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January - 1 
According to PTI, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 71 incidents of cross-border firing along India-Pakistan border in 2012. “As many as 71 incidents of border firing took place along the LoC and International Border (IB) in 2012. Seven persons, including four Security Force (SF) personnel, two civilians
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According to PTI, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 71 incidents of cross-border firing along India-Pakistan border in 2012. “As many as 71 incidents of border firing took place along the LoC and International Border (IB) in 2012. Seven persons, including four Security Force (SF) personnel, two civilians and one Pakistani intruder were killed in the incidents of border firing. At least 15 persons, including 12 SF personnel and three civilians were injured,” a report compiled by State Home Ministry said. It said there has been increase in the incidents of cross-border firing last year. “There were 51 cases of cross-border firing and ceasefire violations along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir in 2011 as compared to 44 cases in 2010 and 28 in 2009”. It said the increase in firing incidents and ceasefire violations by Pakistan gains significance in light of detection of 400-metre-long tunnel in Samba sector (Samba District) on July 28 and subsequent lodging of strong protest on July 31.
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January - 1 
Chhattisgarh Police on January 1 claimed a significant drop in Maoist-related incidents with 409 incidents being reported in 2012 compared to 530 the previous year. "The state has witnessed 23 per cent fall in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] related incidents last year (2012) as against 2011," Director
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Chhattisgarh Police on January 1 claimed a significant drop in Maoist-related incidents with 409 incidents being reported in 2012 compared to 530 the previous year. "The state has witnessed 23 per cent fall in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] related incidents last year (2012) as against 2011," Director General of Police (DGP) Ram Niwas told reporters. He said as against 530 Naxal-related incidents reported during 2011, a total of 409 such incidents were reported in 2012 till December-end. The DGP said that encounters between Maoist insurgents and SFs have also declined. "At least 117 gun battles reportedly occurred last year (2012) compared to around 147 in 2011," he added. While 37 Maoists were killed and 436 arrested in 2012, 103 land-mines and arms, detonators, magazines and wireless sets in large quantity, have been recovered during the same period. Impressed with policies of the State Government for rehabilitation of Maoists, 37 Maoists laid down arms in 2012, the DGP said. "Police casualties in Naxal-related incidents during 2012 were 41, while four assistant constables died in the whole year," he informed. For the first time in the state, 120 constables were elevated to sub-inspector rank while 60 head constables were promoted as platoon commanders under 'one-time promotion scheme', the DGP said, adding nearly 74 Police officials have been given out-of-turn promotions for their brave services in Naxal-infested areas.
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January - 1 
The high trend of tourist influx in Jammu and Kashmir continued in 2012 as at least 12 million tourists and pilgrims visited Jammu and Kashmir, the State Government said on January 1, according to Business Standard. "The state saw record visits of 1.2 crore [12 million] tourists and pilgrims in the
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The high trend of tourist influx in Jammu and Kashmir continued in 2012 as at least 12 million tourists and pilgrims visited Jammu and Kashmir, the State Government said on January 1, according to Business Standard. "The state saw record visits of 1.2 crore [12 million] tourists and pilgrims in the state last year," an official spokesperson said.
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January - 1 
The Pakistani Army establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 others between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012, r
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The Pakistani Army establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 others between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012, reports The News. Statistically speaking, the staggering death toll (of 5,243) means that the human bombs were able to kill 476 people every year on average and 40 people each month since 2002. Likewise, Pakistan suffered an average 81 suicide bombings every year and seven attacks a month over the past eleven years. Pakistan had experienced only one suicide bombing before 9/11 when the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad was targeted. However, over the next 11 years between January 2002 and December 2012, the human bombs let loose a reign of terror in almost every nook and cranny of the country, killing over 5,000 people in almost 900 suicide attacks.
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January - 2 
The past five years have been difficult for Balochistan according to statistics revealed by the Home Department, reports The Express Tribune. Violence in the province has claimed over 2,100 lives and left 3,845 injured in over 3,232 incidents of bomb blasts and rocket attacks in this period. Amidst
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The past five years have been difficult for Balochistan according to statistics revealed by the Home Department, reports The Express Tribune. Violence in the province has claimed over 2,100 lives and left 3,845 injured in over 3,232 incidents of bomb blasts and rocket attacks in this period. Amidst rising sectarian strife and targeted killings, the government’s inability to deal with the situation appears more jarring than ever. Throughout the province, sectarian killings remain the biggest challenge. From 2008 to 2012, 758 members of the Shia community were killed in 478 incidents. Of these, 338 victims belonged to the Hazara community, indicating that Hazaras remain the prime targets of these aggressions. The province has become a base for a decade-long insurgency as well as a killing field for various sects. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) allegedly keeps targeting Shias throughout Balochistan. Accordingly, officials have beefed up safety measures from Quetta to Taftan and are even planning to hold meetings with Iranian authorities to discuss possible arrangements to facilitate the movement of Hazaras from Marriabad to Hazara Town and Hazar Ganji. The findings also uncover staggering ‘kill and dump’ statistics. Around 570 dead bodies have been found strewn throughout the province, with 370 of the victims belonging to the Baloch community and 89 to the Pashtun community. The rest remain unidentified to this day. Further still, over 402 non-Baloch have been killed in 498 incidents, and over 486 injured in multiple attacks. Not surprisingly, security personnel have also suffered great losses. As many as 340 Frontier Corps personnel and 380 Policemen have lost their lives in the line of duty, and 508 security officials in total have been left wounded. Analysts say that despite the staggering figures, the Provincial Government is yet to review regulations pertaining to the movement of pilgrims under the Travel Agency Act of 1976. In one instance, police decided to refer the investigation of ‘sensitive cases’ to the Crime Investigation Department after the arrest of alleged terrorist Sher Dil of LeJ, also known as Babu, in a bid to curb violence in Balochistan.
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January - 4 
The annual report by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), released on January 4, stated that 5,047 people were killed and another 5,688 were injured in 2,217 attacks in 2012, reports Daily Times. Comparatively, in 2011, there were 2,895 such attacks and 7,107 consequent fatalities. K
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The annual report by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), released on January 4, stated that 5,047 people were killed and another 5,688 were injured in 2,217 attacks in 2012, reports Daily Times. Comparatively, in 2011, there were 2,895 such attacks and 7,107 consequent fatalities. Karachi, Quetta, Kurram Agency and Gilgit were the hardest hit, witnessing more than 85 percent of all terrorist incidents in 2012, while the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) emerged as a major actor responsible for the prevalent instability. Balochistan remained the focal point of nationalist insurgency and sectarian violence, witnessing 474 terrorist attacks, the highest for any region. The TTP-infested and militancy-hit KP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) remained second and third most volatile regions, with 456 and 388 terrorist attacks reported, respectively. Meanwhile, 187 terrorist attacks were reported in Karachi and 28 in other parts of Sindh; 26 in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB); 17 in Punjab and one in Islamabad. The country witnessed a 53 percent increase in sectarian violence. Non-sectarian attacks, on the other hand, decreased by 20 percent. The number of suicide attacks across the country fell by 27 percent. Meanwhile, the US drone strikes and the consequent killings also recorded a 40 percent decrease. The number of cross-border attacks and clashes decreased from 84 in 2011 to 79 in 2012. However, the casualties in these attacks increased by 25 percent. “Most of the cross-border attacks and clashes (70%) were reported from Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan, including attacks reportedly carried out by militants of the TTP’s Swat chapter hiding in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nuristan provinces,” said the PIPS report.
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January - 6 
At least 255 lives were lost in 40 strikes by the CIA-operated drones while 54 people sustained injuries in various parts of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2012, Daily Times reported on January 7. The US drones carried out at least 40 strikes in North
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At least 255 lives were lost in 40 strikes by the CIA-operated drones while 54 people sustained injuries in various parts of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in 2012, Daily Times reported on January 7. The US drones carried out at least 40 strikes in North Waziristan and fired 123 missiles at various targets. Along with some known foreign and local militants, innocent tribal people including women and children were also killed in these attacks. Another 54 persons, mostly women and children up to 15 years of age, were injured in the drone attacks. Most of the injured were maimed for life.
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January - 7 
Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, saw its deadliest year in two decades in 2012, with around 2,000 persons killed in violence linked to ethnic and political tensions, Daily Times reported January 8. According to the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, 2,124 people were killed in Karachi in 20
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Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, saw its deadliest year in two decades in 2012, with around 2,000 persons killed in violence linked to ethnic and political tensions, Daily Times reported January 8. According to the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, 2,124 people were killed in Karachi in 2012, the worst year since records began nearly 20 years ago. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says 1,800 people died in targeted killings in the first nine months of 2012. In 2011, it put the number at 1,000, which was then the deadliest in 16 years. Police insist killings related to ethnic and sectarian disputes accounted for only 20 percent of the murders, but rights activists say a shortage of law enforcement officers is part of the problem. “Karachi is becoming a city where controlling violence is becoming increasingly difficult because of an insufficient police force, which is less than 30,000 for around 18 million people,” says Zohra Yusuf, HRCP chairwoman. Karachi, a business centre with a population of 18 million, accounts for 20 percent of GDP, 57 percent of tax revenue and elects 33 lawmakers to the Federal Parliament. Karachi has all the ingredients of an explosive cocktail – gang warfare, land grabbings, drugs, extremism, political rivalries, ethnic tensions, extreme poverty and a mushrooming population owing to migration.
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January - 13 
Border Security Force (BSF) seized over Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 46, 00, 000 in 2012 along the Indo-Pak border in the state, Zee News reports on January 14. BSF has also seized 23 weapons, 33 magazines and 264 rounds during the various raids, Inspector General (IG) o
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Border Security Force (BSF) seized over Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 46, 00, 000 in 2012 along the Indo-Pak border in the state, Zee News reports on January 14. BSF has also seized 23 weapons, 33 magazines and 264 rounds during the various raids, Inspector General (IG) of BSF's Punjab Frontier Aditya Mishra said. 61 people were arrested for suspicious movement near the border area in 2012, Mishra said. Out of which, 34 were Pakistani nations, 12 Bangladeshis and 15 Indians, he added. So far in 2013, BSF has seized FICN worth INR 1.19 million near the border area, Mishra said.
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January - 13 
Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the Jaisalmer-Ganganagar area along the International
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Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the Jaisalmer-Ganganagar area along the International Border (IB). One is 50 km away from the Jaisalmer border in the Ghotaki area (Ghotki District of Sindh Province) of Pakistan. And the second one is opposite the Ganganagar border in Bahawalpur area (Bahawalpur District of Punjab Province). Both the centres are managed by ISI officials and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants. Upon receiving this information from across the border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has put its troopers on high alert. The sources also said there has been information that a new alliance has been made between JeM and Babbar Khalsa at Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
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January - 13 
Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the Jaisalmer-Ganganagar area along the International
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Pakistan Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly opened two new centres to train a large number of youngsters on terrorism, The Times of India reports on January 14. The centres are in the Pakistani side just opposite the Jaisalmer-Ganganagar area along the International Border (IB). One is 50 km away from the Jaisalmer border in the Ghotaki area (Ghotki District of Sindh Province) of Pakistan. And the second one is opposite the Ganganagar border in Bahawalpur area (Bahawalpur District of Punjab Province). Both the centres are managed by ISI officials and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants. Upon receiving this information from across the border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has put its troopers on high alert. The sources also said there has been information that a new alliance has been made between JeM and Babbar Khalsa at Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
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January - 14 
India is among the nations hit by a cyber espionage that has been targeting diplomatic, governmental as well as scientific research organization at least for five years, according to a Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky Lab report dated January 14, reports The Times of India. Termed as Rocra (Re
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India is among the nations hit by a cyber espionage that has been targeting diplomatic, governmental as well as scientific research organization at least for five years, according to a Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky Lab report dated January 14, reports The Times of India. Termed as Rocra (Red October), the campaign has significantly hit countries like Russia, Kazakhstan, India, Azerbaijan and Belgium, among others.
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January - 15 
197 Pakistani militants surrendered to the Army in the year 2012 in Bajaur Agency, Central Asia Online reports on January 16. Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah commented, "During the past five years, more than 6,000 militants have surrendered to the government”. He further added that ex-militan
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197 Pakistani militants surrendered to the Army in the year 2012 in Bajaur Agency, Central Asia Online reports on January 16. Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabbar Shah commented, "During the past five years, more than 6,000 militants have surrendered to the government”. He further added that ex-militants who surrendered have denounced terrorism and joined mainstream society. Peace committees and the general public has been instrumental in forcing militants to lay down arms, he further said.
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January - 19 
According to sources, as many as four terrorists managed to infiltrate into the Indian side from Bhimber Gali (BG) area in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior on January 20. A recent meeting of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and Union Ministry of Defence (UMoD) officials, also attended b
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According to sources, as many as four terrorists managed to infiltrate into the Indian side from Bhimber Gali (BG) area in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior on January 20. A recent meeting of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and Union Ministry of Defence (UMoD) officials, also attended by Jammu and Kashmir Police, took note of the fact.
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January - 20 
Increased activity in Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) camps in eastern provinces of Afghanistan, namely Kunar and Nuristan, not far from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) complimented with LeT ‘founder’ and Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed’s threats to step up terror in Jammu & Kashmir are p
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Increased activity in Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) camps in eastern provinces of Afghanistan, namely Kunar and Nuristan, not far from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) complimented with LeT ‘founder’ and Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed’s threats to step up terror in Jammu & Kashmir are posing fresh challenges for India, reports The Times of India on January 21. Sources said that LeT camps in eastern Afghanistan that have been far fighting the NATO forces along with Taliban can easily redirect their energies against India, supplementing LeT's ‘launch pads’ in PoK not far from the Line of Control (LoC).
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January - 20 
The elusive leader of the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), Paresh Baruah, is securing an uninterrupted flow of funds from Guwahati, the main commercial centre in Northeast India, for his personal use, revealed an internal report of the government, reports The Times o
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The elusive leader of the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), Paresh Baruah, is securing an uninterrupted flow of funds from Guwahati, the main commercial centre in Northeast India, for his personal use, revealed an internal report of the government, reports The Times of India on January 21. The militant leader in hiding, who shuttles between Taga in northern Myanmar and Ruili in southern China, is collecting the money from a handful of Guwahati-based contractors through his own channel, the report said, adding they are paying hefty amounts to Baruah "without any real threats to their lives."
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January - 22 
In the aftermath of 9/11, the number of foreign students studying in the madrassas of Punjab had dropped sharply but about 450 are still on their rolls and causing a bit of worry to the Punjab Police, Dawn reported on January 23. A recent field survey of the madrassas by the Special Branch of the pr
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In the aftermath of 9/11, the number of foreign students studying in the madrassas of Punjab had dropped sharply but about 450 are still on their rolls and causing a bit of worry to the Punjab Police, Dawn reported on January 23. A recent field survey of the madrassas by the Special Branch of the provincial Police revealed that 289 of them are, technically, staying illegally in the country. An overwhelming majority of them, 275, were found lodged in the madrassas in Lahore. Many of the foreign students have been continuing their stay in the residential madrassas without fulfilling legal formalities, the field report said. It suggested the Punjab Government to direct local authorities to ensure the registration of foreigners at District Police level to keep a watch on them on regular basis. Those found violating Pakistan’s immigration laws “should be sent back” to their home country. The report partly blamed the administration of madrassas for not paying attention to the legal status of the foreign students on their rolls. In the face of West’s ‘war on terror’— and description of the madrassas system as “the breeding ground of Islamic extremists” — the former president Pervez Musharraf ordered, in 2005, that the foreign madrassas students staying in Pakistan illegally must leave the country and the legal ones register themselves with the authorities. Seven years later, the secret Police has counted 444 resident foreign students in the madrassas all over Punjab. Interestingly the highest number, 135, came from Indonesia, the next highest were the 99 students from Thailand. Other foreign nationalities studying in the Punjab madrassas are Kazakhstan (44), China (30), Philippines (28), Kyrgyzstan (21), Malaysia (20) and Myanmar (9), according to the survey report.
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January - 23 
The Times of India reports that with exactly a month left for the assembly elections in the State, cadres of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have come out in the open to extend their support to prospective candidates in certain areas of Garo Hills. However, analytical intelligence studies carr
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The Times of India reports that with exactly a month left for the assembly elections in the State, cadres of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have come out in the open to extend their support to prospective candidates in certain areas of Garo Hills. However, analytical intelligence studies carried out by security agencies have revealed that the terrorist group has not extended support to any particular political party. "There are indications that it will try to exert its influence in some constituencies by supporting a particular candidate and go against his or her contender," said a source involved in analyzing the intelligence inputs. While refusing to divulge details of the analysis made by security agencies, a top Police official, however, said, "We are monitoring the situation and the security apparatus will be put in place to deter the GNLA from interfering in the electoral process." Intelligence inputs about GNLA's activities came 20 days after the militant group attacked supporters of Saleng Sangma, a minister and sitting Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) who intends to contest the coming elections. The cadres, at the direction of their ‘area commander’ Hadeo, fired at them at Alangre village in West Garo Hills, killing one of his three supporters.
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January - 23 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police busted 12 networks of terrorists and rounded up 459 militants and killed 52 others during 2012, a Police communiqué said on January 23, reports The News. It said that during the last 12 months 21 cases of suicide bombings were registered in different parts of the provin
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police busted 12 networks of terrorists and rounded up 459 militants and killed 52 others during 2012, a Police communiqué said on January 23, reports The News. It said that during the last 12 months 21 cases of suicide bombings were registered in different parts of the province. At least 21 Policemen were killed and 45 others sustained injuries in these attacks. Similarly, the statement said 386 cases of explosive recovery, missile attacks and blasts at CD and barber shops were registered in which 54 policemen lost lives and 147 were injured, the communiqué said. “One suicide bomber was held, five suicide jackets, 33,036 hand-grenades/dynamites, 6,576 kilogram explosives, 31,416 metre prima chord, 497 rocket shells and 988 metre safety fuses were recovered,” it added. During 2012, a total of 171 Police encounters took place in which 11 Policemen were killed and 14 more injured, the communiqué said, adding, some 48 dacoits were killed and 21 injured in these clashes. Police also recovered 4,715 rifles and light machine guns, 8,702 shotguns, 36,420 pistols, 4,923 Kalashnikov rifles, 2,356 Kalakov, 327 hand-grenades, 51 Stengun and machinegun, 33 bombs and 2019,594 cartridges were recovered.
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January - 24 
The Assam Tribune reports that altogether 258 incidents of extremist violence were reported in 2012 and 53 insurgents were killed during the same period in Assam. Moreover, the number of civilians killed in extremist violence stood at 33 while four security personnel also lost their lives. Besides,
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The Assam Tribune reports that altogether 258 incidents of extremist violence were reported in 2012 and 53 insurgents were killed during the same period in Assam. Moreover, the number of civilians killed in extremist violence stood at 33 while four security personnel also lost their lives. Besides, 1174 insurgents were also captured. Further, 443 arms, 9320 rounds of ammunition, 110 improvised explosive devices and 163 grenades were recovered by the Security Forces. This was informed by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Law and Order) AP Rawat while talking to the media persons at Assam Police headquarters on January 24. He also informed that over INR 110 million cash was recovered from across the State. The senior Assam Police official also put the total number of extremist-related incidents violence in the last three years at 790. Moreover, in the last three years, the tally of arms and ammunition recovery stood at 1247 and 18764 rounds respectively. Asked about the rising number of arms and explosive recovery, Director General of Assam Police JN Choudhury said that the procurement of explosives has never been a problem. Dimapur and China has been the major sources of arms smuggling in the State, the DGP added.
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January - 30 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government review the security of separatist leaders in State, reports Greater Kashmir on January 31. The State government has also been asked to offer security to the separatist leaders who have denied the cover so far.
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government review the security of separatist leaders in State, reports Greater Kashmir on January 31. The State government has also been asked to offer security to the separatist leaders who have denied the cover so far. A high level UMHA official said, “Every person is guarded on the threat perception assessment. The Government will assess that. In case, and if necessary, more security personnel would be deployed as static guards to the leaders.”
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January - 30 
According to a detailed report of Military Intelligence (MI), the terrorist who beheaded Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh in a pre-meditated operation on January 8, was rewarded with PKR 500,000 by Pakistani Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which executed the attack on In
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According to a detailed report of Military Intelligence (MI), the terrorist who beheaded Indian soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh in a pre-meditated operation on January 8, was rewarded with PKR 500,000 by Pakistani Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which executed the attack on Indian troops with the assistance of terrorists, reports The Times of India on January 31. Detailed MI report further says that beheading was done by one Anwar Khan, a local guide who runs a shop in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and was also involved in the beheading of an Indian Army Captain in 1996 in the same Mendhar area of Poonch District. Anwar, who was handed over the reward by Colonel Siddiqui of ISI, was part of a group led by Subedar Jabbar Khan of ISI. The attackers included members of ISI-backed jihadi terror outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). According to the report, a meeting at Rawalkote in PoK was held between senior ISI officers, important terrorist commanders and guides a few days before the attack. The meeting was presided over by a brigadier level officer of ISI and included Colonel Siddiqui (of Rawalkote in PoK), Azad Khan (of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province), Yousuf Khan alias Pathan (of Muzzafarabad in PoK) and Major Abbasi (of Tattapani in PoK). Among the guides who attended the meeting were Anwar, Sabar Khan (of Battal, PoK) and Meeru (Madarpur, PoK). A local LeT operative Chaudhary Bashir was also present. The document read, "During the meeting, it was decided that local guides aware of the topography of the area would facilitate terrorist groups not only in infiltration along the LoC (Line of Control) in Poonch District but also assist in operations by BATs (Border Action Teams of Pakistan Army). For this a reward of Rs 5,000 for planting of a mine on Indian soil, Rs 10,000 for killing an Indian Army soldier in sniper fire and Rs 5 lakh for beheading an Army jawan (trooper) was announced. For each of these BAT operations, the guide would be rewarded Rs 2,000 to Rs 12,000." The documents further reads, the operation “...was carried out by a group of 15 terrorists, having 10 members of Lashkar (LeT) and 5 of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). The group was led by Subedar Jabbar Khan of ISI unit of Tattapani (PoK) and included among others Anwar Khan, resident of Jabbar Mohalla of village Sher Khan (Rawalkote) as the local guide, Qari Shah of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Ajmat Khan of JeM. Anwar Khan carried out the beheading of one of the soldiers."
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January - 30 
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released INR 13.57 billion to the State Government to counter- insurgency between the period 1990-91 to 2012 [up to December 18] and the amount was transferred to the State Government through Reserve Bank of India, reports The Times of India. This information came
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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released INR 13.57 billion to the State Government to counter- insurgency between the period 1990-91 to 2012 [up to December 18] and the amount was transferred to the State Government through Reserve Bank of India, reports The Times of India. This information came as a reply to a Right to Information Act (RTI) query by a State-based Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Assam Public Works (APW). In addition, the RTI also revealed that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia's willingness on joining the ongoing peace process between Pro-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) and Central Government is yet to be received. Anup Chetia is the ‘General Secretary’ of ULFA and is presently jailed in Bangladesh.
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January - 31 
According to the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) of West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are again regrouping in Jungle Mahal region (West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Districts), reports Zee News, on February 1. The latest intelligence reports said the Maoist cadre
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According to the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) of West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are again regrouping in Jungle Mahal region (West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Districts), reports Zee News, on February 1. The latest intelligence reports said the Maoist cadres in small groups were trying to regroup in the area and rebuilding their movement from a scratch. Commenting on the matter, SIB Additional Director General (ADG), Banibrata Basu, said, "We have specific inputs that Maoists are trying to regroup in the region. The squads of Maoist leaders Bikash in the Lalgarh area (West Midnapore), Ranjit in Ayodhya hills (Purulia), Madan Mahato in Jambani, Akash and Jayanto are trying to regroup and recruit new people." According to sources, Maoist commanders Bikash’s wife Tara, Madan’s wife Jaba and Jayanto are engaged in reviving the movement and rebuilding the support base among the tribals.
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January - 31 
India said on January 31 that its demand for extradition of November 26, 2008 (26/11) plotter and Lasjkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana “continues to stand” and it would work with the US “in taking the legal processes forward” in the Mumbai (M
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India said on January 31 that its demand for extradition of November 26, 2008 (26/11) plotter and Lasjkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana “continues to stand” and it would work with the US “in taking the legal processes forward” in the Mumbai (Maharashtra) attack cases, according to Oman Tribune. Indian Express added that, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the demand for extradition of Headley and Rana will continue. "We have received good cooperation from the US in the 26/11 cases. We intend to work close with the US in taking these processes forward. Our demand for the extradition of both Rana and Headley continues to stand," he said. "The US has been helpful thus far within the limits of their laws in enabling us access to Headley. Our officials have been able to spend seven days questioning him. We were, however, not able to question Rana earlier given his rights as an accused under the US law. Now that he is a sentenced prisoner, we will once again seek the US support for access to him and also for further access to Headley," Akbaruddin said.
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February - 1 
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on February 1 accused the Government of having failed to act against abuses committed by security and intelligence agencies which are letting extremist groups to attack religious minorities, reports Dawn. “The authorities did little to address attacks against journalists
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The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on February 1 accused the Government of having failed to act against abuses committed by security and intelligence agencies which are letting extremist groups to attack religious minorities, reports Dawn. “The authorities did little to address attacks against journalists and human rights defenders, and committed serious abuses in counter-terrorism operations,” the HRW said in a report. Pakistan had a turbulent year in 2012, with the judicial ouster of Yousuf Raza Gilani from the premiership, attacks on civilians by militant groups, growing electricity shortages, rising food and fuel prices, and “continuing political dominance by the military, which operates with almost complete impunity”. The religious minorities continued to face insecurity and persecution and the Government failed to provide protection to them or to hold extremists accountable. “Pakistan’s human rights crisis worsened markedly in 2012 with religious minorities bearing the brunt of killings and repression,” said Ali Dayan Hasan, Pakistan Director of Human Rights Watch.
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February - 1 
Bangladesh human rights defender, Odhikar in its review of human rights monitoring report for the first 31 days of 2013 on February 1, said that a total of 17 people were killed and 1643 others were injured in political violence in January in 27 incidents, reports The Independent. It was a rollover
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Bangladesh human rights defender, Odhikar in its review of human rights monitoring report for the first 31 days of 2013 on February 1, said that a total of 17 people were killed and 1643 others were injured in political violence in January in 27 incidents, reports The Independent. It was a rollover of political violence and criminalization of politics, which had claimed 775 lives from 2009-12, the trend continues at the beginning of the New Year in 2013 due to internal conflict of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) cadres and incidents of attacks on teachers, students and opponents. On the other hand, activists of the ICS took a destructive position in the name of political programmes, including hartal across the country and attacked police, while protesting the trials of JeI leaders in the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
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February - 1 
The Sri Lankan Government continued its assault on civil society and failed to take meaningful steps towards accountability for war crimes during the country’s armed conflict that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2013 released on February 1, reports Daily Mirror. In i
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The Sri Lankan Government continued its assault on civil society and failed to take meaningful steps towards accountability for war crimes during the country’s armed conflict that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2013 released on February 1, reports Daily Mirror. In its 665-page report, HRW assessed progress on human rights during the past year in more than 90 countries, including an analysis of the aftermath of the Arab Spring. There was no fundamental progress on key human rights issues in Sri Lanka over the past year, HRW said. Overly broad detention powers remained in place under various laws and regulations, leaving several thousand people detained without charge. State Security Forces (SFs) committed arbitrary arrests and torture, including sexual assault, against ethnic minority Tamils. Repatriated Tamils allegedly linked to the defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were at particular risk, HRW research found. While the Tamil population in the north benefitted from greater access by humanitarian groups, the military presence kept living conditions from being normalized.
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February - 3 
According to latest Government report, at least 4834 militants of different outfits across seven states in North Eastern (NE) region were killed in counter-insurgency operations from 2001 to 2012, reports The Sangai Express on February 4. During the period, at least 1909 militants were killed in Man
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According to latest Government report, at least 4834 militants of different outfits across seven states in North Eastern (NE) region were killed in counter-insurgency operations from 2001 to 2012, reports The Sangai Express on February 4. During the period, at least 1909 militants were killed in Manipur, while 1777 were killed in Assam, 536 in Nagaland, 307 in Tripura, 105 in Arunachal Pradesh and 9 in Mizoram. According to the Government report, in a single year, highest number of militants were killed in Manipur in 2008.In Manipur, 341 militants were killed in 2008, while 161 were killed in the year 2001, 101 in 2002, 148 in 2003, 127 in 2004, 143 in 2005, 141 in 2006, 218 in 2007, 321 in 2009, 104 in 2010, 30 in 2011 and 74 in the year 2012. In other hand, the year 2001 recorded the highest number of militant fatalities under counter-insurgency operations in Assam. In Assam, a total of 1777 militants were killed during the period, in which, 275 were killed in the year 2002, 281 in 2003, 136 in 2004, 83 in 2005, 43 in 2006, 149 in 2007, 133 in 2008, 196 in 2009, 98 in 2010, 45 in 2011 and 55 in 2012.Most of the militants killed during counter-insurgency operations were from United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA),” a top official of the Assam Police said. In Meghalaya, 191 militants were killed during the period, the breakups being - 8 in the year 2001, 17 in 2002, 27 in 2003, 23 in 2004, 26 in 2005, 17 in 2006, 13 in 2007, 12 in 2008, 4 in 2009, 17 in 2010, 8 in 2011 and 19 in 2012.
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February - 4 
Deo Kumar Singh alias Arvindji, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member and mastermind of Latehar encounter of January 7, is being considered for a promotion to the politbureau in the Maoist outfit, reports The Times of India, on February 5. Arvindji, who is also th
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Deo Kumar Singh alias Arvindji, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee member and mastermind of Latehar encounter of January 7, is being considered for a promotion to the politbureau in the Maoist outfit, reports The Times of India, on February 5. Arvindji, who is also the chief of the Maoists operations in Jharkhand, has reportedly caught the fancy of his seniors for his abilities to inflict maximum injuries on the anti-Maoist forces. Sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the intelligence agencies recently picked up chatter between Maoist leaders deliberating over pushing Arvindji up the party hierarchy and including him in its politbureau. The Maoist politbureau, which is reduced to a six-member body in the wake of killings and arrests of several leaders, is to be reconstituted at the party Congress that has been due for almost a year now. Arvindji hails from Bihar's Jehanabad District and was reportedly close to Maoist leader Kishenji, who was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in November, 2011. Sources said Arvindji has a post-graduate degree from Patna University in the 1980s and has a well settled family — he has two sons, one of them an IITian, and a daughter. His wife was nabbed by the Bihar Police in Jehanabad in 2012.
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February - 7 
The Government has decided to move unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base for anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations from Hyderabad to Bhilai in Chhattisgarh, closer to the ‘red corridor’ where Security Forces (SFs) are engaged in a bloody battle with the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs), reports
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The Government has decided to move unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base for anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations from Hyderabad to Bhilai in Chhattisgarh, closer to the ‘red corridor’ where Security Forces (SFs) are engaged in a bloody battle with the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs), reports The Times of India. It would also be setting up a couple of more UAV bases to improve surveillance of the insurgency area, sources said. According to sources, the UAVs of National Technological Research Organization (NTRO), presently based in Begumpet (Hyderabad), would be shifted to Bhilai airport. The airport is part of the Bhiali steel plant of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
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February - 12 
The Delhi Police seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 173 million in 2012, India Today reported on February 13. In 2011, the Delhi Police had seized INR 2.82 million. The increased influx has forced Delhi Police to even set up a separate cell in the Parliament Street Police Statio
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The Delhi Police seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 173 million in 2012, India Today reported on February 13. In 2011, the Delhi Police had seized INR 2.82 million. The increased influx has forced Delhi Police to even set up a separate cell in the Parliament Street Police Station, where individuals or banks can submit fake currency they receive through different means. And in the first month of 2013, INR 3.2 million of FICNs has already been deposited there. "Most of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) have been detected by banks and later deposited with us. However, the crackdown on fake currency smuggling will continue," said Neeraj Kumar, city Police Commissioner. Police maintain that the major points for pushing FICNs continue to be the Border States of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar and West Bengal. The FICN is routed through these states from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Dubai, with Pakistan being the main source. The most notorious routes for smuggling FICN into India were the Bangladesh-Kolkata (West Bengal) route (via the North 24 Parganas), Nepal-Gorakhpur (UP) and Nepal-Bihar routes. But now, Police say, Jharkhand's Sahibganj District has emerged as the main landing spot for FICNs sent from across the border.
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February - 13 
The political agent of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 13 submitted complete report of casualties caused by the drone attacks from 2008 to 2012 to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) through Deputy Attorney General M Iqbal Mohmand that claimed that around
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The political agent of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 13 submitted complete report of casualties caused by the drone attacks from 2008 to 2012 to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) through Deputy Attorney General M Iqbal Mohmand that claimed that around 894 persons, including 48 foreigners, 35 women and 24 children, were killed in the US drone attacks in during the last five years, reports The News. At the previous hearing, the court had sought detailed report from the Government about the losses caused due to drone strikes in FATA. According to the report, the US drones conducted 147 attacks on various locations in North Waziristan from 2008 to 2012.
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February - 15 
he Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has convened a meeting of top Police and civil officials of states affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence on February 20 to review anti-Maoist operations and improve the efficacy of the strategies, reports The Times of India. Chief S
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he Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has convened a meeting of top Police and civil officials of states affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence on February 20 to review anti-Maoist operations and improve the efficacy of the strategies, reports The Times of India. Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh will take part in the meeting during which in-depth deliberations will be held on the security situation in the 'Red Corridor'. Sources said the meeting would deliberate on the issue of coordination among State Police and Central Police Forces and decide on a strategy to tackle Maoists who are known to flee from one state to another after committing a crime. The meeting will also review the development programmes being carried out in Maoist-hit Districts and ways to speed them up to reach the maximum number of people.
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February - 17 
The Government has decided to ask the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to hire choppers in case of anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations, reports The Hindustan Times, on February 18. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided against hiring armoured helicopters for anti
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The Government has decided to ask the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to hire choppers in case of anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations, reports The Hindustan Times, on February 18. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided against hiring armoured helicopters for anti-CPI-Maoist operations again after it nearly landed in a controversy over leasing six MI-17 choppers in 2012. Commenting on the matter a source said "A decision has been taken that the Home Ministry should not get into direct procurement or hiring... This should be done by the Security Forces concerned which will refer the deal to the Home Ministry for scrutiny."
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February - 20 
The Police Forces of the States of the North East region have decided to launch coordinated efforts to check the Maoist rebels from establishing strong roots in the region, reports The Assam Tribune. The forces are also of the view that the peace talks with the militant groups, which have already si
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The Police Forces of the States of the North East region have decided to launch coordinated efforts to check the Maoist rebels from establishing strong roots in the region, reports The Assam Tribune. The forces are also of the view that the peace talks with the militant groups, which have already signed cease- fire agreements, should be expedited. A meeting of the heads of the Police Forces of the North East States, convened by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which concluded in Gangtok in Sikkim on February 20, discussed in detail the efforts by the Maoist rebels to establish roots in the North East region and observed that there is need for formulating strategies to check the growth of the Maoists and all the States decided to launch coordinated efforts in this regard. The meeting observed that though the militant groups have weakened in 2011 and 2012, in recent times, the level of violence has gone up, which is a matter of serious concern.
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February - 21 
Intelligence reports said that 12 suicide bombers have entered the city to target certain places, Police and official. Police and other law enforcing agencies stepped up security checks in Peshawar after the reports. It is not clear what the targets of these bombers are. However, Senior Police offic
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Intelligence reports said that 12 suicide bombers have entered the city to target certain places, Police and official. Police and other law enforcing agencies stepped up security checks in Peshawar after the reports. It is not clear what the targets of these bombers are. However, Senior Police officials believe they could hit Friday prayers and key Government and civil and military installations. The intelligence reports warned the Provincial Government of strikes from terror outfits through suicide bombings, and have suggested stepped-up security to foil these strikes.
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February - 21 
An intelligence agency on February 21 alerted security agencies to possible bomb attacks this month on sensitive targets by ‘anti-state elements’, reports The Independent. The message reads: “Our sources informed that anti-state elements are trying to carry out destructive activities including suici
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An intelligence agency on February 21 alerted security agencies to possible bomb attacks this month on sensitive targets by ‘anti-state elements’, reports The Independent. The message reads: “Our sources informed that anti-state elements are trying to carry out destructive activities including suicide bomb attacks on different targets to cause serious impact on the law and order situation of the country. The threat will exist up to 25th February for the time being and at places of Dhaka city like Shahbag, Shaheed Minar, Baitul Mukarram, Press Club, places adjacent to Secretariat and other important areas of the country
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February - 23 
Dubai, in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the source from where the Indian Mujahideen (IM) gets its funds to wage terror on Indian, India Today reports on February 24. A number of phone calls made by Yasin Bhatkal, ‘India chief’ of IM and some key players, and which had gone undetected by
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Dubai, in United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the source from where the Indian Mujahideen (IM) gets its funds to wage terror on Indian, India Today reports on February 24. A number of phone calls made by Yasin Bhatkal, ‘India chief’ of IM and some key players, and which had gone undetected by Indian intelligence agencies, revealed the IM base in Dubai and the financial support it gets from the Gulf country. The number being used by him - 9990985606 - was not known to the intelligence agencies. It was only after the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS's) investigation into the July 13, 20011 (13/7) Mumbai (Maharashtra) blasts that the investigators came across this number for the first time. The details also show that Yasin was in constant touch with a key IM suspect Tehasin, alias Monu, between March 25, 2011 and November 29, 2011. The two spoke 369 times during this period. The call details further reveal that IM's Dubai-based operator in-charge of handling finances, Muzaffar Kola, was in constant touch with a hawala (illegal money transfer) operator in India who was managing the group's finances through hawala transactions. There were close to 1,000 calls between Kola and Kawalnayan, handling the hawala transactions in India. This was between 2011 and 2012. Their role was exposed only after the Maharashtra ATS filed its chargesheet.
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February - 23 
Over 1,400 instances of terror financing in India’s economic channels were red-flagged by intelligence and security agencies in 2012, according to a latest report of Ministry of Finance, indicating a 300 per cent jump in such suspicious transactions, The Times of India reports on February 24. The F
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Over 1,400 instances of terror financing in India’s economic channels were red-flagged by intelligence and security agencies in 2012, according to a latest report of Ministry of Finance, indicating a 300 per cent jump in such suspicious transactions, The Times of India reports on February 24. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which functions under the ministry, has reported that it had received 1,444 reports during 2011-12 from agencies like the Intelligence Bureau (IB), the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and those in the economic domain and affiliated to the Income Tax and Customs departments. The figure of such reports from these agencies stood at 428 during 2010-11, the agency says.
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February - 25 
Four Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants - Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Amir Raza Khan and Fayyaz Kagzi - have been enjoying Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) hospitality with a quid pro quo of carrying out attacks on India, The Times of India reported on February 26. Besides, there are others who k
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Four Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants - Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Amir Raza Khan and Fayyaz Kagzi - have been enjoying Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI) hospitality with a quid pro quo of carrying out attacks on India, The Times of India reported on February 26. Besides, there are others who keep shuttling between Pakistan (mainly Karachi, provincial capital of Sindh) and Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia and UAE) on Pakistani passports. Their job is to establish contact with Indians who have been working in those countries, and are tasked with developing them as unsuspecting conduits to send remittances to India. The funds are used for creating sleeper cells for plotting future strikes. They have been working in sync with the charter of the IM that was set up by ISI as an Indian proxy of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to project to the world at large that terrorism in India is homegrown in both form and content. Consequently, most of the recruits in IM are Indians, who have been reporting to their bosses in Pakistan.
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February - 27 
A total of 170 people have been killed in incidents of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in the last six months, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, R P N Singh told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) in a written reply on February 27, reports The Business Standard. While
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A total of 170 people have been killed in incidents of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in the last six months, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, R P N Singh told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) in a written reply on February 27, reports The Business Standard. While 127 civilians were killed between the period August last year and January 2013, 43 Security Force (SF) personnel also were killed in the same period which saw 533 such incidents in various parts of the country. The Minister further added that while 30 Communist Party of India (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed, 871 were arrested. He also said "The government is implementing the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states with a view to cater to critical security infrastructure gaps”. Singh said "It is proposed to continue the scheme in 12th plan with an added objective of funding upgradation of Special Forces in some of the LWE-affected states in order to effectively combat the LWE,"
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February - 27 
In the last seven years, as many as 26 Police Personnel posted in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region committed suicide and 226 officials quit the force, the Government said, on February 27, reports The Twocicles.net. In a written reply to Congress legislator Kawasi Lakhma, Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar sa
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In the last seven years, as many as 26 Police Personnel posted in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region committed suicide and 226 officials quit the force, the Government said, on February 27, reports The Twocicles.net. In a written reply to Congress legislator Kawasi Lakhma, Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar said eight officers of the Chhattisgarh Armed Forces resigned from their jobs while five officers and 75 constables from the District Force quit between January 2006 – January, 2013. He said three officers and 20 constables of District Force and three constables of Chhattisgarh Armed Forces killed themselves since 2006 in Bastar.
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February - 27 
The Senate was informed on February 27 that a majority of suicide attacks in the country took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and that Punjab was particularly vulnerable to crimes against property, reports Dawn. In reply to a question put by Senator Colonel (retd) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, Inter
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The Senate was informed on February 27 that a majority of suicide attacks in the country took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and that Punjab was particularly vulnerable to crimes against property, reports Dawn. In reply to a question put by Senator Colonel (retd) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the house that 57 suicide attacks took place in KP from 2010 to 2012. He said that 32 suicide attacks took place in 2010, 24 in 2011 and 21 in 2012 across the country. Over 8,560 incidents of dacoity took place in Punjab, 4,690 in Sindh, 218 in KP, 281 in Balochistan, 86 in Islamabad and 16 in Gilgit-Baltistan. About 55,225 robberies were committed in Punjab, 4,690 in Sindh, 1,257 in KP, 493 in Balochistan, 819 in Islamabad and 86 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Over 98,495 incidents of theft took place in Punjab, 7,786 in Sindh, 4,278 in KP, 2,387 in Balochistan, 1,030 in Islamabad and 593 in Gilgit-Baltistan during the past three years.
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February - 28 
At least 813 Police personnel have lost their lives in terrorist activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) since 2007, Central Asia Online reported March 1, citing KP Police Department records. The deadliest year was 2009, when 201 Policemen were killed. The report showed that 108 Policemen were killed
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At least 813 Police personnel have lost their lives in terrorist activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) since 2007, Central Asia Online reported March 1, citing KP Police Department records. The deadliest year was 2009, when 201 Policemen were killed. The report showed that 108 Policemen were killed in 2007, 167 in 2008, 99 in 2012, 142 in 2011, 86 in 2012 and 10 so far this year. Another 1,772 Police personnel have been injured since 2007, according to the records.
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March - 2 
In the last year (2012), Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have detected 1,444 suspicious cases of financial transactions allegedly used to exclusively fund terrorist activities, Indian Express reports on March 3, 2013. The cases have been forwarded to the Financial Intelligence Unit
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In the last year (2012), Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have detected 1,444 suspicious cases of financial transactions allegedly used to exclusively fund terrorist activities, Indian Express reports on March 3, 2013. The cases have been forwarded to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-India), which has been tasked to probe money laundering and terrorist financing, to nail the individuals and institutions behind the cash flow. According to FIU, there was more than a 50 per cent growth in suspicious transactions reports received by the agency from various financial institutions, regulators and money transfer service agents in 2012 compared to 2010-2011.
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March - 3 
During last two months at least 236 Police encounters were held in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh and 53 gangs of criminals were busted, said a report of the performance of Karachi zonal Police. The report said that from the January 1 to February 28, 2013 Karachi Police
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During last two months at least 236 Police encounters were held in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh and 53 gangs of criminals were busted, said a report of the performance of Karachi zonal Police. The report said that from the January 1 to February 28, 2013 Karachi Police arrested 3862 accused including 2465 absconders and 300 proclaimed offenders. The Police during this period was engaged in 236 encounters during which 53 gangs were busted. During these two months the Police recovered from the arrested accused 24 submachine guns, 7 shotguns, 15 rifles, 21 repeaters, 23 revolvers, 999 pistols, 11 mousers, 25 daggers, 19 hand grenades and 205 mobile phones.
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March - 5 
Raising concern over Bihar's efforts to tackle Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)], the Centre revealed that three of its districts — Gaya, Jamui and Aurangabad — accounted for more than 60 percent of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence in 2012. The Union Home Ministry (MHA) has w
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Raising concern over Bihar's efforts to tackle Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)], the Centre revealed that three of its districts — Gaya, Jamui and Aurangabad — accounted for more than 60 percent of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence in 2012. The Union Home Ministry (MHA) has written to Bihar Chief Secretary, Ashok Kumar Sinha, to take immediate steps to counter the Maoists, reports The Indian Express, on March 6. Gaya, the Ministry noted, was the most affected. The contribution of anti-Maoist Special Forces is not visible in Bihar, a senior official said. This could have serious repercussions as the Maoists would attempt to regain areas they have been driven out of over the years. In its letter to Sinha, the Ministry also complained that the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), alleged to be a Maoist front organisation, enjoyed a free run. It was allowed to hold a rally at Muzaffarpur in December 2012 though the Centre was against it, sources said. The rally, organised under the banner of Janata Par Yudh Virodhi Manch and attended by more than 1,000 people, has not gone down well with the central forces fighting the Maoists.
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March - 7 
According to intelligence inputs received by the South Eastern Railway (SER), the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to attack a railway escort party that is entrusted with sanitizing the rail tracks close to the West Bengal-Jharkhand border rather than a passenger-carrying tra
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According to intelligence inputs received by the South Eastern Railway (SER), the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to attack a railway escort party that is entrusted with sanitizing the rail tracks close to the West Bengal-Jharkhand border rather than a passenger-carrying train, reports The Times of India, on March 8. After the 2010 Jnaneswari Express disaster which killed 148 passengers, the possibility of another strike by the Maoists looms large. Commenting on the matter, a highly-placed source revealed "We have information that the Maoists are planning a strike. They won't target a passenger-carrying train as the Jnaneswari strike led to bad publicity. They are planning to attack an escort party instead. Intelligence reports suggest that such a strike has been planned as the Maoists want to use it as a resurgence tool in the eastern part of the country where the rebels have not been able to gain much ground in the recent past".
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March - 10 
A total of 1,989 people have died in violence by militants and miscreants in the present Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) areas since the movement for a separate State of Bodoland in 1987, reports The Assam Tribune on March 11. Further, only one accused out of the 426 has so far been
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A total of 1,989 people have died in violence by militants and miscreants in the present Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) areas since the movement for a separate State of Bodoland in 1987, reports The Assam Tribune on March 11. Further, only one accused out of the 426 has so far been punished. The trial of 49 cases has been completed, resulting in the acquittal of 48 and the rest of the cases are pending. In addition, 198 of the total 416 cases pending against the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) had been withdrawn as on January 2012. Of the remaining 218 cases, petition has been filed for withdrawal of 209 cases following recommendation by the screening committees of the districts concerned. Six cases are under consideration of the screening committees and three are under investigation. The next of kin of those killed in violence during 1987 to June 22, 2004 have been paid compensation of INR 100,000, and for those killed after June 22, 2004, an amount of INR 300,000 has been paid to the next of kin. A total of INR 19.80 crore has been spent in the compensation since 2007-08 till date. This was revealed in a written reply by Forest Minister Rockybul Husain (on behalf of the Home Minister) to a question by HB Ahmed of All India Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the State Assembly on March 11.
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March - 10 
The audio recording of May 1994, discloses conversation between Syed Arif (Pakistan smuggler and Inter-Services Intelligence- ISI agent), Taufiq Jallianwala (Pakistan smuggler-ISI agent) and Yakub Memon (Bombay resident, currently in jail after surrendering in 1994), reports newsbullet.in on March 1
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The audio recording of May 1994, discloses conversation between Syed Arif (Pakistan smuggler and Inter-Services Intelligence- ISI agent), Taufiq Jallianwala (Pakistan smuggler-ISI agent) and Yakub Memon (Bombay resident, currently in jail after surrendering in 1994), reports newsbullet.in on March 11. The trio discuss about how to shelter India’s most wanted Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan and how they helped him and his family change their identities in Pakistan. The tape also unravels the hidden truth of how Dawood went to Mecca (Saudi Arabia) on March 12, 1993 (day of Bombay bomb blasts). The recording is with Indian security agencies.
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March - 11 
In a major crackdown launched against stone pelters to prevent summer unrest similar to that of 2010, Police have arrested a total of 338 persons on charges of pelting stones since the February 9, 2013, execution of 2001 Parliament Attack case convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, reports Daily Excelsior. Ou
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In a major crackdown launched against stone pelters to prevent summer unrest similar to that of 2010, Police have arrested a total of 338 persons on charges of pelting stones since the February 9, 2013, execution of 2001 Parliament Attack case convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, reports Daily Excelsior. Out of these 242 have been released on bail and 96 are in police and judicial custody. A total of 73 protesters were arrested, out of which 52 have been bailed out while 21 are in custody, from Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian, Awantipora and Anantnag Districts while from Baramulla, Kupwara, Handwara and Bandipora districts 158 persons were detained out of which 130 persons have been released only 28 are in custody. A senior Police officer, expressing concern about the recent stone pelting incidents in the areas that were not affected by 2010 unrest, said that one of the major concerns is that large number of tourist vehicles were damaged and tourists beaten up by stone pelters in Narbal and Mazhama (in Badgam District) and Kunzar areas (Baramulla District) along the Srinagar (Srinagar District) - Gulmarg (Baramulla District) road.
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March - 11 
Senior Indian intelligence officials say that Pakistan-based operatives exported Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 25 billion into India in 2012 alone to fund terror and illegal activities, Hindustan Times reported on March 12. FICN being pumped into the country from Pakistan via the Ba
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Senior Indian intelligence officials say that Pakistan-based operatives exported Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 25 billion into India in 2012 alone to fund terror and illegal activities, Hindustan Times reported on March 12. FICN being pumped into the country from Pakistan via the Bangladesh and Nepal routes has been steadily climbing over the past few years. Authorities estimate INR 16 billion worth of FICN was brought into India in 2010, a figure that rose to INR 20 billion in 2011. Though some of this was intercepted, it is only a small fraction of the total. In 2010 and 2011 respectively, INR 300 million and INR 450 million worth of counterfeit rupees were recovered. It is believed that the Pakistani military's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) is behind about 10 per cent of the counterfeit currency pushed into India and uses it to finance subversive activities against India. A large number of non-governmental organisations in Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh are being investigated by Indian authorities. And there is growing evidence linking the FICN racket in South Asia with Pakistan-based terror groups and crime lords.
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March - 11 
Sources from the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on March 11 said that it is not clear now when the next round of talks, which was earlier billed as the `may-be the last round of talks`, will happen, reports Kanglaonline. This comes after months of speculations on the
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Sources from the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on March 11 said that it is not clear now when the next round of talks, which was earlier billed as the `may-be the last round of talks`, will happen, reports Kanglaonline. This comes after months of speculations on the early settlement of the Naga political problem before the Nagaland assembly elections. Earlier, Rh Raising, Executive member of the Steering Committee of the NSCN-IM, which is the highest decision making body, had stated on March 5 that the Constitution of India has been the road-block to the Indo-Naga political solution. “Dictated accord or peace is no solution but it is a time bomb. Imposition of one’s will upon the other is the philosophy of tyrants and imperialists,” added the senior NSCN-IM leader.
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March - 11 
The State Government, under its amnesty scheme, has released 1,811 persons, mainly youth, involved in cases of stone-pelting in during 2010 summer unrest. However, amnesty would not be extended to those involved in arson and damage to public property during the period, reports Kashmir Times.
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The State Government, under its amnesty scheme, has released 1,811 persons, mainly youth, involved in cases of stone-pelting in during 2010 summer unrest. However, amnesty would not be extended to those involved in arson and damage to public property during the period, reports Kashmir Times.
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March - 13 
Sindh Police on March 13 said 156 officials and personnel of Karachi Police were killed during encounters with criminals and terrorists’ attacks beginning January 2012 to date, reports The News. The victims were one Superintendent of Police (SP), one Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), four ins
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Sindh Police on March 13 said 156 officials and personnel of Karachi Police were killed during encounters with criminals and terrorists’ attacks beginning January 2012 to date, reports The News. The victims were one Superintendent of Police (SP), one Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), four inspectors, 14 Sub-Inspectors (SI), 21 Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI), 24 head constables and 91 constables. The report said 197 police officers or personnel were injured during the same period. They included four DSPs, five inspectors, 17 sub-inspectors, 26 assistant sub-inspectors, 28 head constables, and 117 constables. The report also shows that 37 Police officers and personnel were killed and 85 others injured in Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Larkana during the same year.
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March - 15 
According to the State home department's records, in the year 2012, Security Forces (SFs) recovered about 444 arms, 9,373 rounds of ammunition and 200 explosives from all corners of the state, reports Times of India on March 16. Goalpara District topped the chart in arms recovery with a total of 12
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According to the State home department's records, in the year 2012, Security Forces (SFs) recovered about 444 arms, 9,373 rounds of ammunition and 200 explosives from all corners of the state, reports Times of India on March 16. Goalpara District topped the chart in arms recovery with a total of 123 arm recoveries in 2012. Also, 654 rounds of ammunition, 14 grenades and 36 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) s were recovered from the District. SFs said that Goalpara District has seen a steep increase in the seizure of arms and ammunition as the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) are highly active along the Assam-Meghalaya border. "Last year, there were at least 50 arms, 148 rounds of ammunition, six grenades and five IEDs recovered from Kokrajhar District," added the report. As many as 36 and 21 arms were recovered from Baksa and Udalguri Districts of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) respectively last year. The report cited that the highest number of 42 grenades was recovered from Baksa District. While in the Hill Districts, of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, 33 and 31 arms seized respectively in 2012. SFs seized almost 2,967 rounds of ammunition from these two Districts alone. As per the records available, 2,438 rounds of ammunition were recovered from Guwahati city, which topped the charts in the ammunition seizure category. Further, 22 arms and five explosives were also seized from the city in 2012. Besides, the Government Railway Police (GRP) too seized at least 16 arms and 1,035 rounds of ammunition during the same period in the State.
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March - 17 
13 youths from Charaideo Sub-Division in Sivasagar District have joined the Anti-Talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) a few days back. The youths who claimed to have joined the ULFA-ATF have not disclosed their addresses or their real surnames and mentioned their surnames
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13 youths from Charaideo Sub-Division in Sivasagar District have joined the Anti-Talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) a few days back. The youths who claimed to have joined the ULFA-ATF have not disclosed their addresses or their real surnames and mentioned their surnames as Asom. A few of them who signed the release are Pabitra Asom, Papu Asom, Gonesh Asom, Binod Asom, Jitu Asom, Nomal Asom and Khagen Asom. The youths, most of them less than 30 years of age, stated in a press release that they joined the outfit willingly for the failure of the authorities in solving issues like the granting of Scheduled Tribe status to the Tai-Ahom community and the Dibang dam, among others.
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March - 18 
Pakistan's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) called 'Jasoos' have been spying on security arrangements and Army activities going on in the Indian side from the International Border of Pakistan adjoining Rajasthan, The Times of India reports on March 19. In the recent past, activities of these UAVs have
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Pakistan's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) called 'Jasoos' have been spying on security arrangements and Army activities going on in the Indian side from the International Border of Pakistan adjoining Rajasthan, The Times of India reports on March 19. In the recent past, activities of these UAVs have increased. These spy planes are active across the border opposite Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Ganganagar Districts in Rajasthan. According to sources Pakistan had developed UAVs a few years ago with the help of America and Italy and are using them to spy on the Indian area.
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March - 19 
Six out of the seven districts, to be covered in first phase of National Register for Citizens (NRC) update, do not have the NRC of 1951 while the complete electoral rolls of 1966 and 1971 are available in only two Districts, reports Times of India. The first phase of the NRC update approved by the
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Six out of the seven districts, to be covered in first phase of National Register for Citizens (NRC) update, do not have the NRC of 1951 while the complete electoral rolls of 1966 and 1971 are available in only two Districts, reports Times of India. The first phase of the NRC update approved by the Registrar General of India (RGI) will take place in seven Districts - Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur. According to official records, the districts that are scheduled for the NRC update in the first phase have no records of the NRC of 1951; only partial records of the rolls of 1966 and 1971 are available in Sivasagar District. Among the other first phase Districts, names of 208 villages are not in the electoral rolls of 1966 in Tinsukia. In Nagaon, 19 villages are not included in the rolls of 1971 and names of another 11 villages are not there in rolls of 1966. The complete electoral rolls up to 1971 are available in only Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Golaghat and Sonitpur.
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March - 20 
Submitting a progress report regarding the missing persons, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Balochistan on March 20 told the Supreme Court that six Army officers are involved in the abduction of missing persons in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. According to
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Submitting a progress report regarding the missing persons, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Balochistan on March 20 told the Supreme Court that six Army officers are involved in the abduction of missing persons in Balochistan, reports Daily Times. According to the report submitted by DIG CID Feroze Shah, 10 military personnel are accused of abducting the missing persons. “Some 18 missing persons had returned home safe and sound but 48 people are yet to be traced,” he said. “Following the statements of 12 missing persons after they returned home the Balochistan Police asked the Frontier Corps to trace the whereabouts of the accused Army men including two Lt Colonels, six majors and two subedars”, said the report submitted by the DIG in the SC. The report further states that the FC personnel assured that they would extend full cooperation for the completion of investigation and the recovery of the missing persons. According to FC, some of the officers did not belong to the organisation and others had gone back to Pakistan Army.
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March - 26 
Militants have killed more than 49,000 of their countrymen since 9/11, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan learned on March 26, reports Central Asia Online. Militants at one point held 24% of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and 37% of Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), but effective militar
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Militants have killed more than 49,000 of their countrymen since 9/11, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan learned on March 26, reports Central Asia Online. Militants at one point held 24% of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and 37% of Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), but effective military operations restored the Government's writ, Raja Irshad, a lawyer for the Security Forces, told a three-member SC bench. The bench was hearing a petition challenging the Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Regulation, 2011. Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) KP Ameer Prof Ibrahim had challenged the regulations in the court. Troops shut down militants' FM radio stations and destroyed their network, Irshad told the bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. The troops carried out more than 400 military operations to restore Government control, the SC bench learned. More than 9000 persons including military, paramilitary and Police officials along with members of Government-backed tribal Aman Lashkars (peace militia) have been killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA during the last five years, reports Dawn. The report said that a total of 235 suicide attacks, 9,257 rocket attacks and 4,256 bomb explosions have taken place in KP and FATA since 2008. Among the fatalities, 5,152 were civilians, 1,489 army officials, 675 Frontier Corps, while 1,717 belonged to the Police force. In targeted attacks, 243 people belonging to Lashkars were killed and 275 were injured, while 995 schools and 35 colleges were also destroyed in the last five years. The agencies’ report cited 475 major and 135 small raids while 6000 search operations by the security forces in which, it said, 3,051 militants were killed. Militancy in the region was at its peak during 2007 and 2008. However, actions taken by the law enforcement agencies had restrained the militants’ strength, it added.
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March - 27 
Nobody was held responsible for the operation of Lal Masjid as the commission submitted its report to the Supreme Court on March 27, reports The News. Over 200 people recorded their statements before the Lal Masjid Commission. The report recommended paying compensation to the heirs of martyrs. Howev
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Nobody was held responsible for the operation of Lal Masjid as the commission submitted its report to the Supreme Court on March 27, reports The News. Over 200 people recorded their statements before the Lal Masjid Commission. The report recommended paying compensation to the heirs of martyrs. However, no statement was recorded on behalf of any Army officer regarding the operation. The commission did not hold anybody responsible for the Lal Masjid operation.
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April - 4 
A total of 2,050 persons were killed and another 3,822 were injured in over 1,500 terrorist attacks across Pakistan in 2012, according to a report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), The Times of India reported on April 5. At least 2,284 persons died in ethnic, sectarian and politi
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A total of 2,050 persons were killed and another 3,822 were injured in over 1,500 terrorist attacks across Pakistan in 2012, according to a report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), The Times of India reported on April 5. At least 2,284 persons died in ethnic, sectarian and political violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh during the period.The report also noted that there had been a decrease in US drone attacks on Pakistan's restive tribal areas, with the number of missile strikes falling from 74 in 2011 to 48 in 2012. "Estimates of casualties varied between 240 and 400," the report said.
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April - 25 
the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have caught 243 Bangladeshis between 2008 and 2011 along the border of Cachar and Karimganj Districts in the State.
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the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have caught 243 Bangladeshis between 2008 and 2011 along the border of Cachar and Karimganj Districts in the State.
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April - 29 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested over 50 suspects during various targeted raids and operations in different parts of the Karachi, reports Daily Times. According to details, Police arrested about two dozen suspects during targeted raids in various localities of Sohrab Goth including Jangal Go
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested over 50 suspects during various targeted raids and operations in different parts of the Karachi, reports Daily Times. According to details, Police arrested about two dozen suspects during targeted raids in various localities of Sohrab Goth including Jangal Goth, Faqira Goth, Lasi Goth and Al-Asif Square.
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May - 3 
A report, 'Press Freedom Report', released by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on May 3 said that at least six journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan during first four months of 2013, Two of them were purposely targeted and murdered because of their work while remaining four wer
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A report, 'Press Freedom Report', released by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) on May 3 said that at least six journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan during first four months of 2013, Two of them were purposely targeted and murdered because of their work while remaining four were killed in suicide blasts, reports Daily Times. The report said that 54 journalists were killed in the country during the period of Jan 2002 to Apr 2013. 35 of them were murdered deliberately because of their work, disclosed the Press Freedom. Of the 54 journalists killed in the line of duty during these 12 years, 15 were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 10 from Federally Administrated Tribal Agencies (FATA), 16 from Balochistan, 8 from Sindh, 3 from Punjab and 2 from the federal capital, said the report. Of the 35 journalists murdered since the year 2002 because of their work, 10 were from KP, 10 from Balochistan, five from FATA, six from Sindh, three from Punjab and one from Islamabad. Twenty of them were shot; six targeted in suicide attacks, one killed in a bomb blast, while eight abducted before murder, stated the report. Balochistan remained the most dangerous province for journalists in 2013, where four journalists were killed in the line of duty. Many journalists received direct life threats sometimes by security agencies and militants. Cable operators were also forced to shut down channels in 14 Districts of Balochistan after receiving threats from banned groups.
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May - 7 
The Central Government on May 7 informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were manufacturing improvised hand grenades and rocket propelled grenades in their arms manufacturing units in Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand, reports Th
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The Central Government on May 7 informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were manufacturing improvised hand grenades and rocket propelled grenades in their arms manufacturing units in Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand, reports The Times of India. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (MHA) RPN Singh said steps taken to bust these manufacturing units included deployment of Security Forces (SFs) at strategic locations, firm Police action against such unlawful activities and intensified intelligence-based anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations. In response to another question, the Minister informed the House that 532 companies (53,200 personnel) of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) were deployed in Maoist-affected states, including Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha. The Government, however, decided to provide 10 additional battalions of CAPF (10,000 personnel), including five battalions (5,000 personnel) of Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) to four LWE-affected states, including Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.
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May - 19 
Around 934 persons, including 90 Policemen and Rangers personnel and 844 members of political parties, were killed in the Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the first four months of the 2013, reports The News. 535 persons have fallen victim to incidents of target killing
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Around 934 persons, including 90 Policemen and Rangers personnel and 844 members of political parties, were killed in the Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, in the first four months of the 2013, reports The News. 535 persons have fallen victim to incidents of target killing and around 569 unclaimed bullet-riddled bodies have been recovered. Meanwhile, statistics from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) indicate the year 2012 recorded 104 cases of sectarian killings. A majority of those targeted belonged to the Shia community, although in the consequent tit-for-tat cycle of violence Sunnis have been victimised too.
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May - 20 
The United States (US) said in a report that Sri Lankan Government generally respected religious freedom in 2012 although in some instances, local authorities were not effective in responding to attacks on members of minority religious groups, reports Colombo Page. The International Religious Freedo
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The United States (US) said in a report that Sri Lankan Government generally respected religious freedom in 2012 although in some instances, local authorities were not effective in responding to attacks on members of minority religious groups, reports Colombo Page. The International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 released on May 20 by the US Department of State said the Constitution and other laws and policies protect religious freedom but there were reports of societal abuses and discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice. Attacks on Christian churches by Buddhists and some societal tension due to ongoing allegations of forced or "unethical" conversions continued, but according to the report number of such attacks was fewer than in previous years and also less in scale. However, intolerance of and discrimination against Muslims by some Buddhists increased during the year, the report noted. The US Embassy officials in Sri Lanka have expressed US government's concerns about religious freedom, particularly attacks on churches, to the Sri Lankan government leaders and urged them to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
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May - 21 
The United States (US) Government in a recent report came down hard on Bangladesh for attacks on the religious minorities, reports Daily Star. The report, however, stated that the trend in government’s respect for religious freedom did not change significantly in 2012. It generally respected religio
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The United States (US) Government in a recent report came down hard on Bangladesh for attacks on the religious minorities, reports Daily Star. The report, however, stated that the trend in government’s respect for religious freedom did not change significantly in 2012. It generally respected religious freedom in Bangladesh. The US State Department, in its International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 released in Washington DC on Monday, said there were reports of societal abuses and discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice. According to the report, there were scattered attacks on the members of religious and ethnic minorities, most notably against the Buddhists in Ramu in September and October 2012. “Most attacks consisted of arson and looting of religious sites and homes. Because many members of minority religious groups also had low economic and social status, they were often seen as having little political recourse,” the report added. It said members of Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, and Ahmadiyya Muslim minority groups had experienced harassment and sometimes violence from the Sunni Muslim majority population.
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May - 26 
The Human Rights Society of Pakistan (HRSP) on May 26 in its special report on the general election observes that the elections have marked a referendum against extremism, reports Dawn. The nation has rejected fundamentalism and upheld freedom of thought. The report said the turnout of voters was th
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The Human Rights Society of Pakistan (HRSP) on May 26 in its special report on the general election observes that the elections have marked a referendum against extremism, reports Dawn. The nation has rejected fundamentalism and upheld freedom of thought. The report said the turnout of voters was the highest (55.14 per cent) despite the unfavourable environment prevalent before the elections, threats of target killings of candidates and bomb blasts right up to the day of polling. The voters stood in queues at polling booths for long hours. This had even prompted foreign observers to declare that the nation of Pakistan braved the violence and expressed their opinion via ballot papers.
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June - 2 
As many as 290 cases of cyber crime have been registered with the Gurgaon (Haryana) Police in first five months of 2013, which is a considerable increase from 380, 326 and 242 in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, Hindustan Times reports on June 3. Moreover, a recent report by anti-virus giant Syman
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As many as 290 cases of cyber crime have been registered with the Gurgaon (Haryana) Police in first five months of 2013, which is a considerable increase from 380, 326 and 242 in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, Hindustan Times reports on June 3. Moreover, a recent report by anti-virus giant Symantec says that phishing; one of the worst cyber crimes is on the rise in India. The numbers suggest that one in 466.3 emails is some kind of phishing attack.
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June - 12 
Maharashtra has emerged as the centre of cyber crime with maximum number of incidence of registered cases under cyber crimes over the past two years as per the recent National Crime Records Bureau report (NCRB 2012), Zee News reported on June 13. At the country level, incidence of cyber crimes (IT A
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Maharashtra has emerged as the centre of cyber crime with maximum number of incidence of registered cases under cyber crimes over the past two years as per the recent National Crime Records Bureau report (NCRB 2012), Zee News reported on June 13. At the country level, incidence of cyber crimes (IT Act and IPC) has increased by 57.11 percent in 2012 as compared to 2011. Among Indian cities, Bengaluru (Karnataka) tops the chart with maximum number of incidence of cases followed by Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Pune (Maharashtra). While in 2011 Maharashtra recorded 393 cases of cyber crimes (both under IT Act and IPC), the figure has jumped to 561 in 2012. Also, the figure for Karnataka was 160 and the latest figure of 2012 stood at 437 respectively. Among cities, Bengaluru registered 349 cases followed by Vishakhapatnam at 154 and Pune at 108 respectively. Overall, at the city level, 1396 cases were registered. In the year 2011, Vishakhapatnam reported 126 cases followed by Bengaluru at 121 and Pune at 83 respectively.
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June - 13 
Further Jharkhand Police have arrested 294 Maoists in the first five months of 2013, reports The Times of India on June 14. A total of 294 Maoists were arrested between January 1 to May 31 against 211 during the same period last year (2012) and 160 the year before that (2011). Of the total arrested
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Further Jharkhand Police have arrested 294 Maoists in the first five months of 2013, reports The Times of India on June 14. A total of 294 Maoists were arrested between January 1 to May 31 against 211 during the same period last year (2012) and 160 the year before that (2011). Of the total arrested Maoists, 17 belong to their top leadership ranks, ‘area commander’ and above. A total of 181 Maoist incidents have been reported in 2013 against 197 in 2012 and 202 in 2011. Police claim to have killed 22 Maoists between Jan 1 to May 31, but the bodies of only 10 Maoists have been recovered. Police have also recovered 51 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), 2,575 detonators, about 2,646 kg of explosives and INR 1, 63, 000 in cash collected as levy by the Maoists.
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June - 17 
The Central Government has decided to upgrade the health infrastructure in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected Districts of Odisha, predominantly focussing on Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi (KBK) Districts, under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), reports The Economic Times on June 18
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The Central Government has decided to upgrade the health infrastructure in Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected Districts of Odisha, predominantly focussing on Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi (KBK) Districts, under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), reports The Economic Times on June 18. Taking steps in this direction, a team of top Union Health Ministry officials are in Odisha to review the healthcare facilities in the State. Incidentally, Balangir has the highest Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (NNMR) in the country with 72 infants per 1,000 live births dying within 29 days of their birth and Kandhamal District has the highest under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) in the country, with 142 children per 1,000 live births dying below the age of
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June - 24 
A committee comprising personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF), Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and different branches of the Assam Police, has been formed to deal with the problem of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) rackets, Assam Tribune reports on June 25. Initiating
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A committee comprising personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF), Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB), Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and different branches of the Assam Police, has been formed to deal with the problem of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) rackets, Assam Tribune reports on June 25. Initiating the discussion on June 25, the Director General of Assam Police, J.N. Choudhury said that all the concerned agencies should work together to bust the gangs involved in the FICN racket. He called upon the officials of the RBI to issue samples of FICN so that the police and security forces can identify it. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Debraj Upadhya gave a presentation on the FICN seizures in different parts of the State. He said that in Dhubri District so far this year, 205 pieces of FICN of INR 1000 denomination were recovered, while, 419 pieces of notes of INR 500 denomination were seized. In Guwahati city, 258 pieces of INR 1000 denomination, 235 pieces of INR 500 denomination and 174 pieces of INR 100 denomination were recovered and six persons were arrested.
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June - 24 
Two months after the April 17, 2013 Malleswaram (Bangalore, Karnataka) blast, Police appear to be on the verge of cracking the case, The Times of India reports on June 25. However, Police are in pursuit of more men in the case. One of the wanted men is prime suspect Panna Ismail, who is accused of p
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Two months after the April 17, 2013 Malleswaram (Bangalore, Karnataka) blast, Police appear to be on the verge of cracking the case, The Times of India reports on June 25. However, Police are in pursuit of more men in the case. One of the wanted men is prime suspect Panna Ismail, who is accused of purchasing the stolen Suzuki bike on which the explosives had been planted. He reportedly brought the bike to Bangalore. Investigation around the mobile number used to purchase the motorcycle, led to police zeroing in on the 'prime suspect'. During interrogation, Kichan Buhari, one of the arrested men, allegedly confessed to giving Panna Ismail INR 50,000 towards expenses for planting the bomb. The investigation also revealed that Ismail was an accused in the Coimbatore bomb blast of February 14, 1998. Another prime suspect on the police radar is 'Police Fakruddin', another accused in the Coimbatore blast case. His name surfaced during the interrogation of Kichan Buhari, who said he was in touch with Police Fakruddin and Panna Ismail, and they incited him into joining 'jihadi activities'.
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June - 25 
Targeted attacks on the Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Army in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a result of increased collaboration between Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and various other militant outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Al Badr, The Times of India reporte
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Targeted attacks on the Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Army in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a result of increased collaboration between Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and various other militant outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Al Badr, The Times of India reported on June 26. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said that HM is trying to re-establish its prominence in Kashmir by concentrating on hitting the SF troopers. He said, "Most of the recent attacks, including the killing of eight Army personnel in Hyderpora (Srinagar District) on Monday (June 24) and the killing of two J&K policemen, were in the Hizb [HM] stronghold that is also the native place of the outfit's chief, Syed Salahuddin."
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June - 30 
Four militants, 76 bandits and 19 abductors were killed in 1,382 Police encounters in Sindh from January 1 to June 27, 2013, Daily Times reported on June 30 quoting a report. According to a report sent to IGP Sindh Shahid Baloch, it was mentioned that during the aforementioned period, overall 24,385
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Four militants, 76 bandits and 19 abductors were killed in 1,382 Police encounters in Sindh from January 1 to June 27, 2013, Daily Times reported on June 30 quoting a report. According to a report sent to IGP Sindh Shahid Baloch, it was mentioned that during the aforementioned period, overall 24,385 accused were arrested including 2,213 proclaimed offenders, 15,138 absconders, 73 abductors, 66 terrorists and 5,699 dacoits. In these actions 524 gangs were busted. Sindh Police, in these raids, recovered 1458-kg explosives, three rockets/ rocket launchers, 204 hand grenades, 55 bombs, five suicide jackets, 4403 pistols/ revolvers, 139 rifles, 194 SMG/ AK-47, six MP-5, two LMGs, one anti-aircraft gun, two G-3 rifles and 415 shotguns/ repeaters. The Karachi police, during the same period, arrested 9548 accused including 4694 absconders, 473 proclaimed offenders, 23 kidnappers, 65 terrorists and 4403 dacoits/ criminals. The city police busted 46 gangs in action against criminals. Two LMGs, two G-3 rifles, six MP-Fives, 111 shotguns/ repeaters, 80 rifles, 3068 pistols/ revolvers, four suicide jackets, 203 hand grenades, 51 bombs, two rocket launchers and 1458-kg explosives were recovered in these raids. As many as 662 police encounters took place in Karachi in which four terrorists, 50 dacoits and 17 kidnappers were killed.
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July - 1 
The Balia District Administration is apprehensive about Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] trying to establish their foothold in 53 village of the District, reports Deccan Chronicle on July 2. Earlier, community Policing and combative efforts had appeared to be effective in checking the Communist
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The Balia District Administration is apprehensive about Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] trying to establish their foothold in 53 village of the District, reports Deccan Chronicle on July 2. Earlier, community Policing and combative efforts had appeared to be effective in checking the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace in Uttar Pradesh but a recent Ballia administration letter might force the State Police to redraw its plans. According to the letter, all the socio-economic factors said to give rise to LWE are present in Ballia and if remedial steps are not taken, it would take root there, posing a challenge to law and order and development. The letter requests the government to provide all facilities in these villages of Ballia which are being provided to the LWE-infested areas of the state and give priority to development schemes. It also stresses on bringing the backward and poor people in the mainstream to check the youth from being misled.
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July - 2 
In 2012, 264 terrorists attempted infiltration from across the LoC as compared to 247 in 2011. Also, there was a rise in instances of successful infiltration as compared to previous years with 121 terrorists entering Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 2012 as compared to 52 in 2011,” MHA told the Consultati
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In 2012, 264 terrorists attempted infiltration from across the LoC as compared to 247 in 2011. Also, there was a rise in instances of successful infiltration as compared to previous years with 121 terrorists entering Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 2012 as compared to 52 in 2011,” MHA told the Consultative Committee members. Meanwhile, Ministry sources said there have been increased attempts by militant groups based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to send extremists into Jammu and Kashmir in recent weeks. They said as of now around 250 to 300 militants are active in the state and are waiting for opportunities to disturb peace in the State.
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July - 2 
Reports said that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founder ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia (56) alias Golap Baruah will face trial in India after his deportation from Bangladesh. Besides cases like being a member of an outlawed outfit, Chetia, is also wanted in a case charging him with orderin
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Reports said that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founder ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia (56) alias Golap Baruah will face trial in India after his deportation from Bangladesh. Besides cases like being a member of an outlawed outfit, Chetia, is also wanted in a case charging him with ordering, abetting and instigating the murder of the wife, driver and personal security officer of former Dibrugarh Superintendent of Police, A K Mallick in 1989.
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July - 2 
The number of reported civilian deaths caused by the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan is at an all-time low, The Express Tribune quoting a report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported on July 3. According to the data mentioned in the report, the number of drone strikes conducted
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The number of reported civilian deaths caused by the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan is at an all-time low, The Express Tribune quoting a report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported on July 3. According to the data mentioned in the report, the number of drone strikes conducted under Obama’s administration stands at 318, while the total number of strikes carried out since 2004 is 370. These hundreds of strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region killed at least 2,500 people, 400 of whom are said to be civilians. The report stated that around 200 children lost their lives in drone attacks. The campaign carried out with the help of unmanned aircraft left around 1,100 injured. There is said to be a steep decline in the number of US drone strikes in Pakistan; strikes are now at their lowest level since early 2008. The average number of people being killed in each drone strike has fallen sharply too, an analysis of the Bureau’s data shows. On average, four people now die in each attack – just a third of the rate in the first six months of 2010. TJIB data indicates that the highest casualties in the US drone war occur when the CIA carries out “signature strikes” – attacking groups of men judged to be behaving in a suspicious manner. TBIJ is a not for profit organisation based at City University in London.
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July - 3 
A report by the Intelligence Wing of the Police expressed concern over the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants into Kerala especially considering the threat of cross-border terrorism and the spread of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), The Hindu reports on July 4. Intelligence Additional Directo
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A report by the Intelligence Wing of the Police expressed concern over the influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants into Kerala especially considering the threat of cross-border terrorism and the spread of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), The Hindu reports on July 4. Intelligence Additional Director General of Police (DGP) T.P. Senkumar said cases of Bangladeshi immigrants carrying large sums of FICN had not been detected in Kerala. “In a few instances, they were found to be carrying very small sums of fake currency… The border with Bangladesh has gaps at some points and immigrants cross into India on foot through the breaks in the fence. Some also swim across rivers on the border to reach India”, Senkumar commented. Further it has been revealed that 21 cases under the Registration of Foreigners Act were registered in 2012.
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July - 3 
The United State (US) Government has requested USD 1.16 billion for aid to Pakistan in the 2014 financial year — almost half of the USD 2.6 billion it spent in 2012 and a quarter of the USD 4.5 billion it spent in 2010, says a report released on July 3, reports Dawn. The military aid also goes down
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The United State (US) Government has requested USD 1.16 billion for aid to Pakistan in the 2014 financial year — almost half of the USD 2.6 billion it spent in 2012 and a quarter of the USD 4.5 billion it spent in 2010, says a report released on July 3, reports Dawn. The military aid also goes down to USD 397 million from over USD 1.2 billion in 2010. The cuts, however, may not have a major impact on the Pakistani economy as the country received an estimated USD 12.8 billion from July 2012 to May 2013. The Obama administration is also seeking USD 765.7 million (and USD 252.2 million in Overseas Contingency Operations funds) within the Economic Support Fund (ESF) for energy assistance, economic growth and agriculture, education, health, and cross-cutting issues such as supporting gender equality, human rights, better governance, and political participation. In the Foreign Military Financing, USD 300 million for Pakistan would enhance the counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism capabilities of its Security Forces, and would encourage US-Pakistan military-to-military engagement, the report said. The Obama administration has also requested USD 17.87 Million under non-proliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programmes to provide training to build Pakistan’s capacity to detect, deter, and respond to terrorist threats and improve border security.
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July - 4 
Deccan Herald reports that the Jammu and Kashmir Government has cleared the cases of more than 300 militants who want to return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) under state government’s ‘surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy’.The report said that a high powered panel has recommended return of more
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Deccan Herald reports that the Jammu and Kashmir Government has cleared the cases of more than 300 militants who want to return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) under state government’s ‘surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy’.The report said that a high powered panel has recommended return of more than 300 youth who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) for arms training during the last two decades but want to return and “live a dignified life”. “The panel headed by State Home Secretary Suresh Kumar and comprising top officials of police and intelligence agencies cleared the cases. However, nobody from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was present in the meeting,” they said, adding that the Ministry had given its nod for holding the meeting in the absence of its representative. Joint Secretary (Kashmir, MHA) is one of the members of the panel. Suresh Kumar confirmed that they have cleared many cases but refused to reveal the precise number. Those militants who had gone to PoK and Pakistan between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 2009, and their dependents are eligible for consideration under the policy. Till the end of 2012, the Kashmir Government had received more than 1100 applications from former militants in PoK for their return under the policy.
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July - 6 
The NCRB (National Crime Record Bureau) report for 2012 points at two-fold increase in the number of cases reported under IT (Information Technology) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections for cyber crime in Uttar Pradesh (UP), The Times of India reports on July 7. In 2012, the police registered 2
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The NCRB (National Crime Record Bureau) report for 2012 points at two-fold increase in the number of cases reported under IT (Information Technology) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections for cyber crime in Uttar Pradesh (UP), The Times of India reports on July 7. In 2012, the police registered 205 cases under the IT Act while the 2011 figure stood at 101. Similarly, a total of 44 cases under different sections of the IPC for cyber crime were lodged in 2012 while only 13 were registered in 2011. Report further states that four cases in Agra, six in Allahabad, one in Kanpur and three in Lucknow were registered under various sections of the IPC for cyber crime in 2012.
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July - 6 
The Sangai express reports that a preparatory cum consultative meeting ahead of the 6th round of tripartite talk involving the Government of India (GoI), Government of Manipur (GoM) and the United Naga Council (UNC) was held on July 6 at Taphou Naga village in Senapati District. The consultation was
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The Sangai express reports that a preparatory cum consultative meeting ahead of the 6th round of tripartite talk involving the Government of India (GoI), Government of Manipur (GoM) and the United Naga Council (UNC) was held on July 6 at Taphou Naga village in Senapati District. The consultation was participated by intellectuals and scholars, social leaders, tribe Hohos, regional organizations, women and student leaders, social activists, frontal organisations, Members of legislative assembly (MLAs), Naga contractor’s association, former UNC presidents and general Naga public.
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July - 7 
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) 'general secretary' Anup Chetia, who is currently in a jail in Bangladesh, is likely to be extradited to India on July 16, reports Zee News. Bangladesh has indicated that Chetia will be sent back to India a day or two before the Home Secretary level talks between the
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Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) 'general secretary' Anup Chetia, who is currently in a jail in Bangladesh, is likely to be extradited to India on July 16, reports Zee News. Bangladesh has indicated that Chetia will be sent back to India a day or two before the Home Secretary level talks between the two countries scheduled to be held here on July 18-19. He will be brought to New Delhi and Pro-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa, who is holding peace dialogue with the government, has been asked to come to the national capital for a meeting with him, officials said. A team of Assam Police will also come to New Delhi to take custody of Chetia as various cases, including murder, abduction and extortion, are registered against him in Assam. The ULFA leader had given two applications in a Dhaka court -- one of withdrawal of his petition seeking asylum in Bangladesh and second of a request for repatriation to India.
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July - 7 
Shortage of almost 300,000 Police personnel in nine Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States is jeopardising the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu on July 8. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Prad
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Shortage of almost 300,000 Police personnel in nine Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States is jeopardising the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu on July 8. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh had 250,000 vacant positions of head constables and constables, while 50,000 posts of inspectors and sub-inspectors need to be filled. Similarly, these States also need over 1,000 Additional Superintendents of Police and Deputy SPs. The highest number of shortage in Police force is in Uttar Pradesh (180,000 personnel), followed by Andhra Pradesh (30,000), West Bengal (29,000), Bihar (16,000), Chhattisgarh (13,000), Jharkhand (10,000), Madhya Pradesh (6,000) and Odisha (2,000). Notably, in Maharashtra, there are 379 various vacant positions in just two LWE-hit Districts of Gadchiroli and Gondia. At last month’s (June) Chief Ministers’ conference on internal security, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told these States that they need to fill these vacancies and that the Centre cannot always fulfil their demands for increasing the deployment of paramilitary forces. Currently, over 80,000 personnel, mainly from the CRPF (66 battalions), the BSF (12 battalions) and the ITBP (five battalions), are deployed in the LWE-hit States. For speedy recruitment, the MHA told these States to relax certain recruitment norms and give preference to locals, who can be appointed on contract basis.
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July - 7 
The arrest of an al Qaeda militant, Khalid Bin Attash, from Karachi (Sindh) in 2002 was the first major breakthrough in the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported Dawn on July 8 quoting findings of the Abbottabad Commission tasked to investigate the presence of the al Qaeda chief in the
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The arrest of an al Qaeda militant, Khalid Bin Attash, from Karachi (Sindh) in 2002 was the first major breakthrough in the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported Dawn on July 8 quoting findings of the Abbottabad Commission tasked to investigate the presence of the al Qaeda chief in the country. The classified report is a scathing criticism of the performance of the Intelligence Agencies, with the commission members specifically observing that the well-resourced ISI acted unprofessionally, lacked commitment to fight extremism and terror and obstructed the performance of other spy outfits, adds Dawn. The five-member Commission led by Justice Javed Iqbal believed that “culpable negligence and incompetence at almost all levels of Government can more or less be conclusively established”. The Commission found that after Khalid Bin Attash's arrest, he identified Abu Ahmed Ali Kuwaiti as bin Laden's right hand man and courier, and led the Americans to bin Laden. Kuwait's intelligence service was unable to provide any details about the man and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had provided four phone numbers to Pakistan between 2009 to November 2010 without any details as to who they were searching for during the hunt for Kuwaiti. The numbers mostly remained off. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) kept the CIA in the loop "without knowing the context and to whom these numbers belonged". Kuwaiti, who had helped buy land and construct a compound using fake documents to hide in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, had been with bin Laden's family when it moved to Karachi in 2001. He stayed with them when his boss joined them when they moved to Peshawar a year later. They then moved to Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before shifting to the scenic town of Swat before eventually settling in Abbottabad. The al Qaeda chief was eventually killed there in unilateral United States (US) raid near a premier army training facility in May 2011. The commission, formed after the US raid, had submitted its 700-page report earlier this year. The report is yet to be made public. The commission found that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, identified as the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks, had visited bin Laden in Peshawar. They were forced to shift to Haripur, where they stayed till 2005, after Khalid Sheikh was arrested from Rawalpindi District of Punjab. Kuwaiti planned the family's escape to Abbottabad and supervised the construction of bin Laden's compound after buying the land for it. The compound had three complexes. Kuwaiti lived in its annexe with his family. Bin Laden occupied two top floors along with his family. The commission has pointed out the various violations in the construction of the compound that remained unchecked. "...the fort type construction remained unnoticed by cantonment board, Police, Intelligence Agencies and the locals. The occupants also remained unchecked for non-payment of property tax since 2005," read the Commission's report.
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July - 8 
A report of July 8 says that the District Council Affairs (DCA) department is likely to give its approval to the Khasi Autonomous District (Constitution of District Councils) Rules, Amendment Bill, 2013, which was passed by the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) on July 5. The Bill seek
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A report of July 8 says that the District Council Affairs (DCA) department is likely to give its approval to the Khasi Autonomous District (Constitution of District Councils) Rules, Amendment Bill, 2013, which was passed by the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) on July 5. The Bill seeks to delimit the constituencies under the District Council ahead of the ADC elections in the State. “There is no question of holding back the amendment bill since the KHADC has taken into considerations the various suggestions given by the District Council Affairs department to rectify the glaring flaws in the bill which had been passed in December 2008,” a senior government official informed on July 7.
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July - 8 
Dawn reported that with the surge in violence in Lyari area over the past few days, several families have left the strife-torn locality and taken refuge in Badin and Thatta Districts of the province. In Badin District most families are staying at various shrines and some have been taken in by their
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Dawn reported that with the surge in violence in Lyari area over the past few days, several families have left the strife-torn locality and taken refuge in Badin and Thatta Districts of the province. In Badin District most families are staying at various shrines and some have been taken in by their relatives. According to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the number of fleeing families will continue to increase in the coming days. “We are not hopeful of improvement in the situation in Lyari and that is why we have been compelled to leave our homes and businesses,” said Mohammad Ismail Bhatti. Mohammad Ismail Rahu, former Badin Municipal Committee councillor, confirmed the surge of families from Lyari to Badin over the past three days. In Thatta, Kutchhi families, including women and children, staged a protest and sit-in in front of the Dhabeji Press Club. The protesters, who had arrived in Thatta from the Kalri, Agra Taj Colony and Shah Latif Colony areas in Lyari said they had been residing in Lyari for a long time but owing to violence between powerful rival groups they were compelled to leave their homes and properties and take refuge with their relatives in Thatta District.
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July - 8 
The Sentinel reports that in a memorandum submitted to Assam Governor JB Patnaik on July 8, the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Birodhi Gana Aikya Moncha placed the demand for exclusion of non–Bodo villages from the BTC area so that there could be no conflict between Bodos and non–Bodos. ‘‘We
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The Sentinel reports that in a memorandum submitted to Assam Governor JB Patnaik on July 8, the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Birodhi Gana Aikya Moncha placed the demand for exclusion of non–Bodo villages from the BTC area so that there could be no conflict between Bodos and non–Bodos. ‘‘We want to reiterate that the BTAD (Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District) under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution will not solve the problems (in the BTAD). Rather, it will create more and more problems which will bring about destructive consequences to the interests of all the ethnicities living there... Hundreds of non–Bodo villages have been knocking the doors of the Gauhati High Court, praying for their exclusion from the BTC area... The High Court also accepted their objection and directed the Government of Assam for their redress. Subsequently, the Chief Secretary stated to the High Court explaining that the Governor was entitled to deal with the problems of non–Bodos in the BTAD who constitute around 75 per cent of the total population of the region,’’ the memorandum stated. The memorandum requested the Governor to review the BTC Accord and to call a round–table conference of all the ethnic representatives ‘‘to find out the problems of ethnic autonomy’’. The memorandum has also asked for a white paper on the ‘‘Bodo movement for autonomy’’ and the government’s policy in handling the ‘‘Bodo problems since 1990’’.
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July - 9 
Pakistan had reached an understanding with the United States (US) on drone strikes targeting militants, according to leaked remarks from a former Intelligence Chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reported Daily Times on July 10 (today). Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who headed Pakistan’s premier Inter-Services Intelligenc
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Pakistan had reached an understanding with the United States (US) on drone strikes targeting militants, according to leaked remarks from a former Intelligence Chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reported Daily Times on July 10 (today). Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who headed Pakistan’s premier Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Agency at the time of bin Laden’s killing in 2011, told investigators that drone strikes had their uses. “The Director General said there were no written agreements. There was a political understanding,” the report said. The Americans had been asked to stop drone strikes because they caused civilian casualties, but “it was easier to say no to them in the beginning, but ‘now it was more difficult’ to do so,” it quoted the former ISI chief as saying. “Admittedly the drone attacks had their utility, but they represented a breach of national sovereignty. They were legal according to American law but illegal according to international law,” the report quoted the ISI chief as saying. Pakistan publicly condemns US missile attacks on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda operatives as a violation of its sovereignty, but the new revelations are the latest sign of double-dealing in private. The revelations come in findings of a Pakistani investigation into how al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden evaded detection for nearly a decade, which were published by the Al-Jazeera news network.
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July - 9 
The Abbottabad Commission has called for strengthening democratic control of state institutions and civilian oversight over so far unaccountable security and Intelligence Agencies if a national embarrassment like the one caused by the United States (US) raid of May 1-2, 2011, is to be avoided, repor
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The Abbottabad Commission has called for strengthening democratic control of state institutions and civilian oversight over so far unaccountable security and Intelligence Agencies if a national embarrassment like the one caused by the United States (US) raid of May 1-2, 2011, is to be avoided, reports Dawn on July 10 (today). The Commission, in the penultimate chapter of the 336-page report, made 32 wide ranging recommendations to address the issues identified during the course of its investigations and testimonies by key civilian and military functionaries. But strikingly, its suggestions repeatedly bemoaned “military hegemony” and emphasised on strengthening democracy. While it is said that the Commission concluded that it was a collective failure at all levels of the Government and a series of incidents of negligence and poor policy culminated in the May1-2 incident, the report appeared to be quite categorical about whom it found to be responsible as it noted: “The failure was primarily an intelligence-security failure that was rooted in political irresponsibility and military exercise of authority and influence in policy and administrative areas for which it neither had constitutional or legal authority, nor the necessary expertise and competence.” At another point in an oblique reference to the military and its spy agencies, it said systemic failure in the country was a “concrete outcome and product of acts of commission and omission of specific individuals and institutions, who usurp responsibilities that are not theirs”. There were several references to frequent military interventions as the cause of national woes, and a warning that threat of revival of military’s “green book ideology” persisted despite the army having faded from the political scenario under General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
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July - 10 
On July 10 that while the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has agreed in principle to one of the primary demands of the Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) for granting of tribal status to six communities of the state, the ULFA-PTF leadership is not ready to take the
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On July 10 that while the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has agreed in principle to one of the primary demands of the Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) for granting of tribal status to six communities of the state, the ULFA-PTF leadership is not ready to take the Government word for it till the approval is spelt out in the peace settlement. Deputy 'commander-in-chief' Raju Baruah alias Hitesh Kalita, who is the top leader of the military wing of the pro-talks group, said, "All statements made so far are speculative. We have discussed the problems of the State with the Government, including the problems surrounding indigenous communities. It is too early to come to conclude whether tribal status will be granted to the six communities. First, let it be incorporated in the peace agreement." Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said a few days ago that he too supports the ULFA-PTF’s demand. Union minister of state for tribal welfare Ranee Narah on July 9 said that the MHA is waiting for the Registrar General of India (RGI)'s clearance to the proposal. The ULFA-PTF replaced its three-decade-old demand of sovereignty with the demand for constitutional safeguards for the indigenous people by granting tribal status to the tea tribe, Koch-Rajbongshi, Moran, Motok, Tai Ahom and Chutia communities.
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July - 10 
The forensic report of terror accused Khalid Mujahid, who died on May 18, 2013, in Police custody, reveals that he was not poisoned as alleged by his family, according to The Times of India. The report of Mujahid's viscera examination submitted to Barabanki Police by Uttar Pradesh (UP) forensic scie
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The forensic report of terror accused Khalid Mujahid, who died on May 18, 2013, in Police custody, reveals that he was not poisoned as alleged by his family, according to The Times of India. The report of Mujahid's viscera examination submitted to Barabanki Police by Uttar Pradesh (UP) forensic science laboratory on July 10 stated that poison did not cause his death. Mujahid was an accused in blasts at courts in the state in 2007.
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July - 10 
The United States (US) Navy SEALs were able to sneak into Pakistan covertly to kill al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden because of Pakistani military's obsession with India and advanced American stealth technology, Times of India reported on July 11 quoting the report of the Abbottabad Commission. The
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The United States (US) Navy SEALs were able to sneak into Pakistan covertly to kill al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden because of Pakistani military's obsession with India and advanced American stealth technology, Times of India reported on July 11 quoting the report of the Abbottabad Commission. The leaked report of the Abbottabad Commission said India remained the focus of Army "despite a growing American threat including actual border raids, drone strikes, special operations, the spread of a hostile spy network" among others. "Given the negative developments in US-Pakistan relations in recent years, there was no basis to limit defence planning to only one front in the east (with India), while ignoring the border and airspace in the West," it said.
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July - 11 
On July 11 citing National Investigating Agency (NIA) investigation reported that Naga militants are getting ammunition from Police. The NIA which has registered a case in this regard has already arrested four Police officials, including Wokha District Superintendent of Police (SP), S Sangtam, one S
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On July 11 citing National Investigating Agency (NIA) investigation reported that Naga militants are getting ammunition from Police. The NIA which has registered a case in this regard has already arrested four Police officials, including Wokha District Superintendent of Police (SP), S Sangtam, one Sub Divisional Police officer (SDPO), one Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and one havildar, who was in charge of the armoury from where the ammunition was taken out. Sources said that at the end of 2012 it was found that a group of police officers were involved in handing over of huge quantities of ammunition of AK series rifles and SLR to the militants belonging to the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). On Police records, it was shown that the ammunition was used in the firing ranges, while, the live cartridges given to the militants were replaced by the empty shells provided by the ultras.
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July - 11 
Report said that two groups of militants, both from the NDFB-RD and I K Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-IKS) have been taking shelter in the Chariduar which lies to the north of Sonitpur District. Recently, five cadres from NDFB-IKS, including the two killed on July
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Report said that two groups of militants, both from the NDFB-RD and I K Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-IKS) have been taking shelter in the Chariduar which lies to the north of Sonitpur District. Recently, five cadres from NDFB-IKS, including the two killed on July 11, joined the NDFB-RD after the NDFB leader Ranjan Daimary was released from jail.
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July - 11 
Security and Intelligence agencies on July 11 revealed that Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) Border Action Team (BAT), which has been revived by the militant outfit sometime back, was most likely responsible for planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and landmines in Kanga Gali area near the Line of Co
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Security and Intelligence agencies on July 11 revealed that Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) Border Action Team (BAT), which has been revived by the militant outfit sometime back, was most likely responsible for planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and landmines in Kanga Gali area near the Line of Control (LoC) in Sawjian sector of Poonch District on July 8 in which one civilian porter was killed and five persons, including three porters and two Army soldiers, were injured, reports Daily Excelsior. Army sources said, “It hardly matters for us whether the BAT has been revived or not. We are maintaining a high alert on the LoC. Whether the IEDs or mine are planted by the LeT or any other outfit or the BAT, we are committed to thwart their plot.” Meanwhile, Army's Northern Command Headquarters has floated tenders for the purchase of six Border Surveillance Management Systems (BSMS) for deployment in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Kashmir Times. "A surveillance system is required which can cater to Indian Army's peacetime requirements, both during day and night," said the Request for Proposal (RFP) document released by Northern Command's First Field Ordnance Depot. The move comes in the light of increased attempts at infiltration across the LoC in J&K in recent months.
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July - 12 
A July 12 report claims that all the weapons taken away by a personnel of 5 Manipur Rifle (MR), who ran away from his post, has been recovered by Police. The MR personnel, Jamkholal, was arrested by Churachandpur Police on July 7. Acting on his disclosure, a Police team conducted a search operation
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A July 12 report claims that all the weapons taken away by a personnel of 5 Manipur Rifle (MR), who ran away from his post, has been recovered by Police. The MR personnel, Jamkholal, was arrested by Churachandpur Police on July 7. Acting on his disclosure, a Police team conducted a search operation at Khedkar village under Tousem sub-division in Tamenglong District. In the course of the search operation, one AK-47, three magazines and 57 number of ammunition were recovered. Police had earlier recovered two SLRs and one Insas rifle which were also taken away by Jamkholal. Also, Police have issued strict instruction to leader of Lallumba faction of Kangleipak Communist party-Military Council (KCP-MC), Lallumba, to report immediately to the Joint Monitoring Group. Meanwhile, a highly reliable source said that Lallumba is at his home after being discharged from hospital following an accident.
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July - 12 
Quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The News on July 12 reported that Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up a base in Syria to assess "the needs of the jihad". Citing a Taliban operative, the BBC reported that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of M
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Quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The News on July 12 reported that Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have set up a base in Syria to assess "the needs of the jihad". Citing a Taliban operative, the BBC reported that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of Middle Eastern origin who have moved to Syria in recent years. At least 12 experts in warfare and information technology had gone to Syria in the last two months, the Taliban operative told BBC. The Pakistani Government has not yet commented on the issue.
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July - 14 
Security agencies fighting against the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) have to take on a deadly mix of the underworld, various terrorist networks and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s intelligence agency, who are using new routes to pump fake currency into India, The Time
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Security agencies fighting against the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) have to take on a deadly mix of the underworld, various terrorist networks and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s intelligence agency, who are using new routes to pump fake currency into India, The Times of India reports on July 15. Sources in the Mumbai Police said the involvement of the underworld has been established on a number of occasions, and distribution of fake currency is controlled by Dawood Ibrahim's aide, Aftab Batki alias Sultan. Sources also said FICN get printed at a press set up by ISI at Sukkur (Sukkur District in Sindh) a border town in Pakistan. ISI has been using Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and other splinter groups to smuggle fake currency. Moreover, the growing number of FICN seized in Mumbai (Maharashtra) during the last four years indicates a growing menace, Hindustan Times reports on July 15. From INR 62,00,000 in 2009, FICN worth INR 88,00,000 was seized in 2012. And till June 2013, INR 40,00,000 has been seized. In a bid to make the laws more stringent, officials of the Mumbai Police said the union government has made amendments in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) 1967, and now production or smuggling or circulation of fake currency has been declared a ‘terrorist act’.
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July - 15 
The Times of India quoting Army sources on July 15 reported that there have been 45 ceasefire violations until end of June 2013, compared to 27 in 2012 (till June). There were 69 infiltration attempts, including 30 successful ones, in 2013. Against this, there were only 49 infiltration attempts unti
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The Times of India quoting Army sources on July 15 reported that there have been 45 ceasefire violations until end of June 2013, compared to 27 in 2012 (till June). There were 69 infiltration attempts, including 30 successful ones, in 2013. Against this, there were only 49 infiltration attempts until end of June 2012, and only 13 were successful. 20 Security Force personnel have been killed till June 30, compared to just two during the same period in 2012.
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July - 15 
A detailed report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on July 15 stated that ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence has taken 1,726 lives in Karachi from January to June 2013, which is around 45 percent higher compared to 1,215 deaths during the same period in 2012, repor
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A detailed report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on July 15 stated that ethnic, sectarian and politically-linked violence has taken 1,726 lives in Karachi from January to June 2013, which is around 45 percent higher compared to 1,215 deaths during the same period in 2012, reports Daily Times. The data, collected from newspapers and compiled by HRCP, expressed grave concern over the issue. The report further disclosed that those killed include victims of sectarian violence, targeted killings, as well as those whose dead bodies were found in different parts of the city. HRCP noted that in each of the six months in 2013, the killings were much higher than the corresponding period last year with June being the most violent. As many as 291 people were killed in January 2013, compared to 153 in January 2012 - 271 in February compared to 149 in February 2012 - 311 in March 2013 and 182 in March 2012 - 262 in April this year and 258 in April 2012 - 278 in May this year compared to 244 in May last year and 313 was the death toll in June 2013 compared to 229 in June 2012. Though the number of fatalities in violence was by no means small in the previous year, in 2013 the number never dipped below 250 in any month from January to June 2013.
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July - 15 
In its preliminary findings the Balochistan Home Department has recommended an increase of 15,000 to 20,000 new personnel in Police, 10,000 to 15,000 in Levies force personnel and similarly 15,000 to 20,000 in the Frontier Corps, a senior Balochistan Police Official confided in The Express Tribune.
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In its preliminary findings the Balochistan Home Department has recommended an increase of 15,000 to 20,000 new personnel in Police, 10,000 to 15,000 in Levies force personnel and similarly 15,000 to 20,000 in the Frontier Corps, a senior Balochistan Police Official confided in The Express Tribune. Currently, the Balochistan police and constabulary comprises about 35,000 personnel. Resultantly, only five to ten per cent of the provincial territory is controlled by the Police while the current strength of approximately 20,000 Levies operates in B areas—rural areas of the province. The strength of FC currently stands at about 50,000 personnel and the agency is headed by the military in the province.
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July - 15 
The done strikes of United States (US) faces broad opposition around the world and is unpopular across the globe, says Washington based The Pew Research Centre report released on July 15, reports Dawn. The Pew Research Centre conducted a survey on the issue in 39 countries, out of which 31 countries
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The done strikes of United States (US) faces broad opposition around the world and is unpopular across the globe, says Washington based The Pew Research Centre report released on July 15, reports Dawn. The Pew Research Centre conducted a survey on the issue in 39 countries, out of which 31 countries disapprove of US drone attacks against extremist groups in places such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. “In most of the nations polled, there continues to be extensive opposition to the American drone campaign against extremist leaders and organisations,” the report notes. The only three countries where majorities support the drone campaign are Israel (64 per cent), Kenya (56 percent) and the US itself (61perecent).
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July - 15 
The initial report prepared by the Provincial Government’s Committee on the migration of Kutchi community submitted to Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on July 15 states that the war over extortion and political motives has caused the recent spell of violence in Lyari that has forced many members of the
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The initial report prepared by the Provincial Government’s Committee on the migration of Kutchi community submitted to Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on July 15 states that the war over extortion and political motives has caused the recent spell of violence in Lyari that has forced many members of the Kutchi community to flee to parts of rural Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The committee comprises five Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) members, including Taj Haider, Doctor Sikandar Mandhro, Ali Mardan Shah, Rashid Rabbani and Jam Mahtab Dahar. It was formed on July 12, 2013 soon after the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked the Federal Interior Secretary to visit Karachi. The members of the committee visited Badin and Thatta to hold meetings with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in camps. “We have started consulting various stakeholders and recorded statements of elected representatives, politicians, notables and social workers of the area. The initial findings point towards a ‘bhatta mafia’ and political motives as the reason behind the unrest,” a member of the committee said. “We will continue recording the statements of different stakeholders and present the final report to the CM within a couple of days.” There were, however, contradictory statements by the committee members on the number of IDPs who took shelter in Thatta and Badin Districts. PPP leader Taj Haider informed the media that around 3,000 people had been displaced. “Out of the displaced persons, the Government is looking after 1,200 people,” he added. “The Government is very serious about resolving the problems of the Kutchi community. Very soon we shall end the differences between the Baloch and the Kutchis.” Meanwhile, taking note of a report filed by the Rangers Director General Rizwan Akhtar, which proposed that the Police force be depoliticised, political parties’ militant wings should be disbanded, no-go areas be eliminated and a campaign be launched to deweaponise the city the three-member bench of the Supreme Court raised their concern that if law enforcers merely kept filing reports, who would eliminate the no-go areas and militant wings of the political parties in the city. The Supreme Court appeared tired of reports with suggestions instead of concrete results. The bench of Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Amir Hani Muslim, resumed the follow-up hearing of the Karachi violence suo motu case and observed that despite the law enforcers’ undertaking to improve law and order in April, nothing had changed over the last three months. “The situation of residents of Lyari is most miserable,” remarked Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, referring to the recent mass migration the Kutchi community members following intense fighting with the defunct Peoples Amn Committee (PAC).
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July - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has almost settled on the Indian Mujahideen (IM) as the terror outfit responsible for the serial explosions at Bodh Gaya (Bihar, July 7, 2013), The Times of India reports on July 17. "Going by the modus operandi, nature of explosives and eyewitness statements,
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has almost settled on the Indian Mujahideen (IM) as the terror outfit responsible for the serial explosions at Bodh Gaya (Bihar, July 7, 2013), The Times of India reports on July 17. "Going by the modus operandi, nature of explosives and eyewitness statements, the involvement of Naxalites, Hindu terror outfits or even disgruntled elements within the temple management can be safely ruled out. It is now almost certain that the IM or a local outfit owing allegiance to it carried out the multiple blasts," said an officer associated with the probe. In addition, NIA has found some important clues in the blasts, Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde said on July 17. "I can say that investigation is being done seriously, and probing agency (NIA) has found some important clues in the right and positive direction," Shinde commented. Meanwhile, reports indicate that poor quality of gas cylinders used in the bombs planted at Bodh Gaya, perhaps, saved the site from too much damage. Investigations by NIA revealed that one of the reasons why the 10 bombs that exploded in Bodh Gaya could not cause much damage was because the cylinders in which explosives were stuffed were procured from local factories in Bihar and were of very poor quality. "In some bombs the entire base of the cylinder has come out intact dampening the impact of the blasts," said an NIA officer. Another reason being cited for the bombs going off with a whimper is poor insertion of detonators in the shrapnel-explosive mix. "Holes were drilled into the cylinders and then explosives and shrapnel put into it. A detonator was then inserted to complete the circuit with batteries and clocks. It seems the detonators were surrounded more by shrapnel than explosives leading to reduced charge and poor explosion," said the officer.
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July - 16 
A committee on peace dispelling the impression that two communities are fighting with each other in Lyari in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, claimed on July 16 that a ‘third force’ is conspiring infighting between Baloch and Katchi communities in Lyari, reports Daily Tim
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A committee on peace dispelling the impression that two communities are fighting with each other in Lyari in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, claimed on July 16 that a ‘third force’ is conspiring infighting between Baloch and Katchi communities in Lyari, reports Daily Times. President Asif Ali Zardari had constituted the committee which comprises of representatives from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Sindh Government. The president had constituted the committee, headed by the PPP leader and Sindh Law Minister Doctor Sikandar Mandhro, after an increase in protests by people belonging to the Katchi community who were complaining atrocities being committed against them by persons belonging to People’s Aman Committee (PAC).
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July - 16 
The United States needs to hammer out a new drone deal with Pakistan as the Nawaz Sharif Government is unlikely to continue the current policy of plausible deniability, says US think-tank Council on Foreign Relations report released on July 17, reports Dawn. The report by Daniel Markey, a senior fe
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The United States needs to hammer out a new drone deal with Pakistan as the Nawaz Sharif Government is unlikely to continue the current policy of plausible deniability, says US think-tank Council on Foreign Relations report released on July 17, reports Dawn. The report by Daniel Markey, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, says that the new deal will have to be sensitive to Pakistan’s concerns and objectives. “This will likely mean that Washington will face new constraints in its counter-terrorism operations. But managed with care, a new agreement could put the targeted killing campaign against Al Qaeda on firmer political footing without entirely eliminating its effectiveness,” he argues.
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July - 16 
country’s prominent politicians, academics and intellectuals on July 16 have unanimously expressed the view that JeI should be banned following the ICT-1 verdict on July 15 that it is a criminal organization, reports The Independent. The ICT-1 in its judgement in Ghulam Azam’s case said, “In the int
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country’s prominent politicians, academics and intellectuals on July 16 have unanimously expressed the view that JeI should be banned following the ICT-1 verdict on July 15 that it is a criminal organization, reports The Independent. The ICT-1 in its judgement in Ghulam Azam’s case said, “In the interest of establishing a democratic as well as non-communal Bangladesh, no such anti-liberation people should be allowed to sit at the helm of Executives of the Government, social or political parties including Government and Non-Government Organisations. We are of the opinion that the Government may take necessary steps to that end for debarring those anti-liberation persons from holding the said superior posts in order to establish a democratic and non-communal country for which millions of people sacrificed their lives during the War of Liberation.”
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July - 18 
In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia, disclosed a detailed Fact Sheet issued by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on July 18, reports Daily Times. The fact sheet prepa
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In the last 18 months, 203 incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan resulted in 1,800 casualties, including 717 deaths, of which 635 were Shia, disclosed a detailed Fact Sheet issued by US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on July 18, reports Daily Times. The fact sheet prepared under the Pakistan Religious Violence Project, an undertaking of the USCIRF, took into account publicly reported attacks against religious communities in Pakistan during the past 18 months. The report stated that while Shias are more at risk of becoming victims of suicide bombings and targeted shootings, the already poor religious freedom environment for Hindus, Christians, and Ahmadis continued to deteriorate, with a number violent incidents occurring against members of these communities. "The Shia bore the brunt of attacks from militants and terrorist organisations, with some of the deadliest attacks occurring during holy months and pilgrimages," said the report. Since January 2012, the Shia community was attacked 77 times, killing 635 members and injuring 834. They also suffered 18 incidents of bomb blasts and 46 times witnessed targeted shootings. Christians, the second biggest religious community of Pakistan, were attacked 37 times in which 11 Christians were killed and 36 injured. They were also attacked in targeted shootings that claimed 3 lives, while 5 Christian girls were also raped. Ahmadis witnessed 54 attacks including 1 bomb blast and 26 incidents of targeted shootings in which 22 Ahmadis were killed and 39 injured.
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July - 19 
A good number of people in Kochi District have made it to the list of the world’s most wanted criminals, New Indian Express reports on July 20. The names of 10 persons from the district figure among 31 Keralites in the revised red corner notice list of the Interpol released this year by the Central
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A good number of people in Kochi District have made it to the list of the world’s most wanted criminals, New Indian Express reports on July 20. The names of 10 persons from the district figure among 31 Keralites in the revised red corner notice list of the Interpol released this year by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency which is operating as Interpol in the country. Six persons from the District are wanted by the security agencies in the country for terror-related activities. That 16 of them belong to the northern Districts such as Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod is a cause for concern. Azeez Kizhakkanayil Odackali, Nasar Marangattu, Najeeb Kariberypadi, Abdul Sathar alias Manzoor, Savad Mudasherri and Sajil Thottathukudi are wanted for terror-related activities. Koyikkal Ramrao Sudarshan and Baby Srambickal are wanted for economic frauds and counterfeit cases. Some terror-accused persons like K P Sabir of Kannur who is one of the first persons from Kerala to be trained in terror camps in Jammu and Kashmir were mainly operating in Ernakulam District. “Central Bureau of Investigation is the agency which works as Interpol in the country. Red corner notice is issued against people who after committing notorious crimes are suspected to have fled from the country. The majority of the Keralites in the red corner list are linked to murder, human trafficking, arms and drugs smuggling, terror-related and counterfeit cases. The number has risen from 17 last year to 31 this year,” CBI officials said.
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July - 19 
According to reports submitted by the civilian spy agency to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the IB arrested a ‘death squad’ Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Masoom Billah from Afra Garden in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District of Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The report fu
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According to reports submitted by the civilian spy agency to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the IB arrested a ‘death squad’ Chief of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Masoom Billah from Afra Garden in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi District of Sindh, reports The Express Tribune. The report further stated that Billah has told investigators that his group was planning more sectarian attacks in the country. Following a briefing, the Prime Minister directed the IB officials to track down those who were supplying arms, bankrolling and providing logistical support to terrorist outfits in the country. According to an official statement, the prime minister directed the IB to keep a vigilant eye on terrorists, their cohorts and other criminals. He also directed that the IB should reinforce its countrywide intelligence network by maintaining coordination with all other security agencies as well as provincial law-enforcers. It further claims that Billah’s arrest was a major breakthrough in the case as he was not only the plotter of the June 26, 2013 attack on Justice Baqar but was also the chief of the LeJ’s secret ‘death squad’. Billah reportedly told investigators that the attack was executed by LeJ activists Qari Bashir Ahmed Leghari and Asif Chautoo, while Attaur Rehman was head of the operation. The report quoted Billah as saying that the LeJ was also plotting attacks against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) politicians for their sectarian affiliations.
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July - 19 
Quoting n intelligence report sent to the Provincial Government recently Dawn reported that despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed outfits are working in different Government departments in the Rawalpindi Division, comprising the Di
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Quoting n intelligence report sent to the Provincial Government recently Dawn reported that despite being put on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 watch list, 40 individuals having links to outlawed outfits are working in different Government departments in the Rawalpindi Division, comprising the Districts of Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal and Rawalpindi. The intelligence report stated that over 460 persons charged with terror activities and delivering hate speeches had been placed under section IV (Schedule IV) of ATA in the Rawalpinidi Division. Of these, nearly 40 were working in different Government departments like education and even some sensitive institutions. Anyone put on the watch list under Section IV of the ATA 1997 has to inform the respective police before leaving his hometown and upon return.
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July - 20 
A performance audit of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) shows that the Centre has done little to strengthen coastal security since the 26/11 (November 26, 2008)) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terror attacks, reports Daily Mail reports on July 21. "With res
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A performance audit of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) shows that the Centre has done little to strengthen coastal security since the 26/11 (November 26, 2008)) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terror attacks, reports Daily Mail reports on July 21. "With respect to Maharashtra and Gujarat for the period up to 26/11, not a single boarding operation was conducted in 96 cases. Night flying task was never achieved by any aircraft squadrons during the last six years. The average shortfall was 32 per cent despite the fact that night flying task was reduced," the audit observed.
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July - 20 
According to an Iranian TV report, the United States (US) has offered Pakistan to sign a prisoner swap agreement for the extradition of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, The Express Tribune reported on July 21. The agreement states that Aafia will have to stay imprisoned in Pakistan for the number of years she was
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According to an Iranian TV report, the United States (US) has offered Pakistan to sign a prisoner swap agreement for the extradition of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, The Express Tribune reported on July 21. The agreement states that Aafia will have to stay imprisoned in Pakistan for the number of years she was sentenced to in the US. The report claimed that the Federal Ministry of Interior has formed a task force to look into this offer. Aafia was sentenced to 86 years in jail on September 23, 2010, after she was found guilty on seven counts, including attempted murder. She is currently being held at an American maximum security prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
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July - 20 
The Government has agreed to reveal names of all detainees in internment centres run by the country’s Intelligence Agencies, reports The Express Tribune on July 21. At the same time, during a high-level meeting on July 18, 2013 at the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP)’s office in Islamabad, a mecha
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The Government has agreed to reveal names of all detainees in internment centres run by the country’s Intelligence Agencies, reports The Express Tribune on July 21. At the same time, during a high-level meeting on July 18, 2013 at the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP)’s office in Islamabad, a mechanism a mechanism was agreed upon allowing the relatives of ‘missing persons’ to meet their loved-ones in these detention centres. A mechanism has also been worked out for the recovery of missing persons, sources said.
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July - 21 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is promoting opium cultivation popular in Districts along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary, reports The Times of India on July 22. According to security sources, the CPI-Maoist is taking the help of local rebel outfits to encourage opium farming, whic
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is promoting opium cultivation popular in Districts along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary, reports The Times of India on July 22. According to security sources, the CPI-Maoist is taking the help of local rebel outfits to encourage opium farming, which, although illegal, is a traditional practice in these areas and is a lucrative occupation for locals. "It is a fact that the Maoists tacitly promote opium and ganja cultivation in order to raise funds for their activities. The cadres of the anti-talks factions of ULFA [ULFA-Independent] and NDFB [NDFB-IK Songbijit], who are hiding at several places in Arunachal Pradesh, are helping them in their latest venture," said an unnamed senior intelligence official. "Around 200 youth are reported to be running the poppy farming racket in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh. They get a monthly stipend of INR 1,500-2,500. The local outfits, which are helping the Maoists are also paying approximately INR 30,000 per acre to willing farmers for growing opium," added an unnamed security source from Arunachal Pradesh. Earlier, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki had said, "We are trying to sensitize the people and replace the traditional poppy farming with other cash crops, rubber plantation or flower and fruit cultivation."
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July - 21 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK) has terminated some of its members, says a report of July 21.
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK) has terminated some of its members, says a report of July 21.
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July - 22 
The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) on July 22 said that over 85,000 voters in the Northern Province do not have national identity (ID) cards, reports Colombo Page. CaFFE Executive Director, Keerthi Tennakoon said that out of the 85,000 persons in the North without ID cards, according t
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The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) on July 22 said that over 85,000 voters in the Northern Province do not have national identity (ID) cards, reports Colombo Page. CaFFE Executive Director, Keerthi Tennakoon said that out of the 85,000 persons in the North without ID cards, according to the 2012 voter register, 45,000 were in the Jaffna District alone.
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July - 24 
The counterfeiters of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are increasingly using Nadia and Cooch Districts, which also shares a border with Bangladesh, Hindustan Times reports on July 25. In Cooch Behar the work of bringing the FICN is handled by a new extremist group, Muslim Security Force, which
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The counterfeiters of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are increasingly using Nadia and Cooch Districts, which also shares a border with Bangladesh, Hindustan Times reports on July 25. In Cooch Behar the work of bringing the FICN is handled by a new extremist group, Muslim Security Force, which operates both in West Bengal and Assam. The central agency has also cautioned that Munnai market in Gosaigaon region of Kokrajhar District in Assam, which is very close to Cooch Behar, is the principal point of receiving the FICNs from Bangladeshi agents. Malda and Murshidabad Districts in West Bengal have long been used by the counterfeiters, adds the report. FICN is brought from Nepal and Bhutan through these bordering Districts in north Bengal.
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July - 25 
The SK-Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA-SK Thadou) on July 25 denied report that the outfit terminated its former ‘general secretary’ Seineo Guite alias James Kuki following his arrest on July 16 at Jiribam in the Imphal East District, reports The Sangai Express ‘Information and
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The SK-Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA-SK Thadou) on July 25 denied report that the outfit terminated its former ‘general secretary’ Seineo Guite alias James Kuki following his arrest on July 16 at Jiribam in the Imphal East District, reports The Sangai Express ‘Information and publicity secretary’ of the outfit, George Simte clarified that Seineo Guite was only ‘rank downed’ for violating party rules and not terminated as reported. George also denied the involvement of the outfit in a gun fight that occurred at Phaituol village on July 21. He also asked all those cadres who did not attend the ‘home coming ceremony’ held on July 17 to report to the ‘chairman’ within 30 days. He also added that the Government is all set to set up a permanent camp for the UTLA-SK Thadou cadres at Vangai Chungpao in the Churachanpur District.
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July - 25 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) will soon take charge of construction of inter-state bridges across Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit areas, reports The Times of India on July 26. Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh is learnt to have directed that bridges linking States in Ma
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) will soon take charge of construction of inter-state bridges across Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit areas, reports The Times of India on July 26. Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh is learnt to have directed that bridges linking States in Maoist-hit Districts be declared projects of "national importance" and their construction be implemented by the UMHA.
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July - 25 
On July 25 that the SITE-Association of Industry is worried about rising incidents of extortion, robbery and threats and is trying to put together a special Security Force, which will have ‘legal cover’ to patrol the industrial estate. The move comes after failed attempts by successive Governments t
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On July 25 that the SITE-Association of Industry is worried about rising incidents of extortion, robbery and threats and is trying to put together a special Security Force, which will have ‘legal cover’ to patrol the industrial estate. The move comes after failed attempts by successive Governments to curb criminal activities through Police and Paramilitary Forces, which have not helped in developing confidence in the country’s largest cluster of factories.
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July - 27 
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audit has revealed that the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Development Foundation, a Canadian charity foundation, shipped more than USD 280,000 to a Pakistan-based agency, which the government fears was used to support the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Indian Express
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audit has revealed that the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Development Foundation, a Canadian charity foundation, shipped more than USD 280,000 to a Pakistan-based agency, which the government fears was used to support the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Indian Express reports on July 27. The foundation "facilitated the transfer of resources that may have been used to support the efforts of a political organisation...and its armed wing," the CRA said in a letter to the charity, outlining its findings. "Canada's commitment to combating terrorism extends to preventing organisations with ties to terrorism from benefiting from the tax advantages of charitable registration," the CRA letter stated.
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July - 28 
on July 28 reports that the HLPC is split on whether to change the 11-point agreement and the 25-point presidential decree as Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) are lobbying for changes in both, while the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communis
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on July 28 reports that the HLPC is split on whether to change the 11-point agreement and the 25-point presidential decree as Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) are lobbying for changes in both, while the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) are against any changes. The UCPN-M and the UDMF want to increase the seats under Proportional Representation system (to between 55 and 58 per cent), as well as the strength of 491-member CA. The NC and the CPN-UML believe that backtracking from March 13 pact and the presidential decree will lead to a stalemate that will lead to the deferring of CA elections. However, both sides are firm on November 19 polls.
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July - 29 
According to media reports the death toll in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Prison attack has reached to 24, including 12 Policeman, four prisoners (Sajid, Juma Malang, Akhtar Abbas and Aslam), a bakery watchman Aslam, a passerby Mohammad Nasim and one unidentified person. Police claimed of killing fi
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According to media reports the death toll in the July 29 Dera Ismail Khan Prison attack has reached to 24, including 12 Policeman, four prisoners (Sajid, Juma Malang, Akhtar Abbas and Aslam), a bakery watchman Aslam, a passerby Mohammad Nasim and one unidentified person. Police claimed of killing five attackers. Earlier, it was reported that 11 persons were killed in the attack. While accepting responsibility for the attack, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said, “Some 150 Taliban, including 60 suicide bombers, attacked the Central Prison and managed to free about 300 prisoners”, reports The Express Tribune. However, different media sources reported that around 250 prisoners had managed to escape during the attack. Referring to the incident, KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on July 30 said, “No prior intelligence regarding this incident was shared,” reports The Express Tribune.
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July - 30 
Two key coastal Police Stations under the Mumbai (Maharashtra) Police - Yellow Gate and Mumbai Sagari - have a severe staff crunch with over 1,000 official/staff positions vacant for more than a year, Hindustan Times reports on July 31. The Yellow Gate Police Station has a sanctioned strength of aro
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Two key coastal Police Stations under the Mumbai (Maharashtra) Police - Yellow Gate and Mumbai Sagari - have a severe staff crunch with over 1,000 official/staff positions vacant for more than a year, Hindustan Times reports on July 31. The Yellow Gate Police Station has a sanctioned strength of around 690 but only 180-odd Policemen are presently posted there. Yellow Gate is the only Police Station for the entire Western coast and any offence not just in the state but also in Goa is registered here. The Mumbai Sagari Police Station, formed after November 26, 2008 (26/11) attacks, has a sanctioned strength of around 750 while only 160-odd Policemen are posted in the Police Station.
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July - 30 
In its latest fact-finding report, titled, ‘Extra-judicial acts by Rangers in Karachi’, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called the Paramilitary Force an agent of fear, instead of an agent of security, reports The Express Tribune on July 31 (today). In its report, the HRCP took up 11 r
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In its latest fact-finding report, titled, ‘Extra-judicial acts by Rangers in Karachi’, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called the Paramilitary Force an agent of fear, instead of an agent of security, reports The Express Tribune on July 31 (today). In its report, the HRCP took up 11 recent cases of abduction, extra-judicial killings and torture allegedly by the Rangers. “In all such cases, the Rangers have abused their power and not disclosed charges against abducted persons,” it observed.
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August - 1 
The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism on August 1 said that its field investigation in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2012 briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately targeting rescuers at the scene of a previous drone
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The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism on August 1 said that its field investigation in Pakistan’s tribal areas appears to confirm that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2012 briefly revived the controversial tactic of deliberately targeting rescuers at the scene of a previous drone strike, reports The News. It said the tactic has previously been labelled a possible war crime by two United Nations (UN) investigators. A statement said the Bureau’s research confirmed that five ‘double-tap’ strikes took place in mid-2012, one of which also struck a mosque. In total 53 people were killed, and 57 injured. The new study focused mainly on strikes around a single village in North Waziristan - attacks that were aimed at one of al Qaeda’s few remaining senior figures, Abu Yahya al-Libi. He was finally killed by a CIA drone strike on June 4 2012. Congressional aides have previously been reported as describing to the Los Angeles Times reviewing a CIA video showing Abu Yahya al-Libi alone being killed. But the Bureau’s field research appears to confirm what others reported at the time - that al-Libi’s death was part of a sequence of strikes on the same location that killed up to 16 people. If correct, that would indicate that Congressional aides were not shown crucial additional video material. The CIA has rejected the charge. Spokesman Edward Price told the Bureau, ‘The CIA takes its commitment to Congressional oversight with the utmost seriousness. The Agency provides accurate and timely information consistent with our obligation to the oversight Committees. Any accusation alleging otherwise is baseless.’ The Bureau first broke the story of the CIA’s deliberate targeting of rescuers in a February 2012 investigation for The Sunday Times.
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August - 7 
Indian intelligence officials have submitted a report to the Home Ministry stating the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is increasing pressure on the Nawaz Sharif Government to act on Kashmir, reported Zee News, on August 8. The ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kash
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Indian intelligence officials have submitted a report to the Home Ministry stating the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is increasing pressure on the Nawaz Sharif Government to act on Kashmir, reported Zee News, on August 8. The ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by the Pakistani Army troops have seen a sharp rise ever since Nawaz Sharif returned as the Prime Minister (PM) on June 5. The Pakistani PM has reportedly cleared a new Kashmir strategy and set up a Kashmir Cell in his office. The purpose of the cell is to keep track of developments on Kashmir.
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August - 8 
130 people lost their lives during the Holy month of Ramazan in Karachi city because of target killing or abduction, reports The Daily Times on August 9. People who lost their lives include 105 ‘innocent’ people, 13 Police personnel, seven workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), three workers of
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130 people lost their lives during the Holy month of Ramazan in Karachi city because of target killing or abduction, reports The Daily Times on August 9. People who lost their lives include 105 ‘innocent’ people, 13 Police personnel, seven workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), three workers of Awami National Party (ANP), one worker of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and one of Pakistan Sunni Tehreek. As per Human Right Commission of Pakistan’s and media reports, about 1,800 people lost their lives in separate incidents of violence. While in January 291 people were killed, February 271, March 311, April 262, May 278 and in June as many as 313 people were killed.
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August - 9 
The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Further a report by the UN Security Council this week
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The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Further a report by the UN Security Council this week on al-Qaida highlights the dangers for India, "Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [LeT] continues to provide advanced terrorist training, including on improvised explosive devices." It explains, "Although recruiting primarily from the Punjab province of Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba continues to be active in Afghanistan and India as well as Pakistan. Its transnational reach and its highly-specialized training remain a cause for concern." Moreover, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)- PML (N), recently allocated USD 620,000 to facilities run by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), parent body of LeT, highlighting the blurred lines between the establishment and terror groups.
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August - 9 
The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Further a report by the UN Security Council this week
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The spurt in terrorist infiltration from Pakistan has been at a five-year high, The Times of India reports on August 10. India's security establishment expects this to grow exponentially after the US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Further a report by the UN Security Council this week on al-Qaida highlights the dangers for India, "Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [LeT] continues to provide advanced terrorist training, including on improvised explosive devices." It explains, "Although recruiting primarily from the Punjab province of Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba continues to be active in Afghanistan and India as well as Pakistan. Its transnational reach and its highly-specialized training remain a cause for concern." Moreover, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)- PML (N), recently allocated USD 620,000 to facilities run by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), parent body of LeT, highlighting the blurred lines between the establishment and terror groups.
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August - 17 
Border Security Force (BSF) has witnessed over 200 per cent increase in the recovery of poppy husk, while over 12 per cent increase has been noticed in the recovery of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), Indian Express reports on August 18. In the last seven and half months from January to August, 20
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Border Security Force (BSF) has witnessed over 200 per cent increase in the recovery of poppy husk, while over 12 per cent increase has been noticed in the recovery of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), Indian Express reports on August 18. In the last seven and half months from January to August, 2013, the BSF seized FICNs with the face value of over INR 52, 00,000, while the total recovery of FICNs in 2012 was around INR 46, 00,000. Similarly, the BSF has recovered around 246 kg of poppy husk till August 16, 2013, as compared to 5.5 kilograms recovered in 2012. BSF's Inspector General (IG), Punjab Frontier, Aditya Mishra said that though there has been an increase in the supply of FICNs, alertness thwarted many attempts of supplying such currency to Indian through Punjab borders. He, meanwhile, said the supply of poppy husk has increased manifold and the reason is that large-scale of it is being smuggled to Punjab from Rajasthan.
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August - 20 
According to a survey carried out by the Provincial Government, as many as 267 terrorists are imprisoned in the Punjab out of which 17 are locked up at Bahawalpur Central Jail, reports The Express Tribune. It says that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District, Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore District, Multan C
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According to a survey carried out by the Provincial Government, as many as 267 terrorists are imprisoned in the Punjab out of which 17 are locked up at Bahawalpur Central Jail, reports The Express Tribune. It says that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District, Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore District, Multan Central Jail in Multan District and Dera Ghazi (DG) Khan Jail in DG Khan District have been declared ‘sensitive’ and Rangers personnel have been deployed there. The Faisalabad Central Jail, Bahawalpur Central Jail, Dera Ghazi Khan Central Jail and Mianwali Central Jail are, however, still without similar security arrangements. The report says that there is a shortage of security staff at these jails. It says that the inmates in these jails freely use mobile phones.
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August - 26 
The number of Security Forces (SFs) killed in extremist-related violence in Assam has drastically come down in the last three years as most of the militant groups are now in ceasefire with the government, reports The Telegraph on August 27. According to figures available with the State Home Departme
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The number of Security Forces (SFs) killed in extremist-related violence in Assam has drastically come down in the last three years as most of the militant groups are now in ceasefire with the government, reports The Telegraph on August 27. According to figures available with the State Home Department, the number of SFs killed by militants has gone down from 14 in 2011 to four in 2012 to only two this year (till June).The number of incidents of militancy-spawned violence has also plummeted in the state this year compared to previous two years. The number of incidents of militant violence in Assam has decreased to 124 this year (up to June) compared to 213 in 2011 and 264 in 2012. The SFs attribute it to some major militant groups, including the Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) led by Arabinda Rajkhowa and the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB-RD coming to the negotiating table.“As a result of this, the number of deaths of civilians killed by extremists has also declined. The number of civilians killed in the state in militancy up to June this year is 10 compared to 29 in 2011 and 39 in 2012,” an official source said. He said that though militant violence has come down in the state, there has been no let-up in extortion in the state. The source said that extortion is being carried out by militants as well as a section of former militants and criminals. “A large number of extortion cases were being reported from the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD). The I.K. Songbijit faction of the NDFB [NDFB-IKS] is involved in large scale extortions in the BTAD and adjoining areas,” the source said.
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August - 26 
The Government on August 26 informed the National Assembly that 339 drone attacks had been recorded in the country since 2004, according to findings of a number of unofficial organisations which followed America’s policy to use drones worldwide, reports Dawn. A written answer submitted to the house
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The Government on August 26 informed the National Assembly that 339 drone attacks had been recorded in the country since 2004, according to findings of a number of unofficial organisations which followed America’s policy to use drones worldwide, reports Dawn. A written answer submitted to the house in response to a question said that 400 civilians had died in the tribal belt as a result of the attacks. There was no mention of the number of terrorists killed. The focus of the answer was on how the Government disapproved of the attacks, termed them a violation of the country’s sovereignty and was building pressure through likeminded organisations, countries and the United Nations (UN) against their legitimacy. To a flurry of questions in which members sought a clarification whether the government had any underhand understanding with the United States (US) Government to allow the use of drones in the tribal areas, Minister of State Khurram Dastagir Khan categorical answer was ‘no’. He said the Government hadn’t found any written agreement between Pakistan and the US on the use of drones, but it could be safely assumed that the previous two Governments led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had silently agreed, hence they never forcefully raised the issue.
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August - 28 
According to Police records, while there were 184 militancy-related incidents in 2004, only 15 and five such incidents occurred in 2012 and this year so far, respectively, reports Tripurainfo on August 29. "In 2004, around 102 civilians and security force personnel were killed in Tripura by terroris
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According to Police records, while there were 184 militancy-related incidents in 2004, only 15 and five such incidents occurred in 2012 and this year so far, respectively, reports Tripurainfo on August 29. "In 2004, around 102 civilians and security force personnel were killed in Tripura by terrorists while no one has been killed since last year by extremists," Police said.
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August - 28 
At least 35,513 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), comprising Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Assam Rifles, have opted for voluntary retirem
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At least 35,513 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), comprising Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Assam Rifles, have opted for voluntary retirement under Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) in last two years for personal and domestic reasons, reports The Times of India on August 29. Significantly, highest number of personnel to seek VRS are from BSF (15990), followed by CRPF (11406), CISF (3225), AR (2198), ITBP (1333) and SSB (1321). The numbers work out to around 50 VRS a day and the total number over two years is a little less than 5 per cent of the combined strength of these forces, which is around 750,000.
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August - 30 
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in its report titled ‘Missing Persons in Nepal: Updated List 2013’, released in Kathmandu on August 30 said that of the 3,777 victims of forced disappearances, 1,360 people still remain unaccounted for, reports The Himalayan Times. The report has
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in its report titled ‘Missing Persons in Nepal: Updated List 2013’, released in Kathmandu on August 30 said that of the 3,777 victims of forced disappearances, 1,360 people still remain unaccounted for, reports The Himalayan Times. The report has listed the names of the people, who went missing but whose death has now been confirmed, in addition to the names of those who remain unaccounted for. Jerome Fontana, deputy head of the ICRC delegation in Kathmandu, said, “The primary aim of ‘Updated List’ is to acknowledge the suffering of 1,360 families and to draw attention to their need, indeed their right, to know what happened to their missing relatives.”
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August - 31 
Indo-Nepal border is increasingly being used by Pakistani militants and infiltrators since the last two years to sneak into India and move quickly to bigger cities to settle down, reports Deccan Herald, on September 1. In 2012 as many as 134 individuals and 245 families trespassed into India using t
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Indo-Nepal border is increasingly being used by Pakistani militants and infiltrators since the last two years to sneak into India and move quickly to bigger cities to settle down, reports Deccan Herald, on September 1. In 2012 as many as 134 individuals and 245 families trespassed into India using the Nepal border. Bulk of the infiltration took place in November and December. Between 2007 and 2011, 196 individuals and 63 families crossed over, out of which 61 people and 15 families came in 2011. The Indo-Nepal border continues to be active in 2013 as up to August around 40 individuals and 130 militant families came into India using six notified transit points and four little known gateways in the Terai (grasslands, savannas, and forests located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya).
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September - 2 
Al Qaeda’s leaders have set up cells of engineers to try to shoot down, disable or hijack US drones, The Washington Post reported on September 3 citing top-secret US intelligence documents. The al Qaeda leadership is “hoping to exploit the technological vulnerabilities of a weapons system that has i
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Al Qaeda’s leaders have set up cells of engineers to try to shoot down, disable or hijack US drones, The Washington Post reported on September 3 citing top-secret US intelligence documents. The al Qaeda leadership is “hoping to exploit the technological vulnerabilities of a weapons system that has inflicted huge losses against the terrorist network,” The Washington Post said online. “Although there is no evidence that al Qaeda has forced a drone crash or successfully interfered with flight operations, US intelligence officials have closely tracked the group’s persistent efforts to develop a counter-drone strategy since 2010,” the report said, citing the secret documents. The al Qaeda commanders are keen to achieve “a technological breakthrough (that) could curb the US drone campaign, which has killed an estimated 3,000 people over the past decade,” The Washington Post reported. Drone strikes have forced al Qaeda operatives to limit their movements in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and other places.
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September - 6 
Nearly 10,000 children, including girls, have been "recruited" by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) across Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand to serve as intelligence gatherers or perform chores as cooks and couriers, reports The Times of India. Though these minor recruits — mostly
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Nearly 10,000 children, including girls, have been "recruited" by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) across Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand to serve as intelligence gatherers or perform chores as cooks and couriers, reports The Times of India. Though these minor recruits — mostly aged between 10 to 15 — don't carry arms, they are given the basic training to handle weapons. While around 3,000-4,000 children alone stand enrolled into "bal sangham" in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, the young hands working for Maoists in Jharkhand and Bihar are organized under 'bal dasta'. The modus operandi of recruiting these minors involves prevailing upon the local tribal families to "give up" one of their children to the CPI-Maoist, by highlighting displacement issues and "police atrocities on their brethren". Usually, the villagers have little choice but to oblige. Not only this, if the children stage an escape back to their homes, their families face a violent reprisal from the Maoists. Intelligence sources told TOI that the main job of the child recruits is to gather information for the Maoists. Bal sangham in the Dandkaranya region has been operational since 1995. In Odisha, the recruitments are mainly undertaken in Koraput and Malkangiri Districts. The Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh, a Maoist front organisation, had recently recruited and inducted several children in Narayanpatna Police Station area of Koraput. In Bihar, the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), now merged into CPI-Maoist, had been recruiting children between eight-14 for its "bal dasta". The CPI-Maoist continues to draft children mainly from Districts like Aurangabad, Rohtas, Kaimur and East Champaran. In Jharkhand, the recruitment of children has been reported from Palamu, Chatra, Lohardagga and Latehar Districts.
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September - 8 
A United States (US) magazine Foreign Policy has termed Karachi “the most dangerous megacity” in the world, reported The Express Tribune. In a piece on Karachi’s role in the global trade of methamphetamine — an illegal psychostimulant – Foreign Policy cited a murder rate of 12.3 per 100, 000 residen
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A United States (US) magazine Foreign Policy has termed Karachi “the most dangerous megacity” in the world, reported The Express Tribune. In a piece on Karachi’s role in the global trade of methamphetamine — an illegal psychostimulant – Foreign Policy cited a murder rate of 12.3 per 100, 000 residents, “some 25 percent higher than any other major city”. Commenting on the recent pace of change in Karachi, the report stated, “From 2000 to 2010, Karachi’s population grew more than 80 percent. That’s roughly equivalent to adding more than New York City’s entire population in just a decade.” The article says that “gangs tied to political parties have long operated in the poorer parts of the city, running extortion rings and land-grab schemes”, asserting that these factors have helped turn conditions in the city to one of the most fertile hotbeds for meth trade.
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September - 9 
According to government of India records about 900,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate explosives has been illegally diverted or stolen in less than two years between March 2010 and January 2012, reports The Hindustan Times on September 10. A two-month-long ‘investigation’ by Hindustan Times showed th
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According to government of India records about 900,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate explosives has been illegally diverted or stolen in less than two years between March 2010 and January 2012, reports The Hindustan Times on September 10. A two-month-long ‘investigation’ by Hindustan Times showed that a large part of these explosives find their way to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who use them in landmines, AND illegal miners.
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September - 9 
Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology (IT) Milind Deora on September 9 said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that Cyber crime cases in the country registered under the IT Act in 2012 rose by about 61 percent to 2,876 with Maharashtra record
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Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology (IT) Milind Deora on September 9 said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that Cyber crime cases in the country registered under the IT Act in 2012 rose by about 61 percent to 2,876 with Maharashtra recording the most number of cases, reports Silicon India. The country had witnessed 1,791 cases registered under the Information IT Act in 2011. "As per the cyber crime data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 288, 420, 966, 1,791 and 2,876 cyber crime cases were registered under IT Act during 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively," he added. Maharashtra registered a total of 471 cases in 2012 followed by Andhra Pradesh (429), Karnataka (412), Kerala (269) and Uttar Pradesh (205) under the IT Act, Deora said. A total of 176, 276, 356, 422 and 601 cases were registered under cyber crime related sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) during 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively, the Minister added. "To address the growing threat of cyber crimes/incidents in the country, government has issued an advisory to state governments and union territory administrations advising them to build adequate technical capacity in handling cyber crime including technical infrastructure, cyber police stations and trained manpower for detection, registration, investigation and prosecution of cyber crimes," Deora said.
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September - 11 
A massive ‘mobilisation campaign’ of Naxal [Left- Wing Extremist (LWE)] groups, including Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is learnt to be taking place in the jungles of Jamui District located in the dense jungles near the Bihar-Jharkhand State boundary, reports Daily Bhaskar on Septemb
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A massive ‘mobilisation campaign’ of Naxal [Left- Wing Extremist (LWE)] groups, including Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), is learnt to be taking place in the jungles of Jamui District located in the dense jungles near the Bihar-Jharkhand State boundary, reports Daily Bhaskar on September 12. More than 500 LWE cadres from different States have already gathered at the venue and over thousand are scheduled to arrive at the place in coming week. Villagers in Chakai, the nearest settlement to the alleged LWE camps, have confirmed sightings of LWEs, including some local ‘commanders’. It is believed that high-ranking CPI-Maoist cadres from other states are also attending the camp being held apparently to chalk out a plan to free prominent LWE leaders who are currently in Police custody.
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September - 11 
The Home and Tribal Affairs Department of Balochistan on September 11 revealed that 592 mutilated dead bodies have been found in the last three years from different parts of the province, reports Dawn. According to documents obtained by Dawn, Police and other law enforcers have found 592 bullet-ridd
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The Home and Tribal Affairs Department of Balochistan on September 11 revealed that 592 mutilated dead bodies have been found in the last three years from different parts of the province, reports Dawn. According to documents obtained by Dawn, Police and other law enforcers have found 592 bullet-riddled bodies since 2010 to September 2013. The documents indicate an increase in recovery of mutilated bodies during the current year in different volatile parts of Balochistan province, the least developed of the country. Most of the dead bodies were found in Quetta, Khuzdar, Kalat and the volatile Mekran belt. “Most of the dead bodies are of Baloch political workers,” the document said, adding that few of the victims belong to other ethnic groups as well. The Provincial Home Ministry has directed all concerned Deputy Commissioners and concerned Police officials to properly investigate into the recovery of dead bodies. Besides mutilated dead bodies, the document revealed that 132 cases of missing persons were pending before the Supreme Court and the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED), headed by Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Eight new cases of missing persons have been registered with the provincial home and tribal affairs department. “66 cases of missing persons are pending before Supreme Court and 64 are pending before the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances,” the document said. The Ministry said most of the cases of missing persons were pertaining to Khuzdar, Kalat, Mastung, Panjgur, Turbat and other troubled parts of Balochistan.
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September - 12 
Since past few months, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), through involvement of cadres from Chhattisgarh, are trying hard to expand their base in Niyamgiri hills area in Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts of Odisha, reports The Hindu on September 13. The Security Forces (SFs) involved
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Since past few months, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), through involvement of cadres from Chhattisgarh, are trying hard to expand their base in Niyamgiri hills area in Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts of Odisha, reports The Hindu on September 13. The Security Forces (SFs) involved in anti-Maoist operations in the area are also trying hard to thwart this attempt of Maoists. Three encounters between SFs and Maoists have occurred in areas near Niyamgiri since June. The Kashipur-Niyamgiri division of the Maoists was involved in these three encounters. According to sources, the Kshipur-Niyamgiri division of Maoists is led by a Central Committee member of the CPI-Maoist named Manoj. He is being assisted by two Maoist leaders, Nikhil and Bunty.
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September - 14 
Increased vigil by the Border Security Force (BSF) has led to increase in seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) along the India-Bangladesh border in lower Assam and north Bengal, reports The Telegraph on September 15. An official source said the value of fake notes seized by BSF troops deploy
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Increased vigil by the Border Security Force (BSF) has led to increase in seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) along the India-Bangladesh border in lower Assam and north Bengal, reports The Telegraph on September 15. An official source said the value of fake notes seized by BSF troops deployed under the Guwahati frontier has gone up to INR 595,000 in 2013 from INR 368,000 in 2011. In 2012, the value of seized FICN was INR 431,000. The India-Bangladesh border in three sectors, Dhubri in Assam and Falakata and Cooch Behar in Bengal, come under the jurisdiction of the BSF’s Guwahati frontier.
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September - 15 
One person from Assam is now a key member of the terrorist outfit Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) but there was no report of him visiting the State in recent years, The Assam Tribune September 16. It is also suspected that he may have encouraged others from the State to join the outfit. Highly placed Polic
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One person from Assam is now a key member of the terrorist outfit Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) but there was no report of him visiting the State in recent years, The Assam Tribune September 16. It is also suspected that he may have encouraged others from the State to join the outfit. Highly placed Police sources stated that the LeT leader from Assam is known as Rakib and he hails from Rangiya area. He left Assam in 1992 to join the terrorist group and now he is known to be a key member of the outfit. However, his whereabouts are not known and according to reports available with the police and security agencies, he never operated in the State. But the possibility of Rakib getting in touch with youths from the State from outside to motivate them to join the outfit cannot be ruled out. Police also suspects that a number of boys from the State have joined terrorist outfits like LeT, Indian Mujahidin (IM) and Harkat ul Mujahedeen (HuM). “We have some inputs that a few boys from Assam joined outfits, like LeT, HUM and IM but it is a fact that they were never sent to Assam to launch operations. Normally, those outfits never engage youths to operate in their own States,” sources added. Sources revealed that there were reports of movements of IM members through Assam, but they have not been able to indulge in any major act of violence in the State.
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September - 16 
Even as the Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-RD) is in the process of preparing the list of its cadre and arsenal, some of its members are believed to join IK Songbijit faction of NDFB (NDFB-IKS), reports Times of India on September 17. According to intel
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Even as the Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-RD) is in the process of preparing the list of its cadre and arsenal, some of its members are believed to join IK Songbijit faction of NDFB (NDFB-IKS), reports Times of India on September 17. According to intelligence sources, although the NDFB-RD faction had submitted a list of its cadres earlier, the Government has asked the outfit to provide photographs and mobile numbers of the cadres also for verification process. The faction has been asked to do so within September 30.Presently, NDFB-RD is said to have cadre strength of at least 500 militants, including about 70 female cadres - armed with sophisticated weapons. However, sources said some of the members have already left Assam and joined the hardline NDFB-IKS led by IK Songbijit."Some members have already violated the norms of the peace process and started resorting to crimes like abduction and extortion in the state. We have inputs that a group of these cadres, who had earlier agreed to the ceasefire, have also moved to Bhutan. We also have reports that some of them have joined the Songbijit faction of the NDFB," said an intelligence officer. The designated camps for the NDFB-RD are likely to be set up in Udalguri, Baska and Chirang and not more than 175 cadres would be kept in one camp. Video surveillance facilities would be installed in all the camps to monitor the activities of these people belonging to the Ranjan faction of the outfit. All the cadres would be provided a stipend of Rs 3,000 each, sources said.
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September - 16 
The Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in Jharkhand are using proxies to file Right to Information (RTI) applications to gather details about government projects in order to target businessmen and contractors for extortion, reports The Times of India. Police have recovered RTI documents from a training cam
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The Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in Jharkhand are using proxies to file Right to Information (RTI) applications to gather details about government projects in order to target businessmen and contractors for extortion, reports The Times of India. Police have recovered RTI documents from a training camp of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in Torpa forests, which have details of 30-odd Government projects under Khunti District rural development agency, with names of contractors and estimated costs. "The Maoists use RTI documents as proof of a contractor's worth and then extort the 'due amount' from them," said Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) M Tamil Vanan, who made the last such seizure on September 8. They usually demand between 10% to 30% of profit margins, said the Police adding that they have resorted to such tactics in the past as well. "In the last two years, I have come across four such RTI documents with Maoists and their sympathisers," said Vanan.
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September - 17 
Documents seized from an alleged Naxal-[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] courier Hem Mishra, a student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), have revealed that the country's premier educational institute is becoming a hub of LWEs, security agencies have claimed, reports The Times of India on September 18.
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Documents seized from an alleged Naxal-[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] courier Hem Mishra, a student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), have revealed that the country's premier educational institute is becoming a hub of LWEs, security agencies have claimed, reports The Times of India on September 18. Sources in the team quizzing Mishra, arrested from Aheri in Gadchiroli District on August 22, claim they believed there was at least one active party cell of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in this institution with students as its cadres. A former PhD student of history from Assam, earlier an active member of party cell, is now part of the Naxals' core team based at Abujmadh in Chhattisgarh. Sources claimed that the cadre had been christened by Naxals as Navin. "Navin was present on Facebook. He might have got some inkling about security agencies stalking him in cyberspace. The Facebook account was soon deleted but we believe he would be present through pseudonyms in social networking systems to remain in touch with his colleagues," said a senior officer.
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September - 17 
A meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on September 17 recommended the deployment of security personnel for coordinated security arrangements during polls, the army to be deployed for poll security at the third layer of the polling stations, after Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF),
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A meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on September 17 recommended the deployment of security personnel for coordinated security arrangements during polls, the army to be deployed for poll security at the third layer of the polling stations, after Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF), reports Nepal News. Around 61,000 Nepal Army personnel will be deployed at the “outer layers” of polling stations across the country to provide overall security arrangements in close coordination with Nepal Police and Armed Police Force during the CA elections scheduled for November 19. Similarly, a total of 54, 0000 Nepal Police personnel will act as a major security force responsible for providing election security while around 20,000 Armed Police Force personnel will be mobilized to assist Nepal Police for the same. An additional 40,000 temporary police would also be hired for the November 19 poll security and they will work under Nepal Police.
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September - 18 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) plan to limit the use of abduction as a tactic to mount pressure on the Government to extract political benefits as well as release of their jailed comrades, reports The Times of India on September 19. The targets for abduction would be chosen careful
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) plan to limit the use of abduction as a tactic to mount pressure on the Government to extract political benefits as well as release of their jailed comrades, reports The Times of India on September 19. The targets for abduction would be chosen carefully that would get the Government to surrender. The target will not be held hostage for too long or released if the Government does not give into the left-wing extremists' demands. Instead, the hostage will be killed shortly after abduction. This was decided at the recent fourth Central Committee (CC) meeting held after a gap of two years. In the CC meeting resolutions, Maoists said, "When we want to get important leaders released, we choose the target (class enemies) that would get the government to surrender. We must not give lot of time to the government to fulfil the demand. When we understand the government is taking an adamant stand, we must annihilate the people's enemy in our custody and withdraw from our area of struggle," The Maoists have also resolved not to appoint mediators to negotiate with the Government on their behalf. The CC meeting resolution said, "If we feel it is necessary, it would be better not to appoint liberal democrats (such as B D Sharma, Hargopal etc)". The Maoists believe mediators who work for them get branded and "they would face some limitations in working with other intellectual and democratic sections". Besides, these mediators would be vulnerable to harassment by police and security agencies. CC meeting documents reveal Maoists admitted the abductions have dented their image and turned many against them. The Maoists have also decided that senior party leaders must be involved in all abductions and take responsibility.
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September - 18 
The joint intelligence committee of the Centre has accused Bihar Government of being soft on the CPI-Maoist resulting in a 41% increase in killings by Maoists this year compared to the previous year, reports The Times of India. The intelligence agencies have informed the Centre and the Prime Ministe
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The joint intelligence committee of the Centre has accused Bihar Government of being soft on the CPI-Maoist resulting in a 41% increase in killings by Maoists this year compared to the previous year, reports The Times of India. The intelligence agencies have informed the Centre and the Prime Minister that Bihar Government has not taken effective steps to control Red terror. A report submitted by the committee says, "There has been continual deterioration in most parameters of the counterinsurgency grid in Bihar. Bihar government is soft towards the Maoists." The report has mentioned that 38 persons, including 25 civilians and 13 securitymen, were killed this year, compared to 25 last year. It says while there has been a substantial decline in Maoist violence in the country, Bihar has registered an increase. "Our concern is not only a sharp increase in security forces' casualties but also the fact that not a single Maoist cadre has been killed in counterinsurgency operations this year, compared to five during the same period last year," the report says. The performance of anti-Maoist grid in the state has been decidedly weak. While 17 encounters with Maoists took place in 2011, the number of cross-firings between security forces and Maoists decreased to 12 in 2012 and till August this year, only six encounters took place in Bihar. Moreover, recovery of weapons has also shown a downward trend - from 171 in 2011 to 47 in 2013. Though 32 out of 38 Districts of Bihar are Maoist-affected, the Maoist violence this year was confined to only 16 Districts. The most affected areas are Gaya, Aurangabad and Jamui Districts.
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September - 18 
The Sindh Government on September 18 informed the Supreme Court (SC) that the Police arrested 1,357 alleged criminals during targeted operations that began on September 5, 2013, reports The News. Among those arrested, 19 were involved in murders and target killings, six in terrorism activities, 14 i
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The Sindh Government on September 18 informed the Supreme Court (SC) that the Police arrested 1,357 alleged criminals during targeted operations that began on September 5, 2013, reports The News. Among those arrested, 19 were involved in murders and target killings, six in terrorism activities, 14 in taking extortion money, three in kidnappings for ransom, 97 in robberies, 283 in possessing illegal weapons, 259 in possessing narcotics and 608 in other crimes. These statistics are part of a report submitted to the Karachi Registry of the apex court by Chief Secretary Mohammad Ejaz Chaudhry. The report, prepared by the Home Department and presented to the apex court in connection with Karachi’s law and order suo moto implementation case, says that 1,225 raids were conducted and 59 encounters with criminals occurred in different parts of the city between September 5, 2013 and September 16, 2013. Police also claimed the recovery of over 350 illegal weapons and explosive substance during the raids.
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September - 19 
Despite the crackdown launched by the Government of Bangladesh, around 200 members of militant groups of the North East region of India are still taking shelter in the neighbouring country and a list of the shelter points was handed over to Bangladesh during the recent meeting between the Border Sec
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Despite the crackdown launched by the Government of Bangladesh, around 200 members of militant groups of the North East region of India are still taking shelter in the neighbouring country and a list of the shelter points was handed over to Bangladesh during the recent meeting between the Border Security Force and Borer Guard Bangladesh, reports The Assam Tribune on September 20. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told that the militants are not maintaining any full-fledged camp in Bangladesh but they have been maintaining at least 25 shelters, mostly in the areas like Khagrachari, Bandarband, and Rangamati in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). Sources said that most of the militants staying in Bangladesh belong to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) of Tripura. But other groups, like the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) of Manipur, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah(NSCN-IM) and National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), are also maintaining shelters in the neighbouring country. The Government is still not sure whether the NDFB members staying in Bangladesh belong to the Ranjan Daimary or IK Songbijit faction.
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September - 19 
Worried over erosion of their support base, area of operation and difficulty in making fresh recruits, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hopes to utilize the growing unrest in the country due to implementation of neo-liberal policies and a weak economy to revive the flagging fortunes
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Worried over erosion of their support base, area of operation and difficulty in making fresh recruits, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hopes to utilize the growing unrest in the country due to implementation of neo-liberal policies and a weak economy to revive the flagging fortunes of their people's war, reports The Times of India on September 20.
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September - 19 
The Federal Government on September 19 prepared a new list of 52 proscribed outfits involved in militancy and extremism, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report quoting sources in the Interior Ministry. A previous list, prepared by the Interior Ministry under former ruling
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The Federal Government on September 19 prepared a new list of 52 proscribed outfits involved in militancy and extremism, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report quoting sources in the Interior Ministry. A previous list, prepared by the Interior Ministry under former ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), had 23 such outfits. According to the sources, al Qaeda tops the new list. In the previous list, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had secured the first place with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on the second spot.
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September - 20 
The Al Badr, one of the most dreaded militant groups whose cadres fought Afghan war against Soviet troops alongside Gulabadeen Hikmatyar’s Hizb-e-Islami (HeI), are making attempts to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reported Daily Excelsior on September 21. Sources said that for the past one
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The Al Badr, one of the most dreaded militant groups whose cadres fought Afghan war against Soviet troops alongside Gulabadeen Hikmatyar’s Hizb-e-Islami (HeI), are making attempts to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reported Daily Excelsior on September 21. Sources said that for the past one month Al Badar militants are conducting reconnaissance along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to infiltrate through North Kashmir’s Uri Sector of Baramula District and Kupwara Sector of Kupwara District. Sources said that their cadres are already on launch pads across the LoC in PoK and are planning to infiltrate before the onset of winter in Kashmir. “The tight vigil by the Army along the LoC is preventing them from infiltrating into the Valley. Its cadres are battle hardened and are waiting for opportunity to sneak in. However, so far they have not made any attempt to infiltrate”, sources added.
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September - 21 
The Telegraph reports on September 22 that about 200 militants belonging to different outfits in the Northeast are still lodged in 25 temporary camps in the forests of Chittagong Hill Tracts despite action taken by the Bangladesh Government to drive them out. This was revealed during a recent meetin
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The Telegraph reports on September 22 that about 200 militants belonging to different outfits in the Northeast are still lodged in 25 temporary camps in the forests of Chittagong Hill Tracts despite action taken by the Bangladesh Government to drive them out. This was revealed during a recent meeting in Dhaka between senior officials of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India’s Border Security Force (BSF). Sources said camps belong to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) of Assam, the United Nation Liberation Front (UNLF), and the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA).
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September - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, who is in their custody, revealed he had met Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders in Nepal before the serial blasts that rocked Bodh Gaya in Gaya District of Bihar on July 7, 2013, repor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, who is in their custody, revealed he had met Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders in Nepal before the serial blasts that rocked Bodh Gaya in Gaya District of Bihar on July 7, 2013, reports Mumbai Mirror. Bhatkal had reportedly surveyed the area around the Mahabodhi temple a year before the blasts took place. The explosive devices used in the blasts resemble the bombs used by Maoists. Until Bhatkal's confession, the NIA had been probing the blasts, considering three possibilities - international infiltration, Maoist involvement and local communal issues. The NIA had even put 100 foreign students studying and doing research in several departments of Magadh University in Bihar on its radar. "During his interrogation, Bhatkal revealed that Pakistan's intelligence agency has been working on a multipronged strategy to spread terror in India. For this, they are trying to rope in the Naxals as well," said an NIA source.
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September - 26 
A report submitted to the Government has said that banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was behind the attack in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on September 26, in which 13 persons were killed, reported NDTV on September 27. Al-Shahada (the Martyrs) group has claimed the responsibility for the attack
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A report submitted to the Government has said that banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was behind the attack in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on September 26, in which 13 persons were killed, reported NDTV on September 27. Al-Shahada (the Martyrs) group has claimed the responsibility for the attack, but security agencies say they aren't taking the claim seriously. "We aren't attaching little credence to the claim," said an unnamed senior official. Security agencies are basing their claim on the information given by Roshan Lal Sharma, a driver who was forced to commandeer the tempo-truck used by the terrorists to enter Hiranagar Police Station in Kathua District. The driver has reportedly told the investigators that the terrorists were speaking in Urdu-laced Punjabi. "We know for a fact that majority LeT cadres are from Punjab region," said an official. The officials say that the modus operandi of the attack also points to the involvement of the LeT, which carried out two similar attacks in 2008. Moreover, security agencies have also reasoned that the Lashkar has, in the past tried, to disrupt National Highway-1, which connects the Kashmir valley to Jammu and is therefore one of the most crucial road links. "It fits into a pattern that we have seen earlier. Also, weapons recovered from the killed militants - three AK-47 rifles, one pistol, eight grenades and 12 magazines - have the traditional trade mark of the LeT," a senior official said. The LeT is known to carry out spectacular attacks with meticulous training, planning and minimal weapons.
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September - 26 
The alleged Somali mastermind of the attack on a Kenyan mall connected with jihadists while studying in Pakistan and later fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, Times of India quoting The Washington Post report said on September 26. Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, known as Godane, earned a scholarship in the 1990s
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The alleged Somali mastermind of the attack on a Kenyan mall connected with jihadists while studying in Pakistan and later fought in Afghanistan and Kashmir, Times of India quoting The Washington Post report said on September 26. Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, known as Godane, earned a scholarship in the 1990s to study in Pakistan, where he "connected with jihadist circles", analysts were quoted as saying by The Washington Post. Godane then travelled to "Afghanistan to train and fight, as well as to Kashmir", the report said. The militant commander, thought to be in his mid-30s, returned to Somalia in 2002 and joined the Islamic Courts Union, an Islamist group that controlled large swaths in the southern part of the country. He held senior positions until late 2006, when the transitional Government drove the Islamists out. Hardliners from the group then formed al-Shabaab, which claimed responsibility for the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people, including three Indian nationals. The report described Godane as "a man of contradictions". He is "bookish, eloquent in both Arabic and Somali, recites poetry and is known to quote from obscure academic journals". However, he also ruthlessly killed most of his rivals to seize control of al-Shabaab, the Somali militia linked to al Qaida.
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October - 2 
The News on October 3 (today) reported that the Karachi Police during last month conducted 2845 raids in limits of different Police Stations and arrested 3976 accused, reported. In 184 Police encounters 36 extortionists, 27 kidnappers, 18 terrorists, 301 dacoits and 1248 absconders and 114 proclaime
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The News on October 3 (today) reported that the Karachi Police during last month conducted 2845 raids in limits of different Police Stations and arrested 3976 accused, reported. In 184 Police encounters 36 extortionists, 27 kidnappers, 18 terrorists, 301 dacoits and 1248 absconders and 114 proclaimed offenders were arrested and arms recovered from them.
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October - 4 
The Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] urban cadres are learnt to be engaged in countering Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh's (RSS) hardcore nationalist and pro-Hindutva (Hinduism) policy, reports The Times of India on October 5. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) aims to start 'Open Revolu
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The Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] urban cadres are learnt to be engaged in countering Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh's (RSS) hardcore nationalist and pro-Hindutva (Hinduism) policy, reports The Times of India on October 5. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) aims to start 'Open Revolutionary Organizations' (ORO), which are platforms based in the metros to achieve their city-oriented goals. The intelligence gathered during interrogations of the arrested and surrendered LWEs, apart from the documents seized during actions, has brought to fore the fact that the LWEs were mainly capitalizing on sentiments of the marginalized sections to take on the domination of the RSS in a section. Interrogation report of a senior prominent cadre underlines the fact that Naxals' urban goals included opposing RSS ideology to ensure that a dent could be made in its support base.
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October - 5 
Around 100 Bru families, out of expected 121 families, have returned to Mizoram from the North Tripura relief camps during the week-long repatriation process which commenced on September 30, reports The Shillong Times. As many as 616 Brus belonging to 100 families returned to Mizoram from Naisin
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Around 100 Bru families, out of expected 121 families, have returned to Mizoram from the North Tripura relief camps during the week-long repatriation process which commenced on September 30, reports The Shillong Times. As many as 616 Brus belonging to 100 families returned to Mizoram from Naisingpara and Asapara relief camps of Tripura, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Mamit District bordering Tripura, Rodingliana Chawngthu told PTI over telephone on October 6. The remaining 21 families did not return due to the reported intimidation of some Bru families by anti-repatriation elements in the relief camps, he said. Chawngthu said that one family was allegedly intimidated and threatened inside the Asapara relief camp (Tripura) by some miscreants on September 29, the night before the commencement of the repatriation. The SP did not rule out the possibility of the involvement of a Bru armed militant group who were earlier allegedly supplied with arms by the Manipur-based Hmar People’s Convention (Democrats) to intimidate some inmates of the relief camps.
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October - 5 
The death toll in Karachi during September, 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police claimed to have ed a total 3,976 alleged criminals and terrorists, reports The Daily Times on October 5. Unidentified men killed at least one Pakistan Navy,
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The death toll in Karachi during September, 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police claimed to have ed a total 3,976 alleged criminals and terrorists, reports The Daily Times on October 5. Unidentified men killed at least one Pakistan Navy, one Rangers personnel and 17 Policemen in targeted ambush in September, 2013.
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October - 6 
The News while quoting official statistic on October 6 reported that there have been more kidnapping-for-ransom cases in Karachi this year - 148 - than any other in the last two decades. According to data compiled by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), 129 of these cases have been solved.
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The News while quoting official statistic on October 6 reported that there have been more kidnapping-for-ransom cases in Karachi this year - 148 - than any other in the last two decades. According to data compiled by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), 129 of these cases have been solved. The kidnapping cases in the city have risen sharply in the last few weeks – the abductees mostly businessmen and children. The CPLC says that in most of the cases, the kidnappers are residents of rural Sindh or Hub in Balochistan. To tackle this problem, Police, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary personnel have been deployed at several check points on the city’s exit points. In some cases when the ransom is not paid, the kidnap victim is killed and the body dumped along the highway. The most disturbing aspect of the CPLC report is that some dismissed police officials are also involved in a few cases. The CPLC chief says that there are five major groups responsible for the majority of the kidnapping for ransom cases. “The kidnappings usually occur in the city’s suburbs or the Old City areas,” explains Ahmed Chinoy. “These gangs usually kidnap people returning from French Beach, the Northern Bypass, Hawkesbay Road and traders in Old City areas including Timber Market, Lea Market, Kharadar and Jama Cloth Market.” The official said the kidnappers mostly arrived in pick-ups or on motorcycles and managed to kidnap traders despite the presence of security guards at the markets. “These groups target the bankers, estate agents and traders and their children. They demand somewhere between PKR 0.1 and PKR0.3 million and if the families don’t pay, they kill the victims and dump their bodies in the area near the Northern Bypass that lies within the jurisdictions of the Surjani and Manghopir Police Station or other places that fall within the remit of the Sohrab Goth, Sachal, Bin Qasim, Quaidabad Police Stations.”
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October - 9 
The News on October 9 (today) reported that an inquiry report confirmed that ‘bhatta mafia’ (extortionists) were active in Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad indicating that they collected extortion under the protection of Police and the relevant section of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), while
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The News on October 9 (today) reported that an inquiry report confirmed that ‘bhatta mafia’ (extortionists) were active in Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad indicating that they collected extortion under the protection of Police and the relevant section of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), while the CDA officials were also found depriving the vendors of fresh fruit and vegetables to provide them to their high-ups to please them. The reports said that on the basis of documentary evidence available in shapes of First Information Reports (FIRs) and in the light of statements recorded by the team, it appears that there are two groups — Nasir Khan Group (consisting of Marshal, Qari and others, allegedly patronised by Safdar Siddique) and Amanuallah alias Shino Group (consisting of Mir Vais, Riaz and others) — involved in collecting extortion from Sabzi Mandi. In order to probe the issue at least five teams headed by upper subordinates were constituted, with the direction to visit the Sabzi Mandi and record statements of vendors, transporters, workers, fruit sellers, with a view to ascertain the presence and modus operandi of extortionists if any. The teams including Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP) and Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Industrial Area visited Sabzi Mandi in uniform as well as in civil clothes in order to know the factual position of the issue. The report revealed that during the inquiry it was also stated by the concerned persons that Inspector Aurangzeb Satti, in connivance with other CDA officials was involved in taking illegal gratification from fruit sellers. He used to confiscate fruit and vegetable stall arbitrarily.
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October - 12 
Stone-pelting is back in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), compared to 2012, in 2013, there has been almost a six-fold increase in the number of times protesters resorted to stone-pelting on Security Forces (SFs), reports Indian Express on October 13. According to data collected by the Central Reserve Police
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Stone-pelting is back in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), compared to 2012, in 2013, there has been almost a six-fold increase in the number of times protesters resorted to stone-pelting on Security Forces (SFs), reports Indian Express on October 13. According to data collected by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the central Police Force deployed across the state till September has already witnessed 318 such incidents compared to 55 in 2012. The number of SFs injured in such incidents has increased more than three times. "In 2012, the number of CRPF personnel injured in stone-pelting incidents was 203 but this year, already 628 personnel have received injuries. The crowd here is again resorting to stone-pelting, which witnessed a downward trend in the last three years," said D K Pathak, Special Director General (DG), J&K, and CRPF. During these protests, more than 250 bulletproof vehicles have been damaged. Senior security officials explained this year; there was an increase in these incidents after Parliament House attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged in Delhi in February 9. Later, the crowd took to the streets and started attacking SFs after the Ramban incident on July 18, 2013, where four persons were killed in firing by Border Security Force (BSF) and local Police Personnel.
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October - 13 
The Police claimed to have arrested 122 suspects with weapons. The Karachi Police arrested 50 absconders, 13 for keeping illegal guns, nine for keeping narcotics, one terrorist, eight robbers, one murderer and 40 more for involvement in other crimes. The Police carried out 92 raids and five encounte
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The Police claimed to have arrested 122 suspects with weapons. The Karachi Police arrested 50 absconders, 13 for keeping illegal guns, nine for keeping narcotics, one terrorist, eight robbers, one murderer and 40 more for involvement in other crimes. The Police carried out 92 raids and five encounters and seized 28 unlicensed weapons also.
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October - 16 
A threat analysis carried out by security agencies on the basis of details provided by arrested ‘India operation chief’ of Indian Mujahideen (IM) Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Akhtar Asadullah, revealed that IM has become stronger and more lethal despite the arrest of over 100 of its cadres, Financial
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A threat analysis carried out by security agencies on the basis of details provided by arrested ‘India operation chief’ of Indian Mujahideen (IM) Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Akhtar Asadullah, revealed that IM has become stronger and more lethal despite the arrest of over 100 of its cadres, Financial Express reports on October 17. The group has branched out to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where its cadres are fighting alongside the Taliban. There are now three factions of the IM and Amir Reza Khan alias ‘Rizwan’ is no more its chief. He has set up another group and continues to enjoy the patronage of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). “Our initial assessment was that the group has weakened with arrest of so many cadres and there is division. But the IM, considered a creation of the fugitive Amir Reza Khan, has grown many folds. Each group has its men and logistics in India,” a counter-terror official said. The IM structure changed after the 2008 Batla House encounter and Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal began calling the shots as they shifted to Pakistan, said officials. This is believed to have caused an acrimonious spat between Riyaz and Amir, who decided to go his separate way. Another top IM operative Shahnawaz, a Unani doctor and brother of Mohammad Saif is now a lieutenant of Amir. Saif was arrested during the Batla House encounter. The third faction of the IM is headed by Mohammadd Sajid alias Bada Sajid and Mirza Shadab Baig, and reportedly fought in Afghanistan against the US forces.
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October - 16 
Moreover, Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) eight times in the last four days and intelligence reports warn that there will be more such incidents as terrorists make more attempts to infiltrate the border over the next month, reported NDTV on Octob
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Moreover, Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) eight times in the last four days and intelligence reports warn that there will be more such incidents as terrorists make more attempts to infiltrate the border over the next month, reported NDTV on October 17. A comprehensive intelligence assessment states that over 700 well-trained and heavily-armed terrorists, mostly from the LeT and the JeM are waiting at various launch pads on the Pakistani side close to the LoC. As is wont, Pakistani forces stationed at the border are expected to open frequent fire to provide cover to the terrorists as they attempt to cross over into India. The intelligence report says only a strong counter-infiltration and counter-terrorist grid in place across J&K has prevented increased attacks in the interiors of the state. Intelligence agencies have also shared details of some of the major camps across the border that house and train terrorists. The report says that there are about 450 to 500 terrorists waiting north of the Pir Panjal range of mountains to attempt crossing over into the Kashmir valley in camps in Sonar/Sardar, right opposite Machil/Gurez on the Indian side, in Kel opposite Machil, the Neelam Valley opposite Keran and in the Lipa Valley opposite India's Tangdhar. The report says about 150 to 200 more terrorists are at camps south of the Pir Panjal range in the area that faces India's Jammu division, opposite areas like Poonch and Krishna Ghati.
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October - 16 
Separately, according to official statistics, in the past five years (2008 to September 2013), 18,951 Bangladeshis were “detected” in the state, reports The Telegraph on October 17. While 978 were “prosecuted”, and the remaining 17,973 were “pushed back”. From 2008 to 2011, the figures ranged betwee
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Separately, according to official statistics, in the past five years (2008 to September 2013), 18,951 Bangladeshis were “detected” in the state, reports The Telegraph on October 17. While 978 were “prosecuted”, and the remaining 17,973 were “pushed back”. From 2008 to 2011, the figures ranged between 1,500 and 3,200. However, in 2012, the figures shot up to 6,182, and till September 2013, 3,163 more were detected.
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October - 18 
The Government of Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed "probable non-combatants," an United Nation (UN) human rights investigator said on October 18, reports The News. Ben Em
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The Government of Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed "probable non-combatants," an United Nation (UN) human rights investigator said on October 18, reports The News. Ben Emmerson, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, also urged the United States to release its own data on the number of civilian casualties caused by its drone strikes. Emmerson says that preliminary information gathered for a report released on October 18 indicated that more than 450 civilians may have been killed in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen. It says more work needs to be done to confirm these figures. Emmerson said Pakistan's Foreign Ministry told him it had recorded at least 330 drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan's largely lawless region bordering Afghanistan, since 2004. In an interim report to U.N. General Assembly released, Emmerson said Pakistani Government records showed that drone strikes had killed at least 2,200 people and seriously wounded at least 600 since 2004. He said Pakistan had confirmed that "at least 400 civilians had been killed as a result of remotely piloted aircraft strikes and a further 200 individuals were regarded as probable non-combatants." "Officials indicated that, owing to underreporting and obstacles to effective investigation, those figures were likely to be an underestimate" of civilian deaths, Emmerson said.
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October - 21 
Infiltration attempts in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in 2013 have breached the levels witnessed during the last couple of years, with 254 instances being recorded until September 30 as against 233 during the corresponding period of last year and 247 during 2011, reported The Times of India on October 21.
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Infiltration attempts in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in 2013 have breached the levels witnessed during the last couple of years, with 254 instances being recorded until September 30 as against 233 during the corresponding period of last year and 247 during 2011, reported The Times of India on October 21. Incidentally, though the infiltration attempts facilitated by higher ceasefire violations that now stand at 200 in 2013 as compared to 117 in 2012 have been on the rise, the Security Forces (SFs) have managed to contain the number of cases where the terrorists could successfully sneak into Indian Territory. In 133 cases, the terrorists were made to "return" to Pakistan territory, while they successfully crossed over in 84 cases. The corresponding cases of "returned" infiltrators were 130 (2012) and 159 (2011). Successful infiltration attempts were lower at 84 until September 30, as compared to 112 cases in the corresponding period of 2012 and 52 (2011). As many as 37 infiltrating terrorists were neutralized by the SFs, as against only nine in the corresponding period last year.
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October - 22 
India was ranked among the top five countries to be affected by cybercrime, according to a 22 October report by online security firm Symantec Corp, according to Livemint.com. According to a report 4,191 Indian websites were defaced or hacked into in August alone, much higher than the 2,380 in July,
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India was ranked among the top five countries to be affected by cybercrime, according to a 22 October report by online security firm Symantec Corp, according to Livemint.com. According to a report 4,191 Indian websites were defaced or hacked into in August alone, much higher than the 2,380 in July, 2,858 in June and 1,808 in May. India is increasingly becoming a hotbed of cybercrime and companies are finding it difficult to cope with the onslaught of online attacks, resulting in a huge loss of money and reputation, say online security experts. Cyber attacks are showing no signs of abating.
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October - 24 
According to a October 24 report by the Prime Minister's Special Cell on polio, militant attacks on Pakistan’s polio workers have killed 27 vaccinators and Police guards during the past year and a half, reported Central Asia Online. The report, released in connection with World Polio Day (October 24
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According to a October 24 report by the Prime Minister's Special Cell on polio, militant attacks on Pakistan’s polio workers have killed 27 vaccinators and Police guards during the past year and a half, reported Central Asia Online. The report, released in connection with World Polio Day (October 24, 2013), said 16 of those killed were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The most recent attack occurred in October when a militant bomb killed five people – including Police guarding a polio team and local volunteers aiding the team in Badhaber area of Peshawar. Another attack in the same locality a few months ago killed two female polio workers. Meanwhile, the Government on October 24 decided to include polio vaccination on the agenda of dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as 90 per cent of the cases during the current year have been reported from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where the militants have banned anti-polio campaigns. Minister of State for Health Regulations Saira Afzal Tarar said that Taliban should understand the fact that children were suffering because of their ban on the polio drives. She said so far this year 49 cases of polio had been reported in Pakistan - 36 in FATA, three in Punjab, four in Sindh and six in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Polio virus circulation has been restricted to three zones, that is, FATA, Quetta and its neighbouring Districts of Qilla Abdullah and Pishin and Karachi’s Gadap Town.” She added that 260,000 children in North and South Waziristan Agencies had not been vaccinated against polio since July 2012. It may be noted that since July 2012, 24 health workers and Policemen protecting them have been killed and 14 others injured in 24 targeted attacks on vaccinators in different parts of the country.
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October - 27 
According to official statistics, total 1422 persons were abducted in Assam till April 2013 while over 21,000 persons were abducted mostly for money during the last seven years, reports The Shillong Times on October 27. There were 3812 incidents of abduction in the year 2012, 3785 in the year 2011,
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According to official statistics, total 1422 persons were abducted in Assam till April 2013 while over 21,000 persons were abducted mostly for money during the last seven years, reports The Shillong Times on October 27. There were 3812 incidents of abduction in the year 2012, 3785 in the year 2011, 3250 in the year 2010, 2719 in the year 2009, 2219 in the year 2008, 1893 in the year 2007 and 1818 in the year 2006. In many of the cases breakaway factions of the militant groups in truce were involved while in some other cases organised gangs are involved. In some particular Districts including Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Udalguri, Baksa, Chirang, rampant incidents of abductions have created a fear psychosis among the people.
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October - 30 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has described the 1643-kilometre-long India-Myanmar border, which facilitates cross-border movement of militants, illegal arms and drugs, as 'extremely porous.', reports Times of India on October 31. "The border (Indo-Myanmar) permits free movement regime up
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has described the 1643-kilometre-long India-Myanmar border, which facilitates cross-border movement of militants, illegal arms and drugs, as 'extremely porous.', reports Times of India on October 31. "The border (Indo-Myanmar) permits free movement regime up to 16 km across the border. This makes the International Border extremely porous. The border runs along hilly and inhospitable terrain which grossly lacks basic infrastructure and provides cover to the activities of various Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs). The unfenced India-Myanmar border with free movement regime is thus being exploited by various Indian Insurgent Groups (IIGs)," said an MHA report. The MHA report added that Assam Rifles has been deployed for counter-insurgency and border guarding role on this stretch of the border. "Out of the sanctioned strength of 46 battalions, 31 are for counter-insurgency operations and 15 for border guarding role. At present, all 15 border guarding battalions are deployed along the Indo-Myanmar border. The companies are deployed on all routes of ingress/egress and are checking infiltration, smuggling of arms, ammunition, drugs and fake Indian currency notes," it said.
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October - 30 
The Government on October 30 claimed that more than two thousand suspected terrorists have been killed in 317 drone strikes in the past five years while only 67 innocent civilians have died in these attacks, reports Dawn. The Ministry of Defence furnished a written reply in the Senate detailing the
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The Government on October 30 claimed that more than two thousand suspected terrorists have been killed in 317 drone strikes in the past five years while only 67 innocent civilians have died in these attacks, reports Dawn. The Ministry of Defence furnished a written reply in the Senate detailing the number of US drone strikes in the past five years. Surprisingly the Ministry of Defence data also claims that no innocent civilian was struck by the drone strikes since January 2012 while more than three hundred terrorists were targeted in the strikes. The official data negates the claims by local political and religious parties that US drone strikes in Pakistan have mostly killed innocent civilians, including women and children. According to the official data, this year has witnessed the lowest number of drone strikes which are 14 as compared to 2010 when the US hit Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) 115 times through drone attacks. Only three percent of 2,227 people killed in US drone strikes since 2008 were civilians, a surprisingly low figure that sparked criticism from groups that have investigated deaths from the attacks. The number is much lower than past Government calculations and estimates by independent organizations that have gone as high as 300. The Ministry said 317 drone strikes have killed 2,160 Islamic militants and 67 civilians since 2008. However, the Foreign Office said on October 31 that the Government was convinced that drone attacks were counter-productive and it (FO) had sought details from the Ministry of Defence about the low non-combatant casualty figure reported in Senate. “Our position on the drone strikes is very clear. We are convinced that drone strikes are counter-productive,” Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said at the weekly media briefing.
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November - 1 
the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have claimed that they have killed 46 Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) and apprehended 174 of them including Maoists from different parts of the State so far this year (2013), reports The Times of India. They have also found a haul of 1,730kg explosives, 298 landmi
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the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have claimed that they have killed 46 Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) and apprehended 174 of them including Maoists from different parts of the State so far this year (2013), reports The Times of India. They have also found a haul of 1,730kg explosives, 298 landmines, 100 regular weapons and 1,700 ammunition from the extremists from different parts of Jharkhand. CRPF IG (operations) M V Rao revealed the numbers in an official press release at a press conference. A total of 22 battalions of CRPF and two battalions of CoBRA are engaged in the war against LWEs in Jharkhand.
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November - 9 
Quoting Police record, The Express Tribune on November 10 reported that 50 people have lost their lives in Karachi in the first 10 days of violence in November, calling it the Dark November. Members of political and religious organisations as well as police officers are among the people who died. “T
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Quoting Police record, The Express Tribune on November 10 reported that 50 people have lost their lives in Karachi in the first 10 days of violence in November, calling it the Dark November. Members of political and religious organisations as well as police officers are among the people who died. “Twenty of those who died lost their lives in Lyari,” a Police Officer said. Police and Rangers, however have arrested 80 alleged criminals from various areas of Karachi in the ongoing targeted operation.
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November - 27 
Over 40 suspects accused for involvement in the November 21, 2013 Raja Bazaar incident that took place on Ashura (10th day of Muharram) had been identified, while 12 suspects had been arrested so far, reported Daily Times quoting Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Akhtar Umar Hayat Lalika. He said
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Over 40 suspects accused for involvement in the November 21, 2013 Raja Bazaar incident that took place on Ashura (10th day of Muharram) had been identified, while 12 suspects had been arrested so far, reported Daily Times quoting Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Akhtar Umar Hayat Lalika. He said the initial investigation of the incident revealed that it was neither a pre-planned incident nor a well thought-out conspiracy. He said the situation was under control as clerics played a vital role in this regard.
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November - 29 
Border Security Force (BSF) on November 29 said illegal migration from Bangladesh has come down significantly as close to 75 per cent of border area has been fenced, reports Times of India. The Director General of BSF, Subhash Joshi, also said the force will be extra vigilant to meet any challenge t
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Border Security Force (BSF) on November 29 said illegal migration from Bangladesh has come down significantly as close to 75 per cent of border area has been fenced, reports Times of India. The Director General of BSF, Subhash Joshi, also said the force will be extra vigilant to meet any challenge that may emerge along this border when the neighbouring country goes to polls in January next year. "Illegal migration has come down (from Bangladesh). I think one reason is that we have fenced about 75 per cent of the border area...there cannot be a fool-proof border but surely instances of illegal crossings have come down," Joshi told reporters during his annual press conference on the occasion of the forces' 48th Raising Day on December 1. “There are polls in Bangladesh next year...we are prepared in terms of any security-related challenges that may occur along the frontier," he said when asked about the preparations of the border guarding force in this context.
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December - 2 
The increasing use of an exclusive and underground Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) application by suspected terrorists has increased concern among the Indian security establishment which believes it to be a creation of the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Hindustan Times r
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The increasing use of an exclusive and underground Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) application by suspected terrorists has increased concern among the Indian security establishment which believes it to be a creation of the Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Hindustan Times reports on December 3. The clandestine, Skype-like application being used by suspected terrorists is hosted on anonymous servers, hidden behind security walls, that operate underground and cannot be intercepted through legal means. The recent annual meeting of the Directors General of Police (DGPs) was told that this anonymous platform was probably developed by the ISI for communication between terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadres and their handlers. The access to platform is restricted to those who have been allotted a login and password, according to officials familiar with the developments. Indian Mujahideen's (IM) arrested ‘India operations chief’ Yasin Bhatkal, while sitting in Nepal, was using VoIP platforms to contact his associate Riyaz Bhatkal, who is in Karachi, Pakistan. The ISI developed VoIP service has been in use for more than a year. "There are software available to develop private and exclusive VoIP service. It is quite possible that the ISI may have tweaked the software to suit its requirements. Such kind of service is always distributed on many servers and kept anonymous. Usually security layers of VPN or virtual private network and proxy tunnels are used as an additional security," says Dhruv Soi, director of Torrid Networks, a cyber security company.
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December - 2 
An Intelligence assessment sent to South Block, New Delhi by the Indian Mission in Pakistan reveals that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack (also known as 26/11) mastermind Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, with the backing of Nawaz Sharif's Government, has intensified his anti-India propaganda and operations to inf
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An Intelligence assessment sent to South Block, New Delhi by the Indian Mission in Pakistan reveals that the 2008 Mumbai terror attack (also known as 26/11) mastermind Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, with the backing of Nawaz Sharif's Government, has intensified his anti-India propaganda and operations to influence Islamabad's policy towards its larger neighbour, reports Mail Online India. The memo says that Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), "listens" to Saeed and "follows his diktats". Since the ISI is the cutting edge of Pakistan's India policy, and Saeed has, thus, manoeuvred himself into a position from where he can leave his ideological imprint on it. According to the report, the big change is that Saeed, who was running his propaganda machine from the Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD) headquarters in Muridke tehsil (revenue unit) of Shaikhupur District in Punjab, is now using Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi as the base of his operations. The JuD is the 'spiritual mentor' of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which had carried out the Mumbai terror attacks, and is opposed to India and the United States (US). The internal assessment on Saeed's activities notes that "JuD Amir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has been playing a crucial role in promoting the anti-India agenda smoothly with the assistance and support of the Pakistan government. There seems to be an underlying arrangement between the government and the JuD to provide Saeed some space for promoting his agenda of fanning anti- India sentiment in Pakistanis."
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December - 2 
Pakistan has turned down Afghan President Hamid Karzai's request to allow Afghan Taliban to set up an office in the country, according to a media report on December 2, reports The Times of India. "Our role (in the Afghan peace process) will remain that of a facilitator and not a leader...allowing t
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Pakistan has turned down Afghan President Hamid Karzai's request to allow Afghan Taliban to set up an office in the country, according to a media report on December 2, reports The Times of India. "Our role (in the Afghan peace process) will remain that of a facilitator and not a leader...allowing the Taliban to open an office in Pakistan will be contrary to our principled position," Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was quoted as saying by an unnamed aide. Instead, Pakistan and Afghanistan will explore options on an "urgent basis" to open a political office for the Afghan Taliban in Turkey or Saudi Arabia, the aide, who accompanied Sharif on an official visit to Kabul on November 30, 2013, said. The aide indicated an "important development" regarding the Afghan Taliban office is expected in the next few weeks but did not give details.
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December - 3 
The ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh has become a major source of concern for the State Government, with reports of groups of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants trying to sneak into the state from their hideouts in Bangladesh, reports The Telegraph. On December 3, the speci
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The ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh has become a major source of concern for the State Government, with reports of groups of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants trying to sneak into the state from their hideouts in Bangladesh, reports The Telegraph. On December 3, the special branch (intelligence wing) of state police had received a feedback that a large group of armed NLFT militants had been lurking close to the border, opposite the Karbook area of South Tripura. Also, the Border Security Force (BSF) posted along the state’s 856 kilometre border with Bangladesh have been put on high alert following reports of attempted trans-border movement of banned anti-Indian militants and influx of ordinary Bangladeshi citizens belonging to the minority community.
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December - 3 
Two top operatives of the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Abdul Wahid Khan and Uber Sidhhiqui, told intelligence agencies and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that Indian Mujahideen (IM) is now training “human bombs” to target top political leaders, including Gujarat chief
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Two top operatives of the banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Abdul Wahid Khan and Uber Sidhhiqui, told intelligence agencies and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that Indian Mujahideen (IM) is now training “human bombs” to target top political leaders, including Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, in the election season, Asian Age reported on December 4. They also claimed IM had attempted to kill Narendra Modi using a human bomb at least three times during the recent Assembly campaign but failed due to the heightened security around Mr Modi. What is also worrying the intelligence agencies is that of all the jihadi outfits that operate in India, the IM has the most formidable network of sleeper cells, particularly with SIMI backing.
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December - 4 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) is using images and video clips of the Babri Masjid demolition and the 2002 Gujarat riots to brainwash Ranchi youth into carrying out bomb blasts in various parts of the country, sources part of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) training programme revealed on December 4, r
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) is using images and video clips of the Babri Masjid demolition and the 2002 Gujarat riots to brainwash Ranchi youth into carrying out bomb blasts in various parts of the country, sources part of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) training programme revealed on December 4, reports The Times of India. IM's strategy has been extremely successful in the development-starved Jharkhand, from where more than 15 people have been recruited over the last 13 years. The mentors of IM's Ranchi module have a collection of gruesome images and videos of the riots and the mosque demolition. The boys are told that "Islam and its followers" are passing through a difficult phase in India and it is time to fight back, said another participating police officer. The terrorists even supply hatred-filled literature to young recruits to keep them motivated.
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