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Pakistan court drops terrorism charges against former PM Imran Khan

In a major relief to former prime minister Imran Khan, a Pakistani court on Monday ordered to delete terror charges in a case against him for making controversial remarks against a female judge during a rally here last month. During a rally here on August 20, 69-year-old Khan had threatened to file cases against top police officials, election commission and political opponents over the treatment meted out to his aide Shahbaz Gill, who was arrested on charges of sedition. He had also taken exception to Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry, who had approved Gill's two-day physical remand at the request of the police, and said she should "prepare herself as action would be taken against her." Hours after the speech, Khan was booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act for threatening police, judiciary and other state institutions at his rally. He had challenged the case in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) where a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the

Arrested Al-Qaeda operative used Telegram to radicalise J-K youths: NIA

A suspected Al-Qaeda operative, who was arrested from Bengaluru in July, used Telegram channels to provoke gullible youths to wage jihad in Kashmir, the NTA said

India, B'desh must face together forces that attack mutual trust: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and Bangladesh should jointly face terrorist and fundamentalist forces that threaten to attack mutual trust between the two countries. Modi made these remarks after bilateral talks with visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who made a strong pitch for early conclusion of the Teesta water sharing agreement. "Today we also stressed on cooperation against terrorism and fundamentalism. To keep the spirit of 1971 alive, it is also very necessary that we face such forces together, who want to attack our mutual trust," Modi said. India and Bangladesh signed seven agreements after the talks between Modi and Hasina, including one on sharing of waters of Kushiyara river which is expected to benefit the regions of southern Assam and Bangladesh's Sylhet region. Modi noted that 54 rivers pass through the borders of India and Bangladesh and are linked to the livelihoods of the people of both the countries for centuries. "I recall th

Imran Khan approaches Islamabad High Court to dismiss terror charges

Last week, PTI chief Imran Khan said that he will help flood-affected people but would not stop the "Haqeeqi Azadi" campaign for real independence of the country

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

Imran Khan booked under anti-terror act for threatening judge, police

Khan connected the current situation in Pakistan to the chief of army staff's appointment and termed it "unfortunate" that everything in the country was happening over one appointment

Israel seals Palestinian rights groups offices it labelled terrorist

Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organisations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declaring them closed, the groups said Thursday. Israel has claimed some of these groups had ties to the militant Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a claim the groups denied. Rights defenders have described Israel's moves against the groups as part of a decades-long crackdown on political activist in the occupied territories. Most of the targeted organisations document alleged human rights violations by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority, both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists.

Kashmiri Pandit murder: Muslims stage protest against terrorists in Shopian

Terror attack on Sunil Kumar Bhat and his cousin Pertimber Nath IN Kashmir's Shopian district triggered outrage in their village. Sunil succumbed to his injuries while Pertimber suffered injuries

Attack on Rushdie a reminder of the constant threat of fanaticism: Authors

Even as author Salman Rushdie is on the road to recovery after a murderous attack on him on August 12 in New York, it has birthed another sharp debate in these already polarised times

The downside of US drone strike: Afghanistan is still a terror base

Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept 11 attacks of 2001

Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan, says Biden

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said

US, EU freeze dialogue on combating terrorism with Moscow: Russian Ministry

The United States and the European Union have frozen dialogue on the fight against terrorism with Moscow under far-fetched pretexts, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

PM Modi was target of terror module busted in Patna, probe indicates

Sources said that they were reportedly planning to carry out an attack on PM Modi during his recent visit to Patna during the centenary year celebration of Bihar Vidhan Sabha

Bangladesh to start de-radicalising campaign for jailed Islamists

"The initiative is aimed to prevent the jailed militants' return to the path of militancy, said a spokesman of police's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit

Paris attacks: 20 convicted, Salah Abdeslam sentenced to life in prison

The chief suspect and only survivor of the 10-member team of extremists, Salah Abdeslam, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in relation with a terrorist enterprise, among other charges

'One of duo behind Udaipur terror has links with Pak-based Dawat-e-Islami'

The police have detained three more people in connection with the killing so far, Director General of Police (DGP) M L Lather said at a press conference here.

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

Verdict looms in 2015 Paris extremist attacks after 9-month long trial

Abdeslam faces up to life in prison without parole on murder and other counts, the toughest sentence possible under France's justice system

Merely smuggling gold not terrorist act under UAPA: Delhi High Court

The court asked the appellants to surrender their passports, not leave the country without prior permission of the trial court and also periodically report to the jurisdictional police station.

Modi 'crystal clear', said he will not tolerate terror: Jaishankar in book

PM Modi has been 'crystal clear' that he will never allow terrorism, especially of cross-border nature, to be normalised, and this determination has shaped India's policy towards Pakistan