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November - 1 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Abraham Singh alias Siladitya, was arrested during a joint operation by the personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the personnel of Badagada Police Station near his vil
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Abraham Singh alias Siladitya, was arrested during a joint operation by the personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the personnel of Badagada Police Station near his village Balinala in Ganjam District of Odisha on November 1, reported The Hindu. Some Maoist posters were recovered from his possession
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November - 1 
A Delhi trial court sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, allegedly involved in the, August 1, 2012, Pune serial blasts to 14 days of judicial custody on November 1. Additional Sessions Judge, Kaveri Baweja, sent Sayed Firoz alias Hamza
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A Delhi trial court sent a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, allegedly involved in the, August 1, 2012, Pune serial blasts to 14 days of judicial custody on November 1. Additional Sessions Judge, Kaveri Baweja, sent Sayed Firoz alias Hamza (38) to judicial custody till November 13, after he was produced before the court on the expiry of his Police custody. Hamza was arrested on October 1.
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November - 1 
A Maoist 'commander', identified as Pandu Ram Aanchala, wanted in 43 cases and carrying a reward of INR 67,000 on his head, was arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Police and Border Security Force (BSF) troopers in Krugalmaspi village in K
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A Maoist 'commander', identified as Pandu Ram Aanchala, wanted in 43 cases and carrying a reward of INR 67,000 on his head, was arrested in a joint operation conducted by the Police and Border Security Force (BSF) troopers in Krugalmaspi village in Kanker District, reported Zee News.
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November - 1 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre killed a Police official, identified as Siguram Murmu, in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on November 1, reported newstrackindia.com quoting ANI.
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre killed a Police official, identified as Siguram Murmu, in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District of Jharkhand on November 1, reported newstrackindia.com quoting ANI.
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November - 1 
A woman was sexually tortured by a Maoist ‘zonal commander’ for more than five years and she allowed it in order to save her husband, reports Daily Bhaskar. The victim’s husband is a Police officer. Salomi approached Police with her son and said that
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A woman was sexually tortured by a Maoist ‘zonal commander’ for more than five years and she allowed it in order to save her husband, reports Daily Bhaskar. The victim’s husband is a Police officer. Salomi approached Police with her son and said that she was staying with the Maoists to save her husband and his brothers who are Policemen. According to her statement, Nirmal Da and Prasad Ji, two top Maoist leaders in the region, held a meeting in her village Piding in 2007. The Maoists threatened Salan, Habal and Sagen that their families will be destroyed of they did not leave the job of a Policeman. Salan is the husband of Salomi. Salan and his brothers did not leave their jobs but fled away from the village leaving Salomi behind. She was then taken into the custody of Maoists where she used to cook for the Maoists.
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Army has launched massive combing operation in the areas near Line of Control (LoC) to flush-out the militants if any, reports Greater Kashmir on November 1. The operation was launched a day after foiling an infiltration bid in Uri sector of Baramull
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Army has launched massive combing operation in the areas near Line of Control (LoC) to flush-out the militants if any, reports Greater Kashmir on November 1. The operation was launched a day after foiling an infiltration bid in Uri sector of Baramulla District
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November - 1 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) suspected to have been involved in operations against Police forces were arrested from two locations in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 1, reports Business Standard. Potam Shankar (28), A
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) suspected to have been involved in operations against Police forces were arrested from two locations in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 1, reports Business Standard. Potam Shankar (28), Araiya Dinesh (19) and Araiya Ganpat (19) were arrested from Gauraram village under Maded area of the District by a joint patrolling team of District Police, Chhattisgarh Sashastra Dal and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agarwal said. Another joint team arrested Pinnapalli Rajesha (22) and Gavdi Nagaiya (20) from Sairkonta village under Cherpally Police limits, said the SP. The arrested Maoist cadres were working as "Jan Militia" and dalam (armed squad) members and participated in various operations against the Police, the SP added.
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NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has blamed Isak and Muivah for factionalism when they not only condemned the Naga National Council (NNC) “the mandated political institution but also started killing thousands of Nagas” by accusing them of supporting the 1975 S
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NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has blamed Isak and Muivah for factionalism when they not only condemned the Naga National Council (NNC) “the mandated political institution but also started killing thousands of Nagas” by accusing them of supporting the 1975 Shillong Accord, reports Nagaland Post. It also said that killing of ‘national workers’ accused of being supporters of Shillong Accord only “multiplied factions”. Today, there are ten factions “which are product of Isak and Muivah”, it added. NSCN-K further asserted that the Government of India, after almost 15 years has realised too late, that there can be no Naga solution with one faction and urged upon the latter to realise that the NSCN-K under the leadership of S.S. Khaplang was capable of bringing a lasting solution to the long-standing Naga issue. Further, it also asserted that the NSCN-K was capable of bringing a solution not only for Nagas but also the entire north east. It said, there can be no solution without involvement of NSCN-K and that any solution arrived at with NSCN-IM “will be a mockery.”
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November - 1 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S Raj said that the Police fired 90 rounds during an hour-long encounter in the forests of Prem Nagar located at Bishrampur village under Ranka Police Station in Garhwa District and recovered a five kilogram Impr
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael S Raj said that the Police fired 90 rounds during an hour-long encounter in the forests of Prem Nagar located at Bishrampur village under Ranka Police Station in Garhwa District and recovered a five kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 20 detonators, reports The Times of India. The recovery also included Maoist literature, documents, pittu (back pack), used cartridges, cooking utensils and a letter addressed to the Jharkhand legislators demanding an end to all the operations in the state against the Maoists.
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November - 1 
The ‘Commander-in-Chief’ and the ‘Finance Secretary’ of Manipur-based Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC), identified as Ningthoujam Romen Singh alias Rocky (27), was arrested from Sarai Kale Khan in New Delhi on November 1, for his
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The ‘Commander-in-Chief’ and the ‘Finance Secretary’ of Manipur-based Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC), identified as Ningthoujam Romen Singh alias Rocky (27), was arrested from Sarai Kale Khan in New Delhi on November 1, for his alleged involvement in unlawful activities and several cases of murder, abduction and extortion, reports The Times of India
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on the night of November 1 foiled a major infiltration attempt by a group of five militants at Galard Border Outpost (BOP) along the International Border (IB) in Samba sector (Samba District), reports Daily Excelsior.
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on the night of November 1 foiled a major infiltration attempt by a group of five militants at Galard Border Outpost (BOP) along the International Border (IB) in Samba sector (Samba District), reports Daily Excelsior. BSF personnel of 51 Battalion observed movement along the IB with their Night Vision Devices (NVDs). According to details, Pakistan Rangers, violating ceasefire, opened unprovoked fire to facilitate the infiltration bid by the armed militants. BSF personnel retaliated to neutralize the militants. No casualties or damage on Indian side were reported. However, in search operations the following morning, no breach of fencing was found.
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The cadres of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) on November 1 clashed in Ojakho and Chasa village in Longding and Tirap Districts which left one NSCN-IM militant dead and injured ano
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The cadres of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) on November 1 clashed in Ojakho and Chasa village in Longding and Tirap Districts which left one NSCN-IM militant dead and injured another cadre, reports Times of India. Seventeen houses in the villages were completely gutted and two others destroyed.
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November - 1 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has criticized its breakaway faction Tritiya Prastuti committee (TPC) for violating 'ceasefire' norms and for frequently attacking its cadres and their family members, reports The Times of India on Nov
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has criticized its breakaway faction Tritiya Prastuti committee (TPC) for violating 'ceasefire' norms and for frequently attacking its cadres and their family members, reports The Times of India on November 1. ‘Spokesperson’ for the Bihar-Jharkhand North Chhattisgarh frontier regional committee of the CPI-Maoist, Manas, said despite responding to their call for "unilateral ceasefire", the TPC has been attacking their cadres and their family members almost regularly. The Maoists had extended a call for unilateral ceasefire with the splinter groups on June 26 for three months. The call was responded by the TPC.
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November - 1 
The confession made by National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militant Pushparam Reang who was arrested on October 30, 2012 along with his aide Manojit Reang, revealed that the NLFT militants had been regrouping in Kanchanpur sub-division of Nor
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The confession made by National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militant Pushparam Reang who was arrested on October 30, 2012 along with his aide Manojit Reang, revealed that the NLFT militants had been regrouping in Kanchanpur sub-division of North Tripura District with orders to carry out abduction of Government teachers and engineers at the instruction of Upendra Reang, the self-styled Vice President of the outfit, reports Assam Tribune. The detainee reportedly confessed that the militants were stationed at Buddhapara in Kanchanpur to abduct two Government teachers and two Government engineers. The Police did not reveal the names of the targets on security grounds.
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November - 1 
The custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mehmood, deported from Saudi Arabia and arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on October 22, 2012 was handed over to the Bangalore (Karnataka) City Police on November 1, 2012 by Additional Ses
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The custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mehmood, deported from Saudi Arabia and arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on October 22, 2012 was handed over to the Bangalore (Karnataka) City Police on November 1, 2012 by Additional Sessions Judge Asha Menon, reports Indian Express.
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November - 1 
The Maoists have launched recruitment drive in bordering areas of Garhwa and Latehar Districts, reports The Times of India. They have launched the drive in Bargarh, Madhgarhi, Marda, Tiharo, Binda villages in Bhandaria block in Garhwa District. Their
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The Maoists have launched recruitment drive in bordering areas of Garhwa and Latehar Districts, reports The Times of India. They have launched the drive in Bargarh, Madhgarhi, Marda, Tiharo, Binda villages in Bhandaria block in Garhwa District. Their activities have also been reported from Baligarh, Birajpur and Tetardih villages of the adjacent Ramkanda Police Station area. The recruitment drive has been launched under the leadership of Vikasji, a senior Maoist leader to counter Operation Green Hunt against them. For this reason, they have demanded 5-6 youths from every village to recruit them in their armed squads. "Maoists have intensified their activities in many areas of the Bhandaria block since the last one month," sources said.
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November - 1 
The Union Government has decided to ignore threats from Maoists and go ahead with developing an iron ore mine in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Districts of Kanker and Narayanpur in the State that would supply raw material to the iconic Bhila
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The Union Government has decided to ignore threats from Maoists and go ahead with developing an iron ore mine in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Districts of Kanker and Narayanpur in the State that would supply raw material to the iconic Bhilai steel plant, reported The Hindu on November 2. It has also decided to construct a 90-kilometres-long railway track through Maoist strongholds to transport ore from the Rowghat mines to the plant. “We have assured the Steel Ministry and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) officials that it would provide enough security personnel so that work on the important project could go on smoothly. All statutory clearances for the project have been taken and work on the project would commence soon. Although Maoists have threatened to disrupt work at the new mine, which lies in a remote area, we are sure that our security personnel, along with local people, will ensure that the work is completed at the earliest, which will also help in the development and progress in the region,” a senior official of the Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) said.
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November - 1 
The Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said tackling the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is the biggest challenge for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and other Paramilitary Forces, reports newstrackindia.com. Addressing the
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The Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said tackling the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is the biggest challenge for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and other Paramilitary Forces, reports newstrackindia.com. Addressing the gathering at the 73rd Raising Day celebrations of the CRPF at its Academy at Kadarpur in Gurgaon of Haryana on November 1, Shinde said the CRPF has the challenge of assuring the safety of the villagers and tribals living in far-flung Maoist-infested areas. "Today, the biggest challenge before the Central Reserve Police Force is to tackle the spreading Maoist movements in the country and CRPF is already engaged in the operations. The Maoists have not just adopted the strategy of targeting security personnel but they are also attacking government buildings, schools, roads, power stations and telephone wires. This is the biggest challenge for the personnel that how successfully they can give a credible and trustworthy assurance to the people residing in far-flung areas of the country," said Shinde. He further said that they would have to formulate different policies top combat Maoist activities, insurgency and militancy in the country.
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November - 1 
Times of India reports that the All Assam Students' Union (AASU), on November 1, asked Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to hold an open discussion with them on the white paper prepared by the State Government on the foreigners' issue. AASU asked the chief
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Times of India reports that the All Assam Students' Union (AASU), on November 1, asked Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to hold an open discussion with them on the white paper prepared by the State Government on the foreigners' issue. AASU asked the chief minister to hold a face-to-face discussion on the influx problem with the interest of the State and its people in mind. The students' body also reiterated that the white paper prepared by the State government was inflicted with anomalies and was factually wrong.
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November - 1 
Tripura Government official said that India and Bangladesh will jointly conduct a survey to fence their border. "Senior officials of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) in a meeting have decided to conduct a joint survey fr
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Tripura Government official said that India and Bangladesh will jointly conduct a survey to fence their border. "Senior officials of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) in a meeting have decided to conduct a joint survey from Nov 5 to decide the erection of border fencing along the zero line of the border," said the official.
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November - 1 
A bullet-riddled dead body a man was recovered from Quaidabad Police jurisdiction at Sherpao Colony in Landh
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A bullet-riddled dead body a man was recovered from Quaidabad Police jurisdiction at Sherpao Colony in Landh
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November - 1 
A bullet-riddled dead body of one Rashid (27) was found packed in a gunny bag within the limits of Preedy Police Station between the Tibet Centre and Radio Pakistan.
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A bullet-riddled dead body of one Rashid (27) was found packed in a gunny bag within the limits of Preedy Police Station between the Tibet Centre and Radio Pakistan.
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November - 1 
A five-member bench of Supreme Court in its Karachi registry comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Gulzar Ahmed on November 1 said that Pakistan Rangers were deployed in Karachi 18 y
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A five-member bench of Supreme Court in its Karachi registry comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Gulzar Ahmed on November 1 said that Pakistan Rangers were deployed in Karachi 18 years ago to maintain law and order but the situation was becoming critical by the day, adding the force should be sent back to safeguard borders and the funds being spent on Rangers should be spent on the Sindh Police instead so they could yield better results, reports Daily Times. A report was produced before the bench that stated “there were a total of 2,381 important cases, including murder, and out of them only 661 suspects had been arrested while more than 3,500 remained at large”. A report about the accused released on parole was presented in the court during the course of the hearing. As per the report, Prisons IG Zafar Bokhari said 226 persons had been released on parole. The court observed as per the list 193 among the accused released on parole had been convicted and sentenced and one was facing charges of murder, illegal arms and kidnapping-for-ransom. Justice Khilji Arif remarked that the budget for the Rangers should be used to double the salary of the Police, adds The News. According to the target killing report during the last 13 months, 2,381 murder cases were registered and 761 arrests were made.
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November - 1 
A man was injured when he stepped on a landmine in Shahmas Sar area.
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A man was injured when he stepped on a landmine in Shahmas Sar area.
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November - 1 
A man, identified as Qamar Hussain (30), was killed by unidentified militants at Eidgah near Aurangzeb Colony
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A man, identified as Qamar Hussain (30), was killed by unidentified militants at Eidgah near Aurangzeb Colony
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November - 1 
A mortar shell hit a house in Malikdinkhel area of Bara, injuring eight members of a family. It was unclear whether the shell was fired by militants or SFs.
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A mortar shell hit a house in Malikdinkhel area of Bara, injuring eight members of a family. It was unclear whether the shell was fired by militants or SFs.
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November - 1 
A terrorism bid was foiled as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing four kilogram with 3.5 kilogram explosive material and ball bearings, connected with two batteries was found from Zehra Nagar near Safoora Goth, which was diffused by the Bom
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A terrorism bid was foiled as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing four kilogram with 3.5 kilogram explosive material and ball bearings, connected with two batteries was found from Zehra Nagar near Safoora Goth, which was diffused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), reports Daily Times. A Police official on anonymity said that the area was heavily populated with Shiite community and the bomb was planted near speed breaker.
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November - 1 
An unidentified dead body of a man with a cracked skull was found within the Nabi Bakhsh Police jurisdiction near Ram Swami.
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An unidentified dead body of a man with a cracked skull was found within the Nabi Bakhsh Police jurisdiction near Ram Swami.
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November - 1 
An unidentified dead body of man appearing to be in his mid-twenties was found near the Gulbai area of Shershah
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An unidentified dead body of man appearing to be in his mid-twenties was found near the Gulbai area of Shershah
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November - 1 
At least 10 militants were killed and six injured on November 1 as gunship helicopters and jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Sairi village of Tirah Valley under Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal (FAT
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At least 10 militants were killed and six injured on November 1 as gunship helicopters and jet fighters pounded militant hideouts in Sairi village of Tirah Valley under Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal (FATA), reports Dawn. The officials said that Security Forces (SFs) had also destroyed the house of a militant commander
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November - 1 
Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, who will appear in the Supreme Court on November 2 (today), faces imminent ouster, though, in a press conference on November 1, he shrugged off any sort of adverse situation on the cards, reports The Express tribun
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Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, who will appear in the Supreme Court on November 2 (today), faces imminent ouster, though, in a press conference on November 1, he shrugged off any sort of adverse situation on the cards, reports The Express tribune. Addressing a press conference, Raisani said the Provincial Government had the full support of allied parties and he would present his position on the case before the Supreme Court. “We will appear before the court and defend ourselves according to the law and constitution,” he added. As rumours swirl around the fate of the Provincial Government, an attempt to summon a session of the Balochistan Assembly and cabinet was stymied – by the Assembly’s Speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhootani who questioned whether such a move would amount to contempt of court. Balochistan Aslam Bhootani said that in order to review the constitutional status of the Balochistan Government after the Supreme Court’s interim order, a letter has been written to the Provincial Governor’s Secretariat to ascertain whether a meeting of the Provincial Assembly could be called or not. “If the Governor says, we will summon the meeting,” he added.
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November - 1 
Expressing displeasure at the worsening law and order situation in Karachi, President Asif Ali Zardari while chairing a meeting at the Chief Minister House on November 1 directed the Law Enforcing Agencies (LEAs) to conduct raids on the dens of crimi
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Expressing displeasure at the worsening law and order situation in Karachi, President Asif Ali Zardari while chairing a meeting at the Chief Minister House on November 1 directed the Law Enforcing Agencies (LEAs) to conduct raids on the dens of criminal elements, reports The Nation. The President also took notice of proliferation of the arms and weapons in the metropolis and observed that the arms licences should be Smart Card-based to ensure that no fictitious licences were issued. Taking note of the use of mobile phones by the militants and criminals, Zardari also asked the Government to work out a plan to ensure that no SIMs are available at the retail shops and the outlets of mobile companies, rather they are posted to the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) addresses of the applicants. The President directed the interior minister to frame draft in this regard for the Cabinet’s approval. The President advised the Provincial Law Minister to work on enacting suitable legislation, in consultation with all stakeholders, for the protection of the witnesses. He observed that one of the reasons hindering effective prosecution was that witnesses backed out due to fear and insecurity. He advised the Government to study the model of witness protection laws adopted in other countries in the wake of rising militant activities for this purpose.
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November - 1 
In Dera Bugti district,three Levies personnel were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Thelapar area.
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In Dera Bugti district,three Levies personnel were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in Thelapar area.
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November - 1 
On the direction of the Supreme Court, the Capital Police on November 1 arrested opposition leader in the Balochistan Assembly Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind from the court premises for allegedly kidnapping a man and failing to appear before the court, on
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On the direction of the Supreme Court, the Capital Police on November 1 arrested opposition leader in the Balochistan Assembly Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind from the court premises for allegedly kidnapping a man and failing to appear before the court, on June 28, 2011, reports Daily Times. The Quetta Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) had awarded life imprisonment to Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) and former Federal Minister Rind, his son Sardar Khan Rind and four other people for allegedly kidnapping a man and failing to appear before the court. Rind had appealed against the verdict in the Balochistan High Court that dismissed his plea. He then challenged the High Court order in the Supreme Court. He along with his counsel appeared in the apex court for hearing of his case, which was rejected. During the hearing, Akram Sheikh, counsel for Rind argued that the case against his client was wrong as he was sentenced in absentia. He prayed that the lawmaker should be kept in Sindh or Balochistan House. However, the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhury ordered to put him in Islamabad Secretariat Police Station. He said they could not discriminate, as law is equal for everyone. The court, however, fixed November 5, 2012 to hear his appeal.
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November - 1 
Security is on high alert in Peshawar in the backdrop of SFs’ operation against militants in Khyber Agency and due to Friday prayers on November 2, reports The News. According to Police, SFs are battling against the militants in the adjoining tribal
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Security is on high alert in Peshawar in the backdrop of SFs’ operation against militants in Khyber Agency and due to Friday prayers on November 2, reports The News. According to Police, SFs are battling against the militants in the adjoining tribal belt of Peshawar due to which additional Police check posts have been set up in the suburban areas of Matani and Badaber while additional troops have also been deployed. Policemen have been stationed at the mosques of Peshawar Cantonment and in interior areas while walk-through gates have been installed at main mosques. The main road leading to the Saddar Bazaar has also been closed due to security risks.
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November - 1 
SFs also blew up the house of a militant ‘commander’ known as Javed belonging to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam in the Nala Kajori area of Bara.
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SFs also blew up the house of a militant ‘commander’ known as Javed belonging to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Islam in the Nala Kajori area of Bara.
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November - 1 
Six persons including two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on November 1, reports The News. A bullet-riddled dead body of an MQM activist, ident
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Six persons including two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on November 1, reports The News. A bullet-riddled dead body of an MQM activist, identified as Kashif (35), was found from the Eidgah Police Station. Police Officer of Eidgah, Pervaz Iqbal, confirmed that the victim was an activist of the MQM and also the brother of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) militants Javed Kala.
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November - 1 
The Barang tribe assured the administration of Bajaur Agency that it would not allow cultivation of poppy crop in its area. The decision to impose ban on cultivation of poppy was taken at a jirga (tribal council) that was attended by a large number o
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The Barang tribe assured the administration of Bajaur Agency that it would not allow cultivation of poppy crop in its area. The decision to impose ban on cultivation of poppy was taken at a jirga (tribal council) that was attended by a large number of tribal people and officials of local administration including Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah. The political agent told the tribal people that poppy cultivation was affecting the dignity of the country at international level. He said that the crop was banned in the entire FATA but Barang tribe was still cultivating it. Mr Shah said that administration had decided to clear the entire agency of poppy crop. “Strict action will be taken against those, who cultivate poppy anywhere in the agency,” he added.
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November - 1 
The Netherlands announced a contribution of USD 2.5 million to support the three years ‘Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Programme’ in Balochistan, reported Dawn. The Dutch Government and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signe
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The Netherlands announced a contribution of USD 2.5 million to support the three years ‘Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Programme’ in Balochistan, reported Dawn. The Dutch Government and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed an agreement to this effect on November 1. The funding will go to the country programme of the UNODC which would work with the Law-Enforcement Agencies to improve their internal management, strengthen institutional capacity of Police training, enhance crime scene investigation skills and increase awareness about human trafficking. It will also focus on mainstreaming in-service training, improving case management and monitoring and strengthening cooperation between the Police and prosecutors.
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November - 1 
The Toba Tek Singh District Administration on November 1 banned the entry of 29 ulema (clerics), including former Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leader Malik Muhammad Ishaq and Allama Sajid Hussain Naqvi in the District, reports The News.
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The Toba Tek Singh District Administration on November 1 banned the entry of 29 ulema (clerics), including former Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leader Malik Muhammad Ishaq and Allama Sajid Hussain Naqvi in the District, reports The News.
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November - 1 
Three women and a child of the same family were injured when the women stepped on a landmine in Bekhar area of the Dera Bugti District on November 1, reports Daily Times.
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Three women and a child of the same family were injured when the women stepped on a landmine in Bekhar area of the Dera Bugti District on November 1, reports Daily Times.
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November - 1 
Unidentified assailants killed a girl and injured a member of a local peace committee in Malam Jabba area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of November 1, reports Dawn. Sources said that assailants entered the house of Fazl Ghani,
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Unidentified assailants killed a girl and injured a member of a local peace committee in Malam Jabba area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of November 1, reports Dawn. Sources said that assailants entered the house of Fazl Ghani, a member of local peace committee, and opened firing on him in Sair Thelegram locality on the outskirts of Malam Jabba. Fazl Ghani received critical bullet injuries in the attack. However, a niece of Mr Ghani’s wife was killed on the spot, sources said. They said that the girl identified as Samreen had come from Karachi to spend few days with her relatives in Swat. Sources said that Ghani was an active member of the local peace committee and he might be targeted by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The increasing attacks on members of peace committees and opponents of TTP have caused unrest among the people of Swat.
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November - 1 
While expressing deep concern over the ongoing violence in Balochistan, the United States (US) in a statement on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Pakistan that as also read by US representative in Geneva alleged that Security Forces continue to be
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While expressing deep concern over the ongoing violence in Balochistan, the United States (US) in a statement on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Pakistan that as also read by US representative in Geneva alleged that Security Forces continue to be involved in “kill-and-dump” operations that target numerous civil society actors, including Baloch activists and their family members, as well as journalists, activists, and student leaders, reports The News. It gave recommendation to halt operations aimed at silencing dissent in Balochistan, and ensure laws are fully and equally enforced to investigate and prosecute those responsible for torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, nationwide. It also suggested providing adequate resources to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and appointing independent, credible commissioners
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November - 1 
Investigator of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2), Additional Superintendent of Police Matiur Rahman, on November 1, 2012 said he had evidence that the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) worked as an auxiliary force of the Pakistani army during the Libe
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Investigator of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2), Additional Superintendent of Police Matiur Rahman, on November 1, 2012 said he had evidence that the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) worked as an auxiliary force of the Pakistani army during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. Matiur said this when a defence counsel asked him whether he knew about any gazette issued by the Pakistani army saying Al-Badr, Al-Shams, Peoples' Democratic Party, Nezam-e-Islami, Muslim League and JeI were its eastern command.
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November - 1 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on November 1, 2012 arrested a regional leader of the outlawed outfit Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) along with a gun from Goalkhali village under Shailkupa sub-District of Jhenidah District, reports The New Age. The arres
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on November 1, 2012 arrested a regional leader of the outlawed outfit Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) along with a gun from Goalkhali village under Shailkupa sub-District of Jhenidah District, reports The New Age. The arrestee is identified as Korban Ali (41) son of Barek Sarkar of the village. RAB said Korban had a number of cases against him with the Shailkupa and other police stations.
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November - 1 
During the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sri Lanka on November 1 in Geneva, a total of 99 member states of the United Nations (UN) commended Sri Lanka for its progress in the resettlement of the Intern
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During the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sri Lanka on November 1 in Geneva, a total of 99 member states of the United Nations (UN) commended Sri Lanka for its progress in the resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the development of the conflict-affected areas, reports Colombo Page. The countries expressed their views in brief statements after the opening statement by the Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of the President on Human Rights.
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November - 1 
The much-anticipated second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sri Lanka's human rights record got underway on November 1, 2012, at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, reports Colombo Page. President's Special Envoy for Human R
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The much-anticipated second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sri Lanka's human rights record got underway on November 1, 2012, at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, reports Colombo Page. President's Special Envoy for Human Rights, Plantation Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe led the Sri Lankan delegation that included the Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, Secretary to the Justice Ministry Ms. Kamalini de Silva, former Attorney General Mohan Peiris, and Additional Solicitor General Suhada Gamlath. Addressing the assembly Minister Samarasinghe stated that it is Sri Lanka's consistent stand that the UPR provides the best opportunity to raise questions and seek clarifications about the present situation in the country. Explaining the developments in each area, the Minister noted that 2008 UPR took place at a critical juncture in the history of the country and within a year a 'sea-change' occurred with the rescue of nearly 300,000 civilians in May 2009. He said the Government has expended an enormous amount of resources, time and effort in restoring normality to the conflict affected areas by developing infrastructure, providing basic needs of such as water, sanitation, and electricity, and restoring livelihoods by reviving fishing industry and agriculture.
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November - 1 
The western nations including the United States (US), Britain and Canada called on the Sri Lankan Government to improve the remaining concerns.
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The western nations including the United States (US), Britain and Canada called on the Sri Lankan Government to improve the remaining concerns.
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November - 2 
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) city Crime Branch on November 2, arrested an alleged agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), identified as Naushad Ali from Jodhpur (Jodhpur District) on charges of espionage, reports The Times of India. Ali has bee
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) city Crime Branch on November 2, arrested an alleged agent of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), identified as Naushad Ali from Jodhpur (Jodhpur District) on charges of espionage, reports The Times of India. Ali has been arrested for supplying information to ISI about Indian Army. Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) A.K. Sharma commented, "He has told us that he visited Pakistan in 2005, 2008 and 2009, and was in touch with one Tahir over there. "During preliminary rounds of interrogation, he disclosed that he was given training in Pakistan by ISI to identify Army officers based on their badges, supply details about their designations and the nature of work undertaken by them. Ali said he was in touch with another Pakistan-based ISI man, Teimur. He said that Ali had created a fake Facebook account and sent messages through it. Ali was paid INR 74,000 for the spying, but Police suspect he was supplying information to ensure security of family members in Pakistan.
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November - 2 
Cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Ranjit Dungdung, deputy sarpanch (deputy head of village level local self-Government institution) in the Rampur v
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Cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Ranjit Dungdung, deputy sarpanch (deputy head of village level local self-Government institution) in the Rampur village in Gumla District of Jharkhand on November 2, reported in.news.yahoo.com quoting ANI. According to sister of the deceased, armed PLFI cadres came and asked for water and later took Ranjit out of the house and beat him to death.
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November - 2 
In yet another incident, two cadres of another KCP faction were arrested on November 2 from the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce, Thangal Bazar by the Special Intelligence Unit, Imphal West. The two have been identified as Thingujam Sorojini Devi
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In yet another incident, two cadres of another KCP faction were arrested on November 2 from the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce, Thangal Bazar by the Special Intelligence Unit, Imphal West. The two have been identified as Thingujam Sorojini Devi and Thingom Okendrajit.
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November - 2 
Longding District administration has taken effective steps to bring succor to the families affected by the NSCN-IM-NSCN-K factional clash at Ojakho village and provided them with food, blankets, utensils etc. Further, a company of 4 Rajput Rifles pla
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Longding District administration has taken effective steps to bring succor to the families affected by the NSCN-IM-NSCN-K factional clash at Ojakho village and provided them with food, blankets, utensils etc. Further, a company of 4 Rajput Rifles placed at Ojakho village is trying to rebuild the confidence of the people
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November - 2 
Pakistan based United Jihad Council (UJC - an alliance of Pakistan-based terrorist groups) ‘chairman’ and ‘supreme commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Syed Salahuddin issued fresh threat to the elected panches (member of village level local sel
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Pakistan based United Jihad Council (UJC - an alliance of Pakistan-based terrorist groups) ‘chairman’ and ‘supreme commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Syed Salahuddin issued fresh threat to the elected panches (member of village level local self government institution called Panchayat) and sarpanches (head of Panchayat) asking them to either resign or face dire consequences, reports Indian Express on November 3. Salahuddin in an interview with a New Delhi based newspaper had on Friday said that panches and sarpanches in the state will continue to be targeted irrespective of the level of their security by government as Government of India was exploiting them to project Kashmir as “pro India’’. Shafiq Mir, chairman of All Jammu Kashmir Panchayat Conference – an umbrella organization representing nearly 33,000 panches and sarpanches, in reply to the threat said, “If he wants to execute nearly 33,000 panches and sarpanches who are unarmed and living without any security cover across the state, such an action will be nothing but cowardice.” He further said, "However, on our part, we will not resign under militants threat and we will continue to fight against state government for empowerment of Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir.”
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November - 2 
Police arrested four suspected Maoists for their links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bolangir District on November 2, reports The Times of India. The suspects were identified as Ram Singh Bariha, a panchayat samiti member i
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Police arrested four suspected Maoists for their links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bolangir District on November 2, reports The Times of India. The suspects were identified as Ram Singh Bariha, a panchayat samiti member in Tureikela block, and his two sons, Debraj and Ganesh. The fourth, Tulsiram Jagat, was a social worker in Khaparakhol block. "The four were involved in extorting money from local contractors and businessmen to raise funds for the Maoists. We have seized INR 1.5 lakh from them," said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sanjay Kumar. "They also ran a frontal Maoist organization called Janabadi Sangharsh Samiti. It was involved in luring local youths to join the Red rebels," the DIG added.
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November - 2 
Police sources said that Maoist posters have been pasted in several villages of Nuapada District. Police said the posters were put up by Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, urging villagers not to support Telugu Maoists. The posters alleged t
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Police sources said that Maoist posters have been pasted in several villages of Nuapada District. Police said the posters were put up by Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, urging villagers not to support Telugu Maoists. The posters alleged that Telugu cadres were exploiting Odia villagers. Every poster was signed by Sunil of Odisha Maobadi Party. A senior Police officer said, "This sudden poster campaign is a strategy by Panda to spread his tentacles in Nuapada District, where cadres from Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh hold sway.
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November - 2 
Prohibitory orders were promulgated along State’s Bangladesh international border in Cachar District in view of reports about extremist elements entering the district for creating law and order problem, reports Times of India on November 3.
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Prohibitory orders were promulgated along State’s Bangladesh international border in Cachar District in view of reports about extremist elements entering the district for creating law and order problem, reports Times of India on November 3.
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November - 2 
Security Forces (SFs), on November 2, arrested six Bangladeshis for illegally entering the country at Baghmara in South Garo Hills District, reports Times of India.
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Security Forces (SFs), on November 2, arrested six Bangladeshis for illegally entering the country at Baghmara in South Garo Hills District, reports Times of India.
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November - 2 
Security Forces arrested one-woman activist of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Wangoo Sabal area in Bishnupur District on November 2.
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Security Forces arrested one-woman activist of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Wangoo Sabal area in Bishnupur District on November 2.
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November - 2 
Security Forces on November 2 arrested three militants belonging to the Assam based United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) from Kanchanpur in North Tripura District and recovered INR 45,000 in cash from the trio, reports The Telegraph. One militant
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Security Forces on November 2 arrested three militants belonging to the Assam based United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) from Kanchanpur in North Tripura District and recovered INR 45,000 in cash from the trio, reports The Telegraph. One militant, however managed to escape. Sub-divisional Police Officer (Kanchanpur), Sudip Paul said, “The nabbed militants have been identified as Parmoia Reang (27), Kumphray Reang (25) and Pachunga Reang (26). They were involved in incidents of extortion and attacks on civilians in Mizoram, Barak Valley districts of Assam and North Tripura. They are also in league with the banned NLFT (National Liberation Front of Tripura). We have recovered incriminating documents, letters and extortion notices from them”.
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November - 2 
The dead body of an unidentified Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre who was killed in an encounter on October 31, 2012 was recovered from a forest near Murkinar in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 2, reported PTI.
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The dead body of an unidentified Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre who was killed in an encounter on October 31, 2012 was recovered from a forest near Murkinar in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 2, reported PTI.
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November - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 2 arrested Masthigudda Aboobacker, a Kerala native at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, after being deported from Abu Dhabi, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker allegedly ran an
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 2 arrested Masthigudda Aboobacker, a Kerala native at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, after being deported from Abu Dhabi, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker allegedly ran an international ring dealing with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the support by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Apart from United Arab Emirate (UAE), Aboobacker also had operations in other West Asia countries, including Saudi Arabia. Preliminary questioning revealed he has been operating from Dubai for the past one year and used to shuttle between Pakistan, Bangladesh, Dubai and Nepal. It was revealed that the FICN was being printed in Pakistan and brought to India via Bangladesh and Nepal. He is also learnt to have provided the names of his handlers in ISI and Dawood’s gang.
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November - 2 
Violating ceasefire, the Pakistani troops fired at forward village Churanda along Line of Control (LoC) on November 2, in Hajipeer sector of Uri in Baramulla District before the visit of a State Minister and local Member of Legislative Assemble (MLA)
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Violating ceasefire, the Pakistani troops fired at forward village Churanda along Line of Control (LoC) on November 2, in Hajipeer sector of Uri in Baramulla District before the visit of a State Minister and local Member of Legislative Assemble (MLA), Taj Mohi-ud-Din, reports Daily Excelsior. Sarpanch (head of the village level local self-government institution) of the Churanda village Laldin said that Pakistani troops fired at an Army post in the village adjacent to the podium which they were erecting for a meeting with the State Minister but shifted it to the safer place in the shade of a mountain away from the Pakistani machine guns. Sources from the Army said that Pakistani troops are firing on Indian posts to help infiltrators cross the LoC in the sector.
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November - 2 
A bullet-riddled dead body of a man, identified as Shahid (28), was found within the vicinity of Kalakot Police Station from Dhobi Gath. He was abducted on October 28, 2012. Police said that initial investigation revealed that Lyari gangsters were be
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A bullet-riddled dead body of a man, identified as Shahid (28), was found within the vicinity of Kalakot Police Station from Dhobi Gath. He was abducted on October 28, 2012. Police said that initial investigation revealed that Lyari gangsters were behind the murder.
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November - 2 
A cadre of People’s Aman Committee (PAC), identified as Faisal alias Langra was killed within the limits of Jamshed Quarter Police Station at Patal Para. Police said that he was a notorious gangster of Magsi group and was involved in 16 cases of murd
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A cadre of People’s Aman Committee (PAC), identified as Faisal alias Langra was killed within the limits of Jamshed Quarter Police Station at Patal Para. Police said that he was a notorious gangster of Magsi group and was involved in 16 cases of murders.
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November - 2 
A local peace committee member, Ibrar, said that the people of Swat were not in favour of the militants and did not want to see them returning. “Peace committees have been formed to keep an eye on the absconded militants’ return and to timely inform
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A local peace committee member, Ibrar, said that the people of Swat were not in favour of the militants and did not want to see them returning. “Peace committees have been formed to keep an eye on the absconded militants’ return and to timely inform the security forces if they find any such elements in their area. That is why, the peace committee members are targeted by them [Taliban] but we want to tell them clearly that such actions would not discourage us and we will continue with our mission,” he said.
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November - 2 
A man, identified as Jameel (35), was killed within the vicinity of Khwaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station in North Karachi.
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A man, identified as Jameel (35), was killed within the vicinity of Khwaja Ajmair Nagri Police Station in North Karachi.
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November - 2 
A man, identified as Shahid (28), was shot dead within the precincts of Gulbahar Police Station at Golimar Chowrangi.
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A man, identified as Shahid (28), was shot dead within the precincts of Gulbahar Police Station at Golimar Chowrangi.
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November - 2 
An unidentified dead body of a man packed in a gunny bag was recovered from the limits of Pak Colony Police Station in Lyari Naddi.
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An unidentified dead body of a man packed in a gunny bag was recovered from the limits of Pak Colony Police Station in Lyari Naddi.
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November - 2 
At least 18 people, including seven women and four children, were killed and five others injured as unidentified assailants fired indiscriminately at a local passenger van parked outside a petrol pump in the Jhalawan Complex area of the Khuzdar Distr
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At least 18 people, including seven women and four children, were killed and five others injured as unidentified assailants fired indiscriminately at a local passenger van parked outside a petrol pump in the Jhalawan Complex area of the Khuzdar District on November 2, reported Daily Times. The motive behind the deadly attack could not be ascertained but Police said that they were investigating into the incident. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Eleven of the 18 bodies were identified but hospital officials reported that some were burned so badly that recognition was difficult.
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November - 2 
Government’s allegations achieved little and the bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja said the interim order remained intact. Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik also turned up in the court
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Government’s allegations achieved little and the bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja said the interim order remained intact. Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik also turned up in the court in defence of the Provincial Government. When the Minister tried to say that Balochistan was in grip of an insurgency, he was immediately contradicted. “It’s not insurgency, but lack of good governance,” the Chief Justice observed. The Chief Justice also asked the Interior Minister to read a confession in the court record in which a Provincial Minister had pointed a finger at his cabinet colleagues for their role in kidnapping-for-ransom. “Kidnappings have become a hot trade in the province,” the Chief Justice added. The court, however, ceded to a request of the Balochistan Government and adjourned the hearing for two weeks to enable it to do the needful
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November - 2 
Marvi Sirmad, a journalist and a human rights activist, escaped attempt on her life in Islamabad on November 2, reports Dawn. In her complaint to Secretariat Police she said that an unidentified assailant fired shots at her car while she was going ho
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Marvi Sirmad, a journalist and a human rights activist, escaped attempt on her life in Islamabad on November 2, reports Dawn. In her complaint to Secretariat Police she said that an unidentified assailant fired shots at her car while she was going home.
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November - 2 
MQM remained unfazed with TTP’s threat and in response MQM leadership reiterated that “it wants an educated and Quaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan where everyone enjoys the right to live all in freedom”. Faisal Ali Subzwari, the MQM’s Deputy Parliamentary leade
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MQM remained unfazed with TTP’s threat and in response MQM leadership reiterated that “it wants an educated and Quaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan where everyone enjoys the right to live all in freedom”. Faisal Ali Subzwari, the MQM’s Deputy Parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly, said the MQM had come to know about the TTP’s threat only through the media and had nothing much to comment on it. “It should be up to the authorities and the security administration to see if there is any substance in that threat,” said Subzwari, who is also Sindh Minister for Youth Affairs. MQM Chief Altaf Hussain directed the party to hold a countrywide referendum against the Taliban, reports Daily Times. The Coordination Committee will decide the final date of the polling. According to the details, the referendum would be held under the social forum of the MQM and all preparations have been completed, including printing of the ballot papers. The MQM’s media centre said that the party was going to ask a simple question to Pakistanis on the ballot paper, “Do you want a Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam or a Pakistan of Taliban?”
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November - 2 
Norway on November 2 agreed to provide 75 million Norwegian Krones for the three-year second phase of ‘Basic Education Improvement Programme’ which aims to improve educational standard and facilities, particularly of girl students, in Khyber Pakhtunk
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Norway on November 2 agreed to provide 75 million Norwegian Krones for the three-year second phase of ‘Basic Education Improvement Programme’ which aims to improve educational standard and facilities, particularly of girl students, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. An agreement to this effect was signed by Secretary Economic Affairs Division Javed Iqbal and Norwegian Ambassador Cecilie Landsverk. The Provincial Elementary and Secondary Education Department will act as the implementing agency to utilise the Norwegian funds. It will establish fully-equipped and digitalised libraries manned by trained staff in 300 schools, improve concept-based co-curricular activities in 25 schools, upgrade 100 girls’ schools and construct 100 additional classrooms on the need basis.
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November - 2 
One Aslam was shot dead within the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station in Baldia Town.
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One Aslam was shot dead within the jurisdiction of Saeedabad Police Station in Baldia Town.
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November - 2 
Police claimed to have arrested 52 accused during raids in different parts of Peshawar and recovered four Kalashnikovs, two rifles, 21 pistols and 52 kilograms of hashish from their possession
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Police claimed to have arrested 52 accused during raids in different parts of Peshawar and recovered four Kalashnikovs, two rifles, 21 pistols and 52 kilograms of hashish from their possession
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November - 2 
Police foiled a possible terror attack by defusing a three kilogram powerful explosive device packed in a canister planted at Chowk Yadgar in Peshawar on November 2, reports Dawn. An official of Kotwali Police Station said that terrorists had planted
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Police foiled a possible terror attack by defusing a three kilogram powerful explosive device packed in a canister planted at Chowk Yadgar in Peshawar on November 2, reports Dawn. An official of Kotwali Police Station said that terrorists had planted a bomb with the wall of a dispensary within the premises of Ghanta Ghar
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November - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested several suspected terrorists during a search operation after assailants attacked Fazal Ghani, a peace committee member in Swat District.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested several suspected terrorists during a search operation after assailants attacked Fazal Ghani, a peace committee member in Swat District.
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November - 2 
Seven Afghan citizens, including an Afghan National Army official, were arrested during a raid by SFs on a house located in the Afghan Refugee Camp-I, a kilometre east of Timergara Bazar in Lower Dir District, reported The Express Tribune. The forces
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Seven Afghan citizens, including an Afghan National Army official, were arrested during a raid by SFs on a house located in the Afghan Refugee Camp-I, a kilometre east of Timergara Bazar in Lower Dir District, reported The Express Tribune. The forces also seized weapons from the refugees
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November - 2 
Seven persons, including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and a cadre of People’s Aman Committee (PAC), were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on November 2, reports Daily Times. An activist of MQM, identified as Saeed (50)
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Seven persons, including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and a cadre of People’s Aman Committee (PAC), were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on November 2, reports Daily Times. An activist of MQM, identified as Saeed (50) alias Mada, was shot dead within the precincts of Malir City Police Station in Jafar Tayyar Society.
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November - 2 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the recent target killings of peace committee members in Swat District. According to a local media person, TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility for the target killings an
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the recent target killings of peace committee members in Swat District. According to a local media person, TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility for the target killings and said that the attacks were proof of TTP allies still existing in Swat.
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November - 2 
The SC in a case ordered the authorities concerned to freeze a fund of PKR 24 billion allocated for 739 non-development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in Balochistan. The court had taken up a petition of Pakhtunkhwa Mil
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The SC in a case ordered the authorities concerned to freeze a fund of PKR 24 billion allocated for 739 non-development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in Balochistan. The court had taken up a petition of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party leader Abdul Rahim on misuse and embezzlement of Government funds. The court asked the Provincial Government to constitute an independent commission for a forensic audit of all PSDP schemes undertaken over the past four years in Balochistan
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November - 2 
The Supreme Court’s hearing on November 2 provided the Federal Government an opportunity to hit back after two weeks of silence on the Supreme Court’s October 12, 2012 interim order on the situation in Balochistan, reports Dawn. Referring to the Cour
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The Supreme Court’s hearing on November 2 provided the Federal Government an opportunity to hit back after two weeks of silence on the Supreme Court’s October 12, 2012 interim order on the situation in Balochistan, reports Dawn. Referring to the Court’s severe criticism of the Balochistan Government’s lack of governance, the Federal Government made it clear that it found the order flawed and that only the President had the right to intervene in affairs of provinces. The bench is hearing a petition of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association on the law and order situation and human rights violations in the province. The interim order had said the Provincial Government’s failure had undermined its constitutional authority.
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November - 2 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on November 2 decided to `deal’ with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and rid the people of Karachi of its `suppression’, reported Dawn. TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan called reporters and read out a statement
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on November 2 decided to `deal’ with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and rid the people of Karachi of its `suppression’, reported Dawn. TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan called reporters and read out a statement, saying the Taliban had decided to rid the people of Karachi of the suppression of MQM. “We would show no leniency to the MQM who have repressed the people of Karachi”. He said the Taliban had started consultations to work out a strategy for the coming General Election. “Taliban would announce the policy after the official announcement of the General Election,” he said, adding that contesting political parties would be divided into three categories. “Taliban urge all the nationalist parties in Sindh and Balochistan, including the Sindh Liberation Army (SLA) and the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), to continue their struggle against the unjust system according to the teachings of Islam and we would support their struggle,” he said.
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November - 2 
The Washington Post on November 2 said that the United States (US) administration should seek open agreements with host countries before conducting drone strikes inside their territories, reports Dawn. In a lead editorial, the Newspaper’s editorial b
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The Washington Post on November 2 said that the United States (US) administration should seek open agreements with host countries before conducting drone strikes inside their territories, reports Dawn. In a lead editorial, the Newspaper’s editorial board sought more political accountability for the unmanned strikes, more checks and balances and more collaboration with allies. The Post also suggested that drone strikes should be carried out by military forces rather than by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and as with other military activities, they should be publicly disclosed and subject to Congressional review. “The process and criteria for adding names to kill lists in non-battlefield zones should be disclosed and authorised by Congress — just like the rules for military detention and interrogation,” said the Newspaper. “Before operations begin in a country, the administration should, as with other military operations, consult with Congress and, if possible, seek a vote of authorisation. It should seek open agreements with host countries and other allies,” the paper suggested.
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November - 2 
Three dead bodies were recovered from separate places in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 2, reported Daily Times. The number of bodies recovered from Bara in a month has reached 30
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Three dead bodies were recovered from separate places in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 2, reported Daily Times. The number of bodies recovered from Bara in a month has reached 30. All the bodies were said to be that of civilians.
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November - 2 
Two people were wounded in a landmine blast when one the two stepped on it in Pelough area of Dera Bugti District.
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Two people were wounded in a landmine blast when one the two stepped on it in Pelough area of Dera Bugti District.
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November - 2 
Two traders were also abducted from Jamrud.
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Two traders were also abducted from Jamrud.
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November - 2 
Unidentified militants intercepted and abducted a Levies Force official, identified as Liaquat Raja, near Machh Bazaar in Bolan District. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping so far.
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Unidentified militants intercepted and abducted a Levies Force official, identified as Liaquat Raja, near Machh Bazaar in Bolan District. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping so far.
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November - 2 
Pushpa Kamal Dahal on behalf of the ruling coalition has asked the opposition parties to offer a prime ministerial candidate from the NC in writing. NC and CPN-UML leaders insisted that "Baburam Bhattarai is not acceptable to them" and his exit was t
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Pushpa Kamal Dahal on behalf of the ruling coalition has asked the opposition parties to offer a prime ministerial candidate from the NC in writing. NC and CPN-UML leaders insisted that "Baburam Bhattarai is not acceptable to them" and his exit was their precondition for reaching a deal on other issues. The NC leaders also stressed that the Prime Minister (PM) should create an environment for floating a name for new candidate by exiting from office first. NC and CPN-UML leaders argued that they were not obliged to submit the name of the candidate to Dahal.
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November - 2 
The ruling UCPN-M has decided to single-handedly bring full-fledged budget within mid-November if major political parties fail to arrive at a consensus for the same, reports Nepal News. "The Government is obliged to bring full budget as it was facing
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The ruling UCPN-M has decided to single-handedly bring full-fledged budget within mid-November if major political parties fail to arrive at a consensus for the same, reports Nepal News. "The Government is obliged to bring full budget as it was facing problems to manage funds for administrative expenses," said Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun.
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November - 2 
Top leaders of the four major political forces- Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepal Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) – on November 2 assured Presid
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Top leaders of the four major political forces- Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepal Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) – on November 2 assured President Dr Ram Baran Yadav that they would soon reach consensus on holding fresh Constituent Assembly (CA) polls, reports myrepublica.com. The leaders assured that the parties would resolve the ongoing deadlock in the next few weeks. According to UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, the president has told the party leaders that he would call them again in the next few days to learn about the progress made in the talks.
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November - 2 
Democratic People's Front (DPF), a minor Tamil political party in Sri Lanka on November 2, 2012 (today) accused the Government of trying to disregard the minority communities in the country. DPF leader Mano Ganesan told that comments made by several
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Democratic People's Front (DPF), a minor Tamil political party in Sri Lanka on November 2, 2012 (today) accused the Government of trying to disregard the minority communities in the country. DPF leader Mano Ganesan told that comments made by several ministers indicate that the Government was against the devolution of power. He noted that Ministers Dinesh Gunawardena, Champika Ranawaka, Wimal Weerawansa, and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa have spoken against the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. He further said that there's a misconception that power sharing created a separate state. Sharing power with the provinces does not create ethnic conflict or a separate nation since there's unity in diversity.
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November - 3 
A group of 30 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres barged into the house of one Murali Meher of Rengali village in Khaparakhol block in Bolangir District of Odisha and gunned him down on November 3, reports The Telegraph. The Mao
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A group of 30 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres barged into the house of one Murali Meher of Rengali village in Khaparakhol block in Bolangir District of Odisha and gunned him down on November 3, reports The Telegraph. The Maoists left a leaflet at the spot, saying that the deceased was a liquor trader and Police informer. Following the incident, the Police began a combing operation in the nearby forest of San Banjipali village in the District and spotted a Maoist camp. After a brief exchange of fire, the Maoists fled. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Sambalpur, northern range) Sanjaya Kumar said the Police had found some weapons and logistic materials from the camp. “We have seized two tiffin bombs, gelatine packets, detonators, live wires, two tents, medicines, clothes and utensils from the spot. We have pressed sniffer dogs into service,” Kumar added.
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November - 3 
A major terror attack was averted after the Police defused three powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Nalnapara in West Garo Hills on November 3, reports The Shillong Time
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A major terror attack was averted after the Police defused three powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Nalnapara in West Garo Hills on November 3, reports The Shillong Times. According to Police, three bombs weighing between 2 to 5 kilogrammes were recovered from the road near Nalnapara. The bombs were planted to target the Security Forces moving around the area.
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November - 3 
Aiming to keep youngsters away from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology, the Centre will launch a special skill development programme to facilitate employment of youths belonging to Naxal-affected states in corporate sectors, report
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Aiming to keep youngsters away from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology, the Centre will launch a special skill development programme to facilitate employment of youths belonging to Naxal-affected states in corporate sectors, reports Business Standard. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has roped in the National Skill Development Corporation to impart training to youths from the Naxal-affected states in vocational courses like computer and mobile phone repairing, motor mechanic, catering, hospitality, carpentry, nursing assistant and driving, among others. A total of 1,500 youths will be enrolled in the three-month training course beginning in December 2012, while 2,000 more will be trained in the next fiscal year, official sources said. The ministry will bear the expenses up to INR 30,000 for each youth and the NSDC will ensure their placement in corporate sectors after the training, the sources said
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November - 3 
An unexploded shell from World War II was found in a sandbank of Thoubal River near Khoirom under Yairipok Police station on November 3 at around 5 pm, reports Kanglaonline.
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An unexploded shell from World War II was found in a sandbank of Thoubal River near Khoirom under Yairipok Police station on November 3 at around 5 pm, reports Kanglaonline.
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November - 3 
Chief Minister (CM), Tarun Gogoi said he is ready for a faceoff with All Assam Student’s Association (AASU) over the white paper on foreigners’ issue. CM, Tarun Gogoi added that he is ready to discuss the issue with any other organization.
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Chief Minister (CM), Tarun Gogoi said he is ready for a faceoff with All Assam Student’s Association (AASU) over the white paper on foreigners’ issue. CM, Tarun Gogoi added that he is ready to discuss the issue with any other organization.
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November - 3 
Director General of Police (DGP) Dinesh Reddy while speaking to media after inaugurating the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) barracks at Kailasagiri in Visakhapatnam on November 3 said that that 15 helicopters would be deployed soon to track and
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Director General of Police (DGP) Dinesh Reddy while speaking to media after inaugurating the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) barracks at Kailasagiri in Visakhapatnam on November 3 said that that 15 helicopters would be deployed soon to track and flush out Maoists from the dense jungles of Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) which is one of their strongholds in the country after the Dandakaranya region in Chhattisgarh, reports Business Standard. The DGP said the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) would be available for full-fledged operations within three-four months. DGP Reddy said the anti-Naxal operations would be carried out under the guidance of the Unified Command. The decision was taken in New Delhi recently, sources said. The DGP said CRPF, Odisha Special Police, Greyhounds and the District Police would be involved in the combing operations. "The Police would use the choppers for deployment of forces and to provide logistics for them. The choppers would drop the security men and pick them up to avoid landmine blasts," a senior Police Official said.
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November - 3 
Five cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Tati Sarita (22), Erma Suklu (25), Michhya Banga (20), Michhya Suklu (30) and Punem Ramesh (30), were arrested during a joint-search operation conducted by Police and Border S
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Five cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Tati Sarita (22), Erma Suklu (25), Michhya Banga (20), Michhya Suklu (30) and Punem Ramesh (30), were arrested during a joint-search operation conducted by Police and Border Security Police (BSF) troopers at Modakpal in Bijapur District on November 3, reports Business Standard. They have confessed that they were part of the Naxal network and participated in some of the crimes over the last two years, Superintendent of Police (Bijapur) Prashant Agrawal said.
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November - 3 
It was reported that a chowkidar (guard) of an explosive storage magazine located at Shohrieh village in East Jaintia Hills was threatened and made to sell explosive materials to four unidentified suspects, including two women, on October 25 and 29.
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It was reported that a chowkidar (guard) of an explosive storage magazine located at Shohrieh village in East Jaintia Hills was threatened and made to sell explosive materials to four unidentified suspects, including two women, on October 25 and 29. Though the complaint has been launched no arrests have been made so far.
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November - 3 
Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) cadres on November 3 staged a dawn to dusk ‘sit in hunger strike’ inside their Diphu based designated camp in Karbi Anglong District, demanding immediate release of defence secretary KLNLF, Son
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Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) cadres on November 3 staged a dawn to dusk ‘sit in hunger strike’ inside their Diphu based designated camp in Karbi Anglong District, demanding immediate release of defence secretary KLNLF, Sonja Timung, reports Nagaland Post. Timung was arrested on October 23 on charges of Rhino poaching
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November - 3 
Maoists set ablaze five tractors, one JCB and a mixture machine at Palli Munda village in the Palli Munda village in Bargarh District. Police sources said around 10 Maoists entered the area searching for a contractor and when they did not find him,
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Maoists set ablaze five tractors, one JCB and a mixture machine at Palli Munda village in the Palli Munda village in Bargarh District. Police sources said around 10 Maoists entered the area searching for a contractor and when they did not find him, they set the vehicles on fire.
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November - 3 
Naga National Council/ Federal Government of Nagaland (NNC/FGN) Phom region, with directions from General Headquarters (GHQ) conducted a surprise checking at shops in Longleng District on November 3 and seized banned substances, reports Nagaland Post
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Naga National Council/ Federal Government of Nagaland (NNC/FGN) Phom region, with directions from General Headquarters (GHQ) conducted a surprise checking at shops in Longleng District on November 3 and seized banned substances, reports Nagaland Post. Altogether, 136 packed and 205 pieces (loose) of gutkha (a mild stimulant containing areca nut and tobacco) worth INR 30,000 in the open market were recovered.
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November - 3 
Nagaland Post reports that normal traffic along the Indo-Myanmar section of National Highway 2 was disturbed for several hours on November 3, following detection of a powerful IED planted on the road by suspected militants with an intention to attack
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Nagaland Post reports that normal traffic along the Indo-Myanmar section of National Highway 2 was disturbed for several hours on November 3, following detection of a powerful IED planted on the road by suspected militants with an intention to attack the SFs. The 3.50 kilograms weight IED with RDX explosive materials was discovered by troops of 15 Assam Rifles posting at Khongjom along NH-2 at Uningkhong, a place located between Wangjing and Tentha in Thoubal District. Personnel of the State Police bomb detection and disposal squad assisted by bomb experts from the Army defused the IED safely and disposed-off later at an open place at Thoubal Khunou. They recovered 12 batteries and six detonators with IED, made with RDX material.
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November - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 3 arrested one militant belonging to Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as ‘Sergeant’ Shiva Chutia alias Biplab Rajkhowa, at Lahing Noihiporia village under Teok Police Stati
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 3 arrested one militant belonging to Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as ‘Sergeant’ Shiva Chutia alias Biplab Rajkhowa, at Lahing Noihiporia village under Teok Police Station in Jorhat District of Assam, reports The Sentinel. Further, SFs arrested a ULFA-ATF linkman, identified as Rajesh Agarwal, from the same area.
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November - 3 
Security personnel defused a landmine on November 3, at Avtaal village in Ramgarh sector of Samba District, reports Daily Excelsior. Officials said that a villager found a landmine near the border in Avtaal hamlet in Ramgarh sub-sector of the Distri
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Security personnel defused a landmine on November 3, at Avtaal village in Ramgarh sector of Samba District, reports Daily Excelsior. Officials said that a villager found a landmine near the border in Avtaal hamlet in Ramgarh sub-sector of the District during farming activity in the evening.
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November - 3 
State unit of Samajwadi Party (SP) has asked the Central Government to initiate dialogue with Bangladesh for accepting the Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who entered the state after the cut-off date of March 25, 1971, reports Times of India.
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State unit of Samajwadi Party (SP) has asked the Central Government to initiate dialogue with Bangladesh for accepting the Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who entered the state after the cut-off date of March 25, 1971, reports Times of India.
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November - 3 
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on November 3 filed a supplementary chargesheet in the special court against suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Zabihuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case, reports The Times of India
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The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on November 3 filed a supplementary chargesheet in the special court against suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Zabihuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case, reports The Times of India. "The chargesheet names Jundal as the main conspirator along with co-accused Fayaz Kagzi," ATS Chief Rakesh Maria said. According to the ATS, one of its teams chased a Tata Sumo and an Indica on the Chandwad-Manmad Highway near Aurangabad on May 8, 2006, and arrested three suspects and seized 30 kilogrammes RDX, 10 AK-47 rifles and 3,200 bullets. Later, the police seized 13 kilogrammes RDX, six AK-47s, 50 grenades and two swords from other suspects. Those arrested reportedly told the Police that the consignment was brought by Jundal, who had fled along with Kazgi to Pakistan. Maria said the confession statements of 10 co-accused and the statements recorded under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code are crucial evidence that highlight Jundal's complicity in the case.
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November - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has learnt that Masthigudda Aboobacker, prime accused arrested on November 2, in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, has links with terrorist organizations and has been funding them in northern parts of Ke
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has learnt that Masthigudda Aboobacker, prime accused arrested on November 2, in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, has links with terrorist organizations and has been funding them in northern parts of Kerala, as reported on November 4 by dajiworld.com. The investigation revealed that he had taken refuge in Saudi Arabia for past several years, and was extradited to India with the help of the Interpol. He targeted people who visited Gulf countries on visiting visas, or those whose visas had expired or those without jobs and promise them jobs as well as pay their travel expenses and even arrange air tickets for them. He would then hand over parcels (containing FICN) to them, addressed to his 'relatives', which his victims would faithfully deliver to the person designated by Aboobacker. This way, FICN worth crores were smuggled in. FICN were originally printed in Karachi, Pakistan, and supplied to Abu Dhabi in containers.
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November - 3 
The questioning of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mahmood has revealed details of the logistical support he provided for the terror strike at the Chinnaswamy Stadium (April 17, 2010) at Bangalore (Karnataka), as reported on November
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The questioning of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mahmood has revealed details of the logistical support he provided for the terror strike at the Chinnaswamy Stadium (April 17, 2010) at Bangalore (Karnataka), as reported on November 3, by rediff.com. Fasih appears to have been the key link between a Darbhanga (Bihar) module of IM and the module operating from Saudi Arabia. During questioning, he allegedly told the Police that his role was to provide logistical support and he had to coordinate between the various modules. He claims that he was not present in India during the terror strike while adding that his role was restricted to mere coordination. The Times of India adds Fasih, allegedly used Google maps to study the stadium and told the executioners where to plant the bomb to ensure that there was maximum collateral damage, Police sources said.
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November - 3 
The Times of India reports on November 3 that, the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), an umbrella organization of 16 Kuki outfits, threatened to resume armed struggle and secede from Manipur if the Centre did not begin talks with them which could be a
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The Times of India reports on November 3 that, the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), an umbrella organization of 16 Kuki outfits, threatened to resume armed struggle and secede from Manipur if the Centre did not begin talks with them which could be a hurdle in the ongoing peace talks between the Centre and Naga insurgent group, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). However, KNO leaders stressed they want a solution within the Constitution's framework. The seven-year-old Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement between the KNO and the Government of India ends in November 22. "If the government does not begin talks with us before November 22, we will be forced to take up arms. Does the Government of India want an armed rebellion?" said Seilen Haokip, KNO spokesperson in New Delhi. In 2005, KNO signed the SoO with the Centre leading to a ceasefire. Currently, KNO has about 2,000 armed cadres. The KNO is worried after talks between NSCN-IM and the Centre seem close to a settlement.
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November - 3 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Chiranjeet Saha and Sukhdeb Mahato, were detained by the Police under Kalighat Police Station in Kolkata of West Bengal on November 3, reports IBN Live. Home Secretary Basudeb Ban
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Chiranjeet Saha and Sukhdeb Mahato, were detained by the Police under Kalighat Police Station in Kolkata of West Bengal on November 3, reports IBN Live. Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee said, the two were brought to the state secretariat, the Writers' Buildings, where they met the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and complained that they are yet to get the entire rehabilitation package they are entitled to on surrendering. The CM after meeting the duo assured that they will get all the rehabilitation benefits as soon as possible
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November - 3 
Unidentified militants abducted Chief of Changshang village, Ngamkhullun Tuboi (77), located under Saikul Police Station in Senapati District of Manipur on November 3, reports Sangai Express.
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Unidentified militants abducted Chief of Changshang village, Ngamkhullun Tuboi (77), located under Saikul Police Station in Senapati District of Manipur on November 3, reports Sangai Express.
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November - 3 
A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Gulzar Ahmed on November 3 ordered to immediately arrest all
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A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Gulzar Ahmed on November 3 ordered to immediately arrest all criminals who had been released on parole while there cases were in courts and they were awaiting trial, reports Daily Times. The bench ordered this in an interim order in the Karachi unrest case. The bench said in its written order that a report submitted by the Sindh government had disclosed the matter of release on parole of under-trial prisoners. It said these prisoners awaiting trial yet released on parole should be arrested immediately and presented before relevant trial courts. The relevant courts were instructed to issue non-bailable warrants against such criminals. The Supreme Court also instructed the Sindh Home Department, including Inspector General (IG), “to arrest those prisoners who were released on parole and to present them in the courts”. The court also ordered the Sindh Government to take immediate action against all armed groups in Karachi, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and take serious notice of their presence in the city. In an earlier hearing in the same case, Justice Jamali had said there were reports of around 6,000 and 7,000 TTP having entered the city.
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November - 3 
A Government primary school for boys was blown up by unidentified militants ata Government primary school for boys was blown up by unidentified militants at Malik Meera Jan Khazina in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. Following this, the
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A Government primary school for boys was blown up by unidentified militants ata Government primary school for boys was blown up by unidentified militants at Malik Meera Jan Khazina in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. Following this, the number of destroyed schools in the tehsil has crossed 60. An official of the Ghallanai Education Department said that the total number of destroyed schools in the agency had reached 109. In total, around 501 schools have so far been destroyed in FATA. in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. Following this, the number of destroyed schools in the tehsil has crossed 60. An official of the Ghallanai Education Department said that the total number of destroyed schools in the agency had reached 109. In total, around 501 schools have so far been destroyed in FATA.
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November - 3 
A man, identified as Zafar Hussain (24), was shot dead within the precincts of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station in Bihar Colony, Orangi Town, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Zafar Hussain (24), was shot dead within the precincts of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station in Bihar Colony, Orangi Town, reported Daily Times.
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November - 3 
A medium-intensity remote-controlled bomb planted inside Mian Umar Chamkani’s shrine in Peshawar was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad. Unidentified assailants had planted the three kilogramme explosive device inside the crowded shrine where devotee
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A medium-intensity remote-controlled bomb planted inside Mian Umar Chamkani’s shrine in Peshawar was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad. Unidentified assailants had planted the three kilogramme explosive device inside the crowded shrine where devotees gather in large numbers every Friday.
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November - 3 
A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) employee, identified as Amin Lashari, was shot dead within the jurisdiction of Saudabad Police Station at Liaquat Market, Malir
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A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) employee, identified as Amin Lashari, was shot dead within the jurisdiction of Saudabad Police Station at Liaquat Market, Malir
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November - 3 
Punjab Police officials on November 3 decided to deploy 118,308-member Police force across the province during Muharram-ul-Haram to maintain peace and law, reports Central Asia Online. Soldiers and Rangers will remain on call to cope with any emergen
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Punjab Police officials on November 3 decided to deploy 118,308-member Police force across the province during Muharram-ul-Haram to maintain peace and law, reports Central Asia Online. Soldiers and Rangers will remain on call to cope with any emergency, officials said. “The Police force will provide security to 37,249 Majalis (gatherings) and 9,136 processions to be arranged all over the province, while 69 units of the Pakistan Army and 35 units of Rangers will remain on call,” Nabila Ghazanfar, spokeswoman of Punjab Police said.
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November - 3 
Six people, including the commander of Aman Lashkar, an anti-Taliban group, and his two guards were killed, and five others were in a suicide attack in Daggar area of Buner District on November 3, reports Daily Times. “The suicide bomber blew himsel
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Six people, including the commander of Aman Lashkar, an anti-Taliban group, and his two guards were killed, and five others were in a suicide attack in Daggar area of Buner District on November 3, reports Daily Times. “The suicide bomber blew himself up in front of Fateh Khan’s vehicle. Three guards boarding the vehicle and two passersby were also killed in the attack,” Jehanzeb Khan, the District Police Officer (DPO) said. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had targeted Fateh Khan for leading an armed resistance against the group. However, the TTP spokesman claimed that the bomber was on foot, as opposed to Police reports the bomb was detonated by a man on a motorcycle. Fateh Khan was a former Awami National Party (ANP) leader and had recently joined the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), adds The Express Tribune.
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November - 3 
The Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the Government would move in accordance with the interim order of the Supreme Court on the law and order situation in Karachi and take action against TTP in the city. Talking to reporters, he said Karachi
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The Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the Government would move in accordance with the interim order of the Supreme Court on the law and order situation in Karachi and take action against TTP in the city. Talking to reporters, he said Karachi was turning into a stronghold of the Taliban and some measures against them had already been initiated. He said the Government would address the apex court’s reservations on the situation in Karachi but added that some aspects of the reasons behind the law and order problem would also be brought to its notice.
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November - 3 
The Sheikh Panju shrine located in a graveyard on Phandu Chowk in Peshawar was blown up. No casualties were reported in the incident. The explosion has damaged the boundary wall of the shrine.
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The Sheikh Panju shrine located in a graveyard on Phandu Chowk in Peshawar was blown up. No casualties were reported in the incident. The explosion has damaged the boundary wall of the shrine.
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November - 3 
Two men belonging to the Dawoodi Bohra community, identified as Shabbir and his cousin Murtaza, were shot dead and another brother Hatim was injured in an incident of target killings near former Rahat cinema in Hyderabad city of Hyderabad District on
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Two men belonging to the Dawoodi Bohra community, identified as Shabbir and his cousin Murtaza, were shot dead and another brother Hatim was injured in an incident of target killings near former Rahat cinema in Hyderabad city of Hyderabad District on November 3, reports Dawn. Murtaza was a snack seller and ran his business within the jurisdiction of Cantonment Police Station at main Saddar Bazaar, near Askari Bank.
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November - 3 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, identified as Mushtaq, in Balnagor Dasht area of Turbat District on November 3, reported Daily Times. Police said that the victim was a resident of Sindh and was running a cold drink shop, adding that the inci
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, identified as Mushtaq, in Balnagor Dasht area of Turbat District on November 3, reported Daily Times. Police said that the victim was a resident of Sindh and was running a cold drink shop, adding that the incident could be a case of target killing
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November - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up CDs shops in Miranshah bazaar of North Waziristan Agency. The shops were meant for selling CDs of Naat as music centres, had long been closed in the area.
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Unidentified militants blew up CDs shops in Miranshah bazaar of North Waziristan Agency. The shops were meant for selling CDs of Naat as music centres, had long been closed in the area.
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November - 3 
Unidentified militants in the November 3-night fired three missiles apparently to target a military camp in Razmak subdivision of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but the projectiles landed near a residentia
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Unidentified militants in the November 3-night fired three missiles apparently to target a military camp in Razmak subdivision of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) but the projectiles landed near a residential area outside the Army camp and didn’t cause any human loss, reports The News. The sources said the missiles were fired from the nearby mountains in the adjoining South Waziristan Agency. “The missiles were fired from the nearby mountains and the target was believed to be the Army camp. Another official said one of the missiles fell on the house of Cadet College watchman Mohammad Khan. He said one room of the house was damaged but the watchman and his family members remained unhurt.
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November - 3 
NC on November 3 has warned its leaders and cadres from speaking in favour of reinstatement of the CA and challenging the party's decision to go to fresh CA election, reports Nepal News. NC spokesperson Dilendra Prasad Badu said since the party had t
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NC on November 3 has warned its leaders and cadres from speaking in favour of reinstatement of the CA and challenging the party's decision to go to fresh CA election, reports Nepal News. NC spokesperson Dilendra Prasad Badu said since the party had taken the decision to go to election unanimously speaking against the decision would be violation of party's decision and code of conduct.
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November - 4 
12 incidents of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in one year (2012)-nine by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and three by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has revealed that currency peddlers have now found a safe Bangladesh-Malda (West B
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12 incidents of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in one year (2012)-nine by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and three by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has revealed that currency peddlers have now found a safe Bangladesh-Malda (West Bengal)-Uttar Pradesh-Delhi route to smuggle FICN into India Hindustan Times reports on November 4. The racketeers have recruited zone-wise couriers to carry the consignment safely without drawing police attention. The route is spread all across the country's eastern frontiers bordering Bangladesh near Malda District, through the states of Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh to finally reach capital city Delhi. The carriers board the train from Malda and reach Delhi in 22 hours. A senior official of Uttar Pradesh GRP said, total FICN to the tune of INR 36,71,000 had been recovered from 14 couriers in 12 months.
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November - 4 
A team led by the United Naga Council (UNC), including the Naga Women’s Union, the All Naga Students’ Association and the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) visited Inrianglong (Tamenglong) District Headquarters on a good will mission on
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A team led by the United Naga Council (UNC), including the Naga Women’s Union, the All Naga Students’ Association and the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) visited Inrianglong (Tamenglong) District Headquarters on a good will mission on November 3 and 4 in view of the violent armed clashes between Naga groups that has claimed several lives in the recent past. The meeting strongly urged upon the “factions/political groups” (Naga militant groups) to withdraw from the violent path in the spirit of Naga reconciliation which is the clarion call of all the Nagas across the land.
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November - 4 
A team of the Special Intelligence Unit, Imphal West District arrested two cadres (a husband and a wife) of KK Nganba faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-KK Nganba) from near Tiddim ground on November 4. The two has been identified as Ningthou
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A team of the Special Intelligence Unit, Imphal West District arrested two cadres (a husband and a wife) of KK Nganba faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-KK Nganba) from near Tiddim ground on November 4. The two has been identified as Ningthoujam Sanjenbam Sunita alias Sanamacha alias Lemchang Chanu and Ningthoujam Dhamen Singh alias Tamlen.
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November - 4 
An encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Sirinya village under Hariharganj Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on November 4, reports The Times of India. Central Re
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An encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Sirinya village under Hariharganj Police Station in Palamu District of Jharkhand on November 4, reports The Times of India. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police surrounded the area following a tip-off that about 25 Maoists, including three ‘sub-zonal commanders’ had assembled near the Sirinya village. "During the encounter which lasted 30 minutes, Police CRPF combine fired fifty-two rounds. The surrendered Maoist was identified as Raj Kumar (35) of Japla village in Palamu. This is the first incident of a combatant Maoist with arms surrendering before Police," Superintendent of Police (SP) Palamu A T Mathew and CRPF commandant Anil Minz said. An American gun, carbine, a 303 bore rifle, a pistol and two 315 bore guns with 250 live cartridges, cell phones and other objects were recovered after the encounter, Police said.
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November - 4 
Asian Age on November 4, reports, interrogation report of six militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including Zahoor Ahmed Khan alias Zubair, alleged mastermind behind burning down of Jama Masjid at Narbal (Budgam District) and Baba Hanifuddin shrine o
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Asian Age on November 4, reports, interrogation report of six militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including Zahoor Ahmed Khan alias Zubair, alleged mastermind behind burning down of Jama Masjid at Narbal (Budgam District) and Baba Hanifuddin shrine on July 15, 2012, reveals that the LeT aims to push back the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and disrupt the communication system in the state by destroying the mobile towers. The six were arrested last month by Jammu and Kashmir Police.
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November - 4 
Bablu Khurshid Sheikh, 28, a kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and a Bengali film actor operating from Malda District in West Bengal, was arrested on November 4, in Mumbai (Maharashtra) reports Hindustan Times. Sheikh, has allegedly bee
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Bablu Khurshid Sheikh, 28, a kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and a Bengali film actor operating from Malda District in West Bengal, was arrested on November 4, in Mumbai (Maharashtra) reports Hindustan Times. Sheikh, has allegedly been involved in circulating FICN and human trafficking for the last five years. Niket Kaushik, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) said, Sheikh has been remanded in Police custody till November 8, 2012.
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November - 4 
Commandos of Thoubal District Police conducted a search operation at Leishangthem Khong Manung and arrested three cadres of the Progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) on November 4. One of the arrestees is iden
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Commandos of Thoubal District Police conducted a search operation at Leishangthem Khong Manung and arrested three cadres of the Progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) on November 4. One of the arrestees is identified as Oinam Paikhonmba alias Tomba alias Khomba Singh. One .9mm pistol with magazine and 3 live rounds were recovered from his possession. The other two cadres are identified as Khangembam Bina alias Bita Devi and Maibam Sanjitkumar Singh.
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November - 4 
Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad asserted that around 300 militants are active in Jammu and Kashmir and that Pakistan is pushing the militants to create disturbances in the State, reports Kashmir Times on November 4. DGP Prasad said, “Th
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Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad asserted that around 300 militants are active in Jammu and Kashmir and that Pakistan is pushing the militants to create disturbances in the State, reports Kashmir Times on November 4. DGP Prasad said, “There are 250 to 300 militants actively involved and all of them have to show their performance. If some are fighting against the security forces, others try to prove their mettle in creating disturbance by using fault lines like religion, caste.” He further added, “The militants in some cases are successful in motivating local youth and recruit them. Later they carry incidents with the help of them as is evident from the recent encounter in Sopore and Ganderbal where foreign militants were accompanied by the locals.”
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November - 4 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) Srinagar based Chinar Corps, Lieutenant General Om Prakash on November 4, said that though majority of infiltration attempts were foiled by the Security Forces (SFs) around 40 militants have managed to infiltrate into
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) Srinagar based Chinar Corps, Lieutenant General Om Prakash on November 4, said that though majority of infiltration attempts were foiled by the Security Forces (SFs) around 40 militants have managed to infiltrate into Kashmir valley this summer, reported Daily Excelsior. "It is a difficult terrain and infiltration can take place and is taking place", he said. He also said that more and more militants are running out of money and weapons but they are desperate to infiltrate before the snowfall. Lieutenant General Prakash said that peaceful atmosphere in Kashmir is due to the cooperation given by the people to the SFs and the Government. He said that in next couple of years the situation in Jammu and Kashmir will be absolutely normal.
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November - 4 
In a list submitted to the UAE, the Government has urged to deport Ubed Kola, an accused in Mumbai's 13/7 triple bomb blast case. Kola is suspected to have played a vital role in transferring hawala money from Dubai to India. The UAE has been deporti
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In a list submitted to the UAE, the Government has urged to deport Ubed Kola, an accused in Mumbai's 13/7 triple bomb blast case. Kola is suspected to have played a vital role in transferring hawala money from Dubai to India. The UAE has been deporting gangsters to India. Over the last nine years, the UAE has deported more than 23 gangsters to India.
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November - 4 
Moreh Police team arrested two alleged PREPAK-Pro cadres, identified as, Yendrembam Somorjit Singh and Leithanthem Ibomcha Singh, from around the Moreh Trade Centre area in the morning of November 4. During interrogation, the two disclosed that the t
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Moreh Police team arrested two alleged PREPAK-Pro cadres, identified as, Yendrembam Somorjit Singh and Leithanthem Ibomcha Singh, from around the Moreh Trade Centre area in the morning of November 4. During interrogation, the two disclosed that the two are working under one Brojen of PREPAK-Pro and that they were involved in delivering demand letters to Government officials, general public and businessmen. They also disclosed that they were involved in procuring and transportation of arms for the outfit.
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November - 4 
One person, identified as Syed Thanjim (23) with alleged links to terror outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) has been arrested by Bangalore City Crime Branch team on November 4, reports PTI. He was a close associate of
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One person, identified as Syed Thanjim (23) with alleged links to terror outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) has been arrested by Bangalore City Crime Branch team on November 4, reports PTI. He was a close associate of Shoaib Ahmad Mirza alias Chotu who was arrested on August 29, 2012.
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November - 4 
SFs arrested two militants belonging to Rabha Viper Army (RVA), identified Oliver Koch and Biswajeet Rabha, from Jiaguri village in Gossaigaon area of Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered 3.5 kilograms RDX, one 7.65mm pistol, one US-made magazine, one m
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SFs arrested two militants belonging to Rabha Viper Army (RVA), identified Oliver Koch and Biswajeet Rabha, from Jiaguri village in Gossaigaon area of Kokrajhar District. SFs recovered 3.5 kilograms RDX, one 7.65mm pistol, one US-made magazine, one motorbike and two cell phones from the duo.
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November - 4 
SFs in two separate incidents arrested one militant belonging to Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD), a surrendered NDFB cadre and two linkmen of NDFB-RD in Kokrajhar town recently, reports Times of India on
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SFs in two separate incidents arrested one militant belonging to Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD), a surrendered NDFB cadre and two linkmen of NDFB-RD in Kokrajhar town recently, reports Times of India on November 5. SFs recovered an automatic pistol, two rifles, ammunition, demand notices, a car, mobile phones and approximately NR10, 000 in cash from the group.
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November - 4 
SFs, on November 4, arrested one Bangladeshi national identified as Mohammad Abdul Kasim (30), while he was trying to infiltrate into the country from Bangladesh, at Tuka in East Khasi Hills District, reports Shillong Times.
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SFs, on November 4, arrested one Bangladeshi national identified as Mohammad Abdul Kasim (30), while he was trying to infiltrate into the country from Bangladesh, at Tuka in East Khasi Hills District, reports Shillong Times.
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November - 4 
The Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on November 4 denied its alleged involvement in a spate of recent incidents in which several business houses of upper Assam claimed to have received extortion notes from the outfit,
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The Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on November 4 denied its alleged involvement in a spate of recent incidents in which several business houses of upper Assam claimed to have received extortion notes from the outfit, reports Times of India. In an email to the media, publicity department member of ULFA-ATF, Aranya Asom said that the outfit's name and fake letter pads were being misused by "bad elements" to demand money from businessmen and commercial establishments.
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November - 4 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 4 dismissing the reports of militant group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) regrouping said that HNLC has an effective strength of only thirty to forty cadres, reports Shillong Times on Novemb
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 4 dismissing the reports of militant group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) regrouping said that HNLC has an effective strength of only thirty to forty cadres, reports Shillong Times on November 5. According to a BSF official, “They only have a handful of armed cadres and there is a growing dejection and mistrust among them,” the BSF official claimed. There are also no reports of cross border movement of HNLC militants, the BSF official said, adding that the Bangladesh border force were maintaining strict vigil to keep a tab on cross border activities by the cadres.
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November - 4 
The Chhattisgarh Police booked three Maoists for allegedly subjecting two minor girls to repeated sexual assaults after abducting them from their villages in Bijapur District. A case has been registered against Kudiam Gujja, Nagesh and Shivaji on the
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The Chhattisgarh Police booked three Maoists for allegedly subjecting two minor girls to repeated sexual assaults after abducting them from their villages in Bijapur District. A case has been registered against Kudiam Gujja, Nagesh and Shivaji on the complaint of two girls who were allegedly raped by them in Muded area in the District, said Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agarwal.
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November - 4 
The Indian authorities have approached the Saudi Government with a fresh request for four more Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, suspected to be hiding there, The Times of India reported on November 5. Though the identity of the four IM suspects is unkn
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The Indian authorities have approached the Saudi Government with a fresh request for four more Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadres, suspected to be hiding there, The Times of India reported on November 5. Though the identity of the four IM suspects is unknown, it is believed that Fayyaz Kagzi, mentor of arrested November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks handler Abu Jundal, is the one among them. Kagzi hails from Beed District in Maharashtra.
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November - 4 
Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at an iron ore mining area in Baliadila hills of Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on November 4, reports Daily P
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Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at an iron ore mining area in Baliadila hills of Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on November 4, reports Daily Pioneer. According to the Police, the attack was carried out at a check post on a hilltop at Akash Nagar, which is close to iron ore deposit number 5 in Baliadila hills of the District. CISF Head Constable PN Chatterjee was killed on the spot, while Constable KR Arjun succumbed to his injuries at the hospital,” said Police. The Maoists, estimated to be up to two dozen in number, also took away an AK-47 and a self-loading rifle (SLR) which belonged to the slain personnel.
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November - 4 
United Committee Manipur (UCM), the apex body of the Meiteis (Manipuris), on November 4, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding ongoing talks between the Government of India and NSCN-IM, reports The Shillong Times. The UCM
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United Committee Manipur (UCM), the apex body of the Meiteis (Manipuris), on November 4, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding ongoing talks between the Government of India and NSCN-IM, reports The Shillong Times. The UCM demanded ‘a white paper on the 15 year long peace process between the Government and the NSCN-IM in the true spirit of the Indian Democracy, so that the people of Manipur are not kept in complete darkness before sacrificing the State at the altar of peace. Y Nabachandra, President of UCM said, the Government will be held fully responsible for total alienation of the people of Manipur from the Indian mainland if the Government disturbs the territorial integrity of Manipur or disturb the peaceful harmonious relations between the different communities settled in Manipur. He reiterated the stand of the UCM that people of Manipur will demand pre merger status if the Government disturbs the political structure of Manipur.
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November - 4 
A man was found strangulated to death in sector 6-F area of Mehran Town.
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A man was found strangulated to death in sector 6-F area of Mehran Town.
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November - 4 
A man, identified as Naseeb Raza, was shot dead on Zarghoon Road in Quetta. Police sources said the victim who was sitting in a shop when unidentified assailants on a motorbike opened fire on him. He died on the spot.
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A man, identified as Naseeb Raza, was shot dead on Zarghoon Road in Quetta. Police sources said the victim who was sitting in a shop when unidentified assailants on a motorbike opened fire on him. He died on the spot.
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November - 4 
An activist of Awami National Party (ANP) among five persons, were killed in separate incidents of target killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on November 4, reports Dawn. The ANP activist was found shot dead in Mario Goth within the
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An activist of Awami National Party (ANP) among five persons, were killed in separate incidents of target killing in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on November 4, reports Dawn. The ANP activist was found shot dead in Mario Goth within the precincts of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station. An official said that the deceased was later identified as 32-year-old Fazal-e-Rabbi. He lived in Khawaja Ajmair Nagri area from where he was abducted on November 3.
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November - 4 
As the Supreme Court has directed the Sindh Government to tackle a growing influx of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Karachi to bring peace back, the security agencies have informed the Federal Ministry of Interior about the presence of at least
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As the Supreme Court has directed the Sindh Government to tackle a growing influx of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Karachi to bring peace back, the security agencies have informed the Federal Ministry of Interior about the presence of at least 25 al Qaeda and TTP-linked militant outfits which have infiltrated the port city and turned it into a battlefield between the law enforcement agencies and the miscreants, The News reported on November 5 . The Supreme Court had directed the Police and other law-enforcement agencies in Sindh to “take all possible measures to meet the challenge posed due to immigration of TTP who are armed with sophisticated weapons”. While looking into the rising incidents of killings in Karachi, the Supreme Court has ordered the Sindh police chief to submit a report on the mass infiltration of TTP militants. The 25 key al Qaeda and TTP-linked militant outfits which have literally taken hostage the port city of Karachi include five factions of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) - Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al Alami, Qari Zafar group, Qari Shakeel group, Akram Lahori group and Farooq Bengali group. Then there are three factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which are active in Karachi – Commander Waliur Rehman group (from South Waziristan), Badr Mansoor group (from North Waziristan) and Mullah Fazlullah group (from Swat). The remaining Jihadi-cum sectarian groups in Karachi include Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), Sunni Tehreek (ST), Daawat-e-Islami (DeI), Harkatul Mujahideen (HuM), Harkatul Mujahideen Al Alami (HUMA), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Jamaat’ul Furqaan (JuF), Harkatul Jehadul Islami (HuJI), Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Jundallah, Tehreek-e-Islami Lashkar-e-Mohammadi (TILM), Lashkar-e-Islami (LeI), Mehdi Militia (MM), Hezbollah, Kharooj, Tawheed Brigade (TB), Al Mukhtar Group, Punjabi Mujahideen etc. Most of these groups in Karachi, which has a large Pashtun populace, generate funds by indulging in kidnappings for ransom, bank robberies, street crimes and extortion. Another revenue source for them is the heroine trade, with the drug being exported to foreign countries via Karachi.
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November - 4 
Bomb disposal unit neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Miranshah-Dattakhel Road. A military convoy was supposed to travel on this road from Miranshah to Dattakhel on November 4
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Bomb disposal unit neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Miranshah-Dattakhel Road. A military convoy was supposed to travel on this road from Miranshah to Dattakhel on November 4
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November - 4 
Eight persons, including five police officers and three civilians, were injured when a bomb exploded near a Police check post in Jala Bela area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 4, reports Dawn. One of the injured was a child. S
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Eight persons, including five police officers and three civilians, were injured when a bomb exploded near a Police check post in Jala Bela area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 4, reports Dawn. One of the injured was a child. Station House Officer (SHO) of Daudzai Police Station, Amir Sultan confirmed that a bomb had been fixed on a cycle next to the Police check post, when it exploded. Superintendent of Police (SP) Javed Khan said that three kilograms of explosives had been used in the blast. The explosion has destroyed the check post, sources said.
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November - 4 
More than a 100 tribal elders from four major tribes in Mohmand Agency signed an agreement to support the Government’s initiatives for peace. A grand jirga held in at Sangar Gandhab, five kilometres away from Ghallanai, the headquarters of the agency
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More than a 100 tribal elders from four major tribes in Mohmand Agency signed an agreement to support the Government’s initiatives for peace. A grand jirga held in at Sangar Gandhab, five kilometres away from Ghallanai, the headquarters of the agency, at the hujra of Malik Muhammad Ali Halemzai, vowed to protect Government installations and support the Security Forces (SFs) for the restoration of peace. More than a 100 tribal elders from four major tribes, Wali Baig, Hamza Khel, Kadi Khel and Kamali Halemzai, signed an agreement to support the government’s initiatives for peace. The jirga also decided that tribesmen will be collectively responsible for maintaining peace and protecting Government installations from attacks.
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November - 4 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on November 4 announced to hold a public referendum on November 8 to have a consensus that the people of Pakistan want a secular Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam or the rule of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the country, r
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on November 4 announced to hold a public referendum on November 8 to have a consensus that the people of Pakistan want a secular Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam or the rule of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the country, reports Daily Times. Addressing a crowded press conference at the Lal-Qila ground, MQM deputy convener Farooq Sattar said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) had realised the presence of TTP in Karachi and stated that serious notice should be taken about their presence and had called for action against Taliban in Karachi. He recalled that MQM chief Altaf Hussain had warned about the Talibanisation of the metropolis, as well as the country, but unfortunately political and religious parties, some intellectuals, anchor persons and journalists refuted his view point and ridiculed him instead of taking his apprehensions seriously. They also accused that Hussain was terrifying the public but now the verdict of the Supreme Court had proved the vision of MQM chief. He mentioned that Altaf Hussain was the only leader who had warned about growing religious extremism in the country several years ago.
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November - 4 
One person, identified as Abdul Karim, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at A-one City within the limits of Brewery Police Station.
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One person, identified as Abdul Karim, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at A-one City within the limits of Brewery Police Station.
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November - 4 
President Asif Ali Zardari on November 4 urged regional countries to join hands to fight the menace of extremism and terrorism, saying no country had suffered from it as much as Pakistan, reports Daily Times. “We have lost more than 40,000 innocent l
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President Asif Ali Zardari on November 4 urged regional countries to join hands to fight the menace of extremism and terrorism, saying no country had suffered from it as much as Pakistan, reports Daily Times. “We have lost more than 40,000 innocent lives in addition to Rs 80 billion in economic terms,” he said, while addressing the inaugural ceremony of three-day sixth conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians at the Presidency. The President said the region should adopt a collective approach to face the common challenges and explore the opportunities for benefit of the people. He urged parliamentarians from SAARC countries to play their proactive role in forging better bilateral relations and addressing inter-state issues to ensure peace, progress and prosperity in the region. He said the SAARC parliaments should plan and lead efforts for solving complex issues by protecting political liberties, human freedoms and the rule of law to promote regional peace and security. He said Pakistan was committed to the SAARC charter and believed durable peace in the region was in the interest of all
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November - 4 
The body of a man was found inside his house in North Nazimabad. The victim was identified as Bakht Nazeer (28), son of Gul Nazeer. Police also found a TT pistol near his body.
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The body of a man was found inside his house in North Nazimabad. The victim was identified as Bakht Nazeer (28), son of Gul Nazeer. Police also found a TT pistol near his body.
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November - 4 
The bullet riddled bodies of two men were found near Eidgah ground within limits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station. An official said that unidentified persons first abducted the victims and then killed them.
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The bullet riddled bodies of two men were found near Eidgah ground within limits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station. An official said that unidentified persons first abducted the victims and then killed them.
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November - 4 
The Chief of Sindh Police, Inspector General (IG) Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari on November 4 directed the Karachi Police to prepare a comprehensive contingency plan in consultation with law enforcement agencies including intelligence organisations for the mo
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The Chief of Sindh Police, Inspector General (IG) Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari on November 4 directed the Karachi Police to prepare a comprehensive contingency plan in consultation with law enforcement agencies including intelligence organisations for the month of Muharram-ul-haram, reports Daily Times. In an official statement issued in Karachi, the Sindh Police Chief has called for incorporating the suggestions of the Ulema belonging to different schools of thought in the security plan for the Muharram. He said concrete steps also be taken to prohibit the distribution and sale of hate material including pamphlets, placards, CDs, DVDs, audio and video cassettes during the Muharram, all over the Sindh province. Leghari directed that the organisers of Muharram processions and majalis as well as ulema be provided the lists of the contact numbers of the concerned DIGs, SHOs and Control rooms and central control room. He also directed to amplify security arrangements on bus and trucks terminals, railways stations, all entry and exit points in the city. Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari said scanners and walk-through gates and monitoring by hidden security cameras be also ensure in the sensitive areas. Security clearance stickers be also issued to the vehicles to allow entry to the processions, he said. Quoting a report, the statement said more than 5000 majalis and over 750 processions organised in Karachi during Muharram 1 to 10. There are total 260 imambargahs in the metropolis, it added.
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November - 4 
The Khyber Agency has recorded the highest number of subversive acts during 2012 as compared to other parts of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The data compiled by offices of Political Administration in FATA shows that total
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The Khyber Agency has recorded the highest number of subversive acts during 2012 as compared to other parts of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The data compiled by offices of Political Administration in FATA shows that total 96 bomb blasts, suicide and rocket attacks have occurred in Khyber Agency between January and October of 2012. These incidences have left at least 100 civilians and 20 security personnel dead besides injuring 60 others, the record shows. Army and paramilitary forces have been conducting operations in Khyber Agency since 2009, but they have yet to evict militants from the area, situated at a stone’s throw from Peshawar. The volatile agency has also topped the list of abduction for ransom incidents among all tribal units as it recorded 40 cases in which people were picked up and taken there before making demands for money from the relatives of the abducted persons. Main militant groups like Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), Tawheed-ul-Islam (TI), Ansaar-ul-Islam (AI), Haji Namdar group and Abdullah Azzam Brigade have been operating in the area, according to sources. The infighting among these militant outfits and subsequent military operations caused mass exoduses from the militancy-stricken area. According to FATA Disaster Management Authority’s report, around 71,000 displaced families, who left their native homes in the wake of lawlessness, had been registered with it. Officials blamed deaths and civilian casualties in Khyber Agency on artillery shelling and rocket attacks. The trouble started in Khyber Agency in 2003 when supporters of two rival sectarian groups led by Mufti Shakir and Pir Saifur Rehman respectively clashed in Bara. Mufti and Pir were expelled from the area in 2004. However, the sectarian clashes resulted in emergence of Mangal Bagh group
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November - 4 
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nabeel Gabol on November 4 said that without a 1992-like operation clean-up in Karachi, the upcoming elections would be the bloodiest of our history, reports The News. Talking to The News from Karachi, Gabol s
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The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Nabeel Gabol on November 4 said that without a 1992-like operation clean-up in Karachi, the upcoming elections would be the bloodiest of our history, reports The News. Talking to The News from Karachi, Gabol said that his city was under complete control of criminal gangs, which were collecting and earning around PKR 100 million daily through bhatta, dacoity, theft, etc. He said that the 1992 operation was political but now Karachi needed an operation conducted by an institution without any motive of political nature, only to clean the metropolis from the criminal gangs. Gabol said that these criminal gangs were in fact militant wings of three leading political parties but had gone out of control of these political parties ruling Karachi. He said the Police Department was completely ineffective while the Rangers did not listen to the provincial government as it was headed by a general who only listened to the chief of the army staff. Gabol said that out the total PKR 100 million, PKR 10 million were collected by the People’s Amn Committee (PAC) from Lyari and other parts of the city. He said that Police had become a part of these criminal gangs and received their share from the looted money.
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November - 4 
The Security Forces raided the Afghan refugee camp No 1 in Dir and arrested an alleged member of Afghan National Army and six other refugees. Sources said that the security personnel raided the refugee camp during the night and arrested seven Afghans
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The Security Forces raided the Afghan refugee camp No 1 in Dir and arrested an alleged member of Afghan National Army and six other refugees. Sources said that the security personnel raided the refugee camp during the night and arrested seven Afghans, among them a suspected official of Afghan National Army. A pistol was also recovered during the raid.
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November - 4 
Three migrant labourers hailing from Punjab were shot dead at a bus stand in Mund bazaar in Turbat town of the same District in Balochistan on November 4, reports Dawn. The victims – Mohammad Viqas, Ibrahim and Mohammad Khalid – belonged to Dera Ghaz
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Three migrant labourers hailing from Punjab were shot dead at a bus stand in Mund bazaar in Turbat town of the same District in Balochistan on November 4, reports Dawn. The victims – Mohammad Viqas, Ibrahim and Mohammad Khalid – belonged to Dera Ghazi Khan and Hafizabad Districts of Punjab.
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November - 4 
Nepal Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders said a conspiracy is being hatched to drag President Ram Baran Yadav into controversy, reports ekantipur.com. The leaders of the two opposition parties condem
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Nepal Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders said a conspiracy is being hatched to drag President Ram Baran Yadav into controversy, reports ekantipur.com. The leaders of the two opposition parties condemned a statement made by Finance Minister Barsa Man Pun, who had on November 3 claimed that the President was considering making a political move.
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November - 4 
President Ram Baran Yadav on November 4 said that he would not take any decision without consensus between the political forces, reports myrepublica.com. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav also urged the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Cha
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President Ram Baran Yadav on November 4 said that he would not take any decision without consensus between the political forces, reports myrepublica.com. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav also urged the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda to take initiatives to resolve the deadlock in his capacity as the chief of the largest party in the dissolved Constituent Assembly (CA). President Yadav said that he was awaiting early consensus among the political parties to bail the country out of current political deadlock.
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November - 4 
The President’s office has seriously objected to a public statement made by Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun. The minister had claimed that the President was considering dismissing the Baburam Bhattarai government. “The President is trying to take ove
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The President’s office has seriously objected to a public statement made by Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun. The minister had claimed that the President was considering dismissing the Baburam Bhattarai government. “The President is trying to take over by dismissing the government,” said Pun.
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November - 4 
A Dhaka court on November 4, summoned Major General (retd) Sadik Hasan Rumi, former Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), to appear before the court to narrate what he knows about the August 21 grenade attack cases, r
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A Dhaka court on November 4, summoned Major General (retd) Sadik Hasan Rumi, former Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), to appear before the court to narrate what he knows about the August 21 grenade attack cases, reports The Daily Star. Rumi, a key prosecution witness in the cases, was Director General of DGFI when the August 21 grenade attack was carried out on an Awami League (AL) rally in 2004 on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka. Of the 52 accused in two cases of the August 21 grenade attack, former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and 24 others were produced before the court on November 4. Seven other accused, including former Dhaka City Corporation ward councilor Ariful Islam Arif, now out on bail, were also present. BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and 18 others accused are absconding.
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November - 4 
JeI on November 4, announced nine-day countrywide fresh agitation programme from November 5 (today) protesting repression against the party leaders and workers and demanding release of its top leaders, who are now in detention facing the war crimes t
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JeI on November 4, announced nine-day countrywide fresh agitation programme from November 5 (today) protesting repression against the party leaders and workers and demanding release of its top leaders, who are now in detention facing the war crimes trial, reports The New Nation. JeI Assistant Secretary General Prof. Miah Gulam Parwar announced the programme at a press conference at the National Press Club in presence of other leaders. Claiming that the issue of war criminal trial is a settled issue and question has been raised at home and aboard against the trial process, he said, "If the government does not stop the trial against JeI leaders, we will be compelled to launch tougher programmes on the streets."
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November - 4 
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on November 4 indicted Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Abul Kalam Azad with eight charges of crimes against humanity, including genocide, murders, rapes committed during the Liberation War, reports The Daily S
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The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on November 4 indicted Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Abul Kalam Azad with eight charges of crimes against humanity, including genocide, murders, rapes committed during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. The charges were based on eight incidents that left at least 12 unarmed people dead and two women raped in Faridpur during the nine-month-long war. This is the first time an international crimes tribunal in Bangladesh is holding a trial with the accused absent. Azad, 65, also a former leader of Islami Chhatra Sangha, the student wing of the JeI in 1971, went into hiding around seven hours before ICT-2 issued an arrest warrant against him on April 3.
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November - 5 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by the Joint Forces from Bindra village in Belpahari in Jangalmahal area in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on November 5, reported The Times of India. The arrestee, i
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested by the Joint Forces from Bindra village in Belpahari in Jangalmahal area in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on November 5, reported The Times of India. The arrestee, identified as Mangal Mura (49), is said to be an important member of Maoist leader Madan Mahato's guerrilla squad. Mura is wanted for more than 30 cases and warrants have been issued against him in seven of them. Mura was the man who led rebels in killing school student Phoolchand Mahato in June 2010. Besides, he was also reportedly involved in the murders of Narayan Sardar and Santosh Dutta at Belpahari in 2010, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sumit Kumar.
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November - 5 
A team of Imphal East Police commandos arrested a People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Hauroupam Rupachandra alias Naosek from Patchou village at around 6.45 pm on November 5, reports Kanglaonline.
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A team of Imphal East Police commandos arrested a People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Hauroupam Rupachandra alias Naosek from Patchou village at around 6.45 pm on November 5, reports Kanglaonline.
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November - 5 
Another 50 panchs and sarpanchs in the State resigned on November 5, following death threats from militant groups, reports the Times of India. They made their resignation public through advertisements in local newspapers.
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Another 50 panchs and sarpanchs in the State resigned on November 5, following death threats from militant groups, reports the Times of India. They made their resignation public through advertisements in local newspapers.
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November - 5 
During another search operation, Joint Forces recovered 69 socket bombs and 136 caps of similar bombs in West Midnapore District.
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During another search operation, Joint Forces recovered 69 socket bombs and 136 caps of similar bombs in West Midnapore District.
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November - 5 
Kanglaonline reports that the dead body of a one Hijam Babu, identified later to be that of the Imphal East ‘secretary’ of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was found on November 5 from Ukhrul District. Locals say that Hijam Babu was arrested from
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Kanglaonline reports that the dead body of a one Hijam Babu, identified later to be that of the Imphal East ‘secretary’ of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was found on November 5 from Ukhrul District. Locals say that Hijam Babu was arrested from his locality on November 2 by Imphal East Police commandos. His dead body was recovered from near Lunghar village about 25 kilometers northeast of Ukhrul Police Station along the Jessami road.
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November - 5 
NSCN-K Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) kilonser (minister), Y. Wangtin Naga, on November 5, said, the ‘secret’ talk between the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was “still concealed and known to none”, reports Naga
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NSCN-K Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) kilonser (minister), Y. Wangtin Naga, on November 5, said, the ‘secret’ talk between the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was “still concealed and known to none”, reports Nagaland Post. Talking to Nagaland Post over the phone, Wangtin said, Nagas should be ready to face any eventuality in case the GoI and NSCN-IM’s “secret solution” was imposed on them. He asserted that any solution arrived at with NSCN-IM would be a “factional solution” and that the GoI had “no authority to force it” as the Naga solution. The NSCN-K kilonser also reminded that the formation of NSCN in 1980 by Isak Swu, S.S. Khaplang and Thuingaleng Muivah was based on the foundation stone of “Naga sovereignty” and reasserted that the “Naga nation” and its political aspiration would not perish under any circumstances.
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November - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation on November 5, recovered more than INR 2.2 million along with explosive material from the house of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘commander-in-chief’, Sohan D. Shira at Chachatgre village in East
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Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation on November 5, recovered more than INR 2.2 million along with explosive material from the house of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘commander-in-chief’, Sohan D. Shira at Chachatgre village in East Garo hills District, reports Shillong Times. SFs further recovered 25 electric detonators for use in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions, 8 wireless sets with chargers, 2 Sony handy cams, 3 solar plates, 4 solar LED home lights, 13 solar lamps, 3 mobile phones, 16 SIM cards and 2 pencil battery chargers.
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November - 5 
Terrorist outfits are investing in the Indian stock market through spurious companies, Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA), Sushil Kumar Shinde said at an Interpol General Assembly meeting in Rome (Italy) on November 5, reports Economic Times. Shi
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Terrorist outfits are investing in the Indian stock market through spurious companies, Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA), Sushil Kumar Shinde said at an Interpol General Assembly meeting in Rome (Italy) on November 5, reports Economic Times. Shinde commented, "Credible intelligence suggests that terrorist outfits are investing in stock markets through spurious companies, setting up fictitious businesses and laundering money”. He further asked Interpol to play a crucial role in helping India to check this. "The utmost importance of detecting the sources of such finance including the fake currency variant, its conduits, modus-operandi and stanching its flow cannot be lost on us," Shinde also said. Shinde further suggested that Interpol should study the feasibility of having some mechanism for getting informal investigation related requests like those for subscriber details, IP addresses, executed expeditiously via the companies who have the information, according to The Times of India.
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November - 5 
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on November 5 remarked that the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State is a gradual process and that there is no deadlines set for this purpose, Kashmir Times reports
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The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on November 5 remarked that the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State is a gradual process and that there is no deadlines set for this purpose, Kashmir Times reports. He observed, “I don’t set deadlines. It’s an ongoing discussion on which some forward movement is being made. Beyond that it won’t be appropriate to share any details. I had a very fruitful discussion on this subject during the recent visit of the Union Home Minister and as I’ve said – it’s work in progress.” Commenting upon the recent threats issued by Pakistan based United Jihad Council (UJC - an alliance of Pakistan-based terrorist groups) ‘chairman’ and ‘supreme commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Syed Salahuddin he further added, “In terms of what Syed Salahuddin has said regarding Panchayati Raj (village level local self government institution) Institutions, unfortunately his own tune is changing. If I remember correctly after the first few phases of elections, he was the one who said -‘there will be no threat made to Panches (members of Panchayat) and Sarpanches (head of Panchayat) and that these elections can go ahead without any sort of threat.’ I do not know now why he has suddenly jumped on this bandwagon of issuing threats. As far as we’re concerned, we’ve geared up to deal with any eventuality.”
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November - 5 
The Sangai Express reports that abducted chief of Changshang village in Saikul subdivision, identified as Ngamkholun Tuboi has been rescued from the abductors during a joint operation launched by Assam Rifles personnel and Churachandpur Police near P
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The Sangai Express reports that abducted chief of Changshang village in Saikul subdivision, identified as Ngamkholun Tuboi has been rescued from the abductors during a joint operation launched by Assam Rifles personnel and Churachandpur Police near Peace Ground, Churachandpur District in the morning of November 5. Ngamkholun Tuboi was abducted by two persons on November 3.
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November - 5 
The Sangai Express reports that three Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres have been killed and two civilians injured in a factional clash with NSCN-Khole-Kitovi in Dimapur in the afternoon of November 5. According to of
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The Sangai Express reports that three Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres have been killed and two civilians injured in a factional clash with NSCN-Khole-Kitovi in Dimapur in the afternoon of November 5. According to official sources, the shoot out occurred at around 3 pm near the office of the Superintendent of Police, Dimapur. Sources said some cadres of NSCN-Khole-Kitovi were attacked by the rival NSCN-K cadres minutes after the former came out from a hotel.
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November - 5 
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has also learnt that Saudi Arabia-based IM ‘commander’ Fayyaz Kagzi had been staying there using the name of 'Abdul Rehman'.
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police has also learnt that Saudi Arabia-based IM ‘commander’ Fayyaz Kagzi had been staying there using the name of 'Abdul Rehman'.
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November - 5 
Two Chhattisgarh-based Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dalam (armed squad) members, including a woman cadre, were arrested by the Police near Aswapurampadu under Karakagudem Police Station in Pinapaka mandal (administrative unit) in Kham
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Two Chhattisgarh-based Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dalam (armed squad) members, including a woman cadre, were arrested by the Police near Aswapurampadu under Karakagudem Police Station in Pinapaka mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District on November 5, reports The Hindu. According to the Police, Kovasi Eduma (22), and Madakam Jyothi (20), the Maoist dalam members of Konta area in Chhattisgarh, were arrested by a Police team during night patrolling. Maoist banners and pamphlets were recovered from their possession.
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November - 5 
Two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were arrested from Sonargund area of Awantipora in Budgam District on November 5, reports Daily Excelsior. The arrestees were identified as Altaf Hussain Mir son of Abdul Gani and Shamim Ahmad
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Two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were arrested from Sonargund area of Awantipora in Budgam District on November 5, reports Daily Excelsior. The arrestees were identified as Altaf Hussain Mir son of Abdul Gani and Shamim Ahmad Wani son of Mohammad Khalil residents of Hanjan Payeen, Rajpora (Samba District). Police said that the two were providing logistic support to the JeM for carrying out attacks. A Chinese pistol, two pistol magazines, four rounds of pistol ammunition, three Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades, three rocket shells and 113 rounds of AK ammunition were recovered from them. Police sources said that a case FIR No. 153/2012, under section 7/25 A. Act was registered in this regard and investigation has been initiated.
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November - 5 
A driver of Frontier Works Organisation was killed and two of his colleagues were injured when their vehicle was attacked by assailants on Miranshah-Mir Ali Road. The deceased was identified as Akram Khan. The political administration ordered imposit
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A driver of Frontier Works Organisation was killed and two of his colleagues were injured when their vehicle was attacked by assailants on Miranshah-Mir Ali Road. The deceased was identified as Akram Khan. The political administration ordered imposition of curfew on Bannu-Miramshah Road. All educational institutions, government offices and shops at Miranshah Bazaar were closed after the incident.
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November - 5 
A Khyber Agency Political Agent Mutahir Zeb told a jirga (tribal council) of Bar Qambarkhel elders that no parallel administration would be tolerated in Bara anymore. Sources said that tribal elders requested the political agent to extend the deadlin
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A Khyber Agency Political Agent Mutahir Zeb told a jirga (tribal council) of Bar Qambarkhel elders that no parallel administration would be tolerated in Bara anymore. Sources said that tribal elders requested the political agent to extend the deadline, set for launching a military operation in the area. The political agent told the tribal elders that he would forward their request to the authorities but didn’t make any promise about extension in the deadline. The authorities had asked the tribal elders to hand over wanted militants, expel Afghan clerics, close private jails in the area and regulate activities of a banned outfit before November 5 otherwise a military operation would be launched in Bar Qambarkhel. However, the tribal elders failed to respond within specified time to the Government demands. A jirga of Bar Qambarkhel elders, headed by Member of National Assembly (MNA) Hamidullah Jan Afridi, held a meeting with political administration to seek extension in the deadline. The MNA told Dawn after the meeting that the political agent promised to forward their request for an extension in the deadline but declined to make any concrete promise.
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November - 5 
A man, identified as Muhammad Saleem, was killed and two others, Muhammad Arif and Aminullah, sustained injuries in a hand grenade attack on a jeweller’s shop at Girls School Road in Nushki District on November 5, reported Daily Times. No group claim
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A man, identified as Muhammad Saleem, was killed and two others, Muhammad Arif and Aminullah, sustained injuries in a hand grenade attack on a jeweller’s shop at Girls School Road in Nushki District on November 5, reported Daily Times. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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November - 5 
A senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader and vice-president of Charsadda District, Sabiullah Khan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Darabo village in Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November
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A senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader and vice-president of Charsadda District, Sabiullah Khan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Darabo village in Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 5, reports Daily Times. “Sabiullah was on his way home when he was attacked,” the Police Official said. No group has claimed responsibility so far. However, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for such attacks on ANP leaders and workers in the past.
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November - 5 
A senior Awami Nationalist Party (ANP) leader revealed that ANP is being threatened by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and its activists – especially those from the Mehsud Tribe – are being told to either pay large amounts of money or quit the
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A senior Awami Nationalist Party (ANP) leader revealed that ANP is being threatened by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and its activists – especially those from the Mehsud Tribe – are being told to either pay large amounts of money or quit the party otherwise they would have to face dire consequences, reported The News. He revealed that party workers and the business community were called to the Sohrab Goth area, where they were told not to take the threat lightly. The leader said that as a result, a number of activists parted ways with the ANP to save their skin. He said that increasing Talibanisation was making leaders wary of the fact that there could be a threat to their safety. “The ANP has allowed its activists to make their own decision and there is no pressure on them.” While admitting that Sohrab Goth (Karachi, Sindh) was still a high risk area for the ANP, he said “we cannot surrender to the TTP as Sohrab Goth is one of our strongholds.” He also said that the central leadership of the party had ordered the resumption of political activities and it vowed not to be intimidated by the threats of militants. ANP General Secretary Bashir Jan, while talking to The News, admitted that the nationalist party had received certain complaints about the intimidation tactics used by the TTP, but could not name any particular leader.
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November - 5 
A US appeals court on November 5 upheld the conviction and 86-year prison sentence of Dr Aafia Siddiqui (40) for shooting at FBI agents and soldiers after her arrest in Afghanistan, reports The News. The second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Yo
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A US appeals court on November 5 upheld the conviction and 86-year prison sentence of Dr Aafia Siddiqui (40) for shooting at FBI agents and soldiers after her arrest in Afghanistan, reports The News. The second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said a lower court judge had not erred in allowing Siddiqui to testify in her own defence at trial and in allowing certain evidence against her. Siddiqui, whose conviction was widely criticized in Pakistan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in September 2010. She was convicted by a New York federal jury of attempted murder, armed assault and other charges. She was arrested in July 2008 by Afghan police, who said she was carrying two pounds (900 grams) of sodium cyanide and crumpled notes referring to mass casualty attacks and New York landmarks. The day after her arrest, she grabbed an M-4 rifle in her interrogation room and started shooting while yelling "death to America," the trial jury heard. No U.S. agents or soldiers were hit, but Siddiqui was shot and wounded in response, according to U.S. prosecutors.
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November - 5 
Another activist of MQM, Khalid (40), was shot dead outside his house within the jurisdiction of Garden Police Station in Usmanabad area. He worked in a garment factory.
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Another activist of MQM, Khalid (40), was shot dead outside his house within the jurisdiction of Garden Police Station in Usmanabad area. He worked in a garment factory.
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November - 5 
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary while speaking on November 5 to a delegation of the 97th National Management Course, National School of Public Policy and National Management College Lahore at the Supreme Court building emphasised that missi
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary while speaking on November 5 to a delegation of the 97th National Management Course, National School of Public Policy and National Management College Lahore at the Supreme Court building emphasised that missiles and tanks never guaranteed stability and security of a country nor were considered manifestation of a ‘hard power’, reports Dawn. “Gone are the days when stability and security of the country was defined in terms of number of missiles and tanks as a manifestation of hard power available at the disposal of the state,” the Chief Justice said.
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November - 5 
Five militants were killed and two other militants injured during a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dro Adda and Charsiyano Chowk areas of Akkakhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) o
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Five militants were killed and two other militants injured during a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dro Adda and Charsiyano Chowk areas of Akkakhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 5, reports Central Asia Online. The incident also injured two soldiers. Sources said that the clashes took place in the Dro Adda and Charsiyano Chowk areas when militants tried to ambush a military convoy patrolling the region. The shootout lasted for more than two hours, Bara Assistant Political Agent Muhammad Nasir said.
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November - 5 
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Fazlur Rehman addressing a rally in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 5 cast doubt on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) shooting of child activist Malala Yusufzai, saying he did not
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Fazlur Rehman addressing a rally in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 5 cast doubt on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) shooting of child activist Malala Yusufzai, saying he did not believe she was hit in the head, reports Daily Times. The pro-Taliban cleric Fazlur dismissed the medical assessment. “Pictures shown on social media have shown the whole character as suspicious because there was no sign of injury after the dressing was removed,” he told the rally. “It shows that the bullet did not hit her in the head.”
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November - 5 
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested at least 11 suspects involved in street crimes and recovered a heavy cache of weapons, including 11 TT pistols and four motorcycles from their possession. The suspects were ide
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Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested at least 11 suspects involved in street crimes and recovered a heavy cache of weapons, including 11 TT pistols and four motorcycles from their possession. The suspects were identified as Mushtaq, Basheer, Noman, Farooq, Adeel, Zeeshan, Babar, Kamran, Kashif, Kashan, and Sohrab.
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November - 5 
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani warned on November 5 , in a veiled challenge to the Supreme Court, that any efforts to undermine the military and "draw a wedge" between it and its citizens would not be tolerated, reports D
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani warned on November 5 , in a veiled challenge to the Supreme Court, that any efforts to undermine the military and "draw a wedge" between it and its citizens would not be tolerated, reports Daily Times. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mian Iftikhar Chaudhary ruled in October that the military must stop interfering in politics, a rare challenge to Army's powerful generals. "Any effort which wittingly or unwittingly draws a wedge between the people and Armed Forces of Pakistan undermines the larger national interest," said General Ashfaq Kayani, in a rare public statement that did not specifically mention the court or its judges. “All systems in Pakistan appear to be in a haste to achieve something…. Let us take a pause and examine the two fundamental questions; One, are we promoting the rule of law and the Constitution? “Two, are we strengthening or weakening the institutions?”, the general posed the questions at a meeting with Army officers at the military headquarters.
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November - 5 
The Supreme Court on November 5 granted interim bail to Opposition Leader in the Balochistan Assembly Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind in a kidnapping case, reports Daily Times. There are six other cases against the accused besides allegedly kidnapping a man
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The Supreme Court on November 5 granted interim bail to Opposition Leader in the Balochistan Assembly Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind in a kidnapping case, reports Daily Times. There are six other cases against the accused besides allegedly kidnapping a man and failing to appear before the Quetta Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) that had awarded life-imprisonment to Rind, his son Sardar Khan Rind and four other people on June 28, 2011. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Azmat Saeed has also issued notices to the petitioners in these cases. During the hearing, Balochistan Additional Advocate General (AAG) Azam Khan said that Yar Rind was involved in other cases as well. The Chief Justice said that Rind has appeared in the Supreme Court only in one case in which he had been granted bail. The Court had ordered him to submit PKR 500,000 surety bonds at the Registrar’s Office and directed the Islamabad Police to release him if he was not wanted in any other case. Akram Sheikh, counsel for Yar Muhammad Rind, argued that the case was registered against his client due to clashes between two tribes. He said that all the sentences against his client were announced in absentia. He questioned whether a criminal trial in absentia conformed to the rights guaranteed by Article 10 A, the ‘due process’ clause of the constitution if it endangers the life of the accused.
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November - 5 
The Supreme Court-appointed two-member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, headed by Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal on November 5 issued a report according to which total number of missing persons has reached 896, and 15 missing persons
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The Supreme Court-appointed two-member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, headed by Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal on November 5 issued a report according to which total number of missing persons has reached 896, and 15 missing persons were traced during October 2012, reported Daily Times. The commission’s report stated that out of 896 cases, 319 have been disposed of, while 570 cases of missing persons were under investigation.
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November - 5 
The UN Security Council on November 5 ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani network in Afghanistan and its suicide attack mastermind Qari Zakir, reports Dawn. The network, which has been widely linked to Pakistan, is accused of carrying out a
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The UN Security Council on November 5 ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani network in Afghanistan and its suicide attack mastermind Qari Zakir, reports Dawn. The network, which has been widely linked to Pakistan, is accused of carrying out a string of major attacks in Afghanistan including against the US and Indian embassies and a major hotel in Kabul. A press release issued by the US State Department said that Qari Zakir also held the post of operational commander in Kabul, Takhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan provinces of Afghanistan. “Zakir is responsible for the Haqqani Network’s training program, which includes instruction in small arms, heavy weapons, and basic improvised explosive device (IED) construction.” Haqqani and its chief suicide attack organiser, Qari Zakir, were added to the UN’s Afghanistan-Taliban sanctions list. This means nations must apply an assets freeze and travel ban against Zakir and seize any assets belonging to the network as well as impose an arms embargo. The United States put the Haqqani network on its terror blacklist in September. The US State Department added Zakir to its list of terrorist suspects. Founded by Jalaluddin Haqqani, a CIA asset turned al Qaeda ally who was close to ISI, the network is considered the most dangerous faction in the Taliban army in Afghanistan. The UN designation said that the group was linked to al Qaeda, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and a string of militant groups in Pakistan including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Mohammed. The Haqqanis have been blamed for spectacular attacks on Afghan government and NATO targets across Afghanistan as well as kidnappings and murders.
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November - 5 
Three members of Wazir tribe were killed when their vehicle was attacked by unidentified assailants near Epi area of Mir Ali tehsil in North Waziristan Agency, reports Dawn. Sources said that members of Wazir tribe were going to their homes from Mir
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Three members of Wazir tribe were killed when their vehicle was attacked by unidentified assailants near Epi area of Mir Ali tehsil in North Waziristan Agency, reports Dawn. Sources said that members of Wazir tribe were going to their homes from Mir Ali Bazaar. All the three tribesmen were killed on the spot while the assailants managed to escape. The authorities imposed curfew in Mir Ali and launched a search operation.
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November - 5 
Three pamphlets found distributed in parts of Mansehra District, criticise the TTP and exhort the Government to launch a military operation in North Waziristan Agency (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. Someone dropped the Urdu-language pamphlets ou
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Three pamphlets found distributed in parts of Mansehra District, criticise the TTP and exhort the Government to launch a military operation in North Waziristan Agency (FATA), reports Central Asia Online. Someone dropped the Urdu-language pamphlets outside local hotels and media and lawyers’ offices. One of these, titled “Bachao Pakistan Tehreek” (Save Pakistan Movement) cites the Holy Koran and says the Holy Prophet (PBUH) declares suicide bombing "un-Islamic." Carrying pictures of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti, it urges the three to launch an operation in North Waziristan against the TTP. The second pamphlet praises the Pakistani Army for its previous operations in Swat and the tribal areas.
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November - 5 
Three people, including two activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on November 5, reported Daily Times. An activist of MQM, identified as Rasheed (32), was shot dead and his accomplice, S
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Three people, including two activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on November 5, reported Daily Times. An activist of MQM, identified as Rasheed (32), was shot dead and his accomplice, Sabir (29), sustained injuries in an armed attack within the jurisdiction of Orangi Town Police Station at Sector-C, Orangi Town. The victim was an active worker of MQM unit 131.
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November - 5 
To devise a national strategy to protect journalists and formulate policies for freedom of expression in the country, a declaration on “safety of journalists” was signed at a hotel in Islamabad on November 5 by different stakeholders, including membe
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To devise a national strategy to protect journalists and formulate policies for freedom of expression in the country, a declaration on “safety of journalists” was signed at a hotel in Islamabad on November 5 by different stakeholders, including members of the United Nations (UN) bodies, reports Dawn. The declaration calls for “collective and coordinated” action by all stakeholders to stop the killing and harassment of journalists and end impunity for killers. The declaration highlights that Pakistan ranks third, behind Syria and Somalia, in a list of the deadliest nations for the press. An implementation strategy, which is under preparation, will be made part of a “One-UN Operational Plan II”. It will run from 2013 to 2017. The declaration was signed by the UN office in Pakistan, Parliamentarians, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), media workers, journalists and press clubs.
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November - 5 
Two bullets-riddled bodies were found along Kohat-Bannu Road in Surdag area under Latambar Police Station of Karak District, reports Dawn. Sources said that Police also found an identity card with the bodies that identified a deceased as Hashamuddin,
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Two bullets-riddled bodies were found along Kohat-Bannu Road in Surdag area under Latambar Police Station of Karak District, reports Dawn. Sources said that Police also found an identity card with the bodies that identified a deceased as Hashamuddin, a resident of Salaray area in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Police also recovered a chit from the pocket of the other deceased. The chit carried accounts of stone crushing business and address of Taji Kallay area in Bannu District.
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November - 5 
Two Levies Force personnel sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the office of Assistant Political Agent (APA) in Yakaghund area of Mohmand Agency. Officials said that the bomber wanted to target APA office but he faile
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Two Levies Force personnel sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the office of Assistant Political Agent (APA) in Yakaghund area of Mohmand Agency. Officials said that the bomber wanted to target APA office but he failed to reach his target owing to strict security arrangements. The bomber blew himself up when he sensed that SF personnel could arrest him, they added. The Subedar Javed and Sepoy Rehman were injured in the blast. APA Fahad Wazir told journalists that the bomber was about 25-year-old and seemed a non-local. He said that about five kilograms of explosives were used in the blast.
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November - 5 
While addressing a press conference Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Rabita Committee Deputy Convener Doctor Farooq Sattar urged all political parties to set aside differences and device a national agenda to flush out Talibanisation from the country, r
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While addressing a press conference Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Rabita Committee Deputy Convener Doctor Farooq Sattar urged all political parties to set aside differences and device a national agenda to flush out Talibanisation from the country, reports Daily Times. He said Pakistan was facing a number of problems which were linked to the Taliban. “Pakistan is having both internal and external threats and terrorists are targeting innocent people, children and destroying schools and other installations. But there is still confusion prevailed in the masses about the Talibanisation and Jinnah’s vision Pakistan. MQM is holding a public referendum on November 8, 2012 throughout the country in which people of Pakistan will be asked to express their opinion as to what type of Pakistan they wanted. The people will be asked in the referendum whether they wanted a Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah or that of the Taliban,” he added.
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November - 5 
Opposition parties have refused to be involved in the preparatory work for the budget despite the Finance Ministry’s invitation. The ministry has started preparations for introducing a full budget in the third week of November. Former Finance Ministe
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Opposition parties have refused to be involved in the preparatory work for the budget despite the Finance Ministry’s invitation. The ministry has started preparations for introducing a full budget in the third week of November. Former Finance Minister and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Surendra Pandey said the opposition parties, at least his party, would not participate in budget making process. Similarly, Nepal Congress (NC) leader Mahesh Acharya also said his party would not involve in the budget making process.
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November - 5 
President Ram Baran Yadav and CPN-UML chief Jhalanath Khanal discussed the Government's plan to bring the budget through an ordinance, reports Nepal News. As the Interim Constitution clearly states that the budget needs to be a consensus document, th
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President Ram Baran Yadav and CPN-UML chief Jhalanath Khanal discussed the Government's plan to bring the budget through an ordinance, reports Nepal News. As the Interim Constitution clearly states that the budget needs to be a consensus document, the President should reject any ordinance that is against the spirit of consensus, said Khanal.
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November - 5 
President Ram Baran Yadav has said the Government will be morally bound to step down if parties fail to secure a new election deal by November 22, the day fixed by the Government to hold new polls, reports ekantipur.com. Though, the Election Commissi
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President Ram Baran Yadav has said the Government will be morally bound to step down if parties fail to secure a new election deal by November 22, the day fixed by the Government to hold new polls, reports ekantipur.com. Though, the Election Commission has already announced that the November polls will not be possible, the Government is yet to postpone or take a new decision on it.
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November - 5 
The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) on November 5 endorsed the proposal of party Chairman Mohan Baidya on the formation of "armed force” when deemed necessary in future" even as al
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The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) on November 5 endorsed the proposal of party Chairman Mohan Baidya on the formation of "armed force” when deemed necessary in future" even as almost all CWC members exerted pressure on the party leadership to form immediately the party´s own “army", reports myrepublica.com. The committee endorsed the political document after Chairman Baidya convinced the CWC members on the reason why he chose the words "armed forces" instead of making an announcement to form "army" immediately in his document.
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November - 5 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has cautioned ministers and leaders from the ruling parties against making "irresponsible remarks" against President Ram Baran Yadav, who has according to Daha
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has cautioned ministers and leaders from the ruling parties against making "irresponsible remarks" against President Ram Baran Yadav, who has according to Dahal done nothing wrong but fulfilling his duty.
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November - 5 
Maj Gen (retd) Sadik Hasan Rumi, the then Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) director general, said before a Dhaka court on November 5, that Khaleda Zia as prime minister did not allow the DGFI to investigate the August 21 grenade assa
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Maj Gen (retd) Sadik Hasan Rumi, the then Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) director general, said before a Dhaka court on November 5, that Khaleda Zia as prime minister did not allow the DGFI to investigate the August 21 grenade assaults in 2004, reports The Daily Star. Although the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina, now prime minister, narrowly escaped death and suffered ear injury in the grenade blasts, 24 other Awami League (AL) activists, including Ivy Rahman, wife of President Zillur Rahman, were killed and around 300 maimed.
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November - 5 
The defence of war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee boycotted International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) as the prosecution began arguments in the case on November 5, reports The Daily Star. The defence alleged before
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The defence of war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee boycotted International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) as the prosecution began arguments in the case on November 5, reports The Daily Star. The defence alleged before the tribunal stating "plainclothes police abducted" their witness from the road near the High Court shrine. The defence demanded direction from the tribunal in this regard. The tribunal wanted to take a little break to enquire about the allegation, but the defence did not want to give any time for that. The defence boycotted the courtroom and did not return after lunch break.
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November - 6 
A cadre of Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro) identified as Laishram Herojit Singh alias Naoton was arrested on 6 November at Thangal bazaar by the Imphal West Police commandos.
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A cadre of Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro) identified as Laishram Herojit Singh alias Naoton was arrested on 6 November at Thangal bazaar by the Imphal West Police commandos.
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November - 6 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader was killed in a Police encounter in Bijapur District on November 6, reported Zee News. A joint team of District Police, Special Task Force (STF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which was
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader was killed in a Police encounter in Bijapur District on November 6, reported Zee News. A joint team of District Police, Special Task Force (STF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which was carrying out a search operation, was fired at by some Maoists when they reached the forest area in Pusnar village under Gangalur Police Station in the District, according to Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agarwal. In retaliation, Police fired at the Maoists who fled. Later, while combing the area, Police found the body of the Maoist leader, who is yet to be identified. A loaded gun and other items were recovered from the encounter site, Agarwal said.
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November - 6 
A joint team of the District Police and CRPF troopers recovered a five kilogram tiffin bomb from a road in Kanker District.
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A joint team of the District Police and CRPF troopers recovered a five kilogram tiffin bomb from a road in Kanker District.
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November - 6 
A team of East commandos arrested a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, identified as Seilal Khongsai on November 6. One pistol and explosive material with detonators were seized from his possession.
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A team of East commandos arrested a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, identified as Seilal Khongsai on November 6. One pistol and explosive material with detonators were seized from his possession.
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November - 6 
Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadres, under ceasefire since 2004, have not received their monthly stipend since February 2012. The ‘publicity secretary’ of the ANVC, Arist Sangma said that the delay on the part of the Government to disburse
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Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadres, under ceasefire since 2004, have not received their monthly stipend since February 2012. The ‘publicity secretary’ of the ANVC, Arist Sangma said that the delay on the part of the Government to disburse the monthly stipend had affected the morale of the cadres.
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November - 6 
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police, Nilesh Pandey (27), who was abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was killed near Chinger Nala under Kutru Police Station in Raipur District in the night of November 6, rep
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Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police, Nilesh Pandey (27), who was abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was killed near Chinger Nala under Kutru Police Station in Raipur District in the night of November 6, reports IBN Live. Pandey was abducted when he was going from Bijapur to Farsegarh in a bus in the evening of the same day. Pandey's body was recovered the next day morning after some villagers spotted it and informed the Police. The body is being brought to Bijapur District, from where it was sent to his native place Bilaspur, Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agarwal said.
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November - 6 
Chhattisgarh Police arrested three Maoists, identified as Sarjuram Mandavi (23), Mahesh Usendi (20) and Jhaduram (30), from the forest of Koilibeda area in Kanker District, reported twocircles.net quoting IANS. A joint team of Chhattisgarh Police and
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Chhattisgarh Police arrested three Maoists, identified as Sarjuram Mandavi (23), Mahesh Usendi (20) and Jhaduram (30), from the forest of Koilibeda area in Kanker District, reported twocircles.net quoting IANS. A joint team of Chhattisgarh Police and Border Security Force (BSF) arrested the trio, wanted by Kanker Police for their alleged involvement in at least six terror attacks since 2009, during a combing operation, SP Rahul Bhagat said.
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November - 6 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on November 6, approved the proposal to raise two specialised India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) having engineering wings, reports Daily Pioneer. According to official sources, the Chief Minister also sanctioned posts of 1
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on November 6, approved the proposal to raise two specialised India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) having engineering wings, reports Daily Pioneer. According to official sources, the Chief Minister also sanctioned posts of 1,042 Constables for recruitment in the proposed specialised IRBs, which would be raised during the current financial year. The specialised IRBs with engineering wings would be commissioned in the State Police to take up construction activities in the Maoist-affected areas. This will facilitate improving the much-needed infrastructure facilities in the Maoist zones.
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November - 6 
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, on November 6, admitted that illegal migration was continuing but said his Government had chalked out plans to bring infiltration to an end, reports The Telegraph. “My government is not hiding anything on the foreigners is
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Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, on November 6, admitted that illegal migration was continuing but said his Government had chalked out plans to bring infiltration to an end, reports The Telegraph. “My government is not hiding anything on the foreigners issue as alleged by the Opposition parties and some students’ organisations. The publication of the white paper on the issue is evident of this fact. I do admit that illegal migration is still on but the volume of infiltration had gone down to a large extent after signing of the Assam Accord,” Gogoi said. Gogoi further said that the Government had worked out a comprehensive plan to completely stop illegal migration from Bangladesh. He did not however elaborate the exact plan.
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November - 6 
Daily Excelsior reports, Police on November 6, arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Showkat Ali (code name Walid), his wife and two children at Thanna Mandi Bridge in Rajouri District. The militant had taken the route of Karachi (
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Daily Excelsior reports, Police on November 6, arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Showkat Ali (code name Walid), his wife and two children at Thanna Mandi Bridge in Rajouri District. The militant had taken the route of Karachi (Pakistan)-Kathmandu (Nepal)-Bihar (India)-Jammu (Jammu District) to reach Rajouri. Ali, son of Mohammad Sharief R/o Pangai, Thanna Mandi (Rajouri District) and his wife Hameeda Kousar, 20, a resident of Mirpur (Mirpur District) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) were retained for the interrogation. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri, Mubassir Latifi said that during interrogation Showkat Ali admitted his involvement in militancy before crossing over to PoK for arms training in January, 2003 when he was 15 years old. Some local ‘commanders’ of the LeT had lured him into militancy. Showkat Ali had undergone arms training at Muridke in Punjab (Pakistan) for several months. Police further said that a missing report of Showkat Ali had been registered on January 18, 2003. Earlier he along with his wife and children even tried to cross the border from the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch District but was sent back by the Army. A case against Showkat Ali and his wife has been registered under Section 3 of Indian Passport Act and 3/14 Foreigners Act for further investigations.
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November - 6 
Delhi Police busted a gang of IM terrorists- Asad Khan, Imran Khan and Sayed Feroz alias Hamza, all belonging to Maharashtra, which carried out the serial blasts in Pune on August 1, 2012 and had planned to attack Delhi and Bodh Gaya (Bihar) during t
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Delhi Police busted a gang of IM terrorists- Asad Khan, Imran Khan and Sayed Feroz alias Hamza, all belonging to Maharashtra, which carried out the serial blasts in Pune on August 1, 2012 and had planned to attack Delhi and Bodh Gaya (Bihar) during the coming festival season. Irfan Mustafa Langda was arrested later.
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November - 6 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women cadres, surrendered before the Police in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 6, reported Outlook India. The surrenderees are identified as Punem Sanu (20), Subhash
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two women cadres, surrendered before the Police in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 6, reported Outlook India. The surrenderees are identified as Punem Sanu (20), Subhash Mandvi (25), Paklu Akali (27), Chaiti Veti (24) and Munni Tati (27). The five cadres had joined the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] ranks between 2005 and 2010 and were active in different parts of the State, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agarwal.
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November - 6 
Greeting the people of Manipur and the North East region on the occasion of its 4th foundation day, which fell on November 6, the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) has reiterated its firm belief in the ‘United Front’ entity mooted by the con
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Greeting the people of Manipur and the North East region on the occasion of its 4th foundation day, which fell on November 6, the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) has reiterated its firm belief in the ‘United Front’ entity mooted by the constituent members of CorCom. Reasserting its stand to keep the fight going on, the Central Committee of the outfit in a statement issued to the press said that it will continue to stand by a united Manipur and added that it is ready to carry on the struggle to win back the lost ‘sovereignty of the land from India.’
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November - 6 
Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres, on November 6, hoisted the outfit’s flag at Madan Student (Student Field) in Jaiaw in Shillong (East Khasi Hills District), in order to gain publicity. The flag was later seized by SFs on the sam
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Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres, on November 6, hoisted the outfit’s flag at Madan Student (Student Field) in Jaiaw in Shillong (East Khasi Hills District), in order to gain publicity. The flag was later seized by SFs on the same day. According to Superintendant of Police, East Khasi Hills, M. Kharkrang, the HNLC cadres were planning to call the media in the next morning to show that the flag of the outfit was flying high.
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November - 6 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mahmood, who is being interrogated by the Central Crime Branch officials has reportedly admitted to the Police that he co-founded IM along with fugitive terrorists Riyaz, Iqbal and Yasin Bhatkal, with the help o
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Fasih Mahmood, who is being interrogated by the Central Crime Branch officials has reportedly admitted to the Police that he co-founded IM along with fugitive terrorists Riyaz, Iqbal and Yasin Bhatkal, with the help of some ansars (permanent members) and ikhwans (new recruits) of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) after it was banned by the Central Government in 2001, post 9/11, as reported on November 7, by Deccan Chronicle. However, according to sources, “His role in the Chinnaswamy conspiracy needs to be investigated”.
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November - 6 
Investigations into the plan to attack Delhi during Deepawali (religious festival) by four Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, arrested on October 11, 2012, by Delhi Police, have revealed that its 'moderator', identified as Raju Bhai, may be in Delhi-
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Investigations into the plan to attack Delhi during Deepawali (religious festival) by four Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, arrested on October 11, 2012, by Delhi Police, have revealed that its 'moderator', identified as Raju Bhai, may be in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), The Times of India on November 6 reported. Raju Bhai operated from Uttar Pradesh (UP) and would travel to his Pul Prahladpur flat in NCR from there to meet the arrested quartet. He was using a UP mobile connection, Police said. About Raju Bhai, an unnamed source said, "He interacted with Asad and Imran in Urdu and would come to the Pul Prahladpur flat on a bike. He was asked to arrange logistics. We suspect he is still in Delhi-NCR. As those arrested don't know much about Raju Bhai, this could be his code name to execute the Delhi Diwali strike." The Pune attackers, Asad, Imran and Feroz had come to Delhi as an 'advance team' to arrange logistics for the blasts. During their interrogation, Police learnt that "several cadres of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and IM are hiding in Mumbai, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. LeT and IM are coordinating with associates of Fayaz Kagzi in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Several have entered India and are probably in Delhi."
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November - 6 
Maoists targeted and killed a farmer, identified as Sitaram Khaiya, in Raidih village in Gumla District, reports Indian Express. Family of the deceased farmer has been given a sum of INR 100,000 as compensation with a hope of Government job. Meanwhil
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Maoists targeted and killed a farmer, identified as Sitaram Khaiya, in Raidih village in Gumla District, reports Indian Express. Family of the deceased farmer has been given a sum of INR 100,000 as compensation with a hope of Government job. Meanwhile Police Station In-Charge, Raidih, Digvijay Singh said that reason of the attack by Maoists is yet to be ascertained, however, Police is trying to arrest the culprits.
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November - 6 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), ‘General Secretary’, Thuingaleng Muivah ,before leaving for New Delhi, on November 6 clarified that NSCN-IM has not dropped the demand of the Naga integration, reports Kanglaonline. “Wi
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), ‘General Secretary’, Thuingaleng Muivah ,before leaving for New Delhi, on November 6 clarified that NSCN-IM has not dropped the demand of the Naga integration, reports Kanglaonline. “Without the Naga integration, there will be no Naga solution,” Muivah said. Muivah thus dismissed the news reports saying that NSCN-IM has dropped its demand for integration of Naga-inhabited areas beyond Nagaland. NSCN-IM ‘chairman’ Isak Chisi Swu when asked about the tentative date for signing the agreement said, “We cannot say the time but we hope it will not take long.”
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November - 6 
Police on November 6, arrested three persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth 6, 500, 00 from them in Secunderabad near Trivoli Theater, reports Deccan Chronicle. Police seized FICN of 1,000, 500 and 100 denominations, a colour print
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Police on November 6, arrested three persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth 6, 500, 00 from them in Secunderabad near Trivoli Theater, reports Deccan Chronicle. Police seized FICN of 1,000, 500 and 100 denominations, a colour printer, a paper cutter, a two wheeler and three cell phones from the possession of the accused.
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November - 6 
Reports indicate that resignations through paid advertisements have nearly reached to a total of 800.
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Reports indicate that resignations through paid advertisements have nearly reached to a total of 800.
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November - 6 
Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) compared National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a newborn baby. This was in a reaction to news reports about Central Government asking NIA to crack down on RPF. The report quoting official source said, that the Unio
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Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) compared National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a newborn baby. This was in a reaction to news reports about Central Government asking NIA to crack down on RPF. The report quoting official source said, that the Union Home Ministry vide order number F. No 8/38/2009-NE-I (IS.IV) had entrusted NIA with the task of busting the well-organised network of RPF in Manipur and beyond.
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November - 6 
Speaking at Interpol’s General Assembly meeting on November 6, in Rome (Italy), Union Minster of Home Affairs (UMHA), Sushil Kumar Shinde showed concern over the efficacy of red corner notices on terrorist vis-à-vis Pakistan providing shelter to the
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Speaking at Interpol’s General Assembly meeting on November 6, in Rome (Italy), Union Minster of Home Affairs (UMHA), Sushil Kumar Shinde showed concern over the efficacy of red corner notices on terrorist vis-à-vis Pakistan providing shelter to the perpetrators of March 12, 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial bomb blasts and November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks, like Dawood Ibrahim and Hafiz Saeed, reports dnaindia.com. He commented, “In spite of regular dialogue and credible evidence, the masterminds 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts are still in safe heaven. Their presence in a neighboring country is well-known and Interpol red notices against them, who are Indian nationals, are pending since 1993”.
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November - 6 
State Chief Minister (CM) Nabam Tuki said that concern about Nagas living in the state is solely that of his Government, reports The Telegraph. Parts of Arunachal Pradesh fall under the ‘Nagalim’ or Greater Nagaland project of Naga militant formation
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State Chief Minister (CM) Nabam Tuki said that concern about Nagas living in the state is solely that of his Government, reports The Telegraph. Parts of Arunachal Pradesh fall under the ‘Nagalim’ or Greater Nagaland project of Naga militant formations. The Naga inhibited Districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding will get development councils to improve socio-economic indicators, but CM, Tuki insisted that the step will be taken by the Arunachal Pradesh government and the Centre, not any other agency. “They should think of their welfare; why should they demand for us? They should demand for Nagaland,” Tuki said while speaking on a range of issues including protecting the Sino-Indian border.
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November - 6 
State Government, in a unique initiative, has also started the process to set up an Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) to provide security to industrial undertakings, vital installations and establishments. This would create additional opportun
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State Government, in a unique initiative, has also started the process to set up an Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) to provide security to industrial undertakings, vital installations and establishments. This would create additional opportunities of large-scale recruitment in the Police Force, the sources said.
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November - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the office and three vehicles of a construction company- Ranjan Construction at Raghopur village in Muzaffarpur District on November 6, reports Daily Bhaskar. At least 20 Maoists atta
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the office and three vehicles of a construction company- Ranjan Construction at Raghopur village in Muzaffarpur District on November 6, reports Daily Bhaskar. At least 20 Maoists attacked the site of the company and held its employees hostage before setting the office on fire, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Arvind Gupta said. The proprietors of the company had apparently failed to pay the levy demanded by the Maoists, he added.
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November - 6 
The two Kuki formations, Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United Peoples' Front (UPF) on November 6, formed a Core Committee in an attempt to work out a common policy that they intend to put before the Government, reports Sangai Express. Both are
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The two Kuki formations, Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United Peoples' Front (UPF) on November 6, formed a Core Committee in an attempt to work out a common policy that they intend to put before the Government, reports Sangai Express. Both are Suspension of Operation (SoO) signatories with Central Government. KNO is demanding a separate Kuki State while the UPF has insisted on a State-within a State under Article 244A of the Indian Constitution.
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November - 6 
The United Kingdom (UK), on November 6, lifted its nearly two-decade-old advisory to its nationals to avoid travelling to Srinagar, Jammu and Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and said this comes due to “improvements in the security situation” there,
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The United Kingdom (UK), on November 6, lifted its nearly two-decade-old advisory to its nationals to avoid travelling to Srinagar, Jammu and Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and said this comes due to “improvements in the security situation” there, according to Daily Pioneer. UK High Commissioner to New Delhi Sir James Bevan in a letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said: “The improvement in the security situation has led us (the UK) to lift the advisory against UK citizens travelling to both the cities of Jammu and Srinagar and travel between these two cities on the Jammu-Srinagar highway.” “We advise against all travel to rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir other than Ladakh; all travel in the immediate vicinity of the border with Pakistan, other than at Wagah,” the advisory said. However, the advisory against travelling to the rest of the State was still in place, officials said. Germany and Japan are two other countries which have already lifted ban on its citizens to visit the state. However, countries like the US, Australia and New Zealand, however, still advise its citizens to refrain from visiting J&K despite repeated requests by the State Government to lift these restrictions. The travel advisories were issued after militancy gripped the State in 1989 and the abduction of six tourists by Al Faran, a mysterious terrorist outfit, near Pahalgam in July 1995. Out of the six, Norwegian Hans Ostro was beheaded and American John Chides managed to escape from the captivity of terrorists. Four tourists, including American Donald Fred Hutchings, British Paul Wells, Keith Mangan and German Dirk Hasert too had gone missing.
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November - 6 
Two villagers were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in separate incidents in Gumla District on November 6, reports Business Standard. Zuber Ansari was shot dead by the Maoists at Jairagi village in the District while
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Two villagers were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in separate incidents in Gumla District on November 6, reports Business Standard. Zuber Ansari was shot dead by the Maoists at Jairagi village in the District while Florence Tirkey was killed at Poretoli village, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jatin Narwal said. The bodies were recovered during the day, he said. The reason behind their killing was not yet known.
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November - 6 
Union Panchayati Raj Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo agreed with the State Government's stand that it was not possible to provide security to all the Panchayat members. "I agree with the state government's view that it is not possible to provide secur
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Union Panchayati Raj Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo agreed with the State Government's stand that it was not possible to provide security to all the Panchayat members. "I agree with the state government's view that it is not possible to provide security to all 40,000 sarpanches, he stated.
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November - 6 
A cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Syed Mumtaz (40), was shot dead in a targeted attack at his cosmetic shop at Al-Madina market near Bahadurabad Chowrangi within the limits of New Town Police Station.
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A cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Syed Mumtaz (40), was shot dead in a targeted attack at his cosmetic shop at Al-Madina market near Bahadurabad Chowrangi within the limits of New Town Police Station.
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November - 6 
A major terror attack was averted as Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing six kilogrammes was found near a major terror attack was averted as Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused an Improvised Explosive Device
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A major terror attack was averted as Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing six kilogrammes was found near a major terror attack was averted as Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing six kilogrammes was found near Quaid’s mausoleum situated along New M.A Jinnah Road within the vicinity of Brigade Police Station. According to details, the funeral prayers of the two Shiite men, who were killed in the same area, was also offered in the locality. situated along New M.A Jinnah Road within the vicinity of Brigade Police Station. According to details, the funeral prayers of the two Shiite men, who were killed in the same area, was also offered in the locality.
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November - 6 
A man, identified as Zafar (20), was shot dead in Liaquat Market within the jurisdiction of Saudabad Police Station.
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A man, identified as Zafar (20), was shot dead in Liaquat Market within the jurisdiction of Saudabad Police Station.
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November - 6 
Another man, identified as Imran Shah (30), was shot dead near Labour Square, Landhi within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station.
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Another man, identified as Imran Shah (30), was shot dead near Labour Square, Landhi within the jurisdiction of Quaidabad Police Station.
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November - 6 
At least 10 retailers were arrested and more than 737 SIMs (Subscriber Identity Modules) were seized in a Police crackdown in Rawalpindi District on November 6, reports Dawn. The Punjab Home Department on October 24, 2012 ordered action against illeg
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At least 10 retailers were arrested and more than 737 SIMs (Subscriber Identity Modules) were seized in a Police crackdown in Rawalpindi District on November 6, reports Dawn. The Punjab Home Department on October 24, 2012 ordered action against illegal sale of SIMs, saying they could be used in terror activities.
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November - 6 
At least three more people, belonging to Bohra community, were killed and three others sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire at a shop on Risala Road in Hyderabad District on November 6, reported The News.
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At least three more people, belonging to Bohra community, were killed and three others sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire at a shop on Risala Road in Hyderabad District on November 6, reported The News.
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November - 6 
During the opening day of the new session of the Senate on November 6 both the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) agreed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have penetrated Karachi (Sindh) but the ANP said they can’t
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During the opening day of the new session of the Senate on November 6 both the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) agreed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have penetrated Karachi (Sindh) but the ANP said they can’t be blamed for all the evils while the MQM insisted they should be, reported Dawn. This exchange of arguments took place between ANP Senator Shahi Syed and MQM’s Tahir Mashhadi during a debate on the law and order situation in Karachi, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan. Shahi Syed said that people belonging to all political parties and sects were being killed in Karachi. “The name of Taliban is being used by the hired killers. Extortion is being collected in the name of Taliban,” the ANP senator said. He expressed fears that the Pakhtun could be targeted in the city in the name of operation against Taliban. Shahi Syed questioned as to why an indiscriminate operation had not been launched against the criminals operating in the city when all the three coalition partners in the Government — the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), MQM and ANP had agreed on it and even signed a code. Demanding a full-fledged operation against extortionists, drug mafia and target killers in the city, the ANP senator said the criminals had even established their control rooms in different parts of the city. “This operation should not be against one particular party, ethnic group or sect and it should be across the board,” he said. He also stressed the need for formulating legislation to de-weaponise Karachi and to enhance the punishment for those who carried illegal arms. He claimed that hundreds of weapons were being used on just one licence number in the city.
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November - 6 
Expressing concern over the prolonged military operation and curfew in their area, the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Bara in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have decided to meet leaders of different political part
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Expressing concern over the prolonged military operation and curfew in their area, the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Bara in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have decided to meet leaders of different political parties to devise a plan for resolving the issue through negotiations, reports Dawn. Addressing a press conference in Peshawar on November 6, Tehreek-e-Mutasireen Bara chairman Suhbat Khan Afridi said that IDPs were unable to live in camps and with relatives any longer. He appealed to the Government to end operation and lift curfew in the area. He further said that a large number of people had been rendered jobless owing to closure of bazaars and markets in Bara. Mr Afridi said that Government should take effective steps for winding up the operation, restoration of peace and revival of business activities by announcing a comprehensive financial package for the IDPs. He said that more than 500,000 people became IDPs in the wake of military operation while nearly 120,000 children were deprived of education. He said that 1,700 people including elderly persons, women and children were killed in the area.
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November - 6 
Four militants, two each of Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants were killed outfits clashed in Andar District of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan on November 6, reports Central Asia Online when the two cadres of two. The fighting be
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Four militants, two each of Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants were killed outfits clashed in Andar District of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan on November 6, reports Central Asia Online when the two cadres of two. The fighting began from a quarrel, Ghazni Governor Musa Khan Akbarzada said.
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November - 6 
In an incident of target killing three people were killed and two others injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a yellow cab on Spiny Road area of Quetta on November 6, reported Daily Times. According to details, five men were going to Ha
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In an incident of target killing three people were killed and two others injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a yellow cab on Spiny Road area of Quetta on November 6, reported Daily Times. According to details, five men were going to Hazara Town in a cab when they were shot at and killed. “The victims belonged to the Hazara community who were on their way from bazaar to Hazara Town,” a Police official said and added the attackers were wearing masks.
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November - 6 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) extended the date of its ‘Public Referendum’ from November 8 to November 14, 2012 in view of the International Defence Exhibition, being held in Karachi. Director General Rangers, Sindh, Major General Rizwan Akhter cont
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) extended the date of its ‘Public Referendum’ from November 8 to November 14, 2012 in view of the International Defence Exhibition, being held in Karachi. Director General Rangers, Sindh, Major General Rizwan Akhter contacted Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ibad and requested to reconsider the date of the referendum because of the current situation and the defence exhibition.
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November - 6 
Pakistan is already cracking down on the Haqqani network and does not need to impose extra measures following the group's addition to the (United Nations) UN's blacklist, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on November 6, reports The News. Th
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Pakistan is already cracking down on the Haqqani network and does not need to impose extra measures following the group's addition to the (United Nations) UN's blacklist, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on November 6, reports The News. The UN Security Council's Taliban sanctions committee on November 5 added Haqqani network, accused of high-profile attacks in Afghanistan, to its sanctions list. The action obliges all UN members to implement an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo for the Haqqani network. "The three elements of the ban -- arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban -- are all already in place in Pakistan," the Information Minister said. "Which banned militant can openly travel in Pakistan? We have also checked on financing and other transfers. There is no problem," Kaira added.
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November - 6 
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator and former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Aitzaz Ahsan while talking to the media outside the Lahore High Court (LHC) ruled out conflict saying that Kaira did not see any confrontation between th
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator and former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Aitzaz Ahsan while talking to the media outside the Lahore High Court (LHC) ruled out conflict saying that Kaira did not see any confrontation between the state institutions. He, however, added that the Constitution does not allow the Chief Justice and the Army Chief to give political statements. Ahsan pledged that the legal fraternity would resist any unconstitutional move by anyone. Anti-democratic forces are attempting to weaken democracy in the country, he added.
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November - 6 
Parliament and not the apex court is the supreme institution of the country since it represents the will of the people, said the Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on November 6, reports The Express Tribune. “There is no doubt that the Su
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Parliament and not the apex court is the supreme institution of the country since it represents the will of the people, said the Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on November 6, reports The Express Tribune. “There is no doubt that the Supreme Court is the apex court in the country, but when we talk about supreme institution, Parliament is the supreme institution as per the Constitution,” Qamar Zaman said. “It is Parliament which has the power to make, amend or abrogate the Constitution. Similarly, Parliament has the right to abolish any institution. In fact, Parliament is the mother of all institutions,” he added. Referring to Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhury and Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s earlier statements Information Minister Kaira said that there was nothing in the statements of both “against each other”. General Kayani had said that for the wrongs of individuals whole institutions should not be maligned. Analysts believe Gen Kayani was referring to the Asghar Khan case where the apex court ruled that two former generals had funded politicians to manipulate the results of 1990 elections.
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November - 6 
Police arrested two tribesmen, resident of Bara in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), during a raid on a bomb factory at Wadpagga, a village near Peshawar, for allegedly making bombs and supplying them to militants, reports
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Police arrested two tribesmen, resident of Bara in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), during a raid on a bomb factory at Wadpagga, a village near Peshawar, for allegedly making bombs and supplying them to militants, reports The News. 65 kilogrammes of explosive material, 100 kilogrammes of artillery shells and 200 kilogrammes of other shells and material used in bomb making were recovered from their possession.
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November - 6 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on November 6 released PKR 50 million (USD 519,000) to compensate victims of terrorism-related incidents in the Province, a Home and Tribal Affairs Department statement said, reports Central Asia Online. The amo
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on November 6 released PKR 50 million (USD 519,000) to compensate victims of terrorism-related incidents in the Province, a Home and Tribal Affairs Department statement said, reports Central Asia Online. The amount will be distributed among the victims of bomb blasts or their families and has been placed at the disposal of the Peshawar Division Commissioner for timely disbursement after completing legal procedures, the statement added.
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November - 6 
The militants of Mullah Nabi Hanfi group stormed the house of Gul Marjan in the Sarakdan area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at midnight of November 6 and killed a man and injured five other persons, including a woman and children, reports
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The militants of Mullah Nabi Hanfi group stormed the house of Gul Marjan in the Sarakdan area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at midnight of November 6 and killed a man and injured five other persons, including a woman and children, reports Dawn. The slain person identified as Abdul Ghafoor, was a relative of Gul Marjan. Five others, including Marjan’s wife and children were injured. The group allegedly attacked Marjan’s house for supporting outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) affiliated Mullah Toofan faction.
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November - 6 
the Peshawar HC bench disposed a writ petition regarding posting of platoons of Frontier Constabulary outside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the Federal Government declared that it would fulfil the need of the provincial government by withdrawing some plat
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the Peshawar HC bench disposed a writ petition regarding posting of platoons of Frontier Constabulary outside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the Federal Government declared that it would fulfil the need of the provincial government by withdrawing some platoons in other areas and raising 126 new platoons (each having 43 personnel) under the Malakand Package and Prime Minister’s directives. Disposing of the petition filed by the Provincial Government, Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth warned that if the assurance given by the Federal Government wasn’t fulfilled within two months, then the court would reopen the case.
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November - 6 
The Peshawar High Court on November 6 allowed more time to the local Police for tracing the culprits involved in dumping of dead bodies stuffed in gunnysacks in different areas with the direction to locate detention centres illegally maintained by th
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The Peshawar High Court on November 6 allowed more time to the local Police for tracing the culprits involved in dumping of dead bodies stuffed in gunnysacks in different areas with the direction to locate detention centres illegally maintained by the secret agencies within the city and its surroundings, reports Dawn. A two-member bench comprising Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth was informed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police (investigation), Idrees Khan, that family members of only 26 of the deceased persons had in their statements suspected involvement of secret agencies in the disappearance and killing of their relatives. He said that family members of four of the deceased persons did not record their statements whereas those of rest of the deceased did not suspect anyone for the commission of the offence. Peshawar Police Chief Imtiaz Altaf said that Police had registered FIRs in all those cases. He claimed that after the court had taken cognisance of the issue no further incidents had taken place. The Human Rights Cell of the High Court had referred this issue to the Chief Justice in August, 2012 after newspapers reported that 26 bodies were dumped in different areas. The bench expressed dissatisfaction over the autopsy reports of the deceased persons stating that the doctors concerned had in most of the cases mentioned starvation as cause of their deaths. The court directed the Director General of Health Services, Shareef Ahmad Khan, to warn all those doctors and transfer them to some other less attractive places so that loud message go to others not to act under the influence of agencies. The bench also directed the Director General to constitute an inquiry board of competent doctors and head it himself for investigating cause of deaths of each of the 26 deceased persons. The court ordered him to submit the report in that regard on December 18, the next date of hearing.
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November - 6 
Three unidentified dead bodies packed in gunny bags were found from Kareemabad Bridge within the limits of Gulberg Police Station.
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Three unidentified dead bodies packed in gunny bags were found from Kareemabad Bridge within the limits of Gulberg Police Station.
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November - 6 
Two men belonging to Shiite community, identified as Allama Agha Aftab Jaffery (42) and Mirza Shahid Ali, were shot dead in a sectarian attack near Parking Plaza, Sadder within the precincts of Brigade Police Station, reports Daily Times. Allama Jaff
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Two men belonging to Shiite community, identified as Allama Agha Aftab Jaffery (42) and Mirza Shahid Ali, were shot dead in a sectarian attack near Parking Plaza, Sadder within the precincts of Brigade Police Station, reports Daily Times. Allama Jaffery was the Deputy Secretary General of Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) as well as the Chief of the Palestine Foundation of Pakistan. He was also the leader of Jafferia Alliance Pakistan (JAP).
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November - 6 
Two men, Faizullah and Imran, were killed while another, Farman, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at People’s Stadium Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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Two men, Faizullah and Imran, were killed while another, Farman, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at People’s Stadium Lyari within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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November - 6 
Two participants of Allama Jaffery’s funeral procession, identified as Ali Hassan and Qasim Ali, were killed and five others, including two Rangers personnel, Muhammad Majnu and Ghulam Rasool, were wounded in firing by Rangers in Liaquatabad Town in
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Two participants of Allama Jaffery’s funeral procession, identified as Ali Hassan and Qasim Ali, were killed and five others, including two Rangers personnel, Muhammad Majnu and Ghulam Rasool, were wounded in firing by Rangers in Liaquatabad Town in Karachi.
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November - 6 
Unidentified militants abducted three persons on gunpoint from Bagh area of Kachhi in Bolan District.
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Unidentified militants abducted three persons on gunpoint from Bagh area of Kachhi in Bolan District.
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November - 6 
Unidentified persons detonated explosives weighing around two kilogrammes near a gas pipeline in Jabba Suhail area of Yakatut in Peshawar. However, no damage to the pipeline or human life was reported.
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Unidentified persons detonated explosives weighing around two kilogrammes near a gas pipeline in Jabba Suhail area of Yakatut in Peshawar. However, no damage to the pipeline or human life was reported.
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November - 6 
Yakatut Police recovered 30 hand grenades, four mortar shells, two artillery shells, 53 fuses and 53 empty cases of gun during a raid on a scrape warehouse near Hazarkhwani area along Ring Road. A Police official said the warehouse was owned by Qurba
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Yakatut Police recovered 30 hand grenades, four mortar shells, two artillery shells, 53 fuses and 53 empty cases of gun during a raid on a scrape warehouse near Hazarkhwani area along Ring Road. A Police official said the warehouse was owned by Qurbanullah, a resident of Shaikhabad-I in Peshawar. He, however, said the warehouse owner had yet to be arrested.
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November - 6 
At the time when the major political forces have decided to go for fresh election to the Constituent Assembly (CA), the newly formed Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) has opposed the decision saying the CA elected through fre
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At the time when the major political forces have decided to go for fresh election to the Constituent Assembly (CA), the newly formed Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) has opposed the decision saying the CA elected through fresh polls cannot guarantee a pro-people constitution, reports myrepublica.com on November 7. “Reactionary forces have been trying to find a solution through the new CA. But this is not possible. We will not participate in the polls in the current state of affairs," a member quoted Chairman Mohan Baidya.
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November - 6 
Minister for Finance, Barshaman Pun on November 6 held discussions with Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala about bringing a new budget by forging political consensus. Minister Pun urged the NC President to take initiatives for bringing the
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Minister for Finance, Barshaman Pun on November 6 held discussions with Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala about bringing a new budget by forging political consensus. Minister Pun urged the NC President to take initiatives for bringing the full-size budget in time based on political consensus.
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November - 6 
NC President Sushil Koirala has said that taking political and economic decisions through ordinance was an anti-democratic move. The NC President said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) betrayed other political forces by dissol
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NC President Sushil Koirala has said that taking political and economic decisions through ordinance was an anti-democratic move. The NC President said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) betrayed other political forces by dissolving the CA unilaterally and the Bhattarai-led Government should be toppled for building an environment of trust among the political parties. Koirala said that they requested the President Baburam Bhattarai to play roles as the patron of the Interim Constitution of Nepal. Earlier, a meeting of the Federal Democratic Republican Alliance (FDRA) on November 5, comprising mostly of ruling parties, decided to try its best to forge consensus with the opposition parties on preparing a new budget by mid-November. Leaders from the Alliance parties said that the first priority should be reaching a package deal comprising a solution to the overall political deadlock and introduction of the annual budget.
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November - 6 
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's political advisor Devendra Poudel, on November 6, said that the country would plunge into political disaster if President Ram Baran Yadav blocks budget-related ordinance. Poudel informed that the Government would pr
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Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's political advisor Devendra Poudel, on November 6, said that the country would plunge into political disaster if President Ram Baran Yadav blocks budget-related ordinance. Poudel informed that the Government would prepare the budget with the consent of the majority of the parties and submit it to President Yadav.
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November - 6 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres clashed with Police in Dhaka, Capital city of Bangladesh and elsewhere in the country for a second consecutive day on November 6, reports The Daily Star. Besides Dhaka, clashes also took pl
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres clashed with Police in Dhaka, Capital city of Bangladesh and elsewhere in the country for a second consecutive day on November 6, reports The Daily Star. Besides Dhaka, clashes also took place in Rajshahi, Noakhali, Chittagong, Sylhet, Bogra, Pabna, Sirajganj, Thakurgaon, Natore, Narail, Chapainawabganj and Kushtia Districts. At least 86 Policemen, 85 JeI-ICS cadres and two journalists were injured in the attacks across the country. The clashes began as the Police tried to intercept the JeI-ICS processions demanding the immediate release of their leaders, including the nine arrested on War Crimes charges. Police arrested 207 JeI-ICS cadres for attacking the law enforcers and carrying out destructive activities. Earlier, on November 5, at least 260 people, 54 of them Policemen, were injured as JeI-ICS cadres fought pitched battles with law enforcers in Dhaka and 10 other Districts.
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November - 6 
Police arrested 143 more leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in drives overnight on November 6 in Dhaka and six other Districts for violence and attacks on Policemen, reports The Daily Star. Of them, 46 were ar
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Police arrested 143 more leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in drives overnight on November 6 in Dhaka and six other Districts for violence and attacks on Policemen, reports The Daily Star. Of them, 46 were arrested in Dhaka, 42 in Kushtia, 21 in Feni, 14 in Rajshahi, 11 in Chandpur, eight in Chittagong and one in Narayanganj District. The clashes broke out when the JeI-ICS cadres took to the streets as part of their nine-day programme demanding release of their nine top leaders, now being tried for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
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November - 6 
Police arrested three militants of Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tawhid (HT) in Panchagarh town of Panchagarh District on November 6 and recovered leaflets, posters, CDs and books on jihad (holy war) from their possession, reports The Daily Star. The arres
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Police arrested three militants of Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tawhid (HT) in Panchagarh town of Panchagarh District on November 6 and recovered leaflets, posters, CDs and books on jihad (holy war) from their possession, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Hozaifa Islam (14), Zahid Islam (20), and Sajid Hasan (17). Police arrested them while they were distributing books on jihad and CDs among the locals and pasting posters on walls in front of the local press club at Panchagarh town.
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November - 7 
A cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Birendra Singh Kharwar, was arrested and four guns were recovered during anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in the Baharaha forests in Garhwa District on November 7,
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A cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Birendra Singh Kharwar, was arrested and four guns were recovered during anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in the Baharaha forests in Garhwa District on November 7, reports PTI. Four guns and 31 bullets were seized during the operation, Superintendent of Police Michael S Raj said.
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November - 7 
All BTC Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) has demanded early rehabilitation of the violence-affected people who are now staying at various relief camps in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang Districts. ABMSU further demanded an early update of National Regi
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All BTC Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU) has demanded early rehabilitation of the violence-affected people who are now staying at various relief camps in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang Districts. ABMSU further demanded an early update of National Register of Citizens (NRC) based on March 25, 1971, sealing of India-Bangladesh border besides detection and deportation of illegal foreigners.
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November - 7 
All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on November 7 said none of its members would contest the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) election from panchayat (village level local self Government institution) quota, Zee News reported. "We ma
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All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on November 7 said none of its members would contest the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) election from panchayat (village level local self Government institution) quota, Zee News reported. "We make it clear that no member of AJKPC shall contest the MLC's election and we shall continue our fight for the empowerment of the Panchayati Raj institution in the state of Jammu and Kashmir," chairman of AJKPC, Shafiq Mir, told reporters. "We are here to strengthen democracy at grassroots level, at Panchayat halqa level. We are more concerned for the safety and security of our panches (member of panchayat) and sarpanches (head of panchayat) not to become MLCs," he added. The Election Commission, meanwhile, on November 7 said polls to fill up two vacancies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council from the panchayat quota will be held on December 3.
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November - 7 
Central Government’s peace interlocutor, P.C. Haldar met National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Ranjan Daimary (NDFB-RD) ‘chairman’, Ranjan Daimary at Guwahati Central Jail. Haldar’s discussion with Daimary mainly focused on starting a formal negotiat
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Central Government’s peace interlocutor, P.C. Haldar met National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Ranjan Daimary (NDFB-RD) ‘chairman’, Ranjan Daimary at Guwahati Central Jail. Haldar’s discussion with Daimary mainly focused on starting a formal negotiation between the Centre and the NDFB faction led by Daimary.
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November - 7 
Eight Districts in Odisha have been freed from the menace of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) due to aggressive operations and now the focus would be on the western Districts, Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra said on Novemb
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Eight Districts in Odisha have been freed from the menace of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) due to aggressive operations and now the focus would be on the western Districts, Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra said on November 7, reports Outlook India. "We have achieved major successes against Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)]. About 8 of the 17 Maoist-affected Districts are now free from the menace following aggressive drives," he told reporters during a visit to Rourkela in Sundergarh District. The eight Districts are Nayagarh, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj and Deogarh, he said. The Police would now concentrate on Bolangir, Bargarh and Nabarangpur in western Odisha along with Gajapati and Rayagada Districts to demolish Naxal bases, he said. "Our other main thrust would be on Koraput and Malkangiri. We have special aggressive plans for those areas and in the coming days you will find defining results there for the forces," Mishra added. On Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, the DGP said, "He has set up bases in Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal. Panda's base is weakening. Besides, the situation has changed after he left the CPI-Maoist and formed Odisha Maoist Party."
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November - 7 
People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) has called a 36-hour State Bandh (shut down strike) from November 9, demanding speeding up of the dialogue with Pro-Talks Faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF) and to solve the Bodoland issue during
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People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) has called a 36-hour State Bandh (shut down strike) from November 9, demanding speeding up of the dialogue with Pro-Talks Faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF) and to solve the Bodoland issue during the winter session of Parliament.
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November - 7 
Police investigations in the recent seizure of foreign-made weapons, including the American M16 rifles and Pakistani cartridges, have revealed that the arms and ammunition are coming to the State through dealers in Bihar, reports The Times of India.
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Police investigations in the recent seizure of foreign-made weapons, including the American M16 rifles and Pakistani cartridges, have revealed that the arms and ammunition are coming to the State through dealers in Bihar, reports The Times of India. All the weapons and ammunition recovered from Maoists in Palamu, Hazaribagh and Simdega reached the State via Bihar. Jharkhand Police spokesman, Inspector General of Police (IG), S N Pradhan said, these weapons were once used by militants active in Northeastern States, and with the violence now receding, the insurgents do not want to keep these weapons with them anymore. The militants are only keeping the most advanced weapons as they have no use of these arms anymore. Pradhan said that according to information with the Police, the rebels are buying these M16 rifles for around INR 150,000 to INR 200,000 per piece. Against this, an AK47 costs around INR 400,000 to INR 500,000.
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November - 7 
President Pranab Mukherjee called upon the youth of Chhattisgarh to take inspiration from teachings of Swami Vivekananda and employ every possible means to ensure development in the State, reported twocircles.net quoting IANS. He also emphasised on t
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President Pranab Mukherjee called upon the youth of Chhattisgarh to take inspiration from teachings of Swami Vivekananda and employ every possible means to ensure development in the State, reported twocircles.net quoting IANS. He also emphasised on the need to bring people from the Maoist bastion of Abujhmad into the mainstream while preserving the cultural heritage of the region. He said the Government was striving to provide employment to people aged below 25. Mukherjee was addressing inmates and students of Ramkrishna Mission Ashram in Narayanpur District on November 7.
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November - 7 
State Government has assured that it will provide better security to Panchayat heads in the wake of threats from militants. Inspector General of Police, SM Sahai, said that adequate measures were being taken to provide better security for headmen of
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State Government has assured that it will provide better security to Panchayat heads in the wake of threats from militants. Inspector General of Police, SM Sahai, said that adequate measures were being taken to provide better security for headmen of villages.
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November - 7 
Teams of Imphal East commandos arrested five cadres belonging to Pakhanglakpa faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Pakhanglakpa) from different places on November 7. The arrested cadres were identified as Laishram Jadumani Meitei alias Rome
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Teams of Imphal East commandos arrested five cadres belonging to Pakhanglakpa faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Pakhanglakpa) from different places on November 7. The arrested cadres were identified as Laishram Jadumani Meitei alias Romeo, Laishram Dhanabir Singh, Oinam Jiban Singh alias Bhumeshwor, Khuraijam Ibungobi Meitei alias Pakpa and Shijagurumayum Hanjabam Bheigyabati Devi. 25 demand letters of the outfit and five mobile handsets were recovered from their possession.
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November - 7 
The Sangai Express reports that even as the meeting of Strategic Operation Group (SPG), held on November 7, assessed the overall law and order situation of the State, the army has been pressed into service to check clashes between rival armed groups
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The Sangai Express reports that even as the meeting of Strategic Operation Group (SPG), held on November 7, assessed the overall law and order situation of the State, the army has been pressed into service to check clashes between rival armed groups in Tamenglong District. The meeting further discussed on the recent threat by the ‘CorCom’ (a coordination committee of seven militant outfits) against migrant workers and non-locals staying in Manipur and measures to step up security arrangement, said a source while adding that the meeting also mooted on further extending the 'suspension of operation' (SoO) pact with Kuki armed groups beyond November 22, the last official day for the expiry of the tripartite agreement.
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November - 7 
The Sangai Express reports that following the disclosure made by an arrested accused in the October 26 blast incident at Porompat (Imphal East District), a combined team of Imphal East and Bishnupur Districts Police recovered seven Chinese Hand grena
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The Sangai Express reports that following the disclosure made by an arrested accused in the October 26 blast incident at Porompat (Imphal East District), a combined team of Imphal East and Bishnupur Districts Police recovered seven Chinese Hand grenades with detonators and four RDX cakes from Loktak Maru Temple, Phubala in Bishnupur District on November 7. Imphal East Superintendant of Police, Kamei Angam Romanus said the accused, identified as ‘finance secretary’, Ningthoujam Romen Singh alias Nongdrenkhomba alias RK alias Rocky (30) was arrested by Special Cell of Delhi Police based on inputs provided by Imphal East Police on November 1 from Out Gate Inter State Bus terminus (ISBT), Sarai Khale Khan, Delhi. The arrested man was brought to Imphal from Delhi by a team of Imphal East District Police on November 4.
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November - 7 
The Times of India reports that, militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Ghari area near Imphal airport on November 7, injuring five persons, including two army personnel. The spot is also close to a unit of 18 Sikh
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The Times of India reports that, militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Ghari area near Imphal airport on November 7, injuring five persons, including two army personnel. The spot is also close to a unit of 18 Sikh Regiment. The militant cadres, who are fighting to restore Manipur's past sovereignty, have been frequently targeting Security Forces (SFs) with IEDs across the State since September 5. Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh had advised SFs to always remain alert and strengthen local intelligence network
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November - 7 
Three women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a dalam (armed squad) ‘commander’ have been arrested from Charvidand village in Gadchiroli District on November 7, reported Business Standard. The three arrested Maoists have b
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Three women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including a dalam (armed squad) ‘commander’ have been arrested from Charvidand village in Gadchiroli District on November 7, reported Business Standard. The three arrested Maoists have been identified as Khobramendha dalam ‘commander’ Rajita alias Sukri Weladi (35), Suman alias Sumitra Lekhami (23) and Tunge Hedo (22). Rajita was made dalam in 2001, and was involved in as many as 35 crimes including encounters, murders, arson and others, while Suman was involved in 12 cases of murder, arson and others and Tunge had four cases of crime against her.
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November - 7 
Two more IEDs planted by rebels to target SFs were detected at different places in Thoubal District on the same day. Bomb experts retrieved the explosives and detonated them.
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Two more IEDs planted by rebels to target SFs were detected at different places in Thoubal District on the same day. Bomb experts retrieved the explosives and detonated them.
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November - 7 
A bullet-riddled dead body of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as that of Sohail Kareem (30) activist was recovered from Altaf Nagar within Manghopir Police Station.
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A bullet-riddled dead body of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as that of Sohail Kareem (30) activist was recovered from Altaf Nagar within Manghopir Police Station.
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November - 7 
A doctor, identified as Muhammad Irshad (36), was killed inside his clinic at Orangi Town within the limits of Orangi Police station.
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A doctor, identified as Muhammad Irshad (36), was killed inside his clinic at Orangi Town within the limits of Orangi Police station.
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November - 7 
A man belonging to Shiite community, identified as Shaban Ali (40), was shot dead at Haroonabad, Baldia area within the precincts of SITE B Police Station.
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A man belonging to Shiite community, identified as Shaban Ali (40), was shot dead at Haroonabad, Baldia area within the precincts of SITE B Police Station.
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November - 7 
A member of the Bengali Action Committee (BAC), identified as Abul Hassan (30), was killed and two others, Pir Jan and Qasim, were wounded in a targeted attack in Sector 51-B within Surjani Police remit.
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A member of the Bengali Action Committee (BAC), identified as Abul Hassan (30), was killed and two others, Pir Jan and Qasim, were wounded in a targeted attack in Sector 51-B within Surjani Police remit.
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November - 7 
A security official, identified as Khial Bacha, was killed and 14 persons, including three security personnel and two children, received injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at Ajab Khan Chowk in Sadda Bazaar of Kurram Agency in
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A security official, identified as Khial Bacha, was killed and 14 persons, including three security personnel and two children, received injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at Ajab Khan Chowk in Sadda Bazaar of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 7, reports Dawn.
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November - 7 
A woman was killed and a man received injuries when NATO forces fired 17 mortar shells from Paktia Province of Afghanistan at Wacha Bibi area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit) in North Waziristan Agency.
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A woman was killed and a man received injuries when NATO forces fired 17 mortar shells from Paktia Province of Afghanistan at Wacha Bibi area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit) in North Waziristan Agency.
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November - 7 
An official of South Waziristan political administration went missing in Tank. Family sources said that Alla Bagh, the stenographer of South Waziristan political agent, had not returned home in Gul Imam Village, some 6 kilometre east of Tank. They ad
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An official of South Waziristan political administration went missing in Tank. Family sources said that Alla Bagh, the stenographer of South Waziristan political agent, had not returned home in Gul Imam Village, some 6 kilometre east of Tank. They added that Alla Bagh left for the office at political compound in Tank at 7 am. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
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November - 7 
Another unidentified dead body of a man was found near Crown Cinema within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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Another unidentified dead body of a man was found near Crown Cinema within the limits of Kalri Police Station.
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November - 7 
In another act of sectarian violence, one Sajjad Hussain Rizvi was killed while Jawwad Hussain Rizvi received injuries when unidentified militants opened fire on them at KDA Chowrangi, North Nazimabad within the vicinity of North Nazimabad Police Sta
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In another act of sectarian violence, one Sajjad Hussain Rizvi was killed while Jawwad Hussain Rizvi received injuries when unidentified militants opened fire on them at KDA Chowrangi, North Nazimabad within the vicinity of North Nazimabad Police Station. Both were on their way to home after participating in the funeral prayer of three Shiite men killed earlier in the day.
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November - 7 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar, on November 7, said, no timeframe could be fixed for withdrawal of combat troops from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to peacetime position, reports Dawn. “I can’t say anything about the timeframe
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar, on November 7, said, no timeframe could be fixed for withdrawal of combat troops from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to peacetime position, reports Dawn. “I can’t say anything about the timeframe to withdraw security forces from the fighting positions to peacetime positions as long as peace is not achieved in Afghanistan,” he told reporters at the conclusion of his two-day visit to Kurram Agency. The Governor said Security Forces would remain in FATA even after restoration of peace in tribal borderlands. He said there was instability in Afghanistan and its fallout was directly affecting nearby tribal areas. Pakistan has over 100,000 army and paramilitary troops in FATA fighting militancy. “I cannot give any date for the pull out of troops as well as return of the internally displaced persons to Fata,” he said. Mr Kausar said normalcy was returning to tribal agencies and IDPs were gradually returning home. He added that around two million people had been displaced in FATA. He expressed satisfaction over the prevailing situation in Kurram Agency and said no major incident of violence had happened during the last two years in the valley.
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November - 7 
Militants blew up a Government primary school in Tora Garai area of Pandilai tehsil in Mohmand Agency. No casualties were reported.
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Militants blew up a Government primary school in Tora Garai area of Pandilai tehsil in Mohmand Agency. No casualties were reported.
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November - 7 
NATO forces fired two mortar shells from Khost Province of Afghanistan that landed in Ghulam Khan Town of North Waziristan Agency. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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NATO forces fired two mortar shells from Khost Province of Afghanistan that landed in Ghulam Khan Town of North Waziristan Agency. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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November - 7 
Police arrested three suspected persons and recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including 19 Sub Machine Guns, 21 different types of rifles, two TT pistols, two 9 MM rifles, one hand grenade, a rocket and over one thousand bullets from
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Police arrested three suspected persons and recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including 19 Sub Machine Guns, 21 different types of rifles, two TT pistols, two 9 MM rifles, one hand grenade, a rocket and over one thousand bullets from their possession, reported Daily Times. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police East, Shahid Hayat, in a press briefing, said that the illegal arms were seized after the law enforcers caught a bus that was smuggling the items. Earlier, the Police had received a tip that arms were being smuggled from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to the city. DIG East, said that these arms were being smuggled in the city to be used during the Ashura procession in Muharram and the upcoming elections. Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation Naveed Khawaja deployed his men on the Super Highway and start checking Karachi-bound buses. When the Police signalled one of the vehicles to stop, the driver slammed on the accelerator and tried to speed away. However, the Police managed to chase him down and intercepted the vehicle. The bus driver, Muhammad Fayyaz, and cleaner Dost Muhammad were taken into custody. Based on the information provided by the suspects, the Police also arrested a clearing and forwarding agent named Shamsher Khan.
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November - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two suspected militants, identified as Haji Wajid Khan and Niaz Amin during a search operation and demolished three hideouts, Pakka Tarrha, Hakim Shah and Spin Dhand, of a militant outfit, Amr-bil-Maroof-Wa-Nahi-Anil-Mu
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two suspected militants, identified as Haji Wajid Khan and Niaz Amin during a search operation and demolished three hideouts, Pakka Tarrha, Hakim Shah and Spin Dhand, of a militant outfit, Amr-bil-Maroof-Wa-Nahi-Anil-Munkir, in Bar Qambarkhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency. An indefinite curfew was also imposed in the area, compelling the residents to remain inside their homes. SFs also bulldozed the houses of Haji Namdar, the late founder of the outfit, and his close associate Haji Sher Gul in two separate localities.
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November - 7 
Six persons, including Superintendent of Police (SP), Investigation, Hilal Haider and four other Policemen, were killed in a suicide attack in Qissa Khawani Bazaar of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on November 7, reports Dail
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Six persons, including Superintendent of Police (SP), Investigation, Hilal Haider and four other Policemen, were killed in a suicide attack in Qissa Khawani Bazaar of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on November 7, reports Daily Times. According to details, Haider left his house in Kucha Risaldar for his Police Station when a suicide bomber blew himself up close to his vehicle in the jurisdiction of Abdur Razzak Police Station in the famous Qissa Khawani Bazaar. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. TTP ‘spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan telephoned the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to accept responsibility for the attack, citing no specific reason.
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November - 7 
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) arrested two extortionists after a brief encounter that took place in the Saeedabad Police jurisdiction and claimed to have recovered two TT pistols from their possession. During the initial interrogation, the suspect
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Special Investigation Unit (SIU) arrested two extortionists after a brief encounter that took place in the Saeedabad Police jurisdiction and claimed to have recovered two TT pistols from their possession. During the initial interrogation, the suspects disclosed that their names were Zeeshan and Muhammad Siddique. They both confessed that they masterminded extortion cases and collected the money for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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November - 7 
The supply of fuel to NATO troops through the Torkham border post, which lies in the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), resumed on November 7 after one year when two oil tankers crossed into Afghanistan amid tight security,
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The supply of fuel to NATO troops through the Torkham border post, which lies in the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), resumed on November 7 after one year when two oil tankers crossed into Afghanistan amid tight security, reports Dawn. The fuel supply remained suspended despite resumption of overall supplies in July 2012 after the United States (US) apologised to the Government over the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO air strike on the Salala checkpost in Mohmand Agency on November 26, 2011.
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November - 7 
The United States (US) officials have confirmed that notorious Mullah Fazlullah, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is hiding in Afghanistan, The Express Tribune quoting Washington Post reported on November 7. Fazlullah was reportedly b
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The United States (US) officials have confirmed that notorious Mullah Fazlullah, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is hiding in Afghanistan, The Express Tribune quoting Washington Post reported on November 7. Fazlullah was reportedly behind the attack on teenage child rights activist Malala Yusufzai. Citing unnamed US officials, the Washington Post report stated that the TTP leader has escaped retribution by hiding in a section of eastern Afghanistan where the US forces are present but focused on other targets. “Finding Fazlullah is not a priority because he is not affiliated with al Qaeda or with insurgents targeting US and Afghan interests”, the officials said as per the report. “Our guys just aren’t tracking him,” a senior Special Operations official said. “He is viewed as an ‘other-side-of-the-border’ problem.” Pakistan has repeatedly asked the US to hunt down Fazlullah, even handing over a dossier on him to authorities, but scant action has been taken.
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November - 7 
Three Shia men, identified as Faraz Haider, Qasim Ali and Waseem Ali were killed in a sectarian attack in Liaqutabad area of Karachi on November 7, reports Daily Times. Later, arson attacks paralysed the routine life in many parts of the city as four
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Three Shia men, identified as Faraz Haider, Qasim Ali and Waseem Ali were killed in a sectarian attack in Liaqutabad area of Karachi on November 7, reports Daily Times. Later, arson attacks paralysed the routine life in many parts of the city as four more vehicles and a pushcart were set ablaze North Nazimabad area.
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November - 7 
Two alleged gangsters, identified as Asif Baloch and Talib Baloch, were shot dead in a targeted attack in Sammu Goth within Memon Goth Police Remit. Station House Officer (SHO) Rao Khalid said that the victims belonged to Lyari gangster group.
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Two alleged gangsters, identified as Asif Baloch and Talib Baloch, were shot dead in a targeted attack in Sammu Goth within Memon Goth Police Remit. Station House Officer (SHO) Rao Khalid said that the victims belonged to Lyari gangster group.
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November - 7 
Two dead bodies of activists belonging to Pakistan People's Party (PPP), identified as that of Raza (23) and Jehangir (24), were found from Nishan-e-Haider Chowk in Orangi Town within the jurisdiction of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station.
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Two dead bodies of activists belonging to Pakistan People's Party (PPP), identified as that of Raza (23) and Jehangir (24), were found from Nishan-e-Haider Chowk in Orangi Town within the jurisdiction of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station.
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November - 7 
Unidentified militants blew up another Government primary school in Shah Baig Yaseen Kore area of Haleemzai tehsil. About 111 educational institutions have been destroyed by suspected militants in Mohmand Agency.
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Unidentified militants blew up another Government primary school in Shah Baig Yaseen Kore area of Haleemzai tehsil. About 111 educational institutions have been destroyed by suspected militants in Mohmand Agency.
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November - 7 
Unidentified militants shot dead a tribal elder, identified as Malik Asim Khan from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at the Zargarabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on November 7, reports
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Unidentified militants shot dead a tribal elder, identified as Malik Asim Khan from Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at the Zargarabad area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on November 7, reports The News.
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November - 7 
While referring to Pakistan’s important role for peace in Afghanistan, United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Richard G Olson, on November 7, said, Pakistan and United States have strong relations despite the ups and downs over the years, reports
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While referring to Pakistan’s important role for peace in Afghanistan, United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Richard G Olson, on November 7, said, Pakistan and United States have strong relations despite the ups and downs over the years, reports Daily Times. In an informal chat with the participants at the residence of the Deputy Chief of Mission for the US presidential election results watch, the newly inducted ambassador said Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process was vital and the country had rendered sacrifices more than any other country during its efforts against war on terrorism. The envoy said that he was looking forward to stronger ties between the two countries. Olson said the US policy regardless of election results would continue to emphasise the importance of a close relationship with Pakistan. He said his country wanted strong ties with Pakistan on the basis of mutual respect and interests. He said, “Pakistan and US are friends and we are looking forward for constructive cooperation between the two countries in war on terror.”
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November - 7 
A taskforce of opposition political parties- Nepal Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), on November 7, worked on the draft outlines of a letter to be submitted to President Ram Baran Yadav requesting him not to
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A taskforce of opposition political parties- Nepal Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), on November 7, worked on the draft outlines of a letter to be submitted to President Ram Baran Yadav requesting him not to approve an ordinance that the Government is planning to forward to the head of state for bringing a new annual budget by mid-November, reports myrepublica.com. The opposition declined to divulge details of the drafts, saying the contents were yet to be finalized from the taskforce level as well as by the top leadership.
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November - 7 
President Ram Baran Yadav and NC president Sushil Koirala discussed current political situation of the country, reports Nepal News. NC president Koirala said that President Yadav stressed on consensus before introducing the budget.
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President Ram Baran Yadav and NC president Sushil Koirala discussed current political situation of the country, reports Nepal News. NC president Koirala said that President Yadav stressed on consensus before introducing the budget.
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November - 7 
Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party (RMSP) Chairman, Saratsingh Bhandari said, demands of Madhes and Madhesi were not simply addressed because President and Vice-president were Madheshi, reports The Himalayan Times. He emphasized to grant equal particip
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Rastriya Madhesh Samajbadi Party (RMSP) Chairman, Saratsingh Bhandari said, demands of Madhes and Madhesi were not simply addressed because President and Vice-president were Madheshi, reports The Himalayan Times. He emphasized to grant equal participation to Madheshi in all State mechanism for their empowerment.
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November - 7 
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a cadre of an outlawed party, Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) along with one gun and five bullets from Balughata Primary School area of Ataikula in Pabna District on November 6, reports The Daily Star
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The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a cadre of an outlawed party, Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) along with one gun and five bullets from Balughata Primary School area of Ataikula in Pabna District on November 6, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee was identified as Muhammad Abdul Malek (28).
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November - 7 
At a joint media briefing held in Colombo on November 7, Sri Lanka Buddhist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and the National Freedom Front (NFF) led by Construction, Engineering, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa have called for
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At a joint media briefing held in Colombo on November 7, Sri Lanka Buddhist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and the National Freedom Front (NFF) led by Construction, Engineering, Housing and Common Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa have called for the withdrawal of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, reports Colombo Page. Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka of the JHU also said that the country has to face a series of complicated issues due to the provincial council system that was established under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and called for the immediate withdrawal of the amendment. Minister Weerawansa has called on the Government to use its two-thirds majority in the parliament to repeal the 13th Amendment. According to Weerawansa, the Government needs to take firm steps to repeal the 13th Amendment. The two parties have separately called on the Government to take steps to abrogate the amendment. However, this is the first time the two parties held a joint media conference.
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November - 8 
‘Chairman’ of United National Liberation Front, Manipur (UNLF), RK Meghen alias Sanayaima, on November 8, said that Central Government tactic in the so called peace process in ‘Western South East Asia’ (WESIA) [Northeast India] is aimed at transformi
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‘Chairman’ of United National Liberation Front, Manipur (UNLF), RK Meghen alias Sanayaima, on November 8, said that Central Government tactic in the so called peace process in ‘Western South East Asia’ (WESIA) [Northeast India] is aimed at transforming the conflict between the peoples of the region with the Government of India into a conflict between the peoples on ethnic lines, reports Kanglaonline. Sanayaima said these to the media persons, as he was brought out before the National Investigating Agency (NIA) special court at Guwahati.
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November - 8 
A Sessions Court in Kanker District, on November 8, sentenced four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to life imprisonment for killing Kheluram Darro, a suspected Police informer from Nedgaon village on October 3, 2009, reported firs
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A Sessions Court in Kanker District, on November 8, sentenced four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to life imprisonment for killing Kheluram Darro, a suspected Police informer from Nedgaon village on October 3, 2009, reported firstpost.com quoting PTI. The four Maoists who were awarded life sentences include Srinivas Tongla alias Rainu Mandabi, Lengu alias Madhu Markam, Shaniram Pudo and Dhanesh Bonga.
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November - 8 
About Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM)-Government of India peace talks, Sanayaima said, earlier NSCN-IM was fighting for the sovereignty of the Nagas but later on they had begun to demand integration of all Naga inhabit
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About Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM)-Government of India peace talks, Sanayaima said, earlier NSCN-IM was fighting for the sovereignty of the Nagas but later on they had begun to demand integration of all Naga inhabited areas of the region within the ambit of the Indian Constitution. He further stated that NSCN-IM has fallen into the trap set by the Indian Government and has become instrumental in transforming the conflict in the region along the ethnic lines. UNLF Chairman calls for the unity amongst the peoples of Western Southeast Asian (WESIA) and a common future and vision.
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November - 8 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has urged the Union Government to formulate a comprehensive policy to deal with Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and to take steps to initiate a dialogue with the Maoists, reports Deccan Chronicle. “Naxal violence can
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has urged the Union Government to formulate a comprehensive policy to deal with Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and to take steps to initiate a dialogue with the Maoists, reports Deccan Chronicle. “Naxal violence can only be contained with the active involvement of the Central Government. We are open to a dialogue with the Naxals and would support the Centre in all its endeavours if it initiates any peace talks,” Singh said. “We are implementing a liberal surrender policy. We have said that if there is any initiative for talks, Chhattisgarh would not shy away from it. But the key issue is if you are inviting someone for talks, he has to have faith in democracy. One can’t sit in a dialogue by holding guns in his hand,” he added.
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November - 8 
Daily Excelsior, on November 8, reports that Jatti border on Bihar-Kathmandu route is being used by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants to enter into India and reach Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Three militants had used the border
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Daily Excelsior, on November 8, reports that Jatti border on Bihar-Kathmandu route is being used by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants to enter into India and reach Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Three militants had used the border to enter J&K last week. Police sources told that LeT militant Showkat Ali alias Walid, son of Mohammad Sharief, a resident of Pangai, Thanna Mandi in Rajouri District, who was arrested by Police on November 6 along with his Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) wife and two children, disclosed during interrogation that he along with two militants from Kashmir—Zakir Ahmad and Mohammad Hamid—had crossed into India from Jatti border on Kathmandu-Patna route in Bihar last week from Nepal. He disclosed that Zakir was also accompanied by his PoK wife and children while Hamid was alone. All three militants boarded two trains to reach Jammu from where Walid reached Rajouri while the Kashmiri militants had left for Srinagar. Zakir and Hamid were also LeT activists. Walid has reportedly told Police that 70 to 80 militants from different parts of J&K, all of whom had married Pakistani or PoK girls, were making desperate attempts to procure Nepal visa to reach Kathmandu and then enter India on way to the State.
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November - 8 
Defence Minister AK Antony, on November 08, said in New Delhi that infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) has increased and no hasty decision can be taken on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) issue in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), re
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Defence Minister AK Antony, on November 08, said in New Delhi that infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) has increased and no hasty decision can be taken on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) issue in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. The Defence Minister said, "I agree with Chief Minister (Omar Abdullah) that violence level has come down but infiltration is not coming down and it has increased slightly and we have to be watchful round-the-clock. We cannot take a hasty decision. I cannot say in detail but discussions are going on."
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November - 8 
Five active ‘commanders’ of the CPI-Maoist surrendered before SP Prashant Agrawal in Bijapur District, reports post.jagran.com. Talking to reporters, Prashant Agrawal said, “Several rounds of talk have been held with the relatives of the arrested nax
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Five active ‘commanders’ of the CPI-Maoist surrendered before SP Prashant Agrawal in Bijapur District, reports post.jagran.com. Talking to reporters, Prashant Agrawal said, “Several rounds of talk have been held with the relatives of the arrested naxals [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] about their returning to mainstream of the society. Following which, 5 naxals were ready to surrender before the police.” He further said that efforts are being made for the rehabilitation of surrendered Maoists and they have been given INR 10,000 each as an encouragement amount. One of the surrendered Maoists is a teacher who used to give lessons on Naxalism to these rebels.
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November - 8 
Five Maoists, including one reportedly involved in abduction and rape of a two minor girls, were arrested in Bijapur District in separate operations, reported PTI. Maoist Kudiam Gujja was arrested from a forest near Faraspal village while Madvi Lakhm
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Five Maoists, including one reportedly involved in abduction and rape of a two minor girls, were arrested in Bijapur District in separate operations, reported PTI. Maoist Kudiam Gujja was arrested from a forest near Faraspal village while Madvi Lakhmu was arrested from Meena Bajar, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agrawal.
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November - 8 
Former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB), R.N. Ravi said the Assam Accord (which seeks to address the issue of foreigners staying illegally in Assam and whose implementation the All Assam Students Union has been demanding) was “designed to
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Former Special Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB), R.N. Ravi said the Assam Accord (which seeks to address the issue of foreigners staying illegally in Assam and whose implementation the All Assam Students Union has been demanding) was “designed to fail”. Ravi said that both Central and State Government are in denial with regard to illegal influx. R.N. Ravi said the genesis of the problem lies in the 1990s when the State Government began establishment of autonomous councils based on ethnicity. He said while ethno-nationalism was good, the moment it becomes exclusive, there are problems.
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November - 8 
Former Union Home Secretary (UHS), G.K. Pillai held Dispur responsible for not updating the National Register for Citizens (NRC), reports The Telegraph. He said that as UHS he had tried to update the NRC through verification of citizenship with elect
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Former Union Home Secretary (UHS), G.K. Pillai held Dispur responsible for not updating the National Register for Citizens (NRC), reports The Telegraph. He said that as UHS he had tried to update the NRC through verification of citizenship with electoral rolls of 1966 and 1971. “But there are political compulsions in Assam…there are vested interests who do not want NRC,” he said. He illustrated his point by arguing that even the two pilot projects were not allowed to go forward as five people died in protests.
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November - 8 
India and United Kingdom (U.K.), on November 8, agreed to increase cooperation in cyber security, including strengthening bilateral cooperation in tackling cyber crime, reports Khaleej Times. The two countries issued a Joint Statement on cooperation
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India and United Kingdom (U.K.), on November 8, agreed to increase cooperation in cyber security, including strengthening bilateral cooperation in tackling cyber crime, reports Khaleej Times. The two countries issued a Joint Statement on cooperation on cyber issues after talks between British Foreign Secretary William Hague and India’s Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid. The statement noted that as part of the India-U.K. Strategic Dialogue, it was agreed that their Foreign Ministries would work together on areas of common interest in the cyber domain following which London Conference on Cyberspace in 2011 was organised by the U.K., reports dnaindia.com. The statement said, "Both India and the United Kingdom share the core principles of liberty, transparency, freedom of expression and the rule of law which apply in cyberspace”.
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November - 8 
Pakistan, on November 8, made fresh Ceasefire Violation in Charunda village in Hajipeer Sector of North Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Commenting on the development, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Baramulla based 19-Divison of the Army, Major
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Pakistan, on November 8, made fresh Ceasefire Violation in Charunda village in Hajipeer Sector of North Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Commenting on the development, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Baramulla based 19-Divison of the Army, Major General Bipin Rawat, said that continued Ceasefire Violations in the village is aimed at infiltrating militants into Kashmir valley ahead of winter. The GOC said that Pakistani firing is aimed at diverting Army's attention towards the ceasefire violations area so as to infiltrate militants from other areas of Uri sector. He added that large numbers of militants are waiting in Neelam valley in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) for infiltration.
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November - 8 
PREPAK, on November 8, has claimed that the October 7 improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Ghari Makha Leikai which injured two Security Forces and four civilians was acted out by a Bomb Explosive Unit of the outfit.
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PREPAK, on November 8, has claimed that the October 7 improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Ghari Makha Leikai which injured two Security Forces and four civilians was acted out by a Bomb Explosive Unit of the outfit.
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November - 8 
Principal Sessions Judge Udhampur, AK Koul, on November 08, awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment and fine of INR 10,000 to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Abu Baker, son of Abdullah of Manipur, reports Daily Excelsior. He was arrested following g
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Principal Sessions Judge Udhampur, AK Koul, on November 08, awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment and fine of INR 10,000 to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Abu Baker, son of Abdullah of Manipur, reports Daily Excelsior. He was arrested following gun battle with Police and Border Security Force (BSF) in Jhangar area of Ramnagar tehsil (revenue unit) (Jammu and Kashmir) on August 20, 2007. An AK 56 Rifle, empty magazine and a 303 Rifle along with 50 live cartridges were seized from him. Later, it was found that the actual name of the accused was Aslah-ul-Din.
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November - 8 
Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma (62), who led the Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) movement in south Chhattisgarh in 2005, had a miraculous escape when a powerful landmine attack triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI
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Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma (62), who led the Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) movement in south Chhattisgarh in 2005, had a miraculous escape when a powerful landmine attack triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hit his convoy in Kamalnar, a forested area in Dantewada District on November 8, reported The Hindu. The attack took place when Mahendra Kumar was on his way from Faraspal to Barsrur to attend a programme in the District when the powerful landmine went off, targeting his bullet-proof vehicle. Karma and the driver, Sukeshwar Jhole and two security guards were injured.
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November - 8 
The Central Government, on November 8, promised to provide all assistance to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government to deal with the situation arising out of the resignation of several Panchayat (Local Self-Government) leaders, and appealed to the separa
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The Central Government, on November 8, promised to provide all assistance to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government to deal with the situation arising out of the resignation of several Panchayat (Local Self-Government) leaders, and appealed to the separatists not to disrupt peace, reports Daily Excelsior. The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA), Sushil Kumar Shinde, said, "Whatever assistance the Jammu and Kashmir Government wants, we will provide to them...We will give full assistance. There are no issues on that. There is nothing to be scared of."
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November - 8 
The day-long Ranchi District bandh (shutdown strike), on November 8, called by People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, in support of tribals who have been opposing forceful acquisition of agricultural land i
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The day-long Ranchi District bandh (shutdown strike), on November 8, called by People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, in support of tribals who have been opposing forceful acquisition of agricultural land in Nagri, got mixed response. Suspected PLFI rebels tried to set ablaze a truck in Lalgutuwa locality in the evening. Though the rebels set the truck on fire, Police doused it and saved the truck from major damages. "It is being investigated whether PLFI rebels played a role or it was the handiwork of some anti-social elements," said rural Superintendent of Police (SP), A V Minz. No effect of the bandh was witnessed in urban Ranchi. The State Government has acquired 227 acres of land in Nagri to construct permanent campuses of IIM Ranchi, National Law University and other educational institutions. Over 500 households in the village have been opposing the land acquisition since April, 2012.
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November - 8 
the Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court in Tirupati in Chittoor District, on November 8, acquitted Maoist leader Panduranga Reddy alias Sagar and another accused Gangi Reddy in Alipiri bomb blast case allegedly targeting former Chief Minist
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the Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court in Tirupati in Chittoor District, on November 8, acquitted Maoist leader Panduranga Reddy alias Sagar and another accused Gangi Reddy in Alipiri bomb blast case allegedly targeting former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in 2003, on the ground that the prosecution reportedly failed to prove the charges against them beyond doubt. The court, however, upheld the seven-year sentence awarded to two other accused Ramaswamy Reddy and Nagarjuna, both gelatin stick traders. The court which was dealing with an appeal filed before it by Sagar and three others challenging their conviction by the trial court also observed that the trial court had wrongly convicted them though there was no evidence to prove the charges against them.
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November - 8 
A man, identified as Daud Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants on Munir Mengal Road in Quetta on November 8, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Daud Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants on Munir Mengal Road in Quetta on November 8, reports Daily Times.
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November - 8 
A Policeman, identified as Muhammad Nazeer 49), was shot dead near Al-Asif Square within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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A Policeman, identified as Muhammad Nazeer 49), was shot dead near Al-Asif Square within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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November - 8 
Another man, identified as Tahir (43), was shot dead in Khuda Ki Basti within the limits of Surjani Police Station.
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Another man, identified as Tahir (43), was shot dead in Khuda Ki Basti within the limits of Surjani Police Station.
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November - 8 
As the Federal Government is yet to make final decision about the future of 1.6 million registered Afghans living in the country, the United High Commissioner for Refugees on November 8 said that under the international law, the United Nations will r
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As the Federal Government is yet to make final decision about the future of 1.6 million registered Afghans living in the country, the United High Commissioner for Refugees on November 8 said that under the international law, the United Nations will recognise them all as refugees beyond December 31, 2012, reports Dawn. “The Pakistani government must decide what status it offers to 1.6 million Afghan refugees from January 1, 2013 onward, but under the international law, the UN will recognise them as refugees,” UNHCR country head Neill Wright told a news briefing at a voluntary return centre in Chamkani area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Safron) Shaukatullah was also in attendance. When asked about the legal status of the registered refugees after Dec 2012, Mr Wright said whether Pakistan had a national policy for recognising registered Afghans or not, the UN recognised them as refugees. “I am very much hopeful that Pakistan will have a national policy by December 31, so Afghan refugees are not left with any doubt about their status under the international law,” he said, adding that Afghans must be assured that their status would change. Shaukatullah said the Federal Government had yet to decide about whether to give further extension to PoR cards’ holders or not. The government has issued Proof of Registration cards to 1.7 million Afghans in 2009 to legalise their stay by the end of 2012. Recently, the Peshawar High Court had ordered not to extend stay of registered refugees, while the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government had asked both documented Afghans to make preparations for returning to their country before the expiry of the cards. Undocumented Afghans had already been ordered to leave province as soon as possible. The minister said the government would respect the court’s verdict about Afghan refugees but had also to follow international commitments. He said the government would not expel documented Afghans by force
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November - 8 
At least two Rangers personnel were killed and 14 others injured in a suicide attack outside the Sachal Rangers Headquarters in North Nazimabad Block B area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh in the morning of November 8 (today), reports The
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At least two Rangers personnel were killed and 14 others injured in a suicide attack outside the Sachal Rangers Headquarters in North Nazimabad Block B area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh in the morning of November 8 (today), reports The Express Tribune. Inspector General (IG) Sindh Fayyaz Leghari said that this was a suicide blast, but further details were not available so far. He added that a mini truck had been used to deliver the explosives. According to Express News correspondent Wasiq Muhammad, among the injured, five are civilians and the rest are Rangers personnel. A suspected person was also reportedly arrested from the immediate vicinity of the Rangers headquarters soon after the blast.
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November - 8 
Foreign Office spokesperson Moazzam Ali Khan, speaking to reporters in his weekly briefing on November 8 said, Pakistan hoped that the Afghanistan Government, as well as the International Security Action Force (ISAF), will take action against Tehreek
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Foreign Office spokesperson Moazzam Ali Khan, speaking to reporters in his weekly briefing on November 8 said, Pakistan hoped that the Afghanistan Government, as well as the International Security Action Force (ISAF), will take action against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ Mullah Fazlullah, who is currently hiding in Afghanistan, reports The Express Tribune. “We have shared dossiers on Fazlullah both with the Afghan government as well as ISAF. We are intensively engaging both sides to take care of this issue. There are some responses and we are closely working on that,” he added, confirming that Pakistan had requested authorities in Afghanistan to take action against the militant. Mullah Fazlullah is regarded as the mastermind behind the attack on Malala Yusufzai. Some US officials have confirmed he is hiding in a section of eastern Afghanistan, but have feigned from taking action against him since he is not linked to the al Qaeda. However, US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson said on November 8 that action would be taken against Fazlullah if any credible evidence is found about his presence in Afghanistan
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November - 8 
In its detailed verdict in the Asghar Khan case issued on November 8, the Supreme Court held that unlawful orders by superior military officers or their failure to prevent unlawful actions by their subordinates were culpable, reports Dawn. Although
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In its detailed verdict in the Asghar Khan case issued on November 8, the Supreme Court held that unlawful orders by superior military officers or their failure to prevent unlawful actions by their subordinates were culpable, reports Dawn. Although the judgment dwelt at length on the role of the President, it did not specifically point finger at President Asif Ali Zardari. It rejected a perception that the President could have issued an order to then Army Chief General Aslam Beg or Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant-General (retired) Asad Durrani to dole out funds among politicians to prevent the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from winning the elections in 1990. The President, the verdict said, did not have any operational authority with respect to the armed forces even after the Eight Amendment. Similarly, the President has no authority to create an election cell or to manage in any manner or by giving directions to the armed forces or to civilians to make efforts to achieve desired results. “If any such illegal order is transmitted, the same is not worthy to be obeyed.”
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November - 8 
One Wajiullah was shot dead in Khairabad within the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station.
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One Wajiullah was shot dead in Khairabad within the jurisdiction of Manghopir Police Station.
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November - 8 
Police arrested two alleged extortionist, identified as Mazhar and Faizan, from Defence area while they were going to receive extortion money and recovered two TT pistols, a letter demanding extortion money and a bullet from their possession, reporte
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Police arrested two alleged extortionist, identified as Mazhar and Faizan, from Defence area while they were going to receive extortion money and recovered two TT pistols, a letter demanding extortion money and a bullet from their possession, reported The News. The accused had to receive PKR 0.5 million from a businessman in Defence. In the letter, the accused pretended as the TTP militants.
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November - 8 
Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao during a press conference on November 8 blamed the ruling parties for the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi and that both Awami National Party (ANP) and Mutahidda Qaumi Movement
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Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao during a press conference on November 8 blamed the ruling parties for the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi and that both Awami National Party (ANP) and Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM), along with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) were exploiting people for their ulterior motives by using the name of Taliban and hiding their weaknesses and mysterious activities, reports Dawn. He said that ultimate sufferers would be Pakhtuns if an operation was launched in Karachi or in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and tribal areas. He said that law and order problem was created for political motives and it should be resolved on political basis. The QWP chief stressed the need for devising an effective strategy for security of the region if NATO forces were withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2014. He said that rulers had failed to give proper attention to the post-2014 scenario in the region. “In case the Government fails to devise a plan for the post-withdrawal scenario (in Afghanistan) the result will be devastating for Pakhtuns,” he feared. He said that Government had ignored tribal people because neither the President nor Prime Minister visited Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the last four years. A number of tribal elders belonging to South Waziristan and Orakzai Agencies and Dera Ismail Khan District (KP) announced joining QWP during the press conference.
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November - 8 
Separately, a man, identified as Badsha (37), was shot dead at Rasheedabad, Baldia Town within the limits of SITE B Police Station.
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Separately, a man, identified as Badsha (37), was shot dead at Rasheedabad, Baldia Town within the limits of SITE B Police Station.
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November - 8 
Six persons, including two Shia men and a Policeman, were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on November 8, reports Daily Times. Two men belonging to Shiite sect were shot dead at Orangi Town within the precincts of Pirabad Police Station
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Six persons, including two Shia men and a Policeman, were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on November 8, reports Daily Times. Two men belonging to Shiite sect were shot dead at Orangi Town within the precincts of Pirabad Police Station.
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November - 8 
Submitting a review petition against the Supreme Court’s October 12, 2012 order in the Balochistan target killing case, the Federal Government stated, it appears that while passing the impugned order, the court was persuaded and inclined to revive th
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Submitting a review petition against the Supreme Court’s October 12, 2012 order in the Balochistan target killing case, the Federal Government stated, it appears that while passing the impugned order, the court was persuaded and inclined to revive the essence, letter and spirit of the 17th Amendment regarding the controversial powers of Article 58(2)(b), once available to the President of Pakistan, reports Daily Times. The Government further called the court order “very dangerous” for the country and believed it to be a licence or invitation to unseen avaricious forces. The court in its October 12 interim order stated, “Unfortunately in the instant case (Balochistan unrest case) the Federal Government, except deploying Frontier Corps (FC) troops, has also failed to protect province of Balochistan from internal disturbances. Similarly, as far as Provincial Government is concerned it had lost its constitutional authority to govern the province because of violation of fundamental rights of the people of Pakistan.” In the review petition, the Federal Government pointed out it is not the function of the superior courts of the country to gauge performance of a political Government, and the judges of the superior courts by virtue of their oath are under a constitutional obligation not to enter into political questions even if such questions involve questions of law. “Getting involved in political questions constitutes misconduct under Article 5 of the Code of Conduct of Superior Court Judges issued after the restoration of the present Chief Justice. As such the aforesaid findings of this court are without jurisdiction and the same need to be reviewed keeping in view the constitution, the law and principles of good conscience and fair play,” it added.
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November - 8 
The death toll of Karachi suicide attack reached three as one more Rangers official was reported to be killed, reports Dawn. Earlier it was reported that two Rangers personnel were killed and 14 others were injured in the attack. Mullah Fazlullah fac
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The death toll of Karachi suicide attack reached three as one more Rangers official was reported to be killed, reports Dawn. Earlier it was reported that two Rangers personnel were killed and 14 others were injured in the attack. Mullah Fazlullah faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. The spokesman for TTP-Maullah Fazlullah faction Sirajuddin Ahmad, speaking over telephone, said the attack was “revenge for the arrest, torture and killing of our people” by Security Forces in the region.
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November - 8 
The Government has devised a strategy to stop drone strikes, as they were counterproductive in combating terrorism, Defence Minister Naveed Qamar informed the Upper House of National Assembly on November 8, reports Daily Times. The Senate also took u
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The Government has devised a strategy to stop drone strikes, as they were counterproductive in combating terrorism, Defence Minister Naveed Qamar informed the Upper House of National Assembly on November 8, reports Daily Times. The Senate also took up the unfinished agenda on law and order in various parts of the country. In a written reply to a question raised by Senator Hafiz Hamidullah, Qamar said that the Government could not give the exact time frame about the termination of the strikes as they were being made without the consent of the Government. “Government of Pakistan and leadership of armed forces have repeatedly raised the drone issue and need for their immediate cessation with the US and its military authorities,” Qamar said, adding that the Government had said that continuation of these strikes in Pakistan led to negative public opinion, being unacceptable to the people. The reply read that the Defence Ministry had not made any agreement with any foreign Government permitting drone strikes in the country.
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November - 8 
The United Sates (US) Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson said on November 8 that the decision to conduct an operation in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) was Pakistan’s internal matter, reports The News. Ambassador Olson was speaking to Hamid Mir on
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The United Sates (US) Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson said on November 8 that the decision to conduct an operation in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) was Pakistan’s internal matter, reports The News. Ambassador Olson was speaking to Hamid Mir on Capital Talk. During the interview, Olson said if the US received actionable evidence, action would be taken against Maulana Fazlullah in Afghanistan. “We share the concern of the government of Pakistan. The country has made more sacrifices in the war against extremism that any other country,” Olson said. When asked if the US was providing secret money to the Pakistani media, Olson replied: “We don’t provide money to the Pakistani media. We have on occasion paid for public service announcements in a transparent manner.”
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November - 8 
Unidentified assailants shot dead one Habibullah near Sabzi Mandi in Kharan town of Kharan District.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead one Habibullah near Sabzi Mandi in Kharan town of Kharan District.
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November - 8 
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced on November 8 that November 10, 2012, will be celebrated as Malala day world over, reports The Express Tribune. Secretary General said that Malala is an inspiration for girls’ education the
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United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced on November 8 that November 10, 2012, will be celebrated as Malala day world over, reports The Express Tribune. Secretary General said that Malala is an inspiration for girls’ education the world over. Elaborating on what was the significance of November 10 that it was being observed as Malala day, the UN Secretary General said that it marks the 30 day anniversary of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on the teenage peace activist from Swat.
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November - 8 
A meeting between the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and the Nepali Congress (NC) leaders held on November 8 ended without any sign of consensus on finding a way out of the protracted deadlock anytime soon, reports Nepal News. UCPN-
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A meeting between the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and the Nepali Congress (NC) leaders held on November 8 ended without any sign of consensus on finding a way out of the protracted deadlock anytime soon, reports Nepal News. UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal urged the NC leadership to allow the Government to present the budget for the remaining period of the current fiscal year. He also asked the NC to join the current Government to give it the shape of a unity Government. NC leaders were quick to reject Dahal's proposal.
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November - 8 
A two-member investigation team of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) told on November 8 that detained war crimes suspect Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Abdus Subhan in collaboration with Pakistani occupation forces killed over 500 peop
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A two-member investigation team of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) told on November 8 that detained war crimes suspect Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Abdus Subhan in collaboration with Pakistani occupation forces killed over 500 people in two unions of Sujanagar sub-District of Pabna District during the Liberation War in 1971, reports The Daily Star.
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November - 8 
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, on November 8, said Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres made guerrilla-style attacks on Policemen across the country on direct support from Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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Awami League (AL) General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, on November 8, said Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres made guerrilla-style attacks on Policemen across the country on direct support from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports The Daily Star. He Said “Had Khaleda Zia not helped them, JeI-ICS wouldn't have dared to launch such attacks to press for release of their leaders facing war crimes trial.” He added “The JeI-ICS cadres are trying to make their last-ditch effort at a time when the war crimes trial is drawing to a close.”
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November - 8 
The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has called upon the countrymen on November 8 to remain alert to the evil design of those who want to save the war criminals through destructive activities, reports The New Age. The Prime Minister said whatever evil
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The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has called upon the countrymen on November 8 to remain alert to the evil design of those who want to save the war criminals through destructive activities, reports The New Age. The Prime Minister said whatever evil activities were made, if the countrymen remained alert, the anti-liberation forces could do nothing. She said the policy of the present Government was to establish Bangladesh as a dignified nation on the world stage keeping its head high.
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November - 8 
A prominent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader and leader of the Pro-LTTE Tamil Coordinating Committee (TCC) Nadarajah Matheenthiran alias Parithy was killed in Paris, France, as a result of internal rift on November 8, reports Daily Mirr
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A prominent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader and leader of the Pro-LTTE Tamil Coordinating Committee (TCC) Nadarajah Matheenthiran alias Parithy was killed in Paris, France, as a result of internal rift on November 8, reports Daily Mirror. Police said that Parithy belonged to LTTE's Nediyawan faction. Since the death of Prabhakaran, an internal rift occurred between LTTE Europe Leader Nediyawan and V. Rudrakumaran who was also a prominent LTTE leader based in USA.
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November - 8 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on November 8, said that a change in the prevailing Provincial Council (PC) system is necessary to make devolution more meaningful to the people, reports Colombo Page. The President noted that devolution should
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on November 8, said that a change in the prevailing Provincial Council (PC) system is necessary to make devolution more meaningful to the people, reports Colombo Page. The President noted that devolution should not be a political reform that will lead the country to separation but a mechanism that would unify the country. He added that devolution should not involve high spending and complex governance structures that will impose further burden on people. Referring to the Northern Provincial Council election, President Rajapaksa noted that the Government was committed to conducting the election in the North. "We remain firmly committed to conduct Provincial Council Elections next year, to facilitate democratic representations to promote peace and development," the President assured.
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November - 9 
A 52-year-old man was arrested near KMCH hospital on Avinashi road (Kerala) on November 09 for possessing FICN worth INR 5,000, reports The Times of India. The accused was identified as C Kandasamy of Ammapettai in Salem District, Kerala. Later, he
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A 52-year-old man was arrested near KMCH hospital on Avinashi road (Kerala) on November 09 for possessing FICN worth INR 5,000, reports The Times of India. The accused was identified as C Kandasamy of Ammapettai in Salem District, Kerala. Later, he told Police that he had given INR 5,000 to Kannan of Rasipuram in Namakkal District, Kerala and got FICN worth 10,000.
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November - 9 
A local Congress leader was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Pankena village in Karimnagar District on November 9, reports Business Standard. Around four armed Maoists, forcibly took away Kammella Raghavaiah (38), a Co
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A local Congress leader was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Pankena village in Karimnagar District on November 9, reports Business Standard. Around four armed Maoists, forcibly took away Kammella Raghavaiah (38), a Congress leader in Mahadevpur mandal (administrative unit) from his house and allegedly gunned him down before escaping under cover of darkness. The Maoists were suspecting that Raghavaiah was a Police informer.
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November - 9 
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, on November 9 left Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya (54), known as “cashier” of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial b
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A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, on November 9 left Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya (54), known as “cashier” of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, in the custody of NIA till November 16, for questioning in Kerala’s Karippur Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case of 2008, reports Daily Pioneer. Taklya is the 10th accused in the case.
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November - 9 
About five thousand Adivasi people, on November 9, under the banner of Adivasi ST Demand Co-ordination Committee (ASTDCC) staged a National Highway blockade at Matiajuri under Gossaigaon Sub-Division of Kokrajhar District. The programme was organized
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About five thousand Adivasi people, on November 9, under the banner of Adivasi ST Demand Co-ordination Committee (ASTDCC) staged a National Highway blockade at Matiajuri under Gossaigaon Sub-Division of Kokrajhar District. The programme was organized by the ASTDCC on demand of scheduled tribes status to the Adivasis like, Santhal, Orao, Munda, Hos, Kharia, etc living in the State, signing of peace accord with Adivasi ceasefire organization and early rehabilitation of Adivasi inmates of the Adivasi-Bodo clashes of 1996-98 who are still to be rehabilitated.
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November - 9 
Bandarapu Mallaiah alias Chandranna, heading South division of the CPI Maoist in Gadchiroli of Maharashtra and his wife Gadhagoni Balavva alias Vijaya, reportedly surrendered to the Andhra Pradesh Police in Khammam District. He was allegedly involved
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Bandarapu Mallaiah alias Chandranna, heading South division of the CPI Maoist in Gadchiroli of Maharashtra and his wife Gadhagoni Balavva alias Vijaya, reportedly surrendered to the Andhra Pradesh Police in Khammam District. He was allegedly involved in the killing of the former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly D. Sripada Rao in Kaleshwaram of Karimnagar District and also in the killing of nine Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in a landmine blast at Velagalapadu near Manthani.
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November - 9 
G Venkanna, a former cadre of the Communist Party of India- Marxist-Leninist- Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti) was arrested on extortion charge by a Police team near Karepalli crossroads at Yellendu in Khammam District, reports The Hindu. A country-mad
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G Venkanna, a former cadre of the Communist Party of India- Marxist-Leninist- Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janashakti) was arrested on extortion charge by a Police team near Karepalli crossroads at Yellendu in Khammam District, reports The Hindu. A country-made revolver was recovered from his possession.
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November - 9 
Meanwhile, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) had to refund the extortion money collected from Kaokang and Purana Leikul villages in Dima Hasao District, reports Assam Tribune. This happened because the outfit came under
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Meanwhile, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) had to refund the extortion money collected from Kaokang and Purana Leikul villages in Dima Hasao District, reports Assam Tribune. This happened because the outfit came under intense pressure from Security Forces (SFs). The ‘deputy kilonser’ (deputy minister) of NSCN-IM, in charge of Zeliangrong region, wanted the SFs to desist from interfering in the so-called internal matter of finances of the banned insurgent outfit.
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November - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) foiled a major infiltration bid killing four heavily armed militants in Keran sector of Kupwara District on November 9, while two other militants, in injured condition, managed to flee back to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), re
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Security Forces (SFs) foiled a major infiltration bid killing four heavily armed militants in Keran sector of Kupwara District on November 9, while two other militants, in injured condition, managed to flee back to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), reports Daily Excelsior. An Army officer said that four heavily armed infiltrators were killed in the encounter inside the Indian territory as they had managed to come around 200 meters inside the Line of Control (LoC). Two of their colleagues were badly injured in the encounter, but they managed to flee towards the LoC. They were chased but they managed to cross the LoC and fled back to the PoK. He further said that during the search operation of the area, four bodies of the militants and 5 AK Rifles along with huge quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered.
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November - 9 
Suspected Garo National Liberation (GNLA) militants, on November 9, opened indiscriminate fire at the parental home of East Garo Hills District Superintendent of Police (SP), JFK Marak in Nokil A’we locality of Williamnagar town. Later GNLA militants
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Suspected Garo National Liberation (GNLA) militants, on November 9, opened indiscriminate fire at the parental home of East Garo Hills District Superintendent of Police (SP), JFK Marak in Nokil A’we locality of Williamnagar town. Later GNLA militants placed a powerful landmine on the side of the main gate, which was detected by Security Forces.
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November - 9 
The Border Security Force (BSF) has submitted the names and locations of the North East militant campus to Bangladesh during the border-coordinated meeting between the BSF and Border Guards of the Bangladesh (BGB) held at Sylhet from November 5 to 8,
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The Border Security Force (BSF) has submitted the names and locations of the North East militant campus to Bangladesh during the border-coordinated meeting between the BSF and Border Guards of the Bangladesh (BGB) held at Sylhet from November 5 to 8, reports The Shillong Times. BSF Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ravi Gandhi, on November 9 said, “We have given them all the details and they have assured us of taking action against the insurgents.”BSF also raised the issues including the presence of insurgent groups like Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Bangladeshi territory & efforts to prevent smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). The BGB delegation during the meet emphasised upon the firing off on the Bangladesh nationals by the Indian nationals besides abduction, apprehension of Bangladeshi nationals, illegal trespassing by Indian nationals into the Bangladesh territory, smuggling of various types of drugs and narcotics including Phensedyl, Wine and Hashish from India to Bangladesh.
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November - 9 
The handler of the November 26, 2008, (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terrorist attacks, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Syed Zabiuddin Ansari aka Abu Jundal sent money to India from Saudi Arabia at least twice after the Mumbai attack, according chargeh
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The handler of the November 26, 2008, (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terrorist attacks, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Syed Zabiuddin Ansari aka Abu Jundal sent money to India from Saudi Arabia at least twice after the Mumbai attack, according chargehseet, as reported on November 9, by IBN Live. According to Police, Jundal had gone to Dhaka (Bangladesh) in May, 2006 and from there he reached Pakistan on a Pakistan International Airlines flight without any valid document. Pakistani authorities sent him to Saudi Arabia later due to heightened international pressure to act against the perpetrators of 26/11 attacks. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on November 8, filed a supplementary chargesheet against Jundal in the May 9, 2009 Aurangabad (Maharashtra) arms haul case before Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court, according to twocircles.net. Jundal has been charged under various sections of the MCOCA, the arms act, the explosives Act and other laws. The ATS named Jundal as the 22nd and the final accused in the case. Moreover, Jundal has told Gujarat Police that the atrocities in Gujarat riots have made him hate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and he wants to kill him, according to Daily Bhaskar. Jundal also told Police that LeT used Gujarat riots (2001) as an emotional trigger to introduce Gujarat youths to terrorism. A strong terror network has been built in the state.
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November - 9 
The Naga National Council-Non Accordist (NNC-NA) has expressed apprehension about the impending accord between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), reports The Telegraph on November 9. A senior member of t
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The Naga National Council-Non Accordist (NNC-NA) has expressed apprehension about the impending accord between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), reports The Telegraph on November 9. A senior member of the NNC-NA General (retired), T.M. Keyho said that accepting the Constitution would never be an honourable and acceptable solution to the Naga people. The 1975 Shillong Accord was signed by the NNC, unconditionally accepting the Constitution in return for the release of hundreds of its members lodged in different jails in the country. Swu, Muivah and S.S. Khaplang then formed the NSCN, rejecting the Shillong Accord. He spoke of the Pacific island of Niue and New Zealand. Nieu has its own flag, passport, national anthem, constitution and two currencies, whereas New Zealand exercises only the responsibility of external affairs and defence at the request of the Government of Niue. He has suggested a similar arrangement between the Centre and NSCN-IM currently engaged in the talks.
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November - 9 
The Sentinel reports that incidents of extortion in the name of National Democratic Front of Asom (NDFB) are on the rise in Baksa District. Miscreants have called up Doctors and teachers of the District for the purpose.
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The Sentinel reports that incidents of extortion in the name of National Democratic Front of Asom (NDFB) are on the rise in Baksa District. Miscreants have called up Doctors and teachers of the District for the purpose.
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November - 9 
Three Policemen and a prisoner were killed when about 100 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including women cadres, attacked a Police van carrying 32 prisoners from Giridih court to the divisional jail at Mahadev Chauk in Gir
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Three Policemen and a prisoner were killed when about 100 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including women cadres, attacked a Police van carrying 32 prisoners from Giridih court to the divisional jail at Mahadev Chauk in Giridih District on November 9, reported The Times of India. The Maoists succeeded in freeing eight of their comrades from the prison van. Police said over two dozen prisoners in the van also escaped after the attack. One prisoner, Sanjay Mahto, who refused to alight from the van, was gunned down by the Maoists. Director General of Police (DGP), G S Rath confirmed that three Policemen including Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) Prabhu Nath Singh, Constable Raj Kumar Das, driver Sadanand Gagarai, lost their lives while six Policemen and three prisoners were injured in the attack. According to Police, the Maoists had put a tractor on Giridih-Tundi road near Ajjidih Mode which is close to the jail at the Mohanpur industrial estate to prevent the movement of vehicles on the highway linking Giridih to Dhanbad. The Maoists later triggered blasts on a truck which was damaged and the traffic was disrupted. The armed Maoists hurled bombs on the Police van and started firing on the vehicle. The Police van was attacked from all corners by the Maoists, witnesses said and claimed even the houses close to the road were damaged. One of the huts got burnt in the series of explosions. Giridih Police confirmed the Maoists had looted three rifles from the Policemen escorting the prisoners. Late in the evening, Police claimed that they arrested two Maoists, involved in the attack, from Bengabad. The eight Maoists who escaped after the attack have been identified as Baijnath Tiwari, Mithilesh Mandal, Nemchand Mahto, Sahdeo Soren, Chotaka Marandi, Bipin Mandal, Pantosh Hembrom and Rampravesh alias Ramesh Mandal, according to jail superintendent Ashok Chaudhury. Jail officials later said, four prisoners Ramesh Mandal, Surendra Hajra, Arjun Yadav and Babloo alias Sanjay Verma returned to the jail on their own.
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November - 9 
A Hazara Shia, identified as Ghulam Raza, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian targeted killing on Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta on November 9, reports Daily Times. No group had claimed responsibility for the killing.
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A Hazara Shia, identified as Ghulam Raza, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian targeted killing on Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta on November 9, reports Daily Times. No group had claimed responsibility for the killing.
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November - 9 
A man, identified as Niaz Khan (32), was shot dead in Machhar Colony within the precincts of Docks Police Station.
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A man, identified as Niaz Khan (32), was shot dead in Machhar Colony within the precincts of Docks Police Station.
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November - 9 
A watchman, identified as Shah Nazir (32), was killed near Rabbani Mosque in New Muzafarabad Colony within the limits of Quaidabad Police Station.
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A watchman, identified as Shah Nazir (32), was killed near Rabbani Mosque in New Muzafarabad Colony within the limits of Quaidabad Police Station.
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November - 9 
An organisation, ‘Mujahideen-e-Waziristan’ distributed pamphlets in Wana, warning Wazir tribes against joining the Levies force. The pamphlets said the Levies force is being trained with the help of United State (US) forces “which is not acceptable”.
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An organisation, ‘Mujahideen-e-Waziristan’ distributed pamphlets in Wana, warning Wazir tribes against joining the Levies force. The pamphlets said the Levies force is being trained with the help of United State (US) forces “which is not acceptable”.
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November - 9 
At least 12 persons, including a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Mir Ahmadan Bugti and his son Shaukat Khan, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Dera Bugti District, reported Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claim
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At least 12 persons, including a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Mir Ahmadan Bugti and his son Shaukat Khan, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Dera Bugti District, reported Dawn. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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November - 9 
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, Dipu Moni during a meeting in Dhaka with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, on November 9, asked her to apologise for war crimes allegedly committed by the army during Bangladesh’s bloody liberation struggle in 1971, r
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Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, Dipu Moni during a meeting in Dhaka with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, on November 9, asked her to apologise for war crimes allegedly committed by the army during Bangladesh’s bloody liberation struggle in 1971, reports Daily Times. “The Foreign Minister has raised the 1971 issue and expected that Pakistan would apologise at one stage,” said Banglasdesh Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes “There are some unresolved issues between the two Governments and she expects that Pakistan would come forward to resolve them,” Quayes added. “The Pakistani Foreign Minister said that they have regretted in different forms in the past and that it was time to move forward,” Quayes said.
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November - 9 
During a public meeting in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 9 Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Provincial President Anwar Saifullah Khan said that the military operation against militants in tribal areas would be the last option for t
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During a public meeting in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 9 Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Provincial President Anwar Saifullah Khan said that the military operation against militants in tribal areas would be the last option for the Government, reports Dawn. “We will have to create harmony and peace in the region as Pakhtuns are one nation whether they live in Afghanistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or tribal areas. We can resolve our problems through dialogue,” he said. He said that military crackdown would be the last option of the Government against militant groups operating in tribal areas but before that, all other available options would be explored and used.
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November - 9 
During a TV show aired on Geo News on November 9, the former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief, Asad Durrani while speaking in reference to the Asghar Khan case in which the Supreme Court had ruled that the 1990 elections were rigged and action
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During a TV show aired on Geo News on November 9, the former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief, Asad Durrani while speaking in reference to the Asghar Khan case in which the Supreme Court had ruled that the 1990 elections were rigged and action should be taken against him and the then Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General (Retired) Aslam Beg for bankrolling politicians against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) said that PKR 140 million were collected for politicians, out of which PKR 70 million were distributed while the rest went into the ISI’s fund, reports The News. “I would receive instructions from the President House and sometimes form General Beg regarding how much money should be given to which politician,” added Durrani.
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November - 9 
Police foiled a terrorist attempt and neutralised a bomb planted near the bridge of the Kabul River on Nowshehra-Mardan Road in Nowshehra. Officials said the bomb weighing five kilogrammes was planted in a ghee canister around 150 feet away from the
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Police foiled a terrorist attempt and neutralised a bomb planted near the bridge of the Kabul River on Nowshehra-Mardan Road in Nowshehra. Officials said the bomb weighing five kilogrammes was planted in a ghee canister around 150 feet away from the toll Plaza of Mardan-Nowshera Bridge on the Kabul River. The bomb disposal squad said it was a remote controlled bomb.
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November - 9 
Several activists, protesting against the killings of Shias organised by political party Pasban, clashed with the Police at Numaish Chowrangi, reported The Express Tribune. The rally had planned to reach the Governor House to present a resolution, bu
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Several activists, protesting against the killings of Shias organised by political party Pasban, clashed with the Police at Numaish Chowrangi, reported The Express Tribune. The rally had planned to reach the Governor House to present a resolution, but was stopped at Numaish Chowrangi. The Police refused to let the rally move forward stating that the Governor House lies in the red zone where protests are not allowed.
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November - 9 
Six militants and one soldier were killed while 13 militants and one soldier was injured during a clash at the Toi Khula fort area in Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 9, reports
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Six militants and one soldier were killed while 13 militants and one soldier was injured during a clash at the Toi Khula fort area in Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 9, reports Daily Times. According to details, a soldier was killed and another was injured when terrorists attacked a security checkpost at the Toi Khula fort area. The Security Forces (SFs) killed at least six terrorists and injured 13 others in retaliatory attack.
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November - 9 
The District Coordination Officer (DCO), Zakir Hussain Syed of Kohat called upon a jirga (council) of Shia and Sunni sects to try to ensure peace and tranquility during Muharram. He said peace was necessary during Muharram because the events during t
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The District Coordination Officer (DCO), Zakir Hussain Syed of Kohat called upon a jirga (council) of Shia and Sunni sects to try to ensure peace and tranquility during Muharram. He said peace was necessary during Muharram because the events during the month had a huge impact on the relationship between both the Shia and Sunni sects over the next year up to Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of the Kohat Division. The DCO said it was the collective responsibility of all to live in peace in the region and refrain from hurting the religious feelings of other groups.
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November - 9 
The law enforcement agencies in Punjab have been put on ‘high alert’ following intelligence reports that terrorists may strike during the Muharram days, reports Dawn. It looks a serious threat as the Home Department of Punjab has directed Regional Po
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The law enforcement agencies in Punjab have been put on ‘high alert’ following intelligence reports that terrorists may strike during the Muharram days, reports Dawn. It looks a serious threat as the Home Department of Punjab has directed Regional Police Chiefs to book the suspect terrorists on their watch lists under Anti-Terrorism Act, if they are not found at their listed home addresses. Police sources said the intelligence was that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda might be planning to target luxury hotels where foreigners have been staying or visiting and to release “poison into water tanks”. And there is always the possibility that they try to kidnap serving or retired government officers and target sensitive installations. City Police Officer Azhar Hameed Khokhar and his counterparts at Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal have been instructed to be extra vigilant, strictly watch the members of militant groups and initiate legal action against those not found at their homes. These men had been either tried for terrorism or been involved in terrorist activities and been placed in, what the sources called, ‘the 4th Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act’. A large number of the suspects falling in this category have been missing, according to the intelligence agencies. Instructions issued by the Regional Police Officer Mohammad Zubair ask the district police officers to check the activities of three other categories of persons also – ATBs, LMEs and RAPs. The abbreviations stand for Afghan Trained Boys – that is the men trained in Afghanistan during the Afghan war of the 1980s and returned to Pakistan after the Soviet occupation forces left; Lal Masjid Elements; and Returned Afghan Prisoners, men imprisoned in Afghanistan and later released.
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November - 9 
Three persons were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on November 9, reports Daily Times. In the first incident, a man, identified as Anwar Hussain (40), was shot dead in Kehkashan Society within the limits of Sachal Police Station. Poli
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Three persons were killed in separate acts of violence in Karachi on November 9, reports Daily Times. In the first incident, a man, identified as Anwar Hussain (40), was shot dead in Kehkashan Society within the limits of Sachal Police Station. Police sources said that the deceased had a criminal record.
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November - 9 
Three Police constables were injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a Police van in the limits of Badaber Police Station of Peshawar on November 9, reports Dawn. An official of the Police Station said, Policemen led by sub-inspector Tajam
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Three Police constables were injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a Police van in the limits of Badaber Police Station of Peshawar on November 9, reports Dawn. An official of the Police Station said, Policemen led by sub-inspector Tajamul Khan was on a routine patrol in Shahabdkhel area when unidentified men opened fire at them from a nearby graveyard at 7:20 pm. He said three constables, including Tamash Khan, driver Raz Mohammad and Yousaf Khan, suffered injuries. The official said the constables belong to the special force. He said Police also retaliated and made attackers flee.
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November - 9 
While addressing the oath administering ceremony of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Lawyers Forum at the Governor’s House in Peshawar, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said that sustained efforts for the promotion and strength
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While addressing the oath administering ceremony of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Lawyers Forum at the Governor’s House in Peshawar, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar said that sustained efforts for the promotion and strengthening of the ongoing process of reforms in FATA were needed for better outcome and it is encouraging that the response of the people of the area is highly positive in this respect. The Governor said it was a beginning and for ensuring its successful continuity, the support of lawyer community is also must to ease the situation.
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November - 9 
While talking to media at the inaugural session of Civic Centre in Gwadar District of Balochistan, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, on November 9, said that there is no clash between State institutions and each one was working within its own parame
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While talking to media at the inaugural session of Civic Centre in Gwadar District of Balochistan, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, on November 9, said that there is no clash between State institutions and each one was working within its own parameters, reports Daily Times. He said that all the State institutions were working with the sole objective of serving the nation and building a strong Pakistan. “We will have to understand who is interested in creating dissent and division among the institutions and who will gain from their division,” the Prime Minister stressed.
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November - 9 
According to myrepublica.com, as the prolonged standoff between ruling and opposition parties further deepened in the recent days, leaders from 19 political parties are scheduled to announce anti-Government protests to be launched after Tihar (religi
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According to myrepublica.com, as the prolonged standoff between ruling and opposition parties further deepened in the recent days, leaders from 19 political parties are scheduled to announce anti-Government protests to be launched after Tihar (religious festival), on November 10. A team of leaders from the opposition parties have already drafted an outline of joint protest programs. The draft will be endorsed at the joint meeting attended by chiefs of the 19 parties and will be subsequently made public. A joint meeting of top leaders from the two major opposition parties - Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), on November 6, had entrusted a six-member taskforce with the responsibility to draft the protest programs aimed at unseating the present Government.
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November - 9 
CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, on November 9, urged the President not to be intimidated by the 'threats' issued by the UCPN-M, reports Nepal News. Accusing the UCPN-M of threatening the President to compel him to approve the budget ordinance, Nep
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CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, on November 9, urged the President not to be intimidated by the 'threats' issued by the UCPN-M, reports Nepal News. Accusing the UCPN-M of threatening the President to compel him to approve the budget ordinance, Nepal said that giving in to the Maoist threats will be to put democracy on the line.
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November - 9 
President Ram Baran Yadav, on November 9, urged Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda to take concrete and result-oriented initiatives to settle the budget row and the political impasse. In a serie
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President Ram Baran Yadav, on November 9, urged Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda to take concrete and result-oriented initiatives to settle the budget row and the political impasse. In a series of meetings with ruling as well as opposition leaders, the president sought the ruling party chief´s role in ending the standoff between the ruling and opposition sides.
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November - 9 
While maintaining that fresh election was his party´s ´roadmap´ to end the current political deadlock, NC President Sushil Koirala challenged the ruling UCPN-M to compete with them in the elections. Brushing aside the allegations of the UCPN-M that N
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While maintaining that fresh election was his party´s ´roadmap´ to end the current political deadlock, NC President Sushil Koirala challenged the ruling UCPN-M to compete with them in the elections. Brushing aside the allegations of the UCPN-M that NC did not have ´roadmap´ to resolve the deadlock, Koirala argued that fresh election was the roadmap of the NC to bail the country out of the current political impasse.
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November - 9 
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, on November 9, urged citizens to catch JeI-ICS cadres, wherever they were found, and hand them over to Police, reports The Daily Star. He said this as Police were attacked by JeI-ICS cadres for “four consecutive
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Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, on November 9, urged citizens to catch JeI-ICS cadres, wherever they were found, and hand them over to Police, reports The Daily Star. He said this as Police were attacked by JeI-ICS cadres for “four consecutive days” and urged citizens to remain alert so that reactionary forces do not get the opportunity to create anarchy.
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November - 9 
Police said on November 9 that they were ambushed by JeI-ICS cadres who had received prompt directions through group Short Message Service (SMS) and split in small groups earlier this week, reports The Independent. Police said, the SMS were sent out
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Police said on November 9 that they were ambushed by JeI-ICS cadres who had received prompt directions through group Short Message Service (SMS) and split in small groups earlier this week, reports The Independent. Police said, the SMS were sent out with time and directions of the attacks, which the cadres used while conducting their assault on law enforcers.
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November - 9 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives in Rajshahi and Sylhet Districts arrested some 13 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and recovered huge jihadi (Islamic uprising) books, CDs and leaflets ra
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives in Rajshahi and Sylhet Districts arrested some 13 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and recovered huge jihadi (Islamic uprising) books, CDs and leaflets raiding their party office and mess on November 9, reports UNB Connect. In Rajshahi District, RAB in an operation arrested some 13 cadres of JeI-ICS and recovered huge religious books, CDs, subscription receipts and other important documents from them in Rajshahi city. In Sylhet District, RAB in a drive recovered huge jihadi books, CDs and leaflets from a mess of JeI-ICS in the Sylhet city. But none could be arrested as the dormitory inmates managed to flee sensing the presence of the elite force.
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November - 10 
A group of former Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] on November 10 demanded that justice be given to them in the shape of rehabilitation as promised when they had surrendered themselves to the law, reports The Hindu. The six Naxalites, belongin
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A group of former Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] on November 10 demanded that justice be given to them in the shape of rehabilitation as promised when they had surrendered themselves to the law, reports The Hindu. The six Naxalites, belonging to Kadem mandal (administrative unit) in Adilabad District, are seeking sanction of five acres of land as per the provisions of the rehabilitation policy of the Government. Addressing a press conference, the surrendered Naxalites, Jangili Ganganna, S. Lacha Reddy, Vala Ramadevi, Pembi Rajanna, A. Posakka and E. Shankar said that Kadem Revenue officials were denying them their rightful share of rehabilitation.
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November - 10 
A powerful landmine planted by GNLA militants outside the gate of Williamnagar Superintendant of Police (SP), J F K Marak’s residence in East Garo Hills District with an intention to take his life has been safely detonated by a bomb squad of the Indi
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A powerful landmine planted by GNLA militants outside the gate of Williamnagar Superintendant of Police (SP), J F K Marak’s residence in East Garo Hills District with an intention to take his life has been safely detonated by a bomb squad of the Indian army on November 10.
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November - 10 
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Muzaffar Molvi alias Muzza Molvi escaped from Army and Police in Sidiq Colony in Sopore town of Baramulla. Police and Army launched a joint operation at around 2 p.m. in the area. Police had information about t
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A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Muzaffar Molvi alias Muzza Molvi escaped from Army and Police in Sidiq Colony in Sopore town of Baramulla. Police and Army launched a joint operation at around 2 p.m. in the area. Police had information about the presence of the LeT commander and his associate in the area when they launched the operation. The operation was called off in the evening as during the searches they could not get any contact with the militants.
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November - 10 
An officer of Army's 29 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Major I.P. Singh, was injured in an operation in Para Mohalla in Pattan town of Baramulla District on November 10, reports Daily Excelsior.
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An officer of Army's 29 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Major I.P. Singh, was injured in an operation in Para Mohalla in Pattan town of Baramulla District on November 10, reports Daily Excelsior.
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November - 10 
Police shot dead a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre and arrested another, following an encounter at Dolonggre in West Garo Hills District on November 10. According to Police, the GNLA cadre identified as Watre Sangma was killed and another
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Police shot dead a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre and arrested another, following an encounter at Dolonggre in West Garo Hills District on November 10. According to Police, the GNLA cadre identified as Watre Sangma was killed and another cadre, British Sangma, was arrested after a gun battle at the village at around 12.30 pm. A pistol and two hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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November - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 10 repulsed an attack launched on them by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) inside Chintalnar forest in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada District and arrested a member of the ambush party following an encounter, r
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 10 repulsed an attack launched on them by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) inside Chintalnar forest in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada District and arrested a member of the ambush party following an encounter, reports The Deccan Chronicle. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sanjay Dhrub, said a search party was ambushed by at Morpalli under Dornapal block in the District, leading to a fierce encounter.
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November - 10 
SFs, on November 10, recovered a huge cache of explosives from Bahbari Pathar Gaon under Sonari Police Station in Sivasagar District. SFs recovered Tri-Nitro-Toluene (TNT) weighing 3 kilograms, 2 detonators, one improvised mobile switch. Besides, SFs
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SFs, on November 10, recovered a huge cache of explosives from Bahbari Pathar Gaon under Sonari Police Station in Sivasagar District. SFs recovered Tri-Nitro-Toluene (TNT) weighing 3 kilograms, 2 detonators, one improvised mobile switch. Besides, SFs also recovered blankets, clothing and other items of daily necessity from the spot.
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November - 10 
The Shillong Times reports that suspected militants from the breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B) targeted a Police vehicle and civilians in the heart of Nangalbibra market of South Garo Hills District by firing indiscriminately on innocent civilians l
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The Shillong Times reports that suspected militants from the breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B) targeted a Police vehicle and civilians in the heart of Nangalbibra market of South Garo Hills District by firing indiscriminately on innocent civilians leading to the death of two persons in the afternoon of November 10. Six others sustained serious injuries in the incident. The militants were apparently trying to extort money from traders who were reluctant to meet their demand when the militants opened fire. Among the four suspected ANVC-B attackers, two are suspected to have received bullet injuries after Police personnel fired on them shortly after they committed the heinous crime.
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November - 10 
Violence resurfaced in Kokrajhar District of Assam on November 10 with two persons were killed in two separate incidents in the District, reports The Telegraph. While a resident of Onthaibari village under Kokrajhar Police Station (PS) was attacked w
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Violence resurfaced in Kokrajhar District of Assam on November 10 with two persons were killed in two separate incidents in the District, reports The Telegraph. While a resident of Onthaibari village under Kokrajhar Police Station (PS) was attacked with sharp weapons and killed at Bedlangmari, unidentified gunmen shot dead a farmer at 2 number Bajugaon village in the District’s Gossaigaon subdivision. There was also an unconfirmed report about two Maktaigaon villagers going missing after they went fishing.
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November - 10 
A head constable was shot dead in Shirin Jinnah Colony.
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A head constable was shot dead in Shirin Jinnah Colony.
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November - 10 
A man from the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat was shot dead in North Nazimabad. According to Police, Irfan was on his way when two armed bikers shot him and escaped, killing him on the spot.
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A man from the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat was shot dead in North Nazimabad. According to Police, Irfan was on his way when two armed bikers shot him and escaped, killing him on the spot.
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November - 10 
A man was injured during the violence on November 10 in Federal Capital area succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
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A man was injured during the violence on November 10 in Federal Capital area succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
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November - 10 
A man was killed in Shadman when armed men on a motorbike shot at him and escaped while he was on his way back home.
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A man was killed in Shadman when armed men on a motorbike shot at him and escaped while he was on his way back home.
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November - 10 
A Pakistan People's Party (PPP) worker was gunned down near his house in Korangi. Two unidentified men fired at Akhtar Hussain, active worker of PS-129, and escaped. He received multiple bullet wounds and died instantly.
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A Pakistan People's Party (PPP) worker was gunned down near his house in Korangi. Two unidentified men fired at Akhtar Hussain, active worker of PS-129, and escaped. He received multiple bullet wounds and died instantly.
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November - 10 
A son of a slain intelligence officer was gunned down. Omair Abbas was killed and two others injured in the FC area. Police said Omair was sitting outside his house when two armed men on a motorcycle shot him and fled.
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A son of a slain intelligence officer was gunned down. Omair Abbas was killed and two others injured in the FC area. Police said Omair was sitting outside his house when two armed men on a motorcycle shot him and fled.
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November - 10 
Aman was killed on Zarghoon Road. According to Police sources, a man was sitting in a shop when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle fired at him. He was killed on the spot as a result.
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Aman was killed on Zarghoon Road. According to Police sources, a man was sitting in a shop when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle fired at him. He was killed on the spot as a result.
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November - 10 
An unidentified man was also shot dead in Malir. Police said unidentified men fired at a passerby as a result of which he died on the spot.
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An unidentified man was also shot dead in Malir. Police said unidentified men fired at a passerby as a result of which he died on the spot.
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November - 10 
An unidentified motorist was killed in Sohrab Goth.
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An unidentified motorist was killed in Sohrab Goth.
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November - 10 
As many as 19 people were killed in escalating violence in the Karachi city (Provincial capital of Sindh) on November 10, reports Daily Times. The death toll rose less than 24 hours after the provincial government banned pillion riding.
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As many as 19 people were killed in escalating violence in the Karachi city (Provincial capital of Sindh) on November 10, reports Daily Times. The death toll rose less than 24 hours after the provincial government banned pillion riding.
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November - 10 
At least six students from the Deoband school of thought were killed in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. Station House Officer (SHO) Rana Haseeb said over a dozen seminary students were sitting in a tea shop when four armed men fired at them, injuring 14 of
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At least six students from the Deoband school of thought were killed in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. Station House Officer (SHO) Rana Haseeb said over a dozen seminary students were sitting in a tea shop when four armed men fired at them, injuring 14 of them, while six of them died at a hospital.
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November - 10 
Four bullet-riddled bodies were found from Rexer Line. Police said the men belonged to Lyari and had been abducted on November 9 after an argument with rival group members.
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Four bullet-riddled bodies were found from Rexer Line. Police said the men belonged to Lyari and had been abducted on November 9 after an argument with rival group members.
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November - 10 
Intelligence officials informed an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on November 10 that, suspects in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) case got training at various centres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including navigational traini
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Intelligence officials informed an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on November 10 that, suspects in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) case got training at various centres of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including navigational training in Karachi, reports Dawn. In their statements recorded before ATC Judge Chaudhry Habibur Rehman, five inspectors of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), who are prosecution witnesses in the case, informed the court about the training details and capabilities of suspects Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi (the alleged mastermind), Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hammad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younas Anjum. They said the suspects, who allegedly participated in the attacks, were trained at the LeT training camps at Yousaf Goth in Karachi (Sindh), Buttle in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mirpur Sakro in Thatta District of Sindh and Muzaffarabad District of ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir’. The CID Inspector from Okara District in Punjab alleged that Lakhvi was LeT ‘operational commander’ who trained other militants. Lakhvi went to Kunar province of Afghanistan and participated in Afghan jihad against the Soviet forces, he said. A resident of Renala Khurd in Okara District, Lakhvi was an expert in using firearms and Improvised Explosive Devices. He also remained ‘commander’ of LeT in ‘Azad Kashmir’, according to the statement. The other inspectors informed the court that suspected abettors Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hammad Amin Sadiq and Shahid Jameel Riaz were also trained at LeT centres and at sea near Yousaf Goth in Karachi’s Gadap Town.
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), on November 10, postponed its unofficial nationwide “referendum” asking people whether they want their country to follow the ideology of the Taliban or the vision of the Quaid-e-Azam, reports Daily Times. The MQM w
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), on November 10, postponed its unofficial nationwide “referendum” asking people whether they want their country to follow the ideology of the Taliban or the vision of the Quaid-e-Azam, reports Daily Times. The MQM wanted the referendum to highlight people’s sentiments against the Taliban, but has now postponed it in the wake of Muharram. “Our coordination committee has decided to further extend the date of the referendum in respect of the month of Muharram,” read an MQM statement after the referendum was postponed for a second time. However, the party did not provide a future date for the poll, which had originally been scheduled for November 8, 2012 but was first delayed because of a defence products’ exhibition in the city of Karachi. “This is not true that the referendum is being delayed because of the recent threats,” Wasay Jalil, a spokesman for the party said.
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November - 10 
Three people from the Hazara community were killed in a fresh round of target killing on November 10, reports Daily Times. Police sources said four Hazaras were on their way home from Mezan Chowk in Quetta in a taxi when unidentified armed men on a m
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Three people from the Hazara community were killed in a fresh round of target killing on November 10, reports Daily Times. Police sources said four Hazaras were on their way home from Mezan Chowk in Quetta in a taxi when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on them. As a result, three of them were killed on the spot and one sustained injuries. Police and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area.
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November - 10 
Two men, including the owner of a weekly magazine, were gunned down in North Nazimabad. An official said Syed Tariq and Aslam Raja were travelling when two unidentified men intercepted them and opened fire on them. Both received multiple bullet wound
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Two men, including the owner of a weekly magazine, were gunned down in North Nazimabad. An official said Syed Tariq and Aslam Raja were travelling when two unidentified men intercepted them and opened fire on them. Both received multiple bullet wounds and died on the spot.
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November - 11 
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) party chief, Badruddin Ajmal, on November 10 appealed to (BTC) ‘chairman’ Hagrama Mohilary to rehabilitate all the relief camp inmates in Dhubri during a mass rally organised by the party at Dhubri Sports Com
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All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) party chief, Badruddin Ajmal, on November 10 appealed to (BTC) ‘chairman’ Hagrama Mohilary to rehabilitate all the relief camp inmates in Dhubri during a mass rally organised by the party at Dhubri Sports Complex, reports The Telegraph. Badruddin Ajmal questioned how people taking shelter in the camps had suddenly become Bangladeshis, though they had been living in the area for years, even before the formation of Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), and had been exercising their voting right.
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November - 11 
An African national, identified as B. Seragalain, and a local resident were arrested with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 13.20 lakh at Bhiwadi Industrial Area in Alwar District on November 9, reports The Times of India. A s
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An African national, identified as B. Seragalain, and a local resident were arrested with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 13.20 lakh at Bhiwadi Industrial Area in Alwar District on November 9, reports The Times of India. A senior Police official said, "Though counterfeit currency accused's link in Haryana are yet to be established by it cannot be ruled out" he said and added that the border Districts of adjoining states are crime prone and therefore at times, absconders slip in Haryana to avoid Police action.
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November - 11 
Director General of Police (DGP) G S Rath admitted that most of the planning of the attack was done at Jamui in Bihar. "The attack was led by Maoist leader Chirag, who is active in Bihar, and according to preliminary investigation, most of them, if n
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Director General of Police (DGP) G S Rath admitted that most of the planning of the attack was done at Jamui in Bihar. "The attack was led by Maoist leader Chirag, who is active in Bihar, and according to preliminary investigation, most of them, if not all, were from outside the state," said Rath. The DGP said one Sahdeo Majhi who hails from Bishungarh area of Hazaribagh District may have played important role in collecting information about the movement of prisoner vehicle. At present, Majhi is a member of Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee.
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November - 11 
On November 11, the of North Telangana Special Zone Committee (NTSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pasted wall posters in Borlagudem, Sthambampalli and Kotharegulagudem villages of Mahamutharam mandal (administrative unit) in K
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On November 11, the of North Telangana Special Zone Committee (NTSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pasted wall posters in Borlagudem, Sthambampalli and Kotharegulagudem villages of Mahamutharam mandal (administrative unit) in Karimnagar District, reports The Hindu. The posters appealed to the people to observe north Telangana bandh (general shutdown strike) on November 15 and 16 in protest against the anti-people policies of the State and the Central Governments. Intelligence sources say that the Maoists have decided to regain its lost glory in North Telangana region comprising Karimnagar, Adilabad, Warangal and Khammam Districts by reviving party activities and gaining the sympathy of rural masses.
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November - 11 
Police recovered two boxes of ammunition from Uri sector of Baramulla District along the Line of Control (LoC) on November 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that a search operation was conducted at village Chappra Shadra in Kamalkote near the
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Police recovered two boxes of ammunition from Uri sector of Baramulla District along the Line of Control (LoC) on November 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that a search operation was conducted at village Chappra Shadra in Kamalkote near the LoC in Uri and recovered two boxes of ammunition containing 1499 AK 47 rounds from a field. However, no one was arrested.
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November - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 11 arrested four National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants from their hideout at Bhandarima area in Kanchanpur subdivision of North Tripura District, reports The Telegraph. “We could catch four NLFT rebel
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 11 arrested four National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants from their hideout at Bhandarima area in Kanchanpur subdivision of North Tripura District, reports The Telegraph. “We could catch four NLFT rebels identified as Pabitra Reang, Akchha Reang, Bansarai Reang, Biladhan Reang and the house winner Ratia Reang. We could not recover any arms and ammunition as three other militants had fled with them before we reached,” said Sub divisional Police Officer (SDPO-Kanchanpur) Sudip Paul. “We have been carrying out special search operations all over Kanchanpur subdivision and NLFT will not be able to do anything,” said Paul.
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November - 11 
Security Forces (SFs), on November 11, recovered around 10 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED), from Milanpur village in Borhullong No 3 area under Pengaree Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel.
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Security Forces (SFs), on November 11, recovered around 10 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED), from Milanpur village in Borhullong No 3 area under Pengaree Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel.
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November - 11 
SFs recently arrested two Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) linkmen from Pengeree under Pengaree Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel on November 11.The duo was identified as Hunkan Baruah (24) and
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SFs recently arrested two Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) linkmen from Pengeree under Pengaree Police Station in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel on November 11.The duo was identified as Hunkan Baruah (24) and Rajiv Dwara (22). SFs recovered a country-made rifle from the duo.
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November - 11 
SFs, on November 11, arrested fourteen people on suspicion of killing two persons on November 10 in two separate places in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph. Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar J Narlikar said that security measures in the Distr
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SFs, on November 11, arrested fourteen people on suspicion of killing two persons on November 10 in two separate places in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph. Deputy Commissioner of Kokrajhar J Narlikar said that security measures in the District have been beefed up following the twin incidents, adds Assam Tribune.
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November - 11 
The attack on Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante group) founder and senior Congress party leader Mahendra Karma on November 08 in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada District was “pre-calculated” and “pre-planned” by Maoists, a Police probe into the incident ha
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The attack on Salwa Judum (anti-Maoist vigilante group) founder and senior Congress party leader Mahendra Karma on November 08 in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada District was “pre-calculated” and “pre-planned” by Maoists, a Police probe into the incident has found, reports The Deccan Chronicle on November 11.
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November - 11 
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jarawandi jungles under Etapalli tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District in Maharashtra on November 11, r
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Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jarawandi jungles under Etapalli tehsil (revenue unit) of Gadchiroli District in Maharashtra on November 11, reports The Times of India. District sources said a squad of 30-35 CRPF troopers was carrying out routine anti-Maoist patrolling in the jungle near village Ropi in Jarawandi when the gun battle took place at about 1 pm.
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November - 11 
Three months after he was expelled from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), renegade Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, who has formed Odisha Maovadi Party following his expulsion, has hit back at his former comrades asking whether the par
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Three months after he was expelled from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), renegade Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, who has formed Odisha Maovadi Party following his expulsion, has hit back at his former comrades asking whether the party has not taken to indiscriminate killings on the Andhra-Orissa border and West Bengal, reports The Indian Express. Panda, who wrote a stringing letter to Maoist chief Ganapathi in June complaining about lack of internal democracy, last month shot off a letter to party mouthpiece People’s March editor P Govindan Kutty reiterating how the party has lost its ways.
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November - 11 
Two of the eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who fled while being taken from court to jail after the Maoists fired on a transit van in Giridih town on November 9, have been found, reports Zee News. While one of the Maoists re
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Two of the eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who fled while being taken from court to jail after the Maoists fired on a transit van in Giridih town on November 9, have been found, reports Zee News. While one of the Maoists returned on his own, another was found admitted to a nursing home. The Maoist who returned was identified Baijnath while the other Bipin Mandal was in a nursing home where policemen injured in the attack were admitted, Inspector General of Police (Special Branch) S N Pradhan said. The other six Maoists were still missing, he said. Three of the ten weapons looted during the attack which left three policemen and a prisoner dead, were also recovered, he said. The intention of the Maoists, who arrived in a jeep and 12 motorcycles, was to free dreaded Maoist Anuj, Pradhan said. The jeep and motorcycles were recovered, he said. Pradhan said that only some of the Policemen escorting the van had showed courage in confronting the Maoists. He said six companies of Security Forces would be permanently deployed in Giridih District to prevent such incidents.
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November - 11 
Two persons from Assam, identified as, Utpal Deka and Sopon Ghosh, were abducted from Katoli Tikrikilla in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills District by suspected militants on November 11, reports The Telegraph. They were abducted at around 11.50 am while
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Two persons from Assam, identified as, Utpal Deka and Sopon Ghosh, were abducted from Katoli Tikrikilla in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills District by suspected militants on November 11, reports The Telegraph. They were abducted at around 11.50 am while they were travelling to Phulbari from Guwahati (Assam), Police said. Deka is the adviser to the North East Rural Development Scheme (NERDS) while Ghosh is in-charge of the NERDS branch at Agia.
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November - 11 
A man, identified as Manzoor Ahmed, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gol Masjid area in Satellite Town of Quetta on November 11, reports Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Manzoor Ahmed, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gol Masjid area in Satellite Town of Quetta on November 11, reports Daily Times.
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November - 11 
A person identified as Amjad Khan, the son of tribal elder Hamad Jan, was killed and two others, were injured when a bomb blast occurred outside his house in Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit ) of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal
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A person identified as Amjad Khan, the son of tribal elder Hamad Jan, was killed and two others, were injured when a bomb blast occurred outside his house in Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit ) of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 11,reports Dawn.
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November - 11 
A prayer leader was injured by unidentified militants in Kuchlak area.
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A prayer leader was injured by unidentified militants in Kuchlak area.
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November - 11 
A prayer leader, identified as Haroon, was killed inside a mosque at Sultanabad in Manghopir area. Police said that a man from the Mehsud tribe entered Jama Masjid Taqwa and later shot dead the prayer leader of the mosque.
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A prayer leader, identified as Haroon, was killed inside a mosque at Sultanabad in Manghopir area. Police said that a man from the Mehsud tribe entered Jama Masjid Taqwa and later shot dead the prayer leader of the mosque.
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November - 11 
A Shia person was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants within the Soldier Bazaar Police Station.
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A Shia person was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants within the Soldier Bazaar Police Station.
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November - 11 
A shopkeeper was killed in Banaras area.
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A shopkeeper was killed in Banaras area.
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November - 11 
Aman was shot dead outside his house at Khyber Chowk in Baldia.
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Aman was shot dead outside his house at Khyber Chowk in Baldia.
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November - 11 
An unidentified person was shot dead in Sohrab Goth.
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An unidentified person was shot dead in Sohrab Goth.
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November - 11 
Another Shia person, identified as Mukhtiar Zaidi, was shot dead in Jamshed Quarters Police Station.
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Another Shia person, identified as Mukhtiar Zaidi, was shot dead in Jamshed Quarters Police Station.
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November - 11 
At least four Pakistani civilians, including two children, were killed when Afghan National Army (ANA) troops fired three 122mm mortar shells from K.K. Top at a vehicle carrying a group of civilians in north of Niz Narai area of South Waziristan Agen
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At least four Pakistani civilians, including two children, were killed when Afghan National Army (ANA) troops fired three 122mm mortar shells from K.K. Top at a vehicle carrying a group of civilians in north of Niz Narai area of South Waziristan Agency on November 11, reports Dawn.
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November - 11 
At least ten persons, including five Shias, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on November 11, reports Daily Times. Three Shias were shot dead and another was injured by unidentified armed assailants near Islam Chowk in Orangi
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At least ten persons, including five Shias, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on November 11, reports Daily Times. Three Shias were shot dead and another was injured by unidentified armed assailants near Islam Chowk in Orangi Town. Station House Officer (SHO), Ghulam Nabi said that all victims belonged to the same family.
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November - 11 
Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) staged a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club against the targeted killings of members of their community and demanded immediate arrest of the militants.
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Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) staged a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club against the targeted killings of members of their community and demanded immediate arrest of the militants.
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November - 11 
India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that he had asked his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik to provide New Delhi with the voice samples of Mumbai terror suspects. The Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Home Minister Shinde as saying the In
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India’s Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that he had asked his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik to provide New Delhi with the voice samples of Mumbai terror suspects. The Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Home Minister Shinde as saying the Indian Government hoped to soon get from Pakistan voice samples of the alleged handlers of the attackers. “We are hopeful we will get the samples. They (Pakistan) will consult their legal department and may come to us with something. We will also consult our legal department,” he said.
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November - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) defused two bombs, planted along the main road near Amin checkpost in Miranshah.
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Security Forces (SFs) defused two bombs, planted along the main road near Amin checkpost in Miranshah.
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November - 11 
Separately, Awami National Party’s (ANP), Member National Assembly (MNA) Khurshid Begum along with her husband Saeed Shah escaped an attack when unidentified militants opened fire on their car on the Peshawar-Kohat Road on November 11, reports The Ne
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Separately, Awami National Party’s (ANP), Member National Assembly (MNA) Khurshid Begum along with her husband Saeed Shah escaped an attack when unidentified militants opened fire on their car on the Peshawar-Kohat Road on November 11, reports The News. Earlier, on May 16, 2012, the couple was attacked in which Saeed Shah had sustained injuries while Khurshid Begum escaped unhurt.
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November - 11 
Two militants and a Policeman were killed, during an encounter at Abshar Chowk in the limits of Patakhel Police Station in Bannu District on November 11, reports Daily Times. Police claimed to have recovered four Kalashnikovs, four hand grenade, two
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Two militants and a Policeman were killed, during an encounter at Abshar Chowk in the limits of Patakhel Police Station in Bannu District on November 11, reports Daily Times. Police claimed to have recovered four Kalashnikovs, four hand grenade, two pistols, two mobiles, weapons and rounds from the possession of terrorists.
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November - 11 
Police have arrested 42 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in the last two days across the country on charges of creating chaos and attacking law enforcers, reports The Daily Star on November 12 (today). 15 cadres were ar
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Police have arrested 42 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in the last two days across the country on charges of creating chaos and attacking law enforcers, reports The Daily Star on November 12 (today). 15 cadres were arrested in Jessore District, 10 in Chapainawabganj District, nine in Chandpur District, and eight in Naogaon District.
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November - 11 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two associates of Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, leader of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), on November 9 from Baghmara sub-District in Rajshahi District, reports bdnew
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two associates of Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, leader of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), on November 9 from Baghmara sub-District in Rajshahi District, reports bdnews24.com. The arrestees were identified as Mostafizur Rahman Montu and Mojnur Rahman Mollah. RAB said the duo was arrested in a raid on the charge of resuming JMB operations and was accused in a number of cases.
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November - 11 
Sri Lanka Government is considering introducing 19th Amendment to the Constitution as a solution to the current national issue of power devolution while the momentum to abolish the 13th Amendment is gathering momentum, reports Colombo Page on Novembe
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Sri Lanka Government is considering introducing 19th Amendment to the Constitution as a solution to the current national issue of power devolution while the momentum to abolish the 13th Amendment is gathering momentum, reports Colombo Page on November 11. The draft amendment will be presented to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that has been proposed to formulate a solution to the current ethnic issue. The campaign in Sri Lanka to repeal the provincial council system brought into existence by the 13th Amendment is receiving support from Government allies and recently the National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and Housing and Construction Minister Wimal Weerawansa, joined by the nationalist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), called on the Government to take firm steps to repeal the 13th Amendment. The 19th Amendment under works now will include options for the devolution of power and will replace the 13th Amendment to eliminate the existing provincial council system. The Government has meanwhile renewed its invitation to the major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), to participate in the PSC to discuss the change to the Constitution. The Government has said that it is ready to allow more time for TNA to take a final decision on the process.
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November - 12 
28 militants from Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) from two regions on November 12 left their camps and joined NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K), reports Nagaland Post. According to a release from Suruhuto designated c
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28 militants from Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) from two regions on November 12 left their camps and joined NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K), reports Nagaland Post. According to a release from Suruhuto designated camp, a group led by United Sangtam Region (USR) ‘chairman’ N. Moses and with “joint secretary”, Khekaho joined NSCN-K along with six numbers of arms. In another instance, seven NSCN- Khole-Kitovi cadres based at Ghukiye designated camp joined the NSCN-K with eight arms.
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November - 12 
A farmer, identified as Ali Hussain, was killed at Banglabari village in Kokrajhar District under the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) on November 12, reports, Hindustan Times.
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A farmer, identified as Ali Hussain, was killed at Banglabari village in Kokrajhar District under the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) on November 12, reports, Hindustan Times.
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November - 12 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Anila Dhurve, was arrested during a Joint Operation by the District Police and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Khadgaon area of Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on Nov
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Anila Dhurve, was arrested during a Joint Operation by the District Police and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Khadgaon area of Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on November 12, reports Business Standard. Dhurve is accused of killing a contractor and faces several other criminal charges.
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November - 12 
Clashes between Bodo tribals and immigrant Muslims in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang Districts under Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) between July and August had claimed many lives and rendered many people homeless.
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Clashes between Bodo tribals and immigrant Muslims in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang Districts under Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) between July and August had claimed many lives and rendered many people homeless.
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November - 12 
Four Maoists were killed in Tarlaguda forest at Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 12 in a joint operation by the Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh Police, reports Zee News. According to Bijapur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal, the
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Four Maoists were killed in Tarlaguda forest at Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on November 12 in a joint operation by the Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh Police, reports Zee News. According to Bijapur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal, the operation followed a tip off that top Maoists were in the forest area adjoining Andhra Pradesh. The Security Forces (SFs) also recovered arms, ammunition and Maoist literature from the forested site.
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November - 12 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a National Institute of Coastal Policing, which will impart basic and advanced marine training to the 7,500 Policemen posted in 77 coastal Police stations in the country for maritime law enforcement as
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a National Institute of Coastal Policing, which will impart basic and advanced marine training to the 7,500 Policemen posted in 77 coastal Police stations in the country for maritime law enforcement as reported on November 12, by Economic Times. MHA has spent INR 5.23 billion on the first phase of the coastal security scheme but only INR 19 million were spent by the MHA to train the Policemen from the Coast Guard for a short four-week course. According to MHA, the Policemen need training in maritime laws, seamanship, boat work, handling and maintenance navigation, training of weapons as well as survival drills if they are stranded on the sea. The institute will train marine Police from the rank of Constables to Deputy Superintendents of Police, evaluate and train new technology for maritime policing and develop standard operating procedures and best practices for coastal police of all states and union territories.
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November - 12 
Two civilians were killed in a powerful bomb blast that took place near Imphal College on the outskirts of Imphal city on November 12, reports The Telegraph. Police said, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) killed two civilians identified as Alin Ko
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Two civilians were killed in a powerful bomb blast that took place near Imphal College on the outskirts of Imphal city on November 12, reports The Telegraph. Police said, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) killed two civilians identified as Alin Kom (40) and Chumpa Kom (20). The two were construction labourers and were passing through the area, which was on their way to their rented house located at Sangaiprou in Imphal East, after their work. The Police said militants had planted the bomb. However, neither has anyone been arrested nor any claim has been made by any militant outfit, taking responsibility for the explosion.
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November - 12 
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on November 12 that in view of the stepped-up violence, the Centre has drafted a multipronged strategy to tackle terrorism and left-wing extremism, reports The Times of India. "We have drafted an ambitious
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Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on November 12 that in view of the stepped-up violence, the Centre has drafted a multipronged strategy to tackle terrorism and left-wing extremism, reports The Times of India. "We have drafted an ambitious plan to tackle terrorism and Naxalism with the collaboration of state governments. We are in the process of roping in former IPS officer K Vijay Kumar to draft a comprehensive action plan for the purpose,'' Shinde told The Times of India. "Once Vijay Kumar takes up the assignment, I am sure, with the cooperation of heads of central forces and state DGPs, we will be able to take on the terrorists and Naxalites,'' Shinde said.
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November - 12 
United Naga Council (UNC) has directed the Nagas not to participate in the forth coming State Government sponsored Sangai Festival in Imphal, reports Kanglaonline on November 13. The UNC further asked the Naga frontal organisations, village level org
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United Naga Council (UNC) has directed the Nagas not to participate in the forth coming State Government sponsored Sangai Festival in Imphal, reports Kanglaonline on November 13. The UNC further asked the Naga frontal organisations, village level organisations and individuals not to welcome MLAs, ministers and members of Autonomous District Councils in Naga inhibited areas of the State.
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November - 12 
A doctor was shot dead at Village Road, Lyari, within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station. Two unidentified armed men barged into the victim’s private clinic and shot him dead.
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A doctor was shot dead at Village Road, Lyari, within the precincts of Kalakot Police Station. Two unidentified armed men barged into the victim’s private clinic and shot him dead.
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November - 12 
A man was killed in the Kharotabad area of Quetta. Police said the motive behind was the murder was an old enmity. However, the body could not be identified.
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A man was killed in the Kharotabad area of Quetta. Police said the motive behind was the murder was an old enmity. However, the body could not be identified.
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November - 12 
A man was shot dead in Shahbaz Nagar in the vicinity of Iqbal Market Police Station.
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A man was shot dead in Shahbaz Nagar in the vicinity of Iqbal Market Police Station.
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November - 12 
A man, Bacha Khan, was killed during a raid by law enforcement agencies.
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A man, Bacha Khan, was killed during a raid by law enforcement agencies.
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November - 12 
A member of the clergy affiliated with Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) was killed at Disco Bakery, within the precincts of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police Station. An official said the deceased, identified as Maulana Farooq was standing near the bakery when two
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A member of the clergy affiliated with Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) was killed at Disco Bakery, within the precincts of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police Station. An official said the deceased, identified as Maulana Farooq was standing near the bakery when two armed motorcyclists opened fire on him.
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November - 12 
A passerby, who was injured in crossfire between two rival groups on November 11 in Sohrab Goth succumbed to his injuries.
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A passerby, who was injured in crossfire between two rival groups on November 11 in Sohrab Goth succumbed to his injuries.
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November - 12 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot dead at Bangla Bazaar within the jurisdiction of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station. According to Police, the deceased, identified as Shamshad (30), was standing outside a tea shop near his house
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot dead at Bangla Bazaar within the jurisdiction of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station. According to Police, the deceased, identified as Shamshad (30), was standing outside a tea shop near his house when armed riders opened fire on him, killing him instantly
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November - 12 
An elderly man was gunned down in Yusuf Goth, Balida, within the limits of Saeedabad Police Station.
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An elderly man was gunned down in Yusuf Goth, Balida, within the limits of Saeedabad Police Station.
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November - 12 
An elderly man was killed in Sultanabad as he was waiting to welcome his relatives returning home after performing Hajj.
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An elderly man was killed in Sultanabad as he was waiting to welcome his relatives returning home after performing Hajj.
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November - 12 
An unidentified head constable was abducted on November 12 from his residence in Sadiqabad of Hangu District.
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An unidentified head constable was abducted on November 12 from his residence in Sadiqabad of Hangu District.
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November - 12 
An unidentified person was killed when mortar shells landed on two residences in Sheikhan area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 12, reports The Express Tribune.
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An unidentified person was killed when mortar shells landed on two residences in Sheikhan area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 12, reports The Express Tribune.
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November - 12 
Another activist of the ASWJ was shot dead in Sector 5B-1 of North Karachi within the limits of Khawja Ajmair Nagri Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO), Chauhdry Afzal said two armed motorcyclists fired at Muhammad Irfan as he was sitting out
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Another activist of the ASWJ was shot dead in Sector 5B-1 of North Karachi within the limits of Khawja Ajmair Nagri Police Station. Station House Officer (SHO), Chauhdry Afzal said two armed motorcyclists fired at Muhammad Irfan as he was sitting outside his house. He received multiple injuries and died on the spot.
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November - 12 
Five persons were killed in different places in Balochistan on November 12, reports Daily Times. Three persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed, while two others sustained injuries in Machh Bazaar of Bolan District.
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Five persons were killed in different places in Balochistan on November 12, reports Daily Times. Three persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed, while two others sustained injuries in Machh Bazaar of Bolan District.
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November - 12 
Police recovered a bullet-riddled body from the Turbat area of Kach District. Sources said that the victim was shot in the head. The body was identified as that of Rodin, a resident of Awaran District.
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Police recovered a bullet-riddled body from the Turbat area of Kach District. Sources said that the victim was shot in the head. The body was identified as that of Rodin, a resident of Awaran District.
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November - 12 
Sectarian and politically motivated killings claimed eleven more lives in Karachi, the commercial hub of Pakistan on November 12, reports Daily Times.
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Sectarian and politically motivated killings claimed eleven more lives in Karachi, the commercial hub of Pakistan on November 12, reports Daily Times.
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November - 12 
The News on November 12 (today) reported that the Peshawar Police has suffered the most in terms of losing senior officers in militant attacks during the last six years making posting in the city the most dangerous job for Policemen. Not a single Pol
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The News on November 12 (today) reported that the Peshawar Police has suffered the most in terms of losing senior officers in militant attacks during the last six years making posting in the city the most dangerous job for Policemen. Not a single Police Officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) has been killed in any part of the country except Peshawar where an officer of the rank of Inspector General, two DIGs, three superintendents of Police (SPs) and a number of DSPs and Station House Officers (SHOs) have been killed since the last quarter of 2006. A number of other officers sustained different kind of wounds in attacks in Peshawar during this period.
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November - 12 
Two persons were gunned down in Memon Goth.
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Two persons were gunned down in Memon Goth.
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November - 12 
NC president Sushil Koirala on November 12 said the opposition’s movement would eventually thwart ambitions of the UCPN-M to impose ´totalitarian rule´ in the country´. Koirala also refuted allegations of UCPN-M that NC was against federalism. He arg
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NC president Sushil Koirala on November 12 said the opposition’s movement would eventually thwart ambitions of the UCPN-M to impose ´totalitarian rule´ in the country´. Koirala also refuted allegations of UCPN-M that NC was against federalism. He argued that late NC leader Girija Prasad Koirala had himself signed the proposal to bring federalism in the country.
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November - 13 
A militant killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Kujjan village in Kulgam District on November 13, has been identified as a top ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Police identified him as Shabir Ahmad Mir, a resident of Yaripora in
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A militant killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Kujjan village in Kulgam District on November 13, has been identified as a top ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Police identified him as Shabir Ahmad Mir, a resident of Yaripora in South Kashmir's Kulgam District. The militant was initially identified as Showkat Ahmad Tak, a resident of Panzgam in Tral area of Pulwama District and was believed to be affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit. Mir was a top LeT ‘commander’ and an 'A' category ultra who was carrying a cash reward on his head. He joined LeT only last year but was said to be involved in the killing of a Police constable in July this year in Kulgam District.
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November - 13 
A militant, identified as Showkat Ahmad Tak was shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Kujjar village of Kulgam District on November 13, reports Kashmir Times. Police spokesperson said that the militant was asked to surrender but
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A militant, identified as Showkat Ahmad Tak was shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Kujjar village of Kulgam District on November 13, reports Kashmir Times. Police spokesperson said that the militant was asked to surrender but he opened fire at the search parties consisting Police, Army and Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) personnel. The slain militant is a resident of Panzgam in Pulwama District. The Hindu adds that Showkat Ahmad Tak was affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit.
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November - 13 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to launch major strikes and violent attacks in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region during the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week in November-end, reports The Times of India on Nov
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to launch major strikes and violent attacks in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region during the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week in November-end, reports The Times of India on November 13. Maoists plan to pay tributes to their killed leaders, including top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji while observing PLGA week.
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November - 13 
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on November 13 said that the State could not be divided by any demand, reports Times of India. This statement comes in the face of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leadership's Naga inte
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Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on November 13 said that the State could not be divided by any demand, reports Times of India. This statement comes in the face of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) leadership's Naga integration stance and the renewed demand for a separate Kuki state advocated by a Kuki pressure group. If any reasonable demands are put up, the Government will discuss them for consideration. However, any issue, which will slice Manipur into pieces, will not be taken into account and that every section of the society living in harmony in Manipur will also not allow disintegrating the state, said Gaikhangam, who also holds the Home Portfolio.
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November - 13 
Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a cloth trader, Ranjit Prasad, from Raksamgre village market under Dadenggre sub-division of West Garo Hills District on November 13, reports Shillong Times.
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a cloth trader, Ranjit Prasad, from Raksamgre village market under Dadenggre sub-division of West Garo Hills District on November 13, reports Shillong Times.
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November - 13 
Suspected militants belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) killed a tea planter, Adilur Rahman, and injured his bodyguard, Motilal Tirkey, at Harishinga under Itakhola Police Outpost in Sonitpur Distric
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Suspected militants belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) killed a tea planter, Adilur Rahman, and injured his bodyguard, Motilal Tirkey, at Harishinga under Itakhola Police Outpost in Sonitpur District, reports Assam Tribune. Following the incident, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said operations against the NDFB-RD would be intensified. “I have directed the security forces to take strong measures against the anti-talk faction of the NDFB so that we can crush the group.”
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November - 13 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has opposed the Union Home Ministry’s proposal to induct tribal youths from 13 Districts that are worst affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) to fight the rebels for seven years, reports The Indian Express on N
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has opposed the Union Home Ministry’s proposal to induct tribal youths from 13 Districts that are worst affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) to fight the rebels for seven years, reports The Indian Express on November 14. The CRPF reportedly told the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) that physical and educational qualifications for the tribal youths may be reduced instead and they be recruited on a permanent basis. “The induction of tribal youths in the CRPF will be a huge asset as they are naturally endowed in jungle craft and well versed with the terrain and local language,” the CRPF said. In August, the UMHA had written to the CRPF asking for its views on the plan to create a new force comprising 3,000 constables called “scouts”, who would be recruited from the 13 worst affected Districts in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha.
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November - 13 
The Kerala State Government has launched a counter-insurgency operation on a moderate scale in forest areas, especially in the northern parts of the State, in the wake of intelligence reports from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) about possi
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The Kerala State Government has launched a counter-insurgency operation on a moderate scale in forest areas, especially in the northern parts of the State, in the wake of intelligence reports from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) about possible activities of extremist organisations in areas close to tribal settlements, reports The Hindu on November 14. Intelligence sources said Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu could have infiltrated the border areas of Kerala and Karnataka looking for a hideout ever since the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched “Operation Green Hunt.” The tri-junction of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had already developed into a “perspective area” for the CPI-Maoists for building their organisational base. They planned to set up a “Dalam” (guerilla squad) in Mananthavady after infiltrating the tribal populace. It is believed some Islamist outfits, such as the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), had forged a secret pact with the Maoists, the sources said.
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November - 13 
The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) has released the proposed map of ‘Kuki State’ covering more than half of State’s territory spread over five hill Districts and also postponed the proposed ‘public blockade’ from November 15 to November 17, repor
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The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) has released the proposed map of ‘Kuki State’ covering more than half of State’s territory spread over five hill Districts and also postponed the proposed ‘public blockade’ from November 15 to November 17, reports Sangai Express. The map covers Churachandpur District, Sadar Hills in Senapati and large chunks of territories in Tamenglong, Chandel and Ukhrul Districts. KSDC ‘general secretary’ Benjamin Mate reiterated that the stir will continue until the Centre gives an official assurance that political dialogue involving it (KSDC) and Kuki militant groups which are currently under the Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact will start on a prearranged date to discuss the demand for a separate Statehood for the Kukis. Benjamin also warned of launching ‘Quit Kuki land’ movement if the Centre fails to heed the Kukis’ legitimate and democratic demand.
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November - 13 
Unidentified assailants on November 13 attacked and injured two women at Salbari Nakargaon in the same District. One of them later succumbed to injury.
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Unidentified assailants on November 13 attacked and injured two women at Salbari Nakargaon in the same District. One of them later succumbed to injury.
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November - 13 
Unidentified miscreants killed a person, identified as Ali Hussain, at Bhumka under Tulsibeel Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Shillong Times. “Suspected miscreants killed a man in Bhumka today (Monday). We are investigating and have pic
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Unidentified miscreants killed a person, identified as Ali Hussain, at Bhumka under Tulsibeel Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports Shillong Times. “Suspected miscreants killed a man in Bhumka today (Monday). We are investigating and have picked up 12 people for questioning,” Inspector General of Police (IGP-BTAD) GP Singh told IANS.
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November - 13 
A member of Dawezai Peace Committee, identified as Adam Khan, was killed in a roadside explosion in Pandiali tehsil of Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility for the blast.
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A member of Dawezai Peace Committee, identified as Adam Khan, was killed in a roadside explosion in Pandiali tehsil of Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan claimed responsibility for the blast.
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November - 13 
A person, identified as Ziarat Khan, was killed and another was injured in a blast at a scrap shop at Thana in Malakand District on November 13, reports Dawn.
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A person, identified as Ziarat Khan, was killed and another was injured in a blast at a scrap shop at Thana in Malakand District on November 13, reports Dawn.
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November - 13 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Javed Iqbal, who was injured in an attack on November 12, 2012 near the Edhi Mortuary Home, succumbed to his injuries.
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Javed Iqbal, who was injured in an attack on November 12, 2012 near the Edhi Mortuary Home, succumbed to his injuries.
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November - 13 
An Intelligence Officer in the Excise Police Department, identified as Jamal Raza (35), was shot dead in a targeted attack while he was on duty near the Mujahid Colony Ground of Orangi Town in the Mominabad Police limits.
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An Intelligence Officer in the Excise Police Department, identified as Jamal Raza (35), was shot dead in a targeted attack while he was on duty near the Mujahid Colony Ground of Orangi Town in the Mominabad Police limits.
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November - 13 
At least 20 suspects were arrested from the Secretariat Police Station area of Islamabad during a special search operation for Muharramul Haram on November 13, reports, Daily Times.
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At least 20 suspects were arrested from the Secretariat Police Station area of Islamabad during a special search operation for Muharramul Haram on November 13, reports, Daily Times.
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November - 13 
At least three soldiers, identified as hawaldar Zahid, sepoy Aqeel and sepoy Mir Baz, were injured in a roadside blast in Khurma Tung area of Akkakhel in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on November 13, reports Dawn.
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At least three soldiers, identified as hawaldar Zahid, sepoy Aqeel and sepoy Mir Baz, were injured in a roadside blast in Khurma Tung area of Akkakhel in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on November 13, reports Dawn.
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November - 13 
At least two persons, identified as Sanaullah and Muhammad Rafiq, were killed and 10 others, including three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were injured in a bomb explosion at Almo Chowk on the Airport Road in Quetta on November 13, reports The News.
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At least two persons, identified as Sanaullah and Muhammad Rafiq, were killed and 10 others, including three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were injured in a bomb explosion at Almo Chowk on the Airport Road in Quetta on November 13, reports The News. “It was a time device which was tied to a bicycle,” Police said.
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November - 13 
During the meeting President Asif Ali Zardari stressed the need for Afghanistan and Pakistan to focus on curbing the financing of terrorism, noting that there exists a clear nexus between the large-scale heroin trade and terrorism, reported Daily Tim
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During the meeting President Asif Ali Zardari stressed the need for Afghanistan and Pakistan to focus on curbing the financing of terrorism, noting that there exists a clear nexus between the large-scale heroin trade and terrorism, reported Daily Times. The President said terrorism was a common threat for Afghanistan and Pakistan and urged for working together on both sides for eliminating this scourge and to ensure peace and stability in the region. He said that the money generated from the heroin trade was being used to finance terror operations and said that we will conquer the heroin trade only through collective action.
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November - 13 
Five Districts, Peshawar, Kohat, Hangu, Dera Ismail Khan and Tank of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been declared the most sensitive during Muharram, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government authorities said on November13, reported The News.
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Five Districts, Peshawar, Kohat, Hangu, Dera Ismail Khan and Tank of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been declared the most sensitive during Muharram, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government authorities said on November13, reported The News.
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November - 13 
Four children were injured when a shell landed on a house in Zawa area in Akka Khel area.
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Four children were injured when a shell landed on a house in Zawa area in Akka Khel area.
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November - 13 
In another incident of target killing, unidentified militants shot dead one Ali Haider outside his house in Peerabad.
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In another incident of target killing, unidentified militants shot dead one Ali Haider outside his house in Peerabad.
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November - 13 
In lieu with Afghan High Peace Council Chief Salahuddin Rabbani’s three-day visit to Pakistan to re-start the peace process, Islamabad on November 13 agreed to release several Taliban leaders detained in the country’s jails, reports Dawn. However, th
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In lieu with Afghan High Peace Council Chief Salahuddin Rabbani’s three-day visit to Pakistan to re-start the peace process, Islamabad on November 13 agreed to release several Taliban leaders detained in the country’s jails, reports Dawn. However, the development hasn’t been made public by either side. It was unclear if the detainees, who are said to be numbering close to 10, have been set free or would be released at the conclusion of Rabbani’s visit. The group, according to a source, does not include Mullah Baradar — Taliban’s second in command — who was captured by Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) in Karachi in 2010. Talks between the peace delegation led by Rabbani and Pakistani officials would continue on November 14, 2012 when the two sides are expected to come up with a joint statement on the progress made by them. A Pakistani official, who had been briefed on the talks, told Dawn that “significant progress has already been made”. The release of Taliban detainees in Pakistan has been a longstanding Afghan demand for catalyzing the slow moving process. A keen follower of the negotiations, who didn’t want to be named, said the release of prisoners was a positive step, which would provide the right environment for reconciliation.
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November - 13 
Manghopir Police found at least nine locally made hand grenades from an empty plot during a raid in Kanwari Colony area, reports Daily Times. Later, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) rushed to the scene and took them into custody to determine the nature
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Manghopir Police found at least nine locally made hand grenades from an empty plot during a raid in Kanwari Colony area, reports Daily Times. Later, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) rushed to the scene and took them into custody to determine the nature of explosives. The official said that these grenades had to be used in the terror activities during the month of Muharram to create law and order situation in the city.
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November - 13 
One Adil Khursheed was shot dead near the Qalanderia Hotel in Peerabad. The militants used 9mm pistols in the offence and investigators termed it to be targeted attack.
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One Adil Khursheed was shot dead near the Qalanderia Hotel in Peerabad. The militants used 9mm pistols in the offence and investigators termed it to be targeted attack.
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November - 13 
One Shahid was shot dead while selling sweets at a stall in front of his house in Korangi. Investigators said this was also a target killing and added that the victim supported a political party.
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One Shahid was shot dead while selling sweets at a stall in front of his house in Korangi. Investigators said this was also a target killing and added that the victim supported a political party.
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November - 13 
Rangers conducted raids in nine areas of Karachi, including Bilal Colony, Shamsi Society, Model Colony, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Awami Colony, Liaquatabad, Punjabi Club and Post and Telegraph Colony and arrested 23 suspects, including a target killer, Shami
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Rangers conducted raids in nine areas of Karachi, including Bilal Colony, Shamsi Society, Model Colony, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Awami Colony, Liaquatabad, Punjabi Club and Post and Telegraph Colony and arrested 23 suspects, including a target killer, Shamimur Rehman, who belonged to an extremist outfit , reported The News. The Rangers also seized a large cache of arms and ammunition, including 16 weapons of different calibres.
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November - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspects under collective responsibility clause of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and defused an explosive device, planted on the main Peshawar-Bajaur Road.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspects under collective responsibility clause of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and defused an explosive device, planted on the main Peshawar-Bajaur Road.
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November - 13 
The Haqqani Network, seen as the most lethal insurgent faction in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the United States (US) but only under the direction of their Afghan Taliban leaders, a top faction ‘commander’ said on the condition of
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The Haqqani Network, seen as the most lethal insurgent faction in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the United States (US) but only under the direction of their Afghan Taliban leaders, a top faction ‘commander’ said on the condition of anonymity on November 13, reports Daily Times. The rare flexibility exhibited by an Afghan militant commander was accompanied by a warning that the Haqqanis would keep up pressure on Western forces with high-profile attacks and would pursue their goal of establishing an Islamic State. The Haqqanis, who operate out of the unruly border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan, say they are part of the Afghan Taliban and must act in unison in any peace process. The commander, who declined to be identified, accused the US of being insincere in peace efforts and trying to divide the two organisations. “However, if the central shura (council), headed by Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar, decided to hold talks with the United States, we would welcome it,” the unnamed ‘commander’ told Reuters over telephone from an undisclosed location.
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November - 13 
Two people, identified as Mohammed Basheer and Gul Ahmed, were shot dead at the Aligarh Bazaar in Orangi Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on November 13, reports The News. Station House Officer (SHO) Zulqarnain said that Basheer was t
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Two people, identified as Mohammed Basheer and Gul Ahmed, were shot dead at the Aligarh Bazaar in Orangi Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on November 13, reports The News. Station House Officer (SHO) Zulqarnain said that Basheer was the owner of the Sajid Tea House, while Gul Ahmed was a vegetable vendor who parked his pushcart in front of the tea stall. Both men were busy with their work when armed assailants opened fire at them and fled from the scene.
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November - 13 
Two Policemen, Head Constable Mukhtiar and Constable Altaf, were injured when a Police kiosk along the Super Highway near Al-Asif Square was attacked with a homemade bomb.
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Two Policemen, Head Constable Mukhtiar and Constable Altaf, were injured when a Police kiosk along the Super Highway near Al-Asif Square was attacked with a homemade bomb.
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November - 13 
Two unidentified assailants opened fire and injured two constables, Nazeer and Asif, near Rasheedabad Chowk in Khawaja Ajmer Nagri. Both were stationed at the Manghopir Police Station.
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Two unidentified assailants opened fire and injured two constables, Nazeer and Asif, near Rasheedabad Chowk in Khawaja Ajmer Nagri. Both were stationed at the Manghopir Police Station.
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November - 13 
Two women and three children were injured when a mortar shell fell on the house of Sarteeb Khan in Khawangi area of Akkakhel. Police said that the injured included wife, daughter, son and two nephews of the owner of the house.
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Two women and three children were injured when a mortar shell fell on the house of Sarteeb Khan in Khawangi area of Akkakhel. Police said that the injured included wife, daughter, son and two nephews of the owner of the house.
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November - 13 
Government had to postpone its plan to introduce full budget on November 12. It was set to introduce full budget of around NPR 458 billion for the current fiscal year 2012/13 in spite of objection from the opposition, reported Nepal News. President R
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Government had to postpone its plan to introduce full budget on November 12. It was set to introduce full budget of around NPR 458 billion for the current fiscal year 2012/13 in spite of objection from the opposition, reported Nepal News. President Ram Baran Yadav had requested finance minister Barsha Man Pun to hold the ordinance until after the Tihar holidays and asked the Government to bring it only after forging consensus.
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November - 13 
Meeting of the top leaders of the three major parties – UCPN-M, NC and CPN-UML - on the budget ended inconclusively. NC and CPN-UML leaders dismissed UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's proposal to allow the Government to present the budget and then
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Meeting of the top leaders of the three major parties – UCPN-M, NC and CPN-UML - on the budget ended inconclusively. NC and CPN-UML leaders dismissed UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's proposal to allow the Government to present the budget and then continue talks on a package deal which will include formation of a unity Government.
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November - 13 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said that Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) did not want to join Baburam Bhattarai-led Government even as he
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said that Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) did not want to join Baburam Bhattarai-led Government even as he pledged NC the Home Ministry and CPN-UML the Finance Ministry, reported myrepublica.com on November 13. He also offered United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) Defense ministry in portfolio sharing. Dahal argued that the UCPN-M had to look for other alternative as the NC and CPN-UML did not want to join the Bhattarai-led Government.
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November - 13 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) once again attacked the law enforcers on November 13, the last day of JeI's nine-day programme, leaving about 30 persons including 15 Policemen injured in Dhaka, Khulna and Cox's
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) once again attacked the law enforcers on November 13, the last day of JeI's nine-day programme, leaving about 30 persons including 15 Policemen injured in Dhaka, Khulna and Cox's Bazar, reports The Daily Star. Police arrested 16 JeI-ICS cadres in Dhaka and 87 others in Khulna, Joypurhat, Bagerhat, Chapainawabganj and Cox's Bazar.
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November - 13 
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on November 13 said that JeI-ICS cadres attacked his Police escort to foil the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity. The minister insisted that the trial must be completed in a very fair and unbiased manner, maintainin
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Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on November 13 said that JeI-ICS cadres attacked his Police escort to foil the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity. The minister insisted that the trial must be completed in a very fair and unbiased manner, maintaining proper standard, and nobody can prevent it. Nazrul Islam Mollah, deputy commissioner of Detective Branch (North) of police, also said the JeI-ICS cadres are attacking Policemen in a pre-planned way in a bid to create panic among the law enforcers. "They are doing so to disturb law and order as part of their scheme to delay the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity," he mentioned.
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November - 13 
The main opposition United National Party (UNP), the architects of the 13th Amendment, which resulted in the provincial council system, said on November 13 that this amendment should be amended to rectify any shortcomings but it should not be abolish
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The main opposition United National Party (UNP), the architects of the 13th Amendment, which resulted in the provincial council system, said on November 13 that this amendment should be amended to rectify any shortcomings but it should not be abolished, reports Daily Mirror. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said “The government should come up with an alternate unit of devolution in the event it decides to abolish provincial councils.” He told that the 13th Amendment to the Constitution contained several shortcomings which needed to be rectified to prevent provincial councils bypassing Parliament. He admitted that the 13th Amendment was enacted in a hurry under an agreement between then President J.R. Jayewardene and Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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November - 14 
A joint team of Assam and Meghalaya Police on November 14 intercepted a TATA pick-up van at Khetri on the National highway (NH) 37, recovered arms and ammunition meant for Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reports Shillong Times. The recovery inc
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A joint team of Assam and Meghalaya Police on November 14 intercepted a TATA pick-up van at Khetri on the National highway (NH) 37, recovered arms and ammunition meant for Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reports Shillong Times. The recovery included ten magazines of AK-47 assault rifles, one magazine of carbine, two AK 47 rifles, one shot gun, six pistols of various calibers including .9 mm, 7.65 mm, .22 etc, 254 rounds of assorted ammunition, one grenade, one wireless set. Inspector General of Police (IG-Law and Order), L R Bishnoi said five persons were arrested during the operation while two more persons were arrested in the connection by Nagaland Police in Dimapur. Two of the arrested were cadres of the GNLA. There was, however, no senior leader of the outfit among the arrested.
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November - 14 
Chief Minister (CM), Neiphiu Rio on November 14 said that the theft of arms and ammunition from Police armory, involving Police personnel, was a threat to the functioning and integrity of the State Police force, reports Nagaland Post. CM, Rio also sa
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Chief Minister (CM), Neiphiu Rio on November 14 said that the theft of arms and ammunition from Police armory, involving Police personnel, was a threat to the functioning and integrity of the State Police force, reports Nagaland Post. CM, Rio also said that such incidents of “misdemeanor and wrong doings” by some Police personnel were a worrying development for the force. Pointing out that such incidents had brought shame and disrepute and was a “blot” to the good name of the force, Rio called for speedy investigation to book the guilty, punish them, and bring back the good image of the state Police force.
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November - 14 
IGP, L.R. Bishnoi said Security Forces (SFs) have been put on alert after they received intelligence inputs about Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA-ATF)’s plan to target SFs in the run up to its “Protest Day” on November 28,
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IGP, L.R. Bishnoi said Security Forces (SFs) have been put on alert after they received intelligence inputs about Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA-ATF)’s plan to target SFs in the run up to its “Protest Day” on November 28, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 14 
In a major infiltration bid foiled by the Army on November 14, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam sector of Kupwara District, two militants and three Army personnel were killed, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 15 Corps Lieutenant Colonel Ankur
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In a major infiltration bid foiled by the Army on November 14, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam sector of Kupwara District, two militants and three Army personnel were killed, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 15 Corps Lieutenant Colonel Ankur Vashist said that the Army’s troopers noticed movement of a group of about five heavily armed militants near the LoC, who were challenged by the Army triggering a gun fight. Two Army personnel also sustained injuries in the fierce gun battle. He said two AK assault rifles and large quantity of ammunition has been recovered from the encounter site. He further mentioned that search operation was going on and the area has been cordoned off.
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November - 14 
Latest police finding states that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and breakaway faction of Achik National Liberation Council (ANVC-B) high command has lost their influence on local leaders and cadres, reports The Sentinel on November 15. State P
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Latest police finding states that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and breakaway faction of Achik National Liberation Council (ANVC-B) high command has lost their influence on local leaders and cadres, reports The Sentinel on November 15. State Police’s latest analytical findings revealed that many local leaders and cadres of the GNLA and ANVC-B do not function under any direct command, instead use their own discretion to extort money and torment the civilian population in the five Districts of Garo hills region.
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November - 14 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has indicated that it was ready to sit down for talks with the Central Government provided it was given a written invitation. NSCN-K’ chaplee kilonser’ (finance minister), Hokato Vusshe disc
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has indicated that it was ready to sit down for talks with the Central Government provided it was given a written invitation. NSCN-K’ chaplee kilonser’ (finance minister), Hokato Vusshe disclosed this to media persons on the sidelines of a free medical camp held at the outfit’s Suruhuto designated camp on November 12. Earlier, we have met the home minister in New Delhi recently,” Hokato Vusshe, told The Telegraph. He said that Shinde had twice spoken to them over phone last month inviting the outfit for talks, but the militant leader said they had insisted on an official invite from the Union home ministry. “We have asked for an official letter,” Vusshe added.
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November - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) unearthed explosive materials belonging to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kandhamal and Koraput Districts of Odisha during separate combing operations on November 14, reports The Hindu. According to Koraput Dist
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Security Forces (SFs) unearthed explosive materials belonging to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kandhamal and Koraput Districts of Odisha during separate combing operations on November 14, reports The Hindu. According to Koraput District Police sources, on November 14, SFs raided a Maoist camp inside the jungle near Samna village under Narayanpatna Block. But the Maoists managed to escape. The items seized from the camp included 129 gelatine sticks, 15 metres of codex wire and 20 metres of flexible wire, one tiffin bomb, maps, a steel container used to prepare Improvised Explosive Device (IED), materials of day to day use, Maoist uniforms, leaflets and literature.
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November - 14 
Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kandhamal Jayanarayan Pankaj said "We seized three land mines, of the size of 20, 15 and five kg respectively, in a forest near Singaranga village," reports newstrackindia.com quoting IANS.
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Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kandhamal Jayanarayan Pankaj said "We seized three land mines, of the size of 20, 15 and five kg respectively, in a forest near Singaranga village," reports newstrackindia.com quoting IANS.
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November - 14 
Though the identity of the five killed Maoists in Gajapati District (Odisha) was yet to be declared officially, the unofficial sources identified them as Basu (31) of Tikabali, Sudhansu (32) of R Udaygiri, Santosh (28), Ramesh (26) and Litu of Raikia
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Though the identity of the five killed Maoists in Gajapati District (Odisha) was yet to be declared officially, the unofficial sources identified them as Basu (31) of Tikabali, Sudhansu (32) of R Udaygiri, Santosh (28), Ramesh (26) and Litu of Raikia in Kandhamal District, reports The Daily Pioneer. They were involved in the Nayagarh armoury attack case in 2008 too. The Police also recovered the personal kitbags of the Maoists during the combing operation.
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November - 14 
Three months after Sabyasachi Panda was expelled from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), five cadres of the Panda-led Odisha Maovadi Party (OMP), were killed and a few others were injured during an encounter in Gajapati District on Nov
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Three months after Sabyasachi Panda was expelled from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), five cadres of the Panda-led Odisha Maovadi Party (OMP), were killed and a few others were injured during an encounter in Gajapati District on November 14, reports The Times of India. Two Security Force (SF) personnel also sustained injuries in the encounter. The gun-battle took place at Bhaliagada forest in Gobindpur Panchayat area under Mohana Police Station limits of Gajapati District bordering Ganjam District around 11 am when a police patrolling party came across a Maoist camp where Panda and around 15 of his associates were present, police said. "The Maoists opened fire and our men retaliated likewise. The gun-battle continued for an hour. We have recovered five bodies (all male) from the spot," Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra said. "Their identities are yet to be ascertained, but we believe they were from Kandhamal and Gajapati Districts and indoctrinated in the Maoist ideology," he added. Police said the blood trail from spot of encounter to the jungle suggested that some of the extremists were injured. "We have seized an Italian-make pistol, which is supposed to be Panda's personal weapon. This forces us to suspect he was present during the gun-battle and could be injured as well," a senior Police officer said. Superintendent of Police (SP) (Ganjam) Ashish Singh said Police have seized four country-made guns, two 9 mm pistols, around 80 kg of explosives and 35 rounds of live cartridges from the spot. Commenting on the incident, DGP Mishra said "We have specific information that he (Panda) was for a big build-up. Reports say his group strength has increased to 27. He has been recruiting people to the group," adds The Business Standard. Further, according to Press Trust of India, another cadre was arrested following the encounter.
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November - 14 
Unidentified assailants attacked two persons including a woman at Betagaon in Kokrajhar District. Both sustained injuries due to the attack.
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Unidentified assailants attacked two persons including a woman at Betagaon in Kokrajhar District. Both sustained injuries due to the attack.
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November - 14 
Unidentified extremists fired at and killed a labourer and two others at Golagaon under Simla Police Station in Baksa District. The deceased, Nikleswar Barman, succumbed to his injuries in hospital while the injured duo, Lankeswar Barman and Pratap S
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Unidentified extremists fired at and killed a labourer and two others at Golagaon under Simla Police Station in Baksa District. The deceased, Nikleswar Barman, succumbed to his injuries in hospital while the injured duo, Lankeswar Barman and Pratap Singh, is undergoing treatment with injuries on their legs. Times of India adds that Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) is behind the attack. NDFB-RD has however denied its involvement in the killing incidents of both Baksa and Sonitpur Districts. However, a source said the two incidents in Sonitpur and Baksa were carried out by a splinter group of NDFB, which has, so far, refused to join the peace process."NDFB-RD ‘chief of army’ IK Songbijit, who is based in Myanmar, heads this splinter group. He is under the complete influence of Paresh Baruah. It was Songbijit who withdrew from the unilateral ceasefire declared by Ranjan Daimary," the source said.
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November - 14 
Unidentified gunmen on November 14 opened fire and killed a schoolteacher, Asaruddin Sheikh, and injured another, I. Ahmed, at Kachugaon in Gossaigaon Subdivision of Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph.
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Unidentified gunmen on November 14 opened fire and killed a schoolteacher, Asaruddin Sheikh, and injured another, I. Ahmed, at Kachugaon in Gossaigaon Subdivision of Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 14 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has ordered the continuation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in the state and retained the 'Disturbed Area' tag for another year, reports Times of India. The UMHA said Paresh Baruah is one of the p
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has ordered the continuation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in the state and retained the 'Disturbed Area' tag for another year, reports Times of India. The UMHA said Paresh Baruah is one of the primary reasons for renewal of the 'Disturbed area' tag, which had expired on November 3. The other reason given by UMHA to justify the renewal is the Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT), which operates in the Sixth Schedule tribal hill District of Karbi Anglong.
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November - 14 
West Zone Task Force sleuths arrested four members of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) gang from Motidarwaja in Golconda in Hyderabad District and seized a from their possession FICN 50,000 on November 14, reports The Times of India. The accused Al
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West Zone Task Force sleuths arrested four members of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) gang from Motidarwaja in Golconda in Hyderabad District and seized a from their possession FICN 50,000 on November 14, reports The Times of India. The accused Ali Shaik, Mohammed Javeed, Mohammed Raheem and Mohammed Salman belong to Golconda. During the interrogation, Ali said that he procured FICN from one Sai Kiran a year ago.
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November - 14 
A Deobandi seminary teacher, identified as Maulana Samiullah (33), was shot dead in a sectarian attack while he was going somewhere after offering Asr (afternoon) prayer at Dhorajee Colony within the precincts of Bahadurabad Police Station. Samiullah
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A Deobandi seminary teacher, identified as Maulana Samiullah (33), was shot dead in a sectarian attack while he was going somewhere after offering Asr (afternoon) prayer at Dhorajee Colony within the precincts of Bahadurabad Police Station. Samiullah was associated with Masjid-e-Tauheed where he taught seminary students.
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November - 14 
A head teacher, Asim Farooqi (77) of Farooqi Girls’ High School, caught in a blasphemy row over a piece of homework allegedly containing derogatory references to Prophet Muhammad was released after the Lahore High Court granted him bail against a PKR
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A head teacher, Asim Farooqi (77) of Farooqi Girls’ High School, caught in a blasphemy row over a piece of homework allegedly containing derogatory references to Prophet Muhammad was released after the Lahore High Court granted him bail against a PKR 200,000 surety, his lawyer Jawad Ashraf said, reports Daily Times.
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November - 14 
A local Anti-Terrorism Court convicted a man Mehraban Shah, a resident of Peshawar’s Palosai area of blowing up an Aziz Khan Public School on Warsak Road in Mathra area and sentenced him to 14 years rigorous imprisonment.
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A local Anti-Terrorism Court convicted a man Mehraban Shah, a resident of Peshawar’s Palosai area of blowing up an Aziz Khan Public School on Warsak Road in Mathra area and sentenced him to 14 years rigorous imprisonment.
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November - 14 
A man affiliated with Tablighi Jama’at, identified as Aslam (28), was killed while he was returning home after work in Korangi area within the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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A man affiliated with Tablighi Jama’at, identified as Aslam (28), was killed while he was returning home after work in Korangi area within the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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November - 14 
A man, identified as Kashif (25), was shot dead while returning home after closing his shop in Basheer Chowk area within the precincts of New Karachi Industrial Area Police Station.
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A man, identified as Kashif (25), was shot dead while returning home after closing his shop in Basheer Chowk area within the precincts of New Karachi Industrial Area Police Station.
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November - 14 
A person, identified as Haq Nawab, the son of the spokesman of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) Sher Mohammad Bugti, was killed in an armed clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Nushki District on November 14, reports Dawn.
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A person, identified as Haq Nawab, the son of the spokesman of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) Sher Mohammad Bugti, was killed in an armed clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Nushki District on November 14, reports Dawn.
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November - 14 
A person, identified as Muhammad Imran, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at Major Chowk in Mastung District, reports Daily Times.
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A person, identified as Muhammad Imran, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at Major Chowk in Mastung District, reports Daily Times.
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November - 14 
A teacher, identified as Arfa Iftikhar, was forced into hiding after a furious mob stormed the school in Lahore over a piece of homework she had set on fire. Police are still hunting for her.
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A teacher, identified as Arfa Iftikhar, was forced into hiding after a furious mob stormed the school in Lahore over a piece of homework she had set on fire. Police are still hunting for her.
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November - 14 
Addressing a news conference at the Police Club in Lahore Police on November 14 Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police Haji Habibur Rehman claimed that five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants allegedly involved in terrorist activities in Pun
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Addressing a news conference at the Police Club in Lahore Police on November 14 Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police Haji Habibur Rehman claimed that five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants allegedly involved in terrorist activities in Punjab province were arrested in a joint operation by the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police Multan and Makhdoom Rasheed Police, reports Dawn. IG Rehman said that the militants belonged to Miranshah, headquarter of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The militants were arrested on information obtained from five others arrested earlier by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police. They had planned to carry out terrorism activities during the month of Muharram. He said that the terrorists were involved in several crimes including a bank robbery in Green Town area, an attack on Babu Sabu checkpost, an attack on District Police Officer (DPO) Dera Ismail Khan office, the murder of constable in DI Khan and multiple attacks on members of the Shia sect.
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November - 14 
Afghan border authorities temporarily banned the entry of passenger vehicles into Afghanistan, along the border at Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District to check cross border movements. Afghan Border Officials said that suspects might enter Afghanis
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Afghan border authorities temporarily banned the entry of passenger vehicles into Afghanistan, along the border at Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District to check cross border movements. Afghan Border Officials said that suspects might enter Afghanistan whithout being checked at the Chaman border. Amir Hussain, a Pakistani official, said that there is no truth in the allegations levelled by Afghan border officials.
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November - 14 
An ex-activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Sudheer (30), was shot dead near his house in New Karachi within the jurisdiction of Bilal Colony Police Station, reports Daily Times.
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An ex-activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Sudheer (30), was shot dead near his house in New Karachi within the jurisdiction of Bilal Colony Police Station, reports Daily Times.
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November - 14 
An unidentified dead person was found in a gunny bag in Zarghoonabad area of Nawa Killi of Quetta.
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An unidentified dead person was found in a gunny bag in Zarghoonabad area of Nawa Killi of Quetta.
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November - 14 
An unidentified man was shot dead in Korangi area within the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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An unidentified man was shot dead in Korangi area within the limits of Korangi Police Station.
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November - 14 
At least eight persons, including a Deobandi and a Shia man, were killed in the unabated wave of target killings in the provincial capital Karachi on November 14, reports Daily Times. In one incident, a prayer leader who was a supporter of Ahl-e-Sunn
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At least eight persons, including a Deobandi and a Shia man, were killed in the unabated wave of target killings in the provincial capital Karachi on November 14, reports Daily Times. In one incident, a prayer leader who was a supporter of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ), identified as Imran (25), was shot dead at Nishtar Road within the precincts of Jamshed Quarter Police Station.
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November - 14 
At least five militants were killed and six were injured during a search operation by Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 14, reports Daily Times.
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At least five militants were killed and six were injured during a search operation by Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 14, reports Daily Times.
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November - 14 
Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Lieutenant General Nick Carter met on November 14 with Chief of the General Staff Pakistan Army General Waheed Arshad in the latest of a series of engagements aimed to bolster the
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Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Lieutenant General Nick Carter met on November 14 with Chief of the General Staff Pakistan Army General Waheed Arshad in the latest of a series of engagements aimed to bolster the military-to-military relationship between and ISAF and Pakistan, as well as collaboration to bring peace and security to the Afghan-Pakistan region, reported The Express Tribune quoting a press release from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). Carter and Arshad discussed their mutually shared goals to promote stability in the region, including pressuring militant groups and strengthening cross border cooperation along the Pak-Afghan Border. “ISAF and Pakistan are committed to peace and security on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, so these discussions are very important,” Carter said. “We are committed to achieving enduring solutions to security issues.”
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November - 14 
In a joint press statement released late on November 14, Pakistan, in a bid to support peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and answering requests of the Afghan Government, High Peace Council (HPC), agreed to release a number of high profi
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In a joint press statement released late on November 14, Pakistan, in a bid to support peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and answering requests of the Afghan Government, High Peace Council (HPC), agreed to release a number of high profile Taliban detainees, reports The Express Tribune. The joint statement had broadly said, “In support of peace and reconciliation process and in response to the requests of the Afghan Government and HPC, a number of Taliban detainees are being released,” adds Dawn. Nothing was publicly said about who was being freed or what was the criterion for their release. Sources said Pakistan had set free about 10 mid-ranking Taliban leaders in the first batch as a gesture of goodwill and support for the peace process. The Joint Press Statement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the HPC of Afghanistan issued after visit of the Afghan Peace Council to Pakistan stated that all concerned countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan and United States of America (USA) will facilitate “safe passage” to potential negotiators to advance the reconciliation process. Pakistan and Afghanistan will work closely with other international partners to remove the names from the United Nations (UN) sanctions list of the potential negotiators amongst Taliban and other groups to enable them to participate in peace talks. Pakistan and the HPC called on the Taliban and other armed groups to sever all links with al Qaeda, and other international terror networks.
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November - 14 
Inspector General (IG) Sind, Fayaz Laghari speaking at Garden Headquarters said that during the last couple of days Police and Rangers have conducted successful raids in 68 areas and arrested 10 cadres of banned outfits, reported The News. He was hop
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Inspector General (IG) Sind, Fayaz Laghari speaking at Garden Headquarters said that during the last couple of days Police and Rangers have conducted successful raids in 68 areas and arrested 10 cadres of banned outfits, reported The News. He was hopeful that the situation will remain under control during Muharam.
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November - 14 
One Ghulam Shabbir (32), was shot dead in Metroville area within the remit of Manghopir Police Station.
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One Ghulam Shabbir (32), was shot dead in Metroville area within the remit of Manghopir Police Station.
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November - 14 
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service from immediate effect, reported Dawn. It must be noted that after this notification, mobile phone subscribers will not be able to change the networks. E
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service from immediate effect, reported Dawn. It must be noted that after this notification, mobile phone subscribers will not be able to change the networks. Earlier, the Interior Ministry had directed PTA to take action against the sale of illegal SIMs. In the first phase, shops and franchise outlets were barred from selling SIMs while in the second phase the Ministry had directed PTA to stop mobile portability.
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November - 14 
The Sukkur Police recovered an abducted person, identified as Abdul Fatah Qazi, and arrested three alleged abductors, identified as Nadeem Khoso, Nawaz Khoso and Rustam Shar, after an encounter within the jurisdiction of Site and Qadirpur Police Stat
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The Sukkur Police recovered an abducted person, identified as Abdul Fatah Qazi, and arrested three alleged abductors, identified as Nadeem Khoso, Nawaz Khoso and Rustam Shar, after an encounter within the jurisdiction of Site and Qadirpur Police Stations in Sukkur District. The Police also recovered two AK-47 assault rifles, two TT pistols and more than 100 bullets from their possession. Two other accomplices, Asad and Lutufallah Khoso, escaped during the encounter. Qazi had been abducted a week ago from Rohri area.
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November - 14 
Two abductors were arrested and a victim was recovered during a raid carried out by the Anti-Violent Crime Cell with the assistance of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in Shah Faisal Colony, reports Dawn. CPLC chief Ahmed Chinoy said one
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Two abductors were arrested and a victim was recovered during a raid carried out by the Anti-Violent Crime Cell with the assistance of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) in Shah Faisal Colony, reports Dawn. CPLC chief Ahmed Chinoy said one Nabeel-ul-Hasan (21) was abducted from Gulshan-e-Iqbal area on November 5, 2012 when he was going to pick up his sister from school. The following day, the family received a phone call from kidnappers demanding a ransom of PKR 50 million, said the CPLC chief.
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November - 14 
Two men and a woman, identified as Mohammad Wali, Wahdat and wife of Ahmedzai, were injured in landmine blast in Spina Shaga area of Kurram Agency, reports Dawn.
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Two men and a woman, identified as Mohammad Wali, Wahdat and wife of Ahmedzai, were injured in landmine blast in Spina Shaga area of Kurram Agency, reports Dawn.
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November - 14 
Two persons, identified as Mohammad and Wali Khan, were injured in a landmine blast near the Afghan border in Pewar Tangi area.
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Two persons, identified as Mohammad and Wali Khan, were injured in a landmine blast near the Afghan border in Pewar Tangi area.
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November - 14 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman Jhalanath Khanal has accused the present Government of being the main hindrance in forging consensus among the political parties. He thus, ruled out the possibility of consensus pri
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman Jhalanath Khanal has accused the present Government of being the main hindrance in forging consensus among the political parties. He thus, ruled out the possibility of consensus prior to oust of the present Government.
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November - 14 
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar said that political parties will forge consensus to end the current political deadlock in the country by November 30, reports ekantipur.com. He also claimed that the budget would be brough
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Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar said that political parties will forge consensus to end the current political deadlock in the country by November 30, reports ekantipur.com. He also claimed that the budget would be brought by November 18 even if the political parties do not come to an agreement on the same.
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November - 14 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on November 14 said that the ruling coalition was determined to introduce budget even if there is no consensus between the major parties, reports Nepal News.
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on November 14 said that the ruling coalition was determined to introduce budget even if there is no consensus between the major parties, reports Nepal News. Admitting that the Government was not going to prepare the budget to only suit its agenda, Dahal said he was hopeful of an understanding with the opposition parties in the next couple of days.
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November - 14 
51 suspected cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested from Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on November 14, reports The New Age. In Dhaka, the Police arrested 11 JeI-ICS cadres at Tejgaon on charge of attacking
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51 suspected cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested from Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on November 14, reports The New Age. In Dhaka, the Police arrested 11 JeI-ICS cadres at Tejgaon on charge of attacking convoy of Law Minister and Policemen on November 13. In Barisal District, 34 JeI-ICS cadres were arrested in Barisal metropolitan area. In Jaipurhat District, the Police arrested a Madrassah teacher on charge of attacking a Policeman. In Sylhet District, five JeI-ICS cadres were arrested in the city’s Dakkhin Surma and Dargah Mahall areas while a huge number of leaflets, bullets, machetes, iron rods and explosive were allegedly seized from their possession.
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November - 14 
Faiz Ahmed Siddiqui, who was a guerrilla leader of the Communist Party in 1971 and a prosecution witness told International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on November 14 that student leader Mahbubul Alam of Chittagong was tortured in the presence of war c
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Faiz Ahmed Siddiqui, who was a guerrilla leader of the Communist Party in 1971 and a prosecution witness told International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on November 14 that student leader Mahbubul Alam of Chittagong was tortured in the presence of war crimes accused Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury that led to his death during the Liberation War. Faiz in his deposition in the case against SQ Chowdhury said Alam, vice-president of Rangunia College Student Union, died of severe torture.
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November - 14 
International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on November 14 completed the cross-examination of Rustam Ali Molla, the fifth prosecution witness in the case against JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. The three-member tribunal headed by Justi
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International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on November 14 completed the cross-examination of Rustam Ali Molla, the fifth prosecution witness in the case against JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir recorded the cross-examination before adjourning the case proceedings until November 20, when the sixth prosecution witness is expected to testify.
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November - 14 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 14 reaffirmed her Government's firm resolve to hold the trial of war criminals, reports The Daily Star. Speaking at a function at Dhaka University she said “The trial of those who have killed our renowned teac
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 14 reaffirmed her Government's firm resolve to hold the trial of war criminals, reports The Daily Star. Speaking at a function at Dhaka University she said “The trial of those who have killed our renowned teachers and intellectuals, raped our mothers and sisters, oppressed our people and carried out arson attacks during the Liberation War must be held on Bangladesh soil.” Referring to the recent attacks on Police by the cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), Hasina said, “It is wrong to suppose that we will stop the trial of war criminals by getting nervous in the face of the movement.”
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November - 14 
House Leader and Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva on November 14 expressed that the Government is ready to discuss the repealing or amending the 13th Amendment to the Constitution with all political parties including the Tamil parties. He told Parlia
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House Leader and Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva on November 14 expressed that the Government is ready to discuss the repealing or amending the 13th Amendment to the Constitution with all political parties including the Tamil parties. He told Parliament the Government is willing to take up this matter in the proposed Parliament Select Committee (PSC), which is to be set up to work out a political solution to the national question. The minister said repealing the 13th Amendment was not the official stance of the Government though some of its allies had called for it.
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November - 14 
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon on November 15 (today) said that an Internal Review Panel (IRP) appointed to review the agency's actions during the final stages of Sri Lanka's war that ended in May 2009 has concluded tha
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon on November 15 (today) said that an Internal Review Panel (IRP) appointed to review the agency's actions during the final stages of Sri Lanka's war that ended in May 2009 has concluded that the UN system failed to meet its responsibilities, reports Colombo Page. Ban admitted that the UN system failed to meet its responsibilities - highlighting, in particular, the roles played by the Secretariat, the agencies and programmes of the UN Country Team, and the members of the Security Council and Human Rights Council. He said he is determined to draw appropriate lessons from the report of the IRP chaired by Charles Petrie and conducted an 8-month investigation.
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November - 14 
Two Sri Lankan men were charged on November 13 with the murder of a former commander of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Paris, reports Daily Mirror. The two suspects, both born in Sri Lanka in 1979, were arrested November 11 an
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Two Sri Lankan men were charged on November 13 with the murder of a former commander of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Paris, reports Daily Mirror. The two suspects, both born in Sri Lanka in 1979, were arrested November 11 and are being held in custody in Paris. According to the judicial source, one of the men is suspected of ordering the murder and the other of carrying out the hit on the Sri Lankan-born French national, who died in a hail of bullets. They have been charged with murder and immigration offences.
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November - 15 
A major operation was launched in Nowgam sector in Kupwara District to track the rest of the militants who might have infiltrated in the night of November 14. As reported earlier, the Army had killed two of the five militants, who attempted to infilt
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A major operation was launched in Nowgam sector in Kupwara District to track the rest of the militants who might have infiltrated in the night of November 14. As reported earlier, the Army had killed two of the five militants, who attempted to infiltrate, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam sector of Kupwara District on November 14. Three Army personnel were also killed.
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November - 15 
A suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant, was killed and two others critically injured in an encounter against ULFA-ATF militants in Majuli Island in Jorhat District, reports The Telegraph. Additional Supe
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A suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant, was killed and two others critically injured in an encounter against ULFA-ATF militants in Majuli Island in Jorhat District, reports The Telegraph. Additional Superintendent of Police-Jorhat (SP-Jorhat), Nabin Singh said, "A joint operation of police and army was conducted in Majuli this morning. Among the three dead, one is suspected to be an Ulfa militant. A pistol, ammunition, grenade, 8 mobile handsets and 22 SIM cards were recovered from the encounter site.'' He added, "Although the suspected Ulfa militant has not been identified as yet, the two civilians have been identified as Bhaben Pegu and Goda Gosh of the area. The injured are Bogai Das (30) and Rouson Toplo (12)."
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November - 15 
At Seramdih village under Khunti Police Station, para-teacher Wiliam Nag was killed in an identical manner. “Though it is not clear whether Nag was killed by rebel outfits in the area, we suspect either CPI(Maoist) or PLFI,” said Khunti SP A.N. Mishr
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At Seramdih village under Khunti Police Station, para-teacher Wiliam Nag was killed in an identical manner. “Though it is not clear whether Nag was killed by rebel outfits in the area, we suspect either CPI(Maoist) or PLFI,” said Khunti SP A.N. Mishra.
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November - 15 
Border Security Force (BSF) has requested its Bangladeshi counterpart, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to destroy 55 camps of northeast insurgent group in Bangladesh, reports Shillong Times. “Despite a pro-active role of the security forces in Banglade
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Border Security Force (BSF) has requested its Bangladeshi counterpart, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to destroy 55 camps of northeast insurgent group in Bangladesh, reports Shillong Times. “Despite a pro-active role of the security forces in Bangladesh to dismantle the camps of insurgents from the region, at least 55 camps still exist there. BSF officials have handed over a list of the camps to them and asked them to demolish the camps,” a BSF official told reporters in Agartala on November 15. BSF also requested for early solution of disputes regarding erection of barbed wire fencing in some patches of the international border, the official said.
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November - 15 
Despite stepped up surveillance by the Police, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members felled trees at K Kondapuram in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative Unit) of Khammam District in broad daylight on November 15 and disrupted t
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Despite stepped up surveillance by the Police, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members felled trees at K Kondapuram in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative Unit) of Khammam District in broad daylight on November 15 and disrupted the vehicular movement on Venkatapuram-Bhadrachalam road on the first day of the two-day north Telangana bandh (shutdown strike) called by the North Telangana Special Zonal Committee (NTSZC) of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu. They left behind some pamphlets at the site in support of the bandh. Traffic the busy road was disrupted for some time.
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November - 15 
District administration has imposed indefinite curfew in the entire District to prevent further incidents of violence. The Army was called out to stage a flag march and assist the administration in maintaining law and order in the District. "Five col
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District administration has imposed indefinite curfew in the entire District to prevent further incidents of violence. The Army was called out to stage a flag march and assist the administration in maintaining law and order in the District. "Five columns of army have been moved to Kokrajhar District under counter-insurgency grid on Thursday afternoon. The basic objective is area domination and to instill confidence among people," said ‘defence spokesman’, Lt-Col SS Phogat adds Times of India.
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November - 15 
India has requested Interpol to come up with a special notice for terror cases, which is not a part of the existing Red Corner Notice, The Times of India reports on November 16. The request was made at the recently concluded on 81st General Assembly
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India has requested Interpol to come up with a special notice for terror cases, which is not a part of the existing Red Corner Notice, The Times of India reports on November 16. The request was made at the recently concluded on 81st General Assembly of Interpol in Rome (Italy), which was attended by Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushil Kumar Shinde and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director A.P. Singh. "It will simplify the process for all the investigating agencies to know about terror suspects if the notice's colour or style is changed," said an officer. Interpol is reported to be examining the request. In the general assembly, it was also decided that Interpol will hold training programmes at the CBI academy in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), for the Asia-Pacific nations. Training will be imparted to law enforcement officers of various countries on bio-terrorism, investigation of maritime piracy and anti-corruption cases, and there will be focused attention on fugitives involved in terror cases. CBI officials also held separate meetings with Saudi Arabia, the US, South Africa, the Netherlands, France, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Jordan, Bhutan, Portugal, South Korea and others to discuss pending bilateral policing issues like letters rogatory, extradition requests etc.
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November - 15 
Militants, in the evening of November 15, struck at three liquor shops on the bank of Dal lake in Srinagar inside a Government run hotel, Heemal, killing an employee while injuring four others, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said unidentified pistol
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Militants, in the evening of November 15, struck at three liquor shops on the bank of Dal lake in Srinagar inside a Government run hotel, Heemal, killing an employee while injuring four others, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said unidentified pistol borne militants fired from point blank range at the three liquor shops when the shops had good number of customers. The gunmen immediately fled from the spot after carrying out the attack. A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) spokesman Juniadul Islam while claiming the attack asked for closure of the liquor shops in the Valley.
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November - 15 
Outlook reports on November 15, that India is struggling to bring back several most wanted terrorists Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, Iqbal Memon alias Iqbal Mirchi among others.
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Outlook reports on November 15, that India is struggling to bring back several most wanted terrorists Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, Iqbal Memon alias Iqbal Mirchi among others.
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November - 15 
Police intensified area domination and combing operations in the remote tribal pockets of the agency in the aftermath of the incident to prevent violent acts if any by the Maoists during the bandh.
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Police intensified area domination and combing operations in the remote tribal pockets of the agency in the aftermath of the incident to prevent violent acts if any by the Maoists during the bandh.
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November - 15 
Police neutralized an inter-state gang involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the arrest of four persons near Chamaru village in Patiala District, The Times of India reports on November 16. The Police have seized INR 150,000 FI
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Police neutralized an inter-state gang involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the arrest of four persons near Chamaru village in Patiala District, The Times of India reports on November 16. The Police have seized INR 150,000 FICN from the gang. The four gang members were identified as Firangi Kumar, Sona Lal, Aman Kumar and Rama Kant Yadav hailing from Bihar.
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November - 15 
Police on November 15 arrested a HM militant who had recently infiltrated from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Zahoor Ahmad Bhat of Shanoo Hardware in Kupwara was arrested by Police at Chotipora village. He had gone for arms training in 2001 and ret
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Police on November 15 arrested a HM militant who had recently infiltrated from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Zahoor Ahmad Bhat of Shanoo Hardware in Kupwara was arrested by Police at Chotipora village. He had gone for arms training in 2001 and returned recently.
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November - 15 
Prime Minister (PM), Dr Manmohan Singh has condemned the violence in Kokrajhar and Gossaigaon towns, reports The Sentinel. He has expressed grief and shock over the incidents. The PM spoke to the Chief Minister (CM), Tarun Gogoi, who briefed him on
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Prime Minister (PM), Dr Manmohan Singh has condemned the violence in Kokrajhar and Gossaigaon towns, reports The Sentinel. He has expressed grief and shock over the incidents. The PM spoke to the Chief Minister (CM), Tarun Gogoi, who briefed him on the situation in BTAD. The Prime Minister also talked to the Union Home Minister and asked him to extend all possible assistance to the Assam government in tackling the situation. CM Gogoi said, “Nobody should provoke the delicate situation in BTAD,” adding, “Army and paramilitary forces were told to launch counter-insurgency measures to deal with the situation.”Gogoi further said the government is examining reports about the alleged involvement of some leaders in the fresh incidents of violence in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD). “Whosoever big he might be, if found involved in either provoking or stoking violence would not be spared,” Gogoi said. He also said, “Several inimical forces are there in BTAD. The NDFB is also found to be involved in the recent killings in BTAD.”
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November - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) killed a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant in an encounter State’s border with Meghalaya in Bamuni Panikhowa village under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District, reports Shillong Times. SFs recovered a 7.65 mm
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant in an encounter State’s border with Meghalaya in Bamuni Panikhowa village under Krishnai Police Station of Goalpara District, reports Shillong Times. SFs recovered a 7.65 mm pistol, three live ammunitions, two extortion demand drafts and two empty cartridges from the encounter site.
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November - 15 
Seven policemen were injured on November 15 in a landmine attack on a Police vehicle by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Aurangabad District of Bihar, reports Business Standard. Superintendent of Police (SP) Daljeet Sing
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Seven policemen were injured on November 15 in a landmine attack on a Police vehicle by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Aurangabad District of Bihar, reports Business Standard. Superintendent of Police (SP) Daljeet Singh said the explosion occurred near Banua crossing in the border of Dev and Dhibara Police Station areas. The blast damaged the vehicle carrying seven Policemen including Dhibara Police Station's Station House Officer (SHO) Indrajeet Singh. The Maoists also fired on the Policemen who retaliated despite sustaining injuries in the landmine blast, Daljeet Singh said. Additional Policemen reached the spot and raids were being carried out to arrest the Maoists, the SP said.
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November - 15 
SFs have arrested seven-suspected Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) militants so far in connection with the murder of businessperson Adilur Rehman, reports Assam Tribune on November 15. The arrested cadres were
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SFs have arrested seven-suspected Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) militants so far in connection with the murder of businessperson Adilur Rehman, reports Assam Tribune on November 15. The arrested cadres were identified as Jischay Narzary, Noas Narzary, Agastian Narzary, Firoj Musahari, Chambaru Basumatari, Samar Basumatari, David Goyari, Parshuram Basumatari and Manjit Musahari.
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November - 15 
South Garo Hills Police arrested a militant belonging to the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) for being part of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) group, which planted as many as three powerful IEDs on the Kherapara route on November 2 t
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South Garo Hills Police arrested a militant belonging to the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) for being part of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) group, which planted as many as three powerful IEDs on the Kherapara route on November 2 to target security forces, reports Seven Sister’s Post on November 15. “ANVC militant Ginjing was providing food and shelter to GNLA militants and was also entrusted with collection of extortion money from traders. He has confessed to digging up the road to plant the IEDs on the evening of November 2nd,” said South Garo Hills District Superintendent of Police (SP), Davis Nestell Marak said.
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November - 15 
Suspected Maoists dragged out one Narayan Munda from his house at Barihada under Arki Police Station of Khunti District and killed him, charging him of acting as a Police informer.
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Suspected Maoists dragged out one Narayan Munda from his house at Barihada under Arki Police Station of Khunti District and killed him, charging him of acting as a Police informer.
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November - 15 
Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya, an accused in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case and a close aide (cashier) of Dawood Ibrahim, has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that the underworld don and his company were be
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Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya, an accused in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case and a close aide (cashier) of Dawood Ibrahim, has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that the underworld don and his company were behind the operation of smuggling in Pakistan-manufactured Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth several crores of INR to India since 2007, Daily Poineer reports on November 16. Taklya was left in the NIA’s custody for questioning in connection with the Karippur (Malappuram District of Kerala) counterfeit currency note case pertaining to the seizure of FICN worth INR 7.25 million from a passenger, Muhammad Alshad from Ras-al-Khaimah at the Kozhikode international airport at Karippur on August 16, 2008. Tahir have told the NIA that FICN were manufactured in Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) from where it was taken to Dubai and Abu Dhabi by an agent of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for smuggling in to India for destabilising the country’s economy and for mobilising funds for extremist operations. According to Tahir, his source of Pakistan made FICN was one Imtiaz Ibrahim from Karachi (Sindh, Pakistan). Later Tahir would smuggle FICN into Kerala (mainly Kasaragood District) and other parts of India using passengers as couriers. He further said fake currencies worth INR 100,000 were being exchanged for actual Indian notes worth INR 45,000. INR 33,000 of this would go to the Dawood while the remaining INR 12,000 would be distributed among the agents working at various levels. He told the NIA that Dawood’s brother Anees, stationed in Pakistan, was one of the persons controlling the operation.
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November - 15 
The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against Harkatul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI) operative Mohammed Abdul Majeed, as reported on November 15, by The Times of India. The hopes of Indian intelligence agencies to get him deported from Saudi Arabia hav
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The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against Harkatul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI) operative Mohammed Abdul Majeed, as reported on November 15, by The Times of India. The hopes of Indian intelligence agencies to get him deported from Saudi Arabia have also brightened following this. Majeed was an accused in two cases registered in Gopalapuram (in West Godavarai District of Andhra Pradesh) Police station. Both cases, registered following the blasts in Mecca Masjid, Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat Bhandar, on August 25, 2007, were related to criminal conspiracy and waging war against the state. He was acquitted by court in both cases. He is reported to have left India for Saudi Arabia soon after his acquittal in 2009.
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November - 15 
The Times of India reports that NIA will conduct a detailed probe on non-resident Keralites (NRKs) who acted as conduits for the racket. Tahir was earlier arrested by Sharjah Police in September 2008 for possessing FICN to the tune of INR 50 lakh. Ta
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The Times of India reports that NIA will conduct a detailed probe on non-resident Keralites (NRKs) who acted as conduits for the racket. Tahir was earlier arrested by Sharjah Police in September 2008 for possessing FICN to the tune of INR 50 lakh. Tahir, who hailed from Mumbai, was working as manager of Al Sultan Furnishing and Carpet Shop, which had branches in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He had sourced the fake notes from a Pakistani citizen identified as Ibrahim Bhai.
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November - 15 
Three National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) rebels on November 15 surrendered their arms to the Assam Rifles, reports The Telegraph. They deposited a pistol, grenades, Bangladeshi SIM cards and currency. The surrendered militants were identifie
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Three National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) rebels on November 15 surrendered their arms to the Assam Rifles, reports The Telegraph. They deposited a pistol, grenades, Bangladeshi SIM cards and currency. The surrendered militants were identified as Mancha Debbarma, Manoj Debbarma and Ashok Debbarma.
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November - 15 
Three persons, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) block president, were killed by armed Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in separate incidents in Simdega and Khunti Districts on November 15, reports The Telegraph. Saryu Yadav, president of BJP’s Sim
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Three persons, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) block president, were killed by armed Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in separate incidents in Simdega and Khunti Districts on November 15, reports The Telegraph. Saryu Yadav, president of BJP’s Simdega block committee, was shot dead by suspected cadres of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at his house in Banihara village under sadar Police Station. Wife of the BJP leader Kamla Devi also sustained bullet injuries when she tried to come to his rescue.
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November - 15 
Unidentified miscreant on November 15 killed one small businessperson, Nelson Basumatary, at Telepara under Gossaigaon Police Station of Kokrajhar district, reports Shillong Times. In another incident, one trader, Abul Kalam, was stabbed to death at
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Unidentified miscreant on November 15 killed one small businessperson, Nelson Basumatary, at Telepara under Gossaigaon Police Station of Kokrajhar district, reports Shillong Times. In another incident, one trader, Abul Kalam, was stabbed to death at Kokrajhar Weekly market at Kokrajhar town.
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November - 15 
A cellular phone shop was blown up in Imakhel village. However, no casualty was reported.
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A cellular phone shop was blown up in Imakhel village. However, no casualty was reported.
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November - 15 
A dead body, identified as that of one Akbar, was found in Uthal area of Lasbela District.
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A dead body, identified as that of one Akbar, was found in Uthal area of Lasbela District.
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November - 15 
A Government primary school for boys was blown up in an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) attack in Nandor village of Tank District on November 15, reports Dawn.
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A Government primary school for boys was blown up in an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) attack in Nandor village of Tank District on November 15, reports Dawn.
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November - 15 
A person identified as Ahmadullah was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sara Ghardgi area, outskirts of Quetta.
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A person identified as Ahmadullah was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sara Ghardgi area, outskirts of Quetta.
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November - 15 
A person, identified as Abdul Ahad, a Model High School science teacher, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailant in Chitkan area of Panjgur District on November 15 reports Daily Times.
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A person, identified as Abdul Ahad, a Model High School science teacher, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailant in Chitkan area of Panjgur District on November 15 reports Daily Times.
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November - 15 
A soldier was killed and two others were injured when a mortar shell hit a checkpost at Qambarabad area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 15, reports Dawn. The dead and injured be
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A soldier was killed and two others were injured when a mortar shell hit a checkpost at Qambarabad area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 15, reports Dawn. The dead and injured belonged to Mehsud Scouts, Police said.
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November - 15 
A woman, identified as Zulaikha, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Sector 14/C Baldia Town.
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A woman, identified as Zulaikha, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Sector 14/C Baldia Town.
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November - 15 
An unidentified dead person was found from Block-H, North Naizmabad.
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An unidentified dead person was found from Block-H, North Naizmabad.
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November - 15 
At least seven persons, including two Policemen, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on November 15, reports Daily Times. Three persons, identified as Javaid, Pathan, Ashfaq and Nizamuddin were killed by unidentified armed assail
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At least seven persons, including two Policemen, were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on November 15, reports Daily Times. Three persons, identified as Javaid, Pathan, Ashfaq and Nizamuddin were killed by unidentified armed assailants in Sabzi Mandi within the limits of PIB Colony Police Station.
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November - 15 
Dead bodies of two Policemen, identified as Mohammad Kamran and Asghar Ali, were found within Sohrab Goth Police Station at Wilayat Shah Shrine.
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Dead bodies of two Policemen, identified as Mohammad Kamran and Asghar Ali, were found within Sohrab Goth Police Station at Wilayat Shah Shrine.
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November - 15 
In a letter sent to the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government the Federal Ministry of Interiors’ National Crisis Management Cell stated that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has dispatched 28 terrorists to Waziristan to get training and procure arms and am
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In a letter sent to the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government the Federal Ministry of Interiors’ National Crisis Management Cell stated that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has dispatched 28 terrorists to Waziristan to get training and procure arms and ammunition to carry out the attacks during the Muharram processions, The Express Tribune reported on November 15. It further asked the government to remain “extremely vigilant” and adopt measures to ward off such attacks. Deputy Inspector General of Police Ali Sher said he is aware of the possibility of terrorist attacks and assured that all necessary security measures have been taken to maintain peace in GB.
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November - 15 
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on November 15, addressing a rally at Mirpur District in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) said that a resolution of Kashmir dispute would be his party’s top agenda, Pakistan Today reported. He stated, “T
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on November 15, addressing a rally at Mirpur District in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) said that a resolution of Kashmir dispute would be his party’s top agenda, Pakistan Today reported. He stated, “The PTI will resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue. It will usher in a new era of prosperity for the peoples of South Asia.”
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November - 15 
Security Agencies arrested four suspected terrorists and recovered 15 suicide jackets, 800 kilograms of explosives, 21 hand grenades, five MP rifles, two Kalashnikov rifles, 15 remote-controlled devices and a huge quantity of bullets during a raid in
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Security Agencies arrested four suspected terrorists and recovered 15 suicide jackets, 800 kilograms of explosives, 21 hand grenades, five MP rifles, two Kalashnikov rifles, 15 remote-controlled devices and a huge quantity of bullets during a raid in Wazirabad city of Gujranwala District on November 15, reports Daily Times.
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November - 15 
The Afghan Government on November 15 welcomed Pakistan’s agreement to release several Taliban prisoners, reports Daily Times. “We welcome this move as a positive step toward Afghanistan’s peace process,” Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said. Howev
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The Afghan Government on November 15 welcomed Pakistan’s agreement to release several Taliban prisoners, reports Daily Times. “We welcome this move as a positive step toward Afghanistan’s peace process,” Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said. However, the Taliban official dismissed the deal as “just a symbolic gesture to show the world that something happened in this meeting”.
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November - 15 
The officials from both countries said that Pakistan will consider freeing former Afghan Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, if current releases of lower level members help to advance peace efforts.
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The officials from both countries said that Pakistan will consider freeing former Afghan Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, if current releases of lower level members help to advance peace efforts.
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November - 15 
Two Hazara Shias, identified as Zakir and Ibrahim, were injured when militants opened fire on them at Western Bypass near Mengalabad area in Quetta.
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Two Hazara Shias, identified as Zakir and Ibrahim, were injured when militants opened fire on them at Western Bypass near Mengalabad area in Quetta.
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November - 15 
Prime Minister (PM) Baburam Bhattarai on November 15 said that the parties would arrive at a consensus on disputed issues in the second week of Mangsir (3rd week of November), reports Nepal News. PM Bhattarai also said that the fresh Constituent Asse
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Prime Minister (PM) Baburam Bhattarai on November 15 said that the parties would arrive at a consensus on disputed issues in the second week of Mangsir (3rd week of November), reports Nepal News. PM Bhattarai also said that the fresh Constituent Assembly (CA) elections would be declared immediately after the parties reached the deal.
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November - 15 
Senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal opined that time has come for the head of the state Dr Ram Baran Yadav to play a significant role to topple the incumbent Government, The Himalayan Ti
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Senior leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal opined that time has come for the head of the state Dr Ram Baran Yadav to play a significant role to topple the incumbent Government, The Himalayan Times. As opposition parties are intensifying agitations and protests against the Government, President also should play a role now, said Nepal.
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November - 15 
Police unearthed a training camp, run by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), in Mazampur area of Kushtia District on November 15 and arrested nine ICS cadres, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Abdul Kuddus (22), Sajid Hossa
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Police unearthed a training camp, run by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), in Mazampur area of Kushtia District on November 15 and arrested nine ICS cadres, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Abdul Kuddus (22), Sajid Hossain (23), Sohag Hasan (21), Robiul Islam (25), Abdul Alim (22), Ashiqur Rahman (27), Ishaq Ali (23), Ashraful Islam (28) and Saifullah (30). Police also recovered five bombs, bomb-making materials, eight detonators, 13 test tubes, 12 batteries, one kg gun powder, barbed wire, 70 books on jihad, 600 posters, 1300 leaflets and 15 CDs from the first floor of the building.
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November - 15 
Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, a Bangladeshi youth who tried to blow up New York's Federal Reserve Bank, was indicted on November 15 on charges of using Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) and trying to provide material support to Al-Qaeda, report
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Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, a Bangladeshi youth who tried to blow up New York's Federal Reserve Bank, was indicted on November 15 on charges of using Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) and trying to provide material support to Al-Qaeda, reports The Daily Star. Nafis was arrested by federal authorities in a sting operation on October 17. He was accused of trying to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb by using his cell phone as a trigger. A US District Court grand jury in New York charged Nafis with trying to use a bomb as WMD and trying to provide explosives and communications equipment to Al- Qaeda terrorists, the indictment says.
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November - 15 
Shrugging off the US Embassy’s suggestion that dialogue is the best means for resolving differences, Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 15 said there could be no dialogue with JeI and ICS, reports UNB Connect. He said “The question of d
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Shrugging off the US Embassy’s suggestion that dialogue is the best means for resolving differences, Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 15 said there could be no dialogue with JeI and ICS, reports UNB Connect. He said “The question of dialogue with killers and dacoits doesn’t arrive. We’ll resist them first and then we’ll see.” Earlier in the day, the United States Embassy in a statement said the Embassy is concerned by the recent violence that has taken place in Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh.
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November - 15 
Syed Haidar Ali, the prosecutor on November 15 asked for the death penalty against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the Lib
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Syed Haidar Ali, the prosecutor on November 15 asked for the death penalty against Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. Sayedee was indicted with 20 charges of crimes against humanity on October 3, 2011. Haidar Ali said “Among the 20 charges, I believe I have been successful in proving 19 charges. Therefore, I pray for the highest punishment.”
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November - 15 
Sri Lanka Army spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya on November 15 said the Army has taken steps to recruit 100 female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) soldiers to the force, reports Colombo Page. The Army will hold a special ceremony in th
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Sri Lanka Army spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya on November 15 said the Army has taken steps to recruit 100 female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) soldiers to the force, reports Colombo Page. The Army will hold a special ceremony in the former LTTE stronghold of Kilinochchi District on November 17 to select 100 women in the age group of 18-22 to undergo training as soldiers. Under a special programme by the Kilinochchi security forces headquarters, the women will be recruited from Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts. The female Tamil soldiers are to be mobilized in peace building and reconciliation programs conducted by the security forces in these areas.
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November - 16 
A woman CPI-Maoist cadre, Sushila alias Toda alias Sumita Mallick, working for the Ghumusar Division of the extremists, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Ganjam, Asish Singh, on November 16, reports The Times of India. Police cl
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A woman CPI-Maoist cadre, Sushila alias Toda alias Sumita Mallick, working for the Ghumusar Division of the extremists, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Ganjam, Asish Singh, on November 16, reports The Times of India. Police claimed she was a close associate of Panda. She hails from Gilima village in Ganjam District's Badagada Police Station area.
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November - 16 
Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) called for a 12-hour State shutdown on November 19 to protest the killing of three people in an encounter by Security Forces in Majuli on November 15, reports Times of India. ULFA-ATF m
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Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) called for a 12-hour State shutdown on November 19 to protest the killing of three people in an encounter by Security Forces in Majuli on November 15, reports Times of India. ULFA-ATF maintained that all the people killed in the staged gun-battle were civilians. "The three people killed in Majuli on Thursday were not ULFA cadre but innocent civilians," said a statement by Aranya Asom, of the ULFA-ATF’s ‘publicity wing’. The statement said the Nov 19 shutdown would be in effect in Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sibsagar and Tinsukia Districts. Jorhat Superintendent of Police (SP), Sanjukta Parasor told The Telegraph that the SIM of the satellite phone recovered from the encounter site revealed that the slain cadre and his associate Das were in close touch with ULFA’s top leadership in Myanmar. They operated in, around Majuli, and along the Brahmaputra. “We were able to decipher the code used by the militants operating along the Brahmaputra to contact the Myanmar camp,” the SP said. She said the police seized the satellite phone from an Ulfa linkman from the Majuli-Lakhimpur border in August.
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November - 16 
ANVC has denied any involvement or nexus with GNLA and said that the arrest of one of its member by Police could be nothing more than an isolated case, reports Shillong Times. ANVC is currently under a ceasefire with the State and Central Governments
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ANVC has denied any involvement or nexus with GNLA and said that the arrest of one of its member by Police could be nothing more than an isolated case, reports Shillong Times. ANVC is currently under a ceasefire with the State and Central Governments.
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November - 16 
Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police arrested Sharavan Singh and Dalapath Singh from Chikpet in Bangalore city on November 16, on charges of dealing with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports bangaloremirror.com. The arrests have led CCB Police to t
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Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police arrested Sharavan Singh and Dalapath Singh from Chikpet in Bangalore city on November 16, on charges of dealing with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports bangaloremirror.com. The arrests have led CCB Police to the discovery that FICN worth about INR 10 millions have been released into the market every month. A senior officer commented, “The two would frequently go to Rajasthan, their home state, from where they would bring in the fake notes. They would buy goods from different shops and pay with fake currency……. However, their main business was to exchange fake currency for real ones. Through this, they have released crores into the market”. According to the Police, a gang in Rajasthan gets FICN from Pakistan and distributes it across India through carriers. These carriers and sellers in different cities may not even know the real source of FICN.
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November - 16 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beat up two women and put a lock on their house after they failed to find a male member of their family, identified as Rampyare Sao, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, at Bhaugadi-Patratu
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beat up two women and put a lock on their house after they failed to find a male member of their family, identified as Rampyare Sao, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, at Bhaugadi-Patratu in Latehar District, reports zeenews.india.com.
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November - 16 
Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HM) denied its involvement into the liquor shop killing incident. HM in a statement said that it had nothing to do with the attack and Junaidul Islam, who had claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the HM, does not bel
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Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HM) denied its involvement into the liquor shop killing incident. HM in a statement said that it had nothing to do with the attack and Junaidul Islam, who had claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the HM, does not belong to the organization.
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November - 16 
Odisha Police intensified operation to nab expelled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) Chief, Sabyasachi Panda, two days after killing five of his associates in Gajapati District, officials said on Nove
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Odisha Police intensified operation to nab expelled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) Chief, Sabyasachi Panda, two days after killing five of his associates in Gajapati District, officials said on November 16, reports The Hindu. Commenting on the operation a Senior State Police Official said the operation has been intensified in the Southern Districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Southern Range) RK Sharma said "Around 300 personnel, including Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF), Special Operation Group (SOG), District Voluntary Force (DVF) and local Police were involved in the operation," reports The Times of India on November 17. As many as 86 of Panda’s loyalists have either surrendered or have been arrested by Police in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal Districts in the last three years, this apart, 14 of his associates have been killed, including five in the recent encounter at Bhaliagada in Gajapati District's Mohana Police station area.
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November - 16 
One more person, identified as Mushtaq Ahmad, injured in the firing incident at the liquor shop on the bank of Dal Lake in Srinagar (Srinagar District) on November 15, succumbed to his injuries the same night, reports Kashmir Times. With this, the to
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One more person, identified as Mushtaq Ahmad, injured in the firing incident at the liquor shop on the bank of Dal Lake in Srinagar (Srinagar District) on November 15, succumbed to his injuries the same night, reports Kashmir Times. With this, the total number of persons killed in the incident has increased to two. Mushtaq Ahmad, too, was an employee at one of the liquor shops inside the government run hotel.
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November - 16 
Police recovered huge quantity of ammunition and explosives from an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Chaki-Chollan area in Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior. Police have registered an FIR (FIR No. 349) against the milita
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Police recovered huge quantity of ammunition and explosives from an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Chaki-Chollan area in Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior. Police have registered an FIR (FIR No. 349) against the militant who is identified as Abdul Qayoom Thoker son of Gulzar Ahmad Thoker. Police said that 300 rounds of AK ammunition and 60 kilograms of Research Department Explosive (RDX) were recovered from his possession.
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November - 16 
Police released sketches of six of Panda’s close associates, reports Press Trust of India on November 16. The posters of the six Maoists -- Aruna, Krishna, Andrew Majhi, Pramod Majhi, Pratap Nayak and Prami Majhi were put up at public places in Gajap
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Police released sketches of six of Panda’s close associates, reports Press Trust of India on November 16. The posters of the six Maoists -- Aruna, Krishna, Andrew Majhi, Pramod Majhi, Pratap Nayak and Prami Majhi were put up at public places in Gajapati, Ganjam and some other districts.
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November - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant in Thoubal District.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant in Thoubal District.
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November - 16 
State Government on November 16 issued an alert to all Districts to ensure that Chhath Puja, to be observed on November 19 and November 20, passes off peacefully, reports The Telegraph. A source in the Chief Minister’s Office said that the alert, iss
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State Government on November 16 issued an alert to all Districts to ensure that Chhath Puja, to be observed on November 19 and November 20, passes off peacefully, reports The Telegraph. A source in the Chief Minister’s Office said that the alert, issued to all Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police, is preventive in nature, keeping in mind the vulnerability of the Hindi-speaking people who mostly celebrate it.
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November - 16 
State Government on November 16 requested the Central Government to allot more Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to help check violence in BTAD, reports The Telegraph. The MHA has advised the State Government to launch a crackdown against the (NDFB
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State Government on November 16 requested the Central Government to allot more Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to help check violence in BTAD, reports The Telegraph. The MHA has advised the State Government to launch a crackdown against the (NDFB-RD) and in Dima Hasao to prevent a repeat of BTAD-like situation there, sources said. Further, State Director General of Police (DGP), J.N. Chaudhary expressed concern over the presence of illegal weapons in the violence-prone areas. Chaudhary said, “Our major concern is weapons, both factory-made and countrymade.”He said the number could be over 100 in case of factory-made sophisticated arms. “There are two types of arms — sophisticated ones brought from Dimapur and the locally-made ones, which are more in number. The number, however, cannot be estimated.” DGP, Choudhury said operations to seize the illegal arms had been intensified. Regarding the recent incidents of violence, DGP said, “If you look at what happened after July, these are isolated incidents. We are ensuring there is no repeat of July.”
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November - 16 
Suspected Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres killed a villager, identified as Laldhari Ohdar, at Kurum fair under Kamdara Police Station, around 60 kilometers from Gumla District headquarters on November 16, reports The Times of India. G
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Suspected Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres killed a villager, identified as Laldhari Ohdar, at Kurum fair under Kamdara Police Station, around 60 kilometers from Gumla District headquarters on November 16, reports The Times of India. Gumla Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), DK Pande, said Ohdar’s elder brother, Baldshari Ohdar, and sister-in-law were also killed by PLFI cadres seven to eight months ago.
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November - 16 
The recent rise in violent incidents in Garo Hills region has prompted the State Government to seek deployment of additional security forces in the upcoming Assembly elections.
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The recent rise in violent incidents in Garo Hills region has prompted the State Government to seek deployment of additional security forces in the upcoming Assembly elections.
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November - 16 
The United Committee Manipur, (UCM) expressed its desire to hold talks with the United Naga Council (UNC) and Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) for making a joint effort in redressing their grievances, reports The Telegraph. The president of UCM, Y.
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The United Committee Manipur, (UCM) expressed its desire to hold talks with the United Naga Council (UNC) and Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) for making a joint effort in redressing their grievances, reports The Telegraph. The president of UCM, Y. Nabachandra, proposed to hold a joint discussion with the Naga council and Kuki group to have an understanding of their problems, find solutions and work together to resolve their problems. The appeal comes at a time when the UNC reiterating its demand for an alternative administrative arrangement for Nagas living in Manipur outside the purview of the state government and a blockade call by the KSDC to press for its demand for a separate state.
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November - 16 
Unidentified assailants on November 16 fired randomly on a group of persons at Jiaguri under Kokrajhar Police Station killing four persons, reports The Hindu. Inspector General of Police-Bodoland Territorial Area District (IG-BTAD) S N Singh told PTI
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Unidentified assailants on November 16 fired randomly on a group of persons at Jiaguri under Kokrajhar Police Station killing four persons, reports The Hindu. Inspector General of Police-Bodoland Territorial Area District (IG-BTAD) S N Singh told PTI on November 17, “Monokumar Brahma alias Jalja, a member of BTAD, was arrested early today in connection with the killing”. “Two AK47 rifles, magazines of AK47 rifles and 60 rounds of assorted ammunition were seized from his bedroom. He is currently being interrogated,” he said.
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November - 16 
Unidentified Militants on November 16 triggered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Haokha village in Thoubal District along National Highway 2, reports Times of India. No one was injured in the blast. No militant claimed responsibi
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Unidentified Militants on November 16 triggered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Haokha village in Thoubal District along National Highway 2, reports Times of India. No one was injured in the blast. No militant claimed responsibility for the explosion.
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November - 16 
Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushil Kumar Shinde on November 16, claimed that the Government had information of terror groups investing money in the Indian stock market, reports The Hindu. He commented, “I am not able to name the groups invo
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Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushil Kumar Shinde on November 16, claimed that the Government had information of terror groups investing money in the Indian stock market, reports The Hindu. He commented, “I am not able to name the groups involved, but we have information that a number of [such] elements are investing in the stock exchange.”
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November - 16 
Various terror charges were framed on November 16 by a Delhi Court against Yogender Singh Bhokta alias Soren, a self-styled commander of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), involved in several attacks on Police teams and rival Naxal (Left W
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Various terror charges were framed on November 16 by a Delhi Court against Yogender Singh Bhokta alias Soren, a self-styled commander of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), involved in several attacks on Police teams and rival Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) groups in Jharkhand, reports The Business Standard. Additional Sessions Judge, Pawan Jain, framed charges against Bhokta under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Yogender was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on May 3, 2009 from Badarpur area along with his associates Satish and Sheetal, who are being tried separately.
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November - 16 
100 more CCTV cameras are going to be installed in more than 25 locations from Teen Hatti Chowk to Kharadar for monitoring Muharram processions, reported The Express Tribune. Sources said that the Home Department of Sindh issued these directives to P
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100 more CCTV cameras are going to be installed in more than 25 locations from Teen Hatti Chowk to Kharadar for monitoring Muharram processions, reported The Express Tribune. Sources said that the Home Department of Sindh issued these directives to Police and funds worth PKR 50 million were issued for purchase and installation of these cameras.
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November - 16 
A Hazara Shia was injured in a target attack in Hazargangi area while he was going home from the vegetable market.
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A Hazara Shia was injured in a target attack in Hazargangi area while he was going home from the vegetable market.
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November - 16 
A Hazara Shia, identified as Jalil, was killed in a sectarian attack on Kirani road in Quetta, reports Dawn
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A Hazara Shia, identified as Jalil, was killed in a sectarian attack on Kirani road in Quetta, reports Dawn
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November - 16 
A Pakistan Army soldier, identified as Abdul Qayyum Baloch (26) was shot dead and two others, identified as Shahzaib Baloch(19) and Mohammad Asif Baloch (20), were injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on them at a roadside restaurant
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A Pakistan Army soldier, identified as Abdul Qayyum Baloch (26) was shot dead and two others, identified as Shahzaib Baloch(19) and Mohammad Asif Baloch (20), were injured when some unidentified assailants opened fire on them at a roadside restaurant near the Fountain intersection within the remit of the Garden Police Station in the provincial capital Karachi on November 16, reports Dawn.
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November - 16 
A person, identified as Shahzado Mahesar (25), who went missing on November 15, 2012, was found dead in New Anaj Mandi in Larkana District.
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A person, identified as Shahzado Mahesar (25), who went missing on November 15, 2012, was found dead in New Anaj Mandi in Larkana District.
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November - 16 
A Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Mohammad Riaz, was killed and four other persons, including constable Rizwan Mustafa, were injured during an exchange of fire with two armed militants during patrolling at G-9 Markaz in Islamabad
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A Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Mohammad Riaz, was killed and four other persons, including constable Rizwan Mustafa, were injured during an exchange of fire with two armed militants during patrolling at G-9 Markaz in Islamabad on November 16, reported Dawn. According to details, the ASI and the Constable while patrolling spotted a black Toyota Corolla with two persons sitting inside. On suspicion, the Police officials searched the car and found a knife inside. As the ASI tried to arrest the suspects in the car, one of them shot him. In retaliation, the constable also opened fire. During the exchange of fire, the constable along with three passersby sustained bullet injuries. One of the suspects caught was later handed over to the Police and identified as Iftikhar Hussain, a native of Parachinar in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the suspects were terrorists and assisted the militants in carrying out terror attacks. Besides, they also provided financial assistance to militants, he added. However, the Police in a handout described the culprits as auto-thieves. The Police said they were probing the case from all angles to ascertain whether the accused were terrorists or robbers.
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November - 16 
A soldier was injured when militants opened fire on a Frontier Constabulary (FCB) checkpost in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 16, reports Dawn.
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A soldier was injured when militants opened fire on a Frontier Constabulary (FCB) checkpost in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 16, reports Dawn.
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November - 16 
A special meeting of the Sindh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah decided to scrutinise arms licences and have them computerised, while PKR10 million had been given for the protection of witnesses, reports The News. All arms licences wou
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A special meeting of the Sindh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah decided to scrutinise arms licences and have them computerised, while PKR10 million had been given for the protection of witnesses, reports The News. All arms licences would be scrutinised and computerised after Ashura,” announced the Information Minister Sharjeel Memon. He added that failure to get the licences computerized would result in their cancellation.
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November - 16 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, identified as Qadir Khan (35), was injured by unidentified assailants at Islamia Colony in Karachi, reports The News. It was reported that he was formerly the spokesperson of the Awami National Party (ANP)
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, identified as Qadir Khan (35), was injured by unidentified assailants at Islamia Colony in Karachi, reports The News. It was reported that he was formerly the spokesperson of the Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh Chapter. “Qadir was also attacked a few months ago at his residence, but he had remained unharmed that time,” a Police investigator told.
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November - 16 
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Aamir Ali Ahmed on November 16 imposed Section 144 in the Federal Capital with the beginning of Muharramul Haram, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the District Administration, with the imposition of Section 144 in
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Deputy Commissioner (DC) Aamir Ali Ahmed on November 16 imposed Section 144 in the Federal Capital with the beginning of Muharramul Haram, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the District Administration, with the imposition of Section 144 in the city, wall chalking, display of arms and unnecessary use of loudspeaker have been banned, while delivering provoking speeches and distribution of hateful literature would not be allowed in the premises of the Federal Capital.
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November - 16 
During the session of Lower House of Parliament on November 16 the Interior Minister Rahman Malik deplored no practical work had been done by Parliament to make stringent and effective anti-terror laws, reports Daily Times. Various measures and laws
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During the session of Lower House of Parliament on November 16 the Interior Minister Rahman Malik deplored no practical work had been done by Parliament to make stringent and effective anti-terror laws, reports Daily Times. Various measures and laws proposed to deal with the menace have never been taken care of, Malik complained, and said that Law Enforcing Agencies apprehend terrorists, but they are later released because of loopholes in the laws to deal with such criminal elements. “When we don’t take action the Supreme Court questions us. When we take it, courts overrule it,” the Interior Minister remarked in a reference to the order of the Sindh High Court to suspend the notification of the Government banning motorcycle riding in Karachi. “If the ban was imposed on motorcycle riding and mobile in Karachi and Quetta, it was in accordance with constitution to prevent any untoward incident,” Malik said in defence of his decision. He said there were very solid intelligence reports that motorcycles could be used for detonating bombs on the first day of Muharram and substantiated his claim by saying that 438 bombs were denoted during the current year through motorcycles in various parts of the country.
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November - 16 
Four persons, identified as Naimatullah, Waseem Memon, Hassan Shaikh and Shams Shujrah were abducted from Pano Aqil Taluka of Sukkur District.
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Four persons, identified as Naimatullah, Waseem Memon, Hassan Shaikh and Shams Shujrah were abducted from Pano Aqil Taluka of Sukkur District.
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November - 16 
Government banned pillion riding in the provincial capital for two months, reported The News. According to reports, a ban has also been imposed on using vehicles with tinted glasses and carrying firearms. The announcement came as the city witnessed a
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Government banned pillion riding in the provincial capital for two months, reported The News. According to reports, a ban has also been imposed on using vehicles with tinted glasses and carrying firearms. The announcement came as the city witnessed a day of ban on motorcycle riding and suspension of cellular services.
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November - 16 
Issuing a circular, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) urged electronic media to observe the sanctity of Muharram and warned against promoting sectarianism and hatred.
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Issuing a circular, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) urged electronic media to observe the sanctity of Muharram and warned against promoting sectarianism and hatred.
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November - 16 
Khairpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Mukhtiar Bhutto said that 34 areas of the District had been declared as sensitive during the month of Muharram, reports Dawn. He said that more than 1,000 commandos had been deployed outside mosque
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Khairpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Mukhtiar Bhutto said that 34 areas of the District had been declared as sensitive during the month of Muharram, reports Dawn. He said that more than 1,000 commandos had been deployed outside mosques and seminaries across the district and close-circuit cameras had been installed at some sensitive spots in the city in order to monitor the proceedings of the majalis and processions.
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November - 16 
Pakistani authorities released Anwarul Haq Mujahid, a Taliban leader and the eldest son of late Afghan resistance leader Maulvi Yunus Khalis, following negotiations with an Afghan peace delegation on November 15, 2012, said his family on November 16,
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Pakistani authorities released Anwarul Haq Mujahid, a Taliban leader and the eldest son of late Afghan resistance leader Maulvi Yunus Khalis, following negotiations with an Afghan peace delegation on November 15, 2012, said his family on November 16, reports Daily Times. Pakistani security officials on November 14 said authorities released at least seven Afghan Taliban leaders in a move seen as a potential breakthrough in stalled peace negotiations before the withdrawal of United States (US)-led NATO troops in 2014. It is not clear if Mujahid was among that group. But he is the first Taliban prisoner recently released by the Pakistani authorities to be identified by name. “He was with us last night, he has rejoined his family members and his health is good,” the relative said. Another family member also confirmed the release. Mujahid, who is in his 40s, had formed his Tora Bora Mahaz (front) whose fighters are allied with Afghan Taliban. Mujahid, who hails from the eastern Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, named his group after Tora Bora valley which was bombed by the US air force in December 2001 in its pursuit of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda militants. He was arrested from north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2009.
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November - 16 
Police defused two bombs on Frontier Road near Aziz Market area in suburbs of Peshawar on November16, reports Dawn. An official of rural Police said that three bombs had been planted at different places along the Frontier Road and the actual target s
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Police defused two bombs on Frontier Road near Aziz Market area in suburbs of Peshawar on November16, reports Dawn. An official of rural Police said that three bombs had been planted at different places along the Frontier Road and the actual target seemed to be Police. He said two of the bombs were successfully defused, while one of the Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) was detonated by the suspected militants with remote control. However, no casualties were reported
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November - 16 
Police of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank Districts decided to ban pillion riding during Muharram as part of security plan. They also announced to restrict the entry of Sunni and Shia ulema (religious clerics) to the Districts on Muharram 9 and 10.
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Police of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank Districts decided to ban pillion riding during Muharram as part of security plan. They also announced to restrict the entry of Sunni and Shia ulema (religious clerics) to the Districts on Muharram 9 and 10.
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November - 16 
Punjab Police claimed to have foiled a large-scale terror bid during Muharramul Haram, arresting two militants of Hakimullah Mehsud group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Shafiq and his son Abdul Rehman, from Gujrat District, report
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Punjab Police claimed to have foiled a large-scale terror bid during Muharramul Haram, arresting two militants of Hakimullah Mehsud group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Shafiq and his son Abdul Rehman, from Gujrat District, reports The Express Tribune. Inspector General (IG) of Police Punjab Haji Habibur Rehman said that a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material, including five suicide vests, two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), two AK-47 assault rifles, one official used rifle MP5, 75 kilogramme explosive material sufficient for preparation of 60 more suicide jackets, 25 hand grenades, 58 manual detonators manual, 25 electronic detonators, three detonating cards, seven timers, 11 remote control devices, 12 batteries, two mobile chips, a huge quantity of magazines, bullets and other bomb-making gear, were recovered from their possession. The IG Police revealed that the suspects were allegedly involved in various incidents of terrorism including attacks on Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Kamra base, camps of Armed Forces near the Chenab River bank and Police picket in Gujrat. “The group has gathered arms, ammunition and explosive material in Gujrat, to carry out massive terrorist attacks in the area and other parts of Punjab during Muharram,” the IG Police said.
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November - 16 
Punjab Police recommended a ban on entry of as many as 929 clerics into the province to avoid sectarian tension during Muharram, whereas 439 other religious scholars have been barred from making public speeches, reported Dawn.
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Punjab Police recommended a ban on entry of as many as 929 clerics into the province to avoid sectarian tension during Muharram, whereas 439 other religious scholars have been barred from making public speeches, reported Dawn.
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November - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) defused two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted by the roadside near Aziz Market in Bara.
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Security Forces (SFs) defused two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted by the roadside near Aziz Market in Bara.
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November - 16 
Sindh Advocate General Abdul Fatah Malik told the Sindh High Court (SHC) that 99% of motorcycles that are running in the metropolis are unregistered, reported The Express Tribune. The court was hearing a petition filed against the ban on motorcycles
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Sindh Advocate General Abdul Fatah Malik told the Sindh High Court (SHC) that 99% of motorcycles that are running in the metropolis are unregistered, reported The Express Tribune. The court was hearing a petition filed against the ban on motorcycles in Karachi. Malik told SHC Chief Justice Mushir Alam that the ban on motorbikes was put in place to prevent any possible terror bid on the first day of Muharram. However, the Chief Justice remarked that those who plan terror bids can also use other vehicles
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November - 16 
Sources in the Home Department revealed that traders, industrialists, businessmen and other wealthy people in major cities of Rawalpindi and Lahore Districts are worried about the alarming increase in activities of extortion by terror groups. A Home
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Sources in the Home Department revealed that traders, industrialists, businessmen and other wealthy people in major cities of Rawalpindi and Lahore Districts are worried about the alarming increase in activities of extortion by terror groups. A Home Department report sent to all the Divisional and City Police chiefs in the province also identified the terror groups and their modus operandi to extort money from wealthy people, especially those who had migrated to the urban centres of the Punjab from the tribal areas. Some of the groups operating from Waziristan and Afghanistan are reported to have extracted money from these people. Home Department has directed the Divisional Police Chiefs to launch a crackdown on the extortionists. The report painted the situation in Rawalpindi grimmer, as about 100 people in the garrison city were forced to pay extortion varying from PKR 2 million to PKR 7 million to the terror groups in the recent past. The victims mostly included wealthy Pashtoons who either dealt in auto/spare parts or owned factories. Supporters of Taliban or the extortion mafia groups lived in Sadiqabad and Pirwadhai areas of Rawalpindi District. Another group identified in the report as “Tiger” was also reported to have been involved in extorting money. The Tiger group consisted of 50 to 60 gangsters with criminal history, said the report.
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November - 16 
Taliban sources said that the Taliban are supporting dialogue among various Afghan groups for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Amid efforts to convince Taliban for peace talks in Afghanistan, a Taliban Shura member on condition of anonymity told
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Taliban sources said that the Taliban are supporting dialogue among various Afghan groups for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Amid efforts to convince Taliban for peace talks in Afghanistan, a Taliban Shura member on condition of anonymity told Daily Times that every Afghan-to-Afghan effort is respected. “Kabul regime’s existence depends on presence of foreign troops. Once the foreign troops withdraw, the regime would automatically collapse,” they said. Taliban are so far publicly declining to comment on the appeal by Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as the High Peace Council to join peace talks, but among Afghan groups probably the policy is under review. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was approached to ask about the policy of Taliban after the visit of High Peace Council Chairman Salahuddin Rabbani to Pakistan, his demand of releasing detainees in Pakistan, and Islamabad’s positive response in support of the reconciliation. He did not reply to the question directly but sent a statement saying the Afghans who were in Pakistani jails had never harmed Pakistan or Pakistanis and their release was their right.
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November - 16 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in an explosion near the FC headquarters in Zhob District on November 16, reports The Express Tribune. According to details, the FC personnel had arrested two suspects from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in an explosion near the FC headquarters in Zhob District on November 16, reports The Express Tribune. According to details, the FC personnel had arrested two suspects from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on the night of November 15, 2012 and were taking them to the headquarters for interrogation when the blast occurred. The explosives were reportedly inside the belongings of the suspects. However, there was no information on the suspects being killed or injured.
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November - 16 
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun called on President Ram Baran Yadav to discuss the budget ordinance issue. The Head of State is learnt to have told the Prime Minister to continue efforts to forge political consens
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Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun called on President Ram Baran Yadav to discuss the budget ordinance issue. The Head of State is learnt to have told the Prime Minister to continue efforts to forge political consensus on the budget.
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November - 16 
Pushpa Kamal Dahal said major parties' failure to seek consensus within one or two weeks from now will lead the country to a "serious political mishap," reports ekantipur.com. According to Dahal, election during April-May in 2013 will not be possible
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Pushpa Kamal Dahal said major parties' failure to seek consensus within one or two weeks from now will lead the country to a "serious political mishap," reports ekantipur.com. According to Dahal, election during April-May in 2013 will not be possible if consensus is not had at the earliest.
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November - 16 
The first phase agitation by 15 parties including the main opposition parties Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) will begin from November 18 demanding that the Government pave way for the new election
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The first phase agitation by 15 parties including the main opposition parties Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) will begin from November 18 demanding that the Government pave way for the new elections of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports myrepublica.com. According to the programs of agitation declared by the parties on November 10, there will be interaction on agitation with representatives of the civil society on November 18.
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November - 16 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda met NC president Sushil Koirala as part of his ongoing efforts to convince the opposition parties to allow the Government to present the budget, reports Nepal
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda met NC president Sushil Koirala as part of his ongoing efforts to convince the opposition parties to allow the Government to present the budget, reports Nepal News. However, Koirala gave him no assurance over the budget, saying that the position of the NC as well as other opposition parties that the Government must step down for consensus remained intact.
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November - 16 
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir said the present Government was committed to completing the war crimes trial within its tenure, overcoming all obstacles. He told "The anti-liberation force is trying to halt the trial. But their efforts will not
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Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir said the present Government was committed to completing the war crimes trial within its tenure, overcoming all obstacles. He told "The anti-liberation force is trying to halt the trial. But their efforts will not succeed.” Terming Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) a "militant party patronized by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)", Alamgir said JeI attacked Police, hampered the study of students and destroyed the time of working people, aiming to make the country unstable. Urging all to perform their responsibilities properly, the home minister said the country cannot move forward without the contribution of mass people.
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November - 16 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 16 said those attacking law enforcers and trying to hinder the war crimes trial could be tried under sharia, reports The Daily Star. She said “The more excesses they do, the faster will be the war crimes trial
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 16 said those attacking law enforcers and trying to hinder the war crimes trial could be tried under sharia, reports The Daily Star. She said “The more excesses they do, the faster will be the war crimes trials. There will be no let-up in the trials.” She added “The Government knows how to deal with those who are attacking police and out to save the war criminals.”
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November - 16 
Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa said on November 16 that thousands of Tamil-speaking Muslim people languishing in refugees camps for 22 years after their forcible eviction from their homes in Northern Province by the Liberation Tiger
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Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa said on November 16 that thousands of Tamil-speaking Muslim people languishing in refugees camps for 22 years after their forcible eviction from their homes in Northern Province by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will be re-settled in their original places of residence immediately, reports Colombo Page. Minister Rajapaksa said ''We are determined to resettle these individuals shortly. A high percentage of the displaced individuals are Muslims. We certify that we will take steps to resettle them in their home towns” at a conference titled "Commemorating the 22nd year of the Forcible Eviction of Muslims from the Northern Province" to address the issue of evicted Northern Muslims. Minister Rajapaksa was joined by the Minister of Resettlement Gunaratne Weerakoon at the conference organized by the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka.
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November - 16 
Sri Lanka's major Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader, R. Sampanthan on November 16 said that any move to repeal the 13th Amendment to the Constitution would cause harm to the country's future, reports Colombo Page. He obs
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Sri Lanka's major Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader, R. Sampanthan on November 16 said that any move to repeal the 13th Amendment to the Constitution would cause harm to the country's future, reports Colombo Page. He observed that the 13th Amendment was the only provision that recognized the diversity of the country to a certain extent. According to Sampanthan, the Government should do away with the system of devolution based on the nine provinces and instead must bring about a devolution and administrative system of three or four zones, so that the expenditure to maintain nine Provincial Councils can be reduced.
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November - 17 
A dreaded cadre of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) and wanted in several cases in Naxal-affected Khunti District, identified as Saroj Guria alias Anmol, was arrested from Ranchi Sadar area on November 17, police said, reports The Business S
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A dreaded cadre of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) and wanted in several cases in Naxal-affected Khunti District, identified as Saroj Guria alias Anmol, was arrested from Ranchi Sadar area on November 17, police said, reports The Business Standard.
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November - 17 
A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Raja Rao Hontal (35) of Koraput's Phulpadar village, within Chitrakonda Police limits, surrendered in Malkangiri District on November 17, reports The Times of India. At the t
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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Raja Rao Hontal (35) of Koraput's Phulpadar village, within Chitrakonda Police limits, surrendered in Malkangiri District on November 17, reports The Times of India. At the time of surrender, he said "Impressed by the Maoist movement, I had joined the Red rebels to work for the uplift of the downtrodden. But over the years, I realized that the Maoists have done nothing for the betterment of the poor." Police said a month ago Security Personnel had raided the house of Hontal and seized huge quantities of explosives. He was allegedly involved in many incidents including attack on Security Forces (SFs) leading to 39 deaths in 2008, reports The Economic Times.
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November - 17 
A porter identified as Shakeel Ahmed, working for the Army in Cheetah forward post in Poonch District along Line of Control (LoC) lost one leg when he stepped on a landmine on November 17, reports Kashmir Times. Official sources said that the landmi
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A porter identified as Shakeel Ahmed, working for the Army in Cheetah forward post in Poonch District along Line of Control (LoC) lost one leg when he stepped on a landmine on November 17, reports Kashmir Times. Official sources said that the landmine could have strayed out of the mine field, "which is not unusual in mountainous terrain". Ahmed has been shifted to a hospital in Poonch District where he is undergoing treatment.
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November - 17 
A woman succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital in Kokrajhar District on November 17, increased the death toll in the District to five in the last 24 hours, reports India Today. The woman sustained injuries after suspected militants opened indi
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A woman succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital in Kokrajhar District on November 17, increased the death toll in the District to five in the last 24 hours, reports India Today. The woman sustained injuries after suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire at her house at Bamungaon in the District earlier on November 16, 2012.
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November - 17 
Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), another separatist political party formed in May 1998, has said that the High Courts’ decision is based political vendetta, aimed at suppressing the legitimate freedom struggle of Kashmiris. The DFP leader Mohammd Abdu
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Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), another separatist political party formed in May 1998, has said that the High Courts’ decision is based political vendetta, aimed at suppressing the legitimate freedom struggle of Kashmiris. The DFP leader Mohammd Abdullah Tari observed that different separatist organizations and AHHC-G should consult legal experts to counter such measures.
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November - 17 
During a search operation Security Forces on November 17 arrested one Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militant, identified as ‘captain’ Akheto Sumi, from Amiphoto colony in Zunheboto District, reports Nagala
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During a search operation Security Forces on November 17 arrested one Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militant, identified as ‘captain’ Akheto Sumi, from Amiphoto colony in Zunheboto District, reports Nagaland Post.
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November - 17 
Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) on November 17 rejected Nagaland Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulation 2012 (NPNGR 2012) and reiterated the organization’s position that there should be no exploitation of oil and natural gas or any other
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Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) on November 17 rejected Nagaland Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulation 2012 (NPNGR 2012) and reiterated the organization’s position that there should be no exploitation of oil and natural gas or any other mineral deposits within ENPO jurisdiction. Draft NPNGR 2012 and the final report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas were adopted by voice vote on the second and last session of the Twelfth session of the 11th State Legislative Assembly on September 22.
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November - 17 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from Bihar on November 17 in connection with the November 9 attack on a prison transit van to free their cadres in Giridih town in Jharkhand, reports zeenews.india.com. Giridih
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from Bihar on November 17 in connection with the November 9 attack on a prison transit van to free their cadres in Giridih town in Jharkhand, reports zeenews.india.com. Giridih Superintendent of Police (SP), AV Homkar, commenting on the arrests said "The arrested Maoists are identified as Babulal Besra, Chandar Marandi, Mukesh Yadav and Ashok Chode (Munger). Bombs and bikes were recovered from them." Six Maoists prisoners, who escaped after the Maoists attack then, were still at large, he added.
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November - 17 
Suspected militants exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Yairipok Police Station in Imphal. No casualties were reported.
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Suspected militants exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Yairipok Police Station in Imphal. No casualties were reported.
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November - 17 
Suspected militants lobbed a grenade at a hardware shop in Hatta Golapati in Imphal leaving three persons injured, reports The Telegraph. The injured civilians were identified as Sikander (30), the owner of a hardware store, and two of his salesmen,
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Suspected militants lobbed a grenade at a hardware shop in Hatta Golapati in Imphal leaving three persons injured, reports The Telegraph. The injured civilians were identified as Sikander (30), the owner of a hardware store, and two of his salesmen, Lakshmi Shah and Athokpam Babudhon. The police believe the attack is linked to an extortion demand from the shop owner.
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November - 17 
The indefinite blockade on the National and State highways imposed by Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) began from 5 pm on November 17. The blockade was enforced along Imphal-Ukhrul road (NH-150), Imphal-Tamenglong road (NH-37), Imphal-Moreh road (N
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The indefinite blockade on the National and State highways imposed by Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) began from 5 pm on November 17. The blockade was enforced along Imphal-Ukhrul road (NH-150), Imphal-Tamenglong road (NH-37), Imphal-Moreh road (NH-2), Imphal-Chandel State highway, Imphal-Senapati road (NH-2) and Imphal-Churachandpur road (NH-150). No untoward incident was reported on the first day of the blockade.KSDC imposed the indefinite blockade demanding a written assurance from Central Government that political dialogue between the Centre and KSDC along with Kuki organizations presently under Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement with government of India would begin on a predetermined date to deliberate Kuki political demand for a separate State.
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November - 17 
Unidentified armed miscreants on November 17 attacked a Bengali-speaking Muslim at Barkhas Nalbari village, under Kokrajhar Police Station and seriously injuring a woman, reports Times of India. Police said the miscreants escaped in the cover of dark
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Unidentified armed miscreants on November 17 attacked a Bengali-speaking Muslim at Barkhas Nalbari village, under Kokrajhar Police Station and seriously injuring a woman, reports Times of India. Police said the miscreants escaped in the cover of darkness after shooting at the woman.
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November - 17 
Unidentified militant on November 17 lobbed a grenade on Munish Wine Shop at Narwal under Trikuta Nagar Police Station in Jammu, killing one person and wounding six others, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Unidentified militant on November 17 lobbed a grenade on Munish Wine Shop at Narwal under Trikuta Nagar Police Station in Jammu, killing one person and wounding six others, reports Daily Excelsior.
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November - 17 
United Jehad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of Pakistan-based terrorist groups, and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have extended support to All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (AHHC-G) shutdown call for November 19 (today), against the Jammu and Kashmir High
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United Jehad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of Pakistan-based terrorist groups, and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have extended support to All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (AHHC-G) shutdown call for November 19 (today), against the Jammu and Kashmir High Court’s judgment in Mohammad Qasim Faktoo case, Kashmir Times reported on November 18. The High Court had dismissed the petition of Faktoo, sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of human rights activist H N Wanchoo. Faktoo sought court direction for his release as he had completed 20 years in jail in May 2012.
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November - 17 
Crime Investigation Department (CID) Functional Crime Unit head Raja Umar Khitab said that members of banned organisations are involved in incidents of bank robberies and other crimes in Karachi, more than the Taliban. Senior Superintendent of Police
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Crime Investigation Department (CID) Functional Crime Unit head Raja Umar Khitab said that members of banned organisations are involved in incidents of bank robberies and other crimes in Karachi, more than the Taliban. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Khitab said there was no proof of Taliban’s presence in the Old City area or Lyari, however, reports have been received regarding the presence of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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November - 17 
Rangers launched a targeted operation in Liaquatabad on the information that criminals were present in the area and arrested two suspects. The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
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Rangers launched a targeted operation in Liaquatabad on the information that criminals were present in the area and arrested two suspects. The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
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November - 17 
Security has been put on high alert and additional Police personnel have been deployed at all main entry and exit points of the Federal Capital, reports Daily Times on November 18 (today). Islamabad Police Inspector (IGP) General Bani Amin Khan said
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Security has been put on high alert and additional Police personnel have been deployed at all main entry and exit points of the Federal Capital, reports Daily Times on November 18 (today). Islamabad Police Inspector (IGP) General Bani Amin Khan said that Police’s first and foremost priority was to provide foolproof security to imambargahs and mosques during Muharram. He said Police stations have been directed to increase patrolling of their respective areas and carryout special checking, search operation and snap checking to avert any untoward incident. Moreover, personnel at Police checkpoints have been directed to search each and every vehicle, including those of Government officials, law enforcers, armed forces, Ministers and Member of National Assembly’s (MNAs).
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November - 17 
Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqah-e-Jafaria (TNFJ) while issuing a code of conduct for Muharram at a press conference organised at the Karachi Press Club demanded the deployment of the army in the city to prevent terrorist attacks during Muharram. TNFJ Preside
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Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqah-e-Jafaria (TNFJ) while issuing a code of conduct for Muharram at a press conference organised at the Karachi Press Club demanded the deployment of the army in the city to prevent terrorist attacks during Muharram. TNFJ President Allama Waqar Hasan Naqvi, accompanied by Senior President Allama Syed Sibt-e-Hasan Naqvi, said instead of declaring the routes of Muharram processions as sensitive areas on the 9th and 10th of Muharram, the Government should deploy army troops along them to avert terrorist activities
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November - 17 
The Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department on November 17 arrested an alleged target killer, identified as Asghar Ali alias Asghar Wali, involved in the killings of several people, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) wor
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The Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department on November 17 arrested an alleged target killer, identified as Asghar Ali alias Asghar Wali, involved in the killings of several people, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers, after a raid in the Shershah area of Karachi, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Aslam Khan said that acting on a tip-off, a Police team of the AEC raided the Shershah area and after a brief encounter arrested Asghar Ali, while his two associates managed to flee under the cover of fire. During the initial interrogation, Ali confessed that he was trained in Panjgur District of Balochistan, at the hideout of a banned outfit. Moreover, he has expertise in using lethal weapons and rocket launchers.
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November - 17 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba's charity front Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD ), having established its presence on Twitter and Facebook has sought help from computer programmers to develop games and mobile phone apps that it intends to launch next year on November 18, re
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba's charity front Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD ), having established its presence on Twitter and Facebook has sought help from computer programmers to develop games and mobile phone apps that it intends to launch next year on November 18, reports The Times of India. The first hint about the JuD's plans came in the form of tweets from JuD Official, the group's Twitter account. JuD Official said that the games would highlight the group's "charitable" work. Abdul Rehman from JUD's information technology and social media department said that the group plans to make "educational, informative and philanthropic kind of games that will infuse positive thoughts such as helping others in need, emergency situations, Islamic ethics and learning of the Holy Quran and Sunnah".
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November - 17 
Two rockets fired from unknown destination landed and exploded in open area near Killi Khali on the outskirts of Quetta on November 17, reports The News. No loss of life was reported. During preliminary investigation, the Police said that the rockets
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Two rockets fired from unknown destination landed and exploded in open area near Killi Khali on the outskirts of Quetta on November 17, reports The News. No loss of life was reported. During preliminary investigation, the Police said that the rockets were fired from mountains of Akhtarabad, an area lying on Eastern Bypass of Quetta.
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November - 17 
Preparations made by the Nepal Army (NA) to begin training for former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants from next week is likely to be affected by the delay in deciding on a new structure in the Army for the former fighters and determination
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Preparations made by the Nepal Army (NA) to begin training for former People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants from next week is likely to be affected by the delay in deciding on a new structure in the Army for the former fighters and determination of their ranks. The prime minister-led Special Committee was supposed to resolve the outstanding issues before November 14, the date on which 1,460 former combatants, including 71 officer cadets, were scheduled to report to the NA barracks for training. However, the tenure of the Special Committee expired on November 15 without the issues being settled.
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November - 17 
President Ram Baran Yadav is all set to make a ‘written request to parties to strike consensus on a political roadmap, including formation of a national unity Government ,’ if efforts to give an outlet to the political and constitutional crises fail
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President Ram Baran Yadav is all set to make a ‘written request to parties to strike consensus on a political roadmap, including formation of a national unity Government ,’ if efforts to give an outlet to the political and constitutional crises fail by November 22, the election date fixed by the Government, reports ekantipur.com. President on November 18 invited top leaders of four major political forces and told them that he would “step in” if they fail to hammer out a deal within the deadline. The President’s preparations come as top leaders fail to negotiate a solution even after five months of the demise of the Constituent Assembly (CA).
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November - 17 
Selected civil society leaders representing various professional sectors on November 17 vowed to support the opposition parties agitating to oust the present Government, but have set conditions. The civil society member said they are ready to support
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Selected civil society leaders representing various professional sectors on November 17 vowed to support the opposition parties agitating to oust the present Government, but have set conditions. The civil society member said they are ready to support the opposition parties´ agitation for ousting the present Government but for that the agitating parties need to convince the people about the relevance of their agenda and their agitations.
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November - 17 
The Government yet again deferred its scheduled plan to unveil annual budget for November 20, as the opposition parties firmly stood against the Government plan, reports myrepublica.com. Leaders from the ruling coalition had earlier announced their i
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The Government yet again deferred its scheduled plan to unveil annual budget for November 20, as the opposition parties firmly stood against the Government plan, reports myrepublica.com. Leaders from the ruling coalition had earlier announced their intention to forward the budget ordinance to the president´s office on November 18 for endorsement; it was postponed following a meeting between President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. Officials at the Prime Minister´s office said the Government and leaders were working on three different options on solving the budget row.
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November - 18 
An armed clash between Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN–K) and NSCN- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militants claimed the life of a civilian at Kulhopu village of Satakha sub-division in Zunheboto District, reports Nagaland
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An armed clash between Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN–K) and NSCN- Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militants claimed the life of a civilian at Kulhopu village of Satakha sub-division in Zunheboto District, reports Nagaland Post. The victim believed to be in his 70’s was identified as Thakhezu.
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November - 18 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a combing party of Police and killed head constable Afzal Khan at Malnar village in Kondagaon District in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on November 18, reports twocircles.net quoting
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a combing party of Police and killed head constable Afzal Khan at Malnar village in Kondagaon District in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on November 18, reports twocircles.net quoting IANS. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP) D. Shravan, a combing team comprising the District Force Personnel and Chhattisgarh Armed Force troopers was attacked in Malnar village by the Maoists.
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November - 18 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a 70-year-old farmer on November 18 and dumped his body in a field at Devgaon village in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad District, reports outlookindia.com. The extremists also left a leaflet near t
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a 70-year-old farmer on November 18 and dumped his body in a field at Devgaon village in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad District, reports outlookindia.com. The extremists also left a leaflet near the body saying the farmer was a Police informer.
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November - 18 
Manpower shortage in the State Police has taken its toll on the maintenance of law and order and the quality of policing in the State, reports The Sentinel on November 18. Admitting the shortage of personnel in the State Police force, Assam Director
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Manpower shortage in the State Police has taken its toll on the maintenance of law and order and the quality of policing in the State, reports The Sentinel on November 18. Admitting the shortage of personnel in the State Police force, Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Jayanta Narayan Chowdhury said that 10,000 constables would be recruited in the State Police within the next year in a phased manner.“The present manpower strength of the Assam Police is very low compared to the population of the State. With the present manpower strength, the State Police is facing immense difficulties in maintaining the law and order. Most of the police stations in the State are also facing manpower shortage,” Chowdhury said.
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November - 18 
NSCN-Khole-Kitovi has invited all Naga frontal organizations, tribal hohos, Goun Buras (Village Headman), mother’s associations, student bodies, citizen forums, Church leaders irrespective of denominations, non-Naga community organizations, local/nat
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NSCN-Khole-Kitovi has invited all Naga frontal organizations, tribal hohos, Goun Buras (Village Headman), mother’s associations, student bodies, citizen forums, Church leaders irrespective of denominations, non-Naga community organizations, local/national print and electronic media, Naga social networking forums etc to share platform on November 22 ,to celebrate the “6th Unification Day”, with its President “general (retd.)” Khole Konyak and ato kilonser N Kitovi Zhimomi at Khehoi designated camp.
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November - 18 
Security Force (SF) personnel apprehended a Maoist, identified as Rohit Gond, in Mohela area in Rajnandgaon District during Search Operation on November 18, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Vijay Agrawal.
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Security Force (SF) personnel apprehended a Maoist, identified as Rohit Gond, in Mohela area in Rajnandgaon District during Search Operation on November 18, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Vijay Agrawal.
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November - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter on November 18 killed a suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant at Upper Tarabari under Boko Police Station in Kamrup (Rural) District, reports The Telegraph. SFs are y
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Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter on November 18 killed a suspected Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) militant at Upper Tarabari under Boko Police Station in Kamrup (Rural) District, reports The Telegraph. SFs are yet to ascertain the identity of the slain militant.
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November - 18 
Security Forces (SFs), acting on a tip-off, raided a house and seized huge cache of ammunition and explosives from a house in Chak Cholan area in Shopian District on November 18, Net Indian reported. The Ministry of Defenses’ spokesperson in Srinaga
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Security Forces (SFs), acting on a tip-off, raided a house and seized huge cache of ammunition and explosives from a house in Chak Cholan area in Shopian District on November 18, Net Indian reported. The Ministry of Defenses’ spokesperson in Srinagar said that the operation to raid the house of Abdul Qayoom Thokar, resident of Chak Cholan, was jointly conducted by the Army's Victor Force, Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). During sustained interrogation, the individual broke down and led the SFs to the hideout from where 302 rounds of PIKA machine gun and 40 kg of high quality explosives were recovered, he added further.
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November - 18 
Security has been intensified in Upper Assam ahead of Chhath Puja, which coincides with the 12-hour strike call by the ULFA-ATF in five Districts of the region.
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Security has been intensified in Upper Assam ahead of Chhath Puja, which coincides with the 12-hour strike call by the ULFA-ATF in five Districts of the region.
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November - 18 
Six fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who had escaped on November 11 following an attack on the transit van claiming lives of four policemen in Giridih town of Jharkhand, if surrender would not be charged with hatching the
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Six fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who had escaped on November 11 following an attack on the transit van claiming lives of four policemen in Giridih town of Jharkhand, if surrender would not be charged with hatching the plot, a top police official said on November 18, reports zeenews.india.com. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) (Bokaro Zone), Murari Lal Meena, said “If the six Maoists (who fled after the attack) surrender, it would be understood that they were not part of the plot and a case of attacking the van, killing policemen and looting their rifles will not be instituted against them."
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November - 18 
The Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) on November 18 asked the parent group of the outfit, presently under ceasefire, to join it [ANVC-B] if they are not happy with the ongoing truce process with the Government. “The Gove
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The Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) on November 18 asked the parent group of the outfit, presently under ceasefire, to join it [ANVC-B] if they are not happy with the ongoing truce process with the Government. “The Government is intentionally delaying the peace process and it is clear enough that the State is not serious in solving the ‘Garoland’ issue”, the ANVC-B said. According to the ANVC-B, the state Government is to be blamed for the delay in finding out a solution to the demand of ANVC and also for emergence of the GNLA and other groups. Commenting on an ANVC cadre’s reported nexus with the GNLA, the ANVC-B said, “the ANVC leaders must own responsibility and claim the arrested cadre instead of isolating him.”
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November - 18 
The Seraikela-Kharswan District Police arrested two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Parakshit Mahato (31) and Sadaquat Ali alias Abdul Gaffar (34), from Gurma village under Ichagarh Police Station area of
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The Seraikela-Kharswan District Police arrested two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Parakshit Mahato (31) and Sadaquat Ali alias Abdul Gaffar (34), from Gurma village under Ichagarh Police Station area of Jharkhand on November 18, reports The Times of India. The Police also seized 25 detonators, 70-meter-long piece of black cloth, 20 pieces of detergent cakes, three mobile phones and INR 60,000 from the accused. Commenting on the arrest a Senior Police Officer of the District said "They were planning to ferry the consignment to the Kundan Pahan squad to Arki in Khunti District."
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November - 18 
Union Home Ministry in a detailed report sent to the State Government directed the Government to look for operatives of formations like the Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) that may take advantage of the deteriorating law and order si
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Union Home Ministry in a detailed report sent to the State Government directed the Government to look for operatives of formations like the Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) that may take advantage of the deteriorating law and order situation in lower Assam, reports Deccan Chronicle.
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November - 18 
A Journalist, identified as Rehmatullah Abid, was killed by unidentified armed assailants in Panjgur District of Balochistan on November 18, reports Daily Times.
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A Journalist, identified as Rehmatullah Abid, was killed by unidentified armed assailants in Panjgur District of Balochistan on November 18, reports Daily Times.
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November - 18 
At least 15 suspected militants, including foreigners, and impounded 25 motorbikes during special checking in its jurisdictionin Sabzi Mandi Police Station in Islamabad on November 18, reports Daily Times. IG Bani Amin said the operation was part of
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At least 15 suspected militants, including foreigners, and impounded 25 motorbikes during special checking in its jurisdictionin Sabzi Mandi Police Station in Islamabad on November 18, reports Daily Times. IG Bani Amin said the operation was part of the security arrangements made for ensuring peaceful environment during Muharram.
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November - 18 
At least three persons, identified as Azhar Ali, Irfan Lai and Anwer, were killed and 12 others were injured when a five-kilogramme Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on a motorbike, exploded near Imambargah Mustafa in Abbas Town, within the M
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At least three persons, identified as Azhar Ali, Irfan Lai and Anwer, were killed and 12 others were injured when a five-kilogramme Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on a motorbike, exploded near Imambargah Mustafa in Abbas Town, within the Mobina Town Police Station in Karachi on November18, reports Daily Times. Women, children and five Rangers personnel were also among the injured, said Police. Karachi Additional Inspector General (IG), Iqbal Mehmood, warned of more possible terrorist activities in the city while law enforcement agencies had already been put on high alert to avoid any untoward incident.
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November - 18 
At least two persons – one of them identified as security guard Naik Mohammad and another person, whose name couldn’t be known - were injured in a mortar shell attack in Peshawar on November 18, reports The News. The official said that a mortar shell
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At least two persons – one of them identified as security guard Naik Mohammad and another person, whose name couldn’t be known - were injured in a mortar shell attack in Peshawar on November 18, reports The News. The official said that a mortar shell fired from an unknown location landed inside the office of a foreign organisation in the University Town.
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November - 18 
At least two Soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on military convoy on the Mir Ali Bypass Road in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 18, repor
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At least two Soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on military convoy on the Mir Ali Bypass Road in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 18, reports The News. Spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ihsanullah Ihsan disowned their involvement in an IED blast. “We have learnt that someone claiming to be Ahmadullah Marwat and spokesman for Jundullah has claimed responsibility for the attack on army vehicle in Mir Ali. Jundullah is part of our organisation. But we have nothing to do with this attack as no one from our organisation was involved in this incident,” the TTP spokesman said. A caller who introduced himself as Ahmadullah Marwat claimed responsibility for the attack.
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November - 18 
One person was shot dead in Hub Chowki, while another was killed in the Manghopir area in Karachi, reports The Express Tribune.
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One person was shot dead in Hub Chowki, while another was killed in the Manghopir area in Karachi, reports The Express Tribune.
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November - 18 
Police arrested a target killer, identified as Asghar Ali, from Sher Shah and seized a TT pistol and a hand grenade. Nineteen other suspects were arrested from different parts of the city.
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Police arrested a target killer, identified as Asghar Ali, from Sher Shah and seized a TT pistol and a hand grenade. Nineteen other suspects were arrested from different parts of the city.
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November - 18 
The militants attacked the Riaz Shaheed Checkpost in Sarband in Peshawar. It was learnt the militants fled after the cops manning the checkpoint returned the fire. No casualty was reported.
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The militants attacked the Riaz Shaheed Checkpost in Sarband in Peshawar. It was learnt the militants fled after the cops manning the checkpoint returned the fire. No casualty was reported.
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November - 18 
Three persons, identified as Jehanzeb, Shenay and Saifur Rehman were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Shinkamar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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Three persons, identified as Jehanzeb, Shenay and Saifur Rehman were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Shinkamar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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November - 18 
Two Paramilitary Personnel identified as Sobidar Jan Afzal and Hanif Khan were abducted by unidentified militants in Shah Kas area of Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency, reported The Express Tribune.
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Two Paramilitary Personnel identified as Sobidar Jan Afzal and Hanif Khan were abducted by unidentified militants in Shah Kas area of Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency, reported The Express Tribune.
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November - 18 
Unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire on a camp of a road construction company in Kalat Town of same District. There was no loss of life but the machinery was gutted.
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Unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire on a camp of a road construction company in Kalat Town of same District. There was no loss of life but the machinery was gutted.
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November - 18 
Lawmakers of the ruling Awami League (AL) and its allies on November 18 strongly demanded banning of the politics of JeI-ICS for creating anarchy to obstruct the trials of war criminals, reports The Independent. The demand was made while the lawmaker
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Lawmakers of the ruling Awami League (AL) and its allies on November 18 strongly demanded banning of the politics of JeI-ICS for creating anarchy to obstruct the trials of war criminals, reports The Independent. The demand was made while the lawmakers were speaking on an unscheduled discussion in Parliament over a point of order raised by independent lawmaker Fazlul Azim condemning the recent attacks on the Police. They termed the recent armed attacks on the Police as barbaric and said they had launched war against the existing laws by opposing them.
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November - 18 
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) once again swooped on law enforcers on November 18, leaving at least eight Policemen and 11 others injured in Chittagong and Dhaka cities, reports The Daily Star. In Chittago
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The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) once again swooped on law enforcers on November 18, leaving at least eight Policemen and 11 others injured in Chittagong and Dhaka cities, reports The Daily Star. In Chittagong city, at least five Policemen, an ansar (helper) and three auto-rickshaw drivers were injured as the JeI-ICS cadres rampaged through different places. In Dhaka city, at least 10 people, including three Policemen, were seriously injured in attacks by JeI-ICS cadres on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Jatrabari. Police arrested 16 JeI-ICS cadres in Dhaka and 42 in
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November - 19 
A day after Panda released the audio tape claiming that he is safe, Odisha Police on November 19 offered to stop their Search Operation if he agreed to surrender, reports odishatoday.com. Director General of Police (DGP), Prakash Mishra, told reporte
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A day after Panda released the audio tape claiming that he is safe, Odisha Police on November 19 offered to stop their Search Operation if he agreed to surrender, reports odishatoday.com. Director General of Police (DGP), Prakash Mishra, told reporters after meeting a group of senior citizens including freedom fighter Bhabani Patnaik, "We appeal to Panda to shun violence and surrender. If he gives indication of surrender, there is no need of continuing operation in Southern Odisha Districts." Bhabani Patnaik said "Panda has been facing threat from his former comrades besides facing the search operation. Most of the Maoist cadres have abandoned him and his group's present strength is only 27."
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November - 19 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres ambushed a Police party by opening indiscriminate firing near Maragaon in Gariyabandh District of Chhattisgarh on November 19 but failed to inflict any casualty, reports Hindustan Times.
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres ambushed a Police party by opening indiscriminate firing near Maragaon in Gariyabandh District of Chhattisgarh on November 19 but failed to inflict any casualty, reports Hindustan Times. A team of Police party from Gariyabandh District headquarters left for Sikaser-Maragaon area for a routine search operation when the Maoists opened fire. The Police later launched a massive hunt for the Maoists. An AK-47, Naxal literature, uniform and other items were recovered from the encounter spot.
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November - 19 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, who operated in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra and was allegedly involved in several attacks including the ambush at Lahiri in 2009 in which 15 Police personnel were killed, surrendered t
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, who operated in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra and was allegedly involved in several attacks including the ambush at Lahiri in 2009 in which 15 Police personnel were killed, surrendered to the Khammam District Police on November 19, reports The Times of India. Four other Maoists and 10 'milita' members too surrendered. Bandarapu Mallaiah alias Chandranna, secretary of South Gadchiroli Divisional Committee carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head. Chandranna and his wife Gadegoni Balavva alias Vijaya belong to Karimnagar district. Chandranna, wanted by Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh police, came in contact with ultras in 1981, and started working as full-time member from 1988, Kothagudem ASP Bhaskar Bhushan told PTI. Since 2003 he was working in Gadchiroli. His wife Vijaya, who became dalam member in 1993, too was working in Gadchiroli since 2003.
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November - 19 
Anti-Talks faction of (ULFA-ATF) in a statement issued on November 19 evening, “thanked” the people of Upper Assam for making the strike a success, reports The Sentinel. ULFA-ATF had called for a Strike in Upper Assam Districts to protest the killing
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Anti-Talks faction of (ULFA-ATF) in a statement issued on November 19 evening, “thanked” the people of Upper Assam for making the strike a success, reports The Sentinel. ULFA-ATF had called for a Strike in Upper Assam Districts to protest the killing of one of its cadres and two others in Majuli.
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November - 19 
ANVC-B claimed Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) to the tune of crores of rupees had entered the Garo hills region in the last few weeks, reports The Telegraph. “Garo Hills is being exploited politically and economically, and strategies adopted are f
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ANVC-B claimed Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) to the tune of crores of rupees had entered the Garo hills region in the last few weeks, reports The Telegraph. “Garo Hills is being exploited politically and economically, and strategies adopted are foolproof. Fake currency amounting not less than crores of rupees made way into the region in the last few weeks. It is sure to affect the economy,” ANVC -B ‘chairman’ Rimpu N. Marak said. The main area of concern is the coal-mining belt as payments made every week to the suppliers include thousands of fake currency notes, he said. “Simple and ignorant people fail to differentiate between the real and the fake,” Marak said.
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November - 19 
Army’s 18 Rastriya Rifles (RR) and Police trapped a heavily armed group of six militants in Lolab forests of Kupwara District and two of the trapped militants were critically injured on November 19, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said, "Last night t
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Army’s 18 Rastriya Rifles (RR) and Police trapped a heavily armed group of six militants in Lolab forests of Kupwara District and two of the trapped militants were critically injured on November 19, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said, "Last night the group was intercepted resulting in a fierce encounter in which two militants of the group were critically injured". According to sources, the group had infiltrated through Macchil sector of Kupwara District in July this year and had made the forests as their hideout.
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November - 19 
Cadres of NSCN-K and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi exchanged fire at Phoinching area under Mon District when the cadres of both the groups faced each other. However, no casualty was reported until the time of filing the report.
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Cadres of NSCN-K and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi exchanged fire at Phoinching area under Mon District when the cadres of both the groups faced each other. However, no casualty was reported until the time of filing the report.
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November - 19 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a tribal civilian, Bhima Sisha (35), at Sishaput village under Mudulipada Police Station in Malkangiri District at midnight on November 19, reports The Hindu. The body of Bhima Sisha w
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a tribal civilian, Bhima Sisha (35), at Sishaput village under Mudulipada Police Station in Malkangiri District at midnight on November 19, reports The Hindu. The body of Bhima Sisha was located near the village in the morning of November 20. The Maoists had slit open his throat with some sharp weapon. Later, they shot him from close range to confirm his death. According to the Police, through a handwritten letter left at the spot of murder the Maoists claimed that the deceased was a police informer, due to which he was given death sentence. Sisha was a peasant by profession who was also a small contractor involved in minor developmental works in the remote area.
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November - 19 
Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) chairperson, Major General (retired) N. George, concerned with the faction clashes between Naga armed groups visited Zunheboto District. Major General George also had a closed door meeting with the District authori
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Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) chairperson, Major General (retired) N. George, concerned with the faction clashes between Naga armed groups visited Zunheboto District. Major General George also had a closed door meeting with the District authorities, District Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (SP) Zunheboto, Assam Rifiles authorities, Sumi Hoho, Sumi Kukami Hoho and Sumi Totimi Hoho at the DC’s conference hall.
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November - 19 
Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court in Aizwal on September 19 granted bail to critically ill commander-in-chief of Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), Lalropuia (47) on health grounds, reports The Telegraph. He was arrested on June 2012.
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Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court in Aizwal on September 19 granted bail to critically ill commander-in-chief of Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), Lalropuia (47) on health grounds, reports The Telegraph. He was arrested on June 2012.
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November - 19 
Curfew was relaxed in Kokrajhar, on November 19, until 4 pm in the afternoon as no further incidents of violence reported in the District.
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Curfew was relaxed in Kokrajhar, on November 19, until 4 pm in the afternoon as no further incidents of violence reported in the District.
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November - 19 
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on November 19 said that the State Government would provide necessary security escorts for the movement of goods trucks. He also informed that the Government would formally invite the agitators for a talk to bring a s
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Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on November 19 said that the State Government would provide necessary security escorts for the movement of goods trucks. He also informed that the Government would formally invite the agitators for a talk to bring a solution. The State Government is arranging the meeting with the KSDC in Imphal on November 19 (today). Gaikhangam has appealed to call off the ongoing blockade, as it would only breed misery for all including those who are behind the bandh adds Sangai Express. Gaikhangam further said the Central Government would soon begin talks with Kuki militant groups who have signed the suspension of operations agreement adds The Telegraph.
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November - 19 
Frontal Sumi tribal bodies, Sumi Hoho (SH), Sumi Kukami Hoho (SKH) and Sumi Totimi Hoho (STH) have appealed to NSCN-Khole-Kitovi, NSCN-K and Isak-Muivah faction of NSCN (NSCN-IM) to stop factional violence to create a congenial atmosphere. Sumi Hoho,
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Frontal Sumi tribal bodies, Sumi Hoho (SH), Sumi Kukami Hoho (SKH) and Sumi Totimi Hoho (STH) have appealed to NSCN-Khole-Kitovi, NSCN-K and Isak-Muivah faction of NSCN (NSCN-IM) to stop factional violence to create a congenial atmosphere. Sumi Hoho, Sumi Kukami Hoho & Sumi Totomi Hoho also submitted a joint representation to the kilo kilonsers (home affairs) of three factions.
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November - 19 
Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on November 19 warned stern action against the agents of an upcoming cement company in Jaintia Hills for resorting to unfair means to get people’s support, reports Shillong Times. The ‘Publicity Secretar
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Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on November 19 warned stern action against the agents of an upcoming cement company in Jaintia Hills for resorting to unfair means to get people’s support, reports Shillong Times. The ‘Publicity Secretary’ of HNLC, Sainkupar Nongtraw, said that the militant outfit came to know that Nilanchal Cement Pvt Ltd was using some agents from among the local people of Jaintia Hills to threaten the public in order to support the setting up of the cement plant in Jaintia Hills. The HNLC warned that stern action will be taken against all those who were involved in threatening the public. The HNLC also wanted the Dolloi and the Durbar Shnong to stop issuing any kind of No Objection Certificate (NOCs) to the cement company.
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November - 19 
It has been learn that two persons arrested on November 18 for allegedly killing a 65-year-old man in Lapung area on November 17 in Ranchi District in Jharkhand had links with People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ Suber Singh ali
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It has been learn that two persons arrested on November 18 for allegedly killing a 65-year-old man in Lapung area on November 17 in Ranchi District in Jharkhand had links with People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ Suber Singh alias Surya, reports The Times of India. Involved in more than three cases of murders and other crimes, Chhotu Singh and Rajesh Gope were arrested with one country made pistol, three bullets and two mobile phones.
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November - 19 
National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) chairman, Naresh Chandra, said that the Government would not allow a "few group of people" to disturb peace and tranquillity in the Northeast States. Chandra said this in context of growing violent incidents in
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National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) chairman, Naresh Chandra, said that the Government would not allow a "few group of people" to disturb peace and tranquillity in the Northeast States. Chandra said this in context of growing violent incidents in Manipur and Assam
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November - 19 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militants on November 19 tried to assassinate Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K)’s ‘Kohima urban commander’ at Jail colony in Kohima while he was standing near a shop, reports
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militants on November 19 tried to assassinate Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K)’s ‘Kohima urban commander’ at Jail colony in Kohima while he was standing near a shop, reports Nagaland Post. The bid by NSCN-Khole-Kitovi was foiled as NSCN-K commander’s guards saw the assailants before they could open fire. There was a brief exchange of fire between the groups. Though no casualty was reported, NSCN-K has claimed that according to eyewitnesses, one GPRN/NSCN cadre sustained injury and was taken away in a car.
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November - 19 
Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) headed for a split led by ‘chief’ of Boroland Army (the armed wing of the faction), with I.K. Songbijit on November 20 announcing the formation of an nine member “interim natio
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Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) headed for a split led by ‘chief’ of Boroland Army (the armed wing of the faction), with I.K. Songbijit on November 20 announcing the formation of an nine member “interim national council”, reports Shillong Times. Further, Songbijit appointed himself as the “interim president”. Apart from Songbijit other members of Interim council are ‘interim vice-president’ B. Naison, ‘interim general secretary’ B. Saoraigwra, ‘deputy military secretary’ B. Jwngshar, assistant finance secretary B. Sansula, ‘assistant forest secretary’ B. Sibigiri, assistant organising secretary H. Leba, ‘assistant publicity secretary’ C. Rwikha , member B. Dwmwilu and ‘captain’, G. Bidai as the deputy chief of Boroland Army.
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November - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) shot dead ‘sergeant major ‘of (ULFA-ATF)’s western command, Saurav Asom alias Bolin Gogoi, in the Shantipahar area under Krishnai Police Station in Goalpara District in an encounter on November 19, reports The Telegraph. SFs rec
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Security Forces (SFs) shot dead ‘sergeant major ‘of (ULFA-ATF)’s western command, Saurav Asom alias Bolin Gogoi, in the Shantipahar area under Krishnai Police Station in Goalpara District in an encounter on November 19, reports The Telegraph. SFs recovered one 7.62 pistol, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and a huge quantity of ammunition from the encounter site. Arunodoi Asom, ‘assistant publicity secretary’ of ULFA-ATF, confirmed the death of Saurav Asom. While Saurav was conferred with “second lieutenant” posthumously, Ripunjoy Asom alias Ajit Saikia, who was killed in Majuli on November 15, was given the post of a “captain,” the release stated.
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November - 19 
SF on November 19 arrested a GNLA linkman, Pasan Marak, while he was trying to buy over a dozen activated SIM cards from a dealer in Ringrey market in Tura.
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SF on November 19 arrested a GNLA linkman, Pasan Marak, while he was trying to buy over a dozen activated SIM cards from a dealer in Ringrey market in Tura.
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November - 19 
Suspected (GNLA) militants on November 19 abducted the manager of a coal export firm, identified as, Ratan Das, at Gasuapara in South Garo Hills District. GNLA carried out the abduction reportedly for ransom after the company failed to comply with th
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Suspected (GNLA) militants on November 19 abducted the manager of a coal export firm, identified as, Ratan Das, at Gasuapara in South Garo Hills District. GNLA carried out the abduction reportedly for ransom after the company failed to comply with the demands of the militant group.
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November - 19 
The Centre has left it to the State Government to decide on the demand of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) for a Garoland Autonomous Council (GAC) and the desire of Breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B) to hold talks with the Government, repo
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The Centre has left it to the State Government to decide on the demand of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) for a Garoland Autonomous Council (GAC) and the desire of Breakaway faction of ANVC (ANVC-B) to hold talks with the Government, reports Shillong Times. Centre’s interlocutor for peace talks with the ANVC, PC Haldar said that the State has to take a decision on the various demands of the ANVC including the formation of GAC. “The ANVC is under ceasefire and peace talks are on, but it is up to the State Government to deal with their demands”, he said.
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November - 19 
The Centre, worried over the fact that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) may stage some major strikes during the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week that stands advanced to November 24 to coincide with slain Politbureau memb
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The Centre, worried over the fact that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) may stage some major strikes during the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week that stands advanced to November 24 to coincide with slain Politbureau member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji's 'martyrdom' day, has advised the nine Naxal [Left Wing Extremist]-affected states to step up vigil and tighten security around economic infrastructure, including railway property, reports The Times of India on November 20.
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November - 19 
The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kokrajhar ordered a probe into the allegation levelled by arrested Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) ‘executive member’ Mono Kumar Brahma’s wife, that the Police had planted the AK-47s and ammunition
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The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kokrajhar ordered a probe into the allegation levelled by arrested Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) ‘executive member’ Mono Kumar Brahma’s wife, that the Police had planted the AK-47s and ammunition recovered from their residence. Brahma’s was arrested on November 17. Vehicular traffic, including long distance and sub-urban bus services in Upper Assam districts were off the road. Educational institutions, business establishments, central and State government offices were closed.
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November - 19 
The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) sponsored indefinite blockade on National and State Highways in Kuki areas of the State has hit normal life in the State, reports Assam Tribune. The blockade has severely affected the inter-State transport syste
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The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) sponsored indefinite blockade on National and State Highways in Kuki areas of the State has hit normal life in the State, reports Assam Tribune. The blockade has severely affected the inter-State transport system disrupting the transport system between the five Hill District headquarters and the State capital for the second day. The KSDC called the blockade since November 17 evening demanding creation of a Kuki State as they felt Kukis are “neglected” in the present set up in Manipur.
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November - 19 
Two suspected Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants on November 13 fired 50 rounds indiscriminately at three places near Chagolia inter-state checkgate of Dhubri District, reports The Telegraph on November 19. A civilian, Dilip Adhikari (3
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Two suspected Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants on November 13 fired 50 rounds indiscriminately at three places near Chagolia inter-state checkgate of Dhubri District, reports The Telegraph on November 19. A civilian, Dilip Adhikari (38), was injured in one of the firing incidents. Security forces are alarmed because the camera footage captured in one of the firing sites clearly shows a KLO militant holding an assault rifle. KLO had been using small arms like pistols and hand-made revolvers in the past.
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November - 19 
United Naga Council (UNC) has alleged that Naga villagers confining in the foothills have been intimidated to support the demand of the Kuki statehood and the ongoing blockade sponsored by the KSDC, reports Shillong Times. The UNC said that it has be
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United Naga Council (UNC) has alleged that Naga villagers confining in the foothills have been intimidated to support the demand of the Kuki statehood and the ongoing blockade sponsored by the KSDC, reports Shillong Times. The UNC said that it has been the consistent position of the Nagas that the political aspirations of all communities drawn and evolved from their respective histories and situations should be mutually respected. Nagas have never been communal and history will bear that out.
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November - 19 
A child was killed and two others, including a woman and a child, were injured when militants fired a mortar shell from Ganjgil Top in Afghanistan in a house in Hilal Khel village in Bajaur Agency.
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A child was killed and two others, including a woman and a child, were injured when militants fired a mortar shell from Ganjgil Top in Afghanistan in a house in Hilal Khel village in Bajaur Agency.
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November - 19 
A dead body, identified as that of Niaz Ahmed, was found in Murgab area in Turbat District. “The body received bullets in the head and chest, which caused the death,” hospital sources said.
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A dead body, identified as that of Niaz Ahmed, was found in Murgab area in Turbat District. “The body received bullets in the head and chest, which caused the death,” hospital sources said.
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November - 19 
A man, identified as Syed Adnan (32), was shot dead while he was on his way to home by unidentified assailants at Khuda Ki Basti within the limits of Surjani Police Station in the provincial capital Karachi on November 19, reported Daily Times.
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A man, identified as Syed Adnan (32), was shot dead while he was on his way to home by unidentified assailants at Khuda Ki Basti within the limits of Surjani Police Station in the provincial capital Karachi on November 19, reported Daily Times.
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November - 19 
A private company’s gas tanker was on its way from Iran to Quetta when unidentified militants opened fire on it killing a man and injuring two others near RCD Highway in Nushki District.
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A private company’s gas tanker was on its way from Iran to Quetta when unidentified militants opened fire on it killing a man and injuring two others near RCD Highway in Nushki District.
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November - 19 
Additional Chief Secretary, Sindh Home Department, Wasim Ahmad, and Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Karachi Iqbal Mehmood, after the November 18, 2012 attack near Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Abbas Town, filed a petition i
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Additional Chief Secretary, Sindh Home Department, Wasim Ahmad, and Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Karachi Iqbal Mehmood, after the November 18, 2012 attack near Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Abbas Town, filed a petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC) seeking review of an order issued by the court suspending a ban on motorbike riding in Karachi during Ashura (10th day of Muharram) that was announced by the Interior Ministry. They submitted that the Federal Interior Ministry had announced the ban on motorbike riding in Karachi during Ashura to prevent terrorist activities. It was stated in the petition that Interior Ministry had received information through Law Enforcement Agencies, including spy agencies, that more than two dozen terrorists had entered the city and any unpleasant accident could occur after their arrival. “The threats of terrorist activities were received that they may use motorcycle during Ashura to carry out any criminal activity”, said the petition.
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November - 19 
At least four party workers of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) were injured while former Chief of the party Qazi Hussian Ahmad escaped a suicide attack carried out by a woman suicide bomber in Haleemzai area of Mohmand Agency. Meanwhile, Ahmad termed the atta
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At least four party workers of Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) were injured while former Chief of the party Qazi Hussian Ahmad escaped a suicide attack carried out by a woman suicide bomber in Haleemzai area of Mohmand Agency. Meanwhile, Ahmad termed the attack on his convoy as an act of ‘American agent’.
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November - 19 
At least four persons were killed and several others were injured when gunship attacked militant hideouts in Mir Ali area of the North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 19, reports Daily Times.
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At least four persons were killed and several others were injured when gunship attacked militant hideouts in Mir Ali area of the North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 19, reports Daily Times.
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November - 19 
During a seminar titled, ‘International Journalist Day’ organised at the National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad on November 19 it was said that almost 91 journalists have been murdered since 2000 due to which Pakistan has become the third most danger
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During a seminar titled, ‘International Journalist Day’ organised at the National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad on November 19 it was said that almost 91 journalists have been murdered since 2000 due to which Pakistan has become the third most dangerous country for journalists after Somalia and Syria, reported Dawn. On an average, one journalist gets killed in the line of duty every 30 days.
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November - 19 
Following the November 18 2012, attack on the Imambargah at Abbas Town in Karachi (Sindh), security was put on high alert and additional Police personnel were deployed at all main entry and exit points of the Federal Capital in view of Muharram and t
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Following the November 18 2012, attack on the Imambargah at Abbas Town in Karachi (Sindh), security was put on high alert and additional Police personnel were deployed at all main entry and exit points of the Federal Capital in view of Muharram and the ongoing D-8 summit, reported Daily Times on November 20 (today). The Inspector General (IG) said that Police’s first and foremost priority was to provide foolproof security to Imambargahs and mosques during Muharram. He said that Police Stations had been directed to increase patrolling of their respective areas and carryout special checking, search operation and snap checking to avert any untoward incident. The IG said that Islamabad Police remains vigilant all the time and they have the ability to act against terrorism and other crimes. He further added that the entire Red Zone area would be monitored from November 19 to 25 to avoid any untoward incident in the capital.
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November - 19 
More than 70 doctors were arrested during a protest by Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Balochistan against non-recovery of Doctor Saeed Khan of LRBT who was abducted on October 16, 2012 from Sariab Road of Quetta. Immediately after the abduction o
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More than 70 doctors were arrested during a protest by Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Balochistan against non-recovery of Doctor Saeed Khan of LRBT who was abducted on October 16, 2012 from Sariab Road of Quetta. Immediately after the abduction of the eye specialist, PMA Balochistan announced a boycott of all Out Patient Departments (OPDs) of state-run hospitals in Balochistan. The Balochistan Government had issued an ultimatum to doctors to return to work within 24 hours, but the PMA had rejected the warning. However, the private clinics and hospitals were kept functioning.
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November - 19 
The Directives of the Federal Interior Ministry, banned the sale of all private cell phone company’s (SIMs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 19, reports The News. The decision was taken in view of the use of illegal SIMs in terrorist activities in t
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The Directives of the Federal Interior Ministry, banned the sale of all private cell phone company’s (SIMs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 19, reports The News. The decision was taken in view of the use of illegal SIMs in terrorist activities in the province
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November - 19 
To ensure sectarian harmony and law and order in the garrison city, 28 scholars from different schools of thought have been barred from speaking at any religious or social event for 60 days. According to sources, the entry of 28 other religious schol
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To ensure sectarian harmony and law and order in the garrison city, 28 scholars from different schools of thought have been barred from speaking at any religious or social event for 60 days. According to sources, the entry of 28 other religious scholars to Rawalpindi District has also been banned. These steps have been taken on intelligence reports that some extremist organisations were re-organising to disturb peace across the country.
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November - 19 
Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a private bus and shot dead its cleaner near Karachi Bus Stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.
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Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a private bus and shot dead its cleaner near Karachi Bus Stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.
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November - 19 
Unidentified militants entered a refugee camp and shot dead at least two people in Killi Umer area of Chagai District on November 19, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants entered a refugee camp and shot dead at least two people in Killi Umer area of Chagai District on November 19, reports Daily Times.
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November - 19 
A group of leaders, including former Vice-chairman Ashok Rai, who had quit CPN-UML demanding single ethnic identity based federalism, finally decided to announce a new party on November 22. Rai would lead the new party to be named as Federal Democrat
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A group of leaders, including former Vice-chairman Ashok Rai, who had quit CPN-UML demanding single ethnic identity based federalism, finally decided to announce a new party on November 22. Rai would lead the new party to be named as Federal Democratic Socialist Party (FDSP). Further, the democratic group, led by Kumar Rai and ethnic activist Chaitanya Subba, will form a separate party named Social Democratic Pluri National Party (SDPNP) by November end. Kumar and Ashok-led groups decided to form separate parties after they failed to settle the differences over whether to mention Marxism in the party´s political document.
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November - 19 
A meeting of top leaders of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepal Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) held to forge consensus on the budget and fresh elections ended inconclusively after th
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A meeting of top leaders of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepal Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) held to forge consensus on the budget and fresh elections ended inconclusively after the ruling UCPN-M refused outright to quit the Government, reports myrepublica.com.
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November - 19 
President’s Office on November 19 clarified that President Ram Baran Yadav has not given November 22 deadline for political parties to reach a consensus on major issues including the budget fixed deadline to the parties, reports Nepal News. President
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President’s Office on November 19 clarified that President Ram Baran Yadav has not given November 22 deadline for political parties to reach a consensus on major issues including the budget fixed deadline to the parties, reports Nepal News. President Yadav’s press advisor Rajendra Dahal said that the head of state has only been exerting pressure on the political parties to reach a package deal on contentious issues and during the joint meeting with political parties on November 19, he did not fix any deadline to the parties for the same.
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November - 19 
At least 10 Policemen, including Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadar Police Station Manjur Quader, were injured in sporadic clashes between Police and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres at No 2 Railway Gate area in Narayanganj Distr
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At least 10 Policemen, including Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadar Police Station Manjur Quader, were injured in sporadic clashes between Police and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres at No 2 Railway Gate area in Narayanganj District on November 19, reports The Independent. Witnesses said around 500 ICS cadres brought out a procession from Nur Mosque at Chashara. Police intercepted the procession near No 2 Rail Gate. Being resisted, the cadres of ICS attacked the law enforcers, leaving 10 Policemen injured.
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November - 19 
Police arrested at least 107 JeI-ICS cadres in five Districts including Dhaka on charge of attacking law enforcers and for vandalism on November 19, reports The Daily Star. In Narayanganj District, Police arrested four JeI-ICS cadres from their proce
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Police arrested at least 107 JeI-ICS cadres in five Districts including Dhaka on charge of attacking law enforcers and for vandalism on November 19, reports The Daily Star. In Narayanganj District, Police arrested four JeI-ICS cadres from their procession. In Dhaka city, 16 JeI-ICS cadres were arrested at Kafrul on charge of attacking Police on November 10. In Chittagong city, Police arrested 78 JeI-ICS cadres from different dormitories and messes in connection with their rampage in different places of the port city on November 18. In Rajshahi District, Police arrested three JeI-ICS cadres at Sonadighi intersection of the Rajhahi city for resorting to violence after a procession. In Narshingdi District, Police arrested six JeI-ICS cadres from their procession in the Narshingdi town.
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November - 20 
A group of unidentified miscreant on November 20 killed a labourer in a labour camp located at Nongjri village under Sutnga Elaka in East Jaintia Hills District, reports Shillong Times. Before killing the labourer, the miscreants had demanded money f
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A group of unidentified miscreant on November 20 killed a labourer in a labour camp located at Nongjri village under Sutnga Elaka in East Jaintia Hills District, reports Shillong Times. Before killing the labourer, the miscreants had demanded money from coal labourers living in the camp.
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November - 20 
A gunfight with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on November 20 in Gariaband District of Chhattisgarh led the State Police to seize large quantity of ammunition and explosive materials from a forested hideout of the extremists, rep
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A gunfight with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on November 20 in Gariaband District of Chhattisgarh led the State Police to seize large quantity of ammunition and explosive materials from a forested hideout of the extremists, reports twocircles.net quoting IANS. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Dhamtari range B.P.S. Pausarya told that on getting the information of presence of Maoists in Gariaband, a joint team of District Force and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was sent on a search operation. The team confronted the Maoists who were holding a meeting in the forest of Maragaon village, some 125 km from Raipur. He said that after an hour-long gun battle the extremists fled into dense forest taking advantage of rugged terrain and crossed over into Odisha.
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November - 20 
A head constable, identified as Bhupinder Singh and a widow were arrested on November 20, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 28,600 in Mansa District, reports The Times of India Deputy Superintendant of Police (D.S.P.) Sulakhan
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A head constable, identified as Bhupinder Singh and a widow were arrested on November 20, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 28,600 in Mansa District, reports The Times of India Deputy Superintendant of Police (D.S.P.) Sulakhan Singh said Bhupinder was earlier booked in 2007 as well. Then he was accused of luring people in doubling the money through accomplices and used to raid at appropriate time to usurp the money from gullible customers.
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November - 20 
Centre’s interlocutor in talks with the ANVC, P.C. Haldar on November 20, said it would be up to the State Government to take a call whether to accommodate the cadres, who had defected from the ANVC. “As there are divisions with the ANVC, it will now
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Centre’s interlocutor in talks with the ANVC, P.C. Haldar on November 20, said it would be up to the State Government to take a call whether to accommodate the cadres, who had defected from the ANVC. “As there are divisions with the ANVC, it will now be up to the State Government to take a view whether the other boys should also be brought in,” Haldar. On dialogue with Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), Haldar said that the talks are “moving in a positive direction”. He, however, refused to divulge details. Haldar also said peace processes in the Northeast have definitely “brought down violence” although he pointed out that there are certain points of concern. “There are still certain factions that have so far not come to the table or have broken away. I feel they will also see the reason as it is only through dialogues that one can end problems,” he said.
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November - 20 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed an ex-Sarpanch (head of Gram Panchayat, village level local self-government institution), identified as Narayan Srirangi (33), suspecting him to be a Police informer, in Motala-Tekdi village
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed an ex-Sarpanch (head of Gram Panchayat, village level local self-government institution), identified as Narayan Srirangi (33), suspecting him to be a Police informer, in Motala-Tekdi village under Sironcha Taluqa (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District, bordering Andhra Pradesh, in Maharashtra, on November 20, reports The Hindustan Times. A group of 10-15 Maoists stormed the village, dragged Srirangi out and killed him in front of several villagers.
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November - 20 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on November 20 stopped the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus plying between Deverapalli and Narsipatnam at Lingavaram in G.K. Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) in Visakh
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on November 20 stopped the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus plying between Deverapalli and Narsipatnam at Lingavaram in G.K. Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam District and hung banners and pasted posters on it asking people to observe and make success the weeklong 12th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) of the outfit being observed from December 2 to 8, reports The Hindu. Six armed Maoists stopped the bus and after fixing the banner and pasting pamphlets told the bus crew and passengers not to remove them. The Maoists also demanded that the Chhattisgarh Government follow the Supreme Court direction that armed forces should not be provided accommodation, and wanted the Police to be vacated from schools in Chhattisgarh in which they were staying for the last four days.
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November - 20 
four Maoists, who were arrested in the Bhaliaguda jungles on the Ganjam-Gajapati District border, on November 20 confirmed injuries to the expelled Maoist Sabyasachi Panda and some other members of his group in the exchange of fire with Security Forc
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four Maoists, who were arrested in the Bhaliaguda jungles on the Ganjam-Gajapati District border, on November 20 confirmed injuries to the expelled Maoist Sabyasachi Panda and some other members of his group in the exchange of fire with Security Force (SF) personnel on November 14. Five persons, said to be part of Sabyasachi’s group, Odisha Maovadi Party (OMP), were killed in the encounter. According to the Police, the four Naxalites (Left Wing Extremists) were arrested in the Bhaliaguda area under Mohana police station in Gajapati District. The arrested persons were Naju Mallik, Bulu Mallik, Kalia Mallik, and Rutu Mallik. They were allegedly cadres of the OMP. A country-made SBML gun, a country-made pistol, four rounds of 8 mm ammunition, and 20 electronic detonators were among the items seized from the arrested persons. Speaking to The Hindu, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of police, southern range, R.K. Sharma said statements of the arrested Maoists confirmed that members of the extremist group were injured in the encounter with security forces on November 14. “According to the arrested Maoists, the top commander in the Sabyasachi group was seriously injured as he had received a bullet wound in his abdomen. Sabyasachi himself also had injury as he had a bandage on his left hand. Another woman cadre of the group also had bandage on her leg,” Sharma said.
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November - 20 
Gauhati High Court on November 20 extended the interim bail period of DHD-J ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai by another three months.
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Gauhati High Court on November 20 extended the interim bail period of DHD-J ‘chairman’ Jewel Garlosa and ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai by another three months.
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November - 20 
Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘chief’, Qari Yasir, along with several top leadership of the outfit, has been trapped by Army and Police in Lolab forests in the frontier District of Kupwara, Daily Excelsior reports. As reported earlier, Security Forces (SFs
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Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘chief’, Qari Yasir, along with several top leadership of the outfit, has been trapped by Army and Police in Lolab forests in the frontier District of Kupwara, Daily Excelsior reports. As reported earlier, Security Forces (SFs) trapped a heavily armed group of six militants in Lolab forests of Kupwara District and two of the trapped militants were critically injured in an encounter with SFs. It is now believed that the group consists of eight militants including JeM ‘chief’ Qari Yasir. Yasir is the ‘chief’ of JeM since former JeM ‘commander-in-chief’ Sajjad Afghani was shot dead by SFs on March 10, 2011. Qari, a Pakistani militant, has been operating in Kashmir valley for over past five years.
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November - 20 
National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) on November 20 abducted three persons, including two school students, last night from two villages in Dhalai District, reports The Telegraph. NLFT militants abducted two school students, Karendra Tripura (1
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National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) on November 20 abducted three persons, including two school students, last night from two villages in Dhalai District, reports The Telegraph. NLFT militants abducted two school students, Karendra Tripura (16) and Tirtharam Tripura (15), from Purbasingpara and a farmer, Shubhamoy Tripura (48), from Deshraipara, both remote villages under Raisyabari Police Station of the District. Police sources said at least 35 indigenous families from the two villages had left the villages and taken shelter in the Gandacherra Sub-Divisional Headquarters after facing extortion threats from the NLFT.
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November - 20 
Para-military Forces on November 20 arrested a 23-year-old "Sub-zonal Commander" of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Prabhu Yadav, at Madhya village of Palamau District in Jharkhand, when he came to meet his family, reports
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Para-military Forces on November 20 arrested a 23-year-old "Sub-zonal Commander" of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Prabhu Yadav, at Madhya village of Palamau District in Jharkhand, when he came to meet his family, reports english.samaylive.com. Later Yadav guided the Police to two places under Manatu Police Station where the SFs found a five kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED), seven gelatin sticks, 25 detonators and a 100-mt wire. A country-made pistol and Maoist literature was also seized from the extremist. Commenting on the arrest District Police official said "Yadav had killed three persons of rival extremist factions this year - two members of the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) on April 16 and one Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) member on May 22."
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November - 20 
Pawan Gope, a cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Doranda in Ranchi city of Jharkhand on November 20, reports twocircles.net quoting IANS. A pi
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Pawan Gope, a cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Doranda in Ranchi city of Jharkhand on November 20, reports twocircles.net quoting IANS. A pistol and live cartridges were seized from Gope.
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November - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three suspected Bangladeshi citizens, identified as Ilias Roram (29), Barnat Nafok (40) and Anderson (26), from Baghmara.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three suspected Bangladeshi citizens, identified as Ilias Roram (29), Barnat Nafok (40) and Anderson (26), from Baghmara.
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November - 20 
Security was tightened across Odisha in view of the November 20 bandh (shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Sabyasachi Panda-led Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), protesting against the recent encounter of fi
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Security was tightened across Odisha in view of the November 20 bandh (shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Sabyasachi Panda-led Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), protesting against the recent encounter of five Maoists at Bhaliaguda in Gajapati District, reports The Times of India. While Sabyasachi Panda, Chief of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), called for state-wide bandh, the Bansadhara Division of the CPI-Maoist called for bandh in four Southern Districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada to protest against the November 14 encounter. On November 18, Panda in an audio tape message had said "The deceased were innocent villagers. Security persons had killed them in the name of Maoists". Panda also demanded INR One Million compensation for family members of each deceased at Bhaliaguda, adds jagran.com.
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November - 20 
Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), without referring to KSDC’s demand for a Kuki State, said that the Nagas’ land was inseparable, reports Kanglaonline. The ‘president’ of the TNL, Solomon Ningshen, said in a statement that the Nagas in Manipur were demanding
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Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), without referring to KSDC’s demand for a Kuki State, said that the Nagas’ land was inseparable, reports Kanglaonline. The ‘president’ of the TNL, Solomon Ningshen, said in a statement that the Nagas in Manipur were demanding alternative arrangement outside the Manipur government, pending “Indo-Naga” final settlement.
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November - 20 
The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by OMP and CPI-Maoist in Odisha had partial response. Some commercial vehicle remained off road in some places of Gajapati, Rayagada, Ganjam, Koraput and Kandhamal Districts fearing attacks.
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The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by OMP and CPI-Maoist in Odisha had partial response. Some commercial vehicle remained off road in some places of Gajapati, Rayagada, Ganjam, Koraput and Kandhamal Districts fearing attacks.
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November - 20 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set on fire a road-roller at Deverapalli in GK Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) of Andhra Pradesh State on November 20, reports The Hindu. The extremists also left pamphlets saying that the A
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set on fire a road-roller at Deverapalli in GK Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) of Andhra Pradesh State on November 20, reports The Hindu. The extremists also left pamphlets saying that the Anrak Alumina, Jindal and some other industrial houses are trying to loot minerals in the Visakha Agency. This comes less than 24 hours after the extremists stopped a bus and hung banner and posters asking people to make the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) anniversary week celebrations from December 2 to 8 a success in the same mandal.
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November - 20 
The first round of talks between the Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) and the Manipur government on November 20 broke down and KSDC decided to continue the blockade along the State and National Highways in the State, reports The Telegraph. KSDC res
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The first round of talks between the Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) and the Manipur government on November 20 broke down and KSDC decided to continue the blockade along the State and National Highways in the State, reports The Telegraph. KSDC responding to the appeal by Deputy Chief Minister, Gaikhangam, decided to exempt those taking part in the Manipur Sangai Festival which will begin tomorrow and candidates of Teachers Eligibility Test which will be held on November 27 outside the purview of the blockade. The blockade began on November 17.
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November - 20 
A part of the report dealt with the issue of convicted prisoners and 35 Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs), who were involved in many heinous crimes from 2003 to 2005, being released on parole. It was stated that the additional Inspector General of Police
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A part of the report dealt with the issue of convicted prisoners and 35 Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs), who were involved in many heinous crimes from 2003 to 2005, being released on parole. It was stated that the additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Karachi had been assigned the task of arresting all 35 UTPs released on parole and producing them before the trial courts concerned.
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November - 20 
A Police report prepared in compliance of the apex court’s directives in a suo moto case on the target killings in Karachi revealed that Taliban-linked militants have recently stepped up their activities in 15 “identified” areas of the city, reported
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A Police report prepared in compliance of the apex court’s directives in a suo moto case on the target killings in Karachi revealed that Taliban-linked militants have recently stepped up their activities in 15 “identified” areas of the city, reported The News. “There are certain indications of their [the arrested militants’] involvement with the hardcore Taliban in the tribal areas, be it in the form of fundraising for them or training with those jihadists,” it was stated in the report. “These elements were definitely influenced by the ‘basic teachings of extremism’.” It was pointed out that these elements had a “background of criminal activities” and were involved in “extortion, kidnapping-for-ransom and bank robberies”. In the report, the police admitted that the extremist elements were present in the city for a long time. However, they added that the Sindh police, especially the Karachi’s law enforcers, were fighting against these elements. The Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), which is working against the militants, has to face the brunt of their backlash in the form of suicide attacks – some examples including the strikes on the CID Civil Lines office and the house of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Aslam Khan. Besides, Police officials were murdered in some of the 15 areas that have been pointed out. It was also disclosed that 50 militants were arrested in the city this year.
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November - 20 
A pro-government tribal elder and former member of a Peace Committee, identified as Muhammad Farooq Gandapur, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in the Rori area of Kulachi tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Ismail Khan District on November 20
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A pro-government tribal elder and former member of a Peace Committee, identified as Muhammad Farooq Gandapur, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in the Rori area of Kulachi tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Ismail Khan District on November 20, reports Daily Times.
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November - 20 
A senior member of new British-based Islamist group, Sharia’h4Pakistan, Abu Baraa on November 20 said, “There will be a fatwa (religious decree) issued regarding Malala Yusufzai taking into account the full story of her injury including her public st
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A senior member of new British-based Islamist group, Sharia’h4Pakistan, Abu Baraa on November 20 said, “There will be a fatwa (religious decree) issued regarding Malala Yusufzai taking into account the full story of her injury including her public statements in support of the occupying US Army in the region and mocking of key symbols of Islam such as hijab and jihad,” reported Daily Times. The group, whose website features a blog below a photograph of Yusufzai in a hospital bed titled “Don’t Believe the Crocodile Tears for Malala Yusufzai”, is associated with some of Britain’s most hardline Islamists. Anjem Choudary, a prominent radical cleric in Britain, said the fatwa could be issued on November 30, 2012 at Lal Masjid, where a 2007 army raid crushed a Taliban-style movement controlling the compound. The mosque’s deputy head, Maulana Amir Siddique, denied the group would hold such a conference but organizers insisted they did not need permission to gather in a public place of worship. Neither Baraa nor Choudary would say what punishment Yusufzai might face if the group found her guilty of violating Islam. “Nobody is saying we are going to get out our swords and go and look for Malala... The point is a wider issue: it is about the American and Pakistani involvement in maintaining the British and American interests ...,” Choudary told Reuters. “Malala is one of the issues we are going to be addressing because she is being used as a propaganda tool by the enemies of Muslims to say: ‘Look, Muslims don’t believe in education,’ which is absurd.”
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November - 20 
A Tawheedul Islam (TI) militant was killed and another was injured in a blast in Bokhar area of Landikotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Bazaar Zakhakhel of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 20, reports Daily Times.
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A Tawheedul Islam (TI) militant was killed and another was injured in a blast in Bokhar area of Landikotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Bazaar Zakhakhel of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 20, reports Daily Times.
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November - 20 
After reviewing the ongoing military operation on both sides of the Durand Line, Islamabad, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghanistan on November 20 signed the Tripartite Border Coordination Mechanism after Army Chief General Ash
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After reviewing the ongoing military operation on both sides of the Durand Line, Islamabad, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghanistan on November 20 signed the Tripartite Border Coordination Mechanism after Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani held meetings with top commanders of ISAF and Afghan Army in Kabul, reports Daily Times. A senior official of the Foreign Ministry said the agreement was important in the wake of cross-border firing and militant infiltration from the Afghan side that lead to misunderstandings. Confirming the meeting and visit of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that the 36th Meeting of Tripartite Commission (TPC) was held at Afghan Defence Ministry. “The meeting was significant due to the fact that a document for ‘Tripartite Border Coordination Mechanism’ was also signed to improve border coordination,” an ISPR spokesman said. The participants also discussed transition of responsibility from ISAF to Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) as per the ISAF drawdown plan in 2014 and measures to gradually enhance Pak-Afghan bilateral border coordination arrangements until and beyond 2014.
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November - 20 
An unidentified dead body was found in the Gandakha area of Jaffarabad District on November 20, reports The News.
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An unidentified dead body was found in the Gandakha area of Jaffarabad District on November 20, reports The News.
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November - 20 
At least 10 rockets were fired at the FC headquarters in Mawind area of Kohlu District, reports Dawn. However, none of the rockets hit the target.
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At least 10 rockets were fired at the FC headquarters in Mawind area of Kohlu District, reports Dawn. However, none of the rockets hit the target.
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November - 20 
On November 20 Lower House adopted a resolution moved by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for deweaponisation of the country, however, it exposed the clear faultlines between the political parties on this critical issue with the Awami National Part
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On November 20 Lower House adopted a resolution moved by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for deweaponisation of the country, however, it exposed the clear faultlines between the political parties on this critical issue with the Awami National Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) voting against it, reports Daily Times. The resolution said security of the people and peace in the country was under constant threat due to widespread use of arms in the country. “It is now imperative to ban the use of any weapon or arms in public in the country,” it said. It urged the government to take effective measures to deweaponise the entire country in larger interest of the people of the country. However, voting on the resolution was so hasty that the stance of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) members was not clear with Noor Alam Khan later accusing Yasmeen Rahman, who was chairing the proceedings, of bulldozing the resolution as voting was not carried out properly. The House looked divided right from the beginning when the MQM was allowed to table the resolution on deweaponisation of country, and the division deepened further when it was put on vote, as some members of the ANP and PML-N opposed it. The MQM also came under sharp criticism, particularly by ANP members, who alleged the party of introducing militancy and bloodshed in Karachi since its inception. The bone of contention between the two parties was the emphasis of the MQM on clearing the country of weapons and the ANP’s thrust for launching a “cleanup operation” beginning from Karachi, a stronghold of its political rival. Chief of his own faction of the JUI-F, Fazlur Rehman, covertly criticised the MQM for its deceptive resolution, saying double standards of carrying out terrorism and proving themselves innocent on the other hand was unacceptable. “The process should start from dismantling the militant wings in Karachi by disarming them as mere resolutions would be eyewash and would not serve the purpose,” Fazl exclaimed.
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November - 20 
Police arrested four suspects, including two suicide bombers aged 25 and 30 years, entering Peshawar from neighbouring Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for subversive activities.
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Police arrested four suspects, including two suicide bombers aged 25 and 30 years, entering Peshawar from neighbouring Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for subversive activities.
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November - 20 
Regarding illegal immigrants, the Police stated that the identification of illegal immigrants and legal action against them was an “ongoing process”. “It was decided at the meeting that the Provincial Government would send a reference to the Centre,
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Regarding illegal immigrants, the Police stated that the identification of illegal immigrants and legal action against them was an “ongoing process”. “It was decided at the meeting that the Provincial Government would send a reference to the Centre, asking it to fulfill its responsibility on the issue of illegal immigrants or devolve powers to the Provincial Government for this purpose,” Special Branch Karachi Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Dost Ali Baloch told The News
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November - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) defused bomb in the Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. An official of SFs said that unidentified militants had planted about three kilograms explosive along the roadside in the District.
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Security Forces (SFs) defused bomb in the Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times. An official of SFs said that unidentified militants had planted about three kilograms explosive along the roadside in the District.
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November - 20 
The dead body of senior lawyer, Chaudhry Manzoor Akhtar, who was abducted on November 14, 2012, was recovered from a canal in Sumundari city of Faisalabad District on November 20, reports The News.
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The dead body of senior lawyer, Chaudhry Manzoor Akhtar, who was abducted on November 14, 2012, was recovered from a canal in Sumundari city of Faisalabad District on November 20, reports The News.
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November - 20 
The driver of a NATO container was shot dead and his helper was injured when unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire on the container on by-pass road in Jamrud tehsil, sub-division of Khyber Agency.
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The driver of a NATO container was shot dead and his helper was injured when unidentified militants opened indiscriminate fire on the container on by-pass road in Jamrud tehsil, sub-division of Khyber Agency.
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November - 20 
The Pakistan Medial Association (PMA) demanded the immediate resignation of Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, expressing deep concerns on the plight of the doctors, reports The Express Tribune. PMA President Professor S Tipu Sultan, alo
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The Pakistan Medial Association (PMA) demanded the immediate resignation of Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, expressing deep concerns on the plight of the doctors, reports The Express Tribune. PMA President Professor S Tipu Sultan, along with a delegation of doctors from the PMA, addressed a press conference at the PMA House and expressed their anguish over the hundreds of doctors who were brutally attacked by Security Forces as they staged peaceful demonstrations for the recovery of their colleague, Doctor Saeed Khan.
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November - 20 
The Supreme Court on November 20 regretted that there had been no visible change in the law and order situation in Balochistan since the court’s October 12, 2012 interim order which questioned the constitutional authority of the Provincial Government
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The Supreme Court on November 20 regretted that there had been no visible change in the law and order situation in Balochistan since the court’s October 12, 2012 interim order which questioned the constitutional authority of the Provincial Government, reports Dawn. “Apparently there is not much difference from the situation prevailing on October 12,” observed a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed. The bench hearing a petition of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association on the breakdown of law and order and human rights violations in the province asked the Government of Nawab Aslam Raisani to recover the missing persons, including those kidnapped for ransom, to show at least a minimum performance. The court order had said the Balochistan Government had lost its constitutional authority to govern the province because of violation of fundamental rights. The stern observation sent the Provincial Government into a tailspin, forcing Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani to seek a fresh vote of confidence from the Assembly on November 14, 2012. The Court clarified that they are strong supporters of the Parliamentary system and believe it is not the job of the Provincial Assembly but the Provincial Government to protect people’s life under Article 9 of the constitution, adds Daily Times.
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November - 20 
President Ram Baran Yadav approved the budget ordinance presented by the Government. The President's Office issued a statement on November 20, confirming the approval of the ordinance as per Article 88 (1) of the Interim Constitution.
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President Ram Baran Yadav approved the budget ordinance presented by the Government. The President's Office issued a statement on November 20, confirming the approval of the ordinance as per Article 88 (1) of the Interim Constitution.
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November - 20 
The Government on November 20 announced a budget of NPR 351.93 billion, ending long-running confusion over fiscal operations for the remaining eight months of fiscal year 2012/13, reports myrepublica.com. But it drew widespread criticism from the 19
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The Government on November 20 announced a budget of NPR 351.93 billion, ending long-running confusion over fiscal operations for the remaining eight months of fiscal year 2012/13, reports myrepublica.com. But it drew widespread criticism from the 19 opposition parties, including Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) as it was taken without broader political consensus. The Government said there was no need to oppose the move because the budget is devoid of any new programs. The new budget has set aside around NPR 3 billion for holding fresh elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA) and around NPR 3 billion for completing the integration of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants. According to Nepal News, the Government announced fresh CA elections in the month of Baisakh (April-May) next year, and submitted a budget ordinance to the President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav for approval. A Cabinet meeting had taken the decision to this effect. However the date of the elections has not been determined yet and will be fixed after consultation with political parties.
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November - 20 
The opposition has denounced the unilateral announcement of fresh election of the CA by the Government. "We, the agitating political parties, have concluded that the decision of the Government, which has completely lost legitimacy as it failed to con
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The opposition has denounced the unilateral announcement of fresh election of the CA by the Government. "We, the agitating political parties, have concluded that the decision of the Government, which has completely lost legitimacy as it failed to conduct the election it had declared earlier, has pushed the country towards more political uncertainty, disagreements and a constitutional crisis," a joint statement issued by the opposition parties said. The opposition also objected to the Government decision to present the ordinance budget to the President without political consensus.
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November - 20 
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 20 said the Government had taken all out efforts to resist JeI and ICS cadres, reports The Daily Star. He said Police had so far arrested some 2,500 JeI-ICS cadres and cases had been filed against 350
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Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on November 20 said the Government had taken all out efforts to resist JeI and ICS cadres, reports The Daily Star. He said Police had so far arrested some 2,500 JeI-ICS cadres and cases had been filed against 350 JeI-ICS cadres under the Speedy Trial Act. "We hope, after the completion of the trial, the troublemakers will stop,” Alamgir told.
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November - 20 
Sixth prosecution witness Abdul Malek Mia on November 20 said before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) that Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was involved in the mass killing committed in four Hindu-dominated villages
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Sixth prosecution witness Abdul Malek Mia on November 20 said before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) that Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was involved in the mass killing committed in four Hindu-dominated villages in Faridpur District during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. Malek said Pakistani army men along with armed Razakars (Collaborators) and Mojaheed went to the villages during the war. He said he visited the villages on the following day of the incident and heard about Mojaheed and others from survivors and victims’.
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November - 20 
The Police on November 20 arrested 48 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Narayanganj District on charge of attacking the Police, reports The New Age. At least 10 people, including three Policemen, were injured as JeI-I
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The Police on November 20 arrested 48 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Narayanganj District on charge of attacking the Police, reports The New Age. At least 10 people, including three Policemen, were injured as JeI-ICS cadres attacked Police on BB Road in the Narayanganj city on November 19 while the protesters vandalised five vehicles, including a Police car, and set a bus on fire.
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November - 21 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Sushil Roy was granted bail by Jharkhand high court on November 21, reports The Times of India. The ailing rebel leader, who is in his mid-70s, was granted bail by the court of Justice SC
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Sushil Roy was granted bail by Jharkhand high court on November 21, reports The Times of India. The ailing rebel leader, who is in his mid-70s, was granted bail by the court of Justice SC Mishra. Police said though Roy was facing trial in various cases of violence, arson and murder in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, the state did not oppose his bail plea on humanitarian ground. There are 18 cases pending against him but he is very sick and recently underwent a surgery for cancer. Roy was arrested from Midnapore in West Bengal in May 21, 2005. However, R Roy would be out of jail only after he gets bail in another case, he added. Earlier, Roy's kin had met Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde around a fortnight ago, seeking amnesty on his behalf on account of his terminal illness and old age. Though Roy is charged with sedition, Shinde took a humanitarian view of the request and forwarded the matter to the Jharkhand government, suggesting that Roy be given relief from incarceration in what are probably his "last days".
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November - 21 
Director General of Police (DIG), Central Kashmir, Afhad-ul-Mujtaba said that 22 militancy related cases in Srinagar (Srinagar District) were solved till now and investigations in other cases are going on a fast track, Kashmir Times reports. He furth
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Director General of Police (DIG), Central Kashmir, Afhad-ul-Mujtaba said that 22 militancy related cases in Srinagar (Srinagar District) were solved till now and investigations in other cases are going on a fast track, Kashmir Times reports. He further added, “We cannot say that the graph of militancy is on rise with some sporadic incidents of militancy. It is all time low and such incident can take place unless it is completely over.”
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November - 21 
In an e-mail send to Ashiq Hussain Bhat, proprietor of Devi Grand Hotel in Katra (Reasi District) on November 21, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has threatened to avenge the hanging of Ajmal Kasab at the earliest. The Police have sounded a high alert in Reasi
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In an e-mail send to Ashiq Hussain Bhat, proprietor of Devi Grand Hotel in Katra (Reasi District) on November 21, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has threatened to avenge the hanging of Ajmal Kasab at the earliest. The Police have sounded a high alert in Reasi District in general and Katra town in particular where the cave shrine of Vaishno Devi is nestled in the Trikuta Hills.
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November - 21 
Maoist posters were found pasted at Birbandha village under the Sadar Police Station area in Garhwa District which were removed on November 21, reported The Times of India. The Maoist's posters which were in the form of letter containing three paragr
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Maoist posters were found pasted at Birbandha village under the Sadar Police Station area in Garhwa District which were removed on November 21, reported The Times of India. The Maoist's posters which were in the form of letter containing three paragraphs and released by Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand special area committee appealed to all state legislators to extend cooperation to end the ongoing Operation Green Hunt against the outfit. The Maoists alleged that the legislators were not serious about the people's problems. "Though the legislators have been elected to the assembly by the people, they do not take care of them," the posters stated. The Maoists also accused the State Government of supporting United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on Operation Green Hunt against its cadres.
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November - 21 
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist from the November 26, 2008 (26/11) terror attack, was hanged to death at the Yerawada Prison in Pune (Maharashtra) at 7.30am on November 21 (today), reports The Times of In
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Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist from the November 26, 2008 (26/11) terror attack, was hanged to death at the Yerawada Prison in Pune (Maharashtra) at 7.30am on November 21 (today), reports The Times of India. Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde said, “Ajmal Kasab was hanged in Yerawada at 7:30 this morning. Pakistan has been informed but there is no demand for Kasab's body.” Kasab, who had been lodged in the Arthur Road Prison in Pune ever since he was arrested immediately after the attack in 2008, was convicted and given capital punishment by the trial court on May 6, 2010, which was upheld by the Bombay High Court on February 21, 2011. The Supreme Court subsequently upheld the sentence on August 29, 2012. Kasab then filed the mercy petition. The Union Home Ministry recommended rejection of Kasab's mercy petition on October 16, 2012, and forwarded the same to President Pranab Mukherjee. Mukherjee sent back the file, accepting the advice, on November 5, 2012. "I was out of the country then for the Interpol meet in Rome. I returned on November 7 and found the file on my table. I signed and sent it to Maharashtra Government on November 8," said Shinde. Kasab was shifted to Yerawada jail two days back. Kasab and nine other Pakistani terrorists had landed in south Mumbai on November 26, 2008, after travelling from Karachi (Pakistan) by sea and had gone on a shooting spree at various landmarks, killing 166 people, including foreigners. Police had succeeded in capturing Kasab alive after killing the remaining nine terrorists. In January 2010, nine of Kasab's associates were buried at an undisclosed location near Mumbai. The President [Pranab Mukherjee] had rejected Kasab's mercy plea on November 5. I signed it on the 6th and the Maharashtra Government signed it on the 8th. The same day, we decided that he will be hanged on the 21st…
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November - 21 
Pakistan Army again resorted to firing on November 21, violating ceasefire, at forward village of Gulpur in Poonch sector (Poonch District). Army spokesman Colonel RK Palta said since it was small arms firing, the troops from this side didn't retalia
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Pakistan Army again resorted to firing on November 21, violating ceasefire, at forward village of Gulpur in Poonch sector (Poonch District). Army spokesman Colonel RK Palta said since it was small arms firing, the troops from this side didn't retaliate. He added that there was no damage on Indian side in firing by the Pakistani troops.
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November - 21 
Police have arrested a man, identified as K Sreejith, who is suspected to be part of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Kannur District, as reported on November 21, by The Times of India. Police also seized 200 hundred INR notes, a computer
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Police have arrested a man, identified as K Sreejith, who is suspected to be part of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Kannur District, as reported on November 21, by The Times of India. Police also seized 200 hundred INR notes, a computer, scanner and a printer after raiding his house.
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November - 21 
Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers were arrested by a Special Combing Party near Deekshakunta forest area in Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh on November 21, reports The Times of India. Deputy Superintendent of Police (D
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Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers were arrested by a Special Combing Party near Deekshakunta forest area in Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh on November 21, reports The Times of India. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Parakala Surender Reddy, commenting on the arrest said the six were working for Eturnagaram-Mahadevpur Division Committee. The Division Committee Secretary, Bade Chokkarao alias Damodar, and Mekala Raju alias Rajkumar had ordered them to paste wall posters in their village. On November 4, the Maoist Division Committee Secretary visited Deekshakunta village and secretly met Bobbili Raju who is the area organizer for Maoists. He handed over wall posters, gelatine sticks and detonators to him. With the assistance of the sympathisers, Ponnam Raju, Karam Mahesh, Eeda Komuraiah, Pulla Raghu and Diddi Satyam, Raju pasted the posters at Bhupalpally cross roads on November 9. The police seized two motor cycles, two detonators, and two bundles of gelatine sticks from them.
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November - 21 
Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants, in an ambush on November 21, killed one army trooper at Impui Basti village near Asalu under Mahur Police Station in Dima Hasao District, reports Times of India. Fu
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Suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants, in an ambush on November 21, killed one army trooper at Impui Basti village near Asalu under Mahur Police Station in Dima Hasao District, reports Times of India. Further, six troopers were injured in the ambush. NSCN-IM militants reportedly triggered IED blast targeting Army vehicles but the troops escaped unscathed from the blasts.
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November - 21 
The Hindu reports that a former Sarpanch (head of Gram Panchayat, village level local self-government Institution) of Vanchela Panchayat in G.K. Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District managed to escape from the clutches of Comm
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The Hindu reports that a former Sarpanch (head of Gram Panchayat, village level local self-government Institution) of Vanchela Panchayat in G.K. Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District managed to escape from the clutches of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on November 21. According to reports, about six Maoists, three of them carrying weapons, took away Dumbu Chinna Rao from his house around 9 p.m. on November 21. Fortunately for him, villagers gathered around him and Chinna Rao escaped. The Maoists reportedly targeted Rao for misusing Government funds and supporting the bauxite mining plans of the Government.
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November - 21 
Two and a half years after the Jnaneswari Express tragedy, superfast trains will once again ply at their normal speed between Kharagpur and Rourkela on the Howrah-Mumbai mainline at night, bringing down travelling time by 45 minutes on the stretch, r
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Two and a half years after the Jnaneswari Express tragedy, superfast trains will once again ply at their normal speed between Kharagpur and Rourkela on the Howrah-Mumbai mainline at night, bringing down travelling time by 45 minutes on the stretch, reports The Telegraph. After the CPI-Maoist sabotage of May 28, 2010 left 150 passengers of Jnaneshwari Express dead near Jhargram in Bengal, the railway authorities banned night movement of passenger trains on the 280km Kharagpur-Rourkela section. The ban was lifted in phases and night movement of all passenger trains restarted in January 2012 but with a rider — superfast trains had to adhere to a 75kmph speed limit instead of their normal speed of 110-120kmph. Speaking to The Telegraph on November 21, superintendent of railway police (Tatanagar) Mritunjay Ranjan said the speed of the trains will first be increased to 90kmph in the first phase, and then to 110-120kmph in the second phase. The first phase will take effect in a month’s time. “We studied the pros and cons and submitted our response. The speed limit of trains is being increased in the backdrop of an improvement in the Naxalite situation on this stretch,” he said.
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November - 21 
Unidentified militants abducted a headmaster, Govind Goswami, of Kowani Lower Primary School in Golaghat District, reports The Telegraph.
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Unidentified militants abducted a headmaster, Govind Goswami, of Kowani Lower Primary School in Golaghat District, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 21 
Union Minister for Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde said that the Union government does not want to keep the Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir for long but reiterated that the decision on removing Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA
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Union Minister for Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde said that the Union government does not want to keep the Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir for long but reiterated that the decision on removing Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be taken after some time, reports Greater Kashmir. He said, "Certainly security should be reduced, but this is not the proper time. We will still have to watch for some time.” The UMHA has also expressed his willingness to meet various separatist organizations of the State saying "what's the harm in that. They also live in India and some of them were MLAs (Member of Legislative Assembly) also. I want to understand what they really want
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November - 21 
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) acquitted an accused, Shahzad, in the 2008 General Post Office (GPO) Chowk (Lahore) suicide attack case after Police failed to produce any concrete evidence against him, reported The Express Tribune. Shahzad, along with two
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Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) acquitted an accused, Shahzad, in the 2008 General Post Office (GPO) Chowk (Lahore) suicide attack case after Police failed to produce any concrete evidence against him, reported The Express Tribune. Shahzad, along with two others, Abdul Hameed and Imran Khalil, was accused of abatement, planning of the attack and helping the suicide bomber. During the case hearing, the prosecutor also failed to provide any admissible evidence against Shahzad resulting in his acquittal.
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November - 21 
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Sibi District awarded death penalty to four accused persons in a case involving killing of 12 bus passengers.
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Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Sibi District awarded death penalty to four accused persons in a case involving killing of 12 bus passengers.
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November - 21 
As many as five people, including three soldiers and a woman, were killed and over 20 seriously injured in a bomb blast on a Pakistan Army vehicle outside City Hall close to Fauji Foundation School in a high security zone of Shahbaz Town in Quetta on
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As many as five people, including three soldiers and a woman, were killed and over 20 seriously injured in a bomb blast on a Pakistan Army vehicle outside City Hall close to Fauji Foundation School in a high security zone of Shahbaz Town in Quetta on November 21, reported Daily Times. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Hamid Shakeel, the bomb was planted on a motorcycle parked on Smungli Road at Shahbaz Town to target an Army vehicle escorting a school van. “Explosives were detonated when a vehicle of Security Forces passed by,” the DIG said. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack which it said was against security personnel, reported Dawn.
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November - 21 
At least 20 mourners, including two minors, were killed and more than 30, including three Police personnel and five children, were wounded in a suicide blast at a mourning procession taken out from the Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) Qasar-e
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At least 20 mourners, including two minors, were killed and more than 30, including three Police personnel and five children, were wounded in a suicide blast at a mourning procession taken out from the Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) Qasar-e-Shabbir in Dhok Syedan area on Misrial Road in Rawalpindi District on the night of November 21, reported The News. A hand grenade was also found lying near the procession, the sources said, adding that the Police with the help of army troops cordoned off the area to avoid any follow-up attack on the procession. Only six Police personnel were deployed at the Imambargah to protect the mourning procession, the participants claimed.
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November - 21 
At least three persons, including a suicide bomber, were killed and 11 others were injured in two bomb blasts near the Haider-e-Karrar Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Orangi Town area within Peerabad Police Station of Karachi on November
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At least three persons, including a suicide bomber, were killed and 11 others were injured in two bomb blasts near the Haider-e-Karrar Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Orangi Town area within Peerabad Police Station of Karachi on November 21, reports The News. In the first explosion which was a suicide blast, two persons, identified as Arsalan and Rashid were killed and four others, identified as Ahmed Raza, Mohammed Saleem, Mohammed Ali and Sundas were injured. In the second explosion, seven persons, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Adnan, Police Constable (PC) Imran, Gunman of Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rustam Nawaz, two workers of Chippa Trust and a worker of Edhi Welfare Trust and Kiran Khan, were injured.
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November - 21 
ATC court handed down 25-year rigorous imprisonment to Imam of a mosque for assisting the killers.
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ATC court handed down 25-year rigorous imprisonment to Imam of a mosque for assisting the killers.
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November - 21 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Fayyaz Leghari claimed that the Sindh Police has arrested around 165 target killers in 2012 and extracted vital information from them, reported The Express Tribune.
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Fayyaz Leghari claimed that the Sindh Police has arrested around 165 target killers in 2012 and extracted vital information from them, reported The Express Tribune.
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November - 21 
Police constable, identified as Jehan Zeb, was killed and four others, including SHO Kalimullah, were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Kankahar Kandao area of Shangla District while they were coming to the District Headquarter
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Police constable, identified as Jehan Zeb, was killed and four others, including SHO Kalimullah, were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Kankahar Kandao area of Shangla District while they were coming to the District Headquarters, Alpuri, from Martoom Police Station.
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November - 21 
Police foiled a terrorist attempt and seized large quantities of explosives, including 4560 sticks of dynamite as well as 9750 detonators that were being transported from Bara tehshil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal A
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Police foiled a terrorist attempt and seized large quantities of explosives, including 4560 sticks of dynamite as well as 9750 detonators that were being transported from Bara tehshil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in a pickup truck on Ring Road in Peshawar on November 21, reported The Express Tribune. The driver of the vehicle was arrested.
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November - 21 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), accused of masterminding the Mumbai 2008 (also known as 26/11) terror attack, called Muhammad Ajmal Amin Iman alias Kasab a "hero and a source of inspiration" for other fighters. “He will inspire other fighters to carry out
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), accused of masterminding the Mumbai 2008 (also known as 26/11) terror attack, called Muhammad Ajmal Amin Iman alias Kasab a "hero and a source of inspiration" for other fighters. “He will inspire other fighters to carry out more attacks," said LeT commander. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), too, condemned Kasab's death. "There is no doubt that this is very shocking news and a big loss that a Muslim has been hanged on Indian soil," Ehsanullah Ehsan, TTP spokesman, was quoted as saying by news agencies. The extremist outfits showered praises on the Kasab, elevating him to the rank of a “new icon”. To them, Kasab had gone thousands of miles away on a "holy mission".
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November - 21 
Three Policemen - Station House Officer (SHO) Apail Khan and two constables Misbahuddin and Shahbaz - were killed and three Frontier Constabulary (FCB) personnel, identified as Syed Mohammad, Shehram and Mohammad Rehman, were injured when two unident
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Three Policemen - Station House Officer (SHO) Apail Khan and two constables Misbahuddin and Shahbaz - were killed and three Frontier Constabulary (FCB) personnel, identified as Syed Mohammad, Shehram and Mohammad Rehman, were injured when two unidentified militants attacked a Police party going to Janikhel Police Station in Bannu District on November 21, reports Dawn. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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November - 21 
United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta while speaking at a Washington think tank, Centre for a New American Security, on November 21 said despite challenges in the bilateral relationship, the US and Pakistan share an interest in defeating
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United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta while speaking at a Washington think tank, Centre for a New American Security, on November 21 said despite challenges in the bilateral relationship, the US and Pakistan share an interest in defeating terrorists and that Washington would pursue defence cooperation with Islamabad on that common basis, reports Daily Times. Panetta noted that in Afghanistan and Pakistan, prolonged military and intelligence operations have significantly weakened al Qaeda but saw the need to maintain pressure on the group. That means degrading the terrorists’ senior leadership, dismantling their organisational capabilities, remaining vigilant to ensure the threat does not reconstitute, and working to build the capacity of US partners, including Pakistan, to confront these shared threats, he added. “Despite challenges in the bilateral relationship between the United States and Pakistan, one area in which our national interests continue to align is defeating the terrorists on Pakistan soil that threaten both of us,” Panetta said, adding, “We remain committed to pursuing defence cooperation based on these shared interests.” The Secretary acknowledged the fact that al Qaeda-linked militants eye north-eastern Afghan areas of Kunar and Nuristan as a viable haven. “All of this sends a very simple and a very powerful message to al Qaeda, to the Taliban, and to the violent extremist groups who want to regain a safe haven in Afghanistan: we are not going anywhere. Our commitment to Afghanistan is long-term, and you cannot wait us out. This is important, because al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other associated forces under pressure in Pakistan, continue to view the rugged terrain of north-eastern Afghanistan, especially Kunar and Nuristan provinces, as a viable safe haven. A relentless, and effective counterterrorism effort, conducted by our Special Operations Forces this year, made clear that we will not allow them to regain that sanctuary”. He also claimed that in many ways success in Afghanistan is linked to Pakistan eliminating militant hideouts on its side of border.
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November - 21 
16 opposition parties vowed to intensify the anti-Government protests saying that the ruling coalition´s unilateral move to introduce budget through ordinance further deepened the mistrust between the opposition parties and ruling coalitions. The opp
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16 opposition parties vowed to intensify the anti-Government protests saying that the ruling coalition´s unilateral move to introduce budget through ordinance further deepened the mistrust between the opposition parties and ruling coalitions. The opposition parties also described the Government announcement to hold fresh elections in the coming spring ´nothing more than another eye-wash and a ploy to prolong its stay in power´.
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November - 21 
A meeting of the Special Committee (for supervision‚ integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants) decided to ask the Government to create 4,171 new vacancies in the NA for the purpose of accommodating former PLA combatants.
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A meeting of the Special Committee (for supervision‚ integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants) decided to ask the Government to create 4,171 new vacancies in the NA for the purpose of accommodating former PLA combatants.
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November - 21 
A socket bomb was found on November 21 at the venue of a mass meeting to be addressed by Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba at Sunkuda in Bahjang District, reports Nepal News. Leaflets found in the area read "Save nationality. Hail
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A socket bomb was found on November 21 at the venue of a mass meeting to be addressed by Nepali Congress (NC) senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba at Sunkuda in Bahjang District, reports Nepal News. Leaflets found in the area read "Save nationality. Hail the King to save the nation," suggesting that the bomb scare could be the work of a pro-monarchist outfit. The mass meeting is scheduled to take place on November 22 (today).
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November - 21 
Madhesh-based political parties in opposition have taken strong exception to the budget introduced by the caretaker Government stating that it could disturb environment of consensus among political parties. Madheshi people´s Rights Forum (MPRF) Spoke
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Madhesh-based political parties in opposition have taken strong exception to the budget introduced by the caretaker Government stating that it could disturb environment of consensus among political parties. Madheshi people´s Rights Forum (MPRF) Spokesperson Ratneshwor Lal Kayastha said that the budget would do nothing for overall development of the country. Central committee member of National Madhesh Socialist Party (NMSP) Pramod Gupta was of the view that the Government should not have introduced the budget without political consensus.
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November - 21 
Personnel of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), who have been selected for integration into the Nepal Army (NA), formally joined the national Army on November 21, reports myrepublica.com. Their training will start by November 25 at eight different l
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Personnel of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), who have been selected for integration into the Nepal Army (NA), formally joined the national Army on November 21, reports myrepublica.com. Their training will start by November 25 at eight different locations. The training will last for nine months for officer-level personnel and seven months for rank and file. In total 1,462 former PLA have been selected for integration, including 71 at officer level.
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November - 21 
At least 13 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested on November 21 on charges of attacking police and vandalising and torching public property in Narayanganj, Chittagong and Gaibandha Districts, reports The Daily
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At least 13 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were arrested on November 21 on charges of attacking police and vandalising and torching public property in Narayanganj, Chittagong and Gaibandha Districts, reports The Daily Star. In Narayanganj District, Police arrested eight cadres of JeI-ICS for raiding different areas across the district. The arrestees are Delwar Hossain, Nurul Haq, Shamsul Alam, Hafez Mohammad, Hasan Ali Bablu, Ramjan, Abdur Rahim and Shoyebur Rahman. In Chittagong District, Police arrested four JeI-ICS cadres along with banned books, posters, leaflets and CDs in Fatikchhari sub-District for anti-state campaigning and attempt to create anarchy. The detainees are Rashedul Rased, Mozammel Hossai, Jahed Hossain and Shahed Hossain. Police also seized some banned Islamist books, posters, leaflets and CDs from them, he said. A case was lodged with the police station in this regard, he added. In Gaibandha District, Police arrested Rafiqul Islam, secretary of Sunderganj municipality unit JeI. Police said Rafiqul was accused in a case filed by Police during the countrywide agitation programme on September 30 when they attacked cops injuring eleven persons, including five Policemen.
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November - 21 
Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on November 21 said the politics of JeI is constitutionally bound to be banned if it fails to follow the charter, reports The Independent. Issuing a note of warning to Jamaat, Suranjit said the terrorist a
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Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on November 21 said the politics of JeI is constitutionally bound to be banned if it fails to follow the charter, reports The Independent. Issuing a note of warning to Jamaat, Suranjit said the terrorist activities of the party will no longer be tolerated. He told “Come back to the democratic and constitutional politics, or else, your politics is bound to be banned as per the country’s constitution.”
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November - 21 
A large Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) flag was hoisted on November 21 by an unidentified pro-LTTE group at Velvettithurai in Jaffna, the hometown of slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, reports Daily Mirror. The Valvettithurai Police s
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A large Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) flag was hoisted on November 21 by an unidentified pro-LTTE group at Velvettithurai in Jaffna, the hometown of slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, reports Daily Mirror. The Valvettithurai Police said the flag that had been hoisted at the Valvettithurai main junction in Jaffna town was removed later and a group of suspects were taken into custody. They said investigations were being carried out to arrest those behind the incident. LTTE heroes’ week used to be celebrated from November 21 to 27.
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November - 21 
Meanwhile, Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Minister Douglas Devananda on November 21 said in Parliament that the resolution of the present conflict through dialogue entirely rests on the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)’s partic
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Meanwhile, Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Minister Douglas Devananda on November 21 said in Parliament that the resolution of the present conflict through dialogue entirely rests on the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)’s participation in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), reports Daily News.
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November - 22 
According to a delayed report, three persons, identified as Darshan Kumar, Sweekar Luthra and Ankit Chaturvedi were arrested near Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus in New Delhi on November 22, reports The Hindu. The vehicle in which the three
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According to a delayed report, three persons, identified as Darshan Kumar, Sweekar Luthra and Ankit Chaturvedi were arrested near Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus in New Delhi on November 22, reports The Hindu. The vehicle in which the three were travelling was also seized. A total of 30,000 counterfeit coins of INR 5 denomination have been seized, The Times of India adds. Police said that interrogation of the accused revealed Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) were supplied through trains in connivance with railway employees and customs officials posted at the India-Nepal border. FICN supplied by the gang is in circulation in New Delhi, Police added.
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November - 22 
All Party Hurriyat Conference – Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik on November 22, warned that the possible execution of Mohammed Afzal aka Afzal Guru could have
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All Party Hurriyat Conference – Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik on November 22, warned that the possible execution of Mohammed Afzal aka Afzal Guru could have serious repercussions, reports Kashmir Times. Afzal Guru is a convict in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case and has been sentenced to death by the court. His mercy petition is pending before the President of India. Geelani said that Guru was denied fair trail and was falsely implicated in the case. Yasin Malik was quoted saying, “In 2008 Kashmiris transformed from violence to non-violence and showed the whole world that they were a peaceful nation. If any wrong decision to hang Afzal Guru is taken, it will cast a serious dent in this process of positive transformation and a new era of violence may start which will endanger and jeopardise peace, stability and prosperity of not only Kashmir, but the whole sub continent,” Earlier the two main national parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), had demanded for Guru’s early execution.
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November - 22 
Chhattisgarh Police have been put in ‘alert mode’ as a massive operation is under way in Odisha to nab Sabyasachi Panda, Chief of Odisha Maovadi Party (OMP) - a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu on Nove
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Chhattisgarh Police have been put in ‘alert mode’ as a massive operation is under way in Odisha to nab Sabyasachi Panda, Chief of Odisha Maovadi Party (OMP) - a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu on November 23. Chhattisgarh Special Director-General of Police (Naxal Operation), Ram Niwas, confirmed that the forces were put on high alert, albeit for a different reason, pointing to the observance of a ‘martyr’s week’, to mark the death of Maoist leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, from November 24.
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November - 22 
Commenting on the movement of the Security Forces (SFs) in the region, an officer said “Four companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have moved into Mohna Block of Gajapati District of Odisha and six more into Kandhamal and Ganjam Distri
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Commenting on the movement of the Security Forces (SFs) in the region, an officer said “Four companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have moved into Mohna Block of Gajapati District of Odisha and six more into Kandhamal and Ganjam Districts in several phases. Besides, one full battalion is placed in Nuapara District bordering Chhattisgarh.” Each company was being accompanied by two or three platoons of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Odisha. Estimates suggest that no fewer than 2500 security personnel are involved in the operation. “We have clear orders to get him (Panda) arrested or ensure his surrender,” said the officer. However, a senior CRPF official said the operation adjacent to the Chhattisgarh border “may not be for Panda.” “The operations in the hinterland (Kandhamal, Ganjam and Gajapati) are for Panda. In all probability, the Nuapara operation is an ongoing one to locate Chhattisgarh’s (Maoist) groups,” the officer told.
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November - 22 
Dilbag Singh, who was arrested in London on November 22, has been charged on November 23, 2012 in connection with assassination attempt on Lieutenant General (retired) Kuldip Singh Brar, who was attacked in London (UK) on September 30, 2012, reports
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Dilbag Singh, who was arrested in London on November 22, has been charged on November 23, 2012 in connection with assassination attempt on Lieutenant General (retired) Kuldip Singh Brar, who was attacked in London (UK) on September 30, 2012, reports The Times of India. Dilbag was accused of "wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm" to Brar. Altogether, British Police have arrested 19 men and women associated with the assault on Brar.
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November - 22 
Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, Prakash Mishra on November 22 said Maoist activities have been contained in the State and the menace was now confined only to five Districts, reports The Business Standard.
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Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, Prakash Mishra on November 22 said Maoist activities have been contained in the State and the menace was now confined only to five Districts, reports The Business Standard.
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November - 22 
Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) lifted the ongoing indefinite highway blockade. KSDC agreed to suspend the blockade after the Deputy Chief Minister, Gaikhangam assured it that the State Government would make all possible efforts to persuade the Ce
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Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) lifted the ongoing indefinite highway blockade. KSDC agreed to suspend the blockade after the Deputy Chief Minister, Gaikhangam assured it that the State Government would make all possible efforts to persuade the Central Government to start political dialogue with Kuki rebel outfits that had signed tripartite Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreements with the State Government and the Centre. The Kuki militant outfits are represented by two umbrella organisations — Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United Peoples Front (UPF).
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November - 22 
Mumbai Crime Branch (CB) has arrested a software engineer, identified as Tajool Kazi on November 22, from Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) for his alleged role in BEST bus at Ghatkopar (Mumbai, Maharashtra) on December 6, 2002, which killed four people. Ka
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Mumbai Crime Branch (CB) has arrested a software engineer, identified as Tajool Kazi on November 22, from Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) for his alleged role in BEST bus at Ghatkopar (Mumbai, Maharashtra) on December 6, 2002, which killed four people. Kazi, an active cadre of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), had been accused of hatching a criminal conspiracy with 19 other accused to bomb a bus. He was employed with Hindustan Computers Limited and lived in Hyderabad using a different ID. Himanshu Roy, Joint Commissioner of Police commented, "Kazi had changed his name to Siddiqui Taju Islam Aminuddin. He fled to Hyderabad soon after the police began a hunt for him following the Ghatkopar blast”. He has been booked for criminal conspiracy and provoking the other accused to carry out blast.
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November - 22 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) ‘ato kilonser‘ (Prime Minister), N. Kitovi Zhimomi on November 22 said that any solution that may come about between Central Government and Isak-Muivah faction of NSCN (NSCN-I
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) ‘ato kilonser‘ (Prime Minister), N. Kitovi Zhimomi on November 22 said that any solution that may come about between Central Government and Isak-Muivah faction of NSCN (NSCN-IM) could not be applied beyond Manipur, reports Nagaland Post. He claimed that the current talks between the NSCN-IM and the Central Government were confined only to Naga inhabited areas in Manipur, since the Central Government has rejected both sovereignty and integration, and thus, the alternative arrangement for the Nagas of Manipur had nothing to do with the Nagas of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
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November - 22 
NSCN-IM asserted it has taken strong exception to the “mischievous propaganda” emanating from the “so called Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC)”, who it stated has resorted to public blockade in Kuki dominated areas of Manipur and intimidating the ne
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NSCN-IM asserted it has taken strong exception to the “mischievous propaganda” emanating from the “so called Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC)”, who it stated has resorted to public blockade in Kuki dominated areas of Manipur and intimidating the neighbouring Naga villages to support the demand for Kuki state or face dire consequences. In a press release issued by NSCN-IM stated that it also considered the use of “provocative languages” by the blockade supporters as “uncalled for”, which must be stopped forthwith. “The physical and political boundary of the Nagas is inalienable and God forbids using His name for spreading false propaganda as resorted to by the KNO [Kuki National Organisation]”, NSCN-IM statement claimed.
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November - 22 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Harsh alias Honey Bhatnagar and Jacob and from Scheme No. 74 of Vijay Nagar area in Indore on November 22, 2012 and recovered 26 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from them, reports The Times of India.
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Harsh alias Honey Bhatnagar and Jacob and from Scheme No. 74 of Vijay Nagar area in Indore on November 22, 2012 and recovered 26 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from them, reports The Times of India.
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November - 22 
Security Forces on November 22 arrested two Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) militants, identified as Togan R Marak (33) and Henush G Momin (28), as they were extorting money from a businessman in Araimile market of Tura in West Garo Hills Dis
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Security Forces on November 22 arrested two Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) militants, identified as Togan R Marak (33) and Henush G Momin (28), as they were extorting money from a businessman in Araimile market of Tura in West Garo Hills District, reports Shillong Times.
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November - 22 
Security Forces recovered a bomb at Khongjom in Thoubal District, reports The Sentinel.
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Security Forces recovered a bomb at Khongjom in Thoubal District, reports The Sentinel.
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November - 22 
The Delhi High Court on November 22, acquitted two death sentence convicts and commuted the capital punishment to life imprisonment for another in Lajpat Nagar (Delhi) bomb blast case (May 21, 1996), reports The Hindu. It, however, upheld the life te
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The Delhi High Court on November 22, acquitted two death sentence convicts and commuted the capital punishment to life imprisonment for another in Lajpat Nagar (Delhi) bomb blast case (May 21, 1996), reports The Hindu. It, however, upheld the life term awarded to the fourth accused. All the four (alleged Jammu & Kashmir Islamic Front-JKIF militants) had been held guilty and sentenced by a lower court in 2010. A Division Bench, comprising Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and G.P. Mittal, said: “The nature of grave prosecution lapses, in regard to various issues such as lack of proof connecting some of the accused with the bomb incident, failure to hold TIP [Test Identification Parade] of articles and the accused, … [and] not recording the statements of vital witnesses…. underline not only its lapses and inefficiencies, but also throw up a question mark as to the nature and truthfulness of the evidence produced.”
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November - 22 
The ongoing operations against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jharkhand will not be affected as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will not withdraw its forces from the state even in the wake of urgent need of Security Fo
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The ongoing operations against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Jharkhand will not be affected as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will not withdraw its forces from the state even in the wake of urgent need of Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports The Times of India on November 22. Jharkhand Police Spokesman Inspector General (IG) SN Pradhan confirmed that the CRPF DG has assured the State that there will be no withdrawal of Central Security Forces.
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November - 22 
The suspension of operation (SoO) agreement in 2005 between Kuki militant groups and the Centre will expire today (November 22), reports The Telegraph. The 20 Kuki militant groups under two umbrella bodies of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and
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The suspension of operation (SoO) agreement in 2005 between Kuki militant groups and the Centre will expire today (November 22), reports The Telegraph. The 20 Kuki militant groups under two umbrella bodies of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United Peoples Front (UPF) have been on a tripartite ceasefire agreement with the Central and State Government since August 2005. The militant groups are now staying in designated camps. “The ground rules will continue even after the expiry of the agreement tomorrow as it would be extended in a few days by the Centre, the process for which is on,” Additional Director-General of Police (law and order) L.M. Khaute on November 21 said.
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November - 22 
Unidentified militants on November 22 exploded a bomb injuring a civilian at Singjamei in Imphal East District, reports The Telegraph.
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Unidentified militants on November 22 exploded a bomb injuring a civilian at Singjamei in Imphal East District, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 22 
With Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres regrouping in Saranda forest region of West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand, as they used to do every winter, the Security Forces (SFs) personnel this time are taking the help of an Unmanned Ae
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With Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres regrouping in Saranda forest region of West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand, as they used to do every winter, the Security Forces (SFs) personnel this time are taking the help of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) "Netra" to track their movements, reports zeenews.india.com on November 22. "Netra" would fly above the trees and take picture of the camps of the extremists on the ground. The remote controlled device operated through satellite can also take accurate picture of arms being used by the extremists, said a Police Officer engaged in anti-Maoist Operation in the region.
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November - 22 
With Odisha Police intensifying combing operation in South Odisha, two aides of Sabyasachi Panda, Chief of Odisha Maovadi Party (OMP) - a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) - surrendered in Ganjam District on November 22,
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With Odisha Police intensifying combing operation in South Odisha, two aides of Sabyasachi Panda, Chief of Odisha Maovadi Party (OMP) - a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) - surrendered in Ganjam District on November 22, reports zeenews.india.com. The two, identified as Dedy alias Samasan Mallick (25) and his associate Aruan Sonamaji (22) of Kandahamal Distrct, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Asish Kumar Singh, at Chhatrapur. Police said Samasan had worked as the personal courier of Panda and informed the Police that the outfit's strength had increased from 14 to 27 recently through recruitment of youths.
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November - 22 
A car was damaged in a roadside bomb explosion in Sadukhel area of Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency. However, no casualty was reported. The bomb had been planted on the Pak-Afghan Highway in Sadukhel area to target vehicles carrying Nato consignmen
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A car was damaged in a roadside bomb explosion in Sadukhel area of Landikotal tehsil of Khyber Agency. However, no casualty was reported. The bomb had been planted on the Pak-Afghan Highway in Sadukhel area to target vehicles carrying Nato consignments for United States (US)-led NATO forces.
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November - 22 
An Officer of the Elite Police Force from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, identified as Shakeel (32) was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Noorani Mohallah situated at Frontier Colony in Karachi on November 22, reports Daily Times.
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An Officer of the Elite Police Force from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, identified as Shakeel (32) was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Noorani Mohallah situated at Frontier Colony in Karachi on November 22, reports Daily Times.
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November - 22 
At least two Police constables, identified as Rehman Wali and Shamsur Rehman, were killed after militants attacked a Police and Paramilitary force at the Speen Qabar checkpost of Badhaber area in Peshawar on November 22, reports Daily Times. At least
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At least two Police constables, identified as Rehman Wali and Shamsur Rehman, were killed after militants attacked a Police and Paramilitary force at the Speen Qabar checkpost of Badhaber area in Peshawar on November 22, reports Daily Times. At least 50 militants carrying RPG-7 rockets and medium-range machineguns attacked the post jointly manned by the Police and Frontier Constabulary (FCB). It is the first time the militants attacked a checkpost during the day.
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November - 22 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on November 22 arrested two alleged terror suspects from Lahore and five members of a banned outfit aged between 17 and 22 near Markazi Imambargah in Sargodha District, reports Dawn. These five hailed from Bajaur Agenc
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on November 22 arrested two alleged terror suspects from Lahore and five members of a banned outfit aged between 17 and 22 near Markazi Imambargah in Sargodha District, reports Dawn. These five hailed from Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). A senior Police official privy to the development told Dawn that the suspected terrorists arrested from Lahore had disclosed that ‘they were ready to hit Muharram processions in the provincial capital as per given assignment’. He said more arrests had also been made on the basis of the information gleaned from these suspects. Punjab Police sources in Lahore claimed that the number of arrests from banned outfits was 39 in Sargodha.
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November - 22 
On November 22, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to avenge the execution of Mumbai terror attacks (also known as 26/11) convict Muhammad Ajmal Amin Iman alias Kasab, reports Dawn. “We will take revenge of Kasab’s martyrdom,” said TTP s
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On November 22, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to avenge the execution of Mumbai terror attacks (also known as 26/11) convict Muhammad Ajmal Amin Iman alias Kasab, reports Dawn. “We will take revenge of Kasab’s martyrdom,” said TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, adding, “We strongly demand that his body be returned to Pakistan. If the body is not handed over (to the family) our reaction will be more severe”. Kasab was executed on November 21, 2012.
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November - 22 
The Frontier Corps (FCB) on November 22 recovered Mir Asif Sanjrani, the father of the Prime Minister’s special assistant, Sadiq Sanjrani, in an operation against his captors in Chagai District, reports Daily Times. Mir Sanjrani had been abducted on
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The Frontier Corps (FCB) on November 22 recovered Mir Asif Sanjrani, the father of the Prime Minister’s special assistant, Sadiq Sanjrani, in an operation against his captors in Chagai District, reports Daily Times. Mir Sanjrani had been abducted on November 16, 2012 from Nokundi area of Chagai District. The captors had demanded PKR 30 million for his release. “No ransom was paid to the kidnappers,” Police said. Police added tribal influence played an important role in the success of the operation.
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November - 22 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on November 22 condemned the killing of about 25 innocent citizens on the grounds of their belief and called for serious efforts to subdue the monster of sectarianism. HRCP statement read, “No words are
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on November 22 condemned the killing of about 25 innocent citizens on the grounds of their belief and called for serious efforts to subdue the monster of sectarianism. HRCP statement read, “No words are strong enough to condemn the November 21, 2012 killing spree in which around 25 innocent Pakistanis were slaughtered while performing belief-related rituals. Quite obviously the targeting of the Shia citizens has reached a new high this year and many quarters apprehend more bloodshed on Ashura (10th Muharram). The virus of sectarianism that has been eating into the vitals of the Pakistan society can be exorcised neither by politicians’ hackneyed rhetoric nor by the antics of ineffective Law Enforcement Agencies. Everybody knows who the Shia-baiters are and what new theories to justify murder on account of religious or sectarian differences the latest crop of jihadis have spawned. Thus, while the administration must do all it can to deal with the crime part of the sectarian militants’ agenda, and prove that their actions can match their proclamations, the leaders of the various schools of religious thought must admit their failure to keep their followers under some discipline. They must seriously work towards reviving the indigenous traditions of tolerance, for they are as much responsible for making Pakistan unlivable as anyone else.”
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November - 22 
Tribal elders on November 22 at a jirga (Council) in Peshawar said that innocent tribe people were being killed under a conspiracy and their rights violated, reports The News. The Jirga members said tribesmen were being killed in United States (US) d
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Tribal elders on November 22 at a jirga (Council) in Peshawar said that innocent tribe people were being killed under a conspiracy and their rights violated, reports The News. The Jirga members said tribesmen were being killed in United States (US) drone strikes and the businesses in the tribal area had been destroyed.
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November - 22 
TTP claimed responsibility for the November 21, 2012 bomb explosions targeting Shias in Rawalpindi District of Punjab and Karachi, the provincial capital of Sind.
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TTP claimed responsibility for the November 21, 2012 bomb explosions targeting Shias in Rawalpindi District of Punjab and Karachi, the provincial capital of Sind.
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November - 22 
Two bombs were defused near Gulbahar-Nishtarabad flyover in Gulbahar area of Peshawar.
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Two bombs were defused near Gulbahar-Nishtarabad flyover in Gulbahar area of Peshawar.
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November - 22 
Two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were defused by Police near Imambargahs in Orangi Town and Baldia Town, reports Dawn.
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Two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were defused by Police near Imambargahs in Orangi Town and Baldia Town, reports Dawn.
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November - 22 
Two member of Peace militia were injured when an IED targeted a patrolling party at Qambarabad market in Akakhel area.
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Two member of Peace militia were injured when an IED targeted a patrolling party at Qambarabad market in Akakhel area.
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November - 22 
Two schoolchildren, identified as Inayatullah and Himat Khan, were injured in a mortar shell attack fired from an unknown location at Shaheen Public School in Sheen Drang area of Akkakhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Ad
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Two schoolchildren, identified as Inayatullah and Himat Khan, were injured in a mortar shell attack fired from an unknown location at Shaheen Public School in Sheen Drang area of Akkakhel in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 22, reports The News.
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November - 22 
A group of leaders from the ethnic and indigenous communities on November 22 formed a new party, Federal Socialist Party Nepal (FSPN), with former Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) vice-chairman Ashok Rai as its chairman. Le
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A group of leaders from the ethnic and indigenous communities on November 22 formed a new party, Federal Socialist Party Nepal (FSPN), with former Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) vice-chairman Ashok Rai as its chairman. Leaders from the new party vowed to create an alternative political force to champion single ethnic identity-based federalism and a proportional, inclusive governance system in the country.
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November - 22 
Civil society members have joined opposition parties to protest against Baburam Bhattarai-led coalition Government, reports The Himalayan Times. Civil Campaign for Nationality, Democracy and Social Justice, a grouping of civil society members, issued
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Civil society members have joined opposition parties to protest against Baburam Bhattarai-led coalition Government, reports The Himalayan Times. Civil Campaign for Nationality, Democracy and Social Justice, a grouping of civil society members, issued an appeal demanding the formation of an all- party national consensus Government, guarantee of free and fair Constituent Assembly elections and end to impunity.
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November - 22 
Prime Minister (PM) Baburam Bhattarai on November 22 reiterated that he was ready to quit the post anytime if there was a political consensus among parties, reports myrepublica.com.
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Prime Minister (PM) Baburam Bhattarai on November 22 reiterated that he was ready to quit the post anytime if there was a political consensus among parties, reports myrepublica.com.
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November - 22 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) decided to take the initiative to forge consensus among political parties, reports Nepal News. "As the largest party in the dissolved Constituent Assembly (CA), we have decided to take the initiative t
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) decided to take the initiative to forge consensus among political parties, reports Nepal News. "As the largest party in the dissolved Constituent Assembly (CA), we have decided to take the initiative to forge political consensus," said party leader Barsha Man Pun.
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November - 22 
A diplomatic source in Dhaka said on November 22, that a New York court will hear the case on November 27 against Bangladeshi student Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, who was arrested in the United States on October 17 on charges of blowing up th
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A diplomatic source in Dhaka said on November 22, that a New York court will hear the case on November 27 against Bangladeshi student Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, who was arrested in the United States on October 17 on charges of blowing up the Federal Reserve Bank, reports The Independent. It would be a public hearing and officials from Bangladeshs Embassy in Washington and Consulate General in New York would be present during the hearing.
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November - 22 
Police arrested at least 28 leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from four Districts on November 22 on charges of involvement in acts of violence, planning violence and attack on police or suspected link to dest
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Police arrested at least 28 leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from four Districts on November 22 on charges of involvement in acts of violence, planning violence and attack on police or suspected link to destructive activities, reports The Daily Star. Fifteen of them were arrested in Narayanganj District, nine in Netrakona District, three in Madaripur District and one in Manikganj District.
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November - 23 
A local court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu closed a criminal charge on November 23 filed against slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Prabhakaran, pending before it for many years, reports Daily Mirror. The VII Additional Sessions Judge (In
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A local court in Chennai, Tamil Nadu closed a criminal charge on November 23 filed against slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Prabhakaran, pending before it for many years, reports Daily Mirror. The VII Additional Sessions Judge (In charge) Kaliamoorthy declared the charge as "abated," following the Crime Branch-CID request to close it on the ground that Prabhakaran's body was recovered from the Nandikadal area of Sri Lanka in 2009.
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November - 23 
A Maoist ‘area commander’ identified as Mukhlal Yadav, was arrested in Garhwa District on November 23. Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael Raj said a .315 bore rifle, 1,540 live cartridges and 108 chargers were also recovered from his posses
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A Maoist ‘area commander’ identified as Mukhlal Yadav, was arrested in Garhwa District on November 23. Garhwa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael Raj said a .315 bore rifle, 1,540 live cartridges and 108 chargers were also recovered from his possession.
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November - 23 
Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) militants on November 23 attacked Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) working president, Deborah Marak at Rongbingrre in East Garo Hills District, reports Shillong Times. While es
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Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) militants on November 23 attacked Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) working president, Deborah Marak at Rongbingrre in East Garo Hills District, reports Shillong Times. While escaping from the area, Marak, her sister and other women supporters sustained injuries.
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November - 23 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member and hardline strategist Katakam Sudarshan alias Anand, who carries a reward of INR 1.2 million on his head, is poised to replace Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji as the supreme leader of the M
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member and hardline strategist Katakam Sudarshan alias Anand, who carries a reward of INR 1.2 million on his head, is poised to replace Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji as the supreme leader of the Maoists in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha, reports Hindustan Times. Kishanji was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in a gunfight on November 24, 2011. “We have information that Anand, who is a politburo member and among the senior leaders of the party is replacing or has replaced Kishenji. He would be or is heading the eastern regional bureau of the CPI(Maoist). We have alerted our forces who are keeping a strict vigil,” said a home department official. Sudarshan is known for his ability to draw up strategies in both the political and military spheres of action and mostly works at the planning stage. Sudarshan, who hails from Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh, is an engineer by training. He joined the Maoist fold in the 1980s. The Police describe him as “a soft spoken stocky man around 5ft 2inches tall with a dark complexion”. SFs suspect that Sudarshan planned the massacre of 75 CRPF personnel in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh on April 6, 2010.
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November - 23 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone, Dilbagh Singh, asserted that more than 100 militants were sitting on launching pads across the fence only in Pir Panjal mountain range in Jammu and Kashmir and they are trying to infiltrate to the Indian
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone, Dilbagh Singh, asserted that more than 100 militants were sitting on launching pads across the fence only in Pir Panjal mountain range in Jammu and Kashmir and they are trying to infiltrate to the Indian side, reports Kashmir Times. He further added that almost all ‘operational commanders’ and top most militants were eliminated this year and that the Security Forces (SFs) are on alert to prevent the infiltration bids.
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November - 23 
Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) will gradually replace Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed in various Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-prone areas in the State, reports The Times of India. K S Meena, additional director general (ADG)
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Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) will gradually replace Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed in various Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-prone areas in the State, reports The Times of India. K S Meena, additional director general (ADG), JAP, on November 23 said JAP personnel are being provided special training so that they can replace Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and assist State Police in anti-Maoist operation and other tasks related to maintenance of law and order. Meena said, "JAP comprising 10 armed battalions, five Indian Reserve Battalions and one State Industrial Security Force (SISF) is an elite force in state." After formation of the state, JAP increased its strength from 20,000 to 50,000 personnel, who are capable of tackling any kind of insurgency. "We are still in the process of recruiting 20,000 more personnel in different ranks from hawildar to sub-inspector and DSP. JAP men are equipped with ultra modern weapons and security equipment. The JAP personnel are being trained to behave well with the state's residents to make them a people-friendly force," said Meena.
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November - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres in the Bijni Police Station area in Chirang District, reports The Telegraph. The militants were identified as Kalicharan Daimary, (48), Purno Boro, (45)
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres in the Bijni Police Station area in Chirang District, reports The Telegraph. The militants were identified as Kalicharan Daimary, (48), Purno Boro, (45), Burachalata Basumatary, (45) and Mohen Boro, (28). SFs recovered three handmade rifles and sharp weapons from them
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November - 23 
Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter on November 23 killed a militant, identified as Amarjit (27), at Loktak in Bishnupur District, reports The Sentinel. The United Revolutionary Front (URF) later said that the person killed was its local member. H
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Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter on November 23 killed a militant, identified as Amarjit (27), at Loktak in Bishnupur District, reports The Sentinel. The United Revolutionary Front (URF) later said that the person killed was its local member. He was assigned to carry out some works in connection with the campaign to expose the commercialization of Loktak lake by some elements.
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November - 23 
The arrested inter-state cheat, Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, has admitted that he supplied firearms in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) infested areas of Rajepur under Sheohar District and Minapur Police Station area of Muzaffarpur District besid
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The arrested inter-state cheat, Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, has admitted that he supplied firearms in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) infested areas of Rajepur under Sheohar District and Minapur Police Station area of Muzaffarpur District besides Chanpatia in East Champaran and Narkatiaganj under West Champaran District, reports The Times of India on November 23. The Police have also arrested Sanjiv Thakur, son of a District Board Member of Lauriya, Madan Thakur, as Mishra had claimed that he also sold an AK-47 rifle to Sanjiv.
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November - 23 
The Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Pranay Sahay, on November 23 visited an interior location, Pendhari, a tribal village in Dhanora taluka (administrative unit), in the Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) affected Gadchiroli Di
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The Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Pranay Sahay, on November 23 visited an interior location, Pendhari, a tribal village in Dhanora taluka (administrative unit), in the Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) affected Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra to review anti-Naxal operations along the state's border with Chhattisgarh, reports Business Standard.
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November - 23 
A Government primary school for girls was destroyed when a bomb planted near the building went off in the Tirahwaal area of Kamal Khel on the outskirts of Kohat city on November 23. “The building was completely destroyed when five kilogrammes of expl
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A Government primary school for girls was destroyed when a bomb planted near the building went off in the Tirahwaal area of Kamal Khel on the outskirts of Kohat city on November 23. “The building was completely destroyed when five kilogrammes of explosives planted in a plastic canister detonated,” said Station House Officer (SHO) Aqiq Khan of Billitang Police Station said. He said that a huge explosion occurred around 10:45pm. The boundary wall of the school and three classrooms were destroyed.
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November - 23 
A man, identified as Saman Ali, was shot dead in Goth Mirza Khan area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District.
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A man, identified as Saman Ali, was shot dead in Goth Mirza Khan area of Dera Murad Jamali in Naseerabad District.
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November - 23 
A prayer leader of a local mosque, identified as Maulana Muhammad Hussain, was shot dead in a targeted attack in Khwazakhela area of Swat District on November 23, reports The News.
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A prayer leader of a local mosque, identified as Maulana Muhammad Hussain, was shot dead in a targeted attack in Khwazakhela area of Swat District on November 23, reports The News.
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November - 23 
A shrine was blown up by militants in the Takhtbhai area of Mardan District, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualties were reported.
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A shrine was blown up by militants in the Takhtbhai area of Mardan District, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualties were reported.
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November - 23 
A suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shia gathering worship place in Lakki Marwat town of the same District injuring two Policemen, reports Daily Times.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shia gathering worship place in Lakki Marwat town of the same District injuring two Policemen, reports Daily Times.
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November - 23 
According to the Police, unidentified militants entered a house in Killi Sardar on Qambarani Road in Quetta and opened indiscriminate fire, killing a man, identified as Nazeer Ahmed on November 23, reports Daily Times.
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According to the Police, unidentified militants entered a house in Killi Sardar on Qambarani Road in Quetta and opened indiscriminate fire, killing a man, identified as Nazeer Ahmed on November 23, reports Daily Times.
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November - 23 
At least four suspects were arrested in Ancholi area of the District. According to reports locals captured two suspects near a procession and handed over to Police. In another arrest, Scouts arrested two suspects and handed over to Rangers.
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At least four suspects were arrested in Ancholi area of the District. According to reports locals captured two suspects near a procession and handed over to Police. In another arrest, Scouts arrested two suspects and handed over to Rangers.
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November - 23 
Bomb Disposal Squads (BDS) defused at least 200 kilogrammes of explosives and recovered around 20 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), rocket-propelled-grenade launchers, landmines, and detonators from a suspected vehicle in Gulistan area of Quetta,
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Bomb Disposal Squads (BDS) defused at least 200 kilogrammes of explosives and recovered around 20 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), rocket-propelled-grenade launchers, landmines, and detonators from a suspected vehicle in Gulistan area of Quetta, reported The News. According to a Frontier Corps (FC) spokesperson, security personnel had intercepted the vehicle coming from Qilla Abdullah District carrying this explosive cargo in Gulistan area. "If these explosive devices had found their way into the city they would have been used to target Ashura congregations", he added.
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November - 23 
Dawn said that Kasab's execution "revived the memory of a senseless but well-planned act of mass murder" and questioned how its planning went unnoticed in Pakistan. It noted that Islamabad has distanced itself from "the work of a few fanatic killers"
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Dawn said that Kasab's execution "revived the memory of a senseless but well-planned act of mass murder" and questioned how its planning went unnoticed in Pakistan. It noted that Islamabad has distanced itself from "the work of a few fanatic killers". The Dawn editorial said that it "doesn't serve to hide the shortcomings in the working of Pakistan's anti-terrorism apparatus and its inability to keep tabs on organizations — not necessarily banned — which manage to amass enough resources to run clandestine cells that undertake fiendish operations of such magnitude."
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November - 23 
Following the November 21, 2012 terror attack in Rawalpindi, the security plan for the Punjab province has been revised. Sources said 36 special teams comprising Senior Police Officers had been dispatched to all the Districts of the province to super
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Following the November 21, 2012 terror attack in Rawalpindi, the security plan for the Punjab province has been revised. Sources said 36 special teams comprising Senior Police Officers had been dispatched to all the Districts of the province to supervise security arrangements. These police teams would remain on security duties in their respective districts till 11th of Muharram.
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November - 23 
One Fahim Ahmed (35) was shot dead at the Blue Star Medical Store in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area within Aziz Bhatti Police Station. Police investigators said that Ahmed was a supporter of a religious group and the murder could be a target killing case.
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One Fahim Ahmed (35) was shot dead at the Blue Star Medical Store in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area within Aziz Bhatti Police Station. Police investigators said that Ahmed was a supporter of a religious group and the murder could be a target killing case.
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November - 23 
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that the provincial authorities do not need to call army in Karachi so far, however, the army will remain in standby position, reports Daily Times. “We have kept a vigilant eye on the situation, we don’t w
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that the provincial authorities do not need to call army in Karachi so far, however, the army will remain in standby position, reports Daily Times. “We have kept a vigilant eye on the situation, we don’t want to call the army in the city”, he said. The Chief Minister visited different roads of the city including main II Chundrigar Road and MA Jinnah Road to monitor security arrangements made for the mourning processions on the 8th of Muharram. The Chief Minister expressed his confidence in Police and the Rangers, and hoped that they would be able to control the situation. Also, snap checking in all big cities has been started to avoid any untoward incident. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Fayyaz Leghari said that the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) had inspected the routes of processions, while searching through sniff dogs was also carried out.
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November - 23 
The Government on November 23 decided to suspend mobile and wireless phone services in major cities across the country in a bid to thwart terrorists’ plans and ensure a peaceful Ashura (10th dat of Muharram), reports Daily Times. Interior Minister Re
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The Government on November 23 decided to suspend mobile and wireless phone services in major cities across the country in a bid to thwart terrorists’ plans and ensure a peaceful Ashura (10th dat of Muharram), reports Daily Times. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that in view of terrorist threats during Ashura, mobile phone service would be suspended for the next two days (November 24, 2012 and November 25, 2012) in 46 cities, including the Federal Capital, between 6:00 am and 10:00pm. The Minister said information gathered by Intelligence Agencies and other sources of the Interior Ministry revealed that terrorists were planning more attacks in the coming days, particularly in Karachi, Quetta and Islamabad. The Interior Minister said along with suspension of cell phone service, wireless telephone network services will also be suspended. He said motorcycles were used in around 90 percent of terrorist incidents during the last two years, and added that the terrorists have introduced a new trend of carrying out blasts through mobile phones and motorcycles. He said as part of security measures, pillion riding has been banned in the country, and no motorcycle and vehicle would be allowed to be parked within half a kilometre of majalis (gathering) and along routes of processions during Ashura.
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November - 23 
The Times of India on November 23 (today) reported that the execution of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Muhammad Ajmal Amin Iman alias Kasab on November 21, 2012 in India made headlines in Pakistan with two leading English language dailies demanding
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The Times of India on November 23 (today) reported that the execution of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Muhammad Ajmal Amin Iman alias Kasab on November 21, 2012 in India made headlines in Pakistan with two leading English language dailies demanding that the masterminds of the carnage be brought to justice to root out terrorism in the region. Quoting The Express Tribune, it reported, "We must show the world that as a country, we are genuinely-committed to fighting terrorism," and called for speedy trial of the Mumbai 2008 (also known as 26/11) accused in Pakistan. "The obvious foot-dragging is damaging. It raises questions about who we are protecting and why. In this regard, at the top of the list of those accused by the Indian Government for the Mumbai attacks, is the leader of the Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, a man who is wanted in both India and the US," The Express Tribune added.
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November - 23 
Three persons, identified as Police Constable Salam, Abdul Wahab and Ashiq, were injured in a remote-controlled blast that targeted a vehicle of the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) in Swabi District.
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Three persons, identified as Police Constable Salam, Abdul Wahab and Ashiq, were injured in a remote-controlled blast that targeted a vehicle of the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) in Swabi District.
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November - 23 
Two peace militia Chiefs, identified as Waris Khan and Yarman, were killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 23, reports The Express Tribune.
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Two peace militia Chiefs, identified as Waris Khan and Yarman, were killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on November 23, reports The Express Tribune.
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November - 23 
Two unidentified assailants shot dead a truck driver, identified as Abdul Malik (38), in Junjal Goth along the Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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Two unidentified assailants shot dead a truck driver, identified as Abdul Malik (38), in Junjal Goth along the Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station.
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November - 23 
Two unidentified people were shot dead in Baghdadi area of provincial capital Karachi on November 23, reported The News.
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Two unidentified people were shot dead in Baghdadi area of provincial capital Karachi on November 23, reported The News.
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November - 23 
Acting Chief Election Commissioner Dolakh Bahadur Gurung and Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav have called on the Prime Minister (PM) to make necessary legal arrangements to conduct election in April-May, reports Nepal News.
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Acting Chief Election Commissioner Dolakh Bahadur Gurung and Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav have called on the Prime Minister (PM) to make necessary legal arrangements to conduct election in April-May, reports Nepal News.
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November - 23 
Mohan Baidya, Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya), said that the latest move by the President won’t solve the political impasse. He also said that the President´s decision to endorse the budget forwarded by the Bab
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Mohan Baidya, Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya), said that the latest move by the President won’t solve the political impasse. He also said that the President´s decision to endorse the budget forwarded by the Babu Ram Bhattarai Government without consensus was something unusual because the President himself had said repeatedly that he would not accept the budget unless it came through the consensus of all major parties.
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November - 23 
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav on November 23 called on the political parties to nominate a prime ministerial candidate through consensus and come up with an appropriate proposal to form a new Government within the next seven days, reports myrepublica.
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President Dr Ram Baran Yadav on November 23 called on the political parties to nominate a prime ministerial candidate through consensus and come up with an appropriate proposal to form a new Government within the next seven days, reports myrepublica.com. President Yadav called upon the parties to pick a prime ministerial candidate as per the Article 38 (1).
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November - 23 
President Ram Baran Yadav´s deadline has divided the political forces. While, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lambasted the head of state accusing him of taking an "extra-constitutional" move, the opposition parties have welcomed the
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President Ram Baran Yadav´s deadline has divided the political forces. While, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lambasted the head of state accusing him of taking an "extra-constitutional" move, the opposition parties have welcomed the move saying it would play a crucial role in ending the protracted political stalemate.
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November - 23 
Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres on November 23 hurled a bomb and brickbats on Police in Jessore town of Jessore District while the Police besieged a student's mess allegedly controlled by the ICS, reports The Daily Star. In return, Police fired tw
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Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres on November 23 hurled a bomb and brickbats on Police in Jessore town of Jessore District while the Police besieged a student's mess allegedly controlled by the ICS, reports The Daily Star. In return, Police fired two blank shots and arrested 12 ICS cadres from the mess who gathered there to plot subversive activities.
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November - 23 
JeI-ICS sources said on November 23 that around 20,000 leaders and cadres of war crimes scandal-hit JeI-ICS were allegedly arrested in the last forty-six months of the Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance rule, reports The Independent. Around two tho
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JeI-ICS sources said on November 23 that around 20,000 leaders and cadres of war crimes scandal-hit JeI-ICS were allegedly arrested in the last forty-six months of the Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance rule, reports The Independent. Around two thousand cases, which the party claimed to be “false and politically motivated”, were also filed against around 2 lakh leaders and cadres of the party, whose top leaders were detained in connection with the crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
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November - 23 
Police has arrested on November 23 at least 23 more leaders and cadres of JeI-ICS from three other districts on charges of the recent attacks on Police, involvement in acts of violence and suspected link to subversive activities. Of the arrestees, 11
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Police has arrested on November 23 at least 23 more leaders and cadres of JeI-ICS from three other districts on charges of the recent attacks on Police, involvement in acts of violence and suspected link to subversive activities. Of the arrestees, 11 are from Narail District, seven from Munshiganj District and five from Narayanganj District.
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November - 23 
The Sri Lankan Government on November 23 expressed serious concern over the practice of leaking United Nations panel reports on the country's civil war to media before releasing them to public, reports Colombo Page. Issuing a public statement on the
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The Sri Lankan Government on November 23 expressed serious concern over the practice of leaking United Nations panel reports on the country's civil war to media before releasing them to public, reports Colombo Page. Issuing a public statement on the latest report of the UN Secretary General's Internal Review Panel on UN action in Sri Lanka, the External Affairs Ministry said the unacceptable procedure of leaking internal reports to public domain establishes a disturbing pattern which questions the "bona fides of the authorship of the document and its underlying motivation." The Ministry statement further emphasized that while the report is an internal review of the UN's action in Sri Lanka during the terrorist conflict, the allegations directed at the government are "regrettably unsubstantiated, erroneous and replete with conjecture and bias." The UN report which the Government called as "Petrie report" was made public by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on November 14, a day after it was leaked to the media.
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November - 24 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple was arrested from Narayanpur District on November 24, in a joint operation conducted by the District Police, Chhattisgarh Sashastra Bal and Special Task Force, reported Business Standard. The Maoi
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple was arrested from Narayanpur District on November 24, in a joint operation conducted by the District Police, Chhattisgarh Sashastra Bal and Special Task Force, reported Business Standard. The Maoist couple identified as Hungaram and his wife Mase, wanted in a number of cases including murder and attempt-to-murder, were arrested from Rengabeda village in the District. A knife was recovered from the duo, Police said.
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November - 24 
A group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a gram rakhi (village guard), identified as Goura Chandra, in Koraput District on November 24, suspecting him to be a Police Informer, reported The Times of India. Police rec
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A group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a gram rakhi (village guard), identified as Goura Chandra, in Koraput District on November 24, suspecting him to be a Police Informer, reported The Times of India. Police recovered few Maoist letters from the spot that stated that the gram rakhi was punished for working as a Police informer. However, Superintendent of Police (SP) Awinash Kumar commented, "He was never our informer. We had never ever received any information from him for our anti-Maoists operations. The Red rebels kill people to settle personal scores and brand them as police informers."
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November - 24 
About 50 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers gathered at a community hall in Kolkata in the evening of November 24 to observe the first death anniversary of politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, reports Hindus
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About 50 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers gathered at a community hall in Kolkata in the evening of November 24 to observe the first death anniversary of politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, reports Hindustan Times. Sources said members of the State Organising Committee and the Kolkata city committee was present at the condolence meeting. “A similar programme was held in Jangalmahal, where several leaders participated,” the source said. The Maoists also released a publication in the memory of the slain leader. “The meeting took place at a community hall near Sealdah, where some human rights activists and students were present. We have no knowledge whether any state committee member was present there,” claimed an officer attached to the special task force (STF) of Kolkata Police.
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November - 24 
According to Times of India, the Maoists in West Bengal are planning to bring major organizational changes. Sources also claimed that Martyrs' Week had not been preponed to commemorate their politburo member Kishanji’s death. "Like other years, we wi
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According to Times of India, the Maoists in West Bengal are planning to bring major organizational changes. Sources also claimed that Martyrs' Week had not been preponed to commemorate their politburo member Kishanji’s death. "Like other years, we will observe Martyrs' Week from December 2 to 8," said a Maoist source. He said that their party observed Kishenji's death anniversary as a "black day". On that day, armed Maoists reportedly secretly met at Loboni, Sakhabhanga, Patharchakli in Binpur-II block on the Jharkhand border at night and led a torch rally. Further, sources revealed that disciplinary action against former Bengal state committee chief Akash has been taken and the Bengal state committee has been dissolved. A state organising committee has been formed which is working under Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa border regional committee (BJOBRC).
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November - 24 
Bamu alias Monu Dewa Miccha (20), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre accused of involvement in attack on a Police team in Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) on July 4, 2010 has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by the Distri
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Bamu alias Monu Dewa Miccha (20), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre accused of involvement in attack on a Police team in Bhamragarh tehsil (revenue unit) on July 4, 2010 has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by the District Court in Gadchiroli District on November 23, reported Zee News. According to Police, a shoot-out took place between the Police and the Maoists in the forest between Pidmili and Piddur on July 4, 2010 when the Special Anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] Squad and a team Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) troopers were conducting a combing operation. Miccha was arrested during the encounter and charged with attempt to murder and offences under Indian Arms Act. The court sentenced him, and also imposed a fine of INR 500 on him.
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November - 24 
Five wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Bijapur District on November 24, reported Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, Hidmu Kohrami (22), Lakhmu Benjam (28), Vacham Raju (26), Madvi Baman (24) and Padam Muio (23) w
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Five wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Bijapur District on November 24, reported Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, Hidmu Kohrami (22), Lakhmu Benjam (28), Vacham Raju (26), Madvi Baman (24) and Padam Muio (23) were arrested from Tungeli village in the District, Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agrawal said. The five Maoists were wanted for their role in serious crimes like murder and attempt to murder, SP Agrawal added.
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November - 24 
Jagadish Daimari (40), a worker of Udalguri District committee of the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) was killed when unidentified militants attacked him with sharp weapons at his Golmachowk residence under Udalguri Police Station in Udalguri District o
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Jagadish Daimari (40), a worker of Udalguri District committee of the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) was killed when unidentified militants attacked him with sharp weapons at his Golmachowk residence under Udalguri Police Station in Udalguri District on November 24, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 24 shot dead a ‘divisional commander’ of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Rafiabad area of Sopore in Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. A joint operation was launched by Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 24 shot dead a ‘divisional commander’ of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Rafiabad area of Sopore in Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. A joint operation was launched by Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR) after receiving a tip-off about the presence of Yasir Tunda at a hideout. Terming it a major achievement, the Police said that Yasir Tunda, a Pakistani national, was operating under the code names of Showkat, Shoaib and Shehzeb in Handwara area of Kupwara District and Rafiabad-Sopore areas of Baramulla District. Tunda had infiltrated into Kashmir valley in 2002. He became ‘divisional commander’ of the outfit in 2007 and was injured in an encounter in 2008. Tunda, according to Police, was involved in number of attacks on SFs and civilians including the killing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Ghulam Mohammad Mir at Ladoora (Baramulla District) in 2008 and National Conference’s (NC) activist Ghulam Mohiuddin at village Chatloora (Baramulla District) in 2010. A laptop, an AK-47 assault rifle, 2 Magazine, 20 AK ammunition rounds, one Chinese pistol, one pistol magazine, two pistol rounds and 3 Chinese grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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November - 24 
Security Forces arrested Naina Goyary (25), wife of senior National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) leader Bishnu Goyary alias G. Bidai, the ‘deputy chief’ of Bodoland Army of NDFB (Songbijit) from Mainapwthar under Gobardona Police Station in Sa
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Security Forces arrested Naina Goyary (25), wife of senior National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) leader Bishnu Goyary alias G. Bidai, the ‘deputy chief’ of Bodoland Army of NDFB (Songbijit) from Mainapwthar under Gobardona Police Station in Salbari sub-division in Baksa District, reports The Telegraph. Police said the team recovered two hand grenades and 10 AK-47 rifles.
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November - 24 
Security Forces on November 24 arrested Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak- Muivah (NSCN-IM) ’lieutenant major’ Clinson, from a Naga-dominated village of Lungmung in Dima Hasao District, reports The Telegraph. A .9mm pistol and a grenade
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Security Forces on November 24 arrested Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak- Muivah (NSCN-IM) ’lieutenant major’ Clinson, from a Naga-dominated village of Lungmung in Dima Hasao District, reports The Telegraph. A .9mm pistol and a grenade were recovered from his possession. According to the Police source, he confessed his involvement in November 21 attack on the army at Mahur-Laisong road and November 24 attack in the lower Haflong area. “Two of his close associates, ’lieutenant colonel’ Lingsuk and senior armed cadre Ellis, are working in the district according to reports and they were with him during the two recent ambushes,” the Police source said.
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November - 24 
Senior police officials who have been tracking Maoists told The Hindu that “the tide was fast turning against Maoists” in the State. “The reason for the success of the security forces is that the local people have started believing that a system to m
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Senior police officials who have been tracking Maoists told The Hindu that “the tide was fast turning against Maoists” in the State. “The reason for the success of the security forces is that the local people have started believing that a system to maintain law and order in the region is well in place and has started delivering,” said Inspector General of Police, Western Range, Gangeshwar Singh. “More than 30 activists, including a few couples, have surrendered before the police. Many more are in talks with the security forces to give up their arms,” the officials said.
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November - 24 
Suspected militants on November 24 exploded a bomb at Tonsen Phura Makhong area along the Indo-Myanmar-Sugnu road in Thoubal District, reports Sangai Express. There is no report of any injury or damage of property caused by the blast.
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Suspected militants on November 24 exploded a bomb at Tonsen Phura Makhong area along the Indo-Myanmar-Sugnu road in Thoubal District, reports Sangai Express. There is no report of any injury or damage of property caused by the blast.
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November - 24 
Suspected NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants killed Luhit Nath (36), an Assam Police constable in an ambush in Dima Hasao District on November 24, reports The Times of India.
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Suspected NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants killed Luhit Nath (36), an Assam Police constable in an ambush in Dima Hasao District on November 24, reports The Times of India.
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November - 24 
Two persons were killed by cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Hulsu village under Lapung Police Station in Ranchi District on November 24, reported The
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Two persons were killed by cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Hulsu village under Lapung Police Station in Ranchi District on November 24, reported The Telegraph. The victims identified as Krishna Sahu (35) and Arun Sahu (20), both marginal farmers, were whisked away by six PLFI cadres who had come on bikes around 5.30am. The duo was killed a kilometre from the village. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Saket Kumar Singh said, “The group of extremists which killed the duo was led by one Amrit Horo. The reason behind the killings appears to be enmity or some dispute over levy.”
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November - 24 
United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants on November 23 simultaneously triggered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted at a distance of 20ft by the roadside, injuring two Army personnel and a sniffer dog at Konthoujam along Imphal
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United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militants on November 23 simultaneously triggered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted at a distance of 20ft by the roadside, injuring two Army personnel and a sniffer dog at Konthoujam along Imphal-Jiribam highway in Imphal West District, reports The Telegraph. UNLF’s 38th foundation day falls on November 24 (today).
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November - 24 
UNLF claimed responsibility of the ambush and reiterated its demand of holding a plebiscite to resolve the armed conflict in Manipur. Refusing to hold talks with the Government, it said the conflict could only be resolved with restoration of Manipur’
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UNLF claimed responsibility of the ambush and reiterated its demand of holding a plebiscite to resolve the armed conflict in Manipur. Refusing to hold talks with the Government, it said the conflict could only be resolved with restoration of Manipur’s sovereignty. The outfit said it was proud of the firm stand taken by its chairman Sana Yaima alias R.K. Meghen, though he is in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). It said the NIA has accepted the truth that Yaima and the other leaders in its custody (in Guwahati) are fighting for the restoration of Manipur’s sovereignty. It cautioned the Centre against disturbing Manipur’s boundary while settling the problem of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). It stated that with the people and other armed groups of Manipur, the UNLF would resist attempts to disturb the state’s integrity.
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November - 24 
Eight persons were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a Muharram procession in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on November 24, reported Dawn. Seven persons died on the spot while one person succumbed to his injurie
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Eight persons were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a Muharram procession in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on November 24, reported Dawn. Seven persons died on the spot while one person succumbed to his injuries, hospital officials said. 30 other persons were also injured in the blast, according to Police. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the blast. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan commented from an undisclosed location, “We carried out the attack against the Shia community”.
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November - 24 
Five persons were killed and one person injured when unidentified militants opened fire on a motorcar near Molaghori area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of FATA, reports The News. The deceased were identified as Momin Khan, Waqas Kh
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Five persons were killed and one person injured when unidentified militants opened fire on a motorcar near Molaghori area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of FATA, reports The News. The deceased were identified as Momin Khan, Waqas Khan, Imdad Khan and Ibrar Khan while the injured was identified as Rahat Khan.
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November - 24 
The Police have arrested 15 Afghan nationals from Joint Road area in PS Civil Line of Quetta on November 24, reports Daily Times. Sources said that these Afghan nationals were living illegally in the area.
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The Police have arrested 15 Afghan nationals from Joint Road area in PS Civil Line of Quetta on November 24, reports Daily Times. Sources said that these Afghan nationals were living illegally in the area.
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November - 24 
In Chapainawabganj District, 16 persons including six Policemen were injured during a clash between Police and JeI-ICS cadres at Nachole Bazar on November 24, reports The Independent. The injured Policemen were Officer-in-Charge (OC) Firoj Ahmed, OC
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In Chapainawabganj District, 16 persons including six Policemen were injured during a clash between Police and JeI-ICS cadres at Nachole Bazar on November 24, reports The Independent. The injured Policemen were Officer-in-Charge (OC) Firoj Ahmed, OC (Investigation) Sayed Iqbal, Sub-Inspector Momin, Assistant Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam and two constables. Police arrested five leaders and cadres of JeI-ICS identified as Yahia Khaled, Enayetullah, Maolana Roisuddin, Yakub Ali and Mosharraf Hossain.
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November - 25 
Armed Maoists set ablaze six heavy vehicles, including a road-roller and dumper, involved in the road construction work under Saranda Action Plan (SAP) in Chota Nagra Police Station area in West Singhbhum District on November 25, reports The Times of
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Armed Maoists set ablaze six heavy vehicles, including a road-roller and dumper, involved in the road construction work under Saranda Action Plan (SAP) in Chota Nagra Police Station area in West Singhbhum District on November 25, reports The Times of India. "About 30 Maoist rebels arrived at the construction site and set fire to the vehicles," said Kiriburu Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Arvind Kumar Singh. The SDPO said the contractor carrying out the works never sought for security cover despite the District Police assuring him of safety on many occasions. However, no casualty has been reported in the incident.
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November - 25 
Commissioner of Police (Mumbai, Maharashtra) Satyapal Singh said on November 25, that the Mumbai Police still faces problems with coastal Security, reports The Hindu. He commented, “There are certain problems with the maintenance of the speedboats av
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Commissioner of Police (Mumbai, Maharashtra) Satyapal Singh said on November 25, that the Mumbai Police still faces problems with coastal Security, reports The Hindu. He commented, “There are certain problems with the maintenance of the speedboats available with the police department. We also have problems with manpower but it will be solved soon”. He further commented, “I won’t say that there is no threat to security. Not [just] Mumbai but any city in the world is under the threat of terrorism. We need the support of the people to fight terrorist activities.”
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November - 25 
Four Maoists, identified as Chapa Naraiyya, Vacham Ramaiyya, Talandi Pavarao and Matti Sukhram were arrested from the forests of Kottaguda and Kamlapalli in Bijapur District.
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Four Maoists, identified as Chapa Naraiyya, Vacham Ramaiyya, Talandi Pavarao and Matti Sukhram were arrested from the forests of Kottaguda and Kamlapalli in Bijapur District.
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November - 25 
Four NSCN-Khole-Kitovi militants on November 25, of Phom region, have joined NSCN-K.
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Four NSCN-Khole-Kitovi militants on November 25, of Phom region, have joined NSCN-K.
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November - 25 
In Etebalka village of Kanker District, Police arrested three more Maoists, Santosh Kumar Anchala (25), Birsingh Anchala (38) and Baisakhu Ram (35). Kanker SP Rahul Bhagat said that they were accused of ambushing a Police team near Etebalka on July 2
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In Etebalka village of Kanker District, Police arrested three more Maoists, Santosh Kumar Anchala (25), Birsingh Anchala (38) and Baisakhu Ram (35). Kanker SP Rahul Bhagat said that they were accused of ambushing a Police team near Etebalka on July 21, 2010.
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November - 25 
It has been reported that militants are planning to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir through Nepal. General Officer Commanding (GOC) Srinagar based 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Om Prakash recently said that around 40 militants managed to infiltrate
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It has been reported that militants are planning to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir through Nepal. General Officer Commanding (GOC) Srinagar based 15 Corps, Lieutenant General Om Prakash recently said that around 40 militants managed to infiltrate this year into Kashmir despite tight vigil but majority of them have been eliminated in various operations. The militants are also facing severe leadership crisis.
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November - 25 
Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) Chief and expelled CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda through an audio statement, released on November 25, condemned the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, reports The Hindu. He also called for observation of ‘blac
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Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) Chief and expelled CPI-Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda through an audio statement, released on November 25, condemned the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, reports The Hindu. He also called for observation of ‘black day’ on November 30 to protest against death penalty and killings by the Security Forces (SFs). He further claimed again that neither he nor any of his associate was injured in the Bhaliaguda encounter on November 14. He said “Police is trying to spread a false propaganda that myself, Pradeep and Nikita were injured during the encounter.” Sabyasachi further said that he had kept open the door for talks with the government.
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November - 25 
Pakistan troopers resorted to heaviest firing of the year in almost entire Krishna Ghati sector (Poonch District) along Line of Control (LoC) on the nights of November 25, and November 26, as the Cease-fire Agreement (CFA) along LoC and International
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Pakistan troopers resorted to heaviest firing of the year in almost entire Krishna Ghati sector (Poonch District) along Line of Control (LoC) on the nights of November 25, and November 26, as the Cease-fire Agreement (CFA) along LoC and International Border (IB) between India and Pakistan completed nine years, reports Daily Excelsior. Pakistan troopers fired more than 6,000 rounds including 5,000 from heavy machine guns which were reportedly aimed at expressing displeasure against the Pakistan’s leadership. The ceasefire came into force on November 26, 2003, reducing mounting tensions between the two states in the wake of attack on Indian Parliament (December 13, 2001) after which India had deployed heavy troops along the India-Pakistan border. Sources said that it was for the first time in 2012, during nine years truce, that Pakistani Rangers directly targeted civilians on the Indian side. No casualties or damages were reported on the Indian side of the border, however, due to the firing, forests in Krishna Ghati caught fire, which was controlled by locals and Army personnel.
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November - 25 
Ramniwas, a 1982 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Chhattisgarh succeeding DGP Anil M. Navaney, an official statement said, reported twocircles.net quoting IANS. Ramniwas will
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Ramniwas, a 1982 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Chhattisgarh succeeding DGP Anil M. Navaney, an official statement said, reported twocircles.net quoting IANS. Ramniwas will take charge December 1, 2012.
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November - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 25 arrested three Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants including ‘area commander’ of GNLA Haiderson Sangma in Assam-Meghalaya border in Murgidara of South West Khasi Hills District, reports Shillong Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 25 arrested three Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants including ‘area commander’ of GNLA Haiderson Sangma in Assam-Meghalaya border in Murgidara of South West Khasi Hills District, reports Shillong Times. Sangma is alleged to have involved in transhipment of arms and ammunition to GNLA from Nagaland. The other two militants arrested from south West Khasi Hills were identified as Aket N Marak (18) and George D Shira (25). Demand notes, a mobile phone handset and three SIM cards were also seized from their possession, police said.
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November - 25 
SFs on November 25 arrested one militant of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) identified as Devendra Thongbra (53). A sum of INR 250,000 lakh was recovered from him.
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SFs on November 25 arrested one militant of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) identified as Devendra Thongbra (53). A sum of INR 250,000 lakh was recovered from him.
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November - 25 
Suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants on November 25 abducted three Tripura residents, two timber merchants and one driver, from Rajibnagar village, in Mamit District, reports The Sentinel.
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Suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants on November 25 abducted three Tripura residents, two timber merchants and one driver, from Rajibnagar village, in Mamit District, reports The Sentinel.
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November - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres stopped 'vulgar' dance performance and assaulted the organisers of the show in Malkangiri District of Odisha on November 25, reports ibnlive.in.com. The Police said dancers from Andhra Pradesh a
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres stopped 'vulgar' dance performance and assaulted the organisers of the show in Malkangiri District of Odisha on November 25, reports ibnlive.in.com. The Police said dancers from Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were dancing 'semi-nude' at "Jagadhatri Puja" (local deity) celebrations at MPV-12 village when about 20 Maoists stormed the show and assaulted 15 persons including the organisers who were Bangladeshi settlers. The extremists asked the organisers not to stage such shows in future which, they said, were destroying the local adivasi (tribal) culture and traditions.
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November - 25 
The Gadchiroli Police killed a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in an encounter in the Ambapur forest in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on November 25, reported The Hindu. The Police said 15-20 Maoists
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The Gadchiroli Police killed a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in an encounter in the Ambapur forest in Chamorshi tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on November 25, reported The Hindu. The Police said 15-20 Maoists fired at a team from the Ghot Station, which was carrying out search operations, and it returned the fire, killing Riki alias Rakhi alias Lakhsmi Likami (25). Riki was a member of the Kasansur Local Operating Squad (LOS) of Maoists and was active in Potegaon Dalam (armed squad). The Police recovered the dead body along with one rifle and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature from the spot.
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November - 25 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Lingama Habika (35), a top leader, and Kameya Habika (30), allegedly involved in the abduction of Laxmipur Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Jhina Hikaka, were arrested in Nar
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Lingama Habika (35), a top leader, and Kameya Habika (30), allegedly involved in the abduction of Laxmipur Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Jhina Hikaka, were arrested in Narayanpatna Block of Koraput District on November 25, reports The Hindu. According to Devadutta Singh, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police, South-West R ange, and Avinash Kumar, Superintendent of Police (SP), Koraput, the two Maoists were arrested at Dumbaguda village. Both of them were part of the hardcore militia group of Srikakulam-Koraput Joint Divisional Committee of the Maoists. Apart from it, they were also prominent members of the Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) of Narayanpatna area. Both were close to CMAS leader Nachika Linga, who is in the most wanted list of both Odisha and Andhra Police. Commenting on the arrest, Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Avinash Kumar said "They were arrested from their homes. They have confessed to their involvement in the MLA's abduction and over two dozen Maoist attacks. Interrogation is on," reports The Times of India.
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November - 25 
A person, identified as Noor Mohammad (28), was killed and three others were injured in an attack by armed assailants, outside an Imambargah in Kolab Jeeal town of Khairpur District on November 25, reports Dawn.
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A person, identified as Noor Mohammad (28), was killed and three others were injured in an attack by armed assailants, outside an Imambargah in Kolab Jeeal town of Khairpur District on November 25, reports Dawn.
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November - 25 
CID arrested the suspected militant, identified as Attaullah, after a shootout in Manghopir area of Karachi and seized an Explosives-laden car. One of his accomplices, identified as Gul Mand, was killed in the encounter.
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CID arrested the suspected militant, identified as Attaullah, after a shootout in Manghopir area of Karachi and seized an Explosives-laden car. One of his accomplices, identified as Gul Mand, was killed in the encounter.
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November - 25 
Three target killers arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Karachi, have confessed to killing 29 persons of Rangers, police, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Aman Committee and MQM-Haqiqi. The three arrested terrorists, including Akb
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Three target killers arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Karachi, have confessed to killing 29 persons of Rangers, police, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Aman Committee and MQM-Haqiqi. The three arrested terrorists, including Akbar Hussain alias Akbar Nana, Syed Tanweer Ahmad alias Tanu and Syed Ali Raj alias Ali, confessed before the Joint Interrogation Team (JTI) that they killed 13 Haqiqi men, four SSP activists, six policemen including two officers, one Ranger, four Aman Committee members and a hotel owner. All three arrested target killers belonged to a political party. They admitted that they joined the party to take shelter for their sectarian killings. The accused after confessional statement in the JTI have been sent to jail.
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November - 25 
Opposition political parties have called off their protest programs scheduled for November 30 and December 1 in view of the changed political context, mainly following the president´s call for formation of a consensus Government, reports myrepublica.
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Opposition political parties have called off their protest programs scheduled for November 30 and December 1 in view of the changed political context, mainly following the president´s call for formation of a consensus Government, reports myrepublica.com.
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November - 25 
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav reiterated that he won’t trespass the constitutional limits prescribed by the Interim Constitution, reports The Himalayan Times. As per Article 38 (1) of the Interim Constitution‚ when country is devoid of Legislative –Pa
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President Dr Ram Baran Yadav reiterated that he won’t trespass the constitutional limits prescribed by the Interim Constitution, reports The Himalayan Times. As per Article 38 (1) of the Interim Constitution‚ when country is devoid of Legislative –Parliament ‚ President Yadav appealed political parties to come up with a new prime ministerial candidate.
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November - 25 
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on November 25 asked President Ram Baran Yadav to fulfill his duties by remaining within the ambit of the constitution and never to disregard it, reports Nepal News. PM Bhattarai conveyed this message to the president
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Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on November 25 asked President Ram Baran Yadav to fulfill his duties by remaining within the ambit of the constitution and never to disregard it, reports Nepal News. PM Bhattarai conveyed this message to the president immediately after the Cabinet meeting formally rejected the President’s call to the political parties to form a consensus Government within seven days.
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November - 25 
At least 19 persons including six Policemen were injured in separate clashes between Police and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Dhaka city and Chapainawabganj District on November 25, reports The Daily Star. In Dhak
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At least 19 persons including six Policemen were injured in separate clashes between Police and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Dhaka city and Chapainawabganj District on November 25, reports The Daily Star. In Dhaka city, in a clash between Police and JeI-ICS cadres, three cadres of JeI-ICS were injured. Police arrested 31 cadres from different places of the city.
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November - 25 
Industries Minister Dilip Barua, on November 25, urged the Election Commission (EC) to cancel the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) as a political party as it has failed to fulfill the EC-set conditions, reports UNB Connect. Barua, also the gener
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Industries Minister Dilip Barua, on November 25, urged the Election Commission (EC) to cancel the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) as a political party as it has failed to fulfill the EC-set conditions, reports UNB Connect. Barua, also the general secretary of Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal (BSD), requested the EC not to hold any dialogue with JeI. He said JeI which had played a negative role in the War of Liberation in 1971, is still engaged in misdeeds, even after 42 years of the country’s liberation. “If the JeI politics is banned, it’ll help flourish healthy politics with the Liberation War spirit.”
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November - 26 
A Naxalite (left wing extremist), belonging to the Bikash Squad of Lalgarh, a splinter group of Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police from his residence at Dangrasole village in Taldangra region in Bankura District on Novembe
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A Naxalite (left wing extremist), belonging to the Bikash Squad of Lalgarh, a splinter group of Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police from his residence at Dangrasole village in Taldangra region in Bankura District on November 26, reports The Times of India. Police recovered one single barrel gun, cartridges and Maoist leaflets from his possession.
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November - 26 
A villager, identified as Dasrath Malhar, was killed in crossfire between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Security Forces (SFs) in Bhalmara forest of Upperghat area under Nawadih Police Station in Bokaro District on November 26,
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A villager, identified as Dasrath Malhar, was killed in crossfire between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Security Forces (SFs) in Bhalmara forest of Upperghat area under Nawadih Police Station in Bokaro District on November 26, reports post.jagran.com. The encounter took place during an anti-Maoist operation in the wake of the CPI-Maoist observing "martyrdom week" to coincide with the death anniversary of Maoist politburo meber Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji.
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November - 26 
Ahead of their call for bandh (shutdown strike) in the region, a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked and disrupted a function at Jamuna village in Jhargram block of West Midnapore District in West Bengal, reports The
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Ahead of their call for bandh (shutdown strike) in the region, a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked and disrupted a function at Jamuna village in Jhargram block of West Midnapore District in West Bengal, reports The Indian Express. They left after injuring a couple of people while the locals managed to nab one of the Maoists and handed him over to the Police. The incident took place when villagers were engaged in offering prayers to the deity of their goddess and the Maoists attacked them.
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November - 26 
Defence Minister A.K. Antony on November 26, said terrorists in India are funded mostly by their outfits located in Pakistan, reports indiablooms.com. He commented in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), that, "As per available information m
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony on November 26, said terrorists in India are funded mostly by their outfits located in Pakistan, reports indiablooms.com. He commented in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), that, "As per available information militants/terrorists active in India are also funded by their outfits based abroad, particularly in Pakistan, often routed through third countries. For the past several years Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been a well-known source for terror financing in India”. He further commented that, "The Government has taken various measures to check terrorist activities in the country such as augmenting the strength of Central Armed Police Forces, establishment of National Security Guards hubs, strengthening of Multi Agency Centre to function on 24x7 basis for real-time collation and sharing of intelligence with other intelligence and security agencies and effective border management. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has been amended to strengthen the punitive measures to combat terrorism." Antony also said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been constituted to investigate and prosecute offences under the NIA Act, 2008. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been amended to inter-alia include certain offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, he said.
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November - 26 
Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Chhattisgarh in three separate operations, Police said on November 26, reported Zee News. A joint team of Bijapur Police and Chhattisgarh Armed Forces arrested Kalmumi Minoo a
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Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in Chhattisgarh in three separate operations, Police said on November 26, reported Zee News. A joint team of Bijapur Police and Chhattisgarh Armed Forces arrested Kalmumi Minoo alias Manoj near Ghudsakal village, Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Agrawal said. Explosives and ten detonators were recovered from Minoo, who was carrying a reward of INR 28,000 on his head, the SP added.
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November - 26 
Following a Kolkata High Court order allowing the status of political prisoners to People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato and six Maoists booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the Union Home Ministry
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Following a Kolkata High Court order allowing the status of political prisoners to People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato and six Maoists booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the Union Home Ministry had in a letter written on October 8 this year asked State Government to amend the West Bengal Correctional Services Act, 1992. The Union Home Ministry told the State Government to move the Supreme Court and amend the Act as the August 8 High Court order has “pan-India implications” and would provide grist to CPI-Maoist propaganda machinery.
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November - 26 
Imphal West district Police commandos arrested one militant of the Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) along with INR 500,000 on November 24. He has been identified as Hemn Nameirakpam (45) of Bashikhong in
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Imphal West district Police commandos arrested one militant of the Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) along with INR 500,000 on November 24. He has been identified as Hemn Nameirakpam (45) of Bashikhong in Imphal.
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November - 26 
One Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militant identified as ‘private’ Chingwae Konyak sustained injury on November 26 when Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN–K) militants opened fire near Pungze designated camp in
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One Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-Khole-Kitovi) militant identified as ‘private’ Chingwae Konyak sustained injury on November 26 when Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN–K) militants opened fire near Pungze designated camp in Kiphere District, reports Nagaland Post. The injured was reportedly out of danger.
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November - 26 
Pelawal Police arrested three persons and recovered three revolvers and 10 cartridges from them in Hazaribagh District. SP Manoj Kaushik said that the arrest was made following an intelligence tip-off. The trio had entered Katkamsandi Police Station
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Pelawal Police arrested three persons and recovered three revolvers and 10 cartridges from them in Hazaribagh District. SP Manoj Kaushik said that the arrest was made following an intelligence tip-off. The trio had entered Katkamsandi Police Station from Chatra District. The arrestees were identified as Arun Ganjhu alias Ramavtar Ganjhu from Chordaha forest of Simaria, Jasgdish Ganjhu of Siladag and Gyan Kumar Bhogta of Jehra village of Pathalgada in Chatra. The SP said the arrested trio confessed to have received the arms and ammunition from the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the CPI-Maoist, who kept them in their houses.
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November - 26 
Secretary of Communist Party of India-Marxist’s (CPM) Aguibani local committee, Prashanta Das, who was arrested on November 22 from Jhargram on the charges of assaulting Trinamool Congress (TMC) members, is suspected to have links with the CPI-Maoist
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Secretary of Communist Party of India-Marxist’s (CPM) Aguibani local committee, Prashanta Das, who was arrested on November 22 from Jhargram on the charges of assaulting Trinamool Congress (TMC) members, is suspected to have links with the CPI-Maoist. On November 26, Police conducted a raid on his house and reportedly recovered Maoist posters, literature, a pipe gun, cartridges and letters. Commenting on the arrest, Jhargram Superintendent of Police (SP) Bharati Ghosh said, "During the raid, we recovered contraband goods. The Maoist posters have confirmed that he has links with them (Maoists)."
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November - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 26 arrested two suspected Kanglei Yowal Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, identified as Kharibam Ingobi (40) and Thokchom Ibochouba (56), at ward number 5 in Moreh in Chandel District, reports Nagaland Post. A hand grenade
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 26 arrested two suspected Kanglei Yowal Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants, identified as Kharibam Ingobi (40) and Thokchom Ibochouba (56), at ward number 5 in Moreh in Chandel District, reports Nagaland Post. A hand grenade was recovered from the possession of the suspects.
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November - 26 
SFs arrested one militant of the Kangleipak Communist party-Military Council (KCP-MC), identified as Dhamendra K, from Bishnupur Ward No 3. One .9 mm pistol with two rounds of ammunition was recovered from him.
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SFs arrested one militant of the Kangleipak Communist party-Military Council (KCP-MC), identified as Dhamendra K, from Bishnupur Ward No 3. One .9 mm pistol with two rounds of ammunition was recovered from him.
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November - 26 
State Chief Secretary WMS Pariat on November 26 said that the Government is collecting all the details of the attack on the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Working President Deborah Marak on November 24 .He informed that the discussions w
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State Chief Secretary WMS Pariat on November 26 said that the Government is collecting all the details of the attack on the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Working President Deborah Marak on November 24 .He informed that the discussions were on with the Election Commission and Union Home Ministry with regard to deployment of forces in Garo Hills and the state as a whole.
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November - 26 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is all set to procure hand-held laser range finders (HHLRF) and Belgium-made FN Minimi Light Machine Guns (LMG) in a bid to add more teeth to its fight against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), repo
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is all set to procure hand-held laser range finders (HHLRF) and Belgium-made FN Minimi Light Machine Guns (LMG) in a bid to add more teeth to its fight against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reported Indian Express on November 26. The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (UMHA) had already sanctioned its procurement. CRPF officials said the process to buy the weapons is in the final stage. The force will be equipped with more than 600 HHLRF and around 2,500 Passive Night Vision (PNV) weapon sights. The UMHA has sanctioned around INR 700 million to buy these devices.
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November - 26 
The next round of tripartite talks involving the two Kuki militant conglomerates, Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF), State and Central Government would be held on December 5 at New Delhi.
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The next round of tripartite talks involving the two Kuki militant conglomerates, Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF), State and Central Government would be held on December 5 at New Delhi.
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November - 26 
The sentencing of American-born Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley, accused of involvement in November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks, has been fixed for January 17, 2013 next year while that of his accomplice Tahaww
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The sentencing of American-born Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist David Coleman Headley, accused of involvement in November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks, has been fixed for January 17, 2013 next year while that of his accomplice Tahawwur Rana has been rescheduled for January 15 from December 4, reports India Today. According to Chicago Court spokesperson Randall Samborn, US District Judge Harry Leinenweber will announce the sentence of the two accused, who have been charged with conspiracy of 2008 Mumbai attack and plan to attack a Denmark newspaper.
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November - 26 
Two other NSCN-Khole-Kitovi cadres, identified as ‘captain’ Kiutoweba and ‘raju peyu’ Chotongse, have been held ‘captive’ by NSCN-K cadres when the two ventured out of their camp.
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Two other NSCN-Khole-Kitovi cadres, identified as ‘captain’ Kiutoweba and ‘raju peyu’ Chotongse, have been held ‘captive’ by NSCN-K cadres when the two ventured out of their camp.
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November - 26 
Unidentified militants on November 26 exploded a powerful bomb near the house of Surjit Khundongbam (48), a contractor at Nimthem Pukhri Mapal in Imphal East District. There was however no reports of any casualty.
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Unidentified militants on November 26 exploded a powerful bomb near the house of Surjit Khundongbam (48), a contractor at Nimthem Pukhri Mapal in Imphal East District. There was however no reports of any casualty.
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November - 26 
US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, on November 26 said that the US is reviewing India’s request for the extradition of November 26, 2008 (26/11), conspirators David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, reported Daily Bhaskar. Sher
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US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, on November 26 said that the US is reviewing India’s request for the extradition of November 26, 2008 (26/11), conspirators David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, reported Daily Bhaskar. Sherman told Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai that there were certain legal processes that had to be completed before the duo could be extradited. Headley and Rana are currently in US custody.
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November - 26 
A person, identified as Muhammad Ali, was killed in a landmine explosion in Kurdan area of Dera Bugti District.
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A person, identified as Muhammad Ali, was killed in a landmine explosion in Kurdan area of Dera Bugti District.
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November - 26 
A supporter of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Haider Abbas (28), was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants near Nayyab Bakery under Rizvia Police Station in Nazimabad area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on Nov
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A supporter of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Haider Abbas (28), was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants near Nayyab Bakery under Rizvia Police Station in Nazimabad area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on November 26, reports The News.
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November - 26 
An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar handed over a 13-year-old alleged would-be suicide bomber, Liaqat, to the Probation and Reclamation Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province for his rehabilitation, reports Central Asia Online. Judge Mohammad Ibra
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An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar handed over a 13-year-old alleged would-be suicide bomber, Liaqat, to the Probation and Reclamation Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province for his rehabilitation, reports Central Asia Online. Judge Mohammad Ibrahim directed authorities to rehabilitate Liaqat, whom Police arrested from Sarband area of Peshawar on November 20. Police said they recovered a suicide jacket from him during his arrest.
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November - 26 
At least two persons, identified as Qaisir Shah and Younus Khan, were killed and another was injured in a landmine explosion in Shuran area of Bolan District on November 26, reports Daily Times.
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At least two persons, identified as Qaisir Shah and Younus Khan, were killed and another was injured in a landmine explosion in Shuran area of Bolan District on November 26, reports Daily Times.
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November - 26 
Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, while hearing Riko Diq case, remarked that Provincial Government of Balochistan had taken no action in implementing the verdict of Supreme Court on the Balochistan law and order situation and was not fulfil
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Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, while hearing Riko Diq case, remarked that Provincial Government of Balochistan had taken no action in implementing the verdict of Supreme Court on the Balochistan law and order situation and was not fulfilling its responsibilities, reports The News.
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November - 26 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on November 26 that the Government was ready to give a general amnesty for all proscribed organisations, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), if they renounced terrorism, reports Dawn. “If proscr
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on November 26 that the Government was ready to give a general amnesty for all proscribed organisations, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), if they renounced terrorism, reports Dawn. “If proscribed organisations agree to cooperate with the government and give up terrorism, they will be removed from the list of banned organisations,” the interior minister said at a press conference in Islamabad. The Minister discussed in detail performance of law-enforcement agencies personnel in providing security to Aashura processions and gatherings. He invited all banned organisations, including the TTP, for talks and said it was time for Hakimullah Mehsud, whether he was physically fit or suffering from any disability, to apologise to the nation and stop playing into the hands of anti-Pakistan forces. Mr Malik said it was an opportunity for Hakimullah Mehsud to stop killing of innocent people and live a peaceful life. “Hakimullah don’t hide in one bunker or another. Today, I announce a general amnesty for you if you stop killing innocent people. The enemies you are working for will kill you too, one day,” the Minister said. He claimed the Government knew the forces which were using the TTP to fulfil their designs. “We know who they are. We know that those involved in the killing of Ms Benazir Bhutto are using you.” Mr Malik said proscribed organisations could take advantage of the amnesty offer and cooperate with the Government in eradicating terrorism from the country.
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November - 26 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik visited the residence of Hamid Mir in Islamabad and vowed to provide him effective and elaborate security. During his visit, the Interior Minister said that security personnel from Police and FC are being pr
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik visited the residence of Hamid Mir in Islamabad and vowed to provide him effective and elaborate security. During his visit, the Interior Minister said that security personnel from Police and FC are being provided to the journalist while a Police Inspector of his own choice will be also deputed for his security. Malik also announced to constitute a fact-finding committee, including a magistrate, Police officials and two journalists, which will probe the incident. “An inquiry has been ordered and a reward of PKR 50 million is announced for providing any clues regarding the attack on Hamid Mir,” said Malik.
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November - 26 
Iranian Border Forces have fired mortar shells which landed and exploded near a border area in Chagai District, reports Dawn. “Twelve to 15 mortar shells exploded between the border pillar No 12 and 15 between November 25 and 26, 2012,” said, Balochi
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Iranian Border Forces have fired mortar shells which landed and exploded near a border area in Chagai District, reports Dawn. “Twelve to 15 mortar shells exploded between the border pillar No 12 and 15 between November 25 and 26, 2012,” said, Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussian Durrani. However, no casualty was reported.
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November - 26 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that terrorists are planning to get elected their candidates in the forthcoming general elections in the country to impose their agenda on the people, reports Dawn. He said th
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that terrorists are planning to get elected their candidates in the forthcoming general elections in the country to impose their agenda on the people, reports Dawn. He said that terrorists wanted to occupy seats in the parliament by backing some candidates in the next general elections. The minister said that in the past terrorists used to term casting of votes un-Islamic but then they realised that they couldn’t impose their agenda on people without the power of ballot. Therefore, they were campaigning in their areas of influence to get vote for the candidates backed by them, he said.
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November - 26 
Police Inspector General (IG) Haji Habib-ur-Rehman said November 26 said that Punjab Police foiled possible terror attempts during Muharram processions and Majalis (gatherings during Muharram to review Islamic teachings), by arresting 35 suspected mi
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Police Inspector General (IG) Haji Habib-ur-Rehman said November 26 said that Punjab Police foiled possible terror attempts during Muharram processions and Majalis (gatherings during Muharram to review Islamic teachings), by arresting 35 suspected militants, reports Central Asia Online. "We have foiled possible terror attempts by arresting 35 terror suspects from different districts, including three from Lahore, two from Gujrat, four from Faisalabad, nine from Layyah, six from Sargodha, one from Vehari and 10 from Multan," he said, adding that the suspects were from Bajaur and Khyber Agencies in FATA and were allegedly planning to attack Muharram processions. Police provided security for 37,249 Majalis and 9,136 processions across the province, while 69 army and 35 Rangers units went on call to cope with emergencies, Habib added.
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November - 26 
Police recovered 13 US-made missiles from the Jalozai IDP camp, which had been buried in the camp during Russia invasion of Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Official sources said a local detected a missile while digging earth in the camp. He immediately in
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Police recovered 13 US-made missiles from the Jalozai IDP camp, which had been buried in the camp during Russia invasion of Afghanistan, reports Dawn. Official sources said a local detected a missile while digging earth in the camp. He immediately informed the Police and the camp security officials, who rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. Later, the bomb disposal squad started digging the same spot and unearthed 12 more missiles. The missiles were safely defused.
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November - 26 
Political violence rose by as much as 37 per cent during the second quarter of 2012 (April-June), as compared with the January-March quarter, with as many as 709 incidents of violence reported across the country, The Express Tribune reported on Novem
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Political violence rose by as much as 37 per cent during the second quarter of 2012 (April-June), as compared with the January-March quarter, with as many as 709 incidents of violence reported across the country, The Express Tribune reported on November 27 quoting a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report. According to the report, Sindh reported the most incidents (280) with Balochistan (172), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (121), Punjab (68), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (61), Gilgit-Baltistan (4) and Islamabad Capital Territory (3). Sindh remained the most exposed region reporting the highest number of incidents – 93 recorded in April, another 89 the following month and 98 in June. Karachi was the most violent District where 268 political incidents occurred – a 114 per cent increase. Quetta had 74 incidents, followed by Peshawar (31), Khyber Agency (24), Rawalpindi (18), Bannu (15), Dera Bugti and Hangu (13 each), Lahore (12) and Kohat (11). A total of 2,658 people fell victim to political violence – a 30 per cent increase compared with the preceding quarter. 38 per cent of the victims lost their lives, 59 per cent were injured and three per cent kidnapped. 95 per cent of the victims were male – 971 dead, 1,466 injured and 84 abducted. However, women constituted five per cent of the total victims, 33 killed, 93 injured and 11 kidnapped. Target killing incidents numbered 440 in all regions except for ICT – the most (248; 56%) taking place in Sindh followed by Balochistan (24%), KP (12%), Punjab (4%), FATA (3%) and Gilgit-Baltistan (1%). The number of victims in collateral damage increased 170% as compared with the previous quarter – 717 people becoming collateral victims in incidents of political violence – 105 getting killed and 612 injured. The number of victims affiliated with different political parties’ surged198 per cent (131 as compared with 44 in the previous quarter). 59 per cent got killed, 40 per cent injured and one percent kidnapped. Sindh was the most vulnerable province in this regard, accounting for 74 per cent incidents. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was the most affected political party with 49 victims – 36 killed and 13 injured. Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) had 23 victims, followed by Jamaat-e-Islami (21), Sunni Tehreek (11) and Awami National Party (eight). People belonging to MQM were targeted in Sindh and Balochistan while those of PPPP in Sindh and Punjab, JI (FATA), ST and JSQM (Sindh), ANP (Sindh, Balochistan and KP), PMLN (KP, Punjab and FATA). Target killing remained the most recurring type of violence with 440 incidents, followed by terrorism aimed at general public and attacks on security forces (74 each), violent protests (33), tribal conflict (16), educational institutions/personnel, political party candidates, workers, offices (15 each) and religious/sectarian violence (nine). Guns, firearms were the most common tool of violence, used in 76 per cent of the incidents.
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November - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 26 released 97 militants who have learnt various skills at the Army-run rehabilitation centre in Mashal area of Swat District, reports The News. The rehabilitated militants, who had committed minor offences in Swat,
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 26 released 97 militants who have learnt various skills at the Army-run rehabilitation centre in Mashal area of Swat District, reports The News. The rehabilitated militants, who had committed minor offences in Swat, studied trades including electronics, carpentry and tailoring. The SFs have trained and released more than 1,100 persons arrested on minor charges in Swat in the past two years.
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November - 26 
Senior journalist and anchor Hamid Mir escaped an assassination bid on November 26 when Police defused a bomb planted under his car in Islamabad, reports The Express Tribune. Mir, who hosts the Capital Talk evening show on Geo TV and writes a column
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Senior journalist and anchor Hamid Mir escaped an assassination bid on November 26 when Police defused a bomb planted under his car in Islamabad, reports The Express Tribune. Mir, who hosts the Capital Talk evening show on Geo TV and writes a column for Jang, was criticised by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) last month in the wake of the shooting of teenage activist Malala Yusufzai. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the device was found stuck under the front passenger seat of his car. “There was half a kilo of explosives fitted with a detonator,” Islamabad City Police Chief Bani Amin said adding that officers had defused the bomb and were gathering evidence. Mir was on his way to his office and the bomb was apparently planted when he stopped at a market, said Geo’s Islamabad bureau chief Rana Jawad. “It’s a message to me as well as Geo and the journalist community in Pakistan,” Mir told the television channel. “They want to stop us from speaking the truth but I want to tell them that we will not be deterred.”
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November - 26 
The proscribed militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) on November 26 asked residents of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to dissociate themselves from pro-Government peace committees and threatened attacks agai
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The proscribed militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) on November 26 asked residents of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to dissociate themselves from pro-Government peace committees and threatened attacks against those ignoring the warning, reports Dawn. The LI men distributed threatening leaflets among people and pasted posters in the area over the past two days. Most of the areas where the pamphlets were distributed are under curfew for quite some time. The pamphlets have been distributed at a time when the local administration has announced reinstatement of 600 Khasadars who had resigned after they received similar warnings a week after the start of a military operation in the area in September 2009. In some places, the posters were hanged in trees, apparently to attract maximum attention. The pamphlets warned people of dire consequences if they were found ‘guilty’ of supporting, patronising and helping pro-Government Lashkars or peace committees. “All the so-called peace activists are on our target list and they will be attacked in due course of time,” the pamphlet warned, saying people of Bara should voluntarily sever contacts with peace committees.
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November - 26 
The Sindh Government presented a new arms licence policy in the Supreme Court on November 26 during the hearing of the Karachi violence case, reports The Express Tribune. According to the new policy, licences will not be issued to those under 25 year
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The Sindh Government presented a new arms licence policy in the Supreme Court on November 26 during the hearing of the Karachi violence case, reports The Express Tribune. According to the new policy, licences will not be issued to those under 25 years of age. Additional Chief Secretary of Sindh Interior Department Waseem Ahmad informed the court that licences will be issued by the department or deputy commissioner only. During the hearing, Rangers appraised the court with the details about arrests made in the last 22 days. The court expressed satisfaction over the report. The case stems from the suo motu proceedings initiated by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary in August last year as the city went through one of its bloodiest summers. During the lengthy hearings held in Karachi, the five judges had heard the Federal and Provincial Governments, law enforcement and intelligence agencies, political stakeholders of the city as well as the representatives of bar associations. In the detailed judgment announced on October 6, 2011, in Islamabad, the apex court ordered several recommendations that the Federal, Provincial and Local Governments and law enforcement agencies had to implement in one year. On October 23 this year, the Supreme Court again took up the case to evaluate how far its orders have been obeyed. The implementation case concluded on November 1 and the judges issued a five-page dossier that contained orders to implement the previous recommendations and new queries that have arisen as new problems emerged. The Provincial Government and law enforcers were ordered to deal with the influx of foreigners and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) into Karachi, arrest the suspects involved in targeted killings, arrest the under-trial prisoners released on parole, and register at least 3,000 unregistered vehicles monthly. Supreme Court resumed its hearing from November 26 to see what the authorities have done so far to curb lawlessness.
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November - 26 
Three Policemen received minor injuries on November 26 after a roadside bomb hit their vehicle at Sarband area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. The bomb was planted on a small bridge and detonated when t
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Three Policemen received minor injuries on November 26 after a roadside bomb hit their vehicle at Sarband area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. The bomb was planted on a small bridge and detonated when the police vehicle was crossing it.
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November - 26 
TTP has ruled out any possibility of peace negotiations with Pakistan Government, a spokesman for the banned group said and vowing to continue fighting until the ouster of the country’s ‘secular rulers’, reported The News. The TTP also rejected the o
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TTP has ruled out any possibility of peace negotiations with Pakistan Government, a spokesman for the banned group said and vowing to continue fighting until the ouster of the country’s ‘secular rulers’, reported The News. The TTP also rejected the offer of general amnesty for the TTP who would lay down arms and come on the negotiating table.
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November - 26 
Police, on November 26, arrested seven cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) with iron rods and sticks near Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in the Chitttagong city when they gathered for “creating anarchy”, reports The Daily Star. The arre
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Police, on November 26, arrested seven cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) with iron rods and sticks near Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in the Chitttagong city when they gathered for “creating anarchy”, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Abdullah-al-Mamun, Jasim Uddin Manik, Nurul Huda, Sajjad Hossain, Shariful Islam Shahed, Mijanur Rahman and Jainal Abedin. During primary interrogation, the detainees confessed that they were ICS cadres and were waiting there for further instruction from their leaders for creating anarchy in the area.
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November - 26 
Ahead of the next session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, the United States (US) has decided to hold talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) for a review of action taken by the Government of Sri Lanka in conformity
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Ahead of the next session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, the United States (US) has decided to hold talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) for a review of action taken by the Government of Sri Lanka in conformity with the resolution adopted early this year, officials said on November 26 (today), reports Daily Mirror. The US sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka was adopted at the UNHRC session in March this year. The resolution called for the implementation of constructive recommendations by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and addressing accountability issues during the last stage of the war.
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