Terrorist Attacks

Cross-border infiltration attempt foiled along LoC in J-K's Poonch

Army troops on Sunday engaged a group of terrorists in a gunfight after they made an attempt to sneak into this side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. The infiltration attempt was foiled in Shahpur sector when army troops guarding the LoC picked up movement of terrorists and challenged them in the early hours of the day, the officials said. They said an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides which continued for quite some time. The whole area has been cordoned off and a massive search operation is on, the officials said.

Taliban terrorist attack in Pakistan kills 4 policemen, injures 6

Taliban terrorists opened fire at a vehicle ferrying security forces in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least four policemen, including an officer, and wounding six others. The terrorists attacked the police mobile van in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The vehicle was on its way to the Saddar police station when it came under the attack, police said. Four policemen, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were killed and six others were injured in the attack, they said, adding that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan has ordered an inquiry into the incident. Lakki Marwat police spokesperson said the attack was launched in the early hours of Thursday, resulting in an exchange of fire between the police and the terrorists. During the gunfight, six policemen were injured, he said. A police statement said that the militants were equipped with advanced and heavy weaponry, the Dawn newspaper reported. The police were on alert a

9 Pakistani cops killed, 13 injured in attack in Balochistan province

At least nine security personnel were killed and 13 others injured in a suicide attack on their vehicle in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Monday, police said, in the latest terror attack in the country. The blast near the truck of the Balochistan Constabulary personnel occurred on the Kambri bridge on the Quetta-Sibi highway, the Express Tribune newspaper reported. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kachhi, Mehmood Notezai, said that the preliminary evidence suggests it was a suicide attack. However, the exact nature of the blast could be ascertained after investigations. He said that a bomb disposal team reached the site of the incident and the area is being searched after the explosion. At least nine personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary were killed and 13 were injured in the bomb attack in Bolan, Notezai said. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. As soon as the incident was reported, local administration and security forces reached t

Kashmiri Pandit ATM guard shot dead by terrorists in J&K's Pulwama: Police

Terrorists on Sunday shot dead a 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit man in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district while he was on his way to a local market, police said. Sanjay Sharma (40), who worked as an ATM guard, was shot in the chest at point-blank range in the Achan area of the south Kashmir district around 11 am, they added. "Terrorists fired upon one civilian from minority namely Sanjay Sharma S/O Kashinath Sharma R/O Achan Pulwama while on way to local market," the Kashmir Zone police wrote on Twitter. They said Sharma was rushed to a hospital but he succumbed to the injuries. "There was armed guard in his village. Area cordoned off. Details shall follow," police said. Meanwhile, a pall of gloom descended on the victim's village. The deceased worked as an ATM guard in a bank but was not reporting to duty of late following an earlier spate of terror attacks on his community members, his colleagues said. Political parties condemned the killing, terming it "senseless". "Deeply sa

Afghanistan remains primary terrorist threat for Central, South Asia: UN

Afghanistan remains the primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia, with groups such as ISIL-K, Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan enjoying greater freedom of movement in the country owing to the absence of an effective Taliban security strategy, a UN report has said. The 31st report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (ISIL, Al-Qaida), was issued here on Tuesday. The report said that Afghanistan remains the primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia. It originates from groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- Khorasan (ISIL-K), Al-Qaeda, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, as well as ETIM/TIP (Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement/Turkistan Islamic Party), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Islamic Jihad Group, Khatiba Imam al-Bukhari, Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, Jamaat Ansarullah and others. These groups enjoy greater freedom of movement in Afghanistan owing to the absence of an effective Taliban security strategy,

Originating from Pak, deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow airport

Counter-terror cops and security services in the UK have launched a probe after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at London's Heathrow airport, a media outlet reported

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Russia detains IS suicide bomber plotting terrorist attack in India

Russian Federal Security Service said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of Islamic State terrorist group, plotting a terrorist attack against one of India's leadership elite

At least 10 killed as Islamic militants storm hotel in Somali capital

At least 10 people were killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital late Friday, police and eyewitnesses said. Several other people were injured and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene of the attack at Mogadishu's Hayat Hotel, they said. The attack started with explosions outside the hotel before gunmen entered the building. Gunfire could still be heard early Saturday as security forces tried to contain the last gunmen, who were thought to be holed up in the hotel. It was unclear how many militants remained on the hotel's top floor. The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest of its frequent attempts to strike places that are often visited by government officials. There was no immediate word on the identities of the victims. "We were having tea near the hotel lobby when we heard the first blast followed by gunfire. I immediately rushed toward hotel rooms on the gr

Terrorists lob grenades at security forces, escape cordon in J-K's Shopian

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Kutpora area of Shopian on Tuesday night following information about the presence of militants there

UNSC condemns attack on peacekeepers in Congo that killed 2 Indians

The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the attack on the UN mission in Congo in which two peacekeepers from India and one person from Morocco were killed

Substantial decline in terrorist attacks from 2018 to 2021: Centre

There has been a substantial decline in terrorist attacks in the country from 2018 to 2021, the parliament was told

FATF: West backs India's call to prosecute Pakistan-based terrorists

India's call at FATF for investigation and prosecution of 30 terrorist leaders in Pakistan was strongly backed by the Western nations, a news report said

Islamic State terror group claims attack on Sikh gurdwara in Kabul

Several blasts tore through Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul's Bagh-e Bala neighbourhood on Saturday

Shocked by cowardly terrorist attack on gurudwara in Kabul: PM Modi

Several blasts were reported near the gurudwara, in the latest targeted attack on a place of worship of a minority community in the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

Al-Qaeda threatens suicide attacks in India over remarks on Prophet

Intelligence agencies have asked all the states to be on high alert after terror outfit Al-Qaeda issued a letter threatening suicide attacks in India

Doval, RAW chief meet Shah after terrorists kill Hindu bank employee in JK

Details of their meeting were not known immediately but they were believed to have discussed the situation in restive Kashmir where a bank employee hailing from Rajasthan was killed this morning

Migrant worker shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Budgam, another injured

One non-local labourer was killed and another injured in a militant attack in J&K's Budgam district on Thursday, police said.

UNSC condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan's Karachi University

The Council members reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed

Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33: Taliban official

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's deputy culture and information minister, said the bombing in the town of Imam Saheb, in Kunduz Province, also wounded another 43 people, many of them students