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December - 1 
A ‘corporal’ of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Leichombam Thoithoi Singh, was arrested from Takhel Leikai on December 1.
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A ‘corporal’ of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Leichombam Thoithoi Singh, was arrested from Takhel Leikai on December 1.
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December - 1 
A project, codenamed 'Karachi Project', undertaken by the Pakistani spy agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to spread terror in India using local recruits through Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) network will soon find its place in the charge sheet to
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A project, codenamed 'Karachi Project', undertaken by the Pakistani spy agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to spread terror in India using local recruits through Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) network will soon find its place in the charge sheet to be filed by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) against American-Pakistani terrorist David Coleman Headley and his accomplices, including Pakistani serving and retired Army officials, in the Mumbai terror attack case (November 26, 2008, aka 26/11), The Times of India reported. The charge sheet, which is to be filed within a month, will be the first Indian 'legal' document mentioning about the 'Project' and how it is being ran by network of Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, who are LeT's fronts in India. Without elaborating the details, Union home secretary R K Singh on December 1 said the NIA would file the charge sheet against Headley soon.
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Bara Bishunpur village in East Champaran District on December 1, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police arrested Vijay Prasad, while he was going somewhere on a bik
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Bara Bishunpur village in East Champaran District on December 1, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police arrested Vijay Prasad, while he was going somewhere on a bike, Superintendent of Police Ganesh Kumar said. Prasad, a native of Paigambarpur village under Shivaipatti Police Station area in Muzaffarpur District, was wanted in several cases of murder, arson at mobile towers and other Maoist activities.
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Border Security Force (BSF) recovered five kilograms of heroin and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of various denominations amounting to INR 980,000 from Naushehra Dhallan village near India-Pakistan international border in Punjab on December 1, T
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Border Security Force (BSF) recovered five kilograms of heroin and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of various denominations amounting to INR 980,000 from Naushehra Dhallan village near India-Pakistan international border in Punjab on December 1, The Times of India reported. The contrabands packed in small packets were thrown from across the fence. BSF patrol party noticed some people near the barbed wire fencing and challenged them, but the miscreants fled back to Pakistan, leaving behind heroin and FICN, the BSF officials said.
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 1 assured that the election to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council would be held next month (January 2012), reports The Times of India. Tarun Gogoi said, “There are official formalities to be done. The district
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 1 assured that the election to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council would be held next month (January 2012), reports The Times of India. Tarun Gogoi said, “There are official formalities to be done. The district will now be divided into four administrative units and the strength of the council will be increased from the present 30 to 50, of which 44 will be elected and the remaining will be nominated by the governor." Gogoi further said that apart from the delimitation process after the creation of the four new districts from the one district at present, the Constitution will have to be amended first as the autonomous council was set up under the Sixth Schedule. Gogoi added "The implemented provisions will be effective in the 2016-17 election only and not in the coming election next month."
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Partho Mishra (30), a driver, at Kenbanki village in the Karkel area of Khunti District on December 1, reports The Telegraph. Khunti Superintendent of Police M. Tamilvanan said preliminary in
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Partho Mishra (30), a driver, at Kenbanki village in the Karkel area of Khunti District on December 1, reports The Telegraph. Khunti Superintendent of Police M. Tamilvanan said preliminary investigations suggested the killing was a result of rivalry between Left Wing Extremist (LWE) organisations. “To Maoists, the driver of the passenger vehicle was a supporter of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of CPI-Maoist. Therefore, they hijacked the vehicle and killed him,” Tamilvanan said.
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Five cadres, including two ‘area commanders’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested from a couple of places of Gumla District on December 1, reports Th
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Five cadres, including two ‘area commanders’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested from a couple of places of Gumla District on December 1, reports The Times of India. The arrested cadres were identified as PLFI ‘area commanders’ Ashish Gope alias Keshwar and Amit Oraon, besides Nandu Mahto, Animesh Ekka and Ajay Toppo alias Sunil who hails from Bartoli, Gumla Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal said. The Police recovered one rifle, two country-made pistols, 12 cartridges, 11 PLFI letter pads and five mobile sets from them. The SP said the arrested PLFI cadres were the members of the squad led by ‘sub-zonal commander’ Mangal Nagesia.
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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) report on December 1, listed the slow progress in talks with the NSCN-IM, and persistence of violence in Manipur and the Bodo issue as ‘notable setbacks’ in the last three years from December 2008, Nagaland Post reports
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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) report on December 1, listed the slow progress in talks with the NSCN-IM, and persistence of violence in Manipur and the Bodo issue as ‘notable setbacks’ in the last three years from December 2008, Nagaland Post reports.
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Mobile Task Force (MTF) troopers arrested18 Myanmarese and 12 Bangladeshi nationals from Agartala Railway Station on December 1, reports TripuraInfo.
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Mobile Task Force (MTF) troopers arrested18 Myanmarese and 12 Bangladeshi nationals from Agartala Railway Station on December 1, reports TripuraInfo.
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Nine tribal villagers abducted by National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants returned unhurt from militants Bangladesh’s hideout after 136 days from the militants’ captivity. The tribals were abducted on July 18 from Debendra Karbari Para
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Nine tribal villagers abducted by National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants returned unhurt from militants Bangladesh’s hideout after 136 days from the militants’ captivity. The tribals were abducted on July 18 from Debendra Karbari Para under Chawmanu Police Station of Dhalai District
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Police constable, Manoj Atmaram Binzade (28), was killed while another trooper was injured in the exchange of fire with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Dhamditola forests under Chichgad Police Station in Gondia District o
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Police constable, Manoj Atmaram Binzade (28), was killed while another trooper was injured in the exchange of fire with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Dhamditola forests under Chichgad Police Station in Gondia District on December 1, reports Hindustan Times. According to the District Police, the Kanu Tola Police outpost under the Chichgad Police Station, received information about Maoists putting up banners and posters at Dhamditola, appealing people to observe ‘protest week’ that began on November 29. A group of five Police personnel went to the village to remove posters and banners put up by the Maoists. They were attacked by armed Maoists when they were returning to the Police outpost after removing the posters.
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SFs also arrested one overground worker of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) identified as Adani Aotho Sana from National Highway 2 near Mao in Senapati District while extorting money from trucks/vehicles. A sum of INR 1
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SFs also arrested one overground worker of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) identified as Adani Aotho Sana from National Highway 2 near Mao in Senapati District while extorting money from trucks/vehicles. A sum of INR 1500 along with extortion slips raging from INR 1000 to 4000 were also recovered from him.
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants sprayed bullets at the home of a Police constable in Rimrangpara village near Kherapara in West Garo Hills District in the night of December 1 injuring the Policeman and his five-year-old daugh
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants sprayed bullets at the home of a Police constable in Rimrangpara village near Kherapara in West Garo Hills District in the night of December 1 injuring the Policeman and his five-year-old daughter, reports The Shillong Times. The Police constable is posted with the Shillong district executive force and was on leave. The attack is said to have been planned and carried out by GNLA ‘area commander’ Baichung Momin.
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The Maharashtra ATS chief Rakesh Maria said on December 1that the State Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) would get the custody of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui (27), arrested by the special cell of the Delhi police, fo
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The Maharashtra ATS chief Rakesh Maria said on December 1that the State Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) would get the custody of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui (27), arrested by the special cell of the Delhi police, for interrogation in the German Bakery blast case, Indian Express reported. Siddiqui was arrested with five other IM operatives by the Delhi Police for their alleged involvement in terror strikes at the German Bakery in Pune, Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore and near Jama Masjid in Delhi.
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The Sangai Express reports that one suspected militant was killed in a reported encounter with Imphal West commandos at Loitang Khunou Lamkhai under Sekmai Police station in Imphal West District on December 1. One .9mm pistol was recovered from the p
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The Sangai Express reports that one suspected militant was killed in a reported encounter with Imphal West commandos at Loitang Khunou Lamkhai under Sekmai Police station in Imphal West District on December 1. One .9mm pistol was recovered from the possession. The identity of the deceased is yet to be established.
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has moved the Union Cabinet for deploying Rashtriya Rifles (RR) units and inducting additional helicopters for logistics in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist]-affected areas of the country particularly Chhattisgarh,
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has moved the Union Cabinet for deploying Rashtriya Rifles (RR) units and inducting additional helicopters for logistics in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist]-affected areas of the country particularly Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra, reports Hindustan Times. "RR personnel will not take part in the operations but their mere presence and activity will be a confidence-building measure. Their work ethos and training will act as a force multiplier for central paramilitary forces (CPMFs) involved in anti-Naxalite duties in areas like Abujhmad forests in southern Chhattisgarh," said an unnamed senior official. The Army, however, is at slight variance with the home ministry proposal as it does not want to disturb the RR counter-insurgency grid in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Instead, it is suggesting to the Government that as the total sanction for RR battalions is 100 and only 63 have been raised and deployed in J&K, additional battalions up to 37 in number could be raised for Naxal areas as and when required.
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There was no response to the two-day bandh (general shutdown) call given by Maoists in Telangana region on December 1 in protest against the alleged encounter of top Maoist leader , Mallojula Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji in West Bengal recently, re
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There was no response to the two-day bandh (general shutdown) call given by Maoists in Telangana region on December 1 in protest against the alleged encounter of top Maoist leader , Mallojula Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji in West Bengal recently, reports The Hindu. All shops, business establishments, educational institutions, offices, petrol filling stations, cinema halls and others functioned normally in the entire District. There was no bandh in Kishenji’s native, Peddapalli town and also other revenue division headquarters such as Jagtial, Sircilla, Huzurabad and other mandal (administrative unit) headquarters.
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Times Now reports that China is giving arms and ammunition to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in return for Ivory smuggled from the forests of Chhattisgarh. Officials claim that elephants are being hunted down for ivory by Maoists. T
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Times Now reports that China is giving arms and ammunition to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in return for Ivory smuggled from the forests of Chhattisgarh. Officials claim that elephants are being hunted down for ivory by Maoists. The ivory is smuggled to China from the borders of Nepal and Bangladesh in exchange of arms and ammunition.
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December - 1 
Times of Assam reports that the new ‘acting chairman’ of Anti Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) Dr Abhijeet Bormon is an Assamese Doctor living in Cleveland region of United Kingdom (UK), reports Times of Assam. Dr Borman i
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Times of Assam reports that the new ‘acting chairman’ of Anti Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) Dr Abhijeet Bormon is an Assamese Doctor living in Cleveland region of United Kingdom (UK), reports Times of Assam. Dr Borman is believed to run a frontal organisation of the ULFA from UK.
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December - 1 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on December 1 stressed the need for “intelligence-based” operations in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States, reports The Indian Express. Chidambaram also announced over 800 new posts for the c
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on December 1 stressed the need for “intelligence-based” operations in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States, reports The Indian Express. Chidambaram also announced over 800 new posts for the crucial snoop unit of Border Security Force (BSF) while at the same time asking it to deploy its “skills and tactics” for anti-Maoist offensives which it has developed over the years in anti-insurgency operations.
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December - 1 
Al Qaeda on December 1 claimed responsibility for the abducting of a 70-year-old American aid worker, Warren Weinstein, from his house in the eastern city of Lahore on August 13, and issued a series of demands for his release, reports Dawn. In a vide
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Al Qaeda on December 1 claimed responsibility for the abducting of a 70-year-old American aid worker, Warren Weinstein, from his house in the eastern city of Lahore on August 13, and issued a series of demands for his release, reports Dawn. In a video message posted on militant websites, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri said Warren Weinstein would be released if the United States stopped airstrikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. He also demanded the release of all al Qaeda and Taliban suspects around the world. ”Just as the Americans detain all whom they suspect of links to al Qaeda and the Taliban, even remotely, we detained this man who is neck-deep in American aid to Pakistan since the 1970s,” al-Zawahri said, according to a translation provided by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant messages.
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December - 1 
An activist of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Mohammad Waseem, was found dead in Manghopir area of Karachi on December 1, reports Dawn. Waseem had been missing for the last couple of days.
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An activist of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Mohammad Waseem, was found dead in Manghopir area of Karachi on December 1, reports Dawn. Waseem had been missing for the last couple of days.
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December - 1 
An independent think tank on November 30, called for substantial mid-course changes to the Kerry-Lugar bill, which forms the bedrock of civilian assistance to Pakistan, “to fulfill its goals for both the US and Pakistan.” “Writing Pakistan out of the
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An independent think tank on November 30, called for substantial mid-course changes to the Kerry-Lugar bill, which forms the bedrock of civilian assistance to Pakistan, “to fulfill its goals for both the US and Pakistan.” “Writing Pakistan out of the American foreign policy script is simply not an option,” said Jane Harman, President of the Wilson Center, in a report released on December 1. The report concludes that a robust program of US civilian assistance to Pakistan serves important American interests. It urges Congress not to confuse security aid to the Pakistani military with economic assistance designed to shore up civilian Government.
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December - 1 
Criticising the United States (US) over the operation that killed Osama bin Laden near its capital on May 1, saying ‘unauthorised unilateral’ action could threaten international peace, reported Daily Times. The Foreign Ministry denied that Pakistan h
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Criticising the United States (US) over the operation that killed Osama bin Laden near its capital on May 1, saying ‘unauthorised unilateral’ action could threaten international peace, reported Daily Times. The Foreign Ministry denied that Pakistan had any prior knowledge of the operation and said there was no question of US helicopters taking off from Pakistani bases, despite strenuously pointing out past intelligence cooperation. “Pakistan expresses its deep concerns and reservations over the manner in which the Government of the US carried out this operation without prior information or authorisation from the Government of Pakistan,” said Foreign Ministry. It said such ‘unauthorised unilateral action’ could not be taken as a rule and said it should not become ‘a future precedent’ for any country. “Such actions undermine cooperation and may also sometimes constitute threat to international peace and security,” it said, adding, “As far as the target compound is concerned, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency has been sharing information with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2009.” “It is important to highlight that taking advantage of much superior technological assets, CIA exploited the intelligence leads given by us to identify and reach Osama bin Laden,” the statement added. The FO statement also rejected reports suggesting that the US helicopters took off from the Ghazi Airbase terming them as “absolutely false and incorrect.” “Neither any base or facility inside Pakistan was used by the US forces, nor Pakistan Army provided any operational or logistical assistance to these operations conducted by the US forces”, the statement asserted.
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December - 1 
Five militants were killed as clashes between two rival groups in Maylo village of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency entered the second day. The Kukikhel support the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) against the Tariq Afridi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (T
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Five militants were killed as clashes between two rival groups in Maylo village of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency entered the second day. The Kukikhel support the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) against the Tariq Afridi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The Kukikhel and LI cadres are reported to have taken control of an important TTP base and seized three bunkers on the hilltops overlooking the Maylo village.
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December - 1 
Four Constables of Justice Qasim Khan’s squad were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Multan-Khanewal road in Multan District on December 1, reports Daily Times. Four assailants appeared in a white car and opened fire at the squad of Justice Qas
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Four Constables of Justice Qasim Khan’s squad were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Multan-Khanewal road in Multan District on December 1, reports Daily Times. Four assailants appeared in a white car and opened fire at the squad of Justice Qasim Khan near Pul Rangan causing the casaulaties.
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December - 1 
In another raid, the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested nine suspects, including an underworld don, Ghulam Patni in Karachi. A team of Crime Investigation Department on a tip-off conducted a raid in Kharadar and arrested Patni, recovering a hug
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In another raid, the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested nine suspects, including an underworld don, Ghulam Patni in Karachi. A team of Crime Investigation Department on a tip-off conducted a raid in Kharadar and arrested Patni, recovering a huge cache of weapons from his possession that included a Kalashnikov, a 9-mm pistol and two hand grenades.
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December - 1 
Mauripur Police claimed to have arrested three extortionists in a raid at Mauripur Truck stand. Police said that the accused persons, identified as Rajesh, Abdullah Baloch and Junaid Baloch, were arrested along with two TT pistols when they reached t
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Mauripur Police claimed to have arrested three extortionists in a raid at Mauripur Truck stand. Police said that the accused persons, identified as Rajesh, Abdullah Baloch and Junaid Baloch, were arrested along with two TT pistols when they reached the said spot to collect extortion from the transporters.
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December - 1 
Nine militants were killed and several others injured on December 1 when Security Forces pounded their hideouts in Akhun Kot, Barlas, Adokhel and other areas of Mamozai in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. T
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Nine militants were killed and several others injured on December 1 when Security Forces pounded their hideouts in Akhun Kot, Barlas, Adokhel and other areas of Mamozai in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Three hideouts were destroyed. Security Forces (SFs) have claimed considerable gains in the military operation continuing for the last 15 days. At least 180 militants have been killed and 72 others injured in the operation so far, according to the sources.
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December - 1 
Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani gave his troops "full liberty" to respond to any further cross-border attacks by NATO forces in Afghanistan in the wake of an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports Indian Express. Gener
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Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani gave his troops "full liberty" to respond to any further cross-border attacks by NATO forces in Afghanistan in the wake of an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports Indian Express. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani told commanders of units deployed along the western border with Afghanistan that they had "full liberty of action to respond (by) employing all capabilities" available at their disposal, the sources said. Kayani was quoted by the sources as saying that there should be "no ambiguity in the rules of engagement for everyone down the chain of command" if they faced an attack by NATO forces. Such an action would "require no clearance at any level" and the army would "provide resources as required on ground", he was quoted as saying.
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December - 1 
Pakistan enraged by November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the United States (US)-led war on militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 1
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Pakistan enraged by November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the United States (US)-led war on militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 1 warning that “enough is enough,” reported Express Tribune.
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December - 1 
Pakistan has resumed some cooperation with NATO forces in Afghanistan following NATO strikes by working with the coalition to prevent another cross-border incident from escalating, a NATO spokesman Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson said, reports Tim
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Pakistan has resumed some cooperation with NATO forces in Afghanistan following NATO strikes by working with the coalition to prevent another cross-border incident from escalating, a NATO spokesman Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson said, reports Times of India.
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December - 1 
Pakistani military officials gave the “go-ahead” to November 26, 2011 United States (US) airstrikes that inadvertently led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Express Tribune
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Pakistani military officials gave the “go-ahead” to November 26, 2011 United States (US) airstrikes that inadvertently led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Express Tribune, quoting The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on December 1. US officials giving a detailed account of the attack to WSJ said that an Afghan-led assault force that included American commandos was hunting down Taliban fighters when it was fired at from the Salala check post along the Pakistani side of the border. According to US officials, the commandos first thought they were being fired at by Taliban militants, but later discovered that the fire reportedly came from Pakistani troops. This led the commandoes to request an airstrike against the assailants, who then contacted a joint border-control center to verify if there were any Pakistani troops present at the check post. The Pakistani representatives at the center reportedly said that there were no Pakistani troops in the area; the US officials told the WSJ that this cleared the way for the Americans to conduct the airstrikes.
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December - 1 
Police foiled a terrorist attack on Shia “Imam Bargahs” during Muharram by arresting four suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and recovered suicide jackets, hand grenades, pistols and other weapons from their possession. The accused
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Police foiled a terrorist attack on Shia “Imam Bargahs” during Muharram by arresting four suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and recovered suicide jackets, hand grenades, pistols and other weapons from their possession. The accused revealed that they were planning to sabotage the law and order situation during Muharram, added Daily Times. Police officials said these TTP operatives had affiliation with Al-Bader Group and smuggled weapons into Karachi via Chaman border of Qilla Abdullah District in Balochistan.
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December - 1 
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 1 said that Pakistan’s decision to boycott the Bonn conference in protest against the NATO attack and violation of its sovereignty was final and taken collectively, reports Dawn. However, Mr Gilani s
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 1 said that Pakistan’s decision to boycott the Bonn conference in protest against the NATO attack and violation of its sovereignty was final and taken collectively, reports Dawn. However, Mr Gilani said, Pakistan could work with the United States, NATO and ISAF under a new agreement and by devising new rules of engagement. The prime minister said it was up to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to formulate recommendations on ties with the United States and NATO.
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December - 1 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that there was no threat of either “judicial” or “military” coup as both the institutions were pro-democracy and did not want to derail the system, reported Dawn.
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that there was no threat of either “judicial” or “military” coup as both the institutions were pro-democracy and did not want to derail the system, reported Dawn.
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December - 1 
Seven Pakistani workers were abducted in Logar Province, reports Dawn. The Pakistanis, engineers and workers assigned to a hospital construction project in Logar Province, were returning to their accommodation after work when they were abducted at gu
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Seven Pakistani workers were abducted in Logar Province, reports Dawn. The Pakistanis, engineers and workers assigned to a hospital construction project in Logar Province, were returning to their accommodation after work when they were abducted at gunpoint.
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December - 1 
The Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) to continue their political activities under the constitutional rights across Karachi. It said in its verdict: “If any hurdle is created in the party activities, they can get he
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The Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) to continue their political activities under the constitutional rights across Karachi. It said in its verdict: “If any hurdle is created in the party activities, they can get help of relevant authorities.” The two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Mushir Alam and Justice Ahmad, was hearing a constitutional petition filed by MQM-H Information Secretary Aleem Khan and Human Rights Activist Syed Iqbal Kazmi. Khan stated in the petition that the Government had imposed an unannounced ban on MQM-H’s political activities.
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December - 1 
The United States (US) on December 1 warned Pakistani leaders of dangerous consequences if there is another terror attack on India that originates from Pakistan, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama has said, asking Islamabad to give up the
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The United States (US) on December 1 warned Pakistani leaders of dangerous consequences if there is another terror attack on India that originates from Pakistan, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama has said, asking Islamabad to give up the policy of supporting extremist elements, reports Indian Express. General (retd) James Jones, who was the National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama from January 2009 to October 2010, said the message that they should give up the policy of supporting terrorist and extremist elements has been conveyed to Pakistani leaders several times by top US officials.
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December - 1 
The White House ruled out President Barack Obama offering "formal condolences" to Pakistan, as suggested by his top diplomat in Islamabad in a desperate bid to salvage deteriorating ties, Indian Express quoting a media report said.
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The White House ruled out President Barack Obama offering "formal condolences" to Pakistan, as suggested by his top diplomat in Islamabad in a desperate bid to salvage deteriorating ties, Indian Express quoting a media report said.
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December - 1 
Three dead bodies of truck drivers were found in Sharag area of the Harnai District on December 1, reported Dawn. The victims were among the four truck drivers abducted from the District on an unspecified date. Reportedly, one of them was freed who r
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Three dead bodies of truck drivers were found in Sharag area of the Harnai District on December 1, reported Dawn. The victims were among the four truck drivers abducted from the District on an unspecified date. Reportedly, one of them was freed who reached home in an injured condition, the sources added. The deceased were identified as Abdul Rehman, Ghulam Haider and Mohammad Hasan.
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December - 1 
Two persons of Pakistani nationality were shot dead by NATO forces in the Bibi Jan area of Helmand Province in Afghanistan which shares a border with the Chagai District of Balochistan on December 1, reports The Express Tribune. Balochistan Levies co
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Two persons of Pakistani nationality were shot dead by NATO forces in the Bibi Jan area of Helmand Province in Afghanistan which shares a border with the Chagai District of Balochistan on December 1, reports The Express Tribune. Balochistan Levies confirmed the incident saying that the two were shot dead in Helmand while on their way to visit relatives in the Brabcha area of Helmand. According to a spokesperson of the Frontier Corps, the incident of firing took place inside Afghanistan territory.
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December - 1 
Unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive devise (IED) with a remote control outside District Coordination Officer’s (DCO) office at Bacha Khan Chowk on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Decemb
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Unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive devise (IED) with a remote control outside District Coordination Officer’s (DCO) office at Bacha Khan Chowk on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 1, reports Daily Times. However, there were no reports of casualties.
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December - 1 
Ekantipur.com reports that two days after its tenure was extended for the final time, the Constituent Assembly (CA) has stepped up preparations to finalise a time-bound calendar to complete the first draft of the new constitution. The dispute resolut
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Ekantipur.com reports that two days after its tenure was extended for the final time, the Constituent Assembly (CA) has stepped up preparations to finalise a time-bound calendar to complete the first draft of the new constitution. The dispute resolution subcommittee of the Constitutional Committee (CC) led by UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on December 1 instructed the CA Secretariat to come up with a revised draft of the CA calendar that will reflect their commitment. “We will resolve other outstanding issues, except for the issue of restructuring, within two months.” In the subcommittee's meeting, major party leaders agreed to resolve all intricate issues (22 in total), except for those related to State restructuring, within two months. Dahal is learnt to have said it was the people's verdict to promulgate the constitution within the six months. He committed to "do all" he can to "honour the verdict of the people."
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December - 1 
Nepali Congress (NC) office-bearers meeting on December 1 decided that it cannot agree to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) proposal to increase the number of the Maoist combatants for integration. NC leader Arjun Nar Singh said th
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Nepali Congress (NC) office-bearers meeting on December 1 decided that it cannot agree to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) proposal to increase the number of the Maoist combatants for integration. NC leader Arjun Nar Singh said that the party took the decision not to review on the numbers of the combatants for their integration. The major parties have agreed to integrate up to 6,500 combatants but the Maoist party has come up with a new proposal to increase the number as the combatants more than the double of the agreed numbers have chosen an integration option during the regrouping process.
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December - 1 
The Mohan Baidya faction of the UCPN-M has condemned the murder of senior Indian Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji by the Indian Security Forces (SFs) in West Bengal. Issuing a joint statement
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The Mohan Baidya faction of the UCPN-M has condemned the murder of senior Indian Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishenji by the Indian Security Forces (SFs) in West Bengal. Issuing a joint statement, Maoist vice chairman Baidya and General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa said they were shocked and saddened by Kishenji's murder. However, there was no reaction from the UCPN -M leadership in the Nepalese Government over the death of Kishenji. Describing Kishenji as a "true leader of the international proletariat", the UCPN-M leaders said the killing of a top leader like him had dealt a blow to the entire communist movement of India.
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December - 1 
The regrouping of the members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) concluded in all the seven main cantonment sites located in different parts of the country on December 1, reports Nepal News. According to the secretariat of the Army Integration Spe
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The regrouping of the members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) concluded in all the seven main cantonment sites located in different parts of the country on December 1, reports Nepal News. According to the secretariat of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC), a total of 16,508 combatants have been categorised as per their choices for three options - integration, voluntary retirement and rehabilitation package. Earlier, 19600 combatants were registered in the second verification conducted by the then United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). More than 40 percent of the combatants have chosen integration, which exceeds the agreed integration quota of 6500, while the remaining have gone for voluntary retirement except for around a dozen combatants.
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December - 1 
Members of Rapid Action Battalion-5 (RAB-5) recovered a revolver, one pistol and eight bullets from Rajshahi-bound Titumir Express train at Natore (Natore District) Railway Station on December 1, reports Daily Star.
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Members of Rapid Action Battalion-5 (RAB-5) recovered a revolver, one pistol and eight bullets from Rajshahi-bound Titumir Express train at Natore (Natore District) Railway Station on December 1, reports Daily Star.
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December - 1 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is yet to hand in names of the party representatives who would be appointed to the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on finding a solution to the ethnic issue, Colombo Page reported. The PSC received parliamentary app
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is yet to hand in names of the party representatives who would be appointed to the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on finding a solution to the ethnic issue, Colombo Page reported. The PSC received parliamentary approval in November 2011 and the Leader of the House requested the Chief Opposition Whip to hand over the list of names of the opposition members to be appointed to the Committee. However, the constitution of the PSC has been delayed due to the delay on the part of the TNA to hand over names of its representatives.
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December - 2 
According to a State Home Ministry, dip in militancy-related incidents has resulted in 55 per cent decrease in casualties in Jammu and Kashmir in 2011, Indian Express reported on December 2. As many as 158 people, including 99 terrorists, killed this
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According to a State Home Ministry, dip in militancy-related incidents has resulted in 55 per cent decrease in casualties in Jammu and Kashmir in 2011, Indian Express reported on December 2. As many as 158 people, including 99 terrorists, killed this year up to November 15, there were 323 people killed in Jammu and Kashmir last year during the same period, showing a dip in killings by over 55 per cent, as per the statistics. Giving further details, it said as against 40 civilian killed up to November 15 last year, as many as 28 civilian died this year during the same period. Similarly, against 66 SF personnel killed in 2010, only 31 died this year and 99 militants were killed this year against 217 last year. "There has been a decrease in the killing of the civilians and security personnel in the militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir this year as compared to last year," an unnamed senior Police officer said. There has been nearly 50 per cent fall in militancy-related incidents this year in the State with no such activities taking place in three Districts and 13 others registering just single digit terrorism cases. "There was a fall in militancy-related incidents from 336 in 2010 to 179 this year up to November 15. It shows nearly 50 per cent dip," the official added. Of the 179 cases, Jammu region witnessed 27 incidents and Kashmir region witnessed 152. As per official statistics, 13 Districts have witnessed less than 10 militancy cases this year, while no such incident occurred in Reasi, Samba and Kathua Districts in Jammu region. In Kashmir valley, Budgam witnessed three terrorism cases followed by four in Kulgam, five in Anantnag and eight each in Shopian, Ganderbal and Bandipora. In Jammu region, Kishtwar witnessed eight such cases, Ramban (5), Doda (6), Poonch (4), Rajouri (2) and one each in Jammu and Udhampur districts. Attacks directed against SFs too saw a dip from 69 cases in 2010 to 36 up to November this year. There is around 50 per cent decrease in the grenade attacks, explosions and rocket attacks this year up to November 15 as compared to the corresponding figure last year. There were 11,961 grenade attacks and explosions in the past 20-year period, 6,242 hurling of grenade incidents and 5,719 IED explosions reported since January 1990, it said. Highest number of 821 grenade attacks were reported in 1994 and the highest number of 1,280 explosions took place in 1990.
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December - 2 
Anti Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Paresh Baruah has sought help from highly trained militants of Manipur-based People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to launch offensive in Assam, reports The Asian Age. So
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Anti Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Paresh Baruah has sought help from highly trained militants of Manipur-based People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to launch offensive in Assam, reports The Asian Age. Sources said that it was second instance within 2011 when the PLA militants are roped in by the ULFA-ATF.
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December - 2 
Block Development Officer (BDO) of Dadenggre, PK Boro, who was abducted by different members of the same outfit from his office chamber remains untraced. The GNLA has been insisting that special commando units, special weapons and tactics (SWAT) from
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Block Development Officer (BDO) of Dadenggre, PK Boro, who was abducted by different members of the same outfit from his office chamber remains untraced. The GNLA has been insisting that special commando units, special weapons and tactics (SWAT) from the Meghalaya Police and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) units of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) must return to their bases if the Government wishes to see the return of PK Boro. The deadline given by the outfit for withdrawal of all operations ends on December 2 (today).
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December - 2 
Clashes broke out in parts of downtown Srinagar between stone throwing protesters and the SFs. An unnamed Police official said that minor clashes were reported from some areas in downtown Srinagar and the same ended after a brief period. He said the
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Clashes broke out in parts of downtown Srinagar between stone throwing protesters and the SFs. An unnamed Police official said that minor clashes were reported from some areas in downtown Srinagar and the same ended after a brief period. He said the clashes were minor and the protesters dispersed after being chased by the SFs.
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December - 2 
During an interview given to a news channel on December 2, the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) as a group was more "anti-poor than the worst capitalists", reports The Times of India. On Mao
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During an interview given to a news channel on December 2, the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) as a group was more "anti-poor than the worst capitalists", reports The Times of India. On Maoist violence, the Minister said more people were killed by the Maoists than in attacks by terrorists. He said 30 people, including three Security Force personnel and 27 civilians, were killed in attacks by Maoists in November. He said Maoists killed civilians by "unfairly and unjustly" labelling them as police informers. "Who gave Communist Party of India-Maoists the right to kill? So I think people must understand that CPI-Maoist is driven by an ideology that believes in an overthrow of the democratic parliament system," Chidambaram said.
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December - 2 
During an interview to the state-run Doordarshan television, on December 2 Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that India needed to be vigilant about militants in Arunachal Pradesh and those that had sanctuary in China. “We know there is an arms
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During an interview to the state-run Doordarshan television, on December 2 Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that India needed to be vigilant about militants in Arunachal Pradesh and those that had sanctuary in China. “We know there is an arms bazaar on the border of Myanmar and China and Chinese weapons are smuggled through Myanmar into India,” he said.
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December - 2 
Eluru Range Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), G Surya Prakasa Rao has said that the Police department had received information about Maoists taking shelter in Rampachodavaram in East Godavari, and Polavaram, Jeelugumilli, Tanuku and Eluru in
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Eluru Range Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), G Surya Prakasa Rao has said that the Police department had received information about Maoists taking shelter in Rampachodavaram in East Godavari, and Polavaram, Jeelugumilli, Tanuku and Eluru in West Godavari District. One special Police party in Polavaram and three companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and six companies of the Andhra Pradesh Police are participating in the operations, he said.
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December - 2 
Hmar Peoples’ Convention- Democratic (HPC-D) of Assam declared unilateral ceasefire with Central Government, State Government and Security Forces (SFs), reports Assam Times
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Hmar Peoples’ Convention- Democratic (HPC-D) of Assam declared unilateral ceasefire with Central Government, State Government and Security Forces (SFs), reports Assam Times
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December - 2 
IBN Live reports that the authorities recovered mobile phones and sim cards among other articles from the central prison in East Champaran District on December 2, a Police official said. A team comprising civil and Police officials searched the jail
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IBN Live reports that the authorities recovered mobile phones and sim cards among other articles from the central prison in East Champaran District on December 2, a Police official said. A team comprising civil and Police officials searched the jail premises and seized 23 mobile phones, 17 sim cards, 7 chargers, 8 batteries, an earphone and a hand-written note by the incarcerated Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Tirhut zonal committee leader Suresh Baitha demanding levy of INR 500, 000 from a businessman, the Superintendent of Police (SP) Ganesh Kumar said.
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December - 2 
In the wake of various militant outfits under the Coordination Committee and the Reconciliation Committee, United Revolution Front (URF) of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), boycotting the December 3 visit of the Prime Minister and United Progressive
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In the wake of various militant outfits under the Coordination Committee and the Reconciliation Committee, United Revolution Front (URF) of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), boycotting the December 3 visit of the Prime Minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairman to the state, the state Government has already taken up stringent security measures in the Greater Imphal area since December 1.
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December - 2 
Kanglaonline reports that the Coordinating Committee of the seven valley based militant outfits clarified that none among the member outfits - the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangl
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Kanglaonline reports that the Coordinating Committee of the seven valley based militant outfits clarified that none among the member outfits - the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Progressive faction of (PREPAK-Pro), Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and United People’s Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) - have any hand regarding the November 30 bomb blast at the gate of the Sangai Tourism festival at Hafta Kangjeibung, Palace compound in Imphal East District. The act of terrorism is condemned by the Committee as it is not in the interest of any outfit fighting for independence and shows the revolution in the wrong light, it said. It has further notified that, to avoid unnecessary harassment to the public, the general strike has been shortened from 4 am of December 3 till 6 pm of the same day.
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December - 2 
Khoupum Area Peace Forum (KAPF) organised a peace rally and public meeting at Khoupum area where about 600 people took part on December 2. The peace rally was organised to protest against the internecine killings among NSCN-IM and Zeliangrong United
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Khoupum Area Peace Forum (KAPF) organised a peace rally and public meeting at Khoupum area where about 600 people took part on December 2. The peace rally was organised to protest against the internecine killings among NSCN-IM and Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) cadres in the village areas by putting human security and property in stake.
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December - 2 
Maoists set ablaze two cell phone towers in Mathapada and Kaliatala in Boipariguda block in the District in the wee hours of December 2, to mark the beginning of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week, reports IBN Live. Vehicular traffic was
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Maoists set ablaze two cell phone towers in Mathapada and Kaliatala in Boipariguda block in the District in the wee hours of December 2, to mark the beginning of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week, reports IBN Live. Vehicular traffic was disrupted for the second day on December 3.
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December - 2 
Militants in the evening of December 2 shot at and critically injured a National Conference (NC) block president in the downtown Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. The victim, identified as Ghulam Ahmad Lone, is the president of the Safa Kadal block
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Militants in the evening of December 2 shot at and critically injured a National Conference (NC) block president in the downtown Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. The victim, identified as Ghulam Ahmad Lone, is the president of the Safa Kadal block in Srinagar. Islamic Movement of Kashmir, an unknown militant outfit, has owned responsibility for the attack. They have threatened to carry out such kind of targeted attacks in Kashmir. The security agencies said this might be a shadow outfit of either Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). They said they are carrying out the investigations about this unknown group.
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December - 2 
One top militant of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Sutu Barman alias B Subura (22), surrendered at Gauripur in Dhubri District on December 2, reports The Sentinel. The surrendered NDFB militant handed over one .9 mm pisto
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One top militant of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Sutu Barman alias B Subura (22), surrendered at Gauripur in Dhubri District on December 2, reports The Sentinel. The surrendered NDFB militant handed over one .9 mm pistol, one magazine, five live rounds of .9 mm and one magazine pouch.
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December - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a hideout of the militants in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar District and recovered a large quantity of explosive material and ammunition. Recoveries made from the hideout included one RPG-7 launcher, one RPG shell, on
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a hideout of the militants in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar District and recovered a large quantity of explosive material and ammunition. Recoveries made from the hideout included one RPG-7 launcher, one RPG shell, one 12 bore gun, one front muzzle loading gun, one Chinese pistol with four rounds, 53 rounds of AK-47, two hand grenades and two UBGL grenades.
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December - 2 
SFs arrested a Kashmiri militant, Zahoor Ahmed, along with his Pakistani wife and two children as soon as they landed at Jammu Railway Station from Amarnath Express after flying to Kathmandu in Nepal from Pakistan. They crossed Indo-Nepal border and
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SFs arrested a Kashmiri militant, Zahoor Ahmed, along with his Pakistani wife and two children as soon as they landed at Jammu Railway Station from Amarnath Express after flying to Kathmandu in Nepal from Pakistan. They crossed Indo-Nepal border and entered Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Later, they boarded Amarnath Express and reached Jammu. The militant, who was initially affiliated to HM but had later switched over to LeT, had crossed over from Kashmir to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) more than a decade ago and underwent arms training there.
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December - 2 
Shambu Singh, Joint Secretary (North East) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said that the decision for banning the GNLA will be taken "in a day or two". He added that the Centre does not require the recommendations of the State Government to de
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Shambu Singh, Joint Secretary (North East) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), said that the decision for banning the GNLA will be taken "in a day or two". He added that the Centre does not require the recommendations of the State Government to declare the GNLA as a proscribed outfit. However, the Meghalaya Government had submitted a detailed report about the activities of the outfit to the MHA.
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December - 2 
Shops and commercial establishments remained closed in Lamtaput, Macchkund and Ankadeli area of Koraput District and Balimela, Chitrakonda, Padia and Motu areas in Malkangiri District. The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) authorities c
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Shops and commercial establishments remained closed in Lamtaput, Macchkund and Ankadeli area of Koraput District and Balimela, Chitrakonda, Padia and Motu areas in Malkangiri District. The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) authorities cancelled about 20 buses plying from their Jeypore depot to Malkangiri, Rayagada, Phulbani and Gajapati Districts in view of the PLGA Week.
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December - 2 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a blast and partly destroyed the gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) at Mispri in Gondia District in the night of December 2, reports The Times of I
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a blast and partly destroyed the gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) at Mispri in Gondia District in the night of December 2, reports The Times of India. This was the first Maoist incident at Mispri, located at tri-junction of Gadchiroli-Gondia and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh.
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December - 2 
The Centre has asked the State Government to firm up its mind on the demand of the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), currently under ceasefire, to have a Garoland Autonomous Council (GAC) on the lines of the Bodoland Territorial Council, repo
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The Centre has asked the State Government to firm up its mind on the demand of the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), currently under ceasefire, to have a Garoland Autonomous Council (GAC) on the lines of the Bodoland Territorial Council, reports The Telegraph. The recent signing of a settlement with the United Peoples Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) has also prompted the Centre to speed up finalising settlements with other militants groups in the Northeast.
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December - 2 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two cell phone towers – a BSNL tower at Mathapada and an AirTel tower at Kalia Attalla village - in Baipariguda block of in Koraput District and pasted posters and banners on school w
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two cell phone towers – a BSNL tower at Mathapada and an AirTel tower at Kalia Attalla village - in Baipariguda block of in Koraput District and pasted posters and banners on school walls and trees on roadsides in the early hours of December 2, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists are targeting recruitment of a minimum of 2,000 youth and adolescents to the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) during the PLGA Week which began on December 2.
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December - 2 
The Maoists pasted hundreds of posters in all the remote corners of undivided Koraput District (presently Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur Districts) including Baipariguda, Lamtaput, Kundra and Mathili blocks as also Govindpalli. They also affixed
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The Maoists pasted hundreds of posters in all the remote corners of undivided Koraput District (presently Malkangiri, Koraput and Nabarangpur Districts) including Baipariguda, Lamtaput, Kundra and Mathili blocks as also Govindpalli. They also affixed banners on the main roads, calling upon the public to observe the week and asking the youth to join the PLGA.
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December - 2 
Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested at Kanachak area of Jammu when they were trying to ex-filtrate to Pakistan.
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Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested at Kanachak area of Jammu when they were trying to ex-filtrate to Pakistan.
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December - 2 
Two Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, identified as Himanshu J Sangma and Aloka R Marak, were arrested by Police from Weisohping Dwara village bordering Bangladesh on December 2 for entering into Indian territory without passport, reports Nag
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Two Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, identified as Himanshu J Sangma and Aloka R Marak, were arrested by Police from Weisohping Dwara village bordering Bangladesh on December 2 for entering into Indian territory without passport, reports Nagaland Post.
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December - 2 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, during an interview to the state-run Doordarshan television on December 2 alleged that Pakistan had not delivered on its promise to arrest seven people involved in the Mumbai terror attacks,(November 26, 2008, aka
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, during an interview to the state-run Doordarshan television on December 2 alleged that Pakistan had not delivered on its promise to arrest seven people involved in the Mumbai terror attacks,(November 26, 2008, aka 26/11), and had also reneged on its pledge to hand over the suspects’ voice samples, The Times of India reported. “They have not delivered on the promise. The trial has not started. The judge has been changed four or, may be, five times. Now what do I conclude — that Pakistan is not serious about bringing to justice real perpetrators behind 26/11,” Chidambaram was quoted saying. Chidambaram commented that Pakistan’s overt support to state actors or non-state actors had diminished after the Pakistani authorities realized that the discovery of any such endeavor would demand a heavy price from them. He, however, added that on Pakistan’s covert support to militants, he could not make any assessment. On reports about facilities provided to Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi — accused in the 26/11 conspiracy —Chidambaram said Pakistan’s attitude was being watched across the globe.
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December - 2 
Visiting Chotanagra panchayat (village local self-government institution) in West Singhbhum District on December 2, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh admitted lapses of the past but made it clear that the implementation of the developmen
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Visiting Chotanagra panchayat (village local self-government institution) in West Singhbhum District on December 2, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh admitted lapses of the past but made it clear that the implementation of the development plan in Saranda forest area would be keenly monitored by the Centre so that it could be a model for other forest regions that had turned CPI-Maoist hubs in Jharkhand and States like Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, reports The Telegraph. “I will make it a point to visit Jharkhand frequently .....This is a crucial project and the blueprint will be replicated in other States,” the Minister said. He added that the Centre’s Saranda action plan would be implemented in all 56 villages in six gram panchayats within the forest area, accounting for over 36,000 people.
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December - 2 
A 10-year-old boy, identified as Bahar Khan Bugti, was killed when a landmine exploded in Hafat Wali area of Dera Bugti District on December 2, reported Dawn.
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A 10-year-old boy, identified as Bahar Khan Bugti, was killed when a landmine exploded in Hafat Wali area of Dera Bugti District on December 2, reported Dawn.
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December - 2 
A clash between the Zakha Khel Peace Lashkar (armed militia) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) at Narri Baba area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency killed two Lashkar members and seriously wounded another two, reports Daily Times. The clash erupted over the po
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A clash between the Zakha Khel Peace Lashkar (armed militia) and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) at Narri Baba area in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency killed two Lashkar members and seriously wounded another two, reports Daily Times. The clash erupted over the possession of a hill post at Narri Baba.
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December - 2 
A heavy contingent of Rangers and Police conducted a raid in Naik Mohammad Goth, Orangi Town and detained four suspects, Dost Mohammad, Abdul Khaliq, Kamran and Ishaq Baloch. They also recovered three TT pistols and drugs from their possessions.
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A heavy contingent of Rangers and Police conducted a raid in Naik Mohammad Goth, Orangi Town and detained four suspects, Dost Mohammad, Abdul Khaliq, Kamran and Ishaq Baloch. They also recovered three TT pistols and drugs from their possessions.
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December - 2 
A shop selling compact discs (CD) was destroyed and four other shops were partially damaged when a bomb planted by the suspected militants exploded in Karnal Sher Kili of Swabi District. No one was, however, injured in the blast.
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A shop selling compact discs (CD) was destroyed and four other shops were partially damaged when a bomb planted by the suspected militants exploded in Karnal Sher Kili of Swabi District. No one was, however, injured in the blast.
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December - 2 
A spokesman of ISPR said on December 2 that remarks of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) about Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had been misquoted in a section of the press, reports Daily Times. In this context, the exact quote of the COAS was, “The respons
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A spokesman of ISPR said on December 2 that remarks of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) about Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had been misquoted in a section of the press, reports Daily Times. In this context, the exact quote of the COAS was, “The response could have been more effective if PAF had also joined in. However, it was no fault of PAF. A timely decision could not be taken due to a breakdown of communication with the affected posts and, therefore, a lack of clarity of the situation, at various levels, including the Corps Headquarters and GHQ”, the spokesman said.
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December - 2 
Amid an increasingly souring relationship, the United States (US) Senate voted to attach strings to military aid to Pakistan while an independent think tank urged policymakers to continue ‘robust’ civilian assistance, reported Express Tribune on Dece
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Amid an increasingly souring relationship, the United States (US) Senate voted to attach strings to military aid to Pakistan while an independent think tank urged policymakers to continue ‘robust’ civilian assistance, reported Express Tribune on December 2 (today). American Senators unanimously approved an amendment by Democratic Senator Bob Casey aimed at blocking counterinsurgency aid to Pakistan until Islamabad takes aggressive steps to curb the use of roadside bombs, blamed for the deaths of US soldiers in Afghanistan. About half of all American casualties in Afghanistan in 2011 were attributed to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which, Washington alleges, are prepared across the border in Pakistan.
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December - 2 
At least seven militants were killed and five Security Force (SFs) personnel were injured in a clash when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a security checkpoint at Ursoon area in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 2
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At least seven militants were killed and five Security Force (SFs) personnel were injured in a clash when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a security checkpoint at Ursoon area in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 2, reports Daily Times. Chitral Scouts Commandant, Colonel Nasir Jadoon, said that terrorists targeted a border post of Chitral Scouts at Ursoon area with mortar shells from Nooristani province of Afghanistan.
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December - 2 
British Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Howell of Guildford said that Pakistan remains an important partner in the fight against terrorism. Answering to a question by Lord Nazir Ahmed on Government’s assessment of contributio
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British Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Howell of Guildford said that Pakistan remains an important partner in the fight against terrorism. Answering to a question by Lord Nazir Ahmed on Government’s assessment of contribution made by Pakistan as front-line state, Lord Howell said: “The al Qaeda core has been severely weakened over the last six months. It is important that the UK and Pakistan, together with other key international partners such as the United States, continue to work together to disrupt terrorist groups which threaten all our interests.”
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December - 2 
Eight militants were killed and a Sepoy (trooper) was injured in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 2, reports Dawn. The sources said that Security Forces (SFs) were carrying out a searc
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Eight militants were killed and a Sepoy (trooper) was injured in a clash in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 2, reports Dawn. The sources said that Security Forces (SFs) were carrying out a search operation in Tasakhel area of Dabori, about 68km north of Ghiljo, when militants attacked them, injuring Sepoy Abbas. The SFs in a retaliatory action shelled suspected locations. At least eight militants were killed in the fighting.
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December - 2 
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander, General John Allen, said the need to confront sanctuaries in Pakistan was “one of the reasons we are shifting our operations to the east”. According to The Guardian, Allen said he did not know
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander, General John Allen, said the need to confront sanctuaries in Pakistan was “one of the reasons we are shifting our operations to the east”. According to The Guardian, Allen said he did not know what long-term consequences of November 26, 2011 clash would be, describing it as a “tragedy”, but made clear that push to the east would continue, adding, “Ultimately outcome we hope to achieve in the East is a reduction of insurgent networks to the point where Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) can handle them, reducing them in 2012, if necessary going after them in 2013”.
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December - 2 
LEA personnel conducted a raid at a cricket ground in Government school in Pakistan Bazaar and recovered three Kalashnikovs, three 7mm rifles and several rounds from the water tank. They recovered arms on the basis of detail given by a detained targe
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LEA personnel conducted a raid at a cricket ground in Government school in Pakistan Bazaar and recovered three Kalashnikovs, three 7mm rifles and several rounds from the water tank. They recovered arms on the basis of detail given by a detained target killer Asif alias Qudoos, who was arrested few days back from Orangi Town.
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December - 2 
Loralai Police arrested three suspected militants including an Uzbek from the Loralai bypass in Loralai District and recovered explosives from their possession, reported Daily Times.
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Loralai Police arrested three suspected militants including an Uzbek from the Loralai bypass in Loralai District and recovered explosives from their possession, reported Daily Times.
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December - 2 
Militants of Tariq Afridi group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were forced to flee from their stronghold in Tirah Valley after its rival militant group LI took control of the Maylo base after a fierce clash. Sources said that dozens of TTP slipp
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Militants of Tariq Afridi group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were forced to flee from their stronghold in Tirah Valley after its rival militant group LI took control of the Maylo base after a fierce clash. Sources said that dozens of TTP slipped out of Maylo village through secret routes in the night after the LI militants took control of the TTP base in the area. The LI also had the support of Kukikhel volunteers who were opposing the presence of TTP in their area since long. LI sources in Bara claimed to have seized a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the TTP base along side laying their hand on a number of mules, donkeys and pick up vehicles.
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December - 2 
Mohammad Younis, unwittingly swept up in a failed terror plot to bomb Times Square on May 1, 2010, was sentenced on December 2 to three year’s probation. Mohammad Younis had pleaded guilty to charges he arranged an illegal transfer of USD 7,000 to F
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Mohammad Younis, unwittingly swept up in a failed terror plot to bomb Times Square on May 1, 2010, was sentenced on December 2 to three year’s probation. Mohammad Younis had pleaded guilty to charges he arranged an illegal transfer of USD 7,000 to Faisal Shahzad — money Shahzad claimed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) provided to fund his one-man strike against New York City. Younis and his brother in Pakistan were part of underground money transfer system known as Hawala, authorities said. When the Times Square attack was in the planning stages, Younis` brother sent him the cash that he delivered to Shahzad at a Long Island railroad station. Prosecutors in federal court in Manhattan acknowledged that Younis never knew about Shahzad’s plot. But they argued that a potential sentence of up to six months would be appropriate to deter money transmissions that could fund terrorism.
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December - 2 
NATO commanders are planning a substantial offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at militant outfits based in Pakistan, involving an escalation of aerial attacks on militant sanctuaries, and have not ruled out cross-border raids with ground troops,
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NATO commanders are planning a substantial offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at militant outfits based in Pakistan, involving an escalation of aerial attacks on militant sanctuaries, and have not ruled out cross-border raids with ground troops, reported Dawn quoting a report from The Guardian on December 2. The aim of offensive over next two years is to reduce threat represented by Pakistan-based groups loyal to insurgent leaders like Haqqani Network, Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur. While drawing down forces in Helmand and Kandahar, the United States (US) will step up its presence in Eastern Provinces bordering Pakistan, bringing long-festering issue of insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan tribal areas to a head. Message being given to Pakistan military is that if it cannot or will not eliminate insurgent havens, US forces will attempt job themselves, report said.
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December - 2 
Pakistan has officially withdrawn from Bonn international conference on Afghanistan, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said on December 2, saying that it regretted the boycott, reports Daily Times. Pakistan said on December 1 that it planned to pull out of
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Pakistan has officially withdrawn from Bonn international conference on Afghanistan, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said on December 2, saying that it regretted the boycott, reports Daily Times. Pakistan said on December 1 that it planned to pull out of the meeting in reaction to a cross-border attack by NATO that killed 24 of its soldiers and plunged US-Pakistani relations deeper into crisis. Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in a telephone call that his country would not send a delegation, but wished the conference success, the Germany Ministry said.
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December - 2 
Pakistani man living in the United States faces up to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty Friday to providing material support to the feared Islamist militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). US justice officials said Jubair Ahmad (24), posted a prop
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Pakistani man living in the United States faces up to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty Friday to providing material support to the feared Islamist militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). US justice officials said Jubair Ahmad (24), posted a propaganda video for LeT "glorifying violent jihad" in 2010, three years after he arrived in the United States with his parents and two younger brothers. "Foreign terrorist organizations such as LeT use the Internet as part of well-orchestrated propaganda campaigns to radicalize and recruit individuals to wage violent jihad and to promote the spread of terror," said US Attorney Neil MacBride.
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December - 2 
Pakistani military official on December 2 denied a Wall Street Journal report that Pakistani officials gave the go-ahead to a NATO air strike that killed 24 troops, unaware that their own forces were in the area, reported Express Tribune. The officia
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Pakistani military official on December 2 denied a Wall Street Journal report that Pakistani officials gave the go-ahead to a NATO air strike that killed 24 troops, unaware that their own forces were in the area, reported Express Tribune. The official categorically denied the Journal’s account, saying the aircraft had already engaged when Pakistan was contacted. “Wrong information about the area of operation was provided to Pakistani officials a few minutes before the strike,” said the official. “Without getting clearance from the Pakistan side, the post had already been engaged by US helicopters and fighter jets. Pakistan did not have any prior information about any operation in the area,” he added.
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December - 2 
Speakers at a protest rally titled Defense of Pakistan organised by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on December 2 demanded that intelligence sharing with NATO forces in Afghanistan be stopped to avenge the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011
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Speakers at a protest rally titled Defense of Pakistan organised by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) on December 2 demanded that intelligence sharing with NATO forces in Afghanistan be stopped to avenge the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011 attack in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Express Tribune. They said banning the movement of supplies through Pakistan was an insufficient response. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) were also represented at the protest. JuD leaders warned that they would launch a civil disobedience movement against the Government if “it failed in protecting the sovereignty of the country in future as well”.
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December - 2 
The Finance Ministry is delaying in releasing funds to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat which has sought PKR 11 billion for creating 4,545 jobs, a National Assembly Committee was informed on December 2, reports Dawn. A FATA
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The Finance Ministry is delaying in releasing funds to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Secretariat which has sought PKR 11 billion for creating 4,545 jobs, a National Assembly Committee was informed on December 2, reports Dawn. A FATA Secretariat Official informed the Standing Committee on State and Frontier Regions (Safron) that the Ministry had so far agreed to release funds for 1,000 posts but even those funds had not been released. In 2009, the FATA Secretariat initiated a case for the creation of 4,545 posts for which PKR 11 billion was demanded. Safron Secretary Habibullah Khan said that all formalities had been completed in this regard and only release of funds from the Finance Ministry was awaited. The members complained that neither funds were released nor appointments made in FATA. The situation, they said, was creating a sense of deprivation and frustration among the residents. The committee noted with concern that the Finance Ministry had released only PKR1 billion out of the approved development budget of PKR 15 billion during the current fiscal year. The committee was of the view that the provision of PKR 1.8 billion for strengthening ‘peace committees’ and lashkars (tribal militia) should be rationalised.
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December - 2 
The Government deputed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personnel at the Shamsi Airbase on December 2 to compile the data of foreigners there, reports Dawn. “We have sent FIA personnel to compile the data of feigners,” Federal Minister of Interior
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The Government deputed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) personnel at the Shamsi Airbase on December 2 to compile the data of foreigners there, reports Dawn. “We have sent FIA personnel to compile the data of feigners,” Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said. The FIA men were sent to the airbase to fulfil the immigration requirements for the foreigners. The Government has given a 15-day deadline to the US to vacate the airbase which had been sublet to the United Sates for conducting drone operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The airbase was leased out to the US in 1992 for hunting expeditions
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December - 2 
The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on December 2 claimed to have arrested 18 suspects and recovered weapons from their possession in different parts of Karachi, reported Daily Times. The LEAs detained eight suspects during a joint raid at an area of
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The Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on December 2 claimed to have arrested 18 suspects and recovered weapons from their possession in different parts of Karachi, reported Daily Times. The LEAs detained eight suspects during a joint raid at an area office of Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) in a slum area in Rasheedabad within the precincts of Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station.
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December - 2 
The Senate (Upper House of the Parliament) on December 2 unanimously passed a resolution condemning the NATO attack on Pakistani check posts in Mohmand Agency which killed at least 24 soldiers, reports The Express Tribune. The resolution was moved by
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The Senate (Upper House of the Parliament) on December 2 unanimously passed a resolution condemning the NATO attack on Pakistani check posts in Mohmand Agency which killed at least 24 soldiers, reports The Express Tribune. The resolution was moved by the Leader of the Opposition in Senate, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri and was backed by all the other Senators. The resolution read: “This House strongly condemns the NATO aggression. It is an attack on sovereignty and integrity of the country and the entire nation is grieved. This barbaric act is totally intolerable. It is not first such attack on Pakistan forces as similar events have been taken place in the past too. Hence, this House does not accept this excuse of NATO that the attack was a result of some kind of misunderstanding. It further added that the attack was contrary to United Nations (UN) resolutions and international laws, and also demanded that all such attacks in the future be countered in every possible way”.
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December - 2 
The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense,
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The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense, the Pentagon Press Secretary George Little in response to a question said that the relationship with Pakistan was critical. “We are partners with Pakistan … We will be working over time to resolve our differences over this and other matters.”
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December - 2 
The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense,
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The US Defence Department on December 2 said that Pakistan refused to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Defense, the Pentagon Press Secretary George Little in response to a question said that the relationship with Pakistan was critical. “We are partners with Pakistan … We will be working over time to resolve our differences over this and other matters.” In addition, as a sovereign nation Pakistan has the right to self-defense, so does the United States (US), the Pentagon asserted amid reports from Islamabad that Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani had issued direction that his commanders on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border can return fire without permission, reports The News. Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain John Kirby said that November 26, 2011 NATO bombing that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghanistan border has had a chilling effect on the relationship between the two countries. "I think it's safe to say that the incident has had a chilling effect on our relationship with the Pakistani military, no question about that. Both sides deem it to be as serious as it was," Kirby said, adding, that every sovereign nation has the right to order their troops to defend themselves.
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December - 2 
Torkham Custom’s officials and the political administration sent back around 68 commercial fuel tankers from the Torkham border, which were crossing to Peshawar. Central Bureau of Revenue (CBR) officials reportedly circulated a formal letter amongst
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Torkham Custom’s officials and the political administration sent back around 68 commercial fuel tankers from the Torkham border, which were crossing to Peshawar. Central Bureau of Revenue (CBR) officials reportedly circulated a formal letter amongst custom officials in Peshawar and Torkham asking them to stop commercial fuel export to Afghanistan amid the growing tension between US and Pakistan over NATO attack. Sources said that NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were short of fuel deposits after the Government of Pakistan stopped NATO consignments and blocked the fuel supply through Torkham and Chaman borders.
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December - 2 
US State Department has said that America respects Pakistan’s sovereignty evident form US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) quick steps to launch a probe into Mohmand tragedy for the very reason, reports The News. Spokesman Mark Toner in State Department’s
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US State Department has said that America respects Pakistan’s sovereignty evident form US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) quick steps to launch a probe into Mohmand tragedy for the very reason, reports The News. Spokesman Mark Toner in State Department’s daily briefing said that US CENTCOM had tasked a team with an in-depth investigation into the NATO’s friendly fire, which martyred more than a dozen Pakistani troops deployed at an outstation next to Afghan border. “US wants to make sure no such incident comes to pass in the future”, Toner added.
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December - 2 
Nepal News reports that the dispute resolution sub-committee of the Constitutional Committee (CC) has passed a six-month action plan for drafting the new constitution. The meeting of the sub-committee held at Singh Durbar on December 2 endorsed the a
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Nepal News reports that the dispute resolution sub-committee of the Constitutional Committee (CC) has passed a six-month action plan for drafting the new constitution. The meeting of the sub-committee held at Singh Durbar on December 2 endorsed the action plan submitted by the CC secretariat. The action plan aims to resolve the contentious issues within December 30 and issue the first draft of the constitution in between February 13 to February 26.The action plan will be forwarded to the parliament after the CC meeting scheduled for December 4 passes it.
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December - 2 
Parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress (NC), Ram Chandra Paudel, alleged the UCPN-M of bagging NPR 2 billion from the State coffers by producing figures exceeding the actual number of PLA combatants residing in the cantonments, reports The
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Parliamentary party leader of the Nepali Congress (NC), Ram Chandra Paudel, alleged the UCPN-M of bagging NPR 2 billion from the State coffers by producing figures exceeding the actual number of PLA combatants residing in the cantonments, reports The Himalayan Times.
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December - 2 
The Union Cabinet of the Government of India on December 2 approved the Central Government's proposal to reconstruct and repair 49,000 houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Northern and Eastern Provinces and for Indian Origin Tamils (IOTs
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The Union Cabinet of the Government of India on December 2 approved the Central Government's proposal to reconstruct and repair 49,000 houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Northern and Eastern Provinces and for Indian Origin Tamils (IOTs) in Sri Lanka under grant assistance from the Government of India, Colombo Page reported. Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement that the project will be under full grant assistance of the Government of India with a total outlay of LKR 29.4 billion (approximately US $ 260 million or INR 13.19 billion). The Project will primarily be implemented under the owner-driven model wherein the beneficiaries will undertake the reconstruction of their houses with necessary technical assistance and support provided to them.
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December - 3 
A 50 kilogram bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was recovered by a patrolling team of the Chhattisgarh Police on a road in a forest pocket of Bijapur District on December 3, reports The Week.
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A 50 kilogram bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was recovered by a patrolling team of the Chhattisgarh Police on a road in a forest pocket of Bijapur District on December 3, reports The Week.
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December - 3 
During joint combing operation by the Police and the Special Operation Group (SOG) in Almonda village under Bandhugaon block, the Police arrested 31 suspected Maoists supporters from Bargi and Langalabeda areas in the District. Police also found Maoi
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During joint combing operation by the Police and the Special Operation Group (SOG) in Almonda village under Bandhugaon block, the Police arrested 31 suspected Maoists supporters from Bargi and Langalabeda areas in the District. Police also found Maoist posters and banners from their possession. They were later taken to neighbouring Parvathipuram Police Station in Andhra Pradesh for interrogation.
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December - 3 
Heavily armed Maoists attacked a camp of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in Dumaria Police Station in Gaya District, reports The Hindustan Times. There was no report of injuries or casualties from either side, Magadh range Deputy I
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Heavily armed Maoists attacked a camp of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in Dumaria Police Station in Gaya District, reports The Hindustan Times. There was no report of injuries or casualties from either side, Magadh range Deputy Inspector General, N Hasnain Khan said.
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December - 3 
Jivan Moran, a top leader of the militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and an Indian journalist were reportedly detained by authorities in Myanmar on December 3, according to The Times of India. Moran is the second-in-command of the
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Jivan Moran, a top leader of the militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and an Indian journalist were reportedly detained by authorities in Myanmar on December 3, according to The Times of India. Moran is the second-in-command of the hardliner faction of the ULFA led by Paresh Baruah. The detained journalist worked for a Guwahati-based daily newspaper and had travelled to Myanmar apparently to interview Baruah. The duo was reportedly detained in the eastern part of Myanmar bordering China. It is immediately not known under what circumstances they were detained. Confirming the report Union Home Secretary RK Singh said, "We have information that Jivan Moran and an Indian journalist were detained in Myanmar. But we have no information about the detention of Paresh Baruah," Singh did not reveal the name and details of the journalist.
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December - 3 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) cadre, identified as Phungreiso at Yongphu, in Ukhrul District on December 3. Several live ammunition was recovered from him.
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) cadre, identified as Phungreiso at Yongphu, in Ukhrul District on December 3. Several live ammunition was recovered from him.
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December - 3 
Maoists demolished a mobile tower of a private operator and abducted its two security guards at Chain in Jamui District on December 3, reports Zee News. About 30-40 armed Maoists raided the village and used explosives to destroy the tower before abdu
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Maoists demolished a mobile tower of a private operator and abducted its two security guards at Chain in Jamui District on December 3, reports Zee News. About 30-40 armed Maoists raided the village and used explosives to destroy the tower before abducting the guards identified as Mahendra Singh and Babulal Singh.
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December - 3 
Maoists felled trees on the Venkatapuram-Charla State highway in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District around midnight on December 3 to enforce the two-day nationwide bandh called by the CPI -Maoist Central Committee.
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Maoists felled trees on the Venkatapuram-Charla State highway in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District around midnight on December 3 to enforce the two-day nationwide bandh called by the CPI -Maoist Central Committee.
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December - 3 
Maoists set ablaze an under-construction office of the revenue department at Sironcha and another gram panchayat at Kasansur in Gadchiroli District. The crucial Dhanora-Rajnandgaon road, connecting Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, has been blocked by th
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Maoists set ablaze an under-construction office of the revenue department at Sironcha and another gram panchayat at Kasansur in Gadchiroli District. The crucial Dhanora-Rajnandgaon road, connecting Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, has been blocked by the Maoists. There are also unconfirmed reports of vehicles being set ablaze near Armori block (administrative division) in the District.
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December - 3 
Maoists set ablaze another gram panchayat at Piparkhari in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) in the District on December 3. Gondia Superintendent of Police (SP), Chandrakishor Mina said, Maoists are trying to foment trouble but are not getting mass support
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Maoists set ablaze another gram panchayat at Piparkhari in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) in the District on December 3. Gondia Superintendent of Police (SP), Chandrakishor Mina said, Maoists are trying to foment trouble but are not getting mass support. "We are collecting posters left behind by Naxals' North Gadchiroli-Gondia Division Committee from two villages. As of now, this group is to be blamed for arson," the SP said.
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December - 3 
Prime Minister said that there was no plan for a ‘supra state’ for Nagas in the Northeast and appealed to militants to ensure peace in Manipur for speeding up development work, reports The Shillong Times.
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Prime Minister said that there was no plan for a ‘supra state’ for Nagas in the Northeast and appealed to militants to ensure peace in Manipur for speeding up development work, reports The Shillong Times.
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December - 3 
Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and State security agencies suspect that the militant Islamist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has established more than seven sleeper cells in North Bihar, The Times of India reported. "We have information tha
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Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and State security agencies suspect that the militant Islamist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has established more than seven sleeper cells in North Bihar, The Times of India reported. "We have information that IM has established its base amongst youths - some of them even engineers - at Mirganj, Araria and Sitamarhi, in addition to Madhubani and Darbhanga. Often, the youths are lured with hawala money from across the border. Others are indoctrinated with videos of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, with which the Indian state has no connection," a source said. Incidentally, seven alleged IM militants who were arrested from different parts of the country on November 30, 2011 hailed from North Bihar region.
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December - 3 
Ten persons, including eight Policemen, were killed and two Policemen were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the convoy of MP and former Jharkhand Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari, in Latehar District in Jharkhand
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Ten persons, including eight Policemen, were killed and two Policemen were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked the convoy of MP and former Jharkhand Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari, in Latehar District in Jharkhand on December 3, The Times of India reported. Namdhari, however, escaped unhurt. The attack took place when the MP was returning from a function. Namdhari’s escort vehicle was caught in the blast but his car was able to speed away. "Maoists triggered an IED blast and then opened fire on the security vehicle which was following Namdhari's car at Ladu More in the district," Director General of Police G S Rath said. Six policemen, including assistant sub-inspector Bhim Tudu, and two civilians were killed on the spot, Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) B D Sharma added. Palamau SP Sudhir Kumar Jha said two among the four injured policemen, who were admitted to a hospital in Medininagar, later succumbed to their injuries.
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December - 3 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a contractor, identified as Rabindra Bidika alias Ruben (40), near Bikrampur under Narayanpatna Block (administrative division) of Koraput District on December 3, reports Orissadia
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a contractor, identified as Rabindra Bidika alias Ruben (40), near Bikrampur under Narayanpatna Block (administrative division) of Koraput District on December 3, reports Orissadiary.com. Maoists suspected him to be a Police informer. Bidika was on his way to Narayanpatna on a Motorcycle along with two others, when a group of Maoists opened fire on them. Bidika died on spot while the other two were injured. The Maoists also set ablaze his motorcycle.
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December - 3 
The Police arrested two Maoists, Preman Kahar alias Preman Ram and Bharosa Mistri alias Doman Mistri, from their hideouts located at Hawsapur and Karium Bela villages respectively in Patna District, reports The Times of India. Confirming their arrest
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The Police arrested two Maoists, Preman Kahar alias Preman Ram and Bharosa Mistri alias Doman Mistri, from their hideouts located at Hawsapur and Karium Bela villages respectively in Patna District, reports The Times of India. Confirming their arrest, Superintendent of Police (rural), Patna, Manoj Kumar said they were arrested during surprise raids carried out at their hideouts in the said villages. They were wanted in connection with several criminal activities committed in Patna, Arwal and Jehanabad Districts, he said, adding that the Police were on the lookout for them for the past two years. Incidentally, Kahar and Mistri were involved in the Jehanabad jailbreak incident that occurred in November 2005.
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December - 3 
The UNC, which recently lifted over 100-days economic blockade warned of fresh action if the Government “bifurcate” their land, adds Nagaland Post.
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The UNC, which recently lifted over 100-days economic blockade warned of fresh action if the Government “bifurcate” their land, adds Nagaland Post.
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December - 3 
The United Naga Council (UNC) submitted a memorandum in demand for alternative arrangement outside the State Government of Manipur to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to the State on December 3. The memorandum stated that “We are mu
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The United Naga Council (UNC) submitted a memorandum in demand for alternative arrangement outside the State Government of Manipur to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to the State on December 3. The memorandum stated that “We are much concern that even after fourteen long years of cease-fire and negotiation, an acceptable settlement to the Indo-Naga issue has not been brought about nor any concrete steps been taken towards it. We urge the government of India to take expeditious concrete steps towards settlement of the Indo-Naga issue”. The council had also submitted a similar memorandum to the Prime Minister through the Union home minister on September 14 at New Delhi.
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December - 3 
Thirty-three militants of the anti-talks factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB Ranjan Daimary-faction) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA, Paresh Baruah-faction) surrendered before the Army and deposited their arms, a
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Thirty-three militants of the anti-talks factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB Ranjan Daimary-faction) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA, Paresh Baruah-faction) surrendered before the Army and deposited their arms, ammunition and explosives in Assam on December 3, The Hindu reported. At a ceremony organised by the Army on the Nehru Maidan in Tezpur, 33 NDFB and one ULFA militant laid down three 7.62-mm AK series assault rifles, 24 pistols, nine hand-grenades and a huge quantity of explosives and ammunition.
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December - 3 
At least 20 militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in an operation conducted by the SFs in different parts of FATA. According to media reports, the militants first started indiscriminate firing at the SFs in Anzar Kalay area of Orakzai A
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At least 20 militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in an operation conducted by the SFs in different parts of FATA. According to media reports, the militants first started indiscriminate firing at the SFs in Anzar Kalay area of Orakzai Agency. The SFs retaliated, and as a result eight militants were killed on the spot, while two soldiers sustained injuries.
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December - 3 
SFs shelled five terrorist hideouts in different areas of North Waziristan Agency at Zakhtan, Arhang and Shaker Tangi and killed 12 militants.
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SFs shelled five terrorist hideouts in different areas of North Waziristan Agency at Zakhtan, Arhang and Shaker Tangi and killed 12 militants.
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December - 3 
Two persons were killed in acts of sectarian violence in Karachi in Sindh on December 3, Daily Times reported. In one incident an activist of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as SSP, was shot dead near Dawood Chowrangi within the pr
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Two persons were killed in acts of sectarian violence in Karachi in Sindh on December 3, Daily Times reported. In one incident an activist of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly known as SSP, was shot dead near Dawood Chowrangi within the precincts of Quaidabad police station. The deceased, identified as Mohammad Fayyaz, was going home on a bus when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on him through bus window, killing him on the spot. Separately, another man was shot dead near his house at Chanesar Goth within the limits of Tipu Sultan police station. The deceased was identified as Shahid Raza.
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December - 3 
Five persons, including the Sunsari District Superintendent of Police (SP), Raju Manandhar, were injured when a bomb went off in Itahari on December 3 reports Nepal News. The pressure cooker bomb, planted by Khumbuwan Mukti Morcha (Samyukta) on the r
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Five persons, including the Sunsari District Superintendent of Police (SP), Raju Manandhar, were injured when a bomb went off in Itahari on December 3 reports Nepal News. The pressure cooker bomb, planted by Khumbuwan Mukti Morcha (Samyukta) on the road at Itahari Chowk, suddenly went off when the Police were trying to evacuate the area before defusing it.
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December - 4 
A joint team of Police and paramilitary forces stumbled upon a 7.5kilogram IED that had been planted under a bridge near Kewat Tola on the Panem Link Road during a search operation in Amrapara Police Station area in Pakur District, reports The Telegr
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A joint team of Police and paramilitary forces stumbled upon a 7.5kilogram IED that had been planted under a bridge near Kewat Tola on the Panem Link Road during a search operation in Amrapara Police Station area in Pakur District, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 4 
A little known militant outfit, Military Defence Force (MDF) of Manipur on December 4 claimed that its cadres were responsible for the blast at the main gate of Sangai Tourism Festival complex in Imphal East District on November 30, which claimed the
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A little known militant outfit, Military Defence Force (MDF) of Manipur on December 4 claimed that its cadres were responsible for the blast at the main gate of Sangai Tourism Festival complex in Imphal East District on November 30, which claimed the life of the carrier of the explosive and injured four people. However, the statement signed by MDF ‘publicity secretary’ Tiken asserted that the bomb was meant for the day of visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on December 3.
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December - 4 
About 20 trucks that left Imphal on December 4 to transport goods have reportedly been detained in connection with levying of illegal taxes at Karong area of Senapati District, reports The Sangai Express. According to a source, some unknown persons d
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About 20 trucks that left Imphal on December 4 to transport goods have reportedly been detained in connection with levying of illegal taxes at Karong area of Senapati District, reports The Sangai Express. According to a source, some unknown persons detained the goods carriers on the ground that the vehicle owners owed annual tax to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
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December - 4 
After the GNLA accused the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) of killing and terrorizing people, the latter has reiterated its desire to work with the State Government to neutralize the GNLA, reports The Shillong Times. In a statement issued her
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After the GNLA accused the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) of killing and terrorizing people, the latter has reiterated its desire to work with the State Government to neutralize the GNLA, reports The Shillong Times. In a statement issued here on December 4, ANVC spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak said, “If needed ANVC will work with the Government to wipe out GNLA.”
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December - 4 
As the two-day Bharat bandh called by the Maoists began on December 4, the Maoists set ablaze a cell phone tower in Aurangabad District in the early hours. A large number of Maoists stormed Suhi village under the Kutumba Police Station and set ablaze
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As the two-day Bharat bandh called by the Maoists began on December 4, the Maoists set ablaze a cell phone tower in Aurangabad District in the early hours. A large number of Maoists stormed Suhi village under the Kutumba Police Station and set ablaze the cell phone tower of private operator Airtel, the Police said.
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December - 4 
Black Widow (BW) and the Central Government are close to sealing a deal on the lines of the United Peoples Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) Accord, reports The Assam Tribune. However, the sticking point remains on the issue of withdrawal of criminal case
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Black Widow (BW) and the Central Government are close to sealing a deal on the lines of the United Peoples Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) Accord, reports The Assam Tribune. However, the sticking point remains on the issue of withdrawal of criminal cases pending against its members.
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December - 4 
Delhi Police sources are saying that there are at least four more modules each armed with a plan to wreak havoc in an Indian metro, reports Hindustan Times. According to Police, interrogation of the six IM operatives arrested from various locations a
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Delhi Police sources are saying that there are at least four more modules each armed with a plan to wreak havoc in an Indian metro, reports Hindustan Times. According to Police, interrogation of the six IM operatives arrested from various locations across the country has revealed that the IM has sleeper cells in Chennai, Bangalore, Pune apart from New Delhi. “In each location where the outfit has struck, the explosives and weapons used were procured through local contacts pointing to the existence of sleeper cells,” said an unnamed senior Police officer. The interrogation has also revealed that the German Bakery in Pune was not the only target on February 13, 2010. “Their plan was to carry out simultaneous bomb blasts at the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai temple and the German Bakery. However, a flower vendor had raised an alarm after he saw Siddiqui leaving a bag at his shop,” said the officer. “Siddi Bappa was working on instructions from Amir Raza Khan and the Bhatkal brothers -— Riyaz and Iqbal — and his handlers in Karachi, Pakistan,” the officer added.
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December - 4 
Maoists attacked Saradih Police picket in Nawadih Police Station in Palamu District, triggering a gun battle that lasted for about 30 minutes before the attackers retreated under heavy retaliation by the Security Forces, reports Outlook India. Howeve
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Maoists attacked Saradih Police picket in Nawadih Police Station in Palamu District, triggering a gun battle that lasted for about 30 minutes before the attackers retreated under heavy retaliation by the Security Forces, reports Outlook India. However, there was no loss of life on any side in the attack.
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December - 4 
Maoists began their two-day (December 4 and 5) Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) by blowing up railway tracks in two Districts. In the first incident, a group of Maoists used an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to blow up a stretch of tracks
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Maoists began their two-day (December 4 and 5) Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) by blowing up railway tracks in two Districts. In the first incident, a group of Maoists used an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to blow up a stretch of tracks between Gomia and Dumri railway stations of the East Central Railway in Bokaro District. In the second incident, another group of Maoists blasted tracks between Hehegara and Chhipadohar railway stations in Latehar District.
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December - 4 
Maoists claimed the responsibility of ambushing the convoy of independent MP Inder Singh Namdhari. Spokesperson for the Koyal-Shankh Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist Sudhir told The Times of India from an undisclosed location that the attack was int
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Maoists claimed the responsibility of ambushing the convoy of independent MP Inder Singh Namdhari. Spokesperson for the Koyal-Shankh Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist Sudhir told The Times of India from an undisclosed location that the attack was intentional but they had no plans to target Namdhari.
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December - 4 
Nagaland Post reports that members of the High Level Commission (HLC) of the ‘Naga Concordant’ represented by leaders from the three groups NSCN-IM, NNC and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi), have reaffirmed their commitment to the Naga Reconciliation and remain fi
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Nagaland Post reports that members of the High Level Commission (HLC) of the ‘Naga Concordant’ represented by leaders from the three groups NSCN-IM, NNC and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi), have reaffirmed their commitment to the Naga Reconciliation and remain firm to the pledge to work towards “building a shared Naga future.”
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December - 4 
Normal life was hit as vehicles went off the roads and people remained indoors in fear as the Maoist-called two-day shutdown began on December 4 to protest the killing of their top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, reports Zee News.
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Normal life was hit as vehicles went off the roads and people remained indoors in fear as the Maoist-called two-day shutdown began on December 4 to protest the killing of their top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, reports Zee News.
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December - 4 
NSCN-IM on December 4 termed Manipur chief minister O. Ibobi Singh’s statement that “there are neither Nagas nor Kukis in Manipur state but only Manipuris”, was an insult to the Hills people, reports Nagaland Post.
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NSCN-IM on December 4 termed Manipur chief minister O. Ibobi Singh’s statement that “there are neither Nagas nor Kukis in Manipur state but only Manipuris”, was an insult to the Hills people, reports Nagaland Post.
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December - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire with militants of Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) at Na Tal Pathar under Bordumsa Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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Security Forces (SFs) exchanged fire with militants of Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) at Na Tal Pathar under Bordumsa Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 4 arrested one Rabha Viper Army (RVA) militant, identified as Vikram Rabha (30), from Dangaijhora village in Kokrajhar District, reports The Sentinel. One 7.65 mm pistol (factory made) and live ammunition were recov
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 4 arrested one Rabha Viper Army (RVA) militant, identified as Vikram Rabha (30), from Dangaijhora village in Kokrajhar District, reports The Sentinel. One 7.65 mm pistol (factory made) and live ammunition were recovered from him.
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December - 4 
The Centre is thinking of the withdrawal of the ban on two militant outfits of the State namely the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), in view of the decline in insurgent activities in the State, reports T
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The Centre is thinking of the withdrawal of the ban on two militant outfits of the State namely the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), in view of the decline in insurgent activities in the State, reports The Telegraph. Sources said the Centre had recently constituted a tribunal headed by sitting Delhi High Court judge Bipin Sanghi to go into the issue and make suggestions. The tribunal had subsequently sent questionnaires to state governments and security agencies seeking their views on the issue.
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December - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Salmi in Malkangiri District in the night of December 4, reports The Times of India.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Salmi in Malkangiri District in the night of December 4, reports The Times of India.
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December - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast inside the Block Development Office at Harhargunj in Palamu District in the night of December 4, during the two-day Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) called to
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast inside the Block Development Office at Harhargunj in Palamu District in the night of December 4, during the two-day Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) called to protest against the killing of Maoist leader Mallujola Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji by the Security Forces in West Bengal, reports The Indian Express. Although there was no casualty, the single-storey building housing the BDO’s office was destroyed.
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December - 4 
The death toll in December 3 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on independent Member of Parliament (MP) Inder Singh Namdhari in Latehar District increased to 11 on December 4, reports The Times of India. While five policemen and an
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The death toll in December 3 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on independent Member of Parliament (MP) Inder Singh Namdhari in Latehar District increased to 11 on December 4, reports The Times of India. While five policemen and an eight-year-old boy died on the spot in the blast, three bodies were found in the forest during a search operation after the explosion. Two Security Force personnel, who were under treatment at a Daltonganj hospital, succumbed to injuries on December 4, taking the death toll to 11. Earlier it was reported that eight Policemen and two civilians were killed in the incident. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) B K Sharma confirmed the death toll reaching to 11 and looting of arms and ammunition by the Maoists after the attack. According to Latehar Superintendent of Police D B Sharma, the Maoists took with them 10 weapons, 2,000 ammunition and one wireless set.
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December - 4 
The first day of a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of Polit Bureau member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a partial response and passed off peacef
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The first day of a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of Polit Bureau member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a partial response and passed off peacefully in the Jungle Mahal region of West Midnapore District on December 4, reports The Hindu. “Posters asking the people to support the bandh were found in some parts of Jhargram and Bankura, but there were no incidents during the day,” Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Gangeshwar Singh said.
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December - 4 
The Hindu reports that there was no impact of Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leadership in protest against the killing of Maoist leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji.
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The Hindu reports that there was no impact of Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leadership in protest against the killing of Maoist leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji. The shutdown call evoked little public response even in his native Karimnagar District in general and Peddapalli town in particular on December 4, the first day of the two-day bandh call.
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December - 4 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadre of the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Huidrom Salam Radhamani Devi alias Rubi, from the main gate of Manipur University in Imphal West District on December 4. She j
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadre of the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Huidrom Salam Radhamani Devi alias Rubi, from the main gate of Manipur University in Imphal West District on December 4. She joined PLA in the year 1990 through one Angangcha and trained at Myanmar and working in Women Wing Department as assistant secretary. She was assigned to transport documents relating to PLA from one place to another.
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December - 4 
The two-day country-wide shut-down called by Maoists evoked mixed response on the first day on December 4 in the State amid disruption of vehicular movement and closure of shops in some places, reports Zee News. Road traffic was affected in several a
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The two-day country-wide shut-down called by Maoists evoked mixed response on the first day on December 4 in the State amid disruption of vehicular movement and closure of shops in some places, reports Zee News. Road traffic was affected in several areas of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-infested Districts like Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundargarh and Kandhamal during the bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Maoists in protest against the killing of their top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Kalimela, Motu, Padia and Chitrakonda areas of Malkangiri District, the Police said. In Sundergarh District, shops and markets were shut in areas bordering Jharkhand and remote places. No untoward incident was reported from any place of the State and the bandh has remained peaceful so far, the Police said.
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December - 4 
Tripartite talks between Central Government, State Government and Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) remained inconclusive, reports The Telegraph. Tripartite Talks Nunisa Faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N) faction
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Tripartite talks between Central Government, State Government and Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) remained inconclusive, reports The Telegraph. Tripartite Talks Nunisa Faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N) faction also suffered the same fate. Talks with NDFB-PTF and DHD-N were stuck over the demands for separate States of Bodoland and Dimaraji, respectively.
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December - 4 
Unidentified persons on December 4 abducted a doctor, Bidyut Nath, of Silchar Medical College from Mohanpur in Hailakandi District, reports MSN India.
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Unidentified persons on December 4 abducted a doctor, Bidyut Nath, of Silchar Medical College from Mohanpur in Hailakandi District, reports MSN India.
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December - 4 
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on December 4 said there were "liberated" zones in the country dominated by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), corroborating the Maoists’ claims that in west Jharkhand and south Chhattisga
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Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on December 4 said there were "liberated" zones in the country dominated by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), corroborating the Maoists’ claims that in west Jharkhand and south Chhattisgarh, the State's writ doesn't run, reports The Times of India. "In the heart of the country, these two places are liberated zones. Our officers - be it deputy commissioners, block development officers or anganwadi workers and health employees - don't venture into these places of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. The public distribution system is not working," said the rural development minister, who was in Jharkhand to review projects in Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District. "We will develop all 56 villages in the Saranda forest as model villages. We will replicate it in other areas like Jungle Mahal in West Singhbhum and Abujhmad in Chhattisgarh. The Union government will spend Rs 277 crore for development work in Saranda, which includes construction of roads measuring 140 kilometres," said Ramesh. "It is because of non-functioning of post offices and banks in Maoist-dominated areas of Jharkhand, I have allowed the state government to make cash payment to beneficiaries of schemes under MGNREGA. I am hopeful that now when the workers will get cash payment, more people will come forward for work," he added.
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December - 4 
Use of non-lethal weapons while dealing with demonstrators and stone-pelters in Kashmir Valley has reduced casualties to civilians and Security Force (SF), an unnamed Police official said, according to IBN Live. "Use of non-lethal equipments and body
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Use of non-lethal weapons while dealing with demonstrators and stone-pelters in Kashmir Valley has reduced casualties to civilians and Security Force (SF), an unnamed Police official said, according to IBN Live. "Use of non-lethal equipments and body protectors by Police have resulted in zero death of civilian or security personnel and injuries to only 58 persons in law and order disturbances this year," an unnamed Police official said. The injured persons include 13 civilians and 45 Policemen, he said. Security personnel this year used grenades, modified plastic body tear smoke shell, dye-maker grenade (which dyes protesters), water cannons to deal with demonstrators and stone-pelters in down-town and Srinagar city, the official said. The State Police had approached the State Government and Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking non-lethal weapons and appropriate gear to avoid damage to life and property after the 2010 unrest, he said. In 2010, 112 civilians and Policemen died and 1,049 civilian and 4,000 SF personnel were injured in law and order disturbances in the Valley, he said, adding that of these 825 SFs suffered critical injuries due to stone pelting.
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December - 4 
Vinay Singh alias Manan Singh, husband of Dharfari panchayat sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Kamini Singh, was shot dead by a group of about 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who attacked the vi
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Vinay Singh alias Manan Singh, husband of Dharfari panchayat sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Kamini Singh, was shot dead by a group of about 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who attacked the village under the Paroo block in Muzaffarpur District late on December 4, to enforce the Bharat Bandh (All India shutdown strike) called by the Maoists, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also shouted pro-Maoist slogans and left behind a large number of leaflets.
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December - 4 
A United States (US) aircraft arrived in Pakistan on December 4 for US nationals vacating the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan, reports Dawn. Strict security measures were being taken place in the area and residents were told not to leave their homes. A
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A United States (US) aircraft arrived in Pakistan on December 4 for US nationals vacating the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan, reports Dawn. Strict security measures were being taken place in the area and residents were told not to leave their homes. According to sources, the process of shifting the US nationals into to the aircraft had started already.
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December - 4 
An influential Republican lawmaker John McCain said that the United States should link its military aid to Pakistan’s cooperation on security. Senator John McCain alleged that Pakistani intelligence continued to support a militant group that killed A
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An influential Republican lawmaker John McCain said that the United States should link its military aid to Pakistan’s cooperation on security. Senator John McCain alleged that Pakistani intelligence continued to support a militant group that killed Americans, and he noted that Pakistani troops in the past had fired across the poorly marked Afghan border.
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December - 4 
Battered by Pakistani military operations and US drone strikes, the once-formidable Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has splintered into more than 100 smaller factions, weakened and running short of cash, reported Daily Times quoting security officia
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Battered by Pakistani military operations and US drone strikes, the once-formidable Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has splintered into more than 100 smaller factions, weakened and running short of cash, reported Daily Times quoting security officials, analysts and tribesmen from the insurgent heartland. “Today, the command structure of the TTP is splintered, weak and divided and they are running out of money,” said Mansur Mahsud, a senior researcher at the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Area) Research Center. “In the bigger picture, this helps the Army and the Government because the TTP are now divided.” The first signs of cracks within the TTP appeared after its leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed in a drone strike in August 5, 2009, Mahsud said. Since then, the group has steadily deteriorated. Set up in 2007, the TTP is an umbrella organisation created to represent roughly 40 insurgent groups in the tribal belt plus al Qaeda-linked groups headquartered in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province. “In the different areas, leaders are making their own peace talks with the Government,” Mahsud added. “It could help the Pakistani Government and military separate more leaders from the TTP and more foot soldiers from their commanders.” The two biggest factors hammering away at the TTP’s unity are US drone strikes and Pakistani Army operations in the tribal region. Turf wars have flared as terrorists fleeing the Pakistani military operations have moved into territory controlled by other terrorists, sometimes sparking clashes between groups. And as leaders have been killed either by drones or the Pakistani army, lieutenants have fought among themselves over who will replace them.
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December - 4 
One soldier sustained injuries when a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) came under militants attack in Malikdin Khel area.
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One soldier sustained injuries when a convoy of Security Forces (SFs) came under militants attack in Malikdin Khel area.
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December - 4 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 4 said that his Government had decided to review the agreements made by the Government of President Pervez Musharraf with the United States, NATO, ISAF and the United Nations (UN), reports Dawn. PM G
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 4 said that his Government had decided to review the agreements made by the Government of President Pervez Musharraf with the United States, NATO, ISAF and the United Nations (UN), reports Dawn. PM Gilani said the political and military leadership, along with the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC), saw the strike as an opportunity to revise the entire terms of business (ToBs) on all national and international issues such as war on terror, security of the region, Kashmir, made by the Musharraf Government with the US, NATO, ISAF and the UN. He said the Government had assigned the National Security Committee of Parliament (NSCP) to prepare its recommendations over all important matter and submit these to the next joint session of parliament. Mr Gilani said the main objective behind boycotting the Bonn conference was not only limited to a strong protest, but also to devise afresh a uniformed policy to deal with national issues.
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December - 4 
SFs recovered six remote controlled explosive devices, planted along the main road near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency. The explosive devices were later defused safely.
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SFs recovered six remote controlled explosive devices, planted along the main road near Mir Ali in North Waziristan Agency. The explosive devices were later defused safely.
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December - 4 
Six persons including three women and three children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports Da
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Six persons including three women and three children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports Dawn.
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December - 4 
Unidentified persons blew up an under-construction house of a transporter in Sado Khel area of Landi Kotal. Sources said that Sartaj, the owner of the house, was a supplier of fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan. He was receiving threats from local m
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Unidentified persons blew up an under-construction house of a transporter in Sado Khel area of Landi Kotal. Sources said that Sartaj, the owner of the house, was a supplier of fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan. He was receiving threats from local militant groups, they added.
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December - 4 
United Sates (US) President Barack Obama made a telephone call to President Asif Ali Zardari “to personally express his condolences on the tragic loss” of twenty-four Pakistani soldiers in a NATO strike, the White House said, reports Daily Times. “Th
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United Sates (US) President Barack Obama made a telephone call to President Asif Ali Zardari “to personally express his condolences on the tragic loss” of twenty-four Pakistani soldiers in a NATO strike, the White House said, reports Daily Times. “The President (Obama) made clear that this regrettable incident was not a deliberate attack on Pakistan and reiterated the United State’s strong commitment to a full investigation,” a statement issued by the White House said.
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December - 4 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who arrived at Bonn for international talks aimed at charting a course for Afghanistan after NATO combat troops withdraw, as her aides played down a boycott by Pakistan. Clinton will meet with President Hamid Kar
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who arrived at Bonn for international talks aimed at charting a course for Afghanistan after NATO combat troops withdraw, as her aides played down a boycott by Pakistan. Clinton will meet with President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan officials at a conference in Bonn that is also aimed at ensuring international financial and technical support continues after the troops withdraw in 2014. “I don’t think it (the boycott) will impact the conclusions of the conference in any way,” a senior State Department official told reporters on the condition of anonymity during the flight to Bonn from Washington.
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December - 4 
US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan have been ordered not to approach the buffer zone on the Af-Pak border in order to avoid recurrence of November 26 air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. An order in this regard has been issued by General John
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US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan have been ordered not to approach the buffer zone on the Af-Pak border in order to avoid recurrence of November 26 air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. An order in this regard has been issued by General John Allen, the Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the air strike, pending the detailed probe into the incident announced by US Central Command (CENTCOM), Ivo Daalder, US Permanent Representative to NATO, said.
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December - 4 
A meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC) held at Singha Durbar on December 4 endorsed the six-month action plan for drafting of the new constitution with minor amendments. The action plan seeks to forge consensus on disputed issues surfaced in
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A meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC) held at Singha Durbar on December 4 endorsed the six-month action plan for drafting of the new constitution with minor amendments. The action plan seeks to forge consensus on disputed issues surfaced in constitution drafting except state restructuring issues within Dec 30, promulgate first integrated draft of the constitution within Feb 13 to 27, and complete statute within May 21 to 27, among others. However, the political parties are yet to forge consensus on state restructuring, form of governance, election procedure, among other important issues. The next meeting of the CC will convene on Dec 11.
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December - 4 
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Spokesperson, Chandra Prakash Khanal aka Baldev remarked that the cantonments would be vacated only after the completion of rank harmonization of combatants, reports Kantipuronline.
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People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Spokesperson, Chandra Prakash Khanal aka Baldev remarked that the cantonments would be vacated only after the completion of rank harmonization of combatants, reports Kantipuronline.
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December - 4 
Senior NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the constitution will be promulgated only after the conclusion of the peace process, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a press conference in Dadeldhura he said that the integration and the rehabilitation of
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Senior NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the constitution will be promulgated only after the conclusion of the peace process, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a press conference in Dadeldhura he said that the integration and the rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants, which is one of the key components of the peace process, should be completed before the promulgation of the new constitution.
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December - 4 
The major parties – Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Nepali Congress (NC) - and Unified Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) agreed to hand over the responsibility of forming
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The major parties – Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Nepali Congress (NC) - and Unified Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) agreed to hand over the responsibility of forming a new "national consensus government" to the chiefs of their respective parties, reports Nepal News.
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December - 4 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on December 3 said that his party has not given up the strategy of ‘people's revolt’ and that the party was prepared to capture power either through election o
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on December 3 said that his party has not given up the strategy of ‘people's revolt’ and that the party was prepared to capture power either through election or through a revolt.
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December - 5 
A fierce gun battle started between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres after more than 50 heavily armed Maoists attacked Tandwa Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 5, the concluding day of two-day 'Bharat
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A fierce gun battle started between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres after more than 50 heavily armed Maoists attacked Tandwa Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 5, the concluding day of two-day 'Bharat bandh' (all India shut down strike) called by the Maoists, reports IBN Live. Further details are awaited about the incident.
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December - 5 
A suspected Maoist cadre involved in the attack on the camp of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in Dumaria Police Station was arrested outside the CoBRA camp under Dumaria Police Station area in the District, reports DNA. The suspec
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A suspected Maoist cadre involved in the attack on the camp of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in Dumaria Police Station was arrested outside the CoBRA camp under Dumaria Police Station area in the District, reports DNA. The suspected Maoist is believed to have been hit by a bullet in the encounter.
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December - 5 
According to Indian Express, Mohammed Qateel Siddiqui (27), originally from Darbhanga (Bihar), was arrested from Delhi on November 22; Gauhar Aziz Khomani (31), originally from Darbhanga (Bihar), was arrested in Delhi on November 23; Gayur Ahmad Jama
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According to Indian Express, Mohammed Qateel Siddiqui (27), originally from Darbhanga (Bihar), was arrested from Delhi on November 22; Gauhar Aziz Khomani (31), originally from Darbhanga (Bihar), was arrested in Delhi on November 23; Gayur Ahmad Jamali (21), originally from Madhubani (Bihar), was arrested from Darbhanga on November 24; Mohd Adil alias Ajmal (40), from Karachi, trained by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) as a shooter, and sent by the Bhatkal brothers first to Nepal and then to India to recruit local Muslims for terror attacks, was held from Madhubani on November 25; Abdur Rehman (19) from Darbhanga, was arrested in Chennai on November 27; and Mohd Irshad Khan (52) from Samastipur (Bihar) , was arrested in Chennai on November 27. Khan’s daughter was married to Yasin. It’s in his house in Okhla in Delhi, that Yasin is believed to have been staying for at least six months. Security agencies are looking for four others from Madhubani.
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December - 5 
Asserting that special laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) had served their purpose, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on December 5 said there would be no let up in his struggle for gradual revocation of these laws fro
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Asserting that special laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) had served their purpose, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on December 5 said there would be no let up in his struggle for gradual revocation of these laws from the State, Daily Pioneer reported. "There will be no let up in my efforts to gradually see off laws like AFSPA from the state, which have served their purpose, to make people relish the fruits of peace," he told a public meeting.
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December - 5 
Delhi Police on December 5 produced all six suspected IM cadres - Mohammed Qateel Siddiqui, Gauhar Aziz Khomani, Gayur Ahmed Jamali, Mohammed Adil alias Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, and Mohammed Irshad Khan - in court, from where they were remanded to 10 mor
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Delhi Police on December 5 produced all six suspected IM cadres - Mohammed Qateel Siddiqui, Gauhar Aziz Khomani, Gayur Ahmed Jamali, Mohammed Adil alias Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, and Mohammed Irshad Khan - in court, from where they were remanded to 10 more days' Police custody. Two AK-47 rifles along with 50 cartridges, one 9mm pistol along with 14 cartridges, 1.4 kilograms of black explosive material, 3.2 kilograms of white explosive material, 350 grams of granular off-white explosive material, five detonators and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 200,000 along with other "incriminating" material have been recovered from the six arrested people, Police had said.
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December - 5 
Governor M K Narayanan said, “The killing of one leader will not end the (Maoist) movement. We hope it will be a setback for the movement. Wait and see.”
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Governor M K Narayanan said, “The killing of one leader will not end the (Maoist) movement. We hope it will be a setback for the movement. Wait and see.”
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December - 5 
In an operation launched at Khudengthabi area in Chandel District, SFs arrested a lady identified as Indira Devi who works as recruitment agent of militants and rescued a boy identified as Rishikanta Singh from a Maruti van while they were moving tow
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In an operation launched at Khudengthabi area in Chandel District, SFs arrested a lady identified as Indira Devi who works as recruitment agent of militants and rescued a boy identified as Rishikanta Singh from a Maruti van while they were moving towards Moreh on December 5. The boy was being allegedly trafficked to Moreh by Indira. A mobile phone along with a cash of INR 1500 was recovered from them. Such an incident of trafficking boys to Moreh for recruitment to militant outfits is not a new one, Police officer said, informing that they had received many complaints of boys missing after they were taken to Moreh, the border town with Myanmar in recent time, adds Nagaland Post.
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December - 5 
India Today reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked and fired indiscriminately at the Hariharganj Police Station in Palamau District, around 170 kilometres from State capital Ranchi on December 5. Around 4
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India Today reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked and fired indiscriminately at the Hariharganj Police Station in Palamau District, around 170 kilometres from State capital Ranchi on December 5. Around 400 Maoists had attacked the Police Station and a gun battle ensued that lasted for over two hours, the Police said. There were no casualties from either side.
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December - 5 
Indian Agencies tracked money worth $200,000 remitted by Black Widow (BW), through banking channels from Singapore to Nepal to an account with Everest Bank's branch in New Baneswar in Kathmandu, reports The Times of India. The money was remitted from
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Indian Agencies tracked money worth $200,000 remitted by Black Widow (BW), through banking channels from Singapore to Nepal to an account with Everest Bank's branch in New Baneswar in Kathmandu, reports The Times of India. The money was remitted from a Citibank branch in Singapore into the account of Sarita Giri Rai; wife of BW ‘Commander in Chief’ Niranjan Hojai who lives in Kathmandu. According to sources in New Delhi, India will ask Nepal to treat the entire amount as terrorist money and take appropriate action and "not merely as unexplained foreign exchange."
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December - 5 
Maoists blew up a school building at Bhardaria village in Garhwa District in the same day night, the second day of the Bharat bandh (all India shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in the State, reports The Pioneer. A group of armed Maoists stuff
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Maoists blew up a school building at Bhardaria village in Garhwa District in the same day night, the second day of the Bharat bandh (all India shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in the State, reports The Pioneer. A group of armed Maoists stuffed improvised Explosive Device (IED) inside a room of a middle school in the village and triggered the blast, damaging a large portion of the structure, Superintendent of Police Michael S Raj said, adds The Economic Times.
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December - 5 
Maoists set ablaze a three-wheeler near Arauri village under the Konch Police Station in Gaya District for violating their diktat to observe two-day bandh, reports The Times of India.
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Maoists set ablaze a three-wheeler near Arauri village under the Konch Police Station in Gaya District for violating their diktat to observe two-day bandh, reports The Times of India.
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December - 5 
Maoists set ablaze a truck at Jharmunda on Padampur-Nuapada road in Bargarh District in the same day night. The empty gunny bags laden truck, bearing registration number OIS 8518, was travelling towards Bargarh town when it was obstructed at Jharmund
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Maoists set ablaze a truck at Jharmunda on Padampur-Nuapada road in Bargarh District in the same day night. The empty gunny bags laden truck, bearing registration number OIS 8518, was travelling towards Bargarh town when it was obstructed at Jharmunda under Padampur Police Station in the District by a group of at least 100 Maoists.
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December - 5 
Maoists set ablaze the battery room of a mobile tower in the District on December 5, on the second day of their two-day Bharat Bandh (all India shutdown strike). According to sources, around 30 Maoists swooped down on the mobile tower belonging to a
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Maoists set ablaze the battery room of a mobile tower in the District on December 5, on the second day of their two-day Bharat Bandh (all India shutdown strike). According to sources, around 30 Maoists swooped down on the mobile tower belonging to a private cellular company in Kiang village, on Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, under Mathili Police Limits in the midnight and set the battery room of the tower on fire. "The Maoists have not used any explosives to damage the mobile tower. No injury or casualty has been reported," said the Police.
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December - 5 
Nagaland Post reports that Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on December 4 said that the Government will not withdraw operations against the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), rather would go all out to neutralize the militant outfit headed by
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Nagaland Post reports that Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on December 4 said that the Government will not withdraw operations against the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), rather would go all out to neutralize the militant outfit headed by Champion R Sangma, who is now reportedly detained by authorities in Bangladesh.
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December - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on December 5 extended the custody of Dilip Singh alias N. Wangba ‘chief of external affairs’ of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by four days
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on December 5 extended the custody of Dilip Singh alias N. Wangba ‘chief of external affairs’ of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by four days
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December - 5 
On December 5, a group of Maoists assaulted five Girijans at Terapalli village in Chintapalli mandal for allegedly brewing illicit liquor and Korukonda area committee secretary Narendra addressed a public meeting held there later.
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On December 5, a group of Maoists assaulted five Girijans at Terapalli village in Chintapalli mandal for allegedly brewing illicit liquor and Korukonda area committee secretary Narendra addressed a public meeting held there later.
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December - 5 
Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts in Karnah Sector near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara District in the night of December 4, official said on December 5, according to Daily Excelsior. The post where the firing took place is located clos
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Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts in Karnah Sector near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara District in the night of December 4, official said on December 5, according to Daily Excelsior. The post where the firing took place is located close to the civilian area, the official added. The Army retailed the firing with small weapons and the exchange lasted for few minutes. No loss of life or injuries was reported from either side. However, a roof top of a mosque was damaged on the Indian side of the LoC in the firing, the official said.
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December - 5 
Police found posters calling for mass support to the bandh suspected to be put up by Maoists in Galudih in East Singhbhum District on December 5, reports The Times of India. The posters urging the people to support the bandh were found pasted in the
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Police found posters calling for mass support to the bandh suspected to be put up by Maoists in Galudih in East Singhbhum District on December 5, reports The Times of India. The posters urging the people to support the bandh were found pasted in the Subash Chowk area in Galudih.
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December - 5 
Reports indicate that a number of militants from Kashmir Valley and others parts of the State, including undivided Doda District and twin border Districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, have also managed to get passports in Pakistan and were
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Reports indicate that a number of militants from Kashmir Valley and others parts of the State, including undivided Doda District and twin border Districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, have also managed to get passports in Pakistan and were awaiting an opportunity to fly either to Dhaka in Bangladesh or Kathmandu in Nepal to cross over to India to reach Jammu and Kashmir. Preliminary questioning of a militant, Zahoor Ahmed of Baramulla, who was arrested at Railway Station in Jammu along with his Pakistani wife and two children on December 3, has revealed that a number of militants, who had been putting up in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for past several years, have managed to get passports (both genuine or fake) with the help of Pakistan Army, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and militants ‘commanders’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits, who yielded considerable influence in the corridors of power in Pakistan.
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December - 5 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) personnel and Bihar Police on December 5 arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist of the module led by Yasin Bhatkal alias Ahmed Siddi Bappa alias Imran from Purnia in Bihar, according to Hindustan Times. Rad
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) personnel and Bihar Police on December 5 arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist of the module led by Yasin Bhatkal alias Ahmed Siddi Bappa alias Imran from Purnia in Bihar, according to Hindustan Times. Radicalised in Salafi mosques of north Bihar, Farooq along with Bhatkal, Mohammed Qateel Siddiqui and Gayur Ahmad Jamal were the four persons directly involved in 2010 Chinnaswamy stadium bombing in Bangalore. While Farooq and Bhatkal planned the bombing in Tumkur in Karnataka, Siddiqui and Jamal joined them from Delhi and Bihar via Mumbai to strike on the cricket ground.
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December - 5 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Meghachandra Singh alias Loitomba, during an operation launched at Umathel area in Thoubal District on December 5.
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Meghachandra Singh alias Loitomba, during an operation launched at Umathel area in Thoubal District on December 5.
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December - 5 
The second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) protesting the killing of top Maoist leader Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a lukewarm response in the State, reports The I
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The second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) protesting the killing of top Maoist leader Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a lukewarm response in the State, reports The Indian Express. Government establishments and offices were closed, but no untoward incident was reported in the State and the bandh passed off peacefully. The bandh partially impacted life in Jungle Mahal (West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura districts). Banks, schools, post offices and government offices were shut. Commercial establishments downed shutters while vehicles stayed off roads in West Midnapore.
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December - 5 
Times of India reports that the number of tourists visiting Kashmir Valley so far in 2011 has surpassed the nearly seven lakh mark set before the eruption of militancy in the State in 1990. "In the history of Kashmir, we have not witnessed so many to
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Times of India reports that the number of tourists visiting Kashmir Valley so far in 2011 has surpassed the nearly seven lakh mark set before the eruption of militancy in the State in 1990. "In the history of Kashmir, we have not witnessed so many tourists. Even during the pre-militancy years we would receive a maximum of seven lakh tourists. This year we have received a record number of tourists," Tourism minister Nawang Rigzin Jora said. Although Jora did not reveal the exact number of the tourists, according to officials the number had crossed a million.
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December - 5 
Troops in the night of December 5 thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of five Pakistani militants on the Line of Control (LoC) in Mandi sector of Poonch District forcing the militants, equipped with weapons, to retrieve despite heavy firing b
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Troops in the night of December 5 thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of five Pakistani militants on the Line of Control (LoC) in Mandi sector of Poonch District forcing the militants, equipped with weapons, to retrieve despite heavy firing brought down on forward Indian positions by Pakistani troops, reports Daily Excelsior. "As soon as the Army started firing to thwart the infiltration attempt, Pakistan Army from their forwards posts of 816, Machi Morha and Jorha Darkhat fired rockets and then started firing targeting Indian posts of PU-I and PU-II in an apparent attempt to divert their attention and abet the ultras to cross into this side’’, sources said. "Firing by our troops was aimed at only eliminating or capturing the militants alive if they managed to intrude into this side. However, effective firing by the Army forced the militants to retrieve to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) from where they had been launched by their commanders’’, they said, adding that the intrusion bid was foiled by the troops. In the morning of December 6, troops conducted a search operation in forward areas but no trace of militants was found. There were no casualties or damage on Indian side in firing by the militants and Pakistan Army, sources said. In 2009-11, 117 cease-fire violations were reported along the LoC, of which 28 were in 2009, 44 in 2010 and 45 between January and November 2011. Nine Security Force personnel were killed and around 52 injured in various firing incidents reported in 2008-11 along the International Border. Besides, two civilian porters were killed in cross LoC firing during this period.
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December - 5 
Two mobile towers belonging to a private company was blown up in Haidar Nagar and Hussainabad blocks in Palamu District, reports The Pioneer. Only after a guitar bomb was triggered by the Police, the situation could be brought under control. No casua
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Two mobile towers belonging to a private company was blown up in Haidar Nagar and Hussainabad blocks in Palamu District, reports The Pioneer. Only after a guitar bomb was triggered by the Police, the situation could be brought under control. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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December - 5 
Vehicular traffic came to a halt and markets remained shut in several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested regions of the State on second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Maoists, reports Zee News. I
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Vehicular traffic came to a halt and markets remained shut in several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested regions of the State on second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Maoists, reports Zee News. Impact of the bandh was felt in several places of Maoist-infested Districts like Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundargarh and Kandhamal. Passengers faced a tough time as buses and other vehicles remained off the roads in most Maoist-hit areas including Malkangiri, Rayagada and Sundargarh for the second day on December 5, Police said. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Kalimela, Motu, Padia and Chitrakonda areas of Malkangiri District and remote places and areas bordering Jharkhand in Sundargarh District, they said.
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December - 5 
Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) and Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in a joint raid killed three cadres of the Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 5 during an encounter in Allahwala Town of Korangi in Karachi, which
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Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) and Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in a joint raid killed three cadres of the Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 5 during an encounter in Allahwala Town of Korangi in Karachi, which ensued in a bid to recover an abducted industrialist Ahmed Chinoy, reports Daily Times. Two Policemen Raees Baloch and Abdul Sattar were also wounded in the skirmish. Chinoy was abducted from Landhi Industrial Zone of Quaidabad on October 8. Officials said that the abductors had initially demanded PKR 70 million for his release but later decided to settle for PKR 20 million after negotiations. Officials also claimed to have recovered 20 kilogrammes of explosive besides a huge cache of weapons, including four hand grenades and three TT pistols from the hideout.
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December - 5 
At least two Policemen were killed and eleven others, including three Policemen, were injured on December 5 evening in a rocket attack in the Main Bazaar of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. According to initial reports, at least two
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At least two Policemen were killed and eleven others, including three Policemen, were injured on December 5 evening in a rocket attack in the Main Bazaar of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. According to initial reports, at least two rockets were fired by unidentified militants, one of which landed in Paracha market, the city’s main business centre and the other some distance away a few hours before a Muharram procession was due to pass through the area.
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December - 5 
Despite tall claims of authorities about improvement in law and order situation in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), only a single school out of the total 83 educational institutions, destroyed during the last three years,
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Despite tall claims of authorities about improvement in law and order situation in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), only a single school out of the total 83 educational institutions, destroyed during the last three years, has been rebuilt so far, reports Dawn. “About 20,000 students, both girls and boys, have been deprived of getting education owing to destruction of schools in the tribal region,” officials of Education Department said. “Work has been initiated to reconstruct some of the blown up schools. But the pace of work is very slow. No one can say when these schools will be made functional again,” officials said.
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December - 5 
Pakistan Army on December 5 engaged its 245 operational companies including regular troops and paramilitary wings to maintain law and order during Ashura and the remaining days of the Islamic month of Muharram in security volatile districts and triba
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Pakistan Army on December 5 engaged its 245 operational companies including regular troops and paramilitary wings to maintain law and order during Ashura and the remaining days of the Islamic month of Muharram in security volatile districts and tribal region across Pakistan, The Nation. The operational companies include 122 from the regular Army while those of 123 from the Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary and Rangers, Army’s three paramilitary offshoots. As many as 38 Districts have been marked as security sensitive in various parts of the country where the military has deployed troops at brigades and platoons level on the directives of the Government of Pakistan. These Districts include those of 21 in Punjab, six in Gilgit-Baltistan, five each in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Balochistan.
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December - 5 
Pakistan wants to rebuild its ties with the United States (US) despite ongoing retaliation over deadly NATO air strikes on its troops in Mohammad Agency, the Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani said on December 5, stressing that he believes “it wo
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Pakistan wants to rebuild its ties with the United States (US) despite ongoing retaliation over deadly NATO air strikes on its troops in Mohammad Agency, the Prime Minister (PM) Yousuf Raza Gilani said on December 5, stressing that he believes “it won’t take long” to achieve a new relationship with its uneasy ally, reports Dawn. PM Yousuf Raza Gilani’s remarks indicate that Pakistan is looking for a way to restore some normalcy to ties with Washington, but wants to leverage the situation to try and reset the relationship in ways more beneficial to Pakistan.
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December - 5 
PM Yousuf Raza Gilani during an interview with The Associated Press also said the country remained committed to working with Afghanistan to bring insurgent leaders – many of whom are believed to be on Pakistani soil and to enjoy close relations with
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PM Yousuf Raza Gilani during an interview with The Associated Press also said the country remained committed to working with Afghanistan to bring insurgent leaders – many of whom are believed to be on Pakistani soil and to enjoy close relations with Islamabad’s Security Forces – into talks with the Government and allow the US to begin withdrawing its troops as it is committed to doing. That may offer some reassurance to international leaders meeting in Bonn (Germany), to discuss the future of Afghanistan. Gilani’s remarks indicate that Pakistan is looking for a way to restore some normalcy to ties with Washington following the November 26 air strikes, but wants to leverage the situation to try and reset the relationship in ways more beneficial to Pakistan.
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December - 5 
Seven Pakistani workers abducted from Pul-i-Alam of Logar province in Afghanistan on December 1, were released on December 5 after five-day in captivity, reports Daily Times. The Pakistanis - engineers and workers on a hospital construction project i
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Seven Pakistani workers abducted from Pul-i-Alam of Logar province in Afghanistan on December 1, were released on December 5 after five-day in captivity, reports Daily Times. The Pakistanis - engineers and workers on a hospital construction project in Logar, just south of the capital Kabul - were freed unharmed, Provincial Police Chief Ghulam Sakhi Roghliwani said. It was not clear what prompted their release, he added, saying an investigation into the incident was underway.
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December - 5 
Sindh Rangers detained 17 suspects during raids that were carried out in the last 24 hours in different parts of the city, including Manghopir, Gulshan-i-Maymar, Gadap Town, Singer Chowrangi Landhi and Khyaban-i-Shujaat area in Clifton Town, Dawn rep
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Sindh Rangers detained 17 suspects during raids that were carried out in the last 24 hours in different parts of the city, including Manghopir, Gulshan-i-Maymar, Gadap Town, Singer Chowrangi Landhi and Khyaban-i-Shujaat area in Clifton Town, Dawn reported on December 6. The Rangers also recovered illicit weapons and a motorcycle from their possession.
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December - 5 
Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 5, reports Daily Times. No one has claimed responsibility for this attack yet though Baloch Republican Army (BRA) often c
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Unidentified militants blew up an 8-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Sui area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 5, reports Daily Times. No one has claimed responsibility for this attack yet though Baloch Republican Army (BRA) often claims the responsibility for targeting economic installations in Dera Bugti
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December - 5 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that it was “unfortunate” Pakistan boycotted the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan, but said that Islamabad still had a crucial role to play. “I think it was unfortunate that they did not participate,” Clinton
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that it was “unfortunate” Pakistan boycotted the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan, but said that Islamabad still had a crucial role to play. “I think it was unfortunate that they did not participate,” Clinton told a press conference on the sidelines of the Bonn Conference, adding that it would have been better if the country had attended. “We regret the choice that they made because today’s conference was an important milestone toward the kind of security and stability that is important for Pakistan as well as for Afghanistan,” she said.
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December - 5 
A clash occurred between the United Communist Party of Nepal-M (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) cadres at Ghatbazar in Khalanga on December 5, reports inseconline.org. The clash ensued when both groups were cam
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A clash occurred between the United Communist Party of Nepal-M (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) cadres at Ghatbazar in Khalanga on December 5, reports inseconline.org. The clash ensued when both groups were campaigning for the general assembly of Darchula chapter of Federation of Nepali Chambers and Commerce Industries (FNCCI) which would elect its new leadership.
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December - 5 
In the presence of some UCPN-M leaders close to the hardliner faction led by party Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya, disqualified PLA combatants have formed an organisation—Discharged People’s Liberation Army (DPLA). A gathering of combatants disqualified
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In the presence of some UCPN-M leaders close to the hardliner faction led by party Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya, disqualified PLA combatants have formed an organisation—Discharged People’s Liberation Army (DPLA). A gathering of combatants disqualified by United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in Butwal on December 1 formed a seven-member committee under Sagar Limbu. Maoist Standing Committee member Netra Bikram Chand, Politburo member, Haribhakta Kandel and central members Khadka Bahadur Bishwo-karma, Chandra Hari Subedi and Uma Bhujel were present at the gathering. “The PLA combatants who fought for peace and constitution cannot stay without a dignified existence and rights. They are ready to challenge the state and even the party if need be for their rights and dignity,” said Limbu.
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December - 5 
Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba on December 5 said he will lead the next Government of national consensus if his party gets the opportunity of leadership. Speaking at a press meet organised by Nepal Press Union in Baitadi, Deub
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Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader, Sher Bahadur Deuba on December 5 said he will lead the next Government of national consensus if his party gets the opportunity of leadership. Speaking at a press meet organised by Nepal Press Union in Baitadi, Deuba also said that NC Central Working Committee has already decided to nominate him as PM candidate in the upcoming prime ministerial election. NC vice president, Ram Chandra Poudel has also been publicly claiming the Government leadership if Nepali Congress gets the opportunity to lead the next Government.
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December - 5 
The hardliner faction of the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) asked the Dang local administration to suspend the process of returning seized property in the District, reports Kantipuronline. The hardliner faction led by Vice-chairman
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The hardliner faction of the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) asked the Dang local administration to suspend the process of returning seized property in the District, reports Kantipuronline. The hardliner faction led by Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya suggested that the property seized by the party during the insurgency should not be returned to their rightful owners unless the Government introduces a new system of land- reforms in favour of poor-farmers.
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December - 5 
The members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on December 5 asked Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to return the allowance issued in the name of proxy People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, reports Nepal News. At the meeting of
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The members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament on December 5 asked Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to return the allowance issued in the name of proxy People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, reports Nepal News. At the meeting of the parliamentary committee held at Singh Durbar, the lawmakers expressed their serious concern over an estimated NPR 1 billion that was released from the state coffers in salaries and rations for proxy combatants who are believed to have deserted the cantonments and did not show up for the regrouping process. With the latest figure collected by the Army Integration Special Committee's secretariat showing the decline in the numbers of the Maoist combatants by at least around 2,600, opposition parties led by Nepali Congress have started accusing the ruling UCPN-M party of embezzling billions of rupees by registering false details of the combatants.
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December - 5 
The Jhenidah Police arrested two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Nazmul Hossain (19), son of Rabiul Islam of Pukuria village, and Mostafizur Rahman (18), son of Mozid Biswas of Nimtala bus stand area of the Kaliganj town in Gh
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The Jhenidah Police arrested two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Nazmul Hossain (19), son of Rabiul Islam of Pukuria village, and Mostafizur Rahman (18), son of Mozid Biswas of Nimtala bus stand area of the Kaliganj town in Ghazipur District on charge of holding rally without permission in the noon of December 5, reports The Daily Star. The ICS activists held the rally demanding release of the central leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, its parent party. Abu Taleb, ameer of Kaliganj Jamaat unit, said the Police suddenly launched attack on the peaceful rally.
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December - 5 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it would name representatives to the proposed parliamentary select committee (PSC) to find a political solution to the ethnic issue only after reaching an agreement with the Government. TNA parliamentarian M.A.
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it would name representatives to the proposed parliamentary select committee (PSC) to find a political solution to the ethnic issue only after reaching an agreement with the Government. TNA parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran told Colombo Page that the TNA would put forward names of party members to the PSC after reaching a consensus on a solution, which in turn would be presented to the PSC for further discussion. According to Sumanthiran, names of TNA members for the PSC would be delayed until the party reaches a consensus with the Government and the names would be given no sooner an agreement is reached. The party would reach an agreement on the solution with the Government during the bi-lateral discussions. The Government and the TNA has so far held two rounds of talks this month – December 1 and 3, and is scheduled to meet on December 6, 14 and 15.
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December - 6 
A Delhi court on December 8 remanded suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Aftab Alam alias Farooq, a Pakistai, arrested from Bihar on December 6 for his alleged role in various blasts across the country, to seven days' police custody, reports
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A Delhi court on December 8 remanded suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Aftab Alam alias Farooq, a Pakistai, arrested from Bihar on December 6 for his alleged role in various blasts across the country, to seven days' police custody, reports The Indian Express. The police sought his custody, saying he needs to be thoroughly interrogated to track his terror network and arrest his other accomplices.
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December - 6 
Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on December 6 abducted wife and son of a businessman, Binod Bansal, from Sonari in Sivasagar District, reports The Sentinel. The abducted mother and son were identified as Padma and Par
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Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on December 6 abducted wife and son of a businessman, Binod Bansal, from Sonari in Sivasagar District, reports The Sentinel. The abducted mother and son were identified as Padma and Parash respectively
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December - 6 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire with Police near Dhivra Police Station in Aurangabad District in the evening of December 6, reports the . Hundreds of armed Maoists fired at the premises of Dhivra Police
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) exchanged fire with Police near Dhivra Police Station in Aurangabad District in the evening of December 6, reports the . Hundreds of armed Maoists fired at the premises of Dhivra Police Station prompting the policemen to return fire, Superintendent of Police Sidharth Kumar Jain said. There was no report of casualty from either side, Jain said.
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December - 6 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres conducted a public meeting at Busiputtu in Muchingput in Visakhapatnam District on December 6 as part of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) weekly celebrations and decorated the weekly ma
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres conducted a public meeting at Busiputtu in Muchingput in Visakhapatnam District on December 6 as part of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) weekly celebrations and decorated the weekly market with red flags and posters, reports The Times of India. Police believe east division head Ganesh, ‘commanders’ of the area committees of Galikonda and Korukonda, Krishna and Narender could be camping in the border areas and planning a major strike in retaliation to the killing of Maoist leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji.
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December - 6 
Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda on December 6 said there has been fall in militancy-related incidents in 2011 in the State with the overall improvement of security situation. "There has been decrease in militancy-related incidents in t
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Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda on December 6 said there has been fall in militancy-related incidents in 2011 in the State with the overall improvement of security situation. "There has been decrease in militancy-related incidents in the State. As compared to 350 such cases in 2010 in a period of 11 months, 185 incidents were reported this year till November- end," Khoda told reporters. He said there is roughly 47-48 per cent decline in incidents of violence in 2011 as compared to 2010.
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December - 6 
Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda, however, maintained the infiltration bids were still being made from across the border and instructions were being given to them (militants) to enter the State. He also asserted that there are still tra
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Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda, however, maintained the infiltration bids were still being made from across the border and instructions were being given to them (militants) to enter the State. He also asserted that there are still training camps working across the border where militants get the armed training. He said there has been no "intentional and capability changes" from across the border and "continuous infiltration attempts" were being made by the perpetrators of terrorism.
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December - 6 
IBN Live reports that unidentified militants on December 6 abducted and subsequently killed former ‘Lakhimpur District President’ of All Assam Minorities Students Union (AAMSU) Khalilur Rahman in Lakhimpur District.
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IBN Live reports that unidentified militants on December 6 abducted and subsequently killed former ‘Lakhimpur District President’ of All Assam Minorities Students Union (AAMSU) Khalilur Rahman in Lakhimpur District.
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December - 6 
Maoists blocked the area by putting tree logs across the road, disrupting traffic, in the District. Padampur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), N C Dansena, said Maoists have put logs on the road at Malda and Jharmunda, between Padampur and Paikma
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Maoists blocked the area by putting tree logs across the road, disrupting traffic, in the District. Padampur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), N C Dansena, said Maoists have put logs on the road at Malda and Jharmunda, between Padampur and Paikmal, by cutting roadside trees. Public transport remained completely off the road on December 6, due to the blockade. Police said steps are being taken to clear the road.
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December - 6 
Maoists set ablaze a mobile tower of a private telecommunication company at Maduaha village under Sakra Police Station in Muzaffarpur District, reports IBN Live
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Maoists set ablaze a mobile tower of a private telecommunication company at Maduaha village under Sakra Police Station in Muzaffarpur District, reports IBN Live
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December - 6 
Minister of State for Home and Urban Development Nasir Aslam Wani on December 6 announced the forthcoming polls to various municipal corporations and committees in Jammu and Kashmir would be held March 2012, reports Twocircles.com. He said the munici
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Minister of State for Home and Urban Development Nasir Aslam Wani on December 6 announced the forthcoming polls to various municipal corporations and committees in Jammu and Kashmir would be held March 2012, reports Twocircles.com. He said the municipal elections would be held on party basis unlike the earlier panchayat polls held on non-party basis with contestants joining the fray as individuals and not as representatives of any political party. The civic polls would be held for the two municipal corporations of Jammu and Srinagar and all municipal committees of the State. He said seats have been increased from 68 to 75 for Srinagar Municipal Corporation and from 72 to 75 for the Jammu Municipal Corporation.
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December - 6 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) cautioned that the recent statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to Imphal on December 3 committing to the untenable status quo of the so-called territorial integrity of Manipur
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) cautioned that the recent statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to Imphal on December 3 committing to the untenable status quo of the so-called territorial integrity of Manipur and other North Eastern states is a serious cause for concern as it may adversely affect the ongoing Indo-Naga peace process, reports The Sangai Express. The NSCN-IM said the entire Naga people are shocked and viewed his statement a u-turn to the commitment of seeking the Indo-Naga solution outside the box and walk the extra mile to seek an honorable political solution in the shortest possible time.
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December - 6 
Nearly 260 schools have been destroyed in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States in the last five years, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) report said, reports IBN Live. In another re
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Nearly 260 schools have been destroyed in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States in the last five years, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) report said, reports IBN Live. In another report on violence faced by educational institutions globally, UNESCO has cited various examples of Naxal violence including destruction of 11 schools in Jharkhand and nine schools in Bihar between January and July 2009. The MHA, in its report, said the highest number of schools hit by Naxal violence was in Chhattisgarh, followed by Jharkhand. While the figure in Chhattisgarh was 131, it was 63 in Jharkhand. 46 schools were destroyed by the Maoists in Bihar between 2006 and November, 2011. In 2009, a total of 71 schools were attacked by the Naxals in six Maoist-hit States -- Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Altogether 59 schools were destroyed by the Naxals in 2006, 43 in 2007, 25 in 2008, 39 in 2010 and 21 in 2011 (till November), it said. In its worldwide report - Education under Attack, 2010, UNESCO said that in the whole of 2009, at least 50 schools were attacked in Jharkhand and Bihar as part of Naxals violence. Maoists also torched the house of a para-teacher in Chowka, Jharkhand, and beat him up, it said. In April 2009, a boy in Mandar, Jharkhand, was reported to have been tortured for refusing to join the Naxalites' children's brigade. In Bihar, four schools were blown up, the UNESCO said.
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December - 6 
Over 500 people including 124 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in 1,476 attacks carried out by Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists] in various States affected by Left Wing Extremism till November this year, reports Outlook India. According to lates
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Over 500 people including 124 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in 1,476 attacks carried out by Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists] in various States affected by Left Wing Extremism till November this year, reports Outlook India. According to latest Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data, out of the total of 513 deaths, the highest of 182 were in Chhattisgarh, followed by 137 in Jharkhand, 50 in Maharashtra, 49 each in Bihar and Odisha, and 40 in West Bengal among others. It said that Naxals carried out 1,476 attacks targeting various government and private installations, killing 389 civilians and 124 SF personnel. Law enforcement agencies have arrested 1,728 Naxals, recovered 546 arms and 344 Maoists surrendered during the eleven months. There were 219 incidents in which Left wing extremists targeted industries, railways, telephone exchange towers, power plants, mines, panchayat bhawans (buildings of village level local self-government institutions) and school building among others. Of these, basic transport infrastructure like roads in Naxal areas bore the brunt with 119 strikes, followed by 31 attacks on telephone towers, 23 on railways properties, 21 school buildings and 12 on economic installations including uranium mines and pipe lines.
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December - 6 
Police agencies and paramilitary forces in the country, including in Andhra Pradesh, are facing a serious canine crunch. Sniffer dogs used in anti-terror and anti-Maoist operations to detect explosives are in great demand, but there are just not enou
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Police agencies and paramilitary forces in the country, including in Andhra Pradesh, are facing a serious canine crunch. Sniffer dogs used in anti-terror and anti-Maoist operations to detect explosives are in great demand, but there are just not enough of them trained and ready to be deployed. Requests are pending with the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police Intelligence Security Wing Dog Training Centre from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and State Police of Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.
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December - 6 
Pro-Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) on December 6 asked the Central Government to replace former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief PC Haldar with a politician as the interlocutor. This comes after Ministry of Home Affai
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Pro-Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) on December 6 asked the Central Government to replace former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief PC Haldar with a politician as the interlocutor. This comes after Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials asked the outfit to seek the solution to its demand for a separate state at the political level.
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December - 6 
Regarding the detention of Jibon Moran ‘second-in-command’ of ULFA-ATF, Shambu Singh, Joint Secretary (Northeast) in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said, “Myanmarese authorities have conveyed to the MEA (ministry of external affairs) about
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Regarding the detention of Jibon Moran ‘second-in-command’ of ULFA-ATF, Shambu Singh, Joint Secretary (Northeast) in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said, “Myanmarese authorities have conveyed to the MEA (ministry of external affairs) about the arrest of two Indian journalists from Myanmar-China border, but said there has been no arrest of any person by the name of Jibon Moran”.
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December - 6 
SFs also arrested a UNLF cadre identified as Nanao alias Rome alias Chamjaba in Changamdabi under Yairipok Police station in Imphal East District on December 6, The Telegraph reports. A .32 carbine and a magazine were seized from him.
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SFs also arrested a UNLF cadre identified as Nanao alias Rome alias Chamjaba in Changamdabi under Yairipok Police station in Imphal East District on December 6, The Telegraph reports. A .32 carbine and a magazine were seized from him.
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December - 6 
Taking strong exception to the Government’s failure to fulfill even minor demands of the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) which was agreed upon as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the State Government, a meeting
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Taking strong exception to the Government’s failure to fulfill even minor demands of the Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee (SHDDC) which was agreed upon as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the State Government, a meeting of the SHDDC was held on December 6 at Kangpokpi in Senapati District. After holding consultative meetings of SHDDC sub-committees, another meeting would be held on December 16. The December 16 meeting would decide whether or not the suspended agitation would be resumed, SHDDC secretary Tonghen Kipgen conveyed.
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December - 6 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a bridge on National Highway Number 30, that connects the Bastar region to the State capital on December 6, by triggering a powerful landmine blast, reports IBN Live. The bridge i
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a bridge on National Highway Number 30, that connects the Bastar region to the State capital on December 6, by triggering a powerful landmine blast, reports IBN Live. The bridge is at Kondagaon on National Highway Number 30 in Bastar District, around 210 kilometres south of Raipur. "It was a massive blast that ripped through the bridge. The traffic on the key national highway, Number 30, was blocked for hours after the blast but was resumed later," Bastar's Superintendent of Police Ratanlal Dangi said.
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December - 6 
The New Indian Express reports that Charla Police on December 6 recovered a 5 kilogram land-mine allegedly planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on Gogubaka-Rallagudem road in Khammam District and defused it.
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The New Indian Express reports that Charla Police on December 6 recovered a 5 kilogram land-mine allegedly planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on Gogubaka-Rallagudem road in Khammam District and defused it.
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December - 6 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 6 arrested three militants of Adivasi Dragon Fighters (ADF) - Someswar Soren, Rabiram Soren and Sunil Hasda - in two different operations in Gossaigaon and Kachugaon in Kokrajhar District.
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 6 arrested three militants of Adivasi Dragon Fighters (ADF) - Someswar Soren, Rabiram Soren and Sunil Hasda - in two different operations in Gossaigaon and Kachugaon in Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered one hand-grenade, one 7.65mm pistol, five rounds of ammunition, two country-made 7.62mm rifles, four bullets of 7.62 calibre and demand notes.
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December - 6 
The Telegraph reports that the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres are intimidating the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) members in Williamnagar East Garo Hills under the order of their ‘commander-in-chief’ Sohan D. Shira. The ANVC is
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The Telegraph reports that the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres are intimidating the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) members in Williamnagar East Garo Hills under the order of their ‘commander-in-chief’ Sohan D. Shira. The ANVC is under ceasefire since 2004 and its leaders wanted the Government to take note of the frequent threats to the outfit’s cadres in Garo hills.
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December - 6 
Unidentified Persons abducted a small tea grower, Pranab Goswami, from the Ambikapur area under the Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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Unidentified Persons abducted a small tea grower, Pranab Goswami, from the Ambikapur area under the Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 6 
A person was injured in a rocket attack in Kohat District.
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A person was injured in a rocket attack in Kohat District.
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December - 6 
Dawn reports that at least four people were injured in a roadside blast at the Kalapul area on Korangi Road in Karachi in the morning of December 6.
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Dawn reports that at least four people were injured in a roadside blast at the Kalapul area on Korangi Road in Karachi in the morning of December 6.
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December - 6 
Dawn reports that the beheaded body of one of the two abducted personnel of the Chitral Scouts was found in Darashot forest near Chitral on December 6. Afghan militants had simultaneously attacked five check posts of the Chitral Scouts near the Afgha
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Dawn reports that the beheaded body of one of the two abducted personnel of the Chitral Scouts was found in Darashot forest near Chitral on December 6. Afghan militants had simultaneously attacked five check posts of the Chitral Scouts near the Afghan border on August 29, killing 30 personnel. They had also abducted soldier Faqir Hussain and trooper Sadiq Jalal after the attack. Sources said that Afghan militants informed former Union Minister Abdul Majeed Qureshi about the body of Faqir Hussain. The local Police spotted the body of the soldier in the Darashot forest near Arsoon and handed it over to the Chitral Scouts. Sadiq Jalal is still in custody of the militants and they have demanded release of their men in exchange for the abducted trooper.
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December - 6 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 6 commended the Security Forces (SFs) for maintaining peace during Ashura processions, reports Dawn. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, he said he was thankful to everyone, including the Tehreek-e-T
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on December 6 commended the Security Forces (SFs) for maintaining peace during Ashura processions, reports Dawn. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, he said he was thankful to everyone, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), for their cooperation in ensuring peaceful Ashura processions throughout the country during the 9th and 10th days of Muharram.
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December - 6 
Kukikhel tribal lashkar (armed militia) peace committee expelled the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from their area of the Tirah Valley, bordering Afghanistan, reports Central Asia Online. The TTP’s Tariq Afridi group had seized the homes
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Kukikhel tribal lashkar (armed militia) peace committee expelled the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from their area of the Tirah Valley, bordering Afghanistan, reports Central Asia Online. The TTP’s Tariq Afridi group had seized the homes and agricultural lands of the Kukikhel tribe in remote Tirah nine months ago. The volunteers not only expelled the Taliban but took control of all their bases and bunkers, Zabita Khan, a Kukikhel elder, said. “Our lashkar also burned some of their hideouts in Maylo village, one of the TTP’s strongholds,” he said.
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December - 6 
Militants fired four Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs) near a Shia Ashura procession in the town of Kalaya in the Orakzai Agency. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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Militants fired four Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs) near a Shia Ashura procession in the town of Kalaya in the Orakzai Agency. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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December - 6 
One person was injured when an explosion occurred on the 10th day of Muharram (Ashura) at Kala Pul bridge in the Clifton area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) T
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One person was injured when an explosion occurred on the 10th day of Muharram (Ashura) at Kala Pul bridge in the Clifton area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Tariq Dhareji said that the bomb seemed to be a planted device and left a crater in the middle of the bridge.
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December - 6 
Pakistan has an important role to play in the Afghanistan peace process, including in any negotiations with the Taliban, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on December 6, reports Dawn. Speaking in Berlin a day after Pakistan boycotted a conferen
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Pakistan has an important role to play in the Afghanistan peace process, including in any negotiations with the Taliban, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on December 6, reports Dawn. Speaking in Berlin a day after Pakistan boycotted a conference devoted to helping Afghanistan, Karzai said the two countries needed to work closely together. “Pakistan’s role in any negotiations with the Taliban is very important and that is what we are seeking,” he told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Pakistan unfortunately suffers from the presence of sanctuaries (for Taliban insurgents) there and unless we address the sanctuaries and work together towards a comprehensive understanding of our problems and the eradication of radicalism we will neither see peace in Afghanistan nor peace and stability in Pakistan,” he added.
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December - 6 
Pakistan on December 6 temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Authorities want to discuss how to improve the process after NATO airstrikes o
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Pakistan on December 6 temporarily recalled some troops from border posts meant to coordinate activity with international forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Authorities want to discuss how to improve the process after NATO airstrikes on November 26 killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, the military said. The troops were recalled for “consultation” and should be back at their posts within the next few days, said a senior Pakistani military official. The official did not specify how many troops would be recalled or how many would be left at the border centres.
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December - 6 
Pentagon expressed hope that Pakistan would restore all posts at Afghan border. According to the Pentagon spokesman, this would certainly have an impact on the operations and risks the chances of incidents like the one that happened on November 26. H
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Pentagon expressed hope that Pakistan would restore all posts at Afghan border. According to the Pentagon spokesman, this would certainly have an impact on the operations and risks the chances of incidents like the one that happened on November 26. He said that Pakistan did not recall all of its personnel, adding that they left one officer in each centres.
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December - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) raided house of militant ‘commander’, Shah Wali, in the Dhok Darra area of Upper Dir District. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the house that included rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-tank gu
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Security Forces (SFs) raided house of militant ‘commander’, Shah Wali, in the Dhok Darra area of Upper Dir District. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the house that included rocket launchers, machine guns, sniper rifles, anti-tank guns and a large amount of explosives.
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December - 6 
Sindh Government deployed around 100,000 Security Force personnel, 80,000 Policemen and 20,000 Rangers men. The Frontier Constabulary will also be present at sensitive locations and the Army has also been put on alert. Inspector General Sindh Police
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Sindh Government deployed around 100,000 Security Force personnel, 80,000 Policemen and 20,000 Rangers men. The Frontier Constabulary will also be present at sensitive locations and the Army has also been put on alert. Inspector General Sindh Police Mushtaq Shah said that about 30,000 Policemen have been deployed for the Ashura procession moving from Nishtar Park.
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December - 6 
The spokesman of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Shia shrine in Afghanistan, India Express reported quoting reports broadcast by Radio Free Europe in Pakistan and by the BBC’s Pakistan service. LeJ is a Punjab
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The spokesman of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Shia shrine in Afghanistan, India Express reported quoting reports broadcast by Radio Free Europe in Pakistan and by the BBC’s Pakistan service. LeJ is a Punjabi sectarian outfit with a long history of cooperation with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as well as close ties to al Qaeda and the Taliban. However, a Taliban ‘spokesman’, Zabiullah Mujahid, condemned the attacks and called the perpetrators “enemies.” Two of the attacks — in Kabul, where most of the deaths occurred, and in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, where four people were killed — were carried out by suicide bombers on foot. A third attack, in the southern city of Kandahar, used a bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle, but no one was killed.
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December - 6 
The United States (US) State Department on December 6 defended aid to Pakistan amid calls from senators for a full review of whether economic and military assistance there serves the US national interest, reports Dawn. “We believe our assistance to P
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The United States (US) State Department on December 6 defended aid to Pakistan amid calls from senators for a full review of whether economic and military assistance there serves the US national interest, reports Dawn. “We believe our assistance to Pakistan still continues to provide dividends for the American people in trying to grow and strengthen Pakistan’s democratic institutions, boost its economy,” said spokesman Mark Toner. “In the long term, you know, those are the kinds of things we’re seeking to achieve,” he told reporters one day after Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham made a full-throated call for revaluating the aid.
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December - 6 
The US military is working around a Pakistani Government border blockade by shipping small amounts of some supplies for the Afghan war through other countries, US defense officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The rerouted supplies,
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The US military is working around a Pakistani Government border blockade by shipping small amounts of some supplies for the Afghan war through other countries, US defense officials said on December 6, according to Daily Times. The rerouted supplies, like all that go through Pakistan, are non-lethal items. The supplies for US troops in Afghanistan are items that would have been sent through Pakistan if the border hadn’t been closed in protest over the US bombing on November 26 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Captain John Kirby said, “The border closing has had no appreciable impact on military operations in Afghanistan and that senior American commanders believe they are well supplied for now.” Kirby said, “The top US commander in Kabul, Marine General John Allen, is comfortable that he’s got what he needs right now.” About 30 percent of the non-lethal supplies for US and coalition troops in Afghanistan normally come via two routes from Pakistan - the Torkham border crossing in the northwest Khyber tribal area and at the Chaman gateway in the southwestern Balochistan province, near the city of Quetta. Much of what is supplied is fuel. About 40 percent of non-lethal supplies travel on a northern route that enters Afghanistan by rail through Uzbekistan, and about 30 percent are shipped by air.
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December - 6 
Three Policemen were injured when militants fired six rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) from hilltops at buildings in the Hangu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Hangu is known for sectarian tensions between Sunni
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Three Policemen were injured when militants fired six rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) from hilltops at buildings in the Hangu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 6, reports The Express Tribune. Hangu is known for sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Police in the area are on high alert to prevent attacks against Shia Muslims, who are holding processions to mark Ashura.
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December - 6 
Twelve militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in overnight clashes in the Jogi village of Masozai in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the Afghan border on December 6, reports The Express Tribune.
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Twelve militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in overnight clashes in the Jogi village of Masozai in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the Afghan border on December 6, reports The Express Tribune.
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December - 6 
Two bombs placed along the route of an Ashura procession were defused in Mardan District.
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Two bombs placed along the route of an Ashura procession were defused in Mardan District.
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December - 6 
Two policemen were injured when Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) militants pelted the Ashura procession in Jhang District on December 6, reports Dawn.
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Two policemen were injured when Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) militants pelted the Ashura procession in Jhang District on December 6, reports Dawn.
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December - 6 
Two rockets were fired in Peshawar. However, no casualty was reported.
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Two rockets were fired in Peshawar. However, no casualty was reported.
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December - 6 
The International Crimes Tribunal on December 6 deferred the date of submission of formal charges against four top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War till December 11, Dail
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The International Crimes Tribunal on December 6 deferred the date of submission of formal charges against four top Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War till December 11, Daily Star reported. Earlier on November 1, the tribunal directed the prosecution to submit formal charges against the four – JeI leaders, Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla -- by December 5.
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December - 6 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested three persons in Sylhet on charge of their involvement with banned Islamist outfit Hijbut Tahrir (HuT) from different areas of Sylhet city on December 6, Daily Star reported. The arrestees were iden
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested three persons in Sylhet on charge of their involvement with banned Islamist outfit Hijbut Tahrir (HuT) from different areas of Sylhet city on December 6, Daily Star reported. The arrestees were identified as Ashraful Karim Khan, a student second year honors student of accounting of Madan Mohan College, and Reza Ansary alias Rezaul Islam of final year architecture and Rifat Hossain final year in the industrial production and engineering of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Some posters and leaflets of HuT and a laptop were recovered from their possession.
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December - 6 
The Terrorism Investigations Department (TID) of Sri Lanka arrested two local government members from North on December 6 for having links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, Colombo Page reported. The TID said that the two local
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The Terrorism Investigations Department (TID) of Sri Lanka arrested two local government members from North on December 6 for having links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, Colombo Page reported. The TID said that the two local government members were arrested following information received of their alleged links with the LTTE organization during the period of the war. The two suspects have been accused of aiding the LTTE and helping the militants hide their haul of weapons. The arrestees represent the governing United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and Tamil National Alliance. One member represents a local government body in the Jaffna District while the other is from the Kilinochchi District.
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December - 7 
A chowkidar, identified as Soram Ibomcha Singh, of Irilbung Water Supply Scheme was allegedly abducted from Irilbung Awangching along with his son, identified as Geetchandra Singh, by some suspected Sunil Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party
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A chowkidar, identified as Soram Ibomcha Singh, of Irilbung Water Supply Scheme was allegedly abducted from Irilbung Awangching along with his son, identified as Geetchandra Singh, by some suspected Sunil Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Sunil Meitei) militants in connection with a ransom demand on December 7.
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December - 7 
A group of 15 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked workers at a road construction site and set ablaze their cycles at Bataloka village under Patamda police station in East Singhbhum District on December 7, reports Th
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A group of 15 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked workers at a road construction site and set ablaze their cycles at Bataloka village under Patamda police station in East Singhbhum District on December 7, reports The Telegraph. At least three workers were severely injured in the Maoist attack. Work on the road project, being conducted under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), has been suspended after the attack.
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December - 7 
Ahead of the International Human Rights Day (December 10), the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of People's Liberation Army (PLA) has called upon all the people of Manipur to understand their inherent rights. A statement issued
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Ahead of the International Human Rights Day (December 10), the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of People's Liberation Army (PLA) has called upon all the people of Manipur to understand their inherent rights. A statement issued by the outfit’s ‘publicity secretary’ T Leisemba categorically stated that all the people of Manipur have the rights to snatch back their freedom which was allegedly forfeited by the Government of India.
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December - 7 
Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma expressed confidence that his Government will effectively tackle militancy in the Garo Hills and ensure lasting and sustainable peace in the State in general. The CM said his Government was keen on a "long-term soluti
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Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma expressed confidence that his Government will effectively tackle militancy in the Garo Hills and ensure lasting and sustainable peace in the State in general. The CM said his Government was keen on a "long-term solution" and was taking steps to prevent mushrooming of militant outfits.
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December - 7 
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on December 7 said that “The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 cannot be fully lifted from the entire State”, Kanglaonline reports. The act was lifted from seven segments of the Imphal Municipal council since 2004, wh
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Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh on December 7 said that “The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 cannot be fully lifted from the entire State”, Kanglaonline reports. The act was lifted from seven segments of the Imphal Municipal council since 2004, while the act remained at the other parts of the State.
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December - 7 
Coming out hard against the recent statement of Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh that the Centre is committed to the territorial integrity of Manipur, the United Naga Council (UNC) has banned all works on the Jiribam-Tupul rail line for two months
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Coming out hard against the recent statement of Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh that the Centre is committed to the territorial integrity of Manipur, the United Naga Council (UNC) has banned all works on the Jiribam-Tupul rail line for two months with effect from December 16, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 7 
IBN Live reports that on December 7, the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), V Dinesh Reddy, asserted that anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in the State would be intensified. He further intimated that an unman
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IBN Live reports that on December 7, the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), V Dinesh Reddy, asserted that anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in the State would be intensified. He further intimated that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fitted with powerful surveillance cameras would be pressed into service from February 2012 to track the movement of Maoists. The DGP had earlier on September 25, 2011 also informed about the induction of a UAV which was then to be operated from Madurpudi air-base in Rajahmundry District.
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December - 7 
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been given extra Police security following suspected threats to the cricketer from Maoists and terrorists, reports Daily Bhaskar. According to an unnamed Police official, the security has been beefed up
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Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been given extra Police security following suspected threats to the cricketer from Maoists and terrorists, reports Daily Bhaskar. According to an unnamed Police official, the security has been beefed up following intelligence inputs. The department is taking appropriate measures to protect the cricketer, the official said.
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December - 7 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a top cadre of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) in Senapati District. The NSCN-IM cadre has been identified as ‘major’ S Johnson, who is stated to be the Seco
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a top cadre of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) in Senapati District. The NSCN-IM cadre has been identified as ‘major’ S Johnson, who is stated to be the Second in Command of the Oklong camp of the NSCN-IM.
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December - 7 
Militants hurled a grenade towards a Security Forces (SFs) vehicle on the National Highway at Goriwan near Bijbehara in Anantnag District in evening of December 7. The grenade missed the intended target and fell on the road resulting in the injuries
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Militants hurled a grenade towards a Security Forces (SFs) vehicle on the National Highway at Goriwan near Bijbehara in Anantnag District in evening of December 7. The grenade missed the intended target and fell on the road resulting in the injuries to one Abdul Gani Bhat.
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December - 7 
Nagaland Post reports that former militants under the banner of Joint Action Coordination Committee (JACC) will launch an indefinite blockade of National Highway (NH)-44[Assam-Agartala road] for implementation of four demands namely economic rehabili
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Nagaland Post reports that former militants under the banner of Joint Action Coordination Committee (JACC) will launch an indefinite blockade of National Highway (NH)-44[Assam-Agartala road] for implementation of four demands namely economic rehabilitation of 4,100 surrendered militants, providing houses under the Indira Awas Yojna (IAY), withdrawal of pending cases, and providing security to the leaders of the former militants.
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December - 7 
Nagaland Post reports that various Naga militant factions impose taxes on all and sundry-State Government, private business and people- which has been pegged at around a whopping INR 1300 crore each year. The known yet untold story was reported in de
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Nagaland Post reports that various Naga militant factions impose taxes on all and sundry-State Government, private business and people- which has been pegged at around a whopping INR 1300 crore each year. The known yet untold story was reported in depth by Tehelka Magazine based on a ‘research’ conducted by its reporter Jimi Dey Gabriel titled ‘WAGES OF WAR’ posted on the Tehelka.com website. According to the report, when asked about this by Tehelka, Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen said, “I won’t subscribe to that view, but perhaps there is some truth in it.” He said, “It is not the only factor, though I don’t deny the link. It is not absolute, but some people patronize them.” Asked how tax collection from Government employees continues unhindered, Imchen said, “Unfortunately, some government employees are collaborating with the underground groups. We have been taking certain steps, but I don’t think it would be appropriate to discuss my strategy with the media.”
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December - 7 
Nearly 25 Maoist cadres were present at meeting in Terapalli on December 7, which is about five kilometres from Annavaram Police Station in Visakhapatnam District. Maoists warned the Governments in the State and the Centre against going ahead with ba
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Nearly 25 Maoist cadres were present at meeting in Terapalli on December 7, which is about five kilometres from Annavaram Police Station in Visakhapatnam District. Maoists warned the Governments in the State and the Centre against going ahead with bauxite mining in the Agency area and said they would fight to protect the interests of the tribals. A 45-year-old unidentified Maoist leader with his head covered with a cloth addressed the tribals for more than one hour and urged them to join PLGA, the Maoist military wing, in fighting the brutal Government. He warned Police informers and threatened them with dire consequences. No big leaders of east division or Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) were present at the meeting.
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December - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 7 arrested one militant of Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-Ranjan Daimary), identified as Ashish Boro, from Kacheripara village in Udalguri District, reports The Telegraph. SFs r
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 7 arrested one militant of Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-Ranjan Daimary), identified as Ashish Boro, from Kacheripara village in Udalguri District, reports The Telegraph. SFs recovered a 9mm pistol and a magazine from him.
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December - 7 
SFs also and arrested a top civil wing functionary of Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) identified as J Singson in Motbung area. J Singson is the chief administrative officer of the KRF and is actively involved in the financing, administration, recruit
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SFs also and arrested a top civil wing functionary of Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) identified as J Singson in Motbung area. J Singson is the chief administrative officer of the KRF and is actively involved in the financing, administration, recruitment and extortion activities of KRF.
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December - 7 
SFs neutralized a hideout of the militants at Nullian forest in Sheendara area of Poonch District. Recoveries made from the natural hideout included two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGLs), 14 UBGL grenades and 208 rounds of AK-47. Another hideout
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SFs neutralized a hideout of the militants at Nullian forest in Sheendara area of Poonch District. Recoveries made from the natural hideout included two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGLs), 14 UBGL grenades and 208 rounds of AK-47. Another hideout of the militants was neutralized at Chorgala in Kalakote tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District. Recoveries made included one pistol along with one magazine and one round, 94 rounds of AK-47, one Thuraya satellite telephone and an ammunition pouch.
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December - 7 
Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants on December 7 abducted four civilians - two truck drivers and two labourers - from Jaipur area in Cachar District, reports The Telegraph.
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Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants on December 7 abducted four civilians - two truck drivers and two labourers - from Jaipur area in Cachar District, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 7 
Suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militant armed with sharp weapons attacked and seriously injured six people at Jagun in Tinsukia Distict on December 7.
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Suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militant armed with sharp weapons attacked and seriously injured six people at Jagun in Tinsukia Distict on December 7.
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December - 7 
The Adilabad District Police sounded a high alert on December 7 after the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) deputy director, Sarveshwar Reddy received complaints from tribal women of Vankathan village in Uttnoor mandal (administrative unit)
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The Adilabad District Police sounded a high alert on December 7 after the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) deputy director, Sarveshwar Reddy received complaints from tribal women of Vankathan village in Uttnoor mandal (administrative unit) in the District that Police officers belonging to combing operations teams were allegedly harassing them to provide information about the Maoists, reports The New Indian Express.
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December - 7 
The decision of the United Naga Council (UNC) to ban all activities related to the ongoing Rail line project from Jiribam to Imphal via Tupul, has been conveyed to Central Government leaders by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh. UNC had threatened to disr
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The decision of the United Naga Council (UNC) to ban all activities related to the ongoing Rail line project from Jiribam to Imphal via Tupul, has been conveyed to Central Government leaders by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh. UNC had threatened to disrupt the Rail line project in protest against the recent statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is committed to protecting Manipur’s territorial integrity.
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December - 7 
The MHA, in response to another Parliament question, listed Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP), Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), People's Democratic Front of India (PDFI) and Democratic Students Union (DSU) as some of the fr
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The MHA, in response to another Parliament question, listed Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP), Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), People's Democratic Front of India (PDFI) and Democratic Students Union (DSU) as some of the front organizations of the CPI-Maoist that are active in Delhi. Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh, in his written response, also said: "The CPI (Maoist) operates in Delhi through the Delhi City Committee of the outfit. Besides the CPI (Maoist), several other left wing extremist groups - including CPML-New Democracy as well as CPML-Liberation - are active in Delhi". Although Singh admitted that no inputs are available to indicate that 'Sleeper Cells' of Naxalites are functional in Delhi, he said activities of the Delhi City Committee and these front organizations of CPI-Maoist were being closely monitored. The Ministry also informed the Rajya Sabha that the CPI-Maoist has developed "close fraternal ties with certain north-east insurgent groups like the Manipur-based RPF/PLA as part of their 'Strategic United Front' (SUF) against the Indian State. "They are constantly making efforts to incorporate more insurgent groups in the SUF. Government has alerted the states concerned of the north-east in this regard. It is also monitoring the situation closely", said Singh.
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December - 7 
The Nagaland Post reports that Border Security Force (BSF) will ask its Bangladesh counterparts during a meeting between senior officials of BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Shillong, scheduled to be held from December 12 to15, to dismantle h
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The Nagaland Post reports that Border Security Force (BSF) will ask its Bangladesh counterparts during a meeting between senior officials of BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Shillong, scheduled to be held from December 12 to15, to dismantle hideouts set up by militants from India’s Northeast in Bangladesh. A BSF official told reporters in Agartala, “Though BGB and Bangladeshi security forces have already taken some action against the Indian militants taking shelter in their territory, there are over 50 camps (of northeast militants) in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeast Bangladesh and Sylhet besides other regions.”
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December - 7 
The Sangai Express reports that insurgent groups in the Northeast are procuring arms in China and some other South East Asian countries before smuggling them into India through Myanmar and Bangladesh, Government said on December 7. “There are reports
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The Sangai Express reports that insurgent groups in the Northeast are procuring arms in China and some other South East Asian countries before smuggling them into India through Myanmar and Bangladesh, Government said on December 7. “There are reports that insurgent outfits operating in the Northeastern States of India have been procuring arms through arms smugglers based in Yunnan province of China, Myanmar and South East Asian countries,” Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran said in Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament of India). Weapons in small consignments are then transported either via Myanmar or Bangladesh to India, he said. The Minister said India has raised its concern with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh from time to time through diplomatic channels on the issue of reported smuggling of arms through their territories. To check smuggling across the Indo-Myanmar border, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between India and Myanmar in January 1994 for maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas. “Central government has stepped up vigilance and surveillance along the border. The security forces along the border have been suitably sensitised regarding arms smuggling by insurgents and regular patrolling along the border areas is being carried out,” he said.
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December - 7 
The Shillong Times reports that Imphal West District Police arrested two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants, identified as ‘major’ Gaithourung alias Gaithoumei Rongmei (26) and Kabidung Rongmei (20), were arrested from
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The Shillong Times reports that Imphal West District Police arrested two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants, identified as ‘major’ Gaithourung alias Gaithoumei Rongmei (26) and Kabidung Rongmei (20), were arrested from B.T. Road near Shamu Makhong from the District on December 7. They had joined the outfit in 2002 and got military training in 2006 at Agroman camp in Jiribam, Imphal East. They are working under the command of one Neithenel.
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December - 7 
The Telegraph reports that following the reported arrest of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘chairman’ Champion Sangma in Bangladesh, Police have stepped up hunt for ‘commander-in-chief’ of the outfit, Sohan D. Shira, to neutralise it once and
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The Telegraph reports that following the reported arrest of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘chairman’ Champion Sangma in Bangladesh, Police have stepped up hunt for ‘commander-in-chief’ of the outfit, Sohan D. Shira, to neutralise it once and for all. It is Shira who often interacted with the outfit’s cadres operating from makeshift camps in Garo hills. Shira also keeps in touch with arms dealers of the region to purchase arms and ammunition for the outfit. A senior Police official said the GNLA could be neutralised only if the Police could arrest or eliminate Shira, as Sangma did not have much say in the operational matters of the outfit.
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December - 7 
The Union Cabinet on December 7 approved the proposal to extend the Integrated Action Plan (IAP), a scheme meant for carrying out development works in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism]-affected Districts through local administration - to 18 more Districts
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The Union Cabinet on December 7 approved the proposal to extend the Integrated Action Plan (IAP), a scheme meant for carrying out development works in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism]-affected Districts through local administration - to 18 more Districts with Andhra Pradesh getting one-third of it as "peace dividend", reports The Times of India. The scheme will now be implemented in 78 districts across nine Naxal-affected States from the next fiscal (2012-13). The latest approval will extend it to six Districts (Vishakhapatnam, East Godavari, Warangal, Karimnagar, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram) in Andhra Pradesh; three Districts each of Jharkhand (Ranchi, Giridih and Khunti) and Odisha (three including Ganjam and Nayagarh); two each in West Bengal (Bankura and Purulia); Bihar (Munger and Kaimur) and Uttar Pradesh (Mirjapur and Chandauli).
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December - 7 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on December 7, identified 23 active Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] outfits – other than the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) – and disclosed their names for the first time that have been operati
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on December 7, identified 23 active Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] outfits – other than the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) – and disclosed their names for the first time that have been operating in different States, reports The Times of India.
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December - 7 
The US-based Kashmiri separatist leader and head of Kashmiri American Council (KAC) Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai on December 7 pleaded guilty to federal charges of spying for the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and illegally lobbying the Congress to influe
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The US-based Kashmiri separatist leader and head of Kashmiri American Council (KAC) Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai on December 7 pleaded guilty to federal charges of spying for the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and illegally lobbying the Congress to influence the American policy on Kashmir, according to Daily Excelsior. Pleading before the US Eastern District Court of Virginia, Fai, pleaded guilty and agreed to the charges of federal prosecutors that he received at least USD 3.5 million from ISI between 1990 to 2011 causing revenue losses to the US Government to the tune of USD 200,000 to 400,000. Fai agreed before the court that he was in direct contact with the ISI officials including the head of its security directorate. He conceded receiving talking points from ISI regarding what to say and write. He agreed that he received directions from ISI with regard to which specific individuals to invite for KAC conferences. Fai has consented to forfeit all four bank accounts in his name or in the name of KAC totalling about USD 140,000. He also agreed before the court that he had send to the ISI annual budget of the KAC for approval. Fai continues to be under house arrest till the time of his sentencing. His sentencing is scheduled for March 9. Fai was arrested on spying charges on July 19 and then put under house arrest.
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December - 7 
Unidentified militants in the night of December 6 abducted and later killed a tractor driver, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganaie, 26, in Pulwama District, according to Daily Excelsior. The dead body was recovered from Hajan Payee in Pulwama on December 7.
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Unidentified militants in the night of December 6 abducted and later killed a tractor driver, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganaie, 26, in Pulwama District, according to Daily Excelsior. The dead body was recovered from Hajan Payee in Pulwama on December 7.
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A man was shot dead in front of his house in Bhittaiabad within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi on December 7, reports Daily Times. The victim, identified as Haji Mangal Khan (55), was the resident of Street No 6 at Bhittaiabad.
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A man was shot dead in front of his house in Bhittaiabad within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi on December 7, reports Daily Times. The victim, identified as Haji Mangal Khan (55), was the resident of Street No 6 at Bhittaiabad.
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December - 7 
Documents found in the Pakistan home in garrison town of Abbottabad, where slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, show that the al Qaeda leader was no longer had any role in operations, an unnamed US expert who reviewed the evid
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Documents found in the Pakistan home in garrison town of Abbottabad, where slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, show that the al Qaeda leader was no longer had any role in operations, an unnamed US expert who reviewed the evidence said on December 7, according to The News. The expert said the 200 pieces of evidence - notebooks, files, computers and USB drives - recovered by the US commandos who staged the raid in which he died, showed "it had been quite a while since he was involved in the day-to-day management of the organization.""The writings we recovered are mostly general position papers, along the lines of 'We must continue to attack the US' or 'Can the Somali Shebab be trusted?" the source told. "In one small blue notebook from February 2010, he wonders if one member should be promoted, who should be named to replace another killed in a drone raid. But nothing about operational management of the organization," the source added. About a third of the items confiscated were about personal family matters including efforts by one of his wives to find a husband for one of their daughters, the source added. "In any event, for security reasons, he only received messages one or two times a month. How can you run a network in those conditions?" the expert said. US Navy SEALs killed Bin Laden on May 2 in a raid on a compound in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad, north of the capital Islamabad, and later buried the 9/11 mastermind at sea.
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December - 7 
Frontier Corps (FC) on December 7 detained 54 Afghan nationals who did not have valid travelling document, FC sources said, report Daily Times. According to an official, FC men deployed at the Sheela Bagh check-post, during a routine checking, detain
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Frontier Corps (FC) on December 7 detained 54 Afghan nationals who did not have valid travelling document, FC sources said, report Daily Times. According to an official, FC men deployed at the Sheela Bagh check-post, during a routine checking, detained 54 Afghans who illegally entered into Pakistan through border at Chaman, and intended to travel to Quetta. They were detained under the Foreigners Act.
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December - 7 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet asked the country’s political and military leadership to reexamine the country’s cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Afghanistan. “The cabinet has termed the NATO attack a violation of the coun
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet asked the country’s political and military leadership to reexamine the country’s cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Afghanistan. “The cabinet has termed the NATO attack a violation of the country`s security and survival, and law of the land. It supported the decisions taken by political and military leadership at the federal level and said there is a need to reconsider the country`s cooperation with NATO forces in Afghanistan,” he said.
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December - 7 
Launching a search operation after recovery of two bombs near Haideriah imamargah (Shia place of worship) in Bikat Gunj Bazaar area, Mardan District Police arrested 28 suspects on December 7, reports Daily Times.
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Launching a search operation after recovery of two bombs near Haideriah imamargah (Shia place of worship) in Bikat Gunj Bazaar area, Mardan District Police arrested 28 suspects on December 7, reports Daily Times.
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December - 7 
On December 7, a bomb planted at Kala Pul in Karachi exploded when buses containing a number of Muharram mourners passed the point, reported Daily Times. At least four passersby were injured in the incident. Another bomb planted at A B Seena Line in
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On December 7, a bomb planted at Kala Pul in Karachi exploded when buses containing a number of Muharram mourners passed the point, reported Daily Times. At least four passersby were injured in the incident. Another bomb planted at A B Seena Line in Karachi exploded shortly after the Muharram procession passed by. However, no casualty was reported. Karachi Police registered two separate cases and suspect that a single terrorist group was behind both blasts. They, however, ruled out the involvement of any banned oraganisation in either one.
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December - 7 
Pak Institute for Peace Studies has claimed that deaths from all attacks by militants fell nearly 20 percent, Daily Times reported. Nearly 1,700 people were killed in “terrorist” or “insurgent” attacks through November, according to the institute, ex
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Pak Institute for Peace Studies has claimed that deaths from all attacks by militants fell nearly 20 percent, Daily Times reported. Nearly 1,700 people were killed in “terrorist” or “insurgent” attacks through November, according to the institute, excluding those in Balochistan that were mostly carried out by nationalists, not militants. The number of persons killed during the same period in 2010 were around 2,100. The number of people killed in suicide attacks in Pakistan in the first 11 months of 2011 dropped almost 40 percent compared to the same period in 2010, according to the data. The data said that while more than 670 people were killed in suicide attacks in 2011, the number of persons killed in such incident in the same period in 2010 were around 1,060, respectively.
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December - 7 
Pakistan asked Afghanistan on December 7 to provide evidence to support accusations that LeJ carried out the attack in Kabul. As reported earlier, the spokesman of LeJ claimed responsibility for the suicide attack.
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Pakistan asked Afghanistan on December 7 to provide evidence to support accusations that LeJ carried out the attack in Kabul. As reported earlier, the spokesman of LeJ claimed responsibility for the suicide attack.
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December - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) have handed over 608 detainees to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government for being kept in the notified internment centres, while around 500 more will follow them soon, the Peshawar High Court was informed on December 7, according to
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Security Forces (SFs) have handed over 608 detainees to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government for being kept in the notified internment centres, while around 500 more will follow them soon, the Peshawar High Court was informed on December 7, according to Dawn. Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand told the court that some internees handed over to the Provincial Government had been placed in the ‘black’ category. The bench directed him to produce details of the detainees given in the government`s custody and verify if any missing person whose case was being heard by the court had been among them. It also asked the Provincial Government to adopt tight security checks at detention centres, including prisons, which were notified as internment centres under the new law of Action (In Aid of Civil Power) Regulation-2011.
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December - 7 
The FATA Democratic Movement (FDM) has rejected a proposal of FATA Grand Alliance about awarding status of separate province to the tribal areas, reports Dawn. “It will be better to give representation to tribal people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
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The FATA Democratic Movement (FDM) has rejected a proposal of FATA Grand Alliance about awarding status of separate province to the tribal areas, reports Dawn. “It will be better to give representation to tribal people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as status of separate province will further add to the problems of Fata,” FDM president Abdur Reheem Afridi told a press conference on December 7. “Making separate province from the war-torn Fata is not viable. It will further increase the miseries of tribal people instead of ridding them of problems,” he added.
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December - 7 
The United States on December 7 urged for greater action by Pakistan against a militant group that Afghanistan blamed for the December 6 suicide attack against its Shia minority in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said
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The United States on December 7 urged for greater action by Pakistan against a militant group that Afghanistan blamed for the December 6 suicide attack against its Shia minority in Afghanistan, reports Dawn. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) in mind when she urged Pakistan to act against extremists during an October visit to Islamabad. “It’s precisely the kind of organisation that the Secretary was trying to address when she went to Pakistan in calling for Pakistan to do more to combat this kind of extremist terrorist activity within its own borders,” Toner told reporters. Pointing out that LeJ has been blamed for attacks in Pakistan as well, Toner said: “It’s clearly a threat to both countries. It’s just too important, the threat we face. There needs to be ongoing, sustained and even increased cooperation and coordination between Afghanistan (and) Pakistan and certainly with the international community.” Afghan President Hamid Karzai on December 6 had said that the LeJ orchestrated the attack.
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December - 7 
JeI leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee was taken by the jail authorities to the International Crimes Tribunal in connection with his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. The three judges’ panel headed b
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JeI leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee was taken by the jail authorities to the International Crimes Tribunal in connection with his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. The three judges’ panel headed by its Chairman Justice Nizamul Huq is set to start recording depositions of the prosecution witnesses against Sayedee on December 7(today). The tribunal on October 3 had framed 20 specific charges against him for murdering civilians, collaborating with the Pakistani occupation army to kill and torture unarmed people.
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December - 8 
A woman, Akli Devi, and a seven-year-old boy Kisna Bhora were killed in cross fire when a contractor, Udasan Nag, opened retaliatory fire at Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who fired at him near a petrol pump at Tirra village in G
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A woman, Akli Devi, and a seven-year-old boy Kisna Bhora were killed in cross fire when a contractor, Udasan Nag, opened retaliatory fire at Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who fired at him near a petrol pump at Tirra village in Gumla District on December 8, reports Hindustan Times.
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December - 8 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres was recovered by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel in the course of an anti-Maoist operation in Rajnandgaon District
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres was recovered by Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel in the course of an anti-Maoist operation in Rajnandgaon District on December 8, reports IBN Live. The IED weighing eight kilograms was found lying three feet beneath the soil near a culvert in Hidder village in the District.
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December - 8 
ANI reports that Security Forces conducted an extensive search in Sheen Dara region of Poonch District on December 8 and seized arms and ammunition. The seizure included rounds of AK 47, 15 UBGL grenades and two UBGL Launchers, belonging to Lashkar-e
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ANI reports that Security Forces conducted an extensive search in Sheen Dara region of Poonch District on December 8 and seized arms and ammunition. The seizure included rounds of AK 47, 15 UBGL grenades and two UBGL Launchers, belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants.
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December - 8 
Anti-Talks Faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) ‘publicity in charge’ Arunodoi Dohotiya, on December 8 said that the “Indian forces”, particularly the personnel of the Commando Battalion for Rapid Action (CoBRA), are committing atrocities on innocent people in
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Anti-Talks Faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) ‘publicity in charge’ Arunodoi Dohotiya, on December 8 said that the “Indian forces”, particularly the personnel of the Commando Battalion for Rapid Action (CoBRA), are committing atrocities on innocent people in upper Assam, particularly in the District of Tinsukia, reports The Assam Tribune. He further said that the outfit would not tolerate such atrocities on innocent people and if such acts are not stopped immediately, the “Indian citizens” living in Assam would have to face the consequences. According to information available with the security agencies, at least 40 cadres of the outfit are moving around in Tirap and Changlang Districts of Arunachal Pradesh as well as in Majuli and Sadiya.
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December - 8 
Border security Force (BSF) arrested one Achik Special Dragon Party, a Bangladesh based outfit and former Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadre, identified as Kumen Sangma, while he was trying to infiltrate into India. According to the BSF, t
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Border security Force (BSF) arrested one Achik Special Dragon Party, a Bangladesh based outfit and former Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadre, identified as Kumen Sangma, while he was trying to infiltrate into India. According to the BSF, the arrested cadre has close connections with the GNLA and helps them in their trans-border activities.
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December - 8 
Chief Minister Arjun Munda on December 8 admitted a rise in [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in Palamu division but added that the Garu incident in which 10 Policemen and a boy were killed should not be politicized, reports The Times of India.
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Chief Minister Arjun Munda on December 8 admitted a rise in [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in Palamu division but added that the Garu incident in which 10 Policemen and a boy were killed should not be politicized, reports The Times of India.
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December - 8 
Chunaram Soren, hailing from Patharpara of Goaltore in West Midnapore District, on December 8 surrendered before the court claiming himself to be a squad member of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. Chunaram Sor
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Chunaram Soren, hailing from Patharpara of Goaltore in West Midnapore District, on December 8 surrendered before the court claiming himself to be a squad member of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. Chunaram Soren claimed that he was close to the slain Maoist leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji. Police, however, did not corroborate his claim.
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December - 8 
Core Group comprising top brass of all security and intelligence agencies reviewed security scenario in Jammu region, including the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB), and chalked out a strategy to neutralize remaining 34 active
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Core Group comprising top brass of all security and intelligence agencies reviewed security scenario in Jammu region, including the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB), and chalked out a strategy to neutralize remaining 34 active militants besides the Over Ground Workers (OGWs). The Core Group dwelt on a series of measures to choke funding to militant groups, including hawala (illegal money transfer) channels of the outfits as several agencies gave inputs that the militants continued to receive funds through different sources. "The Group devised a strategy to block funding to the militants pouring in from different channels including both national and international levels. Several agencies would co-ordinate the efforts to block hawala channels of the militants’’, sources said.
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December - 8 
Daijiworld reports that the investigating agencies have learnt from the arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants that the terrorists had been converting the Udupi town, so far known for its religious places, into a hub of explosives manufacture. The
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Daijiworld reports that the investigating agencies have learnt from the arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants that the terrorists had been converting the Udupi town, so far known for its religious places, into a hub of explosives manufacture. The six terrorists, who were arrested in November connection with blasts which went off at Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bangalore, German Bakery in Pune, as well as New Delhi, are learnt to have told the officials that the terrorist outfits used to collect the items needed to manufacture explosives from Udupi. The arrested IM operative Farooq alias Nawab Alam alias Aftab Alam was indoctrinated and imparted training in terror activities in Pakistan where he stayed for six months and acquired expertise in handling of explosives and triggering blasts, Times of India reports. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) personnel and Bihar Police had arrested Aftab Alam on December 5.
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December - 8 
Daijiworld reports that the Kuremukh National Park Nagarika Samiti (KNPNS) said it is prepared to discharge the role as a mediator between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Government, if the Maoists are interested to join the
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Daijiworld reports that the Kuremukh National Park Nagarika Samiti (KNPNS) said it is prepared to discharge the role as a mediator between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and the Government, if the Maoists are interested to join the mainstream. Advisor to the Samiti, Nagesh Angeerasa, said in a press conference on December 8, that the Samiti members have respect for the Maoists, who have been fighting for the rights of landless villagers and tribals. He requested them to stop losing lives in their armed revolt against the Government, and join the mainstream on the lines of Maoists in Nepal.
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December - 8 
Economic Times reports that the Jammu and Kashmir Police is to get non-lethal weapons and ammunitions to deal with the mob during violent protests in the State in order to ensure zero causality and less injury to both sides. The use of non-lethal equ
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Economic Times reports that the Jammu and Kashmir Police is to get non-lethal weapons and ammunitions to deal with the mob during violent protests in the State in order to ensure zero causality and less injury to both sides. The use of non-lethal equipments and body protectors by Police in 2011 has resulted in zero death of civilians and security personnel. It has also resulted in less number of injuries during law and order disturbances in the State, Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said. "The new equipments include Blast Dispersal Cartridges (BDC), Vehicle mounted tear-smoke devices and Stun-lac grenades," he said, adding, "The supply is underway in addition to the other equipments which are already being used by the police in the past." The items ordered also include body protectors, polycarbonate shields, polycarbonate lathis, helmets and visors, bullet proof bunkers, pump action guns, water canons, anti-riot rifles, rubber pellets and plastic pellets. In addition to this, the State Police has also set up exclusive five law and order battalions to deal with protestors in Jammu and Kashmir. The training imparted to the troopers and officers in using non-lethal equipments would help them in controlling the situations without causing any damage to the human lives.
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December - 8 
Fearing retribution from Maoists for Kishanji's killing in an encounter on November 24, doors of Police Stations in Kolkata are being bolted from within by 11.30pm [local time] and opened not before 6.30am, reports Hindustan Times. "We have received
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Fearing retribution from Maoists for Kishanji's killing in an encounter on November 24, doors of Police Stations in Kolkata are being bolted from within by 11.30pm [local time] and opened not before 6.30am, reports Hindustan Times. "We have received intelligence inputs that the Maoists, in retaliation to Kishanji's death, will try to carry out strikes on police forces in and around Kolkata. So, all our units must be on full alert. We have to be extra careful in the present situation," Shibaji Ghosh, special commissioner of Kolkata Police, told Hindustan Times on December 7.
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December - 8 
Hindustan Times adds that the NIA has unearthed a hawala operation of front organisations of Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and HM for providing money to families of terror operatives killed all over India. The NIA has detected i
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Hindustan Times adds that the NIA has unearthed a hawala operation of front organisations of Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and HM for providing money to families of terror operatives killed all over India. The NIA has detected in the last few years a well-oiled hawala operation to tune of around INR one Billion. According to sources in the NIA, a part of the money received by HM operatives goes to certain separatist leaders in Kashmir and another chunk is devoted to fuel militancy. The NIA has registered two FIRs based on the information gathered by it. “The funds received from Pakistan are transferred to Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and other places in India through the hawala channel by a front organisation of HM which goes by the name of Jammu & Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust (JKART),” states one of the FIRs. The JKART, according to the FIR, has its head office in Rawalpindi and branch offices in Islamabad and Muzzafarabad in PoK. The sources in the NIA said that Delhi had emerged as a major hub for this operation. Once money reaches the national capital, it is disbursed through conduits based in Jama Masjid, Lajpat Nagar and Bhogal areas. The NIA suspects the use of normal banking channels to disburse the money once it reaches Delhi. “The HM is getting significant funding from Pakistan based Hizb-e-Islami which led by Masood Sarfaraz. In case of LeT, the money is coming from the Gulf too,” said an NIA source.
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December - 8 
Interrogation of six suspected IM operatives, arrested recently for their alleged role in various terror attacks across India, reveals that Pune's [Maharashtra] famous Dagdusheth Halwai was also on their radar, reports rediff.com. It is also revealed
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Interrogation of six suspected IM operatives, arrested recently for their alleged role in various terror attacks across India, reveals that Pune's [Maharashtra] famous Dagdusheth Halwai was also on their radar, reports rediff.com. It is also revealed that the agenda of the refurbished Indian Mujahideen is targetting religious places, voicing the concerns of Pakistan and large-scale destruction
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December - 8 
Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to treat threats to the country’s economic security as a terrorist act and prosecute non-governmental organisations that divert funds to help terrorists and Naxalites under the anti-terror law. The move – that als
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Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to treat threats to the country’s economic security as a terrorist act and prosecute non-governmental organisations that divert funds to help terrorists and Naxalites under the anti-terror law. The move – that also counts dealing in counterfeit currency as a terror act - is part of the first set of changes to the anti-terror law – Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) – that was last amended after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. In its new form, the Government has also decided to raise the duration of the ban on terrorist groups from two years to five years.
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December - 8 
Nagaland Post reports that a low-intensity blast occurred at administrative officers’ building, G.A. Colony in Wokha District on December 8. No casualties were reported. Sources said Gelatin sticks were used in the blast. Investigation is on for more
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Nagaland Post reports that a low-intensity blast occurred at administrative officers’ building, G.A. Colony in Wokha District on December 8. No casualties were reported. Sources said Gelatin sticks were used in the blast. Investigation is on for more clues about the blast.
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December - 8 
Nagaland Post reports that an Imphal-bound truck loaded with refine edible oil worth over INR one million from Guwahati was reportedly hijacked by suspected militants from a place between Purana Bazar and 4th mile area in Dimapur on December 8. The o
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Nagaland Post reports that an Imphal-bound truck loaded with refine edible oil worth over INR one million from Guwahati was reportedly hijacked by suspected militants from a place between Purana Bazar and 4th mile area in Dimapur on December 8. The owner of the truck Major Khul also confirmed that his vehicle went missing after paying “annual tax” of INR 20,000 to a Naga militant outfit. With the resumption the trucks plying along the highways between Nagaland and Manipur after the United Naga Council (UNC) lifted it economic blockade, many armed militant groups have reportedly started collecting their “tax” of various kinds.
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December - 8 
Security Forces have started a quiet hunt for Venugopal Rao, elder brother of slain Maoist leader Kishanji, "somewhere inside the forests of Belpahari" in the District, reports The Pioneer. According to a senior Police official, the search was starte
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Security Forces have started a quiet hunt for Venugopal Rao, elder brother of slain Maoist leader Kishanji, "somewhere inside the forests of Belpahari" in the District, reports The Pioneer. According to a senior Police official, the search was started following intelligence reports that Venugopal, alias Bhupathi, alias Sonu was hiding in Belpahari or Banspahari, reportedly, to revive lost contacts and rejuvenate the sagging organisational network of Maoists.
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December - 8 
Security Forces on December 8 neutralized a hideout of the militants at Thanpeer forest area of Mandi sector in Poonch District and recovered a consignment of arms, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made from the hideout included three anti-personn
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Security Forces on December 8 neutralized a hideout of the militants at Thanpeer forest area of Mandi sector in Poonch District and recovered a consignment of arms, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made from the hideout included three anti-personnel mines, one wireless set and 10 antennas.
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December - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) backed and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based Jammu and Kashmir Affectees Relief Fund Trust (JKART) is funding terror in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Indian Express. The a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) backed and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) based Jammu and Kashmir Affectees Relief Fund Trust (JKART) is funding terror in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Indian Express. The agency, which registered an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), named two Pakistani nationals who are heading the JKART. Chairman of the trust Mahboob-ul-Haq and general secretary Masroor Dar have been named by the NIA in the FIR. The two are reportedly close to HM chief Syed Salahuddin and are responsible for transfer of money to their cadres in the Valley and PoK. The agency is learnt to have picked up a conversation where the two named in the FIR can be heard allegedly directing cadres to provide logistical support and money to terrorists in the Valley. Investigators allege that JKART has pumped in more than INR 800 million into the Valley in the name of relief and rehabilitation work, diverted to finance terror. Founded in 1990, the JKART runs a refugees camp in PoK. According to NIA’s FIR, in October the NIA received credible information about illegal funding by HM in J&K to mujahideen who are fighting against the Indian Security Forces. “Investigation so far has revealed that apart from banking channels, terrorists across the border have used hawala [illegal money transfer] channel and human couriers,” said a NIA official.
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December - 8 
The Shillong Times reports that suspected militants killed the manager of a coal quarry, identified as Deep Roy, at Rajaju near Borsora in West Khasi Hills District on December 8. Police said it was difficult to point out whether Garo National Libera
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The Shillong Times reports that suspected militants killed the manager of a coal quarry, identified as Deep Roy, at Rajaju near Borsora in West Khasi Hills District on December 8. Police said it was difficult to point out whether Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants were involved in the killing. However, the GNLA is active in all three Garo Hills District and are currently expanding their base to coal belts in West Khasi Hills.
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December - 8 
Two cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, were lynched by the people of Ludgo village in the District late on December 7. The villagers snatched the rifle and pistol from the PLFI cadres and
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Two cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, were lynched by the people of Ludgo village in the District late on December 7. The villagers snatched the rifle and pistol from the PLFI cadres and handed them over to the Police. The PLFI cadres had reportedly gone to extort money from the villagers.
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December - 8 
Unearthing more anti-national links by the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on the plans by an accused in the Vagamon SIMI camp case with other anti-national activities, repor
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Unearthing more anti-national links by the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on the plans by an accused in the Vagamon SIMI camp case with other anti-national activities, reports IBN Live. Danish Riyaz, an operative of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) and SIMI operative who is also the 34th accused in the Vagamon SIMI camp case, has been involved in a conspiracy to attack the judges of the Allahabad High Court who pronounced the verdict in the Ayodhya case. The NIA revealed that Danish had conducted a recce of the High Court building in Lucknow and the residences of the judges. According to the Vagamon SIMI camp case, a secret camp was held from December 9 to 12, 2007 to impart training to SIMI operatives in using arms and ammunition, manufacturing bombs and similar subversive weapons and physical training with an intention to wage war against the nation.
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December - 8 
A Hindu trader, identified as Dr Ashok Kumar, was abducted along with his driver and two labourers in Ferozabad area, some 30 kilometres away from Khuzdar District. According to Police, Dr Ashok Kumar was on his way to Naal from Khuzdar in his pickup
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A Hindu trader, identified as Dr Ashok Kumar, was abducted along with his driver and two labourers in Ferozabad area, some 30 kilometres away from Khuzdar District. According to Police, Dr Ashok Kumar was on his way to Naal from Khuzdar in his pickup when a group of armed assailants intercepted him and abducted the all four people at gunpoint. The two labourers, identified as, Muhammad Azam, and Muhammad Yamin, who were later released in Wadh area. The driver, Azad Khan, and Dr Ashok Kumar are still in the captivity of abductors.
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December - 8 
A shopkeeper was shot dead by unidentified assailants in main Turbat bazaar in Turbat District of Balochistan on December 8, reports Daily Times.
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A shopkeeper was shot dead by unidentified assailants in main Turbat bazaar in Turbat District of Balochistan on December 8, reports Daily Times.
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December - 8 
At least 42 NATO oil tankers and containers were torched after unidentified militants fired two rockets at them in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, reports The Express Tribune. As many as 32 oil tankers and 10 containers, carrying fuel and military har
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At least 42 NATO oil tankers and containers were torched after unidentified militants fired two rockets at them in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, reports The Express Tribune. As many as 32 oil tankers and 10 containers, carrying fuel and military hardware for NATO forces in Afghanistan, were parked in a terminal on the Airport Road when a group of unidentified militants fired two rockets, followed by intense firing. No casualties have been reported yet. According to official sources, as many as 119 oil tankers and 111 containers carrying fuel and military hardware for NATO forces are parked in different terminals of Quetta for the past 13 days since Pakistan suspended the supply.
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December - 8 
At least seven aircraft landed at the Shamsi air base in Balochistan on December 6 to airlift personnel and equipment out of Pakistan, Daily Times reported. “Seven aircraft have landed here since morning,” a local confirmed, adding, “They also set se
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At least seven aircraft landed at the Shamsi air base in Balochistan on December 6 to airlift personnel and equipment out of Pakistan, Daily Times reported. “Seven aircraft have landed here since morning,” a local confirmed, adding, “They also set several containers on fire today and we saw its thick flames rising.” “They are evacuating the base, evacuation is in the process,” confirmed an unnamed senior Pakistani Government official in Islamabad. According to sources in the Washuk District, American officials were likely to vacate the airbase on December 8 (today). The United States is evacuating the Shamsi air base following orders from the Pakistan military incensed by a NATO raid on the border that left 24 soldiers dead, officials said. The deadline for the removal of all US personnel and equipment from the base was set for December 11.
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December - 8 
Director General Military Operations Major General Ashfaq Nadeem on December 8 termed the NATO airstrike in Mohmand Agency as a “pre-planned attack,” reports The News. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence which met under the chairmanship
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Director General Military Operations Major General Ashfaq Nadeem on December 8 termed the NATO airstrike in Mohmand Agency as a “pre-planned attack,” reports The News. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence which met under the chairmanship of Javed Ashraf Qazi, the DG MO said NATO officials gave wrong information to the Border Coordination Centre about the location of the operation. "The bunkers were specifically targeted and destroyed," Major General Ashfaq Nadeem told the Senate body.
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December - 8 
Five criminals, including two target killers were arrested in a raid in Memon Para area of Hyderabad. The alleged killers were identified as Fahim and Kamran who belonged to Karachi, while the others were identified as Suhail, Adeel and Nimo from Hyd
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Five criminals, including two target killers were arrested in a raid in Memon Para area of Hyderabad. The alleged killers were identified as Fahim and Kamran who belonged to Karachi, while the others were identified as Suhail, Adeel and Nimo from Hyderabad. According to sources, Fahim was allegedly involved in the murder of a journalist working for a private news channel.
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December - 8 
Government decided to deploy air defence weapons on the country’s border with Afghanistan to pre-empt fresh attacks as it re-evaluates the strategy for safeguarding its western borders from air raids, the Director General of Military Operations told
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Government decided to deploy air defence weapons on the country’s border with Afghanistan to pre-empt fresh attacks as it re-evaluates the strategy for safeguarding its western borders from air raids, the Director General of Military Operations told the Federal Cabinet and the Senate’s Defence Committee.
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December - 8 
Malir City Police arrested two alleged target killers, identified as Shahnawaz alias ‘Shaitan’ and Nadeem alias ‘Manhoos’, during a raid, reports The Express Tribune. The two reportedly confessed to being involved in the murder of over 50 persons. Po
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Malir City Police arrested two alleged target killers, identified as Shahnawaz alias ‘Shaitan’ and Nadeem alias ‘Manhoos’, during a raid, reports The Express Tribune. The two reportedly confessed to being involved in the murder of over 50 persons. Police recovered a cache of weapons in the raid, including two TT pistol and a triple bore rifle.
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December - 8 
Nine suspected militants affiliated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested during separate raids in different parts of the Islamabad’s rural area on December 8, reports Dawn.
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Nine suspected militants affiliated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested during separate raids in different parts of the Islamabad’s rural area on December 8, reports Dawn.
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December - 8 
Parliamentary Committee on National Security sought details from the Government regarding agreements with the United States in war against terrorism. The committee met second time in a week under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabbani and discussed
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Parliamentary Committee on National Security sought details from the Government regarding agreements with the United States in war against terrorism. The committee met second time in a week under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabbani and discussed the memogate fiasco thoroughly and NATO strike on the Pakistan Army border post in Mohmand Agency.
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December - 8 
Sindh Rangers arrested 14 suspects besides recovering weapons and a snatched motorcycle from their possession in separate targeted operations at Surjani, Gadap, PECHS, Mehmoodabad, Quaidabad and Landhi area of Karachi on December 8, reports Daily Tim
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Sindh Rangers arrested 14 suspects besides recovering weapons and a snatched motorcycle from their possession in separate targeted operations at Surjani, Gadap, PECHS, Mehmoodabad, Quaidabad and Landhi area of Karachi on December 8, reports Daily Times.
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December - 8 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched Observatory Annual Report 2011 on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders on December 8, reports Daily Times. HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusaf, HRCP Director IA Rehman and Salima Hashmi were presen
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched Observatory Annual Report 2011 on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders on December 8, reports Daily Times. HRCP Chairperson Zohra Yusaf, HRCP Director IA Rehman and Salima Hashmi were present on the occasion. According to the report, in the year 2010-2011, extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances remained rampant, particularly in Balochistan, creating an extremely high-risk environment for human rights defenders. Judicial process in front of both the Supreme Court and high courts was still unnecessarily lengthy, contributing to a feeling of impunity. A high number of cases of enforced disappearances remained unresolved. The report said that in an attempt to address the situation, the Government set up a three-member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED), headed by a former Supreme Court judge, in March 2010.
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December - 8 
The Khyber Agency coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRPC), Zarteef Khan Afridi, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jamrud town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8, reports Dawn.
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The Khyber Agency coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRPC), Zarteef Khan Afridi, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jamrud town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8, reports Dawn. Sources said two assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on Zarteef Khan Afridi while he was on his way to a Government school where he worked as headmaster. Abdullah Ezaam Brigade took responsibility for the murder. Family sources said the deceased had been receiving threats because he was opposed to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activities in tribal areas and supported women’s rights. Zarteef Khan took a courageous step during the general election of 1997 when he allowed womenfolk of his family to cast their vote.
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December - 8 
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - al-Alami (LeJ-al-Alami) denied on December 8 that it was involved in the suicide attack on the Shia shrine of Afghanistan and condemned the carnage, reports Dawn. A person claiming to be a spokesman for the LeJ-al-Alami and id
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The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi - al-Alami (LeJ-al-Alami) denied on December 8 that it was involved in the suicide attack on the Shia shrine of Afghanistan and condemned the carnage, reports Dawn. A person claiming to be a spokesman for the LeJ-al-Alami and identifying himself as Abu Bakar Mansoor reportedly called some media outlets hours after the bombings to inform that the Kabul attack had been carried out by his group. However, a person, purported to be a representative of the LJA, told Dawn by phone that enemies of Pakistan and Afghanistan were behind the bloodshed.
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December - 8 
Leaders of opposition parties in the Parliament On December 8 accused Dr Baburam Bhattarai-led Government and the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) of indulging in corruption and promoting irregularities in an organised manner. “It is
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Leaders of opposition parties in the Parliament On December 8 accused Dr Baburam Bhattarai-led Government and the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) of indulging in corruption and promoting irregularities in an organised manner. “It is public knowledge that the UCPN-M received salaries from the Government in the name of 3,000 combatants who had already deserted the People’s Liberation Army camps and the party is planning to take half of the money meant for combatants who have opted for voluntary retirement,” said NC leader Dr Ram Sharan Mahat. “Some combatants from Surkhet have told me over phone that their commander, Nanda Kishor Pun has ordered them to give 50 per cent of the money received under the rehabilitation package to the party.”
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December - 8 
The bomb disposal unit of Nepal Army (NA) defused two pressure-cooker bombs near the East-West Highway in Kanchanpur on December 8, reports inseconline.org. The locals had informed the Police about the bombs.
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The bomb disposal unit of Nepal Army (NA) defused two pressure-cooker bombs near the East-West Highway in Kanchanpur on December 8, reports inseconline.org. The locals had informed the Police about the bombs.
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December - 8 
A leader of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party-Marxist Leninist (PBCP-ML) was killed in a shootout between a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) trooper and his cohorts in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga early on December 8, reports Daily Star. The deceased,
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A leader of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party-Marxist Leninist (PBCP-ML) was killed in a shootout between a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) trooper and his cohorts in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga early on December 8, reports Daily Star. The deceased, Mokaddes Moka (40), of Bhadua village in the upazila, was the ‘regional commander’ of the outfit. Two pistols, two bullets and a shutter gun were recovered from the scene. Moka surrendered in 1999 when the then government offered the outlaws an opportunity to surrender. However, he was released on bail in 2003. Moka was again arrested in 2008 and released on bail two months ago.
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December - 8 
Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said that Sri Lanka is not in a hurry to make the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) public and the report will be presented in the parliament after the Presiden
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Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said that Sri Lanka is not in a hurry to make the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) public and the report will be presented in the parliament after the President carefully reviews it. He said the LLRC compiled its report to serve the domestic requirement and not to appease the foreign elements. In another context, he informed that the Government has resettled nearly 300,000 displaced persons within 30 months and completed nearly 70 percent of demining.
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December - 8 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) asked the Government to reveal the list of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and supporters who are detained or in custody, according to Colombo Page. The TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) asked the Government to reveal the list of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and supporters who are detained or in custody, according to Colombo Page. The TNA parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said, "The government needs to give details about the people being detained. The President needs to intervene and address this issue. The government needs to tell, whether it is going to take legal action against these people or if they will be released.” According to Premachandran, persons like Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP who were directly involved in the LTTE's decision making and fighting machinery are being entertained by the Government while the poor people who followed their orders are being detained since the end of the war. The Government has repeatedly said that during and immediately after the final phase of the war in May 2009, 11,664 LTTE cadres surrendered to the Government Security Forces. Commissioner General for Rehabilitation, Major General Chandana Rajaguru in November said currently there are 680 former LTTE members in the rehabilitation centers in the country.
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December - 8 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it would further discuss three key issues of the 10-12 proposals presented by the party to resolve the ethnic issue with the Government, reports Colombo Page. TNA parliamentarian and Attorney M.A. Sumanthiran sa
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it would further discuss three key issues of the 10-12 proposals presented by the party to resolve the ethnic issue with the Government, reports Colombo Page. TNA parliamentarian and Attorney M.A. Sumanthiran said that three issues related to the re-merger of the North and East Provinces, the implementation of the 13th Amendment and giving land and police powers to the provinces would be further discussed at the next round of talks scheduled to be held on December 14. He denied reports that the Government is rejecting three of the proposals presented by the TNA. "The government did not reject them; we were told that they could not be accepted in the manner in which it has been presented. However, there is room for discussion," he said. However, sources say the Government does not favor the TNA's proposal to re-merge the north and east provinces, which was demanded by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). It is also not in favor of giving land and legislative powers to the provincial councils.
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December - 9 
A 40-member Greyhounds team of Andhra Pradesh Police had a narrow escape when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine explosion at Lakkavarapupet in the GK Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District
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A 40-member Greyhounds team of Andhra Pradesh Police had a narrow escape when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine explosion at Lakkavarapupet in the GK Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District on December 9, reports The Times of India. The members of the Galikonda Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist is suspected to be behind the blast that took place at around 10.30 am when the Security Force (SF) personnel were coming from the Pedavalasa area, sources said. No one was injured in the incident. This is the first time after a gap of a year that the Maoists triggered a landmine in the District.
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December - 9 
A communication of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the CPI-Maoist mentioned that people are rallying for the formation of separate Telangana and the situation has to be used for building a revolutionary movement, reports Asian Age. Documents
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A communication of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the CPI-Maoist mentioned that people are rallying for the formation of separate Telangana and the situation has to be used for building a revolutionary movement, reports Asian Age. Documents pertaining to the 11 years after the formation of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) and the CMC revealed that the Maoists are planning to convert PLGA into a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and guerrilla warfare into mobile warfare to make Dandakaranya and Bihar-Jharkhand liberated areas. The Maoists also vowed to avenge the killing of politburo member Kishanji, and said that he had worked hard to build up guerrilla squads in Dandakaranya.
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December - 9 
Another grenade blast occurred at the residence of the Heingang Block Youth Congress president, Ch Inaotombi, at Lairik Yengbam Salan Leirak in Imphal East District. No one was injured in the blast.
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Another grenade blast occurred at the residence of the Heingang Block Youth Congress president, Ch Inaotombi, at Lairik Yengbam Salan Leirak in Imphal East District. No one was injured in the blast.
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December - 9 
Intelligence sources said Ravikant, a tribal cadre of the CPI-Maoist, was appointed as the new ‘commander’ of the Sone-Ganga-Vindhyachal zone last week, replacing Munna Vishwakarma, who was made commander after the death of Birendra Yadav alias Rana,
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Intelligence sources said Ravikant, a tribal cadre of the CPI-Maoist, was appointed as the new ‘commander’ of the Sone-Ganga-Vindhyachal zone last week, replacing Munna Vishwakarma, who was made commander after the death of Birendra Yadav alias Rana, in Rohtas District in July 1, 2011, reports The Telegraph. Ravikant’s elevation to the post was announced at a meeting of the armed squad members in Rahel forest in Rohtas District on December 2 to mark the 11th anniversary of the formation of CPI-Maoist following the merger of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the People’s War Group (PWG).
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December - 9 
One person was arrested on charges of plotting to attack the convoy of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda during his visit to Lohardaga on December 7, reports IBN Live. "Lal Guddunath Sahadeo was arrested, and interrogation was on," Superintendent
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One person was arrested on charges of plotting to attack the convoy of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda during his visit to Lohardaga on December 7, reports IBN Live. "Lal Guddunath Sahadeo was arrested, and interrogation was on," Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Kumar Singh said. Singh, however, claimed he did not know which outfit Sahadeo belonged to. Deputy SP Anil Kumar Jha said, "The police intercepted Sahadeo's telephonic conversation with Maoist ‘zonal-commander’ Ravindra Ganju about blowing up the Chief Minister's convoy during his visit to Lohardaga. He was arrested after two days of interrogation."
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December - 9 
Police on December 9 arrested one Ali Mohammad Wani, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, from Natipora Sangam village in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. Three grenades and AK ammunition were recovered from the house in which he was living.
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Police on December 9 arrested one Ali Mohammad Wani, a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, from Natipora Sangam village in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. Three grenades and AK ammunition were recovered from the house in which he was living.
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December - 9 
Pranab Goswami, a small tea grower who was abducted by suspected militants on December 6, was rescued from the residence of a local Journalist under Pengari Police Station in Digboi in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel.
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Pranab Goswami, a small tea grower who was abducted by suspected militants on December 6, was rescued from the residence of a local Journalist under Pengari Police Station in Digboi in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel.
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December - 9 
Ranchi Express reports that the death toll in the December 3 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on independent Member of Parliament (MP) Inder Singh Namdhari in Latehar District increased to 12 on December 9 as another critically inj
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Ranchi Express reports that the death toll in the December 3 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on independent Member of Parliament (MP) Inder Singh Namdhari in Latehar District increased to 12 on December 9 as another critically injured trooper, identified as Prem Toppo, succumbed to his injuries.
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December - 9 
Security has been beefed up in the Districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh following the threat by Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) to target Non-Assamese.
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Security has been beefed up in the Districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh following the threat by Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-ATF) to target Non-Assamese.
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December - 9 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted seven workers from two construction sites in Pakri village in Jamui District on December 9, reports IBN Live. Some 50 heavily-armed Maoists, the Police claimed, reached a makeshif
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted seven workers from two construction sites in Pakri village in Jamui District on December 9, reports IBN Live. Some 50 heavily-armed Maoists, the Police claimed, reached a makeshift workshop of a construction company which is engaged in construction of a bridge over Kiul River and abducted four labourers. The Maoists later went to another construction site where labourers were engaged in construction of a water tank of State Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) and abducted three of them. The Maoists took the labourers away to Garhi forest area at gun-point, the Police said. The labourers were kidnapped after the construction firm failed to meet their extortion demands, sources said.
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December - 9 
The Sangai Express reports that a grenade hurled at the residence of Manipur People’s Party (MPP) president and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Nimaichand Luwang, exploded on December 9 at Yairipok BishnuNaha in Thoubal District. There w
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The Sangai Express reports that a grenade hurled at the residence of Manipur People’s Party (MPP) president and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Nimaichand Luwang, exploded on December 9 at Yairipok BishnuNaha in Thoubal District. There was no report of any injury.
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December - 9 
The Shillong Times reports that militants released the three drivers and two of their associates on December 9 after they were abducted on December 7 from Upper Lodhi Village in Cachar-Dima Hasao border. Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Kha
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The Shillong Times reports that militants released the three drivers and two of their associates on December 9 after they were abducted on December 7 from Upper Lodhi Village in Cachar-Dima Hasao border. Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Hill Tigers Force (HTF) are suspected to be behind the incident.
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December - 9 
The Times of India reports that three fishermen of Azhikkal harbor suffered stab injuries when they were attacked by cadres of Popular Front of India (PFI), an Islamic extremist outfit, and Campus Front, its student wing, on December 9. Police said t
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The Times of India reports that three fishermen of Azhikkal harbor suffered stab injuries when they were attacked by cadres of Popular Front of India (PFI), an Islamic extremist outfit, and Campus Front, its student wing, on December 9. Police said the three were attacked by an 18-member gang of Campus Front and PFI cadres, led by one Suhaid and Shamseer. The day before, the local people had opposed the cadres of Campus Front when they came to paste poster on the walls of the government regional fisheries technical vocational higher secondary school in Azhikkal.
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December - 9 
Two Maoists exchanged fire with Police before making an escape in Vizianagaram District, reports The Indian Express. The duo was sighted at the Kooneru railway station at Komarada mandal of the District by a special police party. Upon seeing the Poli
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Two Maoists exchanged fire with Police before making an escape in Vizianagaram District, reports The Indian Express. The duo was sighted at the Kooneru railway station at Komarada mandal of the District by a special police party. Upon seeing the Police they opened fire to which the latter retaliated by firing three rounds. However, the Maoists escaped in the darkness, Police said.
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December - 9 
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh was forced to cancel his visit to Madhya Pradesh in the wake of inputs of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s threat, reports The Hindu. Ramesh was to have gone to Balaghat on December 9-e
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Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh was forced to cancel his visit to Madhya Pradesh in the wake of inputs of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s threat, reports The Hindu. Ramesh was to have gone to Balaghat on December 9-evening and reached the airport to take a BSF plane to Nagpur en route to his destination. But, according to informed sources, Intelligence Bureau authorities stopped him from proceeding, saying there was movement of Maoists in Balaghat on the border with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. Ramesh however had decided to cover by road almost 250 kilometers, refusing to use a chopper.
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December - 9 
A Frontier Corps (FC) officer was killed when a landmine had exploded near the Sorange coal mines, in the suburbs of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on December 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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A Frontier Corps (FC) officer was killed when a landmine had exploded near the Sorange coal mines, in the suburbs of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on December 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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December - 9 
Addressing a press briefing at the Pentagon, Press Secretary George Little said that the NATO supply routes were important and expressed hope that the routes closed by Pakistan could be reopened in the future. He added that while ISAF commander Gener
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Addressing a press briefing at the Pentagon, Press Secretary George Little said that the NATO supply routes were important and expressed hope that the routes closed by Pakistan could be reopened in the future. He added that while ISAF commander General Allen and ISAF were making contingency plans to compensate the logistics efforts, however the closure of the supply routes had not led to a significant impact in the US’ ability to “provide for the war effort.”
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December - 9 
An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), Sualeh Shah (35), was shot dead in Bengali Market of Korangi area in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 9, reports Dawn. Sources said that unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle op
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An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), Sualeh Shah (35), was shot dead in Bengali Market of Korangi area in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 9, reports Dawn. Sources said that unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on Sualeh Shah in Bengali Market when he was sitting at a shop. The assailants managed to escape.
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December - 9 
Balochistan Government has decided to send back all trucks and tankers carrying oil and goods meant for the NATO troops in Afghanistan back to Karachi for security reasons. A Provincial Government official said that necessary arrangements had been ma
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Balochistan Government has decided to send back all trucks and tankers carrying oil and goods meant for the NATO troops in Afghanistan back to Karachi for security reasons. A Provincial Government official said that necessary arrangements had been made to send NATO containers and oil tankers under tight security back to Karachi in a couple of days. “Full security will be provided to the convoys of NATO oil tankers and containers from Chaman to Karachi via Khuzdar and Nasirabad districts,” he said. “Over 350 oil tankers and containers are parked at different terminals in Quetta and Chaman,” Balochistan Home Secretary Nasibullah Khan Bazai said.
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December - 9 
Intelligence agencies and the Lahore Police arrested a terrorist, identified as Saad, along with a suicide jacket and explosives weighing 16 kilograms from Raiwind Road near Thokar Niaz Baig area of Lahore in Punjab on December 9, reports Daily Times
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Intelligence agencies and the Lahore Police arrested a terrorist, identified as Saad, along with a suicide jacket and explosives weighing 16 kilograms from Raiwind Road near Thokar Niaz Baig area of Lahore in Punjab on December 9, reports Daily Times. Sources said that Saad belonged to Waziristan Agency and was planning a terrorist attack at Thokar Niaz Baig. The intelligence agencies traced his phone records and eventually arrested him.
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December - 9 
One trooper sustained injuries on December 9 as an advancing contingent of Security Forces (SFs) stepped on a landmine in the Talai area of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune.
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One trooper sustained injuries on December 9 as an advancing contingent of Security Forces (SFs) stepped on a landmine in the Talai area of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The Express Tribune.
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December - 9 
Pakistan upgraded its air defence system along the Afghanistan border to make it capable of shooting down aircraft in a response to future NATO attack on a military outpost, reports Daily Times. “Now we have a fully equipped air defence system on the
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Pakistan upgraded its air defence system along the Afghanistan border to make it capable of shooting down aircraft in a response to future NATO attack on a military outpost, reports Daily Times. “Now we have a fully equipped air defence system on the Afghan border. It has the capability of tracing and detecting any aircraft,” a security official under the condition of anonymity said.
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December - 9 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 9 expressed a firm resolve to protect national sovereignty, and stressed that NATO attacks like the one carried out on November 26 would no
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 9 expressed a firm resolve to protect national sovereignty, and stressed that NATO attacks like the one carried out on November 26 would not be allowed in the future, reports Daily Times.
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December - 9 
Suspected militants blew up a power pylon of heavy transmission line at Gula Khan Zangali village in Mera Balarzai area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the early morning of December 9, reports Dawn. An official of Badhbe
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Suspected militants blew up a power pylon of heavy transmission line at Gula Khan Zangali village in Mera Balarzai area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the early morning of December 9, reports Dawn. An official of Badhber Police Station said that militants had planted explosives with the base of tower which went off after midnight and destroyed the tower located at Gula Khan Zangali village.
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December - 9 
The Federal Communication Minister Arbab Alamgir Khan on December 9 informed Senate (Upper House of the parliament) that NATO containers movement had caused PKR 40 billion loss to national exchequer in the form of damage to road infrastructure, repor
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The Federal Communication Minister Arbab Alamgir Khan on December 9 informed Senate (Upper House of the parliament) that NATO containers movement had caused PKR 40 billion loss to national exchequer in the form of damage to road infrastructure, reports Daily Times. Responding to NATO containers movement, which is ruining the nationwide road network, Khan said according to estimates PKR 40 billion losses has been incurred due to overloaded vehicles carrying the NATO containers.
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December - 9 
The United States (US) Army Chief General Martin Dempsey on December 9 said there still are sanctuaries for militants in Pakistan and that the country’s influence in Afghanistan needs to be tackled, reports Dawn. “In Pakistan, the sanctuary for these
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The United States (US) Army Chief General Martin Dempsey on December 9 said there still are sanctuaries for militants in Pakistan and that the country’s influence in Afghanistan needs to be tackled, reports Dawn. “In Pakistan, the sanctuary for these militants persists. We have to work hard to end its influence on our Afghan mission,” General Martin Dempsey said. General Martin Dempsey also said that Pakistan’s decision to block NATO supply routes reflected badly on its relationship with the United States. The US military chief indicated that the US was already working on alternative routes to reduce its dependence on Pakistan for supplying its troops in Afghanistan. “We can change the percentages of our reliance upon the Pakistani line of communication. “We can adjust and we can get it done. It will be more expensive. It will be time-consuming but we have the time to do it,” he said.
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December - 9 
Three Rangers personnel were killed while four others sustain serious injuries in a blast that occurred near Safura Chowrangi in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Karachi in the morning of December 9 (today), reports The News.
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Three Rangers personnel were killed while four others sustain serious injuries in a blast that occurred near Safura Chowrangi in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Karachi in the morning of December 9 (today), reports The News.
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December - 9 
Unidentified militants abducted 16 poor labourers from the Shelman area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the midnight, reports Daily Times. The workers were abducted by militants from the bank of the river Kabul at Sheen Pokh side in Loy Shelman.
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Unidentified militants abducted 16 poor labourers from the Shelman area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency in the midnight, reports Daily Times. The workers were abducted by militants from the bank of the river Kabul at Sheen Pokh side in Loy Shelman.
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December - 9 
A time bomb went off at the District Development Committee (DDC) in Rautahat on December 9, reports inseconline.org. The bomb, planted at the second floor of the DDC office, had exploded at around 2.30 pm [local time]. No one was injured in the blast
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A time bomb went off at the District Development Committee (DDC) in Rautahat on December 9, reports inseconline.org. The bomb, planted at the second floor of the DDC office, had exploded at around 2.30 pm [local time]. No one was injured in the blast though it damaged window glasses of the training hall. Rautahat in-charge of Jantantrik Terai Madheshi Mukti Morcha (JTMMM), Abhay Singh, owned up planting the bomb.
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December - 9 
Nearly two dozen former Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) combatants who were transferred to the Young Communist League (YCL) at the outset of the peace process have said they have been discriminated against by the party leadership, re
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Nearly two dozen former Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) combatants who were transferred to the Young Communist League (YCL) at the outset of the peace process have said they have been discriminated against by the party leadership, reports Kantipuronline. Issuing a statement on December 9, they have demanded equal perks and treatment as enjoyed by the Maoist combatants in the ongoing integration and rehabilitation process. “The integration process has reached its final stage but we are kept in the dark. Our paramilitary structure has been dismantled, about which we have a strong reservation,” the statement reads. They also submitted a memorandum to Maoist party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
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December - 9 
Authorities expect to release all remaining former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the middle of 2012 following the completion of their training program, according to Colombo Page. The last remaining group of 700 former LTTE cadres will b
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Authorities expect to release all remaining former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the middle of 2012 following the completion of their training program, according to Colombo Page. The last remaining group of 700 former LTTE cadres will be released by mid-2012 after providing them the mandatory 12 months training, Secretary for the Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms, A. Dissanayaka said on December 9. The official made this claim following the visit of 104 former LTTE female cadres to the Sri Lankan Parliament on December 9 before being reintegrated into society after their one year rehabilitation program. The rehabilitated female combatants visited the parliament during the committee stage debate of the Ministry of Prison and rehabilitation. They were the members of the last group of around 700 remaining ex terrorists. During and immediately after the final phase of the war 11,700 LTTE cadres have surrendered to the Government Security Forces. Sri Lanka has allocated LKR 750 million for the rehabilitation process for 2011. The Government says it has spent LKR 2.5 billion on the rehabilitation of ex-LTTE cadres since the conclusion of the conflict in May 2009.
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December - 9 
National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that persons who are fluent in the Tamil language would be employed to the Sri Lanka Police as constables to serve in the country's North and East. He said the Government w
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National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that persons who are fluent in the Tamil language would be employed to the Sri Lanka Police as constables to serve in the country's North and East. He said the Government was looking at employing 350 such constables to be assigned to the Northern and Eastern Provinces. He noted that persons from any ethnic group could apply for the jobs as long as they could carry out their work in the Tamil language.
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December - 9 
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister and Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda said the ethnic issue could be solved only if all Tamil political parties unite. He added that the Tamil political pa
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Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister and Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda said the ethnic issue could be solved only if all Tamil political parties unite. He added that the Tamil political parties needed to participate in the proposed Parliamentary Select Committee to find a solution to the ethnic issue and all parties needed to put forward their proposals.
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December - 10 
A Special Police Officer (SPO) was allegedly shot dead by unidentified militants in Kishtwar District in the night of December 10, reports NNN. The SPO, identified as Mohammad Hanief of Thathri, was attacked in village Sujna in the upper reaches of P
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A Special Police Officer (SPO) was allegedly shot dead by unidentified militants in Kishtwar District in the night of December 10, reports NNN. The SPO, identified as Mohammad Hanief of Thathri, was attacked in village Sujna in the upper reaches of Palmar. The incident occurred when a Police team from Doda had launched searches on a tip-off about the presence of three militants wanted by the National Investigating Agency (NIA), Police said. "The militants trapped the team and shot dead the SPO and escaped later taking advantage of the dense forests," the officials said. The NIA was in search of these militants in connection with September 7 blast outside the Delhi High Court.
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December - 10 
Another KYKL cadre, identified as Pangamba Boinao alias Nanao Singh, was arrested from Yairipok Changamdabi in Imphal East District.
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Another KYKL cadre, identified as Pangamba Boinao alias Nanao Singh, was arrested from Yairipok Changamdabi in Imphal East District.
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December - 10 
Another MULTA militant, identified as Nur Hussain (35), was arrested from Phulgasa village under Lakhipur Police Station of Goalpara with a 9mm pistol and ammunition, reports The Telegraph.
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Another MULTA militant, identified as Nur Hussain (35), was arrested from Phulgasa village under Lakhipur Police Station of Goalpara with a 9mm pistol and ammunition, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 10 
Around two dozen armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Shyamlal Netam (30), suspecting him to be Police informer, in Paralkot area in Kanker District on December 10, reports Daily Bhaskar. Netam worked on farmlands a
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Around two dozen armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Shyamlal Netam (30), suspecting him to be Police informer, in Paralkot area in Kanker District on December 10, reports Daily Bhaskar. Netam worked on farmlands and used to take tuition classes for last one year, the Police said.
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December - 10 
As many as 28 doctors left the RNB Civil Hospital in Kokrajhar District on December 10 and the number reached 30 on the following day after an extortion demand made by suspected militants of Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodo
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As many as 28 doctors left the RNB Civil Hospital in Kokrajhar District on December 10 and the number reached 30 on the following day after an extortion demand made by suspected militants of Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-Ranjan), reports The Assam Tribune. Almost all doctors from the Gossaigaon Civil Hospital have also left the hospital following similar threats.
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December - 10 
SFs arrested an ULFA linkman, identified as Phanindra Deka (37), from Noonmati area in Guwahati City, reports The Times of India. Phanindra was residing in the city for the last couple of months and was readying for an extortion drive.
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SFs arrested an ULFA linkman, identified as Phanindra Deka (37), from Noonmati area in Guwahati City, reports The Times of India. Phanindra was residing in the city for the last couple of months and was readying for an extortion drive.
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December - 10 
SFs on December 10 arrested three arms dealer, identified as Mozammel Haque (38), Rahim Ali (25) and Ranjan Biswas (42), near Lakhipur under Goalpara District, reports The Telegraph. A 7.65 pistol of Italian make, two .9mm pistols and a magazine load
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SFs on December 10 arrested three arms dealer, identified as Mozammel Haque (38), Rahim Ali (25) and Ranjan Biswas (42), near Lakhipur under Goalpara District, reports The Telegraph. A 7.65 pistol of Italian make, two .9mm pistols and a magazine loaded with five rounds of ammunition were seized from them.
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December - 10 
The Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) has acquired as many as 18,000 AK 47 and 6382 X-95 sophisticated assault rifles for further intensifying anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-aff
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The Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) has acquired as many as 18,000 AK 47 and 6382 X-95 sophisticated assault rifles for further intensifying anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected States, reports The Pioneer. This besides, a large number of Night Vision Devices have also been provided to the CRPF and CoBRA troops deployed in the Naxal-hit areas. The paramilitary is also launching the CRPF Intelligence School on December 19 at CRPF Academy at Kadarpur in Gurgaon for training the personnel in collecting intelligence in the Naxal-hit areas.
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December - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including women, attacked the camp of a construction firm at Saraikela village in Bargarh District and set ablaze about six vehicles on December 10, reports Zee News. According to BD Chhatria,
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including women, attacked the camp of a construction firm at Saraikela village in Bargarh District and set ablaze about six vehicles on December 10, reports Zee News. According to BD Chhatria, in-charge of the local Police Station, about 25 armed Maoists, including some women cadres, raided the camp and asked all the 13 construction workers to leave. "They then set ablaze six vehicles -- four tractors and two multi utility vehicles," he said. The Maoists have left a poster at the site which said the vehicles were set ablaze because the contractor had carried out road construction work in the area during a strike called by the Maoists.
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December - 10 
The Shillong Times reports that a major disaster was averted when a high-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered and defused at a fish selling stall in Jowai in Jaintia Hills District on December 10. The explosive arrived in Jowai a
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The Shillong Times reports that a major disaster was averted when a high-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered and defused at a fish selling stall in Jowai in Jaintia Hills District on December 10. The explosive arrived in Jowai along with boxes of fishes from Barpeta, Assam. The explosive was hidden in a black box kept inside the box containing fishes. Jowai Police arrested Muhammad Sakol Uddin, the owner of the fish stall at Iawmusiang market near the Police Canteen from where the IED was recovered.
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December - 10 
A bomb blast killed a passerby on the Main University Road within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station. According to sources, the bomb was planted in the middle of the road and went off when a motorcyclist, Mirza Munaf Baig, was passing by it.
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A bomb blast killed a passerby on the Main University Road within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station. According to sources, the bomb was planted in the middle of the road and went off when a motorcyclist, Mirza Munaf Baig, was passing by it.
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December - 10 
A child was killed and three women sustained injuries in a landmine blast in the Sham area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 10, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a family was on its way on foot when a child stepped
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A child was killed and three women sustained injuries in a landmine blast in the Sham area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 10, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, a family was on its way on foot when a child stepped on the landmine.
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December - 10 
An international NGO worker, Shah Faisal Mengal (36), was shot dead near PIDC within the limits of Civil Line Police Station in Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. A Police official said Shah Faisal Mengal, was hit by almost a dozen bullets
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An international NGO worker, Shah Faisal Mengal (36), was shot dead near PIDC within the limits of Civil Line Police Station in Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. A Police official said Shah Faisal Mengal, was hit by almost a dozen bullets fired by unidentified bike riders who intercepted his car when he was on his way to Beach Luxury hotel to meet someone.
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December - 10 
At least three militants were killed and one soldier sustained injuries during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Murghan area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on December 10, reports Daily Times
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At least three militants were killed and one soldier sustained injuries during clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Murghan area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on December 10, reports Daily Times.
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December - 10 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik categorically stated that the Government was not holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as talks could not take place until terrorists surrender themselves before the authorities. Denying the media
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik categorically stated that the Government was not holding talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as talks could not take place until terrorists surrender themselves before the authorities. Denying the media reports about negotiations between the Government and the TTP, he said, “I talked to stake holders in Bajaur and they confirm that there are no talks with them.” “If TTP surrenders, definitely the government would consider talks, he added.
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December - 10 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar “denied peace talks with any militant group” as the foreign media reported, saying “it has been consistent policy of the Government that dialogue can be commenced with such elements who have surrend
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar “denied peace talks with any militant group” as the foreign media reported, saying “it has been consistent policy of the Government that dialogue can be commenced with such elements who have surrendered to the writ of the government and are not involved in any criminal activity”.
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December - 10 
Nine suspects allegedly involved in several cases of crimes, including target killings, were arrested during separate raids in different parts of Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. The Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) made the arrests fr
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Nine suspects allegedly involved in several cases of crimes, including target killings, were arrested during separate raids in different parts of Karachi on December 10, reports Daily Times. The Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) made the arrests from Ibrahim Hyderi and Korangi Industrial Area. CIA officials said that the suspects, including Abdul Rehman, Noorul Bashar, Irfan, Anwar, Hanif, Kareem, Zaheer, Rana Habibullah and Atif Rasheed, were wanted to the Docks, Korangi, Ibrahim Hyderi and Zaman town Police Stations. The arrests were disclosed at a press conference held at CIA office in which DSP Usman Asghar said that the culprits were involved in at least eight cases of target killings including a target killing of Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s unit in-charge Mohammad Yaqoob in Ibrahim Hyderi.
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December - 10 
Officials of the investigation team, probing recent remote-controlled roadside blasts in Karachi, on December 10 revealed that the militant outfit Jundullah was involved in the blasts targeting Rangers, reports Dawn. According to Senior Superintenden
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Officials of the investigation team, probing recent remote-controlled roadside blasts in Karachi, on December 10 revealed that the militant outfit Jundullah was involved in the blasts targeting Rangers, reports Dawn. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Fayaz Khan, evidences have been found indicating involvement of Jundullah in all four roadside blasts during the current week. Khan further said that the leader of the gang, conducting attacks on Rangers, was Fasih-ul-Rehman, a resident of Landhi. He said the group had been operating since 2004 though they have obtained expertise in road-side bombings now.
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December - 10 
Police found the strangulated body of a young man from Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan Road area of Lyari within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station. The identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. A Police official said the victim had ropes in h
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Police found the strangulated body of a young man from Faqir Mohammad Durra Khan Road area of Lyari within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station. The identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained. A Police official said the victim had ropes in his neck and some torture marks were also present on his body.
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December - 10 
Security Forces arrested two suspected militants in Shah Kas. Officials said that the arrested men belonged to Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Security Forces arrested two suspected militants in Shah Kas. Officials said that the arrested men belonged to Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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December - 10 
The bullet-riddled body of a resident of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) was found at a deserted place. The deceased was identified as Gul Badshah. A chit left along the body said that supporters of the tribal lashkar (armed militia) would mee
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The bullet-riddled body of a resident of Shalobar in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) was found at a deserted place. The deceased was identified as Gul Badshah. A chit left along the body said that supporters of the tribal lashkar (armed militia) would meet the same fate. However, nobody claimed responsibility for the killing.
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December - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on December 10 that they are in peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, ‘deputy chief’ of TTP, said the TTP were negotiating with the help of local tribal eld
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirmed on December 10 that they are in peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, ‘deputy chief’ of TTP, said the TTP were negotiating with the help of local tribal elders in the Bajaur Agency (FATA). “Our talks are going in the right direction,” he told Reuters from an undisclosed location. He is also looking to advance the dialogue beyond Bajaur Agency. “If negotiations succeed and we are able to sign a peace agreement in Bajaur, then the Government and the TTP of other areas such as Swat, Mohmand, Orakzai and South Waziristan Agency will sign an agreement. Bajaur Agency will be a role model for other areas,” Faqir Mohammad added.
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December - 10 
TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan denied that the outfit is in peace talks with the Government, reports Daily Times. Ehsanullah Ehsan denied the claims, saying there would be no negotiations until the Government imposed Islamic law or Shariah in the cou
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TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan denied that the outfit is in peace talks with the Government, reports Daily Times. Ehsanullah Ehsan denied the claims, saying there would be no negotiations until the Government imposed Islamic law or Shariah in the country. He had previously denied reports of peace talks by unnamed commanders and intelligence officials.
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December - 10 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a watchman, Ilahi Bakhsh, of a local private hospital near Hub Chowki of Lasbela District. The attackers managed to escape from the scene.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a watchman, Ilahi Bakhsh, of a local private hospital near Hub Chowki of Lasbela District. The attackers managed to escape from the scene.
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December - 10 
Unidentified militants blew up two shrines in the Kam Shelman area of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The shrines of Sheikh Bahadar Baba and Sheikh Mosa Baba, which were reportedly a hundred years old, were blown up with explosive material.
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Unidentified militants blew up two shrines in the Kam Shelman area of Landikotal, reports Daily Times. The shrines of Sheikh Bahadar Baba and Sheikh Mosa Baba, which were reportedly a hundred years old, were blown up with explosive material.
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December - 10 
Unidentified militants killed two tribesmen of Zakhakhel tribe in Kharhy Mela area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Dawn.
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Unidentified militants killed two tribesmen of Zakhakhel tribe in Kharhy Mela area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, reports Dawn.
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December - 10 
Unidentified militants lobbed grenades at the residence of Sandroop Khan, causing damage to the house in Shah Kas of Jamrud tehsil, reports Dawn. Nobody was hurt in the attack. The reason of the grenade attack was stated to be an old family dispute.
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Unidentified militants lobbed grenades at the residence of Sandroop Khan, causing damage to the house in Shah Kas of Jamrud tehsil, reports Dawn. Nobody was hurt in the attack. The reason of the grenade attack was stated to be an old family dispute.
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December - 10 
White House spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said that the White House had seen reports of the TTP entering into negotiations with Pakistan, however, she added, they “do not appear definitive at this point.” Hayden said that the White House was not in a p
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White House spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said that the White House had seen reports of the TTP entering into negotiations with Pakistan, however, she added, they “do not appear definitive at this point.” Hayden said that the White House was not in a position to comment on the details of any such talks.
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December - 10 
A pipe bomb found at a District Court in Gaur on December 9 was defused on December 10.
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A pipe bomb found at a District Court in Gaur on December 9 was defused on December 10.
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December - 11 
A day after it announced resumption of train services in the night along Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit regions of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on December 11 said restriction on movement of passe
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A day after it announced resumption of train services in the night along Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit regions of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on December 11 said restriction on movement of passenger trains will continue, reports IBN Live. The restriction will remain in force till December 14.
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December - 11 
According to Daily Excelsior, no militant organization has claimed responsibility for the attack so far but the security agencies said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) have been operating in Srinagar and they suspected that they
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According to Daily Excelsior, no militant organization has claimed responsibility for the attack so far but the security agencies said that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) have been operating in Srinagar and they suspected that they could be behind the attack. This is second attack on any National Conference (NC) leader in past two weeks and third in J&K during past fortnight.
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December - 11 
After learning that the Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) zonal committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) held a meeting near the border of Visakhapatnam District recently and the Maoists were planning for a major attack, the Security Fo
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After learning that the Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) zonal committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) held a meeting near the border of Visakhapatnam District recently and the Maoists were planning for a major attack, the Security Forces (SFs) launched a massive hunt for the Maoists on December 11, reports The Times of India.
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December - 11 
Another three ULFA militants were arrested from Golakganj in Dhubri District, reports IBN Live. One 12 bore shot gun, a grenade and some amount of cash in dollars were recovered from them. The Shillong times adds that an authenticity certificate of U
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Another three ULFA militants were arrested from Golakganj in Dhubri District, reports IBN Live. One 12 bore shot gun, a grenade and some amount of cash in dollars were recovered from them. The Shillong times adds that an authenticity certificate of USD 1 million and a copper token for the same amount was recovered from the militants.
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December - 11 
J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah stated that "no deadline" had been fixed for revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), reports Hindustan Times. He admitted the Army's resistance was the prime reason for the delay. The Army opposed the m
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J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah stated that "no deadline" had been fixed for revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), reports Hindustan Times. He admitted the Army's resistance was the prime reason for the delay. The Army opposed the move saying such a revocation would hamper its anti-insurgency operations. Abdullah said the issue was being discussed and hoped a way out would be found soon.
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December - 11 
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar escaped an attempt on his life on December 11 by militants who attacked his entourage as he arrived at his Nawab Bazaar residence in Nawakadal area of
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar escaped an attempt on his life on December 11 by militants who attacked his entourage as he arrived at his Nawab Bazaar residence in Nawakadal area of Srinagar killing one Personal Security Officer (PSO), Gulzar Ahmad, while two other PSOs and a civilian were injured in the firing incident, reports The Times of India.
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December - 11 
Kanglaonline reports that a hand grenade was recovered near the residential gate of Oinam Sorojini, Pradhan (village headman) of Pebiya Pandit Leikai, a resident of Mongkhang Lambi Makha Leikai in Imphal East District on December 11. The Police are y
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Kanglaonline reports that a hand grenade was recovered near the residential gate of Oinam Sorojini, Pradhan (village headman) of Pebiya Pandit Leikai, a resident of Mongkhang Lambi Makha Leikai in Imphal East District on December 11. The Police are yet to ascertain the reason behind the threat.
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December - 11 
Mumbai Police (Crime Branch) arrested an illegal arms dealer, identified as Ritesh Laalji Singh (27) alias Sonu, and recovered 15 pistols, 24 magazines and 11 rounds of 7.65 mm ammunition from the Ghatkopar Railway Station in Mumbai (Maharashtra) on
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Mumbai Police (Crime Branch) arrested an illegal arms dealer, identified as Ritesh Laalji Singh (27) alias Sonu, and recovered 15 pistols, 24 magazines and 11 rounds of 7.65 mm ammunition from the Ghatkopar Railway Station in Mumbai (Maharashtra) on December 11, reports The Hindu. He is suspected of supplying weapons in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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December - 11 
Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on December 11 said there were still reports of “extortion demand” issued using the outfit’s name to the business community/individuals in the State particularly Dima
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Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on December 11 said there were still reports of “extortion demand” issued using the outfit’s name to the business community/individuals in the State particularly Dimapur and Kohima. In a statement, ‘finance secretary’, K. Akato Yepthomi cautioned that it would initiate stern action against anyone including its own cadres involved in such activities in the interest of the public.
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December - 11 
Senior leader of the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), R H Raising asserted that talks between the Government of India and NSCN-IM are going on at the positive spirit and right direction, reports The Assam Tribune. Raising, however, admitted that it is too
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Senior leader of the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), R H Raising asserted that talks between the Government of India and NSCN-IM are going on at the positive spirit and right direction, reports The Assam Tribune. Raising, however, admitted that it is too early to say as to when a formal accord would be signed between the Government and the NSCN-IM.
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December - 11 
SFs arrested an over ground worker of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Achung, from Komi Keirap in Churachandpur District on December 10. He was involved in carrying out extortion related activities of the outfit.
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SFs arrested an over ground worker of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), identified as Achung, from Komi Keirap in Churachandpur District on December 10. He was involved in carrying out extortion related activities of the outfit.
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December - 11 
SFs arrested two Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militants in Dahalagutipara village in Dhubri District. One pistol was recovered from them.
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SFs arrested two Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militants in Dahalagutipara village in Dhubri District. One pistol was recovered from them.
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December - 11 
The East Coast Railways decided to resume night train services in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected contiguous regions of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal on December 11, reports IBN Live. The trains which will route through
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The East Coast Railways decided to resume night train services in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected contiguous regions of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal on December 11, reports IBN Live. The trains which will route through the Kharagpur-Tata, Kharagpur-Adra and Rourkela-Chakradharpur sections will travel with adequate safety precautions and at a restricted speed of 75 km per hour between 10 pm and 5 am during the bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists. As a safety precaution, light engines and goods trains will be run before passenger trains during the nights.
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December - 11 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants from a farmhouse in Baihata Chariali in Kamrup District on December 11.
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants from a farmhouse in Baihata Chariali in Kamrup District on December 11.
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December - 11 
The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released all the seven labourers in the night of December 11 after they were abducted on December 9 from Pakari village in Jamui District. The labourers were set
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The Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres released all the seven labourers in the night of December 11 after they were abducted on December 9 from Pakari village in Jamui District. The labourers were set free at a hillock near Rajaun Bishanpur village, Superintendent of Police R N Singh said.
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December - 11 
The Zomi Students' Federation alleged that United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) cadres abducted one K Jolpi on December 11, reports The Sangai Express.
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The Zomi Students' Federation alleged that United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) cadres abducted one K Jolpi on December 11, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 11 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Prasanta Gulurika and Billura Brekawada, were arrested while trying to plant landmines on a road in Rayagada District December 11, reports The Times of India. Explosives including
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Prasanta Gulurika and Billura Brekawada, were arrested while trying to plant landmines on a road in Rayagada District December 11, reports The Times of India. Explosives including two landmines, four electronic detonators and a few metres of live wire, Maoist posters, banners and handwritten letters were recovered from the possession of the arrestees. The Police said following a tip-off that Maoists are planting explosives on Chandrapur-Dangasorada road within Chandrapur Police limits in the night of December 11, the operation was chalked out. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Bissamkatak, R Prakash, said, "They joined the Maoist organization five years ago and are armed cadres. They were close associates of Maoist leader Azad and Nikhil and belong to the Bansadhara division of the CPI (Maoist)."
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December - 11 
Unidentified miscreants fired several rounds of bullet at the residence of Muhammad Islaudin, in the midnight of December 10-11.
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Unidentified miscreants fired several rounds of bullet at the residence of Muhammad Islaudin, in the midnight of December 10-11.
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December - 11 
With Chief Minister O Ibobi Sing highlighting the threat issued by the United Naga Council (UNC) to the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister that rail works and oil exploration drive at some areas in Tamenglong District would be stopped for two
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With Chief Minister O Ibobi Sing highlighting the threat issued by the United Naga Council (UNC) to the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister that rail works and oil exploration drive at some areas in Tamenglong District would be stopped for two months from December 16, an official team from the Home Ministry is currently in Imphal talking with the UNC to settle the matter. The UNC had issued the threat to protest the remark of the Prime Minister that the Centre is committed to the territorial integrity of Manipur.
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December - 11 
A driver was killed and nine NATO oil tankers parked outside a hotel on the outskirts of Dhadar town in the Bolan District of Balochistan were destroyed in the night of December 11 when unidentified men opened fire and set ablaze the vehicles, report
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A driver was killed and nine NATO oil tankers parked outside a hotel on the outskirts of Dhadar town in the Bolan District of Balochistan were destroyed in the night of December 11 when unidentified men opened fire and set ablaze the vehicles, reports Dawn. One driver, identified as Noman, a resident of Peshawar, was killed in the attack. The oil tankers were returning to Karachi after the Balochistan Government decided to send back all oil tankers and containers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan for security reasons. At present, over 350 oil tankers and containers are parked in Quetta and the border town of Chaman.
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December - 11 
A senior Pakistani official said that Pakistan will shoot down any US drone that intrudes its airspace as per new directives, reports Daily Times. According to the new Pakistani Defence Policy, “Any object entering into our airspace, including US dro
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A senior Pakistani official said that Pakistan will shoot down any US drone that intrudes its airspace as per new directives, reports Daily Times. According to the new Pakistani Defence Policy, “Any object entering into our airspace, including US drones, will be treated as hostile and be shot down,” an unnamed senior Pakistani military official told NBC News.
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December - 11 
American flag was lowered at the Shamsi airbase of Balochistan on December 11 as the US military personnel vacate the facility, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the United States troops deployed at the base are collecting their equipment. “
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American flag was lowered at the Shamsi airbase of Balochistan on December 11 as the US military personnel vacate the facility, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the United States troops deployed at the base are collecting their equipment. “Seven US planes have landed at Shamsi airbase over the past four days and loaded with military equipment and belongings of troops for shifting them to Bagram airbase in Afghanistan,” the sources added. “Most of the US soldiers and other officials have gone to Afghanistan in the past four days,” the sources added further. However, some US army personnel and technical staff were still at the base, removing radars and other sensitive equipment installed on nearby mountains. The evacuation process is expected to be completed in 24 hours. Earlier on December 10, Frontier Corps personnel arrived in Washuk to take control of the Shamsi airbase, reports Dawn.
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December - 11 
Four NATO oil tankers, along with their drivers, went missing near the Quetta-Chaman highway, reports The Express Tribune. These four trucks were on their way to Karachi when they went missing near Meezai Adda.
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Four NATO oil tankers, along with their drivers, went missing near the Quetta-Chaman highway, reports The Express Tribune. These four trucks were on their way to Karachi when they went missing near Meezai Adda.
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December - 11 
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander in Afghanistan General John R Allen on December 11 said that a repeat of Mohmand-type mishap can’t be guaranteed in war against terror, reports Daily Times. Talking to Khaleej Times, he said: “
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International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander in Afghanistan General John R Allen on December 11 said that a repeat of Mohmand-type mishap can’t be guaranteed in war against terror, reports Daily Times. Talking to Khaleej Times, he said: “You simply can’t guarantee anything in war. The conditions are difficult at the border, let the investigation play out, we will look carefully. If we find fault on our part, we will resolve that … we will look at every aspect of the circumstances to make sure it does not happen again.” The paper had asked if there were any guarantees of such a mishap not happening again. General Allen, the chief of ISAF, denied the allegations that the recent NATO attack on two Pakistani military posts was deliberate.
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December - 11 
Militants blew up a girls’ primary school in the Srekh Banada of Jamal Ghari in the limits of Jabbar Police Station of Mardan District, reports Daily Times. No casualty was reported in the incident. The explosion destroyed rooms and the boundary wall
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Militants blew up a girls’ primary school in the Srekh Banada of Jamal Ghari in the limits of Jabbar Police Station of Mardan District, reports Daily Times. No casualty was reported in the incident. The explosion destroyed rooms and the boundary wall of the school.
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December - 11 
One suspected terrorist was arrested during search drive of the law enforcement agencies in Alikheil and Warokai villages of Tank District while a cache of weapons was also recovered.
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One suspected terrorist was arrested during search drive of the law enforcement agencies in Alikheil and Warokai villages of Tank District while a cache of weapons was also recovered.
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December - 11 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the Government could go to any length to assert the country’s sovereignty, saying that “I do not rule out the closure of Pakistan’s airspace to US planes”. In an interview with the BBC, the Prime Minister a
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the Government could go to any length to assert the country’s sovereignty, saying that “I do not rule out the closure of Pakistan’s airspace to US planes”. In an interview with the BBC, the Prime Minister also said the closure of routes for NATO convoys could continue for “a few weeks more”.
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December - 11 
Two militants, including a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Asmatullah, were arrested by Security Forces during a raid at a suspicious house in Hangu city. A cache of ammunition was also recovered during the raid.
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Two militants, including a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Asmatullah, were arrested by Security Forces during a raid at a suspicious house in Hangu city. A cache of ammunition was also recovered during the raid.
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December - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government school for girls in Shah Dhand village of Sardheri area in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 11, reports Dawn. A room and veranda of the school were destroyed completely in the blast.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government school for girls in Shah Dhand village of Sardheri area in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 11, reports Dawn. A room and veranda of the school were destroyed completely in the blast.
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December - 11 
In its first meeting after the regrouping process, the prime minister-led Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on December 11 directed its Secretariat to table an operational plan with a timeline to be enforced on the combatants opting for integ
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In its first meeting after the regrouping process, the prime minister-led Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on December 11 directed its Secretariat to table an operational plan with a timeline to be enforced on the combatants opting for integration and voluntary retirement, reports Kantipuronline. The secretariat has been asked to table the plan on December 16.
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December - 11 
Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) said that peace process and constitution-drafting need to be expedited to create ground for unity Government, reports Nepal News. The NC president, Sushil Koiral
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Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) said that peace process and constitution-drafting need to be expedited to create ground for unity Government, reports Nepal News. The NC president, Sushil Koirala on December 11 hinted that his party would not stand against Baburam Bhattarai-led Government until the peace process is brought to a conclusion, reports Nepal News.
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December - 11 
Six locals got injured when cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) attacked members of a Road Consumers' Committee over a dispute at Khanayokharka of Thakre Village Development Committee-4 (VDC-4) in Dhading District on Dece
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Six locals got injured when cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) attacked members of a Road Consumers' Committee over a dispute at Khanayokharka of Thakre Village Development Committee-4 (VDC-4) in Dhading District on December 10 reports Inseconline.org. According to the locals, fund of NPR 8 00,000 was allocated by District Development Committee (DDC) for the construction of Satghumti-Thakam road and the consumers' committee was formed for the construction of the road. However, UCPN-M had filed a complaint at DDC demanding to revise consumers committee and to appoint UCPN-M representative as its chairperson.
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December - 11 
A prosecution witness of Pilkhana carnage case (February 25-26, 2009) submitted before the Metropolitan Session Judge's Court three kinds of firearms that were seized after the mutiny
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A prosecution witness of Pilkhana carnage case (February 25-26, 2009) submitted before the Metropolitan Session Judge's Court three kinds of firearms that were seized after the mutiny
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December - 11 
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed said on December 11 that “the Police force has to apply modern tactics and technologies to combat international and regional militants, terrorist activists, cyber crime and money-laundering”, reports Dail
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed said on December 11 that “the Police force has to apply modern tactics and technologies to combat international and regional militants, terrorist activists, cyber crime and money-laundering”, reports Daily Star. She said the nature of crimes is rapidly changing across the world and terrorists are adopting new methods and technologies in their actions. She was addressing a parade at Bangladesh Police Academy at Sarda in Rajshahi District. She further stated, "The government has attached utmost importance to modern training and application of the information and communication technology. Every member of the police force has to acquire globally standard proficiency to identify the criminals and check crimes”.
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December - 11 
ICT called upon ministers, politicians, lawyers and TV talk show panel members, to refrain from making any unwarranted remark on the Tribunal that deals with crimes against humanity perpetrated during the 1971 Liberation War. The tribunal's appeal ca
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ICT called upon ministers, politicians, lawyers and TV talk show panel members, to refrain from making any unwarranted remark on the Tribunal that deals with crimes against humanity perpetrated during the 1971 Liberation War. The tribunal's appeal came when Abdur Razzaq, chief counsel for detained JeI suspects, drew attention to the tribunal on a daily newspaper report published on December 11.
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December - 11 
Metropolitan Magistrate Keshob Roy Chowdhury and Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan sent seven JeI leaders and activists to jail, hours after their surrender, in connection with two cases filed for damaging vehicles, assaulting police and
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Metropolitan Magistrate Keshob Roy Chowdhury and Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan sent seven JeI leaders and activists to jail, hours after their surrender, in connection with two cases filed for damaging vehicles, assaulting police and obstructing them from discharging their duties on September 19, 2011. The accused are Dhaka city unit JeI leader A.K.M. Nazir Ahmad, lawmaker Hamidur Rahman Azad and executive members-- Maulana Rafiuddin Ahmed and Maulana A.T.M. Masum and the party activists Rafiqunnabi, Abdur Rahman and Maulana Abdul Mannan.
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December - 11 
The prosecution on December 11 submitted formal War Crimes (WCs) charges crimes against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders Motiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), according to
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The prosecution on December 11 submitted formal War Crimes (WCs) charges crimes against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders Motiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), according to Daily Star. Nizami is accused of 20 crimes (occurred in Pabna District), Mojaheed 12 (committed in greater Faridpur) and Kamaruzzaman 12. Kamruzzaman’s areas of operation were Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Tangail and Sherpur Districts. Earlier, in October, 2011 investigators had submitted a 411-page probe report on Nizami, 366 pages on Mojaheed and 327 pages on Kamaruzzaman.
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December - 12 
About INR seven million was paid by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as remuneration and other expenses in engaging year-long services of three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, reports IBN Live. Of the total of INR 6.9 million, INR 5.2 million w
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About INR seven million was paid by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as remuneration and other expenses in engaging year-long services of three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, reports IBN Live. Of the total of INR 6.9 million, INR 5.2 million was paid as salary, about INR 1.2 2milion was paid to their office assistants, INR 231,000 as air fare to visit the state and Rs 281,000 as reimbursement expenditure for official transport during their services since their appointment on October 13, 2010. The three-member group of former Information Commissioner M M Sharma, educationist Professor Radha Kumar and journalist Dilip Padgaonkar were appointed by the Government to look into a variety of issues confronting Jammu and Kashmir have submitted their report in October to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram. "The interlocutors have submitted their final report the Home Minister on October 12, 2011. The report is under consideration of the Government," said the MHA in reply to an RTI query.
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December - 12 
Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on December 12 stated that Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was a member of the political wing of the outfit, reports The Assam Tribune.
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Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on December 12 stated that Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was a member of the political wing of the outfit, reports The Assam Tribune.
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December - 12 
Assam Police have urged the State Government to create a post of Superintendent of Police (Operations) in Upper Assam to co-ordinate offensives against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Telegraph. SP (operations) will report t
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Assam Police have urged the State Government to create a post of Superintendent of Police (Operations) in Upper Assam to co-ordinate offensives against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Telegraph. SP (operations) will report to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Eastern Range).
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December - 12 
Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), a valley-based human rights group, has admitted that militants were responsible for more enforced disappearances than the Security Forces (SFs), reports IBN Live. It said of the 132 cases it has d
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Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), a valley-based human rights group, has admitted that militants were responsible for more enforced disappearances than the Security Forces (SFs), reports IBN Live. It said of the 132 cases it has documented, militant groups were responsible for 24 cases of enforced disappearances compared to 22 by the SFs, including Police. "According to documented findings, out of 132 disappearance cases, 21 have been perpetrated by forces of the Indian army, 24 by different militant groups and one by the personnel of Jammu and Kashmir police," spokesman of APDP Yasin ul Hassan Malik said. In 43 other cases, the perpetrators were unidentified gunmen and in the remaining 43 cases, the victims disappeared in unknown circumstances. The APDP on December 10 submitted a list of 132 cases of enforced disappearances in remote Banihal area to the state human rights commission (SHRC). In the 24 cases of disappearances, as reported by the families of the victims, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant Nazir Ahmed Wani alias Papplu was blamed for 10 cases. Over the years, the separatists and human rights activists in Kashmir have been blaming security forces for the enforced disappearances, which APDP puts at 8,000, since militancy erupted in the State in 1990.
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December - 12 
Delhi Police on December 12 revealed that they had arrested two Pakistani spies, identified as Soofia Kanwal and Imran, trained in Nepal, on December 5, from New Delhi Railway Station, according to The Times of India. The arrestees entered India thro
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Delhi Police on December 12 revealed that they had arrested two Pakistani spies, identified as Soofia Kanwal and Imran, trained in Nepal, on December 5, from New Delhi Railway Station, according to The Times of India. The arrestees entered India through Sanouli border in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh). Police said Soofia Kanwal, a Karachi resident, was assigned to recce Agra cantonment (Uttar Pradesh) and Akshardham temple in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). Documents seized from her show the temple had been surveyed. "The idea was to settle Soofia in Agra and wait for orders from Pakistan. In between, Imran was to hunt for a safe hideout at Ahmedabad. The deal between them and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) runs into several lakhs,'' said an official source. During interrogation, Imran told the Police he belongs to Ahmedabad, but migrated to Pakistan in 1988 and has since then acquired Pakistani citizenship.
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December - 12 
Gauhati High Court extended the conditional interim bail period of Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Faction (DHD-J) ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Niranjan Hojai by two months, reports The Assam Tribune.
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Gauhati High Court extended the conditional interim bail period of Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Faction (DHD-J) ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Niranjan Hojai by two months, reports The Assam Tribune.
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December - 12 
General Officer Commanding (GOC, 15 Corps), Lieutenant General Syed Atta Hasnain, on December 12 said the militants are active in border areas and waiting to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir during the snowfall in the valley, ANI reports. “Terrorist (Mil
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General Officer Commanding (GOC, 15 Corps), Lieutenant General Syed Atta Hasnain, on December 12 said the militants are active in border areas and waiting to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir during the snowfall in the valley, ANI reports. “Terrorist (Militants) still remains in the launch pad, just the minor difference is that may be in northern areas we used to witness them more Huraiz, Machal Or Kiran's sector in comparison with that we have more knowledge that in the areas like Udi and Leepa more attentiveness is given by the commanders," he said. Hasnain further said the continuous efforts of Indian Army was able to combat infiltration in 2011, and added that they are presently keeping a watch on the situation Afghanistan to prevent any such situation in the next year. "Our grit of counter-infiltration was very successful and because of this, infiltration didn't happen. However, it doesn't mean that similar would be the story in 2012. They will keep trying. Mainly, such situations would depend on the situation of the other side of the borderline. Neither in Pakistan nor in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, but what would be the situation in Afghanistan," he said.
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Government on December 12 said the issue of partial revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir was discussed in a meeting of United Headquarters in November and maintained that decisions on security matters are taken
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Government on December 12 said the issue of partial revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir was discussed in a meeting of United Headquarters in November and maintained that decisions on security matters are taken after consultation with concerned States and Security Forces (SFs), reports Indian Express. In written reply to a question in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), Defence Minister A K Antony said, "The issue of partial revocation of AFSPA from some districts of J-K was discussed in the United Headquarters (UHQ) meeting held at Jammu on November 9." Decisions on matters affecting security are taken after evaluation of situation on ground and after detailed consultations among the Central Government, State Governments concerned and the Security Forces, he said.
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December - 12 
In another incident, miscreants left a hand grenade at the residence of Thongju Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bijoy Koijam.
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In another incident, miscreants left a hand grenade at the residence of Thongju Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bijoy Koijam.
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December - 12 
Kanglaonline reports that suspected militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of a Congress worker, identified as Kshetrimayum Subhash Singh, at Khurai Lairikyengbam leikai in Imphal East District on December 12. No one was injured in the at
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Kanglaonline reports that suspected militants exploded a hand grenade at the residence of a Congress worker, identified as Kshetrimayum Subhash Singh, at Khurai Lairikyengbam leikai in Imphal East District on December 12. No one was injured in the attack.
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December - 12 
Pakistan-based Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM) on December 12 claimed responsibility for the attack on Jammu and Kashmir minister Ali Mohammad Sagar on December 11 in which a Policeman was killed, reports Times of India. The Al Jabbar squad of the outfit
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Pakistan-based Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM) on December 12 claimed responsibility for the attack on Jammu and Kashmir minister Ali Mohammad Sagar on December 11 in which a Policeman was killed, reports Times of India. The Al Jabbar squad of the outfit carried out the attack on Sagar with the aim of killing the minister, Jamil Ahmad, spokesman of JuM, said in a faxed statement. "The attack was carried out as a reaction to the shameful statement of [National Conference (NC) president] Farooq Abdullah for reopening of cinema halls and liquor shops," he said. He warned of attacks in future on the NC and other "pro-India" parties in Kashmir.
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December - 12 
PTI reports that the State Government will conduct verification of madrassas (seminaries) getting Government aid in the State. "The Education department will conduct verification into Madarasas getting financial aid from the Government in running the
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PTI reports that the State Government will conduct verification of madrassas (seminaries) getting Government aid in the State. "The Education department will conduct verification into Madarasas getting financial aid from the Government in running the affairs," Officials of State Education Ministry said.
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December - 12 
Replying to a question on threat to coastal security, Defense Minister A K Antony said there is no specific input in this regard but Government attaches utmost importance to nation's coastal security, reports Indian Express. On vigilance and surveill
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Replying to a question on threat to coastal security, Defense Minister A K Antony said there is no specific input in this regard but Government attaches utmost importance to nation's coastal security, reports Indian Express. On vigilance and surveillance of coastal areas, he said, "Both Navy and Coast Guard have been strengthened in terms of assets, equipments, manpower and infrastructure in coastal states and island territories." The measures to strengthen coastal security include improving surveillance mechanism and enhanced patrolling following an integrated approach, he said. Antony said the Navy, Coast Guard, Coastal Police, Customs and other stakeholders in coastal security conduct regular joint operational exercises to check effectiveness of their approach for securing coastal areas, including the island territories. On collection of intelligence, he said, "Intelligence mechanism has been streamlined with creation of Join Operation Centers and multi-agency coordination mechanism. Other measures include setting up of a chain of coastal radar stations covering entire coastline and the islands."
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December - 12 
Security Forces traced the antecedents of two suspects from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Rafiq Dar (27) and Irfan Malik (32), who were arrested on December 10, from Sarita Vihar in New Delhi for stealing from hospitals in the city to Pakistan. Police rec
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Security Forces traced the antecedents of two suspects from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Rafiq Dar (27) and Irfan Malik (32), who were arrested on December 10, from Sarita Vihar in New Delhi for stealing from hospitals in the city to Pakistan. Police recovered photographs of one of the accused, Irfan Malik, a B. Tech engineer, carrying an AK-47 assault rifle, following which the accused was thoroughly interrogated during which he revealed that he had gone to Pakistan to visit his uncle and receive training in the latest weapons.
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December - 12 
The Army on December 12 said revocation of Disturbed Area Act (DAA) by the Jammu and Kashmir Government will not affect the applicability of AFSPA in the State as the two laws are not interlinked, reports IBN Live. "DAA has no relation with AFSPA...i
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The Army on December 12 said revocation of Disturbed Area Act (DAA) by the Jammu and Kashmir Government will not affect the applicability of AFSPA in the State as the two laws are not interlinked, reports IBN Live. "DAA has no relation with AFSPA...it is a misconception that the two laws are linked to each other," said Colonel Sanjay Vishwas Rao, Internal Security. He said Kashmir was classified as a "disturbed" area by a Parliament resolution, which made the applicability of AFSPA possible in JK. "On the other hand, DAA is a state law which was meant to give more power to police." "DAA was supposed to be extended every year but last time it was extended in 1997. So DAA does not even exist today in Kashmir," Rao said. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, several mainstream politicians and legal experts have opined that State Government can make AFSPA non-applicable by revoking DAA.
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December - 12 
The Nagaland Post reports Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) ‘General Secretary’ Nilip Enghi saying, “We will decide to come out over ground after all the clauses of the peace accord are implemented”.
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The Nagaland Post reports Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) ‘General Secretary’ Nilip Enghi saying, “We will decide to come out over ground after all the clauses of the peace accord are implemented”.
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December - 12 
The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 12 arrested a militant of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-I-M) allegedly involved in Sangakpham bomb blast on August 1 from Kom Keirak Loktak Project ar
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The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 12 arrested a militant of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-I-M) allegedly involved in Sangakpham bomb blast on August 1 from Kom Keirak Loktak Project area in Bishnupur District. The arrested militant was identified as Zeliangrong Region 'commander' Dizilung Kamei alias Ajin (27).
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December - 12 
A vendor, identified as Khuda Bakhsh, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants at Seraib Patik area, reported The News.
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A vendor, identified as Khuda Bakhsh, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants at Seraib Patik area, reported The News.
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December - 12 
An unidentified bullet-riddled body was found in Killi Sardar area of Quetta.
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An unidentified bullet-riddled body was found in Killi Sardar area of Quetta.
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December - 12 
At least four militants were killed on December 12 when rival militant outfits clashed in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. The dead belonged to the Lashkar-e-Islam
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At least four militants were killed on December 12 when rival militant outfits clashed in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. The dead belonged to the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The clash resulted from LI support for a tribal anti-Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) peace committee in the Tirah Valley, Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said. A TTP spokesman claimed responsibility for killing the LI activists and warned that more such attacks would follow. The LI assisted the Kukikhel peace lashkar in dislodging the TTP from one of its strongholds in the Tirah Valley a week ago.
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December - 12 
Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Dr Shoaib Suddle, on December 12 said that arms from 3,400 non-commercial containers had been unloaded in Pakistan, reports Pak Observer. Dr Shoaib said that more than 3,400 non-commercial containers, meant for Afghanista
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Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Dr Shoaib Suddle, on December 12 said that arms from 3,400 non-commercial containers had been unloaded in Pakistan, reports Pak Observer. Dr Shoaib said that more than 3,400 non-commercial containers, meant for Afghanistan, disappeared in Pakistan. He revealed that arms from these containers had been unloaded in Pakistan. 3,400 non-commercial containers were not included in the 29,000 containers disappeared en route to Afghanistan. The disappearance of 29,000 commercial containers has caused a loss of one trillion rupees to the national exchequer, added Dr Suddle. Following media reports regarding fraud of billions of rupees in the NATO and the Afghan Transit Trade containers, case Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took the suo motu notice and appointed Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr Shoaib Suddle to investigate the case.
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December - 12 
Gadap Police on December 12 rescued more than 50 children, chained in a seminary of Sohrab Goth of Karachi, reported The News. According to details, all the children hail from the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were kept at undergrou
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Gadap Police on December 12 rescued more than 50 children, chained in a seminary of Sohrab Goth of Karachi, reported The News. According to details, all the children hail from the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and were kept at underground dungeon.
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December - 12 
Hoti said that those militants who escaped from the military action in Malakand District to Nuristan province of Afghanistan were staging attacks in Chitral District. He said the Security Forces (SFs) had purged Malakand division of militants. He sai
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Hoti said that those militants who escaped from the military action in Malakand District to Nuristan province of Afghanistan were staging attacks in Chitral District. He said the Security Forces (SFs) had purged Malakand division of militants. He said those militants who survived the military action would not go scot-free and would be brought to justice. “The SFs will respond with full force against those staging attacks on civilian and military installations inside Pakistan from the Afghan side,” he added. He said the US would get a befitting response from Pakistan’s security forces if it carried out another attack on the Pakistani border posts.
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December - 12 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on December 12 accused American and NATO forces of harboring the militants who were flushed out from Swat valley in the border areas of Afghanistan, reported Dawn. “The border areas of neighbou
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on December 12 accused American and NATO forces of harboring the militants who were flushed out from Swat valley in the border areas of Afghanistan, reported Dawn. “The border areas of neighbouring Afghanistan are being used by the terrorists,” he said at the inaugural ceremony of Chitral campus of Khan Abdul Wali Khan University. Hoti asked the NATO forces in Afghanistan to discourage the elements who were carrying out attacks in the Pakistani territory. He said that the recent US attack on the Pakistani check posts was uncalled for and unpardonable. Evidence showed that it was a deliberate attack, he added.
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December - 12 
Mama Qadir Baloch the Vice President of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) said outside the Quetta Press Club that he had received threats from Secret Agencies, reports Daily Times.
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Mama Qadir Baloch the Vice President of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) said outside the Quetta Press Club that he had received threats from Secret Agencies, reports Daily Times.
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December - 12 
One tribesman, identified as Laakho Bugti, sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Looti area of Dera Bugti District.
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One tribesman, identified as Laakho Bugti, sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Looti area of Dera Bugti District.
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December - 12 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for December 9, 2011 bomb attack on Rangers vehicle in Karachi and said the TTP will continue to target the Security Force personnel, reported Dawn. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said they
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for December 9, 2011 bomb attack on Rangers vehicle in Karachi and said the TTP will continue to target the Security Force personnel, reported Dawn. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said they had taken revenge for the death of three militants who blew themselves up to avoid arrest at Sea view in Karachi on November 16, 2011.
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December - 12 
The leaders of a United States (US) House-Senate negotiating panel on December 12 said that they had agreed to freeze USD 700 million in US aid to Pakistan until it provides some assurances of assistance in the fight against Improvised Explosive Devi
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The leaders of a United States (US) House-Senate negotiating panel on December 12 said that they had agreed to freeze USD 700 million in US aid to Pakistan until it provides some assurances of assistance in the fight against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the region, reported Dawn. The explosive devices are among militants’ most effective weapons against US and coalition troops in Afghanistan. Many are made using ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer shipped across the border from Pakistan. The freeze on US aid was agreed as part of a defense bill that is expected to be passed this week. The US wants “assurances that Pakistan is countering IEDs in their country that are targeting our coalition forces,” Representative Howard McKeon, a House Republican, said. The provision freezing USD 700 million in aid to Pakistan was agreed upon by leaders of the Armed Services Committees from both parties in the House and Senate, including McCain
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December - 12 
The members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights have been informed during an in-camera briefing by high-ranking officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and the Intelligence Agencies on December 12 that about 1,100 peo
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The members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights have been informed during an in-camera briefing by high-ranking officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and the Intelligence Agencies on December 12 that about 1,100 people have been killed and hundreds of houses burnt in Parachinar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the past five years and that the operation against “non-local militants” is under way, reported Dawn. The committee headed by Riaz Fatyana of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) had called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar, Peshawar Corps Commander General Khalid Rabbani, sector commander of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Federal Defense Secretary and officials of the Federal and Provincial Departments to brief the members on the alleged human rights violations taking place in the Parachinar area due to the closure of various roads by militants.
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December - 12 
The Punjab and Balochistan Assemblies on December 12 passed resolutions, condemning the NATO attack on Salala border post in Mohmand Agency on November 26 in which 24 officers and soldiers were martyred, reports Daily Times. The treasury and oppositi
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The Punjab and Balochistan Assemblies on December 12 passed resolutions, condemning the NATO attack on Salala border post in Mohmand Agency on November 26 in which 24 officers and soldiers were martyred, reports Daily Times. The treasury and opposition benches in the Punjab Assembly, showing solidarity with the Pakistan Army and backing the PPP Government decisions in the war on terror, unanimously passed the resolution. The resolution said that the House presented a high tribute to the Pakistan Army, its officers and soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the country. The resolution also supported decisions of the Federal Government, including stoppage of NATO supplies, vacation of Shamsi airbase by the US Army and boycott of the Bonn Conference.
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December - 12 
The United States Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on December 12 said that the Mohmand Agency incident was a setback for the Pak-US relations and the United States wanted to rebuild cooperation in areas of economy, military and intelligence-sha
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The United States Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on December 12 said that the Mohmand Agency incident was a setback for the Pak-US relations and the United States wanted to rebuild cooperation in areas of economy, military and intelligence-sharing, reports Daily Times. In an interview to a private television channel, he said Mohmand Agency incident happened when the two countries were having military and intelligence cooperation and they were collaborating on economic matters.
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December - 12 
Three bullet-riddled bodies of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) activists were found in the Zero Point area of Khuzdar District on December 12, reported Dawn. The victims were identified as Bashir Ahmed, his brother Sanaullah Mardoi and Alla
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Three bullet-riddled bodies of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) activists were found in the Zero Point area of Khuzdar District on December 12, reported Dawn. The victims were identified as Bashir Ahmed, his brother Sanaullah Mardoi and Allah Bakhsh Mardoi.
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December - 12 
Three Policemen, a pedestrian and one militant were killed in a clash, which ensued when two Policemen were abducted by militants in Karbogha area in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 12, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Of
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Three Policemen, a pedestrian and one militant were killed in a clash, which ensued when two Policemen were abducted by militants in Karbogha area in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 12, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Officer (DPO) Abdul Rasheed Khan said that two Policemen were on a routine security drive, escorting a vehicle of a bank in a private car when they were intercepted by militants in Karbogha. They took the Police officials, but left the money untouched,” he said.
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December - 12 
Kantipuronline reports that over two weeks after the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) completed the regrouping process, the Nepal Army (NA) and the former Maoist combatants continue to remain at odds over the very basics of army integration,
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Kantipuronline reports that over two weeks after the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) completed the regrouping process, the Nepal Army (NA) and the former Maoist combatants continue to remain at odds over the very basics of army integration, raising doubts over any immediate progress in the peace process. NA spokesperson Ramindra Chhetri is on record saying that the combatants should meet the physical criteria, pass the selection process and attend trainings specified for each rank before serving in the new directorate. However, Suk Bahadur Rokka, the Commander of the Second Division of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said that “None of our friends will opt for integration if they have to go through each and every test and training like that of the regular recruits.”
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December - 12 
Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) commanders on December 12 assured its Indian counterparts, the Border Security Force (BSF), to continue to crackdown on Indian insurgents operating from inside Bangladesh, reports Nagaland Post. “They (BGB) told that
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Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) commanders on December 12 assured its Indian counterparts, the Border Security Force (BSF), to continue to crackdown on Indian insurgents operating from inside Bangladesh, reports Nagaland Post. “They (BGB) told that they have done a lot (arresting of Indian insurgents), but they have assured us that they would continue with their crackdown against Indian insurgents,” a BSF official said, on condition of anonymity.
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December - 12 
On December 12, the prosecution pressed 52 War Crimes (WCs) charges against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ‘chief’ Ghulam Azam, according to Daily Star. The charges include leading the mass murder of intellectuals on December 14, 1971 and the killing o
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On December 12, the prosecution pressed 52 War Crimes (WCs) charges against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ‘chief’ Ghulam Azam, according to Daily Star. The charges include leading the mass murder of intellectuals on December 14, 1971 and the killing of 38 prisoners of Brahmanbaria jail in Brahmanbaria District. He is considered by many a symbol of WCs was also held responsible by the prosecutors for all atrocities committed across the country from March 25 to December 16, 1971.
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December - 13 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and three of his associates were arrested in Sambalpur District on December 13, The Telegraph. The arrested Maoists were identified as Rambeer Sansar (22), Basant Herenz (51), Durga Topno (25)
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and three of his associates were arrested in Sambalpur District on December 13, The Telegraph. The arrested Maoists were identified as Rambeer Sansar (22), Basant Herenz (51), Durga Topno (25) and Manglu Oram (55). Sansar, along with three of his associates, were arrested while they were on their way to the market. . “Ranbeer, along with Basant and Durga, was in Sambalpur to purchase materials for a Maoist camp being run in the nearby forests. They were staying in the house of Manglu Oram, a mason by profession,” said the Police. The Police said that while Sansar, a resident of Gurubeda under Arki Police Station in Khunti District in Jharkhand, had been actively involved in Maoist activities in Sambalpur and across the border, his associates Basant, Durga and Manglu were helping him organise a camp for the Maoists in the area. Sambalpur Superintendent of Police Nikhil Kanodia said the Police had also recovered a motorbike, a hand-written note and some cash from the Maoists. “Sansar has been associated with the Maoist outfit for the last one-and-a-half years. He had been actively involved in rebel activities in Sambalpur for the past four months. He was also involved in Maoist activities in Jharkhand,” Kanodia said.
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December - 13 
According to Hindustan Times, busting of a terror module in north Bihar has confirmed the revival of the Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) anti-India activities. Intelligence agencies have informed the Government that for the first time after many years JeM m
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According to Hindustan Times, busting of a terror module in north Bihar has confirmed the revival of the Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) anti-India activities. Intelligence agencies have informed the Government that for the first time after many years JeM militants were sighted with Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen (HuM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants at the launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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December - 13 
After facing some reverses in their strongholds, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has formed a 'Golden Corridor Committee' to build its base in hitherto untouched industrial areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra, stretching from Pune to Ah
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After facing some reverses in their strongholds, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has formed a 'Golden Corridor Committee' to build its base in hitherto untouched industrial areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra, stretching from Pune to Ahmedabad, including commercial hubs like Mumbai, Nashik, Surat and Vadodara, reports The Times of India. Besides, the Maoists have planned to expand their movement to Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara and Yavatmal Districts of Maharashtra in addition to their existing bases in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur in the state. Maoists' game-plan is to make foray into these unexplored areas was disclosed by the Union Home Ministry in response to a question in Parliament on December 13. The ministry informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that Maharashtra alone had witnessed 221 deaths in Naxal incidents from 2008 till November, 2011. The State has reported more deaths (51) this year as compared to 2010 when it had witnessed 45 killings in Naxal violence. Security agencies had first got to know about the Maoists' plan to set up another theatre of their activities through the 'Golden Corridor Committee' after arresting a number of Maoists in Maharashtra in the past six months, including the first batch of 10 Maoists - all belong to West Bengal - in Pune in May. All the Maoists were working as casual labourers in different industrial units.
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December - 13 
After the meeting with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘General Secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah on December 13 said, “Misunderstandings have been thrashed out. There is better understa
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After the meeting with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘General Secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah on December 13 said, “Misunderstandings have been thrashed out. There is better understanding that is all I can say.” However, he ruled out any “Christmas gift”. About the likelihood of an interim solution in the New Year, he said, “There can be expectation, though it is difficult to say.” He, however, refused to reveal the nature of the solution.
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December - 13 
Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Hagrama Mohilary said that the frequent incidents of murder, abduction and extortion in the council were taking place as no clear identification of cadres of the different factions of the National Democratic F
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Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Hagrama Mohilary said that the frequent incidents of murder, abduction and extortion in the council were taking place as no clear identification of cadres of the different factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) exists. He urged the State Government to keep the Pro-Talks Faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF) cadres inside the designated camps as per the ceasefire ground rules so that no cadre of the Ranjan Daimary faction can identify himself as a member of the ceasefire group. He said, “If the NDFB (P) follows the ground rules, it would be very easy to identify the main culprits behind these incidents.”
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December - 13 
Hindustan Times reports that a Government effort to connect the youth of Jammu and Kashmir with rest of India is falling flat. Four months after the Union Cabinet approved a higher education scholarship scheme for students of the State, the Governmen
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Hindustan Times reports that a Government effort to connect the youth of Jammu and Kashmir with rest of India is falling flat. Four months after the Union Cabinet approved a higher education scholarship scheme for students of the State, the Government is yet to find a way to disburse the money to the students this year. The special scholarship scheme for J&K was approved by the cabinet committee on economic affairs on August 4, with INR 12 billion marked for five years, beginning 2011. The scheme is based on the recommendations of the C Rangarajan headed expert group constituted by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2010.
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December - 13 
In a joint operation with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), the State Police arrested two cadres of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, in Banrago v
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In a joint operation with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), the State Police arrested two cadres of the People Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, in Banrago village in Karra in the District. The arrestees were identified as ‘area commander’ Barnawas Bakhla (28) and his aide Tahsulang Munda (19). The Police also recovered two 9-mm pistols along with nine rounds from the duo. Both Bakhla and Munda were wanted in as many as eight cases of crime in Khunti and Ranchi Districts.
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December - 13 
Investigations revealed that a HM militant, Billal Ahmed, who was one of the associates of three militants wanted by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in connection with September 7 blast outside Delhi High Court, had trapped Special Police Off
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Investigations revealed that a HM militant, Billal Ahmed, who was one of the associates of three militants wanted by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) in connection with September 7 blast outside Delhi High Court, had trapped Special Police Officer (SPO) Mohammad Hanief and killed him in Kishtwar in the night of December 10. The militant had also taken away an official weapon (AK-47) of the SPO. Investigations also revealed that Billal Ahmed, who had been recycled into militancy after surrender, had been working as a source of Police giving specific inputs about movement of the militants to the Police. According to official sources, Billal had been won over by the militants once again.
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December - 13 
Jammu and Kashmir Government sought from the Centre the release of INR 6.46 billion and delinking funding from urban reforms for at least two years so that various projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the Sta
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Jammu and Kashmir Government sought from the Centre the release of INR 6.46 billion and delinking funding from urban reforms for at least two years so that various projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the State could be completed in time. Minister of State for Urban Development Nasir Aslam, while speaking at the sixth National Conference on JNNURM, highlighted the difficulties faced by the State Government as nearly INR 6.46 billion of the sanctioned funds have been held back "owing to Centre's targets on urban reforms".
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December - 13 
Jammu and Kashmir Police on December 13 formally charged 20 persons for setting ablaze public property, worth billions of Indian currency, at Tangmarg in Baramulla District during 2010 summer unrest, reports Hindustan Times. A Police statement issued
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Jammu and Kashmir Police on December 13 formally charged 20 persons for setting ablaze public property, worth billions of Indian currency, at Tangmarg in Baramulla District during 2010 summer unrest, reports Hindustan Times. A Police statement issued in Srinagar, "Baramulla Police today presented a charge sheet against 20 persons in the competent court of law for setting ablaze government property worth crores of rupees at Tangmarg last year. The incident had happened on September 13, 2010, when an unruly mob wrought destruction and devastation at Tangmarg town by burning down different government buildings, including the tehsil office complex, animal husbandry department building, social welfare office building and Tyndale Biscoe School building among others". "Fifteen accused persons were presented before the court and charge sheeted along with five deceased persons for the crimes punishable under sections 307, 436, 147,148, 149 of the RPC," the statement said. This is the first time that Police have formally filed charges against someone in connection with arson and destruction of public property during the unrest.
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December - 13 
Major Dimasa organisations urged the Dima Halim Daogah- Dilip Nunisa (DHD-N) not to sign a peace accord if New Delhi refused to include their demarcated 95 villages outside Dima Hasao District within the proposed Dimaraji Territorial Council, reports
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Major Dimasa organisations urged the Dima Halim Daogah- Dilip Nunisa (DHD-N) not to sign a peace accord if New Delhi refused to include their demarcated 95 villages outside Dima Hasao District within the proposed Dimaraji Territorial Council, reports The Telegraph. The DHD-N will sit for the final round of talks with the Central Government on December 17.
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December - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 13 neutralized a militant hideout and recovered a large quantity of arms and explosive material at Rangwar in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made included two rocket launchers, two UBGL grenades
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 13 neutralized a militant hideout and recovered a large quantity of arms and explosive material at Rangwar in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made included two rocket launchers, two UBGL grenades, two pistols (7.62 mm), one AK-47 magazine, 33 PIKA rounds, 11 AK rounds and one binocular.
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December - 13 
Stressing on people's support in combating crime and anti-social activities, Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said it was due to their cooperation that peace had revisited the Kashmir Valley, according to IBN Live. "With the cooperation
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Stressing on people's support in combating crime and anti-social activities, Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said it was due to their cooperation that peace had revisited the Kashmir Valley, according to IBN Live. "With the cooperation of people, a congenial and peaceful atmosphere has been created and the force will contribute more with the dint of their dedication and spirit of public service,"
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December - 13 
Suspected militants from National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Ranjan Daimari faction (NDFB-Ranjan) and All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) have issued extortion demand to least five senior doctors of Biswanath Chariali Civil Hospital in Son
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Suspected militants from National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Ranjan Daimari faction (NDFB-Ranjan) and All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) have issued extortion demand to least five senior doctors of Biswanath Chariali Civil Hospital in Sonitpur District.
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December - 13 
The Assam Tribune reports that in recent times Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has recruited 20 youths from the Districts of Nalbari, Baksa, Barpeta, Kamrup (Rural) and Kamrup.
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The Assam Tribune reports that in recent times Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has recruited 20 youths from the Districts of Nalbari, Baksa, Barpeta, Kamrup (Rural) and Kamrup.
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December - 13 
The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 13 arrested a militant belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U), identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Vilhou, while extorting money from business establishm
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The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 13 arrested a militant belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U), identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Vilhou, while extorting money from business establishments in and around Naga Hospital area in Kohima.
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December - 13 
The Odisha Police on December 13 recovered a massive arms and ammunition dump of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) that included 15 landmines, 17 detonators and 6 pressure bombs from deep inside forests in Rayagada District, reports The In
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The Odisha Police on December 13 recovered a massive arms and ammunition dump of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) that included 15 landmines, 17 detonators and 6 pressure bombs from deep inside forests in Rayagada District, reports The Indian Express.
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December - 13 
The Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Manoj Lohra (22), wanted in six cases of attacks, from Sindri village under Karra Police Station area of Khunti District on December 13, reports The Telegraph.
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The Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Manoj Lohra (22), wanted in six cases of attacks, from Sindri village under Karra Police Station area of Khunti District on December 13, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 13 
The Separate Hill Tribal Area Administration Demand Committee (SHTAADC) and the Tribal Peoples’ Organisation of Manipur (TPOM) has proposed to the Government of India for the creation of “Sccutland State” -“state within state”- in Manipur under artic
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The Separate Hill Tribal Area Administration Demand Committee (SHTAADC) and the Tribal Peoples’ Organisation of Manipur (TPOM) has proposed to the Government of India for the creation of “Sccutland State” -“state within state”- in Manipur under article244 (A); 275 (i), (ii); 371 (A) and 371 (C) of the Indian Constitution, reports Morung Express. The abbreviation of “Sccutland State” is derived from the names of five hill Districts of Manipur namely Senapati, Churachandpur, Chandel, Ukhrul and Tamenglong.
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December - 13 
Three militants were arrested by Police in Baramulla District. Police said that two militants, identified as Mohammad Rafiq Lone of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Ejaz Ahmad Shah of Al-Baraq, were arrested during vehicle checking near Muqam Crossing. Po
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Three militants were arrested by Police in Baramulla District. Police said that two militants, identified as Mohammad Rafiq Lone of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Ejaz Ahmad Shah of Al-Baraq, were arrested during vehicle checking near Muqam Crossing. Police said that two pistols, two magazines and six pistol rounds were recovered from the arrested militants. Pattan Police arrested another HM militant, identified as Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, along with his wife near Rangee Mode. Police said that the couple had recently infiltrated into the Kashmir valley. Sources said that Bhat had gone to Pakistan for arms training a decade ago and married there. He along with his wife returned to Kashmir through Nepal, the sources added. One revolver, three rounds and one hand grenade were from the possession of Bhat.
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December - 13 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said that the ongoing anti-dam stir in Assam has caught the attention of the Centre, as the suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been mobilised for extensive propag
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said that the ongoing anti-dam stir in Assam has caught the attention of the Centre, as the suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been mobilised for extensive propaganda. The Minister said, “The cadres have been utilised in extensive propaganda against mega dams in Assam”. The Minister said that CPI-Maoist is trying to establish organisational bases in the Northeast. The Upper Assam Leading Committee (UALC) of the CPI-Maoist is currently operating in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and has been involved in incidents of looting of weapons and extortion from local villagers. The UALC has also engaged in recruitment and training of cadres for the outfit in Assam. “In this backdrop, Assam-Arunachal Pradesh has emerged as another theatre of Maoist activities,” Singh said, further adding that Government of India has alerted the State Governments concerned of the Northeast in this regard.
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December - 13 
A soldier was killed and six others were injured when militants attacked some Army personnel in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency.
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A soldier was killed and six others were injured when militants attacked some Army personnel in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency.
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December - 13 
A US Congressional panel on December 13 agreed to freeze USD 700 million in aid to Pakistan in a punitive measure that aims to stop the spread of improvised-explosive devices in Afghanistan, raw material for which, US lawmakers say, is smuggled from
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A US Congressional panel on December 13 agreed to freeze USD 700 million in aid to Pakistan in a punitive measure that aims to stop the spread of improvised-explosive devices in Afghanistan, raw material for which, US lawmakers say, is smuggled from Pakistan, reports The Express Tribune. The US wants “assurances that Pakistan is countering improvised explosive devices in their country that are targeting our coalition forces”, Representative Howard McKeon, a House Republican said. The freeze was agreed upon by leaders of the armed services committees from both parties in the House and Senate (Upper House of Parliament).
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December - 13 
Armed militants abducted six officials of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) an NGO, working in the water, health and education sector, from Barshor area of Pishin District, reports Dawn. The officials were on their way to the border area of
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Armed militants abducted six officials of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) an NGO, working in the water, health and education sector, from Barshor area of Pishin District, reports Dawn. The officials were on their way to the border area of Barshor for field work when a group of armed militants hiding in the Kot area intercepted their vehicle and took away all the six officials on gunpoint to an unknown location.
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December - 13 
At least six people, including two members of a Lyari gang war group, were killed in a violent clash that erupted in the Kalri area of Karachi late in the night of December 12 and continued till December 13, reports The News. According to Police, som
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At least six people, including two members of a Lyari gang war group, were killed in a violent clash that erupted in the Kalri area of Karachi late in the night of December 12 and continued till December 13, reports The News. According to Police, some members of a Lyari gang war group (Baba Ladla), including Ali alias Alooq Gawaderi, entered the Kalri area to extort money from residents. When one of the shop owners resisted, the gangsters opened fire, resulting in crossfire.
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December - 13 
Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee Salim Saifullah warned that relations, which are already at a low point, could worsen further following the decision by the US House-Senate panel. “I don’t think this is a wise move. It could
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Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee Salim Saifullah warned that relations, which are already at a low point, could worsen further following the decision by the US House-Senate panel. “I don’t think this is a wise move. It could hurt ties. There should instead be efforts to increase cooperation. I don’t see any good coming out of this,” Saifullah said. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit also suggested pressure from the US would hurt ties, saying Islamabad believes “in cooperative approaches”.
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December - 13 
Five militants and a Policeman were killed during an encounter at Aziz Market on Frontier Road in Badhaber area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on December 13, reports Daily Times. The encounter started when militants equip
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Five militants and a Policeman were killed during an encounter at Aziz Market on Frontier Road in Badhaber area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on December 13, reports Daily Times. The encounter started when militants equipped with automatic arms started firing at a Police patrolling party at Aziz Market, killing Police Constable Hayat Khan. In retaliation, five terrorists were also killed. Four Policemen also sustained bullet injuries, adds Dawn. The head of Bazidkhel Qaumi lashkar (armed militia) Fahimur Rehman said that the attackers belonged to Khyber Agency-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). They have fled Bara owing to military operation.
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December - 13 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 13 that Pakistan was not responsible for all the ills of Afghanistan, and the country would formulate polices keeping in view core objectives and supreme national interest, reported Daily Times. Kha
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 13 that Pakistan was not responsible for all the ills of Afghanistan, and the country would formulate polices keeping in view core objectives and supreme national interest, reported Daily Times. Khar said the people and Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan have close contacts, and Pakistan seeks to further cement ties with all neighbouring countries, including Afghanistan. “We seek best possible good relations with Afghanistan,” said Khar. However, she dispelled the impression that Pakistan was responsible for every ill in Afghanistan. She further said that Afghan refugees living in Pakistan were responsible for September 20, 2011 assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani. “We are not responsible if Afghan refugees crossed the border and entered Kabul, stayed in a guest house and attacked Rabbani,” she said, adding “we want best relations with Afghanistan” to ensure peace and stability in the region and for jointly fighting extremism and terrorism.
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December - 13 
Four people were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire in F.B area
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Four people were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire in F.B area
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December - 13 
Frontier Corps Inspector General Major General Ubaidullah Khattak claimed that 90 percent of the Baloch missing persons were involved in criminal activities and had been killed by their own organisations. Addressing a press conference at Frontier Cor
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Frontier Corps Inspector General Major General Ubaidullah Khattak claimed that 90 percent of the Baloch missing persons were involved in criminal activities and had been killed by their own organisations. Addressing a press conference at Frontier Corps Headquarters in Quetta, he said that the Frontier Corps was present in various Districts of Balochistan to maintain law and order. The issue of Balochistan is purely political and it cannot be resolved by force. “If tribal elders and members of civil society ensure peace in the province, then the Frontier Corps will be withdrawn,” he added. Khattak denied the allegations that his force was involved in enforced disappearances of Baloch youth and political activists. Defending the Frontier Corps existence, the Frontier Corps Chief said there had been decline in violence during this year as 1,328 incidents took place while there were 1,425 incidents of violence in 2010.
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December - 13 
Militants blew off a middle school for boys in Kot area of Kohat District. However, nobody was injured in the incident. Sources said that militants planted two time bombs of 20 kilograms each at the building which went off one after another.
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Militants blew off a middle school for boys in Kot area of Kohat District. However, nobody was injured in the incident. Sources said that militants planted two time bombs of 20 kilograms each at the building which went off one after another.
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December - 13 
Militants blew up a Government primary school for girls in Imamkhel area of the Tank District. The bomb disposal squad said that 20 kilograms of explosives was used in the attack.
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Militants blew up a Government primary school for girls in Imamkhel area of the Tank District. The bomb disposal squad said that 20 kilograms of explosives was used in the attack.
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December - 13 
One person, identified as Ayub, was killed and another injured in a clash that occurred between two armed groups on Fatima Jinnah road in Quetta on December 13, reports The News.
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One person, identified as Ayub, was killed and another injured in a clash that occurred between two armed groups on Fatima Jinnah road in Quetta on December 13, reports The News.
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December - 13 
Peshawar High Court was informed that only four of the ‘missing persons’ could be traced in the lists of around 608 detainees given in the custody of the Provincial Government by the Security Forces and intelligence agencies and that they were kept i
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Peshawar High Court was informed that only four of the ‘missing persons’ could be traced in the lists of around 608 detainees given in the custody of the Provincial Government by the Security Forces and intelligence agencies and that they were kept in the internment centres named by the Government. A two-member bench comprising the Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth expressed annoyance over slow pace of provision of information to the court by intelligence agencies about the people in their custody and directed a deputy attorney general (DAG), Mohammad Iqbal Mohmand, to convey it to them that the court wanted them to take the matter seriously.
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December - 13 
Police arrested three suspects in sector G-11 in Islamabad for their alleged involvement in stealing explosive material, on December 13, reported Daily Times. The suspects were identified as Imran, Umar and Babar.
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Police arrested three suspects in sector G-11 in Islamabad for their alleged involvement in stealing explosive material, on December 13, reported Daily Times. The suspects were identified as Imran, Umar and Babar.
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December - 13 
Police recovered an unidentified dead body from Shah Faisal colony No. 2.
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Police recovered an unidentified dead body from Shah Faisal colony No. 2.
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December - 13 
Police rescued 53 madrassa students, some as young as seven, who had been chained in the basement of a Karachi seminary, unearthing gruesome tales of dungeon torture and visits by Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) instructors, who some claimed were s
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Police rescued 53 madrassa students, some as young as seven, who had been chained in the basement of a Karachi seminary, unearthing gruesome tales of dungeon torture and visits by Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) instructors, who some claimed were starting to prepare them to join the terror group's jihad on the Afghan front, reports The Times of India. Police said they were probing the institution's possible links to terrorist outfits. "We are being made mujahedeen (holy warrior) here. We are being made Taliban here. They say you should get training... we will send you to fight," a student told Pakistan's Geo TV. Police said the chained students were beaten and barely fed and that they have begun investigations into the seminary links to violent militant groups. "The rescued students included kids as young as seven and 21 teenagers,'' a Police officer said. Police arrested some clerics, but the head cleric, who had arrived recently from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province, and his four accomplices managed to escape. Gulshan-e-Maymar Police registered a case against the five suspects who were identified as Qari Usman (arrested), Mufti Daud, Qari Abdullah, Qari Qudratullah and Maulana Fakharuddin of Jamia Masjid Zakaria Kandhelwi Madrassa Arabia.
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December - 13 
Policeman Sardar Ali Khan, stenographer at DIG Peshawar office, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Yakatoot area of Peshawar when he was returning after offering Morning Prayer from a local mosque.
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Policeman Sardar Ali Khan, stenographer at DIG Peshawar office, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Yakatoot area of Peshawar when he was returning after offering Morning Prayer from a local mosque.
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December - 13 
Policeman, Resham Gul, who was injured in a rocket attack in the main market of Kohat on December 5 (Ashura day) succumbed to his injuries.
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Policeman, Resham Gul, who was injured in a rocket attack in the main market of Kohat on December 5 (Ashura day) succumbed to his injuries.
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December - 13 
Six persons, among them four children, were killed when militants attacked houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13 after Security Forces launched a search ope
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Six persons, among them four children, were killed when militants attacked houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13 after Security Forces launched a search operation against militants, reports Dawn. Officials said militants fired mortars on the houses in Arjali Nadi and Qaziabad areas, killing six people. Two children, a women and a man were killed when a mortar shell hit the house of one Zewar Gul. Another mortar shell, which fell on the house of Yaqoob Khan, killed two children.
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December - 13 
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland has said that US has not cut USD 700 million civilian aid to Pakistan while Defence Authorization bill is under discussion in the Congress. Briefing the media, Victoria Nuland said Defence Department provi
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State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland has said that US has not cut USD 700 million civilian aid to Pakistan while Defence Authorization bill is under discussion in the Congress. Briefing the media, Victoria Nuland said Defence Department provides strategy how to utilize military aid and how to note its success
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December - 13 
The dead body found on December 12 in Killi Sardar area of Quetta was identified as that of a Hindu trader Ravi Kumar, reported Daily Times. Kumar, a local trader of Quetta, had been abducted on October 22, 2011 by armed militants from Satellite Town
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The dead body found on December 12 in Killi Sardar area of Quetta was identified as that of a Hindu trader Ravi Kumar, reported Daily Times. Kumar, a local trader of Quetta, had been abducted on October 22, 2011 by armed militants from Satellite Town area. The abductors demanded PKR 20 million from the family, and ultimately reduced their demand to PKR 10 million. When the family did not fulfill their demand, Ravi was executed and his body thrown.
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December - 13 
The News reports that the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Sindh claimed to have arrested two cadres of Punjab Chapter of TTP and recovered 10 kilograms of explosives, three Kalashnikovs, two pistols, including a 9mm one, and hundreds of bullets
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The News reports that the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Sindh claimed to have arrested two cadres of Punjab Chapter of TTP and recovered 10 kilograms of explosives, three Kalashnikovs, two pistols, including a 9mm one, and hundreds of bullets from the Superhighway. The two suspects , identified as Abdul Wahid alias Lala alias Guddu and Mohammed Shakeel, disclosed that they had buried more arms and explosives in Haji Mureed Goth of Khamosh Colony. A raid was conducted there which led to the recovery of 20 kilograms of explosives, three kilograms of ball bearings, a five-meter-long detonating cord, three detonators, one hand grenade, a Kalashnikov, an MP-5 gun and hundreds of bullets. The alleged militants further disclosed that they belonged to the Punjabi Taliban Group and worked under the command of Ustad Qari Aslam who had been issuing instructions to them from his hideout in Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and who directed them to gather information about Intelligence Agencies and Government buildings in Karachi as well as about Police officers and Ulema (religious head) and scholars from the Shia and Qadiyani sects.
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December - 13 
The top NATO commander in Afghanistan Marine General John Allen said that he is seeing signs of a possible lifting of Pakistan’s communications blackout imposed on the US-led coalition after NATO airstrikes. Allen spoke over the phone with Pakistan A
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The top NATO commander in Afghanistan Marine General John Allen said that he is seeing signs of a possible lifting of Pakistan’s communications blackout imposed on the US-led coalition after NATO airstrikes. Allen spoke over the phone with Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and both expressed a commitment to work through the incident. He said that Pakistan will soon send liaison officials back to NATO headquarters in Kabul that were pulled after the November 26 incident which killed 24 Pakistani soldier in FATA.
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December - 13 
United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon E Panetta on December 13 voiced confidence that the US and Pakistan can patch up their differences, emphasising that “ultimately, we can’t win the war in Afghanistan without being able to win in our relations
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United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon E Panetta on December 13 voiced confidence that the US and Pakistan can patch up their differences, emphasising that “ultimately, we can’t win the war in Afghanistan without being able to win in our relationship with Pakistan as well,” reported Daily Times. “I think it is going to be important, as we are able to move and progress in our efforts in Afghanistan, that we continue to do outreach in Pakistan,” Panetta said, adding, “If that region is ever going to find peace, it is going to happen not only by achieving stability in Afghanistan, but also by achieving some degree of stability in Pakistan as well”.
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December - 13 
International Crisis Group (ICG) in its latest briefing has said that with the future of the Maoist combatants finally settled, Nepal's peace process has gained momentum after a long stalemate, but challenges remain, particularly the design of a new
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International Crisis Group (ICG) in its latest briefing has said that with the future of the Maoist combatants finally settled, Nepal's peace process has gained momentum after a long stalemate, but challenges remain, particularly the design of a new federal state and evolving coalition and factional dynamics of the parties. ICG said the parties now have to deliver on their major promise of restructuring the state to acknowledge different identities and become more representative and decentralised. The Constituent Assembly (CA) will have to balance maximalist demands from both pro- and anti-federalism constituencies, the briefing said.
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December - 13 
Minister for Physical Planning and Construction Hridayash Tripathi said that the Government will start bulk recruitment of the Madhesi youths in Nepal Army (NA) within a month. He said that the Government was ensuring group entry of the Madhesi youth
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Minister for Physical Planning and Construction Hridayash Tripathi said that the Government will start bulk recruitment of the Madhesi youths in Nepal Army (NA) within a month. He said that the Government was ensuring group entry of the Madhesi youths within a month on the basis of the four-point deal signed between Madhesi alliance- United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) and the UCPN-M before the prime ministerial election in August. “I have also talked to the Chief of the Army Staff about making Nepal Army inclusive. He is positive on this,” added Tripathi saying that the new recruitment will be announced for the posts which remained vacant earlier. The Madhesi Minister also claimed that the existing coalition Government led by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will get shape of the national consensus government.
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December - 13 
Political parties have agreed to adopt mixed electoral system in the new constitution. The meeting of the dispute resolution subcommittee under Constitutional Committee (CC) decided to put the provision of mixed electoral system in the new constituti
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Political parties have agreed to adopt mixed electoral system in the new constitution. The meeting of the dispute resolution subcommittee under Constitutional Committee (CC) decided to put the provision of mixed electoral system in the new constitution. However, leaders are yet to agree on whether to put 40 or 50 percent seats under the proportional representation quota in the mixed electoral system. With this agreement, the Committee has now narrowed down the disputed issues seen in constitution drafting from 22 to 20. Electoral system was one of the chief disputed issues in the committee as the UCPN-M party was pressing for grant voting rights to all Nepali citizens who have reached 16 years of age.
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December - 13 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) general secretary C. P. Gajurel on December 13 said that the party has already split internally and that only the formal announcement is yet to be made, reports Nepal News. Gajurel said that the vice c
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) general secretary C. P. Gajurel on December 13 said that the party has already split internally and that only the formal announcement is yet to be made, reports Nepal News. Gajurel said that the vice chairman Mohan Baidya faction was not ready to bear with the party establishment as it continues to ignore dissident voices. He also said Baidya will head the 'new party'. He also said there are two blocs in the party – the revolutionaries and the 'pro-Baluwatar' bloc. He said the UCPN-M will in fact divide into four parties when it actually splits.
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December - 13 
The body of another PBCP militant, identified as Abdur Rahim (38), was found in Balughata Beel (water body) area of Faridpur sub-district of Pabna District.
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The body of another PBCP militant, identified as Abdur Rahim (38), was found in Balughata Beel (water body) area of Faridpur sub-district of Pabna District.
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December - 13 
The counsels for JeI leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee continued their cross-examination of the first prosecution witness, Mahbubul Alam Hawlader for the third day.
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The counsels for JeI leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee continued their cross-examination of the first prosecution witness, Mahbubul Alam Hawlader for the third day.
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December - 13 
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will decide on December 26 whether it will accept the charges filed against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam, reports Daily Star. Deputy Registrar of the ICT, Mesbahuddin Ahmed disclosed the tribu
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The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will decide on December 26 whether it will accept the charges filed against former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam, reports Daily Star. Deputy Registrar of the ICT, Mesbahuddin Ahmed disclosed the tribunal's decision to the media on December 13.
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December - 13 
Three former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials and a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) leader, Shawkat Osman alias Sheikh Farid, appealed to the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 to discharge them from the August 21, 2004 Grenade A
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Three former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials and a Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) leader, Shawkat Osman alias Sheikh Farid, appealed to the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 to discharge them from the August 21, 2004 Grenade Attack Case.
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December - 13 
Two militants of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were murdered in Khulna and Pabna on December 13, reports Daily Star. In Khulna, Police recovered the body of PBCP-Janajudhha faction militant Niamul Islam (38) from near Camelia Kindergarten Scho
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Two militants of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were murdered in Khulna and Pabna on December 13, reports Daily Star. In Khulna, Police recovered the body of PBCP-Janajudhha faction militant Niamul Islam (38) from near Camelia Kindergarten School at Matamdanga in Khulna city.
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December - 14 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres destroyed a school by razing it down to the ground in Gaya District, reports ANI. Residents say around 100 armed Maoists stormed into Barachatti village with a bulldozer and demolished th
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres destroyed a school by razing it down to the ground in Gaya District, reports ANI. Residents say around 100 armed Maoists stormed into Barachatti village with a bulldozer and demolished the building.
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December - 14 
A group of more than 50 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a vehicle of Essar company near Pallankray village in Ralegada panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Chitrakonda Police limits in
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A group of more than 50 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a vehicle of Essar company near Pallankray village in Ralegada panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Chitrakonda Police limits in Malkangiri District on December 14, reports Orissadiary.com. The Maoists took the 7-member group of Essar company officials from Chhattisgarh as hostage in a nearby area and set the Tata Sumo vehicle on fire after pouring petrol on it. All the hostages were later released hours after the incident. The Maoists were in military uniforms and were speaking in Oriya and Hindi, said an eyewitness to the incident.
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December - 14 
Army on December 14 foiled an infiltration attempt on the Line of Control (LoC) at Tarkundi in Bhimber Gali area of Rajouri sector, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said troops observed movement of a group of four to five militants trying to
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Army on December 14 foiled an infiltration attempt on the Line of Control (LoC) at Tarkundi in Bhimber Gali area of Rajouri sector, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said troops observed movement of a group of four to five militants trying to infiltrate into Indian Territory from across the LoC at Tarkundi. Army opened firing to neutralize the militants. Exchange of firing continued for about 20 minutes after which the militants retrieved to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) taking cover of darkness. Number of the infiltrators was believed to be between four to five. Troops didn’t suffer any casualties or damage in the operation.
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December - 14 
General officer Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain said there is danger of some militants entering Kashmir from Afghanistan after withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. "There is danger of battle
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General officer Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain said there is danger of some militants entering Kashmir from Afghanistan after withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. "There is danger of battle-hardened militants arriving in Kashmir if American Army leaves Afghanistan," he said. "For the last 10 years, we are seeing that what is happening in Afghanistan is definitely having an impact on Pakistan and on Kashmir. Our assessment for future, for 2012, will depend on what will be the situation in Afghanistan. In 1990 when Russians left Afghanistan many militants of that time entered the Valley. Possibility is there if American Army leaves Afghanistan, some terrorists will try to come here. Whenever there is turbulence, it has an impact on surrounding areas," Hasnain added. He said at present security developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan also suggest that by next year, militants fighting against NATO forces would find their way into Kashmir. "We will not lower our guard even when the infiltration routes are closed due to heavy snowfall," he said, adding that militants would now try to take other routes, including Uri, to sneak into this side during winter season. Militants may take advantage of the less snow and sneak from this sector.
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December - 14 
Meghalaya Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh on December 14 said, “I have told the Police Headquarter to initially submit a proposal for formation of bomb squad at Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills”. Lyngdoh further said that the State Government would want bomb s
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Meghalaya Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh on December 14 said, “I have told the Police Headquarter to initially submit a proposal for formation of bomb squad at Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills”. Lyngdoh further said that the State Government would want bomb squads in place in all the seven District headquarters of the State. Further, he informed that in the mean time the Government would continuously send its Police personnel for training to build the manpower required for the bomb squads in the State.
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December - 14 
Rebutting allegations that top Maoist leader Kishanji was killed in a "fake encounter", Mamata Banerjee said the security forces took time to confirm his death as they had no idea that the senior rebel leader was in the Burishole jungle area at the t
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Rebutting allegations that top Maoist leader Kishanji was killed in a "fake encounter", Mamata Banerjee said the security forces took time to confirm his death as they had no idea that the senior rebel leader was in the Burishole jungle area at the time.
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December - 14 
Replying to another question, Singh said a number of breakaway Left-Wing Extremist groups like Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) and Revolutio
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Replying to another question, Singh said a number of breakaway Left-Wing Extremist groups like Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) and Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC) have been formed during the last few years and are indulging in extortion in their respective strongholds.
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December - 14 
Slain Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji had 42 criminal cases registered against him in five States, reports The Times of India. Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh told the Rajya
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Slain Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji had 42 criminal cases registered against him in five States, reports The Times of India. Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on December 14 that 24 cases were registered against Kishanji in West Bengal, 10 in Andhra Pradesh, six in Jharkhand and one each in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
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December - 14 
Tariq Ahmad Bhat (24), a resident of Rang Hamam in Nowhatta are of Srinagar, and a shopkeeper at Gojwara Chowk, who was severely assaulted by a group of stone pelters on December 3, when he defied their diktats of forcing him to shut down his shop, s
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Tariq Ahmad Bhat (24), a resident of Rang Hamam in Nowhatta are of Srinagar, and a shopkeeper at Gojwara Chowk, who was severely assaulted by a group of stone pelters on December 3, when he defied their diktats of forcing him to shut down his shop, succumbed to his injuries on December 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that four stone pelters involved in the killing of the shopkeeper have been arrested.
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December - 14 
The Delhi Government on December 14 informed the Delhi Court which is trying the 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts allegedly by Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants that it had given sanction to prosecute all 13 accused on the basis of ample evidence to est
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The Delhi Government on December 14 informed the Delhi Court which is trying the 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts allegedly by Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants that it had given sanction to prosecute all 13 accused on the basis of ample evidence to establish their links with the terror outfit, reports Indian Express.
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December - 14 
The Pakistani woman spy Soofia Kanwal and her accomplice Imran, arrested on December 12, were pushed into India from Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI's) launch pads in Nepal to attack Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other terror targets in
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The Pakistani woman spy Soofia Kanwal and her accomplice Imran, arrested on December 12, were pushed into India from Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI's) launch pads in Nepal to attack Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other terror targets in the state, reports The Times of India. These startling facts came to the fore during their interrogation by Special Cell. Police are questioning them about the training programmes they underwent in Pakistan. Both were well-versed in techniques used by different terror organisations. It has also been revealed that chief of Indian Mujahideen (IM), Siddi Bappa alias Shahrukh, had instructed all module members to use different SIM cards for calling each other and he himself carried several phones with different connections.
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December - 14 
The Sangai Express reports that three civilians injured were injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast inside the Public Works Department (PWD) Office located at near Khoyathong Bazar in Imphal on December 14. The victims were ide
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The Sangai Express reports that three civilians injured were injured in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast inside the Public Works Department (PWD) Office located at near Khoyathong Bazar in Imphal on December 14. The victims were identified as Haorungbam Nirmala (27), Seram Yaima (41) and Mohammad Manal (44). Additional Deputy General of Police (ADGP) V.Jathang believed a very powerful time bomb which was put inside a dustbin, caused the blast, adds The Shillong Times.
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December - 14 
The Shillong Times reports that all the 568 militants of the United Peoples’ Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), a Karbi militants group surrendered their arms at a function held at Diphu in Karbi Anglong District on December 14. The UPDS militants surrend
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The Shillong Times reports that all the 568 militants of the United Peoples’ Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), a Karbi militants group surrendered their arms at a function held at Diphu in Karbi Anglong District on December 14. The UPDS militants surrendered 177 assorted weapons including AK 47 assault rifles, rocket launcher, M-16 rifles, SLRs, G-3 & G-4 guns, carbines, pistols. They also deposited 18740 rounds of assorted ammunition, 322 magazines.
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December - 14 
The West Bengal Government invited engineering major Larsen & Toubro to set up a thermal power plant of 700-800 MW capacity in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected West Midnapore District, reports The Times of India. "We have off
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The West Bengal Government invited engineering major Larsen & Toubro to set up a thermal power plant of 700-800 MW capacity in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected West Midnapore District, reports The Times of India. "We have offered L&T land at Goaltore to set up a power plant," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on December 14, adding that preliminary talks have been held with the company in this regard. "L&T officials are coming on December 19 for further discussions. I will sit with them and discuss the issue with the land map of the area," the Chief Minister told a Bengali news channel. She pointed out that the state government owns 1,000 acres of land at Goaltore. "While 300 acres can be set aside for manufacturing industry, we can give them 700 acres to set up a power plant," Banerjee said.
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December - 14 
Troops conducted search operation in dense forest area of Waoman near village Pathalan, about 12 kilometers from Banihal town in Ramban District. A well concealed natural cave hideout of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) measuring seven feet by four feet and thr
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Troops conducted search operation in dense forest area of Waoman near village Pathalan, about 12 kilometers from Banihal town in Ramban District. A well concealed natural cave hideout of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) measuring seven feet by four feet and three feet in height having an entrance of 1.5 feet was neutralized during the operation. Recoveries made from the hideout included one double barrel gun, one 12 bore single barrel gun, two UBGL launchers, 506 rounds of AK-47, 228 rounds of PIKA ammunitions, two UBGL grenades, four Chinese grenades, 12 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 12 unknown bombs, 30 electric detonators, two pistol magazines, four AK-47 magazines, one binocular, six batteries, three meters of cortex and four kilograms of explosive.
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December - 14 
Unidentified militants on December 14 abducted Ashok Paul (52), a prominent businessman of Gouripur Town, from Nandinipar on National Highway-31 (NH-31) under Golokganj Police Station in Dhubri District, reports The Telegraph.
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Unidentified militants on December 14 abducted Ashok Paul (52), a prominent businessman of Gouripur Town, from Nandinipar on National Highway-31 (NH-31) under Golokganj Police Station in Dhubri District, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 14 
Union Government informed Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) that Pakistan has been improving its administrative infrastructure and defence works, including observation capability, along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Times of India.
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Union Government informed Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) that Pakistan has been improving its administrative infrastructure and defence works, including observation capability, along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Times of India. Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullapally Ramachandran said this in response to a question whether there was substantial construction activity by Pakistan along the LoC. About measures taken by India, the minister said India had installed high-quality lighting cables and other equipment for the anti-infiltration obstacle system and the bunds in the riverine sector along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir and the system was fully operational. "The anti-infiltration obstacle system and bunds are regularly checked for their operability and maintenance of the same is carried out to ensure their serviceability at all times," he said.
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December - 14 
A bomb blast injured two tribal elders of Koki Khel tribe at Wache wane area in Tirah valley.
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A bomb blast injured two tribal elders of Koki Khel tribe at Wache wane area in Tirah valley.
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December - 14 
Armed assailants stole oil from a NATO tanker after locking up Security Force personnel in a room of the Levies Force’s station in Kosak Top area of Qilla Abdullah District on December 14, reports Dawn. The tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afg
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Armed assailants stole oil from a NATO tanker after locking up Security Force personnel in a room of the Levies Force’s station in Kosak Top area of Qilla Abdullah District on December 14, reports Dawn. The tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan was parked at the station when 35 to 40 armed militants entered the place, locked up the Levies personnel in one room, shifted oil to another tanker and fled.
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December - 14 
At least 70 suspects were arrested and a torture cell was recovered during separate overnight search operations in different area of Karachi on December 14, reported Daily Times. The search operation was carried out by the Law Enforcement Agencies in
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At least 70 suspects were arrested and a torture cell was recovered during separate overnight search operations in different area of Karachi on December 14, reported Daily Times. The search operation was carried out by the Law Enforcement Agencies in Pak Colony, Bahadurabad and North Nazimabad from where the Police arrested about 70 suspects and shifted them to undisclosed locations. According to sources, few of the detainees were later released after initial course of interrogation.
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December - 14 
Blaming the former President General Parvez Musharraf regime for most of the problems in Pak-US ties, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani Pakistan will seek "surety and guarantees" for its sovereignty under new terms of engagement with the US during talks that wou
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Blaming the former President General Parvez Musharraf regime for most of the problems in Pak-US ties, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani Pakistan will seek "surety and guarantees" for its sovereignty under new terms of engagement with the US during talks that would be held "very soon". "I need the surety and guarantees for the sovereignty of my country and such (NATO strike) unilateral actions should not be taken in future," Gilani added.
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December - 14 
Commander’ Shamim Mehsud refuted the claim of security forces that the writ of the government had been enforced in the tribal area. “If there is control of security forces, how will we freely run our training, control and command centres.” He said: “
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Commander’ Shamim Mehsud refuted the claim of security forces that the writ of the government had been enforced in the tribal area. “If there is control of security forces, how will we freely run our training, control and command centres.” He said: “American forces are facing defeat in Afghanistan and here in tribal areas the Pakistani troops have stuck. After being deceived by America the security personnel have entered the Mehsud areas, but now they are facing humiliation here.”
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December - 14 
Contending that United States’ (US) relationship with Pakistan had reached a dead end, an American lawmaker on December 14 said there was a sense among Congressmen that time had come to "side" with India to "cut off the Inter-Services Intelligence (I
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Contending that United States’ (US) relationship with Pakistan had reached a dead end, an American lawmaker on December 14 said there was a sense among Congressmen that time had come to "side" with India to "cut off the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)", reports Hindustan Times. Senator Mark Kirk said at a discussion forum by prestigious Washington-based think tank, Foreign Policy Initiative that a US-India tie-up was ISI's "horror story" but time had come for it to evolve. Pakistan has decided we're leaving. Pakistan has decided that they can cripple the civilian Government," he said, adding, The US needs a stable party in the region who has a status quo pro-civilian anti-terror interest, which is India. "And in many ways, this is the ISI horror story, but I would say they picked this, and we should now arrange that fate for them." He urged General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to play what he called "hard ball" with Pakistan. "Get in with the Indian Intelligence Service, the Indian Chief of Staff, bring Indian, not just economic but military assistance on line, and build some long relationships so that in the mid-presidential term next time, the 2014 time frame, you have a steady partner with new money coming on the table that can send an important signal to Afghanistan," Kirk said.
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December - 14 
In a series of startling revelations, Express Tribune on December 14 reported the confession of Sabiha Khatton, a widow of a killed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab Chapter cadre, Qari Shahid Khan, that her husband was involved in the planning
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In a series of startling revelations, Express Tribune on December 14 reported the confession of Sabiha Khatton, a widow of a killed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab Chapter cadre, Qari Shahid Khan, that her husband was involved in the planning of the May 22, 2011 Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran attack and that she assisted Khan in the September 19, 2011 assassination attempt on Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaudhry Aslam and the November 16, 2011 Sea view blast in Karachi. Qari Shahid Khan was one of the three alleged TTP militants who were killed in an encounter in a bid to recover an abducted industrialist, Riaz Chinoy, from Korangi town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.
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December - 14 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti on December 14 said that talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are possible only if they lay down arms and surrender to the Government, reported Dawn. “We can even forgive the blood of our fri
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti on December 14 said that talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are possible only if they lay down arms and surrender to the Government, reported Dawn. “We can even forgive the blood of our friends and party workers if they (TTP) lay down arms and become patriotic Pakistanis,” said Hoti while speaking at a public meeting in Torghar District.
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December - 14 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 14 said negotiations between Pakistan and the United States would start soon to resolve thorny issues bedeviling the relationship, reports Dawn. “We are the aggrieved party. We need the future relations t
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 14 said negotiations between Pakistan and the United States would start soon to resolve thorny issues bedeviling the relationship, reports Dawn. “We are the aggrieved party. We need the future relations to be based on respect of our sovereignty,” the Prime Minister said. He said talks between Islamabad and Washington would start after the Parliament approved decisions of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet. He said the cabinet had already endorsed the DCC’s decisions and these would now be placed before Parliament.
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December - 14 
Quoting the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Operations) Tahir Ayub Express Tribune reported that law and order situation has improved in the provincial metropolis as the Police, Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary (FC) are doing everything in
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Quoting the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Operations) Tahir Ayub Express Tribune reported that law and order situation has improved in the provincial metropolis as the Police, Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary (FC) are doing everything in their power to fight militancy in the city. Joint efforts by the Police, paramilitary and army and other Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) have forced terrorists to decamp from Peshawar. “The city had become a haven for suicide bombers.” The frequency of suicide attacks has decreased to a large extent in the city, Ayub said.
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December - 14 
Sabiha claimed that her family had links with militant outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), while her husband was a member of the TTP and was involved in the planning and execution of major attacks from 2009-2011, including the March 3, 2009 Sri Lankan
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Sabiha claimed that her family had links with militant outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), while her husband was a member of the TTP and was involved in the planning and execution of major attacks from 2009-2011, including the March 3, 2009 Sri Lankan team attack. Sabiha claimed to be involved in monitoring SSP Aslam’s house prior to the attack. She confessed that the perpetrators of the Mehran attack and Sea view blast had stayed at her house too.
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December - 14 
Six militants were killed in retaliatory fire by Balochistan Frontier Corps in Balgudar area of Turbat District on the night of December 14, reports The News. A group of militants ambushed a Frontier Corps convoy proceeding to Panjgoar from Turbat wi
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Six militants were killed in retaliatory fire by Balochistan Frontier Corps in Balgudar area of Turbat District on the night of December 14, reports The News. A group of militants ambushed a Frontier Corps convoy proceeding to Panjgoar from Turbat with sophisticated weapons leaving two troopers injured. As the troops retaliated, six assailants were killed. A number of their accomplices managed to escape in cover of darkness leaving behind huge cache of heavy arms including rocket launchers, Kalashnikovs and rounds.
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December - 14 
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on December 14 said the "issue of reopening up of NATO supply route never came under discussion", reported Indian Express. "It would be appreciated that unnecessary speculation in this regard is avoided", th
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The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on December 14 said the "issue of reopening up of NATO supply route never came under discussion", reported Indian Express. "It would be appreciated that unnecessary speculation in this regard is avoided", the ISPR said in a statement.
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December - 14 
The journalists were allowed to visit various sections of the centre situated at a distance of about three kilometres from a camp of SFs. They spent a night there and met well-equipped TTP militants whose number remained 30 during the day and 45 at n
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The journalists were allowed to visit various sections of the centre situated at a distance of about three kilometres from a camp of SFs. They spent a night there and met well-equipped TTP militants whose number remained 30 during the day and 45 at night. They were stunned to see heavy and light weapons, including 75RR guns, anti-aircraft guns, mortars, missiles, rockets, grenades and Kalashnikov, etc., in the godown of the centre. The journalists witnessed a training session of 10 would-be Fidayeen (suicide bombers) whose ages ranged between 16 and 30 years.
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December - 14 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 ruled out any negotiations with the Government and claimed to have control over most areas of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. In an interview wi
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 ruled out any negotiations with the Government and claimed to have control over most areas of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. In an interview with a three-member delegation of senior tribal journalists at a command and control centre of militants in South Waziristan Agency, the key ‘operational commander’ and ‘chief’ of Laddah sub-division chapter of TTP, Shamim Mehsud, rejected any contacts with the Government under the present circumstances. He said the TTP would not hold talks with the Government till the enforcement of sharia (Islamic rule of Law), pulling out of Security Forces (SFs) from tribal areas, payment of compensation to tribals for destruction of their homes and properties and release of the TTP from Pakistani prisons.
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December - 14 
Two Frontier Corps personnel were killed and five others sustained injuries in a landmine blast during a routine patrol in Mand area of the Kech District near the Pakistan-Iran border.
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Two Frontier Corps personnel were killed and five others sustained injuries in a landmine blast during a routine patrol in Mand area of the Kech District near the Pakistan-Iran border.
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December - 14 
Two men, identified as Jalil Ahmed and Pukar Khan were killed and a woman identified as Samina was injured when unknown armed militants opened fire at a house in Killi Kamalo area on Sariab road of Quetta on December 14, reported The News
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Two men, identified as Jalil Ahmed and Pukar Khan were killed and a woman identified as Samina was injured when unknown armed militants opened fire at a house in Killi Kamalo area on Sariab road of Quetta on December 14, reported The News
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December - 14 
Two pro-Government peace lashkar (tribal militia) volunteers killed and three others sustained bullets injuries in the encounter between the militants and Khasadars along with peace lashkar volunteers in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in
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Two pro-Government peace lashkar (tribal militia) volunteers killed and three others sustained bullets injuries in the encounter between the militants and Khasadars along with peace lashkar volunteers in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, reports Daily Times. The political administration official on the condition of anonymity said that a Khasadar person was missing since in the clash. However, the local and other independent sources said that militants had abducted five Khasadar personnel and shifted to non-disclosed destination. The official sources also rejected the abduction of the five Khasadar personnel.
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December - 14 
United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on December 14 said that relations with Pakistan were complicated but that it was important to maintain a relationship with Islamabad, reported Dawn. Speaking to troops in Sharana Base in Sharan Dist
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United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on December 14 said that relations with Pakistan were complicated but that it was important to maintain a relationship with Islamabad, reported Dawn. Speaking to troops in Sharana Base in Sharan District of Paktika province in Afghanistan, he said, “The Haqqanis that you fight here in this area come across the border, attack here and go back into the safe havens over there. The Pakistanis have a responsibility to deal with those safe havens”. “The bottom line is that it is complicated, it is complex; we have some difficult issues to deal with but at the same time it’s important to maintain a relationship with Pakistan because we are confronting a common enemy,” he added.
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December - 14 
Bed Man Tamang (25), central member of Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM), was arrested from Gaighat bazaar in Udaypur District on December 14, reports inseconline.org. Police said Tamang admitted his involvement in various bomb blasts that took pla
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Bed Man Tamang (25), central member of Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM), was arrested from Gaighat bazaar in Udaypur District on December 14, reports inseconline.org. Police said Tamang admitted his involvement in various bomb blasts that took place in the district in the last two years. Tamang also admitted that he collected NPR 7,000 each from secretaries of 21 VDCs in the District, Police added. Meanwhile, one Bishwo Kranti, claiming to be the spokesperson of SJMM, urged an immediate release of Tamang stating that SJMM is in the process of talks with the Government and he is also a member of the talks team.
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December - 14 
The ruling partner United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) decided to sit for "decisive talks" with the Maoist leadership on whether to continue the coalition. A meeting of the UDMF concluded that Prachanda and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai need t
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The ruling partner United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) decided to sit for "decisive talks" with the Maoist leadership on whether to continue the coalition. A meeting of the UDMF concluded that Prachanda and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai need to renew their commitment to implement the four-point agreement, which paved the way for formation of the Maoist-Madheshi coalition Government. The Madheshi parties met a day after they warned Prime Minister Bhattarai that the coalition would be at stake if he continued to "ignore the coalition partners while taking important decides" and failed to show commitment to implement the four-point pact.
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December - 14 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Mohan Baidya on December 14 dismissed the remark made by party secretary and his confidante C.P Gajurel that the party is on the verge of split, saying that the disputes seen inside the p
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Mohan Baidya on December 14 dismissed the remark made by party secretary and his confidante C.P Gajurel that the party is on the verge of split, saying that the disputes seen inside the party is in fact getting resolved, reports Nepal News. Emerging from a meeting of top Maoist leaders called by party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, Baidya told media-persons, "I don't know where he (Gajurel) made that remark, but the party is not on the verge of split as the rift and dispute seen inside is gradually getting settled."
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December - 14 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee's counsels on December 14 submitted a list of 50 witnesses before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in connection with his crimes against humanity charges
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee's counsels on December 14 submitted a list of 50 witnesses before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in connection with his crimes against humanity charges
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December - 14 
External Affairs Minister G L Peiris on December 14 stated in Parliament that Sri Lanka does not need an international Policeman to solve its internal matters, reports Daily News. He also stated that Sri Lanka is a sovereign nation and can solve its
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External Affairs Minister G L Peiris on December 14 stated in Parliament that Sri Lanka does not need an international Policeman to solve its internal matters, reports Daily News. He also stated that Sri Lanka is a sovereign nation and can solve its internal issues on its own. The Minister opposing the suggestion by Tamil National Alliance (TNA), to have an international mechanism to probe human rights issues, said Sri Lanka will not allow such external interventions, adds Colombo Page.
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December - 14 
Language policymakers and institutional leaders at state level are rapidly taking measures to elevate the status of bilingualism at public institutions, sequel to a call by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ensure 100 percent implementation of the count
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Language policymakers and institutional leaders at state level are rapidly taking measures to elevate the status of bilingualism at public institutions, sequel to a call by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ensure 100 percent implementation of the country’s national language policy, Daily News reported. Rajapaksa had reportedly told officials involved in the implementation of the national language policy, that all Sri Lankans should be able to receive services from Government departments and institutions in the official language of their choice. The President emphasized that both Tamil and Sinhala speaking public should have equal status of language of work and respect within the public service, and steps must be taken to position services in both official languages, sources at National Language and Social Integration Ministry said. President Rajapaksa said that neither Tamil-speaking Sri Lankans nor Sinhala-speaking Tamils are to be discriminated against on language grounds within the public service. ”The ministry has about 750 teachers, of them 600 are Sinhalese who can teach Tamil and 150 are Tamil teachers who can teach Sinhala. Moves are under way to train more language teachers to promote bilingual education,” a ministry official said.
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December - 15 
A group of 50-odd Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up an under-construction bridge at Patna village under Manika Police Station area of Latehar District on December 15, around 8pm, reports The Telegraph. Sources said INR 10 mi
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A group of 50-odd Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up an under-construction bridge at Patna village under Manika Police Station area of Latehar District on December 15, around 8pm, reports The Telegraph. Sources said INR 10 million had been sanctioned for building the 50 metre bridge. Superintendent of Police (SP) Kranti Kumar Garhdesi did not confirm the blast but he said that a Police team had been rushed to the spot.
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December - 15 
A report submitted by the Government prior to the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) annual meeting on money laundering in July had wanted a tab on Pakistan’s strategy to route the FICN into India through Nepal, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirate (UAE), Sri Lanka
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A report submitted by the Government prior to the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) annual meeting on money laundering in July had wanted a tab on Pakistan’s strategy to route the FICN into India through Nepal, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirate (UAE), Sri Lanka and South-East Asian countries like Thailand and Malaysia, according to Deccan Chronicle. It said roughly four out of every 1,000 currency notes in the country was fake. Besides FICN enter India through migrant labourers who are agents, from UAE, especially to areas like Malappuram and Chavakkad where the centres work under the façade of clinics or treatment centres. The former Coast Guard Director-General, Prabhakar Paleri, says Kerala is generally a peaceful state and can be a safe destination for the landing of such notes that are sent out, especially from UAE.
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December - 15 
District Police destroyed illegal hemp cultivation over 15 acres in Kendiriguda village within Padmapur Police limits in Rayagada District, reports The Times of India. Sources claimed that a part of the earnings from such cultivation goes to the Maoi
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District Police destroyed illegal hemp cultivation over 15 acres in Kendiriguda village within Padmapur Police limits in Rayagada District, reports The Times of India. Sources claimed that a part of the earnings from such cultivation goes to the Maoists and hence it is undertaken in Maoist-dominated areas.
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December - 15 
In Manika, local residents discovered Maoists posters, which threatened Abhijeet and Essar groups with dire consequences if the interest of locals was overlooked while hiring staff in the District. The Maoists posters were found in two places. “While
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In Manika, local residents discovered Maoists posters, which threatened Abhijeet and Essar groups with dire consequences if the interest of locals was overlooked while hiring staff in the District. The Maoists posters were found in two places. “While one poster was noticed on a wall at Dharampur Chowk, about 200m from the town police station, another poster was found near Panchpheri Chowk, about 100m from Manika police station. The posters were brought to the notice of the Police around 9am,” a local resident claimed. However, IBN Live reports that the posters were that of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist.
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December - 15 
Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed has ordered an inquiry into allegations that Central Government funds meant to modernise seminaries may have been allotted to non-existent institutions, according to The Hindu. In all, 362
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Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed has ordered an inquiry into allegations that Central Government funds meant to modernise seminaries may have been allotted to non-existent institutions, according to The Hindu. In all, 362 seminaries were scheduled to receive some INR 30.5 million in aid, but allegations of fraud led the Minister to have a list of beneficiaries published in newspapers on December 14.
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December - 15 
Jharkhand High Court on December 15 acquitted the death sentence of four alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres for opening fire on spectators of football match in Giridih on October 2007 in which former Chief Minister Babulal Ma
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Jharkhand High Court on December 15 acquitted the death sentence of four alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres for opening fire on spectators of football match in Giridih on October 2007 in which former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi’s son and 18 others were killed, reports Business Standard. A division bench of justices R K Merathia and P P Bhatt heard the appeals filed by the accused and gave them the “benefit of doubt”, citing “lack of evidence” on the part of the prosecution to confirm the death sentence awarded by Giridih sessions judge on June 22. The bench observed that the prosecution had failed to bring about a strong case against the accused.
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December - 15 
Local residents of Chandwa claimed that Maoists took away two firearms and 42 rounds of ammunition from security guards posted at the gate of the 2,000MW power plant under-construction power plant in the District. “The rebels took away two double-bar
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Local residents of Chandwa claimed that Maoists took away two firearms and 42 rounds of ammunition from security guards posted at the gate of the 2,000MW power plant under-construction power plant in the District. “The rebels took away two double-barrel guns. We heard that around 25 rebels struck in the wee hours of Wednesday and abducted three security guards. The guards, who were taken to a nearby forest, were released this morning only after they surrendered their arms,” a resident said.
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December - 15 
The Southeast District Police of Delhi arrested two persons, including one Nepalese, from Okhla on December 15 and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of 350,000. The arrested persons were identified as Sunny Singh Kunwar (30) from Nepal and
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The Southeast District Police of Delhi arrested two persons, including one Nepalese, from Okhla on December 15 and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of 350,000. The arrested persons were identified as Sunny Singh Kunwar (30) from Nepal and Madan Tomar (27), reports The Times of India. The gang, Police said, concentrated on counterfeiting notes of only 50 and 100 denominations as these are hardly checked by the public. In addition, Police recently came across an ISI plan to flood India with low denomination FICN that can act as an irritant for the Security Forces (SFs) as these cases hardly get detected. In the past 18 months, Delhi Police has seized FICN worth one million, mostly coming through Nepal border in eight different cases and arrested 28 people.
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December - 15 
The traders in Nowhatta area called for Kashmir bandh (shut down) on December 15 (today) against stone pelters after the death of Bhat.
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The traders in Nowhatta area called for Kashmir bandh (shut down) on December 15 (today) against stone pelters after the death of Bhat.
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December - 15 
A man identified as Yasir Arafat Hazara, was shot dead in Alamdar Road area in Quetta.
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A man identified as Yasir Arafat Hazara, was shot dead in Alamdar Road area in Quetta.
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December - 15 
A militant was killed as Security Forces (SFs) and Police opened retaliatory fire after being attacked by a militant group with hand grenades in Mandakhel village of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 15, reports Dawn. Two SF presonnel
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A militant was killed as Security Forces (SFs) and Police opened retaliatory fire after being attacked by a militant group with hand grenades in Mandakhel village of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 15, reports Dawn. Two SF presonnel suffered wounds in the attack. Officials claimed that the killed militant, Noor Mohammad, his father Faqeer Mohammad and uncle Qari Yousuf were involved in attacks on SFs and blowing up schools, electricity pylons and Government installations.
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December - 15 
A newly built house was dynamited at Sheikhmal Khel area of Landikotal. The house of Gul Ahmad Shinwari was completely damaged in the blast. However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
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A newly built house was dynamited at Sheikhmal Khel area of Landikotal. The house of Gul Ahmad Shinwari was completely damaged in the blast. However, no casualty was reported in the blast.
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December - 15 
Balochistan Levies found an unidentified dead body in Murga Kibzai area of Zhob District.
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Balochistan Levies found an unidentified dead body in Murga Kibzai area of Zhob District.
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December - 15 
Bullet-riddled body of a 12-year-old boy, identified as Khan, was found on December 15 from the bushes situated near National Highway within the limits of Steel Town Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times.
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Bullet-riddled body of a 12-year-old boy, identified as Khan, was found on December 15 from the bushes situated near National Highway within the limits of Steel Town Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times.
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December - 15 
Police found an unidentified dead body in Polo Ground area of Quetta.
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Police found an unidentified dead body in Polo Ground area of Quetta.
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December - 15 
Police neutralised a terror plan and defused two indigenously made explosive devices in a forest near Hayat Khel village in the limits of Haibat Ali Khan Shaheed Police Station of Darra Pezu town in Lakki Marwat District.
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Police neutralised a terror plan and defused two indigenously made explosive devices in a forest near Hayat Khel village in the limits of Haibat Ali Khan Shaheed Police Station of Darra Pezu town in Lakki Marwat District.
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December - 15 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for December 9, 2011 attack on a Rangers vehicle near Safoora Chowrangi in Karachi, reported Express Tribune. The TTP made the claim via a statement that was posted on several jihadi websites wh
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for December 9, 2011 attack on a Rangers vehicle near Safoora Chowrangi in Karachi, reported Express Tribune. The TTP made the claim via a statement that was posted on several jihadi websites which regularly feature content from the TTP and other militant outfits.
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December - 15 
TTP claims that it destroyed the Rangers’ vehicle through an “explosive canister”, and that its operation was revenge for the death of Mujahid Abdul Moeed bin Abdul Salam ‘Abu Umar’, who it claims was killed in a raid by the Rangers on November 18, 2
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TTP claims that it destroyed the Rangers’ vehicle through an “explosive canister”, and that its operation was revenge for the death of Mujahid Abdul Moeed bin Abdul Salam ‘Abu Umar’, who it claims was killed in a raid by the Rangers on November 18, 2011. Moeed was assigned to Global Islamic Media Front’s (GIMF) “Language and Translation Department” and helped to create the Qadisiya Foundation for Media “to translate media material into the languages of the Indian subcontinent. He created local media groups and Jihadi websites and forums in Asian languages, especially Urdu, English, Bengali, and Pashto.
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December - 15 
Two watchmen, identified as Azeem and Niaz Ameen Sheikhmal Khel Shinwari, were killed by unidentified militants when they were patrolling the graveyard particularly the graves of the relatives of Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq Qadri in
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Two watchmen, identified as Azeem and Niaz Ameen Sheikhmal Khel Shinwari, were killed by unidentified militants when they were patrolling the graveyard particularly the graves of the relatives of Member of National Assembly (MNA) Noorul Haq Qadri in Peero Khel graveyard of Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 15, reports Daily Times. A local militant outfit, Abdullah Ezaam Brigade, claimed responsibility for the killings. Family of local MNA Noorul Haq Qadri had deputed two watchmen at the Peero Khel graveyard after suspected militants blew up graves of their four members in January 2010.
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December - 15 
Unidentified armed men shot dead a man in Loni area of Loralai District.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a man in Loni area of Loralai District.
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December - 15 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man, identified as Abdul Hameed, in a PCO shop in Sariab Road area of Quetta on December 15, reported Daily Times. Hameed was the son of a religious scholar Moulvi Abdul Aziz.
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man, identified as Abdul Hameed, in a PCO shop in Sariab Road area of Quetta on December 15, reported Daily Times. Hameed was the son of a religious scholar Moulvi Abdul Aziz.
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December - 16 
17-suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants allegedly stopped and checked vehicles passing by in case there were any Police personnel, at National Highway (NH) 51 in Rari in West Garo Hills.
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17-suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants allegedly stopped and checked vehicles passing by in case there were any Police personnel, at National Highway (NH) 51 in Rari in West Garo Hills.
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December - 16 
A large number of armed Maoists from three States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand are reported to be camping in forests bordering Nagar Untari, Bhawnathpur and Manjhiaon areas in Garhwa District for the past 10 days, reports The Times of India.
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A large number of armed Maoists from three States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand are reported to be camping in forests bordering Nagar Untari, Bhawnathpur and Manjhiaon areas in Garhwa District for the past 10 days, reports The Times of India. The Maoists numbering over 150 are planning a major offensive. Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael Raj S said that Security Forces were trying to ascertain the presence of the Maoists in suspected areas and were keeping a watch on their activities. According to reports, the Maoists have taken shelter in the dense forests of Saropato in Nagar Untari Police Station area, Kaylan village in Bhawnathpur and Semri Banjari and Sukhnadi villages in Manjhiaon, the SP said.
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December - 16 
a recent investigation conducted by the Hyderabad Police into circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has revealed that those associated with the Naxal movement have been raising funds by circulating fake currency in Andhra Pradesh, reports
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a recent investigation conducted by the Hyderabad Police into circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has revealed that those associated with the Naxal movement have been raising funds by circulating fake currency in Andhra Pradesh, reports The Times of India. Hyderabad in particular has become the nerve centre of the fake currency racket. While earlier notes were smuggled into Andhra Pradesh, these days notes are being printed and circulated within the state, say Police sources.
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December - 16 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) allegedly set ablaze a tipper and a proclainer (earthmover) near Alubaka in the Bhadrachalam Agency area of Kammam District late in the night of December 16, reports IBN live. Sources said th
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) allegedly set ablaze a tipper and a proclainer (earthmover) near Alubaka in the Bhadrachalam Agency area of Kammam District late in the night of December 16, reports IBN live. Sources said that the Maoists set ablaze the vehicles to obstruct the road works taken up under the Left Wing Extremism Affected Districts Development Scheme. The Maoist had warned the contractor earlier not to take up work on the road that connects Bhadrachalam with Venkatapur and Bhoopalapatnam in Chhattisgarh. According to sources, around 60 Maoists, 20 of them armed, from the neighbouring state entered the district, poured kerosene over the vehicles, and set them ablaze.
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December - 16 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the battery rooms of at least five mobile towers in Sorada area of Ganjam District late in the night of December 16, reports IBN live. While two mobile towers were attacked in Gajalabadi,
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the battery rooms of at least five mobile towers in Sorada area of Ganjam District late in the night of December 16, reports IBN live. While two mobile towers were attacked in Gajalabadi, three were attacked in Ashurabandh under Sorada police station limits. Separate groups of about 20 Maoists each attacked the mobile towers belonging to private cellular operators located in Ganjam-Kandhamal-Gajapati border. "No injuries or casualties reported during their raids," Police said. Police also found a hand written poster of the Maoists from Gajalabadi. The poster said the Maoists had damaged the mobile towers in protest against the killing of CPI-Maoist politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji by Security Forces in West Bengal. The Times of India adds that this is the first time in 10 years that the Maoists have struck the area.
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December - 16 
Contrary to the view of Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh that large projects in Andhra Pradesh were causing a spurt in Naxalism (Left-Wing Extremism), Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on December 16 said such projects were ''developme
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Contrary to the view of Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh that large projects in Andhra Pradesh were causing a spurt in Naxalism (Left-Wing Extremism), Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on December 16 said such projects were ''development opportunities'', reports Deccan Herald. Reddy spoke in favour of controversial projects like the Posco, Vedanta, bauxite mining in the Araku valley of Andhra Pradesh and thermal power station at Sompeta in Srikakulam District - issues allegedly being used by the Maoists to spread their wings - saying, "these are not issues...they are development opportunities." Reddy further said, "Out of the 21 Central Committee members of CPI (Maoist), 13 hailed from AP; of the 19 member Andhra-Odisha Border Committee, 17 are from here while all the 12 members of the Chhattisgarh Committee too are from AP."
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December - 16 
Five landmines -- four landmines of five kilograms each and one weighing 10 kilogram -- suspected to be kept in two sacks by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered from Ramgarh District on December 16, reports I
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Five landmines -- four landmines of five kilograms each and one weighing 10 kilogram -- suspected to be kept in two sacks by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered from Ramgarh District on December 16, reports IANS. According to the Police, the two sacks were found by villagers on a farm at Bhadgao village of Ramgarh, around 60 kilometres from Ranchi. The landmines were later defused by the bomb disposal squad.
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December - 16 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lieutenant General Ata Hasnain said that, Pakistan will stoke trouble in Kashmir once US-led forces exit Afghanistan, reports Tehelka.com. That is why the Army feels the demand in the Valley for the rollback
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lieutenant General Ata Hasnain said that, Pakistan will stoke trouble in Kashmir once US-led forces exit Afghanistan, reports Tehelka.com. That is why the Army feels the demand in the Valley for the rollback of AFSPA is far outweighed by a “pronounced and bigger external dimension” of Kashmir, which makes it an inalienable part of the ongoing great game in the Af-Pak region — a Kabul-Islamabad-Srinagar axis.
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December - 16 
Interpol General Secretary Robert K. Noble along with Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director A. P. Singh announced on December 16, the setting up of a CBI-Interpol 'Research and Innovation Centre' for prevention of telecommunications crime, k
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Interpol General Secretary Robert K. Noble along with Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director A. P. Singh announced on December 16, the setting up of a CBI-Interpol 'Research and Innovation Centre' for prevention of telecommunications crime, keeping in mind the growing popularity of mobile phones and devices as carriers of sensitive information, reports The Times of India. "We want to create a hub where all telecommunications operators will participate and where we can streamline the access of information," Noble said at the CBI headquarters. They also agreed that the present procedure to get information and evidence with regard to IP addresses and details of alleged cyber criminals from different countries was "cumbersome", resulting in loss of evidence.
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December - 16 
On December 16, on the issue of the continuing demand for revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A. K. Antony said, "Even though violence levels have reduced substantially, attempts at infiltration are still persi
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On December 16, on the issue of the continuing demand for revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A. K. Antony said, "Even though violence levels have reduced substantially, attempts at infiltration are still persisting... We can't ignore the threat”, reports The Times of India' The Defence Ministry is continuing with its stand that it would be premature to withdraw (AFSPA) even from a few Districts in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), with Pakistan continuing to control the terror tap and cross-border infiltration still a major problem.
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December - 16 
On December 16, the ‘chairman’ of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, stated that the separatist leaders be free and allow their political activities to see who is favoured in the society, according to Kashmir Times
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On December 16, the ‘chairman’ of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, stated that the separatist leaders be free and allow their political activities to see who is favoured in the society, according to Kashmir Times.
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December - 16 
Pakistani woman spy Soofia Kanwal, who was arrested at New Delhi along with her companion Imran on December 5, is suspected to be a suicide bomber or fidayeen, according to The Times of India. Preliminary inputs from Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Rese
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Pakistani woman spy Soofia Kanwal, who was arrested at New Delhi along with her companion Imran on December 5, is suspected to be a suicide bomber or fidayeen, according to The Times of India. Preliminary inputs from Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) suggest that a woman fidayeen trained in Pakistani jihad launch pads had infiltrated into India on a terror mission. During interrogation, Police have found out that senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was on her radar and she was giving finishing touches to her terror plan on directions from her Pakistan. Soofia also had Gujarat's Akshardham temple on her radar.
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December - 16 
Police across the State, particularly in Tamenglong District where the railway line construction is going on have been put on alert on account of the United Naga Council (UNC)’s two month ban on all activities related with the construction of Jiribam
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Police across the State, particularly in Tamenglong District where the railway line construction is going on have been put on alert on account of the United Naga Council (UNC)’s two month ban on all activities related with the construction of Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway line which starts from December 16, reports The Nagaland Post.
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December - 16 
The Chhattisgarh Government said on December 16 that Essar Group had handed over INR 1.5 million to a local contractor in the State to pass on to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, reports The Economic Times. "As per the first infor
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The Chhattisgarh Government said on December 16 that Essar Group had handed over INR 1.5 million to a local contractor in the State to pass on to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, reports The Economic Times. "As per the first information report (FIR), Rs.15 lakh amount was provided from Essar company side to a contractor, B.K. Lala on Sep 9 to hand over to Lingaram Kodopi at a weekly market at village Palnar in Dantewada district," Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar told the State assembly in a written reply. He informed the house that so far, four people were arrested in the case and the State Government had constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to speed up the probe and get to the bottom of the issue. Kanwar said that besides Lala and Kodopi who were caught red-handed by the Police, two others -- a tribal woman teacher, Soni Sori, and Essar general manager, D.V.C.S. Verma, who is posted in Dantewada District -- were arrested so far.
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December - 16 
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) had alerted investigating agencies about at least 10 cases of suspected terror financing that had found its way to the stock market in the last three years, as reported by The Times of India. In response to a Par
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The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) had alerted investigating agencies about at least 10 cases of suspected terror financing that had found its way to the stock market in the last three years, as reported by The Times of India. In response to a Parliament question, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said on December 16, that 10 cases of "suspicious transactions linked to terrorist financing were received from intermediaries of stock market such as brokers, asset management companies etc since 2009-10 and disseminated to intelligence agencies by FIU". "Several steps have been taken to prevent black money or terrorist funds flowing into the stock markets," Meena further said. Since 2007, FIU has received information on hundreds of suspicious transactions, many of them related to terror financing. In a large number of suspicious transactions, bank accounts were identified as having a common beneficiary with huge and unexplained money transfers made.
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December - 16 
The Sangai Express reports that bullet riddled bodies of Soram Ibomcha (60), a chowkidar (watchman) of Irilbung water supply scheme, and his son Gitchandra alias Yaipu (22) were recovered on December 16 from a hill range known as Keitanlok, near Lemb
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The Sangai Express reports that bullet riddled bodies of Soram Ibomcha (60), a chowkidar (watchman) of Irilbung water supply scheme, and his son Gitchandra alias Yaipu (22) were recovered on December 16 from a hill range known as Keitanlok, near Lembakhul under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District. The duo was abducted by Kesho Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Task force (KCP-MTF-Kesho Meitei) militants on December 7 and subsequently demanded a ransom of INR 2 million for their release.
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December - 16 
The Supreme Court on December 16 stayed a Bombay High Court (HC) order permitting custodial interrogation of Malegaon blast (September 8, 2006) accused Lieutenant Colonel, Shrikant Purohit by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and also issued notice
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The Supreme Court on December 16 stayed a Bombay High Court (HC) order permitting custodial interrogation of Malegaon blast (September 8, 2006) accused Lieutenant Colonel, Shrikant Purohit by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and also issued notice to Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on his plea for bail. A bench of Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad stayed the November 9, 2011 order of the HC, which had upheld the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court's July 19 decision to permit NIA to interrogate Purohit, Major Updhyay and Sudhakar Dhar Dwivedi in custody. The bench stayed the HC order till January 4, 2012 when the petition will be heard.
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December - 16 
The Telegraph reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the building of an upgraded Government middle school at Sarkanda village under Tankuppa block in Gaya District in the night of December 16.
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The Telegraph reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the building of an upgraded Government middle school at Sarkanda village under Tankuppa block in Gaya District in the night of December 16.
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December - 16 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Jagannath Tudu, Shibil Soren and Lakshikant Mahto, were arrested from Kaliam village in Binpur area in West Midnapore District on December 16, reports Zee News. The three were c
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Jagannath Tudu, Shibil Soren and Lakshikant Mahto, were arrested from Kaliam village in Binpur area in West Midnapore District on December 16, reports Zee News. The three were cadres of the ‘China squad’ but the nomenclature has nothing to do with the neighbouring country, the sources said.
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December - 16 
UNC in a joint meeting held with tribe presidents, regional presidents and frontal organisations and representatives of political parties at Tahamzam, Senapati District, has endorsed the Naga peace process while urging the negotiators for early settl
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UNC in a joint meeting held with tribe presidents, regional presidents and frontal organisations and representatives of political parties at Tahamzam, Senapati District, has endorsed the Naga peace process while urging the negotiators for early settlement of the Indo-Naga issue, reports The Assam Tribune. The other resolutions adopted at the meeting, included endorsement of the objection to the attempt to bifurcate Naga areas for up gradation or creation of Sadar Hills, Jiribam, Tongei Marin, Phungyar, Tengnoupal and Kakching Districts.
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December - 16 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will chalk out strategies to deal with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) problem in a meeting of the heads of the Police Forces of the Northeast, convened by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Guwahati
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will chalk out strategies to deal with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) problem in a meeting of the heads of the Police Forces of the Northeast, convened by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Guwahati on December 19 and 20, reports The Nagaland Post.
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December - 16 
Zee News reports that Police on December 16 arrested 31 Myanmarese Nationals from Bokafa in South Tripura District. Among the arrested were nine children and seven women. Sub-Divisional Police Officier Amitava Paul told reporters, "All the 31 Myanmar
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Zee News reports that Police on December 16 arrested 31 Myanmarese Nationals from Bokafa in South Tripura District. Among the arrested were nine children and seven women. Sub-Divisional Police Officier Amitava Paul told reporters, "All the 31 Myanmarese nationals were arrested by the police at Bokafa, 90 km from Agartala, late Friday night, They told the interrogators that they are planning to leave for elsewhere in India via Guwahati in search of jobs.” "All the foreign nationals are Rohingya Muslims who entered Tripura illegally through Sabroom border from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeast Bangladesh”.
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December - 16 
25 militants and one soldier were killed in clashes between the militants and Frontier Corps in Khanki village in the Upper Orakzai region in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, reported Daily Times. Frontier Corps were attacke
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25 militants and one soldier were killed in clashes between the militants and Frontier Corps in Khanki village in the Upper Orakzai region in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, reported Daily Times. Frontier Corps were attacked by 50 militants while driving through the Mamuzai area of Orakzai, the stronghold of Hakimullah Meshud, the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). One soldier was killed and more than 20 were wounded. The troops retaliated and killed at least 25 militants.
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December - 16 
A girl was killed and four of her family members injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Bara tehsil. A mortar shell fell on the house of Khan Sher, killing his six-year-old daughter and injuring another daughter besides son, nephew and a
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A girl was killed and four of her family members injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Bara tehsil. A mortar shell fell on the house of Khan Sher, killing his six-year-old daughter and injuring another daughter besides son, nephew and a niece.
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December - 16 
An explosive device went off alongside a road in Kukikhel area of Tirah valley. However, no damage to human life was reported in the explosion.
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An explosive device went off alongside a road in Kukikhel area of Tirah valley. However, no damage to human life was reported in the explosion.
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December - 16 
Considering the former leaders of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq and Ghulam Rasool, as a threat to law and order in the country, a review board of the Lahore High Court (LHC), on December 16, extended their detention, reported Express Tribune.
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Considering the former leaders of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Malik Ishaq and Ghulam Rasool, as a threat to law and order in the country, a review board of the Lahore High Court (LHC), on December 16, extended their detention, reported Express Tribune.
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December - 16 
Gwadar District Hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Doctor Naseem Baloch was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pasni area of Gwadar District on December 16, reported Daily Times. According to sources, Baloch was sitting in his clinic in Main P
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Gwadar District Hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Doctor Naseem Baloch was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pasni area of Gwadar District on December 16, reported Daily Times. According to sources, Baloch was sitting in his clinic in Main Pasni bazaar when some armed militants barged into the clinic and sprayed him with bullets killing him on the spot.
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December - 16 
Police on December 16 claimed to have arrested six suspects, including the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) al Mukhtar group, which is also linked to al Badar Mansoor group, and recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from their p
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Police on December 16 claimed to have arrested six suspects, including the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) al Mukhtar group, which is also linked to al Badar Mansoor group, and recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from their possession, reported Daily Times. The arrested suspects included ringleader Asghar alias Omar, while five of his accomplices were identified as Zahid alias Osama, Abid, Usman alias Hamza, Shakir and Ali Akbar. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Aslam, group leader Asghar is the expert in making bombs and had got training of bomb making in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He said all the bombs used in the terror activities in Karachi were made by him. The SSP said the accused were planning to carry out attack on the exhibition being held in Korangi area
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December - 16 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 16 asked the United States (US) to respect Pakistan’s redlines, its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, reported Daily Times. Gilani also sought a guarantee from the US for not transgressing P
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 16 asked the United States (US) to respect Pakistan’s redlines, its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, reported Daily Times. Gilani also sought a guarantee from the US for not transgressing Pakistan’s frontiers in the future as happened in the case of November 26, 2011 NATO strike. The Prime Minister said that Pakistan wanted to work with the US to defeat the common enemy, which was not only the enemy of Pakistan and the US but also of the entire civilised world.
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December - 16 
The head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on December 16 said the problem of terrorism that Pakistan is facing is "because of its partnership in the American war in Afghanistan", reported Indian Express. Imran made the remarks during
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The head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on December 16 said the problem of terrorism that Pakistan is facing is "because of its partnership in the American war in Afghanistan", reported Indian Express. Imran made the remarks during a meeting with United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter and former envoy Robin Raphael. He said that while his party wants good relations with all countries, including the US, it "strongly believes that this partnership cannot be at the cost of Pakistan's national interest", adding, "If the US wants friendship with the people of Pakistan, it should stop violating its sovereignty through drone attacks and other incursions inside its territory."
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December - 16 
Three people, including a woman, were killed after mortar shells hit their house in Muslim Dhand area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.
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Three people, including a woman, were killed after mortar shells hit their house in Muslim Dhand area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.
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December - 16 
Two militants and a security official were killed in a clash in Dogra area. An official of the local political administration said the clash occurred after Security Forces were attacked by militants. He said after the attack, the forces and militant
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Two militants and a security official were killed in a clash in Dogra area. An official of the local political administration said the clash occurred after Security Forces were attacked by militants. He said after the attack, the forces and militants intensely exchanged fire leaving two militants and a security official dead.
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December - 16 
Prime Minister-led Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on December 16 failed to endorse a time-bound calendar for vacating cantonment sites after major parties remained sharply divided on implementing the army integration and voluntary retireme
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Prime Minister-led Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on December 16 failed to endorse a time-bound calendar for vacating cantonment sites after major parties remained sharply divided on implementing the army integration and voluntary retirement programmes together, reports Kantipuronline. The Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) proposed that the Government bid farewell to combatants opting for voluntary retirement by December 30. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) representative in the committee Barsha Man Pun insisted that they could only commit to complete the process within 15 days of the commencement of farewell ceremonies.
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December - 16 
Police arrested a ‘regional leader’ of banned Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Bidyut Kumar Bachhar (42) from his house at Maguradanga village in Tala Sub-district of Satkhira District on December 16, reports Daily Star.
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Police arrested a ‘regional leader’ of banned Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Bidyut Kumar Bachhar (42) from his house at Maguradanga village in Tala Sub-district of Satkhira District on December 16, reports Daily Star.
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December - 16 
Leader of the House (Parliament) Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on December 16 said that investigations will be carried out and action will be taken against anyone who is found to have committed transgressions during the final stages of the war in
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Leader of the House (Parliament) Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on December 16 said that investigations will be carried out and action will be taken against anyone who is found to have committed transgressions during the final stages of the war in 2009, reports Colombo Page. He added that anyone found guilty through investigations would be dealt with appropriately. He also denied any intention of changing the ratios of communities living in various parts of the country as alleged by some politicians.
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December - 16 
Leader of the House (Parliament) Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the Government Security Forces will continue to be deployed throughout the island, including the Northern and Eastern Provinces, to provide security but they will be removed
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Leader of the House (Parliament) Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the Government Security Forces will continue to be deployed throughout the island, including the Northern and Eastern Provinces, to provide security but they will be removed from all aspects of community life. The Minister said now that the normalcy has returned "it will be the deliberate policy of the government to ensure the withdrawal of Security Forces from all aspects of community life," and confine their role exclusively to security related matters. "Security Forces will disengage themselves from civil administration related activities and, in particular, from participation in any decision making in respect of land issues," the Minister said. He added that over 600 Tamil speaking Police officers have been recruited already to deal with the civil administration issues in the majority Tamil Provinces. The Government will strengthen the Police force with Tamil language capability to strengthen the police to deal with law and order functions. The Minister also emphasized the Government's resolution to end the possession of illegal fire arms by individuals in the country. "No one is more concerned than we are, as a government, with this phenomenon, because of its potential to stultify our central objectives," he said. The Government has a zero tolerance policy regarding illegal fire arms and raids will be conducted to apprehend the violators, the Minister asserted. De Silva made the statement when he presented the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), the commission appointed by the President to probe the war, to the Parliament on December 16.
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December - 17 
Ranjan Daimary who leads a faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-Ranjan) on December 17 said that the outfit is not behind any kind of extortion drive in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) and that the allegations were
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Ranjan Daimary who leads a faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-Ranjan) on December 17 said that the outfit is not behind any kind of extortion drive in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) and that the allegations were 'baseless', reports Assam Tribune. "Since we are on ceasefire, we do not want to violate the ground rules," Daimary said, after he was produced at the Court of Sessions Judge in Kamrup.
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December - 17 
Joint Secretary (North East) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Sambhu Singh admitted that the talks with the Dima Halim Daogah-Nunisa faction (DHD-N) have not been progressing satisfactorily, reports The Assam Tribune. Singh said that the
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Joint Secretary (North East) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Sambhu Singh admitted that the talks with the Dima Halim Daogah-Nunisa faction (DHD-N) have not been progressing satisfactorily, reports The Assam Tribune. Singh said that the December 17 meeting decided to extend the period of the cease-fire agreement by another six months, but the Government would think twice before extending the cease-fire term any more. He pointed out that talks with the DHD-N have been going on for eight years and "talks cannot be a never – ending process. The Government will have to think twice before extending the cease-fire agreement any further and we have already informed the leaders of the outfit about the Government's displeasure about the progress of talks." Singh further revealed that the DHD-N has been claiming villages outside of Dima Hasao District, which is not acceptable to the Government. He also said that the leaders of the militant outfit have been maintaining "double standards". When they take part in the tripartite meetings, they agree to give up the demand for creation of a separate state, but when they talk outside, they raise the demand for creation of a separate state of Dimaraji. Singh said that on the other hand, talks with the Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel (DHD-J) are progressing well and the leaders of the outfit are showing a positive attitude. He said that the Government of India has almost finalised an agreement with the DHD (J) and a formal agreement is likely to be signed after the State Cabinet approves the same.
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December - 17 
Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP-MTF) claimed responsibility for the killing of PHED care-taker Soram Ibomcha and his son Jeetchandra alias Yaipu. A joint statement issued by the outfit's ‘chief commander’ Kesho Meitei and publicity
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Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP-MTF) claimed responsibility for the killing of PHED care-taker Soram Ibomcha and his son Jeetchandra alias Yaipu. A joint statement issued by the outfit's ‘chief commander’ Kesho Meitei and publicity secretary in-charge Pamheiba confirmed involvement of the outfit in the killing of the father and son.
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December - 17 
Maoists demolished the building of another upgraded middle school at Chananwar village under Khaira block in Jamui District on December 17. The school had 14 rooms. A JCB machine was found near the destroyed school. Asked why the Police were not bein
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Maoists demolished the building of another upgraded middle school at Chananwar village under Khaira block in Jamui District on December 17. The school had 14 rooms. A JCB machine was found near the destroyed school. Asked why the Police were not being able to make necessary arrangements to counter frequent attacks by the Maoists, Jamui superintendent of police (SP) Ram Narayan Singh said: “The location of these places is a major hindrance. We conduct massive search operations in the areas considered Maoist stronghold. But it is not possible to keep a 24-hour vigil at schools in areas such as Chananwar.”
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December - 17 
Police neutralised an illegal arms and ammunition factory operated by the CPI-Maoist from a rented house in the Kanholi area under Mithanpura Police Station in Muzaffarpur District. A Police team recovered a stock of 900 cartridges and equipment that
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Police neutralised an illegal arms and ammunition factory operated by the CPI-Maoist from a rented house in the Kanholi area under Mithanpura Police Station in Muzaffarpur District. A Police team recovered a stock of 900 cartridges and equipment that the Maoists used to make pistols and other firearms. Two Maoists, identified as Srikant Singh and Bipin Kumar, who were working at the factory near Bela Industrial Estate, were arrested. Singh is a resident of Phenhara in East Champaran and Kumar is from Kharona under Kurhani Police Station of Muzaffarpur District. Both were “actively involved” in the organisational activities of the CPI-Maoist in the District, the Police said. The Police also arrested the owner of the house, Nagendra Singh, who had rented out the accommodation to the Maoists. Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajesh Kumar said the cartridges made at the arms factory were being supplied to the wings of the CPI-Maoist operating in north Bihar Districts. The Police also found three mobile phones at the factory. The SSP added that the Police have recovered raw materials used in making cartridges and some empty packets of cartridges as well.
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December - 17 
SFs arrested a GNLA militant identified as Tizo Marak from Seven-Kilo area near Shallang in West Khasi Hills District on December 17.
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SFs arrested a GNLA militant identified as Tizo Marak from Seven-Kilo area near Shallang in West Khasi Hills District on December 17.
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December - 17 
SFs launched an operation at Mrijunar forests in the Kokernag area and recovered one rocket launcher, three RPG boosters, one mortar shell, two Chinese grenades, four AK-47 magazines, 66 AK rounds, five UBGL grenades and two UBGL discharge cups on De
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SFs launched an operation at Mrijunar forests in the Kokernag area and recovered one rocket launcher, three RPG boosters, one mortar shell, two Chinese grenades, four AK-47 magazines, 66 AK rounds, five UBGL grenades and two UBGL discharge cups on December 17.
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December - 17 
SFs neutralized a militant hideout in the forest area of Drangsoo at Qalamabad. The recoveries made included three AK magazines, 25 AK rounds, 15 Dura Cell batteries, one radio along set with antenna, two knives, two scissors, one hand grenade and on
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SFs neutralized a militant hideout in the forest area of Drangsoo at Qalamabad. The recoveries made included three AK magazines, 25 AK rounds, 15 Dura Cell batteries, one radio along set with antenna, two knives, two scissors, one hand grenade and one detonator.
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December - 17 
Suspected Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadres rained a volley of fire at a function attended by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi at Kangpokpi town in Sadar Hills District on December 17, The Sangai Express. The function was organised for laying foundation
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Suspected Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadres rained a volley of fire at a function attended by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi at Kangpokpi town in Sadar Hills District on December 17, The Sangai Express. The function was organised for laying foundation stones of four new blocks of Sadar Hills - Island Block, Tu-jang Waichong Block, Kangchup-Geljang Block and Champhai Block - and for inauguration of Kangpokpi Autonomous District Council (ADC) complex. Just about 30 minutes before the function started, a loud burst was heard on the side of Hijang along T Khullen Range. This was followed by rapid gunfire directed towards the function venue. No casualties were reported.
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December - 17 
The bail petition of Ansai Boro, an accused in the October 30, 2011 serial blasts was filed before the court. Bail petitions of another three accused are expected to be moved on December 22, 2011.
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The bail petition of Ansai Boro, an accused in the October 30, 2011 serial blasts was filed before the court. Bail petitions of another three accused are expected to be moved on December 22, 2011.
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December - 17 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on December 17 registered a case of murder against 20 Policemen in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case in Gujarat, reports The Times of India. The fresh FIR was registered by the probe agency after the Spec
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on December 17 registered a case of murder against 20 Policemen in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case in Gujarat, reports The Times of India. The fresh FIR was registered by the probe agency after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) gave its complaint to the CBI on December 15, 2011 saying that the encounter was staged. Besides murder, they have also been charged with destruction of evidence.
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December - 17 
The militants used a fire extinguisher to fabricate an IED and plant it under a culvert near DAV Public School, few meters ahead of Sher-i-Kashmir bridge, about two kilometers from border town of Poonch District on Poonch-Jammu road. A remote control
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The militants used a fire extinguisher to fabricate an IED and plant it under a culvert near DAV Public School, few meters ahead of Sher-i-Kashmir bridge, about two kilometers from border town of Poonch District on Poonch-Jammu road. A remote control device could have triggered the IED, sources said.
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December - 17 
The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 17 killed two militants of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and arrested one sympathizer, identified as Krinson N Marak, in Darimgre forests near Williamnagar, of East Garo Hill
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The Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 17 killed two militants of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and arrested one sympathizer, identified as Krinson N Marak, in Darimgre forests near Williamnagar, of East Garo Hills District. One the militants killed was identified as AKJ.Momin, while the identity of other slain militant is yet to be ascertained. SFs recovered two grenades, one Italian-made pistol and incriminating documents from the site.
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December - 17 
The second fast track court on December 17 convicted six suspects for collecting explosive material and planning to carry out terrorist activities in Bangalore, reports The Times of India. One of the accused was acquitted. Those convicted are Rasool
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The second fast track court on December 17 convicted six suspects for collecting explosive material and planning to carry out terrorist activities in Bangalore, reports The Times of India. One of the accused was acquitted. Those convicted are Rasool Mohammed, Afsar Pasha, Ibrahim Chopdar, Nurulla Khan, Irfan and Munna. The acquitted man is Shamsuddin. "The Police stumbled upon these men while investigating the December 28, 2005 terrorist attack at IISC. It was found that they were preparing to carry out anti-national activities, and to disrupt social harmony. Those convicted are jihadi activists and members of a banned outfit. Investigation revealed that one of them had been to Bangladesh," a senior officer said.
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December - 17 
The Sentinel reports that Seram Yaima (41), a casual clerk in the Public Works Department (PWD) in Imphal city, who sustained shrapnel injuries during the December 14 bomb blast in the PWD office succumbed to injuries on December 17.
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The Sentinel reports that Seram Yaima (41), a casual clerk in the Public Works Department (PWD) in Imphal city, who sustained shrapnel injuries during the December 14 bomb blast in the PWD office succumbed to injuries on December 17.
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December - 17 
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Maraj Khan, was killed when unidentified assailants ambushed a Police mobile of the Rustam Police Station of the Charguli checkpost on Gujrat Road near the Kandarkas village in Mardan District of Khyber Pahtunkhwa o
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An assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Maraj Khan, was killed when unidentified assailants ambushed a Police mobile of the Rustam Police Station of the Charguli checkpost on Gujrat Road near the Kandarkas village in Mardan District of Khyber Pahtunkhwa on December 17, reports Daily Times. Soyurces said the Police mobile van was under routine petrol when unidentified assailants hidden in a sugarcane field opened fire. Driver Muhammad Hussain and constables Shahzeb and Asif were seriously injured in the attack.
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December - 17 
Former female councilor of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Fahmida Qadir Bhaksh, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Sengani Sar area of Turbat District on December 17, reported Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified armed mi
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Former female councilor of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Fahmida Qadir Bhaksh, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Sengani Sar area of Turbat District on December 17, reported Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified armed militants forcefully entered the house of Fahmida Bhaksh and opened fire on her, killing her on the spot.
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December - 17 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Khushdil Khan has directed officials to deploy community Police at schools in his constituency, comprising suburban areas of Peshawar, owing to continuous attacks by militants on educational institutions. “
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Khushdil Khan has directed officials to deploy community Police at schools in his constituency, comprising suburban areas of Peshawar, owing to continuous attacks by militants on educational institutions. “I have directed the officials of education department to identify the most sensitive as well as important schools in Badhber, Matani and Adezai areas so that community police could be deployed there,” the deputy speaker said. However, an unnamed high ranking Police official that there was already shortage of Police personnel to increase patrolling along the border areas of Khyber Agency and Darra Adamkhel to stop entry of militants into Peshawar. It was impossible to deploy Police at schools, he added.
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December - 17 
Police claimed to have arrested a militant, identified as Raeef Khan, who was coming from Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to Kohat District, at Kaghazai check post and recovered 6.1 kilograms of explosives and hand grenad
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Police claimed to have arrested a militant, identified as Raeef Khan, who was coming from Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to Kohat District, at Kaghazai check post and recovered 6.1 kilograms of explosives and hand grenades from his possession.
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December - 17 
The dead body of Tahsinullah, a student of a seminary in Akora Khattak, who was abducted from outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District of Punjab province on May 28, 20011, was found at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar on December 17, reported
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The dead body of Tahsinullah, a student of a seminary in Akora Khattak, who was abducted from outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District of Punjab province on May 28, 20011, was found at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar on December 17, reported Dawn. Hussain, brother of the victim, said that Tahsinullah disappeared on January 8, 2008 on charges of terrorism. “Anti-Terrorism Court sent him to jail and later acquitted him after two years on lack of evidence against him,” said Hussain. He was released on a court order on May 28, 2011.
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December - 17 
Three soldiers, including an official, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Katasarai village in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, reported Daily Times. No outfit claimed responsibilit
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Three soldiers, including an official, were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Katasarai village in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, reported Daily Times. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack. However, local intelligence officials suspect the involvement of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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December - 17 
Unidentified militants blew up a primary school, a house and a tubewell in three different incidents in Mandeo area of the Bannu District. Militants had planted explosive devices at the building of Government primary school, the house of Afsar Zaman
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Unidentified militants blew up a primary school, a house and a tubewell in three different incidents in Mandeo area of the Bannu District. Militants had planted explosive devices at the building of Government primary school, the house of Afsar Zaman and a tubewell damaging the buildings in the explosions. However, no casualties were reported. Police said that locally made explosive devices were used in the attack.
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December - 17 
Unidentified militants blew up a State-run girls’ high school in the night of December 17 by detonating explosive material in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit). The total number of destroyed schools in Khyber Agency has reached to 61 with t
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Unidentified militants blew up a State-run girls’ high school in the night of December 17 by detonating explosive material in Ghundi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit). The total number of destroyed schools in Khyber Agency has reached to 61 with the latest blast.
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December - 18 
A crude bomb was recovered from a roadside eating joint in Terhi Bagia in Agra on December 17 and was defused in the morning of December 18 (today), reports Zee News.
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A crude bomb was recovered from a roadside eating joint in Terhi Bagia in Agra on December 17 and was defused in the morning of December 18 (today), reports Zee News.
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December - 18 
A grenade exploded in the office of Indian National Congress (INC) in Thoubal District on December 18, reports The Telegraph. No one was injured in the explosion.
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A grenade exploded in the office of Indian National Congress (INC) in Thoubal District on December 18, reports The Telegraph. No one was injured in the explosion.
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December - 18 
An intense gun battle took place between Security Forces (SFs) and unidentified militants near Nambashi under Kasom Khullen Sub-Division of Ukhrul District, reports The Sangai Express.
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An intense gun battle took place between Security Forces (SFs) and unidentified militants near Nambashi under Kasom Khullen Sub-Division of Ukhrul District, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 18 
Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh, have decided to share “real time intelligence” to check trans-border crimes, according to The Assam Tribune. Sources revealed that eff
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Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), the border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh, have decided to share “real time intelligence” to check trans-border crimes, according to The Assam Tribune. Sources revealed that efforts by the anti-national elements to pump in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are a matter of grave concern for India and accordingly BSF and BGB have decided to work together to check the menace. The BSF and BGB are also jointly identifying the vulnerable patches of the International Border (IB) for joint and coordinated patrolling. Sources said that the BSF has already appointed nodal officers for coordinated patrolling with the BGB. The BSF and BGB have also decided to lay joint ambushes to check movement of militants and other anti-social elements on the basis of intelligence inputs.
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December - 18 
Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) ‘President’ Lalhmingthang Sanate dismissed the news reports on his impeachment as baseless and completely unfounded.
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Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) ‘President’ Lalhmingthang Sanate dismissed the news reports on his impeachment as baseless and completely unfounded.
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December - 18 
India Today reports that leading a vitriolic attack against India, Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on December 18 vowed to continue jihad to oust Indian forces from Jammu and Kashmir. "Some people are conspiring in Islamabad to stop and har
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India Today reports that leading a vitriolic attack against India, Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on December 18 vowed to continue jihad to oust Indian forces from Jammu and Kashmir. "Some people are conspiring in Islamabad to stop and harm the Kashmiri freedom movement. They are in a dialogue process with India and have declared India a favourite country, an open market for them. Listen, God willing, we will not allow this resolution in parliament. The people of Pakistan do not want relations with India," Saeed said in an anti India rally in Pakistan. He also blasted Islamabad for holding dialogues with India and its handling of the Kashmir dispute.
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December - 18 
Intelligence inputs received by various Army formations in Jammu and Kashmir appear to suggest that infiltration is on the rise after the State Government’s move for a partial withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). Army officers hav
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Intelligence inputs received by various Army formations in Jammu and Kashmir appear to suggest that infiltration is on the rise after the State Government’s move for a partial withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). Army officers have suggested that infiltration is taking place from almost every side of the Line of Control (LoC) following the ASPA move. According to officials, at least 85 infiltration bids have taken place along the border in Jammu and Kashmir till November. A total of 235 Pakistan-based terrorists attempted to infiltrate in 2011, but only 52 could succeed.
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December - 18 
Issuing a press release, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) informed that a felicitation ceremony was organized at the Council headquarters, Hebron on December 5 to mark the “homecoming” of the 20 Nationalist Socialist C
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Issuing a press release, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) informed that a felicitation ceremony was organized at the Council headquarters, Hebron on December 5 to mark the “homecoming” of the 20 Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) members, reports The Nagaland Post.
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December - 18 
It has been sixteen days since, Adheen Prajapati, a villager of Semari village in Palamu District got abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, reports ANI. The Prajapati's wife told the media persons that a group of about
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It has been sixteen days since, Adheen Prajapati, a villager of Semari village in Palamu District got abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, reports ANI. The Prajapati's wife told the media persons that a group of about 20-25 Maoists arrived in their village around midnight and barged into their house and took away her husband on December 1. She also added the Maoists made a monetary demand of INR 3 million.
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December - 18 
On December 18, SFs arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, identified as Fayaz Ahmad Bhat and Manzoor Ahmed Ammnar, from Baramulla District. Police said that two pistols, two pistol magazines, 12 rounds of pistol ammunition and two hand gren
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On December 18, SFs arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, identified as Fayaz Ahmad Bhat and Manzoor Ahmed Ammnar, from Baramulla District. Police said that two pistols, two pistol magazines, 12 rounds of pistol ammunition and two hand grenades were recovered from their possession.
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December - 18 
Replying to a question about the outcome of the meeting with the Union Home Minister recently, NSCN-IM ‘General Secretary’, Thuingaleng Muivah said the ball was now in the Centre’s court.
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Replying to a question about the outcome of the meeting with the Union Home Minister recently, NSCN-IM ‘General Secretary’, Thuingaleng Muivah said the ball was now in the Centre’s court.
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December - 18 
Reports indicate that as the bund along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan is proving beneficial for the anti-national elements and militants to secretly watch the movement of the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, 2/3rd length of the bu
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Reports indicate that as the bund along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan is proving beneficial for the anti-national elements and militants to secretly watch the movement of the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, 2/3rd length of the bund has been demolished so far and remaining would be razed in the next phase soon after receiving nod from the Border Management Department of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
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December - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Myanmarese citizens from Khudengthabi in Chandel District for entering without valid documents.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Myanmarese citizens from Khudengthabi in Chandel District for entering without valid documents.
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December - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 18 neutralized a militants’ hideout at Simthan Bijbehara in Anantnag District and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. The recoveries included one wireless set, one MIC set, six bi
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 18 neutralized a militants’ hideout at Simthan Bijbehara in Anantnag District and recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. The recoveries included one wireless set, one MIC set, six big size antennas, 11 small size antennas, one antenna led, one wireless hand held set, one 12 volts battery, one grenade thrower, two RPG rockets, three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), three radio remote controls, eight batteries small, two wire cutters, seven RCs, 45 detonators, one solar charger, one AK butt, two RPG boosters, one HE 36 grenade, one rifle flash eliminator, one rifle grenade thrower, one rifle grenade, 20 no's antenna wire, 516 AK rounds, two LMG rounds, one HM banner, 38 pages documents and one head phone.
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December - 18 
State Government has decided to increase the strength of Manipur Police Commando to 2600 by adding 1000 more personnel who will be deployed in Churachandpur, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati and Tamenglong Districts to assist the Police Forces, reports The
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State Government has decided to increase the strength of Manipur Police Commando to 2600 by adding 1000 more personnel who will be deployed in Churachandpur, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati and Tamenglong Districts to assist the Police Forces, reports The Nagaland Post.
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December - 18 
The Indian Government has recently notified Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) as one of the eight agencies to intercept phone calls, e-mails and voice and data communication’s domestically, as reported by The Times of India on December 18. This move
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The Indian Government has recently notified Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) as one of the eight agencies to intercept phone calls, e-mails and voice and data communication’s domestically, as reported by The Times of India on December 18. This move has been done to make RAW is at par with international spy agencies in terms of arming it with legal snooping powers. The other agencies in the list are Intelligence Bureau, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Enforcement Directorate, Narcotics Control Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), National Technical Research Organisation and State Police. This is the first time that R&AW has been authorized to tap phone calls and intercept electronic communications.
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December - 18 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 18 destroyed a training camp of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) located deep in the forest near Longbu of Tirap District.
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 18 destroyed a training camp of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) located deep in the forest near Longbu of Tirap District.
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December - 18 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the railway tracks near Hanhchara Kujibali between Sivasagar Railway Station and Simaluguri Junction in Sivasagar District on December 18.
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the railway tracks near Hanhchara Kujibali between Sivasagar Railway Station and Simaluguri Junction in Sivasagar District on December 18.
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December - 18 
The Sentinel reports that three unidentified militants shot at and wounded a civilian, identified as Kamlin Khongsai aka Thakholin (38), in Imphal city for refusing to offer hospitality to them on December 18.
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The Sentinel reports that three unidentified militants shot at and wounded a civilian, identified as Kamlin Khongsai aka Thakholin (38), in Imphal city for refusing to offer hospitality to them on December 18.
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December - 18 
The Telegraph reports that Police on December 18 arrested two surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) militants, identified as Manjit Roy and Nitya Roy, for their alleged involvement in the abduction of a businessman in Dhubri District.
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The Telegraph reports that Police on December 18 arrested two surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) militants, identified as Manjit Roy and Nitya Roy, for their alleged involvement in the abduction of a businessman in Dhubri District.
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December - 18 
The Times of India reports that unidentified militants on December 18 abducted a businessman, Suman Dey (45), from Hatikhali, 85 km from Haflong in Dima Hasao District.
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The Times of India reports that unidentified militants on December 18 abducted a businessman, Suman Dey (45), from Hatikhali, 85 km from Haflong in Dima Hasao District.
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December - 18 
Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants were involved in gunfight at Lubanglong village in Khoupum Sub-Division in Tamenglong District, reports The Nagaland Post. However, no causal
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Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants were involved in gunfight at Lubanglong village in Khoupum Sub-Division in Tamenglong District, reports The Nagaland Post. However, no causalities were reported.
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December - 18 
A former Unit in-charge of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Adil Hashim, was killed at Joria Bazar within the precincts of Kharadar Police Station in Karachi on December 18, reported Daily Times. The victim left his house and reached at the corner o
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A former Unit in-charge of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Adil Hashim, was killed at Joria Bazar within the precincts of Kharadar Police Station in Karachi on December 18, reported Daily Times. The victim left his house and reached at the corner of his street after receiving someone’s phone call. The person who called him is suspected to be behind his killing. The Police booked five suspects including Imran, Mansoor, Faizan, Hamid and another person.
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December - 18 
A militant was killed and four tribal people were injured in different incidents. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed a cadre of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.
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A militant was killed and four tribal people were injured in different incidents. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed a cadre of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency.
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December - 18 
A representative Jirga (tribal council) of tribal agencies ‘FATA Grand Alliance’ in Islamabad on December 18 demanded of the Government for making an end to the ongoing military operation in tribal areas besides initiating peace process through dialo
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A representative Jirga (tribal council) of tribal agencies ‘FATA Grand Alliance’ in Islamabad on December 18 demanded of the Government for making an end to the ongoing military operation in tribal areas besides initiating peace process through dialogue to restore normalcy in the affected areas. The FATA Grand Alliance (FGA) meeting was held under the chairmanship of Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi Member of National Assembly (MNA) Khyber Agency. The representatives of students, teachers, lawyers, business community, attended the meeting. The participants of FGA unanimously passed the resolutions for giving FATA the status of separate province and demanded that immediate actions should be taken to resolve the grievances of tribal area.
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December - 18 
At least 17 militants were killed during an air assault on their secret hideouts by Security Forces in Jawaki and Samaa areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, reports Daily Times. Three secret hideouts w
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At least 17 militants were killed during an air assault on their secret hideouts by Security Forces in Jawaki and Samaa areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, reports Daily Times. Three secret hideouts were neutralised.
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December - 18 
In Sipah area, a minor daughter of Zareef Khan was injured and two rooms of his house were badly damaged.
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In Sipah area, a minor daughter of Zareef Khan was injured and two rooms of his house were badly damaged.
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December - 18 
In the Difaa-e-Pakistan Conference (‘Defence of Pakistan’ conference) led by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jama’at-e-Ulema-Islam (JuI), about 50,000 Islamists, including chief Hafiz Saeed, staged a protest at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on December 18 to
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In the Difaa-e-Pakistan Conference (‘Defence of Pakistan’ conference) led by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jama’at-e-Ulema-Islam (JuI), about 50,000 Islamists, including chief Hafiz Saeed, staged a protest at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on December 18 to condemn the United States (US) and India, while showing support for Pakistan’s military, reported Indian Express. The speakers also included Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, known as the father of the Afghan Taliban. Saeed vowed to avenge the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 and to continue the holy war in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He claimed it was the duty of Pakistanis to take revenge for the killing of Muslims in Gujarat in 2002, the destruction of the Babri Masjid in 1992 and the killing of Pakistani nationals in the bombing of the Samjhauta Express train in 2007. Saeed warned the US to avoid creating troubles for Pakistan. Otherwise, he said, the JuD and workers of other like-minded parties knew what action to take, added Dawn. “Today I send out a message to Americans. We will give you due respect as guests in line with our religion. But if you come here to deprive Pakistan of its nuclear assets, to martyr our soldiers in Mohmand Agency-like incidents, kill innocent people as Raymond Davis had done and use our country’s airbases for spying, we will defend our country with full force,” he said.
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December - 18 
Sharafi Goth Police claimed to have arrested two suspects, identified as Shahid Anwar and Asghar, allegedly involved in various cases of target killings while at least 14 suspects were detained from Orangi Town in a house-to-house search operation. P
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Sharafi Goth Police claimed to have arrested two suspects, identified as Shahid Anwar and Asghar, allegedly involved in various cases of target killings while at least 14 suspects were detained from Orangi Town in a house-to-house search operation. Police also recovered about 12 pistols from their possessions.
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December - 18 
Three members of a family - Abdul Haq, his wife and his teenage son - were injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Merikhel area of Akkakhel.
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Three members of a family - Abdul Haq, his wife and his teenage son - were injured when a mortar shell fell on their house in Merikhel area of Akkakhel.
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December - 18 
Two people, identified as Dost Muhammad and Allah Noor, were shot dead and another injured in a firing incident in the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on December 18, reports Dawn. The victims were standing on the road when unidentif
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Two people, identified as Dost Muhammad and Allah Noor, were shot dead and another injured in a firing incident in the border town of Chaman in Qilla Abdullah District on December 18, reports Dawn. The victims were standing on the road when unidentified armed militants opened fire, killing the two on the spot. A passer-by identified as Mohammad Mushtaq was injured in the attack.
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December - 18 
Cadres of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Party (JTMP) abducted a farmer, identified as Ramnandan Yadab (35), of Balawa Village Development Committee-6 (VDC-6) in Mahottari District on December 18, reports inseconline.org.
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Cadres of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Party (JTMP) abducted a farmer, identified as Ramnandan Yadab (35), of Balawa Village Development Committee-6 (VDC-6) in Mahottari District on December 18, reports inseconline.org.
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December - 18 
Maoist leaders said some senior commanders will go for voluntary retirement once the senior-most rank to be offered to the combatants is decided at the political level, reports Kantipuronline. “The number of integration aspirants will not fall signif
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Maoist leaders said some senior commanders will go for voluntary retirement once the senior-most rank to be offered to the combatants is decided at the political level, reports Kantipuronline. “The number of integration aspirants will not fall significantly even if the rank is determined. So there has to be an agreement to integrate combatants above the 6,500 limit to the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force,” said Chandra Prakash Khanal, PLA deputy commander and secretariat member of the prime minister-led Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) overseeing the integration process.
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December - 18 
The disqualified combatants of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on December 18 announced nationwide protest programmes putting forth four-point demands including the cancellation of their disqualified recognition, reports Nepal Ne
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The disqualified combatants of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on December 18 announced nationwide protest programmes putting forth four-point demands including the cancellation of their disqualified recognition, reports Nepal News. Organising a press conference in Kathmandu Central Struggle Committee of the Disqualified People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants announced that they will take out protest rally in Dhangadi on December 23, Nepalgunj on 25, Itahari on 27 and Hetauda on 28. They also plan to enforce bandh (general strike) in all the development regions on different dates to be followed by Nepal bandh on January 4. The then United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) had disqualified 4,008 combatants, including 2,973 minors during the verification.
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December - 18 
UCPN-M and the ruling partner United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) have agreed to recruit 3000 Madheshi youths to start induction of Madheshi into the Nepal Army. They also agreed to endorse a policy paper on the induction of the Madheshi into the
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UCPN-M and the ruling partner United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) have agreed to recruit 3000 Madheshi youths to start induction of Madheshi into the Nepal Army. They also agreed to endorse a policy paper on the induction of the Madheshi into the Army.
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December - 18 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a man, identified as Rashed Mahmud (24) along with arms and ammunition from Magura bus terminal area in Magura District on December 18, reports Daily Excelsior. Recovery included two foreign made pistols, 34 b
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a man, identified as Rashed Mahmud (24) along with arms and ammunition from Magura bus terminal area in Magura District on December 18, reports Daily Excelsior. Recovery included two foreign made pistols, 34 bullets, six packets of gun powder and four magazines.
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December - 18 
Earlier on December 18, Kushtia Police arrested an alleged criminal, identified as Masud Rana (30), along with six bombs from his house in Courtpara of the Kushtia town.
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Earlier on December 18, Kushtia Police arrested an alleged criminal, identified as Masud Rana (30), along with six bombs from his house in Courtpara of the Kushtia town.
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December - 18 
Colombo Page reports that TNA parliamentarian and Attorney M. A. Sumanthiran has said that the LLRC has severely contradicted itself in its report and has a shortcoming as well. He explained that the Commission has severely contradicted itself by con
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Colombo Page reports that TNA parliamentarian and Attorney M. A. Sumanthiran has said that the LLRC has severely contradicted itself in its report and has a shortcoming as well. He explained that the Commission has severely contradicted itself by concluding that civilians had not been deliberately targeted by the Security Forces in the final stages of the war and has commended the conduct of the armed forces after claiming the LLRC did not have a mandate to investigate into any incident. The LLRC in fact has recommended independent investigations into certain issues, but had concluded that civilians had not been deliberately targeted and has commended the conduct of the armed forces. "How can the LLRC come to such a conclusion without investigating into the matter?" Sumanthiran queried. He also noted another crucial factor in the LLRC report. "The government has announced that there were only 70,000 civilians in the conflict zone during the final stages of the war when official statistics at the time stated there was a population of over 400,000 civilians in the conflict zone at the time," he noted. According to Sumanthiran, it is an important issue that has not been dealt with in the LLRC report. He said the party is to give an official response to the report after closely studying it.
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December - 18 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he never hesitated in taking decisions for the good and well-being of the country, like he did when he took a firm decision to end the 30-year old war and protect the sovereignty of the nation, according to Daily News
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he never hesitated in taking decisions for the good and well-being of the country, like he did when he took a firm decision to end the 30-year old war and protect the sovereignty of the nation, according to Daily News. “We had to decide if we are going to see this country divided or liberated from the clutches of murderous terrorists. The benefit of that decision is being reaped by the people today”.
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December - 18 
Ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena on December 18 emphasized that any final solution to the Tamil question will only be through the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) process, according to Daily Ne
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Ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena on December 18 emphasized that any final solution to the Tamil question will only be through the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) process, according to Daily News. Issuing a statement Vass Gunawardena said: “Any final solution will only be through the PSC process, the Tamil national Alliance (TNA) should refrain from undermining this process and in the least respect the supremacy of Parliament and be genuine in participating in the process so as to reach the objectives of the PSC acceptable to all political parties represented in Parliament fulfilling the aspirations of all communities in Sri Lanka.” Gunawardena who is the Secretary of the committee appointed to have discussions with the TNA said there was no deadline agreed to or even discussed as to the committee proceedings.
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December - 19 
A Pakistani judicial commission is likely to visit India in early January, 2012 to interview key persons - Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R.V. Sawant Waghule, Investigating Officer Ramesh Mahale and two doctors who are linked to the 26/11 M
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A Pakistani judicial commission is likely to visit India in early January, 2012 to interview key persons - Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R.V. Sawant Waghule, Investigating Officer Ramesh Mahale and two doctors who are linked to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack probe, according to The Times of India. Sources said that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) received a communiqué through diplomatic channels on December 19, about the proposed visit of the Commission in the first half of January.
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December - 19 
According to recent official reports there is shortage at over 100,000 personnel, with the Border Security Force (BSF), which is deployed on the sensitive Indo-Pak border, topping the list with 25,000 vacancies, as reported by Deccan Herald. In
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According to recent official reports there is shortage at over 100,000 personnel, with the Border Security Force (BSF), which is deployed on the sensitive Indo-Pak border, topping the list with 25,000 vacancies, as reported by Deccan Herald. In addition, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), which mans the disputed border with China, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which is engaged in anti-militancy operations, and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), in charge of the security of vital installations and industrial units, are all short of around 17,000 more personnel each. Other forces are also reeling under a shortage of personnel. Even the elite National Security Guards (NSG) is not fully staffed. The fact that most of the vacancies are at the lower levels makes the situation worse because the operational efficiency of the forces is critically dependent on the strength of the manpower at these levels. Even by the Union Home Ministry’s admission the existing vacancies will be filled only in the next two years. Defence services also suffer from an estimated shortage of about 15,000 officers.
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December - 19 
Additional Director General of Police – Special Branch (ADG-SB) Assam Police Khagen Sarma said, "The Maoists [Communists Party of India-Maoist] are trying to increase their presence in the region. Many overground ULFA [United Liberation front of Asom
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Additional Director General of Police – Special Branch (ADG-SB) Assam Police Khagen Sarma said, "The Maoists [Communists Party of India-Maoist] are trying to increase their presence in the region. Many overground ULFA [United Liberation front of Asom] cadres are acting as Maoist rebels in the state. Though they are not large in numbers yet, they're trying to gather strength in the border areas of Assam-Meghalaya, Assam-Nagaland and Assam-Arunachal Pradesh."
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December - 19 
At least 100 guerrillas were waiting to infiltrate into the Kashmir Valley from across the Line of Control (LoC), the Army, quoting information gleaned by intelligence agencies, said on December 19, reports Daily Excelsior. A statement issued by the
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At least 100 guerrillas were waiting to infiltrate into the Kashmir Valley from across the Line of Control (LoC), the Army, quoting information gleaned by intelligence agencies, said on December 19, reports Daily Excelsior. A statement issued by the public relations office of the army here said: "Elimination of a large number of guerrillas in the hinterland this year has created a vacuum in the terrorist leadership and their effectiveness. Therefore, there is pressure on the terrorists in the training camps/launch pads in PoK [Pakistan occupied Kashmir] to infiltrate. This has been corroborated by intelligence inputs of various intelligence agencies which have indicated presence of an additional 100 militants across the LoC poised for infiltration. Traditionally, infiltration decreases with the onset of snow, but due to late winter, terrorists, as in the past, will make desperate attempts to infiltrate in the coming few months." The statement also said that attempts were being made by vested interests to upset the synergy between various Security Forces conducting counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. "There appears to be an attempt by inimical elements, probably from across the LoC, to drive a wedge between the army, other Security Forces and the State Government with a view to breaking the excellent synergy which has been generated throughout 2011," it added. Clearing the air about the stand of the army over the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the statement said: "It is, therefore, incorrect to surmise that infiltration has taken place or is related to issue of revocation of AFSPA."
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December - 19 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Assembly on December 19 on the murder of the then Umerkote MLA Jagabandhu Majhi that the case was being investigated and ‘’Evidence collected so far reveals the involvement of Left-wing extremists operating from
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Assembly on December 19 on the murder of the then Umerkote MLA Jagabandhu Majhi that the case was being investigated and ‘’Evidence collected so far reveals the involvement of Left-wing extremists operating from Chhattisgarh,’’ reports IBN Live. Dismissing allegations that the Government had miserably failed to tackle the Left-wing extremists, the Chief Minister said the militant activities of the CPI-Maoist have been contained to a great extent. ‘’There has been no organised Maoist attack on security forces during the last one year. Important roads have been secured for effective deployment of forces and operations by police and security forces,’’ he said in his reply to the discussion on the supplementary demand of grants for the Home and the General Administration departments. The Chief Minister said his Government was formulating a revised surrender and rehabilitation policy by making the package more attractive to encourage Maoist cadres to give up arms. Stating that the strength of Special Operation Group (SOG) has been substantially enhanced, the Chief Minister said inter-State coordination meetings are being held with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand for better coordinated operation against the Maoists. The Chief Minister slammed the Union Government for reduced allocation of Central assistance under Modernisation of Police Force (MPF) scheme over the years despite the State utilising 99 per cent of the funds provided since 2000.
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December - 19 
Hindustan Times reports that even after the killing of top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, the Maoists still have the men and firepower for retaliatory strikes in West Bengal, according to a
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Hindustan Times reports that even after the killing of top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, the Maoists still have the men and firepower for retaliatory strikes in West Bengal, according to an intelligence report sent to the Union Home Ministry. The subsidiary intelligence bureau (SIB) — a central intelligence agency — report details the status of Maoist squads active in Jungle Mahal (West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts) and other districts after Kishanji’s death in an encounter on November 24. According to the report, nine Maoist squads with more than 100 members are active in West Midnapore and Purulia Districts and all members are being given firearms. The biggest among these is Purulia’s Ayodhya squad, with nearly 40 members. The report lists the Maoists as having 30 sophisticated firearms including five AK-47s and five INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifles, apart from a host of other weapons. “As per our information, Maoists at present are suffering from an ammunition crisis. But they do not have a shortage of firearms. Kishanji’s death is a major blow to the Maoists. They are taking time to absorb it. But at the same time, they are preparing themselves to strike back. We are keeping a watch on the situation,” said Banibrata Basu, additional director general of state intelligence branch. According to the report, Maoist squads in Belpahari, Jhargram East, Jhargram West, Jamboni, Binpur, Nayagram and Lalgarh are active in West Midnapore District. Among these, Belpahari is the biggest, with more than 20 members under the leadership of Madan Mahato.
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December - 19 
Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) Police on December 19 searched the premises of the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple in Kancheepuram following a message from the Chennai City Police, according to The Hindu. The Kancheepuram Police District control room received a w
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Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) Police on December 19 searched the premises of the Sri Devarajaswamy Temple in Kancheepuram following a message from the Chennai City Police, according to The Hindu. The Kancheepuram Police District control room received a wireless message from Chennai City Police that an anonymous caller rang up the City control room and claimed that he had heard a person, over phone at a public call office, saying that a bomb would be planted at the temple.
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December - 19 
Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) was informed that Jammu and Kashmir Government has in the last five years sought sanction for prosecution against Army personnel in 24 cases under the AFSPA of which 19 were rejected as no prima facie case was ma
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Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) was informed that Jammu and Kashmir Government has in the last five years sought sanction for prosecution against Army personnel in 24 cases under the AFSPA of which 19 were rejected as no prima facie case was made out against the accused officials. "24 cases seeking sanction for prosecution under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) have been received from Jammu and Kashmir Home Department during the last five years from 2007 to December 15 this year," Defence Minister A K Antony said in reply to a written question. He said five cases were still under examination. "In the 19 cases, the requests for prosecution sanction were rejected as it was found on examination that no prima facie case was made out against the accused Army personnel," he said.
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December - 19 
Over 40 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the camp office of a road construction firm and set ablaze three machines of the firm at Bario Bishunpur village in Barhat Police Station in Jamui District on December 19
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Over 40 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the camp office of a road construction firm and set ablaze three machines of the firm at Bario Bishunpur village in Barhat Police Station in Jamui District on December 19, reports IBN Live.
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December - 19 
Over the past few days, suspected Bru (Reang) militants have demanded a sum of INR 1 million from each of the seven persons who have so far received calls from suspected militants in Karimganj District, reports The Sentinel.
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Over the past few days, suspected Bru (Reang) militants have demanded a sum of INR 1 million from each of the seven persons who have so far received calls from suspected militants in Karimganj District, reports The Sentinel.
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December - 19 
Police have intensified the hunt for Indian Mujahideen (IM) sleeper cells in Tumkur District of Karnataka after revelations of the arrested IM operatives in Delhi (Mohammed Qateel Siddiqi, Gayur Ahmed Jamali and Farooq) that those involved in the Apr
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Police have intensified the hunt for Indian Mujahideen (IM) sleeper cells in Tumkur District of Karnataka after revelations of the arrested IM operatives in Delhi (Mohammed Qateel Siddiqi, Gayur Ahmed Jamali and Farooq) that those involved in the April 17, 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium blasts in Bangaluru had taken shelter in Tumkur, reports dnaindia.com. Police sources in addition said that IM had executed the terror attack with the help of locals and students.
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December - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) deployed in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested regions have been prohibited from using mosquito-repellants like Odomos, even while scurrying through the forests during operations, reports Deccan Herald. The di
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Security Forces (SFs) deployed in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested regions have been prohibited from using mosquito-repellants like Odomos, even while scurrying through the forests during operations, reports Deccan Herald. The directive came into effect after detained Maoists revealed during interrogation that they could locate the forces, even in the dark, from the odour of the repellants. “Though the visibility on many occasions was nearly zero only because of this reason they were able to foil our entire plan and operation,” Inspector General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Vivek Sahay told Deccan Herald. The CRPF personnel have been directed to resort to alternative precautions. Recently, CRPF Director-General K Vijay Kumar said mosquitoes have claimed more CRPF personnel in the forests than the Maoists. According to CRPF sources, 17 troopers posted in the Maoist-infested areas have lost their lives to dengue and malaria in the last 10 months.
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December - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Jokai Reserve Forest in Dibrugarh District on December 19. The recovery included one 17.55 pistol, one 2.9 MM pistol, one.22 MM pistol and one hand made assault rifle modeled on A.K.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Jokai Reserve Forest in Dibrugarh District on December 19. The recovery included one 17.55 pistol, one 2.9 MM pistol, one.22 MM pistol and one hand made assault rifle modeled on A.K.-47 besides five magazines and live ammunition.
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December - 19 
SFs arrested one ‘project officer’ of Kangleipak Communist Party- Kesho Meitei faction (KCP -Kesho Meitei), identified as Maibom Dilesh Singh (40) alias Nongpoknganba alias Noren alias Dorjee, from Karbi Path in Guwahati city, reports The Times of
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SFs arrested one ‘project officer’ of Kangleipak Communist Party- Kesho Meitei faction (KCP -Kesho Meitei), identified as Maibom Dilesh Singh (40) alias Nongpoknganba alias Noren alias Dorjee, from Karbi Path in Guwahati city, reports The Times of India. SFs found several extortion notes, two mobile phones and a laptop from his possession.
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December - 19 
The leadership of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has undertaken the task of conducting the 10th congress of the party in the face of heightened onslaught from the Security Forces in Maoist strongholds, reports The Times of India. Th
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The leadership of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has undertaken the task of conducting the 10th congress of the party in the face of heightened onslaught from the Security Forces in Maoist strongholds, reports The Times of India. The conferences of the various units of the party have been completed and the stage is set for the congress where major policy decisions will be taken. The date and venue of the congress will be a closely guarded secret till those who participated in the meeting return to their respective hideouts. It is expected that the congress will be held within a few months.
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December - 19 
The Sangai Express reports that Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Lok Sabha on December 19 that Arms smugglers based in China are supplying weapons to insurgent outfits in the northeastern states through Myanmar or Bangladesh. Antony said, “Th
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The Sangai Express reports that Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Lok Sabha on December 19 that Arms smugglers based in China are supplying weapons to insurgent outfits in the northeastern states through Myanmar or Bangladesh. Antony said, “There are reports that insurgent outfits operating in the northeastern states have been procuring arms through arms smugglers based in Yunnan province of China, Myanmar and Southeast Asian countries,” he said in reply to a written query. There are reports that insurgent outfits operating in the northeastern states have been procuring arms through arms smugglers based in Yunnan province of China, Myanmar and Southeast Asian countries,” he said in reply to a written query. These weapons in small consignments are transported either via Myanmar or Bangladesh.” A.K Anthony further said “concerns” in this regard have been raised by the Government with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh from time to time through diplomatic channels.”
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December - 19 
The Telegraph reports that heavily armed cadres belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi exchanged fire at Naharbari and Pudumpukuri areas in Dimapur on December 19. However, there was no report
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The Telegraph reports that heavily armed cadres belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi exchanged fire at Naharbari and Pudumpukuri areas in Dimapur on December 19. However, there was no report of any casualty. The clashes happened after Hokato Vusshe, a senior functionary of the NSCN-K, had come to Dimapur on December 18 in 17 vehicles to open the sub-office in Dimapur with the permission of the Ministry of Home Ministry (MHA).
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December - 19 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 19 arrested a People Liberation Army (PLA) militant in the Heikakpoki area under Kakching Police Station in Thoubal District. SFs recovered a .9mm pistol and ammunition from him.
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 19 arrested a People Liberation Army (PLA) militant in the Heikakpoki area under Kakching Police Station in Thoubal District. SFs recovered a .9mm pistol and ammunition from him.
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December - 19 
United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that its armed wing Manipur People’s Army (MPA) militants ambushed troops of 17 Assam Rifles at Nambashi under Kasom Khullen sub-division in Ukhrul District on December 19, reports The Sangai Express. I
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United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that its armed wing Manipur People’s Army (MPA) militants ambushed troops of 17 Assam Rifles at Nambashi under Kasom Khullen sub-division in Ukhrul District on December 19, reports The Sangai Express. It also claimed that more than 10 AR personnel suffered casualties in the ambush. It further claimed responsibility for the ambush against troops of 36 AR at Old Somtal in Chandel District at around 10.30 am of November 15
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December - 19 
A man, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead in Killi Fatima area of Mastung District on December 19, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead in Killi Fatima area of Mastung District on December 19, reported Daily Times.
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December - 19 
A new Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) report on December 19 said that “American strategy is focused on Central Asia in part as a response to the challenges of transiting supplies through Pakistan for the Afghan war,” reports Express Tribune
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A new Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) report on December 19 said that “American strategy is focused on Central Asia in part as a response to the challenges of transiting supplies through Pakistan for the Afghan war,” reports Express Tribune. According to report, the United States (US) has increasingly relied on the Northern Distribution Network to send non-military supplies to Afghanistan since 2009. “Close to 75 per cent of ground sustainment cargo is now shipped via the NDN.” The NDN, according to report, is made up of three land routes. “One stretching from the Georgian Black Sea port of Poti, through Baku, Azerbaijan, across the Caspian Sea, and into Central Asia; one from the Latvian port of Riga through Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan; and a final route that originates in Latvia and travels through Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and passes into Afghanistan via Tajikistan.” Only 29 per cent of cargo goes through Pakistan, whereas 40 per cent goes through the NDN, and the rest is shipped by air. However, the committee report says that the NDN is not an ideal replacement for current supply routes in Pakistan. The NDN only allows goods to be sent to Afghanistan and not back, and also only allows for the transit of non-lethal supplies. “Sensitive and high-technology equipment is transported by airlift.”
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December - 19 
A senior Baloch nationalist leader on December 19 warned that Balochistan would not "remain with" Pakistan if extra-judicial killings and excesses by Security Forces (SFs) in were not stopped immediately in Balochistan, reported The Times of India. I
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A senior Baloch nationalist leader on December 19 warned that Balochistan would not "remain with" Pakistan if extra-judicial killings and excesses by Security Forces (SFs) in were not stopped immediately in Balochistan, reported The Times of India. If steps were not taken immediately to halt the extra-judicial killing of Baloch nationalists and to engage them in a dialogue, then "Balochistan will not remain with you", said Sardar Ataullah Mengal, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP). In unusually blunt remarks, Mengal said the violence and killings by SFs had taken "Balochistan to the point of no return" and steps have to be taken to engage youths "who have been driven into the mountains by the army". The bodies of over 200 Baloch activists have been found across the province since 2010. Rights groups have alleged the activists were victims of extra-judicial killings by SFs. However, the Army and Intelligence Agencies have denied these charges. "We love Balochistan and it is a precious part of Pakistan," Mengal said, adding, Those responsible for rights violations and excesses in Balochistan should be held accountable.
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December - 19 
According to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, Pakistan’s military officials on December 19 blamed an Afghan commander for the November 26 NATO strike on Salala check post in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The BBC reported that the accu
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According to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, Pakistan’s military officials on December 19 blamed an Afghan commander for the November 26 NATO strike on Salala check post in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The BBC reported that the accused Afghan National Army (ANA) commander conspired on the instructions of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security to dismantle Pakistan’s ties with US and NATO. According to the published report, Pakistani military officials were probing the incident on their own and also handed few details of the investigative report to their NATO counterparts across the border on Monday. Pakistani officials demanded action against the accused Afghan National Army commander by NATO officials in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s investigative report did not indicate involvement of any American officials in the attack. According to the report Afghani troops, without any prior notice, were patrolling an area at Pak-Afghan border which required 72 hours prior notice to Pakistani forces. The troops deployed at Salala check post opened fire on Afghan patrol team considering them militants and subsequently NATO air defence helicopters, came to Afghan team’s rescue, attacked the Pakistani post. According to Pakistan officials, Afghans knew exact location of the post hence calling NATO for help was a pre-planned scheme. However the ISPR rebuffed the BBC report calling it inaccurate.
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December - 19 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 19 claimed to have arrested six suspects and recovered weapons from their possession from different places including Korangi Industrial Area, Sohrab Goth and Saddar area of Karachi, reported Daily Time
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 19 claimed to have arrested six suspects and recovered weapons from their possession from different places including Korangi Industrial Area, Sohrab Goth and Saddar area of Karachi, reported Daily Times. Officials said that the accused were associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and used to provide logistic support to TTP militants who arrived in the city from tribal areas. The detained suspects include Ejaz, Fateh Khan, Akbar Khan, Tabish, Imam Buksh and Adnan Khan. A Kalashnikov, four TT pistols and narcotics were also recovered from their possession. According to details, one of them, Ejaz is said to be an activist of a political party.
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December - 19 
Eight cadres of Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested in Kalatoi area of Birmal tehsil (revenue unit) in Wana sub-division of South Waziristan Agency during a search operation.
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Eight cadres of Punjab chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested in Kalatoi area of Birmal tehsil (revenue unit) in Wana sub-division of South Waziristan Agency during a search operation.
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December - 19 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik, on December 19, said that the madaris (religious seminaries) which are not registered with Wafaq-ul/Tanzeem-ul Madaris would be considered illegal after January 1, 2012, reported Daily Times. The minister
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik, on December 19, said that the madaris (religious seminaries) which are not registered with Wafaq-ul/Tanzeem-ul Madaris would be considered illegal after January 1, 2012, reported Daily Times. The minister said, “We all condemn December 12, 2011 Sohrab Goth incident in Karachi when Police rescued around 50 students of a madrassa who were found chained in the basement during a raid”.
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December - 19 
Pakistan on December 19 told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border air strikes that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers was a “transgression of Pakistan’s territorial integrity and a flagrant violation of the UN
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Pakistan on December 19 told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that November 26, 2011 NATO cross-border air strikes that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers was a “transgression of Pakistan’s territorial integrity and a flagrant violation of the UN Charter”, reported Daily Times. “The attack on Pakistan border post on 26 November 2011, which resulted in martyrdom of 25 soldiers, was a grave incident,” Raza Bashir Tarar, Pakistan’s acting permanent representative to the UN said. “We want the international community to succeed in Afghanistan because this success is in Pakistan’s own national interest,” the Pakistani envoy said
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December - 19 
Pakistan restored liaison officers at coordination centres along Durand line, NATO said on December 19, reports Daily Times. But the US-led coalition’s supply lines that run through Pakistan remain closed since the November 26 NATO attacks. NATO co
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Pakistan restored liaison officers at coordination centres along Durand line, NATO said on December 19, reports Daily Times. But the US-led coalition’s supply lines that run through Pakistan remain closed since the November 26 NATO attacks. NATO commander in Afghanistan, US General John Allen, said that “We have seen liaison officers, Pakistani officers, return to border coordination centres, General Allen has spoken to General Kayani, so we are moving in the right direction”. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release issued, however, officers were not returning. Only a few officers were called for consultations and had gone back. The border control centres were set up to help NATO and Afghanistan forces and their Pakistani counterparts on the other side of the porous border to coordinate operations against terrorists and avoid the kind of the incident.
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December - 19 
The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign report on December 19 named Pakistan and Mexico, the most dangerous countries to work, reports Daily Times. At least 106 journalists were killed in 2011, among them 20 who reported on the Arab spring uprisings,
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The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign report on December 19 named Pakistan and Mexico, the most dangerous countries to work, reports Daily Times. At least 106 journalists were killed in 2011, among them 20 who reported on the Arab spring uprisings, a campaign group said on Monday. More than 100 others were attacked, intimidated, arrested and wounded in countries including Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen, the Press Emblem Campaign said. The PEC said 12 journalists died in Mexico, while Pakistan came second with 11 journalists killed, the majority of whom died on the border with Afghanistan, followed by Iraq, Libya and the Philippines.
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December - 19 
The minister also held a meeting with Information Technology Secretary, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman to discuss the issue of threatening e-mails and unwanted Short Messaging Service (SMS). He has directed the PTA to ensure moni
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The minister also held a meeting with Information Technology Secretary, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman to discuss the issue of threatening e-mails and unwanted Short Messaging Service (SMS). He has directed the PTA to ensure monitoring of e-mails so that those who are involved in such e-mails could be nabbed and dealt with under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997.
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December - 19 
Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in the Katisar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, reports Daily Times. The incident took place when a SF vehicle on routine patrol
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Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in the Katisar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, reports Daily Times. The incident took place when a SF vehicle on routine patrolling duty hit a landmine in the Katisar area.
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December - 19 
US spending cuts “reduce” not “freezes” aid to Pakistan. US spending plan for fiscal 2012, which began October 1 the House of Representatives approved the bill on December 16, 2011 and the Democratic-run Senate approved it on December 17. The legisla
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US spending cuts “reduce” not “freezes” aid to Pakistan. US spending plan for fiscal 2012, which began October 1 the House of Representatives approved the bill on December 16, 2011 and the Democratic-run Senate approved it on December 17. The legislation allocates USD 850 million for a fund to help Pakistan’s military develop counter-insurgency capabilities to fight Islamist militants within its borders. This is actually a slight increase from last year’s USD 800 million but less than the USD 1.1 billion President Obama requested for the fund in 2012.
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December - 19 
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on December 19, rejected six petitions of detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with his trial for committing war crimes during the Liberation War of 1971. ICT
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International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on December 19, rejected six petitions of detained Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in connection with his trial for committing war crimes during the Liberation War of 1971. ICT fixed January 15 for hearing on framing charges against the BNP leader for his alleged involvement in crimes. His pleas include allowing application of the Evidence Act and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in the trial, foreign counsels in his defence and live broadcast of his trial, defining crimes against humanity, and giving him 11 months to make preparation for the case.
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December - 19 
Police on December 19, seized a huge quantity of explosives from several storehouses in Dhaka City's Tantibazar and Shakharibazar areas and arrested three persons in this connection, reports Daily Star. The arrested are Swarna Datta, Dipu and Kala Ch
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Police on December 19, seized a huge quantity of explosives from several storehouses in Dhaka City's Tantibazar and Shakharibazar areas and arrested three persons in this connection, reports Daily Star. The arrested are Swarna Datta, Dipu and Kala Chand.
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December - 19 
The second fast track court (FTC) on December 19 sentenced six Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants - Mohammed Razhur Rehman alias Umesh (35), Afsar Pasha alias Basheeruddin (27), Mehboob Ibrahim Sab Chopdar (35), Noorulla Khan alias Noorullah (24), and N
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The second fast track court (FTC) on December 19 sentenced six Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants - Mohammed Razhur Rehman alias Umesh (35), Afsar Pasha alias Basheeruddin (27), Mehboob Ibrahim Sab Chopdar (35), Noorulla Khan alias Noorullah (24), and Nazmuddin alias Munna (24) and Mohammed Irfan (22) - to life imprisonment for carrying out subversive activities and waging war against India, according to The Times of India. They were arrested by Police investigating the December 28, 2005 terror attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) campus and charged with conspiring to attack vital installations across the country, including some in Bangaluru (Karnataka).
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December - 19 
Colombo Page reports that the United States on December 19 urged the Sri Lankan Government not only to fulfill all of the recommendations made by the Lessons Learns and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) but also to address the accountability issues th
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Colombo Page reports that the United States on December 19 urged the Sri Lankan Government not only to fulfill all of the recommendations made by the Lessons Learns and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) but also to address the accountability issues that the LLRC did not cover in its report. Deputy spokesperson of the US State Department Ms. Victoria Nuland said the US has concerns that the report prepared by the LLRC does not fully address all the allegations of serious human rights violations that occurred in the final phase of the conflict. "So this leaves questions about accountability and - for those allegations, and so we urge the Sri Lankan Government not only to fulfill all of the recommendations of the report as it stands, but also to address those issues that the report did not cover," the spokesperson said.
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December - 19 
External Affairs Minister G L Peiris stated in Parliament on December 19 that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report is prepared with transparency whereas the Darusman Report is not, according to Daily News. He also stated tha
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External Affairs Minister G L Peiris stated in Parliament on December 19 that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report is prepared with transparency whereas the Darusman Report is not, according to Daily News. He also stated that the Darusman Report had many flaws but the LLRC report has been prepared with responsibility. The External Affairs Minister also said that there were factual discrepancies of the incidents that took place during the last phase of the humanitarian operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Darusman Report and the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. The minister said that the LLRC report is transparent and the way that data was gathered had been outlined properly. However, the Darusman Report fails in mentioning the way it procured data for that report. This absence of methodology of gathering data alone makes it an irresponsible report. The LLRC report is impartial and acceptable to all those who need to know what really happened. Though the Darusman Report says it obtained data from people, it fails to mention who these people are, Peiris said. The evidence mentioned in the Darusman Report is not credible and authoritative when compared to the LLRC report. The LLRC report reveals so much facts that we must take into account. The LLRC report highlights the way the LTTE had fixed their artillery in areas inhabited by civilians. This made it very difficult for the advancing troops to separate them from the people. Apart from that the terrorists used people as a human shield by parking their vehicles in areas close to hospitals. They were not following any laws or principles but our troops were adhering to the laws of the country and international norms of engagement throughout their mission.
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December - 19 
Government is to activate the National Police Commission by appointing members to the defunct body in January 2012, Colombo Page reports. Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga said the appointments would be made in the first week of January. The C
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Government is to activate the National Police Commission by appointing members to the defunct body in January 2012, Colombo Page reports. Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga said the appointments would be made in the first week of January. The Commission was established in 2002 under the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. The Commission would now be appointed under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. The Police Commission became defunct due to the failure to appoint new commission members after the terms of the Commission and its Chairman ended in April 2009. The activation of the National Police Commission was one of the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).
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December - 19 
The Government has completed the resettlement of 88,666 displaced families in the North to-date, according to Daily News. This was revealed by Industry and Commerce Minister Rishard Bathiutheen and Northern Province Governor Major General G. A. Chand
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The Government has completed the resettlement of 88,666 displaced families in the North to-date, according to Daily News. This was revealed by Industry and Commerce Minister Rishard Bathiutheen and Northern Province Governor Major General G. A. Chandrasiri on December 19. Minister Bathiutheen said the number of families resettled district wise in the North is Mannar - 18,273, Mullaitivu - 4,373, Vavuniya - 11,291, Killinochchi - 4,859 and Jaffna 49,870.
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December - 20 
A 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) called by a Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed by residents of Irilbung in Imphal East District on December 20 to protest the killing of a Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) department chowkidar and his son
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A 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) called by a Joint Action Committee (JAC) formed by residents of Irilbung in Imphal East District on December 20 to protest the killing of a Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) department chowkidar and his son by militants, paralysed normal life in the State, reports The Sentinel.
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December - 20 
A squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered at a court in Jhargram in West Midnapore District on December 20, reports The Hindu. “Subodh Hasda, known in his squad as Cheena, has surrendered at the Jhargram court tod
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A squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered at a court in Jhargram in West Midnapore District on December 20, reports The Hindu. “Subodh Hasda, known in his squad as Cheena, has surrendered at the Jhargram court today [on Tuesday],” said State Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Gangeshwar Singh. Senior police officials said Hansda is close to Maoist leader Suchitra Mahato and Sachdev, and his surrender is important to the Police. At least eight Maoists who have been active in the Jungle Mahal area have surrendered over the past few months.
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December - 20 
At least 180 Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) militants, currently in ceasefire with the Central Government, have not been receiving their allowance of INR 3,000 each for the last six months.
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At least 180 Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) militants, currently in ceasefire with the Central Government, have not been receiving their allowance of INR 3,000 each for the last six months.
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December - 20 
Centre on December 20, said a terror module busted in Delhi recently had links with Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Bhaskar. Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament)
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Centre on December 20, said a terror module busted in Delhi recently had links with Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Bhaskar. Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) in a written reply that a special team of Delhi Police with the help of central intelligence agencies and Police from West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu apprehended seven suspected militants, including a Pakistani national, of an Indian Mujahideen (IM) module last month. This IM module was suspected to be involved in February 13, 2010 Pune German bakery blast (in Maharashtra), blast in Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore (in Karnataka) on April 17, 2010 and shoot out at the Jama Masjid (New Delhi) on September 19, 2010.
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December - 20 
Expressing concern at the spread of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State, Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik said, "Now a new insurgent element has entered the scene. It is the Maoists. "They are mostly active in Dhemaji and Tins
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Expressing concern at the spread of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State, Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik said, "Now a new insurgent element has entered the scene. It is the Maoists. "They are mostly active in Dhemaji and Tinsukia Districts bordering with Lower Dibang valley and Lohit Districts of Arunachal Pradesh. There are enough evidences of the Maoist sending their cadres to Odisha and Jharkhand to undergo training under the hardcore Maoist leadership." The Governor further said, "Another area of concern for us is that most of the surrendered militants of DHD [Dima Halim Daogah], ULFA [United Liberation front of Asom] and NDFB [National Democratic Front of Bodoland] are indulging in criminal activities like abduction and dacoity because of their delayed rehabilitation into civic life."
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December - 20 
Five Naxals (Left-Wing Extremist), including a couple, were on December 20 sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for running an illegal manufacturing unit on the fringe of Bhopal city, apparently to supply firearms to their cadres, reports
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Five Naxals (Left-Wing Extremist), including a couple, were on December 20 sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for running an illegal manufacturing unit on the fringe of Bhopal city, apparently to supply firearms to their cadres, reports The Hindu.
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December - 20 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has prepared a 'Terror Funding Template' (TFT), which will help its officials and investigators of states' anti-terror agencies to extract information on terror funding, reports The Times of India. The Template has
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has prepared a 'Terror Funding Template' (TFT), which will help its officials and investigators of states' anti-terror agencies to extract information on terror funding, reports The Times of India. The Template has been circulated to all states and Union Territories for getting relevant information from terrorists and terror suspects during their interrogation and probe. Besides usual source of terror funding through hawala (illegal money transfer), narcotics trade and printing/circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), the Template has taken into account `misuse' of 'zakat' (giving alms to poor and needy as prescribed by the Quran) to fund terror activities. It has factored in local issues like reports suggesting\alleging diversion of fund from various 'madrassa’ along border areas to different terror outfits," said a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official.
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December - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) rescued one Biren Marak, a coal trader, from suspected GNLA cadres at Gambigre forest in West Garo hills District.
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Security Forces (SFs) rescued one Biren Marak, a coal trader, from suspected GNLA cadres at Gambigre forest in West Garo hills District.
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December - 20 
Security Forces caught red-handed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ganesh alias Sanjay, while planting landmines at Ziura village under the Barachatti Police Station in Gaya district on December 20, reports The Time
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Security Forces caught red-handed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Ganesh alias Sanjay, while planting landmines at Ziura village under the Barachatti Police Station in Gaya district on December 20, reports The Times of India. The Maoist was overpowered and Police found two landmines from his possession.
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December - 20 
Security Forces on December 20 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a natural hideout at village Chalad in the Mahore tehsil (revenue unit) of Reasi District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovery included one double barrel gun, 273 rounds o
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Security Forces on December 20 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a natural hideout at village Chalad in the Mahore tehsil (revenue unit) of Reasi District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovery included one double barrel gun, 273 rounds of AK-47, one pistol with magazine and 34 rounds, three Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades, two bombs, three AK-47 magazines, 15 rounds of Self Loading Rifle (SLR) and three radio sets. However, no arrests were made.
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December - 20 
SFs arrested another PREPAK-PRO militant, identified as Mutum Muthei (28) alias Muthibi alias Kiranjit, from Mongsangei School Leirak in the same District.
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SFs arrested another PREPAK-PRO militant, identified as Mutum Muthei (28) alias Muthibi alias Kiranjit, from Mongsangei School Leirak in the same District.
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December - 20 
The Centre on December 20 said a terror module busted in Delhi recently had links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to Daily Bhaskar. Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said a special team of Delhi Police with the help of central
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The Centre on December 20 said a terror module busted in Delhi recently had links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), according to Daily Bhaskar. Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said a special team of Delhi Police with the help of central intelligence agencies and Police from West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu arrested seven members, including a Pakistani national, of an Indian Mujahideen module in November. This Indian Mujahideen (IM) module was suspected to be involved in February 13, 2010 Pune German bakery blast, blast in Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on April 17, 2010 and shoot out at the Jama Masjid on September 19, 2010. "The IM modules are linked to Pakistan based terror groups viz. Lashkar-e-Toiba," he informed Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) in a written reply.
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December - 20 
The Nagaland Post reports that a new outfit under the nomenclature ‘National Dimasa Protection Army’ (NDPA) has emerged in Dima Hasao District. ‘Publicity Secretary’ of the outfit Sumit Dimasa on December 20, said that Dimasas would not accept anythi
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The Nagaland Post reports that a new outfit under the nomenclature ‘National Dimasa Protection Army’ (NDPA) has emerged in Dima Hasao District. ‘Publicity Secretary’ of the outfit Sumit Dimasa on December 20, said that Dimasas would not accept anything but an ‘autonomous state’ for the community. NDPA has declared that ‘armed struggle’ for achieving an autonomous state would continue until the goal was reached.
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December - 20 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 20 arrested a militant belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-PRO) identified as Ningombam Imam Singh (42) alias Udoi from Singjamei Market in Imph
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 20 arrested a militant belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-PRO) identified as Ningombam Imam Singh (42) alias Udoi from Singjamei Market in Imphal West District. Three 7.62 SLR ammunition and a driving license were recovered from his possession.
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December - 20 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested seven cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Booth village in Khunti District on December 20, reports The Times of India.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested seven cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from Booth village in Khunti District on December 20, reports The Times of India. During interrogation, three of them even admitted to their involvement in the murder of businessman Munir Ansari (40), Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) Venu Tamilvanan said. The other four were not involved in the murder but had gone there to help their cadres escape from the place. All the seven PLFI cadres were trusted lieutenants of Lakhan Pahan, the Police said. The Police recovered four motorcycles, six cartridges, one revolver and a pistol from their possession.
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December - 20 
The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 20 arrested five Adivasi Dragon Fighter (ADF) militants including the ‘commander-in-chief’ Habil Murmu (24) at Gossaigaon sub-Division in Kokrajhar District. Four other militants of ADF were
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The Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 20 arrested five Adivasi Dragon Fighter (ADF) militants including the ‘commander-in-chief’ Habil Murmu (24) at Gossaigaon sub-Division in Kokrajhar District. Four other militants of ADF were identified as Lolo Hembramb (25), Ruby Tudu (21), Parmeswar Murmu (21) and Som Hembramb (22). SFs recovered one .303 rifle, one 7.65 mm USA made pistol, two country made pistols, two Chinese grenades, one HE 36 grenade and a large number of ammunition from the militants.
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December - 20 
The Telegraph reports that Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants opened fire at a Police truck and a Maruti Gypsy carrying firewood for the fifth Meghalaya Police battalion near Rongrengre Reserve Forest in East Garo Hills District
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The Telegraph reports that Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants opened fire at a Police truck and a Maruti Gypsy carrying firewood for the fifth Meghalaya Police battalion near Rongrengre Reserve Forest in East Garo Hills District on December 20, injuring four Police personnel.
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December - 20 
Two huge arms dumps of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were unearthed by Security Forces in Malkangiri District, close to Andhra Pradesh border, on December 20, reports The Hindu. They were located during a joint operation by personn
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Two huge arms dumps of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were unearthed by Security Forces in Malkangiri District, close to Andhra Pradesh border, on December 20, reports The Hindu. They were located during a joint operation by personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) inside the dense Khalaguda forest, 35 km from Khairaput Police Station. According to Police sources, the Maoists managed to escape. The recovery included 24 gelatine sticks, 103 commercial detonators, two switches of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), one IED box, three steel tiffin carriers used to manufacture IEDs, two wire bundles, batteries of remote control devices, electronic stop watch, various electronic circuits, 20 capacitors, and two large plastic drums. Publicity material of the Maoists, both in Odia and Telugu, was also unearthed. A projector screen was also seized.
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December - 20 
Upset and hurt over publication of an Urdu textbook by the State school education board depicting a Policeman carrying a lathi with the caption describing him as a zalim (tyrant), the State Police charged the chief of the education board and five oth
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Upset and hurt over publication of an Urdu textbook by the State school education board depicting a Policeman carrying a lathi with the caption describing him as a zalim (tyrant), the State Police charged the chief of the education board and five other officials with sedition, criminal conspiracy and defamation at Parimpora Station. The controversial Urdu textbook Baharistan-e-Urdu is meant for students of primary classes in the State. Superintendent of Police Sunil Gupta said the textbook with the caption was printed in June 2011 adding the Police had asked the board to withdraw the book. But, no action was taken. "Now we have filed an FIR," Gupta said.
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December - 20 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai urged Pakistan on December 20 to open up communications with neighbouring Afghanistan even though it has thorny relations with the United States and Islamabad’s archenemy, India, reports Daily Times. “Our wish is th
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai urged Pakistan on December 20 to open up communications with neighbouring Afghanistan even though it has thorny relations with the United States and Islamabad’s archenemy, India, reports Daily Times. “Our wish is that Pakistan has a policy like a neighboring country with Afghanistan,” Karzai said in one of several interviews with Afghan television channels. “They should be in close contact with Afghanistan,” even though Afghanistan has a friendship with India and the US. “We are very hopeful that Pakistan — based on their national interests and because they are a neighboring country — will be in contact with us,” Karzai said.
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December - 20 
British Police arrested a Pakistani student at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of a terrorism offence on December 20, reported Daily Times. West Midlands Police said the 22-year-old man was arrested after arriving at the central England airport on a
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British Police arrested a Pakistani student at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of a terrorism offence on December 20, reported Daily Times. West Midlands Police said the 22-year-old man was arrested after arriving at the central England airport on a flight from Dubai. He was being questioned on suspicion of possessing “a document likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.” Police said the document was found on the suspect.
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December - 20 
Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that drones are still flying over tribal areas despite what he said clear orders issued by the Chief of the Army staff to shoot any intruding aircraft after the NATO attack incide
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Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that drones are still flying over tribal areas despite what he said clear orders issued by the Chief of the Army staff to shoot any intruding aircraft after the NATO attack incident. “We have reliably learnt that drones are still flying over Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) even after the NATO air strike and orders issued by the army chief to shoot them down as soon as they enter and violate Pakistan’s airspace in future,” the JUI-F chief, adding, “We demand of the Government to immediately rescind all such hidden agreements that put the country’s sovereignty at stake”.
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December - 20 
Militants blew up two primary schools in separate incidents in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 20, reports The Express Tribune. The first incident took place in the Matta Mughal Khel area. The second school was blown up in Ba
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Militants blew up two primary schools in separate incidents in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 20, reports The Express Tribune. The first incident took place in the Matta Mughal Khel area. The second school was blown up in Bareesa Ghundai, where militants placed a time bomb outside a boy’s primary school. Only one room remained intact after the blast. Both areas are located close to the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 20 
Pakistan remained the deadliest country for journalists for the second year in a row, while coverage of political unrest around the world was "unusually dangerous," a New York press advocacy group The Committee to Protect Journalists said on December
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Pakistan remained the deadliest country for journalists for the second year in a row, while coverage of political unrest around the world was "unusually dangerous," a New York press advocacy group The Committee to Protect Journalists said on December 20, reports Dawn. The Committee to Protect Journalists said in its year-end report that 43 journalists died around the world in 2011. Seven journalists were killed in Pakistan, where 29 journalists have been killed in the past five years.
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December - 20 
Pakistan's former envoy to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani on December 20 said American officials were "intransigent and even threatening" after the May 2 raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, The Times of India. "Anyone tasked with
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Pakistan's former envoy to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani on December 20 said American officials were "intransigent and even threatening" after the May 2 raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, The Times of India. "Anyone tasked with the job of representing Pakistan in the US faces a tough and thankless assignment," he made the revelations in a statement submitted to the judicial commission investigating bin Laden's presence in the country.
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December - 20 
The political administration of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) on December 20 warned Kukikhel tribe of strict action if it fails to fulfill its collective territorial responsibility by expelling extremist elements from its area,
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The political administration of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) on December 20 warned Kukikhel tribe of strict action if it fails to fulfill its collective territorial responsibility by expelling extremist elements from its area, reports Dawn. Addressing a jirga (tribal council) of Kukikhel tribe in Jamrud, Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jameel made it clear to the tribal elders that situation deteriorated in the area during the last few days as militants shot dead down a human rights activist and later blew up a high school for girls. Mr Jameel reminded the tribesmen that if they failed to respond to their collective responsibilities, the administration would have no other option but to launch a military operation in Jamrud. Speaking on the occasion, Kukikhel elders Malik Mohammad Ismail, Malik Faizullah Jan and Malikzada Salahuddin assured the political administration of their full support and cooperation. However, they demanded of the political authorities to help them identify the unwanted elements in their area. They added that they were mindful of their collective responsibilities provided the local administration also took sincere steps in combating militancy.
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December - 20 
The United States (US) on December 20 put its covert air campaign that targets al Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives in Pakistan's tribal agencies "on hold", in the wake of strained ties between the two countries, reported Indian E
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The United States (US) on December 20 put its covert air campaign that targets al Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operatives in Pakistan's tribal agencies "on hold", in the wake of strained ties between the two countries, reported Indian Express quoting The Long War Journal Several US intelligence officials involved in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) programme, which uses unmanned Predator and Reaper strike aircraft, more commonly called drones, said the strikes were on hold due to fears that an attack at this point in time would further damage the already fragile relationship. But the Journal said that officials would consider launching strikes if there was a confirmed sighting of a high-profile target. "We may strike soon if an extremely high value target pops up, but otherwise there is hesitation to pull the trigger right now," the intelligence official said.
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December - 20 
Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Singha Durbar this evening ordered NA to start the process to recruit 3000 personnel from the Janjati, Dalit and Madheshi communities after passing the policy paper for the new recruitment
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Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Singha Durbar this evening ordered NA to start the process to recruit 3000 personnel from the Janjati, Dalit and Madheshi communities after passing the policy paper for the new recruitment to turn Nepal Army (NA) “inclusive”.
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December - 20 
The Unified communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) bid to incorporate “People’s War” phrase into the preamble of new constitution that is being drafted has failed as political parties instead agreed to replace it with “Armed Struggle” phrase, repor
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The Unified communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) bid to incorporate “People’s War” phrase into the preamble of new constitution that is being drafted has failed as political parties instead agreed to replace it with “Armed Struggle” phrase, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Dispute Resolution Sub Committee formed to settle contentious issues seen in constitution drafting and peace process on December 20 ended the disagreement among the parties over the issue of whether to incorporate “People’s War” or “Armed Struggle” into the preamble.
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December - 20 
Bangladesh Home Minister, Shahara Khatun on December 20 said that the paramilitary force is going to be divided into four zones, reports bdnews.24. Seeking anonymity, a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official told that the decision to divide BGB into
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Bangladesh Home Minister, Shahara Khatun on December 20 said that the paramilitary force is going to be divided into four zones, reports bdnews.24. Seeking anonymity, a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official told that the decision to divide BGB into four zones aims to increase manpower in the frontier Security Force (SF). The headquarters of the northwest zone will be at Noagaon District, northeast headquarters at Sarail in Brahmanbaria District, while the southeast headquarters will be stationed at Chittagong District, the BGB official said. "A decision has also been taken to add four more sectors to the existing 12 sectors,'" he said. The sectors in the pipeline are Sreemangal (Maulvibazar District), Thakurgaon District, Bandarban District and Bagaichharhi (Rangamati District).
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December - 20 
Police arrested three people, identified as Farid Hossain (33), Ibrahim Mollah (31) and Rocky (21) along with a revolver and six bullets at Ananda Super Market in Joypurhat District town on December 20, reports Daily Star.
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Police arrested three people, identified as Farid Hossain (33), Ibrahim Mollah (31) and Rocky (21) along with a revolver and six bullets at Ananda Super Market in Joypurhat District town on December 20, reports Daily Star.
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December - 20 
External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris said that the TNA has called for an international investigation into the issues raised by the conflict, according to Daily News. “The TNA is the only party to do so and it should be evident that this could pave
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External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris said that the TNA has called for an international investigation into the issues raised by the conflict, according to Daily News. “The TNA is the only party to do so and it should be evident that this could pave way for international interference in Sri Lanka’s issues” he added. “That the TNA is calling for an international probe is a matter for profound regret” he added.
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December - 20 
President Mahinda Rajapakse said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has been requested to name their nominees for the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), which will be entrusted with formulating a solution to the grievances of communities, repo
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President Mahinda Rajapakse said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has been requested to name their nominees for the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), which will be entrusted with formulating a solution to the grievances of communities, reports Daily News. However, the TNA has so far not obliged. “They are proving to be as difficult as the LTTE in talks, adopting the same negative tactics,” President Rajapakse said on December 20. He further said that the Government has no problems with the TNA, but the TNA had a mindset problem. “They yet have a war mentality, this is getting in the way when talking to the Government. They must get out of this, which is entirely shaped by the past” he added. The President went on to say that the TNA is getting instructions from abroad and this was a considerable obstacle when it came to conducting fruitful negotiations with the Government. He also noted that an outstanding demand of the TNA for Police Powers to the North and East is not a practicable proposition. The President also noted that the government has recruited Tamil speaking citizens to the police. Interviews are presently being conducted to recruit another batch of Tamil citizens to the police service, Colombo Page adds.
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December - 21 
A delegation of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, led by its General Secretary B Tanti, met Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, reports The Sentinel. The delegation informed the Chief Minister that many instances of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
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A delegation of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, led by its General Secretary B Tanti, met Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, reports The Sentinel. The delegation informed the Chief Minister that many instances of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) luring youths belonging to the tea tribes to join them had become known.
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December - 21 
Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hideout and arrested a self-styled area commander of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Inkesh Yadav, from Hiranman Diara under Mufassil Police Station area in Munger District on Decem
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Acting on a tip off, the Police raided a hideout and arrested a self-styled area commander of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Inkesh Yadav, from Hiranman Diara under Mufassil Police Station area in Munger District on December 21, reports Zee News. Yadav was the 'area commander' of Khagaria, Saharsa, Begusarai and Munger Districts and was wanted in at least 12 cases of murder, mostly related to Maoists violence.
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December - 21 
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed seven chargesheets in the Court of Special Judge, CBI (Guwahati) in connection with two cases relating to misappropriation of funds in NC Hills Autonomous Council (Dima Hasao Autonomous Council), reports Th
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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed seven chargesheets in the Court of Special Judge, CBI (Guwahati) in connection with two cases relating to misappropriation of funds in NC Hills Autonomous Council (Dima Hasao Autonomous Council), reports The Assam Tribune.
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December - 21 
Central leadership of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has assigned the outfit’s Odisha State Secretary and Central Committee member Sabyasachi Panda for the job of reorganising the Jungle Mahal (West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Di
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Central leadership of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has assigned the outfit’s Odisha State Secretary and Central Committee member Sabyasachi Panda for the job of reorganising the Jungle Mahal (West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Districts) Maoists after the killing of Politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, reports The Hindu. Decision taken by the Maoist central leadership has already been conveyed to the Jungle Mahal Maoists in a recent meeting held at Gotshila forests in Jharkhand. The meeting was attended by the Maoist state secretary of West Bengal Asim Mandal alias Akash, Kishanji's brother Venugopal, who is working in Jungle Mahal since July this year, and Prasanta Bose alias Kishanda. The meeting, which held on December 5 and 6, was also attended by some key Maoist leaders from West Bengal. Sources monitoring Maoists activities in Jungle Mahal and Jharkhand said that Panda would enjoy enormous freedom in reorganising the Jungle Mahal Maoists and if necessary, he would be able to take independent decision bypassing the West Bengal state secretary Akash. Gotshila is very close to Ayodhaya Hills in Purulia District and the Maoists held meeting there to hoodwink the joint forces which are very active in Jungle Mahal.
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December - 21 
CPI-Maoist cadres and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were engaged in an hour-long encounter at Porahat forest in Bandhgaon in West Singhbhum District on December 21, reports The Telegraph. The gun battle ensued when the Maoists opened
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CPI-Maoist cadres and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were engaged in an hour-long encounter at Porahat forest in Bandhgaon in West Singhbhum District on December 21, reports The Telegraph. The gun battle ensued when the Maoists opened fire on a 300-strong paramilitary unit combing the forest. No CRPF casualty was reported, but it could not be confirmed if any Maoists were killed in the operation. According to West Singhbhum SP Arun Kumar Singh, the anti-insurgency operation had begun from Tuesday morning [December 20].
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December - 21 
Delhi Police on December 21 told a Delhi court that six of the seven IM operatives arrested in November have confessed about their involvement in the September 2010 blast near Jama Masjid, Indian Express reported. The police made this submission to C
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Delhi Police on December 21 told a Delhi court that six of the seven IM operatives arrested in November have confessed about their involvement in the September 2010 blast near Jama Masjid, Indian Express reported. The police made this submission to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav while seeking extension of their custody for further interrogation to gather evidence of their involvement in the blast.
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December - 21 
DNA reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired upon an Indian Air Force helicopter which had been sent to help the Police-Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) operation in Dantewada District, official sources said. As per t
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DNA reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired upon an Indian Air Force helicopter which had been sent to help the Police-Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) operation in Dantewada District, official sources said. As per the official information reaching Raipur on December 21, five troopers who were inside and the pilot were safe, though the helicopter was hit by nine rounds in the incident on December 19. However, the helicopter did not suffer any damage, the sources said. The MI-17 chopper of IAF had been sent to help the police and CRPF forces which had undertaken a large-scale operation against Maoists on December 18. During the operation, nine Maoists were arrested and large cache of weapons was seized, senior Police officers said.
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December - 21 
During the recent observance of the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week, about 5,000 youths and adolescent girls were recruited by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) particularly from Malkangiri District, sources said, reports
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During the recent observance of the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week, about 5,000 youths and adolescent girls were recruited by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) particularly from Malkangiri District, sources said, reports Daily Pioneer. Challenging the joint combing operation of Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Special Operation Group (SOG) and paramilitary forces, they were able to hold open meetings for membership drive in the cut-off and remote pockets of the District. They held Prajamelis in around 10 villages, including in several village haats (markets) in Alampaka, Similibanki, Kusuguda and Kurmanur areas along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border.
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December - 21 
Government on December 21 gave its sanction to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to charge sheet nine persons, including two serving Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) officers, Major Iqbal and Major Samir Ali, Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba
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Government on December 21 gave its sanction to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to charge sheet nine persons, including two serving Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) officers, Major Iqbal and Major Samir Ali, Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, al Qaida operative Ilyas Kashmiri, for plotting terror strikes in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack, reports Times of India. The sanction will now pave the way for NIA - which had registered the case against these accused in November 2009 - to file charge sheet against them in any day from now. It is for the first time that an Indian probe agency will name serving ISI officers in a charge sheet. Name of a retired Pakistani Army Major, Abdul Rehman Hashim, will also be there in the charge sheet. Others who will be charge sheeted include 26/11 attacks mastermind and LeT ‘commander’ Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, another LeT's top operative Sajid Majid and Headley's accomplice and Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana. While Headley and Rana - arrested by the FBI in Chicago in October 2009 - have been in US jail ever since they were caught there, Lakhvi - arrested by Pakistani authorities in connection with the 26/11 terror attack -- has been in Pakistani jail. The others, however, remain scot free in Pakistan. It was Hashim who had set up the ISI's 'Karachi Project' and trained a number of Indian youths for carrying out attacks in India. The project is meant to bleed India using locals through LeT's network. The charge sheet will also be the first Indian 'legal' document mentioning about the 'Karachi Project' and how it is being ran by network of Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists who are LeT's fronts in India. The 'Project' was set up for giving an impression of 'home-grown' terror in India.
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December - 21 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 21 killed a militant belonging to Kesho Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP MTF-Kesho Meitei) at Naran Konjil in Imphal West District. The militant, identifie
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 21 killed a militant belonging to Kesho Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP MTF-Kesho Meitei) at Naran Konjil in Imphal West District. The militant, identified as Laishram Ranbir alias Isen (44), is suspected to be involved in the killing of Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Irilbung chowkidar Soram Ibomcha and his son recently.
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December - 21 
Life was paralyzed in the valley areas due to the 36-hour Bandh (shut down strike) called by the Kangleipak Community Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) against the brutal killing of the father and son.
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Life was paralyzed in the valley areas due to the 36-hour Bandh (shut down strike) called by the Kangleipak Community Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) against the brutal killing of the father and son.
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December - 21 
Maoists will organise a fair at Giddha village in Sitamarhi District next week for the second consecutive year in the memory of Mainuddin alias Ravi, a ‘zonal commander’ of the outfit, killed in an encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRP
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Maoists will organise a fair at Giddha village in Sitamarhi District next week for the second consecutive year in the memory of Mainuddin alias Ravi, a ‘zonal commander’ of the outfit, killed in an encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near Betaura village in East Champaran in 2007, reports The Telegraph. “We are organising the fair on a large scale for the first time. Though it was held for the first time last year, the event was a low-key affair,” said Prakash, who identified himself as a spokesperson of the CPI-Maoist.
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December - 21 
Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Killo Prasad (32), Korra Srikath (27), Vallanti Tellamdora (28), Korra Eswara Rao (20), Korra Nageswara Rao (20) and Matsyalingam (40), were arrested by the Paderu Police in Visak
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Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Killo Prasad (32), Korra Srikath (27), Vallanti Tellamdora (28), Korra Eswara Rao (20), Korra Nageswara Rao (20) and Matsyalingam (40), were arrested by the Paderu Police in Visakhapatnam District on December 21, reports The Times of India. All the arrested Maoists hailed from Thulam village of Bongaram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Pedabayalu mandal (administrative unit) allegedly had links with the outfit and were actively involved in setting ablaze a bus at Bangarumetta and a road roller at Pallabanda, besides being actively involved in arranging meetings and other works for the Maoist party, Paderu Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Damodhar said.
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December - 21 
Suspected Maoists set ablaze equipment used for road construction work at Chitra in Palamu District, reports IBN Live. The Police said a group of Maoists arrived at the road construction site and set ablaze heavy machinery, used in road construction
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Suspected Maoists set ablaze equipment used for road construction work at Chitra in Palamu District, reports IBN Live. The Police said a group of Maoists arrived at the road construction site and set ablaze heavy machinery, used in road construction work, Deputy Superintendent of Police Girish Pandey said. He said the equipment belonged to a contractor’s firm engaged in the work.
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December - 21 
The proposal to create a National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is set for a final nod with the three-member committee headed by the national security adviser reconciling differences and drawing up a note for the Cabinet Committee on Security, Expr
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The proposal to create a National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is set for a final nod with the three-member committee headed by the national security adviser reconciling differences and drawing up a note for the Cabinet Committee on Security, Express India reports. The committee has suggested against giving NCTC enforcement powers, which would place forces under its command to carry out anti-terror operations anywhere. Instead, the recommendation is that anti-terror cells in all states will be the nodal point for any such operation. Also, the National Intelligence Grid will come under the NCTC. Maoist violence won’t be part of NCTC’s mandate. The Multi-Agency Centre, set up after the Mumbai attacks, will be integrated into the NCTC.
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December - 21 
The Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a brick kiln owner, Munna Khan, while he was inspecting a brick factory at Khardang around 1 km away from Mendipathar in East Garo Hills District.
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The Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a brick kiln owner, Munna Khan, while he was inspecting a brick factory at Khardang around 1 km away from Mendipathar in East Garo Hills District.
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December - 21 
The Times of India reports that suspected Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA) on December 21 abducted a businessperson, identified as Ratan Saha (36), from Gurufella Bazar in Gossaigaon Sub-Division in Kokrajhar District.
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The Times of India reports that suspected Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA) on December 21 abducted a businessperson, identified as Ratan Saha (36), from Gurufella Bazar in Gossaigaon Sub-Division in Kokrajhar District.
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December - 21 
A Government-run middle school for girls’ was blown up in Sheedo area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of December 21, reports Daily Times. Two classrooms and a hall of the school were badly damaged in the blast.
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A Government-run middle school for girls’ was blown up in Sheedo area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of December 21, reports Daily Times. Two classrooms and a hall of the school were badly damaged in the blast.
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December - 21 
A tribesman Malik Noor, a resident of North Waziristan Agency, decided to sue the Government of United Kingdom for extending help to the US in drone attack in the FATA. A legal notice was issued to UK Foreign Minister to reply till January 12 or fac
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A tribesman Malik Noor, a resident of North Waziristan Agency, decided to sue the Government of United Kingdom for extending help to the US in drone attack in the FATA. A legal notice was issued to UK Foreign Minister to reply till January 12 or face litigation, Malik Noor told in a press conference in Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). He said that his father Malik Daud, a former agency councillor, had been killed in a drone attack along with 49 other persons when he was attending a local jirga to resolve a dispute among tribesmen on March 17. He said that the UK Government had already admitted that its secret agencies were assisting CIA in the drone attacks.
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December - 21 
At least 30 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 18 Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in the ongoing operation in Upper Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, reports Daily Times. A
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At least 30 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and 18 Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in the ongoing operation in Upper Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, reports Daily Times. According to sources, SFs were advancing towards Alikhail and Kago Qamar areas of Upper Orakzai Agency where a clash between SFs and militants took place in which at least 18 soldiers including Major Samiaullah were injured. In retaliation, the SFs opened fire on terrorists, killing at least 30 militants. The SF sources said that a store of explosive material and two vehicles used by the terrorists were also destroyed.
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December - 21 
Five children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Nala area of Malikdinkhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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Five children of a family received injuries when a mortar shell hit a house in Nala area of Malikdinkhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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December - 21 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on December 21 said that Pakistan was committed to pursuing a constructive, sustained and result-oriented process of engagement with India, including on the issue of Kashmir, reported Express Tribune. Foreign Minist
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on December 21 said that Pakistan was committed to pursuing a constructive, sustained and result-oriented process of engagement with India, including on the issue of Kashmir, reported Express Tribune. Foreign Minister Khar said that Pakistan continues to support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process. “We are also actively engaged in various trilateral and quadrilateral forums exploring ways to bring peace, stability and development in Afghanistan,” she said, adding, “As peace and security must be underpinned with economic development, Pakistan has pledged an amount of USD 330 million for carrying out development and reconstruction work in Afghanistan.”
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December - 21 
One person was killed and seven others were injured in sectarian violence during 25th Muharram procession in Shah Faisal Colony near Jamia Farooqia in Karachi on December 21, reported Daily Times. Some people came out of the Jamia Farooqia and asked
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One person was killed and seven others were injured in sectarian violence during 25th Muharram procession in Shah Faisal Colony near Jamia Farooqia in Karachi on December 21, reported Daily Times. Some people came out of the Jamia Farooqia and asked the mourners to divert their procession route. Upon which, both groups exchanged hot words and clashed. The firing also occurred during the clash and resultantly five people, identified as Yasir Khalil Yousuf, Kamran Lal Khan, Saeed Javed Iqbal, Kaleemullah, and Ghayas Din, were wounded. A Police official said that they found an unidentified dead body of a young man, who received a bullet in his head and bore several torture marks on his body.
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December - 21 
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 21 said his country wanted new rules of engagement with the United States (US) with a guarantee to respect its sovereignty and assurance of "no Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future", repo
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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on December 21 said his country wanted new rules of engagement with the United States (US) with a guarantee to respect its sovereignty and assurance of "no Abbottabad-like unilateral action in future", reported The Times of India, adding, “In case any credible and actionable information was available, it must be shared with Pakistan for necessary action.” He stressed that the drone attacks must be stopped, which were causing collateral damage and were grossly detrimental to the Government's efforts to isolate terrorists from local population.
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December - 21 
Seven SF personnel were injured when a checkpost was hit by a rocket in Kotkai area in South Waziristan Agency (SWA). Security officials said SFs were conducting a search operation after receiving information that some TTP militants had entered the t
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Seven SF personnel were injured when a checkpost was hit by a rocket in Kotkai area in South Waziristan Agency (SWA). Security officials said SFs were conducting a search operation after receiving information that some TTP militants had entered the tribal agency from across the border. A canister of petrol was probably fitted to the rocket that triggered fire after it hit the target.
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December - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up a private medical store at Karikot area in SWA and managed to escape from the scene.
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Unidentified militants blew up a private medical store at Karikot area in SWA and managed to escape from the scene.
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December - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up three shops of narcotics at Safeerullah Market in Ghundi area of Jamrud. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade accepted responsibility for destroying the shops.
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Unidentified militants blew up three shops of narcotics at Safeerullah Market in Ghundi area of Jamrud. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade accepted responsibility for destroying the shops.
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December - 21 
United States donated four bomb disposal vans and 100 motorcycles to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police. The equipment is being provided under ‘Police Assistance Programme’ implemented by the US Embassy’s Narcotics Affairs Section. US Consul General Mari
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United States donated four bomb disposal vans and 100 motorcycles to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police. The equipment is being provided under ‘Police Assistance Programme’ implemented by the US Embassy’s Narcotics Affairs Section. US Consul General Marie Richards paid tribute to Pakistan’s Security Forces at the event, saying, “I would like to praise the courage and dedication of the Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. It is their commitment to duty that protects the people of Peshawar and KP from criminals and violent militants. “I hope that the equipment we are providing today will help them to carry out their duties safely and effectively in future.” KP Police Chief Akbar Hoti received the equipment, a statement issued by the US Consul-General said. To date, the US has committed USD 75 million in assistance to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police to build capacity and improve security across the province.
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December - 21 
In a fresh drive of property seizures, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres close to the hard-line faction led by party Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya captured two houses and around 22 hectares of land in Kapilvastu District on Decembe
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In a fresh drive of property seizures, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres close to the hard-line faction led by party Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya captured two houses and around 22 hectares of land in Kapilvastu District on December 19, reports Kantipuronline.
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December - 21 
The opposition parties- Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - have taken strong exception to the Government decision to establish a separate battalion of the Nepal Army (NA) by recruiting Madheshi yout
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The opposition parties- Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - have taken strong exception to the Government decision to establish a separate battalion of the Nepal Army (NA) by recruiting Madheshi youths to ensure inclusiveness in the Army, reports Nepal News. Talking to the Nepal News on December 21, NC leader Arjun Narsingh KC said that this decision would harm the reputation and the professionalism of the NA. Meanwhile, ex Lt General Kul Bahadur Khadka said the Government decision goes against the NA’s principle.
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December - 21 
Police recovered three bombs from Benapole Primary School area in Jessore District early on December 21, reports Daily Star. Hasan Hafizur Rahman, Officer in-Charge of Benapole Police Station, said acting on a tip-off, they raided the area and recove
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Police recovered three bombs from Benapole Primary School area in Jessore District early on December 21, reports Daily Star. Hasan Hafizur Rahman, Officer in-Charge of Benapole Police Station, said acting on a tip-off, they raided the area and recovered the bombs.
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December - 21 
The Police arrested a leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Firoz Abdullah, at Baghri Bazar in Rajapur sub-District of Jhalakathi District in the morning of December 21, reports Daily Star. Firoz is the president of ICS sub-District un
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The Police arrested a leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Firoz Abdullah, at Baghri Bazar in Rajapur sub-District of Jhalakathi District in the morning of December 21, reports Daily Star. Firoz is the president of ICS sub-District unit. Abdul Halim Talukdar, sub-inspector of Rajapur Police Station, said on tip-off, they raided the Bazar and arrested Firoz while ICS cadres, numbering 10-12, led by the arrestee were holding a secret meeting. However, others managed to flee.
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December - 21 
President Mahinda Rajapakse said that the Army camps set up at District level are of national importance, and these camps which have been established with the intention of promoting national security will not be removed, reports Daily News. He noted
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President Mahinda Rajapakse said that the Army camps set up at District level are of national importance, and these camps which have been established with the intention of promoting national security will not be removed, reports Daily News. He noted that this was a policy maintained by every Government after achieving independence. He also asserted that those Army camps set up for the national security would not be removed.
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December - 22 
24-hour Kokrajhar District bandh called by the All BTC Bengali Youth Student Federation in protest against the abduction of a 28-year-old businessman, Ratan Saha by suspected Adivasi militant, evoked mixed response in the District, reports The Telegr
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24-hour Kokrajhar District bandh called by the All BTC Bengali Youth Student Federation in protest against the abduction of a 28-year-old businessman, Ratan Saha by suspected Adivasi militant, evoked mixed response in the District, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 22 
A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) trooper was killed and another was injured in a gun battle with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Porahat forest under Sonua Police Station area in West Singhbhum District on i
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A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) trooper was killed and another was injured in a gun battle with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Porahat forest under Sonua Police Station area in West Singhbhum District on in the evening of December 22, reports The Times of India. The deceased trooper, Sukhdev Singh (32), who sustained a bullet injury in his waist, succumbed to his injuries as he could not be airlifted for treatment because of darkness. The counter-insurgency operation, being conducted jointly with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), between Bandu and Pandua villages in the bordering Sonua and Khuti areas of Porahat block in West Singhbhum also left about six Maoists seriously injured in the gun battle, the Police said.
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December - 22 
After huge haul of explosives in Malkangiri District, including 24 gelatin sticks, the security agencies have launched a probe to find out whether the explosives meant for industries are being smuggled to the Left wing extremists [LWEs] in the Distri
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After huge haul of explosives in Malkangiri District, including 24 gelatin sticks, the security agencies have launched a probe to find out whether the explosives meant for industries are being smuggled to the Left wing extremists [LWEs] in the District, reports New Indian Express.
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December - 22 
Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) leader Paresh Baruah, accused Thuingaleng Muivah ‘General Secretary’ of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), of disintegrating the Northeast insurgent movements by sidin
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Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) leader Paresh Baruah, accused Thuingaleng Muivah ‘General Secretary’ of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), of disintegrating the Northeast insurgent movements by siding with the Indian Government thus, failing to keep his promise made to the people of Nagaland.
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December - 22 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze two saw machines at Salaiya village in Gaya District in the night of December 22, reports Zee News. Over 100 Maoists surrounded the machines and set ablaze the two machines c
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze two saw machines at Salaiya village in Gaya District in the night of December 22, reports Zee News. Over 100 Maoists surrounded the machines and set ablaze the two machines charging the owners with supporting a rival faction, City Superintendent of Police Satyavir Singh said.
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December - 22 
Dhanara village resident Ashok Sinha, accused of collecting levy from contractors and providing medical assistance to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was arrested from Chaminia Tola under Shyampur Bhatha Police Station in Sheohar
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Dhanara village resident Ashok Sinha, accused of collecting levy from contractors and providing medical assistance to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was arrested from Chaminia Tola under Shyampur Bhatha Police Station in Sheohar District on December 22, reports The Telegraph. Sheohar Superintendent of Police (SP) Natash Gudia said Singh was arrested while he was planning to collect levy on behalf of the Maoists from some contractors.
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December - 22 
Maoists threatened to eliminate the Araria District Magistrate (DM) M Saravanan and SP Shivdeep Waman Lande, if their cadres incarcerated in the Araria jail are not released, reports The Times of India. In separate letters sent by registered post to
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Maoists threatened to eliminate the Araria District Magistrate (DM) M Saravanan and SP Shivdeep Waman Lande, if their cadres incarcerated in the Araria jail are not released, reports The Times of India. In separate letters sent by registered post to the two officials, Maoist ‘area commander’ Krishna Yadav said his organization would trigger bombs on the premises of the DM and SP to kill them.
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December - 22 
On December 22, two HM militants were also arrested by the Police from Bandipora District. It has been reported that they had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan using Nepal route.
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On December 22, two HM militants were also arrested by the Police from Bandipora District. It has been reported that they had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan using Nepal route.
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December - 22 
One person - either a militant or a Pakistani trooper - was killed on Pakistan side as troops foiled Pakistan Army backed infiltration bid by a group of three militants through the Line of Control (LoC) at Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch District in t
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One person - either a militant or a Pakistani trooper - was killed on Pakistan side as troops foiled Pakistan Army backed infiltration bid by a group of three militants through the Line of Control (LoC) at Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch District in the morning of December 22, according to Daily Excelsior. Pakistan Army violated cease-fire while trying to give cover to these militants to sneak into Indian side. Troops from the forward posts in Krishna Ghati sector observed movement of three militants moving towards the LoC at 12.40am."Army allowed the militants to come close to the LoC. However, before the three militants could reach within the firing range, they hid themselves behind the bushes. Simultaneously, Pakistan Army started firing from their forward posts of Daaku, Kaddu and Yellow Bump targeting Indian posts of Kirpan-I, Kirpan-II, Kranti-I and Kranti-II’’, an Army official said, adding that troops from this side retaliated to neutralize the militants. About 700 to 800 rounds were fired from Pakistan side with medium to small fire arms till 2am. The infiltration attempt was foiled successfully. The Army official said there were no casualties or damage on Indian side in the firing but movement across the LoC on Pakistan side indicated that either one militant or an Army trooper was killed in retaliatory firing from this side.
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December - 22 
Police arrested a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employee, Sajad Ahmad Dar, for providing SIM cards on fake names to the HM militants in Sopore are of Baramulla District. Dar was working with BSNL Sopore as a consolidated employee. He had provi
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Police arrested a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employee, Sajad Ahmad Dar, for providing SIM cards on fake names to the HM militants in Sopore are of Baramulla District. Dar was working with BSNL Sopore as a consolidated employee. He had provided 10 SIMs and one Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) connection to HM militants operating in Sopore. Dar is an IT expert and has been working for HM militant network for about a year. Police are working out whether he was planted by the HM in the BSNL or he was trapped by them after he joined the BSNL. Superintendent of Police (Sopore) Imtiaz Ahmad Mir said that there are other people also who are involved in helping the HM militants to get BSNL SIM cards. "However, they have not been arrested yet. Police is also investigating that who were the militants who were using these SIM cards", he added. Early in February, Police claimed to have arrested a BSNL employee Ali Muhammad Bhat in Anantnag District along with four petrol bombs, a binocular and a HM letter pad from him. But later Bhat was let off by the Police after they found his no links with the militants. However, the departmental enquiry against the employee is still going on. The Union Home Ministry has issued strict instructions to cellular operators in the State to ensure that the SIM cards may not fall in militant hands. As part of that move, in September 2011, 200000 SIM cards were blocked by various cellular operators in the State after they were found to have improper registration.
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December - 22 
SFs also arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Sagolshem Nandia (42), along with a point 32 magazine and four live rounds from Kodompokpi Mamang in Imphal West District.
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SFs also arrested a PLA cadre, identified as Sagolshem Nandia (42), along with a point 32 magazine and four live rounds from Kodompokpi Mamang in Imphal West District.
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December - 22 
SFs have recovered a dead shell from fields in Shahpur village of Mandi revenue unit in Poonch District, according to Kashmir Times.
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SFs have recovered a dead shell from fields in Shahpur village of Mandi revenue unit in Poonch District, according to Kashmir Times.
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December - 22 
SFs recovered a hand grenade at the residence of Public Works Division (PWD) Executive Engineer L Brojen Singh located at Purana Rajbari in Imphal.
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SFs recovered a hand grenade at the residence of Public Works Division (PWD) Executive Engineer L Brojen Singh located at Purana Rajbari in Imphal.
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December - 22 
SFs recovered two grenades from different localities. Some unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade at Imphal East Zilla Parishad member Wangjam Kumar residence at Leitanpokpi in Imphal East District on December 22. The bomb experts of Police picke
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SFs recovered two grenades from different localities. Some unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade at Imphal East Zilla Parishad member Wangjam Kumar residence at Leitanpokpi in Imphal East District on December 22. The bomb experts of Police picked the grenade up December 23.
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December - 22 
The Hindu reports that the Police on December 22 recovered the bodies of two abducted officials inside a forest at Haskhuji about 18 km off Umrangshu in the Dima Hasao District. The two — Colonel (retired) J.S. Sandhu, Deputy General Manager of a cem
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The Hindu reports that the Police on December 22 recovered the bodies of two abducted officials inside a forest at Haskhuji about 18 km off Umrangshu in the Dima Hasao District. The two — Colonel (retired) J.S. Sandhu, Deputy General Manager of a cement project of Jaiprakash Associates Limited, and Ramen Sarma, Deputy Manager, Assam Mineral Development Corporation (AMDC) — had been abducted by an insurgent outfit from Karbi Anglong on November 25 for ransom. Additional Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) of Dima Hasao Surjeet Singh Panesar said that the bodies were in a highly decomposed state. Panesar also added that the officials must have been killed at least 10-12 days back. A militant group of Karbi Anglong is suspected to be behind the incidence.
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December - 22 
The Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland--Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) abducted and subsequently killed a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland –Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant, identified as Tsilongse Sangtham, on December 2
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The Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland--Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) abducted and subsequently killed a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland –Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant, identified as Tsilongse Sangtham, on December 22 and dumped the body at Kuthur village in Tuensung District.
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December - 22 
The Nagaland Post reports that the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on December 22 attacked the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) camp, killing one militant and injuring others at G
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The Nagaland Post reports that the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on December 22 attacked the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) camp, killing one militant and injuring others at Ghukiye village in Zunheboto District. The slain militant was identified as Mughavi. NSCN-K also took away three weapons belonging to NSCN- Khole-Kitovi.
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December - 22 
The Police arrested two top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as ‘sub-zonal commander’ Jaikaran and his wife Lalita alias Pushpa alias Kusumi from Machi area in Sonbhadra District on December 22, reports The Telegraph. W
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The Police arrested two top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as ‘sub-zonal commander’ Jaikaran and his wife Lalita alias Pushpa alias Kusumi from Machi area in Sonbhadra District on December 22, reports The Telegraph. While Jaikaran had reward money of INR 200, 000 on his head, Lalita had INR 30, 000 on her head. The Police recovered a .32 bore revolver and live cartridges from their procession. Jaikaran was one of the main accused in the attack on Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) camp in Khoradih, Mirzapur in 2002 in which arms were looted. Lalita had also earned notoriety after joining Maoist groups with her brother, Lalvrat alias Kamalji, another top Maoist, still at large.
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December - 22 
The Sangai Express Security Forces (SFs) on Dec 22 arrested a militant each of People Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Wahengbam Aoicha (29) alias Michael and W Inaoton (33) alias Leonardo r
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The Sangai Express Security Forces (SFs) on Dec 22 arrested a militant each of People Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Wahengbam Aoicha (29) alias Michael and W Inaoton (33) alias Leonardo respectively, from Hiyanglam Awang in Thoubal District.
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December - 22 
Troops neutralized a hideout of slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Qari Zubair [Zubair was killed in February 2011] at Orka, about six kilometers from Banihal, in Doda District. Recoveries made from the hideout included three blankets, 10 lite
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Troops neutralized a hideout of slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Qari Zubair [Zubair was killed in February 2011] at Orka, about six kilometers from Banihal, in Doda District. Recoveries made from the hideout included three blankets, 10 liters jerry can, a large quantity of ration items, one radio set antenna, utensils, battery charger, shoes and LPG cylinders.
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December - 22 
Two HM militants who traveled on Pakistani passports to Nepal from Pakistan on their way to the Bandipora District were arrested in the outskirts of Bandipora town on December 22. Two Pakistani passports, Nepal visa, PKR 6,000 and few SIM cards were
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Two HM militants who traveled on Pakistani passports to Nepal from Pakistan on their way to the Bandipora District were arrested in the outskirts of Bandipora town on December 22. Two Pakistani passports, Nepal visa, PKR 6,000 and few SIM cards were recovered from their possession. The arrested militants were identified as Tariq Ahmad Malla and Sajad Ahmed Mir. During questioning the two militants revealed that they received arms training for three months in 2003 at militant training camps in Abbottabad, bordering Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), in the same area where Osama Bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals on May 1-2. The duo then left the camp and were working there as labourers. The duo revealed that they entered India via Nepal on Pakistani passport on December 21. So far Bandipora Police have arrested six militants with Pakistani passports in past three months. All the arrestees had used Nepal route for entering into India on their way to Bandipora. The report further said that nine of militants have returned to their homes along with their wives and children from PoK during the past one year via Nepal or after crossing the LoC. Majority of them surrendered before Police after their return.
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December - 22 
A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed when the FC check post came under militant attack in Malazai area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 22, reports The News.
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A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed when the FC check post came under militant attack in Malazai area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 22, reports The News.
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December - 22 
At least 16 Punjab University (PU) students were seriously injured in a sectarian clash between Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT) and Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) Lahore District on December 22, reported Daily Times. The clash occurred over the org
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At least 16 Punjab University (PU) students were seriously injured in a sectarian clash between Islami Jama’at-e-Talaba (IJT) and Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) Lahore District on December 22, reported Daily Times. The clash occurred over the organisation of a ceremony in connection with Imam Hussain (AS) Day at New Campus. ISO activists were preparing to organise an event to mark Imam Hussain (AS) Day with the permission of PU administration at lawns of Chemical Engineering Department when some activists of IJT attacked them with bamboo sticks and stones. The trouble began when the IJT and ISO requested the PU administration to organise separate events on Imam Hussain (AS) Day. The administration allowed IJT to organise its event on condition that ISO could stage theirs as well. However on the night of December 21, IJT activists announced that their event would be held at the same time and place as the ISO’s. IJT activists also threatened to kill eight ISO activists to avenge an incident in 1994, which claimed the lives of four IJT activists, and asked them to refrain from organising their event.
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December - 22 
Four persons, including a girl child, were injured in a remote controlled bomb blast at the private clinic of a lady doctor in Bahadar Garhi area of Hangu city in Hangu District, reports Dawn. The main gate, waiting rooms and boundary wall of the cl
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Four persons, including a girl child, were injured in a remote controlled bomb blast at the private clinic of a lady doctor in Bahadar Garhi area of Hangu city in Hangu District, reports Dawn. The main gate, waiting rooms and boundary wall of the clinic were badly damaged in the explosion.
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December - 22 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said that the children in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are suffering due to militancy. While speaking at a conference on “Child rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA” organised by the Society fo
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said that the children in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are suffering due to militancy. While speaking at a conference on “Child rights in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA” organised by the Society for Protection of the Rights of Child (Sparc), KP Governor Masood Kausar told the participants that improving child rights in FATA was priority of the Government. Speakers at the conference called upon the Government to implement the laws for protection of child rights in the tribal areas. The Governor said that militancy was the major hurdle to development in FATA where schools, colleges, hospitals and other institutions were seriously affected by it. “The children have suffered a lot and with this in mind serious steps are under way for promotion of educational and healthcare facilities in FATA,” he said. He assured coordination between the Government departments and the civil society for implementation of laws for protection of the rights of children.
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December - 22 
Pakistani military rejected the conclusions of a US investigation into a NATO air strike. US officials, unveiling the results of their investigation into the Nov. 25-26 incident that has enraged Pakistanis, said both sides were to blame and said the
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Pakistani military rejected the conclusions of a US investigation into a NATO air strike. US officials, unveiling the results of their investigation into the Nov. 25-26 incident that has enraged Pakistanis, said both sides were to blame and said the soldiers’ deaths were partly rooted in miscommunication and misunderstandings. Pakistani Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said Pakistan does not agree with the US findings because they are “short on facts.”
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December - 22 
Prominent businesswoman Nilofar Abadan who was abducted on March 8, 2011 from Gurdat Singh road area in Quetta returned home on December 22, reported Dawn. The abductors had contacted the family and demanded a huge amount as ransom for releasing her
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Prominent businesswoman Nilofar Abadan who was abducted on March 8, 2011 from Gurdat Singh road area in Quetta returned home on December 22, reported Dawn. The abductors had contacted the family and demanded a huge amount as ransom for releasing her. The sources said that the abductors later threw her on the Double Road area and escaped from the scene. It was not known on what conditions she was released by the abductors. Her husband Faridon Abadan, who served as the Minister for Minority Affairs in the cabinet of Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi, had been abducted on February 17, 2002 and his whereabouts are still not known.
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December - 22 
The man whose body was found after December 21, 2011 sectarian clash in Shah Faisal Colony of Karachi was identified as Ahmad Baloch on December 22, reported Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Nadeem Baig said the victim was the son of N
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The man whose body was found after December 21, 2011 sectarian clash in Shah Faisal Colony of Karachi was identified as Ahmad Baloch on December 22, reported Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Nadeem Baig said the victim was the son of Naib Ameer Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Maulana Qamaruddin Baloch and was studying at Jamia Farooqia.
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December - 22 
The United States (US) Air Force Special Operations Command’s Brigadier General and investigating officer into the NATO air strike Stephen Clark said on December 22 that the lack of trust and series of miscommunications contributed to the NATO attack
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The United States (US) Air Force Special Operations Command’s Brigadier General and investigating officer into the NATO air strike Stephen Clark said on December 22 that the lack of trust and series of miscommunications contributed to the NATO attack on November 26, reports The Express Tribune. While briefing reporters at the Pentagon via phone, Clark said that NATO failed to give precise information to Pakistan about its positions during the operation because of general mistrust as it is believed that earlier ISAF operations were compromised when Pakistan was told the exact locations of the US forces.
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December - 22 
The World Bank on December 22 said it would provide Pakistan with USD 5.5 billion in development aid over the next two years, reports Dawn. “The Bank has responded flexibly in the face of the tremendous challenges Pakistan has gone through over the p
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The World Bank on December 22 said it would provide Pakistan with USD 5.5 billion in development aid over the next two years, reports Dawn. “The Bank has responded flexibly in the face of the tremendous challenges Pakistan has gone through over the past year or so,” said its Pakistan country Director Rachid Benmessaoud, adding, “We will continue our strong support to Pakistan, while keeping a keen eye on implementation to ensure that these efforts translate into real results on the ground”. The World Bank’s Progress Report on its Pakistan Program said its efforts had been disrupted over the past two years by the devastating floods of 2010-2011, ongoing security problems as well as “slow economic reform”, adding, “A range of governance, corruption and business environment indicators suggest that these areas remain a challenge”. The funds include USD 4 billion in development assistance and USD 1.5 billion from the Bank’s International Finance Corporation, which helps private sector firms.
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December - 22 
Three people were killed and two others injured when unidentified armed militants opened fire on a van in the Daring-gar area of Mastung District on December 22, reported Dawn. The deceased were identified as Nuroz Khan, Nasiruddin and Mohammad Umar.
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Three people were killed and two others injured when unidentified armed militants opened fire on a van in the Daring-gar area of Mastung District on December 22, reported Dawn. The deceased were identified as Nuroz Khan, Nasiruddin and Mohammad Umar. The injured passer-by were identified as, Ahmed Khan and Babul.
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December - 22 
Two gas pipelines were blown up in Sui and Pirkoh gas fields of Dera Bugti District. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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Two gas pipelines were blown up in Sui and Pirkoh gas fields of Dera Bugti District. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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December - 22 
US State Department’s deputy spokesman Mark Toner said that the US prepared to offer compensation to the families of troops who lost their lives, adding that US offered to send a team to Pakistan to brief the military on the findings of its investiga
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US State Department’s deputy spokesman Mark Toner said that the US prepared to offer compensation to the families of troops who lost their lives, adding that US offered to send a team to Pakistan to brief the military on the findings of its investigation into the NATO raid. “We accept responsibility for mistakes committed by the US side in the NATO air strike incident” that led to the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers, Mark Toner told a briefing.
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December - 22 
White House said that it accepts responsibility for the mistakes they made, and expresses its “deepest regret for the loss of life and for the lack of proper coordination between U.S. and Pakistani forces that contributed to those losses.” In a state
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White House said that it accepts responsibility for the mistakes they made, and expresses its “deepest regret for the loss of life and for the lack of proper coordination between U.S. and Pakistani forces that contributed to those losses.” In a statement issued by Caitlin Hayden, the White House spokesperson said that “the United States expresses our sincere condolences to the Pakistani people, to the Pakistani Government, and most importantly to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who were killed or wounded.”
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December - 22 
A bomb disposal team of the Nepal Army (NA) defused a socket bomb found at Mukti chowk of Birtamod in Jhapa District on December 22, reports Kantipuronline. According to the Area Police Office, Birtamod, the team from Charali barracks defused the bom
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A bomb disposal team of the Nepal Army (NA) defused a socket bomb found at Mukti chowk of Birtamod in Jhapa District on December 22, reports Kantipuronline. According to the Area Police Office, Birtamod, the team from Charali barracks defused the bomb planted nearby the Sayapatri Lodge. No one has so far taken responsibility of planting the bomb, Police said.
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December - 22 
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Chhatra Man Singh Gurung called on President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the latter's residence in Shital Niwas. During the meeting, the CoAS expressed dissatisfaction at Government’s decision to recruit Madheshi youths in a sepa
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Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Chhatra Man Singh Gurung called on President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the latter's residence in Shital Niwas. During the meeting, the CoAS expressed dissatisfaction at Government’s decision to recruit Madheshi youths in a separate battalion of the NA as part of its motive to make the national Army an inclusive institution.
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December - 22 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chief Whip Bhim Acharya said that the party would protest from street and parliament if the decision regarding the bulk integration of Madheshi youths in NA was not revoked at the earliest.
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chief Whip Bhim Acharya said that the party would protest from street and parliament if the decision regarding the bulk integration of Madheshi youths in NA was not revoked at the earliest.
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December - 22 
It has been revealed that half-a-dozen Indian nationals are among the 19,602 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants verified by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in 2007, according to UNMIN’s database provided to the Government. The issu
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It has been revealed that half-a-dozen Indian nationals are among the 19,602 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants verified by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in 2007, according to UNMIN’s database provided to the Government. The issue came to light during the regrouping process carried out at the seven main cantonment sites last month. A PLA commander acknowledged that six Indian nationals were among those in the PLA ranks and four of them visited the Third Division Cantonment in Shaktikhor, Chitwan. Three of them are said to have opted for voluntary retirement and one for integration.
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December - 22 
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Sharan Mahat accused the Government of staging a publicity stunt in the name of recruiting Madheshi youths in the NA.
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Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Sharan Mahat accused the Government of staging a publicity stunt in the name of recruiting Madheshi youths in the NA.
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December - 22 
The Defence Ministry clarified that the new recruitment in the Nepal Army (NA) will be done on competition, denying that there will be "group entry" of Madheshis, reports Nepal News. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, w
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The Defence Ministry clarified that the new recruitment in the Nepal Army (NA) will be done on competition, denying that there will be "group entry" of Madheshis, reports Nepal News. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar, who also oversees the Defence Ministry, unveiled the policy paper on making the NA inclusive. He said that 2000 youths from different communities in Madhesh will be recruited in the NA through reservation out of total 3000 posts to be filled.
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December - 22 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed her party men to remain alert to any subversive activities in the country aimed at foiling the war crimes trial on December 22, reports The Daily Star. The people of Bangladesh now want the trial of war criminals
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed her party men to remain alert to any subversive activities in the country aimed at foiling the war crimes trial on December 22, reports The Daily Star. The people of Bangladesh now want the trial of war criminals and the Government will do it, she told Bandarban District Awami League (AL) leaders at a meeting at her Gono Bhaban residence. She complained that the opposition BNP-Jamaat want to unleash terrorism and anarchy in the country to protect the war criminals.
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December - 22 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 22, arrested Purbo Banglar Communist Party-Janajuddha faction (PBCP-J) cadre, identified as Jahangir Alam alias Liton (34), at Chhatian village in Gangi sub-district of Meherpur District, reports Daily Star. R
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 22, arrested Purbo Banglar Communist Party-Janajuddha faction (PBCP-J) cadre, identified as Jahangir Alam alias Liton (34), at Chhatian village in Gangi sub-district of Meherpur District, reports Daily Star. RAB also recovered a shutter gun and five bullets from his possession. Gangni Police said Liton is accused in two bomb blast and two extortion cases.
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December - 22 
The Police recovered three locally made bombs in a garage and arrested three persons at Rajmoti Market in Gobindaganj municipal area in Gaibandha District on December 22, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are identified as Towhidul Karim, Litu Sa
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The Police recovered three locally made bombs in a garage and arrested three persons at Rajmoti Market in Gobindaganj municipal area in Gaibandha District on December 22, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are identified as Towhidul Karim, Litu Sarker and Russel Mia. Towhidul worked as storekeeper, while Litu and Russel worked as computer operator for Sumon Traders, a local distributor of Unilever Bangladesh.
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December - 22 
Cabinet spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said on December 22 that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should appoint members to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to look into the issues of the Tamil communit
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Cabinet spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said on December 22 that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should appoint members to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to look into the issues of the Tamil community, reports Daily News. The opposition parties, including TNA, so far have failed to appoint their members to this PSC even though the Government has already appointed its members.
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December - 22 
Cabinet spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said, the Government presented the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report to Parliament earlier than expected to the surprise of many pessimists. HE sa
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Cabinet spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said, the Government presented the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report to Parliament earlier than expected to the surprise of many pessimists. HE said that these pessimists had earlier said that the LLRC report would never be forwarded to Parliament. He noted that the LLRC report is being accepted by many impartial parties.
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December - 23 
A district-level committee in Visakhapatnam on December 23 recommended to the Central Government to provide financial aid of INR 300,000 each to the families of 12 persons killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Distr
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A district-level committee in Visakhapatnam on December 23 recommended to the Central Government to provide financial aid of INR 300,000 each to the families of 12 persons killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the District since July 22, 2009, reports The Hindu. Thirteen cases were identified in the District, all from the Visakha Agency and since one of the victims was from Odisha, 12 were found to be eligible for the relief.
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December - 23 
A group of 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Killo Hari (26), a villager of Nimmalagondi, an interior village in Koyyuru mandal (administrative unit) bordering G.K. Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam District on December 23
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A group of 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Killo Hari (26), a villager of Nimmalagondi, an interior village in Koyyuru mandal (administrative unit) bordering G.K. Veedhi mandal in Visakhapatnam District on December 23, reports The Hindu. The Maoists took away the victim from his house and shot him dead on the village outskirts. They left a pamphlet near the body and pasted posters on a night halt Andhra Pradesh State road Transport Corporation (TAPSRTC) bus which said that the Police were responsible for the deaths of Police informers. Galikonda area committee secretary Krishna is suspected to be behind the killing. Hari was a Maoist sympathiser.
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December - 23 
A HE-36 Grenade was detected by people and recovered by police from Chilla Danga in Samba District on December 23, according to Daily Excelsior.
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A HE-36 Grenade was detected by people and recovered by police from Chilla Danga in Samba District on December 23, according to Daily Excelsior.
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December - 23 
A People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Takhellambam Biken Meetei alias Ibungo (30), was arrested. One .32 pistols made in Italy (B/No. 7000) with three live rounds were recovered from him.
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A People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) militant, identified as Takhellambam Biken Meetei alias Ibungo (30), was arrested. One .32 pistols made in Italy (B/No. 7000) with three live rounds were recovered from him.
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December - 23 
A young boy was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Palamu District on December 23, reports ANI. The young boy was shot dead by the Maoists while travelling to his grandparent's village with his grandfather in a local
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A young boy was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Palamu District on December 23, reports ANI. The young boy was shot dead by the Maoists while travelling to his grandparent's village with his grandfather in a local bus.
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December - 23 
According to the official data of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Home Department, militants have triggered as many as 11,970 blasts to target security personnel and civilians in the state since 1990, reports Greater Kashmir. A total of 1,766 people were kil
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According to the official data of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Home Department, militants have triggered as many as 11,970 blasts to target security personnel and civilians in the state since 1990, reports Greater Kashmir. A total of 1,766 people were killed and 15,685 others injured in these blasts, it mentioned. Of the total number of blasts, 5,722 were triggered using (Improvised Explosive Device) IEDs while the remaining 6,248 by hurling grenades, the data said. Further, it stated, the highest number of blasts took place in 1990 (1,522), followed by 1,005 explosions in 1993. While the maximum number of casualties were reported in 1995 (153 deaths, 1,021 injured), the year 2001 came a close second with 133 deaths and 1,443 injured, the report said. However, there has been a fall in grenade attacks during the past two years as only 39 and 65 blasts were reported in 2011 and 2010 respectively as compared to 79 and 170 blasts in the preceding two years.
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December - 23 
Amid civil authorities finding it difficult to carryout development initiatives in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected District of Balaghat, State Police says its own wing could be pressed into service for taking up activities such as construction
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Amid civil authorities finding it difficult to carryout development initiatives in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected District of Balaghat, State Police says its own wing could be pressed into service for taking up activities such as construction of roads in the disturbed tribal areas, reports The Times of India. "Madhya Pradesh already has a separate wing of 7th battalion, known as Pioneer, which is capable to handle such development initiatives. If the Government entrusts the task to us, this agency can be expanded and deployed for taking up works in the Naxalite affected areas of Balaghat district", Director General of state Police S K Raut told The Times of India.
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December - 23 
Bihar Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested four Maoists during search operations based on intelligence reports to counter Maoist activities in Gaya District, reports ANI. One of the arrested is ‘sub-zonal commander’ Neeru Yadav
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Bihar Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested four Maoists during search operations based on intelligence reports to counter Maoist activities in Gaya District, reports ANI. One of the arrested is ‘sub-zonal commander’ Neeru Yadav who was fairly active in the area. A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from them. The arrested Maoists are accused of carrying out several attacks on schools, roads and bridges in the region.
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December - 23 
During interrogation, Sarabpreet allegedly disclosed the name of his accomplice as Jaswinder Singh (30). Subsequently, the Police mounted raids and arrested him at Ropar in Punjab. Two pistols and 30 live cartridges were allegedly seized from him.
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During interrogation, Sarabpreet allegedly disclosed the name of his accomplice as Jaswinder Singh (30). Subsequently, the Police mounted raids and arrested him at Ropar in Punjab. Two pistols and 30 live cartridges were allegedly seized from him. Ashok Chand, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) said Sarabpreet was told to eliminate Baba Ram Rahim of Ambala in Haryana, Baba Pyara Singh of Banihara at Ropar and Baba Ashutosh of Ludhiana, besides political leaders in Punjab.
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December - 23 
Following assurances of tighter security for trains passing through Maoist affected areas in States like Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, Indian Railways on December 23 lifted the ban on night travel in two out of three sections, reports The Times
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Following assurances of tighter security for trains passing through Maoist affected areas in States like Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, Indian Railways on December 23 lifted the ban on night travel in two out of three sections, reports The Times of India. Sources said the two sections where the night ban on movement of trains, imposed May 2010, has been lifted are Kharagpur-Adra and Chakradharpur-Rourkela. However, the ban continues in the Kharagpur-Tata section and is likely to be lifted soon, Railways sources said.
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December - 23 
One Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pancham Paswan, was killed and a gun was recovered during an encounter with armed Maoists and the Police at a village under Atri Police Station in Gaya District late on December 23
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One Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pancham Paswan, was killed and a gun was recovered during an encounter with armed Maoists and the Police at a village under Atri Police Station in Gaya District late on December 23, reports Zee News. Acting on secret information that Maoists have assembled at the village, a Police team reached the place, leading to an encounter. One gun and four live cartridges were recovered from the encounter-site, City Superintendent of Police Satyavir Singh said adding the Maoists later managed to flee.
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December - 23 
One United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, identified as Takhellambam Dinesh alias Iyamcha Singh (33), from Chanam Sandrok Awang Leikai.
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One United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant, identified as Takhellambam Dinesh alias Iyamcha Singh (33), from Chanam Sandrok Awang Leikai.
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December - 23 
Pakistan Army resorted to major ceasefire violation at South of Haji Peer in mountains falling under Sabjian area of Poonch District on December 23, causing minor damage to some Indian posts, reports Daily Excelsior. Troops replied the firing effecti
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Pakistan Army resorted to major ceasefire violation at South of Haji Peer in mountains falling under Sabjian area of Poonch District on December 23, causing minor damage to some Indian posts, reports Daily Excelsior. Troops replied the firing effectively across the Line of Control (LoC). Firing continued for more than 50 minutes. This was 42nd ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army during2011, an Army official said. He added that Pakistan Army started heavy firing with Machine and Pika Guns at Loona Wali in South of Haji Peer at Sabjian in Poonch District at 1.20 pm. Initially, Pakistan Army fired with Machine and Pika guns but later used Rocket Projectile Guns (RPGs) targeting Indian posts. He further added, "We also fired in retaliation to silence Pakistani guns. Firing from both sides stopped at 2.10 pm’’. Describing ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army as totally unprovoked, the Army official said no infiltration attempt was visible during firing from across the LoC. He added that Pakistan Army fired 300 rounds of Machine Gun, 200 rounds of Pika Gun and seven rounds of RPG.
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December - 23 
Patna Police team along with Special Task Force (STF) personnel arrested sub zonal committee member of north region of the CPI-Maoist, Gore Lal alias Shyamdeo Mochi along with his associate Surendra Ravidas from Masaurhi in Patna District on December
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Patna Police team along with Special Task Force (STF) personnel arrested sub zonal committee member of north region of the CPI-Maoist, Gore Lal alias Shyamdeo Mochi along with his associate Surendra Ravidas from Masaurhi in Patna District on December 23, reports The Times of India. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Alok Kumar said acting on information that some construction agencies in Masaurhi and Bhagwanganj Police Stations areas in the District were getting extortion calls, a Police team led by SP (rural) Manoj Kumar arrested the duo. SSP said while Lal is a native of Firozi village under Pali Police Station in Jehanabad District, Ravidas hails from Dhanauti village under Masaurhi Police Station. Gore Lal was wanted in connection with five cases lodged with Karauna Police outpost, Bhagwanganj, and Masaurhi Police Stations, he added. Kumar said that Lal was also involved in setting ablaze of Nadaul railway station on June 16, 2011. Police recovered Maoist literature, INR 115, 000 in cash, one cell phone, one pistol, four cartridges besides three SIMs from Lal's possession.
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 23, arrested three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, identified as Mohammad Amir Mir alias Umar Jan, Tariq Ahmad Bhat alias Mohammad Saleem and Fayaz Ahmad Mir alias Umar from Kreeri area of Baramulla District and r
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 23, arrested three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, identified as Mohammad Amir Mir alias Umar Jan, Tariq Ahmad Bhat alias Mohammad Saleem and Fayaz Ahmad Mir alias Umar from Kreeri area of Baramulla District and recovered arms and ammunition from them, reports Daily Excelsior. Three pistols, three pistol magazines and 12 pistol rounds were recovered from their possession.
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December - 23 
SFs arrested a People Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as L Cpl Laishram Rohen alias Borlak alias Langamba (34), along with one .38 revolver and two live rounds.
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SFs arrested a People Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as L Cpl Laishram Rohen alias Borlak alias Langamba (34), along with one .38 revolver and two live rounds.
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December - 23 
SFs on December 23 arrested three militants belonging to different militant groups, reports The Sangai Express.
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SFs on December 23 arrested three militants belonging to different militant groups, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 23 
The Nagaland Post reports that one militant of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitvoi (NSCN-Khole-Kitvoi) was killed and another seriously injured in a factional clash with Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K)
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The Nagaland Post reports that one militant of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitvoi (NSCN-Khole-Kitvoi) was killed and another seriously injured in a factional clash with Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) at Zunheboto District on December 23.
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December - 23 
The Odisha Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a forest in Koraput District on December 23, reports Zee News. According to reports, the Police recovered landmines, tiffin bombs, one tonne of gunpowder and approximately 50 litres
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The Odisha Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a forest in Koraput District on December 23, reports Zee News. According to reports, the Police recovered landmines, tiffin bombs, one tonne of gunpowder and approximately 50 litres of liquid explosives and forty walky-talkies belonging to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 23 
The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, identified as Rakim G Momon alias Bong, Sengrang G Momin and Namseng B Marak, while they were extorting money from Jangjal market in
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The Shillong Times reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, identified as Rakim G Momon alias Bong, Sengrang G Momin and Namseng B Marak, while they were extorting money from Jangjal market in West Garo Hills District on December 23.
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December - 23 
Two suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants were on December 23 sent to 10 days in Police custody, reports The Hindu. They were arrested by the Delhi police based on leads that they planned to assassinate some religious and political le
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Two suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants were on December 23 sent to 10 days in Police custody, reports The Hindu. They were arrested by the Delhi police based on leads that they planned to assassinate some religious and political leaders. Sarabjeet Singh (30) was arrested in Shalimar Bagh area of Delhi on December 22 by Delhi Police. Police reportedly seized a firearm, two magazines containing 15 live cartridges, five mobile phones, a cordless phone, three driving licences purportedly issued in Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, two PAN cards and a laptop, besides two pendrives, from the accused.
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December - 23 
Baghdadi Police conducted a raid in Khadda Market, Sanghar Mohalla’s SM Plaza, and detained six suspects along with recovering weapons from their possession. The accused belonged to extortionist gang.
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Baghdadi Police conducted a raid in Khadda Market, Sanghar Mohalla’s SM Plaza, and detained six suspects along with recovering weapons from their possession. The accused belonged to extortionist gang.
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December - 23 
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 23 brushed aside all the speculations of any military takeover, reported Daily Times. “The Pakistan Army has and will continue to support democratic process in the country,” Gene
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Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on December 23 brushed aside all the speculations of any military takeover, reported Daily Times. “The Pakistan Army has and will continue to support democratic process in the country,” General Kayani declared when he spoke to troops stationed in the forward posts in Mohmand and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). General Kayani dispelled the speculations of any military takeover and said that these were misleading and being used as a bogey to divert the focus from the real issues. The army chief emphasised that the issues of National Security need to be considered on merit alone, saying that irrespective of all other considerations, there could be no compromise on the National Security.
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December - 23 
Four children were injured in two separate incidents when shells hit two houses.
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Four children were injured in two separate incidents when shells hit two houses.
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December - 23 
Militants killed one Frontier Constabulary (FC) Security Official and reportedly abducted 19 others in an attack on Security Forces (SFs) in the Mullazai Fort north of the Tank District on December 23, reported Express Tribune. The exact number of ab
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Militants killed one Frontier Constabulary (FC) Security Official and reportedly abducted 19 others in an attack on Security Forces (SFs) in the Mullazai Fort north of the Tank District on December 23, reported Express Tribune. The exact number of abducted militants could not be determined. Sources also said that the initial number of FC personnel missing after the attack was 23 but seven of them had returned back safely. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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December - 23 
One girl was killed and five persons, including children were injured when stray mortar shells fell on three different houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 23
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One girl was killed and five persons, including children were injured when stray mortar shells fell on three different houses in Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 23, reported Dawn.
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December - 23 
One kukikhel tribesman was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Serhai area of Tirah Valley, reported Daily Times.
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One kukikhel tribesman was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Serhai area of Tirah Valley, reported Daily Times.
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) imposed ban on pillion riding in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of the Agency and warned that violators would be shot on sight. Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said that the step was taken to curb attacks against SFs a
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Security Forces (SFs) imposed ban on pillion riding in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of the Agency and warned that violators would be shot on sight. Bara Assistant Political Agent Rehan Khattak said that the step was taken to curb attacks against SFs and supporters of the local administration. “The ban applies to the entire Bara tehsil and would be strictly implemented,” he said, adding, “Violators would be shot on sight and the bike would be torched and no leniency would be shown to anyone”. The local administration had on three previous occasions banned pillion riding in Bara but it could not be effectively implemented.
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December - 23 
SFs arrested four suspected militants during a search operation in Shakas area of Jamrud tehsil, reported Dawn. Officials said that arrested suspects included two young sons of Haji Najeebullah, a former local ameer of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI).
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SFs arrested four suspected militants during a search operation in Shakas area of Jamrud tehsil, reported Dawn. Officials said that arrested suspects included two young sons of Haji Najeebullah, a former local ameer of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI).
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December - 23 
Sindh Police claimed to have arrested nine suspects, including three target killers, from different areas of Karachi. Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police arrested two suspects, Saeed Bazmi and Sabt-e-Rasool alias Khurram, and recovered two repeaters, a 9mm p
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Sindh Police claimed to have arrested nine suspects, including three target killers, from different areas of Karachi. Khawaja Ajmair Nagri Police arrested two suspects, Saeed Bazmi and Sabt-e-Rasool alias Khurram, and recovered two repeaters, a 9mm pistol and two TT pistols from their possession. During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they were involved in the murders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Shahid alias Charbi and his three friends.
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December - 23 
Surjani Police claimed to have arrested a target killer Safdar alias Kala, belonging to a political party, from Surjani Town and recovered a TT pistol from his possession. Police said during interrogation, Safdar confessed that he was involved in one
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Surjani Police claimed to have arrested a target killer Safdar alias Kala, belonging to a political party, from Surjani Town and recovered a TT pistol from his possession. Police said during interrogation, Safdar confessed that he was involved in one dozen murders, including the killing of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) activist Nazeer, two Shabab Milli activists, four Pakhtoons and five land mafia members.
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December - 23 
The United States (US) said on December 23 that it was committed to working with Pakistan and pledged support for democracy, amid friction between the war partners and a political showdown in Islamabad, reported Dawn. “The issues that we face and the
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The United States (US) said on December 23 that it was committed to working with Pakistan and pledged support for democracy, amid friction between the war partners and a political showdown in Islamabad, reported Dawn. “The issues that we face and the challenges we face are too important,” said State Department spokesman Mark Toner, adding, “We desire a closer, more productive relationship with Pakistan both militarily and as well as politically. And we’re constantly working to build that closer cooperation”. Further, he added, “We support the democratic process in Pakistan; we support the constitution and the rule of law, as well as the will of the Pakistani people. This is a matter for the Pakistani people to resolve within their own political process.”
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December - 23 
Unidentified armed assailants on December 23 attacked a mobile telecommunication company franchise office at Shadman Town in North Karachi, within the limits of Sharah-e-Noor Jahan Police Station killing two young employees and wounding two others, r
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Unidentified armed assailants on December 23 attacked a mobile telecommunication company franchise office at Shadman Town in North Karachi, within the limits of Sharah-e-Noor Jahan Police Station killing two young employees and wounding two others, reported Daily Times. The incident was captured in the close circuit cameras installed at the franchise. According to CCTV footage, two armed militants entered the franchise, opened fire on the staffers, set counter on fire and fled after swift operation. The deceased were identified as Amir Shafiq, and Ashraf Mehdi, while the injured were Fahad and Sohail.
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December - 23 
Unidentified militants blew up Bacha Khan Foundation’s middle school in Khugakhel area of Landikotal. The school’s building was razed to the ground. However, no casualty was reported. The same school had also been targeted last year.
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Unidentified militants blew up Bacha Khan Foundation’s middle school in Khugakhel area of Landikotal. The school’s building was razed to the ground. However, no casualty was reported. The same school had also been targeted last year.
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December - 23 
The Government is all set to withdraw over a dozen cases involving more than 130 individuals accused of being part of serious crimes including murder, arson and robbery, reports Kantipuronline. The withdrawal process initiated in line with the four-p
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The Government is all set to withdraw over a dozen cases involving more than 130 individuals accused of being part of serious crimes including murder, arson and robbery, reports Kantipuronline. The withdrawal process initiated in line with the four-point deal signed between the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) could come into effect at an “appropriate time”, a highly-placed Government source said. Most of the accused are close to the ruling political parties, but some are also close to the main opposition Nepali Congress and the Chure Bhawar Party.
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December - 23 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police on December 23 seized a foreign made 6mm pistol, two magazines and 13 bullets in New Market area of Faridpur District town. They also arrested two assailants Khokon Mia (25) and Suroj Miah (26) in this connection.
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police on December 23 seized a foreign made 6mm pistol, two magazines and 13 bullets in New Market area of Faridpur District town. They also arrested two assailants Khokon Mia (25) and Suroj Miah (26) in this connection.
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December - 23 
Five cadres of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) party worker were arrested from Joypurhat District on December 23, on charge of preventing Police and doing vandalism on Joypurhat Government College campus in Septembe
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Five cadres of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) party worker were arrested from Joypurhat District on December 23, on charge of preventing Police and doing vandalism on Joypurhat Government College campus in September, 2011, according to Daily Star.
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December - 23 
Police arrested a cadre of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party- Red Flag (PBCP-Red Flag) faction from Parshadanga village of Chatmohar sub-district of Pabna District on December 23, reports Daily Star. The arrestee has been identified as Mohammad
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Police arrested a cadre of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party- Red Flag (PBCP-Red Flag) faction from Parshadanga village of Chatmohar sub-district of Pabna District on December 23, reports Daily Star. The arrestee has been identified as Mohammad Rubel Hossain (22).
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December - 24 
A young woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) squad member, Raimoni Soren (20), was arrested from her village in the Lalgarh Police Station area in West Midnapore District on December 24 for her alleged involvement in Maoist activities,
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A young woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) squad member, Raimoni Soren (20), was arrested from her village in the Lalgarh Police Station area in West Midnapore District on December 24 for her alleged involvement in Maoist activities, reports The Hindu.
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December - 24 
After killing a civilian on December 23 and felling trees and destroying the quarters of Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) in the agency area of Visakhapatnam District on December 24, cadres of the communist Party of India-Maoist
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After killing a civilian on December 23 and felling trees and destroying the quarters of Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) in the agency area of Visakhapatnam District on December 24, cadres of the communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 25 disrupted the shandy (weekly market) at Jerrela where tribals buy essential commodities for their daily needs, reports IBN Live. They destroyed country made liquor (arrack) and black jaggery, and warned people against producing or selling arrack in Chintapalli and GK Veedhi mandals (administrative unit).
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December - 24 
An Army patrol detected an improvised explosive device (IED) bomb on the divider near Mem Higher Secondary School and Bahaii office of Imphal-Airport road in Changngei locality on the outskirts of Imphal in Manipur on December 24, reports The Telegra
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An Army patrol detected an improvised explosive device (IED) bomb on the divider near Mem Higher Secondary School and Bahaii office of Imphal-Airport road in Changngei locality on the outskirts of Imphal in Manipur on December 24, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 24 
Four persons associated with Maoist activities surrendered at the Berhampore Police Station in Murshidabad District. “The four persons were accused in a case of sedition registered in 2010. They are also close associates of Kambit Sarkar, a key local
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Four persons associated with Maoist activities surrendered at the Berhampore Police Station in Murshidabad District. “The four persons were accused in a case of sedition registered in 2010. They are also close associates of Kambit Sarkar, a key local Maoist leader,” said B.L. Meena, Superintendent of Police.
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December - 24 
Islamic Movement of Kashmir (IMK) militants on December 24, shot dead a National Conference (NC) worker, identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar (40) in Srinagar's at Rekka Chowk in Batamaloo area, according to Daily Excelsior. The militants have threatened t
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Islamic Movement of Kashmir (IMK) militants on December 24, shot dead a National Conference (NC) worker, identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar (40) in Srinagar's at Rekka Chowk in Batamaloo area, according to Daily Excelsior. The militants have threatened to continue to carry out such attacks against mainstream political parties. This is for the third time that this unknown militant outfit has claimed responsibility for any strike in Kashmir. This organization earlier claimed attack on the Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar two weeks ago and on a NC Block President in Safa Kadal, one month ago. The security agencies suspected that the IMK might be a shadow outfit of either Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). But so far the investigations carried out by them have not established any clue about this outfit and its links to LeT or HM.
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December - 24 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 24 recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 3 kilograms from the road in front of the Bahai Sanglen, Tiddim Road in Imphal.
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 24 recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 3 kilograms from the road in front of the Bahai Sanglen, Tiddim Road in Imphal.
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December - 24 
Maoists destroyed an Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) quarter at Cherapalli in Chintapalle mandal on December 24. Maoists, during a visit on December 5, had warned the fieldsmen to give up jobs in the coffee plantations of the Fo
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Maoists destroyed an Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) quarter at Cherapalli in Chintapalle mandal on December 24. Maoists, during a visit on December 5, had warned the fieldsmen to give up jobs in the coffee plantations of the Forest Department and leave the village. The latest attack on the quarters followed the warning. Korukonda area committee secretary Narendra reportedly led the attack.
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December - 24 
The 60-page National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet (filed on December 24), highlighted roles of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, LeT commander Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, al-Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri and two serving Pakistani Int
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The 60-page National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet (filed on December 24), highlighted roles of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, LeT commander Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, al-Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri and two serving Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers - Major Iqbal and Major Sameer Ali in "larger conspiracy to organize spectacular terrorist attacks on places of iconic importance in India", reports The Times of India. It also gave details of how Headley during his post-26\11 visits to India in March, 2009, went for reconnaissance trips for synchronized terror strikes on Jewish houses located in five places - New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Goa and Pushkar (Rajasthan) - at the behest of Ilyas Kashmiri. It has been further added by The Hindu, that according to the charge sheet, Headley was scouting only the Jewish targets on instructions from Kashmiri. India will share NIA's charge sheet, filed against American terrorist David Coleman Headley and eight others, including Hafiz Saeed and two serving Pakistani ISI officials, with Pakistan during home secretary-level talks between the two countries in Islamabad in January, 2012, reports The Times of India. It also documented the communication between Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana through an email account - "
[email protected]
" - enlisting property details and debts. Details of Headley's stay in two hotels - De Holiday Inn and Anand - in Delhi's Paharganj area and other hotels in places like Pune, Goa, Mumbai, Pushkar are given in the charge sheet, backed by records of his visit and travel documents. The charge sheet said: "He also collected critical information and videos of places including but not limited to Chabad houses in India, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mantralaya and Air India building in Mumbai, National Defence College in Delhi and so on".
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December - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on the Phulbodi Gatta Police Station in Dhanora tehsil in Gadchiroli District in the night of December 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also raised slogans against the Pol
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire on the Phulbodi Gatta Police Station in Dhanora tehsil in Gadchiroli District in the night of December 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also raised slogans against the Police and hailed their martyred leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji. Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli, S Veeresh Prabhu said that the Security Forces could not spot any one who could be firing upon the post. "We had fired ammunitions which had the capacity to light up a vast area and also there were illuminations from the post but there was no one in the sight. The firing also did not continue for long. It could be one of those occasions when they were merely making their presence felt," said Prabhu.
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December - 24 
The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) released P.K. Boro, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Dadenggre, West Garo Hills, (Meghalaya) on December 24, a month after his abduction, reports The Telegraph.
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The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) released P.K. Boro, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Dadenggre, West Garo Hills, (Meghalaya) on December 24, a month after his abduction, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 24 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 24, filed chargesheet against nine persons including two serving Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers- Major Iqbal and Major Samir Ali as well as David Headley and Hafiz Saeed, founde
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 24, filed chargesheet against nine persons including two serving Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers- Major Iqbal and Major Samir Ali as well as David Headley and Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for the 26/11 attacks in India, according to The Times of India. This is the first time India has framed terror charges against serving officers of Pakistan's Army for terror attacks in India. The chargesheet also names 26/11 attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Headley's accomplice and Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, as well as dead al-Qaeda leader Illyas Kashmiri for waging war against the country and other relevant sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Sajid Malik, Headley's handler, and Abdul Rehman Hashmi, is also named as accused in the chargesheet, the sources said. All the accused have been booked under section 120-B, 121, 121 A, 302, 468 and 471 Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 16, 18, 20 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
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December - 24 
the Security Forces (SFs) recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 2.1 kilograms, along with a six-volt battery and arrested two persons in this connection in Dhubri District on December 24, reports Zee News. The two persons arr
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the Security Forces (SFs) recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 2.1 kilograms, along with a six-volt battery and arrested two persons in this connection in Dhubri District on December 24, reports Zee News. The two persons arrested for carrying the IED, have been identified as, Mohammed Hamidul Islam and Moidul Islam.
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December - 24 
The Telegraph reported that on December 24, altogether 21 militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang [NSCN (K-Unification)], Naga National Council (NNC) and Prepak surrendered to Major General B. Poonen of GOC 57 Mountain Divi
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The Telegraph reported that on December 24, altogether 21 militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang [NSCN (K-Unification)], Naga National Council (NNC) and Prepak surrendered to Major General B. Poonen of GOC 57 Mountain Division and Director General of Police (DGP) Yumnam Joykumar Singh at the Army headquarters in Leimakhong with 21 weapons.
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December - 24 
Unidentified militant lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of one employee of the Manipur University, identified as Sanasam Rajen, of Kakwa Pechu Lampak in Imphal.
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Unidentified militant lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of one employee of the Manipur University, identified as Sanasam Rajen, of Kakwa Pechu Lampak in Imphal.
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December - 24 
A man and three children were injured when an explosive device disguised as a toy exploded in their house on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 24, reports Daily Times.
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A man and three children were injured when an explosive device disguised as a toy exploded in their house on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 24, reports Daily Times.
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December - 24 
A suicide car bomb attack killed five soldiers and wounded 12 others on December 24 (today) at Tochi Scouts' main office on Kohat Road in Bannu District, reported Dawn. The bomber drove his explosives-packed vehicle into the camp office of the parami
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A suicide car bomb attack killed five soldiers and wounded 12 others on December 24 (today) at Tochi Scouts' main office on Kohat Road in Bannu District, reported Dawn. The bomber drove his explosives-packed vehicle into the camp office of the paramilitary Frontier Corps troops, killing five personnel and injuring 12 others. The camp is a base for Frontier Corps troops, before and after deployments in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 24 
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on December 24 expressed dissatisfaction over the slow disposal of cases in anti-terrorism courts (ATC), delay in submission of charge sheets and frequent adjournments being sought and gran
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on December 24 expressed dissatisfaction over the slow disposal of cases in anti-terrorism courts (ATC), delay in submission of charge sheets and frequent adjournments being sought and granted to prosecuting and defence counsel in trial courts, reports Dawn. According to a press release, the chief justice was presiding over a high-level meeting to monitor the performance of ATCs and the role of investigation and prosecution agencies at the Karachi Registry of the apex court. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said the Supreme Court set up a mechanism for monitoring the performance of the ATC for the quick disposal of the cases and such mechanism was meant to remove handicaps and irritants in the way of expeditious disposal of the cases. The CJ said the menace of terrorism and the situation in Karachi came up for consideration in the five-member SC bench that issued categorical directions to the provincial police and the director-general of Rangers for apprehending culprits and timely investigation in the cases and their effective prosecution so that those found guilty were sent behind the bar. Sindh High Court Chief Justice Mushir Alam and the in-charge judge of the ATCs presented the facts and figures in respect of ATCs. According to the report, 1,124 cases were pending before 11 ATCs in the province out of which some 323 cases are pending in Karachi alone. It said that the meeting was told that since 1998 some 30 convicts under the Anti Terrorism Act and four convicts under the ordinary laws were awaiting execution and on account of such unusual delay in execution, the deterrent effect of the law is missing. Sindh Inspector General (IG) Mushtaq Shah produced a record of the past five months from July24 till date submitting that total 240 cases were registered and 291 accused persons under the anti-terrorism law and 130 cases were charge-sheeted in the courts.
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December - 24 
Terrorists blew up a Government school in the Noor Khel village in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 24, reports Daily Times. However, no loss to life was reported. The incident was fol
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Terrorists blew up a Government school in the Noor Khel village in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 24, reports Daily Times. However, no loss to life was reported. The incident was followed by an extensive gun battle between terrorists and Security Forces (SFs) positioned at Ziarai checkpost.
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December - 24 
The United States (US) on December 24 said that it will continue to work with Pakistan towards improving bilateral relations, which saw significant challenges throughout the year, reports Daily Times. The State Department’s comments came amid straine
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The United States (US) on December 24 said that it will continue to work with Pakistan towards improving bilateral relations, which saw significant challenges throughout the year, reports Daily Times. The State Department’s comments came amid strained relations between the sides following the November 26 NATO cross-border attacks on Mohmand Agency (FATA) checkposts, which resulted in the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers. “We desire a closer, more productive relationship with Pakistan both militarily and as well as politically. And we’re constantly working to build that closer cooperation. As I said, we’ve been very forthright in acknowledging that this is a relationship that needs to work,” acting spokesman Mark Toner said. “We’ve been, I think, pretty candid in saying that there have been some significant obstacles throughout this year in the relationship,” Toner added. “But at each juncture, we’ve tried to address those challenges and we have recommitted ourselves to working with Pakistan. And we’re going to continue to do that because we believe we need to work with Pakistan,” Toner remarked.
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December - 24 
Two unidentified militants were killed and five people of Amn (peace) Force sustained injuries during a clash in Loti area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 24, reports Daily Times. The identities of the dead could not be ascertained.
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Two unidentified militants were killed and five people of Amn (peace) Force sustained injuries during a clash in Loti area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 24, reports Daily Times. The identities of the dead could not be ascertained.
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December - 24 
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a 7.65mm pistol, one magazine and six bullets from Moddho Basudebpur, a frontier village of Hakimpur sub-district of Dinajpur District on December 24. However, no one was arrested.
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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a 7.65mm pistol, one magazine and six bullets from Moddho Basudebpur, a frontier village of Hakimpur sub-district of Dinajpur District on December 24. However, no one was arrested.
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December - 25 
A group of Maoists set ablaze hot mixing plant of a road construction company in Maniari village under Nagar Police Station in Sitamarhi District on December 25, reports IBN Live. The Maoists left behind a hand-written leaflet on the spot before maki
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A group of Maoists set ablaze hot mixing plant of a road construction company in Maniari village under Nagar Police Station in Sitamarhi District on December 25, reports IBN Live. The Maoists left behind a hand-written leaflet on the spot before making good their escape, Nagar Police Station's Officer in-Charge Niranjan Prasad said.
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December - 25 
A new militant group United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) led by ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Sumona Munglang has emerged in the State, reports The Assam Tribune. The objective of the outfit is to fight for creating an Autonomous District Council (ADC) ou
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A new militant group United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) led by ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Sumona Munglang has emerged in the State, reports The Assam Tribune. The objective of the outfit is to fight for creating an Autonomous District Council (ADC) out of nine Circles in Lohit and Changlang District.
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December - 25 
According to a State Home Ministry data over 4,000 militants, including 276 self-styled commanders, have surrendered during the last 22 years in Jammu and Kashmir, reports IBN Live. "As many as 4,080 terrorists, including 276 self-styled commanders,
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According to a State Home Ministry data over 4,000 militants, including 276 self-styled commanders, have surrendered during the last 22 years in Jammu and Kashmir, reports IBN Live. "As many as 4,080 terrorists, including 276 self-styled commanders, have surrendered before Security Forces and Police during the past 22 years in JK," the data up to November 30 stated. While 19 militants surrendered in 2011 year till November, 20 militants surrendered in 2010, it said. 15 militants surrendered in 2009, while 38 in 2008, 122 in 2007, 190 in 2006, 64 in 2005, 137 in 2004, 119 in 2003, 159 in 2002, 85 in 2001 and 104 in 2000, the data said. The highest number of 655 terrorists had surrendered in 1996, followed by 612 in 1991, 601 in 1995, 444 in 1992, 270 in 1997, 187 in 1998, 109 in 1999, 98 in 1993 and 32 in 1994. The State Government has formulated a rehabilitation policy for the surrendered militants under which 2,876 of them have been provided INR 300000 as fixed deposit for three years and a monthly relief of INR 3,000. Reports indicate that 900 to 1,000 militants are ready to sneak in from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), reports Daily Pioneer. This figure is double the number of militants who were poised to infiltrate in 2010. Sources said while 500 to 660 militants were poised to infiltrate in October 2010, the figure 2011 stood at 900 to 1000. In November 2010, the figure stood at 350-400 and in 2011 in the corresponding period it was 750-850. The 15 Corps chief, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain said, “There has not been any major effort (of infiltration) or contact (with militants) during the past two or two and a half months. But this doesn’t mean that no attempts would be made in future. There have been attempts in January and February also,” he said. He said the terrorists and their launch pads were intact across the Line of Control (LoC) and the infiltrators have shifted their focus from the traditional routes. “The infiltrators are focusing on Uri and Lipa sectors rather than the traditional Gurez, Macchil and Keran sectors,” he added.
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December - 25 
Ahmad Siddi Bappa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, is recruiting youths for Indian Mujahideen (IM), motivating them on religious grounds and also cash incentives, according to a report, says The Times of India. The hawala (illegal money transfer)
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Ahmad Siddi Bappa alias Yasin Bhatkal alias Shahrukh, is recruiting youths for Indian Mujahideen (IM), motivating them on religious grounds and also cash incentives, according to a report, says The Times of India. The hawala (illegal money transfer) money for such activities is also routed to modules across India. It has been further reported that, Shahrukh is an expert in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and is believed to have assembled the bombs for all three attacks (German Bakery blast in February, Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in April and the Jama Masjid attack in September) in 2010 with hawala funds that came from Pakistan. He, Delhi Police claim is IM’s head of India operations and third in hierarchy after Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal.
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December - 25 
In an ongoing anti-Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation, the Chhattisgarh Police attacked a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in Dantewada District and busted an arms manufacturing unit on December 25, reports Daily Bhaskar.
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In an ongoing anti-Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation, the Chhattisgarh Police attacked a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) camp in Dantewada District and busted an arms manufacturing unit on December 25, reports Daily Bhaskar. The Police also arrested nine top Maoists during the raid.
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December - 25 
Inspector General of Police (IGP, Jammu Range) Dilbagh Singh on December 25 said Doda and Reasi Districts in Jammu and Kashmir have been freed of militancy, according to Greater Kashmir. “The militancy graph has come down drastically in the State thi
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Inspector General of Police (IGP, Jammu Range) Dilbagh Singh on December 25 said Doda and Reasi Districts in Jammu and Kashmir have been freed of militancy, according to Greater Kashmir. “The militancy graph has come down drastically in the State this year [2011]. Doda and Reasi Districts in Jammu have been freed of militancy completely,” adding, “It is commendable that security forces have helped maintain law and order in the state with fewer cases of infiltrations.”
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December - 25 
Maoists also felled trees at the nearby Jerrela in G.K. Veedhi mandal where heavy bauxite deposits are located, early on December 25 bringing traffic to a halt with a view not to allow people going to the weekly market. They left pamphlets opposing b
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Maoists also felled trees at the nearby Jerrela in G.K. Veedhi mandal where heavy bauxite deposits are located, early on December 25 bringing traffic to a halt with a view not to allow people going to the weekly market. They left pamphlets opposing bauxite mining.
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December - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) destroyed a major training camp belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Namchik Reserve Forest near Panchum under Kharsang circle of Changlang Distr
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Security Forces (SFs) destroyed a major training camp belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Namchik Reserve Forest near Panchum under Kharsang circle of Changlang District.
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December - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) in Baramulla District arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Manzoor Ahmad Lone, and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession on December 25, reports Daily Excelsior. A revolver and two Chinese hand grenades were
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Security Forces (SFs) in Baramulla District arrested a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Manzoor Ahmad Lone, and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession on December 25, reports Daily Excelsior. A revolver and two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from his possession, Police said.
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December - 25 
The Asian Age reports that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) failed to meet the deadline committed to National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Issac-Muivah (NSCN-IM) for signing a peace accord before the Christmas.
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The Asian Age reports that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) failed to meet the deadline committed to National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Issac-Muivah (NSCN-IM) for signing a peace accord before the Christmas.
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December - 25 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered 207 detonators and other explosive materials belonging to CPI-Maoist from Viraj village in Gaya District and detained two suspected Maoists, reports Daily Bhaskar. CRPF commandant Sanjeev Kumar said t
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered 207 detonators and other explosive materials belonging to CPI-Maoist from Viraj village in Gaya District and detained two suspected Maoists, reports Daily Bhaskar. CRPF commandant Sanjeev Kumar said the para-military force acting on a tip off raided several houses in the village and recovered 50 m of fuse wire, six batteries, one kilogram explosive powder and Maoist literatures, besides the detonators.
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December - 25 
The Chhattisgarh Police is planning to launch a major operation shortly to seize gun factories run by the Maoists in the State, the Police sources said on December 25, reports Deccan Chronicle. The sources said intelligence has already identified a n
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The Chhattisgarh Police is planning to launch a major operation shortly to seize gun factories run by the Maoists in the State, the Police sources said on December 25, reports Deccan Chronicle. The sources said intelligence has already identified a number of weapons manufacturing units producing various types of firearms ranging from country made pistols to 302 rifles in dense forests of Bastar and Mahasamund Districts. Intel reports said the units, whose number may be no less than 500, are small in size, even run in huts and cottages deep inside forests. The sources disclosed to Deccan Chronicle that existence of such arms making units has been reported in Abujhmad, Kanker, Nagari, Sihaba, Sitanadi, Chura, Gariabandh, Debbhog, Ammamora, Charraunda, Rasela, Komakhana, Naram, Khati, Kasekara, and Tuhulu areas in Bastar and Mahasamund regions. “All the weapon manufacturing units are strategically located in liberated zones of Naxals to help the rebels supply the arms produced in factories to their operation areas smoothly in forest routes without attracting attention of Security Forces,” the Police sources added.
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December - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze valuable equipment engaged in road construction work and assaulted two employees of the contractor before setting them free with a warning at Tehla village in Garwah District on Decem
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze valuable equipment engaged in road construction work and assaulted two employees of the contractor before setting them free with a warning at Tehla village in Garwah District on December 25, reports Zee News. A group of the Maoists arrived at the spot in the wee hours and assaulted two assistants of the contractor’s firm before they poured petroleum product on a JCB machines and set it on fire, the Police sources said.
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December - 25 
The NSCN-IM has engaged internationally reputed legal experts to give the leaders of the outfit legal opinion for the talks with the Government. The legal experts engaged by the outfit are Michael Van Walt Van of Prague, Anthony Regan of Australia an
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The NSCN-IM has engaged internationally reputed legal experts to give the leaders of the outfit legal opinion for the talks with the Government. The legal experts engaged by the outfit are Michael Van Walt Van of Prague, Anthony Regan of Australia and Kenyan national Yash Ghai.
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December - 25 
The security of VVIPs in Punjab is being reviewed in the wake of the revelations made by Sarabpreet Singh alias Prince (30) and his childhood friend Jaswinder Singh (30), Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants arrested by Delhi Police on Decembe
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The security of VVIPs in Punjab is being reviewed in the wake of the revelations made by Sarabpreet Singh alias Prince (30) and his childhood friend Jaswinder Singh (30), Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants arrested by Delhi Police on December 22, reports Daily Bhashkar. "Yes, we are in the process of reviewing security of the VVIPs," said Punjab’s Director General of Police Anil Kaushik on December 25. He, however, did not disclose the names. Delhi Police, meanwhile, claimed that that the module had been tasked by BKI chief Wadhawa Singh and an operative Kulbir Singh to assassinate three religious leaders in Punjab and Haryana and some political leaders in Punjab during the upcoming Assembly elections. The duo was allegedly waiting for a consignment of assault rifles and rocket launchers to carry out the strikes. Jaswinder was arrested from Ropar in Punjab where he was allegedly recruiting youths to revive insurgency in the State while Sarabpreet was arrested from Delhi. Times of India adds that the duo was also part of a team that had brought five kilos of RDX to Ambala (Haryana) in October 2011. Sources said they were to be taught to handle rocket launchers by two others. They were directed by BKI chief Wadhwa Singh, who is hiding in Pakistan and runs operations with the help of ISI, to eliminate Baba Ram Rahim. Sarabpreet, who got money through hawala (illegal money transfer) channels, was to receive a huge consignment of arms, explosives and rocket launchers after which a final go-ahead was to be given by Wadhwa directly. According to the Police, the BKI is on an overdrive to recruit cadre, India Today further added. During interrogation, the Police found out that a massive recruitment drive had been initiated by Kulbir Singh, currently based in Hong Kong (on political asylum), and BKI chief Wadhwa Singh. "Joginder [Jaswinder] (one of those arrested) had received a consignment of arms, which we are trying to seize. Since most of the arms sent by Kulbir to Joginder [Jaswinder] were manufactured in China, we are trying to establish the link," an unnamed Police officer said. "They are investing heavily on recruiting people from Punjab for the BKI as it is believed to be a safe and viable option," he added. Indian Express quoted Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP, Crime) Ashok Chand as saying, “We are searching for the recruits”. The duo has alleged links with Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Police said the module was tasked to assassinate three religious leaders in Punjab and Haryana, besides a number of politicians. “He was tasked to eliminate Baba Ram Rahim, Baba Pyara Singh Bhaniara and Baba Ashutosh of Ludhiana, apart from certain political leaders of Punjab,” said Ashok Chand. The duo received fake currency worth INR 500000 from Nepal with the help of two suspected members of a Pakistan-based terror outfit, adds Asian Age. The sources also disclosed that the two suspects are believed to have brought the explosives from Jammu and Kashmir which was seized from outside Ambala Railway Station on October 12. “Some evidence has cropped up which suggests that the two may have brought the RDX from J&K. They disclosed that the explosives were to be fitted into timer bombs which were to be used during elections in Punjab. Their handlers in Nepal had promised to send two experts to assist them in making bombs,” sources added.
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December - 25 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants belonging to Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) in an encounter at Namsai in Lohit District on December 25. The slain militants have been identified
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants belonging to Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) in an encounter at Namsai in Lohit District on December 25. The slain militants have been identified as Dhiraj Duwara alias Debojit Duwara, Siva Moran and Janak Moran. A .9mm pistol, a .22 pistol, ammunition, a Chinese grenade and six extortion notices were recovered from the site.
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December - 25 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 25 arrested a ‘camp commander’ of the National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB) training camp at Taka in Myanmar, identified as Basnil Basumatary, from Jail Colony in Mon town. He had co
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 25 arrested a ‘camp commander’ of the National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB) training camp at Taka in Myanmar, identified as Basnil Basumatary, from Jail Colony in Mon town. He had come to Mon town only recently to escort a group of newly recruited NDFB cadres to Myanmar.
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December - 25 
12 militants were killed and seven others injured when jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Toor Semat, Jandri and Jabba Killi localities in Muhammadzai, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold, of Orakzai Agency. At least five hideouts we
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12 militants were killed and seven others injured when jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Toor Semat, Jandri and Jabba Killi localities in Muhammadzai, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold, of Orakzai Agency. At least five hideouts were destroyed.
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December - 25 
A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Mohammad Nasim, was found in the Sarah Kadi area of the Loralai District. A letter found was found on the dead body of Nasim. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killing, s
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A bullet-riddled body of a man, identified as Mohammad Nasim, was found in the Sarah Kadi area of the Loralai District. A letter found was found on the dead body of Nasim. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the killing, saying he was involved in spying and warned that anybody found spying on the TTP would meet the same
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December - 25 
A Lashkar-e-Islam cadre, Shafeeq, was killed when SFs opened firing after their convoy was attacked in Nala Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. Two security personnel received injuries when the convoy was attacked. A sea
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A Lashkar-e-Islam cadre, Shafeeq, was killed when SFs opened firing after their convoy was attacked in Nala Malikdinkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. Two security personnel received injuries when the convoy was attacked. A search operation was also conducted in the area but no one was arrested.
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December - 25 
A man, identified as Anwar Maseeh, was shot dead in Shahzab Town of Quetta.
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A man, identified as Anwar Maseeh, was shot dead in Shahzab Town of Quetta.
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December - 25 
A mosque and an overhead water tank were also damaged in Hissar Khan Kallay by the mortar shells.
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A mosque and an overhead water tank were also damaged in Hissar Khan Kallay by the mortar shells.
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December - 25 
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) on December 26 strongly condemned Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s December 25, 2011 allegations regarding the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan’s (SSP) involvement in the March 2, 2011 murder of former Minister for Minorit
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Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) on December 26 strongly condemned Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s December 25, 2011 allegations regarding the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan’s (SSP) involvement in the March 2, 2011 murder of former Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, reported Express Tribune. ASWJ leaders rejected the allegations levelled at their organisation declaring the statement deceiving and misleading. The organization’s Central Deputy Secretary Allama Masoodur Rehman Usmani and its Islamabad patron Chief Maulana Abdul Razaq Haidri in their joint statement said that the Interior Minister had continuously blamed their party to hide the Federal Government’s failure in solving the murder case. According to reports, ASWJ had decided to approach the court regarding Malik’s allegations. The organisation claimed that Malik’s allegation, against them, was due to pressure from external forces. They added that this was to create a rift between Muslims and Christians and that the allegations have no credibility. ASWJ demanded that Malik should provide evidence and present it in court or else the party will challenge his allegations in court. They reiterated that their organisation had no links with terrorism, “We never talk about avenging the death of one person by killing a 100.”
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December - 25 
An engineer, identified as Hafiz Mohammad Ejaz, of a mobile phone company was abducted in Mastung area of Mastung District while he was coming back to Quetta from Mangocher area.
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An engineer, identified as Hafiz Mohammad Ejaz, of a mobile phone company was abducted in Mastung area of Mastung District while he was coming back to Quetta from Mangocher area.
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December - 25 
At least 22 militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and unspecified number of others got injured as clashes erupted between the two sides in Jogi area in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25
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At least 22 militants and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and unspecified number of others got injured as clashes erupted between the two sides in Jogi area in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, reports Dawn. Both sides used heavy and light weapons in fighting that continued for hours.
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December - 25 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on December 25 that red warrants for assassins of former Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti had been issued and soon they would be brought to justice, reported Daily Times. “The two assassins
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on December 25 that red warrants for assassins of former Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti had been issued and soon they would be brought to justice, reported Daily Times. “The two assassins are activists of the banned outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP). They had managed to reach Middle East. However, we are making efforts for their arrest and will bring them back to the country,” he said.
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December - 25 
The United States (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has suspended drone missile strikes on gatherings of low-ranking militants in Pakistan due to tensions with that country, Daily Times quoting The Los Angeles Times reported on December 25. Citi
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The United States (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has suspended drone missile strikes on gatherings of low-ranking militants in Pakistan due to tensions with that country, Daily Times quoting The Los Angeles Times reported on December 25. Citing unnamed current and former US officials, The Los Angeles Times said on December 23 the undeclared halt in CIA attacks is aimed at reversing a sharp erosion of trust between the two countries. The pause in the missile strikes comes amid an intensifying debate in the administration of President Barack Obama over the future of the CIA’s covert drone war in Pakistan, the paper said. The CIA has killed dozens of al Qaeda operatives and hundreds of low-ranking fighters there since the first Predator strike in 2004, but the programme has infuriated many Pakistanis, the report noted.
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December - 25 
Three children and a woman were injured when mortar shells fell on the houses of Ibrahim and Haji Mohammad in Spin Qabar area of Bara.
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Three children and a woman were injured when mortar shells fell on the houses of Ibrahim and Haji Mohammad in Spin Qabar area of Bara.
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December - 25 
Two armed militants shot dead two persons, identified as Mohammad Aslam and Shahzad Bashir, in the Manno Jan Road area of Quetta on December 25, reported Dawn. Aslam and Bashir belonged to Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab province and had come to Q
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Two armed militants shot dead two persons, identified as Mohammad Aslam and Shahzad Bashir, in the Manno Jan Road area of Quetta on December 25, reported Dawn. Aslam and Bashir belonged to Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab province and had come to Quetta in search of work.
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December - 25 
Two people were killed and two others got injured when armed assailants opened fire on them at a hotel in the Tump area of Turbat District.
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Two people were killed and two others got injured when armed assailants opened fire on them at a hotel in the Tump area of Turbat District.
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December - 25 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man at Khyber roundabout in Orangi Town of Karachi on December 25, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man at Khyber roundabout in Orangi Town of Karachi on December 25, reported Daily Times.
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December - 25 
Hundreds of disqualified former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, who were discharged last year from the cantonments after being disqualified in the verification conducted by the then United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), staged demonstra
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Hundreds of disqualified former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, who were discharged last year from the cantonments after being disqualified in the verification conducted by the then United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), staged demonstration against the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) leadership in Nepalgunj December 25, reports Nepal News. The protest rally started from B.P Chowk at Surkhet Road and ended at Dhamboji Chowk. Those speaking during the assembly organised after the rally warned of "armed struggle" if their demands were not met. Local leaders of the Mohan Baidya faction of the UCPN-M were also present during the protest. 4008 disqualified combatants were discharged from the cantonment sites without being provided any benefit.
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December - 25 
Integration of former Maoist combatants in the Nepal Army (NA) is likely to be further delayed with the major parties failing to sort out differences over a mechanism to monitor the process. The ruling Maoist party has demanded formation of a monitor
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Integration of former Maoist combatants in the Nepal Army (NA) is likely to be further delayed with the major parties failing to sort out differences over a mechanism to monitor the process. The ruling Maoist party has demanded formation of a monitoring mechanism comprising representatives of the NA, the PLA and the ‘neutral experts’. Such a mechanism, the Maoists say, would be required to resolve disputes that could arise during the army integration process. The Nepali Congress (NC), however, sees the proposal as a ‘ploy’ to delay the process and insist that the Maoist party should prepare itself to hand over the combatants opting for integration to the NA.
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December - 25 
The intra-party rift within the UCPN-M seems to have reached a critical stage with the hard-line faction led by Mohan Baidya flatly rejecting party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's formula proposed to patch up the internal differences, reports Kantipuro
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The intra-party rift within the UCPN-M seems to have reached a critical stage with the hard-line faction led by Mohan Baidya flatly rejecting party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's formula proposed to patch up the internal differences, reports Kantipuronline. A meeting of over 50 Central Committee members from the Baidya faction held in Lalitpur urged Baidya not to accept Dahal's offer to settle the differences through general convention and move ahead resolving differences on a majority basis.
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December - 26 
A Police Station was inaugurated at Podia in Koraput District on December 26, reports Orissadiary.com. Police were withdrawn from Podia after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the outpost in 2009. Border Security Forces
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A Police Station was inaugurated at Podia in Koraput District on December 26, reports Orissadiary.com. Police were withdrawn from Podia after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the outpost in 2009. Border Security Forces (BSF) and Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel have also been deployed in Podia with the establishment of the Police Station there.
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December - 26 
According to the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) case Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed motivated the 26/11 attack squad, reports Hindustan Times.
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According to the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) case Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed motivated the 26/11 attack squad, reports Hindustan Times. "Gunshot will feel like a pin prick, blood stains will be like rose petals, and angels will come down to take your souls," said Saeed while motivating the 10 member suicide squad for the attacks, states the charge sheet. According to the charge sheet, once the LeT leadership decided that it would be a suicide attack, Saeed himself motivated squad. The charge sheet also makes it clear that despite international pressure immediately after the 26/11 attacks, LeT was ready with more plans to attack India. A mail written by Hafiz Saeed's trusted aide Sajid Mir to David Coleman Headley in July, 2009 says: "There are some investment (attack) plans with me." "Just nine months after the Mumbai attacks, the LeT-ISI combine was ready with more plans. It shows the kind of adversary India is fighting against. The significance of the chargesheet is that it lays bare the conspiracy of Pakistan before and after the execution of the 26/11 attacks," said an unnamed official.
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December - 26 
Acting on a tip off, SFs raided Karma village of Balarampur in Purulia District and arrested a Maoist squad member identified as Gostho Gope in the afternoon of December 26, Purulia Police said, reports The Times of India. The interrogation revealed
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Acting on a tip off, SFs raided Karma village of Balarampur in Purulia District and arrested a Maoist squad member identified as Gostho Gope in the afternoon of December 26, Purulia Police said, reports The Times of India. The interrogation revealed that the Maoists were planning to eliminate members of anti-Maoist forums at Karma village. In a following raid, the Police arrested three other Maoist squad members on December 27.
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December - 26 
China has increased the presence of its military engineers in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)," Major General K.H. Singh said on December 26, reports Economic Times. Although the exact number of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) men and engineers engaged
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China has increased the presence of its military engineers in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)," Major General K.H. Singh said on December 26, reports Economic Times. Although the exact number of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) men and engineers engaged in building infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC) is not known, their number has increased in recent months, he added. "Our intelligence reports about the presence of PLA (men and engineers) have been authenticated now, and their number is on the rise," he stated. The Indian Army had the knowledge of the deepening Chinese presence in PoK, especially after the 2005 quake, when many construction works were given to Chinese companies. New York Times had published a report of the presence of 15,000 Chinese troops in PoK, including Gilgit and Baltistan.
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December - 26 
In an email statement, Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘Publicity Secretary’ Arunodoy Dohotia condemned the arrest of anti-dam protesters on December 26 and said, "The entire act of police atrocity on the democratic m
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In an email statement, Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) ‘Publicity Secretary’ Arunodoy Dohotia condemned the arrest of anti-dam protesters on December 26 and said, "The entire act of police atrocity on the democratic movement against the construction of the mega dam is an example of police brutality of the Indian government. It proves that the state and the Centre have no respect for the plight of people and that they are adamant on dominating the public cry with police power." He further said, "All should unite against the Centre's invasion against the Assamese community and its culture. The anti-mega dam protest has become a movement of protecting our culture and civilization."
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December - 26 
India will consider the Pakistani proposal to withdraw heavy artilleries from the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, only if Pakistan stops cross-border infiltration bids, reports Hindustan Times. The Pakistani proposal to pull back artiller
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India will consider the Pakistani proposal to withdraw heavy artilleries from the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, only if Pakistan stops cross-border infiltration bids, reports Hindustan Times. The Pakistani proposal to pull back artillery pieces of above 120 mm calibre by 30 km from the LoC and the Indian response came during the two-day Indo-Pakistan conventional and nuclear CBMs dialogue that began in Islamabad on December 26.
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December - 26 
Maoist Communist Party Manipur (MCPM), earlier known as KCP-Maoist, issued a statement saying the outfit will boycott the upcoming State legislative assembly election, reports Kanglaonline
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Maoist Communist Party Manipur (MCPM), earlier known as KCP-Maoist, issued a statement saying the outfit will boycott the upcoming State legislative assembly election, reports Kanglaonline
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December - 26 
Maoists pasted posters warning villagers to abide by their (Maoist’s) law in Ramgarh District, reports IBNS. According to the villagers, a group of Maoists entered the village and pasted posters on houses and buildings.
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Maoists pasted posters warning villagers to abide by their (Maoist’s) law in Ramgarh District, reports IBNS. According to the villagers, a group of Maoists entered the village and pasted posters on houses and buildings.
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December - 26 
Ramesh Charva (22), a key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, was arrested by the Rourkela Police in a combing operation in Jhirpani-Toda forest area in Sundargarh District on December 26, reports The Times of India. The Police recove
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Ramesh Charva (22), a key Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, was arrested by the Rourkela Police in a combing operation in Jhirpani-Toda forest area in Sundargarh District on December 26, reports The Times of India. The Police recovered a revolver, five live bullets, INR 78, 500 in cash and a few Maoist leaflets from him. During interrogation, it was revealed that Charva has been an active Maoist cadre since the past three years, mainly in the Odisha-Jharkhand border and has been a close associate of Samarji, 'secretary' of the Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa regional committee of the CPI-Maoist. "He also confessed that one Gangu Munda, another senior Maoist cadre had handed over the cash to him for use of the Maoist organization, which was seized from him by police," Rourkela Superintendent of Police Himansu Lal said. Ramesh is a native of Tirilposhi in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand.
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December - 26 
Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forested area of Awapalli in Bijapur District on December 26, reports The Times of India. Officials at Police headquarters here said that a contingent of District Force (DF)
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Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forested area of Awapalli in Bijapur District on December 26, reports The Times of India. Officials at Police headquarters here said that a contingent of District Force (DF) tracked down the six Maoists in a well coordinated operation that ended late in the evening. The arrested Maoists had been involved in several attacks on Police and civilians in the District since June 2005.
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December - 26 
Sumi Hoho, (apex organisation of Sumi Tribe in Nagaland) held a meeting with Zunheboto Deputy Commissioner (DC) on how to defuse the tension prevailing in that Zunheboto town because of the presence of large numbers of armed Naga militants.
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Sumi Hoho, (apex organisation of Sumi Tribe in Nagaland) held a meeting with Zunheboto Deputy Commissioner (DC) on how to defuse the tension prevailing in that Zunheboto town because of the presence of large numbers of armed Naga militants.
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December - 26 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a postmaster in Giridih District on December 26, reports IBN Live. Two-motorcycle borne gunmen fired three shots at Lal Bihari Yadav, the post master of Boria Dak Ghar, at Deori kil
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a postmaster in Giridih District on December 26, reports IBN Live. Two-motorcycle borne gunmen fired three shots at Lal Bihari Yadav, the post master of Boria Dak Ghar, at Deori killing him on the spot, the Police said.
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December - 26 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Singjamei Bazar near Bus stand in Imphal West District on December 26. The arrested cadres were identified as Kan
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Singjamei Bazar near Bus stand in Imphal West District on December 26. The arrested cadres were identified as Kangujam Ibomcha Singh (39) and Taorem Manglemchandra (35) alias Ibungo alias Ketalog alias Sanajaoba alias Boy.
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December - 26 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 26 recovered at least 10 hand-grenades from the house of Thounaojam Brojen at Singjamei Thongam Leikai in Imphal West District.
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) on December 26 recovered at least 10 hand-grenades from the house of Thounaojam Brojen at Singjamei Thongam Leikai in Imphal West District.
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December - 26 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered landmines kept inside a village pond by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 26, reports Indian Express. Police and Central Reserve Police F
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered landmines kept inside a village pond by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore on December 26, reports Indian Express. Police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel jointly commenced the search operation and recovered eight directional landmines kept inside a pond by Maoists, were noticed by some villagers who had gone to take a bath. "We don't know who kept those things but today afternoon when villagers came here to take bath they found something inside and then police along with paramilitary force came here and seized those things," said Rabindranath Mahato, a villager.
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December - 26 
A prominent member of Shia-Sunni Peace Jirga of Hangu, Maulana Niazbar, was killed and his companion, Maulana Zeenatullah, was seriously injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycle opened firing on them in Kohat. The deceased, Maulana Niazbar
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A prominent member of Shia-Sunni Peace Jirga of Hangu, Maulana Niazbar, was killed and his companion, Maulana Zeenatullah, was seriously injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycle opened firing on them in Kohat. The deceased, Maulana Niazbar, also a member of Sunni Supreme Council in Hangu District, had come to Kohat to attend two separate jirgas (tribal council).
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December - 26 
After the safe return of the abducted Parsi businesswoman Nilofar Abadan on December 22, 2011, Rao Amin Hashim, Inspector-General of Balochistan Police said, “Criminal gangs are responsible for these abductions. The police force is not being pressuri
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After the safe return of the abducted Parsi businesswoman Nilofar Abadan on December 22, 2011, Rao Amin Hashim, Inspector-General of Balochistan Police said, “Criminal gangs are responsible for these abductions. The police force is not being pressurized and is working up to its capacity,” reports Express Tribune. Sources close to Nilofar’s family say that she has been released on assurances that an additional amount PKR 6 million will be paid to the abductors after she sells of her property. They have threatened that failure to do so could put her family members in the line of danger. PKR 20 million had been paid in ransom some four months ago.
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December - 26 
Al Qaeda on December 26 warned America, Pakistan and Afghanistan of attacks to avenge killing of its influential leader Tehsin bin Ali Abdul Aziz and his two aides in a drone strike in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Admi
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Al Qaeda on December 26 warned America, Pakistan and Afghanistan of attacks to avenge killing of its influential leader Tehsin bin Ali Abdul Aziz and his two aides in a drone strike in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 1, reports Dawn. A three-page pamphlet in Arabic with Urdu translation on a separate page, issued by Abdul Aalaam Maatafi Haleema (Abu Baseer Al-Tartusi), Amir of Al-Harkatah Alamia Kurdistan Iraq, said the attacks would be carried out in the three countries as they were allies. The pamphlet said Al-Harkatah Alamia Kurdistan Iraq was a sister organisation of al Qaeda. It said that Tehsin, along with two associates Hussain Iraqi and Taliban leader Sahib Noor Ahmedzai Wazir, had been killed in the US drone attack.
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December - 26 
British officials believed that senior leaders of al Qaeda in Pakistan had been killed in an intense campaign of drone strikes and others are moving to North Africa, Dawn quoting The Guardian reported on December 26. According to a report published i
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British officials believed that senior leaders of al Qaeda in Pakistan had been killed in an intense campaign of drone strikes and others are moving to North Africa, Dawn quoting The Guardian reported on December 26. According to a report published in The Guardian, the officials are confident that a “last push” in 2012 is likely to destroy the group’s remaining senior leadership in the country. The report claimed that the militants are now moving to North Africa, including Libya, to open new fronts, raising fears that the region could become a new battle field.
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December - 26 
Eight suspected militants were killed in shelling by SFs in the ongoing operation in the Musazai and Jogi areas of Kurram Agency.
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Eight suspected militants were killed in shelling by SFs in the ongoing operation in the Musazai and Jogi areas of Kurram Agency.
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December - 26 
In connection with the December 24, 2011 abduction of a colleague, identified as Mohan Lal Meghwadh, from Mirpukhas District, the lawyers in several Districts of Sindh boycotted the courts on December 26 and said that they would continue to do so if
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In connection with the December 24, 2011 abduction of a colleague, identified as Mohan Lal Meghwadh, from Mirpukhas District, the lawyers in several Districts of Sindh boycotted the courts on December 26 and said that they would continue to do so if law enforcers do not rescue him soon, reports Express Tribune. To protest against the abduction, the Bar Associations of Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Umerkot and Tharparker announced that they would boycott their duties for an entire week. Their colleagues in Hyderabad also refused to perform their duties. “We are not only upset by the fact that Meghwadh has been abducted, but are also angry because the Police is refusing to cooperate with us in this matter,” said Advocate Salahuddin Panhwar, who is the President of the Mirpurkhas District Bar Association as well as a member of the Pakistan Bar Council.
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December - 26 
Mattis called for “full disclosure of all border area facilities and installations” on both sides of the border, with updates using a shared database and map as well as organizing coordination visits, added The News. Mattis also directed NATO’s Inter
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Mattis called for “full disclosure of all border area facilities and installations” on both sides of the border, with updates using a shared database and map as well as organizing coordination visits, added The News. Mattis also directed NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander General John Allen to take a number of corrective actions to improve relations with Islamabad, including fostering “improved, mutual trust” between forces working in the mostly lawless border areas. "We must improve border coordination and this requires a foundational level of trust on both sides of the border," said Mattis.
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December - 26 
Police killed two suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in a successful 24-hour standoff to rescue three abducted Government workers near Dera Ismail Khan town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 26, reports Dawn. Imtiaz Shah, chief of D
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Police killed two suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in a successful 24-hour standoff to rescue three abducted Government workers near Dera Ismail Khan town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 26, reports Dawn. Imtiaz Shah, chief of Dera Ismail Khan Police, said the militants had abducted the three workers from a Government-run insurance company on December 24.
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December - 26 
Seven militants of an unidentified outfit were killed when Security Forces (SFs) shelled the terrorists’ hideouts in the Mamozai and Khadizai areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26, reports Daily Times.
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Seven militants of an unidentified outfit were killed when Security Forces (SFs) shelled the terrorists’ hideouts in the Mamozai and Khadizai areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26, reports Daily Times.
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December - 26 
The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) foiled a possible terror bid in the Federal Capital by arresting six alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on December 26, reported Daily Times. A Senior Police Of
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The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) foiled a possible terror bid in the Federal Capital by arresting six alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on December 26, reported Daily Times. A Senior Police Official on condition of anonymity said that six TTP militants were arrested during separate raids in different parts of Islamabad’s rural area Shahzad Town late on the night of December 26, 2011, and was disclosed on December 28 because of the security reasons. The official said that the suspects were hiding in a rented house in the area for the last couple of months. Sources reveal that the alleged militants were planning to carry out terror act on Islamabad Highway.
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December - 26 
The head of US CENTCOM urged greater trust and communications with the Pakistani military amid the diplomatic crisis after the NATO air strike, reports Daily Times. CENTCOM chief General James Mattis made his recommendations after his command release
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The head of US CENTCOM urged greater trust and communications with the Pakistani military amid the diplomatic crisis after the NATO air strike, reports Daily Times. CENTCOM chief General James Mattis made his recommendations after his command released the results of its own investigation into the November 26 incident. “The strongest take-away from this incident is the fundamental fact that we must improve border coordination and this requires a foundational level of trust on both sides of the border,” Mattis said. Islamabad rejected an earlier US inquiry after the Americans insisted their troops responded only after coming under heavy machine-gun and mortar fire.
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December - 26 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Amir Haider Hoti, during a day-long visit to Swat, announced a development package for the valley on December 26, reports The Express Tribune. CM Amir Haider Hoti said good fortune has returned to Swat and p
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Amir Haider Hoti, during a day-long visit to Swat, announced a development package for the valley on December 26, reports The Express Tribune. CM Amir Haider Hoti said good fortune has returned to Swat and people are once again living a peaceful and normal life. However, long-term peace will only be achieved when terrorists in Afghanistan and the tribal belt are completely eliminated. The CM laid the foundation stone of Excelsior College and Sangota Public School, which were destroyed by militants in 2008. He also announced various new projects for Swat, including construction of new schools, bridges, hydel power projects, grid stations and hospitals.
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December - 26 
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on December 26 met at the Parliament House, with Mian Raza Rabbani in the chair to discuss the situation arising from the November 26, 2011 NATO attack on military outposts in Mohmand Agency of
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The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) on December 26 met at the Parliament House, with Mian Raza Rabbani in the chair to discuss the situation arising from the November 26, 2011 NATO attack on military outposts in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), resulting in the cut-off of the supply route to coalition forces stationed in Afghanistan by the Pakistani Government, reported Daily Times. Sources disclosed that that the committee sought the opinion of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue about the financial impact on the national economy of the said accords with NATO and United States (US) Forces stationed in Afghanistan.
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December - 26 
The United States (US) military briefed Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on its investigation into NATO air strikes on Mohammad check post on November 26, reports The News. A report by military investigators was delivered to General Ashfaq
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The United States (US) military briefed Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on its investigation into NATO air strikes on Mohammad check post on November 26, reports The News. A report by military investigators was delivered to General Ashfaq Kayani on December 25 by a US officer based in Islamabad, who explained the findings to the General, Pentagon spokesman Captain John Kirby told reporters. The full report from the joint US-NATO investigative team was not released publicly until on December 26 to allow time for the Pakistani leadership to read the findings first, Kirby said. "We wanted General Kayani to be able to see the entire thing," he said. The approach represented "an appropriate professional courtesy" to Kayani, he added.
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December - 26 
Two persons were killed and another sustained injuries in an incident of firing in Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass in Quetta on December 26, reported Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Jan Marri and Hamza Marri and the injured a
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Two persons were killed and another sustained injuries in an incident of firing in Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass in Quetta on December 26, reported Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Jan Marri and Hamza Marri and the injured as Jamshed Marri.
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December - 26 
Unidentified militants blew up the main gas pipeline near a seminary in Shah Mansoor area in Swabi, reports Dawn. The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) suspended supply of natural gas to the entire District after the incident.
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Unidentified militants blew up the main gas pipeline near a seminary in Shah Mansoor area in Swabi, reports Dawn. The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) suspended supply of natural gas to the entire District after the incident.
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December - 26 
Unidentified militants opened fire at Surkamar Frontier Constabulary Fort in Surkamar area, 40 kilometers west from Tank town, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported.
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Unidentified militants opened fire at Surkamar Frontier Constabulary Fort in Surkamar area, 40 kilometers west from Tank town, reports Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported.
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December - 26 
US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) in its investigation has revealed that it took 45 minutes for a NATO operations center in Afghanistan to notify a senior allied commander about attack on Pakistani check-posts in Mohmand Agency, reported The Ne
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US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) in its investigation has revealed that it took 45 minutes for a NATO operations center in Afghanistan to notify a senior allied commander about attack on Pakistani check-posts in Mohmand Agency, reported The News quoting a report published in The New York Times (NYT). NYT report stated that once alerted, the commander immediately halted American attacks on two Pakistani posts. But by then, military communications between the two sides had sorted out a chain of errors and the shooting had already stopped. An unclassified version of the 30-page report, released by the military’s Central Command, also revealed for the first time that an American AC-130 gunship flew two miles into Pakistani territory to return fire on troops that had attacked a joint American-Afghan ground patrol just across the border in Afghanistan. The NYT report further stated that American officials said the first allied mistake was that NATO had not informed Pakistan about the patrol, so the Pakistani soldiers would not have known to expect allied forces nearby.
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December - 26 
A day after the chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC) ruled out possibility of the review on the SC ruling regarding the extension of the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA), the parliament has officially requested the office of the Attorney Gene
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A day after the chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC) ruled out possibility of the review on the SC ruling regarding the extension of the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA), the parliament has officially requested the office of the Attorney General for a review of the SC’s verdict.
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December - 26 
Addressing a program organised to mark Mao Zedong’s 119th birth anniversary in Butwal on December 26, UCPN-M Secretary CP Gajurel said Chairman Prachanda is no longer the chairman of the cadres as he agreed to sideline the combatants against the part
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Addressing a program organised to mark Mao Zedong’s 119th birth anniversary in Butwal on December 26, UCPN-M Secretary CP Gajurel said Chairman Prachanda is no longer the chairman of the cadres as he agreed to sideline the combatants against the party decision and the sentiments of the People’s Revolution. “We cannot accept him as the party chairman anymore,” said Gajurel. Saying that Dahal visited various countries in the name of Lumbini’s development, Gajurel said that he is only a director of the INGO related to Lumbini.
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December - 26 
In a bid to step up the process of integration and rehabilitation of former combatants, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda is preparing to renegotiate the terms of seven-point agreement with mai
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In a bid to step up the process of integration and rehabilitation of former combatants, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda is preparing to renegotiate the terms of seven-point agreement with main opposition parties Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), reports Kantipuronline. According to leaders, Prachanda will urge the NC and UML top leaders to be flexible on the adjustment of 3,000 additional combatants though the seven-point understanding signed on November 1 has set the limit of only 6,500 for integration.
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December - 26 
NC demanded that the newly formed Akhil Force, a youth organisation of the CPN-UML aligned All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU) should be dissolved at the soonest, reports Nepal News. The NC’s Parliamentary Party meeting demanded the dissol
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NC demanded that the newly formed Akhil Force, a youth organisation of the CPN-UML aligned All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU) should be dissolved at the soonest, reports Nepal News. The NC’s Parliamentary Party meeting demanded the dissolution of the Force saying that the UML demonstrated a dual character by demanding the dissolution of the UCPN-M aligned Young Communist League (YCL) on the one hand and forming similar type of wing itself on the other.
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December - 26 
SC issued an interim order to the government not to implement its decision to start group entry of Madheshi communities in the Nepal Army (NA). A single bench of Justice Baijanath Upadhyay issued the stay order after conducting a hearing on the writ
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SC issued an interim order to the government not to implement its decision to start group entry of Madheshi communities in the Nepal Army (NA). A single bench of Justice Baijanath Upadhyay issued the stay order after conducting a hearing on the writ petition filed by Chure Bhawar Rastriya Party, a fringe party in the parliament.
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December - 26 
In a setback to the prosecution, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has deferred until the first week of next month (January, 2012) the hearing on the War Crimes (WCs) charges against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam because of flaws in t
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In a setback to the prosecution, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has deferred until the first week of next month (January, 2012) the hearing on the War Crimes (WCs) charges against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Ghulam Azam because of flaws in the classification of the charges, reports Daily Star. The charges were not “properly arranged and classified”, the three-member ICT said during the 10-minute hearing on December 26.
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December - 26 
The Bangladesh Cabinet on December 26 approved the final draft of the Anti-terrorism (amendment) Act, 2011 with a provision of death penalty for getting involved in, supporting or financing militancy and terrorist activities in the country, reports D
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The Bangladesh Cabinet on December 26 approved the final draft of the Anti-terrorism (amendment) Act, 2011 with a provision of death penalty for getting involved in, supporting or financing militancy and terrorist activities in the country, reports Daily Star. According to the proposed act, a convict will have to serve a minimum rigorous jail term of three years to a maximum of 20 years, including fine or both depending on the nature of the crime. The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), the United Nations, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank recently recommended the Government incorporate some international standard provisions in the act including death penalty as the highest punishment. Accordingly, the Government incorporated the death penalty as the highest punishment instead of the earlier provision of maximum 20 years' imprisonment. As per the Act, a person or entity will be considered as a terrorist if the person or entity commits murder or injures, detains or kidnaps other(s) or do harm to someone else's property and uses or keeps explosives, flammable objects, firearms or other chemicals to destroy the integrity, solidarity, security or sovereignty of Bangladesh. Any Bangladeshi or foreign national using Bangladeshi land for terrorist activities in other countries or supporting such activities would be brought to trial under this Act. The approval came at the weekly cabinet meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The National Coordination Committee headed by Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith brought the changes to the act. It will now be sent to parliament to make it a law, said meeting sources.
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December - 27 
About 50 armed Maoists blew up a two-storeyed Police Station under-construction in Dantewada District. "Maoists stormed into the building at Geedam town, hardly 10 km from Dantewada town and set high-powered explosives and blew it up," Dantewada Supe
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About 50 armed Maoists blew up a two-storeyed Police Station under-construction in Dantewada District. "Maoists stormed into the building at Geedam town, hardly 10 km from Dantewada town and set high-powered explosives and blew it up," Dantewada Superintendent of Police Ankit Garg said. The two-storeyed structure was almost complete but was not handed over to the police. "It was a massive blast and the building was mostly blown up," Garg said.
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December - 27 
Constant pressure from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and “frequent humiliation” by Police have driven as many as 40 women of Jhumra villages, including some elderly, to the door of Gomia MLA Madhowlal Singh with the plea to resettle th
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Constant pressure from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and “frequent humiliation” by Police have driven as many as 40 women of Jhumra villages, including some elderly, to the door of Gomia MLA Madhowlal Singh with the plea to resettle them along with their families elsewhere, reports The Telegraph. The women belonged to the hamlets of Beltharwa, Aman, Suarkatwa and Simrabera — located within a 5sqkm periphery of Jhumra hillocks in Bokaro District.
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December - 27 
Deccan Herald reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) in the Kutru area in Bijapur District on December 27. The sarpanch was reportedly k
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Deccan Herald reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a village sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) in the Kutru area in Bijapur District on December 27. The sarpanch was reportedly killed on charges being a Police spy.
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December - 27 
Four cadres belonging to Kesho Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Kesho Meitei) surrendered to the Imphal East Police Station on December 27. The surrendered militants were identified as Takhellambam Jiban (38), Takhellambam Sakhenba (
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Four cadres belonging to Kesho Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Kesho Meitei) surrendered to the Imphal East Police Station on December 27. The surrendered militants were identified as Takhellambam Jiban (38), Takhellambam Sakhenba (26), Landham Radhabinod (28) and Keisham Tenden (27) alias Rosha. The militants were allegedly involved in the abduction and subsequent killing of Soram Ibomcha, caretaker of Irilbung Water Supply and his son Yaiphu recently.
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December - 27 
In a separate raid the Police arrested Bimal Mahato alias Mithun, a cadre of Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) from Kalaboni village of Jhargram in West Midnapore District on December 27. The Jhargram Superintendent of
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In a separate raid the Police arrested Bimal Mahato alias Mithun, a cadre of Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) from Kalaboni village of Jhargram in West Midnapore District on December 27. The Jhargram Superintendent of Police confirmed that Mithun was wanted in several cases which included a case of sedition.
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December - 27 
Maoists abducted a tribal youth from the Kutru area in the Bijapur District.
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Maoists abducted a tribal youth from the Kutru area in the Bijapur District.
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December - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) busted two camps of the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) in Hidli and Amlokhi areas under Dilai Police Station of Karbi Anglong District on December 27, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (Karbi Anglong)
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Security Forces (SFs) busted two camps of the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) in Hidli and Amlokhi areas under Dilai Police Station of Karbi Anglong District on December 27, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (Karbi Anglong) Anurag Agarwala said, "We have busted two camps belonging to the KPLT militants in Dilai area of the district last night. About 100 detonators, 47 gelatine sticks and some explosives were found in the camps. However, the militants sheltered in the camps managed to escape."
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December - 27 
Sumi Hoho (the Apex body of Sumi Tribe) on December 27 sent a representation to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram requesting him “to remove” all the “designated camps” within Zunheboto District or ask the NSCN groups to “strictly implement” ceas
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Sumi Hoho (the Apex body of Sumi Tribe) on December 27 sent a representation to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram requesting him “to remove” all the “designated camps” within Zunheboto District or ask the NSCN groups to “strictly implement” cease-fire ground rules both “in letter and spirit”.
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December - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a pressure roller of a private firm engaged in construction of a road at Parta village under Amba Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 27, reports IBN Live. Over 25 Maois
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a pressure roller of a private firm engaged in construction of a road at Parta village under Amba Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 27, reports IBN Live. Over 25 Maoists raided the office of Ajay Engineering Company and set ablaze the pressure roller standing there in the evening, the Police said. The owner of the firm was former Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) MLA Vijay Kumar Singh alias Dabloo Singh.
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December - 27 
Unidentified militants on December 27 abducted Assam Gramin Vikash Bank ‘Nagirjuli branch Manager’, Naren Rajbongshi, in Baksa District.
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Unidentified militants on December 27 abducted Assam Gramin Vikash Bank ‘Nagirjuli branch Manager’, Naren Rajbongshi, in Baksa District.
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December - 27 
Union Rural development Minister Jairam Ramesh has pointed to "operational" shortcomings in the Government's efforts to tackle the decades-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgency through developmental work and urged greater politi
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Union Rural development Minister Jairam Ramesh has pointed to "operational" shortcomings in the Government's efforts to tackle the decades-old Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgency through developmental work and urged greater political involvement to deal with it more effectively, reports The Economic Times. The minister made the suggestion in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after touring Left-wing extremism-affected Districts in the country. According to Ramesh, the government's efforts to counter Left-wing extremism with developmental work have been largely ineffective because of "operational" shortcomings such as a 'one-size fits all' approach to affected Districts, absence of critical infrastructure, and inadequate banking and postal facilities. "I think the time has come for a higher level political forum for quick problem solving and more effective co-ordination," the minister said in his letter.
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December - 27 
A member of Tank peace committee, Nizamuddin, was killed and two of his associates received injuries when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Wazirabad area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 27, reports Dawn. So far seven
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A member of Tank peace committee, Nizamuddin, was killed and two of his associates received injuries when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Wazirabad area of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 27, reports Dawn. So far seven key members of the peace committee, including its head Shahabuddin Khan, had been killed. The committee was formed in 2009 before the launch of Operation ‘Rah-e-Nijat’ on the directives of the Government to curb the growing activities of militants in the region. In 2011 it was disbanded after complaints from local people.
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December - 27 
A month after Pakistan had suspended NATO supplies in the wake of alliance attack on outposts in Mohmand Agency on November 26, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar on December 27 said that NATO supplies will not be restored free of cost. He said that the
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A month after Pakistan had suspended NATO supplies in the wake of alliance attack on outposts in Mohmand Agency on November 26, Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar on December 27 said that NATO supplies will not be restored free of cost. He said that the Pakistani roads were destroyed due to movement of heavy vehicles, carrying NATO supplies. “We will build our roads and infrastructure with the money we take from NATO,” he said, adding that if US was Pakistan’s friend, it would have to take care of Islamabad’s interests.
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December - 27 
A Pesh Imam (present prayer leader) of Lal Masjid, Gulbahar, and caretaker of the seminary, identified as Maulana Abdus Samad Soomro, was shot dead in an act of target killing within the remit of Gulbahar Police Station. He was associated with Tehree
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A Pesh Imam (present prayer leader) of Lal Masjid, Gulbahar, and caretaker of the seminary, identified as Maulana Abdus Samad Soomro, was shot dead in an act of target killing within the remit of Gulbahar Police Station. He was associated with Tehreek Ghalba-e-Islam and Ittehad Bain-ul Muslimeen. Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat’s (ASWJs) spokesman Maulana Taj Hanfi said that the deceased was his party’s sympathizer. Some sources said that victim was also associated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). However Police officials denied the reports saying that they had no information about his affiliation with any outlawed organisation.
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December - 27 
A pro-Government tribal elder of Mamond tribe and senior leader of peace committee, Malik Fazal Wahid (42), escaped unhurt when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near his car in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area
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A pro-Government tribal elder of Mamond tribe and senior leader of peace committee, Malik Fazal Wahid (42), escaped unhurt when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near his car in the Damadola area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 27, reports Dawn. According to an eyewitness, Malik Fazal Wahid was going in a car from his hometown Damadola to Khar, the agency headquarters. Mr Fazal had recently formed a lashkar (tribal militia) against militants in the area. Mr Fazal’s elder brother Malik Hamid Khan was killed in 2009 in an attack by militants.
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December - 27 
According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Report on the Federal and Provincial budgets of 2011 the division of resources between Defense and the Social Sector in Pakistan is tilted towards the former, preventing improvements in the welf
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According to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Report on the Federal and Provincial budgets of 2011 the division of resources between Defense and the Social Sector in Pakistan is tilted towards the former, preventing improvements in the welfare of the people, reported Express Tribune. The report titled ‘Budgeting for Rights’ states that the actual difference between the Defense and the Social Sector spending is greater than that reported in the budgets. It said while the defense budget of the country was PKR 495.2 billion, up to PKR 582 billion was being spent on the sector. In comparison, it said, PKR 440.3 billion was being spent on the social sector (24 per cent less than defense spending). HRCP director IA Rehman said at PKR 495.2 billion, the defense budget did not include the expenses incurred on the rehabilitation of people displaced in the military operations in the tribal areas. The Report mentioned that there had been no improvement in the disparity in health sector spending between rural and urban areas, the latter getting the majority of the funds. It said the health sector was worse off than the education sector. The Report also stated that the PKR 7, 000 per month minimum wage was not enough. Rehman said that only 15 to 20 per cent of workers in the country were receiving a wage equal to or more than the minimum wage. It said there were no mechanisms in place to ensure that Government subsidies, particularly those given on food commodities and fuel, were reaching the target population groups. The Report said that the budget mentioned that housing would be provided to up to 250,000 people in the country this year. The HRCP Report further said funds allocated for disaster management were not enough keeping in view the experience of the current and the previous years. It mentioned that Sindh had allocated PKR 0.28 billion for the current year, even though its expenditure in 2010 had been PKR 10.4 billion.
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December - 27 
Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, including the leader and senior activist Doctor Arshad, were arrested in Chakwal District in connection with November 12, 2011 killing of four security personnel and a civilian at Pir Chambal in Jhelum District
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Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, including the leader and senior activist Doctor Arshad, were arrested in Chakwal District in connection with November 12, 2011 killing of four security personnel and a civilian at Pir Chambal in Jhelum District. His three accomplices, Mazhar Hussain, Iqbal Ahmed and Wasif Mehmood were also arrested. However, Express Tribune reported that the four LeJ militants arrested were detained in one of the Agencies of Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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December - 27 
International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on December 27 officially rejected the findings of a US-NATO investigation into the attack on a border outpost, reports Daily Times. “There is nothing new in the report,” said World Chairman and Ambassador
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International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on December 27 officially rejected the findings of a US-NATO investigation into the attack on a border outpost, reports Daily Times. “There is nothing new in the report,” said World Chairman and Ambassador at Large IHRC Dr Muhammad Shahid Amin Khan, and added the commission was expecting that US and NATO will conceal the real facts. “We had demanded fair investigations and official apology from the White House, Pentagon, State Department and NATO should be tender to the Pakistan and Pakistan Army,” he said. “They must acknowledge the greater contribution of Pakistan in the war against terror and efforts for lasting peace in the region. Just admitting the mistake is not enough without punishing the culprits, that hampered the efforts for peace and counter-terrorism,” he said.
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December - 27 
Islamabad Foreign Ministry on December 27 proposed moving heavy artillery away from the Line of Control (LoC), reported Daily Times. “Pakistan has proposed to India to move 120-millimetre guns some 30 kilometers away from the LoC,” Foreign Ministry S
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Islamabad Foreign Ministry on December 27 proposed moving heavy artillery away from the Line of Control (LoC), reported Daily Times. “Pakistan has proposed to India to move 120-millimetre guns some 30 kilometers away from the LoC,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abdul Basit said during talks between Pakistani and Indian experts in Islamabad on Confidence Building Measures (CBM) between the two countries, adding, “The move would help reduce casualties on both sides”. Pakistan and India also agreed to extend the validity of the “Agreement on Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons” for another five years and recommended their respective Foreign Secretaries to move in this direction.
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December - 27 
Police disclosed the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader’s son, Hafiz Ahmed Qamar, who was killed after being abducted from Shah Faisal Colony on December 21, 2011. Shah Faisal Police registered
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Police disclosed the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) leader’s son, Hafiz Ahmed Qamar, who was killed after being abducted from Shah Faisal Colony on December 21, 2011. Shah Faisal Police registered an FIR on behalf of one, Yasir. Over one dozen suspects, including the arrested one from JUI’s rival religious groups, were nominated in the case. The suspects included, Shahrukh, Shehzad, Agha Munir, Hammad, Khurram, Naseeb, Tanvir, Zeeshan, Agha Asghar, Hassan alias Compound, Sajjad alias Tunda, Imran, Abu Hashim and others.
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December - 27 
Siraj Khan, assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau, by killed by unidentified gunmen as he was returning home after Isha (night) prayers on the Dora Road under Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar.
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Siraj Khan, assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau, by killed by unidentified gunmen as he was returning home after Isha (night) prayers on the Dora Road under Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar.
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December - 27 
Terror bid was foiled by Security Forces (SFs) who defused two remote control devices, planted at two separate spots on the main highway stretching from Parachinar to Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that on the information of the
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Terror bid was foiled by Security Forces (SFs) who defused two remote control devices, planted at two separate spots on the main highway stretching from Parachinar to Peshawar, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that on the information of the locals who got suspicious about a device planted on the roadside at the Urwali area, SFs arrived at the spot and defused it.
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