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January - 1 
Narcotic smuggling have increased across the India-Pakistan frontier with the Border Security Force (BSF) recorded its highest seizure of drugs in recent years, netting over 322 kilograms of heroin in 2013 that would be worth over INR 16.10 billion in the international market, The Times of India rep
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Narcotic smuggling have increased across the India-Pakistan frontier with the Border Security Force (BSF) recorded its highest seizure of drugs in recent years, netting over 322 kilograms of heroin in 2013 that would be worth over INR 16.10 billion in the international market, The Times of India reported on January 2. This is the highest seizure of heroin made by the BSF on the Punjab frontier with Pakistan. The previous high was over 288 kilograms of heroin seized in 2012. Compared to the seizure of just 68 kilograms of heroin in 2011, BSF officers now acknowledge that smugglers from Pakistan and India have become more active in the last two years. In 2008, the BSF seized over 100 kilograms of heroin, in 2009 about 120 kilograms and in 2010 about 115 kilograms. Besides heroin, the BSF also recovered over 246 kilograms of poppy husk in Punjab's border belt. This seizure was phenomenally high when compared to just 5.5 kilograms recovered in 2012. BSF troopers killed five Pakistani and three Indian smugglers in exchange of fire near the International Border (IB) in 2013. The BSF also recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 5.2 million along the border. The drugs trade is thriving in Punjab and various agencies of the Punjab and central government have made seizures of drugs worth over INR 50 billion in the recent past. The Punjab Police alone busted an international gang of synthetic drugs smugglers. The seizures of synthetic drugs, made across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other states are nearly INR 25 billion.
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January - 1 
Substantial sums of money are flowing into terrorists’ coffers from Karachi (Pakistan) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to revive the Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) parent organisation, the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned the states’ law enforcement agencies, N
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Substantial sums of money are flowing into terrorists’ coffers from Karachi (Pakistan) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to revive the Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) parent organisation, the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned the states’ law enforcement agencies, New Indian Express reported on January 2. The IB note, forwarded to states last week, mentioned SIMI cadres’ interrogation in which operatives admitted to receiving money through hawala (illegal money transfer) and money transfer schemes to revive the banned outfit. The intelligence agency said SIMI was running its terror activities through at least four front organisations Tahreek-e-Ehyaa-e-Ummat, Wahdat-e-Islami, Tehreek-Talaba-e-Arabia and Tahrik Tahaffuz-e-Shaaire Islam. “The arrested operatives told the interrogators that the money from the Al Bashir camp was received through Western Union money transfer and several sleeper cells in Jharkhand, UP, Bihar and Maharashtra were activated to recruit more hands to carry out terror activities. The operatives intensified the activities in October and November last year,” sources said. An official said they have asked security agencies to verify the links between arrested SIMI members from Chhattisgarh and Kerala. Since November 14, Chhattisgarh Police had busted several SIMI modules in the state. Later, during interrogation, a suspected SIMI operative had claimed they travelled to Kerala to receive training and Jihadi materials. Manzar Imam, a SIMI arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), had also confirmed of participating in SIMI training camps.
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January - 2 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) is more lethal and resilient because of the support it receives from Pakistan, according to a new report titled 'Jihadist Violence: The Indian Threat' by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, The Times of India reported on January 3. The report underlines that
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) is more lethal and resilient because of the support it receives from Pakistan, according to a new report titled 'Jihadist Violence: The Indian Threat' by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, The Times of India reported on January 3. The report underlines that the Indian jihadist movement constitutes an "internal security issue with an external dimension." "The Indian jihadist movement formed organically and as a result of endogenous factors, specifically communal grievances and a desire for revenge, but is more lethal and more resilient than it otherwise would have been, thanks to external support from the Pakistani state and Pakistan and Bangladesh-based militant groups," said the 100-page report. "External support was a force multiplier for Indian militancy rather than a key driver of it. Although the IM receives support from LeT, it should not be viewed as an affiliate within the same command-and-control hierarchy. This distinguishes the IM from some of the other LeT cells or operatives active in India," it said. It argues that IM the primary indigenous jihadist threat is part of a larger universe of Islamist militant entities operating in India, many but not all of which are connected to external entities such as the Pakistani militant group LeT and the Bangladeshi Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI-B). It also asserts that the IM should not be viewed as a formal organization, but instead is best understood as a label for a relatively amorphous network populated by jihadist elements from the fringes of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the criminal underworld.
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January - 4 
A downward trend in the number of overall incidents of violence, which had started in 2010 and continued in the two subsequent years, could not persist in 2013 reported The News on January 5. It took a slight upward curve during the campaign for the 2013 general election and sustained until the year
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A downward trend in the number of overall incidents of violence, which had started in 2010 and continued in the two subsequent years, could not persist in 2013 reported The News on January 5. It took a slight upward curve during the campaign for the 2013 general election and sustained until the year’s end. This was revealed in the Pakistan Security Report 2013, produced and recently released by an Islamabad-based research institute Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS). According to the PIPS report, militant, nationalist insurgent and violent sectarian groups carried out a total of 1,717 terrorist attacks across Pakistan in 2013, claiming the lives of 2,451 people and causing injuries to another 5,438. As compared to 2012, the number of reported terrorist attacks in Pakistan in 2013 posted a nine per cent increase while the number of people killed and injured in these attacks increased by 19 per cent and 42 per cent, respectively. The major actor of instability in the country in 2013 was the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Despite the killing of some of its top leaders in Drone attacks and also military operations launched by Pakistani Security Forces (SFs), the operational capabilities of the group remained intact. An alliance of numerous militant groups and commanders, TTP proved lethal in 2013 as it carried out 645 terrorist attacks in 50 Districts across the country, claiming the lives of 732 civilians and 425 SFs personnel. A rise in sectarian violence that started in 2011 continued through 2012 towards the end of 2013. While the overall incidents of sectarian violence, including sectarian-related attacks and clashes, posted a slight increase in 2013 as compared to 2012, the number of people killed and injured in these incidents significantly increased. The number of suicide attacks across the country rose by 39 per cent, with 46 suicide attacks in 2013 compared to 33 in 2012. As many as 18 (39 per cent) out of the total suicide attacks in 2013 were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 12 in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), 9 in Balochistan, 5 in Sindh and 1 each in Rawalpindi and Azad Kashmir. Of the total, 34 suicide attacks were perpetrated by the TTP and other similar militant groups, 9 were sectarian-related mainly carried out by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and 1 suicide blast was carried out by nationalist insurgents. Another 2 attacks were carried out in inter-militant clashes. US Drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas registered a 31 per cent decrease in 2013 compared to the previous year and fatalities in these attacks also fell by 39 per cent. Out of 31 reported Drone attacks in 2013, as many as 24 struck militants and their hideouts in North Waziristan Agency, in FATA. Five Drone strikes were reported in South Waziristan, and one each in Khyber Agency and Hangu, a settled District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The number of overall cross-border attacks and clashes increased in 2013, particularly along Pak-India border (including the Line of Control and the working boundary), but the casualties in these attacks decreased. Most of the cross-border attacks and clashes (68, or 66 per cent) were reported from Pakistan’s border with India; 26 and 9 attacks, respectively, were reported from Pakistan’s borders with Afghanistan and Iran. On the whole, 103 border attacks and clashes were reported from Pakistan’s borders with Afghanistan, India and Iran, which were 30 percent more than such incidents in 2012. As many as 59 Pakistani citizens, including personnel of security forces and civilians lost their lives in these incidents, 82 per cent less than the killings in such incidents in 2012. The incidents of ethno-political violence in Pakistan increased by 22 per cent, from 183 in 2012 to 224 in 2013, but the fatalities in these incidents slightly decreased from 288 in 2012 to 283 in 2013. While most incidents of ethno-political violence in 2013 were concentrated in Karachi (over 81 per cent), such incidents were reported from a total of 28 districts in all four provinces of Pakistan. It was apparently due to the May 2013 elections that the ethno-political violence in the country became more complex with increasing number of political parties becoming either part of it or being targeted in politically motivated targeted killings. Despite a decrease in fatalities in 2013 in the overall incidents of violence, the number of civilians killed in these incidents increased by 16 per cent and of civilians injured by 34 per cent. However, the number of militants killed in 2013 in overall incidents of violence declined by 28 percent. Fatalities among SFs personnel also modestly decreased, by almost two per cent.
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January - 5 
The terror attack in and around Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya on July 7, 2013, was targeted at international Buddhist tourists to avenge the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, according to arrested Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect Mohammed Umair Sidd
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The terror attack in and around Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya on July 7, 2013, was targeted at international Buddhist tourists to avenge the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, according to arrested Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect Mohammed Umair Siddiqui, Dialy Mail reported on January 6. The interrogation report states that another absconding suspect and Siddiqui's close aide, Haider Ali, approached Siddiqui in May 2013 about two months before the blasts in Bodh Gaya and told him about the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. "I suggested attacking Bodh Gaya because it was an international centre," the interrogation report quotes Siddiqui. "I told Haider that targeting two or three persons will not send a message. We never wanted to target the common public. Haider suggested why not target foreigners visiting Bodh Gaya," the report said. Further, the same module was planning a strike on a Gaya-Delhi train as well. The group had gathered information on the train and was even conducting a recce on it, but the idea could not be brought to fruition.
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January - 6 
Kochi is turning out to be the cybercrime capital of Kerala, registering an almost 75 per cet increase in such crimes in 2012 compared with 2011, The Times of India reported on January 7. From 37 cyber cases registered in various Police Stations in 2011, the figure jumped to 65 in 2012, according to
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Kochi is turning out to be the cybercrime capital of Kerala, registering an almost 75 per cet increase in such crimes in 2012 compared with 2011, The Times of India reported on January 7. From 37 cyber cases registered in various Police Stations in 2011, the figure jumped to 65 in 2012, according to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Kochi was followed by Kollam, which from not having a single case registered under the category in 2011, either under the IT Act or IPC, surprisingly, saw 20 cases registered in 2012. The upward trend continued in Thiruvananthapuram, which had 16 cases registered in 2012 from 13 in 2011. However, Malappuram and Kozhikode saw a decline in cyber crimes in 2012 with five in Malappuram and nine in Kozhikode as opposed to seven and 13, respectively, in 2011.
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January - 10 
More than 19,000 foreigners who came to the state between 1966 and March 25, 1971, have not registered their names with the Foreigners' Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) as stipulated by the Citizenship Act, 1955, reports Times of India. The state political department on Thursday issued an instru
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More than 19,000 foreigners who came to the state between 1966 and March 25, 1971, have not registered their names with the Foreigners' Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) as stipulated by the Citizenship Act, 1955, reports Times of India. The state political department on Thursday issued an instruction to these people to register their names with the FRRO at the offices of the superintendents of police in their districts by January 16.
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January - 13 
According to a report, titled, ‘Drone Wars Pakistan: Analysis,’ compiled by the think tank New America Foundation, at least 370 United States (US) drone strikes have occurred in Pakistan since 2004, reports The Express Tribune. The report also gives a breakdown of the number of casualties of the dr
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According to a report, titled, ‘Drone Wars Pakistan: Analysis,’ compiled by the think tank New America Foundation, at least 370 United States (US) drone strikes have occurred in Pakistan since 2004, reports The Express Tribune. The report also gives a breakdown of the number of casualties of the drone strikes. The year in which the most number of people who were killed in the strikes is 2010. There is a downward trend of the drone strikes since 2010. The total number of people who were killed in these strikes is between 2,080-3,428 people. Of these, 1,623-2,787 are reportedly militants and 258 – 307 civilians. The highest number of drone strikes occurred in North Waziristan Agency (267 out of the 370). The report further states that there were fewer number of drone strikes during former US President George W Bush’s term, as compared to the current administration of President Barack Obama. The number of strikes for 2013 is 26.
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January - 14 
According to Border Security Force (BSF) data, there has been an increase in narcotics smuggling, especially heroin in International Border in Punjab sharing with Pakistan, Business Standard reported on January 15. In 2012, 289 kgs of heroin were seized, while in 2013, 322 kgs were seized. As far as
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According to Border Security Force (BSF) data, there has been an increase in narcotics smuggling, especially heroin in International Border in Punjab sharing with Pakistan, Business Standard reported on January 15. In 2012, 289 kgs of heroin were seized, while in 2013, 322 kgs were seized. As far as Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) is concerned, the seizure in 2013 was around INR 5.2 million, while in 2012 it stood at INR 4.62 million. Along with those 312 rounds of ammunition has been seized in 2013 in comparison to 264 in 2012. A senior BSF official said Pakistani couriers easily develop relations with farmers and lure them with huge commission for supplying the consignment. The BSF officials maintained that Pakistani mobile phone sim cards also help farmers in safely communicating with the Pakistani smugglers.
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January - 17 
A report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) stated that the year 2013 was the deadliest one for Karachi so far with as many as 3,251 fatalities, reports The Express Tribune on January 18 (today). The city has seen a sharp increase in killings in the past few years with 1,981 people ki
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A report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) stated that the year 2013 was the deadliest one for Karachi so far with as many as 3,251 fatalities, reports The Express Tribune on January 18 (today). The city has seen a sharp increase in killings in the past few years with 1,981 people killed in 2010, 2,382 killed in 2011 and 3,105 killed in 2012. Of the entire year, August was the bloodiest month with 334 killings or deaths. According to HRCP chairperson Zohra Yusuf, sectarian and police killings have increased in 2013 as compared to previous years. Referring to the targeted operation that started in September last year, she said the start of the operation showed some improvements in law and order but it failed to sustain.
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January - 19 
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth over INR 1.1 million have made way into major private sector bank, ICICI Bank, in Madhya Pradesh, The Times of India reported on January 20. State cash chest of ICICI Bank at Classic Centre in Indore has reported to the city Police that FICN worth INR 11,15,35
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Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth over INR 1.1 million have made way into major private sector bank, ICICI Bank, in Madhya Pradesh, The Times of India reported on January 20. State cash chest of ICICI Bank at Classic Centre in Indore has reported to the city Police that FICN worth INR 11,15,350 having been deposited in different branches of the bank in 13 odd Districts of state's Malwa-Nimar region between January 2013 and June 2013.
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January - 20 
A survey conducted by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) on January 20 (today) found that over 2,900 children and youth abducted by the LTTE had perished in the war, reports Colombo Page. The LTTE had abducted the children and youth from their homes and forcibly recruited to its ranks to fig
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A survey conducted by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) on January 20 (today) found that over 2,900 children and youth abducted by the LTTE had perished in the war, reports Colombo Page. The LTTE had abducted the children and youth from their homes and forcibly recruited to its ranks to fight against the Government Security Forces (SFs) at frontlines. Also, arrangements will reportedly be made to offer them SLR 100,000 as compensation for each family member killed in battle. Moreover, under the program a monthly allowance of Rs 3,000 will be given to those who were affected by the war. Accordingly 1,200 persons in 426 families will be provided with relief under the programme.
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January - 20 
The United Kingdom (UK) on January 20 said that the human rights situation in Sri Lanka did not improve during the last three months and UK's concerns over the culture of impunity in Sri Lanka continue, reports Colombo Page. Issuing the quarterly update to the 2012 Human Rights and Democracy Report
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The United Kingdom (UK) on January 20 said that the human rights situation in Sri Lanka did not improve during the last three months and UK's concerns over the culture of impunity in Sri Lanka continue, reports Colombo Page. Issuing the quarterly update to the 2012 Human Rights and Democracy Report covering the October-December 2013 period, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London said despite the international focus on the country's human rights record intensified during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November there were a number of violations during the week of CHOGM. The report noted an incident where security forces prevented the family members of the disappeared and missing from the North from attending human rights festival in Colombo. Referring to the release of 12 Special Task Force personnel accused of killing five Tamil students in the eastern town of Trincomalee District in 2006 on bail in October, the FCO said concerns continued over the culture of impunity in Sri Lanka. There were also a number of custodial deaths of suspects under questionable circumstances during the period, in addition to two reported abductions, the FCO update said.
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January - 21 
Bangladesh tumbled backward on human rights in 2013 as the Government engaged in a harsh crackdown on members of civil society, the media, and political opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2014 released on January 21, reports New Age. The authorities often employed violent
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Bangladesh tumbled backward on human rights in 2013 as the Government engaged in a harsh crackdown on members of civil society, the media, and political opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2014 released on January 21, reports New Age. The authorities often employed violent and illegal measures against protesters and failed to initiate any investigations into credible allegations of unlawful deaths at the hands of its security forces, it said.
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January - 21 
Sri Lanka made little progress in 2013 in accountability for serious human rights abuses committed during the country's three-decade long war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on January 21 in its World Report 2014 released in New York,
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Sri Lanka made little progress in 2013 in accountability for serious human rights abuses committed during the country's three-decade long war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on January 21 in its World Report 2014 released in New York, reports Colombo Page. "The Sri Lankan Government makes a lot of claims about pursuing accountability for wartime abuses, but the world is still waiting to see some results," Asia Director at HRW Brad Adams said. He said it is clearer than ever that an independent international investigation is needed to make genuine progress in providing justice for victims.
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January - 23 
Pakistan is printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in government owned print factories, according to intelligence inputs received by Indian Intelligence organisation, Daily Bhaskar reported on January 24. The fact came to light after the ink and the paper used in FICN was found to be similar with
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Pakistan is printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in government owned print factories, according to intelligence inputs received by Indian Intelligence organisation, Daily Bhaskar reported on January 24. The fact came to light after the ink and the paper used in FICN was found to be similar with the one employed in Pakistan's printing shops. The news of the breach has been transmitted to Union Ministry for Home Affairs, Finance Ministry and Parliamentary committee on financial matters. The intelligence agencies have based their inputs on over 692 intercepted calls. According to sources, in 2010-2011 FICN worth INR 1,700 to INR 19 billion were printed. From 2012- till date FICN worth INR 3,500 to INR 40 billion have been printed. The intelligence input also pointed out that Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is behind printing these FICN. The input mentions several names, like Aftaab Batki, Haji Abdullah, Iqbal Kanaa, Sobhan, Aslam, Chaudhary, Sheikh Saifi and Sikander. It also said that Pakistan is providing militant-groups like, Lashkar e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish e-Mohammed (JeM) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) with FICN to carry out anti-national activities inside the country.
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January - 23 
Officials used a secret counterterrorism fund to buy wedding gifts, luxury carpets and gold jewellery for relatives of Ministers and visiting dignitaries, according to documents seen by AFP, Times of India reported on January 24. The revelations cast a spotlight on high-level corruption in Pakistan
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Officials used a secret counterterrorism fund to buy wedding gifts, luxury carpets and gold jewellery for relatives of Ministers and visiting dignitaries, according to documents seen by AFP, Times of India reported on January 24. The revelations cast a spotlight on high-level corruption in Pakistan as the impoverished but nuclear-armed country battles a surge in Taliban violence. The National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) received some 425 million rupees (USD 4.3 million) from Government coffers from 2009-2013, according to files obtained by Umar Cheema, an investigative journalist for Daily News, and seen by AFP. During that time the Federal Minister of Interior was headed by Rehman Malik, a flamboyant loyalist of former President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP). Many of the documents deal with payments to intelligence sources, routine maintenance of vehicles and overtime for employees. But the files also include receipts for gifts for US and British embassy officials, as well as flowers and sweets for journalists. One receipt for 70,000 rupees (USD 700) is itemized as a "Pair of wrist watches for marriage of nephew of minister for interior". The documents show that on a trip to Rome for an Interpol conference in November 2012, Malik took a necklace, wooden tables and a TouchMate tablet computer as gifts. The counter-terror fund was also used to buy three rugs as wedding gifts for the son of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf early last year. A set of 21-carat gold jewellery worth $3,000 was bought for one unnamed individual, while another was the recipient of a USD 1,500 set. A handicrafts store in Islamabad was paid some USD 23,000 in December 2012 for carpets and crafts given to local officials and delegations from the EU, Iran and India. Among the more bizarre items paid for from the fund was the USD 800 cost of four sacrificial goats, plus butchery costs — listed as "stabbing charges" — for the festival of Eid-ul-Adha. Alms to the poor and donations of sweets, flowers, and cash to a local Sufi saint were also made from the fund in 2012, the documents show.
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January - 26 
Thousands of people have fled their homes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) fearing a military offensive against Taliban insurgents is imminent, residents and officials said on January 26, reports The News. Residents said some 1,500 families or about 13,000 peo
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Thousands of people have fled their homes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) fearing a military offensive against Taliban insurgents is imminent, residents and officials said on January 26, reports The News. Residents said some 1,500 families or about 13,000 people left their villages around the towns of Mir Ali and Miranshah, to migrate to relatively safe areas outside the tribal areas in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar. The exodus began last week when Pakistan Air Force fighter jets bombarded the area following a series of militant attacks on Security Forces and civilians which killed more than 100 people in a week. “Around 1,500 families and up to 13,000 people have left several villages in North Waziristan,” Rafiullah, 25, a resident of Mosaki village in Mir Ali told by phone. “People are unable to find houses to go in Bannu, so many women, children and old men are lying out in the open. Many others have gone to Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan Districts to find some shelter,” he said.
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January - 27 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Hyder Ali Shaqoor is said to have been assigned the task of assassinating Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Oneindia News reported on January 28. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) further said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is also part of
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Hyder Ali Shaqoor is said to have been assigned the task of assassinating Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Oneindia News reported on January 28. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) further said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is also part of the ploy and the duo have detailed plans to carry out the task. To be more specific, Shaqoor would be overseeing the work of three sharp shooters assigned for the work by the terror outfits. Shaqoor has been part of the IM for the past five years, but there are no available details about him. Shaqoor is also said to have connections with Abu Faisal, a Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operative who had escaped jail in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh on Oct 1, 2013, but was rearrested on December 24. It is said that he is connected with the outfits to assist the assassination. A team has been sent to Nepal as the IB suspects that the sharp shooters, belonging to Pakistan may enter India from there. However, some inputs suggest that the Lashkar may also order International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF). It is believed that they may be ready to do the job as Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had given them shelter.
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January - 28 
Various alleged administrative and financial irregularities worth INR billion have been pointed out in the execution of development works in Bastar District by the State Accountant General (AG), reports The Hindu on January 29. In their inspection, AG officials found that works worth over INR 140 mi
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Various alleged administrative and financial irregularities worth INR billion have been pointed out in the execution of development works in Bastar District by the State Accountant General (AG), reports The Hindu on January 29. In their inspection, AG officials found that works worth over INR 140 million under the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) were pending in Bastar District. These works should have been completed during the 12th Finance Commission, between 2005-06 and 2009-10. After this, the term of the 13th Finance Commission began. Works under the 12th Finance Commission could not have been approved after 2009-10, but it has been found while inspecting documents that various works were approved after the expiry of the 12th Finance Commission’s term, the inspection report by the office of the AG, which acts as a distant arm of the Comptroller and Accountant General, said. As many as 6,134 development works were approved between 2007-08 and 2011-12. Of these, 5,562 were completed and 562 works involving INR 100.6 million were not completed, the report said.
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January - 28 
Dawn on January 29 (today) reported that thousands of villagers have fled their homes in North Waziristan Agency, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air strikes targeting Taliban militants on January 21, 2014. Fearing another offen
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Dawn on January 29 (today) reported that thousands of villagers have fled their homes in North Waziristan Agency, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air strikes targeting Taliban militants on January 21, 2014. Fearing another offensive by armed forces, a wave of refugees left the region to take shelter in schools, private homes and veterinary clinics in areas of Frontier Region (FR) Bannu and Frontier Region (FR) Dera Ismail Khan on the edge of the tribal belt. A senior official in Bannu said 23,000 refugees had fled to the town. “They are moving their families in anticipation of an army operation,” said a government relief official on condition of anonymity. “There is no operation going on and we as a Government body have not been informed about it either, but the people seem to be afraid. They want to flee before there is a state of emergency,” he said.
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January - 29 
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) had found refuge in Bangladesh during the last tenure of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Government, reports The Daily Star on January 30 (today). This has been proven through exposure of several smuggling cases like Bogra ammunition haul and Chittagong 10-
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Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) had found refuge in Bangladesh during the last tenure of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Government, reports The Daily Star on January 30 (today). This has been proven through exposure of several smuggling cases like Bogra ammunition haul and Chittagong 10-truck arms haul in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The cases revealed that the state machinery of the then BNP-led Government had been allowing Indian separatists to use the Bangladesh territory to smuggle in arms for waging war in eastern India. In their court admissions in the 10-truck arms haul case, arrested former Director General (DG) of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Brigadier General (retd) Muhamad Abdur Rahim, and its former director (security) Wing Commander (retd) Sahabuddin Ahmed revealed that Bangladeshi players had been working alongside Pakistani intelligence to facilitate such arms smuggling.
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January - 31 
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report on money laundering and terrorist financing across the globe has revealed that India is one among five countries where the trade accounts of the diamond business are used to launder illegal funds amounting to millions of dollars, Economic Times reports on
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A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report on money laundering and terrorist financing across the globe has revealed that India is one among five countries where the trade accounts of the diamond business are used to launder illegal funds amounting to millions of dollars, Economic Times reports on February 1. The other four countries are Israel, Belgium, Canada and US. The report says that India has reported instances where diamond prices were over-valued for purposes of laundering and suspect financing. "The case presented by India exposes how through over-valuation diamonds were shipped at a value that was tens of millions of dollars higher than the real value. This kind of over-valuation cannot be done in goods with a fixed or even relatively fixed price," the FATF report on "Money laundering and terrorist financing through trade in diamonds" said. The report states that in a number of suspect cases of diamond trafficking, a majority of funds were transferred internationally to Belgium from accounts of Hong Kong, China, Israel, UAE, the US and India. In cases of suspicious money laundering instances of diamond trade, the funds transfer occured from India, Israel and Switzerland to the UAE. The report also summaries, "Diamond trade, as an international phenomenon, needed a complete and global analysis to understand and determine money laundering and terrorist financing threats and vulnerabilities related to this unique trade."
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February - 7 
As many as 79 Police Officers and troopers were killed in the wake of the ongoing operation against criminals and terrorists in Karachi, reports The Daily Times on February 8. In September 2013, when the operation was launched, 15 Police men were killed and further 12 were killed in October, 11 each
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As many as 79 Police Officers and troopers were killed in the wake of the ongoing operation against criminals and terrorists in Karachi, reports The Daily Times on February 8. In September 2013, when the operation was launched, 15 Police men were killed and further 12 were killed in October, 11 each in November and December, 25 in January 2014 while during February until now, 5 died at the hands of the outlaws and terrorists. In a report, submitted by the Police Department to Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Shahid Nadeem Baloch, on the performance of Karachi District Police and CID, it was said that during this period 10,254 raids and 804 encounters, a total of 131 miscreants were killed while 15,671 were arrested.
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February - 11 
Parliament was informed on February 11 that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 1.07 billion have been seized in three-and-half years till June 2013, reports Business Standard. FICN with face value of INR 236.6 million were seized in 2010; INR 314.6 million in 2011; INR 345.7 million in 2012;
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Parliament was informed on February 11 that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 1.07 billion have been seized in three-and-half years till June 2013, reports Business Standard. FICN with face value of INR 236.6 million were seized in 2010; INR 314.6 million in 2011; INR 345.7 million in 2012; and INR 176.4 million until June 2013, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament). "In terms of available estimates, the volume of fake currency recovered and seized in India is not more than 0.003%...To address the multi-dimensional aspects of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) menace, several agencies such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, RBI, Security and intelligence agencies of the centre and states, CBI are working in tandem," he said. A special FICN coordination (FCORD) group has been formed in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to share the intelligence and information amongst different security agencies of the central and state governments to counter the menace of circulation of fake currency, he added. "The process of reporting and detection of counterfeit notes, by banks, has also been rationalised in order to safeguard the interests of common man, coming across such counterfeit notes unknowingly and bringing in improvement of reporting," Chidambaram said.
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February - 12 
371 Policemen (including Central Armed Police Force and State Police) died in Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence since 2011, according to the Union Ministry for Home Affairs, reports The Times of India on February 13. The report shows that 368 personnel committed suicides during this period. The A
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371 Policemen (including Central Armed Police Force and State Police) died in Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence since 2011, according to the Union Ministry for Home Affairs, reports The Times of India on February 13. The report shows that 368 personnel committed suicides during this period. The Army recorded 265 suicides during the same period.
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February - 12 
An assessment prepared by the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) Chairman Ajit Lal, titled as "Left-Wing Extremism: Trends in 2013," has warned of resurrection of a Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the near future due to poor counter-Maoist efforts by the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar gover
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An assessment prepared by the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) Chairman Ajit Lal, titled as "Left-Wing Extremism: Trends in 2013," has warned of resurrection of a Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the near future due to poor counter-Maoist efforts by the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, reports DNA on February 13. The report further said "Any respite, at this stage, such as provided by the feeble anti-Naxal response in Bihar, could be fatal to the gains made by security forces" and could help Maoists "form new battle ready company and units." Taking a dim view of Bihar, the assessment report notes a significant 57 percent increase in terms of killings in the state even though the rise in the number of incidents was only 5 percent.
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February - 12 
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on February 12 that at least five journalists were reported to be killed for their work in Pakistan in 2013, reports The Express Tribune. According to the report, Pakistan was ranked as the fourth most dangerous country, behind countries su
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A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on February 12 that at least five journalists were reported to be killed for their work in Pakistan in 2013, reports The Express Tribune. According to the report, Pakistan was ranked as the fourth most dangerous country, behind countries such as Syria, Iraq and Egypt in terms of journalists killed. Earlier in 2012, seven journalists were killed for their work in Pakistan.
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February - 13 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has been ranked fourth among the top 10 most active non-state armed groups in 2013, according to study released this week by IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, reports The Hindu. Among other insurgent groups listed in the top ten rankings are
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has been ranked fourth among the top 10 most active non-state armed groups in 2013, according to study released this week by IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, reports The Hindu. Among other insurgent groups listed in the top ten rankings are the Taliban (second rank), Bangladesh’s Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS)- second, al-Qaeda in Iraq (fifth), al-Shabaab (sixth), Colombia’s FARC (seventh) and Syrian Jabhat al-Nusra (ninth). According to the IHS Jane’s latest ‘Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index,’ a total of 258 attacks were claimed by, or attributed to, the CP-Maoist, even though this represented a 29 per cent decrease from the 362 attacks recorded in 2012. Matthew Henman, Manager of IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre explained that the decrease in CPI-Maoist attacks not only came amid a wider 16 per cent decrease in attacks nationwide, but also a 19 per cent decrease in the number of recorded counter-terrorism operations. “As such, despite progress in the counter-insurgency against the CPI (Maoist), the fall in attacks was also likely somewhat attributable to authorities challenging the group less in its extensive area of operations in the so-called ‘Red Belt’ States,” he added.
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February - 16 
The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay in a report on February 16 called for an international investigation into war crimes committed in Sri Lanka during the final stages of its ethnic conflict, reports The Hindu. The report, said to have been given to the Sri Lankan Government rec
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The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay in a report on February 16 called for an international investigation into war crimes committed in Sri Lanka during the final stages of its ethnic conflict, reports The Hindu. The report, said to have been given to the Sri Lankan Government recently, recommends setting up of an international inquiry mechanism to further investigate the alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law and monitor any domestic accountability process. The report also mentions emergence of new evidence on what happened in the final stages of the armed conflict.
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February - 19 
Islamabad is under severe threat of terrorism from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and al Qaeda, a report of the Interior Ministry presented in the Standing Committee of National Assembly on Interior revealed on February 19, reports Daily Times. According to the report, Isl
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Islamabad is under severe threat of terrorism from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and al Qaeda, a report of the Interior Ministry presented in the Standing Committee of National Assembly on Interior revealed on February 19, reports Daily Times. According to the report, Islamabad is the most dangerous city as the “sleeper cell” of banned TTP, LeJ and al Qaeda are posing a grave threat to the security of the city. In Punjab, LeJ and TTP were the most dangerous groups and in Sindh, the presence of LeJ, al Qaeda militants and target killers was reported. About the security situation in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Interior Ministry said certain evidences have ‘proved’ that India was involved in the deteriorating law and order situation in the region. It revealed that illegal weapons and terrorists were penetrating Pakistan through its western and eastern borders.
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February - 19 
The Police on February 19 claimed to have arrested 93 suspects in 81 raids and recovered arms and narcotics from their possession, reported Daily Times. According to a Karachi Police report, a total of 93 criminals were arrested during raids and six encounters in various areas of the city. One accus
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The Police on February 19 claimed to have arrested 93 suspects in 81 raids and recovered arms and narcotics from their possession, reported Daily Times. According to a Karachi Police report, a total of 93 criminals were arrested during raids and six encounters in various areas of the city. One accused was held in a murder case, one in extortion case, three in kidnapping-for-ransom cases, four for their involvement in robberies, 15 under the Arms Ordinance, 19 under the Narcotics Act, and 34 in miscellaneous cases, said a Police spokesman.
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February - 24 
According to the IHS Jane's Global Terrorism & Insurgency Attack Index 2013, Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was the third most active non-state armed group in the world last year, reports The Daily Star. The Index 2013 places the Taliban immediately above ICS
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According to the IHS Jane's Global Terrorism & Insurgency Attack Index 2013, Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was the third most active non-state armed group in the world last year, reports The Daily Star. The Index 2013 places the Taliban immediately above ICS and Barisan Revolusi Nasional of Thailand at the top of the list of 10 such groups.
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February - 27 
The United State (US) state Department said in its Congressional mandated annual report on human rights, 2013 that the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and North East and Naxalites groups in central India are indulging in gross violation of human rights, reports Business Standard on February 28
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The United State (US) state Department said in its Congressional mandated annual report on human rights, 2013 that the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and North East and Naxalites groups in central India are indulging in gross violation of human rights, reports Business Standard on February 28. "Separatist insurgents and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeastern states, and the Naxalite belt committed numerous serious abuses, including killings of elected political leaders, armed forces personnel, police, government officials, and civilians," said the report which was released by US Secretary of State John Kerry. "Insurgents were responsible for numerous cases of kidnapping, torture, rape, extortion, and the use of child soldiers," added the report. The report said Internal Displacement Monitoring Center estimated that 540,000 persons were displaced due to conflict in Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeastern states, and the Naxalite belt. Tens of thousands of Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus) have fled the Kashmir Valley to Jammu, Delhi, and other areas in the country since 1990 because of conflict and violent intimidation by separatists, it said. According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) 2012-13 annual report, 59,442 Kashmiri Pandit families remained displaced from their homes. Violence between ethnic groups in the states of Assam, Manipur, and Mizoram displaced an unknown number of persons during the year, and more than 115,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) remained from previous incidents of communal violence dating back to 1993, it said. In central and eastern India armed conflicts between Naxalite (Maoist) insurgents and government security forces over land and mineral resources in tribal forest areas continued, affecting 182 of the country's 626 Districts in 20 of its 28 states. Statistics posted in March 2013 by the International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), operated by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the United Nations, reported at least 148,000 IDPs in the Naxalite conflict areas, mostly located in the states of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
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March - 4 
The Census and Statistics Department issued its interim report on the nationwide census the Department conducted to assess the human and property damages occurred during the Civil War, reports Colombo Page on March 5. The interim report on "2013 Census on Death/ Injuries to Persons and Property Dama
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The Census and Statistics Department issued its interim report on the nationwide census the Department conducted to assess the human and property damages occurred during the Civil War, reports Colombo Page on March 5. The interim report on "2013 Census on Death/ Injuries to Persons and Property Damages Due to Conflict" contains details of the methodology, training, enumeration and supervision, and the processing of the census data. The preliminary report based on enumerator summaries is expected to be released within a few weeks. The Census Department launched the survey on November 28, 2013.
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March - 9 
Daily Times reported that more than PKR 15 million were looted from 10 banks across the Karachi city during three months of 2014. According to a data available from police sources, four bank robberies were reported in January, three in February and three in first nine days of March. A total of 30 ba
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Daily Times reported that more than PKR 15 million were looted from 10 banks across the Karachi city during three months of 2014. According to a data available from police sources, four bank robberies were reported in January, three in February and three in first nine days of March. A total of 30 banks were looted in 2013.
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March - 10 
Daily Times on March 10 in its six months report on crime in Karachi stated that despite the claims of arresting over 17,000 criminals during six months in the ongoing targeted operations of paramilitary force, security agencies were unable to stop the proportional increase in terrorism, where some
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Daily Times on March 10 in its six months report on crime in Karachi stated that despite the claims of arresting over 17,000 criminals during six months in the ongoing targeted operations of paramilitary force, security agencies were unable to stop the proportional increase in terrorism, where some 928 people were killed during September 5, 2013 to March 4, 2014. In a recent issued crime statistics, law enforcement agencies in last couple of months conducted 1,002 raids excluding 848 encounters held, whereas, the security agencies claimed to arrest 17,743 criminals while killed 135 in encounters. Police conducted 11,002 raids in various localities of the city.
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March - 11 
The agitating Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) has decided to stage peaceful protest from next month against the CA, the Government and major political parties, reports Republica on March 11. “We would unveil our new programs of protest within a few days but we will not tak
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The agitating Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) has decided to stage peaceful protest from next month against the CA, the Government and major political parties, reports Republica on March 11. “We would unveil our new programs of protest within a few days but we will not take to the streets," said the party secretary Dev Gurung. He further said "Our plan was to launch street protests from April but we don´t have a proper agenda to take to the streets." The CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance is also mulling agendas for street protests. "We are also consulting with the alliance to plan agendas for the protests," said Gurung.
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March - 13 
The central enforcement and intelligence agencies have commenced surveillance activities to curb high inflow Hawala (illegal money transaction) money in Kerala, New Indian Express reports on March 14. According to officials with the Intelligence Bureau (IB), a large amount of hawala money would flow
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The central enforcement and intelligence agencies have commenced surveillance activities to curb high inflow Hawala (illegal money transaction) money in Kerala, New Indian Express reports on March 14. According to officials with the Intelligence Bureau (IB), a large amount of hawala money would flow into Kerala from the Gulf countries. “Since the Gulf is a major source of hawala funding, some places in Ernakulam District will be under surveillance. According to our assessment, a lot of hawala money will be brought from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh,” officials of the Intelligence Bureau said. In their estimation, hawala money is likely to flow from the Gulf countries to Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kollam, Kannur and Kasargod Districts. There are also possibilities of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) flowing to the state during this period through the Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh borders.
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March - 15 
The Express Tribune on March 15 (today) reports that Uighur militants hiding in Pakistan are gearing up for retribution against China to avenge the deaths of their comrades in Beijing’s crackdown on a separatist movement. In an interview to Reuters, Abdullah Mansour, leader of the rebel Turkestan Is
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The Express Tribune on March 15 (today) reports that Uighur militants hiding in Pakistan are gearing up for retribution against China to avenge the deaths of their comrades in Beijing’s crackdown on a separatist movement. In an interview to Reuters, Abdullah Mansour, leader of the rebel Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), said it was his holy duty to fight the Chinese. “The fight against China is our Islamic responsibility and we have to fulfil it,” he said from an undisclosed location. “China is not only our enemy, but it is the enemy of all Muslims … We have plans for many attacks in China,” he said, adding. “We have a message to China that East Turkestan people and other Muslims have woken up. They cannot suppress us and Islam any more. Muslims will take revenge.” According to Afghan Taliban sources, there are reports of about 250 Uighur militants in Afghanistan’s Nuristan and Kunar Provinces. “They live here with us but are always concerned about their people and mission in China. They are nice people, good Muslims and the best fighters,” a senior Taliban ‘commander’ said. He added that Uighur militants were not fond of guns and resorted mostly to knives and daggers. “The Chinese militants in the tribal areas are mostly clerics and fighters. They have their families here and are mostly focused on Afghanistan,” said one Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'commander'.
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March - 16 
According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) killed as many as 70 people in Assam during the last four years (2010-14), reports The Sentinel on March 17. Further, the Central Government has currently provided 10 additional companies of the Ce
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According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) killed as many as 70 people in Assam during the last four years (2010-14), reports The Sentinel on March 17. Further, the Central Government has currently provided 10 additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to assist the State Police in containing activities of the anti-talks faction IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS). Central intelligence agencies inputs suggest that the militants might target the common people in the run up to the parliamentary elections. The MHA has given special instructions to the law enforcing agencies to maintain strict vigil in areas where the Hindi-speaking people live.
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March - 16 
The report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) showed that India is the one member of the 34-nation group ringed by the largest number of countries with a patchy record, surrounding it Indian Express reports on March 17. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the update of the report on it
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The report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) showed that India is the one member of the 34-nation group ringed by the largest number of countries with a patchy record, surrounding it Indian Express reports on March 17. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the update of the report on its website. In the Indian neighbourhood, the countries where progress in combating money laundering and financial terrorism has been scratchy include Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar. Two other countries which were under FATF surveillance, Nepal and Bangladesh have emerged from there as per the report. The Indian customs and other border patrolling agencies have found that the largest source from where Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are pushed into the country is Pakistan. Beyond Pakistan the largest percentage of the global production of opium takes place in Afghanistan, and the resultant traffic tends to land up on the Indian border.
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March - 18 
The Centre has deputed 70 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of Inspector General level and 6,000 troops to assist the Election Commission in ensuring free and fair elections in insurgency prone areas of the country, reports DNA on March 19. A majority of these IPS officers will be deputed in the
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The Centre has deputed 70 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of Inspector General level and 6,000 troops to assist the Election Commission in ensuring free and fair elections in insurgency prone areas of the country, reports DNA on March 19. A majority of these IPS officers will be deputed in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected regions of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Their brief is to oversee the deployment of paramilitary forces and coordinate and conduct operations with the help of the State Police to defeat Maoist' designs to carry out political assassinations and enforce their writ among tribals to boycott polls. In addition, 6,000 troops, mainly comprising of Commandos from Greyhound Force of Andhra Pradesh, Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and the Special Task Force (STF) to carry out precision strikes against CPI-Maoist in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region and surrounding border areas of Jharkhand, Odisha and Maharashtra. The commandos will be aided by air reconnaissance carried out simultaneously by four Israeli herons. These troops are in addition to the 90,000 central security personnel currently engaged in anti-Maoist operations in five states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and Maharashtra.
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March - 18 
Dawn on March 18 (today), while quoting news sources in The Washington Post (WP), reported that with the war in Afghanistan winding down the United States (US) may dispose USD 7 billion in military equipment by handing it over to Pakistan. According to WP, the potential move could be, "part of an ef
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Dawn on March 18 (today), while quoting news sources in The Washington Post (WP), reported that with the war in Afghanistan winding down the United States (US) may dispose USD 7 billion in military equipment by handing it over to Pakistan. According to WP, the potential move could be, "part of an effort by the Pentagon to unload excess military supplies to US allies at no cost". Pentagon leaders have said it would potentially cost more than USD100, 000 per vehicle to ship MRAP vehicles back to the US. The report said that discussions on this issue have been taking place over several months between American and Pakistani officials. One motive for this potential transaction is that the US does not want to pay to ship out leftover military hardware from the conflict in neighboring Afghanistan. The WP report states that although a final decision on this issue has not been taken, Pakistan has particular interest in acquiring the US Army’s Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles. The MRAP vehicles could be used by Pakistan's military in its fight against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants within its tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. The WP report describes the MRAP as, "the backbone of the US military’s vehicle fleet in Afghanistan...designed to protect American troops from explosive devices".
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March - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wants the Election Commission of India to legalise the citizens' right to boycott polls, reports The Hindustan Times on March 20. The Maoists said this during a training camp in Gumla District on the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh border. They also said the n
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) wants the Election Commission of India to legalise the citizens' right to boycott polls, reports The Hindustan Times on March 20. The Maoists said this during a training camp in Gumla District on the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh border. They also said the newly introduced None of the Above (NOTA) ballot option was meaningless, as those who disapproved of all candidates did not go to the polling booth and instead bogus voters were made to cast ballots. "Election boycott is a fundamental right and strength of the public. Hence, the people must be permitted to exercise this right without any hindrance," said Deenbandhu, 'regional secretary' of Bihar-Jharkhand-North Chhattisgarh Special Area Committee. However, he warned, "If the Security Forces thrust polls upon the people, we will retaliate just like we did on March 11 in Chhattisgarh killing 15 security men." Further, Maoist 'commander' Sylvestor said "Do not risk your lives accompanying Police to the polling booths, instead protest and walk out if you are forced to do so. We do not harm civilians." Deenbandhu said they are ready for talks with the government provided a favourable atmosphere was created. He added "We have burnt our fingers many times in the past. We lost our top central committee leader Cherikuri Rajkumar alias Azad and politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji who went that extra mile to broker peace and were instead killed in cold blood." He also asked the governments to immediately release all prisoners of war (Maoists) lodged in various jails and then initiate the peace process.
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March - 19 
With voluntary organisations receiving more than INR 115 billion of foreign funds annually, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has warned that the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in India were vulnerable to risks of money laundering and terror financing, Oman Tribune reports on March 20. “While
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With voluntary organisations receiving more than INR 115 billion of foreign funds annually, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has warned that the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) in India were vulnerable to risks of money laundering and terror financing, Oman Tribune reports on March 20. “While it is not proper to make sweeping generalisations, it is necessary to note that the NGO sector in India is vulnerable to the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing,” its annual report said. In his Foreword, Home Secretary Anil Goswami said the general policy of the government is not to encourage soliciting of foreign contribution and the endeavour of the ministry has been to bring in transparency and accountability in the operation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act while ensuring national security.
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March - 20 
According to The New York Times, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha knew where the slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding, reports The Express Tribune on March 20 (today). The Newspaper states that a Pakistani official stated that United States (US
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According to The New York Times, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha knew where the slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding, reports The Express Tribune on March 20 (today). The Newspaper states that a Pakistani official stated that United States (US) had direct evidence about the ISI Chief knowing Bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad at the time. “He knew of Osama’s whereabouts, yes,” the official said. According to an inside source of the paper, there was a special desk for the Bin Laden case at the ISI. The desk worked independently and was led by an officer who did not report to any higher authorities.
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March - 21 
A report by the United Kingdom (UK) Bar Human Rights Committee and International Truth and Justice Project on March 21 warned that the "highest levels" of Sri Lanka's Government were complicit in raping, torturing and abducting ethnic Tamils following the nation's ethnic civil war, reports Times of
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A report by the United Kingdom (UK) Bar Human Rights Committee and International Truth and Justice Project on March 21 warned that the "highest levels" of Sri Lanka's Government were complicit in raping, torturing and abducting ethnic Tamils following the nation's ethnic civil war, reports Times of India. Authorities carried out horrific sexual abuse on Tamils, including forced oral sex and anal rape as well as water torture, the report found. Yasmin Sooka, a top South African human rights lawyer and United Nations (UN) adviser, compiled the report from interviews with 40 Tamils who said they were held in custody by Sri Lankan authorities.
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March - 22 
Sources in the Central intelligence agencies said that in the run-up to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls, security agencies and border guarding forces have been told to particularly be alert to Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) networks becoming over active across India as the s
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Sources in the Central intelligence agencies said that in the run-up to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls, security agencies and border guarding forces have been told to particularly be alert to Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) networks becoming over active across India as the security agencies busy themselves on other fronts, Deccan Chronicle reports on March 23. Sources also said apart from Nepal, the FICN syndicates in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Dubai (UAE) have also picked up steam keeping the security agencies on their toes. “State Police forces need to pay attention to fight this economic jihad by Pakistan. By merely setting up structures are the central level is not enough,” a top security official remarked. Local Police officials in cities of western Uttar Pradesh like Meerut are well aware of the FICN syndicates operating from Nepal but admit that the checks on the ground prove insufficient in front of the organised network.
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March - 23 
There have been 30 cases of bomb blasts between January and March 23, 2014, apart from 27 cases of planting bombs, reports The Sangai Express on March 24. According to reports published in Imphal based daily newspapers, out of the total 57 cases of bomb blasts/plantation, 50 cases were never claimed
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There have been 30 cases of bomb blasts between January and March 23, 2014, apart from 27 cases of planting bombs, reports The Sangai Express on March 24. According to reports published in Imphal based daily newspapers, out of the total 57 cases of bomb blasts/plantation, 50 cases were never claimed by any group or individual. State Home Minister Gaikhangam conceded that the incidents of bomb blasts have become a serious issue. Even though most of the bomb attacks were carried out by militant groups, they did not own it for fear of public wrath. They used young people given to drugs for transportation of explosives.
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March - 24 
Peshawar has topped the list with respect to cases of kidnapping for ransom in the province, The Express Tribune reports on March 25. In 2013, alone, more than 70 people were reportedly kidnapped for ransom from the city, according to Police records. After the abduction of Federal Secretary Amjad Sh
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Peshawar has topped the list with respect to cases of kidnapping for ransom in the province, The Express Tribune reports on March 25. In 2013, alone, more than 70 people were reportedly kidnapped for ransom from the city, according to Police records. After the abduction of Federal Secretary Amjad Shahid Afridi from Peshawar on March 21 it’s clear that this is the city of choice for kidnappers, said a high-ranking Police official. Out of the 70 abducted, 48 were recovered. It is not clear, however, if they were recovered by the Police or released by their captors after ransom was exchanged. Lakki Marwat stands second with 19 abduction followed by Hangu with eight cases of kidnapping for ransom. There were seven reported cases in Tank, Dera Ismail Khan and Mardan had six, while four people were kidnapped for ransom in Kohat and three in Bannu, Malakand, Nowshera, Charsadda and Karak. There were also two kidnappings in Mansehra and one each in Abbottabad and Swat. This takes the total number of kidnapping for ransom cases in the province to 140.
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March - 25 
The Pakistan Education Atlas (PEA) 2013, launched by State Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education Balighur Rehman on March 25, reported that for the last few years Pakistan’s adult literacy rate has stagnated at 58 per cent as almost half the country’s adult population i
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The Pakistan Education Atlas (PEA) 2013, launched by State Minister for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education Balighur Rehman on March 25, reported that for the last few years Pakistan’s adult literacy rate has stagnated at 58 per cent as almost half the country’s adult population is unable to read or write, reports The Express Tribune. According to the PEA 2013, improvement in the education sector moves at a snail’s pace, with 32 per cent of children aged 5-9 years are out of school. 17 per cent of primary schools consist of a single room. According to the report, at least 91 per cent of girls make it from primary school to middle school (higher than the number of boys, at 78 per cent). During the launch, Rehman reiterated the Government’s pledge to improve education in the country. He said that even though education has been devolved to Provinces, they ‘have agreed to the Constitution of a National Curriculum Commission (NCC) to bring the education system on the same page across Pakistan’. In addition, the World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Pakistan Lola Castro said that the WFP had contributed to the report as it wished to ‘support and promote this important educational undertaking’ in the country.
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March - 26 
Hindustan Times reports on March 27 that with militants replenishing their ranks to around 130 armed and active militants in the Kashmir Valley. "There are 130 militants active in the valley," Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Ghani Mir told. However, he said, the Police have "an upper hand af
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Hindustan Times reports on March 27 that with militants replenishing their ranks to around 130 armed and active militants in the Kashmir Valley. "There are 130 militants active in the valley," Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Ghani Mir told. However, he said, the Police have "an upper hand after successful operations in south Kashmir". At least 23 militants were killed in first three months of 2014. While 14 were killed in north Kashmir, seven were gunned down in south Kashmir. Two militants were killed in otherwise peaceful Budgam District. Two dozen militants have been apprehended so far. The real threat emerges from the fact that presence of local militants has gone up this year against the perception on the ground that foreign militants will add up their numbers. Police sources admit that several local militants remain unlisted, with recycling of former militants posing a challenge. There are more than 15,000 surrendered militants in the state. "Around 11 local boys have joined militant ranks after the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru," admitted IGP Mir. The police have already rounded up 376 people under the preventive measures. At least 957 non-bailable warrants have been executed, 171 hamlets identified as vulnerable and 143 people unidentified as probable source of trouble.
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March - 28 
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), while reviewing Pakistan’s performance under a USD 6.7 billion bailout loan package, on March 28 said in its report that Pakistan’s key economic indicators were showing modest improvement but warned that militancy and crime could threaten growth and investment,
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF), while reviewing Pakistan’s performance under a USD 6.7 billion bailout loan package, on March 28 said in its report that Pakistan’s key economic indicators were showing modest improvement but warned that militancy and crime could threaten growth and investment, reports Daily Times. “For the fiscal year 2014-15, growth is forecast to accelerate to about 3.7 percent, and will continue to accelerate in the medium term,” the report said, adding, “Security conditions in Pakistan remain difficult with significant terrorist activity, as well as sectarian violence and urban criminal activity, which could depress investment and growth.” The report was prepared after the IMF team met Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and other officials in Dubai during a meeting from February 1 to 9, 2014, to discuss the economic performance, approval and release of the USD 550 million third instalment of the loan. The meeting was held outside Pakistan because of security worries, the fund said. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) spokesman confirmed that USD 550 million had been transferred from the IMF to bring foreign exchange reserves USD 9.1 billion. Further, The IMF confirmed its recent forecast of 3.1 percent growth this year, which was revised up from an earlier 2.8 percent. “The overall economic situation in Pakistan is gradually improving,” said Jeffrey Franks, the IMF Mission Chief for Pakistan, adding, “That 3.1 percent may still be a bit on the conservative side, so we see indicators of growth that are relatively strong considering the fiscal adjustment that has taken place.”
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March - 31 
Pakistan has released 1,801 Indian prisoners including 74 civil and 1727 fishermen during the last five years, following the successful negotiations, The News quoting Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials reported on April 1. Around 100 Indian prisoners were released in the year 2009, 474 in 2010, 1
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Pakistan has released 1,801 Indian prisoners including 74 civil and 1727 fishermen during the last five years, following the successful negotiations, The News quoting Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials reported on April 1. Around 100 Indian prisoners were released in the year 2009, 474 in 2010, 118 in 2011, 706 in 2012, and 403 in 2013. The official said on the other side India has released 725 Pakistani prisoners from 2009 to 2013 including four in 2009, 293 in 2010, 231 in 2011, 131 in 2012 and 66 in 2013.Replying to a question, he said under various agreements, 72 Pakistani prisoners (42 from Sri Lanka and 32 from Thailand) have been transferred back to Pakistan.
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March - 31 
The Government has claimed a modest increase in the boys’ and girls’ literacy rate in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Dawn reports on April 1. “Literacy rate for girls stands at a modest 10.5 per cent compared to 36.66 per cent for boys despite considerable expenditure incurred by th
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The Government has claimed a modest increase in the boys’ and girls’ literacy rate in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Dawn reports on April 1. “Literacy rate for girls stands at a modest 10.5 per cent compared to 36.66 per cent for boys despite considerable expenditure incurred by the FATA Secretariat to improve education statistics in the area,” said a handout while quoting an official document. Earlier, the girls’ and boys’ literacy rate was three per cent and 29.51 per cent respectively. According to the handout, Kurram Agency tops other tribal agencies in the girls’ enrolment as 21.3 per cent girls have been enrolled there followed by Khyber Agency with 16.13 per cent such enrolment. Giving agency-wise breakup of the girls’ enrolment, the handout said the FATA Education Atlas 2011-12 reported that the proportion of girls enrolled in educational institutions stood at 7.5 per cent in South Waziristan, 4.26 per cent in North Waziristan Agency, 21.03 per cent in Kurram Agency, 4.7 per cent in Bajaur Agency, 5.72 per cent in Mohmand Agency, 5.15 per cent in Orakzai Agency and 16.13 per cent in Khyber Agency. Similarly, the proportion stands at 5.88 per cent in Frontier Region (FR) Dera Ismail Khan, 1.81 per cent in FR Lakki Marwat, 2.28 per cent in FR Tank, 1.07 per cent in FR Bannu, 24.09 per cent in FR Kohat and 16.66 per cent in FR Peshawar. According to the handout, around 124,424 girls are enrolled in 1,551 primary schools, 19,614 girls in 158 middle schools, 13,837 girls in 42 high schools and 1,134 girls in five higher secondary schools in FATA. It said the recent militant activities and poor law and order situation in tribal areas had badly hampered the girls’ education in the region but the government was taking steps to provide education across FATA.
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March - 31 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on March 31 expressed alarm over a number of developments, including the assault on journalist Raza Rumi and attacks on temples in Sindh, and termed the same a new wave of intolerance, reports The News. According to a press statement issued, “HRCP has g
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on March 31 expressed alarm over a number of developments, including the assault on journalist Raza Rumi and attacks on temples in Sindh, and termed the same a new wave of intolerance, reports The News. According to a press statement issued, “HRCP has grave concerns over a number of recent incidents, including an attack on Raza Rumi in Lahore, a spate of assaults at Hindu temples, the most recent one being in Hyderabad, and the death sentence for Sawan Masih.” “HRCP believes that we are witnessing a new wave of intolerance and these instances stem from the same motivation. While the court’s verdict against Sawan is another matter, the assault on the Christian-dominated Joseph Colony in Lahore in March 2013 and torching of over 100 houses in Sawan’s neighbourhood following the charge of blasphemy is part of the same wave. It is a matter of concern that while Sawan has been sentenced to death a year after the incident, cases against those involved in the arson and looting are not progressing.”
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April - 3 
Non-vaccination of children in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) could spoil the anti-polio initiative in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Dawn reports on April 4. The immunisation of children through Sehat Ka Insaf programme can’t protect children against poliovirus for long as far as children
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Non-vaccination of children in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) could spoil the anti-polio initiative in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Dawn reports on April 4. The immunisation of children through Sehat Ka Insaf programme can’t protect children against poliovirus for long as far as children in FATA would stay without oral polio vaccine (OPV). Two new cases, one each from North Waziristan Agency and Bannu, were recorded on April 2, bringing the total number of nationwide cases to 41. This also worried the authorities in KP, who are carrying out immunisation campaigns. According to the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan had recorded only six polio cases till this date in 2013 against 41 this year, which reflects an increase of 900 per cent. Children in KP will remain at risk of polio despite immunisation till the Government makes arrangements to administer OPV to children in North Waziristan and Khyber Agency. The rapid increase in polio cases in 2014 poses a serious challenge to the health authorities and the UN agencies engaged in immunisation campaigns. Of the country’s total tally so far this year (2014), FATA has 33 polio cases, KP six and Sindh one.
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April - 4 
A total of 5,573 acts of terror across the country have cost the lives of 8484 people, including ten foreigners, during the last four years, disclosed the Government in the National Assembly on April 4, reports Daily Times. Also among the terror victims are 185 children, the Federal Ministry of Inte
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A total of 5,573 acts of terror across the country have cost the lives of 8484 people, including ten foreigners, during the last four years, disclosed the Government in the National Assembly on April 4, reports Daily Times. Also among the terror victims are 185 children, the Federal Ministry of Interior told the Lower House of Parliament in a written reply to the queries of Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Dr Nafeesa Shah. The province-wise breakup of terror acts revealed that Balochistan was most affected, leading with 3098 acts of terrorism followed by 1499 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with 648 incidents. In number of human loss, FATA topped the list where 3240 persons lost their lives in these terrorism acts followed by KP with 2311 human lives losses and 1985 in Balochistan. The number of persons killed in Punjab stood at 643 and in Sindh the number was 313.The most tragic figures came about the children in these terrorists attacks that came to 185 in last five years based on the data received from KP, Islamabad, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan. The Government also informed the House that 60 proscribed organizations are being kept under watch and its cadre enlisted under Schedule IV of Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) are being strictly monitored.
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April - 5 
Pakistan ranks among the least religiously diverse countries in a religiously diverse Asian region according to the Religious Diversity Index published by the Pew Research Centre on April 5, reports The Express Tribune. The 10-point index, which ranks each country by its level of religious diversity
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Pakistan ranks among the least religiously diverse countries in a religiously diverse Asian region according to the Religious Diversity Index published by the Pew Research Centre on April 5, reports The Express Tribune. The 10-point index, which ranks each country by its level of religious diversity, is divided into four ranges, “very high”, “high”, “moderate”, and “low”. Pakistan ranked among the 136 “low diversity” countries, the largest range on the index indicating that most countries in the world are not religiously diverse. According to the data, Pakistan had the 23rd largest proportional Muslim population at 96.4%, smaller than immediate neighbours Afghanistan and Iran, but larger than Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. Pakistan had a Religious Diversity Index score of 0.8 ranking. It featured an overwhelming Muslim population of 96.4%. Hindus constituted largest religious minority with 1.9% of the population with Christians a close second comprising 1.6% of the population. Others including, Buddhists, Jews, and those belong to ‘folk religions’ comprised at least 0.1 per cent of the population each. Of the 232 countries in the study, Singapore with a population of more than 5 million had the highest score on the Religious Diversity Index. About a third of Singapore’s population is Buddhist (34%), while 18% are Christian, 16% are religiously unaffiliated, 14% are Muslim, 5% are Hindu and less than 1% are Jewish. Interestingly, the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) did not rank very high on the overall index with both countries falling in the “moderate” diversity range.
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April - 8 
ICICI Bank in Lucknow has alleged that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of more than INR 100 million were deposited in its different branches between 2006 to 2014 in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Police said on April 8, reports Business Standard. Regional Head of the bank Manish
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ICICI Bank in Lucknow has alleged that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of more than INR 100 million were deposited in its different branches between 2006 to 2014 in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Police said on April 8, reports Business Standard. Regional Head of the bank Manish Pandey lodged an FIR at Hazratganj Police Station. The matter is being investigated, said Police.
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April - 14 
A report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on April 14 revealed that between January and March 2014, around 71 men have been killed in Police encounters while 44 were killed by paramilitary soldiers in provincial capital Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. According to the report,
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A report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on April 14 revealed that between January and March 2014, around 71 men have been killed in Police encounters while 44 were killed by paramilitary soldiers in provincial capital Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. According to the report, the ongoing targeted operation in Karachi has led to a sharp rise in incidents of Police encounters as 115 suspects have so far been killed by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in the last three months. It is reported to be a significant rise from 2013 where around 189 suspects were killed over 12 months. In 2012, around 118 suspects were killed by Police and paramilitary soldiers. HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusuf feared that if the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance is enforced, it will result in an increase of Police encounters and extrajudicial killings. “Initially, the LEAs did not have the permission to open fire,” she said, adding, “Now if this law comes in, they can shoot over suspicions. It will legalise such killings and the situation may get worse.”
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April - 23 
Over 800 kg of explosives and 127 improvised bombs were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) from Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit areas of the country since the Election Commission (EC) sounded poll mode in the country on March 5, reports outlookindia.com. The maximum of these killing traps and
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Over 800 kg of explosives and 127 improvised bombs were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) from Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]-hit areas of the country since the Election Commission (EC) sounded poll mode in the country on March 5, reports outlookindia.com. The maximum of these killing traps and deadly ammunition, aimed at SFs and poll officials, have been recovered by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from LWE-affected areas of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. According to an official report, a maximum of 61 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from Bihar, 33 from Jharkhand, 24 from Chhattisgarh and nine from Odisha. The total number of these locally made recovered bombs, which also killed troopers, is 127. 750 kg of explosives was seized from Bihar, 53 kg from Jharkhand, .5 kg from Chhattisgarh and 3.8 kg from Odisha, taking the total to 806.92 kg during March 5 - April 20. A total of fifty-two arms were also recovered during the same period with Bihar (10), Jharkhand (21), Chhattisgarh (15), Odisha (5) and Maharashtra (1). Similarly, a total of 452 rounds of ammunition recovered by the paramilitary force from these states with the maximum being in Jharkhand (355), Bihar (47), Chhattisgarh (37) and Odisha (13). Till now, 52 encounters have taken place between the CRPF and LWEs in these areas with the maximum such face-offs being reported in Chhattisgarh (33), Jharkhand (11), Bihar (4) while Odisha and Maharashtra had two each of such operations.
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April - 29 
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Counterterrorism of the United States Department of State in its Country Reports on Terrorism 2013 released on April 29 said that although no arrests related to terrorism were made in 2013, the Sri Lankan Government remained concerned of the LTTE’s international network of f
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Meanwhile, the Bureau of Counterterrorism of the United States Department of State in its Country Reports on Terrorism 2013 released on April 29 said that although no arrests related to terrorism were made in 2013, the Sri Lankan Government remained concerned of the LTTE’s international network of financial support, reports Colombo Page. According to the report before its defeat in 2009, the LTTE had used a number of non-profit organizations for fundraising purposes. Sri Lanka continued its efforts to search for other financial links to the LTTE, even many years after the war ended to the extent that the search for terrorist financing was criticized as a utility to target legitimate political opponents of the government, the report noted.
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May - 1 
For strengthening security along International Border in Jammu region, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs decided to take up 15 villages out of total 118 on pilot basis for laying of three-tier network and directed the divisional administration to provide 135 feet corridor to the Border Security For
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For strengthening security along International Border in Jammu region, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs decided to take up 15 villages out of total 118 on pilot basis for laying of three-tier network and directed the divisional administration to provide 135 feet corridor to the Border Security Force (BSF) in these villages within a period of two months, Daily Excelsior reports May 2. Out of 118 villages, 72 fall in Jammu District, 17 in Kathua and 29 in Samba District. The total area, which will be handed over to BSF in these districts, is 8648 kilometers. “This decision was recently conveyed to the State Home Department as well as divisional administration of Jammu with the direction to provide 135 feet corridor in these 15 villages, mostly in Kathua district within a period of two months so that Central Public Works Department (CPWD) begins creation of necessary infrastructure”, according to official sources. Sources added, “there is every possibility of resistance from the Pakistan side over this move of the Union Home Ministry as after three-tier security network spread over an area of 135 feet wide corridor that too all along the International Border would ensure complete plugging of infiltration routes”.
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May - 2 
During the last 13 years, the direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan on the War on Terror and the losses due to terrorist attacks amounted to USD 102.51 billion, which is equivalent to PKR 8,264.4 billion, Daily Times reported on May 2. This includes a loss of USD 24.86 billion in over two ye
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During the last 13 years, the direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan on the War on Terror and the losses due to terrorist attacks amounted to USD 102.51 billion, which is equivalent to PKR 8,264.4 billion, Daily Times reported on May 2. This includes a loss of USD 24.86 billion in over two years, a Government document revealed. The Economic Survey 2013-14 reveals that Pakistan suffered economic loss of USD 28459.89 million from January 2011 to March 2013. The figures jointly compiled by the Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Interior, and incorporated in the survey; suggest that of the USD 102.51 billion loss, USD 23.77 billion loss was reported in 2010-11, USD 13.56 billion in 2009-10, USD 11.98 billion in 2011-12 and USD 9.97 billion in 2012-13.
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May - 6 
forces from Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence-hit areas since the announcement of Lok Sabha polls on March 5, reports Zee News. The maximum of these IEDs and ammunition, meant for use against security forces and poll officials, have been recovered by paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRP
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forces from Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence-hit areas since the announcement of Lok Sabha polls on March 5, reports Zee News. The maximum of these IEDs and ammunition, meant for use against security forces and poll officials, have been recovered by paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Naxal-affected areas of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. According to an official report, a maximum of 61 IEDs were recovered from Bihar, 34 from Jharkhand, 26 from Chhattisgarh and nine from Odisha till April 30. The total number of these locally-made IEDs stood at 130. 750 kgs of explosives were seized from Bihar, 53 kgs from Jharkhand, 0.5 kg from Chhattisgarh and 3.8 kgs from Odisha, taking the total to 806.92 kgs during the period between March 5 and April 30. During the same period, 10 IED explosions took place in Bihar, six in Jharkhand and 13 in Chhattisgarh. The maximum casualty for the CRPF took place in the Bastar area of Chhattisgarh where 22 personnel were killed while 16 were injured in separate incidents. Five CRPF men were also killed in Bihar while seven were injured in the same state while on poll duty. A total of 59 arms were also recovered during the same period from Bihar (11), Jharkhand (26), Chhattisgarh (15), Odisha (5) and Maharashtra (1). Similarly, a total of 546 rounds of ammunition was found by the paramilitary force from these states with the maximum being detected in Jharkhand (446), Bihar (50), Chhattisgarh (37) and Odisha (13). Till now, 53 encounters have taken place between CRPF and Naxals/insurgents in these areas with the highest number of such incidents being reported in Chhattisgarh (34), Jharkhand (11), Bihar (4) and Odisha and Maharashtra (two each).
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May - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake Indian currencies, arms and other drugs till now,
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Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake Indian currencies, arms and other drugs till now," Punjab Director General (DG) for Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) Ajay Kumar Tomar said. Apart from FICN with a face value of INR 4,00,000, 12 arms, 20 magazines and opium has also been confiscated from the border. "The increase in smuggling can be gauged from the fact that 322 kgs of the drug was seized last year [2013], whereas this year [2014] the figure has gone to 244 kgs in the first four months," he said. Three infiltrators and three smugglers have also been killed, he said. Apart from these, a few Indian smugglers and Bangladeshi citizens have also been arrested from the borders.
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May - 14 
Separately, even though the Police said that the NDFB-IKS was involved in the recent Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) violence, it has not been able to arrest its cadres even as 27 people have been arrested in connection with the BTAD violence, reports The Sentinel on May 15. In the
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Separately, even though the Police said that the NDFB-IKS was involved in the recent Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) violence, it has not been able to arrest its cadres even as 27 people have been arrested in connection with the BTAD violence, reports The Sentinel on May 15. In the BTAD, sources said, there are around 200 active NDFB-IKS cadres. In 2013, the police arrested 72 cadres of the NDFB-IKS before the BTAD violence and killed 21 cadres in encounters, while 41 cadres surrendered. The Police was able to seize 150 arms. The Police seized 122 arms from the NDFB-IKS in 2012, 120 arms in 2013, and 150 arms in 2014. In the last three years, 353 NDFB-IKS militants have been arrested.
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May - 14 
Norway based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in a report released on May 14 stated that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka is estimated to be up to 90,000 persons five years after the end of the war in 2009, reports Colombo Page. The IDMC report said that the Government
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Norway based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in a report released on May 14 stated that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka is estimated to be up to 90,000 persons five years after the end of the war in 2009, reports Colombo Page. The IDMC report said that the Government has reportedly moved several thousand IDPs to permanent relocation sites, often without their voluntary or fully informed choice in the matter and thousands of returnees are still in need of housing, water, sanitation, livelihoods and food. The widespread presence of the military and ongoing surveillance also serves to undermine the return process, it said. It has also identified the need for long-term funding to rebuild IDPs' lives, which has suffered also due to the shifting of focus by international organizations from humanitarian to development work.
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May - 15 
Separately, The Pioneer reports on May 15, that the State Government is unable to connect the rural villages in Maoist-infested Districts with proper roads under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) even after best efforts, as no contractors are willing to work in the troubled zone. The G
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Separately, The Pioneer reports on May 15, that the State Government is unable to connect the rural villages in Maoist-infested Districts with proper roads under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) even after best efforts, as no contractors are willing to work in the troubled zone. The Government, according to reports, could not start construction over 200 sanctioned road projects under the PMGSY as no contractor came forward to take up the work following threat from the Maoists operating in the red terror zone in the State.
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May - 15 
According to the figures released by the Karachi Police on May 15 to share their ‘performance’ from September 5, 2013 to May 5, 2014, at least 360 suspects have been killed by the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) during the operation in Karachi since September 5, 2013, reports Dawn. It stated that a
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According to the figures released by the Karachi Police on May 15 to share their ‘performance’ from September 5, 2013 to May 5, 2014, at least 360 suspects have been killed by the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) during the operation in Karachi since September 5, 2013, reports Dawn. It stated that at least 60 Policemen were killed in the line of duty. They were mostly targeted when they were on patrol though a few were killed in encounters with militants, bandits, gangsters and other criminals. The figures showed a total of 1,277 ‘encounters’ leading to the arrest of some 1,000 ‘heinous crime’ suspects and killing of 253 others. Suspects shot dead by paramilitary Rangers numbered 115. The suspects were wanted in ‘heinous crimes’ from murders to ‘terrorism acts’ and kidnapping-for ransom-to extortion. “The situation describes police strategy,” said the Spokesman for the Karachi Police when asked about the reasons behind an unprecedented surge in deadly encounters which left 253 suspects dead. “The current leadership of the Karachi and Sindh Police has focused more on training and capacity building of the serving Policemen, considering the challenges and ongoing targeted operation, which has resulted in better firing skills and much better reaction time of our Policemen challenging the criminals,” he said. “There is no shoot-at-sight order. The number of killings in encounters rose only because criminals face much stronger and quicker reaction from the Police party whenever they challenge it. The encounters were also held in the past but a sluggish response from the police party helped suspects to escape unhurt,” he added. While the Police ‘performance’ has brought down the number of killings on sectarian, ethnic and political grounds to a large extent, it has raised questions about the growing number of deadly encounters drawing criticism from human rights activists. Zohra Yusuf of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that such a high figure of killings in ‘encounters’ acknowledged by the LEAs was highly alarming. The killings also confirmed our worst fears over the Karachi operation, she said.
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May - 20 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is operating through 128 frontal organisations in Haryana, Delhi (National Capital Region), Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is operating through 128 frontal organisations in Haryana, Delhi (National Capital Region), Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Kerala, says a recent Intelligence Bureau (IB) analysis, reports The Daily Mail on May 21. Though IB's internal report has established growing Maoist activities in Punjab, there is no information about the exact number of frontal organisations active in the state. While no arrests have been made recently, the Jalandhar Police in January 2009 arrested Jai Parkash Dubey from Phillaur, a senior Maoist, who was trying to revive the Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] in the State.
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May - 25 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been bombing Pakistan’s domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, the Russia Today news channel reported while quoting a latest research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, reports Daily T
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been bombing Pakistan’s domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, the Russia Today news channel reported while quoting a latest research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, reports Daily Times. “Almost two thirds, or over 60 percent, of all US drone strikes in Pakistan targeted domestic buildings,” the channel reported with reference to the joint research conducted by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), a London-based non-profit news group, along with the Forensic Architecture, a research unit based at Goldsmiths University, London, and Situ Research in New York. The authors of the paper analysed thousands of media reports, witness testimonies and field investigations to obtain the data on drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. According to the study, at least 132 houses have been destroyed in more than 380 strikes over the past decade with at least 222 civilians being among the 1,500 or more people killed. “On average, 6.2 people and 0.9 reported civilians died per strike on domestic buildings,” the paper said, adding that these numbers may be conservative because the Bureau “has found the deaths of women are dramatically underreported.” The seclusion of women and children in the country which orders them to spend more time indoors make them more vulnerable to drone strikes, according to the BIJ’s ‘Naming the Dead’ project.
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June - 6 
The Assam Tribune on June 7 reports that influx of Bangladeshi immigrants in Barak valley of South Assam is rampant. According to official figures, in 2009 43,426 Bangladeshi nationals had legally entered India. But 32,644 among them did not go back, even after the expiry of their visas. Of the 34,9
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The Assam Tribune on June 7 reports that influx of Bangladeshi immigrants in Barak valley of South Assam is rampant. According to official figures, in 2009 43,426 Bangladeshi nationals had legally entered India. But 32,644 among them did not go back, even after the expiry of their visas. Of the 34,957 Bangladeshis who came to India in 2010, 24,667 stayed back and in 2011, 28,035 came to India and 22,274 are yet to leave the country.
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June - 8 
At least 12 persons have been executed by GNLA militants since 2012, alleging them to be Police informers, as per the reported cases in the media, The Shillong Times reports on June 9.
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At least 12 persons have been executed by GNLA militants since 2012, alleging them to be Police informers, as per the reported cases in the media, The Shillong Times reports on June 9.
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June - 8 
Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Haider Ali alias Black Beauty, who masterminded Bodh Gaya blasts of 2013, was also allegedly planning to bomb a special train from Delhi to Gaya carrying pilgrims as well as some other Buddhist sites, The Times of India reports on June 9. Ali has alle
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Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) leader Haider Ali alias Black Beauty, who masterminded Bodh Gaya blasts of 2013, was also allegedly planning to bomb a special train from Delhi to Gaya carrying pilgrims as well as some other Buddhist sites, The Times of India reports on June 9. Ali has allegedly told his interrogators that the attacks were meant to avenge atrocities against Muslims in Myanmar. Haider told his interrogators he was "dissatisfied" with the execution of the Bodh Gaya blasts as "there was no casualty". According to his interrogation report, Haider told Intelligence Bureau and National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials, "After the anti-Muslim [violence] in Burma (Myanmar) in mid-2012, I told Imtiaz and others that the Buddhists had killed many Rohingya Muslims. I downloaded and showed them videos of Muslims being slaughtered, children being smothered and Muslim women being raped by the local Buddhists. I suggested that as Bodh Gaya was the holiest Buddhist shrine in India, it would be appropriate if such an action (blast) is carried out there as it would send a befitting message to the world." His interrogation report also reveals that he had gone to Nepal and also planned to visit Afghanistan. "His agenda was to locate the Pakistani embassy and go to Afghanistan for a 'hijrat' via Pakistan," said a source. Haider said it was Uzair Ahmad who introduced him to SIMI but it was Manzar Imam who motivated him to become a SIMI member. "After first meeting with Manzar Imam in a SIMI programme at Chittarpur (Jharkhand) in 2007, I was very much influenced by him. Once I visited his house to meet him and collect some religious books," Haider told interrogators. Before his arrest, he was reportedly leading a sizeable number of members of SIMI.
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June - 20 
Out of more than 400 large United States (US) military drones that have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, Pakistan has accounted for six of them, The News quoting a year-long The Washington Post investigation reports on June 21. More than half of those accidents occurred in Afg
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Out of more than 400 large United States (US) military drones that have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, Pakistan has accounted for six of them, The News quoting a year-long The Washington Post investigation reports on June 21. More than half of those accidents occurred in Afghanistan and Iraq. Almost a quarter happened in the US. That figure is almost equivalent to the number of major crashes incurred by the Air Force’s fleet of fighter jets and attack planes during the same period, even though the drones flew far fewer missions and hours, according to Air Force safety statistics. The military divided the major accidents into two categories of severity, based on the amount of damage inflicted to the aircraft or other property. (There are three other categories for more minor accidents.) According to the records, 194 drones fell into the first category - Class A accidents that destroyed the aircraft or caused, under current standards, at least USD 2 million in damage.
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July - 24 
The US embassy in Islamabad on July 24 denied reports of a prisoner swap deal with Pakistan involving Dr Aafia Siddiqui and Dr Shakil Afridi, reports Dawn. “No, the United States Government is not in discussions with the Government of Pakistan on a prisoner exchange or transfer involving Dr. Aafia S
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The US embassy in Islamabad on July 24 denied reports of a prisoner swap deal with Pakistan involving Dr Aafia Siddiqui and Dr Shakil Afridi, reports Dawn. “No, the United States Government is not in discussions with the Government of Pakistan on a prisoner exchange or transfer involving Dr. Aafia Siddiqi,” said Meghan Gregonis, a spokesman for the US embassy. Earlier this month, Pakistani media had reported that the US had offered Pakistan to sign a prisoner exchange agreement, calling for the release of Pakistani prisoner Dr Shakil Afridi in exchange for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
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August - 12 
Tripura Info reports on August 12 that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sought detailed report of the status of border fencing along the state of Tripura from Border Security Force (BSF). According to highly placed sources MHA specifically sought detail report of Sonamura area in Sipahijala Dist
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Tripura Info reports on August 12 that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sought detailed report of the status of border fencing along the state of Tripura from Border Security Force (BSF). According to highly placed sources MHA specifically sought detail report of Sonamura area in Sipahijala District were border fencing could not be done since 2003. Around 10 kilometres of border in Sonamura sub division yet to have border fencing due to objection from locals. About 85 per cent fencing of the 856 kilometre long border has so far been completed.
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August - 17 
Kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and peddler Ellam Goud, whose gang members on August 2, killed a Constable, P Eswara Rao and injured a Sub-Inspector during a fight recently in Shamirpet, is reportedly involved in transporting weapons illegally into Hyderabad, New Indian Express
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Kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and peddler Ellam Goud, whose gang members on August 2, killed a Constable, P Eswara Rao and injured a Sub-Inspector during a fight recently in Shamirpet, is reportedly involved in transporting weapons illegally into Hyderabad, New Indian Express reports on August 18. Balanagar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) AR Srinivas said that six teams had been formed and searches intensified to arrest Goud. “We have received specific leads regarding his hideout,” Srinivas said. According to sources, Goud illegally brought weapons into the city from Bihar, Karnataka and other places. Police had previously arrested one Srikanth who reportedly confessed to have ganged up with Goud in committing various crimes. Based on his confessional statement, the police obtained some leads in the case. Ellam was an auto driver and is a native of Ismanbad of Siddipet in Medak District of Telangana, who circulated FICN. As many as 30 cases are registered against him in various Police Stations.
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August - 20 
The Shillong Times reports on August 21 that State Police along with Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched ‘Operation Hill Storm’ on July 11 in Durama Hills area of Garo Hills region and have arrested as many as 25 militants belonging to
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The Shillong Times reports on August 21 that State Police along with Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched ‘Operation Hill Storm’ on July 11 in Durama Hills area of Garo Hills region and have arrested as many as 25 militants belonging to Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Unites Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) , A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) and other outfits from their strongholds. On August 20 Inspector General of Police (IG) G.H.P. Raju stated that since the days of Achik National Volunteer Force (ANVC) the interior jungle areas of Durama in Garo Hills has been a safe haven for all militant groups. He further stated, “The Durama Hills area has become the main training ground for many militant groups including GNLA, ULFA and other militant groups. He added that Security Forces (SFs) were able to bust four GNLA camps belonging to Sohan D Shira, ’commander in chief’ of GNLA, Rupanto R Marak ‘deputy commader in chief’ of GNLA and Baichung and a general camp and Eight weapons, 220 rounds of ammunition, five rocket launcher shells and other explosive materials were recovered during the operations. The general camp was used for training new militants.
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August - 20 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is looking at an advanced mine detection system used by the western forces in Afghanistan, to tackle Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threats in Left-wing extremism-hit areas, The Times of India reports on August 21. IED attacks account for a major chunk of
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is looking at an advanced mine detection system used by the western forces in Afghanistan, to tackle Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threats in Left-wing extremism-hit areas, The Times of India reports on August 21. IED attacks account for a major chunk of casualties suffered by the counter-Naxal forces. Stressing the need for employing the latest technology to defeat IED menace, the MHA has, in its latest action plan to fight Left-wing extremism, proposed mine detector AN/PSS 14, developed by US-based L3 Cyterra and used widely in Afghanistan, for the counter-Naxal grid. It has recommended that Institute of IED Management at Pune managed by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) be asked to study the system and make suggestions. The action plan also seeks better LWE solutions from low intensity conflict division of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Among the other important ideas included in the proposed LWE action plan are state-level monitoring committees, comprising officers from the State Government, State Police, Union Home Ministry and Central para-military forces to review progress of anti-Maoist operations on a monthly basis. Also, the plan calls for focus on 35-40 worse-affected districts, where competent IAS/IPS officers may be posted. Officers who do well in the four years may be rewarded with preferential postings, foreign deputations and foreign courses. Taking a leaf out of Punjab's success in beating Sikh militancy, the action plan seeks experimenting with a single IG/DIG exercising command over both the state police and Central forces to ensure better coordination and response against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Besides, the plan suggests placing inter-state border junctions in select places like Jamui-Giridih and Sukma-Malkangiri under the jurisdiction of DIG/commandants of Central forces. It is to be seen how states view this suggestion, law and order being their exclusive domain. Projecting road connectivity as a game-changer, the Centre has suggested insurance subsidy for contractors, workers and machinery as well as incentivising timely completion of projects. A revised surrender policy and a cabinet sub-committee to expedite compensation to LWE victims, doubling of expenditure limit for civic action programes to INR 2 million and distribution of free TVs to residents of remote Naxal-hit villages are some of the other measures proposed to make the fight against LWE more effective. Importantly, the action plan endorses Kerala's demand for a Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorist Training facility, taking note of Maoists' plans to revive their south-west zonal committee at the Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border.
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August - 21 
The Union Cabinet on August 21 approved the proposal to install mobile towers in nine Naxal-affected states by state owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at the cost INR 32.16 billion that will be borne by the Union Government, reports NDTV. "The Cabinet has approved setting up of 1,836 new bas
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The Union Cabinet on August 21 approved the proposal to install mobile towers in nine Naxal-affected states by state owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at the cost INR 32.16 billion that will be borne by the Union Government, reports NDTV. "The Cabinet has approved setting up of 1,836 new base transmission towers (BTS) in Left Wing Extremist affected districts. People in these areas and security forces have asked to improve the mobile connectivity in these districts," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said after a Cabinet meeting. He said 363 towers under the project have already been set up for which subsidy will be given from the Universal Services Obligation Fund. "The project implementation cost through the open tendering process is approximately Rs. 3,568 crore against the revised cost estimate of approximately Rs. 3,216 crore," Prasad said. The project to install mobile towers at 2,199 locations was to be completed by June but its progress was stuck due to difference in actual bids and project cost approved by then UPA government. The government has identified areas in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh.
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August - 25 
The Central intelligence Agencies briefed the Centre that the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistan was unprecedented and that it appeared as though Islamabad’s game plan was to push through infiltrators from across the border, New Indian Express reports on August 26. And this was formally c
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The Central intelligence Agencies briefed the Centre that the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistan was unprecedented and that it appeared as though Islamabad’s game plan was to push through infiltrators from across the border, New Indian Express reports on August 26. And this was formally conveyed to the Centre at a meeting of Intelligence Bureau, R&AW and Border Security Force (BSF) convened by Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh to review the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) amid the continuing and unprovoked firing from the across the border. “There are terrorists waiting across the border to infiltrate into Indian territory and the continuous firing by Pak Rangers, their Army and 12 Mujahideen battalion indicates their sinister plan,” sources said.
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August - 31 
An unnamed senior official at the Department of Internal Security and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Affairs at the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said that about 60 militants have succeeded in entering into J&K in 2014, reports Greater Kashmir on August 31. “The first successful infiltration bid h
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An unnamed senior official at the Department of Internal Security and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Affairs at the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said that about 60 militants have succeeded in entering into J&K in 2014, reports Greater Kashmir on August 31. “The first successful infiltration bid has taken place in May this year in Keran Sector of Kupwara district in which 14 militants entered the Valley,” the official said. He said there have been eight more “successful infiltration bids” so far in 2014. The official said all infiltration bids have taken place in Keran, Tangdhar, and Machil Sectors of Kupwara District. “Of 60 infiltrated militants, the forces have killed 14 in different encounters so far,” he said. The official added in the past two months, a few locals have joined militant ranks mostly in south Kashmir.
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August - 31 
Currency counterfeiters appear to have started focusing more on the INR 100 and INR 1,000 denominations, even though the traditional favourite INR 500 bills continue to be the most to be faked by numbers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said, NDTV reports on August 31.The banking system detected
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Currency counterfeiters appear to have started focusing more on the INR 100 and INR 1,000 denominations, even though the traditional favourite INR 500 bills continue to be the most to be faked by numbers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said, NDTV reports on August 31.The banking system detected over 2.52 lakh pieces of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 500 denomination in FY14 as against the 2.81 lakh the year before, while the number of INR 1,000 denomination fake notes rose to 1.10 lakh as against the 98,459 in the preceding year, it said. "During 2013-14, the detection of counterfeit notes of INR 1,000 and INR 100 increased by 11.8 per cent and 9.8 per cent respectively, whereas that of INR 500 denomination decreased by 10.3 per cent," the RBI said in the annual report.
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August - 31 
Nagaland Post reports on August 31 that a hideout suspected to be a training camp used by Communist party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoists) to train militant Adivasis under the banner of All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) was reportedly busted by a special team of Police. However, there was n
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Nagaland Post reports on August 31 that a hideout suspected to be a training camp used by Communist party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoists) to train militant Adivasis under the banner of All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) was reportedly busted by a special team of Police. However, there was no further report on how many suspected AANLA activists were arrested including weapons or any other incriminating materials. When probed for further information and to find out if a special team of Nagaland or Assam Police was involved in the busting the camp, Police sources remained tight lipped and refused to confirm or deny the report.
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August - 31 
UNC submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi seeking his intervention on militarization of Naga areas particularly Ukhrul District, reports Nagaland Post on August 31.
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UNC submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi seeking his intervention on militarization of Naga areas particularly Ukhrul District, reports Nagaland Post on August 31.
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August - 31 
The arrest of four human traffickers while trying to transport six Sri Lankans to Australia through the Prakasam coast, Andhra Pradesh in India earlier this week has raised the suspicion among Indian investigators that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) may be trying to revive in Australia,
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The arrest of four human traffickers while trying to transport six Sri Lankans to Australia through the Prakasam coast, Andhra Pradesh in India earlier this week has raised the suspicion among Indian investigators that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) may be trying to revive in Australia, reports Colombo Page on August 31. According to a report in The Hindu, the officials from agencies including the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Tamil Nadu Police, conducting the investigations suspect that the LTTE is trying to regroup itself in Australia after lying low for five years since their defeat at the hands of Sri Lankan Security Forces (SFs). According to Police sources, the illegal emigrants to Australia from Sri Lanka were from, among other places, Mullaitivu, Northern Province and Mattakalappu, Eastern Province and are in the age group of 24 to 28 years. The investigation has found that the traffickers have used satellite phones with Global Positioning System (GPS) to keep in touch with their counterparts in the high seas. It has been revealed that they have also illegally transported Sri Lankan Tamils to other countries such as Ireland, United Kingdom (UK) and Canada.
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September - 1 
Security officials say after one year of Indian Mujahideen (IM) 'India operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal's arrest a lot has changed with almost all the active IM modules neutralized or lying low, The Times of India reports on September 1. Intelligence agencies and anti-terror units, under the new regi
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Security officials say after one year of Indian Mujahideen (IM) 'India operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal's arrest a lot has changed with almost all the active IM modules neutralized or lying low, The Times of India reports on September 1. Intelligence agencies and anti-terror units, under the new regime, now have trained their guns on stalking cyber movement, cutting financial and logistical channels of home-grown terror groups. Meanwhile Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) is trying to raise its head significantly with vast reorganization of cadres. Senior officials in the counter-terror agencies say, "We cannot say IM has completely been neutralized after Yasin's arrest but his arrest came as a jolt and its cadres were caught one by one. Yasin had motivated a lot of youth in the outfit since he took over as boss in 2009, close to 50-60, and carried out a large number of attacks. During his custody, he made revelations which helped us (India) to control the activities of IM".
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September - 1 
The Shillong Times reports on September 1 that besides the Assam-based United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is also using the Garo Hills corridor for sneaking in and out of Ban
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The Shillong Times reports on September 1 that besides the Assam-based United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is also using the Garo Hills corridor for sneaking in and out of Bangladesh, a latest report from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed. The various outfits also have their ‘command structure’ in Garo Hills,” the report states. The report also mentions about the increase in the number of civilians casualties due to insurgent activities.
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September - 1 
Meanwhile, the FATA Disaster Management Authority has asked the Federal Government to give it PKR 1.5 billion to cater for internally displaced persons (IDPs) of NWA, reports Dawn. According to the relevant officials, the authority requires funds to distribute cash to IDPs and fulfil their basic nee
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Meanwhile, the FATA Disaster Management Authority has asked the Federal Government to give it PKR 1.5 billion to cater for internally displaced persons (IDPs) of NWA, reports Dawn. According to the relevant officials, the authority requires funds to distribute cash to IDPs and fulfil their basic needs during the current month. The Federal Government had announced payment of PKR 12,000 monthly assistance to every IDP family of NWA. Only the families, whose cases are okayed by the National Database and Registration Authority are getting cash assistance. Until now, the NADRA has verified 55,183 families. The FDMA had initially registered a total of 95,830 displaced families.
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September - 2 
Diwakar, an expert in making explosives, like landmines and pressure bombs, and is known for his shooting skills, used to work for the Motilal Soren squad, and was wanted in 14 cases of Naxalite-sponsored violence lodged at different Police Stations in the District. A native of Pirtand in Giridih Di
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Diwakar, an expert in making explosives, like landmines and pressure bombs, and is known for his shooting skills, used to work for the Motilal Soren squad, and was wanted in 14 cases of Naxalite-sponsored violence lodged at different Police Stations in the District. A native of Pirtand in Giridih District, Diwakar had joined the Maoist fold in 2004. After a few 'successful' operations, he was made a ‘section commander’ in 2010 and a ‘platoon commander’ in 2011. Diwakar was a part of the squad that killed 12 Policemen in an ambush in Thalkobad in West Singhbhum District on June 1, 2006. Apart from this, he was also involved in over a dozen fatal attacks on the Police and Paramilitary Forces till September 2013, resulting in deaths of over a dozen Security Force personnel.
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September - 2 
The Telegraph reports that Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland continue to account for the bulk of insurgency-related violence in North-East, states a reports by Union Ministry of Home affairs.(MHA). Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim have remained peaceful while Arunachal Pradesh barring a few incident
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The Telegraph reports that Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland continue to account for the bulk of insurgency-related violence in North-East, states a reports by Union Ministry of Home affairs.(MHA). Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim have remained peaceful while Arunachal Pradesh barring a few incidents, has a general atmosphere of peace. The report also states that situation in the North-East has shown an “overall improvement” in 2012 and 2013 except in Meghalaya where casualties have gone up mostly because of extortion and abduction. In Meghalaya militant activity is mainly concentrated in the Five Garo Hills Districts: West Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills and North Garo Hills. Adjoining West Khasi Hills, which has a substantial Garo population, is also affected by the Garo hills militancy states an MHA report, reports The Telegraph on September 2. Further from 2007-14, 423 militant-related activities were reported in Meghalaya. During this period, 487 militants were arrested, 95 were killed and 173 surrendered. At the same time, 19 security forces were killed while 105 civilians died, reports The Shillong Times on September 2. Militant groups such as United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) have been using the Garo hills corridor for sneaking in and out of Bangladesh ,states a MHA report, reports The Telegraph on September 2.
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September - 2 
To expedite the creation of road infrastructure in the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Districts to enable the Security Forces (SFs) to effectively combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has extended general approval under the Forest Con
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To expedite the creation of road infrastructure in the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Districts to enable the Security Forces (SFs) to effectively combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has extended general approval under the Forest Conservation (FC) Act of 1980 for diversion of forestlands to construct all categories of public roads, except those falling in the protected areas, irrespective of the area of the forestland involved in 117 LWE Districts, according to a press release issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 2, reports The Hindu. These 117 Districts are spread over several States. While Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Bihar are considered severely affected, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are considered partially affected. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are considered slightly affected. Further, relaxation under the FC Act has been extended for diversion of forestland from the present one hectare to five hectares for execution of “public utility projects of 15 specified categories” in LWE Districts.
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September - 3 
A press release by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on September 3 said that 910 militants had been killed in the operation Zarb-e-Azb that was launched in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 15, reports The News. ISPR stated that since the s
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A press release by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on September 3 said that 910 militants had been killed in the operation Zarb-e-Azb that was launched in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on June 15, reports The News. ISPR stated that since the start of operation 82 soldiers had embraced martyrdom in the entire country in the fight against terrorism and another 269 were injured. The 82 martyred soldiers include 42 in NWA, 23 in rest of FATA other than NWA and 17 in the remaining parts of the country, including Balochistan and Karachi. The ISPR said 88 kilometers long road, Khajuri-Mir Ali-Miranshah-Dattakhel, and the Gharyom-Jhallar road had been cleared. It stated that the Security Forces (SFs) had cleared five town including Miranshah, Mir Ali, Dattakhel, Boya and Degan, which were considered the strongholds of terrorists. As many as 27 factories making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and rocket and ammunition factories had also been destroyed, it stated. It said a huge cache of arms and ammunition, communication equipment and other logistics facilities used by terrorists had been destroyed, uprooting their ability to attack as a coherent force. It said that 2,274 Intelligence-led coordinated counter terrorism operations had been carried out throughout the country to forestall any blowback of the operation. With regard to the relief work for the internally displaced persons (IDPs), the press release said that about 19,376 tons ration had been distributed among 97,570 IDP families at six relief distribution points in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and Tank. The ISPR said about 113,209 patients including 32,979 females had been treated at field medical hospitals established by the Army Medical Corps at Khalifa Gul Nawaz Hospital in Bannu. It stated that about 32,226 cattle had been treated whereas 73,338 cattle and 12,9141 poultry had been vaccinated.
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September - 4 
Aimed at enhancing the Navy's coastal surveillance, its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan on September 4 in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), reports Outlook. The vessel is the fourth in its class and built on in-house design of state
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Aimed at enhancing the Navy's coastal surveillance, its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan on September 4 in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), reports Outlook. The vessel is the fourth in its class and built on in-house design of state-owned Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). INS Sumitra, which was commissioned at the Chennai Port Trust, would be based at Chennai under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command. The ship is a well-balanced weapon-sensor platform, with the capability to undertake offshore patrolling, support high value assets and defence of offshore installations.The latest generation warship will join the Eastern Naval Command fleet for maritime surveillance and coastal security. The first, second and third of the series of 105 meter class of NOPV - INS Saryu, Sunayna and Sumedha were earlier handed over to the Navy by GSL.
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September - 4 
On September 4, GNLA in a press release termed the report on the situation in Garo Hills in national magazine Tehelka as ‘fabricated’. The report which had termed the Garo Hills region as the new ‘Terror Capital’ of the country was questioned by GNLA which claimed that the reporters had not spoken t
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On September 4, GNLA in a press release termed the report on the situation in Garo Hills in national magazine Tehelka as ‘fabricated’. The report which had termed the Garo Hills region as the new ‘Terror Capital’ of the country was questioned by GNLA which claimed that the reporters had not spoken to ‘commander-in-chief’ Sohan D Shira but had only used material from a video , reports The Sangai Express .
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September - 4 
On September 4, three major parties, the Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) agreed to hold national political conference to forge consensus on fundamental issues of the constitution drafting
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On September 4, three major parties, the Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) agreed to hold national political conference to forge consensus on fundamental issues of the constitution drafting process, addressing the key demand of the Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) that boycotted the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections last year, reports Ekantipur.com. A meeting of the three parties and CPN-Maoist formed an eight-member taskforce to finalise the modality for holding the conference, said leaders. The team has been assigned to set the date, venue and agenda for the talks. Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Narahari Acharya of the NC, Bhim Rawal and Agni Kharel of the CPN-UML, Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Khim Lal Devkota of the UCPN-M and Dev Gurung and Pampha Bhusal of the CPN-Maoist are the taskforce members.
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September - 4 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on September 4 warned Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based global rights body, with a note to be more careful, cautious and respectful in making any statement or comment over the judicial proceedings or judges of Bangladesh courts in the future, repo
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on September 4 warned Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based global rights body, with a note to be more careful, cautious and respectful in making any statement or comment over the judicial proceedings or judges of Bangladesh courts in the future, reports The Independent. Upon a contempt of court case submitted by the prosecution, the three-member tribunal passed the order as it found contemptuous its report published on its official website over its judgment on former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Ameer (Chief) Ghulam Azam, a War Crimes convict in Liberation War of 1971. Earlier, on July 15, 2013, the ICT-1 sentenced Ghulam Azam to 90 years’ imprisonment finding him guilty of all five charges of the 1971 crimes against humanity and genocide against him. After a month of pronouncement of the judgment, the HRW on August 16, 2013 released a report on its website headlined ‘Bangladesh: Azam conviction based on flawed proceedings’.
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September - 4 
The Assam Tribune reports on September 4 that Assam may soon face two-pronged threat from two terrorist outfits – al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Al Qaeda has already issued a threat to establish bases in Assam, while the LeT has strengthened bases in Bangladesh, which may lead to serious proble
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The Assam Tribune reports on September 4 that Assam may soon face two-pronged threat from two terrorist outfits – al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Al Qaeda has already issued a threat to establish bases in Assam, while the LeT has strengthened bases in Bangladesh, which may lead to serious problems for Assam in the days to come.
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September - 5 
At least 23 youth from Manipur’s Lilong area of Thoubal District are reported to have left home to join the Indian arm of the al Qaeda in the recent months, Hindustan Times reports on September 5. “They had gone in two batches. Four have returned home while the others are untraceable,” a government
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At least 23 youth from Manipur’s Lilong area of Thoubal District are reported to have left home to join the Indian arm of the al Qaeda in the recent months, Hindustan Times reports on September 5. “They had gone in two batches. Four have returned home while the others are untraceable,” a government security official said. The official said these recruits were first indoctrinated and trained in weapons before being placed in the actual war theatres in Afghanistan and Iraq. “Al Qaeda’s new wing could be a combination of the IM faction with Beig, Bada Sajid and Mir Sajid as its key members, some veteran al Qaeda members like Maulana Asim Umar (the group’s new chief) and Usama Mahmoud (the group’s spokesman), and new recruits from India,” a security stated.
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September - 5 
Further The Shillong Times reports on September 5 that a section of militants from the A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) led by its ‘finance secretary’ Jack Marak abandoned ASAK with three AK rifles and eight pistols to form a new organisation A’chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF). The ‘chairman
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Further The Shillong Times reports on September 5 that a section of militants from the A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) led by its ‘finance secretary’ Jack Marak abandoned ASAK with three AK rifles and eight pistols to form a new organisation A’chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF). The ‘chairman’ of ASAK Cheo Challang Marak stated, “The reason for their desertion is because they had broken the rules and code of ASAK for their own personal interests by randomly abducting civilians and extorting money from them.”
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September - 5 
Gujarat has been on the radar of terrorist groups since the communal riots of 2002, The Times of India reports on September 5. The 55-minute video tape of the al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman Al Zawahiri, warning of terror attacks in India and his mentioning Ahmedabad in the tape, has once again come as a re
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Gujarat has been on the radar of terrorist groups since the communal riots of 2002, The Times of India reports on September 5. The 55-minute video tape of the al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman Al Zawahiri, warning of terror attacks in India and his mentioning Ahmedabad in the tape, has once again come as a reminder of the terror threat the state faces because of the riots of 2002. Sources in the Police said all SPs and police commissioners have been asked to stay alert in the wake of Ganesh Visarjan and make necessary arrangements to avert any untoward incident. Police have been asked to keep an eye on suspects at airports, railway stations and bus stops. State Director General of Police (DGP), PC Thakur, said: "We have taken necessary steps to avert any untoward incident." Another senior police official said they had been asked to keep an eye on SIMI activities in the city. "We have been also asked to keep watch on social sites, group SMSes and MMSes" said the police officer. Security has been stepped up at all vital installations in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
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September - 5 
The recent success of Security Forces against the multiple militant outfits operating in the five Garo Hills Districts is due to the new combat strategies where the State Police special weapons and tactics (SWAT) and the specialized Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) units of the Central
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The recent success of Security Forces against the multiple militant outfits operating in the five Garo Hills Districts is due to the new combat strategies where the State Police special weapons and tactics (SWAT) and the specialized Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) units of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) could lay base insides the Durama forest range spread across West Garo Hills, East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills during Operation Hill Storm, reports The Sentinel on September 5. Durama forest range is known to be a Safe haven for various militant groups including GNLA and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Director General of Police (DGP) PJP Hannaman stated that “There are 10 SWAT guys and 50 COBRA men in each unit staying in each overran location and ready for any fresh operations”. He also added that “the senior leaders of outfits have lost all contacts amongst themselves after they were force to scamper for new hideouts and they resorted to such mindless activities to sustain themselves and their own new recruits”. Operation Hill Storm was launched in July of this year.
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September - 5 
The security agencies believe that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has played a key role in the al-Qaeda setting up a branch to specifically target India, Pune Mirror reports on September 5. The agencies also believe that the ISI has prodded al-Qaida to draw recruits from India, just li
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The security agencies believe that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has played a key role in the al-Qaeda setting up a branch to specifically target India, Pune Mirror reports on September 5. The agencies also believe that the ISI has prodded al-Qaida to draw recruits from India, just like the Islamic State (IS) did.
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September - 5 
The Shillong Times reports that on September 5 Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) 'commander-in-chief’ (c-in-c) Sohan D Shira threatened to conduct a wave of serial blasts in Garo Hills targeting Government institutions and Congress offices in retaliation against Chief Minister Mukul Sangma for al
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The Shillong Times reports that on September 5 Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) 'commander-in-chief’ (c-in-c) Sohan D Shira threatened to conduct a wave of serial blasts in Garo Hills targeting Government institutions and Congress offices in retaliation against Chief Minister Mukul Sangma for allegedly sidelining Garo outfits in talks while preparing the groundwork for peace negotiations with the Khasi outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC).
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September - 5 
The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect, Ejaz Sheikh near Saharanpur Railway station on September 5, reports The Times of India. Special Commissioner of Police SN Shrivastava confirmed the arrest. "A team led by DCP Sanjeev Yadav had been tracking him since many m
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspect, Ejaz Sheikh near Saharanpur Railway station on September 5, reports The Times of India. Special Commissioner of Police SN Shrivastava confirmed the arrest. "A team led by DCP Sanjeev Yadav had been tracking him since many months," Shrivastava added. Sheikh is involved in several attacks including the Jama Masjid attack of 2010. He was in close touch with Bhatkal brothers in Karachi (Sindh, Pakistan) and joined IM when Talha (an IM ideologue arrested in February, 2012) motivated youths in Pune (Maharashtra) between 2005-2008. "Sheikh said in his interrogation that he had been asked by his Pakistan-based handlers Yasin Bhatkal and Mohsin Chaudhary to reach the national capital via Lucknow, Muradabad and Saharanpur [all in Uttar Pradesh] to avoid being traced by the agencies," said a police officer. He reportedly learnt the art of using various information technology tools at an institute in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. After the arrest of Mansoor Peerboy, an accused in the 2008 Lumbini Park blast of Hyderabad, the terror outfit hand-picked Sheikh and groomed him to be his successor, IM's head of information technology and communication wing. Incidentally, both the tech-savvy terror suspects honed their technological skills at various institutes in the city, sources said. Sheikh used to get money from Dubai and Kuwait either through Western Union or hawala (illegal money transaction) route. The entire operation of financing terror strikes and routing the money to IM executors was done by Sheikh from Pune and Mumbai. Incidentally, Ejaz did not know who the receivers were. After his interrogation, it came to light that he had arranged INR 6,80,000 for the Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad) twin blasts of 2013, sources said. The intelligence sleuths also came to know that it was Ejaz who personally handed over explosives to Yasin Bhatkal near the Pune railway station for executing the German bakery blasts of 2010.
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September - 5 
With al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman al-Zawahiri announcing the launch of the Islamist terror outfit’s branch in India, intelligence agencies and Police are planning moves to identify terrorist sleeper cells in Hyderabad, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 5. A report by the Cyberabad counter intelligence
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With al-Qaeda 'chief' Ayman al-Zawahiri announcing the launch of the Islamist terror outfit’s branch in India, intelligence agencies and Police are planning moves to identify terrorist sleeper cells in Hyderabad, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 5. A report by the Cyberabad counter intelligence cell had revealed that the sleeper cell of a terror group based on the city’s outskirts has already conducted a survey of some US-based multinational companies in the city. Officials believe that these cells could become the main tool of the al Qaeda in coming days to expand its tentacles in the city. After Zawahiri’s declaration the Intelligence Bureau (IB) alerted the Telangana Police since Hyderabad is a potential target of many terror groups including the Indian Mujahideen (IM). Top officials said that it’s time to launch measures for gathering intelligence on a large scale about terror groups. “Certainly covert activities of sleeper cells are going on in the city. If we do not act now, they will turn do dreadful things,” said a top official from the City Police. The Special Branch and Counter-Intelligence Cell in the city have strengthened their surveillance of religious institutions in the city. “The sleeper cells usually function using trained secret agents, who are assigned to gather maximum information about the area they target for an attack. They can easily blend into society without raising any suspicion. The terror agents infiltrate target institutions and live in the city, study the situation and finally carry out the attack when they receive orders from their leader,” said a senior official. Meanwhile, the Cyberabad Police has started building a directory of tenants living on the city’s outskirts. “We are going to create a database of tenants, who are staying in the commissionerate’s limits. Software is being developed to administer the database,” said a senior police official of Cyberabad.
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September - 5 
In an all-party meeting between various parties, the Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), the Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), Rastriya Prajatantra Party- Nepal (RPP-N) and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) represented in
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In an all-party meeting between various parties, the Nepali Congress (NC), the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), the Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), Rastriya Prajatantra Party- Nepal (RPP-N) and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) represented in the Constituent Assembly (CA), being held in the offices of the Constitutional Political-Dialogue and Consensus Committee (CPDCC) in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, on September 5, on issues pertaining to constitution-making, ended without any agreement, reports Nepal News. According to the schedule of the CA, if the parties fail to reach an agreement on disputed issues by September 6, a majority-vote will decide on the issues. Instead of forging a consensus, the meetings held in different stages have led to polarisation of the parties. The three ruling coalition parties, NC, CPN-UML and RPP-N and opposition party CPN-Maoist held the opinion that all contentious issues must be resolved by process of the CA. On the contrary, UCPN-M and Madhesh-based parties blamed the ruling parties for not taking an initiative for consensus on issues like forms of governance, restructuring of the state, judiciary and election process. They stressed that the deadline of the CA schedule must be extended to reach a consensus. Meanwhile, RPP-N registered its demand for a referendum on secularism, republic and federalism.
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September - 6 
Meanwhile, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that Islamic terror groups can easily influence Muslims in the Bodo areas, taking advantage of the present turmoil, The Times of India reports on September 6. A source in UMHA stated that survey had identified at least 14 new Islamic fundamenta
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Meanwhile, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that Islamic terror groups can easily influence Muslims in the Bodo areas, taking advantage of the present turmoil, The Times of India reports on September 6. A source in UMHA stated that survey had identified at least 14 new Islamic fundamentalist organizations in the state, which includes the Muslim Security Council of Assam (MSCA), Islamic Liberation Army of Assam (ILAA), Muslim Volunteer Force (MVF), Muslim Liberation Army, Muslim Liberation Front, Muslim Liberation Tigers of Assam and Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam (MULTA). The source further added that India’s North East as a preferred corridor for the Islamic terror groups. Nagaland Post further adds that security agencies had also found the involvement of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in one of the serial low intensity blasts in Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) area of Assam in July. Security agencies have further stated that that another radical group Popular Front of India (PFI) was spreading its network in the state.
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September - 6 
A preliminary report on the naval dockyard attack in Karachi on September 6, 2014, revealed on September 16 that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Sindh Chapter was involved in the attack, reports Dawn. The report said that TTP's Sindh Chapter had penetrated into various departments of the Prov
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A preliminary report on the naval dockyard attack in Karachi on September 6, 2014, revealed on September 16 that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Sindh Chapter was involved in the attack, reports Dawn. The report said that TTP's Sindh Chapter had penetrated into various departments of the Provincial Government. It further stated that at least 21 suspects, including 14 servicemen, were also taken into custody. Three Government employees were arrested from Larkana District and two from Jamshoro District of Sindh. According to the probe report, the attackers intended to destroy the navy workshop and other key installations in the vicinity. It added that timely action by the Naval commandos had foiled the attempted terror attack.
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September - 6 
Boko Haram, one of the most dreaded terror organisations in the world and a part of terrorist outfit al-Qaeda is now targeting India to push in drugs through multiple channels and make it a global transit point, Times Now reports on September 6. Reports have emerged that this terrorist faction has j
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Boko Haram, one of the most dreaded terror organisations in the world and a part of terrorist outfit al-Qaeda is now targeting India to push in drugs through multiple channels and make it a global transit point, Times Now reports on September 6. Reports have emerged that this terrorist faction has joined hands with Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company to aid its sinister designs. Reports also suggest that the meet between Boko Haram leader and Anees Ibrahim has arranged by the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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September - 7 
The Sangai Express reports on September 7 that like every year, Kukis will observe ‘Sahnit Ni (Black Day)’ on September 13. Thangminlen Haokip, ‘Information & Publicity Secretary’, Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills said that as per the resolution taken up by Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) every block Inpi are required
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The Sangai Express reports on September 7 that like every year, Kukis will observe ‘Sahnit Ni (Black Day)’ on September 13. Thangminlen Haokip, ‘Information & Publicity Secretary’, Kuki Inpi Sadar Hills said that as per the resolution taken up by Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) every block Inpi are required to inform concerned villages to observe the day. Thangminlen Haokip further pointed out that the Kukis observed ‘Black Day’ to deliver justice to all the victims of Nagaland Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) attack in the early nineties.
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September - 8 
However, the European Union has agreed to provide five million Euros for the welfare of IDPs of NWA, reports The News. The Radio Pakistan quoted the FATA Disaster Management Authority officials that the EU will undertake a number of welfare projects for the IDPs in collaboration with the World Food
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However, the European Union has agreed to provide five million Euros for the welfare of IDPs of NWA, reports The News. The Radio Pakistan quoted the FATA Disaster Management Authority officials that the EU will undertake a number of welfare projects for the IDPs in collaboration with the World Food Programme, World Health Organisation, International Committee of the Red Cross and Pakistan Red Crescent Society. The main focus will be on providing shelter, food, drinking water and healthcare to the IDPs.
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September - 8 
Meanwhile, the Federal Government, which had promised unconditional support to people displaced by the ongoing military operation Zarb-e-Azb in NWA, has not released a single penny to enable provision of medical relief to people who have been dislodged from their homes and hearths in the wake of the
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Meanwhile, the Federal Government, which had promised unconditional support to people displaced by the ongoing military operation Zarb-e-Azb in NWA, has not released a single penny to enable provision of medical relief to people who have been dislodged from their homes and hearths in the wake of the military operation, The News reported on September 9. According to doctors who had been managing the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) field hospital in Bannu, the medical operation had to be wound up, leading to return of all doctors and supporting staff of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (SZAB) Medical University-PIMS on September 1 due to non-availability of funds. “Despite repeated requests for release of funds, the Federal Government turned a deaf ear to the medical needs of the IPDs, leading to discontinuation of medical cover,” a doctor told this scribe.
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September - 9 
A high-level inquiry committee on September 9 recommended severe punishment and dismissal of 58 officers and officials of the civil and Police administrations after holding them responsible for July 29 jailbreak in Dera Ismail (D.I.) Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), reports Dawn. In its nine-page report s
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A high-level inquiry committee on September 9 recommended severe punishment and dismissal of 58 officers and officials of the civil and Police administrations after holding them responsible for July 29 jailbreak in Dera Ismail (D.I.) Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), reports Dawn. In its nine-page report submitted to the administration department, the committee also recommended departmental inquiry against 97 Policemen deployed inside the jail. “The entire administrative machinery at divisional and district levels crashed just like a house of cards. No writ of the government could be seen anywhere and none came to help to save the Central Jail D.I. Khan,” said the report available with Dawn. This is the second inquiry carried out to fix responsibility on delinquent officers and officials. The first enquiry, more detailed and graphic, was conducted soon after the attack on the jail.
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September - 9 
Moreover, According to recent Police reports, Karachi Police have killed at least 477 criminals, including militants, during the 2013, Dawn reports on September 9. Since July 1, 2014, 195 criminals have been killed in 5,174 raids conducted across the Sindh province. Some 1,238 suspects have been arr
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Moreover, According to recent Police reports, Karachi Police have killed at least 477 criminals, including militants, during the 2013, Dawn reports on September 9. Since July 1, 2014, 195 criminals have been killed in 5,174 raids conducted across the Sindh province. Some 1,238 suspects have been arrested. Comparing the number of killings in August 2013 with August 2014, the figure has come down from the over 275 to around 150, which shows a considerable reduction. Similarly in July 2013, 246 were killed while in July 2014 such deaths were 48.
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September - 10 
A Police Head Constable in Narayanpur District was put under suspension for allegedly revealing the movement of Security Forces (SFs) to Manjhiram Kashyap, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) informer arrested in Bastar District on August 26, which resulted in the killing of 11 Central Re
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A Police Head Constable in Narayanpur District was put under suspension for allegedly revealing the movement of Security Forces (SFs) to Manjhiram Kashyap, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) informer arrested in Bastar District on August 26, which resulted in the killing of 11 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, four Policemen and a civilian near Tahakwada village in Sukma District in March 11, 2014, reports The Hindu. “Mahadev Nag has been put under suspension pending inquiry,” S.R. Kalluri, the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Bastar range said. Mahadev Nag was posted in Tongpal (Sukma District) when the incident took place.
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September - 10 
According to Police, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500 with a face value of INR 20,000 have been detected in cash sent from nationalised banks to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) zonal office in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), reports dnaindia.com They said the curre
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According to Police, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500 with a face value of INR 20,000 have been detected in cash sent from nationalised banks to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) zonal office in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), reports dnaindia.com They said the currency was found among the bundles of cash sent to RBI's zonal office over the last few months. Police said they had advised bank officials to use equipment to detect FICN and also maintain a log whenever suspected notes were received from customers by mentioning the Savings Bank account numbers. The cash deposited by customers should also carry the account number of the depositor.
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September - 10 
Meanwhile, ‘Eastern command’ Federal Government of Nagaland-Non Accordist (FGN-NA) has welcomed seven ‘Naga army officers’; six from NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and one from NSCN-IM, reports Nagaland Post on September 10.
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Meanwhile, ‘Eastern command’ Federal Government of Nagaland-Non Accordist (FGN-NA) has welcomed seven ‘Naga army officers’; six from NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and one from NSCN-IM, reports Nagaland Post on September 10.
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September - 10 
The Assam Tribune reports on September 10 that easy availability of illegal weapons in the North East has become a matter of grave concern and now Khalistani militant groups have also started eyeing the region to procure weapons. Highly placed security sources told The Assam Tribune that an importan
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The Assam Tribune reports on September 10 that easy availability of illegal weapons in the North East has become a matter of grave concern and now Khalistani militant groups have also started eyeing the region to procure weapons. Highly placed security sources told The Assam Tribune that an important member of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), Dilbagh Singh who was arrested in Guwahati (Assam) on September 9 was trying to explore possibilities of procuring weapons from the region. Sources said that security agencies got the tip-off and arrested the Khalistani militant before he could establish contact with the clandestine arms dealers. Singh hails from Jammu. Sources pointed out that most of the militant groups of the North East have abundance of weapons and very often they sell it to other militant groups. The KZF still has presence in Punjab and Jammu areas and the ‘chief’ of the outfit, Ranjit Singh Neeta is now out of the country and his whereabouts are not known. But there have been inputs that he has been trying to revive the outfit and the efforts to procure weapons might be a part of the plan to revive the same. Sources added that several members of the Khalistani militant groups flew to Pakistan via Bangkok and Nepal following tightening of security along the India-Pakistan border.
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September - 10 
The State intelligence has warned of the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in tourist destinations in the state, including Alappuzha District, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 10. Apart from the flourishing sex trade in houseboats, Maoists are also reportedly makin
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The State intelligence has warned of the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in tourist destinations in the state, including Alappuzha District, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 10. Apart from the flourishing sex trade in houseboats, Maoists are also reportedly making use of the facilities for their nefarious activities, it is said. Meanwhile, the district administration has issued stop memos to 98 houseboats after they were found to conduct services in violation of the prescribed norms.
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September - 11 
At least 15 engineering students, including a girl, from Hyderabad, attracted to the idea of fighting alongside Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, were tracked down by the Telangana Police in West Bengal this week after their parents complained they were missing, The Times of India reports on Sep
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At least 15 engineering students, including a girl, from Hyderabad, attracted to the idea of fighting alongside Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, were tracked down by the Telangana Police in West Bengal this week after their parents complained they were missing, The Times of India reports on September 11. Police sources said their investigations have revealed the outreach of the Islamist jihadists in the country was greater than previously thought. The Police did not arrest or book any of them, who were brought from West Bengal. Instead, they kept talking to them. As a result, the students gave away more names including of the girl who had said she wanted to join IS in Iraq. They had plans to fly to Iraq from Bengal. "The jihadist propaganda has been effective in luring youth who were told that the proposed Islamic State could become a reality if youth from different parts of the world joined the fight. They have a vague idea of the Islamic State and its objectives or the operation. They thought they would be fighting against tyrannical rulers and creating a new Islamic state," a Police Officer investigating the case said. Cops have identified one student from Karimnagar who was the brains. He had floated the "jihad" idea to his friends through social networking sites. Among those he was able to influence was a relative of former SIMI operative from the city accused in a terror case.The group was in regular touch through code language. As suggested by the Karimnagar boy, the other group members got passports. Some also received money from unidentified sources. The amount sent to them was in the range of about INR 3.5 lakh. "We spoke to the boys and their parents and counseled them against getting involved with ISIS. But we won't leave things at that. They're being probed and we'd like to know who sent them money," said a cop.
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September - 11 
The Delhi Police Special Cell said that has arrested top ten Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives during the last two years claimed that the banned terror outfit IM is driven purely by its ideology rather than monetary gains, reports The Hindu on September 12.
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The Delhi Police Special Cell said that has arrested top ten Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives during the last two years claimed that the banned terror outfit IM is driven purely by its ideology rather than monetary gains, reports The Hindu on September 12.
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September - 11 
The Sentinel reports on September 11 that according to Intelligence Agency report, there are fourteen Islamic radical groups active in the State.
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The Sentinel reports on September 11 that according to Intelligence Agency report, there are fourteen Islamic radical groups active in the State.
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September - 11 
The September 10 encounter between Security Forces and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Barimunda forest along Ganjam-Kandhamal border and seizure of literature in Telugu hinted at presence of Bansadhara division of CPI-Maoist cadres in the region, reports The Times of India on Septem
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The September 10 encounter between Security Forces and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Barimunda forest along Ganjam-Kandhamal border and seizure of literature in Telugu hinted at presence of Bansadhara division of CPI-Maoist cadres in the region, reports The Times of India on September 12. Police suspect the division is trying to strengthen its base in the border areas after the arrest of Odisha Maovadi Party leader Sabyasachi Panda from Berhampur on July 17. The Andhra cadres were reportedly active in Rayagada and Ganjam Districts. "We are investigating which group of the outlawed outfit was involved in the exchange of fire," said a senior Police officer. Though Police had information about movement of Chhattisgarh cadres near Kandhamal-Boudh border about a month ago, ultras were spotted for the first time in a forest near Tarsingi in Ganjam District. Police and Maoists were engaged in an exchange of fire in Kantra forest of Boudh on June 28. Besides Maoist literature in Telugu and Odia, Police seized an SLR, two magazines and 30 rounds of ammunition from the camp in Ganjam forest. "There were about three to four ultras in the camp," said Superintendent of Police (SP) (Gajapati) Satyajit Nayak.
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September - 11 
The Times of India reports on September 11 that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the 'agreed text of settlement' with Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), thereby rekindling the prospects of peace. Sources stated that the news was communicated to the State Government the previou
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The Times of India reports on September 11 that Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the 'agreed text of settlement' with Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), thereby rekindling the prospects of peace. Sources stated that the news was communicated to the State Government the previous week. ANVC had entered into a tri-partite ceasefire agreement with the state Government and Government of India (GoI) in 2004.
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September - 12 
Deliberations over the report prepared by the Constitutional Political-Dialogue and Consensus Committee (CPDCC) on a report incorporating the points of contention and agreement on the basic issues of the constitution started on September 12 during the full session of Constituent Assembly (CA), repor
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Deliberations over the report prepared by the Constitutional Political-Dialogue and Consensus Committee (CPDCC) on a report incorporating the points of contention and agreement on the basic issues of the constitution started on September 12 during the full session of Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. During the deliberation over the report, Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Ramhari Khatiwada said that although it was quite legal to extend the deadline for consensus set in the CA schedule, he urged CPDCC chair Baburam Bhattarai to not ask for the same. Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) lawmaker Bhim Rawal cautioned that the risk of a re-emergence of dictatorship still existed if absolute power was concentrated on any position. Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), lawmaker Shakti Bahadur Basnet said the deliberation over the CDPCC report was a positive step. Democracy was not just a method or a process but also an internal process, he said.
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September - 13 
The Shillong Times reports on September 13 that Meghalaya Inspector General of Police (IG) Raju stated that the ongoing Counter insurgency Operation Hill Storm July is yielding results with at least 11-12 camps of the GNLA being busted. In the operation which would continue for another month or two,
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The Shillong Times reports on September 13 that Meghalaya Inspector General of Police (IG) Raju stated that the ongoing Counter insurgency Operation Hill Storm July is yielding results with at least 11-12 camps of the GNLA being busted. In the operation which would continue for another month or two, 25 militants belonging to GNLA , United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) and other militant groups were arrested from various hideouts and several sophisticated arms recovered.
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September - 13 
Karachi Dockyard attackers planned to hijack Navy frigate PNS Zulfiqar in their attempt on West Wharf on September 6, Dawn reported on September 13. According to informed sources, the attack was carried out entirely by serving Navy personnel, along with Owais Jakharani, a former Navy cadet who could
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Karachi Dockyard attackers planned to hijack Navy frigate PNS Zulfiqar in their attempt on West Wharf on September 6, Dawn reported on September 13. According to informed sources, the attack was carried out entirely by serving Navy personnel, along with Owais Jakharani, a former Navy cadet who could have been given access inside without too much trouble. “It seems the intention was to hijack PNS Zulfiqar [a frigate purchased from China and inducted in July 2009],” said one of these sources. “The group of would-be hijackers, led by a senior officer, was even saluted by the guard at the bottom of the gangway, before another became suspicious of their intentions and alerted other personnel.” Naval Commandos of PNS Iqbal rushed to the scene and a gunbattle ensued. One naval officer was killed and seven others were injured. Two or three of the attackers were shot dead, one of them being Jakharani, who the Police claimed had drowned. Four attackers who had taken refuge in one of the ship’s compartments were locked in and later captured. According to another source, no fewer than 17 more individuals, all Navy personnel, including the three arrested from Quetta in Balochistan while reportedly trying to make their way to Afghanistan have been rounded up based on information extracted from those apprehended. It is believed the suspects are currently being interrogated at one of the military’s interrogation centres.
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September - 14 
The three youths from Kalyan in Thane District, suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS), are expected to return India from Syria, The Times of India reports on September 15. This is what one of the youngsters, Shaheen Tanki, told his family when he called up on September 6, a relative of the
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The three youths from Kalyan in Thane District, suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS), are expected to return India from Syria, The Times of India reports on September 15. This is what one of the youngsters, Shaheen Tanki, told his family when he called up on September 6, a relative of the Tanki's, revealed on September 14. "For the time since he went missing, Shaheen (Tanki) spoke to his mother and brother. He said he's perfectly fine and they should not worry about him," said the relative. A senior officer of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) told that Tanki was very clear and coherent when he spoke of his impending return. "He told his mother that he would return to India along with his two other friends, Fahad Shaikh and Aman Tande, but did not give any time frame". Meanwhile the security agencies say it would be difficult to prosecute these boys since they have not committed any crime in India. "Since the outfit they are allegedly working for is not banned in India, no action can be taken against them," a source from security establishment said.
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September - 15 
A delegation of six members from Anjuman-e Haideri (AEH), a Shia committee from Delhi, will go to Iraq to provide help and appeal to Indian Muslims, who have allegedly joined the Islamic State (IS), to come back, The Times of India reports on September 16. The Shia body is in touch with the Indian a
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A delegation of six members from Anjuman-e Haideri (AEH), a Shia committee from Delhi, will go to Iraq to provide help and appeal to Indian Muslims, who have allegedly joined the Islamic State (IS), to come back, The Times of India reports on September 16. The Shia body is in touch with the Indian and Iraq governments and around 6000 volunteers are lined up to go to the war-torn country.
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September - 15 
The NIA has sent a report on the outfit to Union Ministry of Home Affairs and various avenues are being explored through which an First Information Report (FIR) can be lodged against Islamic State (IS) as an outfit and the returning boys questioned legally, The Times of India reports on September 16
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The NIA has sent a report on the outfit to Union Ministry of Home Affairs and various avenues are being explored through which an First Information Report (FIR) can be lodged against Islamic State (IS) as an outfit and the returning boys questioned legally, The Times of India reports on September 16. Of the four boys from Thane in Maharashtra who recently went to Iraq to fight alongside IS, while one has died, three have called up their families and informed that they would return. Fears have been expressed within the security establishment that these battle-hardened boys could be tapped by IS as and when they decide to begin operations in India. This would effectively pull India into the cauldron of global terror.
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September - 15 
Inspector General (IG) Frontier Corps (FC, Balochistan), Major General Ejaz Shahid on September 15 urged for cooperation among the Law Enforcement Agency’s (LEA) to be improved in order to achieve ‘durable’ peace in Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. Shahid said that every institution needs t
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Inspector General (IG) Frontier Corps (FC, Balochistan), Major General Ejaz Shahid on September 15 urged for cooperation among the Law Enforcement Agency’s (LEA) to be improved in order to achieve ‘durable’ peace in Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. Shahid said that every institution needs to play its role adequately. “FC will always be there to help the civil administration in any part of the province,” he added. According to the report, he was reviewing the law and order situation and possible spill over of terrorists to Zhob District of Balochistan in the wake of Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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September - 16 September - 17
The Sangai Express reports that on the invitation of Government of India (GoI) a ten member delegation of United Naga Council (UNC) including President L Adani, General Secretary Gaidon Kamei, Speaker Timothy, and UNC Information Secretary Milan Shimray arrived in Delhi on September 16 and began a s
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The Sangai Express reports that on the invitation of Government of India (GoI) a ten member delegation of United Naga Council (UNC) including President L Adani, General Secretary Gaidon Kamei, Speaker Timothy, and UNC Information Secretary Milan Shimray arrived in Delhi on September 16 and began a series of talks with GoI leaders on September 17. According to Sources UNC team will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister, (retired) General VK Singh and others. The precise dates for each meeting and the leaders have not been disclosed. The sources said the UNC team will apprise the Central leaders on various issues confronting the tribal areas of Manipur. The issue of Alternative Arrangement (AA) will also be one of the main agendum of the UNC.
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September - 18 
Separately, militants have assassinated about 20 members of various peace committees in Swat District in 2014, The Statesman reported on September 18. Militants also killed five Policemen and 15 civilians whom they targeted. Sher Shah Khan, president of the Awami National Party's Swat chapter and a
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Separately, militants have assassinated about 20 members of various peace committees in Swat District in 2014, The Statesman reported on September 18. Militants also killed five Policemen and 15 civilians whom they targeted. Sher Shah Khan, president of the Awami National Party's Swat chapter and a former member of the Parliamentary Assembly, condemned the slayings. The assassination of the peace committee members will have grave repercussions on the law-and-order situation in Swat, which is returning to normality after years of chaos resulting from Taliban misrule, he said.
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September - 19 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) authorities will soon shift militants from various prisons from around the province to a new high-security prison in Mardan town (Mardan District), Central Asia Online reports on September 19. "Final touches are being made, after which prisoners will be shifted to its cells,"
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) authorities will soon shift militants from various prisons from around the province to a new high-security prison in Mardan town (Mardan District), Central Asia Online reports on September 19. "Final touches are being made, after which prisoners will be shifted to its cells," KP Home and Tribal Affairs Secretary Akhtar Ali Shah said. Authorities are withholding specific dates for the completion of the prison's construction and the transfer of prisoners for security reasons, but the completion and transfers are expected to take place this month, Shah said. The KP Government started construction on the high-level facility after two major jailbreaks in Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan Districts. The PKR 1.78 billion (USD 17.3 million) prison features a three-layered wall and more support for guards in the form of closed-circuit TV cameras, alarms, watch towers and isolation rooms. As an added security measure, the outer wall surrounding the facility is made of bomb-proof material. Workers also built an 18-foot-wide road to facilitate round-the-clock patrols. And the prison will have a solar power system to prevent any blackouts. It'll be able to hold 3,000 inmates, most in a barracks, though the prison has 127 cells set aside for high-profile prisoners. The KP Government has introduced a number of other initiatives to improve the security at prisons. Last year it announced plans to form an 800-strong security force focusing on prisons. "The special force will be responsible for the security of the prisons all over the province," Malik Qasim, an advisor to the KP government on prisons, said. "They will be provided with the latest gadgets and sophisticated ammunition." Workers are setting up high-security zones at five other sensitive prisons in Timergara, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Kohat and Karak to segregate hard-core militants from the other inmates, KP Inspector General (IG) of Prisons Kifayatullah Khan said recently.
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September - 20 September - 21
About 30 to 32 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) conducted meetings with the villagers at Jangidiri village of Ramjori Gram Panchayat (village level local self Government institution) under Lathikata block in Sundargarh District on September 20-21, reports The Pioneer.
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About 30 to 32 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) conducted meetings with the villagers at Jangidiri village of Ramjori Gram Panchayat (village level local self Government institution) under Lathikata block in Sundargarh District on September 20-21, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists reportedly asked village youths to join their camp for the benefit of their villages and threatened them of dire consequences if they inform about their presence to the Police. Though no official complaint has been made, the Lathikata Police knowing about the rebels’ presence from certain sources have tightened the security in the area. It may be noted that five to six days ago, a group of Maoists had also conducted a similar meeting at Chandiposh under Gurundia block in the District.
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September - 20 
Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) resurfaced in the World Wide Web and launched its websites www.jamatdawa.org and www.jamatdawa.net hosted from a server in the United States of America (USA), Hindustan Times reported on September 20. However, this is not the fir
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Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) resurfaced in the World Wide Web and launched its websites www.jamatdawa.org and www.jamatdawa.net hosted from a server in the United States of America (USA), Hindustan Times reported on September 20. However, this is not the first time when JuD has managed a return to the World Wide Web as in the past the banned outfit has changed its identity, floated various charity organisations and tweaked names to launch websites. Police sources said, Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the JuD ‘chief’, along with Zafar Iqbal and Abdullah Yusuf Azam had joined hands to form a charitable organisation under the name Markaz al-Dawa Wal Irshad (MDI) (The Centre for Religious Learning and Propagation) in 1986, and soon floated a website under the name www.markazdawa.org. However, after the 9/11 attack, the United States of America mounted pressure on Pakistan to dismantle its terror network, imposed sanctions on MDI, and ensured that the organization, which acted as a front for LeT, shut down its website. However, US could do little when MDI shifted the entire content of its website to another online portal named www.dawacenter.org. The website remained active till Saeed re-christened his organization as Jamat-ud-Dawa in 2001 and launched a website in Urdu and English under the name www.jamatuddawa.org, added police sources. The site voiced the opinion of JuD’s senior leadership, including head of JuD’s department of political affairs, Hafiz Abd-ur-Rahman Makki, as well as Maulana Ameer Hamza, Yahya Mujahid, Hafiz Abd-ur-Raoof, Hafiz Khalid Waleed, and Abdullah Muntazir till Mumbai 26/11 terrorist attack in 2008. Soon after the attack, the United National Security Council once again declared JuD to be front of LeT, the terrorist wing that plotted the Mumbai terror attack, and levied sanctions on the outfit.
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September - 20 
Sri Lanka Police have uncovered vital information about individuals who were involved in giving LKR 202 million from the Kandy Trinity College funds to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page on September 20. Police Media Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajit
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Sri Lanka Police have uncovered vital information about individuals who were involved in giving LKR 202 million from the Kandy Trinity College funds to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page on September 20. Police Media Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajith Rohana said investigations will continue on the available information to arrest the suspects. According to report, an old Trinitian Nishantha Priyalal Alwis has filed a complaint regarding the donation and an audit report on the college funds to the Police. The complainant has said that a sum of money had been donated to the LTTE during the tenure of a former Trinity College principal Rod Gilbert and Gilbert was deported after his connection with the LTTE was proven before the court. Alwis in his complaint also said that a teacher and 11 students attached to Kandy Trinity College were arrested on suspicion of their connection with the LTTE. Police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) are continuing further investigations.
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September - 21 
Aasim Umar, the leader of al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, christened Qaedat al-Jihad, is closely working with Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to recruit and train jihadis for operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports New Indian Express on September 22. According to in
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Aasim Umar, the leader of al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, christened Qaedat al-Jihad, is closely working with Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to recruit and train jihadis for operations in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports New Indian Express on September 22. According to intelligence source, Umar is actively involved in recruitment of cadre from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and J&K to carry out fidayeen (suicide) attacks targeting Indian establishments. He is also responsible for generating terror funds through donations using online forums and from sympathisers in West Asia. Although Umar’s first operation, targeting a Pakistan navy frigate in Karachi (the provincial capital of Sindh) in September 15, 2014, resulted in complete failure after three jihadis were killed and four were captured, intelligence officials say Qaedat al-Jihad may soon launch another attack in Pakistan.
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September - 21 
Moreover, according to an internal assessment of the Army, the armed insurgency in J&K is gradually changing course to thrive on more homegrown militants, rather than foreign fighters, reported Hindustan Times on September 21. According to report, the 2004 rehabilitation policy that included INR150
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Moreover, according to an internal assessment of the Army, the armed insurgency in J&K is gradually changing course to thrive on more homegrown militants, rather than foreign fighters, reported Hindustan Times on September 21. According to report, the 2004 rehabilitation policy that included INR150000 in fixed deposits and INR 2,000 as monthly stipend, never reached those who gave up arms and weapons years ago. This forms the prime reason behind their shift back towards insurgency. The report also noted that it is not Pakistan this time indeed; instead the HM is raising an Army of rebels taking advantage of their situation.
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September - 22 
Investigations in Jaipur and Hyderabad into recent attempts by global jihadi outfits to recruit Indian youths has revealed the presence of at least two Indian origin recruiters on the Internet luring youths on behalf of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or IS) and al Qaeda, and working in co
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Investigations in Jaipur and Hyderabad into recent attempts by global jihadi outfits to recruit Indian youths has revealed the presence of at least two Indian origin recruiters on the Internet luring youths on behalf of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or IS) and al Qaeda, and working in collaboration with each other, reports The Indian Express on September 22. Former Bhatkal native Abdul Khader Sultan Armar, who is believed to be currently based on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and associated with the Ansar ul-Tawhid ul-Hind has emerged as a common al Qaeda-linked recruiter in both the Jaipur and Hyderabad investigations. Besides, a former Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) man from Karnataka currently said to be based in the Gulf region has been identified as a recruiter for the ISIS and as the one who recently attempted to recruit four Hyderabad youths via the Internet. Sources said he has been found to be in touch online with several youths from India. The discovery of the two Indian origin recruiters was confirmed by sources in multiple agencies involved in tracking terrorism
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September - 22 
The Central Government has asked Alok Joshi, the Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) along with the chiefs of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) to give their inputs for a new strategy being framed to counter Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), reports The Economic Tim
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The Central Government has asked Alok Joshi, the Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) along with the chiefs of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) to give their inputs for a new strategy being framed to counter Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), reports The Economic Times on September 23. Union Minister for Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh asked Joshi on September 12 to give inputs for the new policy after reports with the Ministry suggested that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was also drawing support from organisations abroad. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, who was also present at the meeting, is said to be overseeing the exercise of collating the inputs from all intelligence agencies and incorporating them into a cohesive policy, tentatively named 'Strategic and Tactical Paradigm to Combat Maoist Insurgency'.
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September - 22 
Two of the five suspected Ansar-ul-Tawhid fi Bilad al Hind (AuT) militants charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 22 had rejected the offer to fight in India preferring to go to Syria instead for religious war, reports The Times of India. They, however, wished that an Ira
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Two of the five suspected Ansar-ul-Tawhid fi Bilad al Hind (AuT) militants charge sheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 22 had rejected the offer to fight in India preferring to go to Syria instead for religious war, reports The Times of India. They, however, wished that an Iraq-Syria like situation was created in India. According to the NIA charge sheet, Mohammed Shafi Armar and Abdul Kadir Sultan Armar wanted to be sent to Syria and Afghanistan with other jihadis to fight the ‘religious war’. The charge sheet says arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) India 'operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal had asked Shafi to join him in Nepal, where Yasin was hiding before his arrest in 2013, and raise a module to fight against non-Muslims in India. Shafi, however, refused and wanted to be "dispatched to Syria to work with other jihadis and finally die in the battlefield to get heaven". Shafi further said "that he desired that India should also become like Iraq and Syria", the charge sheet adds. Similarly, Yasin had requested Pakistan-based IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal to send Sultan to Nepal, but he too chose to fight in Afghanistan and Syria. Both, according to the charge sheet, had developed contacts with al Qaeda and Taliban. Notably, it is Sultan who recently called on IM to join global jihad under the banner of AuT through a video message uploaded on the net by its 'media wing' Al Isabah media productions. The media wing is suspected to be run by Shafi Armar.
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September - 22 
Detectives Branch (DB) of Police has claimed that leaders of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and seven other Islamist outfits, currently inside various jails, are trying to regroup and form a unified platform to establishing their ideologies by carrying out subversive activities across the cou
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Detectives Branch (DB) of Police has claimed that leaders of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and seven other Islamist outfits, currently inside various jails, are trying to regroup and form a unified platform to establishing their ideologies by carrying out subversive activities across the country, reports The Independent on September 22 (today). Police said that JMB and seven militant organizations discussed a regrouping plan at a meeting in a remote char area at Sariakandi sub-District in Bogra District on May 5. The seven organizations, which have joined hands with JMB, are Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), Jamaatul Muslemin, Majlish-e-Tamuddin, Hizbul Zihad, Hizbut Tahrik, Jamaatil Muslemin and Dawatul Jihad. 25 top militant leaders attended the meeting that was held maintaining a three-tier security ring.
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September - 23 
Kanglaonline reports on September 24 that following the order issued by Isak Chisi Swu ‘chairman’ of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on July 21, 2014, recognizing Uipo (Khoibu) as one of the Naga tribes (separated from Maring), the Maring Uparup Assembly (
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Kanglaonline reports on September 24 that following the order issued by Isak Chisi Swu ‘chairman’ of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on July 21, 2014, recognizing Uipo (Khoibu) as one of the Naga tribes (separated from Maring), the Maring Uparup Assembly (MUA), the apex Maring tribe body, has recommended all the Maring ‘national workers’ in the NSCN-IM to resign on moral ground by September 27, failing which they would be socially boycotted and considered anti-Maring and the announcement would be made during a public meeting which will be held at Khurkarthil Community Hall in Chandel District.
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September - 23 
The Telegraph reports on September 24 that the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) has send a senior leader to Myanmar to explore fallback options in case of failed negotiations with the Government of India (GoI). The senior leader identified as “colonel” S. Ngani
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The Telegraph reports on September 24 that the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) has send a senior leader to Myanmar to explore fallback options in case of failed negotiations with the Government of India (GoI). The senior leader identified as “colonel” S. Nganingkhui alias Akhui is camping with Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) in Myanmar. There are at least 30 cadres of NSCN-IM along with members of KYKL at a place called Kattha near Hesin, north of Tamu in Myanmar’s Sagaing Division, where KYKL has a camp. An NSCN-IM source stated, “‘Colonel’ Akhui is still part of the steering committee and is on a special mission”. Naga rebels and Meitei outfits are traditional adversaries, as NSCN-IM includes Naga hills in Manipur as part of ‘Nagalim’. The CorCom, which is an umbrella group of six Meitei outfits that includes KYKL, is believed to be livid with the KYKL for helping NSCN-IM and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) have ticked off the KYKL leadership about the development.
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September - 23 
According to sources in Balochistan Home and Tribal Affairs Department, more than 50 bodies were recovered in Quetta and other towns of Balochistan during this year (2014). However, Baloch nationalists contradict the official figure and claim that the number of bodies recovered was more than what wa
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According to sources in Balochistan Home and Tribal Affairs Department, more than 50 bodies were recovered in Quetta and other towns of Balochistan during this year (2014). However, Baloch nationalists contradict the official figure and claim that the number of bodies recovered was more than what was being quoted by the home department.
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September - 24 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned that “groups and elements supportive of extremist ideology similar to al-Qaeda” are trying to “increase communal tension” in states like Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala and Delhi, Deccan Chron
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned that “groups and elements supportive of extremist ideology similar to al-Qaeda” are trying to “increase communal tension” in states like Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala and Delhi, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 25. The intelligence report (reference no-3627-60 & 3698- 3731/C&R Cell-C-2/SII), has reiterated that al- Qaeda 'chief' Ayman-al-Zawahari, who launched a new branch for the Indian sub-continent, also intends to target commercial centres, tourist destinations, religious places, aviation sector, railways infrastructure and BJP offices in various states, including West Bengal and Assam. The report has been dispatched to all state police agencies. The report further said that the al-Qaeda had launched the new branch with the intention to spread “Islamic rule” and “raise the flag of jihad” across the sub-continent. “Groups and elements supportive of extremists ideology similar to al-Qaeda may try to increase communal tensions in the areas which are sensitive from this angle,” the report says. The IB said there could be a push by “such elements/ groups” towards “recruitment of Indian nationals from Muslim community” in several states. “Apart from commercial, tourist, religious, aviation and railway infrastructure, such groups/ individuals can also target the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] in various places.” The intelligence agency said that it was also assessed that Pakistan based terrorist planners could always exploit the presence of yet “undetected operatives” of various groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) for conducting “terrorist attacks in India.” “The cadre of these groups are susceptible to the extreme Islamic ideology and therefore could be utilized relatively and easily and in a cost effective manner by such Pakistan based planners,” the report further said.
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September - 27 
An intelligence dossier reveals that Pakistan's embassies in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh are involved in striking at the financial nerve of India by pumping in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), New Indian Express reports on September 28. The probe by the security and intelli
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An intelligence dossier reveals that Pakistan's embassies in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh are involved in striking at the financial nerve of India by pumping in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), New Indian Express reports on September 28. The probe by the security and intelligence agencies reveals that diplomatic channel is used as launch pads to clandestinely circulate the FICNs to underworld conduits and further to the open market. According to the dossier, Pakistan is printing and circulating FICNs worth an estimated INR 100 billion every year to destabilize India’s financial system. This estimate, agencies pointed out, is based on the reports collected through various probe and seizures in India and abroad. “Interestingly, there has so far not been any case of FICNs detection within Pakistan till now despite seizures abroad have clearly established the identity of Pakistani couriers and all flights they have used originated from Pakistan or Dubai,” the intelligence dossier stated. Exposing the modus operandi, the report suggested that actors involved in the FICNs racket are also using the Pakistan ISI-underworld deep penetration in Dubai to smuggle high quality FICNs produced in Pakistan. “FICN being produced in Pakistan contains some elements identical to the Pakistan currency, and through highly specialised and exclusive technology, which is known to have been provided by international companies to Pakistan,” the dossier said. Intelligence agencies also pointed out that the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has also reduced its profit margin in the FICNs smuggling racket to further enhance its nefarious activities and attract more smugglers, middleman and retailers to threaten economic security of India. The dossier suggested that the Pakistani agencies have reduced price of FICN bringing it to nearly 10 per cent which means around INR 900 net profit for players for circulating INR 1,000 FICNs in the system.
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September - 28 
Government of India (GoI) will soon come out with a new policy for dealing with militancy in the northeastern region and the existing policy is being reviewed thoroughly, reports The Assam Tribune on September 29. The Government is also examining the viability of continuing with the Armed Forces Spe
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Government of India (GoI) will soon come out with a new policy for dealing with militancy in the northeastern region and the existing policy is being reviewed thoroughly, reports The Assam Tribune on September 29. The Government is also examining the viability of continuing with the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). An unnamed official of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated that the policy of talking with any militant group which expresses its desire for talks may be amended. It is now being reviewed whether the talks are yielding the desired results as new outfits are cropping up every year in the North East and on most occasions, the splinter groups of the outfits under ceasefire agreement are creating major problems. He further added that the ongoing talks with the militant outfits would continue but the Government is concerned over the slow progress and may decide to set deadlines to complete the process with every outfit. Official also pointed out that sometimes shortage of Central forces creates problems as the States keep asking for more forces and only strengthening of the State police forces would reduce the over-dependence on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and other such forces. MHA sources further said that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh would personally review the policies and the situation in the North East before formally announcing the new policy to deal with militancy in the region. GoI is also reviewing the pros and cons of using AFSPA for years.
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September - 28 
Gujarat is all set to deploy an elite force of 1,000 'amphibious' marine commandos at strategic locations for surveillance at sea and the coast against threats like infiltration and drug trafficking, reports Hindustan Times on September 29. For this purpose, 50 per cent of commandos will be recruite
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Gujarat is all set to deploy an elite force of 1,000 'amphibious' marine commandos at strategic locations for surveillance at sea and the coast against threats like infiltration and drug trafficking, reports Hindustan Times on September 29. For this purpose, 50 per cent of commandos will be recruited from the existing State Reserve Police (SRP), said Gujarat Additional Chief Secretary (Home) S. K. Nanda. "Out of 1,000 commandos to be deployed for security of our coast, 50% will come from the existing SRP units, while the remaining 50 per cent will be inducted through a separate recruitment process. They will keep vigil on both land as well as sea," added Nanda.
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September - 28 
Probe agencies will soon be taking possession of Nepal-based bank accounts and immovable properties allegedly operated by Niranjan Hojai alias Nirmal Rai, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Black Widow, reports The Shillong Times. In culmination of over two-year long diplomatic and legal cooperation betwee
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Probe agencies will soon be taking possession of Nepal-based bank accounts and immovable properties allegedly operated by Niranjan Hojai alias Nirmal Rai, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Black Widow, reports The Shillong Times. In culmination of over two-year long diplomatic and legal cooperation between investigation and enforcement agencies of India and Nepal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recently got the nod of Nepal to attach the assets of Niranjan Hojai.
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September - 29 
Muzaffarnagar city of Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is in jihadi crosshairs and has become a new reference point for motivating new recruits joining terror modules, Hindustan Times reports on September 30. An unnamed counter-terror official of UP Police said, “An accidental blast in a
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Muzaffarnagar city of Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is in jihadi crosshairs and has become a new reference point for motivating new recruits joining terror modules, Hindustan Times reports on September 30. An unnamed counter-terror official of UP Police said, “An accidental blast in a room in Muzaffarnagar’s neighbouring Bijnor town on September 12 revealed the presence of a suspected six-member module of outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) here. One member of the module got injured in the blast. Though, we have reasons to believe that the module was planning a terror strike in Muzaffarnagar. The members of the module are yet to be nabbed.” Central counter-terror officials say it was not the first time a terror strike was planned in Muzaffarnagar. Another unnamed counter-terror official based in Delhi said, “In March, two suspected Pakistani nationals were arrested by the UP Police who had been tasked with carrying out fidayeen attack. Again Muzaffarnagar was discussed as one of the targets.” The official added that after the arrest of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Ejaz Sheikh from Saharanpur in UP, a neighbouring town of Muzaffarnagar, on September 6, 2014, an ‘explosive draft email’ was allegedly recovered from Shiekh that had many references to Muzaffarnagar riots and how they should be avenged. The draft email was most likely sent by Sheikh’s key handler and IM’s top boss Riyaz Bhatkal, who is based in Karachi, Pakistan. Also, Haidar Ali, of the Ranchi module of SIMI, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in May 25, 2014, allegedly spoke about Muzaffarnagar riots in his meetings where he used to spot new recruits.
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September - 29 
The Bangalore unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will come to Kochi to interrogate P. A. Raisal, the key accused in the Bangalore (Karnataka) bomb blast case, reports New Indian Express on September 30. According to sources, the NIA would take Raisal to Bangalore for collecting details
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The Bangalore unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will come to Kochi to interrogate P. A. Raisal, the key accused in the Bangalore (Karnataka) bomb blast case, reports New Indian Express on September 30. According to sources, the NIA would take Raisal to Bangalore for collecting details pertaining to his alleged role in the bomb blast. He was arrested from Kozhikode international airport of Kozhikode District in Kerala on September 27.
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September - 30 
Between January 2009 and December 2013, a total of 588 illegal weapons were seized in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD): 88 in Udalguri, 126 in Baksa, 107 in Chirang and 267 in Kokrajhar, reports The Sentinel on October 1. This year, 58 weapons have been seized in the trouble–torn Bodo area
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Between January 2009 and December 2013, a total of 588 illegal weapons were seized in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD): 88 in Udalguri, 126 in Baksa, 107 in Chirang and 267 in Kokrajhar, reports The Sentinel on October 1. This year, 58 weapons have been seized in the trouble–torn Bodo areas till July. Police have not charge sheeted 236 of the cases while final report to the court was given in 97 cases.
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October - 1 
Close on the heels of the video propaganda by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Roopesh through the media, warning of an armed struggle, the Maoist group functioning in the State is strengthening its presence through local recruitment, reports New India Express on October 2. Police
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Close on the heels of the video propaganda by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Roopesh through the media, warning of an armed struggle, the Maoist group functioning in the State is strengthening its presence through local recruitment, reports New India Express on October 2. Police doubt that the Maoist group has recruited around 50 persons recently and most of them are from various places in Malabar. Intelligence sources have got information that the Maoist organisation here has brought clothes to stitch around 50 more uniforms for the armed group. Police believe that the new uniforms are for the members of the newly-formed Maoist wings, known as ‘Dhalam’, based at Nilambur and Attappadi. Police suspect that Maoist leader Sinoj died during the training in bomb-making for the newly recruited members. “Maoists usually form a ‘Dhalam’ with 11-15 members. So we can reach the assumption that they have recruited fighters numbering 30 to form two more wings in the state, apart from the one, ‘Kabani Dhalam’, which is already functioning in Wayanad. The Intelligence officials have got information that the total recruitment will be around 50.
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October - 6 
Four days after the blast at Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal that killed two suspected terrorists, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in its primary report to the State Government has blamed Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), reports The Times of I
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Four days after the blast at Khagragarh area in Burdwan District of West Bengal that killed two suspected terrorists, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in its primary report to the State Government has blamed Bangladesh-based terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB), reports The Times of India on October 7. CID report said that the blast was an accident and that the explosive devices were meant for Bangladesh. According to the report, one of the persons killed in the blast, Shakil Ahmed, was a resident of Bangladesh and a member of JMB, an organisation founded by Shaikh Abdur Rahman in 2005. The report also said that the victims were trying to develop improvised hand grenades and the devices were perhaps designed for Bangladesh. A CID officer, who is investigating the case, said "From Khagragarh, the Bangladesh border via Nadia and Murshidabad is only 80 to 100 kilometres away. This route is often used by the smugglers."
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October - 6 
on October 7 reports that 43 militants were arrested in the month of September. The arrested militants include 12 militants of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), 7 United National Liberation Front (UNLF), 6 militants of Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro) , two militants of PREPAK and one each
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on October 7 reports that 43 militants were arrested in the month of September. The arrested militants include 12 militants of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), 7 United National Liberation Front (UNLF), 6 militants of Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro) , two militants of PREPAK and one each of United Kuku Revolutionary Army (UKRA) , Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) , Kuki National Liberation Army (KNLA) , MI Khan faction of Peoples United Liberation Front (PULF-MI khan) and a militant of Military task force faction Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MTF).
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October - 6 
Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) reported that 212 persons were killed in 2013 in 132 sectarian-related attacks in Pakistan, mostly in Karachi, reported Dawn on October 7.
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Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) reported that 212 persons were killed in 2013 in 132 sectarian-related attacks in Pakistan, mostly in Karachi, reported Dawn on October 7.
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October - 12 
According to the latest data available with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) violence in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States is continuing its downward trend of the last five years, reports The Hindustan Times on October 13. “This year, till September 30, we have got repor
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According to the latest data available with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) violence in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States is continuing its downward trend of the last five years, reports The Hindustan Times on October 13. “This year, till September 30, we have got reports of 834 incidents and 241 deaths. Last year for the same period, 288 deaths were reported,” said a MHA official. Under the new anti-Maoist strategy, the government is focusing on development with an initiative to create developmental hubs in the worst affected areas. These hubs will have latest heath facilities and educational institutions. Besides, the government plans to raise around 20,000 more men in the paramilitary ranks for anti-Maoists operations exclusively. “By the end of this year, the overall incident and causality figure will be at 15 percent less than last year,” added the official.
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October - 18 
The CIA drones strikes in Pakistan have killed as many as 2,379 people since 2004, but only 84 of the victims have been named al Qaeda militants, reports Daily Times on October 19. On October 11, the US carried out its 400th drone strike in northwest Pakistan since its strikes started there in 2004.
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The CIA drones strikes in Pakistan have killed as many as 2,379 people since 2004, but only 84 of the victims have been named al Qaeda militants, reports Daily Times on October 19. On October 11, the US carried out its 400th drone strike in northwest Pakistan since its strikes started there in 2004. In almost a decade, 2,379 people have been killed. “Only 704 of the 2,379 dead have been identified, and only 295 of these were reported to be members of some kind of armed group,” the UK-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism found out.
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October - 23 
During the quarter of a century between 1989 and 2014, more than 4,900 Pakistani citizens have perished in around 3,000 incidents of sectarian violence and close to 9,500 have sustained injuries, research conducted by The News reported on October 24. Approximately 525 Pakistanis had lost lives in 12
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During the quarter of a century between 1989 and 2014, more than 4,900 Pakistani citizens have perished in around 3,000 incidents of sectarian violence and close to 9,500 have sustained injuries, research conducted by The News reported on October 24. Approximately 525 Pakistanis had lost lives in 128 incidents of sectarian violence during 2013, 509 people had died unnaturally in 57 such incidents during 2010, as many as 507 humans (in 173 incidents) were made to travel towards their eternal abodes during 2012 because of their religious beliefs and 441 citizens had succumbed to this mode of terrorism in 341 incidents during 2007. More than 160 Pakistanis have fallen victim to the monster of sectarianism in well over five dozen incidents till date during the ongoing 2014. Following Wednesday’s unsuccessful suicide attack aimed at killing the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Quetta, it is hence worthwhile to peek into the chronology and timeline of anti-state violence, sectarian killings, election-related feuds, tribal shootings, ethnicity and terrorism etc in Balochistan during the last 11 odd years. Research reveals at least 125 major incidents have rocked this unfortunate province since June 8, 2003, or the day when some 11 police trainees hailing from the Hazara Shia branch were shot dead at Quetta’s Sariab Road. While many residents of Balochistan have lost lives since 2003 after their vehicles had unfortunately hit land mines, even schools, hospitals, mosques and courts have not been spared by the merciless terrorists.
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November - 12 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is likely to discuss the deplorable performance of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States in ensuring the rights and entitlement of the local communities during a high-level meeting, reports The New Indian Express on November 13. The Go
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is likely to discuss the deplorable performance of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States in ensuring the rights and entitlement of the local communities during a high-level meeting, reports The New Indian Express on November 13. The Government had enacted the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Bihar, which last year (2013) reported 176 incidents, could only distribute 1.67 per cent of title deeds to forest dwellers. Till July 31, Bihar had received 2,930 claims, but only 28 title deeds were distributed. Chhattisgarh, which reported 353 incidents in 2013, had received 7,56,062 claims, but only 3,12,250 title deeds could be distributed. Although Chhattisgarh has performed much better with 43.73 per cent title distribution when compared to Bihar, the State rejected over four lakh claims. Sources said among the states, Odisha was the best performing State in terms of ensuring the rights and entitlement of local communities, distributing 70.71 percent title deeds. Even states such as Maharashtra could only distribute 1,43,283 title deeds out of 3,48.075 claims. Blaming the Maoist menace in certain worst affected areas for the delay in the development activities, sources said the road network of 2,297 km remained incomplete because it fell under the Maoist dominated areas. The Centre had approved INR 73 billion under Road Requirement Plan-I for Maoist-affected areas in 34 Districts. So far, the agencies have completed 3,180 km-long road network.
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November - 18 
According to the Global Terrorism Index, 2014 report India was the sixth worst affected country by terrorism in 2013, reports The Times of India on November 18. The Global Index report said "The number of attacks also increased, with 55 more attacks in 2013 than 2012. However, the majority of terror
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According to the Global Terrorism Index, 2014 report India was the sixth worst affected country by terrorism in 2013, reports The Times of India on November 18. The Global Index report said "The number of attacks also increased, with 55 more attacks in 2013 than 2012. However, the majority of terrorist attacks in India have low casualties. In 2013 around 70% of attacks were non-lethal. Communist terrorist groups are by far the most frequent perpetrators and the main cause of deaths in India. Three Maoist communist groups claimed responsibility for 192 deaths in 2013, which was nearly half of all deaths from terrorism in India. Police are overwhelmingly the biggest targets of Maoists, accounting for half of all deaths and injuries. This is mainly through armed assaults, which killed 85, and bombings and explosions, which killed 43".
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November - 18 
A new global study by London-based Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked Pakistan third on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) list, Dawn reported on November 18. The report said Iraq was the country hit hardest by terrorism, with 2,492 attacks that killed more than 6,300 people. It was followed
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A new global study by London-based Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked Pakistan third on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) list, Dawn reported on November 18. The report said Iraq was the country hit hardest by terrorism, with 2,492 attacks that killed more than 6,300 people. It was followed by Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Nigeria and Syria in fourth and fifth place respectively. With 10,000 worldwide attacks in 2013, the report says Pakistan in particular saw a 37 per cent increase in deaths and 28 per cent increase in injuries since 2012. The report also said that deaths resulting from terror incidents in Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Syria account for more than 80 per cent of the total deaths from attacks. The report also says that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) between 2000 and 2013 has claimed 778 attacks, of which 12 per cent were carried out by suicide bombers. It also says that the Taliban have the highest number of fighters, estimated to be between 36,000 to 60,000.
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November - 18 
According a study conducted by Human Rights Network (HRN) and Peace Work Group Nepal, and Community Development Programme Nepal, nearly 10,000 children were internally displaced with families during the conflict, and among these, 50 percent lost their parents, reports The Himalayan Times. Similarly,
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According a study conducted by Human Rights Network (HRN) and Peace Work Group Nepal, and Community Development Programme Nepal, nearly 10,000 children were internally displaced with families during the conflict, and among these, 50 percent lost their parents, reports The Himalayan Times. Similarly, 1,657 lost their guardians; 671 became handicapped; 149 were disappeared; 96 had their parents handicapped. The condition of 14 per cent children was yet to be ascertained. Organising a press meet on November 18, the organisations working for child rights urged the government to fully implement the conventions relating to child rights to which it is a signatory.
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November - 18 
The Global Terrorism Index 2014, compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a Sydney-based non-profit research organization, in a report published on November 18, calculating various political, social and violence factors to determine the risk said that Bangladesh is among the 13 count
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The Global Terrorism Index 2014, compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a Sydney-based non-profit research organization, in a report published on November 18, calculating various political, social and violence factors to determine the risk said that Bangladesh is among the 13 countries vulnerable to high terror risk, reports The Daily Star. Though not in conflict, Bangladesh is at risk of higher levels of terrorism, according to the Global Terrorism Index report. Bangladesh ranks 23 rd among 162 nations in the Global Terrorism Index. Bangladesh sustained 130 terrorist attacks in 2013. These acts of terrorism resulted in eight deaths and 110 injuries, and 52 incidents of property damage during 2013. The previous year, 2012, saw Bangladesh in the 35th slot with just 17 incidents of terrorism resulting in seven deaths and 31 injuries. In 2011, three people were killed in terrorist attacks in the country, earning it a rank of 31.
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November - 22 
Terror activities in India have increased by 70 per cent during 2012-2013 with the number of deaths rising from 238 to 404, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, New Indian Express reports on November 23. Prepared by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the number of attacks also increas
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Terror activities in India have increased by 70 per cent during 2012-2013 with the number of deaths rising from 238 to 404, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, New Indian Express reports on November 23. Prepared by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the number of attacks also increased with 55 more incidents in 2013 than in 2012. "Terrorism increased by 70 per cent in India from 2012 to 2013, with the number of deaths increasing from 238 to 404," it said. However, the majority of terrorist attacks in India have low casualties. In 2013, around 70 per cent of attacks were non-lethal. There were attacks by 43 terrorist groups who can be categorised into three categories - Islamists, separatists and Communists. "Communist terrorist groups (Naxals) are by far the most frequent perpetrators and the main cause of deaths in India. The Index said generally, the dispute with Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir is the source of Islamic terrorism. In 2013 three Islamist groups were responsible for around 15 per cent of deaths. This includes Pakistan-based Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). "Targeting private citizens, Police and businesses, attacks are generally restricted to the geographic region as most of these groups are relatively small and have local claims," the Index said.
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November - 23 
The Sentinel reports on November 24 that separatist Groups including in Assam, Bodoland, Kamtapur and Meghalaya were responsible for 16 per cent of deaths in the region, stated a report by Global Terrorism Index 2014 of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). It also added that targeting privat
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The Sentinel reports on November 24 that separatist Groups including in Assam, Bodoland, Kamtapur and Meghalaya were responsible for 16 per cent of deaths in the region, stated a report by Global Terrorism Index 2014 of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). It also added that targeting private citizens, Police and businesses, attacks are generally restricted to the geographic region as most of these groups are relatively small and have local claims.
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November - 23 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UHMA) sanctioned INR 1.92 billion for equipment and training of Police forces, Asian Age reports on November 24. “Modernisation of the Police force is an ongoing process. We have sanctioned Rs 192 crore for 2014-15 for various things, including training, equipment and
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UHMA) sanctioned INR 1.92 billion for equipment and training of Police forces, Asian Age reports on November 24. “Modernisation of the Police force is an ongoing process. We have sanctioned Rs 192 crore for 2014-15 for various things, including training, equipment and weapons. Also, some funds will be spent on construction of buildings that are needed for the Police force,” an official from UMHA said. The Centre will also give its share of funds for the modernisation process, the official added. With the funds, the Police can purchase modern weapons, bulletproof jackets, helmets and shields, transport vehicles and communication systems such as satellite phone interceptors, cyber crime kits, cell phone trackers, a voice data bank and radio link wireless systems.
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November - 23 
Dawood Ibrahim is hiding on Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) while Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency is looking for a safe haven for him, according to reports on November 23, according to Zee News. Attempts to shift Dawood to a safe base are being made by ISI who
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Dawood Ibrahim is hiding on Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) while Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency is looking for a safe haven for him, according to reports on November 23, according to Zee News. Attempts to shift Dawood to a safe base are being made by ISI who tried to move him to Thailand, Nairobi (Kenya), UAE and Bangladesh but plans were later changed the plan, sources further stated.
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November - 24 
Intelligence reports suggest that ULFA-I is planning to carry out attacks on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and non-Assamese people living in the State, ahead of the PM’s visit, reports The Sangai Express on November 25. Assam Police and other security agencies were alerted on November 24 to t
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Intelligence reports suggest that ULFA-I is planning to carry out attacks on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and non-Assamese people living in the State, ahead of the PM’s visit, reports The Sangai Express on November 25. Assam Police and other security agencies were alerted on November 24 to take all precautionary steps to foil any such attempts.
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November - 24 
Pakistan has the fastest growing nuclear weapons programme in the world and by 2020 it could have enough fissile material to produce more than 200 nuclear devices, an American think tank Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) said in its report 'Strategic Stability in the Second Nuclear Age', reports Th
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Pakistan has the fastest growing nuclear weapons programme in the world and by 2020 it could have enough fissile material to produce more than 200 nuclear devices, an American think tank Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) said in its report 'Strategic Stability in the Second Nuclear Age', reports The Times of India on November 24 (today). "Though many states are downsizing their stockpiles, Asia is witnessing a buildup. Pakistan has the fastest-growing nuclear programme in the world. By 2020, it could have a stockpile of fissile material that, if weaponized, could produce as many as 200 nuclear devices," the CFR said. The report, authored by George Mason University's Gregory Koblentz, has identified South Asia as the region "most at risk of a breakdown in strategic stability due to an explosive mixture of unresolved territorial disputes, cross-border terrorism, and growing nuclear arsenals." Pakistan, the report said, has deployed or is developing 11 delivery systems for its nuclear warheads, including aircraft, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. "Pakistan has not formally declared the conditions under which it would use nuclear weapons but has indicated that it seeks primarily to deter India from threatening its territorial integrity or the ability of its military to defend its territory," the report added.
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November - 25 
According to the data provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of India Parliament) on November 25, 472 CPI-Maoist cadres have surrendered until October 31, against 283 for the whole of 2013, reports The Times of India on November 26.
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According to the data provided by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of India Parliament) on November 25, 472 CPI-Maoist cadres have surrendered until October 31, against 283 for the whole of 2013, reports The Times of India on November 26. However, Chhattisgarh accounts for 247 surrenders by October-end, up from just 28 in 2013. Chhattisgarh has also reported a major increase in the number of Maoists arrested this year (2014). Arrests in Chhattisgarh grew from 387 in 2013 to 517 until October 15 this year. Surrenders in Andhra Pradesh were 76 until October 31 against 82 for whole of last year. Bihar reported 150 Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] related incidents and arrested 329 Maoists (until November 15) but managed just four surrenders until October 31. Jharkhand recorded the highest number of Maoist-related incidents at 318, highest number of civilian killings at 77, while LWE killed were at eight and arrested, 364. The surrenders were a measly 17, almost at the same level of 15 recorded last year. Odisha has shown incidents at around the same level (97 until November 15 against 101 last year), but surrenders are down at 80 as on October 31 (from 101 in 2013) and Maoists arrests at just half (67) of the 2013 levels (129).
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November - 25 
Increasing circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pune, Maharashtra is a big cause of worry for citizens as well as Police, The Times of India reports on November 26. Between 2009 and 2013, around 173 cases of FICN circulation have been reported in Pune and Police have arrested 70 suspec
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Increasing circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pune, Maharashtra is a big cause of worry for citizens as well as Police, The Times of India reports on November 26. Between 2009 and 2013, around 173 cases of FICN circulation have been reported in Pune and Police have arrested 70 suspects. The annual crime report "Crime in Maharashstra-2013" published by the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID) stated that Maharashtra state has registered maximum number cases in the country in connection with FICN and also arrested maximum suspects involved in circulating and manufacturing these fake notes. In 2013, the State Police seized FICN of INR 1.55 crore from the different parts of Maharashtra. The CID have also alerted the government Railway Police and Highway Police to remain alert as suspects use railways and highways to bring FICN to Pune and other parts of the state. The CID report said that in 2013, FICN were transported into the state mainly from West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar. They were also brought to other parts of the state from Nagpur, the report says. A Pune Crime Branch officer said that whenever police get information about fake currency notes, they arrest the suspects involved in circulating the notes. "But, we cannot reach the people involved in manufacturing the currency," the officer said.
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November - 25 
According to data analysis by human rights group Reprieve, the CIA killed a whopping 221 people, including 103 children, in Pakistan in the hunt for just four men (three of whom are still alive and a fourth of whom died from natural causes) on Barack Obama’s secret Kill List – a covert US programme
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According to data analysis by human rights group Reprieve, the CIA killed a whopping 221 people, including 103 children, in Pakistan in the hunt for just four men (three of whom are still alive and a fourth of whom died from natural causes) on Barack Obama’s secret Kill List – a covert US programme that selects individual targets for assassination and requires no public presentation of evidence or judicial oversight, The Express Tribune reported on November 26. The report revealed that the Obama administration may have killed as many as 1,147 people during attempts to kill 41 men in Yemen and Pakistan – accounting for a quarter of all possible drone strike casualties in both countries. Each was targeted and/or reported killed more than three times on average before they were actually killed. In one instance, a person was targeted seven times before eventually being killed. Two others were killed six times and one is believed to still be alive today, said the report. In Pakistan, 24 men were reported killed or targeted multiple times. Missed strikes on these men killed 874 other people, and account for the 35% of all confirmed civilian casualties in Pakistani drone strikes. They also resulted in the deaths of 142 children. Each person was killed an average three times.
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November - 25 
The Investigation Wing of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police on November 25 told the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that terrorist attacks have recorded a decrease during the current year compared to 2013, reports The News. IGP Nasir Khan Durrani held a meeting at the Central Police Office to review t
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The Investigation Wing of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police on November 25 told the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that terrorist attacks have recorded a decrease during the current year compared to 2013, reports The News. IGP Nasir Khan Durrani held a meeting at the Central Police Office to review the overall crime situation and the working of Investigation Wing of KP Police during 2014. The meeting was held after Lutfur Rahman, Opposition Leader in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, said on Monday 900 percent increase was reported in extortion cases. Additional IGP Investigation, DIGs Investigation, SP CRO and SPs Investigations from across the province attended the meeting. The Investigation Wing claimed there has been a substantial decrease in instances of IED blasts, vehicle-borne IEDs and suicide attacks in 2014 with the total number of terrorist attacks having reduced to 438 in the said period compared to a total of 468 cases of terrorism reported during the corresponding period in 2013. With an overall 7 percent decrease in the total number of terrorism incidents reported during 2014, there has been a staggering 45 percent decrease in suicide attacks that have come down to 10 in comparison to 18 suicide attacks in the last year. Around 50 percent decrease was recorded in vehicle-borne IED attacks that have come down to 3 compared to 6 vehicle-borne IED attacks in the last year, 25 percent decrease in IED blasts which have come down to 218 compared to a total of 284 IED attacks during the past year and 30 percent reduction in rocket attacks that have come down to 14 compared to 20 attacks in 2013. The report identified an increase in the incidents of target killing during the said period. The target killers of individuals have increased from 113 to 131 compared to the corresponding period in 2013. According to the details, during the said period, KP Police successfully repulsed 103 terrorist attacks, diffused 316 suicide jackets and IEDs and arrested 174 terrorists. Similarly, 26 hardened terrorists were killed during encounters with the police. However, during the current year, a considerable increase was observed in the registered cases of extortion as a total of 285 cases of extortion were registered in the province during the current year. Reportedly, extortion is an offence which was deliberately underreported during the past five years. The IGP urged all SP Investigations to give special attention to the cases of extortion. The Additional IG Investigation informed the IGP that during the current year KP police worked out 154 cases of extortion.
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November - 26 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has expressed serious concern over a string of incidents involving the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State recently, reports The Hindu on November 27. At least two incidents, the attack on Agraharam Resort at Tirunelly in Wayanad Distri
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has expressed serious concern over a string of incidents involving the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State recently, reports The Hindu on November 27. At least two incidents, the attack on Agraharam Resort at Tirunelly in Wayanad District on November 18, and at the Indo-Japanese joint venture Nitta Gelatin India Limited in Ernakulum District on November 10, have left officials puzzled.
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November - 29 
A United Nation (UN) investigation team has obtained a comprehensive analysis of Sri Lanka’s accountability with regard to war crimes from the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), reports The Island on November 30. Among the high profile investigations undertaken by ECCHR is
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A United Nation (UN) investigation team has obtained a comprehensive analysis of Sri Lanka’s accountability with regard to war crimes from the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), reports The Island on November 30. Among the high profile investigations undertaken by ECCHR is one on the conduct of the British army in Iraq as well as the accountability on the part of political leadership. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague recently reopened preliminary investigations into the liability of British military officials for the torture of detainees in Iraq. Sandra Beidas, formerly of the Amnesty International is coordinating the investigation into Sri Lanka’s war under the supervision of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). According to ECCHR, it has presented the UN investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka (OISL) with its analysis of the Sri Lankan government and military liability. The Centre has also provided UN investigators with a series of witness testimonies. Since the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009, ECCHR has been researching and documenting criminal liability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and the on-going sexual violence against women in the North and East of the country.
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November - 30 
The National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) fears that around 1,000 proclaimed absconders have joined militant groups operating from Awaran District in Balochistan, North Waziristan Agency, other tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported The Express
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The National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) fears that around 1,000 proclaimed absconders have joined militant groups operating from Awaran District in Balochistan, North Waziristan Agency, other tribal regions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported The Express Tribune on December 1. These absconders are either wanted by Islamabad Police or Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) within Islamabad, officials claimed. A senior official who prepared a list of these absconders said that one Sharif Khan (31), joined Haji Namdar group for jihad in North Waziristan Agency after he was declared a absconder by the ATC-I, Islamabad in 2011. His brother, Junaid Khan (29), joined Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) of Mangal Bagh in Khyber Agency after Islamabad Police declared him a proclaimed absconder. Both brothers were wanted by Secretariat Police and numerous ATCs due to their involvement in planning several suicide attacks in Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi, he said. NCMC officials claimed that both brothers are now believed to be fighting against Law Enforcement Agencies in North Waziristan and other tribal agencies.
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December - 1 
According to a recent study by the Northeast Research and Social Work Networking (NERSWN), a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Assam’s Kokrajhar District the children in four conflict-hit Districts in Assam and Manipur are facing death, torture and distress, reports The Telegraph on Decem
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According to a recent study by the Northeast Research and Social Work Networking (NERSWN), a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Assam’s Kokrajhar District the children in four conflict-hit Districts in Assam and Manipur are facing death, torture and distress, reports The Telegraph on December 2. The study which was conducted in Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts in Assam and Imphal West and Tamenglong Districts in Manipur found that children were being forced to join militant outfits, arrested by security forces on charges of being rebels, taking up arms out of curiosity or had lost their parents in insurgent attacks and were displaced. The report said that the forced recruitment of children into insurgent groups has become a common phenomenon in Manipur and 100 of the 147 children living in an observation home in Churachandpur District were found to be involved in insurgency. The report also said “Over 3.14 lakh people were internally displaced in Kokrajhar District alone in 1996 and 1998. They spent over three years in relief camps. More than 1.26 lakh children were forced to live in camps in pathetic condition for more than 15 years. The clash in 2012 that affected Kokrajhar, Chirang, Dhubri and Bongaigaon Districts left over 4.85 lakh people displaced.” It said 26 of the 45 people killed in Kokrajhar and Baksa in May 2014 by suspected Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants were minors.
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December - 2 
With a conviction rate of almost 80 per cent in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved this rate, compared to their counterparts, according to Police sources, dnaindia reports on December 3 "S
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With a conviction rate of almost 80 per cent in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved this rate, compared to their counterparts, according to Police sources, dnaindia reports on December 3 "Since 2006, 24 cases of FICN have been registered by the ATS in which trial has completed. We have got convictions in 19 of these 24 cases. This makes us one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved such a high conviction rate, compared to other state agencies and state police departments who deal in FICN cases," said an ATS officer. Sources say in majority of the cases it has come to light that the FICN were smuggled into the city from West Bengal and Jharkhand Districts.
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December - 3 
The Express Tribune quoting International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) report on December 3 said that Pakistan is one of only four countries in the world which still produces anti-personnel landmines and has the second largest stockpile of such mines. ICBL report “Landmine Monitor 2014”, identif
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The Express Tribune quoting International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) report on December 3 said that Pakistan is one of only four countries in the world which still produces anti-personnel landmines and has the second largest stockpile of such mines. ICBL report “Landmine Monitor 2014”, identified 11 states namely China, Cuba, India, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam as potential producers of anti-personnel mines. The report said that although most of these countries are not actively producing mines but they reserve the right to do so. Of these, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, and South Korea still believed to be manufacturing the mines. According to the estimates of the monitoring body, out of the 35 states who are not party to the Mine Ban Treaty, as many as 31 are stockpiling the weapon. It stated that Pakistan has the second largest stockpile of mines with an estimated six million anti-personnel landmines, behind Russia which has a staggering 26.5 million mines. India, Pakistan’s arch rival, is third on the list with an estimated 4-5 million anti-personnel landmines.
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December - 4 
According to officials, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants holed up in Afghanistan are being squeezed by United States (US) drone strikes and a revolt against them, a trend that could disrupt the insurgents’ capability to strike in Pakistan, reports Daily Times on December 5 (today). For
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According to officials, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants holed up in Afghanistan are being squeezed by United States (US) drone strikes and a revolt against them, a trend that could disrupt the insurgents’ capability to strike in Pakistan, reports Daily Times on December 5 (today). For years, TTP 'commanders' fighting the Pakistani state have been hiding in remote areas of east Afghanistan, plotting attacks and recruiting. But in recent weeks, officials say the insurgency has been weakened by a spate strikes by US drones and a rebellion by tribesmen in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. The Pakistani and Afghan Taliban are allied and share the goal of toppling their respective Governments and setting up an Islamic state across the region. Four TTP 'commanders' told media that drone strikes and tension with tribesmen had forced them to move from small Afghan towns to mountainous border areas. Two of them said they narrowly missed being hit by US drones last month, adds The Express Tribune.
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December - 5 
Arif Majeed, the Islamic State (IS) militant who returned to India told investigators that he was part of a radicalised group of 40 students at Anjuman Islam's Kalsekar Technical College in Panvel (Maharashtra) and each one of them was referred to as Naqeeb, Urdu for a leader, Mumbai Mirror reports
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Arif Majeed, the Islamic State (IS) militant who returned to India told investigators that he was part of a radicalised group of 40 students at Anjuman Islam's Kalsekar Technical College in Panvel (Maharashtra) and each one of them was referred to as Naqeeb, Urdu for a leader, Mumbai Mirror reports on December 6. Arif revealed that all 40 in the group spent a lot of time on the internet, mining information on terrorist groups and Islamic preachings. However, when an opportunity came their way to join the IS, everyone except Arif refused. And eventually Arif left for Iraq with three of his friends from Kalyan. Police is likely to question more students from the Anjuman Islam's Kalsekar Technical College in Panvel, where Arif did his engineering. The investigative agencies have already spoken with the college's Principal and shared this information with him.
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December - 5 
Pakistan suffered loss of almost USD 80 billion as well as 50,000 lives of civilians and law enforcement agencies during the decade long war against terrorism, Government told National Assembly on December 5, reports Daily Times. In a written reply Ministry of Interior informed the house that Pakist
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Pakistan suffered loss of almost USD 80 billion as well as 50,000 lives of civilians and law enforcement agencies during the decade long war against terrorism, Government told National Assembly on December 5, reports Daily Times. In a written reply Ministry of Interior informed the house that Pakistan has been victim of terrorism for the last ten years. The Parliamentary Secretary for Interior, Maryam Aurangzeb said extremist groups have been active throughout the country with their own ideology and motives. Maryam Aurangzeb said several policy steps have been taken for controlling and improving law and order situation in the country. She said the Government has prepared a new policy for strengthening internal security and to improve law and order. Answering to another question, she told the house that National Alien Registration Authority (NARA) has registered a total of 14369 aliens from January 2008 to August 2014 without biometrics. Parliamentary Secretary for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan told the House that Government’s negotiations with IMF have been succeeded and last tranche has been approved. To a question, he said the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is striving for a uniform rate of Sales Tax on all commodities. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Sheikh Aftab Ahmed told the House that 66,555 contract employees of grade one to fifteen have been regularized according to the Cabinet’s decision of the previous Government.
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December - 6 
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the Border Security Force (BSF) to intensify vigil along the International Border (IB) in the wake of repeated attempts by militants to infiltrate into Jammu & Kashmir, reports Times of India on December 7. Official sources said that in the past two months
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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the Border Security Force (BSF) to intensify vigil along the International Border (IB) in the wake of repeated attempts by militants to infiltrate into Jammu & Kashmir, reports Times of India on December 7. Official sources said that in the past two months, Pakistan-based militant groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) have made many attempts to infiltrate into the country some of which have been successful. According to the Ministry statistics, there have been more than 130 infiltration attempts till October and of these nearly 45 have taken place in the past three months. In 2013, there were 354 cases of infiltration along the India-Pakistan border in which 56 militants were killed and 145 others arrested. There were 332 incidents of infiltration from across Pakistan in 2012 in which 30 were killed and 123 were apprehended. Similarly, in 2011, there were 317 incidents of infiltration in which 50 militants were killed and 86 others were arrested. Interestingly, a total of 545 incidents of ceasefire violation also have taken place along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) till November 25. Of these, 395 incidents of ceasefire violation have taken place along the IB and 150 incidents of ceasefire violation took place at LoC till November 25. There were 199 incidents of ceasefire violation along the LoC in 2013 and 148 along IB in 2012.
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December - 7 
A group of six Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, including five who escaped from Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) jail in October 2013, has been tasked by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to unleash terror acts in India, most likely in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, reports Times of
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A group of six Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres, including five who escaped from Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) jail in October 2013, has been tasked by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to unleash terror acts in India, most likely in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, reports Times of India on December 8. Issuing an alert to the states in this regard, the central intelligence agencies on December 8 released photographs and other details of members of this SIMI module, also suspected behind the Chennai (Tamil Nadu) railway station blast in May 2014, the explosion near Pune's (Maharashtra) Dadguseth's temple in July 2014 and, more recently, the blast at a Bijnore (Uttar Pradesh) house in September 2014. It warned of possible strikes by the SIMI module - comprising the five escapees Aijajuddeen, Aslam, Amjad Khan, Zakir Hussan and Mehboob Guddu, besides Salik alias Sallu who joined the group recently - after it was learnt that it was in touch with Pakistan-based elements "who had tasked it to undertake terrorist acts in India". Also living with six SIMI cadres is Mehboob Guddu's mother Najma Bee; though not directly involved in a terror act, she could face the charge of aiding and abetting activities of a terror outfit. An unnamed official said, "Alert is specific to the states of Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra...attack is also possible in certain other cities of India." Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have been specifically alerted and told that the terrorists could be hiding in the three states, they said. According to intelligence sources, the five SIMI cadres involved in the Khandwa jailbreak have been moving from one state to escape surveillance. The five SIMI activists - lodged in Khandwa jail for offences ranging from robbery to policemen's murder to terrorism - had, along with two others, staged a daring jailbreak in October 2013 by scaling the 14-ft prison wall. One of the escaped prisoners surrendered the next day, while another named Faisal was nabbed in December 2013 from Barwani in Madhya Pradesh.
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December - 7 
Islamic State (IS) recruit from Kalyan (Mumbai), Areeb Majeed, arrested after his return, is a trained suicide bomber who made as many as three attempts on Security Forces at different vital installations in Syria without any success, it has now emerged, Times of India reports on December 8. The bul
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Islamic State (IS) recruit from Kalyan (Mumbai), Areeb Majeed, arrested after his return, is a trained suicide bomber who made as many as three attempts on Security Forces at different vital installations in Syria without any success, it has now emerged, Times of India reports on December 8. The bullet injuries which he has received too were sustained in one of the many battles, including the August offensive on Mosul dam in Iraq, he participated in as an IS man against Iraqi and US forces. According to one of the interrogating officers Majeed fought alongside IS against Kurdish Peshmerga and US forces who eventually took over the dam. "After sustaining bullet injuries, he was given $2,000 by ISIS as reward and medical assistance before he fled to Turkey and decided to come back home," said the officer. These are some of the revelations Majeed made during interrogation. Until now, Majeed had maintained that he had not participated in any IS battle. He had also said that the two bullet injuries he sustained were during practice firing and that IS made him work as a mason.
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December - 7 
The Telegraph, 69 KPLT cadres were arrested and another 15 were killed in different encounters and search operations with security forces during the year (2014).
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The Telegraph, 69 KPLT cadres were arrested and another 15 were killed in different encounters and search operations with security forces during the year (2014).
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December - 8 
Activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kerala have increased manifold and the situation in the State has the potential of becoming more serious if immediate preventive measures are not taken, according to a note prepared by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), report
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Activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kerala have increased manifold and the situation in the State has the potential of becoming more serious if immediate preventive measures are not taken, according to a note prepared by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), reports The New Indian Express on December 9. In the 17-page note, the Ministry said in recent times that the outfit is focusing on a southern theatre in the tri-junction of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The note further said the core of Maoist insurgency lies in 23 Districts of India which reported 80 per cent of the total violent incidents in 2013. The Districts are: Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Bijapur, Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Sukma (Chhattisgarh) Chatra, Giridih, Gumla, Khunti, Latehar, Palamu, Simdega, West Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Koraput and Malkangiri (Odisha).
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December - 8 
According to a document, marked ‘secret’ and bearing the subject, ‘threat alert’, which was submitted to the Punjab Government on December 8 warned the Punjab Government that a group of activists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or Islamic State-IS), also known as ‘Daish’, are currentl
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According to a document, marked ‘secret’ and bearing the subject, ‘threat alert’, which was submitted to the Punjab Government on December 8 warned the Punjab Government that a group of activists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or Islamic State-IS), also known as ‘Daish’, are currently in Pakistan, reports Dawn. The document read that certain Daish leaders from the Middle East are said to be travelling between Lahore, Multan and Rahimyar Khan Districts. According to the document, intelligence agencies believe that they are being supported by members of Jundullah, a terrorist outfit that has already pledged allegiance to IS leader, Abu Bakar Al-Baghdadi. The document, which was sent to Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Akhtar Umar Hayat Laleka and other senior Police Officers across the Province, names Zubair Al-Kuwaiti, who is believed to be from the Middle East, and warns local law enforcement to beef up vigilance at entry and exit points to try and capture the suspects before they have a chance to activate their network inside Pakistan.
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December - 9 
According to various sources, the number of illegal weapons has crossed the 60 million mark in the country, reported The News on December 9 (today). Though the Police and other Departments concerned claim to have a tight check on unlicensed weapons, the illegal weapons have been increasing in the co
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According to various sources, the number of illegal weapons has crossed the 60 million mark in the country, reported The News on December 9 (today). Though the Police and other Departments concerned claim to have a tight check on unlicensed weapons, the illegal weapons have been increasing in the country, including Punjab with the passage of time. The data collected from various sources reveal that the number of prohibited and non-prohibited weapons is about 65 million in the country. Of these weapons, only 5 million weapons have licences while over 60 million are being carried by people without licences. According to the 1998 census, there were two million licensed and 18 million unlicensed weapons in the country. On the contrary, the present number is worrisome. The sources say that there are about 17 million legal and illegal weapons only in Karachi, whereas their number is over four million in Lahore. A huge number of illegal weapons are present in the suburbs of Peshawar and tribal areas. There are also factories making big and small weapons including mausers, pistols and Kalashnikovs. The sources said that most of the weapons found in Pakistan are brought from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Peshawar and Afghanistan’s Kunar Province via Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies. The illegal weapons are smuggled to Punjab from Afghanistan’s Paktia Province via North and South Waziristan.
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December - 9 
Pakistan is placed eighth in the list of the most dangerous countries in the world which is led by Iraq, according to a US-based intelligence think tank, Times of India reports on December 10. Afghanistan, the only other South Asian country in the list, is placed fourth in the Country Threat Index (
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Pakistan is placed eighth in the list of the most dangerous countries in the world which is led by Iraq, according to a US-based intelligence think tank, Times of India reports on December 10. Afghanistan, the only other South Asian country in the list, is placed fourth in the Country Threat Index (CTI) compiled by IntelCenter, a Washington-based company working for intelligence agencies. The other countries in the top 10 are Nigeria (second), Somalia (third) followed by Yemen (five), Syria (six), Libya (seven), Egypt (nine) and Kenya (10). The rankings were prepared after examining the volume of terrorist and rebel alerts, messaging traffic, videos, photos, incidents and the number of killed and injured in a country over the past 30 days. There are a total of 45 countries with a CTI greater than zero. The average CTI for these countries is 74 and the global CTI is 3,313.
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December - 9 
The Central Investigation Agency's (CIA) interrogation of al Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged and did not produce useful intelligence, said a United States (US) Senate report on December 9, reports Dawn. The CIA also misled the White House and Congress with inaccurate claims abou
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The Central Investigation Agency's (CIA) interrogation of al Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged and did not produce useful intelligence, said a United States (US) Senate report on December 9, reports Dawn. The CIA also misled the White House and Congress with inaccurate claims about the program's usefulness in thwarting attacks, the Senate Intelligence Committee said. As the 500-page declassified summary of the committee's report was released, President Barack Obama admitted that the CIA's actions had been counterproductive and “contrary to our values." The report said, “The interrogations of CIA detainees were brutal and far worse than the CIA represented to policymakers and others.” The report, a review of more than six million pages of documents, concluded “the use of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques was not an effective means of obtaining accurate information or gaining detainee cooperation." Seven of the 39 detainees known to have been subjected to the enhanced interrogations “produced no intelligence while in CIA custody,” while others “provided significant accurate intelligence prior to, or without having been subjected to these techniques." However, the current CIA director John Brennan defended his agency's adoption of tough tactics under the president George W. Bush in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 al Qaeda attacks on US cities. He insisted that, while mistakes were made, brutal techniques like waterboarding “did produce intelligence that helped thwart attack plans, capture terrorists and save lives."
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December - 13 
After a lull, the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) has intensified its activities, especially extortion, in Tinsukia District of upper Assam, reports The Assam tribune on December 14. According to the report a few untoward incidents like grenade blasts have occurred in
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After a lull, the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) has intensified its activities, especially extortion, in Tinsukia District of upper Assam, reports The Assam tribune on December 14. According to the report a few untoward incidents like grenade blasts have occurred in the last few weeks in various places of the District. Most of these incidents occurred due to the refusal of paying of money to the ULFA-I. The banned outfit now-a-days is using e-mails for extortion purposes.
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