Killing of three Lashkar militants sparks protests in South Kashmir
Ians • 8 years agoThree Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Thursday after a six-hour gunfight with security forces in Kashmir.
Clashes between Afghan troops and Taliban edges closer to Helmand capital
• 9 years agoOn Thursday fighting raged in Helmand after Afghanistan rushed military reinforcements to beat back Taliban insurgents advancing on the besieged capital of the southern poppy-growing province, as officials downplayed fears that the city could fall.
Why Tariq Pandit’s surrender is bad news for militancy in south Kashmir
Sameery • 9 years agoThe surrender of Tariq Pandit, a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant and a close aide of its commander Burhan Wani, before the army on Saturday, could have serious impact on the new militancy wave emerging from south Kashmir.
I told NIA about Ishrat Jahan but they didn't record my exact statement: Headley tells court
Fp Archives • 9 years agoOn the fourth day if the cross-examination in the 26/11 case before the anti-terror court in Mumbai, Headley claimed that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had not recorded his statements accurately and that he had no personal knowledge of Ishrat Jahan
Hindu-Muslim bhai bhai? Sufi Sunni body dubs RSS 'patriotic organisation', willing to work with it to contain Wahhabis
Sanjay • 9 years agoAll-India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam (AITUI), an umbrella organisation of Sufi Sunni which claims to represent 80 percent of total Indian Muslim population, believes that RSS is a nationalist organisation and suggests that it would not mind engaging with them to contain growing penetration of Wahhabi ideology
David Headley's stunning revelations expose Pak role in 26/11 attack, hearing to continue Tuesday
Fp Staff • 9 years agoLashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Monday revealed a goldmine of information for Indian authorities on various aspects leading to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, deposing via video conference from a US jail before Special TADA Court Judge G.A. Sanap here. Headley is scheduled to speak again Tuesday.
5 years after 26/11: Intelligence agencies suffer critical staff shortage
Fp Staff • 11 years agoShortages are as much as 40 per cent across agencies.