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Iraq begins dig at site of suspected IS mass grave near Mosul
Fp Staff •Excavation at the site has proved especially difficult due to the presence of sulphur-laced underground water, which has made the soil soft and unstable
After Pak Army Chief Munir's visit, US designates Baloch Liberation Army as Foreign Terrorist Organisation
Fp Staff •The US administration under President Donald Trump, continues to build closer ties with Pakistan, which has not only been on and off the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list, but is also known to have given shelter to the likes of Osama Bin Laden and Hafiz Saeed
Handler in Lahore, shooters from Pakistan: Indian probe unmasks Pahalgam terror plot with nailing evidence
Fp Staff •Following the 'Operation Mahadev' last week, Indian security agencies have identified the handler of three terrorists as Pakistan-based Sajid Saifullah Jatt of Lashkar-e-Taiba. The agencies have assessed that those killed in the encounter were part of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April.
India inches closer to get TRF sanctioned as UN Security Council Monitoring Team flags Pahalgam attack
Fp Staff •In its latest report, the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) Monitoring Team has flagged the Pahalgam attack and The Resistance Front's (TRF) role, meaning India is now one step closer to get the Pakistan-based offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) sanctioned.
Pahalgam attack mastermind Hashim Musa reportedly killed in Operation Mahadev. Who was he?
Fp Explainers •Main: Indian forces have reportedly killed three terrorists, including Hashim Musa aka Suleman Shah, the mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack. Security forces had launched Operation Mahadev, a combined effort of the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), after a device authorities had been tracking since the Pahalgam terror attack made a suspicious call. Here’s what we know about Musa and how it all went down
'No objection': Cornered on TRF, Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar makes a U-turn, backs US terror listing
Fp Staff •Pakistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar backed the US's move to designate The Resistance Front (TRF) as a terrorist organisation. This marked a significant shift from Dar's previous stance on the Pakistan-based terror group
Al Qaeda plot foiled: 4 terror suspects nabbed across 3 Indian cities with Pakistan ties
Fp Staff •The four men were identified as: Mohd Fardeen, Sefullah Kureshi, Zeeshan Ali, and Mohd Faiq. They were reportedly connected through a social media app and had Pakistan ties
Pahalgam: US terror-tags Pakistan’s proxy TRF, will China follow suit now or continue shielding it at UN?
Fp Staff •After the United States designated The Resistance Front (TRF), which claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack, as a terrorist organisation, all eyes are on China whether it will follow suit. China has blocked the listing of Pakistan-based groups and leaders at the United Nations (UN) for years.
US declares TRF, behind Pahalgam attack, a terror group: Why this is a big diplomatic win for India
Anmol Singla •The US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy behind the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, as a 'Foreign Terrorist Organisation'. This move marks a major success for India, following months of diplomatic outreach following Operation Sindoor
‘Strong reaffirmation’: India hails US decision to brand TRF as terrorist outfit
Fp Staff •India on Friday welcomed the United States' decision to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) proxy, The Resistance Front (TRF), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO).