2001 Parliament Attack
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'Fear God': JeM chief Masood Azhar releases audio clip warning Pakistan after 'crackdown' on terror groups
Praveen •Large parts of Azhar’s speech, peppered with anecdotes and personal stories, are devoted to mocking India and chiding Pakistan’s politicians for cracking down on the Jaish.
Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar's writings put paid to Pakistan's claims of ban on terror groups
Praveen •Now, in the wake of India’s airstrikes on the JeM’s complex in Balakot, Islamabad has once again vowed to dismantle the cleric’s empire of hate: but the odds are low that the 5 March crackdown will play out any differently from the past.
Maulana Masood Azhar is 'alive', reports Pakistani media amid speculation of JeM chief's death
•The Indian officials said they had no information other than that Masood Azhar was undergoing treatment at an army hospital after suffering renal failure.
Parliament attack anniversary: Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi attend event, avoid to exchange pleasantries
•Modi was seen exchanging greetings with his predecessor and Congress leader Manmohan Singh.
2001 Indian Parliament attack anniversary: Afzal Guru remains enigma as nation pays homage to security personnel who died fighting
Fp Staff •The attack on the Parliament building in New Delhi took place 16 years ago on 13 December, 2001, when five heavily armed gunmen stormed the compound and opened fire, killing nine people.
India-Pakistan relations: New Delhi signals strategic shift across LoC, but escalating costs won't deter Rawalpindi
Prateek Joshi •The Kashmir dispute, four resulting wars, cross-border terrorism, and the threat of nuclear escalation have continued to define India-Pakistan relations.
Rajnath Singh says security agencies' personnel should be trained to tackle threats of cyber attacks
•Security agencies' personnel should be trained in tackling the emerging "fourth dimension" of threats of cyber attacks, home minister Rajnath Singh said.
Pervez Musharraf mulled using nukes against India after 2001 Parliament attack
•Pakistan's former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf says he mulled the use of nuclear weapons against India amid tensions following the 2001 terror attack on the Indian Parliament, but decided against doing so out of fear of retaliation, according to a media report.
2001 Parliament attack: Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh pay homage to martyrs
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari and other parliamentarians on Tuesday paid tributes to the martyrs of the 2001 Parliament attack.
Parliament attack: Terrorists' grave diggers acquitted due to lack of evidence
•Prosecution said when police reached the spot on 13 January, 2002, they caught Raghu and Vijay along with spade and stick as they were trying to dig out the corpses of the terrorists for exposing them to vultures. Both the accused had denied the allegations against them.