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October - 1 
One more SIMI activist was arrested in Delhi, raising the total number of arrests in the national capital to five.
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One more SIMI activist was arrested in Delhi, raising the total number of arrests in the national capital to five.
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According to media reports on October 2, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi stated that the recent ban imposed by the Union government on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was "timely". He also said that SIMI and other Islamic fundamen
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According to media reports on October 2, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi stated that the recent ban imposed by the Union government on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was "timely". He also said that SIMI and other Islamic fundamentalist outfits were operating in Assam and were known to have links with Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and other Pakistan-based terrorist outfits. In fact, on October 1, the Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed that SIMI members were active in the State and asked the government to take immediate steps to curb their anti-national activities.
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October - 1 
According to media reports, security arrangements have been tightened up in the Garo Hills to tackle the increasing threat from terrorists. The recent incident on September 22, in which Achik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC) terrorists killed a fo
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According to media reports, security arrangements have been tightened up in the Garo Hills to tackle the increasing threat from terrorists. The recent incident on September 22, in which Achik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC) terrorists killed a former ANVC terrorist who had surrendered was taken seriously by the security establishment. According to Meghalaya Director General of Police L Sailo, an additional battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be deployed in insurgency prone-areas in the Garo Hills to assist the State police in tacking the situation.
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October - 1 
According to media reports, the death toll in the attack by terrorists of the United Bengali Liberation Front (UBLF) in Teliamura, on September 28, has risen to three with the recovery of one more body from Balurcher area.
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According to media reports, the death toll in the attack by terrorists of the United Bengali Liberation Front (UBLF) in Teliamura, on September 28, has risen to three with the recovery of one more body from Balurcher area.
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October - 1 
According to official sources, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), killed Khanpur Mandal Parishad (local self-government) president at a place between Dharmaraopet and Budharaopet villages, in Warangal district, on Octobe
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According to official sources, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), killed Khanpur Mandal Parishad (local self-government) president at a place between Dharmaraopet and Budharaopet villages, in Warangal district, on October 1. Police sources said the incident took place when some four Naxalites attacked the victim while he was on his way to the mandal headquarters village from his native place. The Naxalites also reportedly left a chit at the spot warning the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to quit their party posts or face a similar fate. This was the second incident of the killing of a Mandal Parishad president within a fortnight.
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October - 1 
Also on October 1, a third Pakistani mercenary was killed in a separate encounter in Mahua.
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Also on October 1, a third Pakistani mercenary was killed in a separate encounter in Mahua.
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October - 1 
In a separate development, Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah held meetings with Ambassadors and High Commissioners from Asian, African, ASEAN, Latin American, Caribbean and SAARC countries and presented India’s views on internation
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In a separate development, Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah held meetings with Ambassadors and High Commissioners from Asian, African, ASEAN, Latin American, Caribbean and SAARC countries and presented India’s views on international terrorism. The Minister said that the present resolve of the international community, which was supported by India, was against growing fundamentalism and terrorism and not against anyone in particular.
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October - 1 
In other incidents of terrorist violence in the State, a girl was raped by unidentified terrorists at Surankote in Poonch district, on October 1. The terrorists escaped after the incident. In the same district, SFs reportedly tracked down three terro
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In other incidents of terrorist violence in the State, a girl was raped by unidentified terrorists at Surankote in Poonch district, on October 1. The terrorists escaped after the incident. In the same district, SFs reportedly tracked down three terrorists in a cave in Gali Pindi and engaged them in an encounter, which was continuing when last reports came in.
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In the continuing nation-wide crackdown on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), 10 more activists of the outfit were arrested on October 1. According to official sources, nine SIMI activists were arrested in Madhya Pradesh taking the tot
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In the continuing nation-wide crackdown on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), 10 more activists of the outfit were arrested on October 1. According to official sources, nine SIMI activists were arrested in Madhya Pradesh taking the total number of those arrested in the State to 38. The outfit has 60 active members in the State.
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October - 1 
India, on October 1, welcomed UN Security Council resolution No. 1373, passed on September 28, on combating international terrorism as a positive step and hoped that the resolve of the international community will now be translated into concrete acti
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India, on October 1, welcomed UN Security Council resolution No. 1373, passed on September 28, on combating international terrorism as a positive step and hoped that the resolve of the international community will now be translated into concrete action through its effective implementation and regular monitoring by the Council. An Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson, while speaking to the media in New Delhi, said the resolution indicated the global nature of international terrorism and the need for comprehensive international cooperation in combating it. The spokesperson added that India would continue to press for the early finalisation of the Comprehensive Convention on International terrorism mooted by it.
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Official sources clarified that 36 people were killed while 70 more were injured in the October 1-suicide (fidayeen) terrorist attack on the Jammu & Kashmir State Legislature Complex in Srinagar. Earlier reports had placed the toll at 13 killed a
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Official sources clarified that 36 people were killed while 70 more were injured in the October 1-suicide (fidayeen) terrorist attack on the Jammu & Kashmir State Legislature Complex in Srinagar. Earlier reports had placed the toll at 13 killed and 40 more injured. The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the attack. As reported on October 1, a bomb-laden vehicle exploded outside the main gate. In the confusion that followed, some terrorists in security force (SF) uniforms stormed into the complex and began firing and lobbing grenades. Two terrorists were later killed while attempting to escape. The building within the complex that houses the Upper House of the State Legislature, and in which the terrorists had barricaded themselves, was destroyed in SF operations. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and eight other Legislators who were trapped inside the complex when the attack was launched were evacuated to safety. SF sources said the vehicle used in the suicide bombing belonged to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and had been lifted by the terrorists earlier in the day. Describing the sequence of events, SF sources said three persons wearing SF uniforms stopped the DoT vehicle for a lift. After two engineers, who were the only passengers in the vehicle, disembarked at their respective destinations, the terrorists forced the driver to take the vehicle to a pre-determined location where two more terrorists boarded with three large milk cans, apparently filled with explosives. Near the Assembly Complex, the four terrorists and the driver disembarked while the fifth terrorist, identified by a Jaish spokesman as an Pakistani mercenary of his outfit, rammed the vehicle in and set off the explosion. There is confusion on how many terrorists wearing SF uniforms stormed into the complex after the blast. While some news reports said tha two terrorists were killed in encounters inside the complex other news reports, citing official sources, said that a total of four terrorists including the one who drove and exploded the bomb laden vehicle were killed. Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and his Ministerial-colleagues had left the complex before the attack commenced. SF sources said that civilian traffic is barred from using the road in front of the gate between 9000 hrs and 1330 hrs, the period during which the Assembly is in session. The attack was launched at 1358 hrs. Armoured bunkers were used by SFs to evacuate about 100 civilians trapped inside the complex, even as they engaged the terrorists. An SF personnel was killed when he went to examine the body of one of the slain terrorists that was booby trapped with a timed explosive. Among those killed are eight SF personnel, four terrorists and 24 others which includes Legislature employees and other civilians.
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October - 1 
On October 1, security forces killed another NDFB terrorist in Tamulpur, Nalbari district.
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On October 1, security forces killed another NDFB terrorist in Tamulpur, Nalbari district.
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On the night of October 1, two more Pakistani LeT mercenaries were killed in an encounter in Kral Mohalla Reban, Baramulla.
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On the night of October 1, two more Pakistani LeT mercenaries were killed in an encounter in Kral Mohalla Reban, Baramulla.
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October - 1 
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in the chair, met on October 1 to evaluate the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the storming of the State Legislative Assembly complex.
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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in the chair, met on October 1 to evaluate the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the storming of the State Legislative Assembly complex. The meeting issued a virtual ultimatum to Pakistan to stop aiding and abetting terrorism in the State. After the meeting, a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said, "India cannot accept such manifestation of hate and terror form across its borders. There is a limit to India's patience''. The statement described Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declarations, that the offices of the Harkat-ul- Mujahideen (HuM) had been closed, as a ‘cosmetic step’ taken under international pressure. Pakistan, it said, "Continues to be a country that aids, abets and sponsors terrorism and terrorist networks.''
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October - 1 
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto said in an interview to the BBC that Pakistan should seek support from Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in order to make efforts for politically resolving the current crisis. She also added tha
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Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto said in an interview to the BBC that Pakistan should seek support from Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in order to make efforts for politically resolving the current crisis. She also added that Pakistan should review its foreign policy and maintain distance from the Taliban regime if they do not respect international law. Replying to a question she said that she appreciated the decision taken by President Pervez Musharraf and added that it was a right decision to the extent that he is opposed to terrorism.
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October - 1 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed said, in Abbottabad, on October 1, that Pakistan was passing through a critical stage and the ‘need of the hour’ was to chalk out a consensual, joint strategy to meet the current crisis. Speaking at a
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed said, in Abbottabad, on October 1, that Pakistan was passing through a critical stage and the ‘need of the hour’ was to chalk out a consensual, joint strategy to meet the current crisis. Speaking at a press conference, he said the nation must be taken into confidence while taking any decision on Afghanistan. He also opposed taking any decision against the Taliban regime or any individual. Hafiz Saeed also indicated that any effort to stop Jehad would not only damage terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir but also cause "irreparable loss to the entire Muslim Ummah." Commenting on the September 11-terrorist attacks on USA, he claimed it was a conspiracy by the Jews to create differences among the two main religions of the world. He also claimed that the LeT was not a terrorist outfit.
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October - 1 
Religious parties in Pakistan reacted sharply, on October 1, to remarks made by President Pervez Musharraf that he would order a crack down on any madrassas (Islamic seminaries), preaching terror or militancy. Jamia-ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia spokesperson M
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Religious parties in Pakistan reacted sharply, on October 1, to remarks made by President Pervez Musharraf that he would order a crack down on any madrassas (Islamic seminaries), preaching terror or militancy. Jamia-ul-Uloom-ul-Islamia spokesperson Mufti Muhammad Jamil, while describing, in Karachi, Musharraf's comments as ‘unfortunate’, added, "We once again reject that any of the religious seminaries preach hatred or give any armed training." Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) deputy chief Ghafoor Ahmed said, "Whatever Musharraf says these days is said under US pressure. The United States wants the elimination of the Madrassa culture in Pakistan, but it is here to stay." Separately, Jamaat Ulema-e-Pakistan deputy chief Shah Faridul Haq indicated that none of the madrassas were being used to foment terrorism.
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October - 1 
The chief of his own faction of Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said in Khairpur that Taliban supporters are ready to take possession of the country's airports. According to him, "If the government offers Pakistan soil for attacks on Af
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The chief of his own faction of Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said in Khairpur that Taliban supporters are ready to take possession of the country's airports. According to him, "If the government offers Pakistan soil for attacks on Afghanistan, they will capture them." He also opined that the Taliban regime was spreading the ‘message of love and peace’, and not terrorism. While claiming that Osama bin Laden was not involved in the September 11-terrorist attacks in the USA, he also alleged that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was responsible for the same.
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October - 1 
Home Minister Khum Bahadur Khadka informed Nepal’s Parliament, on October 1, 2001, that the insurgents have not released more hostages, either policemen or civilians, other than former Legislator Dev Raj Joshi. According to government spokesman Gopen
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Home Minister Khum Bahadur Khadka informed Nepal’s Parliament, on October 1, 2001, that the insurgents have not released more hostages, either policemen or civilians, other than former Legislator Dev Raj Joshi. According to government spokesman Gopendra Bahadur Pandey the insurgents are holding 188 civilians and policemen hostage. Reports are yet to come in if they have set free all the hostages, which was expected to take place yesterday, October 1, 2001.
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News reports from Nepal said the Maoist insurgents, on October 1 and October 2, have set free in Surkhet, 22 policemen, who they were holding hostage. However, there was no official confirmation yet of the release. The government has already said th
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News reports from Nepal said the Maoist insurgents, on October 1 and October 2, have set free in Surkhet, 22 policemen, who they were holding hostage. However, there was no official confirmation yet of the release. The government has already said that the Maoist insurgents were holding 188 policemen in captivity.
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October - 1 
Another delayed report said a dominating patrol of government troops engaged a group of woman LTTE cadres and killed two of them, on October 1, in the Kilaly general area, 4km away from Eluthumadduval.
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Another delayed report said a dominating patrol of government troops engaged a group of woman LTTE cadres and killed two of them, on October 1, in the Kilaly general area, 4km away from Eluthumadduval.
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October - 1 
On October 1, a government soldier was wounded in clashes with the LTTE ahead of the forward defence line in the Paraiyanalankulam general area, some 30km west of Vavuniya.
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On October 1, a government soldier was wounded in clashes with the LTTE ahead of the forward defence line in the Paraiyanalankulam general area, some 30km west of Vavuniya.
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October - 1 
Other reports, meanwhile, said the total number of LTTE cadres surrendered in the year 2001 now stood at 45, with the surrender of one more to the security forces at a place 20km away from Polonnaruwa, on October 1.
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Other reports, meanwhile, said the total number of LTTE cadres surrendered in the year 2001 now stood at 45, with the surrender of one more to the security forces at a place 20km away from Polonnaruwa, on October 1.
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October - 1 
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on October 1, 2001 welcomed the United Nations Security Council resolution on terrorism as historic and the most far-reaching resolution till date to combat terrorism. The Foreign Ministry also said it would on all lik
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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on October 1, 2001 welcomed the United Nations Security Council resolution on terrorism as historic and the most far-reaching resolution till date to combat terrorism. The Foreign Ministry also said it would on all likelihood "establish an internal Inter Ministerial Committee to liase with the UN Security Council Committee", that has been constituted. The Security Council resolution has asked member states, among other things, to ‘prevent and suppress financing of terrorism, freeze funds owned or controlled directly or indirectly by terrorist groups and deny both passive and active support to terrorists by eliminating the supply of weapons.
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October - 2 
A government employee was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Shiva, Baramulla.
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A government employee was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Shiva, Baramulla.
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October - 2 
A suspected Pakistani mercenary was killed in an encounter in the Boothu forests, Baramulla district, on October 2. The encounter was continuing when reports last came in.
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A suspected Pakistani mercenary was killed in an encounter in the Boothu forests, Baramulla district, on October 2. The encounter was continuing when reports last came in.
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October - 2 
According to media reports on October 2, Naga Hoho, the apex tribal body for the Nagas, has not yet finalised its decision to visit Imphal as there was no organisation there that is willing to speak for the entire Meitei community. The Naga Hoho has
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According to media reports on October 2, Naga Hoho, the apex tribal body for the Nagas, has not yet finalised its decision to visit Imphal as there was no organisation there that is willing to speak for the entire Meitei community. The Naga Hoho has recently visited Assam on the invitation of the Asom Sahitya Sabha, on goodwill mission. The June 14-decision of the Union government to territorially extend the cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to Naga-inhabited territories in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh caused acrimony in Manipur between the Meiteis and the Nagas. The aim of the Naga Hoho is to improve understanding and relations between the Meiteis and the Nagas.
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October - 2 
According to media reports on October 2, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has recently sought Union Home Minister L.K.Advani’s direct intervention in expediting the signing of a new Bodo accord by holding simultaneous talks with "all democratic Bo
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According to media reports on October 2, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has recently sought Union Home Minister L.K.Advani’s direct intervention in expediting the signing of a new Bodo accord by holding simultaneous talks with "all democratic Bodo groups" apart from the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). The Union government is currently holding negotiations with the BLT with the goal of creating a Bodo Territorial Council (BTC) under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Recent talks between the two sides were successful and a decision was taken on September 15 to extend the cease-fire with the BLT till January 21, 2002.
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October - 2 
According to media reports, on October 2, Army personnel killed two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists, in Kennar village, inside Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district, five km away from the from the Assam-Arunac
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According to media reports, on October 2, Army personnel killed two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists, in Kennar village, inside Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district, five km away from the from the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
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October - 2 
According to media reports, on October 2, security forces raided an illegal gun-manufacturing unit in Manu village, in Dhalai district, and arrested a Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) terrorist. In a separate incident on the same day, securit
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According to media reports, on October 2, security forces raided an illegal gun-manufacturing unit in Manu village, in Dhalai district, and arrested a Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) terrorist. In a separate incident on the same day, security forces arrested two terrorists of the National liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), in Killa village, South Tripura district.
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October - 2 
According to media reports, the Assam Police intensified vigil in the State, particularly around the Assam Legislative Assembly, in Guwahati, fearing suicide attacks by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). The threat perception from ULFA suici
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According to media reports, the Assam Police intensified vigil in the State, particularly around the Assam Legislative Assembly, in Guwahati, fearing suicide attacks by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). The threat perception from ULFA suicide squads has increased after the suicide bomb attack on the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly by terrorists on October 2.
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October - 2 
According to official sources, the Orissa government has announced a compensation package for police personnel killed or injured during encounters with left-wing extremists, Naxalites. The government, on October 2, said the next of kin of any police
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According to official sources, the Orissa government has announced a compensation package for police personnel killed or injured during encounters with left-wing extremists, Naxalites. The government, on October 2, said the next of kin of any police personnel above the rank of inspector would get Rs five lakhs and those of the rank of inspector or below would be paid Rs 4 lakh as compensation, if killed during a Naxalite attack or encounter. The affected family would also have the option of availing special family pension in keeping with the rate of the salary and allowance of the police personnel for the remainder of his service period. Also, a member of the family may be provided a suitable job under the rehabilitation scheme. A police personnel completely injured in an encounter with Naxalites will get Rs 2 lakh and anyone partially affected would be paid Rs 1 lakh.
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October - 2 
In a separate development, the PWG Naxalites abducted a police sub-inspector near Chetlatimmayipalli in Medak district, on October 2, while he was on a combing operation in the area. The administration has declared a red-alert in the division and a m
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In a separate development, the PWG Naxalites abducted a police sub-inspector near Chetlatimmayipalli in Medak district, on October 2, while he was on a combing operation in the area. The administration has declared a red-alert in the division and a massive hunt for the abductors has been launched.
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October - 2 
In Rajouri district, four civilians were injured during an encounter between unidentified terrorists and SFs in Darha. The terrorists, however, managed to escape.
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In Rajouri district, four civilians were injured during an encounter between unidentified terrorists and SFs in Darha. The terrorists, however, managed to escape.
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October - 2 
In Srinagar, the State police chief said, while speaking to a news agency, "Taliban and Jaish-e-Muhammad have direct links and both are involved in heinous crimes. The attacks carried out by terrorists in the US and in J&K have the same chain and sys
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In Srinagar, the State police chief said, while speaking to a news agency, "Taliban and Jaish-e-Muhammad have direct links and both are involved in heinous crimes. The attacks carried out by terrorists in the US and in J&K have the same chain and system". He also said reports that terrorists in J&K were asked to report in Afghanistan to defend the Taliban against an impending attack by the US were false and were meant to deceive the security forces in the State.
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October - 2 
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, in the wake of the suicide terrorist attack by Pakistani mercenaries on the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) State Assembly, wrote to Unite States President George Bush, that India was running out of patience and as
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Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, in the wake of the suicide terrorist attack by Pakistani mercenaries on the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) State Assembly, wrote to Unite States President George Bush, that India was running out of patience and asked him to restrain Pakistan from backing international terrorism. The Prime Minister said such attacks directly impinged on the country’s security that India can simply not ignore the terrorist acts. He also pointed that the attack came just a day after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claimed that there were no terrorists operating from his country’s soil. Vajpayee wrote in his letter, "I write this with anguish at the most recent terrorist attack in our State of Jammu and Kashmir... A Pakistan-based terrorist organisation, Jaish-e-Mohammad, has claimed responsibility for the dastardly act and named the Pakistani national, based in Pakistan, as one of the suicide bombers involved.''
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October - 2 
Madhya Pradesh police, on October 2, arrested nine more activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from different parts of the State. Official sources said five activists have been arrested from Jabalpur, three from Rajgarh and one fr
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Madhya Pradesh police, on October 2, arrested nine more activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from different parts of the State. Official sources said five activists have been arrested from Jabalpur, three from Rajgarh and one from Indore. So far, a total of 49 SIMI activists have been arrested in the State since the Union government imposed a ban on this extremist Islamic students organisation.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, the United States strongly condemned the terrorist attack. Describing the attack on the State Legislature in Jammu and Kashmir as a 'terrible terrorist' and 'heinous' act, US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on October 2, said, "It is this
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Meanwhile, the United States strongly condemned the terrorist attack. Describing the attack on the State Legislature in Jammu and Kashmir as a 'terrible terrorist' and 'heinous' act, US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on October 2, said, "It is this kind of terrorism that we are united against." He added, "We are against terrorism, this clearly was an act of terror." He went on to say that "We are going after terrorism in a comprehensive way, not just in the present instance of Al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden, but terrorism as it affects nations around the world to include the kind of terrorism that affects India."
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister L K Advani, on October 2, 2001, asked Pakistan to turn in Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leaders to India, and, thus, prove that it was serious in fighting terrorism. Advani said Pakistan is a ‘terrorist country’ and went to a
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Meanwhile, Union Home Minister L K Advani, on October 2, 2001, asked Pakistan to turn in Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) leaders to India, and, thus, prove that it was serious in fighting terrorism. Advani said Pakistan is a ‘terrorist country’ and went to add that despite growing international pressure there would be no slackening of Pakistan-sponsored terrorists to unleash terror in Jammu and Kashmir.
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October - 2 
Media reports quoting Union Secretary in-charge of Northeast affairs P.D.Shenoy, on October 2, said the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) has given up its demand for a separate Bodoland State, which was to have been carved out of Assam. The BLT is now re
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Media reports quoting Union Secretary in-charge of Northeast affairs P.D.Shenoy, on October 2, said the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) has given up its demand for a separate Bodoland State, which was to have been carved out of Assam. The BLT is now ready to accept the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), a new politico-administrative set up in the Bodo dominated areas of Assam, under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Various Bodo civil society groups are also reportedly supportive of this new demand structure. These Bodo groups include the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), Bodo Peoples’ Action Committee (BPAC), Bodo Sahitya Sabha, All Bodo Employees Federation (ABEF) and the All Bodo Women Welfare Federation (ABWWF). These groups supported the just concluded tripartite negotiations between the Union government, the Assam government and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), which could ultimately lead to the creation of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).
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October - 2 
Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah said India expects that the US would address terrorism in J&K in phase II of its international campaign against terrorism. He also drew the attention of Pakistan to its legal obligation towards the
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Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah said India expects that the US would address terrorism in J&K in phase II of its international campaign against terrorism. He also drew the attention of Pakistan to its legal obligation towards the U.N. Security Council Resolution that has asked every member state to terminate all kinds of support - financial, diplomatic and political - to terrorist organisations.
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October - 2 
Official sources said 38 bodies have been recovered so far from the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Assembly complex following the October 1-fidayeen (suicide) terrorist attack there. Of these, 32 have been identified, which included 10 SF personnel, eight l
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Official sources said 38 bodies have been recovered so far from the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Assembly complex following the October 1-fidayeen (suicide) terrorist attack there. Of these, 32 have been identified, which included 10 SF personnel, eight legislature employees, four other government employees, 12 civilians and four Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The four suicide terrorists were reportedly identified as Wajahat Hussain alias Saifullah of Pakistan, Mohammad Irfan Zaman alias Omar of Karachi, Abdul Rouf Ehsan of Sehwal Punjab Pakistan and Tariq Ahmad alias Ayoubi of Sehwal Punjab Pakistan. Reports from New Delhi, meanwhile, said Union Home Minister L Advani would visit Srinagar today (October 3, 2001) to review the law and order situation in the State following the attack on the State Assembly.
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October - 2 
On the night of October 2, a civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists in Mangota, Rajouri district. Besides, in Poonch district, a civilian was killed in a rocket attack by unidentified terrorists in Morha Bachchai.
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On the night of October 2, a civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists in Mangota, Rajouri district. Besides, in Poonch district, a civilian was killed in a rocket attack by unidentified terrorists in Morha Bachchai.
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October - 2 
On the occasion of the 132nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on October 2, the Adilabad district police organised a major rehabilitation event for surrendered left-wing extremists, Naxalites, and distributed jeeps, tractors, auto-rickshaws, besi
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On the occasion of the 132nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on October 2, the Adilabad district police organised a major rehabilitation event for surrendered left-wing extremists, Naxalites, and distributed jeeps, tractors, auto-rickshaws, besides cash to run business. 35 surrendered Naxalites were the beneficiaries. The police administration on the occasion also appealed to the Naxalites to join the mainstream and promised that those surrendering would be rehabilitated suitably.
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October - 2 
State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah condemned the attack and held Pakistan responsible for the same. While inspecting the damaged Assembly complex on October 2, he said, "We will revenge this attack and will not sit idle," and went on to add "The at
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State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah condemned the attack and held Pakistan responsible for the same. While inspecting the damaged Assembly complex on October 2, he said, "We will revenge this attack and will not sit idle," and went on to add "The attack on elected houses by Pakistan-based militants should serve as an eye-opener to the international community." Further, he said, the State Legislative Assembly and the Council will resume work on October 3.
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October - 2 
The All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) condemned the October 1-suicide attack. A spokesman for the outfit said, on October 2, conglomerate had condemned such incidents even in the past when innocent blood was spilled. He added that the underlying c
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The All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) condemned the October 1-suicide attack. A spokesman for the outfit said, on October 2, conglomerate had condemned such incidents even in the past when innocent blood was spilled. He added that the underlying causes that trigger such attacks needed to be looked into. He called upon the Union government to shun rigidity and solve the Kashmir issue peacefully through diplomatic means. Members of several other pro-secessionist Kashmiri organisations such as the National Front, the High Court Bar Association, Democratic Liberation Party, too, released statements condemning the attack.
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October - 2 
The Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), on October 2, denied any involvement in the October 1-suicide (fidayeen) terrorist attack on the Jammu & Kashmir State Legislature Complex in Srinagar, in which 38 persons were killed and 70 more injured. Jaish spokespers
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The Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), on October 2, denied any involvement in the October 1-suicide (fidayeen) terrorist attack on the Jammu & Kashmir State Legislature Complex in Srinagar, in which 38 persons were killed and 70 more injured. Jaish spokesperson Rana Farooq Tahir said, in Muzaffarabad, it was a ‘conspiracy’ to defame terrorist outfits. According to him, "We have nothing to do with that action. It has been carried out under a grave conspiracy against the Mujahideen… We firmly believe that this has been done by the Indian army to malign the Kashmiris' noble struggle for freedom from New Delhi's tyrannical rule." He also added that none of the outfit's cadres had claimed responsibility for the attack. However, in Srinagar, on the same day, a spokesman of the outfit released a statement claiming that three mercenaries of the outfit had participated in the attack. He also clarified that while one died, the other two escaped from the complex after the attack. Quoting Jaish ‘commander’ Abu Hijrat, the spokesman alleged that civilians were killed in the retaliatory action by the security forces.
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October - 2 
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, on October 2, condemned the terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly. In a statement, Annan said, "This act of senseless violence underscores the need to eradicate terrorism from whatever quarter." He
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, on October 2, condemned the terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly. In a statement, Annan said, "This act of senseless violence underscores the need to eradicate terrorism from whatever quarter." He also noted that Resolution No. 1373, adopted unanimously by the Security Council on September 28, obliges all member states to deny any form of support, active or passive, to terrorist groups.
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October - 2 
Yet another Pakistani mercenary––a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre––was killed in an encounter with SFs in Oripura. An SF personnel sustained injuries in the encounter.
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Yet another Pakistani mercenary––a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre––was killed in an encounter with SFs in Oripura. An SF personnel sustained injuries in the encounter.
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October - 2 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A) was killed in an encounter with Karachi Police, on October 2. News reports indicated that the encounter occurred after police raided the deceased’s hideout in the Korangi area. Two MQM activ
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A) was killed in an encounter with Karachi Police, on October 2. News reports indicated that the encounter occurred after police raided the deceased’s hideout in the Korangi area. Two MQM activists managed to escape from the encounter site. Sources also added that the deceased was wanted for in several crimes.
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October - 2 
Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam [Fazlur Rahman] (JuI-F) faction Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said, in Quetta, on October 2, that any attack on Afghanistan would be construed as an attack on Islam. He stated this while launching a countrywide campaign against p
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Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam [Fazlur Rahman] (JuI-F) faction Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said, in Quetta, on October 2, that any attack on Afghanistan would be construed as an attack on Islam. He stated this while launching a countrywide campaign against possible US attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. He alleged that the US was sponsoring terrorism in Palestine, Bosnia and other Muslim countries. While opposing the military regime, he said Pakistan should not have supported what he perceived were anti-Muslim forces. He also added that the US administration should not take any hasty decision to attack Afghanistan and should review the situation before launching any operation in the region.
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October - 2 
Military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi said, in Rawalpindi, also on October 2, that the US Administration has neither apprised Pakistan of any action plan, nor has it exchanged final information. He also indicated that Pakistan has not
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Military regime spokesperson Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi said, in Rawalpindi, also on October 2, that the US Administration has neither apprised Pakistan of any action plan, nor has it exchanged final information. He also indicated that Pakistan has not yet provided any airbase to the US.
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October - 2 
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Muhammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 2, that the US Administration had informed Pakistan about the status of investigations into the September 11-terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. While in
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Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Muhammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 2, that the US Administration had informed Pakistan about the status of investigations into the September 11-terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. While indicating that no timeframe has been provided for sharing this information in the future, he added, "But we are yet to receive the details of the evidence regarding the persons responsible for the horrendous act of terrorism and linkage of this with Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda organisation." The US investigations were discussed when US Ambassador in Pakistan Wendy Chamberlain met President Pervez Musharraf on October 2.
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October - 2 
State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah condemned the attack and held Pakistan responsible for the same. While inspecting the damaged Assembly complex on October 2, he said, "We will revenge this attack and will not sit idle," and went on to add "The at
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State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah condemned the attack and held Pakistan responsible for the same. While inspecting the damaged Assembly complex on October 2, he said, "We will revenge this attack and will not sit idle," and went on to add "The attack on elected houses by Pakistan-based militants should serve as an eye-opener to the international community." Further, he said, the State Legislative Assembly and the Council will resume work on October 3.
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October - 2 
The Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), on October 2, denied any involvement in the October 1-suicide (fidayeen) terrorist attack on the Jammu & Kashmir State Legislature Complex in Srinagar, in which 38 persons were killed and 70 more injured. Jaish spokespers
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The Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM), on October 2, denied any involvement in the October 1-suicide (fidayeen) terrorist attack on the Jammu & Kashmir State Legislature Complex in Srinagar, in which 38 persons were killed and 70 more injured. Jaish spokesperson Rana Farooq Tahir said, in Muzaffarabad, it was a ‘conspiracy’ to defame terrorist outfits. According to him, "We have nothing to do with that action. It has been carried out under a grave conspiracy against the Mujahideen… We firmly believe that this has been done by the Indian army to malign the Kashmiris' noble struggle for freedom from New Delhi's tyrannical rule." He also added that none of the outfit's cadres had claimed responsibility for the attack. However, in Srinagar, on the same day, a spokesman of the outfit released a statement claiming that three mercenaries of the outfit had participated in the attack. He also clarified that while one died, the other two escaped from the complex after the attack. Quoting Jaish ‘commander’ Abu Hijrat, the spokesman alleged that civilians were killed in the retaliatory action by the security forces.
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October - 2 
Media reports from Nepal, quoting government negotiator Narahari Acharya, on October 2, said the third round of negotiations between the government and the Maoist insurgents would be held in the Kathmandu Valley. Acharya did not, however, disclose th
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Media reports from Nepal, quoting government negotiator Narahari Acharya, on October 2, said the third round of negotiations between the government and the Maoist insurgents would be held in the Kathmandu Valley. Acharya did not, however, disclose the date and the venue.
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October - 2 
Ruling Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said, on October 2, in Biratnagar, that the peace talks with the insurgents should not be prolonged and added that a solution should be found immediately.
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Ruling Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said, on October 2, in Biratnagar, that the peace talks with the insurgents should not be prolonged and added that a solution should be found immediately.
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October - 2 
Another soldier was seriously wounded in an ambush laid by the LTTE in Parayanaalankulam.
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Another soldier was seriously wounded in an ambush laid by the LTTE in Parayanaalankulam.
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October - 2 
On the other hand, pro-Tamil sources said, on October 2, a government soldier threatened people with a hand grenade and robbed a jewellery store in Vavuniya.
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On the other hand, pro-Tamil sources said, on October 2, a government soldier threatened people with a hand grenade and robbed a jewellery store in Vavuniya.
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October - 2 
Other reports said LTTE rebels killed a soldier in an attack launched ahead if the forward defence line in Omanthai, north of Vavuniya, on October 2.
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Other reports said LTTE rebels killed a soldier in an attack launched ahead if the forward defence line in Omanthai, north of Vavuniya, on October 2.
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October - 2 
Reports said, a day earlier, on October 2, a group of LTTE rebels fired at a fighting patrol of government troops in the Kasavapuliyankulam general area and killed a soldier. In another incident, government troops detected and fired at a suspiciously
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Reports said, a day earlier, on October 2, a group of LTTE rebels fired at a fighting patrol of government troops in the Kasavapuliyankulam general area and killed a soldier. In another incident, government troops detected and fired at a suspiciously moving canoe in the Jaffna Lagoon, Eachchanateevu general area, capsizing the canoe and killing a suspected woman LTTE cadre; another suspected LTTE was injured in the incident.
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October - 3 
21 left-wing extremists, Naxalites, surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad, on October 3. Of these, 15 belonged to the People’s War Group (PWG) and six to the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist CPI-M
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21 left-wing extremists, Naxalites, surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad, on October 3. Of these, 15 belonged to the People’s War Group (PWG) and six to the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist CPI-ML (Janasakthi) and Praja Prathigatana groups. They include a ‘District Committee’ member of the PWG wanted in nine murders and carrying a reward of Rs. three lakhs on his head. Speaking to the media after the surrenders, Naidu reiterated his appeal to the Naxalites to join the mainstream. He said his government has instituted a rehabilitation package for surrendered Naxalites and most of the persons who joined the Naxal movement did so out of sheer ignorance and not driven by hardcore ideology. He added, "We tackle Naxalism from all angles, law and order and also from socio-economic view point. But killing of elected persons is ridiculous". The Chief Minister also appealed to political parties to rise above ideological divides and cooperate with the government to combat the menace of Naxalism in the State. Speaking on the occasion, the State police chief said a total of 201 Naxalites surrendered so far in the year 2001.
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October - 3 
A city court in Delhi, on October 3, directed the police to produce audio and video recordings of the activities of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), in support of its allegation that the outfit is been involved in unlawful activities. T
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A city court in Delhi, on October 3, directed the police to produce audio and video recordings of the activities of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), in support of its allegation that the outfit is been involved in unlawful activities. The court passed the order while hearing bail pleas of three SIMI activists arrested by Delhi Police.
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October - 3 
According to delayed media reports, on October 3, the Border Security Force (BSF) raided a base camp of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at Sajik Tampak in Chandel district. One M-24 rifle, two magazines, 54 rounds of ammunition, 15 quintals of ric
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According to delayed media reports, on October 3, the Border Security Force (BSF) raided a base camp of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at Sajik Tampak in Chandel district. One M-24 rifle, two magazines, 54 rounds of ammunition, 15 quintals of rice, four blankets, foreign made camouflaged shoes, dresses and other household goods were seized.
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October - 3 
According to delayed media reports, Tarun Gogoi and E K Mawlong, the Chief Ministers (CMs) of Assam and Meghalaya respectively, have decided to hold bilateral talks later in October to resolve the border dispute between the two states. This decision
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According to delayed media reports, Tarun Gogoi and E K Mawlong, the Chief Ministers (CMs) of Assam and Meghalaya respectively, have decided to hold bilateral talks later in October to resolve the border dispute between the two states. This decision was taken when the two CMs met at Guwahati on October 3.
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October - 3 
According to media reports on October 3, the Bihar government is planning a compensation package for the families of police personnel killed or injured while fighting left-wing extremist (Naxalite) outfits––the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), the Peop
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According to media reports on October 3, the Bihar government is planning a compensation package for the families of police personnel killed or injured while fighting left-wing extremist (Naxalite) outfits––the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), the People’s War Group (PWG) or the private armies of landowners. The proposal has reportedly been sent to the Home Department for its sanction. Under the proposal, families of officers of the rank of inspector and above would get Rs.1 million in the event of their being killed in action. Those of the rank of constable and below a sub-inspector would get Rs 750,000. Dependents of the killed police personnel would be given the last drawn salary till the due retirement date of the killed personnel. One dependent would also be given a government job while medical allowances and house loans would continue to be extended to the families. Those who become permanently invalid from injuries sustained in action would get Rs 300,000, while Rs 250,000 would be given to those who require amputation or whose hearing is impaired. The government would also bear all medical expenses.
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October - 3 
According to media reports, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi stated in the State Legislative Assembly that terrorists would be tackled with a "firm hand". He was replying to a Zero Hour motion moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislator Bim
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According to media reports, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi stated in the State Legislative Assembly that terrorists would be tackled with a "firm hand". He was replying to a Zero Hour motion moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislator Bimalangshu Roy, who had alleged that the law-and-order situation in the State was deteriorating of late and that several political workers were attacked frequently in different parts of the State.
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October - 3 
According to media reports, Canada announced new regulations on October 3 prohibiting Canadian citizens from raising funds for 22 terrorist organisations, including the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and individuals, and i
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According to media reports, Canada announced new regulations on October 3 prohibiting Canadian citizens from raising funds for 22 terrorist organisations, including the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and individuals, and if they defied they could face upto five years’ imprisonment. Announcing the regulation, Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin said, "We will destroy (the terrorists') capacity to wield military might against innocent people. We are going to rip from their grasp the capacity to finance that violence". Until now, Canada had no prohibition on raising money for terrorist groups. The new sanctions, called as an interim measure, form part of the regulations under Canada's United Nations Act. The government is also reportedly drafting a comprehensive anti-terrorism bill that will be tabled in the House of Commons shortly. The Act would empower the government to seize funds of these terrorist organisations and groups.
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October - 3 
According to media reports, on October 3, all 10 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Bodoland Demand Legislature Party (BDLP) in Assam staged protest in front of the Speaker’s office in the Assam State Legislative Assembly premises. They de
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According to media reports, on October 3, all 10 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Bodoland Demand Legislature Party (BDLP) in Assam staged protest in front of the Speaker’s office in the Assam State Legislative Assembly premises. They demanded an immediate solution to the Bodo problem and opposed the invitation to non-Bodo representatives from outside the Bodo-dominated areas for the ongoing tripartite peace talks between the Union government, the Assam government and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT).
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October - 3 
According to media reports, on October 3, two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists were killed by Army personnel in Kokrajhar district. An NDFB courier was arrested in the same incident. In a separate incident on the same day, a wo
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According to media reports, on October 3, two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists were killed by Army personnel in Kokrajhar district. An NDFB courier was arrested in the same incident. In a separate incident on the same day, a woman NDFB courier was arrested in Nalbari district, while she was crossing over to Bhutan.
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October - 3 
According to unconfirmed media reports, on October 3, five National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists surrendered to the Inspector General (IG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Lembucherra, West Tripura district.
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According to unconfirmed media reports, on October 3, five National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists surrendered to the Inspector General (IG) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Lembucherra, West Tripura district.
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October - 3 
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) senior leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in an interview to Radio Teheran, said there was need for differentiating between ‘freedom movement of Kashmir’ and terrorism. He claimed that India had promised at national
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All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) senior leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in an interview to Radio Teheran, said there was need for differentiating between ‘freedom movement of Kashmir’ and terrorism. He claimed that India had promised at national and international levels to grant the right to self-determination to the people of Kashmir. According to him, "To describe militant struggle in Jammu and Kashmir as terrorism and impose ban on it after dubbing it as terrorism is against the US Kashmir policy and assertions of the Americans."
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October - 3 October - 4
An Awantipore activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) was abducted and killed by an unidentified terrorist at Chandahar in Pulwama district, on October 4. Awantipore residents alleged that the NC activist, Mohammad Abdullah Najar, who was als
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An Awantipore activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) was abducted and killed by an unidentified terrorist at Chandahar in Pulwama district, on October 4. Awantipore residents alleged that the NC activist, Mohammad Abdullah Najar, who was also a prominent socio-religious activist in the area, was killed at the behest of a politico-religious party, the identity of which was not specified in news reports. In another incident, the bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) abducted a day earlier were recovered from Sogam, Kupwara. The Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM) reportedly claimed responsibility for the killings.
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October - 3 
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on October 3, called up Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and conveyed his sympathies and condolences to the victims of the suicide attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly Complex by Jais
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on October 3, called up Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and conveyed his sympathies and condolences to the victims of the suicide attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly Complex by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) fidyaeen (suicide) terrorists, on October 1. Official sources said Blair told Vajpayee, "This is the kind of terrorism the governments should cooperate in rooting out". The British Prime Minister also backed India’s position that terrorism has to be tackled globally and should be fought strongly at different levels. The two leaders also agreed that their governments would exchange views on the evolving situation following in the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States. The JeM, which has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, is proscribed in the UK under the Terrorism Act, 2000. France has also strongly condemned the attack in Srinagar, saying the ‘‘terrorists have clearly shown that their target is Indian democracy’’. In a statement issued in Paris, and circulated by the French Embassy in New Delhi, French foreign ministry spokesman Francois Rivasseau recalled that France and India have already begun to cooperate in fighting terrorism. The first meeting of the Indo-French working group on terrorism was held in Paris in September 2001 and both sides agreed on the need to embark on joint efforts to combat the scourge.
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October - 3 October - 4
In an encounter that began on October 3 and ended the next day, three unidentified terrorists were killed in the Kachahama forests of Kupwara district. An SF personnel was injured in the encounter.
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In an encounter that began on October 3 and ended the next day, three unidentified terrorists were killed in the Kachahama forests of Kupwara district. An SF personnel was injured in the encounter.
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October - 3 
In another development, on October 3 six more activists of the SIMI were arrested in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
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In another development, on October 3 six more activists of the SIMI were arrested in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
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October - 3 
In Poonch district, another suspected Pakistani mercenary and a security force (SF) personnel were killed in Gali Pindi. As reported earlier, SFs had trapped a group of three terrorists inside a cave on October 1. In today’s (October 3) incident, one
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In Poonch district, another suspected Pakistani mercenary and a security force (SF) personnel were killed in Gali Pindi. As reported earlier, SFs had trapped a group of three terrorists inside a cave on October 1. In today’s (October 3) incident, one of the terrorists stormed outside the cave firing at SFs and killed one personnel before he being shot dead by SF personnel.
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October - 3 
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Kamlesh Sharma, while speaking during the General Assembly debate on terrorism, which was convened after the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States, said global solidarity against ter
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India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Kamlesh Sharma, while speaking during the General Assembly debate on terrorism, which was convened after the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States, said global solidarity against terrorism must not be limited to hunting enemies of the United States. He said, "The fact that terrorism is an international problem and can only be tackled collectively is something that countries who have suffered most from it know in their bones."
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October - 3 
On October 3, a civilian was killed in Ichhigam, Budgam district. News reports said he was accompanying an SF party in the area. Police are investigating the incident.
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On October 3, a civilian was killed in Ichhigam, Budgam district. News reports said he was accompanying an SF party in the area. Police are investigating the incident.
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October - 3 
On the night of October 3, SFs killed a civilian in Markipora, Baramulla, after he refused their order to stop. SF sources said the slain civilian was a local burglar and they seized some grenades from his possession and were investigating if he had
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On the night of October 3, SFs killed a civilian in Markipora, Baramulla, after he refused their order to stop. SF sources said the slain civilian was a local burglar and they seized some grenades from his possession and were investigating if he had any links with terrorists.
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October - 3 
The Union Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met in New Delhi to review the security situation in the country. The meeting is also understood to have discussed the October 1-terrorist attack in Srinagar.
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The Union Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met in New Delhi to review the security situation in the country. The meeting is also understood to have discussed the October 1-terrorist attack in Srinagar.
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October - 3 
Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed and two security force (SF) personnel injured in an encounter in Bajpathri Vivan, Baramulla district, on October 3. A fourth Pakistani mercenary of the JeM was killed in a separate
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Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed and two security force (SF) personnel injured in an encounter in Bajpathri Vivan, Baramulla district, on October 3. A fourth Pakistani mercenary of the JeM was killed in a separate encounter in Warsun, Kupwara district.
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October - 3 
Unconfirmed reports said three SF personnel were killed in an explosion in Uri, Baramulla. The incident occurred when SF personnel approached a dead body that was booby-trapped with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). In a similar incident in the s
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Unconfirmed reports said three SF personnel were killed in an explosion in Uri, Baramulla. The incident occurred when SF personnel approached a dead body that was booby-trapped with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). In a similar incident in the same area, an SF personnel was injured when he lifted a rifle that was attached to an IED.
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October - 3 
Union Home Minister L K Advani visited Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar and held a series of high-level meetings to review the security situation in the State in the wake on the October 1-suicide terrorist attack on the State Legislative Assembly C
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Union Home Minister L K Advani visited Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar and held a series of high-level meetings to review the security situation in the State in the wake on the October 1-suicide terrorist attack on the State Legislative Assembly Complex.
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October - 3 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs I D Swami, while speaking to a private TV channel on October 3, said, " Striking terrorist camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has always been a possibility. This has been one of the options to combat ter
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs I D Swami, while speaking to a private TV channel on October 3, said, " Striking terrorist camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has always been a possibility. This has been one of the options to combat terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir". The Minister, however, said that any such action would be taken only after consulting national political parties.
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October - 3 
An official of the Al Rasheed Trust (ART), an organisation proscribed by the US for its alleged links with terrorists, said, on October 3, it was planning to oppose the decision of United States in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as it clai
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An official of the Al Rasheed Trust (ART), an organisation proscribed by the US for its alleged links with terrorists, said, on October 3, it was planning to oppose the decision of United States in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as it claimed it had no links with terrorism. ART's Islamabad office in–charge Mohammad Arshad told Dawn, a Pakistani daily, that it might approach the ICJ for defreezing its accounts. Meanwhile, Pakistani media reports indicated that the ART has approached authorities in Pakistan for defreezing of its accounts, as it claimed that it had not violated any law of the land and also had no connection with terrorists. The ART clarified that it was a ‘purely welfare organization’ rendering welfare services for the common Muslims and abiding by all the government laws, rules and regulations.
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October - 3 
Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, in an interview to CNN on October 3, said the US had presented ‘very impressive evidence’ of bin Laden's involvement in the September 11-terrorist attacks. However, he added that Pakistan would not sit on judgement on t
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Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, in an interview to CNN on October 3, said the US had presented ‘very impressive evidence’ of bin Laden's involvement in the September 11-terrorist attacks. However, he added that Pakistan would not sit on judgement on the issue. Sattar said Pakistan had been shown 20 pages of documents, besides being given an oral presentation. He observed that the US Administration should publicise the evidence for the world to see. According to him, "The US should be confident that it has impressive evidence, but Pakistan would not sit in judgement."
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October - 3 
One person was killed and another injured in an ambush by two armed gunmen in Jahangirabad, Karachi on October 3. The gunmen managed to escape from scene. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident. News reports indicated that t
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One person was killed and another injured in an ambush by two armed gunmen in Jahangirabad, Karachi on October 3. The gunmen managed to escape from scene. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident. News reports indicated that the Karachi police have termed the incident as a terrorist act.
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October - 3 
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Mohammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 3, that the US Administration had passed on to Pakistan some more evidence of Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda group's involvement in the September 11-terrorist at
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Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Mohammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 3, that the US Administration had passed on to Pakistan some more evidence of Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda group's involvement in the September 11-terrorist attacks in the US. The government has referred the evidence to experts for examination. Commenting on whether the US had provided any evidence against the Al Rasheed Trust (ART), whose bank accounts have been frozen, the spokesperson said the name of the ART figured in the list of organizations that had allegedly been providing finances to bin Laden. The Pakistani government, he indicated, was in contact with US authorities for evidence against the ART.
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October - 3 
President Pervez Musharraf told a joint-meeting of the National Security Council and the Federal Cabinet in Islamabad, on October 3, that no war was intended against Afghanistan and that actions being contemplated by certain countries were targeted a
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President Pervez Musharraf told a joint-meeting of the National Security Council and the Federal Cabinet in Islamabad, on October 3, that no war was intended against Afghanistan and that actions being contemplated by certain countries were targeted against terrorists and those who provide sanctuary to them. While commenting on the current crisis in the region, he opined that Pakistan would like to set its own course directed by considerations of national interest and the principles of the United Nations Charter. Musharraf said only a broad-based multiethnic political dispensation with full consideration for ethnic realities could succeed in Afghanistan.
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October - 3 
The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), an umbrella outfit of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits, in a statement released from Muzaffarabad, on October 3, opposed a reported statement of US Secretary of State Colin Powell that the US would stretch its drive
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The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), an umbrella outfit of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits, in a statement released from Muzaffarabad, on October 3, opposed a reported statement of US Secretary of State Colin Powell that the US would stretch its drive against terrorism to Jammu and Kashmir also. The statement was released after an ‘emergent meeting’ presided over by MJC convenor and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Chief Syed Salahudin. The MJC statement said, "The statement of … Powell that the US would go after terrorism that affects India is regrettable, nonsensical, unrealistic and contrary to historical facts." The MJC alleged that India was committing terrorism in Kashmir through its security forces. Commenting on the October 1-fidayeen (suicide) terrorist attack on the Jammu & Kashmir State Legislature Complex in Srinagar, in which 38 persons were killed, the MJC claimed that it was the work of Indian agencies. According to the statement, "The incident occurred at a time when the legislative assembly's session had finished and Jaswant Singh was in the US trying to bracket the Kashmiris' freedom struggle with global terrorism on the other. The code of conduct of the Mujahideen does not allow them to attack and kill unarmed civilians, because we believe that such incidents impair the freedom struggle."
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October - 3 
Maoist insurgents in Nepal, on October 3, 2001, have set free 26 more policemen who they were holding captive in Rukum. The insurgents had earlier in the week released 22 policemen. The government had earlier state that the Maoist insurgents were hol
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Maoist insurgents in Nepal, on October 3, 2001, have set free 26 more policemen who they were holding captive in Rukum. The insurgents had earlier in the week released 22 policemen. The government had earlier state that the Maoist insurgents were holding hostage 188 civilians and policemen. Commenting on the latest releases, Home Ministry spokesman Gopendra Bahadur Pandey said, "We have no news about the fresh releases".
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October - 3 
Media reports from Sri Lanka, on October 3, said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres looted Muslim villagers near the Central Camp, but had fled leaving behind the loot––bicycles, a television set and other items, on seeing personnel of th
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Media reports from Sri Lanka, on October 3, said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres looted Muslim villagers near the Central Camp, but had fled leaving behind the loot––bicycles, a television set and other items, on seeing personnel of the Special Task Force.
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October - 3 
On October 3, a civilian was attacked and killed by suspected LTTE rebels at Valachchenai near Batticaloa.
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On October 3, a civilian was attacked and killed by suspected LTTE rebels at Valachchenai near Batticaloa.
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October - 3 
Pro-Tamil sources alleged that a fisherman was killed in mortar shelling by government troops, on October 3, at the Aalankulam reservoir, 36km north of Batticaloa.
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Pro-Tamil sources alleged that a fisherman was killed in mortar shelling by government troops, on October 3, at the Aalankulam reservoir, 36km north of Batticaloa.
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October - 3 
Suspected LTTE rebels shot dead a civilian, on October 3, in the Valachchenai general area, 30km north west of Batticaloa.
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Suspected LTTE rebels shot dead a civilian, on October 3, in the Valachchenai general area, 30km north west of Batticaloa.
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October - 3 
The Sri Lankan Army said 11 Tamils abducted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, on September 22, 2001, had escaped from their captors, on October 3. In another incident, LTTE rebels allegedly hacked to death a teenager at his resid
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The Sri Lankan Army said 11 Tamils abducted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, on September 22, 2001, had escaped from their captors, on October 3. In another incident, LTTE rebels allegedly hacked to death a teenager at his residence in Vavuniya.
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October - 4 
A former SPO was killed and two others injured in an attack by three suspected HM terrorists in Nishala Bajarni, Doda.
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A former SPO was killed and two others injured in an attack by three suspected HM terrorists in Nishala Bajarni, Doda.
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October - 4 
According to media reports of October 4, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently asked the North Eastern Council (NEC) to create a data bank on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in the North East and make an inventory of t
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According to media reports of October 4, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently asked the North Eastern Council (NEC) to create a data bank on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in the North East and make an inventory of their activities in the region. This would allow the Ministry to streamline the operations of these NGOs and increase the efficiency with which development funds are utilised in different projects executed by these NGOs. Creation of the databank would also assist the MHA in preventing NGOs from misappropriating funds and siphoning them to terrorist outfits for which some of them act as front organizations. The Ministry has already identified a large number of fake NGOs, voluntary organisations (VOs) and socio-cultural associations all over the country, including in the North-East. In the year 2000, the Central Welfare Board had blacklisted 820 NGOs/Welfare Organisations from the seven northeastern States—323 in Meghalaya, 197 in Manipur, 151 in Assam, 78 in Nagaland, 69 in Tripura and 2 in Sikkim. The MHA had identified a number of NGOs in the North East which had links with terrorist outfits, on April 24, 2001. These included the Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS), an NGO in Assam, which was stated to have links with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and the Naga People's Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) and Naga Students Federation (NSF) in Nagaland.
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October - 4 
According to media reports, on October 4, Khasi chiefs in villages in Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh said they had been receiving threats from Bangladesh recently. They requested the intervention of Indian Home Minister L.K.Advani to prevent a fresh
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According to media reports, on October 4, Khasi chiefs in villages in Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh said they had been receiving threats from Bangladesh recently. They requested the intervention of Indian Home Minister L.K.Advani to prevent a fresh border skirmish, as had happened in Pyrdiwah in April 2001. They further demanded the Union government’s assistance to the villagers in the form of training and provision of arms to protect themselves from the Bangladeshi intruders, which will also help in safeguarding the international border along Meghalaya.
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October - 4 
According to media reports, on October 4, one Army personnel and a National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) terrorist were killed in an encounter in Cachar district. Three .303 rifles, an SBBL gun and 18 rounds of ammunition were recovered from
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According to media reports, on October 4, one Army personnel and a National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) terrorist were killed in an encounter in Cachar district. Three .303 rifles, an SBBL gun and 18 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
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October - 4 
According to media reports, on October 4, security forces killed a suspected Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) terrorist in an encounter at Nongdren village in Imphal East district, while some more terrorists managed to escape.
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According to media reports, on October 4, security forces killed a suspected Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL) terrorist in an encounter at Nongdren village in Imphal East district, while some more terrorists managed to escape.
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October - 4 
According to media reports, on October 4, the Ministry of Home Affairs convened a joint meeting of the officials of Assam and West Bengal Governments. The meeting was called to review the threat from the increasing nexus between the United Liberation
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According to media reports, on October 4, the Ministry of Home Affairs convened a joint meeting of the officials of Assam and West Bengal Governments. The meeting was called to review the threat from the increasing nexus between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) of Assam and the Kamtapuri Liberation Organization (KLO) of West Bengal. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police of both the States. Officials discussed the measures to be adopted to check the rising activities of KLO in North Bengal. Sources in the West Bengal Government claimed that the ULFA was not only training KLO cadres but was involved in supervising the latter’s operations. Assam Government sources said the State government has been keeping a tight vigil along the inter-State border to prevent ULFA terrorists from entering West Bengal.
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October - 4 
Andhra Pradesh Handlooms and Textiles Minister Padala Bhumaiah, while speaking in Adilabad on October 4, said the government was trying to withdraw cases against left-wing extremists, Naxalites, who had joined the mainstream. The Minister also gave a
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Andhra Pradesh Handlooms and Textiles Minister Padala Bhumaiah, while speaking in Adilabad on October 4, said the government was trying to withdraw cases against left-wing extremists, Naxalites, who had joined the mainstream. The Minister also gave a call to Naxalties to join the mainstream.
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October - 4 
Andhra Pradesh police, on October 4, arrested an illegal arms dealer at Bowenpally, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from his possession.
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Andhra Pradesh police, on October 4, arrested an illegal arms dealer at Bowenpally, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Some arms and ammunition were also seized from his possession.
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October - 4 
Bodies of two Pakistani HuM mercenaries were recovered from the site of an encounter that occurred at a terrorist hideout in Wusan, Baramulla district, on October 4. Security force (SF) sources suspected there were three terrorists in all there, and
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Bodies of two Pakistani HuM mercenaries were recovered from the site of an encounter that occurred at a terrorist hideout in Wusan, Baramulla district, on October 4. Security force (SF) sources suspected there were three terrorists in all there, and were searching for the body of the third terrorist, when, in the events that followed, they were attacked by terrorists hiding in a near-by residence. An encounter was on when reports last came in.
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October - 4 
Chief Secretaries and State police chiefs are scheduled to meet in New Delhi today, on October 5, to review the internal security situation in the country. An official release said the meeting would discuss the strengthening of the internal securi
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Chief Secretaries and State police chiefs are scheduled to meet in New Delhi today, on October 5, to review the internal security situation in the country. An official release said the meeting would discuss the strengthening of the internal security mechanism in the country in the light of the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States, and the evolving global coalition against terrorism, besides the situation in India’s neighbourhood.
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October - 4 
Four police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and four others seriously injured in a landmine blast triggered by left-wing extremists, Naxalites, near Bargarh, Garhwa district, on October 4. There was a heavy e
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Four police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and four others seriously injured in a landmine blast triggered by left-wing extremists, Naxalites, near Bargarh, Garhwa district, on October 4. There was a heavy exchange of fire between the Naxalites and the police after the blast, but the Naxalites managed to escape. A senior police official said the identity of the Naxalite outfit behind the attack was yet to be ascertained. He said a red alert has been sounded in all the three districts of Palamu division and additional companies of paramilitary forces had been deployed in the area. The State’s borders with neighbouring Chhattisgarh had been sealed and raids were being conducted to track down the Naxalites. This is the second major incident of attack on police by the Naxalites. Earlier, on September 23, 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 15 others injured in a landmine blast triggered by the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) in Hazaribagh district.
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October - 4 
Germany has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly Complex. Chancellor Schroder, at a meeting with External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, on October 4, in Berlin, said, "India should be rest assu
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Germany has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly Complex. Chancellor Schroder, at a meeting with External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, on October 4, in Berlin, said, "India should be rest assured that Germany does not at all differentiate between victims of terrorism, be they in New York or in Kashmir. Germany's condemnation is equal in both cases." Both the leaders exchanged views on building a global coalition against terrorism and discussed situation following the September 11-terrorist attack in the United States. They emphasised the need for all countries to assess the true dimension of the threat posed by terrorists. They also discussed issues relating to post-Taliban structure in Afghanistan.
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October - 4 
In Doda district, three Kashmiri terrorists of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were killed in an encounter in Chak Narwa.
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In Doda district, three Kashmiri terrorists of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were killed in an encounter in Chak Narwa.
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October - 4 
In Doda district, unidentified terrorists killed a youth and wounded his brother and father in Nishala Bajarni, and escaped from the village, late in the night on October 4.
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In Doda district, unidentified terrorists killed a youth and wounded his brother and father in Nishala Bajarni, and escaped from the village, late in the night on October 4.
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October - 4 October - 5
Maharashtra police, on October 5, arrested three activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from Mukund Nagar area of Ahmednagar. Earlier, on October 4, police registered a case against five SIMI activists after they recovered some
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Maharashtra police, on October 5, arrested three activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from Mukund Nagar area of Ahmednagar. Earlier, on October 4, police registered a case against five SIMI activists after they recovered some incriminating documents during a raid at the residence of a SIMI activist. On a tip-off, the police had maintained watch on the movement of the five and arrested three of them. Meanwhile, a local court remanded the three to magisterial custody for 14 days.
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On October 4, NLFT terrorists had killed a CPI-M local leader at Asharambari, under the Khowai police station jurisdiction, in West Tripura district.
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On October 4, NLFT terrorists had killed a CPI-M local leader at Asharambari, under the Khowai police station jurisdiction, in West Tripura district.
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October - 4 
On the Anantnag-Pahalgam road, an SF vehicle was attacked with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Three SF personnel, including an officer, sustained injuries in the attack for which the HM has claimed responsibility. In Rajouri district, the resi
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On the Anantnag-Pahalgam road, an SF vehicle was attacked with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Three SF personnel, including an officer, sustained injuries in the attack for which the HM has claimed responsibility. In Rajouri district, the residence of a civilian was attacked and burnt down by unidentified terrorists in Liran. There were no casualties in the incident.
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October - 4 
Police sources revealed on October 4 that the Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested an agent of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, in Buyang in Chandel district. The joint interrogation cell is interrog
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Police sources revealed on October 4 that the Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested an agent of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, in Buyang in Chandel district. The joint interrogation cell is interrogating him. Police sources also said the BSF and the Army had jointly raided an underground camp of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) at Saivom village, on National Highway 39, in interior Chandel district and had arrested a UKLF terrorist. Police seized one AK 56 rifle, two double barrel guns, two single barrel guns, one hand grenade, four magazines of AK 56 rifles and some incriminating documents from the terrorist.
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October - 4 
Reports said unidentified terrorists, on October 4, set free a youth and an SF personnel, both residents of Thanna Mandi, whom they had abducted from Dera Ki Gali village, near Surankot, late in the evening, on October 3.
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Reports said unidentified terrorists, on October 4, set free a youth and an SF personnel, both residents of Thanna Mandi, whom they had abducted from Dera Ki Gali village, near Surankot, late in the evening, on October 3.
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October - 4 
Three suspected foreign mercenaries of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-i-Islami (HUJI) were killed on October 4 when security forces (SFs) intercepted a group of infiltrating terrorists in Mandi sector, along the Line of Control (LoC), Poonch district. In the sa
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Three suspected foreign mercenaries of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-i-Islami (HUJI) were killed on October 4 when security forces (SFs) intercepted a group of infiltrating terrorists in Mandi sector, along the Line of Control (LoC), Poonch district. In the same district, a Pakistani mercenary of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and an unidentified terrorist were killed in another encounter in Gali Pindi. In the district’s third incident, two SF personnel were abducted and tortured for several hours by some unidentified terrorists in Dera Ki Gali and were later released. A search operation has been launched to track down the abductors.
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October - 4 
Unidentified terrorists set afire a private residence in Liran village, Rajouri, also Ocotober 4, during night. Reports from Udhampur said, on October 4 that SF personnel shot dead three terrorists, in Chak Narwa village, Neel area, Doda district.
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Unidentified terrorists set afire a private residence in Liran village, Rajouri, also Ocotober 4, during night. Reports from Udhampur said, on October 4 that SF personnel shot dead three terrorists, in Chak Narwa village, Neel area, Doda district.
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October - 4 
A spokesperson of the Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) government denied the presence of any terrorist outfit in the region.
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A spokesperson of the Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) government denied the presence of any terrorist outfit in the region.
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October - 4 
Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Muhammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 4, the US provided sufficient evidence against Osama bin Laden to indict him in a court of law. He also indicated that investigations against bin Laden were still continuin
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Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Muhammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 4, the US provided sufficient evidence against Osama bin Laden to indict him in a court of law. He also indicated that investigations against bin Laden were still continuing and Pakistan expected that the evidence shared with it would be supplemented by additional material. Replying to a question regarding sharing the proof with the international community, he said they had not been requested to share the evidence with anybody. The spokesperson observed that the evidence shared by the US did not contain any reference to the Al Rasheed Trust (ART) whose accounts had been frozen by the government following a determination by the US that the ART, with 26 other organizations, had been a source of funds for bin Laden and his Al Qaeda group. He added that Pakistan had asked the US Administration to provide evidence against the ART, which, it believed, was primarily a charity organization working for the welfare of Afghan refugees.
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October - 4 
Maulana Fazlur Rahman, chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-F), said in Quetta, on October 4, that he had rejected the offer of the military regime to hold a dialogue on the current situation. He said the government had extende
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Maulana Fazlur Rahman, chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-F), said in Quetta, on October 4, that he had rejected the offer of the military regime to hold a dialogue on the current situation. He said the government had extended him an invitation for dialogue over the current situation and added that he had consulted his party leaders, who rejected any dialogue with the military regime on the present situation. He said that the JuI-F would utilise all its available resources against the US and its allied forces in case of any attack on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
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October - 4 
Six persons, including two children and a religious teacher, were killed and seven others injured in an attack by a group of four armed men in Karachi on October 4. Pakistani news reports indicated that the victims were offering prayers at the Mehfil
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Six persons, including two children and a religious teacher, were killed and seven others injured in an attack by a group of four armed men in Karachi on October 4. Pakistani news reports indicated that the victims were offering prayers at the Mehfil-e-Al-Murtuza mosque in Azam Town, within the jurisdiction of Mehmoodabad police station, when they were attacked. The armed group managed to escape from the incident site. News reports quoting Karachi police sources said the incident took place in the wake of the September 30-arrests of four members of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Meanwhile, police had arrested 20 persons suspected to be involved in the killing.
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October - 4 
The Pakistan Foreign Office on October 4 termed the so-called hijacking of an Indian aircraft as a ‘total farce’ and as an attempt to malign Pakistan and the ‘freedom struggle of Kashmiri people’. Commenting on the hijacking, which turned out to be a
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The Pakistan Foreign Office on October 4 termed the so-called hijacking of an Indian aircraft as a ‘total farce’ and as an attempt to malign Pakistan and the ‘freedom struggle of Kashmiri people’. Commenting on the hijacking, which turned out to be a false alarm, spokesperson Riaz Muhammad Khan said, "The world must have noted the enthusiasm shown by the Indian media to exploit the opportunity to malign Pakistan and the Kashmir freedom struggle." Replying to a question on the reported pleas by Indian government functionaries to attack terrorist camps in Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK), he said, President Musharraf, in his address to the nation on September 26, had stated that Pakistan was fully prepared to counter any act of aggression.
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October - 4 
The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court on October 4 issued a notice to the government to explain the circumstances under which a Palestinian hijacker left Pakistan and landed in the United States, where he would be tried for the same offence f
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The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court on October 4 issued a notice to the government to explain the circumstances under which a Palestinian hijacker left Pakistan and landed in the United States, where he would be tried for the same offence for which he was convicted in Pakistan. The division bench had taken the petition of five Palestinian hijackers, convicted on charges of hijacking Pan Am's aircraft in 1986, and directed the government to explain the circumstances under which one of the convicted hijackers was allowed to leave the country. The court was informed that one of the hijackers, Zayd Hassan Abd Al-Latif Masud, had already left Pakistan for Jordan, as he had a Jordanian passport.
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October - 4 
Various Pakistan-based terrorist outfits reacted sharply to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s letter to US President George W Bush, in which he has asked the US to declare the violent activity in Jammu and Kashmir as a terrorist movement.
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Various Pakistan-based terrorist outfits reacted sharply to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s letter to US President George W Bush, in which he has asked the US to declare the violent activity in Jammu and Kashmir as a terrorist movement. The terrorist leaders said the letter was ‘malicious’. Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) Secretary General Sheikh Jamil-ur-Rehman said that declaring the ‘freedom movement of Kashmiris’ as terrorism is tantamount to "defame faith as Islam has declared it obligatory to wage Jihad against oppression." Harkat-e-Jihad-e-Islami Punjab unit Chief Maulana Yaqoob Faiz alleged that India has been sponsoring terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir for the last 52 years. Al-Badr Mujahideen Punjab unit General Secretary Jansar Ahmad Zahid opined, "It is deplorable to declare the ongoing freedom movement in Kashmir as terrorism when India has itself acknowledged Kashmir a disputed territory."
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October - 4 
Minister for Housing and Chief government negotiator in the peace talks with the insurgents Chiranjivi Wagle told the media, in Biratnagar, on October 4, 2001, that the government will not discuss the insurgents’ demands for a republic and the suspen
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Minister for Housing and Chief government negotiator in the peace talks with the insurgents Chiranjivi Wagle told the media, in Biratnagar, on October 4, 2001, that the government will not discuss the insurgents’ demands for a republic and the suspension of the Constitution. "They are non-negotiable," he reiterated.
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October - 4 
According to official sources, the countrywide drive to recover illegal arms that began before the elections will continue. The drive was launched to curb terrorism and check the inflow of illegal arms. An official release, on October 4, said a secti
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According to official sources, the countrywide drive to recover illegal arms that began before the elections will continue. The drive was launched to curb terrorism and check the inflow of illegal arms. An official release, on October 4, said a section of terrorists, taking advantage of post-poll situation, were trying to create instability through carrying out terrorist and anti-social activities. Meanwhile, police arrested 10 persons and seized eight firearms and seven other weapons in a countrywide operation on October 4
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October - 4 
Islamic clerics of the country have called for a second thought to the decision taken by the caretaker government to join the US-led international coalition against terrorism. Addressing a meeting at the National Press Club, Dhaka, on October 4, t
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Islamic clerics of the country have called for a second thought to the decision taken by the caretaker government to join the US-led international coalition against terrorism. Addressing a meeting at the National Press Club, Dhaka, on October 4, the religious leaders said it would not be wise to attack a war-ravaged country like Afghanistan. The speakers also underscored the need for developing a good understanding between modern educated people and Islamic thinkers to protect the interests of the oppressed Muslims worldwide. The meeting was organised by the Jatiya Protirodh Morcha Bangladesh, a platform of the country’s Islamic scholars.
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October - 4 
On October 4, LTTE rebels fired mortar shells and small arms at government soldiers and injured two, including an officer, in the Ponnar general area.
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On October 4, LTTE rebels fired mortar shells and small arms at government soldiers and injured two, including an officer, in the Ponnar general area.
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October - 4 
Other reports said, government troops killed three LTTE rebels in the Kilaly general area, 4km south of Eluthumadduval, on October 4.
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Other reports said, government troops killed three LTTE rebels in the Kilaly general area, 4km south of Eluthumadduval, on October 4.
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October - 4 
Pro-Tamil sources reported that more than 500 people were rounded up and interrogated during a joint search operation by government soldiers and Police in Vavuniya town and its suburbs. These sources added 20 of those rounded up, who were identified
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Pro-Tamil sources reported that more than 500 people were rounded up and interrogated during a joint search operation by government soldiers and Police in Vavuniya town and its suburbs. These sources added 20 of those rounded up, who were identified by spotters, have been detained for further interrogation.
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October - 4 
Three rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed when government troops detected and engaged them in an encounter in Kilaly, near Eluthumadduval, on October 4.
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Three rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed when government troops detected and engaged them in an encounter in Kilaly, near Eluthumadduval, on October 4.
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October - 4 
Two civilians were injured when a claymore mine blast set-off by the LTTE hit a vehicle on the Pulmudai - Padaviya road, on 4 October.
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Two civilians were injured when a claymore mine blast set-off by the LTTE hit a vehicle on the Pulmudai - Padaviya road, on 4 October.
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October - 5 
11 infiltrating terrorists were shot dead by security forces (SFs), reports said on October 5, 2001, near Chajla village, Mendhar sector. Two SF personnel were also injured in the encounter. While one report held that they belonged to a newly formed
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11 infiltrating terrorists were shot dead by security forces (SFs), reports said on October 5, 2001, near Chajla village, Mendhar sector. Two SF personnel were also injured in the encounter. While one report held that they belonged to a newly formed terrorist outfit, the Lashkar-e-Islami (LeI), another said they were cadres of the Al-Badr and Tehreek-e-Jehade-Islami (TeJ).
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October - 5 
According to delayed media reports, on October 5, two suspected terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the Heitroipokpi area, under Yairipok police station jurisdiction, Thoubal district.
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According to delayed media reports, on October 5, two suspected terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the Heitroipokpi area, under Yairipok police station jurisdiction, Thoubal district.
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According to delayed media reports, on October 6, a team of the special operations unit of the Assam Police left for Tamil Nadu to interrogate and bring back four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists who had been arrested in Vellor
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According to delayed media reports, on October 6, a team of the special operations unit of the Assam Police left for Tamil Nadu to interrogate and bring back four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists who had been arrested in Vellore, on October 5.
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October - 5 
According to media reports, on October 5, security forces arrested four suspected Bodo terrorists, including a woman, in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. A police team from Assam is expected to reach Vellore on October 6 to interrogate the arrested persons.
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According to media reports, on October 5, security forces arrested four suspected Bodo terrorists, including a woman, in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. A police team from Assam is expected to reach Vellore on October 6 to interrogate the arrested persons.
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October - 5 
According to media reports, on September 5, terrorists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed five persons in three separate incidents. A group of NLFT terrorists raided Vidymanik Para village in Dhalai district, on September 5, an
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According to media reports, on September 5, terrorists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed five persons in three separate incidents. A group of NLFT terrorists raided Vidymanik Para village in Dhalai district, on September 5, and killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist and another, a retired government employee. Later, on the same day, the NLFT terrorist raided Krishnajay Para, a neighbouring village in Dhalai district, and killed one person and his son. NLFT terrorists also raided Baidyamani Para at Mechhruia, under the Kachucherra police station jurisdiction, also in Dhalai district, and killed a retired police constable and a local leader of the CPI-M’s youth wing, the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).
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October - 5 
According to media reports, security forces in Tripura are intensifying their vigil along the border with Bangladesh because of a fear of the likelihood of rise in infiltration by Islamic terrorists from Bangladesh, following the election of the Bang
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According to media reports, security forces in Tripura are intensifying their vigil along the border with Bangladesh because of a fear of the likelihood of rise in infiltration by Islamic terrorists from Bangladesh, following the election of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) coalition to power. Both the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are known to have links with Islamic terrorist groups in Bangladesh as well as the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
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October - 5 
According to media reports, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) central committee organizational secretary was arrested in Ghagrapar in Nalbari district. He is alleged to have been involved in an extortion drive on the name of the Uni
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According to media reports, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) central committee organizational secretary was arrested in Ghagrapar in Nalbari district. He is alleged to have been involved in an extortion drive on the name of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
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October - 5 
According to official sources, 26 persons, including 16 terrorists and five security force personnel, were killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since October 5 night. In the first incident, three security force personnel belonging to
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According to official sources, 26 persons, including 16 terrorists and five security force personnel, were killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since October 5 night. In the first incident, three security force personnel belonging to the Rashtriya Rifles were killed and seven others injured when terrorists ambushed their vehicle, detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Pohlu, Anantnag district. One more security force personnel succumbed to his injuries in the hospital later. In another incident, terrorists killed one police personnel in Srinagar.
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October - 5 
According to official sources, five Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists surrendered to the Meghalaya government recently. The surrendered terrorists have been given security cover and their location is being kept secret.
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According to official sources, five Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists surrendered to the Meghalaya government recently. The surrendered terrorists have been given security cover and their location is being kept secret.
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October - 5 
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Molvi Abbas Ansari reportedly said, on October 5, 2001, in Srinagar that activities in Jammu and Kashmir were ‘‘freedom struggle" and not terrorism. He said, "The sacrifices were not made that our struggl
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All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Molvi Abbas Ansari reportedly said, on October 5, 2001, in Srinagar that activities in Jammu and Kashmir were ‘‘freedom struggle" and not terrorism. He said, "The sacrifices were not made that our struggle should be labelled as terrorism.
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October - 5 
In another encounter in Gali Pindi area, some 20km away from Poonch, on October 5, two terrorists, one of them a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) cadre, were shot dead by SFs.
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In another encounter in Gali Pindi area, some 20km away from Poonch, on October 5, two terrorists, one of them a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) cadre, were shot dead by SFs.
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October - 5 
In another incident, an unidentified terrorist was killed in Mandi. Also, a foreign mercenary was killed in an encounter in Sultan Pathri Dhok, in the Lohran area.
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In another incident, an unidentified terrorist was killed in Mandi. Also, a foreign mercenary was killed in an encounter in Sultan Pathri Dhok, in the Lohran area.
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October - 5 
In another incident, unidentified terrorists attacked a SF patrol party in Mangota, in the Thanamandi area, Rajouri district and injured SF personnel. Reports also said that the SFs launched a search operation in Gali Pindi, under the Mandi police st
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In another incident, unidentified terrorists attacked a SF patrol party in Mangota, in the Thanamandi area, Rajouri district and injured SF personnel. Reports also said that the SFs launched a search operation in Gali Pindi, under the Mandi police station jurisdiction and killed one unidentified terrorist.
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October - 5 
In yet another incident, three civilians and a terrorist of the Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) were killed in encounter at Jaggerpora, Kupwara district. The killing sparked off a protest demonstration in Handwara town, and local residents alleged that the se
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In yet another incident, three civilians and a terrorist of the Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) were killed in encounter at Jaggerpora, Kupwara district. The killing sparked off a protest demonstration in Handwara town, and local residents alleged that the security forces killed the civilians after an encounter with terrorists.
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October - 5 
Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), killed three persons, including a ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) activist, in separate incidents in Guntur and Anantpur districts, on October 5. In the first incident, PWG Naxalites
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), killed three persons, including a ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) activist, in separate incidents in Guntur and Anantpur districts, on October 5. In the first incident, PWG Naxalites killed the husband of the Mandal Praja Parishad (MPP) president at Machaipalem, Guntur district. Police sources said the Naxalites suspected that the man was a police informer and had, in fact, assaulted the victim twice earlier. In another incident, Naxalites killed a person at Thogarakunta, Anantapur district, branding him as a police informer. In yet another incident, on the same day, Naxalites belonging to the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, CPI-ML (Vimukti Patham), killed a person at Uravakonda, Anantpur district.
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October - 5 
Official reports said, meanwhile, that HuM terrorists who had gathered at a hideout for a strategy session, in Chak Narwa village, fired at SFs who had gone there to arrest them. On retaliatory firing by SFs, three terrorists were killed. Two more te
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Official reports said, meanwhile, that HuM terrorists who had gathered at a hideout for a strategy session, in Chak Narwa village, fired at SFs who had gone there to arrest them. On retaliatory firing by SFs, three terrorists were killed. Two more terrorists might have escaped from the scene, reports said.
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October - 5 
On October 5, SFs killed a hardcore Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist in Gujjar Kothi, near Bhaderwah, in Doda district, in a raid on a terrorist hideout. The SFs have launched a search operation as many more terrorists are still hiding in the area. I
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On October 5, SFs killed a hardcore Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist in Gujjar Kothi, near Bhaderwah, in Doda district, in a raid on a terrorist hideout. The SFs have launched a search operation as many more terrorists are still hiding in the area. In another encounter, in Kanthat, under the Gandho police station jurisdiction, a SF personnel was injured.
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October - 5 
Punjab Police, on October 5, arrested three terrorists of the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) near Khuikhera, Moga. Police also recovered an AK-56 assault rifle with three magazines, 150 live cartridges, two pistols with several catridges, four cyanid
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Punjab Police, on October 5, arrested three terrorists of the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) near Khuikhera, Moga. Police also recovered an AK-56 assault rifle with three magazines, 150 live cartridges, two pistols with several catridges, four cyanide capsules and two kgs of opium from their possession.
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October - 5 
Reports said, residents in Surankot, on October 5, observed a total shut down to protest the alleged killing by the SFs of three persons in Phallaga village, a few days back. The SFs maintained, on the other hand, that they were killed by unidentifie
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Reports said, residents in Surankot, on October 5, observed a total shut down to protest the alleged killing by the SFs of three persons in Phallaga village, a few days back. The SFs maintained, on the other hand, that they were killed by unidentified terrorists.
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October - 5 
SF personnel shot dead three infiltrating terrorists in a prolonged encounter in Tararan Wali Dhok in Loran area, Mandi sector, Poonch district. It is believed that some more infiltrators are still present in the vicinity and the SFs have launched a
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SF personnel shot dead three infiltrating terrorists in a prolonged encounter in Tararan Wali Dhok in Loran area, Mandi sector, Poonch district. It is believed that some more infiltrators are still present in the vicinity and the SFs have launched a search operation to arrest them.
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October - 5 
Sikh separatist leader and Khalistan ideologue Jagjit Singh Chouhan would organise a State-level convention at Jalandhar on November 17 to create awareness among people regarding the formation of an independent sovereign state based on ‘Khalsa’ ideol
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Sikh separatist leader and Khalistan ideologue Jagjit Singh Chouhan would organise a State-level convention at Jalandhar on November 17 to create awareness among people regarding the formation of an independent sovereign state based on ‘Khalsa’ ideology. Chauhan has also floated a party called Khalsa Raj Patry (KRP). Addressing a press conference in Jalandhar, on October 5, Chouhan said, "The State will include whole of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjabi-speaking areas of Rajasthan". He added, "We will organise a State-level convention of the party at Jalandhar on November 17 to highlight the misdeeds of the present Akali government and the need to form an independent model state". He alleged, "The Constitution of India had miserably failed to safeguard the interests of Punjab in the past 50 years. That is why the then Sikh leadership refused to accept the Constitution."
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October - 5 
The United States State Department, on October 5, redesignated 25 outfits as Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTO), dropping two outfits, the Japanese Red Army and the Tupac Amaru from the original list of 27 outfits named in the year 2000. Names of
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The United States State Department, on October 5, redesignated 25 outfits as Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTO), dropping two outfits, the Japanese Red Army and the Tupac Amaru from the original list of 27 outfits named in the year 2000. Names of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) do not figure in the list and the only Kashmir-related outfit on the list is the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM). However, media reports said the two outfits may be named in a separate White House executive order aimed at putting a financial clampdown on terrorism. The order is expected to be issued in a few days’ time.
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October - 5 
Three LeT terrorists, including two Pakistani mercenaries, were killed in an encounter in the Satharun forest area in Badgam district.
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Three LeT terrorists, including two Pakistani mercenaries, were killed in an encounter in the Satharun forest area in Badgam district.
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October - 5 
Three more terrorists including from the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) were killed in an encounter at Bhatia Seoj Dhar in Bhaderwah area of Doda and Gleer-Budhal in Rajouri in Jammu division. Four terrorists were killed in encounters at Thera Topa and P
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Three more terrorists including from the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) were killed in an encounter at Bhatia Seoj Dhar in Bhaderwah area of Doda and Gleer-Budhal in Rajouri in Jammu division. Four terrorists were killed in encounters at Thera Topa and Pator Top in Poonch district.
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October - 5 
Union Home Minister LK Advani warned that the possibility of terrorists having access to weapons of mass destruction could no longer be ignored. Addressing a conference of State chief secretaries and police chiefs in New Delhi on October 5, he said,
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Union Home Minister LK Advani warned that the possibility of terrorists having access to weapons of mass destruction could no longer be ignored. Addressing a conference of State chief secretaries and police chiefs in New Delhi on October 5, he said, this possibility, therefore, called for very high degree of preparedness in managing internal security of the country, including expertise in disaster management. The Minister laid stress on greater cooperation and coordination between law enforcing agencies of the Union government and the States, and said a law to deal effectively with terrorism was required. Cabinet Secretary T R Prasad reportedly told the meeting that there was a proposal to form a National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA). It could be modeled after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the US to handle the rescue operations like the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Briefing the media on the conference, Union Home Secretary Kamal Pande said, " Almost all States were in agreement over a need for a law against terrorism and for creating the Central Law Enforcement Agency. Some states like West Bengal, however, wanted their turf (of law and order) not to be meddled with." He said several such crucial issues would again be discussed at the conference of Chief Minister to be held in November 2001. The conference recommended a minimum action plan to all States and Union Territories. These included: setting up a State disaster management agency with sub-units in all district headquarters and with Civil Defence and Home Guards in its ambit; drawing up lists of vulnerable targets including buildings, installations, monuments and important persons; training and equipping at least a company of State Armed Police for search and rescue work in all disasters; procuring search and rescue equipment like earth movers and cutters, as also sniffer dogs; strengthening fire and mobile medical facilities; revamping communication network.
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October - 5 
According to Pakistani news reports, various religious groups have commenced enlisting Jehadis to fight alongside Taliban troops in case of a US attack on Afghanistan. Chief of his own faction of Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Maulana Fazlur Rehman, wh
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According to Pakistani news reports, various religious groups have commenced enlisting Jehadis to fight alongside Taliban troops in case of a US attack on Afghanistan. Chief of his own faction of Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Maulana Fazlur Rehman, while speaking at a rally in Rawalpindi, on October 5, ordered his party to start recruiting terrorist cadres. He said, "All JUI chapters should start enlisting trained people to fight with the Taliban on Afghan soil, if they are attacked." While rejecting US claims that they had proof against Osama bin Laden, he added, "A few documents cannot be considered as proof. They should produce evidence before a court, if they had any." The government has, however, banned recruitment of people for jihad in Afghanistan. News reports also indicated that the government had already informed the Taliban admsinistration that nobody from Pakistan would fight against the Northern Alliance, as it was their internal battle and not Jehad. Besides, no Pakistani would be allowed to get any sort of training in Afghanistan.
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October - 5 
Activists of the Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) unit of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), on October 5, took out a procession to condemn the inclusion of the HuM and the Al Rasheed Trust (ART) in the list of those identified by the United States as
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Activists of the Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) unit of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), on October 5, took out a procession to condemn the inclusion of the HuM and the Al Rasheed Trust (ART) in the list of those identified by the United States as linked to terrorism. JuI PcK unit chief Qari Abdul Malik said, "We reject the ban on Harkat and Al Rasheed Trust. This action is part of US designs to damage the Muslims elsewhere". He added, When 6,000 people are killed in the US, it is [termed] terrorism. And went to question, "But, when thousands are killed in held Kashmir and Palestine, why it is not terrorism?" Qari Malik also ‘appealed’ to the Pakistan government to restore the bank accounts of the two organizations.
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October - 5 
Jamaat-Ahle-Hadith Secretary General Mian Abdul Haleem Janbaz, in an interview to The News, a Pakistani daily, warned all religious leaders, especially those of the PADC, against starting a civil war in the country. According to him, "Demonstrations
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Jamaat-Ahle-Hadith Secretary General Mian Abdul Haleem Janbaz, in an interview to The News, a Pakistani daily, warned all religious leaders, especially those of the PADC, against starting a civil war in the country. According to him, "Demonstrations against the government decision to support world community against terrorism are badly damaging the national integrity, and pushing the country towards a civil war." Commenting on the Fatwa (religious edict) of Jehad issued by top ulema (religious leaders) of the country, Janbaz said, "We don't honour that Fatwa. It has been a common practice of religious leaders to issue Fatwas for their personal benefits. The same ulema had issued Fatwa in support of the US when Iraq invaded Kuwait. I know many molvis who issued Fatwas justifying crimes for the sake of promotion of the cause of their parties." He also indicated that that the Osama bin Laden ‘issue’ should be solved by constituting a high level tribunal comprising top Muslim and Christian religious scholars, which would decide about his handing over to the US after reviewing the proofs against him.
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October - 5 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed said the government has no legal or moral right to declare Osama bin Laden as a terrorist on the basis of evidence provided by the United States because he was not being tried in a court of law. Stating
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed said the government has no legal or moral right to declare Osama bin Laden as a terrorist on the basis of evidence provided by the United States because he was not being tried in a court of law. Stating this at the Multan airport on October 5, Qazi Ahmed indicated that the United Nations (UN) General Assembly should take appropriate steps to protect the sovereignty and independence of its member-states. He added that the UN should grant membership to the Taliban-regime so that it could present its viewpoint on the ‘allegations’ levelled against it. Commenting on the US response, Qazi said, "The US was terrorising the whole world, which is the worst form of terrorism. Osama was declared a great freedom fighter by the United States during the Afghan war, but now he was being branded as a terrorist, which is great injustice."
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October - 5 
Leaders of the Pakistan Afghan Defence Council (PADC) said, in Karachi, on October 5, they would support the Taliban regime in the expected ‘holy war’ against the US and allied forces to safeguard the Islamic state of Afghanistan. They declared that
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Leaders of the Pakistan Afghan Defence Council (PADC) said, in Karachi, on October 5, they would support the Taliban regime in the expected ‘holy war’ against the US and allied forces to safeguard the Islamic state of Afghanistan. They declared that the expected US attack against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden would be treated as a war between "Muslims and the infidels."
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October - 5 
News reports from Pakistan said that at least 13 persons were injured in violence in Karachi, on October 5. The violence occurred when a funeral procession was on for victims of the October 4-sectarian violence. Karachi police said 300 persons were a
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News reports from Pakistan said that at least 13 persons were injured in violence in Karachi, on October 5. The violence occurred when a funeral procession was on for victims of the October 4-sectarian violence. Karachi police said 300 persons were arrested in this connection. Meanwhile, official sources disclosed that 42 persons have been arrested so far for their alleged role in the October 4-incident in which six persons, including two children and a religious teacher, were killed and seven others injured
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October - 5 
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Muhammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 5, that the US had not yet provided any specific operational plan for the impending attack on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. He added that only those responsib
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Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Muhammad Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 5, that the US had not yet provided any specific operational plan for the impending attack on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. He added that only those responsible for terrorism should be targeted and care should be exercised to ensure that innocent people did not suffer. He also said that Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh's remark that Pakistan was part of the problem of terrorism and not part of a solution came as ‘no surprise’. The spokesperson also opined that "the struggle in held Kashmir" was not terrorism but a "fight for the right of self-determination which had been going on for 54 years."
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October - 5 
The United States, on October 5, re-designated 25 groups as foreign terrorist organizations under US law. In the list released by Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, remained. A fresh is
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The United States, on October 5, re-designated 25 groups as foreign terrorist organizations under US law. In the list released by Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, remained. A fresh issuance of the list of terrorist outfits, which includes Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda, became essential as the initial designation of these groups made in 1977 and later in 1999 is due to expire on October 8. Powell said, by redesignating them as foreign terrorist organizations, the US was continuing measures against these groups in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. The Act makes it illegal for persons in the US or subject to US jurisdiction to provide material support to terrorist groups, and requires US financial institutions to block assets held by them. It also enables the US to deny visas to representatives of these groups.
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October - 5 
Reports from Nepal said on October 5 that Maoist insurgents destroyed an empty police post near Bulingtar Village Development Committee. All policemen posted there were asked four months ago to report to Parasi, the district headquarters, for fear of
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Reports from Nepal said on October 5 that Maoist insurgents destroyed an empty police post near Bulingtar Village Development Committee. All policemen posted there were asked four months ago to report to Parasi, the district headquarters, for fear of Maoist attacks.
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October - 5 
On October 5, one more LTTE cadre was killed in sniper attacks by troops in the Ponnar general area, 5km south of Eluthumadduval.
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On October 5, one more LTTE cadre was killed in sniper attacks by troops in the Ponnar general area, 5km south of Eluthumadduval.
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October - 5 
The LTTE laid an ambush on a route clearing patrol about 14km away from Trincomalee, also on October 5, and injured one naval personnel.
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The LTTE laid an ambush on a route clearing patrol about 14km away from Trincomalee, also on October 5, and injured one naval personnel.
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October - 5 
The rebels also said that two Sri Lanka Navy personnel were killed and another injured when LTTE cadres launched a mortar attack on the Kalmuttiyaankulam reservoir, 16km west of Trincomalee, on October 5. The reservoir is the chief source of water to
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The rebels also said that two Sri Lanka Navy personnel were killed and another injured when LTTE cadres launched a mortar attack on the Kalmuttiyaankulam reservoir, 16km west of Trincomalee, on October 5. The reservoir is the chief source of water to the eastern command with headquarters in Trincomalee.
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October - 5 
The Sri Lankan Army said 25 Sea Tigers, naval cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), were killed in confrontations at sea off Mullaithivu. In the confrontation that started on October 5, 2001, two large LTTE boats were completely destr
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The Sri Lankan Army said 25 Sea Tigers, naval cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), were killed in confrontations at sea off Mullaithivu. In the confrontation that started on October 5, 2001, two large LTTE boats were completely destroyed and two more vessels damaged to varying degrees. Besides, two Dovra class vessels of the Navy were damaged and three personnel sustained injuries. The LTTE has, however, refuted the claims of government troops. The rebels’ clandestine Voice of Tigers Radio said, "The Sea Tigers did not sustain any casualties".
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October - 5 
The Sri Lankan Army said, on October 6, 2001, two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were killed in mortar shelling by government soldiers in the Janakapura general area, 11km north west of Welioya, on October 5.
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The Sri Lankan Army said, on October 6, 2001, two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were killed in mortar shelling by government soldiers in the Janakapura general area, 11km north west of Welioya, on October 5.
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October - 6 
A city court in Delhi, on October 6, rejected the bail plea of three arrested activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The court said, " There is sufficient evidence on record to show that SIMI and its activists have been promoting
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A city court in Delhi, on October 6, rejected the bail plea of three arrested activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The court said, " There is sufficient evidence on record to show that SIMI and its activists have been promoting ill-will against other religions by publishing the magazine 'Islamic movement' and through the audio and video tapes which have now been seized by the police." The SIMI activists were arrested on charges of raising provocative slogans in protest against the ban on the organisation on September 27. The court had asked the prosecution to substantiate the allegations by producing the audio and video evidence about their unlawful activities.
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October - 6 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘operational commander’ was killed in an encounter in Kakoo, Doda district, on October 6. In another encounter, a Pakistani LeT mercenary and a counter-insurgent of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen were killed in Sidoora, Anantnag dis
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘operational commander’ was killed in an encounter in Kakoo, Doda district, on October 6. In another encounter, a Pakistani LeT mercenary and a counter-insurgent of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen were killed in Sidoora, Anantnag district. In Rajouri district, a Pakistani mercenary was killed in an encounter near the Khatmarian post on the Line of Control (LoC). In the same district, a security force personnel was killed when unidentified terrorists ambushed a patrol party at Saroon. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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October - 6 
According to media reports of October 6, in a recent interview, Bhutanese Foreign Secretary, Ugyen Tshering expressed confidence that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would reduce the number of camps in Bhutanese territory. The ULFA signed
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According to media reports of October 6, in a recent interview, Bhutanese Foreign Secretary, Ugyen Tshering expressed confidence that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would reduce the number of camps in Bhutanese territory. The ULFA signed an agreement in June, in which it agreed to remove four of its nine camps in Bhutan by December 2001. In the same agreement it stated its intention to reduce the strength of its cadres in the remaining five camps.
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October - 6 
According to media reports, on October 6, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and three more seriously injured in an encounter with unidentified terrorists in Kwatha Lamkhai, on the Imphal-Myanmar road. In a separate incident on the sa
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According to media reports, on October 6, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and three more seriously injured in an encounter with unidentified terrorists in Kwatha Lamkhai, on the Imphal-Myanmar road. In a separate incident on the same day, unidentified terrorists attacked a post of the 7th Manipur Rifles in Kangchup near Imphal. Details on the incident are yet available.
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October - 6 
According to media reports, on October 6, Assam Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi stated that since the present Congress government had assumed charge, a total of 112 persons have been killed by terrorists in the State during the period fro
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According to media reports, on October 6, Assam Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi stated that since the present Congress government had assumed charge, a total of 112 persons have been killed by terrorists in the State during the period from May 18 to October 1, 2001. The Minister also informed the House that 92 terrorists of different outfits were killed during the same period in encounters with security forces, while 213 persons were injured in terrorist attacks. The Minister was replying to a question raised in the State Assembly by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA Dilip Kumar Saikia.
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October - 6 
According to media reports, on October 6, the Assam State Legislative Assembly debated the secret killings, which took place during the rule of the former Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) government. Minister of State for Home Affairs Pradyut Bordoloi said a
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According to media reports, on October 6, the Assam State Legislative Assembly debated the secret killings, which took place during the rule of the former Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) government. Minister of State for Home Affairs Pradyut Bordoloi said a judicial probe had already been ordered into the killings that occurred during 1996-2001. The AGP was heading the government during the time. State Legislator Dilip Saikia demanded that the probe should cover the period from 1991 to 2001, thus incorporating the period of the erstwhile Congress government under Hiteshwar Saikia also. According to Saikia, the killings of Bimal Bhuyan, Lachit Kalita, Biswajit Bora and several others during Hiteswar Saikia government should also be investigated.
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October - 6 
According to media reports, United States investigation agencies probing the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington have reportedly established a link between the Pakistan-based terrorists who hijacked the Indian Airlines plane IC-
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According to media reports, United States investigation agencies probing the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington have reportedly established a link between the Pakistan-based terrorists who hijacked the Indian Airlines plane IC-814 in December 1999 and the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks. Reports said Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed, who had wired $ 100,000 from Pakistan to suspected US attacks ringleader Mohammed Atta, is an alias for Shiek Syed, a leader of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and one of three prisoners whose release was demanded by the hijackers of the IA plane. The Indian government was forced to release Syed, along with Maulana Masood Azhar, leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar in exchange for the safety of 155 passengers. After the release the hijackers crossed over to Pakistan from Kandahar.
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October - 6 
According to official sources, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Bangalore police, on October 6, arrested a suspected terrorist of the Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA) from a city hotel. Later, he was taken to New Delhi for further interrogation.
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According to official sources, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Bangalore police, on October 6, arrested a suspected terrorist of the Harkat-ul-Ansar (HuA) from a city hotel. Later, he was taken to New Delhi for further interrogation.
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October - 6 
British Prime Minister Tony Blair had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajppayee, on October 6 and exchanged views on the evolving situation in Afghanistan, following the September-11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Addres
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair had a meeting with his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajppayee, on October 6 and exchanged views on the evolving situation in Afghanistan, following the September-11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Addressing a joint press conference after the meeting, Prime Minister Vajpayee said he was not in favour of taking terrorist activities in isolation. Tony Blair said that it was important to realise that the present focus of the fight against global terrorism was on dealing with the situation in Afghanistan. However, both the leaders emphasised the need for the world to unite to root out the menace of global terrorism. The British Prime Minister said, "Our attitude is to root out terrorism of all kinds, and this has to be based on respect for rule of law." On India’s role in the fight against global terrorism, he said, "India is an immensely important power of the world, and the Indian government has made a clear offer of what it can do to help in the fight against terrorism."
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October - 6 
On the night of October 6, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Al-Badr were killed in an encounter in Khimbar, Srinagar. In another incident, a civilian was abducted by a group of three terrorists and later killed in Udhyanpur, Doda.
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On the night of October 6, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Al-Badr were killed in an encounter in Khimbar, Srinagar. In another incident, a civilian was abducted by a group of three terrorists and later killed in Udhyanpur, Doda.
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October - 6 
Other reports said, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) disclosed, on October 6, that it had arrested five United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and another collaborator, for their suspected role in the murder of the Tinsukia distri
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Other reports said, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) disclosed, on October 6, that it had arrested five United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and another collaborator, for their suspected role in the murder of the Tinsukia district police chief, in May 1996.
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October - 6 
West Bengal Police, on October 6, arrested two suspected Bangladeshi terrorists near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Bashirhat, 24-Parganas district. Police also seized several incriminating documnts from their possession.
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West Bengal Police, on October 6, arrested two suspected Bangladeshi terrorists near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Bashirhat, 24-Parganas district. Police also seized several incriminating documnts from their possession.
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October - 6 
News reports from Pakistan said, on October 7, 2001, that four people were killed and seven more were injured when unidentified armed men opened fire outside two madrassas in Buffer Zone, North Karachi, on October 6. In the first incident, the vic
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News reports from Pakistan said, on October 7, 2001, that four people were killed and seven more were injured when unidentified armed men opened fire outside two madrassas in Buffer Zone, North Karachi, on October 6. In the first incident, the victims were attacked while coming out after offering Maghrib prayers at the Darul Uloom Rehmania madrassa when they were attacked. In the second, the assailants attacked people at the Khalid bin Abdulaziz madrassa, also in the same locality.
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October - 6 
Police in Rawalpindi, reports said on October 6, 2001, registered criminal cases against Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman and other senior leaders for inciting people against the government and violating the ban on recruiting
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Police in Rawalpindi, reports said on October 6, 2001, registered criminal cases against Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman and other senior leaders for inciting people against the government and violating the ban on recruiting volunteers for Jihad. Also, an unidentified, armed escort of Fazlur Rehman was charged for violating a ban on display of arms. Police said Fazl-ur-Rehman addressed a rally in Rawalpindi at which he ordered party activists to recruit volunteers to fight alongside the Taliban in the impending war with the US-led global coalition against terrorism.
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October - 6 
Reports said, on October 6, 2001, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, currently on a visit to the United States, told a television channel in New York that she totally supports the US- led coalition on war on terrorism. She also said sh
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Reports said, on October 6, 2001, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, currently on a visit to the United States, told a television channel in New York that she totally supports the US- led coalition on war on terrorism. She also said she endorses the stand taken by President Pervez Musharraf in joining the coalition and in asking the Taliban to turn in Osama bin Laden to US authorities.
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October - 6 
According to media reports of October 6, in a recent interview, Bhutanese Foreign Secretary, Ugyen Tshering expressed confidence that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would reduce the number of camps in Bhutanese territory. The ULFA signed
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According to media reports of October 6, in a recent interview, Bhutanese Foreign Secretary, Ugyen Tshering expressed confidence that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would reduce the number of camps in Bhutanese territory. The ULFA signed an agreement in June, in which it agreed to remove four of its nine camps in Bhutan by December 2001. In the same agreement it stated its intention to reduce the strength of its cadres in the remaining five camps.
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October - 6 
LTTE cadres in the Parakkaramapura general area killed yet another soldier, on October 6.
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LTTE cadres in the Parakkaramapura general area killed yet another soldier, on October 6.
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October - 6 
Other reports said government troops on a dominating patrol ahead of the forward defence line in the Nagarkovil general attacked a group of LTTE rebels, on October 6, but no casualties were reported on either side.
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Other reports said government troops on a dominating patrol ahead of the forward defence line in the Nagarkovil general attacked a group of LTTE rebels, on October 6, but no casualties were reported on either side.
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October - 6 
The Sri Lankan Army said, on October 8, that rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a security forces post killing a soldier and wounding two more, on the Polonnaruwa - Batticaloa road, on October 6.
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The Sri Lankan Army said, on October 8, that rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a security forces post killing a soldier and wounding two more, on the Polonnaruwa - Batticaloa road, on October 6.
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October - 7 
A civilian injured in a grenade attack in Anantnag on October 6 succumbed to his injuries, on October 7.
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A civilian injured in a grenade attack in Anantnag on October 6 succumbed to his injuries, on October 7.
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According to media reports on October 7 and 8, four terrorist outfits operating in the North East met in Shillong and discussed the offer by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to hold peace talks with terrorist outfits. The four terrorist outfi
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According to media reports on October 7 and 8, four terrorist outfits operating in the North East met in Shillong and discussed the offer by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to hold peace talks with terrorist outfits. The four terrorist outfits reportedly decided to enter peace negotiations with the Union government, in order to reach a politically negotiated solution to their disputes. While two of these terrorist outfits remain unidentified, the United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) and the Dima Halom Daogah (DHD) have recently conveyed their willingness to negotiate. The UDPS operates in the Karbi-Anglong district, while the DHD is active in the North Cachar Hills district.
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October - 7 
According to media reports, on October 7, a combined team of the Assam police and Army arrested two terrorists of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Malugaon near Ledo, Tinsukia district. The two confessed during interrog
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According to media reports, on October 7, a combined team of the Assam police and Army arrested two terrorists of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Malugaon near Ledo, Tinsukia district. The two confessed during interrogation that they were involved in extortion. Several incriminating documents were recovered from them.
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October - 7 
According to media reports, on October 7, Meghalaya Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Western Range) MSG Momin said he had no reports of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) setting up terrorist camps in the Garo Hills. The DIG also sai
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According to media reports, on October 7, Meghalaya Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Western Range) MSG Momin said he had no reports of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) setting up terrorist camps in the Garo Hills. The DIG also said the ULFA could not set up such camps without an understanding with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), a terrorist outfit representing the Garos and operating in the Garo Hills. He also denied any information regarding links between the ANVC and the ULFA.
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October - 7 
According to media reports, on October 7, Meghalaya Home Minister T H Rangad stated that the terrorist outfit Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) had the right to demand a separate Garo State in Meghalaya, but should carry out its movement in a "
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According to media reports, on October 7, Meghalaya Home Minister T H Rangad stated that the terrorist outfit Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) had the right to demand a separate Garo State in Meghalaya, but should carry out its movement in a "constitutional and democratic manner".
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October - 7 
According to media reports, on October 7, the Nongstoin Special Operation team arrested two Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists from Nongstoin in West Khasi Hills district. Some arms, a demand note, and battle fatigues were reco
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According to media reports, on October 7, the Nongstoin Special Operation team arrested two Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorists from Nongstoin in West Khasi Hills district. Some arms, a demand note, and battle fatigues were recovered from the arrested terrorists.
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October - 7 
According to official sources, Delhi police has charge-sheeted six terrorists of the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) for allegedly waging war against the Union government. Feroze Ahmad Mir, Mohammad Sayed Tantrik alias Yusuf, Mohammad Manzoor M
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According to official sources, Delhi police has charge-sheeted six terrorists of the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) for allegedly waging war against the Union government. Feroze Ahmad Mir, Mohammad Sayed Tantrik alias Yusuf, Mohammad Manzoor Mir, Mohammad Lateef Hajaam, Abdul Rashid Gojri and Inderjit Singh Bali have been charged under section 121 (Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against government of India), section 121-A (conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121) and section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) while the rest four accused have been charged only under section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police had arrested Feroze Ahmad Mir and Tantrik on June 20, 2001 from a guesthouse in the walled city area of the capital and seized Rs 15 lakh from them. Later, the other accused had been arrested.
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October - 7 
India expressed its support to the military strikes launched by the US and the UK on October 7, on Afghanistan. India said was necessary to wage a war against terrorism so that its perpetrators are brought to justice. An External Affairs Ministry spo
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India expressed its support to the military strikes launched by the US and the UK on October 7, on Afghanistan. India said was necessary to wage a war against terrorism so that its perpetrators are brought to justice. An External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, "The military strikes were expected and New Delhi had very unequivocally supported the war against the perpetrators of terrorism and the need to bring them to justice." US President George W Bush spoke to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee over the phone on October 7 around 5.30 p.m. and informed him that the American strikes in Afghanistan would take place later in the evening. He also assured the Prime Minister that the US would soon issue an executive order banning the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist outfit. Referring to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the US president reportedly told the Prime Minister that his country was concerned about terrorism in all parts of the world and not in a particular region. He said, "Terrorism is terrorism and can’t be condoned anyway". Bush also said Secretary of State Colin Powell would be visiting India in the third week of October 2001.
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October - 7 
Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, while speaking in Jamshedpur on October 7, said the strict vigil being maintained by security forces had compelled the Naxalites to change their strategy and direct their attacks on police personnel to create
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, while speaking in Jamshedpur on October 7, said the strict vigil being maintained by security forces had compelled the Naxalites to change their strategy and direct their attacks on police personnel to create a sense of insecurity. He said the government was committed to wiping out Naxal activities and restoring confidence as well as a sense of security among the people of the State. He said the government would intensify operations and wipe out Naxalites.
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October - 7 
Jharkhand police claimed they had foiled an attempt by left-wing extremists, Naxalites, to trigger a landmine blast when they unearthed a 30 kg-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted deep below the Garhwa-Majhiaon road near Haram Dubey village, Ga
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Jharkhand police claimed they had foiled an attempt by left-wing extremists, Naxalites, to trigger a landmine blast when they unearthed a 30 kg-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted deep below the Garhwa-Majhiaon road near Haram Dubey village, Garhwa district, on October 7.
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October - 7 
On the night of October 7, a security force (SF) personnel was killed when unidentified terrorists ambushed a patrol party in Gazna Kopra, Udhampur district. In the same district, two unidentified terrorists killed a civilian in Maleer.
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On the night of October 7, a security force (SF) personnel was killed when unidentified terrorists ambushed a patrol party in Gazna Kopra, Udhampur district. In the same district, two unidentified terrorists killed a civilian in Maleer.
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October - 7 
The Garhwa district police chief said two ‘area commanders’ of the People’s War Group (PWG) had, along with their colleagues from Andhra Pradesh, triggered the October 4-landmine blast in which four police personnel were killed.
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The Garhwa district police chief said two ‘area commanders’ of the People’s War Group (PWG) had, along with their colleagues from Andhra Pradesh, triggered the October 4-landmine blast in which four police personnel were killed.
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October - 7 
A Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad, on October 7, that Pakistan regretted that all diplomatic efforts to convince the Taliban leadership to respond to the international demand to turn in Osama bin Laden did not succeed resulting in milit
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A Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad, on October 7, that Pakistan regretted that all diplomatic efforts to convince the Taliban leadership to respond to the international demand to turn in Osama bin Laden did not succeed resulting in military action being launched against the regime. In a statement, he said Pakistan did whatever it could to convince the Taliban leadership of the gravity of the situation and to take the right decision in the interest of the Afghans. He stated, "It remains our hope that the US and allied action remains clearly targeted to achieve the aims identified by the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and every care will be taken to minimise harm to the Afghan people who have already suffered ravages of conflict for more than two decades…We also hope that the operations will end soon and a concerted international effort will be undertaken to promote national reconciliation and help Afghanistan with economic reconstruction."
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October - 7 
A meeting of the district leaders of the JuI-F, in Shikaripur, on October 7 condemned the house arrest of Fazlur Rahman. He has been a key supporter of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan since they came to power six years ago. He had been campaigning
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A meeting of the district leaders of the JuI-F, in Shikaripur, on October 7 condemned the house arrest of Fazlur Rahman. He has been a key supporter of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan since they came to power six years ago. He had been campaigning in favour of the Taliban and against US attacks since September 11. Earlier, addressing a rally in Rawalpindi he said the United States intends to establish its hegemony over the region in the garb of a so-called fight against terrorism. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports said Chief of another faction of the JuI Maulana Samiul Haq was also asked not to leave his residence in Akora Khattak.
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October - 7 
According to Pakistani media reports, in a major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army on October 7, Lt. Gen. Mahmood, the Chief of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency was prematurely retired and Lt. Gen. Ehsanul Haq,
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According to Pakistani media reports, in a major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army on October 7, Lt. Gen. Mahmood, the Chief of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency was prematurely retired and Lt. Gen. Ehsanul Haq, Corps Commander of Peshawar was appointed as the new Director General. Reports indicated that the reshuffle was done in the backdrop of US and allied air strikes on Afghanistan and those officers who were not considered to be ‘like-minded’ were shifted.
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October - 7 
Former Chief of Army Staff Gen. Mirza Aslam Baig, while reacting to the air attacks, said it ‘showed’ the United States wanted a ‘safe operation’ to avoid Taliban retaliation through missile and anti-aircraft guns. He claimed that following the air s
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Former Chief of Army Staff Gen. Mirza Aslam Baig, while reacting to the air attacks, said it ‘showed’ the United States wanted a ‘safe operation’ to avoid Taliban retaliation through missile and anti-aircraft guns. He claimed that following the air strikes, the US would also use missile attacks and the Northern Alliance would be strengthened to gain territory.
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October - 7 
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in an interview to Dawn, called for a "broad-based coalition consensus government" in Afghanistan, which should be supported by both India and Pakistan. She also said "It is an opportunity for Pakistan
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in an interview to Dawn, called for a "broad-based coalition consensus government" in Afghanistan, which should be supported by both India and Pakistan. She also said "It is an opportunity for Pakistan to try and clean up our own society so we can put an end to the sectarian violence and it is also an opportunity for all of us to ensure that they are no private militias... It is also time for us to consider military and security reforms for a new age." She went to add, "and it is also time for us to stop seeing a government in Afghanistan as a puppet for we need one for our conflict with India which in turn leads India to believe that it needs a puppet government in Afghanistan as against Pakistan." She indicated that the involvement of terrorist outfits like the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) could "damage the cause of Kashmiri peoples struggle." She claimed that non-Kashmiris were part of the cadre strength of terrorist outfits like the LeT.
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October - 7 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad termed the air strikes as a "cowardly act reflecting the moral bankruptcy of the American administration." The JeI chief asked Pakistan to immediately distance itself from the US attacks. He also said a
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad termed the air strikes as a "cowardly act reflecting the moral bankruptcy of the American administration." The JeI chief asked Pakistan to immediately distance itself from the US attacks. He also said a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) should be convened to discuss the US attacks.
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October - 7 
Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (Sami) Deputy Secretary General Maulana Asad Thanvi said in Sukkur, since there is no concrete evidence regarding Osama bin Laden’s involvement in the September 11-terrorist attacks on the US, any US strikes on Afghani
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Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (Sami) Deputy Secretary General Maulana Asad Thanvi said in Sukkur, since there is no concrete evidence regarding Osama bin Laden’s involvement in the September 11-terrorist attacks on the US, any US strikes on Afghanistan will be ‘unjustified’. According to him, "If the attacks on Pentagon and WTC are terrorism, any attack on Afghanistan will be nothing else than terrorism… Afghanistan is a brotherly Muslim state. Any aggression against it from the Pakistan soil or any support to the US government in this regard will be totally un-Islamic." He also added, "As per Islam, every Muslim man has to keep beard and every Muslim woman has to observe Pardah. By forcing people for the same, the Taliban are, in fact, following the orders of Allah and Holy Prophet."
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October - 7 
Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, spokesperson of the military regime, said in Islamabad, also on October 7, that the US had taken Pakistan into confidence before launching air attacks on Afghanistan, on October 7 night. Qureshi also indicated that President
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Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, spokesperson of the military regime, said in Islamabad, also on October 7, that the US had taken Pakistan into confidence before launching air attacks on Afghanistan, on October 7 night. Qureshi also indicated that President Pervez Musharraf would announce the government's position on October 8, today. Qureshi, while talking to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, confirmed that Pakistan was informed well in advance about the US attacks. He said, "definitely, we were taken into confidence in advance".
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October - 7 
Mohajir Quami Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Chairman Afaq Ahmed said in Karachi, on October 7, that his outfit would support the ‘Muslim world’ and not the US. Addressing a public gathering at the Baitul Hamza grounds in Landhi, he asked the military regim
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Mohajir Quami Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Chairman Afaq Ahmed said in Karachi, on October 7, that his outfit would support the ‘Muslim world’ and not the US. Addressing a public gathering at the Baitul Hamza grounds in Landhi, he asked the military regime to respect the sentiments and emotions of the Pakistani populace and not to take any decision against the interest of the country. Afaq said, "Support to America means war against Allah and Mohajir community would never accept any such decision. Being Muslims we should never accept the supremacy of America." While criticising Muttahida Quomi Mahaz Chief Altaf Hussain for offering to send three million volunteers to US to wage war against Afghanistan, Afaq Ahmed said Mohajirs would never allow any ‘vested interest’ to do so.
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October - 7 
Pakistan Muslim League (PML) acting President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, while criticising the US air attacks on Afghanistan said the whole region has now become a ‘war zone’. Hashmi opined that the US "… opted violence to counter violence that would sur
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Pakistan Muslim League (PML) acting President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, while criticising the US air attacks on Afghanistan said the whole region has now become a ‘war zone’. Hashmi opined that the US "… opted violence to counter violence that would surely breed more violence."
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October - 7 
Pakistani news daily Dawn said, on October 7, 2001, the State Bank of Pakistan has, in accordance with United Nations Resolutions No. 1276 and No. 1333 passed in 1999 and 2000, respectively, frozen the bank accounts and assets in Pakistan of top Tali
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Pakistani news daily Dawn said, on October 7, 2001, the State Bank of Pakistan has, in accordance with United Nations Resolutions No. 1276 and No. 1333 passed in 1999 and 2000, respectively, frozen the bank accounts and assets in Pakistan of top Taliban leaders. The accounts of Osama bin Laden and his associates, too, were frozen. The action was taken in a circular issued in January and August 2001, the report said. A State Bank official in Peshawar clarified that the freeze did not apply to the accounts of all Afghans, and sought to correct the misperception.
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October - 7 
The Dera Ismail Khan administration has ordered the house arrest of JuI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman and deployed police personnel outside his residence. As reported earlier, he was put under house arrest on October 7 before being released.
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The Dera Ismail Khan administration has ordered the house arrest of JuI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman and deployed police personnel outside his residence. As reported earlier, he was put under house arrest on October 7 before being released.
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October - 7 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government on October 7 put the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman under house arrest for more than 12 hours to prevent him from proceeding to Multan to lead an anti-US rally. Pakistani
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government on October 7 put the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman under house arrest for more than 12 hours to prevent him from proceeding to Multan to lead an anti-US rally. Pakistani news reports indicated that he was put under house arrest and directed not to leave his residence in his native village Abdul Khel in Dera Ismail Khan. Restrictions on his movement were later withdrawn. Commenting on his arrest, Fazlur Rehman said, "This reflects the government's nervousness. Our public meetings upset General Musharraf as these are spreading to the biggest province Punjab." The house arrest sparked unrest among his followers resulting in protest demonstrations in Peshawar. Hundreds of JuI-F activists assembled at the Madni Mosque at Namakmandhi and were addressed by party leaders. Some of the speakers indicated that the anticipated US attack would be met with retaliation and they would destroy all churches and temples in the region. They also stated, if the government banned their demonstrations on roads they would go underground and launch a massive attack against US interests. The leaders also added that if the day government allowed the US to use its territory against the Taliban, it would be the ‘last day’ of Gen. Musharraf’s regime.
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October - 7 
Unidentified assailants killed one police personnel and injured a civilian in Karachi, on October 7. The gunmen managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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Unidentified assailants killed one police personnel and injured a civilian in Karachi, on October 7. The gunmen managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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October - 7 
Various political parties and religious groups in Pakistan have condemned the US air strikes on Afghanistan that commenced on October 7. Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman, in a statement released from Lahore, while condemning t
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Various political parties and religious groups in Pakistan have condemned the US air strikes on Afghanistan that commenced on October 7. Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman, in a statement released from Lahore, while condemning the strikes, termed the strikes as ‘barbarism’. He also said his party would fight ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with the Taliban and ‘defeat America’. The JuI-F has called for a countrywide protest demonstration against the air strikes.
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October - 7 
Reports from Sri Lanka said, the moderate Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), on October 7, decided to support the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition United National Party (UNP) against the People’s Alliance (PA) government. The TULF has
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Reports from Sri Lanka said, the moderate Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), on October 7, decided to support the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition United National Party (UNP) against the People’s Alliance (PA) government. The TULF has also asked the other Tamil parties represented in parliament to support the no-confidence motion.
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October - 7 
The Sri Lankan Army said LTTE rebels had wounded two government soldiers in mortar shelling ahead of the forward defence line, in the Muhamalai general area, on October 7, 2001. Also on October 7, government troops laid an ambush and killed at least
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The Sri Lankan Army said LTTE rebels had wounded two government soldiers in mortar shelling ahead of the forward defence line, in the Muhamalai general area, on October 7, 2001. Also on October 7, government troops laid an ambush and killed at least two LTTE rebels in the Kalyanapura general area, some 8km north of Welioya.
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October - 8 
According to media reports, on October 8, the Central Committee of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) greeted the people of Manipur, including both the hill and valley people, to commemorate its 24th anniversary which falls on Oc
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According to media reports, on October 8, the Central Committee of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) greeted the people of Manipur, including both the hill and valley people, to commemorate its 24th anniversary which falls on October 9. The PREPAK was formed on October 9, 1977. The terrorist outfit urged the people of Manipur to extend support to the outfit and to carry out a united armed struggle.
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October - 8 
According to media reports, on October 8, two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists surrendered to the Jorhat district police chief. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) terrorists trained them, reports said.
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According to media reports, on October 8, two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists surrendered to the Jorhat district police chief. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) terrorists trained them, reports said.
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October - 8 
According to media reports, one National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist was killed during an encounter at the Dighalipura forest area under Bismuri police outpost in Assam on October 8.
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According to media reports, one National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist was killed during an encounter at the Dighalipura forest area under Bismuri police outpost in Assam on October 8.
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October - 8 
An Army press release on October 8 said the four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists who were arrested in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on October 5, had probably gone to sign a deal with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) or the Libera
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An Army press release on October 8 said the four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists who were arrested in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on October 5, had probably gone to sign a deal with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) or the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The alibi provided by the arrested terrorists was that they had gone for medical treatment.
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October - 8 
Andhra Pradesh police, on October 8, arrested a left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG), at Perur colony in Badrachalam, Khammam district.
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Andhra Pradesh police, on October 8, arrested a left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG), at Perur colony in Badrachalam, Khammam district.
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October - 8 
In a separate incident at midnight on October 8, one unidentified terrorist was killed and an unspecified number of others injured in a clash between two unidentified terrorist outfits at Latingkhal near Jiribam.
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In a separate incident at midnight on October 8, one unidentified terrorist was killed and an unspecified number of others injured in a clash between two unidentified terrorist outfits at Latingkhal near Jiribam.
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October - 8 
In Poonch district, two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter in Loran. In the same district, another Pakistani mercenary, a fourth and a member of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), was killed in an encoun
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In Poonch district, two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter in Loran. In the same district, another Pakistani mercenary, a fourth and a member of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), was killed in an encounter in Lasana. A fifth Pakistani mercenary identified as a member of the LeT was killed in yet another encounter in Zethan, Baramulla district. In the same district, unidentified terrorists killed a former terrorist.
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October - 8 
India dismissed Pakistan President Parvez Musharraf’s description, at a press conference in Islamabad, on October 8, of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘freedom struggle’, saying it (India) would resolutely oppose cross-border terrorism being fomen
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India dismissed Pakistan President Parvez Musharraf’s description, at a press conference in Islamabad, on October 8, of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘freedom struggle’, saying it (India) would resolutely oppose cross-border terrorism being fomented from across the borders. An Eternal Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, "It is not a freedom struggle, Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India". Reacting to Musharraf’s charge that India was deriving political mileage from the evolving situation in the wake of the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States, the spokesperson said, "We have not sought to compound Pakistan’s difficulties". The spokesperson added India has been defending its concerns and at no time sought to complicate the situation in Pakistan.
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October - 8 
India has opposed any attempt to equate terrorists attempting to overthrow representative governments and deny people human rights with freedom fighters saying that it is an affront to those who genuinely fought for freedom. Addressing the United
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India has opposed any attempt to equate terrorists attempting to overthrow representative governments and deny people human rights with freedom fighters saying that it is an affront to those who genuinely fought for freedom. Addressing the United Nation’s Special Political and Decolonisation Committee on October 8, India’s UN representative, YK Sinha said, "Both their (terrorists) objectives and the means they use besmirch the memory of those who truly fought for freedom." He added, "Terrorists are not freedom fighters. Terrorism is defined by the act, not by a spurious and self serving description of the perpetrators." He said the United Nations has accepted the principle that any attempt at partial or total disruption of national unity or the territorial integrity of a country is incompatible with the purpose of the world body.
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October - 8 
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed over telephone the US-led air strikes against Afghanistan, late on October 8. The Russian Presidential Press Service said in Moscow that the two leaders noted,
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Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed over telephone the US-led air strikes against Afghanistan, late on October 8. The Russian Presidential Press Service said in Moscow that the two leaders noted, " A traditional close similarity in views towards the international coalition’s efforts to keep the threat of terrorism at bay". Both India and Russia offered their support to the US-led efforts and suggested that building a strong alternate government in Afghanistan could prove important to root out international terrorism. However, both the leaders reportedly warned against a policy of double standards, which could hamper unity within the coalition.
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October - 8 
On the night of October 8, a civilian was killed in the crossfire during an encounter in Srinagar. SF sources said a picket in the city was attacked with a grenade and in the retaliatory fire the civilian was killed. In the city’s second incident, a
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On the night of October 8, a civilian was killed in the crossfire during an encounter in Srinagar. SF sources said a picket in the city was attacked with a grenade and in the retaliatory fire the civilian was killed. In the city’s second incident, a civilian was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at Panta Chowk.
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October - 8 
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf called up Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee late on October 8 and condemned the October 1-terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex. According to media reports, Mush
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Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf called up Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee late on October 8 and condemned the October 1-terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex. According to media reports, Musharraf is believed to have assured Vajpayee that he would hold an inquiry into Pakistani involvement, if any, in the October 1 attack. Vajpayee demanded the arrest of those involved in the attack in which more than 30 persons, mostly civilians, were killed. General Musharraf reportedly told the Indian Prime Minister that the stalled dialogue process between the two countries should be restarted. The Prime Minister is understood to have agreed in principle. But he pointed that if the unifocal of Pakistan insistence remained on Kashmir, and only Kashmir, then the dialogue would remain stalled. Instead, Vajpayee suggested that the two countries should be willing to talk of other issues, though not excluding Kashmir.
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October - 8 
Police, on October 8, arrested the State vice-president of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in Madurai. Police sources said, with this the number of SIMI activists arrested in the city after the outfit was banned in the country rose to f
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Police, on October 8, arrested the State vice-president of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in Madurai. Police sources said, with this the number of SIMI activists arrested in the city after the outfit was banned in the country rose to five.
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October - 8 
The Union Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on October 8 under the chairmanship of Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee and discussed the latest situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the country. According to media reports, the CCS also d
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The Union Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on October 8 under the chairmanship of Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee and discussed the latest situation in Afghanistan and its impact on the country. According to media reports, the CCS also discussed intelligence reports that warned that Taliban-supported terrorist outfits might launch serial terrorist attacks on Indian metropolitan cities on the lines of the September 11-terrorist strikes in the United States. Following this report, India put its defence forces on a very high alert and deployed more security personnel at US facilities in the country.
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October - 8 
Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed in an encounter in Devar, Kupwara district, on October 8.
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Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed in an encounter in Devar, Kupwara district, on October 8.
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October - 8 
A report in The News, a Pakistani news daily, said that keeping in line with the US freezing funds of terrorist outfits, the government has ordered law enforcement agencies to identify the sources of funding of sectarian outfits in order to cut off t
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A report in The News, a Pakistani news daily, said that keeping in line with the US freezing funds of terrorist outfits, the government has ordered law enforcement agencies to identify the sources of funding of sectarian outfits in order to cut off their succour. Pakistani agencies have been asked to identify all sectarian terrorist outfits, their whereabouts, links and sources of income–– local and foreign. They have also been tasked to trace the routes through which these outfits procured weapons. The agencies have also been directed to closely monitor their activities, especially during the current critical phase. The outfits whose accounts are likely to be frozen include the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) headed by Azam Tariq, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) headed by Riaz Basra, Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP) headed by Ghulam Raza Naqvi, Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) headed by Sajid Naqvi, the TJP headed by Allama Fazil Mousvi, Swad-e-Azam, Karachi-based Sunni group, Lashkari-Ahle Bait headed by Maulana Shabih Zaidi of Uganda, the Sunni Tehrik headed by Mohammad Saleem Qadri and Tanzeemul Ikhwan.
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October - 8 
According to delayed reports, pro-Taliban and other religious outfits, on October 8, held several protest demonstrations in Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) against the US air attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. All PcK student oufits incl
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According to delayed reports, pro-Taliban and other religious outfits, on October 8, held several protest demonstrations in Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) against the US air attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. All PcK student oufits including the Jamaat Tulba-e-Islam (JTI), Anjuman Tulba-e-Islam, National Students' Federation, Muslim Students' Federation, Student Liberation Front, Joint Student Front and Taliban Friendship Foundation attended the protest rally. Addressing the demonstration, Najeeb Hussain of the JTI Mirpur Division and other leaders condemned the US air attacks and said they would "turn Afghanistan into graveyard of US troops." They also said they would continue supporting Osama bin Laden and Afghanistan.
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October - 8 
According to Pakistani news reports, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is likely to announce a Jehad fatwa against the US and its allies. A meeting of all the central and provincial LeT ‘office-bearers’ is scheduled in Lahore, on October 9, today. News sourc
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According to Pakistani news reports, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is likely to announce a Jehad fatwa against the US and its allies. A meeting of all the central and provincial LeT ‘office-bearers’ is scheduled in Lahore, on October 9, today. News sources indicated that LeT Chief Hafiz Saeed has called an emergency meeting of all the office-bearers of the Markaz-ud-Dawah-Wal Irshad, the parent outfit of the Lashkar to review the situation and take important decisions in the wake of US attacks. Earlier, Hafiz Saeed, in a statement on October 8, while terming the US air attacks on Afghanistan as the "beginning of Bush-sworn crusades against Muslim world", asked the people to get ready for Jehad. While commenting on the speech of President Pervez Musharraf, the Lashkar Chief said "he looked a better advocate of America than American government."
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October - 8 
Approximately 10 persons, including some police personnel, were injured when Pro-Taliban protesters clashed with police during an anti-US rally in Khairpur, also on October 8. Reports said Khairpur police arrested approximately 30 persons across the
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Approximately 10 persons, including some police personnel, were injured when Pro-Taliban protesters clashed with police during an anti-US rally in Khairpur, also on October 8. Reports said Khairpur police arrested approximately 30 persons across the district.
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October - 8 
Cadres of various religious outfits set ablaze the offices and three vehicles of two non-governmental organisations in Takhtbhai in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Police resorted to baton-charge and teargas shelling in Peshawar, Mardan and
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Cadres of various religious outfits set ablaze the offices and three vehicles of two non-governmental organisations in Takhtbhai in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Police resorted to baton-charge and teargas shelling in Peshawar, Mardan and Takhtbhai to disperse activists of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam and the Jamaat-e-Islami.
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October - 8 
India dismissed Pakistan President Parvez Musharraf’s description, at a press conference in Islamabad, on October 8, of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘freedom struggle’, saying it (India) would resolutely oppose cross-border terrorism being fomen
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India dismissed Pakistan President Parvez Musharraf’s description, at a press conference in Islamabad, on October 8, of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘freedom struggle’, saying it (India) would resolutely oppose cross-border terrorism being fomented from across the borders. An Eternal Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, "It is not a freedom struggle, Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India". Reacting to Musharraf’s charge that India was deriving political mileage from the evolving situation in the wake of the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States, the spokesperson said, "We have not sought to compound Pakistan’s difficulties". The spokesperson added India has been defending its concerns and at no time sought to complicate the situation in Pakistan.
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October - 8 
Jamaat-Ulema-e-Pakistan Chairman Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani said, in Lahore, on October 8, by carrying out air attacks the US had "established itself as the biggest terrorist in the world." Meanwhile, Tanzim Islami chief Israr Ahmad said Afghanistan
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Jamaat-Ulema-e-Pakistan Chairman Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani said, in Lahore, on October 8, by carrying out air attacks the US had "established itself as the biggest terrorist in the world." Meanwhile, Tanzim Islami chief Israr Ahmad said Afghanistan would "prove a graveyard for America." He asked the Pakistani government to stop supporting the US and its allies.
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October - 8 
One person was killed and 26 more were injured in clashes between police and Taliban supporters in Quetta, on October 8. Pakistani news reports said other parts of the province, too, witnessed fierce clashes and demonstrations. In an apparent show of
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One person was killed and 26 more were injured in clashes between police and Taliban supporters in Quetta, on October 8. Pakistani news reports said other parts of the province, too, witnessed fierce clashes and demonstrations. In an apparent show of protest against the US-led air attack on Afghanistan, several activists of religious parties set ablaze property––including four banks, three cinema halls, a petrol station, a police station, a brewery as also over a dozen shops and vehicles. The police have arrested approximately 30 activists in Quetta. Sources indicated that activists of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam were leading the protest processions in different localities in Quetta. In some areas, protestors reportedly took up positions on rooftops in various buildings and fired at the police and paramilitary troops. All financial markets remained closed throughout the day in protest against the US air attacks.
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October - 8 
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf called up Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee late on October 8 and condemned the October 1-terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex. According to media reports, Mush
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Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf called up Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee late on October 8 and condemned the October 1-terrorist attack on the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislative Assembly complex. According to media reports, Musharraf is believed to have assured Vajpayee that he would hold an inquiry into Pakistani involvement, if any, in the October 1 attack. Vajpayee demanded the arrest of those involved in the attack in which more than 30 persons, mostly civilians, were killed. General Musharraf reportedly told the Indian Prime Minister that the stalled dialogue process between the two countries should be restarted. The Prime Minister is understood to have agreed in principle. But he pointed that if the unifocal of Pakistan insistence remained on Kashmir, and only Kashmir, then the dialogue would remain stalled. Instead, Vajpayee suggested that the two countries should be willing to talk of other issues, though not excluding Kashmir.
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October - 8 
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on October 8, that the US-led military strikes against the Taliban regime would be short and targeted to eliminate the terrorist camps of the Al-Qaeda outfit. According to him, "I am reasonably
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on October 8, that the US-led military strikes against the Taliban regime would be short and targeted to eliminate the terrorist camps of the Al-Qaeda outfit. According to him, "I am reasonably sure that military action is carefully targeted which is expected to be short and will lead to a political dispensation in Afghanistan." Musharraf, while supporting the air strikes against the Taliban, said the strikes were inevitable and were a consequence of the "unwise policies of the Kabul regime". He also indicated that no airbases of Pakistan were used by the US-led coalition to launch strikes. The President said, "We did provide them airspace, logistics and shared information with them as was earlier promised by Pakistan." Commenting on Osama bin Laden, he observed, "While we are supporting the removal of terrorist camps and removal of Osama bin Laden from Afghanistan, we will continue to make efforts to bring peace to that country and our efforts at this stage will help the international community." On the Kashmir issue, Musharraf said no parallel could be drawn from what was happening in Afghanistan and the "freedom struggle going on in occupied Kashmir." Musharraf indicated that it was not appropriate to seek an assurance from the United States and Britain regarding the implementation of United Nations (UN) resolutions on the Kashmir issue as it was not directly linked to recent developments.
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October - 8 
Police resorted to tear-gas shelling and baton-charge against an anti-US rally organised by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Sukkur. Several persons, including the district chief of the JeI, were injured in the clashes. Violent protest and demonstrations
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Police resorted to tear-gas shelling and baton-charge against an anti-US rally organised by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Sukkur. Several persons, including the district chief of the JeI, were injured in the clashes. Violent protest and demonstrations were also reported from various parts of Karachi, the capital of Sindh. Unconfirmed reports said many persons were injured in clashes between the protestors and police personnel.
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October - 8 
Reports from Hyderabad, Sindh, said, in a clash between leaders of the Pakistan Afghan Defence Council (PADC) and police, two persons were injured in Badin city. Police arrested over 70 activists of various religious outfits, who had assembled there
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Reports from Hyderabad, Sindh, said, in a clash between leaders of the Pakistan Afghan Defence Council (PADC) and police, two persons were injured in Badin city. Police arrested over 70 activists of various religious outfits, who had assembled there to protest against the US air strikes in Afghanistan.
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October - 8 
Security forces on October 8 arrested Maulana Samiul Haq, chief of his own faction of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam, at the Islamabad airport and took him to some unknown destination. Pakistani news reports indicated that Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) chief M
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Security forces on October 8 arrested Maulana Samiul Haq, chief of his own faction of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam, at the Islamabad airport and took him to some unknown destination. Pakistani news reports indicated that Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) chief Maulana Azam Tariq was also detained at the Lahore airport, on the same day, and later driven to his native town in Jhang to be kept there under house arrest for a month.
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October - 8 
The Al Muhajiroun observed that the attack on Afghanistan was an attack on Islam and all Muslims would "fight together against the onslaught of the anti-Islam forces." The Hizb-ul-Tahrir criticized President Pervez Musharraf for ‘defending’ the A
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The Al Muhajiroun observed that the attack on Afghanistan was an attack on Islam and all Muslims would "fight together against the onslaught of the anti-Islam forces." The Hizb-ul-Tahrir criticized President Pervez Musharraf for ‘defending’ the American attack on Afghanistan in a news conference earlier in the day.
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October - 8 
The JuI leadership in Karachi asked the people to prepare for Jehad as they "would be given call to proceed to Afghanistan, when needed." JuI leader Abdul Ghafoor Haidary said US President George Bush has ‘unjustly’ blamed bin Laden without any inves
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The JuI leadership in Karachi asked the people to prepare for Jehad as they "would be given call to proceed to Afghanistan, when needed." JuI leader Abdul Ghafoor Haidary said US President George Bush has ‘unjustly’ blamed bin Laden without any investigation. Meanwhile, JeI Sindh unit chief Asadullah Bhutto, pointing that the masses had come out on the streets to express solidarity with Afghanistan and added that no rally was brought out in favour of the US. According to him, "This is a clear testimony that the entire nation is on Afghanistan's side."
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October - 8 
Three persons were injured in clashes between security forces and anti-US protestors at a tribal rally organised by the JeI at Landi Kotel, Khyber Agency.
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Three persons were injured in clashes between security forces and anti-US protestors at a tribal rally organised by the JeI at Landi Kotel, Khyber Agency.
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October - 8 
Various religious and political parties have condemned the US air attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Leaders of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rehman faction (JuI-F), Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Sipah-
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Various religious and political parties have condemned the US air attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Leaders of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rehman faction (JuI-F), Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and other parties were of the opinion that more time should have been given to diplomacy before launching attacks. SSP leader Syed Paryal Shah said, in Khairpur, that it was not a war against Taliban but against Islam, and therefore, it was essential for the Muslims to declare Jehad against the US and its allies. JuI-F leader Maulana Muhammad Ramzan said, in Khairpur, the US attacks on Afghanistan were "acts of terrorism in the name of curbing terrorism. We will now not accept any US and its allies on the Pakistani soil."
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October - 8 
The Foreign Ministry of Nepal, on October 8, 2001, said it supported the US-led attacks on targets in Afghanistan. In a short statement, the Ministry said, "His Majesty's Government expresses its support for the United States and the international co
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The Foreign Ministry of Nepal, on October 8, 2001, said it supported the US-led attacks on targets in Afghanistan. In a short statement, the Ministry said, "His Majesty's Government expresses its support for the United States and the international coalition in their initiatives and action against terrorism as it is a threat to international peace and security. There is a need for international cooperation to root out terrorism in all its forms and manifestations."
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October - 8 
Government troops attacked a group of LTTE rebels and killed one in the general area north west of Ethavetunuwewa, some 6km north of Welioya, on October 8
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Government troops attacked a group of LTTE rebels and killed one in the general area north west of Ethavetunuwewa, some 6km north of Welioya, on October 8
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October - 8 
Pro-Tamil sources said security forces arrested three persons, a woman and her two sons, in Cheddikulam, south west of Vavuniya, on October 8, suspecting that they were having links with the LTTE.
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Pro-Tamil sources said security forces arrested three persons, a woman and her two sons, in Cheddikulam, south west of Vavuniya, on October 8, suspecting that they were having links with the LTTE.
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October - 8 
The Sri Lankan Army said, on October 8, that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels killed a government soldier in a grenade attack near the 126th milepost, some 9km north west of Valachchenai.
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The Sri Lankan Army said, on October 8, that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels killed a government soldier in a grenade attack near the 126th milepost, some 9km north west of Valachchenai.
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October - 8 
Unconfirmed media reports said an all-party meeting chaired by Speaker Anura Bandaranaike, on October 8, 2001, has decided to take up the no-confidence motion tabled by the Opposition United National Party (UNP) for debate and voting on October 11.
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Unconfirmed media reports said an all-party meeting chaired by Speaker Anura Bandaranaike, on October 8, 2001, has decided to take up the no-confidence motion tabled by the Opposition United National Party (UNP) for debate and voting on October 11.
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October - 9 
Five civilians, suspected of aiding foreign mercenaries in their movements within Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested from Billawar in Kathua district.
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Five civilians, suspected of aiding foreign mercenaries in their movements within Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested from Billawar in Kathua district.
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October - 9 
In Kupwara district, a Pakistani mercenary of the Al-Badr Mujahideen was killed in another encounter at Dangiwacha. In the district’s third encounter, a Kashmiri terrorist of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed at Hafruda. A second HM terrorist wa
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In Kupwara district, a Pakistani mercenary of the Al-Badr Mujahideen was killed in another encounter at Dangiwacha. In the district’s third encounter, a Kashmiri terrorist of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed at Hafruda. A second HM terrorist was killed in an encounter at Nusubadragund in Anantnag district. In Doda district, an Afghan mercenary of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) was killed in an encounter at Mahu Mangat. An associate of the slain terrorist was arrested later.
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October - 9 
Manipur Police arrested two Revolutionary People’s Force (RPF)/ People’s Liberation Army (PLA) terrorists from a place between Thoubal and Khoijuman on October 9.
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Manipur Police arrested two Revolutionary People’s Force (RPF)/ People’s Liberation Army (PLA) terrorists from a place between Thoubal and Khoijuman on October 9.
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October - 9 
On October 9, a Special Police Official (SPO) was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists in Baramulla town.
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On October 9, a Special Police Official (SPO) was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists in Baramulla town.
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October - 9 
On the night of October 9, two civilians were abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists in Bharti, Doda district.
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On the night of October 9, two civilians were abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists in Bharti, Doda district.
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October - 9 
The Amsterdam-based Naga International Support Centre (NISC) on October 9, said that the Union government should expand the existing Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG) in Nagaland, by inducting 'credible NGOs' and members of the civil society. This wo
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The Amsterdam-based Naga International Support Centre (NISC) on October 9, said that the Union government should expand the existing Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG) in Nagaland, by inducting 'credible NGOs' and members of the civil society. This would be in accordance with the agreement concluded during the June 14, Bangkok meeting between the government representative and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). The goal of this expansion was to make the cease-fire on the ground meaningful. The NISC also alleged that the Nagaland government and the Assam Rifles was supplying weapons and funds to Naga terrorist groups opposed to the NSCN-IM.
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October - 9 
Two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter at Ringpeth, in Kupwara district, on October 9. Besides, five civilians trapped in the crossfire during the encounter sus
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Two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter at Ringpeth, in Kupwara district, on October 9. Besides, five civilians trapped in the crossfire during the encounter sustained injuries.
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October - 9 
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, on October 9, Pakistan Muslim League (LM) Vice-President and former Federal Minister Ejazul Haq asked the United States to stop its raids on Afghanistan. He also urged the Organisation of Islamic Countries
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Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, on October 9, Pakistan Muslim League (LM) Vice-President and former Federal Minister Ejazul Haq asked the United States to stop its raids on Afghanistan. He also urged the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) and the Pakistan government to help restore peace in Afghanistan. He also urged the government to open the border with Afghanistan and let in Afghans fleeing their country after the US air raids commenced there.
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October - 9 
At a meeting in Karachi, on October 9, 2001, religious scholars urged the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to ensure that the attacks against Afghanistan were stopped. The religious scholars also gave a call to boycott British and American-mad
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At a meeting in Karachi, on October 9, 2001, religious scholars urged the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to ensure that the attacks against Afghanistan were stopped. The religious scholars also gave a call to boycott British and American-made goods and had urged unity among all Pakistanis as the country was facing a ‘critical’ moment. Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP) chief Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani chaired the meeting. The gathering, besides, condemned what they called anti-Pakistan propaganda emanating from the Indian media and also asked the United Nations (UN) to help stop what they alleged was ‘state-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine’ by Indian and Israeli forces, respectively.
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October - 9 
At a protest meeting in Swabi, chairman of the Swabi Qaumi Mahaz chief Salim said his party had demanded investigations into the September 11 terrorist attacks in order to apprehend the real culprits. However, the US and its allies were steadfast in
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At a protest meeting in Swabi, chairman of the Swabi Qaumi Mahaz chief Salim said his party had demanded investigations into the September 11 terrorist attacks in order to apprehend the real culprits. However, the US and its allies were steadfast in their decision to further destroy a war-ravaged Afghanistan, Salim said. Protest meetings were also organised by the local units of the JUI, the Jamaat-i-Islami and the Pakistan Muslim League. Besides, reports said protest meetings were organised by religious as well as political parties in Mingora, too.
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October - 9 
In Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, the JUI and the Pak-Afghan Defence Council organized protest meetings. Protestor condemned the attacks on Afghanistan in which some ‘innocent civilians’ were killed. They said the forces that had joined the
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In Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, the JUI and the Pak-Afghan Defence Council organized protest meetings. Protestor condemned the attacks on Afghanistan in which some ‘innocent civilians’ were killed. They said the forces that had joined the US to "eliminate Muslims" would fail. An unnamed leader was quoted in the Pakistani new daily Dawn as saying, "The US and its allies cannot save themselves from a historic defeat in Afghanistan". The protest meeting also criticised the government’s action of detaining JUI leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, PADC chief Maulana Sami-ul-Haq and Sipah-i-Sahaba leader Azam Tariq.
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October - 9 
In Lahore, the capital of Pakistan Punjab, the main protest meeting was organised by the Majlis-i-Ahrar Pakistan at the instance of the PADC, reports said. Three separate rallies were taken out in Lahore, reports said. The various rallies and meeting
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In Lahore, the capital of Pakistan Punjab, the main protest meeting was organised by the Majlis-i-Ahrar Pakistan at the instance of the PADC, reports said. Three separate rallies were taken out in Lahore, reports said. The various rallies and meetings proceeded peacefully. The protestors came down heavily on the government for, what they said, supporting anti-Islam forces in their offensive against Islam.
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October - 9 
In the North West Frontier Province, too, protests were staged for the second consecutive day on October 9. Religious parties gave separate calls for protests in the capital Peshawar. These included the JUI, the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Isla
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In the North West Frontier Province, too, protests were staged for the second consecutive day on October 9. Religious parties gave separate calls for protests in the capital Peshawar. These included the JUI, the Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT), a sister organisation of the Jamaat-i-Islami. No violence was reported during the protests. JUI-Fazlur Rehman faction leader Maulana Ataur Rehman, the brother of JUI-chief Fazlur Rehman led the protests organised by his party in Peshawar as Fazlur Rehman was under house arrest. Rehman called upon the government to halt its support to the United States and to back the Taliban militia.
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October - 9 
Media reports from Pakistan said, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazlur (Rehman) Sindh province general secretary, Khalid Mehmood Soomro, speaking in Hyderabad, Sindh, on October 9, directed activists to ‘kill American commandos and Jews if they were spotted’
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Media reports from Pakistan said, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazlur (Rehman) Sindh province general secretary, Khalid Mehmood Soomro, speaking in Hyderabad, Sindh, on October 9, directed activists to ‘kill American commandos and Jews if they were spotted’ anywhere inside Pakistan. He also asked the activists ‘to destroy bases where American forces were found’. Attacking Osama bin Laden was a pretext that the United States was using, Soomro alleged, in its intention to gain control over Pakistan. He warned, "if Osama bin Laden is martyred, thousands of Salahuddin Ayubis and Khalids bin Waleed would take over from him." He also warned the United States that the Muslim world would avenge ‘the massacres of Muslims in Kashmir, Palestine, Bosnia, Iraq and in other places’.
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October - 9 
Normal life was affected in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, on October 9, for the second consecutive day, as a general strike was observed in response to a strike call given by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI), following the strikes agains
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Normal life was affected in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, on October 9, for the second consecutive day, as a general strike was observed in response to a strike call given by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI), following the strikes against Afghanistan by US-led forces.
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October - 9 
Pakistan-Afghan Defence Council (PADC) chief Maulana Sameeul Haq condemned the placing of several leaders under house arrest by the government. In a statement, he vowed that the protests would continue despite the crack down by the government.
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Pakistan-Afghan Defence Council (PADC) chief Maulana Sameeul Haq condemned the placing of several leaders under house arrest by the government. In a statement, he vowed that the protests would continue despite the crack down by the government.
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October - 9 
Protests were observed in different parts of Baluchistan province, in Hub, Lasbela and in other places, reports said. In Quetta, JUI leader Maulana Noor Mohammad presided over the protest meeting and condemned the attacks on Afghanistan. The meeting
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Protests were observed in different parts of Baluchistan province, in Hub, Lasbela and in other places, reports said. In Quetta, JUI leader Maulana Noor Mohammad presided over the protest meeting and condemned the attacks on Afghanistan. The meeting adopted several resolutions asking people to react strongly against the government permuting the use of Pakistan's air space for attacking Afghanistan.
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October - 9 
The Jamaat-i-Islami, on October 9, asked activists in Pakistan Punjab to intensify protests against the US-led attacks on Afghanistan. Media reports from Lahore said, provincial chief Hafiz Muhammad Idrees said that President Pervez Musharraf was und
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The Jamaat-i-Islami, on October 9, asked activists in Pakistan Punjab to intensify protests against the US-led attacks on Afghanistan. Media reports from Lahore said, provincial chief Hafiz Muhammad Idrees said that President Pervez Musharraf was under the mistaken belief that he has the support of the people in his decision to co-operate with the United States in its attacks against Afghanistan. Idrees alleged that President Musharraf traded the country’s honour for money. He opined that the US was not targeting Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden, but was in reality targeting Pakistan's nuclear programme and Islam.
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October - 9 
Three persons, including a teenager, were killed and nine more injured in firing by police on a protest rally staged by Afghan refugees that turned violent and had attacked a police station in Kuchlak, some 20 km north of Quetta, on October 9. The re
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Three persons, including a teenager, were killed and nine more injured in firing by police on a protest rally staged by Afghan refugees that turned violent and had attacked a police station in Kuchlak, some 20 km north of Quetta, on October 9. The refugees were protesting the US-led air strikes against Afghanistan that were commenced on October 7. The protesters ransacked the local branch of the Muslim Commercial Bank, the railway station, post office and attacked many vehicles, besides manhandling traders. They had set the railway station on fire compelling authorities to suspend the train service between Quetta and Chaman.
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October - 9 
Maoist insurgents’ leader ‘Comrade’ Prachanda blamed the government of stalling the peace talks and had called for an early resumption of the third round of negotiations that was agreed upon but awaits commencement, reports said on October 9.
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Maoist insurgents’ leader ‘Comrade’ Prachanda blamed the government of stalling the peace talks and had called for an early resumption of the third round of negotiations that was agreed upon but awaits commencement, reports said on October 9.
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October - 9 
Another report said two government troops were killed and four more wounded in clashes with LTTE cadres ahead of the forward defence line in Nagar Kovil, on October 9, in the morning.
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Another report said two government troops were killed and four more wounded in clashes with LTTE cadres ahead of the forward defence line in Nagar Kovil, on October 9, in the morning.
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October - 9 
Government troops laid an ambush and killed four LTTE rebels, and injured another, in the general area west of Parakkaramapura near Welioya. Two more LTTE rebels were killed in clashes with a dominating patrol of the security forces in the Muhamalai
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Government troops laid an ambush and killed four LTTE rebels, and injured another, in the general area west of Parakkaramapura near Welioya. Two more LTTE rebels were killed in clashes with a dominating patrol of the security forces in the Muhamalai general area, also on October 9.
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October - 9 
Pro-Tamil sources said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels overran the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) camp in Velvery, some 12km north west of Trincomalee, on October 9, during night, killing three SLAF personnel. 10 more were reported missin
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Pro-Tamil sources said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels overran the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) camp in Velvery, some 12km north west of Trincomalee, on October 9, during night, killing three SLAF personnel. 10 more were reported missing.
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October - 9 
The Sri Lankan Army said that Air Force personnel repulsed an attack by a large group of some 150–200 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres on their detachment at The Sri Lankan Army said that Air Force personnel repulsed an attack by a larg
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The Sri Lankan Army said that Air Force personnel repulsed an attack by a large group of some 150–200 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres on their detachment at The Sri Lankan Army said that Air Force personnel repulsed an attack by a large group of some 150–200 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres on their detachment at Velverikulam, near Trincomalee on the Anuradhapura – Trincomalee road on October 9. The exact number of LTTE casualties in yet not known, but it is believed to be high. Four Air Force personnel were killed in the clashes.
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October - 10 
A JeM activist, a Pakistani mercenary, was killed in an encounter in the Hamzawas forests of Ganderbal. Also, a Harkat-e-Jihad-e-Islami terrorist was killed in a separate encounter in the Bajpathri forests in Baramulla district.
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A JeM activist, a Pakistani mercenary, was killed in an encounter in the Hamzawas forests of Ganderbal. Also, a Harkat-e-Jihad-e-Islami terrorist was killed in a separate encounter in the Bajpathri forests in Baramulla district.
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October - 10 October - 11
A suspected Hizb terrorist was arrested from Gorikund in Udhampur district. SF sources said the arrested person was involved in several terrorist attacks, including in setting off Improvised Explosive Device blasts (IEDs). SF sources also reported th
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A suspected Hizb terrorist was arrested from Gorikund in Udhampur district. SF sources said the arrested person was involved in several terrorist attacks, including in setting off Improvised Explosive Device blasts (IEDs). SF sources also reported that an SF personnel injured in a grenade explosion in Anantnag, on October 6, succumbed to his injuries on October 11.
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October - 10 
According to Army sources, there has been a spurt, in North Cachar Hills district in Assam, in the issuing of fake extortion notices by miscreants masquerading as terrorists belonging to the Dima Halim Daoga (DHD) and National Socialist Council of Na
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According to Army sources, there has been a spurt, in North Cachar Hills district in Assam, in the issuing of fake extortion notices by miscreants masquerading as terrorists belonging to the Dima Halim Daoga (DHD) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). Security forces allege that these extortion notices are aimed at garnering financial resources for political parties, as these have been reported after election dates were announced.
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October - 10 
According to media reports of October 10, both the Khaplang and the Isak-Muivah factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) are shifting their areas of operation to Margherita subdivision of Tinsukia district in Assam. The two facti
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According to media reports of October 10, both the Khaplang and the Isak-Muivah factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) are shifting their areas of operation to Margherita subdivision of Tinsukia district in Assam. The two factions are being forced to shift from the adjoining Tirap and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, due to intensification of counter-insurgency operations there. Margherita may soon become the new theatre of conflict between the two rival factions of the NSCN, especially over sharing of extortion resources.
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October - 10 
According to media reports of October 10, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has given a call for unity among different Naga terrorist outfits and negotiations with the Union government from a common platform for a successfu
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According to media reports of October 10, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has given a call for unity among different Naga terrorist outfits and negotiations with the Union government from a common platform for a successful and permanent resolution of the Naga insurgency. The Union government has been negotiating with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), and has committed itself to reaching a negotiated political solution within one or two years, during the talks between the two sides at Amsterdam on September 20-21. However, the NSCN-K warned that the Union government should broad-base the negotiations to include the NSCN-K and the Naga National Council (NNC). The NSCN-K general secretary Kitovi Zhimomi indicated that an agreement signed with the NSCN-IM alone would not have the legitimacy of the entire Naga people and "would be regarded as a purely individual outcome and cannot be called a Naga political settlement." The Union government has entered into a cease-fire with the NSCN-K from April 28, 2001, while it has been carrying on a cease-fire with the NSCN-IM since August 1997.
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October - 10 
According to media reports, on October 10, Assam Rifles (AR) personnel killed a senior member of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at the Singjamei bridge between Kongba and Singjamei in Imphal East district. The AR personnel were retaliating to an
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According to media reports, on October 10, Assam Rifles (AR) personnel killed a senior member of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at the Singjamei bridge between Kongba and Singjamei in Imphal East district. The AR personnel were retaliating to an attempted ambush by a group of PLA terrorists.
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October - 10 
According to media reports, on October 10, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi of compromising the national interest while indulging in "vote bank politics". The BJP was responding to the CM’s October 8-stat
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According to media reports, on October 10, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi of compromising the national interest while indulging in "vote bank politics". The BJP was responding to the CM’s October 8-statement. Gogoi said his government would not "blindly" follow the directive of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and keep track on the activities of the madrassas across Assam. The MHA feels that madrassas in Assam, and other North Eastern states, are being used by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to spread Islamic fundamentalism. Recent years have seen the proliferation of Muslim terrorist outfits in the North East.
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October - 10 
According to media reports, the Union government has directed border forces to exercise strict vigil for clues leading to bio-terrorism. Official sources said the border areas were the most vulnerable entry points for biological weapons. It is easy t
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According to media reports, the Union government has directed border forces to exercise strict vigil for clues leading to bio-terrorism. Official sources said the border areas were the most vulnerable entry points for biological weapons. It is easy to smuggle such substances from across the borders. Even infected animals, say cattle which is routinely imported, could be carriers of diseases. Diseases like Anthrax are animal diseases passed on to humans, reports said. Reports said the Union Health Ministry had recently convened a workshop of health experts, Army officers, defence research scientists, officers of the Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetian Border Police (ITBP) and Special Service Bureau (SSB), to sensitise them towards the threat. As per the national disaster management plan, the Union Health Ministry is the nodal agency for dealing with threats of biological warfare.
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October - 10 
According to official sources, Orissa State police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have launched a massive combing operation to flush out left-wing extremists, Naxalites, from Malkangiri district. The district police chief, while spea
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According to official sources, Orissa State police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have launched a massive combing operation to flush out left-wing extremists, Naxalites, from Malkangiri district. The district police chief, while speaking to the media, said more police personnel were being deployed and there was greater coordination with the neighbouring States of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. He also expressed the commitment of the administration to develop the tribal pockets and garner the confidence of the local populace.
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October - 10 October - 11
Four terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including three suspected Pakistani mercenaries, and two SF personnel were killed in an encounter in Bas Kuchhan in Pulwama district. The encounter that commenced on October 10 concluded on October 11. An
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Four terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including three suspected Pakistani mercenaries, and two SF personnel were killed in an encounter in Bas Kuchhan in Pulwama district. The encounter that commenced on October 10 concluded on October 11. An SF personnel and a civilian who sustained injuries during the encounter have been hospitalised. In another encounter, in Marmat in Doda district, a civilian sustained injuries after being trapped in the crossfire.
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October - 10 
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will make an official visit to India later in October for high-level talks with Indian leaders. According to official sources, the talks will focus on the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States and the
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will make an official visit to India later in October for high-level talks with Indian leaders. According to official sources, the talks will focus on the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States and the ongoing strikes on military installations and terrorist camps in Afghanistan.
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October - 10 
In another encounter, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in Purwar, Budgam district. In Pulwama district, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist was killed in Maldera.
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In another encounter, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in Purwar, Budgam district. In Pulwama district, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist was killed in Maldera.
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October - 10 
In Rajouri district, three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter in Tirkha Choda.
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In Rajouri district, three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter in Tirkha Choda.
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October - 10 
Media sources reported on October 10, that the South Garo Hills Special Operation Team (SOT) recently arrested an Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) terrorist in the South Garo Hills. The SOT is carrying out a combing operation against the ANVC
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Media sources reported on October 10, that the South Garo Hills Special Operation Team (SOT) recently arrested an Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) terrorist in the South Garo Hills. The SOT is carrying out a combing operation against the ANVC and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), in an effort to curb incipient terrorist activity in Meghalaya.
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October - 10 
Mumbai police arrested six agents of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and aides of underworld gangster Chhota Shakil who had reportedly planned to kill Union Home Minister LK Advani and some other VIPs and carry out major terrorist acts a
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Mumbai police arrested six agents of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and aides of underworld gangster Chhota Shakil who had reportedly planned to kill Union Home Minister LK Advani and some other VIPs and carry out major terrorist acts at the behest of the ISI. The Mumbai police commissioner, while addressing the media, on October 10, disclosed that the arrests were made in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore in the past week. He said, "The entire operation had been masterminded by some powers outside India at the behest of ISI". They had also reportedly planned to carry out major subversive activities in Mumbai and Lucknow, including setting off a series of bomb explosions at several strategic places.
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October - 10 
Other reports said four terrorists are presently trapped in a house at Bas Kuchhi, Pulwama, and SFs had thrown a cordon around the area. The encounter was continuing when reports last came in, October 10.
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Other reports said four terrorists are presently trapped in a house at Bas Kuchhi, Pulwama, and SFs had thrown a cordon around the area. The encounter was continuing when reports last came in, October 10.
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October - 10 
Russia, on October 10, strongly backed India’s stand that the global coalition against terrorism must address the issue of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Russian Ambassador in India Alexander M Kadaki, after a meeting with Union Home Mi
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Russia, on October 10, strongly backed India’s stand that the global coalition against terrorism must address the issue of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Russian Ambassador in India Alexander M Kadaki, after a meeting with Union Home Minister LK Advani, said, "We support action against terrorists whether in Moscow, Chechanya, New York, Philippines, Jammu and Kashmir and other places in the world." He added that Russia had always been a steadfast supporter of India and it believed that "geographically Jammu and Kashmir is part of India".
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October - 10 October - 12
Security forces conducted sustained operations in the general area of Umrangso and Garampani from October 10 to 12. In these raids, two hard-core Dima Halim Daoga (DHD) terrorists were arrested while a few more DHD supporters were also picked up for
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Security forces conducted sustained operations in the general area of Umrangso and Garampani from October 10 to 12. In these raids, two hard-core Dima Halim Daoga (DHD) terrorists were arrested while a few more DHD supporters were also picked up for interrogation.
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October - 10 
The Andhra Pradesh police chief, said in Nizamabad, on October 10, that the State police had started paying more attention to the movement of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) on the borders with Orissa, Chhattisgarh and
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The Andhra Pradesh police chief, said in Nizamabad, on October 10, that the State police had started paying more attention to the movement of left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) on the borders with Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in the wake of violent incidents in the recent past. He added there was greater coordination among police in all the neighbouring States, particularly after the attack on police stations in Orissa and reports of involvement of Andhra Pradesh-based Naxalites in those attacks. He said the PWG had been lying low in North Telangana and South Telangana. But, their activities were now concentrated on the Andhra Pradesh-Orissa border. The AP-Orissa border special zone committee had been active for the past few months.
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October - 10 
The Union Government, on October 10, constituted a tribunal headed by a sitting Judge of the Delhi High Court to adjudicate the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The tribunal will decide if there were sufficient reasons for declar
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The Union Government, on October 10, constituted a tribunal headed by a sitting Judge of the Delhi High Court to adjudicate the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The tribunal will decide if there were sufficient reasons for declaring SIMI as an ‘unlawful association’. SIMI was banned on September 27 and declared ‘unlawful association’ under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1957 for indulging in anti-national activities. According to procedure, the next step is referring the decision to a tribunal within one month of such declaration. The Act also provides that the declaration is to be adjudicated by the tribunal within six months.
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October - 10 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) spokesperson Salim Hashmi rejected Indian media reports which said the outfit has linkages with the proscribed Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Stating this in Islamabad, on October 10, Hashmi indicated that the HM is
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) spokesperson Salim Hashmi rejected Indian media reports which said the outfit has linkages with the proscribed Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Stating this in Islamabad, on October 10, Hashmi indicated that the HM is waging a "protest campaign in the occupied Kashmir where as SIMI is a student organization which is operating throughout India, which came in to being in 1977." Further, he claimed, "It is evident that they are bracketing the Muslims into the extremist circle and their main objective is to eliminate the Muslims in India, by such excuses." He also said the Hizb has no involvement in Afghanistan
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October - 10 
Interior Ministry spokesperson Rashid Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 10, that the Ministry has authorised provincial governments to invoke the anti-terrorism law to deal with those protesting the US air strikes on Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Pakista
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Interior Ministry spokesperson Rashid Khan said, in Islamabad, on October 10, that the Ministry has authorised provincial governments to invoke the anti-terrorism law to deal with those protesting the US air strikes on Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Pakistani news reports indicated that, under this law, any protester found disturbing public peace and damaging property would be liable to a prison term ranging between one and 14 years, as well as steep fines depending on the magnitude of the disturbance caused.
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October - 10 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad said, in Peshawar, on October 10, the US-UK air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan would destabilize the entire region and also isolate Pakistan. According to him, the US action would affect Pa
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad said, in Peshawar, on October 10, the US-UK air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan would destabilize the entire region and also isolate Pakistan. According to him, the US action would affect Pakistan's relations with China, Afghanistan and Iran. The US, he claimed, had planned to establish their hegemony and make India the sole power in the region. Commenting on the Taliban, he said the regime should give ‘due share in power’ to ‘former’ terrorist groups
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October - 10 
Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur faction) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said, in Lahore, on October 10, that President Pervez Musharraf is "part of army which is a small minority in the country while ulema are the leaders of majority." He opined, "If the i
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Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur faction) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said, in Lahore, on October 10, that President Pervez Musharraf is "part of army which is a small minority in the country while ulema are the leaders of majority." He opined, "If the illegitimate rule of one from minority was tolerated for the sake of national security, it doesn't mean that the person should sell out Pakistanis and their honour." He indicated that the majority of the country would soon launch a movement against Musharraf and would "only rest after removing him from power." He said Afghanistan was an Islamic state and those trying to ‘eliminate’ it did not deserve to be called Muslims.
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October - 10 
Muttahida Quami Movement – Altaf (MQM-A) chief Altaf Hussain said that his party condemns all sorts of terrorism and killings of innocent people whether it is in the USA or in any other part of the world. He was addressing a meeting of the Central Co
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Muttahida Quami Movement – Altaf (MQM-A) chief Altaf Hussain said that his party condemns all sorts of terrorism and killings of innocent people whether it is in the USA or in any other part of the world. He was addressing a meeting of the Central Coordination Committee at Nine Zero in Karachi over the telephone from his London headquarters, on October 10. Altaf said the MQM-A condemned the September 11-terrorist attacks in US and offered unconditional support and cooperation to the international community and the USA in the fight against terrorism. He also added that innocent people and civilians should not be harmed during any military operations against terrorism.
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October - 10 
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on October 10, the government would initiate action against all law-breakers firmly and swiftly. Stating this while chairing a Cabinet meeting, he added that national security and safety of the
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said, in Islamabad, on October 10, the government would initiate action against all law-breakers firmly and swiftly. Stating this while chairing a Cabinet meeting, he added that national security and safety of the people would be ensured at all costs. Commenting on the countrywide protests against the US air attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Musharraf said, "Only Afghan refugees along with limited number of extremists are taking part in protests, and there is no public reaction at all." Pakistan, said the President, would continue to provide information, air space and all possible help to the United States to combat terrorism.
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October - 10 
Pakistan-based religious leaders of different seminaries and outfits, while condemning the air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, termed the raids as ‘state terrorism’. Various religious leaders, chiefs of different Dar-ul-Ulooms, leaders
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Pakistan-based religious leaders of different seminaries and outfits, while condemning the air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, termed the raids as ‘state terrorism’. Various religious leaders, chiefs of different Dar-ul-Ulooms, leaders of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Jamaat-e-Ahl-e-Hadees issued a joint statement to this effect in Karachi on October 10. Condemning American foreign policy, these leaders indicated that Muslim countries had announced their support to the US in its move against terrorism, but had not pledged any support to what they perceived as a ‘terrorist move’. They said that the situation enjoined on the Muslims to contribute towards Afghanistan. In their statement, they also said, "If the US has an iota of justice and fair play, instead of responding to terrorism by adopting a policy of terrorism, it should examine the reasons which have been creating hatred and unrest against it in the Third World, where people are bent upon destroying it at the cost of their life."
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October - 10 
Religious parties held demonstrations and took out processions condemning the US for attacking the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and expressed solidarity with Osama bin Laden for the third consecutive day, on October 10. Official sources said no unto
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Religious parties held demonstrations and took out processions condemning the US for attacking the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and expressed solidarity with Osama bin Laden for the third consecutive day, on October 10. Official sources said no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in Lahore. The main rally was organised by the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur faction) following a call given by the Pakistan-Afghan Defence Council (PADC) at Chauburji. Activists and leaders of all the 25 component parties of the PADC participated in the rally. The leaders termed America as the "biggest terrorist in the world" and condemned it for what they said launching an offensive against the Muslim Ummah under the pretext of fighting terrorism. They said every Muslim was ready for Jehad and to support those in Afghanistan facing indiscriminate bombardment by America and its allies. The leaders also condemned the house arrest of religious leaders like Maulana Fazlur Rehman and demanded their immediate release.
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October - 10 
Terming the US air strikes against Afghanistan as an "open act of terrorism", the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) declared Jehad against the US and its allies. In an interview, JuI acting Chief Maulana Abdul Ghani, on October 10, said all Muslims are duty
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Terming the US air strikes against Afghanistan as an "open act of terrorism", the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) declared Jehad against the US and its allies. In an interview, JuI acting Chief Maulana Abdul Ghani, on October 10, said all Muslims are duty ‘bound’ to wage Jehad against the US and its allies. According to him, "In case of killing of the innocent Afghans, lives of non-Muslims attacking Afghanistan would not be safe…Afghans have every right to kill any American, European, Christian or Jews in their self defence."
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October - 10 
The Anti-Terrorist Wing of Karachi police, on October 10, arrested four alleged assailants for their involvement in the killing of important religious leaders. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession.
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The Anti-Terrorist Wing of Karachi police, on October 10, arrested four alleged assailants for their involvement in the killing of important religious leaders. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession.
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October - 10 October - 11
Activists indulged in arson and damaged four vehicles during a transport strike they had called in Pokhara, reports said. Other reports said the insurgents were continuing with their criminal activities. They had abducted one person on October 11 in
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Activists indulged in arson and damaged four vehicles during a transport strike they had called in Pokhara, reports said. Other reports said the insurgents were continuing with their criminal activities. They had abducted one person on October 11 in Parbhat district and three schoolteachers in Khotang district, a day earlier.
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October - 10 
President Chandrika Kumaratunga, on October 10, dissolved Parliament and has called for fresh elections. Nine Members of Parliament (MP) belonging to the People’s Alliance (PA), five of who were members of the President’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLF
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President Chandrika Kumaratunga, on October 10, dissolved Parliament and has called for fresh elections. Nine Members of Parliament (MP) belonging to the People’s Alliance (PA), five of who were members of the President’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), defected to the Opposition United National Party (UNP) reducing the PA government to a minority. The defections were effected a day ahead of putting to vote the no-confidence motion tabled in Parliament by the UNP. The People’s Alliance-Parliamentary group met on October 10 and unanimously decided to dissolve Parliament and call for fresh elections, reports said. The elections are likely to be held on December 5 and the new House would be convened on January 1, 2002. Nominations for the polls will be accepted between October 20 and 27. Meanwhile, Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) leader Arumugam Thondaman resigned from the Cabinet. Besides, three CWC MPs, too, resigned from their positions in the government.
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October - 10 
Pro-Tamil sources, meanwhile said, LTTE rebels shot dead an activist of the Eelam People’s Democratic part (EPDP) in Jaffna, on October 10.
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Pro-Tamil sources, meanwhile said, LTTE rebels shot dead an activist of the Eelam People’s Democratic part (EPDP) in Jaffna, on October 10.
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October - 10 
The Sri Lankan Army said two government troops who were injured in mortar shelling succumbed to their injuries. The two were injured in mortar shelling by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in the general area north of Nelumwewa, some
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The Sri Lankan Army said two government troops who were injured in mortar shelling succumbed to their injuries. The two were injured in mortar shelling by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in the general area north of Nelumwewa, some 15km north west of Pulmoodai, on October 10.
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October - 11 
According to delayed media reports, on October 11, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) or Mizo Students’ Federation and North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) sent a memorandum to Union Home Minister L K Advani seeking the Union government’s intervention to
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According to delayed media reports, on October 11, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) or Mizo Students’ Federation and North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) sent a memorandum to Union Home Minister L K Advani seeking the Union government’s intervention to protect Mizo minorities in neighbouring Manipur. According to these civil society groups, there are several ethnic Mizo groups such as Vaipheis, Kukis, Hmars, Paites in Manipur. Manipur terrorist outfits fighting for a ‘sovereign Manipur’ were allegedly persecuting these minority groups, reports calimed.
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October - 11 
According to media reports of October 11, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has recently decided to withdraw the ban it had imposed in 1996 on holding Durga Puja (Hindu religious event) in Tripura. This will allow Hindu tribals in the S
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According to media reports of October 11, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has recently decided to withdraw the ban it had imposed in 1996 on holding Durga Puja (Hindu religious event) in Tripura. This will allow Hindu tribals in the State to celebrate the festival fearlessly this year. The NLFT is perceived to be a predominantly Christian outfit and has often been targeting Hindu tribals in Tripura.
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October - 11 
According to media reports, Amsterdam-based Naga supports group, the Naga International Support Centre (NISC) urged "national and international refugee organisations" to urgently come out in aid of 40,000 Naga tribes people. It claimed these people h
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According to media reports, Amsterdam-based Naga supports group, the Naga International Support Centre (NISC) urged "national and international refugee organisations" to urgently come out in aid of 40,000 Naga tribes people. It claimed these people have been displaced from their homes in Manipur’s Imphal valley in the wake of the anti-ceasefire uprising in June 2001. After the June 14 decision of the Union government to territorially extend its cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), there were widespread protests by the Meiteis in the Manipur Valley. There was also increasing tension between the Meiteis and the Nagas living in manipur, which led to the Nagas living in the Imphal Valley of manipur, which is dominated by the Meiteis, to move to safer locations. According to the NISC, these internally displaced Nagas have since been living with their friends and relatives in the Naga-dominated hill districts of Manipur, and also in the hills of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
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October - 11 
According to media reports, on October 11, a group of four United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists surrendered before the Golaghat Deputy Commissioner and the district police chief. The surrendered terrorists deposited a 9mm pistol and four
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According to media reports, on October 11, a group of four United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists surrendered before the Golaghat Deputy Commissioner and the district police chief. The surrendered terrorists deposited a 9mm pistol and four rounds of live cartridges.
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October - 11 
According to media reports, on October 11, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi stated that there was no conclusive evidence that Muslim fundamentalist outfits were active in Assam. He further stated that unless the Union government provided substan
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According to media reports, on October 11, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi stated that there was no conclusive evidence that Muslim fundamentalist outfits were active in Assam. He further stated that unless the Union government provided substantial evidence and "concrete reports" against fundamentalist elements and madrassas, who could be involved in anti-national and disruptive activities, it would not be possible for the government to initiate any action against them. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently asked State governments in the North East to keep track of the activities of Muslim fundamentalist elements and madrassas, which are suspected to be infiltrated by Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) elements.
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October - 11 
According to media reports, on October 11, Manipur police commandos arrested a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) terrorist from Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak, near the Tera police outpost.
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According to media reports, on October 11, Manipur police commandos arrested a People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) terrorist from Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak, near the Tera police outpost.
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October - 11 
According to official sources, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) blasted the ancestral house of former chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (APCO) at Dhulimitta village, Warangal district,
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According to official sources, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) blasted the ancestral house of former chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (APCO) at Dhulimitta village, Warangal district, late on October 11 night. Police sources said some four or five armed Naxalites went to the house and asked his aged parents and other inmates to come out before blasting it with explosives. They are understood to have planted about three buckets of explosives. Further details on the incidents are awaited.
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October - 11 
According to police sources, on October 11, police killed a self-styled area commander of the Kamrup unit of the United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA) and his accomplice in Patharkmhah, along the Assam-Meghalaya border in Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya
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According to police sources, on October 11, police killed a self-styled area commander of the Kamrup unit of the United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA) and his accomplice in Patharkmhah, along the Assam-Meghalaya border in Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya. Another ULFA terrorist was arrested while he was trying to escape.
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October - 11 
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, addressing a press conference in New Delhi on October 11, ruled out India playing a larger or more direct role in the current US-led campaign in Afghanistan or providing forces for it, saying it was neither ne
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External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, addressing a press conference in New Delhi on October 11, ruled out India playing a larger or more direct role in the current US-led campaign in Afghanistan or providing forces for it, saying it was neither necessary nor on the cards. He also ruled out India contemplating granting the US the right to establish permanent bases as were being reported. However, the Minister said neutralisation of terrorist bases in Afghanistan was of direct interest and benefit to India as terrorists of the Al Qaeda’s network were operating in Jammu and Kashmir. He also indicated India’s desire to play a role in the future dispensation of Afghanistan. Saying that India would like to have a process-based rather than personality-based structure, he added it was necessary to ensure that Afghanistan did not once again become a centre that radiated terrorism. While extending support for a broad-based multi-ethnic government, Singh rejected the suggestion that a moderate Taliban leadership could be part of it, saying the term was an oxymoron. The Minister said India will continue to exercise restraint on the issue of hot pursuit but feels this is not the right time for either a visit to Pakistan or resumption of dialogue. He said, for a dialogue to resume, it was necessary that the weapon of terrorism be discarded. Welcoming the recent OIC communique condemning terrorism, he expressed optimism that the current campaign against terrorism would be taken to its logical conclusion.
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October - 11 
Four Pakistani mercenaries of the Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) hiding in a cave since October 1, in Gali Pindi, Poonch district, were killed when security forces (SF) stormed the cave on October 11.
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Four Pakistani mercenaries of the Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) hiding in a cave since October 1, in Gali Pindi, Poonch district, were killed when security forces (SF) stormed the cave on October 11.
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October - 11 
India’s Ambassador in the United States Lalit Mansingh, said in Washington, on October 11, that the US would place terrorist outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir on a separate terror list soon. He said, while the groups will not be included on the
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India’s Ambassador in the United States Lalit Mansingh, said in Washington, on October 11, that the US would place terrorist outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir on a separate terror list soon. He said, while the groups will not be included on the US State Department list of terrorist organisations, they will be on the list maintained by the Treasury for the ostensible purpose of freezing their assets and blocking their source of funds in the country. He said, "In the State Department they require a certain degree of proof and they require inter-governmental consultations, so it's a long-drawn-out procedure to declare a particular terrorist organisation a foreign terrorist organisation…that is why there has been a delay in the State Department." He added that the issue would not be discussed during the forthcoming visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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October - 11 
On October 11 , a fierce encounter occurred between the police and the Guerrilla Army Platoon of the PWG in the forests near Patruni Kunta village, Visakhapatnam district. Police sources said the incident took place when a special police party combin
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On October 11 , a fierce encounter occurred between the police and the Guerrilla Army Platoon of the PWG in the forests near Patruni Kunta village, Visakhapatnam district. Police sources said the incident took place when a special police party combing the area ran into the 10-member guerrilla squad. Police sources said, while some Naxalites might have been injured in the encounter, all the police personnel are safe. The Naxalites managed to escape into the forests using the tribals as cover. Police also recovered some arms, ammunition and incriminating documents from the scene of the encounter.
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October - 11 
On October 11, unidentified terrorists made a vain attempt to ambush a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by exploding a bomb at Moirang Khunou Koninbon in Bishnupur district. However, there were no casualties among the CRPF personnel.
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On October 11, unidentified terrorists made a vain attempt to ambush a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by exploding a bomb at Moirang Khunou Koninbon in Bishnupur district. However, there were no casualties among the CRPF personnel.
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October - 11 
On the night of October 11, two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists attacked and injured a civilian at Hullar in Doda district.
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On the night of October 11, two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists attacked and injured a civilian at Hullar in Doda district.
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October - 11 
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, speaking in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on October 11, gave an indication that the option of military operation, as suggested by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, was being discussed at length. He sai
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, speaking in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on October 11, gave an indication that the option of military operation, as suggested by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, was being discussed at length. He said, " We are aware of the feelings of Farooq Abdullah and whatever action is required will be taken after evaluating the situation in detail". The Prime Minister said Pakistan, which had been harbouring and encouraging terrorists, had now voiced an opinion against them since it felt a threat itself. He also warned those people and countries who tried to combine terrorism with Islam and said the nations, which viewed it (terrorism) with jehad would have to face its consequences sooner or later".
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October - 11 
Reports said, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), in a press release on October 11, claimed responsibility of carrying out the ambush against a Border Security Force (BSF) party on October 4 in Chandel district. In that ambush, two BSF personnel were
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Reports said, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), in a press release on October 11, claimed responsibility of carrying out the ambush against a Border Security Force (BSF) party on October 4 in Chandel district. In that ambush, two BSF personnel were killed and four more injured.
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October - 11 
Three security force (SF) personnel were killed when unidentified terrorists ambushed them outside a camp in the Daksum forests, Anantnag district, on October 11.
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Three security force (SF) personnel were killed when unidentified terrorists ambushed them outside a camp in the Daksum forests, Anantnag district, on October 11.
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October - 11 
Two Naxalites belonging to the PWG surrendered before the Hyderabad district police chief on October 11. The district police said the surrendered Naxalites were active in Ranga Reddy and Nalgonda districts.
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Two Naxalites belonging to the PWG surrendered before the Hyderabad district police chief on October 11. The district police said the surrendered Naxalites were active in Ranga Reddy and Nalgonda districts.
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October - 11 
Union Home Minister LK Advani, in an interview to CNN on October 11, hoped that Secretary of State Colin Powell, during his visit to India, would be able to allay the misgivings of the people of India about current global campaign against terrorism.
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Union Home Minister LK Advani, in an interview to CNN on October 11, hoped that Secretary of State Colin Powell, during his visit to India, would be able to allay the misgivings of the people of India about current global campaign against terrorism. He said, "It is somewhat baffling that the country which we identify as the principal source of terrorism in our part of the world is the biggest friend in this battle against international terrorism." He said India was complaining because "if on this account, because of this battle, there is a basic change of attitude of the Pakistan regime towards using terrorism as an instrument of state policy, it would be good for India, Pakistan and the world".
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October - 11 
US Ambassador in India Robert Blackwill, in an interview to a news agency on October 11, said the United States clearly recognises that the problem of terrorism in Kashmir is part of the global war against the menace and that it must be rooted out. H
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US Ambassador in India Robert Blackwill, in an interview to a news agency on October 11, said the United States clearly recognises that the problem of terrorism in Kashmir is part of the global war against the menace and that it must be rooted out. He said, "Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is exactly the kind of terrorism that must be condemned and must be rooted out. War against terrorism must include terrorism against India." Citing the speeches made by President George W Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, Blackwill said, "There are no exceptions with respect to countries that harbour terrorism. There are no exceptions to terrorism as it exists in camps funded, trained and so forth. We will accept no nation that harbours terrorism. He ruled out the US becoming a mediator between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
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Uttar Pradesh police have reportedly launched a massive hunt to arrest former regional president of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) Mohammad Amir and active SIMI leader Javed in Kanpur. The police department also prepared a list of acti
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Uttar Pradesh police have reportedly launched a massive hunt to arrest former regional president of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) Mohammad Amir and active SIMI leader Javed in Kanpur. The police department also prepared a list of active SIMI leaders of the city who were carrying out their operations in and from the city. The district police chief, while speaking to the media, said most of the SIMI activists had gone underground and the police was collecting information in this connection. The police are also trying to find out the names of persons who had given funds to SIMI to carry out its operations in the city.
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According to Pakistani media reports, a bomb placed on the main Karachi-Lahore railway track exploded in the early hours of October 11, today, damaging the engine of a goods train. Sources said the bomb was placed on the main railway track at Detha R
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According to Pakistani media reports, a bomb placed on the main Karachi-Lahore railway track exploded in the early hours of October 11, today, damaging the engine of a goods train. Sources said the bomb was placed on the main railway track at Detha Railway Station. However, no causality was reported in the incident.
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According to Pakistani media reports, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) activists while criticising the government decision of extending support to the US-led air attacks on the terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, have indicated that they would figh
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According to Pakistani media reports, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) activists while criticising the government decision of extending support to the US-led air attacks on the terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, have indicated that they would fight alongside the Taliban. At a protest rally in Peshawar on October 11, SSP provincial chief Maulana Fazal Ahad opined that the US should withdraw from Afghanistan, failing which it would "taste fatal upset just like former Soviet Union during Afghan Jihad." Ahad said the US should provide ‘concrete evidence’ on the involvement of Al-Qaeda in the September 11 terrorist attacks in the USA. He also asked the cadres to enlist their names with the SSP high command for waging Jehad against ‘infidel forces’ and reiterated that the outfit would fight with the Taliban side by side after getting an approval from SSP central chief Mohammad Azam Tariq.
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According to Pakistani news reports, the Army has commenced patrolling Quetta on October 11, in order to pre-empt any trouble on October 12, today, in view of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam’s (JuI) call for a countrywide strike to protest the US-led air st
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According to Pakistani news reports, the Army has commenced patrolling Quetta on October 11, in order to pre-empt any trouble on October 12, today, in view of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam’s (JuI) call for a countrywide strike to protest the US-led air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Quetta was the scene of violence on October 8 when religious parties, including the JuI took out protest rallies following air strikes by the US-led coalition on Kandahar, Kabul, and Jalalabad. Violence continued on October 9 during the protests in which three cinema halls, many banks and a large number of shops were damaged.
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October - 11 
Frontier Post, a Pakistani daily has reported that law enforcing agencies have finalised lists of more than a 100 religious clerics for immediate arrest due to their involvement in illegal rallies and processions. Sources said Maulana Samiul Haq, Mau
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Frontier Post, a Pakistani daily has reported that law enforcing agencies have finalised lists of more than a 100 religious clerics for immediate arrest due to their involvement in illegal rallies and processions. Sources said Maulana Samiul Haq, Maulana Fazalur Rehman, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed and many other prominent religious leaders are likely to fall under the new directives.
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, on October 11 demanded the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf for extending support to the US against a Muslim country. Addressing joint rallies of the JeI, Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) and Tehreek
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad, on October 11 demanded the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf for extending support to the US against a Muslim country. Addressing joint rallies of the JeI, Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) and Tehreek-Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) at Timergara and Maidan in lower Dir, Qazi said if the government did not quit, the religio-political parties would launch a movement for its removal. He said that Pakistan was made "in the name of Islam" but the rulers were using the soil and airspace of the "Islamic republic against the Muslims." He claimed that under the garb of a war against terrorism, the US wanted to gain control over the natural resources in the region. The JeI Chief opined that Pakistan’s Afghan policy had isolated it in the region.
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Leaders of various religious parties, on October 11, appealed to the people to observe a complete strike during the visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Pakistan. In a joint statement issued from Lahore, Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Qazi Husain Ah
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Leaders of various religious parties, on October 11, appealed to the people to observe a complete strike during the visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Pakistan. In a joint statement issued from Lahore, Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Qazi Husain Ahmad, Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam leaders Maulana Fazlur Rahman and Maulana Samiul Haq, Markazi Jamaat Ahle Hadith Chief Sajid Mir, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Chairman Maulana Azam Tariq, Jamaat-Ulema-Pakistan (JuP) Chief Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani and Lt. Gen. Hameed Gul (retired) have urged the people to show complete unity and keep their business establishments closed to protest against the US air strikes in Afghanistan. These leaders claimed, after Afghanistan's ‘destruction’, Pakistan and Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) would be the targets of the US.
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Police on October 11 seized 2,746 hand grenades from a man suspected of plotting terrorist attacks in response to the US-led air strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan. Authorities said they found the grenades in Landikotal town in North West Frontier P
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Police on October 11 seized 2,746 hand grenades from a man suspected of plotting terrorist attacks in response to the US-led air strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan. Authorities said they found the grenades in Landikotal town in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and arrested a Pushtoon named Rasheed. An investigation is underway into how the arrested person obtained these grenades.
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Religious parties continued to hold anti-America rallies for the third consecutive day in Lahore. Leaders of these parties condemned the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) for what they said was its failure to take a firm stand in favour of Afg
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Religious parties continued to hold anti-America rallies for the third consecutive day in Lahore. Leaders of these parties condemned the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) for what they said was its failure to take a firm stand in favour of Afghanistan and the Islamic world. The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Markaz Dawa Wal Irshad held the main rally responding to a call by the Pakistan-Afghan Defence Council (PADC). At another rally held by the JuP (Nafaz-i-Shariat), leaders announced they would no longer support the government as it was extending support to the US in its strikes against Afghanistan.
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The government directed the law enforcement agencies on October 11 to immediately launch a massive crackdown on lawbreakers, including those Afghan refugees who damaged public and private properties during the course of anti-US protests. The directiv
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The government directed the law enforcement agencies on October 11 to immediately launch a massive crackdown on lawbreakers, including those Afghan refugees who damaged public and private properties during the course of anti-US protests. The directives were given at an inter-provincial meeting of officials presided over by President Pervez Musharraf to review the law and order situation. The law enforcement agencies have been directed to maintain close coordination to ensure that mosques and other religious premises were not utilised for creating hatred as also fuelling violence. Pakistani news sources have indicated that the meeting was informed that certain extremist religious parties were manipulating the Afghan refugees to create a law and order problem in the country. The meeting also decided to arrest those Afghan refugees who were creating law and order situation and deport them immediately.
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement –Altaf (MQM-A) claimed on October 11 that extremists were threatening to attack Nine Zero, its Karachi headquarters. An MQM-A statement said it had been receiving threatening telephone calls at the party's head office. Th
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement –Altaf (MQM-A) claimed on October 11 that extremists were threatening to attack Nine Zero, its Karachi headquarters. An MQM-A statement said it had been receiving threatening telephone calls at the party's head office. The outfit said it was being targeted due to the ‘principled stand’ it adopted on international terrorism.
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The News, a Pakistani daily has reported that approximately 300 Pakistani volunteers have crossed into Afghanistan on October 11. The report said that volunteers, from throughout Pakistan, had crossed into Afghanistan at the Chaman border near Quetta
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The News, a Pakistani daily has reported that approximately 300 Pakistani volunteers have crossed into Afghanistan on October 11. The report said that volunteers, from throughout Pakistan, had crossed into Afghanistan at the Chaman border near Quetta.
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The Pakistan government, while confirming, on October 11, that US military personnel had arrived in the country, said Pakistan would not be used as a base for any US-led strikes on Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, spokesperson for the military
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The Pakistan government, while confirming, on October 11, that US military personnel had arrived in the country, said Pakistan would not be used as a base for any US-led strikes on Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Rashid Qureshi, spokesperson for the military regime and Director General of Inter Services Public relations (ISPR) said, in Islamabad, "There are no offensive operations that have been launched or are being launched against Afghanistan from Pakistan." While not providing details on the nature of Pakistani support to the US, he added "Pakistan has committed to support and cooperating with the world community and the United States in promising an exchange of information and intelligence, airspace, whenever and if ever required, and logistical support whenever it is required."
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Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an explosive device was lobbed into a police vehicle in Liaquatabad, on October 11. Two unidentified motorcyclists, who had subsequently escaped, lobbed the explosive device.
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Two police personnel and a civilian were injured when an explosive device was lobbed into a police vehicle in Liaquatabad, on October 11. Two unidentified motorcyclists, who had subsequently escaped, lobbed the explosive device.
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Government spokesman and Minister for Communications Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta said, on October 11, Maoist insurgent leader and central committee member Matrika Prasad Yadav would be released from prison and has asked the Maoist insurgents to set free
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Government spokesman and Minister for Communications Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta said, on October 11, Maoist insurgent leader and central committee member Matrika Prasad Yadav would be released from prison and has asked the Maoist insurgents to set free the 24 policemen and 124 civilians still being held hostage by them.
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Speaking at Kathmandu on October 11, former Prime Minister and Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Surya Bahadur Thapa said the dilly-dallying of the ongoing government-Maoist talks would create a favourable environment for the rise of "ter
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Speaking at Kathmandu on October 11, former Prime Minister and Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Surya Bahadur Thapa said the dilly-dallying of the ongoing government-Maoist talks would create a favourable environment for the rise of "terrorism" in the country. He claimed that "The terrorists are utilising the extended time of the government-Maoists talks in their benefit at the cost of the national interest". He added that these terrorists would dismantle all state mechanisms and structures if the dialogue were delayed. He claimed that "The Maoists have escalated kidnapping, killing, looting and extortion spree and the government has become mute spectator to this. The government does not know any measure to stop such things except merely requesting them not to do so." He also warned that if the government only goes on doing the "politics of request" and does not initiate any concrete steps, every government will be dysfunctional and the state will finally loose.
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On October 11, an LTTE suspect was arrested from Kokuvil, also near Jaffna.
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On October 11, an LTTE suspect was arrested from Kokuvil, also near Jaffna.
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On October 11, two LTTE cadres were killed in clashes with a dominating patrol of the security forces in the jungles in Nikawewa general area, some 4km north of Welioya.
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On October 11, two LTTE cadres were killed in clashes with a dominating patrol of the security forces in the jungles in Nikawewa general area, some 4km north of Welioya.
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A security force (SF) personnel was killed in an ambush laid by unidentified terrorists on a SF patrol party in Braripora, Kupwara district, on October 12. The terrorists escaped after the attack.
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A security force (SF) personnel was killed in an ambush laid by unidentified terrorists on a SF patrol party in Braripora, Kupwara district, on October 12. The terrorists escaped after the attack.
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According to delayed media reports, a delegation of Adivasi Cobra terrorists of Assam led by its chairman Xabrias Khakha and commissioner-in-chief Kandu Murmu called on Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi at Janata Bhawan, in the first week of Octo
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According to delayed media reports, a delegation of Adivasi Cobra terrorists of Assam led by its chairman Xabrias Khakha and commissioner-in-chief Kandu Murmu called on Assam Chief Minister (CM) Tarun Gogoi at Janata Bhawan, in the first week of October. During the meeting, issues pertaining to the welfare of the Adivasi people of the State were discussed. The Adivasi Cobras have unilaterally declared a cease-fire with effect from September 15 in response to the invitation by the Assam government to hold negotiations with all terrorist outfits in the State.
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According to media reports of October 12, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is attempting to arrest four hardcore United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists accused of killing Tinsukia district police chief R.K.Singh, on May 16, 1996.
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According to media reports of October 12, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is attempting to arrest four hardcore United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists accused of killing Tinsukia district police chief R.K.Singh, on May 16, 1996. The CBI recently arrested six persons, including five ULFA terrorists, for their involvement in the crime.
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According to media reports of October 12, the coordination committee of Naga Hoho, the apex tribal council of the Nagas, has called for a concerted effort to bring unity and understanding among different Naga tribes to facilitate the ongoing politica
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According to media reports of October 12, the coordination committee of Naga Hoho, the apex tribal council of the Nagas, has called for a concerted effort to bring unity and understanding among different Naga tribes to facilitate the ongoing political negotiations between the Union government and Naga terrorist groups. Both the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) have entered cease-fires with the Union government. Also, peace negotiations have been going on between the Union government and the NSCN-IM since 1997. The Naga Hoho believes that it is essential for all Naga tribes to be united so that all sections of the Naga society can express their views on current issues, and a unanimous structure of demands can be made by the leaders of the Naga insurgency during the negotiations.
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According to media reports, about fifty Hindu and Muslim families from Bangladesh have taken refuge in Belonia, a border town in South Tripura district, following post-poll violence in Bangladesh. These refugees are supporters of former Prime Ministe
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According to media reports, about fifty Hindu and Muslim families from Bangladesh have taken refuge in Belonia, a border town in South Tripura district, following post-poll violence in Bangladesh. These refugees are supporters of former Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wajed and her Awami League which lost the elections to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), following which the former’s supporters are being persecuted by Jamat-e-Islam cadres, who are in alliance with the BNP. Media reports further said, many families from Bangladesh’s Feni district, too, were trying to cross over into the neighbouring border town of Sabroom, in South Tripura district. Reports indicate that Awami League leader Jainal Hazari has taken refuge in Tripura in the first week of October to escape violence. Hazari, fearing threat to his life, is seeking reportedly political asylum in India.
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According to media reports, on October 12, the Arunachal Pradesh government called for action to curb the activities of a new tribal terrorist outfit that emerged in the State, the East India Liberation Front (EILF). The EILF was formerly known as th
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According to media reports, on October 12, the Arunachal Pradesh government called for action to curb the activities of a new tribal terrorist outfit that emerged in the State, the East India Liberation Front (EILF). The EILF was formerly known as the Arunachal Dragon Force (ADF) and is currently operating in the eastern Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. According to police sources, the EILF wants an independent homeland for the Khamti tribe and draws its cadres from among the 40,000-strong Khamti tribe. At present, it has about 500 cadres.
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According to media reports, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), on October 12, asked the Union government to start direct talks with "democratic Bodo organizations" to end the deadlock in the Bodo peace process. This suggestion was made in response
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According to media reports, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), on October 12, asked the Union government to start direct talks with "democratic Bodo organizations" to end the deadlock in the Bodo peace process. This suggestion was made in response to the invitation extended by the Union government to some non-Bodo groups to express their opinion before a new Bodo Accord is signed.
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October - 12 
According to media reports, the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF) has decided to observe October 15 as National Black Day. It also called upon the people of Manipur to go on a general strike on that day––the anniversary of the merger of Manipu
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According to media reports, the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF) has decided to observe October 15 as National Black Day. It also called upon the people of Manipur to go on a general strike on that day––the anniversary of the merger of Manipur with the Indian Union. The MPLF is an umbrella body for three Meitei terrorist outfits in Manipur—the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).
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Activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and the Dukhtaraan-e-Millat (DeM) held protest demonstrations in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, on October 12, against US attacks on targets in Afghanistan,. Police arrested JKLF vice pr
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Activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and the Dukhtaraan-e-Millat (DeM) held protest demonstrations in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, on October 12, against US attacks on targets in Afghanistan,. Police arrested JKLF vice president Javed Ahmed Mir in this connection.
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In a separate attack by unidentified terrorists in Sopore, Baramulla district, four civilians were injured in a grenade attack on a SF picket that missed the target and exploded on the road.
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In a separate attack by unidentified terrorists in Sopore, Baramulla district, four civilians were injured in a grenade attack on a SF picket that missed the target and exploded on the road.
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India, on October 12, rejected the reported statement of US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage that ‘Kashmir is the ‘most dangerous place in the world’. External Affairs Minster Jaswant Singh, while speaking in New Delhi after a meeting of
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India, on October 12, rejected the reported statement of US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage that ‘Kashmir is the ‘most dangerous place in the world’. External Affairs Minster Jaswant Singh, while speaking in New Delhi after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), said, " I disagree with the assessment. We have disagreed with earlier also to this type of thesis being put up by the West. Rather than Kashmir, it was Afghanistan which is the flashpoint". Asked whether the government was contemplating any change of strategy in Jammu and Kashmir, he said, "We are determined to root out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and given the present circumstances, we will be mounting special efforts in that direction".
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Media reports of October 13, said that the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) and the Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC) have expressed disapproval about the invitation to some non-Bodo groups to participate in the ongoing negotiation process between
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Media reports of October 13, said that the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) and the Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC) have expressed disapproval about the invitation to some non-Bodo groups to participate in the ongoing negotiation process between the Union government and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). The two Bodo groups made this statement in their executive committee meeting in Guwahati on October 12. The ABSU-BPAC combine also requested the Union government to start negotiations with democratic Bodo organizations for politically negotiated solution to the Bodo issue.
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Official sources disclosed on October 12 that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has shifted three main camps from Kalikhola and Sandrup Jhonkhar areas of Bhutan to the Arunachal Pradesh border. The Royal Government of Bhutan has been applyin
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Official sources disclosed on October 12 that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has shifted three main camps from Kalikhola and Sandrup Jhonkhar areas of Bhutan to the Arunachal Pradesh border. The Royal Government of Bhutan has been applying pressure on various North east terrorist outfits like the ULFA, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and the Kamtapore Liberation Army (KLO) to remove their camps from Bhutanese territory. Earlier, there was an agreement between the ULFA and the government that the terrorist outfit from Assam would shift its camps from Bhutan by the end of this year (2001). The Indian government is also expected to renew its demand to expel North East terrorist outfits from Bhutan when Bhutanese Foreign Minister Jigmi Thinley comes to India on October 15 on a weeklong visit.
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A security force personnel was killed and approximately seven persons injured in Karachi on October 12 during clashes with violent demonstrators protesting against the US air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. More than 70 persons have bee
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A security force personnel was killed and approximately seven persons injured in Karachi on October 12 during clashes with violent demonstrators protesting against the US air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. More than 70 persons have been arrested. Pakistani media reports have indicated that at least two restaurants owned by an American fast food outlet were ransacked and damaged, while two cars belonging to local bodies representatives were set on fire, and over two dozens other cars were damaged during the day-long clashes in Karachi. Most of the demonstrations and protests were held after the Friday prayers, when people came out of mosques chanting slogans against the US-led attacks on Afghanistan as well as against the government for extending support to the US. The Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC), composed of 35 religious parties, had given the call for the strike. The police who raided houses of at least a dozen politico-religious leaders overnight arrested at least six religious leaders including Maulana Asad Thanvi and Maulana Mohammad Hussain Mahanti. The two leaders were later released.
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Addressing gatherings in Karachi, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) city Chief Mairajul Huda Siddiqui and other leaders of the PADC criticised President Pervez Musharraf for supporting the US in attacks on Afghanistan and said that the people have fully rejected
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Addressing gatherings in Karachi, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) city Chief Mairajul Huda Siddiqui and other leaders of the PADC criticised President Pervez Musharraf for supporting the US in attacks on Afghanistan and said that the people have fully rejected the policies of the government. Markazi Jamaat Ahl-e-Sunnat Chief Allama Zubair Ahmed Zaheer said, in Liaquatabad, "Divine powers are in support of Muslims and the US forces would have to return empty handed from Afghanistan." Protest demonstrations were also reported from other parts of the country including in Hyderabad, Badin, Sukkur, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Thatta, Jacobabad, Gujranwala and Multan.
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) spokesperson Salim Hashmi said, in Muzaffarabad, on October 12 that the outfit would accelerate its terrorist operations against Indian security forces. He claimed India had deployed more than 750,000 troops in Jammu and Kashm
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) spokesperson Salim Hashmi said, in Muzaffarabad, on October 12 that the outfit would accelerate its terrorist operations against Indian security forces. He claimed India had deployed more than 750,000 troops in Jammu and Kashmir. According to him, "We have been facing military strikes ever since we launched the freedom strugle. But we have proved in the past and we will prove in future as well that we have an edge over the demoralized Indian army."
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Pakistan’s Foreign Office on October 12 reiterated its stand that US combat troops were not stationed in Pakistan, nor was any operation being undertaken from its soil. Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Mohammad Khan said in Islamabad, "Pakistan has a
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Pakistan’s Foreign Office on October 12 reiterated its stand that US combat troops were not stationed in Pakistan, nor was any operation being undertaken from its soil. Foreign Office spokesperson Riaz Mohammad Khan said in Islamabad, "Pakistan has agreed to give logistic support. The facilities are basically for contingency situation. In case of emergency the flying US planes may need some airstrips." Khan opined that it was not a war against Afghanistan or the Afghan populace as was emphasised by Pakistan and the world leadership. He also indicated that Pakistan would not play the role of an interlocutor between theTaliban regime and US. Commenting on the countrywide protests against the US air strikes in Afghanistan, Khan said that the situation was normal. According to him, "There are some elements who do not agree with the government and they have right to hold peaceful demonstration. But no government in the world can tolerate violence. The government has taken steps to deal sternly with violence and any one trying to damage property."
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Shabbir Ahmad, a leader of the JeI said in Swabi on October 12 that Osama bin Laden was not involved in the September 11-terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. He claimed that the US, Israel and India were the "states that had unle
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Shabbir Ahmad, a leader of the JeI said in Swabi on October 12 that Osama bin Laden was not involved in the September 11-terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. He claimed that the US, Israel and India were the "states that had unleashed a reign of terror against the Muslims."
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Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Senior Vice-President Khalifa Abdul Qayyum said in Dera Ismail Khan, on October 12, that the US government had "proved itself to be a terrorist state." Commenting on the ongoing air strikes against the Taliban regime in
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Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Senior Vice-President Khalifa Abdul Qayyum said in Dera Ismail Khan, on October 12, that the US government had "proved itself to be a terrorist state." Commenting on the ongoing air strikes against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, he said Osama bin Laden was only being used as an excuse and the US was attempting to establish camps in the region.
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Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) observed a protest day in Hyderabad, Sindh, on October 12, against the US air strikes in Afghanistan. Speaking at a rally, TJP leaders Allama Mohammad Ali Jarwar, Kazim Shah Naqvi and Allama Altaf Al-Hussaini demanded
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Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) observed a protest day in Hyderabad, Sindh, on October 12, against the US air strikes in Afghanistan. Speaking at a rally, TJP leaders Allama Mohammad Ali Jarwar, Kazim Shah Naqvi and Allama Altaf Al-Hussaini demanded that the attacks on the Afghan people should be immediately stopped.
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The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has included the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and three other Pakistan outfits into its latest list of 39 organisations and individuals whose assets are being frozen or monitored for terrorist linkages. Wh
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The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has included the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and three other Pakistan outfits into its latest list of 39 organisations and individuals whose assets are being frozen or monitored for terrorist linkages. While not on the list of the US State Department's officially designated terrorist organisations, the JeM is on the department's watch list. In a ‘blocking order’ which, in effect, proscribes the outfit. US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill added the new names to the 22 outfits already on the list. The list includes Haji Abdul Mannan, described as an operator of a Hawala (illegal money transfers) outfit Al Qadir Traders in Quetta. The others in the list include Mufti Rashid Ahmed Ladehyanoy, reported to be in Karachi and linked to the Al Rashid Trust and the Rabita Trust of Lahore. Paul O'Neill said that all US financial institutions have been notified to freeze the assets of 39 additional suspected terrorists, organizations or supporters. Six of the new names are outfits, while 33 of them are individuals. The US administration is also providing the list to other governments and asking them to join the international crackdown on terrorist financing. O'Neill said on October 11 that 62 nations had already frozen certain assets and that 102 more nations had indicated intent to join this aspect of the international coalition against terrorism. The Treasury Department indicated that all members of the Group of Seven (G-7) - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States were acting simultaneously in this regard. As reported earlier, US President George W. Bush had issued to US institutions on September 24, an initial list of 27 individuals and organisations whose funds must be blocked, also warning overseas banks to follow suit. O’Neill also added, "this list will continue to grow as we share information between nations and develop an increasingly clear understanding of the complex network of terrorist financing." Britain has taken a similar decision on the assets of the 39 outfits and individuals. Announcing the freeze, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said, "Today’s list is a result of intelligence sharing and coordination between UK and US. We will continue to work with our allies, and take a leading role internationally, to cut off the ready supply of finance which is the lifeblood of modern terrorism." India welcomed the British and American decisions. Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah said," This is a welcome step and I hope this would address India's concerns about other terrorist outfits as well." Abdullah expressed the hope that the international community would soon take a similar decision on some more terrorist outfits that India listed. India has been demanding a ban on the JeM since the October 1-attack at the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly complex for which the outfit had claimed responsibility.
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October - 12 
The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) has decided to block the Jacobabad airport on October 14. JuI Secretary-General Maulana Abdul Ghafur Haidri stated this in Quetta on October 12. The JuI has also decided to observe a countrywide strike on October 15. He
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The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) has decided to block the Jacobabad airport on October 14. JuI Secretary-General Maulana Abdul Ghafur Haidri stated this in Quetta on October 12. The JuI has also decided to observe a countrywide strike on October 15. He added that the Quetta airport would also be blocked if its facilities were offered to launch attack on Afghanistan. The JuI leader's threats came in the wake of reports that the Pakistani government had handed over airports at Jacobabad, Pasni and other places to the US-led coalition forces to carry out air attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The JuI also demanded the release of its leaders Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Maulana Samiul Haq and Azam Tariq.
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October - 12 
Official sources disclosed on October 12 that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has shifted three main camps from Kalikhola and Sandrup Jhonkhar areas of Bhutan to the Arunachal Pradesh border. The Royal Government of Bhutan has been applyin
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Official sources disclosed on October 12 that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has shifted three main camps from Kalikhola and Sandrup Jhonkhar areas of Bhutan to the Arunachal Pradesh border. The Royal Government of Bhutan has been applying pressure on various North east terrorist outfits like the ULFA, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and the Kamtapore Liberation Army (KLO) to remove their camps from Bhutanese territory. Earlier, there was an agreement between the ULFA and the government that the terrorist outfit from Assam would shift its camps from Bhutan by the end of this year (2001). The Indian government is also expected to renew its demand to expel North East terrorist outfits from Bhutan when Bhutanese Foreign Minister Jigmi Thinley comes to India on October 15 on a weeklong visit.
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October - 12 
A suspected LTTE rebel was arrested from Ariyalai near Jaffna on October 12. A rifle and some ammunition were also seized from his possession.
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A suspected LTTE rebel was arrested from Ariyalai near Jaffna on October 12. A rifle and some ammunition were also seized from his possession.
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October - 12 
Kifr jets of the Air Force struck naval vessels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), on October 12, some 9 nautical miles off-Mullaithivu destroying one and damaging another, reports said. Information on casualties is yet not available.
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Kifr jets of the Air Force struck naval vessels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), on October 12, some 9 nautical miles off-Mullaithivu destroying one and damaging another, reports said. Information on casualties is yet not available.
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October - 12 
Three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were killed when government troops attacked them at Janakapura near Welioya on October 12. In another incident, a soldier was killed when LTTE rebels attacked government troops at Nagarkovil.
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Three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels were killed when government troops attacked them at Janakapura near Welioya on October 12. In another incident, a soldier was killed when LTTE rebels attacked government troops at Nagarkovil.
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October - 12 
Two government officials were killed in a claymore mine blast set-off by the LTTE rebels also on October 12, in Bellankadawala, some 20km south of Welioya. The mine hit the vehicle while the two were on their way to Padaviya from Kebithigollewa. Two
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Two government officials were killed in a claymore mine blast set-off by the LTTE rebels also on October 12, in Bellankadawala, some 20km south of Welioya. The mine hit the vehicle while the two were on their way to Padaviya from Kebithigollewa. Two more were injured in the incident.
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Two government troops were wounded in clashes with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, in the Muhamalai general area, on October 12, delayed reports said, on October 15. A day later, on October 13, troops on patrol shot at and injured
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Two government troops were wounded in clashes with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, in the Muhamalai general area, on October 12, delayed reports said, on October 15. A day later, on October 13, troops on patrol shot at and injured an LTTE rebel in the Navkudha general area.
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October - 13 
According to media reports of October 13, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is planning to convert the Assam Rifles into a premier counter-insurgency force in the North East. The project envisages the expansion of the Assam Rifles (AR) at an expendi
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According to media reports of October 13, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is planning to convert the Assam Rifles into a premier counter-insurgency force in the North East. The project envisages the expansion of the Assam Rifles (AR) at an expenditure of several crore rupees to raise its strength to 46 battalions from the present 31. Three new battalions would be commissioned shortly, while the remaining 12 would be commissioned by the year 2004. Once the entire expansion is complete, the AR will, according to the plan, replace the Army completely.
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October - 13 
According to official reports, a major train accident was averted on October 13, when security forces discovered a gas cylinder which was fitted with a timer device aboard the Brahmaputra Mail, when it was going to depart from Dibrugarh. Security for
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According to official reports, a major train accident was averted on October 13, when security forces discovered a gas cylinder which was fitted with a timer device aboard the Brahmaputra Mail, when it was going to depart from Dibrugarh. Security forces suspect the involvement of either the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) or National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in this attempt to attack the train.
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October - 13 
According to official sources, the Khammam district secretary of left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG), was killed in an encounter in Sampathnagar, on October 13 night. The incident took place when a police party, on a co
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According to official sources, the Khammam district secretary of left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG), was killed in an encounter in Sampathnagar, on October 13 night. The incident took place when a police party, on a combing operation, ran into three Naxalites who immediately opened fire. The police retaliated, killing the Naxalite in the process. However, the other two Naxalites managed to escape.
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October - 13 
In Anantnag district, a civilian was killed and another injured when they were trapped in the crossfire during an encounter between SFs and unidentified terrorists in Hapatnar. The terrorists managed to escape. In the same district, another civilian
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In Anantnag district, a civilian was killed and another injured when they were trapped in the crossfire during an encounter between SFs and unidentified terrorists in Hapatnar. The terrorists managed to escape. In the same district, another civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists in Wailoo.
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October - 13 
In separate raids on terrorist hideouts in Daggapora, Srinagar and Tral, Pulwama district, SFs seized explosives, a gun, ammunition, radio equipment and SF uniforms.
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In separate raids on terrorist hideouts in Daggapora, Srinagar and Tral, Pulwama district, SFs seized explosives, a gun, ammunition, radio equipment and SF uniforms.
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October - 13 
On October 13 night, a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member were killed by suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists in Jasral, Doda district.
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On October 13 night, a Special Police Officer (SPO) and a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member were killed by suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists in Jasral, Doda district.
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October - 13 
Security forces killed an unidentified Adivasi terrorist at Bihmari under Bihali police station on October 13. A 303 rifle and eight rounds of ammunition were seized after the encounter.
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Security forces killed an unidentified Adivasi terrorist at Bihmari under Bihali police station on October 13. A 303 rifle and eight rounds of ammunition were seized after the encounter.
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October - 13 
Six Pakistani mercenaries of the Tehreek-e-Fuqran (TeF), the changed name of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), were killed in an encounter at Makhyari Dhok in Poonch district on October 13. A security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries during the encounte
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Six Pakistani mercenaries of the Tehreek-e-Fuqran (TeF), the changed name of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), were killed in an encounter at Makhyari Dhok in Poonch district on October 13. A security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries during the encounter. A seventh Pakistani mercenary, identified as a member of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was killed in a separate encounter at Koternaka in Rajouri district. In a third encounter, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed at Kastigarh in Doda district.
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October - 13 
The body of a civilian, a suspected victim of terrorist violence, was recovered from Branwar in Budgam district. In Srinagar, SFs arrested a terrorist and seized some fake Indian currency from his possession.
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The body of a civilian, a suspected victim of terrorist violence, was recovered from Branwar in Budgam district. In Srinagar, SFs arrested a terrorist and seized some fake Indian currency from his possession.
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October - 13 
Altaf Hussain, Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A), in a statement issued from his London headquarters on October 13 has said that leaders of religious parties and terrorist outfits, created by the Inter Services intelligence (ISI), the
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Altaf Hussain, Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A), in a statement issued from his London headquarters on October 13 has said that leaders of religious parties and terrorist outfits, created by the Inter Services intelligence (ISI), the Pakistani external intelligence agency, should provide an answer to the people of Pakistan in general and the people of Sindh in particular for making Karachi, the centre of their activities. He said that the headquarters of all religious parties and terrorist groups, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, were based in Punjab, which was the most populous province of Pakistan. Hussain questioned the rationale of these religious parties and terrorist groups in deserting their headquarters in Punjab and rendering Karachi as their centre to hold demonstrations and agitation.
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October - 13 
An ‘official’ of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, whose assets were frozen by the US administration on October 12, said on October 13 that the outfit had only learnt about the freezing issue from newspapers, and added th
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An ‘official’ of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, whose assets were frozen by the US administration on October 12, said on October 13 that the outfit had only learnt about the freezing issue from newspapers, and added that no action had yet been taken by Pakistan against the outfit. Talking to Dawn, a Pakistani daily, from the outfit’s headquarters in Bahawalpur, he said that the JeM had so far not received any intimation. Commenting on whether there was any restriction on collecting donations, he indicated that "everything was so far normal."
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October - 13 
Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an international Islamic organisation, opined that it is the religious obligation of Pakistani army to wage Jehad against all ‘anti-Islamic forces’. Party spokesperson, Naveed Butt, maintained that the ongoing war was not against Tali
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Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an international Islamic organisation, opined that it is the religious obligation of Pakistani army to wage Jehad against all ‘anti-Islamic forces’. Party spokesperson, Naveed Butt, maintained that the ongoing war was not against Taliban, Osama bin Laden or the Afghans, but was against Muslims and Islam and thus Jehad was obligatory.
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October - 13 
Media reports quoting US authorities have indicated that the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was one of the patrons of Rabita Trust, a charity organisation whose assets have been frozen by the US administration because of its links with Osama bi
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Media reports quoting US authorities have indicated that the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was one of the patrons of Rabita Trust, a charity organisation whose assets have been frozen by the US administration because of its links with Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda organisation. News sources said that the US officials had reportedly warned President Musharraf of the impending order against the Rabita Trust and encouraged him to disassociate himself from what they described as its founder's links to Al Qaeda. Reports indicated that the Rabita Trust has ‘helped’ resettle refugees from Bangladesh to Pakistan for the past three decades. It had President Musharraf, among many other prominent Pakistani philanthropists, on its board. The main charge against the Trust is that its Secretary-General, Wael Hamza Jalaidan, was allegedly an original founder of Al Qaeda along with Osama bin Laden. He is also described as the ‘logistics chief’ of Al Qaeda. Jalaidan lived in Arizona in the early 1980s and headed an Islamic centre there before joining bin Laden in the fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Rabita Trust is also reportedly affiliated with a Pan Islamic organisation Rabita Alam-e-Islami, which is known in different countries with different names.
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October - 13 
More than 200 activists of the JuI and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) were arrested in Jacobabad on October 13 in a crackdown on religious activists to preempt their plan to siege the Jacobabad airport as part of their protest. The Provincial Information Secr
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More than 200 activists of the JuI and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) were arrested in Jacobabad on October 13 in a crackdown on religious activists to preempt their plan to siege the Jacobabad airport as part of their protest. The Provincial Information Secretary of JuI, Javed Anwar Channa, claimed that more than 250 activists had been arrested from Jacobabad, Thul, Kandhkot, and other parts of Sindh. The JeI has also announced its support for the JuI protest rally to be taken out on October 14, today.
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October - 13 
Riaz Mohammad Khan, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in Islamabad on October 13, that there was a strong possibility of freezing the accounts of JeM and other terrorist outfits listed by the US for their suspected links with Osama bin Laden. Ac
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Riaz Mohammad Khan, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in Islamabad on October 13, that there was a strong possibility of freezing the accounts of JeM and other terrorist outfits listed by the US for their suspected links with Osama bin Laden. According to him, "It is possible that the State Bank will issue a similar advisory as it had issued earlier for freezing of accounts of Al-Rashid Trust."
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October - 13 
Six security force personnel were injured on October 13 in Karachi when unidentified gunmen hurled a hand-grenade at their vehicle. The gunmen managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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Six security force personnel were injured on October 13 in Karachi when unidentified gunmen hurled a hand-grenade at their vehicle. The gunmen managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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October - 13 
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has decided in principle to launch an agitation to force President Pervez Musharraf to step down and set up an interim government to run the country. The Jamaat's Central Working Committee, which met in Lahore on October 13
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The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has decided in principle to launch an agitation to force President Pervez Musharraf to step down and set up an interim government to run the country. The Jamaat's Central Working Committee, which met in Lahore on October 13 under the chairmanship of Qazi Husain Ahmed, also decided in principle to proceed on a march to Islamabad, a date for which will be decided subsequently. The JeI alleged that the Musharraf regime was working according to the ‘dictates of the United States’ and, therefore, had to resign. The meeting also observed that it did not recognize the US administration’s right to declare any person or outfit as terrorist, especially since the United Nations was yet to define terrorism. A JeI resolution said that the methodology the US had adopted to extirpate terrorism would lead to escalation of the menace instead of curbing it. The resolution called upon President Musharraf to withdraw cooperation being extended to the US.
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October - 13 
The Secretary General of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri said in Quetta on October 13 that the government should not stop its activists from reaching the Jacobabad airport during its planned blockade of the airport on October
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The Secretary General of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri said in Quetta on October 13 that the government should not stop its activists from reaching the Jacobabad airport during its planned blockade of the airport on October 14. He said, "any high handedness to stop our supporters from reaching Jacobabad on Sunday will trigger off an un-ending chain reaction." The JuI had called for the blockade to protest against the alleged handing over of airport facilities to USA to carry out bombing of Kandahar and other cities of Afghanistan. The JuI also urged the military regime to review and reconsider their decision of offering logistic support and air space to the US warplanes for bombing of Afghanistan. Haideri indicated that ‘trained’ activists of JuI-Fazlur Rahman faction, one of the major supporters of Taliban in Pakistan, will attempt to cordon off the Jacobabad airport as hundreds of its ‘commandos’ have left Quetta for Jacobabad on October 13.
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October - 13 
Various religious parties and groups have confirmed their countrywide strike call for October 15, even as anti-US protests and demonstrations continued in various parts of Karachi on October 13. The Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has aff
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Various religious parties and groups have confirmed their countrywide strike call for October 15, even as anti-US protests and demonstrations continued in various parts of Karachi on October 13. The Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has affirmed that a complete shut down will be observed on October 15 and appealed to the citizens to express solidarity with the Afghan populace. Pakistani news reports have indicated that the strike was primarily targeted against the visit of US Secretary of State, Colin Powel, who is expected to visit Pakistan on the same day.
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October - 13 
World Islamic Mission Chairman and Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) leader Maulana Syed Abdul Majeed Nadeem has termed the US attacks on Afghanistan as an act of ‘unmatched terrorism’. Speaking at a rally in Mansehra, on October 13, he said, "History would
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World Islamic Mission Chairman and Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) leader Maulana Syed Abdul Majeed Nadeem has termed the US attacks on Afghanistan as an act of ‘unmatched terrorism’. Speaking at a rally in Mansehra, on October 13, he said, "History would never forget the atrocities of those who claimed to be the noble nations of the world."
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October - 13 
Addressing a meeting at Kathmandu on October 13, Speaker of the Nepalese Parliament, Taranath Ranabhat said that the CPN (Maoist) has been resorting to violence and terror due to a lack of clarity in its vision. He added that the Maoists should under
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Addressing a meeting at Kathmandu on October 13, Speaker of the Nepalese Parliament, Taranath Ranabhat said that the CPN (Maoist) has been resorting to violence and terror due to a lack of clarity in its vision. He added that the Maoists should understand the people’s desire for peace and non-violence and the current global campaign against terrorism, and join the mainstream by laying down arms. He also called upon the rebels to stop demanding a republic and scrapping of the existing Constitution.
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October - 13 
In a separate meeting on October 13 at Butwal, Bamdev Gautam, General Secretary of the main opposition party, CPN-ML described the Maoists’ demand for a Republic and the scrapping of the Constitution as improper and irrelevant. While stating that the
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In a separate meeting on October 13 at Butwal, Bamdev Gautam, General Secretary of the main opposition party, CPN-ML described the Maoists’ demand for a Republic and the scrapping of the Constitution as improper and irrelevant. While stating that the Maoists cannot trample on the public opinion through the politics of gun, he stressed the need to take the ongoing government-Maoist talks to a successful conclusion. He also stressed the need for the Maoists to become more serious and honest towards making the talks a success.
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October - 13 
On October 14, government troops on patrol ran into a group of LTTE rebels and engaged them in the Panankaikulam general area, 4km south of Chavakachcheri. There were no casualties on either side. But, troops recovered a variety of arms and ammunitio
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On October 14, government troops on patrol ran into a group of LTTE rebels and engaged them in the Panankaikulam general area, 4km south of Chavakachcheri. There were no casualties on either side. But, troops recovered a variety of arms and ammunition and a claymore mine from the site.
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October - 14 
According to media reports, Manipur has increased security measures to prevent outbreak of violence during the general strike called by the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF) from midnight till 5.30 p.m. on October 15. Security forces were depl
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According to media reports, Manipur has increased security measures to prevent outbreak of violence during the general strike called by the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF) from midnight till 5.30 p.m. on October 15. Security forces were deployed at sensitive and vulnerable places such in Imphal. The MPLF is an umbrella organization of the three Meitei terrorist outfits—People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)—. It has called for the general strike on October 15, to symbolically oppose the 52nd anniversary of the Indo-Manipur merger agreement. According to separate media reports, the Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup (KYKL), another Meitei terrorist outfit in Manipur, has extended full and active support to the general strike.
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October - 14 
According to media reports, on October 14 night, three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed while four more were seriously injured when terrorists of the Manipur People's Army (MPA) ambushed a BSF patrol party at Kwakta Tasar in Bishnupu
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According to media reports, on October 14 night, three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed while four more were seriously injured when terrorists of the Manipur People's Army (MPA) ambushed a BSF patrol party at Kwakta Tasar in Bishnupur district. The MPA is the armed wing of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), a Meitei terrorist outfit in Manipur.
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October - 14 
According to media reports, on October 14, an Army personnel was seriously injured in an encounter with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists in Chandagaon in Nalbari district. While the terrorists managed to escape, 40 rounds of ammu
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According to media reports, on October 14, an Army personnel was seriously injured in an encounter with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists in Chandagaon in Nalbari district. While the terrorists managed to escape, 40 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
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October - 14 
According to media reports, on October 14, prominent surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) leader Jugal Kishore Mahanta denied his involvement in "secret killings" during the erstwhile Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) regime. The former terrori
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According to media reports, on October 14, prominent surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) leader Jugal Kishore Mahanta denied his involvement in "secret killings" during the erstwhile Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) regime. The former terrorist also criticized a section of the local media in Assam for accusing him without evidence of illegal activities.
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October - 14 
According to media reports, on October 14, suspected Kuki terrorists attacked the Saparmeina police station in Imphal, resulting in a brief encounter with security personnel posted at the station, after which the terrorists escaped. No casualties wer
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According to media reports, on October 14, suspected Kuki terrorists attacked the Saparmeina police station in Imphal, resulting in a brief encounter with security personnel posted at the station, after which the terrorists escaped. No casualties were reported.
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October - 14 
According to media reports, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has warned both the Union and Assam governments that the new Bodo Accord currently being negotiated with the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) should be concluded quickly. Delay in the negotia
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According to media reports, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has warned both the Union and Assam governments that the new Bodo Accord currently being negotiated with the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) should be concluded quickly. Delay in the negotiating process and finalisation of the Accord is causing frustration among the Bodo people, the ABSU stated. Failure to reach a politically negotiated solution acceptable to both sides would exacerbate the conflict situation in Assam. This is because, it would make the Bodo people to lose faith in the Union government while terrorist outfits would use this failure as an example to shun all future negotiations, the ABSU further said.
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October - 14 
According to official sources, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has constituted a ‘crack team’ to meet any eventuality arising out of terrorist attacks. The 12-member team would be functioning under the Core Group that was formed on Septembe
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According to official sources, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has constituted a ‘crack team’ to meet any eventuality arising out of terrorist attacks. The 12-member team would be functioning under the Core Group that was formed on September 15, immediately after the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States to assess and review the entire information available on the activities of various terrorist groups. The crack team would be deputed to any place in case of a major bomb blast, hijacking or abduction. The team would liase with the core group of the CBI and the State governments, in case of a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, the CBI has reportedly created a data bank on the activities of various terrorist groups and their worldwide links, besides those of the activities of underworld gangs.
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October - 14 
According to separate media reports, North East terrorist outfits operating from Bangladesh have started regrouping and shifting their camps closer to Bangladesh’s border with Assam and West Bengal. These terrorist outfits like the ULFA have now been
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According to separate media reports, North East terrorist outfits operating from Bangladesh have started regrouping and shifting their camps closer to Bangladesh’s border with Assam and West Bengal. These terrorist outfits like the ULFA have now been emboldened by the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) regime in Bangladesh, which has earlier been supportive of these terrorist outfits.
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October - 14 
In another encounter in Tulibana, on the Poonch–Rajouri district border, a Pakistani mercenary of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) was killed. In a third encounter, two unidentified terrorists were killed in the Keri Sector of the Line of Control (LoC)
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In another encounter in Tulibana, on the Poonch–Rajouri district border, a Pakistani mercenary of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) was killed. In a third encounter, two unidentified terrorists were killed in the Keri Sector of the Line of Control (LoC), Rajouri.
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October - 14 
On October 14, unidentified persons abducted and killed a civilian near Heirangoithong Chongtham Leikai.
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On October 14, unidentified persons abducted and killed a civilian near Heirangoithong Chongtham Leikai.
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October - 14 
On the night of October 14, two suicide terrorists, fidayeen, of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) attacked the Mendhar police station. SFs repulsed the attack and the both the fidayeen cadres are suspected to have sustained injuries, though they had managed
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On the night of October 14, two suicide terrorists, fidayeen, of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) attacked the Mendhar police station. SFs repulsed the attack and the both the fidayeen cadres are suspected to have sustained injuries, though they had managed to escape.
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October - 14 
Seven Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Mehrot, Poonch district on, October 14.
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Seven Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Mehrot, Poonch district on, October 14.
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October - 14 
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Pir Panjal mountains, Poonch district, on October 14. The two were among and another escaped an October 13-encounter in the area in which six terrorists were killed. Security forces are conducting sea
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Two terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Pir Panjal mountains, Poonch district, on October 14. The two were among and another escaped an October 13-encounter in the area in which six terrorists were killed. Security forces are conducting search operations to locate the third absconding terrorist. All the terrorists were suspected to be Pakistani mercenaries of the Tehreek-al-Furqan (TaF), reported to be the re-christened version of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
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October - 14 
US Secretary of State Colin Powell is likely to hold discussion with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, External Affairs and Defence Minister Jaswant Singh and National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra during his visit to India on October 16. Report
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell is likely to hold discussion with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, External Affairs and Defence Minister Jaswant Singh and National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra during his visit to India on October 16. Reports from Washington said calming down the tension between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue is a major objective of Powell’s visit. However, official sources in India said the visit part of bilateral exchanges and must not be seen through the Indo-Pak-US prism. Sources said, while the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US and the subsequent military operations in Afghanistan, have lent the visit immediacy, it must be seen in the larger context of India improving its relations with the US.
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October - 14 
According to Pakistani media reports, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government has ordered the release of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman consequent to the cancellation of his three-month confinement on October
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According to Pakistani media reports, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government has ordered the release of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman consequent to the cancellation of his three-month confinement on October 14. He was earlier put under house arrest by the provincial government. According to news sources, the government has released Fazlur Rehman in the wake of continued protest demonstrations demanding his release.
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October - 14 
An official spokesperson of the government clarified, in Islamabad, on October 14 that the Rabita Trust was formed in 1988 when Ziaul Haq was the President of Pakistan. Rabita Trust is a charity organisation whose assets have been frozen by the US be
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An official spokesperson of the government clarified, in Islamabad, on October 14 that the Rabita Trust was formed in 1988 when Ziaul Haq was the President of Pakistan. Rabita Trust is a charity organisation whose assets have been frozen by the US because of its links with Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda organisation. Ziaul Haq was its founding chairman and the Trust had as its aim the organising, repatriation and rehabilitation of stranded Pakistanis from Bangladesh. The clarification was reportedly provided in the wake of a report published in a section of the press on October 14 stating that President Pervez Musharraf was a patron of the Rabita Trust. The spokesperson clarified that the post of Chairman of the trust being an ex-officio position had been with the Prime Minister and after assuming the post of chief executive, Musharraf had became the Chairman of the Trust, but never presided over any of its meetings. He also said that President has ordered an audit of the Trust’s accounts by a private firm to ascertain if its funds were being used for purpose other than the repatriation of stranded Pakistanis from Bangladesh. The Auditor General of Pakistan is also reportedly carrying out an audit of the Trust’s accounts. The spokesperson observed that the Rabita Trust is a bilateral organisation and its governing body comprises equal number of members from the government and Rabita Alam Al-Islami. Rabita Alam Al-Islami had contributed Rs 50 million while the share of the government was Rs 250 million at the time of establishment of the Trust, he added.
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October - 14 
Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider has criticised the various religious parties for holding violent protests against the government's decision to help the US launch air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in the wake of the September
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Federal Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider has criticised the various religious parties for holding violent protests against the government's decision to help the US launch air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. He said, in Karachi, on October 14, the so-called religious parties had no justification for their violent demonstrations as all their demands - military strikes under the UN umbrella, credible evidence against Osama bin Laden, broad-based government in Afghanistan and no civilian casualties - had been met by the government. He also asked: "Why do the leaders of religious parties recruit young men and send them off to the front line in Afghanistan without proper training?" Haider indicated that an emotional decision of the government regarding US-led air strikes in Afghanistan could have been detrimental to the interests of the country, particularly its nuclear installations.
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October - 14 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Husain Ahmad said, in Karachi, on October 14, that the present military regime had "slapped the nation with immense humiliation by joining hands with the United States in its vicious designs against Afghanistan, an un
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Qazi Husain Ahmad said, in Karachi, on October 14, that the present military regime had "slapped the nation with immense humiliation by joining hands with the United States in its vicious designs against Afghanistan, an unforgivable crime. The masses must remove the regime if it did not change its present pro-US policy on Afghanistan at the earliest." According to him, it was ‘shocking’ for the Muslims that Pakistan’s armed forces had been assigned the ‘job’ to provide cover to the US Army. Ahmad indicated that his outfit was against violent encounters with the security forces since he perceived that its benefit would accrue to the US. Terming the Musharraf regime as being as unpopular and weak as those of Benazir Bhutto’s and Nawaz Sharif’s, he said the present government had failed to carry out the accountability process, maintain peace and deliver goods to the masses.
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October - 14 
Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI – Samiul faction) provincial President and Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) Sindh chapter leader Maulana As'ad Thanvi said the US wanted to "punish Osama bin Laden for his protest against the presence of US milita
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Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI – Samiul faction) provincial President and Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) Sindh chapter leader Maulana As'ad Thanvi said the US wanted to "punish Osama bin Laden for his protest against the presence of US military on the Arab lands."
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October - 14 
JuI (Fazlur) Secretary-General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri claimed, in Quetta, on October 14, that law enforcement agencies had killed six protesters on the same day during protest demonstrations in Jacobabad and Shikarpur. He also indicated that th
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JuI (Fazlur) Secretary-General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri claimed, in Quetta, on October 14, that law enforcement agencies had killed six protesters on the same day during protest demonstrations in Jacobabad and Shikarpur. He also indicated that the police had arrested 5,000 people who had gathered in Jacobabad and surrounding villages to protest against the handing over of Jacobabad airstrip to the US forces. He also added, "Protest demonstrations and rallies would be held all over the country to express resentment over the government decision. It would be a referendum against the government's Afghan policy… This campaign will continue till the fall of this government."
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October - 14 
Major religious and political parties in Pakistan have called for a countrywide strike on October 15, today, to protest against the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell's visit to Islamabad. The parties include the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), both the fact
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Major religious and political parties in Pakistan have called for a countrywide strike on October 15, today, to protest against the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell's visit to Islamabad. The parties include the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), both the factions of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Maulana Samiul Haq respectively, the Jamaat Ahle Hadith of Sajid Mir, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tanzim-e-Islami Pakistan headed by Israr Ahmad and the Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan (JuP) of Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani. These parties have opined that Colin Powell had planned his visit to Pakistan "to insult Pakistanis and they would not tolerate his arrival on the Pakistan land." Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) President Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan has also supported the strike call and so has the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, a component of the multi-party opposition grouping. However, two other important components of the ARD - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Awami National Party (ANP) are staying away from the strike. Leaders of the protesting religious and political parties have appealed to the business community and the people at large to express complete solidarity with the Afghans and also to condemn US air strikes on Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the government has announced that it would deal decisively with unlawful protests and security forces are reportedly patrolling all major cities to maintain law and order. Meanwhile, Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) Chairman Maulana Samiul Haq called upon the masses to observe a strike on the arrival of Colin Powell. In a statement issued on October 14, he claimed that the US had planned to ‘hand’ Kashmir over to India after "spoiling brotherly relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan."
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October - 14 
Military regime spokesperson Major General Rashid Qureshi said there was no link between the Kashmir and Afghanistan issues. Qureshi claimed that India was attempting to include the ‘freedom movement’ of Kashmir in the ongoing international campaign
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Military regime spokesperson Major General Rashid Qureshi said there was no link between the Kashmir and Afghanistan issues. Qureshi claimed that India was attempting to include the ‘freedom movement’ of Kashmir in the ongoing international campaign against terrorism. According to him, "It is in the knowledge of entire world that the ongoing freedom movement in Kashmir has no link with Afghanistan."
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October - 14 
The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) said in a statement that it is scheduled to stage a protest demonstration in Muzaffarabad on October 15, today. The demonstration is to express protest at the US imposing a ban on the outfit and also against US air strikes
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The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) said in a statement that it is scheduled to stage a protest demonstration in Muzaffarabad on October 15, today. The demonstration is to express protest at the US imposing a ban on the outfit and also against US air strikes on Afghanistan, besides against the ‘atrocities’ committed allegedly by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
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October - 14 
The Nowshera administration on October 14 arrested four leaders of the JuI (F) in connection with the demonstrations held on October 12, following which processions were taken out by the party workers. They were arrested on charges of delivering fier
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The Nowshera administration on October 14 arrested four leaders of the JuI (F) in connection with the demonstrations held on October 12, following which processions were taken out by the party workers. They were arrested on charges of delivering fiery speeches during the protest demonstration against the US and the Pakistan government. One of the arrested was later released
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October - 14 
The political administration in Bara arrested six cadres of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist outfit (LeT), on October 14. According to media reports, the terrorists were proceeding to Bara in connection with the member-contact campaign.
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The political administration in Bara arrested six cadres of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist outfit (LeT), on October 14. According to media reports, the terrorists were proceeding to Bara in connection with the member-contact campaign.
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October - 14 
Two persons were killed and 50 others injured when police opened fire to stop anti-US protesters from marching towards the Jacobabad airport on October 14. Pakistani news reports said several persons were also injured in clashes, which occurred in an
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Two persons were killed and 50 others injured when police opened fire to stop anti-US protesters from marching towards the Jacobabad airport on October 14. Pakistani news reports said several persons were also injured in clashes, which occurred in and around Jacobabad. Meanwhile, religious parties, which had taken part in the siege of Jacobabad airport to protest against the handing over of the airstrip to US forces, have claimed that police arrested over 500 persons. The siege call was given by the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI- Fazlur). During a gathering at Adal Shakh in Shikarpur district, police and protesters clashed, resulting in injuries to 25 JuI workers and six police personnel. One person was killed in police firing near the district council office. News reports said approximately 4,000 JuI (Fazlur) workers and supporters had converged in Jacobabad from Larkana under the leadership of provincial General Secretary Maulana Khalid Mehmood Soomro, who opined that the administration had turned their peaceful protest violent. He added that their countrywide protest would continue till the US stopped bombing Afghanistan. Soomro claimed that the police had killed a JuI (Fazlur) worker and injured 14 others in Shikarpur and eight more in Jacobabad, besides arresting hundreds in Larkana, Shikarpur and Jacobabad.
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October - 14 
Unidentified gunmen at Jahangir Road, Karachi, killed two police personnel on October 14. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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Unidentified gunmen at Jahangir Road, Karachi, killed two police personnel on October 14. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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October - 14 
Reports from Banke in Nepal, said on October 14 that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is in favour of immediate resumption of peace talks with the Maoist insurgents. If there was any delay, the insurgents could take advantage and "use the period as
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Reports from Banke in Nepal, said on October 14 that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is in favour of immediate resumption of peace talks with the Maoist insurgents. If there was any delay, the insurgents could take advantage and "use the period as an opportunity for fulfilling their strategies", Deuba said at a public meeting of his Nepali Congress party. He reiterated the government’s stand that there would no compromise on Constitutional monarchy. The insurgents have demanded Nepal be made a Republic.
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October - 14 
The Maoist insurgents set-off an explosion and injured a policeman at a police post in Rolpa district, reports said on October 14. Earlier, the insurgents abducted a teenaged girl student from her school in Palpa, some 350km west of Kathmandu, anothe
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The Maoist insurgents set-off an explosion and injured a policeman at a police post in Rolpa district, reports said on October 14. Earlier, the insurgents abducted a teenaged girl student from her school in Palpa, some 350km west of Kathmandu, another report said.
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October - 14 
According to separate media reports, North East terrorist outfits operating from Bangladesh have started regrouping and shifting their camps closer to Bangladesh’s border with Assam and West Bengal. These terrorist outfits like the ULFA have now been
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According to separate media reports, North East terrorist outfits operating from Bangladesh have started regrouping and shifting their camps closer to Bangladesh’s border with Assam and West Bengal. These terrorist outfits like the ULFA have now been emboldened by the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) regime in Bangladesh, which has earlier been supportive of these terrorist outfits.
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October - 14 
Police, on April 14, arrested two persons, including the Meherpur Jubo Dal president, in Dhaka, for their alleged involvement in an attack on a police outpost at Meherpur Sadar. A case under the Public Safety Act (PSA) was filed following the inciden
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Police, on April 14, arrested two persons, including the Meherpur Jubo Dal president, in Dhaka, for their alleged involvement in an attack on a police outpost at Meherpur Sadar. A case under the Public Safety Act (PSA) was filed following the incident.
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October - 14 
Two activists of the Awami League, including a woman, were injured in a bomb attack on the office of the party’s district unit in Sirajganj, on October 14. Police are investigating the matter.
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Two activists of the Awami League, including a woman, were injured in a bomb attack on the office of the party’s district unit in Sirajganj, on October 14. Police are investigating the matter.
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October - 14 
In yet another incident on October 14, troops spotted and destroyed an LTTE bunker by triggering a claymore mine, in the Nagarkovil general area. Three LTTE cadres were killed in the incident.
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In yet another incident on October 14, troops spotted and destroyed an LTTE bunker by triggering a claymore mine, in the Nagarkovil general area. Three LTTE cadres were killed in the incident.
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October - 15 
In another incident, a civilian was killed and his wife injured in an attack by unidentified terrorists in Kachhipora, Baramulla. The slain civilian was running a canteen at an Army School in the area.
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In another incident, a civilian was killed and his wife injured in an attack by unidentified terrorists in Kachhipora, Baramulla. The slain civilian was running a canteen at an Army School in the area.
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October - 15 
According to media reports, on October 15, 11 United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists surrendered before the authorities in Lajpuli, Tinsukia district. Among the surrendered terrorists was Anup Gogoi, the publicity secretary of the outfit,
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According to media reports, on October 15, 11 United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists surrendered before the authorities in Lajpuli, Tinsukia district. Among the surrendered terrorists was Anup Gogoi, the publicity secretary of the outfit, who expressed his disillusionment with the changing policy of the terrorist outfit. According to him, many lower cadres were becoming disenchanted as a result of the sharp paradigm shift within the ULFA hierarchy. The surrendered terrorists deposited a 1.62 German Mauser pistol, a Spanish .45 Wimbly Scott, a Lama pistol, a 303 rifle, three Chinese grenades and a shot gun and 275 assorted ammunition.
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October - 15 
According to media reports, the 17-and-a-half hour general strike called by the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF) on October 15 paralyzed normal life in Manipur. Business establishments and markets remained closed and vehicular traffic between
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According to media reports, the 17-and-a-half hour general strike called by the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF) on October 15 paralyzed normal life in Manipur. Business establishments and markets remained closed and vehicular traffic between Manipur and the neighbouring States was suspende. Besides, attendance in offices was reportedly 'thin'. The MPLF is a conglomerate of three major Meitei terrorist outfits—the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK. The strike call was given to mark protest on the anniversary of Manipur’s merger with the Indian union. It started on the midnight of October 14 and ended at 5.30 pm on October 15.
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October - 15 
According to media reports, the Home department of the Assam government has alerted the police to increase vigilance in Nagaon district after intelligence reports warned of possible acts of sabotage by terrorists and Islamic fundamentalist organizati
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According to media reports, the Home department of the Assam government has alerted the police to increase vigilance in Nagaon district after intelligence reports warned of possible acts of sabotage by terrorists and Islamic fundamentalist organizations. Nagaon and Morigaon are allegedly home to some active supporters of Islamic terrorist outfits—Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA), Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam (MULFA) and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)—all of which have been banned. These outfits, which are reportedly aided by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), have been propagating the goal of an Islamic State, comprising several districts of Assam. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) branch in Assam claims it has proof and evidence against a section of the political leaders and intellectuals in the State that has links with the ISI.
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October - 15 
According to media reports, the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF)—a conglomerate of three Meitei terrorist outfits in Manipur—thanked the people of Manipur for making a success the general strike called by the Front on October 15. The strike h
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According to media reports, the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF)—a conglomerate of three Meitei terrorist outfits in Manipur—thanked the people of Manipur for making a success the general strike called by the Front on October 15. The strike had been called by the MPLF to denounce the he merger of Manipur with the Indian Union on the merger-anniversary and to protest what terrorist outfits in Manipur perceive to be the unjust occupation by the Indian union of Manipur’s territory.
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October - 15 
According to media reports, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has expanded its area of operation into Meghalaya with assistance from the banned Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), which operates in the State. The increasing alliance bet
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According to media reports, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has expanded its area of operation into Meghalaya with assistance from the banned Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), which operates in the State. The increasing alliance between the ULFA and the ANVC, reports said, could be as a result of the alienation of the ANVC from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) over the issue of territorial extension of the Naga cease-fire. Earlier, the NSCN-IM used to patronize the ANVC, by providing it with arms and training, reports said.
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October - 15 
According to official sources, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs have started a programme to train doctors and formulate procedures
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According to official sources, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs have started a programme to train doctors and formulate procedures to deal with possible attacks by terrorists using biological and chemical agents. DRDO Chief Controller RV Swami told the media that some sort of a ‘quick response team’ was already in place in Delhi to counter terrorist strikes using biological or chemical agents. The DRDO scientists visited leading hospitals in the national capital over the past week to brief doctors on coping with possible attacks, reports said. The DRDO has also developed a wide range of equipment, including suits, to protect people from the effects of nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) strikes, and decontamination gear for the armed forces.
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October - 15 
Bihar police, on October 15, arrested five left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), in a raid on a Naxal hideout under Sasaram police station jurisdiction, Rohtas district. Police also recovered 300 detonators from their posse
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Bihar police, on October 15, arrested five left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), in a raid on a Naxal hideout under Sasaram police station jurisdiction, Rohtas district. Police also recovered 300 detonators from their possession.
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October - 15 
Defence Minister George Fernandes said the present action in Afghanistan has exposed the nexus between Pakistan, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden to promote terrorism. He said, "A step up in operations against terrorists in J&K is inevitable. What we
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Defence Minister George Fernandes said the present action in Afghanistan has exposed the nexus between Pakistan, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden to promote terrorism. He said, "A step up in operations against terrorists in J&K is inevitable. What we have to decide is the form, time and place." He added, "In the ultimate analysis, India will have to carry on with its own fight against terrorism. There should be no illusion about it".
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October - 15 
Four electric infrastructure equipment were destroyed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast set-off by unidentified terrorists, in Rakh Kharoon, near Akhnoor.
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Four electric infrastructure equipment were destroyed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast set-off by unidentified terrorists, in Rakh Kharoon, near Akhnoor.
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October - 15 
In another encounter in Dobjan, Pulwama district, two unidentified terrorists were killed. Yet another unidentified terrorist was killed in a third encounter, at the Sadhna Pass, Kupwara district.
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In another encounter in Dobjan, Pulwama district, two unidentified terrorists were killed. Yet another unidentified terrorist was killed in a third encounter, at the Sadhna Pass, Kupwara district.
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October - 15 
In Budgam district, an SF personnel returning after a holiday was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists in Gagarpora. Another civilian sustained injuries in the attack.
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In Budgam district, an SF personnel returning after a holiday was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists in Gagarpora. Another civilian sustained injuries in the attack.
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October - 15 
In Pulwama district, a second civilian, reportedly the brother of a counter-insurgent, was killed by unidentified terrorists in Hangalbuji.
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In Pulwama district, a second civilian, reportedly the brother of a counter-insurgent, was killed by unidentified terrorists in Hangalbuji.
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October - 15 
On October 15, a group of ULFA terrorists killed a timber businessman at Bhalukibari village in Kamrup district.
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On October 15, a group of ULFA terrorists killed a timber businessman at Bhalukibari village in Kamrup district.
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October - 15 
On October 15, suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists attacked and killed a civilian in the Dachhna forests, Pulwama. News reports said the slain civilian had, in the past, aided security forces (SFs) in counter-insurgency operations. He had be
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On October 15, suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists attacked and killed a civilian in the Dachhna forests, Pulwama. News reports said the slain civilian had, in the past, aided security forces (SFs) in counter-insurgency operations. He had been attacked by terrorists in December 2000, but had escaped then.
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October - 15 
On the evening of October 15, five terrorists were killed in an encounter at Mahrot in Poonch district. Two of the slain terrorists were activists of the Harkat-e-Jihad-e-Islami while the other three were members of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
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On the evening of October 15, five terrorists were killed in an encounter at Mahrot in Poonch district. Two of the slain terrorists were activists of the Harkat-e-Jihad-e-Islami while the other three were members of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
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October - 15 
Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee, on October 15, termed as a ‘serious challenge’ Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda dragging Kashmir into its current conflict with the United States. He said, "If this (Al Qaeda's appeal to the US not to help Hindus against
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Prime Minster Atal Behari Vajpayee, on October 15, termed as a ‘serious challenge’ Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda dragging Kashmir into its current conflict with the United States. He said, "If this (Al Qaeda's appeal to the US not to help Hindus against Muslims in Kashmir) is true, then it is a serious challenge. We will have to combat it together". Asked whether the government was planning to enhance security operations in Jammu and Kashmir, he said the issue was under constant consideration of the government and a decision would be taken whenever needed. Besides, he disagreed with the view that Pakistan was benefiting from the situation arising out of the US attacks on Afghanistan. "In fact, Pakistan is in trouble. India's diplomacy is going in the right direction", he added.
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October - 15 
The Assam State government said, on October 15, it had received complaints in 48 cases of extortion, ever since the control room to deal with such crimes was opened at the State Secretariat in June 2001.
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The Assam State government said, on October 15, it had received complaints in 48 cases of extortion, ever since the control room to deal with such crimes was opened at the State Secretariat in June 2001.
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October - 15 
The Calcutta High Court, on October 15, rejected a bail petition of British national Peter Bleach, serving a life sentence after being convicted in the Purulia arms-drop case of 1995. Bleach’s appeal against his conviction is pending before the High
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The Calcutta High Court, on October 15, rejected a bail petition of British national Peter Bleach, serving a life sentence after being convicted in the Purulia arms-drop case of 1995. Bleach’s appeal against his conviction is pending before the High Court. The Court rejected the petition saying that the case was complicated and the application could not be considered for the present. The Court adjourned the case to November 23.
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October - 15 
The dead body of a civilian, abducted earlier by unidentified terrorists from Lawaypora in Baramulla district, was found in Bazipora, also in the same district, on October 15.
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The dead body of a civilian, abducted earlier by unidentified terrorists from Lawaypora in Baramulla district, was found in Bazipora, also in the same district, on October 15.
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October - 15 
Three suspected Kashmiri terrorists and two police personnel were killed while another police personnel was seriously injured in an encounter in the Kotwali area of Bijnore town, on October 15. One terrorist was arrested while another managed to esca
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Three suspected Kashmiri terrorists and two police personnel were killed while another police personnel was seriously injured in an encounter in the Kotwali area of Bijnore town, on October 15. One terrorist was arrested while another managed to escape. The district police chief said the encounter took place when a Maruti van carrying five armed terrorists refused to stop at a police post and opened fire at the police party. He said the terrorists were equipped with AK-47 rifles and other foreign-make weapons. The police have also recovered the Maruti van that the terrorists had used, along with an AK-47 rifle, and other sophisticated weapons. Details of these weapons are yet to be ascertained.
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October - 15 
Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Al Jehad Force were killed in an encounter in Laa, Rajouri district, on October 15.
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Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Al Jehad Force were killed in an encounter in Laa, Rajouri district, on October 15.
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October - 15 
A JeM press release said that the outfit would hold a demonstration against the US Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Pakistan on October 15. Pakistani media reports have indicated that the JeM Chief, Maulana Muhammad Masood Azhar is expected
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A JeM press release said that the outfit would hold a demonstration against the US Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Pakistan on October 15. Pakistani media reports have indicated that the JeM Chief, Maulana Muhammad Masood Azhar is expected to lead the rally.
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October - 15 
A report in Pakistan Link said anti-US protestors have commenced recruiting ‘volunteers’ in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban regime in Afghanistan against Us –led forces. The report said that in Mohmand, Bajaur, K
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A report in Pakistan Link said anti-US protestors have commenced recruiting ‘volunteers’ in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban regime in Afghanistan against Us –led forces. The report said that in Mohmand, Bajaur, Khyber, Orakzai and North and South Waziristan tribal agencies, all part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), ‘offices’ enlisting volunteers for Jehad have been opened and a campaign to collect donations for the Taliban has also commenced. Reportedly, tribesmen and Afghan refugees supporting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance as also former Afghan King Zahir Shah were being threatened with social boycott, externment and burning of their houses. Certain pro-Taliban tribesmen in areas such as Makeen in South Waziristan have reportedly announced plans to collect heavy arms for delivery to the Taliban.
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October - 15 
According to Pakistani media reports, law-enforcement agencies have finalised a list of 3,000 religious and political activists involved in various incidents of violence and terrorism in the country during the anti-US protests. The list, from all the
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According to Pakistani media reports, law-enforcement agencies have finalised a list of 3,000 religious and political activists involved in various incidents of violence and terrorism in the country during the anti-US protests. The list, from all the four provinces, was prepared following President Pervez Musharraf's directive to initiate stern action against violators of the law. Official sources indicated that the list also includes names of leaders of various religious parties advocating violence against the government and its assets. Reportedly, the list also contains names of hardcore terrorists and activists of parties that have been recently proscribed. Official sources were quoted as saying that activists of the proscribed outfits have merged with other extremist organisations and are reportedly indulging in attacks on law-enforcers.
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October - 15 
Approximately 500 activists of the JuI and their leaders from Jacobabad were released by the authorities on October 15. The Civil Lines Police, Jacobabad, have registered a case against over 100 unidentified JuI activists on charges of creating law a
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Approximately 500 activists of the JuI and their leaders from Jacobabad were released by the authorities on October 15. The Civil Lines Police, Jacobabad, have registered a case against over 100 unidentified JuI activists on charges of creating law and order problems in Jacobabad. Similar cases were also registered by the Shikarpur police against another 500 JuI activists, including district chief Abdullah Pahor.
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October - 15 
Four persons, including a child and a woman, were injured in an exchange of fire between anti-US protesters and law enforcement agencies at Wana, South Waziristan Agency, on October 15. The tribesmen of South Waziristan took out the procession from W
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Four persons, including a child and a woman, were injured in an exchange of fire between anti-US protesters and law enforcement agencies at Wana, South Waziristan Agency, on October 15. The tribesmen of South Waziristan took out the procession from Wana as a mark of solidarity with the Taliban regime.
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October - 15 
Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed opined in Lahore, on October 15, that the current crisis facing the country could be resolved only with the stepping down of the Musharraf government and the establishment of a civilian setup, which could
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Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed opined in Lahore, on October 15, that the current crisis facing the country could be resolved only with the stepping down of the Musharraf government and the establishment of a civilian setup, which could hold elections. While criticising the pro-US policy of the Pakistani government, he alleged that it was alienating the country. By allowing the US to use military facilities in Pakistan for strikes against the Taliban regime, Pakistan was ‘annoying’ both its ‘friends’ - China and Iran, the JeI chief indicated. While opposing what he perceived were attempts to overthrow the Taliban regime and induct a broad-based government in Afghanistan, he added that if such efforts succeeded, an anti-Pakistan regime would be installed in Kabul, which would try to have the ‘freedom movement in ‘occupied Kashmir’ tagged as terrorism. He said that the Musharraf regime could not survive the policies it was following and was consequently bound to collapse. The JeI, he indicated, would not ‘relax’ unless it ‘pulled down’ a government which, according to him, had placed the Army and the country at the disposal of the United States.
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October - 15 
JuI–Fazlur Rahman Provincial Joint Secretary Attaur Rehman said in Mardan, on October 15, that the Taliban regime needed only material help like cash, clothes and food and not manpower. While condemning the US air attacks on Taliban, he termed them a
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JuI–Fazlur Rahman Provincial Joint Secretary Attaur Rehman said in Mardan, on October 15, that the Taliban regime needed only material help like cash, clothes and food and not manpower. While condemning the US air attacks on Taliban, he termed them as "terrorism of the worst kind."
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October - 15 
Leaders of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) threatened in Karachi, on October 15, to encircle the Islamabad and Pasni airbases in case the government did not withdraw support to the US in its strikes against Afghanistan. PADC leaders b
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Leaders of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) threatened in Karachi, on October 15, to encircle the Islamabad and Pasni airbases in case the government did not withdraw support to the US in its strikes against Afghanistan. PADC leaders belonging to different political and religious parties urged President Pervez Musharraf to ask the US military to leave the country immediately. The leaders indicated that the October 15-countrywide strike was a referendum against the government in which the nation expressed its anguish over US Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Pakistan. Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) Karachi unit Chief Mairajul Huda Siddiqui announced that the people would encircle every spot in the country which is ‘handed’ over to the US. According to Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction) Karachi city chief Maulana Abdul Karim Abid "The masses were ready to render every sacrifice and safeguard the interests of the country." Maulana Allah Wasaya Siddiqi of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) said US air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan "proved that America was the biggest terrorist of the world."
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October - 15 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement –Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) Coordination Committee Convener Imran Farooq has criticised acts of violence in Karachi during the strike on October 15. In a statement from London, he said damaging public and private property was neit
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement –Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) Coordination Committee Convener Imran Farooq has criticised acts of violence in Karachi during the strike on October 15. In a statement from London, he said damaging public and private property was neither a part of Jehad, nor was it in the interest of the country. He opined that absence of any action against religious or terrorist outfits, which, according to him, were involved in subversive activities, indicated that government agencies were patronizing those organisations.
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October - 15 
Pakistani media reports have indicated that many Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) activists undertook a procession and held a rally on October 15, in Muzaffarabad, and condemned the US ban on their outfits, as also the air strike
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Pakistani media reports have indicated that many Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) activists undertook a procession and held a rally on October 15, in Muzaffarabad, and condemned the US ban on their outfits, as also the air strikes against Afghanistan. Speaking at the rally, Maulana Asmatullah Moavia, Chief of JeM in Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK), claimed that the US had proscribed the HuM and his outfit at the instigation of India. He also added, "But, we reject this ban and make it clear to the whole world that such restrictions cannot force us to stop the fighting in the way of Allah." While rejecting reports regarding the renaming of his outfit as Tehreek-ul-Furqan, he added that both were separate entities.
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October - 15 
Protests and demonstration were reported from Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar and other cities, including from Hyderabad, Sukker, Rohri, Multan, Kohat, Hangu, Attock, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Khushab, Rawalpindi, Haroonabad, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Jhang.
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Protests and demonstration were reported from Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar and other cities, including from Hyderabad, Sukker, Rohri, Multan, Kohat, Hangu, Attock, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Khushab, Rawalpindi, Haroonabad, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Jhang. Leading religio-political parties and terrorist outfits, including the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam factions, Jamaat-Ulema Pakistan (JUP), Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and Hizb-ul –Mujahideen (HM) took part in the rallies. Widespread violent clashes were reported from Peshawar, Quetta, Lahore and Karachi. Meanwhile, Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Secretary-General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri said in Quetta, "If the government does not take any lesson from today's countrywide protest strike, our future course would be even more harsh." He accused the law enforcement agencies of killing 13 activists of his party since October 7.
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October - 15 
Religious parties on October 15 staged a successful countrywide strike against US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s visit to Islamabad. Business and commerce was brought to a halt in all major cities, even as security forces tried to block demonstrat
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Religious parties on October 15 staged a successful countrywide strike against US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s visit to Islamabad. Business and commerce was brought to a halt in all major cities, even as security forces tried to block demonstrations and rallies. No casualty was reported in the rallies and clashes. Police arrested over 100 religious activists in Karachi. Media reports indicated that over two dozen persons were injured there. The Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Alliance, a conglomerate of 35 religious parties, gave the call for the nation-wide strike.
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October - 15 
The Chief of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Maulana Masood Azhar said in Islamabad, on October 15, that his outfit has neither launched a Jehad under US dictation nor it would stop at the behest of any body. According to
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The Chief of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Maulana Masood Azhar said in Islamabad, on October 15, that his outfit has neither launched a Jehad under US dictation nor it would stop at the behest of any body. According to him, "Our organization has a big role in the freedom struggle in Jammu and Kashmir. We have lakhs of members and supporters all over the world. The US has caused big harm to freedom struggle by adopting such a steps at the behest of the Indian leader. We think that America is out to wipeout the freedom struggle of Kashmiris and we thus reject its ban on our organization." He also added, "We want to make it clear on the Indian leaders that they would not be able to sit in comfort by shedding the blood of innocent Muslims in Kashmir. They should note that movement of Kashmir independence would not cool down through such arbitrary measures and announcements. We would take revenge of each drop of blood of the Kashmiri people."
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October - 15 
Other reports said the Maoist insurgents have proposed that the third round of peace talks be held either in Kathmandu, Biratnagar or Dhankuta, on October 16, tomorrow, a Nepalese daily newspaper Janadisha said quoting an unnamed senior leader of the
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Other reports said the Maoist insurgents have proposed that the third round of peace talks be held either in Kathmandu, Biratnagar or Dhankuta, on October 16, tomorrow, a Nepalese daily newspaper Janadisha said quoting an unnamed senior leader of the insurgents. The report also claimed that Communications Minister and government spokesperson Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta has asked the insurgents to decide on the time and venue for talks on October 18.
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October - 15 
According to media reports, Bhutanese Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Jigmi Y.Thinley said, on October 15, that his government had warned the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to shift its camps from Bhutanese territory by December 2001. He further sai
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According to media reports, Bhutanese Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Jigmi Y.Thinley said, on October 15, that his government had warned the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to shift its camps from Bhutanese territory by December 2001. He further said the Bhutanese government would use force to evict the ULFA terrorists, if they failed to comply with their commitment to remove their camps within the stipulated time. The Bhutanese Foreign Minister is currently on a visit to India
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October - 15 
A delayed report said an unidentified assailant attacked the residence of retired High Court judge Balavadivel with a hand grenade in Palaiyuttu village, 3km away from Trincomalee, on October 15, 2001. A policeman on guard duty at the house was injur
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A delayed report said an unidentified assailant attacked the residence of retired High Court judge Balavadivel with a hand grenade in Palaiyuttu village, 3km away from Trincomalee, on October 15, 2001. A policeman on guard duty at the house was injured in the incident.
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October - 15 
In another incident one soldier was wounded in a claymore mine blast set off by the LTTE rebels in the general area west of Parakkarampura, some 8km away from Welioya. The LTTE’s clandestine Voice of Tigers radio, however, held that three soldiers we
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In another incident one soldier was wounded in a claymore mine blast set off by the LTTE rebels in the general area west of Parakkarampura, some 8km away from Welioya. The LTTE’s clandestine Voice of Tigers radio, however, held that three soldiers were killed in the incident. Another report said, one LTTE rebel and two soldiers were killed in clashes reported in the general area north east of Nelumwewa, some 15km north west of Pulmoodai, also on October 15.
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October - 15 
Suspected LTTE rebels shot dead a civilian in the Thambalagamuwa general area, 18km south west of Trincomalee, on October 15.
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Suspected LTTE rebels shot dead a civilian in the Thambalagamuwa general area, 18km south west of Trincomalee, on October 15.
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October - 15 
The Sri Lankan Army said government troops laid an ambush and intercepted a group of suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, killing three persons and recovered a boat that was being taken towards the waters, 3km north west of Trinc
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The Sri Lankan Army said government troops laid an ambush and intercepted a group of suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, killing three persons and recovered a boat that was being taken towards the waters, 3km north west of Trincomalee, on October 15. One person had escaped unhurt. Also on the same day, Naval troops recovered a hand grenade upon searching two persons at a check post 4km north of Trincomalee.
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October - 15 
Three Sri Lankan Army soldiers and an officer on patrol duty were injured in clashes with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in the general area north of Iranai Iluppaikulam, some 17km north west of Vavuniya, on October 15, the Sri Lankan
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Three Sri Lankan Army soldiers and an officer on patrol duty were injured in clashes with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in the general area north of Iranai Iluppaikulam, some 17km north west of Vavuniya, on October 15, the Sri Lankan Army said.
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October - 16 
A suspected terrorist was arrested while he was surveying the area near a railway track at Bari Barahamana in Jammu district. SF sources said the he confessed he was associated with the Asarul Islam, a newly founded terrorist outfit and was plotting
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A suspected terrorist was arrested while he was surveying the area near a railway track at Bari Barahamana in Jammu district. SF sources said the he confessed he was associated with the Asarul Islam, a newly founded terrorist outfit and was plotting to blow up the track.
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October - 16 
According to an official release, on October 16, the Justice S Haque Commission of inquiry that probed ethnic riots in Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon districts of Assam submitted its report to the State government. The findings of the Commission shall
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According to an official release, on October 16, the Justice S Haque Commission of inquiry that probed ethnic riots in Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon districts of Assam submitted its report to the State government. The findings of the Commission shall remain confidential for the present. In May 1996, violent ethnic clashes took place in these two districts between Bodo and Adivasi communities, which resulted, according to official figures, in the death of 588 persons. Both the communities had made specific allegations against the State Government, the district administration, the Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner (Lower Assam), Superintendents of Police and other civil and police officials for their failure to control the violence in time, which resulted in a high magnitude of loss of life and property.
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October - 16 
According to media reports of October 16, Indian security agencies said the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has a major base at Laluk in Bangladesh’s Khagracherri district, bordering Tripura. This NDFB base reportedly houses a 60-member
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According to media reports of October 16, Indian security agencies said the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has a major base at Laluk in Bangladesh’s Khagracherri district, bordering Tripura. This NDFB base reportedly houses a 60-member squad and is often visited by the outfit’s top leaders, including chairman Ranjan Daimary. The NDFB’s third battalion has its main headquarters in Laluk, reports said. Also it has three company headquarters in Bhutan with a combined strength of nearly 200 heavily armed cadres, the reports further claimed.
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October - 16 
According to media reports of October 16, the Army has intensified operations in the North Cachar (NC) Hills district. This is in response to the increasing extortion activities of both political parties as well as terrorist outfits like the Dima Hal
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According to media reports of October 16, the Army has intensified operations in the North Cachar (NC) Hills district. This is in response to the increasing extortion activities of both political parties as well as terrorist outfits like the Dima Halim Daoga (DHD) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). These activities were especially reported in Hathikali, Kalachand, Laisong, Hajodisa and Dihangi, ever since the council elections have been announced in these areas.
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October - 16 
According to media reports, a new Islamic terrorist outfit called the Islamic Security Force of India (ISFI) has started operating in various Muslim-dominated areas of Assam. This outfit was created in Mumbai last year (2000) with the active support
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According to media reports, a new Islamic terrorist outfit called the Islamic Security Force of India (ISFI) has started operating in various Muslim-dominated areas of Assam. This outfit was created in Mumbai last year (2000) with the active support of the Al-Qaeda headed by Osama bin Laden. Official reports indicate that the ISFI has started recruiting Muslim youths in lower Assam districts. Official sources further revealed that the self-styled secretary of the terrorist outfit, Mustafa Mustaqil, has urged the Muslim community in Assam to unite for jehad against the atrocities perpetrated by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT). While the ISFI has so far been confined to the Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC) areas, it is trying to expand its network to the Char areas of Assam. The ISFI has close links with Hizbul Mujahideen, Laskar-e-Toiba and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), reports said. The ISFI also has links with Al-Umar, a terrorist outfit operating from Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PcK), from which it has received financial assistance as well as arms and ammunition. Intelligence became aware of the existence of the ISFI in Assam through evidence discovered in certain documents distributed by the outfit in remote areas of Darrang district, which were recovered by security forces, reports added.
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October - 16 
According to media reports, on October 16 security forces killed a suspected Kuki National Front (KNF-MC) terrorist in an encounter at Mongyang village, about 2 km south of the Saparmeina police station in Imphal. While the other terrorists in the gr
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According to media reports, on October 16 security forces killed a suspected Kuki National Front (KNF-MC) terrorist in an encounter at Mongyang village, about 2 km south of the Saparmeina police station in Imphal. While the other terrorists in the group managed to escape, a .303 rifle, along with four rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
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October - 16 
According to media reports, on October 16, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists killed two Bodoland Liberation Tigers (BLT) terrorists at Charaikhola village near Saikocha under Chapar PS in Bilasipara subdivision in Kokrajhar dist
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According to media reports, on October 16, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists killed two Bodoland Liberation Tigers (BLT) terrorists at Charaikhola village near Saikocha under Chapar PS in Bilasipara subdivision in Kokrajhar district.
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October - 16 
According to media reports, tribal chiefs of Meghalaya met at Shillong, on October 16, and urged the Union government to raise a "people’s army" comprising residents in border villages in the State to check the alleged intrusion attempts from Banglad
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According to media reports, tribal chiefs of Meghalaya met at Shillong, on October 16, and urged the Union government to raise a "people’s army" comprising residents in border villages in the State to check the alleged intrusion attempts from Bangladesh. Ever since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Khaleda Zia assumed power, Meghalaya tribals living in the border districts have been apprehensive about threats from Bangladeshi security forces.
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October - 16 
According to official sources, Andhra Pradesh police, on October 16, recovered a few calymore mines, grenades, incriminating literature and a photograph of Osama bin Laden from the site of an encounter with left wing extremists, Naxalites, near a vil
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According to official sources, Andhra Pradesh police, on October 16, recovered a few calymore mines, grenades, incriminating literature and a photograph of Osama bin Laden from the site of an encounter with left wing extremists, Naxalites, near a village on the border between Karimnagar and Adilabad districts. The Naxalites managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
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October - 16 
An SF personnel and three LeT terrorists, including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed while two SF personnel injured at Salinder in Baramulla district.
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An SF personnel and three LeT terrorists, including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed while two SF personnel injured at Salinder in Baramulla district.
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October - 16 
Another boy was killed when he was playing with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Kokernag, Anantnag. In the same district, a civilian was abducted and later killed by unidentified terrorists at Dargund.
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Another boy was killed when he was playing with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Kokernag, Anantnag. In the same district, a civilian was abducted and later killed by unidentified terrorists at Dargund.
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October - 16 
Defence Minister George Fernandes said, on October 16, India would deal with infiltrators ruthlessly in Jammu & Kashmir. The Minister was speaking to the media in the aftermath of Indian troops killing 30 infiltrating terrorists on October 15. Firing
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Defence Minister George Fernandes said, on October 16, India would deal with infiltrators ruthlessly in Jammu & Kashmir. The Minister was speaking to the media in the aftermath of Indian troops killing 30 infiltrating terrorists on October 15. Firing by Indian troops also resulted in several Pakistani border posts being destroyed. Fernandes explained, "The Army took the initiative to throw back (the infiltrators) and in the process used fire on terrorists trying to infiltrate. Their desire was to prove they can still infiltrate while our action was in retaliation''. Replying to a question if there was plans to strike at terrorist training camps across the border, Fernandes said such plans were never discussed in public.
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October - 16 
Delayed reports said six unidentified terrorists were intercepted and killed near the Nowgam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district, on October 16 evening. Based on seizures from the scene of the encounter, SF sources reported that t
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Delayed reports said six unidentified terrorists were intercepted and killed near the Nowgam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district, on October 16 evening. Based on seizures from the scene of the encounter, SF sources reported that the six were recruits being taken to Pakistan for training.
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October - 16 
In Anantang district, two unidentified terrorists were killed at Achhabal. Two more unidentified terrorists were killed in another encounter at Tootmargali, Kupwara. In Pulwama district, another two unidentified terrorists were killed at Sukhsarai.
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In Anantang district, two unidentified terrorists were killed at Achhabal. Two more unidentified terrorists were killed in another encounter at Tootmargali, Kupwara. In Pulwama district, another two unidentified terrorists were killed at Sukhsarai.
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October - 16 
In Budgam district, a boy was killed when he was trapped in the crossfire in an encounter between SFs and unidentified terrorists at Arizal.
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In Budgam district, a boy was killed when he was trapped in the crossfire in an encounter between SFs and unidentified terrorists at Arizal.
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October - 16 
In Rajouri district, a young girl was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Salora. News reports said the attack followed when the girl turned down a marriage proposal from one on the terrorists. The girl’s father and brother had earlier
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In Rajouri district, a young girl was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Salora. News reports said the attack followed when the girl turned down a marriage proposal from one on the terrorists. The girl’s father and brother had earlier been killed by terrorists.
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October - 16 
Media reports said, the Union Cabinet, on October 16, approved the decision to promulgate the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001, (POTO). Ever since the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) scrapped there has been no speci
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Media reports said, the Union Cabinet, on October 16, approved the decision to promulgate the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001, (POTO). Ever since the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) scrapped there has been no specific law to deal with terrorist offences. Attempts to put in place anti-terrorism law were made by preparing a draft Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill (CLAB), but these have not gone beyond considering the draft several times over. An official statement said the new Ordinance will be an improvement over the CLAB, because an inter-ministerial group which examined the CLAB had found it to be "too weak to provide a legal framework for combating terrorism". The new ordinance defines terrorist acts thus: "Acts done by using weapons and explosive substances or other methods in a manner as to cause or likely to cause death or injuries to any person or persons or loss or damage to property or disruption of essential supplies and services with intent to threaten the unity or integrity of India or to strike terror in any section of the people."
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October - 16 
On October 16, a 19-year-old hard-core HPC-D terrorist had surrendered at the Mizoram-Manipur border, in Zohmun locality. He had handed over a US-made M-16 rifle, six magazines and 61 rounds of ammunition, reports said
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On October 16, a 19-year-old hard-core HPC-D terrorist had surrendered at the Mizoram-Manipur border, in Zohmun locality. He had handed over a US-made M-16 rifle, six magazines and 61 rounds of ammunition, reports said
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October - 16 
On October 16, a boy was killed and 25 other civilians injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade at a bus station at Kulgam, Anantnag. In a similar attack at Srinagar, 20 civilians sustained injuries.
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On October 16, a boy was killed and 25 other civilians injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade at a bus station at Kulgam, Anantnag. In a similar attack at Srinagar, 20 civilians sustained injuries.
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October - 16 
On October 16, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists killed two persons and abducted two others in two separate incidents. While details of these incidents were not available, police suspect these killings to be part of the interneci
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On October 16, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists killed two persons and abducted two others in two separate incidents. While details of these incidents were not available, police suspect these killings to be part of the internecine rivalry between terrorist outfits in Tripura.
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October - 16 
On the night of October 16, a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter in Kangipora, Budgam district. In another incident, a civilian was attacked and injured by unidentified terrorists in Hari Mehrot, Poonch.
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On the night of October 16, a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in an encounter in Kangipora, Budgam district. In another incident, a civilian was attacked and injured by unidentified terrorists in Hari Mehrot, Poonch.
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October - 16 
Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) Premier Sardar Sikandar Hayat said, in Muzaffarabad, on October 16, that ‘freedom movement’ in Jammu and Kashmir could not be termed as terrorism as the issue has repeatedly been addressed in United Nation's (UN) res
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Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) Premier Sardar Sikandar Hayat said, in Muzaffarabad, on October 16, that ‘freedom movement’ in Jammu and Kashmir could not be termed as terrorism as the issue has repeatedly been addressed in United Nation's (UN) resolutions and was also presented on the international body's forum. He said that it is the UN's responsibility to resolve the issue in accordance with Security Council's resolutions as "self-determination is the legitimate right of the people of Kashmir." Sikandar Hayat opined that the Kashmir issue could only be resolved politically and called upon western countries to play their role in solving the issue peacefully. While denying that any terrorist outfit was operating from PcK, he added that it was a base camp for Kashmiri ‘freedom fighters’ that had nothing to do with terrorist activities.
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October - 16 
SF sources confirmed that five more terrorists were killed during an operation near the Line of Control (LoC) at Tootmari Gali, Kupwara district on October 16. Earlier, news reports had put the terrorist casualties at six.
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SF sources confirmed that five more terrorists were killed during an operation near the Line of Control (LoC) at Tootmari Gali, Kupwara district on October 16. Earlier, news reports had put the terrorist casualties at six.
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October - 16 
Speaking in Manesar, Haryana, on October 16, Union Home Minister L K Advani said India was fully capable of dealing with its problems on its own and scoffed at Pakistan's attempt to link its support to the U.S.-led coalition against terrorism with Ja
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Speaking in Manesar, Haryana, on October 16, Union Home Minister L K Advani said India was fully capable of dealing with its problems on its own and scoffed at Pakistan's attempt to link its support to the U.S.-led coalition against terrorism with Jammu and Kashmir. Without naming Pakistan, Advani said a country that uses terrorism as its national policy "should be ostracised and declared a pariah.'' Advani said, "Our neighbouring country says it is supporting the international coalition against terrorism because it feels that it will get some support for whatever it is doing in Jammu and Kashmir. This is very strange. Whatever it may say will not get any help or backing for what it is doing in Kashmir." He opined that the situation around the world, instead, would prove helpful to India in solving the problem of cross-border terrorism in the Valley.
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October - 16 
Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed when security forces (SFs) launched retaliatory operations after a convoy was ambushed at Hanga in Kupwara district, on October 16. An SF personnel sustained injuries in the ambush.
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Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed when security forces (SFs) launched retaliatory operations after a convoy was ambushed at Hanga in Kupwara district, on October 16. An SF personnel sustained injuries in the ambush.
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October - 16 
According to delayed reports, two women and three children were injured in a mine blast in Bajour Agency, on October 16. The incident occurred in the Zore Bandar area when unidentified men planted a mine in front of a house. No arrests have been made
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According to delayed reports, two women and three children were injured in a mine blast in Bajour Agency, on October 16. The incident occurred in the Zore Bandar area when unidentified men planted a mine in front of a house. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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October - 16 
JeI Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, on October 16, suggested to the President Pervez Musharraf to hold a referendum to ascertain whether or not the masses were supporting the government’s Afghan policy. He said in Lahore, "the infuriated people are prepari
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JeI Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, on October 16, suggested to the President Pervez Musharraf to hold a referendum to ascertain whether or not the masses were supporting the government’s Afghan policy. He said in Lahore, "the infuriated people are preparing to come on roads to send the rulers home." While alleging that the US was playing the role of an international terrorist by killing innocent civilians in Afghanistan he added that the air strikes on Afghanistan were the worst terrorism of the 21st century.
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October - 16 
Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Chief of his own faction of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), his brother Maulana Ataur Rahman and a JuI leader, Maulana Abdul Qayyum were named in a First Information Report (FIR) filed in Dera Ismail Khan for fomenting hatred again
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Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Chief of his own faction of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), his brother Maulana Ataur Rahman and a JuI leader, Maulana Abdul Qayyum were named in a First Information Report (FIR) filed in Dera Ismail Khan for fomenting hatred against the government of the people and for inciting revolt. Through their provocative statements, said the FIR, the accused created a law and order situation and tried to stop the armed forces of Pakistan and law-enforcing agencies from performing their duties. Meanwhile, after being named in the chargesheet, Rahman declared to The News, a Pakistani daily, that President Pervez Musharraf was "no longer acceptable as the commander in chief of the Pakistan Army." As reported earlier, the Maulana has been under house arrest in his native Dera Ismail Khan since last week.
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October - 16 
Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) Premier Sardar Sikandar Hayat said, in Muzaffarabad, on October 16, that ‘freedom movement’ in Jammu and Kashmir could not be termed as terrorism as the issue has repeatedly been addressed in United Nation's (UN) res
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Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) Premier Sardar Sikandar Hayat said, in Muzaffarabad, on October 16, that ‘freedom movement’ in Jammu and Kashmir could not be termed as terrorism as the issue has repeatedly been addressed in United Nation's (UN) resolutions and was also presented on the international body's forum. He said that it is the UN's responsibility to resolve the issue in accordance with Security Council's resolutions as "self-determination is the legitimate right of the people of Kashmir." Sikandar Hayat opined that the Kashmir issue could only be resolved politically and called upon western countries to play their role in solving the issue peacefully. While denying that any terrorist outfit was operating from PcK, he added that it was a base camp for Kashmiri ‘freedom fighters’ that had nothing to do with terrorist activities.
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October - 16 
Pakistani media reports quoting eyewitness accounts have indicated that approximately 1,000 Taliban members had crossed the Afghan border into Pakistan to join an anti-US rally in Chaman, on October 16. The Taliban members are reported to have mixed
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Pakistani media reports quoting eyewitness accounts have indicated that approximately 1,000 Taliban members had crossed the Afghan border into Pakistan to join an anti-US rally in Chaman, on October 16. The Taliban members are reported to have mixed with ordinary Afghans and walked across the border from Spindboldak to Chaman to protest against the US air strikes on Afghanistan.
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October - 16 
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leader Maulana Fazl-i-Ahad said in Peshawar, on October 16, that the SSP has decided to send its activists for waging Jehad, holy war, against the US. He indicated that a group of 80 SSP cadres were ready to leave for Af
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Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leader Maulana Fazl-i-Ahad said in Peshawar, on October 16, that the SSP has decided to send its activists for waging Jehad, holy war, against the US. He indicated that a group of 80 SSP cadres were ready to leave for Afghanistan. While condemning the US air strikes on Afghanistan, he added that US aircraft were intentionally targeting civilian population. He opined that, in the current context, Jehad had become an obligation for all the Muslims. He also added that US President George W. Bush should be awarded death punishment for the genocide of innocent Afghans. The SSP leader claimed that the Pakistan’s President was equally responsible for the killing of innocent Afghans.
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October - 16 
The Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) has decided to launch an extensive campaign to collect funds for Afghans who have become 'victims of US terrorism'. JeI Karachi unit Chief Mairajul Huda, while announcing the campaign at a press conference, on October 16, sai
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The Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) has decided to launch an extensive campaign to collect funds for Afghans who have become 'victims of US terrorism'. JeI Karachi unit Chief Mairajul Huda, while announcing the campaign at a press conference, on October 16, said the outfit would establish fund collection camps in Karachi. He stated, "When a massive protest movement against US aggression is already going on in the city it is also needed that such a relief campaign for the needy Afghan Muslims is launched without any delay."
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October - 16 
Various religious outfits at a rally in Bara, Khyber Agency, on October 16, demanded of President Pervez Musharraf to resign or face public agitation on the same issue. The rally was addressed by leaders of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), Jamaat-e-Is
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Various religious outfits at a rally in Bara, Khyber Agency, on October 16, demanded of President Pervez Musharraf to resign or face public agitation on the same issue. The rally was addressed by leaders of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Ahlesunat, Attehadi Ulema and the Tanzeem Ahlesunat-u-Aljumaat. Addressing the gathering, the leaders opined that they would support an Islamic government in Afghanistan and also asked the US and its allies to terminate their air strikes against Afghanistan. They claimed that the US was not targeting Osama bin Laden but Islam. They also said that the government lacked the support of the Pakistani populace and had supported the US for ‘getting dollars’. They also alleged that the killings of innocent Kashmiris by Indian security forces, and Palestinians by Israel, should also be declared as an act of terrorism. The leaders also urged the US to present conclusive evidence on the involvement of Osama bin Laden in the September 11-terrorist attacks.
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October - 16 
On October 16, a soldier who was part of a security forces’ dominating patrol was injured in LTTE retaliatory fire in the Mahindapura general area, some 33km south east of Trincomalee.
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On October 16, a soldier who was part of a security forces’ dominating patrol was injured in LTTE retaliatory fire in the Mahindapura general area, some 33km south east of Trincomalee.
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October - 17 
A Calcutta court, on October 17, convicted for sedition and criminal conspiracy a Bangladeshi agent of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and three others in the Chandipur espionage case of 1999. The sentence is to be pronounced today, Octo
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A Calcutta court, on October 17, convicted for sedition and criminal conspiracy a Bangladeshi agent of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and three others in the Chandipur espionage case of 1999. The sentence is to be pronounced today, October 18, 2001. The ISI agent was arrested on September 15, 1999 in Calcutta for passing vital information on defence establishments, including on the Chandipur Interim Test Range for missiles, to Pakistan.
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October - 17 
A Delhi court, on October 16, rejected the bail application of the two terrorists facing trial in the Red Fort shootout case in which terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had stormed the Red Fort and killed two army personnel and a civilian on Dec
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A Delhi court, on October 16, rejected the bail application of the two terrorists facing trial in the Red Fort shootout case in which terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had stormed the Red Fort and killed two army personnel and a civilian on December 22, 2000. The court observed that the accused did not qualify for being released, as the allegations against them were very serious in nature. Earlier, on August 29, 2001, the court had rejected the bail applications of two other accused on the same ground. The accused terrorists have been charge-sheeted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Arms Act and the Explosive Substances Act.
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October - 17 
According to media reports, on October 17, a group of six All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) terrorists, in Gobindachandrapara under Khowai police station jurisdiction, West Tripura district, abducted four persons and killed two of them, while the other
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According to media reports, on October 17, a group of six All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) terrorists, in Gobindachandrapara under Khowai police station jurisdiction, West Tripura district, abducted four persons and killed two of them, while the other two had escaped. All the four are allegedly the collaborators of the rival National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT).
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October - 17 
According to media reports, the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) has recently submitted a 10-point demand to the Mizoram government. Mizoram Home Minister Tawnluia disclosed this on October 17. The main demand of the BNLF is the formation of a se
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According to media reports, the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) has recently submitted a 10-point demand to the Mizoram government. Mizoram Home Minister Tawnluia disclosed this on October 17. The main demand of the BNLF is the formation of a separate autonomous district council for the Brus in Mizoram as per the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The BNLF also demanded reservation of five seats in the State Legislative Assembly for the Brus in Mizoram and 10 per cent of government jobs for educated Brus. Other demands included enlistment of all adult Brus in the voters’ lists, re-inclusion of those names deleted earlier in the electoral rolls, immediate repatriation of Brus from refugee camps in Tripura. The outfit also demanded that the name of the tribe should be changed from ‘Reang’ to ‘Bru’ in the scheduled tribe list of Mizoram and general amnesty should be granted to all BNLF activists.
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October - 17 
According to official sources, four persons, including two police personnel, were killed and a sub-divisional police officer injured when left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blasted a landmine near Gorkhagaon village, Dan
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According to official sources, four persons, including two police personnel, were killed and a sub-divisional police officer injured when left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blasted a landmine near Gorkhagaon village, Dantewada district, on October 17. When a police party was proceeding on the Inzaram-Mezi road the explosion took place right under their jeep, which was shattered into pieces. The police have launched a combing operation to arrest the Naxalites.
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According to police reports, a 16-member gang of the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) led by self-styled sergeant major Jan Ingti has recently served extortion notes of huge amounts on sa number of tea estates in Golaghat district. On Oct
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According to police reports, a 16-member gang of the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) led by self-styled sergeant major Jan Ingti has recently served extortion notes of huge amounts on sa number of tea estates in Golaghat district. On October 17, the same gang of terrorists abducted a truck ferrying tea estate labourers and tortured them before they were let-off.
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October - 17 
Addressing a joint press conference with Indian Minster of External Affairs Jaswant Singh, in New Delhi, on October 17, visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell said his country’s war against terror included terrorism targeted against India. H
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Addressing a joint press conference with Indian Minster of External Affairs Jaswant Singh, in New Delhi, on October 17, visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell said his country’s war against terror included terrorism targeted against India. He said, "We deplore terrorism wherever it exists, whether on September 11 or on October 1 in Srinagar." He reiterated the US position that both the countries stood shoulder to shoulder fighting terrorism and ‘that includes the terrorism that has been inflicted on India’. The Secretary of State, however, skirted the issue of Pakistan’s role in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Asked whether Pakistan should be included in the global coalition against terrorism, he said Pakistan had recognised the nature the Taliban government and was working with the US to fight the Al Qaeda. He also clarified that he had not said in Islamabad, on October 16, that Kahsmir was ‘the’ central issue between India and Pakistan, but ‘a’ central issue. He said the Kashmir issue must be resolved between India and Pakistan, but the US would be willing to help facilitate the talks. He also announced that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had accepted an invitation from President George Bush to visit Washington on November 9. At the press conference, Jaswant Singh said India has assured the US of full cooperation in its action against Afghanistan. He said, India has also demanded that the US’ war against terrorism go beyond Afghanistan and address Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. The Minister admitted that there were differences on the Kashmir issue between India and the US and added, "We can disagree without being disagreeable." Separately, the Secretary of State and India’s Union Home Minister L K Advani signed a treaty on legal assistance in criminal matters. Official sources said the pact would enhance the ability of the two countries to pursue the common objective of law enforcement by putting in place a regularised channel for obtaining law enforcement from each other. The treaty would also improve the implementation of the bilateral extradition treaty signed between the two countries earlier in July 1999.
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October - 17 
An Afghan mercenary was killed in an encounter in Sarhoti, Poonch district, on October 17. In another encounter, two unidentified terrorists were killed in Kunan Babagund, Baramulla district. A civilian sustained injuries during the encounter. In the
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An Afghan mercenary was killed in an encounter in Sarhoti, Poonch district, on October 17. In another encounter, two unidentified terrorists were killed in Kunan Babagund, Baramulla district. A civilian sustained injuries during the encounter. In the same district, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in a separate encounter at Aboora.
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October - 17 
Bihar police have arrested in all 384 activists of left-wing extremist outfits (Naxalites)–– belonging to the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the People’s War Group (PWG), and those of the Ranvir Sena––a private army of landowners, from January to
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Bihar police have arrested in all 384 activists of left-wing extremist outfits (Naxalites)–– belonging to the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the People’s War Group (PWG), and those of the Ranvir Sena––a private army of landowners, from January to July 2001. The police have also seized 194 firearms, which included six of those looted earlier from police pickets, and 1,279 cartridges. Releasing the statistics, a senior police official said in Patna the police had 11 encounters with different extremist outfits and private armies in which nine persons, including a PWG area commander and an armed squad member, were killed. Four policemen were also injured in those encounters.
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October - 17 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) spokesperson Abu Usama said, on October 17, that the outfit would carry out more fidayeen (suicide) attacks on Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. Media reports have indicated that the statement was reportedly linked to
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) spokesperson Abu Usama said, on October 17, that the outfit would carry out more fidayeen (suicide) attacks on Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. Media reports have indicated that the statement was reportedly linked to the recent firing by Indian troops at Pakistani posts across the Line of Control (LoC).
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October - 17 
Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, CPI-ML (Janasakthi) group, blasted the newly set-up telephone exchange in Gadkol village, Srikonda mandal (administrative unit), on October 17 night. Police sources
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Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, CPI-ML (Janasakthi) group, blasted the newly set-up telephone exchange in Gadkol village, Srikonda mandal (administrative unit), on October 17 night. Police sources said equipment worth Rs 35 lakh had been destroyed in the blast. The Naxalites also reportedly left a letter at the blast site exhorting people to fight against the ‘anti-people policies’ of the government.
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October - 17 
On October 17, a counter-insurgent (CI) of the Muslim Mujahideen was abducted and killed by suspected Hizb terrorists at Shihlipora in Anantnag district. The slain CI was the second of the brothers of Azad Nabi, the former Muslim Mujahideen chief, to
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On October 17, a counter-insurgent (CI) of the Muslim Mujahideen was abducted and killed by suspected Hizb terrorists at Shihlipora in Anantnag district. The slain CI was the second of the brothers of Azad Nabi, the former Muslim Mujahideen chief, to be killed by suspected Hizb terrorists. Azad Nabi was killed by Hizb terrorists on June 14, 2001. In another incident, a civilian was killed and her father injured when unidentified terrorists attacked them at Anone Chaba, Doda, also on October 17.
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October - 17 
On October 17, a security force (SF) personnel was killed when a group of terrorists attacked a search party in Ari, Poonch district. The terrorists managed to escape from the scene of the encounter. In another incident, an SF personnel was injured i
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On October 17, a security force (SF) personnel was killed when a group of terrorists attacked a search party in Ari, Poonch district. The terrorists managed to escape from the scene of the encounter. In another incident, an SF personnel was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack by unidentified terrorists in Sumb, Udhampur district.
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October - 17 
On October 17, Assam police personnel had arrested two ULFA terrorists at Balikuchi village under the Nalbari police station jurisdiction while they were proceeding to Bhutan.
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On October 17, Assam police personnel had arrested two ULFA terrorists at Balikuchi village under the Nalbari police station jurisdiction while they were proceeding to Bhutan.
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October - 17 
On the evening of October 17, four suspected Al-Badr Mujahideen terrorists and three security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter in the Dobjan forests of Pulwama district. In the same district, a Hizb terrorist was killed in a separate
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On the evening of October 17, four suspected Al-Badr Mujahideen terrorists and three security force (SF) personnel were killed in an encounter in the Dobjan forests of Pulwama district. In the same district, a Hizb terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at Khrew. In Baramulla, an encounter broke out after SFs launched search operations at Chichlora. The terrorists, however, managed to escape.
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October - 17 
According to Pakistani media reports, Tanzim-ul-Mashaikh Ahl-i-Sunnat, a Peshawar based religious outfit has commenced recruiting volunteers for waging Jehad against the US and its allies. Outfit President Tarikat Shamsul Amin claimed they have comme
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According to Pakistani media reports, Tanzim-ul-Mashaikh Ahl-i-Sunnat, a Peshawar based religious outfit has commenced recruiting volunteers for waging Jehad against the US and its allies. Outfit President Tarikat Shamsul Amin claimed they have commenced recruitment of volunteers across the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). He also alleged that the US made the recent terrorist attacks as an excuse to attack Afghanistan and establish a permanent base for US troops in the region.
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October - 17 
Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Maulana Fazlur Rahman has termed the visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to Pakistan as "a big conspiracy to crush Muslims of the subcontinent." Addressing press personnel from his re
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Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Maulana Fazlur Rahman has termed the visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to Pakistan as "a big conspiracy to crush Muslims of the subcontinent." Addressing press personnel from his residence in Dera Ismail Khan, on October 17, where he is under house arrest, he said "After assuming power, the Bush administration had begun efforts for crushing Muslim governments all over the world at the pretext of fundamentalism."
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October - 17 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) spokesperson Abu Usama said, on October 17, that the outfit would carry out more fidayeen (suicide) attacks on Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. Media reports have indicated that the statement was reportedly linked to
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) spokesperson Abu Usama said, on October 17, that the outfit would carry out more fidayeen (suicide) attacks on Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. Media reports have indicated that the statement was reportedly linked to the recent firing by Indian troops at Pakistani posts across the Line of Control (LoC).
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October - 17 
Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), whose assets were frozen by the US administration after being linked to terrorist activities, has denied reports that it has changed its name. Media reports had indicated that the Jaish had changed its name to T
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Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), whose assets were frozen by the US administration after being linked to terrorist activities, has denied reports that it has changed its name. Media reports had indicated that the Jaish had changed its name to Tehrik-ul-Furqan after the US move, but the outfit’s spokesperson, Abu Hamza, denied the claim. According to him, "It is not true. We will never change the name of our group. The name of the group has remained Jaish-e-Muhammad. It is still Jaish-e-Muhammad, and it will remain Jaish-e-Muhammad."
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October - 17 
The media in Pakistan reported that many students of religious seminaries have indicated that they would volunteer for Jehad in Afghanistan against the US and its allies. Religious leaders and scholars of parties belonging to the Pakistan Afghanistan
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The media in Pakistan reported that many students of religious seminaries have indicated that they would volunteer for Jehad in Afghanistan against the US and its allies. Religious leaders and scholars of parties belonging to the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) stated that Jehad training camps would be operationalised to "wage war against the Zionists, Jews and non-believers as soon as ground troops of the US and its allies step on Afghan soil." The leaders also threatened mass agitation and warned the government to change its pro-US policy by October 21, failing which "they would be compelled to chalk out their future line of action." They also called for the release of the arrested religious leaders, including Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Maulana Samiul Haq, Maulana Azam Tariq and others, by October 19 and threatened to march to Islamabad if their demands were not accepted. These statements were made at a rally in Karachi on October 17 organised by the Markaz-al-Dawat-ul-Irshad Pakistan, the parent outfit of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), under the banner of the PADC. Media sources added that for the first time during the recent crisis weapons were displayed by any party at a public meeting. Markaz-al-Dawat-ul-Irshad Chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, while indicating that Muslims have ‘wholeheartedly’ accepted the ‘challenge of holy war’, added that for the first time all religious parties, groups and sects have united. He claimed that public meetings and demonstrations were only an expression of sentiments whereas preparations for physical Jehad were progressing at ‘full pace’. He also warned the government to either change its policies or let the terrorist outfits run the affairs of the state. Hafiz Saeed said he feared that, following Afghanistan, the next target of the US would be Jammu and Kashmir, and made it clear that no US-sponsored agreement on the Kashmir issue would be acceptable to the terrorist outfits. Jamaaat-e-Islam (JeI) Sindh unit Chief Asadullah Bhutto said the Pakistani populace has rejected all favours and aid from the US and would never leave the ‘innocent Muslims’ of Afghanistan alone.
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October - 17 
Two rocket attacks were reported from the cantonment area in Quetta, on October 17. However, no loss of life or injuries was immediately known. Official sources said unidentified, armed men fired two rockets from northeast of Quetta towards the canto
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Two rocket attacks were reported from the cantonment area in Quetta, on October 17. However, no loss of life or injuries was immediately known. Official sources said unidentified, armed men fired two rockets from northeast of Quetta towards the cantonment. One of them landed close to the ordnance depot on Summungli Road while the other fell near a police checkpost. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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October - 17 
Maoist insurgents abducted and killed an activist of the ruling Nepali Congress party in Bela village, Dang, on October 17, reports said on October 19, quoting the police.
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Maoist insurgents abducted and killed an activist of the ruling Nepali Congress party in Bela village, Dang, on October 17, reports said on October 19, quoting the police.
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October - 17 
Another report said the LTTE rebels attacked a police post and injured a policeman in the Kalavanchikudy general area, some 19km south of Batticaloa, earlier on October 17.
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Another report said the LTTE rebels attacked a police post and injured a policeman in the Kalavanchikudy general area, some 19km south of Batticaloa, earlier on October 17.
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October - 17 
Four Tamil political parties, the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) and the Suresh faction of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), have formed
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Four Tamil political parties, the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) and the Suresh faction of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), have formed an alliance. They have agreed to contest the forth-coming countrywide general elections on a common platform and on a common symbol, the ‘rising sun’. A Memorandum of Understanding to the effect is due to be signed on October 19, tomorrow, reports from Sri Lanka said. The Alliance has as its primary goal defeating the electoral prospects of the People’s Alliance, one of whose members is the Tamil political party, the Eelam Peoples’ Democratic Party (EPDP). President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is the dominant partner in the People’s Alliance.
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October - 17 
In another incident, five security force personnel on a route clearing patrol were injured in a claymore mine explosion set off by the LTTE rebels, who lay in ambush, in the Siyambalagasweva general area, some 25km south of Welioya, on October 17. Su
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In another incident, five security force personnel on a route clearing patrol were injured in a claymore mine explosion set off by the LTTE rebels, who lay in ambush, in the Siyambalagasweva general area, some 25km south of Welioya, on October 17. Subsequently, three government troops who had reached the area came under LTTE fire and sustained injuries.
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October - 17 
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels shot dead two civilians and injured two more, all agriculturists, in Ruwanpitiya, some 5km east of Welikanda, on October 17, the Sri Lankan Army said. Three government soldiers, part of a reinforcement t
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels shot dead two civilians and injured two more, all agriculturists, in Ruwanpitiya, some 5km east of Welikanda, on October 17, the Sri Lankan Army said. Three government soldiers, part of a reinforcement team that was sent to the area, were also killed in the clashes that followed.
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October - 18 
A delayed reports said that the recently formed Internally Displaced Naga Welfare Association (IDNWA), in coordination with the Tangkhul Working Committee, staged a mass rally, attended by over 3000 people at Ukhrul district headquarters on October 1
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A delayed reports said that the recently formed Internally Displaced Naga Welfare Association (IDNWA), in coordination with the Tangkhul Working Committee, staged a mass rally, attended by over 3000 people at Ukhrul district headquarters on October 18. The IDNWA demanded that district authorities to provide relief material to the Nagas who had fled the Imphal valley during the anti-ceasefire extension movement in June and July this year (2001) and taken refuge in the Naga dominated hill districts of Manipur.
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October - 18 
A surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) cadre was arrested on October 18 from his residence at R G Baruah road in Guwahati by local police on charges of extortion.
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A surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) cadre was arrested on October 18 from his residence at R G Baruah road in Guwahati by local police on charges of extortion.
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October - 18 
According to an official release, on October 18, Army personnel killed an unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist in Darrang district, and recovered a 12-bore rifle and some ammunition.
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According to an official release, on October 18, Army personnel killed an unidentified United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist in Darrang district, and recovered a 12-bore rifle and some ammunition.
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October - 18 
According to media reports on October 19, eight Hmar People's Convention–Democratic (HPC-D) terrorists surrendered to the police during the last week in Mizoram. Police sources said four terrorists surrendered at Khawlian hamlet, three others surrend
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According to media reports on October 19, eight Hmar People's Convention–Democratic (HPC-D) terrorists surrendered to the police during the last week in Mizoram. Police sources said four terrorists surrendered at Khawlian hamlet, three others surrendered at Sakawrdai village.
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October - 18 
According to media reports, on October 18, Meghalaya police arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorist at Mawlonghat. The arrested terrorist identified himself during interrogation as a "captain". Police are try
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According to media reports, on October 18, Meghalaya police arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorist at Mawlonghat. The arrested terrorist identified himself during interrogation as a "captain". Police are trying to ascertain his claim. Three more were arrested along with the NSCN-IM terrorist.
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October - 18 
According to media reports, on October 18, Union Additional Secretary for Home Affairs P D Shenoy said funds amounting to Rs 1,335 crore have been sanctioned for fencing the porous Indo-Bangla border. He also stated that technical clearance for the f
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According to media reports, on October 18, Union Additional Secretary for Home Affairs P D Shenoy said funds amounting to Rs 1,335 crore have been sanctioned for fencing the porous Indo-Bangla border. He also stated that technical clearance for the first phase of constructing border roads between Bangladesh and the North Eastern States had also been provided.
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October - 18 
According to media reports, the Kuki National Front (KNF-MC) stated that the recent killing of one of its members by the security forces in Manipur did not occur during an encounter as alleged by the security forces. The KNF-MC further stated that th
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According to media reports, the Kuki National Front (KNF-MC) stated that the recent killing of one of its members by the security forces in Manipur did not occur during an encounter as alleged by the security forces. The KNF-MC further stated that the slain terrorist was arrested near Kangchup and brought to Mongjang village where he was given third degree treatment and then killed.
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October - 18 
According to media reports, the Union government has convened a tripartite meeting on November 1 to discuss the implementation of Assam Accord. Besides representatives from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), there will also be representatives
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According to media reports, the Union government has convened a tripartite meeting on November 1 to discuss the implementation of Assam Accord. Besides representatives from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), there will also be representatives from the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and the Assam government.
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October - 18 
In two separate incidents, on October 18, security forces arrested two Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Asom (MULTA) terrorists in Darrang district, and two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in Kokrajhar district.
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In two separate incidents, on October 18, security forces arrested two Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Asom (MULTA) terrorists in Darrang district, and two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in Kokrajhar district.
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October - 18 
In yet another incident on October 18, police seized a huge cache of explosives, including 968 detonators, from a woman at Kakatiya colony, Timapur mandal (administrative unit), Karimnagar district.
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In yet another incident on October 18, police seized a huge cache of explosives, including 968 detonators, from a woman at Kakatiya colony, Timapur mandal (administrative unit), Karimnagar district.
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October - 18 
On October 18, an HM terrorist was killed in an encounter at Lachh in Kupwara district. In the same district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Machhil and Keran.
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On October 18, an HM terrorist was killed in an encounter at Lachh in Kupwara district. In the same district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Machhil and Keran.
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October - 18 
On October 18, residents of Bijupara village, Kamrup district, lynched two suspected ULFA terrorists. One AK-47 rifle, one 9mm pistol and other ammunition were recovered from the possession of the lynched terrorists.
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On October 18, residents of Bijupara village, Kamrup district, lynched two suspected ULFA terrorists. One AK-47 rifle, one 9mm pistol and other ammunition were recovered from the possession of the lynched terrorists.
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October - 18 
On the night of October 18, two SF personnel and a civilian were killed in an attack by suspected LeT terrorists on an SF camp at Kremhore, Kupwara. In the search operation that followed, SFs killed a Pakistani mercenary. In the State capital Srinaga
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On the night of October 18, two SF personnel and a civilian were killed in an attack by suspected LeT terrorists on an SF camp at Kremhore, Kupwara. In the search operation that followed, SFs killed a Pakistani mercenary. In the State capital Srinagar, a civilian was attacked and injured by unidentified terrorists at Suteng. The victim is the brother of a ruling National Conference (NC) State Legislator.
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October - 18 
SFs raided a terrorist hideout at Burer, Poonch and seized some ammunition, explosives and other equipment.
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SFs raided a terrorist hideout at Burer, Poonch and seized some ammunition, explosives and other equipment.
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October - 18 
Six Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), two security force (SF) personnel, including an Officer and two Special Police Officers (SPOs), were killed in an encounter at Halore in Doda district, on October 18. In another encounter at Bor
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Six Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), two security force (SF) personnel, including an Officer and two Special Police Officers (SPOs), were killed in an encounter at Halore in Doda district, on October 18. In another encounter at Boriwal in Poonch district, five suspected foreign mercenaries and their guide were killed. Search operations were launched to locate four terrorists who were suspected to have escaped during the encounter.
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October - 18 
The International Institute for Strategic Studies, IIS London, said in its annual publication, Military Balance 2001-2002, that Osama bin Laden and the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, are providing active s
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The International Institute for Strategic Studies, IIS London, said in its annual publication, Military Balance 2001-2002, that Osama bin Laden and the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, are providing active support to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist outfit. The report says support in Jammu and Kashmir for terrorism is dying out with people desiring a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue. It says," There is a growing number of Kashmiri Muslims who are wary of the conflict and wish to reach an accord with India". The report further says, "[India] wants to cut down on its constant and heavy military commitment in Kashmir, which is a drain on resources that could be better directed to the military-modernisation plans".
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October - 18 
The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit has threatened on October 18 to launch fidayeen (suicide) attacks against major Indian cities to "avenge the shelling of Pakistani posts". According to a JeM statement, "Besides intensifying
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The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit has threatened on October 18 to launch fidayeen (suicide) attacks against major Indian cities to "avenge the shelling of Pakistani posts". According to a JeM statement, "Besides intensifying suicide attacks against army installations, the group has also decided to carry out such attacks in Bombay, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other nerve centres within India. The attacks will be carried out to avenge Indian shelling of civilians in Azad Kashmir."
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October - 18 
Two civilians died as they were trapped in a terrorist attack on an SF vehicle at Bonkoot, Baramulla.
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Two civilians died as they were trapped in a terrorist attack on an SF vehicle at Bonkoot, Baramulla.
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October - 18 
Two Ministers in Jammu and Kashmir survived separate attempts on them in Baramulla district by suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, on October 18. There were no casualties in either attack. In the first attack, two rifle grenades were fired
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Two Ministers in Jammu and Kashmir survived separate attempts on them in Baramulla district by suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, on October 18. There were no casualties in either attack. In the first attack, two rifle grenades were fired at the venue of a public meeting at Delina in which Works Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar was present. The grenades missed the target. In the second attack, the convoy of Minister of State Rural Development Ajay Sadhotra was targeted with gun-fire near Mirgund.
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October - 18 
The Chief of Al-Badr Mujahideen, Bakht Zameen, said on October 18 that his outfit would repulse any ‘Indian aggression against Pakistan’. According to him, "India has always been striving for labelling Kashmir Freedom Movement as a terrorist movement
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The Chief of Al-Badr Mujahideen, Bakht Zameen, said on October 18 that his outfit would repulse any ‘Indian aggression against Pakistan’. According to him, "India has always been striving for labelling Kashmir Freedom Movement as a terrorist movement in order to wage a military action against Mujahideen…Mujahideen has also finalised the preparations to tackle any air strike by Indian forces." Commenting on the US proscription of two Pakistan-based terrorist outfits, the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), he described that it would not affect the ongoing terrorist activity in Jammu and Kashmir. He stated, "However, such decisions would further intensify the resentment and flare up the sentiments of entire Muslim world against US." Zameen while denying the existence of any terrorist training camp in Pakistan controlled Kashmir (PcK) added that all terrorist activities were being carried out from Jammu and Kashmir. He also declined the existence of Al Qaeda network inside Jammu and Kashmir. The Al Badr Chief also asked the Pakistan government to review its policy of supporting US. On the role of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in the current situation, he said it should take concrete and prompt steps to halt the US air strikes. He also indicated that all Muslim youth should prepare for Jehad to encounter the ‘anti-Muslim powers’.
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October - 18 
The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI – Fazlur) has decided to organise meetings and rallies every Friday after the traditional Juma prayers in all parts of the country to protest US air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and Pakistan's support for
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The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI – Fazlur) has decided to organise meetings and rallies every Friday after the traditional Juma prayers in all parts of the country to protest US air strikes on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and Pakistan's support for the same. A two-day meeting of the JuI-F Central Executive Committee, provincial presidents and secretaries and central leadership instructed the Baluchistan unit of the outfit to prepare a ‘plan’ for the siege of Pasni airport and other airports where US forces have been given facilities. The meeting was presided over by acting Chief Maulana Abdul Ghani. Also, party offices have reportedly been asked to mobilise funds for the Afghan Mujahideen.
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October - 18 
The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit has threatened on October 18 to launch fidayeen (suicide) attacks against major Indian cities to "avenge the shelling of Pakistani posts". According to a JeM statement, "Besides intensifying
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The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit has threatened on October 18 to launch fidayeen (suicide) attacks against major Indian cities to "avenge the shelling of Pakistani posts". According to a JeM statement, "Besides intensifying suicide attacks against army installations, the group has also decided to carry out such attacks in Bombay, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other nerve centres within India. The attacks will be carried out to avenge Indian shelling of civilians in Azad Kashmir."
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October - 18 
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, on October 18, effected an expansion and reshuffle of his 13-member Cabinet and inducted 28 more as Cabinet ministers and Ministers. The expansion was, reports said, mean to accommodate the various factions in his N
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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, on October 18, effected an expansion and reshuffle of his 13-member Cabinet and inducted 28 more as Cabinet ministers and Ministers. The expansion was, reports said, mean to accommodate the various factions in his Nepali Congress party. No Minister was dropped from the Cabinet.
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October - 18 
The media in Nepal said the Maoist insurgents had laid down conditions, which if not met would delay the third round of peace talks with the government. Maoist insurgents’ chief negotiator at the peace talks Krishna Bahadur Mahara said, in a stat
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The media in Nepal said the Maoist insurgents had laid down conditions, which if not met would delay the third round of peace talks with the government. Maoist insurgents’ chief negotiator at the peace talks Krishna Bahadur Mahara said, in a statement, on October 18, that it was the responsibility of the government to set free all the insurgents now under detention and to meet the conditions that the insurgents had set. The conditions set by the insurgents are: the release of 300 activists; making public the whereabouts of missing persons; disbanding the armed police, ordering the Army back to the barracks; and abrogating the preventive detention act. A team of the insurgents, reports said, reached the capital Kathmandu on October 17 as the government had indicated that talks could be held on the next day. However, there was no official word on the date and venue of the talks. Later reports have also not indicated if there was any decision on the issue.
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October - 18 
The Detective Branch of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) recovered a bomb from the office of the Bangladesh Bank Colony Welfare Association in Agrabad, Chittagong on October 18. Official sources said the bomb, not a sophisticated one though,
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The Detective Branch of the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) recovered a bomb from the office of the Bangladesh Bank Colony Welfare Association in Agrabad, Chittagong on October 18. Official sources said the bomb, not a sophisticated one though, was later defused. Further investigations are on. In another incident on the same day, the CMP arrested 62 persons in separate raids in the city for possessing illegal arms.
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October - 18 
Pro-Tamil sources said two government troops and four militarily trained policemen were wounded in clashes with the LTTE at a joint patrol post in Neduntheevu, Kinniya division, about 18km south west of Trincomalee, late on October 18 night. The Army
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Pro-Tamil sources said two government troops and four militarily trained policemen were wounded in clashes with the LTTE at a joint patrol post in Neduntheevu, Kinniya division, about 18km south west of Trincomalee, late on October 18 night. The Army is yet to make an official confirmation of the incident.
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October - 18 
Pro-Tamil sources said, a civilian was injured in a claymore mine blast in Kadukkamunai, Batticaloa district, on October 18. The sources claimed that the intended target was a vehicle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that had just passe
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Pro-Tamil sources said, a civilian was injured in a claymore mine blast in Kadukkamunai, Batticaloa district, on October 18. The sources claimed that the intended target was a vehicle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that had just passed by. The area is under LTTE control and reports said it was yet another attempt by the Sri Lankan Army to target the LTTE with claymore mines in the areas controlled by the latter.
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October - 18 
Reports available now said it was LTTE Deputy political leader Karikalan who had escaped a claymore mine attack on his vehicle, on October 18. He had, however, sustained minor injuries. A civilian was killed in the attack. Pro-Tamil sources said on O
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Reports available now said it was LTTE Deputy political leader Karikalan who had escaped a claymore mine attack on his vehicle, on October 18. He had, however, sustained minor injuries. A civilian was killed in the attack. Pro-Tamil sources said on October 18 that an LTTE vehicle had narrowly escaped a claymore mine attack carried out allegedly by the Sri Lankan Army in the LTTE controlled area, in Palugamam, near Batticoloa.
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October - 18 
The Sri Lankan Army said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels fired mortar shells at government troops in the Nagarkovil general area, on October 18. No casualties were, however, reported in the incident.
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The Sri Lankan Army said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels fired mortar shells at government troops in the Nagarkovil general area, on October 18. No casualties were, however, reported in the incident.
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October - 18 
The Sri Lankan Army said one cadre of the LTTE, who claimed that he was forcibly recruited, surrendered to the authorities in the Mankeni general area, some 38km north west of Batticaloa, on October 18. With his surrender, the total number of LTTE su
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The Sri Lankan Army said one cadre of the LTTE, who claimed that he was forcibly recruited, surrendered to the authorities in the Mankeni general area, some 38km north west of Batticaloa, on October 18. With his surrender, the total number of LTTE surrenders in the year 2001 stands at 46.
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October - 19 
A statement released by People’s War, East Division, of left wing extremist (Naxalite) outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG), in Visakhapatnam, on October 19, said a woman cadre of the Palakajeedi squad was killed in an encounter near Patharakunta vil
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A statement released by People’s War, East Division, of left wing extremist (Naxalite) outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG), in Visakhapatnam, on October 19, said a woman cadre of the Palakajeedi squad was killed in an encounter near Patharakunta village, Visakhapatnam district, on October 11. Terming the encounter as ‘fake’, the statement demanded a judicial inquiry.
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October - 19 
According to media reports, minority Hindu Bengalis continued to enter Tripura to escape persecution by supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). During the recent elections in Bangladesh, most of these minorities had supported and campai
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According to media reports, minority Hindu Bengalis continued to enter Tripura to escape persecution by supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). During the recent elections in Bangladesh, most of these minorities had supported and campaigned for the Awami League, which lost the elections to the BNP. Media reports from Bangladesh said at least 10 Hindus have been killed in the district from where BNP supremo and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has been elected.
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October - 19 
According to media reports, on October 19, the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) staged a demonstration at Judges' Field, Guwahati, demanding an immediate solution to the various problems affecting Assam, which
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According to media reports, on October 19, the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) staged a demonstration at Judges' Field, Guwahati, demanding an immediate solution to the various problems affecting Assam, which include academic, health and flood problems. A decision was also taken to launch a joint movement in the near future to press for an early solution to the Bodo and illegal migrants problems in Assam, the initial reason for the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) launching its insurgency campaign in the 1980s.
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October - 19 
According to police sources, on October 19, National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) terrorists attacked the Labdangguri police outpost, 15km from Sorbhog police station in Barpeta district. In the ensuing encounter, three police personnel and 10
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According to police sources, on October 19, National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) terrorists attacked the Labdangguri police outpost, 15km from Sorbhog police station in Barpeta district. In the ensuing encounter, three police personnel and 10 terrorists were killed. Another 25 police personnel were injured, six of them seriously. While the police outpost was completely destroyed, the infrastructure-loss included two wireless sets, three generators, three batteries, three SLRs, three LMGs, two mortars, several rifles, magazines and important documents.
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October - 19 
Army personnel raided and destroyed a National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) camp at Balan Gaon village near Miao in Arunachal Pradesh on October 19. Two hand grenades, a large quantities of ration and medicines were seized during the raid.
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Army personnel raided and destroyed a National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) camp at Balan Gaon village near Miao in Arunachal Pradesh on October 19. Two hand grenades, a large quantities of ration and medicines were seized during the raid.
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October - 19 
Four Pakistani mercenaries of the Al-Badr Mujahideen were killed in an encounter at Sharatpora in Pulwama district, on October 19. Two security force personnel (SF) sustained injuries in the encounter. Two more Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-
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Four Pakistani mercenaries of the Al-Badr Mujahideen were killed in an encounter at Sharatpora in Pulwama district, on October 19. Two security force personnel (SF) sustained injuries in the encounter. Two more Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed and a civilian injured in SFs-retaliatory action against the terrorists after an SF convoy was attacked at Handwara in Kupwara district. An SF personnel sustained injuries in the initial attack. In the same district, a seventh Pakistani mercenary, a ‘battalion commander’ of the Al Badr, was killed in an encounter at Lalpora. In Poonch district, an unidentified terrorist was killed in the Boriwali forests.
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October - 19 
In another incident, on October 19, PWG Naxalites set afire six coal-laden trucks and a car near Chinna Boinapalli village, Warangal district, reportedly to protest the killing of the Khammam district secretary of the outfit in an alleged encounter.
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In another incident, on October 19, PWG Naxalites set afire six coal-laden trucks and a car near Chinna Boinapalli village, Warangal district, reportedly to protest the killing of the Khammam district secretary of the outfit in an alleged encounter. According to official sources, the loss of property is estimated at Rs. 30 lakh.
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October - 19 
Media reports said on October 19 that security forces arrested a hard-core United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist from Arunachal Path, Guwahati.
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Media reports said on October 19 that security forces arrested a hard-core United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist from Arunachal Path, Guwahati.
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October - 19 
On the night of October 19, a Pakistani mercenary of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed in an encounter at Wurpachh, in the Ganderbal area. In another encounter at Ootligam in Budgam district, a second HM terrorist was killed. In Baramulla distri
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On the night of October 19, a Pakistani mercenary of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed in an encounter at Wurpachh, in the Ganderbal area. In another encounter at Ootligam in Budgam district, a second HM terrorist was killed. In Baramulla district, a counter-insurgent (CI) was killed by unidentified terrorists at Tantraypora.
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October - 19 
Seven persons, including six police personnel were killed in a landmine blast triggered by left wing extremists Naxalites near Jagpura village, Patna district on October 19. According to official sources, the incident took place when the police pa
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Seven persons, including six police personnel were killed in a landmine blast triggered by left wing extremists Naxalites near Jagpura village, Patna district on October 19. According to official sources, the incident took place when the police party was heading towards Dutt-Mai village where the armed Naxalites had reportedly raided a police picket. The landmine exploded when the police party reached near Jagpura village. The Naxalites, hidden in a nearby paddy field, had triggered the blast killing all on the spot and ripping the vehicle apart. The Naxalites also reportedly looted arms and ammunition of the police party. The identity of the Naxal group behind the landmine blast has not yet been established. A senior police official, while speaking to the media in State capital, Patna, said, "The manner in which the land-mine was blasted has trade- mark of the People's War Group (PWG). It alone is known to carry out such operations." He, however, added that the police also suspected the hand of Jainandan Yadav gang in the incident. "Jainandan Yadav was also a member of the PWG two months back," he said and conceded that land mine blasts had become an unavoidable professional hazard. "We have to change our strategy," he added.
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October - 19 
Three policemen were injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed a police party at Kakching Khunou in Thoubal district on October 19. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Thoubal, Clay Khongsai, who was part of the party, escaped unhurt.
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Three policemen were injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed a police party at Kakching Khunou in Thoubal district on October 19. The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Thoubal, Clay Khongsai, who was part of the party, escaped unhurt.
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October - 19 
JuI- Nawabshah district unit Chief F Maulana Hizbullah, while demanding the immediate withdrawal of treason charges against his outfit’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman, observed that the government had "proved its friendship with America and enmity with
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JuI- Nawabshah district unit Chief F Maulana Hizbullah, while demanding the immediate withdrawal of treason charges against his outfit’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman, observed that the government had "proved its friendship with America and enmity with Islam."
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October - 19 
Pakistan authorities on October 19 barred three religious leaders from entering Sindh province where major rallies and protest demonstrations against US air strikes in Afghanistan have been taking place. Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Chief of the Jamaat-e-Isla
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Pakistan authorities on October 19 barred three religious leaders from entering Sindh province where major rallies and protest demonstrations against US air strikes in Afghanistan have been taking place. Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Chief of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI- Fazlur faction) and Azam Tariq, leader of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), were banned from Sindh province for 30 days, said provincial Home Secretary Brigadier Mukhtar Sheikh. As reported earlier, Maulana Fazlur Rahman and Azam Tariq are already under house arrest in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Punjab province respectively. According to Mukhtar Sheikh, the leaders have been banned from Sindh as "their presence here can create law and order problems."
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October - 19 
Reports from Khairpur said activists of the JuI-F and SSP held protest rallies in Kumb, Piryaloi, Faiz Gunj and other towns of Khairpur against the US attacks after the traditional Juma prayers. JuI-F leaders opined that the US was not ‘sincere’ with
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Reports from Khairpur said activists of the JuI-F and SSP held protest rallies in Kumb, Piryaloi, Faiz Gunj and other towns of Khairpur against the US attacks after the traditional Juma prayers. JuI-F leaders opined that the US was not ‘sincere’ with the Muslims.
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October - 19 
The Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) held a protest demonstration at the Site area in Hyderabad on October 19 against US-led air strikes in Afghanistan. Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur factio
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The Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) held a protest demonstration at the Site area in Hyderabad on October 19 against US-led air strikes in Afghanistan. Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and other religious outfits participated in the demonstration. Addressing the rally, the leaders, while criticising the polices of the government, added, "Muslims were brave but the rulers of Pakistan were coward and narrow-minded."
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October - 19 
According to media reports, minority Hindu Bengalis continued to enter Tripura to escape persecution by supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). During the recent elections in Bangladesh, most of these minorities had supported and campai
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According to media reports, minority Hindu Bengalis continued to enter Tripura to escape persecution by supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). During the recent elections in Bangladesh, most of these minorities had supported and campaigned for the Awami League, which lost the elections to the BNP. Media reports from Bangladesh said at least 10 Hindus have been killed in the district from where BNP supremo and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has been elected.
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October - 19 
A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel was killed by security forces (SFs) at Aiyankerni near Batticaloa on October 19. The incident occurred when the rebel attempted to attack a sentry post with a grenade.
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A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel was killed by security forces (SFs) at Aiyankerni near Batticaloa on October 19. The incident occurred when the rebel attempted to attack a sentry post with a grenade.
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October - 19 
Investigating authorities in Colombo produced two more suspects before the Chief Magistrate on October 19 in the case relating to the 1999-assassination attempt by a suicide bomber on President Chandrika Kumaratunga at the Town Hall during the last e
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Investigating authorities in Colombo produced two more suspects before the Chief Magistrate on October 19 in the case relating to the 1999-assassination attempt by a suicide bomber on President Chandrika Kumaratunga at the Town Hall during the last election meeting, a day ahead of the Presidential polls. 26 persons were killed and 90 more injured in the massive explosion that rocked the venue.
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October - 20 
According to delayed reports, on October 20, two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and one Army personnel were killed in an encounter near the Diksang tea garden in Dibrugarh district. Two more Army personnel and three terrorists were
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According to delayed reports, on October 20, two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and one Army personnel were killed in an encounter near the Diksang tea garden in Dibrugarh district. Two more Army personnel and three terrorists were also injured in the encounter.
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October - 20 
According to media reports of October 20, All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) president Rabiram Narzary said his organization is opposed to the Union government inviting non-Bodo organizations to take part in, and contribute to, the ongoing peace talks w
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According to media reports of October 20, All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) president Rabiram Narzary said his organization is opposed to the Union government inviting non-Bodo organizations to take part in, and contribute to, the ongoing peace talks with the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). The Union government has invited the United Reservation Movement Council of Assam, Lower Assam Minority Council, All Adivasi Students’ Association, United Minorities Front, besides others, to the final negotiation process with an idea of evolving a consensus to the Bodo problem. Narzary warned of outbreak of ethnic civil violence if these non-Bodo groups do not agree to the solution that would evolve at the talks.
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October - 20 
According to media reports, on October 20, Meghalaya police personnel arrested the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the Hynniewtrep State Democratic Front (HSDF), Dominic Kharpuli, who was earlier a member of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC)
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According to media reports, on October 20, Meghalaya police personnel arrested the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the Hynniewtrep State Democratic Front (HSDF), Dominic Kharpuli, who was earlier a member of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). The police also arrested three other HSDF cadres from Shillong on the same day.
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October - 20 
Delayed reports have indicated that on October 20, Assam police personnel arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist from Golamagaon Chowk in Udalguri in Darrang district.
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Delayed reports have indicated that on October 20, Assam police personnel arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorist from Golamagaon Chowk in Udalguri in Darrang district.
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October - 20 
Five PWG Naxalites, including a ‘military platoon deputy commander’, surrendered to the Warangal district police chief on October 20.
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Five PWG Naxalites, including a ‘military platoon deputy commander’, surrendered to the Warangal district police chief on October 20.
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October - 20 
In a separate incident on October 20, a joint team of Meghalaya police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested three hardcore Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) terrorists from Doldegre area in West Garo Hills district. Police sources
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In a separate incident on October 20, a joint team of Meghalaya police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested three hardcore Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) terrorists from Doldegre area in West Garo Hills district. Police sources indicated that the arrested were involved in the grenade attack at Sangkinegre village on October 15 in which six persons were killed.
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October - 20 
In another incident, on October 20, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, CPI-ML (Janasakthi) group, killed a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader at his native village in Konaraopet mandal, Nizamabad district.
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In another incident, on October 20, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, CPI-ML (Janasakthi) group, killed a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader at his native village in Konaraopet mandal, Nizamabad district.
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October - 20 
In yet another incident, on October 20, the PWG Naxalites blasted the Kothaguda mandal revenue office building and set fire to the vehicles of two local-level leaders of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Warangal. All the records at the mandal o
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In yet another incident, on October 20, the PWG Naxalites blasted the Kothaguda mandal revenue office building and set fire to the vehicles of two local-level leaders of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Warangal. All the records at the mandal office were destroyed in the explosion.
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October - 20 
Left wing extremist, Naxalite, outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG) has owned the responsibility for a landmine blast near Jagpura village, Patna district, on October 19, in which seven persons, including six police personnel, were killed. In a press
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Left wing extremist, Naxalite, outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG) has owned the responsibility for a landmine blast near Jagpura village, Patna district, on October 19, in which seven persons, including six police personnel, were killed. In a press release issued late on October 20, the PWG Magadh divisional committee secretary said the Jagpura mine blast was carried out "in retaliation to the martyrdom of our brave comrades" in police actions. The release further said the operation was part of "our wider armed resistance movement being carried out in different parts of the country, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Telangana, Orissa and Maharashtra."
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October - 20 
Media reports of October 20 said the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura has alleged that 63 tribal students from Tripura were currently undergoing training for urban terrorism at National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cam
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Media reports of October 20 said the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura has alleged that 63 tribal students from Tripura were currently undergoing training for urban terrorism at National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) camps in Bangladesh. Government sources suspect that the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) and its students wing, the Tribal Students' Federation (TSF) are responsible for this. The IPFT is a tribal party which won the last elections in 1999 to the Tribal Autonomous District Council (TADC), defeating the Left Front. The IPFT is alleged to have links with the NLFT, which assisted it in winning those elections.
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October - 20 
Media reports of October 20, citing security force (SF) sources, said that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has recently succeeded in procuring a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the international market. The SF sources revealed th
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Media reports of October 20, citing security force (SF) sources, said that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has recently succeeded in procuring a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the international market. The SF sources revealed that the first consignment of the weapons arrived at the outfit’s Bhutan camps in early September. The second consignment is expected at any time while the third one is on its way. The first consignment includes 20,000 rounds of ammunition of AK-47 and 56 rifles, more than one hundred M-16 rifles and unspecific number of its ammunition, 12 boxes of ammunition of .32 pistol and 10 boxes of Chinese bottle grenade.
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October - 20 
The body of a civilian, abducted by unidentified terrorists from Hangalpawa, Anantnag district, on October 20, was recovered from the nearby Hapatnar village.
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The body of a civilian, abducted by unidentified terrorists from Hangalpawa, Anantnag district, on October 20, was recovered from the nearby Hapatnar village.
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October - 20 
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Guwahati, on October 20, remanded four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists to 14 days' police custody. These terrorists had been arrested a week earlier at Vellore by the Tamil Nadu police and brou
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The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Guwahati, on October 20, remanded four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists to 14 days' police custody. These terrorists had been arrested a week earlier at Vellore by the Tamil Nadu police and brought down to Assam by a special police force.
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October - 20 
Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Wanibathu in Pulwama district on October 20. Among the slain mercenaries was a ‘district commander’ of the outfit. Two more Jaish terrorists, including a Pakista
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Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Wanibathu in Pulwama district on October 20. Among the slain mercenaries was a ‘district commander’ of the outfit. Two more Jaish terrorists, including a Pakistani national, were killed in a separate encounter at Bhata in Doda district. In Jammu district, a suspected Pakistani mercenary was killed in an encounter at Bhagatpur.
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October - 20 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed in an encounter near the Dikcham Tea Estate, Rajgarh, in Dibrugarh district on October 20. Two AK-56 rifles, some cartridges and various documents from seized from the possession of th
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed in an encounter near the Dikcham Tea Estate, Rajgarh, in Dibrugarh district on October 20. Two AK-56 rifles, some cartridges and various documents from seized from the possession of the slain terrorists.
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October - 20 
A timed explosive device exploded outside Islamabad International airport soon after it was detected within the airport and removed for being defused on October 20. The device exploded before it could be defused. There were no casualties. Police said
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A timed explosive device exploded outside Islamabad International airport soon after it was detected within the airport and removed for being defused on October 20. The device exploded before it could be defused. There were no casualties. Police said that they have identified a suspect, responsible for planting the device and have launched search operations.
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October - 20 
Media reports of October 20 said the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura has alleged that 63 tribal students from Tripura were currently undergoing training for urban terrorism at National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cam
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Media reports of October 20 said the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura has alleged that 63 tribal students from Tripura were currently undergoing training for urban terrorism at National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) camps in Bangladesh. Government sources suspect that the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) and its students wing, the Tribal Students' Federation (TSF) are responsible for this. The IPFT is a tribal party which won the last elections in 1999 to the Tribal Autonomous District Council (TADC), defeating the Left Front. The IPFT is alleged to have links with the NLFT, which assisted it in winning those elections.
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October - 20 
Delayed reports said that SFs recovered some weapons, ammunition and other items from a suspected LTTE hide-out at Nonoovil near Eluthumadduval.
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Delayed reports said that SFs recovered some weapons, ammunition and other items from a suspected LTTE hide-out at Nonoovil near Eluthumadduval.
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October - 21 
A red alert has been sounded in the entire north Bengal region following reports that approximately two dozen terrorists of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Kamatapur Liberation Oraganisation (KLO) had slipped into Jalpaiguri and Co
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A red alert has been sounded in the entire north Bengal region following reports that approximately two dozen terrorists of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Kamatapur Liberation Oraganisation (KLO) had slipped into Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal State. Official sources said the terrorists had managed to enter the State after the Bhutanese Army had destroyed their training camps in south Bhutan. Officials said security forces had intensified vigilance along the State’s borders with Bhutan, Nepal and Assam. The security forces had also intensified combing operations in the jungles of Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar district to track down the terrorists.
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October - 21 
A suspected Pakistani mercenary of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a security force (SF) personnel were killed while three more SF personnel sustained injuries in an encounter in Ganewali, Rajouri district, on October 21.
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A suspected Pakistani mercenary of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a security force (SF) personnel were killed while three more SF personnel sustained injuries in an encounter in Ganewali, Rajouri district, on October 21.
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October - 21 
According to media reports, an United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist was killed in an encounter with the Army at Donjargaon village under the Tamulpur police station limits, Nalbari district, on October 21. Some arms were also recovered fr
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According to media reports, an United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist was killed in an encounter with the Army at Donjargaon village under the Tamulpur police station limits, Nalbari district, on October 21. Some arms were also recovered from his possession.
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October - 21 
According to media reports, on October 21, the Director General of Police (DGP), Assam, H K Deka, stated that a total of 1,111 police personnel had been killed while combating terrorists and insurgent activities in the State.
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According to media reports, on October 21, the Director General of Police (DGP), Assam, H K Deka, stated that a total of 1,111 police personnel had been killed while combating terrorists and insurgent activities in the State.
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October - 21 
According to media reports, the Union government has set up a high-level inter-ministerial group for coordinating actions and formulating responses––both diplomatic and operational, to the emerging challenges. The group will comprise officials fro
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According to media reports, the Union government has set up a high-level inter-ministerial group for coordinating actions and formulating responses––both diplomatic and operational, to the emerging challenges. The group will comprise officials from the Ministries of External Affairs, Defence and Home. It will act as a nodal agency to collate inputs from various security agencies, the defence establishment, independent experts and think-tanks, besides subject-specific divisions of the Foreign office. The decision to form this group was taken after the September 11-terrorist strikes in the US.
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October - 21 
According to official sources, the Bihar government, on October 21, decided to purchase five landmine-resistant vans at a cost of approximately Rs. 2.50 crore for use in Naxalite-affected areas. At a high level meeting held at the Chief Minister’s re
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According to official sources, the Bihar government, on October 21, decided to purchase five landmine-resistant vans at a cost of approximately Rs. 2.50 crore for use in Naxalite-affected areas. At a high level meeting held at the Chief Minister’s residence in Patna, it was also decided to send Rs 5 lakh each immediately to the police chiefs of 8 Naxalite affected districts in the State for strengthening 92 police pickets in Jehanabad, Gaya, Aurangabad, Arwal, Nawada, Bhojpur, Bhabhua and Patna.
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October - 21 
Delhi police have filed a charge sheet against two more terrorists in the Red Fort shootout case in which two terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had stormed the historical monument and killed two Army personnel and a civilian on December 22, 200
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Delhi police have filed a charge sheet against two more terrorists in the Red Fort shootout case in which two terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had stormed the historical monument and killed two Army personnel and a civilian on December 22, 2000. In an additional charge sheet filed before the court, the Special Cell of the Delhi police named Farooq Ahmad Quasid and Nazir Ahmad Quasid, currently lodged in Jammu jail in connection with some other case, as accused. With this, the total number of those charge sheeted in the case has gone up to 10. They have been accused of murder, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and waging war against the country.
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October - 21 
Following the incident, the government has decided to beef up security at all establishments belonging to multinational companies. The State police chief said the PWG had always been opposed to multinational companies, but this attack (on a multinati
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Following the incident, the government has decided to beef up security at all establishments belonging to multinational companies. The State police chief said the PWG had always been opposed to multinational companies, but this attack (on a multinational installation in the State) was the first of its kind. Also, the police have intensified combing operations in the Naxalite dominated parts of the north Telangana district on the eve of the strike.
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October - 21 
In a separate development, an unidentified PWG Naxalite was killed in an encounter near Utlapalli village of Gurrampodu mandal (administrative unit). The incident took place when a group of Naxalites came across a special police party combing the are
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In a separate development, an unidentified PWG Naxalite was killed in an encounter near Utlapalli village of Gurrampodu mandal (administrative unit). The incident took place when a group of Naxalites came across a special police party combing the area. The Naxalites opened fire on noticing the police and police had retaliated killing one of them on the spot. However, the other Naxalites managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
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October - 21 
Indicating tough measures against terrorists, Union Defence Minister George Fernandes said, on October 21, that the government was finalising a ‘specific plan’ to deal with Pakistan-sponsored proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He said, "I have dis
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Indicating tough measures against terrorists, Union Defence Minister George Fernandes said, on October 21, that the government was finalising a ‘specific plan’ to deal with Pakistan-sponsored proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). He said, "I have discussed with the senior Army commanders as to how to give a greater momentum to our fight against Pakistan-exported terrorism in the state." Asked whether this amounted to 'hot pursuit' as advocated by certain quarters in the government, Fernandes said, "Hot pursuit is not action specific, and is only a general statement. What we have been discussing is specific action. Already steps in this direction have been taken and we hope to see the implementation of the specific action plan soon."
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October - 21 
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, speaking at the Police Commemoration day in Srinagar, said the war against terrorism should be fought in the enemy’s court and terrorist training camps should be smashed. He said, "We can’t lie low fo
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, speaking at the Police Commemoration day in Srinagar, said the war against terrorism should be fought in the enemy’s court and terrorist training camps should be smashed. He said, "We can’t lie low for long. The US could not wait for a twinkle and we have been facing the brunt for 12 years". The Chief Minister added that, after wrapping up global campaign in Afghanistan, the next step would be directed against terrorism in this part. Pakistan, he said, is engaged in cross-border terrorism and is training mercenaries from various parts of the world. Unless these camps are uprooted, peace would be a distant dream, he added.
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October - 21 
Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blasted a bottling unit of American soft drink company Coca Cola, at Atmakaru in Guntur district, on October 21. According to official sources no one was injured in the incident but the
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Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blasted a bottling unit of American soft drink company Coca Cola, at Atmakaru in Guntur district, on October 21. According to official sources no one was injured in the incident but the blast caused extensive damage to the unit. The total loss is estimated at Rs one crore. The Naxalites used three steel cans filled with explosives to destroy a boiler and the transformer room of the factory. A fourth can filled with explosives failed to explode. Had this too gone off, the bottling unit of the factory would have been destroyed. The attack came on the eve of the State-wide strike called by the PWG on October 22 to protest US-led military operations in Afghanistan. The Naxalites reportedly left a note behind which said the move was in protest against the ‘imperialistic actions’ of the US in attacking Afghanistan. The Naxalites branded the US as the ‘real terrorist’ and warned that there would be more attacks against multinational companies in the days ahead.
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October - 21 
Media reports in Nepal said on October 21, 2001 that a Maoist insurgent was arrested in the Indian State of West Bengal at a village near Siliguri, and some arms recovered from him.
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Media reports in Nepal said on October 21, 2001 that a Maoist insurgent was arrested in the Indian State of West Bengal at a village near Siliguri, and some arms recovered from him.
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October - 21 
The Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), in an interview to a news agency in Delhi, said despite having vowed to work against terrorism along with the world community, Pakistan continues to send mercenaries into J&K. It has increased cros
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The Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), in an interview to a news agency in Delhi, said despite having vowed to work against terrorism along with the world community, Pakistan continues to send mercenaries into J&K. It has increased cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border, apparently to provoke Indian troops, he said. He further said, the September 11 terrorist attack in the US and the subsequent developments in the world have had no impact on Pakistan’s activity vis-à-vis Kashmir. There is no indication of mercenaries leaving J&K in response to the call of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime to join them in the fight against US, he said.
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October - 21 
Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, while criticising the government’s decision to support US military strikes on Afghanistan, declared that President Pervez Musharraf was a 'security risk' for the country. According to him, "The military
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Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, while criticising the government’s decision to support US military strikes on Afghanistan, declared that President Pervez Musharraf was a 'security risk' for the country. According to him, "The military ruler has bargained the country's security and the nuclear programme for some dollars as he failed to withstand the pressure mounted by America. The US operation is not aimed against Taliban or Osama bin Laden. It is aimed against Pakistan and our nuclear programme." While alleging that the US had used chemical weapons in Afghanistan, he added, "Despite all the pressure from the world the US has not signed the bill against the use of chemical weapons as it itself is producing these arms. The on-going US operation in Afghanistan is the worst form of terrorism."
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October - 21 
JeI Secretary General Syed Munawwar Hasan said, in Karachi, "Now the nation demands immediate change in the government, formation of interim government to hold general elections, and withdrawal of the pro-US policies."
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JeI Secretary General Syed Munawwar Hasan said, in Karachi, "Now the nation demands immediate change in the government, formation of interim government to hold general elections, and withdrawal of the pro-US policies."
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October - 21 
Police conducted raids in various parts of interior Sindh on October 21 and arrested activists and leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI). The raids and arrests followed an announcement by the party that it would stage a demonstration at the Jacobabad a
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Police conducted raids in various parts of interior Sindh on October 21 and arrested activists and leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI). The raids and arrests followed an announcement by the party that it would stage a demonstration at the Jacobabad airbase on October 23 to protest US military strikes on Afghanistan and Pakistan's support to the US over the same. JeI Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed is scheduled to lead the rally defying a ban put on his entry in interior Sindh. While there are reports of the arrest of 70 JeI leaders and activists from various parts of interior Sindh, a JeI press release, issued in Jacobabad on October 21, said over a thousand workers and leaders were arrested in Sukkur division during the raids.
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October - 21 
The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction) has criticised what it called was a conspiracy to create dissension within the rank and file of the Taliban. JuI-F leader Qasim Mahmood said, in Karachi, in the current context, there was no possibility o
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The Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI-Fazlur faction) has criticised what it called was a conspiracy to create dissension within the rank and file of the Taliban. JuI-F leader Qasim Mahmood said, in Karachi, in the current context, there was no possibility of a moderate or extremist or loyal or disloyal member of the Taliban. He indicated that the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) and the JuI-F had given a ‘pledge of allegiance’ to Taliban Chief Mullah Mohammed Omar and would also protect him as well as Osama bin Laden at ‘all cost’. Mahmood and other leaders opined that the Taliban regime had strengthened the vast Pakistan-Afghan border following the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.
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October - 21 
The News, a Pakistani daily, quoting official sources indicated that Afghan-sponsored terrorism has resulted in the death of approximately 479 persons in Punjab during the last decade. The report said, of a total of 65 declared Proclaimed Offenders (
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The News, a Pakistani daily, quoting official sources indicated that Afghan-sponsored terrorism has resulted in the death of approximately 479 persons in Punjab during the last decade. The report said, of a total of 65 declared Proclaimed Offenders (POs) of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist outfit approximately 29 were reportedly based at a training camp near Sarobi Dam, Kabul. The government reportedly set aside PNR 2.03 million as head money for the arrest of these 29 proclaimed offenders operating from the Afghan border. While the Taliban regime has consistently denied the existence of these sectarian terrorists in Kabul despite repeated appeals and visits of Pakistani officials to Kabul, law-enforcing agencies have registered 248 cases against the killings of 479 persons in Punjab. News sources also indicated that, Qari Asadullah, leader of the breakaway faction of the LeJ, is reportedly supervising and ensuring training facilities of Pakistan-origin terrorists in Kabul, allegedly in collaboration with and support from the Taliban regime. Reports added that these sectarian terrorists would participate first in Jehad on behalf of the Taliban after completing their training and consequently cross the borders to undertake sectarian terrorist activity in Pakistan.
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October - 21 
Media reports in Nepal said on October 21, 2001 that a Maoist insurgent was arrested in the Indian State of West Bengal at a village near Siliguri, and some arms recovered from him.
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Media reports in Nepal said on October 21, 2001 that a Maoist insurgent was arrested in the Indian State of West Bengal at a village near Siliguri, and some arms recovered from him.
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October - 21 
Four Tamil political parties have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to contest in the forthcoming countrywide polls under a common symbol. Besides, the alliance has, according to a statement released by the partners, as its ‘primary
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Four Tamil political parties have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to contest in the forthcoming countrywide polls under a common symbol. Besides, the alliance has, according to a statement released by the partners, as its ‘primary objective exerting pressure on the future government… to declare a ceasefire, lift economic embargo on Tamil areas, especially areas which do not come under the state armed forces, lift the proscription now in force on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and to commence peace talks with the LTTE to reach an acceptable political solution to the Tamil national question through Norwegian initiative’. The partners in the alliance are Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC), Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) and Eelam Peoples' Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF-Suresh faction).
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October - 21 
The Sri Lankan Army said the Navy attacked five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) flotilla in the waters off-Mullaithivu, on October 21, destroying three and damaging the other two. While the Army said 20 LTTE cadres were either killed or injur
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The Sri Lankan Army said the Navy attacked five Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) flotilla in the waters off-Mullaithivu, on October 21, destroying three and damaging the other two. While the Army said 20 LTTE cadres were either killed or injured in the clashes, the LTTE admitted to the loss of two majors, including one from the Black Sea Tigers (suicide cadres of the naval wing of the LTTE), two lieutenants and a captain. Besides, an officer in the Sri Lankan Navy received minor injuries.
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October - 22 
A group of four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) fidayeen (suicide) terrorists who attacked the Awantipora base of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed in an encounter. Two civilians were also killed and two security force personnel were injured in the encoun
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A group of four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) fidayeen (suicide) terrorists who attacked the Awantipora base of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed in an encounter. Two civilians were also killed and two security force personnel were injured in the encounter. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the site of the encounter. Media reports have indicated that this was the 18th fidayeen attack in Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2000 but the first time that terrorists have struck on an IAF base. News sources also indicated that Lashkar’s Lahore-based spokesperson, Abu Osama, had claimed responsibility for the fidayeen attack. Senior Air Force officials while observing that the terrorists had been stopped at the first security perimetre, also added that no damage was done to the air base housing sensitive installations.
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October - 22 
A terrorist belonging to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit was killed in an encounter in Mahore, Udhampur district. An AK rifle was recovered from his possession.
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A terrorist belonging to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit was killed in an encounter in Mahore, Udhampur district. An AK rifle was recovered from his possession.
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October - 22 
According to an Army press release, on October 22, seven hardcore terrorists—five of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and two belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)—surrendered to the Army at Tamulpur in Nalbari district. Som
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According to an Army press release, on October 22, seven hardcore terrorists—five of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and two belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)—surrendered to the Army at Tamulpur in Nalbari district. Some arms and ammunition were also surrendered by these terrorists.
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October - 22 
According to media reports of October 22, Khasi tribal chiefs in Meghalaya have recently stated that they could render assistance in tackling and curbing incipient insurgency in their State if the Union government accords them legal status. Terrorism
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According to media reports of October 22, Khasi tribal chiefs in Meghalaya have recently stated that they could render assistance in tackling and curbing incipient insurgency in their State if the Union government accords them legal status. Terrorism related incidents are on the rise in Meghalaya, with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) attempting to make inroads into the State. The two main terrorist outfits in the State—the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC)—are also demanding a separate homeland.
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October - 22 
According to media reports, on October 22, the Assam government has denied initiating any steps to seek the extradition of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) General Secretary Anup Chetia from Bangladesh. Chetia was arrested in Bangladesh in 1997
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According to media reports, on October 22, the Assam government has denied initiating any steps to seek the extradition of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) General Secretary Anup Chetia from Bangladesh. Chetia was arrested in Bangladesh in 1997 on the charges of illegally staying in that country and also possessing foreign currencies and a satellite telephone. A court in 1998 had sentenced Chetia to six years' rigorous imprisonment for illegally staying in Bangladesh and later extended the period for three more years early this year for possessing foreign currencies.
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October - 22 
According to media reports, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruah, could possibly arrive in Bhutan in November. Sources indicated that reasons for Baruah’s visit could be related to the pressure being a
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According to media reports, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruah, could possibly arrive in Bhutan in November. Sources indicated that reasons for Baruah’s visit could be related to the pressure being applied by the Bhutanese government on the ULFA to move their camps out of Bhutanese territory by December 2001.
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October - 22 
According to media reports, the strike call by left wing extremist, Naxalite outfit the People’s War Group (PWG) on October 22 has evoked poor response and normal life was not affected in the State.
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According to media reports, the strike call by left wing extremist, Naxalite outfit the People’s War Group (PWG) on October 22 has evoked poor response and normal life was not affected in the State.
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October - 22 
According to official sources, suspected Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) terrorists killed a leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) at Madhya Haldibari village in Jalpaiguri district on October 22. The leader had earlier reportedly
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According to official sources, suspected Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) terrorists killed a leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) at Madhya Haldibari village in Jalpaiguri district on October 22. The leader had earlier reportedly faced three attempts on his life by the KLO. Police sources indicated that all police stations have been alerted and the security forces have launched combing operation to arrest the terrorists.
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October - 22 
In another incident, a civilian, who was reportedly working as an overground harbourer of terrorists, was arrested from his house in village Chuan in Mendhar. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the site of the arrest.
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In another incident, a civilian, who was reportedly working as an overground harbourer of terrorists, was arrested from his house in village Chuan in Mendhar. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the site of the arrest.
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October - 22 
Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam said in an interview with Pakistani Urdu daily Jang that the Kashmiri ‘movement’ cannot be termed as Jehad as Pakistan was only fighting for a piece of land and not for the s
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Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam said in an interview with Pakistani Urdu daily Jang that the Kashmiri ‘movement’ cannot be termed as Jehad as Pakistan was only fighting for a piece of land and not for the self-determination of Kashmiris. He opined that the objectives in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir were different and cannot be equated. According to him, "I have reservations in regard to Jehad in Kashmir as Kashmir has been an issue of right of self-determination. Kashmiris are fighting for their right of self-determination… Pakistanis are not fighting the war in Kashmir in this context. On the contrary, Pakistan is fighting a war for capturing a piece of land. Therefore, objectives of those, who are fighting war in Kashmir and those, who are fighting in Afghanistan, are entirely different. The war in Afghanistan is undoubtedly a Jehad and it has a preference over fighting in Kashmir." While stating that the Kashmir issue should not be linked with Afghanistan, Rehman added "the Kashmir issue should be resolved through better means and if it is not done, Kashmir would also have to face an anarchy like Afghanistan."
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October - 22 
Media reports revealed that on October 22, three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Bholpur village under Tamulpur police station near the Assam-Bhutan border in Nalbari district.
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Media reports revealed that on October 22, three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Bholpur village under Tamulpur police station near the Assam-Bhutan border in Nalbari district.
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October - 22 
On the night of October 22, five civilians were injured in an explosion at Naika Majari, Poonch.
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On the night of October 22, five civilians were injured in an explosion at Naika Majari, Poonch.
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October - 22 
Security forces in the Kachar Para area of Surankot killed an unidentified terrorist on October 22.
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Security forces in the Kachar Para area of Surankot killed an unidentified terrorist on October 22.
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October - 22 
The police defused an unexploded mine in the burnt bottling plant of the multinational Coca Cola in Guntur district and also recovered a vehicle used by the Naxalites. A senior police official, while speaking to the media in Vijayawada, said the poli
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The police defused an unexploded mine in the burnt bottling plant of the multinational Coca Cola in Guntur district and also recovered a vehicle used by the Naxalites. A senior police official, while speaking to the media in Vijayawada, said the police had clues about the Naxalites who took part in the attack on the bottling plant on October 21.
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October - 22 
The PWG Naxalites injured a local leader of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Dhannora village, Nizamabad district on October 22.
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The PWG Naxalites injured a local leader of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Dhannora village, Nizamabad district on October 22.
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October - 22 
Three police personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a police patrol at village Zarari in Neel Top area in Doda district. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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Three police personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a police patrol at village Zarari in Neel Top area in Doda district. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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October - 22 
Two Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Jehadi-Islam (HuJI) terrorists and a security force personnel were killed in an encounter at village Naika Majari in Poonch district on October 22. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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Two Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Jehadi-Islam (HuJI) terrorists and a security force personnel were killed in an encounter at village Naika Majari in Poonch district on October 22. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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October - 22 
Two youths were killed in exchange of firing between the terrorists and security personnel at village Gun in Doda district. The terrorists while managing to escape from the encounter site left behind some arms and ammunition.
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Two youths were killed in exchange of firing between the terrorists and security personnel at village Gun in Doda district. The terrorists while managing to escape from the encounter site left behind some arms and ammunition.
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October - 22 
Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, ‘Incharge Foreign Affairs Wing’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), has issued an appeal to all Pakistan-based religious outfits to mobilise support for Afghanistan. Speaking at Hyderabad on October 22, he said that "under a consp
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Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, ‘Incharge Foreign Affairs Wing’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), has issued an appeal to all Pakistan-based religious outfits to mobilise support for Afghanistan. Speaking at Hyderabad on October 22, he said that "under a conspiracy the US wanted to occupy resources of Pakistan and for this purpose it has started attacking Afghanistan." He asked the religious outfits to send their activists to Afghanistan.
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October - 22 
Pakistani media reports have indicated that approximately 5,000 volunteers in Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan and the tribal belt of Kala Dhaka have reportedly registered their names to take part in the ground war in Afghanistan while thousands of othe
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Pakistani media reports have indicated that approximately 5,000 volunteers in Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan and the tribal belt of Kala Dhaka have reportedly registered their names to take part in the ground war in Afghanistan while thousands of others have donated approximately Rs. 2 million to support the Taliban militia. Reports observed that volunteers have registered their names with the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) and Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) to take part in the ground war in Afghanistan. The registration process is reported to be in process and volunteers are registering through prayer leaders and terrorist outfits in their respective districts. Reports also indicated that approximately 3,000 persons had already arrived in Afghanistan to fight against the US-led forces.
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October - 22 
Pakistani news reports have indicated that approximately 300 activists of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) were arrested on October 22 across Sindh in the wake of the Jacobabad protest. According to JeI sources, their Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed was reportedly
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Pakistani news reports have indicated that approximately 300 activists of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) were arrested on October 22 across Sindh in the wake of the Jacobabad protest. According to JeI sources, their Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed was reportedly off loaded at the Lahore Airport while many other leaders were arrested from Sukkur Airport. Later, Qazi while addressing press personnel at the airport said that the government's decision to hand over the country's strategic installations and to suppress the popular public movement was a conspiracy against national security, violation of fundamental rights and a move to implement the US agenda. He claimed that the US had come to the region with long-term plans and wanted to harm Pakistan-China friendship, occupy oil and gas resources of Central Asia and also impose NATO 's hegemony over the entire region. According to him, "It is Pervez Musharraf who has provided a way to the US to be here." Meanwhile, Qazi has challenged the ban on his entry into Sindh in Supreme Court.
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October - 22 
Police in Rawalpindi on October 22 have registered a case against the Jamaat Chief and other prominent leaders of the JeI and PADC on charges of delivering inflammatory speeches against the government for its support to the US-led attacks on Afghanis
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Police in Rawalpindi on October 22 have registered a case against the Jamaat Chief and other prominent leaders of the JeI and PADC on charges of delivering inflammatory speeches against the government for its support to the US-led attacks on Afghanistan in the protest rally held on October 21. Police have also registered a case against the spokesperson of Hizb-ul-Tehreer, Naveed Butt and 12 other persons on charges of inciting the army to overthrow the present military regime and other provocative statements delivered during their press conference held in Rawalpindi Press Club on October 12.
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October - 22 
The ‘Provincial Commander’ of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) Maulana Abdul Rasheed accused the West of adopting double standards. He said that Britain had refused to hand over Pakistani politicians, who were punished by courts. He added the US was asked to p
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The ‘Provincial Commander’ of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) Maulana Abdul Rasheed accused the West of adopting double standards. He said that Britain had refused to hand over Pakistani politicians, who were punished by courts. He added the US was asked to provide evidence against Osama bin Laden, but instead it had attacked Afghanistan. Rasheed opined that while the US had termed the September 11 incidents of World Trade Center as a terrorist act it did not perceive terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Palestine, Bosnia and Chechnya.
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October - 22 
The Secretary General of the JeI, Syed Munawwar Hassan has said that despite arrests and bans, the protest rally will be held at Jacobabad on October 23, today. He added that the Jamaat and other component parties of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence
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The Secretary General of the JeI, Syed Munawwar Hassan has said that despite arrests and bans, the protest rally will be held at Jacobabad on October 23, today. He added that the Jamaat and other component parties of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) were protesting against the Pakistani government's policy and provision of facilities to the US. While indicating that the government had banned the entry of the JeI Chief Qazi Hussain in Sindh, he added Qazi would lead the protest rally at Jacobabad.
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October - 23 
A SF personnel who sustained injuries during the October 1 attack on the Jammu and Kashmir legislature complex, succumbed to his injuries on October 23. In Jammu, SF sources reported that a consignment of explosives was recovered from Budhwar.
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A SF personnel who sustained injuries during the October 1 attack on the Jammu and Kashmir legislature complex, succumbed to his injuries on October 23. In Jammu, SF sources reported that a consignment of explosives was recovered from Budhwar.
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October - 23 
A Special Court in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on October 23, framed charges against 167 persons accused of being involved in the 1998 serial bomb blasts in the city in which 58 persons were killed and 250 injured. An attempt was also made on the life of
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A Special Court in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on October 23, framed charges against 167 persons accused of being involved in the 1998 serial bomb blasts in the city in which 58 persons were killed and 250 injured. An attempt was also made on the life of Union Home Minister L K Advani, while he was campaigning in the city for the then parliamentary elections. The accused have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Explosives Substances Act, Arms Act as also the Tamil Nadu Public Property (prevention, damage and loss) Act.
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October - 23 
According to media reports of October 23, the Federation of Khasi Jaintia Garo People (FKJGP) has decided to give an ultimatum to the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), a terrorist outfit operating in the Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills distric
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According to media reports of October 23, the Federation of Khasi Jaintia Garo People (FKJGP) has decided to give an ultimatum to the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), a terrorist outfit operating in the Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills districts. The FKJGP has demanded that the ANVC should stop its atrocities on the village chiefs and other people who are reportedly forced to sign land documents and hand over the same to the terrorist outfit. The FKJGP has given a time frame of two weeks to return all the documents forcibly taken by the outfit and also release the Chief of the Federation failing which all ties with the ANVC will be severed.
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October - 23 
According to media reports of October 24, the United Committee of Manipur (UCM), which had spearheaded the anti-Naga cease-fire extension stir in Manipur, has refuted the report that over 40,000 Nagas in Manipur had fled their homes. Recently, the Na
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According to media reports of October 24, the United Committee of Manipur (UCM), which had spearheaded the anti-Naga cease-fire extension stir in Manipur, has refuted the report that over 40,000 Nagas in Manipur had fled their homes. Recently, the Naga International Support Centre (NISC) based in Amsterdam had raised the issue of mass exodus of Nagas from Manipur valley during the anti-cease-fire extension protests in Manipur. These protests had been spearheaded by the UCM, to protest against the decision of the Union government to territorially extend its cease-fire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to Manipur, as well as Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
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October - 23 
According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) blasted four vehicles and two rigs of the state-owned Mineral Exploration Corporation (MEC) at Mamakannu, Khammam district on October 23 night. Reports said t
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According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) blasted four vehicles and two rigs of the state-owned Mineral Exploration Corporation (MEC) at Mamakannu, Khammam district on October 23 night. Reports said that a group of approximately 40 PWG Naxalites planted explosives at the exploration site of the MEC and blasted it after forcing the workers to leave the area. The loss is estimated at Rs. 70 lakh. Reports also indicated that the Naxalites had staged the attack to protest the killing of the PWG Khamman ‘district secretary’, who was earlier killed in an encounter on October 14.
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October - 23 
According to media reports, on October 23, Army personnel killed an unidentified terrorist in an encounter at Madhukuchi village near Rangiya. In a separate incident on the same day, Army personnel killed another unidentified terrorist at Paharpur vi
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According to media reports, on October 23, Army personnel killed an unidentified terrorist in an encounter at Madhukuchi village near Rangiya. In a separate incident on the same day, Army personnel killed another unidentified terrorist at Paharpur village under Rangapara police station in Sonitpur district.
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October - 23 
According to media reports, on October 23, Meghalaya police personnel arrested a ‘lance corporal’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) from Tura. Security force personnel also recovered Rs 25,000 in cash and an electronic diary containing te
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According to media reports, on October 23, Meghalaya police personnel arrested a ‘lance corporal’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) from Tura. Security force personnel also recovered Rs 25,000 in cash and an electronic diary containing telephone numbers of certain top ULFA leaders staying in Bhutan, Bangladesh and other places, from the arrested terrorist.
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October - 23 
According to media reports, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Jharoda Kalan, Delhi on October 17. In a statement issued to a news network in Jammu and Kashmir, the L
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According to media reports, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Jharoda Kalan, Delhi on October 17. In a statement issued to a news network in Jammu and Kashmir, the LeT said the attack was carried out at the CRPF camp by two of its fidayeens (suicide squad). A CRPF personnel was killed in the attack. Earlier, investigators had suspected that a local resident may be involved as also the possibility of personal enmity being the motive behind the attack.
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October - 23 
At the end of the three-day meeting between senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka on October 23, both sides have agreed to tighten border patrolling to prevent smuggling of weapons, narcotics and
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At the end of the three-day meeting between senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka on October 23, both sides have agreed to tighten border patrolling to prevent smuggling of weapons, narcotics and other items. Issues pertaining to cross-border crime such as illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking in women and children were also discussed in the meeting. Bangladesh is understood to have agreed to take back infiltrators if returned by India within 24 hours of their entering India. However, there was no agreement on the manner of deportation of convicted Bangladeshis on the Indian side. While BSF proposed a quick hand over, BDR wanted deportation through consular access. The meeting followed killing of four Bangladeshi nationals along the border with India in northeastern Sylhet district close to Assam and Meghalaya over the last four days. The Indo-Bangladesh borders have occasionally seen flare-ups with either side opening fire to crack down on terrorists and criminals.
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October - 23 
In another encounter at Dadsar in Pulwama district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed. Two security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries in the encounter.
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In another encounter at Dadsar in Pulwama district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed. Two security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries in the encounter.
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October - 23 
In another incident, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Kudara in Baramulla district.
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In another incident, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Kudara in Baramulla district.
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October - 23 
In Srinagar, a civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists. In Poonch district, a SF personnel was killed during an encounter at Millan.
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In Srinagar, a civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists. In Poonch district, a SF personnel was killed during an encounter at Millan.
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October - 23 
Left-wing extremist, Naxalite, outfit the People’s War Group (PWG) has extended its ‘full support’ to the ongoing strike by employees of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and urged the public also to support the strike. In
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Left-wing extremist, Naxalite, outfit the People’s War Group (PWG) has extended its ‘full support’ to the ongoing strike by employees of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and urged the public also to support the strike. In a press statement in Hyderabad on October 23, the Secretary, North Telangana ‘Special Zone Committee’, accused the Central and State Governments with selling government enterprises, including those in key sectors, through the policies of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. The PWG demanded that the Government accede to the just demands of the employees and fulfil the promises it had made on the wage revision.
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October - 23 
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, on October 23, charged Pakistan with alternating between the language of war and peace and asked it to "make up its mind about what it wanted." Addressing a group of Sikhs in New Delhi, the Prime Minister said, "P
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, on October 23, charged Pakistan with alternating between the language of war and peace and asked it to "make up its mind about what it wanted." Addressing a group of Sikhs in New Delhi, the Prime Minister said, "Pakistan sometimes sings the song of peace and sometimes threatens. My message to Pakistan is: Decide what you want to do. You were with the Taliban. You gave it encouragement, provided arms and training camps. You even used the Taliban to threaten us at times. Where is that Taliban now?'' While noting that Pakistan itself was now taking action against the Taliban, Vajpayee added that India’s foreign policy was determined neither by opportunism nor outside forces.
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October - 23 
Reports from Baramulla have indicated that an unidentified terrorist killed a civilian at the Baramulla-Uri bus-stand on October 23.
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Reports from Baramulla have indicated that an unidentified terrorist killed a civilian at the Baramulla-Uri bus-stand on October 23.
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October - 23 
The Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) Chief, Syeda Asia Indrabi in a statement on October 23 called for a boycott of products manufactured by the United States and its allies. The statement added that US President George Bush, by waging war on Afghanistan, ha
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The Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) Chief, Syeda Asia Indrabi in a statement on October 23 called for a boycott of products manufactured by the United States and its allies. The statement added that US President George Bush, by waging war on Afghanistan, has "proved himself the worst enemy of Muslim `Uma’ (community) and Islam".
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October - 23 
The Intelligence Chief of the Border Security Force (BSF), while speaking to the media in Srinagar on October 23, indicated that it was unlikely India would mount an offensive against terrorist training camps in Pakistani territory. He said, "Crossin
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The Intelligence Chief of the Border Security Force (BSF), while speaking to the media in Srinagar on October 23, indicated that it was unlikely India would mount an offensive against terrorist training camps in Pakistani territory. He said, "Crossing over the Line of Control is not an option. We can deal with the militants very well once they enter our land." He added that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) had links with Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network and before the US bombing of Afghanistan commenced had trained at a camp in Kandahar. While observing that the JeM had not called on its cadres to defend the Taliban, he said, "The Jaish leadership in Pakistan has categorically told the Jaish militants in Kashmir not to move out of Kashmir, not to go to Afghanistan. There are sufficient forces in Pakistan to be sent to Kabul."
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October - 23 
The Mumbai police, on October 23, during a raid in Mumbra, a suburb in Thane near Mumbai, arrested four terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM). According to police sources, the terrorists were planning to open fire at public places, plant bombs
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The Mumbai police, on October 23, during a raid in Mumbra, a suburb in Thane near Mumbai, arrested four terrorists of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM). According to police sources, the terrorists were planning to open fire at public places, plant bombs at key installations and assassinate prominent political personalities. Police also recovered three revolvers, 26 live cartridges and some incriminating documents from their possession. The Thane Police Chief, while addressing media personnel, said the terrorists hailed from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir and had been hiding in Mumbra for over two weeks. He said, "The four are known to be involved in the ongoing jihadi kind of militancy and we are glad that whatever their plan was, it has been foiled."
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October - 23 
Two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed during an encounter at Choorgund in Anantnag district on October 23. A civilian was also killed after he was trapped in the crossfire during the encounter.
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Two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed during an encounter at Choorgund in Anantnag district on October 23. A civilian was also killed after he was trapped in the crossfire during the encounter.
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October - 23 
According to a report in Pakistan News Service, one of the most wanted terrorists and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Riaz Basra along with another front ranking terrorist Akram Lahori have reportedly entered Pakistan following the US attacks on Afghanistan
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According to a report in Pakistan News Service, one of the most wanted terrorists and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Riaz Basra along with another front ranking terrorist Akram Lahori have reportedly entered Pakistan following the US attacks on Afghanistan. These terrorists along with many others had escaped to Afghanistan after committing several terrorist crimes within Pakistan. Several such terrorists are reported to be based in terrorist training camps in Jalalabad and Kabul in Afghanistan. Pakistani law enforcement authorities have on several occasions demanded the Taliban authorities to hand over these terrorists to Pakistan. However, the Taliban authorities have refused to hand over them to Pakistan indicating that they were out of the reach of the Afghan agencies. The news report quoting Interior Ministry sources has indicated that Riaz Basra and Akram Lahori were seen in Karachi while other terrorists are reportedly hiding in the tribal areas and in the North West Frontier Province.
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October - 23 
According to Pakistani media reports, 23 Pakistan-based terrorists have been killed so far during the ongoing US-led military strikes in Afghanistan. Sources quoting senior religious leaders indicated that cadres of various religious outfits and terr
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According to Pakistani media reports, 23 Pakistan-based terrorists have been killed so far during the ongoing US-led military strikes in Afghanistan. Sources quoting senior religious leaders indicated that cadres of various religious outfits and terrorist outfits including Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) are taking part in Jehad alongside the Taliban militia against the US-led forces. Media reports added that eight bodies of the 23 killed in fresh US-led attacks on Afghanistan are expected to arrive in Karachi here on October 24, today. The News, a Pakistani daily has indicated that that most of these bodies were of HuM cadres.
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October - 23 
Approximately 10 activists of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) were injured and over hundred others arrested in Jacobabad on October 23 during protests against the US-led attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and the Pakistan government's stance on th
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Approximately 10 activists of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) were injured and over hundred others arrested in Jacobabad on October 23 during protests against the US-led attacks on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and the Pakistan government's stance on the issue. Protest demonstrations were also reported from Nawabshah, Shikarpur and Sukkur.
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October - 23 
The Chief of his faction of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), Maulana Fazlur Rahman has accused the US of attempting to divide the Taliban into what he perceived were moderates and hard-liners. In a statement issued from his residence in Dera Ismail Khan,
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The Chief of his faction of Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), Maulana Fazlur Rahman has accused the US of attempting to divide the Taliban into what he perceived were moderates and hard-liners. In a statement issued from his residence in Dera Ismail Khan, where he is under house arrest, on October 23, the JuI-F Chief said that the Taliban had showed complete unity among them and faced the US attacks bravely. According to him, "Those talking of a broad-based government in Afghanistan have failed in the past. A broad-based government in Afghanistan would only add to problems." While opining that the US was committing terrorism by attacking innocent Afghans he said that the Muslims all over the world would join hands with the Taliban against the US aggression. He also claimed that "Many Pakistanis are already taking part in Jihad and several others are ready to go to Afghanistan."
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October - 23 
The Chief of JeI Qazi Hussain Ahmed, addressing media personnel on telephone from Monesra on October 23 condemned the arrest of JeI activists as well as the ban on the entry of party leaders into Sindh. While observing that the US was killing innoce
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The Chief of JeI Qazi Hussain Ahmed, addressing media personnel on telephone from Monesra on October 23 condemned the arrest of JeI activists as well as the ban on the entry of party leaders into Sindh. While observing that the US was killing innocent people he added, "They are bombing hospitals and residential areas. What is the fault of these innocent women and children of Afghanistan?"
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October - 23 
The JeI has decided to observe October 23, today as a ‘black day’ throughout the country to protest against the arrest of its central, provincial leaders and workers from Sindh.
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The JeI has decided to observe October 23, today as a ‘black day’ throughout the country to protest against the arrest of its central, provincial leaders and workers from Sindh.
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October - 23 
At the end of the three-day meeting between senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka on October 23, both sides have agreed to tighten border patrolling to prevent smuggling of weapons, narcotics and
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At the end of the three-day meeting between senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka on October 23, both sides have agreed to tighten border patrolling to prevent smuggling of weapons, narcotics and other items. Issues pertaining to cross-border crime such as illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking in women and children were also discussed in the meeting. Bangladesh is understood to have agreed to take back infiltrators if returned by India within 24 hours of their entering India. However, there was no agreement on the manner of deportation of convicted Bangladeshis on the Indian side. While BSF proposed a quick hand over, BDR wanted deportation through consular access. The meeting followed killing of four Bangladeshi nationals along the border with India in northeastern Sylhet district close to Assam and Meghalaya over the last four days. The Indo-Bangladesh borders have occasionally seen flare-ups with either side opening fire to crack down on terrorists and criminals.
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October - 23 
Two suspected LTTE rebels were killed in an encounter in Vavuniya on October 23. Security forces also recovered some arms and ammunition from their possession.
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Two suspected LTTE rebels were killed in an encounter in Vavuniya on October 23. Security forces also recovered some arms and ammunition from their possession.
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October - 24 
According to media reports, on October 24, in a pre dawn attack, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) terrorists attacked the Cease-fire Monitoring Cell (CFMC) office of its rival faction, the National Socialist Council of Nagalan
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According to media reports, on October 24, in a pre dawn attack, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) terrorists attacked the Cease-fire Monitoring Cell (CFMC) office of its rival faction, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), at Dimapur. The CFMC was part of the operational structure, which have been set up during the ongoing cease-fire between the NSCN-IM and the Union government. The NSCN-K ‘Deputy Minister for information and Publicity’, K.Mulatonu, claimed that three NSCN-IM cadres had also been killed. However, contradictory police reports stated that only one NSCN-IM cadre was injured in the attack. Explaining the reason behind the attack, which tended to go against the momentum for peace building up in Nagaland, Mulatonu stated, "The NSCN-IM was using the CFMC office for all kinds of undesirable activities. We sent our boys in to Dimapur after a gap of reasonable patience."
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October - 24 
According to media reports, on October 24, suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists abducted one businessman near the Maleng railway station in Jorhat district. Police have launched a massive search operation to rescue the business
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According to media reports, on October 24, suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists abducted one businessman near the Maleng railway station in Jorhat district. Police have launched a massive search operation to rescue the businessman.
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October - 24 
According to official sources, Abu Salem, a key member of the Karachi-based Dawood Ibrahim mafia gang and one of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts was arrested in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 24. He was arrested cons
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According to official sources, Abu Salem, a key member of the Karachi-based Dawood Ibrahim mafia gang and one of the accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts was arrested in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 24. He was arrested consequent to a red-corner notice of the Interpol. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said that the State Home Department had received information about Salem’s arrest but official confirmation was awaited. He said, "If Salem has been arrested, we will make all out efforts for his extradition." Official sources also indicated that the Dubai police had requested India to forward fingerprints of Abu Salem to establish his identity.
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October - 24 
According to official sources, Maharashtra police, on October 24, filed chargesheet in a local court in Jalgaon against 11 activists of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who had been arrested for their alleged terrorist activit
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According to official sources, Maharashtra police, on October 24, filed chargesheet in a local court in Jalgaon against 11 activists of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who had been arrested for their alleged terrorist activities. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody till November 5.
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October - 24 
According to official sources, two left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) surrendered before the Jangaon circle Inspector in Warangal district on October 24.
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According to official sources, two left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) surrendered before the Jangaon circle Inspector in Warangal district on October 24.
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October - 24 
One police personnel was killed as unidentified terrorists fired upon the police guard posted at the residence of Ghulam Mohi-u-Din, a Janata Dal activist at village Krusan in Sogam on October 24. The terrorists also escaped with some arms and ammuni
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One police personnel was killed as unidentified terrorists fired upon the police guard posted at the residence of Ghulam Mohi-u-Din, a Janata Dal activist at village Krusan in Sogam on October 24. The terrorists also escaped with some arms and ammunition from the site of incident.
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October - 24 
Terrorists fired upon a security camp at Zeran-Tangmarg. No loss of life or injuries have been reported so far.
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Terrorists fired upon a security camp at Zeran-Tangmarg. No loss of life or injuries have been reported so far.
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October - 24 
Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Kralchak-Wadipora, Chadoora on October 24. The encounter was still in progress when reports last came in.
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Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Kralchak-Wadipora, Chadoora on October 24. The encounter was still in progress when reports last came in.
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October - 24 
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter at Hanuman Top near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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Two terrorists were killed in an encounter at Hanuman Top near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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October - 24 
According to Pakistani media reports, funeral prayers of two HuM terrorists killed in the US bombing, were held at Makki Masjid, Rawalpindi on October 24.
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According to Pakistani media reports, funeral prayers of two HuM terrorists killed in the US bombing, were held at Makki Masjid, Rawalpindi on October 24.
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October - 24 
Contrary to the Pakistani Foreign Office’s observations, media reports have indicated that bodies of the eight Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) reportedly killed in US bombing on Kabul were brought over to Pakistan on October 24 through Mohmand tribal area
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Contrary to the Pakistani Foreign Office’s observations, media reports have indicated that bodies of the eight Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) reportedly killed in US bombing on Kabul were brought over to Pakistan on October 24 through Mohmand tribal area bordering Afghanistan after the authorities refused to let them through at Torkham border checkpoint. News sources quoting official sources said, "The bodies attracted quite a bit of attention." The eight HuM terrorists were among thirty-five other Pakistanis reportedly killed in a US bombing raid on Darul Aman in Kabul. Sources also said that the bodies were accompanied by a HuM terrorist. News reports quoting officials at the border and eyewitnesses said, "The Taliban border guards approached us with a request to allow the bodies to enter Pakistan," the official said. He said that they had permission to allow wounded people into Pakistan from Afghanistan but there was no directive to allow bodies. Apparently upset at being denied entry, the Harakatul Mujahideen activists took the bodies back at around 8.25 am, saying they would bury them in Jalalabad, the official said. Later, however, it transpired that the bodies were brought over to Pakistan through an unfrequented route via Khwizai in Mohmand Agency."
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October - 24 
Media sources have indicated that the Musharraf regime has directed stern action should be taken against any terrorist outfit involved in violence in any part of Pakistan. The Chief Executive's Secretariat is reported to have sent a letter to the Int
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Media sources have indicated that the Musharraf regime has directed stern action should be taken against any terrorist outfit involved in violence in any part of Pakistan. The Chief Executive's Secretariat is reported to have sent a letter to the Interior Division directing it to "take stern action against those Jihadi organisations found involved in violence, brandishing of weapons and creating fear amongst masses." The Interior Ministry in Islamabad has identified 10 terrorist outfits, which have taken part in the anti-US demonstrations in different parts of Pakistan along with some sectarian outfits. As reported earlier, some of these demonstrations were violent, especially in Quetta, Peshawar, Malakand Agency and parts of Sindh. The ten terrorist outfits reportedly identified officially are Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), Tehreek-e-Jihad, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Tehreek-ul-Mujahadeen (TuM), Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJi), National Liberation Army of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front and Al-Badr Mujahideen. In a separate list, nine sectarian outfits have also been identified. These are: Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the earlier proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Sipah-e-Mohammed Pakistan (SMP), Tehreek-e-Fiqh-e-Jaferia (TJP - Sajid Naqvi Group), TJP (Moosvi Group), Sawad-e-Azam, Lashkar Ahle Bait, Tanzeemul Ikhwan and Sunni Tehrik.
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October - 24 
Riaz Muhammad Khan, Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on October 24 that the government has asked the Taliban regime not to allow Pakistanis to join Afghan forces or secure training there. According to him, "Islamabad had also b
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Riaz Muhammad Khan, Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on October 24 that the government has asked the Taliban regime not to allow Pakistanis to join Afghan forces or secure training there. According to him, "Islamabad had also been making efforts to intercept Pakistanis travelling for such an objective to Afghanistan." He confirmed that a large number of Pakistanis, who were indicted in the country for sectarian and terrorist crimes, had escaped to Afghanistan and were required to be handed over to Islamabad by the Taliban regime.
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October - 24 
Several cadres of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and police personnel were injured during clashes at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi on October 24. Pakistani media reports have indicated that people had gathered outside a
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Several cadres of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and police personnel were injured during clashes at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi on October 24. Pakistani media reports have indicated that people had gathered outside a mosque at Numaish Chowrangi to offer funeral prayers for terrorists killed in Afghanistan. Reports added that clashes erupted following the non-arrival of bodies in Karachi. Speaking at the gathering, Hafiz Mohammed Idrees, ‘Supreme Commander’ of the HuM, Sindh-Baluchistan unit, accused the government of creating hurdles in the way of transportation of bodies from Afghanistan to Karachi. Meanwhile, Idrees added that funeral prayers would be held on October 25, today, at a mosque at Numaish Chowrangi. It is expected to be lead by Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai of the Benori Town mosque.
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October - 24 
The Islami Jamaat Talaba (IJT) issued a threat to the government that it would convert the educational institutions of Sindh into terrorist camps for Jehad in Afghanistan if the administration did not stop handing over airbases to the US forces. The
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The Islami Jamaat Talaba (IJT) issued a threat to the government that it would convert the educational institutions of Sindh into terrorist camps for Jehad in Afghanistan if the administration did not stop handing over airbases to the US forces. The IJT Chief Mushtaq Ahmed Khan claimed in Hyderabad that the US forces had hatched a conspiracy against Muslims to occupy their territories.
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October - 24 
The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) unit of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has said that it would attack the Afghan Loya Jirga being held at Nishtar Hall, Peshawar.
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The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) unit of the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has said that it would attack the Afghan Loya Jirga being held at Nishtar Hall, Peshawar.
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October - 24 
The Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on October 24 that the 35 persons killed in US attacks on Kabul had not yet been identified as Pakistanis, but the government would look into the issue if their identity was ascertained as P
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The Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson said in Islamabad on October 24 that the 35 persons killed in US attacks on Kabul had not yet been identified as Pakistanis, but the government would look into the issue if their identity was ascertained as Pakistani. He made these observations at a press briefing amidst reports that Pakistan border guards on the same day had refused to let in the bodies of eight of the 35 Pakistanis killed in US bombing on Kabul. Reports have indicated that these eight were cadres of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM). According to him, "The question about allowing these dead into Pakistan is a hypothetical question as so far they have not been identified nor have we been approached to allow them in. But if they are identified as Pakistanis then we will look into it. We are not aware of any Pakistanis who have gone into Afghanistan and we are not aware of their numbers nor can I confirm or deny this report."
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October - 24 
The Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Syed Munawwar Hassan, said in Hyderabad on October 24 that the military regime should refrain from becoming part of what he perceived was a formula being evolved by the US for a future government in Afgh
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The Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Syed Munawwar Hassan, said in Hyderabad on October 24 that the military regime should refrain from becoming part of what he perceived was a formula being evolved by the US for a future government in Afghanistan and added that it should hold a referendum within the army and in the country regarding its Afghan policy. Addressing a press conference, he claimed that 85 percent of the Pakistani populace had rejected the government stance on Afghanistan and added that the option of support for the US could only be determined by holding a referendum. He also opined that "When former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, who came to power with a mandate twice, did not make any change in Afghan policy why the president has re-shaped it"?
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October - 24 
The Tehreek Nafaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) has decided to send the first batch of its cadres for Jehad to Afghanistan against the US and its allies on October 25, today. It is to be headed by Malik Mahmud Jan and would also include the TNSM Chief M
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The Tehreek Nafaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) has decided to send the first batch of its cadres for Jehad to Afghanistan against the US and its allies on October 25, today. It is to be headed by Malik Mahmud Jan and would also include the TNSM Chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad. Addressing an armed protest rally against US-led air strikes on Afghanistan in Maidan on October 24, Maulana Sufi Muhammad said "Jehad is mandatory on Muslims as America has launched a war on Afghans and killing innocent people in the guise of campaign against terrorism." He added that it was a war between Islam and the ‘infidels’. He also accused the Pakistani government of providing information to the US about Osama bin Laden and Mulla Muhammad Omar as also other sensitive spots. While claiming that thousands of activists from Malakand division would leave for Jehad in-groups he added that he was in contact with the Jalalabad Governor Abdul Kabir and the Taliban ‘supreme leader’ Mulla Omar.
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October - 24 
Bangladesh Foreign Minister A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury, speaking at a function organised by the United Nations Association of Bangladesh on October 24, said that Bangladesh strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. He said, "W
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Bangladesh Foreign Minister A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury, speaking at a function organised by the United Nations Association of Bangladesh on October 24, said that Bangladesh strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. He said, "We have always supported any international initiative to combat terrorism." The Minister mentioned that Bangladesh has become a party to three UN anti-terrorism instruments in response to the recent call of the Secretary General. He added that Bangladesh have already initiated the process to become party to a few more anti-terrorism instruments. Referring to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Prof. Chowdhury said Bangladesh was encouraged by the leadership provided by the United Nations in mounting international support to fight against terrorism. On the question of Afghanistan, he said Bangladesh is genuinely concerned at the sufferings of the civilian population and added, "We are ready to commit ourselves in the event the United Nations is called upon to undertake any responsibility to restore peace and stability and carry out reconstruction work in Afghanistan." Bangladesh has already announced its decision to send humanitarian assistance worth Taka 50 million for the refugees and displaced people in Afghanistan.
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October - 24 
Security forces engaged LTTE targets in the Thoppigala area, approximately 35km west of Batticaloa town on the night of October 24. Army sources claimed they had destroyed a lot of material and equipment used in training LTTE cadres. The casualty fig
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Security forces engaged LTTE targets in the Thoppigala area, approximately 35km west of Batticaloa town on the night of October 24. Army sources claimed they had destroyed a lot of material and equipment used in training LTTE cadres. The casualty figures are not yet known.
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October - 24 
Seven Army personnel, including a Lieutenant Colonel, were killed and another injured in a claymore mine blast triggered by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Nelliyadi, Jaffna peninsula on October 24. According to official sources, the v
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Seven Army personnel, including a Lieutenant Colonel, were killed and another injured in a claymore mine blast triggered by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Nelliyadi, Jaffna peninsula on October 24. According to official sources, the vehicle ran over the mine as it returned to Palay headquarters after a visit to Brigade headquarters in Point Pedro.
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October - 25 
A police personnel was killed in an encounter at Gool, Doda. Three security force personnel were injured in an encounter at Khumriyal, Kupwara.
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A police personnel was killed in an encounter at Gool, Doda. Three security force personnel were injured in an encounter at Khumriyal, Kupwara.
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October - 25 
A security force (SF) personnel and a civilian were killed and 11 SF personnel injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed a security force convoy at Banihal on the Srinagar-Jammu highway on October 25.
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A security force (SF) personnel and a civilian were killed and 11 SF personnel injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed a security force convoy at Banihal on the Srinagar-Jammu highway on October 25.
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October - 25 
According to media reports of October 25, the separate ‘Garoland’ State demand raised by the Garo Students’ Union (GSU) includes Garo-dominated areas in Kamrup, Goalpara and Dhubri districts in Assam. The GSU president, Purno K Sangma, stated recentl
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According to media reports of October 25, the separate ‘Garoland’ State demand raised by the Garo Students’ Union (GSU) includes Garo-dominated areas in Kamrup, Goalpara and Dhubri districts in Assam. The GSU president, Purno K Sangma, stated recently that the Garos were being deprived of employment and development opportunities by the Meghalaya government, and this had forced them to raise this demand. While the ‘Garoland’ map outlined by the GSU is similar to the Garoland map released by the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), a terrorist outfit in Meghalaya, the GSU president has dismissed the similarities as only a coincidence.
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October - 25 
According to official sources, Army, on October 25, busted a terrorist camp of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Dhairabhund, Sonitpur district and seized heroin and Marijuana worth over Rs 60 lakh.
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According to official sources, Army, on October 25, busted a terrorist camp of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Dhairabhund, Sonitpur district and seized heroin and Marijuana worth over Rs 60 lakh.
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October - 25 
According to official sources, two terrorists belonging to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were killed in an encounter with Army in Goreswar, Kamrup district on October 25. The deceased were yet to be identified.
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According to official sources, two terrorists belonging to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were killed in an encounter with Army in Goreswar, Kamrup district on October 25. The deceased were yet to be identified.
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October - 25 
An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Battingo, Islamabad on October 25. A civilian was killed and another injured in a landmine blast at the Kakora link road in Poonch.
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An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Battingo, Islamabad on October 25. A civilian was killed and another injured in a landmine blast at the Kakora link road in Poonch.
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October - 25 
Four Pakistani terrorists belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed, while three civilians and an army personnel were injured in an encounter with a group of exfiltrating terrorists in the Keri sector of Nowshera, Rajouri district, on Octob
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Four Pakistani terrorists belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed, while three civilians and an army personnel were injured in an encounter with a group of exfiltrating terrorists in the Keri sector of Nowshera, Rajouri district, on October 25 night. Security forces also recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the encounter site. Also, security forces laid an ambush foiled an exfiltration bid by a group of terrorists in Subzian area, Poonch district.
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October - 25 
In a separate incident, a security force personnel was killed and eight others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Rampora, Bandipora. In a similar incident at Pethkote, Bandipora, two security force personnel were injured.
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In a separate incident, a security force personnel was killed and eight others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Rampora, Bandipora. In a similar incident at Pethkote, Bandipora, two security force personnel were injured.
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October - 25 
In another incident, on October 25, security forces recovered and defused Improved Explosive Device (IED) on the Misamari-Dhilmara Road in Sonitpur district. Official sources said the IED was powerful enough to have blasted a vehicle.
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In another incident, on October 25, security forces recovered and defused Improved Explosive Device (IED) on the Misamari-Dhilmara Road in Sonitpur district. Official sources said the IED was powerful enough to have blasted a vehicle.
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October - 25 
Police, on October 25, arrested three persons, including two Afghan nationals in Muzaffarpur for their alleged links with terrorist outfits. During preliminary investigations it was revealed that the Afghans went to Kathmandu from Karachi and ente
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Police, on October 25, arrested three persons, including two Afghan nationals in Muzaffarpur for their alleged links with terrorist outfits. During preliminary investigations it was revealed that the Afghans went to Kathmandu from Karachi and entered Bihar through Nepal borders. Further investigations are on.
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October - 25 
Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) came into force on October 25. Announcing the promulgation of the ordinance, Union Home Secretary Kamal Pande said, "The recent attack on the USA emphasises the urgency to undertake immediate special measures"
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) came into force on October 25. Announcing the promulgation of the ordinance, Union Home Secretary Kamal Pande said, "The recent attack on the USA emphasises the urgency to undertake immediate special measures". He added that though POTO had built in safeguards to make it more humane for the innocent, it was a legal salvo against terrorism and terrorist outfits. He said, " The existing criminal justice system was not designed to deal with the types of heinous crimes that have appeared in the country in the last 50 years. Separate definition of terrorist acts, special provisions relating to financing of terrorism, use of explosives and weapons of mass destruction, substances of chemical and biological warfare and operations of terrorists organisations were not there or were ineffective.'' While the maximum punishment under POTO would be death, it has the provision of five-year imprisonment as the minimum punishment. Besides, he added, any person having connection with the proscribed organisations could face an imprisonment of 10 year with fine. The ordinance has banned 25 organisations including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)/ Tahriqk-e-Furqan, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, Pir Panjal Regiment, Al-Umar-Mujahideen, Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front Deendar Anjuman, Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) and the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) The outfits banned in the Northeast include United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), People's Liberation Army (PLA), Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yaol Kamba Lup (KYKL), Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF), all factions of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) and Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC).
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October - 25 
Terrorists killed a local leader of the ruling National Conference (NC) at Lal Chowk. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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Terrorists killed a local leader of the ruling National Conference (NC) at Lal Chowk. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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October - 25 
Terrorists, on October 25 night, killed a local level leader of the ruling National Conference at Haji Masjid Maisuma.
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Terrorists, on October 25 night, killed a local level leader of the ruling National Conference at Haji Masjid Maisuma.
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October - 25 
Two unidentified terrorists were killed consequent to an encounter at Marwah, Doda.
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Two unidentified terrorists were killed consequent to an encounter at Marwah, Doda.
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October - 25 
According to Pakistani media reports, the Federal government on October 25 directed the provinces to restart the deweaponisation campaign. The primary task is reported to be of disarming all the Afghan refugees carrying arms. Sources said that the In
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According to Pakistani media reports, the Federal government on October 25 directed the provinces to restart the deweaponisation campaign. The primary task is reported to be of disarming all the Afghan refugees carrying arms. Sources said that the Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider has directed the Baluchistan and the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) governments to immediately commence physical checking of all the Afghan refugees entering Pakistan as they could be in possession of weapons and objectionable material and could create law and order problems for the provincial governments. Official sources said that the provinces were also being directed to re-register all the prohibited and non-prohibited weapons, during this new deweaponisation campaign.
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October - 25 
Media reports indicated that unidentified-armed assailants hurled a hand-grenade at a vehicle of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at Muslim Bagh, near Quetta, on October 25. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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Media reports indicated that unidentified-armed assailants hurled a hand-grenade at a vehicle of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at Muslim Bagh, near Quetta, on October 25. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported.
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October - 25 
Police in Karachi on October 25 defused a booster-mounted and French assembled time bomb. Though no one has claimed responsibility for the incident, official sources have indicated that it was a terrorist attack. No arrests have been made so far in c
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Police in Karachi on October 25 defused a booster-mounted and French assembled time bomb. Though no one has claimed responsibility for the incident, official sources have indicated that it was a terrorist attack. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.
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October - 26 
A foreign mercenary was killed in an encounter at Dewan Bagh, Karan nagar near Srinagar.
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A foreign mercenary was killed in an encounter at Dewan Bagh, Karan nagar near Srinagar.
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October - 26 
According to official sources, three women were killed and 29 injured when a bomb planted by National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists went off at Gauripur Mahamaya Puja pandal, Dhubri district, on October 26. Separately, a security for
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According to official sources, three women were killed and 29 injured when a bomb planted by National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists went off at Gauripur Mahamaya Puja pandal, Dhubri district, on October 26. Separately, a security force personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists at the same place. Meanwhile, a student organisation, the Hindu Yuva Chhatra Parishad called a 24-hour general strike in Dhubri district on October 29 in protest against the attack on the religious gathering.
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October - 26 
Five persons, including a police constable, were injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed grandees towards a security force vehicle at Dalgate, which missed the target and exploded on the road.
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Five persons, including a police constable, were injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed grandees towards a security force vehicle at Dalgate, which missed the target and exploded on the road.
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October - 26 
Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) (Janasakthi) group, abducted a close relative of Union Minister of State for Home Ch. Vidyasagar Rao from Korem village, Karimnagar district, on October 26.
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Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) (Janasakthi) group, abducted a close relative of Union Minister of State for Home Ch. Vidyasagar Rao from Korem village, Karimnagar district, on October 26. Four armed Naxals came to Marthanda Rao’s house and ordered him to accompany them into the jungles, as their squad reportedly wanted to discuss certain issues with him. Reports indicated that the Naxalites had sought a huge sum as ransom, though there was no official confirmation of the same. A complaint is yet to be filed with the police on the abduction, indicating reluctance by the family to involve in the negotiations for the release of the hostage.
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October - 26 
On the evening of October 26, a civilian was attacked and killed by suspected terrorists at Kreeri, Baramulla.
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On the evening of October 26, a civilian was attacked and killed by suspected terrorists at Kreeri, Baramulla.
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October - 26 
One Hiz-bul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Sudsan, Shamsipora, Kulgam, Anantnag district.
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One Hiz-bul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Sudsan, Shamsipora, Kulgam, Anantnag district.
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October - 26 
One person sustained injuries when terrorists fired upon him in Cheri Panigam, Anantnag district, as he refused to provide food and shelter to the terrorists.
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One person sustained injuries when terrorists fired upon him in Cheri Panigam, Anantnag district, as he refused to provide food and shelter to the terrorists.
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October - 26 
Other reports said, the HM command council, on October 26, replaced Abdul Majid Dar with Saiful Islam as ‘chief commander’ operations, and has reportedly directed compliance by all of Islam’s directives.
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Other reports said, the HM command council, on October 26, replaced Abdul Majid Dar with Saiful Islam as ‘chief commander’ operations, and has reportedly directed compliance by all of Islam’s directives.
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October - 26 
Reacting strongly to the October 25-attack on its cease-fire monitoring cell at Dimapur allegedly by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) (NSCN-K) faction, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, Issac-Muivah (NSCN-IM) faction, i
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Reacting strongly to the October 25-attack on its cease-fire monitoring cell at Dimapur allegedly by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) (NSCN-K) faction, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, Issac-Muivah (NSCN-IM) faction, in a statement issued in Imphal, on October 26, warned it against endangering the lives of citizens and disturbing peace. The statement said Khaplang and his cadres, who claim to be fighting for the sovereignty of the Nagas, have exposed themselves with their open declaration to go all-outto annihilate a particular community.
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October - 26 
Security forces discovered and raided a terrorist hideout in Khetan and recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition.
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Security forces discovered and raided a terrorist hideout in Khetan and recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition.
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October - 26 
Security forces foiled an attempt by a two-member fidayeen (suicide) squad of the JeM to storm a police station in Chandoora, Badgam district, killing one. His accomplice, however, managed to escape. In the action, two security force personnel sustai
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Security forces foiled an attempt by a two-member fidayeen (suicide) squad of the JeM to storm a police station in Chandoora, Badgam district, killing one. His accomplice, however, managed to escape. In the action, two security force personnel sustained injuries. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered from the fidayeen.
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October - 26 
Security forces recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from different terrorist hideouts during raids on October 26.
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Security forces recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from different terrorist hideouts during raids on October 26.
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October - 26 
Some unidentified terrorists attacked a police patrolling party near the Mendhar police station. No loss of life or injury on either side was reported.
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Some unidentified terrorists attacked a police patrolling party near the Mendhar police station. No loss of life or injury on either side was reported.
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October - 26 
Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar, in a message broadcast on October 26 by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV network, branded India as a ‘terrorist state’. The message said, "This world has long been troubled, and full of wars and ...these troubles will
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Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar, in a message broadcast on October 26 by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV network, branded India as a ‘terrorist state’. The message said, "This world has long been troubled, and full of wars and ...these troubles will continue and these wars intensify. This is not caused by terrorism, but by the four countries which bear the responsibility for terrorism: America, India, Russia and Israel…This is why Muslims worldwide hate these states and want revenge... This is not terrorism." Calling for a holy war against these countries, the message said, "If Americans brand jehad ‘terrorism' and the mujaheed ‘terrorist', does resistance to these iniquitous countries not lie in jehad?" As a response to this injustice, the Taliban leader argued, jehad became an obligation on the part of every Muslim in the world.
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October - 26 
Terrorists killed an activist of the counter insurgent outfit Ikhwan at Jangalat Mandi in Anantnag district.
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Terrorists killed an activist of the counter insurgent outfit Ikhwan at Jangalat Mandi in Anantnag district.
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October - 26 
Union Home Minister L K Advani, while speaking in Delhi on October 26, said the government will hold substantial talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Issak-Muivah), (NSCN-IM). He said, " Talks have been going on for ensuring that pe
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Union Home Minister L K Advani, while speaking in Delhi on October 26, said the government will hold substantial talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Issak-Muivah), (NSCN-IM). He said, " Talks have been going on for ensuring that people of Nagaland got enduring peace. Now it has been agreed we will enter into a phase of substantial talks."
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October - 26 
A doctor was killed and four others injured in a bomb blast in Naqshbandi Bazaar of Daroghawala on October 26 night. Official sources said the nature of the explosive material could not be ascertainted immediately. The condition of one of the injured
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A doctor was killed and four others injured in a bomb blast in Naqshbandi Bazaar of Daroghawala on October 26 night. Official sources said the nature of the explosive material could not be ascertainted immediately. The condition of one of the injured is stated to be critical. Authorities said a criminal case would be registered under the relevant Act.
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October - 26 
Media reports from Pakistan said the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has informed the government that the ‘illicit weapons’ recovery campaign has met with failure. Reports said many people in Balochistan and Sindh continue to possess sophisticated
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Media reports from Pakistan said the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has informed the government that the ‘illicit weapons’ recovery campaign has met with failure. Reports said many people in Balochistan and Sindh continue to possess sophisticated military hardware, while influential persons in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) have shifted their illegal weapons to the tribal areas. Reports said the names and addresses of 3,772 persons possessing illegal weapons, and those of arms smugglers have been dispatched to the concerned authorities about five months ago. However, action has been taken against only 389 individuals. The government has also been informed that the failure of the campaign was affecting the credibility of the military government in achieving its self-set goal of an arms-free society.
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October - 26 
Tehrik Nafaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) Chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, speaking in Chakdara, on October 26, said a 20,000 strong armed Lashkar (Army) of the TNSM are set to leave for Afghanistan on October 27 to take part in Jihad against the United St
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Tehrik Nafaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) Chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, speaking in Chakdara, on October 26, said a 20,000 strong armed Lashkar (Army) of the TNSM are set to leave for Afghanistan on October 27 to take part in Jihad against the United States and Britain. He said helping the Taliban physically and financially had become obligatory for all Muslims as aggression had been committed on Afghanistan.
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October - 26 
The Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has threatened to launch a civil disobedience movement against the government from November 1 if it did not withdraw its support to the United States. A declaration read out at the group’s ‘Jihad-i-A
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The Pakistan-Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC) has threatened to launch a civil disobedience movement against the government from November 1 if it did not withdraw its support to the United States. A declaration read out at the group’s ‘Jihad-i-Afghanistan Conference’ held at Lal Masjid in Islamabad, on October 26, said, "All roads and highways will be blocked to stop vehicular traffic, American goods will be boycotted and the government servants will be asked to tender resignation". The congregation also adopted a resolution saying, "The government has lost the support and confidence of the masses by allying itself with the United States in its war against a Muslim country." It also demanded that President Musharraf resign. The PADC called for imparting training for Jihad against the enemies of Islam. The PADC also held a rally attended by both factions of the JUI, the Jamaat-i-Islami, the JUP, Tanzim-i-Islami, SSP and a number of smaller religious organizations, besides the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM).
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October - 26 
A security force personnel was killed and three others injured when the LTTE rebels attacked a guard point in Muttur town. Security forces retaliated, but the LTTE rebels managed to escape.
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A security force personnel was killed and three others injured when the LTTE rebels attacked a guard point in Muttur town. Security forces retaliated, but the LTTE rebels managed to escape.
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October - 26 
According to Sri Lankan Army sources, three rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed when security forces raided an LTTE base in Neelapola, approximately 12 kms south of Muttur, Tricomalee district, on October 26. Three secur
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According to Sri Lankan Army sources, three rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed when security forces raided an LTTE base in Neelapola, approximately 12 kms south of Muttur, Tricomalee district, on October 26. Three security force personnel were also injured in the operation.
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October - 26 
In another incident, troops noticed rebel movement in the Nagarkovil general area ahead of the forward defence line and attacked them killing two woman cadres of the LTTE, also on October 26.
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In another incident, troops noticed rebel movement in the Nagarkovil general area ahead of the forward defence line and attacked them killing two woman cadres of the LTTE, also on October 26.
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October - 26 
In Trincomalee, two persons were injured when a mortar fired by the LTTE fell into the town area.
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In Trincomalee, two persons were injured when a mortar fired by the LTTE fell into the town area.
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October - 26 
Security forces conducted a search operation in Thanankilappu, near Chavakachcheri in the Jaffna peninsula, and recovered a huge quantity of bombs and other explosive materials.
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Security forces conducted a search operation in Thanankilappu, near Chavakachcheri in the Jaffna peninsula, and recovered a huge quantity of bombs and other explosive materials.
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October - 26 
The Sri Lankan Army said government troops on a fighting patrol in the Nagarkovil general area attacked a bunker of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and killed four of them, besides destroying the bunker, on October 26.
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The Sri Lankan Army said government troops on a fighting patrol in the Nagarkovil general area attacked a bunker of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and killed four of them, besides destroying the bunker, on October 26.
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October - 27 
A senior police official and his driver were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on their vehicle at Katli in Jammu, on October 27. Two security guards of the slain officer were injured in the attack.
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A senior police official and his driver were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on their vehicle at Katli in Jammu, on October 27. Two security guards of the slain officer were injured in the attack.
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October - 27 
A terrorist arrested earlier revealed that six more were hiding in a local mosque. SFs subsequently laid a siege around the mosque. Further details are awaited.
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A terrorist arrested earlier revealed that six more were hiding in a local mosque. SFs subsequently laid a siege around the mosque. Further details are awaited.
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October - 27 
According to official sources, a police personnel was killed and two more injured in landmine explosion set off by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), at Nadungunda tribal hamlet, Srikakulam district, on October 27. The i
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According to official sources, a police personnel was killed and two more injured in landmine explosion set off by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), at Nadungunda tribal hamlet, Srikakulam district, on October 27. The incident took place when a special police party was combing the forests to arrest the Naxalites.
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October - 27 
According to official sources, the core team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on October 27, seized a truckload of arms near the India-Pakistan border at Santalpur, Patan district. 14kg of RDX, two AK-47 rifles, two pistols, 296 pistol c
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According to official sources, the core team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on October 27, seized a truckload of arms near the India-Pakistan border at Santalpur, Patan district. 14kg of RDX, two AK-47 rifles, two pistols, 296 pistol cartridges, and an assortment of electronic detonators and timing devices and other explosives were seized. The CBI chief, while speaking to the media in New Delhi, said, "We have got full information about these arms dealers and their addresses. We are hopeful of nabbing them soon.'' He added that several CBI officials were tracking down these arms smugglers and more information was being collected about their syndicate. The seizure suggests that all materials were being collected to make bombs. After the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US, and the US led military operations against Afghanistan, the CBI has formed a ‘core group’ to collect intelligence in a big way on the terrorist groups. The seizure of the arms consignment was a fall out of this exercise.
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October - 27 
An SF personnel was killed and a civilian injured in an attack by unidentified terrorists at Pattan in Baramulla district.
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An SF personnel was killed and a civilian injured in an attack by unidentified terrorists at Pattan in Baramulla district.
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October - 27 
Based on intelligence information indicating the presence of some Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists at Panzan near the Srinagar airport, SFs launched a search operation in the area on October 27.
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Based on intelligence information indicating the presence of some Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists at Panzan near the Srinagar airport, SFs launched a search operation in the area on October 27.
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October - 27 
In a separate encounter at Khonchipora, Baramulla, two suspected Pakistani JeM mercenaries were killed. Two SF personnel sustained injuries in the incident.
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In a separate encounter at Khonchipora, Baramulla, two suspected Pakistani JeM mercenaries were killed. Two SF personnel sustained injuries in the incident.
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October - 27 
In another incident on October 27, PWG Naxalites blasted the generator room of a construction company at Kokuvanigunta village, Prakasam district.
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In another incident on October 27, PWG Naxalites blasted the generator room of a construction company at Kokuvanigunta village, Prakasam district.
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October - 27 
In another incident, a former Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed by unidentified terrorists at Gadpora.
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In another incident, a former Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed by unidentified terrorists at Gadpora.
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October - 27 
In another incident, four members of a family were massacred by unidentified terrorists at Kandolu, Doda. In the same district, two civilians were killed and another injured by unidentified terrorists at Dadote.
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In another incident, four members of a family were massacred by unidentified terrorists at Kandolu, Doda. In the same district, two civilians were killed and another injured by unidentified terrorists at Dadote.
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October - 27 
In another search operation launched at Nalwan in Anantnag district, four HM terrorists were killed. In the same district, a suspected HM terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at Drabihal. A sixth HM terrorist was killed in an encounter at Kan
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In another search operation launched at Nalwan in Anantnag district, four HM terrorists were killed. In the same district, a suspected HM terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at Drabihal. A sixth HM terrorist was killed in an encounter at Kancha in Doda district.
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October - 27 
In Kupwara district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Rangwar forests.
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In Kupwara district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Rangwar forests.
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October - 27 
In other incidents of terrorist violence, two SF officials were killed and one injured in an ambush laid by unidentified terrorists on a convoy at Natnusa on the Sopore-Kupwara road.
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In other incidents of terrorist violence, two SF officials were killed and one injured in an ambush laid by unidentified terrorists on a convoy at Natnusa on the Sopore-Kupwara road.
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October - 27 
In Poonch district, two terrorists were killed in the Meghan forests on October 27 after SFs resumed operations in the area. As reported earlier, four terrorists were killed on October 26 in the area.
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In Poonch district, two terrorists were killed in the Meghan forests on October 27 after SFs resumed operations in the area. As reported earlier, four terrorists were killed on October 26 in the area.
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October - 27 
In Srinagar, 13 civilians were injured when a grenade lobbed at an SF picket missed the target and exploded on the road. In a similar attack in the city, four SF personnel were injured.
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In Srinagar, 13 civilians were injured when a grenade lobbed at an SF picket missed the target and exploded on the road. In a similar attack in the city, four SF personnel were injured.
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October - 27 
On the night of October 27, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists in Nageen, Doda.
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On the night of October 27, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists in Nageen, Doda.
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October - 27 
The fate of Marthanda Rao, a close relative of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Vidyasagar Rao, abducted by Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, CPI-ML (Janasakthi) group from Koram village, Karimnagar district, is sti
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The fate of Marthanda Rao, a close relative of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Vidyasagar Rao, abducted by Naxalites of the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, CPI-ML (Janasakthi) group from Koram village, Karimnagar district, is still not known. According to media reports, the Naxalite group has demanded Rs 10 million as ransom for his safe release. The family has reportedly engaged the services of a few local persons to liaise with the Naxalites.
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The siege on the Panzan mosque in Budgam district is reportedly continuing. SF sources suspect that a solitary Pakistani mercenary of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is still trapped in the mosque. The siege was laid on October 27.
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The siege on the Panzan mosque in Budgam district is reportedly continuing. SF sources suspect that a solitary Pakistani mercenary of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) is still trapped in the mosque. The siege was laid on October 27.
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October - 27 
The Union government’s April 27-decision to ban the Deendar Anjuman a religious fundamentalist outfit, as an unlawful association has been upheld by a tribunal. The tribunal headed by a Judge of Delhi High Court has, on October 27, said, " Conside
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The Union government’s April 27-decision to ban the Deendar Anjuman a religious fundamentalist outfit, as an unlawful association has been upheld by a tribunal. The tribunal headed by a Judge of Delhi High Court has, on October 27, said, " Considering the findings on the legal submissions and analysis of evidence and records, the tribunal is satisfied that there is sufficient cause for banning the Deendar Anjuman as an unlawful association".
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October - 27 
US Ambassador in India Robert Blackwill, in an interview to a private news channel on October 27, admitted that the US made mistakes in its policies on terrorism. He said the war against terrorism has to address the menace in India and the issue woul
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US Ambassador in India Robert Blackwill, in an interview to a private news channel on October 27, admitted that the US made mistakes in its policies on terrorism. He said the war against terrorism has to address the menace in India and the issue would be discussed during the Vajpayee-Bush meeting in Washington in early November. Asked why it took the September 11 attacks for the US to understand India’s concerns about terrorism, Blackwill said, "Every country feels its own terrorist attacks most acutely" and added "the US made some mistakes in its terrorist policies." On being asked if the US believes that Pakistan harbours and trains terrorists, Blackwill said the global war against terrorism "will reach every country that harbours terrorists, it will reach every terrorist organisation, it will reach every country that promotes terrorism and there will be no exceptions."
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October - 27 
A Karachi court on October 27 acquitted two central leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A) in two different cases. The court exonerated them and two other activists of the MQM - A from charges of rioting, arson and violent activities
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A Karachi court on October 27 acquitted two central leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQM-A) in two different cases. The court exonerated them and two other activists of the MQM - A from charges of rioting, arson and violent activities as the prosecution failed to prove the allegations. The first case was registered on May 1, 1994 by the New Karachi police for setting ablaze a bus. The second case was registered by the same police on May 5, 1994 for setting a National Saving Centre in New Karachi on fire.
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October - 27 
Police on October 27 recovered some arms and ammunition as well as narcotics from a bus near Drungwah, Sukkur, on the Indus Highway. On person was arrested in connection with the seizure.
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Police on October 27 recovered some arms and ammunition as well as narcotics from a bus near Drungwah, Sukkur, on the Indus Highway. On person was arrested in connection with the seizure.
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October - 27 
The dead bodies of six Pakistanis, who were reportedly killed on October 27 in Afghanistan, were brought to Chaman, Quetta from Afghanistan on October 29. Pakistani news sources have indicated that they were Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam cadres and residents
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The dead bodies of six Pakistanis, who were reportedly killed on October 27 in Afghanistan, were brought to Chaman, Quetta from Afghanistan on October 29. Pakistani news sources have indicated that they were Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam cadres and residents of Chaman who had joined the Taliban militia in year 2000. They were reportedly killed while fighting against Toran Ismail forces of the Northern Alliance in Badghis province, northwest of Kandahar, bordering Turkmenistan.
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October - 27 
The Jammat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur faction) has called for a countrywide protest on October 29 against the alleged use of chemical and biological weapons by the US on Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, acting Chief of the JuI-F, Mau
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The Jammat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur faction) has called for a countrywide protest on October 29 against the alleged use of chemical and biological weapons by the US on Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, acting Chief of the JuI-F, Maulana Abdul Ghani said the party had decided to intensify its protest movement throughout the country. He said the JuI-F, in cooperation with Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC), would stage protest demonstrations in each and every district of the country to express solidarity with the Taliban and denounce the US-led attacks. He also claimed that Allied Forces were using chemical and biological weapons against innocent Afghan people. He added that several Muslims worldwide were ready for Jehad against the "anti-Muslim" forces.
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October - 27 
On October 27, troops laid an ambush in the Navaladi general area and killed four LTTE sympathizers, five kilometers away from Valachchenai.
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On October 27, troops laid an ambush in the Navaladi general area and killed four LTTE sympathizers, five kilometers away from Valachchenai.
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October - 28 
Another HM terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at Malanoo in Doda district. In the same district, two SF personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed an SF vehicle at Nepli.
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Another HM terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at Malanoo in Doda district. In the same district, two SF personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed an SF vehicle at Nepli.
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October - 28 
Germany and India today agreed that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir could not be left out in the international fight against terrorism and decided on a mutual legal assistance treaty between them to cooperate in criminal investigation and to comba
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Germany and India today agreed that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir could not be left out in the international fight against terrorism and decided on a mutual legal assistance treaty between them to cooperate in criminal investigation and to combat drug trafficking. Visiting German Interior Minister Otto Schily, who had a 90-meeting with Union Home Minister L.K. Advani, said, "We joined the position to extend cooperation in the battle against terrorism and to fight the menace in all its dimensions." On the terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir, he said Germany condemned the blast outside the J&K State Legislative Assembly on October 1, as also the September 11-attacks in the US. "It is our common view that terrorist attacks in all its variety have to be condemned", he added.
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October - 28 
In Kupwara district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter in Kandi on October 28.
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In Kupwara district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter in Kandi on October 28.
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October - 28 
In Poonch district, unidentified terrorists launched two successive attacks on an SF camp at Draba, with rockets and machine guns. There were no casualties and the terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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In Poonch district, unidentified terrorists launched two successive attacks on an SF camp at Draba, with rockets and machine guns. There were no casualties and the terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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October - 28 
Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blew up the Kuneru railway station in Vizianagaram district, on October 28 night. The district police chief said no one was injured in the incident. Approximately five Naxalites, inc
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Left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blew up the Kuneru railway station in Vizianagaram district, on October 28 night. The district police chief said no one was injured in the incident. Approximately five Naxalites, including a woman cadre, came to the railway station, asked the staff to vacate, and set off explosives. The building and some office equipment were damage in the explosion. The Naxalites also took away four walkie-talkies from the railway station. Before fleeing from the scene, they reportedly pasted some posters expressing resentment against police high-handedness and atrocities.
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October - 28 
On the night of October 28, an activist of the Muslim Mujahideen, a counter-insurgency outfit, was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Achhbal in Anantnag district. In Doda district, unidentified terrorists attacked and injured an SF pe
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On the night of October 28, an activist of the Muslim Mujahideen, a counter-insurgency outfit, was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Achhbal in Anantnag district. In Doda district, unidentified terrorists attacked and injured an SF personnel at Barthal.
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October - 28 
Police in Jammu and Kashmir uncovered a plot on October 28 hatched by the Al Badr terrorists to assassinate State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and his son and Union Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Farooq. Two conspirators have been arre
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Police in Jammu and Kashmir uncovered a plot on October 28 hatched by the Al Badr terrorists to assassinate State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and his son and Union Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Farooq. Two conspirators have been arrested and sources said some members of the ruling National Conference (NC) too might be involved in the plot. Police disclosed that the conspirators planned to assassinate Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar and his Omar Abdullah in New Delhi.
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October - 28 
17 members of the Christian community including five children were killed and nine others injured when six unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on a church in Model Town, Bahawalpur on October 28. The dead included 12 members of a family. A
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17 members of the Christian community including five children were killed and nine others injured when six unidentified gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on a church in Model Town, Bahawalpur on October 28. The dead included 12 members of a family. A police personnel was also killed in the shoot-out. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests had been made so far in connection with the massacre. Meanwhile, Punjab Home Secretary Brig Ejaz Shah said the massacre was a terrorist activity. News reports have indicated that the 40-year-old St Dominic's church, the massacre site, was previously run by American preachers, but most of them had reportedly left Pakistan in the wake of the September 11-terrorist strikes in the US.
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October - 28 
At a rally in Lahore on October 28, the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) asked President Pervez Musharraf to resign and hand over the reigns of the country to a national government. Referring to the government's support to the US attacks, JeI Chief Qazi Hussain
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At a rally in Lahore on October 28, the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) asked President Pervez Musharraf to resign and hand over the reigns of the country to a national government. Referring to the government's support to the US attacks, JeI Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed said, "Supporting the enemy of one's brother was shameful." While opining that the world had been divided into two ‘visible’ camps after the attacks on Afghanistan, he added "One was the western camp and the other Islamic camp and Pakistanis would support the latter camp." He opposed sending people to Afghanistan from Pakistan for Jehad, saying that the Taliban should be consulted about their requirements and steps taken accordingly.
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October - 28 
Christian Liberation Front of Pakistan spokesperson Shahbaz Bhatti said that Islamic extremists had been calling for Jehad in the town since the US-led air strikes began against the Taliban in Afghanistan on October 7. He claimed that the assailants
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Christian Liberation Front of Pakistan spokesperson Shahbaz Bhatti said that Islamic extremists had been calling for Jehad in the town since the US-led air strikes began against the Taliban in Afghanistan on October 7. He claimed that the assailants were from either the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) or Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM).
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October - 28 
Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rahman faction) Central Executive Council member Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai said on October 28 that President Pervez Musharraf has no right to remain in power after supporting the US against Afghanistan. According to him, "
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Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rahman faction) Central Executive Council member Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai said on October 28 that President Pervez Musharraf has no right to remain in power after supporting the US against Afghanistan. According to him, "Musharraf openly supports the US and its allies against the Taliban. And under the Islamic laws if any Muslim cooperates with infidels against Muslims, he must be excommunicated from the religion." Mufti Shamzai said Pakistan had adopted a policy of double standards. On the one hand the government had given bases and provided information to the USA and on the other, President Musharraf had reportedly advised it to end its military operation in Afghanistan as early as possible. He called upon the government to openly support the Taliban in the ongoing war. While opposing the idea of a broad-based national government for Afghanistan, he added Pakistan needed a broad-based government and asked President Musharraf to hand over power to people's representatives.
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October - 28 
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a statement said, "[The] inhuman tactics involved in the slaying indicated that trained terrorists had been involved. I strongly condemn this act of terrorism. I would like to assure everyone that we shall trac
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a statement said, "[The] inhuman tactics involved in the slaying indicated that trained terrorists had been involved. I strongly condemn this act of terrorism. I would like to assure everyone that we shall track down the culprits and bring them to justice." Media sources quoting officials held that suspected Islamic extremists from any one of a number of groups operating in the area were responsible for the massacre.
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October - 28 
Sunni Tehreek (ST) Chief Abbas Qadri has declared Jehad against the US and announced support for Afghanistan. Qadri added that his outfit would support every country targeted by the US. He described the September 11-terrorist attacks as "a drama writ
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Sunni Tehreek (ST) Chief Abbas Qadri has declared Jehad against the US and announced support for Afghanistan. Qadri added that his outfit would support every country targeted by the US. He described the September 11-terrorist attacks as "a drama written by Israel, directed by the US and being performed by the UK." He also added that Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (Samiul faction) Chief Maulana Samiul Haq, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leader Maulana Azam Tariq and Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI) Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed are members of the ‘Publicising Committee’ of the ‘drama’ being played in Afghanistan. He accused them of being government agents and said their house arrests were pretentious. The ST Chief demanded the government to send JuI- (Fazlur faction) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman into exile as "he has collected huge funds in the name of Kashmir and Afghanistan."
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October - 28 
Three persons, including two army personnel, were killed and 25 others injured when a bomb exploded inside a bus in the cantonment area in Quetta, on October 28. News sources quoting officials said police were trying to ascertain if the blast was lin
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Three persons, including two army personnel, were killed and 25 others injured when a bomb exploded inside a bus in the cantonment area in Quetta, on October 28. News sources quoting officials said police were trying to ascertain if the blast was linked to the prevailing Afghan situation. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the blast.
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October - 28 
A civilian was shot dead by an LTTE cadre, in the Valachchenai general, some 28km north west of Batticaloa, also on 28 October.
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A civilian was shot dead by an LTTE cadre, in the Valachchenai general, some 28km north west of Batticaloa, also on 28 October.
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October - 28 
On October 28 , an unidentified person killed a Tamil youth in Alinganagar village in Muttur, 13km south of Trincomalee.
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On October 28 , an unidentified person killed a Tamil youth in Alinganagar village in Muttur, 13km south of Trincomalee.
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October - 28 
Other reports said government troops on a search operation in the Neelapola general area, some 12km south of Muttur, recovered the decomposed body of an LTTE cadre, on 28 October, and some arms.
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Other reports said government troops on a search operation in the Neelapola general area, some 12km south of Muttur, recovered the decomposed body of an LTTE cadre, on 28 October, and some arms.
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October - 28 
Sri Lankan Naval troops on October 28 chased and apprehended boats suspected to be carrying supplies for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels.
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Sri Lankan Naval troops on October 28 chased and apprehended boats suspected to be carrying supplies for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels.
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October - 28 
Two LTTE rebels were killed in clashes with troops in the general area west of Nikawewa, some 4km north of Welioya, also on October 28.
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Two LTTE rebels were killed in clashes with troops in the general area west of Nikawewa, some 4km north of Welioya, also on October 28.
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October - 29 
Four civilians were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Delina on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway on October 29. In Jammu district, an SF officer was injured after stepping on a land mine at Pallanwalla. In subsequent search opera
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Four civilians were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Delina on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway on October 29. In Jammu district, an SF officer was injured after stepping on a land mine at Pallanwalla. In subsequent search operations in the area, an SF personnel was injured in a separate explosion.
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October - 29 
In Kupwara district, three unidentified terrorists and an SF personnel were killed in an encounter in the Rangwar forests on October 29. In Poonch district, SFs recovered the bodies of four terrorists, injured in an encounter in Mandi on October 26.
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In Kupwara district, three unidentified terrorists and an SF personnel were killed in an encounter in the Rangwar forests on October 29. In Poonch district, SFs recovered the bodies of four terrorists, injured in an encounter in Mandi on October 26. As reported earlier, the bodies of six terrorists were already recovered on October 26 and 27. All 10 are suspected to be Pakistani JeM mercenaries.
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October - 29 
On the night of October 29, two JeM terrorists were killed in an encounter at Dachchan in Doda district.
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On the night of October 29, two JeM terrorists were killed in an encounter at Dachchan in Doda district.
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October - 29 
The lone terrorist trapped inside the Panzan mosque, Budgam district, was killed on October 29. As reported earlier, security forces (SFs) had laid a siege around the mosque on October 27 after receiving information on the terrorist’s presence. There
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The lone terrorist trapped inside the Panzan mosque, Budgam district, was killed on October 29. As reported earlier, security forces (SFs) had laid a siege around the mosque on October 27 after receiving information on the terrorist’s presence. There are conflicting versions on the identity of the slain terrorist and is suspected to be a Pakistani mercenary of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) or the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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October - 29 
Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, while speaking in Delhi on October 29, said the government was planning to bring in a new legislation to arm the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) with more powers. He said, " A new enactme
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Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, while speaking in Delhi on October 29, said the government was planning to bring in a new legislation to arm the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) with more powers. He said, " A new enactment is under consideration for giving more powers to the BCAS and a decision on this will be taken soon. A draft of the legislation will be placed before the Cabinet as early as possible". The Minister added that the government had decided to deploy the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) all the airports in the country within the next six months.
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October - 29 
US Ambassador to India Robert B. Blackwill, while speaking to the media in New Delhi, on October 29, said that more groups could be added to the Administration’s list of terrorist organisations. He said, "The list of terrorists continues to enlarge d
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US Ambassador to India Robert B. Blackwill, while speaking to the media in New Delhi, on October 29, said that more groups could be added to the Administration’s list of terrorist organisations. He said, "The list of terrorists continues to enlarge day by day, and more and more names are likely to appear on the list in the days to come". Reiterating that the global war against terrorism included the one faced by India, Blackwill said India’s problem was part of the global campaign against terrorism.
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October - 29 
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairman Afrasiab Khattak has demanded of the government to take strict action against those displaying weapons at the ongoing anti-US rallies across the country. In an interview to the BBC on October 29, he
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairman Afrasiab Khattak has demanded of the government to take strict action against those displaying weapons at the ongoing anti-US rallies across the country. In an interview to the BBC on October 29, he also demanded a policy for combating terrorism.
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October - 29 
Six religious outfits on October 29 gave a call for a countrywide strike on November 9 to protest the US attacks on Afghanistan as also the government’s policy. Leaders of these outfits, which together constitute the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, are sche
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Six religious outfits on October 29 gave a call for a countrywide strike on November 9 to protest the US attacks on Afghanistan as also the government’s policy. Leaders of these outfits, which together constitute the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, are scheduled to meet in Islamabad on November 10 to decide their future course of action. Those present at the meeting and gave the strike call were Qazi Husain Ahmad of the Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI), Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JuP), Maulana Samiul Haq, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri and Riaz Durrani of the Jamaat-Ulema-e-Islam (JuI), Sajid Mir of the Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith and Syed Sibtain Kazmi of the Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP).
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October - 29 
Another report said an accidental explosion occurred in Mannar killing two persons, both suspected suicide cadres of the LTTE, on October 29.
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Another report said an accidental explosion occurred in Mannar killing two persons, both suspected suicide cadres of the LTTE, on October 29.
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October - 29 
The Sri Lankan Army, meanwhile, said LTTE rebels shot dead two fishermen near Maduru Oya tank, some 35km southeast of Polonnaruwa, on October 29.
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The Sri Lankan Army, meanwhile, said LTTE rebels shot dead two fishermen near Maduru Oya tank, some 35km southeast of Polonnaruwa, on October 29.
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October - 30 
In Anantnag district, an unidentified terrorist and a civilian were killed and five SF personnel injured in an encounter at Khirma-Sirhama, while three terrorists reportedly escaped.
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In Anantnag district, an unidentified terrorist and a civilian were killed and five SF personnel injured in an encounter at Khirma-Sirhama, while three terrorists reportedly escaped.
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October - 30 
In Udhampur district, a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was injured in a terrorist attack at Chajru.
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In Udhampur district, a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was injured in a terrorist attack at Chajru.
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October - 30 
A civilian was injured in a rocket attack by unidentified terrorists at Dolipora, Kupwara.
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A civilian was injured in a rocket attack by unidentified terrorists at Dolipora, Kupwara.
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October - 30 
According to media reports, in an interview on October 30, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) general secretary Kitovi Zhimoni expressed the hope that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would enter into negotiations w
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According to media reports, in an interview on October 30, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) general secretary Kitovi Zhimoni expressed the hope that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would enter into negotiations with the India’s Union government.
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October - 30 
According to media reports, the Orissa government has sounded a red alert in left-wing extremist (Naxalite) prone districts bordering Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the People’s War Group (PWG) blowing up the Konneru railway station in Vizianagaram di
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According to media reports, the Orissa government has sounded a red alert in left-wing extremist (Naxalite) prone districts bordering Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the People’s War Group (PWG) blowing up the Konneru railway station in Vizianagaram district on October 28. Reports quoting official sources said security had been beefed up in Rayagada, Gajapati, Malkangiri and Koraput districts fearing infiltration by PWG cadres, who were being flushed out by Andhra Pradesh police following the blast.
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October - 30 
Earlier, on the night of October 30, four civilians were abducted by unidentified terrorists from Mahore, Udhampur.
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Earlier, on the night of October 30, four civilians were abducted by unidentified terrorists from Mahore, Udhampur.
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October - 30 
In a separate incident, another was killed by unidentified terrorists at Behrot, Poonch.
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In a separate incident, another was killed by unidentified terrorists at Behrot, Poonch.
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October - 30 
In another incident, PWG Naxalites made an unsuccessful attempt to blast the police post at Ramareddy village in Sadasivanagar mandal (administrative unit) on October 30. However, the Naxalites blasted three culverts on the way to the outpost.
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In another incident, PWG Naxalites made an unsuccessful attempt to blast the police post at Ramareddy village in Sadasivanagar mandal (administrative unit) on October 30. However, the Naxalites blasted three culverts on the way to the outpost.
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October - 30 
In Poonch district, four Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in an encounter in the Hill Kaka hills. A civilian was killed and another injured on being trapped in the encounter. In the same district, a fifth Pakistani merc
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In Poonch district, four Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in an encounter in the Hill Kaka hills. A civilian was killed and another injured on being trapped in the encounter. In the same district, a fifth Pakistani mercenary of the JeM was killed at Dankot.
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October - 30 
In Rajouri district, an SF personnel was injured in an attack on an SF post by unidentified terrorists at Chanakot.
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In Rajouri district, an SF personnel was injured in an attack on an SF post by unidentified terrorists at Chanakot.
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October - 30 
On October 30 night, unidentified terrorists abducted and killed a civilian at Syedpora, Rajouri.
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On October 30 night, unidentified terrorists abducted and killed a civilian at Syedpora, Rajouri.
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October - 30 
On October 30, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Machhil in Kupwara district.
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On October 30, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Machhil in Kupwara district.
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October - 30 
Speaking at an informal session with Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, in New Delhi, US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill said his country will address India’s concerns on cross-border terrorism in Kashmir even a
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Speaking at an informal session with Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, in New Delhi, US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill said his country will address India’s concerns on cross-border terrorism in Kashmir even as it pursues the war against international terrorism. He also allayed fears regarding US’ interest in ending the turmoil in Kashmir by emphasising that it did not wish to discriminate on terrorism in any part of the world. He reiterated that US-India relations were on firm ground and that there was a growing convergence between the two countries.
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October - 30 
Two security force personnel and a civilian were killed during an encounter with suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists at Beerwah in Budgam district on October 30. Three SF personnel sustained injuries, while the terrorists managed to escape w
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Two security force personnel and a civilian were killed during an encounter with suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists at Beerwah in Budgam district on October 30. Three SF personnel sustained injuries, while the terrorists managed to escape without incurring any casualties.
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October - 30 
According to Pakistani media reports, governments in the Provinces have been permitted to deal with anti-US violence without seeking the prior approval of Federal authorities President Pervez Musharraf has authorised the Provincial governments, med
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According to Pakistani media reports, governments in the Provinces have been permitted to deal with anti-US violence without seeking the prior approval of Federal authorities President Pervez Musharraf has authorised the Provincial governments, media reports said, to implement measures for enforcing laws to check violence and countering the threats of civil disobedience against anti-US protests and the government's Afghan policy. Reports quoting official sources have indicated that province could now evolve their own strategy to deal with the religious outfits and need not contact the Federal authorities for their permission. The President, while presiding over an inter-Provincial coordination meeting on law and order, in Islamabad, on October 30, reportedly took these decisions.
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October - 30 
In a major crackdown, police arrested 22 persons on October 30 for their alleged involvement in the Bahawalpur massacre of October 29 in which 18 persons were killed outside a church. News reports indicated that the arrested suspects belong to two se
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In a major crackdown, police arrested 22 persons on October 30 for their alleged involvement in the Bahawalpur massacre of October 29 in which 18 persons were killed outside a church. News reports indicated that the arrested suspects belong to two sectarian outfits.
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October - 30 
Police in Quetta on October 30 registered treason cases against 10 senior leaders of religious outfits on charges of using objectionable language against the government. Cases have been registered against Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor
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Police in Quetta on October 30 registered treason cases against 10 senior leaders of religious outfits on charges of using objectionable language against the government. Cases have been registered against Maulana Fazlur Rahman, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Liaquat Baloch, Maulana Abdul Ghani, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed Sharodi, Maulana Noor Muhammad, Fazal Muhammad Baraich, Maulana Abdul Baqi, Maulana Mehmood Ghaznavi and Maulana Abdul Haq Baloch.
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October - 30 
Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) Chief Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi said in Sukkur on October 30 that the government's Afghan policy was positive and in accordance with international commitments and national interests. He, however, called for extreme cauti
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Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) Chief Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi said in Sukkur on October 30 that the government's Afghan policy was positive and in accordance with international commitments and national interests. He, however, called for extreme caution and restraint while carrying out air strikes on Afghanistan, adding that they should be targeted only for eliminating terrorist training camps. While indicating that his name had been included in the Pakistan Afghanistan Defence Council (PADC), he added, "But for all practical purpose we are nowhere". He also said his community was the victim of terrorism for the past 13 years and for this he blamed the Afghan policy pursued by successive governments. While criticising the US air strikes he called for a political solution to the current crisis.
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October - 30 
According to media reports, the teachers and officers’ associations of Jahangirnagar University, on October 30, took a joint silent procession on the campus denouncing the US-led military operations in Afghanistan and the alleged killings of innocent
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According to media reports, the teachers and officers’ associations of Jahangirnagar University, on October 30, took a joint silent procession on the campus denouncing the US-led military operations in Afghanistan and the alleged killings of innocent civilians in that country.
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October - 30 
According to media reports, unidentified assailants killed an activist of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Khulna on October 29.
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According to media reports, unidentified assailants killed an activist of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Khulna on October 29.
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October - 30 
Government troops operating ahead of the forward defence line in the Nagarkovil general area engaged a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels on October 30 and killed four, the Sri Lankan Army said.
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Government troops operating ahead of the forward defence line in the Nagarkovil general area engaged a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels on October 30 and killed four, the Sri Lankan Army said.
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October - 30 
In another development, security forces arrested a fundraiser for the LTTE in the Sathurukondan general area, some six kilometers northwest of Batticaloa, also on October 31.
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In another development, security forces arrested a fundraiser for the LTTE in the Sathurukondan general area, some six kilometers northwest of Batticaloa, also on October 31.
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October - 30 
Reports now available indicate that at least four cadres of the Sea Tigers, the LTTE’s naval wing, were killed in the mt Silk Pride attack of October 30. Personnel were still fighting the fire following twin explosions caused during the attack. Three
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Reports now available indicate that at least four cadres of the Sea Tigers, the LTTE’s naval wing, were killed in the mt Silk Pride attack of October 30. Personnel were still fighting the fire following twin explosions caused during the attack. Three naval personnel were killed in the attack and their dead bodies recovered while nine others have been rescued and rushed to a hospital. Of the 16 naval personnel on board the tanker, 12 have been rescued, reports said. Besides all 12 crew were reported to be safe.
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October - 30 
Reports said a Tamil youth was shot dead and another injured by the LTTE’s ‘pistol group’, on October 30, in Mannar.
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Reports said a Tamil youth was shot dead and another injured by the LTTE’s ‘pistol group’, on October 30, in Mannar.
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October - 30 
The Sri Lankan Army said a suicide squad of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels––Sea Tigers (cadres of the LTTE’s naval wing)––attacked an oil tanker, on October 30. The attack was launched in the waters 12 nautical miles north of Poin
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The Sri Lankan Army said a suicide squad of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels––Sea Tigers (cadres of the LTTE’s naval wing)––attacked an oil tanker, on October 30. The attack was launched in the waters 12 nautical miles north of Point Pedro, on the oil tanker mt Silk Pride that was shipping fuel to Jaffna Peninsula. 16 Sri Lanka Navy personnel and 12 crew were on board the vessel at the time of the attack. Reports said five LTTE boats surrounded the tanker and that all crew and 12 naval personnel were rescued.
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October - 30 
The Sri Lankan Army said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels killed 11 policemen, in an attack on their post, two kilometers away from Muttur, near the 64th milepost, on October 30. Nine more policemen and six government troops too were wo
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The Sri Lankan Army said Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels killed 11 policemen, in an attack on their post, two kilometers away from Muttur, near the 64th milepost, on October 30. Nine more policemen and six government troops too were wounded in attack.
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October - 30 
Troops on a fighting patrol in the Kilaly general area, some 4km south of Eluthumadduval, observed and engaged three LTTE rebels killing all of them in small arms fire, also on October 30. In another incident on the same day, two government troops we
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Troops on a fighting patrol in the Kilaly general area, some 4km south of Eluthumadduval, observed and engaged three LTTE rebels killing all of them in small arms fire, also on October 30. In another incident on the same day, two government troops were wounded in LTTE mortar shelling in the Nagarkovil general area.
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October - 31 
According to a delayed report, left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) stopped inter-district vehicles in Chandili under the Munguda police station limits, near Bhubaneswar, on October 31 night. Police sources said a large num
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According to a delayed report, left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) stopped inter-district vehicles in Chandili under the Munguda police station limits, near Bhubaneswar, on October 31 night. Police sources said a large number of PWG Naxalites stopped buses and barged inside to find out if any police personnel were travelling. Nearly two hours after searching the vehicles, they left the place. Police received information early on November 1 and cleared the road. This is the second incident of Naxalites intercepting inter-district passenger vehicles. In 1998, the PWG members had stopped an inter-state bus looking out for a rice miller.
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October - 31 
According to official sources, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) killed 13 police personnel at Topchanchi, 35 kilometers from Dhanbad, on October 31, at midday. The Naxalites attacked the police picket housed in the
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According to official sources, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) killed 13 police personnel at Topchanchi, 35 kilometers from Dhanbad, on October 31, at midday. The Naxalites attacked the police picket housed in the Topchanchi block office premises when the police personnel were taking lunch. While 13 police personnel were killed on the spot, another was critically injured and his condition is stated to be serious. The Naxalites also looted 16 rifles, two carbines and a huge quantity of ammunition from the police picket The attack was the biggest ever on a Jharkhand police picket and the first during daytime.
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October - 31 
Earlier, on October 31, a large group of Naxalites came to Maliguda primary health centre in the same district and took siege of the building. From there, they opened fire at the Maliguda Anti-Naxlaite Picket Post (ANPP). Security forces too retaliat
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Earlier, on October 31, a large group of Naxalites came to Maliguda primary health centre in the same district and took siege of the building. From there, they opened fire at the Maliguda Anti-Naxlaite Picket Post (ANPP). Security forces too retaliated and there was heavy exchange of fire for many hours. The Naxalites managed to escape into the jungles.
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October - 31 
Earlier, on the night of October 31, two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Gurez, Baramulla.
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Earlier, on the night of October 31, two terrorists were killed in an encounter in Gurez, Baramulla.
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October - 31 
In a separate incident, on October 31, an Army personnel was killed and another injured in an encounter with National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in Banganpara, under Tamulpur Police Station jurisdiction.
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In a separate incident, on October 31, an Army personnel was killed and another injured in an encounter with National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists in Banganpara, under Tamulpur Police Station jurisdiction.
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October - 31 
In another incident on October 31, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was killed and two others, including a civilian, injured in a shootout in the Paltanbazar area of Guwahati.
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In another incident on October 31, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was killed and two others, including a civilian, injured in a shootout in the Paltanbazar area of Guwahati.
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October - 31 
In another incident, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Udhyanpur in Doda district.
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In another incident, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Udhyanpur in Doda district.
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October - 31 
In Udhampur district, one security force (SF) personnel was injured in a bomb explosion at Gool.
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In Udhampur district, one security force (SF) personnel was injured in a bomb explosion at Gool.
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October - 31 
Official sources indicated that, after snatching arms and ammunition from Kalimela police station in the same district recently, the Naxalites targeted the armoury at the Orissa State Armed Police camp at Maliguda.
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Official sources indicated that, after snatching arms and ammunition from Kalimela police station in the same district recently, the Naxalites targeted the armoury at the Orissa State Armed Police camp at Maliguda.
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October - 31 
The Left-wing extremist (Naxalite) outfit, People’s War Group (PWG), on October 31, announced that it was ready for talks with the government provided the latter put an end to ‘repression’ and ‘killings’. In a statement issued in Hyderabad, the PWG
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The Left-wing extremist (Naxalite) outfit, People’s War Group (PWG), on October 31, announced that it was ready for talks with the government provided the latter put an end to ‘repression’ and ‘killings’. In a statement issued in Hyderabad, the PWG said, "The government should take the initiative in this regard. In such an event, we are also prepared to suspend violence and come for talks". The statement claimed that the PWG had always responded positively to the efforts made by the Committee of Concerned Citizens (CCC) to bring both the sides to the negotiating table. "But, the government has been changing its stand. On the one hand, it says it is prepared for talks and on the other asserts that it will crush the Naxalite movement", the statement said.
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October - 31 
Three suspected Pakistani mercenaries were killed in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) at Bandi Kamba Khan in Poonch district on October 31.
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Three suspected Pakistani mercenaries were killed in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) at Bandi Kamba Khan in Poonch district on October 31.
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October - 31 
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi on October 31 awarded a 17-year rigorous imprisonment term to two activists of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQ-A) for dacoity and possessing illicit weapons. News reports said the court, however, exonerated t
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An Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi on October 31 awarded a 17-year rigorous imprisonment term to two activists of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement – Altaf (MQ-A) for dacoity and possessing illicit weapons. News reports said the court, however, exonerated them from the main charge of killing a police personnel as the prosecution failed to prove its case.
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October - 31 
The Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), on October 31, submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the deputy commissioner of Khagrachhari demanding an end to terrorist activities by some tribal groups which opposed the Chittagong Peace Accord of
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The Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), on October 31, submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the deputy commissioner of Khagrachhari demanding an end to terrorist activities by some tribal groups which opposed the Chittagong Peace Accord of 1997. The memorandum alleged that the group led by Proshit Bikash Khisha and Shanchoy Chakma is resorting to terrorist activities, including murder, abduction and extortion, in the hill tracts. It also alleged that terrorists belonging to the United Democratic Front (UDF) heightened their violence after the October 1 general elections. The PCP further demanded rescuing abducted PCP leaders and workers and the immediate arrest of the terrorists. Two PCP leaders were abducted from Murachhari Mahalchhari on October 7 and 21 respectively. Later on October 24 another PCP leader was abducted from Naryankhaiya Khagrachhari town.
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October - 31 
In another incident, a vehicle belonging to the Special Task Force vehicle was damaged when it hit a claymore mine planted by the LTTE at Weeramuni junction some 12km northeast of Ampara, also on October 31, but there were no casualties.
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In another incident, a vehicle belonging to the Special Task Force vehicle was damaged when it hit a claymore mine planted by the LTTE at Weeramuni junction some 12km northeast of Ampara, also on October 31, but there were no casualties.
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October - 31 
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Army said government troops operating ahead of Nagarkovil engaged a group of LTTE rebels on October 31 and killed three of them.
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Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Army said government troops operating ahead of Nagarkovil engaged a group of LTTE rebels on October 31 and killed three of them.
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October - 31 
The Army also said six government troops were wounded in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion set-off by the LTTE in the Ethawetunuwewa general area, some six kilometers north of Welioya, on October 31.
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The Army also said six government troops were wounded in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion set-off by the LTTE in the Ethawetunuwewa general area, some six kilometers north of Welioya, on October 31.
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*Data till , May 08, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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