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February - 23 
According to official sources, the 11th round of talks between the Mizoram Government and Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) is scheduled to be held on March 8 in Aizawl. Both sides have been negotiating over the repatriation of over 35000 Bru tribals from Tripura to Mizoram.
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According to official sources, the 11th round of talks between the Mizoram Government and Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF) is scheduled to be held on March 8 in Aizawl. Both sides have been negotiating over the repatriation of over 35000 Bru tribals from Tripura to Mizoram.
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March - 6 
A member of the Sindh Assembly affiliated to the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Abdullah Murad Baloch, was shot dead along with his driver by unidentified assailants in the Al-Falah Society area of Karachi on March 6. Subsequent to the killing, there was violence in parts of Malir and Al-Falah Socie
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A member of the Sindh Assembly affiliated to the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Abdullah Murad Baloch, was shot dead along with his driver by unidentified assailants in the Al-Falah Society area of Karachi on March 6. Subsequent to the killing, there was violence in parts of Malir and Al-Falah Society areas. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Karachi Operations) Tariq Jamil was quoted as saying in the Dawn that "It appears to be a target killing, as no one has claimed responsibility so far."
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March - 29 
Chief of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and daughter of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti, escaped a terrorist attack on her in the Anantnag district on March 29. One of her escort vehicles was damaged and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel sustained inj
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Chief of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and daughter of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti, escaped a terrorist attack on her in the Anantnag district on March 29. One of her escort vehicles was damaged and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel sustained injuries during the attack. Official sources said that Mehbooba was returning from Nagbal when unidentified terrorists directed gunfire on her motorcade at Whail Nagbal in the Mattan-Aeshmuqam belt of Anantnag district. No terrorist outfit had claimed responsibility for the attack thus far.
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April - 5 
At least 60 civilians and five police personnel were wounded when an unidentified terrorist lobbed a hand grenade targeting a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle near Shaheed Park in the Pulwama town of south Kashmir on April 5.
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At least 60 civilians and five police personnel were wounded when an unidentified terrorist lobbed a hand grenade targeting a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle near Shaheed Park in the Pulwama town of south Kashmir on April 5.
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April - 30 
Six persons, including a woman and a child, were wounded when terrorists hurled a hand grenade targeting an SF vehicle at Tral in the Pulwama district.
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Six persons, including a woman and a child, were wounded when terrorists hurled a hand grenade targeting an SF vehicle at Tral in the Pulwama district.
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May - 3 
Eight persons were wounded when terrorists lobbed a hand grenade targeting the residence of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from Baramulla parliamentary constituency, Nizamuddin Bhat, at Press Enclave in the capital Srinagar. The grenade fell short of the intended target and exploded at th
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Eight persons were wounded when terrorists lobbed a hand grenade targeting the residence of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from Baramulla parliamentary constituency, Nizamuddin Bhat, at Press Enclave in the capital Srinagar. The grenade fell short of the intended target and exploded at the entrance of the house, injuring eight persons, including a photojournalist and one police personnel, said sources in Srinagar. According to Daily Excelsior, Bhat, who was employed with several news organisations prior to joining the ruling PDP recently, had shifted his residence and was not present during the time of the attack.
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May - 7 
Terrorists hurled a hand grenade towards the house of a Congress Party leader, Mohammad Shafi Banday, at Shopian in the Pulwama district. However, the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside wounding three persons. In a separate incident, terrorists hurled a hand grenade targ
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Terrorists hurled a hand grenade towards the house of a Congress Party leader, Mohammad Shafi Banday, at Shopian in the Pulwama district. However, the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside wounding three persons. In a separate incident, terrorists hurled a hand grenade targeting a security force convoy at Main Chowk on the Srinagar-Baramulla road. However, the grenade missed the intended target and exploded near a shop, injuring one person. Separately, terrorists hurled a hand grenade towards police post Bagyas in the outskirts of capital Srinagar. One civilian was injured and a police vehicle was damaged in the blast.
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May - 7 
At least 14 Shia worshippers and a suspected suicide bomber were killed and over 200 persons sustained injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at Hyderi Mosque, situated within the premises of the seminary Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, in the Mithadar area of Karachi on May 7. The explosion which occurred
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At least 14 Shia worshippers and a suspected suicide bomber were killed and over 200 persons sustained injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at Hyderi Mosque, situated within the premises of the seminary Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, in the Mithadar area of Karachi on May 7. The explosion which occurred during the Friday prayers is reported to have subsequently triggered unrest in the city, as hundreds of youths set ablaze cars, a petrol pump and a Government office. A senior police official Manzoor Mughal was quoted in The News as saying that "As no crater was found in the mosque, it means it was a suicide blast." However, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 7 
The death till in the bomb blast at a Shia mosque in Karachi on May 7 reached 16 with the death of one more person.
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The death till in the bomb blast at a Shia mosque in Karachi on May 7 reached 16 with the death of one more person.
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May - 9 
On the eve of polling in Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary constituency, terrorists triggered three bomb blasts - two in Doda district and one in Udhampur - killing a news reporter of the Information Department and injuring 28 persons, including five police personnel, and damaging a polling station on May
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On the eve of polling in Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary constituency, terrorists triggered three bomb blasts - two in Doda district and one in Udhampur - killing a news reporter of the Information Department and injuring 28 persons, including five police personnel, and damaging a polling station on May 9. Official sources said Abdul Majeed, a news reporter posted in the District Information Office at Doda, was killed and 21 persons, including three police personnel, were injured in a grenade attack on the district hospital in Doda town, which was aimed at former Minister of State for Home and National Conference candidate Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardhy. A terrorist, who is believed to have hurled the grenade, managed to escape from the incident site. Meanwhile, another terrorist lobbed a hand grenade on a polling station at village Aal in the Udhyanpur area, about 40 kilometers from Doda town causing damage to the station and injuries to two police personnel, who were part of a police party manning the polling booth. During another grenade attack at Sailan Talab in the Udhampur town, five civilians were wounded.
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May - 10 
In election-related violence, terrorists lobbed a grenade on a BSF patrol party at Kali Masta in the Gool area of Udhampur district causing injuries to a BSF Inspector. Terrorists also fired a grenade targeting a polling station at Chakka near Bhaderwah. The grenade, however, exploded mid air withou
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In election-related violence, terrorists lobbed a grenade on a BSF patrol party at Kali Masta in the Gool area of Udhampur district causing injuries to a BSF Inspector. Terrorists also fired a grenade targeting a polling station at Chakka near Bhaderwah. The grenade, however, exploded mid air without causing any damage. Separately, terrorists opened firing targeting polling stations Panjgrain and Malothi Bhalla in Bhaderwah simultaneously. A civilian sustained injuries in the firing at Malothi Bhalla. Further, the terrorists also attacked the Patnazi polling station and a booth at Kither in Doda district without causing any damage. A grenade attack on the troops was reported from Hilli nullah in Bhaderwah. However, it failed to cause any damage.
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May - 10 
Suspected Maoists have detonated bombs in five separate places, including at the premises of a private company at Lazimpat in capital Kathmandu, the Land Revenue Office in Bhaktapur, municipality office in Kaski, Ground Water Irrigation Project office in Dang and Fire Brigade Office in Banke distric
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Suspected Maoists have detonated bombs in five separate places, including at the premises of a private company at Lazimpat in capital Kathmandu, the Land Revenue Office in Bhaktapur, municipality office in Kaski, Ground Water Irrigation Project office in Dang and Fire Brigade Office in Banke district on May 10. Further, the insurgents also set ablaze nine vehicles during separate incidents across Nepal.
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May - 14 
Six members of a Shia family, including two women and a baby girl, were reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants at their residence in the Mughalpura area of Lahore on May 14. According to police sources, the words "Shias are infidels" were painted on the walls of the house indicating that it
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Six members of a Shia family, including two women and a baby girl, were reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants at their residence in the Mughalpura area of Lahore on May 14. According to police sources, the words "Shias are infidels" were painted on the walls of the house indicating that it was a sectarian killing. However, a senior police officer Chaudhry Shafqat Ahmad said the killers might have written anti-Shia slogans to give the crime a sectarian look.
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May - 21 
Two persons were reportedly killed and at least 100 others, including the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Anwar Chowdhury, sustained injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at the Hazrat Shahjalal shrine in the Sylhet town, located in the north-east of the country, on May 21. The incident oc
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Two persons were reportedly killed and at least 100 others, including the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Anwar Chowdhury, sustained injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at the Hazrat Shahjalal shrine in the Sylhet town, located in the north-east of the country, on May 21. The incident occurred at the inner main gate when hundreds of devotees had gathered inside the shrine. The Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet, Abul Hussain, was also among those injured in the blast. Anwar, who took over as the High Commissioner on May 15, reportedly went to the shrine on the first day of his three-day visit to Sylhet, his ancestral home. It was the second attack on the shrine this year and the first in which a diplomat was injured. In January, a bomb blast had left five people dead. Meanwhile, The Daily Star reported that Sylhet Police arrested four leaders of main opposition Awami League's student chapter linking them to the blast.
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May - 30 
The pro-Taliban Sunni cleric and chief of the Binoria mosque in Karachi, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was killed and his son, nephew and driver were wounded, when armed men ambushed their vehicle in front of the mosque on May 30. The assassination, suspected to be a sectarian attack, led to violence ac
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The pro-Taliban Sunni cleric and chief of the Binoria mosque in Karachi, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was killed and his son, nephew and driver were wounded, when armed men ambushed their vehicle in front of the mosque on May 30. The assassination, suspected to be a sectarian attack, led to violence across Karachi and according to The News, dozens of people, including police and paramilitary personnel, were injured. Police sources were quoted as saying that one of the assassins was injured in retaliatory fire by Shamzai’s police guard, but his accomplices took him away. The murder reportedly triggered violence in several localities of Karachi, including Jamshed Quarters, Soldier Bazaar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Sohrab Goth, Quaidabad and North Karachi. Provincial security adviser Aftab Sheikh was quoted in Daily Times as having said that "It was a targeted killing and according to our information about 10 to 12 people were involved." Mufti Nizamuddin, according to The Nation, is the third head of the Binoria mosque to have been assassinated. Earlier, Mufti Habibullah was shot dead in 1998 and Allama Yusuf Ludhianvi in year 2000.
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May - 31 
At least 18 worshippers were killed and 40 others sustained injuries when a high-intensity bomb exploded during the evening prayers at a Shia mosque situated on the MA Jinnah Road in Karachi on May 31. The blast led to violence in several localities of Karachi and mobs set ablaze a petrol station, s
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At least 18 worshippers were killed and 40 others sustained injuries when a high-intensity bomb exploded during the evening prayers at a Shia mosque situated on the MA Jinnah Road in Karachi on May 31. The blast led to violence in several localities of Karachi and mobs set ablaze a petrol station, several vehicles, including a police mobile van, a bank and some commercial establishments. An eye-witness was quoted as saying in The News that two persons riding a motorcycle threw an explosive device inside the mosque and fled towards the Lines Area. Among those dead was Maulana Mustaque Ahmed Mazhar, the prayer leader at the mosque. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Investigation), Fayyaz Ahmed Khan Leghari, said "It could be a suicide bombing. We are investigating the blast from different angles and the facts would transpire once thorough investigation is completed."
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July - 4 
On July 4, unidentified terrorists hurled a hand grenade targeting the residence of former Minority and Other Backward Classes Minister Abdul Salam located at Heibongkhong under Mayang Imphal police station in the Imphal West district. The grenade however failed to explode and was later recovered by
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On July 4, unidentified terrorists hurled a hand grenade targeting the residence of former Minority and Other Backward Classes Minister Abdul Salam located at Heibongkhong under Mayang Imphal police station in the Imphal West district. The grenade however failed to explode and was later recovered by the police.
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July - 27 
According to Daily Times, suspected terrorists detonated two remote-controlled explosives targeting a newly established state-run radio station at Wana in South Waziristan Agency on July 27. However, no loss of life was reported. A group of terrorists are also reported to have exchanged fire with se
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According to Daily Times, suspected terrorists detonated two remote-controlled explosives targeting a newly established state-run radio station at Wana in South Waziristan Agency on July 27. However, no loss of life was reported. A group of terrorists are also reported to have exchanged fire with security forces near the radio station. No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts thus far.
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August - 23 
The Maoists denoted a bomb targeting a Government building at Sipadol in the Bhaktapur district on August 23. However, no casualties were reported in the above incident except some damages to the building.
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The Maoists denoted a bomb targeting a Government building at Sipadol in the Bhaktapur district on August 23. However, no casualties were reported in the above incident except some damages to the building.
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August - 24 
On August 24, two children were killed and their parents were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified militants at Khara in Gandoh area of Doda district. According to reports, a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) targeted at a picket of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) missed its target and f
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On August 24, two children were killed and their parents were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified militants at Khara in Gandoh area of Doda district. According to reports, a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) targeted at a picket of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) missed its target and fell on the private residence killing the children.
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August - 31 
In the State, Ghulam Mohammed Abbas Azad, younger brother of the Union Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, escaped unhurt while one of his Personal Security Officers was wounded in a terrorist attack at Changa in the Gandoh area of Doda district. Sources in Doda sa
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In the State, Ghulam Mohammed Abbas Azad, younger brother of the Union Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, escaped unhurt while one of his Personal Security Officers was wounded in a terrorist attack at Changa in the Gandoh area of Doda district. Sources in Doda said that two terrorists intercepted Abbas Azad and his son Muzaffar Abbas when they were heading towards Changa to open their shop from their house at Soti. Sources added that preliminary investigations revealed that Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Tariq Mattoo, an erstwhile neighbour of Abbas Azad, had masterminded the attack. Mattoo is a top HM cadre who has been active in Gandoh and other parts of Doda for last several years. Terrorists also fired a rifle grenade targeting the residence of Ghulam Nabi, brother of the State Power Minister, Mohammed Sharief Niaz, at village Kahara in Gandoh. The grenade, however, missed the intended target and exploded without causing any harm.
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September - 1 
Reports from Pulwama district said that three unidentified terrorists abducted a youth, identified as Sayyar Ahmed Mir, from his residence at Helo Madpora in the Shopian area and one of his ears was allegedly severed with a sharp-edged weapon. Further in Shopian, unidentified terrorists appeared at
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Reports from Pulwama district said that three unidentified terrorists abducted a youth, identified as Sayyar Ahmed Mir, from his residence at Helo Madpora in the Shopian area and one of his ears was allegedly severed with a sharp-edged weapon. Further in Shopian, unidentified terrorists appeared at a private clinic and fired upon the Block Medical Officer, Dr Abdur Rehman Sofi.
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September - 4 
A police convoy carrying high-ranking police officials including the Deputy General of Police (DGP), Krishna Basnyat, and the DIG of Armed Police Force (APF), Gyanendra Rai, of eastern regional police office escaped a landmine blast laid by the Maoists near Pathari and Jhirkhimpti in the Morang dist
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A police convoy carrying high-ranking police officials including the Deputy General of Police (DGP), Krishna Basnyat, and the DIG of Armed Police Force (APF), Gyanendra Rai, of eastern regional police office escaped a landmine blast laid by the Maoists near Pathari and Jhirkhimpti in the Morang district on September 4. A police personnel and four civilians were injured during exchange of fire between the insurgents and the security forces following the blast.
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December - 28 
Suspected terrorists belonging to the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the outlawed National Liberation of Tripura (NLFT) are reported to have killed at least 16 Territorial Army personnel and wounded three others during an ambush at Agumabari in the South Tripura district on December 28. The incident
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Suspected terrorists belonging to the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the outlawed National Liberation of Tripura (NLFT) are reported to have killed at least 16 Territorial Army personnel and wounded three others during an ambush at Agumabari in the South Tripura district on December 28. The incident occurred when the Army personnel, moving in two vehicles from Kouyamura to Dangabari, were attacked by a 50-member NLFT squad with grenades and indiscriminate firing. They also later looted 15 AK-series rifles and one light machine gun from the slain soldiers. As the terrorists were escaping, one of the injured soldiers reportedly opened retaliated fire killing at least one terrorist.
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