Terrorist Organisations

Hafiz Saeed-led JuD's name changed: Banned terror outfits change names to keep operations afloat

The terror group, Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) — headed by Hafiz Saeed — the prime accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, may have changed its face under the new banner, however, it is not the first time when a terror outfit has rechristened itself after being banned by the Pakistan government.

Turkey has made about 1,656 formal arrests of people using social media in 6 months

Turkey has formally arrested 1,656 people in the past six months for allegedly supporting terrorist organisations or insulting officials on social media, and are investigating at least 10,000 others, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.