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Tentative Political
Coherence and Insurgent Consolidation
The Chasm between
Rhetoric and Reality
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Weekly Fatalities: Major Conflicts in South Asia June 28-July 4, 2004
BANGLADESH Islamic militant groups planning armed uprising, alleges Sheikh Hasina: Former Prime Minister and Opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina, alleged on June 30, 2004, that Islamic militant groups patronised by the Government are planning an armed uprising in Bangladesh. "Why should I foresee? The radicals and fanatics are already there and being patronised by the Government. They have already captured different areas where you cannot move freely, work freely…" she told a reporter during a news conference in Dhaka. Hasina also said that vigilanté Islamist leader Bangla Bhai has introduced a parallel rule in northern Rajshahi with the police and Government giving his organization shelter. The New Nation , June 30, 2004. INDIA
Six
police
personnel
killed
during
attack
on
Parliament
member's
convoy
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir:
Six
police
personnel
were
killed
and
two
others
sustained
injuries
when
terrorists
attacked
the
convoy
of
Member
of
Parliament,
Choudhury
Lal
Singh,
by
detonating
two
Improvised
Explosive
Devices
at
Sangom
Bahthi
in
the
Doda
district
on
July
2,
2004.
Among
those
who
died
was
Deputy
Superintendent
of
Police
Mushtaq
Mir.
Lal
Singh,
Member
of
State
Legislative
Assembly
Ghulam
Mohammad
Saroori
and
some
Congress
leaders
reportedly
escaped
unhurt.
Daily
Excelsior,
July
3,
2004.
NEPAL
Political Parties release Common Minimum Programme: The ruling Nepali Congress (Democratic), CPN-UML, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party and Nepal Sadbhawana Party, jointly released a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) at a press conference in the capital Kathmandu on June 30, 2004. The 43-point CMP, divided into four parts, primarily emphasizes the need to resolve the Maoist insurgency and hold general elections at the earliest, with consensus among all political parties. Socio-economic reforms and development programmes are other priority areas outlined in the CMP. Speaking at the press conference, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said the functioning of the upcoming all-party Government would be based on the CMP. Nepal News, July 1, 2004. PAKISTAN
President
Musharraf
orders
crackdown
on
30
terrorist
groups
in
Karachi:
President
Pervez
Musharraf
has
reportedly
ordered
a
crackdown
on
almost
30
terrorist
groups
in
Karachi,
after
a
report
on
various
dimensions
of
terrorism
in
the
city
was
presented
to
him.
"A
comprehensive
report
covering
all
aspects
of
terrorism
in
Karachi,
with
particular
focus
on
major
terror
groups,
prepared
by
the
Interior
Ministry
in
collaboration
with
the
provincial
government
and
the
law-enforcement
agencies,
was
presented
to
President
Musharraf
at
a
recent
high-level
meeting.
The
president
has
ordered
an
immediate
crackdown
against
these
groups,"
sources
told
Daily
Times
on
July
2,
2004.
Of
the
identified
terrorist
groups,
15
are
sectarian-related
whereas
15
are
related
to
terrorism
directed
against
Western
interests,
according
to
the
report.
It
added
that
184
terrorists
belonging
to
these
groups
have
been
arrested
and
79
have
thus
far
been
convicted,
including
51
who
were
awarded
death
sentences.
Daily
Times,
July
3,
2004.
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