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March - 1 
A senior source said the Cabinet Committee on Security may soon approve setting up of the first Territorial Army battalion comprising tribals from the Naxal-affected areas of central India. Referred to as the 'Home and Hearth' battalion, it will prov
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A senior source said the Cabinet Committee on Security may soon approve setting up of the first Territorial Army battalion comprising tribals from the Naxal-affected areas of central India. Referred to as the 'Home and Hearth' battalion, it will provide the Army over 1,000 trained, tribal soldiers who can be effective in a whole host of activities including intelligence gathering. In States such as Meghalaya, 'Home and Hearth' battalions have been proposed to carry out intelligence gathering among other things.
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March - 1 
A train driver was injured when a country-made bomb was exploded in front of Hanuman temple near railway running room of Patna Junction on March 1. Police sources said that someone lobbed the bomb from the railway over bridge and escaped.
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A train driver was injured when a country-made bomb was exploded in front of Hanuman temple near railway running room of Patna Junction on March 1. Police sources said that someone lobbed the bomb from the railway over bridge and escaped.
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March - 1 
Admiral Robert Willard, the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) Commander said on March that the US and India are working together on contain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Times of India. "We have currently special forces assist teams - Pacific
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Admiral Robert Willard, the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) Commander said on March that the US and India are working together on contain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Times of India. "We have currently special forces assist teams - Pacific assist teams is the term - laid down in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, as well as India," Willard told lawmakers at a Congressional hearing in response to a question on co-operation with India on counter-terrorism issues. He said Pacific Command's Indian Engagement Initiative that resourced and hosted Mumbai counter terrorist specialists for training exercises and exchanges throughout the US, together with capacity-building activities with South Asian partners are mainly focused on containing LeT and contributing to counter-terrorism self-sufficiency of the sub-region's militaries. "We are working very closely with India with regard to their counter-terrorism capabilities and in particular on the maritime domain but also government to government, not necessarily DOD (department of defence) but other agencies assisting them in terms of their internal counter-terror and counterinsurgency challenges," Willard said.
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March - 1 
Affirming and reiterating its “sincere and firm” commitment to uphold the Covenant of Reconciliation (CoR), as per the commitment made by ‘chairman’ S.S Khaplang, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), on March 1, appreciated FNR’s
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Affirming and reiterating its “sincere and firm” commitment to uphold the Covenant of Reconciliation (CoR), as per the commitment made by ‘chairman’ S.S Khaplang, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), on March 1, appreciated FNR’s “steadfast pursuit of Naga reconciliation”. Stating that S.S. Khaplang, though unable to attend the reconciliation meet on short notice due to health and security concerns, Ministry of information and Publicity (MIP), in a statement, said he has extended sincere “appreciation and acknowledgement for the effort.”
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March - 1 
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on March 1 asked the youths of the State to keep their distance from the GNLA who is luring the youths by their false propaganda, even as he reiterated his Government’s commitment to neutralize all insurgent activities in
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Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on March 1 asked the youths of the State to keep their distance from the GNLA who is luring the youths by their false propaganda, even as he reiterated his Government’s commitment to neutralize all insurgent activities in the State. Sangma said that the outfit was carrying its criminal activities in the name of a separate State which cannot be justified at all.
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March - 1 
East Garo Hills Police arrested two militants at Manikganj border in Mendipather region close to Assam border on March 1 along with European made 9 mm Browning pistol. The two militants were identified as Lanchu Rabha aka Nehur of Anti-Talk-Faction o
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East Garo Hills Police arrested two militants at Manikganj border in Mendipather region close to Assam border on March 1 along with European made 9 mm Browning pistol. The two militants were identified as Lanchu Rabha aka Nehur of Anti-Talk-Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) and Lenin Rabha aka Moni of Rabha Viper army (RVA).
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March - 1 
Eight Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) while they were illegally traveling in a Tata Sumo, on its way from Khliehrait in Jaintia Hills to Silchar, with an intention to cross over to Bangladesh on March 1, reports
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Eight Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) while they were illegally traveling in a Tata Sumo, on its way from Khliehrait in Jaintia Hills to Silchar, with an intention to cross over to Bangladesh on March 1, reports The Shillong Times. The arrestees were identified as Moor Mohmod, Abdul Aziz (20), Sumon Ahmed (22), Sujan Dutta (26), Juber Ahamed (24), Abdul Rasid (26), Farque Ahamed (30) and one unidentified person. The BSF also seized INR 64,000 and seven mobile phones along with the Tata Sumo.
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Governor J B Patnaik on March 1 appealed to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) led by Paresh Baruah to join the peace process like other militant formations in the State, reports The Times of India. Governor Patnaik
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Governor J B Patnaik on March 1 appealed to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) led by Paresh Baruah to join the peace process like other militant formations in the State, reports The Times of India. Governor Patnaik also said that my Government has constituted a committee to examine and recommend ways and means to prevent infiltration through the unprotected riverine areas in Assam-Bangladesh border and the committee is, at present, deliberating on the matter. State Government has set up an eight-member committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary of Assam accord implementation department P K Chowdhury.
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Jaintia Youth Federation (JYF) on March 1 ‘arrested’ 15 suspected Bangladeshi nationals in Jowai in Jaintia Hills District after they failed to produce any valid document.
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Jaintia Youth Federation (JYF) on March 1 ‘arrested’ 15 suspected Bangladeshi nationals in Jowai in Jaintia Hills District after they failed to produce any valid document.
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March - 1 
People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) has refuted any connection whatsoever between the outfit and Jaotu alias Bilal who was arrested from Moreh in Chandel District on February 28 for being a PREPAK activist along with a AK 47 rifle. Mo
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People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) has refuted any connection whatsoever between the outfit and Jaotu alias Bilal who was arrested from Moreh in Chandel District on February 28 for being a PREPAK activist along with a AK 47 rifle. Moreover, L Sachi alias Solendro who was arrested by SFs from Khoiram area on the charge of being a ‘corporal’ of PREPAK is not related with the outfit in any manner, contended a press release issued by the outfit’s publicity officer Sanju Oinam.
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March - 1 
Police commandos, on March 1, foiled an attempt to carry out an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at the residence of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bijoy Koijam at Thonju Pheijaleitong in Imphal West District and arrested two allege
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Police commandos, on March 1, foiled an attempt to carry out an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion at the residence of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bijoy Koijam at Thonju Pheijaleitong in Imphal West District and arrested two alleged People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres along with the explosives at about 8:30 pm, reports Kanglaonline.
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PTI reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up two control rooms of telecom towers in Jamui District on March 1. About 50 armed Maoists came to the control rooms of private telecom operators and blew up the
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PTI reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up two control rooms of telecom towers in Jamui District on March 1. About 50 armed Maoists came to the control rooms of private telecom operators and blew up the facilities detonating dynamites at Mahugayen village under Sonu Police Station area, Superintendent of Police (SP) R N Singh said. The Maoists triggered the blast in apparent protest against the killing of six Maoists during an encounter with the Police at Majidih village under Katoria Police Station area in neighbouring Banka District on February 26.
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March - 1 
Sources said the Government is also in the final stages of approving three significantly large military stations or training centres in the Maoist affected areas. First is the proposal to set up a National School for Counter Insurgency at Saraipali i
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Sources said the Government is also in the final stages of approving three significantly large military stations or training centres in the Maoist affected areas. First is the proposal to set up a National School for Counter Insurgency at Saraipali in Mahasamund District of Chhattisgarh. The second proposal is for a fully fledged military station at Chakarbhata near Raipur. Sources said the Government is starting land acquisition for the station. Earlier reports had speculated that the Army wanted to shift its Special Forces Training School from Nahan, Himachal Pradesh to Chakarbhata. The third is the decision to ensure a regular military presence in the Narainpur Maneuver Range in Chhattisgarh. An official said the effort is to ensure that a brigade size Army training group is present at any point of time in the range. Army troops have in the past practiced in the range.
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March - 1 
Speaking to media persons on February 1, the publicity secretary of the Surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland Welfare Association (SNDFBWA), Rajni Kanta Narzary, said the Central Government has failed to keep its commitment to rehabilitat
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Speaking to media persons on February 1, the publicity secretary of the Surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland Welfare Association (SNDFBWA), Rajni Kanta Narzary, said the Central Government has failed to keep its commitment to rehabilitate all the surrendered NDFB cadres, reports The Times of India. Narzary said that the Central Government has not released the promised monthly stipend of INR 2,000 per cadre since 2004 and most of the cadres received the stipend for only three-six months. Narzary said there are 893 NDFB cadres who have come overground and surrendered their arms, of which around 600 did so after the All Out operation was carried out in Bhutan in December 2003, but the Centre has not rehabilitated all the surrendered cadres as per its commitment. He said the cadres would be compelled to take the path of agitation if the government fails to take measures for complete rehabilitation.
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March - 1 
spokesperson for Geelani, Ayaz Akbar, said, "We don't know about this case. But generally, if any Kashmiri comes to Geelani sahab for recommendation, he gives his recommendation only because they being Kashmiri. But then how can he know why he wants
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spokesperson for Geelani, Ayaz Akbar, said, "We don't know about this case. But generally, if any Kashmiri comes to Geelani sahab for recommendation, he gives his recommendation only because they being Kashmiri. But then how can he know why he wants to go there and what his motive is"?
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March - 1 
State Government is likely to increase the reward to between INR 100,000 and INR 2.5 million. The State Police have proposed INR 2.5 million as reward for the capture or surrender of high-ranking central committee members such as Ganapati and Malloju
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State Government is likely to increase the reward to between INR 100,000 and INR 2.5 million. The State Police have proposed INR 2.5 million as reward for the capture or surrender of high-ranking central committee members such as Ganapati and Mallojula Venugopal. The proposal is awaiting the Government’s approval.
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March - 1 
Suspected militants twice attacked the residence of a village head, Wanhegbam Birbal, at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai Saw Mill Leirak in Imphal East District on March 1. Hand grenades were lobbed at 3pm and 6.30pm at the residence. Police later retrieved
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Suspected militants twice attacked the residence of a village head, Wanhegbam Birbal, at Kongba Nandeibam Leikai Saw Mill Leirak in Imphal East District on March 1. Hand grenades were lobbed at 3pm and 6.30pm at the residence. Police later retrieved the unexploded grenades. According to family members, a militant group had demanded INR 300, 000 from the village head.
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March - 1 
Suspension of Operation (SoO) signatory group Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) has said that only genuine voters must be given voting rights in the re poll to 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly elections in Saikul assembly constituency to be held on Marc
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Suspension of Operation (SoO) signatory group Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) has said that only genuine voters must be given voting rights in the re poll to 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly elections in Saikul assembly constituency to be held on March 4. Maintaining that KRA does not support any candidate, it stated that the measure has been initiated for peaceful conduct of democratic process.
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The Central Government is finalizing a series of decisions to increase military presence across the Naxal [left-wing extremist] belt in east and central India, reports The Times of India. Among them is a plan to raise the first Territorial Army batta
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The Central Government is finalizing a series of decisions to increase military presence across the Naxal [left-wing extremist] belt in east and central India, reports The Times of India. Among them is a plan to raise the first Territorial Army battalion comprising local tribals. While sources insisted that the strategy was to increase military presence and no operations were planned, the move could deny many local advantages enjoyed by the Naxals. With a locals-only 'Home and Hearth' battalion and several military stations and training centres all over the tribal belt of central India, the Centre's strategy will give the military deep local presence and contacts.
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March - 1 
The G. K. Veedhi Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pangi Gopala Rao of Kampumanipaakalu in Visakhapatnam District, on March 1, reports The Hindu. A member of the Korukonda dalam (squad) of the CPI-Mao
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The G. K. Veedhi Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Pangi Gopala Rao of Kampumanipaakalu in Visakhapatnam District, on March 1, reports The Hindu. A member of the Korukonda dalam (squad) of the CPI-Maoist, he was reportedly picked up by the Police during a combing operation recently and was kept in the G.K. Veedhi Police Station.
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March - 1 
The Police seized several castings, believed to be used by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres for making hand grenades, rockets and other materials used for fabricating rocket launchers, during raids on their weapon fabrication units
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The Police seized several castings, believed to be used by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres for making hand grenades, rockets and other materials used for fabricating rocket launchers, during raids on their weapon fabrication units, being run in the guise of workshops, in Mumbai on March 1. The Mumbai Police, who conducted the raids following information furnished by the Andhra Pradesh Police, took into custody four Maoist cadres including two women. The arrestees were identified as Arka Paru Bai alias Laxmi, wife of Chekka Sivaramakrishna (arrested during raids on a Maoist workshop in Bhopal in 2007); Dinesh Wankhede, a Maoist District Committee member of Maharashtra; his wife Kalam Sumanta, and Asim Kumar Bhattacharya. While Arka Parun Bai is a native of Beersaipet of Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh, Dinesh hails from Nagpur and Sumanta from Gadchiroli, Police sources said. Earlier, only Bhattacharya’s arrest was reported in SATP.
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March - 1 
The State Government urged the Union Home Ministry to raise two more Indian Reserve Battalion to tackle the rise in insurgent activities in Meghalaya. The State Government made the request to Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ramachandran Mul
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The State Government urged the Union Home Ministry to raise two more Indian Reserve Battalion to tackle the rise in insurgent activities in Meghalaya. The State Government made the request to Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ramachandran Mullappally, who is on a two-day visit to Meghalaya to take stock of the law and order situation in the State
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March - 1 
The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected militant belonging to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) during an encounter at Kakopathar in Tinsukia District on March 1. SFs also arrested four o
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The Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected militant belonging to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) during an encounter at Kakopathar in Tinsukia District on March 1. SFs also arrested four other suspected ULFA-ATF militants following the encounter. SFs recovered a pistol, a hand-made gun and two hand grenades them. However, ULFA-ATF in an emailed statement, said no armed cadre of the outfit was killed in any firing in Dirak, reports The Times of India.
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March - 1 
Thousands of Bodo people at Amingaon in Kamrup (Rural) District who attended a mass rally under the banner of the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), vowed to intensify their struggle for the creation of a separate State of Bodoland. The rally also mark
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Thousands of Bodo people at Amingaon in Kamrup (Rural) District who attended a mass rally under the banner of the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), vowed to intensify their struggle for the creation of a separate State of Bodoland. The rally also marked the completion of 25 years of the Statehood movement spearheaded by the apex student body [ABSU] of the Bodos.
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March - 1 
Toffan Sahu alias Akash alias Bangara (19), a close associate of the top associate of Sabyasachi Panda, the top leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered to Ganjam Superintendent of Police (SP) in Chhatrapur in Ganjam Dis
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Toffan Sahu alias Akash alias Bangara (19), a close associate of the top associate of Sabyasachi Panda, the top leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered to Ganjam Superintendent of Police (SP) in Chhatrapur in Ganjam District on March 1, reports The Times of India. Toffan, hailing from Gangapur village under Baragada Police Station in Ganjam District, said he decided to surrender to SP Rajesh Pandit after witnessing exploitation of Odia cadres in the state Maoist organization, which is being dominated by Chhattisgarh cadres. "According to him, there is a conflict between Odia and non-Odia cadres over leadership in the organization," the SP said. Toffan has provided the names of several militia members of Ghumusara Division of the CPI-Maoist, the SP added. Toffan, joined the Maoist organization in 2009, was acting as a courier for the Maoists, supplying rations and tiffins for the preparation of tiffin bombs. He was also closely associated with Sudarshan Mandal alias Shankarshan, one of the Maoist leaders, who was arrested in June 24, 2011 by Ganjam Police. Sudarshan was known to be active in preparing landmines and operating rifles.
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March - 1 
Willard also said that LeT is a very dangerous organisation. It not only has very good operational security, but also a lot of international design in terms of their aspirations. "Responsible for many attacks in India, including the horrific attacks
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Willard also said that LeT is a very dangerous organisation. It not only has very good operational security, but also a lot of international design in terms of their aspirations. "Responsible for many attacks in India, including the horrific attacks into Mumbai, LeT is headquartered in Pakistan, affiliated with al-Qaida and other VEOs, and contributes to terrorist operations in Afghanistan and aspires to operate against Asia, Europe and North America," Willard said.
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March - 1 
A dead body, identified as that of Ajab Khan, was recovered from Yaro area of Pishin District. Another dead body of a man, identified as Abdul Rehman, was recovered from Turbat District.
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A dead body, identified as that of Ajab Khan, was recovered from Yaro area of Pishin District. Another dead body of a man, identified as Abdul Rehman, was recovered from Turbat District.
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March - 1 
A report appearing on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu website said on March 1 that Brigadier Ali Khan of Pakistan Army, currently facing court-martial, planned to spread mutiny against the Government and attack the General Headquarters (G
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A report appearing on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu website said on March 1 that Brigadier Ali Khan of Pakistan Army, currently facing court-martial, planned to spread mutiny against the Government and attack the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi with support of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), reports Daily Times. Major Suhail, Defence counsel’s witness, in his written statement to the a military court, said that Brigadier Ali had hatched a conspiracy with a pilot and planned to attack GHQ during a meeting of corps commanders. The report said that during a meeting with members of HuT, the officer drew circles on paper to highlight his plan and told them that with support of three to four hundred armed men, they could take control of the Government.
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March - 1 
Also, the provincial Government announced that it would shortly undertake reconstruction of completely destroyed schools and renovation of partially damaged infrastructure in the militancy-hit southern Districts of the Province. The reconstruction of
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Also, the provincial Government announced that it would shortly undertake reconstruction of completely destroyed schools and renovation of partially damaged infrastructure in the militancy-hit southern Districts of the Province. The reconstruction of 16 schools and dozens of small infrastructure schemes would be carried out with an investment of PKR 305 million by the Provincial Government, an official told the media. “The reconstruction requirements of the militancy-affected southern districts are far more than the activities being initiated in Bannu District and its adjoining districts,” said a development planner.
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March - 1 
An unidentified man was killed in Mangochi area of Khuzdar District.
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An unidentified man was killed in Mangochi area of Khuzdar District.
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March - 1 
At least 20 militants were killed and their five hideouts were destroyed by Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 1.
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At least 20 militants were killed and their five hideouts were destroyed by Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 1.
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March - 1 
Expressing dissatisfaction with the report submitted by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail missing prisoners’ case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gave out a stern reprimand
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Expressing dissatisfaction with the report submitted by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail missing prisoners’ case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gave out a stern reprimand on March 1, reports Express Tribune. He said, “Do not assume in your head that you [ISI and MI] are superior and others [civilians] are inferior, you are not above the law.”
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March - 1 
Police found an unidentified dead body of man in a gunny bag from a ground in Hazrat Bilal Colony within Korangi Industrial area Police limits in Karachi on March 1, reported Daily Times. A Police officer said that the victim appeared to be of Afghan
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Police found an unidentified dead body of man in a gunny bag from a ground in Hazrat Bilal Colony within Korangi Industrial area Police limits in Karachi on March 1, reported Daily Times. A Police officer said that the victim appeared to be of Afghan descent.
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March - 1 
Six tribesmen were critically injured when six mortar shells fired by NATO forces in Afghanistan landed in Zairai village of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit) in North Waziristan Agency. The area is considered by United States (US) as stronghold of al
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Six tribesmen were critically injured when six mortar shells fired by NATO forces in Afghanistan landed in Zairai village of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit) in North Waziristan Agency. The area is considered by United States (US) as stronghold of al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists.
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March - 1 
The Chairman of Kandahar (Afghanistan) Peace Council Haji Ata Muhammad Ahmadi said that just as political efforts to stabilise Afghanistan gather pace, the Quetta Shura started to show signs of flexibility towards dialogue, reported Express Tribune o
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The Chairman of Kandahar (Afghanistan) Peace Council Haji Ata Muhammad Ahmadi said that just as political efforts to stabilise Afghanistan gather pace, the Quetta Shura started to show signs of flexibility towards dialogue, reported Express Tribune on March 1 (today). “From what I’ve heard from Afghan tribal elders who have met former Taliban commanders ‘in their individual capacity’, they’re willing to talk peace,” said Muhammad Ahmadi. “They (Taliban) are also fed up with fighting, nobody can fight for ever,” Ahmadi told the media. However, he clarified that the Kandahar Peace Council, in its official capacity, hasn’t sent any delegation to engage the Quetta Shura in talks. “But yes, some Afghan tribal elders have individually travelled to Quetta and met with former Quetta Shura commanders,” Ahmadi added. Denying reports of the Quetta Shura rejecting the report of it peace talks, Ahmadi claimed that nobody was opposed to peace talks with them. “They’re sons of the Afghan soil. They cannot be ignored in the final settlement,” he said.
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March - 1 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government will adopt a holistic approach to counter extremism by improving economic conditions, creating jobs and promoting sports and culture, said Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain on March 1, reports Daw
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government will adopt a holistic approach to counter extremism by improving economic conditions, creating jobs and promoting sports and culture, said Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain on March 1, reports Dawn. “Extremism cannot be eliminated by bullets only. It requires a change in mindset to weaken the terrorists by making people to make a conscious decision to withdraw their support from extremist elements,” said Hussain, who also heads the Culture Ministry.
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March - 1 
The witnesses further claimed that he was also confided by these people that the GHQ would be targeted with an F-16 jet to be flown from a nearby airstrip. They had further planned to attack US bases inside Pakistan and Black water’s locations. Major
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The witnesses further claimed that he was also confided by these people that the GHQ would be targeted with an F-16 jet to be flown from a nearby airstrip. They had further planned to attack US bases inside Pakistan and Black water’s locations. Major Suhail Akbar also admitted that during the last seven years, he had been in contact with HuT but refused to join the secret plans because he did not like violence. Brigadier Ali also claimed to have succeeded in getting support from Tripple One Brigade and certain Generals.
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March - 1 
Three alleged militants were killed in a clash with Frontier Corps (FC) in Pir Sori area of Dera Bugti District on March 1, reported Express Tribune. According to details, unidentified armed militants allegedly attacked FC with sophisticated weapons,
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Three alleged militants were killed in a clash with Frontier Corps (FC) in Pir Sori area of Dera Bugti District on March 1, reported Express Tribune. According to details, unidentified armed militants allegedly attacked FC with sophisticated weapons, injuring two security personnel. The FC personnel returned fire, killing three alleged militants.
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March - 1 
Unidentified militants opened fire on one Hidayatullah in Rekhni area of Barkhan District. No further detail was reported.
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Unidentified militants opened fire on one Hidayatullah in Rekhni area of Barkhan District. No further detail was reported.
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March - 1 
Nepal Army (NA) personnel defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Tinghare in Bhorletar Village Development Council-6 (VDC-6) of Lamjung District on March 1.
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Nepal Army (NA) personnel defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Tinghare in Bhorletar Village Development Council-6 (VDC-6) of Lamjung District on March 1.
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March - 1 
Police arrested member of Magarat State Committee of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist (UCPN–M), Jasram Budha, from Ghorahi in Dang District on March 1. Police seized 10 set detonator, 10 gelatin sticks and fuse wire he was carrying in the
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Police arrested member of Magarat State Committee of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist (UCPN–M), Jasram Budha, from Ghorahi in Dang District on March 1. Police seized 10 set detonator, 10 gelatin sticks and fuse wire he was carrying in the bag.
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March - 1 
US Pacific Command (USPACOM) chief Admiral Robert Willard told lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March 1 that US Special Forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, as part of the counter-terrorism
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US Pacific Command (USPACOM) chief Admiral Robert Willard told lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March 1 that US Special Forces teams are currently stationed in five South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, as part of the counter-terrorism co-operation with these nations, according to Bdnews24.com. He stated, "We have currently special forces assist teams laid down in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and India as part of the effort to enhance their counter-terrorism capabilities.”
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March - 1 
Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said that the Army is to scale down its presence in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. The Army is now completely ready for far-reaching reforms in its structural composition regarding ground reali
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Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said that the Army is to scale down its presence in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. The Army is now completely ready for far-reaching reforms in its structural composition regarding ground realities, security and needs of island-wide ongoing development projects, he added.
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March - 2 
Reports that Kerala Government on March 2 submitted before the Kerala High Court that Susan Nathan has close connections with some extremists in the State, including the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the National Democratic Front (
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Reports that Kerala Government on March 2 submitted before the Kerala High Court that Susan Nathan has close connections with some extremists in the State, including the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) and should be deported. It was also pointed out that the publisher of her next book had played a role in the hand-chopping case of Professor T.J. Joseph of the Newmans College in Thodupuzha (Kerala) in 2010. Susan Nathan (62) is a British-born Jewish writer.
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March - 2 
A coal depot owner, identified as Dinesh Sharma, was abducted by a group of heavily armed militants from Ri Bhoi District on the Meghalaya-Assam border on March 2, reports The Telegraph. The official said Sharma had gone to inspect his depot when a g
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A coal depot owner, identified as Dinesh Sharma, was abducted by a group of heavily armed militants from Ri Bhoi District on the Meghalaya-Assam border on March 2, reports The Telegraph. The official said Sharma had gone to inspect his depot when a group of around eight armed militants abducted him.
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March - 2 
A critically injured youth, identified as Srikrishna Mahato (26) of Panchpia village under Jareikela Police Station in Jharkhand, succumbed to bullet injuries at the Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela during treatment on March 2, reports IBN Live. Th
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A critically injured youth, identified as Srikrishna Mahato (26) of Panchpia village under Jareikela Police Station in Jharkhand, succumbed to bullet injuries at the Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela during treatment on March 2, reports IBN Live. Though the exact reason behind the attack was yet to be ascertained, Jharkhand Police, however, suspected involvement of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the incident. Jharkhand Police had brought injured Mahato for treatment.
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March - 2 
All Assam Chutia Students' Union (AACSU) has announced a series of agitation programmes demanding the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the community of the State. The protest programmes will be taken up in the seven Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Si
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All Assam Chutia Students' Union (AACSU) has announced a series of agitation programmes demanding the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the community of the State. The protest programmes will be taken up in the seven Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, North Lakhimpur and Dhemaji. The programme includes two-hour road blockade in the Districts on May 3 (today) and a railway blockade in all the Districts on May 11 to pressurize the Government to fulfill our demand. We are also organizing two big rallies in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia on May 15 and 20 respectively.
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March - 2 
Communist Party of India- Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres issued extortion notes to two doctors working at Chapakhowa First Referral Unit hospital in Chapakhowa in Sadiya Sub-Division of Tinsukia District about a week back. Sources said the note [written
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Communist Party of India- Maoists (CPI-Maoist) cadres issued extortion notes to two doctors working at Chapakhowa First Referral Unit hospital in Chapakhowa in Sadiya Sub-Division of Tinsukia District about a week back. Sources said the note [written in Assamese], issued by Upper Assam leading committee ‘commander’, Chandra Baruah, had asked for money from one doctor and 20 mobile handsets from the other and a boy, aged about 15 years, had delivered the two letters to one of the doctors at the hospital while he was on duty in the OPD. The extortion note asked one doctor to pay INR 70000 towards organizational expansion of the party, while the other letter asked for 20 mobile handsets, mentioning the name and model of a particular company, citing the same reason. The Police were also trying to ascertain the authenticity of the extortion notes and the identity and whereabouts of the boy who had delivered the same. A police source said the name used by the ‘commander’ in the extortion note was not real but an assumed one, which militants
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March - 2 
In a separate development, 12 villagers who were abducted by a group of 30-40 Maoists on March 2, were freed after holding them captive for more than 12 hours, at Keri Piprahi forest of Chouparan block in Hazaribagh District. No one has been arrested
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In a separate development, 12 villagers who were abducted by a group of 30-40 Maoists on March 2, were freed after holding them captive for more than 12 hours, at Keri Piprahi forest of Chouparan block in Hazaribagh District. No one has been arrested so far.
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March - 2 
In a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack, two Government officials were killed while another was seriously injured, in Sitamarhi District on March 2, Police sources said, The Hindu reports. The victims were identified as off
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In a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack, two Government officials were killed while another was seriously injured, in Sitamarhi District on March 2, Police sources said, The Hindu reports. The victims were identified as officials from the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation. Project manager G.B. Singh and engineer Vikas Mishra died on the spot while site in-charge Ramadeen Pandey, was injured. They were engaged in constructing a INR 450 million bridge along with the Haryana-based Singla Construction Company at Marar village in the District's Belsand block. “The issue of levy certainly cannot be ruled out in this case,” said Belsand Station Head Officer Santosh Sharma.
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March - 2 
In the District, SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Bishorjeet, in Ward No.7 in Moreh. One M-16 Rifle along with magazine and five live rounds of M-16 were recovered from him.
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In the District, SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Bishorjeet, in Ward No.7 in Moreh. One M-16 Rifle along with magazine and five live rounds of M-16 were recovered from him.
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March - 2 
Mazgaon Court in Mumbai on March 2 extended the Police custody of Haroon Naik and Kanwal Nain Patrija, alleged operatives of Indian Mujahideen (IM), arrested for their role in the 13/7 bomb blasts, till 9th March. Haroon Naik is alleged to have used
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Mazgaon Court in Mumbai on March 2 extended the Police custody of Haroon Naik and Kanwal Nain Patrija, alleged operatives of Indian Mujahideen (IM), arrested for their role in the 13/7 bomb blasts, till 9th March. Haroon Naik is alleged to have used Hawala (illegal money transfer) channels to fund the triple blasts in Mumbai in 2011 and Kanwal Nain Patrija, arrested from New Delhi, is accused of handing over INR 1 million to fugitive IM's top operative Yasin Bhatkal to execute the terror attack in Mumbai in July 2011.
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March - 2 
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on March 2 denied US Pacific Command (USPACOM) chief Admiral Willard’s statement that crack US military troops were based in India besides Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldi
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on March 2 denied US Pacific Command (USPACOM) chief Admiral Willard’s statement that crack US military troops were based in India besides Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives to counter threats from organizations such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Both Ministries dismissed the claim as “factually incorrect so far as the reference to India is concerned'', sources said. India Blooms added that the US embassy in Delhi also clarified that the troops were not stationed in India, adding that a unit from the US 25th infantry division was in India to hold an exercise with Indian forces.
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March - 2 
Police on March 2 neutralized a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) hideout, wherein 100 powerful detonators used for triggering Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts were kept, near Kharkutta in East Garo Hills District. Police teams were conduc
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Police on March 2 neutralized a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) hideout, wherein 100 powerful detonators used for triggering Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts were kept, near Kharkutta in East Garo Hills District. Police teams were conducting a search operation of Arengdo village, near Kharkutta at 6:30am when they spotted the GNLA camp outside the village. Before the Police could move in, the GNLA militants, in a group of six to eight, fired heavily on the teams and the encounter lasted for 30 long minutes. The militants escaped leaving behind the powerful detonators, a pistol and a large number of demand notes of the GNLA.
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March - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Biran alias Naba, on March 2 in Moreh Ward No 9 area of Chandel District. One .9mm Pistol along with magazine and five 9mm live rounds were recovered from him.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Biran alias Naba, on March 2 in Moreh Ward No 9 area of Chandel District. One .9mm Pistol along with magazine and five 9mm live rounds were recovered from him.
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March - 2 
Suspected militants fired several rounds upon a Police outpost at Taretkhul under Imphal East Police Station on March 2, reports Kanglaonline. However no casualty has been reported.
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Suspected militants fired several rounds upon a Police outpost at Taretkhul under Imphal East Police Station on March 2, reports Kanglaonline. However no casualty has been reported.
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March - 2 
The Sangai Express reports that in another act of poll-related violence, cadres of a Kuki National Front (KNF), which is a signatory to Suspension of Operation (SoO), assaulted four people of Prasain village in Senapati District on March 1 for not vo
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The Sangai Express reports that in another act of poll-related violence, cadres of a Kuki National Front (KNF), which is a signatory to Suspension of Operation (SoO), assaulted four people of Prasain village in Senapati District on March 1 for not voting for the Congress candidate. Sources said that around 10 armed cadres of KNF came to Prasain village located under Kangpokpi assembly constituency in Senapati District at about midnight and forcibly led away four villagers and later assaulted them.
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March - 2 
Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) ‘general secretary’ A Ramroy welcomed Lunguitan Kamei of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on joining ZUF. A Ramroy said that ZUF would welcome anybody from Zeliangrong community and its sub-t
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Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) ‘general secretary’ A Ramroy welcomed Lunguitan Kamei of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on joining ZUF. A Ramroy said that ZUF would welcome anybody from Zeliangrong community and its sub-tribes in joining the outfit.
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March - 2 
17 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including two key ‘commanders’ were killed and 13 injured, while five of their hideouts were destroyed after jetfighters pounded their hideouts in Akhun Kot, Bilrass and Chappar areas of Manozai areas of
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17 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including two key ‘commanders’ were killed and 13 injured, while five of their hideouts were destroyed after jetfighters pounded their hideouts in Akhun Kot, Bilrass and Chappar areas of Manozai areas of Upper Orakzai Agency, reported Dawn. However, local spokesman for TTP Hafeez Saeed denied killings and said not a single fighter of his group was killed in the attacks. He told reporters from an undisclosed location over the telephone that jetfighters bombarded houses already vacated by the Taliban.
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March - 2 
23 people were killed in a suicide attack targeting a mosque after Friday prayers on March 2 in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Daily Times. “The bomber detonated himself near the gate of a mosque
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23 people were killed in a suicide attack targeting a mosque after Friday prayers on March 2 in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reported Daily Times. “The bomber detonated himself near the gate of a mosque in Tirah Valley when people were returning from the prayers, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 20 others” said the local administration official Jamilur Rehman, adding the toll may rise. The mosque is located in an area controlled by warlord Mangal Bagh, he said, adding that most of the dead were from his Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
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March - 2 
A Policeman and a five-year old girl were killed when a suicide bomber attacked the motorcade of former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao near Kangra village on March 3 soon after he left the venue of a public meeting in nearby Battgram village o
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A Policeman and a five-year old girl were killed when a suicide bomber attacked the motorcade of former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao near Kangra village on March 3 soon after he left the venue of a public meeting in nearby Battgram village of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Peshawar, reported Dawn. A member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and six other people were also injured in the incident. Sherpao, the Pakistan Peoples Party – Sherpao (PPP-S) chief and a member of the National Assembly, and his son Sikander Sherpao, member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, narrowly survived the attack as the explosion badly damaged their Land Cruiser. Sikander Sherpao got a slight injury on his hand and leg.
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March - 2 
Anti-Violent Crime Cell and Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) claimed to have recovered Doctor Khalid Mehmood, an abducted doctor, and arrested two alleged abductors in a joint raid at Khuda Ki Basti in Surjani area. CPLC officials said Doctor
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Anti-Violent Crime Cell and Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) claimed to have recovered Doctor Khalid Mehmood, an abducted doctor, and arrested two alleged abductors in a joint raid at Khuda Ki Basti in Surjani area. CPLC officials said Doctor Mehmood was abducted from Lyari Expressway along with his car on February 25, 2012 and the abductors, who earlier demanded PKR 20 million as ransom for his release, settled the deal at PKR 5 million after negotiation. The two abductors arrested were identified as, Haroon and Muhammad Altaf.
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March - 2 
Business community and people in Mardan District on March 2 expressed concern over the wide circulation of fake currency notes of different denominations, which is causing financial loss to them, reports Dawn. Talking to the media reporters, several
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Business community and people in Mardan District on March 2 expressed concern over the wide circulation of fake currency notes of different denominations, which is causing financial loss to them, reports Dawn. Talking to the media reporters, several residents of Mardan city said that counterfeit notes, especially of PKR 1, 000 and PR 500 denominations, were in circulation in the market for last few months and no action was taken against the elements involved in this anti-state activity.
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March - 2 
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on March 2 said that it is time to get rid of ‘strategic depth’ hangover. She hoped for a relationship with Afghanistan based on trust and called for leaving behind the past associated with interference in that coun
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on March 2 said that it is time to get rid of ‘strategic depth’ hangover. She hoped for a relationship with Afghanistan based on trust and called for leaving behind the past associated with interference in that country and support for Taliban. “Recognise what we are doing now without overshadowing it with whatever has been Pakistan’s historical baggage. We are moving out of that hangover,” Minister Khar said, adding, there is definitely no remorse for “the historical baggage” because all the countries that helped create the “Frankenstein” should share the blame.
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March - 2 
In another incident, 23 LI militants and 10 army personnel were killed in fresh clashes in Lakaro Baba area of Tirah Valley. The LI militants attacked a check post of Security Forces (SFs) in the wee hours, shot dead 10 troops and injured eight other
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In another incident, 23 LI militants and 10 army personnel were killed in fresh clashes in Lakaro Baba area of Tirah Valley. The LI militants attacked a check post of Security Forces (SFs) in the wee hours, shot dead 10 troops and injured eight others, the sources said, adding that 23 LI fighters, including a nephew of an LI ‘commander’, was killed in retaliation by the SFs.
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March - 2 
Local political administration arrested four elders of Bulandkhel tribe in Ismailzai tehsil of Upper Orakzai Agency and sent them to jail under the Collective Territorial Responsibility Act, reports Dawn. The arrested men were identified as, Malak Ra
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Local political administration arrested four elders of Bulandkhel tribe in Ismailzai tehsil of Upper Orakzai Agency and sent them to jail under the Collective Territorial Responsibility Act, reports Dawn. The arrested men were identified as, Malak Rafiullah, Malak Muhabat Ali Khan, Malka Inayatullah Jan and Malak Roshan Khan.
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March - 2 
Two bullet-riddled dead bodies of security guards, identified as Saleem and Imran, were found outside their office located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station in Karachi on March 2, reported Daily Times.
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Two bullet-riddled dead bodies of security guards, identified as Saleem and Imran, were found outside their office located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area within the limits of Mobina Town Police Station in Karachi on March 2, reported Daily Times.
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March - 2 
Two more persons succumbed to their injuries in March 2 suicide attack in Tirah, in a private clinic in Mehraban Kallay taking the death toll to 25.
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Two more persons succumbed to their injuries in March 2 suicide attack in Tirah, in a private clinic in Mehraban Kallay taking the death toll to 25.
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March - 2 
Two separate hand grenade attacks on March 3 injured four including two suspected attackers in Lyari area in Karachi, reports Dawn. Two suspected attackers got injured in the first blast when the grenade exploded in their hands near Kamila Stop. Howe
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Two separate hand grenade attacks on March 3 injured four including two suspected attackers in Lyari area in Karachi, reports Dawn. Two suspected attackers got injured in the first blast when the grenade exploded in their hands near Kamila Stop. However, both the injured attackers successfully fled away from the scene. The second grenade was exploded near Lee Market in which two people got minute injuries who were taken to the Civil Hospital immediately after the incident.
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March - 2 
Two volunteers from the Tawheed-ul-Islam were killed and two other people were injured when their vehicle hit a roadside explosive device in Dwa Toi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reported Daily
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Two volunteers from the Tawheed-ul-Islam were killed and two other people were injured when their vehicle hit a roadside explosive device in Dwa Toi area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reported Daily
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March - 2 
Unidentified militants set ablaze the house of Haji Khiyal Akbar, a local tribal elder in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit). The house, which had been vacated some time ago owing to the ongoing military operation, was completely gutted. In the
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Unidentified militants set ablaze the house of Haji Khiyal Akbar, a local tribal elder in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit). The house, which had been vacated some time ago owing to the ongoing military operation, was completely gutted. In the same vicinity, armed militants took away the doors and windows of the house of Niaz Mat Shah, younger brother of Haji Khiyal Akbar.
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March - 2 
Unidentified militants shot dead an Intelligence Bureau (IB) inspector, Bashir Khan (38), in a target killing incident near Abasar Colony on Warsak Road in Peshawar on March 2, reported Daily Times. Khan’s son sustained injuries during the attack. Th
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Unidentified militants shot dead an Intelligence Bureau (IB) inspector, Bashir Khan (38), in a target killing incident near Abasar Colony on Warsak Road in Peshawar on March 2, reported Daily Times. Khan’s son sustained injuries during the attack. The inspector was the third IB official to be killed in the last few months.
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March - 2 
A meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC) of the Constituent Assembly (CA) called to endorse the agreement reached on disputed issues seen in constitution drafting ended inconclusively on March 2, reports Nepal News. As the top leaders of the ma
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A meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC) of the Constituent Assembly (CA) called to endorse the agreement reached on disputed issues seen in constitution drafting ended inconclusively on March 2, reports Nepal News. As the top leaders of the major three political parties – Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN–UML) and UCPN-M-- demanded additional time to resolve the remaining disputed issues in the yet to be promulgated constitution, the meeting of the CC has been deferred until March 11.
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March - 2 
President Ram Baran Yadav on March 2 warned political parties not to ‘play with the country’s future’ as the country was in a critical stage with no possibility of extending the term of the Constituent Assembly again. “The CA deadline is approaching
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President Ram Baran Yadav on March 2 warned political parties not to ‘play with the country’s future’ as the country was in a critical stage with no possibility of extending the term of the Constituent Assembly again. “The CA deadline is approaching fast and there is no possibility of extending its term again. So, the parties must best utilise the three remaining months,” NC Vice-president, Ramchandra Paudel, quoted the President, as he emerged from a meeting with the President 2.
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March - 2 
The War Crime (WC) trial, conducted by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), of eight war crimes suspects will be completed by 2012, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said on March 2, reports Daily Star. He added that the Government is going to formulate a
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The War Crime (WC) trial, conducted by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), of eight war crimes suspects will be completed by 2012, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said on March 2, reports Daily Star. He added that the Government is going to formulate a new law to tackle any probable bid to foil the trial proceedings and another tribunal would be set up within this month to speed up the process.
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March - 3 
A camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was jointly busted by Meghalaya Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Arenda (on the Assam-Meghalaya border) under Mendipathar Police Station in East Garo Hills District of Meghalaya
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A camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) was jointly busted by Meghalaya Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Arenda (on the Assam-Meghalaya border) under Mendipathar Police Station in East Garo Hills District of Meghalaya, reports The Telegraph. An encounter took place for over half-an-hour but the militants managed to flee. A pistol, 100 detonators and GNLA’s writing pads and documents were recovered from the camp, a Police source in Mendipathar said.
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March - 3 
197 battalion of CRPF recovered an Improvised Explosive Device hidden in a tiffin box and wires near an iron-ore loading point of Kiriburu railway station in West Singhbhum District.
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197 battalion of CRPF recovered an Improvised Explosive Device hidden in a tiffin box and wires near an iron-ore loading point of Kiriburu railway station in West Singhbhum District.
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March - 3 
A Delhi court on March 3 framed charges against Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, suspected aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and three others for alleged involvement in money laundering to fund terror, according to IA
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A Delhi court on March 3 framed charges against Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, suspected aide of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and three others for alleged involvement in money laundering to fund terror, according to IANS. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Judge H. S. Sharma framed charges against Bhat, Muhammad Sidiq Ganai, Ghulam Jeelani Liloo and Farooq Ahmed Dagga, for committing offences under various provisions of anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The court fixed April 16 to begin the trial against the accused. The NIA, in its charge sheet filed in August 2011, alleged that Bhat collected over INR 45.7 million during a period of three years, starting January 2008, through money laundering channels for terror activities. Bhat was arrested from Kashmir in January 2011 by a joint team of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir Police and INR 2.1 million were allegedly recovered from him.
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March - 3 
A powerful bomb exploded near the gate of congress candidate RK Anand’s Kwakeithel Akham Leikai residence in Imphal West District at around 10.45pm of March 3. No casualty was reported though. CorCom, Coordination Committee of seven militant outfits
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A powerful bomb exploded near the gate of congress candidate RK Anand’s Kwakeithel Akham Leikai residence in Imphal West District at around 10.45pm of March 3. No casualty was reported though. CorCom, Coordination Committee of seven militant outfits has claimed its hand in the bomb attack.
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March - 3 
Anti Naxal Force (ANF) on March 3 arrested, Vittala, a student of mass communication and journalist at Mangalore University, and his father Linganna for alleged association with Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) forces, from Belthangady ta
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Anti Naxal Force (ANF) on March 3 arrested, Vittala, a student of mass communication and journalist at Mangalore University, and his father Linganna for alleged association with Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) forces, from Belthangady taluk (administrative unit) of Dakshina Kannada District.
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March - 3 
Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a stone-crushing unit of a private-builder and set ablaze 15 of its vehicles in Nuapada District on March 3. Over 40 cadres from Bargarh-Mahasamund division of the CPI-Maoist came to
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Armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a stone-crushing unit of a private-builder and set ablaze 15 of its vehicles in Nuapada District on March 3. Over 40 cadres from Bargarh-Mahasamund division of the CPI-Maoist came to Baleshbahali village of Nuapada District where building firm DB is working on a canal extension project. The Maoists torched eight dumpers, five tractors, a trawler and a van. Khariar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), S.B Satpathy said.
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March - 3 
Border Security Force (BSF) of Lalghat, in West Khasi Hills arrested one Bangladesh Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeer while he was illegally intruding into India from Bangladesh on March 3, reports The Shillong Times. He has been identified
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Border Security Force (BSF) of Lalghat, in West Khasi Hills arrested one Bangladesh Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeer while he was illegally intruding into India from Bangladesh on March 3, reports The Shillong Times. He has been identified as Ramjan Ali, a resident of Sunamganj, Bangladesh.
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March - 3 
Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda said Jammu and Kashmir Police is laying stress on strengthening its infrastructure facilities across the State to meet the requirements of its increasing manpower. He also said the security scenario during th
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Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda said Jammu and Kashmir Police is laying stress on strengthening its infrastructure facilities across the State to meet the requirements of its increasing manpower. He also said the security scenario during the last two decades of militancy made the Police adopt to new challenges as the State Police had passed through various challenges by coping with and adopting to threats during these years. "To meet the challenges, the organisation has been provided funds by the Government for its modernisation and the department has been utilising these funds to upgrade all its components, including the housing sector," he said.
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March - 3 
Five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) , including a woman, were arrested from a forest in Arki in Khunti District during a joint operation by the Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers on March 3, report
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Five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) , including a woman, were arrested from a forest in Arki in Khunti District during a joint operation by the Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers on March 3, reports The Times of India. Four firearms, including a rifle, along with ammunition and some Maoist literature, including books on Maoist ideology and posters and a map of CRPF camp were recovered from them.
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March - 3 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, have been arrested during anti-Maoist operations in Khunti District on March 3, Police said on March 4. Amesh Mundu, Biswas Mundu, Martin Mundu and Pyari Mundu were arreste
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman, have been arrested during anti-Maoist operations in Khunti District on March 3, Police said on March 4. Amesh Mundu, Biswas Mundu, Martin Mundu and Pyari Mundu were arrested at Milepiri village of the District, Superintendent of Police (SP), M .T Vanan told reporters. "Amesh was one of the Maoists involved in the beheading of Special Branch Inspector Francis Indwar (in 2009)," he added. Amesh was also accused of being part of top Maoist leader Kundan Pahan's firing squad that had killed six Policemen, including a deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), and looted a bank transit-van carrying INR 50 million on the borders of Ranchi and Khunti Districts a few years ago, the SP said.
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March - 3 
Pro-Talks faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF) led by its General Secretary, Gobinda Basumatary, Home Secretary, M. Gerema, Publicity Secretary, S. Sanjarang and Education Secretary, I. Damini had visited the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on
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Pro-Talks faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF) led by its General Secretary, Gobinda Basumatary, Home Secretary, M. Gerema, Publicity Secretary, S. Sanjarang and Education Secretary, I. Damini had visited the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on March 3 and submitted a memorandum demanding settlement of core issues of the militant formation . In the memorandum submitted by the NDFB-PTF, the militant formation articulated that the cut-off year 15 August 1971 as per Assam accord signed in 1985 for deportation of foreigners from the State has no constitutional validity, as it will not protect the land of the indigenous tribal people. The group therefore appealed to the Government of India to reconsider 1951 as the cut-off year for detection and deportation of foreign nationals illegally settling in the State. The NDFB-PTF demanded that the rules embodied in the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 should remain in force in Bodoland so that the illegal influx of foreign nationals and encroachers could be checked. Apart from these, the NDFB-PTF demanded that the government of India should upgrade the non- territorial autonomous councils-Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, Tiwa Autonomous council, Mising Autonomous Council, Sonowal Autonomous Council, Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council and Deuri autonomous council under 6th schedule of the Indian constitution and Bodos living within Karbi Anglong should be included in to the Scheduled Tribe-Hill (ST-H) list.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, identified as Parmeswar Basumatary, at Dabli Dorjhar area in Garopara of Goalpara District on March 3. One US made 7.62mm pistol along with two rounds of bullet an
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, identified as Parmeswar Basumatary, at Dabli Dorjhar area in Garopara of Goalpara District on March 3. One US made 7.62mm pistol along with two rounds of bullet and one magazine was recovered from him. In another incident, SFs arrested one cadre of Rabha Viper Army (RVA) identified as Buddha Rabha from his residence at Gendapara under Agia Police Station in the District on March 4. One factory made pistol along with two rounds of bullet and one mobile phone was recovered from him.
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March - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of the Vice Chairman Faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-VC), identified as Waikhom Loveson alias Mihengamba Singh, Huidrom Pambi alias Panthoi and Yumnam Abung Singhfrom Khuyathong Pukhri Achouba Mapal in Imphal
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of the Vice Chairman Faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-VC), identified as Waikhom Loveson alias Mihengamba Singh, Huidrom Pambi alias Panthoi and Yumnam Abung Singhfrom Khuyathong Pukhri Achouba Mapal in Imphal West District on March 3. Loveson disclosed that he got basic military training of United National Liberation Front (UNLF). He further disclosed that he came back to Imphal from Myanmar on December 30, 2011 to cooperate with CorCom under the command of ‘sergeant major’ Dinesh Singh. Further they disclosed that they went to Nandalal Phukan Backery shop, Nagamapal to extort money amounting to INR 100, 000 as directed by Dinesh and INR 500, 000 from Lala Opticals, RIMS road with the order of abducting them if they fail to give the money. One .9mm pistol with magazine, three 9mm live rounds, one radio handset with battery were seized from Loveson while one Chinese hand grenade was seized from the possession of Huidrom Pambi and one Chinese hand grenade and 15 live rounds of M-16-were seized from Abung Singh.
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March - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and explosives from a house in a joint search operation at Harinadik village under Badarpur circle in Karimganj District, reports The Times of India. A senior BSF officer said that during the search ope
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and explosives from a house in a joint search operation at Harinadik village under Badarpur circle in Karimganj District, reports The Times of India. A senior BSF officer said that during the search operation, the team recovered a country-made carbine weapon and two packets (approx weight 500 grams each) of IED.
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March - 3 
SFs also arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Chamthankung Gangmei alias Acham, in New Keithelmanbi area on March 3. One .9mm pistol with four live rounds was recovered from him.
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SFs also arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Chamthankung Gangmei alias Acham, in New Keithelmanbi area on March 3. One .9mm pistol with four live rounds was recovered from him.
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March - 3 
SFs recovered two pistols, three grenades, one revolver, explosives and several rounds of ammunition from Dibrugarh District.
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SFs recovered two pistols, three grenades, one revolver, explosives and several rounds of ammunition from Dibrugarh District.
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March - 3 
State Director General of Police Jayanta Narayan Choudhury told reporters that they had sent reports to the Union Home Ministry (UMHA) and were waiting for UMHA clearance to flush out Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) along with Arunachal
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State Director General of Police Jayanta Narayan Choudhury told reporters that they had sent reports to the Union Home Ministry (UMHA) and were waiting for UMHA clearance to flush out Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) along with Arunachal Pradesh Government from the inter-state border area, reports Zee News."According to intelligence reports, the Maoists have established their bases in the areas bordering Assam and Arunachal Pradesh with the help of other militant outfits since 1990s, but during the last two years they have become very active in the upper Assam districts. We have got some vital clues in Sadiya and Tinsukia recently after the recent arrest of two Maoists who frequently travel between Arunachal and Assam," the DGP said. The Maoists were also working with some over ground organisations for fresh recruitment and extortion drive in certain areas of upper Assam, he said.
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March - 3 
Suspected Maoists belonging to Jharkhand Liberation Tiger (JLT) shot at and injured a truck driver and set ablaze the rice-loaded vehicle on March 3 in Sorada area under Bisra Police Station limits in Odisha's Sundargarh District bordering Jharkhand,
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Suspected Maoists belonging to Jharkhand Liberation Tiger (JLT) shot at and injured a truck driver and set ablaze the rice-loaded vehicle on March 3 in Sorada area under Bisra Police Station limits in Odisha's Sundargarh District bordering Jharkhand, police said today. A group of armed cadres attacked the truck injuring its driver, Mohammad Bablu
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March - 3 
Suspected militants belonging to the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) abducted two senior officials — the chief conservator of forests of Karbi Anglong, Abhijit Rabha (1984 batch of Indian Forest Service) and a range officer, Ranjan Borua of t
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Suspected militants belonging to the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) abducted two senior officials — the chief conservator of forests of Karbi Anglong, Abhijit Rabha (1984 batch of Indian Forest Service) and a range officer, Ranjan Borua of the forest department, from Baklog area under Manja Police Station of Karbi Anglong District on March 3, reports The Telegraph. The Sentinel adds that ‘General Secretary’ of the KPLT, Nilip Inghi, has denied any involvement in the abduction of the duo.
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March - 3 
The Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) has urged the Central Government to create a separate State of Bodoland, reports The Telegraph. The separate State envisioned by NDFB-PTF will comprise of 32 tribal belts and t
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The Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) has urged the Central Government to create a separate State of Bodoland, reports The Telegraph. The separate State envisioned by NDFB-PTF will comprise of 32 tribal belts and tribal sub-plans areas covering 25,478 square kilometers on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra from Sankosh River in the west to Sadiya in the east under Article 2 and 3 with special provision of Article 371 (A) of the Constitution.
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March - 3 
Two businessmen identified as Mohammad Jubar Ali and Amit Rabha hailing from Assam were abducted by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres from a market area at Jangrapara close to Tikrikilla under Dadenggiri Civil Sub-Division in West
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Two businessmen identified as Mohammad Jubar Ali and Amit Rabha hailing from Assam were abducted by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres from a market area at Jangrapara close to Tikrikilla under Dadenggiri Civil Sub-Division in West Garo Hills on March 3. According to Police, several armed GNLA cadres came to the bazaar at Jangrapara and first fired in the air five rounds at around 10 am before abducting them.
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March - 3 
Two top Maoists, active in Jhumra since last 10 years, were arrested in another joint operation near Konar dam at Jamnijara village in Gomia block in Bokaro District. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Jatu Manjhi alias Nilamber and Naresh
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Two top Maoists, active in Jhumra since last 10 years, were arrested in another joint operation near Konar dam at Jamnijara village in Gomia block in Bokaro District. The arrested Maoists have been identified as Jatu Manjhi alias Nilamber and Naresh Manjhi alias Suresh. They both are residents of Simrabeda village of Gomia and close to Maoist leaders Navin Manjhi and Mithilesh Singh and are members of armed squad of the outfit. They have launched several attacks on the Police Forces and blew up railway tracks in Jhumra, the Police said.
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March - 3 
ULFA-ATF is in desperate need of funds and might carry out violent act in the State to make their presence felt, reports The Assam Tribune. Newspaper report quotes sources as saying that from the intercepts of the communication of the ULFA-ATF milita
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ULFA-ATF is in desperate need of funds and might carry out violent act in the State to make their presence felt, reports The Assam Tribune. Newspaper report quotes sources as saying that from the intercepts of the communication of the ULFA-ATF militants, it was clear that there were movement of “aaloo” from one place of the State to other. The ULFA-ATF militants cite grenades as “aaloo” in their communications. The report further states that Guwahati city is always susceptible for such attacks as any act of violence in the city attracts maximum possible publicity. However, as a number of traders in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia received extortion demands, the ULFA-ATF can trigger explosions to make their existence felt in these areas.
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March - 3 
Unidentified persons exploded a bomb at Amala marketplace under Lala Police Station in Hailakandi District in the wee hours of March 3, reports The Times of India. Five shops were completely damaged due to the impact of the blast. However, there was
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Unidentified persons exploded a bomb at Amala marketplace under Lala Police Station in Hailakandi District in the wee hours of March 3, reports The Times of India. Five shops were completely damaged due to the impact of the blast. However, there was no report of any causality.
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March - 3 
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre was killed in an encounter with the Police and the Army at Thakurvila under Lakhipur Police Station in Goalpara District in the night of March 3. The Police team had laid ambush in the area following a tip
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United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre was killed in an encounter with the Police and the Army at Thakurvila under Lakhipur Police Station in Goalpara District in the night of March 3. The Police team had laid ambush in the area following a tip-off that ULFA cadre Jiten Rabha (27) might enter the area where Dadan festival was being held. “When the ULFA militant entered Thakurvila, he was signalled to stop and surrender. He challenged the Police and the army and fired at them. The Forces retaliated and he was killed in the encounter,” an unnamed Police officer said. A 7.65 pistol, four rounds of live ammunition, empty cartridges and a motorbike have been recovered from the place of the encounter, a Police source said.
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March - 3 
Bullet-riddled bodies of three missing Frontier Corps personnel were found near Machh town in Bolan District on March 3, reports Dawn. The three FC personnel were identified as Lance Naik Mohammad Yousuf, Lance Naik Tosiq and Sepoy Rashid Ali. The pe
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Bullet-riddled bodies of three missing Frontier Corps personnel were found near Machh town in Bolan District on March 3, reports Dawn. The three FC personnel were identified as Lance Naik Mohammad Yousuf, Lance Naik Tosiq and Sepoy Rashid Ali. The personnel had gone missing after militants attacked four Frontier Corps check-posts in Margat coalmines area of Machh last month, killing over a dozen security personnel and injuring several others.
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March - 3 
Four militants were killed and two others received injuries in clashes between two rival groups in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on March 3, reports Dawn. Sources said that armed militants of Lashkar-e-I
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Four militants were killed and two others received injuries in clashes between two rival groups in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on March 3, reports Dawn. Sources said that armed militants of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) attacked a bunker of Tawheed-ul-Islam (TI), its rival group, following an exchange of fire resulted in killing of four LI militants and injuries to two TI militants.
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March - 3 
In a year since the assassination of Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, three suspects have been arrested and subsequently released due to lack of evidence, reported Express Tribune on March 3 (today). “No solid leads could be found to direc
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In a year since the assassination of Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, three suspects have been arrested and subsequently released due to lack of evidence, reported Express Tribune on March 3 (today). “No solid leads could be found to direct the investigations the right way,” said a Police Official who has been closely associated with the investigation of the case. “The details have been murky since the beginning,” he divulged, on condition of anonymity.
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March - 3 
Four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) activists were arrested while trying to hold a secret meeting at a local student hostel near Court Toli Islami Adorsha Madrasa at Patgram town in Lalmonirhat District on March 3, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees
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Four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) activists were arrested while trying to hold a secret meeting at a local student hostel near Court Toli Islami Adorsha Madrasa at Patgram town in Lalmonirhat District on March 3, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are identified as Mithu Rana (18), Alamgir Kabir (18), Abdur Rakib (16), and Moslem Uddin a class seven student of Patgram Islami Adorsha Madrasa. Police also seized 103 jihadi books from their possession.
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March - 4 
23 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Police on March 4 with arms and ammunitions in Bihar's Muzaffarpur District in the presence of a large number of local people. The Maoists handed over 14 rifles, six countr
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23 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Police on March 4 with arms and ammunitions in Bihar's Muzaffarpur District in the presence of a large number of local people. The Maoists handed over 14 rifles, six country-made pistols and 100 rounds of ammunition to the Police .Speaking on the occasion, Tirhut Division Commissioner, S K Negi, said the administration would provide the surrendered Maoists assistance under the Naxal Reform Package to enable them to take to return to mainstream life. He urged other Maoists to follow their example and give up arms.
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March - 4 
A Chinese hand grenade was found inside an inter-state bus service ticket booking counter at North AOC in Imphal on March 4. The bomb was later disposed.
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A Chinese hand grenade was found inside an inter-state bus service ticket booking counter at North AOC in Imphal on March 4. The bomb was later disposed.
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March - 4 
Altogether five electors cast their votes in two polling booths located in a village in Senapati District where re-polling was conducted March 4 along with 61 polling stations out of total 67 polling booths where Election Commission of India (ECI) ha
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Altogether five electors cast their votes in two polling booths located in a village in Senapati District where re-polling was conducted March 4 along with 61 polling stations out of total 67 polling booths where Election Commission of India (ECI) had ordered fresh re-poll. An official report said that the villagers refrained from voting following threat from an armed group under cease-fire agreement with the Government of India.
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March - 4 
Based on the information provided by five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who were arrested on February 29 in a joint operation of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh Police, Special Task Force (STF) officers of Kolkata Police on March
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Based on the information provided by five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who were arrested on February 29 in a joint operation of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh Police, Special Task Force (STF) officers of Kolkata Police on March 4 raided an apartment in Birati, located in the eastern fringe of the city, and seized INR 3.5 million in cash, instruments used for manufacturing rocket-launchers, and some Maoist documents. “During interrogation we came to know about this hideout. Ramkrishna had purchased the flat where Maoist leaders used to hold meetings,” said an STF officer. Posing as a businessman, Ramkrishna was staying in the flat for the last few months. Deepak, another Maoist leader held by the STF, used to visit the flat posing as his nephew.
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March - 4 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Ehtesham Malik has revealed that he was assembling a 'capsule bomb' to carry out attacks at Chandni Chowk in Delhi. A police officer said they are yet to come across capsule bombs in previous blasts. Capsule bombs can i
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Ehtesham Malik has revealed that he was assembling a 'capsule bomb' to carry out attacks at Chandni Chowk in Delhi. A police officer said they are yet to come across capsule bombs in previous blasts. Capsule bombs can inflict casualties. The explosive is put in a capsule, which is attached to a detonator. The probe also threw up evidence of links between Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and LeT. Ehtesham was mentored by JuD leader, Hanzala. JuD is the political arm of Lashkar, arranging finances in the garb of charity for LeT to carry out terror operations across India, the sources said. Hafiz Saeed is said to be a senior leader of JuD.
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March - 4 
one person was ‘arrested’ by cadres of Non-Accordist faction of Naga National Council (NNC-NA), identified as Vikaho Achumi while he was collecting “money from a truck in the name of the NNC” in Dimapur on March 4. He was reportedly demanding INR 500
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one person was ‘arrested’ by cadres of Non-Accordist faction of Naga National Council (NNC-NA), identified as Vikaho Achumi while he was collecting “money from a truck in the name of the NNC” in Dimapur on March 4. He was reportedly demanding INR 5000 per truck.
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March - 4 
Police arrested a GNLA cadre identified as Julius N Marak from the Goreng coal mine in Shallang in West Khasi Hills District. A crude bomb was recovered from his possession. Police informed that a group of nine GNLA cadres led by Savio Marak ‘area co
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Police arrested a GNLA cadre identified as Julius N Marak from the Goreng coal mine in Shallang in West Khasi Hills District. A crude bomb was recovered from his possession. Police informed that a group of nine GNLA cadres led by Savio Marak ‘area commander’ of Khasi Hills entered the coal-rich area of Shallang with an aim to abduct some coal traders of the area. However, the GNLA cadres were spotted by the Police who were present in the area. The Police team, however, did not fire on the militants as several coal labourers were working in the coal mine. Taking advantage, the militants fled from the scene even as SFs managed to arrest Julius who was hiding in a coal quarry. He was taken to Shallang Police Station where he confessed that he was a GNLA cadre and was involved in many acts of crime.
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March - 4 
Police arrested Beka M Sangma, Wilip Sangma and Walsang M Sangma, who was involved in dacoity and extortion in the name of the GNLA. Police informed that the trio used hand-made guns to run their extortion business.
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Police arrested Beka M Sangma, Wilip Sangma and Walsang M Sangma, who was involved in dacoity and extortion in the name of the GNLA. Police informed that the trio used hand-made guns to run their extortion business.
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March - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 4 destroyed a natural cave type hideout of the militants at Balara, about five kilometers from Mughal Maidan, in Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made from the hideout included one 12 bore rifle, o
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 4 destroyed a natural cave type hideout of the militants at Balara, about five kilometers from Mughal Maidan, in Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries made from the hideout included one 12 bore rifle, one local made rifle, two grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), one Chinese grenade, 15 rounds of AK ammunition, one combat pouch and one locally fabricated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) wrapped in a ghee container along with detonators and three meters wire.
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March - 4 
SFs arrested one cadre each of the UNLF and PREPAK outfits from Jiribam sub-division areas in Imphal East District on March 4, reports The Sangai Express. The UNLF cadre has been identified as L Jayenta and the PREPAK cadre as Irom Monal Singh alias
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SFs arrested one cadre each of the UNLF and PREPAK outfits from Jiribam sub-division areas in Imphal East District on March 4, reports The Sangai Express. The UNLF cadre has been identified as L Jayenta and the PREPAK cadre as Irom Monal Singh alias Sanjiv.
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March - 4 
Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres reportedly barged into the house of former Assembly Speaker Martin M Danggo at Munai village, about 3 kilometres from Ranikor, in West Khasi Hills with the intention of serving a demand note on Ma
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres reportedly barged into the house of former Assembly Speaker Martin M Danggo at Munai village, about 3 kilometres from Ranikor, in West Khasi Hills with the intention of serving a demand note on March 4. According to sources, four suspected GNLA cadres, dressed in camouflage and wielding AK-47 rifles entered the house of the legislator. Danggo was not present in the house at the time. “Failing to meet Danggo, the cadres gave three Bangladeshi mobile numbers to Danggo’s sister-in-law and directed her to ask him (Danggo) to call them,” sources said. It was also learnt that the GNLA cadres threatened to attack the house if the former Assembly Speaker failed to call them back.
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The Raipur and Kolkata Police raided the premises of two transporters in Raipur late in March 4 and early March 5 after getting inputs that they were involved in transporting goods for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports Busines
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The Raipur and Kolkata Police raided the premises of two transporters in Raipur late in March 4 and early March 5 after getting inputs that they were involved in transporting goods for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports Business Standard. The Security Force (SF) personnel seized a huge quantity of materials reportedly meant for manufacturing rocket launchers and grenades. “The raid at Pal Goods Transport godown was carried out late Sunday night while police struck at the campus of Preeti Roadlines on Monday morning,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Deepanshu Kaabra said. The preliminary investigation suggested that the materials seized had the use in making sophisticated weapons like rocket launchers and grenades, he added. The police recovered 75 wooden boxes containing bolts and pipes from the premises of Pal Transport company while small motors used for assembling parts were recovered from on Monday’s raid. The employees working in both the transport companies have been detained for interrogation. The raid on transporters came on the basis of tip off provided by the CPI-Maoists nabbed in Kolkata recently in a joint operation of Andhra Pradesh’s Greyhound and West Bengal Police. The Police officials hinted that they were keeping a close watch on the transporters in wake of the development.
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March - 4 
A local leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Abdul Zareen alias Shah Gee, was arrested from Bara Koh, a suburb area of Islamabad on March 4, involved in attacks on Army troops and Frontier Constabulary forces in Bajaur Agency of Federally
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A local leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Abdul Zareen alias Shah Gee, was arrested from Bara Koh, a suburb area of Islamabad on March 4, involved in attacks on Army troops and Frontier Constabulary forces in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times.
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March - 4 
A suicide attack injured five officers, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), and badly damaged the vehicle when a teenage suicide bomber struck a Police patrol at Commissionery Bazaar in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa o
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A suicide attack injured five officers, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), and badly damaged the vehicle when a teenage suicide bomber struck a Police patrol at Commissionery Bazaar in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 4, reports Dawn. “The suicide bomber was on foot. He blew himself up when the police vehicle was patrolling in a street,” senior Police official Qazi Jamil ur-Rehman said. “Five policemen were wounded, condition of one of them was critical,” he added.
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March - 4 
Docks Police arrested seven accused and recovered arms and drugs from their possession in different actions in the night in Machhar colony.
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Docks Police arrested seven accused and recovered arms and drugs from their possession in different actions in the night in Machhar colony.
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March - 4 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said on March 4 that only 48 persons were missing from Balochistan and the figure of 6,000 such people was “highly” exaggerated one, reports Daily Times. During his visit to the National Press Club, he appea
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said on March 4 that only 48 persons were missing from Balochistan and the figure of 6,000 such people was “highly” exaggerated one, reports Daily Times. During his visit to the National Press Club, he appealed to the media to avoid filing stories on Balochistan that were based on propaganda. The Minister said the Government was closely monitoring anti-state activities of the Baloch leaders living abroad. He said he would welcome exiled Baloch leaders and assured them that they would not be arrested as criminal cases against them had been withdrawn. However, he added, relevant information about political cases against Baloch leaders was being gathered. He said that only those leaders would be welcomed who showed honour for the national flag.
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March - 4 
In addition, Chakiwara Police arrested three suspects associated with banned outfit Aman committee in Lyari area and recovered two Kalashnikovs, three TT pistols and 300 bullets.
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In addition, Chakiwara Police arrested three suspects associated with banned outfit Aman committee in Lyari area and recovered two Kalashnikovs, three TT pistols and 300 bullets.
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March - 4 
Magistrate Ahmed Mansoor Janjua said on March 3 that Abdul Rasheed, the main accused behind the October 8, 2007 suicide blast on Benazir Bhutto’s rally, revealed to him that the attack was planned and orchestrated by the then Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakist
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Magistrate Ahmed Mansoor Janjua said on March 3 that Abdul Rasheed, the main accused behind the October 8, 2007 suicide blast on Benazir Bhutto’s rally, revealed to him that the attack was planned and orchestrated by the then Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, reports The Express Tribune. During the hearing of Benazir Bhutto murder case in a special Anti-Terrorism Court, Janjua said that he had told Rasheed that his statements could be held against him, but Rasheed replied that he is giving the statements without any pressure. The magistrate told the court that Rasheed confessed that Mehsud not only brought two suicide bombers from Waziristan but also handed him PKR 400,000 to carry out the task. The suicide bombers were taken for a survey of Liaquat Bagh a day before the rally. The map of the area was explained to them, and after spending the night with Rafaqat and Hussain – both currently under arrest – the bombers arrived at the rally venue five hours before it began, detailed Janjua. He added that both the bombers were supposed to detonate themselves, but the target was achieved after Bilal blew himself up. So Mehsud took the other bomber Ikramullah back to South Waziristan after he was informed of a successful attack.
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March - 4 
Over 50 members of the Hindu community across Balochistan have been abdcuted in the last four years, compared to seven instances of abduction during former President General Pervez Musharraf’s nine years, said Basant Lal Gulshan, the human rights and
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Over 50 members of the Hindu community across Balochistan have been abdcuted in the last four years, compared to seven instances of abduction during former President General Pervez Musharraf’s nine years, said Basant Lal Gulshan, the human rights and minorities affairs minister for Balochistan. “Among those are two assistants from my own pharmacy, abducted two days ago,” the minister said. The alarming rise in kidnapping of Hindus across the province was confirmed by Balochistan Chief Secretary Ahmed Bakhsh Lehri while speaking to The Express Tribune. Out of a total of 72 people abdcuted in the past few months, 24 were Hindus, Lehri said. Of them, 21 have been either released or recovered through the efforts of the community itself, he added.
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March - 4 
Police found dead body of another young man near Coast Guard Quarters in Korangi area within the limits of Zaman Town Police Station.
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Police found dead body of another young man near Coast Guard Quarters in Korangi area within the limits of Zaman Town Police Station.
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March - 4 
Police found the bullet riddle dead of young man, identified as 25-year-old Sameer, resident of Ghousia Colony within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station.
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Police found the bullet riddle dead of young man, identified as 25-year-old Sameer, resident of Ghousia Colony within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station.
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March - 4 
Punjab Rangers and Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts recovered live rockets, light machine guns and other arms from two separate points of Gilgit city and arrested seven suspected persons. “GB Scouts raided a suspected house in Yadgar Mohallah and took into cu
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Punjab Rangers and Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts recovered live rockets, light machine guns and other arms from two separate points of Gilgit city and arrested seven suspected persons. “GB Scouts raided a suspected house in Yadgar Mohallah and took into custody eight live rockets while in Amphary Punjab Rangers recovered two light machine guns, four SMGs, 3 pistols and 900 bullets,” informed Home Secretary Sajid Chohan at a press briefing in GB Scouts headquarters. He said three people were arrested from the Yadgar Mohallah and four from Amphary, who were being interrogated.
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March - 4 
Rehman Malik said that Afghanistan had closed the training camps of Baloch separatists in that country, adding that this was done at the intervention of Afghan President Hamid Karzai who had admitted recently that some of the troubles in Balochistan
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Rehman Malik said that Afghanistan had closed the training camps of Baloch separatists in that country, adding that this was done at the intervention of Afghan President Hamid Karzai who had admitted recently that some of the troubles in Balochistan were originating from his country. “After we approached the honourable President of Afghanistan with facts and figures he was kind enough to look into the matter by promising to stop infiltration of miscreants from his side of the border,” the Interior Minister told media persons during a visit to the National Press Club.
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March - 4 
Section 144 was imposed as two persons, including a security official, were injured in a shooting incident in Baseen area of Gilgit on March 4, reports Daily Times. A convoy of Security Forces (SFs) had stopped in Baseen when people, participating in
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Section 144 was imposed as two persons, including a security official, were injured in a shooting incident in Baseen area of Gilgit on March 4, reports Daily Times. A convoy of Security Forces (SFs) had stopped in Baseen when people, participating in rally to mourn the killing of 18 Shias during a bus ambush in Kohistan on February 28, pelted stones on them. SFs had to retaliate which resulted in shooting in the area.
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March - 4 
The driver of a Police patrol vehicle was killed in an ambush by unidentified militants at Landi Akhun Ahmad area of Peshawar in the evening of March 4, reports Dawn. An official informed that a Police party of Pishtakhara Police Station was on routi
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The driver of a Police patrol vehicle was killed in an ambush by unidentified militants at Landi Akhun Ahmad area of Peshawar in the evening of March 4, reports Dawn. An official informed that a Police party of Pishtakhara Police Station was on routine patrol when militants fired at the vehicle which resulted in death of the driver, Ilyas Khan.
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March - 4 
the residence of Shakeel Afridi, who is arrested over treason charges, has been sealed due to law and order concerns. The family of the arrested doctor is said to have relocated itself to an unidentified destination, and the Hayatabad residence has b
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the residence of Shakeel Afridi, who is arrested over treason charges, has been sealed due to law and order concerns. The family of the arrested doctor is said to have relocated itself to an unidentified destination, and the Hayatabad residence has been reported to be vacant since May.
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March - 4 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on March 4 removed its ‘deputy chief’ Faqir Muhammad from the key position, reports Daily Times. TTP, however, permitted him to be part of the terrorist group as an ordinary fighter. In an interview with a foreign
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on March 4 removed its ‘deputy chief’ Faqir Muhammad from the key position, reports Daily Times. TTP, however, permitted him to be part of the terrorist group as an ordinary fighter. In an interview with a foreign media organisation, TTP ‘spokesman’ Ahsanullah Ahsan said that a consultation meeting of the TTP was held on March 2 under its Chief Hakeemullah Mehsud. The meeting, which was also attended by nine other important TTP ‘commanders’, took a number of decisions, including the removal of Faqir Muhammad, the spokesman said. Ahsan said that no one had been nominated to replace Faqir, adding that the announcement could be made in the next TTP meeting. Declining to divulge reasons for Faqir’s removal, Ahsan said the ‘deputy chief’ had only been conveying decisions under instructions of Hakeemullah Mehsud. Faqir had been heading TTP in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He had developed differences with the TTP leadership after an abduction of 20 children in Bajaur Agency on the eve of Eidul Fitr in 2011. He was accused by Maulvi Dadullah, another TTP ‘commander’, of having links with the Government.
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March - 4 
Three persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on March 4, reports Daily Times. Forty-year-old Rozi Khan was killed and his friend Sakhi Jan injured in a firing incident near Indus Plaza at a
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Three persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on March 4, reports Daily Times. Forty-year-old Rozi Khan was killed and his friend Sakhi Jan injured in a firing incident near Indus Plaza at a local hotel along the Super Highway within the jurisdiction of Sohrab Goth Police Station. A Police official said that the victim was the resident of Junejo Colony in Sohrab Goth and hailed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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March - 4 
Kathmandu Police on March 4 have made public the six people it had arrested after the bomb detonated at Babarmahal on February 27. The accused were paraded in the premises of Metropolice Police Office. These people are identified as Bhim Bahadur Tama
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Kathmandu Police on March 4 have made public the six people it had arrested after the bomb detonated at Babarmahal on February 27. The accused were paraded in the premises of Metropolice Police Office. These people are identified as Bhim Bahadur Tamang, NimaTamang, Buddhi Badhdur Gole, Prem Tamang, Suresh Lama and Sagar Lama. Three people were killed and seven injured the time bomb.
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March - 4 
Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament have demanded details of the fund released by the Government for the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN- M) combatants who were not found in the cantonments during the regrouping
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Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament have demanded details of the fund released by the Government for the Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN- M) combatants who were not found in the cantonments during the regrouping process. In the PAC meeting held on March 4, they demanded details of the amount that the government released by creating fake names. The Government has already released the amount for 2,449 combatants who were found to have left the cantonments. A total of 16,996 combatants were categorised in the regrouping as per to their choices for three options-- integration, voluntary retirement and rehabilitation package. This number contradicts with the report of the then United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). The UNMIN had registered 19,600 combatants in the second verification.
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March - 4 
Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal (RJN) has enforced a day-long bandh (general shutdown) in Dhaulagiri and Gandaki zones on March 4. The bandh called by RJN demanding timely constitution has adversely affected daily life in six districts in Gandaki and four
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Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal (RJN) has enforced a day-long bandh (general shutdown) in Dhaulagiri and Gandaki zones on March 4. The bandh called by RJN demanding timely constitution has adversely affected daily life in six districts in Gandaki and four districts in Lumbini zone. The party said it called the bandh to also voice its serious concern towards plans to federate the country along ethnic and regional lines, warning that such a move would only destroy the communal harmony and lead to disintegration of the country.
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March - 4 
The Government of Nepal and Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha- Jhawar Sah Pratap (JTMM–JSP) group have held a peace dialogue at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction in which the both sides signed a six-point deal. In the deal, the group has pledged
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The Government of Nepal and Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha- Jhawar Sah Pratap (JTMM–JSP) group have held a peace dialogue at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction in which the both sides signed a six-point deal. In the deal, the group has pledged to be committed to peace and constitution and Government treating the group as a political one. The group would decide in the next meeting the date of hand over of its arms to the Government while the Government would proceed towards release of its jailed leaders and cadres on case-basis. The group has also agreed to avoid any unlawful activities and both sides agreed to hold another round of talks after setting a date.
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March - 4 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has split to three factions. The three factions are led by incumbent leader R. Sampanthan, Suresh Premachandran and Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam. Reportedly, the other two factions have blamed TNA leader R. Sampanthan for r
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has split to three factions. The three factions are led by incumbent leader R. Sampanthan, Suresh Premachandran and Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam. Reportedly, the other two factions have blamed TNA leader R. Sampanthan for rejecting to participate in the UN Human Rights Council being held now in Geneva.
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March - 5 
A powerful bomb exploded in the campus of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) at 10:30 pm on March 4, near the residence of H Shanti, the medical superintendent. Two alleged militants of Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Par
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A powerful bomb exploded in the campus of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) at 10:30 pm on March 4, near the residence of H Shanti, the medical superintendent. Two alleged militants of Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro), involved in the bomb blast, were arrested and two hand grenades were recovered from them. The arrested duo, identified as Ayekpam Winnie and Okram Subash, disclosed that they were working under the instruction of a person, whom they identified as James of PREPAK-Pro.
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March - 5 
A team of Imphal East Police commando arrested a cadre of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) identified as Athokpam Hitler (44) alias Ibungo alias Ebai Meitei from his residence on March 5, informed a statement of Superintendent of P
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A team of Imphal East Police commando arrested a cadre of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) identified as Athokpam Hitler (44) alias Ibungo alias Ebai Meitei from his residence on March 5, informed a statement of Superintendent of Police (SP) Imphal East. A Chinese made hand grenade, five M16 live rounds along with a mobile handset were recovered from the possession of the arrested cadre. On verification, the cadre disclosed that he is an active member of PREPAK and now working under the command of Lamyanba alias Lanjingba of PREPAK. He was involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, businessmen and shopkeepers and also involved in the transportation of arms and ammunition from one place to another, added the statement.
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March - 5 
Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Borpathar in Sivasagar District on March 4, damaging a power transmission tower of Northeastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), rep
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Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Borpathar in Sivasagar District on March 4, damaging a power transmission tower of Northeastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), reports The Assam Tribune quoting from PTI. Police said three IEDs, weighing approximately a kilogram, were hurled targeting the power transmission tower and one of them exploded damaging the tower. The Army bomb squad later defused the other two IEDs, the Police said. The Police suspect ULFA-ATF had carried out the blast to threaten the Pro-Talks Faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, who hails from the area.
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March - 5 
Bangladesh has rejected India's proposal of border fencing at the zero line along the border, Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar told the State assembly on March 5. "Bangladesh government has agreed to allow India to construct border fence in few se
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Bangladesh has rejected India's proposal of border fencing at the zero line along the border, Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar told the State assembly on March 5. "Bangladesh government has agreed to allow India to construct border fence in few selected patches only and not all along the border," said Sarkar.
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March - 5 
Bishnu Munda, a cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Dwarseni village in Gumla District on March 5, reported IBN Live. Assistant Superinten
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Bishnu Munda, a cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from Dwarseni village in Gumla District on March 5, reported IBN Live. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bipul Kumar Shukla said that Munda was allegedly involved in collection of extortion and recruitment of youth to expand the banned organisation. A country-made pistol and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-literature were recovered from him, he added.
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March - 5 
Chief Minister (CM) Neiphiu Rio, on March 5, expressed happiness at the resolutions adopted at the February 29 ‘Naga Reconciliation Meeting’ called by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR). “If we (Nagas) don’t show such unity, we do not have a fut
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Chief Minister (CM) Neiphiu Rio, on March 5, expressed happiness at the resolutions adopted at the February 29 ‘Naga Reconciliation Meeting’ called by the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR). “If we (Nagas) don’t show such unity, we do not have a future. As long as you cling to your individualism, ‘villagism’ and tribalism, we’ll not survive,” the Chief Minister said. Rio felt that, since Nagas are divided and placed in two countries (India and Myanmar), they should try to hammer out a settlement with India and Myanmar respectively.
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March - 5 
Customs officials arrested a Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) resident, identified as Amjad Hussain of Kotli District who reached on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Rawalakote-Poonch bus on March 5, reports Daily Excelsior. The Custom
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Customs officials arrested a Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) resident, identified as Amjad Hussain of Kotli District who reached on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Rawalakote-Poonch bus on March 5, reports Daily Excelsior. The Customs officials found Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 10,500 from his possession. Ten notes were of INR 1000 denomination while one note of INR 500. He was taken into custody and later handed over to Poonch Police.
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March - 5 
Five militant outfits, including two Muslim groups, are still active in the State despite the fact that 15 militant outfits of the State have already joined the peace process, informed the State Government on the third day of the ongoing budget sessi
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Five militant outfits, including two Muslim groups, are still active in the State despite the fact that 15 militant outfits of the State have already joined the peace process, informed the State Government on the third day of the ongoing budget session on March 5. The combined strength of the five outfits is 710 to 770. Replying to a question, forest minister Rockybul Hussain, while replying on behalf of chief minister Tarun Gogoi, said apart from the Anti-Talk-Faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF), the Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD), Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT), Muslim United Liberation Tiger of Assam (MULTA) and Harkat-ul-Mujahedeen (HuM) are active at present. The minister said, the ULFA has 225 to 250 cadres while the NDFB-RD has about 325 to 350 cadres. The KPLT has 60 to 70 cadres, MULTA has 60 and HuM has 40 cadres. The minister said out of the 15 outfits in peace process, only Pro-Talk-Faction of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) hasn’t deposited their weapons. "The outfits have handed over 760 weapons to Police and 328 other arms have been deposited in double-lock system," added Hussain.
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March - 5 
Four suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed and a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was injured on March 5 in an encounter in the Central Coal Fields' Ashok project, close to the Pipawar Police
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Four suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed and a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was injured on March 5 in an encounter in the Central Coal Fields' Ashok project, close to the Pipawar Police Station in Chatra District, reports The Hindu. Chatra District Superintendent of Police Anup Birtheray said: “We have identified the dead as Tapeswar Ganju and Anil Ram. Both have been involved in Maoist activities in the State for a long time. Till now, we have recovered only two bodies, but we know four were killed.” Two rifles, two hand grenades, two IEDs, two walkie-talkies and cartridges were recovered from the spot.
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March - 5 
India is erecting a fence and putting up flood lighting all along the 4,095-km India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram to check trans-border movement of militants, prevent infiltration and check border crimes.
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India is erecting a fence and putting up flood lighting all along the 4,095-km India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram to check trans-border movement of militants, prevent infiltration and check border crimes.
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March - 5 
Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants released abducted Chief Conservator of Forest (Hills) Abhijit Rabha along with Range Officer of Biodiversity, range, Diphu, Ranjan Barua, near National Highway-36 at Patradisa under Bakaliaghat Police
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Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants released abducted Chief Conservator of Forest (Hills) Abhijit Rabha along with Range Officer of Biodiversity, range, Diphu, Ranjan Barua, near National Highway-36 at Patradisa under Bakaliaghat Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on March 5, reports The Assam Tribune. Notably, the release of the duo came after the Home department of the State confirmed the involvement of KPLT on March 5. Ranjan Barua said that most of abductors were suspected to be surrendered militants. He clarified that involvement of KPLT outfit in this act can’t be ruled out. He reiterated that both of them were frequently shifted from one place to another, while they were in the captivity of the abductors. Although KPLT has denied its involvement in the incidence, Karbi Anglong Superintendent of Police D B Chetry maintained that KPLT was involved in the case.
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March - 5 
Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M), on March 5, has claimed responsibility for planting a powerful bomb at the counter of Zet travels. Claiming responsibility for it, the outfit said that the agency has been bringing intoxicating tablets to Manip
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Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M), on March 5, has claimed responsibility for planting a powerful bomb at the counter of Zet travels. Claiming responsibility for it, the outfit said that the agency has been bringing intoxicating tablets to Manipur for some gains. The outfit warned Zet travels and all other agencies to stop such activities with immediate effect. They said that all of them should extend cooperation to the outfit in this campaign against drugs.
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March - 5 
Meghalaya Police arrested six persons who were involved in the distribution of SIM cards to criminals, including militant outfits. Of the six, three have been put under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, for allegedly conniving with a “t
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Meghalaya Police arrested six persons who were involved in the distribution of SIM cards to criminals, including militant outfits. Of the six, three have been put under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, for allegedly conniving with a “terrorist organisation”. Speaking to reporters on March 5, additional superintendent of Police (crime) East Khasi Hills District, Vivek Syiem, said the arrested persons distributed SIM cards registered in the name of individuals other than the actual users themselves.
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March - 5 
Mysterious phone call and SMS by unknown miscreants demanding money added a new twist to the March 3 bomb blast of Lala in Hailakandi which completely damaged a building which housed five shops owned by one Joybidya Singha. Police initially ruled out
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Mysterious phone call and SMS by unknown miscreants demanding money added a new twist to the March 3 bomb blast of Lala in Hailakandi which completely damaged a building which housed five shops owned by one Joybidya Singha. Police initially ruled out the possibility of any militant outfit behind the blast. But latter the episode took a new turn as Joysagar Singha, son of Joybidya found in his SMS inbox a threat call message from an unknown number asking Joysagar to cough up INR 100, 000 to avoid violence.
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March - 5 
One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, identified as SS Binod Buragohain alias Madhujya Boruah alias Aaichang Gohain, surrendered on March 5 along with one pistol and one Chinese grenade, reports The Sentinel.
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One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, identified as SS Binod Buragohain alias Madhujya Boruah alias Aaichang Gohain, surrendered on March 5 along with one pistol and one Chinese grenade, reports The Sentinel.
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March - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one militant of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Rajiv Basumatary (19), when he came to collect money from a family at Dakhin Gandhibari village under Tamulpur Police Station in Nalbari Distri
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one militant of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Rajiv Basumatary (19), when he came to collect money from a family at Dakhin Gandhibari village under Tamulpur Police Station in Nalbari District in an unspecified date.
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March - 5 
State's Home department, on March 5, confirmed that the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) is responsible for the abduction of two forest officials in Karbi Anglong District District on March 3. The militant outfit has, however, denied the charg
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State's Home department, on March 5, confirmed that the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) is responsible for the abduction of two forest officials in Karbi Anglong District District on March 3. The militant outfit has, however, denied the charge.
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March - 5 
While appreciating the formation of Coordination Committee by seven different revolutionary groups in the State, three factions of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), namely Taibanganba faction of KCP-Military Council (KCP-MC), Lamyanba Khuman faction
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While appreciating the formation of Coordination Committee by seven different revolutionary groups in the State, three factions of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), namely Taibanganba faction of KCP-Military Council (KCP-MC), Lamyanba Khuman faction of KCP-MC and City Meitei faction of KCP (KCP-City Meitei), have invited other factions and groups to form a united front to expedite revolutionary movement in the State.
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March - 5 
With the increasing attack against Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected areas, officials of the CISF have demanded special allowances for men deployed in the LWE-affected areas, reports The Deccan H
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With the increasing attack against Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected areas, officials of the CISF have demanded special allowances for men deployed in the LWE-affected areas, reports The Deccan Herald. Other para-military forces like Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are already withdrawing such allowance. The CISF officials say while they are not involved in direct operation against the Maoists, the nature of their responsibility has changed over time.
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March - 5 
A man, identified as Sarwar (26), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Main Bazaar situated near Nimco Shop within PIB Police precincts. The victim was abducted on March 4, 2012 from a shop situated near Sindhi Hotel.
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A man, identified as Sarwar (26), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Main Bazaar situated near Nimco Shop within PIB Police precincts. The victim was abducted on March 4, 2012 from a shop situated near Sindhi Hotel.
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March - 5 
A total of 333 cases have been received by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances over the past 14 months, stated a press release issued in Islamabad on March 5, reported Dawn. There were 138 cases of missing persons till January 1, 20
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A total of 333 cases have been received by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances over the past 14 months, stated a press release issued in Islamabad on March 5, reported Dawn. There were 138 cases of missing persons till January 1, 2011. The commission received 333 cases during the period from January 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012. With these cases, the number of missing persons has increased to 471, and a total of 175 cases have been disposed of so far.
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March - 5 
According to official sources, three FC check posts located on Chaman Road, Quetta-Karachi Highway and Sibi Road were abolished to promote reconciliation efforts in Balochistan, reported Daily Times.
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According to official sources, three FC check posts located on Chaman Road, Quetta-Karachi Highway and Sibi Road were abolished to promote reconciliation efforts in Balochistan, reported Daily Times.
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March - 5 
An official of Mehsud Scouts was killed during a search operation in Naway Kamar area on Sheen Qamar Road in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) when an explosive device planted inside an empty house exploded.
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An official of Mehsud Scouts was killed during a search operation in Naway Kamar area on Sheen Qamar Road in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) when an explosive device planted inside an empty house exploded.
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March - 5 
As a result of proceedings held in Islamabad and Karachi, some missing persons were traced in February this year. The commission plans to visit Quetta in the second week of March.
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As a result of proceedings held in Islamabad and Karachi, some missing persons were traced in February this year. The commission plans to visit Quetta in the second week of March.
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March - 5 
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on March 5 ordered the heads of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), including FC and Police, to take steps to fight terrorism, kidnapping for ransom and other heinous crimes in the province, reports Dawn.
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Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on March 5 ordered the heads of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), including FC and Police, to take steps to fight terrorism, kidnapping for ransom and other heinous crimes in the province, reports Dawn. He was speaking at a meeting, presided over by him and the commander of the southern command in Quetta, to review the law and order situation in the province. It was decided that all possible steps would be taken to curb terrorist activities, kidnapping for ransom and other crimes that were increasing in the province. “LEAs should take all measures to ensure security of the people in Balochistan,” the Chief Minister said.
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March - 5 
Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah and the Chief Secretary visited Chilas, the headquarters of Diamer District, and met with elders and public representatives. It was agreed at the meeting that a jirga (council) from the District would make efforts for e
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Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah and the Chief Secretary visited Chilas, the headquarters of Diamer District, and met with elders and public representatives. It was agreed at the meeting that a jirga (council) from the District would make efforts for establishing durable peace in the region. Later, a 100-member jirga comprising notables from across the Diamer District was formed in Chilas.
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March - 5 
District Coordination Officer (DCO) of Gwadar, Abdul Rehman Dashti, was killed by unknown armed assailants in Karachi on the night of March 5, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) District South Naeem Shaikh said that the DCO wa
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District Coordination Officer (DCO) of Gwadar, Abdul Rehman Dashti, was killed by unknown armed assailants in Karachi on the night of March 5, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) District South Naeem Shaikh said that the DCO was killed at the bungalow of Mir Imam Bezenjo, a political personality from Turbat District of Balochistan and later his body was placed in a car and it was abandoned at Khayaban-e-Tanzeem not far from the bungalow. The car was bearing green colour registration plate bearing Government of Balochistan number. Two employees of the house were detained by the Police. Police said initial reports suggested that DCO had come to Karachi to attend a meeting. However, the reason for DCO’s presence in the house was not clear.
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March - 5 
FC arrested a suspect, identified as Haji Lala Khan, recovering arms from his possession from Satellite town area in Quetta, reports The News. According to sources, Khan was signaled to stop his vehicle. During checking, ammunitions including one Kal
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FC arrested a suspect, identified as Haji Lala Khan, recovering arms from his possession from Satellite town area in Quetta, reports The News. According to sources, Khan was signaled to stop his vehicle. During checking, ammunitions including one Kalashnikov, 2 Magazine, 48 rounds and one SMG were recovered from his possession.
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March - 5 
Four militants were killed when rival outfits clashed with each other to get control over an important bunker in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that
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Four militants were killed when rival outfits clashed with each other to get control over an important bunker in Dwa Thoe area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that Tariq Afridi group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a bunker of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Dwa Thoe area. Both the outfit traded heavy fire, which resulted in killing of four militants. LI sources in Bara claimed that they not only repulsed the offensive but also killed three of their opponents. The LI had captured the same post after expelling TTP from the Kukikhel dominated areas of Tirah valley. Both groups have been fighting with each other since October 2011 to gain full control of the area.
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March - 5 
He had also sought the initiation of criminal proceedings against Gen Musharraf and others for allegedly planning and executing the plot to assassinate Ms Bhutto and named as respondents former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Interior Mi
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He had also sought the initiation of criminal proceedings against Gen Musharraf and others for allegedly planning and executing the plot to assassinate Ms Bhutto and named as respondents former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, former law minister Babar Awan, then acting interior minister Lieutenant-General (retd) Hamid Nawaz, former Director General of Intelligence Bureau Syed Ijaz Hussain Shah, former interior secretary Syed Kamal Shah and senior police officers of Rawalpindi.
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March - 5 
Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) is a non-political organisation and does not operate clandestinely, rather it works openly within society in order to bring back the glorious era of Islam, the organisation’s Counsel, Chaudhry Umar Hayat Sindhu said on March 5, r
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Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) is a non-political organisation and does not operate clandestinely, rather it works openly within society in order to bring back the glorious era of Islam, the organisation’s Counsel, Chaudhry Umar Hayat Sindhu said on March 5, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that his organisation had nothing to do with terrorism. He said a ban was imposed on the organisation during President Pervez Musharraf’s regime on the suspicion of terrorism. He claimed that nobody had proved yet that HuT was a terrorist organisation. The counsel said the organisation filed a petition in the court against the Government’s decision, but the case had not been heard despite the passing of several years.
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March - 5 
In the District, at least seven people, including a bystander woman, were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on the crowd gathered at Awami National Party’s (ANP) welcome rally for its newly-elected senator Shahi Syed near Malir area. T
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In the District, at least seven people, including a bystander woman, were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on the crowd gathered at Awami National Party’s (ANP) welcome rally for its newly-elected senator Shahi Syed near Malir area. The Mohajir Qaumi Movement - Haqiqi (MQM-H) also participated in the rally.
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March - 5 
Kukikhel volunteers defused an explosive device planted on a roadside in Serhai area. Local sources said that the device was spotted minutes before a Kukikhel jirga was held in the area. The total number of destroyed schools in the entire Khyber Agen
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Kukikhel volunteers defused an explosive device planted on a roadside in Serhai area. Local sources said that the device was spotted minutes before a Kukikhel jirga was held in the area. The total number of destroyed schools in the entire Khyber Agency has crossed 80, whereas in Landikotal this number is about 24,
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March - 5 
Local residents found headless body of Tor Mullah Zakhakhel, a tribesman, at a deserted place in Akkakhel
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Local residents found headless body of Tor Mullah Zakhakhel, a tribesman, at a deserted place in Akkakhel
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March - 5 
Militant leaders in Bajaur Agency (FATA) have reacted strongly to the removal of their chief from the post of deputy Amir (chief) of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and threatened to form their own group, reports Dawn. Four top militants loyal t
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Militant leaders in Bajaur Agency (FATA) have reacted strongly to the removal of their chief from the post of deputy Amir (chief) of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and threatened to form their own group, reports Dawn. Four top militants loyal to Maulvi Faqir Mohammad called local reporters and said they rejected as one-sided TTP`s decision to remove their leader from the deputy leader’s post. Maulana Abdul Mutalib, Fazal Khan, Maulvi Abdullah and Liaquat Khan said the decision of TTP’s central shura (council) was untimely and would sow discord among the militants. “The decision of the shura has disappointed Bajauri Taliban,” one of them said. Their reaction came a day after TTP’s central spokesman Ihsanullah Ahsan announced that the shura had removed Faqir Mohammad from the post.
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March - 5 
Public and private schools, offices and markets re-opened in Gilgit city of Gilgit District on March 5 after remaining closed for a week following the February 28, 2012 Kohistan killing of 18 Shias
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Public and private schools, offices and markets re-opened in Gilgit city of Gilgit District on March 5 after remaining closed for a week following the February 28, 2012 Kohistan killing of 18 Shias
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March - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of weapons in a search operation in the Chiragali area of Upper Dir District. Sources said that the SFs launched the operation following leads provided by a militant commander arrested a day earlier. The seize
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of weapons in a search operation in the Chiragali area of Upper Dir District. Sources said that the SFs launched the operation following leads provided by a militant commander arrested a day earlier. The seized weapons included AK-47 rifles, four rocket shells and four RR shells. Official sources, however, refused to confirm the arrest of the militant commander.
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March - 5 
Sindhu further claimed that Hizbut-Tahrir was working in 40 countries, including Pakistan, Indonesia, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Germany, UK, Denmark, Turkey and Jordan. It has hundreds and thousands of followers but has never been involved in any
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Sindhu further claimed that Hizbut-Tahrir was working in 40 countries, including Pakistan, Indonesia, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Germany, UK, Denmark, Turkey and Jordan. It has hundreds and thousands of followers but has never been involved in any act of terrorism. The Counsel demanded the Government lift ban on the organisation and provides justice to its activists.
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March - 5 
The Supreme Court hearing a plea for registration of a second FIR in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case ordered on March 5 that a summons be pasted on the wall of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s residence in Islamabad, reports D
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The Supreme Court hearing a plea for registration of a second FIR in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case ordered on March 5 that a summons be pasted on the wall of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s residence in Islamabad, reports Dawn. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez said the move was aimed at informing the retired general of the case that would be taken up again after two weeks. Mohammad Aslam Chaudhry, who filed the petition, is one of the injured witnesses of a gun-and-bomb attack on the Former Prime Minister outside Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007. He served the slain PPP leader as protocol officer for 21 years. The petitioner had challenged the rejection by the Lahore High Court of a plea for registration of the second FIR in the case.
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March - 5 
The terrorists’ bid to blow up a tribe elder`s house in Hangu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was neutralised on March 5 after occupants spotted a 15 kilograms improvised explosive device on the premises and got it promptly defused by the bomb disposal sq
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The terrorists’ bid to blow up a tribe elder`s house in Hangu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was neutralised on March 5 after occupants spotted a 15 kilograms improvised explosive device on the premises and got it promptly defused by the bomb disposal squad, reports Dawn. Local officials said tribal elder Islam Khan Orakzai living in Balamina area was the target of the terror plan.
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March - 5 
Three militants were killed as a Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) patrol team retaliated to their attack in Hameedpur area in Naseerabad District on March 5, reported Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that the team was on routine patrol in the area as
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Three militants were killed as a Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) patrol team retaliated to their attack in Hameedpur area in Naseerabad District on March 5, reported Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that the team was on routine patrol in the area as a group of militants opened fire on the officials with sophisticated weapons. Three militants were killed in retaliation and the remaining militants managed to flee.
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March - 5 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government primary school in Malik Jafar Khan area of Landi Kotal. The blast damaged the building.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government primary school in Malik Jafar Khan area of Landi Kotal. The blast damaged the building.
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March - 5 
Unidentified militants blew up three 220-KV electricity towers in Mach area of Bolan District suspending electricity to some areas. No loss of life was reported.
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Unidentified militants blew up three 220-KV electricity towers in Mach area of Bolan District suspending electricity to some areas. No loss of life was reported.
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March - 5 
A general close to the Army leadership said, “The prime minister’s office kept on insisting on the proposal. So we had to rush to Baluwatar to present it without referring it to the Defence Ministry.”
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A general close to the Army leadership said, “The prime minister’s office kept on insisting on the proposal. So we had to rush to Baluwatar to present it without referring it to the Defence Ministry.”
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March - 5 
Normal life in eastern part of Nepal has been affected due to a bandh (general shutdown) enforced by disqualified combatants of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) for an indefinite period. The disqualified ex-fighters have enforced
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Normal life in eastern part of Nepal has been affected due to a bandh (general shutdown) enforced by disqualified combatants of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) for an indefinite period. The disqualified ex-fighters have enforced shutdown since March 4 demanding the previous agreements made with Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction be implemented.
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March - 5 
Officials in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the Nepal Army’s (NA) proposal on integration of the Unified UCPN-M) combatants was submitted directly to the Government bypassing the MoD, reports Kantipuronline. The ministry’s comments came near
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Officials in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the Nepal Army’s (NA) proposal on integration of the Unified UCPN-M) combatants was submitted directly to the Government bypassing the MoD, reports Kantipuronline. The ministry’s comments came nearly a month after the integration proposal was submitted to the Government by Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), Gen Chhatra Man Singh Gurung
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March - 5 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two leaders and a member of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Mohammad Asaduzzaman alias Hazari, ‘chief’ of JMB Khulna divisional unit and also a Majlish-e-Shura committee member, Mo
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two leaders and a member of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), identified as Mohammad Asaduzzaman alias Hazari, ‘chief’ of JMB Khulna divisional unit and also a Majlish-e-Shura committee member, Mohammad Wahab, ‘head’ of JMB Savar zone and JMB member Anwar Hossain from different parts of Dhaka City on March 5, reports Daily Star. RAB also seized several JMB publications and leaflets from the possession of the arrestees. Asaduzzaman was arrested from Sayedabad, Wahab from Gabtoli while Anwar was arrested from Abdullahpur in Uttara area of the city. Commander Mohammad Sohail, Director of RAB's Media and Legal Wing said all three were fugitives in the series bomb attack cases of 2005.
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March - 6 
Border Security Force (BSF) along with Mizoram Police arrested one arms smuggler, identified as Dawlo (50), from Zarkawt traffic point of Aizawl on March 6 and recovered one .22 pistol with magazine and three .22 empty cases from him. He was handed o
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Border Security Force (BSF) along with Mizoram Police arrested one arms smuggler, identified as Dawlo (50), from Zarkawt traffic point of Aizawl on March 6 and recovered one .22 pistol with magazine and three .22 empty cases from him. He was handed over to Mizoram Police along with seized arm and empty cases for further investigation and for initiating necessary action against him in accordance with law.
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March - 6 
Chief Minister Manik Sarkar [also holds Home Portfolio] on March 6 said, “During the past 14 years, 1,705 extremists of different outfits have surrendered to the government. Of the 1,705 surrendered militants, 1,285 have been given economic rehabilit
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Chief Minister Manik Sarkar [also holds Home Portfolio] on March 6 said, “During the past 14 years, 1,705 extremists of different outfits have surrendered to the government. Of the 1,705 surrendered militants, 1,285 have been given economic rehabilitation and embarked on a new life with their families”. Sarkar further said, “Over 210 surrendered rebels are now being provided vocational training in various training camps in the state. After completion of training, they would also be rehabilitated.” On the current strength of the militant formations in the State, Sarkar said, “Currently, the number of NLFT [National Liberation Front of Tripura] cadres is 150 to 155 and the ATTF[ All Tripura Tiger Force] has 10 to 12 guerrillas,” quoting intelligence reports.
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March - 6 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on March 5 said his Government would immediately act on recommendations of the committees on withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir as soon as these were submitted to it
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on March 5 said his Government would immediately act on recommendations of the committees on withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir as soon as these were submitted to it, according to CNN IBN. "The recommendations (on withdrawal of AFSPA) of the committees will be acted upon as soon as these are submitted to the Government," Omar informed the State Assembly in a written reply. His Government was committed to gradual withdrawal of the AFSPA, added. His government had constituted two committees, one each for Jammu and Kashmir, to look into the areas from where the Act could be withdrawn, he also said.
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March - 6 
Combined team of Thoubal Police commando and troops of 27th Assam Rifles arrested another cadre PREPAK during an operation launched at Chairel bridge on March 6. A statement issued by SP Thoubal informed that the arrested cadre was identified as Soro
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Combined team of Thoubal Police commando and troops of 27th Assam Rifles arrested another cadre PREPAK during an operation launched at Chairel bridge on March 6. A statement issued by SP Thoubal informed that the arrested cadre was identified as Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh (21) alias Nanao of Leingang Mangjing and recovered a 9mm pistol along with two live rounds.
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March - 6 
Delhi Police on March 6 arrested a 50-year-old man, claiming to be a journalist, for allegedly being part of the Israeli car bombing case. The accused, Syed Mohammed Kazmi, who claims to have been writing for an Iranian publication, was picked up aft
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Delhi Police on March 6 arrested a 50-year-old man, claiming to be a journalist, for allegedly being part of the Israeli car bombing case. The accused, Syed Mohammed Kazmi, who claims to have been writing for an Iranian publication, was picked up after a probe showed that he had been in touch with the suspect who is believed to have stuck the magnetic bomb on Israeli diplomat Tal Yehoshua’s car on February 13.
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March - 6 
Delhi Police revealed on March 6 that it has identified four more militants of Indian Mujahideen (IM) who are currently hiding in Bihar, reports Deccan herald. According to Police sources, a hunt has been going on for the last fortnight. Police got t
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Delhi Police revealed on March 6 that it has identified four more militants of Indian Mujahideen (IM) who are currently hiding in Bihar, reports Deccan herald. According to Police sources, a hunt has been going on for the last fortnight. Police got the information after interrogating Mohammad Kafeel Ahmed of IM arrested from Darbhanga in Bihar on February 21. Kafeel was presented before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Delhi on March 6 and the court has extended the police custody of Kafeel for 10 more days.
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March - 6 
Five persons, including four protesters and a Police Constable, were injured in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and protesters that occurred during the course of SFs arresting a suspected militant, identified as Javed Ahmad Chichi, in the Lolab
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Five persons, including four protesters and a Police Constable, were injured in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and protesters that occurred during the course of SFs arresting a suspected militant, identified as Javed Ahmad Chichi, in the Lolab area of Kupwara District in the morning of March 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Stone pelters, who were protesting against the arrest of the militant, later forced the SFs to set free Chichi.
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March - 6 
India has termed the increase in attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia as “worrisome”, calling on the international community to adopt a comprehensive counter-piracy strategy to deal with the problem. India’s Permanent Representative to the Uni
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India has termed the increase in attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia as “worrisome”, calling on the international community to adopt a comprehensive counter-piracy strategy to deal with the problem. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Hardeep Singh Puri said at an open debate on Somalia at the UN Security Council on March 6 that such a counter piracy strategy should involve effective sanitisation of the Somali coastline and enactment of national laws on a priority basis to criminalise piracy. It should also involve naval operations by UN-led anti-piracy force as well as coordination of anti-piracy operations by various naval forces.
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March - 6 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 6 filed a supplementary charge sheet in a case registered against the militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF) at the NIA special court in Guwahati.. Three of those charge sheeted are Y. Broj
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 6 filed a supplementary charge sheet in a case registered against the militant group United National Liberation Front (UNLF) at the NIA special court in Guwahati.. Three of those charge sheeted are Y. Brojobidhu Singh, N. Bomi Singh, A. Ibomcha Singh the trio are lodged in Guwahati Central Jail following their arrest from Manipur in January 2012.These three were office-holders of a registered society called the Association for Extensive Growers Innovative Service (AEGIS) in Manipur, where the UNLF had allegedly invested the money they had extorted from individuals and business houses. The three absconding accused in the case are N. Nardip Singh alias Thabal, C.H. Tanil alias Nabachandra and L. Iwanthaba alias Nanao Singh.
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March - 6 
Police arrested a hawala (illegal money transfer channel) operator of the militants from Talab Tillo area in Rajouri District and recovered INR 344,000 worth hawala money from his possession. Police identified the hawala operator as Mohammad Aslam, a
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Police arrested a hawala (illegal money transfer channel) operator of the militants from Talab Tillo area in Rajouri District and recovered INR 344,000 worth hawala money from his possession. Police identified the hawala operator as Mohammad Aslam, a private teacher and a resident of Darhal in Rajouri.
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March - 6 
SFs arrested one cadre of Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) identified as ‘Corporal’ Thangminlal Khongsai alias Ronny Kuki from Thangkanphai village area of Saikul sub-division in Senapati District.
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SFs arrested one cadre of Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) identified as ‘Corporal’ Thangminlal Khongsai alias Ronny Kuki from Thangkanphai village area of Saikul sub-division in Senapati District.
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March - 6 
SFs arrested one cadre of the proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Sagolsem Pamuba alias Surchandra from Hilghat in Imphal East District.
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SFs arrested one cadre of the proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) identified as ‘Sergeant Major’ Sagolsem Pamuba alias Surchandra from Hilghat in Imphal East District.
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March - 6 
Six cadres of the newly formed United Revolutionary Front (URF), including its ‘home secretary’ Puyam Mongyamba Meitei alias Biren alias Ruhini alias Shukhil alias Khura, who were reportedly involved in bomb attacks against candidates in the run up t
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Six cadres of the newly formed United Revolutionary Front (URF), including its ‘home secretary’ Puyam Mongyamba Meitei alias Biren alias Ruhini alias Shukhil alias Khura, who were reportedly involved in bomb attacks against candidates in the run up to the recent Assembly elections have been arrested by Security Forces (SFs) along with arms and incriminating documents in Imphal East District on March 6. While the ‘home secretary’ was arrested from Thenga Loubuk at Khurai Chingangbam Leikai, his wife identified as Memton alias Ing, was arrested later from an unspecified location. Two Chinese hand grenades, one .32 pistol, two magazines, two live rounds, 80 extortion notes of URF and a personal computer set were recovered from Memton. Acting on the disclosure of the couple, four other cadres of URF were also arrested. The four other cadres have been identified as Ningombam Amarchand alias Boy, Ngangkham Ranjan alias Ibungo, Ngangkham Rocky alias Bungcha and Ngangkham Khagemba alias Laba. One .9 mm pistol containing two live rounds, 100 extortion notes of URF, two Chinese hand grenades with detonators and a mobile handset were recovered from the possession of Ranjan.
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March - 6 
The All Tea Tribes Students' Association (ATTSA) on March 6 imposed an indefinite economic blockade against Nagaland at Naginijan area in Jorhat District to protest against Naga encroachment on Assam land and the atrocities carried out by them agains
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The All Tea Tribes Students' Association (ATTSA) on March 6 imposed an indefinite economic blockade against Nagaland at Naginijan area in Jorhat District to protest against Naga encroachment on Assam land and the atrocities carried out by them against the Assamese people living along the bordering areas of the State, reports The Times of India. The organization further demanded that a border outpost be set up at Naginijan area to check the illegal activities of the Nagas and to stop the illegal tax collection done by Naga militant formations from the households and tea gardens in the State.
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March - 6 
The arrested militants disclosed that URF had been planning to target non-local people during the Yaoshang (Holi) festival in collaboration with the CorCom (Coordination Committee of seven militant outfits). Further, they revealed that URF was behind
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The arrested militants disclosed that URF had been planning to target non-local people during the Yaoshang (Holi) festival in collaboration with the CorCom (Coordination Committee of seven militant outfits). Further, they revealed that URF was behind the grenade/bomb attacks at the residences of Congress candidate in Singjamei Assembly Constituency (AC) I Hemochandra, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) candidate in Khurai AC Leishangthem Yaima and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Kshetrigao AC Th Ibosana.
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March - 6 
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state of India J. Jayalalithaa in a letter to India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged not to back Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions currently underway in Geneva reports Colombo
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The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state of India J. Jayalalithaa in a letter to India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged not to back Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions currently underway in Geneva reports Colombo Page. The CM, taking exception to India's stance against "country specific resolutions" and suggestion to take up discussions only under Universal Periodic Review as a routine matter at the UNHRC, said it means direct support to Sri Lanka.
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March - 6 
URF was set up on January 7, 2012 and its ‘president’ Mangangthoi is currently staying in Bangladesh. Its ‘vice-president’, Jashwa Mangang alias Raghumani alias Oja Mangang is also in Bangladesh. AK Pibarel is the outfit’s ‘information and publicity
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URF was set up on January 7, 2012 and its ‘president’ Mangangthoi is currently staying in Bangladesh. Its ‘vice-president’, Jashwa Mangang alias Raghumani alias Oja Mangang is also in Bangladesh. AK Pibarel is the outfit’s ‘information and publicity secretary’, Lemba Meitei is the ‘finance secretary’ and Kiyamba is the ‘defence secretary’.
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March - 6 
A bullet-riddled dead body, identified as that of Ahmed Ali, was found dumped in the Dasht area of Mastung District, reported Express Tribune. Relatives of Baloch missing persons rushed to the hospital after being informed about the recovery of a bo
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A bullet-riddled dead body, identified as that of Ahmed Ali, was found dumped in the Dasht area of Mastung District, reported Express Tribune. Relatives of Baloch missing persons rushed to the hospital after being informed about the recovery of a body.
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March - 6 
A media report stated that authorities in Islamabad have allowed the family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his widows and children, to leave the country. A Yemeni brother-in-law of Laden has arrived in Pakistan to take awa
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A media report stated that authorities in Islamabad have allowed the family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his widows and children, to leave the country. A Yemeni brother-in-law of Laden has arrived in Pakistan to take away his two Yemeni widows; a newspaper quoted official sources as saying.
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March - 6 
A security man, identified as Khalid of Swat Scouts, was killed and two others received injuries when an improvised explosive device went off in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. Sources said that security personnel were on routine patr
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A security man, identified as Khalid of Swat Scouts, was killed and two others received injuries when an improvised explosive device went off in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency. Sources said that security personnel were on routine patrol in the Baidmanai Kando area of Baizai when they stepped on the explosive device, planted along the road.
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March - 6 
An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Bacha Zada (33), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at Sir Shah Suleman Road near Hassan Square area in Essa Nagri within the limits of Aziz Bhatti Police Station in Karachi on
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An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Bacha Zada (33), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at Sir Shah Suleman Road near Hassan Square area in Essa Nagri within the limits of Aziz Bhatti Police Station in Karachi on March 6.
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March - 6 
An alleged drug kingpin from Turbat District of Balochistan, Mir Imam Bizenjo, has been identified as the prime suspect in the March 5, 2012 murder of Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Abdul Rehman Dashti. The murder took place at the home of Imam Bizenjo.
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An alleged drug kingpin from Turbat District of Balochistan, Mir Imam Bizenjo, has been identified as the prime suspect in the March 5, 2012 murder of Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Abdul Rehman Dashti. The murder took place at the home of Imam Bizenjo. “We have an eyewitness who has confirmed that he was killed inside the home and not in the car,” said Clifton TPO Superintendent of Police (SP) Tariq Dharejo. Bullet casings as well as traces of blood were found. “We know that he [Mir Imam] is responsible for the murder but this is a kingpin of a very big drug cartel so it will definitely take time to arrest him and he will be very hard to catch,” said Dharejo. However, Clifton Station House Officer (SHO) Amir Altaf sees a missing link in the case.
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March - 6 
An Anti-extortion Cell, headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Wasif Qureshi, has been set up in Karachi on the demand of Small Traders Association (STA), The News reported. The handout further said that Policemen would be stationed at check
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An Anti-extortion Cell, headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Wasif Qureshi, has been set up in Karachi on the demand of Small Traders Association (STA), The News reported. The handout further said that Policemen would be stationed at check posts set up with the help of traders' community in South Zone within the next 24 hours.
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March - 6 
Asserting that the United States (US) faced tough threats from the American recruits of al Qaeda, Attorney General Eric Holder on March 6 said that the Government has "clear authority" to kill its citizens abroad who present an imminent threat of vio
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Asserting that the United States (US) faced tough threats from the American recruits of al Qaeda, Attorney General Eric Holder on March 6 said that the Government has "clear authority" to kill its citizens abroad who present an imminent threat of violent attack, reports Times of India. "Given the nature of how terrorists act and where they tend to hide, it may not always be feasible to capture a US citizen terrorist who presents an imminent threat of violent attack," Holder said, adding, "In that case, our Government has the clear authority to defend the US with lethal force." Holder said the argument by some that the US President is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a US citizen who is a senior operative of the al Qaeda or associated forces is not accurate.
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March - 6 
At least 17 militants, including two al Qaeda ‘commanders’ and seven suicide bombers, were killed in separate Security Forces (SFs) actions in Upper Orakzai and Malakhel area of Dabori in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) i
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At least 17 militants, including two al Qaeda ‘commanders’ and seven suicide bombers, were killed in separate Security Forces (SFs) actions in Upper Orakzai and Malakhel area of Dabori in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of March 6, reports Daily Times. Two al Qaeda ‘commanders’, identified as Abdullah Mubarak and Ahmed, were Arab nationals.
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March - 6 
He further said both internal and external forces were involved in creating unrest in Balochistan. Responding to a question, he clarified that red notices, not red warrants of former President Pervez Musharraf have been issued. In red notices, the c
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He further said both internal and external forces were involved in creating unrest in Balochistan. Responding to a question, he clarified that red notices, not red warrants of former President Pervez Musharraf have been issued. In red notices, the court concerned of the related country is requested to hand over the wanted culprit. Replying to another query, he said the family of Osama Bin Laden was living in Pakistan illegally and they would be dealt in accordance with the law of the land.
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March - 6 
In compliance with the Supreme Court orders during hearing of a plea for registration of a second First Information Report (FIR) in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, summons was pasted on the front wall of the residence of former President Gener
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In compliance with the Supreme Court orders during hearing of a plea for registration of a second First Information Report (FIR) in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, summons was pasted on the front wall of the residence of former President General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad on March 6, reports Dawn. Officials of the Rawalpindi Police reached the model farm house number 1-C/B Park Road, Chak Shahzad area in Islamabad, which is the property of General Musharraf and pasted the summons. The summons instructs the former President to ensure his presence at the Supreme Court on March 22, 2012. The summons asks Musharraf to “take further notice that you are required to bring your original identity card for the purpose of verification of your identity for entrance in the premises of the Supreme Court Building”.
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March - 6 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the security of the Federal Capital had been tightened to foil any terrorism bid especially from the Margalla hills in Islamabad
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the security of the Federal Capital had been tightened to foil any terrorism bid especially from the Margalla hills in Islamabad
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March - 6 
Islamabad High Court (IHC) on March 6 granted bail to two alleged militants, Mufti Imamuddin and Qari Mohammad Arshad, who were arrested on charges of planning attacks on sensitive and important buildings of the Federal Capital and arranging funds th
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Islamabad High Court (IHC) on March 6 granted bail to two alleged militants, Mufti Imamuddin and Qari Mohammad Arshad, who were arrested on charges of planning attacks on sensitive and important buildings of the Federal Capital and arranging funds through abductions for ransom, reported Dawn. According to the prosecution, the accused were among five alleged militants who had planned to attack Parliament House, Diplomatic Enclave, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarters, Presidency, Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Convention Centre and the Islamabad Club. They had also planned to abduct the son of an industrialist for ransom as they wanted to arrange funds for the act of terrorism but were arrested in September 2011, the prosecution said. The other accused were Kamran Akram, Mohsin Ali and Mohammad Ali, facing the trial in Adiala jail.
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March - 6 
Keeping in view the terrorist attacks on Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Department decided to upgrade the buildings of Police Stations as per requirements in order to avert the sabotage acts and secure lives of the people, reports Dawn. This was
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Keeping in view the terrorist attacks on Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Department decided to upgrade the buildings of Police Stations as per requirements in order to avert the sabotage acts and secure lives of the people, reports Dawn. This was stated by Provincial Police Officer Mohammad Akbar Khan Hoti while inaugurating the newly constructed Gulberg Police Station in Peshawar. He said that beside construction of Police buildings, which were targeted in the ongoing war against terrorism, the present insufficient police infrastructure would be made as per the requirement of modern time. Mr Hoti said Police station was the first step towards dispensation of justice and vowed that all available resources would be utilised to ensure best policing as per aspiration of the general public.
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March - 6 
March 6 reported that the Balochistan High Court disposed of 83 cases of missing persons, among 4000 cases during the Judicial Year 2011. Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Qazi Faez Isa revealed these figures during a full court reference to mark
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March 6 reported that the Balochistan High Court disposed of 83 cases of missing persons, among 4000 cases during the Judicial Year 2011. Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Qazi Faez Isa revealed these figures during a full court reference to mark the commencement of the new judicial year 2012 at Balochistan High Court (BHC). “The court took suo motu notices of sensitive cases and had never come under pressure nor was influenced in any case. All the verdicts were given on merit fulfilling the constitutional obligations,” he said. Justice Isa said that court was taking keen interest into the cases of missing persons. “As many as 83 missing persons surfaced while 43 such cases are still pending. A separate day in a week was allocated for the cases of missing persons,” he said.
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March - 6 
Police Special Branch arrested one Dinesh Chandar, an alleged Indian spy from Malir Khokrapar area, reports Express Tribune. The Police also recovered an Indian identity card and maps of villages and cities in Pakistan. He is currently being held at
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Police Special Branch arrested one Dinesh Chandar, an alleged Indian spy from Malir Khokrapar area, reports Express Tribune. The Police also recovered an Indian identity card and maps of villages and cities in Pakistan. He is currently being held at the Mithadar Police Station.
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March - 6 
Seven unidentified militants were killed while nine others were wounded during a clash with Security Forces (SFs) at the RD 238 Uch area of Naseerabad District on March 6, reported Daily Times. According to official sources, the clash erupted after a
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Seven unidentified militants were killed while nine others were wounded during a clash with Security Forces (SFs) at the RD 238 Uch area of Naseerabad District on March 6, reported Daily Times. According to official sources, the clash erupted after armed militants ambushed the convoy of a commander of security officials of the Naseerabad division. SFs also recovered arms and explosives from the dead militants.
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March - 6 
The ousted deputy chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Maulvi Faqir Muhammad on March 6 said to Reuters that he still favours peace talks with the Pakistani Government. “Whenever I’ve held talks with the Government of Pakistan, I’ve held th
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The ousted deputy chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Maulvi Faqir Muhammad on March 6 said to Reuters that he still favours peace talks with the Pakistani Government. “Whenever I’ve held talks with the Government of Pakistan, I’ve held them with the permission and advice of the central leadership of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan,” Maulvi Faqir Muhammad said from an undisclosed location. “When the Taliban in Afghanistan can talk to America, then why can’t we talk to the Government of Pakistan?” he added. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain denied any talks had been held, but said the announcement “clearly shows the differences among Taliban ranks”.
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March - 6 
Unidentified militants abducted three persons from a Hujra (guest house) in Sultankhel area of Haleemzai tehsil.
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Unidentified militants abducted three persons from a Hujra (guest house) in Sultankhel area of Haleemzai tehsil.
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March - 6 
Unidentified militants blew up five houses in Dahri Likpani area in the Katlang Police Station jurisdiction of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 6, reports Daily Times. Police and locals said the militants had planted explosive material
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Unidentified militants blew up five houses in Dahri Likpani area in the Katlang Police Station jurisdiction of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 6, reports Daily Times. Police and locals said the militants had planted explosive material outside the house of a retired employee of the Pakistan Air Force, Ameer Rehman. Four other houses in the surrounding area, including that of Rehman’s brother Rwadad Khan, were partially damaged. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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March - 6 
Bomb disposal team of Nepal Army (NA) has defused 28 socket bombs found at the Dangpur Damauli in Motipur VDC-7 in Bardiya District on March 6.The locals had found the bomb buried under a tree at the Gobrela community forest of the Dangpur Damauli wh
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Bomb disposal team of Nepal Army (NA) has defused 28 socket bombs found at the Dangpur Damauli in Motipur VDC-7 in Bardiya District on March 6.The locals had found the bomb buried under a tree at the Gobrela community forest of the Dangpur Damauli while they were collecting firewood on March 5.A local Kaliram Tharu said that the bombs were kept in a plastic bag. Policemen had cordoned off the area after the locals informed them about the bombs
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March - 6 
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar on March 6 said the Government is going to roll out 'special security plan' in view of the approaching deadline for the Constituent Assembly (CA) to draft the new constitution. Gachchha
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Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar on March 6 said the Government is going to roll out 'special security plan' in view of the approaching deadline for the Constituent Assembly (CA) to draft the new constitution. Gachchhadar said the special security plan is being introduced in a week to tackle the security challenges in the next three months. He claimed that elements are actively working against the republican order and that they might try to incite turmoil in the upcoming months.
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March - 6 
The National Representatives’ Council of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has asked the Government to take immediate steps to integrate PLA combatants and vacate the cantonments in accordance with the seven-point agreem
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The National Representatives’ Council of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has asked the Government to take immediate steps to integrate PLA combatants and vacate the cantonments in accordance with the seven-point agreement of November 1, 2011. Such a call comes as the army integration process continues to be bogged down in political wrangling even five months after the signing of the seven-point pact.
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March - 6 
The process of evacuating People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments is set to begin from March 7, reports Nepal News. Members of Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) secretariat have already reached all seven main cantonments to empty 13 camps
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The process of evacuating People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments is set to begin from March 7, reports Nepal News. Members of Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) secretariat have already reached all seven main cantonments to empty 13 camps among seven main and 28 satellite camps.
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March - 6 
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) central committee leader T K Rangarajan stated that his party was against an international inquiry into alleged human rights allegations against the Sri Lankan Government during the offensive against the Libera
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) central committee leader T K Rangarajan stated that his party was against an international inquiry into alleged human rights allegations against the Sri Lankan Government during the offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Daily News. When asked whether the CPM had abandoned the principle of self-determination rights for nationalities, he said a decision should not be imposed on the Sri Lankan people from outside. It was for the people of the island to decide. When asked whether people's wish should be ascertained from a referendum, he rejected it.
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March - 7 
A dead body was recovered on March 7 near Ruliezou, below Government women polytechnic in Kohima District. Police informed that the victim bore one bullet injury on the forehead and had his hands tied. Police also found an Electoral Roll ID and Drivi
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A dead body was recovered on March 7 near Ruliezou, below Government women polytechnic in Kohima District. Police informed that the victim bore one bullet injury on the forehead and had his hands tied. Police also found an Electoral Roll ID and Driving license from the victim, identified as David Angkang of Ukhrul District, Manipur. The body has been kept at North Police station, Kohima, Police added.
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March - 7 
A hand grenade was exploded at the gate of Khumukcham Jibon (48) of Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal District.
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A hand grenade was exploded at the gate of Khumukcham Jibon (48) of Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal District.
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March - 7 
An unidentified dead body of a non-local man was found at Khoijuman Patton of Bishnupur District on March 7.
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An unidentified dead body of a non-local man was found at Khoijuman Patton of Bishnupur District on March 7.
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March - 7 
Fourteen vehicles engaged in road construction work in Chhattisgarh's Kanker District were set afire by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who have also threatened to stop further work, Police said on March 7, reports Zee N
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Fourteen vehicles engaged in road construction work in Chhattisgarh's Kanker District were set afire by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who have also threatened to stop further work, Police said on March 7, reports Zee News. Kanker Superintendent of Police (SP) Ratanlal Dangi said over phone that CPI-Maoist set on fire 14 vehicles including four JCB machines belonging to Patil Construction Company under Pakhajur Police Station area on the night of March 7.
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March - 7 
Karnataka Rajya Adivasi Hakkugala Samanvaya Samiti (ABSS) State convener, P Bharath demanded that journalism student Vittal Malekudiya and Linganna, who were recently arrested on the charges of abetting Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), s
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Karnataka Rajya Adivasi Hakkugala Samanvaya Samiti (ABSS) State convener, P Bharath demanded that journalism student Vittal Malekudiya and Linganna, who were recently arrested on the charges of abetting Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), should be released immediately as "the duo did not support Naxalism." He was addressing a protest organized by tribals led by ABBS, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), Karnataka Rajya Dalitha Hakkugala Horata Samiti and other organizations at Belthangady taluk (administrative unit) office on March 7. Bharath said that Vittal was an active member of ABSS, which opposed Maoist movement. "The boy, who has 100 per cent attendance in the university, was sent to jail without any reason. Those ANF cops, who put him behind the bars, should be punished," Bharath demanded. "The government, instead of implementing the Forest Rights Act, is denying the fundamental rights of tribals by not providing basic facilities to them," he added.
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March - 7 
Kuki National Liberation Front/Kuki People’s Army (KNLF/KPA) affirmed not to compromise Kuki nationalism with Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement and affirmed to take every available means to defeat the ‘divide and rule’ policy of the Indian Gove
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Kuki National Liberation Front/Kuki People’s Army (KNLF/KPA) affirmed not to compromise Kuki nationalism with Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement and affirmed to take every available means to defeat the ‘divide and rule’ policy of the Indian Government. This was conveyed by the ‘chairman’ of the newly formed KNLF/KPA, Palen Kuki on the occasion of the 4th Rising Day of the outfit held at its tactical headquarters, Munpi in Chandel District on March 6. According to a statement issued by the information and publicity secretary of the outfit, Konthe Haokip, Palen Kuki was reported to have said that the KNLF/KPA was formed on March 6, 2008 with the objective to regain and re-unite the Kuki society and its territory from the Indian colonialism. The outfit is also ready to work together with any likeminded revolutionary groups waging war of independence.
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March - 7 
Police arrested 12 Myanmarese Citizen at Mungiakami in West Tripura District on March 7.The arrested foreign national are Rohingya Muslims and were on their way to Silchar in Assam.
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Police arrested 12 Myanmarese Citizen at Mungiakami in West Tripura District on March 7.The arrested foreign national are Rohingya Muslims and were on their way to Silchar in Assam.
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March - 7 
Quoting investigators of 13/2 attack case that Iran's secretive Quds Force or Hezbollah may have been behind the 13/2 bombing on an Israeli embassy car. However, Delhi Police refrained from naming any country suspected to be behind the attack.
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Quoting investigators of 13/2 attack case that Iran's secretive Quds Force or Hezbollah may have been behind the 13/2 bombing on an Israeli embassy car. However, Delhi Police refrained from naming any country suspected to be behind the attack.
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March - 7 
SFs on March 7 arrested seven persons from different places of Tinsukia District in connection with extortion cases, reports The Telegraph. The arrested persons include a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, three ULFA linkmen and three m
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SFs on March 7 arrested seven persons from different places of Tinsukia District in connection with extortion cases, reports The Telegraph. The arrested persons include a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, three ULFA linkmen and three men who posed as ULFA.
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March - 7 
SFs on March 7 rescued the abducted senior official of a Chennai-based firm Ganpat Kumar, on National Highway (NH)-52 at Rowmari area in Sonitpur District, reports The Times of India. The Bodo Royal Tiger Force (BRTF) allegedly abducted Ganpat Kumar
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SFs on March 7 rescued the abducted senior official of a Chennai-based firm Ganpat Kumar, on National Highway (NH)-52 at Rowmari area in Sonitpur District, reports The Times of India. The Bodo Royal Tiger Force (BRTF) allegedly abducted Ganpat Kumar on March 4 from an area near Kaziranga National Park.
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March - 7 
Sources in the Police department said PFI is making every effort to win over the Muslim community in Andhra Pradesh by taking up issues which are emotive and sensitive to their feelings. Specifically, it is concentrating on rural areas where the Musl
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Sources in the Police department said PFI is making every effort to win over the Muslim community in Andhra Pradesh by taking up issues which are emotive and sensitive to their feelings. Specifically, it is concentrating on rural areas where the Muslim population is dominant, they said. The activities of PFI are widespread in Rayalaseema, especially in Kurnool district, where it is incidentally headquartered. Though its presence in Hyderabad is presently restricted to some pockets like Chandrayangutta and Shivaramapalli, its activities are slowly spreading.
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March - 7 
State Intelligence Officials on March 7 claimed that several members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) have joined the Popular Front of India (PFI) and that it was this controversial organization that was behind some recent comm
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State Intelligence Officials on March 7 claimed that several members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) have joined the Popular Front of India (PFI) and that it was this controversial organization that was behind some recent communal disturbances in the state of Andhra Pradesh including 2011 Adoni riots. Although PFI claims to be an organization working for only the socio-economic, cultural and political empowerment of the deprived and the downtrodden, state intelligence sources say it is under their scanner for possible militant activities including terrorism.
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March - 7 
The District Voluntary Forces (DVF) during a routine combing operation arrested two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Chhattisgarh-Odisha bordering Mahupadar village under Mathili Police limits in Malkangiri District on
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The District Voluntary Forces (DVF) during a routine combing operation arrested two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Chhattisgarh-Odisha bordering Mahupadar village under Mathili Police limits in Malkangiri District on March 7, reports The Hindu. The duo was identified as Anda Majhi (27), a resident of Guruguda village and Mangaraj Durua (25), a resident of Mahupadar village. Both the cadres were active members of Darava division of the CPI-Maoist operating in Odisha-Chhattisgarh Border. Anda and Mangaraj were active in the Maoist outfit for more than three years. They were alleged to be involved in several major cases of Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
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March - 7 
The Meghalaya State Police on March 7 warned those businessmen who are extending financial or logistic support to militants outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reported Shillong Times. A senior Police Official on condition of anonymity said
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The Meghalaya State Police on March 7 warned those businessmen who are extending financial or logistic support to militants outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reported Shillong Times. A senior Police Official on condition of anonymity said anyone extending financial support to the banned outfit is liable to be booked under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). “It does not matter whether they are extending financial support under pressure or out of their own will they are liable to be booked under UAPA,” the Police Official said. Stating that anyone who receives demand note from the outfit can inform Police, he said, adding, “I assure that their identity would be kept secret. We will provide them security cover.” Replying to a query, he said police have information about several businessmen “who are paying to the outfit.” “In fact, we are investigating the matter,” the official added.
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March - 7 
Three suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and the local Police in a joint operation in Keelam region in Narayanpur District on March 7, reports Zee Ne
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Three suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and the local Police in a joint operation in Keelam region in Narayanpur District on March 7, reports Zee News. “Our soldiers were returning after patrolling the area, when an explosion occurred and one of our soldiers was injured. We found three suspicious people moving around and immediately arrested them. We have recovered tiffin bomb, bow and arrow, wires and a detonator from them,” said the Sub-Divisional Officer of Chhattisgarh region NK Sahu.
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March - 7 
Three years after the arrest of Mohammad Umar Madani, the right-hand man of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Chief Hafiz Saeed, on March 7 disclosed that the LeT are hand-in-glove with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reported Hindustan Times.
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Three years after the arrest of Mohammad Umar Madani, the right-hand man of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Chief Hafiz Saeed, on March 7 disclosed that the LeT are hand-in-glove with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reported Hindustan Times. Umar Madani, a dreaded alleged LeT operative and an aide of the outfit’s founder Saeed, revealed in his disclosure statement that a close camaraderie exists between LeT and the Naxals. Two of the biggest non-state actors apparently engaged in trying to destabilise the nation. “In his disclosure statement, Madani has said that they (the LeT) had approached the Naxalites with a request to use their men to trigger blasts in the country in return for sophisticated arms,” said a Senior Police Officer. The officer also said that the Home Ministry had asked the Police to submit a report on the same.
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March - 7 
Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of a businessman at Uripok Khoisnam Leikai. The unexploded grenade was retrieved by the Police
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Unidentified persons lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of a businessman at Uripok Khoisnam Leikai. The unexploded grenade was retrieved by the Police
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March - 7 
A boy was killed and three others injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast on the Kohat-Peshawar Road in Kohat District.
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A boy was killed and three others injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast on the Kohat-Peshawar Road in Kohat District.
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March - 7 
A CD market was blown up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by unidentified militants on Takkar Road at Takhtbhai Bazaar in Mardan District.
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A CD market was blown up by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by unidentified militants on Takkar Road at Takhtbhai Bazaar in Mardan District.
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March - 7 
A headless body of a student, identified as Abdul Mateen, was found in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the killing.
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A headless body of a student, identified as Abdul Mateen, was found in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the killing.
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March - 7 
A jirga (council) of Kukikhel tribe asked all armed groups to vacate its area immediately, threatening to take action against those, who provide shelter to militants on its soil, reports Dawn. “Besides putting his house on fire, a fine of PKR one mil
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A jirga (council) of Kukikhel tribe asked all armed groups to vacate its area immediately, threatening to take action against those, who provide shelter to militants on its soil, reports Dawn. “Besides putting his house on fire, a fine of PKR one million will be imposed on anyone found guilty of sheltering militants in Kukikhel area,” Haji Zabita Khan, a tribal elder said. The tribal elder said that use of force would be their last option to expel militants from the area as first they would try to convince armed groups through negotiations. The jirga decided to hold talks with all groups including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of Tariq Afridi group, LI, TI of Zakhakhel tribe and Ansarul Islam (AI) to stop them from using the soil of Kukikhel for any type of violence. “Kukikhel is a peaceful tribe. We will not allow anyone to shed blood of innocent people on our soil,” Zabita Khan said.
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March - 7 
Al Qaeda’s main operational commander and the chief of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who was reportedly killed on June 3, 2011 in a United States (US) drone attack in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered
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Al Qaeda’s main operational commander and the chief of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Muhammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who was reportedly killed on June 3, 2011 in a United States (US) drone attack in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was spotted in North Waziristan Agency recently, reported Daily Times on March 7 (today), referring to reliable sources. The HuJI leader reportedly visited North Waziristan this week and held sittings with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Sources said that during the visit, Kashmiri spent a night with Mehsud, as his guest. During Kashmiri’s visit to the TTP comrade in Waziristan, a renowned journalist from Islamabad was also reportedly present there. During the sittings with Mehsud, Kashmiri allegedly reviewed the future strategy in connection with jihad, his movement and the present situation in Afghanistan. However, sources said that security officials of the US and Pakistan failed to confirm the death of the HuJI commander and media reports were published in July 2011 that he was still active in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, it is said that the photograph believed to be of Kashmiri’s corpse, was actually that of a militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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March - 7 
An activist of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Lala Ayaz (38), was shot dead and a young boy Saleh Muhammad (12) injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them near a hotel at Met Office in Karachi, reports Dawn.
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An activist of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Lala Ayaz (38), was shot dead and a young boy Saleh Muhammad (12) injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on them near a hotel at Met Office in Karachi, reports Dawn.
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March - 7 
An official of Balochistan Levies, identified as Abdul Ghani, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was sitting along with his friend at a roadside hotel in Khuzdar District.
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An official of Balochistan Levies, identified as Abdul Ghani, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was sitting along with his friend at a roadside hotel in Khuzdar District.
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March - 7 
At least four persons, including two women, were killed and two others injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire after entering a house in Shaheen town area on University Road in Peshawar on March 7.
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At least four persons, including two women, were killed and two others injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire after entering a house in Shaheen town area on University Road in Peshawar on March 7.
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March - 7 
At least three militants were killed when rival outfits clashed in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 7, reported Dawn. Sources said that Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Zakhakhel dominated Tawheedul Islam (
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At least three militants were killed when rival outfits clashed in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 7, reported Dawn. Sources said that Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Zakhakhel dominated Tawheedul Islam (TI) exchanged heavy gunfire in Naree Bara locality to gain control of Tol Mela hilltop. Sources said that at least three persons were killed and many others injured in the clash.
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March - 7 
China is facing a network of militants entrenched in neighbouring states, but authorities, especially in Pakistan, are trying to stamp out violence and protect China’s interests, the Governor of China’s Xinjiang region said on March 7, reports Daily
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China is facing a network of militants entrenched in neighbouring states, but authorities, especially in Pakistan, are trying to stamp out violence and protect China’s interests, the Governor of China’s Xinjiang region said on March 7, reports Daily Times. China has blamed incidents of violence in Xinjiang on Islamic separatists who want to establish an independent state called East Turkestan. Some Chinese officials have blamed attacks on militants trained in Pakistan, though China’s Foreign Ministry has refrained from public criticism on Pakistan.
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March - 7 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik also claimed that at no stage was the Government aware of Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan, adds Dawn. The Minister admitted the failure of civil Intelligence Agencies in tracking down the al Qaeda founder. Howev
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik also claimed that at no stage was the Government aware of Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan, adds Dawn. The Minister admitted the failure of civil Intelligence Agencies in tracking down the al Qaeda founder. However, it was for the first time that a government official told the Abbottabad Commission that the Government was unaware of Osama bin Laden’s presence in the country.
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March - 7 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 7 revealed that Pakistan’s Security Agencies were a few days too late – saying they were ‘very close’ to capturing the slain al Qaeda chief, Osama bin Laden, reports Express Tribune. He told a judicial commissi
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 7 revealed that Pakistan’s Security Agencies were a few days too late – saying they were ‘very close’ to capturing the slain al Qaeda chief, Osama bin Laden, reports Express Tribune. He told a judicial commission that security agencies were about to find Bin Laden’s compound when United States (US) Special Forces captured and killed the al Qaeda chief on May 1, 2011 in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “We were about to catch Osama when US Navy SEALs raided his compound (in Abbottabad),” insiders told The Express Tribune while quoting Malik.
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March - 7 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the Government was ready to accept the genuine demands of the TTP. The Minister said the Government could not accept “unjust demands”, adding that conceding at this point would encour
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said the Government was ready to accept the genuine demands of the TTP. The Minister said the Government could not accept “unjust demands”, adding that conceding at this point would encourage the abductors to ‘lift’ more people for ransom, bringing the Government under pressure.
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March - 7 
One activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Rehan Mehsud (28), was shot dead in Machhar Colony within the precincts of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Karachi on March 7, reported Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Ghaffar Jum
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One activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Rehan Mehsud (28), was shot dead in Machhar Colony within the precincts of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Karachi on March 7, reported Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Abdul Ghaffar Jumani said he was a labourer by profession and hailed from South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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March - 7 
One Nazimuddin Umrani, a relative of Mir Sadiq Ali Umrani, President of the Balochistan Chapter of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), was abducted by armed assailants from the Allahbad Tamboo area of Naseerabad District on March 7,
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One Nazimuddin Umrani, a relative of Mir Sadiq Ali Umrani, President of the Balochistan Chapter of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), was abducted by armed assailants from the Allahbad Tamboo area of Naseerabad District on March 7,
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March - 7 
Police found a two-day old torture-marked unidentified dead body from Azeem Pura, within the precincts of Shah Faisal Police Station.
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Police found a two-day old torture-marked unidentified dead body from Azeem Pura, within the precincts of Shah Faisal Police Station.
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March - 7 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on March 7 urged the Government to disclose the whereabouts of two Sindhi nationalist leaders - Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Senior Vice Chairman Dr Mir Alam Muree and Umer Teewano alias Raja Dahar, who
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on March 7 urged the Government to disclose the whereabouts of two Sindhi nationalist leaders - Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Senior Vice Chairman Dr Mir Alam Muree and Umer Teewano alias Raja Dahar, who were picked up by plain clothed men belonging to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) from Gulshan-e-Sajad area in the jurisdiction of Bhatai Nagar Police Station of Hyderabad District in Sindh on March 5, 2012.
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March - 7 
The Sabzi Mandi Police on March 8 arrested 60 suspects during a search operation in various localities of Islamabad, reports Daily Times. According to details, Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Abid Akram, along with Police teams, Police commando
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The Sabzi Mandi Police on March 8 arrested 60 suspects during a search operation in various localities of Islamabad, reports Daily Times. According to details, Station House Officer (SHO) Inspector Abid Akram, along with Police teams, Police commandoes, conducted special checking of various houses, under-construction buildings, inns and slums. The suspects were arrested after they failed to produce any authentic document of their identification. The Police also arrested two people for possessing illegal pistols.
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March - 7 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released a fresh footage of the abducted Vice Chancellor (VC) of University of Peshawar, Doctor Ajmal Khan, reported Daily Times. In the video message, Doctor Khan is seen making an appeal for his recovery.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released a fresh footage of the abducted Vice Chancellor (VC) of University of Peshawar, Doctor Ajmal Khan, reported Daily Times. In the video message, Doctor Khan is seen making an appeal for his recovery.
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March - 7 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) meeting scheduled for March 7 to finalize relief packages to disgruntled Youth Communist League (YCL) members and show the details of People’s Liberation Army ( PLA) finances was postponed due
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) meeting scheduled for March 7 to finalize relief packages to disgruntled Youth Communist League (YCL) members and show the details of People’s Liberation Army ( PLA) finances was postponed due to absence of PLA chief, Nanda Kishor Pun, reports Republica. UCPN-M Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda bowing to intense pressure, had assured YCL members of holding talks with them on March 7. Dilip Prajapati, YCL Chief said he is hopeful that the PLA members who were recruited into YCL back in 2007 will receive relief packages. “The party has already decided to provide them with relief packages and I think the decision will be implemented,” he said. The disgruntled YCL members have been demanding that the party provide them with relief packages on par with the PLA members who opted voluntary retirement with hefty pay-checks or await jobs at the Nepal Army (NA) directorate, and show how the money collected from the PLA personnel NPR 1,000 each PLA personnel every month) was spent. Around 3,500 PLA members are still working for the YCL.
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March - 7 
Trader Ashok Kumar, who was abducted on February 27, 2012 from Gandahwa area of the Jhal Magsi District, returned home. It is not known how much ransom he paid to the abductors.
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Trader Ashok Kumar, who was abducted on February 27, 2012 from Gandahwa area of the Jhal Magsi District, returned home. It is not known how much ransom he paid to the abductors.
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March - 7 
Unidentified militants abducted three FATA Sustainable Plains Development Programme (SPDP) officials and a Levies soldier from the Ghundi Hassankhel area in the Frontier Region (FR) Lakki of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of
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Unidentified militants abducted three FATA Sustainable Plains Development Programme (SPDP) officials and a Levies soldier from the Ghundi Hassankhel area in the Frontier Region (FR) Lakki of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of March 7, reports Dawn. Sources said Jehanzeb, Awal Khan and Kachkol Khan guarded by Naseer Khan of Levies, were in Ghundi Hassankhel area to inspect work on SPDP projects.
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March - 7 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline with explosives in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District destroying a portion of the gas pipeline resulting in suspension of gas supply to a plant from well no 16.
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline with explosives in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District destroying a portion of the gas pipeline resulting in suspension of gas supply to a plant from well no 16.
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March - 7 
Unidentified militants killed three labourers and injured six others in a town close to the Iranian border in Kech District on March 7, reports Dawn. “The victims belonged to Punjab and were waiting for bus after returning from Iran via Mand Bulo bo
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Unidentified militants killed three labourers and injured six others in a town close to the Iranian border in Kech District on March 7, reports Dawn. “The victims belonged to Punjab and were waiting for bus after returning from Iran via Mand Bulo border when they were targeted,” sources said, adding that dead bodies were sent to Faisalabad District of Punjab for burial. No group has claimed responsibility for the killings.
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March - 7 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region current Chairman Nur Bekri said that “we have certainly discovered that East Turkestan activists and terrorists in our neighbouring states have a thousand and one links”, while talking on the sidelines of China’s ann
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Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region current Chairman Nur Bekri said that “we have certainly discovered that East Turkestan activists and terrorists in our neighbouring states have a thousand and one links”, while talking on the sidelines of China’s annual meeting of Parliament, when asked about a Pakistan connection with attacks in Xinjiang. “But officials, especially in Pakistan, have said over and over again they oppose any violent activities directed against China and will maintain China’s national sovereignty and core interests,” he added.
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March - 7 
Two alleged militants were arrested from the basement of a mosque during an operation in Malgeen area of Lachi tehsil (revenue unit) in Kohat District, reports Dawn. The arrested militants were identified as Haji Mohammad and Noor Nawaz. Police recov
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Two alleged militants were arrested from the basement of a mosque during an operation in Malgeen area of Lachi tehsil (revenue unit) in Kohat District, reports Dawn. The arrested militants were identified as Haji Mohammad and Noor Nawaz. Police recovered a small machine gun, a set of goggles, two hand grenades and surgical equipment from their possession.
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March - 7 
Janatantrik Terai-Madhesh Mukti Morcha (JTMM), an armed outfit detonated a pressure cooker bomb at a house belonging to Prem Dangi, a transport entrepreneur at Tikari of Tulsipur Municipality-8 in Dang District on March 7. The blast, however, caused
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Janatantrik Terai-Madhesh Mukti Morcha (JTMM), an armed outfit detonated a pressure cooker bomb at a house belonging to Prem Dangi, a transport entrepreneur at Tikari of Tulsipur Municipality-8 in Dang District on March 7. The blast, however, caused no human casualty and damage, the Tulsipur Area Police Office said. The next day, on March 8, one person introducing himself as Barud and claiming to be the District coordinator of JTMM, claimed responsibility for the blast.
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March - 7 
The United States on March 7 submitted the draft resolution against Sri Lanka to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at its 19th session in Geneva reports Colombo Page. The draft resolution calls on the Sri Lankan Government to implement
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The United States on March 7 submitted the draft resolution against Sri Lanka to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at its 19th session in Geneva reports Colombo Page. The draft resolution calls on the Sri Lankan Government to implement the constructive recommendations in the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report and take all necessary additional steps to fulfill its "relevant obligations and commitment to initiate credible and independent actions to ensure justice, equity, accountability and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans." The resolution welcomes the constructive recommendations made by the LLRC in its report but, it also notes with concern that the report does not adequately address serious allegations of violations of international humanitarian law.
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March - 8 
Another incident, a KCP-MC militant, identified as Upa alias Manigun, was arrested from Bishnupur District on March 8.
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Another incident, a KCP-MC militant, identified as Upa alias Manigun, was arrested from Bishnupur District on March 8.
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March - 8 
Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a Meghalaya-based outfit, is trying to sneak into Guwahati city to carry out unlawful activities. This revelation came after the arrest of ‘lance corporal ‘of GNLA, from Nine mile area of Guwahati on March 8. "Th
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Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a Meghalaya-based outfit, is trying to sneak into Guwahati city to carry out unlawful activities. This revelation came after the arrest of ‘lance corporal ‘of GNLA, from Nine mile area of Guwahati on March 8. "The GNLA is trying to sneak into the city areas and is targeting some businessmen for abductions to collect money. We have inputs that they are also in touch with major outfits of Assam," said an intelligence official.
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March - 8 
In a surprising revelation, the STF (Special Task Force) and IB (Intelligence Branch) officers interrogating five arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) learnt that the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh is mainly controlled from various
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In a surprising revelation, the STF (Special Task Force) and IB (Intelligence Branch) officers interrogating five arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) learnt that the Maoist movement in Chhattisgarh is mainly controlled from various parts of the city, reports Deccan Herald on March 8 (today). “Kolkata not only provides the logistics, financial and other support to their counterparts in Chhattisgarh but it also arranges for a safe hideout for important national level leaders. As per our information, at least three to four Central Committee members live in the city throughout the year,” a top STF officer told Deccan Herald.
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March - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 8 arrested an ‘area commander’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from Nine Mile area in Guwahati along Assam-Meghalaya border. The GNLA militant was identified as Rinphu Sangma who is the ‘area commander’ of G
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 8 arrested an ‘area commander’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) from Nine Mile area in Guwahati along Assam-Meghalaya border. The GNLA militant was identified as Rinphu Sangma who is the ‘area commander’ of GNLA based in Mendipathar area in Garo Hills. SFs recovered one pistol with live ammunition, three mobile handsets with SIM cards and INR 57,000 in cash. Two linkmen and two drivers were also with the GNLA cadre during the time of his arrest by Assam Police.
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March - 8 
Two Jorhat (Assam) bound trucks from Tuensang were reportedly detained by National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres between Meilong and Longsa area on March 8, after the drivers of the trucks failed to pay “vehicle tax”, a state
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Two Jorhat (Assam) bound trucks from Tuensang were reportedly detained by National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres between Meilong and Longsa area on March 8, after the drivers of the trucks failed to pay “vehicle tax”, a statement issued by Private Truck & Mini Truck Owners’ Union Tuensang District (PTMTOUTD) president Beso Chingmak Chang and executive committee chairman Kejong Chang said. The cadres allegedly seized the keys, vehicle documents and four mobile phones belonging to the drivers and handymen, PTMTOUTD said.
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March - 8 
250 Afghan citizens were arrested for allegedly not having travel documents from check post in Mian Ghundi area of Quetta, reported The News. According to the Police, Security Forces raided four passenger buses, travelling from Quetta to Pichgor, and
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250 Afghan citizens were arrested for allegedly not having travel documents from check post in Mian Ghundi area of Quetta, reported The News. According to the Police, Security Forces raided four passenger buses, travelling from Quetta to Pichgor, and detained 250 Afghan citizens for not having travel documents. The Afghan citizens were trying to illegally visit Iran.
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March - 8 
A worker of a political party succumbed to his injuries after being shot on March 8, 2012 in Surjani Town area.
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A worker of a political party succumbed to his injuries after being shot on March 8, 2012 in Surjani Town area.
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March - 8 
Authorities have brought charges against former al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s three widows for illegally entering and living in the country, Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said on March 8, reports The Express Tribune. “They (the wives)
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Authorities have brought charges against former al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s three widows for illegally entering and living in the country, Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said on March 8, reports The Express Tribune. “They (the wives) were presented before the court. After that, they are on judicial remand, and are being kept in a proper, legal manner,” Malik told reporters. “Cases have been registered against the adults, not the children.” The children, he said, were living comfortably in a five-bedroom house in Islamabad. “A house has been bought for them to live in.” Two of the wives are Saudi nationals, and one is from Yemen, according to the Pakistani foreign ministry. Malik did not specify which court was dealing with the case, or where the women were being held. They will have to stand trial, but it was not clear what punishment they faced if convicted.
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March - 8 
Gilani termed the US an important country and said Pakistan did not wish to spoil its relations with it. Gilani said the Parliamentary Committee on National Security had already prepared recommendations for new terms of engagement and cooperation wit
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Gilani termed the US an important country and said Pakistan did not wish to spoil its relations with it. Gilani said the Parliamentary Committee on National Security had already prepared recommendations for new terms of engagement and cooperation with the US, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and NATO. About the unilateral drone strikes, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan considered these attacks against its sovereignty and pointed that the people also saw it as an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty and against the people. He said the matter had been raised with the US authorities. When questioned about the success of the drone attacks in decapitating al Qaeda leaders, he said it was beside the point; the matter was of the sovereignty of the country. He said Pakistan and the US had cooperation in defence and intelligence but stressed that actionable and credible intelligence was needed to be passed on to Pakistan for action.
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March - 8 
In a new twist to the Osama bin Laden saga, emails leaked from an intelligence analysis firm Stratfor suggest that the body of the al Qaeda leader was actually sent to the US for cremation and not buried at sea, reports Indian Express. According to
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In a new twist to the Osama bin Laden saga, emails leaked from an intelligence analysis firm Stratfor suggest that the body of the al Qaeda leader was actually sent to the US for cremation and not buried at sea, reports Indian Express. According to the emails, Osama was killed in a US raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and was transported to the US and cremated. The emails were allegedly obtained by the hacker group Anonymous from Stratfor, a private organisation dealing with analysis of intelligence and geopolitical situations. WikiLeaks has released the emails exchanged within Stratfor on May 2, the day Osama was killed. Following his death, the US said he was buried at sea in accordance with Islamic tradition. However, Stratfor’s vice-president for intelligence, Fred Burton reportedly said he doubts the White House version of what happened. Burton, says the body was “bound for Dover, [Delaware] on (a) CIA plane” and “onward to Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Bethesda (Maryland)”.
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March - 8 
Pakistan possessed up to 110 nuclear weapons and spent a whopping USD 2.2 billion on its atomic arsenal last year, claims a report by an international NGO, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), reports Times of India. In the repor
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Pakistan possessed up to 110 nuclear weapons and spent a whopping USD 2.2 billion on its atomic arsenal last year, claims a report by an international NGO, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), reports Times of India. In the report titled "Don't bank on the bomb", the ICAN said that Pakistan had between 90 and 110 nuclear weapons. "Its arsenal has grown substantially in recent years, from 60 to 80 nuclear weapons in 2008," it said. The report, issued this week, quoted sources as saying that Pakistan intended to double its arsenal in the next five to 10 years with the goal of having up to 350 weapons of varying yield. It further said Pakistan spent an estimated USD 2.2 billion on its nuclear weapons programme last year, up from USD 1.8 billion in 2010.
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March - 8 
Police found a dead body of an unidentified woman from bushes near Afghan Camp, within the precincts of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station in Karachi on March 8, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHo) Ali Ahmed Bugti said the victim appeared t
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Police found a dead body of an unidentified woman from bushes near Afghan Camp, within the precincts of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station in Karachi on March 8, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHo) Ali Ahmed Bugti said the victim appeared to be a 25 year old Afghan national.
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March - 8 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on March 8 said that Pakistan desired relations with the United States (US) on the basis of mutual respect and interest without compromising its national sovereignty, reported Daily Times. In an interview with Jim Mi
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on March 8 said that Pakistan desired relations with the United States (US) on the basis of mutual respect and interest without compromising its national sovereignty, reported Daily Times. In an interview with Jim Middleton of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s programme Newsline, the prime minister said the two countries were working as partners for the common goal of fighting extremism and terrorism. He was asked whether the relations between the two countries were returning to normal after the deadly strike that killed scores of Pakistani soldiers along the Pak-Afghan border.
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March - 8 
Railway track was blown up in Nushki District on March 8 suspending the train service between Quetta and the Iranian city of Zahedan.
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Railway track was blown up in Nushki District on March 8 suspending the train service between Quetta and the Iranian city of Zahedan.
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March - 8 
Reacting to the report, Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said it was "highly exaggerated and part of an insidious propaganda campaign." "Pakistan's strategic programme was modest (and) aimed at maintaining a credible minimum deterrence
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Reacting to the report, Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said it was "highly exaggerated and part of an insidious propaganda campaign." "Pakistan's strategic programme was modest (and) aimed at maintaining a credible minimum deterrence to ensure national security," Basit said. He said Pakistan's primary focus was on economic development and the welfare of its people. "Pakistan was opposed to an arms race in South Asian or in any other part of the world," he said.
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March - 8 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ are locked in talks, trying to heal a damaging rift that has inflamed tensions over whether to pursue peace efforts with the Government, Dawn quoting insiders’ sources reported on March 8. “The one-po
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ are locked in talks, trying to heal a damaging rift that has inflamed tensions over whether to pursue peace efforts with the Government, Dawn quoting insiders’ sources reported on March 8. “The one-point agenda is how to adopt a uniform policy,” a TTP ‘commander’ told AFP from an undisclosed location on condition of anonymity.
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March - 8 
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on March 8 directed Defence Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar and Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun to start the process of recruiting Madheshi youths in the Nepal Army (NA) within seven days, reports Kantipuronline. The
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Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on March 8 directed Defence Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar and Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun to start the process of recruiting Madheshi youths in the Nepal Army (NA) within seven days, reports Kantipuronline. The Supreme Court had on December 26 issued an interim order asking the Government to halt the group-wise entry of the Madheshis in the Army. “The court has only stayed group-wise entry of Madheshi youths. As such, there will be no legal hurdles in going about the recruitment process on the basis of existing laws,” leader of the Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic (MJF-D) Raj Kishore Yadav quoted Prime Minister Bhattarai as saying in a meeting.
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March - 8 
Two satellite camps under the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sixth division in Dasarathpur, Surkhet District have been vacated on March 9. The combatants at Gumi-based satellite camp of the Pili Smriti Brigade were merged to the Lekhafarsa-based sate
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Two satellite camps under the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sixth division in Dasarathpur, Surkhet District have been vacated on March 9. The combatants at Gumi-based satellite camp of the Pili Smriti Brigade were merged to the Lekhafarsa-based satellite camp of the Ghorahi Satbariya Smriti Brigade, while the Jit Smriti Brigade that was based at Kholtepani satellite camp has been incorporated into the main camp at Dashrathpur. Out of 3,134 combatants under the sixth division, 1,559 had opted for integration. Similarly, the satellite camp based in Sahajpur under the PLA seventh division in Kailali District has been vacated on March 10. Santa Darai, assistant commander of the division, said that out of 365 combatants at Sahajpur satellite camp, 125 moved to the main camp at Talaband, 135 to Gorange and the remaining 105 shifted to Badiapur.
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March - 8 
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 8, accused opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia of receiving money from Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) ahead of 1991 general elections of Bangladesh, reports t
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 8, accused opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia of receiving money from Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) ahead of 1991 general elections of Bangladesh, reports thenews.com.pk. Hasina’s comments came four days after the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Khaleej Times reported that ISI paid Zia Rs 500 million ahead of the 1991 elections “to help her in polls against Hasina Wajid’s (Wajed’s) Awami League generally perceived by Pakistan’s security establishment as pro-India”.
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March - 8 
Hasina further alleged that after accepting the money Khaleda became obligated to defend perpetrators of 1971 Liberation War time “crimes against humanity” that is why she is now desperately trying to obstruct the War Crime (WC) trial.
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Hasina further alleged that after accepting the money Khaleda became obligated to defend perpetrators of 1971 Liberation War time “crimes against humanity” that is why she is now desperately trying to obstruct the War Crime (WC) trial.
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March - 8 
India's External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna, responding to a letter sent by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said - India will carefully consider the overall ties with its neighbor and the sentiments in i
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India's External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna, responding to a letter sent by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said - India will carefully consider the overall ties with its neighbor and the sentiments in its own country before making a decision at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on the resolution against Sri Lanka.
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March - 8 
Media spokesperson for Sri Lankan Australians in Melbourne, Nagesha Wickramasuriya said that separatist activists and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters are attempting to lobby support from federal Parliamentarians in Australia into m
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Media spokesperson for Sri Lankan Australians in Melbourne, Nagesha Wickramasuriya said that separatist activists and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters are attempting to lobby support from federal Parliamentarians in Australia into making a statement and to pressurize the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to take action against Sri Lanka, reports Daily News. These activists are trying to mislead politicians across the globe and are posing as human rights activists. These elements have also started a fund raising campaign- One dollar per week. The amount of money they are collecting annually is staggering. "There is a misconception amongst some Sri Lankans that the LTTE have been finished. But internationally they are there in a big way. They have been defeated militarily but their activists are around the world so the terrorist problem is not over. They are active in American, Canada, France, and London and even in Australia," said Wickramasuriya.
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March - 8 
Sri Lanka's delegate to UNHRC Ms. Pruyanga Wickremasinghe said that Sri Lanka has rehabilitated nearly 600 child soldiers recruited by the Tamil Tiger terrorist group LTTE within one year, reports Colombo Page. All child soldiers were rehabilitated u
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Sri Lanka's delegate to UNHRC Ms. Pruyanga Wickremasinghe said that Sri Lanka has rehabilitated nearly 600 child soldiers recruited by the Tamil Tiger terrorist group LTTE within one year, reports Colombo Page. All child soldiers were rehabilitated under a UNICEF-assisted program and returned to their families; despite, their participation in terrorist activities and not a single combatant was prosecuted. The child soldiers have been given the opportunity and assistance to return to school to pursue their studies, she added.
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March - 8 
Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) points out that there is no difference in the contents of the resolution presented by the United States on the Sri Lankan Government to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and the stance exp
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Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) points out that there is no difference in the contents of the resolution presented by the United States on the Sri Lankan Government to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and the stance expressed by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe in Geneva. The US has called for the implementation of the LLRC recommendations while the Government has informed the UNHRC that it would implement the recommendations. He, further, said that the Government while admitting to adhere to the demands of the international community is trying to push for patriotism among the people.
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March - 8 
Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam said it will fight the resolution submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council by the United States against Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes "
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Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam said it will fight the resolution submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council by the United States against Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes "to the very last minute." "What, in fact, are the US trying to tell us with their draft resolution? They are not saying that our LLRC report is bad. They are not saying that there are gross and systematic violations of human rights in Sri Lanka. What they are saying is that they don't have confidence that we will implement the recommendations. They are judging our intentions, not the ground reality!" the Ambassador added.
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March - 8 
The draft resolution encourages the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and relevant special procedures to provide, and the Sri Lankan Government to accept, advice and technical assistance of implementing those steps.
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The draft resolution encourages the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and relevant special procedures to provide, and the Sri Lankan Government to accept, advice and technical assistance of implementing those steps.
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March - 9 
A constable, identified as Afraz Hussain of Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police JKAP-12th battalion, was fired upon by militants in Sarai Bala area near the Dastgeer Sahib shrine of Civil Lines area of Srinagar City on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Th
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A constable, identified as Afraz Hussain of Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police JKAP-12th battalion, was fired upon by militants in Sarai Bala area near the Dastgeer Sahib shrine of Civil Lines area of Srinagar City on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. The firing caused injury in his right leg.
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March - 9 
A top cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Khwairakpam Romesh was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Ningombam Phuramakhong in Imphal West District on March 9. One .9 mm pistol along with a magazine containing two live
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A top cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Khwairakpam Romesh was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Ningombam Phuramakhong in Imphal West District on March 9. One .9 mm pistol along with a magazine containing two live rounds was seized from his possession. It was revealed that Nanao joined UNLF in 2008 and got basic military training in Myanmar and worked under the command of one Wanglen. Based on the disclosure made by the militant, Police on March 10 alleged that he was among the UNLF cadres who transported about 230 AK-47 and 56 rifles for National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in December 2009. He was also involved in an ambush on SFs in Ukhrul District in 2009, Police said.
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March - 9 
Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) extended its indefinite economic blockade of Nagaland on March 9 by blocking the Mariani-Mokokchung road in Jorhat District. The road connects Jorhat District to Mokokchung, Tuensang and Zunebhoto Distri
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Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) extended its indefinite economic blockade of Nagaland on March 9 by blocking the Mariani-Mokokchung road in Jorhat District. The road connects Jorhat District to Mokokchung, Tuensang and Zunebhoto Districts in Nagaland. Earlier, ATTSA on March 6 had blocked the kutcha road from Mogroi to Chairman Basti (in Nagaland along the border) and the adjacent kutcha road from Sotai (part of Naginijan) to Akumen Basti (in Nagaland along the border) following the attack on laborers by Naga miscreants in Naganijan. The kutcha roads are used by people from Nagaland to come down to the tea estate area for marketing.
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March - 9 
Director General of Police (DGP) J.N.Choudhury admitted that over ground Kuki militants are still moving freely instead of remaining inside the designated camp, which has raised hostility and factional clash, reports The Assam Tribune. He further sai
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Director General of Police (DGP) J.N.Choudhury admitted that over ground Kuki militants are still moving freely instead of remaining inside the designated camp, which has raised hostility and factional clash, reports The Assam Tribune. He further said that the Government would soon set up a designated camp near Saijan village for the Kuki outfit at the foothills of Singhasan hill track in Karbi Anglong District.
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March - 9 
Four masked men in black dress barged into the house of one Randith Sangma (38) at Boro Gokul near Mendipather and took him away. The men carried one AK rifle and concealed their face with a black cloth. The victim was taken about 300 meters from his
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Four masked men in black dress barged into the house of one Randith Sangma (38) at Boro Gokul near Mendipather and took him away. The men carried one AK rifle and concealed their face with a black cloth. The victim was taken about 300 meters from his house and was shot dead. He received a bullet injury on his head and died instantly. It is not known who the killers were but suspicion is on the GNLA. However, involvement of other groups are not being ruled out by Police given that the GNLA do not hide their identity and always leave behind a note citing the reason for the killing.
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March - 9 
Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested Nine Bangladeshi citizens from Guwahati railway station on March 9. The nine arrestees were identified as Ariful Hakim, Abdul Malik, Mohammad Syed, Mohammad Abdulla, Kurban Ali, Mohammad Salim, his wife Mehmud
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Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested Nine Bangladeshi citizens from Guwahati railway station on March 9. The nine arrestees were identified as Ariful Hakim, Abdul Malik, Mohammad Syed, Mohammad Abdulla, Kurban Ali, Mohammad Salim, his wife Mehmuda Begum, and his 2 daughters, Noor Khalim (5), and Muchidika (3). GRP officials said the Bangladeshis had told them that they had illegally crossed the international border into Tripura near Agartala and then come to Lumding in Nagaon District of Assam before reaching Guwahati by bus. GRP recovered Bangladeshi currency notes and four mobile handsets with Bangladesh SIM cards. The Bangladeshi nationals said they had each paid INR 500 to an intermediary who helped them cross the international border near Agartala.
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March - 9 
Governor observed that the 443-kilometre long border with Bangladesh poses its own problem in terms of influx, smuggling and easy transit routes to the militant groups of the region. Taking all these factors into consideration, he said that it would
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Governor observed that the 443-kilometre long border with Bangladesh poses its own problem in terms of influx, smuggling and easy transit routes to the militant groups of the region. Taking all these factors into consideration, he said that it would be the priority of the Government to see the expeditious completion of the fencing of the international border with Bangladesh. He however also informed that the State Government has also taken up with the Union Government to intensify patrolling along the border and where human habitation and settlements are located near the border to erect the fencing along the Zero
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March - 9 
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated on March 9 that the two-decade-long militancy has affected 36,000 people in Jammu and Kashmir with more than 26,000 children left orphaned and over 8,000 women widowed, according to Indian Express
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated on March 9 that the two-decade-long militancy has affected 36,000 people in Jammu and Kashmir with more than 26,000 children left orphaned and over 8,000 women widowed, according to Indian Express. He further said, "As per a survey, the number of widows, orphans and handicapped is 36,600 which include 6,345 widows of civilians, 2,266 widows of militants, 20,707 orphans of civilians, 5,379 orphans of militants and 1,903 disabled people”.
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March - 9 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken custody of a ‘captain’ belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA),identified as Dhiren Singh, to interrogate him about the PLA links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Tel
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken custody of a ‘captain’ belonging to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA),identified as Dhiren Singh, to interrogate him about the PLA links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Telegraph. Special Task Force of Kolkata Police had arrested Singh on February 4.
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March - 9 
NIA and local Police are frantically searching for three most wanted terrorists of Hizbul-Mujahedeen, involved in the Delhi HC blast case. Apart from Chotta Hafiz, others are HM militants- Junaid Akram Malik and Kamran.
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NIA and local Police are frantically searching for three most wanted terrorists of Hizbul-Mujahedeen, involved in the Delhi HC blast case. Apart from Chotta Hafiz, others are HM militants- Junaid Akram Malik and Kamran.
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March - 9 
Personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have started coordinated patrolling along the vulnerable stretches of the international border to check infiltration of foreigners and trans-border movement of criminals,
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Personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have started coordinated patrolling along the vulnerable stretches of the international border to check infiltration of foreigners and trans-border movement of criminals, reports The Assam Tribune.
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March - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four top militant belonging to Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Tengrile Sangma, Teran Sangma, Mukhar G Areng and Paul Ektaus Momin, from kiling area on March 9, reports The Times of India. Superinten
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four top militant belonging to Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Tengrile Sangma, Teran Sangma, Mukhar G Areng and Paul Ektaus Momin, from kiling area on March 9, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP) Apurba Jibon Baruah verified that GNLA was behind the abduction of one Dinesh Sarma of Beltola, from a coal depot in Pllingkata on March 2.
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March - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) from Signal Basti in Dimapur District on March 8. SFs also seized large quantity of “unaccounted arms and ammunition from their pos
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) from Signal Basti in Dimapur District on March 8. SFs also seized large quantity of “unaccounted arms and ammunition from their possession” which included one AK -56, 25 live rounds AK-56, one 0.22 mm air gun, 24 0.22 mm live round, one M 20, ten M 20 live round, 20 7.62 mm live round, 25 9 mm live round, 18 12 bore cartridge, one Chinese grenade, one telescopic sight, two mobile phones and four register containing collection details. SFs said the operation “once again” brought to limelight the gross violation of cease fire ground rules (CFGR) by cadres of various factions in Dimapur town.
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March - 9 
Senior female Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) action squad ‘commander’ Suchitra Mahato (35), a close aide of killed CPI-Maoist Politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, surrendered in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata
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Senior female Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) action squad ‘commander’ Suchitra Mahato (35), a close aide of killed CPI-Maoist Politburo member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, surrendered in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the State Secretariat in Kolkata on March 9, reports The Hindu. Suchitra was with Kishanji when he was killed in the encounter on November 24, 2011 in the Burisole forest area in West Midnapore District. Her surrender comes a year after her late husband Sashadhar Mahato, senior Maoist leader and a close associate of Kishanji, was killed in an encounter on March 10, 2011. Last month she married Prabir Gorai, a resident of Dhanshala village in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District. Gorai also surrendered along with Suchitra. Gorai is an activist of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) from Lalgarh, but does not have as many cases pending against him. The Telegraph adds that Suchitra had nearly 80 cases against her, including the attack on the Eastern Frontier Rifles camp in Silda in 2010 that killed 24 troopers, abduction of former officer in charge of Sankrail Police Station Atindranath Dutta in 2009 and the killing of two polling officers the same year.
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March - 9 
SFs arrested a militant belonging to United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as P Gyaneshwar (25), at Dibong in Jiribam.
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SFs arrested a militant belonging to United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as P Gyaneshwar (25), at Dibong in Jiribam.
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March - 9 
SFs arrested one militant belonging to Kom Rem People’s Army (KRPA), identified as SD Shailenlar alias Alar, from Kongba on March 9. One hand grenade, one carbine loaded with 3 live rounds was recovered from his possession.
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SFs arrested one militant belonging to Kom Rem People’s Army (KRPA), identified as SD Shailenlar alias Alar, from Kongba on March 9. One hand grenade, one carbine loaded with 3 live rounds was recovered from his possession.
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March - 9 
State Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary on March 9 admitted that the activities of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have posed a serious challenge to peace and development but the Government would do everything possible to neutralize it. Mooshah
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State Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary on March 9 admitted that the activities of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have posed a serious challenge to peace and development but the Government would do everything possible to neutralize it. Mooshahary said that action against the members of the outfit and those who are found to be supporting in raising funds for the militant group would be initiated as per the provision of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
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Surat Rural Police arrested four persons from Kadod village in Bardoli taluka (administrative division) of Surat District and seized fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 800,000 from them on March 9, reported Indian Express. The arrestees wer
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Surat Rural Police arrested four persons from Kadod village in Bardoli taluka (administrative division) of Surat District and seized fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 800,000 from them on March 9, reported Indian Express. The arrestees were, identified as Salim Multani, Narendra Mistry from Kadod, and Anis Vasu and Satish Mohan from Kerala. Further investigation by Surat Crime Branch Officials led to the arrest of three more persons in Surat District on March 11 with their involvement in the FICN racket, adds Times of India. Those arrested were identified as Ravisinh, Dinesh Jain, son of the owner of a petrol pump in Palsana (Surat District), and Anna alias Premkumar.
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March - 9 
suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants shot dead one person of Boro Gokul village near Bajengdoba in East Garo Hills on March 9 while another group of unidentified men, also suspected to be GNLA attacked a petrol pump in remote Chok
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suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants shot dead one person of Boro Gokul village near Bajengdoba in East Garo Hills on March 9 while another group of unidentified men, also suspected to be GNLA attacked a petrol pump in remote Chokpot region of South Garo Hills in broad daylight on March 10.
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March - 9 
The arrest of four members of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) by Assam Police on March 9 has revealed that the militant outfit was trying to make inroads into neighbouring Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya, reports The Telegraph. One of the arrestee
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The arrest of four members of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) by Assam Police on March 9 has revealed that the militant outfit was trying to make inroads into neighbouring Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya, reports The Telegraph. One of the arrestees, Mukher G. Areng, was reportedly providing shelter and other support to GNLA militants in Ri Bhoi District. “During the interrogation of the four rebels, it has come to light that the GNLA is trying to make inroads into Ri Bhoi district, where they were less active so far,” Apurba Jibon Baruah, senior superintendent of Police (Guwahati), said. Jibon Baruah further said investigations have revealed that the GNLA and the Paresh Barua group of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) had reached an understanding and both were helping each other. “According to the understanding, Ulfa will not harm the Garo people living on the Assam side, while a group of 30-40 Ulfa cadres are taking shelter in GNLA camps in the West Garo Hills district,” he said.
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March - 9 
The house of a 'zonal commander' of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was set ablaze at Kusmai village in Chatra District on March 9, reports Daily Bhaskar. A group of armed men went to the house of the Maoist, Dharmendra Yadav, asked
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The house of a 'zonal commander' of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was set ablaze at Kusmai village in Chatra District on March 9, reports Daily Bhaskar. A group of armed men went to the house of the Maoist, Dharmendra Yadav, asked the members to vacate their house before setting it on fire, the Police said. The arsonists also looted some property before setting ablaze the house, the sources said. The Police suspect a breakaway faction of the Maoist group could be involved in the incident.
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March - 9 
Three family members (Tasleema Begum- wife, mother and father-in-law) of Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen (HM) militant Shakir Hussain alias Chotta Hafiz, wanted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Delhi High Court blast (September 7, 201
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Three family members (Tasleema Begum- wife, mother and father-in-law) of Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen (HM) militant Shakir Hussain alias Chotta Hafiz, wanted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Delhi High Court blast (September 7, 2011), have been detained by Police at Tatapani belt in Kishtwar District.
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March - 9 
Three persons were abducted by militants from different places in the State on March 9. One was abducted along with his car from from Moirangkhom Moreh van parking area in Imphal by suspected People United Liberation Front (PULF) cadres while suspect
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Three persons were abducted by militants from different places in the State on March 9. One was abducted along with his car from from Moirangkhom Moreh van parking area in Imphal by suspected People United Liberation Front (PULF) cadres while suspected Kuki National Front (KNF) abducted two other persons from Kangpokpi area in Senapati District.
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March - 9 
Two militants of Indian Mujahideen (IM), Haroon Naik and hawala (illegal money transfer) operator Kanwar Nain Wazeer Chand Patrija who were behind bars in Opera House (Mumbai) blast (13/7) case of July 13, 2011 were on March 9, remanded in Anti Terro
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Two militants of Indian Mujahideen (IM), Haroon Naik and hawala (illegal money transfer) operator Kanwar Nain Wazeer Chand Patrija who were behind bars in Opera House (Mumbai) blast (13/7) case of July 13, 2011 were on March 9, remanded in Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) custody by a local court in connection with the Dadar explosion that took place on the same day, reports IBN Live. According to Police, Naik is suspected to have used hawala channels to fund the blasts with the help of Patrija, who had handed over INR 1 million to fugitive top operative of IM, Yasin Bhatkal, to execute the terror attack.
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March - 9 
Government offer for talks with Baloch nationalist leaders was heading nowhere as most of them rejected it, saying they have no trust in the rulers. “This is a trap and our leaders, including Brahamdagh Bugti, will not return; the Government did the
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Government offer for talks with Baloch nationalist leaders was heading nowhere as most of them rejected it, saying they have no trust in the rulers. “This is a trap and our leaders, including Brahamdagh Bugti, will not return; the Government did the same in the 1960s when they invited the Baloch leaders for talks and later persecuted them. The rulers also tricked Nawab (Akbar Khan) Sahib,” Shahzain Bugti, a leader of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) told the media.
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March - 9 
“Nobody trusts the Government anymore, whether it is Interior Minister Rehman Malik or anybody else. Dictatorial policies of the past continue to dominate the current scenario in Balochistan.” The Interior Ministry has ordered the chief secretary of
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“Nobody trusts the Government anymore, whether it is Interior Minister Rehman Malik or anybody else. Dictatorial policies of the past continue to dominate the current scenario in Balochistan.” The Interior Ministry has ordered the chief secretary of Balochistan to withdraw cases against Brahamdagh, Harbyar Marri and Akhtar Mengal, but the nationalists described the move as double standards of the Government. “The point is that who will guarantee the deal; what happens if talks fail or the Government doesn’t want to listen to anything,” said Shahzain. “Behaviour is the problem and Islamabad’s mindset is the main culprit; neither are we a colony of the Federal Government nor slaves,” added Shahzain.
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March - 9 
A bomb hoax at the Karachi University (KU) spread panic among the students, prompting an evacuation, reported Daily Times. The entire university was evacuated after the dissemination of false information. However, Station House Officer (SHO) Mubina T
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A bomb hoax at the Karachi University (KU) spread panic among the students, prompting an evacuation, reported Daily Times. The entire university was evacuated after the dissemination of false information. However, Station House Officer (SHO) Mubina Town Khan Muhammad Sheikh rebuffed the information, saying tension was escalating after the clash between two students’ organisations.
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March - 9 
A man was shot dead in Mujahidabad area of Orangi Town, reported Dawn. The incident occurred following the targeted killing of a former cadre of a banned outfit in Meraj Nabi Colony the same day.
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A man was shot dead in Mujahidabad area of Orangi Town, reported Dawn. The incident occurred following the targeted killing of a former cadre of a banned outfit in Meraj Nabi Colony the same day.
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March - 9 
A new twist to the mystery of how Osama got a shelter in a Pakistani cantonment town for over six years, before he was killed by US SEALs came from a retired Pakistani brigadier Shaukat Qadir, who carried out his own investigations, the Times said.
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A new twist to the mystery of how Osama got a shelter in a Pakistani cantonment town for over six years, before he was killed by US SEALs came from a retired Pakistani brigadier Shaukat Qadir, who carried out his own investigations, the Times said. Besides the intense jealousy among his wives, Qadir claims that Osama had been sidelined by his outfit. “al Qaeda decided to retire him in 2003 as he was mentally senile having picked up some degenerative disease from 2001.”
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March - 9 
A Police informer, identified as Muzammil (35), and a pushcart juice vendor Muhammad Aslam were shot dead at Faqeera Goth within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Karachi on March 9, reports Daily Times. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP
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A Police informer, identified as Muzammil (35), and a pushcart juice vendor Muhammad Aslam were shot dead at Faqeera Goth within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Karachi on March 9, reports Daily Times. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ejaz Rajper confirmed that Muzammil was a Police informer, adding that one Imran and his accomplices were arrested over the charge of his murder. He said Imran, who was arrested on the information of Muzammil, had threatened him for dire consequences after his release from the jail. Muzammil was the prime target of armed riders and the juice vendor came in the line of fire, he added.
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March - 9 
A Police official succumbed to his wounds after being injured during a clash with the outlaws in New Karachi area.
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A Police official succumbed to his wounds after being injured during a clash with the outlaws in New Karachi area.
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March - 9 
A refresher course in criminal law will focus mainly on the Protection of Women Act 2006, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2010 on sexual harassment, Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Am
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A refresher course in criminal law will focus mainly on the Protection of Women Act 2006, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2010 on sexual harassment, Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010, Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Amendment) Act 2011, Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Acts of 2010, among others. The force will also be trained to counter violence against women, child rights, handling of juvenile offenders, police powers of arrests, entering a situation, searching suspects, seizing weapons or other things and questioning and the role of women police officers.
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March - 9 
Accusing Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of “crossing the last limits of corruption”, she said: “The party which has grabbed power in PoK through rigging should tell what it has done for the amelioration of masses in the region?” She also underlined th
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Accusing Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of “crossing the last limits of corruption”, she said: “The party which has grabbed power in PoK through rigging should tell what it has done for the amelioration of masses in the region?” She also underlined the need for amendments in PoK’s Interim Constitution Act 1974 so as to empower the region’s Government.
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March - 9 
After the shootout, a large number of local tribesmen blocked the portion of National Highway linking Quetta and Afghanistan by putting barricades and boulders. In the meantime, a convoy carrying customs and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) offic
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After the shootout, a large number of local tribesmen blocked the portion of National Highway linking Quetta and Afghanistan by putting barricades and boulders. In the meantime, a convoy carrying customs and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials arrived at the place and were stopped by armed militants. They abducted Balochistan Customs Additional Collector Syed Shahanshah Hassnain, a superintendent, two inspectors, two constables, two officials of the NAB and two drivers. According to the sources, a former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Nawabzada Humayun Khan Jogezai, along with local administration officials held negotiations for several hours with tribal elders. “Negotiations with the tribal elders proved to be fruitful and resulted in the release of all the kidnapped men,” an official of Qila Abdullah administration said.
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March - 9 
Al Qaeda confirmed that one of its commanders, Badr Mansoor, died on February 9 in an US drone strike in a compound located in Miranshah. The US-based SITE monitoring service said that the confirmation of Mansoor's death came in a video statement by
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Al Qaeda confirmed that one of its commanders, Badr Mansoor, died on February 9 in an US drone strike in a compound located in Miranshah. The US-based SITE monitoring service said that the confirmation of Mansoor's death came in a video statement by Ahmad Farooq, al Qaeda's head of media and preaching in Pakistan.
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March - 9 
An activist of an unnamed political party was killed in New Karachi area.
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An activist of an unnamed political party was killed in New Karachi area.
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March - 9 
As the insurgency in Balochistan gets into international limelight, several foreign Governments have assured Pakistan of steps to curb activities of Baloch separatists on their soil, reported Dawn. “We have been assured that their respective territor
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As the insurgency in Balochistan gets into international limelight, several foreign Governments have assured Pakistan of steps to curb activities of Baloch separatists on their soil, reported Dawn. “We have been assured that their respective territories would not be used for anti-Pakistan activities,” Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said on March 9 while responding to a question about enhanced activities of expatriate Baloch activists, who have been rejuvenated by the United States (US) Congressional hearing and tabling of a resolution on Balochistan.
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March - 9 
At least 10 Government officials were abducted and later released after the killing of two alleged suspects on March 9 in the Killi Misezai area of the Qilla Abdullah District on March 9, reports Dawn. According to sources, personnel of the Frontier
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At least 10 Government officials were abducted and later released after the killing of two alleged suspects on March 9 in the Killi Misezai area of the Qilla Abdullah District on March 9, reports Dawn. According to sources, personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) and the Anti-Terrorism Force launched a search operation in Maizai Addah area on a tip off about the presence there of a gang involved in abduction for ransom and other heinous crimes. Armed militants opened fire on the security personnel, injuring an FC soldier and destroying two vehicles with rockets. An intense clash continued for over an hour. “Two criminals involved in abduction for ransom were killed in the exchange of fire,” an FC spokesman told the media. 15 other people were injured. Later, 16 suspects were arrested and a large quantity of arms and ammunition seized. “Many members of the kidnappers’ gang were arrested,” the FC sources said.
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March - 9 
At least 18 militants, among them six foreigners, were killed when US drones fired missiles on a compound and a vehicle in two different areas of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on March 9, reports Dawn. According
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At least 18 militants, among them six foreigners, were killed when US drones fired missiles on a compound and a vehicle in two different areas of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on March 9, reports Dawn. According to intelligence sources, 12 militants were killed in the attack on the vehicle in Jandool Mandow area of Shaktoi. The drones fired four missiles and foreigners were among the casualties, they said. However, independent sources said that eight missiles were fired on the vehicle at around 5 pm in which 15 people were killed. Six Uzbeks died when drones fired two missiles at the compound in Nesphah, 12 kilometres from Jandool Mandow.
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March - 9 
At least five terrorists were killed by Security Forces (SFs) after they attacked convoy of the (SFs) in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, political authorities said. The terrorists attacked the convoy in Alam Godar area. The SFs retaliate
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At least five terrorists were killed by Security Forces (SFs) after they attacked convoy of the (SFs) in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, political authorities said. The terrorists attacked the convoy in Alam Godar area. The SFs retaliated to the attack and killed five terrorists. Following the incident, SFs started a search operation in the area.
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March - 9 
Basit remarked that the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders had recently urged the Indian Government to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act. Replying to another questio
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Basit remarked that the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders had recently urged the Indian Government to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act. Replying to another question on the need for India and Pakistan to work together to settle the Siachen issue in order to minimise damage to the environment, Basit said Islamabad wanted the matter to be "resolved as quickly as possible".
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March - 9 
Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Dost Muhammad Khan said on March 9 that 2012 would be the year of release of missing persons, reports The News. “No one is above the law and the Constitution,” he said in his speech as chief guest at the
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Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Dost Muhammad Khan said on March 9 that 2012 would be the year of release of missing persons, reports The News. “No one is above the law and the Constitution,” he said in his speech as chief guest at the general body meeting of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA). The PHC chief justice claimed that more missing persons were recovered in his three-month period as chief justice than the previous three years of the high court. He said it was the constitutional duty of the judiciary to protect fundamental human rights, liberty and property of the citizens when the state failed to do so.
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March - 9 
Crime Range West claimed to have arrested a target killer, Rahim Mama alias Rahim Bux, from Rashid Minhas Road. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Khurram Waris, the raid was conducted on tip-off, leading to the arrest of Rahim Bux. He said t
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Crime Range West claimed to have arrested a target killer, Rahim Mama alias Rahim Bux, from Rashid Minhas Road. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Khurram Waris, the raid was conducted on tip-off, leading to the arrest of Rahim Bux. He said the accused, during initial investigation, confessed to have killed six persons in different areas of the city, including Syed Ahmed alias Amir Shah and Khalid Jakhrani in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. “He had no affiliation with political or religious party”, SP Waris said, adding the accused only used to work for money.
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March - 9 
Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) held a rally in Peshawar, demanding the immediate release of missing persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Ismail Darvesh of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F) and Jamaatud Dawa leaders also addressed the rally. They termed th
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Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) held a rally in Peshawar, demanding the immediate release of missing persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Ismail Darvesh of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F) and Jamaatud Dawa leaders also addressed the rally. They termed the unrest in Balochistan an international conspiracy against Pakistan and stated that the DPC will not allow this to continue. The rally demanded the immediate release of missing persons through a resolution and said that those in the custody of the military and in jails should be released. Their emphasis regarding missing persons focused on those in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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March - 9 
Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Marvi Memon on March 9 called for representation of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the Council of Common Interests (CCI) so that th
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Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Marvi Memon on March 9 called for representation of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the Council of Common Interests (CCI) so that the two regions could properly plead and protect their stakes, reports Dawn. Marvi struck the chord with almost everyone by taking strong exception to the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) for its poor performance in rehabilitation and reconstruction of earthquake affected people and areas. She announced that she would stage a sit-in against “ERRA’s corruption” over which she had also recently filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
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March - 9 
In the District, a civilian was killed near Pakistan Chowk locality
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In the District, a civilian was killed near Pakistan Chowk locality
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March - 9 
Leader of the peace militia of the Stori Khel Tribe in Orakzai Agency, Malik Waris Khan, was attacked and killed by militants in Feroz Khail area of Orakzai Agency. The militant, according to the official, managed to escape. However the house he took
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Leader of the peace militia of the Stori Khel Tribe in Orakzai Agency, Malik Waris Khan, was attacked and killed by militants in Feroz Khail area of Orakzai Agency. The militant, according to the official, managed to escape. However the house he took refuge in was soon located and encircled by security forces however. With no way to escape, and capture imminent, the militant killed himself. “He first exploded a hand grenade and injured himself but when the security forces moved closer, he shot himself,” said the official. The spokesperson for the TTP Ehsanullah Ehsan called reporters from an unknown location and claimed responsibility for the attack on the peace lashkar leader. “He was fighting against us,” said Ehsan. Malik Waris Khan had been awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan on the 23rd of March, 2011, recognising his efforts to combat militants and restore peace in his area.
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March - 9 
Osama bin Laden was betrayed by one of his jealous wives and his aides. It seems all was not well in Osama’s safe house in Pakistan towards the end, the media report stated saying there was “poisonous mistrust” between Osama’s three wives, with one
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Osama bin Laden was betrayed by one of his jealous wives and his aides. It seems all was not well in Osama’s safe house in Pakistan towards the end, the media report stated saying there was “poisonous mistrust” between Osama’s three wives, with one of them being accused of betraying him to United States (US) intelligence. Tensions erupted between Sadah, described as “the favoured wife,” and Khairiah Saber, an older woman who occupied a separate floor. In interrogation, Sadah accused her rival of having betrayed their husband to US intelligence.
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March - 9 
Pakistan on March 9 said it is not putting the "core issue" of Kashmir on the backburner as it works to normalise ties with India, and any final settlement between the two sides would be linked to realising the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people", r
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Pakistan on March 9 said it is not putting the "core issue" of Kashmir on the backburner as it works to normalise ties with India, and any final settlement between the two sides would be linked to realising the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people", reports Indian Express. "The Jammu and Kashmir dispute is about the people of Kashmir and their inalienable right to self-determination. Therefore, there is no question of freezing this issue or putting this core dispute on the backburner," Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said. "Doubtless, we are taking steps on the path to normalise Pakistan-India relations but reaching the final destination will inevitably be contingent upon realisation of Kashmiris' aspirations," he said during the weekly news briefing in response to a question on whether Pakistan is willing to set aside the Kashmir issue while normalising ties with India.
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March - 9 
Sindh Police will be inducting 400 more women officers into the ranks to add to the 900 which are already part of the force. Sindh Inspector General (IG) Police Mushtaq Ahmed Shah held a meeting at the Central Police Office to review capacity-buildin
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Sindh Police will be inducting 400 more women officers into the ranks to add to the 900 which are already part of the force. Sindh Inspector General (IG) Police Mushtaq Ahmed Shah held a meeting at the Central Police Office to review capacity-building measures for improving women policing. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Administration Abdul Khaliq Shah announced that short-term training courses have been designed for the women officers.
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March - 9 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants ambushed a military convoy, killing seven soldiers at Khar Qamar, 30 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times. “After the ambush, military helicopters and t
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants ambushed a military convoy, killing seven soldiers at Khar Qamar, 30 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times. “After the ambush, military helicopters and troops retaliated and there were reports of deaths of nine militants," an intelligence official said.
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March - 9 
The ASWJ chief Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi expressed his unfamiliarity with the ban. He, however, made it a point that if such a ban exists, it would be challenged in court. He added that his group respected the laws, and that trying to impose a ban on h
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The ASWJ chief Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi expressed his unfamiliarity with the ban. He, however, made it a point that if such a ban exists, it would be challenged in court. He added that his group respected the laws, and that trying to impose a ban on his organisation was akin to imposing a ban on Pakistan.
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March - 9 
The commission will be authorised to seek a report from the Federal Government on its own motion or on receipt of a petition on violation of human rights. The commission or any person authorised by it could visit any jail, place of detention or any o
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The commission will be authorised to seek a report from the Federal Government on its own motion or on receipt of a petition on violation of human rights. The commission or any person authorised by it could visit any jail, place of detention or any other institution or place under the control of government or its agencies where convicts, under-trial prisoners, detainees or other persons are lodged or detained. The members of the commission could visit any jail or any other institution under the control of the government where convicts or under-trial prisoners are serving their sentences.
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March - 9 
The functions of the commission do not include inquiring into the acts of intelligence agencies. If a complaint is made to the commission alleging that an act or practice of such an agency is in violation of human rights, the commission shall refer t
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The functions of the commission do not include inquiring into the acts of intelligence agencies. If a complaint is made to the commission alleging that an act or practice of such an agency is in violation of human rights, the commission shall refer the complaint to the competent authority. The legislation would at least open a window to inquire upon the alleged human rights violations committed by the intelligence agencies. The new legislation also includes the establishment of ‘human rights courts’ for the purpose of speedy trial of offences arising out of violation of human rights. To make the commission financially independent, the bill makes it mandatory for parliament to make due appropriation in the budget and provide the funds to the commission directly. No contribution from any foreign source, private or governmental, shall be acceptable to the commission, except after the approval of the Federal Government
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March - 9 
The Government on March 9 appointed Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam as the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), quashing rumours of another extension for Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reports The Express Tribune. Lieutenant Ge
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The Government on March 9 appointed Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam as the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), quashing rumours of another extension for Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, reports The Express Tribune. Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam will step into Pasha’s boots as Director General of the Directorate of ISI after serving as the commander of the V Corps, a key army administrative unit that is based in Karachi. “Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has appointed Lt-Gen Zaheerul Islam, corps commander Karachi, as new director general of the Inter Services Intelligence,” the PM’s office said in a terse statement. The appointment of Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam, whose nomination was supposedly backed by President Asif Ali Zardari, was finalised on March 9 evening.
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March - 9 
The local tribesmen in Mezai Ada area of Qilla Abdullah District, while referring to March 9, 2012, incident where Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation against alleged abductors killing two suspects, accused the SFs and opposing tribesme
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The local tribesmen in Mezai Ada area of Qilla Abdullah District, while referring to March 9, 2012, incident where Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation against alleged abductors killing two suspects, accused the SFs and opposing tribesmen of killing and detaining innocent people during the operation. A local tribal elder Mohammad Shafiq Misazai flanked by other tribesmen said SFs and their opponents barged into their houses and opened indiscriminate fire. “60-year-old Haji Dost Mohammad and young Sadam were killed on the spot while 16 others were wounded. The forces also whisked away 14 of our injured tribesmen,” he claimed. “All the victims were innocent and unarmed when attacked by forces and opponent tribesmen,” he added, alleging that the assailants also took away valuables from their houses. However, a Frontier Constabulary (FC) spokesperson said that SFs had conducted a search operation against criminals involved in kidnapping and other crimes. One FC personnel was also wounded during the search operation.
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March - 9 
The spokesman said that taking notice of those activities, the Foreign Ministry “made demarches to the relevant Governments”. Many Baloch leaders and activists have taken refuge in European countries from where they have been actively promoting their
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The spokesman said that taking notice of those activities, the Foreign Ministry “made demarches to the relevant Governments”. Many Baloch leaders and activists have taken refuge in European countries from where they have been actively promoting their cause. Western Governments have been generally sympathetic to Baloch separatists and some of them are allegedly patronising them indirectly. The spokesman said Balochistan was an ‘internal matter’ which would be dealt with in “our own constitutional political way”.
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March - 9 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on March 9 threatened attacks against the Government, Police and military officials if three of the slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s widows were not released from Pakistan’s custody, a spokesman for the mil
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on March 9 threatened attacks against the Government, Police and military officials if three of the slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s widows were not released from Pakistan’s custody, a spokesman for the militant outfit said, reports Express Tribune. “If the family of Osama bin Laden is not released as soon as possible, we will attack the judges, lawyers and security officials involved in their trial,” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told Reuters. “We will carry out suicide bombings against Security Forces and the Government across the country,” he added.
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March - 9 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan on March 9 threatened to attack Shad Begum, recipient of the International Women of Courage award, reports The Express Tribune. Shad Begum, who hails from Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunk
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan on March 9 threatened to attack Shad Begum, recipient of the International Women of Courage award, reports The Express Tribune. Shad Begum, who hails from Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, received the International Women of Courage Award on March 8 from First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her work on women rights and development. Ehsanullah Ehsan told Reuters that Shad Begum “works for a secular and infidel system in Pakistan. That is why America has given her this prize” and threatened attacks against her.
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March - 9 
The Upper House on March 9 unanimously passed ‘The National Commission for Human Rights Bill 2012’ with major amendments to the bill passed by the National Assembly earlier, to provide for the establishment of National Commission for Human Rights (NC
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The Upper House on March 9 unanimously passed ‘The National Commission for Human Rights Bill 2012’ with major amendments to the bill passed by the National Assembly earlier, to provide for the establishment of National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) for protection and promotion of fundamental human rights in the country, .
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March - 9 
The US State Department said those that would threaten Shad Begum, are “out of step with the aspirations of the Pakistani people.” Laura Lucas, a State Department spokesperson said, “Begum comes from a long tradition of strong female Pakistani civil
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The US State Department said those that would threaten Shad Begum, are “out of step with the aspirations of the Pakistani people.” Laura Lucas, a State Department spokesperson said, “Begum comes from a long tradition of strong female Pakistani civil society leaders. We have recognised her for the strong and courageous work that she does, which is appreciated by the many communities she has helped, and those who would threaten her are out of step with the aspirations of the Pakistani people.”
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March - 9 
Normal life in the far-western region has been affected by the bandh (shutdown strike) called by Rastriya Jana Morcha (RJM) on March 9. RJM called the strike demanding scrapping of federalism, promulgation of constitution within the deadline and elec
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Normal life in the far-western region has been affected by the bandh (shutdown strike) called by Rastriya Jana Morcha (RJM) on March 9. RJM called the strike demanding scrapping of federalism, promulgation of constitution within the deadline and election of local bodies.
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March - 9 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lawmaker, Balkrishna Dhungel, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Nepal, said on March 9 that he would not go to jail under any circumstance, reports
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lawmaker, Balkrishna Dhungel, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Nepal, said on March 9 that he would not go to jail under any circumstance, reports Nepal News. He also said that he is ready for any kind of sacrifice instead of going to jail. He was speaking at a programme that was attended by UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda.
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March - 9 
Five cadres of banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were arrested from two separate spots in Dhaka and Sylhet (Sylhet District) cities respectively on March 9, reports Daily Star. Police arrested three cadres who were trying to hold a rally before Mono
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Five cadres of banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were arrested from two separate spots in Dhaka and Sylhet (Sylhet District) cities respectively on March 9, reports Daily Star. Police arrested three cadres who were trying to hold a rally before Monowara Jame Mosque in Dhaka City’s Katabon area. Two of the arrestees, Nur-e-alam Mohammad Shihab Uddin and Abdul Matin, are students of Dhaka University while the third one, Abdul Matin, is a student of Bangladesh Institute of Glass and Ceramic in Tejgaon (Dhaka).
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March - 9 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two HuT cadres, identified as Jewel Ahmed and Atique Sarfaraj, students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, distributing the outfit's leaflets before Sheikhghat Boro Mosque in Sylhet city after Fri
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two HuT cadres, identified as Jewel Ahmed and Atique Sarfaraj, students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, distributing the outfit's leaflets before Sheikhghat Boro Mosque in Sylhet city after Friday prayer.
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March - 9 
A Catholic movement has condemned the call by a group of Tamil Catholic priests from Sri Lanka's North for an international investigation on the alleged war crimes and violations of humanitarian law during the final stages of war. The fact that a gro
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A Catholic movement has condemned the call by a group of Tamil Catholic priests from Sri Lanka's North for an international investigation on the alleged war crimes and violations of humanitarian law during the final stages of war. The fact that a group of 31 Tamil Catholic priests from the North including the Bishop of Mannar Rayappu Joseph has sent a letter to the UNHRC calling for an international investigation to address the accountability issues that they say Sri Lanka's LLRC did not address in its report, has polarized the Catholic community in Sri Lanka as Sinhala nationalist groups have interpreted it as an attack against the country.
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March - 9 
Activists of various pro-LTTE movements disrupted an international conference and forced the organisers to send away a Sri Lankan academic, on March 8. The members of Naam Tamizhar Iyakkam May 17 Movement, Sri Lankan Tamils Protection Federation, as
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Activists of various pro-LTTE movements disrupted an international conference and forced the organisers to send away a Sri Lankan academic, on March 8. The members of Naam Tamizhar Iyakkam May 17 Movement, Sri Lankan Tamils Protection Federation, as well as MDMK cadres barged into the conference venue at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) in Tamil Nadu and protested against the participation of Jeeva Niriella, faculty of law, lecturer, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. This is the second such incident of a Sri Lankan visitor facing a protest by pro-Tamil outfits. In January this year, Thirukumaran Nadesan, husband of Nirupama Rajapaksa, niece of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's suffered an even harsher treatment when slippers were hurled at him in Rameswaram where he visited to offer prayers in the temple.
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March - 9 
Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Germany, Sarath Kongahage, said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its sympathisers are fast fading in Germany, reports Daily News. Several attempts made by them to raise funds by holding campaigns have fai
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Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Germany, Sarath Kongahage, said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its sympathisers are fast fading in Germany, reports Daily News. Several attempts made by them to raise funds by holding campaigns have failed. They wanted to hold a mass protest on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day on February 4 and tarnish the image of Sri Lanka. However, their plans were an utter failure as only eight people turned out for the event, he added. The Sri Lankan community in Germany is around 60,000, of which around 8,000 are Tamils.
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March - 9 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran said the resolution presented by the United States on Sri Lanka to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva only seeks the implementation of the Lessons Learnt and Reconcili
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran said the resolution presented by the United States on Sri Lanka to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva only seeks the implementation of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations and was not against the country and noted that it was a belief that the resolution was against the country, reports Colombo Page. He pointed out that the international community was asking questions since the Government has failed to even implement minor recommendations.
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March - 10 
A fourteen year-old boy, Ankit who was abducted by unidentified armed militants on March 9 from New Bazar in Churachandpur District, apparently for ransom, was found the following day (March 10) at an isolated location near Khuga Dam. According to re
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A fourteen year-old boy, Ankit who was abducted by unidentified armed militants on March 9 from New Bazar in Churachandpur District, apparently for ransom, was found the following day (March 10) at an isolated location near Khuga Dam. According to reports, it is speculated that ransom was paid to secure the boy’s release though his immediate family declined to give any comment.
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March - 10 
A group of suspected GNLA militants, numbering between four to six, walked up to the Abisa petrol pump at New Chokpot village of South Garo Hills and opened fire hitting one of the pumping machines. No one was hurt in the attack. The militants fled i
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A group of suspected GNLA militants, numbering between four to six, walked up to the Abisa petrol pump at New Chokpot village of South Garo Hills and opened fire hitting one of the pumping machines. No one was hurt in the attack. The militants fled immediately after the attack and it is suspected that the attack may have been due to non-payment of extortion money to the outfit by the owner of the oil depot.
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March - 10 
A joint combing operation, codenamed ‘Sarvanash’, begun on March 7 by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Jamui and Banka Police against Maoists in the border area of the two Districts ended late in the evening of March 10 with the arrest of Babulal
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A joint combing operation, codenamed ‘Sarvanash’, begun on March 7 by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Jamui and Banka Police against Maoists in the border area of the two Districts ended late in the evening of March 10 with the arrest of Babulal Yadav, a Maoist and the prime accused in the killing of Prayag Yadav, a former head of Chilkari Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Banka in March 2010.
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March - 10 
According to enforcement agencies, Dubai is now the new and major printing centre for Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), IBNLive reported on March 10. The notes are printed in denominations of INR 500 and INR 1,000. Earlier, Pakistan was a big, direct
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According to enforcement agencies, Dubai is now the new and major printing centre for Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), IBNLive reported on March 10. The notes are printed in denominations of INR 500 and INR 1,000. Earlier, Pakistan was a big, direct source of funnelling of FICN into the Indian economy. Intelligence sources revealed, “The recent seizures have also indicated that the quality of currency notes coming from Dubai is superior unlike the earlier scanned ones. It has become very difficult for detection, especially for the common man.” Due to international pressure, sources added that printing of FICN has stopped in Pakistan and now the major FICN conspirator, Aftab Batki has shifted his base to Dubai.
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March - 10 
An estimated of 35,000 are still stranded in six rehabilitation camps of North Tripura’s Kanchanpur subdivision for more than 12 years after an ethnic clash in Mizoram’s Mamit District in 1997.
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An estimated of 35,000 are still stranded in six rehabilitation camps of North Tripura’s Kanchanpur subdivision for more than 12 years after an ethnic clash in Mizoram’s Mamit District in 1997.
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March - 10 
Mizoram Chief Minister Lathanhawla, on March 10, said that his Government has made all arrangements for the Bru refugees to return from the relief and rehabilitation camps in Tripura to Mizoram. “They are genuine citizens of Mizoram, but they went on
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lathanhawla, on March 10, said that his Government has made all arrangements for the Bru refugees to return from the relief and rehabilitation camps in Tripura to Mizoram. “They are genuine citizens of Mizoram, but they went on their own volition. Now they are free to come back. Their villagers are also empty and they can return any time,” Lathanhawla said. He said the Mizoram Government has already provided a village council, drinking water facilities, schools and other infrastructure in the Bru areas to facilitate their return. Lathanhawla, however, said that the Bru leaders in the relief camps in Tripura do not want their people to return to Mizoram as they wanted to keep the issue alive as they are getting their money out of it.
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March - 10 
Security Forces shot dead a militant, identified as Jongthang, and recovered two country made firearms in at Asharampara in North Tripura District during a 15 minutes encounter on March 10. One Assailant Sub Inspector (ASI), identified as Babul Mahaj
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Security Forces shot dead a militant, identified as Jongthang, and recovered two country made firearms in at Asharampara in North Tripura District during a 15 minutes encounter on March 10. One Assailant Sub Inspector (ASI), identified as Babul Mahajan was also injured in the encounter. The slain militants outfit is yet to be identified. The encounter took place when the militants issued a demand note of INR one million to a contractor and the contractor in turn informed the Police about the place and date for submitting the money to the militants.
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March - 10 
SFs also arrested two militants belonging to President Faction of Kuki national Front (KNF-P) and one Over Ground Worker (OGW) from Waichong area in Senapati District on March 10. The arrested militants were identified as ‘Private’ Jangminlal Kipgen
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SFs also arrested two militants belonging to President Faction of Kuki national Front (KNF-P) and one Over Ground Worker (OGW) from Waichong area in Senapati District on March 10. The arrested militants were identified as ‘Private’ Jangminlal Kipgen and Thangneo, while the OGW was identified as Dehlam Doungel.
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March - 10 
SFs arrested a militant belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Vijay Basumatary alias Seela (19), from Chandrapara in Kokrajhar District on March 10, reports The Telegraph. SFs recovered a rifle, a hand grenade and e
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SFs arrested a militant belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Vijay Basumatary alias Seela (19), from Chandrapara in Kokrajhar District on March 10, reports The Telegraph. SFs recovered a rifle, a hand grenade and extortion leaflets from him.
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March - 10 
SFs arrested three militants belonging to Nationalist socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), identified as KH Fhilimon, Khiamping Khumba and Neilor Cheeru moving in a Tata Sumo from Awangkhul to Nonei on NH-37 in Tamenlong District. SF
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SFs arrested three militants belonging to Nationalist socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), identified as KH Fhilimon, Khiamping Khumba and Neilor Cheeru moving in a Tata Sumo from Awangkhul to Nonei on NH-37 in Tamenlong District. SFs recovered INR 80,000 and incriminating documents from their possession.
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March - 10 
The Anti Naxal Force (ANF) and District Police (DP) reportedly exchanged fire with 20 to 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Mittabagilu in Bolle forest in Belthangady taluk (administrative unit) in Dakshina Kannada District dur
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The Anti Naxal Force (ANF) and District Police (DP) reportedly exchanged fire with 20 to 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Mittabagilu in Bolle forest in Belthangady taluk (administrative unit) in Dakshina Kannada District during a combing operation on March 10, reports Express Buzz. Police sources told reporters that both ANF and DP were tipped off about the movement of suspected Maoists in the region and at around 2 pm, the ANF team intercepted about 20 to 25 Maoists who begun firing at ANF and Policemen injuring one Police constable Sadashiva Choudhary (25) of Jamkhandi taluk in Bagalkot District. The ANF retaliated and exchange of fire continued for over an hour, Inspector-General of Police (IGP, Western Range) Pratap Reddy said.
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March - 10 
The Gadchiroli Police busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) arms and ammunition factory at Neral in Raigad District on March 10, reported The Times of India. Parts of rocket launchers, guns and magazines were also found besides some d
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The Gadchiroli Police busted a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) arms and ammunition factory at Neral in Raigad District on March 10, reported The Times of India. Parts of rocket launchers, guns and magazines were also found besides some damaged pieces and samples. Four people were working in the factory when the raid took place. "It was not functioning regularly, but operated about once a fortnight," said Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police S. Veeresh Prabhu. The Police said the factory belonged to one Asim Kumar Bhattacharya, who was arrested along with Dinesh Wankhede, Suman Gawde and Paro Patel from their Dombivli hideout on March 1.
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March - 10 
The Police arrested a Maoist sympathizer, identified as Ram Khillo, from Haldikund under Boipariguda Police limits in the District earlier on March 10, reports The Times of India. According to Jeypore Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Utkal Das, t
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The Police arrested a Maoist sympathizer, identified as Ram Khillo, from Haldikund under Boipariguda Police limits in the District earlier on March 10, reports The Times of India. According to Jeypore Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Utkal Das, the arrested Maoist sympathizer was providing logistical support to the Maoists and used to make necessary arrangements to hide weapons and other explosive material of the Maoists at villages.
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March - 10 
Two top cadres belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) surrendered along with two .9mm pistols and six live rounds of ammunition at the Battalion Headquarters, 4 Assam Rifles, in Changlang District on March 10.
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Two top cadres belonging to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) surrendered along with two .9mm pistols and six live rounds of ammunition at the Battalion Headquarters, 4 Assam Rifles, in Changlang District on March 10.
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March - 10 
Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a labour camp near Baonai River in Lilaijhora, 10 kilometres from Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District on March 10. A labourer, identified as, Zalal Siekh, was injured in the incident. According to sources,
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Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a labour camp near Baonai River in Lilaijhora, 10 kilometres from Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar District on March 10. A labourer, identified as, Zalal Siekh, was injured in the incident. According to sources, the incident took place because the contractor failed to pay extortion money demanded by unspecified outfit.
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March - 10 
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth also ordered the Police department to close down all the illegal detention facilities within 10 days. It directed the NAB Director General to conduct the inquiry and in
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A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth also ordered the Police department to close down all the illegal detention facilities within 10 days. It directed the NAB Director General to conduct the inquiry and in the light of it file a reference against the SHO within 30 days. The bench was hearing a writ petition concerning alleged illegal detention and torture of a 5th grade student, Iqbal Hussain, by the SHO. Hussain’s mother, Ms Mamala, has filed the petition, challenging his detention.
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March - 10 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on March 10 said that the alleged suspects for the February 28, 2012 target killing of 18 Shia bus passengers in Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been traced through frequency of their cell phones
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on March 10 said that the alleged suspects for the February 28, 2012 target killing of 18 Shia bus passengers in Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been traced through frequency of their cell phones and five of them have already been arrested, reports Dawn. However, their identity cannot be disclosed at the moment. “The names of the killers will be given to the Jirga (council) members who will hand them over to the Law-Enforcement Agencies,” the Minister said.
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March - 10 
Four terrorist hideouts in the Khadezai and Mamozai areas of tribal region were destroyed by bombardment of jet fighters, killing at least 21 terrorists. Orakzai is one of seven ethnic Pashtun tribal areas where the Pakistani military has carried out
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Four terrorist hideouts in the Khadezai and Mamozai areas of tribal region were destroyed by bombardment of jet fighters, killing at least 21 terrorists. Orakzai is one of seven ethnic Pashtun tribal areas where the Pakistani military has carried out offensives to root out insurgent groups.
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March - 10 
Pakistani fighter jets bombed several terrorists’ hideouts in the northwestern Orakzai Agency, near the Afghanistan border, killing 33 terrorists and injuring 23, military officials said on March 10. According to security sources, hideouts of terror
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Pakistani fighter jets bombed several terrorists’ hideouts in the northwestern Orakzai Agency, near the Afghanistan border, killing 33 terrorists and injuring 23, military officials said on March 10. According to security sources, hideouts of terrorists were pounded in shelling by the forces in Upper Orakzai Agency area of Mamozai, Oadkhel and Jabba. As a result, a dozen saboteurs were killed and several others injured. As many as three terror dens were also destroyed in the crackdown, sources added.
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March - 10 
Quetta Police on March 10 busted eight outfits involved in abduction for ransom and other heinous acts, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Operations Quetta Qazi Abdul Wahid, reports The News. Flanked by other Police Officials, DIG Operation
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Quetta Police on March 10 busted eight outfits involved in abduction for ransom and other heinous acts, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Operations Quetta Qazi Abdul Wahid, reports The News. Flanked by other Police Officials, DIG Operations said that since January, 2012 Police dismantled eight outfits involved in abducting citizens for ransom, car lifting, motorbike snatching and robberies.
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March - 10 
Six members of a pro-Government tribal militia (Aman Lashkar) were killed when they were ambushed by militants in the Dera Bugti area of Balochistan on March 10, security officials said. According to sources, volunteers of the militia were travelling
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Six members of a pro-Government tribal militia (Aman Lashkar) were killed when they were ambushed by militants in the Dera Bugti area of Balochistan on March 10, security officials said. According to sources, volunteers of the militia were travelling to Phelaogh from Sui when they were attacked by the armed militants positioned on the hills. Six volunteers died on the spot while several got injured. Security Forces cordoned off the area and initiated a search operation after the attack. However, no arrests have been reported so far. The Baloch separatists and Taliban militants are active in the province, and have been blamed for such violence in the past.
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March - 10 
The Government of Pakistan has discreetly banned the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), reported Express Tribune, quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report on March 10 (today). In what the BBC describes as a notification issued by
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The Government of Pakistan has discreetly banned the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), reported Express Tribune, quoting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu report on March 10 (today). In what the BBC describes as a notification issued by the Interior Minsitry two weeks ago, the ASWJ was suspected to have been involved in terrorism related activities of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the defunct terror outfit. The new notification, unannounced publically, has been issued based on schedule-one of the Anti-Terrorism Act. According to the copies of the notification available with the BBC, authorities in all four provinces have been alerted to the change in status.
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March - 10 
The Government on March 10 banned three religious/charity organisations working in the country, reported Dawn. According to a senior official of the Interior Ministry, with the latest ban imposed on Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), Al Harmain Foundat
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The Government on March 10 banned three religious/charity organisations working in the country, reported Dawn. According to a senior official of the Interior Ministry, with the latest ban imposed on Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at (ASWJ), Al Harmain Foundation (AHF) and Rabita Trust (RT), the number of outlawed organisations and groups rose to 38. The three organisations were outlawed by the United Nations (UN) in 2009 under a resolution adopted by the Security Council.
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March - 10 
The Minister further said that the incident should not be viewed as a terrorist action against a particular sect. “Rather, the killings were carried out by those who want to destabilise the state, the Government and are active throughout our country.
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The Minister further said that the incident should not be viewed as a terrorist action against a particular sect. “Rather, the killings were carried out by those who want to destabilise the state, the Government and are active throughout our country. “An international conspiracy may be under way and the investigators have taken this into consideration,” he added.
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March - 10 
The organisations previously banned by the Government are: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP banned on August 14, 2001), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaafria Pakistan (T
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The organisations previously banned by the Government are: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP banned on August 14, 2001), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Tehreek-e-Jaafria Pakistan (TJP), Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM), Tehreek-e-Islami (on January 14, 2002), al Qaeda (on March 17, 2003), Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan, Khuddam-ul-Islam, Islami Tehreek Pakistan (on November 15, 2003), Jama’at-ul-Ansar (JuA), Jama’at-ul-Furqan (JuF), Hizb-ut-Tehrir (HuT on November 20, 2003), Khair-un-Naas International Trust (on October 27, 2004), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA on April 7, 2006), Islamic Students Movement of Pakistan (on August 21, 2006), Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), Ansar-ul-Islam (AI), Haji Namdar Group (on June 30, 2008), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP on August 25, 2008), Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), Al-Akhtar Trust and Al-Rashid Trust (banned under the UNSC Resolution 1267 on December 10, 2008), Shia Talba Action Committee, Markaz-e-Sabeel (Gilgit), Tanzeem Naujawan-i-Sunnat (Gilgit), People’s Aman Committee (PAC), Balochistan Republican Army (BRA), Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), Lashkar-e-Balochistan (LeB), Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) and Balochistan Mussalah Difa Tanzeem (banned in 2011). Sunni Tehreek (ST) was put on a watch list on January 14, 2002.
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March - 10 
Police arrested four activists of Islamist outfit Ahle Hadith, identified as Badrul Aziz (36), Mehedi Hasan (20), Abdullah (27) and Azhar Ali (26) along with CDs at Darshana Bazar under Damurhuda sub-district in Chuadanga District on March 10, report
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Police arrested four activists of Islamist outfit Ahle Hadith, identified as Badrul Aziz (36), Mehedi Hasan (20), Abdullah (27) and Azhar Ali (26) along with CDs at Darshana Bazar under Damurhuda sub-district in Chuadanga District on March 10, reports Daily Star. Later, the four were handed over to Damurhuda Police Station.
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March - 10 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 10 cadres of banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) from Mohakhali area in Dhaka City on March 10, reports The Daily Star. After a tip-off, the elite RAB force conducted a raid near IPH Jam-e-Mosque in Mohakhali
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 10 cadres of banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) from Mohakhali area in Dhaka City on March 10, reports The Daily Star. After a tip-off, the elite RAB force conducted a raid near IPH Jam-e-Mosque in Mohakhali area around 2:30am and arrested the 10 cadres. Searching residences of three of the arrested, the officers recovered books, leaflets, banners and copies of constitutions of the Islamist organisation, RAB-1 officers said.
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March - 10 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on March 10 pointed out that certain countries, which remained silent during the 30 years of unspeakable terror unleashed by the LTTE with suicide bombs and mass murders of civilians, are now trying to prosecute Sri Lanka
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa on March 10 pointed out that certain countries, which remained silent during the 30 years of unspeakable terror unleashed by the LTTE with suicide bombs and mass murders of civilians, are now trying to prosecute Sri Lanka for human rights violations after the Government eliminated the terror, according to Colombo Page. Noting that some members of the international community are thinking of human rights only when the killings no longer take place, the President said after defeat of terrorism killings of youth from all communities have stopped and the people are once again able to live freely in an undivided country that belongs to everyone.
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March - 11 
A telephone exchange and a mobile communication tower of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) were set ablaze by a group of around six to seven armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Onakadelli under Macchkund Police Station limi
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A telephone exchange and a mobile communication tower of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) were set ablaze by a group of around six to seven armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Onakadelli under Macchkund Police Station limits in Koraput District early on March 11, reports The Hindu. According to Police sources the Maoists forced the lone night watchman deployed at the spot to leave the area. The Maoists asked him to escape after shutting off the lights and then set the office ablaze. The Maoists did not trigger any blast at the spot. They only used fire to damage the BSNL properties.
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March - 11 
All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students' Association (ACKHSA) founder president Pradip Dutta Roy, in a memorandum to State Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik, alleged that the Assam University, situated at Dorgakona near Silchar, has virtually become a
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All Cachar Karimganj Hailakandi Students' Association (ACKHSA) founder president Pradip Dutta Roy, in a memorandum to State Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik, alleged that the Assam University, situated at Dorgakona near Silchar, has virtually become a den of Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India. In a memorandum submitted to the Governor during his visit to Silchar early this week, Dutta Roy said, "foreign powers were trying hard to separate the Barak Valley from Assam by using Assam University's campus as a terrorist hideout and Maoist den”.
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March - 11 
Border Security Force (BSF) of Purakhasia Border Outpost in West Garo Hills District arrested one suspected Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, identified as Idrish Ali, on March 11. Twenty packets of cigarette, Bangladeshi curren
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Border Security Force (BSF) of Purakhasia Border Outpost in West Garo Hills District arrested one suspected Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, identified as Idrish Ali, on March 11. Twenty packets of cigarette, Bangladeshi currency and two mobile phones were recovered from the cadre.
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March - 11 
Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda on March 10 stated that a "negligible number" of Jammu and Kashmir's youth are now joining militant outfits while a greater number are instead helping in anti-militancy operations, reports IANS. "Youth in Jamm
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Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda on March 10 stated that a "negligible number" of Jammu and Kashmir's youth are now joining militant outfits while a greater number are instead helping in anti-militancy operations, reports IANS. "Youth in Jammu and Kashmir are not getting swayed into militancy as in past. There is negligible numbers who are getting recruited into militants' ranks. Instead they (youth) are helping us (police) fight militancy and bring in peace and harmony in the state," Khoda said. He said the youth in the State had increasingly started getting away from militancy since 2010. Khoda said there were just a dozen militants left in erstwhile Doda District which is now divided into Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban Districts. "The breakup is seven militants present in Kishtwar district, nil in Doda and five in Ramban," he added. Police had earlier in the year pegged the total number of militants in the state at about 300 to 350 militants.
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March - 11 
Indian authority on March 11 handed over two Myanmar nationals who were locked in Manipur jail since their detention in December 2011 to the Myanmar authority at the international border gate in Moreh (Chandel District) of Manipur. The two foreign na
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Indian authority on March 11 handed over two Myanmar nationals who were locked in Manipur jail since their detention in December 2011 to the Myanmar authority at the international border gate in Moreh (Chandel District) of Manipur. The two foreign nationals were arrested for allegedly entering Indian Territory without required documents on December 1, 2011.
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March - 11 
Militants shot at and injured a civilian in the Sopore town of Baramulla District late in the evening of March 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that some pistol borne militants fired upon one Ghulam Hassan Cheechak outside his residence. Poli
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Militants shot at and injured a civilian in the Sopore town of Baramulla District late in the evening of March 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that some pistol borne militants fired upon one Ghulam Hassan Cheechak outside his residence. Police recovered four empty cartridges of a Chinese Pistol from the site of the incident.
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March - 11 
Police have arrested Mohammed Jahid with INR 3.97 lakh of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) on March 11, from the old bus stand area of Ramgarh (Ramgarh District), according to The Times of India. The FICN was given by Bittu of Asansol in West Benga
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Police have arrested Mohammed Jahid with INR 3.97 lakh of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) on March 11, from the old bus stand area of Ramgarh (Ramgarh District), according to The Times of India. The FICN was given by Bittu of Asansol in West Bengal. However, Bittu managed to escape. "Jahid was a regular visitor to Ramgarh for circulating fake currency in the market, which was provided by Bittu," stated Ramgarh Superintendant of Police (SP) Anish Gupta.
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March - 11 
Police sources said that the racket was active for the last eight months and investigators are now looking for Nasir, who hails from Kerala and two others. Police recovered 1,598 fake currency notes with a face value of INR 500, a printer, a computer
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Police sources said that the racket was active for the last eight months and investigators are now looking for Nasir, who hails from Kerala and two others. Police recovered 1,598 fake currency notes with a face value of INR 500, a printer, a computer, five cell phones, 450 sheets of paper for printing fake currency, other equipment and cash of INR 93,000 during the raids.
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March - 11 
Ravi Kumar (22), an engineering student from Ranchi was injured by a stray bullet when alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at Habbipur village under Rajpur Police Station in Rohtas District on March 11, reported Th
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Ravi Kumar (22), an engineering student from Ranchi was injured by a stray bullet when alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened fire at Habbipur village under Rajpur Police Station in Rohtas District on March 11, reported The Telegraph. Rajesh Sharma, an active member of the now disbanded Maoist Communist Centre, had land dispute with a fellow villager, Lalan Singh. Rajpur block pramukh (head of administrative division) Rajendra Singh had, however, intervened and pacified the two rival groups. This did not go down well with Rajesh’s aides. About six members of an armed squad of the Maoists attacked the relatives of Rajendra Singh while they were on their way to the local market. Rajesh’s accomplices abused threw stones at Rajendra’s kin and fired indiscriminately. Ravi, who had gone to the market to buy vegetables, was hit by a stray bullet fired by the Maoists. Bikramganj Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Pramod Kumar said “Police seized 15 cartridges of .315 bore and an empty cartridge during a search at Rajesh’s house.”
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March - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered an unsophisticated detonator, a bomb and 10 live cartages of Single Barrel Gun (SBL) from the residence of one Hiring Zemi at New Kunjung locality of Haflong town in Dima Hasao District on March 11. Hiring, a teacher b
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered an unsophisticated detonator, a bomb and 10 live cartages of Single Barrel Gun (SBL) from the residence of one Hiring Zemi at New Kunjung locality of Haflong town in Dima Hasao District on March 11. Hiring, a teacher by profession, was also said to be involved in kidnapping of Shyamol Paul, a town-based businessperson on March 2 by unidentified militant groups. As per Police report, the recovery suggests that, a non Dimasa militant formation with assistance of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was trying to consolidate position among tribal population of the District.
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March - 11 
SFs arrested two-suspected linkman belonging to Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT), identified as Khorsing Teron (29) and Biren Signar, from Chokihola in Karbi Anglong District on March 11, reports The Nagaland Post. SFs recovered two extortion
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SFs arrested two-suspected linkman belonging to Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT), identified as Khorsing Teron (29) and Biren Signar, from Chokihola in Karbi Anglong District on March 11, reports The Nagaland Post. SFs recovered two extortion notes, three mobile handsets and a TVS motor cycle, bearing registration no. AS 05E0840, used by the linkmen.
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March - 11 
Suspected militants detonated a powerful bomb near the mini-secretariat building in Ukhrul District headquarters on March 11. No casualty was reported in the blast. Police said the bomb was blasted at the old Autonomous District Council (ADC) office
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Suspected militants detonated a powerful bomb near the mini-secretariat building in Ukhrul District headquarters on March 11. No casualty was reported in the blast. Police said the bomb was blasted at the old Autonomous District Council (ADC) office located around 50-meter away from the mini-secretariat building in Ukhrul.
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March - 11 
The former head of Britain's Special Intelligence Service, Nigel Inkster, on March 11, said Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was behind the July 7, 2008 suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul (Afghanistan), which killed 60 peo
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The former head of Britain's Special Intelligence Service, Nigel Inkster, on March 11, said Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was behind the July 7, 2008 suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul (Afghanistan), which killed 60 people, reports The Times of India.
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March - 11 
The Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from a private nursing home in Tajpur area in Samastipur District on March 11, reported Zee News. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided the nursing home and arrested the Maoist
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The Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre from a private nursing home in Tajpur area in Samastipur District on March 11, reported Zee News. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided the nursing home and arrested the Maoist, identified as Amarnath Sahni, who was undergoing treatment, Superintendent of Police (SP) Varun Kumar Sinha said. Sahni, a native of Vaishali District, was wanted in several incidents of Maoist insurgency in the District, SP Sinha said.
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While India has always suspected ISI's involvement in the bombing, Islamabad has denied any such hand. In 'Secret Pakistan', US intelligence officer Mike Waltz had accused "Pakistanis" of being behind the attack. Waltz, now with the US Vice-President
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While India has always suspected ISI's involvement in the bombing, Islamabad has denied any such hand. In 'Secret Pakistan', US intelligence officer Mike Waltz had accused "Pakistanis" of being behind the attack. Waltz, now with the US Vice-President's office, had said, "Pakistanis were behind the Haqqani Network (which carried out the mission)." He further said that he had seen American intelligence intercepts of exchanges between the ISI and the Haqqani Network on the subject.
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March - 11 
A banker at the centre of a scandal over the funneling of millions of rupees from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to politicians in the 1990s has said that he personally delivered cash to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif at h
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A banker at the centre of a scandal over the funneling of millions of rupees from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to politicians in the 1990s has said that he personally delivered cash to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif at his home, reports Indian Express. Former Mehran Bank chief Yunus Habib did not specify how much he had paid to Sharif, a two-time former premier. Habib further told Geo News channel that PKR 2.5 million was sent to PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif, currently the Chief Minister of Punjab, through telegraphic transfer on September 27, 1993. As the Supreme Court resumed hearing a 16-year-old case regarding the funding of politicians by the ISI, Habib told a bench last week that he had arranged PKR 1.48 billion for the military and about PKR 400 million was paid to politicians linked to the Army-backed Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) to rig the 1990 general election. This was created with the backing of the security establishment to prevent the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from coming to power. Habib's allegations have been denied by most of the politicians accused of receiving pay-offs. Habib said that in order to make up for mistakes he had committed in 1990, he supported the PPP in polls held in 1993 and it came to power that year.
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March - 11 
A man, identified as Riaz, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Tasub Bazar of Panjgur District.
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A man, identified as Riaz, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Tasub Bazar of Panjgur District.
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March - 11 
A security man was killed when an improvised explosive device went off in Wali Kor area of Baizai tehsil (revenue unit). Sources said that security personnel were fetching water from a spring in Wali Kor area when one of them stepped on the explosive
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A security man was killed when an improvised explosive device went off in Wali Kor area of Baizai tehsil (revenue unit). Sources said that security personnel were fetching water from a spring in Wali Kor area when one of them stepped on the explosive device, planted along the track. A spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand chapter talked to local journalists by telephone from an undisclosed location and claimed responsibility for the blast.
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March - 11 
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in the suburban Badbher area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 16 persons and injuring 33 others on March 11. A Senior Police official said Advocate Khushdil Khan, Deputy
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in the suburban Badbher area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 16 persons and injuring 33 others on March 11. A Senior Police official said Advocate Khushdil Khan, Deputy Speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, appeared to be the target of the attack. The blast took place immediately after he had left the place. Darra Adamkhel chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for attack. TTP spokesman Mohammad Afridi said the politician was the target because he had set up a militia to battle against the TTP. “These militias are the front lines for the Pakistan army,” the spokesman added.
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March - 11 
An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Shaad Mohammed (25), was shot dead at Sarrafa Market in Pathan Colony of Karachi on March 11, reported The News. Police said that the deceased had been lobbying against the drug mafia opera
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An activist of the Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Shaad Mohammed (25), was shot dead at Sarrafa Market in Pathan Colony of Karachi on March 11, reported The News. Police said that the deceased had been lobbying against the drug mafia operating in the area and was continuously receiving death threats. The area witnessed a law and order situation and unidentified armed assailants torched a motorcycle and a rickshaw.
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March - 11 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found in a complex of Jinnah Road in Quetta.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found in a complex of Jinnah Road in Quetta.
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March - 11 
Another bullet-riddled dead body of a boy, identified as Mohammed Fahim, was recovered from Machlee Market in the Soldier Bazaar Police limits. Police said that both the deceased were abducted on March 10, 2012 and later tortured to death.
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Another bullet-riddled dead body of a boy, identified as Mohammed Fahim, was recovered from Machlee Market in the Soldier Bazaar Police limits. Police said that both the deceased were abducted on March 10, 2012 and later tortured to death.
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March - 11 
ASWJ hit back at reports of a Government ban saying it was slapped at the behest of the United States (US), reported Express Tribune. “Attempts at banning ASWJ are on the directives of the US,” Chairperson Maulana Ahmad Ali Ludhianvi told media. The
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ASWJ hit back at reports of a Government ban saying it was slapped at the behest of the United States (US), reported Express Tribune. “Attempts at banning ASWJ are on the directives of the US,” Chairperson Maulana Ahmad Ali Ludhianvi told media. The Government has not sealed any of ASWJ offices, thus far, Ludhianvi said, adding, “We have learnt about the ban in a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Report. We haven’t received any official intimation”.
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March - 11 
At least 39 militants were killed in clashes at various places during a Security Forces’ operation in Alam Godhar Area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 11.
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At least 39 militants were killed in clashes at various places during a Security Forces’ operation in Alam Godhar Area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 11.
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March - 11 
Five security personnel including a high-ranking officer were killed when they stepped over a land mine in Ghalanai area of Mohammad Agency. Seven others were injured in the incident.
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Five security personnel including a high-ranking officer were killed when they stepped over a land mine in Ghalanai area of Mohammad Agency. Seven others were injured in the incident.
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March - 11 
In Jamrud, unidentified persons shot dead a tribesman near Shahkas locality. Sources said that Amir Jan, a resident of Bara, along with another person was coming to Jamrud on a motorcycle when he was intercepted by two assailants, also riding a motor
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In Jamrud, unidentified persons shot dead a tribesman near Shahkas locality. Sources said that Amir Jan, a resident of Bara, along with another person was coming to Jamrud on a motorcycle when he was intercepted by two assailants, also riding a motorcycle.
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March - 11 
In Khyber Agency, two persons including a security man were killed and two children received injuries in different incidents in Bara tehsil.
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In Khyber Agency, two persons including a security man were killed and two children received injuries in different incidents in Bara tehsil.
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March - 11 
In the District, another unidentified dead body was recovered from hills of Pakhtoonabad area.
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In the District, another unidentified dead body was recovered from hills of Pakhtoonabad area.
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March - 11 
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Sherry Rehman expressed serious concern on March 11 over Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s resolution on Balochistan, in a letter addressed to US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner, reported Exp
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Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Sherry Rehman expressed serious concern on March 11 over Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s resolution on Balochistan, in a letter addressed to US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner, reported Express Tribune. According to the official sources, the letter says that such “statements and resolutions in contravention of United Nations Charter and international norms could undermine Pakistan-US relations.” The letter comes after Congressman Rohrabacher introduced a House Concurrent Resolution in February, calling upon Pakistan to recognise the Baloch right to self determination.
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March - 11 
Police found body parts of a woman from a garbage dump yard within the remits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station.
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Police found body parts of a woman from a garbage dump yard within the remits of Soldier Bazaar Police Station.
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March - 11 
Referring to unspecified reliable sources reported that after volatile Balochistan, the situation in Gilgit-Baltistan has turned into a volcano that could erupt at any time, exposing hundreds of locals to violence, hatred and death. At present a grea
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Referring to unspecified reliable sources reported that after volatile Balochistan, the situation in Gilgit-Baltistan has turned into a volcano that could erupt at any time, exposing hundreds of locals to violence, hatred and death. At present a great deal of unrest that is being witnessed among the residents of Gilgit-Baltistan representing various religious sects, including Deobandi, Shia, Sunni and Ismaili, could disrupt the law and order situation, triggering large-scale violence in the northern areas anytime. Sources said a large amount of illegal arms and ammunitions have been dumped in various parts of the region by various communities under the nose of the Government while administration had its eyes closed over the issue.
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March - 11 
The administration of Kohistan District has constituted a 70-member jirga of local Ulema and elders, which would extend help to the LEAs in arresting perpetrators of the February 28 killing. “This jirga would also discuss ways to arrest those involve
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The administration of Kohistan District has constituted a 70-member jirga of local Ulema and elders, which would extend help to the LEAs in arresting perpetrators of the February 28 killing. “This jirga would also discuss ways to arrest those involved in the carnage with the jirga of elders and Ulema of Diamer. It will also convey the message of Kohistanis to people of Gilgit-Baltistan that their area should not be used for settling scores of sectarian conflict in Gilgit,” said Maulana Dildar Ahmad, a former Provincial Minister and key member of the jirga on March 11, adding, that an international conspiracy to pitch the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and Kohistan against each other couldn’t be ruled out.
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March - 11 
The headless body of an abdcuted official of Frontier Corps (FC) was found in Alamgudar area of Bara. Sources said that the deceased identified as Jameel Khattak was kidnapped by militants after he got injured during a clash with them.
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The headless body of an abdcuted official of Frontier Corps (FC) was found in Alamgudar area of Bara. Sources said that the deceased identified as Jameel Khattak was kidnapped by militants after he got injured during a clash with them.
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March - 11 
The mutilated and bullet-riddled dead body of a teenage boy, identified as Naeem, was found from Chappa Gali in the Eidgah Police limits. The deceased had received one bullet each on his head and leg.
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The mutilated and bullet-riddled dead body of a teenage boy, identified as Naeem, was found from Chappa Gali in the Eidgah Police limits. The deceased had received one bullet each on his head and leg.
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March - 11 
The report further adds that most of the time the major cities of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially, Gilgit face imposition of curfew by the security forces to maintain the law and order situation, whereas media is also unable to report independently on t
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The report further adds that most of the time the major cities of Gilgit-Baltistan, especially, Gilgit face imposition of curfew by the security forces to maintain the law and order situation, whereas media is also unable to report independently on the issue. The media reports also highlight that a large number of locals from various areas of the region are being trained for militant activities in the training camps at Diamer District and Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in case of any violence
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March - 11 
Two children were injured when a mortar shell fell on the house of Janas Khan in Akkakhel area of Bara.
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Two children were injured when a mortar shell fell on the house of Janas Khan in Akkakhel area of Bara.
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March - 11 
Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District, reported Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified militants had planted explosive material on the gas pipeline, which they later detonated
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Unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District, reported Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified militants had planted explosive material on the gas pipeline, which they later detonated, suspending gas supply from well number 15 and 21 to a purification plant. No loss of life was reported.
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March - 11 
Unidentified militants shot dead a man in Kali Kabeer area of Quetta on March 11, reports The News. The identity of victim is yet to be ascertained.
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Unidentified militants shot dead a man in Kali Kabeer area of Quetta on March 11, reports The News. The identity of victim is yet to be ascertained.
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March - 11 
March 11’s three-party meeting also discussed in detail the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Commission to probe conflict-era disappearance cases. Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) chairman, Jhala N
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March 11’s three-party meeting also discussed in detail the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a Commission to probe conflict-era disappearance cases. Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) chairman, Jhala Nath Khanal, said the parties are near consensus on the terms of the bills related to the Reconciliation and Disappearance Commission.
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March - 11 
N C President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has called for reviving the constitution of 1990 rather than continuing with the exercises to write the new constitution. Speaking in Biratnagar on March 11, Deuba said the 1990's constitution could be revived after
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N C President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has called for reviving the constitution of 1990 rather than continuing with the exercises to write the new constitution. Speaking in Biratnagar on March 11, Deuba said the 1990's constitution could be revived after omitting the provisions related to monarchy along with amendment to few other articles.
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March - 11 
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has agreed to convene a meeting of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on March 13 to take the stalled integration process forward. Sources said the talks headed for a positive direction also because NC lead
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Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has agreed to convene a meeting of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on March 13 to take the stalled integration process forward. Sources said the talks headed for a positive direction also because NC leaders were open to discussions on an alternative measure to address the UCPN-M demand. The UCPN-M leaders have been demanding that their combatants be given positions at the decision-making level in the new Army directorate. Instead of the Army’s proposal for a general directorate led by a lieutenant-general, National Congress (NC) leaders are mulling a directorate to be led by a brigadier-general for integrating the combatants.
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March - 11 
Two more satellite cantonments of PLA's fifth division have been vacated on March 11.The camps at Tile of Rolpa District and Sankram of Dang District were emptied by the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC). The Committee's secretariat member an
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Two more satellite cantonments of PLA's fifth division have been vacated on March 11.The camps at Tile of Rolpa District and Sankram of Dang District were emptied by the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC). The Committee's secretariat member and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) politburo member, Kul Prasad KC alias Swanam, and Armed Police Force (APF), DIG, Devendra Subba arrived in Rolpa for the purpose.
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March - 11 
Ten members of the banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were placed on a two-day remand each on March 11, in a case on charge of creating anarchy across the country. The detainees who were earlier arrested on March 10 are Zayeem Abdullah, his brother N
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Ten members of the banned outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were placed on a two-day remand each on March 11, in a case on charge of creating anarchy across the country. The detainees who were earlier arrested on March 10 are Zayeem Abdullah, his brother Nayeem Abdullah, Robin Miah, Sohel Rana, Parvez Sikder, Towfiq Ashraf, Zahid Hasan, Mahmudul Alam Anik, Nurul Amin Emon and Tanveer Hossain.
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March - 11 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel recovered 39 petrol bombs from North Mourail area in Brahmanbaria town of Brahmanbaria District on March 11, reports The New Age. The RAB raided the area and recovered the bombs in an abandoned condition. RA
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel recovered 39 petrol bombs from North Mourail area in Brahmanbaria town of Brahmanbaria District on March 11, reports The New Age. The RAB raided the area and recovered the bombs in an abandoned condition. RAB suspected that the bombs were taken in the area for carrying out subversive activities.
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March - 12 
A Delhi Court on March 12 issued open warrants against three Iranian nationals who Delhi Police allege were involved in the 13/2 bombing of an Israeli diplomat's car, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav issued the open warran
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A Delhi Court on March 12 issued open warrants against three Iranian nationals who Delhi Police allege were involved in the 13/2 bombing of an Israeli diplomat's car, reports The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav issued the open warrant on the application moved by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. The Special Cell told the court that the trio had left the country immediately after the blast but their whereabouts were yet to be ascertained.
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March - 12 
Border security Force (BSF) in coordination with Mizoram Police on March 12 arrested one arms-smuggler, identified as Vanlalpeka, from Chadamari in Aizwal District and recovered from his possession one .38 revolver, made in USA, one 9mm pistol with m
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Border security Force (BSF) in coordination with Mizoram Police on March 12 arrested one arms-smuggler, identified as Vanlalpeka, from Chadamari in Aizwal District and recovered from his possession one .38 revolver, made in USA, one 9mm pistol with magazine, made in Italy.
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March - 12 
Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on March 14 warned stringent action against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in the Malnad region of the State. The operations had been intensified against the Maoists, the Chief Ministe
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Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on March 14 warned stringent action against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in the Malnad region of the State. The operations had been intensified against the Maoists, the Chief Minister said. Steps would also be taken to provide basic amenities to people in the Maoist affected areas, Gowda added.
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March - 12 
CPI-Maoist has issued a warning to an IAS officer for ‘discriminating against tribals’. Maoist east division ‘secretary’ Ganesh warned in a news release in Paderu in Visakhapatnam District that the people would teach a lesson to Paderu sub-collector
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CPI-Maoist has issued a warning to an IAS officer for ‘discriminating against tribals’. Maoist east division ‘secretary’ Ganesh warned in a news release in Paderu in Visakhapatnam District that the people would teach a lesson to Paderu sub-collector Kartikeya Misra if he did not mend his arrogant ways. "Being a public servant in a tribal area, he should give utmost respect to the tribals. But, he is insulting and hurting the tribals, both mentally and physically,” the Maoist leader alleged.
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March - 12 
G K Veedhi Police in Visakhapatnam District arrested a cadre of Galikonda area committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Gemmeli Balaraju, at G Addaraveedhi on March 12, reports Times of India. Balaraju of Boddamanupakalu was involve
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G K Veedhi Police in Visakhapatnam District arrested a cadre of Galikonda area committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Gemmeli Balaraju, at G Addaraveedhi on March 12, reports Times of India. Balaraju of Boddamanupakalu was involved in the two murder cases – killing of Majji Madhava Rao, a forest ranger, at Lankapakalu and Pangi Das, a Police informer, at GK Veedhi.
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March - 12 
In another operation, the joint team arrested five militants, identified as Lalruatmawa, Ramvolmavia, Lalrowa Thanga, Lalrang Thanga and Lalngurlianana along with arms and ammunition. The recovered items include one .22 rifle, 6 air guns, 7 telescope
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In another operation, the joint team arrested five militants, identified as Lalruatmawa, Ramvolmavia, Lalrowa Thanga, Lalrang Thanga and Lalngurlianana along with arms and ammunition. The recovered items include one .22 rifle, 6 air guns, 7 telescopes, 12 silencers, 170 benjapen injection, 120 code lever oil capsules and 5 mobile sets with SIMs.
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March - 12 
In reply to a written question by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) legislator Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said that 463 surrendered militants have been absorbed in the State Police Force. He further said that 500 surrendered milit
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In reply to a written question by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) legislator Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said that 463 surrendered militants have been absorbed in the State Police Force. He further said that 500 surrendered militants are being taken to the Art of Living Foundation and 260 others to a Vipassana meditation centre in Bengaluru as part of a rehabilitation programme initiated by the State Government. Hussain further stated, "We are arranging to take all militants who have laid down arms and returned to the mainstream in 2012 to these meditation centres for spiritual as well as vocational training."
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March - 12 
In the wake of monetary demand served to the private schools by an armed group in the District, the Joint Action Committee for Welfare of Private Schools (JAC-WOPS) on March 12 appealed to responsible organization to refrain from such activities and
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In the wake of monetary demand served to the private schools by an armed group in the District, the Joint Action Committee for Welfare of Private Schools (JAC-WOPS) on March 12 appealed to responsible organization to refrain from such activities and honor the sanctity of the schools. Reports stated that suspected United Naga People's Council (UNPC) cadres have served a monetary demand of INR 50,000 each to every private school located in Ukhrul.
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March - 12 
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, on March 13, said that the complex problem of countering militancy through a multi-pronged approach needs a reciprocal gesture from Assam, reports The Sentinel. The Chief Minister said, “Around 30 per cent of th
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, on March 13, said that the complex problem of countering militancy through a multi-pronged approach needs a reciprocal gesture from Assam, reports The Sentinel. The Chief Minister said, “Around 30 per cent of the GNLA cadres hails from Assam. So co-operation from our neighbouring State is necessary to fight militancy through multi-pronged approach.” The Chief Minister further said, “There is an urgent need to fence the India-Bangladesh border in order to prevent illegal import of weapons and explosives which the GNLA is doing for the past few months.”
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March - 12 
Naga National Council (NNC) on March 12 said that after thorough deliberation it welcomed the resolutions adopted on February 29 (in Dimapur) at the Naga Reconciliation Meeting (NRM) under the banner of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), especially
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Naga National Council (NNC) on March 12 said that after thorough deliberation it welcomed the resolutions adopted on February 29 (in Dimapur) at the Naga Reconciliation Meeting (NRM) under the banner of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), especially the 3rd resolution that “made about the NNC this time as rightly stated.” The third resolution, besides others, acknowledged the “monumental role” of the NNC and its contribution under the presidencies of T Aliba Imti, Mhondamo Kithan, Visar Angami and AZ Phizo, for upholding the “historical and political rights” of the Nagas and their lands. The NNC also said the “very stand taken by the FNR this time is appreciated and supported by the Parent Body of the Nagas (NNC).” Meanwhile, State Governor Nikhil Kumar appreciated the overwhelming response to the NRM organized by FNR and said that it was strong indication of the people’s desire for peace and reconciliation.
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March - 12 
On March 11 reported that over 500 students along with their teachers recently held a protest against the diktats of Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M), which demanded the closing down of educational institutions in Imphal. MCP-M recently demande
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On March 11 reported that over 500 students along with their teachers recently held a protest against the diktats of Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M), which demanded the closing down of educational institutions in Imphal. MCP-M recently demanded that Catholic School, Little Flower School, St. Joseph School and St. George School in Imphal should shut down.
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March - 12 
Police on March 12 arrested a militant, Seeraj-ud-Din Wani, his Pakistani wife and three children from Railway Station as soon as they reached Jammu from Pakistan. Reports said the militant had flown to Nepal from Karachi (Pakistan) on a visa and the
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Police on March 12 arrested a militant, Seeraj-ud-Din Wani, his Pakistani wife and three children from Railway Station as soon as they reached Jammu from Pakistan. Reports said the militant had flown to Nepal from Karachi (Pakistan) on a visa and then entered into Uttar Pradesh and reached Jammu by train. The militant, a resident of Shopian District was in Pakistan for last nine years.
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March - 12 
Reports that investigations into the recent smashing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module by intelligence agencies has revealed that there is a growing concern among the top hierarchy of terror outfits about the sudden drop in militant activities in Ind
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Reports that investigations into the recent smashing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module by intelligence agencies has revealed that there is a growing concern among the top hierarchy of terror outfits about the sudden drop in militant activities in India, particularly in the Kashmir Valley and other major cities. This frustration was now creeping into the LeT ranks and they are now more determined than ever to carry out a ‘big strike’. Highly-placed intelligence sources said Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, founder of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and a key LeT ideologue, has categorically told Abu Hamza, the operational chief of LeT in India, to launch a spate of attacks in important Indian cities and to prepare a separate blueprint for increasing violence in Kashmir during the coming summer season. The two LeT militants arrested from Delhi (February 28) and one from Hazaribagh (Jharkhand, February 27) hve revealed that they were in contact with Hamza and were receiving instruction directly from him.
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March - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) killed a Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) militant, identified as Meitram Ingotomba, in Bishnupur District allegedly in an encounter on March 12. Police said that one AK-56 rifle with a magazine and eight li
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) militant, identified as Meitram Ingotomba, in Bishnupur District allegedly in an encounter on March 12. Police said that one AK-56 rifle with a magazine and eight live rounds were also recovered from him.
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March - 12 
SFs also arrested one OGW of KCP-MC, identified as Salam Gyanchandra alias Salam, from Kangpokpi Ward No 11 area in Senapati District.
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SFs also arrested one OGW of KCP-MC, identified as Salam Gyanchandra alias Salam, from Kangpokpi Ward No 11 area in Senapati District.
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March - 12 
SFs arrested a cadres of the Military Council faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MC), identified as Sanjung alias Chinglem Khomba, at Leitanpokpi in Imphal East District on March 13.
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SFs arrested a cadres of the Military Council faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MC), identified as Sanjung alias Chinglem Khomba, at Leitanpokpi in Imphal East District on March 13.
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March - 12 
SFs arrested a militant belonging to Naga National Council (NNC), identified as Padingam, from Khonshaghul area in Senapati District.
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SFs arrested a militant belonging to Naga National Council (NNC), identified as Padingam, from Khonshaghul area in Senapati District.
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March - 12 
SFs in the last 48 hours arrested two top Anti-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) militants, Hanja Boro and Willbi Rabha, in Shialmari village under Serfanguri area in Kokrajhar District, reports The Sentinel. In additi
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SFs in the last 48 hours arrested two top Anti-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) militants, Hanja Boro and Willbi Rabha, in Shialmari village under Serfanguri area in Kokrajhar District, reports The Sentinel. In addition, SFs arrested Mihir Narzary alias Mwjib, ‘section commander’ of the NDFB-ATF (Sonitpur District) and Sunil Daimary from Karigaon in the same District. SFs recovered three automatic pistols, ammunition and two grenades from the arrested militants. The report added that all the arrested militants were involved in extorting money from businesspersons.
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March - 12 
SFs recovered one 12-Bore Gun, one 12-Match lock bore gun, one .32 Revolver, one Walkie talkie, one PREPAK flag, one utility pouch, twelve 7.62 mm live rounds and 123 fired cartridge cases of AK-47, in Thoubal District.
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SFs recovered one 12-Bore Gun, one 12-Match lock bore gun, one .32 Revolver, one Walkie talkie, one PREPAK flag, one utility pouch, twelve 7.62 mm live rounds and 123 fired cartridge cases of AK-47, in Thoubal District.
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March - 12 
Six Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres were arrested while a businessman who was abducted on March 2 was rescued following a raid at Umkrem jungle under Pelingkata area in Ri-Bhoi District on March 12. The businessman, Dinesh Sharma, was res
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Six Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres were arrested while a businessman who was abducted on March 2 was rescued following a raid at Umkrem jungle under Pelingkata area in Ri-Bhoi District on March 12. The businessman, Dinesh Sharma, was rescued unharmed. The arrested cadres were identified as Tengrik Ch Sangma alias Rimpu, Walgrik Marak, Paulus Marak, Maukherji Arengh, Paulektus Momin and Jerik Sangma. However, an ‘area commander’ of GNLA, identified as Hiderson Sangma, managed to escape along with four other militants.
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State Home Minister R R Patil said on March 12 that intelligence activity was being beefed up across the State to monitor suspected Maoist movements. He also expressed the need for a special board that would undertake recruitment of Police personnel
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State Home Minister R R Patil said on March 12 that intelligence activity was being beefed up across the State to monitor suspected Maoist movements. He also expressed the need for a special board that would undertake recruitment of Police personnel and provide employment opportunities in Maoist areas as well as deprived areas in the State.
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March - 12 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), while appreciating the tireless efforts of the FNR towards bringing all the Naga outfits into one fold, said on March 12 that it cannot accept in toto the resolutions adopted by the FN
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), while appreciating the tireless efforts of the FNR towards bringing all the Naga outfits into one fold, said on March 12 that it cannot accept in toto the resolutions adopted by the FNR during the NRM, reports The Times of India. The joint council of the NSCN-IM held a meeting on March 3 to discuss the resolutions adopted in the reconciliation meeting and unanimously agreed that the resolutions contained certain flaws and politically untenable points.
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The Shillong Times reports on March 12 that some shops in Ampati in West Garo Hills District, where GNLA had called for indefinite bandh (forced shut down), opened up for business on March 12, giving much need respite to the people of the region. Whi
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The Shillong Times reports on March 12 that some shops in Ampati in West Garo Hills District, where GNLA had called for indefinite bandh (forced shut down), opened up for business on March 12, giving much need respite to the people of the region. While many of the shops continued to down their shutters in fear of retaliation by the GNLA, people thronged to the few that were opened to purchase basic day to day necessities for their households. All offices and schools in the district also functioned as normal.
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March - 12 
United Kukigram Defense Army (UKDA) ‘general secretary’ Axel Kuki along with ‘chairperson’ Timothy Kuki and ‘general secretary’ of Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) J. Tuboi along with ‘chairman’ of the militant formation discussed with Deputy Commission
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United Kukigram Defense Army (UKDA) ‘general secretary’ Axel Kuki along with ‘chairperson’ Timothy Kuki and ‘general secretary’ of Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) J. Tuboi along with ‘chairman’ of the militant formation discussed with Deputy Commissioner (DC), Karbi Anglong, Rakesh Kumar and Superintendent of Police (SP) BB Chetri about various confines faced by the cadres of both the formations after surrendering their arms, reports The Nagaland Post. Notably, Government is yet to setup any designated camp for both the groups who surrendered on January 24.
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March - 12 
Darul Qaza Swat, the Circuit Bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) in Mingora town of Swat District, granted bail to six accused charged by Police in terrorism and other crimes on surety bonds of PKR 500,000 and PKR 300,000, reports Daily Times. The cou
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Darul Qaza Swat, the Circuit Bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) in Mingora town of Swat District, granted bail to six accused charged by Police in terrorism and other crimes on surety bonds of PKR 500,000 and PKR 300,000, reports Daily Times. The court presided over by Justice Mazher Alam allowed the bail application of accused Maqam Gul, Gul Rehman, Niaz Ali and Abdullah on two persons surety bond of PKR 500,000 each. The bail plea of accused Ajab Khan and Naseeb Dad was also accepted, on two person’s surety bond of PKR 300,000 each.
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March - 12 
Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said on March 12 that there has always been a political wing in the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Prime Minister and the President will be informed about the agency’s policies and requirements
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Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said on March 12 that there has always been a political wing in the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Prime Minister and the President will be informed about the agency’s policies and requirements by newly-appointed ISI Director General Zahirul Islam, reported Dawn. The Minister said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would consider any proposal made by the new ISI chief about relations with the United States (US).
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March - 12 
Pakistan has faced heavy criticism for not doing more to clampdown on the groups, many of which are allowed to operate freely under new names, such as Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), a United Nations (UN)-blacklisted charity considered a front for the LeT.
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Pakistan has faced heavy criticism for not doing more to clampdown on the groups, many of which are allowed to operate freely under new names, such as Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), a United Nations (UN)-blacklisted charity considered a front for the LeT.
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March - 12 
Police claimed to have foiled a major terror bid by recovering a huge quantity of explosive material from a vehicle parked near a Police check post in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, unidentified suspects had parked an exp
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Police claimed to have foiled a major terror bid by recovering a huge quantity of explosive material from a vehicle parked near a Police check post in Peshawar, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, unidentified suspects had parked an explosives-laden vehicle near a Police check post located in the area of Chamkani Police Station. On a tip-off, Police searched the vehicle and recovered at least 40 kilogrammes of explosive material.
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Police on March 12 arrested an Afghan ‘hired assassin’ from a private medical centre at Dabgari Garden in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and recovered a pistol from his possession, reports Dawn. Deputy Superintendent of Polic
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Police on March 12 arrested an Afghan ‘hired assassin’ from a private medical centre at Dabgari Garden in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and recovered a pistol from his possession, reports Dawn. Deputy Superintendent of Police Sahibzada Sajjad said that the accused had identified himself as Sher Mohammad, son of Mohammad Islam, of Jalalabad in Afghanistan.
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The death toll of March 11, 2012 Badhber (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) suicide bombing reached to 17 as another injured person, identified as Naveed, succumbed to his injuries on March 12, reported Dawn.
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The death toll of March 11, 2012 Badhber (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) suicide bombing reached to 17 as another injured person, identified as Naveed, succumbed to his injuries on March 12, reported Dawn.
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The Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on March 12 that banned organisations would be delisted if they “closed down their militant wings”, reported Express Tribune. “If the proscribed organisations assure us that they have closed down their militant
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The Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on March 12 that banned organisations would be delisted if they “closed down their militant wings”, reported Express Tribune. “If the proscribed organisations assure us that they have closed down their militant wings and abandoned extremism, we would like to meet them in next few days,” Rehman Malik told the media, adding, “We have been contacted by several banned organisations that want to sit and talk. If they want to give up militancy we will talk to them as we are revising the list of proscribed organisations”. He did not identify any group but said that the Government had “even offered the Taliban to give up militancy and join the federation”. Pakistan has banned more than 30 militant outfits, including al Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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The residents of Battagram District threatened to launch a mass agitation drive if Government didn’t expel Afghan refugees from the District, reported Dawn. “Afghan refugees have settled in a large number in different areas of the District. They hav
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The residents of Battagram District threatened to launch a mass agitation drive if Government didn’t expel Afghan refugees from the District, reported Dawn. “Afghan refugees have settled in a large number in different areas of the District. They have taken over businesses. It is not acceptable to us. The Government should restrict their infiltration into the District,” one Niaz Mohammad told the media.
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In addition, the Maoist hard-line faction is all set to take to the streets demanding resignation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and promulgation of a ‘pro-people’s’ constitution. The two-day gathering of the Central Committee (CC) members loya
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In addition, the Maoist hard-line faction is all set to take to the streets demanding resignation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and promulgation of a ‘pro-people’s’ constitution. The two-day gathering of the Central Committee (CC) members loyal to Vice-chairman, Mohan Baidya, concluded that Bhattarai should step down for formation of a National Unity Government.
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March - 12 
UCPN–M has demanded that for the constitutional-drafting process to kick-start, NC should be flexible on “moving one step forward” from its current stand on “traditional” parliamentary system. The Maoist leaders on March 12 urged the NC to be flexibl
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UCPN–M has demanded that for the constitutional-drafting process to kick-start, NC should be flexible on “moving one step forward” from its current stand on “traditional” parliamentary system. The Maoist leaders on March 12 urged the NC to be flexible on contentious issues of constitution, including forms of governance so that a meeting point could be found somewhere between a parliamentary system proposed by the NC and the directly elected presidential system proposed by the Maoists.
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March - 12 
An Action Plan detailing how recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report could be implemented in the country’s North, will soon be handed over to the Ministry of Defense by Sri Lanka Army, reports Daily News. Act
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An Action Plan detailing how recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report could be implemented in the country’s North, will soon be handed over to the Ministry of Defense by Sri Lanka Army, reports Daily News. Acting Spokesman for the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), Brigadier G V Ravipriya on March 12 said, a board comprising senior officers of the SLA formulated the Action Plan on how to implement the recommendations stipulated in the LLRC report. Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya had appointed the board about a month ago to formulate the Action Plan, he said.
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March - 12 
Reports that the mystery around the last days of the assault on LTTE deepened on March 12 after a documentary filmmaker claimed to have a "chilling piece of footage" showing the bullet-ridden body of the son of its slain chief Prabhakaran. Prabhakara
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Reports that the mystery around the last days of the assault on LTTE deepened on March 12 after a documentary filmmaker claimed to have a "chilling piece of footage" showing the bullet-ridden body of the son of its slain chief Prabhakaran. Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son Balachandran's body is shown stripped to the waist and with five bullet holes to the chest. The footage dating from May 18, 2009 will be broadcast on March 14 in a Channel 4 film--Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished--a sequel to the controversial investigation broadcast in 2011 which accused both the LTTE and the Sri Lankan Government of war crimes and crimes against humanity, The Independent said. However, the authenticity of the video is unknown.
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March - 12 
The SLA is considering making a documentary film about Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s death. Army Commander Jayasuriya told that a film would be made to explain to the international community how Prabhakaran
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The SLA is considering making a documentary film about Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s death. Army Commander Jayasuriya told that a film would be made to explain to the international community how Prabhakaran died in the battlefield. Acting spokesman Ravipriya said the movie would be made with a view to dispelling various doubts and falsehood that had manifested around his death. "The film will be made so that the real story of Prabhakaran's death is known to the international community. It will depict what really took place and happened," he added.
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March - 13 
A cadre of SK Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA-SK Thadou), identified as Lammingou Singson, was also arrested by the SFs on the same day from Leisabithol, Jiribam. A country-made pistol along with seven live rounds was recovered
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A cadre of SK Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA-SK Thadou), identified as Lammingou Singson, was also arrested by the SFs on the same day from Leisabithol, Jiribam. A country-made pistol along with seven live rounds was recovered from him. Separately, the UTLA has announced to impose an “indefinite bandh” (shut down strike) along the National Highway 53 (Imphal-Jiribam road) from 6 am of March 17 over the arrest of Lammimgou, reports Kanglaonline. In October 2011, altogether 45 cadres of UTLA laid down arms before Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh at the 1st Manipur Rifles Banquet Hall. The outfit is yet to enter the SoO agreement with the Government.
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A group of eight to ten people abducted a doctor, C Agarwala, from his chamber in Athgaon area of Guwahati City on March 13.
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A group of eight to ten people abducted a doctor, C Agarwala, from his chamber in Athgaon area of Guwahati City on March 13.
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March - 13 
A special NIA court on March 13, directed the agency to produce before it on May 31, 2012 Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative terrorist David Coleman Headley, his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, (LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and 26/11 Mumbai (Mah
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A special NIA court on March 13, directed the agency to produce before it on May 31, 2012 Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative terrorist David Coleman Headley, his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, (LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and 26/11 Mumbai (Maharashtra) attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi for allegedly carrying out several terror strikes in India, reports Times of India. District Judge H.S.Sharma also issued fresh non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Pakistan Army officials Major Iqbal and Major Sameer Ali, al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri, Headley's handler Sajid Malik and former Pakistan Army officer Abdul Rehman Hashmi, co-accused in the case.
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March - 13 
After the Maoist violence [setting ablaze of a mobile towers] at Onkadelli on March 11, SFs of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh launched a massive combing operations on March 13 by deploying two choppers. The choppers transported a large number of forces to
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After the Maoist violence [setting ablaze of a mobile towers] at Onkadelli on March 11, SFs of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh launched a massive combing operations on March 13 by deploying two choppers. The choppers transported a large number of forces to the forests. Top officials of Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Andhra Police conducted aerial survey on the border.
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March - 13 
Among the six charge sheeted, three have been arrested- Wasim Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev, and Abid Hussain Bhawani, while three others who are allegedly members of the HM Amir Kamal, Junaid Akram Malik, and Shakir Hussain Seikh alias Chota Hafiz are
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Among the six charge sheeted, three have been arrested- Wasim Akram Malik, Amir Abbas Dev, and Abid Hussain Bhawani, while three others who are allegedly members of the HM Amir Kamal, Junaid Akram Malik, and Shakir Hussain Seikh alias Chota Hafiz are absconding, reports The Hindu. They have been chargesheeted under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Explosive Substances Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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March - 13 
Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has recently demanded St. Luke’s Hospital at Chabua in Dibrugarh District to pay INR 2 million, reports The Sentinel. The report further adds that people from 20 neighboring villages ar
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Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has recently demanded St. Luke’s Hospital at Chabua in Dibrugarh District to pay INR 2 million, reports The Sentinel. The report further adds that people from 20 neighboring villages are angry at the ULFA’s extortion bid from the Hospital. “It is the only hospital providing almost free medical service to the poor and the needy,” said a senior Police official.
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March - 13 
Central Government has confirmed that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is making inroads into Northeastern States and that Centre is closely monitoring the situation. Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Jitendra Singh, in repl
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Central Government has confirmed that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is making inroads into Northeastern States and that Centre is closely monitoring the situation. Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Jitendra Singh, in reply to a joint question said in Parliament that the Maoists in Assam have stepped up their activities. The Upper Assam Leading Committee (UALC) of the CPI-Maoists is currently operating in the State and adjoining Arunachal Pradesh and has been involved in incidents of looting of weapons and extortions from local villagers. According to the figures given by Singh, one incident of CPI-Maoist violence was recorded in Assam in 2010, and it increased to three incidents in 2011. In 2012, one incident has been recorded.
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March - 13 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on March 13 triggered two simultaneous land-mine blasts, targeting the vehicle carrying troopers of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), at Tailyadeeh Mor in Chhatarpur block of Palamu District. Addi
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on March 13 triggered two simultaneous land-mine blasts, targeting the vehicle carrying troopers of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), at Tailyadeeh Mor in Chhatarpur block of Palamu District. Additional Superintendent of Police (operations), Ronald Hansda, said the blasts at 12.24pm badly damaged the front portion of the vehicle, in which more than six IRB personnel were on their way to Devnar where an encounter had taken place between Security Forces and the Maoists at 9.45am. The IRB troopers, who were part of the reinforcement team, escaped unhurt. The details about the encounter were not given.
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March - 13 
In its charge sheet the agency claimed that the conspiracy to organise a “spectacular terrorist attack” on the Delhi High Court using a powerful remote controlled IED blast was hatched between June and September 2011 at Kishtwar District of Jammu and
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In its charge sheet the agency claimed that the conspiracy to organise a “spectacular terrorist attack” on the Delhi High Court using a powerful remote controlled IED blast was hatched between June and September 2011 at Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 13 
Kolkata Police approached a Court in Kolkata on March 13 to frame charges against Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the head of the Central Technical Committee of the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and four other members of the outfit, ar
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Kolkata Police approached a Court in Kolkata on March 13 to frame charges against Sadanala Ramakrishna alias RK, the head of the Central Technical Committee of the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and four other members of the outfit, arrested on March 1, under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). While Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier opposed the UAPA being implemented by the previous Left Front Government, the decision by her Government to book the five accused under the UAPA has invited widespread criticism from various human rights organisations. The Court deferred the hearing after rights activists held protest outside its premises.
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March - 13 
NIA alleged that two Pakistani nationals, Abu Bilal and Abu Saifullah, planted the bomb outside the High Court. Investigation against these two, who are also absconding, is progressing.
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NIA alleged that two Pakistani nationals, Abu Bilal and Abu Saifullah, planted the bomb outside the High Court. Investigation against these two, who are also absconding, is progressing.
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March - 13 
Police are keeping a close watch on Garbhanga reserve forest on the city’s outskirts close to Ri Bhoi and West Khasi Hills Districts of Meghalaya, with the GNLA now targeting businessmen in the city.
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Police are keeping a close watch on Garbhanga reserve forest on the city’s outskirts close to Ri Bhoi and West Khasi Hills Districts of Meghalaya, with the GNLA now targeting businessmen in the city.
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March - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadres of the Umar Quazi faction of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF-Umar Quazi), identified as Muhammad Abdul Kalam, from Kamlakhong Makha Leikai in Bishnupur District on March 13, reports The Sangai Express. H
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a cadres of the Umar Quazi faction of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF-Umar Quazi), identified as Muhammad Abdul Kalam, from Kamlakhong Makha Leikai in Bishnupur District on March 13, reports The Sangai Express. He was said to be involved in extortion and tax collection activities in Kamlakhong area.
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March - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants from Maregaon in Baksa District on March 13. SFs recovered three 7.62mm pistols, three grenades, four magazines, 11 live rounds of ammunition, three mobile set
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants from Maregaon in Baksa District on March 13. SFs recovered three 7.62mm pistols, three grenades, four magazines, 11 live rounds of ammunition, three mobile sets, four SIM cards and CDs from them.
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March - 13 
Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam was appointed as special public prosecutor in the 13/7 (July 13, 2011) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case, reports The Times of India. Meanwhile, a city court of Mumbai on March 13, extended the Police custody of four
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Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam was appointed as special public prosecutor in the 13/7 (July 13, 2011) Mumbai (Maharashtra) triple blasts case, reports The Times of India. Meanwhile, a city court of Mumbai on March 13, extended the Police custody of four suspects, arrested for their alleged role in the blasts, till March 22, 2012.
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March - 13 
SFs are keeping a close watch on Garbhanga Reserve Forest (RF) in Kamrup District, which is close to Ri Bhoi and West Khasi Hills Districts of Meghalaya, reports The Telegraph. This move comes as the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) now targeting
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SFs are keeping a close watch on Garbhanga Reserve Forest (RF) in Kamrup District, which is close to Ri Bhoi and West Khasi Hills Districts of Meghalaya, reports The Telegraph. This move comes as the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) now targeting businesspersons in the Guwahati city; Garbhanga RF is located at the outskirts of Guwahati City. A senior city Police Official said, “Activities of the GNLA have been observed recently in Ri Bhoi District, which shares the maximum part of its boundary with Guwahati. We have information that the militants may take shelter in the jungles of Garbhanga and launch their activities in the city. We scanned the forest and made an on-the-spot assessment of the areas which they can use as hideouts after abducting people. Our Police Stations at Sonapur, Jorabat, Gorchuk and Basistha have been put on alert and those situated close to the inert-state boundaries in Kamrup District, too, have been asked to be extra vigilant”.
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SFs arrested a top cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as W Loyangamba Meitei, at Hilghat in Jiribam in Imphal East District on March 13. One .9mm pistol with two live rounds was recovered from him.
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SFs arrested a top cadre of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as W Loyangamba Meitei, at Hilghat in Jiribam in Imphal East District on March 13. One .9mm pistol with two live rounds was recovered from him.
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March - 13 
SFs recently arrested a militant belonging to Nunisa Faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N), identified as Foroj Kumar Berman, in area Alubhaja of Cachar District, reports The Sangai Express. One lathode launcher was recovered from his possession.
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SFs recently arrested a militant belonging to Nunisa Faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-N), identified as Foroj Kumar Berman, in area Alubhaja of Cachar District, reports The Sangai Express. One lathode launcher was recovered from his possession.
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March - 13 
Superintendent of Police (SP), Diganta Bora, on March 13 denied the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) or their agents in Cachar District.
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Superintendent of Police (SP), Diganta Bora, on March 13 denied the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) or their agents in Cachar District.
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March - 13 
The alleged main conspirator, Wasim Akram Malik, has been described by the NIA as an “avid Internet user” and a “leaderless jihadi” and that he “conspired and executed this action in conspiracy with HM terrorists and other outfits.” Wasim was alleged
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The alleged main conspirator, Wasim Akram Malik, has been described by the NIA as an “avid Internet user” and a “leaderless jihadi” and that he “conspired and executed this action in conspiracy with HM terrorists and other outfits.” Wasim was allegedly inspired by books and texts on slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban leader Mullah Omar he read on the Internet. According to NIA statement, “Wasim had also read a lot about Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor and current leader of the al-Qaeda. Being a doctor himself, Wasim identified with him and eulogised his contribution towards jihad. Jihad, he believed, was a means of revolution, which, if done with dedication, shall definitely bring about a change in the lives of the Kashmiri population”.
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March - 13 
The blast, which killed 17, was a 'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) plot' to threaten the India’s Judiciary.
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The blast, which killed 17, was a 'Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) plot' to threaten the India’s Judiciary.
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March - 13 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Bihar Police personnel on March 13 seized a haul of arms and ammunition from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Kumbhi forest of Gaya District, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Bihar Police personnel on March 13 seized a haul of arms and ammunition from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout in Kumbhi forest of Gaya District, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, a joint team of the CRPF troopers and local Police raided the hideout and seized three country-made bombs, four drum-bombs, 17 cartridges and a haul of explosives, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Vinay Kumar, said. The Maoists managed to escape before the raid, he said.
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March - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13 filed its first charge sheet in the September 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, indicting six persons who according to the agency aimed to threaten the Judiciary so as to get December 13, 2001 Pa
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13 filed its first charge sheet in the September 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, indicting six persons who according to the agency aimed to threaten the Judiciary so as to get December 13, 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's death sentence commuted.
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March - 13 
The outfit is also establishing separate channels in the Northeast, particularly in Nagaland for procurement of ammunition, Singh said. The CPI-Maoists has developed close ties with insurgent groups like Revolutionary Peoples Front (PLA) and Peoples’
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The outfit is also establishing separate channels in the Northeast, particularly in Nagaland for procurement of ammunition, Singh said. The CPI-Maoists has developed close ties with insurgent groups like Revolutionary Peoples Front (PLA) and Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur. Both the outfits have agreed upon mutual cooperation in the areas of training, funding, supply of arms and ammunition. The CPI-Maoist has close links with foreign Maoists organizations in Philippines and Turkey among others. The outfit is also a member of ‘Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA).
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March - 13 
United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) has clarified that it has not imposed any indefinite bandh (shut down strike) along the National highways of the State over the arrest of one of its cadres on March 13. A statement of the UTLA stated further that
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United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) has clarified that it has not imposed any indefinite bandh (shut down strike) along the National highways of the State over the arrest of one of its cadres on March 13. A statement of the UTLA stated further that there has been no arrest of any of its cadres.
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March - 13 
A militant was killed and office of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) was destroyed as the Security Forces (SFs) launched search operation in Sepah area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said the SFs entered Sepah area early in th
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A militant was killed and office of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) was destroyed as the Security Forces (SFs) launched search operation in Sepah area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said the SFs entered Sepah area early in the day and cordoned off Jhansi, Spin Qabar, Nehar Ghara and Yousaf Talab areas. During the search, the SFs blew up an office of LI in Jhansi area and shot a militant Qadim dead when he was trying to escape the area.
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March - 13 
A Pakistani man, identified as Saleh Mohammad, was shot dead by NATO forces at Bibi Jan village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chagai District on March 14, reported Dawn. They also arrested four others and took them across the border. Sources
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A Pakistani man, identified as Saleh Mohammad, was shot dead by NATO forces at Bibi Jan village on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chagai District on March 14, reported Dawn. They also arrested four others and took them across the border. Sources said that five Pakistanis belonging to the Chagai District were on their way home from Helmand Province of Afghanistan in two vehicles when NATO forces opened fire on them. The firing left Mohammad dead, while the NATO forces arrested the other four Pakistanis who were travelling in the vehicles. The Pakistanis taken into custody were identified as Mohammad Raza, Syed Khalid Dad, Syed Rahim Noor and Mohammad Azam.
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March - 13 
A Police constable (57), identified as Ayub alias Chacha, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was going home after performing his duty at Taimoria Police Station.
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A Police constable (57), identified as Ayub alias Chacha, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was going home after performing his duty at Taimoria Police Station.
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March - 13 
An Assistant Sub Inspector, (ASI) Raja Moin (47), was shot dead by two armed assailants while he was sitting in front of his house in Ali Town near Super Highway within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi on March 13, reports Daily Times.
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An Assistant Sub Inspector, (ASI) Raja Moin (47), was shot dead by two armed assailants while he was sitting in front of his house in Ali Town near Super Highway within the limits of Sachal Police Station in Karachi on March 13, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Azhar Ali Iqbal said that the victim played vital role in Karachi operation
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March - 13 
An unknown caller allegedly on March 13 threatened to abduct and kill the daughter of ‘Memogate scandal’ proponent Mansoor Ijaz in London, reported The News. Reportedly, Mansoor Ijaz’s son received the threat-call on his cellular phone. Sources said
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An unknown caller allegedly on March 13 threatened to abduct and kill the daughter of ‘Memogate scandal’ proponent Mansoor Ijaz in London, reported The News. Reportedly, Mansoor Ijaz’s son received the threat-call on his cellular phone. Sources said the London Police have launched an investigation to trace the accused.
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March - 13 
As reported earlier, the TTP had removed Maulvi Faqir Muhammad from the post of ‘deputy commander’ on March 4, 2012, over his differences with Chief Hakimullah Mehsud. By January 2012 it had become evident Maulvi Faqir was engaged in peace talks with
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As reported earlier, the TTP had removed Maulvi Faqir Muhammad from the post of ‘deputy commander’ on March 4, 2012, over his differences with Chief Hakimullah Mehsud. By January 2012 it had become evident Maulvi Faqir was engaged in peace talks with the Government.
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March - 13 
ASWJ, while making a pledge to ensure that “Gilgit-Baltistan remains a Sunni province”, called for a protest against a change in curriculum which will have the names of the Holy Prophet’s companions removed from textbooks. The reaction came after the
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ASWJ, while making a pledge to ensure that “Gilgit-Baltistan remains a Sunni province”, called for a protest against a change in curriculum which will have the names of the Holy Prophet’s companions removed from textbooks. The reaction came after the arrangement of changing the curriculum entered its final stage, as claimed by ASWJ. According to ASWJ’s Media Coordinator Ubaidullah Usmani, Interior Minister Rehman Malik during his visit to the province after the Kohistan tragedy took place, gave his assurances that the Shia community’s demand of the removal of names of the Holy Prophet’s companions and other demands will be fulfilled. Usmani said that after the names of the companions of the Holy Prophet are removed, Gilgit-Baltistan will “formally” become a Shia state.
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March - 13 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on March 13 announced that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had split into two groups.
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on March 13 announced that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had split into two groups.
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March - 13 
Former ISI chief Asad Durrani told the Supreme Court that he distributed millions of rupees among politicians on the instructions of then Army Chief General Mirza Aslam Beg and late President Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Yunus Habib, the former head of Mehran
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Former ISI chief Asad Durrani told the Supreme Court that he distributed millions of rupees among politicians on the instructions of then Army Chief General Mirza Aslam Beg and late President Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Yunus Habib, the former head of Mehran Bank, testified in court that he had arranged PKR 1.48 billion on the directions of Beg and Khan. Out of this, PKR 340 million to PKR 400 million was distributed among politicians like Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Shahbaz Sharif and Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (TI) leader Javed Hashmi and military ruler Zia-ul-Haq's son Ejaz-ul-Haq, Habib revealed.
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March - 13 
In the Agency, SFs defused two bombs planted along the road in Mat Khuza area of lower Kurram Agency.
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In the Agency, SFs defused two bombs planted along the road in Mat Khuza area of lower Kurram Agency.
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March - 13 
Islamabad Police arrested a suspect, identified as Sohail, from Saadat Colony within Golra Police Station area and recovered three hand grenades and 370 rounds of a submachine gun (SMG) from him. According to Golra Police official Assistant Sub Inspe
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Islamabad Police arrested a suspect, identified as Sohail, from Saadat Colony within Golra Police Station area and recovered three hand grenades and 370 rounds of a submachine gun (SMG) from him. According to Golra Police official Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Inamullah, the suspect was a resident of Rawalpindi District.
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March - 13 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain on March 12 said that the talks between US and Afghan Taliban had led to a deep split within the TTP, reports Dawn.. “The growing desire among TTP for holding talks with the Government has
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain on March 12 said that the talks between US and Afghan Taliban had led to a deep split within the TTP, reports Dawn.. “The growing desire among TTP for holding talks with the Government has created serious differences among the terror outfit. Due to these differences, the TTP leadership recently sacked their spokesman, Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, for openly supporting the idea of dialogue with the Government,” he said. He, howver, conceded that the TTP is regrouping in Peshawar and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to counter the impact of the Security Forces’ crackdown on them.
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March - 13 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested at least 345 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from a passenger coach during checking at a check post in Panjgur District, reports Daily Times. They were reported to be illegally travelling in the country
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) arrested at least 345 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from a passenger coach during checking at a check post in Panjgur District, reports Daily Times. They were reported to be illegally travelling in the country.
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March - 13 
North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Assistant Political Agent (APA) Azmat Jamal and his two associates were killed when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of NWA.
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North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Assistant Political Agent (APA) Azmat Jamal and his two associates were killed when unidentified militants ambushed their vehicle in Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of NWA.
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March - 13 
Pakistani authorities have "documentary evidence" of the distribution of millions of rupees among the country's politicians in 1990 by a banker, Yunus Habib, who acted at the behest of the security establishment, Federal Minister of Interior Rehman M
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Pakistani authorities have "documentary evidence" of the distribution of millions of rupees among the country's politicians in 1990 by a banker, Yunus Habib, who acted at the behest of the security establishment, Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik said on March 13, reports Indian Express. Malik said if he was called by the Supreme Court, he would be willing to share this evidence. The apex court is currently hearing a case regarding the distribution of about PKR 400 million among politicians by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). "If the court calls me, I will reveal all this along with documentary evidence, including voice (recordings). The documents will speak for themselves, I will not speak," he added.
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March - 13 
Political administration of Frontier Region (FR) Lakki Marwat launched a crackdown on Bettanni tribesmen after the expiry of deadline, set for safe recovery of four abducted officials. Three officials of Sustainable Plains Development Programme (SPDP
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Political administration of Frontier Region (FR) Lakki Marwat launched a crackdown on Bettanni tribesmen after the expiry of deadline, set for safe recovery of four abducted officials. Three officials of Sustainable Plains Development Programme (SPDP), identified as Jehanzeb, Kachkol Khan and Awal Khan, residents of Mardan District, along with a Levies soldier, Nasser Khan, were abducted from FR Lakki in the night of March 7-8.
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March - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) killed eight militants during operations in different areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and destroyed three hideouts on March 13, reported Daily Times. According to security sources, tro
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Security Forces (SFs) killed eight militants during operations in different areas of Upper Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and destroyed three hideouts on March 13, reported Daily Times. According to security sources, troops pounded terrorists’ hideouts by using heavy guns, resulting in the killing of eight militants and injuring many others. They also confirmed the destruction of three hideouts.
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March - 13 
Sources in the Interior Ministry while talking to The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity confirmed the existence of a notification for the ban on ASWJ for involvement in anti-state, terrorist activities and sectarian violence. An unnamed said
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Sources in the Interior Ministry while talking to The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity confirmed the existence of a notification for the ban on ASWJ for involvement in anti-state, terrorist activities and sectarian violence. An unnamed said that this notification had been issued in the third week of February, 2012, on the basis of Intelligence Agency reports revealing the involvement of ASWJ in terrorism activities and sectarian violence.
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March - 13 
The ASWJ is reported to be working towards a lift of the ban on Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the proscribed outfit that the ASWJ claims to be a part of. “We were from the Sipah-e-Sahaba, and we only changed the organization’s name when General Mush
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The ASWJ is reported to be working towards a lift of the ban on Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the proscribed outfit that the ASWJ claims to be a part of. “We were from the Sipah-e-Sahaba, and we only changed the organization’s name when General Musharraf banned us” said Allama Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi, chief of ASWJ.
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March - 13 
The Difa-e-Pakistan (Defense of Pakistan) Council on March 13 said that Interior Minister Rehman Malik has personally refuted a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report that claimed the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) has been declared a banned o
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The Difa-e-Pakistan (Defense of Pakistan) Council on March 13 said that Interior Minister Rehman Malik has personally refuted a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report that claimed the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) has been declared a banned outfit in Pakistan, reports Express Tribune. “Interior Minister Rehman Malik refuted the reports of ban on Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jama’at over the phone with me,” Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council and leading member of the Defense of Pakistan Council said.
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March - 13 
The elders of Salarzai tribe in Bajaur Agency assured local administration of continued support to its peace endeavors and said they wanted complete elimination of militants from the area. They were speaking during a jirga (tribal council) of Salarza
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The elders of Salarzai tribe in Bajaur Agency assured local administration of continued support to its peace endeavors and said they wanted complete elimination of militants from the area. They were speaking during a jirga (tribal council) of Salarzai tribe elders with officials of SFs and local administration in Pashat area of Salarzai subdivision
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March - 13 
The US drones struck twice in the regions along the border with Afghanistan in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 13, killing 15 militants, including two senior ‘commanders’, Daily Times reported quot
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The US drones struck twice in the regions along the border with Afghanistan in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 13, killing 15 militants, including two senior ‘commanders’, Daily Times reported quoting security and intelligence officials. In the first strike, a drone fired missiles at a vehicle in the Birmal area of the SWA, killing eight militants. Among the dead were Shamsullah and Amir Hamza, senior ‘commanders’ of Maulvi Nazir faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Seven suspected militants were killed in the second attack later in the day, when a drone fired missiles at a vehicle in the Sara Khawra area.
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March - 13 
Three persons were killed by unidentified militants in Tirah Kukikhel near Spean Khwar in Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. According to details, terrorists started indiscriminate firing on the locals when they tried to stop them from entering the area.
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Three persons were killed by unidentified militants in Tirah Kukikhel near Spean Khwar in Khyber Agency, reports Dawn. According to details, terrorists started indiscriminate firing on the locals when they tried to stop them from entering the area.
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March - 13 
Two people were killed and 20 others injured when a bomb ripped through a bus near Sadda town in Kurram Agency. The bus was going from Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) to Parachinar in Kurram Agency, when it was hit by the remote-controlled bomb planted
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Two people were killed and 20 others injured when a bomb ripped through a bus near Sadda town in Kurram Agency. The bus was going from Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) to Parachinar in Kurram Agency, when it was hit by the remote-controlled bomb planted on the road near Pir Qayyum village. Nine women and four children were among the injured. One official requesting anonymity said the victims were from the Shia community.
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March - 13 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead a shopkeeper, identified as Ghulam Gilani Hotak, at Killi Ferozabad on Sabzal Road in Quetta on March 13.
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead a shopkeeper, identified as Ghulam Gilani Hotak, at Killi Ferozabad on Sabzal Road in Quetta on March 13.
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March - 13 
Unidentified assailants shot dead four Police constables and injured another two at a picket in the jurisdiction of Sadar Police Station in Gujrat District on March 13, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Arshad, Seerat Shah, Qamar A
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Unidentified assailants shot dead four Police constables and injured another two at a picket in the jurisdiction of Sadar Police Station in Gujrat District on March 13, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Arshad, Seerat Shah, Qamar Ali and Basharat Ali.
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March - 13 
Unidentified militants destroyed six video shops in the main bazaar of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, while no human loss was reported.
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Unidentified militants destroyed six video shops in the main bazaar of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, while no human loss was reported.
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March - 13 
The leaders of three major political parties – Nepali Congress (NC), Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN–M) and Communist Part of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) – on March 13, during the meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC
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The leaders of three major political parties – Nepali Congress (NC), Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN–M) and Communist Part of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) – on March 13, during the meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC) under the Constituent Assembly (CA), vowed to ensure sustainable peace and timely constitution as today is the last date (as per the CA’s revised works schedule) to forge consensus on remaining contentious issued affecting constitution drafting. They also decided to seek two more weeks from the CA to solve the disputed issues seen in forms of governance, electoral system, and judicial system, among others.
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March - 13 
The meeting of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on March 13 ended inconclusively after members representing the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) objected seriously to the Prime Mini
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The meeting of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on March 13 ended inconclusively after members representing the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) objected seriously to the Prime Minister (PM) Baburam Bhattarai’s proposal on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) integration. “There is no point agreeing to a proposal that is against the spirit of the seven-point peace deal," said Bhim Rawal, an AISC member representing the CPN-UML. "The seven-point deal doesn´t have any provision for promoting NA personnel immediately after they join the directorate," said Ram Sharan Mahat, AISC member from the NC.
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March - 13 
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 (Dhaka City) on March 13 sentenced a leader of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Mamunur Rashid alias Zahid, to death for detonating a bomb at Gazipur (Gazipur District) Police superintendent's office in
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The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 (Dhaka City) on March 13 sentenced a leader of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Mamunur Rashid alias Zahid, to death for detonating a bomb at Gazipur (Gazipur District) Police superintendent's office in February 20, 2009 in which 16 people were injured, according to Daily Star. He was arrested on the same day.
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March - 13 
External Affairs Minister G L Peiris on March 13 stated that the international community does not have any legitimate right to involve itself in the national reconciliation process in Sri Lanka, when the Sri Lankan Government itself is committed to i
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External Affairs Minister G L Peiris on March 13 stated that the international community does not have any legitimate right to involve itself in the national reconciliation process in Sri Lanka, when the Sri Lankan Government itself is committed to it, reports Daily News. He said that the international community submitted a resolution against Sri Lanka within a strikingly short period, while Sri Lanka needs ample time to resolve the issues which arose during the 30 year conflict. He added that out of the 297,000 displaced persons received by the Army, 97 per cent have been resettled and it was not just physical resettlement. He also added that the economic growth rate in the North and East is 22 percent while that of the entire country is 8 percent; clearly showing that Government is well on its way towards reconciliation and rehabilitation of the Tamil people.
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March - 13 
Meanwhile, according to a group of rehabilitated LTTE cadres in Kandy, the Sri Lankan soldiers treated them well; it was the LTTE terrorists rather than the Government Security Forces who severely harassed them. “We never believe the human rights vio
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Meanwhile, according to a group of rehabilitated LTTE cadres in Kandy, the Sri Lankan soldiers treated them well; it was the LTTE terrorists rather than the Government Security Forces who severely harassed them. “We never believe the human rights violation allegations made against the Armed Forces by international forces,” a former LTTE cadre said.
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March - 13 
Pakiasothy Sarawanamuttu, Sunila Abeysekara and Nimalka Fernando, the NGO workers, continue to work with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rump and betray Sri Lanka.
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Pakiasothy Sarawanamuttu, Sunila Abeysekara and Nimalka Fernando, the NGO workers, continue to work with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rump and betray Sri Lanka.
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March - 13 
Special Presidential envoy Namal Rajapaksa on March 13 said that a large number of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE) cadres rehabilitated by the Government have been reintegrated with their families, reports Daily News. Special assistan
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Special Presidential envoy Namal Rajapaksa on March 13 said that a large number of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE) cadres rehabilitated by the Government have been reintegrated with their families, reports Daily News. Special assistance and schemes are being facilitated by the Government for the rehabilitated youths and widows to find self employment, he added.
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March - 13 
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam said that the allegation of cold blooded killing of slain LTTE chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s 12-year son is another concoction by British Channel 4 TV. He emphasized that allegation is unsub
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Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam said that the allegation of cold blooded killing of slain LTTE chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s 12-year son is another concoction by British Channel 4 TV. He emphasized that allegation is unsubstantiated, uncorroborated and not been checked by any authority.
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March - 14 
A bid to sensitize people in the rural areas on potential threats from the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), the Ri Bhoi Police District, on March 14, organized a meeting with all the headmen and community leaders at Pilangkata Police Outpost. Al
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A bid to sensitize people in the rural areas on potential threats from the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), the Ri Bhoi Police District, on March 14, organized a meeting with all the headmen and community leaders at Pilangkata Police Outpost. Altogether 91 village headmen and community leaders from 34 villages under Pilangkata Police Outpost attended the meeting. Addressing the gathering, Ri Bhoi Deputy Superintendent of Police S Marsing urged them to immediately report to the nearest Police outpost if they spot any suspected elements in their villages. Marsing stressed on constitution of Village Defence Party (VDP) in all the villages as to be able to assist the Police in maintenance of law and order situation.
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A day after the NSCN-K accused NSCN-Khole-Kitovi cadres of attempting on the life of its ‘vice president’ Shikato Achumi at Zunheboto town on March 14, the latter has, on March 15, claimed its cadres had “simply fired shots in the air” to let him (Ac
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A day after the NSCN-K accused NSCN-Khole-Kitovi cadres of attempting on the life of its ‘vice president’ Shikato Achumi at Zunheboto town on March 14, the latter has, on March 15, claimed its cadres had “simply fired shots in the air” to let him (Achumi) know that his threats and harassments must stop. It stated that on March 14, Shikato Achumi, was forcefully demanding money from a shop.
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March - 14 
A Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] belonging to Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy), identified as Gujjula Karunakar Reddy (23) alias Bharath, surrendered before the Police in the presence of Circle Inspect
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A Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] belonging to Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy), identified as Gujjula Karunakar Reddy (23) alias Bharath, surrendered before the Police in the presence of Circle Inspector V Suresh at Gudur mandal (administrative unit) in Warangal District on March 14, reports The Hindu. Bharath hails from Nalgonda District and worked with Suryam dalam (squad) and Soma Bhaskar dalam.
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March - 14 
A Pakistani judicial commission on March 14 reached India to collect evidence and question officials as part of efforts to prosecute Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects charged with involvement in the November
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A Pakistani judicial commission on March 14 reached India to collect evidence and question officials as part of efforts to prosecute Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects charged with involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11), reports Rediff News.
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March - 14 
At least three Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were killed and four others injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the vehicle they were travelling in Kanker District on March 14, reports The Hindu. The
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At least three Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were killed and four others injured when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the vehicle they were travelling in Kanker District on March 14, reports The Hindu. The Maoists triggered the landmine explosion near Erikbuta village under Pakhanjur Police Station limits when the mini truck carrying the troopers of the 87th battalion of the BSF was passing, Kanker Superintendent of Police Rahul Bhagat said. They were moving on operational duties, sources said.
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March - 14 
India has lodged protests with Pakistan over it using the ongoing ceasefire to shore up its military infrastructure all along the border, which includes new bunkers, towers and border outposts (BoPs). In a written reply to Rajya Sabha (Upper House of
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India has lodged protests with Pakistan over it using the ongoing ceasefire to shore up its military infrastructure all along the border, which includes new bunkers, towers and border outposts (BoPs). In a written reply to Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on March 14, Defence Minister A. K. Antony said that the Government is aware through intelligence inputs that Pakistan has constructed and carried out repairs of bunkers, morchas (open bunkers) and towers.
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March - 14 
Mizoram State Home Minister R Lalzirliana on March 14 stated that the recent split in Hmar People’s Convention- Democratic (HPC-D) into two camps deterred the peace negotiations between the militant outfit and the Mizoram Government. “Despite the Cen
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Mizoram State Home Minister R Lalzirliana on March 14 stated that the recent split in Hmar People’s Convention- Democratic (HPC-D) into two camps deterred the peace negotiations between the militant outfit and the Mizoram Government. “Despite the Centre’s instructions to the Mizoram Government, resumption of peace talks with the HPC-D is not possible as the outfit has split into two. The Mizoram Government does not know with which faction – that of Lalhmingthanga Sinate or Zosangzuala – to resume the peace negotiations, with both factions claiming to be original,” Lalzirliana said. Lalzirliana’s remarks were in reaction to the Union Home Ministry’s recent instructions to the State Government to resume peace talks with the outfit which had derailed due to misunderstandings between the two in 2011. The peace process ran into deadlock when Mizoram Government refused to accept “a US citizen” (read Rochunga Pudaite) as HPC-D interlocutor. The Government had earlier accused the outfit of violating a suspension of operation (SoO) it had signed with the central Government by indulging in illegal activities whereas it was supposed to surrender arms in designated camp.
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March - 14 
National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-kitovi (NSCN-Khole-kitovi) has termed the killing of its cadres in Mon District by NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on March 14 as “overall cowardly acts” with an ideology that seemed to “converge with anti-peace a
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khole-kitovi (NSCN-Khole-kitovi) has termed the killing of its cadres in Mon District by NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on March 14 as “overall cowardly acts” with an ideology that seemed to “converge with anti-peace and anti-people propaganda”. In a statement, the outfit stated, “mercilessly murdering” in Mon “under the shadow of the Ceasefire Supervisory Board (CFSB) office has reached its ‘peak of insanity’.” Also, it urged the public of Mon to “immediately” close down “illegal and unauthorised office” of NSCN-K to avoid further killings.
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March - 14 
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on March 14 asked the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi to give “clear explanation” to Nagas on “repeated back tracking” and also clarify if the “journey of common hope”
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) on March 14 asked the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) and NSCN-Khole-Kitovi to give “clear explanation” to Nagas on “repeated back tracking” and also clarify if the “journey of common hope” still stood valid. NSCN-K alleged that five to six “gunmen” of NSCN-Khole-Kitovi attempted on the life of NSCN-K Sumi Region ‘vice chairman’ Shikato Achumi on March 14 at Zunheboto town. It warned that NSCN-K would no longer remain a “sitting duck” and would mobilise its resources to “defend and uphold the dignity, rights and aspirations of the Nagas against the enemy’s puppets desperately trying to destroy the very basis/foundation upon which the Naga’s national struggle has been sustaining till date”.
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March - 14 
NIA in its charge sheet, filed before the NIA court in January 2011, had submitted that SIMI activists from Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh attended this camp.
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NIA in its charge sheet, filed before the NIA court in January 2011, had submitted that SIMI activists from Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh attended this camp.
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March - 14 
NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) issued a directive banning the burning of forests in the State. The outfit said perpetrators would be fined INR 20,000 for it and 50 percent of the total amount extracted as fine would be awarded to the village authority or
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NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) issued a directive banning the burning of forests in the State. The outfit said perpetrators would be fined INR 20,000 for it and 50 percent of the total amount extracted as fine would be awarded to the village authority or any individual who reports the matter along with the identity of the perpetrator to the concerned authority. Failing to report, the village councils would be held responsible and a fine of INR 10,000 would be imposed on them.
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March - 14 
Okram Ibobi Singh on March 14 became the chief minister of the State for the third consecutive term.
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Okram Ibobi Singh on March 14 became the chief minister of the State for the third consecutive term.
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March - 14 
On March 14 reported that March 31, 2012 has been fixed for the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is a convict in the assassination of former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh on August 31, 1995. Raj
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On March 14 reported that March 31, 2012 has been fixed for the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is a convict in the assassination of former Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh on August 31, 1995. Rajoana will be hanged inside the Patiala Central Jail.
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March - 14 
Pakistan's external intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has admitted before a three-member bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary to meddling in northeast India on March 14. Former IS
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Pakistan's external intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has admitted before a three-member bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary to meddling in northeast India on March 14. Former ISI chief Asad Durrani made the admission before the bench during a hearing on the ISI’s mandate. He also admitted ISI funding the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) during the 1991 general elections in Bangladesh.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three extortionists associated with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Kiranigaon (Kadoguri) in Tinsukia District on March 14. They were identified as identified as Aurobindo Moran (32) Lileshwar Moran (27) and B
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three extortionists associated with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Kiranigaon (Kadoguri) in Tinsukia District on March 14. They were identified as identified as Aurobindo Moran (32) Lileshwar Moran (27) and Bitupon Moran (23).
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March - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres identified as Leiphakpam Ajit alias Ibungo and Leithongbam Santakumar Singh alias Ibungo alias Momo from Thoubal Haokha Bazar in Thoubal District on March 14.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres identified as Leiphakpam Ajit alias Ibungo and Leithongbam Santakumar Singh alias Ibungo alias Momo from Thoubal Haokha Bazar in Thoubal District on March 14.
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March - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered 10 Detonators and five gelatin sticks from North Rongkhang village under Donkamokam Police Outpost in the same District on March 14, reports The Sentinel
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered 10 Detonators and five gelatin sticks from North Rongkhang village under Donkamokam Police Outpost in the same District on March 14, reports The Sentinel
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March - 14 
Security Forces arrested two extortionists suspected to be linked with Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT), identified as Gobin Timung (25) and Raju Timung, from Tichom Arong village, under Bakalia Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on Marc
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Security Forces arrested two extortionists suspected to be linked with Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT), identified as Gobin Timung (25) and Raju Timung, from Tichom Arong village, under Bakalia Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on March 14.
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March - 14 
SFs also arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) overground worker, identified as Ningthoujam Robin Singh, from Kumbi Bazar area. He is involved in tax collection and extortion from taxi/bus/auto association in Kumbi area. He was also involved in d
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SFs also arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) overground worker, identified as Ningthoujam Robin Singh, from Kumbi Bazar area. He is involved in tax collection and extortion from taxi/bus/auto association in Kumbi area. He was also involved in delivering demand letters and transaction of money for KYKL.
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March - 14 
Stating that implementation of ceasefire ground rules (CFGR) is a joint responsibility of both the Union Government and NSCN's People's Army, the NSCN-K said the present trend clearly indicates that CFGR has become more or less an arbitrary impositio
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Stating that implementation of ceasefire ground rules (CFGR) is a joint responsibility of both the Union Government and NSCN's People's Army, the NSCN-K said the present trend clearly indicates that CFGR has become more or less an arbitrary imposition on People's Army by the Union Government and its agencies, reports The Times of India.
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March - 14 
Students Movement of India (SIMI) leader Habib Falahi was produced before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 14 in Kochi and was included as accused 32 in the Wagamon SIMI training camp case. NIA officials said Falahi would
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Students Movement of India (SIMI) leader Habib Falahi was produced before a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 14 in Kochi and was included as accused 32 in the Wagamon SIMI training camp case. NIA officials said Falahi would be taken back to Gujarat where he was being tried in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case. After ascertaining the role of Habib Falahi, NIA is now on the lookout for another Uttar Pradesh-based SIMI leader Fariz who attended this camp. Both Fariz and Falahi are top SIMI leaders from Uttar Pradesh and the duo came to Kerala to attend this secret training camp in 2007. Officials said that Fariz might have played a role in the Ahmedabad case.
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March - 14 
Suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade at the ABC godown at Khoyathong in Imphal West District on March 14. However, no casualty was reported.
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Suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade at the ABC godown at Khoyathong in Imphal West District on March 14. However, no casualty was reported.
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March - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its investigation into the illegal activities the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) revealed that it has invested a huge amount of money in various business ventures in the United Kingdom (UK), reports
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its investigation into the illegal activities the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) revealed that it has invested a huge amount of money in various business ventures in the United Kingdom (UK), reports The Telegraph. The UNLF, with the help of two of its sympathisers, including a Bangladeshi national, had formed a company named South East Asia Conglomerate Private Limited in 2006 with its office at Elton House in Durham in England and nominated its ‘chief’, R.K. Meghen, as one of the directors. The NIA claims to have collected evidence of the UNLF investing money accumulated through illegal means, including extortions, in the construction of a market complex in New Delhi, a food park project at Neelkuthi in Manipur, a fruit processing unit at Mantripukhri in Imphal and a taxi-way near Imphal airport. It has alleged that the registered society which runs the fruit processing unit — Association for Extensive Growers Innovative Service (AEGIS) — is a frontal organisation of the UNLF.
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March - 14 
The new Pakistan border infrastructure that has come up between 2004 and 2011 includes 886 bunkers, 261 morchas, 398 towers and 143 BoPs. India and Pakistan in November 2003 declared a joint ceasefire along the 198-km International Border in Jammu an
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The new Pakistan border infrastructure that has come up between 2004 and 2011 includes 886 bunkers, 261 morchas, 398 towers and 143 BoPs. India and Pakistan in November 2003 declared a joint ceasefire along the 198-km International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, the 778-km Line of Control and the 150-km Actual Ground Position Line in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region.
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March - 14 
A Government primary school for girls was blown up by unidentified militants at Taru area near Pabbi in Nowshera District on March 14, reports Dawn. Police said that the two classrooms of the Government Girls Primary School No. 2 at Wapda Colony were
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A Government primary school for girls was blown up by unidentified militants at Taru area near Pabbi in Nowshera District on March 14, reports Dawn. Police said that the two classrooms of the Government Girls Primary School No. 2 at Wapda Colony were damaged when the explosives planted on the first floor of the building went off at around 5.10pm.
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March - 14 
A minor girl was killed and five people, including four personnel of Frontier Constabulary (FCB), were injured in a rocket attack on a Police post at Janay Khwar in Mattani area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on March 14,
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A minor girl was killed and five people, including four personnel of Frontier Constabulary (FCB), were injured in a rocket attack on a Police post at Janay Khwar in Mattani area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on March 14, reports Dawn. A Police official said that the rocket fired from an unidentified location hit the Police post and also damaged a house.
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March - 14 
A Pentagon spokesman said the US looks forward to having a good partnership with Pakistan moving forward. “That’s what our focus is on. We believe it is critical for the region and for the mission in Afghanistan,” spokesperson, Navy Captain John Kirb
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A Pentagon spokesman said the US looks forward to having a good partnership with Pakistan moving forward. “That’s what our focus is on. We believe it is critical for the region and for the mission in Afghanistan,” spokesperson, Navy Captain John Kirby, said.
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An unidentified decomposed body of a man was found from a deserted place in Sector 38-B of Surjani Town in Karachi on March 14.
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An unidentified decomposed body of a man was found from a deserted place in Sector 38-B of Surjani Town in Karachi on March 14.
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March - 14 
At least six members of an anti-Taliban militia were killed and three others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during a meeting of tribal elders at Kotkai village of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. According t
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At least six members of an anti-Taliban militia were killed and three others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during a meeting of tribal elders at Kotkai village of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. According to local political administration sources, militants had planted explosive material outside the compartment of a tribal elder at Kotkai village and detonated it with a remote-controlled device. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, adds Dawn. TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ahsan said over phone that the elders were attacked because they had formed a Government-backed anti-TTP force.
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Eight civilians and six suspected militants, including an Afghan national, were killed during operation in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 14, reports Dawn. Officials sa
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Eight civilians and six suspected militants, including an Afghan national, were killed during operation in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 14, reports Dawn. Officials said that SFs carried out a search and cordon operation in Speen Qamar, Yousuf Talab, Jansi, Mandai Kas and Dawra localities of Sipah. The SFs also destroyed three hideouts of militants and blew up the houses of five local militant ‘commanders’, including Nek Amal, Shah Faisal, Khalid and Sakhi. During a raid on a house, six suspected militants, including an Afghan national, were killed. Local sources said that at least eight civilians, including women and children, were also killed and 21 others were injured due to intense artillery firing by the SFs during the operation.
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Former President and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf on March 14 claimed that Nawab Akbar Bugti, the founder of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), was not murdered, but had committed suicide, reports Dawn. However,
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Former President and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf on March 14 claimed that Nawab Akbar Bugti, the founder of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), was not murdered, but had committed suicide, reports Dawn. However, Baloch leader Harbiyar Marri denied Musharraf’s claims and said that he wants to “escape” after perpetrating decade-long “atrocities” against Baloch locals.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa senator and the Senior Vice-President of the Awami National Party (ANP) Haji Muhammad Adeel, on March 14, during the fourth regional conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), said that militancy in the country
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa senator and the Senior Vice-President of the Awami National Party (ANP) Haji Muhammad Adeel, on March 14, during the fourth regional conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), said that militancy in the country was still being “supported by the Arabs”, reports The News, The ANP senator alleged that “Arabs are still providing support to the militants” while Pakistan faced 9/11 everyday.
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March - 14 
Pakistan is going to put ‘tough conditions’ for reopening of NATO supply routes which it had blocked in protest at the November 26, 2011, NATO raid on Pakistani border posts in Mohmand Agency, reports The Express Tribune. On March 14, the country’s t
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Pakistan is going to put ‘tough conditions’ for reopening of NATO supply routes which it had blocked in protest at the November 26, 2011, NATO raid on Pakistani border posts in Mohmand Agency, reports The Express Tribune. On March 14, the country’s top civil and military leadership evolved a consensus on lifting the almost four-month-long blockade – but under ‘tough conditions’.
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March - 14 
The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) on March 14 alleged that Security Forces (SFs) have launched a massive ‘siege and search’ operation in different parts of Dera Bugti District during which several innocent people had been killed and many had been arr
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The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) on March 14 alleged that Security Forces (SFs) have launched a massive ‘siege and search’ operation in different parts of Dera Bugti District during which several innocent people had been killed and many had been arrested, reports Express Tribune. According to a spokesperson for BRP, Sher Mohammad Bugti, several innocent people had been killed and many had been apprehended during the operation. SFs had raided houses in Pishani, Buzkushi, Kelri, Seya Tak, Khadeli and Maro area of Dera Bugti, said BRP spokesperson.“Security personnel have violated the sanctity of homes and harassed elders of the families. They also set standing crops on fire,” he alleged. He said many people in large number had been forced to migrate to safer places to escape highhandedness of the SFs.
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March - 14 
There have been no confirmations by officials about any operation in Dera Bugti.
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There have been no confirmations by officials about any operation in Dera Bugti.
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March - 14 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government high school at Mawaz Khan Kallay village in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government high school at Mawaz Khan Kallay village in Akkakhel area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency.
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March - 14 
United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on March 14 reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to remain engaged with both Pakistan and Afghanistan even as the US works to end the Afghan war, reports Express Tribune. “We are ending a decade of
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United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on March 14 reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to remain engaged with both Pakistan and Afghanistan even as the US works to end the Afghan war, reports Express Tribune. “We are ending a decade of armed conflict. But when all the troops come home, thousands of State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees, American and local staff will still be there on the frontlines in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan,” she said at the State Department, adding, “They will be working under very difficult conditions to advance our vital interests through civilian power”.
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March - 14 
The hard-line faction of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN-M) has initiated a process to form a new paramilitary force comprising of retired and disqualified combatants loyal to it. The faction, led by Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya, has been op
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The hard-line faction of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN-M) has initiated a process to form a new paramilitary force comprising of retired and disqualified combatants loyal to it. The faction, led by Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya, has been opposing the ongoing process of the combatants’ integration and rehabilitation. The Baidya camp organised a meeting of the combatants loyal to it in Dang on March 14.
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March - 14 
A former Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Asad Durrani, has admitted that the spy agency had funded main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during 1991 general elections as he was summoned to testify in a case before the
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A former Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Asad Durrani, has admitted that the spy agency had funded main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during 1991 general elections as he was summoned to testify in a case before the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on March 14 .
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March - 14 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested eight cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from a restaurant in the Chittagong city on March 14, reports Daily Star. DB Assistant Commissioner Tanvir Arafat said they arrested the eight on information that th
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested eight cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from a restaurant in the Chittagong city on March 14, reports Daily Star. DB Assistant Commissioner Tanvir Arafat said they arrested the eight on information that they were plotting subversive activities.
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March - 14 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 14 reiterated her resolve to try the War Criminals on the soil of Bangladesh, according to Daily Star. Addressing the opposition leader Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), she commented, “You canno
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 14 reiterated her resolve to try the War Criminals on the soil of Bangladesh, according to Daily Star. Addressing the opposition leader Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), she commented, “You cannot save them”. She further alleged, that the BNP chairperson and her husband, Ziaur Rahman, tried to save the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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March - 14 
Referring to the allegation that Khaleda received 50 million rupees from Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) prior to the 1991 parliamentary election, Hasina said, “Go to Pakistan, if you have so much sympathy for it. Don’t pollute the soil
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Referring to the allegation that Khaleda received 50 million rupees from Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) prior to the 1991 parliamentary election, Hasina said, “Go to Pakistan, if you have so much sympathy for it. Don’t pollute the soil of Bangladesh”.
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March - 14 
The SC issued notices to Durrani in a decade-old pending case of retired Air Marshal Asghar Khan. Khan heads the Tehreek-i-Istiqlal party, filed the case in the country's apex court in 1996, originally alleging that the Mehran Bank donated funds to f
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The SC issued notices to Durrani in a decade-old pending case of retired Air Marshal Asghar Khan. Khan heads the Tehreek-i-Istiqlal party, filed the case in the country's apex court in 1996, originally alleging that the Mehran Bank donated funds to former Army Chief Aslam Beg in 1990 while he loaned the amount to ISI so that it could be used in the creation of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), which was set up in 1988.
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March - 14 
Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena informed that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told the Cabinet of ministers that no matter what happens in Geneva, Government has to speedily solve problems of the Tamil people and upgrad
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Economic Development Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena informed that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told the Cabinet of ministers that no matter what happens in Geneva, Government has to speedily solve problems of the Tamil people and upgrade their living standards. Sri Lanka is ready to face any situation arising in the future, reports Daily News. He also informed that over 99 per cent of IDPs have been resettled and a massive development drive is on in the North to provide infrastructure facilities to the Tamil people.
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March - 14 
UK’s Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt, after the broadcast of second video on Sri Lanka conflict by Britain's Channel 4, asked for “an independent, credible and thorough investigation" into the bloody conflict and urged the United nations Human
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UK’s Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt, after the broadcast of second video on Sri Lanka conflict by Britain's Channel 4, asked for “an independent, credible and thorough investigation" into the bloody conflict and urged the United nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to pass the resolution against Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. He, further, said that Channel 4 has brought "important and disturbing evidence to support allegations of grave abuses" in Sri Lanka to international attention.
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March - 15 
10-armed militants belonging to the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) abducted two civilians, identified as Utpal Hazarika and Jan Bora, from the site of Balihjuri Model Hospital campus in the eastern part of Karbi Anglong District on March 15.
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10-armed militants belonging to the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) abducted two civilians, identified as Utpal Hazarika and Jan Bora, from the site of Balihjuri Model Hospital campus in the eastern part of Karbi Anglong District on March 15.
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March - 15 
A minor girl was killed while five persons were injured as a powerful blast that ripped apart a rented house near Manipur Police Training School, Pangei in Imphal East District on March 15. According to Police sources, the blast took place at the ren
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A minor girl was killed while five persons were injured as a powerful blast that ripped apart a rented house near Manipur Police Training School, Pangei in Imphal East District on March 15. According to Police sources, the blast took place at the rented house currently occupied by one retired Manipur Rifles officer, identified as Pebam Jilla. The blast killed nine year Pebam Babynao (daughter of Jilla) on the spot. Jilla’s wife Memmy (65), daughter Memcha (45), grand-daughters (Memcha’s daughters) Anjali (17), Preeti (8) and Tracy (3) sustained injuries. Experts suspected that the explosive was a pressure bomb containing RDX.
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A person, identified as Mohammad Rehan, was arrested with fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 50,000 near Sealdah area of Kolkata (West Bengal) on March 15.
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A person, identified as Mohammad Rehan, was arrested with fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 50,000 near Sealdah area of Kolkata (West Bengal) on March 15.
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March - 15 
Abdul Rehman Haji from Hosdurg Kolavayal in Kasargod District (Kerala), who is said to be the chief operator of a cartel engaged in supplying fake Indian currency notes (FICN) printed in Pakistan to Districts in Kerala and Karnataka, was arrested by
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Abdul Rehman Haji from Hosdurg Kolavayal in Kasargod District (Kerala), who is said to be the chief operator of a cartel engaged in supplying fake Indian currency notes (FICN) printed in Pakistan to Districts in Kerala and Karnataka, was arrested by the Dubai police on March 7 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). National Investigation Agency (NIA), to which a case relating to confiscation of FICN worth INR 100,000 by the policemen of Taliparamba station recently, was entrusted, were trying to lay their lands on Abdul Rehman Haji. NIA had found that Abdul Haji has been sending FICNs into India from a hideout in Ajman in UAE, and that the funds so created not only served to upset the financial stability of the country, but they were also used to fund terrorist organizations.
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March - 15 
Abu Bilal, one of the two Pakistani bombers who had planted IED outside the Delhi High Court last September, is suspected to be none other than the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Ghulam Sarwar, whose name had first figured in an attack on an Army Ma
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Abu Bilal, one of the two Pakistani bombers who had planted IED outside the Delhi High Court last September, is suspected to be none other than the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Ghulam Sarwar, whose name had first figured in an attack on an Army Major General last year. According to an official, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has strong clues and some tentative evidence to show that Bilal is none other than the LeT terrorist Sarwar. Hailing from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Sarwar's name had first popped up on security radar last year when he was identified as the mastermind behind the Udhampur blast on May 2, targeting Major General D S Pathania, the commandant of the Northern Army Command's base hospital.
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March - 15 
According to Police officers investigating the bomb blast in Pangei area on March 15 which killed a minor and severely injured 5 others, the bomb could have been planted by militants to ambush passing SFs patrolling parties in the area.
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According to Police officers investigating the bomb blast in Pangei area on March 15 which killed a minor and severely injured 5 others, the bomb could have been planted by militants to ambush passing SFs patrolling parties in the area.
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Another militant of the KCP, identified as Muhammad Tajjauddin, was arrested from Kongba bazar on March 15.
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Another militant of the KCP, identified as Muhammad Tajjauddin, was arrested from Kongba bazar on March 15.
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March - 15 
Delhi Police will alert Interpol to hunt down the Iranian bombers suspected to have planned and executed the blast, reported Times of India on March 16. Police sources said that the Iranian men bought a moped from Karol Bagh's used vehicles market to
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Delhi Police will alert Interpol to hunt down the Iranian bombers suspected to have planned and executed the blast, reported Times of India on March 16. Police sources said that the Iranian men bought a moped from Karol Bagh's used vehicles market to recce their target route but rode a borrowed bike to plant the bomb on February 13. The moped that was later found at journalist SMA Kazmi's Jorbagh residence was bought and registered by the alleged bomber Houshang Afshar Irani last April, pointing to careful planning for the attack. While Irani is said to have paid INR 10,000 for the moped, he rented the black Hero Passion Pro bike used in the attack from a staffer at the Karol Bagh hotel where he was staying.
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March - 15 
On March 15 reported that investigations into July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blasts (13/7) case by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) have revealed that there were two modules of terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) operating out of Bihar. A senior ATS o
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On March 15 reported that investigations into July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blasts (13/7) case by the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) have revealed that there were two modules of terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) operating out of Bihar. A senior ATS officer said that the modules were not aware of each other’s existence. “The only link between them was Yasin Bhatkal, the top IM operative who played a key role in the 13/7 blasts,” the officer said, and added that the operatives functioned from Madhubani and Darbhanga in Bihar.
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On March 15, SFs arrested one cadre of the Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M), identified as Sanoujam Sanatomba Singh alias Sarat alias Yaima, from near Kontha Ahallup auto rickshaw parking in Imphal East District and recovered one mobile phone a
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On March 15, SFs arrested one cadre of the Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M), identified as Sanoujam Sanatomba Singh alias Sarat alias Yaima, from near Kontha Ahallup auto rickshaw parking in Imphal East District and recovered one mobile phone along with one SIM card. Sanatomba was involved in recruitment of cadres and in extorting money from the general public, officials and businessmen. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in February 2011 under one Chinglen and is currently working under ‘chairman’ of the outfit Kangleipal. He also disclosed that Kangleipal is currently in Nepal.
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March - 15 
One module was detected by the Delhi police and several of its members have been arrested, one among them, Qateel Siddique, is suspected to be involved in the Pune’s German bakery blast in February 2010, which killed 17 people. The second module incl
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One module was detected by the Delhi police and several of its members have been arrested, one among them, Qateel Siddique, is suspected to be involved in the Pune’s German bakery blast in February 2010, which killed 17 people. The second module includes Naquee Ahmed and Nadeem Sheikh, both arrested in the 13/7 case, along with Waqqas and Tabrez — the alleged planters who are absconding. Bhatkal started visiting Bihar around 2008, and slowly started indoctrinating and recruiting people.
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March - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 15 arrested two persons from Salbung in Churachandpur District along with a .32 pistol and INR 47,000. The two are Letjapao Haokip, aged 49, of Mongjang Koite village and Henthang Haokip, aged 40, of N Molloi village. T
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 15 arrested two persons from Salbung in Churachandpur District along with a .32 pistol and INR 47,000. The two are Letjapao Haokip, aged 49, of Mongjang Koite village and Henthang Haokip, aged 40, of N Molloi village. They have been handed over to Imphal West Police station.
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March - 15 
SFs also arrested a cadre of MI Khan faction of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF-MI Khan), identified as Muhamad Yakub Ali alias Ibocha, at Konumla Hiyang Khong areas on March 15.
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SFs also arrested a cadre of MI Khan faction of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF-MI Khan), identified as Muhamad Yakub Ali alias Ibocha, at Konumla Hiyang Khong areas on March 15.
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March - 15 
SFs rescued a 14 year old boy, identified as Rajkumar Sharma, on March 15. The boy was abducted on March 9 from Saipum village in Churachandpur District and a ransom demand of INR 500, 000 was made for his release.
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SFs rescued a 14 year old boy, identified as Rajkumar Sharma, on March 15. The boy was abducted on March 9 from Saipum village in Churachandpur District and a ransom demand of INR 500, 000 was made for his release.
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March - 15 
SFs rescued Dr M C Agarwala from a house at Naharbari near Dhamdhama in Nalbari District. SFs arrested Himangshu Haloi and Pulen Kalita and one more person in this connection, reports The Times of India. Police sources said one of the arrested is aff
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SFs rescued Dr M C Agarwala from a house at Naharbari near Dhamdhama in Nalbari District. SFs arrested Himangshu Haloi and Pulen Kalita and one more person in this connection, reports The Times of India. Police sources said one of the arrested is affiliated to Pro-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF).
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March - 15 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres belonging to Deori Dalam (squad) killed a farmer, identified as Jagdish Walwe, in Kawalewada area of Sadak-Arjuni tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District late on March 15, reports The Times of
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres belonging to Deori Dalam (squad) killed a farmer, identified as Jagdish Walwe, in Kawalewada area of Sadak-Arjuni tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District late on March 15, reports The Times of India. A group of Maoists went to the house of Walwe and took him along with them. As Walwe did not return, his family started searching him and found his body slashed with an axe. Superintendent of Police Chandrakishore Meena said that the deceased had no Maoist links.
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March - 15 
The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Bharuch Police on March 15 arrested two persons for illegally selling active mobile phone SIM cards mobile broadband modems in Bharuch city (Gujarat), reports The Times of India. Police sources informed that the a
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The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Bharuch Police on March 15 arrested two persons for illegally selling active mobile phone SIM cards mobile broadband modems in Bharuch city (Gujarat), reports The Times of India. Police sources informed that the arrested youth have been identified as Altaf Patel and Salman Patel. Police suspects that such illegal activity can be used in any antinational and terrorist activity.
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March - 15 
Three dead bodies suspected to be of National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole Kitovi) cadres were found few hundred metres away from Chui Village Junction in Mon District on March 15. The bodies bore bullet marks and the three
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Three dead bodies suspected to be of National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-Khole Kitovi) cadres were found few hundred metres away from Chui Village Junction in Mon District on March 15. The bodies bore bullet marks and the three were suspected to have been killed by rival NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres. According to sources, the deceased, later identified as Wangkim (47) and Manphong (29) of Chui Village and Pawang (37) of Totok chingha Village were ‘arrested’ few days ago by NSCN-K and allegedly killed them on March 14.
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March - 15 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a grenade attack on their picket by militants outside the OPD block of SMHS hospital in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar city on March 15, reports Daily Excelsior. So far no militant outfit
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a grenade attack on their picket by militants outside the OPD block of SMHS hospital in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar city on March 15, reports Daily Excelsior. So far no militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the grenade attack.
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March - 15 
Veteran Nagaland legislator and former Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Chingwang Konyak, on March 15, announced in the State Assembly that Nagas of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh were not willing to be part of ‘greater Nagaland’. Konyak, who h
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Veteran Nagaland legislator and former Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Chingwang Konyak, on March 15, announced in the State Assembly that Nagas of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh were not willing to be part of ‘greater Nagaland’. Konyak, who had been long-time backing the Naga integration move, told the Assembly that Nagas of other States were not willing to merge with Nagaland even though the 16-point agreement had clearly kept the doors open for them. Nagaland was born out of a 16-point agreement in 1960, clause 13 of which had mentioned integration. He said the doors should be kept open for all Nagas as mentioned in the agreement, but urged Naga leaders not to waste time and money on the integration issue. “We should be realistic about the issue,” he said, adding, “We know what is possible and what is not possible.”
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March - 15 
A Swiss couple abducted from Loralai District in Balochistan on July 1, 2011 year escaped from the captivity of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15, reports Dawn. Olivi
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A Swiss couple abducted from Loralai District in Balochistan on July 1, 2011 year escaped from the captivity of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15, reports Dawn. Olivier David Och and Daniela Widmer were brought to Peshawar by a military helicopter. Officials said that the couple had reported to Security Forces (SFs) at the Thall check post on Esha-Razmak Road early in the morning of March 15. The sources were not in a position to state with certainty if the couple had really escaped or they had been ‘released’.
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March - 15 
Aamir Malik, the son-in-law of former Chairman of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Committee (JCSC), General Tariq Majeed, who was abducted from outside his Model Town residence in August 2010, reached home after being released by the TTP captors. According to
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Aamir Malik, the son-in-law of former Chairman of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Committee (JCSC), General Tariq Majeed, who was abducted from outside his Model Town residence in August 2010, reached home after being released by the TTP captors. According to sources, Intelligence Agencies played a role in the release of Aamir and some reports said millions of rupees were paid as ransom. Aftab Malik, a resident of Model Town Extension, said that his son was safe and would reach home in a day or two. He, however, declined to say which Law Enforcement Agency got his son released and what demands of his captors were met.
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March - 15 
As many as 21 cadres of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were arrested by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) from a house in Islamabad on March 15, reported Dawn. The raid was conducted by a joint team of the city Police and Security Forces on information that the
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As many as 21 cadres of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) were arrested by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) from a house in Islamabad on March 15, reported Dawn. The raid was conducted by a joint team of the city Police and Security Forces on information that the outfit was holding a meeting against ‘national interest’. The raiding team also seized some literature, computers, laptops and CDs from the house.
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March - 15 
In the Agency, SFs arrested three suspected militants during a search operation in Lara Banda, Bara Banda, Niag Banda areas of Loe Mamond tehsil and seized a large quantity of weapons, missiles and explosives. The seized weapons included dozens of AK
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In the Agency, SFs arrested three suspected militants during a search operation in Lara Banda, Bara Banda, Niag Banda areas of Loe Mamond tehsil and seized a large quantity of weapons, missiles and explosives. The seized weapons included dozens of AK-47 rifles, a dozen Russian missiles, 20 mortar shells, 10 rocket launchers, four 14.5MM guns, explosive devices, suicide vests and thousands of live rounds.
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March - 15 
One Jafaria Alliance leader, Mohsin Rizvi, was attacked and injured while his son, Akmal, was shot dead by unknown armed assailants near Patel Para area on March 15, reported Express Tribune. The incident took place while they were commuting between
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One Jafaria Alliance leader, Mohsin Rizvi, was attacked and injured while his son, Akmal, was shot dead by unknown armed assailants near Patel Para area on March 15, reported Express Tribune. The incident took place while they were commuting between Golimar and their home near Islamia College in Karachi.
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March - 15 
Peshawar High Court (PHC) said that 30% of ‘missing’ persons are likely to remain with authorities, whereas the rest will be identified and set free. “The matter has seriously been considered,” said the PHC Chief Justice while hearing the missing per
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Peshawar High Court (PHC) said that 30% of ‘missing’ persons are likely to remain with authorities, whereas the rest will be identified and set free. “The matter has seriously been considered,” said the PHC Chief Justice while hearing the missing persons’ cases. The chief justice said that the court wanted the terrorists to be tried and punished if found guilty but due process should be applied and the accused should be dealt with in accordance with the law and Constitution.
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March - 15 
Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tahir Ayub on March 15 said that the blast that killed Superintendent of Police (SP) Abdul Kalam Khan earlier on the day at Pishtakhara chowk in Peshawar was a suicide attack and the bomber’s head had be
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Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tahir Ayub on March 15 said that the blast that killed Superintendent of Police (SP) Abdul Kalam Khan earlier on the day at Pishtakhara chowk in Peshawar was a suicide attack and the bomber’s head had been found at the place, reports Dawn. He came there on foot and blew himself up when the vehicle slowed down near a speed breaker. Bomb disposal personnel said six to seven kilograms of explosives combined with ball-bearings had been used in the suicide vest.
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March - 15 
Police have been put on high alert after an alleged letter from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened attacks on co-educational schools and non-governmental organisations in Mansehra District. “We are not yet certain about the origin of the le
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Police have been put on high alert after an alleged letter from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened attacks on co-educational schools and non-governmental organisations in Mansehra District. “We are not yet certain about the origin of the letter asking people to act against the NGOs, CD and video centres and schools where boys and girls were taught together, but we have put the Police on high alert in the District,” said District Police Officer Ijaz Ahmad Khan.
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March - 15 
SFs arrested six suspected militants during a search operation in Warr Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency.
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SFs arrested six suspected militants during a search operation in Warr Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency.
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March - 15 
Superintendent of Police (SP)-Rural Kalam Khan was killed when a bomb ripped through his car at the Pishtakhara Chowk in Peshawar on March 15 (today), reported Express Tribune. However, it could not be ascertained whether it was a suicide attack or a
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Superintendent of Police (SP)-Rural Kalam Khan was killed when a bomb ripped through his car at the Pishtakhara Chowk in Peshawar on March 15 (today), reported Express Tribune. However, it could not be ascertained whether it was a suicide attack or a remote-controlled bomb. The driver and other personnel on board also sustained injuries in the attack.
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March - 15 
The death toll of March 14, 2012 search operation reached 21 as seven more dead bodies of civilians were found in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15.
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The death toll of March 14, 2012 search operation reached 21 as seven more dead bodies of civilians were found in Sipah area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 15.
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March - 15 
The inquiry commission investigating the United States (US) raid on the Abbottabad residence of Osama bin Laden on March 15 revealed that Russian-made weapons were found in the compound. The weapons were found in a cupboard of Osama bin Laden. Accord
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The inquiry commission investigating the United States (US) raid on the Abbottabad residence of Osama bin Laden on March 15 revealed that Russian-made weapons were found in the compound. The weapons were found in a cupboard of Osama bin Laden. According to them, only one casing of a used bullet was found.
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March - 15 
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) threatened to boycott the forthcoming joint session of Parliament to protest the unabated activities of extortionists in Karachi, urging the Government to take appropriate measures to improve the situation in the ci
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The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) threatened to boycott the forthcoming joint session of Parliament to protest the unabated activities of extortionists in Karachi, urging the Government to take appropriate measures to improve the situation in the city. The party staged a walkout from the National Assembly in protest against the rising trend of extortion in the financial hub of the country, saying the Government needed to take immediate notice of the lawlessness in the city.
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March - 15 
Two abducted tribesmen, identified as Zeeshan and Irshad, reached home in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency, They had been abducted along with two others in Haleemzai on March 6, 2012. Sources said efforts were afoot for the safe release of the rema
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Two abducted tribesmen, identified as Zeeshan and Irshad, reached home in Haleemzai tehsil of Mohmand Agency, They had been abducted along with two others in Haleemzai on March 6, 2012. Sources said efforts were afoot for the safe release of the remaining abducted persons.
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March - 15 
Two suspected militants were killed and four injured, while three of their hideouts were destroyed when gunship helicopters targeted them in Ghaibi Neeka area of Sipab in Tirah Valley.
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Two suspected militants were killed and four injured, while three of their hideouts were destroyed when gunship helicopters targeted them in Ghaibi Neeka area of Sipab in Tirah Valley.
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March - 15 
Unidentified militants blew up the building of Government Degree College for Boys in Jamrud tehsil by detonating two bombs, reports Daily Times. According to the political administration, improvised explosive devices were planted at the outer wall an
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Unidentified militants blew up the building of Government Degree College for Boys in Jamrud tehsil by detonating two bombs, reports Daily Times. According to the political administration, improvised explosive devices were planted at the outer wall and main gate of the college by terrorists and detonated it with a remote-controlled device.
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March - 15 
An unknown group exploded a socket-bomb outside a school at Balaju in Kathmandu on March 15, reports Nepal News. Police said the bomb that went off at around 8 pm smashed window panes of the ground floor of Pragati Higher Secondary School. However, n
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An unknown group exploded a socket-bomb outside a school at Balaju in Kathmandu on March 15, reports Nepal News. Police said the bomb that went off at around 8 pm smashed window panes of the ground floor of Pragati Higher Secondary School. However, no one was hurt in the incident.
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March - 15 
Radio Paschimanchal, an FM radio-station of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in Palpa District, was blown up by an unidentified group on March 15. The blast took place at the third floor of the building where the FM office was sta
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Radio Paschimanchal, an FM radio-station of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in Palpa District, was blown up by an unidentified group on March 15. The blast took place at the third floor of the building where the FM office was stationed, leaving the office completely damaged. However, no human casualty was reported. UCPN-M cadres reside in the other two floor of the building. No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. A detonator wire and bullets have been recovered from the incident site.
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March - 15 
UCPN-M standing committee member Dev Gurung has demanded resignation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to end political deadlock facing the country, reports Nepal News. Senior Maoist leader Dev Gurung g sought the resignation of senior leader of hi
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UCPN-M standing committee member Dev Gurung has demanded resignation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to end political deadlock facing the country, reports Nepal News. Senior Maoist leader Dev Gurung g sought the resignation of senior leader of his own party saying that his resignation was necessary to implement the agreements signed in the past and to make other political parties implement those agreements. Speaking at a programme in Bhaktapur, Gurung who is one of the active leaders of the hardliner faction led by vice chairman Mohan Baidya said parties should move ahead by forging a fresh agreement to speed up army integration process. He also accused opposition parties Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) of obstructing peace process by mistrusting the Maoist party.
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March - 15 
The report on Durrani's testimony came as BNP trashed the report with the party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on March 15 demanding proof on the allegation. Alamgir stated, "Our leader (BNP chief) never took money from abroad
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The report on Durrani's testimony came as BNP trashed the report with the party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on March 15 demanding proof on the allegation. Alamgir stated, "Our leader (BNP chief) never took money from abroad. The allegation of taking money from ISI is absolutely false and we are collecting information about it. We will give our reply in time”.
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March - 15 
Media Centre for National Security Director General (DG) Lakshman Hulugalle denied the wild allegations contained in the second video footage released by Channel 4 and termed it as another attempt aimed at tarnishing the country’s reputation. He stre
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Media Centre for National Security Director General (DG) Lakshman Hulugalle denied the wild allegations contained in the second video footage released by Channel 4 and termed it as another attempt aimed at tarnishing the country’s reputation. He stressed that video is biased, as it does not mention Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as terrorist group or the fact that the LTTE forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to accompany them and that they killed civilians to prevent them from leaving. He also blamed Channel 4 News for relying largely upon sensationalist materials made available to it by anti-Government groups and individuals.
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March - 15 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka has the courage to face challenges posed by external forces and does not requires an imported solution to solve the country’s internal issues, as it is capable of solving its issues through peaceful dia
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka has the courage to face challenges posed by external forces and does not requires an imported solution to solve the country’s internal issues, as it is capable of solving its issues through peaceful dialogue with all parties concerned, reports Daily News. He further stressed that Sri Lanka has arrived at a stage where the country’s problems can be solved by the people itself and the time has come for them to shed petty differences and join hands for the sake of the country.
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March - 16 
A Sivasagar court on March 16 sent Mahendra Chetia from Dulakharia village in Sivasagar District to judicial custody, reports The Telegraph. SFs on March 15 had arrested Chetia on charges of providing shelter to militants of the Anti-Talks faction of
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A Sivasagar court on March 16 sent Mahendra Chetia from Dulakharia village in Sivasagar District to judicial custody, reports The Telegraph. SFs on March 15 had arrested Chetia on charges of providing shelter to militants of the Anti-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF).
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March - 16 
Army on March 16 asked its troops not to become complacent in the State, which is yet to see an "end to terrorism", even though there was decline in infiltration along the India-Pakistan border, reports Daily Excelsior. "The troops should not become
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Army on March 16 asked its troops not to become complacent in the State, which is yet to see an "end to terrorism", even though there was decline in infiltration along the India-Pakistan border, reports Daily Excelsior. "The troops should not become complacent as we are yet to see the end of terrorism in J&K," Army Chief General V K Singh said, adding, there was a need to remain vigilant and prepared at all times.
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March - 16 
Jorhat District administration declared a 6pm to 5am curfew in areas within a 5-kilometre radius of the Assam-Nagaland border in view of a threat from militants.
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Jorhat District administration declared a 6pm to 5am curfew in areas within a 5-kilometre radius of the Assam-Nagaland border in view of a threat from militants.
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March - 16 
Maoists set ablaze equipment in the BSNL telephone exchange at G. Madugula in Viskhapatnam District late in the evening, reports The Hindu. A group of five Maoists entered the exchange and poured petrol on the panel board and other equipment and set
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Maoists set ablaze equipment in the BSNL telephone exchange at G. Madugula in Viskhapatnam District late in the evening, reports The Hindu. A group of five Maoists entered the exchange and poured petrol on the panel board and other equipment and set them on fire. The Korukonda area committee of the outfit reportedly participated in the attack. Maoists in a pamphlet urged people to make the nationwide strike on March 24 in protest against oppression on political prisoners in various jails in the country a success.
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March - 16 
Non-Dimasas under the banner of North Cachar Hills Indigenous Students’ Forum (NCHISF) staged a dharna at Dispur Last Gate on March 16 to draw the attention of the State Government towards their long-standing demands of immediate bifurcation of the N
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Non-Dimasas under the banner of North Cachar Hills Indigenous Students’ Forum (NCHISF) staged a dharna at Dispur Last Gate on March 16 to draw the attention of the State Government towards their long-standing demands of immediate bifurcation of the North Cachar Hills (now Dima Hasao) District under Article 244 (2) of the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, reports The Sentinel. NCHISF general secretary Seiminthang Thangngew said, “Despite our repeated protests, the nomenclature of the North Cachar Hills district was changed to Dima Hasao meaning ‘hill district of the Dimasas’. This proved that the government pays attention to the terror-tactics of the gun-toting militants supported by vested elements. By succumbing to the terror-tactics of the Dimasa militants, the State Government has set an unhealthy precedent of militancy triumphing over democracy. The government has left the non-Dimasa people at the mercy of the Dimasas who have tactfully manipulated the autonomous council and the district administrative machinery to exploit and intimidate other communities. We demand bifurcation of the North Cachar Hills district and will settle for nothing less.” Thangngew further added, “Any further delay in dividing the district will be a step-motherly treatment on the part of the government which will have serious consequences in the long run.”
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March - 16 
On March 16, the Police took into custody a person named Vijay Kadamane from Kolli village in Belthangady taluk (administrative unit) in Dakshina Kannada District for questioning, reports Daijiworld.com. They suspect that Vijay had extended support t
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On March 16, the Police took into custody a person named Vijay Kadamane from Kolli village in Belthangady taluk (administrative unit) in Dakshina Kannada District for questioning, reports Daijiworld.com. They suspect that Vijay had extended support to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in holding programme at Malavantige village. The Anti Naxal Force (ANF) Police had raided a Maoist camp near Malavantige on March 10
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March - 16 
Ongoing trial of Beant Singh assassination case, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora were produced in a local court in Chandigarh on March 16.
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Ongoing trial of Beant Singh assassination case, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora were produced in a local court in Chandigarh on March 16.
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March - 16 
Pakistan Rangers opened firing on a patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) at forward village of Chachwal in the Rajpora area of Samba District in the night of March 16, reports Daily Excelsior. The BSF personnel who escaped unhurt in the fi
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Pakistan Rangers opened firing on a patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) at forward village of Chachwal in the Rajpora area of Samba District in the night of March 16, reports Daily Excelsior. The BSF personnel who escaped unhurt in the firing, however, anticipating infiltration attempt by the militants in the garb of firing by the Rangers, opened retaliatory fire. However, no casualties or damage was reported in the firing that lasted about half an hour.
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March - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a bomb expert belonging to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Tapan Phukan alias Bhabani Khaklary, from Solmari village in North Lakhimpur District on March 16. Phukan wa
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a bomb expert belonging to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF), identified as Tapan Phukan alias Bhabani Khaklary, from Solmari village in North Lakhimpur District on March 16. Phukan was trained in Myanmar said the report.
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March - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four cadres belonging to Wanglen faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Wanglen) at Wangjing area in Thoubal District on March 16. The arrestees, identified as Chongtham Nandabir alias Kengba alias Nanda Singh, Khun
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four cadres belonging to Wanglen faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Wanglen) at Wangjing area in Thoubal District on March 16. The arrestees, identified as Chongtham Nandabir alias Kengba alias Nanda Singh, Khunaijam Abung alias Prem alias Rakesh Singh, Angom Ajay Singh and Meisnam Abungcha alias Amurei Singh, are currently working in the recruiting cell of the outfit. An official statement of the Superintendant of Police (SP) Thoubal stated that the four had forcibly taken one Soibam Ronald Singh to Myanmar and recruited him as a cadre of the outfit.
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March - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two people, Sarwar Hussain (39) and Ghulam Ajghar (25), both residents of Bihar's Kishanganj District, while they were depositing fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) in a bank in Agartala. SFs recovered FICNs worth INR 1
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two people, Sarwar Hussain (39) and Ghulam Ajghar (25), both residents of Bihar's Kishanganj District, while they were depositing fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) in a bank in Agartala. SFs recovered FICNs worth INR 17000.
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March - 16 
SFs also arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as ‘Corporal’ Sagolshem Nanao Singh alias Tomba (22), from Samaram area in Thoubal District on March 16,
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SFs also arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as ‘Corporal’ Sagolshem Nanao Singh alias Tomba (22), from Samaram area in Thoubal District on March 16,
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March - 16 
SFs arrested a Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadre, identified as Arik Chakma alias Arik, on March 16.
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SFs arrested a Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadre, identified as Arik Chakma alias Arik, on March 16.
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March - 16 
SFs arrested one cadre of the Khaba faction of KCP (KCP-Khaba), identified as Muhammad Rijwan, from Lilong Haoreibi Hungamthabi. One demand letter of the outfit was recovered from him.
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SFs arrested one cadre of the Khaba faction of KCP (KCP-Khaba), identified as Muhammad Rijwan, from Lilong Haoreibi Hungamthabi. One demand letter of the outfit was recovered from him.
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March - 16 
SFs recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED), weighing more than one and a half kilogram, in Teestapara area in Dhubri District.
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SFs recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED), weighing more than one and a half kilogram, in Teestapara area in Dhubri District.
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March - 16 
The Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M) has warned the Catholic schools and other private schools in the State against charging exorbitant fees from the students, reports Kanglaonline. The outfit further maintained that the party would take stern
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The Maoist Communist Party-Manipur (MCP-M) has warned the Catholic schools and other private schools in the State against charging exorbitant fees from the students, reports Kanglaonline. The outfit further maintained that the party would take stern action against the school authorities which do not reduce the school fees and impart secular form of education to the students.
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March - 16 
Three unexploded hand grenades were found near Manipur Police firing range located at Pangei at 7.45 am on March 16. The bomb squad later detonated the grenade safely.
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Three unexploded hand grenades were found near Manipur Police firing range located at Pangei at 7.45 am on March 16. The bomb squad later detonated the grenade safely.
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March - 16 
Two civilians were injured in the crossfire between a Police team and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in of Allubaka and Thippapuram forest area in Khammam District on March 16, Police said. The exchange of fire took place when a
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Two civilians were injured in the crossfire between a Police team and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in of Allubaka and Thippapuram forest area in Khammam District on March 16, Police said. The exchange of fire took place when a Police team combing the forest areas came under fire from Maoists at around 2 AM to 2:30 AM, which was retaliated by the Police team.
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March - 16 
Two constables were injured in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Jimalgatta forest in Gadchiroli District on March 16, reports The Hindu. “Around 11 a.m., during the ‘area domination exercise,' which
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Two constables were injured in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Jimalgatta forest in Gadchiroli District on March 16, reports The Hindu. “Around 11 a.m., during the ‘area domination exercise,' which we normally do by frequenting hideouts in jungle areas…the constables were shot at unexpectedly in the Jimalgatta jungle. Suresh Gawde, 32, and Kankaiya Durgam, 30, were injured and rushed to the government civil hospital at Chandrapur,” the Superintendent of Police of Gadchiroli, Viresh Prabhu, said. The Times of India adds that Prabhu confirmed that a firearm, bullets, detonators and wire along with bulk of clothes, shoes, pittus (back packs), water bottles and Naxal literature were found. "It suggests that Naxals might have been camping at the site," Prabhu said.
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March - 16 
Unified Command (UC) of SFs in the State has decided to launch joint operations with its counterpart in Meghalaya to contain the activities of ULFA-ATF in western part of the State, where a sizeable amount of development fund is alleged to have been
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Unified Command (UC) of SFs in the State has decided to launch joint operations with its counterpart in Meghalaya to contain the activities of ULFA-ATF in western part of the State, where a sizeable amount of development fund is alleged to have been going into the coffers of militant outfits, reports The Deccan Chronicle. UC also decided to launch operations against Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) in Karbi Anglong District. The report states that ULFA-ATF leader Drishti Rajkhowa was extorting the officers of rural development and transport department in Goalpara and Dhubri Districts. Intelligence inputs indicated that Government officials, like Block Development Officers (BDOs) and Project Directors (PDs), have committed to pay more to ULFA-ATF militants soon after the fund allocated for the Districts is released to them in the current month. The reports also states that ULFA-ATF also in process of assembling some IEDs to plant them in crowded areas of Guwahati and upper Assam. The report further adds that a batch of newly-trained 60 KPLT militants have completed their training in a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) camp near Dimapur in Nagaland and may join the outfit soon.
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March - 16 
Union Home Ministry sounded a high alert and asked the State government to tighten security in view of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)’s ‘army day’ on March 16, reports The Shillong Times. According to definite intelligence inputs, the Anti-Ta
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Union Home Ministry sounded a high alert and asked the State government to tighten security in view of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)’s ‘army day’ on March 16, reports The Shillong Times. According to definite intelligence inputs, the Anti-Talks Faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) has been able to dispatch some explosive materials into Assam with the aim to carry out subversive activities ahead of or during the ‘army day’.
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March - 16 
A Government high school was destroyed after two bombs went off in Kaddi village of Swabi District. Watchman Haroon Mohammad was present on the premises when bombs exploded. He, however, remained unhurt.
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A Government high school was destroyed after two bombs went off in Kaddi village of Swabi District. Watchman Haroon Mohammad was present on the premises when bombs exploded. He, however, remained unhurt.
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March - 16 
A remote-controlled explosive device hit a passenger bus in Parchar Khel area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), injuring 16 passengers and damaging the bus partially on March 16, reports Daily Times. According to Politi
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A remote-controlled explosive device hit a passenger bus in Parchar Khel area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), injuring 16 passengers and damaging the bus partially on March 16, reports Daily Times. According to Political Agent Shahab Ali Shah, the bus was on its way to Peshawar from Parachinar when the roadside bomb exploded in Parchar Khel area.
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March - 16 
Earlier on the day, eight terrorists were killed and several others injured in aerial bombing in the areas of Samaa Bazaar, Toor Semath, Kagu Qamar, Mamuzai, Jabba, and Balaras of Orakzai Agency.
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Earlier on the day, eight terrorists were killed and several others injured in aerial bombing in the areas of Samaa Bazaar, Toor Semath, Kagu Qamar, Mamuzai, Jabba, and Balaras of Orakzai Agency.
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March - 16 
Militants blew up a primary school for boys in remote area of Kotangi Marchoongi in Kohat District.
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Militants blew up a primary school for boys in remote area of Kotangi Marchoongi in Kohat District.
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March - 16 
Police rescued two hostages, identified as Shahzad Alam and Abdul Hadi, from the custody of their abductors from Sukkur District on March 16.
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Police rescued two hostages, identified as Shahzad Alam and Abdul Hadi, from the custody of their abductors from Sukkur District on March 16.
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March - 16 
Refuting the data collected by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), according to which only 10 per cent of South Waziristan Agency’s residents had suffered displacement, Senator Saleh Shah on March 16 said that people had been forced to flee from f
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Refuting the data collected by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), according to which only 10 per cent of South Waziristan Agency’s residents had suffered displacement, Senator Saleh Shah on March 16 said that people had been forced to flee from five of its eight tehsils due to military operations. “The suffering of 0.1 million Mehsud tribesmen, who are living like refugees in miserable conditions in Tank and Dera Ismail Khan have been overlooked, said the senator from the restive South Waziristan Agency, during a chat with journalists. Shah said that the figures collected by Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP), an NGO, which were quoted by chairman of the Regional Institute of Policy Research in an article published in Dawn, contradicted ground realities.
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March - 16 
The American and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government officials inaugurated a newly built primary school in Torwarsak of the Buner District, displaying the shared commitment of the United States and Pakistan to rebuild what militants destroyed in the provin
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The American and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government officials inaugurated a newly built primary school in Torwarsak of the Buner District, displaying the shared commitment of the United States and Pakistan to rebuild what militants destroyed in the province and in the Tribal Areas. The school, the first of 122 to be rebuilt after being destroyed by militants, was handed over to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Education in partnership with the Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PRRSA), a press statement from the US Consulate General in Peshawar read. “The US government is proud to help the government of Pakistan provide a better learning environment for those children who have lost their schools due to violent extremism,” said Dr Marie Richards, the US Consul General in Peshawar.
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March - 16 
The Balochistan Government on March 16 decided to withdraw 28 cases registered in Dera Bugti District against Baloch Republican Party (BRP) chief Nawabzada Brahamdagh Bugti, reports Dawn. Provincial Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai directed Divisiona
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The Balochistan Government on March 16 decided to withdraw 28 cases registered in Dera Bugti District against Baloch Republican Party (BRP) chief Nawabzada Brahamdagh Bugti, reports Dawn. Provincial Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai directed Divisional Commissioners and the Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) to collect details of cases against the leaders in their respective divisions. “Twenty-eight cases of different nature will be withdrawn in the first phase,” the sources informed, adding that the cases were registered in the District of Dera Bugti in connection with attacks on national installations, gas pipelines and Security Forces.
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March - 16 
The bullet riddle body of a former peace committee member was found in the fields near a tube well in Sheikhabad village in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 16, reports Dawn. Wife of the dead person, Nasrullah, told Gomal Police that unid
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The bullet riddle body of a former peace committee member was found in the fields near a tube well in Sheikhabad village in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 16, reports Dawn. Wife of the dead person, Nasrullah, told Gomal Police that unidentified assailants knocked at the main door of their house in the night and took away her husband and later locals found his body at a deserted place near a Sheikhabad tube well.
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March - 16 
The Pakistan Muslim League-Likeminded (PML-LM) and the Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) agreed to deweaponise Karachi before the general elections, reported Daily Times. Both the parties evolved an agreement in a meeting between the Steering Committee ch
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The Pakistan Muslim League-Likeminded (PML-LM) and the Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) agreed to deweaponise Karachi before the general elections, reported Daily Times. Both the parties evolved an agreement in a meeting between the Steering Committee chairman of the PML-LM, Saleem Saifullah, and MQM Chairman Afaq Ahmed. Saifullah said that Karachi was a mega city of the country in terms of population, industry and economy and its deteriorating situation directly affect the entire country.
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March - 16 
The retired Army officers from FATA have demanded of the Government to stop the operation and end the prolonged curfew in Bara area of Khyber Agency so that the people could return to their homes. Vice-President of Ex-Servicemen Society Captain (ret
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The retired Army officers from FATA have demanded of the Government to stop the operation and end the prolonged curfew in Bara area of Khyber Agency so that the people could return to their homes. Vice-President of Ex-Servicemen Society Captain (retd) Tahir Afridi and Major (retd) Shareef made the demand in a press conference. They said there were over 30,000 retired Army and Frontier Corps personnel who belonged to different parts of all tribal agencies and they also suffered due to the operation.
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March - 16 
The volunteers of Tawheed-ul-Islam (TuI), a Zakhakhel-based group killed three suspects militants involved in bomb blasts at Zakhakhel and Tirah areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. The locals als
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The volunteers of Tawheed-ul-Islam (TuI), a Zakhakhel-based group killed three suspects militants involved in bomb blasts at Zakhakhel and Tirah areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. The locals also said that the TuI volunteers also arrested a militant ‘commander’ along with his three accomplices in the Bazaar Zakhakhel area.
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March - 16 
Three women were killed in a roadside bomb explosion, while two others sustained injuries at Mundi Kas area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit).
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Three women were killed in a roadside bomb explosion, while two others sustained injuries at Mundi Kas area in Bara tehsil (revenue unit).
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March - 16 
Two Government schools for boys were destroyed by explosive devices in Dhoda and Zer Janu villages, which are 15 to 20 kilometres away from Lakki town, in Lakki Marwat District.
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Two Government schools for boys were destroyed by explosive devices in Dhoda and Zer Janu villages, which are 15 to 20 kilometres away from Lakki town, in Lakki Marwat District.
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March - 16 
Urging the Pakistanis to revolt against the Government and the military, the al Qaeda Chief Ayman al Zawahiri said on March 16 that unless its demands were met, al Qaeda would not release an elderly American development expert who was abducted from L
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Urging the Pakistanis to revolt against the Government and the military, the al Qaeda Chief Ayman al Zawahiri said on March 16 that unless its demands were met, al Qaeda would not release an elderly American development expert who was abducted from Lahore District of Punjab province on August 13, 2011, reports Dawn. In a video uploaded on the Internet, the al Qaeda leader said, “By the grace of Allah, we, on our part, have captured the American Jew Warren Weinstein,” adding, “He (Weinstein) will not return to his family, by the will of Allah, until our demands are met, which include the release of Aafia Siddiqui, Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman, the family of Shaikh Osama bin Laden, and every single person arrested on allegations of links with al Qaeda and Taliban.”
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March - 16 
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, who heads the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC), has urged opposition parties--Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)--to be flexible in providing a senior post f
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Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, who heads the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC), has urged opposition parties--Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)--to be flexible in providing a senior post for the PLA combatants in the proposed Nepal Army directorate, reports Kantipuronline. During a meeting of the committee on March 16, Bhattarai said that the integration process will move ahead once the opposition parties agree on a senior post for the PLA fighters. The opposition parties, however, said the issue of rank determination should be resolved as per the seven-point agreement signed on November 1, 2011.
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March - 16 
Young Communist League (YCL) leaders on March 16 said the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN–M) leaders have treated them like beggars and insulted them during a meeting called to finalize package for youth-wing members who were former com
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Young Communist League (YCL) leaders on March 16 said the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN–M) leaders have treated them like beggars and insulted them during a meeting called to finalize package for youth-wing members who were former combatants. “The meeting ended up being a fiasco. The party chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal walked out of the meeting within 5 minutes saying he had a headache, and PLA chief, Nanda Kishor Pun made remarks at the meeting insulting us,” said Indra Angbuhang, vice-coordinator of YCL Limbuwan State Committee. According to Angbuhang, Pun told the meeting that the party only has NPR 180 million to give to the YCL members. “We disagree with Pun´s statement. It will not solve the problem,” said Angbuhang. Besides Dahal, PLA commanders and YCL leaders were present at the meeting held at the Maoist head-quarters in Parisdanda. “We attended the meeting not to beg for money but to demand transparency in the PLA fund,” said Ashal Khadka, vice-coordinator of YCL Magarat State Committee.
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March - 16 
Police in Bangladesh on March 16 arrested a Pakistani national, identified as Mohammad Shaukat Ali, in Chittagong District while entering Indian state of Tripura with a huge quantity of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs), according to english.manoram
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Police in Bangladesh on March 16 arrested a Pakistani national, identified as Mohammad Shaukat Ali, in Chittagong District while entering Indian state of Tripura with a huge quantity of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs), according to english.manoramaonline.com. "In a subsequent search, the police in Bangladesh recovered FICN with a face value of INR 19.70 lakhs from him. Shaukat told the police interrogators that he is just a carrier and is paid around INR 20,000 for each trip to Bangladesh," an unnamed Police officer said. The detainee has also admitted to Police that the FICNs are printed in Pakistan and sent to India via Bangladesh.
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March - 17 
A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub-zonal commander’ Phoolchand Soren alias Praveel Da, who was wanted in over 32 cases and carried a reward of INR 300, 00
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A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘sub-zonal commander’ Phoolchand Soren alias Praveel Da, who was wanted in over 32 cases and carried a reward of INR 300, 000 on his head, along with his accomplice Bahdur Turi in a raid at Jamania village in Nawadih District early on March 17, reports The Times of India. The joint team recovered one country-made revolver, cartridges, mobile handset, dairy and INR 2,300 cash from them.
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March - 17 
A kapur (area administrator) of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khole-Kitovi, identified as Kito Sumi, was shot dead on March 17 at Naga Hospital at Kohima in Nagaland.
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A kapur (area administrator) of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khole-Kitovi, identified as Kito Sumi, was shot dead on March 17 at Naga Hospital at Kohima in Nagaland.
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March - 17 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze three JCB machines (earth movers) of a private construction firm at Bahadurpur village under Rafiganj Police Station in Aurangabad District late in the night of March 18, rep
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze three JCB machines (earth movers) of a private construction firm at Bahadurpur village under Rafiganj Police Station in Aurangabad District late in the night of March 18, reports The Times of India. Sources said, around 50 heavily armed Maoists raided the office of the private construction firm, Shakti Constructions, and set ablaze three JCB machines engaged in road construction in the area. The Maoists also assaulted the munshi (clerk) of the firm before setting the machines on fire.
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March - 17 
Militants shot at and injured a 70-year-old man, identified as Peer Jalaluddin, in Batamaloo area of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir on March 17, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Militants shot at and injured a 70-year-old man, identified as Peer Jalaluddin, in Batamaloo area of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir on March 17, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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March - 17 
Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen on March 17 said a total of 112 persons were killed in factional clashes from 2008 to February 2012, reports Times of India. Out of the 112 killed, 88 persons were killed in 2008, two in 2009, three in 2010, eig
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Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen on March 17 said a total of 112 persons were killed in factional clashes from 2008 to February 2012, reports Times of India. Out of the 112 killed, 88 persons were killed in 2008, two in 2009, three in 2010, eight in 2011 and 11 persons till February 2012. The minister added two civilians had also been killed in the factional clashes.
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March - 17 
On March 17 reported that seven militants groups have issued fresh life threatening warning to the valley based journalists and local newspaper owners for what they called “interest-based biased reporting" and ignoring sufferings of people of Kashmir
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On March 17 reported that seven militants groups have issued fresh life threatening warning to the valley based journalists and local newspaper owners for what they called “interest-based biased reporting" and ignoring sufferings of people of Kashmir. According to local news agency KNS, the members of Tehreek-e-Shariat Islami, Save Kashmir Movement, Al Nasreen, Al-Arfeen, Al-mansoorian Jehad-ul-Islam, Askari and Al-Jabar held meeting under the ‘chairmanship’ of Abdullah Ghaznavi of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and said: "Journalists have been warned to remain away from security agencies and police officers. Journalists should stop strengthening the occupation and instead highlight the pain and suffering of kashmiris due to oppressive state sponsored policies." Quoting the statement of the militant outfits, KNS said: "Accusing some media men are working on the pay-rolls of state and Indian government machinery. The militant outfits warned of strict action for anti-freedom movement journalism." The agency further said that the militants further warned the local dailies for putting out images and headlines of few Indian -sponsored personalities on their front pages for their own vested interests. "If journalists continued to work for Indian security agencies, there will be life threatening consequences. They would be responsible for their deeds," the agency quoted militants' statement. "We are not living as far as seven seas. We would fight to protect the sacrifices made by our hundreds of fighters. Nobody should misconstrue our farsightedness as our weakness," the statement said.
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March - 17 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Jitendra Nagar and Manoharsingh Rathod, for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in a market at Ratanpol crossroads of Ahmadabad city on March 17, reports DNA News. FICN of INR 500 denomination was
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Jitendra Nagar and Manoharsingh Rathod, for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in a market at Ratanpol crossroads of Ahmadabad city on March 17, reports DNA News. FICN of INR 500 denomination was recovered from their possession. Both the persons are from Rajasthan.
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March - 17 
SFs arrested 62-suspected Bangladesh nationals from Jakhalabandha Railway Station in Nagaon District on March 17, reports The Assam Tribune. They were travelling by the Rajyarani Express which runs from Dhubri to Silghat. However, the total number of
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SFs arrested 62-suspected Bangladesh nationals from Jakhalabandha Railway Station in Nagaon District on March 17, reports The Assam Tribune. They were travelling by the Rajyarani Express which runs from Dhubri to Silghat. However, the total number of foreign national present in the Station was 72 and 10 out of them managed to escape. SFs arrested two more Bangladesh nationals, Burahnudddin (50) and his son Lokman Hossai (30), in Karimganj District. Official sources said the duo hailing from Narasinghi in Bangladesh and have crossed over to the country through the Tripura border.
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March - 17 
Soren was the commander of "Madhya" sub-zone and was a terror in Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Giridih and Ramgarh Districts. Soren held a strong position in Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) in the State and is the brother-in-law of the Naveen Ma
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Soren was the commander of "Madhya" sub-zone and was a terror in Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Giridih and Ramgarh Districts. Soren held a strong position in Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) in the State and is the brother-in-law of the Naveen Manjhi, a member of the BJSAC who is heading arms squad of the outfit, said Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Dwivedi. Turi a resident of Kanjkiro, had joined the outfit in 2000.
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March - 17 
ULFA-ATF leader Drishti Rajkhowa is planning abductions, extortions and other acts of terrorism in collaboration with Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reports The Times of India. Guwahati City Superintendent of Police (SP), Arupba Jibon Barua, i
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ULFA-ATF leader Drishti Rajkhowa is planning abductions, extortions and other acts of terrorism in collaboration with Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reports The Times of India. Guwahati City Superintendent of Police (SP), Arupba Jibon Barua, in this regard said: "We have information that Drishti is in constant touch with GNLA militants trying to spread their tentacles in and around the city and some areas of lower Assam. There are inputs that he has on several occasions even been sheltered many by the Garo militant group in the bordering areas of Assam-Meghalaya."
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March - 17 
ULFA-ATF warned of attack on mobile phone towers in the State in protest against what it termed as, ‘Indian security forces attempt to prevent the leaders and cadres of the ULFA to keep contacts with people in Assam’s society in the capacity of an or
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ULFA-ATF warned of attack on mobile phone towers in the State in protest against what it termed as, ‘Indian security forces attempt to prevent the leaders and cadres of the ULFA to keep contacts with people in Assam’s society in the capacity of an organization having base among the masses’, reports The Shillong Times.
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March - 17 
“Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the US into a crisis. As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour, and killing him would alter the war’s path in Afghanistan,” said the documents. The documents stated that Bin Laden hoped th
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“Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the US into a crisis. As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour, and killing him would alter the war’s path in Afghanistan,” said the documents. The documents stated that Bin Laden hoped the attacks on Obama and Petraeus would be carried out by Pakistani militant Ilyas Kashmiri.
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March - 17 
23 suspected militants were killed when Army planes targeted their positions in Dabori and Mamozai areas of Orakzai Agency on March 17. Officials said that 11 hideouts were destroyed in the area. Troops conducted a search operation in Arhang and Mull
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23 suspected militants were killed when Army planes targeted their positions in Dabori and Mamozai areas of Orakzai Agency on March 17. Officials said that 11 hideouts were destroyed in the area. Troops conducted a search operation in Arhang and Mulla Pati areas during which landmines and heavy ammunition were recovered.
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March - 17 
A court on March 17 remanded family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his Yemeni wife, in judicial custody for nine days, reported Daily Times. Osama’s youngest wife Amal Abdulfattah was with him in a compound in Abbottabad w
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A court on March 17 remanded family members of slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, including his Yemeni wife, in judicial custody for nine days, reported Daily Times. Osama’s youngest wife Amal Abdulfattah was with him in a compound in Abbottabad when he was killed in a United States (US) Navy SEALs’ operation on May 1-2, 2011. “The judge sent Abdulfattah along with her five children to judicial remand until March 26, 2012 after a preliminary hearing,” Muhammad Aamir, who is going to represent Abdulfattah in the case, said.
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March - 17 
A local official of Saudi Embassy’s sub-office, identified as Doctor Hafiz Abdul Rasheed Azhar, was killed at his residence in Islamabad on March 17, reported Dawn. Azhar belonged to Ahl-e-Hadith sect and was a religious scholar. He was also a direct
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A local official of Saudi Embassy’s sub-office, identified as Doctor Hafiz Abdul Rasheed Azhar, was killed at his residence in Islamabad on March 17, reported Dawn. Azhar belonged to Ahl-e-Hadith sect and was a religious scholar. He was also a director at Dawa Academy and an official of Maktab-e-Dawa (religious office) of Saudi Embassy’s sub-office. Although, the killers tried to give an impression of robbery by taking away the cash and car of the victim, yet the motive behind the murder seemed something else, Police suspected.
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March - 17 
A low-intensity roadside bomb ripped through a suburban locality of Peshawar, Qadirabad. However, no loss of life and property was reported in the explosion.
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A low-intensity roadside bomb ripped through a suburban locality of Peshawar, Qadirabad. However, no loss of life and property was reported in the explosion.
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March - 17 
A middle school was blown up by unidentified militants in Sarok Kallay area of Charsadda District on March 17. Two rooms and a veranda of the school were destroyed in the blast.
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A middle school was blown up by unidentified militants in Sarok Kallay area of Charsadda District on March 17. Two rooms and a veranda of the school were destroyed in the blast.
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March - 17 
A Policeman of the Special Branch, Ali Zar Khan, and Khan was injured when two unidentified assailants opened fire on him at Yar Hussain Bazaar of Peshawar in the evening of March 17. He succumbed to his injuries on March 18.
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A Policeman of the Special Branch, Ali Zar Khan, and Khan was injured when two unidentified assailants opened fire on him at Yar Hussain Bazaar of Peshawar in the evening of March 17. He succumbed to his injuries on March 18.
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March - 17 
A trader, Shaikh Allah Nawaz, was abducted from his house in Pathankot area of Tank District when over a dozen assailants wearing army uniforms stormed the house and took him away along with his servant in his car,
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A trader, Shaikh Allah Nawaz, was abducted from his house in Pathankot area of Tank District when over a dozen assailants wearing army uniforms stormed the house and took him away along with his servant in his car,
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March - 17 
At least two buses of Karachi University (KU) were attacked by armed assailants injuring two on-board students on March 17. Karachi University had announced on March 16, 2012 that the university would remain open and all academic activities would con
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At least two buses of Karachi University (KU) were attacked by armed assailants injuring two on-board students on March 17. Karachi University had announced on March 16, 2012 that the university would remain open and all academic activities would continue despite Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) call to observe a Black Day and the business community’s strike in the metropolis.
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March - 17 
In the same District, unidentified militants blew up a cellular phone shop in Amirabad village of Umarzai area. Further, a Government school was blown up in the Lawangkhel village in Lakki Marwat District.
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In the same District, unidentified militants blew up a cellular phone shop in Amirabad village of Umarzai area. Further, a Government school was blown up in the Lawangkhel village in Lakki Marwat District.
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March - 17 
Militants’ bid to blow up a bridge at Darsamand area of Hangu District was thwarted by the bomb disposal squad as they defused a 10 kilograms bomb attached to it.
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Militants’ bid to blow up a bridge at Darsamand area of Hangu District was thwarted by the bomb disposal squad as they defused a 10 kilograms bomb attached to it.
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March - 17 
One of the six abducted officials, identified as Maqbool Ahmed, of the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) was killed at an unidentified location on March 17.
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One of the six abducted officials, identified as Maqbool Ahmed, of the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) was killed at an unidentified location on March 17.
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March - 17 
Police claimed to have arrested two suspects, Wajid Baloch and Master Mohammad Nawaz Bhund, for their alleged involvement in the January 15, 2012 bomb blast in Khanpur on a Chehlum procession from Rahim Yar Khan District. Regional Police Officer (RPO
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Police claimed to have arrested two suspects, Wajid Baloch and Master Mohammad Nawaz Bhund, for their alleged involvement in the January 15, 2012 bomb blast in Khanpur on a Chehlum procession from Rahim Yar Khan District. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Mohammad Abid Qadri said that Khanpur City Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Dastgeer was patrolling near Pakistan Chowk when he saw two suspicious men with shopping bags in their hands. During a search, the SHO found in the bags 4.5 kilograms of detonators, electric circuits, two 30-bore pistols and 30 rounds. The RPO said the two were planning a bomb attack at an Imambargah on Khairpur Chowk in Alipur town of Muzaffargarh District. The two militants confessed to having links with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). They also admitted their involvement in the bomb explosion on a Chehlum procession near Darbar-e-Hussain.
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March - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 17 arrested two Afghan militants, identified as Abdul Bari and Abdul Mannan, from Muslim Bagh area of Qilla Saifullah District. According to details, the SFs recovered one SMG, rounds, a machine gun, two walkie-talkies,
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 17 arrested two Afghan militants, identified as Abdul Bari and Abdul Mannan, from Muslim Bagh area of Qilla Saifullah District. According to details, the SFs recovered one SMG, rounds, a machine gun, two walkie-talkies, a mobile phone, and PKR 108,360 from their possession.
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March - 17 
Slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of United States (US) President Barack Obama, reported Dawn on March 17 (today). The report, which cited documents seized at the Abbott
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Slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had ordered his followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of United States (US) President Barack Obama, reported Dawn on March 17 (today). The report, which cited documents seized at the Abbottabad compound where Bin Laden was killed by US forces, said the al Qaeda leader also sought to kill General David Petraeus, who then headed international forces in Afghanistan. Bin Laden wanted to kill the US President because “Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make (Vice President Joe) Biden take over the presidency,” according to the documents.
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March - 17 
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) neutralised a terrorism bid by defusing 20 kilogrammes of explosives on a roadside in Sarbanda area of Peshawar.
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) neutralised a terrorism bid by defusing 20 kilogrammes of explosives on a roadside in Sarbanda area of Peshawar.
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March - 17 
The dead body of the nephew of Akram Baloch, former leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Naushad alias Appu (25), was found near Crown Cinema within the remits of the Kalri Police Station in Lyari area of Karachi on March 17, re
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The dead body of the nephew of Akram Baloch, former leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), identified as Naushad alias Appu (25), was found near Crown Cinema within the remits of the Kalri Police Station in Lyari area of Karachi on March 17, reported Dawn. Police said that Appu was abducted on March 13, 2012, and was found dead with multiple bullet and torture wounds.
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March - 17 
The Laden family is residing in an Islamabad house that has been declared a sub-jail. The family members face trial on charges of illegal stay in Pakistan under sections 13 and 14 of the Foreigners Act. A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Special In
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The Laden family is residing in an Islamabad house that has been declared a sub-jail. The family members face trial on charges of illegal stay in Pakistan under sections 13 and 14 of the Foreigners Act. A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Special Investigation Unit’s official said that 17 members of Osama bin Laden’s family were in custody of the agency. They include Osama’s three widows, two daughters and nine children, the official said, adding that the family was kept in a house in sector G-6 of the capital
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March - 17 
Two children were injured on the outskirts of Kohlu town in Kohlu District when a landmine exploded.
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Two children were injured on the outskirts of Kohlu town in Kohlu District when a landmine exploded.
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March - 17 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, identified as Naik Akhtar and Naeem Jan, were killed when armed militants opened fire on them during their patrolling hours in Sangsella area of Dera Bugti District on March 17, reports Dawn. However, Sarbaz Baloch,
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, identified as Naik Akhtar and Naeem Jan, were killed when armed militants opened fire on them during their patrolling hours in Sangsella area of Dera Bugti District on March 17, reports Dawn. However, Sarbaz Baloch, the spokesman of Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack saying 10 FC men were killed and several others injured.
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March - 17 
Two people, identified as Mastung District Education Officer, Haji Abdul Fateh Shahwani, and his driver, were abducted from Lindsay area of Bolan Distict while coming to Quetta from Dera Murad Jamali town of Naseerabad District.
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Two people, identified as Mastung District Education Officer, Haji Abdul Fateh Shahwani, and his driver, were abducted from Lindsay area of Bolan Distict while coming to Quetta from Dera Murad Jamali town of Naseerabad District.
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March - 17 
Two watchmen of Government High School for Boys were injured when militants blew up the building the School in Babozai area of Katlang tehsil (revenue unit) in Mardan District on March 17.
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Two watchmen of Government High School for Boys were injured when militants blew up the building the School in Babozai area of Katlang tehsil (revenue unit) in Mardan District on March 17.
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March - 18 
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav on March 17 issued an open warrant against Iranian national Masoud Sedaghatzadeh after Special Cell of Delhi Police said he was also involved in the conspiracy of the 13/2 Israeli Embassy car bombing. Sources
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Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav on March 17 issued an open warrant against Iranian national Masoud Sedaghatzadeh after Special Cell of Delhi Police said he was also involved in the conspiracy of the 13/2 Israeli Embassy car bombing. Sources said investigators have initiated the process of getting Sedaghatzadeh, the head of the module which triggered an explosion in Bangkok and believed to have guided the bombers in Delhi, extradited. Sedaghatzadeh was arrested on February15 in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and is currently under the custody of Malaysian Police.
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March - 18 
On March 18 reported that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exposed a fake Indian currency notes (FICN) racket that operates in Northeast with help from militants in Nagaland. The revelation was made after interrogating Malda-based (West Beng
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On March 18 reported that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exposed a fake Indian currency notes (FICN) racket that operates in Northeast with help from militants in Nagaland. The revelation was made after interrogating Malda-based (West Bengal) Barkat Ali who was arrested on March 12 near the Guwahati railway station in Assam when he was about to board a train to Dimapur in Nagaland. According to sources, this Malda-based gang running the FICN racket has a well-knit network in the Northeast. Another Bengal District that runs such rackets is Murshidabad. Several villages in Malda District, bordering Bangladesh, are acting as distribution hubs for pumping in FICN into different parts of the country, including the Northeast, sources added.
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March - 18 
One militant belonging to Bru National Front (BNF), identified as Hari Mohan Reang (32), surrendered before Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO, Kanchanpur) at Nandiram Para in North Tripura District on March 18. The militant deposited one AK-56 rifl
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One militant belonging to Bru National Front (BNF), identified as Hari Mohan Reang (32), surrendered before Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO, Kanchanpur) at Nandiram Para in North Tripura District on March 18. The militant deposited one AK-56 rifle, 15 rounds of AK-56 and one magazine. The militant was previously with the Nayanbanshi faction of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-NB). WebIndia123 adds that during interrogation, Harimohan revealed that he had surrendered in 2001 from NLFT, but he was ‘compelled’ to join in BNF, based in Cachar-Mizoram border of south Assam in 2003, due to poverty.
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March - 18 
Rengma Naga People’s Conference (RNPC) and Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) on March 18 put forward their demand for creation of a “Rengma Naga Autonomous Regional Council” (RNARC) to the chief executive member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC)
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Rengma Naga People’s Conference (RNPC) and Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) on March 18 put forward their demand for creation of a “Rengma Naga Autonomous Regional Council” (RNARC) to the chief executive member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) in Karbi Anglong District. Notably, Kuki tribe living in the District is also demanding similar council.
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March - 18 
SFs arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as ‘2nd Lieutenant’ Paisho Kashung, at Gwaltabi of Ukhrul District on March 18. One US made .32 mm pistol, cash of INR 3000 and extortion receipt for INR
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SFs arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as ‘2nd Lieutenant’ Paisho Kashung, at Gwaltabi of Ukhrul District on March 18. One US made .32 mm pistol, cash of INR 3000 and extortion receipt for INR 6600 were recovered from him.
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March - 18 
The Maoists killed a contractor, identified as Mohd Itar Mahamad in Bargarh District. Mahamad - was entrusted with the construction of a check dam at Patrapali, under Paikmal block in the District. The Maoists came down in a group in the morning and
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The Maoists killed a contractor, identified as Mohd Itar Mahamad in Bargarh District. Mahamad - was entrusted with the construction of a check dam at Patrapali, under Paikmal block in the District. The Maoists came down in a group in the morning and forcibly took the contractor to a neighbouring jungle and shot him dead. Itar hailed from a neighbouring Badtunda village.
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March - 18 
Two constables, identified as Sasikanth Rout and Sunil Singh, of Odisha Special Force, who were part of a bomb disposal squad, were killed and two others critically injured in an explosion while defusing a landmine at Alangapada near Lamataput in Kor
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Two constables, identified as Sasikanth Rout and Sunil Singh, of Odisha Special Force, who were part of a bomb disposal squad, were killed and two others critically injured in an explosion while defusing a landmine at Alangapada near Lamataput in Koraput District on March 18, reports The Times of India. According to the Police, the incident took place around 9.30am at Alangapada near Ongelguda Ghat Road in the District's Macchkund Police Station area.
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March - 18 
Two Italian tourists, identified as Bosusco Paolo, functioning as a tour operator in Puri, and Claudio Colangelo, who were on a trekking tour on the Ganjam-Kandhamal border, were reportedly abducted by the Maoists on March 17, reports Zee News. While
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Two Italian tourists, identified as Bosusco Paolo, functioning as a tour operator in Puri, and Claudio Colangelo, who were on a trekking tour on the Ganjam-Kandhamal border, were reportedly abducted by the Maoists on March 17, reports Zee News. While the Maoists claimed responsibility for the abduction through some private news channels around midnight on March 17, there are reports that the Italians may have been abducted on March 14 itself. A driver and cook who were accompanying them and their vehicle were released by the Maoists subsequently. The Maoists were yet to respond to the Odisha Government's offer of negotiations even as the deadline set by the Maoists for their 13-point demands, including immediate halt to combing operations and release of some leaders and tribals ended in the evening of March 18, it was presumed to have been extended, an unnamed senior official said. The situation was being monitored constantly by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and top officials to resolve the hostage crisis and ensure their release, sources said.
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March - 18 
14 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Speen Qabar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency on March 18, a day after Security Forces (SFs) left the area after an operation. Local people said that the bullet-riddled bodies with their faces
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14 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Speen Qabar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency on March 18, a day after Security Forces (SFs) left the area after an operation. Local people said that the bullet-riddled bodies with their faces having acid burn wounds had been brought by volunteers of a welfare organisation to Mandai Kas area and kept there for identification.
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March - 18 
At least 26 terrorists were killed in air strikes by fighter jets in the bordering areas of Orakzai and Kurram Agencies in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 18, reports Dawn. “Pakistani jet strikes today killed 26 militants and inju
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At least 26 terrorists were killed in air strikes by fighter jets in the bordering areas of Orakzai and Kurram Agencies in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 18, reports Dawn. “Pakistani jet strikes today killed 26 militants and injured 15 others and destroyed their seven hideouts in different areas of Upper Orakzai and Kurram,” an unnamed security official said.
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March - 18 
Fearful of a yet another string of terrorist attacks, the Mansehra administration on March 18 advised owners of CD shops and net cafes to change their line of business, reports The Express Tribune. This comes after threats by a self-proclaimed offsho
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Fearful of a yet another string of terrorist attacks, the Mansehra administration on March 18 advised owners of CD shops and net cafes to change their line of business, reports The Express Tribune. This comes after threats by a self-proclaimed offshoot of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hafsa Brigade, to bomb all internet cafes, CD shops, cable TV operators, non-government organisations (NGOs) and educational institutions offering co-education in the District if they are not shut down.
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March - 18 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 18 said that Police have arrested around 31 extortionists from Karachi in the last two days, reported Daily Times. Extortion has been existent for 15 years, however, the situation has been improving ever since
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 18 said that Police have arrested around 31 extortionists from Karachi in the last two days, reported Daily Times. Extortion has been existent for 15 years, however, the situation has been improving ever since the present Government took measures against it, Malik stated. Malik said that target killings in Karachi have been curbed but extortion still lives.
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March - 18 
Law Enforcement Agencies arrested 106 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from the Nokundi area of Chagai District on March 18, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the Afghan nationals were arrested as they were without legal travelling doc
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Law Enforcement Agencies arrested 106 Afghan nationals under the Foreign Act from the Nokundi area of Chagai District on March 18, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the Afghan nationals were arrested as they were without legal travelling documents and wanted to go to European countries illegally. Later, they were handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further investigation.
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March - 18 
Police found an unidentified dead body of a man bearing torture marks from bushes near Dolmen City, Sea View Moor, in Clifton area within the limits of Boat Basin Police Station on March 18.
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Police found an unidentified dead body of a man bearing torture marks from bushes near Dolmen City, Sea View Moor, in Clifton area within the limits of Boat Basin Police Station on March 18.
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March - 18 
SFs resorted to indiscriminate firing and shelling in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan Agency, killing five civilians, one of them a child, after two military convoys were attacked. According to sources, the security personnel began shelling in Emb
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SFs resorted to indiscriminate firing and shelling in Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan Agency, killing five civilians, one of them a child, after two military convoys were attacked. According to sources, the security personnel began shelling in Embraksha, Nowrek and Hakimkhel villages of Mir Ali tehsil in retaliation against an attack by militants on a military convoy. One soldier died in the attack and several others were injured.
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March - 18 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on March 18 voiced alarm over the continued deterioration in the state of human rights across the country, emphasising the institutions and authorities concerned to urgently address the pressing issue of
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on March 18 voiced alarm over the continued deterioration in the state of human rights across the country, emphasising the institutions and authorities concerned to urgently address the pressing issue of violations of human rights, reports Daily Times. Speakers at the HRCP’s annual general meeting said, “The country is passing through a critical phase where the democratic experiment is on trial and it is imperative that political process is respected and reinforced. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan considers it important that the process of improving the constitution continues until all accretions of dictatorship are thrown out and the issues of fundamental rights are resolved. In HRCP’s view, a four-year term for parliament may also be considered to enable the people to exercise their democratic rights more frequently, and to hold the government accountable. It will also create space for the emergence of fresh leadership.”
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March - 18 
The students and teachers of Islamia College Peshawar (Chartered University) staged a protest demonstration in Peshawar against the Government for its failure to recover Professor Ajmal Khan, the abducted vice-chancellor of the university. The protes
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The students and teachers of Islamia College Peshawar (Chartered University) staged a protest demonstration in Peshawar against the Government for its failure to recover Professor Ajmal Khan, the abducted vice-chancellor of the university. The protesters also blocked the busy University Road for all kinds of vehicular traffic. They threatened to launch a full-fledged protest movement if the vice-chancellor was not recovered till March 22.
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March - 18 
They added, “The HRCP is acutely concerned over escalations in religious and sectarian violence and urges the Government to launch and sustain a robust effort by civilian and military authorities to adequately respond to the growing menace, especiall
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They added, “The HRCP is acutely concerned over escalations in religious and sectarian violence and urges the Government to launch and sustain a robust effort by civilian and military authorities to adequately respond to the growing menace, especially the oppression of the Ahmadis, killings of the Shias, abduction for ransom and forced conversion of minorities. At least part of the focus must be on stemming intolerance in society.”
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March - 18 
Two militants were killed and one sustained injuries as the SFs repulsed an attack on the security checkpoint in Badar area in Serwakai subdivision in South Waziristan Agency.
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Two militants were killed and one sustained injuries as the SFs repulsed an attack on the security checkpoint in Badar area in Serwakai subdivision in South Waziristan Agency.
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March - 18 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead three persons, including the leader of Kachchi Rabita Committee (KRC), Rasheed Kutchi (37), Assistant Sub-Inspector (SI) Khalil, and security guard Zubair (33), at Ghausia Road in Agra Taj Colony on March 18, r
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead three persons, including the leader of Kachchi Rabita Committee (KRC), Rasheed Kutchi (37), Assistant Sub-Inspector (SI) Khalil, and security guard Zubair (33), at Ghausia Road in Agra Taj Colony on March 18, reported Express Tribune. According to initial reports, Rasheed was sitting at his office when assailants arrived and opened fire at the office, killing the three and injuring three others. Leaders of the committee blamed the Peoples Amn Committee (PAC) for the attack. “The PAC targets our members because it fears losing its power,” said one KRC member. However, the PAC chief, Zafar Baloch, denied the allegations and said that they were ready to cooperate with KRC to try and solve the case.
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March - 18 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead two people in Tajikabad area of Quetta on March 18, reported Daily Times. According to Police, the victims, identified as Yaqoob Shah and his son Muhammad Naveed, were standing in a shop when the armed assailant
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead two people in Tajikabad area of Quetta on March 18, reported Daily Times. According to Police, the victims, identified as Yaqoob Shah and his son Muhammad Naveed, were standing in a shop when the armed assailants opened fire on them.
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March - 18 
Unidentified motorcycle borne assailants shot dead one Zakir Ali, chief of Shia Peace Committee, at Shahu Square in Mohallah Sangerh of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 18, reports Dawn. The deceased was appointed head of Shiite represen
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Unidentified motorcycle borne assailants shot dead one Zakir Ali, chief of Shia Peace Committee, at Shahu Square in Mohallah Sangerh of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 18, reports Dawn. The deceased was appointed head of Shiite representatives in 2009 before Muharram when tension escalated in the area over the issue of mourners’ route. Locals said that terrorists were targeting prominent religious leaders for the last three years in Hangu to ignite sectarian clashes.
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March - 18 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 18 said the opposition leader Khaleda Zia had been conspiring against the country since its liberation in 1971, reports Daily Star. She stated, “It's now clear that Khaleda has been hatching conspiracy against Ba
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 18 said the opposition leader Khaleda Zia had been conspiring against the country since its liberation in 1971, reports Daily Star. She stated, “It's now clear that Khaleda has been hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh since its independence”. Hasina said Ziaur Rahman was a freedom fighter by chance, but his wife (Khaleda) never expressed solidarity with the country's independence. Hasina further commented, “It'll also come to light one day that how much money Khaleda had taken from the ISI during the 2001 elections”.
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March - 18 
Seven Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were arrested by Police after ICS brought out processions on the Chittagong University (CU) campus on March 18, reports Daily Star. Police said the Shibir men were nabbed on charge of attempting to create diso
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Seven Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were arrested by Police after ICS brought out processions on the Chittagong University (CU) campus on March 18, reports Daily Star. Police said the Shibir men were nabbed on charge of attempting to create disorder on the campus.
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March - 18 
Tarique Rahman was accused of masterminding the attack along with several party stalwarts and leaders of their fundamentalist ally, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).
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Tarique Rahman was accused of masterminding the attack along with several party stalwarts and leaders of their fundamentalist ally, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).
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March - 18 
The Speedy Trial Court on March 18 indicted Tarique Rahman, the fugitive son of former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia and 29 others, in connection with the August 21, 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people
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The Speedy Trial Court on March 18 indicted Tarique Rahman, the fugitive son of former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia and 29 others, in connection with the August 21, 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people, reports Gulf Times. Aside from Tarique Rahman, prominent personalities such as former Junior Minister Lutfuzzaman Babar as well as several senior Police and Army officials will face trial that will start on March 28, 2012. Rahman as well as 29 of the defendants will be tried in absentia.
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March - 18 
A new video documentary by the Government – a sequel to Lies Agreed Upon – to counter the allegations leveled at the Sri Lankan Armed Forces in the Channel 4 documentary will be screened on March 20 for members attending the UNHRC sessions in Geneva
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A new video documentary by the Government – a sequel to Lies Agreed Upon – to counter the allegations leveled at the Sri Lankan Armed Forces in the Channel 4 documentary will be screened on March 20 for members attending the UNHRC sessions in Geneva, reports Daily News. The Sri Lankan delegation will also present another video documentary titled Sri Lanka; the Emerging Wonder – conflict, peace and prosperity for the UNHRC members. The first documentary will try to showcase that the Channel 4 video has failed to show the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) atrocities.
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March - 18 
Sri Lanka Army Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasekera has asked Channel 4 to present the allegations they make against Sri Lanka Army with evidence to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) instead of dramatizing their old video clip
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Sri Lanka Army Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasekera has asked Channel 4 to present the allegations they make against Sri Lanka Army with evidence to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) instead of dramatizing their old video clips taken from open sources of pro-LTTE websites.
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March - 19 
A Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi on March 19. Sources said that the arrested militant, Narender Singh alias Raju, was on his way to Germany to meet BKI ‘chief’ Harvinder S
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A Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant was arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi on March 19. Sources said that the arrested militant, Narender Singh alias Raju, was on his way to Germany to meet BKI ‘chief’ Harvinder Singh to organise terror activities in India. He was taken to the Special Cell at Lodhi Colony where he confessed to his whole plan, sources said.
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March - 19 
A patrolling party of Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead three Pakistani smugglers near Amarkot village in Amritsar District on March 19 and recovered 22 kilograms of heroin valued at around INR 11 million in the international market, reports Time
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A patrolling party of Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead three Pakistani smugglers near Amarkot village in Amritsar District on March 19 and recovered 22 kilograms of heroin valued at around INR 11 million in the international market, reports Times of India. The patrolling party of BSF spotted some suspicious movement near Dharma border outpost and challenged the Pakistani smugglers who ignored the warning and opened fire at BSF personnel. In retaliatory fire, BSF shot dead three Pakistani nationals and in a follow up search of the area 22 packets of heroin were recovered, sources said.
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March - 19 
Army on March 19 thwarted infiltration attempt by a group of three to four militants under the cover of firing by Pakistani troops in forward area of Jangarh in Nowshera sector of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said the A
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Army on March 19 thwarted infiltration attempt by a group of three to four militants under the cover of firing by Pakistani troops in forward area of Jangarh in Nowshera sector of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said the Army personnel observed movement of a group of three to four militants at the Line of Control (LoC) opposite Jangarh and challenged the militants, who were heading towards Indian Territory, and asked them to surrender. However, the militants opened firing. Simultaneously, the Pakistani troops opened firing from their forward positions targeting Indian Army to facilitate infiltration by the militants, sources said. Army retaliated from this side. Exchange of firing continued for about half an hour after which the infiltrators escaped back. Troops didn't suffer any casualties or damage in firing by the militants and Pakistan Army.
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March - 19 
Chief Minister (CM) Neiphiu Rio on March 19 informed the State Assembly that he was not aware of the progress of political talks between the Union Government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) since the State was not
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Chief Minister (CM) Neiphiu Rio on March 19 informed the State Assembly that he was not aware of the progress of political talks between the Union Government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) since the State was not a party to the dialogue between the two.
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March - 19 
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Anwar Hussain said they have identified 23 patches along the border which are “very vulnerable” in terms of illegal activities and both the forces will undertake joint patrolling in thes
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Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Anwar Hussain said they have identified 23 patches along the border which are “very vulnerable” in terms of illegal activities and both the forces will undertake joint patrolling in these areas.
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March - 19 
He further alleged that in recent times “we have observed that the Government is taking advantage in the name of peace process by harassing, blaming and arresting our cadres” adding that their cadres are camping in the area as specified by the Govern
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He further alleged that in recent times “we have observed that the Government is taking advantage in the name of peace process by harassing, blaming and arresting our cadres” adding that their cadres are camping in the area as specified by the Government during the unilateral ceasefire agreement.
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March - 19 
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on March 19, Defense Minister A. K. Antony denied that the Government has plans to sign pacts with neighbouring countries to counter militant activities and check piracy. A
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In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on March 19, Defense Minister A. K. Antony denied that the Government has plans to sign pacts with neighbouring countries to counter militant activities and check piracy. Antony added, "Nevertheless, the security and surveillance apparatus for coastal defence has been enhanced over the years." He further added that strengthening of coastal security apparatus is an ongoing process considering the needs and changing security scenario as well as the threat perception.
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March - 19 
Mizoram has agreed to resume the stalled repatriation of Bru refugees from Tripura as the Centre has nodded to rehabilitation of displaced Mizo families in Tripura, State Home Minister R Lalzirliana said on March 19, reports The Shillong Times. “As t
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Mizoram has agreed to resume the stalled repatriation of Bru refugees from Tripura as the Centre has nodded to rehabilitation of displaced Mizo families in Tripura, State Home Minister R Lalzirliana said on March 19, reports The Shillong Times. “As the Union Home Minister agreed to give rehabilitation to the 80 Mizo families, who had been driven out of their homes in Sakhan Hills in Tripura by Bru militants, Mizoram will resume the repatriation of Brus from refugee camps in Tripura,” Lalzirliana added.
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March - 19 
Narender Singh, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant who was arrested from IGI airport at New Delhi on March 19, wanted to target religious figures like Baba Ram Rahim and Baba Ashutosh. The Delhi police officials also said that the said mili
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Narender Singh, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant who was arrested from IGI airport at New Delhi on March 19, wanted to target religious figures like Baba Ram Rahim and Baba Ashutosh. The Delhi police officials also said that the said militant had got the training in Pakistan.
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March - 19 
Official sources said the Bru repatriation will resume from April. The repatriation process, which began in November 2010, was called off on June 6, 2011, by the Mizoram Government after the NGOs and political parties demanded rehabilitation to the d
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Official sources said the Bru repatriation will resume from April. The repatriation process, which began in November 2010, was called off on June 6, 2011, by the Mizoram Government after the NGOs and political parties demanded rehabilitation to the displaced Mizo families, who had been driven out of their homes in 1998 by Bru militants. The Union Home Ministry in September 2011 agreed to give rehabilitation to the displaced Mizo families. According to official records, Mizoram had so far repatriated 4119 Bru refugees belonging to 799 families from the six refugee camps in North Tripura.
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March - 19 
On March 19 handed over to Bangladesh a list of 51 camps and 22 Indian insurgent group leaders to Bangladesh for action against them who are operating from that country. During the four-day Border Coordination Conference between the two countries, th
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On March 19 handed over to Bangladesh a list of 51 camps and 22 Indian insurgent group leaders to Bangladesh for action against them who are operating from that country. During the four-day Border Coordination Conference between the two countries, the Border Security Force (BSF), according to Director General U K Bansal, handed over to their Bangladeshi counterparts a list of the camps and insurgents present in their territory.
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March - 19 
Reports indicate that Nagaland has spent INR 20,84,05,854 for procurement of arms and INR 9,51,03,526 for ammunitions during 2008-09 to 2011-12 while an amount of INR 2,42,58,713 sanctioned during 2008-09 was yet to spent as allotment was awaited fro
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Reports indicate that Nagaland has spent INR 20,84,05,854 for procurement of arms and INR 9,51,03,526 for ammunitions during 2008-09 to 2011-12 while an amount of INR 2,42,58,713 sanctioned during 2008-09 was yet to spent as allotment was awaited from Ministry Home Affairs (MHA), reports Nagaland Post. The arms and ammunitions were received through the allotment from MHA as per demand made by the department.
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March - 19 
Reports said that a mini truck was smashed by cadres of the SK Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) at Joulien village in Tousem sub-division of Tamenglong District on March 19.
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Reports said that a mini truck was smashed by cadres of the SK Thadou faction of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) at Joulien village in Tousem sub-division of Tamenglong District on March 19.
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March - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) in a joint operation arrested three Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeers from the area of Thuampui under Police station of Aizawl District and recovered FICNs worth INR 300, 000 from them. The racketeers, all women, were
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Security Forces (SFs) in a joint operation arrested three Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racketeers from the area of Thuampui under Police station of Aizawl District and recovered FICNs worth INR 300, 000 from them. The racketeers, all women, were identified as Lalengkimi, Lalbiak Thuami and Ramdinthari, all from Aizawl.
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March - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) seized explosive material from a girl, identified as Lalthongboi, while she was travelling from Mizoram to Churachandpur District on March 19. Five detonators, one meter of cordex, three PEK slabs and a safety fuse of approximat
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Security Forces (SFs) seized explosive material from a girl, identified as Lalthongboi, while she was travelling from Mizoram to Churachandpur District on March 19. Five detonators, one meter of cordex, three PEK slabs and a safety fuse of approximately 8.5 meters were recovered from her possession.
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March - 19 
SFs also arrested one Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MC), identified as Laishran Kartik, from Tangjen Makha Leikai in Bishnupur District. He revealed that he had joined KCP-MC in 2010. Prio
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SFs also arrested one Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MC), identified as Laishran Kartik, from Tangjen Makha Leikai in Bishnupur District. He revealed that he had joined KCP-MC in 2010. Prior to that, he worked as an OGW of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) from 2005-2007 and an OGW of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) from 2008-2009. He was involved in tax collection and extortion on behalf of KCP-MC.
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March - 19 
SFs arrested one former cadre of Jewel Garlosa faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-J), identified as Bikash Bodo, from an unspecified area of Dima Hasao District on March 19, reports The Sentinel. Bikash was allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Dhar
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SFs arrested one former cadre of Jewel Garlosa faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-J), identified as Bikash Bodo, from an unspecified area of Dima Hasao District on March 19, reports The Sentinel. Bikash was allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Dharmedra Yadav, an employee of Triveni Constructions, a firm engaged in the broad gauge work in the District, on January 12.
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March - 19 
SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as ‘Lance Corporal’ Manaovi alias Lamtakpa, at Hiyanglam Leikai in Thoubal District on March 19.
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SFs arrested one People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as ‘Lance Corporal’ Manaovi alias Lamtakpa, at Hiyanglam Leikai in Thoubal District on March 19.
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March - 19 
SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition after they arrested a Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadre, identified as Hemin, from Khunkhu village in Senapati District. One 7.62-mm pistol and one live round were recovered from him. Later, on searching
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SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition after they arrested a Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadre, identified as Hemin, from Khunkhu village in Senapati District. One 7.62-mm pistol and one live round were recovered from him. Later, on searching a nearby field, three AK 56 Rifles along with magazines, ammunition and other warlike stores were also recovered.
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March - 19 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a blast at an under-construction godown of a panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) building in Malkangiri District in the wee hours of March 19, reports Th
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a blast at an under-construction godown of a panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) building in Malkangiri District in the wee hours of March 19, reports The Times of India. According to sources, a group of around 50 Maoists accompanied by local supporters swooped down on the building on Bonda hills, at a distance of about 70 kilometers from Malkangiri town, and planted explosives to destroy the building.
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March - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened indiscriminate fire on March 19 in Bijapur District, killing Lachhuram Kashyap, a prominent Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) leader of Mirtur. The killing took place in the Di
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened indiscriminate fire on March 19 in Bijapur District, killing Lachhuram Kashyap, a prominent Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) leader of Mirtur. The killing took place in the District, some 480 kilometers south of Raipur, when Kashyap was returning to his village from a Police Station.
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March - 19 
The Counter Insurgency Force Uniform and Police recovered 50 kilograms of explosive material in the form of five remote control improvised explosive devices (IEDs), each weighing 10 kilograms, from village Danah in Kotranka tehsil (revenue unit) of R
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The Counter Insurgency Force Uniform and Police recovered 50 kilograms of explosive material in the form of five remote control improvised explosive devices (IEDs), each weighing 10 kilograms, from village Danah in Kotranka tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District.
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March - 19 
The interrogation of the three Mizo women who were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) from Aizawl on March 19 has revealed that Karimganj border (Assam) has become a conduit for the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs). According
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The interrogation of the three Mizo women who were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) from Aizawl on March 19 has revealed that Karimganj border (Assam) has become a conduit for the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs). According to information from the Mizoram capital, Aizawl, the racketeers operating on the other side of the border have a chain of contacts who act as couriers to deliver FICNs to the pre-arranged destinations.
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March - 19 
The meeting convened by Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) and Naga Women’s Union (NWU) on March 19, which was attended by the Civil Society Organisations of Tahamzam (Senapati), reaffirmed its earlier demand for the unconditional release
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The meeting convened by Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) and Naga Women’s Union (NWU) on March 19, which was attended by the Civil Society Organisations of Tahamzam (Senapati), reaffirmed its earlier demand for the unconditional release of Anthony Ningkhan Shimray, ‘Head of Foreign Affairs’, NSCN-IM, who was arrested in October 2010.
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March - 19 
The Portuguese Constitution Court has stayed a judicial order cancelling extradition of gangster and key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, Abu Salem to India, the Union Government informed the Supreme Court in Delhi on March 19. Salem, who al
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The Portuguese Constitution Court has stayed a judicial order cancelling extradition of gangster and key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, Abu Salem to India, the Union Government informed the Supreme Court in Delhi on March 19. Salem, who along with Dawood Ibrahim, is a prime accused in the serial blasts case, and his girlfriend Monica Bedi were extradited to India on November 11, 2005 after a three-year-long legal process in Portugal.
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March - 19 
The Security Force personnel on March 19 recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), weighing five kilograms, hidden in milk can near Hutar village on Barwadih-Morbai road in Latehar District, reports The Telegraph. Latehar Superintendent of Poli
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The Security Force personnel on March 19 recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), weighing five kilograms, hidden in milk can near Hutar village on Barwadih-Morbai road in Latehar District, reports The Telegraph. Latehar Superintendent of Police G. Kranti Kumar confirming the recovery said, “It was defused within minutes and with that an attempt by Maoists [Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)] to target security personnel was averted.”
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March - 19 
The State Government has extended Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for another six months.
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The State Government has extended Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for another six months.
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March - 19 
Though no injury or casualty was reported, the attack completely damaged the godown of Mudulipada panchayat, under Khairput block (administrative division). Before leaving the spot, the Malkangiri District Committee of the Maoists, which claimed resp
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Though no injury or casualty was reported, the attack completely damaged the godown of Mudulipada panchayat, under Khairput block (administrative division). Before leaving the spot, the Malkangiri District Committee of the Maoists, which claimed responsibility for the offensive, pasted a poster at the panchayat office, listing some of their demands. "Stop combing operation by the BSF [Border Security Force] in the area and fulfill the demands to which the State Government agreed during the release of former Malkangiri collector R Vineel Krishna," the poster read.
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March - 19 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured during a joint operation of Chhattisgarh Police and CRPF in and around in Abujmaadh region in Bastar District for about two weeks, Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) Anil M Nava
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured during a joint operation of Chhattisgarh Police and CRPF in and around in Abujmaadh region in Bastar District for about two weeks, Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) Anil M Navaney said on March 19, reports Daily Bhaskar. Navaney said that during the operation, there were exchanges of fire between the Security Forces and the cadres of the CPI-Maoist on at least 12 occasions, in which, the two CRPF troopers were injured. Further, 13 Maoists were arrested and rifles, explosive material, detonators, explosive computer printer, cameras, medicines, solar panels and other equipment was recovered during the operation, Navaney added.
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March - 19 
United Naga Council (UNC) in a statement issued by its publicity wing has strongly criticised the March 19 address of Governor Gurubachan Jagat to the Manipur Legislative Assembly. According to the UNC, the Governor’s address mentioned agreements ent
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United Naga Council (UNC) in a statement issued by its publicity wing has strongly criticised the March 19 address of Governor Gurubachan Jagat to the Manipur Legislative Assembly. According to the UNC, the Governor’s address mentioned agreements entered into by the State Government with armed militant groups whereas it was silent on the democratic process of the tripartite talk that has been put in place during the year (2011) to address the demand of an ‘alternative arrangement’ by the Nagas in Manipur.
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March - 19 
"US forces cannot curtail or cease offensive operations in the areas South of Kabul in Regional Command East in 2012. The United States and its Afghan partners must dismantle the Haqqani Network's strongholds in Khost, Paktika, and Paktia and contain
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"US forces cannot curtail or cease offensive operations in the areas South of Kabul in Regional Command East in 2012. The United States and its Afghan partners must dismantle the Haqqani Network's strongholds in Khost, Paktika, and Paktia and contain the organisation's expansion toward Kabul prior to a shift in mission. Failure to do so will present a strategic threat to US national security interests in Afghanistan," it added.
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March - 19 
An alleged cadre of Swat chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Fazal Hadi, stated to be a central character in the flogging incident of a woman in Swat in 2009, was arrested in the evening of March 19. An official of Charbagh Police Station co
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An alleged cadre of Swat chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Fazal Hadi, stated to be a central character in the flogging incident of a woman in Swat in 2009, was arrested in the evening of March 19. An official of Charbagh Police Station confirmed that the suspect, Fazal Hadi, was arrested by a raiding team at his ancestral area Asbarn when he returned from Sindh Province, where he had been hiding since 2009.
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March - 19 
At least eight persons were killed and 15 others injured in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Dattakhel area near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency (NWA), in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 1
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At least eight persons were killed and 15 others injured in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Dattakhel area near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency (NWA), in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 19, reports Daily Times. The Army attacked suspected militant hideouts outside the town, but the attack left three civilians dead and 15 injured. One soldier and four militants were also killed in the operation.
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March - 19 
Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in bomb blast, carried out by the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), in Doa Thoe area of Tirah Valley area in Khyber Agency (KP). Sources said the remote-controlled bomb, placed on the back of a mule, wa
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Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in bomb blast, carried out by the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), in Doa Thoe area of Tirah Valley area in Khyber Agency (KP). Sources said the remote-controlled bomb, placed on the back of a mule, was detonated when the quadruped got close to a TTP bunker in Doa Thoe area. A spokesman for the LI claimed responsibility for the blast and said the TTP had been punished for spreading false reports about the death of LI leader Mangal Bagh. The LI denied the claims and said Bagh was alive and staying at a safe place. LI ‘commander’ Muhammad Hussain said that Bagh was not killed in a military offensive.
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March - 19 
Officials on March 19 said that after the November 26, 2011, NATO air strike on Pakistan’s border posts in the Salala area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the United States (US) now plans to offer a formal public apol
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Officials on March 19 said that after the November 26, 2011, NATO air strike on Pakistan’s border posts in the Salala area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the United States (US) now plans to offer a formal public apology to Islamabad, reports Express Tribune. Until now Washington was reluctant to apologise over the air strike, though it has ‘regretted’ the incident.
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March - 19 
Pakistan's support for Haqqani Network has increased through both facilitating additional sanctuary and providing strategic and operational guidance, revealed Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a United States (US) think tank, in its report on Mar
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Pakistan's support for Haqqani Network has increased through both facilitating additional sanctuary and providing strategic and operational guidance, revealed Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a United States (US) think tank, in its report on March 19, reports Times of India. The report has asserted that the network represents a strategic threat to the enduring stability of the Afghan State and US national security interests in the region. "The Haqqani Network is the primary proxy force backed by elements of Pakistan's security establishment. Pakistan's support for the Haqqani Network has increased, through both facilitating additional sanctuary and providing strategic and operational guidance," the report titled "The Haqqani Network: A Strategic Threat" said.
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March - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have foiled a terror bid, planned for March 23, 2012, by seizing a huge quantity of explosive materials and arms in Quetta, reports Express Tribune. According to official sources, acting upon a tip-off, SFs had beefed
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have foiled a terror bid, planned for March 23, 2012, by seizing a huge quantity of explosive materials and arms in Quetta, reports Express Tribune. According to official sources, acting upon a tip-off, SFs had beefed up security at the Buleli Check post and intercepted several vehicles. They discovered five hundred kilograms of explosive materials, seven detonators and six landmines from one of the vehicles. An unnamed official said, “We had information about the smuggling of explosive materials from Afghanistan to Quetta,” adding, the passengers managed to escape, abandoning their car before security personnel reached the vehicle.
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March - 19 
The Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested nine suspects belonging to the People’s Amn Committee (PAC) and recovered arms from their possession in a raid in Lyari area, adds The News. Senior Superintendent of P
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The Anti-Extremism Cell (AEC) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested nine suspects belonging to the People’s Amn Committee (PAC) and recovered arms from their possession in a raid in Lyari area, adds The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammed Aslam Khan of the AEC along with his force launched the crackdown and dismantled the network of the extortion mafia in Kalakot of Baghdadi area. Police also recovered five Kalashnikovs, two repeater guns and two TT pistols from their possession.
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March - 19 
The Investigative Agencies on March 19 submitted reports in the court of Senior Civil Judge Farrukh Arjumand in Islamabad regarding slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s existence in Pakistan, reported Express Tribune. The report said that Bin Lade
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The Investigative Agencies on March 19 submitted reports in the court of Senior Civil Judge Farrukh Arjumand in Islamabad regarding slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s existence in Pakistan, reported Express Tribune. The report said that Bin Laden entered Pakistan along with his family through Afghanistan and resided in various areas of the country. However, no records could be found at any airport regarding his travels. It further stated that Bin Laden’s children were born in Pakistan, yet no record was available with any hospital as apparently they were registered under fake names. The investigation is still under process the, report stated.
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March - 19 
The KP Inspector General (IG) Akbar Hoti claimed that Mangal Bagh, the chief of LI, was killed in a military operation in Kurram Agency. Talking to reporters, Hoti said Mangal Bagh was killed during a clash with SF in the Kurram Agency where a milita
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The KP Inspector General (IG) Akbar Hoti claimed that Mangal Bagh, the chief of LI, was killed in a military operation in Kurram Agency. Talking to reporters, Hoti said Mangal Bagh was killed during a clash with SF in the Kurram Agency where a military offensive is underway.
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March - 19 
The local court deferred its decision till March 26, 2012, on a petition by a brother of the Yemeni wife of Osama seeking access to his sister, reports Dawn. The prosecution told the court that Osama’s family had illegally entered the country from Af
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The local court deferred its decision till March 26, 2012, on a petition by a brother of the Yemeni wife of Osama seeking access to his sister, reports Dawn. The prosecution told the court that Osama’s family had illegally entered the country from Afghanistan. Senior Civil Judge Sharukh Arjumand took up the petition filed by Yemeni national Zakarayah Ahmed Abdulfattah who requested the court for access to his elder sister Amal Abdulfattah, the youngest widow of Osama, and her five children, Safiah, (12); Asia, (10); Ibrahim, (8); Zainub, (5); and Hussain, (3). After hearing the arguments, the court asked the petitioner’s counsel to submit legal justification in writing for passing an appropriate order in this regard and deferred the matter till March 26, 2012.
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March - 19 
The Sindh Government finally decided on March 19 to crack down on extortionists in Karachi, reports Express Tribune. “An operation against extortionists will begin in Karachi before dawn on March 20 [today],” Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik sa
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The Sindh Government finally decided on March 19 to crack down on extortionists in Karachi, reports Express Tribune. “An operation against extortionists will begin in Karachi before dawn on March 20 [today],” Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.
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March - 19 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hashim, on Qambarani Road area in Quetta on March 19.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hashim, on Qambarani Road area in Quetta on March 19.
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March - 19 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist(UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on March 19 told the party´s central committee (CC) members loyal to him that the party is heading toward imminent split or dissolution if current differences
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist(UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on March 19 told the party´s central committee (CC) members loyal to him that the party is heading toward imminent split or dissolution if current differences within UCPN-M are not resolved immediately. “The party is teetering on the brink of a split; it will dissolve even if it doesn´t split. So we should put in our best efforts to save the party,” a participant quoted Dahal as telling the emergency meeting of around 100 CC members close to him and Vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai at Hotel Summit in Lalitpur .
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March - 19 
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on March 19 that the Ministry would seek transcript of ex- Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Asad Durrani’s testimony before Pakistan’s Supreme Court where he admitted to funding the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on March 19 that the Ministry would seek transcript of ex- Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Asad Durrani’s testimony before Pakistan’s Supreme Court where he admitted to funding the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during the 1991 general elections, reports Pakistan Observer. She stated, “We can provide more details after getting the transcript in our hands. This is necessary to be clear about what actually happened. We also need to know what is actually written in the transcript”.
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March - 20 
A city court in Delhi further extended the remand of the three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants accused of planning a terror strike on Delhi till March 28, reported Indian Express. Among the three militants, Ehtesham Malik and Shafqat Ali Tugu were ar
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A city court in Delhi further extended the remand of the three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants accused of planning a terror strike on Delhi till March 28, reported Indian Express. Among the three militants, Ehtesham Malik and Shafqat Ali Tugu were arrested in Delhi on February 28, while Tauseef Ahmed Peer was arrested on February 27, in Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). The Delhi Police further claimed to have traced the source of explosives that were recovered from the possession of two militants arrested in Delhi.
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March - 20 
A Left-Wing Extremist, Grandhi Vikanna, was shot at by his comrades over a dispute on sharing of booty in the forests near Nagarjunasagar reservoir in Guntur District on March 20. He was rushed to nearby Government hospital in a serious condition.
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A Left-Wing Extremist, Grandhi Vikanna, was shot at by his comrades over a dispute on sharing of booty in the forests near Nagarjunasagar reservoir in Guntur District on March 20. He was rushed to nearby Government hospital in a serious condition.
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March - 20 
Dandapani Mohanty, one of the three interlocutor named by Maoists, said he was willing to act as one of the interlocutors. He, however, clarified that the interlocutors should not be described by the State government as representatives of Maoists.
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Dandapani Mohanty, one of the three interlocutor named by Maoists, said he was willing to act as one of the interlocutors. He, however, clarified that the interlocutors should not be described by the State government as representatives of Maoists.
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March - 20 
Five persons were arrested on March 20 and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth nearly INR 1.5 million were recovered from them in Kolkata. The arrested persons were identified as - Seikh Alam, Saddam Hossain, Khageswar Mondal, Seikh Akhter and Se
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Five persons were arrested on March 20 and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth nearly INR 1.5 million were recovered from them in Kolkata. The arrested persons were identified as - Seikh Alam, Saddam Hossain, Khageswar Mondal, Seikh Akhter and Seikh Zahirul. Police are on the lookout for those who were supposed to receive the consignment.
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March - 20 
In a written reply Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) that the Government has begun using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Left-Wing Extremism-affected areas of the country, reports IBN Li
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In a written reply Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) that the Government has begun using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Left-Wing Extremism-affected areas of the country, reports IBN Live. The minister, however, said, "It is too early to make an assessment on the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles deployed in Left-wing extremism-affected areas.”
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March - 20 
Konyak Union (KU), at a meeting March 20, unanimously resolved to declare non-cooperation to NSCN-K. KU will also observe “Black Day” on March 30 within Mon District to mark those Konyak tribesman killed in the recent factional clashes in Mon. Easter
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Konyak Union (KU), at a meeting March 20, unanimously resolved to declare non-cooperation to NSCN-K. KU will also observe “Black Day” on March 30 within Mon District to mark those Konyak tribesman killed in the recent factional clashes in Mon. Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO), a organization which is advocating for a separate State of Frontier Nagaland, had also recently resolved to declare “non-cooperation against NSCN (K). Frontier Nagaland will comprise of four border Districts inhabited by six Naga tribes.
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March - 20 
Late in the evening, Maoists suggested the names of B.D. Sharma and Prafulla Samantara, both social activists, in place of Sanyal and Kanungo. Samantara, however, said he was not the suitable person as he had no idea about the views of Maoists and th
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Late in the evening, Maoists suggested the names of B.D. Sharma and Prafulla Samantara, both social activists, in place of Sanyal and Kanungo. Samantara, however, said he was not the suitable person as he had no idea about the views of Maoists and the State Government had little respect for him as an activist
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March - 20 
Making a statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that from among the three names suggested by Maoists, Narayan Sanyal was in jail in Jharkhand serving a life sentence and Biswapriya Kanungo, a local lawyer, had expressed his unw
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Making a statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that from among the three names suggested by Maoists, Narayan Sanyal was in jail in Jharkhand serving a life sentence and Biswapriya Kanungo, a local lawyer, had expressed his unwillingness to represent Maoists.
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March - 20 
Odisha Police registered cases at Daringibadi Police Station in Kandhamal District against Maoist leaders, Sunil and Manoj, along with 24 others on March 20 in connection with the abduction of the two Italian nationals and two Odia youths, Santosh Ku
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Odisha Police registered cases at Daringibadi Police Station in Kandhamal District against Maoist leaders, Sunil and Manoj, along with 24 others on March 20 in connection with the abduction of the two Italian nationals and two Odia youths, Santosh Kumar Moharana and Kartika Parida, on March 14 from a jungle on Ganjam-Kandhamal border. The cases were registered under sections of Unlawful Activity Prevention Act, Arms Act and Criminal Law Amendment, against the Maoists based on the complaint lodged by Santosh Kumar Moharana (28), who was released on March 17 by Maoists after three days of captivity, Police said.
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March - 20 
On March 20, replying to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament), the minister had said that 34 militancy-related incidents occurred in the State in the first three months of 2012. The State recorded killings of six militants and four
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On March 20, replying to a question in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament), the minister had said that 34 militancy-related incidents occurred in the State in the first three months of 2012. The State recorded killings of six militants and four civilians.
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March - 20 
One alleged United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as ‘captain’ Khwairakpam Amit alias Kulajit, was arrested from Dholakhal in Imphal East District.
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One alleged United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as ‘captain’ Khwairakpam Amit alias Kulajit, was arrested from Dholakhal in Imphal East District.
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March - 20 
President faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-P) has released the vice chairman and two other members of the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council (ADC) on March 20. KNF-P militants had abducted the trio on March 19.
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President faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-P) has released the vice chairman and two other members of the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council (ADC) on March 20. KNF-P militants had abducted the trio on March 19.
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March - 20 
Security Forces (SF’s) on March 20 found a laptop and a printer, believed to be used by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji just hours before his death. Six powerful IEDs and more than 150 ki
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Security Forces (SF’s) on March 20 found a laptop and a printer, believed to be used by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji just hours before his death. Six powerful IEDs and more than 150 kilogram of explosives, detonators and some ammunition were also seized from the hideout in Kushboni forest of Jhargram in West Midnapore District. SF’s consider the laptop a prize find and believe it will help them nail Maoist linkmen and unearth details of the organization. Sources hinted that Police got a pinpointed tip-off on the location of the hideout following the surrender of dreaded squad leader Suchitra Mahato, who had spent the last days with Kishanji before his encounter death on November 24, 2011, in Burisole forest near Kushboni.
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March - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four militants belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from a place near Manu English School in Checkon area of Imphal East District on March 20.The arrested cadres were identified as Kumar Jack
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four militants belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from a place near Manu English School in Checkon area of Imphal East District on March 20.The arrested cadres were identified as Kumar Jacky Singh alias Bung (30), Thounaojam Ningol Hemabati alias Hema Devi (37), Elangbam Priyo alias Kesho (36) and Mongjam Ningol Sunita (39).
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March - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkmen, identified as Khairul Islam and Rofiqul Islam, from Bamundanga village in Goalpara District on March 20.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkmen, identified as Khairul Islam and Rofiqul Islam, from Bamundanga village in Goalpara District on March 20.
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March - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two KNF-P cadres, identified as Paolet alias Galngam and Seilen Vaiphei, from Kanglatongbi area (District) on March 20. One 7.65 mm Pistol was recovered from them.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two KNF-P cadres, identified as Paolet alias Galngam and Seilen Vaiphei, from Kanglatongbi area (District) on March 20. One 7.65 mm Pistol was recovered from them.
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March - 20 
SFs also arrested one alleged National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as ‘lieutenant’ Aayo Tangkhul, at Karong in Senapati District.
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SFs also arrested one alleged National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as ‘lieutenant’ Aayo Tangkhul, at Karong in Senapati District.
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March - 20 
SFs arrested a militant belonging to Manipur-based People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Dighalipukhuri area in Guwahati city on March 20.
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SFs arrested a militant belonging to Manipur-based People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Dighalipukhuri area in Guwahati city on March 20.
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March - 20 
SFs arrested a Surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) cadre, identified as Rupendra Barman (36) alias Rinku Sarma, from Abhayapuri in Bongaigaon District on charges of extortion.
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SFs arrested a Surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) cadre, identified as Rupendra Barman (36) alias Rinku Sarma, from Abhayapuri in Bongaigaon District on charges of extortion.
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March - 20 
SFs arrested one UNLF cadre, identified as ‘sergeant major’ Kshetrimayum Loichangba alias Amarjeet from Sagolband Tera Loukrakpam Leikai in Imphal West District. One .9mm pistol with four live rounds, two mobile phones, one external hard disc and one
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SFs arrested one UNLF cadre, identified as ‘sergeant major’ Kshetrimayum Loichangba alias Amarjeet from Sagolband Tera Loukrakpam Leikai in Imphal West District. One .9mm pistol with four live rounds, two mobile phones, one external hard disc and one digital camera were recovered from him.
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March - 20 
SFs arrested two alleged Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres identified as Thnaoba alias John and Thangminlun suspected to be also drug peddlers from Tuibong Bazar, Churachandpur District. One AK 47 Rifle and INR 6, 41, 200 were recovered from their poss
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SFs arrested two alleged Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres identified as Thnaoba alias John and Thangminlun suspected to be also drug peddlers from Tuibong Bazar, Churachandpur District. One AK 47 Rifle and INR 6, 41, 200 were recovered from their possession.
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March - 20 
Suspected cadres of the Presidential faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-P) abducted the ‘vice president’ of Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council (ADC), Haokholal Hungsing from New Lambulane under Porompat Police station in Imphal East District on
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Suspected cadres of the Presidential faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-P) abducted the ‘vice president’ of Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council (ADC), Haokholal Hungsing from New Lambulane under Porompat Police station in Imphal East District on March 19. According to the Police, he was abducted at around 10 pm along with another ADC member Thangkam Misao, ‘president’ of Sadar Hills Block Congress party and one Seikholun Khongsai. Police said the incident could be related to the recent `no-confidence motion` against Sadar Hills ADC ‘chairman’ SH Seipu. A week ago, ADC members led by Hankholal Hanshing had moved against SH Seipu.
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March - 20 
Suspected Kuki militants ransacked the house of Nehkholun Chongloi who is a member of ADC, according to Police source. It said the armed persons asked for Chongloi but when they failed to find him, they ransacked his house at Thenjang village under S
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Suspected Kuki militants ransacked the house of Nehkholun Chongloi who is a member of ADC, according to Police source. It said the armed persons asked for Chongloi but when they failed to find him, they ransacked his house at Thenjang village under Sapermeina Police station, Sadar Hills in Senapati District.
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March - 20 
The Chief Minister also announced the names of three senior officials of the State Government who would hold talks with the interlocutors named by Maoists. The officials are Home Secretary U.N. Behera, Panchayti Raj Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena and S
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The Chief Minister also announced the names of three senior officials of the State Government who would hold talks with the interlocutors named by Maoists. The officials are Home Secretary U.N. Behera, Panchayti Raj Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena and Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) Development Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi.
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March - 20 
The fate of the two Italians taken hostage by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) remained uncertain as the process of negotiations for their release could not be started till late on March 20 owing to a delay in finalising the names of
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The fate of the two Italians taken hostage by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) remained uncertain as the process of negotiations for their release could not be started till late on March 20 owing to a delay in finalising the names of interlocutors.
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March - 20 
The State Government on March 20 said that the two abducted Italians were "safe", as the Maoists extended the deadline for meeting their list of demands by another day.
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The State Government on March 20 said that the two abducted Italians were "safe", as the Maoists extended the deadline for meeting their list of demands by another day.
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March - 20 
The Tardeo Police in Mumbai on March 20 arrested two persons from the Haji Ali dargah (shrine) for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 67,500, reports Indian Express. The accused, identified as Mukhtar Shaikh (26) and Debashish Da
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The Tardeo Police in Mumbai on March 20 arrested two persons from the Haji Ali dargah (shrine) for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 67,500, reports Indian Express. The accused, identified as Mukhtar Shaikh (26) and Debashish Das (25), hail from Jharkhand and had come to the city to work, Police said.
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March - 20 
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Jitendra Singh on March 20 said that 246 militancy-related incidents occurred in the State in the first three months of 2012. He further said that in the first three months of 2012, 21 militants, 5 security per
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Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Jitendra Singh on March 20 said that 246 militancy-related incidents occurred in the State in the first three months of 2012. He further said that in the first three months of 2012, 21 militants, 5 security personnel and 7 civilians were killed in the State. Singh stated that number violent incidents by militants have declined in Nagaland. Giving details of the figure, Singh said, the number of incidents declined from 129 in 2009 to 64 in 2010, 61 in 2011 and 37 so far in 2012.Jitendra Singh further said that violence by militants is on the rise in Meghalaya. He said that in the year 2009, there were 12 such incidents, 29 in 2010 and 56 in 2011. In the first three months of 2012, 35 such incidents occurred. About Tripura, Singh said that only one violent incident was reported in the State this year. He gave a comparative figure for the last three year and said, in the year 2009, there were 19 incidents of militant violence in Tripura, 30 in 2010 and 13 in 2011.
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March - 20 
“The apology may come from the highest level and will be offered during or soon after the Joint Session of Parliament, which is scheduled to open a debate on March 20 (today) on new terms of engagement (with the US),” an unnamed senior leader in the
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“The apology may come from the highest level and will be offered during or soon after the Joint Session of Parliament, which is scheduled to open a debate on March 20 (today) on new terms of engagement (with the US),” an unnamed senior leader in the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led ruling coalition said. Another official said that the Government considered a formal US apology important for pacifying growing anger within the rank and file of the Army in particular and the public in general. “The US step may be symbolic but the Government needs [an apology] to save its face, so it can get on with business as usual,” the official added.
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March - 20 
A Field General Court Martial (FGCM) where Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) linked Brigadier Ali was being tried dropped one of two charges against him on March 20, reported Express Tribune. The dropped charges were that he had planned to carry out an air raid o
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A Field General Court Martial (FGCM) where Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) linked Brigadier Ali was being tried dropped one of two charges against him on March 20, reported Express Tribune. The dropped charges were that he had planned to carry out an air raid on General Headquarters (GHQ) using F-16s. Counsel for Brig Ali, Advocate Colonel Inamur Raheem informed the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court that the other charge of alleged links with HuT had still not been taken back.
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March - 20 
A recently-released Home Department Report on March 20 revealed that the bodies found in the province are still overwhelmingly those of the ethnic Baloch, reports Express Tribune. According to the official report of the Balochistan Home Department, 2
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A recently-released Home Department Report on March 20 revealed that the bodies found in the province are still overwhelmingly those of the ethnic Baloch, reports Express Tribune. According to the official report of the Balochistan Home Department, 218 of the 308 bodies found in 2010 and 2011 were of the ethnic Baloch people. The trend does not seem to be changing for the current year as 16 of the 25 bodies recovered were also of ethnic Baloch people, the report revealed. It further states that 95 dead bodies were found in Kalat District, making it the deadliest District in the province. Quetta and Makran Division came in a distant second and third with 61 and 63 bullet-riddled bodies of ethnic Baloch found, respectively, during the last two years. As many as nine bodies of ethnic Baloch people were found in Naseerabad while three were recovered from Sibi District.
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March - 20 
According to a report published in The Telegraph on March 21 quoting a meeting of the former Director General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha with a Stratfor Researcher, DG Pasha was fearful of a Taliban takeover in Afghanist
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According to a report published in The Telegraph on March 21 quoting a meeting of the former Director General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha with a Stratfor Researcher, DG Pasha was fearful of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan as that would mean dangerous implications for Pakistan’s security, reported Express Tribune. The details of this meeting were leaked by Wikileaks along with hundreds of emails. “We do not wish to see the Talibs dominate Afghanistan,” Pasha was quoted as saying. “On the contrary, we want to see a broad-based Government that can end the civil war in that country, which has had disastrous fallout for us.” However, Pasha maintained that any future Government in Afghanistan must also feature the Taliban. “Of course the Talibs will be a key player in a post-NATO Afghanistan, which we feel necessary for true peace to take place.”
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March - 20 
Afghanistan National Security Force (ANSF) would have to be deployed on Afghanistan-Pakistan border if the issue of safe havens in Pakistan is not resolved, said United States (US) Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan General John Allen on
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Afghanistan National Security Force (ANSF) would have to be deployed on Afghanistan-Pakistan border if the issue of safe havens in Pakistan is not resolved, said United States (US) Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan General John Allen on March 20, reports Indian Express. "Chances are very good that, if the issues in the Pakistani safe havens do not resolve in our favour one way or the other, we'll probably have to have a larger presence of the ANSF than we had anticipated, which may require us to thin the ANSF in other places in Afghanistan," General John Allen, told US lawmakers at a Congressional hearing in Washington.
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March - 20 
Apart from recommendations to review the relations with the US, the committee also touched upon Pakistan’s sensitive defence pacts. Presenting guidelines for revised terms of engagement with the US/NATO/ISAF and general foreign policy, Rabbani said,
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Apart from recommendations to review the relations with the US, the committee also touched upon Pakistan’s sensitive defence pacts. Presenting guidelines for revised terms of engagement with the US/NATO/ISAF and general foreign policy, Rabbani said, “Parliament has three options, it can either accept the recommendations, accept them with amendments or totally reject them.” The parliamentary committee recommended that in the new rules of engagement Pakistan’s sovereignty shall not be compromised. It stressed for qualitatively bridging, through effective steps, the gap between assertions and facts on the ground, and noted that the relationship with the US should be based on mutual respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of each other.
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March - 20 
Armed assailants smashed windows of Geo News satellite van and resorted to firing outside the office at I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi on March 20 (today), reported The News. According to details, unidentified assailants cut-off cable wires in diff
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Armed assailants smashed windows of Geo News satellite van and resorted to firing outside the office at I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi on March 20 (today), reported The News. According to details, unidentified assailants cut-off cable wires in different areas and the technicians sent for repair were threatened. The cable operators are receiving threats in several other areas as well, from a political party.
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March - 20 
In a suspected ethnic attack, a man, identified as Rehan, was killed while his friend Amin sustained bullet injuries when unknown militants opened fire at them after abducting them from a shrine situated within Super Market Police remit in Karachi on
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In a suspected ethnic attack, a man, identified as Rehan, was killed while his friend Amin sustained bullet injuries when unknown militants opened fire at them after abducting them from a shrine situated within Super Market Police remit in Karachi on March 20, reports Daily Times. Ethnic violence erupted in the city thereafter. Super Market Station House Officer (SHO) Mumtaz Magsi said the victim had no political or religious affiliation and might have been targeted on ethnic grounds. He added that the area where the incident took place was a stronghold of Lyari gangsters.
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March - 20 
In reference to Pakistan’s delay in taking military action against militants holed up in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, Pasha said that there were pre-requisites to any offensive in North Waziristan Agency (NWA). “The only way an offensive in NW
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In reference to Pakistan’s delay in taking military action against militants holed up in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, Pasha said that there were pre-requisites to any offensive in North Waziristan Agency (NWA). “The only way an offensive in NWA is through South Waziristan, which we are trying to stabilise with the building of roads and resettlement of locals,” he said.
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March - 20 
Officials in the FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) said that 9,233 families had so far reached the Jalozai relief camp in Nowshera. The situation is very critical. Thousands of IDPs immediately need tents, food and other goods, said an offici
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Officials in the FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) said that 9,233 families had so far reached the Jalozai relief camp in Nowshera. The situation is very critical. Thousands of IDPs immediately need tents, food and other goods, said an official at the camp where around 16,000 displaced families from different parts of Fata have been living for some time. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) is pitching new tents in the camp to accommodate fresh IDPs.
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March - 20 
Police on March 20 booked leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Peoples Amn Committee (PAC), two brothers of Baba Ladla, a Police inspector, and six other suspects for killing a Kutchi Rabita Committee (KRC) leader on March 18, 2012, repo
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Police on March 20 booked leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Peoples Amn Committee (PAC), two brothers of Baba Ladla, a Police inspector, and six other suspects for killing a Kutchi Rabita Committee (KRC) leader on March 18, 2012, reports Express Tribune. According to Station House Officer (SHO) Safdar Mashwani, none of the nominees were arrested and the Police were looking for them.
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March - 20 
Responding to questions from US Congressmen, General Allen said the presence of safe havens in Pakistan continues to be a threat to the war against terrorism campaign. "If we don't see some political outcome from reconciliation, which can have effect
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Responding to questions from US Congressmen, General Allen said the presence of safe havens in Pakistan continues to be a threat to the war against terrorism campaign. "If we don't see some political outcome from reconciliation, which can have effect on safe havens; if we don't see Pakistani action to address the safe havens, then ultimately we're going to have to thicken the defences of the Afghan people to provide as much friction as possible to protect the strategic centre of gravity, which is Kabul and the security zone around Kabul," Allen said. "We'll be watching the campaign unfold this year and next year to determine ultimately, in consultation with our Afghan partners, how they will dispose their forces in the end," he said.
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March - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 20 demolished the house of Amir Faqir, a local ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and also arrested at least 50 suspected militants in the Shalobar area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), r
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 20 demolished the house of Amir Faqir, a local ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and also arrested at least 50 suspected militants in the Shalobar area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The political administration ordered the residents of Shalobar area to vacate their houses so that a peaceful search operation can be launched in the area. The Khasadar Force made announcements through loudspeakers in Nao Gazi Baba and Mashomano Adeera localities of Shalobar, advising people to vacate the area so that Security Forces (SFs) could carry out a search operation.
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March - 20 
The Government’s failure to stabilise Balochistan led the Supreme Court to draft a solution based on local tribal traditions. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, advised the Government to conven
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The Government’s failure to stabilise Balochistan led the Supreme Court to draft a solution based on local tribal traditions. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, advised the Government to convene a grand Baloch jirga (council) to restore order in the volatile province. CJP Chaudhry said that the chieftains of all tribes in the province – Bugti, Marri, Achakzai, Mengal Raisani, and others should go into a huddle to find a peaceful solution to the problem. While dismissing the performance of government officials, the court reposed trust in the Baloch themselves. “The Baloch people are more loyal to the country than anyone,” Justice Chaudhry observed.
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March - 20 
The Peshawar High Court on March 20 directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to conduct an inquiry against the Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station suspected of being involved in extortion of money fro
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The Peshawar High Court on March 20 directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to conduct an inquiry against the Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station suspected of being involved in extortion of money from detainees kept at illegal detention facilities, reports Dawn. The court also directed the Police high-ups to send the SHO, Rajab Ali, and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Hayatabad Circle, Raheem Khan, to the Police lines within three days, as there were reports that they were running illegal detention facilities.
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March - 20 
The special joint sitting of the two houses of parliament on March 20 called for unconditional apology from the US over Salala border post air strike and reduction in the country’s footprints in Pakistan, as it started a debate on redefining the term
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The special joint sitting of the two houses of parliament on March 20 called for unconditional apology from the US over Salala border post air strike and reduction in the country’s footprints in Pakistan, as it started a debate on redefining the terms of engagement with Washington in the light of the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), reports Daily Times. The committee chairman, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, presented the much-awaited report of the committee, which carried recommendations for review of the Pak-US relations.
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March - 20 
The United States (US) said it supported calls by Pakistan for mutual respect but held off a formal response to a parliamentary demand for an apology over a deadly air raid. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters that the US woul
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The United States (US) said it supported calls by Pakistan for mutual respect but held off a formal response to a parliamentary demand for an apology over a deadly air raid. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters that the US would not comment in-depth on the long-awaited Pakistani report on US relations until it comes up for debate in parliament next week. But she said: “We also have always considered that our relationship should be grounded on the basis of mutual respect and common interest.” “We believe that we have a lot to do together, not only in combating terrorism and creating more security, but in strengthening and promoting economic prosperity, democratic development inside Pakistan and in strengthening Pakistan as a good neighbor throughout the region,” she added.
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March - 20 
Thousands of people are trapped in the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) because of the ongoing military operation. All roads are blocked and there is no transport for people to get out of the conflict zone. SFs recently launched the offensive against the L
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Thousands of people are trapped in the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) because of the ongoing military operation. All roads are blocked and there is no transport for people to get out of the conflict zone. SFs recently launched the offensive against the LI in Malikdinkhel, Sipah, Qambarkhel and Akakhel areas. Affected people say that security forces have blocked all routes making it impossible for the thousands of families to leave for safe places. They said that Sipah and Malikdinkhel were considered to be strongholds of the LI and the operation was being carried out within a 30 kilometres radius of Bara.
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March - 20 
Two Policemen, identified as Hazrat Ali and Hassan, were killed and six others were injured when a bomb planted in a rickshaw exploded on the Ring road bridge in the Garhi Qamardin area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the
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Two Policemen, identified as Hazrat Ali and Hassan, were killed and six others were injured when a bomb planted in a rickshaw exploded on the Ring road bridge in the Garhi Qamardin area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of March 20, reports Dawn. An official of the Bana Mani Police Station told Dawn that police were on patrol in the area when the incident took place. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tahir Ayub said the bomb had been planted in an auto-rickshaw and detonated by remote control when the police van reached near it. The deceased were identified as Hazrat Ali and Hassan. The injured policemen were Shahid Khan, Mir Mohammad, Gul Ishaq and Imtiaz Ali. Two civilians were also injured in the blast.
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March - 20 
Two unidentified assailants shot dead a lady health visitor (LHV) in the limits of Gomal Police Station in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of March 20, reports Dawn. The deceased LHV was working with International Committee of the R
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Two unidentified assailants shot dead a lady health visitor (LHV) in the limits of Gomal Police Station in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the night of March 20, reports Dawn. The deceased LHV was working with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at Kot Hakeem basic health unit.
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March - 20 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed Mostafizur Rahman alias Mostak, who had been leading the banned outfit Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) in Rajshahi District, in Goakhali village of Bagmara sub-district in Rajshahi District, on March 20 (today
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed Mostafizur Rahman alias Mostak, who had been leading the banned outfit Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) in Rajshahi District, in Goakhali village of Bagmara sub-district in Rajshahi District, on March 20 (today), according to Daily Star. Two RAB personnel were also injured during the gunfight. Mostak was previously a close aide of executed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai and was involved with the JMB in 2004. He was ‘operation commander’ of the JMB’sBagmara unit.
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March - 21 
A fast-track court in Ajmer handed a 10-years jail sentence to two militants, Shabir Ahmed Ratar and Ravindra Mali, and a seven-year sentence to two others, Mujib Ahmed alias Ahmed bhai and Mohammad Yasin, for smuggling weapons, including an AK 47 ri
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A fast-track court in Ajmer handed a 10-years jail sentence to two militants, Shabir Ahmed Ratar and Ravindra Mali, and a seven-year sentence to two others, Mujib Ahmed alias Ahmed bhai and Mohammad Yasin, for smuggling weapons, including an AK 47 rifle, from Jammu and Kashmir to Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and for conspiracy, Times of India reports. Police alleged Shabir, Ravindra, Mujib and Yasin conspired for a terror attack in Hyderabad.
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March - 21 
A senior most Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Gundeti Shankar, popularly known as Seshanna and Maheshanna, died of a snake bite three days ago, according to reliable sources, reports The Hindu on March 22. Shankar was believed to
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A senior most Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Gundeti Shankar, popularly known as Seshanna and Maheshanna, died of a snake bite three days ago, according to reliable sources, reports The Hindu on March 22. Shankar was believed to be taking shelter in the forest areas of Chhattisgarh on the borders of Telangana Districts of Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of North Telangana Special Zonal Committee (NTSZC) and was also appointed as the secretary of the Adilabad District committee. Shankar, sources said, was bitten by a snake on the night of March 17 but did not take any treatment believing that it was a rat that bit him. He died a day later.
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March - 21 
A suspected militant identified as Khangembam Naocha, who was killed by Security Force (SFs) in Bishnupur District on March 21, turned out to be former United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant.
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A suspected militant identified as Khangembam Naocha, who was killed by Security Force (SFs) in Bishnupur District on March 21, turned out to be former United National Liberation Front (UNLF) militant.
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March - 21 
Ahmed was a cadre of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), a Kashmiri militant group, which was planning an attack in Hyderabad, Police claimed. Probe revealed that Ahmed had asked Shabir to carry the weapons to Hyderabad and promised to pay him INR 300,000.
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Ahmed was a cadre of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), a Kashmiri militant group, which was planning an attack in Hyderabad, Police claimed. Probe revealed that Ahmed had asked Shabir to carry the weapons to Hyderabad and promised to pay him INR 300,000. Yasin, a Hyderabad businessman dealing in marble, was also involved in the conspiracy. Ahmed and Yasin were sentenced to seven-year jail and INR 10,000 fine.
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March - 21 
An Army trooper was injured when Pakistani troops, in violation of ceasefire, opened fire on Indian troopers in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri District in the night of March 21.
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An Army trooper was injured when Pakistani troops, in violation of ceasefire, opened fire on Indian troopers in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri District in the night of March 21.
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March - 21 
Another group of Maoists felled trees near Lothugedda junction and placed them across the road in Visakha Agency in the District. The Maoists put up many banners on the road demanding the Central and State Tribal Welfare Ministers, who represent the
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Another group of Maoists felled trees near Lothugedda junction and placed them across the road in Visakha Agency in the District. The Maoists put up many banners on the road demanding the Central and State Tribal Welfare Ministers, who represent the Agency, to come out with a clear statement that bauxite mining would not be taken up in the Agency.
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March - 21 
Anti-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) on March 21 clarified that the extortion notice to St Luke Hospital was meant for the chairperson of the hospital, N Stephen Nag, who is also a ‘tea planter’ besides being a missionary.
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Anti-Talks faction of ULFA (ULFA-ATF) on March 21 clarified that the extortion notice to St Luke Hospital was meant for the chairperson of the hospital, N Stephen Nag, who is also a ‘tea planter’ besides being a missionary.
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March - 21 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 21 triggered a blast at a railway track and set afire two mobile phone towers and a tractor in Jamui District, Police said. A group of heavily armed Maoists triggered a blast at the
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 21 triggered a blast at a railway track and set afire two mobile phone towers and a tractor in Jamui District, Police said. A group of heavily armed Maoists triggered a blast at the railway track near Narganju rail station, disrupting train services. In Sanowar area, the Maoists set ablaze two mobile phone towers and a tractor.
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March - 21 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a culvert in GK Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam District late in the night of March 21, protesting against the Government's move to permit bauxite mining in the Agency.
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a culvert in GK Veedhi mandal (administrative unit) in Visakhapatnam District late in the night of March 21, protesting against the Government's move to permit bauxite mining in the Agency. Around 50 Maoists stopped an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus going to Chintapalli from Narsipatnam at the culvert and after taking away mobile phones from the passengers blew up the culvert. They allowed the passengers to leave after distributing pamphlets urging locals to continue their fight against bauxite mining and to chase away Ras Al Khaima Company.
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March - 21 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has not only tied up with north-eastern insurgent groups to get smuggled Chinese arms through their network, but also acquired a toehold in the region that can help them access to weapons for their cadres
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has not only tied up with north-eastern insurgent groups to get smuggled Chinese arms through their network, but also acquired a toehold in the region that can help them access to weapons for their cadres in hinterland. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on March 21 said, "In recent months, we have noticed minimal presence of Maoists in the north-east". Though the minister said that no case of Maoists indulging in smuggling of arms from across the border has come to notice so far, he pointed out that if the Maoists take root in the region, they would soon smuggle arms from Myanmar or Bangladesh.
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March - 21 
Government on March 21 said that there have been some unconfirmed reports that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is reviving its women's cadre and planning to use it in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Times of India. "There have been some unconfirmed reports
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Government on March 21 said that there have been some unconfirmed reports that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is reviving its women's cadre and planning to use it in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Times of India. "There have been some unconfirmed reports in this regard. However, there are no reports of successful infiltration or terrorist activity by LeT women cadre in Jammu and Kashmir," Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament). The minister said that security forces were keeping a strict vigil on the activities of the LeT.
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March - 21 
Indian militant groups are using a video of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for recruiting, said intelligence sources, UPI reports. Both Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) are using the video, said intelligence officia
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Indian militant groups are using a video of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for recruiting, said intelligence sources, UPI reports. Both Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) are using the video, said intelligence officials. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he had seen the bin Laden video and it was “highly provocative.” “In one of the speeches, Osama is even seen as saying that jihad was the only option to improve the quality of life of people in the Kashmir Valley. The Kashmiri youth are also shown videos of Taliban commander Mullah Omar,” added another unnamed official.
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March - 21 
Maoists set ablaze 12 sand-laden trucks at Gidheshwar Ghat under the Khaira Police Station area in the District, during their two-day East Bihar and Jharkhand bandh (shutdown strike) agitation to protest the arrest of their five leaders from various
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Maoists set ablaze 12 sand-laden trucks at Gidheshwar Ghat under the Khaira Police Station area in the District, during their two-day East Bihar and Jharkhand bandh (shutdown strike) agitation to protest the arrest of their five leaders from various places in Bihar and Jharkhand, Police sources said. No casualties were reported in these incidents, the sources added.
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March - 21 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) Chairman Isak Chishi Swu while addressing the 33rd republic day celebration of the NSCN (I-M) Wednesday at the Council headquarters, Hebron said that both the NSCN (I-M) and the governm
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) Chairman Isak Chishi Swu while addressing the 33rd republic day celebration of the NSCN (I-M) Wednesday at the Council headquarters, Hebron said that both the NSCN (I-M) and the government of India which have been in negotiation for the past 15 years at the highest level, were determined to work out an acceptable solution based on the “unique history” and “situation” of the Nagas and an “interdependent relationship” , reports Nagaland Post He opined that the day was not far off, when Nagas would view Indians as their “big potential” partner and not as enemy, when both would “cooperate and coordinate” with each other without confrontation.
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March - 21 
Notably, the MHA on March 21 had informed the Rajya Sabha (lower house of Parliament), "Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) accounts for nearly 35%-40% of all terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and is the most active outfit in the Valley next to Lashkar-e-Toiba (Le
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Notably, the MHA on March 21 had informed the Rajya Sabha (lower house of Parliament), "Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) accounts for nearly 35%-40% of all terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and is the most active outfit in the Valley next to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in terms of strength and capability to carry out terror strikes. The HM cadres with the help of its overground workers resort to attacks on security forces by way of firing, grenade attacks and IED.” "In the year 2011, total 100 militants including 17 HM terrorists were killed in various actions by security forces and 169 militants including 59 of HM were arrested," the ministry added.
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March - 21 
Over 50 heavily armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a dynamite blast to blow up the Khaira Block (administrative division) office, and later set on fire the official files in Jamui District late in the night of March 2
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Over 50 heavily armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a dynamite blast to blow up the Khaira Block (administrative division) office, and later set on fire the official files in Jamui District late in the night of March 22, reported India Today.
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March - 21 
Police on March 21 seized 121,000 more hawala money (money transferred through illegal channel) in the Rajouri District at the behest of an already arrested accused after decoding the passwords used by him for withdrawal of money sent from Jeddah in
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Police on March 21 seized 121,000 more hawala money (money transferred through illegal channel) in the Rajouri District at the behest of an already arrested accused after decoding the passwords used by him for withdrawal of money sent from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, reports Daily Excelsior. The hawala operator, who was arrested along with 365,000 funds from Talab Tillo on March 6, was identified as Mohammad Aslam, a resident of village Needial in Rajouri District. Total recovery of hawala money from the operator has gone up to 486,000, Police sources said. The Jammu Kashmir People's Movement, an off-shoot of the All Party Hurriyat Conference was beneficiary of the hawala money.
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March - 21 
Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament), Chidambaram said insurgent outfits operating in the north-east have been procuring arms through smugglers based in China's Yunnan province, Myanmar and south-east Asian countr
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Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament), Chidambaram said insurgent outfits operating in the north-east have been procuring arms through smugglers based in China's Yunnan province, Myanmar and south-east Asian countries. "Most of the weapons (seized from insurgents) carry Chinese mark," the Home Minister said, adding there are reportedly arms 'bazaars' on Myanmar-China border.
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March - 21 
Responding to members' related queries in the House, the Home Minister said that the Government had raised its concerns with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh through diplomatic channels on the smuggling of arms from their soil. "Cooperation from Banglad
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Responding to members' related queries in the House, the Home Minister said that the Government had raised its concerns with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh through diplomatic channels on the smuggling of arms from their soil. "Cooperation from Bangladesh is splendid", he said, adding there has been significant improvement in response from Myanmar after a new Government took over.
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March - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected militant, identified as Khangembam Naocha (28), at Wangoo Sabal under Kumbi Police Station of Bishnupur District on March 21.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a suspected militant, identified as Khangembam Naocha (28), at Wangoo Sabal under Kumbi Police Station of Bishnupur District on March 21.
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March - 21 
SFs arrested ‘Imphal East District Commander’ of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammad Abash Khan alias Aba (27), from Kairang area in Imphal East District on March 21. The arrested militant was allegedly involved in extorti
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SFs arrested ‘Imphal East District Commander’ of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Mohammad Abash Khan alias Aba (27), from Kairang area in Imphal East District on March 21. The arrested militant was allegedly involved in extortion of money from the general public, Government officials, private firms, etc and transportation of arms from place to place.
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March - 21 
SFs arrested a Kanglei Yowel Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant in Thonkhong of Chandel District on March 21. He was identified as ‘Major’ Pukhroihongbam Chaoba Singh alias Naobicha (26). SFs recovered one .9 mm Pistol with magazine and two live rounds from h
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SFs arrested a Kanglei Yowel Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant in Thonkhong of Chandel District on March 21. He was identified as ‘Major’ Pukhroihongbam Chaoba Singh alias Naobicha (26). SFs recovered one .9 mm Pistol with magazine and two live rounds from him.
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March - 21 
SFs arrested a PREPAK militant, identified as Ningthoujam Naucha alias Nobisona (25), from the same area.
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SFs arrested a PREPAK militant, identified as Ningthoujam Naucha alias Nobisona (25), from the same area.
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March - 21 
Shabir belongs to Kashmir's Tilgay and Ravindra is a resident of New Delhi. They were sentenced to 10-year jail and INR 10,000 fine. They were arrested in Ajmer on December 26, 2005. Shabir was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) an
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Shabir belongs to Kashmir's Tilgay and Ravindra is a resident of New Delhi. They were sentenced to 10-year jail and INR 10,000 fine. They were arrested in Ajmer on December 26, 2005. Shabir was a member of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and was involved in terrorist activities. Police found an AK 47 rifle, 15 detonators and 299 live bullets hidden in a false ceiling of the truck in which they were travelling.
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March - 21 
Shanker, hailed from Godavarikhani area of Karimnagar District, and was known to be as comfortable in penning revolutionary poems as he was with his Kalashnikov rifle. He was believed to have headed the State Military Commission (SMC) and worked as c
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Shanker, hailed from Godavarikhani area of Karimnagar District, and was known to be as comfortable in penning revolutionary poems as he was with his Kalashnikov rifle. He was believed to have headed the State Military Commission (SMC) and worked as commander of the military platoon of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) in 2000. Shankar was believed to have participated in several high-profile Maoist assaults on Police teams including the famous raid on Sirpur Utnoor Police Station in Adilabad District of Andhra Pradesh.
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March - 21 
Singh said Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) accounts for nearly 35-40 per cent of all terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and is the "most active" outfit in the Valley next to LeT in terms of strength and capability to carry our terror strikes.
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Singh said Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) accounts for nearly 35-40 per cent of all terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and is the "most active" outfit in the Valley next to LeT in terms of strength and capability to carry our terror strikes.
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March - 21 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket run from the borders of West Bengal, with the arrest of one person, Akbar Sheikh, 35, from Guwahati railway station, according to Indian Express. FICNs with
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket run from the borders of West Bengal, with the arrest of one person, Akbar Sheikh, 35, from Guwahati railway station, according to Indian Express. FICNs with a face value of INR 500,000 were seized from him. Interrogation of Sheikh, a resident of Malda (West Bengal), led to the discovery of the cartel that was pumping FICNs into the Northeast. “We identified the kingpin of the racket as Hakim Sheikh. Based in Malda, Hakim has been running the racket for several years,” said an unnamed official. Investigations revealed that while the seized currency was brought to Bengal from Bangladesh, Sheikh received it from Pakistan.
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March - 21 
“Mohamed Merah explained that he belonged to al Qaeda. He explained he had been trained by al Qaeda in the Pakistani-Afghanistan region in Waziristan,” Molins told reporters in Toulouse, scene of two of the shootings. Waziristan is a tribal area stra
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“Mohamed Merah explained that he belonged to al Qaeda. He explained he had been trained by al Qaeda in the Pakistani-Afghanistan region in Waziristan,” Molins told reporters in Toulouse, scene of two of the shootings. Waziristan is a tribal area straddling the Afghan-Pakistani border which is known as a haven for militants — including al Qaeda militants — connected to Taliban guerrillas fighting in both countries. Molins said the suspect had gone to the region twice and on one occasion had been arrested by Afghan police and handed over to US army troops, who put him on a flight back to France.
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March - 21 
According to a March 22 report in Daily Times there has been a swift rise in the number of abduction for ransom in Lahore District. One reason for the rise in the crime is the failure of Law Enforcement Agencies to track down the abducted people, whi
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According to a March 22 report in Daily Times there has been a swift rise in the number of abduction for ransom in Lahore District. One reason for the rise in the crime is the failure of Law Enforcement Agencies to track down the abducted people, which, in a way, encouraged criminals to snatch people. According to the figures available in the report, at least 400 cases of abductions have been registered till March 20, 2012. With the average of five persons per day, abductors continue to lift young girls, minor children, youths, government employees and traders. Around 2,954 abductions were reported in 2011, while 2010 saw 2,831 people’s abduction.
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March - 21 
At least five militants were killed and two Security Force (SF) personnel were reportedly injured during clashes in an unspecified place of central part of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 21.
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At least five militants were killed and two Security Force (SF) personnel were reportedly injured during clashes in an unspecified place of central part of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 21.
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March - 21 
French Police laid siege on March 21 to an apartment block where a self-declared al Qaeda militant who boasted of having “brought France to its knees” with a wave of deadly attacks was holed up. Prosecutors said suspect Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old F
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French Police laid siege on March 21 to an apartment block where a self-declared al Qaeda militant who boasted of having “brought France to its knees” with a wave of deadly attacks was holed up. Prosecutors said suspect Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old Frenchman of Algerian descent, had fought off several Police assaults on his flat and bragged to negotiators of having been trained by al Qaeda on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. “He expressed no regret apart from not having had enough time to kill more victims and even boasted of having brought France to its knees,” France’s top anti-terror prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters.
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March - 21 
Lyari area of Karachi remained tense on March 21 due to the ongoing operation launched by Security Forces (SFs) against the extortionists, reported Daily Times. Clashes between protesters and Police were reported from a number of areas. Scores of Lya
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Lyari area of Karachi remained tense on March 21 due to the ongoing operation launched by Security Forces (SFs) against the extortionists, reported Daily Times. Clashes between protesters and Police were reported from a number of areas. Scores of Lyari residents gathered at Sheedi Village Road, DD Chaudhry Road and Saifee Lane to demonstrate against the Law Enforcement Agencies. They chanted slogans against them and said that it was a one-sided and unjustified operation that must be ended. Police sources said that the outlawed Pakistan Amn Committee (PAC) activists forced the residents of Lyari to protest against ongoing crackdown of Police and Frontier Constabulary.
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March - 21 
Major Haroon Ashiq, a former Pakistan Army commando who became a key al Qaeda operative and an accused in several murder cases and abductions is all set to walk free from his Rawalpindi prison cell after being acquitted by Anti-Terrorism Court in a m
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Major Haroon Ashiq, a former Pakistan Army commando who became a key al Qaeda operative and an accused in several murder cases and abductions is all set to walk free from his Rawalpindi prison cell after being acquitted by Anti-Terrorism Court in a murder case, with witnesses withdrawing their testimony in fear of reprisals, reports The News. Major Haroon is accused of murdering Special Service Group (SSG) Major General Faisal Alvi on November 19, 2008 in Islamabad for opposing Taliban’s peace agreement with the Pakistani Government. According to media reports Haroon is a close associate of Illyas Kashmiri, the founder of Brigade 313, later an operational arm of al Qaeda, within his jihadist outfit Harkat ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI), and is involved in several abductions for ransom.
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March - 21 
Major Haroon has been acquitted on charges of killing Doctor Abdul Saboor Malik on January 16, 2009; the administrator of the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore after both the prosecution witnesses retracted their testimonies, apparently under pressure.
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Major Haroon has been acquitted on charges of killing Doctor Abdul Saboor Malik on January 16, 2009; the administrator of the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore after both the prosecution witnesses retracted their testimonies, apparently under pressure. Additional District and Sessions Judge Arif Hameed Sheikh ordered the release of Major Haroon, and his two accomplices, Nawaz Khan and Waheed Rasheed due to lack of evidence.
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March - 21 
Molins said Merah had claimed responsibility for three cold-blooded shootings over the previous 10 days in which three French paratroopers, three Jewish children and a teacher were killed, shocking the nation. He claimed to be avenging Palestinian de
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Molins said Merah had claimed responsibility for three cold-blooded shootings over the previous 10 days in which three French paratroopers, three Jewish children and a teacher were killed, shocking the nation. He claimed to be avenging Palestinian deaths and opposing the French military’s involvement in Afghanistan and France’s ban on full-face veils. Molins said the suspect had shot and wounded two elite officers after police first raided the apartment building in the southwestern city of Toulouse before dawn.
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March - 21 
Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States (US), Sherry Rehman said on March 21 that decision on NATO supply routes would be made in national interest of the country, reported The News. Rehman said recommendations by the Parliament would help restore
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Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States (US), Sherry Rehman said on March 21 that decision on NATO supply routes would be made in national interest of the country, reported The News. Rehman said recommendations by the Parliament would help restore confidence, adding, that no compromise would be made on country’s sovereignty and national integrity.
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March - 21 
Police detained eight people involved in violence and moved them to an unknown place for interrogation. Superintendent of Police (SP) City Town Nasir Aftab accused the Lyari gangsters of misguiding people, saying that Police and other forces demolish
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Police detained eight people involved in violence and moved them to an unknown place for interrogation. Superintendent of Police (SP) City Town Nasir Aftab accused the Lyari gangsters of misguiding people, saying that Police and other forces demolished several gambling dens and now they (gangsters) were worried about their source of income
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March - 21 
Police on March 21 averted a terror bid by defusing a 12-kilogramme bomb in the Darandi Palosa area of Hangu District, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the powerful bomb was planted in a pressure cooker under Darandi Palosa Bridge on Samana
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Police on March 21 averted a terror bid by defusing a 12-kilogramme bomb in the Darandi Palosa area of Hangu District, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the powerful bomb was planted in a pressure cooker under Darandi Palosa Bridge on Samana Road. On receiving information, the Bomb Disposal Squad reached the site and defused the explosives.
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March - 21 
SFs arrested six suspected persons from Khugakhel area of Landikotal.
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SFs arrested six suspected persons from Khugakhel area of Landikotal.
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March - 21 
Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested five extortionists during separate raids in Surjani, Preedy and Garden areas. The accused were identified as Sufiyan, Yasin, Arsalan Lodhi, Asad Ali and Younus. Four TT pis
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Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sindh Police claimed to have arrested five extortionists during separate raids in Surjani, Preedy and Garden areas. The accused were identified as Sufiyan, Yasin, Arsalan Lodhi, Asad Ali and Younus. Four TT pistols were also recovered from their possession.
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March - 21 
The Princess of Thailand, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, during her visit to Islamia College University in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 21 said that Thai Government was well aware of the sacrifices of people of Pakistan in
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The Princess of Thailand, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, during her visit to Islamia College University in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 21 said that Thai Government was well aware of the sacrifices of people of Pakistan in the war against terrorism and supported its principled stance on the global issue, reports Dawn. “Pakistan and Thailand are two friendly countries, tied in a bond of friendship through mutual respect and understanding,” she said.
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March - 21 
Unidentified armed men shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Allam Satakzai, near the Jabal-Noorul Quran Western Bypass area of Quetta.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Allam Satakzai, near the Jabal-Noorul Quran Western Bypass area of Quetta.
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March - 21 
Unidentified armed militants shot dead two Police personnel, identified as Nematullah and Liaqat, while they were on duty at a picket line on Smungli Road in Jinnah Town area of Quetta on March 21.
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Unidentified armed militants shot dead two Police personnel, identified as Nematullah and Liaqat, while they were on duty at a picket line on Smungli Road in Jinnah Town area of Quetta on March 21.
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March - 21 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US and Pakistan shared interests in fighting terrorism, reports Daily Times. Clinton declined to comment in-depth on the Parliamentary Committee on National Security’s (PCNS) recommendations but sai
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US and Pakistan shared interests in fighting terrorism, reports Daily Times. Clinton declined to comment in-depth on the Parliamentary Committee on National Security’s (PCNS) recommendations but said that the US was committed to an “honest, constructive, mutually beneficial relationship with Pakistan”. “We’ve been working through these difficulties and challenges. We believe we have shared interests. We believe we have the same enemies,” Clinton said at a news conference with Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul in Washington. “We believe that it’s important to support counterterrorism against the insurgents who kill and maim tens of thousands of Pakistani people, who send teams across the border to kill and maim people in Afghanistan and to kill and maim our soldiers and others,” Clinton added.
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March - 21 
volunteers of Tawheedul Islam (TI) killed three alleged Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants, who were suspected to be involved in bomb blasts in the area, at Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency.
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volunteers of Tawheedul Islam (TI) killed three alleged Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants, who were suspected to be involved in bomb blasts in the area, at Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency.
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March - 21 
The Baidya is reportedly holding talks with fringe parties and groups to form a “united front” to struggle for a “people’s constitution and national independence”. According to leaders, talks are on with 11 political parties to take to the streets. T
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The Baidya is reportedly holding talks with fringe parties and groups to form a “united front” to struggle for a “people’s constitution and national independence”. According to leaders, talks are on with 11 political parties to take to the streets. The Baidya faction on March 22 held talks with Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), CPN-Maoist led by Matrika Yadav, Rastriya Janmukti Party (RJP) and Samyukta Rastriya Janasangharsa Samiti (SRJS) on the formation of a united front.
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March - 21 
The Himalayan Times reports that the Constituent Assembly is set to hold discussions on controversial reports of the Government-formed State Restructuring Commission (SRC) on federalism on March 26. The Madan Pariyar led nine-member SRC had submitted
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The Himalayan Times reports that the Constituent Assembly is set to hold discussions on controversial reports of the Government-formed State Restructuring Commission (SRC) on federalism on March 26. The Madan Pariyar led nine-member SRC had submitted two separate reports to Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on January 31, and both the reports had run into controversy. According to CA Chairman, Subas Nembang, he would table the SRC reports before the CA full House and discussion would begin on March 26. He said he would also consult members of the CA thematic Committee on State Restructuring and Distribution of State Power, which had proposed carving out 14 federal units on March 23. The Constitutional Committee and its Problem Resolution Sub-Committee will also hold separate meetings on March 23 to discuss the constitutional issues, including the forms of governance, federalism, election system, judiciary and citizenship.
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March - 21 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said that the Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya’s faction’s “true intention” was to sabotage the ongoing peace and constituting drafting processes. “The main cause of
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said that the Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya’s faction’s “true intention” was to sabotage the ongoing peace and constituting drafting processes. “The main cause of the intra-party rift is that we want to conclude the peace process, but they (Baidya faction) want to sabotage the whole process,” he added. He was commenting upon Baidya faction’s demand for the PM’s resignation as a pre-condition to sit for the party’s formal meetings.
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March - 21 
Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina while addressing a party meeting at the Barisal Circuit House on March 21 urged her party leaders and activists to mobilize public support for the trial of the war crimes committed during the War of Independence in 1971.
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Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina while addressing a party meeting at the Barisal Circuit House on March 21 urged her party leaders and activists to mobilize public support for the trial of the war crimes committed during the War of Independence in 1971.
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March - 21 
The second war crimes tribunal is likely to be announced on March 22, 2012 (today) to speed up the trail of those accused of crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh, reports The Independent. Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, a member o
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The second war crimes tribunal is likely to be announced on March 22, 2012 (today) to speed up the trail of those accused of crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh, reports The Independent. Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, a member of the present International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), is expected to be the head of the second tribunal. The first International Crimes Tribunal was formed on March 25, 2010, with Justice Md Nizamul Huq as its chairman. The existing tribunal is dealing with eight cases of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971. Six Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and two Bangladesh National Party (BNP) leaders are facing war crimes charges at the tribunal. The new tribunal is expected to start functioning from March 25 at the old High Court building, just next door to the present ICT chamber.
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March - 22 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable, Om Prakash, was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at a weekly market in Sukma District, reports news.webindia123.com quoting UNI. Head Constable Om Prakash, of the 150t
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable, Om Prakash, was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at a weekly market in Sukma District, reports news.webindia123.com quoting UNI. Head Constable Om Prakash, of the 150th Battalion deployed in Chintagufa, was surrounded by about half-a-dozen Maoists who snatched his AK-47 assault rifle and slit his throat.
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March - 22 
A CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ of Indervelli dalam (action squad) in Adilabad, Gundarapu Kistakka alias Lalitha, surrendered herself to the District Police on March 22. Producing Kistakka at a press conference, Adilabad Superintendent of Police (SP) S. Tr
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A CPI-Maoist ‘commander’ of Indervelli dalam (action squad) in Adilabad, Gundarapu Kistakka alias Lalitha, surrendered herself to the District Police on March 22. Producing Kistakka at a press conference, Adilabad Superintendent of Police (SP) S. Tripathi, said she joined the Mangi dalam of Maoists in 2004 and was later elevated as Indervelli dalam ‘commander’ in May 2011. She was suffering from ill-health for the past one year and had requested her leaders for permission to surrender. After being initially refused permission by Gundeti Shankar alias Sheshanna, the ‘district committee secretary’, she was allowed to surrender by Koyyada Sambaiah alias Azad, the ‘divisional committee secretary’. Tripathi said she carries a reward of INR. 20,000 as she is on record as a dalam member.
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March - 22 
A Delhi Police team is to soon fly to Bangkok (Thailand) to interrogate Sedaghatzadeh Masoud, arrested in connection with the February 14 Bangkok blast case and who has links with the Iranian national who stuck a bomb on an Israeli embassy car in Del
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A Delhi Police team is to soon fly to Bangkok (Thailand) to interrogate Sedaghatzadeh Masoud, arrested in connection with the February 14 Bangkok blast case and who has links with the Iranian national who stuck a bomb on an Israeli embassy car in Delhi on February 13 (also known as 13/2 attack). Police officials on March 21 said that Delhi Police have also got more leads to the terror attack obtained during the interrogation of journalist Sayed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi, who was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police on March 6 in Delhi. The three Iranians linked to the Israeli car bombing are Houshang Afshar Irani, Seyed Ali Mahdiansadr and Mohammadreza Abolghasemi. Irani, the man who stuck the explosive on the Israeli embassy car on February 13, had left the city on the same day for Malaysia, while the other two left the city two days before the blast, sources said.
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March - 22 
Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on March 22 served a quit notice to the owner of a leading private Assamese news channel, Santosh Jaiswal, and his family for allegedly trying to paint a negative picture about the outf
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Anti-Talks Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) on March 22 served a quit notice to the owner of a leading private Assamese news channel, Santosh Jaiswal, and his family for allegedly trying to paint a negative picture about the outfit. Jaiswal owns a channel by the name of DY365.
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March - 22 
Army defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted under a culvert near Bhimber Gali on Rajouri-Poonch highway.
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Army defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted under a culvert near Bhimber Gali on Rajouri-Poonch highway.
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March - 22 
Army thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of four suspected LeT militants on the Line of Control (LoC) at Kaisar Gala in Bhimber Gali sector of Poonch District on March 22. The militants retreated after a heavy exchange of fire that lasted for
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Army thwarted an infiltration attempt by a group of four suspected LeT militants on the Line of Control (LoC) at Kaisar Gala in Bhimber Gali sector of Poonch District on March 22. The militants retreated after a heavy exchange of fire that lasted for about half an hour. No casualty was reported.
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March - 22 
Cadres of the Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reportedly attacked a railway construction site camp near Dhodhorha Pool at Dubang village in Lohardaga District late in the night of M
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Cadres of the Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reportedly attacked a railway construction site camp near Dhodhorha Pool at Dubang village in Lohardaga District late in the night of March 21, injuring more than four workers and technicians. The construction of a bridge and track that was being done by Royal Construction Company, Kolkata, under the South Eastern Railway's railway tracks extension project from Lohardaga to Tori at Lohardaga-Latehar border has come to a halt after the attack.
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March - 22 
Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda while conceding that Pakistan-based terror outfits, like LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were still operating in Jammu and Kashmir, said that there has been a drop of 50 percent in terrorist violence in
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Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda while conceding that Pakistan-based terror outfits, like LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were still operating in Jammu and Kashmir, said that there has been a drop of 50 percent in terrorist violence in first three months of 2012, according to PTI. "In spite of the presence of Pakistan-based militant outfits such as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen [HM] in the state, there was considerable dip in violence. This year [2012] we have 50 per cent drop in the terrorists violence as compared to the last year [2011]. Last year, as you know, we had 47 per cent drop in violence," Khoda added. The DGP further added, "We have roughly under 200 terrorists in the state at the moment. The Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen- they are two major outfits, which are still here, operating. Though the number of incidents has come down."
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March - 22 
Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) celebrating 57th Republic Day at Chümoukedi village said it remained a silent observer thus far awaiting for the “suitable opportunity.” FGN also called upon GOI to be responsible and to find a peaceful solution t
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Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) celebrating 57th Republic Day at Chümoukedi village said it remained a silent observer thus far awaiting for the “suitable opportunity.” FGN also called upon GOI to be responsible and to find a peaceful solution to the Naga issue.
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March - 22 
Four Bangladeshi infiltrators were arrested from a hotel at Silchar in Cachar District on March 22.
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Four Bangladeshi infiltrators were arrested from a hotel at Silchar in Cachar District on March 22.
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March - 22 
Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has issued extortion notes to various people engaged in coal mining in Khateja, Amarsang, Bermudar, Kulang and Nonjri sectors of West Khasi Hills District.
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Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has issued extortion notes to various people engaged in coal mining in Khateja, Amarsang, Bermudar, Kulang and Nonjri sectors of West Khasi Hills District.
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March - 22 
IANS quoted Major General K. H. Singh, who heads the 25 Division deployed in Poonch and Rajouri Districts, that there are about 20-30 militants left in the twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri. He added that there are nearly 10 militants train
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IANS quoted Major General K. H. Singh, who heads the 25 Division deployed in Poonch and Rajouri Districts, that there are about 20-30 militants left in the twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri. He added that there are nearly 10 militants training camps in areas of Pakistani occupied Kashmir (PoK) opposite to Poonch and Rajouri Districts besides in other areas.
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March - 22 
In an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, one militant was killed in Pattan area of Baramulla District. The slain militant was, identified as, Nissar Ahmad Magray alias Shakti. One AK-47 rifle, 2- AK magazine
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In an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, one militant was killed in Pattan area of Baramulla District. The slain militant was, identified as, Nissar Ahmad Magray alias Shakti. One AK-47 rifle, 2- AK magazines, 2- grenades and some rounds of AK ammunition were recovered from the possession of the militant.
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March - 22 
India on March 22 voted for a United States-sponsored resolution in Geneva (Switzerland) at the United Nations' top human rights body censuring Sri Lanka for its alleged rights violations during the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L
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India on March 22 voted for a United States-sponsored resolution in Geneva (Switzerland) at the United Nations' top human rights body censuring Sri Lanka for its alleged rights violations during the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). With 24 votes for, 15 against and 8 abstentions, the 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted the resolution.
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March - 22 
Kuki National Liberation Front/Kuki People’s Army (KNLF/KPA) claimed to have carried out an attack on the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) camp at Gamphazol village in Chandel District on March 22. In a statement, information and publicity secreta
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Kuki National Liberation Front/Kuki People’s Army (KNLF/KPA) claimed to have carried out an attack on the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) camp at Gamphazol village in Chandel District on March 22. In a statement, information and publicity secretary of KNLF/KPA, Kolphe said the attack was carried out by the mobile task force of the outfit as a warning to the UKLF for their alleged heinous crimes against the Kuki people.
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March - 22 
Leaders of 172 organizations including various Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), churches and religious organizations on March 22 in a joint meeting held at Naisingpara camp in Kanchanpur, North Tripura District, under the leadership of A Sawibu
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Leaders of 172 organizations including various Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), churches and religious organizations on March 22 in a joint meeting held at Naisingpara camp in Kanchanpur, North Tripura District, under the leadership of A Sawibunga, President of Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF) resolved to demand a compensation amount of INR 150,000 for each the Bru returnee, which is equivalent to the compensation amount paid to each of the 83 displaced Mizo families. The forum also demanded the withdrawal of the cutoff date criteria based on 1995 electoral rolls by Mizoram Government and Mizo NGO’s for identification of bonafide citizen of the State.
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March - 22 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 22 told the court that one of the four arrested for the July 13, 20111, Mumbai serial blasts (also known as 13/7) had confessed and that his statement has been recorded before a magistrate. Nadeem Shaik
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on March 22 told the court that one of the four arrested for the July 13, 20111, Mumbai serial blasts (also known as 13/7) had confessed and that his statement has been recorded before a magistrate. Nadeem Shaikh, an alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, has confessed, the ATS stated. The four arrested — Naquee Ahmed, Nadeem Shaikh, Kanwar Pathrija and Haroon Naik — were produced before the Mazgaon metropolitan court on March 22 and sent to judicial custody till April 4.
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March - 22 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘military supervisor’ “Lieutenant General” Niki Sumi on 32nd Republic Day at Suruhuto designated camp said, “Today Naga society is overflowing with tribalism, groupism and now factionalism a
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘military supervisor’ “Lieutenant General” Niki Sumi on 32nd Republic Day at Suruhuto designated camp said, “Today Naga society is overflowing with tribalism, groupism and now factionalism and this has stalled the Nagas from standing for our own political right.” Sumi blamed the Government of India (GoI) for sowing the seeds of disintegration among the Nagas, Sumi warned, “political rights of the Nagas” cannot be compromised at the expense of some “packages” involving “petty” issues in the guise of solution to the Indo-Naga imbroglio. NSCK-K leader opined that settlement based on the history and political rights of Naga will be lengthy. Sumi also appealed to the Naga people and church to discourage tribalism and factionism
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March - 22 
on March 22 a joint team comprising personnel from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Bangalore, and Delhi Special Police searched Bhatkal town (Karnataka) to identify the house which is presumably laden with huge quantities of explosive material includ
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on March 22 a joint team comprising personnel from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Bangalore, and Delhi Special Police searched Bhatkal town (Karnataka) to identify the house which is presumably laden with huge quantities of explosive material including RDX, with help from four terror suspects. The four terror suspects include Tadiyandavide Nasir, prime accused in the July 25, 2008 Bangalore serial blasts, and three unidentified accused in Delhi police custody. The explosives from the Bhatkal dump are believed to have been used in the blasts at Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2010 and the Delhi High Court blast in September last year, besides several other strikes across the country. Sources said that there is a fear that the explosives have been hidden in Bhatkal by absconding terror masterminds Yasin Bhatkal, Indian Mujahideen (IM) founder and key ideologue, and his brother Riyaz Bhatkal.
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March - 22 
Police officials are suspecting that diplomatic channels may have been used to smuggle explosives into India for the 13/2 attack, Daily Bhaskar reported on March 23. Diplomats and embassy officials are exempted from security checks and it is possible
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Police officials are suspecting that diplomatic channels may have been used to smuggle explosives into India for the 13/2 attack, Daily Bhaskar reported on March 23. Diplomats and embassy officials are exempted from security checks and it is possible that these channels might have been used to bring in the explosives from Iran.
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March - 22 
Protest erupted in Kupwara District soon after the dead body of a youth, detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) and lodged at the Kupwara District, was handed over to his relative. Protesters pelted stones on a nearby CRPF post near State Bank of Ind
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Protest erupted in Kupwara District soon after the dead body of a youth, detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) and lodged at the Kupwara District, was handed over to his relative. Protesters pelted stones on a nearby CRPF post near State Bank of India.
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March - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 22 arrested two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, identified as Khemsing D Momin (32) and Sengkot Momin (31), from Baida and Tilapara village in Goalpara District, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered 2 x 7
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 22 arrested two Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, identified as Khemsing D Momin (32) and Sengkot Momin (31), from Baida and Tilapara village in Goalpara District, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered 2 x 7.62 single barrel rifles and cash worth INR 9,450
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March - 22 
SFs arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Kumar alias Imothol, from Chamol Track Junction of Chandel District on March 22.
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SFs arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Kumar alias Imothol, from Chamol Track Junction of Chandel District on March 22.
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March - 22 
SFs arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, Ashraful Islam (29) and Hazrat Aali (33), from Dhubri District. SFs recovered INR 200,000 in cash from them.
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SFs arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, Ashraful Islam (29) and Hazrat Aali (33), from Dhubri District. SFs recovered INR 200,000 in cash from them.
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March - 22 
SFs on March 22 arrested a militant belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Nonmaithem Ibomcha alias Anand (35), in Hiyanglam Makha Leikai area of Thoubal District. SFs recovered one Japan made .32 mm revolver.
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SFs on March 22 arrested a militant belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Nonmaithem Ibomcha alias Anand (35), in Hiyanglam Makha Leikai area of Thoubal District. SFs recovered one Japan made .32 mm revolver.
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March - 22 
State Governor General (Retd.) J J Singh on March 22 said that Central Government has announced INR 1.38 billion-security package for insurgency hit Tirap and Changlang Districts for strengthening the police forces to counter insurgent activities. Th
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State Governor General (Retd.) J J Singh on March 22 said that Central Government has announced INR 1.38 billion-security package for insurgency hit Tirap and Changlang Districts for strengthening the police forces to counter insurgent activities. The Governor further said, “The package will not only provide for exhaustive strengthening of the existing police set-up but also for recruitment of 1,948 youth in the civil police from these two districts.”
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March - 22 
State Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh categorically stated that the State Government would not invite any militant groups for talks if they do not abjure the path of violence and lay down arms. Lyngdoh said, “The government is not adverse to talks and it w
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State Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh categorically stated that the State Government would not invite any militant groups for talks if they do not abjure the path of violence and lay down arms. Lyngdoh said, “The government is not adverse to talks and it will initiate dialogue with the militant outfits if they shun violence and lay down arms”. Lyngdoh about the violent activities perpetrated by the GNLA since January 2010 said that during this period, the GNLA killed 25 civilians and injured three besides killing 10 police personnel and injuring eight others. Home Minister on the action taken by Security Forces said, “During the period, police arrested 156 militants. 31 militants were killed and 65 others surrendered. 93 sophisticated arms were also recovered.”He claimed that the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), a Khasi militant group has been crushed and the Government is determined to ensure that it does not raise its ugly head again. He said the increasing militant activities and a low Police-Population-Area ratio posed a ‘big challenge’. “We recognise that there is a need to improve our police-population ratio and to stengthen the police network so that the problem (militancy) can be nipped at the initial stage,” Lyngdoh said. Meghalaya has 13,394 police personnel, which works out to 110 Police personals for a lakh population and one police covering an area of 6.83 square kilometer, Lyngdoh said. Lyngdoh said the Central Government accorded sanction of INR 50 crore from the 13th Finance Commission for the setting up of a Meghalaya Police Academy, aimed at developing it as a centre of excellence for police training.
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March - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed) a Sub-inspector of Police (SI), Krushna Chandra Rath (55), at Khairaput under Mudulipada Police Station limits in Malkangiri District in the evening of March 22, reports The Hindu. At a
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed) a Sub-inspector of Police (SI), Krushna Chandra Rath (55), at Khairaput under Mudulipada Police Station limits in Malkangiri District in the evening of March 22, reports The Hindu. At around 6.15pm when he went to a roadside kiosk in the nearby market to have tea, the Maoists waiting there, who are suspected to be three or four in number, shot him dead.
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March - 22 
Two Maoist top cadres who had masterminded the killing of Bihar Policeman Lucas Tete (September 3, 2010) were arrested from Tisri forests under Belatand Police Station in Giridih District during a joint operation of the Police and Central Reserve Pol
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Two Maoist top cadres who had masterminded the killing of Bihar Policeman Lucas Tete (September 3, 2010) were arrested from Tisri forests under Belatand Police Station in Giridih District during a joint operation of the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on March 22, reports The Telegraph. Shahdeo Manjhi alias Pervezda alias Amleshda alias Anujda (35), a member of the Bihar-Jharkhand-north Chhattisgarh Special Area Committee of CPI-Maoist who was in charge of the Jamui-Bhagalpur zone, and Nemchand Mahto alias Saketji alias Sanjeev alias Doctor Saheb (31), a member of the eastern Bihar and north Jharkhand Zonal Committee, admitted that Tete was killed on their instruction.
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March - 22 
Two persons were killed and 23 others, including three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who were part of a road opening party on the highway in the township, injured in a car blast in the Bijbehara town of Anantnag District in the after
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Two persons were killed and 23 others, including three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who were part of a road opening party on the highway in the township, injured in a car blast in the Bijbehara town of Anantnag District in the afternoon of March 22, reports Daily Excelsior. There were conflicting reports about the car blast. While one unnamed Police officer said that the explosion occurred in a parked Maruti car on the Srinagar-Jammu highway at Bijbehara town outside Police Station, another Policeman said that it was a moving car and four vehicles were damaged with the impact of the blast. Window panes of many residential houses and shops were shattered by the explosion. So far no militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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March - 22 
Williamnagar Police in East Garo Hills District, on March 22, arrested Sanjib M Sangma, a kingpin involved in recruiting young boys to join the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA). The Police also rescued three teenagers who were being taken to enro
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Williamnagar Police in East Garo Hills District, on March 22, arrested Sanjib M Sangma, a kingpin involved in recruiting young boys to join the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA). The Police also rescued three teenagers who were being taken to enroll in the outfit. The three young boys who were rescued are identified as Sengjrang G Momin (17), Chanchang R Marak (16) and Chirikrak A Sangma (17).
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March - 22 
“The Adezai lashkar and other such militias in the area are creating a lot of problems. Instead of fighting militancy, they were a threat themselves and harassing people in the area,” he said on the condition of anonymity. The elder added that the me
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“The Adezai lashkar and other such militias in the area are creating a lot of problems. Instead of fighting militancy, they were a threat themselves and harassing people in the area,” he said on the condition of anonymity. The elder added that the meeting was originally scheduled for March 11 — the day when a suicide bomber ripped through a funeral procession in Badhaber — but it was held later on March 20. “The main reason for the jirga was to discuss development projects for the area, including the provision of natural gas and resolving the power crisis,” stated another elder. But upon their arrival the agenda was altered and the formation of a grand militia was also included.
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March - 22 
A blast occurred in Naseerabad District tripping one of the two electricity lines of Daddu-Guddu Circuit on March 22, reports Express Tribune. Meanwhile, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) in-charge Saleem Vistro said that they defused two Improvised Expl
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A blast occurred in Naseerabad District tripping one of the two electricity lines of Daddu-Guddu Circuit on March 22, reports Express Tribune. Meanwhile, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) in-charge Saleem Vistro said that they defused two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
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March - 22 
Abductions for ransom dominated the agenda at the Balochistan Assembly proceedings on March 20 with a provincial lawmaker claiming that over a 1,000 people have been abducted in the past four years in the province, reports Express Tribune. “Abduction
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Abductions for ransom dominated the agenda at the Balochistan Assembly proceedings on March 20 with a provincial lawmaker claiming that over a 1,000 people have been abducted in the past four years in the province, reports Express Tribune. “Abduction for ransom has become a lucrative business in Balochistan and people are joining this business en masse as Police and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have failed to book a single culprit,” Provincial Agriculture Minister Asadullah Baloch of Balochistan National Party-Awami (BNP-Awami) said.
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March - 22 
Five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) went off damaging Hub-Jamshoro Circuit of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) near Liaquat University of Medical and Health Science (LUMHS) in Jamshoro District on March 22.
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Five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) went off damaging Hub-Jamshoro Circuit of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) near Liaquat University of Medical and Health Science (LUMHS) in Jamshoro District on March 22.
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March - 22 
Four Afghan nationals were arrested and a large quantity of explosives and ammunition were seized in Kuchlak area of Quetta, reported Dawn. The four Afghan nationals taken into custody were identified as Abdullah, Amir Mohammad, Sher Alam and Abdul
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Four Afghan nationals were arrested and a large quantity of explosives and ammunition were seized in Kuchlak area of Quetta, reported Dawn. The four Afghan nationals taken into custody were identified as Abdullah, Amir Mohammad, Sher Alam and Abdul Bari. The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (operations) Quetta, Qazi Wahid, said that Kuchlak Police intercepted a Quetta-bound wagon and seized during its checking three boxes of explosives, 145 mines, 204 remote control systems, 51 remote-controlled bombs, 3,000 metres of original fuse and other items.
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March - 22 
Human rights violations increased manifold in 2011 according to a report released in Islamabad on March 22, reported Dawn. The report on ‘State of Human Rights in 2011’, launched by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), spoke of a gloomy sc
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Human rights violations increased manifold in 2011 according to a report released in Islamabad on March 22, reported Dawn. The report on ‘State of Human Rights in 2011’, launched by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), spoke of a gloomy scenario vis-à-vis administration of justice, law and order, jails and prisoners, freedom of movement, expression and thought, rights of women, children and workers, education and health as well as environment and status of refugees. Kamran Arif, the HRCP co-chairman, said three members of the commission had died. He said: “2011 began with murders of Governor Salman Taseer and later Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shahbaz Bhatti. “Minorities continued to suffer and are leaving an unsafe country.” He said sectarian violence, kidnappings and extra-judicial killings dominated the year 2011.
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March - 22 
Police arrested five accused and recovered arms from their custody during search operation in Bukhari colony, Katti Pahari and Muhammadpur areas of Orangi Town.
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Police arrested five accused and recovered arms from their custody during search operation in Bukhari colony, Katti Pahari and Muhammadpur areas of Orangi Town.
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March - 22 
Police conducted raids in different areas of Quetta and busted four outfits involved in target killings, abductions for ransom and other violence related incidents.
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Police conducted raids in different areas of Quetta and busted four outfits involved in target killings, abductions for ransom and other violence related incidents.
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March - 22 
Proposals to set up a grand peace militia to tackle consistent militant attacks on the outskirts of Peshawar failed after locals expressed strong reservations, reports The Express Tribune. Elders of 10 villages bordering the confluence of Khyber Agen
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Proposals to set up a grand peace militia to tackle consistent militant attacks on the outskirts of Peshawar failed after locals expressed strong reservations, reports The Express Tribune. Elders of 10 villages bordering the confluence of Khyber Agency, Frontier Regions Peshawar and Kohat gathered at the Provincial Assembly’s conference hall to convince the locals to form a grand alliance against militants from various factions, who recently stepped up their attacks. An elder, who was privy to the meeting, told The Express Tribune that a consensus could not be reached because seven out of the 10 villages opposed the idea of a grand peace lashkar (tribal militia).
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March - 22 
Providing data collected by his party, Baloch said that as many as 1,047 people have been abducted during the past four years and all were freed after paying a huge sum of money as ransom to their kidnappers. “The Government allocated PKR 10 billion
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Providing data collected by his party, Baloch said that as many as 1,047 people have been abducted during the past four years and all were freed after paying a huge sum of money as ransom to their kidnappers. “The Government allocated PKR 10 billion for Frontier Corps (FC) and PKR 8 billion for Police in the budget but they failed to maintain public order,” he added.
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March - 22 
Provincial Ministers on March 22 demanded the Home Minister and LEAs to disclose the names of those ministers allegedly involved in abductions in the province. “It is a serious allegation that provincial ministers are involved in kidnappings. This mu
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Provincial Ministers on March 22 demanded the Home Minister and LEAs to disclose the names of those ministers allegedly involved in abductions in the province. “It is a serious allegation that provincial ministers are involved in kidnappings. This must be taken up by the Chief Minister and Home Minister. Most of the people sitting in the Assembly are ministers, thus names of those involved should be disclosed and action taken against them,” demanded senior provincial minister and Jama’at-e-Ulema-e- Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Abdul Wasey.
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March - 22 
Sources in the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) said that a majority of the families declined to register cases and avoided Police interference for the recovery of victims. They categorised the kidnapping gangs in the city into two groups –
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Sources in the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) said that a majority of the families declined to register cases and avoided Police interference for the recovery of victims. They categorised the kidnapping gangs in the city into two groups – those operating from southern Punjab and affiliated with various terrorist outfits and others formed because of poverty. They said that inter-city groups usually took the victims to their hometowns, where accessibility of law enforcers was limited due to the tribal system.
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March - 22 
The dislocated people of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 22 expressed concern over prolonged military operation in their area and demanded internally displaced persons (IDPs) status a
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The dislocated people of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 22 expressed concern over prolonged military operation in their area and demanded internally displaced persons (IDPs) status and facilities for themselves. “The government forced us to leave our homes and take shelter in Peshawar but we are yet to be provided with food and other facilities,” Tehreek-e-Mutasireen (a local movement formed by militancy-affectees masses), Bara, General Secretary Sohail Khan said. Mr Sohail said the military operation was launched for a limited period but it had been continuing for over 30 months, while the continuing curfew had made locals’ lives miserable.
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March - 22 
The Supreme Court (SC) on March 22 directed the Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a comprehensive report regarding “each of the missing persons” in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Milita
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The Supreme Court (SC) on March 22 directed the Balochistan Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a comprehensive report regarding “each of the missing persons” in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) were also directed through the Attorney General (AG) of Pakistan to submit details of all such persons “and the circumstances on the basis of which such persons have disappeared and are not traced out so far”. “At the same time, these agencies are also required to give detail reasons, may be in- camera, in respect of persons whose bodies are found in abandoned places/areas, including citizens as well as the members of the forces,” the court added.
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March - 22 
Two persons, a soldier and his son, were killed in a explosion when a bomb hidden inside a radio exploded at a military base in Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan Agency in the night of March 22, reports Daily Times. The officials say the so
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Two persons, a soldier and his son, were killed in a explosion when a bomb hidden inside a radio exploded at a military base in Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan Agency in the night of March 22, reports Daily Times. The officials say the soldier and his son were listening to the Asia Cup cricket final between Pakistan and Bangladesh when the bomb went off. Three other children were also injured.
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March - 22 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Matta area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in the night of March 22.
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Matta area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in the night of March 22.
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March - 22 
Wasey said that JUI-F had already demanded Home Minister Mir Zafar Zehri to disclose the identity of ministers involved in criminal activity. “They must be sacked from the cabinet,” he said, adding that he had also demanded the Chief Minister to imme
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Wasey said that JUI-F had already demanded Home Minister Mir Zafar Zehri to disclose the identity of ministers involved in criminal activity. “They must be sacked from the cabinet,” he said, adding that he had also demanded the Chief Minister to immediately convene a high-level meeting to review the law and order situation in Balochistan. Other provincial ministers voiced support for Wasey’s demands and called for immediate action by the Chief Minister.
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March - 22 
Janatantrik Terai Madheshi Mukti Party (JTMMP) detonated a bomb at the Naya Bus Park in Tulsipur Municipality-5 of Dang District on March 22. One person sustained minor injury in the incident.
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Janatantrik Terai Madheshi Mukti Party (JTMMP) detonated a bomb at the Naya Bus Park in Tulsipur Municipality-5 of Dang District on March 22. One person sustained minor injury in the incident.
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March - 22 
The prime minister-led Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on March 22 agreed to introduce an action plan based on the seven-point agreement within five days to start the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) integration process, reports Kantipuronlin
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The prime minister-led Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) on March 22 agreed to introduce an action plan based on the seven-point agreement within five days to start the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) integration process, reports Kantipuronline. The plan, outlining the criteria, standard norms and calendar of integration will be prepared by the AISC Secretariat and tabled in the next Special Committee meeting slated for March 27.
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March - 22 
Government has announced a new tribunal to expedite the crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh with Justice ATM Fazle Kabir as its chairman, reports The Independent. Justice Fazle Kabir, who was a member of the first Internat
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Government has announced a new tribunal to expedite the crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh with Justice ATM Fazle Kabir as its chairman, reports The Independent. Justice Fazle Kabir, who was a member of the first International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), will head a three-member new tribunal, which also includes Justice Obaidul Hasan and Mohammad Shahinur Islam, a gazette notification of law ministry said on March 22. The new tribunal is expected to start it function from March 25 onwards at the Old High Court Building, just next door to the present ICT chamber. The state minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs Advocate Qamrul Islam earlier said that the new tribunal would ease pressure on the first ICT, which has already been dealing with the cases against eight persons for their alleged involvement in the crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh since its inception on March 25, 2010.
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March - 22 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 22 in an event organized to mark the 37th founding anniversary of the Islamic Foundation urged all religious-minded people to beware of any conspiracy against the trial of the war criminals. She added, the govern
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on March 22 in an event organized to mark the 37th founding anniversary of the Islamic Foundation urged all religious-minded people to beware of any conspiracy against the trial of the war criminals. She added, the government has taken steps to bring the perpetrators of the crimes against humanity to justice.
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March - 22 
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 22 adopted a resolution proposed by the United States with 24 votes in favor, 15 against and eight abstentions, reports Colombo Page. In a resolution (A/HRC/19/L.2/Rev1), regarding promoting re
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The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 22 adopted a resolution proposed by the United States with 24 votes in favor, 15 against and eight abstentions, reports Colombo Page. In a resolution (A/HRC/19/L.2/Rev1), regarding promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka, the Council notes with concern that the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) of Sri Lanka does not adequately address serious allegations of violations of international law and calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to implement the constructive recommendations made in the report of the LLRC session and to take all necessary additional steps to fulfill its relevant legal obligations and commitment to initiate credible and independent actions to ensure justice, equity, accountability and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans.
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March - 23 
A suspected militant was killed and one Police commando Sub-Inspector identified as Maniratan got injured in an encounter at Narankonjin of Imphal West District under Wangoi Police station on March 23. An M-20 pistol was recovered from the unidentif
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A suspected militant was killed and one Police commando Sub-Inspector identified as Maniratan got injured in an encounter at Narankonjin of Imphal West District under Wangoi Police station on March 23. An M-20 pistol was recovered from the unidentified slain militant, Police said.
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March - 23 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 25 Infantry Division, Major General K H Singh on March 23 said that Army have foiled at least 10 infiltration bids in last eight months along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri Districts, reports Daily
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 25 Infantry Division, Major General K H Singh on March 23 said that Army have foiled at least 10 infiltration bids in last eight months along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri Districts, reports Daily Excelsior. “In last eight months, nine to ten infiltration bids have been foiled with 30 to 40 militants pushed back,” he said. In another context he said, Chinese engineers and technical advisors have been spotted across LoC in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). “Till now, reports reveal about the presence of engineers and technical advisors there. There are a large number of other Chinese people working in civics and we cannot whether they are civilians or military men,” he added.
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March - 23 
Interpol has issued Red Corner notices against four Iranians on March 23 wanted in connection with the bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat on February 13 in Delhi (also known as 13/2). The Interpol issued the look-out notices against four Iranians - H
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Interpol has issued Red Corner notices against four Iranians on March 23 wanted in connection with the bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat on February 13 in Delhi (also known as 13/2). The Interpol issued the look-out notices against four Iranians - Houshang Afshar Irani, Syed Ali Mahdiansadr, Mohammadreza Abolghasemi and Masoud Sedaghatzadeh - on the request of the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI). Masoud Sedaghatzadeh was arrested by the Malaysian Police from Kuala Lumpur airport on February 15 for February 14 Bangkok blasts. An Interpol Red Corner notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant. It requests provisional arrest of wanted persons with a view to extraditing them.
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March - 23 
Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on March 23 claimed to have information on two persons suspected to have played a role in the triple blasts in Mumbai on July 13 last year (also known as Mumbai 13/7 blasts). The two suspects were identified aro
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Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) on March 23 claimed to have information on two persons suspected to have played a role in the triple blasts in Mumbai on July 13 last year (also known as Mumbai 13/7 blasts). The two suspects were identified around the second week of March, said a senior ATS official. The officer said that Naquee Ahmed, who is being interrogated for his role in the blasts, revealed information on one of the two suspects. The ATS has withheld the identities of the persons as well as their role in the blasts. Crucially, the ATS has also learnt that Waqaas and Tabrez, who are suspected to have planted the bombs, and top Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal, could still be holed up in the country.
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March - 23 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) factions are helping smaller militant outfits of the Dima Hasao District. It points out sources saying that the Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) is extending military support to some non-Dimasa outfit
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) factions are helping smaller militant outfits of the Dima Hasao District. It points out sources saying that the Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K) is extending military support to some non-Dimasa outfits like Hill Tiger Force (HTF), which is demanding bifurcation of Dima Hasao into two separate autonomous councils. A Police officer further added that apart from HTF, Dimasa National Revolutionary Front (DNRF) is also getting support from NSCN factions. "Since the major Dimasa outfits of DHD Nunisa [Dima Halim Daogah-Nunisa] and Jewel factions [Black Widow / Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel] are engaged in peace talks, both faction of NSCN are trying to stir trouble in the hill district through some local groups. They have launched a massive extortion drive here," said the Police officer.
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March - 23 
Police also recovered connecting devices used in ignition of explosives from another bus bound for Wokha District terminating at Dimapur, from Khakti township in Assam-Nagaland border hours after the first recovery.
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Police also recovered connecting devices used in ignition of explosives from another bus bound for Wokha District terminating at Dimapur, from Khakti township in Assam-Nagaland border hours after the first recovery.
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March - 23 
Quoted Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda as saying that there are no inputs regarding revival of women cadre of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the State. "We do not have such inputs regarding revamping of women cadre in LeT in the State as LeT
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Quoted Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda as saying that there are no inputs regarding revival of women cadre of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the State. "We do not have such inputs regarding revamping of women cadre in LeT in the State as LeT has almost been wiped out of Jammu and Kashmir," Khoda told reporters on March 22. "Earlier, the women cadre was used as courier by militants but presently no such incident has been reported across the State," the DGP said. As reported earlier, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh in a statement in Parliament had said that there have been some unconfirmed reports that LeT was reviving its women cadre and planning to use it in Jammu and Kashmir.
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March - 23 
Security across the State is being beefed up keeping in view April 7 when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the State, which also happens to be the Raising Day for United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). A source said: "We have inputs of 100 new c
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Security across the State is being beefed up keeping in view April 7 when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the State, which also happens to be the Raising Day for United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). A source said: "We have inputs of 100 new cadres of ULFA completing their training in Myanmar and ready to be dispatched to the state. A majority of them are likely to be sneaked across the border before April 7."
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March - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered 160 detonators, 45 gelatin sticks and 10 meters fuse wire used in improvised explosive devices including time devices from a bus bound for Mokokchung from Dimapur District on March 23.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered 160 detonators, 45 gelatin sticks and 10 meters fuse wire used in improvised explosive devices including time devices from a bus bound for Mokokchung from Dimapur District on March 23.
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March - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms concealed in polythene packets in the floating biomass in Sangram area of Bishnupur District on March 23, reports Kanglaonline. The recovered items include one Lathode launcher, one Carbine Machine Gun
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms concealed in polythene packets in the floating biomass in Sangram area of Bishnupur District on March 23, reports Kanglaonline. The recovered items include one Lathode launcher, one Carbine Machine Gun country made, one 303 Rifle, one Grenade, five .9mm live rounds, nine AK live rounds and one Radio Set.
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March - 23 
SFs arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Samandram Banerjee Meitei Nongbam, in Kakching Bazar of Thoubal District on March 23. A .32 Pistol was recovered from him.
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SFs arrested one United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Samandram Banerjee Meitei Nongbam, in Kakching Bazar of Thoubal District on March 23. A .32 Pistol was recovered from him.
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March - 23 
SFs arrested two persons, carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value INR 200,000 from Bangirchar in Dhubri District on March 23.
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SFs arrested two persons, carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value INR 200,000 from Bangirchar in Dhubri District on March 23.
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March - 23 
State Police is keeping a close watch on select group of advocates, journalists, businesspersons, politicians and college lecturers for their alleged link with ULFA–ATF leader Paresh Baruah. Three others, including a student leader, have been sent to
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State Police is keeping a close watch on select group of advocates, journalists, businesspersons, politicians and college lecturers for their alleged link with ULFA–ATF leader Paresh Baruah. Three others, including a student leader, have been sent to jail in this regard. This came after monitoring the calls of eight ULFA-ATF phone numbers, three are satellite phones and rest mobiles.
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March - 23 
The Indian Journalist Union on March 23 condemned the ‘quit notice’ issued by ULFA-ATF against owner of a private TV channel, reports The Shillong Times. ULFA-ATF on March 22 served a quit notice to the owner of a leading private Assamese news channe
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The Indian Journalist Union on March 23 condemned the ‘quit notice’ issued by ULFA-ATF against owner of a private TV channel, reports The Shillong Times. ULFA-ATF on March 22 served a quit notice to the owner of a leading private Assamese news channel, Santosh Jaiswal, and his family for allegedly trying to paint a negative picture about the outfit. Jaiswal owns a channel by the name of DY365.
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March - 23 
The Police in Gumla District on March 23 arrested three men with large quantities of explosives, detonators, arms and ammunition which were to be sold to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State, reported Newstrack India q
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The Police in Gumla District on March 23 arrested three men with large quantities of explosives, detonators, arms and ammunition which were to be sold to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State, reported Newstrack India quoting ANI. Gumla District Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal said: "We have recovered four weapons from these three accused. We have also recovered ammunition, 30 gelatin sticks, 100 kilograms ammonium nitrate and 130 detonators. This way we have recovered quite a good amount of explosives and arms and ammunitions".
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March - 23 
The UTLA which was formed in 2002 with about 150 cadres, had agreed to sign the agreement during the fourth round of talks with Government officials in December 2011.The peace pact, however, could not be signed immediately because of the Assembly ele
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The UTLA which was formed in 2002 with about 150 cadres, had agreed to sign the agreement during the fourth round of talks with Government officials in December 2011.The peace pact, however, could not be signed immediately because of the Assembly elections in January 2012. The outfit mainly operates in Churachandpur District and Jiribam subdivision of Imphal East District. The PRA was formed in 2007 at Khobung in Chandel District with a few hundred cadres. They mainly operate in Chandel District. With this, the number of militant groups signing peace pacts will go up to 22. The first tripartite agreement was signed in 2009 with 19 Kuki militant groups under two umbrella organisations — the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United Peoples Front (UPF). In 2010, the Lallumba faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Lallumba), a valley based outfit also signed the agreement. The cadres of these 20 groups, numbering more than 1,500, are now accommodated in 12 designated camps.
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March - 23 
A soldier and three children were wounded when a military convoy was hit by a roadside bomb near Dan Pul (bridge) checkpost in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 23, reports Dawn. Army driver, Ammad, and three local children, includin
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A soldier and three children were wounded when a military convoy was hit by a roadside bomb near Dan Pul (bridge) checkpost in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 23, reports Dawn. Army driver, Ammad, and three local children, including Waqas, Saddam and Subhanullah, were injured.
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March - 23 
A trader identified as Shaman Memon, his three friends, identified as Abdul Qadir alias Papoo Larik, Haji Sonaro and Shafqat Kalhoro, and the driver, was abducted in Sukkur District on the night of March 23. The authorities claim that the driver suff
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A trader identified as Shaman Memon, his three friends, identified as Abdul Qadir alias Papoo Larik, Haji Sonaro and Shafqat Kalhoro, and the driver, was abducted in Sukkur District on the night of March 23. The authorities claim that the driver suffered a heart attack and died. The suspects left the body on the road and took the other men to an undisclosed location.
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March - 23 
At least 13 persons, including eight Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants, were killed and four others got injured when a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) suicide bomber blew himself up at Dars Jumat mosque in Sandapal area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in
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At least 13 persons, including eight Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants, were killed and four others got injured when a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) suicide bomber blew himself up at Dars Jumat mosque in Sandapal area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 23, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that a militant was planting a remote-controlled device in the premises of the base when the LI men spotted him. They opened fire at the militant, killing him as he was trying to escape. But in the meantime, he succeeded in detonating the explosive material. The attacked LI base was being run by Yar Walil Khan, nephew of Mangal Bagh, the head of the outfit. TTP Khyber Agency chapter spokesman Muhammed Afridi claimed responsibility for the attack.
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March - 23 
In a pre-dawn attack on a paramilitary check post in Paswara area of Mugha Kot in Sherani District on March 23 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed at least four Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injured three others, reporte
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In a pre-dawn attack on a paramilitary check post in Paswara area of Mugha Kot in Sherani District on March 23 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed at least four Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injured three others, reported Daily Times. They also abducted four others. A senior official of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the incident took place in Shirani District. He said that four FC personnel had been killed, three injured and five others were missing, which he believed had been captured by the attackers. The District Administration officials informed the Provincial Government that the incident took place in the early hours of March 23 and the attackers were militants belonging to TTP, he added.
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March - 23 
In the District, a man identified as, Mohammad Bilal (32), was shot dead while another Khan Dil Khan (30), was injured by unidentified armed militants near Saba Avenue in Clifton Town in Karachi on the night of March 23.
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In the District, a man identified as, Mohammad Bilal (32), was shot dead while another Khan Dil Khan (30), was injured by unidentified armed militants near Saba Avenue in Clifton Town in Karachi on the night of March 23.
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March - 23 
In view of proposed restoration of NATO supply routes, the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) staged a rally in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 23, while a grand Jirga (tribal council) in North Waziristan Agency also warned
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In view of proposed restoration of NATO supply routes, the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) staged a rally in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 23, while a grand Jirga (tribal council) in North Waziristan Agency also warned against the route’s reopening. Activists of Ahl-e-Sunnat wal Jamat (ASWJ), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiulhaq (JUI-S) and Jama’at ud Dawa (JuD) gathered at the Ashraf Road after Friday prayer and chanted anti-US slogans. The demonstrators later marched to Qissa Khwani Bazaar. Muhammad Ismail Darvesh of ASWJ, Saminullah of JuD and Syed Yousuf Shah of the JUI-S along with their respective party activists attended the rally. Speakers on the occasion said the westerners were continuously hurting Muslims’ sentiments through acts like desecration of the Holy Quran. They warned the Government of dire consequences if the NATO supply route was restored, threatening they would not allow even a single NATO container to cross the border.
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March - 23 
Provincial Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said on March 23 that Balochistan issue cannot be resolved without involving all stakeholders, including the Government, the Army and Intelligence Agencies, in dialogue with the estranged Baloch nationalis
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Provincial Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said on March 23 that Balochistan issue cannot be resolved without involving all stakeholders, including the Government, the Army and Intelligence Agencies, in dialogue with the estranged Baloch nationalist leaders, reports Dawn. However, he said, talks cannot be initiated with those elements who do not accept the state of Pakistan and insist on independence for the province. “How can one hold talks with the elements who only want to talk for an independent Balochistan,” Nawab Magsi asked, adding that a line should be drawn for talks on the principle of give and take. “We must follow the give-and-take principle for talks to resolve the Balochistan issue.”
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March - 23 
Rangers were deployed in Lyari area of Karachi as protests entered fourth day on March 23 with routine and commercial activities totally shut, protesters turning more violent and hurling petrol bombs on Police vehicles, and the area echoing with gun
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Rangers were deployed in Lyari area of Karachi as protests entered fourth day on March 23 with routine and commercial activities totally shut, protesters turning more violent and hurling petrol bombs on Police vehicles, and the area echoing with gun shots, reports Daily Times. People in the area continued their protest on the fourth consecutive day, saying they were raising voice against arrest of innocent people in a continuous operation and nomination of People’s Amn Committee (PAC) activists in the murder case of a local leader, Abdul Rasheed Kutchi of Kutchi Rabita Committee, (KRC) who was killed in Kalri locality on March 18, 2012.
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March - 23 
Seven Member of National Assembly (MNAs) belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) announced on March 23 their decision to form a separate parliamentary group and dissociate from the main group which had hitherto been negotiating wi
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Seven Member of National Assembly (MNAs) belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) announced on March 23 their decision to form a separate parliamentary group and dissociate from the main group which had hitherto been negotiating with the PPP-led Government FATA’s share in the Federal Cabinet and allocation of resources to the legislators. Speaking at a news conference, the seven FATA parliamentarians — MNAs Hameedullah Jan Afridi, Bilal Rehman, Kamran Khan, Zafar Beg Bhittani and Senators Haji Khan Afridi, Hilalur Rehman and Malik Rashid Ahmad — said they would strive to protect their people from drone attacks.
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March - 23 
The provincial Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani ruled out that his Government had doubled its efforts for holding negotiations with Baloch leaders following the resolution tabled in the United States (US) Congress, reported Daily Times. “My Governm
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The provincial Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani ruled out that his Government had doubled its efforts for holding negotiations with Baloch leaders following the resolution tabled in the United States (US) Congress, reported Daily Times. “My Government is pursuing the policy of reconciliation since it came into power. We are not afraid of any resolution. I still say I will hold talks with the estranged Baloch leaders wherever they want in the world,” Raisani said. He said all the people would have to come to the table of negotiations because it was the only way to solve the problems. “We believed in reconciliation and would pursue this policy in future as well,” he added. He urged the Baloch tribal elders and political leaders to play their role for preventing the target killings of innocent and unarmed people in their respective areas.
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March - 23 
They said they would not allow the Government to restore the supply of goods, equipment and weapons to NATO forces in Afghanistan until a decision to stop drone attacks was taken. Mr Bhittani told the news conference that the Government had reacted d
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They said they would not allow the Government to restore the supply of goods, equipment and weapons to NATO forces in Afghanistan until a decision to stop drone attacks was taken. Mr Bhittani told the news conference that the Government had reacted decisively to the NATO air strikes on two border posts on November 26, 2011, which had claimed the lives of 24 Pakistani troops, and stopped the supplies. “But the Government does nothing when innocent tribal people are frequently killed in drone attacks.”
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March - 23 
Unidentified assailants shot dead two militants of the Mulla Toofan group of TTP in Maidan area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency on March 23, reports Dawn. Sources said that one of the killed militant was a brother of Mulla Toofan, a TTP ‘commander’
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two militants of the Mulla Toofan group of TTP in Maidan area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency on March 23, reports Dawn. Sources said that one of the killed militant was a brother of Mulla Toofan, a TTP ‘commander’ in Orakzai Agency.
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March - 23 
US has apparently refused to revisit its policy on drone strikes against al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas as recommended by a Pakistani Parliamentary committee, reports Indian Express. The stand of the US on drone strikes wa
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US has apparently refused to revisit its policy on drone strikes against al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas as recommended by a Pakistani Parliamentary committee, reports Indian Express. The stand of the US on drone strikes was conveyed by US Ambassador Cameron Munter during a meeting with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar yesterday, The Express Tribune reported, quoting its sources. The envoy met Khar to discuss the revised terms of engagement with the US tabled in Parliament earlier this week. The Parliamentary Committee on National Security presented 40 recommendations to a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate for revamping ties with the US.
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March - 23 
Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai, on March 23, held discussions with a team of high ranking Nepal Army (NA) officials led by Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), Chhatra Man Gurung, on issues relating to the integration of PLA combatants. In the meeting
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Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai, on March 23, held discussions with a team of high ranking Nepal Army (NA) officials led by Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS), Chhatra Man Gurung, on issues relating to the integration of PLA combatants. In the meeting held at PM’s office in Singha Durbar, possible strategy for effectively implementing the decision of Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) was discussed. AISC spokesperson, Chandra Prakash Khanal, said they discussed the procedure of integration and budget among other in the meeting.
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March - 23 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that no external forces will be allowed to threaten the country's sovereignty and pledged to continue the Government's development and reconciliation programs, reports Colombo Page. He assured Sri Lankans t
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that no external forces will be allowed to threaten the country's sovereignty and pledged to continue the Government's development and reconciliation programs, reports Colombo Page. He assured Sri Lankans that there will be no threat directed on the integrity and sovereignty of the country by the UN resolution against Sri Lanka.
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March - 24 
"Aseemanand had confessed before a magistrate not once but twice that the group had been using Muslim hands for attacks. We are actively pursuing this line of investigation," said a Senior Official. Aseemanand had made a mention of Muslim hands being
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"Aseemanand had confessed before a magistrate not once but twice that the group had been using Muslim hands for attacks. We are actively pursuing this line of investigation," said a Senior Official. Aseemanand had made a mention of Muslim hands being used in the blasts while talking about Ajmer blast. He said, "Sunil (Joshi) told me that the blast in Ajmer (Ajmer Sharif Dargah) had been conducted by his men. He told me that he was also there. I asked him who all were there with him. He told me there were two Muslim boys with him. When I asked him where he got Muslim boys from, he said they were sent to him by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar."
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March - 24 
“The situation here will change only when people are with the Government. The Government will be successful only when we become free of dadas,” he said, referring to Naxals. Ramesh said, “Maoists don’t believe in democracy. They should participate in
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“The situation here will change only when people are with the Government. The Government will be successful only when we become free of dadas,” he said, referring to Naxals. Ramesh said, “Maoists don’t believe in democracy. They should participate in the election process, not hold guns.” He said, “They (Maoists) take away young boys and girls when they should be going to schools. You should make a resolve not to allow such people into your villages. Tell them you will not accept their guns hanging over your heads.”
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March - 24 
A group of 10 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a country liquor manufacturing unit at Jamki village under Tureikela block (administrative division) in Bolangir District late in the night of March 24, reports The Ti
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A group of 10 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a country liquor manufacturing unit at Jamki village under Tureikela block (administrative division) in Bolangir District late in the night of March 24, reports The Times of India. However, no one has been injured in the incident. Sources said the Maoists held a meeting with villagers before setting the unit on fire. They asked women if the presence of the liquor unit was a cause of disturbance for them. After all the women said they did not want the unit there, the Maoists set ablaze the unit in their presence and fled. The Maoists also reportedly distributed leaflets among the villagers warning them against setting up an unit there in future.
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March - 24 
A man was awarded a seven year imprisonment term by a local court on March 24 in Muzzafarnagar (Muzzafarnagar District)) for supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). Ahsan, from whom fake notes having face value of thousands of rupees were recov
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A man was awarded a seven year imprisonment term by a local court on March 24 in Muzzafarnagar (Muzzafarnagar District)) for supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). Ahsan, from whom fake notes having face value of thousands of rupees were recovered on May 21 in 2008 at Kairana town in the same District, was found guilty in the court of Additional District Sessions judge M K Shukla. According to the prosecution, a fine of INR 20,000 was also imposed on him.
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March - 24 
According to a March 24 media report in the Assam Tribune that quotes security sources, the North East militant outfits have changed their routes to bring in weapons and explosives to the North East region after the improvement of relation between In
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According to a March 24 media report in the Assam Tribune that quotes security sources, the North East militant outfits have changed their routes to bring in weapons and explosives to the North East region after the improvement of relation between India and Bangladesh. The militant groups of the region do not have any shortage of weapons but they are facing shortage of ammunition, highly-placed security sources said. Sources told the media that the militant groups have stopped bringing in weapons through Bangladesh and most of the weapons are now brought into the region through Myanmar where most of the militant groups of the region have their strong bases. The weapons are brought through different routes along the India-Myanmar border and though Mizoram is now one of the most peaceful states, the militants are also bringing in weapons through that state. In recent times, Dimapur has become one of the hubs for transactions for weapons, sources added.
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March - 24 
According to a March 24 report in Times of India, a fresh twist appeared in the September 8, 2006 Malegaon blast investigations as the NIA (National Investigation Agency), begins to suspect that Hindu fundamentalists might have used Muslim hands to e
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According to a March 24 report in Times of India, a fresh twist appeared in the September 8, 2006 Malegaon blast investigations as the NIA (National Investigation Agency), begins to suspect that Hindu fundamentalists might have used Muslim hands to execute the blast. While a claim to the effect that Hindutva radicals behind the terrorist attack may have used Muslim hirelings was made by Swami Aseemanand, inputs gathered by investigators appears to have led the Agency to wonder whether what appeared to be an outlandish theory has some basis.
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March - 24 
According to Indian agencies, Dawood Ibrahim (1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused) has at least 20 fake passports, 8 of which were issued in Mumbai, Chhota Rajan has 8, and Chhota Shakeel 6 and the simplicity with which fake passports can be acquired i
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According to Indian agencies, Dawood Ibrahim (1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused) has at least 20 fake passports, 8 of which were issued in Mumbai, Chhota Rajan has 8, and Chhota Shakeel 6 and the simplicity with which fake passports can be acquired is a major reason for gangsters' ability to slink across borders and elude the Police.
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March - 24 
Amidst allegations of custodial harassment, journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in the February 13, 2012 bombing of an Israeli diplomat car in New Delhi, was on March 24 remanded in judicial custody by a court after th
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Amidst allegations of custodial harassment, journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in the February 13, 2012 bombing of an Israeli diplomat car in New Delhi, was on March 24 remanded in judicial custody by a court after the Delhi Police said he was not needed for further interrogation, reported The Hindu. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav sent Kazmi in judicial custody till April 7, 2012 even as the Police was earlier given his custody till March 27.
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March - 24 
Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has now started using satellite phones marketed by Asia cellular Satellite (ACeS), an Indonesia based company and according to inputs available, ULFA-ATF now has at least 10 such phones
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Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) has now started using satellite phones marketed by Asia cellular Satellite (ACeS), an Indonesia based company and according to inputs available, ULFA-ATF now has at least 10 such phones, reports The Assam Tribune. ULFA-ATF ’Vice President’ Paresh Baruah is using more than one phone. The satellite phones marketed by ACeS have duel SIM facility and GSM networks of several countries including Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines etc can also be used in the phones.
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March - 24 
At least two more Kuki militant outfits, United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) and Pakan Reunification Army (PRA) signed the SoO pact with the Government on March 24, reports Assam Tribune. Joint Secretary (North East) Sambhu Singh of Ministry of Home
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At least two more Kuki militant outfits, United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) and Pakan Reunification Army (PRA) signed the SoO pact with the Government on March 24, reports Assam Tribune. Joint Secretary (North East) Sambhu Singh of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) soon after signing the SoO at 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles said that altogether 95 UTLA and 22 PRA cadres will be housed in the existing designated camps. UTLA is based in Manipur’s Jiribam sub-division bordering Assam, while Moreh town in Chandel District bordering Myanmar is said to be PRA's stronghold.
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March - 24 
Central Government and Pro Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-PTF) will be held in New Delhi on April 9.
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Central Government and Pro Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-PTF) will be held in New Delhi on April 9.
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March - 24 
India has moved Bangladesh with a request to track financial assets belonging to the Manipur-based insurgent outfit, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), in that country. Investigating agencies have evidence that suggest that UNLF chief R.K.
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India has moved Bangladesh with a request to track financial assets belonging to the Manipur-based insurgent outfit, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), in that country. Investigating agencies have evidence that suggest that UNLF chief R.K. Meghen had amassed assets in Bangladesh with money extorted from Manipur. India and Bangladesh had signed a mutual legal assistance treaty last year which allows transfer of each other’s sentenced prisoners so that the convicts can complete the rest of their jail term in the prisons of their own country. National Investigation Agency (NIA) has also come across evidence that suggest that the UNLF leadership had held two meetings in China in 2009. The first meeting was on January 18, 2009, and the second was on September 28, 2009, at Rulli in China.
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March - 24 
Last two weeks a group of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants led by Malindra Tripura (Murai) and Baisjoy Aslong are camping at a crop field in the remote Bhagirath para in Dhalai District. The Jhum huts they take as their shelter a
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Last two weeks a group of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants led by Malindra Tripura (Murai) and Baisjoy Aslong are camping at a crop field in the remote Bhagirath para in Dhalai District. The Jhum huts they take as their shelter are situated next to border pillars number 2275 and 2274. The NLFT militants are camping to collect the share from the wages given to the people under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme and INR 4,000 per family who got Indira Awas Yojna (IAY) room. Chairperson of Bhagirath Para, Nandaram Tripura was reportedly threatened by mobile phone message and was asked to order the local villagers to extend contributions in the NLFT subscription. However, Nandaram Tripura declined reports of receipt of any such extortion letter.
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March - 24 
More than 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Jhina Hikaka (34), a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Laxmipur belonging to the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) from a hilly area between Koraput and Laxmipu
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More than 50 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Jhina Hikaka (34), a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Laxmipur belonging to the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) from a hilly area between Koraput and Laxmipur in Koraput District early on March 24. Hikaka was returning home from Koraput when the Maoists stopped his vehicle near Toyaput and abducted him. While the personal security officer (PSO) and driver of the MLA were allowed to leave, Hikaka was taken away into the nearby forest, by the Maoists at gunpoint, Koraput Superintendent of Police Avinash Kumar said.
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March - 24 
Nation-wide bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) evoked good response in Visakhapatnam District while response was mixed in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts on March 24. Life in mandal (administrativ
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Nation-wide bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) evoked good response in Visakhapatnam District while response was mixed in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts on March 24. Life in mandal (administrative unit) headquarters in the tribal areas was not affected in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts while in Visakhapatnam District shops and other commercial establishments remained closed and public and private vehicles stayed off the roads in most of the Maoist-dominated areas. Maoists had called for a Bharat Bandh (All India shutdown strike) demanding a halt to the Operation Green Hunt and release of a large number of people arrested on charges of being Maoists.
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March - 24 
Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has claimed, for the first time, that the Maoist movement in India was receiving support from abroad, reported India Today on March 19. "The so-c
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Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has claimed, for the first time, that the Maoist movement in India was receiving support from abroad, reported India Today on March 19. "The so-called 'People's war' being waged by the CPI (Maoist) [Communist Party of India-Maoist] against the Indian state has also drawn support from several organisations located in Germany, France, Holland, Turkey and Italy. Besides, Left-wing extremist groups have participated in conferences and seminars conducted in Belgium and Germany," the Minister of State in the MHA, Jitendra Singh, told Parliament. However, the Home Ministry did not make it clear whether the organisations in European countries are only lending ideological support to the CPI-Maoist or providing financial help as well. In the reply to Parliament, the MHA went on to say that the CPI-Maoist has "close links" with foreign Maoist organisations in the Philippines and Turkey.
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March - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 24 arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) linkman, identified as Bikash Gaur, from Salmari area under Naharkotiya Police station in Dibrugarh District.
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 24 arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) linkman, identified as Bikash Gaur, from Salmari area under Naharkotiya Police station in Dibrugarh District.
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March - 24 
SFs arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Ishwor Chandra (25), from the Pub Sarania area in Guwahati city.
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SFs arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Ishwor Chandra (25), from the Pub Sarania area in Guwahati city.
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March - 24 
SFs on March 24 arrested a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘organizer’, identified as Ashraful Rahman Bora alias Buke (60), from a lodge in the Simaluguri area in Sivasagar District and seized some writing pads with “CPI (Maois
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SFs on March 24 arrested a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘organizer’, identified as Ashraful Rahman Bora alias Buke (60), from a lodge in the Simaluguri area in Sivasagar District and seized some writing pads with “CPI (Maoists)” written on them. Bora is suspected to be engaged in recruitment in the Upper Assam Districts. The Police also seized five CDs. Sources said the CDs contained soft copies of the letterheads and some pictures of dilapidated bridges. “We suspect that the letterheads are used for extortion,” an officer said.
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March - 24 
Stressing the need for political parties to mobilise masses into joining them, Union Urban Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on March 24 urged villagers of Gadchiroli District to bar Naxals from entering their villages “since peace is necessary for
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Stressing the need for political parties to mobilise masses into joining them, Union Urban Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on March 24 urged villagers of Gadchiroli District to bar Naxals from entering their villages “since peace is necessary for development”, reports Indian Express . Returning to the village in the Naxal heartland a year after he handed over transit pass for bamboo transport to them, Ramesh asked the villagers, “when was it last that there was a political rally here? The youth here should be with political parties, not Naxals. They must engage in the political process.”
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March - 24 
Suspected United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) militants on March 24 abducted Manaranjan Das (65), a retired employee of Apex Bank, Guwahati, from Gambhira colony village in Dullavcherra block in Karimganj District. Following the abduction, Secur
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Suspected United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) militants on March 24 abducted Manaranjan Das (65), a retired employee of Apex Bank, Guwahati, from Gambhira colony village in Dullavcherra block in Karimganj District. Following the abduction, Security Forces (SFs) have started a rescue operation in the terrains of Patharia hills near Hailakandi and Mizoram border. The report adds that the militants might have taken Das to the remote Katlicherra area in southern part of Hailakandi District.
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March - 24 
The abduction of two Italians, the murder of a Sub-Inspector in Malkangiri and the abduction of a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), is being seen in security circles as the outcome of a tussle between the Andhra and Orissa factions of Communist P
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The abduction of two Italians, the murder of a Sub-Inspector in Malkangiri and the abduction of a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), is being seen in security circles as the outcome of a tussle between the Andhra and Orissa factions of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) operating in the state, reported Times of India, quoting media and official reports of March 24. Maoists in most areas of the state function under the Orissa State Organizing Committee and Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee, each body with cadres attached to different divisions under it. The former had claimed responsibility for the abduction of the Italians while the latter said they had kidnapped MLA Jhina Hikaka.
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March - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 24 alleged atrocities by Security Forces (SFs) on tribals during the last week’s anti-Naxal operations in Abujhmad area, a densely forested area extending from south Bastar in Chhattisgarh to
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 24 alleged atrocities by Security Forces (SFs) on tribals during the last week’s anti-Naxal operations in Abujhmad area, a densely forested area extending from south Bastar in Chhattisgarh to Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, reports Deccan Chronicle. The North-Bastar Divisional Committee (NBDC) in a statement issued to different media organisations here alleged that SFs had unleashed reign of terror against tribals in Abujhmad, said to be the Maoist capital, under the pretext of the anti-Naxal operations in March 13-18, 2012 assaulting scores of innocent tribals, leading to death of one of them, torching their houses and looting their foodgrains.
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March - 24 
The feud reportedly started when Sabyasachi Panda was put in charge of the Orissa group five years ago and he began giving an Oriya face to the cadre, replacing those from Andhra Telugus. This was not to the liking of the CPI-Maoist top brass, who lo
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The feud reportedly started when Sabyasachi Panda was put in charge of the Orissa group five years ago and he began giving an Oriya face to the cadre, replacing those from Andhra Telugus. This was not to the liking of the CPI-Maoist top brass, who looked for opportunities to clip his wings. Sources said Panda was taken to task after the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, for which the party had no approval. "We have information that the party does not have the policy of kidnapping foreigners and Panda is likely to be punished further after the crisis is over," said a senior Police Official. Insiders say Maoists in Orissa support Panda more than his Telugu counterparts.
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March - 24 
The meeting of District level core committee on Bru repatriation, which met at the Mizoram-Tripura border of Mamit District deputy commissioner’s office has decided to constitute Bru repatriation Cell in the Deputy Commissioner’s office, an official
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The meeting of District level core committee on Bru repatriation, which met at the Mizoram-Tripura border of Mamit District deputy commissioner’s office has decided to constitute Bru repatriation Cell in the Deputy Commissioner’s office, an official statement on March 24 said.
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March - 24 
The militant groups of the region including the hardline faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) now have abundance of weapons including sophisticated weapons like AK series rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, etc. and most of the w
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The militant groups of the region including the hardline faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) now have abundance of weapons including sophisticated weapons like AK series rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, etc. and most of the weapons are manufactured in China. In recent times, some weapons manufactured in European countries were also recovered from militants, but there are reasons to believe that those were, in fact, manufactured in China and only the stamps of European countries were put on the same. The Government of India took up the issue with China on several occasions but the Chinese authorities always denied the same. Sources said that the militant groups are facing shortage of ammunition for the weapons and that fact came to light during interception of communication of the militant leaders on several occasions.
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March - 24 
The outfit alleged that tribals in the villages of Godelmarka, Ikonor, Jetwaya, Podenar, and Toke particularly suffered the most due to the excesses by the forces. The statement alleged that one Durga was lynched while another tribal Jaini Gotta was
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The outfit alleged that tribals in the villages of Godelmarka, Ikonor, Jetwaya, Podenar, and Toke particularly suffered the most due to the excesses by the forces. The statement alleged that one Durga was lynched while another tribal Jaini Gotta was injured in the Police firing in the village of Toke. Similarly, the Police tortures left Boe, Raju, Pali, Malu and Mangi seriously hurt in Kechhapal village.
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March - 24 
The senior MHA official also confirmed the receipt of 72 weapons including 55 from UTLA and 22 from PRA. Presently around 1,500 cadres of 19 Kuki militant groups operating in Manipur under the banner of Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United
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The senior MHA official also confirmed the receipt of 72 weapons including 55 from UTLA and 22 from PRA. Presently around 1,500 cadres of 19 Kuki militant groups operating in Manipur under the banner of Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People’s Front (UPF) which have already signed SoO, a tripartite agreement with the State and Central Government in 2009, have been camping at 11 designated camps.
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March - 24 
Two GNLA militants identified as Letmin Ch Momin alias Khanam Ch Momin and Balsrang Marak alias Matnang Ch Marak surrendered at Dobasipara in West Garo Hills District on March 24. The two had joined the outfit in 2011 and undergone training at Sabogr
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Two GNLA militants identified as Letmin Ch Momin alias Khanam Ch Momin and Balsrang Marak alias Matnang Ch Marak surrendered at Dobasipara in West Garo Hills District on March 24. The two had joined the outfit in 2011 and undergone training at Sabogre and Rongchakgre under Williamnagar Police station.
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March - 24 
Two more Kuki militant groups belonging to United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) and the Pakan Reunification Army (PRA), which mainly operate in the State’s hill Districts, will sign a tripartite agreement with the Centre and State Government official
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Two more Kuki militant groups belonging to United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) and the Pakan Reunification Army (PRA), which mainly operate in the State’s hill Districts, will sign a tripartite agreement with the Centre and State Government officials on March 24 (today), an official source said. The agreement will be signed by Sambhu Singh, the Union joint secretary, home, in-charge of Northeast, senior officials of Manipur Government and leaders of the two outfits.
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March - 24 
10 militants and three soldiers were killed after TTP militants stormed a check post in Khadizai area of Orakzai Agency, a senior military officer said.
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10 militants and three soldiers were killed after TTP militants stormed a check post in Khadizai area of Orakzai Agency, a senior military officer said.
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March - 24 
A Policeman was killed and two others were injured when one of the vehicles of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Afaq Ahmed came under an attack at Landhi, officials and party sources said. “Firing injured two Policemen, Habibullah and Fais
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A Policeman was killed and two others were injured when one of the vehicles of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Afaq Ahmed came under an attack at Landhi, officials and party sources said. “Firing injured two Policemen, Habibullah and Faisal Taimur, and an MQM-H activist, Munawar Khan, who was driving the jeep,” said Inspector Mazhar Iqbal Awan, the Station House Officer (SHO) Landhi Police Station. All three were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where a Police constable Faisal succumbed to his injuries.
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March - 24 
A religious scholar, identified as Qari Abdul Basit, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kasi Road area of the Quetta. “It could be an incident of targeted killing and police are investigating,” said a local Police official. Jama’at Ulema-e-
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A religious scholar, identified as Qari Abdul Basit, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kasi Road area of the Quetta. “It could be an incident of targeted killing and police are investigating,” said a local Police official. Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JuI) Quetta President Hafiz Hamdullah condemned the incident and said over 10 religious scholars belonging to the Sunni sect had been killed in the last few months in Quetta alone.
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March - 24 
At least 12 militants and four soldiers were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a search operation in Shin Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) o
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At least 12 militants and four soldiers were killed in a clash between Security Forces (SFs) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a search operation in Shin Warsak area of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 24, reported Daily Times. “During an exchange of fire, 12 militants were killed and four soldiers embraced martyrdom,” confirmed a military official. Another official in Peshawar confirmed the clash, saying, “The sting operation is now over.”
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March - 24 
At least eight militants were killed in Khyber Agency area in an explosion inside their hideout. According to sources, the blast occurred when explosive material, which the militants were using for making a bomb, went off accidentally.
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At least eight militants were killed in Khyber Agency area in an explosion inside their hideout. According to sources, the blast occurred when explosive material, which the militants were using for making a bomb, went off accidentally.
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March - 24 
At least three devotees, including a tribal leader, were killed and nine others, including women and children, sustained injuries when their vehicle, owned by local tribal leader Muhammad Nawaz, was attacked by a group of unidentified militants in Ta
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At least three devotees, including a tribal leader, were killed and nine others, including women and children, sustained injuries when their vehicle, owned by local tribal leader Muhammad Nawaz, was attacked by a group of unidentified militants in Tambo tehsil (revenue unit) of Kohlu District on March 24, reported Daily Times. Two men killed were identified as Bahadur Shah and Bawal Khan, were killed on the spot, while nine others sustained injuries.
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March - 24 
Dozens of French Muslims are training with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the north western region of Pakistan, raising fears of future attacks following the shooting deaths of seven people in southern France allegedly by a man who spent tim
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Dozens of French Muslims are training with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the north western region of Pakistan, raising fears of future attacks following the shooting deaths of seven people in southern France allegedly by a man who spent time in the region, revealed Pakistani Intelligence Officials on March 24, reports Daily Times. Approximately 85 Frenchmen have been training with the TTP in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for the past three years, according to the intelligence officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Most of the men have dual nationality with France and North African countries. The Frenchmen operate under the name Jihad-e-Islami and are being trained to use explosives and other weapons at camps near the town of Miranshah and in the Datta Khel area, the officials said. They are led by a French commander who goes by the name Abu Tarek. A militant commander, Ahmed Marwat, claimed in a phone call with on March 24 that French killer Mohammad Merah was affiliated with the Waziristan Chapter of TTP, but provided no details. Marwat said he was part of the Jundullah wing of the TTP. However, the claim could not be independently verified.
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March - 24 
Former President of Malir Bar Association (MBA) Salahuddin Jaffery (64), and his son, identified as Ali Raza Jaffery (35), were shot dead in the fresh spate of sectarian target killing within the jurisdiction of Malir City Police Station in Karachi o
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Former President of Malir Bar Association (MBA) Salahuddin Jaffery (64), and his son, identified as Ali Raza Jaffery (35), were shot dead in the fresh spate of sectarian target killing within the jurisdiction of Malir City Police Station in Karachi on March 24.
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March - 24 
Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) asked the abductors of the officials of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) on March 24 to give them more time to negotiate their release, reports Dawn. Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani asked Senior Mini
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Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) asked the abductors of the officials of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) on March 24 to give them more time to negotiate their release, reports Dawn. Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani asked Senior Minister Maulana Wasay to form a committee of legislators to discuss with security officials the recovery of four employees of the BRSP who were abducted on December 13, 2011. Maulana Wasay, Zamarak Piralizai and Asfandyar Kakar said five BRSP employees had been abducted and the kidnappers had threatened to kill them if a ransom of PKR 250 million was not paid by March 25, 2012. One of the abducted men, Maqbol Ahmed, was found dead on March 17, 2012. They appealed to the captors on religious grounds to wait for some time and urged the Government and security officials to use their influence to save the lives of the abducted victims.
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March - 24 
One among the five residents of Khuhra town who were abducted by armed abductors at the National Highway in Khairpur District on the night of March 23, 2012 was found dead on March 24, reported Express Tribune. The abductees were identified as Shams
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One among the five residents of Khuhra town who were abducted by armed abductors at the National Highway in Khairpur District on the night of March 23, 2012 was found dead on March 24, reported Express Tribune. The abductees were identified as Shams Memon, Naimat Abbasi, Ghulam Qadir Larak, Shafqat Kalhoro and Abdul Rahim, who was later killed. Sources said that the abductors were demanding PKR10 million as ransom.
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March - 24 
One man, identified as Dad Muhammad, was killed and another injured in a firing incident on Sariab Road in Shalkot Police Station area in Quetta.
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One man, identified as Dad Muhammad, was killed and another injured in a firing incident on Sariab Road in Shalkot Police Station area in Quetta.
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March - 24 
Police claimed to have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in cases of extortion in Karachi on March 24, reports Daily Times. The arrested suspects included Rehman Qureshi alias Imran, Abid alias Kallu, Ramiz alias Mullah Qureshi, Mohammad Fa
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Police claimed to have arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in cases of extortion in Karachi on March 24, reports Daily Times. The arrested suspects included Rehman Qureshi alias Imran, Abid alias Kallu, Ramiz alias Mullah Qureshi, Mohammad Faisal Qureshi, Mohammad Amir alias Aapa, Shahbaz alias Shera, Shoaib and Saleem, while their absconding accomplices were Bholo Qureshi, Taj Uddin, Qadeer and Akbar. Police also claimed to have recovered four hand grenades, seven pistols, one Kalashnikov and six kilogrammes of hashish.
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March - 24 
The border police were recently reinvigorated to stop entry of militants into the Chitral District from Nuristan province of Afghanistan, said Chitral District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir. He was addressing a function held here the other d
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The border police were recently reinvigorated to stop entry of militants into the Chitral District from Nuristan province of Afghanistan, said Chitral District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir. He was addressing a function held here the other day in connection with distribution of compensation amount among the widows and heirs of the personnel of the force, who had been killed during the clash with Taliban intruders in the month of Ramazan in Arsoon area.
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March - 24 
The commander of United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan on March 24 said that he believes that resurgence of Afghan Taliban and overthrow of the Afghan Government by the militant outfit is not in the interest of Pakistan, noting that Pakistani
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The commander of United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan on March 24 said that he believes that resurgence of Afghan Taliban and overthrow of the Afghan Government by the militant outfit is not in the interest of Pakistan, noting that Pakistani military is fighting them in tribal areas, reports Daily Times. “My guess is that their (Pakistan's) interests aren't served by a Taliban Government ultimately reasserting itself in Kabul,” General John Allen said, adding that top Pakistani leadership understood this. “The Taliban have not made any visible effort or public effort to separate themselves from al Qaeda. And if that is in fact the case, then they remain a menace and they remain a menace to the region, not just a menace to the Afghan people and to the Afghan Government,” he said.
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March - 24 
The United States (US) military on March 24 decided not to take action against those service members involved in November 26, 2011 Salala check post attack, that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports The News. According to a US newspaper, the US mili
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The United States (US) military on March 24 decided not to take action against those service members involved in November 26, 2011 Salala check post attack, that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reports The News. According to a US newspaper, the US military has finalized its second inquiry report in which it has held Pakistan army personnel responsible for the incident. The US military officials have said that according to the 2nd inquiry report, there is no evidence of negligence by the US soldiers, adding that they attacked in self-defence; therefore, no disciplinary action would be taken against them. The investigation has ascertained that a series of mistakes were made on both sides in failing to properly coordinate their locations and actions, both before the operation and during the resulting engagement, NATO said.
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March - 24 
Unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on the driver of a truck carrying marbles in Surab area of Kalat District on March 25, reported Daily Times. As a result, the driver, Abdul Shakoor, received multiple bullet wounds and succumbed
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Unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on the driver of a truck carrying marbles in Surab area of Kalat District on March 25, reported Daily Times. As a result, the driver, Abdul Shakoor, received multiple bullet wounds and succumbed to his injuries instantly.
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March - 24 
The Army integration Special Committee (AISC) Secretariat on March 24 submitted personal details of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) combatants who have chosen integration to the Nepal Army (NA), reports Nepal News. Meanwhile the
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The Army integration Special Committee (AISC) Secretariat on March 24 submitted personal details of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) combatants who have chosen integration to the Nepal Army (NA), reports Nepal News. Meanwhile the AISC has decided to allow combatants who have already opted for integration during the regrouping process to choose for a second time between integration and voluntary retirement.
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March - 25 
A .9mm pistol, three detonators, three fuse wires, 3 rounds of ammunition and about 600 grams of suspected Research Department Explosive (RDX) were recovered on March 25 from under a culvert near Kharikatia Railway Station under Titabar Police Statio
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A .9mm pistol, three detonators, three fuse wires, 3 rounds of ammunition and about 600 grams of suspected Research Department Explosive (RDX) were recovered on March 25 from under a culvert near Kharikatia Railway Station under Titabar Police Station.
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March - 25 
A group of heavily armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze two JCB machines of a road construction company at Kutidih in Aurangabad District on March 25, reported IBN Live. The refusal of the company to pay money t
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A group of heavily armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze two JCB machines of a road construction company at Kutidih in Aurangabad District on March 25, reported IBN Live. The refusal of the company to pay money to the Maoists was stated to be the motive for the attack, the Police said.
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March - 25 
A salesman was rescued by the SFs on March 25 from Churachandpur District from armed men, reports Kanglaonline. According to the Police, one Kh. Ibungojaoba (41) was abducted by three gunmen from Churachandpur market at about 7:30 pm on March 24. The
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A salesman was rescued by the SFs on March 25 from Churachandpur District from armed men, reports Kanglaonline. According to the Police, one Kh. Ibungojaoba (41) was abducted by three gunmen from Churachandpur market at about 7:30 pm on March 24. The abductors then demanded INR 100, 000 for the release of Ibungojaoba from his employer. The security personnel also arrested two of the three abductors. Though it is yet to confirm, the Police suspect that the abductors are cadres of the Samuel faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-Samuel) which is a party to the Suspension of Operation (SoO).
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March - 25 
Bodo National Conference (BNC) on March 25 urged the Central Government to release top leaders of Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) in order to create positive atmosphere for the peace talks with the outfit, re
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Bodo National Conference (BNC) on March 25 urged the Central Government to release top leaders of Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-RD) in order to create positive atmosphere for the peace talks with the outfit, reports The Telegraph. In this regard, NDFB-RD ‘assistant information and publicity secretary’ B. Samijing on March 24 said, “Till today our leaders, including the president are in jail for which steps to start the peace talks have been delayed. ULFA [United Liberation Front of Asom] leaders were released from jail and they are engaging in open consultation with intellectuals as well common people over their issue, but the NDFB leaders, including President Ranjan Daimary, are in jail”. Samijing further said, “We demanded equal treatment for Ranjan Daimary and other leaders of the organisation. We demand the release of NDFB leaders from jail because the peace process cannot be held inside a jail. The peace process will be more effective if the NDFB leaders are released. The peace process is much awaited by the organisation and common people,” he said, adding that the Centre’s interlocutor, P.C. Haldar, had met the organisation leaders in jail but this has not yielded results.”
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