Tag: terrorism

India, being major power, must be part of Afghan peace process: Envoy
31Mar By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India, being major power, must be part of Afghan peace process: Envoy

India, being a major power in the region, should be a part of the Afghan peace process at various forums as the country is suffering from international terrorism, said Afghanistan Ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay on Tuesday.“India is an important partner to Afghanistan… We want India to be a part of all those forums and talks where peace is discussed. The peace of Afghanistan impacts India as well… India has adopted a principled position in the Afghan peace process. We would want India’s presence in those forums,” the Afghanistan envoy said.On the subject of Pakistan supporting terror activities in Afghanistan, Mamundzay said that unless the funding for terrorist entities stops whether in or beyond the region, the conflict in the war-ravaged country would continue.“Our President had ma...
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India takes on Turkey, Pak & OIC over remarks on J&K at Human Rights Council
25Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India takes on Turkey, Pak & OIC over remarks on J&K at Human Rights Council

At the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), India launched a scathing attack against Pakistan, Turkey and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for their remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, and reiterated that both Union Territories, Ladakh and J&K, are an integral part of India.Terming Turkey’s remarks regarding the situation in Kashmir and the implementation of UN resolutions as “completely unacceptable,” India said it is “ironical for a country which has trampled upon its own civil society to pass unjustified comments on other’s internal matters”.India also rejected the factually incorrect and unwarranted references to India in the OIC statement.Exercising the Right of Reply, Seema Pujani, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of India said Turkey should p...
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Exiled dissidents protest outside FATF headquarters to urge blacklisting Pakistan
21Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

Exiled dissidents protest outside FATF headquarters to urge blacklisting Pakistan

As Financial Action Task Force (FATF) prepares to decide Pakistan’s fate, exiled dissidents from Pakistan, Tibet and Hong Kong gathered outside the headquarters of the financial watchdog in Paris on Saturday urging it to blacklist Pakistan and deliver on its mandate of stopping terror financing and sponsoring from Pakistan.The members of the FATF are meeting from February 22-25 to review Pakistan’s status, which is already on the grey list of the global anti-money laundering and terror financing watchdog.While Pakistan has been repeatedly adopting the tactic of showcasing taking action against terror financing by placing senior terror group leaders under arrest ahead of FATF plenaries, these UN listed entities, like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (now rebranded as Jamat ud Dawa -JuD) and Jaish e Moha...
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Peace in Kashmir possible if Pak’s terrorist activities are curtailed: Experts
9Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Peace in Kashmir possible if Pak’s terrorist activities are curtailed: Experts

In a webinar held on the 37th anniversary of diplomat Ravindra Mhatre’s killing and India’s fight against international terrorism, a panel of experts unanimously said that peace in Kashmir was a possibility only if Pakistan's actions were curtailed and if the international community played a proactive role in the process.Participating in the webinar, senior journalist Akhlaq Ahmed Usmani remarked that Pakistan sponsored-terrorism had hampered the peace situation in Kashmir Valley.Usmani asserted that such actions were strictly un-Islamic and had to be discussed by the international community to fix accountability on the sponsors.Shujaat Ali Qadri, President, Muslim Students Organisation (MSO), equated the killing of the diplomat as an "act of war against India" and highlighted the restrain...
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US airstrike in Iraq kills top ISIS leader
31Jan By Mike TrudellNo Comments
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US airstrike in Iraq kills top ISIS leader

In Iraq, the top Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader, Jabbar Salman Ali Farhan al-Issawi, also known as Abu Yasser, was killed in an airstrike by a US-led military coalitionJabbar Salman Ali Farhan al-Issawi, 43 was killed in a joint mission of US and Iraqi forces, informed the coalition. He was believed to have coordinated ISIS’s operations in Iraq and relayed guidance to the group’s fighters across the country.The airstrike was conducted to check the resurging terror campaign after a double-suicide bombing in Baghdad in January.His “death is another significant blow to Daesh (ISIS) resurgence efforts in Iraq,” said coalition spokesman Wayne Marotto.Earlier, ISIS had claimed responsibility for the double-suicide bombing that killed 32 people in Baghdad last week, the deadliest s...
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Pakistan continues ignore terrorism organisations despite FATF’s February deadline
23Jan By TheGreenZoneNo Comments
Asia

Pakistan continues ignore terrorism organisations despite FATF’s February deadline

As Pakistan continues financing and supporting terrorist organisations, it appears that the country will be pushed into the black list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) during next month’s Plenary to assess the country’s progress in curbing the financing of terrorist organisations.During October’s review, FATF president Marcus Pleyer had said that there were “very serious deficiencies” in Pakistan’s efforts to counter terrorist financing and gave the country until the February 19-21 Plenary to resolve these issues as they cannot wait “forever.”“As long as we see that the country is progressing with the action items, and we have seen progress with Pakistan, we give them a chance to repair the outstanding issues, but we don’t do this forever,” Pleyer had said.Although Pakistani decis...
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J&K: Doda, Ramban districts now ‘terrorism-free’, say police
22Jan By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

J&K: Doda, Ramban districts now ‘terrorism-free’, say police

In the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), two out of three districts in Chenab Valley are now free from terrorism, the police said on Thursday."There are three districts in the Chenab Valley. Out of these, Doda and Ramban are now militancy-free while an area in Kishtwar district still has a militancy presence. We are trying our best to make the area militancy-free as soon as possible," said Abdul Jabbar, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Doda/Kishtwar/Ramban (DKR) Range.The DIG was in Doda to review the security preparations ahead of the Republic Day celebrations. He remarked that at the present time, there is a very peaceful situation in Chenab Valley."I also had a crime review meeting to check the law and order and state of militancy in the zone," he said, a...
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Bangladeshis form human chain to protest against terrorism by Pakistan on 26/11 anniversary
27Nov By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, USA

Bangladeshis form human chain to protest against terrorism by Pakistan on 26/11 anniversary

On the 12th anniversary of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, an anti-terrorism organisation in Bangladesh on Thursday formed a human chain in protest against Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the 2004 grenade attack in Dhaka.Participants in the human chain programme said terrorism would never be accepted on the soil of Bangladesh, adding that terrorism had no religion. Thousands of people participated in the human chain event in an effort to build a terrorism-free Bangladesh and protect human rights in the country.On November 26, 2008, ten terrorists trained by the Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) carried out a series of coordinated attacks against multiple targets in Mumbai including the Taj Mahal hotel, the Oberoi hotel, the Leopold Cafe, the Nariman ...
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As FATF sword hangs over Pakistan, its army claims of killing 4 terrorists
23Oct By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

As FATF sword hangs over Pakistan, its army claims of killing 4 terrorists

Ahead of the crucial Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meet, the Pakistani military has said that security forces have killed a terrorist commander along with three other terrorists in the Waziristan area of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province."In a major breakthrough, terrorist commander Ihsan Ullah alias Ihsan Sanray along with three other terrorists (were) killed during an intelligence-based operation today (Sunday) in Ghariom, Shaktu near the inter-district boundary of North and South Waziristan tribal districts”, an army statement said.The military's media wing said Sanray masterminded numerous terrorist activities."More recently he was involved in planning and execution of terrorist attacks in Shaktu area which led to the martyrdom of several soldiers and officers including Lt ...
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India wants normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan: MEA
30Sep By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

India wants normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan: MEA

India wishes for normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan but Islamabad has to create a conducive atmosphere by taking credible, verifiable and irreversible action against terrorism, said V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs.Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on India's present foreign policy towards Pakistan, Muraleedharan said, "India wishes for normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan but Islamabad has to create a conducive atmosphere, including by taking credible, verifiable and irreversible action to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross-border terrorism against India in any manner."Speaking on steps being taken by India to counter Pakistan on terrorism, the Minister said, "As a result of Government's persistent efforts, there is ...
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