Terrorism

Srinagar: Security beefed up after a militant hurled a hand grenade at a passing vehicle of the security forces in Jehangir Chowk area in Srinagar on Sept 7, 2017. One person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. (Photo: IANS)

Accident, Crime, Defence, Disaster, Kashmir, National, Security, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

Six injured in Srinagar grenade blast

Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Six persons were injured in a grenade blast here on Thursday, including the man who who threw the explosive, police said. A militant hurled a hand grenade at a passing vehicle…

Defence, Kashmir, National, Security, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

One dead, 5 injured in Srinagar grenade blast

Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) One person was killed and five others were injured in a grenade blast here on Thursday, including the man who who threw the explosive, police said. A militant hurled a hand…

(131228) -- LAHORE, Dec. 28, 2013 (Xinhua) -- A supporter of slain premier Benazir Bhutto holds a torche on the sixth anniversary of Bhutto's assassination, at a rally in eastern Pakistan's Lahore on Dec. 27, 2013. Bhutto was assassinated on Dec. 27, 2007 following an electioneering rally at Liaqat Bagh Park in Rawalpindi. (Xinhua/Sajjad)

Immigration, International, Law, Politics, Rights, South Asia, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

Benazir murder: Police officers challenge 17-year jail term

Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The two senior police officers who were sentenced to 17 years in prison for negligence and security lapses that led to the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007…

Accident, Crime, Disaster, Immigration, Law, National, Rights, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

Death for two, life term for Abu Salem, another in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) A Special TADA Court on Thursday sentenced two convicts to death, gangster Abu Salem Ansari and another to life terms and one more to 10 years jail in the 1993 Mumbai…

Accident, Crime, Disaster, Immigration, Law, Main Story, National, Rights, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

Thanks to extradition treaty with Portugal, Abu Salem escapes the hangman’s noose

By Qaid Najmi Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) As expected, notorious mafia gangster Abu Salem A. Ansari, 50, was spared the death penalty and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by Special TADA court Judge G.A. Sanap…

Business, Defence, National, Politics, Security, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

Central forces don’t get priority in weapons procurement: Rajnath

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said central paramilitary forces did not get the priority they deserve in procurement of weapons and equipment since it was done through the…

International, Politics, South Asia, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

‘Pakistan among 50 worst terror financing countries’

Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan is among the 50 worst countries in terms of money laundering and terror financing, according to a study conducted by a Swiss group. The study by Basel Institute on Governance…

Defence, International, Security, South Asia, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

Pakistan must change its approach to terrorism: US

Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) While encouraging members of the BRICS alliance to continue playing a constructive role in global stabilisation, the US reminded Pakistan that it “must change its approach” to terrorism. At the three-day…

Immigration, Law, Main Story, National, Rights, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

Two get death, Abu Salem, another get life term in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) A Special TADA Court on Thursday awarded the death penalty to two convicts, life sentences to two others, including gangster Abu Salem, while giving 10 years jail to one accused in…

Mumbai: Media persons outside the Bombay City Civil and Sessions Court in Mumbai on Sept 7, 2017. (Photo: IANS)

Immigration, Law, National, Rights, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Firoz Khan gets death, Riyaz Siddiqui gets 10 yrs in 1993 blasts case

Immigration, Law, National, Rights, Terrorism September 7, 2017

Abu Salem, Karimullah Khan get life, Merchant given death in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) A Special TADA Court on Thursday awarded life sentence to prime accused Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan, while awarding death sentence to M. Tahir Merchant in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case….

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik during a joint press conference in Srinagar on Sept 6, 2017. (Photo: IANS)

Accident, Crime, Disaster, National, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

NIA raids senior separatist leaders, aides in Valley

Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the house of senior separatist leader and Shia cleric Syed Agha Hassan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam as well as the houses of…

Mumbai: Security beefed up during the proceedings in 1993 Mumbai blasts case at the Bombay City Civil and Sessions Court in Mumbai on Sept 7, 2017. (Photo: IANS)

Immigration, Law, National, Rights, Terrorism, Top September 7, 2017

NIA raids separatist leader’s home in J&K

Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the residence of senior separatist leader and Shia cleric, Syed Agha Hassan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district. Sources said the NIA sleuths…

Diplomacy, International, Politics, Religion, Terrorism September 6, 2017

Syrian Air Force responsible for April sarin attack: UN

Geneva, Sep 7 (IANS) The Syrian regime used chemical weapons on at least four occasions this year, including in a sarin gas attack that left dozens of civilians dead, the UN unveiled in a report….

(170829) -- RAMALLAH, Aug. 29, 2017 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference after meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Aug. 29, 2017. (Xinhua/Fadi Arouri)(yk)

Defence, Diplomacy, Immigration, International, Law, Politics, Rights, Security, Terrorism September 6, 2017

UN chief stresses responsibility to protect civilians

United Nations, Sep 7 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for more efforts to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Civilians, including women and children, are being killed either deliberately or…

(170407) -- WASHINGTON D.C., April 7, 2017 (Xinhua) -- In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, U.S. navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter fires a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, April 7, 2017. A total of 59 Tomahawk Land Attack missiles were launched from the destroyers USS Porter and USS Ross in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea at about 8:40 p.m. EDT on April 6 (4:40 a.m. on Friday in Syria), and Syrian aircraft, hardened aircraft shelters, fuel points, air defense systems, and radars were targeted, according to a Pentagon statement.(Xinhua/U.S. Navy) (hy)

Business, Defence, Immigration, International, Law, Politics, Religion, Rights, Security, Terrorism, Top September 6, 2017

US-led airstrikes kill 978 civilians in Syria within 3 months

Damascus, Sep 7 (IANS) A total of 978 civilians have been killed over the past three months by US-led airstrikes on Syria’s northern city of Raqqa, a monitor group reported on Wednesday. The death toll…

Iran President Hassan Rouhani. (File Photo: IANS)

Business, Defence, Diplomacy, International, Politics, Security, Terrorism September 6, 2017

Iran President vows to never breach nuke deal

Tehran, Sep 7 (IANS) Iran will never breach the nuclear deal it signed with major powers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed. Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Envoy Masahiko…

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