and backing everything that goes against India Now in its 78th year the nation finds itself trapped in the chaos it has been unleashing on others The Taliban its onetime ally and creation is now turning its guns on the Pakistani ArmySocial media is flooded with videos of Taliban fighters humiliating Pakistani soldiers burning their camps and parading captured uniforms as trophies These images capture not just the battlefield humiliation but also the deep resentment Afghanistan harbours toward Islamabad a country that exploited it for decades in the name of strategic depthAs usual when faced with failure Pakistans wrath has fallen on the powerless Its Army having failed to subdue the Taliban is persecuting helpless Afghan refugees within its borders demolishing homes thrashing civilians and even denying children access to schools Such actions are abhorrent yet human rights organisations that otherwise speak loudly on smaller issues involving India have chosen silenceThe Pakistani establishment has a long record of targeting the innocent During Operation Sindoor when Indian precision strikes neutralised Pakistanibacked terrorists the Pakistan Army retaliated by shelling civilian areas in Jammu and Kashmir Over 25 Indians were killed around 50 were injured and even places of worship a temple a gurdwara and a mosque were damagedEthics have never been the Pakistan Armys strength For decades it has run terror camps inflamed sectarian passions and offered sanctuary to some of the worlds most notorious terrorists Osama bin Laden the mastermind of the 911 attacks lived comfortably in Abbottabad for years until he was eliminated by the US forces Dawood Ibrahim Indias most wanted criminal continues to find a safe haven there even as Pakistan denies his presencePakistans moral bankruptcy was captured poignantly in the film Border In one scene an Indian soldier offers water to a severely wounded Pakistani Instead of accepting compassion the Pakistani tries to stab his benefactor The Indian soldier embodying dignity and restraint chooses not to retaliate This contrast defines both nations characters humanity versus hatredThat moral distinction was once again visible during Operation Sindoor when the Indian Army neutralised terrorists without harming a single civilian Pakistan in response deliberately targeted civilians underlining the difference between a professional army and a terrordriven forceMeanwhile Afghanistan has reached its breaking point The Afghans long subjected to Pakistans manipulation are now asserting their independence Few could have imagined that the Taliban nurtured and supported by Pakistan since the 1990s would one day fight its patronThe Taliban first rose during the civil war following the Soviet withdrawal capturing Kabul in 1996 and imposing a harsh ultraconservative version of Islamic law That regime lasted until 2001 when a USled invasion toppled it after the September 11 attacks Pakistans duplicity during this period aiding the Taliban while posing as an ally to the West made Afghanistan a villain while the real mastermind hid in RawalpindiWhen the Taliban returned to power on August 15 2021 Pakistan rejoiced The generals in Islamabad dreamed of turning Afghanistan into a puppet state and relocating their terror networks there But they miscalculated Afghans fiercely proud of their sovereignty have refused to bow to Pakistani controlAfghanistans Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi summed it up during his visit to India The Soviet Union came and was defeated The troops of more than 50 countries came with the US and NATO there was fighting for 20 years and now Afghanistan is independent and standing on its own feetAnd this is exactly what Pakistans establishment cannot tolerate an independent Afghanistan thinking freely and rekindling ties with IndiaUnable to accept Afghanistans will to exert independence Pakistan has resorted to its default setting violence It has bombed Afghan border cities killing civilians including women children and even cricketers And true to its habit Islamabad is trying to twist the narrative blaming India for the escalating tensionsThe international communitys silence is striking Despite overwhelming evidence few global powers have called out Pakistan for its crossborder aggression Yet the facade is cracking Pakistan stands exposed as a terrorproducing nation that has long tried to destroy South Asias peaceFor India this moment carries a sense of grim amusement The nation that once weaponised extremism to destabilise others is now being consumed by it The poison Pakistan spread for decades is corroding its own foundationsThe unfolding conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan is more than a regional skirmish it is a moral reckoning It exposes the dangers of nurturing extremism for political gain and the inevitability of karmic justice Pakistans deep state may still cling to denial but reality is closing in fastAs Afghanistan fights to reclaim its dignity and independence and as India watches from the sidelines one truth stands clear those who sow hatred and terror eventually fall victim to their own creation Pakistans long tryst with duplicity and violence has finally come full circle the poison it brewed for others is now destroying itselfDeepika Bhan can be contacted at deepikabiansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/fairpoint-pakistans-poison-comes-home-to-roost-643927.html Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/red-corridor-reduced-to-rubble-modi-govt-delivers-decisive-blow-to-maoism-643838.html Raipur 18 Oct In a historic breakthrough the PM Modi government has dealt a decisive blow to Maoist insurgency with mass surrenders and a dramatic fall in violence across former hotspots Once the epicentre of red terror the Red Corridor is now crumbling proof that Indias dual strategy of security and development is delivering lasting impact In a historic breakthrough over 200 Maoist cadres including a Central Committee member and senior leader Rupesh surrendered en masse at the Reserve Police Lines in Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh on Friday This shift driven by targeted security operations and robust development reflects a nuanced understanding of counterinsurgency with Chhattisgarhs recent successes offering a blueprint for sustainable peace It was evident in the mass surrender of over 300 Maoist cadres in just 72 hours including a Central Committee member and senior leader Rupesh in Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh on October 17 Among the first group of 208 110 women and 98 men from the Dandakaranya region relinquished 153 weapons were relinquished They had a collective bounty of Rs 918 crore Welcomed with flowers and copies of the Indian Constitution this event underscored a growing rejection of Maoist ideology in favour of democratic reintegration indicating the insurgencys ideological bankruptcy On the same day speaking at the NDTV World Summit in New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra framed this as a historic turning point The day is not far when India will be free from Maoist terror he asserted offering his personal guarantee to end this longstanding menace PM Modi highlighted the collapse of Maoist influence with affected districts plummeting from 182 in 2014 to just 11 by October 2025 only three of which remain highrisk He noted that 303 Maoists surrendered in the past 72 hours These were not ordinary Naxalites They are now ready to embrace the Constitution he stated crediting policies that blend enforcement with opportunity PM Modis address conveyed deep empathy for affected communities Maoist terror is a grave injustice a sin against our youth he said lamenting the countless mothers who lost sons to the Naxalviolence He shared the plight of victimsvillagers farmers and tribals some with amputated limbswho spent a week in Delhi pleading for their voices to be heard exposing the human toll of Maoism and challenging narratives that romanticise the insurgency These were poor villagers farmers and tribals some of them with amputated limbs standing with folded hands holding a press conference to demand their message reach the peoplenot those who shield Maoists while parading the Constitution PM Modi remarked condemning urban Naxals and past Congressled governments for allegedly concealing Maoist atrocities The Naxalite movement rooted in Mao Zedongs revolutionary ideals began in 1967 in Naxalbari West Bengal led by Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal Aiming to address land inequality through armed rebellion it spread across the Red Corridor including Jharkhand Odisha and Chhattisgarh The 2004 formation of the Communist Party of India Maoist intensified the insurgency claiming over 10000 lives since 2000 and stalling development Chhattisgarhs Bastar region with its dense jungles became a Maoist stronghold The states creation in 2000 saw escalated violence including the 2010 Dantewada attack that killed 76 CRPF personnel The controversial Salwa Judum campaign intended to counter Maoists drew criticism for human rights abuses further isolating tribals caught in the conflict Chhattisgarhs Naxal Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy 2025 has been a gamechanger in curbing insurgency Offering financial aid vocational training land allotments and government jobs the policy coupled with initiatives like Niyad Nella Naar Yojana and Poona Margem has encouraged over 2000 surrenders since its inception Under the policy government offers surrendered Naxalites Rs 50000 initial aid Rs 10000 monthly for three years and full bounty rewards up to Rs 1 crore Highvalue cadres get 4 decimals of urban land or 1 hectare of farmland or Rs 2 lakh in lieu Weapon surrender earns up to Rs 5 lakh eg AK47 Free housing rations healthcare education vocational training and jobs are also provided Villagelevel surrenders unlock Rs 1 crore for development Over Rs 150 crore has been spent driving hundreds of surrenders in 2025 only Union Home Minister Amit Shah had recently on his X handle wrote It is a matter of immense satisfaction that regions once considered epicentres of terrorAbujhmad and North Bastar in Chhattisgarhhave now been officially declared free from Naxalite violence Only a few scattered elements remain in South Bastar and our security forces are poised to neutralise them swiftlyHe further wrote Since the formation of the BJP government in Chhattisgarh in January 2024 a total of 2100 Naxalites have surrendered 1785 have been arrested and 477 have been neutralised These figures reflect our unwavering commitment to eradicate Naxalism from its roots by 31 March 2026 Earlier during October when HM Shah visited Chhattisgarh to participate in Bastar Dussehra festival and Muria Durbar he had urged Maoists to abandon arms and join the mainstream but warned those who choose violence will be met with force In a separate post he had asserted There are no human rights for those who roam with weapons in hand Rights come with renunciation of violencedialogue will not be held with those who refuse to disarm Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai credits it for restoring trust among tribals with former Maoists reintegrating as farmers teachers and entrepreneurs This has revitalised regions like Bastar reducing violence by 85 per cent and enabling development projects The policys focus on dignity and opportunity has weakened Maoist recruitment fostering hope and stability Under Sais leadership Chhattisgarh has witnessed an 85 per cent drop in Naxal incidents with North Bastar and Abujhmad now declared Naxalfree Security operations including forward bases in remote areas have disrupted Maoist networks while development projects have brought roads schools and hospitals to isolated villages The Bastar Olympics a triballed celebration of culture and sport symbolises this revival This Diwali will be different in areas scarred by Maoist terror PM Modi promised envisioning fearfree celebrations Former Maoists disillusioned with their leadership are embracing mainstream life As India nears its 2026 goal of a Naxalfree nation addressing root causes like land rights and inequality remains essential to prevent resurgence With the Red Corridor fading and hope rising in Bastar PM Modis vision of a more united more prosperous India is within reach IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/red-corridor-reduced-to-rubble-modi-govt-delivers-decisive-blow-to-maoism-643838.html Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/countries-ignored-our-warning-about-muslim-brotherhood-played-with-fire-egyptian-fmabdelatty-643636.html New Delhi Oct 17 Emphasising on his countrys highlysuccessful efforts in eradicating terrorism Egypt Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday stated that there is a huge potential for enhancing cooperation with India when it comes to counterterrorism We managed to eradicate terrorism in Egypt because of our holistic approach not only the security dimension but socioeconomic dimension cutting funds and among all and above all fighting extremist ideology through our religious institutions This is what I conveyed to our Indian friends and even to the Indian parliamentary delegation which toured the region after Pahalgam terror attack and I received them So again we have huge potential for enhancing our cooperation and to fulfill the will of the two leaders President Sisi and Prime Minister Modi as it was translated in our strategic partnership Abdelatty said during an interaction with a select group of journalists in New DelhiAbdelatty who is on his first visit to India as a Foreign Minister held the First IndiaEgypt Strategic Dialogue alongside External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on Thursday eveningThe visiting Foreign Minister highlighted that there is no justification for any escalation against the freedom of navigation and the navigation in the Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden and in the Red SeaMuslim Brotherhood MB he stated has been designated as a terrorist group for almost 10 years nowWe warned everybody We warned the European countries We warned the West We warned the Asian countries to be careful This is the main umbrella of all terrorist groups You know since its establishment in 1928 this is the umbrella of all extremist groups And we warned everybody but unfortunately you know other countries ignored our warning and they played with the fire and theyve been burned And up to now you have countries especially in Europe that are still providing safe haven to their elements under the slogan of freedom of expression And this is nonsense because they are inciting on killings on violence and we warned everybody said the Egyptian Foreign MinisterWe managed to succeed in eliminating their challenges And by the way its a big mistake by the West to differentiate between whats socalled moderate extremists and violent extremists This is nonsense Its all extremism and its all about ideas So thats why our holistic approach proved to be the most efficient the most successful one You cannot eradicate terrorism only by security measures But this should be complemented with you know socioeconomic development and finding jobs in order to neutralise the environment of recruitment he addedSeveral other countries including Bahrain Austria Jordan Saudi Arabia UAE and France have also taken significant steps to investigate and crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliatesThe visiting Foreign Minister also spotlighted the role played by AlAzhar AlSharif the universitymosque in Cairo which is the foremost centre of religious learning in the Muslim world and plays a significant intellectual role in Egypt and beyondYou know its very easy to kill a terrorist but behind him there is a person who is you know creating hundreds of terrorists and providing training We have AlAzhar AlSharif the most notable religious institution in the Islamic world and they have a very successful mechanism called the AlAzhar AlSharif Observatory The observatory has around 300 young men and women They have knowledge of the religion skills on foreign languages including 12 foreign languages and they are surfing the net every day communicating with young people from India from the United States from Europe from all over the world And they are communicating with them correcting their own ideas What does it mean by jihad Jihad means to purify yourself to be closer to God to be a good Muslim and not to kill others So this is very very important and its working very very well and we are standing ready said Abdelatty IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/countries-ignored-our-warning-about-muslim-brotherhood-played-with-fire-egyptian-fmabdelatty-643636.html Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-charge-sheets-bihar-migrant-labourer-for-conspiring-with-let-other-terror-outfits-643663.html New Delhi Oct 17 The National Investigation Agency NIA has charge sheeted a migrant labourer from Bihar for supporting proscribed terrorist organisations such as LashkareTaiba LeT in carrying out terror activities in Jammu amp Kashmir and Tamil Nadu the agency said on Friday According to the NIA Akhalatur alias Mohammed Akhlaque Mujahid hailing from Katihar district of Bihar has been charged under sections 196 and 197 of BNS and Sections 13 1 b amp 39 of UAP Act in the chargesheet filed today before the NIA Special Court at Poonamallee in Chennai Tamil NaduEmployed as a labourer at a private construction site in Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu the accused was arrested by Kayar Chengalpattu Police in April this year for his involvement in antinational activitiesNIA which took over the case in view of its gravity found during investigation that the accused was in touch with LeT handlers in Pakistan through cyber space and conspired with them to target Kafirs nonbelievers of Islam in Tamil the agency said in its press noteAccording to the NIA the accused also attempted to contact an arms dealer with the intent to execute an attack to destabilise the countryInvestigations further revealed that Akhalatur also tried to contact arms and weapons dealers with the intent to purchase weapons to execute a Jihadi style attack to destabilise the country the agency saidHowever his plans were thwarted by the NIA and other security agenciesInvestigations in the case RC012025NIACHE Akhalatur LeT and Salafi Ideologue case are continuing in a bid to curb radicalisation and violent extremism in India the agency saidNotably the agency a few days back charge sheeted eight accused persons in the 2020 transnational narcoterror network case involving the smuggling of drugs from Pakistan through sea route into India via GujaratThe drugs were aimed at financing the LeT terror outfit IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-charge-sheets-bihar-migrant-labourer-for-conspiring-with-let-other-terror-outfits-643663.html Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/masood-azhar-in-hiding-jem-cadres-look-to-defect-despite-ai-propaganda-push-643161.html New Delhi Oct 15 Masood Azhar the chief of the JaisheMohammad has virtually gone into hiding post Operation Sindoor It is a wellknown fact that his outfit was literally shredded to pieces by the Indian armed forces A commander of the JeM had also admitted that Azhars family was torn to pieces during the operation that was carried out to avenge the Pahalgam attackAccording to the Indian agencies Azhar is in hiding and has been advised not to come out in the openThe Indian armed forces are monitoring him closely and the Pakistan Army wants to take no chances hence they have kept him under their watchThe stoic silence by Azhar has made the JeM cadres uneasy Some are losing hope as they are not seeing any leadershipIn the past when Azhar would go into hiding or would undertake some medical treatment his brother Rauf Azghar would call the shotsAzghar was in charge of everything in the JeM and he was the perfect lieutenant for his brother Azhar Azghar was however killed at Bahawalpur during Operation Sindoor This was a major blow for the JeM as they had lost their operations chiefAzhar on the other hand has been more of an ideological head and now in the absence of both the cadres are losing faith in the outfitTo keep the news flowing and in order to give hope to the cadres the JeM has been making announcements of opening new wingsRecently it was learnt that the outfit is opening its womens wing Intelligence Bureau officials said that the JeM would take time to rebuild Moreover it is aware that any misadventure with India would be met with appropriate action Hence it is in no position to take any risks to boost the morale of its cadres Hence the outfit keeps floating news about opening new wings and undertaking other activities This is only to keep the morale of the cadre high so that they feel that some activity is taking placeWith the JeM down and the leadership invincible Indian agencies have warned that while the outfit may not try any misadventure it could however step up the circulation of propaganda videosThe agencies have learnt that the videos are not just in circulation in large numbers in Pakistan but in parts of India as wellThe outfit is generating videos using Artificial Intelligence AI and circulating them in large numbers AI is being used to generate images and videos of AzharThe cadres are being made to believe that all is well with their chief and hence they should always keep their morale highOfficials say that while such propaganda may work it is however only temporaryThe JeM cadres would like to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and if they are barred for a long time then they may wonder what has changed It would be very difficult for the ISI to contain these elements Another daunting problem facing the ISI was that many within the JeM are unhappy with the way relations have turned out with the TalibanThe outfit has been a backer of the Taliban but today has to maintain silence as the establishment in Pakistan is antiAfghan TalibanThe JeM leadership was always of the belief that all radical Islamic groups must unite and their battle should be against India and the West However the dynamics in Pakistan owing to poor leadership have changed completely Today the establishment is in battle with the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP Balochistan Liberation Army BLA and the Afghan TalibanMany within the JeM are unhappy with the ongoing situation and the ISI fears that there is a chance that many may defect The only way that the ISI can calm or boost the cadres is by directing a major attack on India However that is too risky for the ISI as it is aware that the Indian government with a new doctrine will not take such a misadventure lightly IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/masood-azhar-in-hiding-jem-cadres-look-to-defect-despite-ai-propaganda-push-643161.html Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/rift-deepens-between-pak-army-and-isi-after-string-of-intelligence-failures-643167.html New Delhi Oct 15 Pakistans ISI which was once considered to be one of the most dangerous and effective spy agencies in the world now seems to be crumbling The ISI has missed information on multiple fronts which has led to lethal and embarrassing attacks on the security forces especially the Pakistan army The army in particular is miffed with the ISI as it failed to provide Intelligence on the attacks by the Afghan Taliban the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP and also Operation Sindoor The army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir is reportedly miffed with the Intelligence agencies after the Afghan Taliban carried out a series of successful attacks on Pakistan military postsThe Taliban claimed that it had killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and injured many more Indian officials say that the series of embarrassing incidents has prompted the establishment to undertake a major reshuffle in the ISIThe Taliban and TTP were once assets of the ISI Today they are sworn enemies and to get beaten down by what was literally nurtured by the ISI is nothing short of embarrassing officials sayThere are also signs of a divide within the ranks and this has led to the lack of coordination in the spy agency Many officials have not been transferred in nearly three years and want to continue to remain in their comfort zone This has set in a lethargy as a result of which the network is failing miserablyAnother failure of the ISI is the protest by the TehreekeLabbaik Pakistan TLP The TLP and ISI shared a good rapport and the agency would use the outfit to put pressure on the democratically elected government The ISI played the TLP against both Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan and both ended up losing their chairToday the TLP is up in arms against the establishment and this signals a major failure by the ISI Further on the Kashmir front too the ISI seems to be losing the battle Operation Sindoor clearly caught the Pakistan establishment napping What Indian Intelligence agencies believe is that the failure in Intelligence is largely due to too much interference by the army the lack of coordination and infightingWith Field Marshal Munir at the helm he is now allowing the ISI to function independently He takes a call on everything from functioning to appointments This has led to a lot of resentment among the ranks This led to Munir convening a meeting at the General Headquarters GHQ in Rawalpindi Top officials from both the army and ISI were present at the meeting which was convened to take stock of the situation following the successful attacks on Pakistans military posts by the Afghan TalibanMunir conveyed his displeasure at the highlevel meeting and warned the officials against any further laxity He also sought a detailed response on why the Intelligence is failing repeatedly Field Marshal Munir also pulled up his own officials for lack of planning against the Afghan Taliban He said that it was the clear lack of strategy that led to the embarrassment against the TalibanHe also told the generals and officials to rework their strategy with the Taliban which has been embarrassing Pakistan repeatedly The fact that Afghanistans Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said in New Delhi that Kashmir is an integral part of India has also not gone down well with the army chief He sought urgent restrategising where the Taliban is concernedMunir also issued an ultimatum to both the ISI and army officials to set the system straight Officials in India say that on one hand Munir has been tomtomming about the newfound bonhomie with the US while on the other hand the situation for him is nothing short of embarrassing back home IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/rift-deepens-between-pak-army-and-isi-after-string-of-intelligence-failures-643167.html Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-as-army-foils-infiltration-bid-on-loc-in-jampks-kupwara-643040.html Srinagar Oct 14 Two terrorists were killed when the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control LoC in Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara district officials said on Tuesday The officials said that alert troops of the Army noticed suspicious movement on the LoCAn infiltrating group of terrorists was challenged and engaged in a sustained exchange of fire Two terrorists have been killed in this ongoing operation so far the officials saidFurther details are awaited the officials addedThe Army along with the security forces are on 247 vigil on the LOC and the hinterland to foil any infiltration bid along the Line of Control in JampK before the mountain passes are closed by the heavy snowfall this winterThere are reports that terrorists are waiting at launch pads in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK to infiltrate into the Indian side before the mountain passes get closedOfficials said the exact number of terrorists waiting to infiltrate is always changing but the number could be anything around 100Army security forces and JampK Police have been carrying out aggressive antiterrorist operations in the union territory to dismantle the terror ecosystem by targeting terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersThe Army guards the LoC while the Border Security Force BSF guards the International Border IBJammu and Kashmir has a 740 km long LoC while the International Border is 240 km long The LoC is situated in Baramulla Kupwara Bandipora in the Valley and parts of Jammu district while the International Border is in Jammu Samba and Kathua districts of Jammu divisionTerror operators and handlers across the LoC and the International Border in Pakistan are using drones with payloads of armsammunition drugs and cash to sustain terrorism in JampK These payloads are picked up by terrorist OGWs associates or sympathisers and passed on to the terroristsThe BSF and the Army have deployed special antidrone equipment along the IB and the LoC to tackle the menace of drones IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-as-army-foils-infiltration-bid-on-loc-in-jampks-kupwara-643040.html Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-monster-turns-on-its-master-tlp-now-the-new-ttp-for-the-establishment-642857.html New Delhi Oct 13 First Lahore and now Muridke the TehreekiLabbaik Pakistan TLP has become a new headache for the Pakistan establishment following violent clashes in which scores have died The TLP has had violent clashes with the Pakistan security establishment over the last weekLast week Lahore witnessed violent clashes between the TLP members and the security establishment in Pakistan On Sunday the security establishment clashed with TLP leaders in Muridke in which 13 persons lost their livesWhat has left officials in India confused is the clashes that are taking place between the TLP and the Pakistan security establishmentThe TLP was a proxy of the Pakistan Army and no one would have expected that it would turn against the establishmentWhile the TLP has towed the ISIs line for long the outfit today has become aggressive as it tries to push a radical Islamist agenda The TLP has been pushing for the imposition of Sharia law in PakistanFor the Pakistan establishment the fallout with the TLP took place when a march was planned to the US Embassy in Pakistan to protest the killings in GazaThe army did not want to be caught in the wrong position especially when it came to the United States and hence cracked down heavily on its proxyThe TLP has had a history of challenging civilian governments The soft handling of such protests against the democratically elected governments in Pakistan only showed that the army used the TLP for political leverageIndian officials say that when the army was unhappy with a democratically elected government in Pakistan and sought its ouster it always used the TLP to do its jobWhile the Pakistan Army and the ISI created the LashkareTaiba and the JaisheMohammad to further their battle in Jammu and Kashmir the TLP was meant as its instrument for domestic politicsIf the army sought to take down a government it realised that it could not use its own officials to do so as it felt that getting directly involved in the ouster of a government would bring it disrepute in the international community Hence it decided to create the TLP and used it as a proxy to stage largescale protests so that the government would collapseThe TLP was also used in the protests against the Imran Khan governmentOnce such a protest takes place there are bound to be clashes and this could be used as an excuse to topple the governmentIn 2017 the TLP launched massive protests against the thenNawaz Sharif government The army was quick to grab this opportunity to play saviour Not exactly happy with the functioning of Sharif as it felt that he had not towed their line the army hence asked the TLP to launch a massive protest against his governmentOnce the protests broke out Sharif was on the back foot This is when the army stepped in for a negotiation following which Sharif towed the armys lineThe TLP which has always stepped in to support the army today has turned against it It is not happy with the situation in Gaza nor with the growing proximity between Pakistan and the US The outfit feels that Pakistan should not be supporting the US when it comes to the situation in GazaThis became the flash point and the TLP which once shared cosy relations with the army decided to turn against itAnalysts say that the TLP has become another TehreekeTaliban TTP The TTP which was once created by the Pakistan Army has become its biggest nemesis today While the TLP is not an armed outfit like the Lashkar or the Jaish this however does not mean that the Pakistan establishment can take this outfit lightlyLooking at the way in which events are shaping out Pakistan has another monster like the TTP to deal with IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-monster-turns-on-its-master-tlp-now-the-new-ttp-for-the-establishment-642857.html Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:56:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/taliban-border-attacks-add-to-pakistans-internal-crisis-642703.html New Delhi Oct 12 In a sudden retaliation beginning late Saturday Afghanistans Taliban forces have reportedly inflicted severe casualties on Pakistans border posts along the Durand Line Simmering tensions had led to several skirmishes along the disputed line leading to intermittent closure of the border thus affecting one of its major transit points especially of trade for the landlocked countryThe skirmishes escalated into a coordinated firefight following Islamabads sudden surge in bombing Afghan cities including the capital Kabul this weekIt coincided with the visit of Afghanistans Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to IndiaFollowing his diplomatic and trade talks with Indias Foreign Minister S Jaishankar a joint statement was released which much to Pakistans chagrin reiterated the fact that Jammu and Kashmir is a part of IndiaIn the official statement on October 10 Jaishankar thanked Afghanistan for the strong condemnation of the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 livesIslamabad also saw red in Muttaqis views that terrorism is an internal issue of PakistanAn infuriated Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warned that his country reserves the right to enter Afghan territory against groups he alleged were targeting PakistanKabul has consistently rejected the allegation claiming that Afghan territory will not be used against any country especially its neighboursAfghanistans Ministry of Defence had previously warned Pakistan over the violation of Kabuls airspace and earlier airstrikes on PaktikaPakistans Foreign Ministry has avoided directly confirming recent strikes in Afghanistans capital Kabul but said the operations were part of legitimate counterterrorism measures targeting militants based across the border according to Khaama NewsPakistan airstrikes were reportedly targeting TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP hideouts and were said to be aimed at eliminating one of its leaders Noor Wali MehsudEarly on Sunday a few hours into the Taliban attack former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad posted on Social Media X Todays intense fighting was initiated by Afghanistan in response to Pakistans air strikes earlier in the week The objectives of the broad ground attacks appear to have been retaliation and deterrence Afghanistan PakistanTwo days earlier the former diplomat who brokered the 2020 USTaliban peace agreement had posted The Pakistanis have been recklessly backing ISIS operatives against Afghanistan and their own Baluch nationalist insurgency adding Military escaltion between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not the answer It is unlikely to work and will increase death and destruction in both countriesHe called for negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad to deal with the terrorist sanctuaries on both sides of the Durand line ending with tagging USAPakistan is facing a multifaceted crisis that threatens its internal stability and regional security Late Saturdays escalation in the border region has added to the woes of a federal government already grappling with several ecopoliticaldiplomatic hiccupsIslamabad is already beleaguered with simmering insurgency in Balochistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK fatal clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resurgence of Islamist hardliners and an economic problem plunging the country into volatility Pakistan now finds itself enmeshed in its own follies for creating and nurturing various militia groups for spreading instability and terror in the neighbourhood IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/taliban-border-attacks-add-to-pakistans-internal-crisis-642703.html Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eight-maoists-arrested-with-explosives-propaganda-material-in-chhattisgarh-642744.html Raipur Oct 12 Security forces in Chhattisgarhs Bijapur district arrested eight active Maoists during a joint operation conducted on Sunday The operation was carried out by personnel from the District Reserve Guard DRG Basaguda Police Station and the 168th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force CRPFThe arrests took place near Polampalli along the route from Putkel to Polampalli under the jurisdiction of Basaguda Police StationActing on intelligence inputs the joint team intercepted the group and recovered a cache of explosives and Maoist propaganda material Among the seized items were tiffin bombs detonators safety fuses Cordtex wire batteries electrical wire earthdigging tools and banners bearing antigovernment slogans Of the eight arrested three were carrying monetary rewards for their capture Kosa Sodi had a bounty of Rs 2 lakh while Jai Singh Madvi and Madkam Anda both members of the Kamalapur RPC Revolutionary Peoples Committee CNM Chetna Natya Manch carried rewards of Rs 50000 each The other five individuals Sodi Hidma Muchaki Budhra alias Bhadra Madvi Raju Madvi Hidma and Deva Madvi were affiliated with various militia and economic branches of the banned Maoist organisation All eight individuals hail from Kamalapur Jonnaguda Para and Gottum Para villages in Bijapur district Following their arrest legal proceedings were initiated at Basaguda Police Station and the accused were subsequently presented before the Court under judicial remand This operation marks a significant success in the going on counterinsurgency efforts in the Bastar region which has long been a hotbed of Maoist activity The Maoist insurgency also known as the Maoists movement has been active in central and eastern India for decades with Chhattisgarh being one of its most affected states The movement which claims to fight for tribal rights and land redistribution has often resorted to violence targeting security forces and infrastructure The DRG and CRPF have been at the forefront of antiMaoist operations particularly in the dense forested areas of Bastar Arrests like these not only weaken the operational capabilities of Maoist cadres but also help in gathering intelligence to prevent future attacks and dismantle their networks IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eight-maoists-arrested-with-explosives-propaganda-material-in-chhattisgarh-642744.html Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/chhattisgarh-security-forces-foil-maoists-attempt-to-attack-defuse-three-ieds-642598.html Raipur Oct 11 In a major breakthrough against Maoists security forces in Chhattisgarhs Narayanpur district successfully foiled a Maoists plot to target personnel with deadly improvised explosive devices IEDs Acting on precise intelligence inputs a joint team of the District Police and the IndoTibetan Border Police ITBP 53rd Battalion recovered and safely defused three Command Cooker IEDs each weighing approximately 5 kgThe explosives were strategically planted between Kodliyar Bichpara and Neecheppara villages under Kohkameta police station jurisdiction a region known for sporadic Maoists activityOfficials confirmed that the devices were intended to inflict maximum damage on patrolling security forcesRobinson Guria Superintendent of Police Narayanpur Akshay Sabdra additional SP and Ajay Kumar additional SP Naxal Operations have led the antiLWE campaign in the districtThe operation was launched on early Thursday morning after reliable sources tipped off authorities about possible IED placements in the forested terrainThe joint demining team comprising district police and ITBPs B Company conducted a meticulous search operation Upon locating the devices the Bomb Disposal Squad BDS employed technical charges to neutralize the threat while strictly adhering to safety protocolsCommand Cooker IEDs are a favoured tool among Maoists insurgents due to their concealability and high lethalityThese pressurebased devices are often camouflaged in household items and triggered by movement or remote signals posing grave risks to security personnel and civilians alikeThe successful defuse marks a significant victory in the ongoing efforts to make Narayanpur a Maoistfree districtAuthorities emphasised that proactive intelligence gathering and swift action were key to averting potential casualtiesThis operation reflects our commitment to safeguarding the region and dismantling extremist networks said SP Robinson GuriaInvestigations are going on to trace the perpetrators and prevent future sabotage attemptsOfficials noted that increased trust between villagers and law enforcement has led to more actionable inputs enabling preemptive strikes against insurgent activitiesAs part of the broader counterinsurgency strategy awareness campaigns and civic outreach programs have been ramped up to encourage public participation in maintaining peace and security across Narayanpur IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/chhattisgarh-security-forces-foil-maoists-attempt-to-attack-defuse-three-ieds-642598.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/dukhtareen-e-taiba-lashkars-all-women-wing-re-emerges-as-isi-alters-its-playbook-642513.html New Delhi Oct 11 An outfit that the agencies are keeping a close watch on is the DukhtareeneTaiba DeT This is the womens wing of the LashkareTaiba LeT and has been in the making for several years Initially the LeT had decided to launch the allwomens outfit DeT with the intention of grooming women suicide bombers However the outfit never took off and the plan was shelvedNow the LeT has decided to reactivate its womens wing but the intention is not for them to carry out attacks but involve them in recruitment drives as well as radicalisationCurrently the recruitments are on in Pakistan Intelligence Bureau reports state The strength of the outfit at the moment is around 25 and the LeT may be planning on adding 25 more in the first phase The terror group however does not want the cadres of the DeT to indulge in terror attacksTheir job currently is to scout for women in India and radicalise them After the radicalisation is completed attempts would be made to move them to Pakistan briefly where they could be trainedThe LeT is also trying to engage its local modules to scout for women and train them While some of them may be used to radicalise and recruit in the long run those trained women may be used as suicide bombers The ISI is constantly restrategising and wants to throw all that is has got to battle against the Indian stateFollowing the destruction of terror camps and infrastructure during Operation Sindoor the ISI has been helping terror groups especially the LeT and JaisheMohammad regroupIn addition to the DeT which is a wing of the LeT the ISI has also reactivated two other women based terror groups the DuktharameMillat DeM and the DaureSofa DeS The DeM and DeS are both under the direct command of the ISI Eventually the ISI would merge these two outfits with the DeT The DeS has dedicated training camps in Pakistan The DeM on the other hand only has cadres who indulge in scouting radicalisation and recruitmentOn being asked as to how effective these women centric terror groups would be the Indian agencies are taking no chances These groups would not function like their men counterparts They would not be aggressive brash and indulge in gunfights like the terrorists of the LeT or JaisheMohammad would doThe strategy by these groups would be to gradually infiltrate into the society and then indulge in large scale radicalisation The women have been found to be better at brainwashing as they are relatively patient and are willing to spend more time while trying to trap their target They are like the women spies which many countries use who have found to be more effective when compared to their male counterpartsMany terror groups have tried their hand with grooming terror groups which comprise only women The Indian Mujahideen too had a similar group called the Shaheen Force However the Shaheen Force never took off and similar groups under the LeT and JaisheMohammad are still at a nascent stage although such ideas have been in the making since 2008Most of the women who were recruited and trained never were allowed to launch terror operations They then were told to indulge in moral policing until the orders came The men were not happy that their jobs were being handed over to the women and hence there has been resistanceHowever with India acting tough post the Pahalgam attack the ISI and the terror groups have been forced to change strategy The all mens terror groups are under the scanner by the Indian agencies and hence are finding it hard to operate This has led the ISI to restrategising and attempt to launch the women forces in IndiaDespite failed attempts in the past the Indian agencies are taking no chances against these new groups One witnessed a very successful womens group operating in BurdwanThe JamaatulMujahideen Bangladesh JMB is the only terror group in the region to have found success in grooming a womens terror groupThe JMB had appointed a lady by the Fatima to head this group She managed to recruit women who then went on to prepare bombs in Burdwan in 2014 Fatima was in fact the wife of Sajid the mastermind of the Burdwan module IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/dukhtareen-e-taiba-lashkars-all-women-wing-re-emerges-as-isi-alters-its-playbook-642513.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bangladeshs-dgfi-under-siege-as-isi-and-jamaat-push-for-loyal-security-apparatus-642528.html New Delhi Oct 11 The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence DGFI in Bangladesh started off as a stooge of the ISI It took part in several meetings with ISI officials and had originally planned to scale up infiltrations into India in a bid to create demographic changes At the behest of the ISI the DGFI roped in the JamaateIslami to undertake this mission However the DGFI over the years worked closely with the Bangladesh army and carried out a successful war on terrorThe ISI was however unhappy with the turn of events as it had lost a strong partner in Bangladesh In the last couple of years the DGFI has successfully conducted operations against terror outfits and worked closely with the Indian Intelligence to fight the ULFA More importantly it managed to keep Bangladesh free of transnational terrorismThis has not gone down well with the radical elements in Bangladesh and the ISI The result today is that like the Bangladesh army the Muhammad Yunus regime has begun dismantling the DGFI and seeks to replace it with an agency that would work closely with the ISIYunus has been under pressure to replace the Bangladesh Army with the Islamic Revolution Army IRAThe Jamaat along the ISI want an army in Bangladesh similar to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC This would mean a new agency on the lines of the DGFI would work closely with the IRA The IRA on the other hand would be loyal to the government rather than the nationThe Yunus regime has also set in motion to dismantle the DGFI and ultimately the army While the Yunus regime was quick to outlaw the Awami League by barring the party from contesting elections it has also filed a chargesheet against several leaders and senior DGFI officialsFormer DGFI Director General Lt Gen retd Mohammad Akbar Hossain former DG Maj Gen retd Saiful Abedin Lt Gen retd Md Saiful Alam former DG Lt Gen Tabrez Shams Chowdhury former DG Maj Gen retd Hamidul Haque Maj Gen Towhidul Islam Maj Gen Sarwar Hossain among others has been named in a chargesheet accusing them of crimes against humanity Incidentally Sheikh Hasina too has been named in the same chargesheetThis entire case began following a propaganda documentary film that was funded by the National Endowment for Democracy This organisation has for many years played a crucial role in defaming both the Army and DGFI The documentary went on to present false facts and fabricated testimonies against the Hasina regimeThe Yunus government was quick to pick on this documentary and went to launch an attack on the previous regime and several officials who worked under HasinaHowever officials say that the primary aim is to dismantle the DGFI and ultimately the army The DGFI had played a crucial role during the 2024 protests against Hasina The ISI and the Jamaat were not happy about this and now that they have power they are hellbent upon dismantling these outfits which have effective fought terror over the last couple of yearsDismantling these institutions works for the ISI as it would be able to carry out its nefarious activities in Bangladesh unabated The only two institutions that stood in their way was the army and DGFIThis is a clear signal that Yunus wants institutions that are loyal to him and not the country The IRA would be a perfect institutions for both Yunus and the ISI The IRA would be in charge of security and a wing under it would do the work of an Intelligence agencyThese developments have made the political class in Bangladesh jitteryThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP National Citizens Party NCP have become very suspicious of Yunus after watching these developments Both parties would like a democracy to survive and not be ruled by an IRA which would be under the direct control of Yunus These moves by Yunus have also led the political parties and people to wonder if Yunus wants an election to held at all IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bangladeshs-dgfi-under-siege-as-isi-and-jamaat-push-for-loyal-security-apparatus-642528.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-linked-to-bki-terror-module-held-in-punjab-25-kg-ied-seized-642104.html Chandigarh Oct 9 In a major breakthrough against Pakistans ISIbacked terror network Counter Intelligence Jalandhar busted a Babbar Khalsa International BKI terror module operated by UKbased handlers Nishan Jaurian and Adesh Jamarai on the directions of BKI mastermind Harwinder Singh Rinda Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday The police recovered 25 kg IED Improvised Explosive DeviceRDX and one remote control from BKI operatives Gurjinder Singh and Diwan Singh who were apprehended from JalandharPreliminary Investigation revealed that the IED was intended for a targeted terror attackA First Information Report FIR has been registered in Amritsar under relevant Sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA and the Explosives Substances ActLast month DGP Yadav chaired a statelevel law and order meeting with all senior officers up to the rank of Station House Officers SHOs to devise a comprehensive action plan to ensure a forthcoming peaceful festive seasonHe gave a free hand to the officers to fearlessly deal with gangsters and antisocial elementsAccountability of every officer from the rank of Constable to the SSP will be fixed and no laxity will be tolerated on the gangster and drug fronts he warned at the virtual meeting with officers on September 30He stressed the need for professional investigation to establish linkages to identify the source of consignments and reach the big fishHe directed that seized mobile phones of notorious suppliers should be sent for forensic analysis to expose the chain and make further arrestsHe also asked officials to identify associates of gangsters and put them behind barsYou have full protection and support from the department Deal with the gangsters fearlessly he saidThe DGP also reiterated the governments commitment of zero tolerance towards corruption stating that anyone irrespective of their rank found involved in corruption would be dealt with strictly and exemplary action would be taken IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-linked-to-bki-terror-module-held-in-punjab-25-kg-ied-seized-642104.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/ai-and-the-new-doctrine-how-india-is-rewriting-its-security-playbook-after-pahalgam-642136.html New Delhi Oct 9 The Pahalgam attack was a major learning curve for the security agencies in India While the military doctrine changed following the attack that claimed 26 innocent lives the strategy too is evolving from response to prediction In Jammu and Kashmir life has started to look up There was peace and tourism was booming In hindsight this was also a ploy by Pakistan to lure the Indian agencies into believing that peace had been completely restored in the ValleyThe idea was to catch the agencies off guard and then carry out a big strike This event in cybersecurity is known as a ZeroDay event whereby an unknown vulnerability is exploited by the attackersThe ISI had told its terror groups to remain dormant and lure the security agencies to believe that all is well Post the Pahalgam attack Indias response was solid The Indian armed forces undertook Operation Sindoor which exposed to the world Pakistans every vulnerability Terror camps headquarters training facilities and terrorists were precisely hit by the armed forces both in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoKUnder Prime Minister Narendra Modis leadership the military doctrine had changed whereby a terror attack would be treated as an act of war and not crossborder terrorism The national security planners took note of the Pahalgam attack and apart from changing the doctrine also began working on a security plan that would be more about prediction rather than just being responsiveAn official said that a national security policy keeps evolving according to the new threats We cannot have just one single policy and treat every incident as the same The leadership has realised that to deal with terror attacks newer methods have to be put in place and the strategy needs to keep evolving according to the situationWhile agencies such as the Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing respond to threats they would now also look for them This would mean stopping the threat before a strike takes placeIntelligence agencies from across the world have been flagging a threat wherein terrorists have started relying more on Artificial Intelligence AI At first it was found that these elements were using AI only to create propaganda material such as text and videos Now they are using AI to assess the strength of the military and also learn more about the strategies that a country is using to fight against themIndias national security planners have now started to invest heavily in AI to fight the menace The use of technology would ensure that they can predict a threat more proactively rather than just react to one AI would be used to analyse phone metadata online communication suspicious behaviour and satellite imageryThe use of such technology would help the Indian security agencies assess threats and ensure that vulnerable places can be guarded better For instance picking up Intelligence in Pahalgam was hard Pahalgam can be accessed only on foot or on horsebackFurther there are dense jungles surrounding the place and this makes it a perfect spot for terrorists to strike To take the implementation of AI in national security forward India will use its pool of resources such as engineers and the DRDO AI would be used for facial recognition drone surveillance predictive modeling and the use of thermal and radarbased AI systems to secure the borderAI would come in handy to counter the AI that the terror groups such as the Islamic State and Al Qaeda are already usingAn Intelligence Bureau official says that the propaganda material has shot up multifold on social media There are AIgenerated videos that are in circulation Further AI is being used to cater to every person in every region in IndiaThis means that these groups are preparing AIgenerated videos and then using the same technology to translate them into every Indian language This helps them reach a much larger audience and hence the possibility of recruitment becomes higherTo counter this the Indian agencies would use AI to monitor both the social media and the dark web AI will help the agencies find coded language being used by terror groups Finding these codes will help in learning about the radicalisation narrative and also the recruitment strategy by terror groups IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/ai-and-the-new-doctrine-how-india-is-rewriting-its-security-playbook-after-pahalgam-642136.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-security-apparatus-crumbles-amid-tlp-protests-and-ttp-attacks-642162.html New Delhi Oct 9 The Pakistan security establishment appears to be crumbling with violent protests and terror attacks engulfing Lahore and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP respectively While protests have erupted in Lahore following violent clashes between the security forces and TehreekeLabbaik Pakistan TLP in KP the TehreekeTaliban TTP killed a Major and injured several soldiersThe violence comes amid Pakistan trying to forge alliances between the LashkareToiba LeT and Islamic State Khorasan Province ISKP to fight against the TTP in KP and BalochistanIn Lahore the TLP members held a violent protest when the security forces trued to seal their headquartersThe police had to resort to lathi charge tear gas shelling and shelling against the protestersThere have been multiple injuries reported on both sidesThe TLP has been protesting against the Gaza deal which they say is being supported by Western powers particularly the USThe TLP had called on its supporters to march to the US Embassy in Islamabad after Friday prayers on October 10Pakistan which is currently in the good books of the US had to act against such action as it is the US that is pushing for such actionThe situation worsened following the arrest of TLP leader Name Chatha from IslamabadThere is no sign of the situation dying down as the TLP has announced a massive sitin in Islamabad while also calling on thousands to enter the capital from Punjab and other provincesA high alert has been issued in both Islamabad and LahoreSecurity has been tightened in the Red Zone which houses the embassies of foreign nationsWhile the security forces are trying to douse the fire in Islamabad and Lahore the Pakistan Army suffered severe losses at KPs Dera IsmailIn a fierce encounter with the TTP the Pakistan Army lost Major Sibtain from QuettaSeveral soldiers were also injured in the encounterThis is the 10th instance when an officer of the Pakistan security forces has been killed while battling against the TTPThe worry for the Pakistan Army is that the TTP has shown no signs of relentingIn fact it has increased the frequency of its attacks on the Pakistani armed forcesEarlier this week the Pakistan security forces during an encounter at Orakzai district lost 11 security personnel including a Lieutenant Colonel and a MajorNineteen TTP militants were killed in the encounterIn March and April 2025 the Pakistan Army lost a Captain and a Sepoy during encounters with the TTPThese were reported in the Dera Ismail and the Mardi areasThese incidents indicate that the TTP is becoming more aggressive against the Pakistan ArmyAlthough the Pakistani Army too has intensified operations to dismantle TTP terror camps it has faced major casualties that include both soldiers and senior officersThe battle against the TTP is crucial for Pakistan in the event of it signing deals with the US and ChinaThe TTP and the Balochistan Nationalist Army BLA are both headaches for the Pakistan Army as they battle both in KP as well as BalochistanKeeping Balochistan safe is important for Pakistan due to the minerals deal with the USFurther China too is applying pressure on Pakistan to keep the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor CPEC project safeThis project has been subject to violent attacks by the TTP and BLA for many yearsChina which will engage with Pakistan for the CPEC 20 has sought assurances from Islamabad regarding the safety of the project and also its workersDuring the attacks by the TTP and BLA many Chinese workers have been targeted while others have even lost their lives IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-security-apparatus-crumbles-amid-tlp-protests-and-ttp-attacks-642162.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-isi-continues-to-back-jihadist-groups-in-kashmir-report-642226.html Islamabad Oct 9 Pakistans InterServices Intelligence ISI has long been involved in cultivating insurgency in the Kashmir region of India by providing support and training to Islamist jihadist groups a report cited on Thursday It added that these terror groups including LashkareTaiba and JaisheMohammed carry out attacks in Kashmir and other parts of India giving Pakistan plausible deniabilityPakistans military and intelligence establishment has long been accused of using proxy jihadist groups as tools of its foreign policy From Kashmir to Afghanistan Pakistanibacked terrorist groups have waged war in pursuit of Islamabads strategic goals From the first Kashmir war soon after independence to the Talibans return in Kabul Pakistans behaviour has been the same armed nonstate groups are treated as lowcost tools to pressure stronger rivals avoid direct war and keep influence in neighbouring countries a report in Afghan media outlet Amu TV detailedWhat seems rational to Rawalpindis strategists has produced decades of destabilising outcomes for the neighbourhood and even for Pakistan itself Whats alarming is how little the world has done to change it The only way to stop it is to make the strategy unaffordable both politically and financially and in terms of reputation it addedAccording to the report despite formal bans these groups continued to operate from Pakistan The 2008 Mumbai massacre it said was planned by LeT exposing the extent of Pakistans strategy with subsequent testimonies indicating that the handlers were in Pakistan and belonged to ISIThe cost for such behaviour by any country must be fundamentally raised to the point where continued sponsorship of extremist and terrorist groups hurts more than it helps Raising the cost can take multiple forms it stressedThe reports emphasised that diplomatically states should be openly called out and held accountable for supporting terrorism with multilateral forums like the United Nations serving to condemn countries that wage proxy warsEconomically it said measures such as sanctions and aid cuts are powerful tools alongside formally designating states as sponsors of terrorism Financial bodies such as the Financial Action Task Force FATF can continue to monitor and pressure countries with such a record until terror financing is effectively curtailedIn Pakistans case the clearest lever is to freeze military aid diplomatic clarity and implement financial pressure and military sanctions until there is verifiable and sustained action against all terrorist groups without exceptions or rebranding This should start with the United States and be echoed by all other countries in the international community the report noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-isi-continues-to-back-jihadist-groups-in-kashmir-report-642226.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/injured-maoist-left-behind-by-comrades-after-ied-blast-in-bijapur-rescued-by-police-and-villagers-641547.html Raipur Oct 4 An IED explosion in the Bandepara forest under Madded Police Station in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh left one Maoist seriously injured on Saturday According to the police officials a group of Maoists was attempting to plant an improvised explosive device when it detonated prematurely injuring one of their own membersThe injured Maoist identified as Gujja Sodhi was abandoned by his comrades who fled the scene with his weapon leaving him behind in the forestLocal villagers who witnessed the incident alerted the police prompting a swift response from the Madded police team With the help of villagers the injured Maoist was given first aid and transported to the District Hospital in Bijapur where he is currently undergoing treatmentPolice officials confirmed that Sodhi has been an active member of the Madded Area Committee for the past six to seven years and was known to operate alongside ACM Kanna Buchna He reportedly carried a 12bore weapon during his time in the organisationThe incident has once again highlighted the internal brutality and lack of compassion within Maoist ranksAuthorities said in a statement that Maoist groups have a history of abandoning injured or sick members often leaving them to die in remote forest areas The organisations rigid doctrine of either fight or die continues to expose its inhuman treatment of its own cadresSenior Maoist leaders are reportedly embroiled in internal disputes while lowerlevel operatives face neglect and disunityPolice officials emphasised that this incident reflects the deteriorating morale and fractured structure of Maoist groups in the region They reiterated their appeal to youth who have strayed into violent paths to surrender and reintegrate into societyThe district police assured that anyone willing to abandon violence will be provided with full support and rehabilitation opportunitiesThis explosion comes amid intensified antiNaxal operations in Bastar division where over 100 Maoists recently surrenderedThe government has set a target to eliminate Maoist insurgency by March 2026 and incidents like this reinforce the urgency of that missionThe security forces continue to monitor the situation in Bijapur and have increased patrols in vulnerable forest zones to prevent further IEDrelated threats IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/injured-maoist-left-behind-by-comrades-after-ied-blast-in-bijapur-rescued-by-police-and-villagers-641547.html Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalistanis-rattled-as-india-canada-close-ranks-officials-warn-of-desperate-attacks-641487.html New Delhi Oct 4 The noose around the Khalistanis is tightening with India and Canada strengthening security cooperation The first sign of a reset was following a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney This meeting set off a series of meetings between officials of both countries a highlevel meeting of the National Security Advisor NSA and his Canadian counterpart Nathalie Drouin The resetting of ties resulted in Canada listing the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity While doing so Canada said that the gang created a climate of fear and intimidation For India this is a major decision since these are the gangs that are linked to the Khalistan elementsThe National Investigation Agency NIA is probing the gangsterterror nexus case During the probe the NIA found that it is these gangs that are raising funds and carrying out hits at the behest of the Khalistanis The NIA has been able to clearly establish that there is a deep nexus between the two and this is benefiting the Khalistan movementIntelligence agencies say that these developments have created panic in the minds of the Khalistanis The attempt to set on fire a cinema theatre at Ontario twice within a week is a clear sign of desperationOfficials say that these Khalistan radicals would attempt more such acts as they want to create fear in the minds of the people and law enforcement agencies The same elements attacked the Kaps Cafe in Canada recently and this was claimed by the Babbar Khalsa International BKIThese people are making every attempt to target Indians and this proves just that The attempt to set fire in Ontario led to the theatre management announcing that they were stopping the screening of Hindi movies owing to security threatsEvery screening and every product stamped Made in India carries the imprint of a violent ideology that is driving India toward a Hindutva totalitarian state the proscribed Sikhs for Justice SFJ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said after these incidentsWhile the improvement of ties between India and Canada has clearly irritated the Khalistanis there is more frustration when it comes to their operations in Punjab The Indian agencies have ensured that these persons do not raise their ugly heads in the country This led to hampering not just their operations but their radicalisation drives and recruitments This has added to their frustration and hence the Indian agencies have alerted the police to remain on high alert since attempts are being made to carry out a terror strike in Punjab or the neighbouring statesIt is not just the government and law enforcement agencies but even the elders in Punjab who have played a vital role in ensuring that the Khalistan movement does not revive They keep telling the younger generation how worthless the entire movement was They also tell them that during the days of militancy in Punjab the people only lived in fear as the state saw violent incidentsThis has largely worked on the youths and hence the Khalistanis are finding it is next to impossible to carry out recruitment With the help of the locals such a movement cannot thriveOfficials say that to wipe out this menace India and Canada would need to work closely The NIA is investigating several cases relating to the Khalistan issue Information would be shared regularly so that there are extraditions that take place in the near futureThe Lawrence Bishnoi issue is just the start and more would follow officials point outHowever during this period the law enforcement agencies would need to be on high alert since the desperation among the ISIbacked Khalistanis has set in in a big way IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalistanis-rattled-as-india-canada-close-ranks-officials-warn-of-desperate-attacks-641487.html Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-police-attaches-property-worth-rs-2-crore-belonging-to-designated-terrorist-641523.html Srinagar Oct 4 In a significant step towards dismantling terror networks and their support structures Srinagar Police has attached a threestorey residential house constructed over 15 marlas of land located at Rose Avenue HMT a police statement said on Saturday The statement said that the property valued at approximately Rs 2 crore stands recorded in the name of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh so Khawja Anwar Sheikh father of designated terrorist Sajad Ahmad Sheikh alias Sajad Gul as per revenue records and verification from Tehsildar Central Shalteng SrinagarThe attachment has been executed in connection with FIR No 2352022 under sections 13 38 20 UAPA and 23 EIMCO Act registered at Police Station Parimpora the statement saidProceedings were initiated under Section 25 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA empowering authorities to attach properties used or intended to be used for terrorist activities The action was carried out in the presence of the concerned Executive Magistrate the statement addedThe statement further added that though the property is registered in the name of the terrorists father the investigation has revealed that Sajad Gul is an active stakeholderHe has been involved in facilitating terrorism running antinational propaganda and inciting disaffection against the government through various online and social media platformsPolice said this attachment forms part of the ongoing strategy of Srinagar Police to disrupt the financial logistical and operational networks of terrorism including their crossborder sponsors and sympathisersThe action sends a clear message that individuals or entities aiding terrorism will face strict legal consequences including the forfeiture of illegally acquired assets the statement saidSrinagar Police reaffirms its unwavering commitment to uphold the rule of law protect peace and public orderSecurity forces in JampK are carrying out aggressive operations against terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisers to dismantle the complete ecosystem of terror IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-police-attaches-property-worth-rs-2-crore-belonging-to-designated-terrorist-641523.html Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/isi-cultivates-hamas-as-proxy-against-india-while-deceiving-us-on-gaza-peace-641096.html New Delhi Oct 2 The White House released a 20point plan following discussions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a Gaza peace plan The plan released on Monday said that Hamas should release hostages and leave power in Gaza and also disarmIn the midst of these developments there were reports that Pakistan would be sending in troops to Gaza as part of a Muslim nations peacekeeping force This puts the spotlight on the double standards by Pakistan which has been actively training Hamas on its soilRecently many Hamas leaders were seen sharing the stage in Pakistan along with of the LashkareTaiba and JaisheMohammad when the socalled Kashmir Solidarity Day was observedFor several months now Hamas have been in Pakistan They have been attending training camps that are run by the LeT and JeMIntelligence Bureau officials said that the decision to train Hamas by members of the Pakistan Army and ISI is not getting them ready for a battle against IsraelAt this moment Pakistan would not try to meddle in Palestine because they are aware of what the stand of the US is on the issueThe ISI has taken in Hamas and trained them so that they can be used in Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa India and BangladeshThe Pakistan Army is having a hard time dealing with the Balochistan Liberation Army BLA and TehreekeTaliban TTPThe army has faced huge and embarrassing losses at the hands of these outfits and hence is looking for backing from the HamasRoping in the LeT or JeM to fight against the TTP and BLA is not an optionMany cadres of these outfits share a good rapport with the Taliban and hence would not want to indulge in a battle especially against the TTPFurther the ISI wants the LeT and JeM to be engaged in Jammu and Kashmir and not elsewhere While all these outfits are training together the jurisdiction has been drawn by the ISIHamas would not be allowed to battle in Jammu and Kashmir and would instead focus on taking on the BLA and TTPThe ISI also has plans to deploy Hamas members in Bangladesh so that they can carry out strikes in the northeastern statesTerror groups in Bangladesh such as the HarkatulJihadi Islami HuJI and JamaatulMujahideen Bangladesh JuMB are capable of carrying out strikes but their cadres are not battlehardened like HamasThe presence of Hamas in Pakistan is not a new development Its leaders have been visiting Pakistan since 2024Since then its leaders have been addressing conferences relating to both Israel and KashmirIntelligence reports also state that Hamas leaders at the behest of the ISI have also visited Bangladesh on numerous occasions The primary intention is to destabilise India and the ISI is trying to take advantage of the capabilities that Hamas has It would want Hamas to launch rocket attacks on India like it did with IsraelHamas has displayed such capabilities and hence the ISI is cultivating it as a major asset against IndiaAn official said that this is typical of Pakistan to backstab allies On one hand Pakistan has been tomtomming about a newfound ally in the US and on the other hand it harbours a terror group that works against Washingtons interests In the aftermath of the 911 attacks Pakistan joined the war against terror along with the United StatesHowever Osama Bin Laden the mastermind of the deadly attacks whom the US was looking for was given refuge in Pakistan IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/isi-cultivates-hamas-as-proxy-against-india-while-deceiving-us-on-gaza-peace-641096.html Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/meth-cartels-and-isi-how-kerala-became-indias-narco-transit-point-640861.html New Delhi Sep 30 There has been a marked rise in the number of drugrelated incidents in Kerala in recent years Security agencies say they had sensed a pattern setting in where the drug smuggling routes would be predominantly through the southern states However the suspension of four prison officials in Kerala for trafficking narcotics to inmates clearly indicates that there is a rot within the system which has ensured that the drug menace has become big in the stateNearly 95 per cent of the narcotics market is under the control of the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate This is the same syndicate which is backed by the ISI that managed to compromise the state of Punjab The drugs from Pakistan would enter Punjab in large numbers before it is circulated to the rest of the country However this route has become too obvious and the security agencies have managed to curb this menace to some extentThe Dsyndicate realised that in order to expand it would need to tap into the southern markets This is when it decided to create modules in Sri LankaThe drugs from Pakistan would land in Sri Lanka before it is smuggled into India by sea Officials say that one of the most preferred drugs in Kerala is methamphetamine or meth There is also a huge demand for this drug in the rest of the country and sensing the same the syndicate decided to make Kerala a transit pointOfficials say that Kerala is a favoured destination owing to several factors such as the long coastline and the proximity to international bordersThe operations are overseen by Haji Salim who is a member of the DSyndicate He is in charge of all the operations in South India Over the last couple of years Salim has managed to build a deeprooted network in South India through his operations in KeralaCentral agencies have often complained that there is corruption within the system due to which the monitoring is very low This has made it easy for the drug smugglers to get the drugs into Kerala from Sri Lanka and then circulate them across the countryOnce the meth lands in Kerala it is smuggled into the rest of the country through the land borders that the state has with Tamil Nadu and KarnatakaIn recent times it has also been found that the Andhra Pradesh border is used to smuggle cannabis Intelligence Bureau officials say that the drugs are mainly smuggled into the northeastern states from Kerala However in recent times drugs that land in Kerala are also smuggled with the help of international cartels into Thailand and other foreign countriesThe drug smuggling into Thailand is at its highest as there is a very high demand for the same The Dsyndicate has roped in a large number of Nigerians to execute this trade The Nigerians who gained experience in this trade while operating in Goa are now taking over the international operations for the DGangOfficials dealing with the menace say that these cartels are not smuggling meth in small numbers Their deals are audacious in nature and the recent seizure of meth worth Rs 30000 crore at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is proof of the same However after this seizure these cartels have changed their modus operandi They are now bringing in drugs in smaller quantities as this makes the possibility of detection low Every tactic at their disposal is being used to avoid detectionThe ISI is very reliant on this trade after the Indian agencies have successfully put down the fake currency racket to a large extent The funds that are generated through this trade are used to fund terror against India and hence this trade is of extreme importance to the Pakistani spy agency IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/meth-cartels-and-isi-how-kerala-became-indias-narco-transit-point-640861.html Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-attaches-property-of-terror-associate-in-jampks-shopian-640892.html Srinagar Sep 30 The National Investigation Agency NIA on Tuesday attached the immovable property of a hardcore terror associate in Jammu and Kashmirs Shopian district Officials said the action was taken under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA as part of an ongoing investigation into terror financing and support structuresThe terror associate was identified as Tariq Ahmad Mir a resident of Maldeera village in Shopian His house was formally attached following due legal process with notices pasted on the premises by NIA personnel and local policeHe was found to be an active associate providing support to terrorists operating in the region The property was attached after evidence established his role in aiding and abetting unlawful activities Such assets will not be allowed to be used for harbouring terrorists or supporting their logistics said NIA sourcesThe action is part of a wider crackdown by the Central agency on the financial and material networks that sustain militancy in Jammu and Kashmir Over the past year the NIA has attached dozens of properties belonging to alleged overground workers and individuals accused of facilitating militant activities the sources saidIn addition to actions taken by the NIA and the Enforcement Directorate ED to unearth and block various financial channels of the terrorists JampK Police and the security forces have been carrying on aggressive operations against the terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersThese coordinated and targetspecific operations are part of the revised strategy of the security forces to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terror in Jammu and Kashmir instead of just focusing on the elimination of the gunwielding terroristsThe JampK Police and the security forces carry on antiterrorist operations in the hinterland while the Army guards the 740kmlong Line of Control LoC and the Border Security Force BSF guards the 240kmlong International Border IB in the union territoryThe LoC is situated in the Baramulla Kupwara Bandipora districts of the Valley and in Poonch Rajouri and parts of the Jammu district in the Jammu divisionThe International Border is situated in Jammu Samba and Kathua districts of the Jammu division IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-attaches-property-of-terror-associate-in-jampks-shopian-640892.html Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israel-says-hamas-funded-and-organised-gaza-bound-sumud-flotilla-640929.html Tel Aviv Sep 30 IANS Israels Foreign Ministry on Monday claimed that the official Hamas documents recovered in the Gaza Strip revealed the terror groups direct involvement in the funding and execution of the Sumud flotilla bound for GazanbspThe Global Sumud Flotilla comprising about 50 civilian vessels and participants from over 40 countries aims to challenge Israels naval blockade imposed since 2007 and deliver food and medical aid to PalestiniansThe Israeli Foreign Ministry on Monday released part of the Hamas documents along with translations and images showing some of the flotillas organisers alongside senior Hamas leadersnbspHamas documents that were discovered in the Gaza Strip and are being revealed for the first time show a direct link between the flotilla leaders and the Hamas terrorist organisation While Hamas in the Gaza Strip is responsible for what happens inside the Strip Hamas Abroad is responsible for activity outside the Gaza Strip with emphasis on the Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad PCPA organisation which is subordinate to Hamas and serves as a wing of the movement read a statement issued by the Israeli Foreign MinistryAccording to the statement the PCPA was established in 2018 and functions as Hamas representative body abroad operating de facto as Hamas embassies The organisation it said operates under the pretense of civilian cover and is responsible on behalf of Hamas for mobilising actions against Israel including violent demonstrations marches against Israel and demonstration and provocation flotillasnbspThe first official Hamas document was found in the Gaza Strip a letter from 2021 signed by Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh directly and explicitly calling on the PCPA chairman for unity In the letter Haniyeh publicly endorses the PCPA organization It should be noted that Israel designated the PCPA as a terrorist organisation in 2021 due to it being a wing of Hamas the Ministry statedIt stressed that the second official Hamas document is a list of PCPA operatives some of whom are highranking wellknown Hamas operativesnbspAmong the names on the list are Zaher Birawi who serves as Head of the PCPAs Hamas sector in the UK and who is known as a leader of the demonstration flotillas to the Gaza Strip over the past 15 years number 19 in the document and Saif Abu Kashk number 25 in the document an operative from the organization in Spain This document was found in a Hamas outpost in the Gaza Strip and proves again their direct connection between the flotilla leaders and Hamas the statement detailednbspIn addition to being a Hamasaligned PCPA operative Abu Kashk is the CEO of Cyber Neptune a front company in Spain that owns dozens of the ships participating in the Sumud flotilla Thus these ships are secretly owned by Hamas it added https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israel-says-hamas-funded-and-organised-gaza-bound-sumud-flotilla-640929.html Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/from-trainers-to-commanders-pakistan-army-takes-direct-control-of-jem-let-hizbul-training-640672.html New Delhi Sep 28 Pakistan is making all attempts to revive three terror groups which were badly hit during Operation Sindoor The focus is completely on the JaisheMohammad LashkareTaiba and Hizbul Mujahideen In order to ensure that the three terror groups have better operational capabilities the Pakistan Army has decided to deploy its own officials to train the new recruits This is a major shift from how terror groups used to function earlier where the commander who was trained by the Pakistan Army would oversee the operations of the campAll the training camps of these terror groups will now be headed by a Major rank officer Further all these camps have been provided protection by the Pakistan ArmyIn addition to having the Pakistan Army directly oversee every operation of these camps the ISI is also ensuring a technology boost All these terror camps would have stateoftheart technologyThe ISI is ensuring that the new camps will shift from conventional arms to hightech modern weaponry The ISI is also arming these terror groups with hightech drone technology which has the capability of striking in Jammu and KashmirFurther these terror groups would also extensively use digital warfare tools With the Pakistan Army officials directly overseeing every operation from recruitment to training attempts are being made to provide these terror groups with weapons that could be directly launched into IndiaThis signals a major shift in the manner in which these terror groups would operate in future Officials say that there are many reasons for such a shift being madeFirstly the ISI does not want these camps to be hit once again during an Indian operation Secondly Pakistan wants its terror groups to have the capabilities to strike India from within their own country Third it wants to keep the Indian Army distracted by these terror groups so that the Pakistan Army can deal with problems that it is facing from the Balochistan Nationalist Army BLA and TehreekeTaliban TTPGiven the current commitments that Pakistan has made to both the US and China in terms of security in Balochistan it would want to focus more on the TTP and BLA rather than engage with the Indian ArmyPakistan which has signed a minerals deal with the US is under pressure to secure Balochistan Pakistan has also committed to China that it will ensure the security of the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor Project 20 CPEC and to honour this commitment it has to rein in both the TTP and BLAGiven the scenario that the Pakistan Army is in and with its leadership tomtomming about its ties with China and the US it has no option but to go back on its security guaranteesThe minerals deal with the US is crucial for Pakistan due to its failing economyFurther Pakistan has also been told by China to raise funds for CPEC 20 if it wants to be part of the project This has put Pakistan in a spot of bother as it will now have to raise funds and also ensure the security of the projectPakistan was put on notice by China as it had failed miserably to protect Chinese interests during the CPEC 1Given all these factors the Pakistan Army is investing heavily in its three terror groups It has been seeking donations in large numbers from people living in the Gulf nationsIn order to fulfil its task of modernising these terror groups with stateoftheart weapons capable of hitting India directly the ISI has decided to invest at least Rs 100 crore per terror group annuallyGiven the investments that are being made the Pakistan Army decided to take over and oversee every aspect of these terror groups This means that the heads of these groups would have only a limited role and that would be to brainwash and radicalise the youth so that they join their terror outfits IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/from-trainers-to-commanders-pakistan-army-takes-direct-control-of-jem-let-hizbul-training-640672.html Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-maoists-surrender-before-jharkhand-dgp-in-chaibasa-pledge-to-join-mainstream-640364.html Ranchi Sep 25 The antiNaxal operations in Jharkhand recorded a major success on Thursday as 10 members of the CPI Maoist laid down their arms in West Singhbhum district officials said They surrendered before Director General of Police DGP Anurag Gupta and senior officials in ChaibasaThe group comprised six men and four women all of whom were associated with the squads of senior Maoist leaders Misir Besra alias Sagar and Patiram Manjhi alias Anal both carrying bounties of Rs 1 crore eachThe surrendered Maoists were identified as Rando Bordpai Gardi Koda Johan Purti Nirso Sidu Ghonor Devgam Gaumeya Koda Kera Koda Kari Kayam Savitri Gop and Pradeep SinghAt a formal ceremony held at the Chaibasa police lines the Maoists pledged to shun violence surrender their weapons and join the mainstreamOfficials termed the development a direct outcome of the states rehabilitation policy and sustained police action in Naxalhit areasWelcoming the rebels into the fold of civil society DGP Anurag Gupta said Jharkhands surrender policy is among the best in the countryThose who surrender will be given a chance to start a new life But those who continue to take up arms will face strict action he warnedHe further emphasised that police have detailed intelligence on Maoist activities and are determined to maintain law and orderSeveral top officials including CRPF IG Saket Singh IG Operations Dr Michaelraj S IG STF Anup Birthare DIG Kolhan Anuranjan Kispotta and Chaibasa SP Amit Renu were present at the ceremonyThis marks the second major surrender this month On September 1 nine members of the banned Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad JJMP surrendered in Latehar district four of whom carried bounties of Rs 5 lakh each They handed over a significant cache of arms including five AK47 rifles to the policeAccording to officials the campaign against Maoists has been intensified to make Jharkhand completely Naxalfree by March 2026 So far this year 31 Maoists have been killed in encounters across the state IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-maoists-surrender-before-jharkhand-dgp-in-chaibasa-pledge-to-join-mainstream-640364.html Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/three-militants-arms-smuggler-arrested-in-manipur-640374.html Imphal Sep 25 Security forces have arrested three militants belonging to two different outlawed outfits and an arms dealer in Manipur during the past 24 hours A senior police official said the three militants arrested from Imphal West and Bishnupur districts belong to the Peoples Liberation Army PLA and the Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak PREPAK outfits both of which are banned groupsAccording to the official the arrested PREPAK militant identified as Naorem Abinash Singh 19 had extorted Rs 5000 from a person in the Kakching area From his possession a mobile phone a sling bag and a wallet were seizedAfter the arrest of the two PLA militants local people blocked a road in the Tronglaoba area on Wednesday evening demanding the release of the cadresSecurity Forces also arrested a 48yearold arms smuggler identified as Kangjam Rakesh Singh from Imphal West district From his possession one 9mm pistol loaded with one live round in the magazine and a mobile phone were recoveredIn a separate operation security forces recovered huge components for making Improvised Explosive Devices IEDs from the Kaibung area in Kakching district One container weighing 17 kg three kg of sand explosive TNT weighing 470 grams 12 screws one electric detonator electric wire and other items were recovered the police saidMeanwhile senior police Assam Rifles and intelligence officials are continuing to interrogate the arrested prime accused of the September 19 ambush in which two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five others injured by an armed group in Manipurs Bishnupur districtThe main accused of the September 19 ambush Khomdram Ojit Singh alias Keilal 47 was arrested on Wednesday from the Kameng area in Imphal West districtHe is associated with the extremist outfit PLA Raids are being carried out in different places of Imphal valley to apprehend other culprits and associates of Khomdram Ojit Singh who are involved in last weeks ambush the official saidDefence spokesman Lt Col Amit Shukla earlier said that an Assam Rifles team was returning from flood relief operations in the Imphal Valley when their convoy was ambushed by an unidentified insurgent group along the ImphalDimapur National Highway2 in Bishnupur district on September 19Assam Rifles NaibSubedar Shyam Gurung 59 and Rifleman Ranjit Singh Kashyap 36 were killed in the ambush Gurung hailed from Meghalayas East Khasi Hills district while Kashyap was a resident of Chhattisgarhs Bastar district IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/three-militants-arms-smuggler-arrested-in-manipur-640374.html Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/doval-drouin-talks-spark-breakthrough-as-canada-moves-against-khalistan-terrorists-640076.html New Delhi Sep 23 Ties between India and Canada had strained due to the baseless allegations made by Justin Trudeau regarding the Khalistan issue After Trudeau stepped down and a new government was in place under Mark Carney relations have witnessed a reset but at a slower pace The Indian agencies saw some hope after the Canadian Intelligence reported that the Khalistan elements were using their soil to raise funds for terrorrelated activities India was sceptical about whether action could be taken against the Khalistan terrorists operating on Canadian soil However the arrest of Inderjeet Singh Gosal a key coordinator for the Khalistan referendum is a positive signIndia now feels that the Canadians are finally acknowledging the problem and are ready to work closely on the issueNational Security Advisor Ajit Doval has been leading a team that is closely coordinating with agencies in Canada India is providing Canada with dossiers and Intelligence about the Khalistan elements and this has resulted in coordination which ultimately led to the arrest of GosalOfficials said that this is not the first time that India has provided Canada with dossiers and information The only difference is that now Canada is ready to act unlike in the past when such dossiers were pushed under the tableThe NSA and his team have been pushing the point hard that these elements are not part of an advocacy group They are part of a terrorist organisation which is being funded by the ISI the Indian agencies have told CanadaThe breakthrough in the relations followed a meeting of NSA Doval and his Canadian counterpart Nathalie Drouin which was held earlier this month This meeting led to a reset in relations and the two agreed that it was about time that the problem was combatedBoth Doval and Drouin agreed to work closely and share Intelligence on this issueIn addition to this meeting both countries have also decided on a diplomatic front to work on the Khalistan issue It is important that Canada acknowledge that the Khalistanis had become a grave threatCanada has also realised that these persons are not just using their soil to launch attacks against India but the Khalistani elements have also become extremely aggressive in the countryAn incident during which the Khalistan elements told a group of Canadians to leave the country as it belonged to them was just one instance of how desperate and dangerous these groups have becomeAn Intelligence assessment says that the Khalistanis have utterly failed in India Multiple attempts to regroup in Punjab and seek a separate nation have failed owing to enhanced security measures and also the fact that the youth are showing no interest in the movementThis is causing frustration and in a bid to enhance their propaganda they become aggressive in Canada thereby hurting the countrys interestsOfficials explain that a complete reset would take time and there is a lot to do especially on the issue relating to the Khalistan movement The arrest of Gosal is the first step in this battle against the issueIndia has sent 26 extradition requests to Canada and Ottawa has resolved just five while the remaining are hanging India has in the past accused Canada of doing absolutely nothing on the issue The Ministry of External Affairs had said that the 26 extradition requests are for people charged in India with terror and related crimes India had also sought the provisional arrest of these persons IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/doval-drouin-talks-spark-breakthrough-as-canada-moves-against-khalistan-terrorists-640076.html Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/top-commander-of-hamass-naval-police-killed-in-gaza-announces-israel-640031.html Jerusalem Sep 22 The Israel Defence Forces IDF announced on Monday that its air force killed the deputy commander of Hamass naval police in Gaza The IDF said that Yousef took part in the raid and murderous massacre carried out by Hamas on October 7 During the fighting in the Gaza Strip he planned ambushes against IDF forces and was involved in securing the organisations assets in the Gaza StripHis elimination constitutes a significant damage to the capabilities of Hamass maritime police which are used to collect intelligence on our forces and enforce maritime control for the organisations military wing read a statement issued by the IDFSince the beginning of Operation Gideon Chariots II the Israeli Navy has been working to thwart infrastructure and key personnel in the Maritime Police in close cooperation with the maneuvering forces and closing operational circles in real time in cooperation with the ground forces and the Air ForceThe Navys 916th Squadron fighters constitute an important operational component in the ground maneuver in the Strip The forces assist with fire from the sea and rapid circle closures from the sea air and land In a joint cooperation the Israeli Navy provided the intelligence guidance for the Israeli Air Force in a precision strike in the Central Camps the statement addedMeanwhile Chief of the Israeli General Staff Eyal Zamir on the eve of Rosh Hashanah sent a message to IDF personnel across all arenasI wish to convey to you the thanks of an entire nation that thanks to you truly thanks to you we will sit tonight at the holiday table with a sense of security and with deep appreciation for your sacrifice and dedication he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/top-commander-of-hamass-naval-police-killed-in-gaza-announces-israel-640031.html Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/joint-forces-start-anti-terrorist-operation-in-jampks-kathua-after-terrorists-sighted-639918.html Jammu Sep 22 Joint forces on Monday started an antiterrorist operation in JampKs Kathua district after two suspected terrorists were seen in a local village officials said Officials said that the joint forces started the operation in the Malhar area of Kathua after the suspected terrorists were sighted in Dragal villageArmy JampK Police and the CRPF are conducting a CASO Cordon amp Search Operation in the area to locate the suspected terrorists The operation was started after inputs about the movement of two armed terrorists an official saidJoint forces are combing the forest area in Malhar employing sniffer dogs surveillance equipment including drones etcOfficials said searches are being carried out in many villages adjoining Dragal village after all exit points were sealed successfullyLocals have been advised to stay indoors and report any suspicious movement to joint forces as the safety of civilians in the area is the top priority of the security forces an official saidJoint forces are carrying out aggressive operations against terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisers across the UTDrug smugglers and peddlers are also on the radar of the security forces as it is believed by intelligence agencies that funds generated from hawala money rackets and drug smuggling are finally used to sustain terrorism in JampKThe revised strategy of the joint forces is to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terror rather than just the elimination of the gunwielding terroristsWhile the army guards the 740kmlong Line of Control LoC in JampK and the Border Security Force BSF keeps vigil at the 240kmlong International Border IB police and the paramilitary forces are dealing with terrorism in the hinterlandThe LoC runs across Baramulla Kupwara and Bandipora districts in the Valley and Poonch Rajouri and parts of Jammu district in the Jammu divisionThe IB is situated in the Jammu Kathua and Samba districts of the Jammu division IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/joint-forces-start-anti-terrorist-operation-in-jampks-kathua-after-terrorists-sighted-639918.html Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:09:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hm-amit-shah-applauds-security-forces-for-major-anti-lwe-success-in-chhattisgarh-639988.html Raipur Sep 22 IANS Union Home Minister Amit Shah has commended the security forces for their decisive action in Narayanpur district where two senior Maoist leaders were neutralised in an ongoing encounter near the MaharashtraChhattisgarh border in the Abujhmad regionnbspnbspThe operation marks a significant milestone in Indias campaign to eradicate Left Wing ExtremismnbspToday our security forces have achieved another major victory against the Naxalites HM Shah said on MondaynbspIn the Abujhmad region of Narayanpur our forces eliminated two Central Committee Member Naxal leadersKatta Ramachandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy This is a critical blow to the Maoist leadership and a step closer to ending red terrorThe encounter began early this morning when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard DRG and Border Security Force BSF acting on precise intelligence entered the forested terrain of AbujhmadnbspMaoists opened fire on the advancing troops triggering a fierce exchangenbspSuperintendent of Police Robinson Guria said that two Maoists were killed in the gunfight and their bodies along with weapons were recovered from the site Security forces continue to comb the area with intermittent gunfire still being reportednbspOfficials believe more Maoist cadres may be hiding in the region and have intensified the search operation This operation is part of a broader crackdown on Maoist activity in ChhattisgarhnbspSo far in 2025 248 Maoists have been killed in various encounters across the state Of these 219 were neutralised in the Bastar division which includes NarayanpurThe Gariaband district accounted for 27 deaths while two were killed in the MohlaManpurAmbagadh Chowki district On September 11 ten Maoists including Modem Balakrishna a Central Committee member were killed in GariabandnbspThe latest success in Abujhmad highlights the growing effectiveness of coordinated intelligence and ground operations Authorities have urged residents to remain cautious and avoid forested areas until the situation stabilises https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hm-amit-shah-applauds-security-forces-for-major-anti-lwe-success-in-chhattisgarh-639988.html Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bangladesh-bnp-accuses-jamaat-of-trying-to-create-state-within-state-639805.html Dhaka Sep 21 The Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP on Sunday accused radical Islamist party JamaateIslami of attempting to establish state within the state through its actions in the countrys political landscape and universities media reported Has the Dhaka University Central Students Union Vice President been given magistracy power to decide which shop on the campus is legal or illegal He fined a shop Tk Bangladeshi taka 3000 and then deposited the money into Baitul Mal the partys fund What is the legal basis for this Dhaka Tribune quoted the BNP senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi as saying during a discussion at the Jatiya Press ClubThe BNP leader said that in any university it is the administrations duty to monitor who operates shops or markets within the campus and student leaders can raise an alarm if the peaceful and orderly environment of the campus is disruptedInstead you are imposing fines and that money is going into Jamaats party fund This is a very serious matter We have always seen that their activities are creating a state within the state and we are now observing such an environment the BNP leader addedRizvi also criticised Jamaats student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir for supplying iron beds to university halls questioning whether such responsibility should lie with a political party or the student unionIf students have demands they should bargain or negotiate with the vicechancellor If there is a shortage of accommodation beds or other facilities it is the administrations duty to address it the BNP leader saidThis is very strange It undermines the legal foundation of the state and goes against the proper functioning of the university Are you running an orphanage that you provide iron beds Will you also provide dining tables for food These kinds of actions are a very bad sign in our view he addedHe lamented that media outlets fail to highlight the misdeeds of Jamaat leaders and activists while allegations against the BNP are widely reportedRizvi also claimed that the media and social media often accuse BNP of extortion sand lifting or stone theft while it never reports Jamaat leaders involvement in offences including cases of sexual harassment or abuse of womenThe parties that earlier collaborated with countrys interim chief advisor Muhammad Yunus to overthrow the democratically elected government of the Awami League led by former PM Sheikh Hasina are now at loggerheads IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bangladesh-bnp-accuses-jamaat-of-trying-to-create-state-within-state-639805.html Sun, 21 Sep 2025 20:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-in-jampks-kishtwar-war-like-stores-recovered-in-poonch-639543.html Jammu Sep 20 An antiterrorist operation continued on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmirs JampK Kishtwar district while warlike stores of armsammunition were recovered by the joint forces in another operation in Poonch district Nagrota headquartered White Knight Corps of the Indian Army said on its official handle Contact with Terrorists In an Intelligencebased operation in the general area of Kishtwar alert troops of WhiteKnightCorps established contact with terrorists at around 8 PM on 19 Sep 25 Exchange of fire took place Operations are currently in progressIn another joint operation in Poonch district warlike stores of arms and ammunition were recoveredJointOperation Recovery of War Like Stores Alert WhiteKnightCorps troops while carrying out an Intelligence based joint search operation with JKP recovered one weapon AK Series four AK magazines 20 Hand Grenades and other war like stores in Poonch Sector SearchOperation in progress White Knight Corps said in another post on XJoint forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against terrorists their over ground workers OGWs and sympathisers in JampKDrug smugglers and peddlers are also on the radar of the joint forces as it is believed by the Intelligence agencies that funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are finally used to sustain terrorists in the UTThe targeting of terrorists their OGWs and sympathisers together with drug smugglers and hawala money racketeers is part of the revised strategy of the joint forces to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terror in JampKIn majority of drug smuggling and hawala money operations the Intelligence agencies have been able to trace the roots to across the Line of Control LoC and the International Border IBJampK has an International Border of 240Km length spread over Jammu Kathua and Samba districts and a 740Kmlong LoC in Baramulla Kupwara Bandipora in the Valley and Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu divisionThe BSF guards the International Border while the Army guards the LoC IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-in-jampks-kishtwar-war-like-stores-recovered-in-poonch-639543.html Sat, 20 Sep 2025 08:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-in-jampks-kishtwar-war-like-stores-recovered-in-poonch-639547.html Jammu Sep 20 An antiterrorist operation continued on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmirs JampK Kishtwar district while warlike stores of armsammunition were recovered by the joint forces in another operation in Poonch district Nagrota headquartered White Knight Corps of the Indian Army said on its official handle Contact with Terrorists In an Intelligencebased operation in the general area of Kishtwar alert troops of WhiteKnightCorps established contact with terrorists at around 8 PM on 19 Sep 25 Exchange of fire took place Operations are currently in progressIn another joint operation in Poonch district warlike stores of arms and ammunition were recoveredJointOperation Recovery of War Like Stores Alert WhiteKnightCorps troops while carrying out an Intelligence based joint search operation with JKP recovered one weapon AK Series four AK magazines 20 Hand Grenades and other war like stores in Poonch Sector SearchOperation in progress White Knight Corps said in another post on XJoint forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against terrorists their over ground workers OGWs and sympathisers in JampKDrug smugglers and peddlers are also on the radar of the joint forces as it is believed by the Intelligence agencies that funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are finally used to sustain terrorists in the UTThe targeting of terrorists their OGWs and sympathisers together with drug smugglers and hawala money racketeers is part of the revised strategy of the joint forces to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terror in JampKIn majority of drug smuggling and hawala money operations the Intelligence agencies have been able to trace the roots to across the Line of Control LoC and the International Border IBJampK has an International Border of 240Km length spread over Jammu Kathua and Samba districts and a 740Kmlong LoC in Baramulla Kupwara Bandipora in the Valley and Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu divisionThe BSF guards the International Border while the Army guards the LoC IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-in-jampks-kishtwar-war-like-stores-recovered-in-poonch-639547.html Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/army-soldier-injured-as-another-encounter-breaks-out-in-jampk-639557.html Jammu Sep 20 An Army soldier was injured on Saturday as a gunfight broke out in Jammu and Kashmirs JampKs Udhampur district even as another antiterror operation is ongoing in Kishtwar Officials said that in the encounter that broke out between the joint forces and terrorists in Udhampur district today an Indian Army soldier was injuredActing on specific information joint forces started an operation in the Dudu area bordering the Seoj Dhar highaltitude area between Doda and UdhampurWhen joint forces closed in on the terrorists an encounter started which is now going onEncounter is in progress Joint teams of SOG police and Indian Army on ground Jammu IGP said in a post on XOn June 26 this year Haider a terrorist was killed in an encounter in the DuduBasantgarh forest who was a top commander of Pakistanbased JaisheMohammad JeM He had been active in the area for the past four yearsOn April 25 an Army soldier was killed in the gunfight with hiding terrorists in the Basantgarh areaElsewhere an antiterrorist operation continued on Saturday in Kishtwar district while warlike stores of armsammunition were recovered by the joint forces in another operation in Poonch districtNagrota headquartered White Knight Corps of the Indian Army said on its official handle Contact with Terrorists In an Intelligencebased operation in the general area of Kishtwar alert troops of WhiteKnightCorps established contact with terrorists at around 8 PM on 19 Sep 25 Exchange of fire took place Operations are currently in progressIn another joint operation in Poonch district warlike stores of arms and ammunition were recovered JointOperation Recovery of War Like Stores Alert WhiteKnightCorps troops while carrying out an Intelligence based joint search operation with JKP recovered one weapon AK Series four AK magazines 20 Hand Grenades and other war like stores in Poonch Sector SearchOperation in progress White Knight Corps said in another post on XJoint forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against terrorists their over ground workers OGWs and sympathisers in JampKDrug smugglers and peddlers are also on the radar of the joint forces as it is believed by the Intelligence agencies that funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are finally used to sustain terrorists in the UTThe targeting of terrorists their OGWs and sympathisers together with drug smugglers and hawala money racketeers is part of the revised strategy of the joint forces to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terror in JampKIn majority of drug smuggling and hawala money operations the Intelligence agencies have been able to trace the roots to across the Line of Control LoC and the International Border IBJampK has an International Border of 240Km length spread over Jammu Kathua and Samba districts and a 740Kmlong LoC in Baramulla Kupwara Bandipora in the Valley and Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu divisionThe BSF guards the International Border while the Army guards the LoC IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/army-soldier-injured-as-another-encounter-breaks-out-in-jampk-639557.html Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/smokescreen-or-strategy-why-isi-is-unlikely-to-shift-terror-bases-to-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-639672.html New Delhi Sep 20 Over the past week there have been many reports relating to the damage caused to the terror infrastructure in Pakistan following Operation Sindoor Terrorists on their own have been posting videos about the damage caused to the Muridke training camp of the LashkareTaiba Further terrorists of the JaisheMohammad have openly spoken about how their chief Masood Azhars family was blown to pieces due the operation that India undertook to avenge the Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 innocent livesAmidst this there was also news that terror groups are shifting out of Bahawalpur and Murdike and setting up their camps and headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPWhile outfits such as the LashkareTaiba and JaisheMohammad have terror bases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Indian Intelligence agencies however have doubts on this claimOfficials say that given the current equation that Pakistan has with the Afghan Taliban the ISI would not risk moving major operations of its top two terror outfits to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Afghan Taliban would be breathing down their neck and to add to the misery of the ISI would be the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTPThe TTP is very active in Pakistans northwest province Khyber PakhtunkhwaThere are operations that are carried out on a regular basis by the Pakistan Army against the TTP and this has made the place extremely volatile Hence the ISI may not take the gamble and shift the major bases of the two terror groups to KPThis week the security forces in Pakistan gunned down three terrorists including an Afghan national in KP The three were said to be involved in a bombing in Peshawar which led to the death of a subinspector and constableLast weeks raids by the Pakistan security forces in KP led to the death of 19 soldiers and 45 terrorists Pakistan has repeatedly said that the TTP with the help of the Afghan Taliban carries out attacks on Pakistani soldiersKhyber Pakhtunkhwas proximity to the Afghan border also makes the place a high risk zoneThe TTP has been accused of using the Afghan border to launch attacks against the Pakistan ArmyTaking all these aspects into mind the ISI may not want the terrorists of the LashkareTaiba or the JaisheMohammad to be caught in a cross fire Intelligence Bureau officials say that putting out news stating that operations are being moved to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to escape from the radar of the Indian forces could be a smoke screen to divert attentionPutting out such material gives the ISI the breathing space to create new infrastructure for the terror groups Pakistan may not have expected in its wildest dreams that India could carry out an operation of such a scale The precision strikes and the depth is what hit Pakistan the most and caused it major embarrassmentOfficials say that despite Operation Sindoor Pakistan will not change its policy regarding terror However this time it does know that any terror attack will be treated as an act of war and India will hit harderIn such an event it would want to ensure that even if there is a hit there is no major damage to terror infrastructure Operation Sindoor was a huge setback for terror groups especially the JaisheMohammad and LashkareTaiba There is panic among the ranks the ISI knows thisGiven the circumstances and taking into consideration the might of the Indian armed forces and also the rising tensions with the Afghan Taliban Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would not be the best option for the ISI to set up terror operationsIn the aftermath of Operation Sindoor the ISI started to pull terror camps and related infrastructure from known places It was decided that the main facilities such as the headquarters and the training camps will be set up close to army installations This decision was taken keeping in mind that in case of an operation by the Indian armed forces the Pakistan Army would be able to protect the terror infrastructure IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/smokescreen-or-strategy-why-isi-is-unlikely-to-shift-terror-bases-to-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-639672.html Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/after-operation-sindoor-jem-and-hizbul-begins-relocation-to-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-jem-to-hold-a-big-event-on-sep-25-in-peshawar-639503.html New Delhi Sep 19 Four months after the Operation Sindoor which brought down Pakistans terror infrastructure to its knees sources and visuals confirm that Pakistansponsored terrorist groups particularly JaisheMohammed JeM and Hizbul Mujahideen HM have begun a deliberate strategic relocation into Pakistans restive region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPK province The decision reflects a significant tactical adaptation by these groups which now view Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK as vulnerable to Indian precision strikes while KPK offers greater depth due to its geography proximity to the Afghan frontier and existing terror safe havens dating back to the Afghan warTop sources told IANS that this movement is being conducted with full awareness and direct facilitation of Pakistans state structures as evidenced by overt JeM gatherings held under police protection and the tacit involvement of political religious outfits like Jamiat UlemaeIslam JUIThe most significant development uncovered occurred in Garhi Habibullah town of Mansehra district KPK where JeM staged a public recruitment driveVisuals and graphics shared on social media and a few other footage accessed by IANS confirm that the event ostensibly organised as part of a Deobandi religious gathering was in fact a coordinated mobilisation effort led jointly by JeM and JUI in the presence of Mulana Mufti Masood Ilyas Kashmiri alias Abu Mohammad JeMs Amir for KPK and Kashmir who personally addressed the gatheringIlyas Kashmiri is a highvalue target wanted in India closely connected to JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar and one of the principal figures in JeMs operational restructuring after Operation SindoorHis presence at a public rally guarded by both JeM cadres armed with M4 rifles and local police officers including Inspector Liaqat Shah of Garhi Habibullah Police Station reflects both state complicity and the boldness of JeMs revivalist strategy a source saidIn his speech which lasted for over 30 minutes he glorified Osama bin Laden calling him the ShohadaeIslam and Prince of Arab directly linking JeMs ideological line with AlQaedas legacyHe reminded the audience that following the Kandahar hijack of IC814 in 1999 when Masood Azhar was freed from Indias Tihar Jail and returned to Pakistan it was Balakot in KPK that became his headquarters portraying KPK as an eternal sanctuary for the mujahideenHe then recounted in detail the events following the 7 May Indian strike on JeMs Marakaz Subhanallah which killed members of Masood Azhars familyIlyas Kashmiri claimed that the bodies were turned to mince by Indian bombs and that this incident provoked the Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir to personally order GHQ to direct military commanders to attend the funerals of JeM terrorists the Pakistan Air Force to provide overhead security and soldiers to salute dead JeM operativesHe narrated these details to frame the Pakistan Army and government as not only protectors but also participants in jihad which accesses the dangerous narrative with strong resonance among Deobandi radical youthAssessment indicates that the rallys true purpose was recruitment for JeMs training facility at Mansehra known as Marakaz ShohadaeIslam which has been undergoing expansion since Operation Sindoor sources saidSources inside Mansehra confirm construction activity and an increase in logistical inflows at the site They link this facility directly to Kashmiris speech and recruitment appeals as attendees were urged to join JeM and physically enrol in jihad The timing and location of the rally coupled with JUIs cover role reveal a calculated attempt to normalise recruitment under the guise of religiouspolitical gatheringsImportantly sources also confirm JeMs plans to hold another major event on September 25 in Peshawars Marakaz Shaheed Maksudabad to commemorate Yusuf Azhar Masood Azhars brother killed in Operation SindoorPamphlets distributed in KPK confirm that the event will be staged under JeMs alias AlMurabitun Senior JeM leaders are expected to attend and sources expect this gathering to double as both a memorial rally and a mass recruitment campaignSimilarly Hizbul Mujahideen HM under exPakistani commando Khalid Khan is constructing a new training facility named HM 313 in the Bandaai area of Lower Dir KPK Notably this land was discreetly purchased in August 2024 and construction resumed Post Operation SindoorThis facility is intended as a replacement for destroyed PoK camps and a platform for indoctrination and crossborder planning into KashmirThe strategic implication as per analysis is that JeM and HM are deliberately moving their infrastructure to KPK because the Indian military struck targets inside PoK and Punjab during Operation Sindoor leaving JeMs Mansehra and LeTs Ghari Habibullah camp untouchedTerror groups calculate that positioning themselves deeper inside KPK reduces their exposure to future Indian strikes while simultaneously bringing them closer to Afghan networksSources indicate that KPK is now being repositioned as a rear command zone for JeM while PoK continues to serve as a forward operating platform for infiltrationHowever such a shifting might be to deceive intelligence agencies as wellThe fact that Pakistan currently chairs the UN Security Council as well as at SCO while JeM rallies occur under official protection exposes a glaring contradiction in its international posture IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/after-operation-sindoor-jem-and-hizbul-begins-relocation-to-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-jem-to-hold-a-big-event-on-sep-25-in-peshawar-639503.html Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-assam-rifles-jawans-killed-five-injured-by-unidentified-gunmen-in-manipur--639509.html Imphal Sep 19 IANS At least two Assam Rifles jawans were killed and at least five others injured when a group of unidentified armed cadres attacked a vehicle of the paramilitary force in Manipurs Bishnupur district on Friday evening officials saidnbspnbspA police official in Imphal said that the incident took place in Bishnupur districts Nambol Sabal Leikai areanbspA defence spokesman said that a column of troops of 33 Assam Rifles was moving from its Patsoi Company Operating Base to Nambol Company Operating Base when it was ambushed in the general area of Nambol Sabal Leikai by unidentified terrorists on the highway in the denotified area of ManipurIn the ensuing action two personnel of Assam Rifles were martyred and five were injured and have since been evacuated to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences RIMS in Imphal the spokesman said adding that they are currently stablenbspAs of now no group has claimed responsibility for the attacknbspMassive search operations are ongoing to apprehend the terrorists involved in the incident the defence spokesman saidnbspA police official earlier said that a group of heavily armed gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which Assam Rifles personnel were travelling towards Bishnupur district from the capital Imphal claiming the lives of two jawans and injuring fiveAfter the incident a huge contingent of Assam Rifles and Manipur Police led by senior officials rushed to the areas and launched a massive combing operation to nab the assailants the official saidnbspAnother police official said that the heavily armed attackers opened fire on the vehicle carrying Assam Rifles personnel from Imphal towards Bishnupur In the sudden assault two personnel were killed on the spot while five others sustained bullet injuriesnbspSecurity forces have cordoned off the area and a search operation is currently underway to trace the attackersnbspFurther details are awaitednbspMeanwhile security forces have arrested six militants belonging to different banned militant outfits from three Imphal Valley districts during the past 24 hoursThree hardcore cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party PWG outfit were arrested from their respective residences in Imphal West district They were identified as Leishangthem Tondon Singh 34 Leishangthem Anand Singh 34 and Heikham Hemchandra Singh 41 a police statement said Two SelfLoading Rifles two modified 303 rifles an INSAS rifle nine magazines of different types and 99 cartridges were seized from their possessionnbspAnother cadre of the same outfit was arrested from Andro in Imphal East district He was identified as Taorem Tomchou Meitei alias Pena 45nbspAn active cadre of the proscribed Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak PREPAK outfit was arrested from Ichan Khunou in Thoubal district Police also arrested an active cadre of the banned Socialist Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak SOREPA outfit from Samaram Mayai Leikai in Thoubal district He was identified as Khoinaijam Bhumeshwor Singh 24 A dummy gun and three cartridges were seized from his possession it said https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-assam-rifles-jawans-killed-five-injured-by-unidentified-gunmen-in-manipur--639509.html Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/manmohan-singh-thanked-yasin-malik-on-meeting-hafiz-saeed-amit-malviya-flags-affidavit-639407.html Srinagar Sep 19 Yasin Malik the incarcerated chief of the banned terror outfit Jammu amp Kashmir Liberation Front JKLF has made some shocking claims in his affidavit to the Delhi high court Malik is serving a life sentence in a terror funding caseAmit Malviya BJP leader in charge of the partys IT cell said on X on Friday Jammu amp Kashmir Liberation Front JKLF terrorist Yasin Malik serving a life sentence in a terrorfunding case has made a shocking claim In an affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court on August 25 Malik says He met LashkareTaiba founder and 2611 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan in 2006 The meeting was not his independent initiative but was arranged at the request of senior Indian intelligence officials as part of a backchannel peace processAfter the meeting thenPM Manmohan Singh personally thanked and expressed gratitude to him Yasin Malik is a hardened terrorist who is guilty of gunning down three Air Force personnel in uniform This amounts to waging war against the state and he must be subjected to the full force of the law the BJP leader said in his postIf these new claims are true they raise grave questions about the UPAs handling of national security and backchannel diplomacy he addedIn an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has painted a startling picture of his decadeslong involvement in Indias backchannel diplomacy from intimate dinners with ministers and intelligence chiefs to a phone call with industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani The JKLF chief was convicted and sentenced to a life term by the National Investigation Agency NIA court for receiving foreign funding and links with militant outfitsThe NIA has now appealed to the Delhi High Court for enhancing the life term to a death sentenceMalik says he accepts his fate gleefully but insists his journey was shaped not in isolation but through deep statesanctioned engagementMalik opens with a note of fatalism I understand the balance of scales isnt tipped in my favour and a statement is to be made out for Kashmir using me as a precedent being a diehard romantic I would accept it as the ultimate endgame of my fate gleefullyHe situates his current trial in the aftermath of Article 370 and 35As abrogation which he says unleashed fear intimidation and arrests of thousands of political leaders activists teachers lawyers and journalistsIn the early 1990s Malik recalls being taken from Mehrauli subjail to a bungalow in Maharani Bagh where the then Home Minister Rajesh Pilot IAS officer Wajahat Habibullah and senior IB officers pressed him to surrender his armsMalik claims PV Narasimha Rao then prime minister had given specific orders to bring him back into democratic politicsAfter three years of negotiations he was released in May 1994 announcing a unilateral ceasefire in Srinagar and declaring he would pursue a nonviolent democratic peaceful struggle come what mayThe government followed through Bail was granted in all 32 pending TADA cases and none were pursued Malik insists this truce was honoured for 25 years across the tenures of Rao Vajpayee Gujral Manmohan Singh and even PM Modis first termAt one such meeting RK Mishra trusted aide of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee once handed him a phone On the other end was Dhirubhai Ambani Malik says Ambani spoke warmly about his humble and nimble beginnings and stressed that sheer hard work often results in rewarding results The call Malik suggests symbolised the unusual breadth of his contacts from ministers to tycoons IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/manmohan-singh-thanked-yasin-malik-on-meeting-hafiz-saeed-amit-malviya-flags-affidavit-639407.html Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:01:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/mehbooba-mufti-writes-to-amit-shah-view-yasin-maliks-case-through-humanitarian-lens-639426.html Srinagar Sep 19 IANS Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that she has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to review the case of incarcerated JKLF chief Yasin Malik through a humanitarian lensnbspnbspInterestingly Mehbooba Muftis appeal to Amit Shah has come at a time when media reports quoting Yasin Maliks affidavit to the Delhi High Court said that he had given up arms and met terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed at the behest of the then Prime Minister Manmohan SinghMalik also said in his affidavit that Manmohan Singh had thanked him for meeting Hafiz Saeed and for giving up arms to wage a nonviolent separatist strugglenbspMehbooba Mufti said on X Ive written to Shri Amit Shah ji to view Yasin Maliks case through a humanitarian lens While I differ with his political ideology one cannot ignore the courage it took him to renounce violence and choose the path of political engagement and non violent dissentnbspIn her long letter to make a mercy appeal to Amit Shah Mehbooba Mufti wrote I earnestly appeal to your esteemed office for a compassionate and urgent review of the case of Yasin Malik a name that once symbolised resistance later chose restraint and now remains silenced behind prison wallsHis story is not simple as no story born out of conflict ever is Yet what matters most is the profound transformation he undertook and the trust he placed in the state when he renounced violence and chose the path of political engagement and nonviolent dissent Yasin Maliks journey is no secret to the Indian state 1994 he took a courageous and rare decision to lay down arms and embrace political nonviolent means to pursue change her letter readsYasin Malik is presently serving a life sentence in a terror funding case after he was convicted by the NIA courtnbspNIA has appealed to the high court to award a death sentence to Malik in the terror funding casenbspHe is also on trial for shooting and killing four IAF officials in Srinagars Rawalpora area on January 25 1990 The victims included Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna In 2024 an eyewitness identified Yasin Malik as the shooter in this 1990 IAF officers murder case before a special courtnbspThis incident is a significant part of the multiple charges Yasin Malik faces including his involvement in the kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed the daughter of former Union Home Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/mehbooba-mufti-writes-to-amit-shah-view-yasin-maliks-case-through-humanitarian-lens-639426.html Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-calls-on-international-community-to-ensure-let-jem-dont-use-afghan-territory-639136.html United Nations Sep 18 India has called on the international community to ensure that LashkareTaiba LeT JaisheMohammed JeM and other terrorist organisations do not exploit Afghanistans territory India is closely monitoring the security situation in Afghanistan Indias Permanent Representative P Harish told the Security Council on WednesdayThe international community must coordinate efforts towards ensuring that entities and individuals designated by the UN Security Council the ISIL Islamic State group and AlQaeda and their affiliates including LashkareTaiba and JaisheMohammed along with those who facilitate their operations no longer exploit the Afghan territory for terrorist activities he saidHarish said that India welcomed the strong condemnation of the Pahalgam terrorist attack by LeT affiliate The Resistance Front which killed 26 civilians based on their religionThe SecretaryGenerals Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva who spoke earlier during the Council discussion on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA warned that the presence of extremist groups posed a problem for Afghanistan despite a notable decline in largescale armed conflict and violenceThe Taliban regime which took over Afghanistan after the US withdrew its troops in 2021 has not been recognised by the UN which refers to it as the de facto authorities and by most countries including IndiaHarish however said a fresh approach was needed towards AfghanistanAny coherent policy to address a postconflict situation must combine incentivising positive behaviour and disincentivising harmful actions he saidFocusing only on punitive measures is unlikely to meet desired results he saidHe pointed out that the UN and the international community have adopted more nuanced approaches in other postconflict contexts and added that similarly Afghanistan needs a fresh approach with hitherto unused policy instruments to support its people who are in such a dire needMaintaining the status quo is not good for Afghanistan and unlikely to meet international community expectations for Afghanistans people he addedHe said that India will continue engaging with all relevant stakeholdersOn the political front Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken twice with Afghanistans Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi he saidMuttaqi was expected to visit New Delhi this month but his trip was cancelled because he is under UN sanctions which restrict his travelHowever Deputy Medicine and Food Minister Hamdullah Zahid and a top Taliban official handling security and strategic affairs whose identity could not be disclosed visited India recently IANS has revealedHarish said I would like to reiterate that our commitment to meeting the developmental needs of the people of Afghanistan is nonnegotiableHe listed the various humanitarian aid India has sent to AfghanistanSpeaking through a video link Otunbayeva said that she hoped a pathway can be agreed for engagement with Afghanistan to continue and for it to begin yielding more positive results especially for women and girls in AfghanistanShe said that there were different trends vying for influence within the de facto authorities one that is more pragmatic and oriented to the needs of Afghan people and the other more focused on the creation of what is described as a pure Islamic systemThe Islamic systemoriented faction has placed increasing restrictions on the Afghan people especially women whose education and ability to work have been severely curtailed she saidOtunbayeva recounted how women have been denied assistance during the recent earthquake and women UN employees have been prevented from accessing their officesIn view of the lack of pragmatism members of the international community increasingly ask how much they should support a country whose leaders undermine their population she said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-calls-on-international-community-to-ensure-let-jem-dont-use-afghan-territory-639136.html Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:02:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/agencies-alerted-to-burdwan-style-bomb-making-modules-after-pahalgam-638820.html New Delhi Sep 16 Security along the IndiaPakistan border is at an alltime high following the Pahalgam attack It was ramped up even further after India carried out Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 innocent lives The tightening of security has made it nearly impossible for terrorists from Pakistan to infiltrate Another problem that is being faced by these elements is that they are unable to smuggle arms and ammunition for terrorists to use in Jammu and KashmirThe ISI has now activated its modules in India and is encouraging them to operate from remote places and prepare the ammunition or bombs This is very much on the lines of the Burdwan module in West Bengal that was busted by the agencies in 2014The ISI proposes similar modules across the country as it feels that this would ensure quicker and secure arms delivery to its terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir and other placesIntercepts picked up by the Intelligence Bureau suggest that smaller units to manufacture arms and ammunition are being planned across the country The agencies have advised the state police units to coordinate closely with the central agencies These modules have to be tracked and shut down If there are slipups these have the potential to set up scores of small units and produce a large amount of arms and ammunitionThe primary intention of the ISI is to manoeuvre the block that it is facing at the Line of Control LoC owing to heightened security Initially it had managed to overcome this problem by using the border with Punjab to send in drugs arms and ammunition When the manual routes were blocked Pakistan used drones to deliver narcotics money arms and ammunition Once these were dropped off in Punjab they would be transported by route to Jammu and Kashmir The arms were also meant to be used by the Khalistani terrorists based in PunjabHowever with technology being enhanced the Indian agencies managed to shut down this menace largelyWith so many blocks the ISI has now plotted to set up small units and manufacture arms The money would be routed through clandestine methods The agencies say that the ISI uses the hawala route extensively to send money to its operatives in India Most of the money that comes in for such activities using the hawala route is usually from Gulf nationsOfficials say that identifying such units would be crucial and hence the coordination between the states and the Centre is important While such units can come up overnight it is important to prevent them from manufacturing arms and ammunition officials also noteThe job would be harder for the security agencies since these factories would be set up in remote places away from the public eye This is an intentional ploy to avoid scrutiny It worked for terror groups in Burdwan The bomb making factories in Burdwan were operating as cottage industries Bombs were being manufactured in firecrackermaking units and hence they never caught the attention of the policeAfter the module was busted the police found that bombs had been manufactured in thousands It was later learnt that the bombs were being manufactured by the Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh JMB This was being done at the insistence of the JamaateIslami which was planning on carrying out a series of blasts in Bangladesh to enforce regime changeWhile the ISIs new plan is similar in terms of infrastructure and secrecy the intention is to carry out blasts in the country and also ensure that there is a proper supply chain of arms and ammunition to Jammu and Kashmir IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/agencies-alerted-to-burdwan-style-bomb-making-modules-after-pahalgam-638820.html Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:33:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/masood-azhars-family-torn-to-shreds-in-operation-sindoor-jem-commander-admits-in-viral-video-638835.html Islamabad Sep 16 Months after India dismantled major terror infrastructure under Operation Sindoor a JaisheMohammed JeM commander has admitted that the family of the terror outfits founder Masood Azhar was torn to shreds in the Indian armed forces strikes on Bahawalpur BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya reported a video doing rounds on social media where a JeM commander Masood Ilyas Kashmiri flanked by armed personnel is conceding the substantial losses suffered by the terror group during Indias Operation SindoorThe acknowledgement comes in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives which prompted India to retaliate by destroying highvalue terror targets of JeM and LashkareTaiba LeT in Pakistan and PakistanoccupiedKashmirPakistan itself later confirmed that nine sites had been struck including Bahawalpur Kotli and Muridke areas long known as terror strongholdsBahawalpur is Pakistans 12th largest city and a major hub of JeM operations It is home to the terror groups headquarters at Jamia Masjid Subhan Allah also referred to as the UsmanoAli campusAddressing a gathering Masood Ilyas Kashmiri said This nonsense of terrorism which we hold close to our hearts for the ideological and geographical boundaries of this country Pakistan sometimes we clashed with Delhi sometimes with Kabul and sometimes with KandaharAfter sacrificing everything on May 7 the family of Maulana Masood Azhar including his women and children were killed and torn to shreds in Bahawalpur he addedJaisheMohammad formed in the early 2000s after UNdesignated terrorist Masood Azhar called for jihad in Kashmir has carried out numerous attacks on Indian soilAfter the precision strikes of Operation Sindoor Pakistani media also reported that Azhar himself admitted to losing 10 family members in the Indian offensiveNow with the Pakistan establishment helping terror groups such as the LeT and JeM rebuild their facilities it is also important for them to keep the chiefs safe In the aftermath of the Indian retaliatory strikes and also the recent Operation Mahadev the morale of the cadre is said to be extremely lowIn such an event the establishment has given topnotch security to LeT chief Hafiz Saeed and JeM head Masood Azhar Intelligence officials say that when compared to the two groups the morale of the JeM terrorists is far worse than that of the LeTThis is due to several factors If one looks at Operation Sindoor it was the JeM which was hit the hardestWhile Azhar cannot make any public appearances now since the Indian agencies are tracking him very closely the ISI has shifted his location multiple times after Operation SindoorFor nearly ten days he was kept at a safe house in Rawalpindi In the wake of this Pakistans former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto had said that Azhar was taken to AfghanistanMoreover the JeM has also decided not to rebuild its headquarters at this location They are chasing a location that is closer to an Army establishment in Pakistan IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/masood-azhars-family-torn-to-shreds-in-operation-sindoor-jem-commander-admits-in-viral-video-638835.html Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-desperation-for-chinese-funds-risks-clash-with-afghan-taliban-638875.html New Delhi Sep 16 Pakistan may have gloated about the fact that China insisted on Afghanistan being part of the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor Project CPEC 20 but during his recent visit to China Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was left emptyhanded after Beijing said that investments would be subject to the security of the project The Chinese have had a hard time dealing with the Balochistan Liberation Army BLA and the TehreekTaliban Pakistan TTP while executing the CPEC project that passes through Balochistan They have repeatedly complained that Pakistan has failed to provide security to its people working on the project Further the two groups have caused substantial damage to the project during its executionChina is no doubt interested in the CPEC 20 involving Afghanistan However it has decided that it would tread cautiously this time around and would not put in its money unless Pakistan can guarantee the projects securityFor Pakistan taming the TTP is extremely crucial as it enjoys the support of the Afghan Taliban Pakistan had repeatedly blamed the Taliban of backing the TTP and allowing the outfit to use its soil to strike at PakistanNow Intelligence assessments say that Pakistan is getting desperate and has decided to take matters into its own hands while also conveying a message to the TalibanPakistan has now decided to carry out strikes on TTP bases within Afghanistan This risks a fullblown confrontation with the Taliban as well Pakistan has mapped TTP infrastructure across the Durand Line following a highlevel security meeting The meeting was chaired by Pakistans army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and other officials It was decided that Pakistan would carry out strikes thus indicating that there would be a major escalationAn official from Pakistan is likely to travel to Afghanistan and convey to the Taliban about their plans on dealing with the TTPRecently the Foreign Ministers of China Pakistan and Afghanistan held a meeting to discuss the CPEC 20 project China made it clear that it wanted Afghanistan to be part of the project While the meeting decided on a variety of factors the point on which there was no agreement was about the Talibans support for the TTP While Afghanistan assured China that it would not allow the BLA to use its soil to stage attacks it failed to give any such assurance about the TTPA lot would depend on the Pakistan officials visit to Afghanistan If the Taliban do not agree to what Pakistan is saying then one could expect chaos in the region Pakistan needs the investment from China desperately as its economy continues to fall each day However for that to take place it needs to convince Beijing that it is capable of securing the projectDespite making all efforts the Pakistan Army has failed to rein in the TTP Following the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the three countries the TTP has only scaled up attacks against the Pakistan Army The army has in the last week lost 50 personnel in attacks that were carried out by the TTP in areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Lower Dir Unable to fight the outfit the Pakistan Army has even reached out to the US seeking support in terms of Intelligence and other logisticsSharif recently blamed terrorists based in Afghanistan for striking in Pakistan He had also warned that they would no longer keep quiet The Pakistan Army may go on the offensive but the battle would not be an easy one especially against the TTPIndian officials feel that Pakistan without the support of the US or China is not likely to have any major success against the TTP or BLA However it is desperate for money and hence is ready to take the risk of going into an allout war against the TTP This however risks regional stability and the possibility of a massive escalation IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-desperation-for-chinese-funds-risks-clash-with-afghan-taliban-638875.html Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/allahabad-hc-to-hear-today-mosque-committee-plea-in-sambhal-jama-masjid-violence-case-638557.html Prayagraj Sep 15 The Allahabad High Court will on Monday take up the Sambhal Jama Masjid violence case following a petition filed by mosque committee Chairman Zafar Ali challenging the police charge sheet Ali has moved the trial court seeking quashing of the charge sheet filed in connection with the clashes that erupted during the survey of the Sambhal Jama Masjid on November 24 2024His name surfaced during the investigation leading to his arrest and subsequent imprisonment On July 24 the High Court granted him bailThe matter is listed before a single bench of Justice Sameer Jain which is expected to hear the case later in the dayThe development comes in the backdrop of a Special Investigation Team SIT of the Uttar Pradesh Police filing a mammoth charge sheet running over 4400 pages across six cases linked to the deadly violenceOfficials announced that Shariq Satha a resident of Sambhal is believed to be the mastermind behind the riots The violence resulted in five deaths and many injuriesSatha who allegedly operated a car theft ring involving over 300 stolen vehicles from the DelhiNCR region has also been connected to underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistans intelligence agency the ISI Investigators revealed that he fled India using a forged passportInvestigators uncovered a series of suspicious financial transactions linked to account holders in Sambhal along with the discovery of foreignmanufactured cartridges at the sites of the clashesPolice reported that Sathas close associates were responsible for the gunfire that resulted in the deaths of four victims However there was no First Information Report FIR filed regarding the fifth death raising additional questionsThe charge sheet has named Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq and the son of local MLA Iqbal Mahmood among the accused In total 37 individuals have been specifically identified while an additional 3750 people are accused but remain unnamed in connection with the violence IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/allahabad-hc-to-hear-today-mosque-committee-plea-in-sambhal-jama-masjid-violence-case-638557.html Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/elite-forces-dismantle-maoists-key-network-in-jharkhand-operations-638583.html Ranchi Sep 15 In a year of relentless counterinsurgency operations the elite 209 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action CoBRA has emerged as a formidable force against Maoists in Jharkhand With precision courage and tactical brilliance the unit has dismantled key elements of the insurgent network marking 2025 as a turning point in the regions fight against leftwing extremismThroughout the year 209 CoBRA neutralised 20 hardcore Maoists striking at the very heart of the movements leadershipAmong those eliminated were two Central Committee Members the highest rung of Naxal command along with two BJSAC BiharJharkhand Special Area Committee Members four Zonal Committee Members ZCMs two SubZonal Committee Members SZCMs and three Area Committee Members ACMsThese figures were not just foot soldiers but strategic planners recruiters and enforcers whose absence has left a vacuum in the insurgent hierarchyIn addition to these neutralisations the unit apprehended three Maoists alive including one SZCM one ACM area committee member and a cadreThese arrests have yielded critical intelligence further weakening the operational capabilities of the remaining factions and sowing fear among their ranksThe scale of material recovery underscores the intensity of the operations CoBRA troops seized 32 sophisticated automatic weapons 345 kilograms of explosives 88 detonators and over 2500 rounds of live ammunition The haul also included large quantities of warlike stores indicating the extent of militarisation within the Naxal infrastructureBeyond combat engagements the unit successfully dismantled 18 Naxal hideouts and destroyed 39 bunkersThese actions have crippled the insurgents ability to regroup plan ambushes and store arms effectively severing their logistical backboneSecurity analysts view these achievements not only as tactical victories but as strategic milestonesBy targeting leadership disrupting supply chains and reclaiming territory 209 CoBRA has delivered a decisive blow to Maoists in JharkhandThe morale among security forces is high while the insurgent movement reels from the loss of its core leadership and operational assetsAs the year closes the success of 209 CoBRA stands as a testament to the power of coordinated intelligence groundlevel grit and unwavering commitment to restoring peace and stability in the region IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/elite-forces-dismantle-maoists-key-network-in-jharkhand-operations-638583.html Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/five-eyes-alliance-must-work-together-to-counter-khalistani-extremism-report-638593.html Canberra Sep 15 Australia the United Kingdom New Zealand and the United States should join hands with Canada to dismantle Khalistani extremist fundraising and propaganda networks globally a report said on Monday It stated that key steps include coordinated monitoring of suspicious nonprofit activities intelligence sharing and decisive political distancing from separatist lobbies according to a report in The Australia TodayIt further mentioned that the Khalistani extremism has long been treated as an Indian issue but with Canadas recognition it is evident that the matter is a global security concernIf Five Eyes democracies truly believe in safeguarding pluralism and protecting their diverse communities they must act together Australia with its growing Indian diaspora and deepening strategic ties with New Delhi is well placed to lead this collective effort Canada has broken the silence Now it is time for its allies Australia included to stand firm and follow suit wrote Amit Sarwal cofounder of The Australia TodayThe report stated that Canada for the first time officially confirmed that banned extremist groups such as Babbar Khalsa International and the International Sikh Youth Federation are engaged in promoting separatism and violence in the countryCanada has taken a decisive step in acknowledging what India has long warned about the presence and operations of Khalistani extremist groups on its soil The 2025 Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks categorically identifies these groups as national security threats marking a pivotal shift in Ottawas counterterrorism strategy he addedThe 2025 assessment warns that while their operations are largely directed at India the activities have serious implications for Canadian national security and foreign policySarwal stressed that the move reflects a broader pattern building on the 2024 annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service CSIS tabled in Parliament shortly after breakthrough talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney at the Group of Seven G7 Summit in Alberta in June 2025The 2024 annual report said Canadabased Khalistani extremists CBKEs continue to pose a national security threat to Canada and Canadian interestsFor the first time the report said the Canadian government labelled Khalistan supporters operating within its borders as extremistsIndia has for long voiced concerns over Canada providing a safe haven to such elements for decades and the new acknowledgement marks a diplomatic breakthroughThis is where Australia and other Five Eyes intelligence partners come in Canada has finally drawn a red line between free expression and violent extremism and the rest must follow the report noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/five-eyes-alliance-must-work-together-to-counter-khalistani-extremism-report-638593.html Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/national-convention-of-wedding-amp-event-planners-held-in-jampks-srinagar-638529.html Srinagar Sep 14 The first ever national convention of wedding and event planners concluded on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmirs Srinagar city officials said Officials added that Kashmir hosted its first ever national convention of wedding and event planners under the title Hindustan 2025 organised by ICEI International EventsThe twoday event was held at the SheriKashmir International Conference Centre SKICC and it marked a milestone for the valleys emerging event industryThe International Convention of the Event Industry was presided over by President Rituraj Khanna with Gunjan Singhal serving as Chairperson and Irshad Hazari as Convention DirectorThe convention was formally inaugurated by the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar AbdullahDay one featured detailed industry sessions followed by a grand wedding showcase at SKICC where leading event professionals presented new concepts and trendsOn the second day the convention concluded with a closing ceremony presided over by Farooq Abdullah President of the Jammu and Kashmir National ConferenceDelegates from across India participated in the convention gaining both professional insights and cultural experiences during their stay in the valley Organisers said the event not only highlighted Kashmir as a potential hub for the wedding and event industry but also provided a platform for networking and knowledge exchangeThe convention was coordinated by Irshad Hazari of Euphoria Travel Services who ensured seamless arrangements and a memorable experience for all participants officials saidKashmir is fast picking up as the dream destination for weddings and other events those are being planned in Srinagar Gulmarg and PahalgamKashmir Tourism suffered its worst jolt on April 22 when Pakistanbacked terrorists of LashkareToiba killed 26 innocent civilians in Baisaran meadow of PahalgamThe incident outraged the entire nationPrime Minister Narendra Modi gave a free hand to the armed forces to avenge the Pahalgam terror attackIn target specific strikes were carried out against terror infrastructure in Muridke near Lahore Bahawalpur and Kotli and Muzaffarabad in PakistanOccupied Kashmir PoK Indian armed forces destroyed nine terror sitesIn tensions later escalated by Pakistan 18 of their defence bases were damaged IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/national-convention-of-wedding-amp-event-planners-held-in-jampks-srinagar-638529.html Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-president-signs-controversial-anti-terror-bill-critics-warn-of-expanded-state-power-638534.html New Delhi Sep 14 Pakistans President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law the AntiTerrorism Amendment Bill 2025 reviving sweeping state powers of preventive detention and triggering sharp debate over its impact on civil liberties and democratic space The legislation passed earlier this month by both the National Assembly and Senate restores expired provisions of the AntiTerrorism Act ATA of 1997It authorises federal authoritiesand even the armed forces acting under government ordersto detain individuals for up to three months without charges if suspected of threatening national security or public safetyThe Pakistan government has defended the amendment as a necessary tool to counter rising militancy extortion rackets and kidnappings for ransomBut rights groups and opposition leaders argue that its deliberately broad language risks legitimising arbitrary detentions and silencing dissentAnalysts note that Pakistans counterterrorism laws have often been used beyond militant threatsensnaring political activists student groups journalists and minority voicesThe broad definition of terrorism under the ATA covering acts that spread fear or damage property has blurred the line between genuine threats and political oppositionOne of the most contentious aspects of the 2025 amendment is its reliance on preventive detention based on reasonable suspicionThe most contentious element of the new bill is its reliance on preventive detention Authorities can act on credible information or reasonable suspicion terms that are both vague and elastic said a report by European TimesWhile officials argue this enables preemptive disruption of terror plots critics warn it opens the door to mass sweeps and further repressionThe bill also deepens concerns over militarisation by explicitly extending detention powers to the armed forces reinforcing the militarys already dominant role in Pakistans political lifePakistan continues to battle violent groups including the TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP and sectarian outfitsEntire communities particularly ethnic and sectarian minorities have historically borne the brunt of counterterrorism campaigns From Baloch nationalists to Pashtun activists marginalised groups already stigmatised as security threats are likely to be disproportionately targeted under the amendment the report addedBy enacting the law reports argue Zardari has reaffirmed a pattern in which security imperatives override civil rightsleaving ordinary Pakistanis more vulnerable to arbitrary power even as the state claims to shield them from terrorism IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-president-signs-controversial-anti-terror-bill-critics-warn-of-expanded-state-power-638534.html Sun, 14 Sep 2025 20:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/rebuilding-terror-hq-instead-of-homes-shameful-ex-jampk-police-chief-slams-pakistan-638462.html New Delhi Sep 14 Former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police SP Vaid has issued a blistering critique of Pakistans governance and its use of public development funds to rebuild a terror headquarters rather than aid its poor and strongly defended Indias stance on sporting ties with Pakistan I think people of Pakistan must realise that the army rule in Pakistan should be used to build homes for the poor and to provide relief They are giving that money to rebuild a terrorist headquarters I read in the media that rebuilding the headquarters which was bombed by India during Operation Sindoor on 7th May will cost Rs 15 crore And out of this Rs 4 crore has been given by the Pakistan government It is such a shameful thing This money should have been given to the common people to build their homes and to help themVaid did not hold back in accusing Pakistani leadership of hypocrisyAnd you are collecting money in the name of building homes for the poor And you are taking money in charity and using it to build the headquarters of Muridke The people of Pakistan should see what the government is doing and how it is spending money to build the terror headquarters he saidHe also made pointed comments about social and moral contradictionsI saw on social media that Asim Munir who talks about Jihad religion and Islam his wife is sitting in a hookah bar This is the hypocrisy of the Pakistan Army generals Jihad is for the children of poor people Their own children study in schools abroad And they build palatial houses in the West This is the Jihad of Pakistan which is only for the poor peopleTurning to Sundays IndiaPakistan Asia Cup match Vaid backed the governments stance of restricting bilateral friendly matches while participating in tournamentsI believe that the Central government has done the right thing That there will be no bilateral matches between India and Pakistan My only appeal to the Indian players is that you should not be friendly with them And my appeal to the spectators is that you should not boycott these matches It is important to participateThe match between India and Pakistan is being held in Dubai soon after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor in which the Indian Army retaliated to neutralise the terrorists responsible The match set at 800 pm IST in Dubai is being followed across India not just as a cricket game but as a focal point of national sentiment IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/rebuilding-terror-hq-instead-of-homes-shameful-ex-jampk-police-chief-slams-pakistan-638462.html Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/drone-recovered-near-loc-in-jammu-638296.html Jammu Sep 13 The police in Jammu and Kashmirs Jammu district said on Saturday that it has recovered a drone from a village near the Line of Control LoC in Akhnoor sector officials said Officials added that the drone was recovered from a field in Fattu Kotli village of Akhnoor by the policeInvestigation has been started to trace the origin of the drone whether it was sent from across the LoC or had been some drone used locally for filming marriage function etc officials saidDrones have been used in the past by terror handlers sitting across the border in Pakistan to send payloads of armsammunitioncash and drugs to sustain terrorism in Jammu and KashmirThe tactics adopted by terror handlers has been to drop the payloads from the drones at a place predetermined in consultation with terror outfits operating in Jammu and KashmirTerrorists would mostly use overground workers OGWs to pick up the consignments without risking their own livesThe OGWs work for the terrorists mostly because of monetary benefits and also for getting personal scores settled with neighbours and relatives by using the threat a common citizen faces from the gunwielding terroristsJampK has a 740kmlong LoC and a 240kmlong International Border IBThe Army guards the LoC while the BSF guards the IB in Jammu and KashmirThe BSF guards the IB in Jammu Samba and Kathua districts while the Army guards the LoC in Baramulla Kupwara Bandipora Rajouri Poonch and partly in Jammu districtTo deal with the menace of drones sent from across the border BSF has deployed special antidrone equipment along the IB to track and destroy a drone midairAfter this equipment was out in place by the BSF the frequency of drones sent from across the IB has drastically come down IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/drone-recovered-near-loc-in-jammu-638296.html Sat, 13 Sep 2025 16:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoist-leader-sujata-surrenders-in-tgana-marks-turning-point-in-anti-lwe-campaign-638347.html RaipurHyderabad Sep 13 In a major breakthrough in Indias fight against leftwing extremism LWE senior Maoist commander Pothula Padmawati alias Sujata surrendered before Telangana Police on Saturday A Central Committee member of the banned CPI Maoist Sujata had been active for decades across Telangana Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra and carried a bounty of Rs 1 croreHer surrender is being seen as a significant blow to the Maoist movement and a symbolic collapse of morale within its ranks Telangana Police said on SaturdaySujata 62 hails from Peninskal Padu village in Katu Mandal Gadwal district Born into an agricultural family her father Thimarati served as a village postmaster while her mother Wanka was a homemakerShe was married to Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji a prominent Maoist leader and former secretary of the West Bengal State Committee who was killed in an encounter in 2011The couple had one daughterInspired by early Leftist figures such as Patel Sudhakar Suryam RK Sudhakar and Sugna Sujata joined the CPIML Peoples War Group in 1982Over the years she rose through the ranks serving as a village campaigner commander of multiple Talams and eventually as incharge of the South Bastar DivisionIn 2023 she was inducted into the Maoist Central Committee and also served as editor of Puri a magazine published in the Koya language DGP Telangana Dr Jitender told the media during a press conferenceCiting health concerns and ideological disillusionment the top cop said Sujata expressed her desire to live peacefully with her family and reintegrate into societyTelangana Police confirmed she will receive Rs 25 lakh under the states comprehensive rehabilitation policy along with other benefits extended to surrendered cadresHer surrender follows a series of highprofile eliminations of senior Maoist leaders including Baswaraju and Balakrishna both killed in ChhattisgarhThese actions along with Union Home Minister Amit Shahs announcement to eliminate LWE by March 2026 have intensified pressure on the organisation he saidMaoist commander and Central Committee member Sujata who was active in Chhattisgarh and Telangana for several decades and had a bounty of Rs 1 crore on her head got disillusioned with the Maoist ideology and surrendered in Telangana BJP Chhattisgarh unit posted on XIn 2025 alone 44 underground cadres from Telangana and Chhattisgarh have surrendered including several senior leadersOfficials believe Sujatas exit will disrupt Maoist command structures and encourage others to follow suit further accelerating the governments campaign for peace and stability in longaffected tribal regions IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoist-leader-sujata-surrenders-in-tgana-marks-turning-point-in-anti-lwe-campaign-638347.html Sat, 13 Sep 2025 20:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pfi-bihar-president-arrested-by-nia-in-phulwari-sharif-criminal-conspiracy-case-638375.html New Delhi Sep 13 The National Investigation Agency NIA on Saturday arrested the Bihar state president of the banned Popular Front of India PFI in the 2022 Phulwari Sharif criminal conspiracy case Mahboob Alam alias Mahboob Alam Nadvi a resident of the Hasanganj area of the district Katihar Bihar was nabbed from Kishanganj He is the 19th accused to be arrested and chargesheeted in the case which was initially registered by the local police against 26 personsThe case RC312022NIADLI involved PFI associates in unlawful and antinational activities aimed at creating an atmosphere of terror by spreading religious enmity between members of different religions and groups the NIA said in a statementThe case is related to activities prejudicial to peace and harmony and intended to disrupt public tranquillity and cause disaffection against India justifying the use of criminal forceMembers of PFI had indulged in spreading fear amongst the general public through promotion of PFI ideology seeking to establish the rule of Islam in India as envisaged in the outfits seized vision document titled India 2047 Towards Rule of Islam in India Internal Document Not for circulationAccused Mehboob Alam was found to be part of the PFI conspiracy as stated in the said document seized from Ahmad Palace Phulwarisharif Patna on July 11 2022Along with coaccused persons he was engaged in recruitment training meetings and antinational activities of PFI as per the NIA investigationsHe had also raised funds and provided them to the coaccused persons and PFI cadresInvestigations in the case under the IPC and UAP Act are continuingIt may be noted here that the security agencies are leaving no stone unturned in grabbing the members of the nowbanned PFI and the arrest of the Bihar PFI president is likely to provide crucial details in the Phulwari Sharif criminal conspiracy case IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pfi-bihar-president-arrested-by-nia-in-phulwari-sharif-criminal-conspiracy-case-638375.html Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/remembering-911-americans-pledge-to-defend-nation-freedom--637985.html New York Sep 12 With pledges to defend the nation and freedom the US remembered the horrific attack on the US 24 years ago by Islamic terrorists whose leader found a welcome in Pakistan We will build taller grow stronger fight harder and soar higher And together we will go forward as one people with one heart one fate one flag and one glorious destiny under one Almighty God US President Donald Trump said on ThursdayWe will defend the nation they served the values they upheld and the freedom for which they died he said referring to the victims and the first responders thousands of whom face serious health issues from the toxic fumes stirred by the burning debrisIronically the remembrances of the 911 alQaeda terrorist attack were held under the shadow of domestic terrorism that took the life of a conservative political activist close to Trump Charlie Kirk on WednesdayTrumps remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon one of the three places scarred by 911 terrorism was itself tinged by that terrorist act and moved inside the defence headquarters complex from the traditional spot at its entrance because of its vulnerabilityOn that fateful day savage monsters attacked the very symbols of our civilisation Yet here in Virginia at the Pentagon and in New York and in the skies over Pennsylvania Americans did not hesitate he said recalling the national unity in the 911 aftermath in contrast to its fraying seen in the weeks political violenceToday as one nation we renew our sacred vow that we will never forget September 11 2001 he saidAt ceremonies held at the three spots where the terrorists struck bells tolled the time of the attack and the names of the 2977 were solemnly intonedPeople of Indian origin estimated at 250 of whom 32 were born in India were among the victimsAcross the nation commemorations were also held at the memorials to the victims of the attack that has been seared into the nations psycheOn 911 19 hijackers belonging to alQaeda hijacked four passenger planes two of which were crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New YorkAnother was weaponised against the Pentagon but the passengers heroically overpowered the hijackers forcing the plane to crash into a field in Pennsylvania before it could hit their intended target in WashingtonOsama bin Laden the dreaded leader of alQaeda behind the attacks was welcomed by Pakistan where the US exacted its vengeance by hunting him down and killing him near a military establishmentAt Ground Zero in Manhattan Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel attended the ceremony before heading out to Utah to oversee the investigation into the assassination of Kirk IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/remembering-911-americans-pledge-to-defend-nation-freedom--637985.html Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-france-hold-17th-counter-terrorism-meet-in-paris-condemn-pahalgam-attack-638019.html New Delhi Sep 12 India and France reaffirmed their strong commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms during the 17th Meeting of the IndiaFrance Joint Working Group JWG on counterterrorism in Paris according to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs MEA on Thursday The Indian delegation led by KD Dewal Joint Secretary Counter Terrorism MEA and the French side headed by Olivier Caron French CounterTerrorism Ambassador held the meeting on Thursday and condemned the dastardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 26 livesThe Ministry of External Affairs MEA statement on Friday underscored the shared concerns of both nations on terrorism and emphasised the need for stronger bilateral cooperation in dealing with evolving security threatsDuring the meeting the two delegations exchanged views on the current threat assessments in their respective countriesDiscussions included Statesponsored crossborder terrorism terrorist activities in South Asia and the Middle East and the increasing misuse of emerging technologies by terror groupsThe two sides also focused on challenges posed by radicalisation and extremism especially online The dialogue highlighted the need for joint efforts to counter terrorist propaganda and online recruitment an issue of growing concern globallyFrance and India also expressed interest in enhancing coordination at international platforms such as the United Nations Financial Action Task Force FATF and No Money for Terror NMFT initiativeThe MEA noted The discussion on bilateral and multilateral cooperation focused on intensifying capacitybuilding measures through training and exercises The two sides discussed cooperation in the UN FATF and NMFTIn addition the two countries explored expanding the scope of their counterterrorism dialogue to include organised crime cybersecurity threats and the exchange of information on online propagandaThe meeting concluded with both sides agreeing to convene the 18th JWG meeting in India at a mutually convenient dateThe longstanding counterterrorism cooperation between India and France is seen as a vital element of their strategic partnership rooted in shared democratic values and a joint commitment to global security IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-france-hold-17th-counter-terrorism-meet-in-paris-condemn-pahalgam-attack-638019.html Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/baloch-activists-write-to-911-victims-expose-link-between-pakistani-agencies-and-terror-groups-638141.html Quetta Sep 12 Leading Baloch activists on Friday wrote to the families of the 911 victims mourning the innocent lives lost 24 years ago and remembering the thousands of men women and children in the United States NATO countries Balochistan and Afghanistan who were later killed by forces nurtured by Pakistans InterServices Intelligence ISI and military intelligence agencies It is no secret there are piles of reports that Osama bin Laden and alQaeda were sheltered in Pakistan by its intelligence agencies and military generals with the silent complicity of political leaders With financial military and logistical support they were enabled to wage war leading to immense sacrifices and devastation for America NATO and Afghanistan alike a letter posted by human rights defender Mir Baloch on X detailedThe letter stated that Pakistans own generals have openly admitted to collusion with the terrorist organisations Whenever history is written it will record that ISI defeated the Soviet Union in Afghanistan with Americas money and after 911 ISI again defeated America in Afghanistan with Americas money it quoted former ISI chief General Hamid Gul as saying in an interview given to Pakistani media outlet ARY TVAccording to the letter another ISI chief General Asad Durrani confessed on an international media outlet that Pakistan took US funds while secretly supporting the Taliban declaring America and Pakistan were never partners they are in a state of warPakistan turned the tragedy of 911 into a lucrative business pocketing 33 billion dollars in US aid as nothing more than blood money for its soldiers What was meant to fight terror became a profitmaking enterprise for Islamabads Generals And today those same Generals are once again deepening Balochistans wounds the letter detailedWithout the consent of the Baloch nation they are striking deals with the Trump administration over Balochistans mineral wealth and critical resources selling the future of an oppressed people for their own gain it addedThe Baloch people appealed directly to the American public urging them not to allow their government to squander hardearned tax dollars on Pakistans deception They wrote that every deal struck with Islamabad over Balochistans resources is not only a betrayal of justice but also an act of fueling the very terrorism that threatens global peaceHistory has already shown the cost of trusting Pakistan Past US administrations turned a blind eye while Islamabad built its nuclear arsenal under the cover of American partnership And now Pakistan emboldened like a rogue state openly threatens to drown half the world while joining hands with Iran to speak of erasing Israel from the face of the earth the letter highlightedThis is not just a regional issue it is a moral test for America Stand with justice stand with the Baloch nation and refuse to empower those who profit from blood and terror it concluded IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/baloch-activists-write-to-911-victims-expose-link-between-pakistani-agencies-and-terror-groups-638141.html Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/geneva-exhibition-highlights-ongoing-persecution-of-minorities-in-pakistan-bangladesh-638151.html Geneva Sep 12 A powerful exhibition organised by Global Human Rights Defence GHRD at the iconic Place des Nations beside the Broken Chair monument in Geneva shed light on the ongoing persecution and human rights violations faced by vulnerable minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh The three day event from September 810 drew significant attention from the public civil society actors and international visitorsThrough impactful posters statistical evidence and portraits of victims the exhibition amplified the voices of communities including Ahmadiyya Sindh and Baloch communities in Pakistan as well as Hindu Buddhist and Christian minorities in Bangladesh who were often silenced or ignoredThese groups continue to face systematic discrimination targeted violence forced conversions abductions and restrictions on freedom of religion or belief In Pakistan members of the Ahmadiyya community are legally disenfranchised and frequently subjected to hate campaigns while Baloch and Sindhi activists are often victims of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings read a statement issued by the GHRDIn Bangladesh religious minorities experience intimidation destruction of places of worship and marginalization in political and social life Across both countries victims and survivors frequently lack access to justice and protection leaving them vulnerable to repeated abuses it addedThe exhibition attracted a wide audience underscoring the urgency of addressing systemic discrimination and atrocities faced by these groups in Pakistan and BangladeshThe visitors engaged deeply with the material many offering moving statements of solidarity and calling for greater international awareness and actionThe exhibitions strong public reception reflected growing concern about the situation of minorities in South Asia GHRD called upon the United Nations international policymakers and human rights organisations to take concrete steps to protect vulnerable communities and hold perpetrators accountableEarlier this week at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva an event titled Voices from the Margins Protecting Minority Rights in South Asia drew attention to the concerning situation across South Asia particularly religious persecution in Pakistan and the targetting of Hindus and indigenous groups in BangladeshThe GHRD together with partners hosted the event which was attended by at least 50 members of civil society missions and permanent representations including Greece Denmark China India and Bangladesh IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/geneva-exhibition-highlights-ongoing-persecution-of-minorities-in-pakistan-bangladesh-638151.html Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/telangana-youth-among-five-arrested-by-delhi-police-for-terror-links-637860.html Hyderabad Sep 11 A youth from Telangana is among five persons arrested by Delhi Police from different parts of the country over alleged terror links A team from Delhi Polices Special Cell police on Wednesday took a youth into custody in Bodhan town of Telangana and shifted him to the national capital for investigationHuzaifa Yemen 20 is a B Pharma student at a local college Literature related to arms including PDF files was seized from him a police source said No arms or explosives were recovered from his possessionAfter the youths arrest by the Delhi police the local police also began an investigation into his local contactsHowever the youths family members denied that he has links with any terror groupsThe youth was reportedly arrested by the Delhi Police as part of the investigation into the case relating to the alleged terror plotThe Delhi police arrested five persons from different parts of the country over alleged terror links They were allegedly trying to recruit youngsters for ISISThe Bodhan youths arrest followed the arrest of the suspected ISIS operative in Jharkhand He was allegedly using a special video call app to be in touch with the terror suspectsDelhi Polices Special Cell Jharkhand AntiTerrorism Squad ATS and Ranchi police arrested Ashar Danish who is said to be the prime accusedTwo accused both natives of Mumbai were arrested in Delhi and another youth was arrested in Madhya PradeshThey were in touch with other members of an ISISinspired network and were engaged in activities aimed at furthering the terror outfits agendaMaterial used for making explosive devices was seized from them They were allegedly in touch with their handlers in Pakistan through social media appsThe accused were allegedly part of the sleeper module of ISIS and were tasked with making bombs procuring weapons and increasing the outfits strength IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/telangana-youth-among-five-arrested-by-delhi-police-for-terror-links-637860.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/new-criminal-laws-to-strengthen-countrys-zero-tolerance-towards-terrorism-jampk-l-g-sinha-637891.html Srinagar Sep 11 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor LG Manoj Sinha said on Thursday that the new criminal laws will strengthen the countrys zero tolerance towards terrorists The LG made these comments while inaugurating an exhibition on New Criminal Laws at the Jammu and Kashmir Police Public School in Srinagars BeminaHe commended the initiative of the Jammu and Kashmirs Economic Offences Wing to raise awareness and educate students parents and the general publicHe said that the exhibition will help in achieving broader objectives of shaping understanding on new laws and ensuring justice to the last man in the queueAfter almost 150 years Indias criminal justice system underwent a significant overhaul on July 1 2024 The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam were implemented nationwide to replace colonialera laws making the legal system more transparent and efficientThe three new criminal laws have completely transformed our criminal justice system making it victimcentric and more justiceoriented than punitiveThe new criminal laws reflect Indias collective vision of justice The prime objective of the new Laws is to protect and empower the women and weaker sections of the societySpecial care has been taken to make the weaker sections women and children priority of the justice system the LG saidHe directed the Jammu and Kashmir Police to continue organising public awareness camps on new criminal laws in collaboration with the Information Department Education Department and Legal Services AuthorityHe also stressed the importance of capacity building at all levelsFor the first time since Independence terrorism has been defined within the criminal justice system The new criminal laws will strengthen the countrys policy of zero tolerance against terrorism he saidJammu and Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat SJM Gillani Special DG Coordination Police Headquarters Vidhi Kumar Birdi Kashmir IGP Sujit Kumar Jammu and Kashmir IGP Security Anshul Garg Kashmir Divisional Commissioner senior officials of Police and Civil Administration civil society members teachers and students in large number were present IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/new-criminal-laws-to-strengthen-countrys-zero-tolerance-towards-terrorism-jampk-l-g-sinha-637891.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/-sambhal-from-simi-to-aqis-why-terrors-quiet-hub-got-a-watchdog-637896.html New Delhi Sep 11 The Uttar Pradesh government announced the establishment of an AntiTerrorism Squad ATS field unit in Sambhal This is a very important and necessary move by the UP government given the terror links that have cropped up in Sambhal The Indian Mujahideen and Students Islamic Movement of India SIMI have used Sambhal as operational hubs Today it is a hot hub for AlQaeda in the SubContinent AQIS with some of its top leaders even hailing from this placeIn addition to the issue of terrorism Sambhal is also communally sensitive Sambhal saw a major security upgrade following the November 2024 unrest The setting up of this new ATS will be a first in the Moradabad Zone Until now the ATS bases were limited to Meerut Saharanpur and NoidaWhen the AQIS was set up in 2014 it proposed to focus its activities in Afghanistan India Pakistan and Bangladesh However over a period of time the AQIS shifted its entire focus to India When this plan was set in motion it was decided that its major operating base would be in Sambhal This idea was pitched by the head of operations of the AQIS Asim Umar who was a resident of SambhalSince he was in Afghanistan he hired another Sambhal resident Mohammad Usman to oversee the India module from Sambhal Usman who is wanted by the UP police is currently lodged in a jail in PakistanWhile the November 2024 unrest following a courtmandated survey of the Jama Masjid was treated as a communal incident the Intelligence agencies picked up something more sinister It appeared to be a wellorchestrated pattern that had antiIndia links to it The agencies say that any form of violence is an act of terror and the AQIS could have had a hand in it or at least used its reach on encrypted platforms to spread fake narrativesWhen the AQIS decided to expand its operations in India Sambhal was the natural choice The place has a track record of being a comfortable operating base for both the Indian Mujahideen and SIMI One of the first decisions that the chief of the AQIS Arman alZawahiri took was to appoint Asim Umar as the head of operations The fact that he knew a lot about UP and Sambhal in particular was a major factor in him to be chosenUmar too felt that it would be best to have some from Sambhal to directly oversee operations especially in UP and the rest of North India Hence he decided to appoint Usman who hails from the same placeIn addition to terror groups the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate also has a strong base in Sambhal Dawood who largely focuses on narcotics smuggling is also part of the deeprooted terror network set up by the ISI He has been used several times in the past to set up terror modules with the help of his people Dawoods network in UP is a boon for the ISI as he can provide both men and money to help set up terror modules and also smuggle in arms and ammunitionUmar left India in 1989 and since then has shuttled between Pakistan and Afghanistan He has focused extensively on UP He would address the youth in Sambhal and other parts of the state through video and the question he asked frequently to radicalise them is Why isnt there a storm in your ocean Another line that he would ask the potential recruits is Is there not one mother in Uttar Pradesh who can sing a song to her son urging him to become a mujahideenLooking at the reach the AQIS and the DSyndicate have in UP and the close links to Sambhal it was the need of the hour to set up an ATS IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/-sambhal-from-simi-to-aqis-why-terrors-quiet-hub-got-a-watchdog-637896.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-maoists-killed-26-arrested-in-chhattisgarhs-gariaband-637936.html New Delhi Sep 11 In a major antiMaoist operation on Thursday 10 Maoists including a senior leader of the banned CPIMaoist have been neutralised in Chhattisgarhs Gariaband Acting upon an intelligence tipoff about the presence of Maoists in the forests of Mainpur area the teams of Gariaband E30 Special Task Force STF and COBRA Commando Battalion for Resolute Action an elite unit of CRPF reached the location and successfully conducted the antiMaoist operationsNotably Central Committee member Modem Balakrishna alias Balanna alias Ramchandra alias Manoj 58 was killed in the encounterBalakrishna was a resident of the Warangal district of TelanganaHe was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore and his encounter is being seen as a last nail on the coffin of the Naxalism scourge in the areaOn Thursday joint security forces have arrested 26 active Maoist members including six carrying a collective bounty of Rs 13 lakh in multiple operations across Bijapur district of ChhattisgarhThe coordinated crackdown was carried out by the District Reserve Guard DRG Bijapur personnel from Gangaloor Bhairamgarh Usur Awapalli and Tarrem police stations along with CoBRA 205 and CRPFs 196 and 62 BattalionsExplosives weapons and banned propaganda materials were also seizedAccording to officials the arrests were made during antiMaoist operations in separate police station areas three from Gangaloor three from Bhairamgarh eight from Awapalli eight from Usur and four from TarremSecurity forces also recovered IEDs cooker and tiffin bombs detonators safety fuses wires batteries digging tools and Maoist propaganda materials including banners posters and pamphletsDuring questioning the arrested Maoists confessed they were planning to plant IEDs to target security forcesCases have been registered under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Explosives Act and all accused have been sent to judicial remandIn the last few months security forces have successfully neutralised the menace of Naxalism in the redcorridor areas including in Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Odisha and TelanganaUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has also reiterated several times in the past few months that that the Union government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is resolved to eradicate Naxalism before March 31 2026 IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-maoists-killed-26-arrested-in-chhattisgarhs-gariaband-637936.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-maoists-killed-26-arrested-in-chhattisgarh-637942.html New Delhi Sep 11 In a major antiMaoist operation on Thursday 10 Maoists including a senior leader of the banned CPIMaoist have been neutralised in Chhattisgarhs Gariaband Acting upon an intelligence tipoff about the presence of Maoists in the forests of Mainpur area the teams of Gariaband E30 Special Task Force STF and COBRA Commando Battalion for Resolute Action an elite unit of CRPF reached the location and successfully conducted the antiMaoist operationsNotably Central Committee member Modem Balakrishna alias Balanna alias Ramchandra alias Manoj 58 was killed in the encounterBalakrishna was a resident of the Warangal district of TelanganaHe was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore and his encounter is being seen as a last nail on the coffin of the Naxalism scourge in the areaOn Thursday joint security forces have arrested 26 active Maoist members including six carrying a collective bounty of Rs 13 lakh in multiple operations across Bijapur district of ChhattisgarhThe coordinated crackdown was carried out by the District Reserve Guard DRG Bijapur personnel from Gangaloor Bhairamgarh Usur Awapalli and Tarrem police stations along with CoBRA 205 and CRPFs 196 and 62 BattalionsExplosives weapons and banned propaganda materials were also seizedAccording to officials the arrests were made during antiMaoist operations in separate police station areas three from Gangaloor three from Bhairamgarh eight from Awapalli eight from Usur and four from TarremSecurity forces also recovered IEDs cooker and tiffin bombs detonators safety fuses wires batteries digging tools and Maoist propaganda materials including banners posters and pamphletsDuring questioning the arrested Maoists confessed they were planning to plant IEDs to target security forcesCases have been registered under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Explosives Act and all accused have been sent to judicial remandIn the last few months security forces have successfully neutralised the menace of Naxalism in the redcorridor areas including in Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Odisha and TelanganaUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has also reiterated several times in the past few months that that the Union government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is resolved to eradicate Naxalism before March 31 2026 IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-maoists-killed-26-arrested-in-chhattisgarh-637942.html Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistani-military-basks-in-fake-victory-narrative-amid-deepening-crisis-report-637740.html Islamabad Sep 10 The Pakistani military establishment has exploited its fake victory narrative from the May conflict with India to silence dissent marginalise civilian institutions and deflect attention from structural failures in Pakistan a report cited on Wednesday It stated that as the country grapples with a worsening crisis including security challenges economic instability human rights abuses and environmental disaster the Pakistani Army basked in the manufactured wave of triumphalismPakistans attempt to project strength after the May 2025 conflict with India is dangerously misleading The military has significantly consolidated power basking in adulation and parades but the underlying crises of security economy governance human rights and environment have only worsened Far from strengthening the nation the war has emboldened the army to tighten its grip on power while ordinary Pakistanis bear the brunt of inflation violence repression and natural calamities a report in leading Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror detailedAccording to the report Pakistans economy has deteriorated further since May as the military conflict with India worsened an already fragile situation rattling investors and escalating defense expendituresEarlier this year it said Pakistan narrowly escaped default after receiving emergency loans from China Saudi Arabia and the IMF Although Islamabad recently touted an increase in foreign reserves to approximately 20 billion these gains are built on borrowed funds and temporary rollovers rather than sustainable growthOn the political side Pakistan has slid deeper into authoritarianism Since May the army has capitalized on its popular standing to further marginalize democratic institutions Opposition politicians journalists and activists have been relentlessly targeted In July authorities ordered YouTube to block more than two dozen opposition and journalistrun channels branding them antistate the report highlightedThe security situation has grown particularly dire Militant groups have intensified attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan inflicting heavy casualties on Pakistani security forces The TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP and Islamic State offshoots have increased their presence in the border areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province despite the militarys claims of winning the war on terrorism it addedThe report emphasised that human rights groups warned that abuses by Pakistani security forces including enforced disappearances torture and extrajudicial killings are on the rise in recent months which risks deepening alienation strengthening separatist narratives rather than undermining themIn August US Senator Chris Van Hollen condemned Pakistans escalating human rights violations cautioning that arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances threaten USPakistan relations The European Unions Ambassador in Islamabad similarly raised alarm about clear degradation of rights warning that trade privileges could be suspended if conditions in Pakistan do not improveThese rebukes highlight how Pakistans authoritarian slide accelerated since the conflict is damaging both its domestic political fabric and its international reputation the report noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistani-military-basks-in-fake-victory-narrative-amid-deepening-crisis-report-637740.html Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-more-maoists-charge-sheeted-by-nia-in-2023-wayanad-kdfc-office-attack-case-637755.html New Delhi Sep 10 The National Investigation Agency NIA has chargesheeted two more accused in the 2023 Maoist attack on Wayanad Kerala KFDC office the agency said on Wednesday In the supplementary chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court Ernakulam Kerala the two accused Santhosh Kumar A alias Raja and HS Ravindra alias Kottehonda Ravi alias Manoj have been charged under various sections of the IPC Arms Act PDPP Act UA P Act and Kerala Forest Act 1961According to the NIA it had earlier chargesheeted three other accused CP Moideen Manoj PM and P K Soman in the case RC032024NIAKOCAll five identified as members of the proscribed CPI Maoist terror organisation had been earlier arrested by NIA which took over the investigation from the Thalapuzha police in October last year the agency said in its press statementArmed with deadly weapons the five accused had on September 28 2023 criminally trespassed into the Kerala Forest Department Corporation KFDC office at Wayanad it saidThe sloganshouting CPI Maoist members had forcibly restrained the Manager threatened the other staff members at gunpoint damaged the public property and pasted posters of CPI Maoist in the office premisesThe agency added that the investigation continuesIt is pertinent to note here that CP Moideen alias Girish alias Salil alias Sajan Manoj PM alias Ashique and PK Soman alias Shahid alias Akbar were among the five Maoists who attacked the Kerala Forest Department Corporation KFDC office and shouted slogans as part of their violent antinational agenda the NIA said in the chargesheetThe guerrillas had been charged under various sections of the IPC Arms Act Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act Kerala Forest Act 1961 and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act said an NIA officialThe NIA which took over the case a few days later found during the investigation that CP Moideen Manoj PM and PK Sonam along with H S Ravindra alias Kotehonda Ravialias alias Manoj alias Ramu and Santhosh Kumar A alias Sandhosh Kumar alias Raja were members of the Military Wing Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army PLGA of CPI MaoistThey had formed a local guerrilla squad named Kabani Dalam in Wayanad forests and were actively engaged in acts of terrorism aimed at spreading fear among the public and destabilising the government The attack at KFDC was part of their violent antinational agenda the NIA had said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-more-maoists-charge-sheeted-by-nia-in-2023-wayanad-kdfc-office-attack-case-637755.html Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-using-jihadist-proxies-to-suppress-political-dissent-report-637486.html Islamabad Sep 9 The recent suicide bombing outside Quettas Shahwani Stadium claimed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province ISKP underscored Pakistans broader strategy of using jihadist proxies to suppress political dissent at home while painting itself as a victim of terror on the global stage a report cited on Tuesday Last week ISKP an offshoot of the terrorist organisation Daesh notorious for targetting religious sites and security convoys targetted a nationalist political gathering in Balochistans capital QuettaThe suicide bombing on September 2 hours after the Balochistan National PartyMengal BNPM rally concluded killed 15 people and injured 32 othersDaesh on its own doesnt usually strike political meetings in Balochistan Someone wanted this message sent leading Pakistani daily Dawn quoted a Quettabased analyst as sayingThe Quetta blast tied to politics this time only deepens concern that Pakistan cannot control its own backyard For Tehran still reeling from ISKPs Kerman bombing earlier this year the attack suggests militants operate across the border with ease the report detailedIt stressed that this is not the first instance such suspicions have emerged regarding PakistanIn his book Descent into Chaos Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid mentioned that after 2001 Pakistans InterServices Intelligence ISI positioned itself as a counterterror ally of Washington and simultaneously sheltered Taliban fighters by nurturing groups like LashkareTaibaNoted American political scientist C Christine Fair has described this contradictory policy as fighting some terrorists while backing othersThis kind of calibrated violence has been noted before in Pakistan The Centre for Research and Security Studies in its 2024 annual report warned that Islamabad increasingly uses federallybacked paramilitaries and proxies to manage dissent in provinces The Quetta bombing appears to follow the same model only with ISKP as the tool the report detailedIt further noted that Baloch armed groups are already hinting at retaliation Addressing reporters a spokesperson for the Baloch Liberation Army BLA said that the attack demonstrated how Islamabad uses Daesh against our peopleThe report highlighted that security officials privately fear a potential surge in ambushes targetting Pakistani troops in Quetta Gwadar and along the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor CPEC routesAnalysts slammed the condemnations of the suicide attack by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari describing their words as hollowYou cannot claim to fight extremism while keeping extremists as your tools Dawn quoted one of its columnists as saying IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-using-jihadist-proxies-to-suppress-political-dissent-report-637486.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/growing-khalistani-acts-in-canada-spark-debate-over-free-speech-report-637493.html Ottawa Sep 9 The recent wave of Khalistanlinked displays in Ontario highlights the urgent need for Canada to reconsider the boundary between free speech and public safety a report cited on Tuesday According to a report in Khalsa Vox widely circulated videos on social media showed a Canadian trucker carrying the poster of Human Bomb Dilawar Singh the suicide bomber who assassinated Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and 17 others in 1995 depicting him as a martyr rather than a terrorist It noted that such a portrayal amounts to glorifying terrorism in the countryNew Delhi has consistently expressed concerns to Ottawa over proKhalistan activities in Canada particularly when they involve direct threats to Indian diplomatsThe report stated that at the Khalsa Nagar Kirtan in Ontarios Malton which was organised under the banner of the terror group Sikhs for Justice SFJ posters featuring violent imagery and rhetoric targetted newlyappointed Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik Banned in India for its extremist activities SFJ has long operated in Canada as a base for propaganda campaigns referendums and intimidation of Indian officialsThe Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations obligates host countries to protect foreign envoys from any attack on their person freedom or dignity When posters at a public parade depict a sitting High Commissioner as a target and the authorities fail to act it is not merely a lapse in law enforcement it is a diplomatic breach the report assertedAuthorities must make clear that celebrating terrorists or targetting diplomats with violent imagery is beyond the pale Law enforcement should investigate such incidents as potential violations not shrug them off as community matters Politicians must resist the temptation to pander to fringe voices at the expense of public safety and Canadas international reputation it addedThe report emphasised that persistent public glorification of suicide bombers like Dilawar Singh normalises political violence as a legitimate tool The targetting of diplomats publicly it said contravenes Canadas obligations under international law And the inaction of the Canadian authorities risks indicating to extremist groups worldwide that Canada provides a permissive environment to serve their agendasThe choice is not between free speech and public safety it is about ensuring both Canada can and must protect the right to peaceful advocacy while decisively confronting those who would use its freedoms to promote hate and violence The events in Malton and the glorification of suicide bombers are a test of that resolve the report notedWhen imagery and rhetoric cross into glorifying murderers or directly threatening individuals they cease to be mere political speech They become incitement a category that Canadas legal system like many democracies has provisions to address Yet enforcement appears hesitant inconsistent or politically compromised it detailed IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/growing-khalistani-acts-in-canada-spark-debate-over-free-speech-report-637493.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/14-militants-held-arms-drugs-seized-in-security-ops-in-manipur-637335.html Imphal Sep 9 The security forces in Manipur in separate incidents have arrested three militants three drug peddlers and busted an illegal local liquor manufacturing factory during the past 24 hours officials said on Tuesday A defence spokesman said the joint forces including the Army and Assam Rifles in a series of joint operations have arrested 11 militants of different outfits and recovered five sophisticated arms narcotics and other warlike stores from different districtsA senior police official said that three militants belonging to the Peoples Liberation Army PLA and Kangleipak Communist Party KCP from Imphal West district were arrested The militants were involved in extortion activities by serving monetary demandsthreats to schools and the general public in the valley regionOne Bullet bike two mobile phone handsets four SIM cards several Aadhaar cards and PAN cards were seized from their possessionThe official said that the police arrested two drug smugglers Thanglunpau Sukte 32 and Hauginlian Phaipi 35 from the Police Motor Vehicle Check Gate along Guite in Churchandpur districtFrom their possession 176 soap cases containing brown sugar weighing 19 kg and a car were recoveredManipur Police also arrested one Aribam Mansish 23 from Imphal East district From his possession 1940 kg of Ganja was recoveredThe official said that the security forces conducted a raid at Keirao Louthok Loukon areas in Imphal East district and busted an illegal local liquor manufacturing factoryAn iron bottling machine three blue plastic cans labelled containing suspected opioid codeine 1461 empty brown bottles 625 white plastic caps one packet of white lids a set of camouflage combat clothing a red embroidered shawl and 185 plastic bottles filled with suspected opioid codeine were recovered from a makeshift hut which was used for bottling opioid codeineA defence spokesman said that during the past week the Indian Army and Assam Rifles in close coordination with Manipur Police executed a series of precise joint operations based on specific information across seven districts Churachandpur Bishnupur Chandel Thoubal Kakching Imphal West and Imphal EastThe operations led to the apprehension of 11 cadres of different militant outfits from various hill and valleybased groups and the recovery of five weapons narcotics and other warlike stores he saidThe apprehended militants belong to the Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak PREPAK the Kangleipak Communist Party KCP and the Peoples Liberation Army PLAThe spokesman said that the Assam Rifles in joint action with the Narcotics Control Bureau recovered 1385 kgs of opium valued at approximately Rs 69 crore from a concealed cache near British Camp at Sajik Tampak areas of Chandel District These coordinated efforts by security forces highlight their unwavering commitment to maintaining peace and security in Manipur IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/14-militants-held-arms-drugs-seized-in-security-ops-in-manipur-637335.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/canada-risks-facing-same-fate-as-pakistan-by-promoting-khalistani-terror-groups-report-637416.html Ottawa Sep 9 If the Canadian government fails to take a firm stand on the issue of Khalistani radicalists then it may face the same fate as Pakistan a country that backs terrorism at the State level only to see them eventually become a threat not just to others but to itself as well a report highlighted on Tuesday The presence of Khalistanis in Canada has been evident through videos eyewitness testimonies and media reports yet no concrete action has been taken for years Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accused of remaining silent on terrorist activities against India The focus now shifts to whether his successor Mark Carney will correct this mistake a report in Khalsa Vox emphasisedExperts have consistently argued that countries such as Canada not only provide Khalistanis with a safe haven but also extend financial supportSeparatists of terrorist organisations like Sikhs for Justice SFJ operating from Canadian soil regularly insult Indias national flag and publicly spew venom against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other politicians Yet Ottawas silence acting merely as a spectator strongly indicates that these groups enjoy impunity under State protection the report citedOttawa has recently for the first time acknowledged that these Khalistani terror groups are operating from Canadian soil and receiving financial assistance The admission came in the wake of an assessment prepared by Canadas Finance Department on the risks of money laundering and terror financingThese Khalistani groups are suspected of raising funds in several countries including Canada the Canadian government report detailedIt further noted that terror groups are raising money through charity scams drug trafficking and vehicle theft making Canada a breeding ground for terror financingAccording to the government report the Khalistani terrorists misuse nonprofit organisations and donations received from the Sikh diaspora Additionally it also revealed that these terror groups are leveraging diverse funding avenues including crowdfunding and cryptocurrency IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/canada-risks-facing-same-fate-as-pakistan-by-promoting-khalistani-terror-groups-report-637416.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-grappling-with-worsening-security-challenges-report-637199.html Kabul Sep 8 Shortly after the first anniversary of Operation Herof Pakistan finds itself at a challenging juncture struggling with escalating security issues in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while trying to present an impression of stability to international investors a report detailed on Monday The insurgent movement initiated by the Baloch Liberation Army BLA on August 25 2024 revealed the vulnerability of Pakistans domestic security despite Islamabad trying to encourage foreign investment Operation Herof named after the Balochi word for lack Storm marked one of the most significant escalations in separatist violence in Pakistans history Hundreds of BLA fighters including elite members of the Majeed Brigade and Fateh Squad mounted coordinated assaults across 14 districts of Balochistan Targets included police stations military outposts and vital economic infrastructure such as bridges pipelines and highways Afghanistans leading news agency Khaama Press reportedThe security environment continues to remain highly volatile in Pakistan which has been ranked at the second spot globally in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index with the terrorismrelated deaths rising by 45 per cent to 1081 the highest level in 10 years As many as 737 fatalities and nearly 1000 injuries have been reported due to 502 attacks in the first half of 2025 majority of them concentrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan The attacks by TehreekeTaliban Pakistan and separatist groups in Balochistan as well as tense border dynamics with Afghanistan and India has compounded the instability in Pakistan as per the reportAgainst this backdrop Pakistans efforts to court investors have yielded only modest results Data from the State Bank of Pakistan shows that Foreign Direct Investment for the 2025 fiscal year reached USD 246 billion only a slight increase from USD 235 billion the year before While inflows rose by over 27 per cent in June 2025 compared with June 2024 outflows also climbed dramatically by more than 160 per cent signaling continued caution among investors Portfolio investments registered a sharp reversal shifting from a small inflow last year to an outflow of USD 429 million Overall foreign private investment declined from USD 2092 million in June 2024 to USD 1637 million in June 2025 while total foreign investment fell by more than half during the same period the Khaama Press report highlightedThe volatility showcases a direct correlation between security conditions and economic performance Investors have been concerned regarding militant violence and stateimposed restrictions including internet blackouts curfews and arbitrary detentions which hinder business operations logistics and workforce mobility Repeated attacks on infrastructure related to the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor CPEC have unsettled Chinese and other foreign partners resulting in increased insurance costs delay in projects and renegotiations IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-grappling-with-worsening-security-challenges-report-637199.html Mon, 08 Sep 2025 20:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/canada-cannot-afford-to-ignore-illicit-funding-channels-linked-with-khalistani-extremists-637229.html Ottawa Sep 8 Khalistanlinked money laundering is not Canadas largest financial crime problem but also one of the most politically charged ignoring which risks not only financial integrity but national cohesion a price that Ottawa cannot afford to pay a report stressed on Monday In its recent assessment the Canadian government alleged that Khalistani extremists or those acting in their financial interests have relied on drug trafficking hawalastyle informal value transfer systems and the misuse of NonProfit Organisations NPOs to covertly move money in CanadaThe report titled 2025 Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks in Canada highlighted the growing nexus between transnational organised crime and terrorism cautioning that terrorist actors are exploiting criminal supply chainsAccording to a report in Khalsa Vox foreignbased threat actors including politically motivated ones continue to exploit Canadian openness The Khalistan cause rooted in a separatist demand for an independent Sikh homeland has historically been funded primarily through illicit streams from abroad it detailedKhalistanrelated extremism has historically intersected with foreign state interests whether through passive tolerance or active sponsorship The report warns that proxies within Canada can receive funds legally or illegally obtained to advance agendas that are detrimental to the interests of Canada When these flows are laundered through legitimate businesses NPOs or personal remittances they blur into the vast sea of lawful economic activity it mentionedAccording to the report the assessment also flags concern over foreign interference noting that foreign states or their proxies funnel funds into Canada to shape domestic policies and influence communities and politics describing it as a live operational threatThe Khalistan issue it said extends beyond historical grievances as in the modern era of instant communication and global activism overseas conflicts can spread into Canadian streets illustrated by the recent diplomatic strains with IndiaWith financial channels serving as the lifelines of such activism their compromise through laundering carries consequences that extend beyond law enforcement into foreign policyMoney laundering is not a victimless crime When tied to ideological extremism it can fund propaganda fuel violence and fracture communities The 2025 Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks in Canada has done its job by flagging the patterns It is now up to political leaders enforcement agencies and community stakeholders to act decisively and without bias the report noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/canada-cannot-afford-to-ignore-illicit-funding-channels-linked-with-khalistani-extremists-637229.html Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/gunfight-starts-in-forest-area-of-jampks-kulgam-district-637050.html Srinagar Sep 8 A gunfight started on Monday between the security forces and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmirs JampK Kulgam district Officials said that following information about the presence of terrorists joint teams of the security forces started a CASO Cordon and Search Operation in Gudar forest area As the joint forces came closer hiding terrorists opened fire after which an encounter started Till last reports came in firing was going on in the area officials saidJoint forces have started aggressive antiterrorist operations in JampK and these operations are targeted against the terrorists their over ground workers OGWs and sympathisersSecurity forces believe that in order to dismantle the ecosystem of terror in the UT the focus should not merely be on elimination of the gunwielding terrorist but also those helping to sustain terrorismAfter Operation Sindoor was suspended there have been attempts by the terrorists to infiltrate into JampK from the Pakistani side of the Line of Control LoCJampK has a 740Kmlong LoC which is guarded by the Army In addition to the LoC there is nearly a 240Kmlong International Border in Jammu Samba and Kathua districts that is also guarded by the BSFWith the help of Pakistan terrorist outfits have been using drones especially along the International Border to drop weapons drugs and cash on the Indian side for the terroristsThe BSF has been using special antidrone technology to ensure that the handlers of terrorism sitting in Pakistan are prevented from using drones to sustain terrorism in JampKDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also under the radar of the security forces since it is believed that the funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are ultimately used to sustain terrorismIn the majority of such cases the roots of drug smuggling and hawala money rackets have been traced to Pakistan and the handlers of terror operatives based there IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/gunfight-starts-in-forest-area-of-jampks-kulgam-district-637050.html Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/one-terrorist-killed-one-soldier-hurt-in-gunfight-in-forest-area-of-jampks-kulgam-district-637051.html Srinagar Sep 8 A gunfight started on Monday between the security forces and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmirs JampK Kulgam district One terrorist killed has been killed and one Army soldier injured in the ongoing gunfight in Gudar forest area of Kulgam The injured soldier has been shifted to hospital Reinforcements rushed to the cordoned off area Officials said that following information about the presence of terrorists joint teams of the security forces started a CASO Cordon and Search Operation in Gudar forest areaAs the joint forces came closer hiding terrorists opened fire after which an encounter started Till last reports came in firing was going on in the area officials saidJoint forces have started aggressive antiterrorist operations in JampK and these operations are targeted against the terrorists their over ground workers OGWs and sympathisersSecurity forces believe that in order to dismantle the ecosystem of terror in the UT the focus should not merely be on elimination of the gunwielding terrorist but also those helping to sustain terrorismAfter Operation Sindoor was suspended there have been attempts by the terrorists to infiltrate into JampK from the Pakistani side of the Line of Control LoCJampK has a 740Kmlong LoC which is guarded by the Army In addition to the LoC there is nearly a 240Kmlong International Border in Jammu Samba and Kathua districts that is also guarded by the BSFWith the help of Pakistan terrorist outfits have been using drones especially along the International Border to drop weapons drugs and cash on the Indian side for the terroristsThe BSF has been using special antidrone technology to ensure that the handlers of terrorism sitting in Pakistan are prevented from using drones to sustain terrorism in JampKDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also under the radar of the security forces since it is believed that the funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are ultimately used to sustain terrorismIn the majority of such cases the roots of drug smuggling and hawala money rackets have been traced to Pakistan and the handlers of terror operatives based there IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/one-terrorist-killed-one-soldier-hurt-in-gunfight-in-forest-area-of-jampks-kulgam-district-637051.html Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-in-ongoing-security-operation-in-jks-kulgam-637172.html Srinagar Sep 8 IANS Another terrorist was killed in the ongoing operation by joint security forces in JampampKs Kulgam district on Monday taking the number of terrorists killed to twonbspOfficials said that two terrorists were killed in the ongoing operation against terrorists in the Gudar forest area of KulgamnbspThe soldiers including a junior commissioned officer JCO were injured in this gunfight The injured soldiers were shifted to the hospital for treatmentnbspA gunfight had broken out as joint teams of the security forces started a CASO Cordon and Search Operation in the Gudar forest area following information about the presence of terroristsAs the joint forces came closer hiding terrorists opened fire after which an encounter started an official saidnbspJoint forces have started aggressive antiterrorist operations in JampampK and these operations are targeted against the terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersnbspSecurity forces believe that in order to dismantle the ecosystem of terror in the UT the focus should not merely be on the elimination of the gunwielding terrorist but also those helping to sustain terrorismAfter Operation Sindoor was suspended there have been attempts by the terrorists to infiltrate into JampampK from the Pakistani side of the Line of Control LoCnbspJampampK has a 740Kmlong LoC which is guarded by the army In addition to the LoC there is nearly a 240kmlong International Border in Jammu Samba and Kathua districts that is also guarded by the BSFnbspWith the help of Pakistan terrorist outfits have been using drones especially along the International Border to drop weapons drugs and cash on the Indian side for the terroristsThe BSF has been using special antidrone technology to ensure that the handlers of terrorism sitting in Pakistan are prevented from using these means to sustain terrorism in JampampKnbspDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also under the radar of the security forces since it is believed that the funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are ultimately used to sustain terrorismnbspIn the majority of such cases the roots of drug smuggling and hawala money rackets have been traced to Pakistan and the handlers of terror operatives based there https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-in-ongoing-security-operation-in-jks-kulgam-637172.html Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-in-ongoing-security-operation-in-jampks-kulgam--637176.html Srinagar Sep 8 Another terrorist was killed in the ongoing operation by joint security forces in JampKs Kulgam district on Monday taking the number of terrorists killed to two Officials said that two terrorists were killed in the ongoing operation against terrorists in the Gudar forest area of KulgamThe soldiers including a junior commissioned officer JCO were injured in this gunfight The injured soldiers were shifted to the hospital for treatmentA gunfight had broken out as joint teams of the security forces started a CASO Cordon and Search Operation in the Gudar forest area following information about the presence of terroristsAs the joint forces came closer hiding terrorists opened fire after which an encounter started an official saidJoint forces have started aggressive antiterrorist operations in JampK and these operations are targeted against the terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersSecurity forces believe that in order to dismantle the ecosystem of terror in the UT the focus should not merely be on the elimination of the gunwielding terrorist but also those helping to sustain terrorismAfter Operation Sindoor was suspended there have been attempts by the terrorists to infiltrate into JampK from the Pakistani side of the Line of Control LoCJampK has a 740Kmlong LoC which is guarded by the army In addition to the LoC there is nearly a 240kmlong International Border in Jammu Samba and Kathua districts that is also guarded by the BSFWith the help of Pakistan terrorist outfits have been using drones especially along the International Border to drop weapons drugs and cash on the Indian side for the terroristsThe BSF has been using special antidrone technology to ensure that the handlers of terrorism sitting in Pakistan are prevented from using these means to sustain terrorism in JampKDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also under the radar of the security forces since it is believed that the funds generated by drug smuggling and hawala money rackets are ultimately used to sustain terrorismIn the majority of such cases the roots of drug smuggling and hawala money rackets have been traced to Pakistan and the handlers of terror operatives based there IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-in-ongoing-security-operation-in-jampks-kulgam--637176.html Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/senior-govt-forces-commander-killed-in-houthi-strike-in-yemens-marib-source-636900.html Sanaa Sep 7 A senior Yemeni government forces commander and several escorts were killed in a Houthi drone strike in Yemens northern Marib province a military source told the media Khaled bin Dowaid Muthanna chief of staff of the southern front in Marib together with a few escorts of his was killed when a drone targeted a military site in the AlFalihah area southern Marib the source in the government forces said on SaturdaySome other escorts were injured in the surprise attack that occurred despite no ongoing clashes between government forces and the Houthis in the area the source addedThe confrontation erupted early Friday near the Harib district a strategic front that has witnessed repeated escalations in recent months Xinhua news agency reportedGovernment forces engaged in direct combat with Houthi units attempting to advance toward key military positions resulting in multiple casualties on both sidesThe slain officer whose identity has not yet been officially released was reportedly leading a reconnaissance patrol when his unit came under heavy fireHis aide was killed instantly while other soldiers sustained injuries and were evacuated for treatmentMilitary officials described the incident as part of a broader Houthi campaign to destabilise southern Marib and regain territorial footholds lost during previous government offensivesThese attacks reflect the militias continued defiance of peace efforts and its reliance on Iraniansupplied weaponry one source saidSeparately four Houthis members were killed and several others injured on Saturday in clashes with government forces in the northern province of Taiz Yemeni governmentrun September 26 news website reportedThe website said the government forces repelled an infiltration attempt by the Houthis in Karom and Sawda hills in the AlKarifat front east of Taiz cityThe Houthis have not commented on either incidentYemen has remained in a fragile state of calm since the collapse of a UNbrokered truce at the end of 2022 with both sides failing to agree on its renewal or expansionThe conflict which began in late 2014 has killed hundreds of thousands and pushed millions to the brink of famine according to UN estimatesThe Yemeni government has condemned the assault and vowed to respond decisivelyReinforcements have been deployed to the area and aerial surveillance has intensified to prevent further infiltrationMarib remains a critical battleground in Yemens protracted conflict home to vital oil infrastructure and a large population of internally displaced civilians IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/senior-govt-forces-commander-killed-in-houthi-strike-in-yemens-marib-source-636900.html Sun, 07 Sep 2025 05:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/lebanese-cabinet-endorses-army-strategy-to-curb-hezbollah-arms-supporters-vow-resistance-636748.html Beirut Sep 6 Lebanons government has endorsed an army plan to disarm Hezbollah and place all weapons under state control media reported Information Minister Paul Morcos said on Friday after a Cabinet meeting that Ministers reviewed the armys proposal and approved it but decided to keep details and related discussions confidential Xinhua news agency reportedThe Cabinet had earlier tasked the army with drafting a disarmament strategy focused on Hezbollah a move rejected by the group and its ally the Amal MovementDuring Fridays session five Hezbollah and Amal ministers walked out in protestMorcos said the army would begin implementing the plan within its available logistical financial and human resources and would submit monthly progress reports to the CabinetHe added that Lebanon remained committed to the current ceasefire with Israel accusing Israel of repeated violationsIsrael like Lebanon has clear obligations under the agreement Morcos saidHowever its continued violations constitute evidence of its reneging on these obligations and seriously threaten regional security and stabilityUnder the USbrokered ceasefire Hezbollah and Israel were both required to withdraw from south Lebanon though Israel has kept forces in several areas it deems strategicIsrael continues to conduct strikes across Lebanon in response to what it says are ceasefire violationsHezbollah supporters called for mass demonstrations following the Cabinets decision vowing to resist any effort to hand over the groups weaponsWe will not accept the disarmament of the weapons that defended the homeland they said in a statementThe army deployed extra units in several areas amid concerns of unrestHezbollahs military autonomy remains a deeply divisive issue in Lebanese politicsSenior Hezbollah figures including the current leader Naim Qassem have repeatedly dismissed disarmament calls as unrealistic and detrimental to Lebanons security saying such efforts only serve Israeli interestsIsrael has said its strikes aim to prevent Hezbollah from rearming and to protect residents of its northern border area and will withdraw from sites in Lebanon that its troops still occupy if Hezbollah lays down its weapons But Hezbollah has rejected any move to dismantle its arsenalCalls for Hezbollahs disarmament have taken centre stage in Lebanon since the terror group sustained heavy losses in a yearlong conflict with Israel The results of that war which ended last November upended a power balance that had long been dominated by the Shia Muslim groupSince then Hezbollah has been under increasing domestic and international pressure to give up its remaining arsenal including from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun who under pressure from the US has pushed for the terror group to disarmAfter the Lebanese governments decision in August to pursue a disarmament plan Hezbollah accused the government of caving to American and Israeli pressure and said it would treat this decision as if it does not existSince the ceasefire the Lebanese army has regularly collected caches of weapons and ammunition from the area south of the Litani River from which Hezbollah has largely withdrawn but the groups heavier missiles and drones have remained hiddenThe conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted when the Iranianbacked terror group began launching rockets at northern Israel in support of Hamas after it led the October 7 massacre in southern Israel that killed nearly 1200 people and saw 251 taken hostage to GazaIt eventually escalated into open war between Israel and Hezbollah by September 2024 which ended with a ceasefire at the end of November that year IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/lebanese-cabinet-endorses-army-strategy-to-curb-hezbollah-arms-supporters-vow-resistance-636748.html Sat, 06 Sep 2025 07:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/canadian-report-flags-hamas-hezbollah-funding-through-crypto-and-drug-trade-636779.html Ottawa Sep 6 Hamas and Hezbollah are wellestablished and resourceful organisations that fall under the Politically Motivated Violent Extremism PMVE category and sustain their activities through diverse funding channels according to a report by the Canadian government The National Risk Assessment report by the Canadian government defines PMVE as the encouragement of violence to create new political systems or alter existing structures and normsWhile it may include religious aspects the core focus of actors under this category is political selfdetermination or representation rather than ethnic or racial supremacyHamas and Hezbollah are established and wellresourced groups that fall under the PMVE category These groups use diverse funding methods to sustain their operations including the abuse of the MSB and banking sectors use of cryptocurrencies state financing abuse of the charitable and NPO sector and criminal activity the report statedCanadian authorities observed that several terrorist entities listed under the Criminal Code including Hamas Hezbollah and Khalistani extremist outfits Babbar Khalsa International and the International Sikh Youth Federation have historically relied on financial support from CanadaThe report noted that although once supported by an extensive fundraising network these groups now operate with smaller clusters of individuals aligned with their causes without formal organisational tiesBoth Hamas and Hezbollah are known to use MSBs especially IVTS such as hawalas to move money across borders Hezbollah in particular is known to use Lebanons banking sector to maintain their account holdings the report saidCiting the lawsuit Lelchook v Societe Generale de Banque au Liban SAL in a New York court the document highlighted how a nowdefunct Lebanese bank provided Hezbollah with financial services including correspondent banking links in the USCanadas financial sector may also be exposed to risks emanating from correspondent banking relationships with institutions known or suspected of servicing Hezbollah in Lebanon it warnedCryptocurrencies have also emerged as a tool for these organisations though contributions remain relatively low in value according to the reportBoth Hamas and Hezbollah use online platforms and social media to solicit donations in the form of cryptocurrencies Hamas in particular has been an early adapter of cryptocurrencies to raise and move funds with the group reportedly first beginning to solicit Bitcoin donations in 2019 it notedTo liquidate digital assets Hamas has allegedly turned to exchanges MSBs and informal transfer systems in Lebanon Turkey and Syria However the report admitted that the full scale and effectiveness of such crypto fundraising efforts remain unclearAnother major revenue stream highlighted by the report was state sponsorship particularly from IranState sponsorship particularly from Iran is a significant source of revenue for Hamas and Hezbollah which enables them to maintain their activities the assessment statedIt cited a May 2024 advisory by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network FinCEN that outlined methods used by Iran to evade sanctions and funnel funds to its allies including the sale of oil and weapons shell companies correspondent banking ties and cryptoCanada said it has detected similar Iranian patterns aiding Hezbollah and HamasThe report also pointed out that these groups exploit charitable and nonprofit organisations for fundraisingDespite these observations it is estimated that revenue generation through NPO abuse represents a relatively small percentage of operational budgets of terrorist groups overall it added referring to the 2024 Egmont Group overview on typologies of NPO abuse and global financial intelligence cooperationThe report also mentions that criminal activities especially drug trafficking play a major role in Hezbollahs financesCriminal activity is also a means of financing for PMVE purposes particularly for Hezbollah which has strong partnerships with international and domestic OCGs Hezbollah remains a highly active global player in the cocaine heroin fentanyl and captagon trades with trafficking networks spanning Latin America Canada and the US the report revealedIt added that Hezbollah has also turned to tradebased money launderingFINTRAC has reported that funds suspected of supporting Hezbollah were sent or received related to the used car trade the document saidUS officials have documented Hezbollahs involvement in buying used cars in North America and reselling them in countries such as the UAE South Africa Angola Belgium the UK Hong Kong Tanzania Kenya and Yemen with profits ultimately funnelled back to Lebanon through couriersThe report specifically flagged the Port of Montreal as a known hub where luxury vehicles are shipped to Lebanon financially sustaining Hezbollah IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/canadian-report-flags-hamas-hezbollah-funding-through-crypto-and-drug-trade-636779.html Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/another-baloch-teenager-killed-by-pakistan-backed-death-squads-636873.html Quetta Sep 6 Several human rights organisations on Saturday strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of a Baloch teenager by Pakistan Armybacked death squads in Balochistan which continue to target students activists and political opponents across the province The Baloch Yakjehti Committee BYC mentioned that Izhar Mujeeb a resident of Kech district was shot dead by Pakistan armys death squads in the Mand region of the district earlier in the dayCiting reports the rights body stated that death squads opened fire on Izhar while he was at his shop in the morning He was rushed to the hospital after sustaining critical injuries but succumbed due to excessive bleedingCondemning the horrific incident the Baloch Voice for Justice BVJ said Incidents of enforced disappearances extrajudicial killings attacks on political activists and targetted assassinations in Balochistan are clear indicators of the ongoing genocide of the Baloch peopleThe rights body called on the international community to take urgent notice of the widespread violence and repression being carried out against the Baloch civilians by the Pakistani forcesAccording to Paank the Baloch National Movements Human Rights Department the brutal killing of the Baloch teenager reflected a broader pattern of violence perpetrated by the Pakistan Armybacked death squadsIt stated that in August 2025 alone Balochistan witnessed a surge in similar human rights violations including the extrajudicial killings of two young men Naeem Shay and Iqbal Hakeem in Khuzdar by the death squads widespread enforced disappearances abductions of women and children involving harassment and Pakistan governmentimposed internet blackout that stifled dissent and access to informationThese incidents documented in reports highlighting over hundreds of enforced disappearances and dozens of killings in recent months underscore a systematic campaign of statesponsored terror said PaankThe rights body urged the Pakistani authorities to immediately cease these operations conduct independent investigations into Izhars death and all related cases and hold perpetrators accountable to prevent further erosion of human rights in BalochistanPeople from Balochistan are currently fighting for their independence from Pakistan Various human rights organisations of Balochistan have time and again highlighted the repression by Pakistani forces in the province which includes violent raids on the homes of Baloch leaders and civilians unlawful arrests enforced disappearances the kill and dump policy detention under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance and the filing of fabricated police cases IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/another-baloch-teenager-killed-by-pakistan-backed-death-squads-636873.html Sat, 06 Sep 2025 22:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bangladesh-in-grip-of-islamist-militancy-extremism-and-widespread-unrest-report-636724.html Dhaka Sep 5 Bangladesh is experiencing its most severe crisis in over a decade caused by Islamist militancy extremism economic collapse unemployment a breakdown of law and order and widespread unrest under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus a report highlighted on Friday The country wrote noted Bangladeshi journalist historian and political analyst Syed Badrul Ahsan in Northeast News has witnessed a disturbing escalation in violence against women exposing the systemic collapse of law enforcement and social safeguardsIn just the first six months of 2025 official records indicate over 4200 cases of rape and sexual assault including at least 650 incidents of gang rape a stark rise from 3100 cases during the same period in 2024Bangladesh wrote Ahsan has turned into a land of speculation with suppression of dissent and truth which continues to raise questions about the future of politics in the countryThe political crisis that occurred in August last year has further deepened In the 13 months since a wellplanned conspiracy forced the Awami League out of office in an unconstitutional manner mobs loyal to or favoured by the current regime have had a field day disrupting life across the country states Syed Badrul AhsanHe underscores that the deliberate failure of the Yunus regime to restore order and decency has pushed the nation to a situation where voices are increasingly being raised in favour of a return of the Awami League to mainstream politicsFurther as the mobocracy is calling the shots there has been increased violations of rights of ethnic and religious minorities Gross human rights violations have been committed Yunus still questions the wrongdoings of Sheikh Hasinas tenure and is himself authorizing political intolerance and exclusion silencing press freedom making judiciary compliant using the ICT and sedition against proAwami League and political opponentsYunus administration is also using the students to justify all illegal and unconstitutional acts including to remain in power the opinion piece in Northeast News mentionedThe Chief Advisor of the interim government has discarded the constitutional conventions and norms by ignoring President Mohammad Sahabuddin the sole individual constitutionally holding office today in BangladeshAdditionally there is a growing feeling in Bangladesh that the interim regime is morally and politically not qualified to preside over the next general election because of the controversial actions it has taken against the Awami LeagueMore so the interim administration has also been accused of overlooking the destruction of history of Bangladesh and historical sites together with the law enforcement authorities Bangladesh the country of 170 million witnessed lawlessness across the country when a mob demolished the residence of Jatir Pita Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on February 5 this year In the presence of security personnel the mob used excavators and bulldozers and unleashed an attack on the building in Dhanmondi Residences of Awami League leaders were also vandalised wrote AhsanPeople of Bangladesh said the noted author are realising the necessity of rule of law and firmness in restoring law and orderThe security forces acted swiftly against activists of a small outfit Gono Odhikar Andolan headed by former vice president of DUCSU Nurul Haque Nur to prevent them from causing damage to the Jatiyo Party offices Interestingly the actions taken by the security forces were independently of the Yunus regime but the actions had conveyed a larger political message to the anarchists Syed Badrul Ahsan observedFor Bangladesh to be home again to the rule of law an allencompassing political change has become necessary he addedThere are good reasons to believe he argued on why the unelected Yunus and his interim administration are reluctant to go for any election measures although the election time schedule of February 2026 has been announcedYunus the man now running Bangladesh did not come to power through a legal mandate As the Awami League has stated the truth is simple Yunus holds office not through law but through forgery and force The oath he took is invalid The authority he wields is illegitimate and the system that allowed this fraud to happen is deeply compromised And yet the judiciary remains silent he concluded IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bangladesh-in-grip-of-islamist-militancy-extremism-and-widespread-unrest-report-636724.html Fri, 05 Sep 2025 23:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hezbollah-warns-of-street-action-if-lebanon-moves-to-curb-weapons-636313.html Beirut Sep 4 Hezbollah has warned it could mobilise supporters in the streets if Lebanons government moves ahead with a decision to disarm the Iranbacked group by the end of 2025 senior official Mahmoud Qomati said Qomati deputy head of Hezbollahs Political Council told local media on Wednesday that the plan was unconstitutional illegitimate and in violation of both the national charter and international law which permits resistance under occupationHe said that Hezbollah and its ally the Amal Movement would boycott parliamentary sessions if lawmakers advanced steps to enforce the measures Xinhua news agency reportedIf we see the session moving to solidify these decisions and lay out steps for execution we will not attend and we will head to popular confrontation he addedQomati said that Hezbollah would refrain from escalation if the decisions remained born dead and unenforcedHe warned that implementing the resolutions would destabilise LebanonAnyone who seeks stability international regional or local must recognise that enforcing these decisions will endanger it and serve no ones interest he saidLebanons government recently approved a plan to disarm all nonstate actors including Hezbollah by the end of 2025The move has deepened political divisions and raised fears of instabilityHezbollah has rejected the plan saying its arsenal is needed to defend Lebanon against potential threats from IsraelHezbollah Chief Naim Qassem threatened the Lebanese government last month over its efforts to disarm his Iranlinked terror group claiming that there would be no life in Lebanon should its weapons be taken by forceQassem warned that Hezbollah would fight to keep its weapons saying any forcible seizure would lead to internal unrest undermining the countrys national securityHe further accused the government of buckling to Israel saying its leaders were implementing an AmericanIsraeli order to end the resistance even if it leads to civil war and internal strifeThe resistance will not surrender its weapons while aggression continues occupation persists and we will fight it if necessary to confront this AmericanIsraeli project no matter the cost he said cautioning the government not to hand over the country to an insatiable Israeli aggressor or an American tyrant with limitless greedHezbollah and the Amal movement its Shia Muslim ally had decided to delay any street protests against a USbacked disarmament plan as they still see room for dialogue with the Lebanese government he addedBut he added that any future protests could reach the US Embassy in LebanonThe Hezbollah Chief levelled the threats as the Lebanese Cabinet moves forward with the implementation of a USbacked roadmap to disarm Hezbollah in line with a 2006 UN Security Council resolution that was largely ignored until the organisation received a brutal beating in the 20232024 conflict with IsraelHezbollah is an Iranian proxy that has acted largely in line with Tehrans wishes over the yearsIran and its socalled axis of resistance including Hamas in Gaza and Yemens Houthis have suffered a series of blows in their longrunning quest to eliminate Israel after Hamas sparked the ongoing war with Gaza with its October 7 2023 massacre in southern Israeli communitiesHezbollah suffered devastating losses to its infrastructure and leadership after launching crossborder attacks on Israel a day after the October 2023 Hamasled attackIn September 2024 Israel launched a major offensive against the group which ended with a November 2024 ceasefireIsrael has already signaled it will not hesitate to launch military actions if Beirut fails to tackle the group and routinely carries out airstrikes in Lebanon despite the ceasefireIt said it is responding to violations of the agreement and that the truces terms allow it to do so IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hezbollah-warns-of-street-action-if-lebanon-moves-to-curb-weapons-636313.html Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/sc-declines-to-release-kashmiri-separatist-leader-on-interim-bail-in-terror-funding-case-636401.html New Delhi Sep 4 The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to order the immediate release of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah on interim bail in an alleged terror funding case However a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta sought the National Investigation Agency NIAs opinion on a special leave petition SLP filed by Shah seeking bailThe Justice Nathled Bench appeared unconvinced by senior Advocate Colin Gonsalvess submission that Shahs very sick condition warranted his release on interim bailEarlier the Delhi High Court had rejected Shahs bail plea stating that the possibility cannot be ruled out that as Chairman of an unlawful organisation he would not indulge in similar unlawful activities and may attempt to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses yet to be examinedAlthough the appellant Shah has been in custody for five years the charges have already been framed and the trial is underway There is no delay on the part of the prosecution for not examining its witnesses said a Bench of Justices Shalinder Kaur and Navin Chawla rejecting his plea for release on bail on the ground of delay in the trialFurther the Justice Kaurled Bench said there was no question of considering Shahs alternative plea for house arrest given the serious allegations against him and the sensitivity and gravity of the issues involvedShah was arrested in June 2019 and is alleged to have played a significant role in establishing a separatist movement in Jammu and KashmirHe is also accused of honouring the families of deceased terrorists receiving funds through hawala transactions and raising money via LoC trade to support subversive and militant activitiesThe NIA has claimed that several individuals accused of conspiring to raise funds to destabilise Kashmir and wage war against the Indian government were involvedShahs name was included in the second supplementary charge sheet filed by the NIA on October 4 2019 IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/sc-declines-to-release-kashmiri-separatist-leader-on-interim-bail-in-terror-funding-case-636401.html Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/greatly-value-germanys-understanding-about-indias-fight-against-terrorism-eam-jaishankar-636193.html New Delhi Sep 3 External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India greatly values the understanding shown by Germany regarding its fight against terrorism The EAM highlighted that Germany s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has been explicit regarding Indias right to defend its people against terrorist attacks While speaking to reporters alongside Wadephul following their meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday EAM Jaishankar also recalled how Germany warmly received Indias parliamentary delegation in June following the decisive Operation SindoorDuring the day today weve had detailed discussions on various aspects of our ties This includes our political cooperation security and defence economic relations research and future technologies climate and energy as well as education skilling mobility and peopletopeople exchanges So let me share with you some key points which came out of todays discussion One we greatly value the understanding that Germany has shown with regard to Indias fight against terrorism Minister Wadephul has himself been explicit about our right to defend our people against terrorist attacks A parliamentary delegation that visited Germany in June after Operation Sindoor was also warmly received he saidOperation Sindoor was launched on May 7 following the heinous April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam which claimed the lives of 26 innocent people The operation involved coordinated efforts by the Indian Army Navy and Air Force in a punitive strike across the Line of Control and deeper into Pakistanoccupied territories aiming to dismantle terror infrastructure at its rootsEAM Jaishankar emphasised that there has been an uptick in IndiaGermany defence and security partnership and recalled the participation of Germany in the Tarang Shakti exercises The External Affairs Minister said that he and Wadephul agreed for continuation and expansion of such participationTheres been an uptick in our defence and security cooperation Germany participated in the Tarang Shakti air exercises last year and its ships made port calls to Goa Today we agreed that such participation should be continued indeed even expanded In the past we have had significant export control difficulties in the defence and security domain I would like to express my appreciation today for the smoothening of these processes and more expeditious clearances We also spoke about greater industry collaboration between our two countries in this contextOn his discussion with Wadephul Jaishankar said We have just completed a very productive discussion on IndiaGermany cooperation on our relationship with the European Union and we have exchanged views on regional global and multilateral issues Now before I come to those subjects let me again first publicly welcome my friend Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul who is here for the first time in his current capacity I had the honor of being his guest this May and between May and now we have actually been regularly in touch in this intervening period Now I first got to know him when we met at the Munich Security Conference which was well before he became the Foreign Minister And I must say even then I was impressed by his commitment to advancing the IndiaGermany strategic partnership Im very confident that that enthusiasm will now be applied by him fully in his new roleHeld detailed discussions on our bilateral agenda as we prepare for the next round of InterGovernmental Consultations to be held in India Explored greater collaboration in furthering industry linkages talent mobility digital semiconductors and critical technologies Appreciate Germanys strong advocacy for closer IndiaEU ties and proactive push in concluding the FTA Also exchanged views on our multilateral cooperation and global issues including the Ukraine conflict situation in Middle EastWest Asia and the IndoPacific the EAM posted on X following his discussions with the visiting German Foreign Minister IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/greatly-value-germanys-understanding-about-indias-fight-against-terrorism-eam-jaishankar-636193.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-probe-unmasks-trfs-foreign-funding-trail-tightens-fatf-noose-on-pakistan-635987.html New Delhi Sep 2 The United States has recently declared The Resistance Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity This was a huge blow for Pakistan as the move exposed Pakistans terror playbook The Resistance Front is nothing but a proxy of the LashkareTaiba It was in fact formed and projected as a local outfit from Jammu and Kashmir The outfit was meant to give both Pakistan and the LashkareTaiba a deniability factor The intention was to project the fight in Kashmir as a localised one Moreover Pakistan wanted terror attacks to continue and also ensure that it did not come under the scrutiny of the Financial Action Task Force FATFGoing by the latest details that the National Investigation Agency has dug out during its probe into the activities of The Resistance Front it seems that Pakistan cannot use this proxy to escape from the FATF The Resistance Front has a deeprooted network in Jammu and Kashmir It has locals who at the behest of Pakistan are in touch with people in the Gulf and Malaysia to ensure that the funds are provided to run the activities of this terror outfitDuring the probe the name of one Sajad Ahmed Mir a resident of Malaysia cropped up Phone calls of a suspect Yasir Hayat revealed that he was in touch with Mir to arrange for the funds Hayat has made several visits to Malaysia to arrange for fundsDetails that have cropped up so far reveal that with the help of his Malaysian contact he had raised Rs 9 lakh for The Resistance Front The money was given to another operative by the name Shafat Wani to run the activities of the outfitWani who is a key operative of the TRF is also said to have visited Malaysia He stated that he was attending a conference at a university and it was on this pretext that he visited the country The university had however not sponsored this visitThe NIA also learnt that Hayat apart from staying in touch with Mir was also in contact with two Pakistanis His activities were all about raising funds and the probe suggests that his job was to be in touch with foreign operatives and raise money for the terror outfitWhile the NIA has plenty of details regarding the operations of the TRF finding the complete money trail is key to the probe On August 13 the NIA had said that it had uncovered a foreign trail of funds that was being probed extensivelyThere are 463 contacts on Hayats phone that the NIA is probing extensively Calls have been made to Pakistan and Malaysia on several occasions All these numbers are being probed and investigators say that this is crucial to uncover the funding network of The Resistance FrontThese details are important to uncover the trail and they would help India expose Pakistan before the FATFIndia has been building up a case against Pakistan on terror funding to ensure that it gets back onto the Grey List The Resistance Front was created in 2019 to replace the declining Hizbul Mujahideen and also give a fresh identity to local terror activitiesIt was also created to offer the LashkareTaiba a deniability cover and to make attacks appear as indigenous resistance rather than Pakistansponsored terrorism What appeared to be a new homegrown movement was actually a rebranded arm of the LashkareTayiba which was designed to misguide the global community and deflect pressure from institutions such as the FATF IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-probe-unmasks-trfs-foreign-funding-trail-tightens-fatf-noose-on-pakistan-635987.html Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nine-ultras-surrender-with-cache-of-weapons-including-five-ak-47s-in-jharkhand-635681.html Latehar Jharkhand Sep 1 Nine militants of the banned Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad JJMP surrendered before police and security forces in Jharkhands Latehar district on Monday officials said Among the surrendered cadres were four subzonal commanders each carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh and another with a reward of Rs 3 lakhThe others were wanted in several LeftWing Extremismrelated casesOfficials said this is the first time in Jharkhands history that such a large number of JJMP militants have surrendered togetherThe ultras also handed over a significant cache of arms and ammunition including five AK47 rifles several other firearms and hundreds of live cartridgesPolice claimed that with this surrender the JJMP has been virtually wiped out from the Latehar regionThose who gave up arms include JJMPs top zonal commander Ravindra Yadav who faces 14 cases and has a Rs 5 lakh bounty He surrendered with two AK47s three rifles and 1241 cartridges Subzonal commander Akhilesh Ravindra Yadav also carrying a Rs 5 lakh reward and 10 cases surrendered with an AK47 and 256 cartridgesOther subzonal commanders Baldev Ganjhu with nine cases and a Rs 5 lakh reward Mukesh Ram Yadav who faces 21 cases and carries a Rs 5 lakh reward and Pawan alias Ram Prasad with a Rs 3 lakh bounty also surrenderedArea Commanders Dhruv wanted in three cases surrendered with a rifle while fellow area commanders Shravan Singh surrendered with an AK47 a rifle and 131 cartridges and Mukesh Ganjhu handed over an AK47 and 154 cartridgesThe surrender ceremony organised at Latehar Police Headquarters was attended by CRPF IG Saket Singh IG Operations Michaelraj S Palamu IG Sunil Bhaskar DIG Naushad Alam Latehar SP Kumar Gaurav and senior CRPF officialsPolice attributed the surrender to sustained antiMaoist operations and the state governments rehabilitation policyIn recent months several senior top JJMP commanders including Lovelesh Ganjhu Rs 5 lakh reward and Pramod Palendra and Tulsi Ganjhu Rs 1 lakh each had also surrenderedSince January 2025 Latehar police have arrested 75 Maoists and carried out multiple successful operationsOn May 24 JJMP leader Pappu Lohara Rs 10 lakh reward and Sudesh Ganjhu alias Prabhat Rs 5 lakh reward were killed in an encounterTwo days later on May 26 subzonal commander Manish Yadav Rs 5 lakh reward was neutralised while another top cadre Kundan Rs 10 lakh reward was arrested IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nine-ultras-surrender-with-cache-of-weapons-including-five-ak-47s-in-jharkhand-635681.html Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-artificial-fascist-and-fraudulent-country-sindh-activist-635795.html Berlin Sep 1 Highlighting Pakistans religious extremism and corrupt military mafia a Sindhi rights activist on Monday asserted that the country is an artificial fascist and fraudulent construct created by British imperialism during the partition of India to serve its thenstrategic interests Built upon deception coercion and religious manipulation Pakistan was imposed upon historic nations against their will Since its inception it has functioned as a prisonhouse of nations safeguarding primarily the political and economic interests of Punjabi imperialism Within this state historic nations Sindhis Baloch Pashtuns Brahui Saraiki and others have been reduced to slavery Shafi Burfat Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz JSMM posted on XPakistan is not founded on democracy justice or political morality but rather on military domination religious extremism and the ruthless plunder of natural resources oil gas coal rivers seas lands mountains plots and industries to feed and sustain Punjab he added in the social media postBurfat alleged that the Pakistani army widely regarded as a corrupt institution rather than a professional military has long been deeply involved in narcotics and smuggling networks trafficked heroin from Afghanistan and distributed it globally including into the United States in collusion with major South American smuggling cartelsAt the same time he said largescale oil smuggling from Iran is also conducted through networks controlled by the Pakistani armyLiberal secular and democratic forces are suppressed while extremist religious organisations thrive under open state patronage Every sphere of society economy media judiciary education and freedom of expression is suffocated under the boots of the army the JSMM leader statedRaising concern Burfat said Pakistan currently functions as a factory and sanctuary of extremism and terrorism with religious fanaticism is deliberately used by the Pakistani government and military as a weapon in the region Countless international and regional terrorist groups he said have been sheltered trained armed and openly supported by the Pakistani militaryThis terrorism not only destabilised Sindh Baloch and Pashtun areas but also poses a grave threat to global peace and security The entire world is aware of Pakistans policy of manufacturing sponsoring and exporting terrorism Burfat statedPakistan is nothing but a Punjabi colonial state a fascist bloodsoaked system that survives through plunder occupation and terror The Pakistani army is a corrupt mafia feeding on the resources of historic nations while acting as hired killers for global powers The Sindhi Baloch Pashtun Saraiki and Brahui nations all suffer from political subjugation economic exploitation and cultural destruction he addedThe JSMM leader called upon the international community the United Nations and all democratic and freedomloving organisations intellectuals of the world to recognise Pakistan as an unnatural fascist and extremist state built upon terrorism repression and genocide of historic nationsHe stressed that the liberation of Sindh province and other historic nations is not merely a question of justice and human rights but essential for sustainable peace and stability in the entire region and the world IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-artificial-fascist-and-fraudulent-country-sindh-activist-635795.html Mon, 01 Sep 2025 23:23:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-bust-bki-backed-terror-module-arrest-two-635529.html Chandigarh Aug 31 In an intelligenceled operation Punjab Police have busted a Babbar Khalsa International BKIbacked terror module and thwarted major disruptive activities in the state with the arrest of two operatives state Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday Those arrested have been identified as Sarwan Kumar and Balwinder Singh both residents of Gurdaspur During the search police teams have recovered an Arges hand grenade and a 30 bore Star Mark pistol along with three cartridges from their possession The development came in less than a week after Counter Intelligence Pathankot had averted a target killing by busting a module of the same network with the four members including two juveniles and recovered two 30 bore Star Mark pistols from their possession DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested accused were working on the directions of their foreignbased handlers who are backed by Babbar Khalsa International The duo were introduced to these handlers by an intermediary he said The DGP said that a case under the relevant sections of law has been registered and efforts are being made to trace and apprehend the other members associated with this network he said Sharing more details Assistant Inspector General Pathankot Sukhminder Singh Mann said that the arrested accused were tasked to conduct a recce of various security establishments and to execute the assignment they were provided with explosives and funds The accused were communicating with their handlers using encrypted apps and virtual phone numbers Mann said that further investigations are being conducted to unearth this BKIbacked entire network and investigate previous crimes committed by the arrested accused In this regard a case FIR No 48 dated August 30 under Section 25 of the Arms Act Section 61 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and Sections 3 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act has been registered at a police station in Amritsar IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-bust-bki-backed-terror-module-arrest-two-635529.html Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/even-without-a-terror-group-zakir-naik-poses-a-grave-threat-to-indias-security-635357.html New Delhi Aug 30 Abubacker Siddique who operated as a lone wolf was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police recently The police termed him as a big fish with advanced bomb making skills During his questioning he had told the police that he was operating alone and was inspired by the preachings of Zakir Naik a wanted criminal in India currently living in MalaysiaThe agencies have been on the look out for Naik for several years now Naik however remains free in Malaysia and has no restrictions He had even travelled to Pakistan recently where he was given a rousing welcomeNaik may not have dedicated terror modules or may not plan strikes However he remains an institution by himself and his speeches and radical school of thought continues to inspire many to either indulge in violence or take the terror pathNaik had managed to flee India in 2016 He is wanted in India for cases relating to money laundering and inciting extremism through his hate speeches Naik is unwelcome in many countries since his speeches manage to incite the youth into taking extreme pathsOver the years India has made several requests to Malaysia to have him extradited but the country has refused to entertain the plea In 2019 the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohammad had said that his country had the right not to extradite Naik if he would not be accorded justice in IndiaThe Abubacker Siddique case is a grim reminder that Naik remaining in the open continues to pose a security risk for India His influence is not just limited to India but to other countries as well The 2016 Dhaka cafe attack which claimed 22 lives had a Naik link to it Although he was not involved in the planning the attackers had said that it was his speeches that inspired them to carry out the strikesThe Indian agencies say that Naik could be considered to be more dangerous than any terror group It is his speeches which makes him lethal His speeches and messages that reach millions of people online is what is causing a worry for security agenciesWhile the Malaysian government has refused to extradite him India would have hoped that the ban that was imposed on Naik in 2019 would have continued However in February Malaysian minister Saifuddin Nasution Islamil said that there are no ban orders on him from giving public speeches While Naik had openly declared his support for the AlQaeda he is not officially part of any terror group He functions on his own but manages to get the message through The Indian agencies say that he is the most dangerous preachers in the world His messages are rabid and he has very good convincing skills which make him even more dangerous Moreover unlike other rabid preachers who deliver their speeches either in Urdu or Arabic Naik does so in English This has ensured that he has a much wider reach and hence more people especially the youth follow him blindlyNaiks ability to radicalise people through his hate speeches was recognised by Pakistan He was given a red carpet welcome in Pakistan despite objections by India The Pakistan trip was equivalent to a state visit and during the same he met with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam NawazIndian officials say that Naik has managed to play it smart Unlike outfits such as the Islamic State he does not give open calls to carry out attacks In fact he never speaks about attacks However his style of operation is extremely dangerous as he manages to put out his message which eventually ends up radicalising the youth Be it the case of Abubacker Siddique or the Dhaka Cafe attackers Naik has had no direct role to play in it However the attackers themselves had said that they were inspired by his speeches In such an event it is very hard to pin him down and Naik manages to get away with free speech However it is the same speech that would have done the damage IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/even-without-a-terror-group-zakir-naik-poses-a-grave-threat-to-indias-security-635357.html Sat, 30 Aug 2025 20:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalstani-pannun-faces-backlash-for-politicising-fatal-us-crash-report-635381.html Washington Aug 30 Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun leader of the banned Sikhs for Justice SFJ group who has for long been accused of exploiting Sikh issues abroad for promoting his separatist agenda continues to portray Harjinder Singh an Indianorigin trucker whose reckless driving in the US claimed three lives as a victim Rather than acknowledging the seriousness of Harjinders actions a report detailed on Saturday Pannun on behalf of SFJ downplayed the incident as a tragic misjudgment He also offered 100000 compensation to the victims families a move many critics slammed as a publicity stunt aimed at gaining political mileageAccording to Thailands media outlet Page 3 News several USbased Sikh organisations have distanced themselves from SFJ emphasising that political propaganda must not be used to cover up road safety violations and criminal negligenceThe report highlighted that a solemn vigil in Florida held by Sikh community members to honour three victims of the deadly crash was marred by controversial efforts from Pannun to give the tragedy a political spinThe vigil was organised to pray for the souls of the deceased identified as 30yearold Herby Dufresne 37yearold Faniola Joseph and 54yearold Rodrique Dor who were killed earlier this month when truck driver Harjinder Singh attempted an illegal Uturn on the Florida Turnpike Investigators confirmed Singhs tractortrailer blocked all lanes leading to a devastating collision with a minivan Singh has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide the report detailedWhile Sikh families and local residents assembled peacefully with prayers and calls for justice it said observers noted that Pannuns intervention shifted the focus from the victims and their grieving familiesPannun is once again trying to hijack a community tragedy to push his extremist agenda This was about honouring the victims not giving a platform to separatist politics Page 3 News quoted a Floridabased Sikh community leader who attended the vigil as sayingHowever the report stated that the people mourning the tragedy asserted that the vigil was about remembrance and unity not about amplifying the extremist narratives of Pannun and his organisationCritics point out that SFJ and its leadership are already under global scrutiny India has banned the outfit for promoting terrorism while intelligence agencies in the US Canada and the UK have repeatedly flagged its activities as a security concern Pannun himself is facing multiple terrorfinancing investigations the report noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalstani-pannun-faces-backlash-for-politicising-fatal-us-crash-report-635381.html Sat, 30 Aug 2025 22:21:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-arrests-third-accused-in-andhra-is-terror-conspiracy-case-634948.html New Delhi Aug 28 The National Investigation Agency NIA has arrested another key accused in the Vizianagaram ISIS terrorist conspiracy case an official said on Thursday Arif Hussain aka Abu Talib a resident of Bihar was nabbed by an NIA team at IGI Airport Delhi while attempting to flee the country the official saidHe will be presented before the NIA Special Court Visakhapatnam he saidInvestigations by the NIA had revealed that the accused had been in contact with accused SirajurRahman already arrested in the case earlier along with Syed SameerSiraj and Sameer were found to be in possession of chemicals used for making IEDs and were conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks the NIA saidArif was involved in illegal supply of weapons in various parts of the country for jihadi activities the investigations further revealedBefore the NIA took over the investigation Siraj and Sameer were arrested in May by Andhra Pradesh PoliceThe police took them into custody from Visakhapatnam Central Jail and shifted to Vizianagaram for questioningSenior officials including the incharge Superintendent of Police Madhava Reddy questioned the accused over the alleged terror plotThe duo was questioned about the plot and the activities of AlHind Ittehadul Muslimeen floated by them The investigating officials tried to gather information about their contacts in Andhra Pradesh Telangana and other statesSiraj was arrested by Vizianagaram police following the recovery of explosives at his residence on May 17 The subsequent investigation led to the arrest of Sameer in HyderabadSameer was brought to Vizianagaram and the duo were sent to judicial custody for 14 daysThey were booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967 and under the Explosive Substances Act of 1908The two suspects had allegedly procured explosives online and were planning a series of explosions near Vizianagaram IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-arrests-third-accused-in-andhra-is-terror-conspiracy-case-634948.html Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-arrests-key-accused-in-muzaffarpur-ak-47-seizure-case-635035.html New Delhi Aug 29 The National Investigation Agency NIA has arrested a key accused in the Muzaffarpur AK47 rifle and ammunition seizure case marking a major breakthrough in its probe into an arms smuggling racket The accused Manjoor Khan alias Babu Bhai was apprehended for his alleged role in conspiring with others to smuggle sophisticated prohibited bore weapons including AK47 assault rifles from Nagaland into BiharAccording to NIA officials Khan was a close aide of the prime accused Vikash Kumar who is believed to have led the armsrunning networkNIA investigations revealed that Khan and his associate were actively engaged in procuring and transporting illegal weapons with the intent of creating unrest and threatening public safety thereby endangering national securityNIA investigations revealed that Manjoor had conspired with his coaccused to smuggle prohibited weapons with the intent to disrupt public peace and safety thereby endangering national security the agency said in its press statementThe case dates back to July 2024 when Fakuli police recovered an AK47 rifle fitted with a lens along with live ammunition at Murghatiya Bridge in Muzaffarpur district Bihar The recovery led to the arrest of four men Vikash Kumar Satyam Kumar Devmani Rai and Ahmad Ansari who were booked under the Arms Act and chargesheetedIn August 2024 the NIA took over the investigation Case No RC112024NIADLI During the probe the agency uncovered evidence linking the arrested men to a larger conspiracy and subsequently filed a supplementary charge sheet against the four under Section 120B of the IPC criminal conspiracy and Sections 13 amp 18 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention ActWith Khans arrest the NIA believes it has tightened the noose around the arms smuggling networkHowever the agency emphasised that the investigation remains ongoing to trace other conspirators potential financiers and the endusers of the seized weapons IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-arrests-key-accused-in-muzaffarpur-ak-47-seizure-case-635035.html Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terror-attack-was-planned-in-pahalgam-due-to-relative-isolation-heavy-tourist-footfall-in-baisaran-nia-634904.html Jammu Aug 28 The National Investigation Agency NIA said on Thursday that the terrorists chose Baisaran for the terror attack in April due to the heavy tourist footfall there the relative isolation of the meadow and the response time of the security forces The NIA spokesman said on Thursday Three terrorists were directly involved in the brutal terror attack in which 26 people were killed in cold blood on April 22The target was chosen considering the response time from the security agencies posted thereThe terrorists chose Baisaran as the target due to its high tourist presence relative isolation and after considering that the response from the security agencies would take time the NIA spokesman addedIn the targeted attack terrorists killed male tourists around eateries taking pony rides or just picnicking with their families including young children and parents in the Baisaran meadow near PahalgamThe NIA in June arrested two men for harbouring the three Pakistanbased terrorists who were killed by the armed forces late last monthThe arrested persons Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Batkote and Bashir Ahmad Jothar from Pahalgam disclosed the identities of the three assailants as Pakistani nationals affiliated to the proscribed outfit LashkareTaiba LeTThe two men provided food shelter and logistical support to the terrorists NIA officials had saidThe three LeT terrorists who were killed in the July 28 encounter codenamed Operation Mahadev on the outskirts of Srinagar had been hiding in the DachigamHarwan forest belt since the attack they revealedIn response to the Pahalgam terror attack the Indian armed forces on May 7 carried out precision strikes at terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and PakistanoccupiedKashmir PoK under Operation SindoorThe operation targeted nine sites including the headquarters and training centres of LeT and JaisheMohammed from where terror attacks against India were planned and directedIn the resulting escalation 18 Defence bases of Pakistan were damaged by the Indian armed forces IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terror-attack-was-planned-in-pahalgam-due-to-relative-isolation-heavy-tourist-footfall-in-baisaran-nia-634904.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/in-final-phase-desperate-maoists-pose-rising-danger-despite-imminent-defeat-634920.html New Delhi Aug 28 The security forces are well on track to eradicate the menace of Left Wing Extremism LWE in India by March 31 2026 On Thursday Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma announced that in the Bijapur district 30 Maoists had surrendered and were rehabilitated He also urged the Maoists to join the mainstream and improve their lives Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Maoists should either surrender or else they would be eliminated Leaving the choice to them HM Shah said that the menace could come to an end by March 31 2026While Operation Blackforest has been a successful one so far security officials however state that once the task is complete it would not be wise to take ones eyes of the issue There would be attempts made to revive the movementWhile many Maoists have surrendered there are some who are still around and remain adamant They want to take the fight to the finish with the hope that many would take inspiration and join the movement This last phase is a dangerous one security officials sayThey are getting desperate and would try and indulge in mindless violence which would eventually be to target innocent civilians The murder of a 30 year old man working as a shikshadoot temporary visiting teacher in government schools being killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh is one such example of thisOn July 14 two shikshadoots were killed by Maoists in Farsegarh area of neighbouring Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh On February 19 two men including a shikshadoot were killed in Dantewada district This made it the 30 killing this year by Maoists These incidents took place in the Bastar region comprising seven districts including Sukma Bijapur and DantewadaAll these persons were killed on the suspicion that they were police informers However the fact is that these killings signal the desperation of the Maoists and the main intention is to cause fear in the minds of the peopleIn the past the Maoists thrived on local support When the locals realised that they were being used as pawns the Maoists then resorted to fear tactics to control the local peopleHowever today with Prime Minister Narendra Modiled government initiating several developmental projects in Maoisthit areas the minds of the locals have changed There is connectivity thanks to roads Further communication too has improved a great deal thanks to investments by the telecom sector This has led the locals to changing sides and seeing reason on why it is better to be away from the MaoistsThe locals turning away has been a major factor for the forces to achieve such success against the Maoists When a patrol party approaches an LWEhit area there is none to inform the Maoists about the same This has led to successful and precise operations against the MaoistsHowever the Intelligence agencies warn that the desperation which is being felt among the Maoists is what could prove to be dangerous They would try and target locals more and more with an intention of controlling them with fear as was the case in the past The agencies say that while they may not be too successful such desperation could lead to loss of innocent livesThe security forces have stepped up operations in the wake of such incidents and would continue to go all out and could even achieve the target before the deadline While the security forces work on nabbing or eliminating the Maoists a massive effort is also being made to bring them to the mainstreamThose who are being brought to the mainstream and rehabilitated would also need to be watched the agencies say Some could well be informers who have been intentionally sent by the Maoists to surrender IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/in-final-phase-desperate-maoists-pose-rising-danger-despite-imminent-defeat-634920.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-infiltration-attempt-foiled-in-jampks-uri-634674.html Srinagar Aug 28 Two terrorists were killed on Thursday as the Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control LoC in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmirs Bandipora district Officials said that two terrorists were killed during the infiltration bid near Naushehra Nard in the Gurez sectorA search operation is now going on in the area officials saidOn August 25 joint forces foiled an infiltration bid on the LoC in the Uri sector of Baramulla Terrorists had tried to infiltrate the Torna area of the Uri sector when troops deployed along the LoC detected suspicious movementThe infiltrators were challenged leading to a brief exchange of fire A massive search operation was then launched in the area to ensure that no terrorist had managed to sneak into the Indian side of the LoCEarlier on August 13 a soldier was killed in the Uri sector during a gunfight with the Army near the LoC when terrorists were trying to enter the Indian territoryJoint forces have started aggressive operations against terrorism in JampK targeting terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersThese operations are aimed at dismantling the entire terror ecosystem in the UT rather than rushing to focus merely on the physical elimination of the gunwielding terroristsLt Governor Manoj Sinha has been taking periodic security review meetings wherein his focus remains on dismantling the entire ecosystem of terrorHawala money rackets drug smuggling and drug peddling are also on the scanner of the joint forces in JampK as security agencies believe that the funds generated from these rackets are finally used to sustain terrorismIntelligence agencies and the security forces have busted several hawala money rackets and drug smuggling networks whose roots were finally traced to handlers of terrorists sitting across the border It is specifically for this reason that activities like hawala money rackets and drug smuggling are targeted as a priority by the joint forces in addition to tackling the terrorists using weapons IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-infiltration-attempt-foiled-in-jampks-uri-634674.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalstani-pannuns-meeting-with-trucker-harjinder-signals-disturbing-link-report-634934.html Washington Aug 28 The meeting between proKhalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun leader of banned Sikhs for Justice SFJ group and Harjinder Singh an Indianorigin trucker involved in a widelypublicised tragic incident in the US exposes the troubling influence of certain Khalistanlinked factions rather than mere solidarity within sections of the diaspora a report cited on Thursday Citing multiple investigations and credible reports it highlighted that certain Khalistan groups especially SFJ are linked to illegal migration networks and drug trafficking activitiesThese illicit trades are not just abstract accusations they involve narcotics such as fentanyl heroin and cocaine moving across North America operations purportedly funding antiIndia militancy and instability The drug money appears to finance protests referendums and other antiestablishment campaigns tied to Khalistani ambitions the report in Khalsa Vox detailedMoreover these activities undermine the very fabric of lawful and peaceful community engagement While the majority of Sikhs worldwide especially within Canada the US and India lead honest and constructive lives the endorsement or defence of individuals associated with these dubious activities raises important questions about the alignment of support The nexus between extremist Khalistani elements and crime weakens trust and feeds a negative narrative about the community as a whole it addedThe report emphasised that Sikh ethos grounded in values of justice honesty and responsibility calls for a clear differentiation supporting only those causes and leaders who uphold the dignity peace and welfare of the Sikh community and are not associated with illegal or violent conduct It stated that the communitys strength rests in constructive advocacy truthful dialogue and legal avenues for redress and progressSikhs everywhere the report stressed have the responsibility to carefully evaluate where they lend their supportSupporting individuals or groups that foster division or operate through illegality regardless of ideological persuasion does a disservice to the communitys reputation and its future Upholding rightful causes means rejecting the shadowy dealings that some Khalistan factions are reputed to be involved in including trafficking and other illicit activities the report notedAs the dialogue around Sikh identity rights and justice continues it must be grounded in transparency and integrity The community must collectively resist being associated even inadvertently with activities that harm its honor and the rule of law Honest principled advocacy for Sikh issues is not only possible it is essentialand it must stand apart from those who bend the cause toward criminality it stated IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalstani-pannuns-meeting-with-trucker-harjinder-signals-disturbing-link-report-634934.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoists-kill-shikshadoot-in-chhattisgarhs-bastar-village-634739.html Raipur Aug 28 In a chilling reminder of the persistent threat posed by Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarhs Bastar region a 30yearold Shikshadoot was brutally murdered in Sukma district The victim identified as Laxman Barse was attacked in his home in Silger village under the Jagargunda police station area on Wednesday evening allegedly by a group of armed Maoists who suspected him of being a police informerBarse a native of Pegadapalli village had been working as a shikshadoot a temporary visiting teacher in Mandimarka village a role that placed him at the heart of efforts to bring education to remote and conflictridden tribal areasAccording to police the assailants arrived at his residence around 730 pm and began assaulting him in the presence of his family membersWhen his relatives tried to intervene they too were reportedly beaten The attackers then used sharpedged weapons to kill Barse on the spotThis incident has sent shockwaves through the community especially among other shikshadoots and educators working in Maoistaffected areasThe murder of Barse marks yet another targeted killing in a disturbing patternEarlier this year two Shikshadoots were killed in Bijapur and Dantewada districts under similar suspicions of police collaborationWith Barses death the civilian toll from Maoist violence in the Bastar region has climbed to approximately 30 in 2025 alonePolice have launched an investigation and assured that further legal action is underway However the broader implications of the attack on education access community trust and the morale of grassroots workers remain deeply troublingSilger where the attack occurred lies near the volatile BijapurSukma border a region long plagued by Maoist activity and fraught with mistrust between locals and security forcesBarse had reportedly received threats from Maoists prior to the attack underscoring the precarious position of civilians caught between state efforts and insurgent suspicion His death not only silences a voice of education in the region but also raises urgent questions about the safety and support systems for those working in highrisk zones IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoists-kill-shikshadoot-in-chhattisgarhs-bastar-village-634739.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/high-alert-as-3-jem-terrorists-enter-bihar-via-nepal-border-police-put-up-posters-634751.html Patna Aug 28 The Bihar Police Headquarters on Thursday issued a statewide high alert after intelligence inputs suggested the entry of Pakistanbased JaisheMohammed JeM operatives into the state through the Nepal border According to a senior official of Bihar Police three suspected terrorists Hasnain Ali Rawalpindi Adil Hussain Umerkot and Mohammad Usman Bahawalpur allegedly reached Kathmandu in midAugust and crossed into Bihar last weekFollowing the inputs police have circulated the suspects passport details across border districts including Madhubani Sitamarhi Supaul Araria East Champaran and West Champaran as well as KishanganjSecurity agencies and district intelligence units have been directed to step up surveillance verify identities and act on the suspicious movements of any personOfficials have not revealed the exact border point used by the suspects but have issued an alert for allThe IndiaNepal border remains porous with visafree movement allowed under the bilateral treaty making infiltration a serious challenge for security agenciesSecurity has also been intensified in the Muslim dominant Seemanchal regionOfficials said patrolling and surveillance have been stepped up with district intelligence units tasked to monitor and act upon any suspicious activityNotably security was already beefed up along the border in May after Operation SindoorWith the Assembly elections due later this year intelligence agencies believe such infiltration attempts could pose a serious threat to prominent leaders and election events in the stateThis comes against the backdrop of recent counterterror crackdowns in BiharThe National Investigation Agency NIA along with state police had earlier busted several PFI Popular Front of India modules in districts like Patnas Phulwari Sharif which were allegedly involved in antinational activitiesThe suspected entry of Jaish operatives has now raised fears of a larger terror network taking root in the stateFollowing these developments the AntiTerrorist Squad ATS Special Task Force STF and district police units have been placed on high alert IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/high-alert-as-3-jem-terrorists-enter-bihar-via-nepal-border-police-put-up-posters-634751.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:16:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/huge-cache-of-maoist-arms-and-explosives-seized-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-633904.html Raipur Aug 24 Security forces in Chhattisgarhs Sukma district have recovered a large cache of weapons explosives and iron materials stored by Maoists with the intent to cause heavy damage to the forces According to Sukma police acting on intelligence inputs about the Maoist movement a joint operation was launched by 203 CoBRA Battalion the CRPFs 241 Bastar Battalion and district force personnel from the Mettaguda camp on SaturdayThe teams moved towards the forested hill areas of Koimeta Eerapalli Botelanka and Dareli During the search around Koimeta hills at around 11 am security personnel discovered a massive Maoist arms dump hidden in the jungle The seized items included countrymade rifles a BGL launcher with its barrel explosives large quantities of iron equipment and other materialsOfficials said these were stockpiled to manufacture and plant IEDs and to inflict damage on security personnel The operation was conducted under the leadership of 203 CoBra Commandant Pawan Kumar Singh and Deputy Commandant Praveen Kumar After safely securing the recovered cache the teams returned to their base without any casualtiesRecovered Maoist materials include a countrymade rifle a BGL launcher and a BGL barrel a broken UAV Netra propeller explosive materials and electrical wiring 480 iron clamps 45 iron base plates 47 pole anglers and other heavy iron items including steel pipes rods ground supporters welding holders and tool equipment and a black uniform and ammunition pouchPolice said the recovery has once again foiled Maoist plans to inflict damage on security forces Senior officials confirmed that antiMaoist operations will continue across the Sukma district under the ongoing elimination drive Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set the target of March 2026 to wipe out the menace of Maoism from the countryThe government has also rolled out a surrender and rehabilitation policy for the Maoists to shun the violent path and bring them into the mainstream IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/huge-cache-of-maoist-arms-and-explosives-seized-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-633904.html Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-wont-end-covert-war-in-kashmir-will-keep-issue-burning-ex-ttp-commander-ehsanullah-ehsan--633395.html New Delhi Aug 21 Former TehrikeTaliban Pakistan TTP Spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan in an exclusive interview with IANS made explosive claims that Pakistans powerful spy agency the ISI is regrouping LashkareTaiba and other militant outfits under the ISIS K banner to utilise as a proxy force in both Balochistan and Afghanistan On Kashmir Ehsan speaking from an undisclosed location said that Pakistan wont end the covert war in Kashmir but will avoid overt military operationsHe warned that Islamabads strategy is shifting toward a lowintensity insurgency mixing propaganda proxies and selective violence while Pakistans military leadership tightens its embrace of Washington to balance China and keep Afghanistan within its orbitInterview excerpts IANS We have seen the strengthening of strategic ties between Islamabad and Washington Pakistans Army Chief Field Marshal Munir visited the US twice in the last four monthsEhsanullah Ehsan The recent revival of relations between Islamabad and Washington along with visits by Pakistans military leadership primarily aims to create a balance for Pakistan The US seeks to curb Chinas growing influence in the region while Pakistan burdened by its deteriorating economy and mounting debts feels compelled to secure Washingtons support Since the real power in Pakistan lies with the military while the political government functions merely as its puppet it is evident that the role of the military leadership is to restructure strategic and defence cooperation so that Pakistan can once again align itself with the American agendaTo demonstrate loyalty to Washington the military has in the past plunged its own country into an unending war and it is now taking steps to reaffirm that loyalty once again The US needs Pakistan to maintain oversight on Afghanistan while Pakistan requires American backing to sustain its fragile economy Thus both sides are currently moving forward based on this mutual dependenceIANS President Trump has expressed his interest in resourcerich Balochistan Now the US has also designated BLA as a terror outfit What does it mean for the Baloch liberation movementEhsanullah Ehsan The US designation of the BLA as a terrorist organisation appears to be an attempt to appease Pakistan so that Washington can in return extract cooperation for its strategic interests The US has its eyes set on Balochistans natural resources and its geostrategic significanceWhile this decision will indeed increase diplomatic and financial pressure on the Baloch separatist movement Washington can at any moment in the future choose to revive the Baloch issue under the banners of human rights or selfdetermination depending on its interests In my view this designation is a temporary measureThe US currently needs Pakistan and for that reason is trying to keep Islamabad satisfied However given that the Baloch struggle for independence is legitimate and has international recognition it will be difficult for Washington to ignore it for longIANS In the past few years the recruitment into LeT Lashkar and Hizbul in Kashmir has come down Where are these groups operating nowEhsanullah Ehsan The decline in local recruitment within LashkareTaiba JaisheMohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen indicates that public support for these groups in Kashmir is diminishing while New Delhis stringent security policies have weakened their networks However these groups have not been eliminated rather they are being reintroduced in new formsFor instance LashkareTaiba is now being absorbed into ISISKhorasan and is being utilised as a proxy force in both Balochistan and AfghanistanIANS Do these groups work under the direct command of ISI and what could be their new strategy for KashmirEhsanullah Ehsan It would be accurate to say that these groups operate entirely under the command of the ISI as their policies are shaped by the agency which provides them with funding assigns targets and forces them underground whenever necessary The longstanding objective of Pakistans establishment has been to sustain a lowintensity insurgency in KashmirUnder the new strategy there is likely to be a greater emphasis on political fronts and social media propaganda to keep the Kashmir issue alive while avoiding direct international pressureIANS Will Pakistan via its proxies continue to create turbulence in Kashmir If yes what could be their strategyEhsanullah Ehsan Pakistan will not completely end its interference in Kashmir through proxies as this remains an integral part of its strategic policy However the new approach will likely shift from direct military operations toward lowintensity activities smallerscale attacks political propaganda and fueling public resentment among Kashmiris Islamabad is well aware that overt military operations would intensify international pressure on Pakistan and provoke India into retaliation potentially leading to direct conflict For this reason Pakistan will continue its proxy war in a more covert and limited mannerIANS It is often said that ISIS and LeT are different groups with different schools of thought How true is thatEhsanullah Ehsan There is a clear sectarian alignment between ISIS and LashkareTaiba as both stem from the same AhleHadith school of thought and are ideologically very close At least 99 per cent of ISIS fighters come from this background LashkareTaiba was nurtured within the framework of jihadist politics in the Indian subcontinent and has largely aligned its vision with Pakistans policiesISIS on the other hand is a transnational group with a rigid takfiri ideology Yet Pakistani institutions have now brought the two together for their interests enabling both to operate under the ISIS banner as proxies for Pakistan In recent days we have witnessed organisations under the ISIS title openly declaring attacks against those fighting for Balochistans independence an explicit demonstration of how their actions are serving Pakistans strategic objectivesIANS We are seeing the growing ties between New Delhi and Kabul Although New Delhi has not officially recognised the Taliban regime the ties are growing Similarly Islamabad and Kabul have upgraded fullfledged diplomatic ties What is ISI thinkingEhsanullah Ehsan The warming of relations between New Delhi and Kabul poses a diplomatic challenge for Pakistan Although India has not formally recognised the Taliban government it is steadily expanding practical engagement to secure its influence in Afghanistan Islamabad on the other hand seeks to keep the Taliban government within its orbit to preserve its socalled strategic depthHowever the Talibans independent foreign policy this time has complicated matters for Pakistan leaving it largely unsuccessful in safeguarding its interests in Afghanistan Should the Indian government seize this opportunity to strengthen its diplomatic ties with the Taliban Afghanistans dependence on Pakistan will diminish an outcome that would deal a serious setback to Islamabad IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-wont-end-covert-war-in-kashmir-will-keep-issue-burning-ex-ttp-commander-ehsanullah-ehsan--633395.html Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/-ngos-fronting-pakistans-terror-financing-network-to-evade-fatf-scrutiny-632675.html New Delhi Aug 18 Pakistan might well be pushed back into the Grey List by the Financial Action Task Force FATF While the country may have claimed a moral victory after signing an alleged minerals deal with the United States reports currently state that terror funding by the establishment has only increased Unchecked terror extortion and money laundering to benefit terror organisations are the norm in Pakistan However post Operation Sindoor during which several infrastructures were wiped out the establishment has been heavily funding outfits such as the LashkareTaiba and JaisheMohammadMore evidence of this was given by Maulana FazlurRehman the chief of the Jamaat UlemaeIslam Rehman said that a considerable amount of funds was being passed on to terror groups in the name of developmental funds Around 10 per cent of Pakistans developmental funds are being given to terror groups Rehman also allegedThe Indian agencies have learnt that the funding for terror groups from the governments coffers has increased after Operation Sindoor The increase is related to these terror groups having to rebuild the infrastructure that was destroyed by the Indian armed forcesThe funds from the governments coffers however do not reach these terror groups directly There are scores of NGOs that these terror groups have formed which have not yet come under the radar of the international agencies Since these groups are not banned the Pakistan establishment transfers the funds to such NGOs to make it look like a legitimate transactionEven if the FATF were to look into this funding it would look legitimate and this is Pakistans way of avoiding getting back into the Grey ListSuch funding gives terror groups a lifeline which in turn makes them carry on with their operations Pakistans spending is also to do with the fact that the army is facing losses in huge numbers due to the TehreekeTaliban TTP and the Balochistan Liberation Army BLA The two groups have hit the army in Pakistan significantly over the past couple of yearsIn such an event the Pakistan establishment would need friendly terror groups such as the JaisheMohammad and LashkareTaiba to fight the battle against the TTP and BLAPakistan is inventing newer strategies so that its terror funding does not catch the eye of the FATF The FATF in a recent report had said that when an organisation is not designated at the multilateral level it is more likely to engage in financial activities including fundraisingIn past couple of months several dormant accounts of these NGOs which are run by terror groups have been reactivated These accounts in Pakistan also receive foreign funding which in turn is used to carry out terror attacksIndia is keeping a close watch on these activities and would use them to corner Pakistan at the FATFRehman while pointing out the issue of statefunded terrorism said that the practice today has become institutionalised It has been undermining governance and securityHe also highlighted that for these terror groups which have the backing of the establishment extortion and ransom for kidnapping has become a parallel economy in Pakistan The Pakistan establishment has taken a great risk in trying to institutionalise terror These developments come in the wake of a scheduled visit by the team of the FATF which would monitor and evaluate the situationPakistan has got out of the Grey List with a lot of difficulty but it would be no surprise if it is back on that considering the kind of brazen activity that is going on in the country today IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/-ngos-fronting-pakistans-terror-financing-network-to-evade-fatf-scrutiny-632675.html Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jharkhand-police-arrest-six-ultras-in-khunti-and-latehar-seize-arms-and-explosives-632702.html Ranchi Aug 18 In a major crackdown on extremist activities Jharkhand Police on Monday arrested six active members of banned organisations from Khunti and Latehar districts also recovering arms ammunition and other materials used in terrorrelated activities In Khunti police arrested four cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India PLFI following an intelligence tipoffThe arrested ultras include notorious PLFI historysheeter Ojha Pahan alias Ojha Topno along with Xavier Kongadi Santosh Kongadi and Jibnus Aind alias DadhiyalKhuntis Superintendent of Police formed a special team under SDPO Torpa Christopher Kerketta which launched a raid near Jibilong Tongri in Rania police station area where the ultras were allegedly planning to extort money from contractors and tradersDuring the operation police recovered a 765 mm loaded countrymade pistol one more countrymade pistol several live bullets mobile phones and SIM cards and two bottles of petrol suspected to be used for arsonPolice said the group was behind several incidents of violence in recent months On May 27 they set a road roller engaged in road construction on fire while on August 8 they attempted to burn a JCB machine in Raikera villageNotably 17 criminal cases including charges of murder arson extortion and violations of the Arms Act are registered against kingpin Ojha Pahan in Khunti and Gumla districtsIn a parallel operation in Latehar police arrested two active members of the banned outfit Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad JJMP identified as Amin Ansari 30 and Krishna Sahu alias Krishna Prasad 30Acting on secret intelligence a team led by SDPO Arvind Kumar nabbed the duoAccording to police both arrested ultras have confessed to their involvement in multiple incidents of extremist violence in the regionPolice officials said these operations in Khunti and Latehar are part of the intensified drive to curb the activities of banned outfits that have been attempting to spread terror and extortion in Jharkhand IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jharkhand-police-arrest-six-ultras-in-khunti-and-latehar-seize-arms-and-explosives-632702.html Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israel-intercepts-missile-from-yemen-sirens-sounded-in-central-cities-632489.html Jerusalem Aug 18 Israels military has said that it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen towards central Israel launched in apparent retaliation for an earlier Israeli strike The missile triggered air raid sirens on Sunday in Tel Aviv Jerusalem and other cities sending residents into shelters and safe rooms in the afternoon as tens of thousands rallied in the streets demanding the release of hostages and an end to the war in Gaza Xinhua news agency reportedThere were no reports of casualties or damageFollowing the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF Israel Air Force the military said in a statementReacting to the attack Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on social media platform X that the Houthis will pay dearly with interest upon interest for every attempt to launch missiles at IsraelThe Houthi group has not commented on the incidentThe incident came hours after an Israeli strike hit a power plant south of Yemens capital Sanaa on Sunday morningHouthirun alMasirah TV said the strike knocked out electricity generators at the facility but caused no casualtiesThe Israeli military confirmed it had struck an energy infrastructure site used by the Houthis saying the attack launched from about 2000 km away was carried out in response to repeated missile and drone assaults on IsraelThe Houthis who control much of northern Yemen have launched attacks on Israeli targets since November 2023 in what they say is support for Palestinians during Israels offensive in GazaIsrael has retaliated with airstrikes on Houthicontrolled areas including Sanaa and the Red Sea port of HodeidahSince March 18 when the Israel Defense Force resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip the Houthis in Yemen have launched 70 ballistic missiles and at least 22 drones at Israel Several of the missiles have fallen shortThe main localities where alarms were sounded include Tel AvivYafo Holon Kfar Saba Kfar Kasem Kfar Shmaryahu Herzliya Rosh HaAyin Ramla ModiinMaccabimReut Rishon LeZion Ramat Hasharon Raanana Givat Shmuel Elad Beer Yaakov Givatayim Ramat Gan Rehovot Beit Shemesh Netanya Ness Ziona Kiryat Ono Yehud Monoson Lod Mikveh Israel Shoham Bat Yam Or Yehuda Bnei Brak Mevaseret Zion Hod Hasharon Petah Tikva Savyon and Tira IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israel-intercepts-missile-from-yemen-sirens-sounded-in-central-cities-632489.html Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/thousands-of-israelis-protest-demand-deal-for-hostages-in-gaza-632492.html Jerusalem Aug 18 Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secure a deal with Hamas to end the Gaza war and release the remaining hostages The day of strikes and nationwide protests came on Sunday amid mounting public anger over government plans to launch a new offensive in the devastated Palestinian territory Critics fear the operation aimed at seizing Gaza City and central Gaza could endanger the 49 hostages still held there Xinhua news agency reportedThe Hostages and Missing Families Forum which organised the demonstrations said that hundreds of thousands participated in rallies at more than 300 locations across the countryIn Tel Aviv streets were cleared as many businesses including local branches of Microsoft Meta and Fiverr shuttered in solidarity with the protest Demonstrators blocked highways including the main road to Jerusalem set tyres on fire and disrupted transportation Protesters carried Israeli flags alongside yellow banners symbolising the hostage struggle chanting slogans and banging drumsThe conquest of Gaza death sentence for the hostages read one placard We dont win a war over the bodies of hostages protesters chantedPolice reported using water cannons to disperse some gatherings and arrested at least 38 peopleFinance Minister Bezalel Smotrich a farright Minister condemned the protests as a perverse and harmful campaign that plays into Hamass handsSmotrich said pressure for a deal would bury the hostages in tunnels and force Israel to surrender to its enemiesIn contrast former hostage Gadi Moses told demonstrators that the path of war will not lead to any solutionHe rejected calls to eliminate Hamas warning that another group would always emerge Moses urged leaders to adopt a rational plan that will bring benefit to the Palestinian people and ensure prosperity and security for usMoses called for Israelis to move past revenge for the Hamas assault on October 7 2023 in which about 1200 people were killed and 250 abducted according to Israeli tallies We need an agreement that will satisfy both sides so neither will be afraid he saidIn response to the attack Israel launched a massive assault that destroyed much of Gaza Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 61944 people according to Gaza health authoritiesAs night fell protesters marched toward Tel Avivs Hostage Square chanting for a deal to end the war Stateowned Kan TV news reported that tens of thousands attended the marchHaggai Angrest father of captive soldier Matan Angrest addressed the crowd This is only the opening shot we will not stop he said Prime Minister look at us we are determined we will not stop turning the whole country upside down until the hostages are hereThe prospects for an agreement remain dim Netanyahu faces pressure from the public to bring the hostages home while his farright allies push to continue the war and rebuild settlements in Gaza At the start of his weekly Cabinet meeting Netanyahu dismissed calls to halt the fighting saying those who advocate for an end to the war are hardening Hamass stance and pushing off the release of our hostages IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/thousands-of-israelis-protest-demand-deal-for-hostages-in-gaza-632492.html Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/yemens-houthis-claim-retaliatory-missile-attack-on-ben-gurion-airport-632494.html Sanaa Aug 18 Yemens Houthi group has said that it had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv in retaliation for an Israeli strike on a power station in the Yemeni capital Sanaa Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said on Sunday in a televised address on the movements alMasirah TV that the missile successfully achieved its goal forcing millions of Israelis to rush to shelters and suspend the airports operationsHe said the attack was in response to what he called Israels crimes of genocide and starvation in Gaza and its aggression against YemenThe Israeli military said in a statement that it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen triggering sirens across the country Xinhua news agency reportedIt did not report damage or casualtiesIsraeli Defence Minister Israel Katz quoted by Israels Channel 12 said the military earlier in the day had struck an infrastructure target in Houthicontrolled territory including a power station in southern SanaaAuthorities in Sanaa said Israeli missiles destroyed electricity generators at the Hezyaz power station in southern SanaaNo casualties were reportedThe site has been hit repeatedly since last yearThe Houthis who control much of northern Yemen have carried out drone and missile attacks on Israel since November 2023 in what they describe as solidarity with Palestinians during the IsraelHamas war in GazaMost of the projectiles have been intercepted by Israeli defencesIsrael has responded with strikes on Houthiheld areas targeting airports power stations and ports in Sanaa and HodeidahJust a day before the latest missile incident on August 15 the Houthis claimed they had launched four drone attacks targeting Haifa Negev Eilat and Beer Sheva reportedly using six dronesSarea said those strikes also achieved their objectives and were similarly framed as acts of solidarity with PalestiniansIn July 2025 the Houthis resumed attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden targeting vessels they allege have ties to IsraelThese attacks are part of their broader campaign to pressure Israel into ending its military operations in GazaThe Houthis ongoing attacks on Israeli territory and interests both on land and at sea underscore the growing regional impact of the IsraelHamas war drawing in militant groups from across the Middle EastDespite Israels defences largely neutralizing these threats the incidents have heightened tensions and complicated international diplomatic efforts aimed at deescalation IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/yemens-houthis-claim-retaliatory-missile-attack-on-ben-gurion-airport-632494.html Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terror-associates-arrested-in-jampks-bandipora--632399.html Srinagar Aug 17 Two LashkareTaiba LeT terror associates were arrested by joint forces in JampKs Bandipora district on Sunday and arms amp ammunition were seized from them police said Officials said that the arrest came after the joint forces including the army and the JampK Police set up a joint naka checkpost at Malpora Nowgam area of Sumbal subdivision in BandiporaTwo LeT terror associates were arrested along with arms and ammunition From their possession 2 Chinese grenades 2 UBGL Grenades and 10 rounds of AK rifles were recovered an official said adding the two have been identified as Abdul Majid Gojri resident of Sadarkote Bala and Abdul Hamid Dar resident of VijparaPolice have registered a case under the UAPA in this incident and an investigation has been taken up the official saidSecurity forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against the terrorists in the hinterland while the army has been on maximum alert guarding the Line of Control LoC in JampKThe elimination of three hardcore Pakistani terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed was part of the aggressive operations being carried out by the joint forcesLeT commander Suleman Shah and his two associates Abu Hamza and Jibran Bhai were killed on July 28 in the higher reaches of Dachigam national park on the foot of Mahadev mountain peak in Harwan area of SrinagarThe Army codenamed it Operation MahadevAfter the Pahalgam terror attack the security forces are carrying out antiterrorist operations against gunwielding terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also on the radar of the security forces because it is believed that the funds generated by the hawala money racket and drug smuggling are finally used to sustain terrorism in JampKThe coordinated and Intelligencebacked operations of the joint forces are aimed at dismantling the ecosystem of terrorism in JampK rather than focusing on just the elimination of the armed terrorists IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terror-associates-arrested-in-jampks-bandipora--632399.html Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/independence-day-attacks-expose-pakistans-losing-battle-against-ttp-632318.html New Delhi Aug 17 The TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP has become Pakistans biggest security headache Created by the Inter Services Intelligence ISI today the Pakistan establishment fights the terror outfit regularly On Pakistans Independence Day the TTP carried out a series of attacks across the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPIn all six districts policemen were killed and nine others were injured in eight simultaneous attacksAttacks took place in the Upper and Lower Dir Bannu Hassan Khel and ShanglaThe TTP while claiming the attack said that this was part of their ongoing campaign to weaken the security establishment in PakistanOver the years the TTP has become one of the most dangerous terror groups in the worldThe Global Terrorism Index 2025 ranks it as one of the deadliest terror organisations in the world Along with the Islamic State Jamaat Nusrat AlIslam and AlShabab the TTP was responsible for most deaths globally for the year 2024Data shows that in 2024 alone these groups were responsible for the deaths of 4300 peopleIn Pakistan alone the TTP is responsible for 90 per cent of the attacks In 2024 out of the 1081 deaths due to terror the TTP alone was responsible for 558 deathsThe ISI created TTP to create a divide within the Afghan TalibanWhile it had remained loyal at first over the years it has turned very badly against the ISI The other headache for Pakistan is that like the Balochistan Liberation Army BLA the TTP has systematically targeted Chinese interests in Pakistan as wellWhile the intent was to divide the Taliban in Afghanistan the ploy misfired for the ISI and Pakistan ArmyThe TTP is now heavily backed by the Afghan Taliban thus making the outfit even more lethal In fact the terrorists who carried out the Independence Day attack had infiltrated from AfghanistanPakistan had managed to curb the activities of the TTP to a large extent However there was a resurgence and since 2021 its activities are on in full swing which the Pakistanis are unable to controlThe shifting of its activities entirely to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region is also one of the reasons why the outfit has become even more lethal This region is on the northern border with Afghanistan and hence getting in and out of Pakistan is relatively easier for the TTP operativesThe backing of the Afghan Taliban is also an added advantage for the TTPBefore 2020 the Pakistan military campaign Operation ZarbeAzb was launched This operation broke the back of the TTP as its entire leadership was removedHowever after the US withdrew from Afghanistan the TTP saw this as an opportunity With Afghanistan being largely peaceful it moved its operations to PakistanIt brought together several splinter groups that had broken away and rebuilt the terror groupAlong with the Taliban AlQaeda too had backed the TTPThe Pakistan establishment has fallen out largely with the Taliban due to this factor Pakistan accuses the Taliban of backing the TTP and this has not gone down well in KabulIrrespective of the relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan the TTP has said that it will not back down In fact it released an infographic this month stating that it had killed 139 Pakistani soldiers in July 2025To make matters worse for Pakistan are the sophisticated weapons that it has been using Most of the weapons it has been using at the ones left behind by NATO during the withdrawalDuring the Independence Day attack in Pakistan it used drones along with its conventional weapons to carry out the eight attacksThe United Nations says that the TTP has 6500 fighters and is looking to add more to its ranksThe UN says that the TTP could transform into an umbrella group for other terror organisations There have been talks of a merger between the TTP and the Al Qaeda in the Subcontinent AQIS and this could make the outfit even more lethal IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/independence-day-attacks-expose-pakistans-losing-battle-against-ttp-632318.html Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:08:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/soldier-killed-as-infiltration-bid-foiled-along-loc-in-jampks-uri-sector-631864.html Srinagar Aug 13 A soldier was killed on Wednesday as the alert troops foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control LoC in Jammu and Kashmirs Uri sector One soldier was killed during a fierce gunfight with terrorists The Army has launched a counterinfiltration and border action team BAT operation in the area and a search operation is underway The troops foiled the infiltration bid in the Churunda area of Uri in the Baramulla district the officials saidA counterinfiltration operation has been launched in the area to track down the terrorists An exchange of fire is going on and further details are awaited the sources addedMeanwhile the protracted antiterrorist operation in the Akhal Devsar forest area of Kulgam district in Kashmir entered its 13th day on WednesdayNotably this operation is the longest ongoing antiterrorist operation in the ValleyOn the first night of the gunfight on August 1 one local terrorist was killed and four soldiers were injured Two injured soldiers later succumbed to critical injuries while the other injured are being treated in the hospitalOfficials said that since this is a vast and dense forest area the operation may be prolongedJoint forces including the Indian Army CRPF and JampK Police had started CASO Cordon amp Search Operations in the area on August 1The Army has deployed Rudra helicopters drones and para commandos to ensure that the hiding terrorists are unable to escapeSecurity forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against the terrorists in the hinterland while the Army has been on maximum alert guarding the LoC in JampKThe elimination of three hardcore Pakistani terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed is part of the aggressive operations being carried out by the joint forcesThree hardcore Pakistani terrorists including LashkraeTaiba LeT commander Suleman Shah and his two associates Abu Hamza and Jibran Bhai responsible for the Pahalgam attack were killed on July 28 in the higher reaches of Dachigam national park on the foot of Mahadev mountain peak in Harwan area of SrinagarThe Army codenamed this operation as Operation MahadevAfter the Pahalgam terror attack the security forces are carrying out antiterrorist operations against gunwielding terrorists their overground workers and sympathisers IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/soldier-killed-as-infiltration-bid-foiled-along-loc-in-jampks-uri-sector-631864.html Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoist-killed-in-encounter-with-police-in-chaibasa-slr-rifle-seized-631871.html Chaibasa Jharkhand Aug 13 A Maoist was killed in a fierce encounter with police and security forces near Sauta village under Goilkera police station limits in West Singhbhum district Jharkhand on Wednesday morning An SLR rifle was recovered from the site officials said Jharkhand Police IG Operations Dr Michael Raj said the encounter took place during a joint search operation in the Goilkera area a known Maoist strongholdHe said as the team entered the forested hill terrain of Sauta Maoist cadres opened indiscriminate fire The forces retaliated triggering a gun battle that lasted for nearly an hour with several rounds of firing exchanged from both sidesAccording to the IG the rebels suffered significant losses A Maoist body was recovered after the area was secured though the deceased is yet to be identifiedHe said security forces have intensified combing operations in the area to track down Maoists who managed to escapeFor the past several weeks police have been conducting sustained antiNaxal operations in the Saranda region and adjoining forests dismantling Maoist bunkers seizing large caches of IEDs and recovering weaponsOfficials say the campaign aims to eradicate Maoist influence from the regionDr Raj asserted that the forces have been achieving continuous success and expressed confidence that Maoist activities in the area will soon be eliminatedThis year alone 23 Maoists have been killed in various encounters across Jharkhand In April eight Maoists including top leader Prayag Manjhi alias Vivek were gunned down in a major operation in Bokaro districts Lugu HillsEarlier police had claimed that Maoist activities are now restricted only to the Saranda jungles in Jharkhand They said they have been eliminated from other areasUnion Home Minister Amit Shah had earlier said that the security forces will wipe out Maoism from the country by March next year He also appealed to the Maoists to surrender and join the mainstream by availing the governments rehabilitation package IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoist-killed-in-encounter-with-police-in-chaibasa-slr-rifle-seized-631871.html Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/us-announcement-on-balochistan-limits-chinas-ability-exposes-pakistans-double-standards-top-expert-631894.html Washington Aug 13 IANS The United States formally designating the Balochistan Liberation Army BLA and the Majeed Brigade as Foreign Terrorist Organisations FTO and US President Donald Trump announcing US investment in oil exploration in Balochistan not only reinforces Americas commitment to counter international terrorism but also limits Chinas ability to use security concerns as a justification for expanding its physical presence in the region under the cover of protecting the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor CPEC a renowned international analyst reckoned on WednesdaynbspUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday designated the BLA and its front organisation the Majeed Brigade as FTOs asserting that action taken by the Department of State demonstrates the Trump Administrations commitment to countering terrorismLast month Washington had officially designated The Resistance Front TRF as a FTO and Specially Designated Global Terrorist SDGT validating Indias longstanding stance that the TRF is not an indigenous militant group but a proxy for the Pakistanbased jihadi organisation LashkareTaiba LeT which was established to cover up Pakistans continued patronisation of terrorism in Jammu and KashmirnbspThese backtoback designations John Spencer the Executive Director at the USbased Urban Warfare Institute wrote on Wednesday show that the United States under President Trump is committed to confronting terrorism wherever it occursThey also highlight Pakistans double standards Islamabad continues to shelter and enable LeT JaisheMohammed and other antiIndia terrorist groups while demanding global sympathy for its own insurgencies The same state that claims to be a victim of terrorism has been one of its most consistent sponsors Spencer wrote in an article titled Why US Terrorist Designations in Balochistan Matter for India and the Region which he also shared with his followers on XThe leading American defence analyst believes that the Trump administrations firm approach to both TRF and BLA confirms that New Delhis warnings about Pakistans duplicity are gaining traction in WashingtonnbspFor the United States the designations serve multiple interests They strengthen Americas credibility as a global leader against terrorism they counter Chinas push to expand its security presence in Pakistan they safeguard prospective US energy and mineral investments in Balochistan and they contribute to stability along critical maritime and trade routes in the Arabian Sea These moves also align US and Indian objectives in exposing and isolating Pakistans support for militant groups said SpencerLocated on Pakistans southwestern edge bordering Afghanistan to the north Iran to the west and the Arabian Sea to the south Balochistan is the largest province in Pakistan covering half of the countrys area and home to just about 12 million peoplenbspIts terrain combines rugged mountain ranges desert plateaus and a 770kilometre coastline that includes the deepwater port of Gwadar The province is rich in natural gas coal copper gold and rare earth minerals Despite this abundance it remains one of the poorest and least developed regions in South Asia with high unemployment low literacy and minimal infrastructure Spencer highlightedBalochistan located at the trijunction of South Asia the Middle East and Central Asia is one of the most geopolitically and economically significant regions in the world With over 1000 kilometres of coastline along the Arabian Sea and proximity to key maritime seamless trade routes it is a natural gateway to Central Asia Europe and the Middle EastnbspEarlier this month leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch had written an open letter to Indias Public and Government sector companies urging Indian partnership to unlock the vast potential of Balochistan as beneath its rugged terrain lies untapped treasure trillions of dollars worth of rare earth minerals gold copper oil coal lithium and natural gas and despite this immense wealth decades of exploitation and occupation have left the region underdevelopedFor India Balochistans unrest is both a moral and strategic concern Morally the Baloch people deserve international attention for the severe abuses they face including enforced disappearances extrajudicial killings and systematic denial of political rights Strategically instability in Balochistan undermines the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor CPEC Growing discontent over Chinese exploitation of the provinces mineral wealth has triggered repeated BLA attacks against Chinese nationals and Pakistani security forces asserts SpencernbspIn response China has opened talks with Pakistan to form a joint security venture to protect its investments and personnel Reports indicate that Beijing is keen to place its own security forces on the ground in Pakistan following a model it recently operationalized in Myanmar under the pretext of safeguarding infrastructure projects during that countrys civil war he addsnbspHowever the urban warfare expert emphasised lasting peace in Balochistan will only come when Pakistan abandons military repression in favour of political dialogue equitable resource sharing and respect for rightsnbspUntil that day Balochistan will remain a fracture in Pakistans sovereignty a pressure point for Chinas regional ambitions and a vivid counterpoint to Pakistans rhetoric on Kashmir he believes https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/us-announcement-on-balochistan-limits-chinas-ability-exposes-pakistans-double-standards-top-expert-631894.html Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-bust-pak-backed-terror-network-ahead-of-i-day-five-operatives-held-631644.html Chandigarh Aug 12 In a major breakthrough against Pakistans ISIbacked terror network Punjab Polices Counter Intelligence of Jalandhar in a joint operation with SBS Nagar Police have busted a Babbar Khalsa International BKI terror network with the arrest of five operatives Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday He said it was operated by foreignbased handlers Mannu Agwan Gopi Nawashehria and Zeeshan Akhtar on the directions of Pakistanbased BKI operative Harwinder RindaFive operatives were apprehended from Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan and averted further planned attacks he saidThe module had planned an attack inside a liquor store in Punjabs SBS Nagar recently and was further tasked to attempt such attacks on Independence DayThe arrested accused were receiving direct instructions from foreignbased Zeeshan Akhtar and BKI mastermind Mannu Agwan who is working in close coordination with Pakistanbased BKI operative RindaThe DGP said in a statement on X that one person was injured in an exchange of fire while being taken for recoveryHe opened fire on the police and sustained injuries in retaliatory action and is admitted to the Civil Hospital of SBS Nagar the DGP saidA first information report FIR has been registered at the police station of Nawanshahr in SBS Nagar district under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and the Explosive Substances ActOne 86P hand grenade one 30 bore pistol along with two cartridges and two empty shells of 30 bore were recoveredTo ensure peaceful celebrations of Independence Day DGP Yadav on Monday briefed the police force regarding the current security scenario and reviewed counterterror strategies besides issuing operational directives on interdistrict coordination highvisibility checkpoints and roundtheclock surveillance to prevent any law and order breach in the border stateThe DGP was on a tour to chair law and order review meetings and outreach sessions with officers of Commissionerates Amritsar Jalandhar and Ludhiana and Police Ranges Border Jalandhar Ludhiana and RoparHe also reviewed the ongoing antidrugs campaign Yudh Nashian Virudh and action against gangsters and organised crimeAn official statement quoting the DGP said he asked officers to conduct financial investigations against hawala operators to dismantle the entire ecosystem of drug trafficking IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-bust-pak-backed-terror-network-ahead-of-i-day-five-operatives-held-631644.html Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-bust-bki-terror-module-five-operatives-held-631726.html Chandigarh Aug 12 Punjab Director General of Police DGP Gaurav Yadav said here on Tuesday that in a major breakthrough against Pakistans ISIbacked terror network Punjab Polices Counter Intelligence CI Jalandhar in a joint operation with SBS Nagar Police have busted a Babbar Khalsa International BKI terror module with the arrest of five operatives including three juveniles from Rajasthan The module was being operated by foreignbased handlers Mannu Agwan Gopi Nawanshehria and Zeeshan Akhtar on the directions of Pakistanbased BKI operative Harwinder Singh alias RindaThose arrested have been identified as Ritik Naroliya a resident of Didawata village in Jaipur Sonu Kumar of Kala Sanghian village in Kapurthala and three juveniles Police teams have also recovered one 86P handgrenade and one 30 bore pistol along with two cartridges and two empty shells DGP Yadav said the module had planned an attack inside a liquor store in SBS Nagar recently This module had carried out a grenade attack at liquor store in SBS Nagar on August 7 The DGP added that the operatives were further tasked to attempt such attacks during the period leading up to the Independence Day The accused were receiving direct instructions from foreignbased handler Zeeshan Akhtar and BKI mastermind Mannu Agwan who is working in close coordination with Rinda We have successfully averted further planned attacks by this terror module said DGP Yadav adding the probe is on to establish linkages in the case Sharing more details Assistant Inspector General Jalandhar Navjot Mahal said in an intelligenceled operation that all the five accused were arrested from the areas of Tonk and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan He added that during a followup recovery operation accused Sonu attempted to open fire at the police party In selfdefence the police party retaliated resulting in a bullet injury to Sonu who was hospitalised IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-bust-bki-terror-module-five-operatives-held-631726.html Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/asim-munirs-second-visit-to-washington-a-warning-flare-report-631573.html Washington Aug 11 Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munirs recent visit to the United States his second to the country since June is being seen less as a genuine effort to strengthen bilateral ties and more as a bid to secure financial aid political shield and fresh channels of influence all of which will be harnessed for Pakistans militaryindustrialterrorism complex a report cited on Monday The Pakistani military the report mentioned has pocketed American money arms and diplomatic protection since the Cold War only to channel them into its own narrow and destructive agendaIn the 1980s the US poured billions into Pakistan to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan Instead of building stability Pakistans intelligence service the ISI nurtured the very jihadist networks that would later birth the Taliban and alQaeda Osama bin Laden found shelter in Abbottabad barely a stones throw from Pakistans premier military academy even as Islamabad swore blind loyalty to Washington a Global Order report highlightedIt detailed how the 2000s saw the same double game where under the Bush administration Pakistan was a major nonNATO ally in the war on terror and yet the Taliban leadership operated freely from Pakistani soilAmerican troops in Afghanistan paid with their lives while Pakistan quietly provided safe havens training and arms to the insurgents killing them The betrayal was not subtle it was strategic the report mentionedPakistan continues to be a terror hub while claiming to combat terrorism Its territory shelters internationally designated terrorist groups including LashkareTaiba and JaisheMohammed which target neighbouring countries particularly India and Afghanistan and propagate extremist ideology far beyond the region These groups function under the protective cover of the Pakistani government which directs their violent actions to further its geopolitical objectives Pakistans counterterrorism narrative the report stated is a facade to ensure the continuation of US aid and weapon suppliesPakistans growing involvement in US Central Command CENTCOM operations also raises concern given its long history of duplicityThe report stated that Islamabads access to CENTCOM intelligence and planning could pose a serious risk to stability in the Middle East With the Pakistani military maintaining strong connections with extremist networks and having a wellestablished track record of leaking sensitive intelligence reports to parties hostile to the US and allied interests Islamabads engagement in CENTCOM endangers operations in the Gulf and could provide radical elements with insight into American strategies in an already volatile regionThe report emphasised that if the US President Donald Trump or any US administration believes that Pakistan has reformed they should consider the recent ground realities as the South Asian nation still harbours UNdesignated terrorists exports jihadists into its neighbourhood and turns a blind eye to the radical preaching that fuels global extremismIf America falls for the pitch again it will not only embolden Pakistan but also destabilise the region at a time when the US needs reliability in its partnerships Asim Munirs second visit to Washington in a month should be read not as a sign of strengthening friendship but as a warning flare history is about to repeat itself And when it does the betrayal will be complete again the report noted IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/asim-munirs-second-visit-to-washington-a-warning-flare-report-631573.html Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:27:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nuclear-sabre-rattling-pakistans-stock-in-trade-india-slams-pak-army-chiefs-irresponsible-remarks-in-us-631452.html New Delhi Aug 11 IANS India on Monday slammed the irresponsible remarks made by Pakistans Chief of Army Staff COAS Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during his recent visit to the United States emphasising that nuclear sabrerattling is Pakistans stockintradenbspDuring his US visit over the weekend Munir has warned that Pakistan will never allow India to choke the Indus River and will defend its water rights at all costs even if the forces will have to destroy any dam that India sought to build on itWe will wait for India to build a dam and when they do so we will destroy it The Indus River is not the Indians family property We have no shortage of resources to undo the Indian designs to stop the river Munir was quoted as saying by leading Pakistani daily Dawn at an event organised by members of the PakistaniAmerican community in Tampa FloridanbspIndia which has already made it clear that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail reacted strongly to the comments made by MunirOur attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff while on a visit to the United States Nuclear sabrerattling is Pakistans stockintrade The international community can draw its own conclusions on the irresponsibility inherent in such remarks which also reinforce the wellheld doubts about the integrity of nuclear command and control in a state where the military is handinglove with terrorist groups read a statement issued by Randhir Jaiswal spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs MEA on MondayMunir the Pakistani media reported on Monday visited two US cities over the weekend and flew to Belgium on Sunday after completing his second highprofile trip to the United States in less than two monthsnbspIt is also regrettable that these remarks should have been made from the soil of a friendly third country India has already made it clear that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail We will continue to take all steps necessary to safeguard our national security the MEA statement mentionednbspMunirs visit to the US capital in June was overshadowed by widespread protests led by members of the Pakistani diaspora and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khans Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI party While Rawalpindi was projecting Munirs visit as a step towards strengthening military and strategic ties with Washington the backlash from overseas Pakistanis turned his stay at the luxury hotel in Washington into a scene of charged demonstrationsProtesters chanted slogans accusing Munir of human rights violations branding him as Pakistanio ke qatil and Islamabad ke qatil meaning killer of Pakistanis and killers of Islamabad respectively A video widely circulated on social media showed one protester yelling Geedad geedad geedad jackal jackal jackal a derogatory term used to suggest cowardice and deceit The clip quickly went viral and was described by analysts as a public embarrassment for the Pakistani military establishmentAnalysts reckon that Munirs treatment as the true interlocutor in Washington and Beijing recently highlights how far Pakistans military has overreached into domains traditionally managed by the elected representativesnbspAsim Munirs aggressive diplomacy abroad is only one facet of a broader power consolidation at home that has pushed Pakistan into what can only be described as a militaryled hybrid authoritarianism Behind the civilian façade the military establishment has pulled all institutional levers to dominate the judiciary the economy and the legislative process an defence expert told IANSPerhaps the most damning indictment of Asim Munirs tenure is not just the scope of his ambition it is the cost at which it has come Munir may go down in history as the army chief who has lost hundreds of soldiers to insurgent attacks in merely two years of his tenure From Balochistan to the tribal hinterland of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPK Pakistani troops have come under relentless assault from a rejuvenated insurgency especially by groups like Balochistan Liberation Army BLA and TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP he addedIn April India had hit out strongly at the Pakistani Army Chief for referring Kashmir as Islamabads jugular veinnbspSee how can anything foreign be their jugular vein This is a Union Territory of India Its only relationship with Pakistan is the vacation of illegallyoccupied territories by that country said Jaiswal during a regular media briefing on April 17 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nuclear-sabre-rattling-pakistans-stock-in-trade-india-slams-pak-army-chiefs-irresponsible-remarks-in-us-631452.html Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nuclear-sabre-rattling-pakistans-stock-in-trade-india-slams-pak-army-chiefs-irresponsible-remarks-in-us-631456.html New Delhi Aug 11 India on Monday slammed the irresponsible remarks made by Pakistans Chief of Army Staff COAS Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during his recent visit to the United States emphasising that nuclear sabrerattling is Pakistans stockintrade During his US visit over the weekend Munir has warned that Pakistan will never allow India to choke the Indus River and will defend its water rights at all costs even if the forces will have to destroy any dam that India sought to build on itWe will wait for India to build a dam and when they do so we will destroy it The Indus River is not the Indians family property We have no shortage of resources to undo the Indian designs to stop the river Munir was quoted as saying by leading Pakistani daily Dawn at an event organised by members of the PakistaniAmerican community in Tampa FloridaIndia which has already made it clear that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail reacted strongly to the comments made by MunirOur attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff while on a visit to the United States Nuclear sabrerattling is Pakistans stockintrade The international community can draw its own conclusions on the irresponsibility inherent in such remarks which also reinforce the wellheld doubts about the integrity of nuclear command and control in a state where the military is handinglove with terrorist groups read a statement issued by Randhir Jaiswal spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs MEA on MondayMunir the Pakistani media reported on Monday visited two US cities over the weekend and flew to Belgium on Sunday after completing his second highprofile trip to the United States in less than two monthsIt is also regrettable that these remarks should have been made from the soil of a friendly third country India has already made it clear that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail We will continue to take all steps necessary to safeguard our national security the MEA statement mentionedMunirs visit to the US capital in June was overshadowed by widespread protests led by members of the Pakistani diaspora and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khans Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI party While Rawalpindi was projecting Munirs visit as a step towards strengthening military and strategic ties with Washington the backlash from overseas Pakistanis turned his stay at the luxury hotel in Washington into a scene of charged demonstrationsProtesters chanted slogans accusing Munir of human rights violations branding him as Pakistanio ke qatil and Islamabad ke qatil meaning killer of Pakistanis and killers of Islamabad respectively A video widely circulated on social media showed one protester yelling Geedad geedad geedad jackal jackal jackal a derogatory term used to suggest cowardice and deceit The clip quickly went viral and was described by analysts as a public embarrassment for the Pakistani military establishmentAnalysts reckon that Munirs treatment as the true interlocutor in Washington and Beijing recently highlights how far Pakistans military has overreached into domains traditionally managed by the elected representativesAsim Munirs aggressive diplomacy abroad is only one facet of a broader power consolidation at home that has pushed Pakistan into what can only be described as a militaryled hybrid authoritarianism Behind the civilian façade the military establishment has pulled all institutional levers to dominate the judiciary the economy and the legislative process an defence expert told IANSPerhaps the most damning indictment of Asim Munirs tenure is not just the scope of his ambition it is the cost at which it has come Munir may go down in history as the army chief who has lost hundreds of soldiers to insurgent attacks in merely two years of his tenure From Balochistan to the tribal hinterland of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPK Pakistani troops have come under relentless assault from a rejuvenated insurgency especially by groups like Balochistan Liberation Army BLA and TehreekeTaliban Pakistan TTP he addedIn April India had hit out strongly at the Pakistani Army Chief for referring Kashmir as Islamabads jugular veinSee how can anything foreign be their jugular vein This is a Union Territory of India Its only relationship with Pakistan is the vacation of illegallyoccupied territories by that country said Jaiswal during a regular media briefing on April 17 IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nuclear-sabre-rattling-pakistans-stock-in-trade-india-slams-pak-army-chiefs-irresponsible-remarks-in-us-631456.html Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:36:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalistan-embassy-in-canada-a-brazen-provocation-that-ottawa-still-wont-confront-630979.html New Delhi Aug 8 Having failed to make any sort of impact in India the proKhalistan elements have made Canada their playground for several years now In fact ties between India and Canada have turned sour and fragile owing to this issue New Delhi has accused Canada of shielding Khalistan elements who are counterproductive to Indias security interests Now to make matters worse a socalled Embassy of the Republic of Khalistan has opened up in Surrey British Columbia This development is a further irritant in the already fragile ties between India and CanadaWhile under Justin Trudeau ties had nosedived a change of Prime Minister in Canada did reignite some hope for relations between the two countries Under Mark Carney relations seemed to be moving forward in the right direction However the proKhalistan elements wield too much influence which makes it hard for any party in the country to ignore themThe socalled embassy is located at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara once led by Hardeep Singh Nijjar a designated terrorist in India It was his murder that ignited diplomatic tensionsThe opening of this embassy is not just worrisome but is a brazen act by these elements who are part of terror organisations narcotic cartels and gangs Canada has not yet reacted to this developmentThe Indian High Commission in Ottawa had issued a statement condemning the move It said that this is a direct threat to Indias sovereignty The High Commission also called upon Canada to act against such elements What is more ironic is that there is no word on this development from David Eby the Premier of British ColumbiaThe embassy is said to have received funding of USD 150000 from the state British Columbia has an NDP government a party that until recently headed by Jagmeet Singh who was an ally of Trudeau and a known Khalistan sympathiser India has provided proof in the form of several dossiers about the activities of these elements There is ample proof to suggest that those sitting in Canada are running the terrorgangster nexus that operates largely in IndiaHowever Canada has refused to blink and at one time accused India of having a hand behind the killing of Nijjar The question is why cant Canada act against these dangerous elements For one politicians in Canada have recognised these elements not as terrorists but as legitimate political nonviolent people Signages seeking a Khalistan state and referendums by these persons are seen as a nonviolent expressionThe biggest reason for the stoic silence is vote bank politics Canadas legal framework places a high value on freedom of expression that is protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms This is exactly what the Khalistani elements use to term themselves as legitimate activitiesCanada has also on several occasions said that this is about freedom of speech and hence no action can be taken against them The Canadian Security Intelligence Service had in 2024 said that nonviolent advocacy for an independent state of Khalistan cannot be considered extremismHowever in 2024 the same agency had said that Khalistanis pose a threat It went on to say that Khalistani extremists continue to use Canada as a base for promotion fundraising or planning of violence in India This was a major shift in approach but on the ground nothing seems to have changedAs per the 2021 census the population of Sikhs in Canada stood at 77 lakh This is something that politicians cannot ignore as these are sizeable vote banks and also have immense influence in the countryWhile a majority of this Sikh population does not subscribe to the Khalistan ideology there are a few who think otherwise Although smaller in number Canadian politicians want to take no chances when it comes to electionsCan India and Canada remain quiet about this and let relations strain further The answer is no India and Canada will have to act upon these elementsCanada in particular has recognised the problem but is yet to act on it Indian officials will realise the gravity on when the Khalistan elements spill on the streets and hurt Canadian interests It has been happening gradually but the question is how long will Canada wait IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalistan-embassy-in-canada-a-brazen-provocation-that-ottawa-still-wont-confront-630979.html Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:22:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-foil-terror-plot-by-seizing-pak-origin-ied-630753.html Chandigarh Aug 7 In a major blow to Pakistans ISIbacked crossborder terror networks Punjab Polices AntiGangster Task Force AGTF foiled a major terror plot orchestrated by Pakistanbased Babbar Khalsa International BKI terrorist Harwinder Rinda and terrorist Lakhbir Landa Director General of Police DGP Gaurav Yadav on Thursday said that teams of the AGTF have received credible human intelligence about the consignment containing improvised explosive device IED pushed from Pakistan Acting swiftly the AGTF in close coordination with Tarn Taran Police launched a combing operation in the district and recovered an IED from the area of Naushera Pannuan in Tarn Taran before it could reach Rinda and Landas local associates for potential use in subversive activities he said The DGP further stated that the IED was immediately secured and safely transported to a designated location where it was successfully neutralised in a controlled detonation by the explosive ordnance disposal team The prompt and coordinated action of Punjab Police personnel averted a major tragedy and ensured public safety he added Sharing more details Additional Director General of Police AGTF Promod Ban said the preliminary investigations have revealed that the recovered IED was pushed into Punjab by the Pakistani agencies backed terrorist modules with intentions to disrupt public peace and target innocent lives in the border state Deputy Inspector General of Police AGTF Gurmeet Singh Chauhan said a case has been registered under sections 3 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act and section 111 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita at the police station in Sirhali in Tarn Taran Further investigation is ongoing to uncover and apprehend the associates of Rinda and Landa he said In a related development Amritsar Commissionerate Police apprehended four people involved in crossborder arms smuggling and recovered seven sophisticated Pistols from their possession The recovered pistols comprised two 9MM PX5 two 9MM Glock and three 30 bore pistols IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-foil-terror-plot-by-seizing-pak-origin-ied-630753.html Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/how-bangladeshs-turmoil-is-fueling-a-terror-threat-on-indias-border-630519.html New Delhi Aug 6 The Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh JMB was once a dangerous terror outfit operating out of Bangladesh threatening Indias national interests However since the past eight years it had gone down considerably and there were no signs of any activity from this proscribed terror group With Sheikh Hasinas ouster many radical groups have run amok and this has led to the revival of several terror groups including the JMBThe Indian Intelligence agencies have warned that the JMB is being revived in a big way and this poses a direct risk to states in the northeast and West BengalThe revival of the JMB is dangerous because it uses a large number of refugees and those who infiltrate illegally as its foot soldiers This means that the group as per the wishes of the ISI and JamaateIslami is currently indulging in aiding a large number of illegal infiltrationsFurther the JMB is also seeking the support of AlQaeda as part of its revival plan AlQaeda is important as it has a wider reach and can spread its ideology more quickly The JMB on the other hand is focused largely on the ground operationsAfter Muhammad Yunus was made the caretaker of the interim government in Bangladesh the Jamaat at the insistence of the ISI called the shots Since then several ISI officials have visited Bangladesh and spoken with the leaders of these groups The ISI wants the terror groups to act as one and not become counterproductive to each otherFor instance it wants the JMB to focus solely on India with the help of the Ansarullah Bangla Team ABT and AlQaeda AlQaeda is more than happy to work with these groups as they were the ones behind the 2002 Church bombings in Gopalganj and the 2004 attack on the UK and US embassiesNow coming specifically to their plans for India the JMB is building a strong group of foot soldiers It is recruiting by the dozens from camps that house illegal immigrants and Rohingya Muslims both from Bangladesh and MyanmarWith Myanmar too troubled the JMB would have no problem in roping in those who are fleeing the nation Once they are pushed into India the JMB has instructed them to take up small work in areas which are dominated by Muslims from Bengal This would avoid any suspicionFurther they have also been told not to mingle with the local public and to go about their work in small industries However there would be frequent meetings to discuss plans and how to go about them These meetings would be held in various places and would comprise smaller groups to avoid detectionThe JMB is not new in India The Burdwan blast that took place in 2014 was the handiwork of the JMB At that time investigations pointed out how the outfit works Most of them found in the bomb making factory were illegal immigrants Hence a similar textbook would be in play this time as well the Intelligence assessment saysToday the JMB is taking advantage of the porous IndiaBangladesh border in West Bengal and Assam Since the border is vulnerable and due to the worsening situation in Bangladesh it becomes easier for the JMB to infiltrate its cadresFor India to tide over this problem it would need cooperation from the Bangladesh government just like the way Sheikh Hasina did when she was in power However this time around the situation is different and the Yunus regime tilts more towards Pakistan and relations with India have remained cold IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/how-bangladeshs-turmoil-is-fueling-a-terror-threat-on-indias-border-630519.html Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/after-article-370-end-pakistans-terror-tactics-fail-to-unnerve-kashmiris-630121.html New Delhi Aug 5 Six years ago when the Modi government abrogated Article 370 and 35A it completed the Constitutional process that had been deliberately left incomplete decades ago And six years later the government took another step that has proven to the world that terror violence can no longer go unpunished Operation Sindoor which happened a few months ahead of the sixth anniversary of the 370 abrogation stands as the fitting response to Pakistan and its terroristsupporting deep stateSince August 5 2019 the security landscape in Kashmir has undergone a dramatic transformation Stonepelting incidents street protests bomb blasts and targeted firings have stopped The number of attacks on security forces has also reducedThe improved security was the reason that since the 370 abrogation the number of tourists every year has been on the rise Each year crores of tourists from the country and outside visit the union territory This steady inflow has boosted local industries such as handicrafts and horticulture contributing significantly to the regions economic revivalThe enhanced sense of security has also resulted in a manifold increase in youth participation in education sports competitive exams and entrepreneurshipAlthough sporadic terror attacks still occur the overall environment especially in the Kashmir Valley has become far more welcoming for visitors Much of the population is now focused on rebuilding and moving forward from the fear and trauma of the pre2019 eraHowever Pakistan after failing to reinstil fear in the people through concentrated terror attacks unleashed the brutal April 22 terror attack on innocent tourists killing 25 after identifying them as Hindus One local ponywalla was also murdered The ploy was sinister meant to break the back of the Kashmiris who had started believing in the peace efforts It was also dangerous as it was meant to stop the people visiting the valley and create communal strife all over the countryBut Kashmiris proved Pakistan wrong and after initial shock the tourists have returned to the valley A significant moment came with the celebration of ZaethAshtami by Kashmiri Hindus at the Kheer Bhawani Temple in Ganderbal This was soon followed by the Amarnath Yatra which has seen participation from over four lakh pilgrims This resilience and unity have sent the strongest message yet to Pakistan and its proxiesGone are the days when terrorists roamed freely in the valley even in Srinagar city Earlier they found shelter not only near the Line of Control but also deep within civilian areas There were hundreds of instances where locals harboured militants or helped them escape That landscape has changed significantly post2019 Today most encounters take place in remote forests where militants hide in foliage or cavesAfter 2019 the Modi government banned dozens of organisations that nurtured terrorists in Kashmir This has helped in curbing the local recruitment into terror ranks A majority of the terror operatives are being sent from across the border in PakistanThat said security challenges still exist Elements vulnerable to religious propaganda can still be swayed by Pakistanbacked terror groups which continue to equate terrorism with jihadRecently National Conference president and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said that militancy in Jammu and Kashmir has not ended and never will Such statements highlight where the real challenge lies the doublespeak of certain political leaders who prefer to keep tensions alive for personal or political gainBut the people of Kashmir have spoken They want peace They want progress And they want more tourists to visit the valley to build on the momentum set in motion after August 5 2019Deepika Bhan can be contacted at deepikabiansin IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/after-article-370-end-pakistans-terror-tactics-fail-to-unnerve-kashmiris-630121.html Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terror-under-a-new-banner-khalistani-terrorists-go-global-with-isi-and-cartel-support-630143.html New Delhi Aug 5 India has repeatedly warned countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom about the Khalistan terror menace Both countries have been complicit when it comes to taking action against the Khalistani terrorists operating on their soil The problem is also persistent in the United States and these elements have managed to get away under the garb of free speech While they state that their demand is the creation of a separate Khalistan nation carved out of India in reality these elements are notorious gangsters terrorists arms smugglers and drug lordsEarlier they would operate by using their own networks in these foreign nations The Khalistani terrorists also have a wide network of gangsters operating in India These persons indulge in hit jobs terror acts and narcotic smugglingHowever in recent times the Khalistani elements have teamed up with LatinAmerican drug cartels and the Chinese network as well These connections were exposed after the US Drug Enforcement Agency DEA revealed that there was a Khalistan connection to the Chinese and LatinAmerican cartelsThe busting of these networks which also have an ISI link led to the arrest of an IndianCanadian gangster Opinder Singh There has not been any link with the Chinese elements and Khalistani terroristsHowever the security agencies suspect that China may have started to promote these elements following a request by the ISI In a bid to gain the support of the Chinese the ISI roped in Gurpatwant Singh Pannun the head of the proscribed group Sikhs for Justice SFJIntelligence agencies say that the proximity between the Chinese and Khalistani elements may have begun when India and China were locked in a tense standoff along the Line of Actual Control LAC It was at that time that Pannun had written to Chinese President Xi Jinping in which he justified Chinas stand against IndiaWe consider Chinas countermilitary action against India as legitimate and justified to protect its territorial integrity under international laws he had writtenHe urged the Chinese President to take up the issue of Sikhs rights of selfdetermination in the UN Security Council He had also written a letter in 2019 to the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan stating that the Indian agencies are planning to attack the Chinese consulate in PakistanChina also appeared to be supportive of Pannun when the US agencies arrested one Nikhil Gupta who had claimed that he had been paid by the Indian agencies to assassinate the SFJ chief India had rejected the claim and even snubbed ChinaThese developments are worrying since the ISI has been pooling several resources to ensure that the Khalistan movement is taken forward To take the movement forward the ISI brought together gangsters and narcotic smugglers The mingling with the international cartels is aimed at earning more money so that the movement can be funded in a major wayWhile the Indian agencies are on high alert and have not allowed the movement to raise its ugly head in the country the worry is the associations abroad The Punjab police also held a detailed meeting with the field officers during which presentations were given about the issueThe Punjab police took note of the rise in activity in the border areas of Amritsar and Jalandhar This was an indication that the ISI was pushing the Khalistan agenda harder IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terror-under-a-new-banner-khalistani-terrorists-go-global-with-isi-and-cartel-support-630143.html Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-raids-19-locations-in-punjab-over-amritsar-temple-grenade-attack-case-630269.html New Delhi Aug 5 The National Investigation Agency NIA on Tuesday carried out raids at 19 locations across Punjab in connection with the March grenade attack on a temple in Amritsar The searches were conducted in the border districts of Amritsar Gurdaspur and Batala as part of a widening investigation into the terror incident The raids led to the seizure of several incriminating materials including mobile phones and other digital devices the agency saidAccording to the NIA the grenade attack on Thakur Dwara Sanatan Temple located on Sher Shah Road in Amritsar was orchestrated by terrorists supported by foreignbased handlers The attack occurred on the night of March 14 and is one of several such incidents in Punjab attributed to terror modules with overseas linksThe case registered as RC082025NIADLI revealed that two accused individuals Gursidak Singh now deceased and Vishal Gill were directly involved in the execution of the attack Gursidak Singh had been in contact with foreign handlers who recruited Indian nationals to carry out acts of terrorThe handlers reportedly radicalised vulnerable youth offering them money and drugs in exchange for conducting grenade attacks and smuggling weaponsThe investigation also found that Gursidak Singh and Gill were engaged in multiple operations involving the movement and delivery of grenades and firearms across different locations in PunjabThese activities were aimed at spreading fear and disrupting communal harmony in the stateGursidak Singh and Vishal Gill were involved in multiple instances of picking and dropping of grenades weapons etc as per the NIA investigations which are continuing the NIA said in a press statementThe NIA is continuing with its action against operatives of various terror modules threatening the security and sovereignty of the countryThe agencys probe is ongoing with more arrests and evidence collection expected in the coming weeks IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-raids-19-locations-in-punjab-over-amritsar-temple-grenade-attack-case-630269.html Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-continues-for-4th-day-in-jampks-kulgam-629872.html Srinagar Aug 4 The operation against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmirs Kulgam district entered its 4th day on Monday as intermittent overnight firing continued in the Akhal forest area of the district Officials said intermittent firing and blasts continued in the forest area of the districtJoint forces including the Army CRPF and JampK Police have extended the area under the CASO Cordon amp Search Operation as officers are closely monitoring the situationOne terrorist has been killed and another critically injured in this operation so far while four soldiers have sustained injuriesThe Army has deployed Rudra helicopters drones and Para commandos to ensure that the hiding terrorists are unable to escapeSecurity forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against the terrorists in the hinterland while the Army has been on maximum alert guarding the Line of Control LoC in JampKThe elimination of three hardcore Pakistani terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were killed is part of the aggressive operations being carried out by the joint forcesThree hardcore Pakistani terrorists including LeT commander Suleman Shah and his two associates Abu Hamza and Jibran Bhai responsible for the Pahalgam attack were killed on July 28 in the higher reaches of Dachigam National Park at the foot of Mahadev mountain peak in the Harwan area of SrinagarThe Army codenamed this operation as Operation Mahadev After the Pahalgam terror attack the security forces are carrying out antiterrorist operations against gunwielding terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also on the radar of the security forces because it is believed that the funds generated by the hawala money racket and drug smuggling are finally used to sustain terrorism in the union territoryThe coordinated and intelligencebacked operations of the joint forces are aimed at dismantling the ecosystem of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir rather than focusing on just the elimination of the gunwielding terrorists IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-continues-for-4th-day-in-jampks-kulgam-629872.html Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/sudhakar-chaturvedi-acquitted-in-malegaon-blast-case-honoured-by-rashtra-pratham-629708.html New Delhi Aug 2 After years of mental social and legal persecution devout patriot Sudhakar Chaturvedi was honoured in a grand ceremony organised by Rashtra Pratham on Saturday The event took place near Sativali Lake at Gram Devi Temple in Vasai East drawing enthusiastic participation from a large number of local citizensThe programme commenced with a celebratory welcome for Chaturvedi marked by loud firecrackersChief organiser and founder of Rashtra Pratham Shivkumar Pandey paid tribute to Chaturvedis unwavering commitment to truth courage and relentless struggle over the years presenting him with a special honourRecalling the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case speakers at the event highlighted how the thenCongress government allegedly coined the term Hindu Terrorism to falsely implicate innocent individualsFigures like Col Shrikant Purohit Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Sudhakar Chaturvedi were not only arrested but also subjected to prolonged legal harassment through fabricated evidence and politically driven narrativesThe recent verdict by the Special NIA Court which acquitted all accused has now confirmed what many believed all along that the entire case was part of a political conspiracy aimed at tarnishing the image of the Hindu communityDescribing the judgment as a victory of truth and justice the organisers called it a strong rebuttal to divisive forces who in their agendadriven narratives misused terms like Saffron Terror to attack Indias cultural identityAttendees at the ceremony took a collective pledge to remain united and raise their voices against any such injustice in the future IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/sudhakar-chaturvedi-acquitted-in-malegaon-blast-case-honoured-by-rashtra-pratham-629708.html Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:47:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-continues-for-3rd-day-in-jampks-kulgam-629737.html Srinagar Aug 3 After two terrorists were killed and another critically injured during the last two days the security operation in Jammu and Kashmirs Kulgam district continued for the third consecutive day on Sunday Joint forces including the Army CRPF and JampK Police started a cordon and search operation CASO in the Akhal forest area of Kulgam on Friday following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the areaAfter cordoning the area the security forces came under fire and an encounter started in which one terrorist was killed on Friday while the second terrorist was killed on SaturdayOfficials said the third terrorist was critically wounded Senior police officers said on Saturday that the operation will continue since the number of hiding terrorists could be more than threeThe officials said firing exchanges continued intermittently during the night indicating that either the injured hiding terrorist or more terrorists are responsible for the firing exchanges in the areaSecurity forces are using drones thermal imaging etc to help the cordoning ground forces close on the hiding terroristsOfficials said the two slain terrorists are localsSecurity forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against the terrorists in the hinterland while the Army has been on maximum alert guarding the Line of Control LoC in the union territoryThe elimination of three hardcore Pakistani terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam attack in which 26 civilians were killed is part of the aggressive operations being carried out by the joint forcesThree hardcore Pakistani terrorists including LashkareTaiba LeT commander Suleman Shah and his two associates Abu Hamza and Jibran Bhai responsible for the Pahalgam attack were killed on July 28 in the higher reaches of Dachigam national park on the foot of Mahadev mountain peak in Harwan area of SrinagarThe Army codenamed this operation as Operation MahadevAfter the Pahalgam terror attack the security forces are carrying out antiterrorist operations against gunwielding terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisersDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also on the radar of the security forces because it is believed that the funds generated by the hawala money racket and drug smuggling are finally used to sustain terrorism in Jammu and KashmirThe coordinated and informationbacked operations of the joint forces are aimed at dismantling the ecosystem of terrorism in the UT rather than focusing on just the elimination of the gunwielding terrorists IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/anti-terrorist-operation-continues-for-3rd-day-in-jampks-kulgam-629737.html Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/one-terrorist-killed-in-ongoing-gunfight-in-jampks-kulgam-629560.html Srinagar Aug 2 One terrorist was killed on Saturday in an ongoing gunfight between the security forces and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmirs Kulgam district Officials said that after Intelligence inputs were recieved about the presence of terrorists in the Akhal forest area of Kulgam district the joint forces started a CASO Cordon amp Search Operation on FridayExchange of fire between the joint forces and the hiding terrorists is taking place and one terrorist has been killed in this ongoing operation so farThe identity and other details of the slain terrorist will be ascertained after the operation is concluded officials saidSecurity forces have been carrying out aggressive operations against the terrorists in the hinterland while the Indian Army has been on maximum alert guarding the Line of Control LoC in JampKThe elimination of three hardcore Pakistani terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed is part of the aggressive operations being carried out by the joint forcesThree hardcore Pakistani terrorists including LeT commander Suleman Shah and his two associates Abu Hamza and Jibran Bhai responsible for the Pahalgam attack were killed on July 28 in the higher reaches of Dachigam national park on the foot of Mahadev mountain peak in Harwan area of Srinagar The Army code named this operation as Operation MahadevAfter the Pahalgam terror attack the security forces are carrying out antiterrorist operations against gun wielding terrorists their over ground workers OGWs and sympathisers in JampKDrug smugglers and drug peddlers are also on the radar of the security forces because it is believed that the funds generated by hawala money racket and drug smuggling are finally used to sustain terrorism in JampKThe coordinated and Intelligencebacked operations of the joint forces are aimed at dismantling the ecosystem of terrorism in JampK rather than focussing on just the elimination of the gun wielding terrorists IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/one-terrorist-killed-in-ongoing-gunfight-in-jampks-kulgam-629560.html Sat, 02 Aug 2025 09:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/except-for-israel-no-nation-blamed-pak-for-pahalgam-terror-as-india-failed-to-convince-global-community-aiyar-629576.html New Delhi Aug 2 Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday questioned the effectiveness of Indias global diplomatic outreach following the Pahalgam terror attack claiming that except for Israel no country has explicitly held Pakistan responsible Referring to the Operation Sindoor outreach in which a host of leaders from political parties in India including Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor visited several countries to present Indias case Aiyar said the effort yielded no concrete resultsHe said that despite extensive foreign visits and statements India has failed to convince the international community that Pakistan was behind the attackShashi Tharoor and his friends can roam around as much as they want but apart from Israel no one else said that Pakistan was behind the Pahalgam terror attack Everyone is condemning the terrorism but no one is willing to blame Pakistan Aiyar told IANS in an interviewCiting the UN Security Council meeting held after the attack he pointed out that the statement issued later condemned terrorism but did not name PakistanIn the UN Security Council meeting the final statement condemned the terrorism but they did not mention who was behind it Pakistans name was not mentioned No one to date has said that Pakistan is responsible Aiyar addedOnly we claim that Pakistan is responsible We are not able to present any evidence We are not able to name the Pakistani agency which was behind the attack The world is not accepting what India is saying PM Modi travels a lot but what did we get in return he saidHe also referred to US President Donald Trumps assertions about brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan claims that New Delhi has repeatedly denied and said that while Islamabad acknowledges it India has denied any mediation thereby gaining nothing from the situationTrump is also claiming credit for India and the ceasefire agreement Pakistan is accepting it but India has denied the claims of any mediation Hence Islamabad is getting all the benefits and we are facing the punishment Aiyar added IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/except-for-israel-no-nation-blamed-pak-for-pahalgam-terror-as-india-failed-to-convince-global-community-aiyar-629576.html Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/will-not-spare-attackers-even-in-pataal-lok-pm-modi-warns-pakistan-of-indias-rudra-roop-629610.html Varanasi Aug 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday issued a strong warning to Pakistan saying India would not spare anyone who attacks it even if they are hiding in Pataal Lok Addressing a massive crowd in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi the Prime Minister said India can take the form of Kaal Bhairav to punish terrorists and destroy their infrastructureThere are several forms of Lord Shiv one is for Kalyan development and the other is his Rudra roop When there is terror and injustice Mahadev takes his Rudra roop The world saw this form of India during Operation Sindoor Anyone who attacks India will not be spared even in Pataal Lok he saidPM Modi said that if Pakistan dares to commit another act of terror India will respond again this time with Made in India weaponsTaking aim at the Opposition for questioning Operation Sindoors success he said Some people in our own country are not able to digest the success of Operation Sindoor The Congress and its ecosystem are upset that India destroyed Pakistans terror camps I ask you are you proud of Operation Sindoor Did you see how our missiles and drones dismantled the terror bases with precision Pakistans airbases are still in the ICUThe Prime Minister took sharp digs at the Congress and the Samajwadi Party accusing them of sympathising with terrorists instead of supporting Indias armed forcesCongress and SP are more pained by the situation in Pakistan than in India The masters of terror are crying in Pakistan and here Congress and SP are also crying They called Operation Sindoor a tamasha Is Sindoor ever a tamasha This is an insult to our martyrs and our armed forces PM Modi saidHitting out at SP PM Modi said They questioned why the Pahalgam terrorists were killed on a specific day Should we call them for permission before killing terrorists Do we wait for terrorists to run away These are the same people who when in power in UP gave clean chits to terrorists And now they are upset when terrorists are killed They have a problem even with the name Operation SindoorHe declared that this is a new India one that worships Mahadev but turns into Kaal Bhairav when neededThe Prime Minister also highlighted the success of indigenouslydeveloped weapons and the growing strength of Indias Defence manufacturingDuring Operation Sindoor the world saw the power of Made in India weapons our drones missiles Air Defence Systems especially BrahMos missiles Pakistan is unable to sleep because of BrahMos And I am proud to say that these missiles will now be manufactured in UP In Lucknow BrahMos production is starting Big Defence companies are coming to the UP Defence Corridor Made in India weapons will soon become the backbone of our armed forces he saidIf Pakistan dares another act the missiles made in UP will finish the terror bases he addedThe Prime Minister opened his address with chants of Om Namah Parvati Pataye Har Har Mahadev and recalled the pain of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killedI had prayed to Baba Vishwanath to give strength to the victims families I had promised my daughters that I would take revenge for their sindoor Today with Mahadevs blessings I have fulfilled that promise I dedicate the success of Operation Sindoor at the feet of Mahadev he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/will-not-spare-attackers-even-in-pataal-lok-pm-modi-warns-pakistan-of-indias-rudra-roop-629610.html Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:42:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/from-denial-to-evidence-how-nadra-cards-nail-pakistans-hand-in-pahalgam-attack-629662.html New Delhi Aug 2 It is a well known fact that in the aftermath of every terrorist attack in India Pakistan has denied any hand in the same Be it Mumbai 2611 Uri Pahalgam or Pulwama Pakistan has always tried it to pass it off as an attack carried out by the locals However for Pakistan the scenario may be different when it comes to the Pahalgam attack in which 26 innocent lives were lost After the attack The Resistance Front claimed responsibility for the attack However at the insistence of Pakistan the outfit which is a proxy of the LashkareTaiba was quick to take its claimAfter the Pahalgam attack India retaliated with Operation Sindoor However the terrorists who carried out the attack remained at large It was only after 90 days that the security forces gunned them downPreliminary investigations have shown that there is a direct Pakistan link to the attack At first it was said that there was a local involvement but further probing showed that all three terrorists were of Pakistani originThe key evidence that the agencies have managed to get is the NADRA card details of the terrorists that were found on their phones The NADRA cards are computerised national identity cards that are issued by the National Database and Registration Authority a Pakistan government agencyThe NADRA card is the main identification document for Pakistani citizens both in their country as well as overseas The finding of the NADRA cards are a major link to PakistanThe fact that these card details were found on the phones of terrorists makes it clear that they were of Pakistani origin Such cards are not issued to local terrorists and it is typically found on those who are of Pakistani originAnother crucial piece of evidence that the investigators have gathered ar the LoRa long range communication sets from the slain terrorists The LoRa sets will help the investigating agencies pin down Pakistans role further in the attackThe data from the LoRa sets will help the investigators gather data which may help them trace the movement of the terrorists This would not only throw up data relating to the location of the terrorists for the past couple of months but will also help ascertain the country of manufacturingIn recent times terrorists have been using LoRa sets instead of satellite phones LoRa sets unlike satellite phones provide secure communication over long distances They do not rely on cellular networks of the internet While the satellite phones are vulnerable to interception LoRa sets are notThe first time that the Indian agencies learnt that LoRa sets were being used was when some terrorists who were infiltrating the country were shot down It was found that these sets were being used by terrorists not only to avoid detection but also to communicate with their Pakistanbased handlersThe terrorists who carried out the terror attack in PoonchRajour had also used LoRa sets These sets are used in a custombuilt encrypted radio The messages cannot be intercepted and this makes it hard to detectHowever there are methods to discover the location when these sets are turned on The range is however just 35 km and detection becomes harder when used in a forested regionIn addition to the LoRA sets and details relating to the NADRA cards the security forces in the aftermath have also recovered a 28watt solar charger a GoPro harness three mobile chargers needle and threads medicines a Swiss Military power bank dry rations tea powder and a stove IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/from-denial-to-evidence-how-nadra-cards-nail-pakistans-hand-in-pahalgam-attack-629662.html Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-charge-sheets-three-hizb-ut-tahrir-operatives-for-plotting-to-promote-caliphate-in-india-629485.html New Delhi Aug 1 The National Investigation Agency NIA has filed a charge sheet against three operatives of the banned terror outfit Hizb utTahrir HuT for allegedly conspiring to propagate the groups extremist ideology and attempting to raise funds from foreign sources to support its unlawful activities The accused Kabeer Ahmed Aliyar alias Kabeer Ahmed Aziz Ahamed alias Jaleel Aziz Ahmed and Bava Bahrudeen alias Mannai Bava have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967 in case RC012024NIACHEAccording to the NIA the trio had entered into a criminal conspiracy with HuT leaders to establish an Islamic Caliphate in India The agency claims they sought military support from hostile foreign powers including the Pakistan Army and tried to leverage Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage routes to secure covert backing for their radical plansThe accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy with HuT office bearers to establish an Islamic Caliphate in India by seeking military assistance from forces inimical to India and enforce the constitution written by HuTs founder Taqi alDin alNabhani the NIA said in a statementInvestigations revealed the trio had also planned to secure support from Pakistan Army through Hajj and Umrah travellers it addedThe NIA investigation further revealed that the accused were actively involved in radicalising vulnerable youth through clandestine bayan sermon classesThey reportedly indoctrinated individuals with HuTs hardline ideology which was officially banned in October 2024 by the Government of India along with all its offshoots and front organisationsIn a particularly concerning development the accused had also organised an exhibition displaying the military strength of Islamic nations such as Iran Turkey Egypt and Pakistan The event was allegedly aimed at inciting support for the overthrow of Indias democratically elected government through violent jihad and warfareThe NIA stated that the investigation into the wider conspiracy is ongoing as it continues to uncover the network and international links of the banned group IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-charge-sheets-three-hizb-ut-tahrir-operatives-for-plotting-to-promote-caliphate-in-india-629485.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampks-massive-transformation-tight-slap-on-those-who-justified-bloodshed-as-resistance-top-us-expert-629492.html Washington Aug 1 A renowned international analyst on Friday hailed the unprecedented development in Jammu and Kashmir especially the post2019 transformation stating that the massive change in a region long held hostage by instability and armed extremism is not cosmetic but foundational and denies militants the narrative they rely on John Spencer Executive Director at the USbased Urban Warfare Institute visited India recently and travelled to Jammu and Kashmir to witness firsthand how the region is building physically economically and psychologically towards something that is not defined by violenceIn the 202425 fiscal year alone the Indian government invested over 10516 crore approximately USD 13 billion into Jammu and Kashmir That money is being turned into projects that are connecting Kashmir to the rest of India not just metaphorically but physically Spencer wrote in an article titled The Beauty of the Developing Jammu and Kashmir which he shared with his followers on X on FridayAmong the most ambitious undertakings he wrote are the new rail and transport corridors that are knitting Kashmir into the rest of the countryThe Chenab Railway Bridge now stands as the tallest railway arch bridge in the world at 359 meters built at a cost of 35000 crore USD 37 billion It has been called the crown jewel of the UdhampurSrinagarBaramulla rail line a corridor that is reshaping the regions economic and strategic future Nearby the Anji Khad Bridge Indias first cablestayed railway bridge links the rugged Reasi district In February 2024 Tunnel T50 Indias longest rail tunnel at 12775 kilometers was opened cutting through the Pir Panjal range to enable yearround movement Spencer mentionedThis is not just engineering It is statecraft in concrete and steel he addedThe change states the leading expert on urban warfare happened in 2019 after India abrogated Article 370 revoking Jammu and Kashmirs special autonomous statusIt was a bold constitutional change and one that many observers especially outside India feared would lead to greater unrest Instead the years that followed have brought a different reality one defined by massive investment recordbreaking infrastructure and the visible return of public life said SpencerRoads expanded schools were built businesses opened and tourists returned to the Valley with more than 23 million people visiting Jammu and Kashmir in the last one yearWhat was once a symbol of insurgency is becoming a destination for families entrepreneurs and builders And perhaps most importantly Kashmiris are participating in this change It is not something being done to them It is something many are now doing with and for themselves wrote SpencerHowever the transformation had its enemies he detailed highlighting the heinous April 22 Pahalgam attack when terrorists from a Pakistanbased terrorist group killed 26 people and wounded at least 17 othersThe victims were pilgrims tourists and local residents The massacre shocked India triggered a brief war with Pakistan and briefly made international headlines But what received far less attention was why the attack happened It was not random It was a strategic act of terrorism aimed at disrupting the very stability that Kashmirs development now represents Extremist groups understand that roads railways tourism and rising civilian confidence are a threat to their relevance Violence like the Pahalgam attack is designed to halt that momentum not through military defeat but through fearEmphasising that stability is the enemy of extremism he lauded Jammu and Kashmirs development insisting that every kilometre of new road every new bridge every child in a functioning school are nails in the coffin of a worldview that justifies bloodshed as resistanceKashmirs natural beauty has long been undeniable What I saw during my visit was something more powerful A people reclaiming what was lost and building what should never again be taken away A home once lost is being found again And this time it is being made stronger than ever before Spencer concluded IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampks-massive-transformation-tight-slap-on-those-who-justified-bloodshed-as-resistance-top-us-expert-629492.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/2611-tihar-jail-officials-cite-security-reasons-to-deny-tahawwur-rana-regular-phone-chats-with-kin-629503.html New Delhi Aug 1 Officials of Tihar jail have told a Special NIA Court that 2611 mastermind Tahawwur Rana cannot be regularly allowed to speak to his family members on the telephone due to security reasons a lawyer said on Friday The prison authorities opposed Ranas plea for regular telephonic contact with family members in their response filed before the Special National Investigation Agency NIA Judge at Patiala House CourtRanas plea seeking permission to speak to his family members over the phone is not new The court had earlier accepted his similar request and allowed him to speak to his family onceTihar officials filed the response after the Special Court asked them to clarify their stand on the PakistaniCanadian national and Mumbai terror attack masterminds application seeking permission to have regular telephonic contact with family membersRana who was extradited from the US in April to stand trial in the Mumbai attack case is in judicial custody till August 13Earlier Rana also sought a bed in his cell in Tihar prison which was approved by the court and the facility was provided by the jail authoritiesDuring the earlier proceedings the NIA informed the court that they had handed over all documents related to Ranas health to the jail administrationOn June 6 the Special NIA Court had called for a status report from Tihar jail authorities after Ranas counsel flagged his deteriorating health conditionThe NIA has already filed a supplementary charge sheet against Rana a former officer of the Pakistan Armys Medical Corps following an initial charge sheet filed against him in 2012The latest set of charges also included Ranas arrest memo seizure memos and several other related documentsThe NIA had also collected voice and handwriting samples of Rana as a precursor to match them with recordings of his telephonic discussions with 2611 coaccused David Coleman HeadleyNIA sources had earlier said that during interrogation Rana had claimed that his childhood friend and coaccused Headley was solely responsible for the reconnaissance and planning aspects of 2611Jailed in the US Headley who turned approver in the case had earlier admitted to conducting recce missions across India including Mumbai on behalf of LashkareTaiba LeT IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/2611-tihar-jail-officials-cite-security-reasons-to-deny-tahawwur-rana-regular-phone-chats-with-kin-629503.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:14:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/mizoram-begins-collecting-biometric-data-of-myanmar-bangladeshi-refugees-629261.html Aizawl July 31 Following the direction of the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA the Mizoram government started the process to collect biometrics and biographic data of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees taking shelter in the northeastern state after fleeing from their countries officials said here on Thursday An official of the Mizoram Home Department said that the Champhai and Lunglei district administrations started the biometric data collection for Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees on Thursday He said that the Serchhip district administration in central Mizoram on Wednesday first launched the biometric enrolment drive for the refugees The process of recording biometric and biographic data of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees on the Foreigners Identification Portal and Biometric Enrolment for displaced persons from Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals would be done in all 11 districts of Mizoram Champhai district is home to 13586 refugees while Lunglei hosts around 2000 refugees According to the official the MHA would bear the cost of expenditure of the biometrics and biographic data collection the Mizoram government however has already sanctioned Rs 38 lakh to initiate the process The Mizoram government has recently provided vigorous training to the districtlevel officials to collect biometrics and biographic data of Myanmar and Bangladeshi refugees taking shelter in the state which shares 510 km and 318 km unfenced international borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh respectively As per the Mizoram government record around 33000 refugees from Myanmar and over 2370 refugees from Bangladesh are currently taking shelter in the Northeastern state After a military coup in Myanmar in February 2021 refugees including women and children from the neighbouring country started coming to Mizoram seeking shelter and now their numbers have increased to around 33000 The Bangladeshi Bawm community tribals from Chittagong Hill Tracts CHT have also been staying in Mizoram for over two years after they fled from their country due to ethnic troubles following the Bangladesh Army launched a crackdown on the tribals The MHA had earlier asked both the Manipur and Mizoram governments to capture biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants in the two states and complete the process at the earliest Over 4650 people including women and children from Myanmar earlier this month fled to Mizoram and taken shelter in three locations of Champhai district following a series of armed clashes between the Chin National Defence Force CNDF and Chinland Defence Force CDF both antimilitary ethnic groups who were engaged in fierce gun battles between June 28 and July 5 over control of the territory However as the situation along the IndiaMyanmar border is relatively calm now majority of the newly arrived Myanmar refugees have returned to their villages in the neighbouring country The Myanmar refugees mostly Chin tribes and have almost full ethnic and cultural similarity with the majority Mizos of Mizoram now sheltered in camps and relatives houses in 11 districts in the northeastern state Also the Bawm also known as Bawmzo are a small ethnic group primarily residing in the CHT of Bangladesh and they have almost full ethnic and cultural resemblance with the majority Mizos of Mizoram Myanmars Chin state shares 510 km of mountainous borders with six Mizoram districts Champhai Siaha Lawngtlai Hnahthial Saitual and Serchhip Mizorams three districts Mamit Lunglei and Lawngtlai share a 318 kmlong border with Bangladesh IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/mizoram-begins-collecting-biometric-data-of-myanmar-bangladeshi-refugees-629261.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:58:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/al-qaedas-army-of-digital-warriors-the-new-face-of-terror-in-india-629277.html New Delhi July 31 The arrest of Shama Parveen Ansari in connection with an online radicalisation case only shows that outfits such as Al Qaeda and Islamic State have built a massive network of digital warriors Shama who originally hails from Jharkhand was arrested in Bengaluru by the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad for allegedly promoting the ideology of Al Qaeda in the Indian SubcontinentThe probe found that she was using digital platforms to circulate content which called for an armed revolution of Jihad against the Indian government She was using social media platforms to post inflammatory content and also videos on Al QaedaThe ATS found that she had posted videos by Maulana Asim Umar slain AlQaeda ideologue Anwar alAwlaki and Maulana Abdul Aziz of Lahores Lal Masjid These were aimed at disturbing communal harmony and were also a larger strategy of Al Qaeda relating to recruitmentThis arrest is a crucial one and will help unearth the larger network of Al Qaeda sympathisers in India who are spreading the ideology of the banned terror outfitThe arrest comes in the backdrop of four more persons being held from Delhi Noida Ahmedabad and Modasa for committing the same offenceAl Qaeda in the Subcontinent was formed in 2014 with the sole intention of carrying out terror activities in India The India connection to the outfit was clear when it appointed Asim Umar alias Sheikh Umar as its chiefThe appointment raised eyebrows as Umar is originally a resident of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh Umars goto man was one Mohammad Usman who is also a UP residentThese appointments made it clear that their India operations were of utmost importance to them The five recent arrests in Gujarat and three other locations show that the outfit has managed to create an army of digital warriorsAl Qaeda has chosen the online path as it realises that like the Islamic State the ideology needs to spread India is a space that both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are fighting forIn a bid to outdo each other both outfits have created digital warriors across the country to not just spread the ideology but also to recruit cadres into their foldThe Indian agencies say that the Islamic State has a better online presence in India However Al Qaeda is better known thanks to Osama bin Laden Hence the outfit feels that if it increases its online presence then it has a better shot at recruitmentAl Qaeda is already a popular outfit in states such as Kerala Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat Moreover it has better traction when compared to the Islamic State in Bangladesh It is looking to use this to further its prospects in IndiaThe fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime and the takeover of the country by the JamaateIslamibacked players have only aided Al QaedaOfficials say that when it comes to groups such as AlQaeda and the Islamic State the worry is more about their online presence These groups are not creating modules and cells in India They are focused more on lone wolves as it is both costeffective and does not come under the radar of the Intelligence agencies easilyThis is why Al Qaeda has a massive network of digital warriors who work independently and spread the ideology of the outfit The danger however is that most of these persons are not working for any financial gain They are selfradicalised and are now spreading the ideology of the outfitThis is the danger with such persons and the recent arrests will only help investigating agencies to nab more who are part of the digital warrior module IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/al-qaedas-army-of-digital-warriors-the-new-face-of-terror-in-india-629277.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/flawed-from-the-start-malegaon-acquittals-shatter-ats-probe-and-hindu-terror-claim-629284.html Mumbai July 31 From the year 2011 onwards when the National Investigation Agency NIA took over the Malegaon blast case serious lacunae were found in the previous investigation On Thursday the court acquitted all seven accused including Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit after a longwinding trial that began nearly 15 years ago The 2008 Malegaon blast became a major controversy during its investigation as it led to the emergence of terms like Hindu terror or Saffron terror in the Indian political and media discourseIt also went on to become a major political slugfest and many in the media had painted Sadhvi Pragya and Lieutenant Colonel Purohit as the socalled faces of Hindu terrorOn July 31 the NIA court while delivering its verdict held that mere suspicion could not carry the weight of a conviction It also noted that there was no evidence to prove that Purohit had procured the RDX or assembled the bombThe court further said that Thakur was not the owner of the motorcycle that was used in the blastThe Maharashtra ATS probed the case at first but it was handed over to the NIA in the year 2011 The NIA found serious lapses in the probe by the ATS As the investigations progressed the NIA dropped charges under MCOCA while stating that confessions recorded under this law are inadmissibleThe NIA probe also learnt that the motorcycle that was registered in the name of Pragya had been with another accused well before the blast took place A lot began to change when the Bombay High Court granted Pragya bail citing a lack of evidenceIn the same year the Supreme Court released Lt Col Purohit In 2018 the NIA court framed fresh charges However as the trial took place 300 witnesses were examined and many turned hostile This further weakened the case of the prosecutionFollowing the blast the Maharashtra ATS led by Hemant Karkare said that the motorcycle used in the attack belonged to Pragya Thakur The bikes registration number was fake and its engine and chassis numbers had been filed offHowever the forensics lab restored the erased identity of the bike and linked it back to Pragya The ATS then went on to link Lt Col Purohit to a littleknown or unknown organisation known as Abhinav BharatThe ATS then went on to claim that the group had conspired to target Muslims and went on to charge the accused under various sections of the IPC UAPA and MCOCAIn a mammoth charge sheet that ran into over 4000 pages the ATS said that the Abhinav Bharat was an organised crime syndicate It was for the first time that investigators spoke about rightwing Hindus as perpetrators of terror This led to more debate about who may have carried out the blasts at the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad and also the Samjautha blastsSome had even tried to spread the narrative that the same group may have played a hand in the Mumbai 2611 attacksIn August 2010 then Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Intelligence officials that saffron terror was a phenomenon that had been implicated in several bombings His successor Sushil Kumar Shinde three years later declared that the RSS and BJP are running terror training campsThis issue even caught the attention of the international community In 2010 WikiLeaks made public a secret communication to Washington by the thenAmbassador to India Timothy Roemer He spoke about a July 20 2009 conversation with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi He detailed how Rahul Gandhi had told him that radicalised Hindu groups were a bigger danger than Islamist terrorist groups like the LashkareTaibaEven the then National Security Advisor MK Narayanan spoke about Hindu extremist groups with the FBI director Robert MuellerEarlier on Wednesday Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha that he is proud to declare to the world and the people of India that a Hindu can never be a terrorist The NIA court finally called out the Congress bogey of Hindu terror or saffron terror on Thursday The case was a controversial one since day oneOne of the first proponents of the term Hindu terror was Congress leader Digvijaya Singh who called the RSS a bomb making factory These statements led to a political slugfest and changed the narrative relating to terrorism in India IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/flawed-from-the-start-malegaon-acquittals-shatter-ats-probe-and-hindu-terror-claim-629284.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terrorist-ogw-arrested-with-3-pistols-by-police-in-jampks-jammu-district-629004.html Jammu July 30 An overground worker OGW of terrorists was arrested with three pistols in JampKs Jammu district while he was travelling towards Srinagar in a private vehicle police said on Wednesday The youth identified as Azan Hameed Gazi son of Abdul Hameed Gazi of Qamarwari area in Srinagar was arrested after arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession during a check in the Nagrota area of the district on Tuesday nightBased on specific input a party from the police station Nagrota laid a special Naka checkpost at TCP Bypass Nagrota at around 920 pm yesterday During checking a car which was heading towards Srinagar from Jammu was intercepted During the search of the vehicle police recovered three pistols three empty magazines eight live cartridges and two empty cartridges from the possession of the driver a police official saidThe driver was arrested an FIR under relevant sections of the Arms Act registered at Police Station Nagrota and further investigation is going on the official addedSecurity forces have intensified their operations against the terrorists OGWs and terror sympathisers in the hinterland while the army has been maintaining a 24X7 vigil on the line of control LoC to thwart any infiltration from across the border into JampKEarlier in the day under Operation Shivshakti the army killed two LeT terrorists on the LoC in Poonch district when an infiltration bid was successfully foiledOn Monday under Operation Mahadev three LeT hardcore Pakistani terrorists who carried out the Pahalgam killing of 26 civilians on April 22 were killed by a joint security forces teamThe three LeT terrorists were identified as Suleman Shah Abu Hamza and Jibran Bhai They were cornered and killed on the foot of the Mahadev mountain peak in the upper reaches of the Dachigam National Park in the Harwan area of SrinagarIncidentally the major success came as the Parliament began a debate on the Pahalgam massacre and Operation Sindoor IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terrorist-ogw-arrested-with-3-pistols-by-police-in-jampks-jammu-district-629004.html Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-army-foils-infiltration-bid-on-loc-in-poonch-628896.html Jammu July 30 The Army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control LoC in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district by killing two intruding terrorists Operation Shivshakti In a successful antiinfiltration operation alert troops of the IndianArmy eliminated two terrorists attempting to infiltrate across the Line of Control Swift action and accurate firepower thwarted the nefarious designs the Armys Nagrota Headquartered White Knight Corps said on XThree weapons have been recovered from the dead terroristsSynergistic and synchronised intelligence inputs from own intelligence units and JKP led to a successful operation Operation in progress White Knight Corps further saidEarlier in the day the Army said that two terrorists were spotted near the border fence on the LoC in Poonch district and a gunfight was underway in the areaArmys Poonch interception of terrorists comes just two days after all three terrorists engaged in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack were killed by the joint forces in Srinagar district during Operation MahadevThree hardcore Pakistani terrorists including Suleman Shah the LashkareTaiba LeT commander and his two associates Abu Hamza and Jibran Bhai were killed in a joint operation by the Army CRPF and JampK Police in the higher reaches of Dachigam National Park at the foot of the Mahadev Mountain Peak in the Harwan area of SrinagarUnion Home Minister Amit Shah told the Parliament on Tuesday that these three terrorists had carried out the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians including 25 tourists and a local were killedThe Union Home Minister said that intelligence tracking and eyewitnesses had confirmed that these three terrorists had carried out the Pahalgam terror attackThe attack had outraged the entire country and the focus of the security forces was to bring the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack to justiceTo avenge the terror attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a free hand to the Armed Forces Targetspecific strikes were carried out by the forces against terror infrastructure at nine locations deep inside Pakistan These included Muridke near Lahore and Bahawalpur in Pakistan mainland and Kotli and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir PoKIn retaliation Pakistan carried out heavy mortar shelling on civilian facilities in Poonch Rajouri Baramulla Bandipora and Kupwara districts of JampKFollowing the escalation the Indian Armed Forces damaged 11 defence bases of Pakistan After Pakistan desperately sought a ceasefire an understanding was reached but India did not agree to suspend Operation Sindoor IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-terrorists-killed-army-foils-infiltration-bid-on-loc-in-poonch-628896.html Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/post-sindoor-and-mahadev-indian-armed-forces-plug-gaps-as-pakistan-ramps-up-proxy-push-628912.html New Delhi July 30 Both Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev signalled the strength of the Indian armed forces while also exposing the fault lines in Pakistan While rewriting its doctrine India made it clear to Pakistan that any terror attack would be considered an act of war or aggression While those involved in the Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives have been eliminated the focus is now back on the massive infiltration bids that Pakistan has been makingOn Wednesday the security forces eliminated two Pakistani terrorists while foiling an infiltration bid near the Line of Control LoC in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district They were attempting to infiltrate from Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK when they were intercepted by the security forces and killedA massive search operation has been launched at the Deghwar sector Poonch after intercepts suggested the presence of suspicious persons near the LoC Reinforcements have been called in to sanitise the area and also prevent any further infiltrationAfter Operation Sindoor a large part of the terror infrastructure in Pakistan had been destroyed Prominent among those were the LashkareTaibas primary training facility in Muridke and the JaisheMohammad headquarters in BahawalpurSince the operation Pakistan has been making multiple attempts to revive its terror infrastructure While the terror infrastructures are being rebuilt closer to the Pakistan armys facilities terror groups have been asked to ramp up operationsFollowing Operation Mahadev terror groups have been trying to send their cadres in larger numbers since they lost three key terrorists during the encounter that took place on Monday at Dachigam in the Kashmir ValleyThe three terrorists who were killed have been identified as Suleman alias Faizal Jatt Hamza Afghani and Zibran Suleman who is an exPakistan army personnel was leading this team He is the one wholed the team that carried out the Pahalgam attackInvestigations have found that a team of terrorists led by Suleman had entered India from Pakistan three years back After infiltrating India they split into two teams The second team led by one Musa is still active and is being pursued by the security forcesThe number of terrorists who have managed to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 has come down Statistics show that in the past three to four years around 25 terrorists have infiltrated the Valley Tracking these hardened terrorists has become harder as they are operating in smaller teams of three to four Moreover they do not communicate with each otherThis explains why the security forces took so long to eliminate the Pahalgam attackers It was ultimately a combination of both human and technical Intelligence that led the forces to the terrorists on MondayOfficials say that when it comes to Pakistan there is never a good time to take your eyes off Even at the height of tensions during Operation Sindoor infiltration attempts were made by Pakistan These attempts were aided by coordinated artillery fire from the Pakistan sideTwo days before the ceasefire was announced the Border Security Force BSF on May 8 foiled a major infiltration bid in the Samba sector killing seven armed terroristsWith major operations against Pakistan done for now the focus of the security forces has now shifted to internal security Gaps along the infiltration corridors are now being plugged while area domination patrols are being launchedThe security forces are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that there is no regrouping of infiltrators IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/post-sindoor-and-mahadev-indian-armed-forces-plug-gaps-as-pakistan-ramps-up-proxy-push-628912.html Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/after-bangladesh-isi-eyes-nepal-as-next-frontier-for-anti-india-operations-628777.html New Delhi July 29 After making Bangladesh its playground the ISI is now exploring Nepal and proposes to make it another front against India There has been a sustained effort to increase the number of Pakistanis living in Nepal and the larger plan is to convert them into assets who would in turn carry out terror strikes against India A report in a local vernacular newspaper Purbokone said that an organisation called Alhaj Shamshul Haque Foundation also known as the Ash Foundation laid the foundation stone for a Mosque in Nepal in the Inarawa area near Biratnagar of the Sunsari districtCalled the Razzak Mosque the foundation describes it as a religious hub for the local Muslim population The groundbreaking ceremony was led by Chairman of the Ash Foundation Engineer Muhammad Nasir Uddin on July 18 2025During the ceremony he said that the Mosque would not just serve as a centre for Muslims but also as a centre for Islamic dawn or proselytisation among the 95 per cent of Nepals nonMuslim populationRazzak Mosque is expected to become a spiritual and communal centre for Muslims in Sunsari as well as an example of intercommunity cooperation and development in Nepal The foundation is committed to supporting religious and educational infrastructure for underserved communities across South Asia the Ash Foundation said in a statementThe Indian agencies suspect that the ISI is backing this initiative covertly The initiative is also said to have the backing of some Gulf nations and Turkey In the long run the Mosque could not just serve as a religious centre but also as a logistics hub for the ISIbacked terror groupsThe Ash Foundation was formally launched in 2018 and registered as an NGO in Bangladesh in 2022 Prior to this the foundation had operated as a joint stock company However on July 18 the foundation gave a public call for donations to fund the construction of the Mosque and also to expand similar projects in Nepal and other neighbouring nationsAfter the Sheikh Hasina regime in Bangladesh fell the ISI has pounced on the opportunity to set up its playgrounds in countries bordering IndiaThe JamaateIslamibacked Muhammad Yunus government has given Pakistan a free hand to operate in Bangladesh The ISI which has set up several training facilities in Bangladesh is attempting something similar in Nepal as transnational Jihadist expansion planNepal is a Hindumajority country and has never witnessed any sort of religious terrorism or radicalisation programmes Nepal has been used as a transit point by the ISI to send terrorists into India There have been reports that in 2023 terror outfits such as Al Qaeda have been attempting to set up training camps in NepalTerror groups have also used Nepal as a sanctuary to evade scrutiny by various Intelligence agencies However the recent developments are worrying and a clear attempt is being made to demographically change NepalIndian Intelligence agencies worry that such centres could be used to propagate extremism Further it could also be a strategy to disturb the majority community in Nepal It is similar to what the ISI has been trying in the northeastern states and parts of West Bengal an Intelligence Bureau official saidThe idea has been to infiltrate as many immigrants as possible and make sure that the majority becomes a minorityIn Nepal the ISI has been following what several terror groups have done in parts of Africa and Southeast Asia Mosques and Islamic cultural centres have been set up and these have operated as Intelligence gathering radical brainwashing and recruitment unitsThe agencies worry that a similar project is underway in Nepal and if not curbed at the earliest then this could go on to become a major issue Clearly an attempt is being made to undermine a Hindu majority nation with a larger plan of fostering armed conflict and total unrest IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/after-bangladesh-isi-eyes-nepal-as-next-frontier-for-anti-india-operations-628777.html Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/blood-and-water-cant-flow-together-jaishankar-unveils-indias-five-point-anti-terror-strategy-628546.html New Delhi July 28 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has outlined a decisive shift in Indias response to crossborder terrorism calling it a new normal that leaves no room for compromise on national security Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a special discussion on Operation Sindoor on Monday Jaishankar laid out a fivepoint doctrine that redefines Indias posture towards Pakistansponsored terrorismThis is not business as usual anymore Jaishankar saidOperation Sindoor represents a turning point We are no longer in an era of strategic restraint we are setting new termsHe elaborated on this evolving doctrine Terrorists will not be treated as proxies crossborder attacks will be met with direct and appropriate response there will be no dialogue except on terrorism talks and terror cannot go handinhand India will not bow to nuclear intimidation and good neighbourly ties are incompatible with terrorism blood and water cannot flow togetherJaishankar made it clear that these principles would guide all future engagement with Pakistan signalling a toughened national security stanceAmid speculation of external mediation Jaishankar firmly refuted any claim that the US had played a role in ending tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attackLet me be absolutely clear Washington had no part in deescalating the situation in May he assertedContrary to rumours of highlevel backchannel diplomacy Jaishankar clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thenUS President Donald Trump spoke only twice during that period first on April 22 the day of the Pahalgam attack and again on June 17 while PM Modi was in CanadaThere was no call in between he said dispelling any notion of American involvementHe also denied that trade discussions were linked to the conflict or factored into any of the IndiaUS exchanges during that timeJaishankar stressed the need for political unity within India on the issue of terrorismWe will only achieve zero tolerance against terrorism if we have a unified voice at home he said urging opposition parties to rise above partisanshipHe pointed to the behaviour of Indian parliamentary delegations abroad as a modelThey stood united while engaging with foreign governments during Operation Sindoor I hope that same spirit is reflected here in this House he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/blood-and-water-cant-flow-together-jaishankar-unveils-indias-five-point-anti-terror-strategy-628546.html Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/no-pm-modi-trump-call-during-operation-sindoor-india-acted-alone-eam-jaishankar-628523.html New Delhi July 28 External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar addressing the Lok Sabha during a highstakes debate on Operation Sindoor made it unequivocally clear that India remains steadfast in its zerotolerance policy on terrorism especially when originating from across the border in Pakistan He also firmly denied reports of any phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then US President Donald Trump during the crucial window of military engagementThere was no call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump between April 22 and June 17 Jaishankar said putting to rest speculation that international pressure played a role during the Operation Sindoor phaseIndia had launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 as a direct military retaliation to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam which claimed the lives of 26 people primarily civilians The operation triggered a short but intense fourday military conflict with Pakistan during which Islamabad unsuccessfully attempted drone and missile attacks targeting Indian territoryThe situation deescalated only after the Director General of Military Operations DGMO of Pakistan reached out to the Indian DGMO for a ceasefire understanding indicating the failure of Pakistans aggressive postureSpeaking on the governments diplomatic efforts Jaishankar emphasised that India has consistently taken the global lead in exposing Pakistans longstanding role in supporting terrorism We told the world leaders our zero tolerance against terrorism We have the right to defend he said underlining Indias resolveThe External Affairs Minister highlighted that Indias campaign to isolate Pakistan diplomatically has been successful New Delhi not only highlighted Islamabads troubling history but also succeeded in revealing its true face to the world Jaishankar told the Lok SabhaCrucially Jaishankar made it clear that Operation Sindoor is not the end of Indias response to Pakistansponsored terrorism Indias response to terrorism emanating from across the border will not end with Operation Sindoor We will take whatever action is necessary to protect our citizens and interests he stated reinforcing the governments commitment to national securityHe also confirmed that visa restrictions on Pakistani nationals will remain in place as part of Indias broader counterterrorism strategy These measures are part of our broader strategy to deal with the threat of terrorism Jaishankar added IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/no-pm-modi-trump-call-during-operation-sindoor-india-acted-alone-eam-jaishankar-628523.html Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:40:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/in-op-sindoor-forces-destroyed-high-value-terror-targets-ensuring-no-harm-to-civilians-defence-minister-singh-628376.html New Delhi July 28 IANS Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday praised and expressed gratitude to the Indian armed forces for launching precision strikes against the terror outfits in Pakistan and PakistanoccupiedKashmir during Operation Sindoor while also ensuring that the civilian population was not harmednbspInitiating the highlyanticipated debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh said that even though the Indian forces had many options they opted for the one which struck the terror targets and completely destroyed them keeping strategic understanding and regional stability and security in mindI pay tributes to the bravehearts who risked their lives in the line of duty for the nation Today they are also ready and on the forefront I also pay homage and express the countrys gratitude to those fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives for the nation he saidnbspRecalling the launch of Indias military action in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack the Defence Minister said On May 67 the Indian armed forces carried out a military action named Operation Sindoor This was not just a military action but an effective and decisive demonstration of our policy to protect the sovereignty identity of the country and our fight against terrorismCondemning the Pahalgam massacre he called the terror attack an inhumane and cowardly act against IndianbspOn April 22 an inhumane and cowardly terror attack took place in which 25 Indians and a Nepali citizen lost their lives They were killed after being asked about their religion which is a disgusting example of the most inhumane act This attack was also a test of Indias tolerance he saidnbspThe Defence Minister mentioned that soon after the terror attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a highlevel meeting of the chiefs of the three forces and gave them a free hand to carry out decisive action keeping their judgement strategic understanding and regional security in mindAfter this our military leadership not only showed its maturity but also presented a strategic wisdom which is expected from a responsible power like India Singh saidnbspBefore carrying out Operation Sindoor our forces explored several ways and in the end decided to adopt a strategy where all the terror camps are completely destroyed and ensured that no civilian in Pakistan is harmed Singh saidnbspLauding the military action the Defence Minister added The wellcoordinated strikes carried out by our forces hit nine terror targets with precision Additionally in this military action over 100 terrorists including their masters and trainers from terror outfits like Hizbul Mujahideen and LashkareTaiba were killed I am trying to be very precise but the number can be way more https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/in-op-sindoor-forces-destroyed-high-value-terror-targets-ensuring-no-harm-to-civilians-defence-minister-singh-628376.html Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/lok-sabha-proceedings-marred-by-oppn-protests-over-sir-speaker-birla-reasserts-focus-on-operation-sindoor-628377.html New Delhi July 28 Following hours of disruption heated sloganeering and repeated adjournments the Lok Sabha reconvened at 1 pm on Monday under fraught circumstances as Opposition members renewed their protest by chanting Hamari Bhi Suna Jaye a demand to be heard on the contentious issue of the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar which the Union government has declined to table for discussion Speaker Om Birla visibly disappointed by the disruption reiterated his earlier appeal for cooperationI have requested you before and I am urging you again he said addressing the OppositionAll party leaders agreed that the House would hold a special discussion on Operation Sindoor The government and I have given our consent I am again requesting you to allow the debate to proceedHowever the Opposition led by Congress and INDIA bloc members insisted that the House first address the SIR exercise in Bihar which they allege could disenfranchise marginalised communities ahead of the states assembly electionsSpeaker Birla responded sharply accusing the Opposition of reneging on its commitmentYou made a commitment in the allparty meeting to begin with Operation Sindoor Now you take a Uturn he then saidAkhilesh ji if you send leaders to me ensure they are capable of making decisions If someone else is pulling the strings from behind they should not attend the allparty meetThe Speakers remarks appeared to be directed at Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav who was present during the protestsSpeaker Birla emphasised that the House would proceed only with the scheduled debate on Operation Sindoor and not entertain other subjects raised from the well of the HouseDespite repeated appeals the Opposition remained defiant prompting Speaker Birla to adjourn proceedings until 2 pmOperation Sindoor Indias military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 innocent civilian lives was scheduled for a 16hour debate starting on MondayDefence Minister Rajnath Singh was expected to open the discussion with interventions from Home Minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S JaishankarThe standoff reflects deepening fault lines in Parliament where the Monsoon session has already seen multiple adjournments over the SIR issue and demands for Prime Minister Narendra Modis response to US President Donald Trumps claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and PakistanAs the House prepares to resume the Union government faces mounting pressure to address both national security and electoral integrity while the Opposition seeks to leverage procedural disruptions to spotlight its concernsWhether the debate on Operation Sindoor proceeds uninterrupted remains uncertain IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/lok-sabha-proceedings-marred-by-oppn-protests-over-sir-speaker-birla-reasserts-focus-on-operation-sindoor-628377.html Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/with-pfi-down-pakistan-based-farhatullah-ghauri-leads-al-ummah-revival-in-south-india-628236.html New Delhi July 27 The ban on the Popular Front of India PFI has created a vacuum and multiple terror groups are trying to occupy that space While the PFI has not been able to revive itself since most of its top leaders are behind bars one oldtime group the Al Ummah has been making inroads in the southern states The blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru was an eyeopener for the agencies since it had the Al Ummah signature Further investigations have found that the entire responsibility of reviving the Al Ummah has been handed over to Farhatullah Ghauri an operative based out of PakistanThe Al Ummah is not an unknown outfit in south India It was the same group that attempted to assassinate senior BJP leader LK Advani in Coimbatore in 1998 Founded by Syed Ahmed Basha in the early 1990s the same outfit was responsible for the 1993 bombings outside the RSS office in Chennai which claimed 11 lives While carrying out terror attacks the group since its inception has been actively urging the Indian Muslim youth to undertake terror attacks against proHindu leaders and activistsThe agencies say that the revival attempts being made by these groups cannot be taken one bit lightly Al Ummah has had leaders who have been popular with the local Muslim population An example of this was the funeral of BashaThere was a huge controversy around the funeral with many questioning the need for a procession In fact there were also condolences that poured in from some political leaders indicating the clout he enjoyed Finally the funeral took place on December 17 2024 with 2000 Tamil Nadu Police and Rapid Action Force personnel being deployed for security reasonsThe AlUmmah at the time of its formation had said that it was being founded to avenge the Babri Masjid demolition However later on it operated as small groups such as the Base Movement and took on the system Members of the outfit were unhappy with the conviction of Basha and the manner in which the system handled the Abdul Nasar Madani case When it operated as the Base Movement it attempted to target the judiciary and police officersThe Base Movement however failed to take off and this set off the revival plans The outfit decided that it would be called the Al Ummah itself as the name resonates with many in south IndiaOn encrypted messaging channels the Al Ummah led by the Pakistanbased Ghauri 59 circulated messages indicating that it was time to revive The message was titled Let us pledge to rebuild the Babri MasjidFurther the cadres have also created a group called Sawt al Haq on the secure messaging platform Signal Created in December 2024 following the death of Basha the messaging groups today have over 150 members thus suggesting the rapid rate at which it has been growingThe first message to be posted on the group read The Sawt ul Haq team is proud to bring the story and history of Al Ummah to you This is a humble attempt by Ustad Farhatullah Ghori and the team of Sawt ul Haq to share the profound efforts sacrifices and valour of the Mujahideen of Al Ummah We aim to educate and inspire by honouring the luminous path they forged and the legacy they left behind Through this platform we seek to offer an informative experience that highlights the significance of their journey and the values they fought for By exploring their history we can better appreciate the sacrifices made and the lessons learned ensuring their enduring legacy continues to inspire generations to come We hope this effort serves as a reflection and connection with the remarkable individuals who laid the foundation for the battle of Ghazwa e HindIn addition to messages Ghauri has also posted several videos He has posted a long video praising Basha and calling him a true warrior who never begged for mercy or concessions from the enemies He also heaped praises on the Rameshwaram Cafe bomberFor the Al Ummah Ghauri is their best bet He is radical an extremist and knows the southern states well as he originally hails from Hyderabad His first stint was when he joined the Darsgah JihadoShahadat or the Centre for Jihad and Martyrdom In 1995 he left for Saudi Arabia and from there he began raising funds to finance the terror activities of the Al Ummah Apart from the Al Ummah he has helped in other terror missions such as the Akshardham attack in 2002 and the 2005 suicide bombing at the Task Force office in HyderabadThese suggest clearly that Ghauri is a major threat and hence the agencies are on his trail The Intelligence agencies have warned the state police to keep a close watch on the gatherings possibly by Al Ummah recruits The agency also says that Jihadi groups are desperate for a strong terror group in the south and in Al Ummah they find their answer IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/with-pfi-down-pakistan-based-farhatullah-ghauri-leads-al-ummah-revival-in-south-india-628236.html Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-soldiers-killed-as-yemeni-forces-clash-with-houthis-in-saada-628072.html Aden Yemen July 26 Yemens progovernment forces have said they had repelled a largescale attack launched by Houthi militia targeting military positions in the northern province of Saada In a statement posted on Friday on social media platform X the forces said they thwarted a largescale attack by Houthis on the Aleb military front north of Saada province Xinhua news agency reportedThe statement said that 10 government soldiers were killed in the confrontation while dozens of enemy fighters were killed or wounded It added that bodies of Houthi militants were found scattered across valleys in the area and three Houthi military vehicles were destroyedNo immediate response was available from the Houthi group regarding the reported confrontationYemen has remained in a fragile state of calm since the collapse of a UNbrokered truce at the end of 2022 with both sides failing to agree on its renewal or expansionThe conflict which began in late 2014 has killed hundreds of thousands and pushed millions to the brink of famine according to UN estimatesIn a statement shared by the military media center on X Brigadier General Yasser Mujalli commander of the Alab Axis and the 63rd Infantry Brigade said that Houthi forces launched a widescale attack at dawn targeting army positions along the Alab front in northern SaadaOur forces detected enemy movements and thwarted the attack Mujalli said adding that a counteroffensive inflicted heavy losses on the Houthis and forced them to retreatDozens of enemy fighters were killed or wounded and their bodies remain scattered in the valleys and rugged terrain he said noting that three Houthi military vehicles were also destroyedMujalli confirmed that 10 soldiers were killed while fulfilling their national duty with honour and braveryThere was no immediate comment from the Houthi group on the incidentThe clashes are said to be the fiercest clashes between the two sides since August 2022 when a similar battle in Taiz province left 10 government soldiers and 23 Houthi fighters deadWhile a UNbrokered truce declared in April 2022 led to a relative reduction in hostilities intermittent fighting has continued to threaten the fragile calmThe Houthi group continues to control several provinces in northern Yemen including the capital Sanaa which it seized on September 21 2014In December 2023 UN envoy Hans Grundberg announced that both the Yemeni government and the Houthis had agreed to a roadmap including a nationwide ceasefire and measures to improve humanitarian conditionsHowever the plan has yet to be implemented amid mutual accusations of noncompliance IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/10-soldiers-killed-as-yemeni-forces-clash-with-houthis-in-saada-628072.html Sat, 26 Jul 2025 07:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/tahawwur-ranas-kerala-visit-nia-set-to-probe-deeper-lashkar-al-qaeda-links-beyond-mumbai-2611-628036.html New Delhi July 25 Tahawwur Ranas admission that he was present in Mumbai during the 2611 attacks is just the tip of the iceberg In a recent admission he told the Mumbai Crime Branch that he was in Mumbai to oversee the attackWhile the Mumbai Crime Branch is focusing mainly on Ranas visits to the city the National Investigation Agency NIA will go beyond the 2611 attack The NIA had unearthed that Rana had not just visited Mumbai but other places in the country as wellOne of the key visits by Rana is the one he made to Kerala Investigations suggest that this visit was made at the behest of Ilyas Kashmiri the thenhead of Al Qaedas 313 Brigade Both Rana and his accomplice David Headley had a series of meetings with Kashmiri during which the expansion plans for Jammu and Kashmir were discussedPreliminary investigations have revealed that Rana had visited Kerala on November 16 2008 just ten days before the Mumbai attacks He had told his interrogators that there was no specific reason for his visit to KochiHowever further investigations revealed that during his Kerala visit he had called around 15 different numbers There is no clarity as yet as to who Rana had called in Kerala and the NIA is looking for answers The probe is currently focused on the Mumbai attacks and once the agencies are done with that they will move on to the other aspects regarding Ranas trips in IndiaBased on the conversations that Headley had with Kashmiri the agencies suspect that they were planning on recruiting from Kerala The bigger plan was to reduce the number of Pakistani terrorists in Kashmir and recruit more from within the countryTerrorists fighting in Kashmir are mainly recruited from either JampK or Pakistan However in 2008 there was a surprising development in Jammu and Kashmir when in an encounter four persons from Kerala were gunned down The police said that those who were killed were Fayiz from Kannur Abdul Rahim and Abdul Jabbar from Malappuram and Yasin from Ernakulam The probe found that all of them had been recruited and trained by the LashkareTaibaDuring the various conversations between Headley and Kashmir Kerala finds a mention several times Kashmiri at that time was planning his ambitious GhazwaeHind project and to make that a success he wanted to recruit from across India He made a specific mention about Kerala since there was already a recruitment camp and massive network in northern Kerala which was actively sending youth to KashmirThe investigators suspect that Ranas visit to the state may have been part of this larger plan Hence to get details about the 15 calls he made while in the state is very crucial for the investigation and also to unveil the larger agenda of the LashkareTaibaThe ISI has always wanted the JampK battle to be a localised one and hence recruiting from within India suited the spy agency It wants to convey the picture that it is the Indians themselves who feel that JampK should not be part of India Further having Indians on the battlefield against their own forces also gives Pakistan the deniability factorThe KeralaKashmir link has been probed in the past While the smaller details have come out the larger picture is yet to emerge When the NIA questioned Headley he mostly spoke about the Mumbai 2611 attacks and the Pakistan link to it He only divulged details that he had already given to the FBI following his arrest Under the plea bargain deal he had entered into he was required to reveal only what he had told the FBIHowever in the case of Rana there is no such deal in place Hence the NIA could dig beyond the Mumbai attacks It would be crucial for the NIA to get more details about the Kerala module from Rana since it would help uncover the larger network which was being controlled by Ilyas Kashmiri at the behest of the ISI IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/tahawwur-ranas-kerala-visit-nia-set-to-probe-deeper-lashkar-al-qaeda-links-beyond-mumbai-2611-628036.html Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/ai-powered-jihad-islamic-states-new-frontier-in-terror-tactics-627850.html New Delhi July 24 As the security agencies battle terror threats on multiple fronts the latest challenge is terrorists using Artificial Intelligence AI to carry out attacks In fact it was the Islamic State that had first encouraged its operatives to adopt this technology back in 2023Currently the technology is being used by the Islamic State for media spawning The media wings of the outfit have been using AI to create propaganda content With a single image or video they are generating multiple manipulated content Further they have also using AI for multilingual translation This helps them create content in as many languages as possible and this automatically reduces time and manpower for the Islamic StateA report published by Tech Against Terrorism says that AI tools are being used to translate propaganda into multiple languages The technology is being used to create personalised messages in a bid to undertake recruitmentOn the encrypted chat groups of the Islamic State it has been found that propaganda content has been circulated in multiple languages Further the technology has also been used for creating speeches images and environments that are interactiveThe operatives have also been found to customise messaging and the media This in turn helps them target a much larger audience Further AI has been used to repurpose old propaganda material to create newer propaganda This has helped them deliver the messages and material more frequentlyThe use of generative AI has led to policy debates taking place where the security planners are drawing up a new strategy to counter this threatThe Islamic State had in fact put out a guide on how to use generative AI While the adaptation had been slow in the years 2023 and 2024 things have moved fast for the Islamic State since May 2025 It put up a news bulletin using AI This bulletin had an AIgenerated presenter to read out the propaganda content of the terror outfitThe Islamic State has also been using Rocket Chat an encrypted platform to put out these AIgenerated news bulletins The videos contained AIgenerated characters who would mimic the broadcasting style of the mainstream media The entire broadcast was made by using texttospeech Artificial Intelligence AI The technology translated the written information into speech and also added an audio with a human voiceA report by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute UNICRI mentions that new technologies such as AI can be powerful tools While speaking about the positive aspects of the technology it also mentions that AI can be used for harmful purposes if it falls into the wrong hands It goes on to state that the report must serve as an early warning for potential malicious uses and abuses of AI by terrorists The global community and governments must proactively think about it Such new technologies must do good and not cause harm the UNICRI report also notedThe Islamic State has also been using AI for virtual recruitment and planning This is aimed at those who are potential lone wolf warriors which the Islamic State largely relies upon In order to do this the outfit has been using AIpowered chatbotsWhile Islamic State propaganda is nothing new the worry for the agencies is that it could be used for planning operations This is extremely worrisome and if this experiment works then the attacks carried out by the Islamic State could be far more precise and lethalIn addition to all this the Islamic State has also been exploring the possibility of using AI to power automated vehicles to carry out attacks The outfit is trying to exploit the vulnerabilities in the AIpowered systems in order to carry out similar missions The agencies have also learnt that attempts are being made to use the technology to hack into traffic signals and other guiding systems If this works then the outfit can manipulate the roads which would cause a loss of livesCounterterrorism agencies are working overtime to combat this threat Officials can use AI to analyse live videos to spot suspicious behaviour or objects Furthermore these AI tools can also be used to automatically detect and remove extremist propaganda material from online platforms which the terrorists are using More importantly the technology can used to identify atrisk individuals and also analyse their online behaviour and activityThe security planners say that there is a need for the policymakers law enforcement agencies and civil society to collaborate and develop strategies to counter terrorists from misusing generative Artificial Intelligence IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/ai-powered-jihad-islamic-states-new-frontier-in-terror-tactics-627850.html Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/counterinsurgency-operations-continue-in-manipur-10-militants-arrested-627740.html Imphal July 24 With ten militants of various banned outfits arrested during the past 24 hours joint central and state forces intensified their counterinsurgency operation to nab the armed extremists A senior police official said the ten militants arrested in six districts Imphal West Imphal East Bishnupur Kakching Tengnoupal and Tamenglong belong to Kangleipak Communist Party KCP Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak PREPAK and Peoples Liberation Army PLAOut of ten militants one each active cadre of PREPAK and PLA outfits was arrested from the Tengnoupal district which shares an unfenced border with MyanmarVarious materials including mobile handsets various documents some arms and ammunition and huge Indian currencies were recovered from the possession of the arrested militantsThe police official said that joint teams of Manipur Police Army Assam Rifles Border Security Force BSF the Central Reserve Police Force CRPF and the IndoTibetan Border Police ITBP continued their search and counterinsurgency operations both in valley and mountainous regionsMeanwhile the security forces have yet to arrest anyone in connection with the fratricide incident on July 22 in Manipurs Noney district in which at least five cadres of a militant group were killed in a fierce gun battle on July 22According to police in an intragroup fight of a militant outfit at least five militants were killed at Daveijang jungle areas near Longpi village in Noney district of western ManipurThe gun battle took place among the cadres of the Chin Kuki Mizo Army CKMA which has not signed any Suspension of Operations SoO agreement with the governmentManipur Police have once again cautioned people against spreading rumours and fake videos and appealed to people not to believe in rumours and be vigilant about fake videosThe veracity of any videos audio clips etc can be confirmed by the Central Control Room a police statement saidThe police said that there are possibilities of many fake posts being circulated on social mediaIt is hereby cautioned that uploading and circulation of such fake posts on social media would attract legal action with consequencesFurther an appeal is made to the public to return the looted arms ammunition and explosives to the police or nearest security forces immediately the statement said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/counterinsurgency-operations-continue-in-manipur-10-militants-arrested-627740.html Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/residential-property-in-jampks-sopore-attached-for-providing-shelter-to-terrorists-627846.html Srinagar July 24 JampK Police on Thursday attached a residential property in the Sopore area of Baramulla district for providing shelter to terrorists A police statement said that the attached property comprises a singlestoreyed residential house along with land measuring 3 kanals and 3 marlas under Survey Nos 2011 2012 2013 2016 and 2018 situated at Reban Ramham owned by Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Rasool Dar resident of Reban SoporeThe attachment has been made in connection with FIR No 1332024 registered at Police Station Sopore under sections 13 18 19 20 23 38 39 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and section 725 of the Arms Act an official said adding that during the course of investigation it was found that the said property was wilfully used for harbouring terrorists and facilitating their stay thereby aiding the execution of terror activities in the Sopore areaActing on the gathered evidence and after obtaining necessary approval from the competent authority the said property has been attached as per legal provisions under UAPA the official saidPolice reiterates its firm commitment to dismantling the terror ecosystem operating in the area by targeting not just the operatives but also those providing shelter support and resources to them The general public is once again advised to refrain from extending any kind of support tangible or intangible to terrorists or their associates failing which strict action under the provisions of law shall follow the statement saidSecurity forces and JampK Police have been carrying out aggressive antiterrorist operations against terrorists their sympathisers and overground workers OGWs to dismantle the ecosystem of terror in the UT IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/residential-property-in-jampks-sopore-attached-for-providing-shelter-to-terrorists-627846.html Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/end-of-jungle-warfare-beginning-of-information-war-the-urban-naxal-challenge-post-2026-627583.html New Delhi July 23 Union Home Minister Amit Shah had vowed to wipe off naxalism from the country by March 2026 Looking at the success rate of the security forces it appears to be a possibility but there are challenges ahead In a stark warning Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that urban naxals from outside the state were using funds to spread rumours and keep the people of Gadchiroli from the path of development He made the statement while addressing a gathering at an event in the Gadchiroli district which has been a hotbed for NaxalitesThe National Investigation Agency NIA and various other agencies in the aftermath of the Bhima Koregaon violence flagged the urban naxal issue The agencies spoke about how these persons living in the cities were propagating for their friends in the jungles and were also raising funds for themWhen the deadline was set by the Home Minister and the security forces began acting on the same the Intelligence Bureau had warned that while the fight in the jungles may die down the propaganda machinery would continue to spread disinformationFadnavis made it clear that they all need to be alert about the urban naxals They are spreading false information he said He pointed out that when Gadchiroli began to progress and a foundation stone for a steel plant was laid the very next day a campaign was started on social media The posts claimed that the tribals were being killed and the steel plant was being constructed on their landsAnother campaign was launched by the urban naxals where it was claimed that forests were being cut on a large scale It was surprising since the government of Maharashtra had not done anything of that sortFadnavis pointed out that investigations showed that those who were running the campaigns were not even from Maharashtra Two were from Kolkata and two from Bengaluru These persons were found to be working on foreign funding he addedOfficials are confident that the battle against the Naxalites in the jungles will end by 2026 The people in these Naxaliteaffected areas have been supportive of the security forces as they feel safe and more importantly they are seeing developmentHowever the battle after 2026 would be a hard one as several agencies have already pointed out the problem that Fadnavis pointed outPost the 2019 investigation by the NIA and the noose being tightened on foreign funding the urban naxal problem has come down to a large extent However there are still many elements that will continue to pose a problem and rake up emotionsThe Union Home Ministry is already working on a post2026 plan and this includes the sympathisers of the Naxalite movement who live in urban areasTeams are being set up to closely monitor content that goes on social media Fake protests could also erupt in a bid to provoke the people These teams would also closely monitor funding to these elements which could be used to unleash a huge disinformation campaignIn the runup to the Lok Sabha elections last year a massive campaign regarding the Constitution of India cropped up The sympathisers of the Naxalite movement are planning something on this front during which they will instigate people against the Constitution These elements are likely to use social media heavily to start such campaigns They are well aware that if the disinformation campaign takes off and the people get agitated then all the good work will be lost They have in the past and will in the future try and mislead and instigate the gullible people in the villagesFadnavis during his address said that some people urban naxals are trying to create confusion among the people by spreading rumours to keep them away from development IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/end-of-jungle-warfare-beginning-of-information-war-the-urban-naxal-challenge-post-2026-627583.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:20:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/security-headache-as-al-qaedas-revival-plan-unfolds-from-gujarat-to-assam-627630.html New Delhi June 23 The busting of an Al Qaeda terror module in Gujarat once again signals the ambitious plans the outfit has in India Mohd Faiq Mohd Fardeen Sefullah Kureshi and Zeeshan Ali were arrested by the Gujarat AntiTerrorist Squad ATS for spreading the ideology of the outfit as well as running a fake currency racket to raise funds for the banned outfit that was once headed by Osama bin Laden Preliminary investigations by the ATS suggest that the four had autodeleted applications to clean any trace of their communicationsThe busting of this network is a major success for the agencies since the Al Qaeda in the SubContinent AQIS has its biggest ambitions in Gujarat The busting of this module is also important in the context of the Indian agencies stating that the ISI is likely to use the AQIS to further its operations in India in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor which was carried out to avenge the Pahalgam attackThe AQIS which was formed in 2014 under the leadership of Ayman Al Zawahiri had focused its activities extensively on India Its chief in the subcontinent was Asim Umar a person of Indian origin As part of his expansion plan he had focused the outfits activities largely on Jammu and Kashmir Gujarat and the northeastern statesThe intentions of the AQIS for India were made clear when it declared that all Indian Muslims were obligated to launch a holy war against the Bhagwa regime in India for targeting mosques and settlements in Pakistan This statement which was released after Operation Sindoor made it clear that the ISI wants this outfit to up its ante in India Moreover this statement came at a time when one thought that the AQIS was losing its sheenIn fact the statement was a tactical one and was aimed at openly supporting Pakistan At a time when Pakistan would need much more time to rebuild the facilities of the JaisheMohammad and LashkareTaiba which were hit by the Indian armed forces the AQIS could be used to fill in the gapThe assessment by the security agencies is that the AQIS is not as strong as it would claim to be but in India in terms of ideology it has a far bigger reach when compared to the Islamic State JaisheMohammad or LashkareTaiba There are many who still heroworship Osama bin Laden and this is one of the main reasons why the reach is much higher Further after Umar was killed the AQIS has turned against India even more It launched a magazine called NawaGhazwatul Hind Voice of the Battle for IndiaHowever the plans of Al Qaeda for India are not new It began when David Headley was in Pakistan before the planning for the Mumbai 2611 attacks began He had a meeting with Ilyas Kashmiri the head of Al Qaedas 313 Brigade during which both planned terror strikes in Gujarat Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh While scouting targets for the Mumbai attack Headley had even visited Delhi and PuneTahawwur Rana an accused in the Mumbai 2611 case who was recently extradited to India had prior to the attacks visited Ahmedabad Delhi Kochi Agra Hapur and Mumbai The investigators suspect that he may have furthered his agenda at the behest of his handlers in Pakistan Ranas visits were against the backdrop of statements by Ilyas Kashmiri that he wanted recruits from Kerala Gujarat and other parts of the country to carry out his ambitious GhazwaeHind projectWhile a module was busted in Gujarat on Wednesday the Assam Police too had busted a terror module It was found that these alleged members of Al Qaeda were in close contact with members of the Bangladeshi outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team to carry out acts of terror in the northeastern statesWhile the original plan of Al Qaeda was to focus on Afghanistan it made a surprising turn in 2020 when it renamed its Urdu magazine NawaiAfghan Jihad to NawaziGhazwaeHind As part of its expansion plans in India it has managed to rope in several illegal Muslim immigrants from Bangladesh This came to light when the NIA arrested 53 persons including Bangladeshis for being part of an AQIS moduleTo add to the problem is the failing law and order situation in Bangladesh Almost all the terror groups in Bangladesh lean more towards Al Qaeda when compared to the Islamic State The ISI may use this as an opportunity to ramp up terror activity with the help of the AQIS along the IndiaBangladesh borderIn Bangladesh the ISI has been encouraging Al Qaeda to work closely with other terror groups such as the JamaateIslami HefazateIslam Hizb utTahrir and Ansarullah Bangla Team What is worse is that the interim head of the caretaker government Muhammad Yunus had turned a complete blind eye as a result of which all these groups have a free run in Bangladesh IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/security-headache-as-al-qaedas-revival-plan-unfolds-from-gujarat-to-assam-627630.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eight-militants-arrested-in-manipur-arms-and-ammunition-recovered-627382.html Imphal July 22 The security forces in Manipur arrested eight militants of different outfits and recovered many arms and ammunition during the past 24 hours officials said on Tuesday A police officer said that eight arrested extremists belong to United Peoples Party of Kangleipak UPPK and Kangleipak Communist Party KCP and they were arrested from Tengnoupal and Imphal East districtsA car Indian and Nepalese currencies mobile phones SIM cards Aadhaar cards and PAN cards were recovered from the possession of the arrested militantsOf the eight arrested militants three KCP militants were arrested from IndiaMyanmar border areas under the hilly Tengnoupal districtThe security forces also recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from mountainous Kangpokpi district The recovered arms include an INSAS rifle with magazine a 303 rifle a lathode a 32 pistol with magazine four boltaction rifles an M16 rifle an MA1 assault rifle a sniper rifle a 32 bore pistol and seven singlebarrel riflesFour hand grenades were also recovered in the operation which was carried out in Tingkai Khullen Maohing and Changoubung villages of the district the police official saidSecurity forces continue to conduct search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas across districts in Imphal valley and hilly regionsManipur Police have once again cautioned people against spreading rumours and fake videos and appealed to people not to believe in rumours and be vigilant about fake videos The veracity of any videos audio clips etc can be confirmed by the Central Control Room a police statement saidThe police said that there are possibilities of many fake posts being circulated on social media It is hereby cautioned that uploading and circulation of such fake posts on social media would attract legal action with consequencesFurther an appeal is made to the public to return the looted arms ammunition and explosives to the police or nearest security forces immediately the statement said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eight-militants-arrested-in-manipur-arms-and-ammunition-recovered-627382.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:11:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jk-l-g-launches-portal-to-provide-relief-for-terror-victim-families-627309.html Srinagar July 22 IANS Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday launched a website for redressal of grievances of terror victim families which he will personally monitornbspThe LGs office said on X Launched a dedicated web portal today for terror victim families in Jammu Kashmir The initiative will streamline ampamp expedite the process of providing relief compassionate appointments and other forms of assistance to those who have suffered from terrorism in the UT The web portal developed by Home Department in collaboration with NIC will serve as a centralized platform to capture and maintain comprehensive districtwise data on Terrorismaffected families I am personally monitoring ampamp overseeing the redressal of all cases across the UTHe said the initiative will streamline and expedite the process of providing relief compassionate appointments and other forms of assistance to those who have suffered from terrorism in the UTnbspThe web portal developed by Home Department in collaboration with NIC will serve as a centralised platform to capture and maintain comprehensive districtwise data on terrorismaffected familiesnbspThe details of any encroachments on the property of the victims or their NOKs next of kin are also being recorded It will ensure that no legitimate case is left unaddressed and timely support is extended to eligible families in terms of financial relief ex gratia compensation and compassionate employment while ensuring elimination of any bogus or multiple claimsTollfree helpline numbers have also been established at the offices of the Divisional Commissioners in both Jammu 01912478995 and Kashmir 01942487777 divisions to facilitate the registration of any overlooked or pending claimsnbspThese helplines are being attended through dedicated control rooms as citizen interfaces for receiving grievances or queries related to pending government support to terroraffected families viz compensation ex gratia relief and compassionate appointmentsThe helplines have been staffed with trained personnel and will be integrated with the centralised application to ensure that every claim is formally recorded and acted uponnbspIn order to ensure regular oversight coordination and followup on the grievances and pending claims Special Monitoring Cells have been constituted in the offices of Chief Secretary and Director General of PolicenbspThese Special Cells will periodically review the status of pending and resolved cases analyse delays or bottlenecks in processing and coordinate with relevant departments to ensure timely and just resolution of claimsAtal Dulloo Chief Secretary Nalin Prabhat DGP Chandraker Bharti Principal Secretary Home Department Mandeep K Bhandari Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor M Raju Commissioner Secretary GAD Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Ramesh Kumar Divisional Commissioner Jammu VK Birdi IGP Kashmir Bhim Sen Tuti IGP Jammu and S Jaskaran Singh Modi SIO NIC were present in person and through virtual mode https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jk-l-g-launches-portal-to-provide-relief-for-terror-victim-families-627309.html Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/monsoon-session-begins-on-stormy-note-govt-oppn-clash-over-op-sindoor-debate-627176.html New Delhi July 21 IANS The Monsoon session of Parliament started on a stormy note on Monday as the government and Opposition sparred over discussion on the Operation Sindoor Indias military operation that decimated terror bases inside Pakistans territorynbspBoth Houses of Parliament witnessed noisy scenes as the Opposition members demanded an urgent debate on Operation Sindoor hoping to corner it over security lapse in Pahalgam terror attack while the government making it clear that it was ready for a debatenbspThe Lok Sabha witnessed uproar minutes after the beginning of Monsoon session as the Opposition members raised slogans during the Question Hour and called for postponing other businesses of the Lower House for discussing the Pahalgam massacre the horrific terror attack that led to the killing of 26 peopleThe pandemonium continued despite Speaker Om Birlas intervention following which the House was adjourned barely 20 minutes after the beginning of the sessionnbspIn Rajya Sabha the Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge sought discussion on US President Donald Trumps repeated claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan however said that they dont want to politicise the Indian military operationnbspJP Nadda Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha responded to Kharges charges and said that the government was ready for debate on every issue but the House conventions must be followednbspPrior to the beginning of Monsoon Session Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set the tone by calling it a session of celebration of Indias might pride and triumphnbspAddressing the media before the commencement of session PM Modi invoked national pride and spoke about Indias recent achievements from Operation Sindoor to astronaut Shubhanshu Shuklas space sojournnbspEarlier in the day the Congress had submitted the Suspension of Business notices seeking debate on the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pahalgam and the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls in BiharnbspThe Congressled Opposition has been demanding answers from the Narendra Modiled government over alleged security lapse in Pahalgam as well as the alleged manipulation of electoral rolls in Bihar barely months before it goes to polls https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/monsoon-session-begins-on-stormy-note-govt-oppn-clash-over-op-sindoor-debate-627176.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/117-acquittal-hc-slams-prosecutions-failure-to-establish-type-of-bombs-used-to-hit-mumbai-trains--627179.html Mumbai July 21 IANS The prosecution failed to even establish the type of bombs used in the crime the Bombay High Court said on Monday castigating the shoddy probe that resulted in the acquittal of 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blastsnbspThe prosecution has utterly failed to establish the offence beyond the reasonable doubt against the accused on each count it is unsafe to reach the satisfaction that the AppellantsAccused have committed the offences for which they have been convicted and sentenced said a bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Justice S ChandaknbspOn July 11 2006 seven bomb serial blasts in packed Mumbai local trains brought the maximum city on its knees within 11 minutesnbspThe terror attack left 189 dead and 800 injuredOut of the 12 people convicted by the trial court five were handed death sentences and others were given life imprisonmentnbspThe High Courts acquittal order is a major blow to the investigation agencies which according to Justices Kilor and Chandak failed to even present evidence on the type of bombs used in the serial blastsnbspThe circuit boards recovered from Mohd Faisal Shaikh and Mohammad Sajid Margub Ansari are of no help to the prosecution to establish the present offence as the prosecution failed to bring any evidence on record and to establish the type of bombs used in the present crime the High Court saidJustices Kilor and Chandak said Though the prosecution brought on record the technical report of the expert about the circuit board it failed to establish the type of bombs used in the present crime Thus the said recovery is not relevantnbspOn Monday the 12 accused incarcerated for 19 years also succeeded to establish in the High Court the fact of torture inflicted on them to extort confessional statementsnbspAs a result the High Court held the statements inadmissible saying On all the tests relating to voluntariness and truthfulness of the confessional statements the prosecution failedThe prosecution case against the accused was weakened further when it failed to share with the defence the Call Detail Record which were relied upon heavily to file chargesnbspIn 2015 a special court had convicted 12 accused in the case sentenced five of them to death and seven others to life imprisonmentnbspFaisal Shaikh Asif Khan Kamal Ansari Ehtesham Siddiqui and Naveed Khan were sentenced to death They had challenged this sentence in the High CourtnbspThe prosecution had argued that the attack was planned by Pakistans intelligence agency ISI and carried out by operatives of Pakistanbased militant group LashkareToiba with help from the Students Islamic Movement of India a banned Indian group https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/117-acquittal-hc-slams-prosecutions-failure-to-establish-type-of-bombs-used-to-hit-mumbai-trains--627179.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-chargesheets-maoist-leader-for-waging-war-against-nation-627064.html Hyderabad July 18 The National Investigation Agency NIA on Friday filed a chargesheet against a top leader of the banned CPI Maoist in antiIndia conspiracy case In the supplementary chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court Hyderabad CP Moideen alias Girish has been charged under relevant sections of the UAP Act 1967 and IPC the federal agency saidAs per NIA investigation Moideen was actively involved in the Maoist conspiracy to wage a war against the Government of India Evidence gathered during investigation confirmed his central role in Maoist operations in Western Ghats Special Zonal Committee WGSZC of CPI MaoistThe NIA investigations also revealed that he was a Special Zonal Committee Member of the WGSZC and took over as Secretary of WGSZC after the arrest of Central Committee Member Sanjoy Deepak Rao in September 2023Moideen oversaw PLGA squads in WGSZC led recruitment drives propagated Maoist ideology and planned violent actions targeting security forces in the KeralaKarnatakaTamil Nadu trijunction the antiterror organisation found during investigation Moideen was taken into custody by Kerala Police in August 2024 and formally arrested by NIA in January 2025The case was originally registered by Telangana Police in September 2023 against the cadresmembers of CPI Maoist and its frontal organisations following the arrest of Sanjoy Deepak Rao Sanjay Rao was nabbed when he was found carrying arms and ammunition along with Maoist literatureSubsequently the case was taken over by NIA which chargesheeted Rao and carried forward the investigation as part of its efforts to scuttle CPI Maoists revival attempts and dismantle its urban and armed networks the agency addedIn March last year the NIA filed a chargesheet against Sanjoy Deepak Rao in the case relating to a conspiracy to promote left wing extremism in the country The Special Intelligence Bureau SIB of the Telangana police had arrested Rao in Kukatpally area of HyderabadRao was a Communist Party of India Maoist central committee member and was wanted by the NIA and the Maharashtra police and several southern states IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-chargesheets-maoist-leader-for-waging-war-against-nation-627064.html Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/victory-of-truth-indian-diplomacy-says-former-jampk-dgp-hails-us-decision-to-designate-trf-terror-outfit-627041.html Jammu July 18 As the US designated The Resistance Front TRF as a global terrorist organisation former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police DGP SP Vaid on Friday hailed the move as a victory of truth and a blow to Pakistans longstanding disinformation campaign This is a triumph of truth and Indian diplomacy Pakistan tried to present TRF as a local militant group led by Kashmiri youths but the truth has come out more than 90 per cent of its members are Pakistanis Vaid told IANSThis group which is a front for LashkareToiba LeT has been operating in Kashmir for years and its real face has now been exposed before the worldVaid emphasised the impact of Prime Minister Modis strategic global outreachThis success is a result of sustained diplomatic efforts including Operation Sindoor where Indian delegations reached out to the international community exposing Pakistans double standards on terrorism he saidThe Foreign Ministry and the Narendra Modiled BJP government deserve full credit for this achievementHe added that the TRF has not only operated in the Kashmir Valley but has also been responsible for orchestrating terror attacks in the Jammu region including Rajouri Poonch Kathua Hiranagar Basantgarh and DodaMeanwhile the US designation follows mounting international pressure and a call for justice after the horrific Pahalgam attack in April 2025 which left 26 civilians deadThe US State Department confirmed that TRF a LeT proxy had claimed responsibility for the attack This marks the deadliest terror incident on Indian soil since the 2008 Mumbai terror attackUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his statement on Thursday said The designation of TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation FTO and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist SDGT reflects the Trump administrations resolve to counter terrorism and honour President Trumps call for justice for the Pahalgam victimsUS President Donald Trump had condemned the attack strongly and expressed his solidarity with India in a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledging full support in bringing the perpetrators to justiceSpeaking on the ongoing Amarnath Yatra Vaid warned of Pakistans attempts to sabotage peace and tourism in the regionPakistans goal is to destroy tourism in Kashmir push the youth into unemployment and then into terrorism But the people of Kashmir are well aware of this plan The facade of TRF LeT and other groups are just masks behind them is the Pakistan Army and the ISI he saidAs more than two lakh devotees have participated in the Amarnath Yatra so far with a fresh batch of 6143 pilgrims leaving for Kashmir on Friday former DGP Vaid praised the resilience of the Indian people and security forces in ensuring the Yatra continues peacefullyFor 35 years Pakistan has fueled terrorism under the guise of jihad They are not going to change unless we respond with strength If needed Operation Sindoor must be launched again to counter them Vaid concluded IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/victory-of-truth-indian-diplomacy-says-former-jampk-dgp-hails-us-decision-to-designate-trf-terror-outfit-627041.html Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/america-is-concerned-about-its-own-interests-defence-experts-on-trf-terror-tag-626936.html New Delhi July 18 The United States recent decision to designate The Resistance Front TRF a Pakistanbacked proxy of LashkareTayyiba LeT as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation FTO and Specially Designated Global Terrorist SDGT has drawn sharp reactions from Indian Defence experts who view the move as delayed and diplomatically motivated Wing Commander Praful Bakshi Retd speaking to IANS expressed skepticism over the US true stance on terrorismAmerica is trying to clarify its position in the context of terrorism at this time It wants to show the world that it is against terrorism But is America really against terrorism America is concerned about its own interests If it has to support or create terrorism to fulfil its interests then America will do so For example America created the Taliban in collaboration with Pakistan against RussiaWhen terrorism becomes a burden for America like during the 911 attacks it reacts But simply killing leaders or renaming groups doesnt end terrorism It is ideological and deeply rooted he addedOn Pakistan he said Pakistan is running on the basis of terrorism Its army survives through terror Without it Pakistan cannot hold Kashmir Terrorism will continue to trouble India because it is an ideological tool for themColonel Shivdan Singh Retd another Defence expert provided deeper context suggesting the US acted to fix its damaged image after being called out for softpedalling Pakistans role in terrorismLet me explain Right after the Pahalgam attack the US backed Pakistans appointment as Chair of two antiterror committees at the UN This was shocking But when India raised its voice our External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the issue at multiple global forums and our diplomatic teams presented evidence across countries it became clear that TRF backed by Pakistan was responsible TRF even admitted to the attack he saidThis international exposure hurt Americas image in India To mitigate that they finally listed TRF as a terrorist group Also LashkareTayyiba had falsely portrayed TRF as a grassroots Kashmiri group protesting against India not a terrorist outfit But India exposed the truth Thats why the US had no choice but to declare it a global terror organisation he addedUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio had announced the move stating This action demonstrates the Trump Administrations commitment to protecting our national security interests countering terrorism and enforcing President Trumps call for justice for the Pahalgam attackHe said TRF acting as a proxy for LeT was responsible for the deadliest civilian attack in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks killing 26 civilians in Jammu amp Kashmir on April 22 2025 IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/america-is-concerned-about-its-own-interests-defence-experts-on-trf-terror-tag-626936.html Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:51:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-police-attach-properties-of-pakistan-based-terror-handlers-626612.html Srinagar July 16 In a major crackdown on terror operatives and their support structures the police in Jammu and Kashmirs Budgam district have attached three properties belonging to Pakistanbased terrorist handlers JKNOP located in Khag Chewa Beerwah and Harwani Khansahib in presence of concerned Executive Magistrates a police statement said on Wednesday The action was carried out in connection with case FIR No 582024 under section 725 Indian Arms Act 18 20 23 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA of Police Station Khag and under proceedingsinitiated US 25 of UAPA for attachment of properties used in terrorist activities the statement mentionedThe properties attached belong to the accused persons presently operating from across the border Manzoor Ahmad Chopan aka Rayees son of Gh Mohiuddin Chopan resident of Harwani Khansahib doublestoried residential house with premises at village Harwani Khansahib Budgam Mohammad Yousuf Malik alias Molvi son of Ab Rahim Malik resident of Chewa Budgam doublestoried residential house along with five Kanals 13 Marlas of land at village Chewa Budgam and Bilal Ahmad Wani alias Umer son of Gh Ahmad Wani resident of Nagbal Khag land measuring 195 Marlas situated at KhagThese terrorist handlers operating from Pakistan have been actively orchestrating and facilitating terrorist activities in the region for several years The attachment of their properties is a part of the ongoing efforts to dismantle the logistical financial and operational networks of terror outfits and their crossborder sponsors the statement mentionedThis decisive move sends a strong message to those involved in antinational activities that such actions will invite strict legal consequences it saidThe statement further added that the police reiterate their commitment to uphold the rule of law and ensure that no individual or network is allowed to endanger the peace and security of the region IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-police-attach-properties-of-pakistan-based-terror-handlers-626612.html Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/82-suspects-arrested-in-ethiopia-over-islamic-state-related-terror-attacks-626634.html Addis Ababa July 16 Ethiopias National Intelligence and Security Service NISS said that it has apprehended 82 suspects who were allegedly plotting terrorist operations in various parts of the East African country In a statement the NISS said that the arrest of the suspects who have alleged links with the terrorist group the Islamic State IS stems from an extensive intelligence investigation into the Somali wing of the IS The terrorist group has been attempting to expand its operational footprint into Ethiopia and neighbouring countriesAccording to the statement NISS has been closely monitoring the groups crossborder infiltration strategies and its efforts to establish sleeper cells in Ethiopia Xinhua news agency reportedFollowing the compilation of actionable intelligence and corroborating evidence 82 operatives trained by the IS in Puntland and clandestinely deployed across Ethiopia were identified and apprehended in a coordinated operation conducted in collaboration with the Ethiopian Federal Police and regional security forces the statement addedNISS confirmed that the suspects maintained direct links with the terrorist organisation and were engaged in receiving logistical financial and operational supportThe statement further said that the IS has been exploiting religious institutions and symbols as a cover for its operations to disseminate extremist ideology recruit vulnerable individuals and destabilise communitiesEarlier this year Ethiopian and Kenyan intelligence agencies had launched a joint military operation aimed at dismantling a militant group along their common border areas NISS said in a statementThe primary objective of the joint operation was to dismantle Shene also known as the Oromo Liberation Army a militant group designated as a terrorist organisation by the Ethiopian government thereby enhancing regional stability along the border the statement saidSpecifically the operation aimed to counter activities related to terrorism contraband trade and the trafficking of people and armsNISS said joint security forces from Ethiopia and Kenya were actively conducting operations in designated camps of the group within their respective border territories to neutralise its influence and promote peace in the Horn of Africa region IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/82-suspects-arrested-in-ethiopia-over-islamic-state-related-terror-attacks-626634.html Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/top-maoist-carrying-rs-5-lakh-reward-surrenders-in-jharkhands-latehar-626297.html Latehar Jharkhand July 15 Senior commander of the banned Maoist outfit Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad JJMP Lovelesh Ganjhu surrendered before the Latehar police on Tuesday officials said Ganjhu who carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head laid down arms in the presence of Palamu Zonal Inspector General Sunil Bhaskar Latehar SP Kumar Gaurav and senior officers of the Central Reserve Police Force CRPFGanjhu had been active in Maoist operations across Latehar and adjoining districts for several years and was wanted in multiple cases of serious crimes including extortion violence and attacks on security forcesDespite multiple attempts police had failed to nab him as he frequently changed locations and used decoys to evade arrestAccording to officials sustained pressure from ongoing joint operations by the state police and CRPF finally cornered GanjhuInvestigations revealed that he had also purchased vehicles using aliases to avoid detection However financial distress the declining strength of his organisation and the loss of top commanders pushed him to surrenderEarlier on June 18 JJMP area commander Baijnath Singh surrendered in a similar manner in the presence of DIG Naushad Alam SP Kumar Gaurav and CRPF Commandant Rakesh Kumar Singh a resident of Shaildag village in the Manika police station area had been a longtime operative of the groupSecurity forces have intensified operations in recent months leading to the deaths of several prominent Maoist leaders Notably the JJMPs top leader Pappu Lohara was gunned down in an encounter two months ago With his death Ganjhu was believed to be the last remaining highprofile leader of the JJMP still activeHis surrender marks a major blow to the already weakened militant outfitIn recent months others including Amarjeet Brijia and Mithlesh Korba residents of Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh also surrendered before the Latehar police and CRPF officialsThe police have said that surrendered extremists will be provided rehabilitation and support as per norms At the same time they issued a stern warning to those still active in insurgency surrender now or face action IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/top-maoist-carrying-rs-5-lakh-reward-surrenders-in-jharkhands-latehar-626297.html Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jk-l-g-says-those-glorifying-terrorism-through-speeches-statements-will-not-go-scot-free-625921.html Srinagar July 13 IANS Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that although the Constitution of the country guarantees freedom of expression it does not mean those glorifying terrorism through speeches and statements can go scotfreenbspAddressing a gathering at Baramulla town where he handed over government job orders to victims of terrorism LG Sinha said Although the Constitution of the country guarantees freedom of expression it does not mean that those glorifying terrorism through their speeches and statements can go scot freenbspIf somebody tries to glorify terrorism for political prospects heshe will have to pay for it Let me tell those people that enough is enough Kashmir has seen too much bloodshed and now is the time to wipe tears from the eyes of those whose pain was not even heard under the threat of terrorismAfter the April 22 cowardly attack in Pahalgam the spontaneous widespread condemnation of that heinous act by Kashmiris has left no doubt in my mind that the people have given up supporting terrorism and they are looking forward to progress education peace and a better tomorrow he saidnbspHe said as many as 193 terror victim grievances have come to light in recent days many linked to the 1990s He cited Justice Ganjoos assassination and the Wandhama Ganderbal massacrenbspIn 61 cases no FIR filed land and compensation denied he revealednbspHe later posted on X The Truth about these families was deliberately suppressed No one came to wipe their tears Everyone knew Pakistanbacked terrorists were involved in brutal killings but no one provided justice to thousands of elderly parents wives brothers or sisters Im committed to ensuring that these families receive the justice jobs recognition and support they deserve after years of suffering It is a historic step to finally recognise and honour the thousands of innocent civilians in JampampKThe administration will now reach the doorsteps of all the families who have been waiting for justice for decades and jobs arrangements for their rehabilitation and livelihood will be ensurednbspHelplines have been set up in districts to register grievances of terror victims We are receiving hundreds of complaints from the 90s also In many cases FIRs were not registered lands were encroached and properties demolished I assure the people that the culprits will not be spared This is not just an administrative initiative it is a moral responsibility he told the families of victimsnbspThe office of the LG said on X Justice at last Handed over appointment letters to the NoKs of terror victims These families forsaken and forgotten suffered silently for decades Stories of their loved ones brutally killed by Pakistanbacked terrorists are being brought to the forefrontEmotional scenes showing mothers giving the blessing kiss on LGs forehead and daughters kneeling with respect and surcharged emotions marked the occasion as Manoj Sinha held their hand with paternal affectionnbspBreaking protocol to respond to the sentiments of the victims of terrorism whose voices were not even allowed to he raised or heard by the terrorists LG Sinha joined the crowd of the victims bowed before mothers and in fatherly affection patted the heads of the daughters of terror victimsnbspAt the end of his address the LG said that those alive among the families of the terror victims will be given government jobs while those killed by terrorists will get justicenbspHe read out a couplet at the end of his speech in which he said There are some who will try to instil fear in your mindYou are alive this moment and this moment is alive because of you Bad times will pass You live your life steadfast Whatever happens will be seen https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jk-l-g-says-those-glorifying-terrorism-through-speeches-statements-will-not-go-scot-free-625921.html Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/idf-struck-250-terror-targets-in-gaza-in-last-48-hours-625835.html Jerusalem July 12 The Israeli Defence Forces IDF on Saturday said that it has been striking terrorists and their infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since the past two days Taking on X the IDF said IDF forces continue to strike terrorist infrastructure and terrorists throughout the Gaza Strip approximately 250 terrorist targets were attacked in the last 48 hoursIDF forces from Divisions 98 36 162 143 and 99 continue to operate under the guidance of Military Intelligence and the Shin Bet against terrorist organisations throughout the Gaza Strip it addedDivision 98 forces are still active in Gaza Citys Zaytoun and Shujaiyya neighbourhoods the security forces statedThe IDF reportedly found and destroyed Hamas and Islamic Jihads explosive devices and observation positions that were used to ambush Israeli soldiers in since ThursdayIDF mentioned that their Air Force troops under the direction of the divisions fire control centre killed dozens of terrorists who were allegedly waging war against the people of Israel in the regionIn the last 24 hours Division 162 forces have destroyed terrorists and attacked terrorist infrastructure the IDF detailedAs part of the activities of Brigade 401 the forces identified two Hamas terrorists immediately after identification an aircraft struck and eliminated the terrorists IDF saidOver the course of the last day the combat unit of the Givati Brigade conducted operations in the Beit Hanoun region of the northern Gaza Strip The IDF is reportedly killing a large number of terrorists and destroying weaponry infrastructure and underground routes as part of the operationIn the last 48 hours the Air Force struck approximately 250 terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip Among the targets attacked in support of ground forces terrorists boobytrapped buildings weapons storage facilities antitank launch positions sniper positions combat tunnels and additional terrorist infrastructure said the IDF IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/idf-struck-250-terror-targets-in-gaza-in-last-48-hours-625835.html Sat, 12 Jul 2025 20:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-terror-playbook-exposed-global-south-calls-out-its-double-standards-625679.html New Delhi July 11 When 26 civilians were massacred in Kashmirs Pahalgam on April 22 2025 it sent shockwaves across the country But what has followed since then may mark a turning point in how the world particularly the Global South responds to terrorism particularly when it comes to statesponsored acts of it For decades India has sounded the alarm about Pakistans use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy especially in Jammu and Kashmir And quite often its warnings were met with scepticism diluted in diplomatic language or lost in the geopolitical noise of the broader South Asian region But the brutality of the Pahalgam attack and the growing evidence linking the perpetrators to Pakistanbased groups along with shifting geopolitical dynamics seems to have brought a considerable change in that conversationMore significantly Indias response this time was also swift and multipronged Under Operation Sindoor on May 67 it launched a precise and calibrated military retaliation targeting terror infrastructure across the Line of Control LoC in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir POJK and mainland Pakistan The military operation was accompanied by its diplomatic offensive which has been very methodical and effective as the changing discourse about terrorism reflects The culmination of these efforts was on full display at the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro Brazil where the Global South bloc issued an unambiguous condemnation of a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir naming both the incident and its nature which is remarkableThe BRICS declaration stated it condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22 2025 during which 26 people were killed and many more injured and reaffirmed a collective commitment to fighting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including the crossborder movement of terrorists terrorism financing and safe havensThis was not just a diplomatic cliche and marks a quiet but significant pivot in the emerging world order where the Global South bloc is finally calling out double standards on terrorism and doing so with rare unanimityA shift in global normsThe Global South has long been a theatre of conflicting narratives when it comes to terrorism While Western powers often dominate the discourse around extremism violence in the Global South whether in South Asia West Asia Southeast Asia or the African continent has received a more selective treatment However that seems to be now changingIndias diplomatic campaign strengthened by realtime evidence and growing solidarity among peer economies is spotlighting how selective empathy and geopolitical hedging allow statebacked terror proxies to thrive The BRICS statement endorsed even by countries like China which shares a close strategic partnership with Pakistan signals that this silence may no longer be tenable in the long runIndeed the real headline from Rio wasnt just that the Pahalgam attack was condemned It was that China did not block the language of the declarationThis is significant given the depth of ChinaPakistan strategic cooperation especially under the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor CPEC framework and Beijings longstanding practice of shielding Pakistani entities and terrorists like Masood Azhar from censure at global forums such as the UN Security Council UNSC Moreover as per multiple independent assessments Pakistan is heavily dependent on Chineseorigin military equipment whose share has grown to over 80 per cent of its conventional arsenal Therefore for China to allow a declaration that highlights crossborder terrorism which may be a veiled but yet has an unmistakable reference to Pakistan is nothing short of a diplomatic milestone for IndiaThe growing evidence of Pakistans terror sponsorshipIndias case against Pakistan is no longer just about moral outrage It is now substantiated by tangible corroborated evidence that paints a picture of systemic complicity According to Indian intelligence reports shared with international partners including with the UNSCs 1267 Sanctions Committee in the aftermath of the Pahalgam massacre the attackers belonged to a faction of The Resistance Front TRF which is a proxy outfit widely recognized as a rebranded arm of Pakistan sponsored terrorist group LashkareTaiba LeT Both LeT and its affiliate networks have long enjoyed safe havens in Pakistan with little meaningful action taken against their leadership despite international pressure and FATF conditionsFor years Pakistan has relied on plausible deniability labelling these groups as nonstate actors beyond its control But that narrative is wearing thin particularly when attacks like Pahalgam are followed by the same telltale signs trained cadres sophisticated arms and ideological alignment with Pakistans strategic calculus on KashmirThe BRICS momentThe BRICS platform which was originally established by Brazil Russia India China and then South Africa and has now expanded to include key economies such as Egypt Ethiopia Iran and the UAE is increasingly seen as the voice of the Global South It provides a forum for new powers to voice their concerns free from the historical constraints of Cold War dichotomies or Western alliancesThe Rio summits declaration on terrorism suggests that member states are no longer willing to overlook threats that destabilise their regions in favour of transactional diplomacy For countries like Brazil and South Africa which have dealt with their own homegrown security challenges there is a growing realisation that impunity for terrorism anywhere poses risks everywhereIndias persistent framing of Pakistans terror infrastructure not as a bilateral grievance but as a global security issue seems to be gaining traction New Delhis argument is simple if terrorism financed trained and directed from across borders is tolerated in Kashmir it sets a precedent that could embolden similar actors in Africa Latin America and Southeast AsiaReframing the Global SouthThe BRICS condemnation also highlights a deeper shift in the Global Souths readiness to define its own red lines rather than outsourcing them to the geopolitical West For decades countries like India have been expected to toe the line of major powers when it comes to defining security threats be it in West Asia Central Asia or elsewhere But now the Global South is building a consensus that its security interests are not derivative rather they are primary This is especially true when those interests are undermined by statesponsored extremism operating under the guise of ideology liberation or regional grievanceIn this context the silence or equivocation of certain powers on acts of terrorism particularly those with clear crossborder linkages can no longer be justified The BRICS condemnation of the Pahalgam attack represents a break from the era of wilful ambiguity It sets a bar of accountability for all states regardless of their strategic alignmentsThe way aheadFor Pakistan this emerging scrutiny from fellow members of the Global South should lead to prompt introspection Its longstanding strategy of cultivating asymmetric warfare through nonstate actors has not only destabilised its neighbourhood but it has become its Achilles heel with several of its patronised terrorist groups redirecting their violence against PakistanThe evolving alignments and realignments at the global level signify that the world is no longer willing to excuse terrorism when it arrives wearing different uniforms Nor is it buying the notion that development partnerships can offset or obscure the costs of crossborder violenceIndias diplomatic pivot wherein it complements force with diplomatic forums is reshaping how terrorism should be debated and condemned in global settings In this light the BRICS statement in Rio is not just a victory for Indian diplomacy but it also signals that the worlds emerging powers are ready to call terrorism by its name without considering who sponsors it IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistans-terror-playbook-exposed-global-south-calls-out-its-double-standards-625679.html Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/prison-radicalisation-case-bengaluru-court-hands-over-custody-of-3-to-nia-625214.html Bengaluru July 9 The Special NIA Court in Bengaluru on Wednesday handed over the custody of three arrested accused persons in a prison radicalisation case to the custody of the National Investigation Agency for six days The accused Anees Fathima Chan Pasha and Dr Nagaraj S were produced before the court today by a team headed by Dy SP Susheela The judge passed the order handing over the custody of the accused to the NIA till July 14The NIA on Tuesday had arrested these three persons including a prison psychiatrist and a City Armed Reserve CAT policeman following extensive searches in two districts of Karnataka in the LashkareTaiba LeT terror groups prison radicalisation case of 2023Anees Fathima is named as the tenth accused Chan Pasha is accused number 11 and accused Dr Nagaraj S is named as accused number 12According to NIA the accused number 10 Anees Fathima a resident of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar Sultanpalya RT Nagar Bengaluru is the mother of absconding accused number 2 Junaid Ahmed She is involved in facilitating money transactions with other accusedEleventh accused Chan Pasha a Reserve Police SubInspector City Armed Reserve North Bengaluru while discharging his duties provided police escort details of Accused No1 T Naseer to other coaccused and in return received illegal gratificationAccused number 12 Dr Nagaraj a psychiatrist at Central Prison Parappana Agrahara Bengaluru helped other accused in smuggling mobile phones to accused number one T Naseer which in turn was used by other suspects to aid activities of LeTThe NIA in its official statement said Searches were conducted at five locations in Bengaluru and Kolar districts of the state leading to the arrest of Dr Nagaraj Psychiatrist Central Prison Parappana Agrahara Bengaluru Assistant SubInspector ASI ASI Chan Pasha and Anees Fathima mother of an absconding accusedDuring the searches various digital devices cash gold and incriminating documents were seized from the houses of the arrested accused and other suspects the NIA statedThe case relates to the recovery of arms ammunition explosives and digital devices including two walkietalkies from habitual offenders who were conspiring to unleash terror activities in Bengaluru city with the aim of furthering the nefarious agenda of the proscribed terrorist organisation LeT the statement saidAs part of the conspiracy Dr Nagaraj was smuggling mobile phones for use by prison inmates including Tadiyandaveed Naseer aka T Naseer a lifetime convict lodged in terror cases in Central Prison BengaluruNagaraj was supported by one Pavithra in this activity the NIA statedBesides houses of Nagaraj and Pavithra NIA also searched the house of Anees Fathima mother of absconder Junaid Ahmed and involved in passing instructions from Naseer to her son for raising funds and handing over the same to Naseer in prison the NIA saidAs per NIA investigations ASI Chan Pasha had in 2022 been involved in passing information related to Naseers escort from prison to various courts in exchange for money the NIA statedNIA has already chargesheeted nine accused including absconder Junaid Ahmed under various sections of IPC and UAP Act Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act in the case Investigations and efforts to track the absconder are continuing the statement said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/prison-radicalisation-case-bengaluru-court-hands-over-custody-of-3-to-nia-625214.html Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/over-1-000-maoists-surrender-under-lon-varratu-drive-as-12-more-maoists-lay-down-arms-in-chhatisgarhs-dantewada-625234.html Dantewada July 9 In a landmark achievement for Chhattisgarhs counterinsurgency and rehabilitation efforts the Dantewada police have claimed that more than 1000 Maoists have surrendered under the states flagship Lon Varratu Come Back Home campaign officials said Launched in June 2020 the initiative has now crossed a historic milestone with 1005 former insurgents laying down arms and rejoining mainstream society officials added Of the 1005 who have surrendered so far 813 are men and 192 are women As many as 249 of the Maoists who surrendered were carrying cash rewards totalling nearly Rs 5 crore In a joint press conference organised here Bastar range Inspector General of Police Sundarraj P Deputy Inspector General of Police Kamal Lochan Kashyap CRPF Dantewada Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Rakesh Choudhary and Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai told that on July 9 12 more Maoists including nine with bounties on their heads surrendered before senior police and CRPF officials in Dantewada Among them were highranking operatives such as a divisional committee member from West Bastar a medical team associate and a section commander from the Maad division One Maoist couple was also among those who surrendered The campaign which began with the aim of encouraging disillusioned Maoists to abandon violence and reintegrate into civil life has seen participation from insurgents across Dantewada and neighbouring districts like Sukma Bijapur and NarayanpurAuthorities attribute the success of the campaign to a combination of sustained security operations community outreach and the states comprehensive rehabilitation policy Surrendered Maoists are offered Rs 50000 in immediate financial aid along with access to skill development programmes agricultural land housing and healthcare Police officials say the campaign has struck an emotional chord with many cadres who have grown disillusioned with the Maoist ideology internal exploitation and the hardships of jungle life The initiative has also been bolstered by strategic pressure from security forces and increasing awareness among tribal communities about the benefits of peace and development The Dantewada police along with CRPF battalions and Intelligence units have played a pivotal role in facilitating these surrenders Officials emphasised that the campaign will continue offering a dignified path back to society for those willing to renounce violence The Lon Varratu campaign stands as a testament to the power of dialogue trustbuilding and inclusive governance in addressing longstanding insurgencies IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/over-1-000-maoists-surrender-under-lon-varratu-drive-as-12-more-maoists-lay-down-arms-in-chhatisgarhs-dantewada-625234.html Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-foil-terror-plot-backed-by-pakistans-isi-625266.html Chandigarh July 9 Punjab Director General of Police DGP Gaurav Yadav said here on Wednesday that the state polices AntiGangster Task Force AGTF foiled a terror plot supported by Pakistani spy agency InterServices Intelligence ISI and orchestrated by Harwinder Rinda a Babbar Khalsa International BKI operative based in Pakistan with recovery of terrorist hardware from forest in Gurdaspur The recovered cache of terrorist hardware includes two AK47 rifles along with 16 cartridges and two magazines and two P86 hand grenades DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the recovered consignment was pushed into India by Pakistani agencies and Harwinder Rinda as part of a premeditated plan to carry out attacks at multiple locations in Punjab aiming to disrupt public peace In a post on social media platform X the DGP wrote Acting swiftly on human intelligence AGTF teams traced and recovered a large cache of terrorist hardware including two AK47 rifles with 16 live cartridges two magazines and two P86 hand grenades from a forest area in Gurdaspur before it could reach Harwinder Rindas associatesActing swiftly on human intelligence AGTF teams under the overall supervision of Additional Director General of Police ADGP Promod Ban managed to trace the terrorist hardware consignment from a forest area in Gurdaspur before it could reach to the operatives of Harwinder Rinda said the DGP while adding further investigations are underway to identify the operatives who were supposed to retrieve the consignment AGTFs Deputy Inspector General of Police DIG Gurmeet Chauhan said that probe has also revealed the involvement of foreignbased terrorists in this PakistanISIbacked module Recoveries of more arms consignments are likely in the coming days he added The DIG said that a first information report FIR under the relevant sections of the Explosives Act and the Arms Act has been registered at the Purana Shala police station in Gurdaspur Earlier on Tuesday Jalandhar Counter Intelligence foiled a target killing plot in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh orchestrated by Lawrence Bishnoi gang with the arrest of its key operative and recovered two pistols from his possession The accused has been identified as Himanshu Sood a resident of Phagwara in Kapurthala The recovered pistols include one 30 bore Chinamade PX3 Pistol and one 32 bore pistol along with two magazines and seven cartridges IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/punjab-police-foil-terror-plot-backed-by-pakistans-isi-625266.html Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:04:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/uts-tourism-secretaries-meet-in-srinagar-befitting-reply-to-terrorism-jk-l-g-624992.html Srinagar July 8 IANS Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday that the meeting of the tourism secretaries from all union territories in Srinagar is a befitting reply to terrorism as it reflects JampKs march towards peace progress and prosperitynbspnbspAddressing the tourism secretaries meeting here the LG said Under the leadership of Honble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji JampampK is an unstoppable force ampamp it will continue to flourishnbspHe said JampampKs tourism sector has undergone phenomenal transformation in the last few years Weve strengthened traditional tourism circuits and expanded tourisms horizon We have ensured the benefits of tourism reach every corner of JampampK UT and transform lives The development of the tourism sector is possible only in a peaceful and secure environment In JampampK the security forces have a huge role in ending terrorism but the role of society is also no lessTerrorists attempt to draw their sustenance from society should be foiled Ordinary citizens are taking a stand against terrorism Street protests against Pakbacked terrorists are a good sign to establish permanent peace in the valley Entire Jammu Kashmir must rise and make sure terrorists have no place in this beautiful Union Territory the LG saidnbspHe said that after the development of the Tattoo ground in Srinagar tourists may choose Srinagar over DavosnbspPeople of the Valley have come out in rejection of the efforts by the Pakistanbacked terrorists to create a communal wedge in JampampKAfter the April 22 terror attack in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam by Pakistanbacked LashkareTaiba LeT terrorists in which 26 civilians were killed after segregating them based on faith Kashmiris not only held spontaneous protests against this heinous act but also lined up to welcome this years Amarnath Yatra pilgrims with garlands and placardsnbspOn the 6th of this month locals drove with families from Srinagar city to Nuner village on the BaltalSrinagar road to serve cold drinks and pure drinking water to the Yatris returning after performing the YatranbspIn order to reciprocate the noble gesture the Yatris stopped their vehicles and accepted the hospitality of the locals without any hesitationThe same day LG Manoj Sinha joined the 10th Muharram Muslim procession in the heart of Srinagar city He served cold drinks and refreshments to the mourners He joined the procession and offered a Chaddar Sacred Cloth to the Zuljanah at the start of the procession in the Bota Kadal area of SrinagarnbspManoj Sinha carried the minimum possible security with himself so that the locals did not feel any hesitation in coming closer to him and rubbing their shoulders with the LG during the procession https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/uts-tourism-secretaries-meet-in-srinagar-befitting-reply-to-terrorism-jk-l-g-624992.html Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:52:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/militant-killed-in-gunfight-with-security-forces-in-arunachal-624735.html Itanagar July 7 A militant suspected to be associated with the NSCN KYA outfit was killed on Sunday in an encounter with the Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradeshs Longding district an official said A police officer said that Assam Rifles troops effectively foiled a surprise ambush by suspected insurgents affiliated with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSCNKYA factionAccording to the official the militants attacked the Assam Rifles patrolling party when the paramilitary forces were conducting routine patrolling between Khogla and Lyangche close to the IndiaMyanmar borderThe Assam Rifles troops swiftly retaliated the attack forcing the extremists to retreat and abandon their position the official saidDuring the subsequent search a temporary hideout used by the insurgents was found in the area he said The official said that one NSCN KYA cadre was killed during the encounterA significant cache of warlike stores around 15 kg of improvised explosive device IED 34 detonators two 22 pistols along with two magazines and other militarygrade supplies were recovered from the mountainous areasOn April 27 three militants of the NSCNKYA faction were killed during a fierce gun battle between the security forces and the extremists in the same Longding districtA Defence spokesperson had said that two construction workers were kidnapped on April 25 from Pangchao areas in Longding districtBased on specific information troops of the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles launched a joint massive operation in the Pangchao areas a contact was established and in the ensuing firefight three cadres of NSCNKYA group were neutralised he had saidOne construction worker was rescued in the operation and four automatic weapons ammunition and other warlike materials were also recovered from the areasMeanwhile the Army and Assam Rifles in coordination with the Assam Police earlier apprehended a wanted top cadre of the NSCNKYA from Assams Charaideo districtThe NSCNKYA had earlier served an extortion notice of Rs 20 lakh to the public sector oil major Oil India Limited OILThe notice was signed by the outfits selfstyled Major Tha Aung and sent to OILs office in Manabhum located in the Changlang district of Arunachal PradeshThe outfit in its notice sought Rs 20 lakh by December 10 and it has also warned that OIL would be held accountable for any delaysThe OIL has its operational site at the Manabhum reserve forest in eastern Arunachal and the thickly forested reserve forest areas fall under both Changlang and Namsai districtsThe NSCNKYA has not signed a ceasefire agreement with the Centre even as several other Naga outfits including the IsakMuivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim NSCNIM had signed a ceasefire agreement with the government and are now holding talks IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/militant-killed-in-gunfight-with-security-forces-in-arunachal-624735.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 01:35:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hesitancy-in-condemning-all-acts-of-terrorism-betrayal-of-humanity-pm-modi-624737.html Rio de Janeiro July 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that any failure or hesitancy to condemn all terrorism would be a betrayal of humanity Speaking at the BRICS Summit Session on Peace and Security on Sunday he denounced the Pahalgam massacre as a blow to entire humanity that also seared the soul of IndiaThe Indian Prime Ministers call for condemning terrorism was answered by the 11 nations of BRICS who in a joint statement condemned the Pahalgam terrorist massacre and reaffirmed their unequivocal commitment to combating crossborder terrorism and came out against those supporting terrorismPM Modi said Terrorism is the most serious challenge facing humanity today and condemning terrorism must be a matter of principle and not just of convenienceIf our response depends on where or against whom the attack occurred it shall be a betrayal of humanity itself he declaredPM Modi further said There must be no hesitation in imposing sanctions on terrorists The victims and supporters of terrorism cannot be treated equally For the sake of personal or political gain giving silent consent to terrorism or supporting terrorists or terrorism should never be acceptable under any circumstancesHe then threw a challenge to BRICS There should be no difference between our words and actions when it comes to terrorism If we cannot do this then the question naturally arises whether we are serious about fighting terrorism or notAbout Indias most recent experience PM Modi said The terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22nd April was a direct assault on the soul identity and dignity of India and this attack was not just a blow to India but to the entire humanityHe thanked the friendly countries that stood with India in this hour of grief and showed supportOn the importance of fighting terrorism Prime Minister Modi said Progress of humanity is possible only in a peaceful and secure environmentBRICS has a very important role in fulfilling this objective It is time for us to come together unite our efforts and collectively address the challenges we all face We must move forward together he saidSurveying the global situation PM Modi said Today from West Asia to Europe the whole world is surrounded by disputes and tensionsHe singled out the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a cause of grave concern but did not name any parties to the conflictThe BRICS leaders joint statement went further naming Israel and expressing grave concern about the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory with the resumption of continuous Israeli attacks against Gaza and obstruction of the entry of humanitarian aid into the territoryAnd without naming Hamas or drawing attention to its attack and hostagetaking by Hamas that precipitated the crisis the joint statement called for the release of all hostages and detainees held in violation of international lawPM Modi said India firmly believes that no matter how difficult the circumstances the path of peace is the only option for the good of humanityRecalling that India is the land of Lord Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi he said We have no place for war and violenceIndia supports every effort that takes the world away from division and conflict and leads us towards dialogue cooperation and coordination and increases solidarity and trustPM Modi also offered the hand of cooperation and partnership with all friendly countries in this endeavour IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hesitancy-in-condemning-all-acts-of-terrorism-betrayal-of-humanity-pm-modi-624737.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 02:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/murder-of-humanity-ncp-backs-pahalgam-terror-attack-condemnation-at-brics-624778.html New Delhi July 7 After BRICS leaders condemned the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam which killed 26 people NCPSCP MLA Rohit Rajendra Pawar supported the resolution and called it a murder of humanity while emphasising the universal responsibility to oppose terrorism in all its forms It is indeed a murder of humanity Whenever a citizen of any country becomes a victim of terrorism or any such act it is an attack on humanity Terrorism cannot be supported in any form What was said is true the recent attack that happened in India was definitely an attack on humanity said Rohit PawarThe attack orchestrated by Pakistanbacked terror group The Resistance Front TRF continues to evoke sharp condemnation from political leaders including the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro which reaffirmed global stand against terrorismOn the other hand Congress leader Manoj Kumar voiced frustration over handling of the situation during Indias counterstrikes against terrorism and alleged external interference in reaching an agreement with PakistanThe entire world condemned it But I want to ask when our Army was advancing strongly to eliminate these terrorists why was it stopped he askedWho gave the order to halt Why did Trump tweet and pressure the operation to pause And what is more shameful than seeing Pakistan the epicentre of terrorism chairing the UN Security Council This is not how a sovereign nation should operate It feels like Trump is running the country now not our Prime Minister The Pahalgam attack was horrifying and the world will not forgive those responsibleThe Rio de Janeiro Declaration adopted by BRICS leaders strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack reaffirming their commitment to combat crossborder terrorism its financing and safe havensWe condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April 2025 We reaffirm our commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms including the crossborder movement of terrorists terrorism financing and safe havens read Paragraph 34 of the declarationBRICS leaders also emphasised that terrorism should not be linked to any religion ethnicity or nationality and called for all perpetrators and their supporters to be held accountable under international law IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/murder-of-humanity-ncp-backs-pahalgam-terror-attack-condemnation-at-brics-624778.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoist-landmine-claims-life-of-young-elephant-in-jharkhands-chaibasa-624706.html Chaibasa Jharkhand July 6 A landmine planted by Maoists in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhands West Singhbhum district has claimed the life of a young male elephant Forest Department officials said on Sunday The sixyearold wild elephant affectionately called Gadru by local villagers sustained grievous injuries after stepping on an IED in the Digha area of the Saranda forest on June 24The powerful blast severely damaged the animals hind left leg which left it immobilised and bleeding Locals later found the wounded pachyderm collapsed near a streamVillagers then alerted the forest officials who subsequently located the elephant using drone surveillanceEfforts to rescue Gadru began immediately with forest personnel closely monitoring the animals condition for several daysFollowing a request from the Forest Department a specialised veterinary team from Gujaratbased wildlife rescue organisation Vantara arrived in Saranda on SaturdayThe team tranquillised the elephant and transported it to Jhariakela for treatment late on Saturday evening Despite roundtheclock medical intervention Gadru succumbed to its injuries on Sunday officials saidAccording to veterinarians a widespread infection had made recovery impossibleThe death of Gadru has cast a pall of gloom over the residents of Saranda and adjoining villages where the young elephant used to roam and had become a familiar figureSaranda forest is one of the most severely Maoistaffected regions in Jharkhand Security agencies have repeatedly warned that Maoist insurgents have placed landmines at every step to target police and paramilitary forces However innocent civilians and wildlife often fall victim to themIn the past two years alone IED blasts in the region have killed 14 civilians and five members of the security forces Wildlife casualties though less reported are becoming increasingly frequent raising serious concerns among conservationistsWildlife authorities are now planning increased surveillance and coordination in conflictprone zones to prevent such tragedies in the future IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoist-landmine-claims-life-of-young-elephant-in-jharkhands-chaibasa-624706.html Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/police-in-srinagar-attach-property-worth-rs-15-crore-under-uapa-624543.html Srinagar July 5 Continuing its drive against terrorism Jammu and Kashmir JampK Police in Srinagar district on Saturday attached property worth Rs 15 crore under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA A police statement said on Saturday In a decisive move against the terror ecosystem and to dismantle its supporting infrastructure Srinagar Police has attached a residential property comprising 8 marlas and 202 sq ft of land along with the building structure estimated to be worth approximately Rs 15 croreThe property located at Mir Masjid Mohalla Shallabagh Khanyar and falling under Survey Nos 36741147 and 36771148 is recorded in the name of Mohammad Yousuf Shah son of Hafiz Waliuallah ShahThe police statement added It is currently in the possession of Masood Hussain Shah son of Mohammad Yousuf Shah The attachment has been carried out under the relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA in connection with FIR No 482024 under Sections 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS 727 of the Indian Arms Act and Sections 16 18 19 20 and 39 of the UAP Act registered at Police Station KhanyarInvestigations have established that the property was acquired through illegal proceeds linked to terrorist activities Acting under Section 25 of the UAP Act the immovable property has been formally seized and attached following due legal procedureThrough this attachment notice the owner is prohibited from selling leasing or transferring the said property in any manner This action is part of the sustained campaign of Srinagar Police to dismantle the terror ecosystem in a systematic mannerBy targeting and crippling the financial networks of terrorist organisations Jammu amp Kashmir Police aims to curb acts detrimental to the security and integrity of the nation Srinagar Police reiterates its unwavering commitment to eradicating terrorism and safeguarding public peace IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/police-in-srinagar-attach-property-worth-rs-15-crore-under-uapa-624543.html Sat, 05 Jul 2025 16:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoists-renew-call-for-peace-talks-amid-heavy-losses-govt-stands-firm-624571.html Raipur July 5 The banned CPI Maoist has once again extended an olive branch to the government expressing willingness to engage in peace talks In a letter issued by Central Committee spokesperson Abhay the group acknowledged the loss of over 85 senior cadres in recent antiLWE operations conducted by security forces in ChhattisgarhThe letter also alleged that in some instances innocent villagers were wrongly branded as Maoists and killed in staged encountersAbhay said that the Maoist organisation is fully prepared for dialogue and urged the government to create a conducive environment for talksThis is the fourth such appeal since March 2025 reflecting the groups increasingly precarious position amid intensified security operationsHowever the governments response remains unyieldingDuring his recent visit to Chhattisgarh Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated the Centres zerotolerance policy towards LWEThere will be no talks with those who continue to bear arms we will not let the Maoists sleep this monsoon season HM Shah had said while reviewing antiMaoist operations in Raipur earlier last monthHe had emphasised that the Centres goal is to eliminate leftwing extremism LWE nationwide by March 2026 and that development and peace can only follow the cessation of violenceChhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma had echoed this stance stating that the state government will not entertain any dialogue until Maoists surrender unconditionallyThis is not the time for appeasement The people of Chhattisgarh have suffered enough Talks will only happen when they lay down arms Sharma said during a recent visit to a rehabilitation centre for surrendered Maoists in SukmaThe state has witnessed a sharp escalation in counterinsurgency efforts over the past year According to official data more than 400 Maoists have been killed and over 700 have surrendered since January 2025The government has also launched skill development and reintegration programmes for former insurgents signalling a dual approach of force and rehabilitationWhile the Maoists latest appeal signals a shift in tone the governments firm posture suggests that any peace process remains distant unless insurgents abandon violence entirely IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoists-renew-call-for-peace-talks-amid-heavy-losses-govt-stands-firm-624571.html Sat, 05 Jul 2025 20:43:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/gunfight-continues-for-2nd-day-in-jampks-kishtwar-624129.html Jammu July 3 A gunfight between the security forces and the terrorists continued for the second day on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district Security forces had started a CASO Cordon and Search Operation in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district on Wednesday evening after intelligence reports about the presence of terrorists in the areaAs the security forces closed in on the hiding terrorists they fired triggering an encounterLatest reports from the area said that the encounter continued in the area with intermittent firing from the two sidesArmys Nagrota headquartered WhiteKnight corps said on X on Wednesday Based on specific intelligence a joint search operation was underway in Kanzal Mandu Kishtwar Contact has been established with the terrorists and operations are in progressOn June 26 one terrorist was killed in a gunfight between the security forces and the terrorists in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur districtWednesdays gunfight between the terrorists and the security forces started on a day when the first batch of this years annual Amarnath Yatra reached the two base camps of Pahalgam and BaltalOn April 22 Pakistan backed LashkareTaiba LeT terrorists killed 26 civilians in Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam after segregating them on the basis of faith The entire country was outraged by the dastardly terror attackPrime Minister Narendra Modi gave a free hand to the armed forces to avenge the terror attackThe Indian Armed Forces targeted nine terror infrastructures deep inside Pakistan and also in Pakistan occupied Kashmir PoKThe targetspecific strikes were carried out by the armed forces in Muridke near Lahore in Bahawalpur and Kotli and Muzaffarabad in PoKAfter escalation 11 defence bases of Pakistan were also attacked by the Indian Armed ForcesIn retaliation Pakistan shelled heavy mortars on civilian facilities in Poonch Rajouri Baramulla Bandipora and Kupwara districts of Jammu and KashmirEighteen civilians were killed in Pakistans shelling on civilian facilities in the union territory 13 of them in Poonch districtScores of homes and shops in addition to a temple a Gurudwara and a church were also destroyed in Pakistans shelling on civilian facilities IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/gunfight-continues-for-2nd-day-in-jampks-kishtwar-624129.html Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-doesnt-impinge-on-india-us-relations-eam-jaishankar-624111.html Washington July 3 External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar has dismissed the notion that Pakistan impinges on the relations between the US and India which are based on their complementarity and not on third countries He also dismissed the claims of US President Donald Trump that he forged the ceasefire between the two neighbours after Operation Sindoor saying the record speaks for itselfI would really urge you to get over the idea that we need to define ourselves regarding third countries in order to forge ahead in ties with the US EAM Jaishankar told a questioner who asked if there was a change in the relations because of PakistanBig relationships are not forged in terms of third countries and where they fit he emphasisedThe central factor in the relationship between India and the US is India and the US It is our complementarity In many ways it is the benefits that we get from closer relationship that is actually driving it EAM Jaishankar saidAddressing a news conference here on Wednesday he added that given the size and influence of India there has to be a commensurate sense of selfconfidence and not measure ties in relation to othersWe are a big country We are among the top five economies of the world We are the most populous country in the world Our influence is growing he saidWe must have that confidenceHe said that Indias relations with the US progressed on bigger matters that benefit each other and will be what matters in the futureIts about trade It is about investment It is about technology It is about mobility It is about energy the EAM addedAsked about Trump claiming credit for the ceasefire with Pakistan after Operation Sindoor EAM Jaishankar said he did not have a roleThe record of what happened was very clear he addedThe ceasefire was something that was negotiated between the DGMOs Directors General of Military Operations Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai of India and Major General Kashif Abdullah of Pakistan he said adding Id leave it at thatEAM Jaishankar was in Washington to attend the Quad Ministerial meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Ministers Penny Wong of Australia and Takeshi Iwaya of Japan on TuesdayHe noted the Ministers condemned the Pahalgam massacre carried out by The Resistance Front an adjunct of the Pakistanbased LashkareToibaEAM Jaishankar met individually with Rubio and the two Foreign Ministers as well as with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Energy Secretary Chris WrightWith Rubio he said we essentially did a stocktaking of the last six months And you know what do we do to go a look aheadThis included a discussion on trade and investment on technology on defence and security on energy and on mobility the EAM addedDefence and energy are two subjects that are substantive enough to warrant a separate meeting with Hegseth and Wright he said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-doesnt-impinge-on-india-us-relations-eam-jaishankar-624111.html Thu, 03 Jul 2025 03:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hamas-says-conducting-consultations-over-gaza-ceasefire-proposals-624114.html Gaza July 3 Hamas has said that it is conducting consultations to discuss Gaza ceasefire proposals put forward by mediators The Palestinian militant group said on Wednesday in a statement that it is acting with a high sense of responsibility and holding consultations on the mediators proposals to reach an agreement that ensures an end to Israeli aggression the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the delivery of urgent humanitarian relief to the Gaza StripThe mediators are making intensive efforts to bridge the gap between the parties reach a framework agreement and begin a new round of serious negotiations it addedUS President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed on terms for a 60day ceasefire and urged Hamas to accept the dealI hope for the good of the Middle East that Hamas takes this Deal because it will not get better IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE Trump wrote in a post on Truth SocialTrump also said he would be very firm with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who will visit Washington next week on the need to end the 20month conflictOn Wednesday however Netanyahu making his first public remarks since Trump spoke called for the elimination of HamasThere will not be a Hamas There will not be a Hamastan Were not going back to that Its over Netanyahu saidHamas and Israel have held several rounds of indirect negotiations over the past months but no final ceasefire agreement has been reachedIn previous talks Hamas demanded a complete end to the war while Israel insisted on a temporary ceasefireIsrael resumed its military campaign in Gaza on March 18 ending a twomonth ceasefireSince then at least 6454 Palestinians have been killed and 22551 others injured according to data released by Gazas health authorities on WednesdayThe total Palestinian death toll since the conflict erupted in October 2023 has risen to 57012 with 134592 others wounded the health authorities said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/hamas-says-conducting-consultations-over-gaza-ceasefire-proposals-624114.html Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:37:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/operation-sindoor-authorised-under-unsc-statement-demanding-action-against-pahalgam-terrorists-jaishankar-623733.html United Nations June 30 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made the case on Monday that Operation Sindoor was authorised under the Security Council statement demanding action against those who carried out the Pahalgam massacre The Council statement on April 25 demanded that its perpetrators be held accountable and brought to justice Jaishankar said We have since seen that happenOperation Sindoor took out the terrorist site and leaders hosted by Pakistan who were behind terrorist attacks before Islamabad decided to escalate itWhat that response underlines is of larger significance the message of zero tolerance for terrorism he saidJaishankar was speaking at the inauguration of the exhibition The Human Cost of Terrorism at the UNThe interactive digital exhibition comes a day ahead of Pakistan becoming the president of the Council for the month of July and will be the first thing top diplomats coming into the UN building will seeIt portrays 40 years of terrorism from the 1985 downing of Air India flight by Canadabased terrorists to the Pahalgam killings by The Resistance Front an affiliate of the Pakistanbased LashkareTaibaThe 29 incidents on display take a panoramic view of the horrors across continents from the 911 attack on the US and the London bombings in 2005 to the 2003 Baghdad attacks the 2002 Bali attack and the Crocus City Hall killings last year in MoscowJaishankar did not directly mention Operation Sindoor or Pakistan but the reference to the Council statement made clear what he was referring toThe statement said The members of the Security Council underlined the need to hold perpetrators organisers financiers and sponsors of this reprehensible act of terrorism accountable and bring them to justiceIt added that the Council members stressed that those responsible for these killings should be held accountable and urged all states in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regardPakistan an elected member of the Council signed on to the statement that was issued unanimously because of the pressure from the other membersExplaining the rationale for the exhibition Jaishankar said that terrorism is the antithesis of what the UN stands for and when terrorism is supported by a state against its neighbour and when the bigotry of extremism drives a whole host of illegal activities it is imperative to call it outOne way of doing so is to display the havoc it has wreaked on the global society he saidTodays exhibition is not merely a presentation of images videos and histories it is a statement of our shared responsibilities to fight terrorism he addedIndias Permanent Representative P Harish said the exhibition is a statement of our shared humanity to the gallery of human courage each moment each memory each artefact and every word tells the story of ordinary men and women IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/operation-sindoor-authorised-under-unsc-statement-demanding-action-against-pahalgam-terrorists-jaishankar-623733.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-wont-yield-to-nuclear-blackmail-or-spare-terror-sponsors-eam-jaishankar-623773.html Washington July 1 External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar reiterated Indias firm stance against terrorism and nuclear intimidation asserting that New Delhi will not be deterred by concerns over Pakistans nuclear arsenal in responding to crossborder terror attacks In a strongly worded statement during an interview with Newsweek at its headquarters in One World Trade Centre near the 911 Memorial in Manhattan Jaishankar said that India would not give a free pass to either terrorists or the states backing them and that nuclear threats would not prevent India from acting in its national interestWe are very clear there will be no impunity for terrorists that we will not deal with them any longer as proxies and spare the government which supports and finances and in many ways motivates them We will not allow nuclear blackmail to prevent us from responding Jaishankar saidThe EAM directly addressed the longstanding global cautionary view that conflict between India and Pakistan must be carefully handled due to the nuclear capabilities of both nationsWeve also heard this for too long that both India and Pakistan are nuclear countries and therefore the other guy will come and do horrible things but you mustnt do anything because it gets the world worried Jaishankar saidNow we are not going to fall for that If he is going to come and do things we are going to go there and also hit the people who did this he added drawing applause from the audienceSo no yielding to nuclear blackmail no impunity to terrorists no more free pass that they are proxies And we will do what we have to do to defend our people he saidWe believe that terrorism is actually a threat to everyone No country should use it as an instrument to further its policies because at the end of the day it comes to bite everyone he said adding that the message to the world is that there should be zero tolerance for terrorismHe said that for India even though the experience of terrorism has become intense in the last four decades it started soon after the country gained IndependenceTerrorists were sent into Kashmir with an idea that they were proxies and tribal invaders and soon enough the Pakistani Army followed he said recalling the 2611 Mumbai terror attacks and the 2001 Parliament attackHe specifically referenced the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam in which 26 innocent tourists were killed describing it as a calculated attempt to inflict economic damage by targeting the tourism sector in KashmirIt was an act of economic warfare It was meant to destroy tourism in Kashmir which was the mainstay of the economy It was also meant to provoke religious violence because people were asked to identify their faith before they were killed Jaishankar saidHighlighting the long pattern of crossborder terrorism he noted a growing national sentiment that enough is enoughHe stressed that the infrastructure supporting these terrorist groups is not hidden but exists openly in Pakistans urban areasThese are terrorist organisations who have the equivalent of their corporate headquarters in the populated towns of Pakistan Jaishankar saidEverybody knows what the headquarters of Organisation A and Organisation B are and those are the buildings the headquarters that India destroyed he addedIndia destroyed highvalue terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK after it launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-wont-yield-to-nuclear-blackmail-or-spare-terror-sponsors-eam-jaishankar-623773.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:07:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/odisha-police-neutralises-two-maoist-in-gunfight-623709.html Bhubaneswar June 30 The Odisha Police on Monday neutralised two hardcore Maoists during an exchange of fire in Puranajiaba Reserved Forest at Baliguda in Kandhamal district The slain Maoists were identified as Manku and Chandan who belong to the KalahandiKandhamalBoudhNayagarh KKBN division of the proscribed Communist Party of IndiaMaoist CPIMaoist organisation Manku works as an Area Committee Member ACM in KKBN of the CPIMaoist while Chandan is a member of the banned outfit Notably the Kandhamal district Police received an intelligence input that some Maoists were hiding in the Puaranajiaba Reserve Forest under the Baliguda Police station area Subsequently following the orders of the Superintendent of Police Harish BC the jawans of District Voluntary Force DVF launched an antiMaoist operation in the area An exchange of fire began between the jawans of DVF and Maoists on Monday at around 12 PM in which Manku and Chandan were neutralised The jawans intensified operations in the area after seizing the bodies of the Maoists YB Khurania the Director General of Police of Odisha congratulated Kandhamal SP Harish BC and the DVF team for the success The Odisha Police in a press statement on Monday declared it a major success in its operation against the Maoists Two dreaded CPIMaoist cadres each carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh on their heads were arrested by the Malkangiri Police earlier on June 13 As per reports as many as six Maoists were killed by the security forces while the cops arrested eight other ultras in 2024 in Odisha Police sources revealed that 24 Maoists have surrendered in 2024 The Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public programme in Telangana on Sunday reiterated the governments firm resolve to eradicate Maoism from the country by March 2026 He appealed to the Maoists to drop their guns and join the mainstream IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/odisha-police-neutralises-two-maoist-in-gunfight-623709.html Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:59:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/odisha-police-neutralise-two-maoists-in-gunfight-623710.html Bhubaneswar June 30 The Odisha Police on Monday neutralised two hardcore Maoists during an exchange of fire in Puranajiaba Reserved Forest at Baliguda in Kandhamal district The slain Maoists were identified as Manku and Chandan who belong to the KalahandiKandhamalBoudhNayagarh KKBN division of the proscribed Communist Party of IndiaMaoist CPIMaoist organisationManku works as an Area Committee Member ACM in KKBN of the CPIMaoist while Chandan is a member of the banned outfitNotably the Kandhamal district Police received an intelligence input that some Maoists were hiding in the Puaranajiaba Reserve Forest under the Baliguda Police station areaSubsequently following the orders of the Superintendent of Police Harish BC the jawans of District Voluntary Force DVF launched an antiMaoist operation in the areaAn exchange of fire began between the jawans of DVF and Maoists on Monday at around 12 PM in which Manku and Chandan were neutralised The jawans intensified operations in the area after seizing the bodies of the MaoistsYB Khurania the Director General of Police of Odisha congratulated Kandhamal SP Harish BC and the DVF team for the successThe Odisha Police in a press statement on Monday declared it a major success in its operation against the MaoistsTwo dreaded CPIMaoist cadres each carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh on their heads were arrested by the Malkangiri Police earlier on June 13As per reports as many as six Maoists were killed by the security forces while the cops arrested eight other ultras in 2024 in OdishaPolice sources revealed that 24 Maoists have surrendered in 2024 The Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public programme in Telangana on Sunday reiterated the governments firm resolve to eradicate Maoism from the country by March 2026He appealed to the Maoists to drop their guns and join the mainstream IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/odisha-police-neutralise-two-maoists-in-gunfight-623710.html Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-rejects-pak-armys-claims-on-waziristan-suicide-attack-says-statement-deserves-contempt-623432.html New Delhi June 29 The Ministry of External Affairs MEA on Sunday strongly rejected the Pakistan Armys claim that India was behind the Waziristan suicide bomber attack which killed 13 soldiers We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan Army seeking to blame India for the attack on Waziristan on 28 June We reject this statement with the contempt it deserves MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement on XAs many as 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 29 others injured including 19 civilians in a suicide attack early Saturday morning in the Khadi area of North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PakistanCiting security agencies Pakistani media stated that a suicide bomber crashed an explosiveladen vehicle into a mineresistant Improvised Explosive Device IED vehicle belonging to the Bomb Disposal Unit amid a curfew imposed due to military movement in the areaThe powerful blast resulted in the killing of 13 military personnel and injuring 29 people including 19 civilians There were reports of indiscriminate firing also which caused injuries to 19 civilians including women and children in the areaThe Usud alHarab organisation a subfaction of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group affiliated with TehreekeTaliban TTP Pakistan has reportedly taken responsibility for the suicide attackThe Pakistani media said the attack came just days after two soldiers were killed and 11 terrorists were eliminated during an intelligencebased operation IBO in South WaziristanThe incident is termed as the deadliest attack in North Waziristan in recent months raising serious concerns over the deteriorating security conditions in the areaLast month a car bomb exploded in the Gulistan Area of Qila Abdullah a border area of Pakistans Balochistan province with Afghanistan killing at least four people and injuring more than 20 others eight of them critically injured The explosion occurred in Jabbar commercial market situated on the QuettaChaman National Highway in Gulistan town adjacent to the fort of Pakistans Frontier Corps FC IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-rejects-pak-armys-claims-on-waziristan-suicide-attack-says-statement-deserves-contempt-623432.html Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/time-has-finally-come-for-victims-of-terror-ecosystem-to-get-justice-jampk-l-g-623535.html Srinagar June 29 Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that time has finally come when the families of victims of terrorists and terror ecosystem in the union territory will get the muchawaited justice Addressing a large number of family members of terror victims in Anantnag town on Sunday the LG said Jammu and Kashmir administration especially the security forces have created a peaceful atmosphere so that the victims of terror ecosystem can share their pain and get the much awaited justice I am here to tell you today that finally your wait for justice has ended To begin with all those victims of terrorism who did not get compassionate appointment in government service must submit their applications to concerned district magistrates within the next few daysIf some victim family has not received compassionate appointment so far such a family would get compassionate appointment for a member within the next 30 days If any youth of such a family wants to start a business of hisher own heshe will get financial assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana without any collateral The administration will do their hand holdingLG Sinha also said If some of the victim families feel that the killer of their father or brother is still at large and employed in government job IGP Kashmir is here today Such a family member should give application to the IGP the involved person would he booked and dismissed from government service if he is a government employee If terrorists or their sympathisers have occupied your house or property please come forward and the administration will help you claim your right on such properties so that these are restored to youI appeal to you to come forward and submit your grievance against terrorists or their sympathisers I am also instructing the IGP that people of different districts should be able to file such grievances before the concerned district magistrate and the SSP The country that has made terrorism its state policy is unable to provide two square meals to its citizens while India is progressing by leaps and boundsThe LG further said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi deserving people in every part of the country including Jammu and Kashmir are getting food and medical care free of costKashmir has been connected through rail link new roads and highways have been made places without electricity have got electricity and based on merit and without favour deserving youth have got government jobs others have got selfemploymentFruits of development have reached poor families and I have been witness to such families whose destiny has been changed under the leadership of the Prime Minister Our neighbouring country is supporting terrorism while its citizens are starving Pakistan is rated as the biggest beggar country today while our country is rated as the 4th biggest economy Our youth are excelling in academics and different professions while Pakistan is sending its youth to terror training campsAfter April 22 Pahalgam terror attack under Operation Sindoor our armed forces went deep into Pakistan and destroyed 9 terrorist infrastructures When things escalated we destroyed 11 armydefence bases of Pakistan Pakistan stands warned that any future act of terrorism will be treated as an act of war by India It is time that you families of terror victims gather courage and come forward to expose those who have now changed faces and are living as respectable citizens in JampK the Jammu and Kashmir LG saidSpeaking further he said We have heard and felt the pain of those families whose dear ones were killed since 1990 at the behest of those against whom even routine FIRs in many cases were not registered Large processions would be carried out during the funerals of terrorists and the terror ecosystem had established and entrenched itself well in KashmirThose killed by terrorists would get no mourners and even burial ground became difficult for victims of terrorists to find This also we heard from the families we met here today A false narrative was created which said the terrorists are victims while police and the army are the enemies of the people Under pressure from Pakistan and its sponsored terrorists the cries of the victims were suppressed and those cries we have heard today hereWe have heard some stories of human sufferings today Others would have perhaps more painful stories to narrate those were suppressed through the then prevailing terror ecosystem I am thankful to Save Youth Save Future organisation that organised todays function This organisation has taken appreciable effort to trace the victims of terrorism from different parts of JampK so that the truth is told to the nation and also to the international communityBefore the address of the Lt Governor in Anantnag town where he met the families of terror victims since 1990 at the local degree college members of victim families narrated horrifying stories of their sufferings at the hands of terrorists and terror ecosystem in Kashmir IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/time-has-finally-come-for-victims-of-terror-ecosystem-to-get-justice-jampk-l-g-623535.html Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/links-with-isis-former-simi-operative-saquib-nachan-dies-623383.html New Delhi June 28 Former member of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India SIMI Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan died during brain stroke treatment Tihar Jail authorities said on Saturday Nachans death has also been confirmed by the National Investigation Agency NIAAccording to reports Nachan 65 notorious for his links with the Islamic State ISIS and his role in several terror attacks suffered a brain stroke while in custody following his December 2023 arrest and was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital before being shifted to SafdarjungHe first came under the scanner back in 1991 and was later arrested for plotting terror strikes in Gujarat linked to Khalistani networksIn the late 1990s the Supreme Court convicted him of terrorist activities He again captured the national headlines and was convicted for orchestrating three bomb blasts in Mumbai between December 2002 and March 2003 in Mumbai Central Vile Parle and MulundThe terror attacks resulted in multiple fatalities and injuriesFound guilty of several acts including murder arms and explosives possession he received a 10year sentence until 2017He was also accused of declaring a village in Maharashtras Thane district as Al Sham referring to it as an independent Islamicruled territorySeveral reports claimed his links with ISIS and for brainwashing the youth and personally administering the oath to recruitsNotably several reports also claim that he travelled to Afghanistan and Pakistan and has close links with ISIS top leaders based in those countriesThe body is likely to be handed over to his family members after all the procedures are completedHis death is being seen as a final nail in the coffin of SIMI networks within the country which are facing flak from the concerned agencies and are on their last leg IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/links-with-isis-former-simi-operative-saquib-nachan-dies-623383.html Sat, 28 Jun 2025 18:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/former-simi-operative-saquib-nachan-who-has-links-with-isis-dies-623384.html New Delhi June 28 Former member of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India SIMI Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan died during brain stroke treatment Tihar Jail authorities said on Saturday Nachans death has also been confirmed by the National Investigation Agency NIAAccording to reports Nachan 65 notorious for his links with the Islamic State ISIS and his role in several terror attacks suffered a brain stroke while in custody following his December 2023 arrest and was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital before being shifted to SafdarjungHe first came under the scanner back in 1991 and was later arrested for plotting terror strikes in Gujarat linked to Khalistani networksIn the late 1990s the Supreme Court convicted him of terrorist activities He again captured the national headlines and was convicted for orchestrating three bomb blasts in Mumbai between December 2002 and March 2003 in Mumbai Central Vile Parle and MulundThe terror attacks resulted in multiple fatalities and injuriesFound guilty of several acts including murder arms and explosives possession he received a 10year sentence until 2017He was also accused of declaring a village in Maharashtras Thane district as Al Sham referring to it as an independent Islamicruled territorySeveral reports claimed his links with ISIS and for brainwashing the youth and personally administering the oath to recruitsNotably several reports also claim that he travelled to Afghanistan and Pakistan and has close links with ISIS top leaders based in those countriesThe body is likely to be handed over to his family members after all the procedures are completedHis death is being seen as a final nail in the coffin of SIMI networks within the country which are facing flak from the concerned agencies and are on their last leg IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/former-simi-operative-saquib-nachan-who-has-links-with-isis-dies-623384.html Sat, 28 Jun 2025 18:55:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/search-operation-to-track-down-3-jem-terrorists-underway-in-j-ks-basantgarh--623206.html Jammu Jun 27 PTI A search operation by a joint team of security forces is underway to track down three Pakistanbased JaisheMohammad JeM terrorists in a forested area of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday officials said on FridaynbspA Pakistanbased JeM terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday and three of his associates remain trapped in the forested area of the Basantgarh beltnbspBacked by drones and sniffer dogs the operation resumed afresh this morning with the cordon further strengthened with additional reinforcements to eliminate the remaining terrorists of the group they addedSpeaking to reporters here Inspector General of Police Bhim Sen Tuti said In the ongoing operation at Basantgarh we had an encounter with terrorists around 830 AM yesterday Due to poor weather the operation faced challenges This group consisted of four terrorists He further said that one terrorist has been successfully neutralised and the search is on to track down the remaining three The weather has now improved in the area An operation is underway way he saidnbspThe group of four terrorists had been tracked for a year They were confronted by a joint search party of the Army and police in the remote Bihali area of Basantgarh on Thursday morning officials saidThe four terrorists were found hiding near Karoor Nallah and were engaged by the joint search party led by the Armys Para Commandos resulting in an encounternbspOne of the terrorists killed in the encounter has been identified as Haider codenamed Maulvi from PakistannbspSupported by over ground workers OGWs they had been moving from one area to another using forests and natural caves to hide officials said Five OGWs have been arrested during last several months in the belt for providing food and shelter to terroristsnbspIt is also believed that a local terrorist who had returned from Pakistan after several years is actively supporting terroristsBasantgarh lies on a traditional infiltration route of Pakistani terrorists who enter from the International Border in Kathua and move via higher reaches to Doda and Kishtwar districts in Jammu region and further into the Kashmir Valley It has witnessed several encounters and terror incidents in the pastnbspOn April 25 Havaldar Jhantu Ali Shaikh of the Armys 6 PARA was killed in an encounter with terrorists in the Basantgarh areanbspOn April 9 an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the JopherMarta belt of Basantgarh in Udhampur districtOn September 11 last year two terrorists affiliated with the JeM were killed in an encounter in the upper reaches of BasantgarhnbspA CRPF inspector was killed in another encounter with terrorists at Dudu on August 19 2024nbspOn July 11 2024 the Sang police post in Udhampurs Basantgarh came under attack by terrorists but was foiled by alert copsnbspOn April 28 2024 a village defence guard Mohammad Sharief was killed in an encounter with terrorists in BasantgarhAgencies https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/search-operation-to-track-down-3-jem-terrorists-underway-in-j-ks-basantgarh--623206.html Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-gunfight-four-terrorists-trapped-in-udhampurs-bihali-623049.html Jammu June 26 Police said on Thursday that four terrorists are trapped inside the cordonedoff area in Jammu and Kashmirs Udhampur district where a gunfight started earlier in the day Inspector General of Police IGP Jammu Zone Bhim Sen Tuti said that four terrorists are believed to be trapped in the ongoing encounterSpeaking with reporters the IGP said the contact with the terrorists was established around 830 am but the weather is unfavourableThe situation will become clear once the weather improves As per our assessment a group of four terrorists is holed up he saidEarlier the Army said an encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in the Bihali area of Basantgarh following specific inputsOfficials said that after suspicious movement was reported in the Basantgarh area of the district security forces started a CASO Cordon and Search Operation in the area this morningThe security forces came under heavy automatic gunfire which was returned triggering an encounter which is now going on Reinforcements have been rushed to the spot officials saidAfter the Pahalgam attack on April 22 in which Pakistanbacked terrorists of LashkareTaiba LeT killed 26 civilians in Baisaran meadow security forces are on maximum alert in the union territoryAdditional companies of BSF CRPF and SSB have been made available to Jammu and Kashmir to provide security to the upcoming Amarnath Yatra that starts on July 3 and concludes on August 9 coinciding with the Shravan Purnima festivalThe pilgrims approach the cave shrine either through the longer traditional Pahalgam route or the shorter Baltal route to reach the cave shrine situated 3888 metres above sea level in the Kashmir HimalayasA mock security drill was held successfully on Wednesday in all the districts through which the Yatris will pass to reach the cave shrineAll mountain tops are being dominated by the security forces to prevent the terrorists from moving to the hinterland In addition to the two base camps of Baltal in Ganderbal district and Nunwan Pahalgam in Anantnag district several transit camps have been set up on the two routes to the base campsThe successful and peaceful conduct of this years Amarnath Yatra is a challenge faced by the security forces and the local police as this Yatra is being held after India and Pakistan engaged in hostilities during which the Indian Armed Forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir PoK IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-gunfight-four-terrorists-trapped-in-udhampurs-bihali-623049.html Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bomb-threat-at-jaipurs-esic-hospital-email-in-ajmal-kasabs-name-alleges-fake-passport-racket-623066.html Jaipur June 26 A bomb threat sent via email to Jaipurs ESIC Hospital sparked a major security scare on Thursday prompting a swift and coordinated response from multiple agencies The email signed in the name of 2611 terrorist Ajmal Kasab went beyond the threat of violence alleging a broader conspiracy involving fake passports issued to former LTTE membersThe hospital administration immediately alerted authorities after receiving the mail Soon teams from the local police fire department bomb disposal squad civil defence and cyber cell reached the hospital and conducted a thorough searchNo suspicious items were found and the operation was later called offWhat raised alarm was the content of the email It accused Tamil Nadu IPS officer Davidson Devasirvatham of facilitating the issuance of fake passports to exLTTE operatives through a travel agency allegedly run by his wifeThe email further claimed that these individuals had been recruited by Pakistan and were travelling in a biobubble car equipped with mobile phones and fuses to trigger chemical attacksIt also warned that if their plan appeared to fail the suspects might detonate a nerve gas IED inside the hospitalThe email urged authorities to immediately inform the AntiTerrorism Squad ATS and investigate the officers roleIt also suggested that the fake passports could be verified from the Intelligence Departments Madurai office Claiming authenticity the sender stated that they were personally involved in the conspiracy insisting it was not a hoaxThis incident adds to a string of recent hoax threats in Jaipur On May 8 12 and 13 similar bomb threats targeted the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with one email also demanding justice for a rape victim A woman from Ahmedabad was later arrested in connection with those threats having allegedly sent four to five such emailsAnother threat was reported on May 9 when the Jaipur Metro received an email referencing the socalled Operation Sindoor No explosives were found in that case eitherThe latest threat email has been forwarded to the cyber cell for further investigation particularly due to its possible links with previous hoax messages and the grave accusations made against a serving IPS officer IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bomb-threat-at-jaipurs-esic-hospital-email-in-ajmal-kasabs-name-alleges-fake-passport-racket-623066.html Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:17:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-one-terrorist-killed-in-ongoing-udhampur-gunfight-623096.html Jammu June 26 One terrorist was killed on Thursday in an ongoing gunfight between the security forces and the terrorists in JampKs Udhampur districts Basantgarh area Inspector General of Police IGP Jammu Zone Bhim Sen Tuti said that four terrorists are believed to be trapped in the ongoing encounterSpeaking with reporters the IGP said the contact with the terrorists was established around 830 am but the weather is unfavourableThe situation will become clear once the weather improves As per our assessment a group of four terrorists is holed up he saidEarlier the Army said an encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in the Bihali area of Basantgarh following specific inputsOfficials said that after suspicious movement was reported in the Basantgarh area of the district security forces started a CASO Cordon and Search Operation in the area this morningThe security forces came under heavy automatic gunfire which was returned triggering an encounter which is now going on Reinforcements have been rushed to the spot officials saidAfter the Pahalgam attack on April 22 security forces are on maximum alert in the union territory Additional companies of BSF CRPF and SSB have been made available to Jammu and Kashmir to provide security to the upcoming Amarnath Yatra that starts on July 3 and concludes on August 9 coinciding with the Shravan Purnima festivalThe pilgrims approach the cave shrine either through the longer traditional Pahalgam route or the shorter Baltal route to reach the cave shrine situated 3888 metres above sea level in the Kashmir HimalayasA mock security drill was held successfully on Wednesday in all the districts through which the Yatris will pass to reach the cave shrine All mountain tops are being dominated by the security forces to prevent the terrorists from moving to the hinterland In addition to the two base camps of Baltal in Ganderbal district and Nunwan Pahalgam in Anantnag district several transit camps have been set up on the two routes to the base campsThe successful and peaceful conduct of this years Amarnath Yatra is a challenge faced by the security forces and the local police as this Yatra is being held after India and Pakistan engaged in hostilities during which the Indian Armed Forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-one-terrorist-killed-in-ongoing-udhampur-gunfight-623096.html Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pfi-had-hit-list-of-950-in-kerala-including-judge-reveals-nia-probe-622862.html Kochi June 25 In a startling revelation made by the National Investigating Agency NIA it has surfaced that the banned Popular Front of India PFI had prepared a hit list of 950 people in Kerala The list which surfaced in the media on Wednesday included a nowretired district judgeIncidentally this list was submitted early this month by the NIA at a special court here when the bail applications of four accused in the murder of RSS leader Sreenivasan came up for hearing The NIA opposed the bail strongly The four accused identified as Muhammad Bilal Riyasudheen Ansar KP and Saheer KV were arrested for murdering Sreenivasan at Palakkad Kerala in 2022The list of 950 was compiled after getting confirmed inputs from different places by the NIA probe team It includes eight documents seized from the 51st accused Sirajudheen which contain a list of 240 people from other communitiesThen while conducting a search held at Periyar Valley Campus at Aluva NIA was able to get the details of five targeted persons from the purse of the 15th accused Abdul Wahad who is presently on the runIt was in this list that the name of a former district judge was foundAnother document seized from an accused who turned approver later contained a hit list with the names of 232 peopleSimilarly a search held at the home of the 69th accused Ayoob a hit list containing the names of about 500 people was foundWhen the NIA was probing the Sreenivasan case the PFI link emerged It was later found that PFI had sinister plans to create unrest in the countryDuring the investigation the antiterror agency got details of the PFI carrying out physical and arms training for its cadresThe NIA has now claimed that it has voice clips and witness statements that reveal the India 2047 plan of setting up Islamic rule in IndiaThe special court after hearing both sides and going through the documents produced before it observed that there were reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation against the petitioners was prima facie true and rejected the bail petition IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pfi-had-hit-list-of-950-in-kerala-including-judge-reveals-nia-probe-622862.html Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/idf-delivers-another-blow-to-hezbollah-funding-channels--622893.html Tel Aviv June 25 Israeli Defense Forces IDF on Wednesday announced that they have eliminated Haytham Abdullah Bakri the head of the AlSadiq Currency Exchange in South Lebanon Haytham Abdullah Bakri the head of the AlSadiq Currency Exchange who operated with Hezbollah to transfer funds for Hezbollah terrorist activities was eliminated by the IDF in southern Lebanon the IDF posted on XThe IDF stated that this currency exchange functions as a fund storage and transfer mechanism for Hezbollah for funds originating from the Iranian Quds ForceThese funds are used by Hezbollah for military purposes including purchasing weapons manufacturing means and providing salaries to operatives and are diverted for terrorist purposes and to finance the continuation of Hezbollahs terrorist activities said the IDFThe IDF detailed that Bakri consciously worked together with the terrorist organization Hezbollah and transferred funds for their activities including military purposes which again included purchasing weapons production means and transferring salaries to operativesThe IDF had eliminated Behanam Shahriari Commander of Unit 190 of the Iranian Quds Force last weekShahriari was assassinated in a targetted strike on his car when he was traveling in western IranAccording to the IDF Shahriari exclusively handled and managed the mechanisms to maintain the flow of hundreds of millions of dollars which was again channeled annually to the Quds Force and its branchesIt added that Shahriari managed the mechanisms of the channels used for transferring money from the Quds Force to Hezbollah through offsets between exchanges in Turkey Iraq and the United Arab Emirates UAE along with Lebanese exchanges He worked directly with Hezbollah and Hamas to supply weapons rockets and missiles that were being used against IsraelAnalysts reckon that these two assassinations are a severe blow to the Iranian funding channels for Hezbollah IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/idf-delivers-another-blow-to-hezbollah-funding-channels--622893.html Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:44:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/un-chief-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-syrian-capital-622621.html United Nations June 24 UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres condemned the terrorist attack on a church in Damascus Syria said his spokesman The secretarygeneral reiterates that all perpetrators of terrorism must be held accountable He takes note that the Syrian interim authorities have condemned Sundays attack and after a preliminary investigation attributed it to the Islamic State He calls for a full investigation said Stephane Dujarric the spokesman in a statementGuterres expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a swift recovery to those injured He reaffirms the commitment of the United Nations to supporting the Syrian people in their pursuit of peace dignity and justice said the statementA suicide attack during the Sunday evening Mass at the St Elias Orthodox Church in the predominantly Christian Dweilaa neighbourhood of Damascus killed at least 22 people and wounded 63 others Xinhua news agency reportedThe blast ripped through the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa district a predominantly Christian neighbourhood on the eastern outskirts of Damascus leaving behind bloodstained pews shattered icons and scenes of chaos according to eyewitnesses and local mediaThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacker opened fire inside the packed church before blowing himself up causing severe human losses The monitoring group reported that the toll may rise given the critical condition of many of the injured IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/un-chief-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-syrian-capital-622621.html Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:15:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/kanishka-bombing-anniversary-eam-reiterates-call-for-zero-tolerance-to-terrorism-extremism-622457.html New Delhi June 23 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday paid homage to the 329 victims of the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing marking the 40th anniversary of one of the deadliest acts of aviation terrorism in history He stressed the need for global zero tolerance towards terrorism and violent extremism calling the tragedy a grim reminder of the consequences of allowing such ideologies to persistOn the 40th anniversary of Air India 182 Kanishka bombing we honour the memory of the 329 lives lost in one of the worst acts of terrorism A stark reminder of why the world must show zero tolerance towards terrorism and violent extremism Jaishankar wrote on XAir India Flight 182 was en route from Montreal to Mumbai via London and Delhi when it was destroyed midair over the Atlantic Ocean on June 23 1985 after a bomb exploded in its cargo holdThe Boeing 747 aircraft named after Emperor Kanishka of the Kushan dynasty had just made a scheduled stop at Montreals Mirabel airport where additional passengers boardedThe flight resumed its journey toward London Heathrow before it vanished from radar shortly after establishing contact with Shannon Air Traffic Control in IrelandThe explosion which occurred off the Irish coast killed all 329 people on board including 22 crew members The investigation revealed that the bomb had been placed in luggage originating from Vancouver pointing to a transnational terror conspiracyThe attack was largely attributed to the Khalistani extremist outfit Babbar Khalsa Inderjit Singh Reyat a BritishCanadian national pleaded guilty in 2003 for his role in assembling the explosive deviceAnother key conspirator Talwinder Singh Parmar a founding member of the extremist group Babbar Khalsa was believed to be the mastermind behind the attackTo mark the solemn anniversary a highlevel Indian delegation led by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri arrived in Ireland on Sunday to participate in the memorial service at the Ahakista Memorial in CorkThe delegation includes BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and elected representatives from five Indian states Arvinder Singh Lovely Delhi MLA Baldev Singh Aulakh Minister from Uttar Pradesh Gurveer Singh Brar MLA from Rajasthan Trilok Singh Cheema MLA from Uttarakhand and Narinder Singh Raina MLA from Jammu amp KashmirThe commemorative event is being held on Monday at the memorial site in the presence of Irelands Prime Minister Micheal Martin Canadian Minister Gary Anandasangaree and several international dignitaries IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/kanishka-bombing-anniversary-eam-reiterates-call-for-zero-tolerance-to-terrorism-extremism-622457.html Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-surrendered-maoists-kidnapped-killed-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur-622354.html Raipur June 22 The shadow of insurgency deepened once again in Chhattisgarhs conflicthit Bijapur district as Maoist rebels executed two civilians who had surrendered earlier The two were murdered in a latenight assault on Saturday Both the victims were recently surrendered Maoists They had laid down arms only months ago in hopes of rebuilding a peaceful lifeThe attack occurred in Empur village under the Pamed police station area where a group of armed Maoists abducted the men from their homes Their bruised and lifeless bodies were later found in the nearby area The victims have been identified as Samaiya a former Maoist who surrendered earlier this year and Veko Deva a resident of Empur village Chandrakant Governa Additional Superintendent of Police Bijapur told IANSBoth men were abducted from their homes in the Naxalaffected villages of Sendrabor and Empur by a group of armed Maoists the officer saidAccording to local sources they were brutally assaulted before being executed Their bodies were later dumped in the village triggering panic among residentsA group of armed Maoists stormed the residence of a surrendered cadre late Saturday evening The victim along with another villager was forcibly taken away and later executed on suspicion of being a police informer they saidThe bodies were discovered early Sunday prompting the Bijapur police to dispatch a verification team to the site the police officer saidThis latest act of violence comes amid intensified antiMaoist operations across the state Security forces have recently launched coordinated offensives such as Operation Black Forest and Operation Kagar resulting in the elimination of several highranking Maoist leaders including CPIMaoist General Secretary Nambala Keshava Rao alias BasavarajuThis marks the fifth targeted killing in the district in just seven days underscoring a dangerous escalation in retaliation tactics as Maoists react to intensified security operations in the region These successes however appear to have provoked retaliatory attacks by the insurgents who have increasingly targeted civilians and surrendered cadresThe killings also coincide with Union Home Minister Amit Shahs twoday visit to Chhattisgarh during which he is expected to review the states counterinsurgency strategy and meet with security personnel in NarayanpurPolice officials have reiterated their commitment to bringing the perpetrators to justice and ensuring the safety of civilians in conflictaffected zones Investigations are ongoing and additional security measures are being considered in vulnerable areas IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-surrendered-maoists-kidnapped-killed-in-chhattisgarhs-bijapur-622354.html Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/top-maoist-cadre-from-chhattisgarh-surrender-in-telangana-622028.html Raipur June 20 In a significant sign of dwindling Maoist activity in central India 12 members of the banned CPIMaoist from Chhattisgarh surrendered before Superintendent of Police B Rohit Raju at the Bhadradri Kothagudem district police headquarters in Telangana The group included two Divisional Committee Members four Area Committee Members and two each from the partys militia political ranks and the Revolutionary Peoples CommitteeTheir surrender reflects a growing internal churn within the Maoist framework and a broader shift away from violent extremismThis development is part of an accelerating trend in 2025 where 294 Maoists have already surrendered in Bhadradri Kothagudem district a police official saidMany of them hail from neighbouring Chhattisgarh underlining the regions significance as a key Maoist corridorAccording to police their exit from the outfit is a direct result of sustained efforts under Operation Cheyutha a flagship initiative by the Telangana PoliceThe programme prioritises rehabilitation and reintegration of former cadres through financial incentives skillbuilding and community supportPolice officials said the surrendered cadres cited ideological disillusionment fatigue from life underground and a desire to reunite with their families as primary reasons behind their decisionThe Telangana governments welfare and livelihood schemes have been particularly persuasive in winning over insurgentsEach of the 12 individuals received interim relief of Rs 25000 and further assistance is expected based on their hierarchy and past roles within the organisationThe surrender of two senior divisional leaders signifies a crack at the command level This loss of experienced operatives is likely to hamper the groups tactical capabilities and demoralise its grassroots baseWith a total of 1260 Maoist cadres laying down arms nationwide in 2025 so far 566 of them in Telangana security agencies believe the momentum is steadily building toward a decisive shift in insurgent zonesThe BhadradriKothagudem district owing to its strategic location along the interstate border has evolved as a frontline in the states deradicalisation effort Police supported by local communities continue to encourage surrenders while maintaining pressure on the remaining armed elements The latest development marks not just a security success but a renewed chance at peace and development in affected regions IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/top-maoist-cadre-from-chhattisgarh-surrender-in-telangana-622028.html Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:34:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalistanis-using-canada-to-promote-anti-india-activities-canadian-intel-agency-621854.html Ottawa June 19 Canadas top intelligence agency the Canadian Security Intelligence Service CSIS has officially made a public disclosure for the first time that Khalistani extremists continue to use Canadian soil as a base for promoting fundraising and planning acts of violence primarily targeting India The agencys latest report categorically states Khalistani extremists continue to use Canada as a base for the promotion fundraising or planning of violence primarily in IndiaThis revelation part of CSISs latest annual report has reignited concerns about foreign interference and extremist activity within Canada particularly in the context of its sensitive diplomatic relationship with IndiaSince several years India has been raising concerns over Khalistani extremists operating from Canadian soil but Canada had largely turned a blind eye towards this issueHowever now Canadas own intelligence security has confirmed what New Delhi has long maintained Canada has become a safe haven for antiIndia elementsEven more telling this is the first time the term extremism has been officially used by Canada in relation to KhalistanisSince the mid1980s the politically motivated violent extremism PMVE threat in Canada has manifested primarily through Canadabased Khalistani extremists CBKEs seeking to use and support violent means to create an independent nation state called Khalistan largely within Punjab in IndiaPMVE encourages the use of violence to establish new political systems or new structures or norms within existing systems PMVE actors engage in the planning financing and facilitating of attacks globally in order to establish new political systems or entitiesWhile there were no CBKErelated attacks in Canada in 2024 ongoing involvement in violent activities by CBKES continue to pose a national security threat to Canada and Canadian interestsCSIS investigates activities that fall within the definition of threats to the security of Canada as outlined in the CSIS ActIn a parallel revelation the CSIS and the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians NSICOP have raised alarms about Pakistans involvement in foreign interference within Canada A May 2024 initial report by the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference PIFI and NSICOPs June 2024 Special Report both identified Pakistan as a state actor that attempted to influence Canadas democratic institutionsThere is a long history of India arguing that Canada is a haven for antiIndia activity with the separatist Khalistan movement being a particular focus of Indias concern which is rooted in the aftermath of the 1985 Air India bombing and subsequent terrorist activity in IndiaThe government of Canadas investigation into the 2023 killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar continued in 2024Four individuals were arrested in May 2024 in connection with Nijjars killing and charged with firstdegree murder and conspiracy to commit murderThese revelations by CSIS come just as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney met for the first time in person at the G7 summit in Canada Their meeting marked an important step toward mending strained diplomatic relations that had deteriorated following the killing of proKhalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in 2023According to official statements both leaders agreed to appoint new High Commissioners and resume longstalled trade negotiations The talks which took place on the sidelines of the G7 summit emphasised a commitment to constructive and balanced partnership grounded in mutual respect for concerns and sensitivities as per New Delhis statement IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/khalistanis-using-canada-to-promote-anti-india-activities-canadian-intel-agency-621854.html Thu, 19 Jun 2025 02:54:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/three-top-maoists-killed-in-encounter-with-police-in-andhra-621730.html Visakhapatnam June 18 Three top leaders of CPIMaoist were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Andhra Pradeshs Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Wednesday The exchange of fire between the personnel of the elite antiMaoist force Greyhounds and Maoists occurred in the Devipatnam forest area on the AndhraOdisha borderThe Greyhounds personnel engaged in a combing operation in the forests spotted the Maoists and asked them to surrender When the Maoists opened fire the security personnel retaliated killing the three Maoists The encounter occurred near Kondamodalu in the forests between Rampachodavaram and Maredumilli mandalsThe slain Maoists were identified as Andhra Odisha Border AOB Special Zone Committee secretary Gajarla Ravi alias Uday Special Zone Committee member Aruna and Special Zone Committee ACM Anju Ravi was also a member of the CPIMaoist Central CommitteeThe security forces recovered three AK47 rifles from the scene of the encounterAruna was the wife of Ramachandra Reddy alias Chalapathi a Central Committee member who was among 14 Maoists gunned down by security forces in January this year in Chhattisgarh near the border with OdishaAruna was involved in the killing of Araku MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma The Maoists had gunned down the two leaders of the TDP in 2018 in the Visakhapatnam district Aruna was a native of Karakavanipalem in Pendurthi mandal of Viskhatpatnam district and carried a reward of Rs 25 lakh on her head Uday carried a bounty of Rs 25 lakh on his headThe bodies of the slain Maoists have been shifted to the Rampachodavaram Area HospitalSenior police officials visited the scene of the encounterThe killing of three Maoist leaders is seen as a major blow to the banned outfit in the AOB regionThe AOB was seen by Maoists as a safe corridor between the Dandakaranya region in Chhattisgarh and the forests of JharkhandThe latest blow to the Maoists in AOB came close on the heels of the killing of several Maoists by the security forces in Chhattisgarh under Operation Kagar IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/three-top-maoists-killed-in-encounter-with-police-in-andhra-621730.html Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-sia-attaches-property-of-pakistan-based-terrorist-in-kupwara-621507.html Srinagar June 16 As part of its continuing operation against terrorism JampKs Special Investigation Agency SIA attached the property of a Pakistanbased terrorist in Kupwara district on Monday officials said A statement by SIA said that the attached property belongs to Abdul Hamid Lone son of Abdul Aziz Lone resident of Mawar Bala Qalamabad Handwara in KupwaraThe immovable property attached comprises land bearing Khasra No 110min 02 Kanal 03 Marlas and Khasra No 115min 01 Kanal 16 Marlas The attachment has been made after following due legal process and with proper authorisation from the Honble NIA Court Kulgam it saidIt said that the accused Abdul Hamid Lone is an absconding terrorist wanted in FIR number 022023 of Police Station CIKSIA Kashmir for his involvement in multiple offences under Sections 13 17 18 21 39 40 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA and Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code IPCHe has been evading arrest to avoid legal proceedings following his active participation in terrorist activities The property attachment was executed in the presence of an Executive Magistrate ensuring full compliance with statutory procedures the SIA statement saidThis action represents a significant milestone in the continuing investigation into unlawful and antinational activities in the region It also reflects the SIAs unwavering commitment to neutralise terrorist threats safeguard national security and uphold peace and rule of law in Jammu and Kashmir the agency said adding that it in collaboration with other security and intelligence agencies remains steadfast in its resolve to take stringent actions against individuals and entities involved in activities that threaten the sovereignty integrity and unity of the nationThe SIA has been investigating some high profile terrorism linked crimesIt also investigated and subsequently presented a charge sheet in the court against the murder of advocate Babar Qadri who was killed in his house in Srinagar city by terrorists on September 24 2020The SIA arrested and later charged the High Court Bar Associations former President in Qadris murder IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-sia-attaches-property-of-pakistan-based-terrorist-in-kupwara-621507.html Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:39:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/any-terror-attack-in-jk-will-be-treated-as-act-of-war-l-g-manoj-sinha-621372.html Jammu June 16 IANS Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha reiterated on Monday that any terrorist attack in the state will be treated as an act of warnbspHe said this while addressing the passing out parade of Jammu and Kashmir police officers and added that India has sent a strong message to Pakistan and its sponsored terroristsnbspWe have given them a lesson he addednbspComplete eradication of terrorism from the soil of Jammu and Kashmir is our top priority Our mighty warriors of JampampK Police must adopt a multipronged approach and harness the power of intelligence and community engagement technology he saidnbspThe Lieutenant Governor said the local police must use innovative tools to enhance their capabilities in countering disinformation and crossborder cyber threatsThe LG reviewed the passing out parade of probationary deputy superintendents of police DySPs and probationary subinspectors PSIs at the Udhampur Police academynbspExtending best wishes to all the officers who were passing out LG Sinha said My best wishes to all the police officers passing out today I wish them victory in every missionnbspDuring his address LG Sinha highlighted the significant role of the JampampK Police saying JampampK Police working under extremely challenging circumstances is playing a significant role in the countrys internal security ensuring the integrity of the nation and the safety of the citizens of the Union TerritoryHe commended the officers for their unwavering commitment to securing the regionnbspLG Joshi also acknowledged the growing role of technology in enhancing security operationsnbspModern technology like AI tools has changed the security landscape Challenges of disinformation and deep fakes remain major concerns JampampK Police must use the innovative tools to enhance its capabilities in countering disinformation and dealing with crossborder cyber threats I am proud of our valiant personnel and officers of JKP The entire nation looks at our police force with admiration and respect for professional competence for successful handling of security challenges on multiple fronts and for ruthlessly combating terrorism he saidHe said that our ancient values focus on truth justice morality law and good governance and need to be protected and nurtured in the society by JampampK Police The brave personnel must protect the whole society in every possible way to ensure peace development and stability he saidnbspA total of 49 DySPs and 1112 PSIs passed out at the parade to join practical training in the field before they are inducted into regular duties https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/any-terror-attack-in-jk-will-be-treated-as-act-of-war-l-g-manoj-sinha-621372.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/any-terror-attack-in-jampk-will-be-treated-as-act-of-war-l-g-manoj-sinha-621443.html Jammu June 16 Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha reiterated on Monday that any terrorist attack in the state will be treated as an act of war He said this while addressing the passing out parade of Jammu and Kashmir police officers and added that India has sent a strong message to Pakistan and its sponsored terroristsWe have given them a lesson he addedComplete eradication of terrorism from the soil of Jammu and Kashmir is our top priority Our mighty warriors of JampK Police must adopt a multipronged approach and harness the power of intelligence and community engagement technology he saidThe Lieutenant Governor said the local police must use innovative tools to enhance their capabilities in countering disinformation and crossborder cyber threatsThe LG reviewed the passing out parade of probationary deputy superintendents of police DySPs and probationary subinspectors PSIs at the Udhampur Police academyExtending best wishes to all the officers who were passing out LG Sinha said My best wishes to all the police officers passing out today I wish them victory in every missionDuring his address LG Sinha highlighted the significant role of the JampK Police saying JampK Police working under extremely challenging circumstances is playing a significant role in the countrys internal security ensuring the integrity of the nation and the safety of the citizens of the Union TerritoryHe commended the officers for their unwavering commitment to securing the regionLG Joshi also acknowledged the growing role of technology in enhancing security operationsModern technology like AI tools has changed the security landscape Challenges of disinformation and deep fakes remain major concerns JampK Police must use the innovative tools to enhance its capabilities in countering disinformation and dealing with crossborder cyber threats I am proud of our valiant personnel and officers of JKP The entire nation looks at our police force with admiration and respect for professional competence for successful handling of security challenges on multiple fronts and for ruthlessly combating terrorism he saidHe said that our ancient values focus on truth justice morality law and good governance and need to be protected and nurtured in the society by JampK Police The brave personnel must protect the whole society in every possible way to ensure peace development and stability he saidA total of 49 DySPs and 1112 PSIs passed out at the parade to join practical training in the field before they are inducted into regular duties IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/any-terror-attack-in-jampk-will-be-treated-as-act-of-war-l-g-manoj-sinha-621443.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/fatf-condemns-pahalgam-attack-to-soon-release-case-reports-on-state-sponsored-terror-funding-621469.html New Delhi Jun 16 Condemning the brutal Pahalgam terror attack in April global watchdog FATF on Monday said it has enhanced its focus on the steps that the countries have taken to combat terror financing and will soon release a report on terror financing cases including statesponsored terrorism The rare condemnation by the Financial Action Task Force FATF shows that the international community has felt the severity of the attack which killed 26 people in Pahalgam Kashmiron April 22 and spotlights that such attacks will not go unpunished sources said adding the terror attack was done by Pakistantrained terroristsTerrorist attacks kill maim and inspire fear around the world The FATF notes with grave concern and condemns the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025nbsp This and other recent attacks could not occur without money and the means to move funds between terrorist supporters the FATF said in a statementnbspSources said FATF rarely issues condemnation of terrorist acts It is only the third time in last decade that they have issued condemnation of a terrorist attacknbspIt had earlier issued condemnations once in 2015 and then in 2019 in severe cases of terrorist attacksnbspThe FATF statement comes in the backdrop of Indian authorities highlighting Pakistans persistent support for terrorism and its funnelling of multilateral funds for arms procurementAccording to sources such action by Pakistan warrants that the country be put in the grey list of the FATFnbspIndia has consistently held that Pakistan has given safe haven to designated terrorists and the same was evident when senior military officials were present at the funeral of the terrorists killed in Indian military attacks of May 7nbspAhead of the next meeting of the Asia Pacific Group APG of FATF on August 25nbsp and the next FATF plenary and working group meeting on October 20 India is preparingnbsp a dossier on the omissions and commissions by Pakistan with respect to FATF antimoney laundering and terror financing normsnbspIndia will be submitting to the FATF for grey listing of PakistanThe FATF which is a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog and sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities also said that it will soon release a comprehensive analysis of terrorist financing compiling cases provided by its global network consisting 200 jurisdictionsnbspIt will also host a webinar to help public and private sectors understand the risks and stay alert to emerging threats it addednbspSources said the report on terror financing risks would be released in a months time This is the first time the concept of state sponsored terrorism is being acknowledged by FATF as a funding sourceOnly Indias National Risk Assessment NRA recognises statesponsored terrorism from Pakistan as a key TF risk The inclusion of state sponsored terrorism as a concept in the report demonstrates international recognition of statesponsored terrorism by Pakistan sources addednbspPakistans history with FATFs grey list dates back to February 2008 when it was placed in the monitoring list In June 2010 it was removed from the list only to be brought back in February 2012 and then removed again in February 2015nbspIt was brought back in the list again for the third time in June 2018 and was later removed in October 2022 with FATF asking Pakistan to continue to work with APG to further improve its antimoneylaunderingcombating the financing of terror AMLCFT systemCurrently there are 24 countries in FATF grey list These countries are under increased monitoring and they have to address strategic deficiencies to counter money laundering terrorist financing and proliferation financingnbspThe FATF statement further said that as terrorism continues to threaten societies and citizens around the world the global watchdog is supporting over 200 jurisdictions within its global network to build and enhance their counterfinancing of terrorism CFT measures including through the strategic use of financial intelligence making this one of the most powerful instruments for dismantling terrorist financing networksIn addition to setting out the framework for combating terrorist financing the FATF has enhanced its focus on the effectiveness of measures countries have put in place That is how through our mutual evaluations we have identified gaps that need to be addressed it addednbspThe FATF has been working for 10 years to help countries stay ahead of terrorist financing risk for example relating to abuse of social media crowd funding and virtual assetsnbspFATF President Elisa de Anda Madrazo at the recent No Money for Terror Conference in Munich had said No single company authority or country can combat this challenge alone We must be unified against the scourge of global terrorism Because terrorists need to succeed only once to achieve their goal while we have to succeed every time to prevent itnbspAgencies https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/fatf-condemns-pahalgam-attack-to-soon-release-case-reports-on-state-sponsored-terror-funding-621469.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israeli-airstrike-hits-houthi-leaders-secret-meeting-place-in-yemeni-capital-source-621264.html Sanaa June 15 An Israeli airstrike hit a house in Yemens capital Sanaa where a secret meeting of senior Houthi leaders was allegedly taking place according to a source close to the Houthi group The house located in southern Sanaa was cordoned off by heavy Houthi security forces as ambulances rushed to the scene Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday eveningLocal antiHouthi media reported on social media that the meeting was chaired by Mahdi alMashat head of the Supreme Political Council and Abdulkarim alGumari the Houthi military chief of staffOther media sources reported that the secret meeting was also attended by top Houthi leader AbdulMalik alHouthi the head of the Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Committee Mohammed Ali alHouthi and the Houthi military intelligence chief Abu Ali alHakimThe Houthis have yet to issue an official statementA Yemeni security official has told Ynet that alGumari is also the head of the Houthis missile programSaudibased Al Hadath reported that the strike targeted a residential complex housing Houthi leaders near the Lebanese Hospital just south of alSabeen Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa The area is known for hosting large weekly demonstrations against IsraelResidents living near the targeted house told Xinhua they saw at least 10 charred bodies at the sceneThe Houthi group who controls much of northern Yemen has been targeting Israel since November 2023 in a show of solidarity with the Palestinians amid the ongoing IsraelHamas war in GazaThe group has strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli attacks on Iran vowing in a statement that it would intensify longrange missile attacks against IsraelThe Houthis who control much of western Yemen and receive backing from Iran have launched dozens of missiles toward Israel in recent months claiming solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza In early May one of their missiles evaded interception and struck near Ben Gurion International Airport significantly disrupting air trafficThe Houthis are part of Irans Axis of Resistance against Israeli and US interests in the Middle East which also includes Hamas and Lebanons HezbollahWhile Israel has weakened those groups by assassinating top leaders and destroying military infrastructure since the Gaza war began the Houthis are still a force to be reckoned with IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israeli-airstrike-hits-houthi-leaders-secret-meeting-place-in-yemeni-capital-source-621264.html Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:19:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/delhi-hc-rejects-shabir-shahs-bail-plea-in-jampk-terror-funding-case-620804.html Srinagar June 12 The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a terror funding case being investigated by the National Investigation Agency NIA A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur pronounced the verdict affirming the trial courts decision of July 7 2023 which had denied bail to ShahThe present appeal is dismissed the bench stated briefly adding that a detailed order will be issued laterShabir Shah currently in judicial custody had moved the high court in August 2023 challenging the trial courts refusal to grant him bail His counsel had argued that the case lacked substantial material evidence and that the charges were politically motivatedHowever the NIA had strongly opposed the bail plea maintaining that the accusations against Shah were serious in nature and part of a larger conspiracy involving funding of militant activitiesShabir Shah was arrested and moved to Delhis Tihar Jail by the NIA in June 2019 in a terror funding case being investigated by the agencyKashmiri separatist leaders including Yasin Malik Shabir Shah Nayeem Khan and others have been booked by the NIA in different cases including terror funding waging war against the state and stoking sentiments among youth to resort to violence It was after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 2019 that the separatist leaders were prevented from propagating secession and violence publicly through speeches and through hostile press statementsKashmiri separatist leaders supported armed insurgency and even glorified terrorists killed in encounters with the security forcesProIndia and nationalist elements and also those working for the security forces would be threatened by the terrorists and the separatist leaders always glorified the actions of terrorists against the JampK Police and the security forcesThese separatist leaders would attend the funerals of terrorists and stoke the youth to join the terrorist ranks to carry forward the socalled Jehad Holy War IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/delhi-hc-rejects-shabir-shahs-bail-plea-in-jampk-terror-funding-case-620804.html Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoists-demand-rs-5-lakh-from-local-medicine-trader-in-bihars-arwal-district-620844.html Patna June 12 In a shocking turn of events a handwritten pamphlet allegedly issued by a Maoist organisation has surfaced in Bihars Arwal district demanding Rs 5 lakh from a local medical shop owner on Thursday The pamphlet was found pasted at Bhagat Singh Chowk a highsecurity area located near the Superintendent of Polices SP office in Arwal townThe incident has triggered widespread panic among traders particularly in Arwal Baidrabad and adjoining marketplacesThe pamphlet allegedly issued in the name of a Maoist outfit demanded that the amount be paid within five daysThe warning in the pamphlet stated that if the demand was not met within the stipulated time the trader would face action in the form of bomb explosions or deathThis is not the first such threat to surface in the areaEarlier such a note was pasted at the Arwal court premises demanding levy from traders but no concrete action was taken by the authoritiesFollowing the incident district police swiftly removed the pamphlet and began an investigationHowever concerns are mounting over the apparent ease with which such material could be displayed in a highly sensitive areaReacting sharply Arwal MLA Mahanand Singh lashed out at the Bihar government accusing it of deliberate inaction and trying to spread fear during the election seasonThis is a wellplanned conspiracy by the ruling BJP to create panic in the region Singh saidDespite such a serious threat being pasted near the SPs office no one has been arrested How can a pamphlet like this go unnoticed in such a busy and sensitive area he askedHe further alleged that Maoist elements were being protected by leaders of the ruling party adding that the administration has completely failed to uphold law and order in the districtThe SHO of Arwal police station confirmed the incident and stated The pamphlet was probably pasted in the night and we heard about it on Thursday morning The investigation is currently underwayThe SHO said that the pamphlet is under forensic examination and a probe has been launched to verify the authenticity of the threatWe have urged locals not to panic The security measures have been intensified across sensitive areas he saidThe incident has reignited debate around the resurgence of Maoist threats in central Bihar and raised serious questions about the preparedness of the administration IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/maoists-demand-rs-5-lakh-from-local-medicine-trader-in-bihars-arwal-district-620844.html Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-bats-for-global-action-in-fighting-terrorism-during-key-east-asia-summit-meeting-620713.html Kuala Lumpur June 11 India on Wednesday called for collective action in addressing the menace of terrorism that poses a serious threat to peace security and development of the entire region Addressing the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting EAS SOM in Malaysias Penang P Kumaran Secretary East in the Ministry of External Affairs underlined the important role of EAS towards promoting free open inclusive and rulesbased IndoPacificKumaran who led the Indian delegation at the summit shared New Delhis position on regional and international issues as the premier leadersled mechanism marks its 20th anniversary this yearSecretary East P Kumaran also met with Amran Mohammed Zin Secretary General at Malaysias Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit EAS and ASEAN Regional Forum ARF SOM in PenangHeld discussions to fully realise the IndiaMalaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established during the visit of PM YAB Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia to India in August 2024 Congratulated Secretary General on successful adoption of ASEAN Community Vision 2045 under Malaysias chairmanship of ASEAN Also discussed ways to widen Indias engagement with ASEAN in the context EAS and ASEANIndia Summit framework to strengthen the ASEANIndia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and exchanged views on other regional and multilateral issues the Ministry of External Affairs MEA posted on XThe MEA official also met Chung Byungwon Deputy Minister of Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting He congratulated the Deputy Minister on the successfullyconducted Presidential elections in South Korea and discussed ways to strengthen IndiaSouth Korea Special Strategic Partnership and impart renewed momentum to the bilateral agendaOn Tuesday Kumaran met Hajah Johariah Binti Abdul Wahab Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam on the margins of the meeting with the two sides discussing ways to further deepen the enhanced partnership between India and Brunei Darussalam bilaterally as also cooperation under ASEAN and other frameworksKumaran also held discussions on bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest with Australias Michelle Chan who heads the Office of Southeast AsiaEarlier on Monday he interacted with Ambassador Kung Phoak Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Underlining the close partnership between India and Cambodia the two sides discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation bilaterally and under the ASEAN frameworkThe East Asia Summit EAS Senior Officials Meeting attended by EAS Senior Officials and the Deputy SecretaryGeneral of ASEAN for ASEAN PoliticalSecurity Community reviewed the progress of implementation of the EAS Plan of Action 20242028 and exchanged views on regional and international developments The meeting also discussed preparations for the 15th EAS Foreign Ministers Meeting in July and the 20th East Asia Summit in October 2025The EAS is the premier leadersled forum in the AsiaPacific Since its inception in 2005 it has played a significant role in the strategic geopolitical and economic evolution of East Asia It comprises 18 participating countriesApart from the 10 ASEAN Member states namely Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam the EAS includes India China Japan South Korea Australia New Zealand United States and Russia IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-bats-for-global-action-in-fighting-terrorism-during-key-east-asia-summit-meeting-620713.html Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/operation-sindoor-gave-the-world-a-new-india-maha-cm-620734.html Akola June 11 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that Operation Sindoor gave the world a new India in which terrorist camps as well as the military runways in Pakistan were also destroyed Earlier if there was a war we used to look abroad Now under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India has become selfreliant The strength of the country was shown through Operation Sindoor he addedPakistan had to request Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and after that there was a ceasefire he remarked and thereby rejected the US President Donald Trumps claim of mediationHe was speaking at the Vikas Samvad organised in Akola On this occasion State Public Works Minister Shivendraraje Bhonsle BJP Working President Ravindra Chavan Guardian Minister Akash Fundkar MP Anup Dhotre and legislators Randhir Savarkar Harish Pimple Prakash Bharsakale Vasant Khandelwal and Kishore Jorgewar along with BJP office bearers of Akola and Washim districts were presentCM Fadnavis laid the foundation stone and dedicated 19 development works worth Rs 2700 crore In his speech the Chief Minister presented an overview of a slew of development works carried out by the Central and state governmentsThe country has undergone a transformation in 11 years According to the World Bank report in 2013 the number of poor people in the country was 27 per cent Now it has come down to five per cent PM Modi implemented the concept of welfare of the poor The Narendra Modi government has given three lakh houses to Maharashtra Due to this not a single person in the state will remain homeless he saidThe MahaYuti government has achieved success in the state The first 100day action plan was implemented which showed changes in government offices In the coming period all government services will be made online An agreement was reached with WhatsApp By December all services will be available on WhatsApp the Chief Minister added He said that this will make the administration dynamic and transparentOn the commencement of air service from Akola the Chief Minister added The promise made in Amravati has been fulfilled as the AmravatiMumbai air service has started The issue of the runway of Shivneri airport in Akola will also be resolved soon and after that the aircraft will also fly from AkolaMeanwhile CM Fadnavis said that the MahaYuti government comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party will complete its fiveyear tenure We will stay together and the MahaYuti government will complete its fiveyear term he added IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/operation-sindoor-gave-the-world-a-new-india-maha-cm-620734.html Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/dont-think-it-as-conflict-between-india-and-pakistan-it-is-india-vs-terroristan-eam-jaishankar-620563.html Brussels June 10 Reiterating that India will not give in to any kind of nuclear blackmail External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on Tuesday reaffirmed that the country strongly believes in zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations This is not a conflict between two states per se This is actually a response to the threat and to the practice of terrorism So I would urge you to dont think of it as IndiaPakistan think of it as India and Terroristan you would then appreciate Jaishankar said while addressing a joint press conference with European Union High Representative and VicePresident of the European Commission Kaja Kallas in BrusselsAsserting that terrorism is a shared and interconnected challenge for the global community the EAM mentioned that it is imperative that there must be strong international cooperation and understanding on the matterEAM Jaishankar and Kallas were addressing the media after holding the first strategic dialogue between India and the European Union where both sides held an open and productive meeting with discussions focused on defence and security including maritime cyber and spaceNuclear threats cannot pay off This is a mutual concern We see different actors in the world using it In this global changing world we need more partners and therefore we are working to intensify our cooperation regarding security and defence Kallas statedEAM Jaishankar highlighted that both sides exchanged views on global order including the situation in Europe the Ukraine conflict the Middle East the Indian subcontinent and IndoPacificMy visit to Brussels is taking place three months after that of the EU College of Commissioners to India Even in that time it was apparent that the world order was in the midst of a profound change These trends have intensified in many ways We have entered an era of multipolarity and strategic autonomy which are two important forces for India and the EU to forge deeper ties Working towards that goal requires intensified cooperation in many domains he statedThere will be situations when our perspectives will not be entirely identical and which is understandable But what is important is that we expand common ground and understanding and enhance levels of trust he addedJaishankar also mentioned that India aims to conclude the ambitious IndiaEU Free Trade Agreement FTA by the end of the yearStabilising and derisking the international economy today is a strategic priority for us This has many dimensions including more resilient and reliable supply chains as well as increasing trust and transparency in digital interactions Creating stronger economic and technology partnerships between major players acquires greater value It is with that perspective that we support the goal of concluding an ambitious and balanced IndiaEU FTA by the end of this year the EAM remarked IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/dont-think-it-as-conflict-between-india-and-pakistan-it-is-india-vs-terroristan-eam-jaishankar-620563.html Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/five-left-parties-write-to-pm-modi-opposing-anti-maoist-operation-in-chhattisgarh-620412.html Kolkata June 10 Five Left parties have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing the encounter killings of Maoist leaders in Operation Kagar being carried out in the Chhattisgarh region In the joint letter the five Left parties have written to the Prime Minister to put an immediate halt to the extrajudicial killings in the region around Chhattisgarh in the name of Operation KagarThere are several reports that several senior Maoist leaders are currently in the custody of the security forces We demand that they should all be produced in court and dealt with as per the rule of law the letter saidIn the letter the five Left parties have argued that the normal lives of the tribal people in the region have been completely disrupted following the action by the security forces thereThe Adivasi rights enshrined in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution are being systematically violated and the forest and minerals of Chhattisgarh are being subjected to indiscriminate corporate exploitation with disastrous implications for environmental safety and livelihood of the local people We urge upon you to stop this militaristic approach that treats the Adivasis with unmitigated hostility the letter addedIn the letter the Union government has also been accused of not handing over the bodies of those killed in the encounters to their families and thus being denied a dignified farewellThe Maoists have repeatedly urged the government to consider their appeal for dialogue Unfortunately the Union government and the BJPled Chhattisgarh government have chosen not to pursue a solution through talks Instead they are following an inhuman policy of killings and annihilation the letter saidAccording to the Left parties the recent statements by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah too made it evident that the Union government was not ready to pursue a solution through talks IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/five-left-parties-write-to-pm-modi-opposing-anti-maoist-operation-in-chhattisgarh-620412.html Tue, 10 Jun 2025 02:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/in-belgium-eam-jaishankar-exposes-nefarious-designs-of-rogue-state-pakistan-620507.html Brussels June 10 External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar apprised the Indian community in Belgium and Luxembourg about the efforts being made by the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in countering crossborder terrorism and ensuring the progress and prosperity of the country In a lively interaction with the Indian diaspora residing in the European nations the EAM also discussed with them the steady progress of IndiaBelgium ties and engagement with the European UnionTerrorism is not a particular countrys problem This is a challenge for everyone But what distinguishes this challenge from India is that often in various countries a group or set of forces does it It is very rare to have a country that openly uses it as a state policy Terrorism happens in Europe but no neighbouring European countries do terrorism as a declared state policy he said during the interactions exposing the Pakistansponsored crossborder terrorismHe stressed that the menace of terrorism has affected India more than any other country in contemporary times adding that India is more determined to fight against terrorismReflecting on the message of Operation Sindoor EAM said Focus of Operation Sindoor was to hit Muridke and Bahawalpur the two most prominent and openly declared notorious centres of terrorism in Pakistan For decades from these two places terror attacks were launched against India But this time India was determined to send the message that India will find the terrorists and eliminate them wherever they areAdditionally during the address EAM also asserted the significance of the enhancement of ties between India and EuropeTo give you a context of what I am doing I think all of you living in Belgium living in almost the center of Europe will understand today that lots of things are happening in the world particularly in respect to Europe itself and there is much sharper interest in Europe to build stronger ties with India Jaishankar saidWe always had a good political understanding as it was one of the earliest countries to establish diplomatic relations with India Politically things have always been smooth for us but our effort now is not just to be satisfied with what we have but to intensify our cooperation with different countriesparticularly I would say the economic cooperation the peopletopeople linkages and also the wellbeing of the community he addedHe highlighted that much like India Europe is also moving towards the Indian concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat trying to address their problems on its ownI think a part of it is the direction in which the world is going There is an increase in the sense that look all countries in a way used to speak about Aatmanirbhar Bharat I think there is also Aatmanirbhar Europe now in the makingEurope which realises that there are many problems of Europe that have to be addressed by Europe itself he addedThat they have to stand more on their own feet and therefore they need stronger relationships with other countries and I think that is very much the kind of thinking which is there in the process he statedFurthermore EAM Jaishankar lauded the Indian community for their contribution in various parts of the worldI take the opportunity to underline that in the last decade under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi the Government of India has put special value on the Indian diaspora We see you as a key to our interaction with the world he statedThe External Affairs Minister is on an official visit to France EU and Belgium from June 8 to 14 to further deepen Indias friendly relations and give renewed momentum to ongoing cooperation in diverse areasIndiaBelgium collaboration currently spans various domains like trade and investment green energy technology pharmaceutical diamond sector and strong peopletopeople tiesDuring his visit to Belgium the EAM also met his Belgian counterpart besides interacting with the members of the Indian community IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/in-belgium-eam-jaishankar-exposes-nefarious-designs-of-rogue-state-pakistan-620507.html Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:57:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-sia-raids-house-in-poonch-in-narco-terrorism-case-620516.html Jammu June 10 State investigation agency SIA of JampK Police on Tuesday raided a house in Poonch district in connection with a narcoterrorism case being investigated by the agency Officials said that SIA this morning carried out a raid at a residential house in the Sawjian area of the district as part of its ongoing probe into a narcoterrorism caseThe raid was carried out in the morning today at the residence of Mohd Jameel son of Mohd Latief resident of Ward No 06 Gagrian B The operation was carried out in the presence of the Naib Tehsildar Sawjian and Chowki Incharge Sawjian police post said the officialsThe action is linked to FIR No 022022 registered at SIA Jammu which reportedly involves the use of crossborder drug smuggling by terror groups to finance their activities the officials saidIn addition to aggressive operations against terrorists their overground workers OGWs and sympathisers security forces are carrying out operations against drug smugglers and peddlers since intelligence agencies believe that the funds generated through the smuggling are finally used to sustain terrorism in Jammu and KashmirA majority of antidrug trafficking operations have found that smuggling rackets are ultimately linked to mafias operating across the borderThe SIA of the JampK Police has been investigating some highprofile crimes The SIA also investigated the murder of Advocate Babar Qadri a lawyer and political activist in Srinagar who was murdered in 2020He was critical of Mian Qayoom the former president of the High Court Bar Association and had expressed fears about being targeted Qadri was killed at his residence in Srinagar by terroristsThe SIA said during the investigation into the murder of advocate Babar Qadri It was revealed during the indepth investigation conducted by the Special Investigation Team SIT that Mian Qayoom who had an inimical relation with the deceased got Babar Qadri eliminated through terrorists of TRF The Resistance Front and their handlers in Pakistan by hatching a criminal conspiracy IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-sia-raids-house-in-poonch-in-narco-terrorism-case-620516.html Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:12:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eam-jaishankar-welcomes-eus-strong-condemnation-of-pahalgam-terror-attack-620539.html Brussels June 10 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called on the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels appreciating her strong condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and solidarity with India in fighting terrorism Both sides acknowledged the benefits of enhancing cooperation in trade technology connectivity and security to deepen the IndiaEuropean Union partnership Pleased to call on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this morning Welcomed her strong condemnation of terrorist attack in Pahalgam and solidarity in combatting terrorism Discussed efforts underway to deepen the IndiaEU partnership Agreed on the potential benefits of stronger cooperation in trade technology connectivity and security for both our regions the EAM posted on X after the meetingUrsula von der Leyen also warmly welcomed EAM Jaishankar highlighting a stronger partnership between the European Union and IndiaWelcome to my friend S Jaishankar The EUIndia strategic partnership is getting stronger Were working on a Strategic Agenda based on growth with an ambitious Free Trade Agreement technology and innovation and security and defence I look forward to adopting it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at our next Summit the EU chief posted on XThe External Affairs Minister is on an official visit to France EU and Belgium from June 8 to 14 to further deepen Indias friendly relations and give renewed momentum to ongoing cooperation in diverse areasAs he left New Delhi the Ministry of External Affairs MEA highlighted the IndiaEuropean Union strategic partnership which has strengthened over the years across diverse sectors and got a big boost with the firstever visit of the EU College of Commissioners to India in February this yearDuring the visit EAM will be holding a Strategic Dialogue with the EU High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas and will engage with the senior leadership from the European Commission and the European Parliament besides interacting with think tank and media read a statement issued by the MEA on the EAMs visitLast week addressing the ItalyIndia Business Forum during his official visit to Italy Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal reiterated Indias shared commitment to speed up the IndiaEU FTAThe European Union EU and its 27 member states earlier unequivocally condemned the heinous April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack and backed Indias strong response stating that every state has the duty and the right to lawfully protect its citizens from acts of terror Asserting that terrorism can never be justified the EU said that those responsible for the attack must be brought to justiceEarlier this year Ursula von der Leyen accompanied by the European Union College of Commissioners visited India from February 27 to 28 This was the firstever visit of the EU College of Commissioners together to India The EU and India reinforced strategic ties during the landmark visit of the European Commission delegation to IndiaAs Von der Leyen emphasised stronger EUIndia ties in an increasingly complex world stressing that both sides interests coincide more often than not Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Commission also agreed to expedite the conclusion of the IndiaEU FTA by the end of the yearDuring the Commissions visit both leaders affirmed that the EUIndia Strategic Partnership has delivered strong benefits for their peoples and the larger global good They committed to raising this partnership to a higher level building upon 20 years of IndiaEU Strategic Partnership and over 30 years of IndiaEC Cooperation Agreement IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eam-jaishankar-welcomes-eus-strong-condemnation-of-pahalgam-terror-attack-620539.html Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:50:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/security-in-7-bengal-districts-on-high-alert-over-bangladesh-based-jmbs-plans-for-modules-620186.html Kolkata June 8 Security and intelligence networks both by Central and state agencies are on high alert following intelligence inputs about plans of Bangladeshbased fundamentalist group JamaatulMujahideen Bangladesh JMB to set up modules in minoritydominated pockets in seven districts of West Bengal Sources said the intelligence inputs about the twophase module creation plan were collected primarily through interrogation of the three recently arrested JMB associates Last month two were nabbed from Birbhum Aazmal Hossain and Saheb Ali Khan and one from South 24 Parganas named Abasuddin MollaBesides information has also been gathered through onfield inputs from sleuths of Central and state intelligence agenciesSources added that in the first phase the Bangladeshi fundamentalist group targeted the three districts of Malda Murshidabad and North Dinajpur for this module creation After completing the process in these three districts their next four targets would be North 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas Nadia and Birbhum districtsAn insider in the state police said that the plan had been done in such a manner that it covers the most sensitive pockets in North Bengal and South BengalWhile North Dinajpur and Malda districts are located in the northern sector of the state the other five districts are in the southern sector Barring Birbhum all the other six districts have international borders with BangladeshBirbhum though does not have any international border but acts as an important connecting route between South Bengal and North Bengal via Murshidabad To recall the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI investigation on the multicrore cattlesmuggling case revealed that in that scam Birbhum acted as the main transit route to Bangladesh via MurshidabadThe modus operandi for the creation of the modules was first to brainwash youths including minors and subsequently include them in the sleeper cells The police have secured the information about some of these youths who were targeted by the three arrested JMB activistsThe investigation officials have been able to track the Pakistan links of Abasuddin Molla one of the three Indian associates of JMB who were arrested by the special task force STF of West Bengal Police earlier this monthAs per findings of the sleuths the coded encrypted messages recovered from the mobile phones of Aazmal Hossain and Saheb Ali Khan showed their links with the associates of Bangladeshbased fundamentalist outfits namely JMB HizbutTahrir HUT and Ansarullah Bangla Team ABTHowever similar coded and encrypted messages recovered from the mobile phones of Molla showed his regular communication with some individuals based out of Pakistan as well as with some associates of the Jammu and Kashmirbased fundamentalist group Ansar GhazwatulHind IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/security-in-7-bengal-districts-on-high-alert-over-bangladesh-based-jmbs-plans-for-modules-620186.html Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:30:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/arambai-tenggol-member-arrested-by-cbi-over-criminal-activities-linked-to-manipur-violence-620200.html Imphal June 8 Radical Meitei outfit Arambai Tenggol AT member Kanan Singh was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI from Imphal Airport on Sunday an agency statement said The CBI statement said that Singh was involved in various criminal activities related to Manipur violence in 2023 The information related to his arrest has been given to his family membersThe central agency is investigating Manipur violence cases as per the direction of the Supreme Court and the trials of these cases have been shifted from Manipur to Guwahati in view of the law and order situation in ManipurThe arrested AT member has been brought from Imphal to Guwahati and he will be produced before the competent court for police remandInvestigation is continuing the CBI saidA Manipur Police official said that AT member Kanan Singh and four other cadres were arrested for their involvement in various illegal activitiesAfter the news of the arrest of the AT members spread violence broke out in several Manipurs valley districts especially in Imphal East and Imphal West districtsThe protestors set fire to some vehicles including those belonging to the security forcesTen people were injured in clashes between security personnel and protestors A journalist also sustained injury in the meleeProtesting the arrest of Arambai Tenggol members a large number of men and women protesters burnt tyres and old furniture in the important roads at Kwakeithel and Uripok in Imphal West district demanding the immediate release of the detaineesProtesters also laid siege to some important installationsIn a few places Arambai Tenggol activists poured petrol over themselves in symbolic protests against the arrestLocal people claimed that several gunshots were heard at Kwakeithel but they could not confirm who fired the shots or whether anyone was injuredArambai Tenggol has called a 10day shutdown in Manipur from Sunday to protest against the arrest of their leader Kanan Singh and four other members by central security agenciesTo control the situation the state government has banned mobile internet on Saturday midnight and data services for five days and imposed an indefinite curfew in five Imphal valley districts Imphal West Imphal East Thoubal Bishnupur and Kakching A large contingent of Central and state forces led by senior officials has been deployed in the five districts especially in Imphal East and Imphal West districts to bring the situation under control IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/arambai-tenggol-member-arrested-by-cbi-over-criminal-activities-linked-to-manipur-violence-620200.html Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/govt-holds-meeting-with-four-manipur-militant-outfits-in-guwahati-619828.html GuwahatiImphal June 6 The government has held a meeting with the leaders of four Kuki militant outfits of Manipur with whom the government earlier signed Suspension of Operation accord officials said A senior official said on Thursday that the meeting was held at the Assam Polices Special Branch headquarters at Kahilipara in GuwahatiThe outcome of the crucial meeting is not yet known as all concerned remained tightlippedThursdays meeting was held within two days after the visit of Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan in ManipurThe Union Home Secretary accompanied by Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka visited Manipur for two days Monday and Tuesday and they visited tribalinhabited Kangpokpi and Churachandpur districts and Imphal East districtUnion Home Secretary Mohan and Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla held a highlevel meeting on Monday and discussed ongoing fencing work along the IndiaMyanmar border as well as the law and order situation in the stateA Raj Bhavan official had said that the Governor Bhalla and the Union Home Secretary Mohan held highlevel review meeting with top civil Army paramilitary and security officials and the discussion focussed on key issues concerning the state including ongoing fencing work along the 398km IndiaMyanmar border with Manipur as well as the law and order situation in the stateThe review meeting deliberated the progress of the border fencing along the International Border and the law and order situation in the state Maintenance of public order and developmental efforts were the highlights of these meetings the official saidThe Union Home Secretary during his visit to several relief camps in three districts supervised the wellbeing of the violencehit displaced peopleMeanwhile last month some MLAs and leaders of the KukiZo communities in Manipur held a crucial meeting in Guwahati and demanded the Central government to resume talks with the Kuki militant outfits with whom the government earlier signed the Suspension of Operation accordUnited Peoples Front and Kuki National Organisation which are conglomerates of 23 underground outfits signed a Suspension of Operation with the Central government on August 22 2008 and then there are 2266 Kuki cadres who have been staying in different designated camps in ManipurThe Congress was in power in Manipur when the Suspension of Operation was signedMore than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Imphal Valleybased Meiteis and hillsbased KukiZo groups since May 2023 IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/govt-holds-meeting-with-four-manipur-militant-outfits-in-guwahati-619828.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 02:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/encounter-between-security-forces-and-militants-along-arunachals-border-with-myanmar-619829.html Itanagar June 6 An encounter took place between the militants and the security forces in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Myanmar officials said A defence spokesman said late Thursday night that upon receiving specific information about the movement of cadres of an unidentified militant outfit in the Pongchau Circle areas of Arunachal Pradeshs Longding district along the IndiaMyanmar border security forces launched a patrol to dominate the border areas earlier in the dayWhile moving through the thick forests the security forces observed the movement of unknown individuals and challenged themIn response the security forces faced heavy and indiscriminate fire from heavycalibre weapons which was effectively retaliated by the security forces the spokesman addedHe said that during the intense firefight the unknown cadres withdrew across the International Border towards MyanmarThe area was thoroughly searched by the security forces however the cadres of the unknown militant outfit had managed to cross the border taking cover of the dense surrounding forest the spokesman addedMeanwhile on May 14 10 militants were killed during an encounter with the Assam Rifles in southern Manipurs Chandel district which shares the border with MyanmarA defence spokesman giving details of the May 14 encounter had said that a patrol of the Assam Rifles was fired upon heavily by suspected cadres near New Samtal village along the Myanmar border in Chandel districtDemonstrating exceptional composure and combat readiness the troopers responded in a precise measured and calibrated manner and the operation resulted in the neutralisation of 10 individuals in camouflage fatigues the spokesman saidPreliminary assessments suggest that the neutralised individuals were known for involvement in crossborder insurgent activity and efforts are underway to confirm their identities he addedA thorough combing operation of the area was carried out wherein a significant cache of weapons and other material was recovered from the New Samtal village which is 130 km from the state capital and has scant human habitationThe cache comprised seven AK47 rifles a rocketpropelled grenade launcher a M4 rifle and four singlebarrel breechloading rifles ammunition and other warlike storesThe situation along the IndiaMyanmar border remains under heightened surveillance the spokesman had said adding that the security forces are maintaining a robust posture and are in coordination with the civil administration and intelligence agencies to ensure peace and stability in the regionFour northeastern states Arunachal Pradesh 520 km Manipur 398 km Nagaland 215 km and Mizoram 510 km share 1643km unfenced border with Myanmar IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/encounter-between-security-forces-and-militants-along-arunachals-border-with-myanmar-619829.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 02:32:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/central-asian-countries-stood-by-india-after-heinous-pahalgam-terror-attack-eam-jaishankar-619953.html New Delhi June 6 External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on Friday expressed his appreciation for the solidarity shown by Central Asian countries in condemning the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 I appreciate that your countries stood by India and condemned the heinous terrorist attack that took place in April in Pahalgam the EAM said in his opening remarks at the 4th IndiaCentral Asia Dialogue in New Delhi Kazakhstans Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov took part in the dialogueAddressing the session EAM Jaishankar stated that India deeply cherishes its millenniaold civilisational and cultural ties with Central AsiaThese ageold bonds forged through trade exchange of ideas and peopletopeople contacts have strengthened over time evolving into a partnership defined by shared aspirations shared opportunities and common challenges he saidThe EAM said that Indias cooperation with the Central Asian countries received a quantum boost with Prime Minister Narendra Modis backtoback visits to all five Central Asian capitals in July 2015We have marked three decades of our contemporary diplomatic ties with our Central Asian partners in 2022 We have worked together and laid down the legal and institutional framework which has provided a foundation to further our mutually beneficial cooperation with each other individually and collectively he addedHe emphasised that India remains a trusted development partner for all the Central Asian countries and highlighted that that trade economic and investment ties between India and Central Asia have strengthened significantly over the last decadeTogether with the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation ITEC training slots and Indian Council for Cultural Relations ICCR scholarships which are the most wellknown form of our development partnership we have also started providing High Impact Community Development projects as Indian grants for socioeconomic development the EAM mentionedAsserting on the fruitful discussions during the India Central Asia Business Council meeting held on Thursday Jaishankar stated that it focused on to remove impediments and add cooperation in digital technology fintech interbank relations and to the existing list of areas which would help both India and Central Asian region to realise the full potential of the economic cooperationBoth India and our Central Asian partners are committed to advancing mutually beneficial cooperation across all sectors particularly trade and investment defence agroprocessing textiles pharmaceuticals regional connectivity security education culture peopletopeople exchanges as well as new and emerging technologies he statedThe IndiaCentral Asia Dialogue launched in January 2019 in Samarkand serves as a key platform for strengthening ties between India and Central Asia The second meeting took place virtually in October 2020 and focussed on regional security counterterrorism and infrastructure development The third meeting was held in New Delhi in December 2021 and emphasised connectivity to further deepen the ties between India and Central Asia IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/central-asian-countries-stood-by-india-after-heinous-pahalgam-terror-attack-eam-jaishankar-619953.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-and-germany-discuss-joint-role-in-ensuring-global-peace-and-security-619981.html Berlin June 6 IANS The allparty Parliamentary delegation from India led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday held a productive interaction with Omid Nouripour VicePresident of Bundestag the German Parliament deeply appreciating Germanys strong and unequivocal support for Indias principled stand against terrorismnbspThe delegates conveyed Indias firm response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and briefed about Operation Sindoor reiterating the countrys zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestationsLater the delegation also met Bundestags Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee Armin Laschet and other members and former ministers including Ralph Brinkhaus and Hubertus Heil The delegation conveyed Indias unwavering stand for zero tolerance for terrorism and outlined its resolve to not give in to nuclear blackmailnbspThe leaders noted growing momentum in strategic partnership between IndiaGermany and joint role in ensuring global peace and securitynbspFollowing the conclusion of a productive and impactful visit to Belgium the delegation had arrived in Germany late Thursday for the final leg of their engagements in Western EuropeThe delegation is a part of the Indian governments ongoing diplomatic outreach under Operation Sindoor and its unwavering adherence to a zerotolerance policy towards terrorismnbspDuring their stay in Germany the delegation will also be interacting with representatives from various think tanks and the Indian community in the countrynbspEarlier Indias Ambassador to Germany Ajit Gupte received the Indian delegation on their arrival in Berlin and briefed them about IndiaGermany relations with a focus on expanding strategic partnerships and growing cooperation across several sectorsThe discussions included an overview on IndiaGermany relations with a focus on expanding strategic partnership and growing cooperation in trade and investment defence science and technology and mobility the Indian Embassy in Berlin posted on XnbspThe ninemember delegation includes a diverse political representation with Ravi Shankar Prasad BJP Daggubati Purandeswari BJP Priyanka Chaturvedi Shiv SenaUBT Ghulam Ali Khatana BJP Amar Singh Congress Samik Bhattacharya BJP M Thambidurai AIADMK former Union Minister MJ Akbar and former Ambassador Pankaj SarannbspAfter concluding visits to France Italy Denmark the UK and Belgium the Indian delegation is in Germany marking the continuation of Indias strategic outreach to garner international support against crossborder terrorism emanating from the soil of Pakistan https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-and-germany-discuss-joint-role-in-ensuring-global-peace-and-security-619981.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:53:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-raids-32-places-in-jampk-against-terror-ecosystem-619781.html Srinagar June 5 The National Investigation Agency NIA on Thursday conducted a series of searches across the Kashmir Valley as part of its continuing investigations against terror conspiracy by Pakistanbacked proscribed terrorist organisations and their offshoots to destabilise Jammu and Kashmir an official said A statement by NIA said Thirtytwo locations in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir were searched as part of todays crackdown The locations were residential premises of hybrid terrorists and overground workers associated with these Pakistan based offshoots such as The Resistance Front TRF United Liberation Front Jammu amp Kashmir ULFJampK Mujahideen GazwatulHind MGH Jammu amp Kashmir Freedom Fighters JKFF Kashmir Tigers PAAF and others which are affiliated to proscribed terrorist organisations such as LaskareToiba LeT JaisheMohammed JeM AlBadr etcThe cadres and workers whose premises were searched are under the NIAs scanner for their involvement in supporting terrorist activities such as facilitating terrorists collection and distribution of sticky bombsmagnetic bombs IEDs funds narcotic substances and armsammunitionsThe statement further said The abovementioned organisations supported by their leaders in Pakistan have been conspiring to commit acts of terror and violence by radicalising local youth and mobilizing overground workers to disturb peace and communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir Investigations have revealed that Pakistanbased operatives were using social media online apps to facilitate and promote terror Drones were being used by them to deliver armsammunition explosives narcotics etc to their operatives and cadres in the Kashmir ValleyTwo Live cartridges one fired bullet head and one bayonet have been recovered during the searches Apart from this several digital devices containing large volumes of incriminating data amp documents have been recovered by NIA in these searches These will be subjected to a thorough scrutiny by the agency to unravel the details of the terrorist conspiracy NIA is continuing its investigation in the case the NIA statement mentioned IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/nia-raids-32-places-in-jampk-against-terror-ecosystem-619781.html Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:45:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/chhattisgarh-hardcore-maoist-sudhakar-eliminated-in-gunfight-with-security-forces-619789.html Raipur June 5 Sudhakar also known as Nar Singhachalam a central committee member of the group has been killed in a fierce gunbattle in the dense forest of Bijapur Chhattisgarh on Thursday He was a highly wanted Maoist figure in Telangana Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra with authorities having placed Rs 1 crore bounty on himConfirming his death officials said he was eliminated in a fierce battle against Maoists which is going on in the dense forests of Bijapur ChhattisgarhGunfire has been raging since Thursday morning with forces having moved in on intelligence indicating the presence of top Maoist leaders in the National Park regionTop Maoist Central Committee member Sudhakar was active for 30 years in Bastars Indravati Tiger Reserve BijapurIn the last six months security forces have eliminated three Central Committee members Maoist chief Basavaraju and over 150 highprofile Maoists across Chhattisgarh Jharkhand and OdishaSudhakars elimination is a big success for the ongoing mission of the Union government to make India LWEfree by early 2026Bastar IG Inspector General P Sundarraj has acknowledged the ongoing encounter The operation is being spearheaded by a joint force comprising DRG STF and Cobra unitsWhen security personnel ventured into the area for reconnaissance they were met with an ambush officials saidThe Maoists lying in wait unleashed a volley of bullets upon the advancing team The forces responded in kind igniting an intense exchange of fireThe combing operation remains active as reports suggest that highranking members of the Maoists group may be in the vicinityKey officials overseeing the operation include Bijapur SP Jitendra Kumar Yadav and othersAdditionally senior officers such as ADG Naxal Ops Vivekanand Sinha Bastar IG P Sundarraj and CRPF IG Rakesh Agarwal are closely monitoring the situation This latest encounter underscores the ongoing battle between state forces and the insurgent groupJust weeks ago on May 21 a major operation resulted in the elimination of 27 Maoists including Basavaraju who carried a reward of Rs 15 croreSeven days ago security forces unveiled details of the Karregutta operation a prolonged effort spanning 24 days along the ChhattisgarhTelangana border that culminated in the deaths of 31 insurgentsThe campaign against Maoist elements continues relentlessly with repeated intelligence pointing to their presence in critical areas like the Indravati Tiger ReserveActing on such information security personnel were dispatched to Bijapur where yet another intense battle is unfolding Gunfire continues to ring out across the forests marking another chapter in this longrunning conflict IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/chhattisgarh-hardcore-maoist-sudhakar-eliminated-in-gunfight-with-security-forces-619789.html Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:46:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/enough-is-enough-vice-prez-jagdeep-dhankhar-on-indias-response-to-terror-619791.html New Delhi June 5 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday hailed Indias new antiterror normal saying enough is enough No more tolerance of terrorism Addressing students at a Sainik School in Rajasthans Chittorgarh Dhankhar said Those who will commit barbarity use terrorism as a weapon will be taught the lesson of their life like Bahawalpur and Muridke Complementing the armed forces for the success of Operation Sindoor the Vice President said As a proud Indian I can say the recent lesson we taught the enemy across the border we are proud of our defence forcesPahalgam barbarity has been avenged to the accolade of the entire world Time for us to salute our defence forces What they achieved has never been done before he saidHe said the hubs of JaisheMohammed and LashkareTaiba who defined terrorism were destroyed in Bahawalpur and Muridke deep inside the territory of Pakistan beyond the international borderYou must have seen coffins being escorted by terrorists their Army and their politicians That was the greatest success of our defence forces he saidThe Vice President also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for opening Sainik Schools for girls as wellI must appreciate Prime Minister Modi for achieving something which did not happen for three decades earlier an epochal development a gamechanging development onethird reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures And I must also commend that earlier we used to have allboys Sainik Schools Now we have at Mathura allgirls Sainik Schools a big development he saidHe described the opening of Sainik Schools for girls as a big change During our times and decades thereafter Sainik Schools were meant only for boys Fifty per cent of humanity was ignored Can you succeed in the world without 50 per cent of the talent not being recognised IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/enough-is-enough-vice-prez-jagdeep-dhankhar-on-indias-response-to-terror-619791.html Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:49:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eam-jaishankar-thanks-kyrgyzstan-for-support-and-solidarity-in-countering-terrorism-619749.html New Delhi June 5 IANS External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on Thursday held a meeting with Kyrgyzstan Foreign Affairs Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev Moldokanovich discussing ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries and also thanking him for Bishkeks support and solidarity in countering terrorismnbspA productive meeting with FM Zheenbek Kulubaev of Kyrgyz Republic Thanked him for their support and solidarity in countering terrorism Discussed our cooperation in banking education energy health connectivity and capacity building Todays signing of Programme of Cooperation is a step forward in deepening our bilateral ties EAM Jaishankar posted on X after the meetingAlong with Kulubaev four other Central Asian foreign ministers including Bakhtiyor Saidov Uzbekistan Rashid Meredov Turkmenistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin Tajikistan and Murat Nurtleu Kazakhstan are in New Delhi to attend the twoday 4th IndiaCentral Asia Dialogue as India continues to put a strong foot forward in enhancing antiterror and deradicalisation partnerships across the regionnbspEarlier in the day Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman and the visiting Kyrgyz Foreign Minister signed the Protocol and exchanged Instrument of Ratification of the Bilateral Investment Treaty BIT between both countriesThe Bilateral Investment Treaty BIT signed on June 14 2019 in Bishkek between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic enters into force with effect from Thursday and replaces the earlier agreement enforced in May 2000 ensuring continuity in the protection of investments between the two nationsnbspThe IndiaKyrgyz BIT marks a significant milestone in strengthening bilateral economic relations and fostering a secure and predictable investment environment The BIT aims to promote and protect interests of investors of either country in the territory of the other country read a statement issued by the Ministry of FinanceThe BIT balances the investor rights with the sovereign regulatory powers of both countries and reflects a shared commitment to create a resilient and transparent investment climate It is expected to further encourage crossborder investments and deepen economic cooperation between India and KyrgyzstannbspDuring the meeting held within the framework of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the Central AsiaIndia Dialogue both countries discussed the current state and prospects of KyrgyzIndian cooperation in the financial and investment sectorsParticular attention was paid to the establishment of direct correspondent relations between banks of Kyrgyzstan and India and the development of investment cooperation in priority areas The meeting concluded with confirmation of the parties mutual willingness to strengthen cooperation between the financial institutions of the two countries stated Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/eam-jaishankar-thanks-kyrgyzstan-for-support-and-solidarity-in-countering-terrorism-619749.html Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:29:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/unsc-ends-imbroglio-over-chairs-of-terrorism-committees-619460.html United Nations June 4 Ending an imbroglio over leadership of United Nations Security Council panels dealing with terrorism Algeria has been appointed chair of the 1267 Sanctions Committee that has been dealing with Pakistanbased terrorist groups like LashkareToiba LeT and JaisheMohammed JeM According to the list of chairs of the 24 committees and groups released on Tuesday Denmark has been appointed head of the influential Counterterrorism Committee CTCPakistan which held up the appointments for five months with its demands to head the Counterterrorism and 1267 committees was kept away from those two panels and given as a compromise the chair of the 1988 Taliban Committee which effectively deals with Afghanistan now run by the TalibanGuyana and Russia will be the cochairs of the committeeConsensus governs many of the functions of the Council and taking advantage of it elected member Pakistan was able to block the appointment of the chairs of the committees until a compromise was struckDiplomatic sources said the Western countries on the Council opposed Pakistan becoming the chair of any of the main terrorismrelated panels the CTC and the 1988 and 1267Those countries pointed out that Islamabad had a conflict of interest because it harboured terrorist organisations like the LeT and JeM and its leaders and had contentious relations with the Taliban ruling neighbouring AfghanistanAmong other appointments South Korea heads the Peacekeeping Working Group Panama the 1540 NonProliferation Committee and Slovenia the 2231 Iran Committee and also act as the facilitator for the nuclear deal which may get a second life under US President Donald Trumps initiativeNearly halfway into the year the compromise was struck with Pakistan to allow the panels that had been leaderless to function effectivelyPakistan was also given the vice chairmanship of the CTC along with Russia and FranceAlgeria was also appointed chair of the 1566 Counterterrorism Working Group which was set up under a 2004 Council resolution to recommend measures against terrorist groups not covered by other panelsIn other appointments Pakistan was made a cochair with Greece of the Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions which makes recommendations on making sanctions more effective but has no direct say on imposing or lifting sanctionsIt also was made cochair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Procedural MattersThe 1267 Sanctions Committee which gets its name from the Councils resolution and deals with the affiliates of alQaeda and the Islamic State that covers Pakistanbased terrorist outfits like LeT and JeMHeading the 1988 Taliban Sanctions Committee which is named for the number of the 2011 Council resolution on sanctions against the Taliban will allow it to exert influence on AfghanistanWhen India was on the Council during 2020 to 2022 it headed the CounterTerrorism Committee and Indias Permanent Representative to UN Ruchira Kamboj even arranged for the panel to meet in Mumbai at the sites of the 2611 terror attacks by Pakistanbased terrorists IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/unsc-ends-imbroglio-over-chairs-of-terrorism-committees-619460.html Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bilawal-bhutto-concedes-pakistan-faces-hurdles-in-its-kashmir-campaign-619474.html United Nations June 4 Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has conceded that his country hasnt made headway in its Kashmir campaign at the United Nations and elsewhere in general As far as the hurdles we face within the UN and in general as far as the Kashmir cause is concerned that still exists Bilawal who is leading a delegation of Pakistani parliamentarians said at a news conference here on TuesdayHe asserted that in his meetings with UN officials and diplomats he found receptiveness on issues like terrorism and water but it did not extend to KashmirBilawal who is the Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party dismissed an attempt by a Palestinian journalist to equate Kashmir and Gaza a familiar ploy that some Pakistanis have also usedLet me emphasise from the outset there is theres no meaningful comparison that I can make between the plight of the Palestinians and the plight of Pakistan the plight of Kashmir he saidWhat were seeing in Gaza what were seeing in Palestine is uniquely outrageous inhumane and condemnable in all shapes forms and terms he addedBut he went on to allege that India was drawing its inspiration from Israel and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to model himself on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but was nowhere near himBilawals delegation was modeled by Islamabad after the allparty delegations India has been sending around the world to explain its policy of zerotolerance for terrorism and the Operation Sindoor that was launched against terrorist facilities in Pakistan and PakistanOccupied Kashmir after the massacre of 26 people in Jammu and Kashmirs PahalgamAfter arriving in New York on Monday the Pakistani delegation met UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres General Assembly President Philemon Yang Security Council President Carolyn RodriguesBirkett and permanent representatives of the US China Russia France to the UN and the nonpermanent members of the CouncilThey are due to be in Washington on Wednesday when the Indian Parliamentay delegation led by Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor will also be there IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/bilawal-bhutto-concedes-pakistan-faces-hurdles-in-its-kashmir-campaign-619474.html Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-will-now-think-100-times-before-raising-its-voice-against-india-bjp-on-dossier-report-619386.html New Delhi June 3 Following the revelation of a Pakistani dossier report BJP National Spokesperson Tuhin A Sinha said that Pakistans own report confirms Indias deep and widespread strikes under Operation Sindoor going beyond what was officially acknowledged Pakistan has submitted a dossier stating that India attacked eight more locations on the night of the 10th While we had claimed to have destroyed their PAF airbases Pakistan has named other locations including Peshawar Gujranwala and areas in Sindh which we supposedly targeted Sinha told IANSNow how do we interpret this Its quite a peculiar situation Pakistan is a country that habitually lies But if they are telling the truth this time then this should serve as a resounding answer to Indias opposition parties who constantly question the government and our armed forces This is proof of the might of Indias military capabilities The damage we inflicted may be even greater than we claimed and Pakistan is so deeply wounded demoralised and pained that it may think a hundred times before raising its voice against India againSinhas statement comes after a media outlet accessed a confidential Pakistani dossier on its internal military operation Bunyan un Marsoos The dossier reveals India carried out at least eight additional airstrikes during Operation Sindoor that were not publicly disclosed by Indian defence officialsMaps within the dossier indicate strikes in key cities including Peshawar Jhang Hyderabad Sindh Gujrat Gujranwala Bahawalnagar Attock and Chor none of which were mentioned during official Indian briefingsThe new details shed fresh light on the scale of Operation Sindoor and are being viewed as a significant factor behind Pakistans urgent call for a ceasefireOperation Sindoor was launched by India against the nine highvalue terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK following the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed The dossier contradicts Islamabads earlier claims of having inflicted heavy losses on India and instead underscores the depth of damage suffered on Pakistani soilIndian defence sources had already outlined the strikes magnitude including the targeting of key terror hubs across Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/pakistan-will-now-think-100-times-before-raising-its-voice-against-india-bjp-on-dossier-report-619386.html Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:31:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/egyptian-foreign-minister-reiterates-solidarity-with-india-in-fight-against-terrorism-619414.html Cairo June 3 IANS The highlevel multiparty delegation from India led by Nationalist Congress Party NCPSP Supriya Sule on Tuesday called on Egypts Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirming Indias collective resolve and steadfast commitment to counter terrorism while conveying deep appreciation for Cairos strong condemnation of April 22 Pahalgam terror attacknbspDuring the meeting Abdelatty reiterated Egypts solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism and welcomed further strengthening of bilateral collaboration on counter terrorism Both sides acknowledged the growing momentum of strategic partnership between India and EgyptEarlier in the day the delegation called on League of Arab States SecretaryGeneral Ahmed Aboul Gheit underscoring Indias unified stance and collective determination to combat terrorism The leaders stressed that countering terrorism is a priority for both the Arab League and IndianbspThe discussions also focused on Indias wideranging political economic and cultural engagement with the Arab StatesnbspThe League of Arab States with its seat in Cairo is an intergovernmental organisation encompassing all Arab states in the Middle East and North Africa established in Cairo on March 22 1945 following the adoption of the Alexandria Protocol in 1944Currently it includes 22 Arab countries Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia the United Arab Emirates and YemennbspThe delegation also had an engaging interaction with the vibrant Indian community in EgyptnbspThe community welcomed the visit of the delegation and the message carried by them to combat terrorism the Indian Embassy in Cairo postednbspOn Monday the delegation was briefed by Indian Ambassador to Egypt Suresh Reddy on the strong IndiaEgypt Strategic Partnership Egypts strong stance against terrorism solidarity with India after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and the close bilateral collaboration on counterterrorismLater the delegation had a fruitful engagement at the Egyptian Senate House with Senator Hossam AlKhouly of Mostaqbal Watan Party and MP Hazem Omar including the Chairmen and members of other Parliamentary CommitteesnbspThe Senate reaffirmed solidarity with India and reiterated the importance attached to the close Strategic Partnership between India and EgyptnbspThis was followed by productive discussions with Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman MP Karim Darwish and other distinguished members of the Egyptian House of RepresentativesnbspThe Indian parliamentarians also had insightful discussions with key interlocutors in Egypt including former Ministers distinguished authors and thought leadersThe discussions facilitated an enhanced understanding and appreciation of Indias commitment to economic growth equitable development and zero tolerance to terrorismnbspThey also paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the AlHorreya Park in Zamalek CaironbspThe delegates a part of Indias diplomatic outreach on Operation Sindoor and carrying forth Indias strong message on zerotolerance against terrorism reached Egypt after concluding a successful visit to Ethiopia South Africa and QatarThe delegation led by Supriya Sule comprises BJP leaders Rajiv Pratap Rudy Anurag Thakur and V Muraleedharan Congress leaders Manish Tewari and Anand Sharma Telugu Desam Partys Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu Aam Aadmi Party leader Vikramjeet Singh Sawhney and former diplomat Syed AkbaruddinnbspThe visit marks a continuation of Indias strategic outreach to garner international support against crossborder terrorism emanating from the soil of Pakistan https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/egyptian-foreign-minister-reiterates-solidarity-with-india-in-fight-against-terrorism-619414.html Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:28:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terrorism-and-state-machinery-work-together-in-pakistan-indian-delegation-in-uk-619197.html London June 2 BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad who is currently leading an allparty Parliamentary delegation to the United Kingdom said on Monday that terrorism and state machinery operate handinhand in Pakistan Addressing a packed gathering at the India House in London Prasad highlighted Indias strong stand against terrorism and the significance of the Operation Sindoor launched in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attackThe interaction saw participation of a large number of Indian diaspora members who expressed unwavering solidarity with IndiaThe delegation briefed the community on the circumstances surrounding the Pahalgam attack and Indias subsequent countermeasures reaffirming the countrys firm resolve to combat terrorism in all its manifestationsPrasad described the Pahalgam attack as a conspiracy to disrupt peace and development adding that Indias firm response through Operation Sindoor is aimed at dismantling Pakistanbacked terror campsIndia is in favour of peace but terrorists will have to pay the price for killing innocent Indians he said Terrorism and the state machinery work together in Pakistan so every terror incident will be seen as a war he addedEmphasising Indias consistent policy on national security Prasad declared that the countrys stance on terrorism is uncompromisingUnderlining Indias strong resolve against terrorism the Indian parliamentarians reiterated that any act of terror would be met with the utmost severityPrasad also drew attention to the ongoing human rights violations in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK and BalochistanDo you know what kind of mistreatment is happening with people in the PoK They are crying to come to India Women in Balochistan are being treated most barbarically People in Pakistan are very upset today he saidReflecting on IndiaPakistan conflicts in the past Prasad added We fought four conventional wars none of which were started by India we only responded and Pakistan lost all the wars Jinnah made Pakistan it became the General shopTaking to social media after the interaction Prasad posted on X Today alongside my esteemed colleagues from the allparty delegation I engaged with representatives of the vibrant and diverse Indian Diaspora at India House in London We conveyed Indias unwavering stance against terrorism shedding light on the tragic Pahalgam attackAdditionally we briefed them on Operation Sindoor underscoring Indias resolute policy of combating terrorism in all its forms We emphasised Indias united stance and unwavering commitment to decisively counter terrorism making it clear that any acts of terror will be punished with utmost resolve he addedThe diaspora members lauded Operation Sindoor and measures undertaken by the government led by PM Narendra Modi in confronting crossborder terrorismThe visiting allparty delegation also comprises BJP MPs Daggubati Purandeswari and Samik Bhattacharya Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi Congress MPs Gulam Ali Khatana and Amar Singh former Union Minister MJ Akbar and former diplomat Pankaj SaranOn Sunday the delegation paid floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square Garden and visited the Dr BR Ambedkar MuseumAt the museum Prasad said We paid emotional tributes to revered Dr Ambedkar We are proud to visit this historic building where Dr Ambedkar lived for two years The Government of India has acquired and preserved this important residence which is now carefully maintained by the Indian High Commission We paid our tribute to this great Indian leader and revered reformer by laying flowersIt is notable that all five sites associated with the life and work of Dr Ambedkar have been preserved as Smriti Sthal reflecting his enduring legacy I pay my deep tribute to his remarkable contribution he addedFollowing visits to France Italy and Denmark the delegation arrived in London as part of Indias global diplomatic outreach campaign to spotlight Operation Sindoor and the continued fight against Pakistansponsored terrorism IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/terrorism-and-state-machinery-work-together-in-pakistan-indian-delegation-in-uk-619197.html Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/former-danish-envoy-praises-pm-modi-for-op-sindoor-calls-him-true-defender-of-india-619027.html New DelhiCopenhagen June 1 Indias firm and resolute crackdown on crossborder terrorism in response to the barbaric and savage terror attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pahalgam won it global praise Denmarks top diplomat became the latest proponent of Indias war against terror as he heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for steering Indias strong retaliation against Pakistansponsored terrorFreddy Svane the former Danish Ambassador to India described PM Modi as the true defender of India and also welcomed Indias diplomatic offensive to expose Pakistan globallySvane in a special interaction with IANS said India has shown that it has grown as a global and very very important player and that it can take action You need a strong leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi who can steer that kind of direction and make it clear to the world that I am the man and I am the true defender of IndiaHe also lauded Indias diplomatic push in the wake of Operation Sindoor to name and shame Pakistan globally for its brazen support to terrorists and said that the move to allparty delegations to various parts of the world will surely achieve its purposeThe exenvoy to India also slammed Pakistan for its constant abetment and instigation of terror on foreign soil including India and said that it was important for all countries of the world to speak in one voice against itSvane further said that the popularity of PM Modi who is the leader of the fourth largest democracy of the world is on the rise after Operation Sindoor and also called it a positive signPM Modi is being seen across the world as a very very important strong and strategic thinking leader who is so important for all of us he saidHe said that the world is welcoming the emergence of New India as a strong power centre in Asia under the stewardship of PM Modi However he lamented that this came against the backdrop of the deadly Pahalgam incidentWhen times are bad and things have to be dealt with you also need someone who can move from words to actions That has happened he remarked IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/former-danish-envoy-praises-pm-modi-for-op-sindoor-calls-him-true-defender-of-india-619027.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:48:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/journalists-vehicle-attacked-by-gunmen-in-jampks-budgam-619070.html Srinagar June 1 Unidentified gunmen fired at the vehicle of a journalist in JampKs Budgam district on Sunday evening but he escaped unhurt officials said Officials said that the gunmen fired at the vehicle of local journalist Manzoor Ahmad Bhat in Jawalapora village in BudgamTwo bullets hit the journalists bulletproof vehicle but he escaped unhurt The area has been cordoned off to trace the gunmen Police have taken cognisance of the incident an official saidJournalists have been targeted by terrorists in the past as wellThe most recent case was of Shujaat Bukhari the editor of a local daily who was killed along with his two security guards by terrorists in the Residency Road area of Srinagar city on June 14 2018On February 19 1990 Lassa Kaul director of the Srinagar Doordarshan station was shot dead by militants in the Bemina area The killing prompted the stations closure for three years On March 1 1990 P N Handoo Assistant Director of Information was shot dead inside his office at Balgarden in SrinagarOn April 23 1991 the murder of AlSafa editor in chief Mohammad Shaban Wakil served to mute local journalists criticism of Kashmiri militants whom many suspect killed him According to reports some gunwielding men entered the office of Vakil and fired at him indiscriminatelyOn October 16 1992 Syed Ghulam Nabi Joint Director of Information was kidnapped and held captive for four days before his body bearing torture marks was found On October 3 1993 the slaying of Radio Kashmir newsreader Mohammad Shafi Bhat sparked a wave of resignations by his colleaguesThe August 29 1994 murder of freelance journalist Ghulam Mohammed Lone had a chilling effect on stringers working in outlying areas of the Kashmir Valley He was killed by a group of masked gunmen who also fatally shot his sevenyearold son in their home in Kangan KashmirPhotojournalist Mushtaq Ali was fatally injured in a parcel bomb explosion in the office of the thenBBC reporter Yusuf Jameel on September 7 1995 Mushtaq died in the hospital on September 10 1995 The parcel bomb was delivered at the office of Yusuf Jameel by a burqaclad woman Jameel and another photojournalist Habib Naqash were inside the office when Mushtaq Ali opened the parcel However Jameel and Naqash escaped the explosionOn January 1 1997 Doordarshans Srinagar anchor Altaf Ahmed Faktoo was shot dead by militantsOn March 16 the same year freelance journalist Saidan Shafi was killed with his bodyguard in Srinagar Shafi a reporter for Doordarshan TVs Kashmir File a weekly news programme and Eyewitness a fiveminute nightly news capsule was fatally shot in an ambush by two gunmenApril 8 1997 Tariq Ahmad a private television producer was killedOn August 10 2000 a grenade attack at Residency Road in Srinagar brought a hive of journalists to cover the spot Moments later a car parked in a lane exploded in which Hindustan Times photojournalist Pradeep Bhatia was killedParvaz Muhammad Sultan editor of a local news agency was killed by unidentified gunmen in 2003 He was the editor of the independent news wire service News and Feature Alliance NAFA based in SrinagarSenior reporter of the regions Information department Abdul Majid Bhat was killed in a blast in Doda town in Jammu on May 9 2004Asiya Jeelani a freelance journalist who contributed to local newspapers and a human rights activist who worked with the Coalition of Civil Society JKCCS was killed in a landmine blast in Kupwara on April 20 2004 The driver of the vehicle was also killedPhotojournalist Ashok Sodhi then chief cameraman of Daily Excelsior was killed on May 11 2008 in the Samba district when he was caught in a crossfire close to the border with PakistanOn August 13 2008 Javed Ahmed Mir 35 was shot dead while covering a demonstration near BagheMehtab in Srinagar IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/journalists-vehicle-attacked-by-gunmen-in-jampks-budgam-619070.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:10:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israeli-army-confirms-killing-of-hamas-leader-in-gaza-2-senior-commanders-618955.html Jerusalem June 1 Israels military has confirmed the killing of Mohammed Sinwar a senior Hamas commander and head of the groups military wing in Gaza in an airstrike earlier this month In a joint statement the Israel Defense Forces IDF and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency said on Saturday that Sinwar was killed on May 13 in a targeted strike on an underground command centre located beneath the European Hospital in southern GazaThe military accused Hamas of using the medical facility as cover putting civilians at risk Xinhua news agency reportedSinwar 49 was described by the IDF as one of Hamas most senior and longserving military leaders with a key role in planning the October 7 2023 attack on Israel that ignited the current conflictPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had disclosed Sinwars death earlier this week in a speech to the Israeli ParliamentThe strike also killed two other senior Hamas commanders Muhammad Shabana who led the groups Rafah brigade and Mahdi Quara head of the Khan Younis battalionThe IDF said both men were involved in the October 7 assault and later directed attacks against Israeli troops including the management of hostages and rocket fireGazas health authorities previously said the strike killed at least six people and wounded 40Hamas has not issued an official statement confirming Sinwars deathMohammed Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar the former Hamas leader in Gaza who was killed during a clash with the IDF in October 2024Separately on Saturday the IDF reported rocket fire from Gaza with several projectiles landing in open areas near the southern communities of Ein Hashlosha and NirimNo casualties were reported according to Israels emergency medical service Magen David AdomIsraeli media outlet Channel 12 said three rockets were firedGaza health officials said the death toll from Israels military campaign since October 7 has reached 54381 with 124054 woundedSince the resumption of hostilities on March 18 4117 people have been killed and 12013 injured the authorities said IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/israeli-army-confirms-killing-of-hamas-leader-in-gaza-2-senior-commanders-618955.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:38:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/all-party-delegation-arrives-in-spain-to-present-indias-zero-tolerance-policy-on-terrorism-618956.html Madrid June 1 The AllParty Parliamentary Delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi arrived in Madrid early Sunday to present Indias zerotolerance policy toward terrorism During their visit the delegation will meet with members of the Spanish government the Indian diaspora and civil society representativesThe AllParty Parliamentary Delegation led by MP Ms kanimozhidmk and comprising members RajeevRai CaptBrijesh GUPTAPC50and DrAshokKMittal arrived in Madrid today Over the next two days the delegation will meet with members of the Spanish government the Indian diaspora and civil society representatives to present Indias stance of ZeroToleranceForTerrorism the Indian embassy in Spain posted on XThe Kanimozhiled parliamentarians include Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai BJP MP Captain Brijesh Chowta Retd RJD MP Prem Chand Gupta AAP MP Ashok Kumar Mittal and Former Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN Ambassador Manjeev Singh PuriEarlier on Saturday the delegation met Parliamentarians of Latvia highlighting that India will not tolerate any nuclear threat and will respond accordingly to any act of terrorism by PakistanDuring the visit we had the opportunity to meet Ingrida Circene Chairperson of the Group for Promoting Cooperation with the Parliament on India and HE Ms Inara Murniece Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee along with other esteemed members of both committees of the Saeima In our discussions we conveyed Indias unified and unwavering stance of zero tolerance towards terrorism Ashok Mittal posted on X on SaturdayThe delegation also met Latvian State Secretary Andzejs Vilumson and Ambassador Andrejs Pildegovics Special Envoy for Latvias UNSC Candidacy and shared facts on the Pahalgam terrorist attackVilumson reiterated Latvias strong condemnation of the terror attack in Pahalgam in April and its unequivocal opposition to terrorism in all its formsThe delegation a part of Indias global diplomatic outreach campaign to highlight the significance of Operation Sindoor and Indias continued fight against Pakistansponsored crossborder terrorism reached Spain following successful engagements in Latvia Greece Slovenia and Russia reaffirming Indias firm stance on combating terrorism IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/all-party-delegation-arrives-in-spain-to-present-indias-zero-tolerance-policy-on-terrorism-618956.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 09:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/aap-mp-raghav-chadha-exposes-pak-terror-link-at-ideas-for-india-conference-in-london-618757.html New Delhi May 30 Aam Aadmi Party AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Friday exposed Pakistans terror links urging the world to stop viewing Islamabad as a victim but as the perpetrator and cease all aid Speaking at the prestigious Ideas for India Conference 2025 at the Royal Lancaster London Chadha said Lies and loans cannot go together Diplomacy and duplicity cannot go hand in hand Terror and tolerance cannot coexist Blood and water cannot flow togetherHe also lauded Indias Operation Sindoor as a shining example of strategic precision and moral clarity in the fight against crossborder terrorismWe offer hand of friendship but that can change to a fist of retribution in case of any misadventure he addedThe AAP MP said In the aftermath of the most cowardly attack in Pahalgam where 26 civilians were brutally killed India did not go around seeking consent to retaliate India told its worthy partners in the world Look we are all for peace but dont mistake our peacefulness for weaknessAs a result India responded with a nonescalatory precise measured calculated and swift response carrying out crossborder strikes to destroy terror infrastructure across the border not civilian or military bases but terror infrastructure he addedHosted by a leading UKbased thinktank Bridge India the conference is a flagship event of India Week an influential global forum focused on Indias economic and geopolitical journeyIndia Week brings together more than 1100 global changemakers including policymakers business leaders investors academics and members of the Indian diasporaChadha participated in a discussion on India in a Multipolar World where he shared his perspective on Indias strategic autonomy growing global influence and the countrys position as a bridge between the Global North and SouthHe also highlighted Indias recent achievements in defence and diplomacy including the success of Operation Sindoor and the role of technology and youthled governance in shaping Indias futureAhead of participating at the event the AAP MP said As global economic dynamics shift and the world adjusts to new geopolitical realities India continues to stand out as a key driver of growth At a time when nations are rethinking trade relationships and supply chain resilience the UK and India have a unique opportunity to deepen their partnership in meaningful futureoriented ways With renewed dialogue particularly around the UKIndia Free Trade Agreement feels both timely and essential Im looking forward to engaging with leaders across sectors at Ideas for India 2025 to explore how we can collectively shape this next chapter of Indias developmentHighlighting Indias military power in Operation Sindoor Chadha said Indias recent defence advancements exemplified by the successful execution of Operation Sindoor have showcased the nations growing selfreliance and technological prowess The operation not only demonstrated Indias tactical military success but also served as a powerful endorsement of its indigenous defence capabilities IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/aap-mp-raghav-chadha-exposes-pak-terror-link-at-ideas-for-india-conference-in-london-618757.html Fri, 30 May 2025 20:03:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/union-minister-kishan-reddy-slams-telangana-cm-for-belittling-indian-armed-forces-victory-618781.html Hyderabad May 30 Union Coal and Mines Minister and BJP leader G Kishan Reddy on Friday criticised Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for what he called belittling the victory of Indian Armed Forces against Pakistan He said that when the entire nation is celebrating the victory of armed forces Revanth Reddy is trying to project it as a BJP programmeAddressing a press conference in New Delhi Union Minister Kishan Reddy reacted strongly to the remarks made by Revanth Reddy during Congress Jai Hind yatra in Hyderabad on ThursdayKishan Reddy who is the State BJP President said that cutting across party lines the MPs are going around the world explaining why India had to conduct Operation SindoorOn Revanth Reddys claim that PakistanOccupied Kashmir POK would have been integrated into India if Rahul Gandhi were the Prime Minister Kishan Reddy asked him who gave POK to PakistanThe BJP leader alleged that because of the policies of Congress POK remained a complicated problemKishan Reddy said that unlike the previous governments which were confined to consoling victims of terrorist attacks the Narendra Modi government gave a befitting replyThe government entered into Pakistan soil to conduct surgical strikes The entire world has seen how India showed hell to Pakistan after Pahalgam terrorist attackEarlier the BJPs Telangana unit posted on X that Revanth Reddy didnt just echo Pakistans narrative on Rafale and Operation Sindoor but he went a step further to call it Mana Pakistan Our PakistanThe BJP alleged that from questioning surgical strikes and Balakot airstrikes to mocking armed forces and opposing Agnipath scheme standing against India is in Congress partys DNAThe BJP advised the Chief Minister to stick to Miss World photo opportunity saying national security is not his rampRevanth Reddy on Thursday lashed out at the BJPled NDA government for not calling an allparty meeting before announcing a ceasefire with PakistanHe questioned the Union governments unilateral approach and accused it of lacking strategy courage and transparencyThe Chief Minister also asked the Narendra Modi government why it abruptly announced ceasefire with PakistanHe also accused the Union government of declaring ceasefire at the behest of the US President Donald TrumpHe wanted the Union government to clarify how many Rafale jets the country lostMeanwhile Bharat Rashtra Samithi BRS leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy has also slammed Revanth Reddy for what he called his irresponsible remarks on the Indian ArmyHe found fault with the Chief Minister for questioning the Indian militarys might to please the Congress High CommandDismissing Revanth Reddys claim that POK would have been merged with India if Rahul Gandhi was the Prime Minister he reminded the Chief Minister that Congress is responsible for the Kashmir issue IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/union-minister-kishan-reddy-slams-telangana-cm-for-belittling-indian-armed-forces-victory-618781.html Fri, 30 May 2025 22:06:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/amit-shah-directs-security-forces-to-ensure-peaceful-amarnath-yatra-zero-tolerance-to-terrorism-618596.html Jammu May 30 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed all security agencies to ensure a completely peaceful upcoming Amarnath Yatra while maintaining utmost vigil and alertness Amit Shah reached here late Thursday evening and immediately chaired a security review meeting at the Raj BhawanThe highlevel security review meeting was attended by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi JampK Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo DGP Nalin Prabhat and other top officials of MHA Army paramilitary forces Jammu and Kashmir Police civil administration and Intelligence agencies from the Centre and the UTUnion Home Minister took a threadbare review of the security arrangements and the preparedness for the upcoming Amarnath YatraHe instructed to maintain utmost vigilance and ensure peaceful completion of the Yatra He said both the Central and UT administrations will leave no stone unturned to facilitate the pilgrims with all necessary facilitiesChaired a review meeting for the Amarnath pilgrimage and evaluated security arrangements and preparedness meant for the pilgrims Instructed to maintain utmost vigilance and ensure seamless completion of the sacred journey Central Government and JampK administration will leave no stone unturned to facilitate pilgrims with all necessary facilities Amit Shah said on X after chairing the meeting Thursday eveningThe meeting lasted nearly one hour and 30 minutesThe Home Minister will visit the border district of Poonch on Friday where he will address the civilians who were hit by Pakistans shelling He will also address the BSF soldiers at their Unit Headquarters at Khanetar visit damaged religious places and distribute appointment letters to the next of kin of those killed in the shellingThe focus of Thursdays meeting was on the security and other arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra in addition to zero tolerance to infiltration and terrorism The latest security in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 came up for thorough discussion as police and security agencies gave an update to the Union Home MinisterSources said that the home minister directed security agencies to ensure that terrorists including those involved in the Pahalgam killings are brought to justice without any delayA strategy to step up search operations against the terrorists including the upper reaches of the Jammu region has also been devised There has been the presence of the terrorists mainly Pakistanis in the hills of Kathua Udhampur Doda Kishtwar Rajouri and Poonch During the past couple of months several contacts have been established by security forces with terrorists in these areasThe Union home minister also discussed various facilities being made available for the pilgrims by the civil administration sources addedAmarnath Yatra 2025 begins on July 3 and will end on August 9 after 38 days IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/amit-shah-directs-security-forces-to-ensure-peaceful-amarnath-yatra-zero-tolerance-to-terrorism-618596.html Fri, 30 May 2025 08:24:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jk-polices-counter-intelligence-wing-raids-multiple-locations-in-kashmir--618609.html Srinagar May 30 IANS The counterintelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday carried out searches at multiple locations across Kashmir as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected terror linksnbspA statement issued by the counterintelligence wing said Todays operations are part of a larger probe to track individuals suspected of having ties with terrorist outfitsnbspCounterintelligence teams carried out coordinated raids at undisclosed locations to seize evidence related to terror networks operating in the regionnbspSecurity in sensitive areas was also tightened as a precautionary measure the statement addedFridays operation came amid increased efforts by security agencies to root out terrorrelated activities in Kashmir following several incidents in the recent past that raised concerns over renewed attempts to destabilise peace in the regionnbspThe counterintelligence wings raids come at a time when Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a visit to Jammu and KashmirnbspOnly last week in a significant operation targeting the terror ecosystem in Jammu province the State Investigation Agency SIA of Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out coordinated raids at 18 locations across four districts resulting in the recovery of substantial incriminating materialThe meticulously planned raids were executed simultaneously by specialised SIA teams supported by local police and magistrates as part of the agencys ongoing campaign to dismantle sleeper cells and disrupt terror networks in the regionnbspOf the 18 locations raided 12 were in Surankote subdivision and three in Haveli tehsil of Poonch district Additional operations were conducted at one location each in Rajouri town Rajouri district Ramnagar Udhampur district and Ramban A considerable quantity of incriminating material has been seized which has been secured in accordance with established legal protocols it saidThe seized material is currently under detailed scrutiny and further investigation is underwaynbspSeveral suspects have been summoned to join the investigation at SIA JammunbspThese actions follow the development of actionable intelligence and inputs gathered during the SIAs sustained efforts to uncover and neutralise terrorsupport structures operating covertly within Jammu province https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jk-polices-counter-intelligence-wing-raids-multiple-locations-in-kashmir--618609.html Fri, 30 May 2025 11:13:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-polices-counter-intelligence-wing-raids-multiple-locations-in-kashmir-618610.html Srinagar May 30 The counterintelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday carried out searches at multiple locations across Kashmir as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected terror links A statement issued by the counterintelligence wing said Todays operations are part of a larger probe to track individuals suspected of having ties with terrorist outfitsCounterintelligence teams carried out coordinated raids at undisclosed locations to seize evidence related to terror networks operating in the regionSecurity in sensitive areas was also tightened as a precautionary measure the statement addedFridays operation came amid increased efforts by security agencies to root out terrorrelated activities in Kashmir following several incidents in the recent past that raised concerns over renewed attempts to destabilise peace in the regionThe counterintelligence wings raids come at a time when Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a visit to Jammu and KashmirOnly last week in a significant operation targeting the terror ecosystem in Jammu province the State Investigation Agency SIA of Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out coordinated raids at 18 locations across four districts resulting in the recovery of substantial incriminating materialThe meticulously planned raids were executed simultaneously by specialised SIA teams supported by local police and magistrates as part of the agencys ongoing campaign to dismantle sleeper cells and disrupt terror networks in the regionOf the 18 locations raided 12 were in Surankote subdivision and three in Haveli tehsil of Poonch district Additional operations were conducted at one location each in Rajouri town Rajouri district Ramnagar Udhampur district and Ramban A considerable quantity of incriminating material has been seized which has been secured in accordance with established legal protocols it saidThe seized material is currently under detailed scrutiny and further investigation is underwaySeveral suspects have been summoned to join the investigation at SIA JammuThese actions follow the development of actionable intelligence and inputs gathered during the SIAs sustained efforts to uncover and neutralise terrorsupport structures operating covertly within Jammu province IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/jampk-polices-counter-intelligence-wing-raids-multiple-locations-in-kashmir-618610.html Fri, 30 May 2025 11:25:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/we-targeted-terrorists-pakistan-accepted-that-as-attack-on-itself-amit-shah-618646.html Jammu May 30 IANS Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that by accepting Indias airstrikes on terror infrastructure as an attack Pakistan has exposed itself as a terroristharbouring countrynbspAddressing a public meeting in Poonch town Amit Shah said We attacked terrorists and Pakistan called it an attack on itself thereby accepting that they are a country harbouring terrorists Not a single soldier or civilian was killed in our targeted strikes But on the very second day Pakistan started shelling our civilian areas along the LoC The biggest damage was caused in Poonch which witnessed such shelling first time after IndependenceDamage also happened elsewhereToday the entire World condemns Pakistans attack on civilians After this our armed forces reacted and destroyed 11 Pakistani airfields This forced them to come forward for a ceasefire he saidnbspAmit Shah started his address by offering heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families He said that he has come to condemn the Pakistani attack on civilians and religious placesnbspA programme is being held here today to give appointment letters to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in recent Pakistan shelling in civilian areas I know these appointment letters cannot fill the void created in your lives by the loss of your loved ones This is just a token from the nation to express solidarity with you and to assure you that the country stands with you in this hour of grief The bravery shown by the people of Poonch and also by people from the Valley to the Kathua district has further strengthened the morale of the country the minister saidThe cowardly attack in Pahalgam was retaliated against under Prime Minister Narendra Modis policy to match the terror attacks with greater retaliatory force During the night of May 7 our armed forces destroyed terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir Due to the efficiency of our intelligence agencies and the bravery of our armed forces scores of terrorists were killed he saidnbspIndia will not tolerate aggression of any kind and next time we will respond with even greater might Lt Governor Sahib has informed me that the JampampK government has provided assistance to the sufferers in Poonch The Central government will soon announce a relief package for the victims of Poonch I have come to assure that the progress of JampampK will continue at the same pace with which it started in 2014 when Narendra Modi came to power I am thankful to the Lt Governor the CM and the local administration for standing by the people in the trying times A senior civil servant also sacrificed his life during his service to the affected people HM Shah saidPeople were moved to safer places otherwise our losses would have been much greater After Narendra Modi came to power we constructed more than 9500 bunkers for border people During the three days of hostilities these bunkers saved many lives Today morning I spoke to the Lt Governor and the local administration More bunkers will be constructed for the future safety of our people he said while assuring the peoplenbspPrime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear that terror and trade blood and water cannot go together The defence of our country will be further strengthened The present halt in JampampKs progress is a temporary one Soon progress will resume at the same pace with which it started in 2014 HM Shah said https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/we-targeted-terrorists-pakistan-accepted-that-as-attack-on-itself-amit-shah-618646.html Fri, 30 May 2025 15:05:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-didnt-just-win-on-battlefield-it-nailed-technology-referendum-during-operation-sindoor-us-warfare-expert-618529.html WashingtonNew Delhi May 29 The rapid multidomain military campaign Operation Sindoor not only dismantled crossborder terror networks but became a fullscale validation of Indias defence transformation a leading American defence analyst said on Thursday In his extensive analysis titled Indias Operation Sindoor A Battlefield Verdict on Chinese Weapons And Indias Victory top urban warfare expert John Spencer reckoned that Operation Sindoor wasnt just a military campaign but a technology demonstration a market signal and a strategic blueprintIndia showed the world what selfreliance in modern warfare looks like and proved that Atmanirbhar Bharat works under fire Spencer wroteOperation Sindoor pitted Indias indigenously developed weapons systems against Chinesesupplied platforms fielded by Pakistan And India didnt just win on the battlefield it won the technology referendum What unfolded was not just retaliation but the strategic debut of a sovereign arsenal built under the twin doctrines of Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat he addedSpencer currently the Chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute and a CoDirector of the Urban Warfare Project stated that Pakistans proxy dependency was no match to Indias sovereign power during Operation Sindoor which demolished terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan after the heinous April 22 Pahalgam terror attackIndia fought as a sovereign power wielding precision tools it designed built and deployed with unmatched battlefield control Pakistan fought as a proxy force dependent on Chinese hardware that was built for export not for excellence When challenged these systems failed exposing the strategic hollowness behind Islamabads defence posture Spencer wroteSpencer also detailed how Indias transformation into a modern defence power began in 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Make in India initiativeThe goal he said was clear reduce dependence on foreign arms imports and build a worldclass domestic defence industryThe policy incentivized joint ventures opened defence to foreign direct investment up to 74 per cent and encouraged both public and private sector manufacturers to build sophisticated military hardware at home Within a few years systems like the BrahMos missile K9 Vajra howitzer and AK203 rifle were being produced inside Indiamany with technology partnerships but increasing domestic control he statedHeaping praise on PM Modi he highlighted how Atmanirbhar Bharat or a selfreliant India became a national security doctrine than just an economic policy following the combined shock of the Covid19 pandemic and the Galwan Valley clash with ChinaIndia imposed phased bans on key defence imports gave the armed forces emergency procurement powers and poured investment into indigenous research design and production By 2025 India had increased domestic content in defence procurement from 30 per cent to 65 per cent with a goal of 90 per cent by the decades end he saidIndias new doctrine the leading expert reckons was tested under fire on April 22 when Pakistanbacked militants killed 26 Indian civilians in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Baisaran ValleySpencer then goes on to explain in detail how Indias arsenal proved just too much for PakistanJointly developed with Russia and now largely manufactured in India the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles was used to strike highvalue targets like radar stations and hardened bunkersIts speed and low radar crosssection make it nearly impossible to intercept says SpencerThe Akash surfacetoair missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO Indias premier military research and development agency and Bharat Dynamics enabled coordinated response to multiple airborne threats including drones cruise missiles and aircraft It was integrated with the Akashteer Command amp Control System an AIenhanced air defence network that provides realtime data fusionIndias first indigenously developed antiradiation missile Rudram1 was also deployed to silence Pakistani groundbased radars and degrade situational awareness in key sectors of the Line of Control LoCSpencer also mentioned how Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control AEWampC also built by DRDO on an Embraer platform provided realtime tracking of enemy aircraft and missiles vectoring Indian jets for deepstrike missionsIts effectiveness was evident when Pakistans Swedish Saab 2000 AEWampC was destroyed by a longrange missile said SpencerIndia also deployed Harop and SkyStriker drones precisionguided Kamikaze munitions that loiter over the battlefield and dive onto enemy targets Harop is manufactured under license by Israel Aerospace Industries IAI and Bharat Electronics Limited BEL while SkyStriker is assembled domestically through an Elbit joint venture They were used to destroy mobile radars convoys and highvalue enemy infrastructure with minimal collateral damageAt the same time Indias Drone Detect Deter and Destroy System D4S neutralised dozens of Chinesemade Pakistani drones The system reflects Indias transition from reactive air defence to proactive electronic warfare dominanceImported from the US but integrated into Indian mountain warfare doctrine the M777 UltraLight Howitzer was used with Excalibur precisionguided shells to strike terrorist camps without crossing the LoC Spencer mentioned how its airliftability and rapid deployment made it ideal for highaltitude operationsIndia also deployed upgraded T72s along the LoC for overwatch roles The Zorawar a new light tank optimized for highaltitude terrain is under development and these systems signal Indias continued investment in mobility and firepower in challenging Himalayan terrain Specner wroteWriting on Indias deployment of some of its most advanced fighter jets during Operation Sindoor Spencer said that the Rafales led deep precision strikes using SCALP longrange cruise missiles to hit fortified enemy positions It also carried Meteor airtoair missiles capable of hitting targets over 100 kilometers awaygiving India a decisive edge in air combatMeanwhile the Su30MKI a Russiandesigned twinengine heavy fighter built under license in India and the Mirage 2000 another versatile French jet provided firepower and flexibility launching multiple strike packages and ensuring airspace controlThese jets flew under the protective umbrella of the Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control AEWampC system which acted like an eye in the skytracking enemy aircraft and coordinating the battlespace Meanwhile Rudram antiradiation missiles were used in Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses SEAD missions disabling enemy radar and air defence systems to ensure safe air operations the expert on military operatons detailedOn the other hand Spencer gave a detailed Pakistans strategic failures also giving a detailed account of failure of Chinese systemsDuring Operation Sindoor he wrote the JF17 Thunder aircraft produced in Pakistan but designed and built by Chinas AVIC failed to gain air superiority or contest Indian strikesTheir limited payload outdated radar and poor survivability were evident under Indian EW and air defence pressure said SpencerWith the F16 Fighting Falcons sidelined by US enduser agreements during Operation Sindoor Pakistan was left without a frontline air dominance platformChinese imitations of Russias S300 and Buk systems the HQ9 and HQ16 were deployed to intercept Indian air and missile attacks However they failed under Indias jamming and deception operations These systems were easily bypassed by BrahMos and loitering drones revealing critical weaknessesThe LY80 and FM90 air defence systems also Chinesemade were unable to detect or stop Indias lowflying drones and precision munitionsThis said Spencer forced Pakistan to rely on passive air defence rather than any credible kinetic responseAlso used extensively by Pakistan for ISR and light strike roles the CH4s were repeatedly downed or jammed underperforming in terrain and electronic environments dominated by Indias D4S systemReports emerged that Turkish drone operators had to be brought in to manage UAVs revealing both equipment and personnel dependency said SpencerPakistans key airborne early warning platform Swedish Saab 2000 AEWampC was destroyed likely by an S400 system crippling Pakistans airspace awareness and blinding command and control functionsBy the end of the campaign Pakistan had lost key radar stations its premier AEWampC aircraft dozens of drones and its ability to contest Indian airspace concluded SpencerHe also mentioned how Indias defence stocks surged in May gaining investor trust while in contrast the Chinese defence stocks fell sharply after Operation Sindoor with AVIC NORINCO CETC all taking hits as the battlefield disproved their marketing IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/india-didnt-just-win-on-battlefield-it-nailed-technology-referendum-during-operation-sindoor-us-warfare-expert-618529.html Thu, 29 May 2025 16:26:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-hybrid-terrorists-arrested-with-weapons-in-jampks-shopian-618493.html Srinagar May 29 Police said on Thursday that it has arrested two hybrid terrorists along with arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmirs JampK Shopian district Police said that two hybrid terrorists were arrested with arms and ammunition by the Armys 44 Rashtriya Rifles Police and 178 battalion of the CRPF at Baskuchan Imam Sahib in Shopian districtTwo 56 rifles 4 AK magazines 102 AK rounds and 2 hand grenades were recovered from their possession A FIR under relevant sections has been registered against the arrested terrorists police saidArmy police and the CRPF have aggressively intensified antiterrorist operations in JampK after April 22 when Pakistan sponsored and aided LashkareTaiba LeT terrorists killed 26 innocent people including 25 tourists and one local pony owner in Baisaran meadow of PahalgamThe entire country was outraged by this cowardly attack carried out by terrorists after segregating the civilians on the basis of their religionThe local pony owner Syed Adil Hussain was killed when he tried to snatch the rifle of one of the terrorists after arguing with the terrorists that no religion permitted massacre of unarmed innocent civilians belonging to any religion or faithTo avenge the blood of the innocent people the Indian armed forces carried out precisionguided targetspecific attacks on terror infrastructure in Muridke near Lahore Bahawalpur and Kotli and Muzaffarabad in PakistanoccupiedKashmir PoKIn retaliation Pakistan resorted to heavy mortar shelling on civilian facilities in JampK and 28 civilians were killed in Pakistani shelling 13 of them in Poonch districtThe districts of Poonch Rajouri Baramulla Kupwara and Bandipora were affected by Pakistani shelling The worst damage to civilian lives and infrastructure were suffered in the Poonch districtDuring his April 23 visit Union Home Minister Amit Shah had instructed the Army CAPFs and police to spare no effort in bringing those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack to justice IANS https://dailyworld.in/terrorism/two-hybrid-terrorists-arrested-with-weapons-in-jampks-shopian-618493.html Thu, 29 May 2025 10:11:00 +0530