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Pakistan Taliban warn of more attacks against police after compound raid
On Friday evening, a Taliban suicide squad stormed the sprawling Karachi Police Office compound in the southern port city, prompting an hours-long gun battle that ended when two of the attackers were shot dead and a third blew himself up.
Situation in Jammu and Kashmir is much better than before, says police chief Dilbag Singh
The police chief said that the infiltration of terrorists from across the Line of Control has been tamed and the recruitment of local militants is going down, creating an atmosphere of security in Jammu and Kashmir
64,827 Kashmiri Pandit families left Kashmir valley in early 1990s due to militancy, says MHA
Besides Kashmiri Pandits, militancy forced some Sikh and Muslim families too to migrate from Kashmir Valley to Jammu, Delhi, and other parts of the country
Jammu and Kashmir: Police seize three bottles of liquid explosives for first time after 15 years
Liquid explosives were used by terror groups in South Kashmir during 2007, but after that, it was not seen during the decade of militancy that hit Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir: Militants shoot dead BJP leader Rakesh Pandit at his home in Pulwama
A woman — whose identity is being ascertained — also sustained injuries in the firing by militants, officials said
Pakistani 'A' category militant among four killed in separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir
A resident of Punjab Pakistan, the militant, identified as Sameer Bhai alias Usman, was part of the group responsible for the killing of a police officer named Khursid Ahmad
Pakistan issues financial sanctions against Afghanistan's Taliban members to avoid FATF blacklist
The orders also target al-Qaida as well as outlawed Pakistani groups like Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, thousands of whom are believed to be hiding in remote regions of Afghanistan
Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam
Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district in the early hours of Saturday, police said
Army chief MM Naravane says people in Jammu and Kashmir are fed up with militancy, credits locals for recent successes against terrorists
Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have had a lot of successes recently as people there are fed up with militancy and want normalcy to return to the Union territory
25 terrorists killed by security forces in 2020 but at least 250 militants still active in Valley, says Jammu and Kashmir DGP
The number of listed militants in Kashmir has come down to less than 250, while 25 terrorists were killed by security forces in nearly a dozen operations in the first two months of this year
Insurgency on decline in North East, tri-junction between Assam, Arunachal and north Nagaland arc of violence: Eastern Army commander
Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Anil Chauhan said on Friday that insurgency is on a decline in the North East and expressed hope that the situation will further improve in the future
Terrorists shoot dead five migrant labourers in Jammu and Kashmir: Killings reminiscent of 1990s, but militants also resorting to new strategies
Terrorists in the Kashmir Valley have repeatedly attacked people from other states over the past three decades.
Truckers issue ultimatum to government after militants kill four drivers in Kashmir, demand adequate security or threaten to avoid Valley
In a letter sent to Home Minister Amit Shah, the All India Motor Transport Congress demanded that the trucks which transport goods and services to the Valley be provided security to prevent any attack on them.
Life 'normal' in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, says fact-finding team in report to MoS PMO Jitendra Singh
Rejecting reports of a clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir, a group of intellectuals and academicians in their report on the state said things were normal in the three regions of the state but suggested confidence-building measures to ensure equitable development of all regions and people
Situation tense along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir following infiltration attempts, particularly in Gulmarg, Kupwara districts
The situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir remains tense and security has been stepped up after frequent exchange of gunfire between Pakistani and Indian troops
If Indian media fails to speak out against the silencing of Kashmir, it risks losing its own voice in the future
Zero evidence exists to support the government's claim, peddled by journalists who ought know better, that the communications blackout in Kashmir is saving lives
Kashmir after Article 370: Two weeks since abrogation of special status, a sense of betrayal, mourning envelopes Valley
The sudden announcement of the abrogation of the special status of the state by Home Minister Amit Shah has come as a shock and source of despair to many in and outside Kashmir
Kashmir after Article 370: State's existential crisis worsens as it grapples with idea that Centre has dissolved mainstream politics
While a majority of news channels in India continue to portray a picture of Kashmir that is far from the ground reality — with some running exaggerations and blatant lies, the actual circumstances have forced Kashmiri newspapers to just four pages
Revocation of Article 370 deepens anxieties in Kashmir; locals fear increased levels of violence, job woes
The abrogation of special status and the division of the state into two Union territories is being seen in Kashmir as a major setback.
NSA Ajit Doval's visit to Kashmir's Shopian sends strong message to those who predicted doom, gloom if Article 370 was revoked
Call it a confidence-building measure or a display of extreme confidence on part of the Union government, either way, NSA Ajit Doval's visit to Shopian in Kashmir, just a day after the Parliament passed a resolution on Article 370, will be discussed and debated for a long time