Security forces in Pakistan claimed to have killed around 100 militants in a nationwide crackdown, a day after an Islamic State group (IS) bomber killed nearly 80 pilgrims at Pakistan’s most famed Sufi shrine in Sindh. The explosion at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was one of the deadliest[Read More…]
Tag: Militants
Activists outraged as Pakistani journalist barred from travelling abroad
Pakistani government has been slammed by Amnesty International for its “crude” imposition of a travel ban on Cyril Almeida for reporting the clash between civilian officials and military over covert support for militants. The assistant editor at Dawn, was placed under the country’s “Exit Control List,” and was forbidden from[Read More…]
Kashmir: Militants attack army camp in Handwara, 3 killed
Three militants were killed in an attack on the army camp in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during early hours Thursday. Two attacks were carried out at the camp located at Langate in Handwara region and heavy gunfire was exchanged. The first exchange lasted for around 20 minutes, after which search operations[Read More…]
Defence minister Parrikar vows strong response to Uri attack
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday stressed that the government will take steps to ensure there will be no such incidents as Uri attack in which 18 Indian soldiers died. The minister added that if required there can be a knee-jerk reaction to the attack believed to be carried out[Read More…]
Kashmir: 17 soldiers and four militants killed in an attack on army camp in Uri
Sunday witnessed an attack by four ‘fidayeen’ militants on an Indian army brigade headquarters near the de factor border with Pakistan, in Kashmir’s Uri district. 17 soldiers and four militants were killed in the attack. Termed as the most deadly attack in the northern region of Kashmir since 2014, the[Read More…]
Poonch: Militants hauled up inside mini secretariat building, firing resumes
An encounter between militants and security forces in Poonch is still underway as fresh exchange of fire was reported between the two sides at the mini secretariat building Monday morning. According to updates, some militants are apparently present inside the building and have started firing at intermittent intervals since the early hours[Read More…]
Militants open fire in Kokrajhar market; 13 killed
An unidentified gunman on Friday opened fire in a crowded area, three kilometres away from the Kokrajhar in which at least 13 people have been killed and 15 were wounded. One militant has been killed when police responded to the open firing. The intense gun battle lasted about 20 minutes.[Read More…]
Around 150 insurgents active, militancy spikes in J&K: Govt
Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday, while responding to a query, said nearly 150 militants are active in the state including 54 foreigners and over 4,500 youths have crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training in last 30 years. Police said the involvement of locals in militancy has[Read More…]