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May - 1 
A decomposed body of a person, reportedly killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was recovered from a forested area in Jhargram in West Midnapore District on May 1, reports IANS. “The body was recovered on Sunday from a fo
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A decomposed body of a person, reportedly killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was recovered from a forested area in Jhargram in West Midnapore District on May 1, reports IANS. “The body was recovered on Sunday from a forested area in Jhargram. The body is yet to be identified,” Additional Police Superintendent (ASP) Mukesh Kumar said. “Arrested Maoist leader Gautam Rana has confessed that a man was killed a month back and later buried in the forest,” said Kumar. Rana, however, failed to recollect the name of the victim.
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May - 1 
A group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assaulted Penta Majhi (24), son of Ganga Majhi, a village sarpanch (president/ chief of gram panchayat, the village level local self-Government institution) and set him ablaze to deat
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A group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assaulted Penta Majhi (24), son of Ganga Majhi, a village sarpanch (president/ chief of gram panchayat, the village level local self-Government institution) and set him ablaze to death in Kurab village under Kalimela Police Station area in Malkangiri District in the night of May 1, reports The Hindu. According to the Malkangiri District Police, the family members of Penta did not initially lodge the complaint and hence official information about the incident came out three days later. Investigation revealed, Maoists were believed to have asked Penta to join their outfit but as he refused, they set him ablaze.
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May - 1 
According to DNA reports on May 1, 61 tribal youths from Gadchiroli District, arrested for reported links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have written a letter to the Chief Minister, on the occasion of 51st anniversary of creation
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According to DNA reports on May 1, 61 tribal youths from Gadchiroli District, arrested for reported links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have written a letter to the Chief Minister, on the occasion of 51st anniversary of creation of Maharashtra, threatening to go on a hunger strike to protest their detention without trial. "We have been implicated under false charges and the allegations made against us cannot hold up before the court. Therefore the Government has adopted a policy of keeping us rotting in prison and not producing us before the court. We would go on a hunger-strike in protest," the letter to Prithviraj Chavan says. "We should be freed from this mental torture by speedily disposing of the cases pending against us. We have been kept in jails just on suspicion, and refused bail," letter says.
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May - 1 
IBNLive reports that 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a 'commander', a 'deputy commander' and seven women cadres, surrendered before Maharashtra Home Minister R. R. Patil in Gadchiroli District on May 1. The 'commande
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IBNLive reports that 15 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a 'commander', a 'deputy commander' and seven women cadres, surrendered before Maharashtra Home Minister R. R. Patil in Gadchiroli District on May 1. The 'commander' was identified as Suryu Ramesh Violla Gawde (26), while the 'deputy commander' was identified as Shekar Duge (26), the Police added.
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In a delayed report, two persons identified as one Amat Konyak, and Achai Konyak were arrested with arms by Security forces (SFs) on May 1 at Signal Basti in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland Post on May 11. Two “illegal” .22 Bolt Action Rifles with
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In a delayed report, two persons identified as one Amat Konyak, and Achai Konyak were arrested with arms by Security forces (SFs) on May 1 at Signal Basti in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland Post on May 11. Two “illegal” .22 Bolt Action Rifles with magazines were recovered from them.
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Indian Express reports that the Security Forces (SFs) recovered huge quantities of weapons and ammunition during a raid in the forests of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Churia region close to the inter-state border of Maharasht
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Indian Express reports that the Security Forces (SFs) recovered huge quantities of weapons and ammunition during a raid in the forests of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Churia region close to the inter-state border of Maharashtra in Rajnandgaon District on May 1. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Rajinder Kumar Vij said a team of SFs accompanied by Maharashtra Police raided a Maoist hideout in the forests near Bijepar and found a dump with 400 detonators, 84 rounds of 12 bore, five rounds of eight mm, alternators, switches and Maoist literature. The search is still on, Vij added.
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Kanglaonline reports that a Chinese made hand grenade was recovered and subsequently defused on May 1 from the residence of a contractor, identified as Thongam Nabin (47), close to Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Brajabidhu, at Lamdeng Khunou in
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Kanglaonline reports that a Chinese made hand grenade was recovered and subsequently defused on May 1 from the residence of a contractor, identified as Thongam Nabin (47), close to Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Brajabidhu, at Lamdeng Khunou in Imphal west District. Earlier, a splinter group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) had issued a warning to take strong action against MLA Brajabidhu and his workers.
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May - 1 
Major General C. A. Krishnan, Inspector Generao of Assam Rifles (South), said that activities of terrorists and insurgent has come down in a very big way in our territories and is quite, states Kanglaonline.
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Major General C. A. Krishnan, Inspector Generao of Assam Rifles (South), said that activities of terrorists and insurgent has come down in a very big way in our territories and is quite, states Kanglaonline.
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May - 1 
Reports indicate that Congress legislators from Garo Hills -- FW Momin, Augustine Marak, Sayeedulah Nongrum, Saleng Sangma and Samuel Sangma -- have received "threatening SMSes" on their mobile phones from certain persons claiming themselves as GNLA
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Reports indicate that Congress legislators from Garo Hills -- FW Momin, Augustine Marak, Sayeedulah Nongrum, Saleng Sangma and Samuel Sangma -- have received "threatening SMSes" on their mobile phones from certain persons claiming themselves as GNLA members who had asked the legislators to support Mukul Sangma or face dire consequences.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as Jacob Shimray (52), from Kalhang Road of Ukhrul District on April 30. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from him. Elsewhere
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as Jacob Shimray (52), from Kalhang Road of Ukhrul District on April 30. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from him. Elsewhere in the District, a KCP cadre was arrested from a market on May 1, identified as Lamkhogim Haokip alias Kiran (24). One Mobile Phone was recovered from him.
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May - 1 
SFs also arrested five KCP- KK Nganba faction militants from Singjamei Thongam Leikai. The arrestees were identified as Maibam Chaoba alias Ibotomba (30), Salaibam Rajen Singh (30) Maibam Manisana alias Tomba (23), Okram Brojen Singh (34) and Chongth
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SFs also arrested five KCP- KK Nganba faction militants from Singjamei Thongam Leikai. The arrestees were identified as Maibam Chaoba alias Ibotomba (30), Salaibam Rajen Singh (30) Maibam Manisana alias Tomba (23), Okram Brojen Singh (34) and Chongtham Amarjit Singh (23). They are all working under one Pari alias Merajao and one Rockey who are at Nepal presently. One Chinese made hand grenade, one .9mm pistol along with magazine, one high explosive grenade lever and one type writer were recovered from the possession of the cadres.
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SFs arrested a top cadre of KCP-Noyon faction, identified as Oinam Ronbindro alias Romen alias Roshan (31), from his residence in Imphal West District on May 1. He played the main role in the explosion of a hand grenade at the residence of Irrigation
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SFs arrested a top cadre of KCP-Noyon faction, identified as Oinam Ronbindro alias Romen alias Roshan (31), from his residence in Imphal West District on May 1. He played the main role in the explosion of a hand grenade at the residence of Irrigation and Floor Control Executive Engineer, Ranbir Singh of Singjamei super market on February 10 in which one trooper of Manipur Rifles was killed and one Rifleman was also injured. One .9mm pistol along with one magazine and nine live ammunitions and two detonators were recovered from him.
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May - 1 
SFs arrested two top militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Zulfiqar Ahmed and Aniece, from Snehi area Surankote in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. One of the militants had returned from Gulf only five months back. While Zulfiqar
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SFs arrested two top militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Zulfiqar Ahmed and Aniece, from Snehi area Surankote in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. One of the militants had returned from Gulf only five months back. While Zulfiqar Ahmed was a contractor, having taken some contracts in Doda District, Aniece had started working for him after his return from the Gulf nations about five months back. On the basis of their confession, SFs neutralised a hideout in the fields of Khanetar Top in Poonch and recovered 207 rounds of Pika, one round of Rocket Projectile Gun (RPG), one Global Positioning Set (GPS), one pouch, one tool box and other ammunition, documents and other belongings of the militants.
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May - 1 
Shillong Times reports that a close associate of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) top leaders, Champion R Sangma and Sohan D Shira, identified as Arbenus Marak (25), was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) from Bhawal Bazar at Dangar in E
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Shillong Times reports that a close associate of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) top leaders, Champion R Sangma and Sohan D Shira, identified as Arbenus Marak (25), was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) from Bhawal Bazar at Dangar in East Khasi Hills District on May 1. According to BSF, Marak had gone there to extort money from local businessmen. Marak, who underwent six months training at Barapara Jungle area of Tura where he learnt handling of weapons like AK series and explosives, is also involved in other illegal activities, the BSF added.
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May - 1 
The assistant publicity secretary of the KCP-Maoist, Nonglen Meitei, in a press release stated that the grenade attack at the residence of one Thongam Nabin on May 1, a close associate of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Brajabidhu, was perpetrat
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The assistant publicity secretary of the KCP-Maoist, Nonglen Meitei, in a press release stated that the grenade attack at the residence of one Thongam Nabin on May 1, a close associate of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Brajabidhu, was perpetrated by the outfit.
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May - 1 
The Bayyaram Police intercepted a motorcycle near Kambalapalli village in Bayyaram mandal and arrested another two suspects. The arrested were identified as Ch. Veerabhadram (24) and E. Kiran Kumar (20). The Police recovered one pistol and one revolv
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The Bayyaram Police intercepted a motorcycle near Kambalapalli village in Bayyaram mandal and arrested another two suspects. The arrested were identified as Ch. Veerabhadram (24) and E. Kiran Kumar (20). The Police recovered one pistol and one revolver besides 41 live rounds of 8 mm rifle, seven live rounds of 12 bore gun, two cell phones, a motorcycle and INR 9,500 in cash from the duo, the SP said adding that the accused had extorted money from several businessmen and also committed seven street robberies.
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May - 1 
The Hindu reports that eight suspected-Naxalites [Left Wing Extremism] were arrested by the District Police in Yellendu division in Khammam District on May 1. The arrestees included three former Naxalites (Left Wing Extremists) belonging to the Pra
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The Hindu reports that eight suspected-Naxalites [Left Wing Extremism] were arrested by the District Police in Yellendu division in Khammam District on May 1. The arrestees included three former Naxalites (Left Wing Extremists) belonging to the Praja Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML Praja Pratighatana); Communist Party of United States of India (CPUSI), breakaway group also referred to as the Janashakti Veeranna faction; and New Democracy armed squads.
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May - 1 
The militant commanders of LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits have used a new modus operandi to smuggle weapons into the Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch District, according to Daily Excelsior. Official
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The militant commanders of LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits have used a new modus operandi to smuggle weapons into the Indian territory from the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch District, according to Daily Excelsior. Official sources confirmed that the women, putting up in the villages across the fencing in Mendhar sector of Poonch, had helped the militants pick up the consignments of weapons from near the LoC and shift them to surrounding forest areas from where they were taken away by couriers of the ultras for further deliveries.
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May - 1 
Two Army jawans (troopers) of 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were injured in an encounter with militants in Inder village of Pulwama District on May 1, reports Outlookindia. Security Forces (SFs) have launched a search operation in the area to trace the mi
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Two Army jawans (troopers) of 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were injured in an encounter with militants in Inder village of Pulwama District on May 1, reports Outlookindia. Security Forces (SFs) have launched a search operation in the area to trace the militants.
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May - 1 
A trooper, identified as Abdul Ghafoor, was killed and three others were abducted when militants attacked Paitasun checkpost in the south of Chitral city near the Afghanistan border in the Chitral District. District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah W
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A trooper, identified as Abdul Ghafoor, was killed and three others were abducted when militants attacked Paitasun checkpost in the south of Chitral city near the Afghanistan border in the Chitral District. District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir said that three soldiers identified as Mohammad Hassan, Sher Ahmad and Ghaziuddin were abducted along with their arms by the militants.
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May - 1 
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) operation on May 1, reports Times of India. US President Barack Obama confirmed that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a US Army operation conducted in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakht
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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) operation on May 1, reports Times of India. US President Barack Obama confirmed that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a US Army operation conducted in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, adds The News. "Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the US has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children," said President Barack Obama.
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May - 1 
At least 25 militants and a trooper were killed and several were injured in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when Security Forces (SFs) destroyed their hideouts by gunship helicopters on May
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At least 25 militants and a trooper were killed and several were injured in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) when Security Forces (SFs) destroyed their hideouts by gunship helicopters on May 1, reports Daily Times. According to sources, SFs targeted terrorist hideouts in the rural areas of Baizai tehsil near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border including Soran Dara, Sheikh Baba and Walidad Kor, destroying many hideouts.
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May - 1 
Drone attacks are counter-productive and have an adverse impact on the military and the political strategy against terrorism, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 1, reports Daily Times. Talking in PTV’s live programme “Prime Minister Online
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Drone attacks are counter-productive and have an adverse impact on the military and the political strategy against terrorism, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 1, reports Daily Times. Talking in PTV’s live programme “Prime Minister Online”, Gilani said that drone technology should be transferred to Pakistan and the US should reconsider its position on use of drones. As a civilised and responsible country, Pakistan is using all the diplomatic channels to put across its viewpoint and there is realisation that drone attacks were creating a negative impact, he added. Gilani said drone attacks started during the government of Pervez Musharraf, after permission was given for surveillance. But subsequently the Americans got intelligence and they carried out drone attacks, he added.
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May - 1 
Four persons were reported to be killed along with Osama bin Laden in a compound known as Waziristan Haveli in Abbottabad District on May 1, reports Dawn. The killed were identified as Osama’s son and three bodyguards. Later, Bin Laden’s two wives, o
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Four persons were reported to be killed along with Osama bin Laden in a compound known as Waziristan Haveli in Abbottabad District on May 1, reports Dawn. The killed were identified as Osama’s son and three bodyguards. Later, Bin Laden’s two wives, one of them of Yemeni origin, and a total of nine children, including his 11 year old daughter, were also recovered from the compound. The women and children are now in the custody of Pakistan’s security agencies.
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May - 1 
Four Policemen were killed and 11 containers transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan were completely destroyed when unidentified militants fired rockets on NATO containers and the Police checkpost on Rawalpindi-Talagang Road near Dhalya C
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Four Policemen were killed and 11 containers transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan were completely destroyed when unidentified militants fired rockets on NATO containers and the Police checkpost on Rawalpindi-Talagang Road near Dhalya Chowk in Pindi Gheb town of Attock District in Punjab on May 1, reports Daily Times. Four personnel, including sub-inspector Ramazan, Constable Muhammad Munir, Constable Asif Mehmood and wireless operator Zafar were killed in the rocket attack.
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May - 1 
One Police Constable, Ambika Pokharel, injured when a group of unidentified assailants shot at him in Jhapa District in the evening of May 1, reports Nepal News. Sources said that the armed assailants opened fire at Constable Ambika Pokharel, who was
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One Police Constable, Ambika Pokharel, injured when a group of unidentified assailants shot at him in Jhapa District in the evening of May 1, reports Nepal News. Sources said that the armed assailants opened fire at Constable Ambika Pokharel, who was currently posted at Birtamod Area Police Office, near the Aduwa Bridge in Birtamod at around 6 pm.
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May - 1 
Peace and Reconstruction Minister Barsha Man Pun has claimed that the UCPN (Maoist) has transformed into a democratic party like others as it has approved the democratic path. He added that it was impossible for the UCPN (Maoist) to capture the power
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Peace and Reconstruction Minister Barsha Man Pun has claimed that the UCPN (Maoist) has transformed into a democratic party like others as it has approved the democratic path. He added that it was impossible for the UCPN (Maoist) to capture the power at the situation. At a program organised here in the District, Pun, who is representing the Maoists in the government, said that the Maoists have already abandoned the ‘hardline course’. "The power cannot be captured at this point of time. We have also joined the democratic politics. Do not doubt in it," Pun said. Hinting at the approval of democratic line for peace and statute by the recent Maoist Central Committee, Pun, also a former People Liberation Army (PLA) combatant said the party has decided to move forward as per the demand of time and age. He ruled out the possibility of completing the drafting of new constitution by May 28 and added that all the parties agreed to it.
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May - 1 
Police arrested three persons, Tej Kumar Mahato, Santosh Mahato and Basanta Kumar Mahato, along with weapons from Mahottari District. A pistol and five rounds of bullets were also recovered from their possession
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Police arrested three persons, Tej Kumar Mahato, Santosh Mahato and Basanta Kumar Mahato, along with weapons from Mahottari District. A pistol and five rounds of bullets were also recovered from their possession
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May - 1 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal – Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal On May 1 warned of agitation from May 29 if the Constitution Assembly (CA) is dissolved, reports Nepal News. The CA term ends on May 28. Addressing the May Day functi
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal – Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal On May 1 warned of agitation from May 29 if the Constitution Assembly (CA) is dissolved, reports Nepal News. The CA term ends on May 28. Addressing the May Day function organised by his party affiliated trade union at Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu Dahal said his party would not tolerate if anyone tried to derail the peace and constitution writing process by conspiracy. Maoists raised the demand for CA and initiated the peace process and we cannot see the CA and the peace process aborted, said Dahal. UCPN (Maoist) central committee has recently adopted a political line that focuses at the peace process and the constitution writing as opposed to the strategy of people's revolt passed by the parties Palungtar plenum.
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May - 1 
Police have cane-charged and detained activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) at Muktangan in Dhaka on May 1, reports bdnews24. Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police on April 30 had banned all types of public gathering in the city's Muktangan from
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Police have cane-charged and detained activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) at Muktangan in Dhaka on May 1, reports bdnews24. Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police on April 30 had banned all types of public gathering in the city's Muktangan from 6am on May 1 until further notice. The restriction was imposed to maintain law and order as IAB and several other parties called rallies there on May 1 and 2. According to All Headlines News, a Police spokesperson said nearly 200 protestors were wounded during the class with Riot-Police. An estimated 150 Islamic activists were detained, whisked away in prison vans.
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May - 2 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Shashikant Mishra alias Naval Pandit (35), who operated in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by the Police from Ojha Pahari area in Vindaganj town in Sonebhadra District in the l
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Shashikant Mishra alias Naval Pandit (35), who operated in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by the Police from Ojha Pahari area in Vindaganj town in Sonebhadra District in the late night of May 2, reports PTI. 30 gelatine rods, four electronic detonators, a country-made firearm and cartridges were recovered by the Police from the possession of Mishra, Special Director General of Police (SDGP) Brij Lal said. Mishra, hailed from Rohtas District in Bihar and worked for Munna Vishwakarma gang, Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Kumar said. “Sashikant is involved in attacks on a Police team in Rohtas District in Bihar. He had at least six criminal cases against him in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh,” SP Kumar added. Mishra carried a cash reward of INR 5,000 on his head.
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May - 2 
An encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) took place when a team of about 15 troopers of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was undertaking combing operation at Kalingbadi forest under Daringbadi Police Station area
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An encounter with the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) took place when a team of about 15 troopers of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was undertaking combing operation at Kalingbadi forest under Daringbadi Police Station area in Kandhamal District on May 2, reports Orissadiary.com. Two troopers were killed in the firing of the Maoists, the Police said. As per the report one dead body was recovered while the other one is yet to be recovered, the Police added. The personal security officer of Superintendent of Police Sujit Ray and the body guard of Additional Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar were injured in the firing of the Maoists.
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May - 2 
Chief Judicial Magistrate Doda, Ashok Kumar rejected the bail application of Over Ground Worker of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) — Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Nallah Bharat in Doda District.
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Chief Judicial Magistrate Doda, Ashok Kumar rejected the bail application of Over Ground Worker of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) — Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Nallah Bharat in Doda District.
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May - 2 
General Officer Command (GOC) of Srinagar based 15th Corps Lieutenant General S A Hasnain said militants in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) will increase their attempts to infiltrate into the Valley over the next two months but asserted that they wil
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General Officer Command (GOC) of Srinagar based 15th Corps Lieutenant General S A Hasnain said militants in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) will increase their attempts to infiltrate into the Valley over the next two months but asserted that they will be in for a "surprise", reports Daily Excelsior. He further stated an estimated 700 militants were waiting at various launchpads to infiltrate into the State. Against the backdrop of heightened Chinese activity along the Ladakh border, the Srinagar Leh National Highway has been widened to allow passage of T 72 tanks. Hasnain said it was part of efforts to improve the infrastructure and resources for enhancing the capability of the Army.
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May - 2 
Kashmir Times, reports that a local court in Srinagar has extended the Police remand of three accused in Moulana Showkat Ahmad killing case by 10 days. The three accused are Nisar Ahmad Khan, Abdul Gani Dar alias Abdullah Ghazali and Javed Ahmad Muns
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Kashmir Times, reports that a local court in Srinagar has extended the Police remand of three accused in Moulana Showkat Ahmad killing case by 10 days. The three accused are Nisar Ahmad Khan, Abdul Gani Dar alias Abdullah Ghazali and Javed Ahmad Munshi. Police has also arrested two more persons in connection with Moulana Showkat killing case. Police said they have arrested Sout-ul-Haq member Abdul Majid Dar Madni a resident Budgam District and former Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen militant Altaf Ahmad of Gopalpora area of the same District.
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May - 2 
N Rajamarathandan, Superintendent of Police West Khasi Hills, said on May 2 that Police want full co-operation from the villagers of West Khasi Hills to help them in driving away all GNLA cadres present in the area.
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N Rajamarathandan, Superintendent of Police West Khasi Hills, said on May 2 that Police want full co-operation from the villagers of West Khasi Hills to help them in driving away all GNLA cadres present in the area.
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May - 2 
On May 2, militants triggered a car bomb blast at Birma Pul, about one kilometer short of Udhampur town, on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, targeting an Army vehicle carrying Major General D S Pathania, Commandant, Northern Command Hospital, reports
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On May 2, militants triggered a car bomb blast at Birma Pul, about one kilometer short of Udhampur town, on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, targeting an Army vehicle carrying Major General D S Pathania, Commandant, Northern Command Hospital, reports Daily Excelsior. While a civilian, identified as Kuldeep Kumar of Krimchi in Udhampur District, was killed and seven others were injured in the attack, the Army official escaped unhurt. Preliminary investigations revealed that the car had been purchased by the first customer from Siliguri in Darjeeling District of West Bengal. It could be a stolen vehicle, Police said.
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May - 2 
Reports said that the process to identify sites for setting up designated camps for the members of ULFA-PTF has started and no member of the outfit will be allowed to keep weapons during the process of talks. Talking to Assam Tribune, Additional Dire
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Reports said that the process to identify sites for setting up designated camps for the members of ULFA-PTF has started and no member of the outfit will be allowed to keep weapons during the process of talks. Talking to Assam Tribune, Additional Director General of Police (Special Branch), Khagen Sarma said that the ULFA-PTF has given a list of around 400 cadres and the process of setting up the designated camps would start immediately after selection of the sites. He said that seven to nine designated camps would be established for the members of the ULFA-PTF. Sarma said that as per the accepted principle of the Government, the ULFA-PTF would have to deposit their weapons. However, the modalities in this regard are yet to be finalized.
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May - 2 
Screening of films in cinema halls in Imphal was suspended from May 2 following threats and extortion by militants, states Nagaland Post. Employees of cinema halls protested against the militants’ extortion threats. According to the employees, a grou
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Screening of films in cinema halls in Imphal was suspended from May 2 following threats and extortion by militants, states Nagaland Post. Employees of cinema halls protested against the militants’ extortion threats. According to the employees, a group of KCP was demanding 1 million each from the cinema halls in Imphal area and hall proprietors had no choice but to close the halls as the amount demanded by militants was beyond their means.
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May - 2 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, identified as Ishtiaq Ahmad Wani (28) of Goshbugh-Pattan and Mohammad Amin Khan (29), resident of Bela Buniyar in Uri of Baramulla District. Police officials said that two militant
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, identified as Ishtiaq Ahmad Wani (28) of Goshbugh-Pattan and Mohammad Amin Khan (29), resident of Bela Buniyar in Uri of Baramulla District. Police officials said that two militants were arrested at Indergam village of Pattan area in Baramulla District. One Chinese pistol, one pistol magazine, four rounds of ammunition and two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from Ishtiyaq while as the recoveries made from Amin include a revolver along with four rounds of ammunition and two Chinese hand grenades. Ishtiyaq was earlier affiliated to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) militant outfit and had been a close associate of Basharat Saleem alias Atif of Sopore.
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May - 2 
SFs arrested three cadres of the KCP-Malemngaba faction on May 2 from Singjamei Thongam Leikai. They are identified as one Laimayum Rahichandra alias Tachou alias Tamo alias Thoibi (43), Guruaribam Brajamani alias Inao (33) and a woman cadre, Salam S
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SFs arrested three cadres of the KCP-Malemngaba faction on May 2 from Singjamei Thongam Leikai. They are identified as one Laimayum Rahichandra alias Tachou alias Tamo alias Thoibi (43), Guruaribam Brajamani alias Inao (33) and a woman cadre, Salam Sapam Gita alias Ebemma (30). It is revealed that Rabichandra prepared all the demand letters for the outfit with the signature of the ‘publicity secretary’ Yaiphaba and he was also instructed to launch an attack at the Airtel towers in the District (Imphal West). Two .32 pistols along with 2 magazines with four live ammunitions, 17 filled demand letters and eight blank demand letters, three lime seals, one round seal and three mobile hand sets were recovered from their possession.
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May - 2 
Telegraph reports that Police suspect the involvement of militants belonging to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) in the killing of Manjit Rabha (31), a militant of the Pro-Talks Faction of the outfit (ULFA-PTF), in
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Telegraph reports that Police suspect the involvement of militants belonging to the Anti-Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-ATF) in the killing of Manjit Rabha (31), a militant of the Pro-Talks Faction of the outfit (ULFA-PTF), in Udalguri District on May 2. An unidentified gunman fired at Rabha at Nalkhamra village in Udalguri District, when he was on his way to Kolaigaon on a motorcycle. Rabha died on the spot.
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May - 2 
Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a bomb weighing about five kilogram from a bus at Simaluguri in Sivasagar District on May 2.
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Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a bomb weighing about five kilogram from a bus at Simaluguri in Sivasagar District on May 2.
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May - 2 
The Indian Government, on May 2, demanded the custody of the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) from Pakistan, following US President Barack Obama's announcement about the killing of the al Qaeda leade
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The Indian Government, on May 2, demanded the custody of the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) from Pakistan, following US President Barack Obama's announcement about the killing of the al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by American forces "deep inside Pakistan", according to Times of India. "We take note with grave concern that part of the statement in which President Obama said that the firefight in which Osama bin Laden was killed took place in Abbottabad 'deep inside Pakistan'. This fact underlines our concern that terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan," U ion Home Minister P Chidambaram said.
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May - 2 
Three HM sympathizers, identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Kumar, Bashir Ahmad Wagay residents of Srinagar and Mustafa of Tikker in Kupwara District were arrested from TRC Chowk in Kupwara District. A solar powered missile was recovered from them.
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Three HM sympathizers, identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Kumar, Bashir Ahmad Wagay residents of Srinagar and Mustafa of Tikker in Kupwara District were arrested from TRC Chowk in Kupwara District. A solar powered missile was recovered from them.
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May - 2 
Times of India reports that five Policemen, including the Station Head Officer (SHO) of Rajepur Police Station in East Champaran District, were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast under the jeep
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Times of India reports that five Policemen, including the Station Head Officer (SHO) of Rajepur Police Station in East Champaran District, were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast under the jeep they were travelling in near Dera Chowk at Ramnagar village under the Shivaipatti Police Station in Muzaffarpur District on May 2. Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajesh Kumar said the incident occurred when a Police party from East Champaran District entered the village in the District to arrest some absconding criminals.
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May - 2 
A general store was also destroyed due to a powerful bomb blast near Charwazgai checkpost in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency on May 2.
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A general store was also destroyed due to a powerful bomb blast near Charwazgai checkpost in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency on May 2.
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May - 2 
Afghanistan Army on July 2 fired 10 mortar shells that landed 800 metres inside South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. “No loss of life or damage to property was, however, reported,” said Security
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Afghanistan Army on July 2 fired 10 mortar shells that landed 800 metres inside South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. “No loss of life or damage to property was, however, reported,” said Security sources. “Afghan National Army fired 10mortar shells on civilians in Angoor Adda area (last Pakistani town on border with Afghanistan) between 1030 hours to 1300 hours at Saturday night,” sources spoke on the condition of anonymity. Pakistan lodged “protest” with the Afghanistan Government through military and other channels.
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May - 2 
As per the directions given by Punjab Police Inspector General Javed Iqbal, security stood high alert across the province so as to avoid any incident of violence in the wake of the operation in Abbottabad on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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As per the directions given by Punjab Police Inspector General Javed Iqbal, security stood high alert across the province so as to avoid any incident of violence in the wake of the operation in Abbottabad on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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May - 2 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik, May 2, while reacting to a statement of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir, informed the Supreme Court that there wasn’t any plan to try those terrorists apprehended by law enfo
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik, May 2, while reacting to a statement of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir, informed the Supreme Court that there wasn’t any plan to try those terrorists apprehended by law enforcement agencies in military courts, reports Daily Times. A three-judge bench, comprising Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, was hearing the missing persons’ case. During May 2’s hearing, Jahangir appeared before the court on behalf of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and stated that according to her information, a plan to amend the Anti-Terrorist Act to try terrorists in military courts was being considered. She asserted that such a recommendation had been given by three retired judges. Justice Javed Iqbal later said that the apex court did not interfere in the Government’s affairs and added that the courts had never encouraged mischief mongers, regretting that “criminals were released because Police in most of the cases failed to provide evidence”. He asked the interior minister not to take the directions of the apex court lightly. At the outset of the proceedings, Rehman Malik told the court that Balochistan was a victim of international terrorism. He maintained that first miscreants killed people in Punjab, Hazarwal, Sindh and now they wanted to create a law and order situation in Balochistan.
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May - 2 
Four persons, including a woman and three children, were killed and five others, including two Policemen, were injured when a bomb exploded near a mosque in the Umerzai Police Station area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 2, reports
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Four persons, including a woman and three children, were killed and five others, including two Policemen, were injured when a bomb exploded near a mosque in the Umerzai Police Station area of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 2, reports Daily Times. The bomb destroyed the mosque and damaged the outer wall of the Police Station which is appeared to be the main target.
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May - 2 
Hundreds took to the streets in Quetta , the capital of Balochistan, on May 2, to pay homage to Osama bin Laden, chanting death to America and setting fire to a US flag, witnesses and organisers said, reports Times of India. The participants belongin
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Hundreds took to the streets in Quetta , the capital of Balochistan, on May 2, to pay homage to Osama bin Laden, chanting death to America and setting fire to a US flag, witnesses and organisers said, reports Times of India. The participants belonging to a religious party in Quetta were led by Federal Lawmaker Maulavi Asmatullah. "Bin Laden was the hero of the Muslim world and after his martyrdom he has won the title of great mujahed (Muslim fighter)," Asmatullah said. Organisers said between 1,000 and 1,200 people attended the rally. They also torched a US flag before dispersing peacefully. It was the first rally in Pakistan after the United States announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed in an overnight commando mission in Pakistan.
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May - 2 
Liaquatabad Police claimed to have detained 31 suspected assailants allegedly involved in riots and violence within Liaquatabad town.
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Liaquatabad Police claimed to have detained 31 suspected assailants allegedly involved in riots and violence within Liaquatabad town.
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May - 2 
MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed was accused in the murder of Farooq Baig, a senior worker of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), who was killed on May 2 near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station
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MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmed was accused in the murder of Farooq Baig, a senior worker of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), who was killed on May 2 near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station
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May - 2 
Pakistan has no interest in protecting any terrorist who may be hiding in the country, Ambassador to the United States (US), Hussain Haqqani, said on May 2, reports Daily Times. “What I find incredulous is the notion that somehow, just because there
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Pakistan has no interest in protecting any terrorist who may be hiding in the country, Ambassador to the United States (US), Hussain Haqqani, said on May 2, reports Daily Times. “What I find incredulous is the notion that somehow, just because there is a private support network in Pakistan, the state, the Government and the military of Pakistan should be blamed,” he said.
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May - 2 
Pakistan’s former President General Pervez Musharraf said on May 2 that the news of Osama bin Laden’s death was a “positive step”, although he criticised the United States (US) for launching the raid within his country’s borders, reports Daily Times.
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Pakistan’s former President General Pervez Musharraf said on May 2 that the news of Osama bin Laden’s death was a “positive step”, although he criticised the United States (US) for launching the raid within his country’s borders, reports Daily Times.
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May - 2 
Six people, including a senior leader the of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Farooq Baig, were killed in Babar Market near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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Six people, including a senior leader the of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Farooq Baig, were killed in Babar Market near Landhi within the remits of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi on May 2, reports Daily Times.
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May - 2 
The killing of Osama bin Laden by United States (IS) forces was not a joint operation with Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari said in a column in Washington Post on May 2, reports Dawn. Zardari, also dismissed any notion that Pakistan was failing t
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The killing of Osama bin Laden by United States (IS) forces was not a joint operation with Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari said in a column in Washington Post on May 2, reports Dawn. Zardari, also dismissed any notion that Pakistan was failing to take action against militants on its territory. Zardari said the whereabouts of the al Qaeda leader were not known to the Pakistani authorities.
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May - 2 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 2 confirmed the killing of Osama Bin Laden and issued a threat that TTP will take its revenge, reports The News. TTP’s spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan in an audio message, said, “Pakistan will be the prime targ
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 2 confirmed the killing of Osama Bin Laden and issued a threat that TTP will take its revenge, reports The News. TTP’s spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan in an audio message, said, “Pakistan will be the prime target followed by United States (US)”, adding, “The US had been on a man-hunt for Osama and now Pakistani rulers are on our hit-list. We had also killed Benazir Bhutto in a suicide attack.”
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May - 2 
The United States (US) killing of Osama bin Laden shows that the Taliban cannot defeat the US in Afghanistan and that it should abandon its ties to al Qaeda, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 2, reported Daily Times. “In Afghanistan w
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The United States (US) killing of Osama bin Laden shows that the Taliban cannot defeat the US in Afghanistan and that it should abandon its ties to al Qaeda, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 2, reported Daily Times. “In Afghanistan we will continue taking the fight to al Qaeda and their Taliban allies while working to support the Afghan people as they build a stronger Government and begin to take responsibility for their own security,” Clinton said.
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May - 2 
Twenty five foreign militants, including Pakistanis, were killed and wounded by Afghan Security Forces (SFs) after they crossed the border from Pakistan, reported Daily Times. Jamaluddin Badr, Governor of north-eastern Nuristan province, said the 25
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Twenty five foreign militants, including Pakistanis, were killed and wounded by Afghan Security Forces (SFs) after they crossed the border from Pakistan, reported Daily Times. Jamaluddin Badr, Governor of north-eastern Nuristan province, said the 25 foreign militants which included Arabs, Chechens and Pakistanis were killed and wounded overnight. He said the operation was launched to guard against attacks after Osama bin Laden’s death on May 1. “We are aware of the situation here now that al Qaeda and other elements will try to infiltrate into Afghanistan. We have launched an operation to control border infiltration,” said Badr.
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May - 2 
Unidentified militants blew up two eight-inch diameter gas pipelines near Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District disrupting gas supply to the gas purification plant on May 2, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants blew up two eight-inch diameter gas pipelines near Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District disrupting gas supply to the gas purification plant on May 2, reported Daily Times.
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May - 2 
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said the constitution drafting process can move ahead smoothly only after the peace process is taken to a logical conclusion. Stating that the coalition partner UCPN-M's role is crucial to ensure successful conclusion
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Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said the constitution drafting process can move ahead smoothly only after the peace process is taken to a logical conclusion. Stating that the coalition partner UCPN-M's role is crucial to ensure successful conclusion of the peace process, he said without the active participation and involvement of the Maoist party that task is next to impossible. Khanal praised the crucial decisions taken by the Maoists in favor the ongoing processes of constitution drafting and peace and described them as vital to successfully concluded the peace process.
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May - 2 
Ruling coalition partners Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on May 2 agreed to extend Constituent Assembly (CA)’s term that expires on May 28 after forging consensus with
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Ruling coalition partners Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on May 2 agreed to extend Constituent Assembly (CA)’s term that expires on May 28 after forging consensus with other political parties, reports Nepal News. The meeting between the two parties took a decision to this effect. The meeting also decided to hold discussions with opposition parties including Nepali Congress to bring out early budget and take them into confidence on the matter. Emerging from the meeting, UCPN-M vice-chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha said, "The meeting concluded that there is no alternative left but to extend Constituent Assembly’s term. But the duration will be fixed after consultations with other political parties.”
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May - 2 
At a press conference at IAB central office, its Ameer (chief) Syed Rezaul Karim threatened to call hartal if the New Women Development Policy (2011) and Education Policy (2011) were not cancelled by May 30.
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At a press conference at IAB central office, its Ameer (chief) Syed Rezaul Karim threatened to call hartal if the New Women Development Policy (2011) and Education Policy (2011) were not cancelled by May 30.
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May - 2 
Police on May 2 freed 95 Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) leaders and activists, who were detained on May 1 from Dhaka’s Paltan area during violent clashes between IAB men and Police that left over 50 people injured, reports Daily Star. Ramna Division
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Police on May 2 freed 95 Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) leaders and activists, who were detained on May 1 from Dhaka’s Paltan area during violent clashes between IAB men and Police that left over 50 people injured, reports Daily Star. Ramna Division Deputy Commissioner Krishna Pada Roy said they freed them as their senior leaders gave undertakings assuring that the detainees will not involve in any activities in a bid to deteriorate law and order.
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May - 2 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kilinochchi, Mankulam and Katkulam areas in the North recovered one Anti Personnel Mine (APM), four 81-mm mortar bombs, 22 60 mm mortar bombs and one hand grenade on May 2.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kilinochchi, Mankulam and Katkulam areas in the North recovered one Anti Personnel Mine (APM), four 81-mm mortar bombs, 22 60 mm mortar bombs and one hand grenade on May 2.
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May - 3 
An encounter occurred between a CRPF patrol team and the Maoists in Jhumra, about 113 kilometres from Bokaro in the morning of May 3, reports Telegraph. More than 1,100 rounds were exchanged between the troopers and some 50 Maoists for over three hou
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An encounter occurred between a CRPF patrol team and the Maoists in Jhumra, about 113 kilometres from Bokaro in the morning of May 3, reports Telegraph. More than 1,100 rounds were exchanged between the troopers and some 50 Maoists for over three hours. However, no casualties were reported.
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May - 3 
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anand Joseph Tigga was injured in crossfire during a search operation in the Sataki forest area near Silli in Ranchi District in the night of May 2. According to the Police sources, the DSP along with his bodygua
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Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anand Joseph Tigga was injured in crossfire during a search operation in the Sataki forest area near Silli in Ranchi District in the night of May 2. According to the Police sources, the DSP along with his bodyguards and some CRPF troopers was out on a search operation in the area, acting upon information about movement of a few suspected Maoists carrying automatic weapons.
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May - 3 
In addition, the Police also arrested one person identified as Ranjan alias Kalia Parida for reportedly stocking illegal explosives in his house at Rampai village in Jajpur District. "We got a tip off that a motorcyclist was carrying some explosives
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In addition, the Police also arrested one person identified as Ranjan alias Kalia Parida for reportedly stocking illegal explosives in his house at Rampai village in Jajpur District. "We got a tip off that a motorcyclist was carrying some explosives on NH-5. We laid a trap 5 and caught [arrested] Ranjan. We seized [recovered] 100 pieces of detonators from his motorcycle. Later, we raided his house," said Officer in Charge (OIC, Panikoili Police Station) Paresh Kumar Rout. "It seems the explosives were procured for mining. However we are investigating to find out the real reason," Rout added.
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May - 3 
Kanglaonline reports on May 3 that Security Forces (SFs) arrested nine militants of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), including a woman, along with huge cache of arms and ammunitions during separate operations launched in the last two days.
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Kanglaonline reports on May 3 that Security Forces (SFs) arrested nine militants of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), including a woman, along with huge cache of arms and ammunitions during separate operations launched in the last two days.
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May - 3 
Principal Sessions Judge Kathua, Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal, awarded death sentence to two militants, identified as Mohammad Shabir and Raj Din of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, for killing a Police informer in 2002.
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Principal Sessions Judge Kathua, Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal, awarded death sentence to two militants, identified as Mohammad Shabir and Raj Din of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, for killing a Police informer in 2002.
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May - 3 
PTI reports that three persons, earlier abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were released at Yadunath village in Rohtas District on May 3. The three persons identified as Amit Chaube, Phulendra Chaube and Suresh Sah w
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PTI reports that three persons, earlier abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were released at Yadunath village in Rohtas District on May 3. The three persons identified as Amit Chaube, Phulendra Chaube and Suresh Sah were abducted from Barcha village in the District on April 29.
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May - 3 
Ranchi Express reports that four cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sukhdev Bhagat, Indradev Ganju, Khusihal Lohra of Harehanj village and Sanjay Ora
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Ranchi Express reports that four cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sukhdev Bhagat, Indradev Ganju, Khusihal Lohra of Harehanj village and Sanjay Oram of Chandawa village were arrested by the Police during a raid in Monger village under Sadar Police Station limits in Latehar District in the night of May 3. Acting on a tip-off that the cadres of the TPC of an armed squad have assembled at Monger and Kedu village and were planning for an attack, the Police raided the place. On seeing the Police the TPC cadres fired and an encounter occurred between the Police and the TPC cadres, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Laxman Prasad Singh said. However, no casualties were reported. The Police recovered one rifle, one carbine, 11 live cartridges, three motorcycles, three mobiles phones and INR 500, 000 cash from their possession.
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May - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a militant hideout in forest area of Affen-Warnow in the Kupwara District on May 3, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no arms and ammunition were recovered.
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a militant hideout in forest area of Affen-Warnow in the Kupwara District on May 3, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no arms and ammunition were recovered.
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May - 3 
Sentinel reports that ULFA-ATF’s ‘publicity in-charge’ Arunudoi Duhatia on May 3 reacted to ULFA-PTF’s leader Mrinal Hazarika’s statement in which he questioned the moral of ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah by saying that Hazarika might assas
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Sentinel reports that ULFA-ATF’s ‘publicity in-charge’ Arunudoi Duhatia on May 3 reacted to ULFA-PTF’s leader Mrinal Hazarika’s statement in which he questioned the moral of ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah by saying that Hazarika might assassinate Paresh Baruah’s character before the media but he could never erode the high revolutionary morale of Baruah. He said that Hazarika was acting at the diktat of the intelligence wing of “colonial India.”
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May - 3 
SFs arrested a cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Wangkhem Deven alias Chingnamba (32), from the market in Bishnupur District on May 3, states Kanglaonline.
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SFs arrested a cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Wangkhem Deven alias Chingnamba (32), from the market in Bishnupur District on May 3, states Kanglaonline.
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May - 3 
Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a trader from Bajengdoba town in East Garo Hills District on May 3. A group of three armed militants came on foot to the grocery shop-cum-residence of a Mar
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Shillong Times reports that suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a trader from Bajengdoba town in East Garo Hills District on May 3. A group of three armed militants came on foot to the grocery shop-cum-residence of a Marwari trader, Kanella Sani (52) and took him away at gunpoint.
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May - 3 
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) stated, "Osama was a shaheed, he died defending Muslims, a symbol of resistance against US oppression". His endorsement puts him in the select list of Laden fans like t
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Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) stated, "Osama was a shaheed, he died defending Muslims, a symbol of resistance against US oppression". His endorsement puts him in the select list of Laden fans like the al Qaeda, the Taliban, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.
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May - 3 
Tanveer Ahmed, the militant who was living with the false identity of Zamaan Shah in the Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District revealed that he was not only in touch with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and HM ‘commanders’ within the State but in different oth
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Tanveer Ahmed, the militant who was living with the false identity of Zamaan Shah in the Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District revealed that he was not only in touch with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and HM ‘commanders’ within the State but in different other cities also including Mumbai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said Tanveer was likely to be used by the HM ‘commanders’ for transportation of arms and explosives to another State for carrying out blasts. Investigations have also revealed that Tanveer Ahmed alias Zamaan Shah had used at least 100 SIM cards to inter-act with different militant commanders within and outside the State as well as Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). As reported earlier, Tanveer Ahmed had confessed before the Police of his original identity.
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May - 3 
Telegraph reports that top Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre on May 3 escaped from the custody of the East Khasi Hills Police despite being handcuffed. Arbenus Marak, considered as a close confidante of GNLA ‘chairman’ Champion Sangma, was a
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Telegraph reports that top Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadre on May 3 escaped from the custody of the East Khasi Hills Police despite being handcuffed. Arbenus Marak, considered as a close confidante of GNLA ‘chairman’ Champion Sangma, was arrested by the Border Security Forces (BSF) on May 1 from Dangar, a village located along the Khasi Hills stretch of the India-Bangladesh border. The arrested militant escaped when the police was taking him for a medical examination.
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May - 3 
The state Government has ordered a probe into the "threatening SMSes and calls" that were sent to certain legislators from Garo Hills allegedly by persons claiming to be GNLA. Informing this, Meghalaya Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh on May 3 also said nex
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The state Government has ordered a probe into the "threatening SMSes and calls" that were sent to certain legislators from Garo Hills allegedly by persons claiming to be GNLA. Informing this, Meghalaya Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh on May 3 also said nexus between GNLA and politicians cannot be ruled out.
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May - 3 
Times of India reports that 11 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and nearly 40 injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set off landmines in an ambush in Lohardaga District on May 3. After a tip off about Maoists havin
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Times of India reports that 11 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and nearly 40 injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set off landmines in an ambush in Lohardaga District on May 3. After a tip off about Maoists having assembled there, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Jharkhand Jaguar, Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) and District Armed Police personnel went to Urumuru village, but returned after not finding anyone. While the SFs were returning from Urumuru the Maoists ambushed them at Dhardhariya hills under Senha Police Station in the District. "The Police had information that the Maoists were holding a meeting at Hurmu village on top of a hill, but when the Police party comprising CRPF and District Police reached the spot there was no sign of any Maoist movement," Inspector General of Police (IGP, Operation) R K Malik said. When the party was descending from the hill, they fell into an ambush laid by the Maoists, who had planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in and around an area of two kilometres, each at a distance of 1.5-2 feet, the IG said. The earlier information of the Maoist presence at Hurmu was a trap for the Police, added Mallick.
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May - 3 
Times of India reports that the Union Government has decided to recruit more than 2000 retired Army personnel to help the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers to gain expertise in crippling Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and hidden landmin
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Times of India reports that the Union Government has decided to recruit more than 2000 retired Army personnel to help the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers to gain expertise in crippling Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and hidden landmines while undertaking anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] operations. The retired Army personnel and officers, including those from the Sappers regiment who specialise in this job, will soon be deputed with each of the 62 battalions of the Security Force (SF) deployed for countering LWE in various States. Each of the 62 battalions of the CRPF, including two of the specialised Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), will have 35 of these officers each, a senior CRPF officer said. As many as 434 retired junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and 1,736 non-commissioned officers will be inducted into the force soon and will in turn train the company commanders of the strike units to detect and defuse these hidden mines, the officer added. According to Home Ministry figures, a total of 10,268 casualties have been reported between 2005 and May 2010 due to LWE violence. Out of these, 2,372 deaths were reported in 2009 as against 1,769 in 2008 and 1,737 in 2007. A total of 1,999 civilians and SFs lost their lives in 2006 and 1,952 others in 2005. As many as 439 persons were killed between January and May this year, the data said.
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May - 3 
Two persons were arrested and around 100 packets of detonators recovered from them near the Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM) at Matikhala in Chamakhandi Police Station area in Ganjam District on May 3, reports Times of India. The arrestees, identified as
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Two persons were arrested and around 100 packets of detonators recovered from them near the Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM) at Matikhala in Chamakhandi Police Station area in Ganjam District on May 3, reports Times of India. The arrestees, identified as Pradip Das and Saroj Patnaik of Santoshpur village, were reportedly smuggling the explosives in a motorcycle, when Police arrested them. Each packet contained around 100 detonators. Police said an inquiry was on to know the cause of transportation of the explosive material and to find out from where the detonators were procured.
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May - 3 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, on May 3, said that the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden would not mean the end of terror and India would have to be "very vigilant" until Pakistan dismantled terror infrastructure within its territory, repo
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, on May 3, said that the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden would not mean the end of terror and India would have to be "very vigilant" until Pakistan dismantled terror infrastructure within its territory, reports Times of India."The terrorist organizations that threaten us like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) continue to threaten India and plot against India. As long as Pakistan entertains these terror outfits and does not dismantle the terror infrastructure, we will have to be very vigilant," Chidambaram was quoted saying.
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May - 3 
A cadre of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Amir Khan Group, identified as Hyder alias Lamba, was killed and a passerby injured in firing by undefined armed assailants near Sindhi Hotel in the precincts of Liaquatabad Police Station in Karachi o
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A cadre of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Amir Khan Group, identified as Hyder alias Lamba, was killed and a passerby injured in firing by undefined armed assailants near Sindhi Hotel in the precincts of Liaquatabad Police Station in Karachi on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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May - 3 
Australia warned on May 3 of the very high threat of terrorist attacks against Western targets in Pakistan following the killing of Osama bin Laden on May1 in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, although security warning levels at home remain
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Australia warned on May 3 of the very high threat of terrorist attacks against Western targets in Pakistan following the killing of Osama bin Laden on May1 in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, although security warning levels at home remain unchanged, reported Daily Times. “There is a very high threat of terrorist attack against places in Pakistan that are frequented by Australians and other Westerners,” the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said, adding, “We continue to receive a stream of credible reports indicating terrorists are in the advanced stages of planning attacks, including in Pakistani cities.”
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May - 3 
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Islamabad has plenty of questions to answer over Osama bin Laden. “There will be lots of questions about what sort of support system Bin Laden had in Pakistan, and we need those questions answered,” adde
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British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Islamabad has plenty of questions to answer over Osama bin Laden. “There will be lots of questions about what sort of support system Bin Laden had in Pakistan, and we need those questions answered,” added Cameron.
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May - 3 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta said on May 3 that officials ruled out informing Islamabad about a planned raid against Osama bin Laden’s compound, as they feared their Pakistani counterparts might alert the al Qaeda chief, re
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta said on May 3 that officials ruled out informing Islamabad about a planned raid against Osama bin Laden’s compound, as they feared their Pakistani counterparts might alert the al Qaeda chief, reports Daily Times. “It was decided that any effort to work with the Pakistanis could jeopardise the mission: They might alert the targets”, said Panetta, adding, that the options presented to United States (US) President Barack Obama included bombing the compound with B-2 bombers or firing a “direct shot” with cruise missiles. Air strikes were in the end ruled out because of the risk of “too much collateral [damage]” said Panetta, referring to potential civilian casualties, approving in the end the helicopter assault. Further, Panetta alleged Pakistan, saying that it was either incompetent or involved when one look at the country's role in Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. Panetta told lawmakers "either they were involved or incompetent. Neither place is a good place to be."
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May - 3 
France’s Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he was not convinced Osama Bin Laden could go undetected in Pakistan until his death and would ask Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to explain. “I find it a little difficult to imagine that the p
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France’s Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said he was not convinced Osama Bin Laden could go undetected in Pakistan until his death and would ask Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to explain. “I find it a little difficult to imagine that the presence of someone like bin Laden in a relatively small town could go completely unnoticed,” Juppe said.
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May - 3 
Funeral procession by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JUD) and funeral prayers by Naveed Qamar were offered for al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at University Road. Later, JuD workers chanted slogans against the United States (US) and vocalised jihadist poems.
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Funeral procession by Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JUD) and funeral prayers by Naveed Qamar were offered for al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at University Road. Later, JuD workers chanted slogans against the United States (US) and vocalised jihadist poems.
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May - 3 
Indian Government sources said that a vast majority of Pakistan's military leadership is unhappy about the United States (US) operation that killed Osama bin Laden and fears that America will conduct similar raids in the future to target the country'
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Indian Government sources said that a vast majority of Pakistan's military leadership is unhappy about the United States (US) operation that killed Osama bin Laden and fears that America will conduct similar raids in the future to target the country's nuclear arsenal, reports Times of India. An assessment made by Indian agencies suggests that almost three-fourths of the Pakistani military brass is concerned about the way American helicopters crossed into Pakistani territory, carried out a surgical strike and left without informing either the Pakistani Government or security establishment.
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May - 3 
It was reported that the bullet-riddled Pakistani villa that hid Osama bin Laden from the world was put under police control. Bin Laden’s hideout had been kept under tight army control after the raid by US Special Forces on May 1 in Abbottabad Distri
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It was reported that the bullet-riddled Pakistani villa that hid Osama bin Laden from the world was put under police control. Bin Laden’s hideout had been kept under tight army control after the raid by US Special Forces on May 1 in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “The army handed over the site to Police and we have deployed about 100 extra Policemen around the compound and in the surrounding streets,” said Police official Qamar Hayat.
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May - 3 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) issued sketches of three more suspects of the Birch Club blast that occurred in Ghas Mandi in Karachi on April 21.
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) issued sketches of three more suspects of the Birch Club blast that occurred in Ghas Mandi in Karachi on April 21.
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May - 3 
Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi belonging to Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, on May 3 demanded the Government to launch a military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Kurram Agency for killing hund
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Member of National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi belonging to Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, on May 3 demanded the Government to launch a military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Kurram Agency for killing hundreds of innocent people and to restore the Thal-Parachinar road, which links the region to the rest of the country, reports Express Tribune. Criticizing the Government for its non-serious attitude in resolving the issue, he said, “I boycotted the National Assembly’s session last week and I will continue to protest till our demands are fulfilled”.
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May - 3 
Militants blew up a Government high school for boys in Azakhel Payan of Peshawar. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents.
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Militants blew up a Government high school for boys in Azakhel Payan of Peshawar. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents.
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May - 3 
Osama Bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan, where al Qaeda leader was killed by United States (US) forces, President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism chief John Brennan said on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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Osama Bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan, where al Qaeda leader was killed by United States (US) forces, President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism chief John Brennan said on May 3, reports Daily Times. “Well I think the latest information is that he was in this compound for the past five or six years and he had virtually no interaction with others outside that compound. But yet he seemed to be very active inside the compound,” Brennan said, adding, “And we know that he had released videos and audios. We know that he was in contact with some senior Qaeda officials”.
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May - 3 
Pakistani soldiers arrested a peasant, Shamrez Khan, in Abbottabad District near the compound where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) raid on May 3, reported Daily Times. “My father was taken into custody outside his
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Pakistani soldiers arrested a peasant, Shamrez Khan, in Abbottabad District near the compound where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) raid on May 3, reported Daily Times. “My father was taken into custody outside his house when he was looking at the house where the operation was conducted,” Khan’s son Mohammad Qasim said.
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May - 3 
President Asif Ali Zardari on May 3 said that the accusations on Pakistan extending safe havens to extremists were “baseless” and insisted the country’s long-term help was crucial to the United States (US) triumph in gunning down Osama bin Laden, rep
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President Asif Ali Zardari on May 3 said that the accusations on Pakistan extending safe havens to extremists were “baseless” and insisted the country’s long-term help was crucial to the United States (US) triumph in gunning down Osama bin Laden, reports Express Tribune. “Some in the US press have suggested that Pakistan lacked vitality in its pursuit of terrorism, or worse yet that we were disingenuous and actually protected the terrorists we claimed to be pursuing,” said Zardari, adding, “Such baseless speculation may make exciting cable news, but it doesn’t reflect fact.” Zardari’s defence came after Washington warned it would probe how the al Qaeda kingpin managed to live in ‘undetected luxury’ in Pakistan. “Pakistan has never been and never will be the hotbed of fanaticism that is often described by the media,” added Zardari
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May - 3 
Seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed and two others injured in an aerial firing by the Security Forces (SFs) in the remote Bazaar Zakha Khel area near Khar Ghot in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (F
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Seven Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed and two others injured in an aerial firing by the Security Forces (SFs) in the remote Bazaar Zakha Khel area near Khar Ghot in Landikotal town of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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May - 3 
Three border Policemen, who were abducted by Afghan Taliban during an attack on a Paitasun checkpost in border village Arsoon in Chitral District on the night of May 3, were set free by their abductors. A soldier, Abdul Ghafoor, had lost his lies in
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Three border Policemen, who were abducted by Afghan Taliban during an attack on a Paitasun checkpost in border village Arsoon in Chitral District on the night of May 3, were set free by their abductors. A soldier, Abdul Ghafoor, had lost his lies in the night of May 3 when Afghan Taliban attacked Paitasun checkpost. Three other personnel of border police identified as Mohammad Hassan, Ghaziuddin and Muhibur Rahman were abducted along with their arms and taken to Nuristan province of Afghanistan. District Coordination Officer Rahmatullah Wazir said that he had sent a jirga (tribal council) to Nuristan province of Afghanistan to seek safe release of the abducted Policemen.
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May - 3 
Two blasts hit two NATO oil tankers in separate incidents in Khyber Agency. An oil tanker, carrying fuel for the United States (US) led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, was blown up near Ali Masjid in a bomb blast. In the second incident, a bomb
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Two blasts hit two NATO oil tankers in separate incidents in Khyber Agency. An oil tanker, carrying fuel for the United States (US) led NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, was blown up near Ali Masjid in a bomb blast. In the second incident, a bomb blast hit a NATO oil tanker at Torkham town.
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May - 3 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government high school in the Pabbi area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The intensity of the blast was so strong that three classrooms have been completely turned int
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government high school in the Pabbi area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The intensity of the blast was so strong that three classrooms have been completely turned into debris.
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May - 3 
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the relationship of the US with Pakistan was complicated but important one, adding, that several critical intelligence provided by Pakistan to the US over a period of time helped them reach Osama bin L
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the relationship of the US with Pakistan was complicated but important one, adding, that several critical intelligence provided by Pakistan to the US over a period of time helped them reach Osama bin Laden, reported The News. Carney said that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was not armed when US Special Forces stormed his compound but he did resist before he was shot. Bin Laden's wife "rushed the US assaulter" and was shot in the leg but not killed, contrary to what a White House official said on May 2.
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May - 3 
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Information and Communications, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, said that the Government would make public a draft of new constitution before May 28, reports Kantipuronline. Mahara said the Government would issue a draf
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Information and Communications, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, said that the Government would make public a draft of new constitution before May 28, reports Kantipuronline. Mahara said the Government would issue a draft constitution by May 28, as it would be impossible to promulgate a full statute without consensus among the political parties.
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May - 3 
Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal Chairperson Kamal Thapa argued that another extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) will serve no purpose; instead it will lead the country to a greater crisis, according to Himalayan Times. Thapa claimed that the
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Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal Chairperson Kamal Thapa argued that another extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) will serve no purpose; instead it will lead the country to a greater crisis, according to Himalayan Times. Thapa claimed that the country’s situation will remain the same no matter how many times the CA term is extended and the best way out is to go for elections after dissolving the CA. Furthermore, he blamed the CA elections without first managing Maoist combatants and their weapons for the present situation.
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May - 3 
acting chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) Abdul Hannan Sabbir was remanded for five days to gather information from him to find out whereabouts of others who were involved with bomb blasts on a rally of Communist Party of Banglade
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acting chief of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) Abdul Hannan Sabbir was remanded for five days to gather information from him to find out whereabouts of others who were involved with bomb blasts on a rally of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) at Paltan (Dhaka city) in 2001.
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May - 3 
The prime accused in a case filed for killing three Policemen in July 20, 2010, identified as ‘regional leader’ of Purbo Banglar Communist Party PBCP-Sarbahara faction, Rafique alias Chalak Rafique (32), was shot dead in Bera Sub-District in Pabna Di
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The prime accused in a case filed for killing three Policemen in July 20, 2010, identified as ‘regional leader’ of Purbo Banglar Communist Party PBCP-Sarbahara faction, Rafique alias Chalak Rafique (32), was shot dead in Bera Sub-District in Pabna District on May 3, reports Daily Star. The Police suspected that Rafique, might have been killed by rivals in internal party conflict.
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May - 3 
Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Maligai, Madhu, Periyamadu, Monarawewa, Wahalkada and Kilinochchi areas in the North recovered two 60-mm mortar bombs, one 81-mm mortar bomb and eight Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on May
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Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Maligai, Madhu, Periyamadu, Monarawewa, Wahalkada and Kilinochchi areas in the North recovered two 60-mm mortar bombs, one 81-mm mortar bomb and eight Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on May 3.
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May - 3 
De-mining groups recovered 114 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and six electric mines from Thammennakulam, Navatkulam, Mahilankulam and Marathamadu areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 114 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and six electric mines from Thammennakulam, Navatkulam, Mahilankulam and Marathamadu areas.
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May - 3 
Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on May 3 said that in response to the report of the Panel of Experts on Sri Lanka appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the Government would explain to the UN Secretary-Gene
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Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on May 3 said that in response to the report of the Panel of Experts on Sri Lanka appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the Government would explain to the UN Secretary-General about the post war reconciliation and development work in North and East, reports Colombo Page. Commenting on the UN report, Peiris said, "What this report does is open old wounds that are healing after the war. It will only cause mistrust and hatred among the communities".
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May - 3 
Troops in the East recovered four APMs from Muttur and Punani areas in Batticaloa District
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Troops in the East recovered four APMs from Muttur and Punani areas in Batticaloa District
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May - 4 
Hindustan Times reports that Army chief General V. K. Singh on May 4 said the Indian Armed Forces were capable of carrying out surgical operations against terrorists similar to the one conducted by the US in Pakistan to kill al Qaeda chief Osama bin
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Hindustan Times reports that Army chief General V. K. Singh on May 4 said the Indian Armed Forces were capable of carrying out surgical operations against terrorists similar to the one conducted by the US in Pakistan to kill al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. “All the three wings (army, navy and air force) are capable of carrying out such operations, when needed. But we need permission from the top for this,” he said.
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May - 4 
India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai terror attacks, has emerged as the world's second most wanted man, next only to a Mexican drug lord, after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reports Times of In
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India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai terror attacks, has emerged as the world's second most wanted man, next only to a Mexican drug lord, after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India, quoting a report published in The Guardian on May 4. According to reports, like bin Laden, Ibrahim "may well be based in Pakistan." "The most wanted man in India heads up a 5,000-strong organised crime network called the D-Company that is involved in everything from drugs trafficking to contract killing in Pakistan, India and the UAE," the report said. According to Washington reports, Dawood uses the same smuggling routes as al Qaeda, and has worked with both the mother organisation and its off-shoot Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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May - 4 
Nagaland Post reports on May 4 that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has warned its members of action if they contradict the policy of the ‘government’ stating that none of its officials whether civil, military or at regio
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Nagaland Post reports on May 4 that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has warned its members of action if they contradict the policy of the ‘government’ stating that none of its officials whether civil, military or at regional level is authorized to participate in the forthcoming by-election to 26 Aonglenden constituency under Ao region (Mokokchung District). The NSCN-K also mentioned reports about terminated and discharged cadres being used by certain groups to whip up anti-NSCN-K sentiments in Ao Region. The NSCN-K said it has no concern over who is elected to the vacant Constituency.
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May - 4 
PTI reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Harbhinder Singh alias Jalal, was arrested by the Mohali Police at Kharar-Ludhiana National Highway 95 in Kharar City in Mohali District on May 4. Deputy Supe
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PTI reports that a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Harbhinder Singh alias Jalal, was arrested by the Mohali Police at Kharar-Ludhiana National Highway 95 in Kharar City in Mohali District on May 4. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sukhdev Singh Virk said, Jalal, a native of Jalal village in Bathinda District was arrested along with a .32 revolver, Maoist literature, a fake voter identity card as well as forms for recruiting new people. "On search, the suspect was found possessing documents of a Maoist organisation besides arm and ammunition, following which he was taken into custody," Virk said.
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May - 4 
Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a hand grenade suspected to be lobbed by unidentified militants at the residential complex of Zila Parishad (District level local self-Government institution) Member Tongbram Ongbi Manitombi
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Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) recovered a hand grenade suspected to be lobbed by unidentified militants at the residential complex of Zila Parishad (District level local self-Government institution) Member Tongbram Ongbi Manitombi Devi (50) at Mayang Langjing Akham Leikai in Imphal West District on May 4. The grenade was found without lever. On April 6 too, Manitombi Devi was attacked by unidentified militants by exploding a hand grenade at her courtyard.
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May - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 4 neutralised a militant hideout in Arang area of Ramban District, reports IBN Live. The recoveries from the hideout yielded 16 rounds of A-K ammunition.
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 4 neutralised a militant hideout in Arang area of Ramban District, reports IBN Live. The recoveries from the hideout yielded 16 rounds of A-K ammunition.
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May - 4 
Sentinel reports that around 270 Bru refugees, belonging to 44 families, returned to Mizoram as the third phase of repatriation continued. The repatriated refugees were resettled on May 3 at Mualmam, Kolalian, Kanhmun and Sihthiang villages. With thi
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Sentinel reports that around 270 Bru refugees, belonging to 44 families, returned to Mizoram as the third phase of repatriation continued. The repatriated refugees were resettled on May 3 at Mualmam, Kolalian, Kanhmun and Sihthiang villages. With this more than 600 Bru families have returned to Mizoram during the third phase even as many refugees were reluctant to return due to several reasons. Elvis Chorkhy, general secretary of Bru Coordination Committee also did not rule out the influence of anti-repatriation leaders which might cause reluctance to return to Mizoram and that rumours were spread that those who return would not receive assistance to be distributed to the victims of March 19 fire which gutted around 3,000 houses in Naisingpara camp (Tripura).
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May - 4 
Telegraph reports that the Odisha Government has decided to raise another 50 Special Operations Group (SOG) to combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace in the State. State Home Secretary U. N. Behera said, “The State has already
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Telegraph reports that the Odisha Government has decided to raise another 50 Special Operations Group (SOG) to combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace in the State. State Home Secretary U. N. Behera said, “The State has already formed 50 SOG units comprising 1,800 jawans [troopers]. Another 1,800 jawans will be recruited under the SOG units.” “We have plans to recruit another 5,000 constables to fill up the vacancies. The Government has already given the financial approval,” Behera added. Apart from raising the SOG units, the Government is also planning to set up four counter-insurgency anti-terrorists (CIT) schools in the State. Behera said the proposed CIT schools would impart training to the troopers of Odisha Police. The schools would come up at Chandaka, Rourkela and Koraput. Similarly, Police training schools would also come up at Bairi and Sambalpur. The Odisha Government has also decided to urge the Centre to initiate steps in providing an 18-seater chopper to the State. “We have started negotiating with the Pawan Hansh. During our proposed meeting with the cabinet secretary, we have decided to raise this issue,” said a senior officer. Five battalions of the Border Security Force (BSF), seven battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 50 units of the SOG, four battalions of the India Reserve Battalions (IRB) and personnel of one Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) battalion have been put into service across the Maoists-infested Districts in the State. While the BSF has been deployed in Malkangiri and Koraput, CRPF troopers have been posted in Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundergarh, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh and Keonjhar.
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May - 4 
US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer said on May 4 that Pakistan must do more in terms of progress and results in the trial of Mumbai terror attack (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) case, reports Times of India. "Pakistan must do more in term
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US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer said on May 4 that Pakistan must do more in terms of progress and results in the trial of Mumbai terror attack (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) case, reports Times of India. "Pakistan must do more in terms of its overall approach to (terrorist) groups not only like al-Qaida but also Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as a terrorist group with more regional and international reach. They (terrorists) killed scores of Indians (in the 26/11 attack), they killed six Americans. It (Pakistan) must do more, making sure that people like (LeT operative Zaki-ur-Rehman) Lakhvi stay in prison," Roemer was quoted saying.
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May - 4 
A 10-year-old girl Nazia was killed when a mortar shell fired by SFs fell on the house of Qismat Khan in Zangal Kallay of Malakdin Khel area.
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A 10-year-old girl Nazia was killed when a mortar shell fired by SFs fell on the house of Qismat Khan in Zangal Kallay of Malakdin Khel area.
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May - 4 
A bullet-riddled body of an unidentified Balochi man was found from Lyari River in Old Golimar in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station.
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A bullet-riddled body of an unidentified Balochi man was found from Lyari River in Old Golimar in the limits of Pak Colony Police Station.
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May - 4 
A soldier was killed and four others were injured when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ambushed Security Forces (SFs) convoy in Serwakai area of South Waziristan Agency, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs were returning to their base camp after co
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A soldier was killed and four others were injured when Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ambushed Security Forces (SFs) convoy in Serwakai area of South Waziristan Agency, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs were returning to their base camp after conducting a raid and search operation in the area when they came under attack. The SFs retaliated but the militants managed to escape.
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May - 4 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Arif, was killed near Noor Decoration House within the limits of Surjani Police Station in Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times.
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Arif, was killed near Noor Decoration House within the limits of Surjani Police Station in Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times.
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May - 4 
An unnamed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official told reporters that the compound had been raided in 2003 during a search for the al Qaeda operative, reports Times of India. Since then, the compound had not been on the ISI's radar, the official
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An unnamed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official told reporters that the compound had been raided in 2003 during a search for the al Qaeda operative, reports Times of India. Since then, the compound had not been on the ISI's radar, the official said. It was revealed that the land for the compound was acquired in three separate deals by one Arshad Khan from Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khan has now been identified as one of the two couriers killed along with bin Laden in the United States raid.
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May - 4 
Charging that elements in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have "dual loyalty", United States (US) lawmaker Peter King on May 4 alleged that the Pakistan intelligence outfits spend more time in chasing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents in
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Charging that elements in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have "dual loyalty", United States (US) lawmaker Peter King on May 4 alleged that the Pakistan intelligence outfits spend more time in chasing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents inside Pakistan rather the terrorists operating inside the country, reported Indian Express. "There's no doubt that there have been elements in the ISI which have not been supportive of our position, which have at least a dual loyalty," said Congressman, Peter King, adding, “The fact that the ISI maintained its headquarters so close to bin Laden's hiding place in a neighbourhood populated by prominent retired military and intelligence officials, and to learn that for six years bin Laden was living in that compound raises questions.” It raises possibility that there was a direct facilitation by elements of the Pakistan Government or the Pakistan intelligence is "entirely inept", King added.
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May - 4 
Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on May 4 said that Pakistan is fighting the war against terrorism and Osama Bin Laden’s death is part of the war, reports Dawn. Malik said that the Foreign Office of Pakistan has presented a detailed statemen
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Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik on May 4 said that Pakistan is fighting the war against terrorism and Osama Bin Laden’s death is part of the war, reports Dawn. Malik said that the Foreign Office of Pakistan has presented a detailed statement about the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
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May - 4 
Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said that Pakistan alerted the US to its suspicions about a compound where Osama Bin Laden was found hiding as far back as 2009. Bashir also hit out at “disquieting” comments by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Direct
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Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said that Pakistan alerted the US to its suspicions about a compound where Osama Bin Laden was found hiding as far back as 2009. Bashir also hit out at “disquieting” comments by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta that US officials had ruled out informing Islamabad in advance about US raid on the Pakistani compound, which led to the al Qaeda chief’s death. Asked in a BBC radio interview about the compound in Abbottabad where the al Qaeda chief was discovered, Bashir said: “This particular location was pointed out by our intelligence quite some time ago to the US intelligence. Of course they have a much more sophisticated equipment to evaluate and to assess. We had indicated this compound as far back as 2009 as a possible place”, Bashir said, although he added it was not known at the time Bin Laden was hiding there and there were “millions” of other suspect locations.
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May - 4 
Groups of Pakistani lawyers held protests over the killing of Laden, denouncing America and saying prayers for their ‘hero’, reported Daily Times. Around 70 lawyers staged a rally in Abbottabad District, condemning the US operation in their city. The
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Groups of Pakistani lawyers held protests over the killing of Laden, denouncing America and saying prayers for their ‘hero’, reported Daily Times. Around 70 lawyers staged a rally in Abbottabad District, condemning the US operation in their city. They shouted “Go America go, Osama Bin Laden is our hero” and chanted slogans against the US-allied and Pakistani Government.
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May - 4 
In Peshawar, where Bin Laden once lived during the fight to evict Soviet troops Afghanistan, about 200 lawyers offered special prayers for the al Qaeda ‘hero’ at the courts.
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In Peshawar, where Bin Laden once lived during the fight to evict Soviet troops Afghanistan, about 200 lawyers offered special prayers for the al Qaeda ‘hero’ at the courts.
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May - 4 
Lawmaker Mufti Kifayetullah of Jama’at Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) during the proceedings of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on May 4 termed Osama bin Laden as a ‘hero’ of Muslims and a great jihadi leader, who sacrificed his life for the glory of Islam p
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Lawmaker Mufti Kifayetullah of Jama’at Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) during the proceedings of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on May 4 termed Osama bin Laden as a ‘hero’ of Muslims and a great jihadi leader, who sacrificed his life for the glory of Islam prompting a cabinet member of Awami National Party (ANP) Bashir Ahmad Bilour to call him a symbol of terror, reports Dawn. “It is a matter of shame for army and Government that foreign forces invaded the country and killed our hero,” he remarked, adding, “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government was equally responsible for this action. This is a fact that Americans killed bin Laden but they could not eliminate his ideology”.
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May - 4 
NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Pakistan on May 4 to make progress in the battle against terrorism and said the US commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden was justified, reports Dawn. “We have encouraged the Pakistani auth
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NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Pakistan on May 4 to make progress in the battle against terrorism and said the US commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden was justified, reports Dawn. “We have encouraged the Pakistani authorities to reinforce the fight against terrorists and extremists, in particular in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region,” Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. “We have seen progress, I think there is potential for more progress,” he added. “We must actively cooperate with the Pakistani Government and military in order to strengthen efforts against terrorists in the border region,” Mr Rasmussen added further.
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May - 4 
Pakistan authorities on May 4 arrested Gul Madah, the contractor who built the three-storey mansion in 2005 in Abbottabad District where Osama bin Laden was residing, reports Times of India. Gul hailed from Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa an
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Pakistan authorities on May 4 arrested Gul Madah, the contractor who built the three-storey mansion in 2005 in Abbottabad District where Osama bin Laden was residing, reports Times of India. Gul hailed from Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and had been living near Abbottabad for some years.
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May - 4 
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani said on May 4 that he and his embassy were receiving threatening phone calls and emails ever since Osama bin Laden was killed, reports Times of India. Haqqani said such threats show how
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Pakistan's ambassador to the United States (US) Husain Haqqani said on May 4 that he and his embassy were receiving threatening phone calls and emails ever since Osama bin Laden was killed, reports Times of India. Haqqani said such threats show how his country's contribution to fighting terrorism was being ignored while only failures are being highlighted. "I'm getting threatening phone calls. My embassy is getting threatening phone calls. They're people sending e-mails saying, instead of recognising what Pakistan has contributed, the failure is being pointed out," said Haqqani, adding, “The Pakistan Government will get to the bottom of it but an important concern right now was to reassure people in the US that Pakistan as a nation did not look upon Osama bin Laden favourably.”
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May - 4 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 4 defended country’s ‘failure’ to spot that Osama bin Laden had been hiding out in a luxury compound near Islamabad, saying that fighting terrorism was the whole world’s responsibility, reports Daily Times. “T
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 4 defended country’s ‘failure’ to spot that Osama bin Laden had been hiding out in a luxury compound near Islamabad, saying that fighting terrorism was the whole world’s responsibility, reports Daily Times. “There is an intelligence failure of the whole world, not just Pakistan alone Gilani told reporters in Paris where he met French President Nicholas Sarkozy. “Certainly we have intelligence sharing with the rest of the world, including the United States, so if somebody points out that there are ... lapses from the Pakistan side, that means there are lapses from the whole world,” he said. “We want to fight terrorism in our own interest,” he added, asserting, “There is no threat to Pakistan. West is supporting Pakistan as it is a responsible nation.”
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May - 4 
Samiullah, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was shot and critically wounded by unidentified assailants in Quetta on May 4, reported Daily Times. However, no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack
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Samiullah, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was shot and critically wounded by unidentified assailants in Quetta on May 4, reported Daily Times. However, no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack
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May - 4 
Ten militants were killed and as many others injured in a clash between the Hafiz Daulat and Nabi groups in Kurrat area in Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 4, reports The News. Both groups used light and heavy weapon
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Ten militants were killed and as many others injured in a clash between the Hafiz Daulat and Nabi groups in Kurrat area in Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 4, reports The News. Both groups used light and heavy weaponry and fired mortar shells at each other’s positions.
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May - 4 
The doctor Qazi Mahmoodul Haq, who sold the piece of the land where Osama Bin Laden’s final hideout was built, said that the buyer, a Pakistani who apparently sheltered the al Qaeda chief, was a “modest, humble” man who did not seem to be a terrorist
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The doctor Qazi Mahmoodul Haq, who sold the piece of the land where Osama Bin Laden’s final hideout was built, said that the buyer, a Pakistani who apparently sheltered the al Qaeda chief, was a “modest, humble” man who did not seem to be a terrorist, reports Daily Times. The doctor said he sold a plot of land to Arshad in 2005. Property records obtained by reporters show Muhammad Arshad bought adjoining plots in four stages between 2004 and 2005 for USD 48,000. The two appear to be the same person, and the names may be faked.
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May - 4 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) owned the mansion in the town of Abbottabad in Kahyber Pakhtunkhwa where Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces, a Canadian newspaper, Globe and Mail, has reported, according to Times of India. The report claimed that Pak
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) owned the mansion in the town of Abbottabad in Kahyber Pakhtunkhwa where Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces, a Canadian newspaper, Globe and Mail, has reported, according to Times of India. The report claimed that Pakistan is hushing up the issue of the ownership of the compound. The Globe and Mail quoted a Pakistani Police officer familiar with bin Laden's compound to say the house was used by HM. "The place belonged to Hizbul Mujahideen," the Police officer said, adding, "But the authorities have asked us not to share any information about the exact ownership."
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May - 4 
The United States (US) troops were prepared to capture Osama bin Laden alive, but his resistance and use of a woman as shield, forced them to kill the al Qaeda leader, said John Brennan, the National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland
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The United States (US) troops were prepared to capture Osama bin Laden alive, but his resistance and use of a woman as shield, forced them to kill the al Qaeda leader, said John Brennan, the National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland on May 4, reports Times of India. Brennan said, "If we had the opportunity to take bin Laden alive, if he didn't present any threat, the individuals involved were able and prepared to do that. We had discussed that extensively in a number of meetings in the White House and with our President".
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May - 4 
The White House said on May 4 that United States (US) President Barack Obama reserves the right to act again against top terror suspects inside Pakistan, following the raid which killed Osama bin Laden, reported The News. Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney
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The White House said on May 4 that United States (US) President Barack Obama reserves the right to act again against top terror suspects inside Pakistan, following the raid which killed Osama bin Laden, reported The News. Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney said, “President Obama made very clear during the campaign that that was his view, and by the actions he has taken as President, feels that it was the right approach and continues to feel that way”. During the 2008 presidential campaign, then senator Obama said that he would order action against Osama bin Laden or other senior al Qaeda leaders inside Pakistan if the country’s leadership “is unable or unwilling to act.”
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May - 4 
Three rockets were fired at Wana scouts camp in intervening night of May 3-4. No loss of life or property was reported. Sources said that soon after the rocket attack security SFs pounded suspected locations in Doag, Korezai, Peer Bagh and Musa Qilla
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Three rockets were fired at Wana scouts camp in intervening night of May 3-4. No loss of life or property was reported. Sources said that soon after the rocket attack security SFs pounded suspected locations in Doag, Korezai, Peer Bagh and Musa Qilla areas with light and heavy weapons. Musa Qilla, which is considered a stronghold of TTP, was also hit during the firing, which continued for at least one hour. Sources added that a centre of TTP in Musa Qilla was slightly damaged in the firing. However, no loss of life was reported from the area.
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May - 4 
Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a truck in the Mohsinzai area of Kurram Agency, injuring the driver, identified as Noori. A number of militants have shifted to Kurram Agency due to the military operation in Orakzai Agency and are alleged
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Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a truck in the Mohsinzai area of Kurram Agency, injuring the driver, identified as Noori. A number of militants have shifted to Kurram Agency due to the military operation in Orakzai Agency and are allegedly engaged in hostilities against the local population and SFs.
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May - 4 
Unidentified assailants killed a local person hours after abducting him from Bara Bazaar of Bara tehsil. Sources said that assailants abducted three persons, including two hailing from Punjab. Identity of the killed one could not be established immed
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Unidentified assailants killed a local person hours after abducting him from Bara Bazaar of Bara tehsil. Sources said that assailants abducted three persons, including two hailing from Punjab. Identity of the killed one could not be established immediately.
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May - 4 
Washington on May 4 worked to establish whether Pakistan had sheltered the al Qaeda leader, which Islamabad vehemently denies, reports Daily Times. South Florida Congressman Allen West said Government of Pakistan may have aided and abetted Osama bin
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Washington on May 4 worked to establish whether Pakistan had sheltered the al Qaeda leader, which Islamabad vehemently denies, reports Daily Times. South Florida Congressman Allen West said Government of Pakistan may have aided and abetted Osama bin Laden’s lengthy hideout from US forces. Unless the United States gets a clear explanation of what Pakistani officials knew about bin Laden’s whereabouts, “all aid from American taxpayers to this nation needs to cease,” West wrote in a letter to congressional leaders. “It is not unreasonable for the American people to question if Osama bin Laden was located on Government-controlled land, next to a military academy and so close the nation’s capital. What real assistance was the Pakistan Government providing for the last 10 years to locate the al Qaida leader and bring him to justice?” He suggested the possibility that Pakistan helped Osama bin Laden elude capture to keep USD 20 billion of aid flowing since the 9/11 attacks. “We need to understand whether the government of Pakistan was harbouring Osama bin Laden all these years,” Allen West wrote.
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May - 4 
Kantipuronline reports that Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala and other senior party leaders accused the UCPN-M of not being responsible about concluding the constitution and peace process on time. Koirala said the Maoists are not in favo
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Kantipuronline reports that Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala and other senior party leaders accused the UCPN-M of not being responsible about concluding the constitution and peace process on time. Koirala said the Maoists are not in favour of drafting the constitution on time and taking the peace process to a logical end. The NC chief claimed that the Maoists carry out their political activities by terrorising people with their arms and army. He warned that people would punish the Maoists as they did the Rana rulers if the former continued the politics of violence and intimidation. Another NC senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba said promulgation of the new constitution is impossible without the integration and rehabilitation of cantoned Maoist fighters.
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May - 4 
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), Communist Party of Nepal- United (CPN-United), Communist Party of Nepal- Marxist Leninist Socialist (CPN-ML Socialist) also joined govt. He inducted eight ministers and four state ministers from the UCPN-M, three mini
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Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), Communist Party of Nepal- United (CPN-United), Communist Party of Nepal- Marxist Leninist Socialist (CPN-ML Socialist) also joined govt. He inducted eight ministers and four state ministers from the UCPN-M, three ministers and a state minister from the MJF and one minister from each CPN-United and CPN-ML Socialist.
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May - 4 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has got the Home Ministry in the latest expansion of cabinet on May 4, reports Nepal News. Deputy Prime Minister and Maoist leader in the Government, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who held the communicat
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has got the Home Ministry in the latest expansion of cabinet on May 4, reports Nepal News. Deputy Prime Minister and Maoist leader in the Government, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who held the communication portfolio, was appointed Home Minister
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May - 4 
UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda’s move to recommend Krishna Bahadur Mahara as a Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs has irked the hardliner faction led by Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya and his close aides. Peace and Reco
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UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda’s move to recommend Krishna Bahadur Mahara as a Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs has irked the hardliner faction led by Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya and his close aides. Peace and Reconstruction Minister Pun resigned his post on May 4 just after Mahara got the Home Ministry. The Baidya faction had threatened to recall their ministers from the Government if the Home Ministry is not entrusted to them, while Pun was threatening to resign from the Government.
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May - 4 
De-mining groups recovered 79 APMs and nine electric mines from Thammennakulam, Navatkulam, Mahilankulam and Marathamadu.
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De-mining groups recovered 79 APMs and nine electric mines from Thammennakulam, Navatkulam, Mahilankulam and Marathamadu.
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May - 4 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Wahalkada and Kilinochchi areas in the North recovered two Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and one 81-mm mortar bomb on May 4.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Wahalkada and Kilinochchi areas in the North recovered two Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) and one 81-mm mortar bomb on May 4.
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May - 4 
Troops in the East recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, four APMs , one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 60 -mm mortar bomb and one 82-mm mortar bomb from Pankulam, Muttur and Mukaral areas in Trincomalee District.
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Troops in the East recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, four APMs , one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 60 -mm mortar bomb and one 82-mm mortar bomb from Pankulam, Muttur and Mukaral areas in Trincomalee District.
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May - 5 
Five platoons of Armed Forces were deployed following a dawn to dusk bandh (general shut down) at Daringbadi and its adjoining areas in Kandhamal District. The bandh call was given by a group of organisations such as Banabasi Surakshya Parishad (BSP)
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Five platoons of Armed Forces were deployed following a dawn to dusk bandh (general shut down) at Daringbadi and its adjoining areas in Kandhamal District. The bandh call was given by a group of organisations such as Banabasi Surakshya Parishad (BSP), Adivasi Adhikar Andolan (AAA), Police Daman Birodhi Mancha (PDBM), and Odisha Adivasi Mancha (OAM). They were protesting against the lathi-charge on a group of protestors, including women, near Daringbadi block office on May 4, demanding the release of a group a villagers from Kerubadi and Bhramarbadi villages, who had been taken in for interrogation after an ambush by Maoists near Kerubadi village on May 2, in which two Security Forces (SFs) were killed and one SF was injured.
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May - 5 
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Northern Command, Lieutenant General K T Parnaik, said that Army and intelligence agencies are having all the required details of the terrorist camps operating in the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (Po
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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Northern Command, Lieutenant General K T Parnaik, said that Army and intelligence agencies are having all the required details of the terrorist camps operating in the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Asked about any impact of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s killing on Jammu and Kashmir, Parnaik said, "We don’t see any immediate repercussion in the State particularly in Valley but these are the issues that only time decides how the things will get unfolded", adding "let us wait and see". About the blast in Udhampur (May 2, 2011) where a senior Army officer escaped unhurt, the Northern Army Commander said that Army was worried about this new strategy of the terrorists as such an incident has never happened in South of Pir Panchal during the past several years.
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May - 5 
IANS reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forest area situated under Gomia Police Station Bokaro District on May 5. Acting on a tip off, the three Maoist cadres, including Vakil Mahto, sub-zonal
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IANS reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forest area situated under Gomia Police Station Bokaro District on May 5. Acting on a tip off, the three Maoist cadres, including Vakil Mahto, sub-zonal ‘commander’ of the Maoists were arrested from the forest area situated around 130 kilometres from Ranchi. The identity of the other two is yet to be ascertained, the Police said. 50 kilograms of ammonium nitrate used in the making of explosives and incriminating documents were recovered from their possession, the Police added.
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May - 5 
IANS reports that two persons suspected of supplying explosives to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested in Maholi area, in Sonebhadra District on May 5. "The two were caught moving suspiciously near a Police outp
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IANS reports that two persons suspected of supplying explosives to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested in Maholi area, in Sonebhadra District on May 5. "The two were caught moving suspiciously near a Police outpost. We definitely cannot rule out the possibility of their links with Maoists," Police Inspector Yogesh Yadav said. One of the two arrestees hailed from Bihar while the other is a native of Jharkhand and their identity is yet to be ascertained. The Police recovered over 300 electronic detonators, 50 gelatin rods and several fuse wires from their possession.
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May - 5 
IBNLive reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Arjun Yadav, was arrested at Islampur in Nalanda District on May 5. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a hideout at from Kudumpur village and arrested Yadav,
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IBNLive reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Arjun Yadav, was arrested at Islampur in Nalanda District on May 5. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a hideout at from Kudumpur village and arrested Yadav, Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Rana said. Yadav was wanted by the Police for his involvement in over a dozen cases of Maoist activities in the District, he added.
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May - 5 
Kanglaonline reports that some suspected unidentified militants attacked the house of Dean of Central Agricultural University (CAU) Naorem Iboton of Iroisemba in Imphal West District by hurling a hand grenade on May 5. However, there was no report of
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Kanglaonline reports that some suspected unidentified militants attacked the house of Dean of Central Agricultural University (CAU) Naorem Iboton of Iroisemba in Imphal West District by hurling a hand grenade on May 5. However, there was no report of any damage or casualty as the grenade failed to explode.
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May - 5 
Maoists blew up a panchayat office with landmines in the District on May 5. A group of 50 Maoist cadres stormed into Niliguda under Padia block (administrative division), about 35 kilometres from the District, and triggered Improvised Explosive Devic
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Maoists blew up a panchayat office with landmines in the District on May 5. A group of 50 Maoist cadres stormed into Niliguda under Padia block (administrative division), about 35 kilometres from the District, and triggered Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) explosions to blow up the gram panchayat building, Padia Block Development Officer (BDO) Subhash Singh said. The ceiling of the two-storied building caved in and the structure suffered extensive damage in the blast, he said, adding that the same building had come under attack by Maoists during construction last year.
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May - 5 
Nagaland Post reports that Centre extended the suspension of operation (SoO) agreement with the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for a period of six months with effect from May 5. In a statement, UPDS joint secretary political affairs Woj
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Nagaland Post reports that Centre extended the suspension of operation (SoO) agreement with the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for a period of six months with effect from May 5. In a statement, UPDS joint secretary political affairs Wojaru Mukrang said that through a mutual agreement with the Government of India and Government of Assam SoO agreement was extended.
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May - 5 
Pakistan Army on May 5 resorted to heavy arms firing at several forward Indian posts of Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch District in an attempt to push militants into the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC), reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs retali
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Pakistan Army on May 5 resorted to heavy arms firing at several forward Indian posts of Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch District in an attempt to push militants into the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC), reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs retaliated and foiled the attempt.
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May - 5 
Police has put All Party Hurriyat Conference- Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest fearing trouble as the separatist leader was going to lead the funeral prayers in absentia for Osama bin Laden at Batamaloo in Srinagar D
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Police has put All Party Hurriyat Conference- Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest fearing trouble as the separatist leader was going to lead the funeral prayers in absentia for Osama bin Laden at Batamaloo in Srinagar District after the Friday prayers. Terming him a 'martyr', Geelani said bin Laden was not just one person but "he represented a thinking which opposed foreign occupational forces", adds Times of India.
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May - 5 
Sangai Express reports on May 10 that ‘commander-in-chief’ of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC), identified as Nongthombam Anand alias Malemnganba (36), was arrested from Bangalore on May 5 following investigations into the seizur
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Sangai Express reports on May 10 that ‘commander-in-chief’ of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC), identified as Nongthombam Anand alias Malemnganba (36), was arrested from Bangalore on May 5 following investigations into the seizure of 200 kilograms ephedirine worth INR 20 million from an alleged KCP-MC militant on April 1. He was working with one Robindro as a trade partner who was operating from Karnataka. A laptop, seven mobile phones, pen drives, internet broadband connection and documents, threat e-mails and extortion letters related to KCP-MC have been recovered. Anand was allegedly involved in hurling bombs into Imphal Raj Bhavan in 2008. In 2002, he was arrested in a criminal case and thus met with one Thokchom Nando, who motivated him to join his outfit KCP-Tabungba Group. Subsequently in 2009, Nando met him in the jail again and directed him to raise another faction in the name of KCP-Malemnganba. Anand allegedly used to get directions from Nando from Central Jail in Sajiwa from his mobile phone. Nando used to recruit cadre from jail and give the detainee's contact number to Anand. Nando also assigned him the task of getting protection money from mobile phone companies and tower operators. Anand also allegedly threatened some Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) warning them against contesting elections and also extorted money worth lakhs of rupees.
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May - 5 
Sentinel reports on May 5 that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa said that taking ULFA leader Mrinal Hazarika and his group, who had announced unilateral ceasefire with the Government, in the mainstream of the peace
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Sentinel reports on May 5 that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa said that taking ULFA leader Mrinal Hazarika and his group, who had announced unilateral ceasefire with the Government, in the mainstream of the peace process without making them change their economic agenda was a mistake. The economic agenda adopted by Mrinal Hazarika and his group was against the ideology of the ULFA, he said, and added that they needed to mend their ways.
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May - 5 
Some unidentified persons fired rounds of shots at the gate of Catholic School Canchipur, states Sangai Express. There is no report of casualty in the firing attack.
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Some unidentified persons fired rounds of shots at the gate of Catholic School Canchipur, states Sangai Express. There is no report of casualty in the firing attack.
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May - 5 
Telegraph reports that tension is simmering in Mokokchung District because of the presence of a large number of National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres ahead of the May 7 by-election to the Aonglenden Assembly constituency.
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Telegraph reports that tension is simmering in Mokokchung District because of the presence of a large number of National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres ahead of the May 7 by-election to the Aonglenden Assembly constituency. According to Intelligence sources, around 80 cadres of the outfit are currently camping in the District.Chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who is campaigning in Mokokchung for the past four days, has urged the cadres to stay away from the polls or face the wrath of the security forces. “They should never get involved in the elections. This is not their game,” Rio said. The associate press secretary of Naga People’s Front (NPF), the main constituent of the ruling Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), Shilumar Ao, said the government would provide full proof security to ensure free and fair poll. “People should not be afraid of threats and intimidation,” he said. Even though there were reports of movement of cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) near the constituency, the outfit has said it would not get involved with the polls. The NSCN-IM meanwhile, has been accusing the Khaplang group of being pro-Jamir and anti-Naga. Former Chief Minister S.C. Jamir is contesting the by-election against NPF candidate Toshipokba Longkumer. The NSCN-IM had vehemently criticised Jamir for contesting the election, stating that he would try to sabotage the ongoing Naga peace process with the Government of India.
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May - 5 
The Army is awaiting clearance from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to conduct training in jungle [forest] warfare to a brigade size Force in Chhattisgarh, reports The Hindu. The land for setting up the training area, also called the “manoeuvre range,”
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The Army is awaiting clearance from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to conduct training in jungle [forest] warfare to a brigade size Force in Chhattisgarh, reports The Hindu. The land for setting up the training area, also called the “manoeuvre range,” has been identified at Narayanpur District in Chhattisgarh and approval is awaited, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Command Lt. Gen. V.K. Ahluwalia said, at a press conference at the Command's headquarters on May 5. Lt. Gen. Ahluwalia said the objective of setting up the training range was “only to impart training and not anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] operations.” The area under the Central Command, which encompasses Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, and parts of Madhya Pradesh, were affected LWE, but presently the Army was not mandated to operate against such elements. Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand were the other two States in the Command. The Army's role in this context was advisory and providing assistance in capacity building to the Union government. Though the Army was not involved in anti-Naxal operations, it had imparted training to about 50,000 Police and Paramilitary Force personnel in such operations.
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May - 5 
The Hindu reports that a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed six persons of a family, including a five-year-old boy, on Gadchiroli-Rajnandgaon road near Tavitola village in Dhanora Police Station
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The Hindu reports that a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed six persons of a family, including a five-year-old boy, on Gadchiroli-Rajnandgaon road near Tavitola village in Dhanora Police Station limit in Gadchiroli District on May 5. Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police (SP) S Veeresh Prabhu, said, "It is very shocking the way Naxals [Left Wing Extremism] didn't bother to check on their target before triggering the blast." Naxals are learnt to have followed up the blast with constant firing on the victims, Times of India quoted him as saying. The deceased were identified as Tarulata Sarkar (70), Pushplata Verma (42), Santosh Verma (45), Aakash Verma (5), Shankari Biswas (30) and driver Rais (28) while the four injured persons were Ishika Das (11), Mita Biswas (40), Mrs Rai (45), and Manoram Sarkar (28). The persons were travelling from Rajnandgaon District in Chhattisgarh to Chandrapur District. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Amit Kale, Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit), said that Police have learnt from Maoists pamphlets recovered in Chhattisgarh that the Maoists would now target civilians in order to obliterate Police Force. "The pamphlets mentioned that the Naxals were ready to sacrifice 20-23 civilians in order to kill a single Policeman. It could also be a case of call ambush to draw Police personnel to the jungles (forest)," said Kale.
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May - 5 
Three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, including a senior leader, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Meghalaya in East Garo Hills District and deposited some sophisticated arms and ammunition, reports CNN-IBN. The surrendere
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Three United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, including a senior leader, surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in Meghalaya in East Garo Hills District and deposited some sophisticated arms and ammunition, reports CNN-IBN. The surrendered militants were identified as 'second lieutenant' Basanta Goswami alias Pallav Barua, 'sergeant' Sarbajeet Konwar alias Anik and Niranjan Roy. SFs recovered two AK 81 rifles, two M20 pistols and 294 rounds of AK and 12 rounds of M20 ammunition from them.
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May - 5 
A cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Salamuddin alias Shahzad Lahoti, was killed in Narainpura area within the precincts of Eidgah Police Station. Later, Rangers claimed that they arrested one Mahmood and recovered a TT pistol from his posses
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A cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Salamuddin alias Shahzad Lahoti, was killed in Narainpura area within the precincts of Eidgah Police Station. Later, Rangers claimed that they arrested one Mahmood and recovered a TT pistol from his possession.
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May - 5 
A legislation was introduced on May 5 in the United States (US) House of Representatives which if passed would cut aid to Pakistan unless the state department can certify that Islamabad was not harbouring al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reports Times
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A legislation was introduced on May 5 in the United States (US) House of Representatives which if passed would cut aid to Pakistan unless the state department can certify that Islamabad was not harbouring al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India. "For all these years, we believed that Osama bin Laden was on the run, living in a cave; but, apparently, Satan's Pawn has been living for years in a million-dollar compound just yards away from a Pakistani military base, but Pakistan claims no knowledge of Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. I just don't buy it," said Texas Republican Ted Poe. He said that he introduced a bill that would require Congress and the American people to get a full understanding of what Pakistan knew about bin Laden's whereabouts and when they knew it, before US give them anymore American money. "Congress has already appropriated $3 billion in aid to Pakistan for this year; and unless Pakistan can prove that they were not providing sanctuary for America's number one enemy, they should not receive any American aid," Poe added.
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May - 5 
A member of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Haji Masood-ur-Rehman, was killed and two other members were injured when unidentified assailants fired at them at Khando Goth area of North Nazimabad in Karachi on May 5, reports Daily Times. Later, Pol
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A member of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Haji Masood-ur-Rehman, was killed and two other members were injured when unidentified assailants fired at them at Khando Goth area of North Nazimabad in Karachi on May 5, reports Daily Times. Later, Police claimed to have arrested one Ijlal Hussain, on the suspicion of Rehman’s murder.
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May - 5 
A shepherd, identified as Naseer (15), was injured when a landmine exploded in Ashrafabad locality of Khwazai tehsil in Mohmand Agency.
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A shepherd, identified as Naseer (15), was injured when a landmine exploded in Ashrafabad locality of Khwazai tehsil in Mohmand Agency.
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May - 5 
A United States (US) official on May 5 said that the material seized from Osama bin Laden's compound showed al Qaeda network had planned strikes on US trains on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, reported The News. As of February 2010,
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A United States (US) official on May 5 said that the material seized from Osama bin Laden's compound showed al Qaeda network had planned strikes on US trains on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, reported The News. As of February 2010, al Qaeda "was allegedly contemplating conducting an operation against trains at an unspecified location in the US on the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001," the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. It was reported that while it was clear there was some level of planning, there is no recent information to indicate an active ongoing plot to target transportation and no information on possible locations or specific targets. Al Qaeda "was looking into trying to tip a train by tampering with the rails so that the train would fall off the track at either a valley or a bridge," according to the department.
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May - 5 
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who was shot dead in his hideout by special United States (US) forces in Pakistan, was a mass killer of Muslims and not a martyr as a few people are trying to portray, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5,
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Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who was shot dead in his hideout by special United States (US) forces in Pakistan, was a mass killer of Muslims and not a martyr as a few people are trying to portray, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5, reported Times of India. In her remarks to the National Conference of Editorial Writers, Clinton said the State Department is now working on a narrative "that will convince people he was a murderer, not a martyr," and that Osama bin Laden murdered more Muslims than anyone else. "He was a mass killer of Muslims," she said.
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May - 5 
Atta-ur-Rehman, an imam (cleric) and a member of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), was shot dead near Mubarak Masjid within the jurisdiction of Mochko Police Station.
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Atta-ur-Rehman, an imam (cleric) and a member of the Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), was shot dead near Mubarak Masjid within the jurisdiction of Mochko Police Station.
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May - 5 
Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on May 5 said that no operation is being conducted in the province and there are no troops or tanks present in the province, reports Dawn. “No military operation is being carried out in Balochistan,” he
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Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani on May 5 said that no operation is being conducted in the province and there are no troops or tanks present in the province, reports Dawn. “No military operation is being carried out in Balochistan,” he said while talking to media persons in the Chief Minister’s House. He said the Government had already announced that no new cantonments would be established in Balochistan and Sui cantonment had been converted into a military collage where classes had already started.
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May - 5 
China reaffirmed its support for efforts by its ally Pakistan to combat terrorism after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces, and urged the world to help Islamabad. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu stopped short of directl
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China reaffirmed its support for efforts by its ally Pakistan to combat terrorism after the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces, and urged the world to help Islamabad. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu stopped short of directly criticising the daring raid by US Special Forces on Pakistani soil that ended with Osama bin Laden’s death, but said national sovereignty “should be respected” at all times. “Pakistan is at the forefront of the international counter-terrorism effort. The international community should understand and support Pakistan,” Jiang told a press conference.
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May - 5 
COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that any action similar to the Abbottabad operation, violating the country’s sovereignty, will warrant a review of the level of military and intelligence cooperation with the United States, and demanded it to re
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COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that any action similar to the Abbottabad operation, violating the country’s sovereignty, will warrant a review of the level of military and intelligence cooperation with the United States, and demanded it to reduce the strength of its troops in the country to the “minimum essential” levels.
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May - 5 
Congresswoman Kay Granger asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to immediately stop American aid program for flood victims in Pakistan, where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces on May 1, reports Indian Express. Expressi
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Congresswoman Kay Granger asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to immediately stop American aid program for flood victims in Pakistan, where al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces on May 1, reports Indian Express. Expressing her "concerns during this time of immense uncertainty about our country's relationship with Pakistan", Congresswoman Kay Granger, who chairs a key committee with oversight over foreign assistance, urged Clinton to shelve nearly USD 200 million in cash payments to Pakistan agencies.
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May - 5 
In a bid to convey his unease over the operation and that inaction over the raid should not be taken as his tacit endorsement, the Army chief announced a reduction in the number of US military personnel in Pakistan. However, the demand for reduction
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In a bid to convey his unease over the operation and that inaction over the raid should not be taken as his tacit endorsement, the Army chief announced a reduction in the number of US military personnel in Pakistan. However, the demand for reduction in the strength of US military personnel, some of them providing training to paramilitary forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and others engaged in joint technical projects, was initially made by Gen Kayani almost three weeks before the Abbottabad operation when military officials of the two countries were discussing ways of mending the strained military-to-military ties. Gen Kayani is reported to be looking at 25 to 40 per cent cut in the number of US Special Operations personnel based in Pakistan.
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May - 5 
Jama’at-e-Islami (JI) urged its followers on May 5 to hold mass rallies on May 6 (today) to demand their Government to withdraw its support of the United States (US) war on militancy, reports Daily Times. JI said the US had violated the sovereignty o
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Jama’at-e-Islami (JI) urged its followers on May 5 to hold mass rallies on May 6 (today) to demand their Government to withdraw its support of the United States (US) war on militancy, reports Daily Times. JI said the US had violated the sovereignty of its key ally by sending its own forces into Abbottabad to kill the al Qaeda leader. “Even if there was any sympathy for the Americans, it would dissipate after the way they crushed and violated our sovereignty and our independence,” JI chief Syed Munawar Hasan said, adding, “We have appealed to everyone to hold peaceful demonstrations on Friday on a very large scale. Our first demand is Pakistan should withdraw from the war on terror.”
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May - 5 
No US assistance can be provided to Pakistan unless the Obama administration certifies to Congress that Pakistan did not have any information about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, says a bill introduced in the House of Representatives, Dawn reported o
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No US assistance can be provided to Pakistan unless the Obama administration certifies to Congress that Pakistan did not have any information about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, says a bill introduced in the House of Representatives, Dawn reported on May 6. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs but a growing number of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are urging their colleagues not to take decisions that may hurt US interests. “Congress has already appropriated USD three billion in aid to Pakistan for this year,” said Congressman Ted Poe, a Texas Republican, while introducing the bill. “Unless Pakistan can prove that they were not providing sanctuary for America’s number one enemy, they should not receive any American aid.” Co-sponsors - Congressmen Vern Buchanan, John Culberson and Allen West, all Republicans - also want to “punish” Pakistan but many see it as a hasty move. “It is not the time to back away from Pakistan… but rather a time to strengthen ties,” said House Speaker John Boehner. “It’s premature to talk of cutting aid, we both benefit from having a strong bilateral relationship.”
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May - 5 
One militant was killed and two others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected locations in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs p
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One militant was killed and two others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected locations in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 5, reports Dawn. Sources said that SFs pounded militant positions in Baizai area near Afghan border. A militant, identified as Mukamal Shah, was killed while his two accomplices were injured in the action.
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May - 5 
Pakistan more than ever needs support in its efforts to combat terrorism and bolster democracy following the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the European Union said on May 5, reports Daily Times. While the US operation on Pakistani soil “
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Pakistan more than ever needs support in its efforts to combat terrorism and bolster democracy following the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the European Union said on May 5, reports Daily Times. While the US operation on Pakistani soil “has raised questions” on the role of the country’s Army and intelligence services, “there can be no doubt that we will have to rely on Pakistan’s full cooperation as a partner,” said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative Catherine Ashton. “More than ever we need to underpin the democratic elected government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani,” he said. But he cautioned that the death of the terrorist mastermind “underlines the need for a broad and reinforced engagement of Pakistan generally, but also on security-related issues such as counter terrorism and human rights.”
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Pakistan warned the United States on May 5 of “disastrous consequences” if it carries out any more raids against terrorists like the one that killed Osama bin Laden, and hit back at international allegations it may have been harbouring the al Qaeda ‘
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Pakistan warned the United States on May 5 of “disastrous consequences” if it carries out any more raids against terrorists like the one that killed Osama bin Laden, and hit back at international allegations it may have been harbouring the al Qaeda ‘chief’, reports Daily Times. Briefing media personalities at the Foreign Office about different aspects and questions regarding the US operation in Abbottabad, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said that Pakistan’s military and political leadership was well-equipped and mindful of the defence requirements of the country. Salman Bashir said the US action, which led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, was a covert operation and Pakistan armed forces were not consulted. He said that Admiral Mike Mullen had telephoned Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at about 3am and informed him about the operation. Bashir pointed out that the American action involved legal issues concerning violation of sovereignty and these should be addressed for the sake of global peace and stability. Even Americans were mindful of the sovereignty issue and Admiral Mullen, among other things, also raised this issue during the conversation with the Army Chief, he added. The secretary recalled that the UN Security Council had emphasised that “member states must ensure that any measure taken to combat terrorism complies with their obligations under international law and in particular human rights, refugee and humanitarian law”.
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Pakistani Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, promised a thorough probe into allegations some of which were reported in the US media, claiming that active or retired Pakistani officials helped Osama bin Laden hide in Abbottabad. “Pakistan will conduct
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Pakistani Ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, promised a thorough probe into allegations some of which were reported in the US media, claiming that active or retired Pakistani officials helped Osama bin Laden hide in Abbottabad. “Pakistan will conduct a full inquiry into what his support network was, whether the support network was a private network, or whether it involved individuals working at any level in our police or security services or anywhere,” the ambassador told the Foreign Policy magazine. “We totally reject there was complicity as a policy decision. The only other two explanations are incompetence and overconfidence of our security services,” he added.
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Police found a dead body of a youth, identified as Abdul Wahab, belonging to People’s Student Federation (PSF), from an abandoned plot in Altaf Nagar within the precincts of Manghopir Police Station. It was reported that Wahab was abducted three days
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Police found a dead body of a youth, identified as Abdul Wahab, belonging to People’s Student Federation (PSF), from an abandoned plot in Altaf Nagar within the precincts of Manghopir Police Station. It was reported that Wahab was abducted three days ago
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Police on May 5 shot dead two would-be suicide bombers during an encounter at Draban checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. “They were travelling in an explosive-laden Suzuki pick-up. Police targeted the vehicle a
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Police on May 5 shot dead two would-be suicide bombers during an encounter at Draban checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. “They were travelling in an explosive-laden Suzuki pick-up. Police targeted the vehicle and both the would-be suicide bombers were killed in it,” said District Police Officer Mohammad Hussain. The vehicle was coming to Dera city from Frontier Region of Drazenda, a tribal area along the Waziristan border.
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The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on May 5 ordered an investigation into the intelligence failure in detecting the presence of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout and for determining how the US car
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The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on May 5 ordered an investigation into the intelligence failure in detecting the presence of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout and for determining how the US carried out the operation ‘Geronimo’ without the Pakistan military getting wind of it, reports Dawn. The directives for a broad-based military inquiry were given at a corps commanders conference at the GHQ as the Army decided on an immediate reduction in the US military presence in the country in protest against the ‘unilateral American operation’ in which the fugitive al Qaeda ‘chief’ with $25 million bounty on his head was killed.
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The United Sates Senator Carl Levin on May 5 said that 'high levels' of the Pakistani Government knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding, must know where Mullah Omar is too, reports The News. The Senate Armed Services Committee, Levin said, has alread
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The United Sates Senator Carl Levin on May 5 said that 'high levels' of the Pakistani Government knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding, must know where Mullah Omar is too, reports The News. The Senate Armed Services Committee, Levin said, has already started a preliminary investigation into Pakistan's involvement and, depending on the results of that investigation, will decide whether to hold public hearings to investigate further. "We need these questions answered about whether or not the top level of the Pakistan government knew or was told by the ISI, their intelligence service, about anything, about this suspicious activity for five years in a very, very centralized place," Levin said.
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The United States relationship with Pakistan is not always easy but has been productive for both sides, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5, after the killing of Osama bin Laden raised questions about the alliance, reports Daily Times. C
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The United States relationship with Pakistan is not always easy but has been productive for both sides, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 5, after the killing of Osama bin Laden raised questions about the alliance, reports Daily Times. Clinton acknowledged that Washington’s relationship with Islamabad was awkward at times, but said it was still important. “It is not always an easy relationship, you know that,” Clinton said adding “But on the other hand it is a productive one for both our countries and we are going to continue to cooperate between our governments, our militaries, our law-enforcement agencies but most importantly between the American and Pakistani people.”
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United States (US) on May 5 refrained from drawing a parallel between 9/11 and the dastardly Mumbai attacks, also known as 26/11, and appeared to be unwilling to support any similar "hot pursuit" Indian effort as done by the US Special Forces in Paki
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United States (US) on May 5 refrained from drawing a parallel between 9/11 and the dastardly Mumbai attacks, also known as 26/11, and appeared to be unwilling to support any similar "hot pursuit" Indian effort as done by the US Special Forces in Pakistan to kill al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reported Indian Express. "I don't want to speculate too broadly about an operation that was clearly unique in the history of the US and the history of the world, where we had an individual who was possibly the most wanted man in the world and had perpetrated heinous crimes against not only American citizens but citizens around the globe," said US State Department spokesman Mark Toner. Toner said he is aware of all those terrorism related cases in India including the attack on the Indian Parliament and the Mumbai terrorist attack. "Our counterterrorism cooperation both with India and with Pakistan is ongoing and we believe that it's directed at exactly these kinds of elements," he added.
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United States (US) troops were led to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by his own deputy, Ayman al Zawahiri, because of internal power struggle between the two, reports Daily Times, quoting from al Watan, Saudi paper on May 5. It reported that the to
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United States (US) troops were led to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden by his own deputy, Ayman al Zawahiri, because of internal power struggle between the two, reports Daily Times, quoting from al Watan, Saudi paper on May 5. It reported that the top two al Qaeda men had differences and that a courier who led US forces to Bin Laden was working for Zawahiri. The courier was a Pakistan national and not a Kuwaiti as the US suspected. The man knew he was being followed by the US military but disguised the fact. “The Egyptian faction of al Qaeda is de facto running the organisation now and since he was taken ill in 2004 they have been trying to take full control,” according to sources. It said Zawahiri’s faction had persuaded Osama bin Laden to leave Tribal Areas along the Afghan-Pakistan border and take shelter instead in Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. With the return of an Egyptian figure in al Qaeda, Saif al Adel, the Egyptian faction hatched a plan to dispose of Osama bin Laden.
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Explosives were found in a passenger bus that was heading for Janakpur (Dhanusa District) from Kakdbhitta in Jhapa District on May 5, reports Kantipuronline. Police found the explosives in the bus at Purano Bhansar in Kakadbhitta in the course of che
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Explosives were found in a passenger bus that was heading for Janakpur (Dhanusa District) from Kakdbhitta in Jhapa District on May 5, reports Kantipuronline. Police found the explosives in the bus at Purano Bhansar in Kakadbhitta in the course of checking the vehicle.
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Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav said he will not allow any anti-India activity in Nepali soil. He also said he will maintain the diplomatic protocol and not allow the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (U
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Newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav said he will not allow any anti-India activity in Nepali soil. He also said he will maintain the diplomatic protocol and not allow the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to “violate” diplomatic norms the way they did while protesting against Indian diplomats in the recent past. He also said Nepal’s soil will not be used against any of its neighbours. Nepal’s relation with India and China, he said, depends on equality and mutual benefits, but relations with the southern neighbour “is somehow different and is multi-dimensional.”
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An investigation officer (IO) of 21 August Grenade Attack case told a Dhaka Court that Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) leader Maulana Sheikh Farid was directly involved with the attack on an Awami League (AL) rally in 2004. Moreover, he
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An investigation officer (IO) of 21 August Grenade Attack case told a Dhaka Court that Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) leader Maulana Sheikh Farid was directly involved with the attack on an Awami League (AL) rally in 2004. Moreover, he will be cross-examined with another HuJI-B leader Mufti Abdul Hannan Sabbir, now on remand in the case filed for bomb blasts on a rally of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) at Paltan Maidan (Dhaka city) on January 20, 2001. The Court granted a four-day remand for further investigation.
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Ameer (chief) Motiur Rahman Nizami on May 5 admitted during interrogation that he was involved with Al-Badr and Al-Shams in 1971 under 'death threat', reports Daily Star. He also admitted that genocide, mass rape and killing of
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Ameer (chief) Motiur Rahman Nizami on May 5 admitted during interrogation that he was involved with Al-Badr and Al-Shams in 1971 under 'death threat', reports Daily Star. He also admitted that genocide, mass rape and killing of country’s intellectual took place during the Liberation War but denied his involvement in such heinous activities. The JeI Chief however claimed he "had to be involved" with Al-Badr and Al-Shams, auxiliary forces of Pakistani Occupation Army, in the face of death threats. The investigation agency said they would again appeal to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for permission to quiz Nizami for what they said he did not give a clear picture about his role in 1971.
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On May 5, a team from Mirpur Police Station raided the house of Lintu a PBCP-Red Flag cadre and arrested him with a LG and two bullets.
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On May 5, a team from Mirpur Police Station raided the house of Lintu a PBCP-Red Flag cadre and arrested him with a LG and two bullets.
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May - 5 
Colombo Page reported that the Sri Lankan Government that it would send a delegation including External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris to meet with the representatives of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) during its Foreign Ministerial meeting in Bali
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Colombo Page reported that the Sri Lankan Government that it would send a delegation including External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris to meet with the representatives of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) during its Foreign Ministerial meeting in Bali, Indonesia, on May 26 and 27 to discuss the UN report.
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Colombo Page reports that a group of legislators from the main opposition United National Party (UNP), on May 5 handed over a motion to Speaker calling for a parliamentary select committee to inquire and report on the former Liberation Tigers of Ta
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Colombo Page reports that a group of legislators from the main opposition United National Party (UNP), on May 5 handed over a motion to Speaker calling for a parliamentary select committee to inquire and report on the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) international arms procurer Kumaran Pathmanatahan alias KP. The legislators wanted the committee to find out the circumstances under which KP was being held in custody and whether the Government intended to file charges against him. They also asked for the committee to be given the mandate to find the locations of assets belonging to the LTTE.
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The Sri Lanka Government on May 5 requested the United Nations (UN) to include the definition for the term ‘terrorist’ or ‘terrorism’ in its Charter and said that the absence of such a definition had led to contradictory positions adopted by the UN
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The Sri Lanka Government on May 5 requested the United Nations (UN) to include the definition for the term ‘terrorist’ or ‘terrorism’ in its Charter and said that the absence of such a definition had led to contradictory positions adopted by the UN system, reports Daily News. Elaborating upon the argument on this, Youth Affairs Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said that UNICEF which is a sister organisation of the UN, on one hand stressed on violation of human rights by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) in the recruitment of child soldiers while on the other hand the controversial Darusman report described the outfit as a disciplined organisation. Alahapperuma noted that at present there was no definition for “terrorist” or “terrorism” in the UN Charter even after 65 years of its signing and this was the appropriate time to include this definition in the Charter.
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A cadre of Sunil Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Sunil Meitei) identified as Longjam Kunjaraj Sing was arrested on May 6 near Upokpi Bridge, reports Kanglaonline. On spot verification the arrested cadre disclosed that he is working
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A cadre of Sunil Meitei faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Sunil Meitei) identified as Longjam Kunjaraj Sing was arrested on May 6 near Upokpi Bridge, reports Kanglaonline. On spot verification the arrested cadre disclosed that he is working for the KCP-Sunil Meitei and is assigned to extort money from the general public.
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A large number of Maoists ransacked the Government liquor shop at Padia, about 65 kilometres from the District and destroyed the stock at the licensed outlet, Excise Superintendent Loknath Mandia said. The Maoists also looted cash from the liquor sho
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A large number of Maoists ransacked the Government liquor shop at Padia, about 65 kilometres from the District and destroyed the stock at the licensed outlet, Excise Superintendent Loknath Mandia said. The Maoists also looted cash from the liquor shop. However, no injury to anyone in the incident was reported, he said. A letter found at the spot accused the State Government of failing to meet the demands made by Maoists for the release of then Malkangiri Collector R V Krishna, who had been abducted by them in February, police said.
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IBNLive reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked and looted a Special Police Officer (SPO) house and a liquor shop in Malkangiri District on May 6. About 100 Maoist cadres stormed into the house of SPO Suk
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IBNLive reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked and looted a Special Police Officer (SPO) house and a liquor shop in Malkangiri District on May 6. About 100 Maoist cadres stormed into the house of SPO Sukdev Madi at Gomphagunda in Kalimela area, and looted all the household goods, electronic gadgets and valuables, the Police said, adding the Maoists also looted the food grains stored in the house. The SPO, who had been threatened by the Maoists to quit his job, was in the District Headquarter with his family when the incident took place.
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IBNLive reports that the cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a 32-year-old villager in Jharkhandi village under Bandugaon Police Station in West Singh
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IBNLive reports that the cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a 32-year-old villager in Jharkhandi village under Bandugaon Police Station in West Singhbhum District late in the evening on May 6. The deceased identified as Christopi Horo was chatting with some other villagers near a church when four PLFI cadres in motorcycles shot him dead. Police suspect Hora was killed for being a sympathiser of the rival group CPI-Maoists.
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Indian Express reports that a District Court in Delhi on May 6 framed charges against 13 suspected Indian Mujahideen(IM) militants for their alleged role in the September 2008 Delhi serial blasts(September 13, 2008), which killed 26 people and injure
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Indian Express reports that a District Court in Delhi on May 6 framed charges against 13 suspected Indian Mujahideen(IM) militants for their alleged role in the September 2008 Delhi serial blasts(September 13, 2008), which killed 26 people and injured 135. Charges were framed against Mohd Shakeel, Mohd Saif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Zia-ur-Rehaman, Saquib Nisar, Mohd Sadique, Kayamuddin Kapadia, Mohd Hakim, Mohd Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, Mubin Kadar Sheikh, Asif Bashiruddin, Mohd Akbar Ismail Chaudhary and Shahzad Ahmed. One of the accused, Salman, was earlier discharged because of lack of evidence linking him to the blasts.The court ordered their trial on charges of waging war against the state and murder.So far five cases have been filed in connection with the blasts.
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Indian Express reports that All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani led hundreds of people in funeral prayers for al-Qaeda ‘Chief’ Osama bin Laden at Batamaloo in Srinagar. Nearby, a large gathering of lawyers an
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Indian Express reports that All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani led hundreds of people in funeral prayers for al-Qaeda ‘Chief’ Osama bin Laden at Batamaloo in Srinagar. Nearby, a large gathering of lawyers and staff of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court offered prayers for Osama on the Court’s premises. Top moderate leader Shabir Shah also led people in prayers at Sarai Bala, across from Lal Chowk. Soon after Geelani left, a group of young men started pelting stones but were promptly chased away by police.
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Kulgam Police achieved a major success on May 6 when it unearthed a hawala (illegal money transfer) racket involving raising and distribution of money for various militant activities in the District, reports Daily Excelsior. Three persons identified
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Kulgam Police achieved a major success on May 6 when it unearthed a hawala (illegal money transfer) racket involving raising and distribution of money for various militant activities in the District, reports Daily Excelsior. Three persons identified as Javaid Ahmad Shah, resident of Razloo-Kund (Kulgam), Nazir Ahmad Wagay, resident of Mohammad Pora (Baramulla) and Manzoor Ahmad Lone resident of Razloo-Kund were arrested. The hawala money amounting to INR 3.18 lakh was recovered from the possession of arrested trio. "The trio used to receive the hawala money on the direction of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Nazir Ahmad Lone, who is presently based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Nazir happened to be the brother of one of the accused namely Manzoor Ahmad Lone," Superintendent of Police Kulgam Mubassir Latifi said. He said a case under Section 17 of Unlawful Act has been registered against them.
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Security Forces (SFs) have neutralised a major hideout and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from a hideout located in the dense forests of Trehgam area in Kupwara District. The recoveries included one Pika machine gun, three AK series assa
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Security Forces (SFs) have neutralised a major hideout and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from a hideout located in the dense forests of Trehgam area in Kupwara District. The recoveries included one Pika machine gun, three AK series assault rifles, 12 pistols and three revolvers besides a large quantity of warlike stores including 2350 rounds of AK ammunition, 97 rounds of Pika gun, 10 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades, one mortar bomb, two rocket propelled grenade boosters, four binoculars, 14 AK magazines, 12 pistol magazines and other stores. Lieutenant Colonel J.S. Brar termed the recoveries as a significant success for the Army especially when the Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) elections are underway in the State.
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Sentinel reports that Mrinal Hazarika, leader of Pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) accused outfit ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah of being an agent of the Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligenc
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Sentinel reports that Mrinal Hazarika, leader of Pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) accused outfit ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah of being an agent of the Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)and drawing funds from various international agencies for running the outfit. Hazarika raised the allegation against Baruah vehemently countering the anti-talks ULFA’s claim that he was a broker of the Government of India at a seminar. ‘‘Paresh Baruah is an ISI agent and draws funds from various international agencies,’’ he said while addressing seminar on the topic “Relevance of Swadhin Asom, mainstream and its suffering, and ways to solve the problems”, organized by the former ULFA members of undivided Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts
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SFs recovered a large consignment of explosive material from a hideout of HM outfit at Lapri Top near Uchwa Gali in Arnas area of Reasi District. Recoveries made from the hideout included five launchers of UBGL, five anti-personnel mines, four time p
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SFs recovered a large consignment of explosive material from a hideout of HM outfit at Lapri Top near Uchwa Gali in Arnas area of Reasi District. Recoveries made from the hideout included five launchers of UBGL, five anti-personnel mines, four time pencils and 10 day and night devices used for fabricating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), one AK magazine, one wire cutter, one box full of Pika ammunition, two pouches and 12 rounds of 303.
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Afghan intelligence believed Osama bin Laden was in hiding in an area close to Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa four years ago, but no action was taken after the claim was furiously rejected by former president Pervez Musharraf, reports Dawn
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Afghan intelligence believed Osama bin Laden was in hiding in an area close to Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa four years ago, but no action was taken after the claim was furiously rejected by former president Pervez Musharraf, reports Dawn quoting Afghanistan’s former Intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh on May 6. Saleh, who has long been a hate figure in Islamabad among officials who believed he was implacably anti-Pakistan also said that he had no doubts “that Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, was hiding in a safe house owned by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in Karachi”, adding, “He is protected by ISI, General Ahmad Shuja Pasha knows as I am talking to you where is Mullah Omar and he keeps daily briefs from his officers about the location of senior Taliban leaders, simple”.
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May - 6 
An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Amir Abbas, was shot dead near Gelanabad Kausar town, within the limits of Khokhrapar Police Station.
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An activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Amir Abbas, was shot dead near Gelanabad Kausar town, within the limits of Khokhrapar Police Station.
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May - 6 
An unidentified rickshaw driver who appeared to be an ethnic Hazara was shot dead near Jauhar Mor in Gulistan Jauhar Police precincts.
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An unidentified rickshaw driver who appeared to be an ethnic Hazara was shot dead near Jauhar Mor in Gulistan Jauhar Police precincts.
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 6 said that keeping in view the longstanding relations, the United States should not have violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, reports Daily Times. Reacting to the military operation cond
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 6 said that keeping in view the longstanding relations, the United States should not have violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, reports Daily Times. Reacting to the military operation conducted deep inside the country’s territory by a US team of Navy Seals, the Prime Minister said that the issue of violation of its sovereignty was a matter of concern for Pakistan. He said that it was particularly so, in view of the cooperation with the United States in the fields of intelligence and defence. “Pakistan’s sovereignty should not have been violated. There was no need to a shortcut or to bypass Pakistan,” remarked Gilani during his informal chat with the journalists who were in his entourage for a three-day visit to France.
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May - 6 
Qasim, an activist of Kachi Rabita Council (KRC) killed near the al Makran Hotel, Art Chowk, in the limits of Kalakot Police Station.
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Qasim, an activist of Kachi Rabita Council (KRC) killed near the al Makran Hotel, Art Chowk, in the limits of Kalakot Police Station.
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May - 6 
Quoting the media reports, rediff.com reported on May 6 that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha may step down in the wake of widespread criticism of the Pakistani establishment over United States (US) Special Forces
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Quoting the media reports, rediff.com reported on May 6 that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha may step down in the wake of widespread criticism of the Pakistani establishment over United States (US) Special Forces killing Osama bin Laden near a key military facility in the garrison city of Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pasha may quit as the Pakistan Government "looks for a fall guy for the bin Laden debacle," unnamed senior officials were quoted. The senior officials said "they recognise that an important head has to roll and soon" to allay domestic and international anger over bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad, located close to the federal capital of Islamabad, adding, “The most likely candidate to be the fall guy is General Ahmed Shuja Pasha. It is nearly a done deal".
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May - 6 
The al Qaeda confirmed the death of its leader Osama Bin Laden on May 6 and swore revenge for his killing by elite US commandos, Daily Times quoting the SITE monitoring group reported. “We in the al Qaeda organisation pledge to God and ask his help,
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The al Qaeda confirmed the death of its leader Osama Bin Laden on May 6 and swore revenge for his killing by elite US commandos, Daily Times quoting the SITE monitoring group reported. “We in the al Qaeda organisation pledge to God and ask his help, support and steadfastness to continue on the path of jihad, the path walked upon by our leaders, and on top of them, Osama,” SITE quoted a statement by the organisation as saying. “The blood of Osama, may God have mercy upon him, weighs more to us and is more precious to us and to every Muslim than to be wasted in vain,” the statement added. The statement promised that the US and those who lived in the country “will never enjoy security until our people in Palestine enjoy it”. The statement specified the location of Bin Laden’s death and those responsible, and so is likely end to fringe conspiracy theories that were beginning to form about his demise, while it directly threatened Pakistan’s leaders. “We call upon the Muslims of Pakistan, on whose land Osama was killed, to rise up and revolt to cleanse this shame that has been attached to them by a clique of traitors and thieves who sold everything to the enemies,” the statement made by al Qaeda added.
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May - 6 
The United Sates (US) drones fired missiles into a compound in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, killing at least 17 militants, reports Daily Times. Four US drones took part in the atta
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The United Sates (US) drones fired missiles into a compound in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, killing at least 17 militants, reports Daily Times. Four US drones took part in the attack which came just four days after US commandos shot dead top al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the garrison city of Abbottabad.
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Three people were killed and 21 others were injured in a blast at a gambling den in Jhatpat Market, Chakiwara No-2 in Lyari town of Karachi on May 6, reported Daily Times.
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Three people were killed and 21 others were injured in a blast at a gambling den in Jhatpat Market, Chakiwara No-2 in Lyari town of Karachi on May 6, reported Daily Times.
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May - 6 
Unidentified militants on May 6 (today) fired rockets on a group of Shia Muslims in Quetta, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that three rockets were fired from nearby hills, towards the city of H
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Unidentified militants on May 6 (today) fired rockets on a group of Shia Muslims in Quetta, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that three rockets were fired from nearby hills, towards the city of Hazara where the Shiites were in a neighbourhood park.
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May - 6 
United States (US) Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on May 6 that the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden “could be a game-changer” that would have a significant impact on the war in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. Gates said, “US forces would
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United States (US) Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on May 6 that the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden “could be a game-changer” that would have a significant impact on the war in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. Gates said, “US forces would probably be able to tell within six months whether bin Laden’s death has had an effect on the war,” adding, “I think that there is a possibility that it could be a game-changer.”
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May - 6 
Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala remarked that the peace and constitution drafting processes would not be possible if the UCPN-M continued its lust for arms and maintained communist mindset. He added that the adherence to the communist ideolo
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Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala remarked that the peace and constitution drafting processes would not be possible if the UCPN-M continued its lust for arms and maintained communist mindset. He added that the adherence to the communist ideology that has become extinct from the world would lead the Maoists to its downfall just like other tyrants.
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May - 6 
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadre in Rampurbirta area of Siraha District in the night of May 6, reports Nepal News. Two motorcycle-borne assailants shot dead Bindeshwar Mahato at Manaharwa Chok nea
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Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadre in Rampurbirta area of Siraha District in the night of May 6, reports Nepal News. Two motorcycle-borne assailants shot dead Bindeshwar Mahato at Manaharwa Chok near his house. Mahato was a Siraha District committee member of the UCPN-M. The UCPN-M Siraha District In-Charge Harinarayan Chaudhary said that Mahato was shot due to inter-party feud in the village.
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May - 6 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 6 said that the party has prepared a clear-cut action plan for the integration and rehabilitation of the combatants staying in the cantonments to give a
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 6 said that the party has prepared a clear-cut action plan for the integration and rehabilitation of the combatants staying in the cantonments to give a head-start to the peace process before May 28, according to Nepal News. He said he had not been able to table the proposal at the three-party meeting due to absence of Nepali Congress leaders. Dahal claimed that a concrete agreement would be reached within a few days on key issues of peace process including regrouping and rehabilitation packages. More then 19,000 Maoist combatants staying in seven major and 21 satellite camps across the country are awaiting integration or rehabilitation. Dahal denied having any differences within his party over the recent Cabinet, adds Kantipuronline.
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May - 6 
A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-6 raided at Alokdia bazar of Sadar sub-district in Chuadanga District and arrested two cadres, identified as Joynal (45) and Abul Kasem (35) of Purbo Bangla Communist Party-Red Flag (PBCP-Red Flag) on May 6 and
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A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-6 raided at Alokdia bazar of Sadar sub-district in Chuadanga District and arrested two cadres, identified as Joynal (45) and Abul Kasem (35) of Purbo Bangla Communist Party-Red Flag (PBCP-Red Flag) on May 6 and recovered two Light Gun (LGs) and four bullets from them, reports Daily Star.
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May - 6 
De-mining groups recovered 175 APMs, three 81-mm mortar bombs, eight electric mines, two 120-mm mortar bombs and 351 rounds of T-56 ammunition from Mahilankulam, Periyathampanai, Marathamadu, Parasankulam and Panikkulam areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 175 APMs, three 81-mm mortar bombs, eight electric mines, two 120-mm mortar bombs and 351 rounds of T-56 ammunition from Mahilankulam, Periyathampanai, Marathamadu, Parasankulam and Panikkulam areas.
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May - 6 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Vadaliappu, Kaithady, Meesalai, Omanthai, Maligai, Naddankandal, Madhu, Monarawewa and Wahalkada areas in the North recovered three T-56 weapons, eight T-56 magazines, three T
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Vadaliappu, Kaithady, Meesalai, Omanthai, Maligai, Naddankandal, Madhu, Monarawewa and Wahalkada areas in the North recovered three T-56 weapons, eight T-56 magazines, three T-56 oil bottles, two T-56 tool kits, one 40 mm grenade launcher bomb, two 81-mm mortar bombs, one 60-mm mortar bomb, 19 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs)and one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) on May 6.
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May - 6 
Troops in the East recovered four APMs and one hand grenade from Welikanda in Polonnaruwa District and Vandaramulla area in Batticaloa District.
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Troops in the East recovered four APMs and one hand grenade from Welikanda in Polonnaruwa District and Vandaramulla area in Batticaloa District.
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May - 7 
A Maoist bunker was neutralised by the Security Forces (SFs) during search operation in Latehar District on May 7. The SFs comprising the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the District Police came across the bunker situated between two hills at
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A Maoist bunker was neutralised by the Security Forces (SFs) during search operation in Latehar District on May 7. The SFs comprising the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the District Police came across the bunker situated between two hills at Pathalkudwa forest, Superintendent of Police, Kuldip Diwedi said. In all 60 detonators, three cylinder bombs, four grenades, three rifles, two bundles of wire and five walkie-talkies were recovered, he added. Later, the SFs neutralised the bunker, Diwedi added.
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May - 7 
A special court of Jaipur in Rajasthan rejected bail application of the arrested extremist leader, Swami Aseemanand in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case on May 7, reports Tines of India. It also retained his judicial custody till the next date of hear
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A special court of Jaipur in Rajasthan rejected bail application of the arrested extremist leader, Swami Aseemanand in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case on May 7, reports Tines of India. It also retained his judicial custody till the next date of hearing on May 14, 2011.
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May - 7 
Acting on specific information about the presence of the militants, who barged into the house of a civilian, SFs laid cordon around a house in Mankot-Nar area of Poonch, reports Kashmir Times. IBN Live added that, two militants escaped from the site
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Acting on specific information about the presence of the militants, who barged into the house of a civilian, SFs laid cordon around a house in Mankot-Nar area of Poonch, reports Kashmir Times. IBN Live added that, two militants escaped from the site during the operation.
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May - 7 
Assam Tribune reports that the ULFA leadership has started discussion on the charter of demands prepared and handed over by the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhivartan (SJA), a civil Society group to the outfit in Guwahati on May 7. The charter of demands prepar
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Assam Tribune reports that the ULFA leadership has started discussion on the charter of demands prepared and handed over by the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhivartan (SJA), a civil Society group to the outfit in Guwahati on May 7. The charter of demands prepared for the much-awaited talks between the outfit and the Union Government are being discussed at an important executive meeting held at Helacha in Nalbari district on May 9. A high level source of the outfit said the executive meeting presided over by its chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, is studying the demands thoroughly. The executive body meeting of the ULFA’s central council may also discuss the latest law-and-order scenario in the State. The executive meeting is being attended by ULFA’s ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, ‘Foreign secretary’ Sasha Chaudhury, deputy ‘commander- in-chief’ Raju Baruah, ‘Finance Secretary’ Chitraban Hazarika, ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka, ‘Publicity Secretary’ Mithinga Daimari executive members Anu Burhagohain, Hira Sarania, and Phanindra Medhi alias Lebu.
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May - 7 
Expressing its commitment to fight the scourge of terrorism, Bangladesh on May 7, assured India that it will not allow its territory to be used by elements working against the interests of any country, according to Times of India. Addressing a progr
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Expressing its commitment to fight the scourge of terrorism, Bangladesh on May 7, assured India that it will not allow its territory to be used by elements working against the interests of any country, according to Times of India. Addressing a programme to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Dhaka, Bangladeshi Planning Minister A K Khandker said, '”We in Bangladesh firmly believe that for our region to develop and achieve peace, prosperity and stability, it must be free from the scourge of terrorism and extremism." He added, "To this the Government of Sheikh Hasina has launched an uncompromising fight against terrorism, extremism and militancy. She has also assured India that Bangladesh will not allow its soil to be used by elements working against the interests of any country."
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May - 7 
Kashmir Times reports that the Union Government will soon take up the issue of return of Kashmiri militants who are in Pakistan and PoK and want to return under rehabilitation policy announced by the State Government in 2010. The Director General Pol
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Kashmir Times reports that the Union Government will soon take up the issue of return of Kashmiri militants who are in Pakistan and PoK and want to return under rehabilitation policy announced by the State Government in 2010. The Director General Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda, stated that verification process of the militants whose relatives have applied for their return is on. “We have sent several case files to the Union Home Ministry and now its there job to take up the issue with Pakistan,” he further added.
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May - 7 
Police has worked out the car blast case of Udhampur (May 2), which was carried out by a Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) militant to target a senior Army officer of the Northern Command at the behest of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Inter-Service Intelli
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Police has worked out the car blast case of Udhampur (May 2), which was carried out by a Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) militant to target a senior Army officer of the Northern Command at the behest of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) of the Pakistan, and arrested on May 7, a Government official, identified as Abdul Mujeed of Thanamandi, Rajouri District (working as a Over-Ground Worker of LeT) for providing all logistics to the terrorist for reviving the sleeper cells of LeT and start fresh spell of terror in this part of the State. However, the terrorist is absconding and efforts are on to arrest him. It has been reported that, Mujeed was the owner of Maruti 800 that was blown up in the explosion. During Mujeed’s interrogation, the nexus behind the blast got exposed and involvement of a PoK militant, who was residing in Jammu during the past several years on the fake name and identity of Ghulam Sarwar alias Firdos, resident of Behrote Thanamandi, was established. Accordingly, Abdul Mujeed with the assistance of LeT ‘commanders’ namely Hanjla and Usman, arranged a State Subject Certificate, ration card, driving license, an identity card from an institute at Kanpur and CBSE Date of Birth certificate on the name of Ghulam Sarwar, to facilitate the stay of PoK militant in Jammu and Kashmir and avoid suspicion from any quarter. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Dilbagh Singh stated that, "About 65 militants including some foreigners are still operating across the Jammu region and security forces are leaving no stone unturned to track their movement and eliminate them".
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May - 7 
Security forces (SFs) arrested five militants of a newly formed militant group called Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) at Tengnoupal area in Chandel District on May 7, reports Kanglaonline. On questioning, it was found that they were newly recruited i
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Security forces (SFs) arrested five militants of a newly formed militant group called Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) at Tengnoupal area in Chandel District on May 7, reports Kanglaonline. On questioning, it was found that they were newly recruited into a new group called ZUF and being taken away from Imphal for training at Myanmar. The arrestees have been identified as Lungaiga Riamei, Khangloungam Kamei (19), Gaijangam Golmei (21), D. Winner Dengmai (20) and Maithiu Pau (27).
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May - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a militant hideout and recovered a large number of arms and ammunition from Haftrada forest in Kupwara District on May 7, reports Daily Excelsior. The arms and ammunition recovered included eight AK-56 rifles, four A
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a militant hideout and recovered a large number of arms and ammunition from Haftrada forest in Kupwara District on May 7, reports Daily Excelsior. The arms and ammunition recovered included eight AK-56 rifles, four AK-47 rifles, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), eight UBGL sights, 694 AK cartridges, 63 pika cartridges, 40 UBGL grenades, 31 hand grenades, three RPG booster rounds, 42 AK magazines, one pika magazine box with linkages, 20 Remote-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) boxes, 15 electric detonators, 13 pressure cooker detonators, 20 multipurpose detonators, 12 pressure switches, 12 release switches, two IED switches, 30 meters cortex wire, one wireless set kenwood with antenna and one compass was recovered. No arrests have been made so far.
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May - 7 
SFs arrested one militant of the MI Khan faction of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF-MI Khan), identified as Muhammad Amir Ahamed alias Phaja (21), from the northern side of Sekmaijin Bridge in Imphal West District. The arrestee disclosed that
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SFs arrested one militant of the MI Khan faction of People’s United Liberation Front (PULF-MI Khan), identified as Muhammad Amir Ahamed alias Phaja (21), from the northern side of Sekmaijin Bridge in Imphal West District. The arrestee disclosed that he joined the outfit in the year 2009 through a person identified as Bikram and working finance section. A nine .9mm pistol along with five live rounds were seized from his possession.
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May - 7 
SFs launched a cordon and search operation to track down a group of three militants in Bafliaz Dorga area of Poonch District, according to Kashmir Times. However, no arrests have been made so far.
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SFs launched a cordon and search operation to track down a group of three militants in Bafliaz Dorga area of Poonch District, according to Kashmir Times. However, no arrests have been made so far.
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May - 7 
The Interlocutors would submit their eighth comprehensive report to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi in the next few days before undertaking another visit to Srinagar from May 15 to 19 to attend a conference, reports Daily Excelsior. Th
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The Interlocutors would submit their eighth comprehensive report to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi in the next few days before undertaking another visit to Srinagar from May 15 to 19 to attend a conference, reports Daily Excelsior. The Interlocutors after their visit to Doda and Kishtwar had stated that the demand for setting up Hill Development Councils in the two districts on the pattern of Leh and Kargil was very high. They have also recommended release of political prisoners, stone pelters and other detenues against whom there were no serious charges besides allowing peaceful protests. The State Government has already acted on some of their recommendations.
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May - 7 
The Odisha Government has drawn up plans to develop roads with an investment of INR 21 billion during the fiscal 2011-12, reports orissadiary.com. The State Government has decided to develop 800 kilometres stretch of roads along with construction of
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The Odisha Government has drawn up plans to develop roads with an investment of INR 21 billion during the fiscal 2011-12, reports orissadiary.com. The State Government has decided to develop 800 kilometres stretch of roads along with construction of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) during the current financial year under different schemes under the State Plan and Non-Plan, works secretary SK Ray said after a high level meeting on the State Road Projects held in Bhubaneswar, presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat. As many as 14 major on-going road projects, covering five Left Wing Extremist (LWE) Districts, would be provided more funds to accelerate their early completion. The proposed ROBs to be taken up at the Lingaraj Passenger Halt, VSS Nagar, Saheed Nagar in Bhubaneswar, Balugaon-Banpur and at Soro, he informed.
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May - 7 
The Sentinel reports that ULFA claims that it was not involved in any extortion in the State. The outfit’s publicity cell in-charge Arunudoi Duhatia said that ULFA-PTF (Pro-talk Faction) members now in talks with the Government of India is out to iss
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The Sentinel reports that ULFA claims that it was not involved in any extortion in the State. The outfit’s publicity cell in-charge Arunudoi Duhatia said that ULFA-PTF (Pro-talk Faction) members now in talks with the Government of India is out to issue extortion notes in order to malign the image of the ULFA.
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May - 7 
The United Naga Council (UNC) is understood to have prepared a memorandum to be submitted to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, who is scheduled to arrive at Imphal on May 10, states Nagaland Post. The memorandum is related with its demand for an alt
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The United Naga Council (UNC) is understood to have prepared a memorandum to be submitted to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, who is scheduled to arrive at Imphal on May 10, states Nagaland Post. The memorandum is related with its demand for an alternative arrangement for the Nagas in Manipur which the UNC has been demanding after they proclaimed to severe all ties with the Government of Manipur.
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May - 7 
Times of India reports that two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Lokendra Daimary and Champak Basumatary, were arrested in Golaghat District on May 7.
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Times of India reports that two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Lokendra Daimary and Champak Basumatary, were arrested in Golaghat District on May 7.
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May - 7 
Investigators engaged in piecing together the life of Osama bin Laden since his dramatic escape from Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains have discovered the al Qaeda ‘chief’ had been living in Pakistan’s urban centres longer than they had thought, Dawn
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Investigators engaged in piecing together the life of Osama bin Laden since his dramatic escape from Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains have discovered the al Qaeda ‘chief’ had been living in Pakistan’s urban centres longer than they had thought, Dawn reported on May 7. Before moving to his sprawling compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, towards the end of 2005, Osama bin Laden had lived with his family in Chak Shah Mohammad Khan, a village in the nearby District of Haripur, for nearly two and a half years. Chak Shah Mohammad, situated on the highway to Abbottabad, is two kilometres to the southeast of Haripur town.
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May - 7 
Police arrested a militant, identified as Mohammad Afzal, in Machikhel area of the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 7, reports Dawn.
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Police arrested a militant, identified as Mohammad Afzal, in Machikhel area of the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 7, reports Dawn.
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May - 7 
Police in Czech Republic arrested a Pakistani national wanted on an international warrant for murder and terrorism last week, reports Daily Times.
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Police in Czech Republic arrested a Pakistani national wanted on an international warrant for murder and terrorism last week, reports Daily Times.
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May - 7 
The Chef of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani does not support President Asif Ali Zardari's "no-first-use" nuclear policy, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, reports Times of India on May 7. "Although he has remaine
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The Chef of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani does not support President Asif Ali Zardari's "no-first-use" nuclear policy, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, reports Times of India on May 7. "Although he has remained silent on the subject, Kayani does not support Zardari's statement last year to the Indian press that Pakistan would adopt a 'no first use' policy on nuclear weapons. “Despite increasing financial constraints, we believe that the military is proceeding with an expansion of both its growing strategic weapons and missile programs," the cables sent by the then US ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson prior to Kayani's Washington visit between February 20-27, 2009, said.
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May - 7 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 7 challenged the claim by the United States about the killing of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden and demanded presentation of circumstantial evidence in the shape of a video to remove doubts, reports Dawn.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 7 challenged the claim by the United States about the killing of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Osama bin Laden and demanded presentation of circumstantial evidence in the shape of a video to remove doubts, reports Dawn. In a message delivered through telephone to journalists from an unknown location, TTP’s ‘deputy spokesman’ Ehsanullah Ehsan alleged that Osama bin Laden was killed somewhere else and the US staged a drama to put pressure on Pakistan and other Muslim countries and to defame Islam. The TTP spokesman refused to accept the US version of Osama’s killing and burial at the sea of such an important man and asked for release of video showing his killing.
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May - 8 
A fresh set of American diplomatic cables released by the Wikileaks revealed that the Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) facilitated militants to cross the India-Pakistan border to carry out strikes on Indian targets cho
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A fresh set of American diplomatic cables released by the Wikileaks revealed that the Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) facilitated militants to cross the India-Pakistan border to carry out strikes on Indian targets chosen by the Pakistan Army, The Hindu reported on May 9. This information came out of interrogation reports of several detainees at the Guantanamo Bay facility held captive by the U.S authorities. The interrogation reports quoted a detainee as saying that the ISI “allowed” militants to travel to India where they conducted bombings, kidnappings and killing of Kashmiri people. The disclosures are part of 779 interrogation reports from the facility of detainees from all over the world and show how a number of them were linked to the anti-Indian outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and had received terror training in Pakistan. The reports quote detainees from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Pakistan as telling interrogators about their recruitment and subsequent travelling to Pakistan for terror training before their actual deployment for launching attacks against India and Afghanistan.
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May - 8 
A student organisation based in Pune in Maharashtra is under the terror radar for allegedly propagating the ideology of al Qaeda across the country, Times of India reported on May 9. According to intelligence and security agencies, the group, Islami
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A student organisation based in Pune in Maharashtra is under the terror radar for allegedly propagating the ideology of al Qaeda across the country, Times of India reported on May 9. According to intelligence and security agencies, the group, Islamic Students Congregation, played host in Pune in 2007 to a Sudanese al Qaeda leader who came to India to study the possibility of carrying out terror attacks in the country. Confirming this information, former Joint Intelligence Committee Chief S D Pradhan, (who was formerly a Deputy National Security Advisor) who was then heading the joint intelligence task force under M K Narayanan, said that this congregation is actively spreading al-Qaeda's philosophy including material on Osama bin Laden. The congregation formed in Pune comprises mainly Arab students. "While there is no evidence yet of this group planning to carry out a terror strike in India, they are clandestinely spreading al-Qaeda ideology in the form of CDs and other al-Qaeda literature. It is still very much active and remains a security threat," said Pradhan.
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May - 8 
According to disclosures made Guantanamo Bay detainees released by Wikileaks al Qaeda operatives used a New Delhi-based organisation, Tablighi Jamaat, as a cover to obtain travel documents and shelter, Indian Express reported on may 9. Furthermore, s
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According to disclosures made Guantanamo Bay detainees released by Wikileaks al Qaeda operatives used a New Delhi-based organisation, Tablighi Jamaat, as a cover to obtain travel documents and shelter, Indian Express reported on may 9. Furthermore, say the paper, at least three of the hardcore inmates at the prison had stayed at the organisation’s facilities in Delhi and around. The records revealed by Wikileaks contain interrogation reports and analysis of 779 inmates of the Cuba bay prison. The US records identify the New Delhi-headquartered Jamaat Tabligh (JT) (as the name appears in its records) as a “proselytising organisation that willingly supports terrorists”. Also according to reports al Qaeda used the JT to facilitate and fund the international travels of its members. Most recently the JT has been linked to the July 11 2006, terrorist attacks in Mumbai’s local trains, in which at least 207 people were killed and over 800 injured.” Several of the inmates are recorded as having used JT’s facilities in India and abroad for shelter and travel documents.
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May - 8 
Assam Tribune reports that Assam Police came across several incidents of businessmen been served extortion notices in Guwahati itself and a senior official of the Assam Police confirmed on May 8 that cadres of militant groups like United Liberation F
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Assam Tribune reports that Assam Police came across several incidents of businessmen been served extortion notices in Guwahati itself and a senior official of the Assam Police confirmed on May 8 that cadres of militant groups like United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and NDFB continue to carry out the drive across the State, including the capital city of Dispur.
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May - 8 
Assam Tribune reports that the move by ‘commander-in-chief’ of the outfit Paresh Baruah to revive the anti-talk faction has created a lot of concern for the security agencies. Security sources that the elusive ULFA leader is in Myanmar and he is tryi
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Assam Tribune reports that the move by ‘commander-in-chief’ of the outfit Paresh Baruah to revive the anti-talk faction has created a lot of concern for the security agencies. Security sources that the elusive ULFA leader is in Myanmar and he is trying to revive the outfit with fresh recruitments. Sources said that Baruah and his close aides are reportedly staying in Taga area of Myanmar and from the bases in that area; he can easily proceed to China whenever required. Security sources further stated that according to information available, at least 150 cadres of the ULFA are still with Baruah in the camps of the outfit in Myanmar, while, a few of them are in Assam. Though the ULFA does not have any camp in Bangladesh, a few elements of the outfit are still staying in hideouts in Bangladesh. Baruah not only tried to revive the outfit by dismantling the existing battalions, but there are also reports of fresh recruitments. Sources said that there were specific reports of a few batches of new recruits taken to Myanmar for training from the Districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, while, the intelligence agencies also came across reports of Baruah procuring weapons from China in recent times to strengthen the armoury of the outfit.
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May - 8 
Daily Excelsior reports that, after the arrest of a Pakistani spy, Tanveer Ahmed alias Zamaan Shah in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District, another Pakistani militant, who had been living in Sidhra area near Jammu city posing himself as a Rajouri yo
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Daily Excelsior reports that, after the arrest of a Pakistani spy, Tanveer Ahmed alias Zamaan Shah in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District, another Pakistani militant, who had been living in Sidhra area near Jammu city posing himself as a Rajouri youth, has gone underground and. He is reported to have executed May 2 car IED blast in Udhampur targeting a senior Army officer. The Pakistani militant’s wife, Shabana and another close associate, identified as Adbul Mujeed have been arrested by Udhampur Police on a lead obtained from a car dealer of New Delhi from whom the militant had purchased car showing his Driving License, obtained from Poonch, as a proof of identity. The same car was used in the blast.
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May - 8 
Deccan Chronicle reports that the central intelligence agencies suggested that nearly 80 hard-core militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) are waiting to cross the International Border (IB) into India through Jammu and Kashmir.
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Deccan Chronicle reports that the central intelligence agencies suggested that nearly 80 hard-core militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) are waiting to cross the International Border (IB) into India through Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, inputs indicate that Pakistan-based militant outfits are planning to send “probing missions” into several areas of the country to find out where they could appoint their over ground workers (OGWs) and also pass information about the activities of Indian security forces to their handlers.
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May - 8 
Indian Express reports that one trooper, identified as Ishwar Lal, deployed on election duty was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Khutepal near Bhusaras in Dantewada District in the morning of May 8. The Maoists al
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Indian Express reports that one trooper, identified as Ishwar Lal, deployed on election duty was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Khutepal near Bhusaras in Dantewada District in the morning of May 8. The Maoists also triggered landmine blasts at three separate places in South Bastar and tried to blow up vehicles to terrorise polling parties. Incidents of random firing were reported at several places in Narayanpur and Bijapur Districts, Police sources said.
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May - 8 
Nagaland Post reports ULFA-PTF leader Mrinal Hazarika on May 8 lashed out at Paresh Baruah, and asked him not to disturb the peace talks. “He said that we have been requesting again and again that he (Paresh Baruah) be at a safe distance and should n
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Nagaland Post reports ULFA-PTF leader Mrinal Hazarika on May 8 lashed out at Paresh Baruah, and asked him not to disturb the peace talks. “He said that we have been requesting again and again that he (Paresh Baruah) be at a safe distance and should not disturb the peace process. Let him give a moral support, let the process move ahead and if the process doesn’t move in the right direction and if the government betrays the people of Assam, people of Assam will once again support Paresh Baruah,” said Hazarika.
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May - 8 
Shillong Times reports that the current instability in the ruling Mukul Sangma led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) Government has not only affected functioning of the Government machinery, but also hampered the peace process with the Achik National V
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Shillong Times reports that the current instability in the ruling Mukul Sangma led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) Government has not only affected functioning of the Government machinery, but also hampered the peace process with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC). The ANVC which is under a "Suspension of Operation" agreement with the government is concerned that processing of their demands would be delayed further if there is yet another Government change.
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May - 8 
Talking to Shillong Times on May 8, ANVC spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak said, "Everything will have to be started from the scratch if a new government comes to power." Political instability in the MUA Government has been going on for nearly six mo
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Talking to Shillong Times on May 8, ANVC spokesperson Torik Jangning Marak said, "Everything will have to be started from the scratch if a new government comes to power." Political instability in the MUA Government has been going on for nearly six months in the wake of dissidence in the ruling Congress against the leadership of Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. The outfit has been demanding for creation of a Garoland Autonomous Council (GAC) in line with the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam. The State Government is believed to be at the final stage of drafting its recommendations on the ANVC demand for GAC to be submitted to the Union Government.
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May - 8 
The All Part Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on May 8 called for a shutdown in Kashmir valley on May 14 demanding release of political prisoners and youths. District-wise rallies would also be held across the sta
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The All Part Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on May 8 called for a shutdown in Kashmir valley on May 14 demanding release of political prisoners and youths. District-wise rallies would also be held across the state to highlight the plight of political prisoners lodged in various jails. The first such rally would be held at Shopian District in South Kashmir on May 13, a day before the general strike called Geelani.
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May - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have called for a 24-hour nationwide bandh (general shut down), beginning from the midnight of May 8, to protest against the arrest of three of their central committee members, Pulendu Mukherjee
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have called for a 24-hour nationwide bandh (general shut down), beginning from the midnight of May 8, to protest against the arrest of three of their central committee members, Pulendu Mukherjee alias Saheb, Umesh Yadav alias Abhimanyu, and Nokhe Lal Choudhury alias Suraj Shyamji from Katihar in Bihar on April 29, reports Telegraph.
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May - 8 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked and looted the house of a Police Constable Sukra Madhi at Gagrimetla village in Malkangiri District on May 8. According to Malkangiri Superintendent of Po
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked and looted the house of a Police Constable Sukra Madhi at Gagrimetla village in Malkangiri District on May 8. According to Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Aniruddha Singh, Madhi was not posted in the District. So, he was not at home when around 100 armed Maoists along with a group of supporters reached his house and searched for him. The Maoists ransacked and looted his house. They also set ablaze a bike at the spot. It is reported that the Maoists assaulted his family members and threatened them to press upon Madhi to quit his Police job. The Maoists said that if Madhi did not quit his job, his family would have to leave the village.
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May - 8 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two hydraulic excavators and a tipper lorry engaged in construction of roads in the remote areas adjoining the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border, near Peda Ban
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two hydraulic excavators and a tipper lorry engaged in construction of roads in the remote areas adjoining the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border, near Peda Bandirevu village in Dummugudem mandal (administrative unit) in the Khammam District on May 8. Sources said that a group of 30 Maoists raided a temporary gravel mixing plant abutting the Bhadrachalam-Venkatapuram main road near Peda Bandirevu village in the mandal. On noticing the Maoists, the personnel operating the machinery fled from the spot.
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May - 8 
The Maoists, who had given a call to boycott elections, blew up a 33 KVA transformer, disrupting power supply to Kuakonda, Sukma, Konta and Chintagarh Development blocks (administrative division) in the District.
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The Maoists, who had given a call to boycott elections, blew up a 33 KVA transformer, disrupting power supply to Kuakonda, Sukma, Konta and Chintagarh Development blocks (administrative division) in the District.
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May - 8 
An activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Rashid Ansari, was abducted and then killed on May 8 in Korangi area within the jurisdiction of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh reported Daily Times.
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An activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Rashid Ansari, was abducted and then killed on May 8 in Korangi area within the jurisdiction of Awami Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh reported Daily Times.
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May - 8 
Intelligence sources in Dera Ismail Khan and Wana, headquarters of South SWA, said that a cadre of the 13-man committee of the Hakeemullah Mehsud led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in an attack by the rival Qari Zainuddin faction. Source
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Intelligence sources in Dera Ismail Khan and Wana, headquarters of South SWA, said that a cadre of the 13-man committee of the Hakeemullah Mehsud led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in an attack by the rival Qari Zainuddin faction. Sources said that the slain, Mufti Noor Wali, was an important ‘commander’ of the Hakeemullah group.
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May - 8 
Osama bin Laden had a “support network” in Pakistan but it is not clear if the Pakistani Government was involved, US President Barack Obama said in his first public comments on May 8, reports Daily Times. “We think that there had to be some sort of s
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Osama bin Laden had a “support network” in Pakistan but it is not clear if the Pakistani Government was involved, US President Barack Obama said in his first public comments on May 8, reports Daily Times. “We think that there had to be some sort of support network for bin Laden inside of Pakistan,” Obama told the CBS show “60 Minutes,” according to excerpts of an interview released. “But we don’t know who or what that support network was. We don’t know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government, and that’s something that we have to investigate and, more importantly, the Pakistani government has to investigate.”
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May - 8 
Pakistan on May 8 said if it knew Osama bin Laden was hiding in the country, it would have acted against the al Qaeda leader, reported Daily Times. “If any member of the Pakistani Government, the Pakistani military or the Pakistani intelligence servi
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Pakistan on May 8 said if it knew Osama bin Laden was hiding in the country, it would have acted against the al Qaeda leader, reported Daily Times. “If any member of the Pakistani Government, the Pakistani military or the Pakistani intelligence service knew where Osama bin Laden was, we would have taken action,” Islamabad’s Ambassador in Washington, Hussain Haqqani said, adding, “Osama bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan was not to Pakistan’s advantage”. Pakistan is pursuing an investigation to understand how the al Qaeda leader could have been hiding in a prominent town. “It is premature to reveal details of the investigation,” said Haqqani. It was reported that Pakistani officials have interviewed at least one of Bin Laden’s wives.
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May - 8 
Quoting a senior US intelligence official Indian Express reported that computer material gathered by the US forces after the raid revealed that Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad home was a ‘command-and-control’ centre for al Qaeda. "This is the largest c
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Quoting a senior US intelligence official Indian Express reported that computer material gathered by the US forces after the raid revealed that Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad home was a ‘command-and-control’ centre for al Qaeda. "This is the largest cache of intelligence derived from the scene of any single terrorist," said Donilon. The investigations have shown that Osama was actively involved in planning and directing al Qaeda's terror plots. "What we now know, again taking a look initially here, is that he had obviously an operational and strategic role, and a propaganda role, for al Qaeda," Donilon added.
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May - 8 
The US Military Commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said that the killing of Osama bin Laden may weaken al Qaeda’s influence on the Afghan Taliban. Even so, General David Petraeus warned that Afghanistan is still a potential refuge for in
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The US Military Commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said that the killing of Osama bin Laden may weaken al Qaeda’s influence on the Afghan Taliban. Even so, General David Petraeus warned that Afghanistan is still a potential refuge for international terror groups, and al Qaeda is just one of those. He also warned that the May 2 US raid that killed the al Qaeda leader in Abbottabad did not spell the end of the NATO battle in Afghanistan, which began just one month after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington with the aim of wiping out al Qaeda and bin Laden. During an interview, Petraeus said, the strong link between al Qaeda and the Taliban was personal, not organisational. “The deal between the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda was between Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden, not the organisations,” he said.
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May - 8 
Three persons sustained injuries when a bomb exploded outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Minister Arbab Ayub Jan in Peshawar on May 8, reports Daily Times. Sources said the explosion took place just after visitors to Minister House h
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Three persons sustained injuries when a bomb exploded outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Minister Arbab Ayub Jan in Peshawar on May 8, reports Daily Times. Sources said the explosion took place just after visitors to Minister House had left by car. Three of the guests were injured. “It was a remote-controlled device planted under a billboard near my house,” Minister Arbab Ayub Jan said, adding, “Perhaps those responsible thought I was in the car.”
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May - 8 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in an explosion in Asman Manza area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of May 8, reports Dawn. Sources said that the FC personnel were going from
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in an explosion in Asman Manza area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of May 8, reports Dawn. Sources said that the FC personnel were going from Kaniguram to Laddah when they were hit by an explosive device. The deceased were identified as Shan and Mashan.
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May - 8 
Two persons were injured in a rocket attack in Awaran District on May 8, reports Daily Times. It was reported that unknown armed militants fired a rocket from a hilly area, which landed at a nearby agriculture field, injuring two farmers.
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Two persons were injured in a rocket attack in Awaran District on May 8, reports Daily Times. It was reported that unknown armed militants fired a rocket from a hilly area, which landed at a nearby agriculture field, injuring two farmers.
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May - 8 
White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon told during NBC’s “Meet the Press” show that Ayman al Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon long considered al Qaeda’s number two, “is not anywhere near the leader that Osama bin Laden was”. “They, as an org
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White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon told during NBC’s “Meet the Press” show that Ayman al Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon long considered al Qaeda’s number two, “is not anywhere near the leader that Osama bin Laden was”. “They, as an organisation, will have to work themselves through some sort of succession,” Donilon said. Killing bin Laden, he added, was “a real blow”.
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May - 8 
Nepali Congress (NC) is to seek a written commitment from the ruling parties, especially the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), on completing outstanding issues in both the peace and statute writing processes before agreeing to extendi
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Nepali Congress (NC) is to seek a written commitment from the ruling parties, especially the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), on completing outstanding issues in both the peace and statute writing processes before agreeing to extending the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Kantipuronline. The written commitment, according to NC leaders, will be the only condition for extending the CA tenure beyond May 28, said NC leaders. Two important committees—one on the peace process and the other on statute writing—have almost finalised their draft proposals, which will be forwarded to the ruling parties, after final discussions in the party.
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May - 8 
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel arrested Moulana Abdul Rashid, Vice-Chairman of non-governmental organisation Al Markajul Islami Bangladesh, from his office in Dhaka’s Shyamoli with links to the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami
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Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel arrested Moulana Abdul Rashid, Vice-Chairman of non-governmental organisation Al Markajul Islami Bangladesh, from his office in Dhaka’s Shyamoli with links to the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004. The CID detained Rashid on information from Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) leader Moulana Sheikh Farid, who is now on remand.
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May - 8 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed on May 8, said he regrets his anti-liberation role in 1971 and explained that it was played "out of emotion", reports Daily Star. He, however, denied his involvement in killing and o
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed on May 8, said he regrets his anti-liberation role in 1971 and explained that it was played "out of emotion", reports Daily Star. He, however, denied his involvement in killing and other crimes against humanity during the Liberation War. The investigation agency said they would again appeal to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for permission to interrogate Mojaheed as he avoided several significant queries on his anti-liberation role.
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May - 8 
JeI Ameer (Chief) Motiur Rahman Nizami and Delawar Hossain Sayedee in separate petitions pleaded to the Court not to interrogate them in connection with War Crimes charges anymore. Mojaheed said he was in Dhaka during the Liberation War time and was
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JeI Ameer (Chief) Motiur Rahman Nizami and Delawar Hossain Sayedee in separate petitions pleaded to the Court not to interrogate them in connection with War Crimes charges anymore. Mojaheed said he was in Dhaka during the Liberation War time and was also a leader of Islami Chhatro Sangho. But he denied his involvement with auxiliary forces of Pakistani occupation army. Like Nizami, Mojaheed also said Pakistani occupation army threatened him not to go against them.
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May - 8 
De-mining groups recovered 265 APMs, one 130-mm Artillery shell and seven electric mines from Mahilankulam, Pulivadimurippu, Palamoddei, Sinnapandivirichchan, Periyapandivirichchan, Marathamadu, Kokkutuduvai, Miraodei Camp and Pump House Camp areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 265 APMs, one 130-mm Artillery shell and seven electric mines from Mahilankulam, Pulivadimurippu, Palamoddei, Sinnapandivirichchan, Periyapandivirichchan, Marathamadu, Kokkutuduvai, Miraodei Camp and Pump House Camp areas.
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May - 8 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops in Monarawewa area in the North recovered seven Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on May 8.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops in Monarawewa area in the North recovered seven Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on May 8.
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May - 8 
Sri Lankan authorities are planning to release more detained former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres to mark the 2600th Sambudda Jayanthi anniversary, Colombo Page reported on May 8. Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Suda
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Sri Lankan authorities are planning to release more detained former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres to mark the 2600th Sambudda Jayanthi anniversary, Colombo Page reported on May 8. Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe has said that more LTTE cadres will be reintegrated into the society upon completion of their rehabilitation program to mark the significant religious event that celebrates the 2600th anniversary of Lord Buddha's enlightenment.
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May - 9 
According to The Times of India, inter-twining between Kashmiri militancy and al-Qaeda is visible from the interrogation details of many Pakistani prisoners who were in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of being al-Qaida and Taliban members. Interrogation
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According to The Times of India, inter-twining between Kashmiri militancy and al-Qaeda is visible from the interrogation details of many Pakistani prisoners who were in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of being al-Qaida and Taliban members. Interrogation details of 69 Pakistani prisoners are available from Wikileaks. The intermingling between Kashmiri militancy and al-Qaeda raises the possibility of Qaeda putting more focus on India in future. Many Pakistani prisoners in the US military prison, such as Abdul Sedar Nafeesi [militant of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islam (HuJI)], Abdul Sattar [both Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and HuJI] and Abdul Halim Sadiqi and his brother Abdullah Sadiqi [both cadres of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)] have significant focus on Kashmir. The US interrogation report rates JeM as a Tier 1 target, which is a designated terror group having state support. The interrogation report said JeM was aligned with the pro-Taliban political party Jamiat-i-Ulema-i Islam (JUI-F).
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May - 9 
Assam Tribune reports that about 200 Surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) militants of the outfit’s 709th battalion for the first time after their surrender met the ULFA leadership which convened the meeting at Helacha village in Nalba
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Assam Tribune reports that about 200 Surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (SULFA) militants of the outfit’s 709th battalion for the first time after their surrender met the ULFA leadership which convened the meeting at Helacha village in Nalbari district on May 9. The ‘commander’ of the 709th battalion Hira Saraniya invited the surrendered militants for a meeting at the temporary base at Helacha for their cooperation in the peace talks with the Central Government. The deputy ‘commandar-in-chief’ of the outfit Raju Baruah and ‘Foreign Secretary’ Sasha Chaudhury called upon the former colleagues to extend their full cooperation to the outfit. The former militants from Nalbari and Baksa Districts attended the meeting. While addressing on behalf of the surrendered militants Bikash Dutta, Jitu Talukdar and Mrigen Haloi assured the leadership to extend support to peace talks. Sources further said that the ULFA leadership exchanged their views towards the surrendered militants only in the interest of the common public. The sources further said that in order to strengthen the relations between these two groups, coordination committee was formed. The meeting with the surrendered militants, which was held for the first time in the State, is considered a major development in the outfit’s ongoing peace process with the Centre.
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May - 9 
Deccan Chronicle reports on May 9 that a special conference of the Maoists, active in the tribal areas in Kerala, was held at an unspecified location in Chhattisgarh from April 20 to 25. Sources said senior leaders of the outfit, including its ‘gener
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Deccan Chronicle reports on May 9 that a special conference of the Maoists, active in the tribal areas in Kerala, was held at an unspecified location in Chhattisgarh from April 20 to 25. Sources said senior leaders of the outfit, including its ‘general secretary’ Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathi, spoke in the conference. Sources said around 20 underground Maoists, including its former ‘state secretary’ Roopesh alias Praveen alias Mohan, attended the conference. Roopesh, against whom there is a case of harbouring Maoist leader Malla Raji Reddy, has been given some assignments in the Dandakaranya region. He and his wife Shyna have been absconding ever since the Police launched a hunt after the arrest of Reddy in Ankamali in 2007.
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May - 9 
IANS reports that that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five tractors in their bid to enforce a one-day bandh (general shutdown) to protest the arrest of three of their leaders in Bihar, at Sohdag village in Palamau
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IANS reports that that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five tractors in their bid to enforce a one-day bandh (general shutdown) to protest the arrest of three of their leaders in Bihar, at Sohdag village in Palamau District on May 9. Superintendent of Police (SP) A. T. Mathew said that around 20 to 25 Maoists set ablaze five tractors and assaulted some labourers involved in the road construction work near Itki, around 140 kilometres from Ranchi.
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May - 9 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Kangleipak Communist Party - Military Council (KCP-MC) militants, identified as Hijam Dinesh Singh alias Janey alias Tombinou and Hijam Mocha (26), from Regional Institute of Medical Scienc
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Kangleipak Communist Party - Military Council (KCP-MC) militants, identified as Hijam Dinesh Singh alias Janey alias Tombinou and Hijam Mocha (26), from Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) gate on May 9. On spot verification, they disclosed that they were assigned to kidnap non-Manipuris and transportation of arms and ammunition from one place to another under the instruction of one Tamo of KCP-MC. One mobile handset was seized from their possession.
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May - 9 
Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) in a statement released by Lanheiba Meitei, ‘secretary’ military affairs has informed that the outfit’s armed wing, Kangleipak Feengnang Lanmee (KFL) is all set to launch its second series of “Oper
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Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) in a statement released by Lanheiba Meitei, ‘secretary’ military affairs has informed that the outfit’s armed wing, Kangleipak Feengnang Lanmee (KFL) is all set to launch its second series of “Operation Clear Cut” to drive away migrants from the state, states Kanglaonline.
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May - 9 
Maoist cadres set ablaze construction material at an under construction Government building at Perimili in Aheri tehsil of the District during wee hours of May 9.
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Maoist cadres set ablaze construction material at an under construction Government building at Perimili in Aheri tehsil of the District during wee hours of May 9.
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May - 9 
Nagaland Post reports that a call made through an Airtel mobile purportedly by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants demanding extortion from Kumud Kachari, Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council, was traced
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Nagaland Post reports that a call made through an Airtel mobile purportedly by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants demanding extortion from Kumud Kachari, Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council, was traced by SFs to Jharnapani, under Medziphema in Dimapur District. A “self-proclaimed” ULFA leader identified as Bijit Gogoi had used the mobile phone to contact Kumud Kachari, to remind him of the extortion notice for INR 10 lakh served on April 27 on an ULFA letter head mentioning May 6 as the deadline.
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May - 9 
Nagaland Post reports that at least 38 youths were detained for further verification during an intensified counter insurgency operation by Security Forces (SFs) in Imphal on the eve of the visit of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. He is scheduled
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Nagaland Post reports that at least 38 youths were detained for further verification during an intensified counter insurgency operation by Security Forces (SFs) in Imphal on the eve of the visit of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. He is scheduled to arrive Imphal on May 10 (today) on a two-day visit. “Though there were no specific input, militants are likely to trigger bombs during the home minister’s stay in Imphal,” a police officer disclosed recalling the triggering of a high power bomb during President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil recently.
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May - 9 
Police have unearthed a module of militant outfits, which was engaged in providing SIM cards of different mobile companies to the militants in Surankote and other parts of Poonch District for past quite sometime. Police has arrested six members of th
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Police have unearthed a module of militant outfits, which was engaged in providing SIM cards of different mobile companies to the militants in Surankote and other parts of Poonch District for past quite sometime. Police has arrested six members of the gang. The arrested persons have been identified as Waqar Ahmed and Pawaq Mujeed, both brothers, Rashid Ahmed and Imran Ahmed, all residents of Surankote, Khalid Quraishi of Faisalabad and Tahir Khan of Gounthal in Poonch District. All these SIM cards were meant for the militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits, sources said.
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May - 9 
Police on May 9 arrested four more persons in connection with a car IED blast at Udhampur in which a senior Army officer had a narrow escape, reports Daily Excelsior. Police has seized a TATA Sumo and a truck, owned by the Pakistani militant who had
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Police on May 9 arrested four more persons in connection with a car IED blast at Udhampur in which a senior Army officer had a narrow escape, reports Daily Excelsior. Police has seized a TATA Sumo and a truck, owned by the Pakistani militant who had triggered the blast. Yasir Wani, a student and a resident of Banihal (Doda District), was arrested from Gujjar Nagar in Jammu City for his links with the Pakistani militant, who had been using a fake name of Ghulam Sarwar. Waqar, another close contact of the militant and a resident of Surankote, was arrested from near his house at Surankote in Poonch District. Iqbal Ahmed, a retired Sub Inspector of Police and his son, Aijaz Ahmed, were detained from their house at Mendhar.
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May - 9 
Sunil Meitei, ‘publicity secretary’ of the Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP-MTF) in a press release stated that the workers of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Salam Joy, Wangoi constituency (Imphal West District), should severe
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Sunil Meitei, ‘publicity secretary’ of the Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP-MTF) in a press release stated that the workers of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Salam Joy, Wangoi constituency (Imphal West District), should severe all ties and links with the MLA failing which actions will be taken up against them. The release said that all campaign works of the MLA should be halted immediately.
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May - 9 
Tablighi Jamaat authorities denied the charge and said that their facilities were open to all. Questioning the authenticity of the WikiLeaks records, it was said, “It is known that such statements are forced to be made under duress.
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Tablighi Jamaat authorities denied the charge and said that their facilities were open to all. Questioning the authenticity of the WikiLeaks records, it was said, “It is known that such statements are forced to be made under duress.
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May - 9 
The Economic Times reports that Pakistan-based terrorist outfits successfully infiltrated around 20-30 terrorists into the state in the first nine days of May alone. The sudden spurt in infiltration follows nil figures for the last three months, as a
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The Economic Times reports that Pakistan-based terrorist outfits successfully infiltrated around 20-30 terrorists into the state in the first nine days of May alone. The sudden spurt in infiltration follows nil figures for the last three months, as against 96 cases recorded in the corresponding period of 2010.
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May - 9 
The Hindu reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader identified as Burra Vasantha alias Shantha (48), wife of Maoists' former State committee secretary Burra Chinnaiah alias Madhav, surrendered before Superintendent of Police
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The Hindu reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader identified as Burra Vasantha alias Shantha (48), wife of Maoists' former State committee secretary Burra Chinnaiah alias Madhav, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) N. Shivashankar Reddy in Karimnagar District on May 9. She was disillusioned with party ideology and neglect of the cadres, she said. Shantha, a native of Thogarai village of Sultanabad mandal (administrative unit), was married to Burra Chinnaiah when she was 14 years old. In 1985, her husband went underground after committing some offences in his native Mangapeta village of Kalwa Srirampur mandal. She joined her husband in Nallamalla forests and again returned for delivery of his son in 1990. She returned to the party in 1995 and worked with the Maoists protection committee in Nallamalla forests. After the encounter of her husband Madhav in 2006, she sustained injuries to her head while escaping. Till 2007, the Maoists treated her and later neglected her. Irked by being neglected and health problems in the underground life, she had decided to surrender and lead normal life.
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May - 9 
The Indian authorities on May 9 released detailed dossiers on five Pakistani nationals, including a serving Major of Pakistani spy agency Inter services Intelligence(ISI) who have been chargesheeted by US authorities in connection with the Mumbai ter
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The Indian authorities on May 9 released detailed dossiers on five Pakistani nationals, including a serving Major of Pakistani spy agency Inter services Intelligence(ISI) who have been chargesheeted by US authorities in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, reports Times of India. The move is aimed at highlighting the role of ISI as a terror sponsor at a time when the detection of Osama bin Laden in the garrison town of Abbottabad deep inside Pakistan has trained the global spotlight anew on ISI's terror links across the globe. The individual identified as 'Major Iqbal'also figures in a US chargesheet accusing him of being one of the conspirators behind Mumbai terror attacks( November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11).
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May - 9 
The LeT and HM, who are finding lack of volunteers and local support in the State, and even guides to escort the infiltrating parties into Indian Territory, have revised compensation for the local guides, who are now being offered nearly INR1.5 lakh
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The LeT and HM, who are finding lack of volunteers and local support in the State, and even guides to escort the infiltrating parties into Indian Territory, have revised compensation for the local guides, who are now being offered nearly INR1.5 lakh for each successful infiltration as compared to INR 50,000 given earlier.
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May - 9 
Times of India reports that Superintendent of Police (SP) Viresh Prabhu confirmed the death of a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Nagesh alias Shankar Tukka Pungati (38), ‘commander-in-chief’ of North Gadchiroli-Gondia division
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Times of India reports that Superintendent of Police (SP) Viresh Prabhu confirmed the death of a top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Nagesh alias Shankar Tukka Pungati (38), ‘commander-in-chief’ of North Gadchiroli-Gondia division, along with two other Maoist cadres on the basis of Maoists pamphlets recovered from Malewada Village in Kurkheda Taluk (administrative division) in Gadchiroli District on May 9. Nagesh was killed along with two other Maoist cadres in a fierce encounter in the forests of Khobramendha near Malewada village under Wadsa division of Gadchiroli District in the afternoon of April 19. The two other slain Maoists were ‘platoon party member’ Manglu (17) and PLGA member Manju (17). While Manglu belonged to Bastar area in Chhattisgarh, Manju hailed from Pipli (Burgi) village in Etapalli tehsil (administrative division) of Aheri sub-division of the District. "Nagesh was mastermind of several attacks on security forces. The death of two juvenile Naxalites proves that Naxals are enticing the juvenile youths to join the movement," the SP added. Nagesh had clubbed four different Maoists dalams (squad) and had laid ambush on a patrolling party of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the hilly terrain of Khobramendha jungles on April 19. However, pamphlets of Maharashtra State Committee of Maoists recovered from Malewada a couple of days back claimed that three Maoists including Nagesh were killed in the Khobramendha encounter. "We will avenge each drop of our comrades by spoiling Operation Green Hunt," the pamphlet added.
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May - 9 
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on May 9 asked the Border Security Forces (BSF) authority to complete the ongoing fencing work at the earliest in order to ensure full-proof security along the Indo-Bangla border, reports Assam Tribune. The Chief M
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on May 9 asked the Border Security Forces (BSF) authority to complete the ongoing fencing work at the earliest in order to ensure full-proof security along the Indo-Bangla border, reports Assam Tribune. The Chief Minister, who had a meeting with officials of law enforcement agencies and representatives from construction companies at Ambassa in Dhalai District, asked the BSF to ensure speedy completion of fencing work along the border. According to intelligence inputs, insurgents are using these unfenced border areas to cross over the international border. Latest intelligence reports indicate existence of seven militant hideouts across the border. In the last one year, there was no major strike in the district barring two kidnapping incidents. However, Chief Minister asked the police to remain vigilant to foil possible militant strikes.
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May - 9 
A member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Aamir Razaq was shot dead in Mehmoodabad area in the limits of the Baloch Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh on May 9, reports Daily Times.
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A member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Aamir Razaq was shot dead in Mehmoodabad area in the limits of the Baloch Colony Police Station in Karachi District of Sindh on May 9, reports Daily Times.
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May - 9 
A senior member of the Awami National Party (ANP), Faiz Ahmad Kakar, was abducted by unidentified militants from the Labour Square Road at Gulshan-e-Maymar in the limits of Gadap Town.
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A senior member of the Awami National Party (ANP), Faiz Ahmad Kakar, was abducted by unidentified militants from the Labour Square Road at Gulshan-e-Maymar in the limits of Gadap Town.
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May - 9 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has no intention of bringing home its chief operative in Pakistan despite an apparent attempt by the Pakistani media to unmask his identity, US officials said on May 9, according to Dawn. While the Pakistani media re
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has no intention of bringing home its chief operative in Pakistan despite an apparent attempt by the Pakistani media to unmask his identity, US officials said on May 9, according to Dawn. While the Pakistani media reports apparently were inaccurate, US officials said they believe the leak was a calculated attempt to divert attention from American demands for explanations of how Osama bin Laden could have hidden for years near Pakistan’s principal military academy in Abbottabad.
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May - 9 
Dawn reported on May 9 that differences which cropped up among the leaders of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar over the deployment of law-enforcers in their area, raised fears that the TTP may exploit the situation. According to official sources Dilawar Khan, w
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Dawn reported on May 9 that differences which cropped up among the leaders of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar over the deployment of law-enforcers in their area, raised fears that the TTP may exploit the situation. According to official sources Dilawar Khan, who heads lashkar, and his deputy Fazal Malik were not ready to accept each other’s leadership any longer. The differences had been simmering between their two clans since the former head of the lashkar, Haji Abdul Malik, was killed in a suicide attack in 2009. Both the top leaders of the anti-TTP body had developed differences over raids and arrest of people in different areas. Besides, political affiliations also caused differences between them as Dilawar belonged to Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and the other group was associated with Awami National Party (ANP).
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May - 9 
In a related statement, the Inter Services Public Relations said Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had requested Gilani to “consider convening'' a joint session of Parliament for briefing on the security issues related to the “Abbottabad incid
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In a related statement, the Inter Services Public Relations said Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had requested Gilani to “consider convening'' a joint session of Parliament for briefing on the security issues related to the “Abbottabad incident''. Speaking to officers at Rawalpindi, Kharian and Sialkot garrisons exclusively about the Abbottabad incident, General Kayani noted, “Articulation of a national response through Parliament, under the circumstances, is the most effective way to let the world know the historic achievements of Pakistan against al Qaeda and its terror affiliates.''
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May - 9 
Militants killed a tribesman, identified as Shamsur Rehman, from Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on charges of spying in Khwasi Banda area of Kohat District on May 9, reports Dawn. Waris Khan, victim’s brother, alleged B
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Militants killed a tribesman, identified as Shamsur Rehman, from Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on charges of spying in Khwasi Banda area of Kohat District on May 9, reports Dawn. Waris Khan, victim’s brother, alleged Bilal and Behram for the killing of Shamsur Rehman and said that his family had been receiving threats from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for quite long.
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May - 9 
Pakistan struck a clandestine deal in 2001 that allowed the United States (US) to carry out a unilateral raid on its territory similar to May 1-2 raid that killed the al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the Guardian reported on May 9, according to Tribu
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Pakistan struck a clandestine deal in 2001 that allowed the United States (US) to carry out a unilateral raid on its territory similar to May 1-2 raid that killed the al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the Guardian reported on May 9, according to Tribune. The agreement was finalised between then military ruler Pervez Musharraf and US President George W. Bush after Osama bin Laden eluded capture in Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains, the newspaper said, citing serving and retired Pakistani and US officials. Under the terms of the agreement, Pakistan would allow US troops to conduct a raid inside Pakistan in search of Bin Laden, his second in command Ayman al Zawahiri, and the group’s third-ranking official. Both sides also agreed that Islamabad would vociferously protest the incursion afterwards in keeping with public sensitivities. The newspaper quoted a former senior US official as saying that “there was an agreement between Bush and Musharraf that if we knew where Osama was, we were going to come and get him.” “The Pakistanis would put up a hue and cry, but they wouldn’t stop us,” the official told the Guardian. A senior Pakistani official said it had been struck under Musharraf and renewed by the army during the “transition to democracy” – a six-month period from February 2008 when Musharraf was still president but a civilian government had been elected. The former US official said the Pakistani protests of the past week were the “public face” of the deal, adding, “We knew they would deny this stuff.”
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May - 9 
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on May 9 asserted in Parliament “the war against terrorism is our own national priority'' and described the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) as a “national asset'' which has full support of the Government, accor
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on May 9 asserted in Parliament “the war against terrorism is our own national priority'' and described the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) as a “national asset'' which has full support of the Government, according to The Hindu. “Indeed, the ISI is a national asset and has the full support of the government. We are proud of its considerable accomplishments,” he added, according to Daily Times. The premier also mentioned that some 40 key al Qaeda operatives, including Faraj al-Libbi and Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, were arrested by the ISI, and stressed, “No other country in the world and no other security agency has done so much to interdict al Qaeda than our spy agency and armed forces.” He also dispelled the allegations of complicity and incompetence on the country’s security agencies, saying the ISI prosecuted the anti-terror strategy with a high degree of professionalism and superb determination. “Allegations of complicity or incompetence are absurd. We emphatically reject such accusations,” said the Prime Minister. He also warned that any attack on Pakistan’s strategic assets would be retaliated with full force. “Let no one draw any wrong conclusions. Any attack against Pakistan’s strategic assets whether overt or covert will find a matching response,” the premier told the National Assembly. “Pakistan reserves the right to retaliate with full force. No-one should underestimate the resolve and capability of our nation and armed forces to defend our sacred homeland,” said Gilani. About Osama bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad, Gilani's explanation was that asymmetrical warfare had happened to be the tool in vogue against superior conventional forces, adds The Hindu. “Terrorism falls in that category… Hiding in plain sight, as is evident in this case, is perhaps another technique that could be attributed to bin Laden in the realm of asymmetrical intelligence,'' he explained.
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May - 9 
Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani's criticism of the unilateral action through which Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, the US on May 9 asserted that it would not apologise to the Pakistan Government for the incident, accor
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Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani's criticism of the unilateral action through which Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1-2, the US on May 9 asserted that it would not apologise to the Pakistan Government for the incident, according to The Hindu. “We do not apologise for the action,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters. Acknowledging that there were differences between the two countries on a host of issues, he hoped that Pakistan would carry out a complete investigation as to how bin Laden had successfully evaded detection staying in Abbottabad for so long. Asked whether the Obama Administration had confidence in the leadership of Pakistan, Carney said it thought it important that the Pakistanis did a full investigation. “We are, obviously, doing a full investigation and examining some of the substantial material that our operators collected in bin Laden's compound for evidence of the support network that must have existed to allow Osama bin Laden to continue to live in Abbottabad for so long,” he said. “We have made clear that given the threat that bin Laden represented to the US, — given that he was the most wanted man in the world, a mass murderer, a terrorist who continued to plot against us the United States and our allies, — that the President [Barack Obama] would use whatever means necessary to ensure that we could eliminate him. And he did that,” Carney said.
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May - 9 
The elders of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 9 expressed grave concern over military operations and killing of innocent people in drone attacks, reported Dawn. They demanded immediate end to military operations in
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The elders of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 9 expressed grave concern over military operations and killing of innocent people in drone attacks, reported Dawn. They demanded immediate end to military operations in the tribal areas. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Iqbal Afridi said that after killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden there was no logic in continuing drone attacks. He claimed that so far no high profile terrorist had been killed in the drone attacks, adding, “The tribesmen are not involved in any kind of terrorism but they are targeted for the only sin that they love their country and have been defending its boundaries against the aggressors”.
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May - 9 
The Government is set to announce a defence budget for the upcoming fiscal year that will be just over a quarter of its targeted tax revenues, though a careful analysis of the allocations suggests that the numbers understate the full costs of militar
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The Government is set to announce a defence budget for the upcoming fiscal year that will be just over a quarter of its targeted tax revenues, though a careful analysis of the allocations suggests that the numbers understate the full costs of military spending. The ‘stated’ defence budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 is likely to be PKR 495 billion, an increase of PKR 53 billion or 12 per cent over the previous year’s ‘stated’ budget, a rate of increase that is nominally below inflation. This, however, masks actual defence expenditures in several ways, including transferring military pensions to civilian expenses and counting ‘security’ operations separately.
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May - 9 
Two unidentified bullet-riddled bodies were found near Kuchlak, around 20 kilometres away from the provincial capital Quetta on May 9, reported Daily Times.
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Two unidentified bullet-riddled bodies were found near Kuchlak, around 20 kilometres away from the provincial capital Quetta on May 9, reported Daily Times.
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May - 9 
US intelligence sleuths reportedly found one of the accused in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known 26/11) using a cell phone from prison in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. However, the Pakistani authorities did not act even w
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US intelligence sleuths reportedly found one of the accused in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known 26/11) using a cell phone from prison in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. However, the Pakistani authorities did not act even when provided the information by the US, a media report said on May 9. "The Pakistanis try to get out of facing tough questions by anti-American statements in Pakistani media," The News quoted an unnamed US official as saying in its report. "Only recently, we gave them intelligence based on electronic means that one Mumbai incident accused was still using a cell phone from prison but nothing has happened. How can we trust them in such environment?" the official asked. The official was speaking about reasons why US authorities were not trusting Pakistan completely. The report said while willing to avoid placing excessive open pressure on a weak civilian government and often issuing statements that reassured Pakistan, Americans have repeatedly said they felt betrayed. "Soon after the Mumbai attacks, President George W. Bush issued a statement which said that the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) was not involved in the Mumbai attacks. This was mainly due to the personal efforts of Pakistan's Ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani, who met with senior Bush administration officials to request that statement. "In return, Pakistan assured full cooperation in investigating the Mumbai incident. Americans say that Pakistan never stuck to its side of the bargain and serious action had not been taken against Mumbai incident accused until now," the daily said.
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May - 9 
US officials have released the names of three widows of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden which were arrested from Abbottabad compound, reports The News. According to American television, the three widows who were living with Osama Bin Laden have been
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US officials have released the names of three widows of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden which were arrested from Abbottabad compound, reports The News. According to American television, the three widows who were living with Osama Bin Laden have been identified as Umm-e-Hamza, Umm-e-Khalid and Amal al Saada. Umm-e-Hamza and Umm-e- Khalid hailed from Saudi while Amal al Saada is Yemeni national. Fourth widow of Osama lived in Syria. US official said that Pakistan agreed to give access to the US for quizzing Osama’s widows.
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May - 9 
US President Barack Obama said that he thought that “there had to be some sort of support network for [Osama] bin Laden inside of Pakistan”, reports The Hindu. He said, “We don't know whether there might have been some people inside of government, pe
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US President Barack Obama said that he thought that “there had to be some sort of support network for [Osama] bin Laden inside of Pakistan”, reports The Hindu. He said, “We don't know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government, and that's something that we have to investigate, and more importantly, the Pakistani government has to investigate.” He added that there were not only individual terrorists in Pakistan but “also a climate inside of Pakistan that sometimes is deeply anti-American. And it makes it more difficult for us to be able to operate there effectively.” He said, “[Continuing counterterrorism cooperation] doesn't mean that there aren't going to be times where we're going be frustrated with Pakistanis. And frankly, there are going be times where they're frustrated with us.”
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May - 9 
Western Governments must work with Pakistan to increase the fight against militants on its border with Afghanistan, NATO's secretary general said on May 9, according to The News. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he saw "no alternative" to cooperating with
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Western Governments must work with Pakistan to increase the fight against militants on its border with Afghanistan, NATO's secretary general said on May 9, according to The News. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he saw "no alternative" to cooperating with Pakistan in the war against terrorism. Though he expressed appreciation for the efforts so far by Pakistan's military to fight militants in its border region with Afghanistan he said, "But I think more could be done." "My bottom line is that we need strong cooperation with Pakistan. If we are to assure long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan and beyond, then we need positive engagement with Pakistan," Rasmussen said.
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May - 9 
CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said action will be taken against Prime Minister Jhalanath khanal, who is also UML party chairman, for his decision to allot the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) portfolio to the UCPN-M. Nepal reiterated that K
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CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said action will be taken against Prime Minister Jhalanath khanal, who is also UML party chairman, for his decision to allot the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) portfolio to the UCPN-M. Nepal reiterated that Khanal will face action for defying the CPN-UML party decision not to give home ministry to the Maoists. He, however, didn’t say what kind of action will be taken against Khanal.
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May - 9 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda tried to assure the people on May 9 that the Constituent assembly (CA) term would be extended and the parties will offer a clear roadmap for the peace proc
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda tried to assure the people on May 9 that the Constituent assembly (CA) term would be extended and the parties will offer a clear roadmap for the peace process and constitution drafting, reports Kantipuronline. He said that “we will need at least six months” of extension to promulgate a new constitution. Dahal acknowledged there were differences among the parties and that the new constitution needs to be a compromise document, which would offer “a win-win situation for all.” Dahal also said that his party was prepared to complete the regrouping of Maoist combatants before May 28 and that it is willing to hold open discussions on disputed issues of the new constitution. “Regrouping should and will take place before May 28,” he said. “We will have to provide a credible basis to assure the people that the peace process has moved forward. We have endorsed our plan to move ahead with integration through our Central Committee.”
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May - 9 
Top leaders of the ruling parties Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and UCPN-M are learnt to have informally agreed to find an alternative to the barely few month old Jhala Nath Khanal Government, according to Nepal News. A
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Top leaders of the ruling parties Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and UCPN-M are learnt to have informally agreed to find an alternative to the barely few month old Jhala Nath Khanal Government, according to Nepal News. A secret meeting of top leaders of the coalition partners convened at Baneshwor thoroughly evaluated Prime Minister Khanal’s leadership in the Government and decided that an alternative to the current Government is a must to institutionalise the republic by taking the peace process to a logical conclusion.
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May - 9 
The prosecution on May 9 pressed charges against 463 out of accused 848 soldiers and staff of the Bangladesh Rifles, now renamed as Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), and some civilians who were their accomplices, arguing that they should be charged wit
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The prosecution on May 9 pressed charges against 463 out of accused 848 soldiers and staff of the Bangladesh Rifles, now renamed as Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), and some civilians who were their accomplices, arguing that they should be charged with murder, arson, robbery and other crimes committed during the rebellion in the BGB Headquarters in Dhaka in February 25-26, 2009, according to New Age. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) pressed charges in the two cases against 850 accused — one under the Penal Code for murder, arson, robbery and other crimes, and the other under the Explosive Substances Act for illegally taking up arms. The Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge, adjourned the proceedings till May 23.
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May - 9 
Vice-Chairman of Al Markajul Islami, an NGO, Mufti Abdur Rashid, who was arrested in August 21 grenade attack case and later released by CID confessed before a Dhaka Court on May 9 that HuJI-B leaders visited Hawa Bhaban in Banani, Dhaka several time
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Vice-Chairman of Al Markajul Islami, an NGO, Mufti Abdur Rashid, who was arrested in August 21 grenade attack case and later released by CID confessed before a Dhaka Court on May 9 that HuJI-B leaders visited Hawa Bhaban in Banani, Dhaka several times using their ambulances and the Islamic NGO funded the HuJI-B activities. According to the sources, Rashid in the statement said, before the attack he accompanied HuJI-B leaders Abdus Salam, Mufti Hannan, Abu Taher, Sheikh Farid and Sabbir when they went to Hawa Bhaban. Rashid, hailing from Gopalganj District, stayed at Karachi New Town Madrasa in Pakistan from 1985 to 1997.
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May - 9 
De-mining groups recovered 160 APMs, 13 electric mines, two hand grenades, three hundred rounds of T-56 ammunition, from Navatkulam, Mahilankulam, Marathamadu, Palamoddei, Kokkutuduvai and Pudumathalan areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 160 APMs, 13 electric mines, two hand grenades, three hundred rounds of T-56 ammunition, from Navatkulam, Mahilankulam, Marathamadu, Palamoddei, Kokkutuduvai and Pudumathalan areas.
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May - 9 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kachcharveli, Maligai, Monarawewa and Wahalkada areas in the North recovered two 120-mm Artillery Shells, one 60-mm mortar bomb, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) and 11 Anti
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Kachcharveli, Maligai, Monarawewa and Wahalkada areas in the North recovered two 120-mm Artillery Shells, one 60-mm mortar bomb, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) and 11 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on May 9.
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May - 9 
Troops recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb from Thopoor area in Trincomalee District.
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Troops recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb from Thopoor area in Trincomalee District.
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May - 10 
A 25-kilogram landmine laid under a key road by the Maoists in Bastar region was detected and defused by the Police. “A squad of the District force and the Paramilitary troopers spotted a landmine in Kanker District. The 25-kilogram landmine was laid
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A 25-kilogram landmine laid under a key road by the Maoists in Bastar region was detected and defused by the Police. “A squad of the District force and the Paramilitary troopers spotted a landmine in Kanker District. The 25-kilogram landmine was laid to target the Police party,’ Kanker SP Ajay Yadav said.
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May - 10 
A militant shot and injured a Sarpanch (President of village level local self-government institution) candidate, identified as Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Chopan, at Machipora-Zainageer at Sopore in Baramulla District on May 10, reports Daily Excelsior. Panch
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A militant shot and injured a Sarpanch (President of village level local self-government institution) candidate, identified as Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Chopan, at Machipora-Zainageer at Sopore in Baramulla District on May 10, reports Daily Excelsior. Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) elections (April 13-June 9) are going on in the State.
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May - 10 
Assam Tribune reports that Security forces (SFs) claimed to have averted bomb explosion plans in connection with the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s visit to the Manipur on May 10, by arresting two cadres of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) besides
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Assam Tribune reports that Security forces (SFs) claimed to have averted bomb explosion plans in connection with the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s visit to the Manipur on May 10, by arresting two cadres of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) besides recovering various arms and ammunitions including 2.2 kilogram of explosives (Tri-Nitro-Toluene) in Kwakeithel area in Imphal West District few hours after the arrival of the Home Minister. The arrestees were identified as M Bheigya alias Chaoba (55) and P Brojen alias Koba (50).They disclosed that they were working under one Robertson of PLA who had handed over the explosives to them to ambush SFs and planning for huge blast or to cause major casualty during the Home Minister’s visit. Other recovered items included one .9 mm pistol with magazine and 25 live rounds, 3 Chinese hand grenades with two detonators, one each of electric detonators, wireless set, mobile handset, two identity cards, including a tourist accreditation card and Electricity department employee card in the name of one A Chaoba.
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May - 10 
Four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Swnwkhwr Basumatary, Birdow Basumatary, Derhasat Basumatary and Chandan Basumatary, were arrested by SFs from Besargaon under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District.
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Four National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Swnwkhwr Basumatary, Birdow Basumatary, Derhasat Basumatary and Chandan Basumatary, were arrested by SFs from Besargaon under Bijni Police Station in Chirang District.
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May - 10 
Hindustan Times reports that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant named as ‘D’ , charge sheeted by FBI on the 26/11 Mumbai attack is now identified as Muuzzammil Bhat (from Jammu and Kashmir), a key LeT ‘commander’, who was involved in Chittisinghpora
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Hindustan Times reports that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant named as ‘D’ , charge sheeted by FBI on the 26/11 Mumbai attack is now identified as Muuzzammil Bhat (from Jammu and Kashmir), a key LeT ‘commander’, who was involved in Chittisinghpora massacre in Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of President Bill Clinton's visit to India in March 2000. Bhat is absconding and in the absence of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, he is handling operations for LeT. In its second charge sheet, filed in Chicago court, FBI named an Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) official Major Iqbal and four LeT operatives - Sajid Majeed, Abu Qahafa, Abu Alqama and the earlier unknown LeT militant ‘D’. According to FBI, ‘D’, who is yet to be arrested by Pakistan, was a handler of David Coleman Headley. Headley told Indian investigators that Muzzammil was involved in the Chittisinghpora massacre. He also revealed that Muzzammil was most trustworthy lieutenant of Lakhvi and apart from Chittisinghpora killings of Sikhs, he planned the Akshardham temple attack in September 2002.
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May - 10 
Home Ministry sources revealed that the Sheikh Hasina Government is ready to give access to someone from Assam to meet Anup Chetia, the ULFA leader in protective custody in a Bangladeshi jail, reports Telegraph. The source further revealed that follo
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Home Ministry sources revealed that the Sheikh Hasina Government is ready to give access to someone from Assam to meet Anup Chetia, the ULFA leader in protective custody in a Bangladeshi jail, reports Telegraph. The source further revealed that following the signal from Dhaka, at least one leader from among the eight engaged in peace efforts with the Centre will visit Dhaka. The purpose is to try and include Chetia, a member of ULFA’s permanent standing council, in the talks.
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May - 10 
IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a Police vehicle in Bastar District on May 10. “A powerful blast ripped through the Tata-407 vehicle. The driver was seriously injured. An assistant sub-inspector, who
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IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a Police vehicle in Bastar District on May 10. “A powerful blast ripped through the Tata-407 vehicle. The driver was seriously injured. An assistant sub-inspector, who was following the vehicle in a car, too was injured. Both were taken to a hospital in Narayanpur,” Bastar Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Sundarraj said. The blast took place at Kakori culvert, more than 300 kilometres south of capital Raipur. The vehicle was on its way to Kondagaon Police station in Bastar from Narayanpur District, where it had dropped off some Police personnel.
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May - 10 
IBNLive reports that more than 20 Bru families have reached Mizoram-Tripura border Kanhmun facilitation camp as the repatriation of Bru refugees continued. While 71 Bru families were expected to return on May 10, the number of families who would actu
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IBNLive reports that more than 20 Bru families have reached Mizoram-Tripura border Kanhmun facilitation camp as the repatriation of Bru refugees continued. While 71 Bru families were expected to return on May 10, the number of families who would actually cross the border was yet to be ascertained. The repatriated families would be taken to their respective villages where they would be resettled after identification process is completed and they would be resettled in Mamit District. Bru leader Elbis Chorky said that they had appealed to the Union Home Ministry to extend the period of providing free ration to the repatriated refugees for one to two years.
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May - 10 
IBNLive reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the vacant ancestral house of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Member of Parliament (MP) Kameshwar Baitha, a former Maoist zonal ‘commander’ who was released on bail on
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IBNLive reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up the vacant ancestral house of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Member of Parliament (MP) Kameshwar Baitha, a former Maoist zonal ‘commander’ who was released on bail on May 7, in Palamau District in the night of May 10. "A group of Maoists stuffed dynamite in the vacant house of Baitha before triggering the blast at Danchabar village in Bishrampur, about 55 kilometres from Medininagar," Superintendent of Police Anup Mathew said.
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May - 10 
Indian authorities, on May 10, rejected Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik's claim that the designated international terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was not in his country, insisting that Pakistan needed to disclose the whereabouts of the don who has
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Indian authorities, on May 10, rejected Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik's claim that the designated international terrorist Dawood Ibrahim was not in his country, insisting that Pakistan needed to disclose the whereabouts of the don who has houses in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, Times of India. "If the minister ( Rehman Malik) is so sure that Dawood is not in Pakistan, he should tell us where is he.... According to our information, Dawood is in Pakistan," Home Secretary Gopal K. Pillai said.
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May - 10 
Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju has said India is fully prepared to fight militants trying to infiltrate into the country, according to Kashmir Times. He added the Government believes that Pakistan would handover all the people involved
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Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju has said India is fully prepared to fight militants trying to infiltrate into the country, according to Kashmir Times. He added the Government believes that Pakistan would handover all the people involved in the Mumbai attacks (26/11) case.
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May - 10 
One Indian national was arrested along with six other suspected Islamist militants in a counterterrorism operation conducted by the French Police raids in Paris and its suburbs, The Hindu reported on May 11. According to reports, six suspects were de
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One Indian national was arrested along with six other suspected Islamist militants in a counterterrorism operation conducted by the French Police raids in Paris and its suburbs, The Hindu reported on May 11. According to reports, six suspects were detained on May 9, but the main target of the operation, an Indian national who had recently arrived from Algeria, was arrested on May 10. Interior Minister Claude Gueant said that France had no concrete evidence of a specific attack being planned, but security forces were in a heightened state of vigilance over the Jihadist threat. The Indian who was arrested had “links with Pakistan”, said an official.
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May - 10 
PTI reports that the US Ambassador in India, Timothy Roemer, on May 10, denied that his country viewed the terror attacks in New York (9/1) and in Mumbai (26/11) differently. Roemer also made it clear that Pakistan was required to do much more on its
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PTI reports that the US Ambassador in India, Timothy Roemer, on May 10, denied that his country viewed the terror attacks in New York (9/1) and in Mumbai (26/11) differently. Roemer also made it clear that Pakistan was required to do much more on its own soil to wipe out terror and pointed out that the US was mounting pressure on Pakistan to do more on terror and also target the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) apart from the al-Qaeda. The US ambassador also talked about the initiatives taken up by the US to help India. "We are now working to help upgrade forensics capabilities of India and exploring possibilities of setting up a new national counter terrorism centre here to prevent terrorist attacks in the future," he said.
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May - 10 
Referring to the revelations made Wikileaks based on statements made by the Guantanamo Bay detainees, PTI reported on May 10 that the Delhi based religious organisation Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) is under increasing suspicion for having links with the inte
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Referring to the revelations made Wikileaks based on statements made by the Guantanamo Bay detainees, PTI reported on May 10 that the Delhi based religious organisation Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) is under increasing suspicion for having links with the international Islamist militant outfit al-Qaeda. According to the Guantanamo Bay files al-Qaeda members at various times had used the network of TJ and often posed as missionaries to access visas to Pakistan and other destinations, and used the Jamaat's premises as shelter. The names of al Qaeda militants like Hamir Mohammed (a Sudani national and also a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre), Muhammed Sulayman Barre (a Somali national), Abdul Bukhary (citizen of Saudi Arabia) came up in the reports.
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May - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested five militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Abdul Rashid Bhat alias Moulvi, Manzoor Ahmad Wani, Zahoor Ahmad Ganai, Mehraj-ud-din Ganaie and Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh, along with arms and ammunition from Pattan
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested five militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Abdul Rashid Bhat alias Moulvi, Manzoor Ahmad Wani, Zahoor Ahmad Ganai, Mehraj-ud-din Ganaie and Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh, along with arms and ammunition from Pattan in Baramulla District. Recovery include three AK rifles, one pistol, three AK magazines, 300 rounds of AK rounds, one pistol magazine, two Chinese hand grenades, four rounds of pistol ammunition and one radio set of Kenwood. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) North Kashmir Range, Muneer Khan, said that the militants were operating in Kunzer village of Pattan area. The module was set up on the directions of a HM ‘commander’ Maqsood Ahmad Bhat alias Tariq, resident of Mamoosa, Pattan, presently serving detention in the jail. The aim of module was to revive militancy and to spread terror among people in areas like Pattan, Khore, Shirpora, Kunzer and Tangmarg (all in Baramulla District). The group was offering arms training to school going children in the adjoining orchards of Pattan. They had also intimidated people not to take part in the Panchayat elections and in fact had pasted threatening posters. The group was involved in two grenade blasts with one carried out on Army at Pattan market on September 9, 2010 and the second at Magam market on July 11, 2009. They had also made an unsuccessful attempt on the life of Abdul Karim Dar, Chairman Municipal Committee, Kunzer in 2010.
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May - 10 
Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a Karbi People’s Liberation Front (KPLT) camp at Engjai basti in the upper Chelabor area under Dokmoka Police Station of Karbi Anglong District and arrested a militant along with wife of another
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Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) neutralized a Karbi People’s Liberation Front (KPLT) camp at Engjai basti in the upper Chelabor area under Dokmoka Police Station of Karbi Anglong District and arrested a militant along with wife of another militant on May 10. The arrestees were identified as Sarthe alias Gudam Hanse (18) and Kache Terangpi (30). SFs recovered 300 gram of explosive materials along with many incriminating documents like extortion noted books, dresses, SIM card, battery, wire.
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May - 10 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a Police patrol party in the forests at Alapalli-Etapallu road near Tondel village in Gadchiroli District
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a Police patrol party in the forests at Alapalli-Etapallu road near Tondel village in Gadchiroli District on May 10. “After the blast, the Naxals [Left Wing Extremists] opened fire at the Police. The operation is going on. Because the operation is on in deep jungles (forest), there is no detailed report as yet,” Viresh Prabhu, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police, said. He said that the blast occurred at around 6.30pm. “The Police opened fire in retaliation. There are no reports of casualty as yet,” he said.
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May - 10 
The State Cabinet held a meeting on May 10 on the issue of tripartite talk involving the State Government, the Union Government and advocates of alternative arrangement (for the Nagas of Manipur) - a demand spearheaded by the United Naga Council (UNC
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The State Cabinet held a meeting on May 10 on the issue of tripartite talk involving the State Government, the Union Government and advocates of alternative arrangement (for the Nagas of Manipur) - a demand spearheaded by the United Naga Council (UNC) and decided that the tripartite talk should be held in Manipur.
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May - 10 
Times of India reports that an unnamed Home Ministry official met senior Jammu & Kashmir officials to discuss the State Government's rehabilitation policy for former militants stranded in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). The State Government has so f
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Times of India reports that an unnamed Home Ministry official met senior Jammu & Kashmir officials to discuss the State Government's rehabilitation policy for former militants stranded in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). The State Government has so far received over 600 applications from former militants wishing to return home.
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May - 10 
ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa along with Chitrabon Hazarika and other leaders met the families of former ULFA cadres at Kardang village in Goalpara District.
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ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa along with Chitrabon Hazarika and other leaders met the families of former ULFA cadres at Kardang village in Goalpara District.
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May - 10 
A bomb attack targeting a court in Nowshera District on May 10 (today) killed two Police constables including a female Police officer and wounded four others including two Policemen, reported Express Tribune.
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A bomb attack targeting a court in Nowshera District on May 10 (today) killed two Police constables including a female Police officer and wounded four others including two Policemen, reported Express Tribune.
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May - 10 
A watchman, identified as Risalat, was wounded in a hand grenade attack targeting a plot owned by the Peoples Amn (Peace) Committee chief Uzair Baloch located near Art Chowk in Lyari town in Karachi on May 10, reports Daily Times.
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A watchman, identified as Risalat, was wounded in a hand grenade attack targeting a plot owned by the Peoples Amn (Peace) Committee chief Uzair Baloch located near Art Chowk in Lyari town in Karachi on May 10, reports Daily Times.
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May - 10 
Acting Inspector General (IG) of Balochistan Police Ghalib Bandesha denied the presence of the militant organization Quetta Shura, composed of top leadership of the Afghan Taliban in Balochistan. Bandesha was responding to recent media reports which
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Acting Inspector General (IG) of Balochistan Police Ghalib Bandesha denied the presence of the militant organization Quetta Shura, composed of top leadership of the Afghan Taliban in Balochistan. Bandesha was responding to recent media reports which stated that the United States (US) and Pakistani intelligence agencies are on a hunt for Osama bin Laden’s ally Mullah Omar in Quetta after the successful raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. Omar is reported to have a reward of $25million on his head and is sheltered by heavily-armed fighters in Quetta near the Afghan border. Reports also quoted a senior Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) official confirming to have planned a ‘huge military action in Quetta’.
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May - 10 
Al Qaeda on May 10 again called on Muslims to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden and said Americans will “pay the price” for President Barack Obama’s decision to kill him, the SITE Intelligence monitoring service said, reports Daily Times. Al Fajr M
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Al Qaeda on May 10 again called on Muslims to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden and said Americans will “pay the price” for President Barack Obama’s decision to kill him, the SITE Intelligence monitoring service said, reports Daily Times. Al Fajr Media Centre, which SITE calls the exclusive online distributor of al Qaeda propaganda, said the assassination was a “big mistake” and a “serious sin,” and that Obama had brought disaster on the American people. The statement, made available by the US-based SITE, opened with a lengthy eulogy of bin Laden, killed by US commandos in Pakistan. It said that “despite the stress and the affliction, he continued to smile, certain of the victory of Allah and convinced of His support. He did not retreat nor flatter; instead, he incited to jihad and martyrdom and sought that with his person and his money.” Turning to the American people, it said: “Today, Obama distributed among you the blood of our martyr. We are an Ummah (the global Muslim community) that does not remain silent to injustice, so do not blame us after today. “You are those who chose him and you are those who will pay the price. Obama is protected by armies, (but) who will protect you from our assault?”
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May - 10 
Britain on May 10 asked Pakistan to "dismantle" all terror groups operating on its soil and posing a threat to it as well as to the region and beyond, reported Indian Express. Foreign Secretary William Hague noted that Pakistan has suffered more casu
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Britain on May 10 asked Pakistan to "dismantle" all terror groups operating on its soil and posing a threat to it as well as to the region and beyond, reported Indian Express. Foreign Secretary William Hague noted that Pakistan has suffered more casualties from terrorism than any country since September 11, but nonetheless called upon the beleaguered country to do all it can to "dismantle all militant and terrorist groups operating on, and from, its soil", adding, “We continue to urge Pakistan to do all it can to dismantle all militant and terrorist groups operating on, and from, its soil".
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May - 10 
Dawn reported that six ministers, belonging to the Pakistan’s People’s Party (PPP), accused their coalition partner in the Government, the Jama’at Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), of supporting the Taliban and promoting terrorism. Minister for Communication
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Dawn reported that six ministers, belonging to the Pakistan’s People’s Party (PPP), accused their coalition partner in the Government, the Jama’at Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), of supporting the Taliban and promoting terrorism. Minister for Communications and PPP’s Deputy Parliamentary Leader Mir Sadiq Umrani said the JUI-F was spreading terrorism and setting up and running seminaries with Government funds.
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May - 10 
Nasrullah Afridi, a tribal journalist from Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was killed in a car bomb blast in Khyber Super Market of cantonment area in Peshawar.
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Nasrullah Afridi, a tribal journalist from Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), was killed in a car bomb blast in Khyber Super Market of cantonment area in Peshawar.
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May - 10 
One of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)'s most important leaders who was indicted by the United Sates (US) Treasury Department for the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, Arif Qasmani, is trying to acquire biological weapons and anthrax through his al-Qaida links,
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One of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)'s most important leaders who was indicted by the United Sates (US) Treasury Department for the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, Arif Qasmani, is trying to acquire biological weapons and anthrax through his al-Qaida links, Times of India reported on May 11. The interrogation report of a Pakistani businessman and Guantánamo Bay detainee, Saifullah Paracha, has revealed that LeT was in touch with a US-based "al-Qaida anthrax operative'' as it tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Qasmani is among the four persons whose assets had been frozen by the US for their alleged involvement in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts. The US notification, in fact, had said that Qasmani also facilitated the Samjhauta blast in 2007. Paracha, a businessman from Sargodha, revealed to the US authorities in 2008 that LeT's Qasmani might have been discussing ways to acquire biological weapons and anthrax with a US based pharmacist, Nazmut Tariq, identified also as an al-Qaida operative.
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May - 10 
The fatalities in the bomb blast in Nowshera District court increased to four. Earlier The Express Tribune reported that two Police constables, including a female Police officer, were killed and four others, including two Policemen, were injured. “It
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The fatalities in the bomb blast in Nowshera District court increased to four. Earlier The Express Tribune reported that two Police constables, including a female Police officer, were killed and four others, including two Policemen, were injured. “It was a bomb blast. Two police constables, including a policewoman, were killed,” Nowshera Police Chief, Qureish Khan, had said.
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May - 10 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 10 said that it had yet to receive a formal request from the United Sates (US) to question three widows of Osama bin Laden while US said that it expects Pakistan will “soon” let it in this regard, reports Daily
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 10 said that it had yet to receive a formal request from the United Sates (US) to question three widows of Osama bin Laden while US said that it expects Pakistan will “soon” let it in this regard, reports Daily Times. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua said, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received a formal request from the US.” She also said that no extradition requests had been received from the countries of origin of bin Laden’s wives – Yemen and Saudi Arabia. US investigators want to question his three wives as they seek to roll up his global militant network. “Pakistanis now appear willing to grant access. Hopefully, they’ll carry through on the signals they’re sending,” said a US official familiar with the matter in Washington. Bin Laden’s Yemeni wife has told Pakistani investigators that they lived in the compound where her spouse was killed in the garrison town of Abbottabad for five years.
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May - 10 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, during an operation in Mula Banda area of Munda tehsil (revenue unit) in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 10, reports Daily Times. Sources said the
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, during an operation in Mula Banda area of Munda tehsil (revenue unit) in Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 10, reports Daily Times. Sources said the militants were planting an improvised explosive device (IED) when Security Forces reached spot. All the three militants were killed after a gunfight that lasted for more than an hour. SFs recovered a remote controlled bomb, three hand grenades, three pistols, a detonator and electric wires from their possession.
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May - 10 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 10 threatened Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of “dire consequences” if he does not accept the appeal of their activists convicted of attacking former President General Pe
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 10 threatened Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of “dire consequences” if he does not accept the appeal of their activists convicted of attacking former President General Pervez Musharraf, reports The Express Tribune. The TTP militants were sentenced to death by the Lahore High Court in the attack case on former President General Pervez Musharraf. The sources in the Federally Ministry of Interior said TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shakirullah Shakir Mehsud threatened the Chief Justice that if he does not accept appeals of their nine activists he would suffer “dire consequences.”
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May - 10 
Three suspected Arab militants were killed when a US drone attacked a vehicle near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 10, reports Dawn. Sources said the drone fired two missiles at a pick-up, g
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Three suspected Arab militants were killed when a US drone attacked a vehicle near Angoor Adda in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 10, reports Dawn. Sources said the drone fired two missiles at a pick-up, going from Bagher to Sra Qala, near Angoor Adda. Official sources said the three Arabs were killed on the spot.
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May - 10 
Times of India reports that the packing carton of the Global Positioning System (GPS) used by the terrorists in the Mumbai terror attack (26/11) was found in a house in Karachi which was believed to have been used as a control room for orchestrating
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Times of India reports that the packing carton of the Global Positioning System (GPS) used by the terrorists in the Mumbai terror attack (26/11) was found in a house in Karachi which was believed to have been used as a control room for orchestrating the strike. India will share with Pakistan all information related to the GPS device, used by the 26/11 attackers to navigate in Indian waters on fishing trawler 'Kuber', to help authorities in that country establish the role of Pakistani terrorists. The information will help Pakistan to match the details of the GPS with the packaging carton of the device which has been recovered by Pakistani investigating agencies in Karachi.
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May - 10 
Unidentified armed militants blew up a gas supply pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 10, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed militants blew up a gas supply pipeline in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 10, reported Daily Times.
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May - 10 
Maoist leader Barshaman Pun countered Mahat's views, saying that there is no alternative to the Khanal-led Government in the current scenario. He claimed that parties are going to reach an agreement within a few days to establish a separate Security
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Maoist leader Barshaman Pun countered Mahat's views, saying that there is no alternative to the Khanal-led Government in the current scenario. He claimed that parties are going to reach an agreement within a few days to establish a separate Security Force by merging certain number of personnel from the Nepal Army and the Maoist People's Liberation Army.
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May - 10 
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Sharan Mahat said his party would not be ready to extend the tenure of the CA unless Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khnal steps down. Mahat said NC would stand against any proposal to extend CA's tenure if Khanal does not q
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Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Sharan Mahat said his party would not be ready to extend the tenure of the CA unless Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khnal steps down. Mahat said NC would stand against any proposal to extend CA's tenure if Khanal does not quit by May 28. "Khanal government is legitimate as it was formed on the basis of the illegitimate seven-point agreement. It has also failed in both the missions - peace process and constitution-drafting," the NC leader added.
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May - 10 
Police on May 10 arrested three Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres in connection with their involvement in extortion in Lalitpur District, reports Kantipuronline. The arrestees, identified as Hari Bahadur Bhujel, a native of Kav
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Police on May 10 arrested three Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres in connection with their involvement in extortion in Lalitpur District, reports Kantipuronline. The arrestees, identified as Hari Bahadur Bhujel, a native of Kavre, Santa Man Lama of Lalitpur and Ujjwal aka Donang Blon of Lalitpur, were found extorting gullible people in Lalitpur in the name of Valley Tigers’ Group. While Blon is a cadre of Newa State Committee of the UCPN-M, the others are cadres of Young Communist League (YCL), the youth wing of UCPN-M. The modus operandi of the trio was to threaten the locals over telephone with dire consequences and compel them to cough up hefty sums of money. It was found that the trio had extorted at least NR 800,000 from denizens of Dhukuchhap Village Development Committee (VDC) of Lalitpur.
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May - 10 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 10 hit back at the voices from some political quarters against the imminent extension of the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), claiming that
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 10 hit back at the voices from some political quarters against the imminent extension of the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), claiming that "regressive and status-quoist forces" are plotting to dissolve the CA, according to Nepal News. Dahal said such are plotting to dissolve the assembly as they are alarmed by the possibility of a constitution dominated by Maoist agendas. He said there is no alternative to extending the CA's term to draft a 'people's constitution' and that the Maoist party would fight till last minute to make sure that the constitution is written from the CA. He, however, did not clarify for how long the CA's term would be extended. Dahal also claimed that a "concrete understanding" would evolve among the parties within a few days on issues concerning the peace process.
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May - 10 
A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) official has told Dhaka Metropolitan Court that Maulana Sheikh Farid, a leader of banned outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), was involved in the bomb attack on a Communist Party of Banglades
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A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) official has told Dhaka Metropolitan Court that Maulana Sheikh Farid, a leader of banned outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), was involved in the bomb attack on a Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) rally in the capital Dhaka on January 20, 2001.
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May - 10 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury threatened to exact revenge on the investigators of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on May 10 during interrogation over his involvement in crimes against humanity, reports D
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury threatened to exact revenge on the investigators of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on May 10 during interrogation over his involvement in crimes against humanity, reports Daily Star. Salauddin, however, claimed that the allegation of War Crimes (WCs) against him were false. The investigation agency will appeal to the ICT to quiz him again if need be.
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May - 10 
Police arrested a ‘regional leader’, identified as Karom Ali, of the outlawed party Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) with a sawn off rifle, a shutter gun and five bullets at Protappur village under Sadar sub-district of Jhenaidah District on May 10, rep
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Police arrested a ‘regional leader’, identified as Karom Ali, of the outlawed party Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) with a sawn off rifle, a shutter gun and five bullets at Protappur village under Sadar sub-district of Jhenaidah District on May 10, reports Daily Star.
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May - 10 
Colombo Page reports that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 10 said the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) would be credible unlike the Darusman report (The report of panel of experts appointed by UN Secreta
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Colombo Page reports that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 10 said the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) would be credible unlike the Darusman report (The report of panel of experts appointed by UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon). The President also said that the term of the Commission had been extended following a request made by it, as the Government was keen on ensuring the credibility of the LLRC report.
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May - 10 
De-mining groups recovered 53 APMs, three 81-mm mortar bombs, two 60-mm mortar bombs, 11 hand grenades, 10 electric mines and eight anti tank mines from Thammennakulam, Mahilankulam, Marathamadu and Kokkutuduvai areas.
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De-mining groups recovered 53 APMs, three 81-mm mortar bombs, two 60-mm mortar bombs, 11 hand grenades, 10 electric mines and eight anti tank mines from Thammennakulam, Mahilankulam, Marathamadu and Kokkutuduvai areas.
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May - 10 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Maligai, Monarawewa and Wahalkada areas in the North recovered 19 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on May 10.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Maligai, Monarawewa and Wahalkada areas in the North recovered 19 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) on May 10.
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May - 10 
Troops in the East recovered six APMs from Punani area in Batticaloa District.
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Troops in the East recovered six APMs from Punani area in Batticaloa District.
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May - 11 
Arrested extremist leader Swami Aseemanand who is being tried for his involvment in Samjhauta Express blasts case (February 2007), on May 11 claimed that his confessional statements were obtained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) "under pres
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Arrested extremist leader Swami Aseemanand who is being tried for his involvment in Samjhauta Express blasts case (February 2007), on May 11 claimed that his confessional statements were obtained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) "under pressure", according to Times of India. His confessional statements were recorded by the NIA on January 15, 2011 before the special judicial magistrate in Panchkula and before special CBI court Delhi in December 2010, Aseemanand placed his new statement on record before the special NIA court in Panchkula. He also claimed that NIA had tried to make him an approver in this case and he was forced to record confessional statement in January. He said that his confession was dictated by the Investigation Officers (IO) of NIA.
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May - 11 
Discovering the presence of cache of arms and ammunition in Umathel of Thoubal District, SFs recovered 01x Shot Gun, 01x 9 mm Pistol with Magazine, 02×40 mm Lathode rounds, 02xlive rounds Shot Gun, 01xChinese hand grenade with detonator, 03xlive roun
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Discovering the presence of cache of arms and ammunition in Umathel of Thoubal District, SFs recovered 01x Shot Gun, 01x 9 mm Pistol with Magazine, 02×40 mm Lathode rounds, 02xlive rounds Shot Gun, 01xChinese hand grenade with detonator, 03xlive rounds 9 mm, 04x live rounds of AK 47 and 08x live rounds of .303 on May 11, states Kanglaonline.
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May - 11 
In another follow-up operation at Kodompokpi Maning Leikai area, SFs recovered five hand grenades from the residence of one T Manglemchandra (23) who is an active member of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).
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In another follow-up operation at Kodompokpi Maning Leikai area, SFs recovered five hand grenades from the residence of one T Manglemchandra (23) who is an active member of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).
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May - 11 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 11 called for a "thorough investigation" into the presence of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, Times of India reported. He also said that Laden's killing in Pakistan had created a new situation in which he saw an oppo
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 11 called for a "thorough investigation" into the presence of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, Times of India reported. He also said that Laden's killing in Pakistan had created a new situation in which he saw an opportunity for India, Afghanistan and Pakistan to work together and end terrorism. After talks with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Singh also announced fresh commitments worth $ 500 million to Afghanistan as India prepares for what is being described as the endgame in the war-torn country in the wake of Osama's killing and impending withdrawal of US-led international forces. India's announcement of fresh commitment was in addition to the development assistance worth $1.5 billion already committed to Afghanistan.Singh also effectively ruled out the possibility of India conducting a similar Abbottabad-like operation in Pakistan.
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May - 11 
Sangai Express reports that ‘Finance secretary’ of the Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) identified as Hangsai alias Lalpu had left the outfit and joined the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) on May 11. He alleged that most cadres of the KNLF a
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Sangai Express reports that ‘Finance secretary’ of the Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) identified as Hangsai alias Lalpu had left the outfit and joined the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) on May 11. He alleged that most cadres of the KNLF are working for individual gains and that it has been working against the unity of the Kuki community. He also alleged that Kuki National Organisation/ Kuki National Army (KNO/KNA) a signatory party of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the state government had been sheltering the KNLF which is not a signatory party of the SoO.
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May - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 11 neutralised a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) hideout and recovered a cache of explosives in a forest area of Laribal in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovery included three kilograms of explosive powder, two
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 11 neutralised a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) hideout and recovered a cache of explosives in a forest area of Laribal in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovery included three kilograms of explosive powder, two Chinese hand grenades, a detonator and twenty meters of electric wire besides a HM letter-pad, a rubber stamp, a stamp pad, two mobile SIM cards, five adhesive tubes, a map, two blankets and a ‘pheran’ (traditional loose gown). The militants were preparing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which they were planning to plant somewhere in Tral belt (Pulwama District) to inflict damage on SFs.
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May - 11 
Sentinel reports that the Government of India agreed to set up nine rehabilitation centres in various districts in Assam for about 400 United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants who have come over ground but stopped short of surrendering befor
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Sentinel reports that the Government of India agreed to set up nine rehabilitation centres in various districts in Assam for about 400 United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants who have come over ground but stopped short of surrendering before or declaring ceasefire with the Government. The State Government moved the Centre recently seeking funds for rehabilitation of the overground ULFA militants so that they do not get into illegal business ventures. According to sources, the Centre agreed to set up nine rehabilitation centres for the 400 ULFA rebels – two each in Nalbari and Sivasagar Districts and one each in Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Nagaon and Golaghat Districts.
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May - 11 
SFs arrested four NDFB militants in Chirang District. The arrestees were identified as Hasad Basumtrary (22), Sankar Basumatary (28), Pratap Basumatary (21) and Swamdwn Narzary (21). SFs recovered one 9 mm pistol, five rounds of ammunition, one count
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SFs arrested four NDFB militants in Chirang District. The arrestees were identified as Hasad Basumtrary (22), Sankar Basumatary (28), Pratap Basumatary (21) and Swamdwn Narzary (21). SFs recovered one 9 mm pistol, five rounds of ammunition, one country-made pistol, one Chinese grenade, two rounds of 7.62 and five NDFB extortion notes.
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Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant in the Nishan village of Goalpara District on May 11. The arrestee was identified as John Sangma (32). SFs recovered one .32 revolver, ammun
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Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant in the Nishan village of Goalpara District on May 11. The arrestee was identified as John Sangma (32). SFs recovered one .32 revolver, ammunition and extortion notes signed by platoon commander Khorang Boro of the NDFB demanding INR one million from a businessman were recovered from him.
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May - 11 
The Police recovered over one quintal of highly inflammable explosives and five kilogram gun-powder from the Muchurda Valley forest in the Naxal (Left Wing Extremism)-infested Balaghat District on May 11, reports The Hindu. The explosives, which were
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The Police recovered over one quintal of highly inflammable explosives and five kilogram gun-powder from the Muchurda Valley forest in the Naxal (Left Wing Extremism)-infested Balaghat District on May 11, reports The Hindu. The explosives, which were hidden in a pit, were recovered during a search operation in the forest, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sachin Atulkar said. “The spot from where this explosive material was recovered is very sensitive, as it is located close to the Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh borders,” “Though no one has been arrested in this regard yet, search is on for those responsible”, Atulkar added.
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May - 11 
The Union Government on May 11 came out with a list of 50 “most wanted fugitives” hiding in Pakistan, reports PTI. They included Dawood Ibrahim( dreaded underworld don and boss of the eponymous crime syndicate D-Company, notorious for its connection
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The Union Government on May 11 came out with a list of 50 “most wanted fugitives” hiding in Pakistan, reports PTI. They included Dawood Ibrahim( dreaded underworld don and boss of the eponymous crime syndicate D-Company, notorious for its connection with terrorists), Hafiz Saeed {Mastermind of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai on November 26, 2008(also known as 26/11) and leader of the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba(LeT)}, Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi( LeT militant and 26/11 mastermind), Major Iqbal{a suspected serving Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer, who also figures in the FBI indictment in a Chicago court in connection 26/11 attacks}, Maulana Masood Azhar{ chief of the militant outfit Jaish-e- Mohammed(JeM) and principal accused in the 2001Indian Parliament attack case}, Ilyas Kashmiri( an al Qaeda militant accused of transnational crimes and conspiracy to commit various terror acts in India), Memon Ibrahim alias Tiger Memon, Shaikh Shakeel alias Chota Shakeel, Memon Ayub Abdul Razak, Anis Ibrahim Kaskar Shaikh, Anwar Ahmed Haji Jamal and Mohammed Ahmed Dosa ( all close associates of Dawood Ibrahim and involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case). Among other terrorists wanted in connection with 26/11 attacks are Sajid Majid, Major Sameer Ali, Sayeed Abdul Rehman alias Pasha and Abu Hamza. Among the Sikh militants the names of Lakhbir Singh Rode, founder International Sikh Youth Federation (Rode) , Paramjit Singh Pamma (Panjwar) , president Khalistan Commando Force , Ranjit Singh Neeta, president Khalistan Zindabad Force(KZF) and Wadhawa Singh Babbar, president Babbar Khalsa International(BKI) figured in the list. The list was earlier given to Pakistan at the Home Secretary-level talks in March 2011.
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May - 11 
Times of Assam reports that the five leaders of the top brass of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), namely Major Bening Rabha, Major Ashanta Baghphukan, Major Jeeban Moran (Senior), Lt Nilu Chakravarty, 2nd Lt Sarat Sarania alias Abhijit Dek
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Times of Assam reports that the five leaders of the top brass of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), namely Major Bening Rabha, Major Ashanta Baghphukan, Major Jeeban Moran (Senior), Lt Nilu Chakravarty, 2nd Lt Sarat Sarania alias Abhijit Deka along with few others who were missing since the Operation All-Clear by joint operation of Indian & Bhutan Royal Army in Bhutan in 2003 are in secret custody of Bhutan Government. The exact location of these ULFA men is not known yet but in most likelihood they are kept together in the same location. Evidence was found that this news is known to the top section of ULFA and that the outfit never declared this knowledge to the public for the fear that Bhutan might kill the leaders secretly to wash off their hands from allegations. It was learnt that the ULFA is aware of this and tried to contact the Government of Bhutan for this in the past. ULFA’s Commander of the dreaded 709 Battalion, Heera Sarania sent an email to the King of Bhutan as well as to some of the Bhutanese ministers in January 2008 asking them to release the leaders. However there was no positive response to this from Bhutan authorities.
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May - 11 
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on May 11 scotched the perception of rift in Government over engaging Pakistan, reports Times of India.Chidambaram, said there was no dichotomy in the Government over the fresh outreach towards the estranged neighbou
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Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on May 11 scotched the perception of rift in Government over engaging Pakistan, reports Times of India.Chidambaram, said there was no dichotomy in the Government over the fresh outreach towards the estranged neighbour. "Pakistan is our neighbour... We need to keep Pakistan engaged," the minister said. He, however, added that India would simultaneously stress on its demand for punishing the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11).
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May - 11 
A bomb disposal squad defused an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village near Orakzai Agency on May 11.
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A bomb disposal squad defused an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village near Orakzai Agency on May 11.
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May - 11 
A group of US Senators introduced a legislation that would keep the Guantánamo Bay open, reported Indian Express. This legislation came in response to Barack Obama Administration’s intention to close down the detention camp. The group, comprising fiv
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A group of US Senators introduced a legislation that would keep the Guantánamo Bay open, reported Indian Express. This legislation came in response to Barack Obama Administration’s intention to close down the detention camp. The group, comprising five Senators, said US needs a safe place to keep terrorists, as they believe that the death of Osama bin Laden and the materials seized would result in arrests of more terrorists. "I believe that the new intelligence collected in the raid on bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, increases the likelihood that more terrorists will be captured in the near future. We are going to want to have a safe, first-rate facility in which we can house these people in order to keep them off the battlefield and gain intelligence from them," Senator Joe Lieberman said. However, the White House repeatedly asserted that Obama Administration is committed to close down the Guantánamo Bay. Attorney General Eric Holder had also recently restated the administration's intention to close the detention facility.
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May - 11 
A United States (US) lawmaker on May 11 initiated legislation to stop American aid to Pakistan for its fostering of terrorism, reports Times of India. California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher introduced a bill to stop aid to a country whose leadershi
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A United States (US) lawmaker on May 11 initiated legislation to stop American aid to Pakistan for its fostering of terrorism, reports Times of India. California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher introduced a bill to stop aid to a country whose leadership, he said, ''concealed, protected and enabled'' Osama bin Laden for many years.
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May - 11 
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a constable were shot dead in an attack by armed militants in the Sultanabad area of Karachi on May 11, reported Daily Times. It was reported that ASI Manzoor Ahmed was patrolling in the area on a motorcycle alon
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An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a constable were shot dead in an attack by armed militants in the Sultanabad area of Karachi on May 11, reported Daily Times. It was reported that ASI Manzoor Ahmed was patrolling in the area on a motorcycle along with Police constable Saleem Khan when two assailants fired at them killing Ahmed on the spot and injuring the constable. Later, constable Khan succumbed to his injuries.
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May - 11 
Bomb disposal squad neutralised an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports Dawn. Police said that unidentified militants had planted an improvised expl
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Bomb disposal squad neutralised an explosive device planted at a house in Ustarzai village in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports Dawn. Police said that unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device, filled with liquid and attached to non-electric fuse and cartridges of 12 bore.
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May - 11 
Congressman Mike Rogers said that the Haqqani network may have had some "logistical role" behind bombings incidents in India. "We believe that they may have some logistical role in helping in the bombings in India," Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman
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Congressman Mike Rogers said that the Haqqani network may have had some "logistical role" behind bombings incidents in India. "We believe that they may have some logistical role in helping in the bombings in India," Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said in response to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a Washington-based eminent think tank. Rogers, who is being briefed regularly by the American intelligence agencies including the CIA, however did not specify any particular terrorist attacks inside India, but apparently was referring to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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May - 11 
Five mutilated and decomposed bodies of Baloch missing persons, including the bodies of a former leader of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) and the Baloch National Movement (BNM) were found from Panjgur area of Khuzdar District, and f
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Five mutilated and decomposed bodies of Baloch missing persons, including the bodies of a former leader of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) and the Baloch National Movement (BNM) were found from Panjgur area of Khuzdar District, and from Quetta on May 11, reported Daily Times.
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May - 11 
Former President General Pervez Musharraf warned in an interview on May 11 that the United States would be ‘a loser’ if it alienated Pakistan in the war against al Qaeda and militants, reports Daily Times. General Musharraf, speaking about the US rai
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Former President General Pervez Musharraf warned in an interview on May 11 that the United States would be ‘a loser’ if it alienated Pakistan in the war against al Qaeda and militants, reports Daily Times. General Musharraf, speaking about the US raid in Pakistan which eliminated Osama bin Laden, also told ABC News there was no deal between his Government and Washington almost a decade ago allowing US forces to conduct a unilateral raid in Pakistani territory, as reported by the British newspaper “Never! And this is the assertion being cast by the Guardian and I rejected that. I condemn such an insinuation,” General Musharraf said. “There was no such deal.” Further, General Musharraf said that it is possible that rogue members of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the military knew of Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. “As a policy, the Army and the ISI are fighting terrorism and extremism, al Qaeda and the Taliban. But rogue elements within are a possibility,” Musharraf said. “As I said, at the lower level, somebody following a policy of his own and violating the policy from above is a possibility.”
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May - 11 
Pakistan commando-turned dreaded global terrorist Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who is linked to multiple terror plots under the terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam (HuJI) including a series of planned "Mumbai style" attacks in key European cities,
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Pakistan commando-turned dreaded global terrorist Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, who is linked to multiple terror plots under the terrorist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam (HuJI) including a series of planned "Mumbai style" attacks in key European cities, could succeed Osama bin Laden as the chief of al Qaeda, reports Times of India on May 12. It was reported that Ilyas Kashmiri, who was at one point a member of the Pakistan military, serving as a commando in a Special Services Group (SSG) that was once tasked with training Afghan Mujahideen (holy warrior) to fight the Soviets is on the most wanted list of the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may succeed bin Laden as Ayman al-Zawahiri the presumed successor, is deeply unpopular in some circles and his elevation is by no means guaranteed. In April this year, the US has announced a bounty of $5 million on the head of Ilyas Kashmiri.
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May - 11 
Pakistan Government paid British Parliamentarian George Galloway 135,000 pounds from a secret fund for promoting its case on the Kashmir issue, reported Daily Excelsior on May 12. The issue came to light when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of th
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Pakistan Government paid British Parliamentarian George Galloway 135,000 pounds from a secret fund for promoting its case on the Kashmir issue, reported Daily Excelsior on May 12. The issue came to light when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly or Lower House of Parliament examined an audit report on May 11. The amount was paid to him from the "Pakistan projection fund" by the Pakistan High Commission in London but it was never credited to the Government account.
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May - 11 
Police foiled a sabotage bid by neutralising a five-kilogram heavy bomb, planted on G.T. Road in Nowshera District. According to Police, unidentified militants planted a remote controlled bomb on the road to target school buses. However, the bomb was
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Police foiled a sabotage bid by neutralising a five-kilogram heavy bomb, planted on G.T. Road in Nowshera District. According to Police, unidentified militants planted a remote controlled bomb on the road to target school buses. However, the bomb was timely and safely defused by Police.
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May - 11 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani, on May 11, exhorted political leadership from across the party line to stand united and give a collective strategy on national policy on security to face the serious challenges facing the country, reports Daily
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani, on May 11, exhorted political leadership from across the party line to stand united and give a collective strategy on national policy on security to face the serious challenges facing the country, reports Daily Times. “I request you to stand united and give us a strategy on our national policy on security,” said the PM in his address to the Senate, adding, “We shall not allow our territory to be used for terrorism.” “Our political leaders may have their differences. But, across the world, they stand united on the issue of national foreign policy,” said Gilani as he asked the senators not to give anyone a chance to destabilise the country. “It is our (government and legislators) responsibility to unite over the issues of national importance. There would be differences in the methodology, strategy, approach, but on the issue of national interests, we are all one,” added the prime minister, saying unless the state institutions were strengthened, the country couldn’t be made stronger.
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May - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a would-be suicide bomber, who was entering Darra Adamkhel from Khyber Agency, at Spina Thana checkpost. Officials said that 12-year-old Shehzad, a resident of Donga Qambarkhel village of Khyber Agency, was coming to Da
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a would-be suicide bomber, who was entering Darra Adamkhel from Khyber Agency, at Spina Thana checkpost. Officials said that 12-year-old Shehzad, a resident of Donga Qambarkhel village of Khyber Agency, was coming to Darra Adamkhel from a mountain situated behind the checkpost. He confessed that he was trained for suicide bombing by TTP, official added.
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May - 11 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 11 fired several rockets at Arakhel residential area in Frontier Region of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 11 fired several rockets at Arakhel residential area in Frontier Region of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident
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May - 11 
The Intelligence Officers recovered a handwritten journal containing his "operational ideas," during the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 11, reports The News. Agents studying the notebook for information on future al Qaeda plo
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The Intelligence Officers recovered a handwritten journal containing his "operational ideas," during the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 11, reports The News. Agents studying the notebook for information on future al Qaeda plots said that it is "just one of many things" found. It doesn't entail where he's been or what he's done."
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May - 11 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hired United States (US) attorneys to pleaded immunity for their clients in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case by questioning jurisdiction of US courts in the matter and arguing that the US government has design
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hired United States (US) attorneys to pleaded immunity for their clients in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case by questioning jurisdiction of US courts in the matter and arguing that the US government has designated Pakistan "a critical friend and ally," effectively giving it political and diplomatic cover, Times of India reported on May 12. In a May 6 brief filed before a New York District Court in a case brought against ISI and its current and former chief by relatives of American victims of the 26/11 carnage allegedly masterminded by the ISI, attorneys Kevin Walsh and Allen Wasserman, citing case law, maintained that "under fundamental principles of international law long accepted by the courts of the United States, ISI, as a 'foreign sovereign' is immune from the jurisdiction of this court."
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May - 11 
The Ministry of Defence sought an increase in the PKR 495 billion defence budget proposed by the Ministry of Finance to PKR 524 billion, or 18.4 per cent more than the budget for the outgoing fiscal year, The Express Tribune reported on May 12. After
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The Ministry of Defence sought an increase in the PKR 495 billion defence budget proposed by the Ministry of Finance to PKR 524 billion, or 18.4 per cent more than the budget for the outgoing fiscal year, The Express Tribune reported on May 12. After a briefing by the Ministry of Defence on 2012’s defence and security requirements, the chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Fauzia Wahab said the proposed defence budget of PKR 495 billion might be increased keeping rising needs in mind. Wahab said the defence budget can be increased up to three per cent of the total size of the economy, while the proposed budget is 2.5 per cent of GDP. The defence ministry has also sought restoration of the Armed Forces Defence Programme that had an outlay of USD 1.5 billion (PKR 129 billion). The programme had been discontinued some years ago, which is creating problems, Wahab quoted the defence ministry as saying. “Both the committee and the Ministry of Defence have shown concerns over not fully funding military research that has undermined the defence system,” the chairperson said. The Ministry of Finance has proposed PKR 495 billion or a 12 per cent rise for next year’s defence budget. However, documents show that the Ministry of Defence wants this to be increased to PKR 524.3 billion, which is 18.4 per cent or Rs81.5 billion more than the defence budget of the outgoing fiscal year. For the current fiscal year the government had allocated PKR 442 billion. The Ministry of Defence has also sought PKR 202.4 billion for staff expenses, which is PKR 25.6 billion or 14.5 per cent more than the expenses in the outgoing fiscal year. The expenses are for the salary and allowances of military personnel, documents show. For operating defence expenses, the Ministry has asked for PKR 127.6 billion, which is PKR 18.3 billion or 16.7 per cent more than the outgoing year’s budget. The operating expenses comprise travel allowance, daily allowance, PIA fares, railways charges, repair of vehicles, telephone, stationary, ration, petroleum charges, military farms, medical stores and reimbursement of training charges.
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May - 11 
The Obama administration dismissed demands of a group of lawmakers that US should stop aid to Pakistan in the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden. "They are legitimate concerns. But we believe that our counter-terrorism cooperation and our a
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The Obama administration dismissed demands of a group of lawmakers that US should stop aid to Pakistan in the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden. "They are legitimate concerns. But we believe that our counter-terrorism cooperation and our assistance to Pakistan is in the long-term national security interests of the US, as well as in the long-term interests of building a stronger, more prosperous and more democratic Pakistan," State department spokesman Mark Toner said.
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May - 11 
The Supreme Court (SC), on May 11, asked Balochistan Chief Secretary to appear in the court on May 12 (today) and respond to queries over the worsening law and order situation in the province, reports Daily Times. SC, while expressing dissatisfaction
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The Supreme Court (SC), on May 11, asked Balochistan Chief Secretary to appear in the court on May 12 (today) and respond to queries over the worsening law and order situation in the province, reports Daily Times. SC, while expressing dissatisfaction over recent incidents of target killings, kidnappings for ransom and other incidents of lawlessness, remarked that the Provincial Government was bound to protect lives and properties of people under Article 9 of the constitution. The court also directed the Provincial Government to provide details of compensation which had been given to the families of those who had fallen prey to target killings.
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May - 11 
Two unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at the Saud Arabian Consulate situated within the jurisdiction of Gizri Police Station in Karachi. However, no casualty or material damage was reported in the incident.
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Two unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at the Saud Arabian Consulate situated within the jurisdiction of Gizri Police Station in Karachi. However, no casualty or material damage was reported in the incident.
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May - 11 
Unidentified militants torched two NATO containers that were returning to Karachi from Afghanistan after offloading supplies for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan near Mastung District.
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Unidentified militants torched two NATO containers that were returning to Karachi from Afghanistan after offloading supplies for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan near Mastung District.
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May - 11 
A group had assaulted local Nepali Congress member Yogendra Dhakal. Dahal, who was accompanying injured Dhakal to a hospital in an ambulance, was abducted on the way to Koshi Zonal Hospital, local Maoist leader Ganesh Upreti said. Police suspect Daha
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A group had assaulted local Nepali Congress member Yogendra Dhakal. Dahal, who was accompanying injured Dhakal to a hospital in an ambulance, was abducted on the way to Koshi Zonal Hospital, local Maoist leader Ganesh Upreti said. Police suspect Dahal may have been abducted by the same group that attacked Dhakal.
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May - 11 
An unidentified group abducted a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadre, identified as Rajendra Dahal, from Jai Nepal chowk in Biratnagar in Morang District on May 11, Kantipuronline reports.
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An unidentified group abducted a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadre, identified as Rajendra Dahal, from Jai Nepal chowk in Biratnagar in Morang District on May 11, Kantipuronline reports.
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May - 11 
Normal life was paralysed in Lumbini, Gandaki and Dhaulagiri Districts due to a bandh (shutdown strike) imposed by Chhetri Samaj, an ethnic outfit, on May 11 (today), reports Nepal News. Police arrested five Samaj activists while they were enforcing
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Normal life was paralysed in Lumbini, Gandaki and Dhaulagiri Districts due to a bandh (shutdown strike) imposed by Chhetri Samaj, an ethnic outfit, on May 11 (today), reports Nepal News. Police arrested five Samaj activists while they were enforcing the strike in Butwal. Chhetri Samaj called the one-day shutdown strike in the three Districts putting forth a seven-point demand that includes enlisting Chhetris as Janjatis (indigenous nationalities), reservations in national body and timely promulgation of the constitution, among others. The outfit had imposed a similar bandh in Rapti zone two days ago against caste based federalism.
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May - 11 
Colombo Page reports that the members of the European parliament on May 11 called for a full, impartial, and transparent investigation into the allegations of human right violations cited in the United Nations Expert Panel report on Sri Lanka. In a p
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Colombo Page reports that the members of the European parliament on May 11 called for a full, impartial, and transparent investigation into the allegations of human right violations cited in the United Nations Expert Panel report on Sri Lanka. In a plenary session of the European Parliament held in Strasbourg, the EP urged the Sri Lankan Government to implement the recommendations suggested by the UN panel of experts and conduct a genuine investigation.
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May - 11 
Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Murusumoddai, Kalmadu, Theravil and Udayarkaddu areas in the North recovered nine Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one claymore mine and 12 hand grenades on May 11.
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Sri Lanka Army reports that troops on their search and clear operations in Murusumoddai, Kalmadu, Theravil and Udayarkaddu areas in the North recovered nine Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one claymore mine and 12 hand grenades on May 11.
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May - 11 
Troops in the East recovered five T-81 weapons, one T-56 weapon and 19 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) from Vavunavillu, Punanai and Sinnaurani areas in Batticaloa District.
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Troops in the East recovered five T-81 weapons, one T-56 weapon and 19 Anti Personnel Mines (APMs) from Vavunavillu, Punanai and Sinnaurani areas in Batticaloa District.
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May - 12 
Setting in motion the new surrender policy, Jammu and Kashmir Government sent a list of 20 youths, currently in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), to the Centre seeking their return to the State and their rehabilitation. "We have cleared cases of 20 p
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Setting in motion the new surrender policy, Jammu and Kashmir Government sent a list of 20 youths, currently in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), to the Centre seeking their return to the State and their rehabilitation. "We have cleared cases of 20 persons. The names have been sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for further follow up," State Home Commissioner B. R. Sharma told PTI. "The committee has recommended that they should be given benefit of the (surrender and rehabilitation) policy," he said. The state government had on November 23 last year announced its surrender and rehabilitation policy intended to facilitate the return of its men who had sneaked to PoK for getting training in militancy but had later given up it due to change of heart and are willing to return to the state. "Those who have gone to PoK/Pakistan between 1.1.1989 and 31.12.2009 and their dependents will be eligible for consideration under the policy," says the policy. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had on May 9 said the Government has received nearly 700 applications from local militants in PoK, who want to renounce violence and join the mainstream. An estimated 1,300 youths from various parts of the State are in PoK and most of them and are willing to return, officials said.
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May - 12 
About 76.8 per cent electorates exercised their right to franchise in seven blocks of an equal number of Districts that went to polls in eighth phase of Panchayat elections in the State on May 12, which marked successful completion of half of the ele
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About 76.8 per cent electorates exercised their right to franchise in seven blocks of an equal number of Districts that went to polls in eighth phase of Panchayat elections in the State on May 12, which marked successful completion of half of the electoral process. The elections had started on April 13 and would conclude on June 18.
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May - 12 
An Army trooper was killed when militants opened fire on a search party that was carrying out ambush in Dorusa village of Lolab area in Kupwara District on May 12, reports Daily Excelsior.
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An Army trooper was killed when militants opened fire on a search party that was carrying out ambush in Dorusa village of Lolab area in Kupwara District on May 12, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 12 
Assam Tribune reports that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the next Government would be a Congress-led government and that the new Government will resume the talks process. The Centre and the State Governments are engaged in talks with pr
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Assam Tribune reports that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the next Government would be a Congress-led government and that the new Government will resume the talks process. The Centre and the State Governments are engaged in talks with pro-talk factions of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) among others. Dialogue with the Pro-Talk faction of ULFA is slated to resume in June.
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May - 12 
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said there was no “use by date” on India's demand for prosecution of all those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11), The Hindu reported on May 12. “The word ‘outdated' cannot ap
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Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said there was no “use by date” on India's demand for prosecution of all those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11), The Hindu reported on May 12. “The word ‘outdated' cannot apply. We are consistent about this and Pakistan knows this,” Rao observed.
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May - 12 
Kangla Foods production factory (emerging local foods production unit engaged in producing and promoting various indigenous food items) has shut down its function from May 12 indefinitely due to monetary demands of INR 20 Lakhs imposed by a militant
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Kangla Foods production factory (emerging local foods production unit engaged in producing and promoting various indigenous food items) has shut down its function from May 12 indefinitely due to monetary demands of INR 20 Lakhs imposed by a militant group identifying themselves as Kangleipak Communist Party-Mobile Task Force (KCP MTF).
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May - 12 
Kanglaonline reports that a bullet ridden dead body of a man was found on May 8 under a culvert near Kholep village along Motbung stretch of National Highway 39 in Senapati District and has been identified on May 12 as Paokhomang Khongsai (37), the ‘
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Kanglaonline reports that a bullet ridden dead body of a man was found on May 8 under a culvert near Kholep village along Motbung stretch of National Highway 39 in Senapati District and has been identified on May 12 as Paokhomang Khongsai (37), the ‘President’ of the Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), a signatory of the Suspension of Operation (SoO). The motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained as no individual or organisation has claimed responsible for the killing so far.
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May - 12 
Militants freed Jamal Uddin Laskar (23), a resident of Samarikona village near Hailakandi in Hailkandi District. Laskar, owner of a computer shop, was abducted by suspected militants from his home on May 6, reports Times of India.
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Militants freed Jamal Uddin Laskar (23), a resident of Samarikona village near Hailakandi in Hailkandi District. Laskar, owner of a computer shop, was abducted by suspected militants from his home on May 6, reports Times of India.
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May - 12 
Suspected Reang (Bru) militants freed Jakir Hussain Laskar (30), a farmer from their captivity on May 7. Jakir was kidnapped by a group of 11 armed militants from his home at Gallachera village of Katlicherra block in Hailakandi District on April 20.
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Suspected Reang (Bru) militants freed Jakir Hussain Laskar (30), a farmer from their captivity on May 7. Jakir was kidnapped by a group of 11 armed militants from his home at Gallachera village of Katlicherra block in Hailakandi District on April 20.
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May - 12 
Telegraph reports that four Rabha Viper Army militants identified as Lelin Rabha (21), Bahadur Rabha (20), Mridul Rabha (22) and Chandan Rabha (30) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Goalpara District on May 12. Two single-barrel guns with fou
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Telegraph reports that four Rabha Viper Army militants identified as Lelin Rabha (21), Bahadur Rabha (20), Mridul Rabha (22) and Chandan Rabha (30) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Goalpara District on May 12. Two single-barrel guns with four rounds of ammunition, a revolver, two electronic detonators and codex wire were recovered from them.
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May - 12 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a rail track in Bokaro District early on May 12. “On Thursday, while enforcing a daylong shutdown, Maoists blasted a railway track between the Gomia and Dum
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a rail track in Bokaro District early on May 12. “On Thursday, while enforcing a daylong shutdown, Maoists blasted a railway track between the Gomia and Dumri railway stations in Bokaro district. The track between Yogeshwar and Chenpur line was damaged following the blast,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Singh said. “One meter of the railway track was damaged. As a result, railway services were disrupted for more than six hours. We have fixed the damage and service has resumed,” SP Singh added. The Maoists dropped a handwritten paper near the spot, which said that the outfit had given a 12 hour call for Jharkhand bandh (general shut down) to protest the arrest of its leader Uday Ji at Gomia in Bermo on May 5, adds Ranchi Express.
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May - 12 
The Hindu reports that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hailing from West Midnapore District in West Bengal, from their hideout at Shirur in Pune District on May 12. “We arrest
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The Hindu reports that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hailing from West Midnapore District in West Bengal, from their hideout at Shirur in Pune District on May 12. “We arrested 10 persons from the Pune railway station complex yesterday [Thursday] at 11.15 p.m. as they were about to flee trying to board the Azad Hind Express. Preliminary investigation showed that they were involved in operations in West Midnapore,” Rakesh Maria, ATS Chief, said. The arrested Maoists are identified as Nripin Mahato alias Sanna (23), Rudra Mahato (19), Anando Mahato (37), Robi Hansdas (19), Robi Mahato (19), Sushanto Mahato (36), Satyajit Rana (18), Ajit Mahato (35), Pintu Mahato (19), and Kadu Hembram (21). Anando and Sushanto are brothers. Anando is an Arts graduate and Sushanto holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. ATS Chief, Maria said six of the 10 arrested had Police records in West Midnapore and were associated with pro-Maoist Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia of West Bengal. “They are all grass root cadres, known as gun militia there,” Maria said. Only two of the 10 are well educated. One of the arrestee Robi Hansdas is a cadre of the Peoples’ Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), military wing of the Maoists, who along with Rudra, was involved in a bomb blast on June 30, 2010, Maria said. Nripin, Anando and Robi Mahato were involved in the killing of a Police informer in West Midnapore on November 2, 2010, Maria added. The ATS officials recovered 300 pages of Maoist literature, four 7.65 mm pistols (country-made) and seven rounds of cartridges from them.
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May - 12 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on May 12 said that All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani 'will not be allowed to move towards' Shopian District where he is expected to address a rally on Friday (May 13, today).
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on May 12 said that All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani 'will not be allowed to move towards' Shopian District where he is expected to address a rally on Friday (May 13, today). “Following the orders of District Magistrate Srinagar, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, will not be allowed to move towards Shopian tomorrow,” an unnamed Police spokesman said. “It has been observed on a number of previous occasions that whenever Syed Ali Shah Geelani visited a Public Place, the incidents of stone pelting and disruption in peace were reported,” he said. He said, "On April, 22 2011, when he visited Baramulla and on May, 06 2011, when he visited Batamaloo, stone pelting incidents were reported which disrupted the peace in these areas, besides injuring a number of persons and damage to property in these areas."
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May - 12 
The Police headquarters (PHQ) has reportedly learnt from “reliable source” that militant factions have demanded to all Nagaland government departments, except Police and District administration, to pay the “so-called ‘annual salary tax’” for the year
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The Police headquarters (PHQ) has reportedly learnt from “reliable source” that militant factions have demanded to all Nagaland government departments, except Police and District administration, to pay the “so-called ‘annual salary tax’” for the year 2011 at 24% from one month pay for a year. An official communiqué from the PHQ has directed the entire district Superintendants of Police (SPs) to take immediate action if such reports were brought to their notice.
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May - 12 
The State Cabinet on May 12 accorded approval to the extension of benefit of cash compensation of INR 4 lakh (excluding ex-gratia of INR 1 lakh) to the next of kin of surrendered militants killed in the militancy related incidents, according to Daily
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The State Cabinet on May 12 accorded approval to the extension of benefit of cash compensation of INR 4 lakh (excluding ex-gratia of INR 1 lakh) to the next of kin of surrendered militants killed in the militancy related incidents, according to Daily Excelsior. At present, only the next of kin of civilians killed in militancy related violence are provided cash compensation to the tune of INR 4 lakh (excluding ex-gratia of INR 1 lakh) in lieu of Government job to which they are entitled to under SRO-43 of 1994. Of the 290 cases of surrendered militants killed in militancy incidents, which are pending for cash compensation, 258 are in Kashmir valley and 32 in Jammu region. Twenty cases are pending in Srinagar, seven in Ganderbal, 22 in Budgam, 21 in Pulwama, 36 in Anantnag, 15 in Kulgam, three in Shopian, 26 in Bandipora, 62 in Baramulla, 44 in Kupwara, two in Ramban, six in Kishtwar, 18 in Doda 8 and six in Rajouri. There is no such case in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi and Poonch Districts.
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May - 12 
The Union Government deleted 142 names of Sikh Non Resident Indians (NRIs) on the dreaded "black list", which had 169 names in all, Times of India reported on May 12. According to the Punjab State Government only 27 names remained on the list. The is
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The Union Government deleted 142 names of Sikh Non Resident Indians (NRIs) on the dreaded "black list", which had 169 names in all, Times of India reported on May 12. According to the Punjab State Government only 27 names remained on the list. The issue of the black list has been a sore point with many NRIs who have been routinely stopped from visiting India on grounds that they had taken part in anti-India activities following the Army operation on Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984.
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May - 12 
Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militants were arrested and some rounds of ammunition recovered from their possession in Doda District, Army officials said on May 12, reports IBNLive. Based on specific information, the Security Forces (SFs) raide
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Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militants were arrested and some rounds of ammunition recovered from their possession in Doda District, Army officials said on May 12, reports IBNLive. Based on specific information, the Security Forces (SFs) raided a hideout and arrested the three OGWs from forest area of Lal Draman on May 11, they said. SFs also recovered 135 rounds of AK ammunition from them.
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May - 12 
Times of India reported on May 12 that Indian intelligence agencies claimed of having credible evidence of their own that several hundred of the Chinese nationals working in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are People's Liberation Army (PLA) engineers
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Times of India reported on May 12 that Indian intelligence agencies claimed of having credible evidence of their own that several hundred of the Chinese nationals working in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are People's Liberation Army (PLA) engineers. They are in the process of verifying if these Chinese military engineers are engaged in some sort of military construction like bunkers. The Chinese are involved in hydel projects, realignment of Karakoram highway etc in PoK. The startling confirmation that hundreds of Chinese military engineers are in PoK came against the stout official denial by China. In the past, US intelligence had told India about Chinese military presence in PoK.
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May - 12 
Times of India reports that the bullet-riddled body of a businessman, who was abducted on May 10 by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland--sak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants from the Walford area in Dimapur District was found in the 7th Mile a
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Times of India reports that the bullet-riddled body of a businessman, who was abducted on May 10 by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland--sak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants from the Walford area in Dimapur District was found in the 7th Mile area of the District on May 12. Police said he was shot in his forehead and NSCN-IM ‘major’, Resu, was arrested in connection with the murder of the trader. According to sources, the abductors had sought INR 30 million from the trader`s family to release him as ransom. "The amount was, however, reduced to INR 16.6 lakh following negotiation and it was supposed to be paid on May 11," a source said. Police added that all those involved in the crime were NSCN-IM militants.
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May - 12 
Times of India reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a self-styled zonal ‘commander’, were arrested from Piro in Bhojpur District on May 12. Bhojpur Superintendent of Police (SP) M R Nayak said that acting on
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Times of India reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a self-styled zonal ‘commander’, were arrested from Piro in Bhojpur District on May 12. Bhojpur Superintendent of Police (SP) M R Nayak said that acting on secret information, a Police team carried out a raid and arrested the ‘zonal commander’, identified as Vinay alias Pankaj, and his associate Manish. He said that Pankaj carried a cash reward of INR 25,000 on his head. Nayak further said that the Police recovered five weapons including one 303 Police rifle, one rifle, two country-made pistols, one 9mm pistol, 72 rounds of ammunition, five detonators, one bindaulia and Maoist literature on the basis of information provided by the arrested Maoists.
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May - 12 
A United States (US) drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 12, killing at least eight suspected militants, reports Daily Times. However, the identitie
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A United States (US) drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 12, killing at least eight suspected militants, reports Daily Times. However, the identities of those killed have not been confirmed.
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May - 12 
Indian Express quoting ABC News on May 12 reported that one of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing in the midst of the US Navy SEALs' raid on al Qaeda Chief’s Abbottabad hideout on May 2. This fact came to limelight by the three wives of Osama bin La
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Indian Express quoting ABC News on May 12 reported that one of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing in the midst of the US Navy SEALs' raid on al Qaeda Chief’s Abbottabad hideout on May 2. This fact came to limelight by the three wives of Osama bin Laden who are in the Pakistani custody. The women said that one of bin Laden's sons has not been seen since the May 2 raid, unnamed Pakistani officials were quoted by ABC News as saying. The son was not identified, but Pakistani investigators agreed that it appeared that someone was missing from the compound, the report added. Later, however, one US official said there was no evidence that anyone was missing from the Abbottabad compound. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also told CNN that in a recent briefing with the CIA, there was no mention of a missing son. US officials said one of bin Laden's sons, Khalid, was killed in the raid. It is not known if another son, Hamza, was in the compound at the time of the raid, though his mother is reportedly among the wives of bin Laden who are in custody. The US has previously denied the SEALs took anyone from the compound other than bin Laden's body.
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May - 12 
Pakistan on May 12 decided to launch an inter-agency process to define the extent of counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States (US) amid tensions over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. The Cabinet’s Defence Committ
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Pakistan on May 12 decided to launch an inter-agency process to define the extent of counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States (US) amid tensions over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, reports Daily Times. The Cabinet’s Defence Committee chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani comprehensively reviewed the post-Osama bin Laden situation and decided to institute an inter-agency process to clearly define the parameters of Pakistan’s cooperation with the US in counter-terrorism in accordance with national interests and the aspirations of the people. The committee condemned the US unilateral action in violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty, and held that safeguarding sovereignty and national security was a sacred duty that would be ensured at all costs. It underscored that Pakistan should remain firmly committed to eliminating all forms and manifestations of terrorism and in this regard reiterated the importance of international cooperation.
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May - 12 
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in an interview with Time Magazine, on May 12 revealed that cooperation between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its Pakistani counterpart, the Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI), had broken down, reports D
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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in an interview with Time Magazine, on May 12 revealed that cooperation between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its Pakistani counterpart, the Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI), had broken down, reports Dawn. Gilani said that, continuing to work with the United States could imperil his Government, unless Washington takes drastic steps to restore trust and win over 180 million Pakistanis. Gilani warned that his Government was accountable to an electorate increasingly hostile to the US. “I am not an army dictator, I’m a public figure,” “If public opinion is against you [referring to his US allies] then I cannot resist it to stand with you. I have to go with public opinion.” Asked about the reason for this trust deficit, Gilani replied tersely, “It’s not from our side. Ask them.” “Traditionally, the ISI worked with the CIA,” he said. Now, “what we’re seeing is that there’s no level of trust.”
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May - 12 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police on May 12 claimed to have arrested four alleged militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Bader Mansoor group, affiliated with Punjab Taliban, including a student of University of Karachi a
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police on May 12 claimed to have arrested four alleged militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Bader Mansoor group, affiliated with Punjab Taliban, including a student of University of Karachi and recovered 25 kilogram of explosives, two suicide jackets, three Kalashnikovs, six grenades, three pistols, a LMG rifle and various sorts of detonators and electronic devices from their possession in a raid in the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The arrested were identified as, Habibullah, Habib-ur-Rehman, Babar Iqbal alias Bubbly and their mastermind Maaz alias Irfan.
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May - 12 
The private journal and other documents recovered from Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad revealed that he intended to target Americans through trains and planes, reports Daily Times. “If possible, strike on significant dates, such as United St
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The private journal and other documents recovered from Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad revealed that he intended to target Americans through trains and planes, reports Daily Times. “If possible, strike on significant dates, such as United States (US) Independence Day on July 4 and the upcoming 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001 (also known as 9/11)”, reads one of the recovered documents. He urged to kill more Americans in a single attack and to drive them from the Arab world. The records show that Osama was communicating from his walled compound in Pakistan with al Qaeda’s offshoots, including the Yemen branch, which has emerged as the leading threat to the US.
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May - 12 
The real breakthrough that led to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden came from a mysterious Central Investigation Agency (CIA) detainee, Hassan Ghul, reports The News quoting from May 12 special report based on interviews with two dozen current and form
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The real breakthrough that led to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden came from a mysterious Central Investigation Agency (CIA) detainee, Hassan Ghul, reports The News quoting from May 12 special report based on interviews with two dozen current and former senior Intelligence, White House and State Department officials. According to the report, it was Ghul who after years of tantalizing hints from other detainees finally provided the information that prompted the CIA to focus intensely on finding Abu Ahmed al Kuwaiti, pseudonym for the courier who would lead them to bin Laden.
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May - 12 
The United States (US) commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden was “not an assassination”, US Attorney General Eric Holder said on May 12 after the al Qaeda leader’s sons denounced the operation on May 11, reported Daily Times. Holder said that the
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The United States (US) commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden was “not an assassination”, US Attorney General Eric Holder said on May 12 after the al Qaeda leader’s sons denounced the operation on May 11, reported Daily Times. Holder said that the raid on bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan on May 1 was a “kill or capture mission” and that his surrender would have been accepted if offered, but that the safety of US Navy commandos was paramount. “What happened to bin Laden was not an assassination,” Holder said, adding, “I think the action that we took against him can be seen as an act of national self-defence. You have to remember it is lawful to target an enemy commander”. Holder added, “But the threat has not gone. We have to face others in al Qaeda, others still sworn to do harm to the US and its allies. We have to deal with them as well”.
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May - 12 
Pradip Nepal, who is the politburo member of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), on May 11 claimed that the PM has become “half Maoist” already, according to Nepal News. He said that although Khanal is CPN-UML part
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Pradip Nepal, who is the politburo member of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), on May 11 claimed that the PM has become “half Maoist” already, according to Nepal News. He said that although Khanal is CPN-UML party chairman and heads the Government led by the party, he is actually a “Maoist Prime Minister” at heart. He said that he believes that Khanal defied party’s clear orders not to allot Home Ministry portfolio to the Maoists. Pradip Nepal added that action must be taken against Khanal for his open misdemeanor.
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May - 12 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhalanath Khanal said on May 12 (today) that he will not resign from the post without accomplishing the mission of peace and statute drafting, reports Kantipuronline. PM Khanal said that the current Government is committed to comp
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhalanath Khanal said on May 12 (today) that he will not resign from the post without accomplishing the mission of peace and statute drafting, reports Kantipuronline. PM Khanal said that the current Government is committed to completing the tasks assigned to it. He added that the remaining time will be utilised to the fullest in order to pilot the peace process to a logical conclusion prior to May 28.
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May - 12 
The Government on May 12 registered a proposal in Parliament to amend the Interim Constitution and extend the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA) by one more year, reports Kantipuronline. The proposal seeks to amend Article 64 that states that th
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The Government on May 12 registered a proposal in Parliament to amend the Interim Constitution and extend the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA) by one more year, reports Kantipuronline. The proposal seeks to amend Article 64 that states that the tenure of the CA would expire three years after its first sitting — to “four years” from the first sitting held in May 28, 2008. The Bill says that Article 82 of the Interim Constitution envisages that the responsibility of the CA would cease only after a new constitution comes into effect. The Government argued that significant progress has been made in the constitution drafting process and that there is no alternative to promulgating a new constitution through the CA. Law and Justice Minister Prabhu Sah registered a Bill proposing the amendment in accordance with a decision taken by the Cabinet.
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May - 12 
The Nepali Congress (NC) said it will support CA extension only if three conditions are met — agreement on numbers and modality of integration of former Maoist combatants and their regrouping so that the peace process reaches an ‘irreversible' positi
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The Nepali Congress (NC) said it will support CA extension only if three conditions are met — agreement on numbers and modality of integration of former Maoist combatants and their regrouping so that the peace process reaches an ‘irreversible' position; agreement on draft democratic constitution; and the abrogation of the seven-point agreement between Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal and Prachanda and resignation of the present government.
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May - 12 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda told reporters, “All leaders were of the view that extension of CA was essential but government should be able to justify the extension and come up with a
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda told reporters, “All leaders were of the view that extension of CA was essential but government should be able to justify the extension and come up with a clear roadmap to bring peace and constitution drafting process to a logical end,” adds The Hindu.
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May - 12 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has expressed willingness to agree on the modality of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) integration, starting the process of regrouping the combatants and introducing a time-bound action plan to compl
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has expressed willingness to agree on the modality of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) integration, starting the process of regrouping the combatants and introducing a time-bound action plan to complete the peace process before the May 28 deadline, according to Kantipuronline. Party leaders said on May 12 they are ready to demonstrate ‘further flexibility’ on the integration and rehabilitation issue to justify the extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) tenure. Different parties are likely to agree on integrating 8-10,000 combatants, according to an unnamed Maoist leader. Parties are close to deal on the mixed force. The Maoists have demanded that the PLA should be given the leadership of the mixed force. “We will settle the outstanding issues related to integration before the expiry of the current Constituent Assembly term,” said Maoist Standing Committee member Barsha Man Pun, adding, “We are ready to demonstrate flexibility to forge a new agreement.” Pun said they will settle the norms issue soon in consultation with other parties. Fixation of the norms of integration and rank harmonisation are the contentious issues in the integration process. The Special Committee for the Supervision, Integration and Rehabilitation of Maoist combatants is discussing four different integration modalities, including the formation of a separate force for the PLA and a mixed force comprising the PLA and personnel from the existing security forces.
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May - 12 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee has been brought to a safe home at Dhanmondi in Dhaka for interrogating him in connection with War Crimes (WCs).
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee has been brought to a safe home at Dhanmondi in Dhaka for interrogating him in connection with War Crimes (WCs).
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May - 12 
Police recovered 16 handmade bombs at Hirapur village in Begumganj sub-district of Noakhali District on May 12. However, none was arrested in this connection.
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Police recovered 16 handmade bombs at Hirapur village in Begumganj sub-district of Noakhali District on May 12. However, none was arrested in this connection.
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May - 12 
Supreme Court on May 12 (today) modified the High Court verdict on fatwa (religious sermon), saying that no person can pronounce it (fatwa), which violate or affect the right or reputation or dignity of any individual.
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Supreme Court on May 12 (today) modified the High Court verdict on fatwa (religious sermon), saying that no person can pronounce it (fatwa), which violate or affect the right or reputation or dignity of any individual.
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May - 13 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Basanti Badra (19), of village Baligotha under Kalinga Nagar Police Station surrendered in front of District Superintendent of Police in Jajpur District on May 13, reports Oris
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Basanti Badra (19), of village Baligotha under Kalinga Nagar Police Station surrendered in front of District Superintendent of Police in Jajpur District on May 13, reports Orissadiary.com. She hails from Baligotha village near Kalinga Nagar Police Station of the District, who was active in Kalinga Nagar, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and other areas. On April 23, 2011 her brother Laba alias Lilu Badra (15) and Harish Badra (23) surrendered before the Police. Shanti Badra another sister of the surrendered Maoist is still an active Maoist, added Police officer. Basanti and her brothers along with other Maoists were involved in planting of IEDs at Rai Ghati under Tomka Police Station in the District in 2010. They also killed Tuna Behera and Kailash Mahanta at Palaspalli under Daitari Police Station in June, 2010. Last year, they also attacked Daitari Police Station and looted explosives from Talangi mines in December, 2010, said Police Officer.
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May - 13 
Afghanistan National Intelligence Agency spokesperson Lutfullah Mashal on May 13 said that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hired two persons, identified as Sher Zamin and Khan Zamin, to kill the Indian Consul General of Jalalabad province, reports
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Afghanistan National Intelligence Agency spokesperson Lutfullah Mashal on May 13 said that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) hired two persons, identified as Sher Zamin and Khan Zamin, to kill the Indian Consul General of Jalalabad province, reports Indian Express. Mashal said the two men confessed that ISI hired and paid them to kill the Indian Consul General. “Well, these two guys have very clearly confessed that they were hired by ISI, they were paid by ISI and they were promised that if they killed the Indian Consul General, they will be paid 1.20 lakh, which is a big amount of money in Afghanistan," said Mashal. The person, whose name these two Afghans have given us is Colonel Noman, who is called to be the ISI's chief officer in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa," added Mashal. The Afghanistan authorities also recovered two AK 47 rifles and explosive from the two militants.
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May - 13 
Economic Times reports that Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, said on May 13 that his priority is to end insurgency problem in the State. “I will try and end the insurgency problem in the state. I will bring Paresh Baruah to the negotiating table and the
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Economic Times reports that Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, said on May 13 that his priority is to end insurgency problem in the State. “I will try and end the insurgency problem in the state. I will bring Paresh Baruah to the negotiating table and the anti-talks National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). Creation of job avenues for the unemployed will be my priority. Once we arrest this problem, the level of insurgency will come down,” he stated.
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May - 13 
Following the incident of killing two students in police firing on protestors who were taking out a rally at Mao Gate over the State Government’s decision of stopping National Socialist Council of Nagalim--Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘general secretary’ Th
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Following the incident of killing two students in police firing on protestors who were taking out a rally at Mao Gate over the State Government’s decision of stopping National Socialist Council of Nagalim--Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah from entering Manipur on May 6, 2010 as well as alleged imposition of Autonomous District Council (ADC) election, UNC announced its decision of severing ties with the Government of Manipur and demanded the Centre for ‘an alternative arrangement’.
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May - 13 
Militants on May 13 attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security camp in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar by lobbing two grenades but no damage was done in the twin blasts.
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Militants on May 13 attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security camp in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar by lobbing two grenades but no damage was done in the twin blasts.
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May - 13 
Sangai Express reports that a meeting of the State Cabinet on May 13 has given its approval to holding tripartite talks involving the United Naga Council (UNC), the State Government and the Centre at Senapati District on May 30. The meeting also deci
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Sangai Express reports that a meeting of the State Cabinet on May 13 has given its approval to holding tripartite talks involving the United Naga Council (UNC), the State Government and the Centre at Senapati District on May 30. The meeting also decided to communicate with the Union Home Ministry the exact demand of UNC ahead of the proposed tripartite talk.
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May - 13 
Special Investigating Team (SIT) arrested a Government official, identified as Yasir Qureshi, resident of Saaj (Rajouri) in fake arms gun license racket and seized a large quantity of incriminating documents including 22 fake No Objection Certificate
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Special Investigating Team (SIT) arrested a Government official, identified as Yasir Qureshi, resident of Saaj (Rajouri) in fake arms gun license racket and seized a large quantity of incriminating documents including 22 fake No Objection Certificates (NOCs) of fake gun licenses from his possession. He was arrested from Janipur area of Jammu city. Qureshi is the fourth Government official to be arrested in connection with fake gun licenses racket. Prior to him, Choudhary Mukhtiar, the former SDM Mendhar was arrested on April 12, Mohammad Qasim, a Senior Assistant was arrested on April 15 and Tanveer Ahmed Bhatt, a Junior Assistant had been arrested by police on March 25. All of them have been bailed out by the court. However, on May 12, the SIT had arrested an ex-serviceman Baldev Raj of Rajouri, a conduit in the racket.
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May - 13 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) reportedly killed Lalsay Chandu Helami (37), accusing him of being a Police informer, in the Gadchiroli District on May 13, reports PTI. Helami was abducted by the Maoists in the night of
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) reportedly killed Lalsay Chandu Helami (37), accusing him of being a Police informer, in the Gadchiroli District on May 13, reports PTI. Helami was abducted by the Maoists in the night of May 12. They stabbed him after tying his hands and legs and blindfolding him, at Nawatola village in Korchi tehsil (administrative division) of the District. They shot him in the chest and killed him, Police said.
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May - 13 
The Government has decided to recruit 20,000 more armed women personnel in Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) in the next three to five years, reports Times of India on May 13. Women will comprise 5% of the total strength of each Armed Police Force,
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The Government has decided to recruit 20,000 more armed women personnel in Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) in the next three to five years, reports Times of India on May 13. Women will comprise 5% of the total strength of each Armed Police Force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and National Security Guard (NSG) in three to five years and 10% in the subsequent five years. At present, women personnel comprise not even 1% of the total strength of all the CPMFs together. These women will be hired and deployed for general guard duties, patrolling, frisking suspects and other normal policing activities undertaken by their male counterparts. The Government also plans to enhance the facilities being offered to women security personnel. The CRPF have inducted women personnel in its combat ranks. The Force presently has two operational battalions (2,000 women) while the third (around 1,000 personnel) is being raised. The total strength of CRPF is about three lakh personnel, making it the country's largest paramilitary force. The Government has begun to induct the first batch of 650 women personnel in BSF for border guarding duties. The BSF has more than two lakh personnel on its rolls. The CISF has about 1,500 women personnel on its rolls out of the total strength of about two lakh personnel. Other Forces which have women in combat roles are the SSB with about 700 women personnel, and ITBP force with about 800 women combatants. The total strength of SSB and ITBP is about 50,000 personnel each.
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May - 13 
The Hindu reports that militants in Jammu and Kashmir have adopted a new strategy to divert attention of Security Forces (SFs) from their ‘top commanders’ by spreading false news of their death. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has unleashed propaganda that its
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The Hindu reports that militants in Jammu and Kashmir have adopted a new strategy to divert attention of Security Forces (SFs) from their ‘top commanders’ by spreading false news of their death. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has unleashed propaganda that its ‘top commander’ of Rajouri-Poonch border region, Abu Huzefa, along with another ‘commander’ Osama against whom SFs have launched several operations, were drowned in Suran river in Poonch District, a senior police officer said. The intelligence agencies feel it is an attempt by the LeT to mislead the SFs.
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May - 13 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted four farmers from Pararya village in Chutiya Police Station area of Rohtas District on May 13. Over 40 armed Maoists raided the village late night of May 13 and a
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted four farmers from Pararya village in Chutiya Police Station area of Rohtas District on May 13. Over 40 armed Maoists raided the village late night of May 13 and abducted four farmers to an unknown place at gunpoint, the Police said. The farmers were identified as Vibhishan Tiwari, Jaidurak Tiwari, Dhiraj Tiwari and Rajgrih Tiwari.
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May - 13 
The State Government gave a final touch to its ‘‘summer strategy’’ in Kashmir to maintain peace in the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. In meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah decided to implement the Standing Operation Procedures (SOPs),
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The State Government gave a final touch to its ‘‘summer strategy’’ in Kashmir to maintain peace in the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. In meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah decided to implement the Standing Operation Procedures (SOPs), which has been approved by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram with immediate effect. It was based on twin objectives — ensure that law and order is maintained at all costs and keep use of force least depending upon the situation but, at the same time, didn’t allow the law and order go out of hands. Sources said the Government has decided to allow peaceful protests in Kashmir, if any. It has also directed Security Forces (SFs) not to use force on peaceful protests unless they turn violent. Some of the laser weapons, which the State would be getting by the end of June, would be used to avoid casualties on the protesters. Arrangements for the upcoming Amarnath yatra (pilgrimage) were also reviewed in the meeting. It was decided in the meeting that the threat perception to Amarnath yatra was the same like that of 2010. Therefore, security arrangements for the yatra right from Lakhanpur to Shri Amarnath ji cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas would also be same.
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May - 13 
70 people, including 65 paramilitary forces and five civilians, were killed on May 13 (today) when a suicide bomb attack targeted Pakistan paramilitary personnel as they were about to leave from a Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Sha
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70 people, including 65 paramilitary forces and five civilians, were killed on May 13 (today) when a suicide bomb attack targeted Pakistan paramilitary personnel as they were about to leave from a Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District, reported Express Tribune. “Sixty-five of them are from the paramilitary Police and five were civilians”, Charsadda District Police Chief Nisar Khan Marwat said. “The explosions detonated as newly trained cadets were getting into buses and coaches for a 10-day leave after their course, and they were wearing civilian clothes. The first bomb was a suicide attack. We are investigating the nature of the second bomb,” added Marwat. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed their first major strike in revenge for Osama bin Laden’s death, adds Dawn. “This was the first revenge for Osama’s martyrdom. Wait for bigger attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan,” TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location.
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May - 13 
A suspected suicide bomber was killed and two others were injured when a bomb exploded in a house in Dotani village of Loralai District in Balochistan on May 13, reports Dawn. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sadiq. The injured included Nizamu
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A suspected suicide bomber was killed and two others were injured when a bomb exploded in a house in Dotani village of Loralai District in Balochistan on May 13, reports Dawn. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sadiq. The injured included Nizamuddin and Sher Afzal, a 14-year old boy. According to sources, two people, identified as Nizamuddin and Mohammad Sadiq, visited the house of Fateh Mohammad and said they wanted to talk to him. Fateh Mohammad took them to a room where an explosion took place after a few minutes. “The man carrying the bomb was blown to pieces,” said an unnamed senior Police Officer. “The man killed in the blast was probably a suicide bomber,” sources said, adding that he wanted to carry out an attack somewhere else in the town but the bomb exploded prematurely”.
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May - 13 
Eight tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed after a blast ripped through a parking lot at Torkham along the Afghan border in Khyber Agency. Local people said that a magnet bomb fitted with one of the tankers exploded with
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Eight tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed after a blast ripped through a parking lot at Torkham along the Afghan border in Khyber Agency. Local people said that a magnet bomb fitted with one of the tankers exploded with a bang. A group identifying itself as Abdullah Ezam Brigade claimed responsibility for the blast.
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May - 13 
Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 13 surrendered himself before Parliament for accountability after conceding intelligence failure of the country’s premier secret agency in the Abbottabad o
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Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 13 surrendered himself before Parliament for accountability after conceding intelligence failure of the country’s premier secret agency in the Abbottabad operation in which al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces on May 2, reports Daily Times. The declaration of the ISI chief came during an in-camera session of the joint session of parliament, which was convened to take the lawmakers on board about the Abbottabad incident, which has stirred a storm throughout the country. In a rare show of parliament’s supremacy over the country’s military and intelligence institutions, the ISI head also offered to resign if parliament so decides, and pleaded forgiveness from the nation for the “intelligence lapse” in Abbottabad. He told the House that the United States had used stealth technology on its helicopters that could not be detected. “It was due to the technological superiority that they managed to get in undetected,” Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdaus Ashiq Awan quoted the ISI chief as saying. Pasha, however, pointed out that apart from the failure of the ISI, it was also the responsibility of the Provincial Government, local Police and related agencies to attain information about the al Qaeda chief. “We are, of course, not shying away from our responsibility, but all must share their failure,” Pasha said.
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May - 13 
Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in the Kharkamar area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 13, reports Daily Times.
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Three militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in the Kharkamar area, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 13, reports Daily Times.
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May - 13 
Two blasts rocked Saifur Market in the densely polluted area of Yar Hussain in Swabi District the night of May 13. However, no casualty was reported because the market was closed at the time of blasts. Officials said that target of militants were fiv
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Two blasts rocked Saifur Market in the densely polluted area of Yar Hussain in Swabi District the night of May 13. However, no casualty was reported because the market was closed at the time of blasts. Officials said that target of militants were five CD shops in the market.
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May - 13 
Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Krishna Prasad Situala said his party is not ready to extend the term of the CA in the existing situation. Situala said the NC would not agree to extend the CA's deadline as long as the UCPN-M sticks to "politic
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Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Krishna Prasad Situala said his party is not ready to extend the term of the CA in the existing situation. Situala said the NC would not agree to extend the CA's deadline as long as the UCPN-M sticks to "politics of arms" and refuses to return the seized properties and integrate its combatants.
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May - 13 
Sadbhawana Party chairman Rajendra Mahato warned that his party will walk out of the CA and take to the streets to wage a strong movement if the CA’s term is extended again without forging consensus among the parties. He said that a clear roadmap to
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Sadbhawana Party chairman Rajendra Mahato warned that his party will walk out of the CA and take to the streets to wage a strong movement if the CA’s term is extended again without forging consensus among the parties. He said that a clear roadmap to complete the ongoing processes of peace and constitution should be prepared before going for extension of CA’s tenure.
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May - 13 
The Government on May 13 formed three-member ministerial team headed by Minister without Portfolio Ghanshyam Bhusal to negotiate with different agitating groups, reports Nepal News. The government formed the negotiating team after a series of shutdow
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The Government on May 13 formed three-member ministerial team headed by Minister without Portfolio Ghanshyam Bhusal to negotiate with different agitating groups, reports Nepal News. The government formed the negotiating team after a series of shutdown strikes called by different groups continued to paralyse normal life across the country.
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May - 13 
The United Nations (UN) continues to list Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) "as a party to conflict using child soldiers" in its latest report, reports Kantipuronline. The Secretary General's report on Children and Armed Conflict prese
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The United Nations (UN) continues to list Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) "as a party to conflict using child soldiers" in its latest report, reports Kantipuronline. The Secretary General's report on Children and Armed Conflict presented before the UN Security Council on April 23 has included Maoist in the list of 52 armed forces from Asian and African countries that recruit or use children, kill or maim children or commit sexual violence against children during the armed conflict. This is the sixth annual report that has put the Maoists on a watch list for using minors. The Maoists discharged of 2,973 minors from the cantonments in 2010. The discharge process was carried out as per the tripartite action plan that was signed between the Maoists, the Government of Nepal and the UN in December 2009. 2,394 individuals including 1,843 minors were released from the seven main cantonment sites during the formal ceremonies organised between January 7- February 8, 2010 and the "no-shows" were discharged through the sign off process involving the Maoist leadership a month later. The Maoists, however, insist that they have cut links with the "child soldiers" and that the UN has failed to adequately document the discharge of 4,008 disqualified combatants that included minors. "We handed over the disqualified combatants to the UN and suggested them to accept the rehabilitation packages after signing the action plan. They have cut off the links with the PLA," said Maoist Standing Committee member Barsha Man Pun, adding, "The UN's conclusion has deprived us of justice. We will raise our reservations regarding this issue during the upcoming visits of the senior UN officials."
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May - 13 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda expressed serious dissatisfaction over the recent Government move of tabling a bill to extend the current term of the Constituent Assembly (CA) by one more yea
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda expressed serious dissatisfaction over the recent Government move of tabling a bill to extend the current term of the Constituent Assembly (CA) by one more year. He told Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal that his party is serious about the PM’s unilateral decision to table the bill. In response, Khanal told Dahal it was important for the Government to table the bill to complete due process for constitution amendment before May 28 as it had become certain that a new constitution could not be promulgated by that date.
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May - 13 
State Minister for Law, Qamrul Islam, stated on May 13 that the Government will protect the witnesses to War Crimes (WCs) committed during the Liberation War in 1971, reports Daily Star. Qamrul further stated the WCs trial in Bangladesh would be up t
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State Minister for Law, Qamrul Islam, stated on May 13 that the Government will protect the witnesses to War Crimes (WCs) committed during the Liberation War in 1971, reports Daily Star. Qamrul further stated the WCs trial in Bangladesh would be up to the international standards, and it would not be a camera trial. The Chief Prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Golam Arif Tipu, said they are giving the safety of the witnesses of sexual violence to women top priority.
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May - 13 
Colombo Page, quoting Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, reported on May 14 that Norwegian authorities had helped dozens of suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants to flee Sri Lanka and had given them asylum in Norway. The Norwegian
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Colombo Page, quoting Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, reported on May 14 that Norwegian authorities had helped dozens of suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants to flee Sri Lanka and had given them asylum in Norway. The Norwegian newspaper alleged that the staff at the Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lankan capital Colombo had helped around 12 persons to migrate to Norway, with help from the Norwegian authorities and about twice as many were standing in line to get similar help.The reported said that in some cases, the employees at the Norwegian Embassy had personally bought tickets, taken people to the airport, and smuggled then them out of the country "right under the nose of the Sri Lankan authorities." It was further alleged that the Norwegian Embassy had issued visas on short notice both for emigrants and those who had already escaped from Sri Lanka.
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May - 13 
Erik Solheim, Norway's International Development Minister and one-time peace broker between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE, defended the practice on the grounds that the Norwegian authorities were saving victims of persecution and were acting
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Erik Solheim, Norway's International Development Minister and one-time peace broker between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE, defended the practice on the grounds that the Norwegian authorities were saving victims of persecution and were acting out of a humanitarian obligation.
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May - 13 
Sri Lanka Government sources said that the next round of talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) regarding a political solution to the Tamil demands will take place on May 23, 2011, Colombo Page reported on May 14. According to reports the Gover
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Sri Lanka Government sources said that the next round of talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) regarding a political solution to the Tamil demands will take place on May 23, 2011, Colombo Page reported on May 14. According to reports the Government had discussed setting up of a second chamber or a senate in the legislature at the talks with the TNA. However, the local Daily Mirror reported that the TNA has declined to accept the government's proposal to establish a senate as a substitute for a 'power devolution arrangement'.
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May - 14 
A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, identified as Jai Kishan of Gurgaon, Haryana was killed at the Budhwar post in Nikowal Area of Arnia sub sector on May 14, due to heavy shelling by Pakistani Rangers on forward Indian positions in the Internatio
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A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, identified as Jai Kishan of Gurgaon, Haryana was killed at the Budhwar post in Nikowal Area of Arnia sub sector on May 14, due to heavy shelling by Pakistani Rangers on forward Indian positions in the International Border (IB), reports Daily Excelsior. The firing caused a strong protest from the BSF at a flag meeting held at Octroi post in Suchetgarh on May 15. Security Forces (SFs) at all forward posts of RS Pura, Suchetgarh and Arnia carried out searches along the IB but no movement of any infiltrator was spotted. Sources stated that, "There was no apparent reason for firing by the Rangers. It was completely unprovoked ceasefire violation—the second during last two days in the same sector’.
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May - 14 
About 250 to 300 Maoist cadres including women cadres, raided the camp office of M/s ILFS & GR Infra Projects Limited at Morandih under the Hazaribagh Mufassil Police Station in Hazaribagh District in the night of May 14, and set ablaze 30 vehicles a
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About 250 to 300 Maoist cadres including women cadres, raided the camp office of M/s ILFS & GR Infra Projects Limited at Morandih under the Hazaribagh Mufassil Police Station in Hazaribagh District in the night of May 14, and set ablaze 30 vehicles and equipments including five Miller machines, eight Hiwas (used in road construction) and eight tankers, one Batching Plant, a DG Set, besides other equipment, SP Pankaj Kamboj, said. The Police immediately rushed to the spot and in the gunfight a constable, Anand Mohan Das, was injured and the Maoists snatched his carbine as Das got separated from the Police Force in the darkness, the SP said. The Maoist cadres, who included women clad in black uniforms, had come from Churchu and Charhi which has thick forest and has border with Jhumra hills of Bokaro District, the SP said. The Mumbai-based company was engaged in the INR 50 billion construction of four-lane on the NH-33 between Hazaribagh and Ramgarh from September 2010, the SP added.
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May - 14 
Chairman’ of the Karbi Peoples’ Liberation Tiger (KPLT), B. Lekthe, was expelled from office by the central body of the KPLT on May 14, reports Nagaland Post. Informing the media houses, Nilip Inghee, ‘General Secretary’ of the outfit said that Lekth
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Chairman’ of the Karbi Peoples’ Liberation Tiger (KPLT), B. Lekthe, was expelled from office by the central body of the KPLT on May 14, reports Nagaland Post. Informing the media houses, Nilip Inghee, ‘General Secretary’ of the outfit said that Lekthe was expelled due to his involvement in anti-organizational activities. He was replaced by the vice chairman of KPLT, Birta Timung, appointed as the working chairman.
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May - 14 
Kanglaonline reports that Social worker and chief advisor of All Community Development Organization, Moreh (ACODOM), R K Sanayaima, was beaten up by militants on May 14 at Moreh in Chandel District. A hand grenade was also lobbed at his residence.
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Kanglaonline reports that Social worker and chief advisor of All Community Development Organization, Moreh (ACODOM), R K Sanayaima, was beaten up by militants on May 14 at Moreh in Chandel District. A hand grenade was also lobbed at his residence.
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May - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a two-day bandh (general shut down) from May 21 in six States to protest the recent arrest of seven members, including three central committee members from Bihar, PTI reports on May 14.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a two-day bandh (general shut down) from May 21 in six States to protest the recent arrest of seven members, including three central committee members from Bihar, PTI reports on May 14. Demanding their release, the statement said the three Central Committee members arrested were Pulendu Sekhar Mukherjee alias Saheb Da, Varanasi Subramanyam alias Srikanta, Vijay Kumar Arya alias Jaspalji, Secretary of Uttar Pradesh-Bihar. It said that the bandh has been called in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and three Districts in Maharashtra, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Gondia, the Districts of Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar and Balaghat District of Madhya Pradesh.
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May - 14 
The Indian Army on May 14 warned that Pakistan may sneak in more militants into Jammu and Kashmir to divert attention from its "internal problems" after the killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, according to PTI. "It is quite likely that Pakista
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The Indian Army on May 14 warned that Pakistan may sneak in more militants into Jammu and Kashmir to divert attention from its "internal problems" after the killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, according to PTI. "It is quite likely that Pakistan is under pressure, because of so many questions being asked (about Osama), could adopt a strategy of diverting attention which they have always done," General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Army's northern command Lt General KT Parnaik observed.
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May - 14 
Times of India reports that Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres engaged in an encounter in Kalimela area of Malkangiri District on May 14. A joint Police team from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and the Maoist cad
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Times of India reports that Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres engaged in an encounter in Kalimela area of Malkangiri District on May 14. A joint Police team from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and the Maoist cadres exchanged several rounds in a deep forest near Kurab village, about 60 kilometres from Malkangiri town, of Bodigeta panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Kalimela area. No one was reported dead or injured, the Police said. "Spotting security personnel the Maoists fired and our men retaliated. The rebels managed to flee," said Inspector in Charge (IIC) Kalimela Police Station Debasish Mishra.
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May - 14 
Times of India reports that two persons travelling in a pickup tempo carrying groceries were abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and later their vehicle was set ablaze near Arvel forest in Gadchiroli District in the ni
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Times of India reports that two persons travelling in a pickup tempo carrying groceries were abducted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and later their vehicle was set ablaze near Arvel forest in Gadchiroli District in the night of May 14. Sources said that trader Vijay Gupta from Allapalli dispatched the vehicle filled with milk, groceries and vegetables meant for Paramilitary Forces camping at various places in Bhairamgarh tehsil (administrative division). A group of Maoists intercepted the vehicle in the forests of Arvel and reportedly looted everything kept inside it. The tempo diver Anwar and Parag Pandhre were abducted by Maoist cadres and taken into the forest.
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May - 14 
A rail track near Jacobabad Railway Station in Jacobabad District of Sindh was damaged in a low-intensity bomb blast on May 14, reports Daily Times. After the explosion, train service was suspended. According to Railway officials there were no causal
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A rail track near Jacobabad Railway Station in Jacobabad District of Sindh was damaged in a low-intensity bomb blast on May 14, reports Daily Times. After the explosion, train service was suspended. According to Railway officials there were no causalities in the incident.
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May - 14 
At least six persons were killed and 10 others were injured when a bomb concealed inside a bus exploded near Kharian town in Gujrat District of Punjab on May 14, reports Daily Times. According to Police Deputy Superintendent Mian Sultan, a passenger
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At least six persons were killed and 10 others were injured when a bomb concealed inside a bus exploded near Kharian town in Gujrat District of Punjab on May 14, reports Daily Times. According to Police Deputy Superintendent Mian Sultan, a passenger bus was heading to Kharian from Kotlan when a bomb went off near a police station at Chak Kamala.
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May - 14 
Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised an eight-kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) in Yakaghund area of Mohmand Agency.
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Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised an eight-kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) in Yakaghund area of Mohmand Agency.
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May - 14 
Five militants were killed and several injured in a clash during the ongoing Army operation Brekhna (Thunder) in Suran Dara area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 14, reports Dawn. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (
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Five militants were killed and several injured in a clash during the ongoing Army operation Brekhna (Thunder) in Suran Dara area of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 14, reports Dawn. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’ also admitted that three militants were killed in the exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs). He claimed that several SFs personnel were also killed and injured. SFs claimed more gains in violence-plagued Baizai and Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency.
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May - 14 
Five SFs personnel and two civilians were injured when a landmine exploded in Bankhel area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that soldiers were patrolling the area when explosive device planted on a dirt track in Bankhel area near Afghan
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Five SFs personnel and two civilians were injured when a landmine exploded in Bankhel area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency. Sources said that soldiers were patrolling the area when explosive device planted on a dirt track in Bankhel area near Afghanistan border went off. Five soldiers, a girl and a driver received injuries, sources added.
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May - 14 
Militants fired seven rockets at the residence of chief of Haleemzai Peace Committee, Haji Mohammad Ali, in Haleemzai tehsil in the night. The committee head remained unhurt.
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Militants fired seven rockets at the residence of chief of Haleemzai Peace Committee, Haji Mohammad Ali, in Haleemzai tehsil in the night. The committee head remained unhurt.
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May - 14 
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on May 14 urged Pakistan to stand united with its Western allies to tackle the Taliban, who were behind a double suicide bombing in the country, reports Daily Times. “It is with shock and sadness that I le
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on May 14 urged Pakistan to stand united with its Western allies to tackle the Taliban, who were behind a double suicide bombing in the country, reports Daily Times. “It is with shock and sadness that I learned the death of some 80 paramilitary cadets killed in a terrorist attack,” Rasmussen wrote in a letter to President Asif Ali Zardari. “This attack is a stark reminder that Pakistan and the allies must stand united to defeat the scourge of violent extremism,” he added.
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May - 14 
The death toll in the twin suicide attacks on Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 13 increased to 90, Times of India reported on May 14.
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The death toll in the twin suicide attacks on Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 13 increased to 90, Times of India reported on May 14.
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May - 14 
The death toll in twin suicide attacks Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reached 82, The Express Tribune reported on May 14.
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The death toll in twin suicide attacks Frontier Constabulary (FC) training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reached 82, The Express Tribune reported on May 14.
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May - 14 
Two bombs exploded along the G.T. Road at Tarnab Farm in the limits of Chamkani Police Station of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 14, reports Dawn. An official said that both the blasts occurred simultaneously with a gap of 10 minutes at about
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Two bombs exploded along the G.T. Road at Tarnab Farm in the limits of Chamkani Police Station of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 14, reports Dawn. An official said that both the blasts occurred simultaneously with a gap of 10 minutes at about 10.30am. However, people in the area remained unhurt, police said.
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May - 14 
Two imams (prayer leaders) of Pakistani origin and a relative were arrested in Florida of United Sates (US) on May 14 for their alleged links to the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested
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Two imams (prayer leaders) of Pakistani origin and a relative were arrested in Florida of United Sates (US) on May 14 for their alleged links to the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested Hafiz Mohammed Sher Ali Khan and his son Izhar Khan in South Florida. They will appear before a federal court in South Florida on May 16. The US FBI, which arrested them, is also looking for three other people who are believed to be in Pakistan. Another of Hafiz Khan’s sons, Irfan Khan, was arrested in Los Angeles and will appear in court there. Also charged are three Pakistani residents: Ali Rehman, Alam Zeb and Amina Khan. Ms Amina is Hafiz Khan’s daughter, and Alam Zeb is her son. The four-count indictment alleges that the three defendants arrested in the US planned to provide ‘material support’ to a conspiracy to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad. They also allegedly provided support to the TTP. Hafiz Khan is the imam at Flagler Mosque in Miami. Izhar Khan is an imam at the Jamaat Al Mu’mineen Mosque in Margate of Florida.
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May - 14 
Unidentified militants blew up Haji Mawez Kaley Government Boys’ Primary School in Bakarabad area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency in the night of May 14. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident. The attack brings to 3,
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Unidentified militants blew up Haji Mawez Kaley Government Boys’ Primary School in Bakarabad area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency in the night of May 14. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident. The attack brings to 3, the total number of schools destroyed in Jamrud while the tally stands at 40 in the whole of Khyber Agency.
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May - 14 
A suspect was arrested along with explosive substance from near the Nepalgunj Customs Office in Banke District. The recoveries included a detonator, five meters of fuse wire and 400 grams of explosives.
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A suspect was arrested along with explosive substance from near the Nepalgunj Customs Office in Banke District. The recoveries included a detonator, five meters of fuse wire and 400 grams of explosives.
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May - 14 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel said on May 14 that there is no significance of extending the tenure of the CA unless satisfactory basis for extending the term is presented before the gene
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel said on May 14 that there is no significance of extending the tenure of the CA unless satisfactory basis for extending the term is presented before the general public, according to Kantipuronline. Pokharel said there is no meaning in extending the tenure without clarifying all the issues concerning the CA.
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May - 14 
One civilian, identified as Dinesh Kumar Yadav (25), was injured when a bomb went off at Lakkad-2 in Janakpurdham area of Dhanusha District on May 14, reports Himalayan Times. According to Yadav, the incident took place when he happened to step on th
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One civilian, identified as Dinesh Kumar Yadav (25), was injured when a bomb went off at Lakkad-2 in Janakpurdham area of Dhanusha District on May 14, reports Himalayan Times. According to Yadav, the incident took place when he happened to step on the explosive covered with black tape.
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May - 14 
Police in Lamatar area of Lalitpur District arrested Kalpadeep Rai, a leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (UCPN-M) All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF), on charge of attempted of murder of a member of the rival faction in the
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Police in Lamatar area of Lalitpur District arrested Kalpadeep Rai, a leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (UCPN-M) All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF), on charge of attempted of murder of a member of the rival faction in the trade union. Rai is the president of Casino Anna Chapter of ANTUF that lends support to Saligram Jamakattel, who is the leader of faction close to Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda. According to reports, group of about 15 people led by Rai had assaulted and injured Gyan Man Dangol at Jamal in Kathmandu on May 9. Dangol is the treasurer of ANTUF faction close to Maoist vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai at the Casino. Police said Rai was taken into the custody based on a complaint lodged by Dangol.
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May - 14 
In response to an allegation made on the basis of a newspaper report that Norwegian authorities had been secretly assisting cadres of the militant outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) out of the country, the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo sai
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In response to an allegation made on the basis of a newspaper report that Norwegian authorities had been secretly assisting cadres of the militant outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) out of the country, the Norwegian Embassy in Colombo said the Norway had never indulged in such activities, reports Colombo Page. The Norwegian Embassy issuing a statement on May 14 said the local media had mistranslated the Norwegian newspaper article and represented the refugees as members of LTTE.
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May - 15 
As the voting for the ninth phase of Bihar Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) polls began two polling officials were killed and two critically injured in a landmine blast triggered by the cadres of the Communist Party of Indi
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As the voting for the ninth phase of Bihar Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) polls began two polling officials were killed and two critically injured in a landmine blast triggered by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jamui District on May 15, reports IANS. “Maoists targeted a Police vehicle in which polling officials were going to conduct polls in a village in Jamui,” Additional Director General of Police Rajwardhan Sharma said.
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May - 15 
Daily Star reports that, Centre’s Interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir arrived on a six-day visit to the State. The three-member Interlocutor team headed by veteran journalist Dileep Padgaonkar arrived on their eighth visit. The Interlocutors have so f
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Daily Star reports that, Centre’s Interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir arrived on a six-day visit to the State. The three-member Interlocutor team headed by veteran journalist Dileep Padgaonkar arrived on their eighth visit. The Interlocutors have so far recommended release of political prisoners and students held on charges of stone pelting, end to arrests of youth for their participation in last year’s protests and removal of bunkers from some residential areas of the city.
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May - 15 
In a significant decision, the Union Government removed from its 'blacklist' the names of 142 wanted terrorists and their associates, including the heads of various Sikh extremist groups, PTI reported on May 15. The wanted persons whose names have be
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In a significant decision, the Union Government removed from its 'blacklist' the names of 142 wanted terrorists and their associates, including the heads of various Sikh extremist groups, PTI reported on May 15. The wanted persons whose names have been deleted were believed to be currently based in countries like Pakistan, the US, Canada, Norway, France and Germany, and this initiative on behalf of the Union Government will enable them to move freely around the world and even return home. The names have been deleted in two phases after a review of 169 cases in consultation with the Punjab Government and security agencies. While 25 names were deleted in August last year, 117 names were deleted last month, according to the Home Ministry. Among those removed from the blacklist by the Union home ministry are Lakhbir Singh Rode, nephew of dreaded slain terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and chief of International International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF). The list also includes names like Ranjit Singh alias Neeta, a native of Jammu & Kashmir who heads Khalistan Zindabad Force, Wadhawa Singh, chief of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Paramjit Singh Panjwar, chief of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF).
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May - 15 
India has started working on a network of air-defence systems which would be able to shoot down any enemy missile even at a distance of 5,000 kilometers, before it can enter the Indian air space, Daily Excelsior reported on May 15.The Defence Researc
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India has started working on a network of air-defence systems which would be able to shoot down any enemy missile even at a distance of 5,000 kilometers, before it can enter the Indian air space, Daily Excelsior reported on May 15.The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has already developed a missile that can intercept an incoming aerial threat 2,000 kilometers away under the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System and is now working on the second phase. Under the second phase, missiles are being designed and developed in a manner that would enable them to shoot down any incoming missile at a distance of 5,000 kilometers, DRDO chief V K Saraswat said.
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May - 15 
One person was killed and another injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists near Chhurchuriya village in the District, Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said, reports The Hindu. “The poll personnel were going to Chhurchuriya booth on a
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One person was killed and another injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists near Chhurchuriya village in the District, Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said, reports The Hindu. “The poll personnel were going to Chhurchuriya booth on a tractor when the landmine planted by Maoists went off,” Neelmani said. The driver of the tractor Arun Mandal died on the spot and one poll personnel who is a local teacher was seriously injured in the blast, the DGP added.
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May - 15 
PTI reports from New Delhi that the Centre was arranging a meeting between a top leader of the Pro-Talk faction of the ULFA and the outfit’s ‘ general secretary’ Anup Chetia, currently lodged in a jail in Bangladesh, ostensibly to get his consent for
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PTI reports from New Delhi that the Centre was arranging a meeting between a top leader of the Pro-Talk faction of the ULFA and the outfit’s ‘ general secretary’ Anup Chetia, currently lodged in a jail in Bangladesh, ostensibly to get his consent for the dialogue. Government officials said the Centre’s interlocutor PC Haldar was in regular touch with the ULFA leaders, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram in February and expressed their willingness to engage in a dialogue. Before the talks, one of the top leaders of the outfit will travel to Dhaka to meet Chetia to brief him about the initiatives taken by them to bring lasting peace in Assam and get his consent for it. If Chetia comes on board, it will further isolate the outfit’s ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah, who was steadfastly opposed to any peace dialogue with the Centre.
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May - 15 
Sentinel reports that a Senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) said on May 15 that formal talks between ULFA and the Government will begin in the first week of June. He said the ULFA was holding talks with distinguished persons and organizatio
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Sentinel reports that a Senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) said on May 15 that formal talks between ULFA and the Government will begin in the first week of June. He said the ULFA was holding talks with distinguished persons and organizations in a bid to take their views on the peace process.
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May - 15 
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain feared that infiltration might increase in the coming days from across the LoC, according to Kashmir Times. He said, “After the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Lade
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain feared that infiltration might increase in the coming days from across the LoC, according to Kashmir Times. He said, “After the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, there are fears that Pakistan might try to infiltrate more militants. There are a large number of militants waiting to infiltrate.” However, the GOC said that Army was ready to cope up with any situation.
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May - 15 
The Hindu reports that five cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were shot dead reportedly by Maoist cadres at a wedding ceremony in Loki village at Raidih i
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The Hindu reports that five cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were shot dead reportedly by Maoist cadres at a wedding ceremony in Loki village at Raidih in Gumla District of on May 15. Police Superintendent (SP) N.K. Singh said, a group of around 15 Maoist cadres dragged the five PLFI cadres, including the bridegroom and his father from the wedding function and shot them dead. The victims were identified as Gurdev Oraon, the bridegroom, and his father Cheta Oraon (50), while the others were identified as Jairam Oraon, Samar Oraon and Budu Oraon, the Police said. The incident was a fight for supremacy between the two Maoist outfits, SP Singh said, adding that Maoist cadre came in search of PLFI squad leader Mangal Nagesia but killed five of his supporters when they failed to find him. Two other cadres sustained injuries but managed to escape, sources said.
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May - 15 
The trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) started in Chicago in US on May 15(today), reports Times of India. According to US media reports
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The trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) started in Chicago in US on May 15(today), reports Times of India. According to US media reports this trial could unmask Pakistan's links to terrorists. "What he discloses could deepen suspicions that Pakistani spies are connected to terrorists and could potentially worsen relations between Washington and Islamabad," the 'New York Times' reported.
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May - 15 
Times of India reports that two persons, identified as Haradhan Baske (35) and Vinay Shaw, were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, thinking them to be Police informers at Jhujhaka village, close to West Bengal border i
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Times of India reports that two persons, identified as Haradhan Baske (35) and Vinay Shaw, were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, thinking them to be Police informers at Jhujhaka village, close to West Bengal border in Patamda, about 60 kilometres from Jamshedpur District in the night of May 15. The victims were returning home riding on the motorcycle from Kuchai.
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May - 15 
While ceasefire violations by Pakistan Army to facilitate infiltration attempts had been normal affairs on the Line of Control (LoC) in twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri, the IB in Jammu Sector had been quite peaceful for past couple of mon
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While ceasefire violations by Pakistan Army to facilitate infiltration attempts had been normal affairs on the Line of Control (LoC) in twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri, the IB in Jammu Sector had been quite peaceful for past couple of months. The peace was shattered when the Pakistani Rangers opened firing on the Indian positions at Budhwar and Nikowal.
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May - 15 
An office of the National Database and Registration Authority and an electricity pylon was damaged when a bomb blast occurred on Airport Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times
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An office of the National Database and Registration Authority and an electricity pylon was damaged when a bomb blast occurred on Airport Road in Quetta, reports Daily Times
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May - 15 
An officer of Balochistan Constabulary Force escaped a bomb attack while he was passing through Maingundi area on the Quetta-Mastung road in a convoy. However, no casualties were reported.
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An officer of Balochistan Constabulary Force escaped a bomb attack while he was passing through Maingundi area on the Quetta-Mastung road in a convoy. However, no casualties were reported.
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May - 15 
Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd escaped an attack in Dashat area of Mastung District on May 15, reported Dawn.
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Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd escaped an attack in Dashat area of Mastung District on May 15, reported Dawn.
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May - 15 
ISI stopped sharing intelligence with the CIA following the unilateral US operation to kill Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India quoting The Sunday Telegraph reported. ISI agents, who had earlier been credited with helping spot targets for drone s
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ISI stopped sharing intelligence with the CIA following the unilateral US operation to kill Osama bin Laden, reports Times of India quoting The Sunday Telegraph reported. ISI agents, who had earlier been credited with helping spot targets for drone strikes and give data to the CIA, have now started to withhold crucial operational details about militants. The US said it had not shared information about the daring raid with Pakistan. The media report said the ISI has now broken off relations with the CIA. "They are furious. They handed over telephone intercepts in 2009 that were crucial in leading to bin Laden's courier — the key breakthrough in the hunt," a source was quoted as saying.
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May - 15 
One of the militants involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team on March 3, 2009, arrested in Taunsa Sharif city of Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that Police arrested Adnan Khosa fo
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One of the militants involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team on March 3, 2009, arrested in Taunsa Sharif city of Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. Sources said that Police arrested Adnan Khosa for a bank robbery that took place on May 14 in Taunsa Sharif. Upon interrogation, Khosa confessed that he and his father, Qari Irshad, had been involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. Khosa and his father had fled the country after the attack, according to sources, and had only recently returned from Dubai. Soon after the attack, police had arrested a man named Zubair from Hotel Makhan, on the Indus Highway near Shah Saddar Din, another town in Dera Ghazi Khan. Zubair had mentioned an accomplice by the name of Adnan Khosa during his interrogation.
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May - 15 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed two persons after accusing them of spying for the United States in the Nawi Adda and Boya areas of the Datta Khel areas in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed two persons after accusing them of spying for the United States in the Nawi Adda and Boya areas of the Datta Khel areas in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 15, reports Daily Times.
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May - 15 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha o May 15 warned India that any Abbottabad-like attack by it would invite a fitting response from Pakistan as targets inside the country “had already been identified” and
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha o May 15 warned India that any Abbottabad-like attack by it would invite a fitting response from Pakistan as targets inside the country “had already been identified” and “rehearsal” carried out, reports The Hindu. Pasha's warning came as he addressed the in-camera joint session of the Senate and National Assembly held behind closed doors.
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May - 15 
Two militants were arrested in Dhadar area for their alleged involvement in attacks on tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. It was reported that the Levies Force personnel signaled six militants to stop on the road link
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Two militants were arrested in Dhadar area for their alleged involvement in attacks on tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan, reported Dawn. It was reported that the Levies Force personnel signaled six militants to stop on the road linking Sibi to Bakhtiarabad but they opened fire. In retaliation the Levies Force returned the fire and arrested the militants identified as Murad Ali and Rehmat. The Levies Force also seized a Kalashnikov, a TT pistol, four bottles filled with explosive chemical and a motorcycle. During interrogation, the arrested militants said they used to attack and torch tankers carrying oil for NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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May - 15 
Two prisoners, Alauddin and Kashif, who are associated with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) outfit, escaped from civil hospital’s jail ward in Karachi on May 15, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that the suspects were being treated for the last o
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Two prisoners, Alauddin and Kashif, who are associated with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) outfit, escaped from civil hospital’s jail ward in Karachi on May 15, reports Express Tribune. It was reported that the suspects were being treated for the last one month under the court Police’s custody. Two unidentified men came to the ward to help the prisoners escape. According to details, Alauddin was arrested by the Orangi Town Police on June 3, 2010, while trying to escape after robbing a private bank. Kashif was also arrested in 2010, by the Azizabad Police and was allegedly affiliated with the LeJ. It was reported that both the militants also have ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and collect funds for militant outfits in the tribal areas.
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May - 15 
At the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on May 15, Minister for Law and Justice, Prabhu Shah tabled four different proposals. The Crime Code 2067, Criminal Procedures Code 2067, Criminal Office (Punishment determination and enforcement) Bill 206
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At the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on May 15, Minister for Law and Justice, Prabhu Shah tabled four different proposals. The Crime Code 2067, Criminal Procedures Code 2067, Criminal Office (Punishment determination and enforcement) Bill 2067 and Bill designed to amend, integrate, adjust and annul some Nepal Acts were tabled at the parliament.
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May - 15 
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said that a framework on the integration and rehabilitation of the PLA specifying the numbers would be prepared before May 28 deadline of the CA, according to Kantipuronline. He said that a draft including the number
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Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said that a framework on the integration and rehabilitation of the PLA specifying the numbers would be prepared before May 28 deadline of the CA, according to Kantipuronline. He said that a draft including the number of the PLA to be integrated, modality and standard would be brought prior to the deadline.
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May - 15 
The Constitutional Committee (CC) has extended the term of its sub-committee formed to narrow down the differences in the new constitution till May 27, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Committee in the morning of May 15 extended the sub-committee
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The Constitutional Committee (CC) has extended the term of its sub-committee formed to narrow down the differences in the new constitution till May 27, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Committee in the morning of May 15 extended the sub-committee's term till May 27. Although, the sub-committee's term ended on April 14, it remained defunct as CC meeting could not convene due to obstruction from four lawmakers representing various minority groups. The statute sub-committee formed over two months ago has reached agreement on various key issues in the constitution. It is yet to forge consensus on about three dozen issues including the most critical issues - the form of governance and state restructuring. The Constituent Assembly (CA) term is ending on May 28.
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May - 15 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) have proposed two modalities for Army integration — creating a fifth force — either comprising the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) only or a mixed force with equal number of personnel from all Secur
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) have proposed two modalities for Army integration — creating a fifth force — either comprising the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) only or a mixed force with equal number of personnel from all Security Forces (SFs), reports Himalayan Times. “We have not entered the Nepali Army proposal for forming a separate directorate under the national army,” said Maoist Vice Chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha. “PLA will lead the fifth force and integration will be unit-wise, but general norms of the security body will be mandatory,” he said. Shrestha said his party was now ready to determine the tentative number of combatants to be integrated through discussions with other parties as it had become imperative to take a decision very soon.
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May - 15 
UCPN-M secretary C. P. Gajurel made it clear that his party will go for a ‘people’s revolt’ if the CA fails to deliver the constitution and the political parties fail to integrate Maoist fighters through a consensus, Himalayan Times reports. Gajurel
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UCPN-M secretary C. P. Gajurel made it clear that his party will go for a ‘people’s revolt’ if the CA fails to deliver the constitution and the political parties fail to integrate Maoist fighters through a consensus, Himalayan Times reports. Gajurel further admitted that disputes within his party have delayed preparations for the revolt. Conceding that ‘’it is [UCPN-M] ready to deploy PLA for border security in coordination with security forces,’’ he warned against ending the PLA’s identity in the name of integration
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May - 15 
With political uncertainties looming large ahead of the fast approaching deadline to promulgate a new constitution, the Nepal Police has directed the metropolitan police to step up security measures to avert any untoward activity before May 28 and af
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With political uncertainties looming large ahead of the fast approaching deadline to promulgate a new constitution, the Nepal Police has directed the metropolitan police to step up security measures to avert any untoward activity before May 28 and afterwards, Kantipuronline reports. “Based on our intelligence inputs, we will boost security in Kathmandu Valley,” said Nepal Police Spokesman Deputy Inspector General Nawa Raj Dhakal, adding, “We will bring in additional police in the Capital from those districts where pressure remains low and make the best use of the available resources.”
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May - 15 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ‘Secretary General’ Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was shown arrested on May 15, in one of the two cases filed for the grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally on August 21, 2004, reports Daily Star. Metropolitan Magistrate pas
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) ‘Secretary General’ Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was shown arrested on May 15, in one of the two cases filed for the grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally on August 21, 2004, reports Daily Star. Metropolitan Magistrate passed the order following an appeal by Criminal Investigation Department's (CID), filed under Explosive Substances Act. The Investigation Officer, in his plea mentioned that ‘Chief’ of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Mufti Abdul Hannan Sabbir, in his statement on April 7 disclosed five names, including Mojaheed, who were involved in the attack. During investigation they also revealed the names of the grenade suppliers and the patrons of the attack that killed 23 people including AL leader Ivy Rahman and injured many including Sheikh Hasina, the then opposition leader. Al Markajul Islam’s Vice-chairman Maulana Abdul Rashid also gave statements before a magistrate in connection with the attack.
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May - 15 
Judge of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court granted the CID 20 days more to complete further investigation into the case. Meantime, HuJI-B ‘Chief’ Abdul Hannan Sabbir was placed on a four-day fresh remand in the case. JeI ‘acting Secretary General’
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Judge of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court granted the CID 20 days more to complete further investigation into the case. Meantime, HuJI-B ‘Chief’ Abdul Hannan Sabbir was placed on a four-day fresh remand in the case. JeI ‘acting Secretary General’ ATM Azharul Islam in a statement condemned the arrest order against Mojaheed in the grenade attack case. Azharul said the AL government arrested Mojaheed to take political revenge. According to the statement, JeI had condemned the attack on the AL rally on Bangabandhu Avenue (Dhaka City) and demanded punishment of the attackers.
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May - 15 
Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem said on May 15 that the Government was looking into the delay in taking legal action against former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, two years after the war had ended, according to Colombo Page.
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Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem said on May 15 that the Government was looking into the delay in taking legal action against former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, two years after the war had ended, according to Colombo Page. Speaking at a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) meeting held in Vavuniya, Hakeem said that several committees have been appointed to find out the reasons for the inability of authorities to take legal action against LTTE members.
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May - 16 
A civilian, identified as Abdul Gani (50), was abducted and killed by three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Kawath area of Chatroo in Kishtwar District on May 16, which is scheduled to go to Panchayat polls on May 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The
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A civilian, identified as Abdul Gani (50), was abducted and killed by three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Kawath area of Chatroo in Kishtwar District on May 16, which is scheduled to go to Panchayat polls on May 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The three militants involved in killing were identified as Habib Gujjar alias Salman, Ishaq Ahmed and Khursheed Ahmed. Reports said Gani had headed Kawath Panchayat previously but this time he was not contesting the election. Meanwhile, ninth phase of Panchayat elections in nine blocks of an equal number of Districts witnessed the highest turnout of the polls so far (82.1 per cent) with Sumbal block (administrative division) in Bandipora District recording 91.3 per cent polling.
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May - 16 
A LeT militant, identified as Abu Maad, was killed and a trooper injured in an encounter in Zaloora village in Sopore area of Baramulla District.
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A LeT militant, identified as Abu Maad, was killed and a trooper injured in an encounter in Zaloora village in Sopore area of Baramulla District.
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May - 16 
A Maoist couple, identified as Alimela Balanarsu alias Daya alias Vijji alias Vijay alias Srikanth, a ‘deputy commander’ of Communications team in Dandakaranya South Zone Committee (DSZC) of the outfit and Budida Surekha alias Indira alias Shyamala a
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A Maoist couple, identified as Alimela Balanarsu alias Daya alias Vijji alias Vijay alias Srikanth, a ‘deputy commander’ of Communications team in Dandakaranya South Zone Committee (DSZC) of the outfit and Budida Surekha alias Indira alias Shyamala alias Chandini, a ‘dalam' (squad) member in the committee, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) A. Sunder Kumar Das in Sangareddy District Headquarters in Medak District. Balanarsu hails from Kondapaka in the District and joined Radical Students Union (RSU) and later the Maoists while studying polytechnic at Gajwel in 1997, while Surekha hailed from Loyapalli of Manchala mandal (administrative unit) in Ranga Reddy joined the outfit in 2003. Both of them worked in Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC).
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May - 16 
Eleven persons, including a Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML)'s Odisha unit secretary Tapan Mishra, arrested in 2009 on the charge of being Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were acquitted, by Additional district a
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Eleven persons, including a Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML)'s Odisha unit secretary Tapan Mishra, arrested in 2009 on the charge of being Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were acquitted, by Additional district and sessions judge Suresh Kumar Patnaik in a local court in Koraput District on May 16, reports IBNLive. The arrestees were acquitted, for lack of evidence against them, said advocate Nihar Patnaik. Security Force (SF) personnel of Odisha's elite Special Operation Group (SOG), Greyhound of Andhra Pradesh, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel had arrested at least 15 people, including four minors, following a raid at Jangudibalsa village within Bandhugaon Police Station limits on November 28, 2009.
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May - 16 
Following the warning issued by the Chief of Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence(ISI), Shuja Ahmad Pasha, that they had "identified targets" and carried out "rehearsal" for an attack on India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on
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Following the warning issued by the Chief of Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence(ISI), Shuja Ahmad Pasha, that they had "identified targets" and carried out "rehearsal" for an attack on India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 16, met the three Service Chiefs to make a fresh assessment of the security situation, reports PTI. At the meeting, also attended by defence minister AK Antony and National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, Army Chief General VK Singh, Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma and Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal PV Naik briefed the Prime Minister about the preparedness of the Armed Forces.
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May - 16 
IBNLive reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who abducted four farmers from Pararya village in Chutiya Police Station area of Rohtas District on May 13, released three of them unharmed on May 16. The Maoists freed Jai
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IBNLive reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who abducted four farmers from Pararya village in Chutiya Police Station area of Rohtas District on May 13, released three of them unharmed on May 16. The Maoists freed Jaidurak Tiwari, Dhiraj Tiwari and Rajgrih Tiwari following fervent appeal from the villagers, sources said. Another farmer Vibhishan Tiwari was still in captivity.
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May - 16 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), militant identified as one Md Raffid (26), from Phugakchao in Imphal West District on May 16.
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), militant identified as one Md Raffid (26), from Phugakchao in Imphal West District on May 16.
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May - 16 
Kuki National Front (KNF) condoled the death of its revolutionary brother Pu Paokhomang alias Paomang Khongsai’, who was the chief of Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), reports Sangai Express. The bullet riddled daed body of Paokhomang alias Paomang Khongsa
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Kuki National Front (KNF) condoled the death of its revolutionary brother Pu Paokhomang alias Paomang Khongsai’, who was the chief of Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), reports Sangai Express. The bullet riddled daed body of Paokhomang alias Paomang Khongsai was recovered under a culvert along Imphal-Dimapur road near Kholep village under Sapermeina Police Station of Senapati District on May 8. Condoling the death, general secretary of KNF Aaron Kipgen appealed to all the organizations/individuals involved in the brutal killing to come out with an explanation to the public specifying why the death penalty has been awarded to the Kuki revolutionary leader without any warning.
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May - 16 
Police charge sheeted eight persons, including former Hizb-ul-Mujahieen (HM) ‘chief commander’, Mohammad Ahsan Dar, in the murder of a contractor in Pattan area of Baramulla District in February, 2011. The accused have been charged with murder, consp
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Police charge sheeted eight persons, including former Hizb-ul-Mujahieen (HM) ‘chief commander’, Mohammad Ahsan Dar, in the murder of a contractor in Pattan area of Baramulla District in February, 2011. The accused have been charged with murder, conspiracy to kill, possession of prohibited arms and ammunition under sections 302, 120-B RPC, 7/25, 7/27 of the Arms Act.
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May - 16 
Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested ‘commander-in-chief’ of United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA), identified as Nandaram Reang, from the dense forest of Kundanala in South Hailakandi District on May 16.
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Sentinel reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested ‘commander-in-chief’ of United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA), identified as Nandaram Reang, from the dense forest of Kundanala in South Hailakandi District on May 16.
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May - 16 
SFs arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militant from Dewlahland in Imphal West District. The arrestee was identified as Donald Chiphang alias Tonreimung Chiphang (23).
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SFs arrested one National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militant from Dewlahland in Imphal West District. The arrestee was identified as Donald Chiphang alias Tonreimung Chiphang (23).
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May - 16 
SFs arrested two militants, identified as Md Abidur Rahman (27) and Md Masibur Rahman (25), in Imphal West District. SFS also recovered one Chinese mine and seven 7.62 mm live rounds from their possession.
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SFs arrested two militants, identified as Md Abidur Rahman (27) and Md Masibur Rahman (25), in Imphal West District. SFS also recovered one Chinese mine and seven 7.62 mm live rounds from their possession.
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May - 16 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed the Deputy General Manager (DGM) of AP Rayons factory at Mangapet, deep inside the forest area in Warangal District, on May 16, reports The Hindu. The victim, identified as R
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed the Deputy General Manager (DGM) of AP Rayons factory at Mangapet, deep inside the forest area in Warangal District, on May 16, reports The Hindu. The victim, identified as Ramakrishna, belongs to Nellore. The Maoists also fired at the senior manager Sadanandam, who was inside the DGM chamber and injured him.
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May - 16 
Telegraph reports that Security Forces arrested two militants in Karbi Anglong District on May 16. An Italian-made pistol along with two rounds of ammunition was recovered from them.
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Telegraph reports that Security Forces arrested two militants in Karbi Anglong District on May 16. An Italian-made pistol along with two rounds of ammunition was recovered from them.
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May - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 16 filed a charge sheet against the arrested extremist leader Swami Aseemanand for his alleged role in the conspiracy behind the Mecca Masjid blast (May 18, 2007) case, Times of India reported.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 16 filed a charge sheet against the arrested extremist leader Swami Aseemanand for his alleged role in the conspiracy behind the Mecca Masjid blast (May 18, 2007) case, Times of India reported.
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May - 16 
The trial of Pakistani-Canadian national Tahawwur Rana, who is accused with his accomplice David Coleman Headley for the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11), began in Chicago in US on May 16, according to Indian Express. Ra
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The trial of Pakistani-Canadian national Tahawwur Rana, who is accused with his accomplice David Coleman Headley for the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11), began in Chicago in US on May 16, according to Indian Express. Rana, is accused of helping Headley to scout targets for the militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) for the Mumbai attack that left 166 people, including six Americans, dead.
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May - 16 
Times of India reports that the four persons of a family were killed by the cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Dakeya village in Okba panchayat (village
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Times of India reports that the four persons of a family were killed by the cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), at Dakeya village in Okba panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) under Basia Police Station in Gumla District on May 16. The PLFI cadres tied their hands and took to Karisokra forest where their throats were slit. They also fired five rounds at the incident site. The Maoists were led by Rajendra, Arjun Mahli, Gobardhan and Bale, Additional Superintendent of Police Shanni Tigga, Sub Divisional Police Officer C K Sinha, said. The victims were identified as Jitu Badai (45), Mahesh Badai (40), Basant Badai and Shit Badai, all brothers. "About 30-35 uniform-clad assailants raided Jitu's house at 10 pm and knocked on the door. When he refused to open it, a local rebel identifying himself as Arjun Mahli asked for water. As Jitu opened the door, PLFI men caught him and took him to his younger brother Mahesh's house where two others Basant and Shit were also captured," said Alta Devi, the sister of the deceased. Alta said PLFI cadres had demanded money from her brothers.
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May - 16 
A government-run school was blown up in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. Locals said unidentified militants planted improvised explosive device (IED) at Government primary school for boys in Gari Yagal area. The number of destroyed schools in Bajaur Age
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A government-run school was blown up in Mamond area of Bajaur Agency. Locals said unidentified militants planted improvised explosive device (IED) at Government primary school for boys in Gari Yagal area. The number of destroyed schools in Bajaur Agency has reached to 106.
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May - 16 
A member of anti-Taliban peace committee was shot dead by militants in Jawaki village of Frontier Region Kohat. Militants claimed that they killed Ghani who had attended a jirga (tribal Council) the other day.
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A member of anti-Taliban peace committee was shot dead by militants in Jawaki village of Frontier Region Kohat. Militants claimed that they killed Ghani who had attended a jirga (tribal Council) the other day.
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May - 16 
A Quetta-bound car coming from Noshki in Dashat area of Mastung District was fired upon by unidentified militants, killing three people and injuring another on May 16, reported Dawn. The dead were identified as Abdul Khaliq, Zahoor Ahmed and Abdul Re
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A Quetta-bound car coming from Noshki in Dashat area of Mastung District was fired upon by unidentified militants, killing three people and injuring another on May 16, reported Dawn. The dead were identified as Abdul Khaliq, Zahoor Ahmed and Abdul Rehman, all from Sasoli community.
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May - 16 
A Saudi diplomat was shot dead by unidentified militants on his way to the Saudi Consulate in Khayaban-e-Shahbaz area within the limits of the Darakhshan Police Station in Karachi on May 16, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) c
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A Saudi diplomat was shot dead by unidentified militants on his way to the Saudi Consulate in Khayaban-e-Shahbaz area within the limits of the Darakhshan Police Station in Karachi on May 16, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the responsibility for the killing, and warned United States (US) against attacking its close ally al Qaeda.
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May - 16 
An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Danish, was shot dead near Crown Garden within the remits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station.
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An activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Danish, was shot dead near Crown Garden within the remits of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police Station.
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May - 16 
At least 12 militants were killed and another four injured in twin US drone attack in Mir Ali Town, some 40 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, reports Daily Times.
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At least 12 militants were killed and another four injured in twin US drone attack in Mir Ali Town, some 40 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 16, reports Daily Times.
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May - 16 
Authorities in Pakistan interrogated Alam Zeb on May 16 wanted in the United States (US) on charges of financing and supporting the al Qaeda linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reported Daily Times. Zeb is the grandson of the imam (cleric) of a
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Authorities in Pakistan interrogated Alam Zeb on May 16 wanted in the United States (US) on charges of financing and supporting the al Qaeda linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reported Daily Times. Zeb is the grandson of the imam (cleric) of a Florida mosque who was arrested in the US along with his two sons on May 14 on the same charges of creating a network that moved funds from the US to TTP. “Zeb is being interrogated by the security officials at one of their facilities,” said an intelligence official. The college student denied any links with terrorists. Zeb said his grandfather, Pakistani-born American Hafiz Muhammad Sher Ali Khan, had sent money back to Pakistan only to help poor relatives rebuild their houses damaged in fighting in Swat between the army and Taliban.
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May - 16 
Barrister Iqbal Jaffree moved a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on May 16 calling for the expulsion of the United States (US) Ambassador Cameron Munter from the country, ban on transit facilities to the US until it apologises over the Abbotta
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Barrister Iqbal Jaffree moved a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on May 16 calling for the expulsion of the United States (US) Ambassador Cameron Munter from the country, ban on transit facilities to the US until it apologises over the Abbottabad operation, and finally to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), reported Daily Times. He said that “cowardly” policies made by the Pakistani rulers, including Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto and Pervez Musharraf gave courage to the US to carry out a military operation within Pakistani territory, adding, “All the leaders lack the courage to stand against the US as all have been taking dollars from it by handing over innocent Pakistanis.”
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May - 16 
Britain and Pakistan need to work closely to further enhance their partnership in diverse areas, mainly in trade, investment and education with a view to eliminate terrorism from Pakistan and promote peace and security of the region and the world, Pr
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Britain and Pakistan need to work closely to further enhance their partnership in diverse areas, mainly in trade, investment and education with a view to eliminate terrorism from Pakistan and promote peace and security of the region and the world, President Asif Ali Zardari said on May 16, reports Daily Times. President Asif Ali Zardari said this while talking to a British delegation led by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Alistair Burt, which called on him at the Presidency. Briefing the media, spokesperson to the President, Farhatullah Babar, said that matters relating to Pak-UK bilateral cooperation, strategic dialogue, fight against terrorism, trade and economic cooperation and regional issues were discussed during the meeting. The situation arising out of the Abbottabad operation was also discussed during the meeting, he added. The president said that Pakistan had rendered great sacrifices, both human and material than any other country in the fight against terrorism. He said that the Government and the people of Pakistan appreciate Britain’s acknowledgement of Pakistan’s counter terrorism efforts.
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May - 16 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) arrested two alleged terrorists, identified as Qari Mustafa and Commander Ameen, in connection with the suicide attacks on the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Ali (A.S) near Karbala Gammy Shah in Lahore on September 2, 201
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) arrested two alleged terrorists, identified as Qari Mustafa and Commander Ameen, in connection with the suicide attacks on the Chehlum procession of Hazrat Ali (A.S) near Karbala Gammy Shah in Lahore on September 2, 2010. The arrests yielded explosives, suicide jackets and sophisticated weapons.
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May - 16 
Nizamuddin, an activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead at Paracha Chowk area of Muhammadi Colony.
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Nizamuddin, an activist of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead at Paracha Chowk area of Muhammadi Colony.
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May - 16 
Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Chief Election Commissioner Justice Khawaja Mohammad Saeed on May 16 fixed June 26 as the polling day for the General Election to 41 direct seats of PoK Legislative Assembly, reports Dawn. According to the polls’ sched
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Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Chief Election Commissioner Justice Khawaja Mohammad Saeed on May 16 fixed June 26 as the polling day for the General Election to 41 direct seats of PoK Legislative Assembly, reports Dawn. According to the polls’ schedule, nomination papers will be filed by May 26.
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May - 16 
Police on May 16 announced the arrest of a suspected militant, identified as Adnan Khosa alias Arshad alias Sajjad, operating under Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Amjad Farooqi group, allegedly involved in attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on Marc
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Police on May 16 announced the arrest of a suspected militant, identified as Adnan Khosa alias Arshad alias Sajjad, operating under Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) Amjad Farooqi group, allegedly involved in attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3, 2009, reports Dawn.
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May - 16 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 16 said that it was the need of the hour that the United States and Pakistan should rebuild the trust and confidence between their governments and institutions, reports Daily Times. PM said Pakistan desir
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 16 said that it was the need of the hour that the United States and Pakistan should rebuild the trust and confidence between their governments and institutions, reports Daily Times. PM said Pakistan desired due recognition and support of the international community, particularly that of the US, at this stage rather than negative messaging and uncalled-for criticism, emanating from there. Talking to a US delegation, led by US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John F Kerry, Gilani reiterated Pakistan’s strong commitment and resolve to fighting the menace of extremism and terrorism. He, however, underlined the imperative of mutual trust, interest and respect for Pakistan’s sovereignty to strengthen its national consensus in the war against terror to achieve the common objective of defeating the forces of terror.
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May - 16 
Supreme Court admonished Balochistan Chief Secretary Ahmed Bux Lehri over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that it was the duty of the Gove
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Supreme Court admonished Balochistan Chief Secretary Ahmed Bux Lehri over the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, reported Daily Times. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that it was the duty of the Government to provide protection to its citizens in accordance with the constitution. Justice Chaudhry noted that although the army, Frontier Constabulary, Levies and other law enforcement agencies had been working under the command of Lehri, the security situation in Balochistan remained unchanged. The report presented by the secretary stated that 251 people had been killed in targeted killings and 155 in sectarian violence in the last three years in Balochistan. The court directed the secretary to prepare a comprehensive report detailing security situation in Balochistan in the last three years, 2008 to 2011.
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May - 16 
Three persons, including a woman, were injured when militants attacked Shalowzan and Khaiwas villages with heavy weapons in Kurram Agency. The attackers fired rockets, mortar shells and other heavy weapons from their hideouts Tangi and Nari areas at
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Three persons, including a woman, were injured when militants attacked Shalowzan and Khaiwas villages with heavy weapons in Kurram Agency. The attackers fired rockets, mortar shells and other heavy weapons from their hideouts Tangi and Nari areas at both the villages. The volunteers of Turi tribe and local people also retaliated. Both sides continued to trade fire till late night.
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May - 16 
Two children were killed and another injured when one of them stepped on a landmine, planted by unidentified militants, in the empty house of Shah Nawaz in Wali Kor area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The slain childre
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Two children were killed and another injured when one of them stepped on a landmine, planted by unidentified militants, in the empty house of Shah Nawaz in Wali Kor area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency, reports Dawn. The slain children were identified as Luqman son of Yar Syed and Adil son of Gulab. The third child identified as Lal son of Mumtaz sustained injuries in the blast.
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May - 16 
Unidentified militants attacked an auto workshop at Sakran road in Hub with a hand-grenade, killing a man and injuring three others.
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Unidentified militants attacked an auto workshop at Sakran road in Hub with a hand-grenade, killing a man and injuring three others.
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May - 16 
Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline in Pir Koh gas field area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting supply to the purification plant.
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Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline in Pir Koh gas field area of Dera Bugti District, disrupting supply to the purification plant.
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May - 16 
Demanding the incorporation of their demands in the new constitution, indigenous nationalities on May 16 announced a series of new protest programmes as a part of the first phase of programmes prior to May 28, reports Himalayan Times. The Indigenous
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Demanding the incorporation of their demands in the new constitution, indigenous nationalities on May 16 announced a series of new protest programmes as a part of the first phase of programmes prior to May 28, reports Himalayan Times. The Indigenous Nationalities Joint Struggle Committee (INJSC) announced protest programmes including mass assemblies in different places in Kathmandu and encircling the Constitutional Assembly (CA) on May 25. Nepali indigenous nationalities have been demanding assurance of ethnicity-based federal states in new constitution, assurance and implementation of secular state provision and others.
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May - 16 
Minister for Local Development Urmila Aryal said the coalition partners are ready to change the present Government if the oppositions come up with a clear format to resolve the existing political crisis, according to Kantipuronline. Aryal said, “Gove
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Minister for Local Development Urmila Aryal said the coalition partners are ready to change the present Government if the oppositions come up with a clear format to resolve the existing political crisis, according to Kantipuronline. Aryal said, “Government change is not the only solution of the present crisis. The Government will not be an obstacle if a systematic format was tabled in this regard.”
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May - 16 
Opposition parties led by main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) on May 16 submitted a seven-point memorandum on concluding peace and constitution drafting process to Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, reports Nepal News. Opposition parties including NC
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Opposition parties led by main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) on May 16 submitted a seven-point memorandum on concluding peace and constitution drafting process to Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, reports Nepal News. Opposition parties including NC, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) and Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist (CPN-ML) submitted the memorandum with conditions for support for the extension of Constituent Assembly (CA) term. The conditions include preparing a clear action plan with number and modality for integration of Maoist combatants to Security Forces, reducing the number of cantonments to seven from existing 28 and severing completely the combatants’ access to arms. The opposition parties remained adamant against the idea of extending CA term without a clear road map for the conclusion of peace process and the constitution drafting process. Receiving the memorandum, PM Khanal said he is ready to give way if his resignation guarantees successful completion of the peace process.
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May - 16 
President Ram Baran Yadav on May 16 ruled out the possibility of a presidential rule saying there is no such provision in the existing constitution, reports Nepal News. President Yadav urged everyone not to have any illusion about presidential rule a
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President Ram Baran Yadav on May 16 ruled out the possibility of a presidential rule saying there is no such provision in the existing constitution, reports Nepal News. President Yadav urged everyone not to have any illusion about presidential rule as there is no such provision in the interim constitution. He also expressed worry over the failure to institutionalise hard-gained democracy, adding that the political instability in the country has put democracy in “serious danger”. According to President Yadav, political parties responsible for institutionalising democracy in the nation have not been able to forge a national consensus to safeguard democracy and its key principles.
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May - 16 
Senior CPN-UML leader K. P. Oli accused two individuals — UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Prime Minister and CPN-UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal — of running the show in the country by hatching conspiracies. Oli said, “The co
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Senior CPN-UML leader K. P. Oli accused two individuals — UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Prime Minister and CPN-UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal — of running the show in the country by hatching conspiracies. Oli said, “The country cannot move ahead with conspiracies.” He also remarked that CA members had wasted three long years forming and toppling governments instead of focusing on the statue-drafting process. He said, “It’s useless to extend the CA’s term as it has failed to expedite the statue-drafting process even in three years.”
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May - 16 
Shakti Singh, a central level leader of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), was arrested by Police from Gaur on May 16, reports Himalayan Times. Police seized a gun, three rounds of bullets, and three sets of mobile phone, cash NR 25,000 and docum
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Shakti Singh, a central level leader of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), was arrested by Police from Gaur on May 16, reports Himalayan Times. Police seized a gun, three rounds of bullets, and three sets of mobile phone, cash NR 25,000 and documents from his possession. The District Police Office, Rautahat, said Security Force personnel arrested Singh while he was hiding in a house at Mahadevpati to collect donation from a businessman. He is behind several cases of bomb blasts and murder.
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May - 16 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai received death threat from a member of labour union affiliated to his own party, reports Nepal News. On May 16, party cadres and security guards at party headquarter
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai received death threat from a member of labour union affiliated to his own party, reports Nepal News. On May 16, party cadres and security guards at party headquarters Paris Danda heard Janak Gadtaula, a central member in the dissolved labour union headed by Shalikram Jammar Kattel and a bouncer at Casino Tara in Hotel Hyatt, saying ‘we need to finish vice chairman Baburam in a few days’. Maoist members present at the headquarters at the time of the incident said they also heard Gadtaula instructing his supporters to come in motorcycles and vans to ‘finish Baburam.’ Gadtaula had gone with about two dozen friends to the party headquarters to pressure the leadership for releasing their peer Kuldip Rai, chairman of the Maoist labour union at Casino Anna, arrested on several charges few days ago. Gadtaula is considered a labour union leader close to Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda. Labour union members close to Dahal have blamed Baburam Bhattarai for Rai’s arrest. There is serious dispute among three factions of labour unions in UCPN-M. The party headquarters has dissolved all three bodies and has decided to call a national convention to elect a new central committee. The labour union leaders had formed three parallel bodies few days ago.
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May - 16 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai said the CA term extension will be futile without a clearly designed package deal among the three largest parties and Madhesh-based parties regarding the formation of a
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai said the CA term extension will be futile without a clearly designed package deal among the three largest parties and Madhesh-based parties regarding the formation of a national unity government and statute drafting process, reports Himalayan Times. Bhattarai also warned of a serious crisis in the country if such a package deal were not agreed upon. “The CA term should not be extended forcefully. But its dissolution is also detrimental to the nation at present,” he said informing that hasty dissolution of CA will make the nation another Afghanistan.
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May - 16 
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) directed the jail authorities to arrange treatment for Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Delwar Hossain Sayedee, accused of War Crimes charges, at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital alongside Birdem Hospital.
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International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) directed the jail authorities to arrange treatment for Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Chief Delwar Hossain Sayedee, accused of War Crimes charges, at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital alongside Birdem Hospital.
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May - 16 
Maulana Sheikh Farid alias Shawkat Osman, a leader of Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), has disclosed names of his accomplices who were involved in the bomb attack on a Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) rally May 16, 2001, reports Dai
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Maulana Sheikh Farid alias Shawkat Osman, a leader of Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), has disclosed names of his accomplices who were involved in the bomb attack on a Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) rally May 16, 2001, reports Daily Star. He was earlier remanded in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack case. During his remand period, Farid disclosed several names of his accomplices who were also involved with the bomb attack at Paltan Maidan in Dhaka on January 20, 2001.
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May - 17 
A Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) election candidate, identified as Mohammad Maqbool Bhat (65), was shot at and injured at Hajam Mohalla in Sopore.
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A Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) election candidate, identified as Mohammad Maqbool Bhat (65), was shot at and injured at Hajam Mohalla in Sopore.
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May - 17 
A Special Police Officer (SPO) was shot dead reportedly by a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Dantewada District on May 17, reports Hindustan Times. About a dozen Maoist cadres cornered SPO Koasalal Markam at a week
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A Special Police Officer (SPO) was shot dead reportedly by a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Dantewada District on May 17, reports Hindustan Times. About a dozen Maoist cadres cornered SPO Koasalal Markam at a weekly market at Chintagarh village and shot him dead, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankit Garg said.
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May - 17 
Ahead of the visit by US Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano to India, her deputy Jane Lute on May 17 called foreign secretary Nirupama Rao reaffirming support for the efforts being made by both countries to address the "challenge of terrorism",
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Ahead of the visit by US Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano to India, her deputy Jane Lute on May 17 called foreign secretary Nirupama Rao reaffirming support for the efforts being made by both countries to address the "challenge of terrorism", reports Times of India. Napolitano is scheduled to have a dialogue with Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on May 27.
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May - 17 
An Army patrol escaped unhurt in a mine explosion in the forward area of Balakote sub-sector of Mendhar in Poonch District.
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An Army patrol escaped unhurt in a mine explosion in the forward area of Balakote sub-sector of Mendhar in Poonch District.
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May - 17 
An encounter broke out between the Maoists and Security Force (SF) personnel at Rairda forest in Saraikela-Kharsawan District on May 17, reports IBNLive. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Kolhan) Navin Kumar Singh said the Maoists fired at the
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An encounter broke out between the Maoists and Security Force (SF) personnel at Rairda forest in Saraikela-Kharsawan District on May 17, reports IBNLive. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Kolhan) Navin Kumar Singh said the Maoists fired at the patrolling SF contingent, which included the District Police, at Burudih village. As the SF personnel returned the fire, the Maoists retreated, he added.
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May - 17 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has revived all the international Maoist fora to regroup after the massive onslaught from the Indian Security Forces over the past year, reports Times of India. Months ago, the CPI-Maoist revived the South
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has revived all the international Maoist fora to regroup after the massive onslaught from the Indian Security Forces over the past year, reports Times of India. Months ago, the CPI-Maoist revived the South Asian Maoist forum —Co-ordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA) after five years. CCOMPOSA, which was formed in 2001 by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists] and Nepali Maoists for ideological and strategic exchange, turned defunct after Maoists in Nepal stepped into parliamentary democracy. It led to a rift between Maoist parties in Nepal and India. The forum has now gained relevance once again following major damage to Maoists in India. Police sources revealed that they got some detail about the Maoist unification process after the arrest of Maoist central committee member Varanasi Subramanyam alias Shrikant alias Sukant alias Vimal (58), Secretary of the North Regional Bureau, who had been dealing with the international affairs after arrest of another politburo member Kobad Gandhi. Senior intelligence officers feel that if Indian Maoists once again get touch with their Nepal counterpart, then strategically they will be stronger as they will be able to secure safe passage in Nepal as well as will be able to get weapons from Nepal. Maoist sources have also admitted that to confront with the increasing pace of Indian security forces, they are trying to buy weapon from overseas market and for that both Nepal and north eastern states are very important for them. To open a new Maoist corridor through north eastern states of India, the Maoists have already spread their organisation in different parts of Assam. Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam has also expressed his worry over Maoist expansion in Assam.
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May - 17 
Director General of Police (DGP) K. Aravinda Rao on May 17 said the State Government does not need the assistance of Army, Navy and Air Force to tackle the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace, reports Times of India. Maintaining that
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Director General of Police (DGP) K. Aravinda Rao on May 17 said the State Government does not need the assistance of Army, Navy and Air Force to tackle the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace, reports Times of India. Maintaining that the Maoist activities were under control in the State, the DGP said that the State Police along with the personnel from Odisha and Chhattisgarh were carrying out joint operations in the border areas to tackle the problem. The DGP also said that nearly 30% posts of sub-inspectors were lying vacant in all the Districts in the State and added that the recruitment drive was on to overcome the shortage.
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May - 17 
Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, belonging to the 2nd battalion, were killed and two others injured in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Borguda village on National Highway 22
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Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, belonging to the 2nd battalion, were killed and two others injured in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Borguda village on National Highway 221, six kilometres away from Sukma town in Dantewada District in the night of May 17, reports Daily.bhaskar.com. The CRPF convoy of three vehicles was returning from Kerlapal to the camp at Sukma when they were hit by landmine blast around 9:00 pm, killing five CRPF troopers and injuring two others, Inspector General of Police (Bastar) T. J. Langkumer, said.
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May - 17 
Militants attacked the residence of a former Bandipora Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and ex-Minister Usman Majeed. No one was hurt in the brief exchange of gunfight.
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Militants attacked the residence of a former Bandipora Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and ex-Minister Usman Majeed. No one was hurt in the brief exchange of gunfight.
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May - 17 
Militants on May 17 killed a Policeman, identified as Mohammad Shafi Dar, at Tujjar Sharief in Sopore area of Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Militants on May 17 killed a Policeman, identified as Mohammad Shafi Dar, at Tujjar Sharief in Sopore area of Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 17 
Nine National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants surrendered to Assam Rifles at Anandaharipara in Dhalai District on May 17, reports The Hindu. Militants deposited 1463 ’Bangladeshi taka’, five khukris (knives), receipts for collection of s
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Nine National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants surrendered to Assam Rifles at Anandaharipara in Dhalai District on May 17, reports The Hindu. Militants deposited 1463 ’Bangladeshi taka’, five khukris (knives), receipts for collection of subscriptions, six torches and many documents.
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May - 17 
On May 17, the militants abducted and subsequently killed a civilian in Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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On May 17, the militants abducted and subsequently killed a civilian in Kishtwar District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 17 
Police arrested four persons, including three ex-militants, identified as Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat alias Muza, belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Irfan Ahmad Gazi alias Raju, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant and Azad Ahmad Wani, a Pakistan trained mili
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Police arrested four persons, including three ex-militants, identified as Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat alias Muza, belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Irfan Ahmad Gazi alias Raju, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant and Azad Ahmad Wani, a Pakistan trained militant, in connection with drug peddling in Baramulla District.
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May - 17 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 17 released all seven poll personnel, who were abducted by the Maoists after triggering a landmine blast in Jamui District on May 15, at Janamsthan in Nawada District. "A
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on May 17 released all seven poll personnel, who were abducted by the Maoists after triggering a landmine blast in Jamui District on May 15, at Janamsthan in Nawada District. "All the seven poll personnel held captive [abducted] by the Maoists have been released as a result of massive joint operation conducted by District Armed Police (DAP), Bihar Military Police (BMP), Special Auxiliary Police (SAP), Special Task Force (STF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)," Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said in Patna. The polling team members who were released were Naresh Kumar Sao, Nageshwar Mehta, Dheeraj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Kapildeo Kumar, Shyam Deo Verma and Om Prakash Thakur. Later, the freed poll personnel reported the matter to Jamui District Magistrate Manish Kumar.
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May - 17 
Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade inside the residential compound of a house located near Sagolband Bijoy-govinda temple in Imphal on May 17. The Police later recovered the unexploded grenade.
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Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade inside the residential compound of a house located near Sagolband Bijoy-govinda temple in Imphal on May 17. The Police later recovered the unexploded grenade.
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May - 17 
Security Forces arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant identified as Oinam Bhumeshore alias Khogen, (31) from a road crossing in between Changangei and Uchekon village in Imphal West District, reports Kanglaonline. SFs recovered one mob
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Security Forces arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant identified as Oinam Bhumeshore alias Khogen, (31) from a road crossing in between Changangei and Uchekon village in Imphal West District, reports Kanglaonline. SFs recovered one mobile handset from his possession.
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May - 17 
Several vehicles being used for road construction were set ablaze by the Maoists in Peedhapal. The vehicles that were set ablaze included two tractors, a roller, three water tanks and diesel pumps. Maoists also pasted posters near the vehicles callin
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Several vehicles being used for road construction were set ablaze by the Maoists in Peedhapal. The vehicles that were set ablaze included two tractors, a roller, three water tanks and diesel pumps. Maoists also pasted posters near the vehicles calling for Bharat bandh (all India general shut down) on May 21-22. The posters criticised the recent arrest of three central committee members in Bihar. In an unsigned statement sent to a few media outlets in Chhattisgarh, the outfit said it would enforce the shutdown in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, besides Chhattisgarh, in protest against arrest of its three senior leaders in Bihar.
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May - 17 
SFs arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant identified as Usmain Gyani alias Babu from across the international border in Imphal East District. One lethod grenade, one mobile phone and one extortion note of KCP were recovered from his
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SFs arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant identified as Usmain Gyani alias Babu from across the international border in Imphal East District. One lethod grenade, one mobile phone and one extortion note of KCP were recovered from his possession.
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May - 17 
SFs arrested one People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant identified as Moirangthem Bocha alias Leo (42) from Khurai Sajor Thoidingjam Leikai in Imphal East District.
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SFs arrested one People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant identified as Moirangthem Bocha alias Leo (42) from Khurai Sajor Thoidingjam Leikai in Imphal East District.
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May - 17 
Telegraph reports that Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) demanded a clarification from Chidambaram over why ULFA was treated with kid gloves despite being a banned outfit, while rules were different for other milit
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Telegraph reports that Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) demanded a clarification from Chidambaram over why ULFA was treated with kid gloves despite being a banned outfit, while rules were different for other militant groups. NDFB ‘general secretary’ B. Swmkhwr said that we submitted a memorandum to the Centre and hope for a favourable response adding that the outfit was in favour of expediting the dialogue.
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May - 17 
The Government has provided bullet-proof cars to all senior diplomatic officials in Pakistan following a recent security review, according to Times of India. All officials posted in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad have been asked to curtail u
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The Government has provided bullet-proof cars to all senior diplomatic officials in Pakistan following a recent security review, according to Times of India. All officials posted in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad have been asked to curtail unnecessary travel and move only with guards. There is no specific intelligence input about a threat to Indian diplomats in Pakistan, but addition steps for their protection have been taken. Security of the Islamabad High Commission complex has also been tightened. The security upgrade comes amid increasing reprisal attacks from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) after the May 1-2 killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
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May - 17 
The Government Railway Police (GRP) have been put on high alert following threatening letters, written in Hindi, and received by the station superintendents of Karnal and Yamunanagar railway stations in Haryana, The Hindu reported on May 17., the sen
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The Government Railway Police (GRP) have been put on high alert following threatening letters, written in Hindi, and received by the station superintendents of Karnal and Yamunanagar railway stations in Haryana, The Hindu reported on May 17., the sender identified himself as Karim Ansari, an ‘area commander’ of the militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Besides threatening to blow up the two railway stations, the letter also said that terrorists would target Jammu to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden. Although GRP authorities did not rule out the possibility of the letters being the handiwork of miscreants masquerading as militants, they made an additional deployment of forces on the two stations.
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May - 17 
The three-member team of interlocutors for Kashmir has told the Centre that the Omar Abdullah Government's ''mishandling of situation'' was responsible for 2010 summer's violence in which more than 100 people were killed in firing by the Security For
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The three-member team of interlocutors for Kashmir has told the Centre that the Omar Abdullah Government's ''mishandling of situation'' was responsible for 2010 summer's violence in which more than 100 people were killed in firing by the Security Forces (SFs), Times of India reports. In their preliminary report, the interlocutors are further believed to have said that National Conference-Congress alliance has failed to provide good governance to Kashmiris and their observations are likely to be a part of the final report after their eighth visit to the Valley.
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May - 17 
Three Maoists were arrested in Hazaribagh District, reports Sify.com. The arrestees, identified as Dhruva Hembram, Bhattu Manjhi and Jablu Manjhi, were arrested on a tip-off from near Konar Dam as they were meeting to discuss an attack on the Police.
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Three Maoists were arrested in Hazaribagh District, reports Sify.com. The arrestees, identified as Dhruva Hembram, Bhattu Manjhi and Jablu Manjhi, were arrested on a tip-off from near Konar Dam as they were meeting to discuss an attack on the Police.
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May - 17 
Times of India reports that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on May 17 said that Centre would start negotiations with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) even if its military chief, Paresh Baruah, didn't take part in the peace process. "The dial
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Times of India reports that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on May 17 said that Centre would start negotiations with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) even if its military chief, Paresh Baruah, didn't take part in the peace process. "The dialogue with ULFA will begin soon after the new Assam government, led by Tarun Gogoi, assumes office. The previous government in the state, also led by Gogoi, was keen on finding an honourable solution to the Ulfa problem," Chidambaram told newspersons.
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May - 17 
15 militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash when a group of 100 militants attacked a security checkpost in the Sangu Mera area north of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 17, reports Expres
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15 militants and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash when a group of 100 militants attacked a security checkpost in the Sangu Mera area north of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 17, reports Express Tribune. Sources said that the militants from the adjacent Bara area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) attacked the check post located 10 kilometers north of Peshawar in the morning. The slain SFs personnel were identified as elite force constable, Zahid, and Frontier Constabulary (FC) Zahiq Shah. Five other SF personnel also sustained injuries.
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May - 17 
A Journalist of a Sindhi daily, Mohram Ali Shaikh, was killed by unidentified assailants in Rahooja town of Karachi on May 17, reported Dawn.
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A Journalist of a Sindhi daily, Mohram Ali Shaikh, was killed by unidentified assailants in Rahooja town of Karachi on May 17, reported Dawn.
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May - 17 
A senior al Qaeda Yemeni operative, Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub alias Abu Sohaib Al Makki, was arrested by security agencies in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) report stated that the arrest of Al Makki i
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A senior al Qaeda Yemeni operative, Muhammad Ali Qasim Yaqub alias Abu Sohaib Al Makki, was arrested by security agencies in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) report stated that the arrest of Al Makki is a major development in unravelling the al Qaeda network operating in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.
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May - 17 
Al Qaeda has chosen a former Egyptian Special Forces officer as its leader in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death on May 2, Times of India reported on May 18. Saif al-Adel, a top al-Qaeda strategist and senior military leader, has been tapped as care
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Al Qaeda has chosen a former Egyptian Special Forces officer as its leader in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death on May 2, Times of India reported on May 18. Saif al-Adel, a top al-Qaeda strategist and senior military leader, has been tapped as caretaker ‘chief’ of the group, CNN reported, citing former Libyan militant Noman Benotman, who has renounced al Qaeda’s ideology. The decision to choose Adel, also known as Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi, came as militants grew increasingly restive over the lack of a formal successor to bin Laden, Benotman told CNN. Bin Laden's long-time deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, another Egyptian, is considered to be his presumed successor. Benotman said the appointment of Adel on a temporary basis may be a way for the group to gauge reaction to having someone outside the Muslim holy region of the Arabian Peninsula at the helm.
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May - 17 
Bullet-riddled dead bodies of four Security Force personnel were found in Degari intersection of Dahst tehsil (revenue unit) area in Mastung District on May 17, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Salim, Muhammad Nadeem, res
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Bullet-riddled dead bodies of four Security Force personnel were found in Degari intersection of Dahst tehsil (revenue unit) area in Mastung District on May 17, reported Daily Times. The victims were identified as Muhammad Salim, Muhammad Nadeem, residents of Quetta, Major Riaz and Hawaldar Muhammad Yasin, of Multan District in Punjab.
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May - 17 
Former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif on May 17 urged Pakistan to stop treating India as 'biggest enemy', reports Times of India. He called for reappraisal of ties with its neighbour to move forward and progress,
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Former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif on May 17 urged Pakistan to stop treating India as 'biggest enemy', reports Times of India. He called for reappraisal of ties with its neighbour to move forward and progress, saying Islamabad must stop treating New Delhi as its "biggest enemy".
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May - 17 
Police arrested three alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants for launching attacks on NATO tankers. The three alleged militants were identified as Ali Imran, Shujaur Rahman and Hafiz Aizazur Rahman.
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Police arrested three alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants for launching attacks on NATO tankers. The three alleged militants were identified as Ali Imran, Shujaur Rahman and Hafiz Aizazur Rahman.
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May - 17 
Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five suspected al Qaeda linked militants who had tried to carry out a suicide bombing in south western city of Quetta on May 17, reports Times of India. They were killed in gunfight near a paramilitary check post in Qu
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Security Forces (SFs) shot dead five suspected al Qaeda linked militants who had tried to carry out a suicide bombing in south western city of Quetta on May 17, reports Times of India. They were killed in gunfight near a paramilitary check post in Quetta. It was reported that the would-be bombers included three women and were believed to be foreigners. "From the appearance of the attackers, it looked they were either Uzbek or Chechens," a senior security official said, adding, "They had hand grenades and bombs strapped to their bodies." If the attack had been carried out, it would have been the second targeting Pakistan's military since al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States (US) raid on May 1. A Police official said at least one of the attackers blew himself up before being shot. No SFs were killed, the officials added.
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May - 17 
SFs arrested a tribal shopkeeper from Shinwari Plaza in main bazaar of Kohat for his alleged links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn.
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SFs arrested a tribal shopkeeper from Shinwari Plaza in main bazaar of Kohat for his alleged links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports Dawn.
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May - 17 
The dead bodies of two tribesmen, killed on charges of spying for the US, were found on May 17 in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The body of Sakhi Jan was found on Miramshah-Madakhel Road and ano
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The dead bodies of two tribesmen, killed on charges of spying for the US, were found on May 17 in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The body of Sakhi Jan was found on Miramshah-Madakhel Road and another body of one Gul Zaman found in Derga Mandai area. Pieces of paper found on the bodies said the deceased were killed because they spied for the US.
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May - 17 
The Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on May 17 said that the country’s security agencies had caught the terrorists involved in attacks on the Marriot hotel, GHQ and Parade Lane Mosque red handed, but due to lacuna in the Anti-Terrorism Act
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The Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on May 17 said that the country’s security agencies had caught the terrorists involved in attacks on the Marriot hotel, GHQ and Parade Lane Mosque red handed, but due to lacuna in the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), the culprits got released, reports Daily Times. He said that the existing evidence only provided for a thumbnail impression of an accused, while the latest mode of investigation could not be used as the law did not permit to do so and we are facing problems with India over investigation of the culprits. He said the Government was making efforts to amend the ATA to bring the terrorists to justice.
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May - 17 
The judicial tribunal on the May 17, 2011 Kharotabad incident of Quetta found Colonel Faisal Shahzad of Frontier Corps (FC), former Quetta Police chief Daud Junejo and other FC and Police personnel guilty of killing five foreigners and recommended le
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The judicial tribunal on the May 17, 2011 Kharotabad incident of Quetta found Colonel Faisal Shahzad of Frontier Corps (FC), former Quetta Police chief Daud Junejo and other FC and Police personnel guilty of killing five foreigners and recommended legal action against them. The report said that FC and Police exceeded their powers in taking action against the four Russian and one Tajik national. The tribunal, however, said that the foreigners were well-trained terrorists and had entered Pakistan illegally. Videos presented before the tribunal confirmed that the foreigners had received terrorism training. But, the report said the five foreigners were unarmed, had no suicide jackets and had no plan to attack Police and FC when they were killed. They could have been arrested, the report said.
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May - 17 
Two NATO helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace at Admi Kot post in North Waziristan Agency. The troops stationed at the post fired at the intruding helicopters and, as a result of exchange of fire, two of Pakistan Army soldiers received injuries.
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Two NATO helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace at Admi Kot post in North Waziristan Agency. The troops stationed at the post fired at the intruding helicopters and, as a result of exchange of fire, two of Pakistan Army soldiers received injuries. “Two NATO helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace today at Admi Kot Post, North Waziristan, in the early hours of the morning. The troops at the post fired upon the helicopters and, as a result of exchange of fire, two of our soldiers received injuries,” a statement issued in Islamabad said. “Pakistan Army has lodged a strong protest and demanded a flag meeting” with NATO officials in Afghanistan, the statement added.
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May - 17 
Two NATO oil tankers were set ablaze near Khor village on Talagang-Attock Road in Attock District on May 17, reported Dawn.
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Two NATO oil tankers were set ablaze near Khor village on Talagang-Attock Road in Attock District on May 17, reported Dawn.
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May - 17 
Two soldiers, identified as Basharat and Ajmal, were killed and another received injuries in a landmine explosion in Dabori area of upper tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency.
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Two soldiers, identified as Basharat and Ajmal, were killed and another received injuries in a landmine explosion in Dabori area of upper tehsil (revenue unit) in Orakzai Agency.
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May - 17 
A group of 60 Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres from the Chulachuli-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) first division camp of Ilam attacked local people of Kamal Jhoda, injuring at least 12 people, in the night of May 16, repo
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A group of 60 Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres from the Chulachuli-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) first division camp of Ilam attacked local people of Kamal Jhoda, injuring at least 12 people, in the night of May 16, reports Kantipuronline. According to the account of the local people, the Maoists had entered the village at around 11pm and launched the attack in seven houses. The Maoists also ‘captured’ five local youths -- Chabbi Subba, Gyanu Limbu, Birhang Limbu, Dipendra Tumbahamphe and Bishal Sunuwar -- and took them to the camp. They were freed 16 hours after they were captured in the afternoon of May 17. Two others, who had gone missing after the incident, came in contact in the morning. The PLA first division owned up the attack but refuted the local people's claim of abducting the five youths. “They were not kidnapped. They were brought to the camp for treatment, as they were injured in the incident,” said Sangram Thapa, ‘secretary’ of the PLA first division camp. Police also said five youths had sustained minor injuries. It is learned that the attack was instigated as an act of revenge, as six PLA combatants were injured in a clash with the local people of Kali Jhoda recently. Meanwhile, the Nepali Congress (NC) claimed that the people attacked and ‘captured’ by the PLA combatants were the cadres of the party.
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May - 17 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K. P. Sharma Oli said on May 17 that the plot to kill UCPN-M Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai by his own party cadre was the latest example of violent nature within the Maoists. Oli as
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K. P. Sharma Oli said on May 17 that the plot to kill UCPN-M Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai by his own party cadre was the latest example of violent nature within the Maoists. Oli asserted that the open death threat from responsible party cadre has proved the violent nature of the Maoists. “Their [Maoist] violent nature is the main hindrance in the statute drafting process. The Maoists have never wanted peace,” he said.
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May - 17 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal put forth a condition for the extension of CA’s term by one more year -- Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal’s unconditional resignation, according to Nepal New
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal put forth a condition for the extension of CA’s term by one more year -- Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal’s unconditional resignation, according to Nepal News. Nepal is of the opinion that PM Khanal, who is also the CPN-UML party chairman, needs to step down if he wants to see the government's proposal recently tabled at the Parliament Secretariat demanding amendment of the Interim Constitution for extending the Constituent Assembly's deadline approved.
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May - 17 
Himalayan Times reports that the leaders of the Unified Democratic Madheshi Front have said that the term of the CA should not be extended only for the sake of going to power again. Leaders of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forim (Loktantrik), the Terai Mad
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Himalayan Times reports that the leaders of the Unified Democratic Madheshi Front have said that the term of the CA should not be extended only for the sake of going to power again. Leaders of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forim (Loktantrik), the Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party and the Sadbhavana Party, the major constituents of the Front, said the CA term should be extended only after ensuring that concrete steps are taken in concluding the peace process.
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May - 17 
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala reiterated that the tenure of the Constituent Assembly should not be extended prior to the conclusion of the peace process, reports Kantipuronline. Saying that the CA tenure extension will not have any si
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Nepali Congress (NC) President Sushil Koirala reiterated that the tenure of the Constituent Assembly should not be extended prior to the conclusion of the peace process, reports Kantipuronline. Saying that the CA tenure extension will not have any significant impact on the state of affairs in the present context, Koirala said taking the peace process to a logical conclusion is the first condition for the extension.
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May - 17 
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal asked the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to come up with a concrete proposal on integration of the cantoned combatants at the earliest, reports Nepal News. Khanal stated that integration and adjustme
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Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal asked the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to come up with a concrete proposal on integration of the cantoned combatants at the earliest, reports Nepal News. Khanal stated that integration and adjustment of the Maoist combatants is a must for taking the ongoing peace process into a logical end and requested the Maoists to float integration proposal without further delay. PM Khanal said that it would be impossible to proceed with the constitution-drafting and peace process if no prior agreement on People’s Liberation Army (PLA) integration is forged among the major parties, and said UPCN-M has major say in this regard. He also asked all the parties, including the main opposition, the Nepali Congress (NC), to support the amendment proposal of the Interim Constitution for extending the current deadline of the Constituent Assembly (CA) by one more year that the Khanal's government tabled at the Parliament Secretariat last week. He mentioned that it would be impossible to prepare new statute by May 28, saying that nothing as such can be achieved in less than two weeks.
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May - 17 
Seventeen smaller parties said on May 17 that they would not back the recent government proposal tabled at the Parliament Secretariat to amend the Interim Constitution for extending the Constituent Assembly's (CA) deadline by another year, reports Ne
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Seventeen smaller parties said on May 17 that they would not back the recent government proposal tabled at the Parliament Secretariat to amend the Interim Constitution for extending the Constituent Assembly's (CA) deadline by another year, reports Nepal News. Organising a joint press meet in the capital Kathmandu, leaders of the fringe parties described the amendment motion as erroneous, saying that it has been brought up without consulting the parties. To extend CA’s tenure by one more year is to play with the sentiments of Nepali citizens, they said. The fringe parties also claimed that foreign intervention in Nepal has grown at a rate with the help of domestic reactionary forces as both want to delay the promulgation of new statute.
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May - 17 
The Ministry of Home Affairs is working in full swing to withdraw registered criminal cases against Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres charged with various offences — including serious charges dating back to the period of insurge
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The Ministry of Home Affairs is working in full swing to withdraw registered criminal cases against Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres charged with various offences — including serious charges dating back to the period of insurgency, reports Kantipuronline. According to some senior Home Ministry officials, since taking charge of the Home Ministry, Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been asking them to expedite compilation of a list of cases registered against Maoist cadres from courts across the country. “The number of cases registered against the Maoists could surpass 300, according to our preliminary findings. Most of these cases were registered during the insurgency. We have been asked to find the status of the cases pending in various courts,” an official said. This is not the first time that the Maoist leadership has tried to get their party workers off the book. In October 2008, the Maoist-led Government withdrew 349 criminal cases against its cadres, according to official records. In February 2011, the Attorney General Yub Raj Sangraula went on record saying he would oppose any request from the Government for the withdrawal of court cases.
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May - 17 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) politburo member Nawaraj Subedi said the country may grapple with serious crisis if the tenure of the CA is not extended, according to Himalayan Times. He said counter revolutionaries are now makin
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) politburo member Nawaraj Subedi said the country may grapple with serious crisis if the tenure of the CA is not extended, according to Himalayan Times. He said counter revolutionaries are now making ploy to not prolong the tenure of the CA.
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May - 17 
UCPN-M spokesperson Dinanath Sharma said his party has become alert after revelation of murder plans of vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai inside the party headquarters itself, Nepal News reports. It has been revealed on May 16 that one of the Maoist ca
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UCPN-M spokesperson Dinanath Sharma said his party has become alert after revelation of murder plans of vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai inside the party headquarters itself, Nepal News reports. It has been revealed on May 16 that one of the Maoist cadres has threatened to “finish off” Baburam Bhattarai.
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May - 17 
Police recovered 367 rifle bullets from Gazni village in Jhenaigati sub-district of Sherpur District on May 17, reports Daily Star.
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Police recovered 367 rifle bullets from Gazni village in Jhenaigati sub-district of Sherpur District on May 17, reports Daily Star.
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May - 17 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected operative, identified as Abdul Alim alias Hakim (45) of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), and recovered arms, explosives and bomb making materials from Jhenidah District on May 17, report
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected operative, identified as Abdul Alim alias Hakim (45) of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), and recovered arms, explosives and bomb making materials from Jhenidah District on May 17, reports Daily Star. Recoveries included two live bombs, half kilogram of gunpowder, two magazines, cartridge making equipment, bomb making materials, batteries of mobile phones and eight books on jihad. Earlier in 1998, he was arrested along with firearms and bomb making materials from Jibonnagar sub-district of Chuadanga District but was later released on bail.
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May - 17 
Authorities discovered Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) propaganda material inside a cargo container bound for Canada from the Tamil Nadu port of Chennai (India) through Colombo, according to Colombo Page. The authorities on May 17 asked the P
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Authorities discovered Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) propaganda material inside a cargo container bound for Canada from the Tamil Nadu port of Chennai (India) through Colombo, according to Colombo Page. The authorities on May 17 asked the Police to investigate the shipment from Chennai and detained the Canada-bound container with a consignment of promotional material for the LTTE. "There were 45 cartons of LTTE books to an address in Canada," an AFP report quoting a Police official said.
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May - 17 
Colombo Page reports that Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested three persons under suspicion for the killing of coordinating secretary of Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman. One of the arre
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Colombo Page reports that Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka arrested three persons under suspicion for the killing of coordinating secretary of Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman. One of the arrested persons is a local Government councilor, identified as Edwin Krishnananda Silva alias Pradeep Master of Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) led by Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan. The murder is suspected to be a result of a clash between the two rival groups. Deputy Minister Muralitharan, who was the ‘Eastern Commander’ of LTTE, broke away from the LTTE and formed TMVP. Later he joined the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). Madyalahan alias Madhi, the coordinating secretary of the Minister was shot dead at his house on May 12.
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May - 17 
The Sri Lankan Government on May 17 affirmed its commitment to work towards a genuine national reconciliation and produce a devolution package based on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to create the necessary conditions for such reconciliation,
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The Sri Lankan Government on May 17 affirmed its commitment to work towards a genuine national reconciliation and produce a devolution package based on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to create the necessary conditions for such reconciliation, reports Colombo Page. Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs G L Peiris who is on a three-day official visit to India from May 15-17 has given this assurance when he met with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Sri Lankan Minister affirmed his Government's commitment to ensuring expeditious and concrete progress in the ongoing dialogue between the Government of Sri Lanka and representatives of Tamil parties to achieve true reconciliation.
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May - 18 
A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Dunna Kesava Rao alias Azad (41), surrendered before Director General of Police (DGP) K. Aravinda Rao in Hyderabad on May 18, reports The Hindu. Kesava Rao hailing from fishermen community
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A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Dunna Kesava Rao alias Azad (41), surrendered before Director General of Police (DGP) K. Aravinda Rao in Hyderabad on May 18, reports The Hindu. Kesava Rao hailing from fishermen community is a native of Nallabodduluru village in Mandasa mandal (administrative division) of Srikakulam District. He was in the outfit since the past two decades and operated with the alias names of Azad, Maheshanna, Lenju, Anand, Babulu and Nikhil. He is believed to be the deputy to Sabyasachi Panda, top most Maoist leader of Odisha and one of two masterminds behind the 2008 killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his followers in Kandhamal. Presently, Rao is working in Odisha State Organising Committee (ORSOC) of the CPI-Maoist. The Andhra Pradesh Government had announced a reward of INR one million on his head.
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May - 18 
Centre’s Interlocutors said they were working closely with the State Government to ensure that calm and stability prevails in the State.
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Centre’s Interlocutors said they were working closely with the State Government to ensure that calm and stability prevails in the State.
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May - 18 
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on May 18 said that the new Congress Government in Assam would work towards finding a lasting solution to the demands raised by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other rebel groups of the State, reports Indian
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on May 18 said that the new Congress Government in Assam would work towards finding a lasting solution to the demands raised by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other rebel groups of the State, reports Indian Express. He said that the people gave a mandate for peace and conciliation and it is his duty to find a permanent solution with the ambit of the Constitution of India.
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May - 18 
Following the arrest of suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Pune District recently, the Pune rural Police have formed a special Anti Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) and Anti Terrorist Cell to gather intelligence
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Following the arrest of suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the Pune District recently, the Pune rural Police have formed a special Anti Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) and Anti Terrorist Cell to gather intelligence on activities related to Naxalism and terrorism, reports Indian Express.
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May - 18 
Four Maoists, including a woman, were arrested by the Police from Chanduagarh village under Sena Police Station area in Lohardaga District, in connection with the Dhardhariya ambush that had killed 11 Security Force (SF) personnel on May 3. The arres
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Four Maoists, including a woman, were arrested by the Police from Chanduagarh village under Sena Police Station area in Lohardaga District, in connection with the Dhardhariya ambush that had killed 11 Security Force (SF) personnel on May 3. The arrestees are identified as Suna Kharva, Bishnu Asur, Sudhua Asur and Rehena Khatun (20), Superintendent of Police (SP) A V Minz said. "After interrogation they confessed involvement in the incident. It was Suna who had called up the Police that ten Maoists had congregated at Dhardhariya and a series of landmines were blasted no sooner had the team reached there," Minz said.
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May - 18 
Huge quantities of ammonium nitrate were recovered and one person was arrested at Dumraon village in Hazaribagh District on May 18, reports IBNLive. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided the house of one Kedar Bhuyan and recovered several bags of
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Huge quantities of ammonium nitrate were recovered and one person was arrested at Dumraon village in Hazaribagh District on May 18, reports IBNLive. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team raided the house of one Kedar Bhuyan and recovered several bags of ammonium nitrate, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sangeeta Kumari said. She said Bhuyan was being interrogated to ascertain whether the explosives were meant to be supplied to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to make landmines and if the arrested man had permit to store explosive materials.
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May - 18 
Inspector-General (IG) of Prisons, Pranabindu Acharya, said that security of jails in Maoist-prone areas and jails that house Maoist prisoners would be enhanced, reports The Hindu. He said 24 jails in the State had prisoners with Maoist links in them
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Inspector-General (IG) of Prisons, Pranabindu Acharya, said that security of jails in Maoist-prone areas and jails that house Maoist prisoners would be enhanced, reports The Hindu. He said 24 jails in the State had prisoners with Maoist links in them. It had been planned to enhance their security through deployment of armed personnel of Odisha State Armed Police and use of closed circuit TV cameras.
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May - 18 
Kanglaonline reports that the State Police Department initiated extensive preventive measures for the security of non locals residing particularly in the valley Districts of the State following the recent announcement of the underground Kangleipak Co
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Kanglaonline reports that the State Police Department initiated extensive preventive measures for the security of non locals residing particularly in the valley Districts of the State following the recent announcement of the underground Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) about its ‘Operation Clear Cut’ which is meant to drive away the migrants from the state. The official message of the Senior Superintendent of Police (Imphal West) to all concerned Police Stations and out posts clearly explained that the underground KCP has started its second series of its `Operation Clear Out’ to drive out migrants from the state of Manipur very recently and its has become a must for every concerned Superintendent of Police (SP) of every Districts of the state to take up much more efforts and more effective security precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the non locals in the state.
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May - 18 
On May 18, Security Forces (SFs) arrested 10 Over Ground Workers (OGWs) from different villages for helping Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants.
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On May 18, Security Forces (SFs) arrested 10 Over Ground Workers (OGWs) from different villages for helping Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants.
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May - 18 
Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) from Mongbung village under Jiribam Police station in Imphal East District on May 18. The militants were identified as Lenseam Singson (3
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Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) from Mongbung village under Jiribam Police station in Imphal East District on May 18. The militants were identified as Lenseam Singson (30) and Zanminthang Kipgen (37). One 9-mm pistol loaded with four live rounds in the magazine were recovered from them.
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May - 18 
Times of India reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) wants to resume the dialogue process with the State Government. Manoj Mahato, former PCPA secretary said he trusts Mam
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Times of India reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) wants to resume the dialogue process with the State Government. Manoj Mahato, former PCPA secretary said he trusts Mamata Banerjee, the new Chief Minister of the State and wants to resume the dialogue process.
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May - 18 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, a father-son duo, reportedly involved in several activities, were arrested along with huge quantity of Maoist literature from Kandhamal District on May 18, reports IBNLive. Acting on a tip-off
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, a father-son duo, reportedly involved in several activities, were arrested along with huge quantity of Maoist literature from Kandhamal District on May 18, reports IBNLive. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided the house of the accused at Ranabakarada and arrested the duo, identified as Ramesh Nayak (42) and his son Jitendra, Inspector in Charge (IIC) of Raikia Police Station R N Barik said. Several Maoist literature including posters, leaflets and pamphlets were recovered from the house during the raid. During interrogation, both admitted their involvement in an attack on a forest range office at Barba in Raikia area in February, 2009, Barik said adding they were also involved in critically injuring a chowkidar (village guard) in the area in 2010.
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May - 18 
At least seven Shia people, including a passerby girl, were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries in an attack near Killi Kamalo area of Quetta on May 18, reports Daily Times. Police termed the incident as sectarian killing and have started
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At least seven Shia people, including a passerby girl, were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries in an attack near Killi Kamalo area of Quetta on May 18, reports Daily Times. Police termed the incident as sectarian killing and have started investigating it. Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the attack and a spokesman of the outfit, Ali Sher Hadri, threatened to carry out such attacks in the future as well against the Shia community.
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May - 18 
Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for May 17 attack on Security Force (SF) personnel in Mastung District that killed four SFs.
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Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for May 17 attack on Security Force (SF) personnel in Mastung District that killed four SFs.
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May - 18 
Pakistan has been submitting exaggerated and inaccurate bills for the billions of dollars US pays to fight militants along the Afghanistan border and the Pentagon has been rejecting 40 per cent of its claims, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Jour
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Pakistan has been submitting exaggerated and inaccurate bills for the billions of dollars US pays to fight militants along the Afghanistan border and the Pentagon has been rejecting 40 per cent of its claims, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Journal report said on May 18. “The billing spat has exacerbated tensions between the countries, which reached a nadir after the US raided the compound of Osama bin Laden without informing Pakistani authorities,” a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report said. There was no immediate comment from the Pentagon. The WSJ said the records detail USD 3.2 billion in expense claims submitted to the US for operations from January 2009 through June 2010. “According to the documents and interviews with officials, Pakistan has routinely submitted requests that were unsubstantiated, or were deemed by the US to be exaggerated or of little or no use in the war on terror underscoring what officials and experts see as a deep undercurrent of mistrust between the supposed allies,” the WSJ said. In another case, the US paid millions to refurbish four helicopters to help Pakistan’s army transport troops into battle against Taliban and other militants. But the Pakistanis ended up diverting three of those aircraft to peacekeeping duties in Sudan operations for which Islamabad receives compensation from the United Nations, US officials said. A senior Pakistani official termed it as “detrimental to bilateral trust”, The Daily added.
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May - 18 
Police arrested three suspected terrorists from Jamia Hafsa al-banat madrasa (religious seminary) in the Tatlay Aali Police precincts of Gujranwala District on May 18, reports Daily Times. The arrested terror suspects include the madrassa’s Nazim, Qa
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Police arrested three suspected terrorists from Jamia Hafsa al-banat madrasa (religious seminary) in the Tatlay Aali Police precincts of Gujranwala District on May 18, reports Daily Times. The arrested terror suspects include the madrassa’s Nazim, Qari Iftikhar Ahmed and two others, Qari Bilal Ahmed and Qari Muhammad Akram. The Police found explosive material and ball bearing concealed in pressure cookers and seized illegal weapons from them.
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May - 18 
Police claimed to have arrested two assailants allegedly involved in target killings during a raid in Sharifabad area on May 18, reports Daily Times. The accused were identified as Khalid Hussain alias Mamu and Naeem. Police recovered two hand grenad
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Police claimed to have arrested two assailants allegedly involved in target killings during a raid in Sharifabad area on May 18, reports Daily Times. The accused were identified as Khalid Hussain alias Mamu and Naeem. Police recovered two hand grenades, one repeater and four TT pistols.
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May - 18 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to convince the Haqqani network to join Afghan peace talks, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Journal report said on May 18. Officials and tribal elders with ties to the group said that the ISI wants
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is trying to convince the Haqqani network to join Afghan peace talks, Indian Express quoting a Wall Street Journal report said on May 18. Officials and tribal elders with ties to the group said that the ISI wants the group to join Afghan peace talks, suggesting that Pakistan was unlikely to heed the US warning that it must act soon, the Journal added. US want Pakistan to crackdown on the militant group, which has carried out several attacks in Afghanistan. A tribal elder from North Waziristan, who has contacts with Haqqani's inner circle, said the network has been alarmed by the persistent CIA drone strikes and the killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad. "They may want to talk," the elder was quoted as saying in the report. In an indication that the Haqqanis were worried, their compounds in North Waziristan's capital Miran Shah was emptied out in the days following the raid and killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the elder added.
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May - 18 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vowed to fight with “new zeal” in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death to complete the al Qaeda chief’s mission of waging holy war against the West, the ‘deputy commander’ of TTP Waliur Rehman told the Associated P
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) vowed to fight with “new zeal” in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death to complete the al Qaeda chief’s mission of waging holy war against the West, the ‘deputy commander’ of TTP Waliur Rehman told the Associated Press on May 16, Daily times reported on May 18. Rehman said that terrorists would continue to stage attacks in the coming days. Rehman spoke to the AP along the border between North and South Waziristan. “After the martyrdom of Sheikh Osama, the Mujahideen (revenue unit) will continue jihad to complete his mission with a new zeal,” Rehman said, referring to his fighters. “We have the same target, programme and mission,” he added. “Our enemies are NATO, Jews and Christians.” Rehman also questioned details that have emerged about the US raid that killed bin Laden.
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May - 18 
Unidentified militants blew up the building of a Government-run primary school in Gul Bacha Korona under Saro Police Station in Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 18, reports Dawn. The entire building,
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Unidentified militants blew up the building of a Government-run primary school in Gul Bacha Korona under Saro Police Station in Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 18, reports Dawn. The entire building, including two rooms and a veranda, was destroyed in the blast. With the latest incident, the number of blown up/torched schools reached 13 in Shabqadar tehsil alone.
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May - 18 
Kantipuronline, meanwhile, reports that the NC and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has converged on integration and rehabilitation of Maoists combatants. Both the parties stressed that the modality of the integration shou
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Kantipuronline, meanwhile, reports that the NC and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has converged on integration and rehabilitation of Maoists combatants. Both the parties stressed that the modality of the integration should be set on the basis of past pacts and the number should be 5,000, "give or take some." CPN-UML leaders Bhim Rawal said, “We are very close to NC's position on the number and modalities of the Maoist combatants to be integrated into security forces". Reacting on this, Maoist Standing Committee member Barshaman Pun said, “Their position isn't a helpful one.”
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May - 18 
Leaders of the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) on May 18 demanded resignation of the current Government to form a "national unity Government" as a precondition for extending the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. The
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Leaders of the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) on May 18 demanded resignation of the current Government to form a "national unity Government" as a precondition for extending the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. They claimed that the existing "leftist Government" would not ensure constitution and that a national unity Government has become a must. "The current government is completely a left Government. It will not deliver the constitution," said Mahantha Thakur, chairman of Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP). He further said that a constitution written by the majority would not be acceptable. Similarly, Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (Loktantrik) chairman Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar said extension of CA's term without taking the UDMF into confidence would thrust the country into a dire situation. According to him, Madheshi parties would launch protest movement in Terai if the ruling parties forcefully extended the CA's term.
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May - 18 
NC leader Ram Sharan Mahat said the Constituent Assembly deadline shouldn’t be extended before completing army integration, reports Himalayan Times. “Congress is for non-extension of the Constituent Assembly before handing over the weapons. This is e
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NC leader Ram Sharan Mahat said the Constituent Assembly deadline shouldn’t be extended before completing army integration, reports Himalayan Times. “Congress is for non-extension of the Constituent Assembly before handing over the weapons. This is essential for army integration,” Mahat said. He also said that federalism shouldn’t be implemented without holding proper discussions in a country like Nepal.
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May - 18 
NC rejected the Maoist proposal of forming a separate security force, including PLA fighters, and prepared its own document, which will be handed over to the UCPN-M on May 18 (today), said NC sources, Himalayan Times reported. “Since the Maoist idea
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NC rejected the Maoist proposal of forming a separate security force, including PLA fighters, and prepared its own document, which will be handed over to the UCPN-M on May 18 (today), said NC sources, Himalayan Times reported. “Since the Maoist idea does not comply with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, it is not acceptable to us,” said NC General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula. NC has its own formula of managing Maoist fighters and has floated it as a pre-condition for extension of Constituent Assembly term.
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May - 18 
Nepali Congress general secretary Prakash Man Singh said the current Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)-led Government should clear the way for a new national consensus Government as it has become certain that it cannot compl
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Nepali Congress general secretary Prakash Man Singh said the current Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)-led Government should clear the way for a new national consensus Government as it has become certain that it cannot complete the task of promulgating the new constitution and conclude the peace process. He said if the government finds itself powerless in such important matters as army integration and constitution drafting, then it should make way for an alternative arrangement.
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May - 18 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has decided to submit a “more acceptable proposal” for their Army integration that would incorporate the suggestions forwarded by Nepal Army, reports Kantipuronline. “We will soon come up with a ne
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has decided to submit a “more acceptable proposal” for their Army integration that would incorporate the suggestions forwarded by Nepal Army, reports Kantipuronline. “We will soon come up with a next alternative. We are inclined to accept the modality suggested by Nepal Army with some changes,” said an unnamed Maoist leader, adding, that the upcoming standing committee of the party would finalise a proposal. Earlier, saying the issues of integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants should be addressed politically, the UCPN-M, in its proposal sent to the government and the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), has sought simultaneous development of national security policy, and restructuring plus esoteric “democratisation” of the security bodies along with the task of integration, adds Himalayan Times. In the eight-point proposal, the Maoists stressed on founding a separate structure for their People’s Liberation Army (PLA). “But taking into account the concerns of all sides a unified new force can also be formed,” it said, pointing out border security and natural disaster management as the dominion of the force-to-be-set-up with a PLA dominance. The proposal has envisioned the PLA leadership of the force that will be formed by incorporating 10,000 former fighters and the same number of personnel combinedly from the existing three forces— Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force. For rehabilitation, the proposal has talked about providing a fat purse to the combatants if they choose not to be the part of army integration but prefer joining politics or social sector-- NR 7 lakh up to the post of ‘platoon commander’ and NR10 lakh above it -- under the scheme of “golden handshake.” The handicapped and injured PLA men will also be entitled to the scheme. The government is yet to decide on the proposal, while the Nepali Congress has snubbed it saying the maximum number of PLA combatants should be 5,000.
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May - 18 
Dhaka Court on May 18 framed charges against 19 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) men, including former lawmaker and Assistant Secretary General of JeI, Mujibur Rahman from Rajshahi, in a case filed against them for possessing ''bomb making materials'' and ''ant
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Dhaka Court on May 18 framed charges against 19 Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) men, including former lawmaker and Assistant Secretary General of JeI, Mujibur Rahman from Rajshahi, in a case filed against them for possessing ''bomb making materials'' and ''anti-state” leaflets in October 28, 2010 and fixed July 7 to start trial of the case.
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May - 19 
According to Daily Excelsior, out of 23 names short-listed by the State Intelligence agencies for return from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) under Rehabilitation Policy of the Government, clearance of 18 has been withheld by Research an
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According to Daily Excelsior, out of 23 names short-listed by the State Intelligence agencies for return from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) under Rehabilitation Policy of the Government, clearance of 18 has been withheld by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB), while giving nod to return of five militants. All five militants, identified as Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Abdul Rashid, Shabir Ahmed, Tariq Ahmed Lone and Tariq Ahmed Sheikh cleared for return from Pakistan and PoK once belonged to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit and hailed from Anantnag District. They were held-up in PoK for a period ranging between 10 to 20 years.
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May - 19 
Assam Tribune reports that the Pro-Talk Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) is yet to finalize its charter of demands to pave the way for starting formal talks with Central and State Governments. Sources in the pro-talk faction
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Assam Tribune reports that the Pro-Talk Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) is yet to finalize its charter of demands to pave the way for starting formal talks with Central and State Governments. Sources in the pro-talk faction of the ULFA said that they had a few rounds of discussion on the draft charter of demands prepared by the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan (SJA) and a few more rounds of talks would be held within the next few days. The formal charter of demands would be finalized before the formal talks on political issues resume, sources said. The pro-talk group was also thinking in lines of sending one senior member to Bangladesh to meet ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia, who was under the protective custody of Bangladesh after completing his jail term.
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May - 19 
CNN-IBN reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of Anti Talk Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) from Baldova Part-II village in Dhurbi District on May 19. The arrestees were identified as Fazlu Seikh and
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CNN-IBN reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of Anti Talk Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF) from Baldova Part-II village in Dhurbi District on May 19. The arrestees were identified as Fazlu Seikh and Razaak Ali.
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May - 19 
IBNLive reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a constable, Pawan Mandavi, and abducted a Special Police Officer, Ramaiyya, in a raid on a Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) camp in Cherpal village
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IBNLive reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a constable, Pawan Mandavi, and abducted a Special Police Officer, Ramaiyya, in a raid on a Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) camp in Cherpal village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 19. A Maoist was also killed in retaliatory fire by the security personnel present there. The constable and SPO had gone to the camp to attend the wedding of a relative. Some weapons were recovered from the deceased Maoist.
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May - 19 
In the other encounter, Sheth said two C60 teams on a search operation from Tadgao post in Gadchiroli were attacked by Naxalites. “At around 9.15 a.m., they discovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the Tadgao-Bhamragad road. When they proce
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In the other encounter, Sheth said two C60 teams on a search operation from Tadgao post in Gadchiroli were attacked by Naxalites. “At around 9.15 a.m., they discovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the Tadgao-Bhamragad road. When they proceeded to the Bejur hillock to conduct a search operation, the Naxals sitting in ambush attacked them. We lost two SPOs and one constable in that attack which continued for around two hours,” he said. “Around eight to 10 Naxals were killed. But their colleagues took away their bodies with them,” he added. The Police did not recover any weapon as “the Naxals ran away with all their weapons,” Sheth said.
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May - 19 
Jammu and Kashmir High Court canceled detention orders under Public Safety Act (PSA) against six persons including chief of Dukhteran-e-Milat Asiya Andrabi and senior All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Abdul Ahad Para.
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Jammu and Kashmir High Court canceled detention orders under Public Safety Act (PSA) against six persons including chief of Dukhteran-e-Milat Asiya Andrabi and senior All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) leader Abdul Ahad Para.
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May - 19 
Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) conducted a raid on the private residence of senior National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muiva (NSCN-IM) leader K.K. Angami at Chedema village in Kohima District on May 19, where a huge cache of
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Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) conducted a raid on the private residence of senior National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muiva (NSCN-IM) leader K.K. Angami at Chedema village in Kohima District on May 19, where a huge cache of assorted ammunition, cash and incriminating documents were seized. SFs also recovered INR 473,000 in cash and huge cache of live ammunition of different assorted weapons numbering 231 in total.
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May - 19 
Police placed All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest in his Hyderpora residence in Budgam District to prevent him from addressing a public gathering in Anantnag District addressing the issue
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Police placed All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest in his Hyderpora residence in Budgam District to prevent him from addressing a public gathering in Anantnag District addressing the issue of plight of political prisoners, reports Kashmir Times.
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May - 19 
Restrictions on the movement of passenger trains at night in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand will continue till May 26, the South Eastern Railway (SER) said in Kolkata on May 19, re
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Restrictions on the movement of passenger trains at night in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand will continue till May 26, the South Eastern Railway (SER) said in Kolkata on May 19, reports IANS. ‘In view of security reasons, running of passenger trains on Kharagpur-Adra, Chakradharpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Tata sections will continue to remain suspended up to May 26 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m,’ an SER release said.
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May - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, three of them Bangladeshis, in West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya on May 19, reports CNN-IBN. The arrestees were identified as Rupanto Thiran, Ledison Thiran, Parh
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested four Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants, three of them Bangladeshis, in West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya on May 19, reports CNN-IBN. The arrestees were identified as Rupanto Thiran, Ledison Thiran, Parhari Diwa and Froainath Marak
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May - 19 
SFs arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant, identified as L Roben, from near Wabagai power house in Thoubal District.
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SFs arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) militant, identified as L Roben, from near Wabagai power house in Thoubal District.
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May - 19 
SFs arrested one Kuki National Front (KNF) militant from Chawangkinig village in Imphal East District. The militant was identified as Lt Kaikhohao Kipgen (26). In another incident, SFs arrested one KYKL militant identified as Nabachandra from Bamon L
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SFs arrested one Kuki National Front (KNF) militant from Chawangkinig village in Imphal East District. The militant was identified as Lt Kaikhohao Kipgen (26). In another incident, SFs arrested one KYKL militant identified as Nabachandra from Bamon Leikai Mange Makhong.
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May - 19 
SFs arrested one Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) militant, identified as Kamboi Kipgen (27). One 9- mm pistol along with three live rounds were recovered from him.
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SFs arrested one Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) militant, identified as Kamboi Kipgen (27). One 9- mm pistol along with three live rounds were recovered from him.
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May - 19 
SFs arrested two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants from Bamon Leikai Mange Makhong in Imphal East District on May 19. The arrestees were identified as Ashem Ken Singh (52) and Loukrakpam Gunindro Singh (43). One scooter and one mobile handset
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SFs arrested two Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants from Bamon Leikai Mange Makhong in Imphal East District on May 19. The arrestees were identified as Ashem Ken Singh (52) and Loukrakpam Gunindro Singh (43). One scooter and one mobile handset were recovered from them.
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May - 19 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 19 registered a criminal case against the Andhra Pradesh Police on the charge that Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and freelan
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 19 registered a criminal case against the Andhra Pradesh Police on the charge that Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and freelance journalist Hemchandra Pandey were killed by them in cold blood on July 2, 2010, reports The Hindu. The case was registered on directions from the Supreme Court that heard petitions from social worker Swami Agnivesh and Hemchandra Pandey's wife Bineeta Pandey.
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May - 19 
The Hindu reports that four Police personnel, including two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and over 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in two different encounters in Gadchiroli District on May 19. “At around 7.30 a.m.
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The Hindu reports that four Police personnel, including two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and over 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in two different encounters in Gadchiroli District on May 19. “At around 7.30 a.m. in Nalgonda forest, four C60 commando search parties were ambushed by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist]. The ambush and exchange of fire went on for more than 1 hour and 15 minutes. One Police constable, Chinna Gilla Venta (30), was killed and two were injured,” Rahul Sheth, Gadchiroli Additional Superintendent of Police, (ASP) Operations said. Sheth said 12-14 Naxals were killed. “When our Police parties chased the Naxals, they ran away and left behind two bodies. An AK-47 magazine was found on one of the bodies, indicating that the deceased was a senior commander.”
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May - 19 
The Pakistani Rangers targeted Indian positions by opening unprovoked firing on the forward Indian posts at Kote Kubba in Arnia sub sector in Jammu District twice since May 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The Border Security Force (BSF) exercised restra
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The Pakistani Rangers targeted Indian positions by opening unprovoked firing on the forward Indian posts at Kote Kubba in Arnia sub sector in Jammu District twice since May 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The Border Security Force (BSF) exercised restraint in retaliation. No casualties or damage was reported in firing by the Rangers.
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May - 19 
Three cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were arrested from Tupudana area in Ranchi District on May 19, reports IANS. The arrested extr
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Three cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, were arrested from Tupudana area in Ranchi District on May 19, reports IANS. The arrested extremists were identified as Sonam, Victor and Manoj. A pistol, Maoist literature and some incriminating documents were recovered from them.
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May - 19 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers who were injured in the landmine blast triggered by the CPI-Maoist cadres near Borguda village in the District on May 17, succumbed to the injuries in on May 19, reports Daily Bhaskar.
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers who were injured in the landmine blast triggered by the CPI-Maoist cadres near Borguda village in the District on May 17, succumbed to the injuries in on May 19, reports Daily Bhaskar.
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May - 19 
Two militants of KCP (Lamyanba Khuman), identified as Salam Hemojit Singh and A Bikramjit Singh, were arrested.
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Two militants of KCP (Lamyanba Khuman), identified as Salam Hemojit Singh and A Bikramjit Singh, were arrested.
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May - 19 
Two women Maoists identified as Gita Ganju and Reshmi Mahli surrendered before Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Praven Kumar. They were given INR 50,000 cash each under the rehabilitation policy. Both were active Maoists and were working under ‘
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Two women Maoists identified as Gita Ganju and Reshmi Mahli surrendered before Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Praven Kumar. They were given INR 50,000 cash each under the rehabilitation policy. Both were active Maoists and were working under ‘zonal commander’ Kundan Pahan, also known as the ‘Veerapan’ of Jharkhand.
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May - 19 
While denying that Inter-Services Intelligence had a hand in the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul(July 7, 2008), Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan's National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, on October 13, 2008, admitted to his Indian counter
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While denying that Inter-Services Intelligence had a hand in the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul(July 7, 2008), Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistan's National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, on October 13, 2008, admitted to his Indian counterpart M.K. Narayanan that Pakistan had contacts with “bad guys” and “one of them” could have carried out the attack, reports The Hindu. This news came via a leaked cable revealed by the whistle-blower website Wikileaks. Four Indian nationals, including two senior officials at the Indian Embassy, were among the 58 people killed in the suicide bombing. India accused the ISI of being behind the attack. Among other revelations made by Wikileaks, it was reported that United States officials were worried about the possibility that the top three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants arrested by Pakistan in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks( November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) could be acquitted and let free by the court for want of evidence. They had complained that New Delhi was at fault in this, as despite repeated interventions by the U.S. government at “several levels,” it had not shared “certified evidence” with Pakistan. Further, it was reported that the United States had “credible reports” that the LeT was planning another attack in India and asked Pakistan to disrupt those plans. The U.S. also warned that if such an attack happened, it could “hinder” Washington's efforts to provide military and non-military aid to Islamabad. Also, less than a year after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the United States Mission in Islamabad urged Washington to commit $2 billion over a five-year period beginning April 2011 to enable the Pakistan military to address, among other security needs, its “growing conventional disadvantage vis-à-vis India,” in order to secure its cooperation in the “war on terror.”
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May - 19 
Announcing election manifesto, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on May 19 said it will contest all 41 seats of Legislative Assembly of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the General Elections of June 26, 2011, reports Dawn. National Press Club, MQM Dep
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Announcing election manifesto, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on May 19 said it will contest all 41 seats of Legislative Assembly of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the General Elections of June 26, 2011, reports Dawn. National Press Club, MQM Deputy Convener Farooq Sattar said MQM will continue struggle for the genuine rights of Kashmiris, adding, “MQM wants to resolve the Kashmir dispute as per aspirations of Kashmiris. They should be part of every talk over Kashmir between Pakistan and India.”
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May - 19 
Army Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yaseen Malik on May 19 hinted at launching a military operation to clear the restive Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of militants and make Thall-Parachinar Road safer for travelling,
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Army Commander Lieutenant General Asif Yaseen Malik on May 19 hinted at launching a military operation to clear the restive Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of militants and make Thall-Parachinar Road safer for travelling, reports Dawn.
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May - 19 
Asked about the killing of five alleged Chechen terrorists in Kharotabad area, the Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said it was the provincial Government’s responsibility to investigate the incident and determine if the foreigners were s
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Asked about the killing of five alleged Chechen terrorists in Kharotabad area, the Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said it was the provincial Government’s responsibility to investigate the incident and determine if the foreigners were suicide bombers or not and whether they were carrying weapons and explosive materials. Asked about the law and order situation, Magsi said the question was related to the provincial Government and it should deal with it. “The problems will not be resolved by holding tribal jirgas (tribal councils) because we are not living in such an era in which such traditional jirgas give result,” he added.
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May - 19 
Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said that he has no idea whether the Quetta Shura, a group comprising Afghan Taliban leadership, including top leader Mullah Omar, is in Balochistan, but if it was present then no one could stop the Unite
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Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said that he has no idea whether the Quetta Shura, a group comprising Afghan Taliban leadership, including top leader Mullah Omar, is in Balochistan, but if it was present then no one could stop the United States (US) from carrying out attacks against it.
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May - 19 
In a recording made shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden praised the mass protests that have toppled and shaken long-time rulers across the Arab world. Laden’s message, released on militant websites on May 19 addressed to the Muslim nation, repr
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In a recording made shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden praised the mass protests that have toppled and shaken long-time rulers across the Arab world. Laden’s message, released on militant websites on May 19 addressed to the Muslim nation, represents an attempt by him to remain relevant following sweeping changes in which al Qaeda and other militant outfits have played almost no role, reported Dawn. “The winds of change will spread through the entire Islamic world, God willing,” Bin Laden said in the 12-minute audio message, adding, “The youth need to make necessary preparations and not act without consulting the experience of the honest ones and those who are far from half solutions and compromises with the oppressors.”
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May - 19 
In another meeting with US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen over March 3-4, 2008, Kayani was asked for his help “in approving a third Restricted Operating Zone for US aircraft over the FATA.” The request, detailed in a cable sent fr
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In another meeting with US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen over March 3-4, 2008, Kayani was asked for his help “in approving a third Restricted Operating Zone for US aircraft over the FATA.” The request, detailed in a cable sent from the US Embassy Islamabad on March 24, clearly indicates that two ‘corridors’ for US drones had already been approved earlier.
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May - 19 
Lawyers, judges and litigants vacated Nowshera courts after a bomb hoax.
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Lawyers, judges and litigants vacated Nowshera courts after a bomb hoax.
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May - 19 
One of the secret internal American Government cables, accessed by Dawn through WikiLeaks, provide confirmation that the United States (US) military drone strikes programme within Pakistan had more than just tacit acceptance of the country’s top mili
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One of the secret internal American Government cables, accessed by Dawn through WikiLeaks, provide confirmation that the United States (US) military drone strikes programme within Pakistan had more than just tacit acceptance of the country’s top military brass, despite public posturing to the contrary, reported Dawn on May 20. In fact, as long ago as January 2008, the country’s military was requesting the US for greater drone back-up for its own military operations. Previously exposed diplomatic cables have already shown that Pakistan’s civilian leaders are strongly supportive, in private, of the drone strikes on alleged militant targets in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), even as they condemn them for general consumption. In a meeting on January 22, 2008 with US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral William J. Fallon, Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani requested the Americans to provide “continuous Predator coverage of the conflict area” in South Waziristan where the army was conducting operations against militants. The request is detailed in a ‘Secret’ cable sent by then US Ambassador Anne Patterson on February 11, 2008. Pakistan’s military has consistently denied any involvement in the covert programme run mainly by the Central Investigation Agency (CIA). The American account of Gen Kayani’s request for “Predator coverage” does not make clear if mere air surveillance were being requested or missile-armed drones were being sought.
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May - 19 
One person identified as Shamsul Qamar, was killed and seven others, including two Policemen, sustained injuries in a roadside explosion at Jehangira Chowk in Nowshera District on May 19. It was reported that a remote controlled bomb was planted by
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One person identified as Shamsul Qamar, was killed and seven others, including two Policemen, sustained injuries in a roadside explosion at Jehangira Chowk in Nowshera District on May 19. It was reported that a remote controlled bomb was planted by unidentified militants along the road near Jehangira Chowk.
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May - 19 
The tribal elders said that Government should replace paramilitary forces with the army in the area. “The government should deploy regular army on the main road,” they added. They alleged that Frontier Corps (FC) had lost the confidence of people as
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The tribal elders said that Government should replace paramilitary forces with the army in the area. “The government should deploy regular army on the main road,” they added. They alleged that Frontier Corps (FC) had lost the confidence of people as the force failed to provide security to local population.
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May - 19 
Unidentified terrorists blew up a gas pipeline near Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 19, reported Daily Times.
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Unidentified terrorists blew up a gas pipeline near Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti District on May 19, reported Daily Times.
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May - 19 
Defense Minister Bishnu Poudel on May 19 urged the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to hand over all weapons possessed by the party's cantoned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants at the earliest, reports Nepal News. Poudel said
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Defense Minister Bishnu Poudel on May 19 urged the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to hand over all weapons possessed by the party's cantoned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants at the earliest, reports Nepal News. Poudel said the PLAs can no longer keep the weapons with them, adding that "the cantoned combatants and their weapons will not be useful for any sort of battles." He also asked the party to surrender all illegal weapons in its possession, if any. According to him, the peace process would remain as it is unless the UCPN-M decides to hand over all weapons before agreeing on any integration model. In another context, Poudel also accused the coalition partner, the Maoist, of not being serious towards completing the ongoing peace process by May 28 and unveiling the new statute.
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May - 19 
The Nepali Congress (NC) central working committee (CWC) on May 19 endorsed the 10-point ‘proposal’ put forth earlier by the party for extending the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. The 10-point 'proposal' prepared by a pa
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The Nepali Congress (NC) central working committee (CWC) on May 19 endorsed the 10-point ‘proposal’ put forth earlier by the party for extending the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. The 10-point 'proposal' prepared by a panel headed by Sher Bahadur Deuba include deployment of an all-party committee to monitor the cantonment sites of the Maoist combatants; integration of the combatants on individual basis as per the standard norms of the security agencies; integration of maximum of 4000 combatants; immediate return of the properties seized by the Maoists during the insurgency and scrapping of the dual security to Maoist leaders. The CWC concluded that the CA's term cannot be extended unless there is concrete progress in the peace process. According to NC general secretary Prakashman Singh, the "first phase" of works for the integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants must start by May 24. Stressing that the party would not be ready for extending the CA's deadline unless the ruling coalition gives clear commitment to the conditions, he said, "The party will clarify the bottomlines from the mass meeting in Kathmandu on Friday [May 20 (today)]."
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May - 19 
The sub-committee formed under the Constitutional Committee on May 19 resolved eight disputes surrounding the upcoming constitution including its name, according to Nepal News. A meeting of the sub-committee decided to name the statute as 'Constituti
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The sub-committee formed under the Constitutional Committee on May 19 resolved eight disputes surrounding the upcoming constitution including its name, according to Nepal News. A meeting of the sub-committee decided to name the statute as 'Constitution of Nepal'. There were six disputes over the name of the upcoming constitution. Similarly, the sub-committee, which is headed by Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, also decided to forgo any mention of the Maoist combatants via-a-vis the peace process in the constitution. Maoist representatives to the sub-committee were convinced that no reference of the combatants would be necessary as the peace process would conclude by the time the constitution is written. Earlier, the Maoist side was adamant on having specific reference of 'People's Liberation Army' as such in the constitution. Similarly, the panel also decided to incorporate the clauses of fundamental rights within the Directive Principles of the State. The sub-committee is yet to resolve 22 more disputes including the governance system, restructuring of the state and electoral system.
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May - 19 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has decided to adopt the Army integration proposal floated by the Nepal Army (NA), according to Kantipuronline. The Standing Committee meeting of the party decided to accept the NA’s proposal on th
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has decided to adopt the Army integration proposal floated by the Nepal Army (NA), according to Kantipuronline. The Standing Committee meeting of the party decided to accept the NA’s proposal on the integration of its combatants — a key part of the peace process. “Nepal Army’s proposal on integration is suitable,” said Maoist Standing Committee member Barsa Man Pun after the meeting, adding, “This proposal can be taken as the base of consensus.” The Maoists has also hinted that it could depict flexibility on the number of combatants to be integrated. Earlier, the NA had submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal suggesting that a joint security body be constituted incorporating 50 percent former Maoist combatants and fifty percent personnel of all three security agencies— Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force.
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May - 20 
At least 30 hardcore militants of ULFA’s Anti-Talk Faction (ULFA-ATF) led by Paresh Baruah, under the leadership of ‘2nd lieutenants’ Pradip Gogoi alias Aaka and Tibrajyoti Baruah and ‘sergeant major’ Muhim Baruah entered Sivasagar District in Assam
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At least 30 hardcore militants of ULFA’s Anti-Talk Faction (ULFA-ATF) led by Paresh Baruah, under the leadership of ‘2nd lieutenants’ Pradip Gogoi alias Aaka and Tibrajyoti Baruah and ‘sergeant major’ Muhim Baruah entered Sivasagar District in Assam from Myanmar through Waksing Basti of Nagaland along Assam Nagaland border of Charaideo sub-division in Sivasagar District recently, reports Assam Tribune. The 30-member group was trying to enter nearby Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur Districts for organisational purposes and for secure shelter. The activities of the group will be controlled by ‘MMHQ’ (mobile military head quarters). ‘Major’ Jeevan Moran will be in charge of MMHQ.
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May - 20 
Authorities have decided not to allow the proposed rally of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) at Eidgah in Srinagar in view of killing of Maulvi Showkat Ahmad Shah last month. The sources stated that "apprehensions that elements inimical
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Authorities have decided not to allow the proposed rally of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) at Eidgah in Srinagar in view of killing of Maulvi Showkat Ahmad Shah last month. The sources stated that "apprehensions that elements inimical to peace and stability in Kashmir" might take advantage of the large gathering to target the leaders present there.
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May - 20 
Defence Minister AK Antony on May 20 termed the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US Forces in Pakistan a "watershed" event which would have a "ripple effect" in the India's "strategic neighbourhood" and asked the Armed Forces to be prepared for an
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Defence Minister AK Antony on May 20 termed the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US Forces in Pakistan a "watershed" event which would have a "ripple effect" in the India's "strategic neighbourhood" and asked the Armed Forces to be prepared for any eventuality, reports PTI He also observed that China continued to be the strategic partner of Pakistan despite the latter's position being "internationally stamped" as core of terrorist activities in the region.
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May - 20 
India and Pakistan will resume talks on the Sir Creek boundary dispute here on May 20 after a gap of four years, PTI reported. An Indian delegation arrived in Pakistan on May 19 for the talks as part of the bilateral dialogue process. The eight-memb
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India and Pakistan will resume talks on the Sir Creek boundary dispute here on May 20 after a gap of four years, PTI reported. An Indian delegation arrived in Pakistan on May 19 for the talks as part of the bilateral dialogue process. The eight-member delegation led by Surveyor General of India S Subba Rao will hold two-day talks with a Pakistani team led by additional defence secretary Rear Admiral Shah Sohail Masood.
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May - 20 
Kanglaonline reports that the ‘chairmen’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) R K Meghen on May 20 said that he will welcome any proposal or means formulated by any organization of Manipur to bring an end to the India-Manipur conflict other tha
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Kanglaonline reports that the ‘chairmen’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) R K Meghen on May 20 said that he will welcome any proposal or means formulated by any organization of Manipur to bring an end to the India-Manipur conflict other than plebiscite. Reacting to some opposition made by an underground organisation with regard to holding plebiscite in Manipur, Meghen said he consider it as lack of understanding. The UNLF consider plebiscite as the most favoured means to bring an end to the conflict in Manipur but the outfit does not fix plebiscite as the only means to bring solution to the India-Manipur conflict, Meghen said adding the outfit is not against any other means formulated by other organisations. However, such other means should be acceptable to the people and workable, Meghen asserted.
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May - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Zabbar, on May 20, who was instrumental in the killing of a civilian (Abdul Gani) at Kawath in Chatroo area of Kishtwar District on May 16, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Zabbar, on May 20, who was instrumental in the killing of a civilian (Abdul Gani) at Kawath in Chatroo area of Kishtwar District on May 16, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 20 
Telegraph reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, Gulam Hussain, sustained bullet injuries when a squad of 50 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres ambushed a paramilitary and Police team on a combing operation at Du
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Telegraph reports that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, Gulam Hussain, sustained bullet injuries when a squad of 50 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres ambushed a paramilitary and Police team on a combing operation at Duragarha, 70 kilometres from Hazaribagh District headquarters in the morning of May 20. Barhi sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Arun Kumar Sinha said the search mission was launched to nab Maoist zonal commander Indal, alias Uma Bhokta. “The search party was attacked by Maoists around 8.30am. Security forces retaliated. We suspect at least three rebels were also injured. However, we have not recovered any arms and ammunition from the spot,” he said.
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May - 20 
Telegraph reports that two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants identified as Haricharan Barman (25) and Dipak Das (24), were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Borobazar under Bongaigaon Police Station in Dhubri District on May 20. T
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Telegraph reports that two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants identified as Haricharan Barman (25) and Dipak Das (24), were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Borobazar under Bongaigaon Police Station in Dhubri District on May 20. The SFs recovered one Japan-made revolver and eight rounds of ammunition from them.
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May - 20 
The five National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres arrested by troops of 5 Assam Rifles from Senapati District were reportedly handed over to leaders of social organisations on May 20, reports Sangai Express. The arrests had
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The five National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres arrested by troops of 5 Assam Rifles from Senapati District were reportedly handed over to leaders of social organisations on May 20, reports Sangai Express. The arrests had evoked protests and a large number of women came out and blocked National Highway 39 for some time at Ningthoupham area.
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May - 20 
The Hindu reports that the Centre's interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir are hopeful of the All Party Hurriyat Conference- Geelani (APHC-G) joining the dialogue process. Professor Radha Kumar, one of the interlocutors said, “We are ready to talk to any
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The Hindu reports that the Centre's interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir are hopeful of the All Party Hurriyat Conference- Geelani (APHC-G) joining the dialogue process. Professor Radha Kumar, one of the interlocutors said, “We are ready to talk to anyone and separatists surely are stakeholders in the process. They should come forward and talk.”
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May - 20 
The SF team also arrested one militant of Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), the political wing of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Sorokhaibam Khoiba alias Tombi (39) on May 20.
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The SF team also arrested one militant of Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), the political wing of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Sorokhaibam Khoiba alias Tombi (39) on May 20.
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May - 20 
Two suspects, identified as Abdul Qayoom Khan and Muzaffar Ahmad Rather, were arrested and some arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession at Bahrampora in Pattan area of Baramulla District. Recoveries include one Chinese pistol, one ma
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Two suspects, identified as Abdul Qayoom Khan and Muzaffar Ahmad Rather, were arrested and some arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession at Bahrampora in Pattan area of Baramulla District. Recoveries include one Chinese pistol, one magazine, four rounds and three hand grenades.
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May - 20 
16 persons, including 8 members of a family, were killed when NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in two separate incidents at Landikotal and Torkham areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 20, reports Dawn. The source
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16 persons, including 8 members of a family, were killed when NATO oil tankers were set ablaze in two separate incidents at Landikotal and Torkham areas of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on May 20, reports Dawn. The sources said in the first incident at 10:30 p.m. the militants torched a NATO oil tanker in Khugakhel area on the Landikotal bypass. The tanker was parked on the roadside when it was dynamited with a time device, the sources said. Six people died immediately after the incident while injured were taken to hospitals where 10 more succumbed to their injuries. Second incident took place after a few minutes at Torkham where an explosive device went off in an oil tanker at the Torkham parking hub, officials said. Soon after the blast, the fire spread and engulfed three more oil tankers parked near it.
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May - 20 
Confidential American diplomatic cables obtained by Dawn on May 20 reveal new details about the activities of US forces on the ground in Pakistan, an issue that has gained heightened sensitivity in the aftermath of the Raymond Davis incident in Lahor
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Confidential American diplomatic cables obtained by Dawn on May 20 reveal new details about the activities of US forces on the ground in Pakistan, an issue that has gained heightened sensitivity in the aftermath of the Raymond Davis incident in Lahore and the American raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad. The reports reveal that US special operations forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence gathering by the summer of 2009 and deployed with them on joint operations in Pakistani territory by September that year. “We have created Intelligence Fusion cells with embedded US Special Forces with both SSG and Frontier Corps (Bala Hisar, Peshawar) with the Rover equipment ready to deploy,” reported then US Ambassador Anne Patterson to the State Department in May 2009. “Through these embeds, we are assisting the Pakistanis collect and coordinate existing intelligence assets.” At the time she noted that the US had “not been given Pakistani military permission to accompany the Pakistani forces on deployments as yet.” By September, plans for the joint intelligence activities had been expanded to include army headquarters. “Pakistan has begun to accept intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support from the US military for COIN operations,” Ms Patterson wrote. “In addition … intelligence fusion centers” had been established “at the headquarters of Frontier Corps and the 11th Corps and we expect at additional sites, including GHQ and the 12th Corps in Balochistan.” In April 2009, the cell at Bala Hisar assisted with the Pakistan military operation then taking place in Lower Dir. “US Special Operations Command Force are assisting the FC at the Intelligence Fusion Cell at FC Headquarters with imagery, target packages, and operational planning,” a cable written that month reveals.
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May - 20 
Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed when a double-cabin vehicle on its way to Sadda in Kurram Agency from Mamozai, went off near the border area of Ghunza in Orakzai Agency. The dead were identified as Rasool Jan, Idrees Jamal
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Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed when a double-cabin vehicle on its way to Sadda in Kurram Agency from Mamozai, went off near the border area of Ghunza in Orakzai Agency. The dead were identified as Rasool Jan, Idrees Jamal, Haider Zaman, Bilal and Akbar Zaman Afridi, the driver.
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May - 20 
One of the seven suspects, Jamil Ahmed, arrested by Pakistan authorities for the alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) was detained on the basis of information provided by Saudi Arabia, according to a secret United Stat
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One of the seven suspects, Jamil Ahmed, arrested by Pakistan authorities for the alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks (also known as 26/11) was detained on the basis of information provided by Saudi Arabia, according to a secret United States (US) cable released by WikiLeaks, reports Indian Express on May 20. The cable dated August 7, 2009 sent by then Charge d'Affaires Gerald Feierstein said Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Jamil Ahmed after the Saudi Arabian Government "passed information they had from an Interpol lead". Ahmed "allegedly sent money from Saudi Arabia to another arrested suspect, Shahid Jamil Riaz, just prior to the attacks", revealed the cable. "Ahmed was arrested from his home in Battgram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province," the cable said. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi is among the seven persons currently on trial for allegedly planning, financing and facilitating the 26/11 attacks.
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May - 20 
One passerby was killed and 11 other injured in a car bomb blast on a US consulate vehicle on Abdarra Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at about 8 am on May 20, reports Dawn. Two consulate personnel in the bullet-proof L
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One passerby was killed and 11 other injured in a car bomb blast on a US consulate vehicle on Abdarra Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at about 8 am on May 20, reports Dawn. Two consulate personnel in the bullet-proof Land Cruiser also suffered minor injuries. According to Police, the vehicle carrying US personnel was going to the consulate office in the cantonment from the American Club in the posh University Town. US embassy spokesman in Islamabad, Alberto Rodriguez, said in a statement that the vehicle had been hit by an improvised explosive device. The vehicle was damaged, but no US personnel were seriously injured. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in telephone calls to AFP, claimed responsibility, threatening further attacks against Western targets and indicating that the blast was to avenge the May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden by US Navy SEALs. “Our first enemy is Pakistan, then the United States and after that other NATO countries,” said TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan.
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May - 20 
One person was killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion on University Road in Peshawar, on May 20 (today) reports Dawn.
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One person was killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion on University Road in Peshawar, on May 20 (today) reports Dawn.
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May - 20 
Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber and two of his handlers belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 who were planning terror attacks in the financial hub Karachi, reported The News. "We have arrested three militants, Alam Zaib,
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Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber and two of his handlers belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 who were planning terror attacks in the financial hub Karachi, reported The News. "We have arrested three militants, Alam Zaib, Hasandar Sheena and Inaamur Rehman from Orangi town neighbourhood on a tip-off today," Karachi Police chief Saud Mirza said, adding, "They were members of TTP cell in Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being run by Abu Mansoor."
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May - 20 
Quoting from a United States (US) cable dated April 8, 2008, accessed through the WikiLeaks, The Hindu on May 20 reported that the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi told US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that India-Paki
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Quoting from a United States (US) cable dated April 8, 2008, accessed through the WikiLeaks, The Hindu on May 20 reported that the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi told US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that India-Pakistan relations could not be held hostage to the issue of Kashmir alone. The Pakistan military and successive political establishments have consistently argued that Kashmir is the core issue between India and Pakistan, and that without a resolution of the dispute there can be no meaningful progress in ties. Yet, after a few months in office, Qureshi too was calling Kashmir a ‘core issue.' Qureshi said there was a large constituency on both sides of the border that believed in moving forward, but they were not particularly vocal. In his assessment, the answer to improved relations lay in more confidence-building measures, people-to-people contacts and increased trade. The cable said: “But within the coalition, there are two important players on the extremism issue. One is Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfundyar Wali Khan, who is liberal and ‘thinks like us' but is a Pashtun who looks at things differently. “The other is Nawaz Sharif, who sounds more aggressive and belligerent than the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), especially on the issue of the then President Pervez Musharraf's future.
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May - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) targeted militant positions in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency with artillery fire, killing six suspected militants. Two hideouts were destroyed.
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Security Forces (SFs) targeted militant positions in Khadezai area of Orakzai Agency with artillery fire, killing six suspected militants. Two hideouts were destroyed.
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May - 20 
Six persons were killed when missiles fired by a US drone hit their car near Esha Check post in the North Waziristan Agency. Sources said that two missiles were fired at the vehicle going from Miramshah to Spalga village.
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Six persons were killed when missiles fired by a US drone hit their car near Esha Check post in the North Waziristan Agency. Sources said that two missiles were fired at the vehicle going from Miramshah to Spalga village.
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May - 20 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and another two injured on May 20 in a bomb blast in Mand town of Turbat District, reports Dawn. According to sources a bicycle rigged with an explosive device had been parked on a roadside. The bomb wen
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and another two injured on May 20 in a bomb blast in Mand town of Turbat District, reports Dawn. According to sources a bicycle rigged with an explosive device had been parked on a roadside. The bomb went off when a FC patrol vehicle was passing through the area, killing two personnel and injuring two others.
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May - 20 
A day after Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Standing Committee decided to accept the modality proposed by Nepal Army on integration of People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, the General Staff meeting of PLA on May 20 put its stam
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A day after Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Standing Committee decided to accept the modality proposed by Nepal Army on integration of People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, the General Staff meeting of PLA on May 20 put its stamp of approval to the party's decision, according to Kantipuronline. PLA Chief Nanda Kishore Pun, his deputy Chandra Parkash Khanal and commanders of the seven divisions of the PLA concluded that the party had made a "correct decision" on May 19. "There was a unanimous response for the decision taken by the party," PLA spokesperson Khanal said, adding, "We expressed commitment to support the implementation of the decision."
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May - 20 
Minister for Home Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara said on May 20 that politically motivated cases registered against the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres during the insurgency period would be withdrawn, reports Kantipuronline. M
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Minister for Home Affairs Krishna Bahadur Mahara said on May 20 that politically motivated cases registered against the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres during the insurgency period would be withdrawn, reports Kantipuronline. Mahara said withdrawal of such cases will not breach the Comprehensive Peace Accord. "However, political consensus is a must for the withdrawal of such cases," Mahara conceded. There are more than 300 cases filed throughout the nation against the Maoists cadres. Asked whether the government would drop the case against Maoists lawmaker Balkrisha Dhungel, Mahara said Government will withdraw only politically motivated cases. Dhungel has been implicated in a murder of one Ujjwal Prasad Shrestha in Okhaldunga District seven years ago during the insurgency. The Supreme Court (SC) had slapped a life sentence on Dhungel, in addition to seizure of his property in September 2010. Minister Mahara said there are several cases, many of them politically prejudiced, against UCPN-M leaders and cadres filed during the conflict, adds Nepal News. “I am the Home Minister, but there are cases even against me,” he noted. He maintained that cases of criminal will not be withdrawn.
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May - 20 
The sub-committee under the Constitutional Committee (CC) agreed not to include the provision of compulsory military training to citizens above 18 years of age in the new constitution, according to Nepal News. A meeting of the sub-committee formed to
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The sub-committee under the Constitutional Committee (CC) agreed not to include the provision of compulsory military training to citizens above 18 years of age in the new constitution, according to Nepal News. A meeting of the sub-committee formed to settle disputed issues in constitution drafting on May 20 reached a decision to this effect. Talking to the media, coordinator of the sub-committee and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda informed that they have agreed not to include the provision of compulsory military training in the new constitution. Before this, the Maoists had taken an adamant stance on including this provision of compulsory military training to the population of above 18 years in the new constitution. A meeting of the sub-committee on May 19 decided to name the new constitution as 'The Constitution of Nepal'. The sub-committee is yet to resolve 21 more disputed seen in reports submitted by various thematic committees of CC and which includes the governance system, restructuring of the state and electoral system.
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May - 20 
UCPN-Maoist vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha hinted that his party might reconsider its stance on integrating 10,000 combatants into the state security agencies, Nepal News reports. "We have said up to 10,000 [can be integrated]. But, we are ready
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UCPN-Maoist vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha hinted that his party might reconsider its stance on integrating 10,000 combatants into the state security agencies, Nepal News reports. "We have said up to 10,000 [can be integrated]. But, we are ready to talk on that. If they agree for more than 7,000 then we will go for integration. We are still flexible on that," Shrestha said. On May 19, the Maoist standing committee proposed to integrate (at least) 10,000 combatants. He also said his party would maintain flexibility in state restructuring and federalism to make sure that the constitution is written at the earliest, but made it clear that the party would not be ready to change its stance on form of governance. In another context, Shrestha clarified that the seven-point agreement between his party and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) will not be annulled as demanded by the Nepali Congress. He maintained that the agreement was meant to facilitate the constitution-drafting and defend the sovereignty of the nation. "However, if the NC wishes to join the government we can have another agreement," he added.
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May - 20 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is avoiding its ally JeI and following go-alone policy in waging anti-government movement due to the debacle in the Islamist party and arrest of its top leaders.
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is avoiding its ally JeI and following go-alone policy in waging anti-government movement due to the debacle in the Islamist party and arrest of its top leaders.
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May - 20 
Daily Star reports that Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is following the strategy of not involving itself in anti-Government movement right now to avoid further arrest of its leaders and disaster in the party. Instead, it is encouraging other Islamist parties,
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Daily Star reports that Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is following the strategy of not involving itself in anti-Government movement right now to avoid further arrest of its leaders and disaster in the party. Instead, it is encouraging other Islamist parties, including Fazlul Haq Amini-led Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ), and like-minded Islamic leaders to launch an anti-Government movement. A top IOJ leader admitted that several JeI leaders are giving them full support for the movement, especially on the Women Development Policy issue. The acting Secretary General of JeI ATM Azharul Islam said that, “We will toughen our movement by the last or second-last years of the government's tenure as this is the trend of our country's politics”.
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May - 20 
A Norway-based leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Perinpanayagam Sivaparan alias Nediyawan, was arrested by the Netherlands Police and produced in an Oslo in Norway court on May 20, on the charge of financing terrorism. The Nether
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A Norway-based leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Perinpanayagam Sivaparan alias Nediyawan, was arrested by the Netherlands Police and produced in an Oslo in Norway court on May 20, on the charge of financing terrorism. The Netherlands Police had reportedly taken a court order to search Nediyawan's house and the material discovered had linked him to terror financing. The Netherlands investigators believe he has contributed millions to the LTTE.
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May - 21 
IANS reports that two top cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered in Jharkhand on May 21, Police said. The two - one of them Viswanath Singh, the Kharwar ‘zonal commander’ - surrendered before Jharkhand Director Gener
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IANS reports that two top cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered in Jharkhand on May 21, Police said. The two - one of them Viswanath Singh, the Kharwar ‘zonal commander’ - surrendered before Jharkhand Director General of Police G.S. Rath. They handed over a rifle and live cartridges to Police. Singh was wanted in more than 17 cases by the police. Under the state's rehabilitation policy, Rath gave INR 50,000 cash to each of them.
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May - 21 
A Maoist, identified as Ravi alias Ganeshu, who was a ‘commander’ and member of the Rajnandgaon District’s Area Committee surrendered to the Police, reports The Hindu.
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A Maoist, identified as Ravi alias Ganeshu, who was a ‘commander’ and member of the Rajnandgaon District’s Area Committee surrendered to the Police, reports The Hindu.
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May - 21 
According to Deccan Herald, the 10th phase of the Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) elections is being held on May 21 (today). After that six more phases are to be held.
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According to Deccan Herald, the 10th phase of the Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) elections is being held on May 21 (today). After that six more phases are to be held.
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May - 21 
Cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian, Kawasi Dev, mistaking him to be a Police officer in Dantewada District on May 21, the first day of the two day bandh (general strike) called by the CPI-Maoist, reports redi
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Cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian, Kawasi Dev, mistaking him to be a Police officer in Dantewada District on May 21, the first day of the two day bandh (general strike) called by the CPI-Maoist, reports rediff.com.
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May - 21 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast damaging a stretch of railway track at a place between Renjeda and Roxy in Sundargarh District on May 21, the first day of a two-day bandh (general strike) called b
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast damaging a stretch of railway track at a place between Renjeda and Roxy in Sundargarh District on May 21, the first day of a two-day bandh (general strike) called by the Maoists, reports DNA.
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May - 21 
Daily Excelsior reports based on specific information, 60 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 163 Infantry Battalion launched a search operation in Marhota area of Kotranka tehsil (revenue division) in Rajouri District and busted a militant hideout, Army offic
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Daily Excelsior reports based on specific information, 60 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 163 Infantry Battalion launched a search operation in Marhota area of Kotranka tehsil (revenue division) in Rajouri District and busted a militant hideout, Army officials said. They recovered one pistol, one magazine, five China-made hand grenades and five UBGL grenades, besides some other material.
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May - 21 
In Bastar, markets remained closed and at some places, Maoists felled trees on the roads, said the Police.
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In Bastar, markets remained closed and at some places, Maoists felled trees on the roads, said the Police.
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May - 21 
Maoists set afire at least 12 dumpers at Chunaghati on National Highway No. 215 under Koida Police Station.
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Maoists set afire at least 12 dumpers at Chunaghati on National Highway No. 215 under Koida Police Station.
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May - 21 
Maoists set on fire a mixture machine and a truck in Balud village in Dantewada District.
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Maoists set on fire a mixture machine and a truck in Balud village in Dantewada District.
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May - 21 
Normal life was affected in the State due to the bandh, reports rediff.com. "The only passenger train that runs in Dantewada District has been suspended for the time being, even though goods trains are running as usual. In order to disrupt the rail t
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Normal life was affected in the State due to the bandh, reports rediff.com. "The only passenger train that runs in Dantewada District has been suspended for the time being, even though goods trains are running as usual. In order to disrupt the rail traffic, Naxals also ruptured the rail tracks at some points, which were detected and restored," said Ankit Garg, The Superintendent of Police of Dantewada District. Police officials said that while traffic movement in urban parts of Dantewada district was smooth, disturbances have been reported from interior areas.
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May - 21 
Normal life was also affected in other Districts including Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati and Kandhamal during the bandh as buses stopped plying and most private vehicles went off the roads in these regions.
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Normal life was also affected in other Districts including Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati and Kandhamal during the bandh as buses stopped plying and most private vehicles went off the roads in these regions.
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May - 21 
Police and para-military forces recovered two 50-kilogramme landmines buried in a forested road at Ponjer Nala in Bijapur District, reports IANS.
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Police and para-military forces recovered two 50-kilogramme landmines buried in a forested road at Ponjer Nala in Bijapur District, reports IANS.
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May - 21 
Sangai Express reports that a trooper of the India Reserve Battalion, identified as Thingu-jam Basanta Singh (41), was arrested from near the gate of Imphal College in Imphal West District on May 21 for working for the People's Revolutionary Party of
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Sangai Express reports that a trooper of the India Reserve Battalion, identified as Thingu-jam Basanta Singh (41), was arrested from near the gate of Imphal College in Imphal West District on May 21 for working for the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK). One mobile handset was seized from him.
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May - 21 
Leaders of Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha threatened another revolt in Madhesh if the Government extends the tenure of the CA with majority votes. Addressing an alliance on May 21, they said they will not give in to the CA term extension without
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Leaders of Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha threatened another revolt in Madhesh if the Government extends the tenure of the CA with majority votes. Addressing an alliance on May 21, they said they will not give in to the CA term extension without determination of the number of the Maoist People’s Liberation Army fighters to be integrated into a national security agency and the guarantee of a new constitution with federalism and logical conclusion of the peace process.
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May - 21 
Police arrested a suspected bomber in possession of an improvised explosive device (IED) and a cache of explosives from Gongabu in the Capital Kathmandu on May 21, reports Himalayan Times. The arrestee, identified as Maite Limbu (44) of Railway Sukum
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Police arrested a suspected bomber in possession of an improvised explosive device (IED) and a cache of explosives from Gongabu in the Capital Kathmandu on May 21, reports Himalayan Times. The arrestee, identified as Maite Limbu (44) of Railway Sukumbasi Line in Dharan, was residing in Chhetrapati in Kathmandu. Limbu was on the way to New Bus Park to plant a pipe bomb he was carrying in a bag. The recoveries included a cache of gunpowder, nails, marbles, iron pipes and other materials used to prepare IEDs.
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May - 21 
Three coalition partners on May 21 (today) decided to put forth common proposal to take the peace process to a logical conclusion, according to Kantipuronline. Coalition partners — Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Communist Party of
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Three coalition partners on May 21 (today) decided to put forth common proposal to take the peace process to a logical conclusion, according to Kantipuronline. Coalition partners — Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) made such agreement. Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and MJF Chairman Upendra Yadav decided to bring a common proposal at the meeting. According to the prime ministers press advisor Surya Thapa, the leaders agreed to bring common proposal following consultations with the Nepali Congress.
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May - 21 
According to Times of Assam, some intelligence sources revealed that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) works with Islamic militants in Bangladesh. According to sources, some militant groups of Bangladesh are using the arms of ULFA.
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According to Times of Assam, some intelligence sources revealed that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) works with Islamic militants in Bangladesh. According to sources, some militant groups of Bangladesh are using the arms of ULFA.
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May - 21 
Police arrested a cadre of Sarbahara Party, identified as Zamir Uddin (28), in Chapainawabganj District on May 21.
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Police arrested a cadre of Sarbahara Party, identified as Zamir Uddin (28), in Chapainawabganj District on May 21.
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May - 22 
According to a delayed report, Abu Abdullah, a top ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was killed along with his associate, Abu Hamza, on May 22 after they had fallen into a deep nullah (stream) while running for cover as they were being chased
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According to a delayed report, Abu Abdullah, a top ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was killed along with his associate, Abu Hamza, on May 22 after they had fallen into a deep nullah (stream) while running for cover as they were being chased by the Security Forces, reports Daily Excelsior. An intercept of the militants the next day had confirmed the killing of Hamza and Abdullah, two Pakistani militants of the LeT. Meanwhile, Police on July 24 recovered the body of Abdullah in Surankote area of Poonch District.
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May - 22 
According to Economic Times, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ plan to use mobile communications to keep a tab on Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) activities hit a roadblock as cash-strapped Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is averse to rolling out cell phone
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According to Economic Times, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ plan to use mobile communications to keep a tab on Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) activities hit a roadblock as cash-strapped Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is averse to rolling out cell phone networks in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) prone zones across eastern, central and southern India as it feels the project is commercially unviable and will drag the loss-making telecommunication Public Sector Undertaking further in the red.
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May - 22 
According to Hindustan Times, two letters threatening that LeT will blow up key temples in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on June 5 to avenge the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden were received by Police in Phagwara (Punjab) on May 22. One lette
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According to Hindustan Times, two letters threatening that LeT will blow up key temples in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on June 5 to avenge the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden were received by Police in Phagwara (Punjab) on May 22. One letter supposedly written by LeT ‘Area Commander’ Karim Ansari warns Hindus against undertaking pilgrimage to Amarnath cave and Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir.
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May - 22 
According to Times of India, All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq may have had a secret meeting with the head of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in Europe.
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According to Times of India, All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq may have had a secret meeting with the head of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in Europe.
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May - 22 
Admitting there is a development deficit in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 22 said his Government is determined to address the deficit, while maintaining that the menace remains a "major problem." re
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Admitting there is a development deficit in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 22 said his Government is determined to address the deficit, while maintaining that the menace remains a "major problem." reports Outlook. In his foreword in the "Government of the UPA: Report to the People", Singh said the United Progressive Alliance Government has always adopted a nuanced approach in dealing with LWE.
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May - 22 
An attempt by the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) to extort money from two companies, engaged by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to carry out a survey on availability of gas in its two plants at Taleswar village in Barkagaon, was foiled b
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An attempt by the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) to extort money from two companies, engaged by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to carry out a survey on availability of gas in its two plants at Taleswar village in Barkagaon, was foiled by an India Reserve Battalion (IRB) trooper in the night of May 22, reports Times of India.
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May - 22 
APHC-M stated that it is ready for a negotiated settlement of the Kashmir issue with the Centre. Mirwaiz said that the APHC-M wants a peaceful resolution of the issue through talks among India, Pakistan and the Kashmiris and is willing to discuss var
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APHC-M stated that it is ready for a negotiated settlement of the Kashmir issue with the Centre. Mirwaiz said that the APHC-M wants a peaceful resolution of the issue through talks among India, Pakistan and the Kashmiris and is willing to discuss various alternatives put forth so far.
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May - 22 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released two abducted railway employees at an isolated place away from the Chakant railway halt in Gaya District on May 22, reports The Hindu. Lever man Suresh Ram and Dhanraj Paswan were abd
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) released two abducted railway employees at an isolated place away from the Chakant railway halt in Gaya District on May 22, reports The Hindu. Lever man Suresh Ram and Dhanraj Paswan were abducted in the night of May 21.
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May - 22 
Maoist sources suspect that the INSAS rifle snatched from the Silda camp last year and found near a CPI-M office in West Midnapore’s Enayatpur on May 22 was taken away from a Maoist killed in an encounter with the CPI-M, reports Telegraph.
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Maoist sources suspect that the INSAS rifle snatched from the Silda camp last year and found near a CPI-M office in West Midnapore’s Enayatpur on May 22 was taken away from a Maoist killed in an encounter with the CPI-M, reports Telegraph.
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May - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Bebli village in Doda District on May 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The OGWs were identified as Farooq Ahmed, brother of LeT ‘commander’ Hurera and Zafarullah
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Bebli village in Doda District on May 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The OGWs were identified as Farooq Ahmed, brother of LeT ‘commander’ Hurera and Zafarullah Malik.
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May - 22 
SFs arrested a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre identified as Akon Moran from Betoni village under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District on May 22. Bora was arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a Kakop
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SFs arrested a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre identified as Akon Moran from Betoni village under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District on May 22. Bora was arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a Kakopathar-based businessman, Prabhu Choudhury in 2009.
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May - 22 
SFs defused a landmine on the International Border (IB) at Malu Chak in Samba District.
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SFs defused a landmine on the International Border (IB) at Malu Chak in Samba District.
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May - 22 
Telegraph reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaflets were recovered from Bentkar village under in Bayalish mouza area in Cuttack District on May 22.
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Telegraph reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaflets were recovered from Bentkar village under in Bayalish mouza area in Cuttack District on May 22.
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May - 22 
Telegraph reports that the United Democratic Peoples’ Front (UDPF) called a 24-hour Assam bandh (general strike) on May 26 demanding a separate Bodoland state and an early solution to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) problem. The NDF
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Telegraph reports that the United Democratic Peoples’ Front (UDPF) called a 24-hour Assam bandh (general strike) on May 26 demanding a separate Bodoland state and an early solution to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) problem. The NDFB (Progressive) extended its support to the bandh.
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May - 22 
The Hindu reports that a fresh investigation was ordered into the attack on a camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) at Silda in West Midnapore District in February 2010, in which 24 troopers were killed after the latest recoveries of illegal arms
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The Hindu reports that a fresh investigation was ordered into the attack on a camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) at Silda in West Midnapore District in February 2010, in which 24 troopers were killed after the latest recoveries of illegal arms from Purulia village in the same District, State Police officials said on May 22. “The arsenal number on an INSAS rifle that has been recovered today [May 22] matches with that of one of the rifles looted in the Silda camp attack. So far we had been suspecting that Maoists were involved in the Silda attack, but now it seems that members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) may have been involved,” State Director General of Police Naparajit Mukherjee told journalists. The INSAS rifle was recovered in a police raid carried out at Purulia village in West Midnapore. Police sources said that it was recovered from a field about 1.5 kilometres away from the local CPI-M office. “In the raid conducted in Purulia village, 35 weapons and 147 rounds of ammunition were recovered,” District Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told The Hindu over telephone, adding that an AK-56 was among the firearms recovered.
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May - 22 
Times of India reports that while presenting gallantry and Distinguished Service medals to Border Security Force (BSF) officers, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram asked the central para-military force, which has deployed about 10 battalions (10,000
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Times of India reports that while presenting gallantry and Distinguished Service medals to Border Security Force (BSF) officers, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram asked the central para-military force, which has deployed about 10 battalions (10,000 personnel) for anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremist] operations in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, to undertake "intelligence based operations with minimum collateral damage" and supplement its work through a number of civic action programmes for the population in these areas.
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May - 22 
Two letters received by the Police in Punjab on May 23 that threatened that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) will blow up key temples in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on June 5 to avenge the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reports PTI. One of these let
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Two letters received by the Police in Punjab on May 23 that threatened that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) will blow up key temples in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on June 5 to avenge the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, reports PTI. One of these letters warned Hindus against undertaking pilgrimage to Amarnath cave and Mata Vaishno Devi shrines in Jammu and Kashmir. SP Kamaljeet Singh Dhillon said he had been given the letters which were first received by the Mahant (Chief priest) of local Sheetla Mata Mandir Kamal Kishor. Another letter threatened that eight important temples of Himachal Pradesh and several important temples of Punjab, including Hanuman Garhi Madir, Sheetla Mata Mandirs of Phagwara and Kapurthala, Shri Kali Mata Mandir of Patiala and Durgiana Mandir of Amritsar would be targeted with bombs. The letters claimed that LeT militants had already entered Punjab. The letters also warned that certain prominent Hindu leaders were on the target of LeT and that there would be large scale bloodshed of Hindus and Sikhs. They especially mentioned the names of Shiv Sena Presidents of Kapurthala, Patiala and Amritsar districts.
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May - 22 
Vehicular traffic grinded to a halt in several parts of Kandhamal and Gajapati Districts during the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-called bandh (general strike) on May 22, reports Times of India.
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Vehicular traffic grinded to a halt in several parts of Kandhamal and Gajapati Districts during the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-called bandh (general strike) on May 22, reports Times of India.
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May - 22 
A joint unit in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Iftikhar, was shot dead near Model Park in Nazimabad within the jurisdiction of Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on May 22, reported Daily Times.
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A joint unit in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Iftikhar, was shot dead near Model Park in Nazimabad within the jurisdiction of Nazimabad Police Station in Karachi on May 22, reported Daily Times.
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May - 22 
Charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage “holy war”, Dawn reported on May 22 quoting WikiLeaks. A US diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks said financi
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Charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage “holy war”, Dawn reported on May 22 quoting WikiLeaks. A US diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks said financial support estimated at USD 100 million a year was making its way from those Gulf Arab states to an extremist recruitment network in Punjab. Asked to respond to the report, Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministry spokesman Osama Nugali said: “Saudi Arabia issued a statement from day one that we are not going to comment on any WikiLeaks reports because Saudi Arabia is not responsible for these reports and we are not sure about their authenticity.” The November 2008 dispatch by Bryan Hunt, the then principal officer at the US consulate in Lahore, was based on discussions with local government and non-governmental sources during trips to Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. The network in Punjab reportedly exploited worsening poverty to indoctrinate children and ultimately send them to training camps, said the cable. Saudi Arabia is seen as funding some of Pakistan’s hardline religious seminaries, or madrassas, which churn out young men eager for “holy war”, posing a threat to the stability of the region. “At these madrassas, children are denied contact with the outside world and taught sectarian extremism, hatred for non-Muslims, and anti-Western/anti-Pakistan government philosophy,” said the cable.
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May - 22 
Dawood Ibrahim, who tops the list of most wanted Indian fugitives who escaped from Mumbai in 1984 lives in a 20,000 sq ft bungalow on Cliffton Road area in Karachi and is guarded by Pakistani Rangers and monitored by the Inter Service Intelligence (I
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Dawood Ibrahim, who tops the list of most wanted Indian fugitives who escaped from Mumbai in 1984 lives in a 20,000 sq ft bungalow on Cliffton Road area in Karachi and is guarded by Pakistani Rangers and monitored by the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, reports Times of India on May 22.
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May - 22 
Eight militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded their positions in Khadezai and Saigel Darra areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that four militant hideouts were al
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Eight militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded their positions in Khadezai and Saigel Darra areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 22, reports Dawn. Sources said that four militant hideouts were also destroyed in the shelling. Militants have established hideouts in the upper tehsil, which is still not in the control of Security Forces (SFs). The helicopter gunships heavily shelled the area. SFs also conducted a search operation in the area. Mortar shells, landmines and large quantity of ammunition were recovered during the operation.
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May - 22 
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while condemning the assault in PNS Mehran said that al Qaeda and Taliban are enemies of Pakistan, reported The News. “The attack was not on Pakistan navy but on Pakistan,” Malik said.
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Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik while condemning the assault in PNS Mehran said that al Qaeda and Taliban are enemies of Pakistan, reported The News. “The attack was not on Pakistan navy but on Pakistan,” Malik said.
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May - 22 
Federal Police arrested one Ashraf Jonu, a militant of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accused of attacking NATO oil containers and seized four kilogram explosive material and two hand grenades from his possession on May 22, reported Daily Times. Th
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Federal Police arrested one Ashraf Jonu, a militant of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accused of attacking NATO oil containers and seized four kilogram explosive material and two hand grenades from his possession on May 22, reported Daily Times. The initial investigation revealed that Jonu trained in preparing explosive circuit somewhere in Afghanistan and also had contacts with a Taliban leader Ameer Abdul Salam and visited Helmand in Afghanistan in 2007. He also remained in contact with Taliban Commander Maulvi Khalil in Afghanistan and allegedly owned up to attacking the NATO oil tankers near Mastung, Mach and Chaman along with his accomplices who hailed from Lahore, Quetta, Miranshah, Muzaffarabad, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad.
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May - 22 
Five Security Force (SF) personnel and five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed while nine SF personnel were injured in an attack by TTP on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase Karachi that started in
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Five Security Force (SF) personnel and five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed while nine SF personnel were injured in an attack by TTP on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase Karachi that started in the night of May 22, reports Times of India. The gun battle is still continuing. Two US made surveillance aircraft were also damaged in the attack. Claiming the responsibility for the attack TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said, "We had already warned after Osama's martyrdom that we will carry out even bigger attacks". “The operation still continues. It is not over yet," said one security official. The cordon around the attackers was being tightened and the operation was likely to be completed soon, he added. Express Tribune reports that the Pakistan Intelligence had warned the Police and other Security agencies that terrorist outfits, including TTP, were planning to carry out such attacks on army, navy and air force installations. The Federal Interior Ministry had issued an alert, warning Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) to beef up security across the country.
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May - 22 
In a meeting with an American diplomat in July 2009, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Afrasiyab Khattak claimed that the Haqqani network, a militant group the US holds responsible for multiple attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan was bei
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In a meeting with an American diplomat in July 2009, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Afrasiyab Khattak claimed that the Haqqani network, a militant group the US holds responsible for multiple attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan was being protected by the Pakistan military, Dawn reported on May 22 quoting American diplomatic cables, exposed by WikiLeaks. “Khattak described the Pakistani military as treating the Haqqanis ‘separately’ … from other militants,” reported Lynne Tracy, the Principal Officer at the US Consulate in Peshawar. “The Haqqani family, [Khattak] observed, has already moved out of North Waziristan. “Part of the family, he said, is living in a rented house on the Kohat Road on the southern side of Peshawar. The other half is living in a house owned by the Haqqani family in the Rawalpindi cantonment.”
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May - 22 
In addition, Barack Obama said that Pakistan's obsession with India that makes it look at its neighbour as an “existential threat” is a mistake and it would do well to shed this contest mentality. Obama said both he and British Prime Minister David C
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In addition, Barack Obama said that Pakistan's obsession with India that makes it look at its neighbour as an “existential threat” is a mistake and it would do well to shed this contest mentality. Obama said both he and British Prime Minister David Cameron understood that Pakistan had been “very obsessed” with India. US wants Pakistan to realise that the biggest threat to it does not come from outside but is “homegrown”. He said, “They see that (India) as their existential threat. I think that’s a mistake. I think that peace between India and Pakistan would serve Pakistan very well.”
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May - 22 
Pakistan Army on May 22 denied a report that US Special Forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country, reports Dawn. The Dawn on May 21 said that it had obtained secret dispatches from
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Pakistan Army on May 22 denied a report that US Special Forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country, reports Dawn. The Dawn on May 21 said that it had obtained secret dispatches from WikiLeaks that revealed that US Special Forces were deployed with Pakistani troops in joint operations in Pakistan by September of 2009. A spokesman from the Pakistani military’s media relations department categorically denied the presence of American troops in North and South Waziristan. “No US troops are involved in any military operations in FATA,” said the spokesman.
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May - 22 
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 22 that the United States (US) had a mole right inside Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad hideout and this was how the al Qaeda chief was tracked down, reports Times of India quoting a media report. Top
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Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on May 22 that the United States (US) had a mole right inside Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad hideout and this was how the al Qaeda chief was tracked down, reports Times of India quoting a media report. Top US officials said after the raid that they were only partially certain of Osama's presence inside the $1 million mansion, but Malik says only definitive information could have led them right to the room where bin Laden was killed. The report also says that bin Laden's Saudi wives believe that it was his younger Yemeni wife Amal who betrayed him either by supplying information or by allowing herself to be tracked to the compound.
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May - 22 
The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 22 warned the US that Pakistan will be "forced to respond" if it does not stop drone strikes in the country's tribal belt, reports Indian Express. The ISI chief t
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The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha on May 22 warned the US that Pakistan will be "forced to respond" if it does not stop drone strikes in the country's tribal belt, reports Indian Express. The ISI chief took a firm stance with the US on drone strikes, as saying "We will be forced to respond if you do not come up with a strategy that stops the drone strikes”. Pasha also described a recent incursion by NATO helicopters into Pakistani airspace as a "shock" for defence cooperation between the US and Pakistan.
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May - 22 
There are elements within the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistani Army who provided support to Osama bin Laden, said American lawmaker and Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Rogers on May 22, reported Indian E
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There are elements within the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistani Army who provided support to Osama bin Laden, said American lawmaker and Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Rogers on May 22, reported Indian Express. Rogers, who has access to classified United States (US) information on bin Laden case, however, said there is no evidence so far which indicates that the top leadership of either of these two Pakistan organisations were aware of the presence of bin Laden in Abbottabad. "But I believe, and I think many believe that there were elements within those organisations that may have provided them safety and at least logistical support to some degree," Rogers said.
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May - 22 
US President Barack Obama on May 22 said that he would approve an Abbottabad-like operation which killed Osama bin Laden if another militant leader was found in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. Speaking to the BBC on the eve of his visit to Britain,
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US President Barack Obama on May 22 said that he would approve an Abbottabad-like operation which killed Osama bin Laden if another militant leader was found in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. Speaking to the BBC on the eve of his visit to Britain, Obama said that he was mindful of Pakistani sovereignty but said the US could not allow "active plans to come to fruition without us taking some action". Asked what he would do if one of al Qaeda's top leaders, or the Taliban leader Mullah Omar, was tracked down to a location in Pakistan or another sovereign territory, he said the US would take unilateral action if required. He said, "Our job is to secure the United States. We are very respectful of the sovereignty of Pakistan. But we cannot allow someone who is actively planning to kill our people or our allies' people. We can't allow those kinds of active plans to come to fruition without us taking some action."
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May - 22 
The chiefs of the largest three political parties in the ruling coalition have prepared a proposal for army integration and constitution drafting, Nepal News reported on May 22. A meeting, among Prime Minister and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Mar
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The chiefs of the largest three political parties in the ruling coalition have prepared a proposal for army integration and constitution drafting, Nepal News reported on May 22. A meeting, among Prime Minister and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) chairman, Jhala Nath Khanal, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav, prepared the proposal and has decided to discuss it with Nepali Congress (NC) and other Madhesh based parties. According to the proposal, the three leaders have agreed to integrate 6000 to 8000 combatants into Nepal Army as per the integration proposal forwarded by the Army. The three leaders have proposed to have a separate general directorate under the command of a Nepal Army officer. They have also proposed to adopt some flexibility in age, marital status and educational qualification during the integration. For the combatants who want to retire or go for a rehabilitation package, the three leaders have proposed to provide cash or package worth INR 0.5 million to 1 million depending on the rank of the combatants. The three leaders have agreed to complete the integration and rehabilitation process in 12 weeks. Likewise, the chiefs of the three ruling parties have proposed to prepare an integrated draft of the new constitution within eight weeks from May 28. They have proposed to complete the constitution in April 2012 by completing all procedures including taking it to the people for feedback and organising interactions, seminars and workshops for advice. The main opposition NC and the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) have not agreed to the proposal and have demanded concrete steps should be taken before May 28 for the conclusion of the peace process.
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May - 22 
The Government’s bid to table the Interim Constitution amendment bill proposing a one year extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) fell through on May 22 in face of opposition from the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), according to Kantipuronl
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The Government’s bid to table the Interim Constitution amendment bill proposing a one year extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) fell through on May 22 in face of opposition from the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), according to Kantipuronline. The House session has been put off till May 23 (today) after NC warned it would obstruct the proceedings if the bill is tabled without consensus on the peace process and national unity government formation. “The government has brought the amendment bill without taking Nepali Congress into confidence,” said N. C. leader Bimalendra Nidhi, adding, “It can only be tabled in the House after the Government addresses our demands by forging consensus on the peace process and national unity government formation.” Earlier, on May 21, NC lawmakers, including Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel and Chief Whip Laxman Prasad Ghimire, had said they would allow the Government to table the amendment bill in May 22 session. The main opposition had prepared to raise its concerns including its 10-point charter of demands during the theoretical discussion on the bill.
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May - 22 
The Supreme Court on May 22 began hearing on review of its own verdict upholding one year extension of the CA tenure through the eighth amendment of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007, according to Himalayan Times. A five-member special bench le
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The Supreme Court on May 22 began hearing on review of its own verdict upholding one year extension of the CA tenure through the eighth amendment of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007, according to Himalayan Times. A five-member special bench led by Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi began reviewing the CA extension.
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May - 22 
UCPN-M Vice Chairman Mohan Baidhya, Secretary C. P. Gajurel, Dev Prasad Gurung and Netra Bikram Chand signed note of dissent on the last day of the standing committee meeting of the party, Himalayan Times reports. “We have opposed the party chairman’
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UCPN-M Vice Chairman Mohan Baidhya, Secretary C. P. Gajurel, Dev Prasad Gurung and Netra Bikram Chand signed note of dissent on the last day of the standing committee meeting of the party, Himalayan Times reports. “We have opposed the party chairman’s [Prachanda] proposal to step back from all earlier decisions on army integration,” said C. P. Gajurel, adding, “He has also agreed to regrouping the PLA fighters without determining the modality, besides completing the peace process without any significant progress in the constitution drafting process.”
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May - 22 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) standing committee meeting on May 22 suspended Janak Bartaula for three months for threatening Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai. “Following interrogation, we concluded that Bartaula had lied when he ref
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) standing committee meeting on May 22 suspended Janak Bartaula for three months for threatening Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai. “Following interrogation, we concluded that Bartaula had lied when he refuted the allegation. Therefore, we decided to take action against him,” said party secretary C. P. Gajurel.
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May - 22 
Police arrested two cadres of Janajudhha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as Mohammad Bablu Khan (42) and Mohammad Rohomot Ali, from Santhia sub-district of Pabna District on May 22, reports Daily Star.
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Police arrested two cadres of Janajudhha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha), identified as Mohammad Bablu Khan (42) and Mohammad Rohomot Ali, from Santhia sub-district of Pabna District on May 22, reports Daily Star.
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May - 22 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected militant, identified as Mohammad Obaidullah (40) of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and seized a few books on jihad in Sadar sub-district of Pabna District on May 22, according to Daily
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected militant, identified as Mohammad Obaidullah (40) of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and seized a few books on jihad in Sadar sub-district of Pabna District on May 22, according to Daily Star.
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May - 23 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed while three others were trapped, one of them in an injured condition, after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at village Soni, north of Dera Ki Gali between Thanna Mandi and Bafliaz in Poonch District
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed while three others were trapped, one of them in an injured condition, after an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at village Soni, north of Dera Ki Gali between Thanna Mandi and Bafliaz in Poonch District on May 23, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 23 
According to Times of India, a Police official, who interrogated Varanasi Subramanian, one of the three Central Committee members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) revealed that the Maoist leader confessed that outfit`s annual incom
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According to Times of India, a Police official, who interrogated Varanasi Subramanian, one of the three Central Committee members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) revealed that the Maoist leader confessed that outfit`s annual income by way of collecting levy from big companies and loot is to the tune of INR 400 billion. However, their annual budget stood at INR 200 billion per year, Subramanian reportedly told Police. About the mode of fund operations, the Police officer said the Maoists generally allotted one-third of the generated fund to the committee while two-third of the money is spent on payment of salary to cadres, purchasing arms and ammunition and meeting other exigencies. The money is allotted to the committee becomes part of the corpus fund and kept as reserve. ‘Zonal commanders’ handle the fund meant for the salary of the cadre members, purchase of arms, explosives and other expenditures. These commanders meet at regular intervals to update the accounts, the details of which are sent to the committee on regular basis, the police officer said.
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May - 23 
Chhattisgarh Planning Commission has allotted INR one billion for the Integrated Action Plan of Maoist-affected areas, reports Daily Bhaskar. The plan covers Bastar, Bijapur, South Bastar (Dantewada), Jashpur, North Bastar (Kanker), Kabir Dham, Korea
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Chhattisgarh Planning Commission has allotted INR one billion for the Integrated Action Plan of Maoist-affected areas, reports Daily Bhaskar. The plan covers Bastar, Bijapur, South Bastar (Dantewada), Jashpur, North Bastar (Kanker), Kabir Dham, Korea, Narayanpur, Rajnandgaon and Sarguja areas in the State. Under the plan, 18,969 projects have been approved of. Out of these, 2,109 projects have been completed, 16,659 are in progress while 18,768 projects have been implemented
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May - 23 
Deccan Chronicle reports that the Union Government on May 23 said that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government has its task cut out to take action against “armed camps’’ existing in the State and reinstate law and order in such areas. Union h
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Deccan Chronicle reports that the Union Government on May 23 said that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government has its task cut out to take action against “armed camps’’ existing in the State and reinstate law and order in such areas. Union home minister P. Chidambaram said that some arms have been recovered from “local CPI-M [Communist Party of India-Marxist] offices’’, including the house of a known CPI-M supporter. Chidambaram said since May 14, a day after the results of West Bengal Assembly polls, the Police have conducted about 100 raids and recovered 1,109 firearms and 11,088 rounds of ammunition from West Midnapore District. He said over 140 people have been arrested. While some arms have been recovered from CPI-M offices, some have been shown “unclaimed”.
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May - 23 
Highly placed sources in the Tamil Nadu Police Department said that Niaz had a passport issued from the Trichy office and had been living in Paris for several years. Initial inputs suggested that he was good at handling software and active with a Mus
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Highly placed sources in the Tamil Nadu Police Department said that Niaz had a passport issued from the Trichy office and had been living in Paris for several years. Initial inputs suggested that he was good at handling software and active with a Muslim outfit which had strong roots in Pakistan. Another senior Police officer said that Niaz had visited his home three months ago and stayed for 10 days. He was detained for having sent two French nationals to a camp in Pakistan. Whether he had any knowledge about terrorist outfits or had done so without knowing the consequences was not known, he said.
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May - 23 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant of People Liberation Army (PLA) at Lilong Arapti Singei Mayai Leikai in Thoubal District on May 23. The arrestee was identified as Chingsubam Ramananda Singh alias Pari (31). SFs re
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant of People Liberation Army (PLA) at Lilong Arapti Singei Mayai Leikai in Thoubal District on May 23. The arrestee was identified as Chingsubam Ramananda Singh alias Pari (31). SFs recovered one 9mm pistol along with four live ammunitions, INR 6,500 in cash and one mobile hand set with a SIM card from the militant.
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May - 23 
Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on May 23 from near Shija Hospital in Imphal at about 7 am in the morning. The arrestees were identified as Thonglenmang Haokip (26), Aki
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Kanglaonline reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on May 23 from near Shija Hospital in Imphal at about 7 am in the morning. The arrestees were identified as Thonglenmang Haokip (26), Akim Haokip (40) and Wahengbam Chaoba alias Asharani alias Asha Devi (26). A 9mm pistol along with magazine and five live ammunitions, three Chinese hand grenades and three detonators were seized from their possession.
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May - 23 
Nine Policemen, including the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Gariabandh block in Raipur District, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a forest Gariabandh close to the border w
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Nine Policemen, including the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Gariabandh block in Raipur District, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a forest Gariabandh close to the border with Odisha on May 23, reports The Hindu. A hunt is on for a missing policeman. Senior Police officials on May 24 said that a 10-member Police team led by ASP Rajesh Pawar was sent to Amamora and Sonabed forest following reports of Maoist movement in the area. When the Police team was returning in the evening, their vehicle broke down following which they boarded a tractor. The Maoists then triggered a landmine blast in which the tractor was blown up. Nine policemen were killed in the attack, the officials said.
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May - 23 
Pakistani-American national David Coleman Headley, an accused in the Mumbai terror attack case (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) said in a court in Chicago in US on May 23 that militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and Pakistan's intelligenc
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Pakistani-American national David Coleman Headley, an accused in the Mumbai terror attack case (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) said in a court in Chicago in US on May 23 that militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI had coordinated with each other in orchestrating the 26/11 attacks, reports The Hindu. The testimony by Headley, a star prosecution witness, came as the trial of the Mumbai attack co-accused and his long-time friend Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, opened at Chicago's Dirksen Federal Building. Headley said that he had first started training in Pakistan more than a decade ago with the LeT. Headley also said the LeT boss, Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the November 2008 attack that killed 166 persons, motivated him for carrying out a ‘jihad.' Saeed told him that the satisfaction of one second of ‘jihad' is equal to “100 years of worship.”
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May - 23 
SFs arrested a KCP militant, identified as Yumnam Rajen alias Chandra alias Korou (41), from Singjamei Waikhom Leikai in Imphal West District.
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SFs arrested a KCP militant, identified as Yumnam Rajen alias Chandra alias Korou (41), from Singjamei Waikhom Leikai in Imphal West District.
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May - 23 
SFs arrested a militant of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) from Shikhong bazaar in Imphal West District. The arrestee was identified as Md. Warish Khan alias Ibungo alias Shaiba (20). SFs recovered one 9mm pistol along with magazine conta
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SFs arrested a militant of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) from Shikhong bazaar in Imphal West District. The arrestee was identified as Md. Warish Khan alias Ibungo alias Shaiba (20). SFs recovered one 9mm pistol along with magazine containing two live ammunitions.
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May - 23 
SFs arrested a militant, identified as Wahengbam Tomba alias Shyamkanhai (32), from Langol in Imphal West District.
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SFs arrested a militant, identified as Wahengbam Tomba alias Shyamkanhai (32), from Langol in Imphal West District.
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May - 23 
SFs neutralised a LeT hide-out of slain ‘commander’ Abu Moosa at Waomal Morha in Banihal area of Ramban District and recovered 6.5 kilograms of RDX, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 15 UBGL grenades, 108 AK rounds, four detonators and 10 met
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SFs neutralised a LeT hide-out of slain ‘commander’ Abu Moosa at Waomal Morha in Banihal area of Ramban District and recovered 6.5 kilograms of RDX, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 15 UBGL grenades, 108 AK rounds, four detonators and 10 meters cortex wire.
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May - 23 
Telegraph reports that two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Abdus Sattar (28) and Abdul Munna (34), were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Madhusoulmari village under Gouripur police station of Dhubri distric
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Telegraph reports that two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, identified as Abdus Sattar (28) and Abdul Munna (34), were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Madhusoulmari village under Gouripur police station of Dhubri district on May 23. One pistol and one round of ammunition were recovered from them.
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May - 23 
Times of India reports that the Gumla Police arrested Gobardhan Gope, a ‘commander’ of Jai-Jharkhand Tiger, a new splinter group of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
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Times of India reports that the Gumla Police arrested Gobardhan Gope, a ‘commander’ of Jai-Jharkhand Tiger, a new splinter group of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during a special operation from Basia and Kamdara Police Station area in Gumla District on May 23. Gope became the kingpin of the gang after its leader Tilku Singh was arrested along with arms and ammunition four days ago [May 19] by a Police team, said Gumla Sub Divisional Police Officer Chandan Kumar Sinha.
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May - 23 
Times of India reports that the State anti-terrorism squad (ATS), Pune unit, on May 23 informed a magisterial court that the 10 suspected Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists] arrested from the Pune railway station complex belong to the Communist Party o
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Times of India reports that the State anti-terrorism squad (ATS), Pune unit, on May 23 informed a magisterial court that the 10 suspected Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists] arrested from the Pune railway station complex belong to the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist), and several others are still being sheltered in Pune region and other parts of the State . Deputy Superintendent of Police Vinod Satav said in the remand plea that the ATS is probing the possibility whether they have recruited locals for CPI-Maoist.
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May - 23 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on May 23 that Mohammad Niaz Abdul Rashid, the Indian engineer who was arrested by French Police for alleged links with al Qaida, had been involved with the affiliates of the outlawed Students' Islamic Movement
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on May 23 that Mohammad Niaz Abdul Rashid, the Indian engineer who was arrested by French Police for alleged links with al Qaida, had been involved with the affiliates of the outlawed Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in Tamil Nadu, according to Times of India. The Home Minister also said that Rashid who hailed from Trichy was on the radar of Indian agencies, even as he said that there have been other instances of terror attack by home-grown terror modules.
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May - 23 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said there were some intelligence inputs suggesting infiltration to Jammu and Kashmir from across the border but the number was "debatable". Chidambaram further stated that the SFs would be able to stop infiltration
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said there were some intelligence inputs suggesting infiltration to Jammu and Kashmir from across the border but the number was "debatable". Chidambaram further stated that the SFs would be able to stop infiltration and if a few were able to get through, the forces would be able to apprehend them in course of time.
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May - 23 
A cleric and Imam of Eidgah Mosque Maulana Abdul Jalil Mohammad Hasani was killed in Toghi road area, reports Dawn.
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A cleric and Imam of Eidgah Mosque Maulana Abdul Jalil Mohammad Hasani was killed in Toghi road area, reports Dawn.
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May - 23 
A motorist received minor injuries as a low intensity bomb planted beneath the Rashakai Bridge on Motorway (M-1) went off in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 23, reports Daily Times.
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A motorist received minor injuries as a low intensity bomb planted beneath the Rashakai Bridge on Motorway (M-1) went off in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 23, reports Daily Times.
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May - 23 
A truck driver and two labourers were abducted by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Bahai Dag area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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A truck driver and two labourers were abducted by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in Bahai Dag area of Khwezai tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency.
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May - 23 
A volunteer of Sultan Peace Committee, identified as Sher Afzal, was injured in a landmine explosion in Utmankhel area of Baizai tehsil, reports Dawn.
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A volunteer of Sultan Peace Committee, identified as Sher Afzal, was injured in a landmine explosion in Utmankhel area of Baizai tehsil, reports Dawn.
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May - 23 
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed while he was on his way from Quetta in Balochistan to North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan on May 23 (today) reported Times of India.
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Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed while he was on his way from Quetta in Balochistan to North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan on May 23 (today) reported Times of India.
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May - 23 
An Afghan security official refusing to disclose the details confirmed the killing, saying: "It is correct that Mullah Omar has been killed."
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An Afghan security official refusing to disclose the details confirmed the killing, saying: "It is correct that Mullah Omar has been killed."
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May - 23 
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir rejected the reports of “security breach” at the Pakistan Navy’s airbase that was attacked by TTP, saying the attack on the airbase could not be termed “security lapse”. “Terrorists wanted to cause damage to
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Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir rejected the reports of “security breach” at the Pakistan Navy’s airbase that was attacked by TTP, saying the attack on the airbase could not be termed “security lapse”. “Terrorists wanted to cause damage to the assets of the navy. And it was clear that they targeted naval forces,” said Noman Bashir. Contrary to Bashir’s statement, Pakistan defence and political analysts termed the attack on the Mehran naval air base as a "big security lapse", reports Indian Express. Security Experts said that "insiders" were facilitating the militants in their deadly agenda and asked the Government and military to wake up to this. The daring attack by the armed militants, who used rockets, grenades and heavy ammunition, has raised serious doubt over the military's ability to protect its key installations. "It is a worrying thing that this attack is nothing but a serious security lapse on part of the navy," Air Vice Marshal and defence analyst (retd) Shahzad Chaudhary, said. "It is not possible for these terrorists to have so much creditable information about the presence of the aircrafts on the base without inside help. The fact that these militants have managed to hold off the SFs for 16 hours shows they came well drilled and prepared for the operation," Nasim Zehra, a political and current affairs expert said.
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May - 23 
David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirator of 2008 Mumbai attacks, testified on May 23 that Pakistani militant groups that got assistance from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Dawn. The trial of businessman Tahawwur Rana is bein
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David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirator of 2008 Mumbai attacks, testified on May 23 that Pakistani militant groups that got assistance from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Dawn. The trial of businessman Tahawwur Rana is being closely watched worldwide, for what testimony might reveal about suspected links between the Pakistani militant group blamed in the rampage on India’s city Mumbai in 2008; and Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, which has been under increased scrutiny since Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces on May 2 outside Islamabad. Rana is accused of providing cover for Headley by allowing him to use his Chicago-based immigration services business as a cover when he travelled to India. Headley, Rana’s long-time friend from boarding school, told jurors on Monday that he received weapons and leadership training with the militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) since 2000 and it was his understanding that LeT and ISI coordinated with each other in general. He did not immediately give any specifics.
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May - 23 
Eight militants and a soldier were killed during a clash in Suran Darra area of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 23, reports Dawn. Three personnel of Security Forces (SFs) were also injured in the clash. Sources sai
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Eight militants and a soldier were killed during a clash in Suran Darra area of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 23, reports Dawn. Three personnel of Security Forces (SFs) were also injured in the clash. Sources said that fierce clash erupted between SFs and militants in Surran Dara and Mattani as both sides used heavy weapons.
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May - 23 
Five security personnel have been abducted from Sherani area of Zhob District while they were going to Islamabad from Quetta.
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Five security personnel have been abducted from Sherani area of Zhob District while they were going to Islamabad from Quetta.
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May - 23 
Hamid Gul appeared across Pakistan's television networks denying this, adding he was at his home in Rawalpindi. “Was I killed too,” was his counter. He said the Afghans may have put out this story to facilitate U.S. troop withdrawal and help Presiden
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Hamid Gul appeared across Pakistan's television networks denying this, adding he was at his home in Rawalpindi. “Was I killed too,” was his counter. He said the Afghans may have put out this story to facilitate U.S. troop withdrawal and help President Barack Obama's return-to-White-House campaign.
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May - 23 
Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Amir Khan was released from the Central Prison in Karachi on May 23, reported Daily Times. Khan was sentenced life imprisonment by the Additional District and Session Judge in the murder case of Farooque Qu
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Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Amir Khan was released from the Central Prison in Karachi on May 23, reported Daily Times. Khan was sentenced life imprisonment by the Additional District and Session Judge in the murder case of Farooque Qureshi, a worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
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May - 23 
NATO will protect its troops and Afghans from militants based across the border in Pakistan, the NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on May 23, reiterating pledges by the United States (US) to target insurgents there who have escalated
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NATO will protect its troops and Afghans from militants based across the border in Pakistan, the NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on May 23, reiterating pledges by the United States (US) to target insurgents there who have escalated attacks since Osama bin Laden’s death, reports The Express Tribune. “It is well known that there is cross-border activity and it… (is) a problem and a security challenge,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters in Kabul after talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. “We will take all necessary measures to protect the Afghan people and our own troops,” he said of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), whose war against the Taliban in Afghanistan has dragged on for 10 years.
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May - 23 
Pakistan is under tremendous pressure and threat from extremist elements in the country which is reflected in the series of terrorist attacks including the latest one on the nation's naval facilities, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on
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Pakistan is under tremendous pressure and threat from extremist elements in the country which is reflected in the series of terrorist attacks including the latest one on the nation's naval facilities, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on May 23, reports Times of India. "It just illustrates that Pakistan is under enormous pressure and threat from these kinds of groups and they suffer considerably from this kind of violent extremism," Mark Toner told reporters. Toner said that the recent terror attacks speak of the need for close counterterrorism cooperation in spite of some of the questions raised by the Osama bin laden raid.
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May - 23 
Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 23 that regional peace cannot be guaranteed until the resolution of Kashmir issue, urging the world’s peace loving nations to come forward to resolve the issue that has jeopardised the peace efforts
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Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani said on May 23 that regional peace cannot be guaranteed until the resolution of Kashmir issue, urging the world’s peace loving nations to come forward to resolve the issue that has jeopardised the peace efforts in the region, reports Daily Times. “Unless this core issue is resolved, the dream of peace and harmony in the region cannot come true,” said the PM after inaugurating a two-day national conference on Kashmir, organised by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir University. The PM highlighted the need for acknowledging Kashmiris’ rights to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations resolutions. He said that no significant development could take place in South Asia unless the resolution of this core issue.
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May - 23 
Seven militants were killed when a US drone strike destroyed a vehicle on the outskirts of Mir Ali, around 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times.
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Seven militants were killed when a US drone strike destroyed a vehicle on the outskirts of Mir Ali, around 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, in North Waziristan Agency, reports Daily Times.
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May - 23 
The Afghan Taliban on May 23 was quick to deny reports of their leader Mullah Omar being killed while being shifted by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials from Quetta to North Waziristan, reports The Hindu. In a statement released in K
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The Afghan Taliban on May 23 was quick to deny reports of their leader Mullah Omar being killed while being shifted by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials from Quetta to North Waziristan, reports The Hindu. In a statement released in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban said: “We strongly reject these false claims of the enemy and urge our fellow countrymen, Mujahideen and the rest of the Muslims not to believe these intelligence lies and false reports. He is alive and well and is leading the Mujahideen in all aspects while living safely with reliance on Allah.” A similar denial came from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and was later quoted by Interior Minister Rehman Malik when asked if the Mullah Omar had been killed. This is not the first time the one-eyed militant has been reported dead. News about Omar being killed was aired by an Afghan television channel on the basis of an observation made by the spokesman of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, Lutfullah Mashal. Stating that “our sources and senior Taliban members confirm that they can't contact him”, Mr. Mashal hoped that Omar was dead but could not confirm it. According to Mr. Mashal, the Taliban leader had been living in Quetta ever since he was forced to flee Afghanistan after the U.S.-led forces attacked the country in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. The Afghan television report also apparently named the former ISI Director-General, Hamid Gul, as among those retired members of Pakistan's intelligence service who were with Omar at the time of his reported death.
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May - 23 
The death toll in the attack by the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase in Karachi rose to 14 on May 23, reported Daily Times. The fatalities included 10 Security Forces (SF
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The death toll in the attack by the Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on the Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran within Faisal naval airbase in Karachi rose to 14 on May 23, reported Daily Times. The fatalities included 10 Security Forces (SFs) and four militants. Two militants are suspected to have run away. However, earlier it was reported that five militants and five SF s were killed. The militants also destroyed two US-built P-3C Orion aircraft.
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May - 23 
Two bullet-riddled bodies were found from Morgab area in Turbat District on May 23, reports Daily Times. One of the victims was identified as Khalid Hanif, who was picked up along with his younger brother Ghulam Dastagir and nephew Mahzo by personnel
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Two bullet-riddled bodies were found from Morgab area in Turbat District on May 23, reports Daily Times. One of the victims was identified as Khalid Hanif, who was picked up along with his younger brother Ghulam Dastagir and nephew Mahzo by personnel of the Frontier Corps from their house in Nasrabad area in Turbat District. “Dastagir and Mahzo are still missing”, said a family member. The other victim, Ahmed was picked up from his house in Gowargo area of Mand, and killed by SFs during his illegal detention, claimed his family.
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May - 23 
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 23 voiced concern that despite the fast-approaching deadline for Nepal’s Constituent Assembly to complete its work, there is still no agreement on the contentious issues of the integration and rehabilitation of fo
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 23 voiced concern that despite the fast-approaching deadline for Nepal’s Constituent Assembly to complete its work, there is still no agreement on the contentious issues of the integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants and the key elements of a new constitution, reports Nepal News. Secretary-General Ban recently discussed the situation in Nepal with Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal, while the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe, spoke by telephone with the leaders of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal–Maoist (UCPN-M) and the Nepali Congress (NC) to urge the Nepalese leaders to act effectively. “The Secretary-General underlines that it is now more than ever incumbent upon the key political actors to show leadership and carry out the necessary compromises to preserve the peace process and complete the drafting of the new constitution,” said a statement issued by UNSG’s spokesperson. The deadline for promulgation of constitution expires on May 28, 2011.
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May - 23 
The prosecution on May 23, completed reading out charges against 847 accused, including former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu and Awami League (AL) leader Torab Ali in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Headquarters’ Pilk
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The prosecution on May 23, completed reading out charges against 847 accused, including former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu and Awami League (AL) leader Torab Ali in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Headquarters’ Pilkhana (Dhaka) Case.
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May - 24 
Assam Tribune reports that the ‘Chairman’ of the Pro-Talks Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF), Arabinda Rajkhowa said that the outfit will make the people of Assam aware of its charter of demands before submitting it to the Go
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Assam Tribune reports that the ‘Chairman’ of the Pro-Talks Faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF), Arabinda Rajkhowa said that the outfit will make the people of Assam aware of its charter of demands before submitting it to the Government of India to start the process of formal talks on May 24. Talking to the Assam Tribune, Rajkhowa said that the people of Assam have the right to know what the ULFA would demand for political solution of the conflicts. Although the ULFA was yet to set any deadline for finalizing the demand charter, Rajkhowa asserted that it would be ready before the next round of talks with the Government of India. Replying to a question on whether there was any chance of ULFA ‘commander-in-chief ‘Paresh Baruah joining the peace process, Rajkhowa said, “So far Baruah has never said that he was against political solution to the conflicts. He also never said that he wanted military solution to the problems.”
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May - 24 
Border Security Force (BSF) will soon deploy women troopers along Jammu and Kashmir's border with Pakistan to check the smuggling of arms and narcotics, reports Kashmir Times. Inspector General (IG), S Chattopadhyay on May 24, stated "It would help u
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Border Security Force (BSF) will soon deploy women troopers along Jammu and Kashmir's border with Pakistan to check the smuggling of arms and narcotics, reports Kashmir Times. Inspector General (IG), S Chattopadhyay on May 24, stated "It would help us check smuggling in which women are also involved".
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May - 24 
Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) continued search for three top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants at Dera Ki Gali in Poonch District, after the killing of a LeT militant, identified as ‘commander’, Sohail alias Abu Umar alias Khan Jan
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Daily Excelsior reports that Security Forces (SFs) continued search for three top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants at Dera Ki Gali in Poonch District, after the killing of a LeT militant, identified as ‘commander’, Sohail alias Abu Umar alias Khan Jangwani in a gun battlle. The absconding militants are Abu Zarar and Mujahid alias Chota Huzefa. Identity of their third militant hasn’t been established. During searches SFs recovered one AK-56 rifle, four magazines, 60 rounds, three Chinese grenades, one wireless set, one dairy, one pouch and incriminating documents of LeT outfit.
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May - 24 
IANS reports that in the wake of increased Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in the State and surrounding areas, the Maharashtra Government has upgraded the rank of anti-Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) operations (ANO) chief to bett
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IANS reports that in the wake of increased Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in the State and surrounding areas, the Maharashtra Government has upgraded the rank of anti-Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) operations (ANO) chief to better counter the rebel threat, an official said here May 24. The upgradation - from the existing Deputy Inspector General of Police to Additional Director General of Police - was announced late on May 23.
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May - 24 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on May 24 said cases against tribals and some others, who had been lodged in jails on charges of Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities, would be withdrawn soon, reports Hindustan Times. “Process
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on May 24 said cases against tribals and some others, who had been lodged in jails on charges of Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities, would be withdrawn soon, reports Hindustan Times. “Process is on to withdraw cases against the tribals by June 30,” Patnaik told news persons after a two-hour meeting in the evening with the mediators R Hargopal and Dandapani Mohantry, who played a key role in the release of former Malkangiri collector R Vineel Krishna from Maoist captivity. Revolutionary poet Vara Vara Rao of Andhra Pradesh was also present in the meeting. Patnaik, however, said that the Maoists also must stop violence.
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May - 24 
One Pakistani infiltrator, identified as Riyaz Mehmood, resident of Julaka village in Pakistan’s Sialkote District, was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) near a border outpost close to International Border (IB) in Jammu District on May 24, repo
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One Pakistani infiltrator, identified as Riyaz Mehmood, resident of Julaka village in Pakistan’s Sialkote District, was arrested by Border Security Force (BSF) near a border outpost close to International Border (IB) in Jammu District on May 24, reports Samaylive.
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May - 24 
The ‘commander-in-chief' of the banned Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA) was arrested from Gossaigaon near his home in Kokrajhar District on May 24 following an attack on the vice-president of All-Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA),
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The ‘commander-in-chief' of the banned Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA) was arrested from Gossaigaon near his home in Kokrajhar District on May 24 following an attack on the vice-president of All-Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA), reports The Hindu. AASAA vice-president Inus Tuddu was seriously injured when suspected ACMA militants fired at him at Pakriguri in Kokrajhar District on May 23.
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May - 24 
The State Government claimed that there has been an immense setback to Maoists in the State, reports IBN Live. A team of Maoist sympathizers and interlocutors met with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on May 24 to remind the Odisha
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The State Government claimed that there has been an immense setback to Maoists in the State, reports IBN Live. A team of Maoist sympathizers and interlocutors met with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on May 24 to remind the Odisha Government of the 14 promises they made but did not fulfill, to secure the release of then kidnapped Malkangiri collector R V Krishna. The mediators have now set June-end as the new deadline for the demands to be met. The Chief Minister, for his part, gave assurances that he will release 168 tribals involved in minor cases. "It has been a policy in our Government to withdraw minor cases against the tribals and we will do that again. But I have made it very clear that there have been several violent incidents in past three months and the Maoists should stop that immediately," said Naveen Patnaik.
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May - 24 
Times of India reports that the Supreme Court on May 24 sought the Chhattisgarh Government's response within a week to the bail plea of Kolkata-based businessman Piyush Guha, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment along with civil right
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Times of India reports that the Supreme Court on May 24 sought the Chhattisgarh Government's response within a week to the bail plea of Kolkata-based businessman Piyush Guha, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment along with civil rights activist Binayak Sen in a sedition case.
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May - 24 
A militant ‘commander’, Fareed Marwat, was killed and three tribesmen were injured during clashes in Balishkhel and Khar Kallay areas of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 24, reports Dawn. Sources said that militant
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A militant ‘commander’, Fareed Marwat, was killed and three tribesmen were injured during clashes in Balishkhel and Khar Kallay areas of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 24, reports Dawn. Sources said that militant ‘commander’ Fareed Marwat was a resident of Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three members of Turi tribe were also injured in the fighting, sources added.
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May - 24 
An activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Asghar Khan, was shot dead near Ghousia Chowrangi area within the limits of Landhi Police Station on May 24, reports Daily Times.
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An activist of Awami National Party (ANP), identified as Asghar Khan, was shot dead near Ghousia Chowrangi area within the limits of Landhi Police Station on May 24, reports Daily Times.
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May - 24 
Deadlock was reported in the talks with militants for safe release of 31 abducted passengers. Sources said that TTP demanded PKR 60 million as ransom for release of 31 Turi tribesmen, who were abducted by them on March 26.
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Deadlock was reported in the talks with militants for safe release of 31 abducted passengers. Sources said that TTP demanded PKR 60 million as ransom for release of 31 Turi tribesmen, who were abducted by them on March 26.
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May - 24 
Pakistan on May 24 suspended a top commander, Commodore Raja Tahir, after the attack on Mehran naval base in Karachi by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, which killed 10 navy personnel and destroyed two spy planes in Karachi on May 22, repo
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Pakistan on May 24 suspended a top commander, Commodore Raja Tahir, after the attack on Mehran naval base in Karachi by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, which killed 10 navy personnel and destroyed two spy planes in Karachi on May 22, reports Indian Express. Sources said investigators believe a senior militant leader, Ilyas Kashmiri, had organized the plan as he was the mastermind of the deadly TTP attack on the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi in 2009.
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May - 24 
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 24 asserted that terrorists by creating uncertainty and chaos wanted to de-stabilise the country but they would never succeed in their indiscriminate aims, reports Daily Times. Talking to media upon his arriva
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on May 24 asserted that terrorists by creating uncertainty and chaos wanted to de-stabilise the country but they would never succeed in their indiscriminate aims, reports Daily Times. Talking to media upon his arrival at Pakistan Navy’s airbase PNS Mehran in Karachi, which was attacked by a group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) militants, the Prime Minister said that the terrorist attack on the naval facility was a point to ponder over for the entire nation. Gilani directed the authorities concerned to revisit, improve and upgrade the security of all the defence installations. “There is a need to upgrade the security measures keeping in view the intentions of terrorists,” he said. “Whatever possible action is required should be taken as the Government will extend all support in this behalf,” the premier affirmed.
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May - 24 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) militants, coming from Darra Adamkhel, set ablaze 15 houses in Jammu area in Frontier Region Kohat. The residents of the area had raised an armed lashkar (tribal militia) against TTP.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) militants, coming from Darra Adamkhel, set ablaze 15 houses in Jammu area in Frontier Region Kohat. The residents of the area had raised an armed lashkar (tribal militia) against TTP.
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May - 24 
Two dead bodies, identified as that of Abid Saleem and Mehrab Baloch, were found from Morgab area of Turbat District on May 24, reported Daily Times.
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Two dead bodies, identified as that of Abid Saleem and Mehrab Baloch, were found from Morgab area of Turbat District on May 24, reported Daily Times.
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May - 24 
Eight persons were injured when a clash broke out during the management committee meeting of the Khochadas Lower Secondary School in Ranganj Sinuwari in Sunsari District on May 24, reports Kantipuronline. The clash erupted between supporters of the M
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Eight persons were injured when a clash broke out during the management committee meeting of the Khochadas Lower Secondary School in Ranganj Sinuwari in Sunsari District on May 24, reports Kantipuronline. The clash erupted between supporters of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik (MJF-L) and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) after they had disagreement on the appointment of two new teachers under the women and general teacher relief quotas.
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May - 24 
A Court in Sylhet, on May 24, recorded the deposition of an officer of Islami Bank in the Explosives Case filed after the arrest of the then outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) ‘Chief’ Sheikh Abdur Rahman on March 2, 2006, reports Daily St
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A Court in Sylhet, on May 24, recorded the deposition of an officer of Islami Bank in the Explosives Case filed after the arrest of the then outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) ‘Chief’ Sheikh Abdur Rahman on March 2, 2006, reports Daily Star. However, Sheikh Rahman was later hanged in a case for murder of two judges in Jhalakathi District. Among the accused, current JMB ‘Chief’ Moulana Saidur Rahman, Sheikh Rahman's close aide Moyezul Islam Chowdhury alias Sona alias Hridoy, his wife Chameli Begum alias Sabina Yasmin, Sheikh's bodyguard Abdul Aziz alias Hanif and Sabbir Ahmed alias Dulal, were produced in the Court.
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May - 24 
A top leader of the militant outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Kumaran Pathmanathan apologised to India for V. Prabakaran's (the slain LTTE chief) “mistake” of killing the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, PTI reported on May 2
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A top leader of the militant outfit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Kumaran Pathmanathan apologised to India for V. Prabakaran's (the slain LTTE chief) “mistake” of killing the former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, PTI reported on May 24 In an interview to CNN—IBN Firstpost, Pathmanathan, who was treasurer of LTTE and its chief arms procurer, said: “I want to say to the Indian people and especially to the Gandhi family...I want to apologise for Prabakaran's mistake. Please forgive us. We beg you... Sorry for all this. We know the feelings of the son of Rajiv Gandhi....How father and daughter are attached.” He said that Tamils in Sri Lanka should be helped to live as humans as “they had already paid a high price.
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May - 24 
Quoting a Dutch media report, Colombo Page reported on May 24 that Dutch authorities investigating the financial network of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders in the Netherlands plan to interrogate former and current LTTE leaders in
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Quoting a Dutch media report, Colombo Page reported on May 24 that Dutch authorities investigating the financial network of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders in the Netherlands plan to interrogate former and current LTTE leaders in Sri Lanka and are in the process of seeking permission from the Sri Lankan authorities. A Radio Netherlands report said Dutch authorities are currently negotiating with Sri Lankan Attorney General Mohan Peiris to get permission to interrogate 13 witnesses in Sri Lanka including former and current LTTE leaders in June 2011. Reportedly the investigators also plan to interrogate Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP, the LTTE arms procurer currently detained by the Sri Lankan Government.
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May - 25 
‘Chairman’ of the Pro Talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa publicly sought forgiveness for the killing of 10 children and three women in a bomb blast in Dhemaji District on August 15, 2004, repo
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‘Chairman’ of the Pro Talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) ‘Chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa publicly sought forgiveness for the killing of 10 children and three women in a bomb blast in Dhemaji District on August 15, 2004, reports Assam Tribune. Rajkhowa, at a public meeting in Dhemaji town, where ‘foreign secretary’ Sasa Choudhury, ‘political advisor’ Bhimkanta Buragohain and ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka were also present asked for forgiveness from the families of the victims and the people.
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May - 25 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mohammad Ishaq Lone alias Munazil, was killed and a ‘district commander’, Habib Gujjar alias Abu Salman, was injured in an encounter with the Security forces (SFs) at Loharpura forests in Doda District,
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, identified as Mohammad Ishaq Lone alias Munazil, was killed and a ‘district commander’, Habib Gujjar alias Abu Salman, was injured in an encounter with the Security forces (SFs) at Loharpura forests in Doda District, bordering Keshwan forests of Kishtwar District on May 25, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs also arrested, Saima Bano (24), a female associate of Munazil, who was on the run along with Habib Gujjar since May 16, after the killing of a civilian Abdul Gani at Kuwath in Keshwan area for supporting a candidate in Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) polls. Recoveries included two Chinese grenades, two AK rifle magazines, 10 rounds of AK, one pouch, one dagger, batteries, diaries and incriminating documents of the LeT outfit.
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May - 25 
A low intensity explosion was reported outside the Delhi High Court in the afternoon on May 25, reports The Hindu. No one was injured in the incident. Police said it was too early to say who could be behind the explosion.
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A low intensity explosion was reported outside the Delhi High Court in the afternoon on May 25, reports The Hindu. No one was injured in the incident. Police said it was too early to say who could be behind the explosion.
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May - 25 
A Maoist ‘zonal commander’ was arrested from a hideout, reports Outlook India. Acting on a tip off, a Police team raided the hide out and arrested the Maoist. The arrested Maoist is wanted in connection with 24 cases in the District.
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A Maoist ‘zonal commander’ was arrested from a hideout, reports Outlook India. Acting on a tip off, a Police team raided the hide out and arrested the Maoist. The arrested Maoist is wanted in connection with 24 cases in the District.
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May - 25 
According to Daily Excelsior, Surankote and Bafliaz in Poonch District and Marmat in Doda District recorded over 80 per cent turnout in 11th phase of Panchayat elections held on May 25. Polling was disrupted for sometime in Zaingeer block of Baramull
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According to Daily Excelsior, Surankote and Bafliaz in Poonch District and Marmat in Doda District recorded over 80 per cent turnout in 11th phase of Panchayat elections held on May 25. Polling was disrupted for sometime in Zaingeer block of Baramulla District but SFs arrested the stone pelters. There were also reports of complete poll boycott in Dooru village in Baramulla District, native place of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani. It is learnt that nobody had stood up for elections from this village and no vote was cast there.
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May - 25 
According to Kashmir Times, the 11th phase of Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) polls in 10 blocks in the State will be held on May 25 (today).
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According to Kashmir Times, the 11th phase of Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) polls in 10 blocks in the State will be held on May 25 (today).
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May - 25 
An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with the SFs Shatigam Ganai Mohalla in Handwara of Kupwara District. Recoveries made included one AK rifle, two magazines, one wireless set and a GPS (Global Positioning System).
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An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with the SFs Shatigam Ganai Mohalla in Handwara of Kupwara District. Recoveries made included one AK rifle, two magazines, one wireless set and a GPS (Global Positioning System).
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May - 25 
Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) forces, including Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF), will undertake intelligence based operations along the borders of States affected by Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence in or
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Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) forces, including Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF), will undertake intelligence based operations along the borders of States affected by Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence in order to break the Maoists' "vital" network running from one state to another, reports DNA. "The central forces are now concentrating at inter-border operations because these are the locations where a huge movement of armed Naxal cadres is noticed. Operational success in terms of breaking the Maoist network and movement, is more here," an unnamed senior CPMF officer deployed in Chhattisgarh said. The officer added that the headquarters of the central forces in Delhi have also approved the step and have asked the combat units to undertake co-ordinated intelligence based operations at these locations.
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May - 25 
Chhattisgarh Police on May 25 said the lone Policeman, who had been missing since the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambush in Gariabandh area in Raipur District on May 23 was apparently safe, and he had contacted his family, reports Ti
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Chhattisgarh Police on May 25 said the lone Policeman, who had been missing since the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambush in Gariabandh area in Raipur District on May 23 was apparently safe, and he had contacted his family, reports Times of India. Top officials also told PTI that as per the primary investigation, ‘Military' unit of Maoists, which operates in Mainpur area of the State, as well as in the neighbouring Odisha, was involved in the ambush.
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May - 25 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah confirmed that 30 to 40 militants have entered into the State during recent infiltration attempts. Abdullah stated that the Intelligence agencies have confirmed the infiltration. He further commented, "There is no alterna
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah confirmed that 30 to 40 militants have entered into the State during recent infiltration attempts. Abdullah stated that the Intelligence agencies have confirmed the infiltration. He further commented, "There is no alternative to dialogue with Pakistan as war is not an option. Violence is not an option".
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May - 25 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are using innocent children and women as shields to escape during encounters with Security Forces, a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said on May 25. "Security forces should be mo
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are using innocent children and women as shields to escape during encounters with Security Forces, a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said on May 25. "Security forces should be more alert in their fight against Maoists as they are using children and women in villages as shields to escape (during encounters)," P. M. Nair, Additional Director General of CRPF, said.
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May - 25 
Following recent attack on a Pakistan Navy installation, BSF and Army has sounded an alert along the Districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
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Following recent attack on a Pakistan Navy installation, BSF and Army has sounded an alert along the Districts of Rajouri and Poonch.
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May - 25 
Fresh evidence in the form of e-mails emerged during the trial of the Pakistani-American Laskhar-e-Toiba(LeT) operative David Coleman Headley which showed that Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate played a key
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Fresh evidence in the form of e-mails emerged during the trial of the Pakistani-American Laskhar-e-Toiba(LeT) operative David Coleman Headley which showed that Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate played a key role in funding and organising the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11), The Hindu reports. According to reports Prosecutors in Chicago filed e-mail correspondence between Headley and a serving Pakistani intelligence officer he knew as Major Iqbal — documents which will add to the growing global concern over the ISI's links with terrorist groups. Further e-mail filed in the Chicago court, showed that ISI routed the funds through city businessman Tahawwur Rana.
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May - 25 
Headley said that there was a plot involving his handlers in ISI and LeT to assassinate Shiv Sena party Chief Bal Thackeray.
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Headley said that there was a plot involving his handlers in ISI and LeT to assassinate Shiv Sena party Chief Bal Thackeray.
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May - 25 
Intelligence inputs report that the Maoists under the leadership of central committee member Misir Besra alias Sunirmal alias Bhaskarji is planning attacks on Security Forces in Arki, Tamar, Bundu or Chowka blocks of the State, reports Times of India
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Intelligence inputs report that the Maoists under the leadership of central committee member Misir Besra alias Sunirmal alias Bhaskarji is planning attacks on Security Forces in Arki, Tamar, Bundu or Chowka blocks of the State, reports Times of India. Besra hailing from Pirtanda area of Giridih District has been recently spotted in the forests bordering Ranchi and Seraikela-Kharsawan Districts and is continuously trying to regroup Maoist activists of area and zonal committees for a major strike. Besra, escaped from Police custody from Lakhisarai District court on June 23, 2009.
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May - 25 
Kanglaonline reports that a Chinese made hand grenade was found near a pond at Konjengbam Leikai Pukhri Achouba Mapal in Imphal West District by a group of young boys who had come out to take bath in the pond on May 25. The grenade was later defused
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Kanglaonline reports that a Chinese made hand grenade was found near a pond at Konjengbam Leikai Pukhri Achouba Mapal in Imphal West District by a group of young boys who had come out to take bath in the pond on May 25. The grenade was later defused by the Security Forces (SFs).
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May - 25 
Police arrested a senior Maoist leader identified as Drikdeo Paswan alias Guerrilla, 'zonal commander' from Japla railway station in the Palamu District, when he was about to catch a train for Varanasi, reports PTI. Paswan was active since the mid-19
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Police arrested a senior Maoist leader identified as Drikdeo Paswan alias Guerrilla, 'zonal commander' from Japla railway station in the Palamu District, when he was about to catch a train for Varanasi, reports PTI. Paswan was active since the mid-1980s and was wanted in about 47 cases in the State, including in the killing of over a dozen Policemen in various Maoist incidents, he said. Paswan was also involved in the landmine blasts which had claimed the lives of Deputy Superintendent of Police G K Rai and Inspector Barun Kumar Rai in 2002 and seven Policemen including the Officer-in-Charge of Chhatarpur Police Station in Palamu District during the 2005 Assembly elections, Mathew claimed. Recently, he shifted base to Rohtas District of Bihar to strengthen the outfit.
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May - 25 
Security Force (SF) personnel engaged in anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation recovered 40 packets of liquid explosives, weighing 240 kilograms from a pit near Pachingi forests in Koraput District on May 25, reports The Hindu.
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Security Force (SF) personnel engaged in anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation recovered 40 packets of liquid explosives, weighing 240 kilograms from a pit near Pachingi forests in Koraput District on May 25, reports The Hindu. The explosive were stored there by the Maoists.
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May - 25 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze an excavator near Rauna village in Belaganj area in Gaya District on May 25, reports Sify.com. "The incident occurred near a river in Rauna village. The labourers and the machin
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze an excavator near Rauna village in Belaganj area in Gaya District on May 25, reports Sify.com. "The incident occurred near a river in Rauna village. The labourers and the machine owners had gone to eat food and when they returned they saw the machines were set on fire," said Tej Narayan Singh, Belaganj Police Station in-charge. Maoists had left a red cloth and a note claiming responsibility for the act.
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May - 25 
Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA), identified as Labin Baskey (20) and Samai Murmu (20), from the outfit’s camp at Balajan under Gossaigon Police Station in Kokrajhar Distri
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Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam (ACMA), identified as Labin Baskey (20) and Samai Murmu (20), from the outfit’s camp at Balajan under Gossaigon Police Station in Kokrajhar District on May 25.
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May - 25 
The Hindu reports that six vehicles, including three food grain-laden trucks, were set ablaze by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a busy State highway near Daltonganj in Palamu District in the night of May 25. Around
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The Hindu reports that six vehicles, including three food grain-laden trucks, were set ablaze by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on a busy State highway near Daltonganj in Palamu District in the night of May 25. Around 40 Maoists laced with fire-arms intercepted the vehicles, asked the drivers, cleaners and passengers to get down before setting them ablaze on Medininagar-Aurangabad Road under Chhatarpur Police Station. Palamau Superintendent of Police (SP) Anoop T. Mathew said the Maoist operation seemed to have been carried out in desperation, as a reaction to the arrest of a senior Maoist leader Drikdeo Paswan. “The rebels [Maoists] torched [set ablaze] as many as six vehicles carrying items like rice, mango etc. Another vehicle was partially burnt. This is a cowardly act,” the SP said, adding “Police action will continue,” adds Telegraph. The trucks laden with food grains were on its way to Palamu from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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May - 25 
The Hindu reports that the Pakistani-American national David Coleman Headley revealed that militants who perpetrated the terrorist attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) were guided on telephone by their Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) ha
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The Hindu reports that the Pakistani-American national David Coleman Headley revealed that militants who perpetrated the terrorist attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) were guided on telephone by their Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) handlers who were watching the carnage live on TV from Pakistan. This revelation came on May 25, during the testimony of Headley in a Chicago District Court on the third day of the trial. Headley told the court that his LeT handler Sajid Mir, who was in Karachi during the Mumbai attack, was in contact with the attackers via phone and he was watching TV coverage of the siege and seeing what was going on in India.
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May - 25 
Two Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) belonging to Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) surrendered along with weapons before the Police in Warangal on May 25, reports The Hindu. The duo, identified as, Jalli Mal
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Two Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) belonging to Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) surrendered along with weapons before the Police in Warangal on May 25, reports The Hindu. The duo, identified as, Jalli Mallesh alias Giri (26) and Lingala Varalaxmi alias Sravanti (20), were members of Pullanna dalam of CPI-ML-New Democracy and residents of Vutla village of Gudur area.
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May - 25 
A Balochistan Levies trooper, identified as Muhammad Akram, was shot dead in Mastung District while he was on his way to levies station from Mastung city.
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A Balochistan Levies trooper, identified as Muhammad Akram, was shot dead in Mastung District while he was on his way to levies station from Mastung city.
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May - 25 
A bullet-riddled body, identified as that of Jamal Khan, was found from Gazgi area in Khuzdar District on May 25 reports Daily Times.
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A bullet-riddled body, identified as that of Jamal Khan, was found from Gazgi area in Khuzdar District on May 25 reports Daily Times.
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May - 25 
Another dead body, found in Majdalo area in Gowargo tehsil (revenue unit) of Panjgur District was identified as that of Abdul Hameed Baloch who was picked up from a passenger coach on December 13, 2010, while he was heading to Panjgur from Quetta.
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Another dead body, found in Majdalo area in Gowargo tehsil (revenue unit) of Panjgur District was identified as that of Abdul Hameed Baloch who was picked up from a passenger coach on December 13, 2010, while he was heading to Panjgur from Quetta.
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May - 25 
Four persons were killed and 18 others received injuries in the Balishkhel area of Upper Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25 ahead of ceasefire agreement between the warring tribes of Shia and Sunni sects, reports Da
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Four persons were killed and 18 others received injuries in the Balishkhel area of Upper Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25 ahead of ceasefire agreement between the warring tribes of Shia and Sunni sects, reports Dawn. To bring an end to clashes in different areas of the Agency, the elders of Turi and Bangash tribes during a meeting with the political authorities and Frontier Corps (FC) officials in Parachinar agreed to take urgent steps for a truce and restoration of lasting peace in the volatile tribal region. The elders of six tribes of Ahle Sunnat had already declared a unilateral ceasefire in Sadda tehsil (revenue unit) on May 24.
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May - 25 
Nine persons were killed and over 39 got injured when militants drove a car packed with explosives into a Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police Station at University Road in Peshawar on May 25 (today), reports The Express Tribune. Senior Police
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Nine persons were killed and over 39 got injured when militants drove a car packed with explosives into a Crime Investigation Department (CID) Police Station at University Road in Peshawar on May 25 (today), reports The Express Tribune. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ijaz said, “It was a huge blast which completely destroyed the three-storey building,” he said, noting that there were usually 10 to 15 people present at that time in the Police Station. Police said the attack was carried out with a small truck containing at least 200-250 kilograms of explosives, and that body parts were hurled more than 300 metres (yards) away from the blast. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani (TTP) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, saying it was to avenge Osama bin Laden's death, adds The News.
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May - 25 
Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley who scouted targets for the attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) testified on May 25 about conversations he had with a Chicago based Pakistan born businessman Tahawwur Rana accused of h
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Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley who scouted targets for the attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) testified on May 25 about conversations he had with a Chicago based Pakistan born businessman Tahawwur Rana accused of helping the attackers and providing support to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a retired Pakistan military officer Abdur Rehman, known as ‘Pasha’, reports Express Tribune. Headley said that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and elements in Pakistan’s military coordinated with Lashkar and other Pakistan militants. Headley told the US District Court jury about secretly recorded telephone conversations he had with Rana and Pasha.
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May - 25 
The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) that met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House on May 25 evening resolved to crush terrorists with full might and vigour, reports Daily Times. The meeting
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The Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) that met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House on May 25 evening resolved to crush terrorists with full might and vigour, reports Daily Times. The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman, Services Chiefs and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General. The DCC reviewed the security situation arising out of terrorist attacks and issues relating to regional security and stability. The chief of naval staff and secretaries of defence, interior and foreign affairs briefed the DCC on the terrorist attack on PNS Mehran, internal security and regional situation. After in-depth discussions, it was decided that, coordinated efforts will be made to prevent and pre-empt acts of terrorism. It was decided that security, defence and law enforcement agencies would be authorised to use all means necessary to eliminate militants. The DCC expressed full confidence in the ability and the capacity of the armed forces and law enforcement and intelligence agencies in meeting all threats posed to the national security.
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May - 25 
The United States (US) Defence Secretary Robert Gates defended the US assistance for Pakistan on May 25 as he underscored the importance of continued engagement with the key regional country amid strains in the bilateral relationship, reports Daily T
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The United States (US) Defence Secretary Robert Gates defended the US assistance for Pakistan on May 25 as he underscored the importance of continued engagement with the key regional country amid strains in the bilateral relationship, reports Daily Times. “I do not think that the money that we have spent in Pakistan has been a waste. The reality is that Pakistan now has 140,000 troops on the border. Their actions in Swat and in South Waziristan have been helpful to us,” he said. Gates spoke as the two countries acknowledged differences since the May 2 unilateral action that took out al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from his hideout in Abbottabad. “Our relationship with Pakistan is not what we wish it were. There is, as the Pakistanis are fond of pointing out, a deficit of trust, in their view because the US has abandoned them on several occasions in the past; most recently, in 1990 and in 1989 after the Soviets left and then with the Pressler amendment,” the Defence Secretary explained during an interaction at the American Enterprise Institute.
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May - 25 
The United States (US) military on May 25 said that it plans to scale back the number of American troops in Pakistan after Islamabad made a formal request, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden, reports Dawn. There are more than 200 US
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The United States (US) military on May 25 said that it plans to scale back the number of American troops in Pakistan after Islamabad made a formal request, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden, reports Dawn. There are more than 200 US military personnel in Pakistan serving mostly as trainers as part of a long-running effort to counter al Qaeda and religious extremists. But the uneasy relationship between Pakistan and the United States has come under severe strain following a unilateral raid by US commandos that killed Osama bin Laden on May 2 in the Abbottabad.
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May - 25 
Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 25 said that the tenure of the CA which expires on May 28 should be extended for "one last time" after seeking apology from the people, reports N
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Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 25 said that the tenure of the CA which expires on May 28 should be extended for "one last time" after seeking apology from the people, reports Nepal News. Stating that there is a wrong impression among the people that the ongoing processes of constitution drafting and peace process has not seen any progress, Dahal said the fact that more than 250 disputed issues seen in constitution drafting has come down to a mere 21. The ability seen in political parties to effectively monitor the peace process after UNMIN's departure and Maoist People's Liberation Army coming under the jurisdiction of the Army Integration Special Committee has shown that there has definitely been notable achievements and progress in constitution drafting and peace process. He also declared that the lawmakers from his party will not take the salary and other allowances during the extended time period of CA and urged other political parties to follow suit.
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May - 25 
The Supreme Court (SC) on May 25 ruled out the extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) term, except during a state of emergency or any other special circumstances as per the doctrine of necessity, for six months or less, reports Himalayan Times. I
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The Supreme Court (SC) on May 25 ruled out the extension of the Constituent Assembly (CA) term, except during a state of emergency or any other special circumstances as per the doctrine of necessity, for six months or less, reports Himalayan Times. Issuing the final verdict, the SC stated that CA term cannot be extended repeatedly for an indefinite period. “Since the CA tenure cannot be extended for more than six months as per the restrictive clause of Article 64 of the Interim Constitution during state of emergency, it is wrong to extend the tenure for more than six months in normal situation,” the bench ruled. The bench also said the amendment to extend the CA tenure would be against the spirit of the Constitution and the popular will expressed in the election. “This will always be a matter of judicial review therefore the CA must focus on completing its main task of drafting the new Constitution as per the spirit of the Interim Constitution, and people’s expectation,” it added. The bench also overruled November 4, 2010 verdict issued by three-member-special bench which had allowed extension of CA tenure until promulgation of constitution. Amending the original provision of the Article 64, the CA tenure was extended by one year on May 28, 2010.
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May - 25 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), identified as Mohammad Abdus Salam (39) ‘secretary’ of Sylhet District unit and Mohammad Ashraful Islam (30) ‘secretary’ of Ishwardi sub-district un
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), identified as Mohammad Abdus Salam (39) ‘secretary’ of Sylhet District unit and Mohammad Ashraful Islam (30) ‘secretary’ of Ishwardi sub-district unit of Pabna District from Savar sub-district in Dhaka District on May 25, reports Daily Star.
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May - 26 
A woman Maoist identified as Sushama Majhi alias Shanti (20) was arrested from Dengama forest near Paniganda in Gajapati District during a combing operation on May 26, reports Times of India. Shanti is reportedly close to Maoist leaders Azad and Saby
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A woman Maoist identified as Sushama Majhi alias Shanti (20) was arrested from Dengama forest near Paniganda in Gajapati District during a combing operation on May 26, reports Times of India. Shanti is reportedly close to Maoist leaders Azad and Sabyasachi Panda. She was involved in six incidents of Maoist violence in Gajapati and Kandhamal Districts.
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May - 26 
An Over Ground Worker (OGW) of LeT, identified as Showkat Ahmad Khan allegedly involved in the murder of Hurriyat leader Sheikh Aziz on August 11, 2008, was arrested nearby Kansipora locality in Baramulla District.
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An Over Ground Worker (OGW) of LeT, identified as Showkat Ahmad Khan allegedly involved in the murder of Hurriyat leader Sheikh Aziz on August 11, 2008, was arrested nearby Kansipora locality in Baramulla District.
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May - 26 
Chhattisgarh and Odisha Police on May 26 decided to join hands against the growth of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the area bordering the two States, reports Daily Bhaskar. State Police plan to organise a meet with Odisha Police to
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Chhattisgarh and Odisha Police on May 26 decided to join hands against the growth of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the area bordering the two States, reports Daily Bhaskar. State Police plan to organise a meet with Odisha Police to discuss the course of action and mechanism to tackle the Maoists in the region. Police administration plans to concentrate on Amamora and Chipri plateau regions.
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May - 26 
Kanglaonline reports that a powerful bomb, believed to be a fired from a rocket launcher, exploded inside the complex of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown located at Sangaiparou under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West District on May 26.
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Kanglaonline reports that a powerful bomb, believed to be a fired from a rocket launcher, exploded inside the complex of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown located at Sangaiparou under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal West District on May 26.
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May - 26 
On the fourth day of the trial in Chicago in US, Mumbai terror attack (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) co-accused (along with the Pakistani- Canadian national Tahawwur Hussein Rana), Pakistani- American national David Coleman Headley on May 2
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On the fourth day of the trial in Chicago in US, Mumbai terror attack (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) co-accused (along with the Pakistani- Canadian national Tahawwur Hussein Rana), Pakistani- American national David Coleman Headley on May 26 testified that he had attended over 50 training sessions with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The Hindu. He confessed of having received espionage] training from the ISI. Other important details revealed by Headley were as follows: A Pakistani Navy man was present during discussions with his ISI handler Major Iqbal on landing sites and arrival of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists by sea. Sajid Mir, the LeT commander of transnational operations, had overall control of the tactical planning of the operation, and issued directions to the attackers using Internet and satellite phone links. He was instrumental in the decision that the assault team would fight until its members were killed, and personally ordered the execution of two hostages held at Mumbai's Chabad House. LeT ‘supreme commander’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed told the 10-member assault team, which attacked Mumbai in November 2008, that “being shot would feel like a pinprick, bloodstains would be like rose petals, and that angels would come down to take their souls.” Muzammil Bhat, a long-standing veteran of the LeT's operations in Jammu and Kashmir, was responsible for training the assault teams to the high standards needed to execute Mir's plans. Rana told co-accused Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, in a September 2009 conversation, that the nine LeT operatives, who died in the attack, deserved the Nishan-e-Haider — Pakistan's highest military honour. Headley and Rana also discussed plans for future operations during the conversation, which was being secretly recorded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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May - 26 
One person from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh was arrested by the Delhi Police on May 26 in connection with the low-intensity explosion outside the Delhi High Court, PTI reported. The arrestee has been identified as Gulfam. The Delhi Police team picked
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One person from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh was arrested by the Delhi Police on May 26 in connection with the low-intensity explosion outside the Delhi High Court, PTI reported. The arrestee has been identified as Gulfam. The Delhi Police team picked up Gulfam from a village in Pilkhuwa. , According to reports, the search for another absconding individual, Nafees is on.
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May - 26 
People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Oinam Dhiren alias Ranjan alias Birjiti, was arrested by SFs from the Imphal West District. A mobile was recovered from his possession
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Oinam Dhiren alias Ranjan alias Birjiti, was arrested by SFs from the Imphal West District. A mobile was recovered from his possession
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May - 26 
Samaylive reports that cadres the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) beat up employees and set ablaze road construction equipment, besides tractors of a private firm at Dihuri village in Aurangabad District in the night of May 26, Police so
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Samaylive reports that cadres the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) beat up employees and set ablaze road construction equipment, besides tractors of a private firm at Dihuri village in Aurangabad District in the night of May 26, Police sources said. Over 24 heavily-armed Maoists surrounded the office of the private firm, MBL Construction Company, held the supervisor and drivers captive, beat them up before burning the road construction equipment, the sources said. The Maoist attack was believed to have taken place as the firm did not heed the demand for extortion, the sources said.
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May - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Wahengbam Tabok Devi (28), Pukhrambam Samananda Singh (30) Pukhrambam Sangita Devi (27), from Bishnupur District on May 26, reports Kanglaonline.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three militants of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Wahengbam Tabok Devi (28), Pukhrambam Samananda Singh (30) Pukhrambam Sangita Devi (27), from Bishnupur District on May 26, reports Kanglaonline.
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May - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 26, killed two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants including a ‘divisional commander’ Qari Zubair in an encounter at Keller area of Shopian in Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 26, killed two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants including a ‘divisional commander’ Qari Zubair in an encounter at Keller area of Shopian in Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 26 
SFs recovered the body of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Shatigam Ganai village of Handwara in Kupwara District.
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SFs recovered the body of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Shatigam Ganai village of Handwara in Kupwara District.
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May - 26 
Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant from Merapani area in Golaghat District on May 26. The arrestee was identified as Palashjyoti Baruah. SFs recovered a 9mm pistol, bullets of AK-47
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Telegraph reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant from Merapani area in Golaghat District on May 26. The arrestee was identified as Palashjyoti Baruah. SFs recovered a 9mm pistol, bullets of AK-47 rifles, .22mm pistol, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), two mobile handsets and some incriminating documents with ULFA stamps from him.
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May - 26 
Ten militants belonging to different outfits surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in a formal surrender ceremony held at Inspector General Assam Rifles-South IGAR (S) complex, at Mantripukhri in Imphal West District, reports Sangai Express. The 1
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Ten militants belonging to different outfits surrendered before Security Forces (SFs) in a formal surrender ceremony held at Inspector General Assam Rifles-South IGAR (S) complex, at Mantripukhri in Imphal West District, reports Sangai Express. The 10 militants who surrendered with arms and ammunition, include one each from the banned outfits United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People's Liberation Army (PLA), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), two of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and five militants from United Naga People's Council (UNPC). The arrestees were identified as Ningthemo alias Inao Khomjinba alias Kaijadaba surrendered one Lethode and one Lethode ammunition, Ningthoukhongjam Ibotomba alias Konthou (18) surrendered one M-16 with one magazine and 20 live rounds, Thangboi alias Roben alias Timothy (27) surrendered one Ak-56 with magazine and 30 live rounds, BL Arjun alias Sachingba (26) surrendered one AK-56 with one magazine and 30 live rounds, BL Sangak alias Sachui (19) surrendered one M-22 with one magazine and 30 live rounds, Samphangni alias Achan surrendered one AK-47 with one magazine and 15 live rounds, Ningreisem alias Thangrei surrendered one pistol with one magazine and five live rounds, Wisdom alias Sauthang surrendered one Radio set Kenwood, Sumarjit Meitei alias Apike surrendered one AK-47 with magazine and 10 live rounds and Angom Nanao alias Pishak surrendered one 9 mm pistol with 9 live rounds.
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May - 26 
The new chief VD Misra of State's Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] operation cell, said that he was ready to face the challenge. He was recently promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police, Times of India reports on May 27. "I had worked
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The new chief VD Misra of State's Naxal [Left Wing Extremism] operation cell, said that he was ready to face the challenge. He was recently promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police, Times of India reports on May 27. "I had worked in the Naxal operation cell in 2004. So the Naxal issue is not new to me. I had also worked with the Gadchiroli Police as a young officer," said Misra. He added, "I had worked in the sensitive District as Additional Superintendent of Police when there were no sophisticated arms and weapons."
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May - 26 
The South Eastern Railway (SER) authorities issued a bulletin on May 26, extending the ban on movement of night trains on Kharagpur-Tata, Chakradharpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra sections till June 2.
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The South Eastern Railway (SER) authorities issued a bulletin on May 26, extending the ban on movement of night trains on Kharagpur-Tata, Chakradharpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra sections till June 2.
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May - 26 
Two militant outfits accused the Government of India of giving “preferential treatment” to the Pro Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) and demanded that the laws should be equal for all, reports Assam Tribune. Highly placed off
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Two militant outfits accused the Government of India of giving “preferential treatment” to the Pro Talk Faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) and demanded that the laws should be equal for all, reports Assam Tribune. Highly placed official sources said that the Pro-Talk Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) recently sent a letter to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh alleging that same rules were not applied in case of all the militant outfits of the region. Sources said that another militant outfit Black Widow also echoed similar sentiments in a letter to the Government of India.
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May - 26 
United Jehad Council chairman and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’, Syed Salahuddin stated that ongoing Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) polls are means for local self- governance and that militants will not target panches (
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United Jehad Council chairman and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’, Syed Salahuddin stated that ongoing Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) polls are means for local self- governance and that militants will not target panches (member of Panchayat) and sarpanches (head of Panchayat), reports Kashmir Times. He further commented, “We did not call for boycott of Panchayat polls as these are for local self-arrangements and are different from assembly elections. You don’t have to take oath under Indian constitution in Panchayat polls.”
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May - 26 
A suicide bomber blew up a car laden with explosives at a checkpoint close to the Hangu Police Station and Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Office in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 26 evening, killing 32 persons and injuring 60 others, reports Daily Ti
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A suicide bomber blew up a car laden with explosives at a checkpoint close to the Hangu Police Station and Hangu District Police Officer (DPO) Office in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 26 evening, killing 32 persons and injuring 60 others, reports Daily Times. A double-cabin pickup packed with explosives was detonated at a barrier outside the Hangu Police Station on Hangu-Thall Road, creating a 10-foot long and foot-deep crater, said a Senior Police Official. Regional Police spokesman Fazal Naeem feared most of those killed were policemen, and predicted that the toll would rise, because there were offices and residences of senior police and administration officials near the attack site. Kohat division Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Masood Khan Afridi said that “the bomber blew up the car at a checkpost near the Hangu Police Station”. He said 400 to 450 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the attack. “The destruction due to the blast is beyond imagination,” he added. “The buildings housing the Police Station, DPO office and nearby residence of the DPO were partially damaged but at least 15 shops, including a tea house and a restaurant, are completely razed,” the DIG said, adding, “The death toll has now risen to 32.”
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May - 26 
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on May 26 accused India of supplying anti-aircraft missiles, rocket launchers and mortars to insurgents in Balochistan, reports Times of India. Cornered during a BBC TV interview over alleged Pakistani compl
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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on May 26 accused India of supplying anti-aircraft missiles, rocket launchers and mortars to insurgents in Balochistan, reports Times of India. Cornered during a BBC TV interview over alleged Pakistani complicity in Osama bin Laden’s hiding at Abbottabad, Musharraf brazenly charged India with fomenting trouble in Balochistan to wriggle out of a difficult position. He said that “Do you know we caught five truckloads of weapons very recently, just about two months back. Five truckloads of anti-aircraft missiles, rocket launchers, mortars. Now, who brought these five trucks? Who gave these? Americans or the Afghanistan government? No sir. India gave them. And we know it."
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May - 26 
Four persons were killed and five others injured during a clash between a lashkar (tribal militia) of Zaka Khel tribesmen and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Agency (FATA) on May 26, reports Dail
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Four persons were killed and five others injured during a clash between a lashkar (tribal militia) of Zaka Khel tribesmen and Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Agency (FATA) on May 26, reports Daily Times. Sources said that number of casualties might increase as the fierce gunbattle, which started when tribesmen tried to take control of the LI’s trenches at Narray Baba, still continued between the two rivals. Identification of those killed and their links to either group could not be ascertained.
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May - 26 
Pakistan has agreed to permit the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to send in a forensic team to search Osama bin Laden’s compound, the Washington Post reported on May 26, citing US officials. The CIA team will arrive at the compound in Abbottabad w
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Pakistan has agreed to permit the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to send in a forensic team to search Osama bin Laden’s compound, the Washington Post reported on May 26, citing US officials. The CIA team will arrive at the compound in Abbottabad within days to thoroughly search the residence where US Navy commandos killed bin Laden on May 2 in a unilateral raid that angered Islamabad, the report said. “The assault team was there for only 40 minutes,” an unnamed US official told Washington Post. “The aim is to return to the site - to do another, more thorough, look.” The CIA plans to use infrared cameras and other devices capable of identifying materials possibly embedded behind walls, inside safes or underground, the Washington Post reported.
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May - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fired a mortar shell at a military checkpoint near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency but there were no casualties.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fired a mortar shell at a military checkpoint near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency but there were no casualties.
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May - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 26 vowed to continue attacks against Pakistan, even if the US leaves Afghanistan, till the implementation of the Islamic system in the country, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to the BBC, the spokesperson
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 26 vowed to continue attacks against Pakistan, even if the US leaves Afghanistan, till the implementation of the Islamic system in the country, reports The Express Tribune. Talking to the BBC, the spokesperson for the TTP in Mohmand Agency Sajjad Mohmand, warned of strikes on high-value targets at an even larger scale to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden. He said that TTP attackers are not only limited to tribal areas they have also spread across Pakistan and the world.
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May - 26 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan claims the responsibility for the attack. “We accept responsibility for this attack. Soon you will see bigger attacks. Revenge for Osama can’t be satisfied just with small attacks,” he adde
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan claims the responsibility for the attack. “We accept responsibility for this attack. Soon you will see bigger attacks. Revenge for Osama can’t be satisfied just with small attacks,” he added.
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May - 26 
The Hizbul Mujahideen ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin on May 26 said that Pakistan still supports militants in Kashmir despite its internal security problems, reports Times of India. In an interview with a local news agency, Salahuddin said, "Ou
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The Hizbul Mujahideen ‘supreme commander’ Syed Salahuddin on May 26 said that Pakistan still supports militants in Kashmir despite its internal security problems, reports Times of India. In an interview with a local news agency, Salahuddin said, "Our Mujahideen can come and go at their own will. There is no question that the army can stop us. And we have hundreds of training camps in the state where we recruit and train the Mujahideen." The Hizbul commander added that till the Kashmir issue is unresolved, Pakistan can never consider itself safe.
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May - 26 
The Indian high commission in London rubbished Musharraf's allegations, saying they were "totally baseless".
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The Indian high commission in London rubbished Musharraf's allegations, saying they were "totally baseless".
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May - 26 
The US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Robert Blake rubbished the Pakistan’s claim of Indian involvement in Balochistan, adding that the separatist movement in Balochistan is fuelled by the country's domestic policies and not
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The US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Robert Blake rubbished the Pakistan’s claim of Indian involvement in Balochistan, adding that the separatist movement in Balochistan is fuelled by the country's domestic policies and not India. "I don't think that the existence of a terrorist or a separatist movement in Balochistan is fuelled by Indian financing or anything like that," Robert Blake added. "I think it's fuelled by domestic issues that are internal to Pakistan," Blake said in his interaction with Defense Writers Group in Washington.
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May - 26 
TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told Wall Street Journal that they have no plans to attack nuclear arsenal. A larger assault by the TTP on Mehran naval base in Karachi renewed fears that Pakistan’s sizable nuclear arsenal could be vulnerable. Ehsanull
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TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told Wall Street Journal that they have no plans to attack nuclear arsenal. A larger assault by the TTP on Mehran naval base in Karachi renewed fears that Pakistan’s sizable nuclear arsenal could be vulnerable. Ehsanullah Ehsan dismissed those concerns as America’s “excuse” to pressure Pakistan’s Government into fighting the TTP, who he portrayed as the country’s true protectors. “Pakistan is the only Muslim nuclear power state,” Ehsan said in a telephonic interview, adding that the TTP had no intention of changing that fact. He mocked Pakistan’s willingness to work with the US, saying, “Isn’t it a shame for us to have the Islamic bomb, and even then we are bowing down to the pressures of America.”
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May - 26 
Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline supplying natural gas to a purification plant in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District on May 26, reports Daily Times. As per reports, an explosive device was planted along a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline by un
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Unidentified militants blew up a pipeline supplying natural gas to a purification plant in Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti District on May 26, reports Daily Times. As per reports, an explosive device was planted along a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline by unidentified militants. The explosion also resulted in suspension of gas supply from well numbers 15 and 17 to a gas purification plant in Pir Koh area.
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May - 26 
Working with Pakistan is a strategic necessity for the United States, even as Washington presses Islamabad to act more decisively on counter-terrorism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 26, reports Daily Times. Pakistan had been a goo
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Working with Pakistan is a strategic necessity for the United States, even as Washington presses Islamabad to act more decisively on counter-terrorism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on May 26, reports Daily Times. Pakistan had been a good partner in international efforts to fight terrorism, she said, despite anger in the US over the discovery that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been living there for years before US commandos killed him in a May 2 raid. “We do have a set of expectations that we are looking for the Pakistani government to meet, but I want to underscore in conclusion it is not as though they have been on the sidelines. It is in our national security interests to have a comprehensive long-term security partnership with Pakistan,” Clinton told a news conference in Paris.
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May - 26 
The 10 fringe parties having representation in the Constitution Assembly (CA) on May 26 concluded that the CA’s tenure should be extended only after coming up with a clear road map for constitution drafting and completing the ongoing peace process, r
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The 10 fringe parties having representation in the Constitution Assembly (CA) on May 26 concluded that the CA’s tenure should be extended only after coming up with a clear road map for constitution drafting and completing the ongoing peace process, reports Nepal News. Stating that the country may slide to anarchy and violence and the people will be deprived of the opportunity to write their own constitution if the CA’s term is not extended again, the fringe parties stressed on the need to extend CA’s term. They also urged the major political parties to do their utmost in regards to peace process and constitution drafting in the two days that remain for the CA’s deadline to expire.
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May - 26 
United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) made it clear that they can't agree on the term extension of the CA unless there is a strong basis for timely constitution drafting and completion of the peace process. Stating that it would be meaningless to e
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United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) made it clear that they can't agree on the term extension of the CA unless there is a strong basis for timely constitution drafting and completion of the peace process. Stating that it would be meaningless to extend the tenure of CA unless there is a "national consensus" on vital issues concerning statute drafting and peace process, UDMF concluded that the CA's term can be extended only after guaranteeing peace and timely constitution drafting. A meeting of UDMF -- which constitutes three Madhesh based parties Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP), Sadbhawana Party (SP), Madheshi Janadhikar Forum - Democratic held in Kathmandu also stressed on the need to transfer the Maoist weapons to Government control to form a strong basis for the completion of the peace process. The meeting also reiterated its earlier stance on the need for Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal to step down to pave the way for a new national unity Government.
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May - 26 
RAB neutralised a HuJI-B hideout at Kalma of Ashulia, in Dhaka District on May 26 and recovered 16 handmade bombs, 24 cocktails and a hoard of bomb-making chemicals.
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RAB neutralised a HuJI-B hideout at Kalma of Ashulia, in Dhaka District on May 26 and recovered 16 handmade bombs, 24 cocktails and a hoard of bomb-making chemicals.
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May - 26 
The Investigation Officer of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said in Metropolitan Court that acting ‘chief of’ HuJI-B Abdul Hannan Sabbir and his accomplices attempted to kill Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina and her party leaders be
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The Investigation Officer of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said in Metropolitan Court that acting ‘chief of’ HuJI-B Abdul Hannan Sabbir and his accomplices attempted to kill Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina and her party leaders before the 21 August grenade attacks in 2004.
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May - 27 
A Maoist cadre, identified as Lalit Biusika, was arrested by SFs during combing operation in Chandrapur block (administrative division) of Rayagada District. A country-made gun, Maoist posters and banners were recovered from him. According to the Pol
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A Maoist cadre, identified as Lalit Biusika, was arrested by SFs during combing operation in Chandrapur block (administrative division) of Rayagada District. A country-made gun, Maoist posters and banners were recovered from him. According to the Police he was involved in the murder of a head constable of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Tek Chand at Hanumanthpur of Chandrapur block on December 30, 2010. A trooper of the Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) was also injured in the attack. Lalit was also involved in the attack on the Chandrapur Police Station.
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May - 27 
According to Kashmir Times, State Police and SFs, on advice of State Government, placed chairmen of both factions of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mo
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According to Kashmir Times, State Police and SFs, on advice of State Government, placed chairmen of both factions of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, Javid Ahmad Mir, Professor Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Zaffar Akbar Bhat and other leaders under house arrest and prevented them from carrying out their programmes.
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May - 27 
Admitting his involvement in the killing of Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, surrendered Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Dunna Keshav Rao alias Azad on May 27 said that the decision to eliminate hi
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Admitting his involvement in the killing of Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, surrendered Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Dunna Keshav Rao alias Azad on May 27 said that the decision to eliminate him was taken by the top leadership of the CPI-Maoist. “The decision to kill Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was taken at a higher level. We only executed it,” revealed Azad
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May - 27 
Ahead of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to India, Germany on May 27 asked Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Army to come clean over the issue of support network for Osama bin Laden who was recently killed by the US in Abbottab
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Ahead of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to India, Germany on May 27 asked Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Army to come clean over the issue of support network for Osama bin Laden who was recently killed by the US in Abbottabad, reports Times of India. Merkel will arrive in Delhi on May 31 for a day-long working visit and hold the first India-Germany strategic dialogue with PM Manmohan Singh. "It is important that the Pakistani government comes clean in order to dispel doubts about possible role of Pakistani Army and its secret services in supporting Bin Laden and other terrorist outfits," German Ambassador to India Thomas Matussek said while briefing reporters about Merkel's visit. Matussek, however, said the international community was faced with a very tricky situation in Pakistan and suggested that it may not be prudent to tighten the screws further on the country. "In foreign policy, one has to decide if shouting from the rooftop is going to help. However, we can't turn a blind eye, or can't even be seen as turning a blind eye, to what is going on," he added, as he reminded that Pakistan too was a victim of terror.
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May - 27 
An anti-tank mine was defused by SFs at Kolhapur near Basantar in Ramgarh of Samba District.
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An anti-tank mine was defused by SFs at Kolhapur near Basantar in Ramgarh of Samba District.
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May - 27 
Daily Bhaskar reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit areas in the State will soon have Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Skills Development Centres. Chief Minister Raman Singh had demanded the seven ITIs. The Central
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Daily Bhaskar reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit areas in the State will soon have Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Skills Development Centres. Chief Minister Raman Singh had demanded the seven ITIs. The Central Government has now approved of the institutions in the State. At least INR 309.8 million will be spent on the project of building these centres across the State.
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May - 27 
Daily Excelsior, reports that Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, criticized the APHC leaders for calling strikes during summer and questioned their motive in getting more restive during peak of tourism season. Meanwhile, some people took to streets in so
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Daily Excelsior, reports that Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, criticized the APHC leaders for calling strikes during summer and questioned their motive in getting more restive during peak of tourism season. Meanwhile, some people took to streets in some of the areas of downtown Srinagar city and pelted stones on Police and SFs against the Government decision to put the Hurriyat chairman under house arrest. The protesters resorted to stone pelting and it was retaliated by cane charge by Police and SFs.
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May - 27 
During the trial of Tahawwur Hussein Rana, the Pakistani-Canadian national accused of involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11), his accomplice and co-accused, David Coleman Headley testified that Pakistani
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During the trial of Tahawwur Hussein Rana, the Pakistani-Canadian national accused of involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11), his accomplice and co-accused, David Coleman Headley testified that Pakistani Navy, at the behest of the Pakistan intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) had trained the 26/11 terrorists, Times of India reports. Highly placed Government officials said this was extremely significant in the light of intelligence inputs from Indian agencies in September 2006 that ISI was facilitating training of close to 150 LeT operatives in sea guerrilla warfare.
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May - 27 
France has assured India it has for now put on hold supply of "heavy" military hardware to Pakistan, in the backdrop of concerns over the huge amounts of arms Pakistan is getting from the West in the name of the so-called global war on terrorism, rep
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France has assured India it has for now put on hold supply of "heavy" military hardware to Pakistan, in the backdrop of concerns over the huge amounts of arms Pakistan is getting from the West in the name of the so-called global war on terrorism, reports Times of India. France also made it clear that Pakistan needs to explain the questions which have arisen from Osama bin Laden's killing in the garrison town of Abbottabad, where he had been living for long under the very nose of the Pakistan Army. France, however, has supplied several major weapon systems to Pakistan, including the Agosta-90B submarines, in the past. Side-stepping questions on whether France was now reviewing this policy, Longuet said, "We are awaiting certain clarifications from Pakistan." "After the death of Osama, Pakistan should be given an opportunity to explain its position vis-a-vis terrorism," he said, adding that "terror cannot be a weapon of anybody or any government" on being asked about reports detailing ISI's role in the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai.
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May - 27 
In the wake of Osama bin Laden's killing and the ongoing trial of Tahawwur Rana in Chicago, a secretive wing of the ISI has come under fresh scrutiny. According to reports, the ISI's involvement and planning for Mumbai attacks would have been handled
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In the wake of Osama bin Laden's killing and the ongoing trial of Tahawwur Rana in Chicago, a secretive wing of the ISI has come under fresh scrutiny. According to reports, the ISI's involvement and planning for Mumbai attacks would have been handled by the S Wing. ISI coordinates all its work with terrorist groups through S Wing, a secretive, powerful and probably dispersed network that includes a number of retired military personnel. The S Wing may have "hundreds of retired military officers and terror leaders" on its rolls, said a senior official. "All that we know about ISI may not fully explain this monster," he said of ISI and its S Wing.
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May - 27 
Militants barged into the house of Ghulam Rasool Mir at village Bawan, Zachaldara in Handwara area of Kupwara District in the night of May 27 and killed him along with his son Manzoor Ahmad Mir, a Government teacher, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Militants barged into the house of Ghulam Rasool Mir at village Bawan, Zachaldara in Handwara area of Kupwara District in the night of May 27 and killed him along with his son Manzoor Ahmad Mir, a Government teacher, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 27 
Nagaland Post reports that Customs officials seized a huge consignment of explosives from inter-state bus terminal at Polo Grounds in Shillong on May 27. The consignment - 374 pieces of gelatine stick, 800 pieces of detonator, 500 metres of fuse wire
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Nagaland Post reports that Customs officials seized a huge consignment of explosives from inter-state bus terminal at Polo Grounds in Shillong on May 27. The consignment - 374 pieces of gelatine stick, 800 pieces of detonator, 500 metres of fuse wire - were meant to smuggle out to Myanmar from Nagaland.
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May - 27 
Omar Abdullah said, "There is credible information to suggest that there have been successful attempts at infiltration last month”, reports NDTV.com. According to inputs, there are 42 training camps for militants across the LoC and a total of 250 to
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Omar Abdullah said, "There is credible information to suggest that there have been successful attempts at infiltration last month”, reports NDTV.com. According to inputs, there are 42 training camps for militants across the LoC and a total of 250 to 400 trained militants at the launching pads waiting for infiltration.
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May - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a hideout of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit and recovered a cache of ammunition and explosive material in Bhalna area of Keshwan forest belt of Kishtwar District. The hideout was used by the LeT ‘district commander’ Ha
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a hideout of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit and recovered a cache of ammunition and explosive material in Bhalna area of Keshwan forest belt of Kishtwar District. The hideout was used by the LeT ‘district commander’ Habib Gujjar alias Salman, official sources said. Recoveries made from the hideout included one Chinese origin grenade, 140 rounds of AK-47, three blankets, one bed sheet, three glasses, two cooking utensils and a jerricane filled with water.
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May - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Pillan Wali area of Poonch District on March 27, reports Kashmir Times. The recovery included one AK 47, one AK 56, AK Ammunition (732 rounds), one PIKA Spare Barrel, seven AK maga
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Pillan Wali area of Poonch District on March 27, reports Kashmir Times. The recovery included one AK 47, one AK 56, AK Ammunition (732 rounds), one PIKA Spare Barrel, seven AK magazines, 199 rounds of Ammunition 9-mm, one Bayonet (with Scabbard), six (destroyed) Under barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), one Unserviceable (without antenna) Radio set ICOM and 258 rounds of PIKA ammunition.
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May - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered huge quantity of explosives in Saikot area of Churachandpur District on May 27. SFs recovered 195 Gellatin sticks, 900 detonators and 40 meters of cortex.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered huge quantity of explosives in Saikot area of Churachandpur District on May 27. SFs recovered 195 Gellatin sticks, 900 detonators and 40 meters of cortex.
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May - 27 
SFs detected and defused an IED planted by suspected militants at a village in Ponda on Doda-Bharat road in Doda District.
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SFs detected and defused an IED planted by suspected militants at a village in Ponda on Doda-Bharat road in Doda District.
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May - 27 
The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major infiltration attempt by a group of four militants on the International Border (IB) at Chak Majra Border Out Post (BOP) in Ramgarh sector of Samba District. After about half an hour resistance, the milita
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The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major infiltration attempt by a group of four militants on the International Border (IB) at Chak Majra Border Out Post (BOP) in Ramgarh sector of Samba District. After about half an hour resistance, the militants escaped back to Pakistan due to heavy presence of the BSF. It has been observed during the abortive intrusion bids that the militants planted Impoverished Explosive Devices (IEDs) along the IB as well as the Line of Control (LoC) to cause casualties among the SFs during patrolling.
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May - 27 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons, branding them to be Police informers in two separate incidents in Nuapada District bordering Chhattisgarh in the night of May 27. The victims we
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed two persons, branding them to be Police informers in two separate incidents in Nuapada District bordering Chhattisgarh in the night of May 27. The victims were identified as Nageswar Majhi (28) of Koten village and Parsuram Majhi (30) of Jalamibadar village. According to the Police a group of Maoists reached their village and the victims were dragged out of their homes. They were assaulted to death in front of villagers who were forced to gather up and witness the gruesome act. Maoists also left posters at the spot of killing, in which they have warned that such killings will continue if Security Forces (SFs) did not stop anti-naxal operations and combing in Maoist-affected areas.
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May - 27 
Two foreign militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Omais and Qari Anas, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Nowpora Kalan of Sopore in Baramulla District on May 27, reports Daily Excelsior. However, another militant m
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Two foreign militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Omais and Qari Anas, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Nowpora Kalan of Sopore in Baramulla District on May 27, reports Daily Excelsior. However, another militant managed to escape.
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May - 27 
Two surrendered members of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) identified as Salmar R Marak and Mury R Marak were arrested by Security Forces from Nongchram village in West Khasi Hills District on May 27 on charges of involvement in extortion
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Two surrendered members of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) identified as Salmar R Marak and Mury R Marak were arrested by Security Forces from Nongchram village in West Khasi Hills District on May 27 on charges of involvement in extortion in the coal belts of Shallang in West Khasi Hills District. An AK 47 rifle and magazines were recovered from their possession.
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May - 27 
Union Home minister P Chidambaram on May 27 said that Pakistan, was "global epicentre of terrorism", which was promoting terror infrastructure as "state policy" against India, according to The Hindu. , "It is a truism to say that India lives in perha
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Union Home minister P Chidambaram on May 27 said that Pakistan, was "global epicentre of terrorism", which was promoting terror infrastructure as "state policy" against India, according to The Hindu. , "It is a truism to say that India lives in perhaps the most difficult neighbourhood in the world. The global epicentre of terrorism is in our immediate western neighbourhood" Chidambaram added.
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May - 27 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and the visiting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, committed their Governments to comprehensive sharing of information on the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and the visiting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, committed their Governments to comprehensive sharing of information on the Mumbai terror attacks (November 26, 2008, also known as 26/11) on May 27 in New Delhi reports PTI. Napolitano said that the U.S. had given India “full access” to David Coleman Headley, the U.S.-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative of Pakistani origin who played a key role in the Mumbai attacks. Referring to the threat posed by the Pakistan based militant outfit LeT she said, “I think, in my judgment, the LeT ranks right up there in the al-Qaeda and related groups as terrorist organisations, one that seeks to harm people and takes innocent lives. Our perspective, the U.S. perspective, is LeT is very, very, I do not want to say, important as that gives it too much credibility, but an organisation that is of the same ranking as al-Qaeda-related groups.”
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May - 27 
Another body was recovered from Saryab area of Quetta. However, identity of the victim could not be ascertained.
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Another body was recovered from Saryab area of Quetta. However, identity of the victim could not be ascertained.
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May - 27 
At least 23 militants were killed when the Army fighter jets pounded militants’ hideouts in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27, reports Dawn. Air strikes were carried out in Mamozai, Akhonkot and Bilr
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At least 23 militants were killed when the Army fighter jets pounded militants’ hideouts in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27, reports Dawn. Air strikes were carried out in Mamozai, Akhonkot and Bilras areas in upper tehsil (revenue unit) of Orakzai Agency. However, the claim about casualties could not be verified from independent sources. Warplanes also hit targets in central tehsil of Kurram Agency.
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May - 27 
Former President Pervez Musharraf during an interview with Time magazine on March 27 admitted that Pakistan is a “very dangerous” country, reports The Hindu. “It is very dangerous, yes, I will have to admit,” Pervez Musharraf adds. The most dangerous
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Former President Pervez Musharraf during an interview with Time magazine on March 27 admitted that Pakistan is a “very dangerous” country, reports The Hindu. “It is very dangerous, yes, I will have to admit,” Pervez Musharraf adds. The most dangerous country is Afghanistan, according to Pervez Musharraf, who is now living in exile in London and is planning to return home to run for the President which he left in 2008. Being asked, which is more of a threat to Pakistan, extremism or India he said that “At the moment, its extremism and terrorism. But you can't compare. Let's not think this is a permanent situation”. “The orientation of 90 per cent of Indian troops is against Pakistan. We cannot ever ignore India, which poses an existential threat to Pakistan.” On nuclear arsenal, “...Yes, we have nuclear weapons, and we are proud of it. Nuclear weapons are the pride of every man, woman and child walking in the streets of Pakistan. Why are we nuclear? Because of India”, he added further.
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May - 27 
Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence of the country's military and intelligence officials knew that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a heavily-fortified compound near the Abbottabad military academy. ''The US had absolutely no evidence that anyone
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Hillary Clinton said there was no evidence of the country's military and intelligence officials knew that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a heavily-fortified compound near the Abbottabad military academy. ''The US had absolutely no evidence that anyone at the highest level of the Pakistani government knew the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden,'' she said. Pakistani leaders, she said, had assured a probe on how bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan , adding that she would return to Washington ever more '' committed' ' to the US-Pak relationship.
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May - 27 
Osama bin Laden and his top aides had discussed making a deal with Pakistan in which al Qaeda would refrain from attacking the country in exchange for protection inside the country, New York Times reported on May 27 quoting unnamed US officials. Docu
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Osama bin Laden and his top aides had discussed making a deal with Pakistan in which al Qaeda would refrain from attacking the country in exchange for protection inside the country, New York Times reported on May 27 quoting unnamed US officials. Documents seized from the slain al Qaeda ‘chief’s Abbottabad hideout include messages between Osama bin Laden and his top operations chief over the past year which provide the first suggestion that bin Laden considered Pakistan's Government amenable to a bargain. The paper said that such a bargain was to ensure the safety of top al Qaeda leaders. The officials emphasised that they had found no evidence that such a proposal, which one American official said was in the "discussion phase," was ever raised with Pakistani military or intelligence operatives.
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May - 27 
Pakistan’s sovereignty is the top priority of the elected Government and the allies must respect its mandate, said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdaus Ashiq Awan while briefing reporters on the federal cabinet’s meeting on Ma
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Pakistan’s sovereignty is the top priority of the elected Government and the allies must respect its mandate, said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdaus Ashiq Awan while briefing reporters on the federal cabinet’s meeting on May 27, reports Daily Times.
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May - 27 
Security agencies arrested six militants from Sindh and Punjab Districts on May 27 in connection with May 22 terrorist attack on PNS Mehran airbase in Karachi, reports Dawn. Five of the suspects were arrested from Shah Faisal and Model colonies of Ka
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Security agencies arrested six militants from Sindh and Punjab Districts on May 27 in connection with May 22 terrorist attack on PNS Mehran airbase in Karachi, reports Dawn. Five of the suspects were arrested from Shah Faisal and Model colonies of Karachi and the sixth identified as Qari Qaiser was arrested from a seminary in Chak 363-GB on Sattiana Road in Faisalabad District of Punjab province. Qaiser was arrested for his alleged links with terrorists who attacked the naval base. However, the Police did not confirm the arrest and said no Policeman took part in the raid.
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May - 27 
The chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman, once considered close to radical militants groups but now hunted by them, has been asked by the authorities to cut down his public appearances for his own safety, Times of India re
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The chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman, once considered close to radical militants groups but now hunted by them, has been asked by the authorities to cut down his public appearances for his own safety, Times of India reports quoting The Express Tribune. Maulana Fazlur has been warned by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) of an imminent threat to his life. Rehman has recently escaped two back-to-back attempts on his life in his home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Based on credible intelligence reports, the NACTA has conveyed to Rehman that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al Qaeda might target him.
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May - 27 
The death toll in the car bomb explosion in Hangu of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 39 as seven more bodies were recovered from the debris of the destroyed buildings on May 27, reports Daily Times. The number of the injured has reached 56. The buildings
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The death toll in the car bomb explosion in Hangu of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 39 as seven more bodies were recovered from the debris of the destroyed buildings on May 27, reports Daily Times. The number of the injured has reached 56. The buildings destroyed in the explosion, included District courts, offices of Works and Services Department, District Coordination Office (DCO), a Police Station, National Bank of Pakistan, a press club, a telecom company’s office, a hotel and 30 shops.
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May - 27 
The United Sates (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on May 27 said that the US was more committed to Pakistan after the Osama bin laden crisis, but asked Islamabad to take decisive steps to defeat al Qaeda. The top US diplomat affirmed that Amer
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The United Sates (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on May 27 said that the US was more committed to Pakistan after the Osama bin laden crisis, but asked Islamabad to take decisive steps to defeat al Qaeda. The top US diplomat affirmed that America had no evidence that anyone in Pakistan at the highest level knew where bin Laden was and she would return to Washington “ever more committed” to the relationship. Talking to newsmen at the US Embassy in Islamabad after meeting Pakistan’s civil and military leadership – President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani – Clinton also said that Pakistan had been “very forthcoming in saying somebody somewhere” was providing support to bin Laden and that a probe was under way. She maintained that a “tremendous amount of commitment has been shown by the government of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism,” as the two countries had moved forward, since US President Barack Obama took over. “We will continue to support Pakistan’s sovereignty, civilian elected government and its people. (But) America cannot and should not solve Pakistan’s problems. That’s up to Pakistan. But in solving its problems, Pakistan should understand that anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories will not make problems disappear,” averred Clinton.
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May - 27 
The United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an interview with ABC News on March 27 said that US regrets civilian death in drone attack, reports Dawn. America had “a very difficult relationship” with Pakistan and relations were fa
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The United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during an interview with ABC News on March 27 said that US regrets civilian death in drone attack, reports Dawn. America had “a very difficult relationship” with Pakistan and relations were far from ideal, adding that “It’s a very challenging relationship because there have been some problems”. “We are very appreciative of getting our diplomat out of Pakistan and that took cooperation by the government of Pakistan”, she added further.
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May - 27 
The United States on May 27 gave Islamabad a list of terrorist leaders against whom it wants joint operation against, reports The News. The list includes Osama bin Laden’s deputy Ayman al Zawahiri, along with Siraj Haqqani of the Haqqani network, Ily
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The United States on May 27 gave Islamabad a list of terrorist leaders against whom it wants joint operation against, reports The News. The list includes Osama bin Laden’s deputy Ayman al Zawahiri, along with Siraj Haqqani of the Haqqani network, Ilyas Kashmiri, the head of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and suspected al Qaida leader, and Atiya Abdel Rahman, al Qaida operations chief, the US TV reported, citing unnamed officials from both Governments. The list was discussed during separate meetings between senior Pakistani and US officials in the past two weeks, including o May 27 in Islamabad with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a US official, a Pakistani government official and a Pakistani intelligence official.
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May - 27 
Three decomposed and mutilated dead bodies, including that of a zonal organiser of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), were recovered from different parts of Balochistan on March 27, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, body
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Three decomposed and mutilated dead bodies, including that of a zonal organiser of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), were recovered from different parts of Balochistan on March 27, reports Daily Times. According to official sources, body of a missing student, Fareed Baloch, a zonal organiser of the BSO-A, was found near a river in Ferozabad area of Khuzdar District.
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May - 27 
Top Pakistani Army officials are concerned that their ranks have been penetrated by infiltrators aiding terrorists in a campaign against the state, Daily Times quoting The Washington Post reported on May 27. The top Pakistani military commander, Gene
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Top Pakistani Army officials are concerned that their ranks have been penetrated by infiltrators aiding terrorists in a campaign against the state, Daily Times quoting The Washington Post reported on May 27. The top Pakistani military commander, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, was shaken by the discovery of al Qaeda ‘leader’ Osama bin Laden close to a Pakistani military academy, said The Washington Post. He told US officials in a recent meeting that his first priority was “bringing our house in order,” The Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed senior Pakistani intelligence official. “We are under attack, and the attackers are getting highly confidential information about their targets,” The Washington Post quotes the official as saying. Western officials have long accused Pakistan’s intelligence services of playing a double game by fighting terrorists who pose a domestic threat, but protecting those fighting American troops in Afghanistan.
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May - 27 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 27 ruled out submission of weapons possessed by the Peoples Liberation Army cadres to the state authority, saying the process would be "illogical an
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on May 27 ruled out submission of weapons possessed by the Peoples Liberation Army cadres to the state authority, saying the process would be "illogical and immature", reports Nepal News. He claimed that the Maoist party is careful in not handing over the weapons the party has to the Government as it belongs to "the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the republic and change". Stating that Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) have been putting unnecessary demands for submission of the Maoist weapons to the Government, Dahal also urged both the parties to be serious towards forging a national consensus for safeguarding the peoples' achievements.
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May - 27 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) is extorting people in Rautahat, Bara and Parsa Districts, reports Kantipuronline. The newly-formed Maoist Peoples' Volunteers Bureau is extorting businessmen, Government offices and contractors in
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) is extorting people in Rautahat, Bara and Parsa Districts, reports Kantipuronline. The newly-formed Maoist Peoples' Volunteers Bureau is extorting businessmen, Government offices and contractors in the Terai Districts. Victims said bureau members clad in red tracksuits are sending letters to A-ranking constructors and Government offices soliciting resources in the name of reconstructing infrastructures damaged in their insurgency. The bureau reached Mid-Regional Revenue Office at Pathalaiya seeking donation. Office chief Mahendra BahadurBaniya said the bureau had returned after being told that the office could not fulfil their demand. Letters signed by bureau in-charge Biplav say economic, material and logistics support are needed to construct the ravaged infrastructures. However, the Bhojpura State Committee of the party denied its involvement in the extortion drive. Maoist lawmaker Debendra Patel said extortion drive is against his party's policy, adding that the issue would be discussed in the state committee.
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May - 27 
UCPN-Maoist secretary C. P. Gajurel declared that his party would not hand over the arms and ammunition to the Government as demanded by NC prior to forging consensus among the parties on the army integration modality, Himalayan Times reported. Claim
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UCPN-Maoist secretary C. P. Gajurel declared that his party would not hand over the arms and ammunition to the Government as demanded by NC prior to forging consensus among the parties on the army integration modality, Himalayan Times reported. Claiming that the issue of Army integration and handing over the Maoist’s arms and ammunition are interlinked, he made it clear that his party is not ready to give them up prior to the integration process. He also stated that the issue is against the spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Accord.
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May - 28 
Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), denounced the bomb attack near the office of the Autonomous District Council (ADC), in Imphal West District that left three innocent people injured on May 28, and termed it as pure act of terrorism.
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Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), denounced the bomb attack near the office of the Autonomous District Council (ADC), in Imphal West District that left three innocent people injured on May 28, and termed it as pure act of terrorism.
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May - 28 
Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) launched its party unit at Senapati town in Manipur on May 28. Thousands of Southern Nagas from the four hills districts of Senapati, Ukhrul, Tamenlong and Chandel congregated at public ground, Senapati, to witness the flag
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Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) launched its party unit at Senapati town in Manipur on May 28. Thousands of Southern Nagas from the four hills districts of Senapati, Ukhrul, Tamenlong and Chandel congregated at public ground, Senapati, to witness the flag hoisting and declaration programme of the NPF Manipur unit. The NPF made a bold declaration that “integration” of Nagas is a birth right that cannot be negotiated at any cost. “Integration is our birth right, our fundamental right,’ declared NPF President Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu. In the same breath, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said that it is the duty of every Naga to have a feeling of ‘Pan Naga’ and that Nagas should be integrated “politically, emotionally, socially and culturally.”
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May - 28 
Sentinel reports that three persons were injured when a powerful bomb exploded at a sports stadium complex in Imphal West District of Manipur on May 28. The explosion took place near the office of the Autonomous District Council (ADC), a hill-based p
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Sentinel reports that three persons were injured when a powerful bomb exploded at a sports stadium complex in Imphal West District of Manipur on May 28. The explosion took place near the office of the Autonomous District Council (ADC), a hill-based panchayat (village level local-self government institution) like office, for which the election to its members was objected to by some hill-based organizations some months ago. However, no individual or group has so far claimed responsibility for the explosion, the sources said.
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May - 28 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said on May 28, that they would consider a proposal for talks with the Mamata Banerjee Government if the Chief Minister spelled out her stand on Junglemahal, reports The Hindu. "Immediately after the s
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said on May 28, that they would consider a proposal for talks with the Mamata Banerjee Government if the Chief Minister spelled out her stand on Junglemahal, reports The Hindu. "Immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, Banerjee said she was ready to hold talks to sort out problems in Junglemahal, but she did not speak about specific plans," West Bengal State Committee members of the Maoists Bikram and Bikas said in a faxed statement in Kolkata. "If she creates a favourable situation, we are ready to consider the proposal for joining talks," they said. The statement said, “If she comes out with a definite plan on these issues we will consider a proposal for talks with the government.”
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May - 28 
The Hindu reports that a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested with a bomb packed with 20 kilograms of explosives in Khunti District on May 28. The bomb was later defused, the Police said.
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The Hindu reports that a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested with a bomb packed with 20 kilograms of explosives in Khunti District on May 28. The bomb was later defused, the Police said.
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May - 28 
The Police recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) from bushes near the Mosanga forest in the District. It was also defused. After a search, the Police arrested Vipin Sahu, a suspected cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a
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The Police recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) from bushes near the Mosanga forest in the District. It was also defused. After a search, the Police arrested Vipin Sahu, a suspected cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Maoists, from Moranga village in the District.
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May - 28 
Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted pro-government tribal elders at a market in Salarzai village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 28, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-T
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Eight persons were killed and 11 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted pro-government tribal elders at a market in Salarzai village of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 28, reports Daily Times. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘spokesman’, Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed responsibility, saying the elders were targeted because they were helping the Security Forces.
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May - 28 
Matta tehsil (revenue unit) Awami National Party (ANP) President Muzaffar Ali Khan along with a Policeman and a guest were killed when unidentified militants attacked his Hujra (guest house) at Matta tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with
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Matta tehsil (revenue unit) Awami National Party (ANP) President Muzaffar Ali Khan along with a Policeman and a guest were killed when unidentified militants attacked his Hujra (guest house) at Matta tehsil in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with hand grenades and automatic weapons on May 28, reports Daily Times. A police constable, Abdullah and a guest Sher Rehman, a resident of Shah Dheri, were killed on the spot while another policeman Zamin Zada sustained injuries.
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May - 28 
President Asif Ali Zardari’s Chief Security Officer Bilal Shaikh was attacked by unidentified assailants in Karachi on May 28, reports Dawn. Shaikh was on his way from Firdous Colony to Khamosh Colony when unidentified assailants opened fire. The ass
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President Asif Ali Zardari’s Chief Security Officer Bilal Shaikh was attacked by unidentified assailants in Karachi on May 28, reports Dawn. Shaikh was on his way from Firdous Colony to Khamosh Colony when unidentified assailants opened fire. The assailants fled the scene after Security Forces fired back, leaving behind their car and weapons. Two security officers named Mehmood and Farooq were injured in the incident. According to President Security Force (PSF) commander Faisal Shaikh, a rocket launcher, hand grenade and other weapons were recovered from the assailants’ car.
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May - 28 
The United Sates (US) Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton has not given clean chit to Pakistan's ISI over Osama bin Laden's presence in the country, her spokesman Mark Toner said on May 28, reports Times of India. "I don't think she (Clinton) gave the
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The United Sates (US) Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton has not given clean chit to Pakistan's ISI over Osama bin Laden's presence in the country, her spokesman Mark Toner said on May 28, reports Times of India. "I don't think she (Clinton) gave them (ISI) a free chit," state department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters at his daily news conference when asked if Clinton has given a clean chit to ISI with regard to its links to terrorists. "We acknowledge that there are difficulties in the relationship, but the bottom line is that this is a relationship that's in our interest and in Pakistan's interest, and so we need to work through these challenges moving forward," he said.
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May - 28 
Unidentified militants blew up a telephone exchange in Mandan area in Bannu District
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Unidentified militants blew up a telephone exchange in Mandan area in Bannu District
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May - 28 
Despite strong reservations from the Madhesh-based parties, the Big Three – UCPN-M, Nepali Congress CPN-UML -- have for the second time agreed to form a high-level State Restructuring Commission, according to Kantipuronline. The commission, which wil
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Despite strong reservations from the Madhesh-based parties, the Big Three – UCPN-M, Nepali Congress CPN-UML -- have for the second time agreed to form a high-level State Restructuring Commission, according to Kantipuronline. The commission, which will comprise of experts picked by the parties, is expected to recommend the CA a viable model and number of federal provinces to be established in the federal democratic republic of Nepal. The new agreement to form the commission was reached during the three-party meet on May 28.
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May - 28 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) will hold rallies across the country on May 28 (today) in protest against Police action on its leaders and workers in the Capital city of Dhaka on May 26, reports Daily Star. ATM Azharul Islam, acting secretary general of the pa
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) will hold rallies across the country on May 28 (today) in protest against Police action on its leaders and workers in the Capital city of Dhaka on May 26, reports Daily Star. ATM Azharul Islam, acting secretary general of the party, announced the programmes on May 27. Secretary of JeI Mohammad Tasneem Alam said, "The protest rallies will be organised in every districts in the country tomorrow”.
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May - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple who were reportedly involved the 2008 attack on the Police armoury in Nayagarh, surrendered before the Police in Puri District on May 29, reports The Hindu. The Maoists, identified as Anirudh Behe
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple who were reportedly involved the 2008 attack on the Police armoury in Nayagarh, surrendered before the Police in Puri District on May 29, reports The Hindu. The Maoists, identified as Anirudh Behera and his wife Rajalaxmi Biswal, surrendered before Puri Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar, saying they decided to leave the outfit because of harassment by higher-ups in the Maoist hierarchy. Both admitted that they were involved in several offences, including the attack on Police establishments and the looting of the armoury in Nayagarh in 2008, and worked in close association with top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, Police sources said.
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May - 29 
A total of nine blocks in seven Districts of the State went to polls in the 12th phase of the Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) Elections recording a percentage of 74, according to Daily Excelsior. Voting percentage for all
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A total of nine blocks in seven Districts of the State went to polls in the 12th phase of the Panchayat (village level local self-government institution) Elections recording a percentage of 74, according to Daily Excelsior. Voting percentage for all 12 phases stood at 78.14. A number of polling stations on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Mandi blocks including trade route of Chakan-Da-Bagh besides Sabjian and Loran areas of Mandi, known for firing and ceasefire violation by Pakistan, had a huge turnout.
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May - 29 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on May 29, said, "There is no way to link infiltration with tourists. If you say infiltration has taken place and tourists need to go, it is wrong. If they (militants) have come, we will deal with them”, reports Daily Exc
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on May 29, said, "There is no way to link infiltration with tourists. If you say infiltration has taken place and tourists need to go, it is wrong. If they (militants) have come, we will deal with them”, reports Daily Excelsior. He further asked separatists "why you try to create unrest in summers when Kashmir witnesses a huge tourist rush? If you want to create unrest try to do it in winter. Why you do it in summers? “
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May - 29 
Hindustan Times reports that Jammu and Kashmir Government has banned unauthorised sale, purchase and stitching of Army uniforms in Srinagar under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the Srinaga
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Hindustan Times reports that Jammu and Kashmir Government has banned unauthorised sale, purchase and stitching of Army uniforms in Srinagar under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the Srinagar District. The move was to prevent misuse of Army insignia by militants, who have used these things in the past to launch suicide attacks on security installations.
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May - 29 
IBN Live reports that suspected cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a truck, laden with tendu leaf, at Kitatsoti village in Garhwa District on May 29. Ac
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IBN Live reports that suspected cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a break away faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), set ablaze a truck, laden with tendu leaf, at Kitatsoti village in Garhwa District on May 29. According to the Police, the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) stopped the truck and assaulted the driver before setting ablaze the vehicle.
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May - 29 
Pakistan has sought clarifications on the “exact status'' of the list of 50 wanted fugitives that New Delhi had handed over to Islamabad during the Home/Interior Secretary-level talks in March 2011, reports PTI. The clarifications have apparently bee
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Pakistan has sought clarifications on the “exact status'' of the list of 50 wanted fugitives that New Delhi had handed over to Islamabad during the Home/Interior Secretary-level talks in March 2011, reports PTI. The clarifications have apparently been sought through the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi after the Home Ministry conceded that two of the ‘fugitives' in that list were in India.
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May - 29 
Security was tightened in Balaghat District following intelligence inputs that around 60-80 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have sneaked in from Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, reports IBN Live. "Some Naxal movement has been
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Security was tightened in Balaghat District following intelligence inputs that around 60-80 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have sneaked in from Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, reports IBN Live. "Some Naxal movement has been reported in the district and we have intensified night vigil and patrolling in the forested area," Inspector General of Police for Naxal-affected Districts, C B Muniraju, told PTI on May 29.
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May - 29 
Telegraph reports that two Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militants, identified as Robel Haque and Birhan Ali, were arrested by Security Forces from Katapur village in Dhubri District on May 29.
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Telegraph reports that two Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militants, identified as Robel Haque and Birhan Ali, were arrested by Security Forces from Katapur village in Dhubri District on May 29.
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May - 29 
The West Bengal Government will fill up 63,000 sanctioned vacant posts in the State Police, a senior minister said on May 29, reports PTI. "The strength of the Police in the State is 26,000, but there are 89,000 sanctioned posts. The Government will
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The West Bengal Government will fill up 63,000 sanctioned vacant posts in the State Police, a senior minister said on May 29, reports PTI. "The strength of the Police in the State is 26,000, but there are 89,000 sanctioned posts. The Government will fill up these posts and modernise the force," Industry and IT Minister Partha Chatterjee said.
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May - 29 
Times of India reports that Shiba Sahu alias Urmila, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) woman cadre of ‘deputy commander’ rank surrendered before the Police in Rajnandgaon District on May 29. Urmila joined the outfit in 2005 and was a lan
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Times of India reports that Shiba Sahu alias Urmila, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) woman cadre of ‘deputy commander’ rank surrendered before the Police in Rajnandgaon District on May 29. Urmila joined the outfit in 2005 and was a language trainer and paramedical expert. Urmila was presently working with the Korchi dalam (squad). Chhattisgarh Police had arrested her husband Subhas, who too was a ‘deputy commander’. She was serving in North Gadchiroli region before surrendering.
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May - 29 
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on the outer wall of a house in Sheikh Maltoon area in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went off on May 29, partially damaging the residence, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty wa
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An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on the outer wall of a house in Sheikh Maltoon area in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went off on May 29, partially damaging the residence, reports Daily Times. However, no casualty was reported.
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May - 29 
Anti-Extremism Cell of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on May 29 claimed to have arrested four Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists in connection with target killing incidents across Karachi and recovered a triple two riffle and two TT pistols from
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Anti-Extremism Cell of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on May 29 claimed to have arrested four Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists in connection with target killing incidents across Karachi and recovered a triple two riffle and two TT pistols from their possession, reported Daily Times. One Muntazir Imam, an alleged target killer arrested from Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, confessed during interrogation that he was involved in the murder of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) leader Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem and his son Mawia on March 11, 2010 at Nazimabad, and 11 others. Imam also admitted that he was involved in the murder of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) cadre Omar Dhobi at Aram Bagh. During interrogation Imam revealed that the four other militants arrested were involved in the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists.
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May - 29 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detectives disregarded multiple warnings that the Pakistani-American David Headley was working with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) — two of which came from his own wives, The Hindu reported on May 30. The FBI, intelli
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detectives disregarded multiple warnings that the Pakistani-American David Headley was working with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) — two of which came from his own wives, The Hindu reported on May 30. The FBI, intelligence sources said, instead chose to believe Headley's claims that he had only made contact with the jihadist (Holy warrior) group to further his work as a counter-narcotics informant. FBI officials, the sources said, were long aware of Headley's links with jihadists in Pakistan's north-west, and even interviewed him for information in the weeks after 9/11. But they believed Headley was working for the United States' Drug Enforcement Agency, which he developed a relationship with, after being arrested in 1988 for smuggling heroin from Pakistan. In 1997 Headley was arrested by the DEA again, and this time secured his freedom by becoming a key informant. In a 1998 letter, prosecutors said he “helped the DEA infiltrate the very close-knit Pakistani narcotics dealing community in New York.”
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May - 29 
Investigations revealed that Ali Dayan, a Pakistan researcher for HRW, also made public an e-mail that Shahzad had sent then with the instructions to make it public in case something happened to him. The email provided Shahzad’s account of a meeting
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Investigations revealed that Ali Dayan, a Pakistan researcher for HRW, also made public an e-mail that Shahzad had sent then with the instructions to make it public in case something happened to him. The email provided Shahzad’s account of a meeting he held with two ISI officials on October 17, 2010. After he disappeared on May 29, there were allegations that he had been abducted by the ISI because of his recent story on the PNS Mehran base attack of May 22. Shahzad had reported that the attack took place after the Navy identified and interrogated a few of its lower-level officers for their ties with al Qaeda.
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May - 29 
Pakistan has decided to launch an air and ground military offensive in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The News. The United States has long demanded that Pakistan launch an offensive in the region to hun
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Pakistan has decided to launch an air and ground military offensive in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports The News. The United States has long demanded that Pakistan launch an offensive in the region to hunt down the Haqqani network, one of the deadliest Afghan militant factions fighting American troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan has been reluctant, but has come under intense US pressure to attack militancy after it was discovered that Osama bin Laden had been living there. Quoting unnamed “highly placed sources” as saying Pakistani Air Force planes would soften up militant targets under the “targeted military offensive” before ground operations were launched.
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May - 29 
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had attended the funeral of Mumbai attacks accused David Headley's father in 2010, Times of India reported on May 29. This was disclosed by 50-year-old Headley at a Chicago court during the trial of co-accu
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had attended the funeral of Mumbai attacks accused David Headley's father in 2010, Times of India reported on May 29. This was disclosed by 50-year-old Headley at a Chicago court during the trial of co-accused Tahawwur Rana (50) in the 26/11 attacks case. He told jury during the course of questioning on May 26 that Prime Minister Gilani attended the funeral of his father Syed Saleem Gilani and also offered condolences to the bereaved family. Saleem Gilani, who died in December 2010, was a well-known poet, author and musicologist. He was former Director General of Radio Pakistan and worked for the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC. Headley's half-brother Danyal Gilani works as a public relations officer at Prime Minister Gilani's office.
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May - 29 
PM's office on May 29 rubbished the claim. "The Prime Minister never attended Saleem Gilani's funeral and had only visited Danyal Gilani's (Headley's half-brother) house to condole the death," a spokesman for Gilani's office said. The spokesman also
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PM's office on May 29 rubbished the claim. "The Prime Minister never attended Saleem Gilani's funeral and had only visited Danyal Gilani's (Headley's half-brother) house to condole the death," a spokesman for Gilani's office said. The spokesman also denied the report that Danyal Gilani currently works as a public relations officer in the Prime Minister's office. Danyal Gilani is currently posted as the spokesman at the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing.
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May - 29 
Quoting sources in the Indian Government, The Hindu reported that US authorities did not intend to press Pakistan for the extradition of suspects sought by federal prosecutors for their role in the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks on Mumbai ( als
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Quoting sources in the Indian Government, The Hindu reported that US authorities did not intend to press Pakistan for the extradition of suspects sought by federal prosecutors for their role in the November 26, 2008, terrorist attacks on Mumbai ( also known as 26/11), lest it should lead to a further breakdown of its increasingly fraught relationship with Pakistan. Even though Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, demanded greater counter-terrorism action against al Qaeda during her just-concluded visit to Pakistan, the sources said she did not push for action against several Pakistani nationals indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) attack, which left 164 persons, including six Americans dead. “The United States has been putting intense diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to do more on Mumbai, but seems to think any public action will undermine its priority, which is action against jihadist groups focussed on the West, like al-Qaeda,” an Indian Intelligence official observed.
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May - 29 
Taliban leader Mullah Baradar is believed to have informed US whereabouts of al Qaeda ‘Chief’ Osama Bin Laden, The News quoting a UK paper claimed on May 29. According to the report, in return the US promised to pullout troops from Taliban stronghold
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Taliban leader Mullah Baradar is believed to have informed US whereabouts of al Qaeda ‘Chief’ Osama Bin Laden, The News quoting a UK paper claimed on May 29. According to the report, in return the US promised to pullout troops from Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan once Osama had been killed or captured. Until now it has been believed that Osama Bin Laden was caught when the US intercepted a phone call made by his courier Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti. But new reports suggest it was actually Baradar who told the US where he was hiding. Baradar was arrested in a joint Pak-US operation last year in Karachi and was interrogated in prison before being released in October 2010.
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May - 29 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ and alleged mastermind of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination plot of December 27, 2007, Baitullah Mehsud, has been placed on top of the list of most wanted terrorists and criminals given
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ and alleged mastermind of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination plot of December 27, 2007, Baitullah Mehsud, has been placed on top of the list of most wanted terrorists and criminals given by the US despite official claim that he was killed in a United States (US) missile attack in Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas in 2009, reports Dawn. However, four other militants of TTP, Abdullah Saddam, and Abdul Rehman of Akora Khattak city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faiz Mohammad and Ikramullah of Waziristan in FATA are also wanted by the Police in connection with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
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May - 29 
Two Shia Policemen were killed and three other people, including a woman and a Sub-Inspector of the Central Investigation Department (CID) were injured in a sectarian attack on Spiny Road in Quetta on May 29, reported Dawn. Meanwhile, Ali Sher Haide
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Two Shia Policemen were killed and three other people, including a woman and a Sub-Inspector of the Central Investigation Department (CID) were injured in a sectarian attack on Spiny Road in Quetta on May 29, reported Dawn. Meanwhile, Ali Sher Haideri, spokesman of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 29 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Sui area of Dera Bugti District, reports Daily Times.
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May - 29 
A parliamentary committee led by Speaker Subash Chandra Nemwang is going to be formed to monitor the implementation of the five-point agreement reached among the three largest parties in the Constituent Assembly (CA) in the morning of May 29 in the c
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A parliamentary committee led by Speaker Subash Chandra Nemwang is going to be formed to monitor the implementation of the five-point agreement reached among the three largest parties in the Constituent Assembly (CA) in the morning of May 29 in the course of extending the CA term, reports Nepal News. Speaker Nemwang said the parliamentary committee is going to monitor the implementation five-point deal as the deal was presented at the parliament and the Legislature Parliament approved it. The committee will also have representatives from Madhesh-based parties and fringe parties.
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May - 29 
The Constituent Assembly (CA) term has been extended by another three months, according to Nepal News. The Legislature Parliament passed the ninth amendment to the interim constitution in the morning of May 29 to extend the CA term. The parliament ha
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The Constituent Assembly (CA) term has been extended by another three months, according to Nepal News. The Legislature Parliament passed the ninth amendment to the interim constitution in the morning of May 29 to extend the CA term. The parliament has changed the phrase ‘the term of CA will be three years from the date of its first meeting’ mentioned in Article 64 of the interim constitution to ‘the term of CA will be three years and three months from the date of its first meeting.’ This is the second time the CA term has been extended. Initially elected for a period of two years in 2008 the CA term had been extended for a period of one year on May 28, 2010. Political parties sought another extension as the task of constitution drafting has still not been completed. The CA term was extended after a five-point agreement among largest three political parties in the CA – Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). Although, United Democratic Madheshi Front had also initially given consent to the CA term extension, it later stayed neutral at the time of voting saying the agreement was still not enough to address the cause of the Madhesh. All other lawmakers except those of Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) voted for the constitution amendment bill filed by the Government. RPP-N voted against it.
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May - 29 
Three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, identified as Abu Jafar Mohammad Saleh (District Chief), Abdul Kader (sub-district chief) and Shamim Ahsan (secretary), were arrested from Charduani Dakhil Madrasa in Patharghata sub-district of Barguna District o
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Three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, identified as Abu Jafar Mohammad Saleh (District Chief), Abdul Kader (sub-district chief) and Shamim Ahsan (secretary), were arrested from Charduani Dakhil Madrasa in Patharghata sub-district of Barguna District on May 29, reports Daily Star. The arrests were made on the basis of specific information that they were preparing to commit subversive activities.
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May - 29 
Addressing the 17th Session of the United Nations Human Right Council in Geneva on May 29, the High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called for an international mechanism to monitor Sri Lanka's own investigations into the accountability duri
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Addressing the 17th Session of the United Nations Human Right Council in Geneva on May 29, the High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called for an international mechanism to monitor Sri Lanka's own investigations into the accountability during the war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) militants, according to Colombo Page. Referring to the report of the UN Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka during her address the High Commissioner reminded to the Council that there were credible allegations of a wide range of serious violations of international law committed by both the Sri Lankan Government forces and LTTE militants in the final stages of the conflict.
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May - 29 
The name of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) international wing head and chief arms procurer Tharmalingam Shanmugam Kumaran also known as Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) has reportedly been re-included in the Interpol list of wanted persons,
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The name of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) international wing head and chief arms procurer Tharmalingam Shanmugam Kumaran also known as Kumaran Pathmanathan (KP) has reportedly been re-included in the Interpol list of wanted persons, Colombo Page reported on May 29. KP's name has reportedly been re-included in the Interpol list following his interview with an Indian media where he claimed that the LTTE was responsible for the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He is wanted for crimes involving the use of weapons/explosives, criminal conspiracy and terrorism. KP was arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities in 2009 while he was in Malaysia and brought to Sri Lanka. He is currently in the custody of the Sri Lankan Government.
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May - 30 
A militant of Anti Talk Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF), identified as B. Safre, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) at Amlaiguri under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District on May 30. SFs recovered a Sweden-made
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A militant of Anti Talk Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-ATF), identified as B. Safre, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) at Amlaiguri under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District on May 30. SFs recovered a Sweden-made 7.65 pistol along with three magazines and 12 rounds of ammunition.
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May - 30 
According to Times of India, a week after nine Chhattisgarh Policemen were killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambush in Sunabeda forest, just 14 kilometres away from Chhattisgarh border in Nuapada District of Orissa, the sole mi
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According to Times of India, a week after nine Chhattisgarh Policemen were killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambush in Sunabeda forest, just 14 kilometres away from Chhattisgarh border in Nuapada District of Orissa, the sole missing Policeman of the 10-member team, Holaram Sahu, surfaced safe and alive, near Dhavalpur village in Chhattisgarh, about 35 kilometres from the ambush site.
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May - 30 
Hindustan Times reports that the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of Andhra Pradesh Police, which monitors activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, has reportedly gathered "credible information" about the Maoists carryi
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Hindustan Times reports that the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) of Andhra Pradesh Police, which monitors activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, has reportedly gathered "credible information" about the Maoists carrying their activities under the banner of the virtually-defunct Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (JAC). According to report, several "inactive" Maoists have suddenly started participating in the political Joint Action Committee on the Statehood issue. Though no Maoist leader worth the name is directly involved in the statehood-related agitation, many recent recruits in the force are said to be participating in the programmes under the aegis of the JAC, top police sources said. "When the agitation for a separate state began in late 2009, some Maoist elements joined ranks with the students of Osmania University and indulged in violence. Now, they seem to have 'graduated' to a higher level and started working under the so-called political JAC, though the latter as such exists only on paper," a top-ranking Police official said.
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May - 30 
Kanglaonline reports that one People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Ngangom Tomba Singh (46), was arrested by Security Forces from Bishnupur Bazar in Bishnupur District on May 30.
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Kanglaonline reports that one People's Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as Ngangom Tomba Singh (46), was arrested by Security Forces from Bishnupur Bazar in Bishnupur District on May 30.
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May - 30 
Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a gunrunner at Nagaland-Assam border near Dillai gate in Dimapur District on May 30. The arrestee was identified as Raju Timung alias Robinson Timung (23). SFs recovered one M-16 assault rif
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Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a gunrunner at Nagaland-Assam border near Dillai gate in Dimapur District on May 30. The arrestee was identified as Raju Timung alias Robinson Timung (23). SFs recovered one M-16 assault rifle, 72 rounds of M-16 ammunitions, 66 rounds of 7.62 ammunitions, two M-16 magazines, five torch lights (sunlight), 16 pencil batteries, five pairs of slippers, a Bajaj discover motorcycle (NL 07E-6263) and cash of INR 2000. SFs revealed that the consignment was meant to be delivered to the banned Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT) operating in Assam.
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May - 30 
NDFB-ATF ‘vice-chairman’ G. Rifikhang was sent to five-day Police custody by the Kamrup chief judicial magistrate`s court in Kokrajhar District.
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NDFB-ATF ‘vice-chairman’ G. Rifikhang was sent to five-day Police custody by the Kamrup chief judicial magistrate`s court in Kokrajhar District.
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