Kabul, May 7 (IANS) India’s decisive military action met its predefined objectives despite Pakistan’s attempt to escalate, an Afghan media outlet reported Thursday on the commemoration of the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor. The report said that India achieved its objectives during Operation Sindoor by combining defined targetting with credible escalation reserve and ensuring political objectives fixed on its original purpose, which was degrading the terror infrastructure that was respo…
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New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Sheikh Yousuf Afridi, described as a close associate of Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province by unidentified gunmen in what investigators are treating as a targeted killing, adding to a pattern of attacks on militants in the country since 2023.Afridi was reportedly ambushed by gunmen who fired multiple rounds, leaving him with no chance to escape. He was considered a key link in LeT operations in Khyber …
Pune, April 21 (IANS) Marking one year since the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, Pragati Jagdale, wife of Santosh Jagdale, one of the 26 victims brutally gunned down, highlighted her enduring trauma and her resolve to dedicate her life to the nation and her faith. Santosh Jagdale, 50, was killed on April 22 last year in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district when terrorists opened fire on tourists in the popular Baisaran Valley area of Pahalgam. He was on a family vacation with his wife and daug…
Jammu, April 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday terminated the services of two government employees over links with terror groups.The dismissed government employees are Farhat Ali Khanday, a Class IV employee in the Education Department, accused of working for Hizbul Mujahideen, and Mohammad Shafi Dar, a Class IV staffer in the Rural Development Department, alleged to be associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba.Officials said the action was taken following inputs indicating …
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Hizbul Mujahideen may be largely gone, but Indian agencies have picked up intercepts about a possible rebuilding of the terror outfit. The leadership of the Hizbul Mujahideen has managed to lie low for several years now. The outfit’s operatives have largely been wiped out in Jammu and Kashmir. The crackdown on the Hizbul Mujahideen, which began with the killing of Burhan Wani, continued until the top commanders were erased in Jammu and Kashmir.Even during Operation…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A Special NIA court sentenced three operatives of the proscribed Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) terrorist organisation to imprisonment varying from 30 years to life in connection with a 2018 Kashmir secession conspiracy case, an official said on Tuesday. Dukhtaran-e-Millat is an all-women outfit with the declared objective of achieving secession of Kashmir from India, said a statement issued by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Aasiya Andrabi @ Aasiyeh Andrabi @S…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The ISI is working on a plan to change the leadership in the Lashkar-e-Taiba as the demand for younger faces has been growing. Hafiz Saeed has been instructed to take a back seat owing to his age.Further, the ISI wants young leaders to head the group as they are bringing in more traction when compared to the older guard. An official said that the Lashkar-e-Taiba is most likely to be headed by Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Saeed. He would be assisted by Saifullah Kasuri…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) With the terror infrastructure largely in tatters, Pakistan is likely to bring back Sajid Mir to fix the problem. Mir, who played a major role in executing the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, was handed over charge of Pakistan’s ambitious ‘Karachi Project’.Mir’s existence was always denied by Pakistan. However, to get out of the Grey List of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), he was detained by Pakistan in 2022 and sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Lahore court.Althoug…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Al Qaeda in the Subcontinent (AQIS) has been using the war on Iran as a propaganda narrative to drum up recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir. The AQIS has named several countries, which it perceives as anti-Islam. While naming countries such as India, the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Spain as common enemies of Islam, the AQIS calls upon the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to unite. The terror group says that Kashmir should be the core theatre of Jihad. …
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Intelligence agencies have flagged concerns over the revival of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH), an outfit that has close links with Al-Qaeda.The outfit was formed by Zakir Rashid Bhat in July 2017 in Jammu and Kashmir. Bhat, also known as Zakir Musa, took over as the chief of the outfit with the blessings of Al-Qaeda. The intention was to carry out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. The outfit did not achieve much success and was largely downed by the Indian secu…