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January - 4 
Dawn quoting Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) Annual Security Report (2021) reported on January 4 that though violence-related casualties in Pakistan declined at a steady rate since 2015, remained somewhat unchanged in 2020 but seemed to have accelerated dramatically during the year.
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Dawn quoting Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) Annual Security Report (2021) reported on January 4 that though violence-related casualties in Pakistan declined at a steady rate since 2015, remained somewhat unchanged in 2020 but seemed to have accelerated dramatically during the year. With an increase of roughly 42pc in 2021, Pakistan suffered 853 fatalities (up from 600 last year) and 1,690 injuries directly linked to violence-related incidents. Nearly 75pc of all violence-related fatalities were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) including erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan. Of the total fatalities, Punjab accounted for 8pc followed by Sindh. Compared to the fatalities in 2020, all regions except Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan suffered an exponential surge in violence with Balochistan accounting for a net 80pc increase. According to the report, commensurately, both security operations and terror attacks increased in 2021 year. A total of 146 security operations were carried out during the year leaving 298 outlaws dead, a rise of more than 40pc, against the figures of 2020. In contrast, there were 403 terror attacks compared to 2020. Four suicide attacks took place last year that left 20 people dead compared to two suicide attacks in 2020. An alarming upsurge of over 41pc was observed in 2021 in the fatalities of security personnel. In 2020, there was a decline of 18pc in security personnel’s fatalities. Outlaws (including militants, insurgents and criminals) suffered a 26.5pc increase in fatalities while the civilians accounted for the largest number of the victims of violence. As a whole, the combined losses of civilian and security personnel’s lives were 74pc of the total fatalities while the outlaws, the main perpetrators of violence, had suffered one fourth of the fatalities.
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January - 8 
Dawn quoting the United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) data reported on January 8 that fifty-five journalists and media professionals, four Pakistanis among them, were killed 2021, with nearly nine in 10 killings since 2006 still unresolved. UNESCO, which collected
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Dawn quoting the United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) data reported on January 8 that fifty-five journalists and media professionals, four Pakistanis among them, were killed 2021, with nearly nine in 10 killings since 2006 still unresolved. UNESCO, which collected the data, stated that nearly three-quarters of female media professionals surveyed had experienced online violence linked to their work. In Pakistan, 85 journalists have been killed since 1993, including four killed in 2021.
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February - 1 
According to Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) report, the first month of the year 2022 could not see any improvement in the security situation of the country as the number of causalities increased despite a slight decrease in the attacks, Dawn reported on February 2. Acco
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According to Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) report, the first month of the year 2022 could not see any improvement in the security situation of the country as the number of causalities increased despite a slight decrease in the attacks, Dawn reported on February 2. According to statistics released by Islamabad-based independent think-tank, PICSS, the number of violent attacks decreased from 28 to 24 during the month, the deaths and injuries rate increased by 15 per cent and 37 per cent, respectively, compared to December 2021. The report claimed that militants had carried out 28 attacks across the country in December 2021 in which 36 people were killed, including 13 security forces personnel, while 47 people were injured, including 37 civilians. In January, the militants carried out 24 attacks in which 42 people were killed — 22 security forces personnel,16 civilians and four militants — and 79 others were injured, including 62 civilians. In January 2022, the majority of the attacks took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) followed by Balochistan and erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). PICSS recorded 12 militant attacks in KP in which 15 people were killed, including five Security Forces (SFs) personnel and nine civilians, while seven people were injured including four SF personnel. In Balochistan, militants carried out six attacks in which 17 people were killed — 14 SF personnel and two civilians — while 32 people got injured of which 26 were civilians and six were SF personnel. In the erstwhile FATA, four militant attacks were witnessed in which two civilians and two security forces personnel were killed. In Punjab, only one attack took place in which three people were killed, including one security forces personnel, and 33 civilians were injured. In Sindh, no militant attack took place. One militant attack was reported in Islamabad in which three people were killed, including one SF personnel. Meanwhile, SFs arrested three suspected militants and killed four militants in Balochistan.
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February - 3 
Dil Murad Baloch, the Information Secretary of Baloch National Movement (BNM), while releasing a detailed report of January 2022 on February 3, said that in the first month of the year, Army detained and forcibly disappeared 92 persons in more than 50 military operations and raids across Balochistan
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Dil Murad Baloch, the Information Secretary of Baloch National Movement (BNM), while releasing a detailed report of January 2022 on February 3, said that in the first month of the year, Army detained and forcibly disappeared 92 persons in more than 50 military operations and raids across Balochistan, reports Radio Zrumbesh. In January, the Army killed five people and the army’s local death squad killed eight. Among those killed one was a woman who was martyred by the Army in Sibi. This month, the Army bulldozed hundreds of homes in Mashkay and Jahoo area. The Army has also set up new military posts in different areas of Balochistan. Dil Murad Baloch said that the Army has turned the Baloch land into hell for native people. Every passing day “mirrors as doomsday” for the people of Balochistan.
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February - 5 
The rising number of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) funded mosques and madrasas (religious seminary) in the last three years along the Indo-Nepal border adjoining Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal is a matter of serious security concerns, intelligence agencies have warned in a latest report, s
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The rising number of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) funded mosques and madrasas (religious seminary) in the last three years along the Indo-Nepal border adjoining Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal is a matter of serious security concerns, intelligence agencies have warned in a latest report, sambadenglish.com reports on February 6. Quoting intelligence inputs, officials said that in the last three years, the number of mosques has gone up from 760 in 2018 to 1,000 in 2021, while the number of madrasas has risen from 508 in 2018 to 645 in 2021 in Nepali territories, officials said. The security officials deployed on the India-Nepal border said that these centres have been instigating anti-India sentiments and they also give shelter to criminals active in the border areas of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. “The majority of construction of mosques, madrasas and mosque-cum-madrasas have been flagged in Uttar Pradesh’s border districts of Maharajganj, Siddharth Nagar, Balrampur, Bahraich, Shravasti, Pilibhit and Khiri, while Kishanganj and Araria in Bihar and Panitanki town of Darjeeling district in West Bengal have seen such rise in last three years,” an official in the central security grid said.
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The United Nation’ Security Council (UNSC)’s analytical support and sanctions monitoring team in its latest report held that the son of slain terrorist Osama Bin Laden, Abdullah, visited Afghanistan in October 2021 for “meetings” with the Taliban, reports Hasht-e- Subh on February 7. Further, the re
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The United Nation’ Security Council (UNSC)’s analytical support and sanctions monitoring team in its latest report held that the son of slain terrorist Osama Bin Laden, Abdullah, visited Afghanistan in October 2021 for “meetings” with the Taliban, reports Hasht-e- Subh on February 7. Further, the report also stated that foreign terrorist groups ranging from al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan than any other time in recent years. Further, the UNSC report, further provides crucial details of Al-Qaeda affiliates and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP), reports The Print. “[Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent] retains a presence in Afghanistan, in the provinces of Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, Nimruz, Paktika and Zabul, where the group fought alongside the Taliban against the ousted government. AQIS is estimated to have between 200 and 400 fighters, mainly from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan.” Also, former IS-KP leader Aslam Farooqi, had “escaped” from an Afghanistan prison and “subsequently rejoined the group in a senior capacity”. Reacting to the report, the Islamic Emirate said the report lacks evidence on February 7, adds Tolo News. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly rejects recent report by the UNSC Monitoring Team asserting an increase of foreign groups in Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate deems such reports lacking evidence, documents and addresses neither in the interest of Afghanistan, the region or the world,” the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)’s Foreign Ministry.
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March - 11 
Of the 8,463 citizens missing since March 2011, only 3,284 have returned home, revealed a report submitted by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED) to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on March 11, reports Dawn. The report was submitted by the commission’s registrar in a case fil
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Of the 8,463 citizens missing since March 2011, only 3,284 have returned home, revealed a report submitted by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED) to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on March 11, reports Dawn. The report was submitted by the commission’s registrar in a case filed by the heirs of missing persons. The commission — set up in 2011 to trace the missing persons and fix responsibility on the individuals or organisations responsible — disclosed that the institutions concerned did not produce detainees in 550 cases despite the issuance of production orders. During the nearly eleven years from March 2011 to Feb 28, 2022, the commission received 8,463 complaints about enforced disappearances, the report said. Of these cases, it has disposed of 6,214 cases, whereas 2,249 are still under investigation. IHC chief justice says commission on enforced disappearances merely playing post office’s role.
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March - 14 
A decade after the Bijapur encounter in Chhattisgarh, an official report, tabled in the State assembly on March 14, has revealed that the eight tribal villagers killed in the operation at Edesmetta village under Jagargunda Police Station limits in Bijapur District the intervening night of 17 and 18
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A decade after the Bijapur encounter in Chhattisgarh, an official report, tabled in the State assembly on March 14, has revealed that the eight tribal villagers killed in the operation at Edesmetta village under Jagargunda Police Station limits in Bijapur District the intervening night of 17 and 18 May 2013 were not “Maoists” [Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)], reports news18.com. A judicial probe report, which was tabled by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, said the security forces had opened fire on tribal people celebrating Pandum festival in panic. According to the report, the Security Forces passing through Edesmetta village in Bijapur district on the intervening night of May 17 and 18, 2013, had spotted a gathering and suspected that they were Maoists. Soon after the force members took position and opened fire on the crowd. The judicial probe had found that there was no aggression from the tribals as there was no evidence that they opened fire. The probe had categorically mentioned that the firing did not take place in self-defence. The enquiry commission had deduced that the firing took place in nervousness and was a direct result of mistaken identity from the side of security forces. A proper training, modern communication gadgets and state of art equipment could have averted the incident.
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March - 15 
Naxal [Left Wing extremism, LWE] violence in the country has reduced by 77 per cent, from an all-time high of 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021, Union Minister Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on March 15, reports The Pioneer. The Minister of State Home Affairs (Mo
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Naxal [Left Wing extremism, LWE] violence in the country has reduced by 77 per cent, from an all-time high of 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021, Union Minister Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on March 15, reports The Pioneer. The Minister of State Home Affairs (MoSHA) said the Central Government has been supplementing the efforts of States as envisaged in the 'National Policy and Action Plan (NPAP) to address Left Wing Extremism', which was launched in 2015. He said the steadfast implementation of the NPAP policy has resulted in consistent decline in violence and constriction of its geographical spread of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). "The incidents of LWE violence have reduced by 77 per cent from an all-time high of 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021. Similarly, resultant deaths — civilians and security personnel — have reduced by 85 per cent from all-time high of 1,005 in 2010 to 147 in 2021," Union Minister Rai said.
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April - 25 
The violence perpetrated by the Naxals [Left Wing Extremism, LWEs] has been reduced by 41 per cent and deaths by 54 per cent in the country in 2020 as compared to 2013 and the arc of such incidents has been considerably restricted with just 30 Districts accounting 88 per cent of all Communist Party
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The violence perpetrated by the Naxals [Left Wing Extremism, LWEs] has been reduced by 41 per cent and deaths by 54 per cent in the country in 2020 as compared to 2013 and the arc of such incidents has been considerably restricted with just 30 Districts accounting 88 per cent of all Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence, reports The Times of India on April 26. According to the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for 2020-21, the Naxal violence was reported from 226 Police Stations in 53 Districts spread across nine States in 2020 as compared to 328 Police Stations in 76 Districts spread over 10 States in 2013. “The last six years have seen a significant decline in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence as well as the geographical spread of the LWE. The declining trend which started in 2011 continues in 2020 as well. “There has been an overall 41 per cent reduction in violent incidents (1,136 to 665) and 54 per cent reduction (397 to 183) in LWE related deaths in 2020 as compared to 2013,” the MHA annual report said. In comparison to 2019, the 2020 also saw the same level of violence with marginal decline (670 to 665) in incidents of violence and the resultant deaths by 9 per cent (202 to 183). The casualties to Security Forces (SFs) declined by 17 per cent (52 to 43). At the same time, the developmental outreach by the central Government has seen an increasingly large number of LWE cadres shunning the path of violence and returning to the mainstream. In 2020, Chhattisgarh with 315 incidents and 111 deaths remains the worst affected State, followed by Jharkhand (199 incidents and 39 deaths), Odisha (50 incidents and 9 deaths), Maharashtra (30 incidents and 8 deaths) and Bihar (26 incidents and 8 deaths). The overall improvement in the LWE scenario can be attributed to greater presence and increased capacity of the SFs across the LWE affected States, better operational strategy and better monitoring of development schemes in affected areas, the report said. The MHA said the geographical spread of LWE violence has also been shrinking considerably and the arc of violence has been considerably restricted with just 30 Districts accounting 88 per cent of the LWE violence. The CPI-Maoist continues to be the most potent among the various LWE outfits in the country and accounted for more than 86 per cent of total LWE violent incidents and 96 per cent of resultant deaths. Amidst increasing reverses, the CPI-Maoist has also been making efforts to expand to new areas along the inter-State borders without any significant success, the report added.
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April - 26 
Pakistan-sponsored terrorism forced 64,827 Kashmiri Pandit families to leave the Kashmir valley in the early 1990s and settle in Jammu, Delhi, and some other parts of the country, Daily Excelsior reported on April 27 quoting Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) annual report 2020-21. According to the ann
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Pakistan-sponsored terrorism forced 64,827 Kashmiri Pandit families to leave the Kashmir valley in the early 1990s and settle in Jammu, Delhi, and some other parts of the country, Daily Excelsior reported on April 27 quoting Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) annual report 2020-21. According to the annual report, as many as 14,091 civilians and 5,356 Security Force personnel lost their lives to militancy in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) between the 1990s, when militancy first reared its head in the valley, and 2020. “Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is intricately linked with infiltration of terrorists from across the border,” the report said. Besides Kashmiri Pandits, militancy forced some Sikh and Muslim families too to migrate from Kashmir Valley to Jammu, Delhi, and other parts of the country, it said. Nearly 1,054 families from the hilly areas of Jammu migrated to Jammu plains, it said. As per the records of registration available with the Relief and Migrant Commissioner, J&K, at present 43,618 registered Kashmiri migrant families are settled in Jammu, 19,338 families are settled in Delhi and NCR, and 1,995 families in a few other states and the UTs in the country, the report said. The report further said that a total of 2,546 terror incidents sponsored by Pakistan took place in J&K from 2014 to 2020, in which 481 security personnel, 215 civilians, and 1,216 terrorists were killed. There were 1,776 infiltration attempts from across the border to Jammu and Kashmir between 2014 and 2020, of which 685 were successful.
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July - 11 
According to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) report, during the month of June, 30 cases of enforced disappearance and 33 killings, including two incident of honour killing, and three cases of extrajudicial killing were reported in different parts of Balochistan, whereas, one dead body
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According to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) report, during the month of June, 30 cases of enforced disappearance and 33 killings, including two incident of honour killing, and three cases of extrajudicial killing were reported in different parts of Balochistan, whereas, one dead body of a missing person was found, The Balochistan Post reported on July 12. Overall, 33 people were reportedly killed in various areas of Balochistan in June, only twenty-five of them could be identified. During the month, paramilitary forces and intelligence agencies forcibly disappeared and abducted a total of 37 people from different areas of Balochistan, including students, laborers, and people from other walks of life. Only seven of these abductees were released, while the whereabouts of the rest remain undisclosed, and three among these victims were unidentified.
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July - 20 
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on July 20 that documented human rights situations in Afghanistan over the 10 months since the Taliban group seized control of the country, reports Hasth-e-Subh. The UNAMA report summarizes its findings with regards to th
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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on July 20 that documented human rights situations in Afghanistan over the 10 months since the Taliban group seized control of the country, reports Hasth-e-Subh. The UNAMA report summarizes its findings with regards to the protection of civilians, extrajudicial killings, torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests and detentions, the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, fundamental freedoms and the situation in places of detention. Despite an overall, significant reduction in armed violence, between mid-August 2021 and mid-June 2022, UNAMA has recorded 2106 civilian casualties (700 killed, 1406 wounded). The majority of civilian casualties are attributed to targeted attacks by the armed group Islamic State of Khurasan Province (ISKP) against ethnic and religious minority communities in public places such as schools, mosques and other gathering places.
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July - 29 
The Ministry of Interior on July 29, presented a report to the Senate related to the details of terrorist organisations involved in terror activities in the country from 2019 to 2021, reports thenews.com.pk. According to Ministry’s written response to the Senate, terrorist organisations, including A
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The Ministry of Interior on July 29, presented a report to the Senate related to the details of terrorist organisations involved in terror activities in the country from 2019 to 2021, reports thenews.com.pk. According to Ministry’s written response to the Senate, terrorist organisations, including Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, Al Qaeda, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA), and Daish/ISIL/ISIS have all been actively involved in terrorism between 2019 to 2021. Other organisations included Hizb-ul-Ahrar, Hizb-ul-Tahrir (HuT), Jaish-e-Islam, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Jiye Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Jindullah, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Lashkar-e-Islami, and Sindhu Desh Revolutionary Army were also active in terrorism, as per Ministry’s report. The report also states that banned outfits such as Sipah Sahaba, Sipah Muhammad, Tehreek Jafariya Pakistan, Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP), United Baloch Army and Zainabyun Brigade were also involved in terror-related activities. As per the report, 323 civilians and security personnel were martyred in 434 incidents of terrorism, while 718 were injured.
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August - 3 
There has been an increase in the cases registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the last few years, with over 400 cases registered since its inception, the Parliament was informed on August 3, reports Times Now. As many as eight cases were handed over to the NIA in 2009, 11 in 2010,
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There has been an increase in the cases registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the last few years, with over 400 cases registered since its inception, the Parliament was informed on August 3, reports Times Now. As many as eight cases were handed over to the NIA in 2009, 11 in 2010, 16 each in 2011 and 2012, 27 in 2013, 14 in 2014, 21 in 2015, 34 in 2016, 36 in 2017, 59 in 2018, 62 in 2019, 59 in 2020, 61 in 2021 and 49 in 2022 till July 29. The government, however, clarified, “The increase in registration of cases by the NIA over the years is mainly due to the enhanced capacity of NIA with the sanction of new Branch offices and the augmented scope of NIA.” 481 posts and ten new branch offices at Chandigarh, Ranchi, Imphal, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Patna, Jaipur, Bhopal, and Bhubaneswar have been sanctioned.
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August - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have come out in support of the workers going on strike in Chhattisgarh, reports bhaiyajinews.com on August 20. The Maoists have supported the strike of the Employees-Officers Federation, which will start from August 22, by issuing a form. This press
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have come out in support of the workers going on strike in Chhattisgarh, reports bhaiyajinews.com on August 20. The Maoists have supported the strike of the Employees-Officers Federation, which will start from August 22, by issuing a form. This press note has been issued by CPI-Maoists’ Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, ‘spokesperson’ Vikalp. In this press note issued by the Maoists, it has been said that “Our committee wholeheartedly supports the proposed indefinite strike from August 22 on behalf of the Chhattisgarh Employees – Officers Federation for its legitimate demands, and will not end the strike till the demands are accepted. calls for continuation of the movement. There is a call to all the employees, officers, teachers of the state to actively participate in the said indefinite strike. Along with this, an appeal has been made to all the trade unions, farmer organizations, public and democratic, human rights organizations of the state to help as much as possible in making the said strike a success. In the press note, the federation was called upon to thwart the government's attempts to break the strike, to mislead the strikers, to divide the leaders, to lure, to threaten the dismissal, and to keep the strikers strong. The zonal committee justifies your demands. According to the principle of equal pay for equal work, the demand for dearness allowance at par with central employees is justified. Since the central, state governments are fixing the salaries and allowances of government employees and officers on their terms and in the interest of domestic, foreign corporate houses and imperial financial institutions like IMF [International Monetary Fund] and World Bank, therefore imperialist financial institutions including domestic, foreign corporate houses Make the institutions, the Brahminical Hindutva fascist BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party] government at the Center the target of your agitation."
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August - 20 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is trying to retrieve its lost ground in Telangana, reports The New Indian Express on August 21. According to intelligence reports, there is a perceptible increase in the activity of the Maoists in the Bhadrachalam Agency area as well as in the Mulugu
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is trying to retrieve its lost ground in Telangana, reports The New Indian Express on August 21. According to intelligence reports, there is a perceptible increase in the activity of the Maoists in the Bhadrachalam Agency area as well as in the Mulugu and Jayashankar Bhupalpally Districts in recent days. CPI-Maoist party ‘secretary’ Kankanala Raji Reddy has taken the responsibility of strengthening the party’s cadres. Bhadradri Kothagudem and Mulugu District Police have noticed the movements of Maoists and found some items including essential commodities and tents in the forest area in both the Districts yesterday (August 20) which were suspected to have been left behind by the ultras. The Intelligence Department has reportedly warned the Police of the heightened activity of the Maoists. They sent a report to them that about 10 Maoists were moving in Mulugu and Gundala of the Bhadradri Kothagudem forest area for the last few months. In fact, the input jolted the Police out of their reverie that due to their crackdown, the activity of the Maoists has come down in Telangana. According to sources, during the Maoist martyrs’ week celebrations which were held from July 28 to August 3, the Maoist leadership convened a meeting and reportedly focused on increasing the party’s footprint in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mulugu, and Jayashankar Bhupalpally Districts as they are very close to Chhattisgarh where Maoists have a strong presence. The sources said that the Maoists cross Godavari River between Venkatapuram of Mulugu District and Cherla of Bhadradri Kothagudem Districts and enter Bhupalpally and Mulugu Districts from Chhattisgarh State.
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September - 5 
India and Bangladesh decided to continue working together to fight terrorism and radicalisation as it is dangerous for both countries, Times Now reports on September 6. Indian Foreign Secretary, Vinay Kwatra spoke of close cooperation between India and Bangladesh on terrorism and also, replying to q
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India and Bangladesh decided to continue working together to fight terrorism and radicalisation as it is dangerous for both countries, Times Now reports on September 6. Indian Foreign Secretary, Vinay Kwatra spoke of close cooperation between India and Bangladesh on terrorism and also, replying to questions about China’s increasing role, particularly in the development of a port, said both countries had explained to each other where their security issues are. Kwatra said that India has helped Bangladesh with aid for the Rohingyas and will continue to do so in the future. About the safety of the minorities in Bangladesh, he said the two countries were regularly in touch.
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September - 5 
Mobile phones stolen from different parts of the country are being used for terrorist activities Zee News reports on September 6, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Mumbai Crime Branch have revealed information that the D Company is using stolen mobile phones to carry out terrorist activities a
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Mobile phones stolen from different parts of the country are being used for terrorist activities Zee News reports on September 6, National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Mumbai Crime Branch have revealed information that the D Company is using stolen mobile phones to carry out terrorist activities and to build networks.
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September - 9 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned the Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on September 9 over the issue of the missing persons, reports The Balochistan Post. The IHC said that making people disappear is the “biggest form of torture” and that the chief executive of Pakistan will be held responsi
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned the Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on September 9 over the issue of the missing persons, reports The Balochistan Post. The IHC said that making people disappear is the “biggest form of torture” and that the chief executive of Pakistan will be held responsible in case of enforced disappearance. PM Shehbaz told the court that: “I cannot say that all of the missing persons will be recovered, but we will leave no stone unturned. I will not give any lame excuse.” PM made these remarks before the IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah during September 9’s hearing of petitions seeking the recovery of six missing persons. At the last hearing, the chief justice had directed PM Shehbaz to ensure the missing persons whose cases were being heard in the IHC were produced before the court before September 9. The IHC warned that the failure to do so would require the PM to appear in person in court and give an explanation. Addressing the PM, the Chief Justice said the court had ordered the Federal Cabinet multiple times on the issue, but its “response had not been what it should be.” In an apparent reference to Military Dictator Parvez Musharraf, Justice Minallah said: “A chief executive ruled in this country for nine years. He proudly wrote in his book that we sold our people to foreign countries.” The chief justice noted that the Federal Government had also constituted a committee – a body that was set up in May this year following the IHC’s orders to “deliberate a policy on enforced disappearances.” The chief justice also mentioned the missing persons’ commission, saying: “The families of missing persons are sitting here. They revealed a lot of things about the commission,” he said, adding that Defence of Human Rights in Pakistan Chairperson Amina Masood Janjua had “also told much about the commission to the court”. Instead of addressing the problems of the families of missing persons, Justice Minallah said, the commission continued “torturing” them. He said the court had also been told about the reservations of the Baloch students. Justice Minallah said the state should fulfil its responsibility toward its citizens. “The political leadership has to solve this issue,” he said. “The court has no other way but to only ask the executive [about the issue].” He questioned who the court should hold accountable for enforced disappearances. To this, the premier replied it was his duty.
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September - 10 
The intelligence agencies have warned that Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) will attempt to disturb the communal harmony in Gujarat and disrupt the upcoming state assembly elections by executing incidents of rioting and attacks on the right-wing leaders, Asian Age reports on September 11. Acco
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The intelligence agencies have warned that Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) will attempt to disturb the communal harmony in Gujarat and disrupt the upcoming state assembly elections by executing incidents of rioting and attacks on the right-wing leaders, Asian Age reports on September 11. According to the intelligence inputs, the ISKP has directed its cadres in India to use the Gujarat riots as the trigger point for the recruitment of radicalised youths and the issue of the release of the Bilkis Bano case convicts to disrupt the communal harmony in the state ahead of the Assembly election.
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September - 14 
India and Israel are suffering a lot from terrorism and are also cooperating together whenever we can, to combat terrorism, Israeli envoy to New Delhi, Naor Gilon, said on September 14, reports Hindustan Times. He also stressed on the importance of regional groupings, especially of I2U2 bloc compris
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India and Israel are suffering a lot from terrorism and are also cooperating together whenever we can, to combat terrorism, Israeli envoy to New Delhi, Naor Gilon, said on September 14, reports Hindustan Times. He also stressed on the importance of regional groupings, especially of I2U2 bloc comprising India, Israel, UAE, and the US that held its first virtual summit in July 2022.
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September - 14 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid on September 14 denied that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Chief Maulana Masood Azhar was in Afghanistan, and said he is in Pakistan, reports Tolo News. Pakistani media reported that Pakistan's Foreign Ministry in a letter asked the Islamic
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid on September 14 denied that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Chief Maulana Masood Azhar was in Afghanistan, and said he is in Pakistan, reports Tolo News. Pakistani media reported that Pakistan's Foreign Ministry in a letter asked the Islamic Emirate to find and arrest Azhar. “The leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group is not here in Afghanistan. This is an organization which could be in Pakistan. Anyway, he is not in Afghanistan and we have not been asked anything like this. We have heard about it in the news. Our reaction is that this is not true,” Zabiullah Mujahid said. The MoFA said that such allegations can affect the relations between Kabul and Islamabad. “We also call on all parties to refrain from such allegations lacking any proof and documentation. Such media allegations can adversely affect bilateral relations,” said Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesman for MoFA. The alleged letter said that Azhar is hiding somewhere in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar or Kunar, according to the anonymous source quoted by Pakistani media.
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September - 14 
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on September 14 said that it is deeply concerned about the allegations of gross human rights violations in Panjshir Province, reports Hasht-e Subh. UNAMA tweeted that the parties to the war have clear international obligations toward priso
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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on September 14 said that it is deeply concerned about the allegations of gross human rights violations in Panjshir Province, reports Hasht-e Subh. UNAMA tweeted that the parties to the war have clear international obligations toward prisoners. UNAMA has also emphasized that it is monitoring the situation. It has called the recent incidents in Panjshir a crime and demanded the prosecution of the perpetrators.
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September - 15 
China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations (UN) to blacklist Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Sajid Mir, one of India's most wanted terrorists and the main handler of the deadly 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks, on September 15, reports The New Indian Express. It
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China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations (UN) to blacklist Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Sajid Mir, one of India's most wanted terrorists and the main handler of the deadly 2008 (26/11) Mumbai attacks, on September 15, reports The New Indian Express. It is learnt that Beijing put a hold on the proposal moved by the US and co-designated by India to blacklist Mir under the 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council as a global terrorist and subject him to assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. Mir is one of India's most wanted terrorists and has a bounty of USD 5 million placed on his head by the US for his role in the 26/11 attacks.
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September - 16 
Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage issued a notice on September 16, to former President Maithripala Sirisena, ordering him to appear in court on October 14, to present facts regarding his failure to prevent the terrorist attack on Easter Sunday despite having prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday
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Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage issued a notice on September 16, to former President Maithripala Sirisena, ordering him to appear in court on October 14, to present facts regarding his failure to prevent the terrorist attack on Easter Sunday despite having prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday attack while being the Defense Minister, reports Colombo Page. The former President has been named as a suspect in a private complaint filed by Father Cyril Gamini and Yesuraj Ganesan, who lost a leg in the terrorist attack on Easter Sunday in April 2019. The magistrate issued the order after considering a complaint submitted before the court by the President’s Counsel Rienzi Arsekularatne on behalf of the complainants. The President's Counsel stated that despite receiving information that a terrorist attack would be launched on Easter Sunday, Sirisena, as the defense minister, committed an offense under Section 298 of the Penal Code by acting negligently to prevent it.
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September - 19 
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) had said that allegations that the Taliban killed detainees in the Panjshir province of northern Afghanistan appear “credible,” reports Khamma News on September 20. on September 19, a UNAMA post on its official Facebook page indicated that
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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) had said that allegations that the Taliban killed detainees in the Panjshir province of northern Afghanistan appear “credible,” reports Khamma News on September 20. on September 19, a UNAMA post on its official Facebook page indicated that the UN agency was following and monitoring the developments in Panjshir, the birthplace of the National Resistance Front (NRF), a group that opposes the Taliban.
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September - 20 
Law Enforcement Agencies are looking for the imam of Koba Jame Mosjid, a Cumilla mosque, because of his "links" with the seven youths who went missing from Cumilla District, reports Daily Star. Shah Mohammad Habibullah, imam of, has been missing since September 12, said Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
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Law Enforcement Agencies are looking for the imam of Koba Jame Mosjid, a Cumilla mosque, because of his "links" with the seven youths who went missing from Cumilla District, reports Daily Star. Shah Mohammad Habibullah, imam of, has been missing since September 12, said Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Commander Major Mohammad Sakib Hossain.Seven youths went missing from Cumilla city on August 23. Counterterrorism officials later found their links with Ansar al Islam.
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September - 23 
On September 23, calling upon the United Nations (UN) to play an effective role in solving the Rohingya crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that the problem may affect the security and stability of the entire region, and beyond if it persists, reports Daily Star. She made the call while
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On September 23, calling upon the United Nations (UN) to play an effective role in solving the Rohingya crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that the problem may affect the security and stability of the entire region, and beyond if it persists, reports Daily Star. She made the call while delivering her speech in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “Not a single Rohingya was repatriated to their ancestral home in Myanmar, despite our bilateral engagements with Myanmar, discussions with partners in trilateral format and engagements with the UN and other partners to assist Myanmar to create necessary conditions for safe and dignified repatriation,” she said. The PM said the ongoing political turmoil and armed conflicts in Myanmar has made the Rohingya repatriation more difficult. She said the prolonged presence of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh has caused serious ramifications on its economy, environment, security, and socio-political stability. She expressed concern that this situation could potentially fuel radicalization.
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September - 24 
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised China for blocking terror black listings at the United Nations (UN) on September 24, reports Hindustan Times. Jaishankar addressed the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and without naming China, he called out Beijing for shie
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised China for blocking terror black listings at the United Nations (UN) on September 24, reports Hindustan Times. Jaishankar addressed the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and without naming China, he called out Beijing for shielding Pakistan-based terrorists from blacklisting. Jaishankar said that 'those who politicise the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Regime, sometimes even to the extent of defending proclaimed terrorists, do so at their own peril.' Jaishankar, without naming Pakistan, also criticised Islamabad for cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
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September - 24 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah on September 24, asked Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) jawans (soldiers) to be vigilant along the Indian border to check the infiltration, smuggling, and trafficking of humans and animals from Nepal and Bangladesh, reports newsnoir.com. Shah said, the SSB should adopt th
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah on September 24, asked Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) jawans (soldiers) to be vigilant along the Indian border to check the infiltration, smuggling, and trafficking of humans and animals from Nepal and Bangladesh, reports newsnoir.com. Shah said, the SSB should adopt the latest technology including Drone and CCTV to ensure perfect security along bordering areas. The Minister said, SSB jawans are not only protecting bordering areas but also performing a commendable job to eliminate the Naxal menace in Bihar and Jharkhand. Amit Shah also held a meeting on border security with Directors General of BSF, SSB, and ITBP at the BSF camp in Kishanganj.
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September - 25 
The Naxalite [Left Wing extremist, LWE] footprint in Gadchiroli, one of the two Maharashtra Districts that have historically struggled with LWE, is shrinking, with a significant drop recorded in their activities over the past five years, Police said, reports The Free Press Journal on September 26. "
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The Naxalite [Left Wing extremist, LWE] footprint in Gadchiroli, one of the two Maharashtra Districts that have historically struggled with LWE, is shrinking, with a significant drop recorded in their activities over the past five years, Police said, reports The Free Press Journal on September 26. "In the past seven or eight years, many Naxals have been killed in different encounters and their numbers, presence and capabilities have reduced,” Gadchiroli, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ankit Goyal said, adding, “Secondly, they used to forcibly recruit some locals while others used to join of their own accord. Now we have observed that the number of people getting recruited from Gadchiroli is negligible." Goyal said that until about seven years ago, “in a dalam [the rebels are organised into groups called dalams], 15% used to be outsiders while the rest were locals. Now the percentage of people from Gadchiroli has fallen drastically.” The District Police chief attributed this to factors such as better administrative outreach, rising confidence in the administration, and improved infrastructure. “The Police Dadalora scheme, in which we implement government schemes and give jobs to locals, has helped,” he said, adding, “In two years we have given more than 6,000 people jobs or self-employment opportunities. In places deep in the jungle, this has more impact." According to the Gadchiroli Police’s data, 137 extremists were killed in encounters till Aug 31, 2022, while the number of Dalam (armed squad) members fell to 120 from 180. “Police killed 54 Naxalites in the past two years while several others were arrested,” an officer said. “Similarly, 196 Naxalites were arrested from 2017 till August 31 this year while 91 others surrendered in the same period." Goyal, the Police chief, said senior Naxalite cadres are now confined to the south Gadchiroli region. They are identified as Girdhar, Prabhakar and Rupesh.
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September - 28 
The banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are again trying to get back their foothold in Telangana while Police have also become active in thwarting their efforts, reports Deccan Chronicle on September 29. About 15 years ago, cadres of CPI-Maoist had been quite active in Telangana, esp
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The banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are again trying to get back their foothold in Telangana while Police have also become active in thwarting their efforts, reports Deccan Chronicle on September 29. About 15 years ago, cadres of CPI-Maoist had been quite active in Telangana, especially in agency and forest areas. They terrorised people, particularly contractors and public representatives, and collected “donations” from them. But following concerted strategies implemented by Police after formation of Telangana State, the banned extremist organisation lost its grip and shifted base to neighbouring Chhattisgarh State. However, several incidents in recent past indicate that they are trying to make their presence felt again. One of them is an encounter last August between Police and members of the Maoist group in the forest region of Damera Thogu and Chimalapadu in Gundala Mandal (administrative subdivision) on borders of Mulugu and Bhadradri Kothagudem Districts. There were no casualties or injuries on both sides. Recently, Venkatesh, ‘secretary’ of ‘Bhupalpally-Mahabubabad-Warangal-Peddapalli (BMWP) division committee’ of Maoists, released a letter demanding that Ramagundam Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) Korakanti Chander Patel return ₹45 crore allegedly collected by him and his henchmen from unemployed youth to get them jobs in Ramagundam Fertiliser Company Limited (RFCL). Venkatesh alias Kakanala Raji Reddy alias Dharmanna, went on to mention names of MLA's relatives, followers and company contractors who had allegedly benefitted. He warned each of them to reimburse the money collected to unemployed youth or face consequences. In the interim, intelligence department has cautioned officials of Godavari catchment area to be cautious as two Maoist groups – Adelgu and Mangula, have infiltrated into Telangana State. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Sadaiah of Mahabubabad District said after a long break, Maoist groups that had shifted from Telangana to neighbouring States are trying to enter the State again.
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October - 2 
On October 2, a Rohingya man, Omor Faruk, (27), was killed as a "landmine exploded" in Myanmar territory close to Ghumdhum border in Bandarban District, reports Daily Star. The deceased, a resident of the Rohingya camp on no-man's-land near Tambru area of Naikhongchhari upazila (sub-District), went
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On October 2, a Rohingya man, Omor Faruk, (27), was killed as a "landmine exploded" in Myanmar territory close to Ghumdhum border in Bandarban District, reports Daily Star. The deceased, a resident of the Rohingya camp on no-man's-land near Tambru area of Naikhongchhari upazila (sub-District), went there to catch fish when the incident happened. Chairman of Ghumdhum union, Jahangir Aziz, said, "Crossing the border, Faruk went to a stream inside the Myanmar territory to catch fish. At that time, the landmine went off and he died on the spot." Later, his body was brought back and buried, he added.
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October - 3 
Fresh hurdles have emerged in the way of the enactment of 22nd Amendment to the Constitution after Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) which commands the majority support in Parliament objected to it in its present form, reports Daily Mirror on October 4. The bill which is listed for debate in Parlia
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Fresh hurdles have emerged in the way of the enactment of 22nd Amendment to the Constitution after Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) which commands the majority support in Parliament objected to it in its present form, reports Daily Mirror on October 4. The bill which is listed for debate in Parliament on October 4 and tomorrow (October 5) was taken up for discussion at the parliamentary group meeting of the government on Monday (October 3) evening. It seeks to reduce powers of the president to be vested with Parliament. The ruling SLPP MPs expressed their opposition to the bill in the current format. SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said that his party had taken a consistent position that powers of executive presidency should be pruned only in a manner that protects the unitary character of the Constitution. Otherwise, he said the Constitution should not be amended in an ad hoc manner. “After the enactment of the 13th Amendment, the unitary nature of the country remains protected because of executive presidency with full authority. Therefore, the amendment of executive presidency has a bearing on the unitary character. We should look at overall changes to the Constitution rather than amending it in a piecemeal manner,” he said. However, he also said his party is not opposed to empowering Parliament.
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October - 4 
The Centre on October 4 declared Chief Launching Commander of terror outfit Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen Showkat Ahmed Sheikh as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 on charges of spreading terror violence in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Born in 1970 in Ganie Hamam are
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The Centre on October 4 declared Chief Launching Commander of terror outfit Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen Showkat Ahmed Sheikh as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 on charges of spreading terror violence in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Born in 1970 in Ganie Hamam area in Baramulla, Showkat alias Showkat Mochi, son of Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, is presently based in Pakistan. Showkat is also accused of his involvement in “coordinating infiltration and recruitment of terrorists and execution of terror attacks owing to his deep network of associates in North Kashmir”. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification issued said, the Central government declared Showkat Ahmed Sheik as a terrorist.
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October - 10 
Punjab Police has busted five terrorist modules in the State and also arrested 17 terrorists in the last 10 days, according to the Police on October 10, reports NDTV. The Police have also recovered four rifles including AKs/MP-9/MP-5 and 25 revolvers/pistols from their possession. Apart from this, t
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Punjab Police has busted five terrorist modules in the State and also arrested 17 terrorists in the last 10 days, according to the Police on October 10, reports NDTV. The Police have also recovered four rifles including AKs/MP-9/MP-5 and 25 revolvers/pistols from their possession. Apart from this, the Police teams have also recovered three hand grenades and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), said a Police official. Inspector General of Police (IGP) headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill, said that the Police is making every effort to maintain peace and harmony in the State. "In the last 10 days the Police teams have managed to strike a major blow to the terrorist modules being operated by gangsters-turned-terrorists including Lakhbir Singh alias Landa, Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and Arsh Dalla from outside India," IGP, Gill said, adding, the Police busted a module on October 1 after arresting three operatives of an ISI-backed terror module jointly handled by Canada-based Lakhbir Landa and Pakistan-based Harvinder Rinda after recovering one sophisticated AK-56 assault rifle along with two magazines, 90 live cartridges, and two bullet shells from their possession. "Earlier on September 28, an operative of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Landa gang was arrested from Bihar for his involvement in several heinous crimes pertaining to murder, attempt to murder, assault, robbery, and snatching," he said. The IGP said that on the next day, an ISI-backed drone-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) terror module being operated by Canada-based terrorist/gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala was busted with the arrest of its two operatives from the Chamkaur Sahib area. The Police have also recovered two illicit weapons including a .22 bore revolver and .32 bore pistol along with 21 live cartridges from their possession. Two days after, the Police arrested one more operative of the same module after recovering three hand grenades and two pistols from his car. "On October 4, Amritsar Rural Police busted an ISI-backed Narco-Terrorism module after arresting its main operative and one RDX loaded Tiffin Box fabricated into an IED or Tiffin Bomb; two sophisticated AK-56 assault rifles along with two magazines and 30 live cartridges; one .30 bore pistol along with 6 live cartridges; and 2 KG Heroin was recovered from his possession," he said. Gill further said that a module linked with Gurdev Singh (lodged in Faridkot jail) being operated by Germany-based Gurmeet Singh alias Bagga was busted with the arrest of its five members for arranging smuggled weapons and providing logistic support. "The police also recovered two 9mm foreign-made pistols and one .32 bore pistol," he said.
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October - 11 
In the past nine months, Security Forces (SFs) have observed the illegal entry of 191 drones into Indian Territory from neighbouring Pakistan, raising major concerns in terms of internal security in the country, Daily Excelsior reported on October 12. The Central Government recently shared the input
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In the past nine months, Security Forces (SFs) have observed the illegal entry of 191 drones into Indian Territory from neighbouring Pakistan, raising major concerns in terms of internal security in the country, Daily Excelsior reported on October 12. The Central Government recently shared the input from the SFs deployed at the India-Pakistan border to maintain such illegal attempts from the Pakistan side. Of the 191 drones observed, 171 entered into Indian Territory through the India-Pakistan border along the Punjab sector while 20 were seen in the Jammu sector. As per the document, the “UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) observation in Indo-Pak border was seen in Punjab and Jammu frontier with effect from January 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022”. The documents further reveal that most of these drones or UAVs managed to flee while a total of seven have been shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, who are deployed along the India-Pakistan border to keep a tab on such illegal activities being orchestrated by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence.
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October - 19 
Tajikistan Minister of Interior, Ramazon Rahimov while addressing the International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists conference, said that the Taliban has issued Afghan passports to more than 3,000 members of "terrori
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Tajikistan Minister of Interior, Ramazon Rahimov while addressing the International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists conference, said that the Taliban has issued Afghan passports to more than 3,000 members of "terrorist groups", reports Afintl.com. Rahimov added that the current situation in Afghanistan confirms the dangers posed by the Taliban regime.
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October - 20 
A total of 264 Police personnel were killed during the past year in the entire country, the highest - 37 of them - in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Daily Excelsior reported on October 21. Highly-placed officials in the Police Department said that 264 Police personnel in the entire country including the P
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A total of 264 Police personnel were killed during the past year in the entire country, the highest - 37 of them - in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Daily Excelsior reported on October 21. Highly-placed officials in the Police Department said that 264 Police personnel in the entire country including the Police force from all states, union territories, CAPFs, and Assam Rifles were killed from September 1, 2021, to August 31, 2022. They said that among the 264 Police personnel killed, J&K contributed the maximum numbers – 94 including 37 J&K Police personnel, 30 CRPF personnel, and 27 BSF personnel. Since the independence of the country, 34,418 Police personnel have lost their lives while protecting the country.
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October - 20 
State Government extended the provisions of the Armed Forces Special Forces Act (AFSPA) by categorizing nine Districts and one sub-division as “disturbed”, reports Hindustan Times. The order, dated October 15 was released on October 20. The districts are Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jo
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State Government extended the provisions of the Armed Forces Special Forces Act (AFSPA) by categorizing nine Districts and one sub-division as “disturbed”, reports Hindustan Times. The order, dated October 15 was released on October 20. The districts are Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, besides Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar. However, the AFSPA was withdrawn from West Karbi Anglong district in view of the "improved" situation there.
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October - 20 
According to Pak Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS) data, Pakistan witnessed a record 51pc increase in the number of terrorist attacks in a single year after the Afghan Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August last year as a result of the withdrawal of the United States (US) forces, Dawn report
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According to Pak Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS) data, Pakistan witnessed a record 51pc increase in the number of terrorist attacks in a single year after the Afghan Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August last year as a result of the withdrawal of the United States (US) forces, Dawn reported on October 20. As many as 433 people were killed and 719 injured in 250 attacks in Pakistan between August 15, 2021, and August 14, 2022, reveals PIPS’ Paper Series released on October 19. In comparison, it said, the country witnessed 165 attacks that killed 294 people and injured 598 others from August 2020 to August 14, 2021.
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October - 21 
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on October 21 announced the removal of Pakistan from its grey list, appreciating the country’s efforts in anti-money-laundering and anti-terror financing, reports ARY News. This decision was taken during the FATF Plenary meeting held in Paris, France from 20-21
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on October 21 announced the removal of Pakistan from its grey list, appreciating the country’s efforts in anti-money-laundering and anti-terror financing, reports ARY News. This decision was taken during the FATF Plenary meeting held in Paris, France from 20-21 October 2022. The FATF has decided by consensus that Pakistan has completed all substantial, technical and procedural requirements of both the 2018 and 2021 Action Plans. As a result, Pakistan has been taken off the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, with immediate effect. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Chairperson National FATF Coordination Committee, Ms Hina Rabbani Khar, led the Pakistan delegation to the FATF Plenary. Addressing the press conference at the conclusion of its plenary, FATF President Raja Kumar noted that Pakistan had been on the grey list since 2018. “It has two concurrent action plans. After a lot of work by Pakistani authorities, they have largely addressed all of the action plan items,” he said. He stated that the task force had conducted an onsite visit at the end of August. The onsite team verified that there is a high-level of commitment from the Pakistani leadership, sustainability of reforms and commitment to make improvements in the future, he added.
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October - 22 
Eight Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members who were serving prison sentences for committing LTTE activities have been granted presidential pardon, reports Colombo Page on October 23. Additional Commissioner General of Prisons, Chandana Ekanayake said the President pardoned the eight indiv
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Eight Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members who were serving prison sentences for committing LTTE activities have been granted presidential pardon, reports Colombo Page on October 23. Additional Commissioner General of Prisons, Chandana Ekanayake said the President pardoned the eight individuals according to powers vested in him under Article 34 of the Constitution. Accordingly, four inmates who were housed at the Magazine Prison were pardoned on October 21. Two other inmates will be released after cases filed against them before the Court of Appeal is withdrawn.
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October - 24 
Taliban have been turning the mosque and library into military base in Jaghori District of Ghazni Province, Hasht-E Subh reported on October 25. Local sources in Jaghori District said that the Taliban have increased their forces in this District and have made the District’s mosque and library into a
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Taliban have been turning the mosque and library into military base in Jaghori District of Ghazni Province, Hasht-E Subh reported on October 25. Local sources in Jaghori District said that the Taliban have increased their forces in this District and have made the District’s mosque and library into a military base. In an interview Tuesday, sources confirmed that nearly 20 Taliban fighters have been placed in the District’s mosque. According to sources, the Taliban have also forced the local residents in the District to bring them food. The residents meanwhile said that they cannot provide food for the Taliban because of the poor economy.
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October - 27 
There have been no convictions in 96pc of murder cases of journalists in Pakistan between 2012 and 2022, according to Freedom Network’s Annual Impunity 2022 report released on October 27, reports Dawn. The report “The killing fields: no justice for Pakistan’s murdered journalists” was launched ahead
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There have been no convictions in 96pc of murder cases of journalists in Pakistan between 2012 and 2022, according to Freedom Network’s Annual Impunity 2022 report released on October 27, reports Dawn. The report “The killing fields: no justice for Pakistan’s murdered journalists” was launched ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which falls on November 2. The research was framed in the context of the 10-year anniversary of the 2012 United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, which Pakistan had first endorsed in October 2013 and later committed to implementing in the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act 2021. According to the report, 53 Pakistani journalists were killed between 2012 and 2022 but the perpetrators were convicted in only two out of these 53 cases. Says 53 journalists killed between 2012 and 2022 but the perpetrators were convicted in only two cases. In the remaining 96pc of the cases, the criminal justice system failed to deliver justice for the slain journalists and their bereaved families. Of the 53 journalists murdered for their work in Pakistan between 2012 and 2022, the highest fatalities were in Sindh (16, or 30pc of the total) followed by Punjab (14, or 26pc of the total). Unidentified persons constituted the biggest suspected threat actor to journalists in Pakistan during 2012-2022 with 15 of the 53 journalists (or 28pc) murdered in the reporting period being targeted by them, according to the family members or colleagues of the victims. Organised crime and militant groups were the second and third most suspected perpetrators of journalist killings, respectively.
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October - 31 
On October 31, Chinar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. A. D. S. Aujla, describing the situation at the Line of Control (LoC) as very much under control said the overall defence preparedness of the Indian Army has received a “huge impetus” in the 20 months since the ceasefire understanding between India and
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On October 31, Chinar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. A. D. S. Aujla, describing the situation at the Line of Control (LoC) as very much under control said the overall defence preparedness of the Indian Army has received a “huge impetus” in the 20 months since the ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan in February 2021, reports Daily Excelsior. “A lot of parameters are showing signs of normalcy. And, challenge for us is to ensure that we are able to sustain this ceasefire and phase of normalcy that we are seeing on a daily basis,” Lt Gen Aujla said. Asked if the ceasefire understanding of 2021 has had any impact on operational preparedness of the Army, the Corps Commander said there have been “many positives” related to it as the period gave time to “upgrade our defences”. “Not only has it enhanced our capabilities and capacity but many a thing, which otherwise, we would not be able to do by virtue of those fire engagements that used to take place on a regular basis along the LoC. Now we have been able to do,” he said. However, whenever the opportunity comes, “attempts are being made to infiltrate” from the “other side” but the Army is capable to foil such bids or give a befitting reply, said the officer. India and Pakistan had on February 25, 2021, released a joint statement announcing a ceasefire along the LoC following talks between their Director Generals of Military Operations. The two countries had earlier signed a ceasefire agreement in 2003 but it was repeatedly violated. In 2022, infiltration cases have been minimum, eight terrorists possibly infiltrated, three of them were eliminated. So it is the lowest in the last 32 years since the insurgency in the Valley, he said.
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November - 1 
Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation this year is up by a third, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on November 1, in its first report on the issue since the hardline Taliban took power in 2021, reports Hasht-e-Subh. The UNODC said cultivation in Afghanistan rose by 32 per ce
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Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation this year is up by a third, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on November 1, in its first report on the issue since the hardline Taliban took power in 2021, reports Hasht-e-Subh. The UNODC said cultivation in Afghanistan rose by 32 per cent to 233,000 hectares (580,000 acres) over the previous year, making the 2022 crop the third largest area cultivated since monitoring began in 1994. The income made by farmers from opium sales more than tripled from USD425 million in 2021 to USD1.4 billion in 2022, the report said.
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November - 1 
The Afghanistan Journalists’ Center (AFJC), has said that 127 journalists and media workers have been killed as a result of war or organized crimes in the last two decades in Afghanistan, Hasht-e-Subh reports on November 2. But due to the culture of impunity for crimes against journalists, justice h
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The Afghanistan Journalists’ Center (AFJC), has said that 127 journalists and media workers have been killed as a result of war or organized crimes in the last two decades in Afghanistan, Hasht-e-Subh reports on November 2. But due to the culture of impunity for crimes against journalists, justice has not been established. The AFJC has asked the Taliban to fulfill their commitment to support journalists and end the culture of impunity for crimes against journalists.
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November - 7 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in its annual report, 2021-22, released on November 7 said that while the number of infiltration attempts in 2017 stood at 419 with 136 estimated infiltrations (militants who managed to cross over), the figure dropped to 73 intrusion bids with 34 militants p
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in its annual report, 2021-22, released on November 7 said that while the number of infiltration attempts in 2017 stood at 419 with 136 estimated infiltrations (militants who managed to cross over), the figure dropped to 73 intrusion bids with 34 militants possibly slipping into the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. It also said that the Government of India has initiated series of steps to contain cross-border infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir even as it maintained that ongoing militancy in the Union Territory was linked with infiltration of militants from across the Line of Control (LoC) as well as International Border (IB). Stating this in its annual report for 2021-22, the UMHA listed the steps taken to contain militancy as strengthening of border infrastructure, multi-tiered deployment along IB/LoC and near ever changing infiltration routes, construction/maintenance of border fencing, culverts and bridges on nallahs, improved technology, weapons and equipments for security forces, installation of floodlights on IB and synergizing intelligence flow. “Pro-active action is being taken against the militants within Jammu and Kashmir,” the UMHA said.
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November - 8 
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its annual report 2021-22 said that there has been a decrease of 74 per cent in the incidents of insurgency in the North-eastern states as compared to 2014, reports Greater Kashmir On November 9. According to the MHA, security in the North-eastern states has imp
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its annual report 2021-22 said that there has been a decrease of 74 per cent in the incidents of insurgency in the North-eastern states as compared to 2014, reports Greater Kashmir On November 9. According to the MHA, security in the North-eastern states has improved significantly since 2014. These states have recorded the least number of incidents of militancy and deaths of security forces and civilians in 2020. There has been a reduction of 60 per cent in the death of Security Forces and 89 per cent in the death of civilians in this period, the report added. The MHA said that between 2014 and 2021, a total of 581 militants were killed and 9,103 were arrested in the North-eastern regions
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November - 9 
On November 9, during a high-level meeting of the Intelligence Bureau officials from across the country in New Delhi, officials said that “a number of drone activities have been foiled by security forces and police in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab leading to recoveries of arms and ammunition and narc
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On November 9, during a high-level meeting of the Intelligence Bureau officials from across the country in New Delhi, officials said that “a number of drone activities have been foiled by security forces and police in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab leading to recoveries of arms and ammunition and narcotics in large quantity”, reports Daily Excelsior. They added that timely inputs by the border villages have also lead to some recoveries of the material dropped by drones from Pakistan which was meant for the militants and narcotics smugglers. Proceeds of narcotics, in certain cases, are also being used for terror funding.
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November - 9 
Evgeniy Sysoev, Head of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counter-terrorism center, has warned of the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan and the export of insecurity from this country to the region on November 9, reports Hasht-e-Subh. He expressed concern about the deterioration
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Evgeniy Sysoev, Head of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counter-terrorism center, has warned of the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan and the export of insecurity from this country to the region on November 9, reports Hasht-e-Subh. He expressed concern about the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan. He thus stated, “The worsening situation in Afghanistan increases the risk of instability in the entire region, especially in Central Asia.”
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November - 12 
Sleeper cells, terror operators, handlers and propagators of terrorist ideologies are firming up their finances in India by tapping overseas Indian workers and technicians, who are working in Middles-east, for funds, New Indian Express reports on November 13. During recent operations and pre-op inte
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Sleeper cells, terror operators, handlers and propagators of terrorist ideologies are firming up their finances in India by tapping overseas Indian workers and technicians, who are working in Middles-east, for funds, New Indian Express reports on November 13. During recent operations and pre-op intel collection the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials, while working on leads to crackdown on Popular Front of India (PFI) and other radical groups on more than 250 locations in over 15 states, have stumbled upon startling trends about how funds used for illegitimate activities in the activities are coming into India.
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November - 14 
According to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB), there were forty-one cases of enforced disappearance and thirty cases of extrajudicial executions in Balochistan during the month of October 2022, The Balochistan Post reported on November 15. Victims of enforced disappearance include four
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According to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB), there were forty-one cases of enforced disappearance and thirty cases of extrajudicial executions in Balochistan during the month of October 2022, The Balochistan Post reported on November 15. Victims of enforced disappearance include fourteen students. Later, five abductees were released, four were framed in bogus cases and one of the abductees was extra judicially killed in a fake encounter by the Police Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) whereas, the whereabouts of thirty people remained unknown at the time of writing this report. In addition, twenty-one victims of enforced disappearance were also released in the month. Four victims were abducted a year ago while the rest of the released persons were abducted by forces months before. All the released persons were subjected to inhuman torture during their incommunicado detention and were released without any explanation.
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November - 17 
In a Tweet on November 17 (today) Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban, is poisoned, reports Hasht-e-Subh. Reportedly he is taken to Dubai for treatment. The Taliban members have no
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In a Tweet on November 17 (today) Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban, is poisoned, reports Hasht-e-Subh. Reportedly he is taken to Dubai for treatment. The Taliban members have not yet commented on his health condition.
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November - 19 
According to a report issued by the Central Police Office (CPO) on November 19, as many as 105 Policemen were killed in 151 militant attacks in 2022 across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports The Express Tribune. A total of 109 Policemen sustained injuries during these attacks. The report said the weap
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According to a report issued by the Central Police Office (CPO) on November 19, as many as 105 Policemen were killed in 151 militant attacks in 2022 across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports The Express Tribune. A total of 109 Policemen sustained injuries during these attacks. The report said the weapons left behind by NATO forces in Afghanistan were used against KP Police including thermal imaging devices which enabled them to stage surprise attacks under the cover of darkness. “These attacks were carried out by militants released from prisons after the fall of Kabul last year,” adds the report. Police registered 151 cases in the first eleven months of this year under 7 Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA). The biggest target of militants was police mobile vehicles, the report added further.
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November - 20 
In continuation of the restrictions on freedom of speech, the Taliban has announced of choosing the topic for Friday prayer sermons in mosques and the content of the sermons should be aligned with the strategy of the Taliban, on November 20, reports Hasht-e-Subh. No Imam (Prayer Head) has the right
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In continuation of the restrictions on freedom of speech, the Taliban has announced of choosing the topic for Friday prayer sermons in mosques and the content of the sermons should be aligned with the strategy of the Taliban, on November 20, reports Hasht-e-Subh. No Imam (Prayer Head) has the right to deliver a speech on his own will. Enamullah Samangani, head of the Taliban media center, wrote in a Tweet on November 20, quoting the Ministry of Hajj and Awqaf, that the plan has been approved by the leadership of the Taliban regime.
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November - 21 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has established three new forward bases in the remote Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence affected areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand as part of its strategy to strike deep into the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) strongholds, reports Outlo
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has established three new forward bases in the remote Naxal [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] violence affected areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand as part of its strategy to strike deep into the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) strongholds, reports Outlook India on November 22. While one each Forward Operating Base (FOB) has been established in Chhattisgarh's Sukma and Bijapur districts, the third has been created in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. These FOBs will serve as a base for the security forces to launch coordinated operations in the surrounding areas and will also help in cutting off the Maoist supply lines, a CRPF spokesperson said. The bases in Chhattisgarh are located in Dubbakonta under Chintagupha Police Station jurisdiction in Sukma and Nambi that lies within the Usoor Police Station limits in Bijapur. "Both the locations used to be strongholds of Maoists. The establishment of these new camps in the most interior areas will give an edge to the security forces as these will serve as a launch pad for offensive operations against Maoists close to their hideouts," the spokesperson said.
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November - 28 
Mohammed Shariq, the prime accused in the Mangaluru blast case, was suspectedly inspired by al-Qaeda and he had saved and shared videos of the organisation with the other two accused in the case, Maaz Muneer Ahmed and Sayyad Yasin, The New Indian Express reports on November 29. “Shariq had videos on
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Mohammed Shariq, the prime accused in the Mangaluru blast case, was suspectedly inspired by al-Qaeda and he had saved and shared videos of the organisation with the other two accused in the case, Maaz Muneer Ahmed and Sayyad Yasin, The New Indian Express reports on November 29. “Shariq had videos on war in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda and ISIS speeches which were translated to Urdu. He used to send PDF files, videos, audios and links related to extremism, radicalisation, works of ISIS and other terror organisations through Telegram, Signal, Instagram, Wire, Element etc, to Yasin and had brainwashed Maaz, both accused of burning the national flag in Shivamogga. The three were also found to be members of channels run on Telegram by ISIS’ official media center Al-Hayat. Shariq used to profess the ideologies of Islamic State (IS),” a source said.
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December - 4 
E-wallets have emerged as the latest tool for terror financing in India (Coimbatore blast case), with intelligence and investigative agencies establishing links to several cases in the past few months, firstpost.com reports on December 5. Sources said in various terror cases, agencies have found tha
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E-wallets have emerged as the latest tool for terror financing in India (Coimbatore blast case), with intelligence and investigative agencies establishing links to several cases in the past few months, firstpost.com reports on December 5. Sources said in various terror cases, agencies have found that the accused received money through several wallets in small amounts. Moreover, it was also reported that Popular Front of India (PFI) operatives were raising funds from various sources through e-wallets and transferring them to a few accounts.
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December - 5 
An intelligence assessment being released on December 5 by the United States (US) Director of National Intelligence (DNI) estimates that through 2025, the Taliban regime will not prevent a humanitarian catastrophe without international aid, reiterating that the Taliban use harsh tactics to maintain
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An intelligence assessment being released on December 5 by the United States (US) Director of National Intelligence (DNI) estimates that through 2025, the Taliban regime will not prevent a humanitarian catastrophe without international aid, reiterating that the Taliban use harsh tactics to maintain control of the population, reports Hasht-E Subh on January 11. The report further predicted Taliban prioritizes reinforcement of theocratic rule over building a modern state, and the group will roll back much of the last two decades’ social and civic liberalizations. The findings of the DNI also stated that the Islamic State in Khurasan Province (ISKP) will pose the most challenging threat to the Taliban, regional nations and the west while Al-Qaeda elements will need more time to regroup before the they will be capable of posing threats to the west and regional countries.
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December - 6 
Tribune India on December 7 reported that Indian government officials have sounded out the highest levels in the Australian government about the growth of Sikh separatism in Australia. It followed the large number of Khalistani supporters waving separatist flags at a November 19, 2022, event for the
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Tribune India on December 7 reported that Indian government officials have sounded out the highest levels in the Australian government about the growth of Sikh separatism in Australia. It followed the large number of Khalistani supporters waving separatist flags at a November 19, 2022, event for the Indian community funded by the Australian government and organised under the banner of the Victorian Sikh Gurdwara Council.
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December - 7 
The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) on December 7 released its report for November 2022 which said 42 Baloch persons killed and 35 others disappeared in Balochistan during the month of November, reports The Balochistan Post. The report reads: Human Rights Council of Balochistan has receiv
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The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) on December 7 released its report for November 2022 which said 42 Baloch persons killed and 35 others disappeared in Balochistan during the month of November, reports The Balochistan Post. The report reads: Human Rights Council of Balochistan has received reports of the enforced disappearance of at least thirty-five people during the month of November 2022. Among the abductees, Frontier Corps abducted thirty-one people while the remaining four people were abducted by unknown gunmen. However, 13 people have been released after days of detention whereas, the whereabouts of the rest of the abductees remained unknown at the time of writing this report. Moreover, the extrajudicial killing of forty-two people was also reported during the month. Twenty-two people were killed by forces, fourteen people were targeted and killed, three people including a woman were killed for honor, and two mutilated dead bodies were also found during the month.
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December - 9 
Taliban fighters are committing armed robbery in the outskirts of Herat Province, on December 9, reports Hasht-e Subh. A group of four Taliban fighters stole a car at a checkpoint in the Kalata Hakim neighborhood of Islam Qala District of province.
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Taliban fighters are committing armed robbery in the outskirts of Herat Province, on December 9, reports Hasht-e Subh. A group of four Taliban fighters stole a car at a checkpoint in the Kalata Hakim neighborhood of Islam Qala District of province.
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December - 10 
On December 10, the District authorities in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) demolished the illegally built double-storied house of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘commander’, identified as Ashiq Ahmad Nengroo, at Rajpora in the Pampore Block in Pulwama District of J&K, reports Daily Excelsior. A
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On December 10, the District authorities in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) demolished the illegally built double-storied house of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) ‘commander’, identified as Ashiq Ahmad Nengroo, at Rajpora in the Pampore Block in Pulwama District of J&K, reports Daily Excelsior. According to a notification released by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) dated April 2022, Nengroo was involved in the infiltration of terrorists into J&K as well as responsible for perpetrating various terror incidents in J&K.
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December - 11 
The Union Home Ministry (UHM) has asked security agencies to chalk out a plan for an all-out offensive against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the “liberated zone” in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad forests, spread over 3,900 square kilometres in south Chhattisgarh, that is now completely in
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The Union Home Ministry (UHM) has asked security agencies to chalk out a plan for an all-out offensive against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the “liberated zone” in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad forests, spread over 3,900 square kilometres in south Chhattisgarh, that is now completely inaccessible to the Security Forces (SFs), reports The Telegraph on December 12. Ministry sources said the security agencies had at a recent meeting been asked to take the help of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) to procure real-time images of Maoist strongholds inside the “liberated zone”. The NTRO helps operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An unnamed Intelligence Bureau (IB) official said that UAVs would be used for reconnaissance, and will take real-time pictures of the liberated zone, to launch offensives against the Maoists and to keep an eye out for SFs conducting operations and area-domination exercises in rebel strongholds. According to an IB report, the rebels exercise complete control over the liberated zone and have built several camps where they provide arms training to recruits. “The Maoists have set up several training camps in Abujhmad. They hold regular meetings with their cadres in the presence of their top-rung leaders and plan attacks on security forces,” a UHM official said.
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December - 12 
Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed responsibility for the December 12 bomb and gun attack on Longan Hotel of Kabul, which left at least 3 assailants killed and 21 others injured, including foreign nationals, khaama.com reports on December 13. IS-KP shared a video of the hotel on fire, s
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Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed responsibility for the December 12 bomb and gun attack on Longan Hotel of Kabul, which left at least 3 assailants killed and 21 others injured, including foreign nationals, khaama.com reports on December 13. IS-KP shared a video of the hotel on fire, showing smoke billowing from the building and a floor ablaze, and claimed that “Chinese communists and Taliban elements” were the attack targets. In the attack December 12 attack on Longan Hotel of Kabul, five Chinese nationals were injured, according to Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, khaama.com reports on December 13. Wang said China had lodged solemn representations with the Afghan government. China demanded that the Afghan administration “spare no efforts” in looking for and rescuing Chinese citizens. Wang said that his country also demands an extensive investigation be launched, that the attackers be “severely” punished, and that the protection of Chinese individuals and organizations in Afghanistan be stepped up.
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December - 12 
Prominent women’s rights activist, Zarifa Yaqubi, was released from Taliban custody in Kabul on December 12, reports Hasht-e Subh. She was earlier arrested along with other four male colleagues on November 3, 2022. The fate of her four male colleagues is not yet known.
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Prominent women’s rights activist, Zarifa Yaqubi, was released from Taliban custody in Kabul on December 12, reports Hasht-e Subh. She was earlier arrested along with other four male colleagues on November 3, 2022. The fate of her four male colleagues is not yet known.
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December - 15 
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on December 15 announced the candidature of India for non-permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, reports The Statesman. EAM Jaishankar announced, “I am glad to inform you. We have declared our candidatur
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External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on December 15 announced the candidature of India for non-permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, reports The Statesman. EAM Jaishankar announced, “I am glad to inform you. We have declared our candidature for our next tenure at Security Council for 2028-29. And we look forward to being back. And during this eighth inning of ours, we have attempted to bring many themes of contemporary relevance like maritime security, technology in UN peacekeeping, reforms of the UN, and counterterrorism to the center of the agenda and of the debate in the UN.”
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December - 15 
The Akato Chophy-led Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland/Government of the People's Republic of Nagaland/Nagalim (NSCN/GPRN) announced on December 15 in Hoito village, Niuland District of Nagaland that they have joined the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) who are in talks with the Govern
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The Akato Chophy-led Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland/Government of the People's Republic of Nagaland/Nagalim (NSCN/GPRN) announced on December 15 in Hoito village, Niuland District of Nagaland that they have joined the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) who are in talks with the Government of India for a solution to the Naga political issue, reports Morung Express. What role would Akato Chophy play in the NNPGs setup was not specified. The organisation further reiterated its declaration of unilateral ceasefire with the Government of India (GoI). Following the split from the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland Reformation (NSCN-R) in 2021, Chophi disclosed that the organisation formally communicated the declaration of ceasefire to the Government of India although the two sides though have still to make a formal signing.
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December - 15 
On December 15, around 300 Taliban fighters left the 215 Maiwand Corps in Helmand Province, reports Hasht-eSubh. Video footage shows Taliban fighters leaving the Taliban camp in Helmand collectively in a convoy of military vehicles. Differences and infighting between the Taliban are not unprecedente
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On December 15, around 300 Taliban fighters left the 215 Maiwand Corps in Helmand Province, reports Hasht-eSubh. Video footage shows Taliban fighters leaving the Taliban camp in Helmand collectively in a convoy of military vehicles. Differences and infighting between the Taliban are not unprecedented. Before this, several Taliban commanders in different parts of Afghanistan have deserted serving in the ranks of the Taliban.
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December - 16 
Addressing the media on December 16 in Thilixu village in Chumukedima Circle of Dimapur District in Nagaland Iheshe Aye the Kilo Kilonser (Home Minister) of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland Reformation (NSCN-R), stated that “there is only one NSCN (Reformation) refuting the statement of Aka
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Addressing the media on December 16 in Thilixu village in Chumukedima Circle of Dimapur District in Nagaland Iheshe Aye the Kilo Kilonser (Home Minister) of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland Reformation (NSCN-R), stated that “there is only one NSCN (Reformation) refuting the statement of Akato Chophy who also claimed to represent NSCN (Reformation), reports The Nagaland Post. Narrating Aye maintained that since 2015 the Central Government had recognized the leadership and signed the ceasefire and has been part of Working Committee of NNPGs while the Akato’s group was yet to sign the ceasefire agreement with the Centre.
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December - 16 
Call intercepts point towards the new power equations in Dawood Ibrahim’s criminal empire with the suspected emergence of his younger brother, Mustaqeem, who is calling the shots in ‘D Company’, freepressjournal.in reports on December 17. “Pakistan was desperate to get out of the FATF grey list on g
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Call intercepts point towards the new power equations in Dawood Ibrahim’s criminal empire with the suspected emergence of his younger brother, Mustaqeem, who is calling the shots in ‘D Company’, freepressjournal.in reports on December 17. “Pakistan was desperate to get out of the FATF grey list on global money laundering and terror financing watchdog for last four years and had to show significant progress by curbing the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate to avoid sanctions. India had received significant inputs on hawala operators, which led to the crackdown on Dawood’s associates and hawala operators,” according to National Investigation Agency (NIA). NIA officials heard suspected voice of Mustaqeem, settling business disputes in call intercepts with Chhota Shakeel's brother-in-law Mohammed Salim alias Mohammed Iqbal Qureshi alias Salim Fruit, who is on the radar of probe agencies in connection with money laundering, narco terrorism, and smuggling.
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December - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 16 filed a supplementary charge sheet against an accused in a case related to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Assam, reports The Print. Samrat Chakraborty alias Nirman alias Nilkamal Sikdar, a resident of West Bengal, has
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 16 filed a supplementary charge sheet against an accused in a case related to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Assam, reports The Print. Samrat Chakraborty alias Nirman alias Nilkamal Sikdar, a resident of West Bengal, has been charge-sheeted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), a spokesperson of the NIA said. “He was part of the conspiracy hatched by the CPI(Maoist) leadership to expand its organisational set-up and operational base in Assam. He stayed at various hideouts in Cachar district of Assam with the intention to expand and strengthen the CPI(Maoist) organisation and worked as a link between the leadership of CPI(Maoist) organisation in different regions,” the spokesperson stated. The case was initially registered at the Crime Branch Police Station in Guwahati and re-registered by the NIA on March 16. Earlier, the NIA had filed charge sheet against six accused persons in connection with the case on September 2.
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December - 16 
The three-member committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted by the Centre to study the demand of Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) for a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland’ state arrived in Tuensang District in Nagaland on December 16, reports Morung Express. According to repor
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The three-member committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted by the Centre to study the demand of Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) for a separate ‘Frontier Nagaland’ state arrived in Tuensang District in Nagaland on December 16, reports Morung Express. According to reports, the Committee, led by MHA Advisor (Northeast) AK Mishra with Joint Director of the Intelligence Bureau Dr Mandeep Singh and Director of the Northeast division, MHA AK Dhaniya held a meeting with the ENPO and its talk team, and signatories of the memorandum submitted to the Centre.
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December - 18 
Intelligence agencies have alerted the Tamil Nadu Police on the attempts allegedly being made by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to revive the Western Ghats Special Zonal Committee (WGSZC) that they have been trying to strengthen over the years, reports The Hindu on December 19. Conside
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Intelligence agencies have alerted the Tamil Nadu Police on the attempts allegedly being made by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to revive the Western Ghats Special Zonal Committee (WGSZC) that they have been trying to strengthen over the years, reports The Hindu on December 19. Considering its location in the tri-junction forests of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, the Maoists considered the base as strategic to regain strongholds in the area and take forward their agenda. However, the movement weakened following the arrest of Rupesh alias Jogi who headed the WGSZC and his supporters at Karumathampatti near Coimbatore in 2015. According to Police sources, field level officers across the State were alerted that the Maoists had launched a massive recruitment programme targeting youth, particularly students. Dozens of youths, including students of a law college in the southern districts, were already inducted and subjected to a systematic indoctrination of the “Marxism, Maoism and Ambedkar ideology,” a senior Police officer said on December 18. The sources said front organisations that were directly supporting the Maoist ideology and other like-minded groups were planning to organise mass protests against the 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). While the alert gave specific input on the recruitment and training methodology, there was no mention of the involvement of leaders from other States, the sources said. In a report, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) while explaining the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) scenario in the country laid emphasis on better inter-State coordination since the area of operation of CPI-Maoist was not confined to a single State but was spread over several States. The Government of India had taken many steps to improve the inter-State interactions between the bordering districts of Maoist affected States.
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December - 18 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 768 terrorists in 2022 and foiled dozens of sabotage incidents, ARY News reported on December 19 quoting the annual report of CTD. According to details, the CTD arrested 768 terrorists, 90 terrorists had a bounty on their head.
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 768 terrorists in 2022 and foiled dozens of sabotage incidents, ARY News reported on December 19 quoting the annual report of CTD. According to details, the CTD arrested 768 terrorists, 90 terrorists had a bounty on their head. 2,597 operations were conducted across the Province including in tribal Districts, including intelligence-based operations. 1,960 suspects were also detained, 628 high-profile wanted suspects are also among the arrested terrorists. 349 hand grenades, 80 SMG guns, 16 suicide jackets and 7 rocket launchers and other heavy weapons were recovered during the operations. The report said that KP Police were targeted in 279 incidents this year, 116 Policemen were killed and 125 were injured in 2022.
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December - 20 
Kerala Police identified six members of a family from Kasargod District in Kerala founding their way to Islamic State (IS) strongholds in Yemen, India Today reports on December 21. The identified members are Mohammad Shaheer, his wife Rizwana, and their sons Hamsa, Hussein, Ali and Abdullah who belo
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Kerala Police identified six members of a family from Kasargod District in Kerala founding their way to Islamic State (IS) strongholds in Yemen, India Today reports on December 21. The identified members are Mohammad Shaheer, his wife Rizwana, and their sons Hamsa, Hussein, Ali and Abdullah who belong from Udinnur under Padanna Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Kasargod and two more from Padanna village in Kasargod, who have also moved to Yemen from the Gulf region. Additional Director General of Police (law and order) M R Ajith Kumar told, “We have done a detailed investigation regarding the missing family and two other persons, who are suspected to have joined IS territories in Yemen.”
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December - 20 
The incidents of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence have reduced by 77 per cent from the high of 2,213 in 2010 to 509 in 2021, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha [Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on December 20, reports The Print. Similarly, resultant deaths
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The incidents of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence have reduced by 77 per cent from the high of 2,213 in 2010 to 509 in 2021, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha [Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on December 20, reports The Print. Similarly, resultant deaths (civilians and security forces) have reduced by 85 per cent from the high of 1,005 in 2010 to 147 in 2021, Rai said, adding that the declining trend continues in 2022. “Steadfast implementation of the national policy has resulted in consistent decline in violence in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas. Incidents of LWE violence have reduced by 77 per cent from the high of 2,213 in 2010 to 509 in 2021,” he said replying to a written question. The minister said geographical spread of the violence has also significantly reduced and only 191 Police Stations of 46 Districts reported LWE related violence in 2021 as compared to high of 465 Police Stations of 96 Districts in 2010. He said decline in geographical spread is also reflected in the reduced number of districts covered under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme and the number of SRE Districts reduced from 126 to 90 in April, 2018 and further to 70 in July, 2021. Similarly, Rai said the number of districts contributing approximately 90 per cent of the LWE violence, categorised as most LWE affected districts, came down to 30 from 35 in 2018 and further to 25 in 2021. On being asked about the details of the number of security personnel killed by the Maoists during the last three years; and the details of urban Naxal in custody for unlawful activities as of date, Rai replied that in 2019, 52 security personnel were killed, in the year 2020, 43 were killed, in 2021, 50 were killed and in the year 2022 till November 30, only 15 security personnel were killed in LWE areas. “The government of India’s National Policy and Action Plan addresses Left Wing Extremism in all its manifestations, including urban activities. Law and Order is a state subject, custody details of Left Wing Extremists involved in LWE activities including urban areas are not maintained centrally,” he added.
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December - 20 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) intends to increase terror funding via narcotics and launch a major misinformation campaign against Indian Government, News18 reports on December 21. Narco funding is one of the biggest routes through which the ISI wants to re-establish its roots in Jammu and Ka
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) intends to increase terror funding via narcotics and launch a major misinformation campaign against Indian Government, News18 reports on December 21. Narco funding is one of the biggest routes through which the ISI wants to re-establish its roots in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and is sending in drug consignments through infiltrating terrorists or drug dealers sitting on both sides of the border, the intelligence sources reported. ISI wants to turn local youths into addicts in order to expand its business and make youths available to terror groups on short notice, it further said. ISI is also working with Khalistani terrorists and has created a nexus of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists in Pakistan and overground workers (OGWs) in India, they added. As per sources, the HM groups are given the task of handling the distribution of narcotics for sale to their partners in the Kashmir Valley, which later cross state boundaries into Punjab for the illegal sale of the narcotics. These groups are called the Kashmir Khalistani desk at ISI, who suspectedly engage in financial transactions through hawala (illegal money transaction) channels also.
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December - 21 
Superintendent of Police (SP), J Surender Reddy, on December 21, asked the Police to keep a strict vigil on Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) movements in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District of Telangana, especially, the Godavari catchment areas, reports Telangana Today. Inspecting the Mahad
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Superintendent of Police (SP), J Surender Reddy, on December 21, asked the Police to keep a strict vigil on Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) movements in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District of Telangana, especially, the Godavari catchment areas, reports Telangana Today. Inspecting the Mahadevpur Police Station in the District, the SP analysed the pattern of grave and non-grave cases, road accidents, missing cases, thefts etc. related to the station and gave appropriate instructions. Advising the Police personnel to respond positively to every complainant and to work to increase their sense of security and confidence in the Police, Reddy sought to know details of movements of outlawed CPI-Maoist. Earlier, on December 10, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported that a four-member action team [Bhadru, Mahesh, Mahinder and Karunakar] of CPI-Maoist was moving in the District and SP had appealed to people to tip-off the Police about their movements, releasing poster containing details like names, photos and the reward on their heads.
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December - 22 
India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, on December 22, highlighted the increasing threat posed by Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, reports Sentinel Assam. She noted that 60 UN-sanctioned individuals occupy cabinet and senior positi
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India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, on December 22, highlighted the increasing threat posed by Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, reports Sentinel Assam. She noted that 60 UN-sanctioned individuals occupy cabinet and senior positions in the Taliban administration which maintains close relations with Al-Qaida core leadership and affiliated groups, such as Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
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December - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s investigation into a recovery in the high seas off the Kerala coast confirmed that the Pakistan-based Haji Salim drug cartel has operatives in Kerala, onmanorama.com reports on December 23. The NIA further said that the sleeper cells of the Liberation Tigers
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s investigation into a recovery in the high seas off the Kerala coast confirmed that the Pakistan-based Haji Salim drug cartel has operatives in Kerala, onmanorama.com reports on December 23. The NIA further said that the sleeper cells of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are being used for the smuggling of drugs. It is revealed to the NIA that the Haji Salim network is providing funds for reviving the LTTE’s activities in India and Sri Lanka. The money is being paid as return for transporting drugs and arms. Also, he informed that the drug mafia is using persons from Iran for the activity.
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December - 22 
On December 22, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper house of Parliament) that, of the 177 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel who died in the line of duty across the country from 2019 to 2021, 73 lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir (J&
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On December 22, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper house of Parliament) that, of the 177 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel who died in the line of duty across the country from 2019 to 2021, 73 lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Brighter Kashmir.
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December - 23 
In all, 32 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and 279 arrested in 62 encounters with Police and other armed forces in the Bastar range of Chhattisgarh, as part of the anti-Naxal [Left Wing extremism, LWE] campaign in 2022, besides, 408 Maoists surrendered during the year
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In all, 32 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and 279 arrested in 62 encounters with Police and other armed forces in the Bastar range of Chhattisgarh, as part of the anti-Naxal [Left Wing extremism, LWE] campaign in 2022, besides, 408 Maoists surrendered during the year, a Bastar Police statement said on December 23, reports The Week. The anti-Naxal campaign was discussed in detail at a State-level coordination committee meeting held in Jagdalpur on December 23, under the chairmanship of Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Juneja. It was further informed during the meeting that 60 arms and 120 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) were seized during the campaign through the year. The surrendered Maoists were being provided economic aid and other facilities under the rehabilitation policy of the Chhattisgarh Government; the meeting was told. During the year, 18 new security camps were set up in the Naxal-infested remote areas. These camps are providing security for the construction of various infrastructures including roads, bridges and culverts in these remote areas. The camps were set up at Nambi, Etepal, Pusnar in Bijapur district; Potakpalli, Dabbakonta, Elmagunda, Pedmel, Kunded in Sukma District; Chandameta and Kantabaans in Bastar District; Hiroli, Kamalur in Dantewada District; Kuenmari, Kudur in Kondagaon District; Dhodhribeda in Narayanpur District and Padhargaon, Arra and Chilparas in Kanker District, the Bastar Police statement said.
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December - 23 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said in its charge sheet over the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur that Salman, member of Karachi-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami, contacted Mohammad Gous via WhatsApp immediately after Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks, asking him to av
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said in its charge sheet over the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur that Salman, member of Karachi-based organisation Dawat-e-Islami, contacted Mohammad Gous via WhatsApp immediately after Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks, asking him to avenge the insult to Prophet Mohammed, prompting the accused to plan the brutal attack, reports Hindustan Times on December 24. Salman and another member of Dawat-e-Islami, Abu Ibrahim, both based in Karachi, have been named in the NIA charge sheet, filed in a Jaipur court on December 22. Dawat-e-Islami has also been named in the charge sheet, but not in the accused column, according to an unnamed officer. Gous, the officer said, first met Salman during his visit to Pakistan in February 2014 and they were in touch since then. “They were in touch through WhatsApp. Salman asked Gous and Riyaz Attri to avenge the insult to Prophet after which the two attackers planned the killing,” said the officer. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported the incident, on June 28, Kanhaiya Lal Teli, a Hindu tailor, was murdered by two attackers, reportedly having links with Islamic State, in Udaipur in Rajasthan.
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December - 23 
After analysing the overall law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the outgoing year, the Police department has declared South and North Waziristan, Lakki Marwat and Bannu Districts as terrorist trouble spots, reports Dawn on December 24. “Southern districts, including North and South
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After analysing the overall law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the outgoing year, the Police department has declared South and North Waziristan, Lakki Marwat and Bannu Districts as terrorist trouble spots, reports Dawn on December 24. “Southern districts, including North and South Waziristan [from among the newly-merged tribal districts] as well as Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts [from settled areas], are trouble spots,” Additional Inspector General of Police (ADGP), operations, Mohammad Ali Babakhel told reporters in Peshawar on December 23. Babakhel said that the annual analysis of the security situation revealed a surge in the number of extortion calls from Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover of Pakistan’s Western neighbouring country. He also said that the number of targeted attacks against Police increased in 2022 compared with the previous year. Official says most extortion calls made from Afghanistan. The ADGP said that the number of suicide attacks in the province also escalated in the outgoing year, while most of the extortion calls received by the local residents were made from Afghanistan. Babakhel said that the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested 158 extortionists wanted in 81 cases, while 62 suspects were taken into custody for kidnapping people for ransom. He further said that the CTD arrested 806 militants, including 90 with head money, and killed 196 militants during operations in the province.
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December - 23 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 23 claimed that a second militant group from Balochistan has joined the ranks of the militant outfit, reports The Express Tribune. According to a statement issued by TTP ‘spokesperson’ Muhammad Khurasani, "the militant group led by separatist leader M
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 23 claimed that a second militant group from Balochistan has joined the ranks of the militant outfit, reports The Express Tribune. According to a statement issued by TTP ‘spokesperson’ Muhammad Khurasani, "the militant group led by separatist leader Mazar Baloch from the Makran District of Balochistan has joined TTP". It is pertinent to mention here that this is the second such group from Balochistan to join the TTP. Khurasani referred to the newly merged group as "the most influential" among the Baloch liberation and separatist groups. The merger has brought the total tally of groups joining the TTP to 22 since July 2020. In 2020, a reconciliation process with the TTP was initiated with the help of the Afghan Taliban. Scores of the TTP splinter groups re-joined the umbrella organisation, including the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA).
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December - 24 
More than 350 persons including security personnel were killed in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacks or Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) during the last 12 years, reports Daijiworld on December 25. According to official data, 1,246 LWE attacks were reported in Odisha during the 12 years,
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More than 350 persons including security personnel were killed in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacks or Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) during the last 12 years, reports Daijiworld on December 25. According to official data, 1,246 LWE attacks were reported in Odisha during the 12 years, in which 357 people (civilians and security personnel) were killed. So, on an average, each year 103 LWE incidents occurred in Odisha and 29 persons were killed by the Maoists between 2020 and 2021. However, the figures suggest that the LWE activities are on a declining trend in the State. In Odisha, the number of LWE incidents has drastically come down to 32 in 2021 from 218 reported in 2010. Similarly, the resultant deaths (civilians and security forces) have been reduced from 79 in 2010 to 3 last year. The geographical spread of the LWE activities has also come down in the State. Now, only 10 districts have been covered under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Earlier, 19 districts were covered under the scheme, sources said.
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December - 24 
Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Tamil Nadu, siasat.com reports on December 25. Earlier it was reported by SATP on December 20, that National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested nine persons in connec
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Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Tamil Nadu, siasat.com reports on December 25. Earlier it was reported by SATP on December 20, that National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested nine persons in connection with an illegal drugs and arms case pertaining to the revival of the LTTE. The NIA in a note said that the case pertains to the activities of the Sri Lankan drug mafia controlled by Gunashekaran and Pushparajah in association with Haji Salim, a drugs and arms supplier based in Pakistan. This module has been operating in India and Sri Lanka and has been smuggling drugs and arms in a bid to fund the revival of the LTTE.
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December - 26 
On December 26, Inspector General of Police (IG) Punjab Sukhchain Singh Gill said that during 2022, the Internal Security has neutralised 18 terror modules with the arrest of 119 terrorists/radicals after recovering 43 Rifles, 220 Revolvers/Pistols, 13 Tiffin Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs), 24.5
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On December 26, Inspector General of Police (IG) Punjab Sukhchain Singh Gill said that during 2022, the Internal Security has neutralised 18 terror modules with the arrest of 119 terrorists/radicals after recovering 43 Rifles, 220 Revolvers/Pistols, 13 Tiffin Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs), 24.5 kilograms Royal Demolition eXplosive (RDX) and other explosives, 37 Hand Grenades, two Sleeves of disposed Rocket Launcher, 22 Drones, and 23 vehicles, reports Amar Ujala. He added that the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), since its formation on April 6, 2022, has succeeded in neutralizing 111 gangster/criminal modules after arresting 428 gangsters/criminals and neutralizing two, recovering 411 weapons, 97 vehicles used in criminal activities, 44.21 kilograms heroin and INR 1,30,00,000 money. Giving yearly updates on drugs, the IGP said that from January 1 to December 25, 2022, Punjab Police have arrested 16798 drug smugglers/suppliers, including 2316 big fish after registering 12171 first information reports (FIRs), including 1374 commercials.
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December - 28 
According to data compiled by the Border Security Force (BSF), there have been 254 drone activities in Punjab from January 1 to December 28, 2022 as compared to 67 in 2021, reports The Tribune on December 28. This includes 221 activities detected inside Indian territory and 22 inside Pakistan. The a
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According to data compiled by the Border Security Force (BSF), there have been 254 drone activities in Punjab from January 1 to December 28, 2022 as compared to 67 in 2021, reports The Tribune on December 28. This includes 221 activities detected inside Indian territory and 22 inside Pakistan. The activity in Punjab accounts for about 84 per cent of the total drone activities reported along the entire western border in 2022. In 226 out of the 254 incidents in 2022, the spotted drones were fired upon by BSF personnel. The data also shows that nine drones were shot down by the BSF and another 12 may have landed or fallen due to other reasons. Another four drones were recovered by the Punjab Police in 2022. Across the western front running through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the number of drone activities has witnessed a three-fold increase, from 100 in 2021 to 304 in 2022.
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December - 28 
On December 28, leaders of five indigenous communities - Mro, Lusai, Khumi, Kheyang, and Pangkhua - of Bandarban District said no one from their communities was involved with Kuki National Front (KNF), reports The Daily Star. They further said that KNF's claim that their organisation was formed with
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On December 28, leaders of five indigenous communities - Mro, Lusai, Khumi, Kheyang, and Pangkhua - of Bandarban District said no one from their communities was involved with Kuki National Front (KNF), reports The Daily Star. They further said that KNF's claim that their organisation was formed with people from Bawm, Mro, Lusai, Khumi, Kheyang and Pangkhua communities was false. Some young men from the Bawm community, who formed the KNF, but no one else is involved, they added.
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December - 29 
The year 2022 saw intensive anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations by the Police in Telangana’s border District of Bhadradri Kothagudem with the District Police conducting as many as 339 raids, 112 cordon and search operations, and four inter-State combing operations, reports T
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The year 2022 saw intensive anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations by the Police in Telangana’s border District of Bhadradri Kothagudem with the District Police conducting as many as 339 raids, 112 cordon and search operations, and four inter-State combing operations, reports The Hindu on December 30. The District Police claimed to have succeeded in preventing the Maoists from spreading their sphere of activity in Bhadradri Kothagudem, which shares a long border with the strife-ridden areas of Chhattisgarh. Police have arrested 46 prime accused involved in 13 extremist violence/offences in the district in 2022. Those arrested include two ‘Area Committee members, (ACMs)’ eight Dalam (armed squad) members, 13 'militia' (people's army of the Maoists) members, 16 sympathisers, five couriers and two village committee members of the outlawed outfit, according to the statistics provided by the District Police. A total of 24 Maoists, including two ACMs, 10 Dalam members, 12 ‘militia’ members, surrendered before the District Police in 2022. These include several Maoist cadres from the neighbouring Chhattisgarh, Police added. Police have seized one Barmar weapon, 50 grams gunpowder and recovered 50 gelatin sticks, 26 detonators, one knife, 120 metres of cordex wire, 12 cell phones, six vehicles, a bunch of banners and pamphlets, among others, besides INR 515,000 in cash. Two separate incidents of exchange of fire between the Police and the Maoists were reported in the volatile border region this year. Police said attempts by the Maoists to kill the Police combing parties were thwarted following which the ultras fled away leaving behind their belongings in both the incidents. To wean away tribal youth from the influence of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), the Police have conducted a slew of sports events in remote areas and distributed sports kits in addition to arranging training to unemployed youth preparing for government jobs, Police said.
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December - 31 
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP- Kashmir) Vijay Kumar stated on December 31, that a total of 172 terrorists, including 42 foreigners, were killed in more than 93 operations carried out by the Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 2022, reports Daily Excelsior. He added that
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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP- Kashmir) Vijay Kumar stated on December 31, that a total of 172 terrorists, including 42 foreigners, were killed in more than 93 operations carried out by the Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 2022, reports Daily Excelsior. He added that the maximum militants neutralised are from the terror outfit Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) [108], followed by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) [35], Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) [22], Al-Badr [4], and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) [3]. He also said that year 2022 witnessed 100 fresh militant recruitments which is 37 per cent less than 2021 and among 100 fresh recruited militants 65 were killed, 17 were arrested while 18 are still active. He further stated that in 2022, “huge quantities of weapons (360) were recovered during encounters and modules’ busting which include 121 AK series rifles, 08 M4 Carbine and 231 pistols. Besides, timely seizure of IEDs, Sticky Bombs and Grenades averted major terror incidents”. He further added that 29 civilians were killed by terrorists including 21 locals (6 Hindus including 3 Kashmiri Pandits [KP] and 15 Muslims) and 8 from other states. A total of 26 Security Forces (SFs) personnel including 14 Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) attained martyrdom during terror attacks/encounters.
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December - 31 
On December 31, 2022 the Imphal East District Police stated that 58 active militants have been arrested from different locations in Imphal East District in 2022, reports The Sangai Express. Along with the arrests, four 9mm pistol, one 9mm Beretta pistol along with 18 live rounds, 3 double barrel gun
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On December 31, 2022 the Imphal East District Police stated that 58 active militants have been arrested from different locations in Imphal East District in 2022, reports The Sangai Express. Along with the arrests, four 9mm pistol, one 9mm Beretta pistol along with 18 live rounds, 3 double barrel gun along with 15 live rounds of ammunition, two .32 pistol, one SLR (Self Loading Rifles) magazine along with 8 live rounds, 58 AK Rifle ammunition, 34 rounds of INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle Ammunition, 120 detonators and 18 feet long cortex wire were seized.
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