Terrorist Attacks

'Pak must take action on terror groups to improve ties'

Pune: Holding that a "peaceful and stable" Pakistan was in India's interest, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said that the neighbouring country must initiate strong action against terrorist groups operating from its soil, in order to improve Indo-Pak ties.

"We are concerned about terrorist groups in Pakistan. They should take strong action against them which will help improve our relations," he told reporters here when asked whether change of government in Pakistan could spell a better relationship between the two countries.

Describing Pakistan as "our closest neighbour", Antony said Indian government wanted friendly relations with it as a "peaceful and stable" Pakistan was in India's interest. On Indo-China relations and border situation, the defence minister said, "the recent problem has been solved to the satisfaction of both the countries. We have a mechanism to sort out occasional irritants," adding, that there was a "highest level decision" to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border.

Both countries would also have joint exercises, he noted. Antony said notwithstanding the long standing border dispute, there were major areas of cooperation between India and China, also India's "largest trading partner". He hoped his forthcoming visit to China would further improve the bilateral relations and defence cooperation between the two countries....more

05:50 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Pak: 103 killed, over 270 injured in six bomb attacks

by Press Trust of India

A total of 103 people were killed and over 270 injured in six bomb attacks in the restive Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, marking a sharp spurt in terrorist violence ahead of the country's next general election. ...

12:56 AM, Jan 11, 2013

US: Headley, Rana to be sentenced in January 2013

by Press Trust of India

The sentencing of American-born Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley, accused of involvement in 26/11 Mumbai attacks, has been fixed for January 17, 2013 while that of his accomplice Tahawwur Rana has been rescheduled for January 15 from December 4. ...

04:25 AM, Nov 29, 2012

Chief of tribal militia killed by Pak Taliban

by Press Trust Of India

Islamabad: The Pakistani Taliban shot dead the head of a pro-government tribal militia, his son and a passer-by in the country's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The attackers, who were riding a motorcycle, fled after the incident in Swabi district, officials said. Two armed militants fired at Etbar Khan, the head of an anti-Taliban militia of Mohmand tribal region, when he was waiting for some persons along a road. Khan...

10:37 PM, May 15, 2011

Afghan intelligence: Taliban using child bombers

by Associated Press

Kabul: The orders from their religious teacher were clear, "Go to Afghanistan, strap on a suicide vest and kill foreign forces". With that, 9-year-old Ghulam Farooq left his home in Pakistan with three other would-be boy bombers and headed into eastern Afghanistan. They were told there would be two members of the Taliban waiting for them at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar province. Instead, members of the Afghan intelligence...

07:40 PM, May 15, 2011

No parallel between 9/11 and 26/11: US

by Press Trust Of India

Washington: US has refrained from drawing a parallel between 9/11 and the dastardly Mumbai attacks and appeared to be unwilling to support any similar hot pursuit Indian effort as done by the US Special Forces in Pakistan to kill al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. "I don't want to speculate too broadly about an operation that was clearly unique in the history of the US and the history of the...

08:44 AM, May 06, 2011

US charges 4 more Pak men in 26/11 attacks

by Associated Press

Chicago: US prosecutors charged four Pakistani men Monday in connection with the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed 166 people, including six Americans, although none of the defendants is in US custody. A second superseding indictment filed in US District Court in Chicago adds Sajid Mir, Abu Qahafa, Mazhar Iqbal and a fourth defendant known only by the alias "Major Iqbal" to a case that already included an...

07:51 AM, Apr 26, 2011