New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Palamu in Lok Sabha Vishnu Dayal Ram on Wednesday, in a slip of the tongue, added “ji” after the name of dreaded terrorist Masood Azhar while participating in a discussion on a bill to amend Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. He, however, realized this[Read More…]
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Masood Azhar’s nephew among 3 JeM militants killed in Pulwama gunfight
Three Jaish-e-Muhammad militants, including the nephew of terror outfit chief Masood Azhar, were killed in an overnight gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Tuesday. Quoting a JeM statement, local news agency GNS said Talha Rasheed, nephew of Azhar, was among the three militants[Read More…]
US moves UN to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar
Ex-Chinese diplomat asks Beijing to ‘adjust’ stand on terrorist Masood Azhar
A former Chinese diplomat who served in India has sought a change in Chinese effort to block India’s appeal to impose a UN ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. He argued that Azhar is a terrorist and China should act accordingly. Mao Siwei, previously served as China’s Consul General in[Read More…]
NIA names JeM’s Masood Azhar, 4 others in chargesheet over Pathankot probe
The NIA filed a chargesheet in the Pathankot airbase terror attack case at a Mohali court on Monday. The agency has named Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar along with his brother Rauf Asghar as accused in its chargesheet. Reacting to the news Sharad Kumar, DG NIA said, “Investigation was extensive[Read More…]
Designate Masood Azhar as a terrorist: India urges China
China has been urged by the Indian government to reverse its technical hold, which is co-sponsored by several prominent countries, to get Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN. Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar said on Thursday was giving a written reply to a question[Read More…]
Pakistan govt should show us the path and let us loose on India, says Jaish chief Masood Azhar
Masood Azhar, the Jaish-e-Muhammad chief has called for jihadist and militant groups to be allowed to launch offensives against India. Published in Jaish weekly al-Qalam, it said, “If the government of Pakistan shows a little courage, “the problem of Kashmir, as well as the dispute over water, can be resolved[Read More…]
China softens its stand, ‘ready’ to talk on India’s NSG bid
India’s bid to be part of the Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG is well documented. The major hurdle in the bid remained neighbour China, who has voted against India every time the bid came up for talks. In a move which indicates a softening stand ahead of President Xi Jinping’s[Read More…]
US confirms Pakistan’s hand in Pathankot airbase attack
As the NIA is considering filing a chargesheet against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar in the Pathankot terror attack, the US has confirmed the role of Pakistan in the same. The IP addresses of Facebook accounts of Pathankot masterminds have been traced to Pakistan. On January 2, 2016, a heavily armed terrorist[Read More…]