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January - 2 
The preliminary forensic analysis of the evidences from 10 arrested Islamic State [IS]-inspired outfit—Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam [HuHI], has revealed that the operatives had gathered powerful explosives to cause large casualties, reports The Indian Express on January 2. The group was in advanced stage
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The preliminary forensic analysis of the evidences from 10 arrested Islamic State [IS]-inspired outfit—Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam [HuHI], has revealed that the operatives had gathered powerful explosives to cause large casualties, reports The Indian Express on January 2. The group was in advanced stage of carrying out multiple blasts. The forensic report has also suggested that the explosives’ chemical compositions which are used in firecrackers (such as potassium nitrate, potassium chlorate, sulphur, sugar, arsenic sulphide, aluminium powder) have been used in the earlier to make home-made explosives by terrorists for fabrication of Improvised Explosive Devices [IEDs].
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January - 2 
The year 2018 saw a remarkable reduction of 45pc in militant attacks in Pakistan, Dawn reported on January 2 quoting a study conducted by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The PICSS study showed that the security situation significantly improved in the year as the number
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The year 2018 saw a remarkable reduction of 45pc in militant attacks in Pakistan, Dawn reported on January 2 quoting a study conducted by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The PICSS study showed that the security situation significantly improved in the year as the number of attacks, resultant deaths as well as injuries declined by 45pc, 37pc and 49pc, respectively, compared to 2017. The number of suicide attacks also declined. According to a press release, militants carried out 229 attacks in different provinces in which 577 people were killed - 356 civilians, 152 security forces personnel and 67 militants. Besides, 959 people were injured, including 693 civilians and 261 security personnel. But the ratio of security forces’ casualties per attack significantly increased in 2018 compared to 2017. A consistent decline in militant attacks was noticed since the launch of Operation Zarb-i-Azb (‘Sword of the Prophet’, also ‘sharp and cutting’) in June 2014. The average militant attacks per month declined from 35 in 2017 to 19 in 2018. In 2014, it was 134 which dropped to 59 in 2015 and 42 in 2016. Average militant attacks per month decreased from 35 in 2017 to 19 in 2018, report says. Balochistan remained the most troubled province where the highest number of militant attacks (99), highest number of deaths (354) and highest number of injured (570) were recorded. Of the total attacks in the country, 61pc of the deaths and 59pc of the injuries took place in Balochistan. The second highest number of attacks (65) was recorded in the erstwhile FATA in which 107 people were killed and 150 injured. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 40 attacks were recorded in which 72 people were killed and 174 injured. As many as 14 attacks were reported from Sindh in which 21 people were killed and 20 injured. Punjab saw six militant attacks in which 18 people were killed and 42 injured. More footprints of the militants were observed in Gilgit-Baltistan than the previous years as four militant attacks were recorded in the area during the year in which five people were killed and three injured. At least 12 schools, mostly of girls, were destroyed in a single night in the Diamer District. In 2017, 23 suicide attacks had been recorded in the country. However, the number declined to 18 in 2018 in which 267 people were killed and 460 injured.
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January - 4 
Pakistan on January 4 dispatched its Terror Financing Risk Assessment Report to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), identifying both domestic and foreign sources of funding being utilised for terrorist activities, reports The News. The report was submitted in accordance with the directions of th
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Pakistan on January 4 dispatched its Terror Financing Risk Assessment Report to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), identifying both domestic and foreign sources of funding being utilised for terrorist activities, reports The News. The report was submitted in accordance with the directions of the FATF. A 12-member delegation from Pakistan, headed by Federal Secretary Finance Arif Ahmed Khan, will also be attending the upcoming FATF plenary meeting at Sydney.The terror financing threats include predicate crimes such as cash smuggling, kidnapping for ransom, narco-trafficking, extortion, etc. The channels for terror financing include Hundi/Hawala, unregistered charities, virtual currencies, depending on the corresponding threats and preventive controls.
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January - 6 
According to Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) Security Report 2018, a total of 595 people, including security officials, were martyred and 1,030 others were injured in 262 terrorist attacks carried out by militant, insurgent and violent sectarian groups across the country during 2018, reports
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According to Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) Security Report 2018, a total of 595 people, including security officials, were martyred and 1,030 others were injured in 262 terrorist attacks carried out by militant, insurgent and violent sectarian groups across the country during 2018, reports The Express Tribune.PIPS report said on January 6 that “These attacks posted a 29 per cent decrease from the previous year. Of these attacks, as many as 171 attacks were perpetrated by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its splinter groups – Jama’at-ul-Ahrar, Hizbul Ahrar and others, martyring 449 people.“Meanwhile, nationalist insurgent groups, mostly in Balochistan and a few in Sindh, carried out 80 attacks, martyring 96 people. As many as 11 terrorist attacks were sectarian-related, martyring 50 people and injuring 45 others.” The PIPS report states that significantly, more than half of these attacks, around 136, hit security and law enforcement agencies. Meanwhile, security forces and law enforcement agencies killed a total of 120 militants in 2018 – compared to 524 in 2017 – in 31 military/security operations as well as 22 armed clashes and encounters with the militants reported from across four provinces. Balochistan remained the centre of attention with 354 people martyred in attacks while 59 per cent of the total toll in Pakistan took place in the province.KhyberPakhtunkhwa, including erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas agencies, faced the second highest number of terrorist attacks compared to all other regions of Pakistan. A total of 125 reported attacks from the province claimed 196 lives and injured 376 people. The report also noted a total of 131 cross-border attacks from Pakistan’s borders with Afghanistan, India and Iran, claiming 111 lives and injuring 290 others.Pakistan’s border along Iran also saw some clashes, a few hinting at diplomatic blame game. Two attacks by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) stood out for their modus operandi as in both, the banned group tried to kill Chinese workers and diplomats.
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January - 7 
Gujarat continues to toped in seizures of counterfeit currency between 2015 and 2018 among the 17 bordering states, reports Times of India on January 7. According to a report of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), post-demonetisation, in 2017 and 2018, Gujarat seized fake Indian Currency Notes
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Gujarat continues to toped in seizures of counterfeit currency between 2015 and 2018 among the 17 bordering states, reports Times of India on January 7. According to a report of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), post-demonetisation, in 2017 and 2018, Gujarat seized fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 101.6 million as compared to INR 39 Million and 2016. In 2018, Gujarat seized 27,724 fake notes of INR 11.5 million. West Bengal led in the value of counterfeit seizure with total value of INR 14 Million. Gujarat, which shares land and sea borders with Pakistan, topped the counterfeit currency seizure charts in 2017 when a little above INR 90 Million was recovered. West Bengal, which shares its border with three countries — Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan — in the same year seized INR 61.9 Million worth of FICN. Top Police officials claim that cops in Gujarat were alert and prevented the FICN from entering the market. A Police official stated that ‘Most of the fake currency cases suggested that they had roots in West Bengal and Bangladesh. These fake notes are routed to bigger cities of Gujarat and thereon supplied to metros like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore to weaken the economy’. In 2018, Gujarat registered a total of 50 FIRs and booked the same number of the accused in cases of fake currency seizures.
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January - 7 
The 22-year old militant Umer Fayaz Lone alias Hamaad Khan who reportedly escaped from an encounter has emerged as the new face of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)in the restive Tral township of Pulwama District, reports Greater Kashmir on January 8.Hailing from Seer hamlet, Khan joined the outfit in 2016. B
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The 22-year old militant Umer Fayaz Lone alias Hamaad Khan who reportedly escaped from an encounter has emerged as the new face of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)in the restive Tral township of Pulwama District, reports Greater Kashmir on January 8.Hailing from Seer hamlet, Khan joined the outfit in 2016. But it was in December 2017 he hit the headlines when his picture brandishing an automatic light machine gun (LMG) went viral on the social media. Post 2016 when HM lost all senior militants in its ranks from Tral including face of the militancy Burhan Wani, Khan, according to a senior Police official ‘kept the outfit intact in the town.’ “That was the time when Hizb was on verge of getting wiped out from the area but he (Khan) maintained a very low profile and kept his small group intact. The emergence of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)outfit in the town also took the focus away from Hizb,” said the Police official. The data about militants who were killed from Tral in recent times is also an indication towards the low-key strategy adopted by HM in Tral, the hometown of slain militant‘commander’ Burhan Wani. In 2017 while number of HM militants killed in Tral was five, in 2018 the outfit did not lose any militant from the area.Superintendent of Police Awantipora, Mohammad Zahid Malik, termed “chain of over ground workers” of HM in Tral as reason for fewer losses to the outfit compared to other militant groups.“Besides, they get good monetary support and shelter in Tral which clearly helps them to hide and reduce their movement,” the SP said.As per sources, Khan was inducted as Over Ground Worker (OGW) by Burhan. Three months before Burhan’s death Khan joined the militant ranks. He is the lone militant in Tral who was recruited directly by Burhan
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January - 7 
The Hindu reports on January 7 that Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill recommended that Assam government should help settle migrants “especially in places which are not densely populated, thus, causing lesser impact on the demographic changes and provid
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The Hindu reports on January 7 that Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill recommended that Assam government should help settle migrants “especially in places which are not densely populated, thus, causing lesser impact on the demographic changes and providing succor to the indigenous Assamese people. There has been a strong resistance to the Bill in BJP-ruled Assam as it would pave the way for giving citizenship, mostly to illegal Hindu migrants from Bangladesh in Assam, who came after March 1971, in violation of the agreement of the Assam Accord, 1985.expressed its concern before the committee. A Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)representative stated that ‘Our only concern has been that the agencies who are inimical to us should not have a legal framework within which they can exploit our situation and infiltrate their own people into our own country. That is a matter of great concern for us’.The Director of Intelligence Bureau suggested that after the Bill is passed, one more round of verification should be done for the applicants. A report tabled I Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) stated that ‘As a matter of fact, protecting the interest of the indigenous Assamese people is the responsibility of both the Central Government and the State Government of Assam. The re-settlement packages and compensation to the State Governments, as provided by the Central Government for accommodating the migrants should motivate and encourage the State Government to help settle such migrants especially in places which are not densely populated, thus, causing lesser impact on the demographic changes and providing succor to the indigenous Assamese people’. Asked by the committee about the mechanism to establish religious persecution in a foreign land, the Home Ministry replied, “Inputs from security agencies along with other corroborative evidence in the print/electronic media would help to establish religious persecution in a foreign land’.
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January - 7 
As the tenure of current Government draws to a close, there is no progress on negotiations for a peace accord with Naga armed groups, with talks stuck for almost a year due to an intransigent position taken by the Naga side on ‘symbolic’ issues, such as a separate flag, reports Indian Express on Jan
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As the tenure of current Government draws to a close, there is no progress on negotiations for a peace accord with Naga armed groups, with talks stuck for almost a year due to an intransigent position taken by the Naga side on ‘symbolic’ issues, such as a separate flag, reports Indian Express on January 7. According to reports, ‘substantive’ issues had been resolved between the two sides and a draft agreement was ‘almost ready’ by then. But a change in Naga position has led to apprehensions that any gains made since 2014 will be lost with a change in political dispensation at the Centre. According to sources, the current logjam is largely due to the Church, which has taken a lead role in articulating the Naga political position in the past year. The Church has argued that symbols are integral to the identity of the Nagas, and that Naga identity would not be safe without them.It is politically unviable for the Centre to accept demands such as a separate Naga flag, even though, sources said, it has agreed to guarantee protection of the Naga identity. But if these changes can be brought later through a democratic political process, the Centre would have no objection, sources explained. At a Church-organised meeting held in Dimapur on September 8 2018, Naga civil society groups and political groups had issued a statement called the ‘Declaration of the Naga Collective Spirit’. It said that “the historical fact that the Naga struggle started before India’s independence strengthens our moral authority” and argued that “the Naga people did not violate any agreement for union made with any nation in our history. This establishes the legitimacy and integrity of Naga rights”.In what is seen as a repudiation of the argument that Nagas have to be realistic about being a part of India, the declaration noted: “We draw inspiration from Confucius who reminds us that, ‘When it is obvious that goals cannot be achieved, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the steps’.”Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), comprising representatives of six influential Naga rebel groups and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) or NSCN-IM, had met interlocutors of the Central government last month, and another meeting is scheduled in Delhi this month. But neither side is hopeful of a breakthrough, in light of the political narrative being articulated in Nagaland. The Centre had agreed to find a solution on the basis of mutually agreed sovereignty rights, which would take the unique history of Nagas into account, adds Indian Express. Among the substantive issues agreed upon by the two sides was creation of a cultural council for all the Nagas, removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), enhancing political representation of Nagas in Parliament, creation of a bicameral state legislature, autonomous council for Naga-majority areas in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh and major economic packages for the state of Nagaland. Some of these changes would have been effected through amendments to the Constitution.
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January - 8 
According to Middle East Eye (MEE), a London-based news portal covering events in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is going to deport scores of detained Rohingyas, to Bangladesh, reports Daily Star on January 8.Many Rohingyas locked up in the Shumaisi detention centre went to Saudi Arabia on Bangladesh
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According to Middle East Eye (MEE), a London-based news portal covering events in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is going to deport scores of detained Rohingyas, to Bangladesh, reports Daily Star on January 8.Many Rohingyas locked up in the Shumaisi detention centre went to Saudi Arabia on Bangladeshi passports, obtained via fake documents.Meanwhile, Mujibur Rahman, counsellor at Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah, said that they did not issue travel pass to any Rohingya.Mujibur Rahman said, “We issue outpass [travel pass] to those whose Bangladeshi citizenship could be verified. So, there is no question of Saudi Arabia deporting Rohingya,”
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January - 9 
A recent study indicate that India has witnessed a 457% rise in cybercrime incidents under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 from the year 2011 to 2016, reports The Economic Times on January 9. Symantec Corp, a cyber security form ranked India among top five countries to be affected by cyber
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A recent study indicate that India has witnessed a 457% rise in cybercrime incidents under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 from the year 2011 to 2016, reports The Economic Times on January 9. Symantec Corp, a cyber security form ranked India among top five countries to be affected by cybercrime, between 2012-17, the number of internet users grew at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 44%, of which India is placed third after US and China. According to the study Using latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Facial Recognition, Internet of Things (IoT) etc., to identify and catch suspects/criminals, have gained much awareness among various law enforcement agencies. However, the implementation of these technologies is not on a National level but on a State level, which makes it crucial for the central government to fund and support state level law enforcement agencies to utilize technologies to upgrade their policing methods.
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January - 9 
Officials have stated that over 32,000 Bru refugees living in transit camps in North Tripura district will not have any ration supplies and cash dole from January 15, reports Indian Express on January 9. Kanchanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Abhedananda Baidya stated that as per previous instructions
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Officials have stated that over 32,000 Bru refugees living in transit camps in North Tripura district will not have any ration supplies and cash dole from January 15, reports Indian Express on January 9. Kanchanpur Sub-Divisional Magistrate Abhedananda Baidya stated that as per previous instructions, cash dole and ration supplies are being provided to Bru relief camps and would continue till January 15. Central government started the eighth phase of repatriation of Bru refugees from August 25, 2018, as per a four-corner agreement signed with refugee leaders. However, the repatriation package offered to them was rejected by most of the refugees, saying it was ‘insufficient’. During the repatriation process which continued till September 25, only 150 refugees from 42 families were repatriated to Mizoram and 32,000 still remain sheltered in six transit camps in Tripura. Union Ministry of Home Affair s(UMHA) halted all relief supplies from October 1 last year after the repatriation failed. However, supplies resumed three weeks later as severe food crisis had started in the Bru camps. The UMHA Joint Secretary Satyendra Garg in a letter last year to Tripura state Government had said that ‘it was conveyed…… that assistance being extended to the Bru migrants in the form of foodgrains, cash doles will be available till 30th September, 2018. In view of the prevailing situation, it has been decided that the deadline for repatriation of these Bru migrant families be extended till 15th January, 2019. The assistance to them in the form of foodgrains and cash doles may also be continued till 15th January, 2019’. Referring to the order, Kanchanpur SDM stated that ‘Since there is no fresh instruction to this end, the previous order will stand. Cash dole and relief supplies will continue till January 15 and if no new order comes from the centre, the supplies shall be halted’. Meanwhile, Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Forum (MBDPF) secretary Bruno Msha said he was aware of the impending disruption of ration and relief supplies. “We shall write to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking his intervention in a day or two’.
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January - 10 
Even though Delhi had the highest threat perception, it remained out of bounds for terrorists in 2018, reports Times of India on January 10. Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value INR 3.878 million was recovered in the city. The anti-terror unit also cracked down on gunrunners operating
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Even though Delhi had the highest threat perception, it remained out of bounds for terrorists in 2018, reports Times of India on January 10. Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value INR 3.878 million was recovered in the city. The anti-terror unit also cracked down on gunrunners operating out of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. In 2018, Special Cell seized 422 pistols, three carbines, four revolvers and 2,777 cartridges. In a major operation in northeast Delhi, a factory producing illegal arms was busted and more than 50 weapons were seized. Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik launched an all-women SWAT team. Patnaik also launched “Parakram vans” that will be manned by heavily-armed, NSG-trained commandos.
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January - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found a Kashmir link of Islamic State (IS) inspired Amroha module - Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’, reports Times of India on January 10. The module was led by Mufti Mohammad Suhail alias Hazrath. One of the cadre, identified as Saqib Iftekar claiming that he had tra
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found a Kashmir link of Islamic State (IS) inspired Amroha module - Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’, reports Times of India on January 10. The module was led by Mufti Mohammad Suhail alias Hazrath. One of the cadre, identified as Saqib Iftekar claiming that he had travelled to Tral, Rajouri and Bandipora twice in 2018 and had sought arms training by a Pakistani trained “Mujahideen”. Saqib who worked as an Imam at Jama Masjid in Baksar, Uttar Pradesh, and helped module procure weapons for their plan to carry out fidayeen attacks in North India on politicians and government establishments. Saqib, sources say, has disclosed that he along with another person, who has been identified but yet to be arrested, travelled to South Kashmir first in May and then in August last year. They had several meetings there for religious purposes in Rajouri and Bandipora. Later, Saqib and his accomplice met a Maulvi in Tral, asking him to arrange a meeting with a ‘Mujahideen’. According to an official, Saqib told this Kashmiri Mufti about his plans to get training from a Kashmiri Mujahid as they are trained in arms, bombs and attack government officials. The Kashmiri Mufti informed him that he knows such person. Another member of Amroha module – Zubair Malik (20), a resident of Jaffrabad in Delhi and a student of BA third year at Delhi university, has told NIA officials that he was tasked to buy similar mobile phones for the group. “They bought similar smart phones with detachable batteries and everytime they made a call or had a chat, they were asked to remove the batteries so that their phones cannot be tracked,” said the officer. Anas Yunus (24), another member in the group, has disclosed that he used to create a new Telegram group everyday on which they discussed their plans and then he deleted it in the night. Their leader Mufti Suhail is still being questioned by NIA sleuths about his online handler – identified as Abu Malik Peshawari. The agency has arrested 11 persons in the case so far. Indian Express further adds that core group allegedly had four membersSuhail; Mohammed Anas, a civil engineering student from Amity University; Zubair and Zaid, all of them residents of Jaffarabad in Delhi. On instructions from their handler they had decided to form the group to carry out IS activities.
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January - 10 
According to the latest edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide, Sri Lanka fell back in democracy in 2018 more than any other country in the region, reports Colombo Page on January 10.According to the 11th edition of
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According to the latest edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide, Sri Lanka fell back in democracy in 2018 more than any other country in the region, reports Colombo Page on January 10.According to the 11th edition of the Democracy Index, Sri Lanka saw a marked decrease in its score from 6.48 in 2017 to 6.19, driven by a worsening in the functioning of government and in civil liberties.The report said although Sri Lanka and seven other countries include the word ‘democratic’, in their full titles not one of these countries is actually fully democratic.Sri Lanka has been classified as a "Flawed democracy"."The country was plunged into a constitutional crisis in late October when the president, Maithripala Sirisena, announced the dismissal of the Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, replacing him with an ally, Mahinda Rajapaksa (who served as president in 2005-15). This overreach of the president's powers has dampened public confidence in government," the report said. Elsewhere in South Asian region India ranked 41 with a score of 7.23, Bangladesh ranked 88, Bhutan 94, Nepal 97, Pakistan 112 and Afghanistan 143 in the bottom five.Norway, ranked first as a full democracy, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand and Denmark ranked in the top five in that order.
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January - 11 
Khango Konyak-led faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), a Naga insurgent outfit, has agreed to join the peace talks with the Government of India (GoI), Hindustan Times on January 11. The faction is likely to join the Working Committee (WC) of the six Naga National Poli
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Khango Konyak-led faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), a Naga insurgent outfit, has agreed to join the peace talks with the Government of India (GoI), Hindustan Times on January 11. The faction is likely to join the Working Committee (WC) of the six Naga National Political Groups (NNPG) which is in talks withGoI. According to ThejaTherieh, spokesperson of the Nagaland Tribes Council, Yes, the Khango Konyak led faction has agreed to join the peace talks. ShikutoZalipu, the General Secretary of Nagaland Gaon Bura Federation also added that Isak Sumi has given the green signal to join the NNPGs. Nagaland Gaon BuraFederation( Nagaland village elders federation) has been talking to the Konyak-led group since Khango Konyak was impeached as ‘chairman’ of NSCN(K) in August 2018 and given a safe passage to return to Nagaland from Myanmar. Zalipu stated that ‘The group wanted to retain its entity in the talks. They could either merge with the NSCN(I-M) or join the NNPGs. Since the Government of India has said no to talks with any third party the only option to enter talks while retaining their entity is to join NNPGs’.
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January - 11 
Legal trouble for Bengali Hindu migrants, who have taken shelter in India, may not be over, with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) recommending that those seeking citizenship will have to first prove that they are victims of religious persecution while applying for citizenship, reports Assam
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Legal trouble for Bengali Hindu migrants, who have taken shelter in India, may not be over, with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) recommending that those seeking citizenship will have to first prove that they are victims of religious persecution while applying for citizenship, reports Assam Tribune on January 11. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, was passed by the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) early this week and is now pending passage in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament). Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) told Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) stated that If they had not declared so at that time of their arrival in India, it would be difficult for them to make such a claim now. JPC report said that when asked to state the fate of other people belonging to minority communities who have come to India from the three countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan) under reference due to religious persecution but have not declared so at the time of their arrival in India, the Intelligence Bureau submitted that any future claim would be enquired into, including through Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) before a decision is taken. So far only 31,313 people have formally declared that they came to India due to religious persecution. The IB Director deposed: “Yes, because they have claimed, they have applied. There will be many others who might have come and they might have already taken citizenship by various means. They might have obtained passport, ration card. All other documents they might have obtained and they might have already registered themselves in the voters list. So, for all practical purposes, they are already citizens of this country. Tribunals are already there to identify if any of them has obtained it by fraudulent means. The Bill is for those who have applied and who have claimed that they have been persecuted in their respective country.” The Committee then enquired whether all those who had applied would be granted citizenship once the Bill was passed or further verifications would be carried out. In response, the IB Director submitted: “Sir, as and when the Bill is passed, one thing can be thought of is that all those who have applied, who are here for a number of years, we can make one more verification whether during their stay in India if anything adverse has come to the notice of the security agencies whether it is IB, local police, local intelligence and those who have come for any activities or there is notice of any activities which is prejudicial of the nation, their case can be scrutinised. But that we will examine separately.” When the Committee desired to hear the views of RAW, its Joint Secretary deposed in evidence: “... our only concern has been that the agencies, which are inimical to us should not have a legal framework within which they can exploit our situation and infiltrate their own people into our own country. That is a matter of great concern for us.”The Committee enquired whether it was absolutely necessary to confer citizenship on the migrants as conferring political rights had larger implications and whether it would be prudent to accord refugee or temporary resident status to the migrants.In reply, the MHA submitted as under: “Conferment of citizenship to foreign migrants living in India with valid documents ensures more facilities and power to exercise franchise and feel their responsibilities towards the nation. Since India is not a signatory to the UN Convention, 1951 or its Protocol of 1967, it may not be prudent to treat them as refugees if rules permit that they could be allowed to acquire Indian citizenship.”On the same issue, the Legislative Department submitted: “The proposed Bill does not directly confer citizenship on these persons, it merely provides these persons the opportunity to be considered for the grant of certificate of naturalisation. It has become necessary to exempt these persons from being treated as ‘illegal migrants’ in order to ensure that they may avail of the opportunity to be considered for naturalisation under Section 6 read with the Third Schedule to the said Act.”In response to another related query, the MHA apprised as under: “As of now, illegal migrants have not been conferred with Indian Citizenship. However, after enactment of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, it will enable illegal migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh to apply for Indian Citizenship under Section 5 (1) (a) (Registration) and 6 (Naturalisation) of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Application is required to be submitted through the District Authorities.”
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January - 11 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohsin Butt on January 11 said that A total of 119 people — including 15 police personnel — were killed and 114 injured in terrorism-related incidents in Balochistan during 2018, reports Dawn. Twenty-five terrorists were also killed in encounters and 55 arrested in
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohsin Butt on January 11 said that A total of 119 people — including 15 police personnel — were killed and 114 injured in terrorism-related incidents in Balochistan during 2018, reports Dawn. Twenty-five terrorists were also killed in encounters and 55 arrested in 1,245 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the province. Inspector General of Police Mohsin Butt said. He said that 1,245 IBOs and 1,869 combing operations were conducted under the National Action Plan across Balochistan in 2018 in which 55 terrorists were killed and 4,188 absconders and 5,449 accused were arrested. They belonged to 22 militant groups. IGP Butt said that another 898 suspects had been arrested during IBO operations. IGP Butt further said that 21,103 weapons, 2,536kgs of narcotics were recovered. He added that a total of 8,755 incidents of crimes — including 42 sabotage activities, 34 targeted killings and 11 sectarian killings — were reported in 2018 as compared to 9,490 in 2017.
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January - 13 
According to security sources, Government of India (GoI) was aware of possible fallouts of bringing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament, but despite the warnings, it decided to go ahead to get the Bill passed, reports Assam Tribune on January 13. Different security agencies had
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According to security sources, Government of India (GoI) was aware of possible fallouts of bringing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament, but despite the warnings, it decided to go ahead to get the Bill passed, reports Assam Tribune on January 13. Different security agencies had warned the Government about the possible fallouts if the Bill is passed in the Parliament. ‘It is not that the political leadership did not know about the possible fallouts if the Bill is pushed through. But a political decision was taken to try and get the Bill passed in the Parliament’. Sources revealed that different security agencies had warned the Government that passing of the Bill would lead to massive protests in the State as cross sections of people were opposing the Bill. The security agencies had also pointed out that if the Bill is passed through despite strong opposition, it would lead to growing feeling of alienation among the indigenous people of the State, which, in turn, would strengthen the hands of the militant outfits such as United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I). The agencies reported that the law and order situation in the State might deteriorate if the agitations against the Bill gather momentum and with different organizations launching movements, it would be difficult to control the situation. At the same time, the agencies had also pointed out the problems that the Government would face to implement the Bill as most of the people, who came from Bangladesh, entered India illegally without valid documents and it would be difficult to prove which person came on which date and who really came due to religious persecution. The agencies also pointed out that threat on language of the indigenous people would be another major issue as there have been movements in Assam on the issue of protection of linguistic identity. It was also suggested that the Government should try to formulate a comprehensive policy to relocate the minorities of Bangladesh if they are to be kept in India without giving the burden to Assam.
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January - 14 
Intelligence agencies and Police are now studying the alarming rise in the number of educated people joining terrorism in India, reports India Today on January 14. According to an official, ‘education institutions - colleges and universities - are being targeted to radicalise and recruit bright youn
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Intelligence agencies and Police are now studying the alarming rise in the number of educated people joining terrorism in India, reports India Today on January 14. According to an official, ‘education institutions - colleges and universities - are being targeted to radicalise and recruit bright young men studying there’. In November, Delhi Police Special Cell, along with Jammu and Kashmir Police, arrested three youngsters who allegedly owe allegiance to the Islamic State of Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK). Ehtisham Bilal (20), a native of Khanyar in old Srinagar who joined Sharda University (Noida) in 2017, is a case in point. Bilal, who had reportedly joined ISJK, returned home on December 2 last year. Senior officers in the Special Cell also claimed that in October, they arrested two youths in south Kashmir. One of them, Parvez Rashid, was studying BTech in Amroha in western Uttar Pradesh. Not just students, trained engineers are also among the educated people who join the terror outfits. A senior official stated that ‘While recruiting, terrorist groups give first preference to the engineers because they are the ones who have technical expertise and would help in high profile operations and also upgrading the outfit’. The official further said due to these technologies being used by the terror outfit, it becomes impossible for any agency to pick up any clue of the operation. According to the antiterror agencies, at least 62 per cent of the Islamic terrorists are educated. An official also added that ‘information is so easy to get today and it is splashed all over the web. Speeches of Anwar Al Awlaki are most popular. Groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Al-Qaeda (AQ) have managed to put up a lot of information on their websites which is easily accessible and with time they have managed to get enough number of readership’.To make matters worse, these groups have intentionally put out misleading material online. What is worrying is that unlike WhatsApp which can be intercepted, Telegram and Signal are next to impossible to be tracked. Islamic State in India keeps doing talent hunt online.
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January - 14 
At least three people have been questioned in an investigation launched by Maldives Police into hate speech and death threats after a public chat channel started branding individuals as apostates, reports Maldives Independent on January 14. Sheikh Ali Zaid was questioned on January 13 evening after
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At least three people have been questioned in an investigation launched by Maldives Police into hate speech and death threats after a public chat channel started branding individuals as apostates, reports Maldives Independent on January 14. Sheikh Ali Zaid was questioned on January 13 evening after Aishath Aniya, a host on Minivan Radio, and Siruhaan Mohamed, an online campaigner for strict Islamic sharia, were summoned to the Police headquarters during the past week. Aniya said that she has been targeted by extremists online after she tweeted a photo of the King Salman Mosque under construction in Malé and complained about the ‘ugly structure’ blocking her view of the airport. The January 2 tweet prompted criticism from renowned local clerics who implied that Aniya was “laadheenee” (irreligious or secular). In a policy paper published last April (2018) under the previous administration, the Islamic ministry listed apostasy and openly mocking Islam as some of the biggest challenges facing the country and recommended expulsion from Maldivian society, financial penalties, and even a prison sentence. In 2010, self-declared apostate Mohamed Nazim publicly repented and reverted back to Islam after government counselling when religious groups called for his death.
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January - 15 
The major opposition parties on January 15, agreed to adopt a joint strategy inside and outside the Parliament to give a ‘tough time’ to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on the matters of public as well as national interests, reports Daily Times. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders
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The major opposition parties on January 15, agreed to adopt a joint strategy inside and outside the Parliament to give a ‘tough time’ to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on the matters of public as well as national interests, reports Daily Times. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sherry Rehman and Naveed Qamar attended the meeting which took place on the invitation of Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leaders Maulana Asadur Rehman and Maulana Abdul Wasay, Awami National Party’s Amir Haider Khan Hoti, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Tanveer, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Rana Sanaullah, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed, and leaders of other opposition parties also attended the luncheon meeting held at Shehbaz Sharif’s chamber in the Parliament House. “We have decided to form a committee to devise a joint strategy on various issues,” PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif stated. The leader of the opposition also criticised the ‘worst incompetence’ of the PTI government and once again termed as ‘cronyism’ the government’s move to award the Mohmand Dam contract to a consortium led by Descon, which he alleged was owned by a sitting adviser to the prime minister. The opposition leaders also agreed to take a hard stance on financial matters and raise the issue inside the parliament. “Inflation, unemployment and other important issues are getting out of hand and no foreign investors are ready to invest in the country,” Shehbaz said. Dishonourable terms such as ‘thief’ are used for the opposition leaders, he added.
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January - 16 
According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) data main outfits involved in insurgency in northeast are United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I), Garo militants in Meghalaya and National Socialist Council of Nagaland and its factions, reports Nagaland Post on January 16. According
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According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) data main outfits involved in insurgency in northeast are United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I), Garo militants in Meghalaya and National Socialist Council of Nagaland and its factions, reports Nagaland Post on January 16. According to UMHA, All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the Liberation Front of Twipra/Biswamohan is also involved in violence. Relative to 2017, insurgency in the region has declined by 36 per cent year-on-year and by approximately 63 per cent since 2014. Terrorist activities as a whole in India have been on a decline. But India is still plagued by terrorist activities. The year 2018 also witnessed a jump in the deaths of civilians, security forces. But the year also saw the highest number of terrorists killed (270) ever since the Modi government came to power in 2014. The maximum number of terrorists killed in a calendar year was in 2008-- 339 terrorist neutralised by security forces. There was a 93 per cent drop in the number of incidents of violence during the two terms of the UPA government between 2004 to 2013. Between 2004-2008 under UPA-1, terror incidents went down by 72 per cent while during UPA-2 between 2009 to 2013, terror incidents saw a drop of 66 per cent.
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January - 16 
The Supreme Court (SC) on January 16, held the system of jirga (Council of Elders) and panchayat (village level local self government institution) in violation of Pakistan’s international commitments under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Politica
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The Supreme Court (SC) on January 16, held the system of jirga (Council of Elders) and panchayat (village level local self government institution) in violation of Pakistan’s international commitments under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), reports The Dawn. These commitments placed a responsibility on Pakistan to ensure that everyone had access to courts or tribunals and is treated equally before the law, a verdict authored by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar said. The decision came on a petition moved by the National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) as well as the government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The genesis of the issue raised in the case lies in the reality that in today’s age, informal custom-driven parallel legal systems in the form of ‘council of elders’ or ‘kangaroo courts’ exist in tribal areas, particularly in the north of KP and in some rural areas of KP, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. In response, the verdict held that the manner in which jirgas or panchayats functioned in the country was violative of Articles 4, 8, 10-A, 25 and 175(3) of the Constitution and explained that this practice of parallel judicial system did not fall under the constitution or any other law, because this system attempted to adjudicate on civil or criminal matters. The verdict also declared as illegal and against the spirit of the constitution any order, decision or a directive issued by any such individual or group of persons, since no individual or persons in the name of a jirga/panchayat or under any other name could assume the jurisdiction of a civil or criminal court without any lawful authority. The judgment also provided guidelines by holding that the law-enforcement agencies all over Pakistan were duty-bound to be vigilant and ensure that if any crime had gone unreported, they of their own accord filed FIR(s) with regard to the same and initiated the process of investigation, the verdict said.
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January - 17 
Government of Balochistan has decided to launch a Safe City project in all major and border cities of the province on January 17, reports The Express Tribune.The decision came during a high-level meeting on the law and order situation, chaired by Balochistan's Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan, where th
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Government of Balochistan has decided to launch a Safe City project in all major and border cities of the province on January 17, reports The Express Tribune.The decision came during a high-level meeting on the law and order situation, chaired by Balochistan's Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan, where the Home Secretary, Inspector General of Police and Frontier Corps officials briefed the participants about efforts of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) for maintaining peace. The meeting was told that implementation of the Quetta Safe City project had begun, while planning was under way to launch similar projects in all major cities of Balochistan, including those in border areas.During the meeting, implementation and progress on the National Action Plan (NAP), as well as capacity building of Police and Levies with training courses under Pakistan Army were discussed.In addition, security for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and Gwadar, geo-fencing and locator technology, performance and capacity development of the Counter-Terrorism Department and well-being of pilgrims were also reviewed.
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January - 17 
Sindh Police's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) have developed a technical team under its anti-terror wing that has started monitoring all digital platforms amid their growing use for “promotion of ideology of hatred, anti-state activism and militancy”, a senior official said on January 17, report
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Sindh Police's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) have developed a technical team under its anti-terror wing that has started monitoring all digital platforms amid their growing use for “promotion of ideology of hatred, anti-state activism and militancy”, a senior official said on January 17, reports The Dawn. The fresh development from the Sindh Police came after a series of steps announced by the federal government and institutions, including Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), where “the infiltration of anti-state elements and promoters of different ideologies which cannot be dubbed as pro-nationalism” have sparked concerns, necessitating immediate and strong measures. The FIA a few months ago allowed establishing of 15 cybercrime reporting centres in the country. Five of the centres will be opened in Punjab, three each in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), two in Balochistan and one each in Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan. The decision was taken in accordance with Section 51 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2015, which grants the government powers to take all necessary measures for the prevention of cybercrime.
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January - 18 
On January 17, an eight-member committee has been formed to devise a joint political strategy of all opposition parties on various issues of national importance, reports Daily Times. Demonstrating a rare unity, opposition parties had on January 15 agreed on the formation of the committee to finalise
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On January 17, an eight-member committee has been formed to devise a joint political strategy of all opposition parties on various issues of national importance, reports Daily Times. Demonstrating a rare unity, opposition parties had on January 15 agreed on the formation of the committee to finalise a joint strategy to give a tough time to the ruling coalition inside and outside the parliament. The body will also hold negotiations with the government on the issue of granting a second extension to the military courts set up in 2015 to try civilians on charges of terrorism. It was decided on January 18, that the committee will have three members each from the two main opposition parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N), and one member each from the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) and Awami National Party (ANP). The PML-N representatives in the body will be Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Rana Tanveer Hussain and Rana Sanallah; those from the PPP will be Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Khursheed Shah and Sherry Rehman; the ANP will be represented by Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and JUI-F by Maulana Abdul Wasay. They said the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), a partner in the ruling coalition, will be given representation in the body in case it decides to formally join the opposition.
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January - 21 
Ahead of Canada’s federal elections, a section of Sikh community with separatist agenda have begun 'Prove it or Remove it’ campaign to pressurise the Government for removal of Khalistani extremism component from 2018 report on the terrorism threat to Canada, reports Times of India on January 21. A l
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Ahead of Canada’s federal elections, a section of Sikh community with separatist agenda have begun 'Prove it or Remove it’ campaign to pressurise the Government for removal of Khalistani extremism component from 2018 report on the terrorism threat to Canada, reports Times of India on January 21. A large number of Khalistan supporters, who support the ruling Liberal Party have reservations on continuing to extend their support to Liberals in the upcoming elections if the Khalistan extremism component is not withdrawn. In the recently released 2018 public report on the terrorism threat to Canada, the Government has expressed concern over pro Khalistani Sikhs in Canada and admitted that some individuals in Canada continue to support extremist ideologies and movements. The report also mentioned about the 1985 Air India bombing which claimed 331 lives. Barring this incident of terrorism, the report doesn’t point to any current incident of violence or terrorism associated with the Sikh community in Canada.
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January - 21 
National Directorate of Security (NDS), during the operations which were conducted over the past one week, busted three terrorist networks and arrested 30 militants in the Kandahar province, reports Khaama Press on January 22.
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National Directorate of Security (NDS), during the operations which were conducted over the past one week, busted three terrorist networks and arrested 30 militants in the Kandahar province, reports Khaama Press on January 22.
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January - 21 
India plans to renew its offer to extend the coastal surveillance radar systems (CSRS) project to the island neighbour, Maldives as part of the defence cooperation dialogue, reports The Times of India on January 21. This dialogue takes up from the defence cooperation agreement signed with former pre
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India plans to renew its offer to extend the coastal surveillance radar systems (CSRS) project to the island neighbour, Maldives as part of the defence cooperation dialogue, reports The Times of India on January 21. This dialogue takes up from the defence cooperation agreement signed with former president Abdulla Yameen in 2016. However, as relations between New Delhi and Male iced over, Yameen refused to allow the installation of Indian radars, preferring to turn to China. Sources said the CSRS has is being offered to other countries as well, which will contribute in creating a network of information to aid maritime domain awareness (MDA) in the Indian Ocean region. Maldives’ Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi due to visit India on her first tour this week.
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January - 25 
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said that over 45,000 Afghan forces have lost their lives since he assumed office as the President of the country in 2014, reports Khaama Press on January 26. “Thirdly, since I have become president, a hundred thousand troops left. Over 45,000 Afghan security personne
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President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said that over 45,000 Afghan forces have lost their lives since he assumed office as the President of the country in 2014, reports Khaama Press on January 26. “Thirdly, since I have become president, a hundred thousand troops left. Over 45,000 Afghan security personnel have paid the ultimate sacrifice,” President Ghani said during a discussion with journalist Fareed Zakaria on the sidelines of World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland. He said “The number of international casualties is less than 72. So, it shows you who is doing the fighting and the support is mutual. We need to get a stable Afghanistan as an entity that can ensure security of America and Europe and others on the one hand, but more fundamentally our own democratic rights and institutions and our right to live in peace and harmony.” President Ghani had earlier said around 28,000 Afghan soldiers have lost their lives until the start of 2019. The latest revelation by President Ghani comes as the Taliban militants have increased their attacks against the Security Forces (SFs) during the recent years.
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January - 26 
Dozens of members of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority on January 26 marched towards a sprawling Keppapulavu army camp in Mullaitivu District in Northern Province, determined to breach its perimeter and reclaim their homes, reports Colombo Page. Keppapulavu's residents fled their houses in 2008 during the
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Dozens of members of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority on January 26 marched towards a sprawling Keppapulavu army camp in Mullaitivu District in Northern Province, determined to breach its perimeter and reclaim their homes, reports Colombo Page. Keppapulavu's residents fled their houses in 2008 during the bloody last phase of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war, which was fought between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The military occupied over 500 acres of Tamil-owned residential land in Keppapulavu, subsuming the former residents' homes in expansive camps. When the war ended in 2009, Keppapulavu's former residents were moved to Manik Farm, a military-run displacement camp plagued by widespread human rights violations, according to a 2015 United Nations (UN) report. Manik Farm was closed in 2012, and the 560 former Keppapulavu residents remaining in the camp were resettled on small plots of undeveloped jungle in Sooripuram, a village that borders Keppapulavu.
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January - 27 
The activities of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) is on the rise, particularly in the areas of the State bordering Arunachal Pradesh, reports Assam Tribune on January 27. On the issue of new ULFA-I recruits, security sources said that ‘it is difficult to ascertain the exact
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The activities of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) is on the rise, particularly in the areas of the State bordering Arunachal Pradesh, reports Assam Tribune on January 27. On the issue of new ULFA-I recruits, security sources said that ‘it is difficult to ascertain the exact number of youths who have joined the ULFA-I in recent times, but it is a fact that the number has increased in comparison to last year.’ According to security sources, most of the camps of Assam Rifles (AR) along Myanmar-India border, are located well inside Indian territory and not on the border, which gives an advantage to the militants to sneak through, reports Assam Tribune on January 27. The camps of AR cannot be created right on the zero line because of lack of infrastructure and the militants are taking advantage of the situation.
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January - 28 
53 Antiterrorism Court (ATC) established in Sindh have recorded a high acquittal rate in 2018, reports Dawn on January 28. The 53 ATCs decided 3,160 cases till the end of November 2018 while 1,678 new cases were instituted and the total backlog stood at 3,213 cases. The conviction rate stood at arou
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53 Antiterrorism Court (ATC) established in Sindh have recorded a high acquittal rate in 2018, reports Dawn on January 28. The 53 ATCs decided 3,160 cases till the end of November 2018 while 1,678 new cases were instituted and the total backlog stood at 3,213 cases. The conviction rate stood at around 15 per cent, as the courts convicted accused in 467 cases. The acquittal was recorded at 86 percent as the accused in 2,693 cases were acquitted due to lack of evidence by the prosecuting agencies, including police and Rangers. The provincial government has set-up 53 special ATCs (31 in Karachi and 22 in ten other cities) to try persons involved in committing offences punishable under special laws.
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January - 29 
Contrary to the official narrative that militancy in the Valley is confined to just four south Kashmir Districts, an insurgency is widespread in Kashmir, with nine out of 10 Districts affected by terrorism last year (2018), reports The New Indian Express. South Kashmir, comprising four Districts of
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Contrary to the official narrative that militancy in the Valley is confined to just four south Kashmir Districts, an insurgency is widespread in Kashmir, with nine out of 10 Districts affected by terrorism last year (2018), reports The New Indian Express. South Kashmir, comprising four Districts of Anantnag, Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama, which have emerged as the stronghold of terrorists after the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016, witnessed 127 militant killings in 2018. Shopian District topped the list with 43 militant killings followed by 39 in Pulwama, 30 in Anantnag and 15 in Kulgam. North Kashmir, comprising three Districts of Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora witnessed 93 insurgent killings in encounters with Security Forces (SFs) in 2018. The Kupwara District topped with 52 militant killings followed by Baramulla with 27 and Bandipora with 14. Among the militants killed in north Kashmir was PhD scholar Mannan Wani, who had joined the HM in January 2018. He was killed in a gunfight with SFs in the border district of Kupwara on October 11, 2018. According to Police data, 16 militants were killed in encounters with SFs in Srinagar District in 2018 while six more militants including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)’s Kashmir ‘chief’ Naveed Jatt alias Abu Hanzalla, who had escaped from Police captivity in Srinagar hospital in February 2018, were killed in the gunfights with SFs in Budgam District. Another central Kashmir District of Ganderbal did not witness any encounter or militant killings. Although a HM militant of the District, who was PhD scholar and Assistant Professor of University of Kashmir, Rafi Bhat, was killed on May 6, a day after joining HM. Many top ‘commanders’ of the LeT, HM, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind were among those killed in south Kashmir in 2018. All three north Kashmir districts are connected to Line of Control (LoC) with some sectors. Militants, mostly Pakistanis, attempting to infiltrate from these sectors every year. Bandipora was once the stronghold of pro-Government gunmen but now has emerged as a support base for Pakistani militants, the report said.
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January - 29 
Kolkata Police in 2018 confiscated Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR eight million and arrested 30 people in connection with it, reports Times of India on January 29. The accused were based in Malda District as well as Jharkhand and Rajasthan. The Special Task Force (STF) is also worried ab
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Kolkata Police in 2018 confiscated Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR eight million and arrested 30 people in connection with it, reports Times of India on January 29. The accused were based in Malda District as well as Jharkhand and Rajasthan. The Special Task Force (STF) is also worried about FICN dealers trading in illegal firearms. The Police believe that some criminals from both West Bengal and Bangladesh are contacting Munger (in Bihar) based workers to complete the assembling of weapons and paying them with FICN. STF official stated, “It seems that the accused were sending weapons in Bangladesh in lieu of the FICN. This is a win-win situation for both. While the FICN dealers could escape the glare of security forces on the border, those operating here could release the FICN received in smaller lots. This minimizes the chances of their arrest”.
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January - 30 
Fifteen States and Union Territories, including Delhi, have sought fresh ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for continuing involvement of its members in unlawful activities, reports Indian Express on January 31. According to sources, a fresh ban will be brought for five more years
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Fifteen States and Union Territories, including Delhi, have sought fresh ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for continuing involvement of its members in unlawful activities, reports Indian Express on January 31. According to sources, a fresh ban will be brought for five more years after January 2019. The Police from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala are learnt to have provided details of conviction against top SIMI leaders Safdar Nagori, Abu Faisal, among others. The last time it was banned was under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on February 1, 2014, for a period of five years. The ban was confirmed by a tribunal on July 30, 2014. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) officials, SIMI cadres have been under probe in 21 cases, including rioting at Mumbai’s (Maharashtra) Azad Maidan in 2012. The state police have provided a list of five cases registered in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and two cases in Gujarat.
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January - 31 
Economic Times on January 31, reports that Bengaluru (Karnataka) registered the highest number of cybercrime cases in 2018. In the year, 5,035 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered in the city. Additionally, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, 2,945 cases were
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Economic Times on January 31, reports that Bengaluru (Karnataka) registered the highest number of cybercrime cases in 2018. In the year, 5,035 First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered in the city. Additionally, according to Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, 2,945 cases were registered in the state till September 2018 and most of them were in Mumbai. In Delhi, as per Delhi Police, in 2017, only 84 FIRs were registered at the cybercrime cell. In Chennai, as per reports, 5,703 complaints have been received by the cybercrime cell in the past five years.
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January - 31 
The UK Home Office declared Pakistan as a country where the state of security has significantly improved in 2018 as compared to the previous two years, thenews.com.pk reports on February 1. The Home Office report on Pakistan’s situation praised determination of Security Forces (SFs), especially Paki
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The UK Home Office declared Pakistan as a country where the state of security has significantly improved in 2018 as compared to the previous two years, thenews.com.pk reports on February 1. The Home Office report on Pakistan’s situation praised determination of Security Forces (SFs), especially Pakistan Army, saying that the military-led operations against militants were successful and the overall security situation improved compared to previous years. Between 2014 and 2017, the total number of violence-related fatalities declined by over 73 per cent, from 7,655 fatalities in 2,014 to 2,057 in 2017; the number of fatalities in the first three quarters of 2018 (930) compared to the same period in 2017 (1,585) decreased by 41 per cent, said the report. The western provinces bordering Afghanistan, Balochistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), remained the areas where most militant and sectarian violence (suicide attacks and targeted killings) occurred, with Sindh (outside of Karachi), and Punjab experiencing the least, said the report. The report further said that total 66 militant and affiliate supporter organisations were banned from 2001 to 2018. These include Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehrik-e-Jaffria Pakistan (TJP), Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Tehreek-e-lslami al-Qa’ida, Millat-e-lslamia Pakistan and dozens of other groups. The report noted that although displacement continued in the tribal areas in 2017 and 2018, thousands of IDPS (Internally Displaced Persons) have returned to their areas of origin following improvements in the security situation, with over 83,000 returning in the first nine months of 2018; however, many people have lost access to their homes and livelihoods. The report stated, “major source for decline in violence in Pakistan has been the improving situation in Karachi”. Although, the city was once considered a hub for political/ religious militancy and urban crime, Karachi’s security situation has improved dramatically since 2014. Data collected by the CRSS (Centre for Research and Security Studies) annual security report of 2017 confirms these trends. The Home Office report said that new challenges have risen and some previous challenges continue. The report noted: “Challenges in the Pakistan security situation also included the emergence of self-radicalised individuals and small terrorist cells, growing religious radicalism including on educational campuses, cross-border attacks by Pakistani militants based in Afghanistan and the growing footprint of Islamic state.” Between 2014 and 2017, the total number of violence-related fatalities (including civilians, security forces and militants) declined by over 73 per cent, from 7,655 fatalities in 2014 to 2,057 in 2017. Casualties of violence increased in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the previous quarter, up from 521 to 964 (397 dead, 567 wounded). More than 50per cent of these casualties were recorded in Balochistan alone, followed by KP, Sindh, FATA and Punjab. “However as compared to the previous three quarters in 2017, the total number of fatalities during the same period in 2018 declined by 41 per cent (1,585 in 2017 and 930 in 2018).”
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February - 4 
According to reports, North east militant groups camping in Myanmar have come under pressure from the Myanmar Army and the militants have been forces to shift their camps a number of times in the last one month, reports Assam Tribune on February 4. According to highly laced security sources, with th
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According to reports, North east militant groups camping in Myanmar have come under pressure from the Myanmar Army and the militants have been forces to shift their camps a number of times in the last one month, reports Assam Tribune on February 4. According to highly laced security sources, with the improvement of the relation between both countries, Myanmar has started putting pressure on the militant groups using the territory of that country as safe sanctuary. According to inputs available Myanmar army has not launched any offensive targeting the militant groups. According to security sources, active militant groups of the North East have bases in Myanmar and most of them use the facilities of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K). They also added that though excat number of militants in Myanmar cannot be ascertained at least 2,000 north east militants are in Myanmar. This include 150 United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and 150 National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigwra (NDFB-S). Security agencies are of the view that the striking power of the militant groups is now limited to few areas after they lost their bases in Bhutan and Bangladesh and if they lose their bases in Myanmar, it would be impossible for the ultras to sustain themselves.
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February - 4 
Over 900 people were killed in violence in Afghanistan in January 2019, reports Pajhwok Afghan News. The report citing different sources show 986 people were killed and 839 others injured in 29 of the country’s 34 provinces in January. In December, 2018, at least 1,121 people lost their lives and 47
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Over 900 people were killed in violence in Afghanistan in January 2019, reports Pajhwok Afghan News. The report citing different sources show 986 people were killed and 839 others injured in 29 of the country’s 34 provinces in January. In December, 2018, at least 1,121 people lost their lives and 475 others wounded during 140 different attacks, compared 131 attacks in January.
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February - 7 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report state that at least 33 alleged Pakistani terrorists have crossed into India from the Punjab and Samba-Kathua sectors in Jammu &Kashmir since October 2017, reports The Print on February 7. The NIA report suggests that the terrorists may have infiltrated th
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) report state that at least 33 alleged Pakistani terrorists have crossed into India from the Punjab and Samba-Kathua sectors in Jammu &Kashmir since October 2017, reports The Print on February 7. The NIA report suggests that the terrorists may have infiltrated through the same sector that the attackers, who carried out the Pathankot Air Base attack and the Nagrota Army camp attack had used. According to the report, the standard operating procedure is to sneak in a group of five terrorists at a time. The Over Ground Workers (OGW) of terrorists help them with travel, stay and other logistics. Following the interrogation of two modules of arrested alleged OGWs, it was found that five terrorists had crossed over on the night 23-24 October 2017. On the intervening night of 30-31 December 2017, a group of another five terrorists crossed the border. This was followed by another group on the intervening night of 14-15 January 2018, 13-14 March, 13-14 April, 13-14 May and a group of three terrorists in the intervening night of 11-12 September 2018. Multiple intelligence inputs have revealed that over the past several months, Pakistan is changing its focus to the international border for infiltration. NIA report also details new launch pads that have allegedly been set up by Pakistan opposite the Jammu region. These launch pads have been set up opposite Kathua and Baniyal, Hiranagar, Samba and R.S. Pura sectors.
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February - 7 
Militants have suffered heavy casualties during the operations of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Kandahar and Zabul Provinces, Khamma Press reports on February 7.According to the informed military sources, the operations were conducted in the past one week, leaving at least 43 mi
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Militants have suffered heavy casualties during the operations of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Kandahar and Zabul Provinces, Khamma Press reports on February 7.According to the informed military sources, the operations were conducted in the past one week, leaving at least 43 militants dead and 22 others wounded. The sources further added “Over the course of the past week, the 205th Corps has conducted joint operations with local security forces in both Zabul and Kandahar Provinces. These operations were a result of intelligence reports of Taliban safe havens. Therefore the 205th Corps has conducted fresh raids and clearing operations to disrupt terrorist activities in these Provinces. This has resulted in a total of 43 insurgents killed and an additional 22 insurgents wounded. Additionally, the 205th Corps engineer team has cleared over 25 homemade IEDs from harming local Afghan citizens.” The sources also added that “Currently the 205th Corps has an on-going operation to re-open the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway, which is a 75 kilometer stretch of highway that has been closed due to Taliban activity. So far, they have killed at least 12 insurgents and making progress to open the road.”
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February - 9 
In a report submitted to the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament) only 48 of the total 5,407 families of Bru refugees have been repatriated to Mizoram from Tripura following the signing of a four-corner agreement reports New Indian Express on February 10. Parliamentary Standing Committee o
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In a report submitted to the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament) only 48 of the total 5,407 families of Bru refugees have been repatriated to Mizoram from Tripura following the signing of a four-corner agreement reports New Indian Express on February 10. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs report stated that ‘The Committee expresses its concern over the abysmally low number of families repatriated, and, as against the targeted 5407 families, only 48 families (less than 1%), could be repatriated to the State of Mizoram. The committee, however, expresses its satisfaction over the increase in monetary assistance’. According to the original agreement signed in July 2018, 5,407 Bru families were to return to Mizoram by September. In January, the centre extended the deadline of repatriation till March 31. Central government started eighth phase of repatriation from August 25, 2018. According to the original agreement signed in July 2018, 5,407 Bru families were to return to Mizoram by September. In January, the centre extended the deadline of repatriation till March 31.
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February - 18 
As many as 1,190 Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) have been killed by Security Forces (SFs) in the country since 2010, an Right to Information (RTI) response has revealed, reports Hindustan Times on February 19.There have been 11,567 incidents involving the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)dur
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As many as 1,190 Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) have been killed by Security Forces (SFs) in the country since 2010, an Right to Information (RTI) response has revealed, reports Hindustan Times on February 19.There have been 11,567 incidents involving the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)during the period in which 1,331 SF personnel suffered injuries, the LWE Division, under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), stated in the reply.The maximum LWEs, 225, were eliminated in 2018, followed by 2016 (222), 2010 (172), 2017 (136), and 2013 (100), according to the reply under the RTI Act.Another 99 Maoists were killed in 2011, 89 in 2015, 74 in 2012, 66 in 2014, and 89 in 2019 (till January 31), it stated. One Noida-based lawyerRanjanTomarhad sought the year-wise data on the incidents of deaths of SF personnel and killing of LWEs from the UMHA. The data also revealed a trend of lowering in the number of LWE incidents from 2010, when 2,213 incidents were reported, to 2018, which witnessed 833 incidents.In 2011, 1,760 incidents took place, in 2012 it came down to 1,415, in 2013 there are 1,136 incidents, 1,091 in 2014, 1,089 in 2015, 1048 in 2016, 908 in 2017, and 74 in 2019 (till January 31), it stated.The RTI reply did not cite the number of SF personnel killed during the period, with Tomar saying he had sought data on “casualties”. A separate information put by the UMHA on its website states that 7,907 people have been killed by the LWE between 2004 and 2018 (till 31 July).As many as 90 Districts in 11 States of the country are considered as affected by LWE, according to reply made in Parliament by Minister of State in UMHA Hansaj Ahir on February 5, 2019.
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February - 19 
According to intelligence intercepts on February 16-17, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is planning to carry out another fidayeen(suicide) attack of a much bigger magnitude, reports Times of India on February 20. As per the intercepts JeM is reportedly planning to execute another mass fatality attack targeti
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According to intelligence intercepts on February 16-17, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is planning to carry out another fidayeen(suicide) attack of a much bigger magnitude, reports Times of India on February 20. As per the intercepts JeM is reportedly planning to execute another mass fatality attack targeting Security Forces (SFs). An intelligence official stated that various inputs from different quarters indicated that there could be a major attack either in Jammu or outside the state. According to a February 19 report, a 21-member JeM squad, including three suicide bombers, had infiltrated into Kashmir in December to launch three attacks, including two outside the Valley, reports Times of India.
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February - 23 
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on February 23 released its latest report regarding the civilian casualties in Afghanistan, stating that 3,804 civilians were killed and 7,189 others were wounded in 2018, including women and children, reports Khaama Press. UNAMA attribut
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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on February 23 released its latest report regarding the civilian casualties in Afghanistan, stating that 3,804 civilians were killed and 7,189 others were wounded in 2018, including women and children, reports Khaama Press. UNAMA attributed the majority of civilian casualties 63 per cent– to Anti-Government Elements (AGEs), 37 per cent to Taliban, 20 per cent to Daesh/Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), and 6 per cent to undetermined AGEs. Pro-Government Forces caused 24 per cent of civilian casualties –14 per cent by Afghan national security forces, six per cent by international military forces, as well as four per cent by other pro-Government armed groups and forces, describing suicide attacks as key factor to the significant increase in civilian casualties while aerial and search operations have also been described as key factors in rising civilian casualties.
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February - 26 
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global policy setter on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), has made the initial determination that Sri Lanka has completed its action plan, reports Colombo Page on February 26. As part of its ongoing review of compli
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global policy setter on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), has made the initial determination that Sri Lanka has completed its action plan, reports Colombo Page on February 26. As part of its ongoing review of compliance with the AML/CFT standards, FATF at the Plenary held during February20-22, 2019 in Paris has decided that Sri Lanka warrants an on-site assessment to verify that the implementation of AML/CFT reforms has begun and is being sustained, and that the necessary political commitment remains in place to sustain implementation in the future.As per the decision taken by FATF Plenary, a team of evaluators will be visiting Sri Lanka during May 2019 and the team will meet all relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and the highest political authorities to verify the implementation of the FATF Action Plan and to ascertain Sri Lanka's political commitment towards implementation of AML/CFT.
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March - 4 
Report said that situation has been very tense on the LoC in twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri, where Pakistan had violated ceasefire for over 50 times, ever since the Indian air strike at Balakote deep inside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Four civilians have been killed on the
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Report said that situation has been very tense on the LoC in twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri, where Pakistan had violated ceasefire for over 50 times, ever since the Indian air strike at Balakote deep inside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Four civilians have been killed on the Indian side and nearly a dozen others were injured. However, number of casualties has been very high on Pakistan side where at least seven Pakistani troops were dead. Pakistan has also suffered heavy infrastructural losses. While giving strong response to Pakistan army’s mortar shelling and firing, the Indian soldiers were also keeping strict surveillance on the LoC to thwart infiltration attempts by the militants, sources said, adding that Pakistan was frustrated by ‘Operation Balakote’ of the Indian Air Force and was, therefore, trying to push the militants to carry out an attack on security forces. Security Forces (SFs) have been maintaining very high alert all along the Line of Control and International Border to ensure that the militants don’t succeed in their infiltration plot.
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March - 6 
Indian intelligence agencies prepared a detailed report on the existing terror infrastructure near military installations in Pakistan, sources said, reports The New India Express on March 6.The report will be shared at international platforms to tell the world how Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is a g
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Indian intelligence agencies prepared a detailed report on the existing terror infrastructure near military installations in Pakistan, sources said, reports The New India Express on March 6.The report will be shared at international platforms to tell the world how Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is a growing threat, they said.This comes soon after India shared with the international community details of the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike on the Balakot terror camp on February 26.The idea is to expose Pakistan before the world as a sponsor and promoter of terrorism, the sources said. India will also share the satellite images of the terror hideouts with friendly countries. At least 16 other terror hubs in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and hinterland have been identified, besides Balakot. The terror infrastructure includes communication and control stations and offices of terror units that continue to abet terrorism in India.These terror hubs are in the vicinity of Pakistan Army camps and are training grounds for militants planning to orchestrate terror strikes in India, sources said, quoting the report.Training imparted include sniping, water combat, putting together improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and using drones. The report said there are six training centres or launch pads where terrorists are being groomed for carrying out commando-style operations and infiltration. Report further said that the six training centres where terrorists are being groomed for carrying out commando-style operations and infiltration are located in Boi, Laqa-e-Gair in Pakistan and Deolin, Khalid Bin Walid and Garhi and Dopatta in PoK. Five other Balakot-like terror camps or centres: three in Mansera and two in Punjab in hinterland Pakistan; PoK has 11 such camps — five each in Muzzafarabad and Kotli and one in Barnala
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March - 6 
Official results of tests to find out more details about the bodies found in Sri Lanka's biggest mass grave in Mannar in Northern Province are expected to be revealed soon, reports Colombo Page on March 6. The remains of more than 300 people were discovered in March 2018, in Mannar, a town in Mannar
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Official results of tests to find out more details about the bodies found in Sri Lanka's biggest mass grave in Mannar in Northern Province are expected to be revealed soon, reports Colombo Page on March 6. The remains of more than 300 people were discovered in March 2018, in Mannar, a town in Mannar District of Northern Province. With hundreds still missing after the end of the civil war, the discovery of the mass grave has led to hope and despair among the families of the missing, but investigators are first attempting to determine if the grave is related to the war and not to a natural disaster or crime.
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March - 7 
The six bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave in Northern Province have been identified as belonging to the period from 1499 - 1719 AD, according to carbon dating tests, reports Colombo Page on March 7.Six human bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave under the observation of the
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The six bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave in Northern Province have been identified as belonging to the period from 1499 - 1719 AD, according to carbon dating tests, reports Colombo Page on March 7.Six human bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave under the observation of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) were sent to the Beta Analytics in Miami in Florida in United States (US) for radiocarbon dating to determine the time periods in which the deaths occurred.Reports of the radiocarbon dating tests conducted on the bone samples was received last month and handed over to the Mannar Magistrate. Skeletal remains of 315 people and human bones have been unearthed from the mass grave located at the sites of the old Sathosa Building in the Mannar town in Mannar District of Northern Province. Out of those, skeletal remains of 307 individuals have been systematically removed and currently sealed and placed in a special chamber at the Mannar Magistrate's Court complex. Among the bones found are skeletal remains of 26 children.
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March - 13 
The United States (US) State Department's Human Rights Report for 2018 which released on March 13 said that although the constitution and law prohibit Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, authorities reportedly employed them in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. Sri
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The United States (US) State Department's Human Rights Report for 2018 which released on March 13 said that although the constitution and law prohibit Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, authorities reportedly employed them in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. Sri Lanka's military and police harassed civilians with impunity although civilian authorities generally maintained control over the security forces, the report said. It added that the Government is yet to implement a mechanism to hold accountable government security personnel accused of crimes during the civil war. During the year, however, the Government took steps to investigate, prosecute, and punish some officials who committed human rights abuses, the report noted. Human rights issues included unlawful killings; torture, notably sexual abuse; arbitrary detention by government forces; website blocking; violence against lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons and criminalization of same-sex sexual activity; and corruption. The US State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor published its 43rd annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018 and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on March 13 released the report to the public.
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March - 15 
Punjab Police on March 15 arrested an electrician working for Military Engineering Service (MES) for passing on sensitive military information to a Pakistan-based intelligence operative, reports Indian Express. The arrestee has been identified as Ram Kumar. Police said Kumar, during questioning, rev
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Punjab Police on March 15 arrested an electrician working for Military Engineering Service (MES) for passing on sensitive military information to a Pakistan-based intelligence operative, reports Indian Express. The arrestee has been identified as Ram Kumar. Police said Kumar, during questioning, revealed that he was befriended by the Pakistan-based intelligence operative on social media and was asked for information about Indian Army units located along the Indo-Pak border and also movement of Army convoys in the area. He told police he had been working as an electrician with the MES in Jalandhar Cantt since 2013. He had also provided mobile numbers of military officers to the operative. The arrest was carried out by Punjab Police’s state special operations cell (SSOC).
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March - 16 
India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ was announced
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India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ was announced during the 34th meeting of the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) council held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Delegations of the competent authorities of India, Kazakhstan, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the RATS Executive Committee attended the meeting. Chaired by Russia, the meeting also declared plans to hold the first stage of the joint border operation “Solidarity 2019-2021,” the 7th meeting of the heads of the border services, and training workshops on identifying and preventing the use of the Internet for terrorist, separatist and extremist purposes. RATS is a permanent organ of the SCO which serves to promote cooperation of member states against the three evils of terrorism, separatism and extremism. It is headquartered in Tashkent. The next meeting of the Council of the RATS SCO is scheduled to be held in Russia in September 2019.
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March - 16 
Separately, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Manipur framed charges against three co-accused in the ParaolonChandel ambush on March 16, reports E-pao. The three co-accused are Moirangthem Nimaichand alias Rakesh alias Laloialias Tapan Rai, NaoremPremkumaralias Van Damme and Anil Rai
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Separately, Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) judge Manipur framed charges against three co-accused in the ParaolonChandel ambush on March 16, reports E-pao. The three co-accused are Moirangthem Nimaichand alias Rakesh alias Laloialias Tapan Rai, NaoremPremkumaralias Van Damme and Anil Rai alias Anil Sharma alias Meiraba. NIA and the State police arrested Naorem Premkanta on January 12, 2018 and later identified spot from where the ambush was laid, apart from his position during the ambush as well. Moirangthem Nimaichand was arrested by Bishnupur Police. Later, he was identified as Tapan Rai of KCP and it was also revealed that he was also involved in the Paraolon ambush. Anil Rai was arrested by a combined team of NIA and State police from Maphou Dam on March 7 last year and he revealed that he also took part in the ambush.
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March - 16 
India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ was announced
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India, Pakistan and the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will take part in a joint anti-terrorism exercise to be held later in 2019 by the SCO, reports The Indian Express on March 16. The decision to hold the joint exercise ‘Sary-Arka-Antiterror 2019’ was announced during the 34th meeting of the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) council held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Delegations of the competent authorities of India, Kazakhstan, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the RATS Executive Committee attended the meeting. Chaired by Russia, the meeting also declared plans to hold the first stage of the joint border operation “Solidarity 2019-2021,” the 7th meeting of the heads of the border services, and training workshops on identifying and preventing the use of the Internet for terrorist, separatist and extremist purposes. RATS is a permanent organ of the SCO which serves to promote cooperation of member states against the three evils of terrorism, separatism and extremism. It is headquartered in Tashkent. The next meeting of the Council of the RATS SCO is scheduled to be held in Russia in September 2019.
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March - 16 
The Transitional Justice (TJ) bodies are likely to be left without any commissioners, at least for a certain period after mid-April, given the Government’s delay in forming a recommendations committee as provisioned by law, reports My Republica on March 16. It is mandatory to form a five-member reco
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The Transitional Justice (TJ) bodies are likely to be left without any commissioners, at least for a certain period after mid-April, given the Government’s delay in forming a recommendations committee as provisioned by law, reports My Republica on March 16. It is mandatory to form a five-member recommendations committee headed by a former chief justice, in order to appoint members of the TJ bodies. But the Government has not formed the committee so far although less than a month remains for the expiry of existing terms. Former members of the recommendations committee and the conflict victims say the recommendations process may take at least a month even if the committee is formed right away. The appointment process will get prolonged further if the parties fail to agree on the names recommended by the committee. The recommendations committee headed by former chief justice Om Bhakta Shrestha and formed in September 2013 took six months to conduct the consultations process and prepared a roster of prospective candidates. “Once the committee is formed it has to follow certain international norms such as mandatory consultations with the victims, the stakeholders and the political parties. It will surely take at least one or one and half months to complete this process,” said PradipPokharel, a former member of the recommendations committee, “It seems the leadership vacuum at the commissions will remain even if the appointment process is started right away.”
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March - 17 
With Myanmar Army taking steps against members of the militant outfits of the Northeast taking shelter in that country, the strength of the Assam Rifles along the international border has been increased, reports Assam Tribune on March 17. The strength of Assam Rifles (AR) along Myanmar border has be
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With Myanmar Army taking steps against members of the militant outfits of the Northeast taking shelter in that country, the strength of the Assam Rifles along the international border has been increased, reports Assam Tribune on March 17. The strength of Assam Rifles (AR) along Myanmar border has been increased from 17 battalions to 23. Moreover, Indian and Myanmar Army are planning to launch a coordinated offensive against militants on both sides of the international border. According to officials, Indian Army provided help like intelligence inputs to Myanmar Army to deal with the rebels belonging to the Arakan Army in Rakhine province of Myanmar. In response, the Myanmar Army has agreed to take action against the militant groups of the Northeast, who have been taking shelter in that country. Sources also added that no large-scale exodus of militants was noticed after the operations in Myanmar.
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March - 17 
At least 14 passengers, including two security personnel, were shot dead after being offloaded from passenger buses on the Makran Coastal Highway at the Buzi Pass area near Hangol in Gwader District of Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune.Five to six passenger buses – travelling between Karachi
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At least 14 passengers, including two security personnel, were shot dead after being offloaded from passenger buses on the Makran Coastal Highway at the Buzi Pass area near Hangol in Gwader District of Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune.Five to six passenger buses – travelling between Karachi and Gwadar – were stopped by around 25 unidentified gunmen at the Buzi Pass after midnight,between 12:30am and 1am.The terrorists were reportedly wearing camouflage uniforms and offloaded at least 16 people from the vehicles.The identity cards of the offloaded passengers were checked by the terrorists and at least 14 were shot dead on the spot while two managed to escape.The bodies of the victims were recovered from Noor Baksh Hotel. Two passengers managed to escape the massacre and made it to the nearest Levies checkpost. The motive behind the killings and the identity of the victims are yet to be ascertained.
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March - 17 
As many as 400 Taliban militants, including 30 key ‘commanders’, have been killed during airstrikes by security forces in southern Ghazni province in the past four months, an official stated on March 17, reports Pajhwok.com.
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As many as 400 Taliban militants, including 30 key ‘commanders’, have been killed during airstrikes by security forces in southern Ghazni province in the past four months, an official stated on March 17, reports Pajhwok.com.
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March - 17 
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sanctioned 33 companies of central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for the first phase of Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) polls in Assam, reports Telegraph on March 18. The polls are scheduled to be held on April 11. Of the 28,143 polling stations
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sanctioned 33 companies of central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for the first phase of Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) polls in Assam, reports Telegraph on March 18. The polls are scheduled to be held on April 11. Of the 28,143 polling stations in the state, 1,913 have been identified as critical and 3,663 as hypersensitive.
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March - 18 
Assam Tribune reports on March 18 that amid opposition from civil society groups, the Election Commission of India (ECI) would set up 15 polling stations for Bru voters, lodged in six relief camps in North Tripura district, at Kanhmun village along the Mizoram-Tripura border. Mizoram Chief Electoral
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Assam Tribune reports on March 18 that amid opposition from civil society groups, the Election Commission of India (ECI) would set up 15 polling stations for Bru voters, lodged in six relief camps in North Tripura district, at Kanhmun village along the Mizoram-Tripura border. Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), AshisKundra said he received information from the EC on March 16 regarding the arrangement of special polling stations. As per the information, 15 polling stations – nine for Mamit district and three each for Kolasib and LungleiDistricts, would be set at the Mizoram-Tripura border village. The CEO also stated that 12,000 Bru voters from six relief camps in Tripura are eligible to exercise their franchise in the upcoming polls.
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March - 18 
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar had undertaken a to United Kingdom (UK)to collect funds for terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir and his travel was facilitated by a Muslim cleric of Gujarati origin in 1994, reports NDTV on March 18, 2019. During his stay in the UK, he visited a numb
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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar had undertaken a to United Kingdom (UK)to collect funds for terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir and his travel was facilitated by a Muslim cleric of Gujarati origin in 1994, reports NDTV on March 18, 2019. During his stay in the UK, he visited a number of mosques and collected Rs. 15 lakh in Pakistani currency, though he got a "very poor" response while travelling to Sharjah and Saudi Arabia before arriving in India in 1994. Azhar had procured a Pakistani passport in his real name and original address in 1986 and had extensively toured African and Gulf countries where he realised that the Arab nations were not sympathetic to the "Kashmir cause". He also met other Muslim leaders in the UK including MaulanaIamail, who was also of Indian-origin and was engaged in the construction of mosques and madrasas in Mangolia and Albania.
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March - 18 
Meanwhile, late night on March 18, Pakistan army again resorted to heavy shelling and firing in Pallanwallain Jammu District and Sunderbani sector in Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior.There was intense shelling in civilian areas at villages including Gigriyal, Badwal and Channi Diwani in Pal
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Meanwhile, late night on March 18, Pakistan army again resorted to heavy shelling and firing in Pallanwallain Jammu District and Sunderbani sector in Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior.There was intense shelling in civilian areas at villages including Gigriyal, Badwal and Channi Diwani in Pallanwalla sector in Jammu District.Indian Army retaliated effectively at all the places. There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage on the Indian side.There were reports that at least three Pakistan army posts were damaged in retaliatory shelling by the Indian troops.
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March - 18 
The Mizoram Assembly unanimously passed Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019 Bill on March 18, reports Indian Express. The ai of the bill is to create registers containing the names, details and photographs of every resident of the state, on a household basis, in an effort to detect
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The Mizoram Assembly unanimously passed Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019 Bill on March 18, reports Indian Express. The ai of the bill is to create registers containing the names, details and photographs of every resident of the state, on a household basis, in an effort to detect illegal foreigners. According to the bill ‘It shall be the responsibility of every householder as well as every member of household in the state to furnish all such information, particulars and passport-size photographs of the members of the household as may be required by the registering authorities.’ Statement of objects and reasons’ Mizoram Chief Minister (CM) Zoramthanga reads that ‘Influx of foreigners into Mizoram through its porous borders has remained a serious concern for several decades. In many cases the benefit of development and welfare programmes are found eaten away to a large extent by such foreigners who clandestinely stayed back and got assimilated in the people of the state by taking advantage of the mistaken identity and of difficulties in detecting them’.
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March - 18 
Lawmakers of the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) have obstructed the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), Lower House of the Federal Parliament, on March 18, demanding that the Government make public the Lal Commission Report, reports The Himalayan Times.A probe commission led by forme
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Lawmakers of the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) have obstructed the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), Lower House of the Federal Parliament, on March 18, demanding that the Government make public the Lal Commission Report, reports The Himalayan Times.A probe commission led by former Supreme Court justice Girish Chandra Lal had submitted the report to the Government on December 15, 2017. The commission was formed to investigate the cases of Human Rights violations during Madhes and Tharuhat movements in 2015 and 2016.RJP-N lawmaker Ani Kumar Jhademanded that Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara issue a ruling to the Government to make the Lal Commission’s Report public in the next meeting of the House.This is the third time the party has obstructed the House for the same reason.Previously, the party had obstructed HoR proceedings on March 13 and March 17.
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March - 19 
According to Diplomatic sources, Four Mi-25 gunship helicopters promised by India to Afghanistan in July last year are likely to be delivered this June, reports The Print on March 20. India had promised to supply the four attack choppers in July last year. The delivery, however, did not take place o
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According to Diplomatic sources, Four Mi-25 gunship helicopters promised by India to Afghanistan in July last year are likely to be delivered this June, reports The Print on March 20. India had promised to supply the four attack choppers in July last year. The delivery, however, did not take place owing to a “time-consuming process” — India will procure the choppers from Russia and then supply them to Afghanistan through Belarus. During the visit of Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib to India in January, India is believed to have assured him of the delivery in two tranches — the first pair to be supplied by April and the remaining by June. Afghanistan is also expecting the supply of Chinook choppers from the US around the same time. In December 2016, India had supplied four Mi-25 choppers to the Afghan Air Force (AAF). All four helicopters were financed by India.
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March - 19 
Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence agencies claimed that the meeting was to plan a sui
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Intelligence agency sources on March 19 claimed that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar and Haqqani Network (HN) had a meeting one month ahead of the Pulwama attack, reports India today. Intelligence agencies claimed that the meeting was to plan a suicide attack in India. Sources claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) mediated the meeting between JeM chief and Haqqani Network in Bahawalpur.
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March - 19 
The Afghan National Army (ANA)’s 209 Shaheen Corps has conducted 88 military operations during the last one year, inflicting 3,771 losses to Taliban and other militant groups, said the Deputy Commander of the Shaheen Corps, General Adam Khan Matin, reports Tolo News on March 19. “In total, we launch
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The Afghan National Army (ANA)’s 209 Shaheen Corps has conducted 88 military operations during the last one year, inflicting 3,771 losses to Taliban and other militant groups, said the Deputy Commander of the Shaheen Corps, General Adam Khan Matin, reports Tolo News on March 19. “In total, we launched 88 operations under ‘Operation Walid 97’, The operations were carried out to support rule of law, security and people’s safety. Around 64 of the 3,771 militants killed in the operations were foreign nationals”, he said. However, sources said that Security Forces (SFs) also suffered heavy causalities during this year in the north and north-eastern parts of the country, but Matin rejected the claims. “No security outpost of Afghan forces is under siege in the north and northeastern provinces of the country,” Matin added. ‘Operation Walid 40 in Balkh’, ‘Operation Toofan 25’ in Kunduz and ‘Operation Shaheen 1’ in Baghlan are ongoing against militants, he said.
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March - 20 
A 32-year-old youth, identified as Reyaz Ahmad Khatana who was critically injured in Pakistan firing at Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in Baramulla District on March 10, died in hospital on March 20, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that Reyaz Ahmad Khatana and three others were i
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A 32-year-old youth, identified as Reyaz Ahmad Khatana who was critically injured in Pakistan firing at Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in Baramulla District on March 10, died in hospital on March 20, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that Reyaz Ahmad Khatana and three others were injured at Kamalkote in Uri when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing and shelling, targeting forward Indian posts and civilian areas on March 10. Meanwhile, majority residents in border areas have shifted to safer places, fearing more shelling from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), reports Daily Excelsior. However, the residents alleged that despite assurance, the Government has failed to construct underground bunkers in border areas, where they could take shelter in case of Pakistan shelling.
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March - 20 
Also, the normal life was disrupted in Kashmir valley on March 20 due to a protest shutdown called by the separatists against the custodial death of a school teacher on March 19, reports Daily Excelsior.Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent any violence. Adequate SFs were
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Also, the normal life was disrupted in Kashmir valley on March 20 due to a protest shutdown called by the separatists against the custodial death of a school teacher on March 19, reports Daily Excelsior.Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent any violence. Adequate SFs were also deployed in sensitive areas to thwart any protests in view of shutdown call issued by separatists.The shutdown was called against death of 29-year-old Rizwan Assad Pandith in Police custody at CARGO camp in Srinagar.Pandith was picked up by the Police from his home few days ago. APolice spokesman said that, “In pursuance of a militancy case investigation, a suspect Rizwan Pandith of Awantipora was in police custody. The person died in police custody. In this matter, while following the procedure laid down in section 176 of CrPC, a magisterial inquiry is underway.” His death triggered a fresh wave of anger across Kashmir, even as the administration ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident that evoked widespread condemnation from the mainstream and separatist circles in the Kashmir Valley.
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March - 20 
The Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), arrested six terrorists and thwarted Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K) plot to carry out a series of suicide attacks on the eve of the new Afghan year, reports Khaama Press on March 21. The NDS, in a statement, furthe
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The Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), arrested six terrorists and thwarted Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K) plot to carry out a series of suicide attacks on the eve of the new Afghan year, reports Khaama Press on March 21. The NDS, in a statement, further said that 44 militants were arrested during similar operations conducted in Khost, Kandahar, Zabul, Herat, Farah, Paktika, Badakhshan, Ghazni, Helmand, Balkh, and Sar-e-Pul provinces over the past one week.
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March - 21 
Additionally, Security agencies denied recent reports which indicated the death of Paresh Baruah, reports Hermann Herald on March 21. Officers within the Special Branch of Assam Police suggested that they had enough inputs that suggest that Baruah had met with an accident recently and was not keepin
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Additionally, Security agencies denied recent reports which indicated the death of Paresh Baruah, reports Hermann Herald on March 21. Officers within the Special Branch of Assam Police suggested that they had enough inputs that suggest that Baruah had met with an accident recently and was not keeping well due to high blood sugar. But the agency did not corroborate reports of his death. Pallab Bhattacharya, Special DG, Special Branch stated that ‘We had heard of Baruah meeting with an accident while he was on a bike in the hilly terrain of China-Myanmar border close to two-three months back. We are also aware of him suffering from high blood sugar. At the same time, we also had inputs that suggested that he was recovering. Today when we heard of news reports of his death, we got in touch with other intelligence and security agencies but none of them has confirmed the news of his death’.
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March - 21 
Northeast Now on March 21 reports that a close aide of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent’s (ULFA-I) Paresh Baruah, Jiban Moran is also planning to surrender. According to intelligence sources, he seems to have differences with Paresh Barua on the sustainability of the struggle and would pr
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Northeast Now on March 21 reports that a close aide of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent’s (ULFA-I) Paresh Baruah, Jiban Moran is also planning to surrender. According to intelligence sources, he seems to have differences with Paresh Barua on the sustainability of the struggle and would prefer to join peacetalks which the Government is having with ULFA-PTF.
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March - 22 
According to local media, a youth identified as Shahid who had been missing from his home in Awantipora, Pulwama for the past couple of days has joined Pakistan-based terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), reports India Times on March 22. In an audio message he claimed that he joined militancy after
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According to local media, a youth identified as Shahid who had been missing from his home in Awantipora, Pulwama for the past couple of days has joined Pakistan-based terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), reports India Times on March 22. In an audio message he claimed that he joined militancy after his friend, Rizwan Asad Pandit, the principal of a private school in Awantipora who died in Police custody. Rizwan was picked up by Police on March 17 for his alleged links with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) which was recently banned. Two days later his family was informed about his death.
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March - 22 
The Yasin Malik-led Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)was banned by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on March 22 for ‘promoting’ secession of the militancy-hit State from the Union of India, reports Daily Excelsior. Banning the outfit under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities
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The Yasin Malik-led Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)was banned by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on March 22 for ‘promoting’ secession of the militancy-hit State from the Union of India, reports Daily Excelsior. Banning the outfit under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA] after a high-level meeting on security chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, officials said the Centre is of the opinion that the JKLF is “in close touch with militant outfits” and is supporting extremism and militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere.They said the outfit claims “secession of a part of the Indian territory from the union” and supports terrorist and separatist groups fighting for this purpose. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba said the JKLF has been banned as the Government has a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism.The JKLF has been at the forefront of separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir and was involved in the killings of Kashmiri Pandits in 1989 leading to their exodus from the Valley, he said.The Home Secretary said the Government is committed to relentlessly pursuing a policy of curbing the activities of secessionist groups which are threat to the country.The other reason for banning the outfit was that the cadres of the JKLF were indulging in activities intended to disrupt the territorial integrity of India, the officials said. Yasin Malik is at present lodged in Kotbhalwal jail in Jammu, and is likely to face trial in the three-decade-old case of kidnapping of Rubaya Sayeed, the daughter of then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and gunning down of four IAF personnel in Srinagar. The JKLF was founded by Pakistani national Amanullah Khan in mid-1970 at Birmingham in the United Kingdom (UK) and came into prominence in 1971 when its member hijacked an Indian Airlines plane flying from Srinagar to Jammu.As many as 37 FIRs have been registered against the JKLF by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Gauba said.The organisation was also involved in the kidnapping and killing of Ravindra Mhatre, an Indian diplomat posted in the UK, in 1984. A week later, India executed Maqbool Bhat, a JKLF activist, who had been sentenced to death.This is the second organisation in Jammu and Kashmir which has been banned this month. Earlier, the Centre had banned the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 22 
The four Iranian border guards rescued by the Pakistan Army from militants returned to Tehran on March 22, reports Daily Times. Live footage showed the soldiers dressed in suits stepping off an Antonov 74 transport aircraft and welcomed by their commander, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour who head
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The four Iranian border guards rescued by the Pakistan Army from militants returned to Tehran on March 22, reports Daily Times. Live footage showed the soldiers dressed in suits stepping off an Antonov 74 transport aircraft and welcomed by their commander, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour who heads the Revolutionary Guards ground forces. The Pakistan Army said in a statement on March 21 that it had rescued the soldiers who had been held captive by a militant group in Chagai District of Balochistan. Twelve Iranian border guards were kidnapped on October 16, 2018, by the so-called Jaishul-Adl terrorist group at the Mirjaveh border point in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province.
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March - 23 
Additionally, move to rehabilitate 1,235 former militants who surrendered on different times by establishing re-group villages at Kanchanpur sub-division has created resentment among the locals as it already houses over 30,000 Reang refugees sheltered in six camps, reports The Sentinel. It is learnt
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Additionally, move to rehabilitate 1,235 former militants who surrendered on different times by establishing re-group villages at Kanchanpur sub-division has created resentment among the locals as it already houses over 30,000 Reang refugees sheltered in six camps, reports The Sentinel. It is learnt that the administration has already identified Rabindra Nagar, Manmanpui and some other places for setting up of regroup villages and the district and sub-divisional administration have already had several rounds of meetings to explore the possibilities.The move has created panic among the local people as they fearing fresh trouble as the sub-division is already overcrowded with more than 30,000 Reang refugees from Mizoram. Their presence in the area is causing pressure on the natural resources and creating law and order problems. On several occasion, there have been reports of clashes with locals.According to official sources, a total of 300 acres of land will be required for setting up of regroup villages for the 1,235 surrendered extremist and their families.
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March - 24 
Continuing crackdown on terror financers in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies have identified 13 people, including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, Hurriyat leaders and businessmen, who are allegedly providing funds to terrorists and stone-pelters at the behest of Pakistan spy agenc
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Continuing crackdown on terror financers in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies have identified 13 people, including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, Hurriyat leaders and businessmen, who are allegedly providing funds to terrorists and stone-pelters at the behest of Pakistan spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), officials said on March 24, reports Daily Excelsior. The Centre has started seizing properties belonging to terror financiers in a big way. Thirteen individuals and their properties have been identified by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and action has been initiated, they said. “Individuals identified during these investigations have been found providing money to all major terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) as also Hurriyat leaders, separatists and stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir,” a senior Government official said. Funds were provided to the leadership of Kashmir-based terrorist groups for misguiding, motivating and recruiting local youths to militant ranks. Operational activities of terror groups, including attacks on Security Forces (SFs), camps and convoys, are also being financed, the official said, adding money obtained through these channels are being used by major secessionist formations, especially the Hurriyat Conference. These funds are used for maintaining Hurriyat’s top leadership and a massive propaganda machinery to arouse disaffection among the people of Jammu and Kashmir against the Centre. It is also being utilised to spread false information through media contacts, newspapers and social media, the official claimed.
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March - 24 
Meanwhile, Subhashree Panda, wife of jailed CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda; and Sangram Mohanty, son of Dandapani Mohanty, who is alleged to be a leading sympathiser of Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), have been made candidates from the Ranapur Assembly constituency in Nayagarh and Surada in Ganjam D
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Meanwhile, Subhashree Panda, wife of jailed CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda; and Sangram Mohanty, son of Dandapani Mohanty, who is alleged to be a leading sympathiser of Left-Wing Extremists (LWE), have been made candidates from the Ranapur Assembly constituency in Nayagarh and Surada in Ganjam District respectively, reports The Hindu on March 24.The Congress released the list of candidates for the Assembly elections in Odisha late on March 22. Both candidates are facing trials on charges of aiding the CPI-Maoist. They have each spent over two years in jail at different points in time.
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March - 24 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has involved the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe links between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups and militant outfits in the Northeast, particularly from Nagaland, which are active in Myanmar, in the seizure of Myanmar-made ass
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has involved the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe links between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) groups and militant outfits in the Northeast, particularly from Nagaland, which are active in Myanmar, in the seizure of Myanmar-made assault rifles and grenades from a location in Purnia in Bihar on February 7, reports The Indian Express on March 24.Reportedly, on February 7, Bihar Police had seized under barrel grenade launchers (UBGL) and a large number of AK-47 assault rifles found hidden in an SUV seized in Purnia, UMHA officialssaid. According to UMHA officials, the probe has revealed so far that arms and ammunition were smuggled from across the Myanmar border with the help of “Naga underground groups” and these were “meant to be supplied to Maoists across the country”.An UMHA official said,“Maoists have tried to seek help from Northeast militants’ groups earlier as well, particularly due to crackdown by security forces. They are looking for safe havens in the Northeast and other parts of the country”.Bihar Police had last month arrested three persons, identified as V R Kahornagam and Clearson Kavo from Ukhrul District in Manipur and Suraj Prasad from GorakhpurDistrict of Uttar Pradesh. The three were questioned by NIA officials about the main arms supplier. They were also shown photographs of Maoist ‘commanders’ and top leadership active in Bihar and Jharkhand. A man identified as Mukesh Singh,reportedly on the run, from Patna in Bihar is suspected to be the key link between arms suppliers and Maoists groups, the UMHA official said. The two Ukhrul-based arms smugglers, according to investigators, have direct links with a Northeastern insurgent group and have been involved in an arms smuggling racket in the Northeast.According to UMHA, the arrested suppliers have been booked under sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and the case will be probed by the NIA.
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March - 24 
Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama attack by the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) suicide bomber Adil Dar to connect with his Pakistan and Kashmir-based handler Mudassir Khan, reports The Indian Express on March 24. Piecing together probe from the site of the terror strike, searches carried out by the Jammu and Kas
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Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama attack by the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) suicide bomber Adil Dar to connect with his Pakistan and Kashmir-based handler Mudassir Khan, reports The Indian Express on March 24. Piecing together probe from the site of the terror strike, searches carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Security Agencies at an encounter site in Tral as well as other locations, it was found that the bomber, Adil Dar, was in constant touch with the JeM across the border. It was a fairly new modus operandi where terrorists across the border were using a “virtual SIM”, generated by a service provider in the United States (US). In this technology, the computer generates a telephone number and the user downloads an application of the service provider on their smartphone. The number is linked to social networking sites like WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram or Twitter. The verification code generated by these networking sites is received on the smartphone and the user is ready. A request would be sent to the US to seek details from a service provider of “virtual SIMs”. While the security agencies would attempt to find who had paid for the virtual SIM, they were also aware that the terror groups used forged identities, as was done during the Mumbai 26/11 terror strikes. During the investigation of the 26/11 attacks, it was found that an amount of USD 229 was wired to Callphonex, via Western Union Money Transfer receipt number 8364307716-0, for activating the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) used during the strikes. The money was received from ‘Madina Trading’ located in Brescia in Italy and sender was claimed to be Javed Iqbal, a resident of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK). However, after Italian police arrested two Pakistani nationals in 2009, it was alleged that the firm had made nearly 300 transfers in the name of Iqbal, who probably had never set his foot in Italy. The Italian police, while concluding the probe, had said the Brescia-based company made several transfers using the identity of innocent, unsuspecting persons, whose identity cards or passports might have been stolen.
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March - 24 
A prominent Taliban leader identified as Mullah Turab was arrested, along with three other Taliban militants, during an operation of the Special Forces of Afghan National in Surkh Rod District of Nangarhar Province on March 24, reports Khamma Press. A motorycle and a weapon were also confiscated. Ac
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A prominent Taliban leader identified as Mullah Turab was arrested, along with three other Taliban militants, during an operation of the Special Forces of Afghan National in Surkh Rod District of Nangarhar Province on March 24, reports Khamma Press. A motorycle and a weapon were also confiscated. According to Ministry of Interior, Mullah Turab was involved in planning terrorist attacks in Surkh Rod District and was leading a group of 40 militants.
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March - 25 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will procure a new fleet of Mine Protected Vehicles (MPVs) and small 30-seater buses to ensure safety of its troop convoys in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The CRPF has also decided to enhance the number of its Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will procure a new fleet of Mine Protected Vehicles (MPVs) and small 30-seater buses to ensure safety of its troop convoys in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The CRPF has also decided to enhance the number of its Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS) for its about 65 battalions based in the Kashmir Valley for anti-terror and law and order duties. These new measures have been chalked out by the force in the aftermath of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel travelling in a bus, part of a convoy from Jammu to Srinagar, were killed by a suicide bomber. “We are enhancing our counter-IED [Improvised Explosive Device] capabilities in Kashmir. We are procuring and sending more MPVs and are bullet-proofing force buses. As it is difficult to armour large buses, we are looking at procuring small 30-seater buses that can be better armour plated,” CRPF Director General (DG) R RBhatnagar said. The force uses MPVs for limited troop movements in the anti-Naxal operations theatre and some of them are being used in Jammu and Kashmir too. About six personnel can travel in these four-wheeled vehicles. Bhatnagar said small buses can be better fabricated and provided bullet-resistant armour as compared to the standard large buses that seat 54-57 people. Officials said once a large bus is fabricated with bullet-proof sheets, its engine takes a toll and its speed and endurance is restricted due to the weight of the additional metal used for the armour.
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March - 25 
The three-day talks between Pakistan and a delegation of the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on money laundering — a regional affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) started on March 25 in which the APG assessment team will discuss the second draft Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) with the releva
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The three-day talks between Pakistan and a delegation of the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on money laundering — a regional affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) started on March 25 in which the APG assessment team will discuss the second draft Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) with the relevant stakeholders, reports Dunya News. The dialogues between Pakistan and a group of six members of the FATF has started in Islamabad in which a group of experts from the FATF is being briefed by the Pakistani officials over progress on global standards against financial crimes to warrant its exclusion from the watchdog s grey list. According to Dunya News, officials from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and concerned departments are participating in the dialogues. Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) officials and SBP’s Monitoring Unit will also brief the visiting group.
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March - 26 
The Pakistani authorities on March 26 briefed a delegation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on laws against money laundering and its regulations in Islamabad, reports Daily Times. The FATF delegation is currently in Pakistan to evaluate the measures taken to curb terror financing and money
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The Pakistani authorities on March 26 briefed a delegation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on laws against money laundering and its regulations in Islamabad, reports Daily Times. The FATF delegation is currently in Pakistan to evaluate the measures taken to curb terror financing and money laundering in the country. The visiting delegation also presented its report on the state of money laundering and terror financing in the country at its review meeting. According to sources in the Finance Ministry, Pakistan put up a stringent defence on FATF’s Asia Pacific report. Sources said that Pakistan would soon share the record of transactions of unprofitable entities with the FATF. The visiting team was also informed about loans taken by Pakistan from monetary institutions.
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March - 26 
The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry revived the Counter Terrorism Unit in the Ministry to coordinate more closely between the defence, law enforcement authorities, other relevant agencies and Sri Lankan missions abroad on counter terrorism and counter crime initiatives, reports Colombo Gazette on March
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The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry revived the Counter Terrorism Unit in the Ministry to coordinate more closely between the defence, law enforcement authorities, other relevant agencies and Sri Lankan missions abroad on counter terrorism and counter crime initiatives, reports Colombo Gazette on March 26. The Counter Terrorism Unit has been revived with a view heightening cooperation relating to combating terrorism, other transnational crimes and the rise of violent extremism, the Foreign Ministry said. The Counter Terrorism Unit will most importantly coordinated efforts to continue the proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization by foreign governments. In this context, the Ministry has continued its dialogue with the European Union (EU) on counter–terrorism measures, including providing input towards the EU’s review of proscribed terrorist organizations.
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March - 26 
Former vice president Ahmed Adeeb was transferred to house arrest after spending more than two weeks admitted at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé on March 26, reports Maldives Independent. The Maldives Correctional Service said Adeeb was placed under house arrest with some conditions, de
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Former vice president Ahmed Adeeb was transferred to house arrest after spending more than two weeks admitted at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé on March 26, reports Maldives Independent. The Maldives Correctional Service said Adeeb was placed under house arrest with some conditions, declining to comment on the duration for house arrest. Adeeb, who was convicted on multiple counts of corruption and terrorism and sentenced to 33 years, was previously transferred to house arrest in November after three years in prison.
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March - 27 
According to a report prepared by security agencies, Pakistan-based terror groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) recruited the most number of locals from Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama District both in 2018 and in 2019, reports The Hindustan Times on March 27. About 63 locals wer
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According to a report prepared by security agencies, Pakistan-based terror groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) recruited the most number of locals from Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama District both in 2018 and in 2019, reports The Hindustan Times on March 27. About 63 locals were recruited from Pulwama in 2018 and two more this year (2019). Shopian District was a distant second, with 46 locals joining terror groups in 2018, but none in 2019. The report said that the maximum number of terrorists killed in 2019 belonged to the JeM – 15 terrorists. In comparison, 10 terrorists each of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and the LeT were killed in counter-terrorism operations in 2019. In 2018, the JeM recruited about 33 locals from the Kashmir valley. In contrast HM and LeT recruited 79 and 66 local youth in 2018. According to figures provided by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, since 2018, the JeM carried out at least 30 attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, “around 150 JeM terrorist are believed to have infiltrated between 2017-2018,” an unnamed senior Jammu and Kashmir Police official said. According to J&K Police, four days prior to the Pulwama strike, JeM terrorist lobbed grenades at Palladium Cinema in Srinagar, injuring 11 people. On January 25, 2019, JeM claimed responsibility for as many as eight consecutive grenade attacks. JeM attacks continued all through 2018. For instance, on December 11, 2018, four Police officers were mowed-down by JeM terrorists in Shopian. During last year’s month-long Ramzan ceasefire the JeM carried out as many as 10 terror attacks. In February last year, JeM terrorist also stormed the Sunjwan Army camp killing six including five soldiers of the Indian Army.
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March - 27 
Meanwhile, two of the four slain Maoists recovered in the Sukma District encounter on March 26, have thus far been identified as Doodhi Hidma, and Ayte, both members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA)-1, military battalion number one of the Maoists and carried a reward of INR 800,000 a
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Meanwhile, two of the four slain Maoists recovered in the Sukma District encounter on March 26, have thus far been identified as Doodhi Hidma, and Ayte, both members of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA)-1, military battalion number one of the Maoists and carried a reward of INR 800,000 against them, reports The Indian Express on March 27. The identity of the other two dead bodies are yet to be established. Apart from the dead bodies’SFs had recovered one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, two 303 rifles, one bharmar and other explosives.“This is an area which is on the border of Sukma and Bijapur and is the core area of military battalion number one. An encounter like this shows the courage of our security forces,” a press release issued by the State Police said.
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March - 27 
The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Express. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal had reporte
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The two suspects, Khairul Mandal and Abu Sultan, are said to have confessed to being members of Jamiat-ul-Mujaheedin (JuM) and Islamic State (IS) of Bangladesh both banned in Bangladesh, and had Buddhist targets in mind, reports the New Indian Express. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal had reported that the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Bihar Police had arrested them on March 24. “We have reasons to believe that they could be connected to the remnants of the module which attacked the Bodh Gaya-based UNESCO recognized Mahabodhi site on July 7, 2013 with ten explosions, which injured five persons. The Indian Mujahideen group had hit the place with sleeper cells traced to Jharkhand,” said a top official.
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March - 28 
An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillance, agencies have learnt of a meeting held on Marc
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An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillance, agencies have learnt of a meeting held on March 16 in Nikial, PoK, opposite Rajouri that was attended by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) representatives from Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Ashfaq Barwal. Instructions were sent out to shut down terrorist camps in the area amid Indian Army targeting Pakistani posts and terror camps in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Camps and offices of terrorists have also been closed in Kotli and Nikial area in the region opposite Sunderbani and Rajouri, respectively. The four terror camps that have been shut down have been identified to be controlled by Ashfaq Baral of the Lashkar. Two other Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camps are in Pala and Bagh area, while another one in Kotli was being run by Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). According to details provided by India to Pakistan, there were 11 such camps operating in Pok that includes five each in Muzzafarabad and Kotli clusters and one in Barnala.
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March - 28 
An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillance, agencies have learnt of a meeting held on Marc
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An alert has been issued for terror groups asking them to shut down terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), fearing action by the Indian Army, reports India Today on March 28. Based on intelligence picking up chatter and technical surveillance, agencies have learnt of a meeting held on March 16 in Nikial, PoK, opposite Rajouri that was attended by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) representatives from Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Ashfaq Barwal. Instructions were sent out to shut down terrorist camps in the area amid Indian Army targeting Pakistani posts and terror camps in retaliation to ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Camps and offices of terrorists have also been closed in Kotli and Nikial area in the region opposite Sunderbani and Rajouri, respectively. The four terror camps that have been shut down have been identified to be controlled by Ashfaq Baral of the Lashkar. Two other Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camps are in Pala and Bagh area, while another one in Kotli was being run by Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). According to details provided by India to Pakistan, there were 11 such camps operating in Pok that includes five each in Muzzafarabad and Kotli clusters and one in Barnala.
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March - 28 
The Sri Lanka Army has released over five acres of private and state land held by the Security Forces (SFs) in Ampara and Trincomalee in the Eastern Province, reports Colombo Page on March 29. Documents pertaining to three acres of private land in Thiriyaya under Kuchchaveli Divisional Secretariat (
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The Sri Lanka Army has released over five acres of private and state land held by the Security Forces (SFs) in Ampara and Trincomalee in the Eastern Province, reports Colombo Page on March 29. Documents pertaining to three acres of private land in Thiriyaya under Kuchchaveli Divisional Secretariat (DS), 0.5 acre in Periyanilaweliin, Ampara under Kalmunai DS and a two-acre plot of state land in Thirukkovil area were formally handed over to the Governor of Eastern Province, M L A M. Hizbullah and the Assistant District Secretary for onward arrangements during a brief ceremony held at the Governor’s Office in Trincomalee on March 25, the Army said.
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March - 28 
Ministry of Finance revealed that the national debt of Maldives increased to 73 percent during the last two years, reports The Edition on March 29. The debt bulletin publicized by Finance Ministry disclosed that the state's debt increased by MVR 18 billion from December 2016 to December 2018. During
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Ministry of Finance revealed that the national debt of Maldives increased to 73 percent during the last two years, reports The Edition on March 29. The debt bulletin publicized by Finance Ministry disclosed that the state's debt increased by MVR 18 billion from December 2016 to December 2018. During this period, internal debt also increased by five percent.
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March - 29 
Northeast Now on March 29 reports that United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah is undergoing treatment in a Chinese hospital. Baruah who reportedly sustained injuries in a motor cycle accident in Ruili in China in 2018 is suffering from accident complications relat
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Northeast Now on March 29 reports that United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah is undergoing treatment in a Chinese hospital. Baruah who reportedly sustained injuries in a motor cycle accident in Ruili in China in 2018 is suffering from accident complications related to the injury he sustained. He has been receiving treatment at the First People’s Hospital in Jiegao, 6 kms south-west of Ruili in Yunnan province. Baruah was taken to Southern Medical University Hospital in Guanzhou for treatment of his fractures in ribs, legs and hands.
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March - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 29, when
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre belonging to Charla Local Organising Squad (LOS) of the CPI-Maoist, and four militia members of the CPI-Maoist were arrested at Kaliveru in Charla Mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District of Telangana on March 29, when they were allegedly planning to conduct recce on the movement of political leaders and Police squads in a bid to carry out attacks on them ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha election, reports The Hindu. During a vehicle checking drive by the Charla Police in coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, five persons were spotted moving in a suspicious manner near Kaliveru cross roads early on March 29 morning. When the suspects allegedly tried to escape but the joint team managed to arrest them after a brief chase, Police said. The Police identified them as Charla LOS member Kovvasi Bheemaiah (30) and the remaining four as ‘Maoist militia’ (identity yet to be established) all hailing from Chennapuram village in Charla Mandal. Bheemaiah was involved in as many as 13 cases of Maoist violence, including three murder, seven attempts to murder and three other offences of damaging Government property, planting of land mines and directional mines in Bhadrachalam Agency, the District Police Chief said, adding that several cases were pending against the remaining four militia members.
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March - 29 
Government officials stated that over the years, there have been instances of Chinese agencies directly or indirectly providing assistance to militant groups of the Northeast, reports Assam Tribune on March 30. Officials stated that ‘The possibility of Chinese agencies trying to influence the Northe
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Government officials stated that over the years, there have been instances of Chinese agencies directly or indirectly providing assistance to militant groups of the Northeast, reports Assam Tribune on March 30. Officials stated that ‘The possibility of Chinese agencies trying to influence the Northeast-based militants to create disturbance during the polls cannot be ruled out, but such groups have very limited capability after their camps were destroyed by Myanmar Army’. Sources further pointed out that though India has cordial relations with Bangladesh, the possibility of the anti-India forces, which have bases in that country, trying to create trouble during the polls cannot be ruled out and that is why, the security of India-Bangladesh border cannot be overlooked. Terrorist outfits like Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Neo JMB, which has links with the Islamic State, Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) are still active in Bangladesh and they may try to sneak into India to create trouble during the polls.
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March - 29 
India on March 29 postponed the second round of corridor talks with Islamabad scheduled for April 2, reports Indian Express. This happened hours after India summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah and conveyed its concern over the presence of pro-Khalistan elements in a committ
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India on March 29 postponed the second round of corridor talks with Islamabad scheduled for April 2, reports Indian Express. This happened hours after India summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah and conveyed its concern over the presence of pro-Khalistan elements in a committee set up by Pakistan on the Kartarpur Corridor. The move came a day after Pakistan, responding to India’s dossier on Jaish-e-Mohammad’s involvement in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, claimed it had examined the 22 “pin locations” shared by India but found no terror camp. Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had announced Gopal Singh Chawla’s inclusion, along with at least three other pro-Khalistan elements, Tara Singh, Bishon Singh and Kuljeet Singh. According to unidentified sources, these developments have raised fresh concerns in India about the safety and security of pilgrims from India and misuse of the corridor for anti-India activities. India has made amply clear in the meeting and draft agreement that Kartarpur Sahib Corridor shall not be misused for any anti-India propaganda and activities. India has been strongly emphasising the need for fool-proof security of pilgrims on Pakistan soil and demanding commitment from Pakistan to insulate them from any anti-India propaganda or activity during their visit to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib’. Sources said the induction of Gopal Singh Chawla who played a key role in raising pro-Khalistan slogans and putting up posters on a Sikh referendum in November 2018 during the visit of Indian pilgrims had upset India.
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March - 29 
News 18 reports on March 29 according to an intelligence officer the surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigwra (NDFB-S) ‘foreign secretary’ Ne Esra was trying to flee from Myanmar due to the false promises made by the NDFB-S leadership. The surrendered militant has revealed that he
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News 18 reports on March 29 according to an intelligence officer the surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigwra (NDFB-S) ‘foreign secretary’ Ne Esra was trying to flee from Myanmar due to the false promises made by the NDFB-S leadership. The surrendered militant has revealed that he could not visit any foreign country on behalf of the group. He said the chairman of the group had made a lot of promises to him before he joined the group on September 3, 2013, but those promises were not fulfilled. He also said that NDFB-S ‘president’, B Saoraigwra, has not been camping in the base camp areas since September 2018. He also said that after the Myanmar Army’s attacks on the Indian Insurgent Groups camps all members fled to safer areas. The camps targeted include NDFB-S, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and Peoples Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK). Esara further told intelligence officers that in insurgent groups in Myanmar are struggling with an acute food crisis. Sharing the revelation of the surrendered insurgent leader, the top intelligence officer said, "About 35 to 40 North East-based insurgents have been detained by Tatmadaw during the operations in Ta Ga area of Sagaing region, Myanmar. Now all these banned groups are trying to save their comrades. The leadership of these groups has fled to other countries but the cadres are suffering.
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March - 29 
Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants protested in Srinagar in Srinagar District on March 29 demanding citizenship rights and travel documents from Jammu and Kashmir Government, reports Daily Excelsior. Scores of women assembled at the Press Enclave and demanded permission from the Government
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Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants protested in Srinagar in Srinagar District on March 29 demanding citizenship rights and travel documents from Jammu and Kashmir Government, reports Daily Excelsior. Scores of women assembled at the Press Enclave and demanded permission from the Government to return to their native country. They raised slogans in favor of their demands and appealed the Government to solve their issues on the humanitarian ground. The women had married to the Kashmiri men who had gone across the Line of Control (LoC) for arms training. However, they surrendered and returned to the valley along with their families under the Government’s rehabilitation policy. The protesting women alleged that they were not given the promised rights and were denied the permission to meet their families. “We are unable to meet our parents, siblings, and relatives due to lack of travel documents. We haven’t seen them for past ten-fifteen years,” a protesting woman said, adding that she doesn’t have an Indian passport to travel to Pakistan. The women appealed the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, to take up their cases with his Indian counterpart. “We request the leadership of both the countries to deal with our cases on humanitarian cases,” a woman said, adding that they have been denied the right to visit their country.
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March - 29 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on March 29 that it is keeping a close watch on illegal flow of funds to fuel militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, and announced the setting up of a Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) aimed at taking ‘coordinated action against terror funding’, reports The Indian
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on March 29 that it is keeping a close watch on illegal flow of funds to fuel militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, and announced the setting up of a Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) aimed at taking ‘coordinated action against terror funding’, reports The Indian Express. According to the order issued by UMHA, the terms of reference of the TMG include, “taking action against hardcore sympathisers among government employees including teachers etc providing overt or covert support to such activities”. It charges the TMG with action against all registered cases related to terror, terror financing and terror-related activities and bring them to a logical conclusion. The seven-member TMG shall be headed by the Jammu and Kashmir Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). It shall also have representatives from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), National Investigation Agency (NIA), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The Jammu and Kashmir Police Inspector-General (IG) shall be the seventh member of the TMG. However, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has attached several properties in terror funding cases, did not find mention in the order. The order further states that the TMG shall “identify all key persons including leaders of the organisations who are involved in supporting terrorism in any form and take concerted action against them. Investigate the networks of various channels being used to fund terror and terror-related activities and take action to stop flow of such funds”.
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March - 29 
India on March 29 postponed the second round of corridor talks with Islamabad scheduled for April 2, reports Indian Express. This happened hours after India summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah and conveyed its concern over the presence of pro-Khalistan elements in a committ
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India on March 29 postponed the second round of corridor talks with Islamabad scheduled for April 2, reports Indian Express. This happened hours after India summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah and conveyed its concern over the presence of pro-Khalistan elements in a committee set up by Pakistan on the Kartarpur Corridor. The move came a day after Pakistan, responding to India’s dossier on Jaish-e-Mohammad’s involvement in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, claimed it had examined the 22 “pin locations” shared by India but found no terror camp. Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had announced Gopal Singh Chawla’s inclusion, along with at least three other pro-Khalistan elements, Tara Singh, Bishon Singh and Kuljeet Singh. According to unidentified sources, these developments have raised fresh concerns in India about the safety and security of pilgrims from India and misuse of the corridor for anti-India activities. India has made amply clear in the meeting and draft agreement that Kartarpur Sahib Corridor shall not be misused for any anti-India propaganda and activities. India has been strongly emphasising the need for fool-proof security of pilgrims on Pakistan soil and demanding commitment from Pakistan to insulate them from any anti-India propaganda or activity during their visit to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib’. Sources said the induction of Gopal Singh Chawla who played a key role in raising pro-Khalistan slogans and putting up posters on a Sikh referendum in November 2018 during the visit of Indian pilgrims had upset India.
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March - 29 
Meanwhile, Darra Adam Khel arms manufacturers are seeking legal status to continue over a century old trade, reports The Express Tribune. A delegation of arms dealers from Darra Adam Khel called on KP Governor Shah Farman on March 29 and discussed the situation arising after the merger process. The
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Meanwhile, Darra Adam Khel arms manufacturers are seeking legal status to continue over a century old trade, reports The Express Tribune. A delegation of arms dealers from Darra Adam Khel called on KP Governor Shah Farman on March 29 and discussed the situation arising after the merger process. The end of distinct status for tribal and frontier regions has brought laws and courts to the area, whereby gun manufacturing will become subjected to mandatory licence and legal procedures. The arms manufacturers told the governor that they were willing to get their industry registered with relevant authorities. They suggested forming a committee to guide the tribesmen in the process of legalising their arms trade.
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March - 29 
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) conducted a session on March 29 to brief representatives of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) about the country’s international obligations and the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) recommendations and to create awareness about the Gov
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) conducted a session on March 29 to brief representatives of NGOs (non-governmental organisations) about the country’s international obligations and the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) recommendations and to create awareness about the Government’s measures for anti-money laundering/counterterrorism financing (AML/CFT), reports Dawn. The session, conducted in Lahore in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), was attended by around 100 representatives of the NGOs licensed under Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2017, as well as the Lahore-based registered intermediaries. In a detailed presentation, officials of the SECP highlighted the regulatory requirements related to AML/CFT as well as the mechanism for implementation of the United Nations Sanctions Regime under resolutions 1267 and 1373 for designation of terrorist organisations and individuals. The session focused on the relevant recommendations of the FATF as well as findings of the National Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment, including directions, channels and sources of terror finance, risk assessment of NGOs, various policies and legislative and administrative measures for terror financing risk mitigation.
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March - 29 
The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is set to carry out its first visit to Sri Lanka from April 2 to 12, the Office of the High commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced on March 29, reports Colombo Page. The UN torture prevention body's visit aims to examine the treatment
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The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is set to carry out its first visit to Sri Lanka from April 2 to 12, the Office of the High commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced on March 29, reports Colombo Page. The UN torture prevention body's visit aims to examine the treatment of people deprived of their liberty and the safeguards in place for their protection against torture and ill-treatment. The four-member delegation will meet Government officials and hold discussions with relevant ministries, as well as meeting with the Human Rights Commission and civil society organizations. Their talks in Colombo will focus on advising and assisting the Sri Lankan authorities regarding the measures they must take to be in compliance with the obligations contained in the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture.
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March - 30 
As many as 90 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) including 15 companies of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) will be deployed in the first phase of election to the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) constituency, reports Northeast Now on March 31.
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As many as 90 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) including 15 companies of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) will be deployed in the first phase of election to the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) constituency, reports Northeast Now on March 31.
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March - 30 
On March 30, a former District Council member, identified as SeliamWangsa who was campaigning for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate HonchunNgandam was killed by suspected militants in Nginu village in Longding District, reports Northeast Today. Seliam was previously a member of National Socia
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On March 30, a former District Council member, identified as SeliamWangsa who was campaigning for a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate HonchunNgandam was killed by suspected militants in Nginu village in Longding District, reports Northeast Today. Seliam was previously a member of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). Earlier on March 29 a National People’s Party (NPP) member was killed by NSCN-IM militants in Tirap District. News 18 further adds that according to an intelligence official, ‘This is not the first time Wangsa was targeted. Last year, he was brutally attacked by the NSCN and sustained severe bullet injuries. He was hospitalised for nearly three months.’ Arunachal Times further adds that he had surrendered in 2014.
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March - 30 
On March 30, Arakan Army (AA) abducted 13 workers near Kat Ku Wa village in Paletwa in Chin state of Myanmar, reports Myanmar Times. Five workers managed to escape from the militants. The workers are involved in the Paletwa-Mizoram road project linking Myanmar and India. On April 2, Myanmar Army had
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On March 30, Arakan Army (AA) abducted 13 workers near Kat Ku Wa village in Paletwa in Chin state of Myanmar, reports Myanmar Times. Five workers managed to escape from the militants. The workers are involved in the Paletwa-Mizoram road project linking Myanmar and India. On April 2, Myanmar Army had issued a statement Tuesday that announced the cancellation of the Paletwa Bridge project, which is on the Paletwa-Mizoram road, after AA fighters ignited a ship carrying materials for the project on March 16. Paletwa-Mizoram road is a part of the US$500 million Kaladan Project, which aims to connect Myanmar and India via sea and land routes, and is expected to be completed in 2020. Northeast Now adds that the attacks could also be a subtle signal to India to stay away from attacking the Arakan Army.
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March - 31 
On March 31, Punjab Police stated that a militant cell was busted in an unspecified location in the state, reports Times of India. One .32 bore pistol along with a magazine and four live rounds and 15 letter pads of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were recovered from the arrestees. The arrestees w
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On March 31, Punjab Police stated that a militant cell was busted in an unspecified location in the state, reports Times of India. One .32 bore pistol along with a magazine and four live rounds and 15 letter pads of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were recovered from the arrestees. The arrestees were identified as Harvinder Singh from Panchkula, Sultan Singh from Kurukshetra, Karamjeet Singh from Moga, Lovepreet Singh from Sangrur, and Gurpreet Singh resident of Chandigarh. The accused were planning to kill Hindu leaders and members of Dera Sacha Sauda. According to Assistant Inspector General Varinderpaul Singh, the arrestees were radicalised over social media by suspected persons based in Europe. He also added that the militants were mobilising funds and had already procured weapons. They were planning to arrange weapons training in Jammu and Kashmir and were in touch with Khalistani militants including Jagtar Singh Hawara of Babbar Khalsa who is in jail, Ranjit Singh Pakhoke, active member of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), residing in Germany.
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March - 31 
The Border Security Force (BSF) has been alerted after reports that a large number of Rohingya refugees have assembled the border along Sabroom in South Tripura District to cross in to India, reports The Sentinel. According to reports, over 600 Rohingya refugees have assembled in different parts of
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The Border Security Force (BSF) has been alerted after reports that a large number of Rohingya refugees have assembled the border along Sabroom in South Tripura District to cross in to India, reports The Sentinel. According to reports, over 600 Rohingya refugees have assembled in different parts of Ramgarh town in Chittagong Hill Tract. They have come from various refugee camps in the hilly hamlets near Cox Bazar in Bangladesh.
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April - 2 
Also, keeping in view the large movement of Security Forces (SFs) on the National Highway (NH) during the Parliamentary Elections and associated possibility of any fidayeen (suicide) terror attack on SFs’ Convoys, the State Government has notified specified days in a week for the movement of SFs fro
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Also, keeping in view the large movement of Security Forces (SFs) on the National Highway (NH) during the Parliamentary Elections and associated possibility of any fidayeen (suicide) terror attack on SFs’ Convoys, the State Government has notified specified days in a week for the movement of SFs from Srinagar to Jammu, reports Daily Excelsior on April 3. During these days, no civilian traffic would be allowed on National Highway. To mitigate the inconvenience to the civilians by this move, the Government has notified two dedicated days in a week i.e., (Sunday & Wednesday) exclusively for movement of SFs Convoys and there would be a complete ban on civilian traffic on the National Highway during these two days from 4 AM to 5 PM. This prohibition would be from Baramulla through Srinagar, Qazigund, Jawahar-Tunnel, Banihal and Ramban till Udhampur.
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April - 2 
Mohali State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) On April 2 arrested Daler Sigh alias Bunty from Nana Sahib Gurudwara in Panchkula District, who is allegedly an accomplice of five suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants who were arrested on March 30, reports Times of India. Daler Sigh was on
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Mohali State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) On April 2 arrested Daler Sigh alias Bunty from Nana Sahib Gurudwara in Panchkula District, who is allegedly an accomplice of five suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants who were arrested on March 30, reports Times of India. Daler Sigh was once lodged in Tihar jail in Delhi, where he came in contact with several arms supplier and was planning to arrange weapons for suspected militants. They were in touch with foreign based Khalistani militants and were planning to kill Hindu leaders who were responsible for incidents of sacrilege of Guru Grand Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs.
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After the United States (US) threatened to use ‘all available resources’ to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar designated as a global terrorist on April 2, China reacted sharply on April 3 to the news, saying it would further complicate peace and stability in South Asia, reports The Ind
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After the United States (US) threatened to use ‘all available resources’ to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar designated as a global terrorist on April 2, China reacted sharply on April 3 to the news, saying it would further complicate peace and stability in South Asia, reports The Indian Express. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman GengShuang said at a press briefing in Beijing that China will ‘adopt a constructive and reasonable stand on the issue to resolve it properly’. China has blocked moves to have Masood Azhar designated a ‘global terrorist’ at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as many as four times so far.
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April - 2 
A delegation of religious scholars and ulema called upon Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on April 2, and offered their full support to the Government in its drive to eradicate extremism, terrorism, and sectarianism within the country, reports Dawn.The delegation comprised Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Commit
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A delegation of religious scholars and ulema called upon Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on April 2, and offered their full support to the Government in its drive to eradicate extremism, terrorism, and sectarianism within the country, reports Dawn.The delegation comprised Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneebur Rehman, Sunni Ittehad Council chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Allama Iftikhar Hussain Naqvi and others.The meeting, which took place at the PM's Office in Islamabad, was also attended by Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Dr Noorul Haq Qadri, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi among others.The delegation also assured its complete support to the Government in the country's social and economic development.
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April - 2 
The Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on April 2 said after achieving stability against terrorism, Pakistan was on the positive trajectory of becoming a state where the prerogative of use of weapons rested with the state alone and socio-economic development was taking pre-emin
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The Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on April 2 said after achieving stability against terrorism, Pakistan was on the positive trajectory of becoming a state where the prerogative of use of weapons rested with the state alone and socio-economic development was taking pre-eminence, reports The News.He said this while chairing the 220thcorps commanders’ conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The country’s top military commanders expressed their strong will and determination to defend the motherland against any misadventure or aggression. The corps commanders conference, which is the highest forum of Pakistan Army, reviewed the geo-strategic environment and ongoing situation on the eastern border."The forum expressed strong will, resolve and determination to defend the motherland against any misadventure or aggression,” the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
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April - 2 
The United States (US) vowed on April 2 to utilise “all available avenues” to ensure Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar was held accountable but China warned Washington that this attitude could complicate an already tense situation in South Asia, reports Dawn. “We can confirm that we circulat
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The United States (US) vowed on April 2 to utilise “all available avenues” to ensure Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar was held accountable but China warned Washington that this attitude could complicate an already tense situation in South Asia, reports Dawn. “We can confirm that we circulated a draft UNSC resolution with UK and French support,” said a US State Department spokesperson when asked how the US planned to deal with this issue. On March 27, the US circulated a draft resolution to the 15-nation UN Security Council (UNSC) to blacklist Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo. Official says Beijing has taken a ‘reasonable stand’ on issue of JeM chief. “We hope South Asia could maintain peace and stability and we hope India and Pakistan will engage in dialogue and through dialogue and consultation resolve outstanding issues,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman GengShuang while explaining China’s policy on the dispute.
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April - 3 
Additionally, Times of India reports on April 3 that Zeliangrong Naga civil bodies have alleged that NSCN-IM have been campaigning for Lorho S, the Naga People’s Front (NPF) candidate for the Outer Manipur constituency. The media and publicity cell of Zelianrong civil organisations, comprising Zelia
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Additionally, Times of India reports on April 3 that Zeliangrong Naga civil bodies have alleged that NSCN-IM have been campaigning for Lorho S, the Naga People’s Front (NPF) candidate for the Outer Manipur constituency. The media and publicity cell of Zelianrong civil organisations, comprising ZeliangrongBaudi, Zeliangrong Youth Front and Zeliangrong Student’s Union, in a statement claimed that ‘There are reports that functionaries/cadres belonging to NSCN-IM are strongly campaigning for the NPF candidate by holding meetings in some villages.’
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April - 3 
Meanwhile, the nephew of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Zafar Iqbal Manhas has joined the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Jammu and Kashmir, reports The Indian Express. Kamran ZahoorManhas, a B Tech student, is a resident of ShadabKarewa village of Shopian District. His picture holding an AK-
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Meanwhile, the nephew of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Zafar Iqbal Manhas has joined the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Jammu and Kashmir, reports The Indian Express. Kamran ZahoorManhas, a B Tech student, is a resident of ShadabKarewa village of Shopian District. His picture holding an AK-47 rifle went viral on social media on April 3. Zafar Iqbal Manhas, a member of the Legislative Council, said, “We didn’t even dream of it.” Manhas said Kamran left home 20 days ago for neighbouringMulga town. “He was studying there (in Kulgam),” he said. “Now we have come to know that he has joined militancy.” Kamran is the first youth from his village in over two decades to join militant ranks. A senior Police officer from south Kashmir confirmed that Kamran has joined militancy.
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April - 3 
Rupinder Singh, alias Raju, a youth wanted by the state special operation cell of the Punjab Police in a suspected terror-related case, is missing from Niwarsi in Kurukshetra District of Haryana, reports The Tribune on April 4. He was reportedly involved with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). He wa
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Rupinder Singh, alias Raju, a youth wanted by the state special operation cell of the Punjab Police in a suspected terror-related case, is missing from Niwarsi in Kurukshetra District of Haryana, reports The Tribune on April 4. He was reportedly involved with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). He was missing since March 30.
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April - 3 
The Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar on April 3 said that troops have conducted successful operations this year (2019) and eliminated 62 militants in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. He said that those who will resort to arms against the St
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The Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar on April 3 said that troops have conducted successful operations this year (2019) and eliminated 62 militants in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. He said that those who will resort to arms against the State will be strongly dealt with. The DG said, “We have conducted successful operations against Jaish-e-Mohammad militants and we will carry out such operations against all the militants. I can’t give you the number of militants. So far we have eliminated 62 militants in operations that have been successful. The operation against both foreign and local terrorists will continue.”
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April - 3 
The Afghan Government on April 3, announced that President Ashraf Ghani has approved the security plan for the current solar year as conflicts are intensifying between Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in different parts of the country, reports Tolo News.The National Security Council said in a state
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The Afghan Government on April 3, announced that President Ashraf Ghani has approved the security plan for the current solar year as conflicts are intensifying between Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in different parts of the country, reports Tolo News.The National Security Council said in a statement that the plan, named Khalid Security Plan, is aimed at boosting security across the country particularly the security of urban areas and highways. This comes as government figures show that almost 45,000 members of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces lost their lives in the past four years under the National Unity Government.
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April - 3 
Maldives Police on April 2 launched the 'Police Certificate Portal’, which allows the public to access existing police records, reports The Edition on April 4. Police Commissioner Mohamed Hameed inaugurated the portal at a ceremony held in the Police barracks of IskandharKoshi.
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Maldives Police on April 2 launched the 'Police Certificate Portal’, which allows the public to access existing police records, reports The Edition on April 4. Police Commissioner Mohamed Hameed inaugurated the portal at a ceremony held in the Police barracks of IskandharKoshi.
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April - 4 
According to Annual report of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in 2017 there were only 28 incidents of violence compared to 68 the previous year (2016) in Garo Hills region, reports The Telegraph on April 5. The number of civilian casualties also decreased by 75 per cent, from eight in 2016 to
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According to Annual report of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in 2017 there were only 28 incidents of violence compared to 68 the previous year (2016) in Garo Hills region, reports The Telegraph on April 5. The number of civilian casualties also decreased by 75 per cent, from eight in 2016 to two in 2017 and there were no casualties of security forces in 2016 and 2017.The number of militants killed went from 15 in 2016 to six in 2017, and the number of cadres arrested went from 59 in 2016 to 13 in 2017, a decline by 60 per cent and 78 per cent respectively.
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April - 4 
Investigation by National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that some rogue National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants are supplying weapons smuggled from Myanmar, to Maoists, reports Hindustan Times on April 5. A Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official stat
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Investigation by National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that some rogue National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants are supplying weapons smuggled from Myanmar, to Maoists, reports Hindustan Times on April 5. A Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official stated that there isn’t any direct evidence yet that NSCN-IM, as an organisation, is directly involved in the smuggling of arms. However, he added that it is up to the outfit to control rogue elements helping the Maoists. According to the official this is the first instance of Nagas providing arms to Maoists. However, NSCN-IM ‘collective leadership’ member VS Atem denied his outfit’s involvement. He stated that ‘We have nothing to do with smuggling of arms to anyone. Also, we haven’t heard anything from any investigation agency yet. On February 7, Bihar Police had recovered five sophisticated weapons, including two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGLs) and three AK 47 rifles from Purnia District in Bihar. In a First Information Report (FIR) NIA had stated that these weapons were being ‘smuggled from across Myanmar border with the help of some Naga undergrounds to be supplied to Maoists and gangsters in the country’. According to NIA, further investigation revealed that the Naga militants, associated with NSCN-IM, were in touch with some members of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a left wing extremists’ organisation which operates from Bihar and Jharkhand. Moreover, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer stated that ‘Naga militants indulge in smuggling of arms and ammunition to make money but if Maoists are ordering sophisticated weapons from them’.
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April - 4 
Meanwhile, the delegation of the United Nations (UN) Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) visited the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on April 4, reports Colombo Page. The four-member delegation is expected to meet Government officials and hold discussions with relevant ministries, a
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Meanwhile, the delegation of the United Nations (UN) Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) visited the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on April 4, reports Colombo Page. The four-member delegation is expected to meet Government officials and hold discussions with relevant ministries, as well as meeting with the Human Rights Commission and civil society organizations. During the visit, the delegation will be exploring the steps Sri Lanka needs to take to effectively prevent torture and ill-treatment of people deprived of their liberty, a statement said.
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April - 5 
The leader of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Member of Parliament (MP) R. Sampanthan was appointed to the Constitutional Council on April 5 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of MP Chamal Rajapaksa from the membership of the Constitutional Council (CC), reports Colombo Page. The decis
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The leader of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Member of Parliament (MP) R. Sampanthan was appointed to the Constitutional Council on April 5 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of MP Chamal Rajapaksa from the membership of the Constitutional Council (CC), reports Colombo Page. The decision to appoint Sampanthan was taken when the CC met at the Parliament chaired by the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on April 5.
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April - 5 
An operation group of all security agencies reviewed the security situation in the Northeast, a week before the first phase of elections, reports News 18 on April 5. The meeting in Guwahati was chaired by General Manoj Pande. Defence Public Relations Officer Lieutenant Colonel P Khongsa stated that
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An operation group of all security agencies reviewed the security situation in the Northeast, a week before the first phase of elections, reports News 18 on April 5. The meeting in Guwahati was chaired by General Manoj Pande. Defence Public Relations Officer Lieutenant Colonel P Khongsa stated that ‘A review of the prevailing security situation in the entire Northeast in general and Assam, in particular, was carried out during the operational group meeting. The conduct of the event assumes importance since it was organised in the run-up to the parliamentary elections, scheduled in the second and third week of April in Assam’. He also added that ‘The meeting also brought to light the requirement to take proactive measures to avoid any adverse law and order situation in the wake of recent developments over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, ST Bill and other contentious issues. All issues covering intelligence, law and order and the Counter Insurgency/ Counter Terrorism (CI/CT) operations were deliberated upon and plans formulated to ensure an incident-free conduct of parliamentary elections.’The meeting was attended by Assam Director General of Police KuladharSaikia, Commissioner and Secretary (Home and Political) Ashutosh Agnihotri, Inspector General of Police Special Branch (SB) Hiren Nath, Additional Director SIB (MHA) Tapan Kumar Deka. The Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) also attended the meeting. The elections will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, with the results to be declared on May 23. Assam will vote in three phases. In the first phase on April 11, polling will be held in the five constituencies of Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur and Kaliabar. In phase two on April 18, voting will be held in the five seats of Autonomous District, Karimganj, Silchar, Nawgong and Mangaldoi. In the third phase on April 23, Dhubri, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Guwahati will vote.
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April - 5 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on April 5 withdrew the security cover of 919 ‘undeserving’ persons in Jammu and Kashmir, including 22 separatist leaders, in order to curb the ‘inappropriate’ use of Police resources, reports The Indian Express. As per a notification issued by the UMHA, at
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on April 5 withdrew the security cover of 919 ‘undeserving’ persons in Jammu and Kashmir, including 22 separatist leaders, in order to curb the ‘inappropriate’ use of Police resources, reports The Indian Express. As per a notification issued by the UMHA, at least 2,768 police personnel and 389 vehicles have been released ahead of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections. “It was observed by the Centre that many undeserving persons managed to get security cover, resulting in the lack of state police resources for the public at large,” the notification read. “Accordingly, the Union Home Ministry directed the state government that a case by case in-depth review may be taken on merits,” it added. “The List of persons whose security cover has been withdrawn by the state government includes 22 separatist leaders, giving a clear message to those who are involved in anti-national activities. It has resulted in the availability of 2,768 police personnel and 389 vehicles,” the statement read.
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April - 5 
Over a dozen live shells of an anti-aircraft gun were found from a plot located about half a kilometer from the Bani Gala residence of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in Islamabad on April 5, reports Dawn. Police said a senior officer of a foreign mission spotted the ammunition lying in the plot adja
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Over a dozen live shells of an anti-aircraft gun were found from a plot located about half a kilometer from the Bani Gala residence of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan in Islamabad on April 5, reports Dawn. Police said a senior officer of a foreign mission spotted the ammunition lying in the plot adjacent to the PM’s house and informed the police. A patrolling team reached the spot and cordoned off the area. Teams from different police wings, including Counter-Terrorism Force, Crime Investigation Agency and Bomb Disposal Squad later seized 18 bullets of the anti-craft gun.
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April - 5 
The Sindh Government on April 5 approved an extension in the special powers of the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) under Section 4(2) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997 within Karachi for 90 days, reports Dawn. A summary in this regard has been sent by the Provincial Government to the Ministry of Interi
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The Sindh Government on April 5 approved an extension in the special powers of the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) under Section 4(2) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997 within Karachi for 90 days, reports Dawn. A summary in this regard has been sent by the Provincial Government to the Ministry of Interior in Islamabad for approval. The Rangers will continue to "discharge its functions as specified and authorised by the provincial government" with effect from April 6 to July 4, the summary states.
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April - 6 
According to reports, Left Wing Extremists (LWE) leaders are making efforts to establish bases among United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and radical Muslims organisations, reports Wion on April 7. An Official stated that Naxals are giving support openly to radical Muslim organisatio
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According to reports, Left Wing Extremists (LWE) leaders are making efforts to establish bases among United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and radical Muslims organisations, reports Wion on April 7. An Official stated that Naxals are giving support openly to radical Muslim organisations who are critical of the government and also guiding their agitation. The official also added that LWE leaders are also trying to form a new red corridor by establishing contact with the ULFA so that they can get a regular supply of arms. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official, 'There are reports about the presence of Maoists in Assam. We are trying to know what is the current scale of Maoist activities in Assam including cadre strength, the area of operations, leadership and traction’.
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April - 6 
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leadership has become non-existent in Jammu and Kashmir after Security Forces (SFs) launched a massive assault against the outfit following the Pulwama suicide attack, said General-Officer-Commanding (GoC) of the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 corps, Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon o
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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) leadership has become non-existent in Jammu and Kashmir after Security Forces (SFs) launched a massive assault against the outfit following the Pulwama suicide attack, said General-Officer-Commanding (GoC) of the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 corps, Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon on April 6, reports Greater Kashmir. He said that two militants were killed in Shopian District on April 6 and one of the slain militants was an M.Tech student from Ganderbal District. “I request the youth and students who have picked up guns to surrender. Today life of a militant varies from three days to 30 days to three months to few months. My appeal to gun-wielding youth is to return, live a peaceful life and we will help in rehabilitating them”. The GoC also said that in 2018, more than 250 militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir and this year (2019) the figure is touching 70 so far. “This year, post-Lethpora suicide attack on February 14, we targeted the Jaish leadership and as of today, I can assure you that Jaish leadership is non-existent in Kashmir, though its men will come again but we will eliminate them,” he said. The GoC said that at present, the recruitment of local boys into various militant outfits has “considerably gone down as compared to last year”. “The violence level is also low,” he said.
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April - 6 
Meanwhile, one of the two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants killed in a gunfight with the Security Forces (SFs) on April 6 in Shopian District was reportedly an M.Tech student from Ganderbal District, reports Greater Kashmir on April 7. The slain student-turned-militant was identified as Rahil Rashi
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Meanwhile, one of the two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants killed in a gunfight with the Security Forces (SFs) on April 6 in Shopian District was reportedly an M.Tech student from Ganderbal District, reports Greater Kashmir on April 7. The slain student-turned-militant was identified as Rahil Rashid Sheikh and the other militant as Bilal Ahmad. Earlier SAIR had reported that two militants were killed in an encounter at Parguchi village in Shopian District on April 6.
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April - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coming to power as “a blessing in disguise” that has helped it gain popular support in recent years, reports The Times of India on April 7. “When it comes to policies, there is no difference between BJP (Bh
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coming to power as “a blessing in disguise” that has helped it gain popular support in recent years, reports The Times of India on April 7. “When it comes to policies, there is no difference between BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and Congress. But NDA (National Democratic Alliance) rule has seen more attacks on religious minorities and state repression. This has made people turn to us for help,” Sanket, spokesperson for the Maoists’ Eastern Regional Bureau (ERB), said while talking to The Times of India at an undisclosed location close to the Jharkhand-Bihar border. “Subjugation of democratic principles, repression, dilution of labour laws and amendment of rules to dispossess tribals of their ancestral land have made people choose the path of struggle,”Sanket explained. Sitting next to Sanket, Azaad, spokesperson for the Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) of the CPI-Maoist, added, “We recently managed to hold a series of janadalats(People’s court held by the CPI-Maoist) in villages near the Jharkhand-Bihar border despite heavy deployment of forces. This was not possible earlier.” Sanket claimed that “attacks on religious minorities in the name of cow protection” and “crackdowns on churches in Ranchi and Khunti” have made people lose their faith in the “semi-imperialist, capitalist government”. Azaad said, “To help villagers fight for autonomy, we extended support to the pathalgarhi movement in Khunti. We stood by Muslim families who suffered at the hands of fascist forces.” He added, “Similarly, we support the para teachers who faced police action for fighting for their rights.” The Maoist leaders admitted that their organisation has suffered many ‘military’ setbacks in recent years. Sanket said, “This happened because many of our senior leaders in central India were either arrested or surrendered. Our rank and file were not unable to cope with new challenges.”He added, “We support all nationalist movements, including the ones in Kashmir, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. We are now preparing to strengthen our base there.” He expressed concern at the way “BJP is trying to scare the people of Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh by talking about an NRC (National Register of Citizens)-like survey”.
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April - 6 
ULFA-I militants are issuing extortion notices to businessmen in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel on April 7. According to a source, the extortion notes are being allegedly served by one RubelAsom, but in many cases the rebels called up the businessmen through satellite and other phones. The
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ULFA-I militants are issuing extortion notices to businessmen in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel on April 7. According to a source, the extortion notes are being allegedly served by one RubelAsom, but in many cases the rebels called up the businessmen through satellite and other phones. The extortion demand varied from INR 5,00,00 to INR two million. According to a senior Police official most of the demand notes were fake.
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A high-profile province level security meeting of Gandaki Province,on April 6 and 7, has concluded that the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand)is a major security threat in the province, report My Republica. The high-level meeting reached the conclusion that CPN
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A high-profile province level security meeting of Gandaki Province,on April 6 and 7, has concluded that the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand)is a major security threat in the province, report My Republica. The high-level meeting reached the conclusion that CPN-Maoist-Chand ranks first in the list of security threats despite being small in size. Chief District Officers (CDOs) of all 11 Districts of the province accepted CPN-Maoist-Chand as the major threat in the province, according to a security personnel who participated in the meeting."Despite being a major security threat, it won't be difficult to control the government-banned party as it is small in size," on conditions of anonymity security official said. Besides that, the monopoly of contractors and mafias in the extraction of resources has also been reported as a threat to security in the province. Not just that, the disputes and controversies in the universities, protests staged by teachers, students and doctors among others have also been seen as threats to provincial security.Home Secretary Prem Kumar Rai urged all to discourage the activities of the CPN-Maoist-Chand outfit as much as possible. "CPN (CPN-Maoist-Chand) must not be allowed to carry out its activities as stated by the government," a source quoted Rai as saying. It is to be noted that more than 15 leaders and cadres of CPN-Maoist-Chand have been arrested in Gandaki so far, adds My Republica. Reportedly, the presence of CPN-Maoist-Chand's outfit is comparatively low in Mannang and Mustang.
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April - 6 
Moreover, Taliban attack on headquarter of Abkamari District of Badghis Province failed on April 6, reports bakhtarnews.com. In charge of Badghis local office said that Taliban wanted to attack on headquarter building of Abkamari District, faced with resistance of Afghan National Army (ANA) forces a
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Moreover, Taliban attack on headquarter of Abkamari District of Badghis Province failed on April 6, reports bakhtarnews.com. In charge of Badghis local office said that Taliban wanted to attack on headquarter building of Abkamari District, faced with resistance of Afghan National Army (ANA) forces and they were forced to retreat. Abdul NaserNazari member of Badghis provincial council said armed Taliban also set to fire all equipment of the headquarter with launching of bombs and mortar mines.
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April - 7 
Earlier, Zakir Musa, chief of terror outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, also asked people of Kashmir to stay away from polls in another purported audio clip, reports News18. “There are people who will try to lure you and ask for the votes. It is kufur (profanity) to participate in the polls, whether in I
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Earlier, Zakir Musa, chief of terror outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, also asked people of Kashmir to stay away from polls in another purported audio clip, reports News18. “There are people who will try to lure you and ask for the votes. It is kufur (profanity) to participate in the polls, whether in India or in the claimed country of God (Pakistan),” Musa is heard saying in the audio clip.
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April - 7 
Jammu and Kashmir Police on April 7 arrested three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants from two South Kashmir Districts of Shopian and Pulwama, who had planned Pulwama-like terror attack at Banihal on March 31 and were in the process of fabricating more car bombs to target Security Force (SF) convoys
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Jammu and Kashmir Police on April 7 arrested three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants from two South Kashmir Districts of Shopian and Pulwama, who had planned Pulwama-like terror attack at Banihal on March 31 and were in the process of fabricating more car bombs to target Security Force (SF) convoys on the Highways and other major roads, reports Daily Excelsior. While Umar Khalid and Aqib Javed were arrested from Shopian, Waseem Ahmad was taken into custody from Pulwama. All of them have been shifted to the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu under tight security for sustained questioning. Preliminary investigations revealed that the militants were well trained and motivated and were operating in South Kashmir, where they were being handled by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ‘divisional commander’, Amir Bhai, who had tasked them to fabricate car bomb and target SF convoy on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH). The arrested militants were experts in fabricating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) especially the car bombs and were instrumental in converting Hyundai car into a car bomb, which the militant drove from Shopian to Banihal before triggering the blast near CRPF convoy in which the car was gutted but the CRPF personnel in the convoy had narrow escape.
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April - 7 
According to the annual report 2018 of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), Pakistan has witnessed a decline of 21 per cent in terrorist incidents in 2018 as compared to 2017, The Express Tribune reported on April 8.“Islamabad and Punjab witnessed a decrease of 50 per cent in terrorism-
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According to the annual report 2018 of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), Pakistan has witnessed a decline of 21 per cent in terrorist incidents in 2018 as compared to 2017, The Express Tribune reported on April 8.“Islamabad and Punjab witnessed a decrease of 50 per cent in terrorism-related incidents, while Azad Kashmir 67 per cent. Balochistan and KhyberPakhtunkhwa witnessed 92 per cent reduction in terrorist incidents,” says the report. The report states the law and order situation was satisfactory in Punjab and Sindh while Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan remained peaceful.Despite a reduction in terrorist incidents, Balochistan was the most affected province, it added. Overall, a fall of 22 per cent in terrorist incidents occurred in Balochistan and the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).The report reveals that 517 people were killed in terrorist incidents in 2018 of which 288 were from Balochistan.“Sindh witnessed a decline of 80 per cent in terrorist incidents in 2018 as compared to 2017 while Punjab and Islamabad saw a 50 per cent,” it added.Another 67% decline in terrorism-related incidents occurred in Azad Kashmir, said the report, adding that 138 people died in erstwhile FATA and 59 in K-P in terrorist incidents while the death toll of such incidents was 15 in Punjab, 10 in Sindh, five in Gilgit-Baltistan and one each in Azad Kashmir and Islamabad.
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April - 7 
The first meeting of the committee to recommend new members and chairpersons of two Transitional Justice (TJ) mechanisms — Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) — on April 7, endorsed their selection process, reports The
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The first meeting of the committee to recommend new members and chairpersons of two Transitional Justice (TJ) mechanisms — Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) — on April 7, endorsed their selection process, reports The Himalayan Times. The tenure of existing members of the commissions expires on April 13.As per the selection process, the committee led by former chief justice Om Prakash Mishra will first publish a notice in a national-level newspaper seeking applications from people aspiring for the aforementioned posts. Committee member SharmilaKarki said the notice would be published tomorrow (April 8) in Gorkhapatra national daily.Aspirants need to fill an application form, a sample of which will also be published along with the notice, and submit it to the committee’s secretariat housed at the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs within seven days of the publication of the notice.
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April - 7 
Some former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres have recently alleged they are under constant surveillance by the military though they have undergone rehabilitation, reports The Island on April 7. They have also claimed that military interference has hampered their political activity. Uni
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Some former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres have recently alleged they are under constant surveillance by the military though they have undergone rehabilitation, reports The Island on April 7. They have also claimed that military interference has hampered their political activity. United States (US) Human Rights activist Critina James, on April 5 received a briefing from former LTTE cadres during a visit to the Jaffna peninsula. The former LTTE cadres said that they had also complained to the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) about military interference. They met the US activist as members of a North-based political party consisting of ex-LTTE cadres. They alleged the people were still suspicious of them due to the military constantly watching their movements.
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April - 7 
Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) is on its way to get overwhelming majority in the elections to Majlis (Parliament), reports The Edition. Tentative results show MDP projected to win 60 seats adds the BBC News. Some reports state that the MDP is wining 68 seats.
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Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) is on its way to get overwhelming majority in the elections to Majlis (Parliament), reports The Edition. Tentative results show MDP projected to win 60 seats adds the BBC News. Some reports state that the MDP is wining 68 seats.
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April - 8 
In a major relief to a Pakistani national who was caught with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Munabao railway station in 2013, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release and deport him, reports Times of India on April 9. The order is dat
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In a major relief to a Pakistani national who was caught with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Munabao railway station in 2013, a single bench of Rajasthan High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release and deport him, reports Times of India on April 9. The order is dated March 12, 2019, and since the prosecuting CBI was yet to file an appeal against it in the Supreme Court, the accused continues to be lodged at Alwar retention centre. Accused Mohammad Yousuf (65) had come to India along with his wife and children via Thar Express on February 23, 2013. During checking at Munabao railway station, he was found in possession of 60 fake Indian currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500. Of these, 40 were found counterfeit. “As the accused is terminally ill, we requested the court to hear the case. On March 12, the single bench comprising Justice Pankaj Bhandari observed that there was no merit in the appeal filed by the CBI. The court asked CBI to deport the accused and maintained the lower court order of acquittal,” said Chauhan. However, the court had also added a condition that he should be deported if not wanted in another case. “I was told that he is yet to be released even after the court’s order,” Chauhan added.
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April - 8 
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan T
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Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan Times on April 9. The Islamabad HC took up FIA’s appeal for Lakhvi’s bail cancellation on Tuesday around a month before FATF is due to review in May Pakistan’s actions in curbing terror financing and money laundering. In a report earlier this year, FATF specifically raised concerns about the activity of eight terror groups, including the LeT, in Pakistan.
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April - 8 
The Kolkata Police has seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 5 lakh from the city's Maidan area and arrested two persons in this connection on April 8, reports Business Standard. The counterfeit notes were in the denomination of Rs 2,000, a senior police officer said."Base
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The Kolkata Police has seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 5 lakh from the city's Maidan area and arrested two persons in this connection on April 8, reports Business Standard. The counterfeit notes were in the denomination of Rs 2,000, a senior police officer said."Based on a tip-off, the Special Task force of Kolkata Police arrested Sanju Saha and Mohammed Umar from the intersection of the city's Gosto Paul Sarani and Leslie Claudius Sarani in Maidan police station area. "Altogether, 250 counterfeit notes in the denomination of Rs 2,000 were recovered from their possession," he said. Saha is a resident of Malda, while Umar hails from Bihar. Both were booked under different sections of the Indian Penal Code, the officer added.
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April - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 8 questioned All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq for nearly eight hours in connection with a case related to funding of terror groups and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 8 questioned All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq for nearly eight hours in connection with a case related to funding of terror groups and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. He was asked to appear before the agency again on April 9, the officials said, adding Naseem Geelani, son of separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was also summoned on April 9. After avoiding the first two summons, the Mirwaiz finally appeared before the NIA after he was assured of being provided security upon his arrival in the national capital (New Delhi). The Mirwaiz was accompanied by other separatist leaders, including Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone and Maulana Abbas Ansari.
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April - 8 
A union council polio officer associated with the World Health Organisation(WHO) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ghazi Baig area of Haleemzaitehsil(revenue unit) in Mohmand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 8, reports Dawn. According to sources, the victim official, Wajid Khan, was
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A union council polio officer associated with the World Health Organisation(WHO) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ghazi Baig area of Haleemzaitehsil(revenue unit) in Mohmand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 8, reports Dawn. According to sources, the victim official, Wajid Khan, was on his routine duty in Ghazi Baig area near his home when unidentified assailants opened fire on him, injuring him seriously. He succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to the District headquarters hospital inGhalanai.
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April - 8 
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan T
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Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has moved the Islamabad High Court (HC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘operations commander’ZakiurRehmanLakhvi, who is wanted in India for plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead, reports Hindustan Times on April 9. The Islamabad HC took up FIA’s appeal for Lakhvi’s bail cancellation on Tuesday around a month before FATF is due to review in May Pakistan’s actions in curbing terror financing and money laundering. In a report earlier this year, FATF specifically raised concerns about the activity of eight terror groups, including the LeT, in Pakistan.
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April - 8 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on April 8, reserved its judgement in a case pertaining to extradition of a US citizen of Pakistani origin to America, allegedly involved in planning an attack in New York city, reports The Express Tribune. Talha Haroon, 19, was arrested in Pakistan in 2016 after US au
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on April 8, reserved its judgement in a case pertaining to extradition of a US citizen of Pakistani origin to America, allegedly involved in planning an attack in New York city, reports The Express Tribune. Talha Haroon, 19, was arrested in Pakistan in 2016 after US authorities identified him as one of three men, along with a Canadian citizen and a man from the Philippines, planning attacks on Manhattan’s Times Square and the city’s subway. Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiani heard the case filed by Muhammad Haroon, father of the accused, challenging the district administration’s decision to extradite his son Talha to the US. Kiani remarked that America had returned a citizen on Pakistan’s demand. The counsel told the court that the siblings of Talha were still residing in the US and no legal requirements were fulfilled in the case of his client. No investigation was carried out against his client, rather a formal inquiry was only conducted, he added. However, the prosecutor stated that Talha was declared an accused in December 2018. After hearing the arguments from both the sides, the bench reserved its judgement in the matter.
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April - 9 
Among the North-eastern states, Assam topped the list of states with the highest seizures, with the authorities recovering INR 93.2 Million, reports Northeast Today on April 10. Assam was followed by Arunachal Pradesh where recovered money amounted to INR 62.8 Million. Meghalaya recorded a recovery
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Among the North-eastern states, Assam topped the list of states with the highest seizures, with the authorities recovering INR 93.2 Million, reports Northeast Today on April 10. Assam was followed by Arunachal Pradesh where recovered money amounted to INR 62.8 Million. Meghalaya recorded a recovery of INR 13 Million, followed by Nagaland INR 9.2 Million, Tripura INR 2.1 Million, Sikkim INR 1.4 Million and Manipur INR one Million.
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April - 9 
Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar on April 9 told the supreme court that 1,000 more tribunals would be required to deal with the illegal migrants in Assam, reports Assam Tribune. The Chief Secretary said the State government has already proposed a INR 9000 Million budget for setting up the tribunals.
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Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar on April 9 told the supreme court that 1,000 more tribunals would be required to deal with the illegal migrants in Assam, reports Assam Tribune. The Chief Secretary said the State government has already proposed a INR 9000 Million budget for setting up the tribunals. The State government mentioned before the court that it has managed to deport only four out of 46,000 illegal foreigners identified in Assam.
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April - 9 
Five persons including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Bastar region,BhimaMandavi(40) and his four security personnel were killed as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) targeted the convoy in which the BJP leader was travelling, in a forested patch near Nakuln
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Five persons including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Bastar region,BhimaMandavi(40) and his four security personnel were killed as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) targeted the convoy in which the BJP leader was travelling, in a forested patch near Nakulnar Village underKuwakondaTehsil(revenue unit) in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 9, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists blew up the vehicle of the Dantewada MLA with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)and opened fire at the occupants atShyamagiri Hills, when the MLA’s convoy was heading towards Kuwakonda from Bacheli area in Dantewada.The four security personnel were identified as head constables ChhaganKuldeep and RamlalOyami, constable SomduKawasi and driver-constable DanteshwarMaurya. Kuldeep, Oyami and Kawasi were Personal Security Officers (PSOs) of Mandavi. It is to be noted that Mandavi was the elected MLA of Dantewada in December 2018, and was the only BJP MLA in the Bastar division, since 2003.
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April - 9 
Income Tax (IT)officials have recovered INR 58.4 million crore between March 12 to April 8 2019 from eight North-eastern states, reports Northeast Today on April 10. The amount is 482 per cent more than the cash seizure made during the general elections of 2014, when the recovery as INR 12.1 Million
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Income Tax (IT)officials have recovered INR 58.4 million crore between March 12 to April 8 2019 from eight North-eastern states, reports Northeast Today on April 10. The amount is 482 per cent more than the cash seizure made during the general elections of 2014, when the recovery as INR 12.1 Million. According to IT officials, the cash seized in just 27 days of election time enforcement is more than 50 per cent of the unexplained cash seized in the whole of fiscal 2017-18. The seizures come in the wake of the Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), Northeast Region, intensifying its vigil post the poll announcement. The seizures come in the wake of the Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), Northeast Region, intensifying its vigil post the poll announcement. Most of the North-eastern states going to the polls in the first phase on April 11, the final date of polling in the region is April 23. The eight northeast states include Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Manipur and Sikkim
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April - 9 
Militants shot dead the senior RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS) functionary, Chanderkant Sharma and his Personal Security Officer (PSO), Rajinder Kumar, at the District Hospital Kishtwar in Kishtwar District on April 9, reports Daily Excelsior. According to reports, around 12.45pm one of the militant
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Militants shot dead the senior RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS) functionary, Chanderkant Sharma and his Personal Security Officer (PSO), Rajinder Kumar, at the District Hospital Kishtwar in Kishtwar District on April 9, reports Daily Excelsior. According to reports, around 12.45pm one of the militants in the disguise of burqa-clad woman, entered the District Hospital, brought out an AK rifle from black bag and straightway targeted PSO of Chanderkant Sharma, killing him on spot. Sharma, realizing trouble, tried to shift his location but the militant targeted him, causing him serious injuries. However, he succumbed to his injuries later at the hospital. The militant escaped from the hospital within a couple of minutes taking along with him the AK rifle of slain PSO. The targeted terror attack came just nine days ahead of Parliamentary election in Udhampur-Doda constituency and a day after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Bhaderwah.
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April - 9 
In a significant move towards effectively checking terror financing, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has organised the signing of a multilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) among over a dozen relevant institutions and departments, Dawn reported on April 10.Those who signed the
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In a significant move towards effectively checking terror financing, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has organised the signing of a multilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) among over a dozen relevant institutions and departments, Dawn reported on April 10.Those who signed the multilateral MoU included the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), intelligence agencies and the provincial counter terrorism departments.The signing ceremony of the MoU was chaired by Khaliq Dad Lak, national coordinator of NACTA, during the 14thmeeting of the National Task Force on Combating Financial Terrorism (CFT) at NACTA headquarters in Islamabad.
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April - 9 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has diverted PKR 30 million funds meant for the development of public sector higher secondary schools in the province to MaulanaSamiulHaq’sDarulUloomHaqqania seminary in Nowshera District, Dawn reported on April 10.The Government had allocated PKR 1.7 billion in the
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has diverted PKR 30 million funds meant for the development of public sector higher secondary schools in the province to MaulanaSamiulHaq’sDarulUloomHaqqania seminary in Nowshera District, Dawn reported on April 10.The Government had allocated PKR 1.7 billion in the current fiscal year for providing higher secondary schools with basic facilities.Sources told Dawn that of those funds, PKR 695 million was diverted to Swat District two months ago before the Government gave away another PKR 30 million to the DarulUloomHaqqania, leaving little for the schools’ development.
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April - 9 
The group of Commonwealth observers deployed to monitor the 2019 parliamentary election on April 9 concluded that voting and counting procedures were peaceful and well organized, reports The Edition.
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The group of Commonwealth observers deployed to monitor the 2019 parliamentary election on April 9 concluded that voting and counting procedures were peaceful and well organized, reports The Edition.
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April - 9 
Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra on April 9 stated that 4,409 security personnel, including 12 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), would be deployed for the upcoming elections, reports Assam Tribune. Election to the Mizoram lone Lok Sabha (lower House of Indian Parliament) s
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Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra on April 9 stated that 4,409 security personnel, including 12 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), would be deployed for the upcoming elections, reports Assam Tribune. Election to the Mizoram lone Lok Sabha (lower House of Indian Parliament) seat will be held on April 11.
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April - 10 
A Delhi court on April 10 sent Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till April 22 after it sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, report
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A Delhi court on April 10 sent Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till April 22 after it sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Malik was produced before special judge Rakesh Syal where the NIA sought the court’s permission to arrest the accused which was allowed. The NIA then arrested him inside the courtroom and sought 15-day custodial interrogation. While seeking his remand, NIA counsel informed the special judge that it has credible evidence to prove that Malik received funds from Pakistan. Malik was brought to the National Capital after a court in Kashmir granted his transit remand to the NIA. He was shifted to Delhi’s Tihar Jail on April 9 after the NIA secured his production remand in connection with the terror funding case.
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April - 10 
Meanwhile, the NIA questioned Mirwaiz Umar Farooq again in connection with a terror financing case, officials said in New Delhi on April 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The Mirwaiz was questioned for the third consecutive day by the NIA. The questioning revolved around funding of his party, Hurriyat Co
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Meanwhile, the NIA questioned Mirwaiz Umar Farooq again in connection with a terror financing case, officials said in New Delhi on April 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The Mirwaiz was questioned for the third consecutive day by the NIA. The questioning revolved around funding of his party, Hurriyat Conference and Joint Resistance Front, an amalgam of his moderate Hurriyat Conference as well as the hardline faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and JKLF.
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April - 10 
Pakistan on pril 10 facilitated a visit of a group of ambassadors, defence attachés and international journalists to the site of so-called Indian airstrike in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in which New Delhi claimed it had killed around 300 terrorists on February 26, reports Daily Times.The delegat
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Pakistan on pril 10 facilitated a visit of a group of ambassadors, defence attachés and international journalists to the site of so-called Indian airstrike in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in which New Delhi claimed it had killed around 300 terrorists on February 26, reports Daily Times.The delegation, which visited impact site of February 26 Indian air violation near Jabba included international journalists mostly based in India, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. On the occasion, ISPR Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor briefed the group about details of the event, while negating the repeated false Indian claims with ground realities.The visitors were shown bomb craters of denied Indian air strike attempt in barren open spaces with no loss to life or infrastructure. The group also visited a nearby madrassa which India claimed it had struck and killed scores of terrorists. The visitors freely interacted with the student children and teachers and saw for themselves that the madrassa stood on ground untouched with innocent local children getting education there.
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April - 10 
The Presidential Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances, summoned former council member of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) Zahid Rameez on April 10, reports The Edition. According to the Commission, Zahid made statements regarding the series of menacing tweets he
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The Presidential Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances, summoned former council member of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) Zahid Rameez on April 10, reports The Edition. According to the Commission, Zahid made statements regarding the series of menacing tweets he made in 2011 and 2012, including death threats, aimed at Yameen Rasheed, who was found stabbed in his apartment in 2017. Despite Yameen having reported the troubling messages to the police, no action was taken prior to his brutal murder.
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April - 11 
Arunachal Pradesh recorded an estimated 66 percent voter turnout, reports Assam Tribune. The figure may increase when the final reports come. The polling was held for 57 out of the total of 60 Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats. Business Standard adds that three persons were seriously i
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Arunachal Pradesh recorded an estimated 66 percent voter turnout, reports Assam Tribune. The figure may increase when the final reports come. The polling was held for 57 out of the total of 60 Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats. Business Standard adds that three persons were seriously injured at Pipsorang circle under Tali Assembly constituency in Kurung Kumey in election related violence. A total of 45 companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) along with 7,000 Police personnel were deployed in the state for election duties.
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April - 11 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast under Bastar Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) constituency in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh amid polling on April 11 (today), reports Pragativadi.A senior Police official
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast under Bastar Lok Sabha(Lower House of the Indian Parliament) constituency in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh amid polling on April 11 (today), reports Pragativadi.A senior Police official said no one was hurt in the incident. Voting is underway in the constituency, officials said. The explosion took place around 4.15 am in Farasgaon area on Narayanpur-Dandwan road when a team of security men was escorting polling personnel to their booth, Police said. However, no one was injured in the incident. Polling is being held in its four Assembly segments, Dantewada, Konta, Bijapur and Narayanpur, from 7 am to 3 pm, the officials said.Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
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April - 11 
The first phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections starts on April 11 (today) as more than 33 lakh voters will decide the fate of 33 candidates in the twin Parliamentary constituencies of Jammu-Poonch and Baramulla-Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily E
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The first phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections starts on April 11 (today) as more than 33 lakh voters will decide the fate of 33 candidates in the twin Parliamentary constituencies of Jammu-Poonch and Baramulla-Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. While 24 candidates are trying their luck for Jammu-Poonch constituency, only nine contestants are in fray in Baramulla-Kupwara Lok Sabha seat. Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, who is Returning officer for Jammu Parliamentary constituency, said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has made elaborate arrangements for free and fair polling on Jammu seat, reports Daily Excelsior. He said over 20 lakh voters will exercise their right to franchise for electing their Lok Sabha representative in Jammu-Poonch seat, which is based on four Districts including Jammu, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch. Police said tight security arrangements have been made in all polling stations of Jammu Parliamentary seat and strict surveillance was being kept in sensitive areas. Additional companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), deputed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), have been deployed in the entire constituency to assist local Police to ensure free and fair polling. The Election Commission has also deployed Observers for the constituency, who will monitor the polling tomorrow to ensure smooth conduct of polling. In Jammu, 20,05,730 voters including 10,40,876 males and 9,64,834 females will cast their votes at 2,740 polling stations to decide the political fortune of 24 candidates. “We have put in place all the necessary arrangements, including security setup. we are committed to hold free and fair polls,” Police said. There are 244 polling stations falling along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Samba, Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch Districts of the constituency and contingency has been put in place in case there is shelling from Pakistan side.
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April - 11 
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Shailendra Kumar on April 11 said that incident free voting marked first phase of polling in Jammu and Baramulla Parliamentary constituencies of J&K with a total voter turnout of 57.31 per cent, reports Daily Excelsior. Jammu Parliamentary Constit
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The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Shailendra Kumar on April 11 said that incident free voting marked first phase of polling in Jammu and Baramulla Parliamentary constituencies of J&K with a total voter turnout of 57.31 per cent, reports Daily Excelsior. Jammu Parliamentary Constituency, spread over four districts of Jammu, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch, with 20 assembly segments, recorded a huge overall voter turnout of 72.16 per cent, Kumar said. He said that the voter turnout was highest in Samba District at 75.07 per cent followed by 74.50 per cent in Jammu District, while twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri recorded 70.40 per cent and 65.70 per cent, respectively.
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April - 11 
The CEO added that Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency comprising three districts of Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora, having 15 Assembly segments, recorded 34.61 per cent polling- with highest turnout of 51.7 per cent in Kupwara District.
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The CEO added that Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency comprising three districts of Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora, having 15 Assembly segments, recorded 34.61 per cent polling- with highest turnout of 51.7 per cent in Kupwara District.
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April - 12 
A Senate panel on April 12 sought a report from the Federal Interior Ministry on the action taken so far against terrorists and banned outfits involved in Hazara killings, reports Dawn. The Senate Standing Committee on Interior met with Senator Rehman Malik in the chair, where members voiced serious
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A Senate panel on April 12 sought a report from the Federal Interior Ministry on the action taken so far against terrorists and banned outfits involved in Hazara killings, reports Dawn. The Senate Standing Committee on Interior met with Senator Rehman Malik in the chair, where members voiced serious concern over the Quetta blast and continued killings of members of the Hazara community. It was decided that the next meeting would be held in Quetta, specifically on the agenda of the Hazara killings. The Interior Ministry was directed to submit a comprehensive report on the Quetta blast and also apprise the committee of the action so far taken against the terrorists and banned outfits involved in Hazara killings. The panel also sought a report about the release of activists of banned outfits in the near past in Balochistan.
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April - 12 
Four Sri Lankans who were arrested on April 11 at the Luton Airport in United Kingdom (UK) over a terrorism investigation were released on April 12, the Metropolitan Police said in a special statement, reports The Sunday Times. The suspects were taken into custody on suspicion of membership of a pro
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Four Sri Lankans who were arrested on April 11 at the Luton Airport in United Kingdom (UK) over a terrorism investigation were released on April 12, the Metropolitan Police said in a special statement, reports The Sunday Times. The suspects were taken into custody on suspicion of membership of a proscribed organisation under the UK Terrorism Act of 2000. British media reported that the men who had arrived on April 10 had attempted to claim asylum upon arrival in UK by claiming that they were facing persecution in Sri Lanka over ‘connections’ to the outlawed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Further investigations are being carried out by the Metropolitan Police.
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April - 12 
A major offensive is underway in Shirzad District of Nangarhar Province after a large-scale Taliban attack was repulsed on April 12, reports The Khamma Press.The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East said at least 40 militants have been killed so far and 32 others have sustained injur
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A major offensive is underway in Shirzad District of Nangarhar Province after a large-scale Taliban attack was repulsed on April 12, reports The Khamma Press.The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East said at least 40 militants have been killed so far and 32 others have sustained injuries as a major clearance operation is underway in the District.According to a statement released by 201st Silab, the operations are being conducted in various parts of the District with the support of artillery units and air forces.
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April - 14 
According to a study conducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), may shift to safer locations to revive the movement, reports The Hindustan Times On April 14. The reasons cited were the worst leadership crisis within CPI-Maoist and decrease
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According to a study conducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), may shift to safer locations to revive the movement, reports The Hindustan Times On April 14. The reasons cited were the worst leadership crisis within CPI-Maoist and decrease in its influence in states such as Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha.
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April - 14 
The Afghan Military in the North has announced that 179 Taliban militants including 15 ‘commanders’ of the group hailing from Afghanistan as well as abroad have been killed in Northern and Northeastern provinces of the country since the group announced the launch of its spring offensive “Al-Fath”, T
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The Afghan Military in the North has announced that 179 Taliban militants including 15 ‘commanders’ of the group hailing from Afghanistan as well as abroad have been killed in Northern and Northeastern provinces of the country since the group announced the launch of its spring offensive “Al-Fath”, The Khamma Press reports on April 15.The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said the militants were killed during the clashes in Badakhshan, Kunduz, Baghlan, Balkh, Sar-e-Pul, and Faryab Provinces.The statement further added that 77 militants including their 6 ‘commanders’ were also wounded during the same clashes. The 209th Shaheen Corps also confirmed that seven security personnel also lost their lives during the clashes and 11 others sustained injuries but the civilians have not suffered casualties so far.
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April - 14 
The High Council of Jihadi and National Parties comprising of several formal and prominent political parties boycotted the Consultative Peace Jirga following a meeting of the leaders of the council which was organised in the residence of Syed MansoorNaderi, the leader of Paiwand Millie Party of Afgh
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The High Council of Jihadi and National Parties comprising of several formal and prominent political parties boycotted the Consultative Peace Jirga following a meeting of the leaders of the council which was organised in the residence of Syed MansoorNaderi, the leader of Paiwand Millie Party of Afghanistan and member of the leadership council of Jihadi and National Parties, The Khamma Press reports on April 15.According to a statement released by Paiwand Millie Party of Afghanistan, the meeting focused on recent developments in the country, including the issue of Consultative Loya Jirga, peace summit due to be organised in Qatar, Doha and completion of the term of government of national unity led by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
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April - 14 April - 15
A girls’ school was destroyed in an attack by unknown armed men in Farah Province on April 15, reports Tolo News. Previously another school in the province was destroyed in Tosak village of the province on April 14. The schools were destroyed by use of explosives, the head of Education DepartmentMoh
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A girls’ school was destroyed in an attack by unknown armed men in Farah Province on April 15, reports Tolo News. Previously another school in the province was destroyed in Tosak village of the province on April 14. The schools were destroyed by use of explosives, the head of Education DepartmentMohammad Azimi said.Statistics by the Ministry of Education show that 3.5 million children are deprived of education and at least 900 schools have remained closed across the country.
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April - 15 
Former Chief Minister (CM) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti’s convoy was attacked with stones in Sirhama area of Anantnag District on April 15, reports The Indian Express. The incident happened when Mehbooba Mufti was on her way to address a party convention in Bijbehara.
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Former Chief Minister (CM) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti’s convoy was attacked with stones in Sirhama area of Anantnag District on April 15, reports The Indian Express. The incident happened when Mehbooba Mufti was on her way to address a party convention in Bijbehara. Police said that while Mufti was unhurt, her security guard was injured. Police officers said it was a stray incident, and a few stones were hurled at her convoy.
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April - 15 
Government of India (GoI) extended ceasefire agreements with National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Neopak-Kitovi (NSCN-NK) and NSCN-Reformation (NSCN-R) for one more year on April 15, reports Business Standard. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official the agreement was extended
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Government of India (GoI) extended ceasefire agreements with National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Neopak-Kitovi (NSCN-NK) and NSCN-Reformation (NSCN-R) for one more year on April 15, reports Business Standard. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official the agreement was extended with effect from April 28 this year till April 27, 2020. Moreover, the splinter faction of NSCN-Khaplang led by KhangoKhango has also entered into a fresh ceasefire agreement with GoI from April 15 for a period of one year, reports Business Standard.
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April - 15 
Pro-Khalistan group 'Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has claimed that Pakistan Government has banned the registration of the 'Khalistan Referendum Team 2020' on its soil at the behest of the Indian Government, reports Economic Times on April 15. SFJ ‘legal adviser’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun claimed that Pakis
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Pro-Khalistan group 'Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has claimed that Pakistan Government has banned the registration of the 'Khalistan Referendum Team 2020' on its soil at the behest of the Indian Government, reports Economic Times on April 15. SFJ ‘legal adviser’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun claimed that Pakistan had stopped SFJ activists from putting up posters and banners of the Khalistan referendum campaign at GurdwaraPanja Sahib in Hassan Abdal in Attock District in Punjab Province (Pakistan) where Sikhs from India were visiting. SFJ is a secessionist group which is seeking a separate Sikh ‘homeland’ -- Khalistan. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has been critical of the SFJ saying that it is a "one-man army caked by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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April - 15 
The Indian Army’s lead counter-terrorism force, the Rashtriya Rifles, is set for major changes, in accordance with a comprehensive proposal in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Headquarters (HQ) of the elite anti-terror force could soon be shifted to the Northern Command and the number of personnel
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The Indian Army’s lead counter-terrorism force, the Rashtriya Rifles, is set for major changes, in accordance with a comprehensive proposal in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Headquarters (HQ) of the elite anti-terror force could soon be shifted to the Northern Command and the number of personnel stationed there could be cut, reports The New Indian Express on April 16. Comprising 63 units, the HQ of the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) is currently in New Delhi. Also, the force is headed by a Lieutenant General rank officer. All of its units are deployed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) with operational control of each unit in the hands of the respective Army formation in the area.“It is felt that for better operational integration, the RR HQ should be located at Northern Command,” said the proposal.Changes are also envisaged in the hierarchy at the HQ.The force is likely to be headed in the future by a Major General rank officer. Of the 11 officers presently posted at the HQ in Delhi, 7 will be shifted to Kashmir and 3 will be shifted out to the Infantry Directorate based out of the Army HQ.The proposal says, “For administrative functions, a liaison cell can be placed under the DG Infantry.”
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April - 15 
Pro-Khalistan group 'Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has claimed that Pakistan Government has banned the registration of the 'Khalistan Referendum Team 2020' on its soil at the behest of the Indian Government, reports Economic Times on April 15. SFJ ‘legal adviser’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun claimed that Pakis
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Pro-Khalistan group 'Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has claimed that Pakistan Government has banned the registration of the 'Khalistan Referendum Team 2020' on its soil at the behest of the Indian Government, reports Economic Times on April 15. SFJ ‘legal adviser’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun claimed that Pakistan had stopped SFJ activists from putting up posters and banners of the Khalistan referendum campaign at GurdwaraPanja Sahib in Hassan Abdal in Attock District in Punjab Province (Pakistan) where Sikhs from India were visiting. SFJ is a secessionist group which is seeking a separate Sikh ‘homeland’ -- Khalistan. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has been critical of the SFJ saying that it is a "one-man army caked by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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April - 15 April - 16
Police and Security Forces (SFs) personnel killed five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants holed up in a house in E-sector of Phase-VII in Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on April 16 after a fierce gun battle lasting over 17 hours, reports Dawn. One P
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Police and Security Forces (SFs) personnel killed five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants holed up in a house in E-sector of Phase-VII in Hayatabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on April 16 after a fierce gun battle lasting over 17 hours, reports Dawn. One Police officer also killed during the gun battle. The TTP in an email message issued claimed that six of its members were involved in the gunfight with law enforcement personnel. The gun battle started at 7.30pm on April 15-evening as Police tried to enter the house in E-sector during an intelligence-based operation (IBO). Assistant Sub-Inspector Qamar Alam lost his life while trying to enter the house. A terrorist was also killed during an initial exchange of fire that triggered a fierce gunfight which continued till the killing of the four remaining terrorists around April 16-noon. Two SFs personnel and two civilians, including a woman, were injured during the gunfight. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDUS) during the clearance found an explosives-rigged bike on the ground floor, which was connected with explosive materials planted in the basement of the house. The BDU destroyed the bike with an explosive charge, which brought down the two-storey house. “The house and bike were rigged with about 60kg explosives, which had been destroyed with a 250-gram explosive charge,” BDU chief Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Shafqat Malik said.
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April - 15 
Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal on April 15 sentenced three people Abdus Samad Pintu, Ariful Islam Manik, and Mohammad Sabuj, to death for killing Rajshahi University Professor AKM Shafiul Islam on November 15,2014, reports Daily Star. In addition to the capital punishment, each convict would have to
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Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal on April 15 sentenced three people Abdus Samad Pintu, Ariful Islam Manik, and Mohammad Sabuj, to death for killing Rajshahi University Professor AKM Shafiul Islam on November 15,2014, reports Daily Star. In addition to the capital punishment, each convict would have to pay a fine of BTk 10,000. The court also acquitted eight other accused in the case, as prosecution could not prove the allegations bought against them beyond doubt. Initially, Islamic terror formation, Ansar Al Islam Bangladesh-2 had claimed responsibility for the killing, however,the charge sheet submitted by the Detective Branch ruled out any militant outfit's involvement in the murder. investigations into the case reveled the involvement of several Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal (youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party)members.
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April - 15 
The Afghan military in the South and the Ministry of Defense have confirmed that Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties during the operations in Zabul province in past one week, The Khamma Press reports on April 16.According to the statements released by 205th Corps of the Afghan Military
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The Afghan military in the South and the Ministry of Defense have confirmed that Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties during the operations in Zabul province in past one week, The Khamma Press reports on April 16.According to the statements released by 205th Corps of the Afghan Military and the Ministry Defense, the 2nd Brigade, 205th Hero Corps conducted clearing operations this past week in Mezan, Shah Joi, and Daichopan areas of Zabul Province as part of the new security plan Operation Khalid.The statements further added that that the operations were jointly conducted with the Afghan Police police and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) leaving 20 Taliban militants dead, 13 wounded while five IEDs were discovered and destroyed.
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April - 15 
The Majlis (parliament) passed the bill to annul the amendment to the Constitution ratified in former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's administration, which allows foreign parties to own land in Maldives, reports The Edition. This amendment was passed on July 22, 2015, allowing those who inve
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The Majlis (parliament) passed the bill to annul the amendment to the Constitution ratified in former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's administration, which allows foreign parties to own land in Maldives, reports The Edition. This amendment was passed on July 22, 2015, allowing those who invest USD 1 billion by reclaiming land in Maldives to own a part of it.
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April - 16 
Continuing its drive on ‘unexplained cash’ during the ongoing election period, the Investigation Directorate of Income Tax, North East Region has recovered INR 73.3 Million from the date of announcement of polls by the Election Commission, reports Assam Tribune on April 16. This massive haul during
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Continuing its drive on ‘unexplained cash’ during the ongoing election period, the Investigation Directorate of Income Tax, North East Region has recovered INR 73.3 Million from the date of announcement of polls by the Election Commission, reports Assam Tribune on April 16. This massive haul during the brief period of last one month far exceeds cash seizures of INR 12. 1 Million made by the Directorate during the 2014 General Elections. According to an official statement, it is already 605 per cent of the total amount seized in the previous elections. It is significant that nearly 75 per cent of the seizures have taken place just in the past two weeks and include operations based on independent intelligence against moneylenders and interceptions at airports by the Directorate’s Air Intelligence Units across the seven states. All the 12 Air Intelligence Units will remain active across the Northeast till April 23.
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April - 16 
In the wake of the February 14 Pulwama attack, the Government granted emergency powers to the three services to procure weapons and military hardware to enhance their operational preparedness along the border with Pakistan, official sources said on April 16, reports The Times of India. The Governmen
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In the wake of the February 14 Pulwama attack, the Government granted emergency powers to the three services to procure weapons and military hardware to enhance their operational preparedness along the border with Pakistan, official sources said on April 16, reports The Times of India. The Government also relaxed certain rules to cut delays in military purchase like allowing the three services to procure required weapons and equipment from a single vendor. According to report, the Government has granted more powers to the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force to go for buying of critical weapons and equipment to help them effectively deal with any hostilities along the border with Pakistan.
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April - 16 
India and Pakistan on April 16 reported progress in the talks on construction of infrastructure facilities for Indian Sikh pilgrims looking to visit Kartarpur Pakistan, reports Live Mint. The meeting was held in Gurdaspur (Gurdaspur District) in Indian state of Punjab. The Kartarpur Corridor is expe
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India and Pakistan on April 16 reported progress in the talks on construction of infrastructure facilities for Indian Sikh pilgrims looking to visit Kartarpur Pakistan, reports Live Mint. The meeting was held in Gurdaspur (Gurdaspur District) in Indian state of Punjab. The Kartarpur Corridor is expected to open in time to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, in November. Pakistan had named controversial Khalistan supporters as part of a committee that would look into the facilities to be provided for Indian pilgrims. The Pakistani committee included Khalistan supporter Gopal Singh Chawla, who is also associated with Hafiz Saeed, the chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). India has stated that it would continue the technical talks on infrastructure but not official level talks on the movement of pilgrims.
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April - 16 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 16 said it has attached INR 6.19 crore assets of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Watali in a money laundering case related to terror funding and separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED also charged Watali and All Parties
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 16 said it has attached INR 6.19 crore assets of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Watali in a money laundering case related to terror funding and separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The ED also charged Watali and All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders of receiving funds from Pakistan through conduits and also from the Pakistan High Commission in India ‘directly’. It said a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued for attaching lands in SozeithGoripora, Narbal and Budgam areas of Kashmir belonging to Watali and his family members that are worth INR 6.19 crore. Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on April 16 summoned the Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) chairman Muhammad Yaseen Khan in terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. “Whereas it appears that you are acquainted with the circumstances of the case noted below, which is now under investigation by the NIA, New Delhi, you are hereby required to report at National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs, Opposite Lodhi Road, New Delhi on April 18, 2019 at 10:30 am for the purpose of your examination relating to the case,” read the notice issued to Khan. The summon was issued to Khan by the SP NIA Headquarters, New Delhi.
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April - 16 
India and Pakistan on April 16 reported progress in the talks on construction of infrastructure facilities for Indian Sikh pilgrims looking to visit Kartarpur Pakistan, reports Live Mint. The meeting was held in Gurdaspur (Gurdaspur District) in Indian state of Punjab. The Kartarpur Corridor is expe
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India and Pakistan on April 16 reported progress in the talks on construction of infrastructure facilities for Indian Sikh pilgrims looking to visit Kartarpur Pakistan, reports Live Mint. The meeting was held in Gurdaspur (Gurdaspur District) in Indian state of Punjab. The Kartarpur Corridor is expected to open in time to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, in November. Pakistan had named controversial Khalistan supporters as part of a committee that would look into the facilities to be provided for Indian pilgrims. The Pakistani committee included Khalistan supporter Gopal Singh Chawla, who is also associated with Hafiz Saeed, the chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). India has stated that it would continue the technical talks on infrastructure but not official level talks on the movement of pilgrims.
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April - 16 
The United States (US) on April 16 removed Pakistan’s name from National Security Threat List, reports Daily Times. As per details, US’s counsel of foreign affairs took this step. National Security Threat List is a list that is comprised of the list of countries which according to US’s think tanks a
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The United States (US) on April 16 removed Pakistan’s name from National Security Threat List, reports Daily Times. As per details, US’s counsel of foreign affairs took this step. National Security Threat List is a list that is comprised of the list of countries which according to US’s think tanks are a threat to its national security. According to think tanks of the US, Pakistan is no more a threat to the national security of the US. It is pertinent to mention here that it is the first time since Pakistan is not included in the National Security Threat List.
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April - 17 
A female Poll official was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 17 near Balandapada in Kandhamal District, reports Indian Express. According to Director General of Police (DGP) BK Sharma, ‘Maoists fired and a bullet hit her on the head killing her on the spot’. There is al
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A female Poll official was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 17 near Balandapada in Kandhamal District, reports Indian Express. According to Director General of Police (DGP) BK Sharma, ‘Maoists fired and a bullet hit her on the head killing her on the spot’. There is also unconfirmed reports of explosion at Phulbani assembly segment under Kandhamal Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituency.
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April - 17 
Dismissing reports that it had been given a deadline of April 23 by the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and France to lift its “technical hold” on the proposal to list Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)‘chief’ Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the United NationsSecurity Council (UNSC), China on Apri
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Dismissing reports that it had been given a deadline of April 23 by the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and France to lift its “technical hold” on the proposal to list Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)‘chief’ Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the United NationsSecurity Council (UNSC), China on April 17 said the issue was moving towards a settlement, reports The Indian Express.The development comes after reports said P3 countries US, UK and France had fixed April 23 as the deadline for China to lift its technical hold in the 1267 Committee or else they would press for a discussion on the issue at the UNSC.“You need to get clarification from the sources about where you get such information. China’s position is very clear. This issue should be resolved through cooperation. We don’t believe that any efforts without the consensus of members will achieve satisfying results.”Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said. He added that “The relevant parties are forcing new resolution through the UNSC. We firmly oppose that. In fact, the relevant discussion in UNSC, most members expressed wish that this issue should be discussed within the 1267 committee and they don’t hope to bypass it to handle the issue”.
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April - 17 
Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) has set a May deadline to the Meghalaya Government for setting up the entry-exit points in the State to check illegal migration, reports Assam Tribune on April 18. Apart from the FKJGP, the State Government has been holding parleys with 13 NGOs of
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Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) has set a May deadline to the Meghalaya Government for setting up the entry-exit points in the State to check illegal migration, reports Assam Tribune on April 18. Apart from the FKJGP, the State Government has been holding parleys with 13 NGOs of the State on the entry-exit point following their demand to implement the check gates to stop influx. Around the State, 41 locations have been identified where these check gates would come up. In some of the areas work has moved to advanced stages, but in some areas issues relating to land acquisition, manpower and finance has not been resolved.
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April - 17 
On April 17, unidentified militants threw a grenade at a truck at Bakalia in Karbi Anglong District, reports Northeast Now. No casualties were recorded in the incident. A little-known insurgent organisation, Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) had called for a 36-hour general shutdown at Karbi An
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On April 17, unidentified militants threw a grenade at a truck at Bakalia in Karbi Anglong District, reports Northeast Now. No casualties were recorded in the incident. A little-known insurgent organisation, Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) had called for a 36-hour general shutdown at Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao Districts starting from 1700Hrs on April 17. In Karbi Anglong, People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) has been active for the last two years.
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April - 17 
Two personnel of the Military Intelligence (MI), identified as Hawaldar IndermnyPandy and Deepak Kumar were injured as militants fired at their vehicle in which they were travelling in Khudwani area of Kulgam District on April 17 night, reports Daily Excelsior. Security Forces (SFs) immediately rush
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Two personnel of the Military Intelligence (MI), identified as Hawaldar IndermnyPandy and Deepak Kumar were injured as militants fired at their vehicle in which they were travelling in Khudwani area of Kulgam District on April 17 night, reports Daily Excelsior. Security Forces (SFs) immediately rushed to the area and launched operations against militants responsible for the attack
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April - 17 
At least 11 Taliban militants were killed and 21 others injured as Taliban suffered heavy casualties after their third attack was repulsed in various areas of Dawlatbad District in Faryab Provinceon April 17, reports The Khamma Press.The 209thShaheen Corps in a statement said clashes took place betw
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At least 11 Taliban militants were killed and 21 others injured as Taliban suffered heavy casualties after their third attack was repulsed in various areas of Dawlatbad District in Faryab Provinceon April 17, reports The Khamma Press.The 209thShaheen Corps in a statement said clashes took place between Security Forces and Taliban militants in various areas of Dawlatbad District in which 11 Taliban militants including their two commanders identified as Omari and Mawlavi Naeem were killed during the clashes and 21 others were wounded. The statement further said some senior Taliban leaders including Mawlavi Najeeb alias Nasir the Red Unit commander of the group for Dawlatbad, Mawlavi Ehsanullah alias Toofan, and Mawlavi Tahir one of the prominent Taliban leaders in Qoshtapa District are among those injured.
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April - 18 
A joint search operation was launched by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) at various railway stations here, after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) threatened to target railway stations in Punjab and Rajasthan, reports New Indian Express on Apr
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A joint search operation was launched by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) at various railway stations here, after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) threatened to target railway stations in Punjab and Rajasthan, reports New Indian Express on April 19.The letter was sent to the Punjab Railway Board Manager by the JeM's‘area commander’Masoor Ahmed on April 18.
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April - 18 
During the 2014 election, United People’s Liberation Army (UPLA) was formed in Karbi Anglong led by NikunjaKathar, a former mid-level leader of now disbanded United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), reports Northeast Now. The Autonomous District Lok Sabha(lower house of Indian Parliament) const
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During the 2014 election, United People’s Liberation Army (UPLA) was formed in Karbi Anglong led by NikunjaKathar, a former mid-level leader of now disbanded United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), reports Northeast Now. The Autonomous District Lok Sabha(lower house of Indian Parliament) constituency, which includes Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts, will go to polls in second phase on April 18 (today).
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April - 18 
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, MK Sinha said that all security arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of elections in Udhampur-Doda constituency with deployment of para-military and police personnel.
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Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, MK Sinha said that all security arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of elections in Udhampur-Doda constituency with deployment of para-military and police personnel.
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