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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Diggi, was arrested from Bada Bazar area of Chakradharpur in West Singhbhum District, reports ibnlive.in.com on October 2. He is believed to be a close aide Prasadji, a top
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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Diggi, was arrested from Bada Bazar area of Chakradharpur in West Singhbhum District, reports ibnlive.in.com on October 2. He is believed to be a close aide Prasadji, a top Maoist leader. During interrogation he has confessed about having recruited around 10 persons into the CPI-Maoist Party, said Chakradharpur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Surendra Kumar Jha. Acting on a tip-off, a Police team arrested the Maoists and recovered one country-made pistol, live cartridges and a mobile phone from his possession.
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Abu Fazal, one of the six Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres who escaped from Khandwa prison on October 1, had accompanied his module to recce the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) bench twice in two months after the Septem
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Abu Fazal, one of the six Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) cadres who escaped from Khandwa prison on October 1, had accompanied his module to recce the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) bench twice in two months after the September 30, 2010, verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri masjid dispute, an ex-Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) official said, The Times of India reports on October 3. "Abu revealed his module had visited the Lucknow bench in October and November and seen the chambers of Justice D.V. Sharma and Justice Sudhir Agarwal, who were part of the three-judge bench," the official said, adding Abu allegedly planned to kill both as well as some lawyers involved in the case. "The SIMI module, with the help of a local module, was planning to even trigger a blast on the court premises to kill them." The escaped terror suspects were also allegedly planning to kill a New Delhi-based publisher of a popular kids' magazine before their arrest two years ago.
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However, the second stage of repatriation of Bru refugees from Tripura to Mamit District in Mizoram has been put on hold by Mamit deputy commissioner V. Lalremthanga till October 14, reports The Telegraph on October 2. The process, which was resumed
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However, the second stage of repatriation of Bru refugees from Tripura to Mamit District in Mizoram has been put on hold by Mamit deputy commissioner V. Lalremthanga till October 14, reports The Telegraph on October 2. The process, which was resumed after nearly one-and-a-half years, was halted after a Mizo student outfit, Mizo Zirlai Pawl (Mizo Students’ Front) raised an objection on the ground that many non-Mizoram Brus were moving to Mizoram along with the refugees.
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) was in touch with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), discussing a possible tie-up with the Left-wing extremist outfit to procure explosives and ammunition for use in terror attacks in India, arrested IM mastermin
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) was in touch with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), discussing a possible tie-up with the Left-wing extremist outfit to procure explosives and ammunition for use in terror attacks in India, arrested IM mastermind Yasin Bhatkal has revealed, reports The Times of India on October 2. Bhatkal, during the course of his interrogation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), is said to have disclosed a meeting with senior CPI-Maoist leader, known to him only by the "alias" Manjar, in Harsa region of southern Nepal around six months ago. The secret meeting, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources told The Times of India, explored the prospects of a pact between IM and CPI-Maoist, wherein the latter would make available arms, ammunition and explosives — sourced through its wide network — to IM for terror attacks. Sources said the IM offered handsome payments to the Maoists for supply of weapons and explosives. Most of these funds would come from IM's Pakistani mentors. However, the talks could not culminate immediately into a deal.
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On October 1, arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘operational chief in India’ Yasin Bhatkal’s close aide Mohammad Manzar Imam was arrested in a fresh case by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) inside a Delhi court in connection with terror strikes
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On October 1, arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘operational chief in India’ Yasin Bhatkal’s close aide Mohammad Manzar Imam was arrested in a fresh case by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) inside a Delhi court in connection with terror strikes across the country since 2003 and remanded to 15-day police custody, according to Indiatvnes.com. Imam was produced before District Judge I.S.Mehta from Ernakulam in Kerala in pursuance to the production warrant issued against him and the NIA sought his custodial interrogation to unearth the entire conspiracy which led to various terror strikes in the country. Imam was arrested by the NIA after court allowed its plea and granted the probe agency his 15-day custody. “During his (Bhatkal) custodial examination, he (Bhatkal) revealed that another IM operative namely Manzar Imam has been working closely with other IM associates like Tahseen Akhtar under the command of another founder member of IM namely Riyaz Bhatkal,” the NIA said.
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Police arrested an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, Harjinder Singh, an ex-serviceman, near Havelian village in Amritsar District, The Times of India reports on October 1. Police seized two Pakistani SIM cards from his possession and a diary
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Police arrested an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, Harjinder Singh, an ex-serviceman, near Havelian village in Amritsar District, The Times of India reports on October 1. Police seized two Pakistani SIM cards from his possession and a diary containing information on sensitive installations. They also arrested three cross-border smugglers, Harwant Singh, Gurdev Singh and Gurdit Singh, along with Harjinder from the same location. Police also seized a pistol and six .32 bore cartridges, 250g opium and a 0.5kg intoxicant powder from their possession.
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Responding to a query on whether the State Government has established any clue on the culprits of the blast, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi said that Police are investigating the incident and the culprits would come to light soon.
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Responding to a query on whether the State Government has established any clue on the culprits of the blast, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi said that Police are investigating the incident and the culprits would come to light soon.
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Separately, Kuki National Assembly in its daylong political convention held on October 1 at its headquarter in Manja 16 kilometers from Diphu District reiterated its demand ‘Kukigam Autonomous Regional Council’ to be created under the provision of s
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Separately, Kuki National Assembly in its daylong political convention held on October 1 at its headquarter in Manja 16 kilometers from Diphu District reiterated its demand ‘Kukigam Autonomous Regional Council’ to be created under the provision of sixth schedule of Indian constitution, encompassing the Kuki inhabited areas of Karbi Anglong District, reports Nagaland Post. The convention has resolved to urge Government to arrange tripartite meeting involving Assam Government, Center and Kuki National Army (KNA) to resolve the issue amicably, the Kuki organization have sought appointment of Assam Governor and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for initiating dialogue on the issue.
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Six cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and another under trial escaped from Khandwa jail (Khandwa District) in the morning of October 1 (today), reports Hindustan Times. They also stabbed and injured two policemen on mobile duty
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Six cadres of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and another under trial escaped from Khandwa jail (Khandwa District) in the morning of October 1 (today), reports Hindustan Times. They also stabbed and injured two policemen on mobile duty outside the jail premises. The SIMI activists are at large, but the other under trial, Abid Mirza, was rearrested by Police in nearby Sarvodaya Colony. Mirza is accused of planting a bomb at a nursing home and in a ransom case, both in 2010.
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The Army has launched a major anti- infiltration operation against militants and suspected Pakistan special troops holed up in an area along Line of Control (LoC) in Keran Sector of Kupwara District in which five Indian soldiers have been injured, re
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The Army has launched a major anti- infiltration operation against militants and suspected Pakistan special troops holed up in an area along Line of Control (LoC) in Keran Sector of Kupwara District in which five Indian soldiers have been injured, reported The Times of India on October 2. The counter infiltration operations in the Keran sector that have been continuing for the last nine days after 30 to 40 terrorists had tried to infiltrate from multiple points on the Line of Control(LoC) on the night of September 24, in which 10-12 militants were killed so far. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army’s 15 Corps Lt General Gurmit Singh said that it is premature to say whether Pakistan army is involved in the infiltration of militants but there are some special troops. “From the operation that is going on till now and the strength of infiltrators and the multiple points at they attempted to infiltrate, indicate that definitely there were some special troops. This is quite different from the trend we have seen in the earlier infiltration attempts,” added the General. He said that it is a Border Action Team (BAT) cum militants and number of infiltrators who made the attempt is large. “I can only say, analyzing the methodology of this infiltration, it was not a pure infiltration. It was a BAT cum infiltration. The number of militants who attempted this infiltration was rather large. In fact, yesterday night 10 to 12 militants tried to sneak into the cordoned area from across.” GOC rejected reports that Army is taking help of Air Force in the operation. "We are in total control of the operation which was launched on September 24. The reports of our posts being captured by the infiltrators are absurd," GOC added.
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The Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) decapitated two people in Murhu block of Khunti District after holding a people's court on October 1, reports The Times of India. The severed heads were found near th
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The Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) decapitated two people in Murhu block of Khunti District after holding a people's court on October 1, reports The Times of India. The severed heads were found near the bodies dumped close to a seasonal river. They were picked up by villagers and later handed over to Police on October 2. Marcus Hansa Purty (22) and Suman Jena Puty (25) - both residents of Keora village under Murhu Police Station of Khunti District were picked up by the armed cadres of Arki-Tamar ‘sub-zonal committee’ of Maoists, which is also known as the Kundan Pahan group after its sub-zonal commander.
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The Shillong Times reports that a person identified as Kmenlang Shylla was arrested by Police from 4th Furlong area in East Khasi Hills District for trying set a vehicle on fire in the night of October 1 during the road blockade called by 10 groups d
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The Shillong Times reports that a person identified as Kmenlang Shylla was arrested by Police from 4th Furlong area in East Khasi Hills District for trying set a vehicle on fire in the night of October 1 during the road blockade called by 10 groups demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state.
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The Shillong Times reports that at least 86 Bru families from the Naisingpara and Asapara relief camps in neighbouring North Tripura District returned to Mizoram on the first day of self-repatriation on October 1.
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The Shillong Times reports that at least 86 Bru families from the Naisingpara and Asapara relief camps in neighbouring North Tripura District returned to Mizoram on the first day of self-repatriation on October 1.
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The Telegraph reports on October 2 that the Progressive faction of NDFB, which is demanding a separate Bodoland State, justified its demand saying a separate State is a must to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous people of the region
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The Telegraph reports on October 2 that the Progressive faction of NDFB, which is demanding a separate Bodoland State, justified its demand saying a separate State is a must to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous people of the region as well as to counter the effects of influx
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The Telegraph reports that a gun and ammunitions was looted at a Police guest house in Tinsukia District in the night of October 1. A suspected three-member group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the R.K. Singh Memorial poli
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The Telegraph reports that a gun and ammunitions was looted at a Police guest house in Tinsukia District in the night of October 1. A suspected three-member group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the R.K. Singh Memorial police guest house at Borguri on the outskirts of Tinsukia town near the office campus of the superintendent of police and escaped with an INSAS rifle and 20 rounds of ammunition after attacking the sentry, Bipul Sonowal. The Police have identified about 200 villages in Tinsukia District, with more than half of them located in Sadiya subdivision on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, where CPI-Maoists are said to be gaining a foothold.
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The Times of India reports that a sympathiser of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Kh Ratan Meitei has been arrested by paramilitary forces from the Indo-Myanmar border in Chandel District on October 1. A powerful hand-grenade ma
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The Times of India reports that a sympathiser of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as Kh Ratan Meitei has been arrested by paramilitary forces from the Indo-Myanmar border in Chandel District on October 1. A powerful hand-grenade made in China was seized from him.
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Frontier Corps (FC) and Police arrested 10 militants from different areas of the Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on October 1, reports Daily Times.
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Frontier Corps (FC) and Police arrested 10 militants from different areas of the Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on October 1, reports Daily Times.
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October - 1 
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on October 1 constituted a division bench to hear an appeal of Punjab Prosecution Department seeking cancellation of bail granted to Zubair alias Nek Muhammad, an accused of attack on Sri Lankan
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Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on October 1 constituted a division bench to hear an appeal of Punjab Prosecution Department seeking cancellation of bail granted to Zubair alias Nek Muhammad, an accused of attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009, reports Daily Times. The bench consists of Justice Shahid Hameed Dar and Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali. The Prosecution Department had filed the appeal, submitting that a trail court granted the bail to the accused despite presence of evidence and witnesses against him. The prosecution submitted that the trail court had overlooked the facts and evidence and ordered to release the accused. The court was requested to set aside the decision of ATC and order Police to arrest the accused again. The court directed the police to produce the accused before the court on October 10, 2013 which is the next date of hearing. A LHC review board also turned down the Punjab Government’s request to extend detention of Zubair. A representative of the Home Department, Prosecution Department and Inspector General of Punjab Police (IG) appeared before the board and requested it to extend detention of the accused. The IGP requested the court to extend the detention for two more months. He submitted that Zubair was mastermind of the attack and his release could be dangerous for peace in society.
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On October 1, 2013 he had said, “We have arrested an MQM activist, Syed Kazim Abbas Rizvi, along with three others who killed Randhawa because he was going to take up the case of slain television reporter Wali Babar Khan.” Randhwa’s murder was not se
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On October 1, 2013 he had said, “We have arrested an MQM activist, Syed Kazim Abbas Rizvi, along with three others who killed Randhawa because he was going to take up the case of slain television reporter Wali Babar Khan.” Randhwa’s murder was not sectarian in nature, he had added. Randhawa was shot dead on September 26, 2013 while he was on his way home. His son, Tauqeer Ali Randhawa, was also injured in the attack by armed motorcyclists. During the initial interrogation, Rizvi had confessed to his involvement in the killing. Wali Babar was shot dead in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi on January 13, 2011 while he was on his way home from work. All six key witnesses in his murder case had been assassinated.
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October - 1 
Rejecting pleas of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-I) on October1 ordered retrial of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case following the indictment of main accused,
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Rejecting pleas of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-I) on October1 ordered retrial of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case following the indictment of main accused, former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, reports Daily Times. Musharraf, who was arrested by FIA on April 26, 2013 is on bail against two surety bonds of PKR 1 million each in the murder case of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and has exemption from court attendance due to security concerns. On June 25, 2013 the FIA submitted a final challan against Musharraf before the court, declaring him the “prime accused” in the light of investigation carried out in the case. The ATC indicted Musharraf in the murder case on August 20, 2013.
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on October 1 unanimously passed a resolution pushing the Federal Government to begin dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for peace without delay in light of the guidelines of the recent All Parties Confe
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on October 1 unanimously passed a resolution pushing the Federal Government to begin dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for peace without delay in light of the guidelines of the recent All Parties Conference, reports Dawn. Also, the House expressed solidarity with the families, who lost members during the recent suicide bombing of All Saints’ Church in Peshawar, besides condemning terrorist attacks in the Qissa Khwani Bazaar and against the bus of the Civil Secretariat employees. Provincial Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Israrullah Khan Gandapur and the opposition members moved the unanimous resolution after the discussion on the current wave of terrorism and prevailing security situation in the province was over. The session called on the requisition of the opposition was later adjourned for indefinite period after two days discussion. The resolution said the assembly condemned attack on the church and that victimisation of minorities was an attack on the ideology of Pakistan.
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Further, Gonojagoron Mancha activists joyfully flash victory sign at Shahbagh in Dhaka city on October 1 after receiving news of the verdict that sentenced BNP leader, reports The Daily Star. Several hundred people of all ages and sexes burst into ch
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Further, Gonojagoron Mancha activists joyfully flash victory sign at Shahbagh in Dhaka city on October 1 after receiving news of the verdict that sentenced BNP leader, reports The Daily Star. Several hundred people of all ages and sexes burst into cheers shouting “Joy Bangla”, “Jonotar Joy Holo” (people triumphed) at Shahbagh. “SQ Chowdhury not only committed genocide, he has challenged our independence many times in the last 42 years. The verdict proved that the war criminals have no place in independent Bangladesh,” said Imran H Sarker, spokesperson of the Gonojagoron Mancha, a platform demanding the death penalty for all war criminals.
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October - 1 
In another incident, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) acting secretary general Rafiqul Islam Khan on October 1 said “Step down by October 24 restoring the caretaker government system. Or else, people will wage a vigorous movement demanding your (govt) resignat
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In another incident, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) acting secretary general Rafiqul Islam Khan on October 1 said “Step down by October 24 restoring the caretaker government system. Or else, people will wage a vigorous movement demanding your (govt) resignation. This movement will turn into a mass upsurge,” reports The Independent. He also demanded the Government dissolve the “controversial” ICTs and release the detained JeI leaders.
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Meanwhile, two vehicles were set ablaze on October 1 in Dhaka city against the sentencing of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death for crimes against humanity during 1971 Independence War, reports Bangladesh News 24. A van was set on fire at
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Meanwhile, two vehicles were set ablaze on October 1 in Dhaka city against the sentencing of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death for crimes against humanity during 1971 Independence War, reports Bangladesh News 24. A van was set on fire at Bangabazar intersection and the driver Nurul Islam (25) sustained burn injuries. The other incident of arson took place near Fakirapul market as a group of seven to eight people, shouting ‘We don’t accept the verdict,’ set a private car on fire at Fakirapul.
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October - 1 
Separately, in Chittagong District, followers of Salauddin set fire to at least seven motorcycles and a pick-up van in Rangunia and Raozan sub-Districts on October 1, reports The Daily Star.
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Separately, in Chittagong District, followers of Salauddin set fire to at least seven motorcycles and a pick-up van in Rangunia and Raozan sub-Districts on October 1, reports The Daily Star.
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October - 1 
The International Crimes Tribunal -1 (ICT-1) on October 1 sentenced Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (64) to death for committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation in 1971, rep
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The International Crimes Tribunal -1 (ICT-1) on October 1 sentenced Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury (64) to death for committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation in 1971, reports The Independent. On December 16, 2010, law enforcers arrested SQ Chowdhury from Dhaka city's Banani area in connection with torching a car on June 26. Later, he was shown arrested for his alleged involvement with crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, following an arrest warrant issued by a tribunal on December 19, 2010. On April 4, 2012, he was indicted for 23 charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, abduction, torture in confinement, arson attack, looting and complicity in atrocities committed in Chittagong District. Nine out of the 23 charges were proved against the BNP leader. The nine charges proved are: Charge No.2 - Maddhaya Gohira Genocide; Charge No.3- Murder of Nutun Chandra Singha; Charge No.4- Genocide at Jogotmollopara; Charge No.5- Murder of Nepal Chandra and three others; and Charge No.6- Genocide at Unsuttarpara; Charge No.7- Killing of Satish Chandra Palit; Charge No.8- Killing of Mozaffar and his son; Charge No. 17- abduction and torture of Nizamuddin Ahmed; and Charge No. 18- abduction and torture of Saleh Uddin. He was awarded death penalty for charges No. 3, 5, 6 and 8. A total of 41 witnesses, including the investigation officer, testified against him in the tribunal. The defence produced four witnesses including Salauddin, who pled his innocence.
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October - 1 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) is to deliver on October 1 (today) the verdict in the crimes against humanity case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, reports The Daily Star. Sa
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) is to deliver on October 1 (today) the verdict in the crimes against humanity case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, reports The Daily Star. Salauddin is facing 23 charges, including genocide, abduction, confinement, torture, looting and setting fire to houses during the Liberation War in 1971. Law enforcers arrested Salauddin on December 16, 2010, and finally indicted him on April 4, 2012.
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A resolution in the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) calling for the full implementation of the 13th amendment was passed on October 1, reports Daily Mirror. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Group Leader Mohamed Jameel proposed the resolution asking
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A resolution in the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) calling for the full implementation of the 13th amendment was passed on October 1, reports Daily Mirror. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Group Leader Mohamed Jameel proposed the resolution asking for the meaningful implementation of the 13th Amendment which provided for the establishment of provincial councils in Sri Lanka. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which is the main opposition in the EPC supported this resolution with the SLMC and the United National Party (UNP). Government member Wimalaweera Dissanayake raised his hand in support of the resolution. There were 16 votes in favour of the resolution with one vote against.
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October - 2 
A former woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre surrendered before the Police in Guntur District on October 2, reports The Hindu. Ganugapati Sri Satyasai, a native of Velpuru village in Kankipadu mandal (administrative unit) of Kris
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A former woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre surrendered before the Police in Guntur District on October 2, reports The Hindu. Ganugapati Sri Satyasai, a native of Velpuru village in Kankipadu mandal (administrative unit) of Krishna District, surrendered before A. Bhaskar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bapatla, seeking to formally join public life. The DSP said that a request for compensatory grant under the relief package would be sent and the woman Maoist could get INR 500,000 under the rehabilitation scheme.
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October - 2 
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’, Abu Huraira, trapped by Police in the Ahmadnagar area in outskirts of Srinagar city of Srinagar District on October 2 slipped out of the cordon in the wee hours on October 3 taking advantage of darkness, repor
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A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’, Abu Huraira, trapped by Police in the Ahmadnagar area in outskirts of Srinagar city of Srinagar District on October 2 slipped out of the cordon in the wee hours on October 3 taking advantage of darkness, reports Daily Excelsior.
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October - 2 
Abu Faisal alias Doctor, the suspected mastermind of Khandwa Jailbreak of October 1, had motivated his group members to form a separate wing called 'Maal-e-Ganeemat' within Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), a banned outfit, with the aim of l
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Abu Faisal alias Doctor, the suspected mastermind of Khandwa Jailbreak of October 1, had motivated his group members to form a separate wing called 'Maal-e-Ganeemat' within Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), a banned outfit, with the aim of looting non-believers to fund their activities, said the Police, The Times of India reported on October 3. Faisal had reportedly revealed that INR 25 million gold looted in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh, MP) in August 2010 and five bank robberies across MP were planned to collect funds for terror attacks. Further, Faisal had also admitted to having handed over INR 4,00,000 to a lawyer to defend former SIMI ‘chief’, Safdar Nagori. Faisal was in touch with Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants before his arrest. One of Faisal's associates, Aqueel Khilji, was shot down in an Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) encounter in March 2012 in Aurangabad (Aurangabad District, Maharashtra) and four others were arrested.
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October - 2 
In an encounter, five Police personnel were injured after a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’, Abu Huraira and his associates were trapped by Police in Ahmadnagar area in outskirts of Srinagar city of Srinagar District on October 2, reports Daily
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In an encounter, five Police personnel were injured after a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’, Abu Huraira and his associates were trapped by Police in Ahmadnagar area in outskirts of Srinagar city of Srinagar District on October 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Police sources said that Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a joint operation in Ahmadnagar area after they got specific information about the presence of a top LeT commander and his associates in the area. A security guard sustains splinter injuries when the militants fired a grenade towards the search party in the area. The cop was removed to nearby hospital for treatment. After half an hour, four more Police men including a Sub-Inspector (SI) were injured in the encounter.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki, on October 2, has appealed for the safe release of abducted National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) official Anil Kumar Agarwal at the earliest, reports The Telegraph. Agarwal was abduct
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Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki, on October 2, has appealed for the safe release of abducted National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) official Anil Kumar Agarwal at the earliest, reports The Telegraph. Agarwal was abducted on September 21 by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from Assam.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, Police, on October 2, arrested a cadre of Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Swmkwr Basumatary from Jagiroad in Morigaon District, reports The Telegraph.
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Meanwhile, Police, on October 2, arrested a cadre of Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Swmkwr Basumatary from Jagiroad in Morigaon District, reports The Telegraph.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, the demand for creation of Mon Autonomous Region (MAR) including Tawang and West Kameng Districts intensified with elected leaders and public resolved to call on the central delegates and other concerned authorities at the Union Ministry o
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Meanwhile, the demand for creation of Mon Autonomous Region (MAR) including Tawang and West Kameng Districts intensified with elected leaders and public resolved to call on the central delegates and other concerned authorities at the Union Ministry of Home Affairs soon, reports The Sentinel. A meeting in this regard was convened at Tawang on October 2 chaired by Tourism and RWD Minister Pema Khandu and other elected representatives. The State Assembly adopted a resolution on September 21 last demanding constitutional amendment for protecting the interest of Arunachal like that of Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya. Many State lawmakers taking part in the private member’s resolution moved by Takar Marde termed the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 defective and grant of Statehood by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi a political exigency for which Arunachal Pradesh has been suffering the worst.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on October 2 arrested a militant, Inayatullah Lone, from his village at Khanpet in North Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. One AK-47 rifle and two pistols were recovered
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Meanwhile, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on October 2 arrested a militant, Inayatullah Lone, from his village at Khanpet in North Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. One AK-47 rifle and two pistols were recovered from his possession.
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October - 2 
Moreover, three suicide bombers from Pakistan, who had attacked Hiranagar Police Station (Kathua District) and Mehsar Army camp (Samba District) on September 26, had planned to take Army personnel as hostage and prolong the encounter, reported Daily
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Moreover, three suicide bombers from Pakistan, who had attacked Hiranagar Police Station (Kathua District) and Mehsar Army camp (Samba District) on September 26, had planned to take Army personnel as hostage and prolong the encounter, reported Daily Excelsior on October 3. The fidayeens reportedly planned to seek release of some militants in lieu of ending the hostage drama. As a second option, the militants had reportedly been directed by their commanders across the Pakistan to hold the students of nearby Army Public School as hostage if they didn’t succeed in their first plan of taking Army officers in the Officers’ Mess inside 16 Cavalry Unit Camp as captives. The militants had also brought with them a handcuff fitted with a long chain to tie themselves either with the Army personnel or the school students, to whom they had planned to hold hostage so that they were not killed by the Commandos as the persons tied with the chain would also be killed in the operation.
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October - 2 
Nagaland Post reports on October 3 that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) accorded warm welcome to five ‘home comers’ from NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) Camp. The home comers expressed regret of having joined Khehoi camp and un
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Nagaland Post reports on October 3 that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) accorded warm welcome to five ‘home comers’ from NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) Camp. The home comers expressed regret of having joined Khehoi camp and unequivocally proclaimed that the Collective Leadership of Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah was the only true platform for the cause of the Nagas as a whole.
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October - 2 
Nagaland Post reports that Khatkati Police of Bokajan subdivision arrested one Songbhijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Ruidip Basumatery from Dimapur railway station in Dimapur District on October 2.
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Nagaland Post reports that Khatkati Police of Bokajan subdivision arrested one Songbhijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Ruidip Basumatery from Dimapur railway station in Dimapur District on October 2.
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October - 2 
Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Mendhar Sector of Poonch District on October 2, reports The Times of India. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was reported
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Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Mendhar Sector of Poonch District on October 2, reports The Times of India. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was reported on the Indian side.
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October - 2 
Separately, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, on October 2, said that violence has no place in democracy and every problem could be solved through non-violence means, reports Nagaland Post. Admitting that development pace in the State has been hinder
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Separately, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, on October 2, said that violence has no place in democracy and every problem could be solved through non-violence means, reports Nagaland Post. Admitting that development pace in the State has been hindered by violence and threats, he asked insurgent groups operating in the State to come to the negotiating table for prevalent of peace in the region. He said time has come to stand against terrorism, communal violence and other forms of violence by all section of people.
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October - 2 
The Assam Tribune reports on October 2 that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has started the process of finalising the dates for the next round of talks with the organisations agitating for creation of separate States, while the date for signing a
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The Assam Tribune reports on October 2 that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has started the process of finalising the dates for the next round of talks with the organisations agitating for creation of separate States, while the date for signing a formal ceasefire agreement with the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB has been finalised. Joint Secretary (North East) at the MHA, Sambhu Singh said that the formal ceasefire agreement with the group would be signed on October 17 to pave the way for formal talks with the outfit. He said that the outfit would have to deposit its weapons before the signing of the formal ceasefire agreement, and the process of depositing arms has started. Meanwhile, the MHA would soon start the process of holding second round of talks with the organizations agitating for creation of separate States. Singh said the process of finalising the dates for the talks has started and “we hope to hold the talks within this month. However, it all would depend on whether all concerned would be free for the tripartite talks.”
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October - 2 
The Centre has asked all states to remain alert and tighten security in sensitive places to foil any attempt by terrorists to disturb peace, Zee News reports on October 3. In an advisory to all states and Union Territories, the Union Ministry of Home
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The Centre has asked all states to remain alert and tighten security in sensitive places to foil any attempt by terrorists to disturb peace, Zee News reports on October 3. In an advisory to all states and Union Territories, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said terrorists may try to carry out attacks during the festival season beginning this month and all efforts should be taken to prevent any such attempt. The advisory was issued after the Intelligence Bureau (IB) warned that terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) is planning terror strikes in prominent Indian cities in the festive season. According to the IB note, major cities like Surat and Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Delhi are on IM hit list.
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October - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 2, secured first conviction in a terror case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, reports The Times of India. An NIA special court convicted 13 operatives linked to LeT, including T Nazeer and
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 2, secured first conviction in a terror case involving Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, reports The Times of India. An NIA special court convicted 13 operatives linked to LeT, including T Nazeer and Sarfaraz Nawaz, for recruiting youth from Kerala for terror training and planning attacks across the country. Four of these recruits had been killed in an encounter in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, by Security Forces in 2008. Sarfaraz Nawaz was the key conspirator who had also provided finances and logistic support to the LeT network operating in Kerala under T Naseer, NIA sources said. "We have conclusively proven that the accused persons facilitated the movement of five boys from the state of Kerala to the Jammu and Kashmir to undertake arms training and wage 'jihad' against the country. These boys had not only been trained by LeT in 2008, but had also taken part in an armed action against the security forces in the Lolab forests of Kupwara which had resulted in the death of the four of the five youth," said an NIA officer.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrived in Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) on October 2, to investigate the jailbreak, reports The Times of India. "We're working on the information about the jail-breakers seen at Mordhad station at around 8.30a
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team arrived in Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) on October 2, to investigate the jailbreak, reports The Times of India. "We're working on the information about the jail-breakers seen at Mordhad station at around 8.30am on Tuesday, but are yet to get anything clinching," said additional Superintendant of Police (SP) Gopal Khandel. Search operations, particularly in areas along the MP-Maharashtra border, are continuing and posters bearing pictures and details of the six have been pasted with a reward of INR 1, 00,000 announced for information leading to their arrest. Moreover, the NIA has gathered from arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and operative Asadullah Akhtar's interrogation as well as other independent sources that new sleeper IM modules have been set up without the involvement or knowledge of Bhatkal, and the escaped SIMI cadres may reactivate these modules to unleash a fresh wave of terror. The agencies suspect more such jailbreaks in the coming days, including in Sabarmati Jail where an escape bid by 2008 Ahmedabad blasts accused, including top SIMI cadres, was earlier foiled in February, 2013. A fresh attempt to break Sabarmati Jail was unraveled by Asadullah Akhtar during his questioning.
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October - 2 
The Sangai Express reports that a team of Imphal East commandos arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) woman cadre, identified as Arambam Surnalata Devi who is also in Government service as peon, from Thambalkhong Lisham Leirak Machin in Impha
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The Sangai Express reports that a team of Imphal East commandos arrested one Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) woman cadre, identified as Arambam Surnalata Devi who is also in Government service as peon, from Thambalkhong Lisham Leirak Machin in Imphal East District on October 2.
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October - 2 
The Sangai Express reports that Sleuths of Narcotic Cell of Imphal West District arrested one person along with 100 grams of Heroin powder and one pistol 7.65mm with seven live rounds of .32 ammunitions on October 2 from Hatta Golapati in the Distric
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The Sangai Express reports that Sleuths of Narcotic Cell of Imphal West District arrested one person along with 100 grams of Heroin powder and one pistol 7.65mm with seven live rounds of .32 ammunitions on October 2 from Hatta Golapati in the District.
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October - 2 
The Shillong Times reports that the State Government will set up a special court exclusively to try cases of violation of the Supreme Court order banning ‘bandhs’ (shut down strike) by protesting pro-ILP activists. This was announced by Chief Ministe
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The Shillong Times reports that the State Government will set up a special court exclusively to try cases of violation of the Supreme Court order banning ‘bandhs’ (shut down strike) by protesting pro-ILP activists. This was announced by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on October 2. Sangma also said, “Sponsors of bandhs and agitations will have to pay compensation for all losses incurred (by the government in the course of their protests).
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October - 2 
The Times of India reports that In a major breakthrough, Security Forces arrested a 'second lieutenant' of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as Samnan Jugli wanted in connection with several cases under the A
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The Times of India reports that In a major breakthrough, Security Forces arrested a 'second lieutenant' of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), identified as Samnan Jugli wanted in connection with several cases under the Arms Act from Nadipar area in Changlang town on October 2.
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October - 2 
The Times of India reports that the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) chief managing director, G Sai Prasad, on October 2, appealed to Assam governor, J B Patnaik to help secure the safe release of the abducted general manager of the NHPC's Taw
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The Times of India reports that the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) chief managing director, G Sai Prasad, on October 2, appealed to Assam governor, J B Patnaik to help secure the safe release of the abducted general manager of the NHPC's Tawang hydroelectric project, Anil Kumar Agrawal. Agarwal was abducted on September 21, by Songbhijit faction of NDFB. The Telegraph adds that the Songbijit faction of the NDFB on September 30, claimed not to have served any extortion demand for the release of NHPC official Anil Kumar Agarwal and added that he was safe in its custody. The outfit’s general secretary B. Saoraigwra categorically denied having sent any email or letter to the NHPC, demanding INR 200 million for Agarwal’s release. Saoraigwra said the outfit had abducted Agarwal over an issue related to the construction of big dams which would adversely affect the people and the ecology.
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October - 2 
The Times of India reports that three linkmen of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) were arrested in a joint operation by the army and Police from the Chowkham area in Lohit District on October 2. Army sources said two IEDs, weighin
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The Times of India reports that three linkmen of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) were arrested in a joint operation by the army and Police from the Chowkham area in Lohit District on October 2. Army sources said two IEDs, weighing 5.2 kg each, were recovered during a search operation.
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October - 2 
A suicide bomber on October 2 killed eight people and wounded 16 others at the Chaman border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Qilla Abdullah District, reports Dawn. “It was a suicide bombing. We have found the severed head on the blast si
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A suicide bomber on October 2 killed eight people and wounded 16 others at the Chaman border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Qilla Abdullah District, reports Dawn. “It was a suicide bombing. We have found the severed head on the blast site,” local border force commander Colonel Haider Ali said. The senior security official said at least one Frontier Corps (FC) paramilitary soldier was among the dead.
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October - 2 
Also, the Police arrested at least nine alleged target killers and extortionists belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Lyari gang war in separate raids on October 2, reported The Express Tribune. Two of the suspects, identified as Fida
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Also, the Police arrested at least nine alleged target killers and extortionists belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Lyari gang war in separate raids on October 2, reported The Express Tribune. Two of the suspects, identified as Fida Hussain and Mehboob Ali, are affiliated with the MQM. Three alleged members of a Lyari gang were also arrested in a separate raid, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Odho informed the media.
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October - 2 
At least 15 militants were killed and several others were injured when a suicide bomber ran a vehicle full of explosives into the headquarters of Mullah Nabi Hanfi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Spin Tall area of Hangu District
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At least 15 militants were killed and several others were injured when a suicide bomber ran a vehicle full of explosives into the headquarters of Mullah Nabi Hanfi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Spin Tall area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on October 2, reports The Express Tribune. The headquarters building collapsed due to the explosion and the compound was badly destroyed. Mullah Nabi Hanfi was a ‘commander’ of the Hangu chapter of the TTP before switching sides and joining the Government’s counter-insurgency efforts. Nabi had said earlier that his group was on TTP’s hit list since the latter wanted to seize control of Hangu, Kohat, Orakzai and parts of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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At least four militants were killed in an encounter with Police on Hub River Road in Baldia Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh while huge cache of firearms and explosives were also recovered from their possession, on
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At least four militants were killed in an encounter with Police on Hub River Road in Baldia Town of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh while huge cache of firearms and explosives were also recovered from their possession, on October 2 (today), reports The News.
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October - 2 
Awais Sheikh, the counsel for Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was murdered in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail in May 2013, has taken permanent refuge in Sweden, Times of India reported on October 3. Sheikh took refuge in the Scandinavian country follow
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Awais Sheikh, the counsel for Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh who was murdered in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail in May 2013, has taken permanent refuge in Sweden, Times of India reported on October 3. Sheikh took refuge in the Scandinavian country following his alleged abduction bid near Lahore a day before Singh’s death. Singh, who was sentenced to death 16 years ago on espionage charges, died at Lahore’s Jinnah hospital after lying in a comatose state for five days following an assault on him in Kot Lakhpat jail. Sheikh and his son Shahrukh were allegedly abducted from their Bedian Road farm on May 16 and were released three and half hours later. Sheikh was known for fighting cases of Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails and had also written a book on the life of Singh titled ‘Mistaken Identity’. Speaking to the Times of India over telephone from Sweden on September 30, Sheikh said: "Sweden has granted me permanent stay along with my family and has also provided me all facilities and security after taking note of my abduction and physical torture." The lawyer claimed that his life was under constant threat in Pakistan from people and organisations “inimical to India-Pak friendship”.
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October - 2 
Diamer Police arrested a suspect, Amir Hamza, allegedly involved in the March 2013 murder of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Attaullah along with two other “high profile accused”, identified as Shafaur Rehman and Bashir Ahmed, from remote Darel
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Diamer Police arrested a suspect, Amir Hamza, allegedly involved in the March 2013 murder of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Attaullah along with two other “high profile accused”, identified as Shafaur Rehman and Bashir Ahmed, from remote Darel Valley in Diamer District on October 2, report Daily Times.
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October - 2 
Elsewhere, a bomb targeting a private clinic located in Gulistan-e-Johar area of Gulshan Town exploded on October 2, reported The News. However, the no casualties were reported. The Police further said that the owner had received ransom demand and th
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Elsewhere, a bomb targeting a private clinic located in Gulistan-e-Johar area of Gulshan Town exploded on October 2, reported The News. However, the no casualties were reported. The Police further said that the owner had received ransom demand and the failure to fulfil the demand led to the attack at his healthcare facility.
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October - 2 
Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body of a man was found dead from Mewa Shah Graveyard in SITE Town on October 2, reported Daily Times. According to Police, the victim was killed after kidnapping and torture.
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Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body of a man was found dead from Mewa Shah Graveyard in SITE Town on October 2, reported Daily Times. According to Police, the victim was killed after kidnapping and torture.
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Further, an abducted boy was rescued by the Police and Rangers in a joint operation in Gadap Town on October 2, reports The Express Tribune. The boy was abducted from Sultanabad area of the Town. No other details were mentioned about the abducted boy
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Further, an abducted boy was rescued by the Police and Rangers in a joint operation in Gadap Town on October 2, reports The Express Tribune. The boy was abducted from Sultanabad area of the Town. No other details were mentioned about the abducted boy. LEAs also claimed to have arrested around 260 suspected criminals during separate targeted operation across the city.
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October - 2 
In addition, four Policemen were injured during a raid by the Police at the hideout of TTP militants in Maymar Complex area of Sohrab Goth in Gadap Town on October 2, reports Daily Times. However, the terrorists managed to escape. Following the atta
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In addition, four Policemen were injured during a raid by the Police at the hideout of TTP militants in Maymar Complex area of Sohrab Goth in Gadap Town on October 2, reports Daily Times. However, the terrorists managed to escape. Following the attack, an extra contingent of law enforcers including the Rapid Response Force reached the site and conducted a door-to-door search operation. They arrested around 22 suspects, official uniforms of security agencies as well as weapons, including, Kalashnikovs and pistols.
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October - 2 
In addition, the head of the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) Allah Nazar on October 2 threatened to step up attacks on Security Forces, reports The Express Tribune. “They (army) are directly involved in the large-scale killings of Baloch men,” Allah N
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In addition, the head of the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) Allah Nazar on October 2 threatened to step up attacks on Security Forces, reports The Express Tribune. “They (army) are directly involved in the large-scale killings of Baloch men,” Allah Nazar, told Reuters over telephone from a secret location in Balochistan. “They want to crush us and make money from the disaster relief,” he added. “We claim responsibility for October 2, 2013 attack on troops near Mashkay. We will step up such attacks in coming days,” warned Nazar. “We cannot expect relief from the helicopters which routinely fire rockets at our villages.”
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October - 2 
In addition, the six militants reported to be killed in an encounter carried out on a tip-off, by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on October 2 belonged to Mohmand group of TTP, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier, the affiliation of the kil
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In addition, the six militants reported to be killed in an encounter carried out on a tip-off, by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on October 2 belonged to Mohmand group of TTP, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier, the affiliation of the killed militants was not specified. According to Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) in-charge, Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Chaudhry Aslam Khan, “We had information that terrorists were smuggling explosives from Balochistan. Law-enforcement agencies intercepted a car near Lucky Pahari on Hub River Road. When we tried to stop them, they attacked with heavy weaponry.” Two Police officers and four terrorists were injured in the exchange of fire. The four militants succumbed to their injuries. “We have foiled a major terrorist attack in Karachi,” DSP Khan said, adding, “The ‘chief’ and the ‘deputy chief’ of the group were killed in the encounter.”
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October - 2 
In another incident of arrest the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Cantonment Omar Tufail said that the Police in collaboration with the Rangers launched a crackdown on criminals and arrested at least 38 Afghan nationals during raids in Hala Nak
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In another incident of arrest the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Cantonment Omar Tufail said that the Police in collaboration with the Rangers launched a crackdown on criminals and arrested at least 38 Afghan nationals during raids in Hala Naka and other adjoining slum areas of Hyderabad District on October 2, reports Daily Times.
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October - 2 
In another incident, a cadre of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Adil (30), was shot dead inside his house in Lines Area, within the precincts of Brigade Police Station in Jamshed Town on October 2, reported Daily Times.
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In another incident, a cadre of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H), identified as Adil (30), was shot dead inside his house in Lines Area, within the precincts of Brigade Police Station in Jamshed Town on October 2, reported Daily Times.
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October - 2 
In another incident, the Police recovered and defused a 30 kilogram pack of explosives attached with a bicycle at Qasim Baloch Stadium in Kechi Baig area of Sariab in Quetta on October 2, reports The Express Tribune.
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In another incident, the Police recovered and defused a 30 kilogram pack of explosives attached with a bicycle at Qasim Baloch Stadium in Kechi Baig area of Sariab in Quetta on October 2, reports The Express Tribune.
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October - 2 
In separate incident, two alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed during a targeted raid carried out on a hideout of one of TTP’s splinter groups with the Rangers and the Police in Manghopir area of Gadap Town on October 2, rep
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In separate incident, two alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed during a targeted raid carried out on a hideout of one of TTP’s splinter groups with the Rangers and the Police in Manghopir area of Gadap Town on October 2, reports The Express Tribune. Weapons including sub-machine guns, pistols and grenades were seized from them. According to the Rangers spokesman, the two terrorists were part of a group who had arrived in the city to carry out attacks against government and military installations.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Balochistan Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch announced to convene an All Parties Conference (APC) to initiate formal dialogue with the militant groups in the province, reports Dawn. “We do not want any bloodshed, rather we stand fo
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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Balochistan Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch announced to convene an All Parties Conference (APC) to initiate formal dialogue with the militant groups in the province, reports Dawn. “We do not want any bloodshed, rather we stand for peace and development,” he said. He said a jirga (council) comprising tribal elders and key political leaders would be sent to all Baloch separatists groups and sectarian militant organisations to hold a dialogue regarding the situation in Balochistan through political means. He further informed that the APC will comprise all political groups and tribal elites of Balochistan province. He said that his province faced complicated issues like recovery of mutilated dead bodies, missing persons and displacement of people from Dera Bugti and Kohlu Districts. “We will approach everyone to pave the way for political settlement,” he explained, adding that use of force has not produced any results in Balochistan, which has been under the grip of violence for last more than a decade.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, Dawn reported that the TTP on October 2 announced that they would reconsider their stance if the Government was ready for a break in fighting.
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Meanwhile, Dawn reported that the TTP on October 2 announced that they would reconsider their stance if the Government was ready for a break in fighting.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, the KP Government decided to engage the Army to protect polio workers in five union councils of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, during the vaccination campaign beginning on October 5, the Dawn reported on October 3. It is the first
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Meanwhile, the KP Government decided to engage the Army to protect polio workers in five union councils of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, during the vaccination campaign beginning on October 5, the Dawn reported on October 3. It is the first time that the Army’s support is being sought in the restive areas of Peshawar. The vaccination campaigns were not delivering the goods in Achini Bala, Sheikhan, Matani, Sherikera and Jugani union councils adjacent to Khyber Agency or Mohammad Agency (FATA) for being inaccessible to polio workers and Police. Local said the poor or no vaccination had left around 800 local children under the age of five years at the high risk of physical disability. The officials said the engagement of the Army men for the vaccinators’ protection would cost PKR 14.4 million. They said unlike other parts of the province, where three-day campaign targeting 5.1 million was already underway, a separate, one-week campaign had been planned for the provincial capital to target 754,000 children under the age of five years with the help of 3,600 vaccinators.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh on October 2, accused the MQM for possessing Indian-made illegal weapons and one of its members for the killing of a public prosecutor, reports The Express Tribune. On October 1, 2013 the Paramilitary Force raid
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Meanwhile, the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh on October 2, accused the MQM for possessing Indian-made illegal weapons and one of its members for the killing of a public prosecutor, reports The Express Tribune. On October 1, 2013 the Paramilitary Force raided the MQM Landhi Town office and seized an Indian-made Light Machine Gun (LMG), Submachine Guns (SMGs) and rifles, said the Rangers spokesperson. They also found CCTV cameras, which the “criminals had installed to monitor Law-Enforcement Agencies”. However, the MQM denied that any Indian-made weapon was recovered from its office. The Rangers spokesperson also said that two target killers, Shamim alias Goli and Sajid Hussain were also arrested along with 12 others from Landhi Town.
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October - 2 
Separately, a group of top clerics from the Deobandi school of thought hinted that they could mediate peace between the Government and homegrown militants, if formally requested, reports The Express Tribune. The clerics from Wafaqul Madaris – a congl
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Separately, a group of top clerics from the Deobandi school of thought hinted that they could mediate peace between the Government and homegrown militants, if formally requested, reports The Express Tribune. The clerics from Wafaqul Madaris – a conglomerate of mainly Deobandi madrassas of the country – had appealed to the Government and the TTP to engage in a dialogue to avoid further bloodshed in the country. The TTP welcomed the appeal and said if the Government announced a ceasefire the group would follow suit. “The Government has not asked us for mediation. If requested, we will play our role,” Wafaqul Madaris General Secretary Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhri said. The Deobandi clerics have welcomed the ‘positive response’ to their appeal from the militants. “The willingness from the TTP to cease fire is an encouraging development,” they said in a statement. “Now, we’ll appeal to the Government and the army to announce a truce at the earliest.” Earlier, on October 1, 2103, Ulema and representatives of various religious seminaries expressed concern over the “civil war-like situation” in the country and appealed to both the Government and the TTP to observe a “complete ceasefire” till the completion of the process of talks, adds Dawn.
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October - 2 
Separately, a Police constable, identified as Ghulam Abbas (43), was shot dead in SITE Town on October 2, reports Daily Times. According to official details, Abbas was posted to SITE B Section Police Station, and left for some work when two armed uni
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Separately, a Police constable, identified as Ghulam Abbas (43), was shot dead in SITE Town on October 2, reports Daily Times. According to official details, Abbas was posted to SITE B Section Police Station, and left for some work when two armed unidentified armed assailants opened fire at him.
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October - 2 
Separately, Karachi Police’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) claimed to have arrested three suspects belonging to Lyari’s Shahid Bikkik gang on October 2, reports The Express Tribune. SIU chief SP Naveed Khawaja told a press conference that the arre
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Separately, Karachi Police’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) claimed to have arrested three suspects belonging to Lyari’s Shahid Bikkik gang on October 2, reports The Express Tribune. SIU chief SP Naveed Khawaja told a press conference that the arrested suspects were involved in more than 45 cases of extortion, adding that they had recently attacked the ice-cream parlour owned by President Mamnoon Hussain’s nephew.
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October - 2 
Separately, two army soldiers were killed and two others sustained injuries in a landmine explosion while they were carrying out relief work in Mashkai area of Awaran District on October 2, reported The Express Tribune.
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Separately, two army soldiers were killed and two others sustained injuries in a landmine explosion while they were carrying out relief work in Mashkai area of Awaran District on October 2, reported The Express Tribune.
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October - 2 
Speaking to Dawn from an undisclosed location, the TTP ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said the TTP welcomes Ulemas’ suggestion for a ceasefire. He, however, claimed it was the government which is launching the offensive against them, saying if it can
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Speaking to Dawn from an undisclosed location, the TTP ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said the TTP welcomes Ulemas’ suggestion for a ceasefire. He, however, claimed it was the government which is launching the offensive against them, saying if it can take the lead in stopping the war, then they were also ready to follow it. “We are ready to proceed with the All Parties Conference (APC) suggestions and willing to have peace, there is no ill-will to the peace process among the Taliban leadership,” he added. About Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s offer of opening Taliban offices in the settled areas, Shahid said, “We welcome the offer but we feel at this moment there is no need of opening any office anywhere.” Punjabi Taliban chief Asmatullah Muawiya, in a relevant development, reiterated to hold unconditional talks for peace and said the outfit would respond to the APC offer within three days.
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October - 2 
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 2 sent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Syed Kazim Abbas Rizwi on 14-day physical remand, reported The Express Tribune. He was charged with the targeted killings of former Anti-Terrorism Court public p
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The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 2 sent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Syed Kazim Abbas Rizwi on 14-day physical remand, reported The Express Tribune. He was charged with the targeted killings of former Anti-Terrorism Court public prosecutor Naimat Ali Randhawa and seven others. City Police chief Shahid Hayat had announced earlier that the death of Naimat Ali was a “politically motivated targeted killing.”
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October - 2 
The News on October 3 (today) reported that the Karachi Police during last month conducted 2845 raids in limits of different Police Stations and arrested 3976 accused, reported. In 184 Police encounters 36 extortionists, 27 kidnappers, 18 terrorists,
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The News on October 3 (today) reported that the Karachi Police during last month conducted 2845 raids in limits of different Police Stations and arrested 3976 accused, reported. In 184 Police encounters 36 extortionists, 27 kidnappers, 18 terrorists, 301 dacoits and 1248 absconders and 114 proclaimed offenders were arrested and arms recovered from them.
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October - 2 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 2 insisted that the United States (US) drone strikes must stop before they consider peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shahidullah Shahid said that any ceas
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 2 insisted that the United States (US) drone strikes must stop before they consider peace talks with the Government, reports The Express Tribune. TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shahidullah Shahid said that any ceasefire must include an end to US drone attacks in the tribal areas, which have been targeting suspected Taliban and al Qaeda militants since 2004. “A ceasefire alone is not sufficient. The stoppage of drone strikes is essential, otherwise — if drones continue to strike – we will not accept the ceasefire,” Shahid said.
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October - 2 
TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shahidullah Shahid asked religious clerics and scholars to condemn the killing of four TTP members in Karachi and take notice of the issue. He further added that none of the Government officials have contacted the TTP for negotiati
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TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shahidullah Shahid asked religious clerics and scholars to condemn the killing of four TTP members in Karachi and take notice of the issue. He further added that none of the Government officials have contacted the TTP for negotiations.
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October - 2 
Two people, including a local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Mashwar Bangash and his companion, identified as Waheed Khan, were shot dead at Cantt Bazaar area in Shah Faisal Town of Karachi, the provincial capital o Sindh, on October 2, rep
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Two people, including a local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Mashwar Bangash and his companion, identified as Waheed Khan, were shot dead at Cantt Bazaar area in Shah Faisal Town of Karachi, the provincial capital o Sindh, on October 2, reports Daily Times.
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, at a meeting of the party politburo held at the party´s head office at Kathmandu on October 2, the Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) appealed to people to boycott the CA poll actively and effectively, arguin
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Meanwhile, at a meeting of the party politburo held at the party´s head office at Kathmandu on October 2, the Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) appealed to people to boycott the CA poll actively and effectively, arguing that the talk’s option was now over, reports Republica. CPN-Maoist-Baidya Chairman Mohan Baidya said that talks were the first phase and that option was now over. He said the next phase would be that of struggle. He claimed that his party would proclaim the constitution through struggle in the streets. Maya Prasad Sharma an Executive Committee member of CPN-Maoist-Baidya said “First of all, we will request the candidates not to enter the villages to canvass for votes. We will say to them that the scheduled CA poll is not a political solution and will only force the Sikkimization of Nepal. If they ignore our request and use force against us, we will take counter-measures." The leaders stressed the success of the 10-day general strike scheduled by the 33-party alliance. The general strike is scheduled for November 9 to 19 to obstruct the CA poll.
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On the other hand, BNP on October 2 spewed fire against the death sentence awarded to the party’s standing committee member, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, for war crimes, reports The Independent. In protest, the party has decided to stage nationwide r
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On the other hand, BNP on October 2 spewed fire against the death sentence awarded to the party’s standing committee member, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, for war crimes, reports The Independent. In protest, the party has decided to stage nationwide rallies on October 3 (today) against the Government’s attempt to eliminate its political opponent and to destroy the country’s democratic organs in the name of war crimes trial. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said “We are expressing our condemnation of the government for its evil attempt to eliminate opposition party politics in the country. We are astonished that SQC was deprived of justice. Even the common people have raised questions over the legal process adopted to convict SQC of war crimes.”
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October - 2 
Meanwhile, Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), a Tamil ally of the governing party on October 2 called on the Government to allocate powers meant for the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), reports Colombo Page. EPDP said the Government should ass
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Meanwhile, Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), a Tamil ally of the governing party on October 2 called on the Government to allocate powers meant for the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), reports Colombo Page. EPDP said the Government should assign powers meant for the NPC without heeding to racial and religious extremists. EPDP organizer for Vadamarachchi in Jaffna District A. Sri Rangeswaran warned that the people in the North would commence a protest campaign if the Government fails to vest the rightful powers of the NPC with the Council. He has said there have been many sacrifices and losses on the part of the people in the North to finally achieve the power in the NPC. According to Rangeswaran, separatists in the South are propagating communal and religious disharmony through various forms of propaganda to achieve their political agenda.
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October - 3 
Nagaland Post reports that two cadres of two separate militant groups under Suspension of Operation (SoO) with Government allegedly indulging in prejudicial activities were caught by villagers in interior Thoubal District on October 3 and handed o
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Nagaland Post reports that two cadres of two separate militant groups under Suspension of Operation (SoO) with Government allegedly indulging in prejudicial activities were caught by villagers in interior Thoubal District on October 3 and handed over to the security force on October 4. Sagolsem Gambir Singh (43) of Athouba faction of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL-Athouba) and Hijam Dinesh Singh of Lallumba faction of Kangleipak Communist party (KCP-Lallumba), were caught by villagers of Laikhun village near Maphou dam. The two arrested belonged to a group currently lodging at Assam Rifles camps as temporary arrangement after they entered into tripartite SoO with the Centre and State Government. Local reports said that the two cadres have been engaging in the extortion of money from the people on the road leading to Maphou dam from Laikhun village for the last few days.
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October - 3 
A letter purportedly by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has threatened to blow up Haridwar (Haridwar District, Uttarakhand) railway station and temples in the city on December 29 2013, Police revealed said on October 3, according to The Times of
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A letter purportedly by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has threatened to blow up Haridwar (Haridwar District, Uttarakhand) railway station and temples in the city on December 29 2013, Police revealed said on October 3, according to The Times of India. In the letter to Haridwar Railway Station Superintendent Gopal Krishna Das, a man introducing himself as LeT ‘area commander’ Karim Ansari issued the threat saying the outfit will blow up the Haridwar railway station and temples in the city on December 29.
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October - 3 
Also, in the backdrop of continued agitation by pro-ILP groups, the State cabinet , on October 3, approved the amendment of the Meghalaya Maintenance of Public Order (MMPO), Assam Act 1947 to make "enforcement more effective", reports The Times of In
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Also, in the backdrop of continued agitation by pro-ILP groups, the State cabinet , on October 3, approved the amendment of the Meghalaya Maintenance of Public Order (MMPO), Assam Act 1947 to make "enforcement more effective", reports The Times of India. Significantly, the cabinet decision comes on the eve of the autumn session of the State assembly on October 3.
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October - 3 
Gujarat government has done little to improve security along Gujarat's 1,600km coastline, according to the latest Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report that was presented in the state assembly on October 3, reports The Times of India.
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Gujarat government has done little to improve security along Gujarat's 1,600km coastline, according to the latest Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report that was presented in the state assembly on October 3, reports The Times of India. "The locations identified for some check posts and outposts were found water-logged and hence were constructed deep inside the mainland at six places of Ahmedabad and Banaskantha districts," said the CAG, which audited Gujarat's implementation of the centrally sponsored Coastal Security Scheme (CSS). Moreover, the shortfall in sea patrolling has been pegged between 78 per cent and 91 per cent, while night patrolling ranges from zero to 34 per cent of the prescribed frequency. "Boat repair facility was at a distant place and the delay in repair of boats [was] four to 13 months," the report said. Further, the report said 36 of the 50 coastal check posts and outposts are not operational because police personnel have not been deployed there. "No effective measures were taken by the agriculture and co-operation (fisheries) department for preventing Indian fishermen from crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line," the report said. "Rs 46.16 crore satellite-based vessel traffic system was also not established. Shortage of manpower ranges between 35 to 46% and out of trained staff, 69% was deployed on non-policing duties."
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October - 3 
In another incident, a combined team of Thoubal Police commandos and 15 Assam Rifles arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant identified as Mutum Dinesh while conducting a search operation at Yairipok Keithel Macha from Thoubal District on
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In another incident, a combined team of Thoubal Police commandos and 15 Assam Rifles arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant identified as Mutum Dinesh while conducting a search operation at Yairipok Keithel Macha from Thoubal District on the same day. One 9mm pistol with magazine, two live rounds, a Chinese hand grenade with detonator and a mobile handset with SIM were recovered from him.
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October - 3 
In another incident, a team of Karbi Anglong Police arrested nine cadres of NDFB including five women cadres coming from Diphu railway station (Assam). Police said the entire group was on their way to Myanmar for receiving training on subversive acti
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In another incident, a team of Karbi Anglong Police arrested nine cadres of NDFB including five women cadres coming from Diphu railway station (Assam). Police said the entire group was on their way to Myanmar for receiving training on subversive activities. They were rounded up as soon as they arrived at Dimapur railway station.
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October - 3 
Intelligence agencies would keep a close tab on the activities of Pakistani bus and train drivers during their stay in India following exposure of smuggling bid by Pakistani bus-Sada-e-Sarahad's, driver Hamid Khan on October 3, reports The Times of I
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Intelligence agencies would keep a close tab on the activities of Pakistani bus and train drivers during their stay in India following exposure of smuggling bid by Pakistani bus-Sada-e-Sarahad's, driver Hamid Khan on October 3, reports The Times of India. According to sources that the bus driver had admitted that he would have received a commission of INR 10,000 on successful smuggling of gold ornaments from India. "But we are of view that the commission could be up to Rs 25000 per bid" said sources.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, an unnamed senior security official on October 3 said that at least 90 militants have entered into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from across the border in 2013 (till September 30) while a few dozens more are waiting for opportunities to cross ov
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Meanwhile, an unnamed senior security official on October 3 said that at least 90 militants have entered into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from across the border in 2013 (till September 30) while a few dozens more are waiting for opportunities to cross over, reports Daily Excelsior. “If we count the Keran incident, the number of militants entering into Jammu and Kashmir would cross 120,” the official added. According to a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) estimate, in 2012, at least 120 hardcore militants had entered into J&K.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a cadre of KYKL, identified as Keisham Regan Singh alias Nimai alias Loyangamba from Khagempalli Pankha near Ningom Leirak in Imphal west District on October 3, reports The Sangai Express.
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Meanwhile, Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a cadre of KYKL, identified as Keisham Regan Singh alias Nimai alias Loyangamba from Khagempalli Pankha near Ningom Leirak in Imphal west District on October 3, reports The Sangai Express.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) led by IK Songbijit on the occasion of observation of its 27th rising day, on October 3, reaffirmed to fight for the liberation of Bodoland with strengthening of policy and build up capabili
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Meanwhile, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) led by IK Songbijit on the occasion of observation of its 27th rising day, on October 3, reaffirmed to fight for the liberation of Bodoland with strengthening of policy and build up capability The Sentinel. The NDFB (Songbijit faction) observed the foundation day at an undisclosed location in lower Assam along with the other factions of the outfit. The NDFB (Progressive) led by Dhiren Boro observed the day at Serfanguri designated camp in Kokrajhar District while Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB observed the day at Odla Kashibari in Udalguri District.
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Nagaland Post reports that Diphu Police has arrested two persons identified as Munan Singh and Amar Rongphar involved in extortion from Rongmirdan locality, Diphu District on October 3. Police also recovered one 7.65 pistol and four live rounds from
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Nagaland Post reports that Diphu Police has arrested two persons identified as Munan Singh and Amar Rongphar involved in extortion from Rongmirdan locality, Diphu District on October 3. Police also recovered one 7.65 pistol and four live rounds from the possession of the two arrested persons.
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October - 3 
Nagaland Post reports that two militants belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council (NNC) were arrested by security forces in Tamenglong District during the past three days. One of the arrested,
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Nagaland Post reports that two militants belonging to Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council (NNC) were arrested by security forces in Tamenglong District during the past three days. One of the arrested, identified as Lanchunglung Rongmei (21) belongs to NSCN-K who was arrested from Noney Happy Colony on October 3. He has been handed over to Patsoi police in Imphal West District on October 6 along with the 10 live rounds of AK-47/56 ammunition and one mobile handset allegedly recovered from his possession. The other arrested man, identified as Thangamlung Kamei (45), ‘captain’ of NNC was arrested from Noney Part-II on October 4. One 9 mm pistol, a magazine loaded with 16 live rounds of ammunition and a stamp of ‘Federal Government of Nagaland’ for collection of ‘tax’ from the public were seized from him. He is said to have joined the outfit in 1986. He was also handed over to Patsoi Police on October 6 along with the items recovered from him, a police source said.
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On October 3, a suspected militant of banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Abu Talib was remanded in seven days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody by a Delhi court in connection with a case lodged in 2011 for allegedly distributing funds recei
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On October 3, a suspected militant of banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Abu Talib was remanded in seven days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody by a Delhi court in connection with a case lodged in 2011 for allegedly distributing funds received from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for terror strikes in India, reports Economic Times. According to court sources, NIA told the court that HM ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin, who is absconding and is believed to be in the PoK, was one of the main conspirators and Ali was receiving funds in India for terror activities.
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October - 3 
Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Krishnaghati Sector of Poonch District on October 3, reports Deccan Herald. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was reported
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Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Krishnaghati Sector of Poonch District on October 3, reports Deccan Herald. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was reported on the Indian side.
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October - 3 
Separately, alleging the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) administration in completely failing to provide security of life and property to the non–Bodos residing at the BTC areas, the Sodou Asomiya Aikyo Mancha (SAAM), Asom, staged a hunger strike
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Separately, alleging the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) administration in completely failing to provide security of life and property to the non–Bodos residing at the BTC areas, the Sodou Asomiya Aikyo Mancha (SAAM), Asom, staged a hunger strike on October 3 and demanded for the dissolution of BTC, reports The Sentinel. Mancha secretary Biren Bora said that the number of cases of extortion, kidnap, murder against the non–Bodos at BTC have increased and the BTC administration has not at showed empathy to the victims. The Mancha also demanded for equal distribution of financial assistance, equal welfare distribution, equal development for the non–Bodos at the BTC areas and failing to do so, the Mancha would take up a series of democratic agitation programme against the Government.
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October - 3 
Separately, the agitating Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) has said that eminent intellectuals and politicians of the country have pledged to extend support to its ongoing demand for creation of a separate 'Kuki state' within Manipur, reports The T
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Separately, the agitating Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) has said that eminent intellectuals and politicians of the country have pledged to extend support to its ongoing demand for creation of a separate 'Kuki state' within Manipur, reports The Times of India. The KSDC had been imposing economic blockades and other forms of agitations for many days in Manipur since November 17, 2012 in pursuit of its demand. The latest agitation was called for two days last month. "Recently, we were campaigning across the country to seek support and advice from eminent politicians and intellectuals at various cities including New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Shillong," the committee's information and publicity secretary, S George Guite, said on October 1. He added that the KSDC is set to become a constituent group of the Forum for Statehood Demand in India, an umbrella body of several bodies demanding Statehood in the country.
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October - 3 
The Chhattisgarh Government has sought nearly 1,500 companies of Central forces for the Assembly elections, in addition to the existing battalions in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-controlled tribal Districts of south Chhattisgarh, repo
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The Chhattisgarh Government has sought nearly 1,500 companies of Central forces for the Assembly elections, in addition to the existing battalions in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-controlled tribal Districts of south Chhattisgarh, reports The Hindu. At least half of the additional forces will be placed in south Chhattisgarh, senior officials told The Hindu. The State had sought nearly 860 companies in the 2008 Assembly elections. Senior State and Central officials said the intensity of Maoist action had enhanced “proportionately with the increasing number of police encounters” in the Maoist stronghold, forcing the government to seek additional forces. Director-General of Police (DGP) Ramniwas said that “assuming that the election could also be conducted in one phase” the request had been forwarded. “Last time we got 330 companies and the same force stayed for the second phase. But, even if the rest of the State does not require such a huge force for each phase, Bastar will always require 800 companies,” the DGP said.
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October - 3 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace would be eliminated from Odisha within a year as the Police are energised and motivated to end the Maoists’ activities, asserted Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra on October
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace would be eliminated from Odisha within a year as the Police are energised and motivated to end the Maoists’ activities, asserted Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra on October 3, reports The Pioneer. Mishra made the claim while providing financial incentives to 19 Maoists, who had earlier surrendered in Jajpur District, at a function at the Kalingagar Police Station. He distributed INR 372,000 to each erstwhile Maoist and interacted with them. Mishra said the Maoists would be sternly dealt with. The Government is always ready to rehabilitate the Maoists who are interested to surrender or else they would face bullets, he warned. Ex-Maoist Tukuna Basra said, “We are now happy. We were leading a hell of life in jungles. We are being physically and mentally tortured by the Maoist group leaders. We have now got a new lease of life. We also appeal to our Maoist brothers to follow our path.”
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October - 3 
The interrogation of a former legislator of Manipur, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 3, will help the anti-terror probe agency to track the money trail of Kesho Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (
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The interrogation of a former legislator of Manipur, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 3, will help the anti-terror probe agency to track the money trail of Kesho Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), reports The Telegraph. Salam Joy Singh was arrested in Guwahati (Assam) for his alleged links with the KCP faction, which is also known as Mobile Task Force (MTF). A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator from Wangoi Assembly constituency from 2007 to 2012, he has been accused of providing shelter to KCP-MTF rebels and money laundering for the outfit. The KCP-MTF is one of the dreaded militant groups in Manipur, allegedly involved in explosion, extortion, kidnapping, murder and grenade throwing in the insurgency-infested state.
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October - 3 
The Sentinel reports on October 4 that after Durga Puja, the six communities of Tai–Ahoms, Morans, Mottocks, Chutiyas, Koch–Rajbangshis and the tea tribes are going to again launch an agitation for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for them.
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The Sentinel reports on October 4 that after Durga Puja, the six communities of Tai–Ahoms, Morans, Mottocks, Chutiyas, Koch–Rajbangshis and the tea tribes are going to again launch an agitation for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for them.
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October - 3 
The Sentinel reports that on the basis of the specific information, Police, on October 3, arrested a person suspected to have involved with militant outfit from State Bank of India (SBI), Kokrajhar branch. The person was reportedly having transaction
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The Sentinel reports that on the basis of the specific information, Police, on October 3, arrested a person suspected to have involved with militant outfit from State Bank of India (SBI), Kokrajhar branch. The person was reportedly having transaction of INR 90,000 from an account and was suspected to have link with the militant outfit–Kamatapu Liberation Organization (KLO).
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October - 3 
The Telegraph reports that the Biswajit Ray and Hiteswar Barman factions of the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) have welcomed the approval of Telangana State by the Union cabinet on October 3. In fact, both the factions of the students’ or
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The Telegraph reports that the Biswajit Ray and Hiteswar Barman factions of the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) have welcomed the approval of Telangana State by the Union cabinet on October 3. In fact, both the factions of the students’ organisation are hopeful that MPs from the Bodoland Peoples’ Front (BPF) and Bengal would take up the issue of Kamtapur in the next Parliament session. AKRSU general secretary of the Biswajit Ray faction, Pradeep Ray, said they would intensify their movement for Kamtapur with renewed vigour on the lines of Telangana.
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October - 3 
Unravelling Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI's) direct handling of Indian Mujahideen (IM), arrested IM ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal told National Investigation Agency (NIA) how ISI takes care of funding, training and resources for
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Unravelling Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI's) direct handling of Indian Mujahideen (IM), arrested IM ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal told National Investigation Agency (NIA) how ISI takes care of funding, training and resources for attacks in India, The Times of India reports on October 4. The execution of terror strikes, however, is left almost entirely to IM. Bhatkal further claimed that ISI, and not Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), had imparted him training for two months in Pakistan in 2006, which covered handling of explosives, assembling of bombs, indoctrinating young Muslims and covert operations. ISI officials facilitated his entry and exit from Pakistan at the time, put him up at the spy agency's safe house in Karachi and ensured that he travelled under heavy security cover. Bhatkal has revealed that top IM operatives, including Riyaz Bhatkal, Iqbal Bhatkal, Amir Reza Khan, Mohammad 'Bada' Sajid, Dr. Shahnawaz, are based in Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh), living in safe houses provided by the ISI.
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October - 3 
Interior Ministry spokesperson Omar Hameed Khan said on October 3 that the Federal Government will retain the moratorium on capital punishment for at least a few more weeks until the President and Prime Minister hold a meetin
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Interior Ministry spokesperson Omar Hameed Khan said on October 3 that the Federal Government will retain the moratorium on capital punishment for at least a few more weeks until the President and Prime Minister hold a meeting to review the measure, reports The Express Tribune. Khan said, “No new development so far. The moratorium on capital punishment will continue – until the President and the Prime Minister meet to take a final decision on the matter.” Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain will hold a meeting within the next couple of weeks to take a final decision either to lift the ban or continue the previous Government’s decision, he added. Since 2008, Pakistani authorities have executed only a couple of death row prisoners following a moratorium on capital punishment. There are around 8,000 prisoners on death row in more than five dozen jails of the country. Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had advised then President Asif Ali Zardari to impose a five-year moratorium on capital punishment which expired on June 30, 2013. In August this year, the European Union (EU) cautioned Pakistan that lifting the moratorium will be viewed as a major setback in the 28-member bloc and possibly affect Islamabad’s quest for duty-free access to European markets. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had directed the Interior Ministry to halt executions till further orders. Also, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the Pakistani Government to make the moratorium permanent. “This is a step forward for human rights in Pakistan,” said Sam Zarifi, ICJ’s Asia-Pacific Director.
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October - 3 
The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked his legal team on October 3 to review the Anti-Terrorism (Third Amendment) Bill 2013 to make it an effective piece of legislation against terrorists, reports Dawn. He said the law shouldn’t be misused by law-e
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The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked his legal team on October 3 to review the Anti-Terrorism (Third Amendment) Bill 2013 to make it an effective piece of legislation against terrorists, reports Dawn. He said the law shouldn’t be misused by law-enforcement agencies. The Federal Cabinet had approved the bill on September 20 and the Government is fine-tuning it before its presentation in parliament for approval. Science and Technology Minister Zahid Hamid, who is said to be the legal wizard of the PML-N, briefed the Prime Minister at a meeting on the proposed amendments the Government intended to make in the law.
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October - 3 
A dead body, identified as that of Yayha, was found dumped on a roadside in Kech District (also known as Turbat District) on October 3, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victim was abducted a few days ago.
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A dead body, identified as that of Yayha, was found dumped on a roadside in Kech District (also known as Turbat District) on October 3, reports Daily Times. Police said that the victim was abducted a few days ago.
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October - 3 
Also, the former President and co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari was on October 3 granted permission to strengthen his already tight personal security due to threats to his life, reports The Express Tribune. A judge in Sin
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Also, the former President and co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari was on October 3 granted permission to strengthen his already tight personal security due to threats to his life, reports The Express Tribune. A judge in Sindh High Court (SHC) approved Zardari’s application for 100 extra licences for his bodyguards to carry weapons, on top of the official security he is entitled to as former head of state. “The judge has approved our request and ordered the Federal and Provincial Governments to ensure security for the former President,” Zardari’s aide Abu Bakar Zardari said. Abu Bakar had filed a petition to the court on Zardari’s behalf.
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October - 3 
Elsewhere, the Frontier Corps (FC) and Levies Forces on October 3 arrested two suspects and seized a huge cache of weapons during an operation in Qilla Abdullah District, reported The Express Tribune. According to sources, the explosives and ammuniti
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Elsewhere, the Frontier Corps (FC) and Levies Forces on October 3 arrested two suspects and seized a huge cache of weapons during an operation in Qilla Abdullah District, reported The Express Tribune. According to sources, the explosives and ammunition recovered from the suspects included 224 anti-personnel mines, 30 kilogramme of explosive devices, 2 hand grenades, several suicide jackets, time device, 11 prime card switches and 15 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
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October - 3 
Elsewhere, the Peshawar High Court on October 3 directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to end the roaming service provided to Afghan cellphone companies in the country within a fortnight, observing that SIM (subscriber identity modul
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Elsewhere, the Peshawar High Court on October 3 directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to end the roaming service provided to Afghan cellphone companies in the country within a fortnight, observing that SIM (subscriber identity module) cards of Afghan companies had been used in the most cases of terrorism and kidnapping for ransom, reports Dawn. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Malik Manzoor Hussain also took exception to the absence of the chief executives of the country’s all cellphone companies despite issuance of the notice and issued their bailable arrest warrants. It also directed them to produce two surety bonds valuing PKR 500, 000 each. The Chief Justice had taken suo motu notice of the issue of unregistered SIM cards over an application submitted to the court by PHC Bar Association President Ishtiaq Ibrahim.
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October - 3 
Elsewhere, the Rangers arrested four alleged target killers during a targeted operation carried out in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on October 4 (today), reported The News. According to the Ranger’s spokesman, the accused are affiliated with Awam
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Elsewhere, the Rangers arrested four alleged target killers during a targeted operation carried out in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on October 4 (today), reported The News. According to the Ranger’s spokesman, the accused are affiliated with Awami National Party (ANP) and were involved in various incidents of target killings and extortions.
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October - 3 
Further, the KP Government on October 3 promised not to interfere in the Police’s operation against terrorists in the province, reports Dawn. “We’ve given police a freehand to target terrorists in the province and will ensure that there is no politic
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Further, the KP Government on October 3 promised not to interfere in the Police’s operation against terrorists in the province, reports Dawn. “We’ve given police a freehand to target terrorists in the province and will ensure that there is no political interference in it for the best possible results,” Sheraz Paracha, spokesman for the CM, told reporters at Peshawar Press Club.
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In addition, Police arrested four accused during raids in Gulberg Town and Clifton area of Saddar Town on October 3, reports The News. According to Police, the accused were involved in street crimes and kidnapping-for-ransom cases. Police raided Gizr
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In addition, Police arrested four accused during raids in Gulberg Town and Clifton area of Saddar Town on October 3, reports The News. According to Police, the accused were involved in street crimes and kidnapping-for-ransom cases. Police raided Gizri area of Clifton and arrested one accused and seized weapons from his possession. The accused was involved in kidnapping-for-ransom cases. Three more accused were arrested from Gulberg Town.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, in an effort to cripple the capability of terrorists to easily plan and coordinate criminal activities, the Sindh Provincial Government on October 3 decided to block access to popular internet telephone services and Voice Over Internet Pro
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Meanwhile, in an effort to cripple the capability of terrorists to easily plan and coordinate criminal activities, the Sindh Provincial Government on October 3 decided to block access to popular internet telephone services and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications, which they say militants use for communication, reports Dawn. The services affected by the three-month suspension may include Skype, WhatsApp, and Viber, among other applications. “Criminal elements and terrorists have smartly switched to these networks. Previously, they communicated through their cellular phones. Now they have switched to networks to which we do not have access,” Provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said. “For this (access) we have written to the Federal Government to coordinate with these companies to grant us access to them. Until then, we unfortunately have to announce to all citizens of Sindh that these services will be inaccessible all over the province for the next three months,” said the Provincial Minister.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on October 3 that Federal and Provincial authorities would know by the end of November whether the push for peace talks with TTP will be successful or not, reports The Express Tribune. “By the
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Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on October 3 that Federal and Provincial authorities would know by the end of November whether the push for peace talks with TTP will be successful or not, reports The Express Tribune. “By the middle or end of November we will know if this isn’t going to work,” he told the Guardian in an interview. “It could be just a complete deadlock, a collapse, with [the Taliban] insisting on demands that we cannot meet. I reckon you will know in two months.” Imran said if it became clear it was not going to work then he would reluctantly go along with an operation in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, the sketches of the suspects who had gotten off the Peshawar bus right before it exploded have been released, The Express Tribune reported on October 4. 19 persons were killed and 42 others injured when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying Go
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Meanwhile, the sketches of the suspects who had gotten off the Peshawar bus right before it exploded have been released, The Express Tribune reported on October 4. 19 persons were killed and 42 others injured when a bomb exploded on a bus carrying Government employees at Gulbela area on Charsadda Road of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP. The court also sent the bus driver and conductor, who were arrested on KP Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak’s orders, on a judicial remand for 14 days. KP CM had said that bus driver and conductor shouldn’t have allowed as many people on the bus.
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October - 3 
Mullah Baradar, the former Afghan Taliban ‘second-in-command’ recently released by Pakistan, has been shifted to a safe house in Peshawar near the Afghan border, a step closer to starting peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, security sources said on
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Mullah Baradar, the former Afghan Taliban ‘second-in-command’ recently released by Pakistan, has been shifted to a safe house in Peshawar near the Afghan border, a step closer to starting peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, security sources said on October 3, reports The Express Tribune. Afghanistan and the United States believe Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar holds the key to stopping the war in Afghanistan because he is influential enough to persuade his former comrades to stop fighting. But his movements have been shrouded in secrecy since Pakistan announced his release on September 20. Baradar remains effectively under house arrest in Pakistan. “Baradar was moved from one safe house in Karachi to another, and has now been moved to Peshawar,” one senior defence official told Reuters. “He has been in regular touch with his colleagues and the dialogue is on course.” However, Afghan Taliban leaders said that they would not meet their former commander Mullah Baradar in Peshawar as they believe he is still not a free man and is escorted by intelligence officials. Despite announcements of Baradar being released, he is still believed to be in custody and watched closely by intelligence agents, an arrangement which is likely to undermine his role as a peacemaker. “Following his release, he spent some time in Karachi and now arrived in Peshawar to hold meetings,” a source told Reuters.
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October - 3 
Separately, an unidentified dead body was found in a briefcase near Railway Line within the remits of Model Colony Police Station in Malir Town on October 3, reported Daily Times. As per initial investigations, the victim was brutally tortured and be
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Separately, an unidentified dead body was found in a briefcase near Railway Line within the remits of Model Colony Police Station in Malir Town on October 3, reported Daily Times. As per initial investigations, the victim was brutally tortured and before being killed.
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October - 3 
Separately, unidentified armed assailants abducted a man, identified as Rehm Ali, on gunpoint while he was on way to some place from Bhag area of Kachhi District (also known as Bolan District) on October 3, reports The News.
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Separately, unidentified armed assailants abducted a man, identified as Rehm Ali, on gunpoint while he was on way to some place from Bhag area of Kachhi District (also known as Bolan District) on October 3, reports The News.
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October - 3 
Sindh High Court (SHC) on October 3 directed that a report be submitted before it regarding the action the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) took against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf for abrogating the Constitution, reports Th
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Sindh High Court (SHC) on October 3 directed that a report be submitted before it regarding the action the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) took against former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf for abrogating the Constitution, reports The Express Tribune. Agha Syed Attaullah Shah, the Chairman of the Rah-e-Raast Trust (RRT), had gone to the court against the FIA for allegedly not registering case against Pervez Musharraf despite an undertaking submitted by the Federal Government to the Court. The petitioner said the former President had abrogated and subverted the Constitution on November 3, 2007 by declaring emergency. Musharraf being the then Chief of Army Staff (COAS) put many judges of the superior courts in wrongful confinement,” the petitioner stated in his plea, filed in 2011. The petitioner argued that the Supreme Court’s full bench had later declared the imposition of the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) and emergency as unconstitutional through an order passed on July 31, 2009 and the trustees of the RRT had authorised the petitioner to approach the FIA and file a petition in the high court for initiating legal action under Sections 2 and 3 of the High Treason (Punishment) Act against Musharraf. According to the petitioner, he approached the FIA authorities for registration of his complaint, but no action had been initiated. The petitioner told the two-judge bench headed by Justice Munib Akhtar that the high court had disposed of his petition on March 9, 2011 in view of the undertaking given by a Deputy Attorney General (DAG) that the FIA would take action. “But, no action has been taken to date,” he pleaded. DAG Mohsin Imam informed the court that he had been assigned the case recently, and requested for time to seek details from the FIA.
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October - 3 
The death toll in the suicide attack on the headquarters of Mullah Nabi Hanfi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Spin Tall area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on October 2, climbed to 17 on October 3, reports Dawn. Ear
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The death toll in the suicide attack on the headquarters of Mullah Nabi Hanfi group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Spin Tall area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on October 2, climbed to 17 on October 3, reports Dawn. Earlier, The Express Tribune reported 15 fatalities.
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October - 3 
The Government will press ahead with its plans to engage militants in peace negotiations, despite the wave of terrorist attacks in Peshawar, the National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said on October 3, reports The Express Tribune.
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The Government will press ahead with its plans to engage militants in peace negotiations, despite the wave of terrorist attacks in Peshawar, the National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said on October 3, reports The Express Tribune. “Despite these incidents, the dialogue option should be pursued because the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are divided in several groups and many of them have said they do want to pursue dialogue,” Aziz said at a joint news conference with British Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. His statement came after a series of devastating attacks over the past week during which left more than 150 persons dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and threatened Government efforts to seek peace with the TTP.
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October - 3 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a Policeman, identified as Mohammad Rashid, in Metroville area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on October 3, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a Policeman, identified as Mohammad Rashid, in Metroville area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on October 3, reports Daily Times.
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October - 3 
A bandh (shut down) called by the Federal Limbuwan State Council (FLSC) hit hard the normal in nine Districts of the eastern region on October 3 (today), reports The Himalayan Times. The Council has called the bandh as a part of its scheduled protest
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A bandh (shut down) called by the Federal Limbuwan State Council (FLSC) hit hard the normal in nine Districts of the eastern region on October 3 (today), reports The Himalayan Times. The Council has called the bandh as a part of its scheduled protests against the preparations for the forthcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election. The bandh is enforced in Jhapa, Ilam, Panchthar, Taplejung, Morang, Sunsari, Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha and Tehrathum Districts. The bandh is likely to disturb the candidates running in the CA election to file their nominations at the District Election Offices. With the effect of the bandh, public transport is halted and vehicles have stayed off the roads. Market places and educational institutions are closed in these Districts.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, more than 5,000 candidates contesting the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election on October 3 filed nominations in all the 240 constituencies, and the process was completed peacefully across the country despite poll disruption threats by CPN-
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Meanwhile, more than 5,000 candidates contesting the first-past-the-post (FPTP) election on October 3 filed nominations in all the 240 constituencies, and the process was completed peacefully across the country despite poll disruption threats by CPN-Maoist-Baidya-led 33-party alliance, reports The Himalayan Times. No report of violence or disruption was received from any part of the country, EC stated in a release issued in the evening. Election Commissioner Ila Sharma said the EC had simplified the process of filing nominations for those who were unable to appear in person at the election offices. She said the commission directed its offices in the concerned Districts to allow candidates affected by strike to file their nominations by fax. But they will have to present original documents later.
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October - 3 
The country on October 3 immersed in election as leaders from several political parties filed their candidacies across the country with no obstructions from the Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya), which has been opposin
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The country on October 3 immersed in election as leaders from several political parties filed their candidacies across the country with no obstructions from the Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya), which has been opposing the election process, reports Republica. The election activities taking place across the country instilled hope that the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections scheduled for November 19 would take place against all odds. As all the 75 District headquarters and other towns saw rallies and mass gatherings at District offices of Election Commission (EC), public skepticism over the possibility of polls has been cleared to some extent.
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October - 3 
At least 12 activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies were injured in Nazirpur sub-District under the Pirojpur District as they locked in a clash with Police on October 3, reports The Daily Star. Nazrul Islam Khan, seni
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At least 12 activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies were injured in Nazirpur sub-District under the Pirojpur District as they locked in a clash with Police on October 3, reports The Daily Star. Nazrul Islam Khan, senior vice president of Pirojpur District unit of BNP, is among the injured. Party sources said Police attacked them in front of Nazirpur Police Station when a procession of around 200 men from the party office was going to the main road. They were protesting the death sentence to BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) that found him guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
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In another incident, the main opposition BNP at a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka city on October 3 urged the Government to halt the execution of death sentence awarded to its lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury until an investigation going on int
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In another incident, the main opposition BNP at a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka city on October 3 urged the Government to halt the execution of death sentence awarded to its lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury until an investigation going on into the leakage of the verdict ends, reports The Daily Star. The party’s standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia said “There is no way to execute the verdict since the investigation is still going on.” BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged there are many in inconsistencies in the verdict and hoped that Chowdhury would get justice form higher court. He also said that SQ Chowdhury trial was part of the Government’s well-thought-out plan to eliminate its political opponents.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, at least 40 leaders and activists of Madhupur and Dhanbari sub-District unit BNP were sent to jail in Tangail District on October 3 in a number of cases, reports New Age. Among the cases, two were lodged with Madhupur Police Station on Aug
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Meanwhile, at least 40 leaders and activists of Madhupur and Dhanbari sub-District unit BNP were sent to jail in Tangail District on October 3 in a number of cases, reports New Age. Among the cases, two were lodged with Madhupur Police Station on August 15 for vandalising and torching the Government vehicles and another case was lodged with Dhanbari Police Station on the same ground. The BNP leaders and activists surrendered to the senior judicial magistrate court and prayed for bail in three cases. But senior judicial magistrates Shahadot Hossen and Sheuly Rani Das denied the bail petition and ordered them to be sent to jail.
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October - 3 
Meanwhile, Plainclothes Police on October 3 seized the computer on which the verdict delivered by the ICT-1 against BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was drafted, reports The Independent. Detective Branch (DB) of Police sources said they seized t
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Meanwhile, Plainclothes Police on October 3 seized the computer on which the verdict delivered by the ICT-1 against BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was drafted, reports The Independent. Detective Branch (DB) of Police sources said they seized the computer in the afternoon to track down those involved in the ‘verdict leak plot’. The verdict without containing the court observation and judgment got posted on different websites much ahead of its pronouncement. Showing copies of the verdict collected from the websites, Salauddin’s wife claimed that the judgment against her husband was dictated and he was denied justice. She also said that the verdict circulated on the websites was originated from the Law Ministry. Turning down the allegation, State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam on Tuesday said, “It’s clear that a section is hatching conspiracies to make the verdict questionable both at home and abroad.” Later on October 2, International Crimes Tribunal Registrar Nasir Uddin Mahmud filed a General Diary (GD) with Shahbagh Police Station over the alleged leak of the verdict. However, no one was arrested in this connection.
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October - 3 
Separately, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting to exchange views with the party’s grassroots leaders at her official residence Ganobhaban in Dhaka city on October 3 said that her Government would be able to complete the trials of war criminals
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Separately, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting to exchange views with the party’s grassroots leaders at her official residence Ganobhaban in Dhaka city on October 3 said that her Government would be able to complete the trials of war criminals, like the trial of the Bangabandhu killing case, in order to make the nation free from stigma, reports The Independent. She asserted “I believe that we will be able to complete trials of war criminals who committed crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 so as to free the nation from stigma. The BNP cannot save them.” Accusing the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia of siding with war criminals, Hasina alleged that BNP- Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activists have been killing people, setting them on fire, in order to save war criminals. Calling one hartal (general strike) after another, the BNP-JeI combine is carrying out vandalism across the country only to save war criminals.
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October - 3 
Several BNP leaders also made sneering comments about the war crimes tribunal for sentencing Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death on October 3, reports The Daily Star. Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, chief of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth front of BNP s
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Several BNP leaders also made sneering comments about the war crimes tribunal for sentencing Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death on October 3, reports The Daily Star. Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, chief of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth front of BNP said “On completion of the tenure of this government and parliament, Bangladesh will be ruled by Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman. Servile ministers and judges will not be allowed to move around freely. They will be made to run around in their birthday suits and brought to trial at the people’s court.” BNP chief’s adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, also vice chairman of the Bangladesh Bar Council, said if voted to power, the BNP would try those involved in the war crimes trials. Speaking in a similar vein, Mirza Abbas, member of the BNP standing committee, at the rally said, “The nation has not accepted the judgment …. If the verdict against Salauddin Quader is executed, the people involved with this [trial] will be charged with murder.”
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October - 3 
The Commission to Investigate Missing Persons appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa has received over 60 complaints so far since its establishment, the Chairman of the Commission said on October 3, reports Colombo Page. The three-member Commission
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The Commission to Investigate Missing Persons appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa has received over 60 complaints so far since its establishment, the Chairman of the Commission said on October 3, reports Colombo Page. The three-member Commission chaired by Attorney Maxwell Parakrama Paranagama is tasked with investigating cases of persons from the Northern and Eastern Provinces who went missing during the war. Paranagama told that the Commission is currently receiving complaints of disappearances and since its appointment on August 14 until October 2; the Commission has received over 60 Complaints. The Chairman explained that a legal system to probe the disappearances and a legal department to enforce the law are already in place in the country and there is no need for a special delegate as the UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has suggested.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, Indian Army Chief Bikram Singh on October 4 said there was no 'Kargil-like situation' in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where an encounter to stop a major infiltration attempt from across the border has entered the 11th day, reports NDTV. The
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Meanwhile, Indian Army Chief Bikram Singh on October 4 said there was no 'Kargil-like situation' in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where an encounter to stop a major infiltration attempt from across the border has entered the 11th day, reports NDTV. The Army Chief told reporters when asked whether a Kargil-like situation has developed in Keran sector, "It is nothing like that. We are dominating from all sides and the terrorists are holed up. The terrain is very, very difficult, treacherous and they are stuck in that. We will get them out; it's a question of time."
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October - 4 
A grenade has been detected and defused by Security Forces (SFs) at Baryoon Dhara village in Thanamandi belt of Rajouri District on October 4, reports Zee News. SFs have launched a search in the area but no arrest has been made so far.
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A grenade has been detected and defused by Security Forces (SFs) at Baryoon Dhara village in Thanamandi belt of Rajouri District on October 4, reports Zee News. SFs have launched a search in the area but no arrest has been made so far.
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October - 4 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court restrained media from reporting on investigations and interrogation details of Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Ahmed Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar in connection
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court restrained media from reporting on investigations and interrogation details of Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Ahmed Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal and Asadullah Akhtar in connection with the Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh) blast case of February 21, 2013, The Times of India reports on October 4. The special court further has directed print and electronic media not to publish any proceedings of these cases without prior permission of the court. The order was passed following a petition by NIA where it argued that the details of investigations against Bhatkal and Akhtar being published in the media was not only causing damage to the probe but also endangering the lives of witnesses and could lead to destruction of evidence by absconding accused.
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October - 4 
Also, seven elected members [of the both the dissolved Dimasa militant faction] of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council (DHAC) have expressed their intend to join the Congress party, reports The Telegraph on October 5. The former militant leaders include Di
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Also, seven elected members [of the both the dissolved Dimasa militant faction] of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council (DHAC) have expressed their intend to join the Congress party, reports The Telegraph on October 5. The former militant leaders include Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Garlosa faction (DHD-J) faction leaders-Mihir Gorlosa alias Joel Gorlosa, Niranjan Hojai, Phaiprang Dimasa and Debojit Bathari alias David. Three former members of the Dilip Nunisa faction of DHD (DHD-N) leaders include Thaitshodao Thaosen, Omendu Hojai and Biswajit Daulogupu.
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Following a 12 hours operation, two persons, identified as Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik, suspected to be involved in murders of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary auditor Ramesh and Hindu Munnani leader Vellaiyappan, were arrested from a house a
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Following a 12 hours operation, two persons, identified as Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik, suspected to be involved in murders of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary auditor Ramesh and Hindu Munnani leader Vellaiyappan, were arrested from a house at Puthur (Chittoor District) in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, reports The Times of India. One Police Inspector, Lakshman, died of knife injury in the incident. The operation was launched on the basis of information provided by one Fakruddin, who was arrested from Chennai in Tamil Nadu on October 4. The three arrestees, along with Abu Backer Siddique, who is still at large, were also wanted in connection with crude bomb blast of October 29, 2011, on the yatra route of BJP leader L. K. Advani near Tirumangalam in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu. They are suspected to be associated to Islamic Liberation Front (ILF), which in turn is linked to al-Umma, a banned terror outfit in Tamil Nadu.
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Following a 12 hours operation, two persons, identified as Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik, suspected to be involved in murders of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary auditor Ramesh and Hindu Munnani leader Vellaiyappan, were arrested from a house a
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Following a 12 hours operation, two persons, identified as Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik, suspected to be involved in murders of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary auditor Ramesh and Hindu Munnani leader Vellaiyappan, were arrested from a house at Puthur (Chittoor District) in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, reports The Times of India. One Police Inspector, Lakshman, died of knife injury in the incident. The operation was launched on the basis of information provided by one Fakruddin, who was arrested from Chennai in Tamil Nadu on October 4. The three arrestees, along with Abu Backer Siddique, who is still at large, were also wanted in connection with crude bomb blast of October 29, 2011, on the yatra route of BJP leader L. K. Advani near Tirumangalam in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu. They are suspected to be associated to Islamic Liberation Front (ILF), which in turn is linked to al-Umma, a banned terror outfit in Tamil Nadu. Moreover, sources claim the arrestees along with their associates arrested recently were planning to eliminate right-wing leaders, including BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. "ILF is strong in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. These arrested terror suspects were waiting for the right opportunity to strike during Modi's future tours in South India, which was their prime target. So, they took shelter in Puttur, planning and organising with an intention to kill right-wing leaders,'' an unnamed senior official, requesting anonymity, said. The arrest was followed by a huge haul of explosives, including magnetic bombs, in the house at Puttur, Police sources said, adds The Hindu.
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October - 4 
Further, Bodo organisations today warned of a 1,000-hour economic blockade if the Government did not take their demand for a separate Bodo State seriously and create Bodoland simultaneously with Telangana state, reports The Telegraph on October 5. Th
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Further, Bodo organisations today warned of a 1,000-hour economic blockade if the Government did not take their demand for a separate Bodo State seriously and create Bodoland simultaneously with Telangana state, reports The Telegraph on October 5. The demand by the Peoples’ Joint Committee for Bodoland Movement follows the Union cabinet’s nod to Telangana on Thursday. The committee’s chief convener Jebra Ram Mushahary said the decision was welcome but “sidelining the issue of Bodoland is unfortunate”.Mushahary said the committee had only suspended its bandh and blockade programme for creating a conducive atmosphere for the time being and could take it up again if the government failed to accord due respect and honour to their demand for Bodoland. He said the committee would decide its future course of action in a meeting at Rangia on October 10.
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October - 4 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his key associate Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi reportedly claimed that it was their group that carried out five blasts at Varanasi, Jaunpur, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Faizabadin Uttar Prad
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his key associate Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi reportedly claimed that it was their group that carried out five blasts at Varanasi, Jaunpur, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Faizabadin Uttar Pradesh (UP) between 2005 and 2007 and not the Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami (HuJI), Indian Express reports on October 5. Contradicting the UP Police investigations, sources said Bhatkal had revealed that IM operatives Atif Amin and Sadiq Sheikh, both from Azamgarh (Azamgarh District), had executed the Shramjeevi blast of July 28, 2005. Atif was later killed in the 2008 Batla House encounter in Delhi.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Minister for Panchayati Raj, Ali Mohammad Sagar on October 4 said in the Legislative Council that ceasefire violations from across the LoC have increased this year with 105 such incidents reported in Jammu alone, re
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Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Minister for Panchayati Raj, Ali Mohammad Sagar on October 4 said in the Legislative Council that ceasefire violations from across the LoC have increased this year with 105 such incidents reported in Jammu alone, reports Post Jagran. He said that though the people living in areas near LoC are affected by the shelling, particularly in Poonch and Rajouri Districts, there is no proposal to shift the population from such areas
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, the first day of the autumn session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly took off on a noisy note on October 4 with speaker Abu Taher Mondal disallowing admission of an adjournment motion sought by the opposition to discuss implementation
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Meanwhile, the first day of the autumn session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly took off on a noisy note on October 4 with speaker Abu Taher Mondal disallowing admission of an adjournment motion sought by the opposition to discuss implementation of the ILP system in the State to check illegal immigration and influx, reports The Times of India.
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October - 4 
Moreover, Indian Air Force (IAF) is ready to assist Army in its operations against heavily-fortified infiltrators in Keran sector, IAF Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne said on October 4 even as he termed the ongoing episode “small and localised”, reports
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Moreover, Indian Air Force (IAF) is ready to assist Army in its operations against heavily-fortified infiltrators in Keran sector, IAF Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne said on October 4 even as he termed the ongoing episode “small and localised”, reports Daily Excelsior.“All the means are fully available with Army. If they still need some assistance, we are there to provide it. There is no problem,” Browne said.
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October - 4 
Nagaland Post reports on October 6 that a team of Imphal West District Police arrested one of the Vice Chairman faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-VC) cadre allegedly involved in the serving of demand note on medical shops
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Nagaland Post reports on October 6 that a team of Imphal West District Police arrested one of the Vice Chairman faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-VC) cadre allegedly involved in the serving of demand note on medical shops from MG Avenue of Thangal Bazar in Imphal West District on October 4. A .32 pistol and a mobile phone were recovered from the arrested identified as Salam Rocky alias Dhana, a resident of Uripok Huidrom Leikai, Imphal. A Police source said, adding he was directly involved in serving and threatening medical shops in the city area. Several patients have suffered because of the closer of medical stores in Imphal city following militants’ demand for money from them.
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October - 4 
Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK) militant, identified as Khapur James Yimchunger was allegedly killed by the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on October 4 after abducting him from Chomi village in
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Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK) militant, identified as Khapur James Yimchunger was allegedly killed by the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on October 4 after abducting him from Chomi village in Kiphire District the same day.
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October - 4 
Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Mendhar sub-sector of Poonch District on October 4, reports The Times of India. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was repor
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Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Mendhar sub-sector of Poonch District on October 4, reports The Times of India. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was reported on the Indian side.
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October - 4 
Separately, a Pakistani intruder, identified as Akhter Hussain of Narowal District in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was injured in an exchange of fire along the International Border (IB) after a suspicious movement was noticed near Paharpur outpost
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Separately, a Pakistani intruder, identified as Akhter Hussain of Narowal District in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was injured in an exchange of fire along the International Border (IB) after a suspicious movement was noticed near Paharpur outpost in Kathua District on October 4, reports Zee News.
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October - 4 
The Bihar Police have said that barring stray incidents, the bandh (shut down strike) in Bihar to protest the killing of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Odisha passed off peacefully, reports dnaindia.com on October 5. Police of
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The Bihar Police have said that barring stray incidents, the bandh (shut down strike) in Bihar to protest the killing of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Odisha passed off peacefully, reports dnaindia.com on October 5. Police officials said the bandh call by Maoists evoked mixed response in Bihar on October 5 as normal life was hit in some rural areas but urban areas were largely unaffected.
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October - 4 
The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on October 4 stumbled upon a diary of a Rohtas-based kendu leaf supplier having names of top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders and some politicians receiving kickbacks from him over
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The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on October 4 stumbled upon a diary of a Rohtas-based kendu leaf supplier having names of top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders and some politicians receiving kickbacks from him over the past two decades, reports The Telegraph. The diary having details of transactions since 1995 was seized during raids on Md Kamal Ansari’s home and godown at Sasaram in Rohtas District, around 150 kilometre west of Patna. Three persons, including Ansari’s two brothers and one of his aides, have been detained for interrogation. Ansari is absconding.
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October - 4 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Kochi on October 4, sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment after they were found guilty on charges of recruiting youths from Kerala to carry out acts of terror with the support of Lashkar-e-T
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Kochi on October 4, sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment after they were found guilty on charges of recruiting youths from Kerala to carry out acts of terror with the support of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The Times of India. Three of them Abdul Jabbar, Sabir Buhari and Sarfraz Navas have been given two life sentences for plotting to "wage war against India". The NIA had originally charged 24 people in the case including the four who were killed in the encounter. The NIA court acquitted five of the accused while two others, including Pakistani national Wali alias Abdul Rehman, are still absconding.
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October - 4 
The Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] urban cadres are learnt to be engaged in countering Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh's (RSS) hardcore nationalist and pro-Hindutva (Hinduism) policy, reports The Times of India on October 5. The Communist Party of In
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The Naxal [Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] urban cadres are learnt to be engaged in countering Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh's (RSS) hardcore nationalist and pro-Hindutva (Hinduism) policy, reports The Times of India on October 5. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) aims to start 'Open Revolutionary Organizations' (ORO), which are platforms based in the metros to achieve their city-oriented goals. The intelligence gathered during interrogations of the arrested and surrendered LWEs, apart from the documents seized during actions, has brought to fore the fact that the LWEs were mainly capitalizing on sentiments of the marginalized sections to take on the domination of the RSS in a section. Interrogation report of a senior prominent cadre underlines the fact that Naxals' urban goals included opposing RSS ideology to ensure that a dent could be made in its support base.
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October - 4 
The Times of India reports that some Naga militants abducted the businessman from the Namtola area of Sivasagar District (Assam) on October 2 for ransom. Police rescued him from Mon District of Nagaland on October 4.
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The Times of India reports that some Naga militants abducted the businessman from the Namtola area of Sivasagar District (Assam) on October 2 for ransom. Police rescued him from Mon District of Nagaland on October 4.
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October - 4 
Twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including five women, surrendered to Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhileswar Singh in Malkangiri District of Odisha on October 4, reports The Hindu. These surrendered Maoists wer
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Twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including five women, surrendered to Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhileswar Singh in Malkangiri District of Odisha on October 4, reports The Hindu. These surrendered Maoists were from Poplur dalam (squad), Kalimela dalam and cut off area dalam of the CPI-Maoist and were active in cut off area of Balimela reservoir in Malkangiri District and areas of adjoining Andhra Pradesh. Most of them had several cases related to Maoist violence including murders pending against them. Among them was a Maoist couple. According to Police sources, the husband Muka Madkami of Kanaguda village was an ‘area commander’ in Kalimela dalam while his wife was Gouri Madkami was ‘area commander’ with the Poplur dalam since the last five years.
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October - 4 
Two militants were killed as the Army foiled infiltration bid at Line of Control (LoC) in Gujjardur area of Keran Sector in Kupwara District on October 4 (today), reports NDTV. The counter infiltration operations in the Keran sector that have been co
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Two militants were killed as the Army foiled infiltration bid at Line of Control (LoC) in Gujjardur area of Keran Sector in Kupwara District on October 4 (today), reports NDTV. The counter infiltration operations in the Keran sector that have been continuing for the last 11 days after 30 to 40 terrorists had tried to infiltrate from multiple points on the LoC on the night of September 24, in which 10-12 militants were killed so far.
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October - 4 
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police on October 4 sounded a high alert across the state, with special focus on Varanasi, Faizabad and Mathura, following intelligence advisory to guard religious places against possible terror attacks, according to The Times of I
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Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police on October 4 sounded a high alert across the state, with special focus on Varanasi, Faizabad and Mathura, following intelligence advisory to guard religious places against possible terror attacks, according to The Times of India. The advisory is based on the confessions of Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operational chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide. ADG law and order and crime Mukul Goel on Friday held a meeting with the security officials looking after the places of worship in Faizabad, Varanasi and Mathura through video conferencing and directed them to ensure complete access control at all such places. He also directed the police officials of the three districts to step up surveillance near all places of worship. Moreover, following a fresh input from UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) that an IM operative is present in Varanasi under the guise of tourist guide, the local Police swung into action. Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Varanasi range, A Satish Ganesh said to have received inputs from the ATS regarding a possible terror suspect's presence in the city to target Sarnath. According to him, six suspects, listed in the wanted list of National Investigation Agency (NIA), have been brought under monitoring by the agency. "One of them belongs to Samastipur district of Bihar while others belong to neighbouring Azamgarh district," said the DIG adding that the details of these suspects along with photographs would be made available to SOS police out posts and other police officials. The DIG further informed that four places have been identified as soft targets for a terrorist attack, including Thai Temple, Buddhist monastery, city museum and the main Buddhist temple- Moolgandha Kutey Vihara.
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October - 4 
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, is likely to stay head of the military with a new title when he steps down as Army Chief in November 2013, reported The Times of India, quoting Government and security sources. The sourc
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, is likely to stay head of the military with a new title when he steps down as Army Chief in November 2013, reported The Times of India, quoting Government and security sources. The sources and aides close to General Kayani said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wanted to make him head of a revamped and more powerful Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC). One senior Intelligence official said Prime Minister Sharif planned to overhaul the JCSC, a largely ceremonial office, into a "central defence body" by restoring its command over the entire military establishment and giving it additional powers. "The new JCSC chief will be in charge of the nuclear arsenal. He'll decide on action against terrorists," said the source, adding that new powers included the right to promote post and transfer key military officers.
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October - 4 
A school student, identified as Muhammad Jan, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Killi Mehmoodabad area of Nawa Killi in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on October 4, reports Daily Times.
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A school student, identified as Muhammad Jan, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Killi Mehmoodabad area of Nawa Killi in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on October 4, reports Daily Times.
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October - 4 
An unidentified dead body of a man was found from Kalakot area of Lee Market in Lyari Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 4, reports Daily Times.
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An unidentified dead body of a man was found from Kalakot area of Lee Market in Lyari Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 4, reports Daily Times.
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October - 4 
During a visit to the National Command Centre (NCC) on October 4 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif renewed his Government’s commitment to maintain credible minimum deterrence, reports Dawn. The Prime Minister, who recently spoke at a high-level meeting on
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During a visit to the National Command Centre (NCC) on October 4 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif renewed his Government’s commitment to maintain credible minimum deterrence, reports Dawn. The Prime Minister, who recently spoke at a high-level meeting on nuclear disarmament on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, made a rare visit to an unnamed “technical site” and a “weapons storage site”. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shamim Wynne, Director General of Strategic Plans Division (SPD) retired Lieutenant General Khalid Ahmed Kidwai and other senior military officers. At the NCC of the National Command Authority (NCA), the Prime Minister said Pakistan was not in an arms race, but being fully alive to the evolving security dynamics of the region it would maintain full spectrum deterrence to reinforce strategic stability in South Asia.
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October - 4 
Elsewhere, two suspected militants were arrested and a large cache of weapons was recovered from their possession in Darra Adam Khel town of Kohat District on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. A security official said both suspects were arreste
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Elsewhere, two suspected militants were arrested and a large cache of weapons was recovered from their possession in Darra Adam Khel town of Kohat District on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. A security official said both suspects were arrested at around 12:30pm when a car was stopped at Akhurwal check post for a routine check. 11 submachine guns (SMGs), one Kalakov, one AK-47, 20 magazines, 2,500 bullets, a telescope and a burqa (veil) were found hidden inside the car. The suspects were identified as Naveed Ahmad Afridi, a resident of Jwakai, and Ali Afridi, a resident of Turkey Ismail.
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October - 4 
Further, a constable, Sajad Ahmad, was shot dead by an unidentified motorcyclist at Mardan Road area of Charsadda town (Charsadda District) at around 7:30am on October 4, reports The Express Tribune Sajad was employed as a security officer in the Dis
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Further, a constable, Sajad Ahmad, was shot dead by an unidentified motorcyclist at Mardan Road area of Charsadda town (Charsadda District) at around 7:30am on October 4, reports The Express Tribune Sajad was employed as a security officer in the District Police office and was commuting to work on his motorcycle when the assailants attacked him. A passer-by identified as Shaheen, a minor, was also shot at in the incident.
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In addition, a coordination meeting of senior Police and Rangers Officials was held on October 4 to review the joint operational strategy and to further strengthen the intelligence sharing network between the departments, reports The Express Tribune.
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In addition, a coordination meeting of senior Police and Rangers Officials was held on October 4 to review the joint operational strategy and to further strengthen the intelligence sharing network between the departments, reports The Express Tribune. The meeting was jointly presided over by Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Rangers Director General (DG). “The aim of the meeting was to review the joint operational strategy in detail and to further strengthen the intelligence sharing work to ensure timely action against criminal elements,” said District West Police Chief Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Javed Odho. “Our actions will continue till the complete restoration of peace and elimination of criminal elements – police is now independent in this regard.”
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October - 4 
In addition, Security Forces (SFs) arrested three local militant ‘commanders’ during an operation in the Hassan Khel area of Peshawar on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. The arrested commanders were identified as Mullah Younas, Meena Gul and D
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In addition, Security Forces (SFs) arrested three local militant ‘commanders’ during an operation in the Hassan Khel area of Peshawar on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. The arrested commanders were identified as Mullah Younas, Meena Gul and Dr Sarkha Gul.
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October - 4 
In addition, some 18 Bugti cadres turned themselves in to the Inspector General of Frontier Corps (IG FC) in the presence of tribal elders at Dera Bugti District on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. The rebels, who were watched by their familie
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In addition, some 18 Bugti cadres turned themselves in to the Inspector General of Frontier Corps (IG FC) in the presence of tribal elders at Dera Bugti District on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. The rebels, who were watched by their families, resolved to live as a peaceful citizen in future, according to a statement released by the FC spokesperson. They expressed satisfaction about the amnesty and the package of facilities offered by the Provincial Government. “The people should not be swayed by the provocative statements of insurgents, but work with the Government institutions for the prosperity of the country.” FC IG Major General Ejaz Shahid said. Earlier the rebels had been fervent in fighting with the Security Forces (SFs) and involved in various acts of terror in the province like destroying power pylons, Government buildings and other Government properties.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, after the review of the news reported throughout September 2013, Daily Times revealed that that the death toll in Karachi during September 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police c
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Meanwhile, after the review of the news reported throughout September 2013, Daily Times revealed that that the death toll in Karachi during September 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police claimed to have arrested a total of 3,976 alleged criminals and terrorists. In the whole month, September 9 proved to be the only day when target killers took a day off. However, the next day, September 10, proved to be the deadliest of the month, as at least 14 persons were reported killed, including two Policemen. According to the review, a total of 64 people were killed between September 1 and September 10. This means that means 41.2 percent of the killings occurred during the first 10 days of September.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, the Director General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa said on October 4 that SFs will continue with their relief work in the earthquake affected areas, despite facing security hazards and unabated attack
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Meanwhile, the Director General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa said on October 4 that SFs will continue with their relief work in the earthquake affected areas, despite facing security hazards and unabated attacks from militants, reports The Express Tribune. Major General Bajwa claimed that militants had fired twice on troops in the Dandar area of Kech District on October 4 and at least five times the day before in Mashkay area of Awaran District, which is worst hit by the September 24 earthquake. He added that the attacks had claimed the lives of six security personnel while six others sustained injuries. Condemning the attacks, DG ISPR said that the security forces will continue to work to provide relief to the people.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, the Inspector General Police (IGP) Nasir Durrani on October 4 directed all District Police Officers (DPOs) to conduct operations against terrorists in their respective areas on the basis of intelligence reports, reports The Express Tribune
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Meanwhile, the Inspector General Police (IGP) Nasir Durrani on October 4 directed all District Police Officers (DPOs) to conduct operations against terrorists in their respective areas on the basis of intelligence reports, reports The Express Tribune. Presiding over a meeting of additional IGPs of Operations, Special Branch, Investigation and Frontier Reserve Police, DIG Headquarters and DIG Operations, Durrani said all operations should be planned properly and carried out on the basis of intelligence reports to make them effective.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, the religious parties including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Samiul Haq (JUI-S) on October 4 demanded that the Government immediately initiate peace talks with TTP as per the mandate of the All Parties Conference (APC) reports The Express Tribune.
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Meanwhile, the religious parties including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Samiul Haq (JUI-S) on October 4 demanded that the Government immediately initiate peace talks with TTP as per the mandate of the All Parties Conference (APC) reports The Express Tribune. JUI-S chief Maulana Samiul Haq accused the Government of not being sincere in pursuing peace talks. “It seems the peace talks’ offer is meant only to buy time before the military can launch an operation against the Taliban,” alleged Sami.
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 6 temporarily called off the targeted operation in the Chilas town of Diamer District in Gilgit Baltistan after it failed to achieve the ‘desired results’, reports The Express Tribune. An operation was launched on Oct
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 6 temporarily called off the targeted operation in the Chilas town of Diamer District in Gilgit Baltistan after it failed to achieve the ‘desired results’, reports The Express Tribune. An operation was launched on October 4-5, 2013, in Shaheen Koat and Takia areas of Chilas town after intelligence reports suggested the presence of at least two suspects involved in the June 23, 2013 Nanga Parbat attack. The operation was launched after the Police intercepted phone calls which revealed the location of the two suspected terrorists as well as a potential terror plot targeting the area. Intelligence revealed suspects had entered Chilas town via Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Although 16 people were taken into custody, none of them were behind the attack,” a police official said regarding the results of the operation. Superintendent of Police (SP) Jahangir Khan speculated the calls, which were intercepted by agencies, might have been made from cell phones belonging to the wanted men but by their relatives or accomplices. “The operation was a partial success,” said Khan, but denied arresting any of the men behind the Nanga Parbat attack. Eight of the 16 men arrested were also released after investigation. “The operation has temporarily been halted,” the SP said.
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October - 4 
Separately, a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Pishtakhara Police was injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast on Ring Road in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. A police mobile was on routine
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Separately, a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Pishtakhara Police was injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast on Ring Road in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. A police mobile was on routine patrol at around 9:45am when the bomb went off. SI Namadar Khan sustained injuries and the vehicle was also damaged in the explosion. Police said at least two kilogrammes of high intensity explosives were used in the attack.
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October - 4 
Separately, the Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on October 4 termed the process of peace talks with the TTP “very crucial”, however, he said the things are moving in the right direction, reports The News. When asked about the pr
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Separately, the Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on October 4 termed the process of peace talks with the TTP “very crucial”, however, he said the things are moving in the right direction, reports The News. When asked about the pre-condition set by TTP to stop drone attack, the Minister replied that he would issue formal statement on the said issue on October 5 (Today).
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October - 4 
Separately, the journalist, Lal Wazir, who was abducted by unidentified militants from Azam Warsak town of South Waziristan Agency on October 3, was released by his captors on October 4, reports Dawn. Lal Wazir (38), who works for a local newspaper A
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Separately, the journalist, Lal Wazir, who was abducted by unidentified militants from Azam Warsak town of South Waziristan Agency on October 3, was released by his captors on October 4, reports Dawn. Lal Wazir (38), who works for a local newspaper Azam Warsak, was taken from a shop by six masked militants. Lal Wazir also works for an Islamabad-based think tank specialising in tribal affairs, the FATA Research Centre.
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October - 4 
Separately, three armed assailants in the third consecutive incident on varsity buses intercepted a bus of NED University students near Nadria Chowk in Nazimabad No.1 area of North Nazimabad Town and robbed 65 students on October 4, reported The Expr
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Separately, three armed assailants in the third consecutive incident on varsity buses intercepted a bus of NED University students near Nadria Chowk in Nazimabad No.1 area of North Nazimabad Town and robbed 65 students on October 4, reported The Express Tribune. Holding the students hostage at gunpoint, the armed robbers looted them and then fled the scene. “They (culprits) were in a hurry,” said District Central Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amir Farooqui, adding, “They just took away 24 cell phones from the students during the distance between Nadria Chowk and Nazimabad Underpass.” “This is the third time a varsity bus has been robbed but the Police remain unable to trace and arrest the culprits. They have failed to stop such incidents,” said one student Mohammad Ehsan.
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October - 4 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 4 once again denied involvement in the September 22 twin suicide bombings at All Saints Church in Peshawar – but the group says it condones the attack, reports The Express Tribune. “We didn’t carry out
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 4 once again denied involvement in the September 22 twin suicide bombings at All Saints Church in Peshawar – but the group says it condones the attack, reports The Express Tribune. “We didn’t carry out the church attack. However, we believe it’s according to the Sharia,” TTP spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid told the BBC Urdu in a telephone interview from an undisclosed location. Asked who issues orders for any attack, he said the TTP central leadership did not necessarily take such decisions. “Our objectives are clear to all our component groups. They are free to select and attack the enemy targets.” However, he added that the TTP had checked with all its groups and none of them owned the church attack.
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October - 4 
Unidentified armed men opened fire at a vehicle of a political agent, injuring one Levies’ personnel in Lower Orakzai Agency on October 4, reports The Daily Times. Political Agent Mehmood Aslam Wazir was on way in his car when some unidentified arme
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Unidentified armed men opened fire at a vehicle of a political agent, injuring one Levies’ personnel in Lower Orakzai Agency on October 4, reports The Daily Times. Political Agent Mehmood Aslam Wazir was on way in his car when some unidentified armed men opened fire at his car.
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October - 4 
Unidentified militants ambushed the vehicle of Orakzai Agency Political Agent (PA) Mehmood Aslam, injuring a levies official in Feroz Khel area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 4, reports The Express Tribune.
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Unidentified militants ambushed the vehicle of Orakzai Agency Political Agent (PA) Mehmood Aslam, injuring a levies official in Feroz Khel area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. The PA said that he came out of his office around 10:30am and was on his way to Feroz Khel from Utman Khel when unidentified militants sprayed his vehicle with bullets. Farman Khan, a levies official working as a guard for the PA, was injured in the attack.
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October - 4 
Unidentified militants opened fire at a Police car, killing a constable in Khwaja Gunj Bazaar area of Mardan town (Mardan District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) at 10:20am on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. Swabi Circle Investigation Officer Ni
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Unidentified militants opened fire at a Police car, killing a constable in Khwaja Gunj Bazaar area of Mardan town (Mardan District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) at 10:20am on October 4, reports The Express Tribune. Swabi Circle Investigation Officer Niaz Muhammad told the Police he had come to Mardan to appear before Anti-Terrorism Court as a witness along with two Police officials. Muhammad added they were passing through the bazaar when unidentified militants opened fire at them, injuring Constable Muhammad Arshad, who was driving the car. Muhammad Arshad later succumbed to his injuries at hospital.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, out of 124 political parties that had filed their nominations for Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system, 122 parties submitted their closed lists to the Election Commission (EC) in Kathmandu on October 4, reports The Himalayan
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Meanwhile, out of 124 political parties that had filed their nominations for Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system, 122 parties submitted their closed lists to the Election Commission (EC) in Kathmandu on October 4, reports The Himalayan Times. Three hundred and thirty-five candidates will be selected under the PR system.
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October - 4 
Unidentified assailants opened fire at Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidate Mohammad Alaam on October 4 in Bara District, reports Nepal News. An eye witness said that two unidentified person
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Unidentified assailants opened fire at Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidate Mohammad Alaam on October 4 in Bara District, reports Nepal News. An eye witness said that two unidentified persons riding on a motorcycle with Indian number plated shot at Alam. He was hit on his head and was rushed to National Medical Collage in Birgunj town of Parsa District. Bara's Chief District Officer Kailash Bajimaya said "The reason behind the firing has not been ascertained and Police are investigating the incident."
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police on October 4 said that two tribunal staff, an assistant to a defence lawyer and several others were involved in leaking the draft verdict in the war crimes trial of BNP lawmaker SQ Chowdhury, reports The Daily Sta
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Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police on October 4 said that two tribunal staff, an assistant to a defence lawyer and several others were involved in leaking the draft verdict in the war crimes trial of BNP lawmaker SQ Chowdhury, reports The Daily Star. The investigators suspect that some aides to the BNP leader masterminded the leak to undermine the tribunal as well as its verdict and bribed the employees — office assistant Fakhrul Hossain and cleaner Nayon Ali — to smuggle out the document. They said that Mehedi Hasan, assistant to SQ Chowdhury’s counsel Fakhrul Islam, might have emailed the draft to the UK from where it was posted on websites. Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said that the cleaner had confessed to the crime. Fakhrul Hossain had asked Nayon to give Mehedi “some documents” related to SQ Chowdhury’s trial from the tribunal’s computers. Nayon handed over Mehedi the soft copies of 165-page document in phases using pen drives. He at one stage had refused to do the task. However, he had to continue as Mehdi and Fakhrul threatened to put him in trouble.
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October - 4 
Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on October 4 claimed that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was directly involved in the Skype and the war crimes tribunal verdict leakage scams, reports New Age. He said the persons involved in both
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Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on October 4 claimed that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was directly involved in the Skype and the war crimes tribunal verdict leakage scams, reports New Age. He said the persons involved in both the scams should be brought under the speedy trial tribunal. He said that there was no scope to raise questions about the verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal’s sentencing BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death even after some pages of the verdict’s copy was leaked. ‘The pages which were leaked ware not the verdict. A verdict is not a verdict unless a judge signs its copy,’ he said.
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October - 4 
The Detective Branch (DB) arrested International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) staff Nayon Ali on October 4 for his alleged involvement in the leakage of the draft verdict against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker standing committee member Sala
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The Detective Branch (DB) arrested International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) staff Nayon Ali on October 4 for his alleged involvement in the leakage of the draft verdict against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, reports The Independent. On the same day, investigators filed a case against Nayon and two others under Sections 54, 57 and 63 of the Information Communication and Technology Act at Shahbagh Police Station in Dhaka city.
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, Lord Rogan of the United Kingdom, a Member of the House of Lords while meeting President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees in Colombo on October 4 said “The military presence in the North is substantially less than what has been often port
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Meanwhile, Lord Rogan of the United Kingdom, a Member of the House of Lords while meeting President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees in Colombo on October 4 said “The military presence in the North is substantially less than what has been often portrayed," reports Daily News. Hev said "During my visit to all parts of the country, North, East, South, and West I was able to speak freely and openly with Ministers, Government officials, religious leaders, and most importantly ordinary citizens from all sections and walks of life. What struck me particularly was that the military presence in the North was substantially less than what has been often portrayed."
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October - 4 
Meanwhile, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan on October 4 (today) met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees, the President's office in Colombo, reports Daily Mirror. The TNA leader discussed about the swearing-in ceremony of t
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Meanwhile, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan on October 4 (today) met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees, the President's office in Colombo, reports Daily Mirror. The TNA leader discussed about the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected members of the Norther Provincial Council (NPC) before President Rajapaksa.
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October - 4 
Military on October 4 demolished an underground bunker of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in Pudukuduirippu town of Mullaittivu District, reports Colombo Page. Military Spokesperson, Brigadier Ruwan Wanigas
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Military on October 4 demolished an underground bunker of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in Pudukuduirippu town of Mullaittivu District, reports Colombo Page. Military Spokesperson, Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya told that the bunker was detonated and destroyed as it is useless to keep LTTE monuments. The well-fortified bunker had four stories under the ground. The camouflaged bunker was discovered after the Army ended the offensive in 2009. It was built to keep the LTTE leader and other senior LTTE leaders protected from Government forces.
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October - 4 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is in a crisis over the assignment of ministerial portfolios in the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) to the constituents of the alliance, reports Colombo Page. The four constituent parties of the TNA - People's Liberati
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is in a crisis over the assignment of ministerial portfolios in the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) to the constituents of the alliance, reports Colombo Page. The four constituent parties of the TNA - People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) and Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) - have been requested to nominate suitable representatives for Ministerial positions of the Council. The leaders of the TNA coalition partners have expressed their displeasure over the decision arrived at a meeting between the TNA leader R. Sampanthan and the President on October 4. They have reportedly expressed disapproval that Sampanthan along with MP M. A. Sumanthiran and the Chief Minister-elect had taken a unanimous decision without consulting the party leaders. Member of TELO M. K. Sivajilingam has said that the Chief Minister and the elected councilors should take oaths before the TNA leader. The TNA Leader meanwhile has asked the coalition leaders to work in harmony with the Government in order to ensure successful functioning of the NPC.
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October - 5 
Around 100 Bru families, out of expected 121 families, have returned to Mizoram from the North Tripura relief camps during the week-long repatriation process which commenced on September 30, reports The Shillong Times. As many as 616 Brus belongi
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Around 100 Bru families, out of expected 121 families, have returned to Mizoram from the North Tripura relief camps during the week-long repatriation process which commenced on September 30, reports The Shillong Times. As many as 616 Brus belonging to 100 families returned to Mizoram from Naisingpara and Asapara relief camps of Tripura, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Mamit District bordering Tripura, Rodingliana Chawngthu told PTI over telephone on October 6. The remaining 21 families did not return due to the reported intimidation of some Bru families by anti-repatriation elements in the relief camps, he said. Chawngthu said that one family was allegedly intimidated and threatened inside the Asapara relief camp (Tripura) by some miscreants on September 29, the night before the commencement of the repatriation. The SP did not rule out the possibility of the involvement of a Bru armed militant group who were earlier allegedly supplied with arms by the Manipur-based Hmar People’s Convention (Democrats) to intimidate some inmates of the relief camps.
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October - 5 
Five Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a top commander, identified as Nisar Ahmad Dar alias Usman, were arrested by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police from Sopore town in Baramulla District on October 5, reports The Times of India. Deputy Insp
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Five Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a top commander, identified as Nisar Ahmad Dar alias Usman, were arrested by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police from Sopore town in Baramulla District on October 5, reports The Times of India. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) North Kashmir J P Singh said, "In a successful operation, a top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen was apprehended and a Hizb module busted in Sopore."
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October - 5 
Four militants killed as Army foiled infiltration bid at Line of Control (LoC) in Fateh Gali region of Keran Sector in Kupwara District on October 5 (today), reports The Times of India. Yesterday on October 4, three militants were killed as the Army
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Four militants killed as Army foiled infiltration bid at Line of Control (LoC) in Fateh Gali region of Keran Sector in Kupwara District on October 5 (today), reports The Times of India. Yesterday on October 4, three militants were killed as the Army foiled infiltration bid at LoC in Gujjardur area of Keran Sector, earlier it was reported only two. Seven militants have been killed by Security Forces (SFs) in the last 24 hours in the region. The Army's ongoing "Operation Shala Bhata" in the Keran sector that have been continuing for the last 12 days after 30 to 40 terrorists had tried to infiltrate from multiple points on the LoC on the night of September 24. With intermittent gunfire still underway in the thickly-forested Shala Bhata region, the Army says it will take "some more time" to "sanitize" the "800x300 metre" area to which the intruders have now been restricted after the "initial contact" was spread across a "4 to 5km frontage" on the night of September 24.
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October - 5 
Meanwhile, a Bangladeshi national was arrested by Assam Rifles from border town Moreh in Chandel District on charges of being an activist of People Liberation Army (PLA) on October 5. A 9 mm pistol with a magazine was seized from him.
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Meanwhile, a Bangladeshi national was arrested by Assam Rifles from border town Moreh in Chandel District on charges of being an activist of People Liberation Army (PLA) on October 5. A 9 mm pistol with a magazine was seized from him.
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October - 5 
Meanwhile, there is no trace of abducted General Manager of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Anil Kumar Agarwal yet, reports The Shillong Times. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Law and Order) A.P. Raut on October 5 said, “
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Meanwhile, there is no trace of abducted General Manager of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Anil Kumar Agarwal yet, reports The Shillong Times. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Law and Order) A.P. Raut on October 5 said, “Our operations have been on but unfortunately we are yet to rescue the abducted official. We have arrested some people and recovered the motorcycles used in the crime.” Suspected IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants abducted Anil Kumar Agarwal on September 21.
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October - 5 
Meanwhile, two militants belonging to Independent faction of United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) , identified as’ sergeant’ Rebo Kanta Gohain alias Ratul Asom and ‘Corporal’ Dhanjit Barua alias Ankur Asom, surrendered before the SFs on October 5
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Meanwhile, two militants belonging to Independent faction of United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) , identified as’ sergeant’ Rebo Kanta Gohain alias Ratul Asom and ‘Corporal’ Dhanjit Barua alias Ankur Asom, surrendered before the SFs on October 5, reports The Sentinel. Both the militants deposited three Chinese bottle grenades, one hand grenade, four detonators and 2 KG TNT explosive materials.
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October - 5 
Moreover, not a single person has returned from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under the rehabilitation policy for former militants since the policy was announced three years ago, the J&K Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah said in a written reply to
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Moreover, not a single person has returned from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under the rehabilitation policy for former militants since the policy was announced three years ago, the J&K Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah said in a written reply to question in the state assembly on October 5, reports The Times of India. Omar, in his reply said, 277 persons and their 578 family members had returned home via Nepal, which is not an approved route for return under the policy.
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October - 5 
Normal life was hit in Malkangiri District on October 5 because of a bandh (general shutdown) call given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Deccan Herald. The bandh call was given to protest against the killing of 13 of thei
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Normal life was hit in Malkangiri District on October 5 because of a bandh (general shutdown) call given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Deccan Herald. The bandh call was given to protest against the killing of 13 of their cadres in a recent Police encounter in Malkangiri District.
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October - 5 
The Central Government has identified 128 front organizations of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operating across the country, reports livemint.com on October 6. According to an internal report prepared by Intelligence Bureau (IB), t
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The Central Government has identified 128 front organizations of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operating across the country, reports livemint.com on October 6. According to an internal report prepared by Intelligence Bureau (IB), these entities are present in 16 states and are active even in states such as Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, that have seen little Maoist violence.
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October - 5 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were sighted again in Wayanad District on October 5, reports The Hindu. Seven persons, including a woman, reached the house of Appachan, a farmer at Mundakkai, near Mepadi, around 6.15 p.m. on O
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were sighted again in Wayanad District on October 5, reports The Hindu. Seven persons, including a woman, reached the house of Appachan, a farmer at Mundakkai, near Mepadi, around 6.15 p.m. on October 5, introducing themselves as Maoists. They requested rice and other groceries and collected nearly 2.5 kg of the grain and disbursed pamphlets on Maoists ideals to the family members. Later, a 12-member team of the same group looted nearly 50 kg of rice and other provisions, such as cooking oil, sugar and vegetables, from a nearby tea estate office around 7 p.m., the Police said. Though a team, led by S .Prabhakaran, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kalpetta sub-division, made a search at night, they could not trace anyone, District Police Chief K.K. Balachandran told The Hindu. A platoon of Thunderbolts commandos reached the District on October 6 and searched the periphery of the forests. This was the seventh such incident reported in the district since February 15. The Police had identified the presence of militants in four of the incidents from evidence collected from the public. It was also reported that a similar group of militants visited the Karimkannikunnu Kattunayakka colony, an isolated tribal colony on the banks of the Banasurasagar dam, near Thariyode ,a few weeks ago and distributed pamphlets to the members of the colony after collecting food materials.
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October - 5 
The latest WikiLeaks reports show that America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been monitoring every terror attack on Mumbai (Maharashtra) from 2004 till 2011, on a daily basis, including prime blasts of 26/11 (November 26, 2008), 13/7 (July
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The latest WikiLeaks reports show that America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been monitoring every terror attack on Mumbai (Maharashtra) from 2004 till 2011, on a daily basis, including prime blasts of 26/11 (November 26, 2008), 13/7 (July 13, 2011) and July 25, 2003 attacks The Times of India reports on October 6.
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October - 5 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde has said in Hyderabad that Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] can be effectively tackled in the new state of Telangana too as it was done in Andhra Pradesh, reports Deccan Chronicle on O
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde has said in Hyderabad that Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] can be effectively tackled in the new state of Telangana too as it was done in Andhra Pradesh, reports Deccan Chronicle on October 5. Dismissing the apprehensions that the formation of a separate Telangana State may lead to an increase in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activity, he said “The Naxal problem is there. But Andhra Pradesh is one state where we have done excellent work in curbing Naxalism. I am quite confident that even after the formation of Telangana they will completely cut down the activities of Naxalites.”
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October - 5 
Earlier, on October 5, 2013 an eyewitness had identified Rizvi as the killer of Randhawa. The witness identified the suspect among the ‘dummies’ during an identification parade conducted by the judicial magistrate Central, Akbar Ali. Randhawa and hi
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Earlier, on October 5, 2013 an eyewitness had identified Rizvi as the killer of Randhawa. The witness identified the suspect among the ‘dummies’ during an identification parade conducted by the judicial magistrate Central, Akbar Ali. Randhawa and his son Tauqeer Ali Randhawa were shot in North Nazimabad Town on September 26, 2013.
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October - 5 
Earlier, on September 28, 2013, Jinnah University for Women students were looted on their varsity bus on Main University Road. Similarly, on September 3, 2013 students of University of Karachi were deprived of their valuables when armed assailants st
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Earlier, on September 28, 2013, Jinnah University for Women students were looted on their varsity bus on Main University Road. Similarly, on September 3, 2013 students of University of Karachi were deprived of their valuables when armed assailants stormed into their bus on Banaras Flyover.
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October - 5 
Further, the Security Forces recovered a cache of weapons and arrested five alleged gun runners near Kohat Tunnel in Kohat District in the evening of October 5, reports, The News. The sources said that five persons, whose identity could not be ascert
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Further, the Security Forces recovered a cache of weapons and arrested five alleged gun runners near Kohat Tunnel in Kohat District in the evening of October 5, reports, The News. The sources said that five persons, whose identity could not be ascertained, were smuggling heavy and small arms, including SMGs, Kalashnikov rifles, pistols and thousands of cartridges from Darra Adamkhel to Karachi in two vehicles.
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October - 5 
In addition, a power pylon was blown up in Khazana area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP, while three other bombs planted with the electricity tower were defused in the night of October 5, reports The News. Police said fo
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In addition, a power pylon was blown up in Khazana area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP, while three other bombs planted with the electricity tower were defused in the night of October 5, reports The News. Police said four timed IEDs were planted with an electric pylon in the jurisdiction of Khazana Police Station. One of the IEDs went off, damaging the tower. The remaining three IEDs could not explode and were defused by the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU).
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October - 5 
Meanwhile, the TTP ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said on October 5 that the peace talks cannot be successful until the withdrawal of Army troops from the tribal areas and the release of prisoners, reports The News.
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Meanwhile, the TTP ‘spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said on October 5 that the peace talks cannot be successful until the withdrawal of Army troops from the tribal areas and the release of prisoners, reports The News.
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October - 5 
One Anti Terrorist Force (ATF) operative and two abductors were killed during a raid for the recovery of an abducted heart specialist Doctor Munaaf Tareen in Qilla Abdullah District on October 5, reports The Express Tribune. “Three kidnappers have be
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One Anti Terrorist Force (ATF) operative and two abductors were killed during a raid for the recovery of an abducted heart specialist Doctor Munaaf Tareen in Qilla Abdullah District on October 5, reports The Express Tribune. “Three kidnappers have been arrested. However, Dr Tareen couldn’t be recovered yet,” Police sources said. According to Police, the ATF and other law enforcement agencies conducted a raid on a house at Kili Karez area of Gulistan for the recovery of abducted heart specialist Dr Tareen, when unidentified armed abductors opened fire on them. As the forces returned fire, two kidnappers Sabir Khan and Waris Khan were killed on the spot while three of their accomplices Afzal, Azam Khan and Mashkey Khan were arrested. One ATF man Salahuddin also lost his life in the shootout while another Muhammad Ramzan suffered injuries.
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October - 5 
Separately, two members of peace committee were shot dead in Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) in Swat District on October 5, reports The News. The sources said members of the pro-government Village Defence Committee, Qalandar Khan and Shah-e-Room, were
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Separately, two members of peace committee were shot dead in Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) in Swat District on October 5, reports The News. The sources said members of the pro-government Village Defence Committee, Qalandar Khan and Shah-e-Room, were going home when unidentified militants opened fire on them. Both died on the spot.
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October - 5 
Separately, unidentified militants abducted the Director of Non-Governmental Organisation’s (NGO), identified as Director Moor Muhammad’s, from Railway Colony in Quetta on October 5, reported The News.
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Separately, unidentified militants abducted the Director of Non-Governmental Organisation’s (NGO), identified as Director Moor Muhammad’s, from Railway Colony in Quetta on October 5, reported The News.
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October - 5 
The Afghan Taliban is financially supporting the Pakistani militants and providing sanctuary to them in Afghanistan, the ‘spokesman’ for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Shahidullah Shahid has said on October 5, reports Dawn. “The Afghan Taliban
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The Afghan Taliban is financially supporting the Pakistani militants and providing sanctuary to them in Afghanistan, the ‘spokesman’ for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Shahidullah Shahid has said on October 5, reports Dawn. “The Afghan Taliban is our jihadi brothers. In the beginning, we were helping them, but now they are strong enough and they don’t need our help, but they are now supporting us financially,” he said, adding, the Afghan Taliban was also providing sanctuary for a prominent TTP ‘commander’, Mullah Fazlullah, in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Pakistan has long been accused of pursuing a policy of differentiating between the Afghan and Pakistan Taliban as so-called ‘good’ and ‘bad’ militants.
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October - 5 
The death toll in Karachi during September, 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police claimed to have ed a total 3,976 alleged criminals and terrorists, reports The Daily Times on October 5. Un
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The death toll in Karachi during September, 2013 was 155, despite regular raids and targeted operations by Rangers and Police, in which Police claimed to have ed a total 3,976 alleged criminals and terrorists, reports The Daily Times on October 5. Unidentified men killed at least one Pakistan Navy, one Rangers personnel and 17 Policemen in targeted ambush in September, 2013.
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October - 5 
Three persons were injured in two separate blasts in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 5, reports The News. The sources said one blast took place in Boshera Killay area where unidentified militants had placed expl
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Three persons were injured in two separate blasts in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 5, reports The News. The sources said one blast took place in Boshera Killay area where unidentified militants had placed explosives outside the house of one Rehman Ali, whose son Hidayat Ali suffered wounds in the blast. Another blast occurred in Boshera Jauzak village, where too explosives had been planted next to the wall of a house. Two persons identified as Suleman and Zaman sustained injuries in the explosion.
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October - 5 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) Mavai S. Senathiraja from Jaffna District in an interview to The Hindu on October 6 said that the first priority for the new Government should be to ensure that lands destroyed in the war be rec
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) Mavai S. Senathiraja from Jaffna District in an interview to The Hindu on October 6 said that the first priority for the new Government should be to ensure that lands destroyed in the war be reclaimed and livelihood programmes for the people introduced, reports The Hindu. He said the international community has to put pressure on the Sri Lankan Government to rebuild the devastated areas. The second priority should be to pass laws to bring in money for the development of provincial councils. The local bodies, at present, were unable to access necessary funds for development, he said. The third thing, Mr. Senathiraja said, should be to give the people the right to self-rule, for which India’s support was necessary.
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October - 6 
Also, UDP legislator Paul Lyngdoh, on October 6, cautioned that the proposed strengthening of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in accordance with the demand of the ANVC by amending the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution might lead to a conflic
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Also, UDP legislator Paul Lyngdoh, on October 6, cautioned that the proposed strengthening of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) in accordance with the demand of the ANVC by amending the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution might lead to a conflict between the Government and the District Councils. In his reply to the query, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma assured that the transfer of power would be only on those subjects which have been laid down in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. He also said that the Sixth Schedule will have to be amended when the tripartite settlement agreement with the ANVC receives the Centre’s nod. Commenting on the status of the tripartite settlement, the Chief Minister said that the Union Home Ministry was examining the whole agreement.
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October - 6 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Kameshwar Bhuiya, in an unspecified location of Palamu District, reports ANI on October 7. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), P Murugan said a case has been r
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Kameshwar Bhuiya, in an unspecified location of Palamu District, reports ANI on October 7. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), P Murugan said a case has been registered in this regard. A relative of the deceased villager said he was killed by the Maoists when he tried to save the lives of two other villagers from them.
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October - 6 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, who was arrested on August 28, 2013, during his interrogation admitted that the IM was behind the October 29, 2005, Delhi serial blasts, and not the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as suspected, re
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, who was arrested on August 28, 2013, during his interrogation admitted that the IM was behind the October 29, 2005, Delhi serial blasts, and not the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as suspected, reported Indian Express on October 7.
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October - 6 
Jharkhand State Intelligence feels that despite carrying out lesser number of attacks the Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) are not loosing strength in the State, reports The Times of India on October 7. The Intelligence Bureau has reported that a total of
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Jharkhand State Intelligence feels that despite carrying out lesser number of attacks the Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) are not loosing strength in the State, reports The Times of India on October 7. The Intelligence Bureau has reported that a total of 270 LWE attacks have taken place in Jharkhand since January 2013 till September 15, 2013. The number of LWE attacks in the same period last year (2012) was 370. The data was presented at a meeting organized by the LWE Division of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). "If we consider the Latehar incident in January (2013) and the attack on the Pakur SP convoy in July (2013), the rebels have been successful in damaging morale," said a Police Officer in the Police headquarters. Police Spokesperson SN Pradhan said "The rebels' organizations have got scattered and are disoriented. Even then they have been able to strike and it is a matter of concern."
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, a joint team of Thoubal District Police commandos and Moreh commandos arrested three Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres from Indo-Myanmar border, near Moreh in Chandel District on October 6, reports The Sangai Express. They have been
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Meanwhile, a joint team of Thoubal District Police commandos and Moreh commandos arrested three Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres from Indo-Myanmar border, near Moreh in Chandel District on October 6, reports The Sangai Express. They have been identified as ‘lance corporal’ Kshetrimayum Nganthoi alias Lucy, Khundrakpam Rojit alias Washington and Chanamthabam Ingo alias Ngamkheingakpa.
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, a patrol party of Para-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was attacked by militants in Main Chowk of Sopore town in Baramulla District on October 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said the militants lobbed grenades on a patrol
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Meanwhile, a patrol party of Para-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was attacked by militants in Main Chowk of Sopore town in Baramulla District on October 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said the militants lobbed grenades on a patrol party of 179 CRPF and later resorted to firing. The CRPF personnel retaliated. There were no casualties on CRPF side in grenade attack and firing. Later, troops of 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) reached the spot and cordoned off the area. Army, CRPF and Police have launched a joint search operation to trace the militants. However, they remained untraced.
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, two Maoist militias, identified as Udunu Huika (47) and Dumri Huika (35), from Narayanpatna block of Koraput District surrendered before Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, south-west range Devadutta Singh and Koraput Superintendent
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Meanwhile, two Maoist militias, identified as Udunu Huika (47) and Dumri Huika (35), from Narayanpatna block of Koraput District surrendered before Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, south-west range Devadutta Singh and Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP) Awinash Kumar on October 6, reports The Hindu. Both of them were in the most wanted list of the Police as they were involved in several cases of murder.
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October - 6 
On October 6 Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda was on brought to Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) from Delhi by Hyderabad Police in connection with a case lodged against him here in 1998 on charges of waging war against India, reports dnain
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On October 6 Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda was on brought to Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) from Delhi by Hyderabad Police in connection with a case lodged against him here in 1998 on charges of waging war against India, reports dnaindia.com. "Tunda will be produced before a local court today and we will seek his 15-day police custody to interrogate him in connection with the case lodged against him," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detective Department) LKV Ranga Rao said. The Hyderabad Police, in its plea, had said that a case was lodged on July 2, 1998, on a complaint that "ISI activities are going on in order to wage war against the government and to create unrest in India and to cause damage to internal security of India and to Hindus and their properties on a large scale."
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October - 6 
On October 6, a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket was neutralized and three persons were arrested along with FICN with a face value of INR 230,000, from Begumbazar area of Hyderabad reports Zee News. The trio, along with the seized FICN, was ha
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On October 6, a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket was neutralized and three persons were arrested along with FICN with a face value of INR 230,000, from Begumbazar area of Hyderabad reports Zee News. The trio, along with the seized FICN, was handed over to Begumbazar Police for further investigation.
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October - 6 
Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Mendhar Sector of Poonch District on October 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was reported on
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Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Line of Control (LoC) at Indian positions in Mendhar Sector of Poonch District on October 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no causality was reported on the Indian side.
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October - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) on October 6 recovered an improvised grenade launcher with three grenades from the banks of Sankosh River in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph.
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Security Forces (SFs) on October 6 recovered an improvised grenade launcher with three grenades from the banks of Sankosh River in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph.
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October - 6 
Separately, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chairman and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) president, Hagrama Mohilary on October 6 accused a section of Congress leaders of helping the Oboro Suraksha Samity and All Asomiya Aikya Mancha to obstruct the
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Separately, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chairman and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) president, Hagrama Mohilary on October 6 accused a section of Congress leaders of helping the Oboro Suraksha Samity and All Asomiya Aikya Mancha to obstruct the functioning of the BTC administration, reports The Telegraph.
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October - 6 
Separately, welcoming the Union cabinet's approval for the creation of Telangana, the chief adviser of tripartite talks for Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS), JI Kathar, said the Central Government should now give a serious thought
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Separately, welcoming the Union cabinet's approval for the creation of Telangana, the chief adviser of tripartite talks for Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS), JI Kathar, said the Central Government should now give a serious thought to the creation of an autonomous state comprising Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao Districts, reports Times of India."We are very happy that the Cabinet has approved the creation of Telangana. JI Kathar said, “We welcome the decision. At the same time, we want the Centre to step up the process for creation of autonomous state under Article 244(a) of the Constitution." He said the next round of tripartite talks is expected to be held in the first half of October.
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October - 6 
The Army's ongoing "Operation Shala Bhata" in the Keran Sector of Kupwara District that have been continuing for the last 14 days after 30 to 40 terrorists had tried to infiltrate from multiple points on the Line of Control (LoC) on the night of Sept
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The Army's ongoing "Operation Shala Bhata" in the Keran Sector of Kupwara District that have been continuing for the last 14 days after 30 to 40 terrorists had tried to infiltrate from multiple points on the Line of Control (LoC) on the night of September 24, reports Zee News on October 7. "The operation is still in progress. No fresh casualties have been reported on either side so far," defence sources said.
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October - 6 
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Tripura Government to facilitate the process to ensure voting of Bru (Reang) refugees lodged at camps in North Tripura District of the state for the upcoming Mizoram assembly election, reports T
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Tripura Government to facilitate the process to ensure voting of Bru (Reang) refugees lodged at camps in North Tripura District of the state for the upcoming Mizoram assembly election, reports Times of India on September 7.The poll panel has decided to set up at least one polling station at every Bru refugee camp located in Tripura and the North Tripura District magistrate has been asked to monitor the electoral process, said a senior election official here on Sunday. "As per the guidelines, we are now verifying the electoral rolls to ensure that no eligible Bru voter is denied the right to vote in the camps and the administration is sincerely trying to facilitate the process of election along with their Mizoram counterpart," he said.
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October - 6 
The husband of Kalimkota sarpanch (village level local self government institution head) in G Madugula mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District was beaten up allegedly by Maoists on November 6 for not heeding their diktats, reports The
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The husband of Kalimkota sarpanch (village level local self government institution head) in G Madugula mandal (administrative unit) of Visakhapatnam District was beaten up allegedly by Maoists on November 6 for not heeding their diktats, reports The Hindu. Around 30 Maoists of Korukonda Area Committee caught hold of the sarpanch’s husband, Munipalle Pandanna, who is a former sarpanch of the same panchayat, hauled him to a praja court (people’s court) at Killamkota and severely beat him up for not responding to their calls to meet them.
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October - 6 
The Sangai Express reports on October 6 that the United Revolutionary Front (URF) asserted that India’s food security should not beguile people of Manipur. In case the Indian political leaders are genuinely concerned for its people, food grains which
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The Sangai Express reports on October 6 that the United Revolutionary Front (URF) asserted that India’s food security should not beguile people of Manipur. In case the Indian political leaders are genuinely concerned for its people, food grains which listed for distribution to public at cheap, subsidised rates should be made available in open markets at the same cheap price. A press release issued by the outfit’s information and publicity secretary Sanajaoba Meitei alleged that the Indian political leaders have been pretending to be sympathetic towards its impoverished mass after more than 60 years of Indian independence.
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October - 6 
The Sangai Express reports that seven labourers of Coastal Project Limited engaged in the Jiribam-Tupul railway project have been injured when unidentified persons triggered a bomb blast near Kambiron in Tamenglong District in the morning of October
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The Sangai Express reports that seven labourers of Coastal Project Limited engaged in the Jiribam-Tupul railway project have been injured when unidentified persons triggered a bomb blast near Kambiron in Tamenglong District in the morning of October 6. According to one of the victims, a similar blast took place about 12 days ago although there were no casualties.
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October - 6 
The Shillong Times reports that in the worst ever damage to property during the current agitation over implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP), an unprotected Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) store room-cum-warehouse at Mawlai Mawiong in East Kh
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The Shillong Times reports that in the worst ever damage to property during the current agitation over implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP), an unprotected Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) store room-cum-warehouse at Mawlai Mawiong in East Khasi Hills District was set ablaze by unidentified miscreants at around 11.30 pm on October 6. According to BSNL Manager Mansoor Alam, the initial loss due to the damage of equipments, mostly telecom and mobile tower materials, is around INR 400 million. The exact reason of the fire incident is not known, but Police suspect it to be the result of petrol bomb attack.
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October - 6 
A roadside bomb on October 6 killed three soldiers and injured at least seven others when their vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device (IED) alongside Bannu-Miranshah road in the Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dail
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A roadside bomb on October 6 killed three soldiers and injured at least seven others when their vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device (IED) alongside Bannu-Miranshah road in the Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Daily Times. The military vehicle was on a routine patrol when it hit the IED. A curfew was imposed in the area following the blast. A little known militant organisation, Ansarul Islam Mujahideen, claimed responsibility for the attack. “We attacked the military convoy in Bannu region this morning,” ‘spokesman’ Abu Baseer said. “Such attacks are in retaliation for the drone strikes and will continue until the US and Pakistani Governments stop targeting Mujahideen through the unmanned aircraft,” he added.
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October - 6 
After a brief encounter, 10 suspects, including five women, were arrested, who were identified as Rehan, Narayan, Ehtisham, Owais, Prem, Sana Sheikh, Saibah, Soniya, Mehreen and Saima. The police also seized two repeater rifles, one 8mm rifle, four 9
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After a brief encounter, 10 suspects, including five women, were arrested, who were identified as Rehan, Narayan, Ehtisham, Owais, Prem, Sana Sheikh, Saibah, Soniya, Mehreen and Saima. The police also seized two repeater rifles, one 8mm rifle, four 9mm pistols and two walkie-talkie sets. The gang took the women along with them during attacks and after committing the offences, they handed over their weapons to the women, who hid the guns in their bags and fled easily. The suspects were said to be wanted in a number of target killing and extortion cases. 47 more detained
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October - 6 
At least two gangsters, identified as Shahzad and Shakir, belonging to the Waseeullah alias Lakhoo group, were shot dead during a Police encounter in Kalri area of Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 6, reported
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At least two gangsters, identified as Shahzad and Shakir, belonging to the Waseeullah alias Lakhoo group, were shot dead during a Police encounter in Kalri area of Lyari Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 6, reported The News. Kalri Station House Officer (SHO) Mir Mohammed Lashari said that the Police was informed about the presence of notorious criminals of Lyari gang war in the Daryabad area. Personnel from the City Division Police were called in and as the law enforcers were cordoning the entry and exit points, the gangsters opened fire at them. After a brief encounter, the Police arrested two injured gangsters but their accomplices fled under the cover of gunfire. Later, both of them succumbed to their injuries.
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October - 6 
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on October 6 took the unusual step of ruling out any change in his scheduled retirement next month, quashing months of speculation that he would accept an extension of service, reports The E
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Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on October 6 took the unusual step of ruling out any change in his scheduled retirement next month, quashing months of speculation that he would accept an extension of service, reports The Express Tribune. “My tenure ends on November 29, 2013. On that day I will retire,” General Kayani said in an unprecedented statement issued by the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Speculations were rife in the local and international media that General Kayani might not relinquish his office in November on the pretext that it would somehow derail the military’s anti-terror campaign. Some reports even suggested that Kayani would be made chairman of a revamped Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. General Kayani, however, put all such rumours to rest. “It’s time for others to carry forward the mission of making Pakistan a truly democratic, prosperous and peaceful country that embodies the finest dreams our founding fathers had envisaged for us,” he said. “For quite some time, my current responsibilities and likely future plans have been debated in the media with all sorts of rumours and speculations doing the rounds. The subject of being entrusted with new duties has also come up in several reports. I’m grateful to the political leadership and the nation for reposing their trust in me and Pakistan Army at this important juncture of our national history,” he was quoted as saying by the ISPR. A senior army official said that General Kayani had made up his mind long time ago that he would not seek any extension in his tenure. “He wants an honourable exit. He was very clear in his mind that others should also get a chance to reach the top position,” the official said while requesting anonymity. However, it is not clear whether General Kayani will accept any other position after his retirement. There were speculations that he might be made national security adviser or Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States (US).
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October - 6 
Elsewhere, Police arrested at least 10 suspects, including five women, of the Lyari-based gangs and seized a cache of weapons in Haji Mureed Goth area of Gulbahar in Liaquatabad Town on October 6, reported The News. The Police were tipped off about t
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Elsewhere, Police arrested at least 10 suspects, including five women, of the Lyari-based gangs and seized a cache of weapons in Haji Mureed Goth area of Gulbahar in Liaquatabad Town on October 6, reported The News. The Police were tipped off about the presence of gangster Saleem Bikik alias Chocolatee, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Amir Farooqi. The Gulbahar SHO along with a police team raided the area but came under fire from the criminals.
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October - 6 
Elsewhere, Police detained seven suspects during a search operation in various areas of Sariab in Quetta on October 6, reports Daily Times. Police also claimed to have recovered weapons from the possession of detainees.
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Elsewhere, Police detained seven suspects during a search operation in various areas of Sariab in Quetta on October 6, reports Daily Times. Police also claimed to have recovered weapons from the possession of detainees.
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October - 6 
In a separate incident, a prayer leader, identified as Maulana Gul Nawaz (50), and his two children were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near G-7 bus stop in Gulshan-e-Ghazi area of Ittehad Town in Baldia Town on October, re
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In a separate incident, a prayer leader, identified as Maulana Gul Nawaz (50), and his two children were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near G-7 bus stop in Gulshan-e-Ghazi area of Ittehad Town in Baldia Town on October, reports The News.
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October - 6 
In addition, the Rangers, in the ongoing targeted operations, detained 47 suspects, including alleged gangsters and political and religious activists, and seized a number of weapons from them, reports The News. The Rangers spokesman said intelligence
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In addition, the Rangers, in the ongoing targeted operations, detained 47 suspects, including alleged gangsters and political and religious activists, and seized a number of weapons from them, reports The News. The Rangers spokesman said intelligence-driven joint targeted raids were carried out in Nava Lane, Singo Lane, New Karachi, North Nazimabad, Orangi Town, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Mehmoodabad, Frontier Colony and Landhi. During the raids, 23 suspects, including political activists and Lyari-based gangsters, were arrested and weapons found on them.
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October - 6 
In another incident, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Adeel Murad (22), was shot dead near Sheesha Gali in Malir Town on October 6, reported The News.
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In another incident, an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Adeel Murad (22), was shot dead near Sheesha Gali in Malir Town on October 6, reported The News.
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October - 6 
In Gulshan-e-Buner area of Quaidabad in Baldia Town, Rangers detained 13 suspects and seized pistols during the raid. The arrested criminals were wanted for their involvement in several cases of sectarian killing.
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In Gulshan-e-Buner area of Quaidabad in Baldia Town, Rangers detained 13 suspects and seized pistols during the raid. The arrested criminals were wanted for their involvement in several cases of sectarian killing.
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October - 6 
In Pathan Colony of Orangi Town, at least 12 suspects, including cadres of banned religious outfits, were arrested in a raid and 38 guns, including submachine guns, were seized. The suspects were said to be involved in many terrorist activities.
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In Pathan Colony of Orangi Town, at least 12 suspects, including cadres of banned religious outfits, were arrested in a raid and 38 guns, including submachine guns, were seized. The suspects were said to be involved in many terrorist activities.
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) with the collaboration of Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) on October 6 recovered an abducted banker, identified as Faizan Farooqui (28), from Kiamari Town on October 5, reported Daily Times. However
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Meanwhile, Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) with the collaboration of Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) on October 6 recovered an abducted banker, identified as Faizan Farooqui (28), from Kiamari Town on October 5, reported Daily Times. However the kidnappers managed to escape. Farooqui was abducted on September 29, 2013 from Maripur area of the Town when he was returning from French beach. The abductors had called the victim’s family and demanded PKR 45 million for his release, however, CPLC in collaboration with AVCC raided an under construction building at Maripur and recovered the hostage.
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning huge attacks within the next 24 hours in Peshawar, Dawn reported on October 7. The attacks will be majorly aimed at law enforcement agencies. According to well-placed sources, the TTP has planne
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Meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning huge attacks within the next 24 hours in Peshawar, Dawn reported on October 7. The attacks will be majorly aimed at law enforcement agencies. According to well-placed sources, the TTP has planned attacks on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and Police checkposts throughout the Peshawar. Security measures have been strengthened around the city, along with at important security check posts. According to security officials, reports have been received that a suicide bomber has entered Nowshera District. Security measures have thus gone on high alert, and security officers are now searching for the suspect.
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, The Express Tribune reported that terrorist attacks on relief convoys and threats to the security of personnel involved in the relief process have made concerned authorities to change their plan for formal damage assessment in Balochistan’
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Meanwhile, The Express Tribune reported that terrorist attacks on relief convoys and threats to the security of personnel involved in the relief process have made concerned authorities to change their plan for formal damage assessment in Balochistan’s earthquake affected areas. Deterred by security threats, very few non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and relief activists were available for carrying out the damage assessment program. But National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and other authorities concerned have devised an alternative plan. “The army and Frontier Corps (FC) have been roped in to assist in the damage assessment program which is up and running,” said an official of NDMA who did not want to comment on the aspect of security.
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoting unnamed military and civilian officials reported October 6 that General Kayani is lobbying to keep a key defence role and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is considering the request. He has reportedly asked
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Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoting unnamed military and civilian officials reported October 6 that General Kayani is lobbying to keep a key defence role and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is considering the request. He has reportedly asked for a further one or two years on the job, according to serving and retired military officials. According to the WSJ report, Kayani is prepared to “accept a revamped Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee job, currently a largely ceremonial post that would be given more authority, or to become defence Adviser to the Government.” The report further cited officials saying that he could also be made ambassador to the US. A military source told WSJ that “Kayani wants authority over military appointments and troop movement added to the position.” “Kayani is using his office to say that he’s the guy who can control North Waziristan, he’s the one who can handle what is happening with India,” the report quoted a retired army officer as saying. “With all this going on, he’s saying now is not the time for a change of leadership.”
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October - 6 
Separately, a local leader of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), identified as Daad Ali Bugti, was seriously wounded during a firing by incident by unidentified armed assailants on the National Highway near Khuzdar District on October 6, reported Dawn.
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Separately, a local leader of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), identified as Daad Ali Bugti, was seriously wounded during a firing by incident by unidentified armed assailants on the National Highway near Khuzdar District on October 6, reported Dawn. He later succumbed to his injuries.
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October - 6 
Separately, Police shot dead an alleged target killer, identified as Adnan, in an encounter near Zia Morr in SITE Town on October 6, reports The News. According to SITE Superintendent of Police (SP), the Police had been informed about the presence of
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Separately, Police shot dead an alleged target killer, identified as Adnan, in an encounter near Zia Morr in SITE Town on October 6, reports The News. According to SITE Superintendent of Police (SP), the Police had been informed about the presence of a notorious group of criminals in the Zia Morr area, but when the law enforcers launched a raid, the suspects opened fire at them. Police said that he was a member of a drug-peddling group and was wanted in a number of cases of target killings.
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October - 6 
The Government said on October 6 that the dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was progressing and expressed the hope it would be helpful in restoring peace and tranquillity in the country, reports Daily Times. Federal Minister of Infor
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The Government said on October 6 that the dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was progressing and expressed the hope it would be helpful in restoring peace and tranquillity in the country, reports Daily Times. Federal Minister of Information Pervez Rashid, in an interview, said the Government is pursuing the option of talks with the TTP as proposed and endorsed by the All-Parties Conference. He said TTP had showed willingness to hold dialogue and the Government welcomed this, and responded with a positive gesture. Rashid claimed progress in talks between the government and the TTP groups. However, he said that no timeframe could be given about the results for now.
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October - 6 
The Lahore High Court on October 6 orders the release of Nek Muhammad, who is accused of involvement in the March 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, reports The Express Tribune. The Government had issued another Maintenance of Public Order O
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The Lahore High Court on October 6 orders the release of Nek Muhammad, who is accused of involvement in the March 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, reports The Express Tribune. The Government had issued another Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO) notification for Nek Muhammad’s detention for one month. However, the Government could not justify his detention before a review board of the Lahore High Court on October 1, 2013. Nek Muhammad was arrested in June 2009. The Government detained him under Section 3 of the MPO law for three months. On completion of his 90-day detention, the Government approached the review board which allowed a 30-day extension. The review board did not grant another extension when it met with the prosecution on October 1 and ordered his release.
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October - 6 
The News while quoting official statistic on October 6 reported that there have been more kidnapping-for-ransom cases in Karachi this year - 148 - than any other in the last two decades. According to data compiled by the Citizens-Police Liaison Commi
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The News while quoting official statistic on October 6 reported that there have been more kidnapping-for-ransom cases in Karachi this year - 148 - than any other in the last two decades. According to data compiled by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), 129 of these cases have been solved. The kidnapping cases in the city have risen sharply in the last few weeks – the abductees mostly businessmen and children. The CPLC says that in most of the cases, the kidnappers are residents of rural Sindh or Hub in Balochistan. To tackle this problem, Police, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary personnel have been deployed at several check points on the city’s exit points. In some cases when the ransom is not paid, the kidnap victim is killed and the body dumped along the highway. The most disturbing aspect of the CPLC report is that some dismissed police officials are also involved in a few cases. The CPLC chief says that there are five major groups responsible for the majority of the kidnapping for ransom cases. “The kidnappings usually occur in the city’s suburbs or the Old City areas,” explains Ahmed Chinoy. “These gangs usually kidnap people returning from French Beach, the Northern Bypass, Hawkesbay Road and traders in Old City areas including Timber Market, Lea Market, Kharadar and Jama Cloth Market.” The official said the kidnappers mostly arrived in pick-ups or on motorcycles and managed to kidnap traders despite the presence of security guards at the markets. “These groups target the bankers, estate agents and traders and their children. They demand somewhere between PKR 0.1 and PKR0.3 million and if the families don’t pay, they kill the victims and dump their bodies in the area near the Northern Bypass that lies within the jurisdictions of the Surjani and Manghopir Police Station or other places that fall within the remit of the Sohrab Goth, Sachal, Bin Qasim, Quaidabad Police Stations.”
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October - 6 
Police arrested Muneshwor Mandal (46) alias Manish, the District Commander of the Jwala Singh-led Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) in Saptari District on October 6, reports The Himalayan Times. Police said that Mandal had allegedly played a lead
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Police arrested Muneshwor Mandal (46) alias Manish, the District Commander of the Jwala Singh-led Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) in Saptari District on October 6, reports The Himalayan Times. Police said that Mandal had allegedly played a lead role in four kidnapping cases, a murder and bus arson. He had allegedly gunned down Shailesh Kumar Mandal (25) of Launiya-1 in Saptari District on April 13, 2010.
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October - 6 
A cadre of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP)-Red Flag faction was stabbed to death in Santhia sub-District of Pabna District on October 6, reports The Daily Star. The deceased is identified as Muhamad Akul Pramanik (40). Police said he was accused
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A cadre of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP)-Red Flag faction was stabbed to death in Santhia sub-District of Pabna District on October 6, reports The Daily Star. The deceased is identified as Muhamad Akul Pramanik (40). Police said he was accused in a number of cases including one for murder.
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October - 6 
Five cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were injured during a clash between JeI-ICS cadres and Police in DIT Commercial area in Narayanganj town of Narayanganj District on October 6, reports The Daily Sta
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Five cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) were injured during a clash between JeI-ICS cadres and Police in DIT Commercial area in Narayanganj town of Narayanganj District on October 6, reports The Daily Star. Police said that JeI-ICS cadres brought out a brisk procession and poured petrol on the road and set fire to it. After a chase and counter chase, Police fired 50 bullets to disperse the cadres. Police arrested an ICS cadre, Matin, with bullet injuries on the spot.
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October - 6 
Separately, the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) on October 6 passed the 'Voters' List (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013' with a provision of removing the names of those who were awarded punishment for war crimes, reports The Independent. The amended
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Separately, the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) on October 6 passed the 'Voters' List (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013' with a provision of removing the names of those who were awarded punishment for war crimes, reports The Independent. The amended section of the law said that the names of those, who were awarded punishment under the Bangladesh Collaborators (Special Tribunal) Order 1972 or under the International Crimes Tribunal or mentally retarded person declared by any court or a person not citizen of Bangladesh, would be removed from the voters' list. Law Minister Shafique Ahmed tabled the Voter List (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 in the Parliament. It was passed in voice vote.
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October - 6 
Meanwhile, extremist Buddhist monk Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, the leader of the Sinhala Buddhist Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) militant movement on October 6 said that a crusade would be launched in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. Addressing a meeting o
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Meanwhile, extremist Buddhist monk Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, the leader of the Sinhala Buddhist Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) militant movement on October 6 said that a crusade would be launched in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. Addressing a meeting of the movement held in Anuradhapura District, the Buddhist monk blamed the Government for allowing the TNA to engage in politics. Introducing TNA as the political front of the militarily defeated rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Gnanasara Thero said the Government should be responsible for the consequences of TNA coming to power in the NPC.
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October - 7 
Also, the second and final phase of the first Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) elections ended on October 7 with Congress leaders hoping to win anywhere between 17 and 20 of the 34 seats for which the polls were held, reports The Telegraph. According
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Also, the second and final phase of the first Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) elections ended on October 7 with Congress leaders hoping to win anywhere between 17 and 20 of the 34 seats for which the polls were held, reports The Telegraph. According to preliminary reports, the second phase of polls held recorded 78 per cent turnout. The first phase of polls held on October 3 registered a turnout of 76 per cent.
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October - 7 
Arunachal Pradesh deputy Speaker Jomde Kena has sought intervention of the state government in the matter of inclusion of several Arunachalee villages in the proposed Missing Autonomous Council (MAC) in Assam, reports Times of India on October 8.
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Arunachal Pradesh deputy Speaker Jomde Kena has sought intervention of the state government in the matter of inclusion of several Arunachalee villages in the proposed Missing Autonomous Council (MAC) in Assam, reports Times of India on October 8.
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October - 7 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are making serious attempts to expand their activities in Kerala, reports NDTV on October 9. Intelligence inputs on this have been shared by the Centre with the State Government. However, sources sa
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are making serious attempts to expand their activities in Kerala, reports NDTV on October 9. Intelligence inputs on this have been shared by the Centre with the State Government. However, sources said that the situation is not yet worrisome and the State authorities have been informed about the necessary mechanism to counter the activities.
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October - 7 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a combing operation by Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force in the forests near Vala village under Koyalibeda Police Station limits of Kanker District on October
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a combing operation by Border Security Force (BSF) and District Force in the forests near Vala village under Koyalibeda Police Station limits of Kanker District on October 7, reports The Hindu. Those arrested were identified as - Prem Singh Kudo (35), Siyaram Gawde (28), Jaising Nareti (26) and Anesh Usendi (21) who were allegedly active as sangham (organisational) members in north Bastar region of the state.
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October - 7 
Further, the IK Songbijit faction of NDFB (NDFB-IKS) has claimed that the Principal of Diamond English Medium High School (Udalguri District), Evangel Narzary, has formally joined the outfit, reports The Sentinel on October 8. He is the second educat
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Further, the IK Songbijit faction of NDFB (NDFB-IKS) has claimed that the Principal of Diamond English Medium High School (Udalguri District), Evangel Narzary, has formally joined the outfit, reports The Sentinel on October 8. He is the second educated person who joined the outfit after the split of the NDFB in the current year. Earlier, one of the lecturers of Bengtol College of Chirang District joined the outfit. This was disclosed by ‘Spokesperson’ of the NDFB-IKS, BR Ferengga.
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October - 7 
Further, the State Government is still examining the proposal of the Union Home Ministry for creation of municipal councils within the Scheduled Areas as per the proposed amendment of the Constitution, reports The Shillong Times. Informing this in th
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Further, the State Government is still examining the proposal of the Union Home Ministry for creation of municipal councils within the Scheduled Areas as per the proposed amendment of the Constitution, reports The Shillong Times. Informing this in the Assembly on October 7, Mukul Sangma said, “The Government has received suggestions from the three ADCs on the proposed amendment.”
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October - 7 
Further, the State Police, on October 7, arrested one person, identified as Alanlas Kyllait on suspicion of his involvement in the fire that razed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) store room-cum-warehouse at Mawlai Mawiong (East Khasi hills Di
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Further, the State Police, on October 7, arrested one person, identified as Alanlas Kyllait on suspicion of his involvement in the fire that razed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) store room-cum-warehouse at Mawlai Mawiong (East Khasi hills District) destroying property worth several millions on October 6. Speaking to media persons, East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, M Kharkrang, informed that the arrested person had been earlier involved in a similar arson-related case but had managed to escape the Police net.
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October - 7 
India on October 7 asked Pakistan to maintain the "sanctity of the Line of Control (LoC)” if it wanted an upswing in bilateral ties, even as the Army is now trying to flush out the remaining of the 35-40 militants and suspected Pakistani "special tro
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India on October 7 asked Pakistan to maintain the "sanctity of the Line of Control (LoC)” if it wanted an upswing in bilateral ties, even as the Army is now trying to flush out the remaining of the 35-40 militants and suspected Pakistani "special troops'' who intruded into the Keran Sector of Kupwara District on September 24, reports The Times of India. The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, "We have repeatedly emphasized that the maintenance of sanctity of LoC is of primary importance. Even at the last meeting between Prime Minister (PM) Manmohan Singh and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, this issue was re- emphasized.'' "As regard to the current situation, our armed forces are currently undertaking the appropriate, necessary measures to address the challenges that have been posed to them...Based on the outcome of those efforts, we will take further necessary action,'' he added.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, a person identified as Jellybert Mawiong (22) was arrested from 4th mile, Upper Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on October 7 while he was attempting to place stones and burn tyres on the road side to block vehicles. The road blockade
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Meanwhile, a person identified as Jellybert Mawiong (22) was arrested from 4th mile, Upper Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on October 7 while he was attempting to place stones and burn tyres on the road side to block vehicles. The road blockade from 7 pm for three consecutive nights called by the 10 NGOs demanding implementation of the ILP was marked by burning of tyres in several parts of the city.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, Dimapur Police, on October 7, arrested one person identified as K. Achio Poumai alias Yarchao (46), for possessing one .32 pistol with a magazine.
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Meanwhile, Dimapur Police, on October 7, arrested one person identified as K. Achio Poumai alias Yarchao (46), for possessing one .32 pistol with a magazine.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, life was paralyzed in Imphal on October 7 following a dawn-to-dusk bandh (shut down strike) called by a pressure group to protest against the Government's failure to rectify the 'flawed' India-Myanmar border fencing work in Manipur's Moreh
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Meanwhile, life was paralyzed in Imphal on October 7 following a dawn-to-dusk bandh (shut down strike) called by a pressure group to protest against the Government's failure to rectify the 'flawed' India-Myanmar border fencing work in Manipur's Moreh (Chandel District) sector. Several civil bodies and opposition parties feared that a large portion of Manipur's territory will fall into Myanmar due to the controversial border-fencing exercise. They demanded the Centre stop the fencing work unless the international border is clearly demarcated by the neighboring countries. Manipur shares a 398-km border with Myanmar.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, Odisha Government will implement the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in 40 blocks of ten [Left-Wing-Extremist (LWE)]-affected Districts of the State during this fiscal (2013-14), reports The Hindu on October 8. The decision was t
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Meanwhile, Odisha Government will implement the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in 40 blocks of ten [Left-Wing-Extremist (LWE)]-affected Districts of the State during this fiscal (2013-14), reports The Hindu on October 8. The decision was taken at the first general body meeting of the Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM), presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneshwar on October 7.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) on October 7 (today) busted a terror hideout in Rafiabad forest area of Baramula District and also seized a huge cache of arms, reports Niti Central.
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) on October 7 (today) busted a terror hideout in Rafiabad forest area of Baramula District and also seized a huge cache of arms, reports Niti Central.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, the Army on October 7 said it had seized 13 AK-47 rifles, 14 pistols, one sniper rifle and seven communication sets from the seven militants killed in separate anti-infiltration operations at Fateh Galli and Gujjartur in Keran Sector along
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Meanwhile, the Army on October 7 said it had seized 13 AK-47 rifles, 14 pistols, one sniper rifle and seven communication sets from the seven militants killed in separate anti-infiltration operations at Fateh Galli and Gujjartur in Keran Sector along the LoC on October 4, reports The Times of India.
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October - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested one militant belonging to IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), Karim Saframari alias Jawkhab, at Khungri village under Runikhata Police Station of Chirang District on October 7, repo
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested one militant belonging to IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), Karim Saframari alias Jawkhab, at Khungri village under Runikhata Police Station of Chirang District on October 7, reports The Sentinel. SFs recovered one hand grenade and one mobile phone from him.
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October - 7 
Senior officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) fear that a long spell of “zero-governance” in Andhra Pradesh due to the growing protest against the creation of Telangana could see escalation of the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] prob
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Senior officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) fear that a long spell of “zero-governance” in Andhra Pradesh due to the growing protest against the creation of Telangana could see escalation of the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] problem, while law and order could deteriorate, particularly in Hyderabad, reports The Hindu. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on October 7 briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the situation in the State. As the protest spread to more areas in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh, the officials are apprehensive that the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) would now try and reassert their presence in areas where the Police and paramilitary forces have managed to regain control in the last few years. Moreover, as paramilitary forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations were being diverted to contain protests, Maoists would sense a chance to regroup. “It is a well-known fact that most of the top Maoist leaders belong to the economically backward Telangana region, which used to be the hotbed of Naxal activities. Persistent operations by Greyhound commandos of the Andhra Pradesh Police, along with the paramilitary forces, forced Maoists to shift base to the neighbouring States. But now with attention diverting towards protests and people getting restless, Naxals might try and rebuild the cadre base in the State,” a senior MHA official said. Of the 10 districts of the proposed Telangana State, which shares borders with some of the Naxal strongholds like Gadchiroli in Maharashtra and Bastar in Chhattisgarh, 8 have been declared worst hit by the Left Wing Extremism. They include onetime Maoist hotbeds of Karimnagar, Warangal and Adilabad. Significantly, even the other Districts that will fall in divided Andhra Pradesh are also facing Naxal problem, which include Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam that have turned out to be the epicentres of the current anti-Telangana protests. “Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has also come out openly against Telangana ... There is complete absence of governance in the State where even the bureaucracy and police look divided. Under such circumstances law and order situation in the State could be compromised,” the official added.
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October - 7 
Separately, SFs are yet to trace National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) general manager, Anil Kumar Agarwal, 19 after his abduction by the IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants, reports The Telegraph. Aga
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Separately, SFs are yet to trace National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) general manager, Anil Kumar Agarwal, 19 after his abduction by the IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants, reports The Telegraph. Agarwal’s family members told this correspondent today that the abductors had called them up on October 7 and said that NHPC officials would have to negotiate with them for his release. On October 6, Rakesh Sarma, a trader, was abducted by a six-member militant group from the Sirajuli area, but was later rescued by the Police. A four-member militant group had also abducted another businessman, Ram Gopal Agarwala, from Buroi tea estate under Gohpur subdivision while he was on his way home on October 4. Sources said the outfit had earlier demanded money before taking him hostage.
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October - 7 
Separately, United People Organisation of Kukigam/United Kukigam Defence Army (UPOK/UKDA) and Revolutionary Government of Kukigam/Kuki Revolutionary Army (RGOK/KRA) has resolved to work together under one banner for the cause of Kuki community living
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Separately, United People Organisation of Kukigam/United Kukigam Defence Army (UPOK/UKDA) and Revolutionary Government of Kukigam/Kuki Revolutionary Army (RGOK/KRA) has resolved to work together under one banner for the cause of Kuki community living in Karbi Anglong District of Assam, reports Nagaland Post. In the meeting held on October 4, the two organizations at KNA Office, Kuki Colony, strongly resolved to form a common platform, as per resolution no.1 under the name “People Democratic Alliance of Kukigam” (PDAK). PDAK ‘information and publicity secretary’, Khuplen Lhouvum in a press statement said, “From today onward, both the organisation will work together under this banner to achieve “Kuki Tribe Autonomous Regional Council” for all round development in Kuki Inhabited Areas of Karbi Anglong.
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October - 7 
The Shillong Times reports on October 8 that surrendered cadres of a rival outfit Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) and also retired personnel of a central paramilitary force are believed to be working for the banned Garo National Liberation Ar
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The Shillong Times reports on October 8 that surrendered cadres of a rival outfit Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) and also retired personnel of a central paramilitary force are believed to be working for the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) outfit as part of a separate unit created to procure weapons from different states of the North East.
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October - 7 
The Times of India reports on October 7 that Manipur Police are verifying an intelligence report that said at least 20 Manipuri Muslims recently left the State to train under al-Qaida. However, it is not clear which country they have gone to. The you
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The Times of India reports on October 7 that Manipur Police are verifying an intelligence report that said at least 20 Manipuri Muslims recently left the State to train under al-Qaida. However, it is not clear which country they have gone to. The youths belong to Imphal East, Thoubal and Chandel Districts. Manipur director general of police, M K Das said the intelligence report is yet to be officially verified and that the security forces have so far not found any concrete evidence of the presence of any al-Qaida operatives in the State. However, the Police have been on a sharp vigil since they received the report, he added. "We will take all-out action once the intelligence inputs are corroborated," the State Police chief said. The DGP said the recent arrest of two Saudi Arabian nationals from Tengnoupal in Chandel District by the Assam Rifles and the subsequent probe conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to ascertain whether they have links with al-Qaida is a development that could help verify the intelligence inputs. Assam Rifles soldiers, who are guarding the porous India-Myanmar border along the Manipur sector, nabbed two Saudi Arabia nationals from Chandel when they were travelling in a taxi towards the border town of Moreh in June this year, a source said. The two did not possess any valid documents like visas and passports at the time of their arrest, the source said, adding that they are lodged in jail in Imphal. Though the duo claimed that they were visiting Manipur to do research work on Islamic culture, they could not speak Arabic properly, added the source.
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October - 7 
The Times of India reports on October 8 that Manipur Police are verifying an intelligence report that said at least 20 Manipuri Muslims recently left the State to train under al-Qaida. However, it is not clear which country they have gone to. The you
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The Times of India reports on October 8 that Manipur Police are verifying an intelligence report that said at least 20 Manipuri Muslims recently left the State to train under al-Qaida. However, it is not clear which country they have gone to. The youths belong to Imphal East, Thoubal and Chandel Districts. Manipur director general of police, M K Das said the intelligence report is yet to be officially verified and that the security forces have so far not found any concrete evidence of the presence of any al-Qaida operatives in the State. However, the Police have been on a sharp vigil since they received the report, he added. "We will take all-out action once the intelligence inputs are corroborated," the State Police chief said. The DGP said the recent arrest of two Saudi Arabian nationals from Tengnoupal in Chandel District by the Assam Rifles and the subsequent probe conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to ascertain whether they have links with al-Qaida is a development that could help verify the intelligence inputs. Assam Rifles soldiers, who are guarding the porous India-Myanmar border along the Manipur sector, nabbed two Saudi Arabia nationals from Chandel when they were travelling in a taxi towards the border town of Moreh in June this year, a source said. The two did not possess any valid documents like visas and passports at the time of their arrest, the source said, adding that they are lodged in jail in Imphal. Though the duo claimed that they were visiting Manipur to do research work on Islamic culture, they could not speak Arabic properly, added the source.
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October - 7 
The Times of India reports that four Zeliangrong organizations, on October 7, have urged the Manipur Government to not include Tousem subdivision under Tamenglong District in the neighboring Jiribam subdivision when the latter is upgraded to a full-f
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The Times of India reports that four Zeliangrong organizations, on October 7, have urged the Manipur Government to not include Tousem subdivision under Tamenglong District in the neighboring Jiribam subdivision when the latter is upgraded to a full-fledged District. This came in the wake of the Jirbam District Demand Committee (JDDC)'s protracted demand for upgrade of the subdivision to a District. The JDDC had launched series of agitations in pursuit of its demand. Jiribam - which is home to various communities including Meiteis (Manipuris) currently falls under Imphal East District. The organizations threatened to launch an agitation if the government failed to comply with their four-point charter of demands within 15 days. The bodies also jointly submitted an 'ultimatum' on the demands to chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh.
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October - 7 
The Times of India reports that three militants belonging to Noyon faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-N) have been arrested by police commandos from Indo-Myanmar international border at Moreh in Chandel district. The three militants, identifi
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The Times of India reports that three militants belonging to Noyon faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-N) have been arrested by police commandos from Indo-Myanmar international border at Moreh in Chandel district. The three militants, identified as Kh Nganthoi (19), Kh Rojit (19) and Ch Ingo Meitei (22), were arrested soon after they crossed the international border at the border town of Moreh on October 7. The militants had received arms training at Tanan area in interior Myanmar, sources said.
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October - 7 
Troopers carried out a search operation and arrested one arms peddler, identified as Aku Kapfo Chakesang, along with one .22 pistol and one magazine in the 6th Mile area of Dimapur District on October 7, reports Nagaland Post.
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Troopers carried out a search operation and arrested one arms peddler, identified as Aku Kapfo Chakesang, along with one .22 pistol and one magazine in the 6th Mile area of Dimapur District on October 7, reports Nagaland Post.
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October - 7 
According to The Express Tribune an unannounced strike was observed in Lyari on October 7 following the killings of two alleged gangsters, Shahzad alias She, and Shakir Ali alias Shakir Dada, during an encounter in Lyari Town on October 6, 2103. Anno
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According to The Express Tribune an unannounced strike was observed in Lyari on October 7 following the killings of two alleged gangsters, Shahzad alias She, and Shakir Ali alias Shakir Dada, during an encounter in Lyari Town on October 6, 2103. Announcements for the strike were made over loud speakers at the mosques. “If they were criminals, they should have been produced before a court,” said Friends of Lyari Chairperson Habib Jan Baloch. He was of the view that a few high-ranking officials of the Rangers were behind the discrimination meted out to Lyari. He demanded the elimination of “black sheep” in Rangers. However, a spokesperson for Rangers contradicted the allegations.
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October - 7 
Also, a cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), believed to be involved in target killings, was arrested in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town. The SSP said Mohammed Saqib was wanted in many target killing cases.
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Also, a cadre of Sunni Tehreek (ST), believed to be involved in target killings, was arrested in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town. The SSP said Mohammed Saqib was wanted in many target killing cases.
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October - 7 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 7 dismissed the bail application of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shahjahan Baloch, reports The Express Tribune. He was nominated as a suspect in the March 17, 2013 abduction
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 7 dismissed the bail application of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shahjahan Baloch, reports The Express Tribune. He was nominated as a suspect in the March 17, 2013 abduction and murder case of a Lyari gangster, Arshad Pappu. The Investigating Officer (IO), Muhammad Yamin Gujjar, submitted a report regarding the proclamation and confiscation of the property of the suspects before the court. Gujjar said that the Mukhtiarkar (revenue administrative officer) had told him that the suspected criminals had no property registered in their names. The IO said that all other formalities, including the proclamation of the suspects, have been completed. Following the submission of the report, the court confirmed the suspects as absconders. The case will be reopened whenever they are arrested, said court officials.
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October - 7 
At least seven persons including four Policemen were killed and eight others injured as a bomb ripped through a function called to distribute anti polio material among the anti polio teams in Suleman Khel area of Union Council Bazidkhel of Badhaber a
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At least seven persons including four Policemen were killed and eight others injured as a bomb ripped through a function called to distribute anti polio material among the anti polio teams in Suleman Khel area of Union Council Bazidkhel of Badhaber area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the morning of October 7, reports The News. The blast occurred at the function of the District Health Department ahead of starting the oral vaccination in the area.
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October - 7 
Elsewhere, a gangster, identified as Muhammad Ayaz (25), was shot dead in front of the Masoomin Hospital in Moosa Lane of Lyari Town on October 7, reports The News.
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Elsewhere, a gangster, identified as Muhammad Ayaz (25), was shot dead in front of the Masoomin Hospital in Moosa Lane of Lyari Town on October 7, reports The News.
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October - 7 
In addition, at least 30 alleged target killers and extortionists were arrested in surgical raids conducted in several parts of Karachi, the Law Enforcement Agencies said on October 7, reports The News. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) East Munir Sheik
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In addition, at least 30 alleged target killers and extortionists were arrested in surgical raids conducted in several parts of Karachi, the Law Enforcement Agencies said on October 7, reports The News. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) East Munir Sheikh said a Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police team under the supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Syed Peer Mohammed Shah conducted a raid in Abbas Town (Gulshan Town) and after a shoot-out arrested one accused Farhat Abbas Zaidi. The arrested man confessed during interrogation that he and his associates had been involved in a number of killings.
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October - 7 
In another incident, a Police informer, identified as Islam (52), was shot dead near Peela School at North Karachi in North Nazimabad Town on October 7, reports The News. Police said the victim had been receiving threats from a group, which had claim
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In another incident, a Police informer, identified as Islam (52), was shot dead near Peela School at North Karachi in North Nazimabad Town on October 7, reports The News. Police said the victim had been receiving threats from a group, which had claimed that he was informing law enforcers about them.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, Police on October 7 beefed up security at the Karachi’s central jail to prevent a terrorist attack, reported The News. “Around 50 CCTV cameras have been installed to monitor the activities around the jail,” Inspector General of Police (IGP
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Meanwhile, Police on October 7 beefed up security at the Karachi’s central jail to prevent a terrorist attack, reported The News. “Around 50 CCTV cameras have been installed to monitor the activities around the jail,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Prisons Nusrat Mangan said, “We have also set up 12 new pickets to guard the prison. We have 150 high-profile activists of banned outfits locked up at the central jail.” Mangan added that 100 Policemen would be added to the existing force guarding the prison. “We have requested the higher authorities to provide us with 50 Kalashnikovs, 15 G-3 rifles and four LMGs, as the existing force guarding the prison is ill-equipped to tackle a terrorist threat,” he added. The jail authorities have received intelligence reports that terrorists might attack the central prison to free their associates.
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October - 7 
MSF’s spokesperson in Pakistan said, as of today (October 7, 2013) there was no headway in negotiations between the Government and MSF officials. She said: “Our teams of doctors are ready to go to the affected areas, but we are yet to get a formal au
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MSF’s spokesperson in Pakistan said, as of today (October 7, 2013) there was no headway in negotiations between the Government and MSF officials. She said: “Our teams of doctors are ready to go to the affected areas, but we are yet to get a formal authorisation from the Government.” The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) spokesman Adrees Mehsood said no such assistance was required because the NDMA had already provided food, shelter, medical care and other goods to the entire population of 125,000 in the area. He said international aid agencies were not allowed to carry out relief work because the Government had not sought their help. Mehsood said an international call by the host Government was mandatory to let foreign Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the disaster-hit areas. He said the Government also did not want to have foreigners doing relief work as the law and order situation was bad in the area. MSF claimed that still there are areas where the government aid has not reached. However, a nationalist Baloch leader, who didn’t want to come on record, said there was a tacit agreement between the Government and Baloch insurgents that foreigners should not be allowed to operate in the area. “Baloch militants don’t want foreigners reaching their hideouts in the garb of humanitarian aid workers,” he said.
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October - 7 
Separately, a cleric of Misbahul Uloom seminary, identified as Maulana Ghulam Nabi, was shot dead while his colleague Maulana Abdul Wudood was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at them in Orangi Town on October 7, reported The Ne
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Separately, a cleric of Misbahul Uloom seminary, identified as Maulana Ghulam Nabi, was shot dead while his colleague Maulana Abdul Wudood was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at them in Orangi Town on October 7, reported The News.
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October - 7 
Separately, unidentified militants abducted 10 persons from Matani area of Peshawar on October 7, reports The News. Police said unidentified militants stopped three Kohat-bound vehicles in Matani and whisk away 10 persons. They let go three women. Po
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Separately, unidentified militants abducted 10 persons from Matani area of Peshawar on October 7, reports The News. Police said unidentified militants stopped three Kohat-bound vehicles in Matani and whisk away 10 persons. They let go three women. Police said the abductees hail from Bili Tang area of Kohat.
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October - 7 
SSP Central Amir Farooqi during a press conference said that the Super Market Police raided a hideout in Liaquatabad Town and after an encounter arrested three suspects, identified as Zaid Ghauri, Haseeb Shah and Junaid Aslam. They confessed to extor
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SSP Central Amir Farooqi during a press conference said that the Super Market Police raided a hideout in Liaquatabad Town and after an encounter arrested three suspects, identified as Zaid Ghauri, Haseeb Shah and Junaid Aslam. They confessed to extorting money from traders in Sarafa Karyana Market, Liaquatabad, Peetal Gali, Rizvia and other areas of District Central.
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October - 7 
The Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police arrested one accused, identified as Mohammad Tanveer Ali, for murdering a security guard, Allah Bachaya, and snatching his pistol.
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The Gulistan-e-Jauhar Police arrested one accused, identified as Mohammad Tanveer Ali, for murdering a security guard, Allah Bachaya, and snatching his pistol.
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October - 7 
The medico-legal officer (MLO) of the Qatar Hospital, identified as Dr Irfanuddin Qureshi (54), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants while he was seeing patients at his private clinic, Nizam Medical Centre near Kali Pahari area of Orangi To
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The medico-legal officer (MLO) of the Qatar Hospital, identified as Dr Irfanuddin Qureshi (54), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants while he was seeing patients at his private clinic, Nizam Medical Centre near Kali Pahari area of Orangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh October 7, reports The News. Orangi Town Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Nabi Afridi said, “We don’t know the motive yet but we are investigating to ascertain the cause behind his killing.” Doctor Qureshi was a member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
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October - 7 
The Samanabad Police arrested two activists, Mohammad Bilal and Waqas Ahmed Khan, belonging to a banned religious outfit near Ameer Maviya Ground in Federal B Area of Gulberg Town. The SSP said were involved in a number of sectarian killings.
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The Samanabad Police arrested two activists, Mohammad Bilal and Waqas Ahmed Khan, belonging to a banned religious outfit near Ameer Maviya Ground in Federal B Area of Gulberg Town. The SSP said were involved in a number of sectarian killings.
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October - 7 
The Supreme Court on October 7 rejected a petition filed by former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf to move the hearing of the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case (August 26, 2006) from Quetta to Islamabad, reports The Times of India. A three-
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The Supreme Court on October 7 rejected a petition filed by former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf to move the hearing of the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case (August 26, 2006) from Quetta to Islamabad, reports The Times of India. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk heard the request filed by the former President. Advocate Qamar Afzal was representing Musharraf in the court and the request was filed on grounds of threats to the former President’s security.
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October - 7 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 7 said schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai had “no courage” and vowed to attack her again if they got the chance, reports Dawn. TTP tried to kill Malala on her school bus on October 9, 2012. She amaz
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 7 said schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai had “no courage” and vowed to attack her again if they got the chance, reports Dawn. TTP tried to kill Malala on her school bus on October 9, 2012. She amazingly survived being shot in the head and has become a global ambassador for the right of all children, girls as well as boys, to go to school. Having spread a message of “education for all” across the globe, the 16-year-old is now among the favourites for the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be awarded on October 11. But Shahidullah Shahid, ‘spokesman’ of TTP, slammed Malala and said they would try again to kill her. “She is not a brave girl and has no courage. We will target her again and attack whenever we have a chance,” Shahid said. However, in an interview with the BBC, Malala dismissed the threats against her life and repeated her desire to return to Pakistan from Britain, where she was flown for treatment after the attack and where she now goes to school, reports Dawn. Further, Malala said that dialogue is the best way to fight militancy in Pakistan, reports Dawn. “The best way to solve problem and to fight against war is through dialogue, and is through peaceful way,” she added. “But for me the best way to fight against terrorism and extremism is a simple thing – educate the next generation.” She added further that issues of terrorism are “not an issue for me, that's the job of the government…and that's also the job of America”. Malala said it was important that the Taliban discussed their demands. “They must do what they want through dialogue,” she said. “Killing people, torturing people and flogging people…it’s totally against Islam. They are misusing the name of Islam.”
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October - 7 
In another incident, CPN-Maoist-Baidya Chairman Mohan Baidya on October 7 said that his party's poll boycott campaign will be peaceful, reports Nepal News. Baidya, however, claimed that keeping a large portion of the comprehensive peace accord (his p
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In another incident, CPN-Maoist-Baidya Chairman Mohan Baidya on October 7 said that his party's poll boycott campaign will be peaceful, reports Nepal News. Baidya, however, claimed that keeping a large portion of the comprehensive peace accord (his party) out of election will disrupt the peace process. He said the elections are being held under the instruction of what he termed as the "foreign powers" and urged candidates to withdraw candidacy from the polls. The alliance of 33 smaller parties chaired by Baidya has preferred to stay out of the election process, as the talks with four major parties failed to yield concrete results. The Government and establishment parties stressed that there is no way out to November election and the change of Government, while the 33 parties continued opposing these two provisions, resulting in to the failure of several rounds of the talks.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, a total of 6,343 candidates, which includes 672 women, 1019 independent candidates and one third gender, filed their application on October 7 to contest the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category under the CA election scheduled for November 1
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Meanwhile, a total of 6,343 candidates, which includes 672 women, 1019 independent candidates and one third gender, filed their application on October 7 to contest the first-past-the-post (FPTP) category under the CA election scheduled for November 19, reports Nepal News. The Election Commission said the candidates belonging to 120 political parties applied in the District Election Offices set up in 240 constituencies across the country. Election Commissioner Dolakh Bahadur Gurung said all the election offices have published the names of FPTP candidates and the final list will be published on October 8 (today). As per the election calendar, the candidates filed their application under the FPTP system on October 3. The EC will now publish the final list on October 9 and provide election symbols on October 10. October 8 has been designated for candidates who wish to withdraw their candidacy.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire on October 7 (today) said that the Government is all prepared to mobilize the Nepal Army in the forthcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election according to the law, reports Kantipuronline.com. He said th
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Meanwhile, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire on October 7 (today) said that the Government is all prepared to mobilize the Nepal Army in the forthcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election according to the law, reports Kantipuronline.com. He said that the Army is going to be mobilized to maintain peace and to guarantee the fear-free environment for the election. The Government is committed to holding the election to institutionalize the democratic republic, to write new constitution, to maintain political stability, and to guarantee fundamental rights of people.
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October - 7 
The Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya), which is opposing the upcoming polls, on October 7 delivered letters to the candidates of different political parties in Sunsari District, asking them not to take part in the Nove
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The Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya), which is opposing the upcoming polls, on October 7 delivered letters to the candidates of different political parties in Sunsari District, asking them not to take part in the November 19 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, reports The Himalayan Times. The CPN-Maoist-Baidya delivered the letters to the candidates of Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and others at their homes. But the leaders in the fray said elections were inevitable and that no one can stop them.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, Police on October 10 arrested another person for his suspected link with the blast at Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa, run by Hefajat-e-Islam (HeI) leader Mufti Izharul Islam, in the Chittagong city of Chittagong District on October 7, re
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Meanwhile, Police on October 10 arrested another person for his suspected link with the blast at Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa, run by Hefajat-e-Islam (HeI) leader Mufti Izharul Islam, in the Chittagong city of Chittagong District on October 7, reports Daily Star. The arrestee was identified as Shakhawat alias Salauddin, aged about 22. Law enforcers have so far arrested 11 people in connection with the blast at the madrasa that left two students dead and several injured.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four leaders and cadres of HuJI-B along with fire arms and explosives from Ashulia, an outskirt of Dhaka city on October 7, reports The Independent. The arrested persons are identified as Khalilur Rahm
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Meanwhile, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four leaders and cadres of HuJI-B along with fire arms and explosives from Ashulia, an outskirt of Dhaka city on October 7, reports The Independent. The arrested persons are identified as Khalilur Rahman alias Shahriar (30), a central leader of the banned outfit, Sharifuzzaman Milton (28), finance secretary of the organization, Abdul Quader (40), a cleric and Masudur Rahman (30), a cadre of HuJI-B. RAB also recovered one foreign-made pistol, 32 bullets, and 1,135 rounds of SMG (Sub-Machine Gun) bullets, five detonators, one kilogram of high-powered explosive and blasting equipment from their possession.
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October - 7 
One of the seven students injured in a bomb blast at a Hefajat-e-Islam (HeI) leader’s madrasa (religious seminary) in Chittagong city of Chittagong District on October 7 succumbed to his injuries on October 8 (today), reports The Daily Star. The dece
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One of the seven students injured in a bomb blast at a Hefajat-e-Islam (HeI) leader’s madrasa (religious seminary) in Chittagong city of Chittagong District on October 7 succumbed to his injuries on October 8 (today), reports The Daily Star. The deceased is identified as Habib and the injured persons as Nurun Nabi, Muhamad Karim, Muhamad Amanullah, Muhamad Jabbar, Muahamad Abdullah, Muahamad Khalek, all students of fatwa department of the madrasa. After the explosion, Police visited the spot and found traces of huge explosives, including more than 30 hand grenades in the room where the explosion took place. The madrasa was established by HeI Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury, also suspected cadre of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B).
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October - 7 
Separately, eight months after the extradition treaty with India was signed, the Cabinet on October 7 ratified it to facilitate handover of criminals between the two countries, reports The Independent. After the Cabinet meeting, held at the secretari
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Separately, eight months after the extradition treaty with India was signed, the Cabinet on October 7 ratified it to facilitate handover of criminals between the two countries, reports The Independent. After the Cabinet meeting, held at the secretariat, Cabinet secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told that the treaty will come into effect after the documents are exchanged with India. Additional secretary of the home ministry, Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed also told that they will soon write to the Indian Government for exchanging the documents after receiving the letter for ratification of the extradition treaty from the Cabinet Division. It is learnt that there is no barrier to deporting the general secretary of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Anup Chetia, and other members of the organisation, who have been hiding in Bangladesh, to India under the treaty. On the other hand, the treaty will help Bangladesh extradite some fugitives, including two killers of Bangabadhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Captain (dismissed) Mazed and Risalder (dismissed) Muslehuddin, from India.
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October - 7 
Meanwhile, India on October 7 said that it looks forward to an early resumption of the dialogue process to reach a political settlement in Sri Lanka based on the full implementation of 13th Amendment to the Constitution in a timely manner, reports Co
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Meanwhile, India on October 7 said that it looks forward to an early resumption of the dialogue process to reach a political settlement in Sri Lanka based on the full implementation of 13th Amendment to the Constitution in a timely manner, reports Colombo Page. Issuing a media statement following a meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart Prof. G.L. Peiris, the visiting External Affairs Minister of India, Salman Khurshid said India is committed to the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka and ready to offer its assistance to take the process forward. Khurshid said "It is our hope that the vision and leadership that resulted in an end to armed conflict and holding of elections to the Northern Province, will now be employed to work for genuine reconciliation. We will continue to work with the Government of Sri Lanka, and help in whatever way we can, to take this process forward, in a spirit of partnership and cooperation."
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October - 8 
A trial court has issued fresh non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley and eight others after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed the court that these accused are absconding, The Times of I
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A trial court has issued fresh non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley and eight others after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed the court that these accused are absconding, The Times of India reports on October 9. Besides Headley, the court also issued NBWs against his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and November 26, 2008 (26/11) attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who are accused of carrying out several terror strikes in India. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma issued NBWs against the nine people after NIA moved an application, saying the warrants issued against them earlier have not been executed yet. The nine accused include Pakistani Army officials Major Iqbal and Major Sameer Ali, al Qaeda operative Illyas Kashmiri, who is believed to have died in a drone attack in Pakistan, Headley's handler Sajid Malik and former Pakistani Army officer Abdul Rehman Hashmi.
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October - 8 
A trial court has ordered framing of charges against two militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), identified as Ahtisham Farooq and Tawseef Ahmed and their associates Shafaqat Ali Tuggu and Saijee Anwar, who were arrested on September 10, 2012 for alleged
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A trial court has ordered framing of charges against two militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), identified as Ahtisham Farooq and Tawseef Ahmed and their associates Shafaqat Ali Tuggu and Saijee Anwar, who were arrested on September 10, 2012 for allegedly planning to carry out bomb blasts in New Delhi, reported The Times of India on October 9. The court directed that charges against all four be framed under provisions of IPC including sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy). Except Anwar, the other three accused were also ordered to be put on trial for various offences under the Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and under section 121-A (conspiring to commit certain offences against state).
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October - 8 
Also, responding to the request from several quarters, the pro-ILP groups, who have agitating for implementation of ILP, have suspended their agitation temporarily from October 10 to 16 in view of different religious festivals. Announcing this here o
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Also, responding to the request from several quarters, the pro-ILP groups, who have agitating for implementation of ILP, have suspended their agitation temporarily from October 10 to 16 in view of different religious festivals. Announcing this here on October 8, Khasi students Union (KSU), general secretary, Auguster Jyrwa said the decision was taken as a mark of respect to the religious sentiments of the people of the State. Jyrwa also informed that the leaders would meet on October 16 to chalk out their future course.
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October - 8 
Al-Umma operatives Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik, who are now in Crime Branch- Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) custody, during their interrogation by owning up murders of two more BJP leaders in the Tamil Nadu for which other people had been arre
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Al-Umma operatives Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik, who are now in Crime Branch- Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) custody, during their interrogation by owning up murders of two more BJP leaders in the Tamil Nadu for which other people had been arrested earlier, Police sources said, reported The Times of India on October 9. According to Police, the two extremists along with their accomplice Panna Ismail, who is in hospital after receiving a bullet injury in the police operation at Puttur in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, 2013, are involved in the murders of former BJP state General Secretary V Ramesh in Salem and Hindu Munnani leader S Vellaiyappan in Vellore in July 2013. They are also accused of planting a pipe bomb on BJP leader LK Advani's yatra route near Madurai in 2011. But the 'voluntary disclosures' of Fakrudeen and Malik that they along with Ismail had killed BJP medical wing secretary V Arvind Reddy in Vellore on October 23, 2012 and former BJP councillor P Murugan in Paramakudi on March 19, 2013 have put the police top brass in a difficult situation. With doubts arising as to whether the Police officers who investigated the cases had bungled under pressure, they are exploring the option of handing over both the cases also to CB-CID. Al-Umma operatives Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik, who are now in Crime Branch- Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) custody, during their interrogation by owning up murders of two more BJP leaders in the Tamil Nadu for which other people had been arrested earlier, Police sources said, reported The Times of India on October 9. According to Police, the two extremists along with their accomplice Panna Ismail, who is in hospital after receiving a bullet injury in the police operation at Puttur in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, 2013, are involved in the murders of former BJP state General Secretary V Ramesh in Salem and Hindu Munnani leader S Vellaiyappan in Vellore in July 2013. They are also accused of planting a pipe bomb on BJP leader LK Advani's yatra route near Madurai in 2011. But the 'voluntary disclosures' of Fakrudeen and Malik that they along with Ismail had killed BJP medical wing secretary V Arvind Reddy in Vellore on October 23, 2012 and former BJP councillor P Murugan in Paramakudi on March 19, 2013 have put the police top brass in a difficult situation. With doubts arising as to whether the Police officers who investigated the cases had bungled under pressure, they are exploring the option of handing over both the cases also to CB-CID. A senior official said, "We don't want to jump into any conclusion based on the confession of the two Al-Umma radicals. We need to corroborate their claims with other evidences. We also have to interrogate Ismail. It will take some time. Right now, the special investigation team is concentrating on probing the murders of Ramesh and Vellaiyappan". Police, who were initially clueless about Reddy's killers, arrested six people including 'Vasool' Raja, a history sheeter, on November 22, 2012. Citing the arrest of non-Muslims, police also refuted the charge that there was a communal angle to the murder.
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October - 8 
Apprehending a Police encounter, at least 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman cadre, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on October 8, reports PTI. The Maoists, against whom charges including mur
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Apprehending a Police encounter, at least 10 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman cadre, surrendered before the Police in Malkangiri District on October 8, reports PTI. The Maoists, against whom charges including murder, loot and arson were pending, deserted their camps apparently after realising that they could be killed in Police encounter if they did not dissociate with the Maoists, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhileswar Singh said.
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October - 8 
Further, State Government has submitted a nearly INR 5 billon expenditure estimate to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) 1951 in the State, reports The Sentinel on October 9.The MHA will send the e
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Further, State Government has submitted a nearly INR 5 billon expenditure estimate to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) 1951 in the State, reports The Sentinel on October 9.The MHA will send the estimate, submitted by the Assam government this week, to the expenditure finance committee for approval, sources said on October 9. Both Central and State government are apparently acting with utmost urgency as the Supreme Court had asked them in August to start working on issuing a gazette notification for updating the NRC and file details on the total expenditure needed for the whole process within October 18.
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October - 8 
Gujarat Chief Minister and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP’s) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is the prime target of top 10 terror organization, arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal has revealed in the interrogat
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Gujarat Chief Minister and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP’s) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is the prime target of top 10 terror organization, arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal has revealed in the interrogation, Daily Bhaskar reported on October 9. Meanwhile, BJP leader L.K. Advani who was prime target few years ago has slipped to 11th position.
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October - 8 
Kena, who called on Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and Lok Sabha (lower House of Parliament) Member of Parliament, Takam Sanjoy here on October 7, apprised them of inclusion of several villages of the state under the proposed MAC despite the Supreme Court
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Kena, who called on Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and Lok Sabha (lower House of Parliament) Member of Parliament, Takam Sanjoy here on October 7, apprised them of inclusion of several villages of the state under the proposed MAC despite the Supreme Court's order to maintain status quo along the boundaries of the two states, an official press release said here on September 8. Kena had moved the state government in this regard earlier too, following which the then principal secretary (home) Tabom Bam had sent a letter to the Assam Home Commissioner, requesting him to set aside the order issued by the North Assam division commissioner, and to exclude Durpai, Chojo, Sogum, Pompek, Maji, Mingma, Ruti, Hime, Germe, Rate, Torajan, Siloni, Gagar, Jipu, Silli, Liche, Balisori, Kangku, Liapulia, Barojan, Adi Tako, Debi Detak, Dipa, Dimo and Pale villages, all under the territorial jurisdiction of Arunachal Pradesh, from the proposed MAC.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, greeting all the people of Kangleipak (Manipur), CorCom member parties, revolutionary groups of the region as well as the media fraternity, PREPAK ‘Chairman’ N Nongdrenkhomba has blamed India for launching population invasion upon Kangleip
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Meanwhile, greeting all the people of Kangleipak (Manipur), CorCom member parties, revolutionary groups of the region as well as the media fraternity, PREPAK ‘Chairman’ N Nongdrenkhomba has blamed India for launching population invasion upon Kangleipak, reports The Sangai Express. A statement issued by the Chairman on the occasion of the outfit’s 36th raising day (October 9) alleged that the Government of India, through military occupation, has been subjugating the people of Kangleipak in all aspects of their life including sovereignty, politics, law, economy and socio-culture.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, Maoists were gearing up to organise a boycott of the coming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh and chalking out strategies for this, Police said, reports The Economic Times on October 9. Security forces recently recovered some documents fr
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Meanwhile, Maoists were gearing up to organise a boycott of the coming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh and chalking out strategies for this, Police said, reports The Economic Times on October 9. Security forces recently recovered some documents from Maoist-hit Bijapur District after an encounter with Maoists, which revealed that the Gangalur Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist had organised a meeting in this connection. Also, a Maoist who was arrested during the operation claimed that pamphlets and posters against polls had been prepared in large number.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) chased and arrested two militants and one overground worker of Action faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-A) at Sontila in Dima Hasao District, reports The Sentinel on October 9. SFs recovered two 36 hand grenades, the
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) chased and arrested two militants and one overground worker of Action faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-A) at Sontila in Dima Hasao District, reports The Sentinel on October 9. SFs recovered two 36 hand grenades, the motorcycle along with two mobile handsets from their possession. The trio was moving from general area of Gunjong towards Haflong with explosives.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, State Police recovered nine cartridges with inscriptions of Inner Line Permit (ILP) and Dr Mukul Sangma on them on October 8, reports The Shillong Times. The cartridges (4.5 mm kynoch) including one bullet of Self Loaded Rifle (SLR) were r
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Meanwhile, State Police recovered nine cartridges with inscriptions of Inner Line Permit (ILP) and Dr Mukul Sangma on them on October 8, reports The Shillong Times. The cartridges (4.5 mm kynoch) including one bullet of Self Loaded Rifle (SLR) were recovered from the compound of Jowai Government Boys Higher Secondary School in Jaintia Hills District on early morning. In each bullet, there was a message written against the Government. In SLR bullet (7.62 mm), the writing has directly threatened the Chief Minister, Dr. Mukul Sangma. Other words written on the bullets were “No ILP no Rest”, ‘Hynniewtrep is our land given to us by our forefathers’ and HNLC (JK) besides others.” West Jaintia Hills Superintendant of Police (SP), Herbert Lyngdoh said that this is basically a work of pro-ILP groups to create fear psychosis in the minds of people.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, the Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-RD) has submitted the list of its cadres to the Government to pave the way for signing of the formal cease-fire agreement, reports The Assam Tribune. However, th
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Meanwhile, the Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-RD) has submitted the list of its cadres to the Government to pave the way for signing of the formal cease-fire agreement, reports The Assam Tribune. However, the SFs are not yet ready to accept the list of weapons submitted by the outfit. Highly placed police sources told The Assam Tribune that the NDFB (RD) has submitted a list of 410 cadres with their addresses and the process of verification of it is now on. So far, around 90 per cent of the verification process has been completed. NDFB-RD has submitted a list of around 60 weapons, but according to information available with the Police and SFs, the total number of weapons with the outfit should be much more. “According to our information, the outfit has at least 300 weapons, but it has submitted a list of only around 60. We are discussing the issue with the leaders of the outfit and they are claiming that as the Pro-Talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) submitted only 24 weapons, there was no reason for the Government to disbelief the NDFB-RD’s claim on the number of weapons,” sources added.
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October - 8 
Police killed a militant belonging to the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), in an encounter, at Salbari area in Kamrup District on October 8, reports The Sentinel. Police also recovered arms and ammunition from the site
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Police killed a militant belonging to the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), in an encounter, at Salbari area in Kamrup District on October 8, reports The Sentinel. Police also recovered arms and ammunition from the site.
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October - 8 
Polling Stations located in hyper-sensitive areas where there is a possibility of 0 percent voting due to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat will be shifted to 'safer' places within a radius of 25 kilometres in tribal Bastar region d
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Polling Stations located in hyper-sensitive areas where there is a possibility of 0 percent voting due to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat will be shifted to 'safer' places within a radius of 25 kilometres in tribal Bastar region during the coming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, reports The Times of India on October 9. State Chief Electoral Officer, (CEO), Sunil Kujur said few auxiliary polling booths would be set up about 25 kilometers away from the sensitive areas, especially at those places where there is a history of 0 percent voting.
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October - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militant, identified as Tarun Moran, after he was injured by the firing with SFs at Anandabagh area of Makum in Tinsukia District on October 8, reports
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militant, identified as Tarun Moran, after he was injured by the firing with SFs at Anandabagh area of Makum in Tinsukia District on October 8, reports The Sentinel. However, the other militant, Bitupan Gohain, managed to escape from the site. SFs recovered one .22 pistol from the possession of the injured militant. He was rushed to civil hospital at Tinsukia for treatment. During interrogation Tarun Moran revealed that both came to Makum to collect an amount INR 1 million from a particular businessman whom they served extortion notice earlier. According to sources, the condition of injured Moran is stable.
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October - 8 
Separately, Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) have been placed on “high alert” in Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi by the State Government’s Home Department against any possible attempt at fomenting trouble by Bangladesh-based Islamic fundam
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Separately, Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) have been placed on “high alert” in Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi by the State Government’s Home Department against any possible attempt at fomenting trouble by Bangladesh-based Islamic fundamentalist outfits during Durga Puja in the Barak valley, reports The Telegraph. The alert by the Home Department and the BSF headquarters in New Delhi in this regard was issued recently as a series of intelligence inputs were received by both New Delhi and Dispur highlighting the threat during the Puja days. Intelligence agencies in the Barak Districts have identified some underground Islamic fundamentalist groups, which have teamed up with similar outfits in Barak and Brahmaputra valleys in Assam to foment trouble.
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October - 8 
Separately, State Governor, KK Paul, on October 8, expressed the need to end the ongoing violence and usher in peace in the State.
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Separately, State Governor, KK Paul, on October 8, expressed the need to end the ongoing violence and usher in peace in the State.
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October - 8 
Suspected cadres of the Tritya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have beaten to death a Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer on October 8 in the Nagar Untari Police Station area in Gar
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Suspected cadres of the Tritya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have beaten to death a Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer on October 8 in the Nagar Untari Police Station area in Garhwa District after the latter failed to pay levy of INR 45,000, reports The Times of India. Lochan Singh Rajwar (36), who was running a PDS shop in the Saro village, was lynched by a TPC squad led by its leader Makhan Singh.
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October - 8 
The Army on October 8 called off the 15-day-long military operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was started after 30 to 40 terrorists had tried to infiltrate from mul
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The Army on October 8 called off the 15-day-long military operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector of Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was started after 30 to 40 terrorists had tried to infiltrate from multiple points on the LoC in Keran Sector on the night of September 24. General Officer Commanding (GOC) Northern Army command, Lt General Sanjiv Chachra said, “I have now given the direction to call off concerted search but our counter-insurgency deployment is being strengthened. We are now going to launch operations which are intelligence based, which are surveillance based so that we can eliminate and meet the challenges.” The Army Commander said that there were desperate infiltration attempts at multiple points in Keran sector and Army knew it and planned operations accordingly. “There was a desperate attempt of infiltration in Keran sector during 10 to 14 days at multiple points. We had very specific intelligence of their operation. We knew they were coming and we were prepared for it. Some of these infiltration attempts have been eliminated and some of them have been foiled. We had eight terrorists killed and 59 major weapons including 18 AK Rifles and war like stores recovered”, added the Northern Army chief. On the Army reports that 15 militants were killed in Shala Bhatu area of Keran Sector, the GOC said: “The initial bid at 4-5 points was made by 30-40 infiltrators. We have seen them. Some of them have fallen. Some of them might have been dragged back and some of them have been used in operations in neighbouring areas.” To a question about the involvement of the Pakistan army in abetting the militants in infiltrating into Kashmir valley, the Army Commander said that without their involvement infiltration can’t happen. “They have tacit approval of the Pakistani army. The infiltrating militants have always received the tacit support of the Pakistan army establishment. We are almost on eyeball-to-eyeball and we can see each other. At such a point of time, a large group of terrorists infiltrating … you mean to say that this is happening without the complicity of Pakistan Army? This is ridiculous,” he said. The Lt General said that most of the arms recovered from the scene of operation have Pakistan marking.
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October - 8 
The Central Security agencies are investigating into the mobile phone contact details of three most wanted terror suspects, arrested by Tamil Nadu Police, to know if they had any links with other militant outfits like Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Lashk
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The Central Security agencies are investigating into the mobile phone contact details of three most wanted terror suspects, arrested by Tamil Nadu Police, to know if they had any links with other militant outfits like Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Deccan Chronicle reports on October 9. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and intelligence bureau very particularly wanted to know if Sikander ‘Police’ Fakruddin (arrested on October 4, 2013), had any links with arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal. “While referring to the digital secret dossiers of Yasin and Fakruddin and comparing their contacts, we found many common links. Though they were not in direct contact with each other, both were in contact with certain people. It is possible that they had used the common links to communicate,” the Police sources said.
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October - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has cells dedicated to reaching out to the masses through media, reports The Times of India. The media cells, which Maoists call press units, visit the local organisational squads (LOS) and dalams (arm
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has cells dedicated to reaching out to the masses through media, reports The Times of India. The media cells, which Maoists call press units, visit the local organisational squads (LOS) and dalams (armed squads) in forested regions to gather information. They are usually led by a regional level spokesperson. These details were revealed during the interrogation of an arrested cadre in Vidarbha. Maoists, like any other socio-political outfit, ensure that the masses remain updated about their movements, agenda, military exploits, heroism and sacrifices through press releases meant for popular media and also their own publications. It is also learnt that Milind Teltumbde, secretary of Maharashtra State Rajya Committee, operating in North Gadchiroli-Gondia Balaghat division, pens the outfit's press release in Marathi under the pseudonym 'Sahyadri'. Senior cadre Gopi too releases press notes for the outfit. Sriniwas, whose actual name is Aitu, releases press notes for Western regional committee of South Gadchiroli division, which is part of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC). Gudsa Usendi acts as spokesperson for DKSZC. An official of Rajnandgaon police in Chhattisgarh said that their raid on a Naxal camp suggested how the rebels have been printing literature, including press releases, in the jungles. "We had nearly got Teltumbde at a Naxal camp site on Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, where they were preparing some press releases. We recovered portable printers, scanners, laptops, batteries, pen drives and a lot of printed material. It was almost a small printing press," said a senior official.
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October - 8 
The Sangai Express reports on October 8 that the Coordination Committee (CorCom), a committee of valley based six militant groups of Manipur and the National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) have jointly called an 18 hour general strike in Manipur a
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The Sangai Express reports on October 8 that the Coordination Committee (CorCom), a committee of valley based six militant groups of Manipur and the National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) have jointly called an 18 hour general strike in Manipur and Twipra (Tripura) with effect from October 14 midnight till 6 pm of October 15 in protest against the ‘forceful merger agreements’ which came into effect from October 15, 1949 by which Manipur and Tripura was merged into the Indian Union. A joint statement issued by CorCom and NLFT reminded that new Nations arose in Southeast Asia after World War II as colonial empires collapsed eventually. However, the newly independent India, after mastering all the art and tactics of expansionism and colonialism during the long 300 years of British occupation, embarked on a renewed process of colonizing smaller countries located in its neighbourhood; and it was under this policy that Manipur and Twipra (Tripura) were annexed to the Indian Union.
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October - 8 
The Sangai Express reports that the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), on October 8, said that if the reconciliation process is to continue with credibility then the Naga militant organizations should immediately stop violence perpetuated in any fo
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The Sangai Express reports that the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), on October 8, said that if the reconciliation process is to continue with credibility then the Naga militant organizations should immediately stop violence perpetuated in any form. The FNR said this amidst increasing factional killings and other forms of violence in Naga areas of late. The FNR then urges the leaders of the Naga underground groups to demonstrate their statesmanship by putting aside factional politics and work for the common Naga cause of justice and peace.
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October - 8 
The Sangai Express reports that the United Naga Council (UNC) has demanded separate budget for the Nagas in Manipur outside the Government of Manipur. A team of the UNC met the Finance Commission at Imphal Secretariat on October 8 and submitted a mem
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The Sangai Express reports that the United Naga Council (UNC) has demanded separate budget for the Nagas in Manipur outside the Government of Manipur. A team of the UNC met the Finance Commission at Imphal Secretariat on October 8 and submitted a memorandum demanding separate budgetary provisions for Naga areas in Manipur.
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October - 8 
The Shillong Times reports that two Police vehicles with armed security personnel travelling to Williamnagar town narrowly escaped an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by suspected Garo national Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Chi
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The Shillong Times reports that two Police vehicles with armed security personnel travelling to Williamnagar town narrowly escaped an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by suspected Garo national Liberation Army (GNLA) militants at Chisobibra village (East Garo Hills District) in the morning of October 8. The incident took place when six State Police personnel led by a sub-Inspector and two drivers were heading to Williamnagar from Tura (West Garo Hills District) to bring back under armed escort a GNLA militant, Rahul in connection with some militancy cases. The hardcore GNLA cadre Rahul had been arrested in North Garo Hills District sometime ago and was lodged in Williamnagar District jail. East Garo Hills District Police chief, J F K Marak said that the GNLA militants opened a few rounds of fire from the thick jungle nearby before fleeing.
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October - 8 
A Frenchman held in Pakistan for months on suspicion of training militants was detained for questioning by French Police on his return home on October 8, an official at the Paris prosecutor’s office said, reports The Express Tribune. Naamen Meziche w
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A Frenchman held in Pakistan for months on suspicion of training militants was detained for questioning by French Police on his return home on October 8, an official at the Paris prosecutor’s office said, reports The Express Tribune. Naamen Meziche was arrested on a bus along with three other French nationals in south-western Pakistan in May, 2012, on suspicion of training militant networks and preparing terrorist attacks, the official said. Pakistan deported them all to France in April, except Meziche, who was deported on October 7-evening. The men have been held on suspicion of conspiring to commit terrorist acts. Meziche, who is of Algerian origin, is suspected by French security officials of being a member of al Qaeda. “We hope that confronting Meziche with the three others will enable us to find out more about this cell and its exact role within al Qaeda,” the prosecutor’s office aide said, declining to give further details. No lawyer for Meziche could immediately be reached for comment.
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October - 8 
A pro-Government tribal elder Malik Haji Sadat Sher from Gandao in Mohmand Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) was travelling in a taxi en route to Peshawar when motorcyclists ambushed the vehicle on Charsadda Road near Budni Pull under Khaz
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A pro-Government tribal elder Malik Haji Sadat Sher from Gandao in Mohmand Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) was travelling in a taxi en route to Peshawar when motorcyclists ambushed the vehicle on Charsadda Road near Budni Pull under Khazana Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 8, reports The Express Tribune. While Malik Haji Sadat Sher was killed, his driver sustained injuries. “Haji Sadat Sher was an influential figure in Mohmand Agency as he is the brother of Malik Amir Muhammad Nawaz Khan,” said a Khazana Police official. “This is an incident of target killing as both the brothers were receiving threats from militants due to their affiliation with the Government and their stance against militancy,” he explained.
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October - 8 
At least eight persons, including four Policemen were injured when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at New Sariab Police Station in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on October 8, reported The News.
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At least eight persons, including four Policemen were injured when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at New Sariab Police Station in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on October 8, reported The News.
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October - 8 
Elsewhere, a man was killed in a sectarian target killing at Ath Chowk in Lyari Town on October 8, reports Dawn. According to Police, the killing was of a sectarian nature.
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Elsewhere, a man was killed in a sectarian target killing at Ath Chowk in Lyari Town on October 8, reports Dawn. According to Police, the killing was of a sectarian nature.
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October - 8 
In addition, Major General Samrez Salik, who commands the 33 Division of the Army, while talking to journalists at Army Earthquake Relief Centre in Awaran District on October 8 said that all quarters, including the ‘rebels,’ need to join hands to pul
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In addition, Major General Samrez Salik, who commands the 33 Division of the Army, while talking to journalists at Army Earthquake Relief Centre in Awaran District on October 8 said that all quarters, including the ‘rebels,’ need to join hands to pull the strife-torn province out of years of impoverishment, reported The Express Tribune. He said that the Army would continue to work to bring relief to the quake survivors – but added that work remained to be done over and beyond recovering from the natural disaster. The region, which is a hotbed of rebel activity, is amongst the poorest and most backward in Pakistan – and all stakeholders needed to brush aside differences and work to help the people there, he said. When approached by The Express Tribune to clarify if he meant that everyone “joining hands” in the effort was also a reference to the insurgents, he replied in the affirmative. “I mean everyone,” he emphasised. He did, however, add that the Army would continue their relief effort despite the clashes.
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October - 8 
In another incident, a school van was looted on October 8 at Nazimabad No.7 in North Nazimabad Town, reports The News. The students shocked by the sudden attack readily handed over whatever they had with them including the cellular phones and watches
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In another incident, a school van was looted on October 8 at Nazimabad No.7 in North Nazimabad Town, reports The News. The students shocked by the sudden attack readily handed over whatever they had with them including the cellular phones and watches. Earlier, three university buses have also been looted.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, a Police official was killed and his companion injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Mandani area of Charsadda town (Charsadda District) on October 8, reports The Express Tribune. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Younas K
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Meanwhile, a Police official was killed and his companion injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Mandani area of Charsadda town (Charsadda District) on October 8, reports The Express Tribune. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Younas Khan was on his way from Ghunda Khel Zayam with a friend, Muslim, on his motorcycle when assailants on another motorbike intercepted them near Technical College, Tangi in the jurisdiction of Kinawar Police Station. Younas was killed on the spot, while Muslim was injured.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, Rangers personnel on October 8 arrested 23 suspects during targeted operations in different parts of Karachi whereas Police claim to have arrested 97 suspects, reports Dawn. Operations were conducted in Usmanabad and Bihar Colony areas of
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Meanwhile, Rangers personnel on October 8 arrested 23 suspects during targeted operations in different parts of Karachi whereas Police claim to have arrested 97 suspects, reports Dawn. Operations were conducted in Usmanabad and Bihar Colony areas of Lyari Town, Purana Haji Camp in Saddar Town, Jamshed Road, Liaquatabad Town, Pak Colony in SITE Town, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, North Nazimabad Town and other areas. According to a Rangers' spokesperson, the arrested suspects were affiliated with political parties and some had links with gang wars. Moreover, sub-machine guns (SMGs), rifles and other weapons were also recovered from the suspects during the raids.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, the Balochistan Government on October 8 made a formal request to the Federal Government for allowing foreign aid agencies to support earthquake victims in Awaran District, reports Dawn. Chief Minister Balochistan Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch
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Meanwhile, the Balochistan Government on October 8 made a formal request to the Federal Government for allowing foreign aid agencies to support earthquake victims in Awaran District, reports Dawn. Chief Minister Balochistan Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch said that his Government has written a letter to the Federal Government in Islamabad in this regard. “We cannot completely rehabilitate the quake affectees without the support of international donor organisations,” he said Earlier, on October 7, 2013, the France-based Doctors without Borders issued a statement on its website that it was not being allowed by the authorities to enter in the earthquake affected areas.
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October - 8 
Separately, an alleged extortionist, identified as Himesh Khan, was killed and two others, identified as Badshah Khan and Jafar, were wounded in a firing incident near New Sabzi Mandi on Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station i
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Separately, an alleged extortionist, identified as Himesh Khan, was killed and two others, identified as Badshah Khan and Jafar, were wounded in a firing incident near New Sabzi Mandi on Super Highway within the limits of Sohrab Goth Police Station in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on October 8, reported Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Shoaib said that all three of them belonged to an extortionist group and they had a dispute with the rival group over collection of extortion from New Sabzi Mandi. He added that their rival group members were behind the killing.
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October - 8 
Separately, police personnel captured two suspects near the Super Highway's wholesale vegetable market (sabzi mandi), and also recovered a stolen car from their possession. Police moreover claimed arresting 97 other suspects during targeted operatio
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Separately, police personnel captured two suspects near the Super Highway's wholesale vegetable market (sabzi mandi), and also recovered a stolen car from their possession. Police moreover claimed arresting 97 other suspects during targeted operations in different parts of the city. Some of the suspects included wanted criminals.
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October - 8 
Separately, Police recovered a 7th grade school student who was abducted for PKR 20 million ransom from Sharifabad in the limits of Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar, reports The News. A Police official said Waqar (12), son of a local exporter, was
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Separately, Police recovered a 7th grade school student who was abducted for PKR 20 million ransom from Sharifabad in the limits of Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar, reports The News. A Police official said Waqar (12), son of a local exporter, was abducted from Sharifabad in the month of September. A video was also sent to the family showing the abductors spraying petrol on the body of Waqar. The family was told that he would be set on fire if the amount was not paid. Police said one of the abductors also claimed to be from an intelligence agency.
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October - 8 
Separately, unidentified armed assailants abducted two people, including a high school teacher Mehboob Ali and his colleague from Yakmach area of Chagai District on October 8, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, unidentified armed assailants abducted two people, including a high school teacher Mehboob Ali and his colleague from Yakmach area of Chagai District on October 8, reports Daily Times.
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October - 8 
The Express Tribune reported on October 8 (today) that the Government is not allowing international humanitarian aid agencies to go into earthquake-affected Districts of Balochistan. According to a press statement posted on its website on October 4,
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The Express Tribune reported on October 8 (today) that the Government is not allowing international humanitarian aid agencies to go into earthquake-affected Districts of Balochistan. According to a press statement posted on its website on October 4, 2013 France-based Doctors without Borders resented the Government’s reluctance to allow its medical care providers to enter Awaran District after the September 24, 2013 earthquake. It said, “Despite daily discussions with the Government of Pakistan, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-Doctor without Borders), has not been granted permission to work in the affected area.”
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October - 8 
The News on October 8 (today) reported that the Director General (DG) Sindh Rangers Major General Rizwan Akhtar while speaking at the Geo News programme ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath’ said that it was essential to take action against the leaders of crimi
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The News on October 8 (today) reported that the Director General (DG) Sindh Rangers Major General Rizwan Akhtar while speaking at the Geo News programme ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath’ said that it was essential to take action against the leaders of criminal elements in Karachi. DG Rangers said they did not have pressure from any side and that the operation against outlaws would continue. He said there was gradual decline in the extortion complaints in Karachi.
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October - 8 
The News on October 8 (today) reported that the Karachi Police and Crime Investigation Department (CID) in a joint venture conducted 3,206 raids in different areas of Karachi and arrested 4,364 suspects and recovered 1,160 arms from them. This inform
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The News on October 8 (today) reported that the Karachi Police and Crime Investigation Department (CID) in a joint venture conducted 3,206 raids in different areas of Karachi and arrested 4,364 suspects and recovered 1,160 arms from them. This information was given to IGP Sindh, Shahid Nadeem Baloch regarding the performance of Karachi Police from September 5-October 4, 2013.
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October - 8 
The Political Agent of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) on October 8 refused to conduct fresh trial into the case of Dr Shakil Afridi accused of colluding with Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and its chief Mangal Bagh, reports The News. Sami
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The Political Agent of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) on October 8 refused to conduct fresh trial into the case of Dr Shakil Afridi accused of colluding with Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and its chief Mangal Bagh, reports The News. Samiullah Afridi and Qamar Nadeem Afridi, counsels for Dr Shakil Afridi, said that Political Agent of the Khyber Agency Mutahir Zeb had informed them that he was not going to conduct fresh trial into the case of Dr Afridi. They said the Political Agent told them he was going to decide the case after hearing arguments from both the sides, including the prosecution and lawyers of the accused. “We are going to file a review petition against the decision of commissioner of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) in the FATA Tribunal within two days after the refusal of the political agent, who is going to decide the case on the basis of old record,” one of the lawyers of Dr Shakil Afridi said.
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October - 8 
Three Pakistani nationals hailing from the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas were among those killed in the NATO airstrike in Pikha area in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on October 8, reports The News. The sources said that fiv
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Three Pakistani nationals hailing from the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas were among those killed in the NATO airstrike in Pikha area in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on October 8, reports The News. The sources said that five others persons belonging to Khyber Agency sustained injuries the attack. The victim family had migrated from Ghundi area in the Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of the Khyber Agency and had settled in Pikha.
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October - 8 
Three unidentified dead bodies were found near Rangers Headquarters on Super Highway within the limits of Gadap City Police Station in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 8, reports Daily Times.
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Three unidentified dead bodies were found near Rangers Headquarters on Super Highway within the limits of Gadap City Police Station in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 8, reports Daily Times.
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October - 8 
185 candidates under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system across the country have withdrawn from the race on October 8, reports Republica. Altogether 6,343 FPTP candidates, excluding 11 disqualified had filed their candidacies for the upco
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185 candidates under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system across the country have withdrawn from the race on October 8, reports Republica. Altogether 6,343 FPTP candidates, excluding 11 disqualified had filed their candidacies for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election scheduled for November 19. With the withdrawal of candidacies under the FPTP electoral system, the total number of the candidates now stands 6,158. However, Election Commission (EC) spokesperson Bir Bahadur Rai said the total number of those withdrawing candidacies under the FPTP electoral system could increase slightly as the EC is yet to receive final data in this regard.
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October - 8 
In another incident, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Chairman of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) speaking at a programme organized by his party at Kathmandu on October 8 informed that political parties will engage in efforts aimed at forging cons
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In another incident, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Chairman of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) speaking at a programme organized by his party at Kathmandu on October 8 informed that political parties will engage in efforts aimed at forging consensus on vital issues of constitution drafting for six months right after the election to second CA, reports Nepal News. He said if the parties fail to forge consensus on vital issues of constitution drafting in the first six months, "then without further delay those contentious issues would be resolved through voting procedure at the Constituent Assembly itself."
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire inaugurating a mid-Western regional level conference on CA election security in Nepalgunj town in Banke District on October 8 said the Government has devised adequate security strategies to hold the Nove
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Meanwhile, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire inaugurating a mid-Western regional level conference on CA election security in Nepalgunj town in Banke District on October 8 said the Government has devised adequate security strategies to hold the November 19 CA elections, reports The Himalayan Times. He further said that necessary preparation is completed to maintain peace and enable the fear-free environment for the election. He went on saying that the Government is committed to holding the CA election to institutionalize democratic republic, write a new constitution and maintain political stability since it is imperative to take ahead the process.
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October - 8 
Separately, Chief Election Commissioner Nil Kantha Uprety on October 8 said that the sporadic incidents occurring across the country can no more affect the second CA elections scheduled for November 19 this year, reports Nepal News. Uprety further sa
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Separately, Chief Election Commissioner Nil Kantha Uprety on October 8 said that the sporadic incidents occurring across the country can no more affect the second CA elections scheduled for November 19 this year, reports Nepal News. Uprety further said the Government has made special security arrangements so as to conduct the elections in a free and fearless environment. “I call upon the candidates and citizens to participate in the polls without any fear, as the polls will be security-proof,” he said. Uprety further informed that the Commission and Government are considering rewriting letter to the poll-opposing groups to ensure their participation in the election.
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October - 8 
Separately, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire on October 8 (today) said the Government has devised adequate security strategies to hold the November 19 CA elections, reports Kantipuronline.com. Ghimire further made it clear that the Government will
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Separately, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire on October 8 (today) said the Government has devised adequate security strategies to hold the November 19 CA elections, reports Kantipuronline.com. Ghimire further made it clear that the Government will foil any ill-attempts to disrupt election. Necessary preparation is completed to maintain peace and enable the fear-free environment for the election, the Home Minister said. He went on saying that the Government is committed to holding the CA election to institutionalize democratic republic, write a new constitution and maintain political stability since it is imperative to take ahead the process.
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October - 8 
In another incident, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 8 addressing a mammoth rally at the Jhenidah Government Boys' School ground in Jhenidah District warned that if the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) comes to power again, the country woul
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In another incident, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 8 addressing a mammoth rally at the Jhenidah Government Boys' School ground in Jhenidah District warned that if the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) comes to power again, the country would experience a reign of terror and corruption, reports The Independent. She said “The BNP resorts to terrorism, looting and corruption when it comes to power, while the AL brings peace and carries out massive development.” She added “I believe that we will be able to complete the trial of those who committed crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. The BNP cannot save them.” Accusing the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia of siding with war criminals, Hasina said BNP-JeI activists have been killing people, setting them on fire to save war criminals. Calling one hartal after another, the BNP-JeI combine is carrying out vandalism across the country only to save war criminals.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League (AL) was stabbed and a former activist of the organisation shot in an attack by cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Is
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Meanwhile, a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League (AL) was stabbed and a former activist of the organisation shot in an attack by cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Dharampur area in Rajshahi city of Rajshahi District on October 8, reports The Daily Star. The injured persons are identified as Shariful Islam Saddam (25), organising secretary of BCL Rajshahi University (RU) unit, and Golam Rabbani Tufan (35), a former activist of the organisation’s city unit.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at a press briefing in Dhaka city on October 15 said that the BNP would hold its Oct 25 rally in Dhaka 'at any cost' and warned the Government against trying to thwart it, reports bdnews24.com.
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Meanwhile, BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at a press briefing in Dhaka city on October 15 said that the BNP would hold its Oct 25 rally in Dhaka 'at any cost' and warned the Government against trying to thwart it, reports bdnews24.com. He said "We have moved an application seeking permission for the rally. But the venue has not been fixed yet. The Oct 25 rally will take place." Similarly, Minister without Portfolio Suranjit Sengupta also hinted that the Government might refuse the BNP the permission to hold the rally. The BNP has sought the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's permission for the event to be held either at the Suhrawardy Udyan or the Paltan ground or in front of the party's Naya Paltan headquarters. Police are yet to respond.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on October 8 attending a workshop on “Implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) on Combating Terrorism and Financing of Terrorism” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka city accused the main
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Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on October 8 attending a workshop on “Implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) on Combating Terrorism and Financing of Terrorism” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka city accused the main opposition BNP of patronizing terrorism and militancy and working as a partner of the perpetrators in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. She said “Unfortunately big parties give political shelter to the terrorists. And the BNP is a patron of terrorism and militancy in the country. The party was helping and working as an accomplice of fundamentalists and those involved with terrorist activities.”
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October - 8 
Separately, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three leaders of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an Islamist militant outfit, at Rahanpur Bazar under Gomastapur sub-District of Chapainawabganj District on October 8, reports New Age. The arrested lead
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Separately, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three leaders of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an Islamist militant outfit, at Rahanpur Bazar under Gomastapur sub-District of Chapainawabganj District on October 8, reports New Age. The arrested leaders are identified as Mohammad Ibrahim (35), Faruk Hossain (32) and Sadequl Islam (33). RAB also recovered two CPUs and monitors, 26 CDs, and books propagating extremism during the drive. Major Shafiqul Islam, Company Commander of Crime Prevention Company-1 of RAB-5 at a press briefing informed that earlier the arrested were the cadres of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), another banned militant outfit. The arrestees, now the followers of Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani, leader of Ansarullah Bangla Team, were working as local leaders for Ansarullah Bangla Team in Chapainawabganj area, he added.
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October - 8 
Meanwhile, the visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid during his visit to Jaffna District on October 8 said "India remains committed to uplifting the lives of the people of the Northern Province through its efforts to restore the s
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Meanwhile, the visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid during his visit to Jaffna District on October 8 said "India remains committed to uplifting the lives of the people of the Northern Province through its efforts to restore the social, educational, economic and cultural infrastructure, which were devastated by the armed conflict", reports Colombo Page. He said India's assistance to Sri Lanka with a timely and phased approach has taken into account the ground situation and the immediate needs of the people at any given time. He further said the Housing Project in Sri Lanka is the largest grant assistance project undertaken by the Government of India in any part of the world. The project has completed 1,000 houses under the Pilot Phase and nearly 16,000 houses are under various stages of construction in the 2nd Phase of the project. The Minister said the target of completion of all 50,000 houses will be reached before the end of 2015.
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October - 8 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressing his view to Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid when the latter called on him at President’s House in Colombo on October 8 said Parliament is the best forum to address the issue of implementation of
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressing his view to Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid when the latter called on him at President’s House in Colombo on October 8 said Parliament is the best forum to address the issue of implementation of the 13th Amendment, reports Daily News. He added that Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) members should engage in dialogue and come up with a solution that is in line with ‘what the people want’. A number of issues of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting with the underlying objective of developing strategies for the two countries to coordinate more closely towards further strengthening relations.
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October - 8 
Three Pakistani nationals hailing from the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas were among those killed in the NATO airstrike in Pikha area in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on October 8, reports The News. The sources said that fiv
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Three Pakistani nationals hailing from the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas were among those killed in the NATO airstrike in Pikha area in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on October 8, reports The News. The sources said that five others persons belonging to Khyber Agency sustained injuries the attack. The victim family had migrated from Ghundi area in the Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of the Khyber Agency and had settled in Pikha.
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October - 9 
The 36th ‘rising day’ of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) was celebrated at its Central Headquarters, General Headquarters, Tactical headquarters, unit headquarters, transit camps and training centres, reports The Sangai Expr
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The 36th ‘rising day’ of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) was celebrated at its Central Headquarters, General Headquarters, Tactical headquarters, unit headquarters, transit camps and training centres, reports The Sangai Express on October 10. According to a statement issued by ‘Assistant Secretary, Publicity and Propaganda’ of PREPAK, Leibak Ngakpa Luwang, PREPAK had pledged to carry on the revolutionary movement till the goal is achieved in conformity with the sentiment of the people with renewed dedication to the people and the movement.
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October - 9 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces in the forests of Malingwar village in Narayanpur District on October 9, reports The Times of India. The incident took plac
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces in the forests of Malingwar village in Narayanpur District on October 9, reports The Times of India. The incident took place during a joint combing operation of DRG (district reserve group) of State Police and District Force in Benoor region. A 9mm pistol, a country made pistol, live cartridges and items of daily use were also recovered from the spot.
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October - 9 
About 17.5 kilograms of explosives were seized from the hideouts of terror suspects, Sikander alias ‘Police’ Fakruddin, Bilal Malik and Panna Ismail, during the special operation jointly carried out by the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Police teams a
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About 17.5 kilograms of explosives were seized from the hideouts of terror suspects, Sikander alias ‘Police’ Fakruddin, Bilal Malik and Panna Ismail, during the special operation jointly carried out by the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Police teams at Puttur in Andhra Pradesh, reports The Hindu. The operation, which lasted for over three hours, was carried out on October 9. They were arrested in connection with the murder of BJP leaders, in the last one-and-a-half years.
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October - 9 
According to the Police, the repatriation process of Bru refugees living in North Tripura is facing fresh hurdles with some Bru leaders in the relief camps in North Tripura district intimidating those who wanted to leave the camps to return to Mizora
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According to the Police, the repatriation process of Bru refugees living in North Tripura is facing fresh hurdles with some Bru leaders in the relief camps in North Tripura district intimidating those who wanted to leave the camps to return to Mizoram, reports Times of India. On September 29, the night before the ongoing repatriation began, the situation worsened when the house of one family, willing to return, was pulled down. Bru Coordination Committee (BCC) leaders who have been coordinating with the state government in looking after the Bru families who have returned to Mizoram said on that night some criminals destroyed the house of one Luaia and his family's possessions were thrown out.A BCC leader said Luaia's family was threatened with dire consequences if they left the relief camps. "The family literally fled the camp after the incident," he added.
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October - 9 
Al-Umma operatives Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik, who are now in Crime Branch- Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) custody, during their interrogation by owning up murders of two more BJP leaders in the Tamil Nadu for which other people had been arre
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Al-Umma operatives Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik, who are now in Crime Branch- Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) custody, during their interrogation by owning up murders of two more BJP leaders in the Tamil Nadu for which other people had been arrested earlier, Police sources said, reported The Times of India on October 9. According to Police, the two extremists along with their accomplice Panna Ismail, who is in hospital after receiving a bullet injury in the police operation at Puttur in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, 2013, are involved in the murders of former BJP state General Secretary V Ramesh in Salem and Hindu Munnani leader S Vellaiyappan in Vellore in July 2013. They are also accused of planting a pipe bomb on BJP leader LK Advani's yatra route near Madurai in 2011. But the 'voluntary disclosures' of Fakrudeen and Malik that they along with Ismail had killed BJP medical wing secretary V Arvind Reddy in Vellore on October 23, 2012 and former BJP councillor P Murugan in Paramakudi on March 19, 2013 have put the police top brass in a difficult situation. With doubts arising as to whether the Police officers who investigated the cases had bungled under pressure, they are exploring the option of handing over both the cases also to CB-CID. A senior official said, "We don't want to jump into any conclusion based on the confession of the two Al-Umma radicals. We need to corroborate their claims with other evidences. We also have to interrogate Ismail. It will take some time. Right now, the special investigation team is concentrating on probing the murders of Ramesh and Vellaiyappan". Police, who were initially clueless about Reddy's killers, arrested six people including 'Vasool' Raja, a history sheeter, on November 22, 2012. Citing the arrest of non-Muslims, police also refuted the charge that there was a communal angle to the murder.
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October - 9 
From having excess funds at the peak of their movement during 2001-03, the North Telangana region has become a place of miniscule collection point for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), even as the Centre remains apprehensive about the
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From having excess funds at the peak of their movement during 2001-03, the North Telangana region has become a place of miniscule collection point for the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), even as the Centre remains apprehensive about the Maoists becoming more powerful, reports The Times of India. According to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) documents, North Telangana Special Zonal Committee (NTSZC) had an expenditure of INR 44,251,256 between 2001-2003, while the income generated was INR 62,048,500. NTSZC, is a special area committee Maoists formed like Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, West Bengal State Committee and others to decentralize. "They had a surplus budget with an excess of Rs 1,79,27,926 besides 562 gold biscuits valuing lakhs of rupees," a document said. The data is from a paper the MHA had commissioned to external researchers, who have been closely studying the Maoist movement. But a senior Delhi-based researcher monitoring the movement for more than a decade, insisting anonymity, said: "...Right now, their annual collection is miniscule. It barely comes up to Rs 5-crore [INR 50 million, and there seems to be no excess budget." The researcher allayed apprehensions about a possibility of a stronger Maoist group in the region. "As long as political parties do not have unholy alliances with the Maoists, effective policing should not be a problem, as the security agencies already have domain knowledge required for operations to curb the rise of Maoists." The document points out to a well-conceived and efficient system, which allows Maoist cadres across the country to collect over INR 1.40 billion annually. It added they have a meticulous system of accounting, and are very good at book-keeping.
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October - 9 
Further, Police seized INR 100,000, a few ULFA notepads, rubber stamp seals and two vehicles belonging to Mahendra Gogoi from his rented house in the Melasook area of Sivasagar town on October 9, reports The Telegraph. Gogoi, who is suspected to have
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Further, Police seized INR 100,000, a few ULFA notepads, rubber stamp seals and two vehicles belonging to Mahendra Gogoi from his rented house in the Melasook area of Sivasagar town on October 9, reports The Telegraph. Gogoi, who is suspected to have links with ULFA, is absconding.
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October - 9 
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) operative Talib Lali was on October 9 sent to judicial custody till October 23, 2013, by a trial court in Jammu and Kashmir after Police submitted that he wasn't required for further custodial interrogation, reports The Times
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Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) operative Talib Lali was on October 9 sent to judicial custody till October 23, 2013, by a trial court in Jammu and Kashmir after Police submitted that he wasn't required for further custodial interrogation, reports The Times of India. Lali, who was arrested on September 4, 2013 in connection with a case lodged in 2011 for allegedly distributing funds for terror strikes in India, was produced before additional session’s judge on completion of his Police remand with National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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October - 9 
IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) has appealed to other factions of NDFB including Pro-Talks faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF) not to create misunderstanding among the people and asked them to stop all sorts of harassm
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IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) has appealed to other factions of NDFB including Pro-Talks faction of NDFB (NDFB-PTF) not to create misunderstanding among the people and asked them to stop all sorts of harassment to the family members of their colleagues, reports The Sentinel on October 10. The ‘Spokesperson’ of the NDFB-IKS, BR Ferenga said in a statement that the allegation of ‘Assistant Information and Publicity Secretary’ of the NDFB-PTF, R Daoka in a section of news paper was not based on fact. He said R Daoka alleged that one B Batha, the ‘Commanding Officer of Western Command’ of the NDFB-IKS was involved in the incident at Daoraipara village, Khunggring, under Runihata PS in Chirang District. Expressing unfortunate on the allegation, Ferenga said the NDFB never want fratricidal killing among the Bodos and never tries to create misunderstanding between them. He also said, they have bitter experiences of last fifty years and so, there is no question of damaging the house of NDFB-PTF’s family. Ferenga further condemned the provocation of the Indian Army by giving harassment to the family members of NDFB-IKS and Evangel Narzary (NDFB-IKS member) and asked to stop immediately and if fails, then they have no other option but to harass innocent family members of Indian Army and Police too.
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October - 9 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, who was arrested on August 28, 2013, has recounted chilling details of the July 13, 2011, blasts, when he and three others bombed Mumbai, killing 26 people, reported DNA India on October
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi, who was arrested on August 28, 2013, has recounted chilling details of the July 13, 2011, blasts, when he and three others bombed Mumbai, killing 26 people, reported DNA India on October 10. Haddi’s statement to National Investigation Agency (NIA) says planning for the blasts started a week in advance. Haddi and terrorist Waqas took a room on rent in Byculla. A week before 13/7, Bhatkal and Tehsin Akhtar alias Monu came to Mumbai and stayed with them. For a week, they carried recce of various spots, finalising on four to plant bombs: Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House, Kabutarkhana and a flower market outside the Dadar railway station. “These places were chosen because they are heavily crowded in the evening and will result in maximum loss of life,” said an unnamed Policeman. On the morning of 13/7, the men, led by Bhatkal, started assembling bombs in their room. Four pressure-cooker bombs were assembled, according to Haddi. Three pressure cookers were filled with a gel of ammonium nitrate and fitted with detonators and watch timers. The fourth was filled with dry granules of ammonium nitrate and fitted with a detonator and a watch timer. The bombs were packed in plastic sheets and put in handbags. Around 2.30pm, each person, carrying one bomb, left Byculla. Haddi left for Zaveri Bazar and placed a bomb under the seat of a Scooty, which had been stolen the previous night and parked near Zaveri Bazar by Bhatkal and Waqas. Haddi rode the Scooty to a Zaveri Bazar eatery where he parked it.
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October - 9 
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on October 9 said it was impossible for India to normalise relations with Pakistan till it does not stop infiltration and ceasefire violations, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on October 9 said it was impossible for India to normalise relations with Pakistan till it does not stop infiltration and ceasefire violations, reports Daily Excelsior.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, a senior Police official of Mamit District (Mizoram) said that the Mizoram Bru Displaced People's Forum (MBDPF) leaders were against the ongoing self-repatriation of some Bru families and were resorting to various tactics to discourage the
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Meanwhile, a senior Police official of Mamit District (Mizoram) said that the Mizoram Bru Displaced People's Forum (MBDPF) leaders were against the ongoing self-repatriation of some Bru families and were resorting to various tactics to discourage the willing families from returning to Mizoram, reports Times of India. The official, however, did not rule out the involvement of a Bru armed group led by Lalthazuala, operating in and around the refugee camps. Intelligence sources said Lalthazuala's group was involved in extortion in the relief camps. The group, they said, claims their share in the free ration and daily allowances of the refugees. The possibility of the group working hands-in-glove with the MBDPF leadership was being investigated, they added.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bikram Singh on October 8 said the "desperate infiltration bid" by terrorists in Keran sector has been foiled, reports Hindustan Times. Army Chief made it clear that without Pakistani Army's support terrorists cannot inf
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Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bikram Singh on October 8 said the "desperate infiltration bid" by terrorists in Keran sector has been foiled, reports Hindustan Times. Army Chief made it clear that without Pakistani Army's support terrorists cannot infiltrate the area. Army Chief said that Pakistani Army has a role in Keran infiltration and cover fire and requisite help was given to Pakistani terrorists to infiltrate from the posts.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bikram Singh on October 9 said, "For peace to return to this region, which is imperative, the Pakistani army has to be made accountable. They (Pakistani army-ISI) must desist from supporting terrorists, who are double-ed
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Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bikram Singh on October 9 said, "For peace to return to this region, which is imperative, the Pakistani army has to be made accountable. They (Pakistani army-ISI) must desist from supporting terrorists, who are double-edged weapons and could well inflict serious injuries on them", reports The Times of India. "we have a lot of information" about Pakistani army's support to the 42 terror-training camps still operational across the border, a day after he directly blamed the General Pervez Kayani-led force for the surge in infiltration bids and ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) this year. For long, everybody has been talking about peace and normalcy returning to J&K, with various parameters being quoted. This (the surge) is an attempt by the Pakistani army-ISI to vitiate the environment in the Kashmir Valley," added Gen Singh. The number of ceasefire violations has already crossed over 165 this year, the highest recorded over the last decade. As many as 105 of them have taken place just since August, barely a couple of months after Sharif took over as the PM, leading many to observe the Pakistani army- Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) combine is reasserting its pivotal role on the Kashmir front. Gen Singh said India will have to "wait-and-watch" how the situation unfolds in Afghanistan after next year's drawdown of US-led coalition forces from there. "We will have to be vigilant about any fallout that may be detrimental to us," he said.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, Local Police have recovered several Maoist posters appealing constables to join their outfit and desert the police organization from Gomia railway station, Gomia chowk, Bank Moad and other places in Bokaro District, reports The Times of In
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Meanwhile, Local Police have recovered several Maoist posters appealing constables to join their outfit and desert the police organization from Gomia railway station, Gomia chowk, Bank Moad and other places in Bokaro District, reports The Times of India. Maoists have also put up these posters in Upperghat areas under Nawadih Block, said sources.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, the Civil Society Women's Organisation (CSWO), led by Irene Hujon has requested Chief Minister Mukul Sangma to take all possible steps to contain the spate of violent incidents in the city. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, the
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Meanwhile, the Civil Society Women's Organisation (CSWO), led by Irene Hujon has requested Chief Minister Mukul Sangma to take all possible steps to contain the spate of violent incidents in the city. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, the CSWO lauded Sangma for his unambiguous stand against the demand for introduction of ILP in the State. Hujon also spoke against the ILP and pointed out that the ILP would not be of any benefit to the people and it would only bring about more hardship while checking the economic growth of the State.
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October - 9 
Nagaland Post reports on October 10 that NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has issued directives the complete implementation of its order on Doyang Hydro Electric Project with immediate effect.
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Nagaland Post reports on October 10 that NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has issued directives the complete implementation of its order on Doyang Hydro Electric Project with immediate effect.
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October - 9 
Nagaland Post reports that based on specific information troops of 21 Assam Rifles carried out a search operation at BOC, Zunheboto (District) Town and arrested Hino Sema of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK) along with
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Nagaland Post reports that based on specific information troops of 21 Assam Rifles carried out a search operation at BOC, Zunheboto (District) Town and arrested Hino Sema of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK) along with one 7.65mm pistol, two magazines and live rounds.
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October - 9 
Separately, Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has discharged ‘captain’ Thepfülhousalie Yhome alias Atou Yhome from active ‘national service’ with effect from October 5, reports Nagaland Post on October 10. Yhome has been discharged for indulging i
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Separately, Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has discharged ‘captain’ Thepfülhousalie Yhome alias Atou Yhome from active ‘national service’ with effect from October 5, reports Nagaland Post on October 10. Yhome has been discharged for indulging in “unauthorized collection of contribution (for his own wealth)” from various departments, business establishments and well-wishers in the name of , FGN with various “fake names”.
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October - 9 
The Assam Tribune reports on October 11 that two Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) activists have been picked up by the Police for their involvement in setting a non-tribal businessman afire on October 9 in the State capital during the Inner Line permit (I
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The Assam Tribune reports on October 11 that two Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) activists have been picked up by the Police for their involvement in setting a non-tribal businessman afire on October 9 in the State capital during the Inner Line permit (ILP) protests in the State.
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October - 9 
The Sangai Express reports that unwilling to tolerate further disturbances caused to the ongoing railway line construction work in the State, Chief Minister (CM) Okram ibobi Singh, on October 9, issued firm directives to officials concerned for adequ
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The Sangai Express reports that unwilling to tolerate further disturbances caused to the ongoing railway line construction work in the State, Chief Minister (CM) Okram ibobi Singh, on October 9, issued firm directives to officials concerned for adequate security cover to labourers engaged in the national project. In the backdrop of the October 6 blast at a labourers' camp in Kambiron village of Tamenglong District that injured seven workers, the CM convened a meeting to chalk up security strategies for shielding the railway project workers from unwanted elements. Meanwhile, the Naga People’s Front (NPF), Manipur State unit, has urged the 14th Finance Commission, Government of India to institute a separate Finance and Planning Department for hill Districts of Manipur, reports The Sangai Express on October 9. It also urged for timely release of funds and transparency. The NPF also urged the Finance Commission to check misappropriation of funds.
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October - 9 
The Shillong Times reports on October 10 that the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) has once again reached out to the Naga public for its ‘active’ guidance, suggestions and prayers, intending for the Naga reconciliation to be ‘inclusive, participat
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The Shillong Times reports on October 10 that the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) has once again reached out to the Naga public for its ‘active’ guidance, suggestions and prayers, intending for the Naga reconciliation to be ‘inclusive, participatory and transparent’. In a release the FNR said this comes at a time when despite a declaration of reconciliation, ‘even today, factional violence in its many forms–abductions, killings, provocations, justifications and threats–continue to undermine the process’.
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October - 9 
The Shillong Times reports that in an ugly turn of events during the Inner Line Permit (ILP) related agitation, unidentified miscreants on October 9 afternoon set fire on one trader inside his shop at Motphran in East Khasi Hills District. According
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The Shillong Times reports that in an ugly turn of events during the Inner Line Permit (ILP) related agitation, unidentified miscreants on October 9 afternoon set fire on one trader inside his shop at Motphran in East Khasi Hills District. According to sources, some unknown miscreants entered the shop ‘Meghalaya Machineries,’ poured petrol on the owner of the shop and set him on fire. The victim has been identified as Vikash Nandwal.
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October - 9 
With the Security Forces (SFs) remaining clueless about the whereabouts of abducted National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) General Manager Anil Kumar Agarwal, Arunachal Pradesh Power Minister Tanga Byaling on October 9 appealed to the abductors for
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With the Security Forces (SFs) remaining clueless about the whereabouts of abducted National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) General Manager Anil Kumar Agarwal, Arunachal Pradesh Power Minister Tanga Byaling on October 9 appealed to the abductors for Agarwal's early release without any precondition considering his poor health status, reports The Telegraph. IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants abducted the NHPC GM on September 21 from Sonitpur District of Assam. Describing the incident as 'pathetic and unfortunate', Byaling said the NHPC is working for the improvement of the power situation in the Northeast."The Tawang Chu-I and II hydroelectric projects are very important projects where Agarwal was working. The projects will benefit not only Arunachal [Pradesh] but for the entire northeast," he said.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, the ‘spokesman' Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Shiraz Paracha said that peace talks between the Ulema (religious scholars) and TTP were underway and would be supported by the Provincial Government, reports The News. Spokesman Shiraz
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Meanwhile, the ‘spokesman' Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Shiraz Paracha said that peace talks between the Ulema (religious scholars) and TTP were underway and would be supported by the Provincial Government, reports The News. Spokesman Shiraz Paracha said talks between Ulema and Taliban were a positive step and would be supported at every stage. Paracha said that talks were a sensitive matter as he refrained from revealing the names of the Ulema who were involved in the process. He did not give any timeframe for the talks nor did he mention a point by which peace would be restored. In addition, the renowned wrestler and Japanese parliamentarian Muhammad Hussain Anoki said he was hurt to see Muslims fighting each other and added that he has come to Pakistan to facilitate talks between the Government and the TTP to restore peace and stop killings, reports Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Anoki said that he would visit the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and personally meet TTP leaders to know their viewpoint. “I am praying to Allah Almighty to succeed me in my mission of bringing peace in Pakistan. I am sure peace will soon come to the country,” he said, adding that he was ready to sacrifice his life to make his peace mission successful.
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October - 9 
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk on October 9 granted former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf bail in Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case too, reports The Express Tribune. He has also been granted bail in
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A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk on October 9 granted former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf bail in Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case too, reports The Express Tribune. He has also been granted bail in two other cases, December 27, 2007 Benazir Bhutto murder case and the case pertaining to the judges’ detention during the emergency that he imposed in 2007. The bench heard the case and granted bail to former retired Army Chief against two surety bonds of one million rupee each. The bench, which also consisted of Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani and Justice Mushir Alam, questioned the Prosecutor General Balochistan whether any evidence was found against Musharraf in the case. In response, the prosecutor said that the camera footage showed that rockets had been fired to kill Bugti when Musharraf was the chief executive. On this, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani remarked that the allegations were baseless and the prosecutors had failed to present any substantial evidence against Musharraf. The court asked the prosecutor to present evidence including details of where the murder was planned and the persons involved in the conspiracy. The investigator expressed his inability to do so, and the court granted bail to General (retired) Musharraf.
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October - 9 
Also, while continuing their crackdown on criminals in Karachi, Rangers arrested at least 15 suspected target killers and extortionists in several raids on October 9, reported The News. The spokesperson for the paramilitary force said these men were
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Also, while continuing their crackdown on criminals in Karachi, Rangers arrested at least 15 suspected target killers and extortionists in several raids on October 9, reported The News. The spokesperson for the paramilitary force said these men were arrested during targeted operations in Taiser Town, Allah Dad Goth, Musharraf Colony, Agra Taj Colony, Frontier Colony, Civic Centre, Hingorabad, Rabia City, Surjani, Janjal Goth, Gulzar Colony, Bilal Colony, Mehran Town and Landhi and snap checking in Lea Market.
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October - 9 
Another rocket exploded away from the camp. However, no casualty was reported. In some other areas, militants set relief goods, including tents and food items, on fire.
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Another rocket exploded away from the camp. However, no casualty was reported. In some other areas, militants set relief goods, including tents and food items, on fire.
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October - 9 
Elsewhere, Baloch militants on October 9 attacked Security Forces (SFs) and Government officials engaged in relief operation in earthquake-stricken areas of Awaran and Kech Districts, reports Dawn. Official sources said that Army and Levies personne
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Elsewhere, Baloch militants on October 9 attacked Security Forces (SFs) and Government officials engaged in relief operation in earthquake-stricken areas of Awaran and Kech Districts, reports Dawn. Official sources said that Army and Levies personnel were attacked by militants in Mashkay area of Awaran District. The militants intercepted the vehicle in Jhaljaho area of Mashkay area, beat up Levies personnel after snatching their weapons and then escaped.
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October - 9 
Elsewhere, three unidentified dead bodies of blindfolded men were found on a river bed near Haji Abdul Karim Goth area in Gadap Town on October 9, reports The News. Gadap City SHO Imtiaz Niazi said, “The victims appear to be Katchis or Urdu-speakers.
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Elsewhere, three unidentified dead bodies of blindfolded men were found on a river bed near Haji Abdul Karim Goth area in Gadap Town on October 9, reports The News. Gadap City SHO Imtiaz Niazi said, “The victims appear to be Katchis or Urdu-speakers.”
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October - 9 
Further, the Chief Minister Doctor Malik Baloch on October 9 said that the relief and rescue operations are almost over but, according to the doctors in Awaran, there outbreak of fatal diseases is apprehended, reports The Express Tribune. Balochistan
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Further, the Chief Minister Doctor Malik Baloch on October 9 said that the relief and rescue operations are almost over but, according to the doctors in Awaran, there outbreak of fatal diseases is apprehended, reports The Express Tribune. Balochistan Chief Minister said that he had sent a letter to Federal Government seeking permission to issue ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) to International aid organisations and United Nations (UN) agencies to carry out relief and rehabilitation work in earthquake affected areas. “I hope Islamabad will soon allow international aid agencies from such friendly countries as Turkey, Muscat, Oman and Germany who have already offered assistance to carry out rehabilitation in Balochistan,” Malik Baloch said.
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October - 9 
In a separate incident, a factory worker, identified as Janan Khan (22), was shot dead near Hospital Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Quaidabadarea in Baldia Town on October 9, reported The News.
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In a separate incident, a factory worker, identified as Janan Khan (22), was shot dead near Hospital Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Buner area of Quaidabadarea in Baldia Town on October 9, reported The News.
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October - 9 
In addition, Rangers on October 9 found weapons in the trunk and backseat of Minister of Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Kutchi Abadis and Spatial Development Jawaid Nagori’s car during a raid in Lyari Town, reported The Express Tribune. The Rangers ha
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In addition, Rangers on October 9 found weapons in the trunk and backseat of Minister of Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Kutchi Abadis and Spatial Development Jawaid Nagori’s car during a raid in Lyari Town, reported The Express Tribune. The Rangers had carried out the raid on a tip-off, seizing armaments which included Kalashnikovs and bullets. The Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) MPA in his statement said, “The weapons were not illegal and I have licenses for them.” He further stated, “I had these weapons for security as I have been a target of bomb blasts and firing before.” “Rangers should keep on carrying out such raids as this gives a positive message to the public,” he added.
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October - 9 
In another attack in Mashkay, militants fired rockets and bullets on army personnel distributing relief goods among earthquake-hit people. Balochistan Assembly Deputy Speaker Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo said that militants fired two rockets at an Army
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In another attack in Mashkay, militants fired rockets and bullets on army personnel distributing relief goods among earthquake-hit people. Balochistan Assembly Deputy Speaker Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo said that militants fired two rockets at an Army relief camp in Mashkay, but one of the rockets exploded in a house. As a result of the rocket explosion, one man was killed and two others were seriously injured.
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October - 9 
In another incident, a watchman at a government school, identified as Nisar Ahmed (43), was shot dead on Mewa Shah Road near new Kumharwara in Lyari Town on October 9, reports The News.
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In another incident, a watchman at a government school, identified as Nisar Ahmed (43), was shot dead on Mewa Shah Road near new Kumharwara in Lyari Town on October 9, reports The News.
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October - 9 
In another incident, unidentified armed assailants barged into a house and shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hayat in Kohlu District on October 9, reports Daily Times. The assailants escaped from the scene after the killing him.
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In another incident, unidentified armed assailants barged into a house and shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hayat in Kohlu District on October 9, reports Daily Times. The assailants escaped from the scene after the killing him.
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October - 9 
Jama’at-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) leader, identified as Maulvi Fateh Muhammad, was shot dead when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire in Sanjavi area of Ziarat District on October 9, reported Daily Times.
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Jama’at-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) leader, identified as Maulvi Fateh Muhammad, was shot dead when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire in Sanjavi area of Ziarat District on October 9, reported Daily Times.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, the alleged Lyari gangster Ameen Buledi who was facing charges of murder and other crimes was sent to prison in judicial custody by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 9, reports The News. The investigation officer told the ATC-III th
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Meanwhile, the alleged Lyari gangster Ameen Buledi who was facing charges of murder and other crimes was sent to prison in judicial custody by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 9, reports The News. The investigation officer told the ATC-III that Buledi was involved in many heinous crimes, including the March 17, 2013 murder of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu and some Policemen, and that several witnesses had identified him as the killer. The court ordered that he be sent to the central prison and brought back for an appearance on October 19, 2013.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa said on October 9 that they were conducting relief operations in earthquake affected areas despite attempts to disrupt relief work and supply of goods by
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Meanwhile, the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa said on October 9 that they were conducting relief operations in earthquake affected areas despite attempts to disrupt relief work and supply of goods by terrorists in affected zones, reports The Express Tribune. The army’s spokesperson appreciated cooperation of locals and claimed that the locals have extended all possible help to SFs for smooth conduct of the massive relief operation. As part of the relief efforts, Major General Bajwa said that four forward bases had been set up to provide aid items to affected people through helicopters and air drops. The helicopter fleet servicing the affected zones has also been boosted by the military (15) and civil administration to 16 in the area from the two that were involved in the days immediately after the earthquake.
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October - 9 
Separately, three people, identified as Nazeer Ahmed, and his two companions, were wounded when militants opened fire on a vehicle on National Highway in Khuzdar District on October 9, reported Daily Times.
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Separately, three people, identified as Nazeer Ahmed, and his two companions, were wounded when militants opened fire on a vehicle on National Highway in Khuzdar District on October 9, reported Daily Times.
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October - 9 
Separately, two Police officials were killed in a drive-by shooting by unidentified armed assailants near Habib Masjid in Anda Morr of North Karachi locality in North Nazimabad Town on October 9, reported The Express Tribune. Station House Officer (S
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Separately, two Police officials were killed in a drive-by shooting by unidentified armed assailants near Habib Masjid in Anda Morr of North Karachi locality in North Nazimabad Town on October 9, reported The Express Tribune. Station House Officer (SHO) of the Sir Syed Police Station, Syed Irfan Haider and Station Investigation Officer (SIO) of the New Karachi Police Station and Sub-Inspector (SI) Shahbaz Ali were targeted in North Karachi locality. According to details, Haider belonged to the Shia community
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October - 9 
The Afghan Taliban said on October 9 that Pakistan has not freed their former ‘second-in-command’, Mullah Baradar, as promised and that his health is deteriorating in prison, reports Daily Times. Baradar is seen by many in Afghanistan as the key to r
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The Afghan Taliban said on October 9 that Pakistan has not freed their former ‘second-in-command’, Mullah Baradar, as promised and that his health is deteriorating in prison, reports Daily Times. Baradar is seen by many in Afghanistan as the key to restarting peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. “Unfortunately he still spends his days and nights in prison, and his health condition in worrying. It is getting worse day by day,” Taliban ‘spokesman’ Zabihullah Mujahid said. Pakistan announced that the former commander had been released in mid-September, but since then has provided no further information on his whereabouts. Reports indicate he has since been moved between safe houses in Peshawar.
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October - 9 
The al Qaeda terrorist, who was arrested from the hostel of Punjab University (PU) Campus in Lahore District on September 11, 2013, revealed that he was the mastermind of suicide attack on Denmark embassy in Islamabad on June 2, 2008, reported The Ne
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The al Qaeda terrorist, who was arrested from the hostel of Punjab University (PU) Campus in Lahore District on September 11, 2013, revealed that he was the mastermind of suicide attack on Denmark embassy in Islamabad on June 2, 2008, reported The News on October 10 (today). Sources said, on the basis of information gathered from this fighter, 17 others have been arrested and the network of this group has been busted.
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October - 9 
The News on October 9 (today) reported that an inquiry report confirmed that ‘bhatta mafia’ (extortionists) were active in Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad indicating that they collected extortion under the protection of Police and the relevant section
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The News on October 9 (today) reported that an inquiry report confirmed that ‘bhatta mafia’ (extortionists) were active in Sabzi Mandi area of Islamabad indicating that they collected extortion under the protection of Police and the relevant section of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), while the CDA officials were also found depriving the vendors of fresh fruit and vegetables to provide them to their high-ups to please them. The reports said that on the basis of documentary evidence available in shapes of First Information Reports (FIRs) and in the light of statements recorded by the team, it appears that there are two groups — Nasir Khan Group (consisting of Marshal, Qari and others, allegedly patronised by Safdar Siddique) and Amanuallah alias Shino Group (consisting of Mir Vais, Riaz and others) — involved in collecting extortion from Sabzi Mandi. In order to probe the issue at least five teams headed by upper subordinates were constituted, with the direction to visit the Sabzi Mandi and record statements of vendors, transporters, workers, fruit sellers, with a view to ascertain the presence and modus operandi of extortionists if any. The teams including Assistant Superintendant of Police (ASP) and Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Industrial Area visited Sabzi Mandi in uniform as well as in civil clothes in order to know the factual position of the issue. The report revealed that during the inquiry it was also stated by the concerned persons that Inspector Aurangzeb Satti, in connivance with other CDA officials was involved in taking illegal gratification from fruit sellers. He used to confiscate fruit and vegetable stall arbitrarily.
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October - 9 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud on October 9 said he was still open to peace talks, but that the Government has not taken any serious steps to start a dialogue, reports Daily Times. Mehsud, who has a USD five million US
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud on October 9 said he was still open to peace talks, but that the Government has not taken any serious steps to start a dialogue, reports Daily Times. Mehsud, who has a USD five million US Government bounty on his head, said he would continue to target the United States and its allies and reiterated the demand that any ceasefire in Pakistan must include an end to US drone strikes. “We believe in serious talks and we are ready to sit down for them, but the Government has not taken any serious steps,” Mehsud said in a rare video interview with the BBC at an undisclosed location in the tribal areas. “The Government has not formally made any contact,” he said. “There is a set procedure for talks, that if one is ready for talks with the other side then they sit with each other and discuss the matters.” The main political parties last month backed a Government proposal to seek negotiations with the militants, who have been waging a bloody insurgency against the state since 2007. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) responded with a list of preconditions, including a Government ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from the tribal areas. Further, Hakimullah Mehsud said they would not hold dialogue through the media, reports Dawn. “We don’t wish to negotiate with the media….neither do we wish to hear the Government’s preconditions through the media nor do we want to put our precondition in front of it,” said Mehsud.
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October - 9 
Three kidnappers were killed in an encounter in Ashrafabad area of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 9, reports Daily Times. On a tip-off about the presence of the kidnappers wanted for kidnapping Muhammad Hussain for ransom, Police c
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Three kidnappers were killed in an encounter in Ashrafabad area of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 9, reports Daily Times. On a tip-off about the presence of the kidnappers wanted for kidnapping Muhammad Hussain for ransom, Police conducted a raid on a compound. The Police retaliated when the kidnappers opened fire. During the exchange of fire, three kidnappers were killed while Muhammad Hussain was safely recovered.
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October - 9 
Two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Kamran Raja and Saeed Bangash, were killed and another, Ayub Mumta, was injured in a gun attack on a party’s unit office in Korangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of
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Two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Kamran Raja and Saeed Bangash, were killed and another, Ayub Mumta, was injured in a gun attack on a party’s unit office in Korangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 9, reports The News. Police said the MQM activists were members of party’s Hazara Organising Committee.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) led by Chief Observer Eva Joly, a Member of the European Parliament on October 9 (today) launched in Nepal, reports Nepal News. The mission was launched on invitation of the Governmen
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Meanwhile, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) led by Chief Observer Eva Joly, a Member of the European Parliament on October 9 (today) launched in Nepal, reports Nepal News. The mission was launched on invitation of the Government and the EC and will operate according to the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Government of Nepal and the Electoral Commission. Eight international election analysts of the EUEOM arrived in Nepal on 4 October. The EUEOM had acted as observers in the 2008 CA election as well. In the first CA election, the mission deployed a 110-member team.
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October - 9 
The Election Commission (EC) on October 9 published the lists of candidates who have filed to contest under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in the Constituent Assembly (CA) election scheduled for November 19, reports Republica. EC Spokesperson
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The Election Commission (EC) on October 9 published the lists of candidates who have filed to contest under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in the Constituent Assembly (CA) election scheduled for November 19, reports Republica. EC Spokesperson Bir Bahadur Rai said the lists of FPTP candidates were published at the offices of all 240 returning officers across the country. The offices published the lists of FPTP candidates a day after the EC asked the candidates wishing to withdraw to do so. According to preliminary data, 196 candidates under the FPTP electoral system have withdrawn their candidacies. With the withdrawal of FPTP 196 candidates, the total number of candidates now stands at 6,147.
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October - 9 
A tribunal is set to deliver on October 9 (today) its verdict in the war crimes case against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) minister Abdul Alim, who was allegedly involved in killing Bengalese, especially Hindus and freedom fighters, durin
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A tribunal is set to deliver on October 9 (today) its verdict in the war crimes case against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) minister Abdul Alim, who was allegedly involved in killing Bengalese, especially Hindus and freedom fighters, during the 1971 Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. Alim faces 17 charges of crimes against humanity and genocide. According to the charges, he participated in the killing of as many as 600 people and was also involved in looting, arson, deportation and detention of unarmed civilians. He was the chairman of Joypurhat Peace Committee and a leader of Razakar Bahini. Alim was arrested on March 27, 2011 from his residence in Joypurhat District and indicted on June 11, 2012.
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October - 9 
Further, Police on October 9 pressed charges against 36 JeI-ICS cadres in the case for killing a local Jatya Party activist in Bogra District in March 2013, reports Daily Star. Dulu Mia, 45, was shot dead by JeI-ICS cadres during violence.
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Further, Police on October 9 pressed charges against 36 JeI-ICS cadres in the case for killing a local Jatya Party activist in Bogra District in March 2013, reports Daily Star. Dulu Mia, 45, was shot dead by JeI-ICS cadres during violence.
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October - 9 
In another incident, Gonojagoron Mancha activists demonstrate at Dhaka city’s Shahbagh on October 9, demanding death penalty for BNP leader Abdul Alim who was jailed for life for war crimes in 1971, reports The Daily Star. Expressing disappointment a
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In another incident, Gonojagoron Mancha activists demonstrate at Dhaka city’s Shahbagh on October 9, demanding death penalty for BNP leader Abdul Alim who was jailed for life for war crimes in 1971, reports The Daily Star. Expressing disappointment at the verdict they demanded that the Government appeal to the Supreme Court seeking a death sentence. In an immediate reaction, around 100 youths of the anti-war criminal platform brought out a protest procession from Shahbagh and marched to Doyel Chattar. “In no way the verdict is acceptable. We will carry on protests till all war criminals are sentenced to death,” said the platform’s spokesperson, Imarn H Sarker.
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October - 9 
International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on October 9 sentenced former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) minister Abdul Alim (83) to ‘imprisonment till death’, reports The Daily Star. The prosecution was able to prove nine of the 17 charges brought a
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International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on October 9 sentenced former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) minister Abdul Alim (83) to ‘imprisonment till death’, reports The Daily Star. The prosecution was able to prove nine of the 17 charges brought against Alim, who was a member of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman’s cabinet. He was sentenced to imprisonment until death on four charges. He was also awarded 20 years’ jail on four more charges and 10 years’ on another charge. Alim deserved the gallows for committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the Liberation War, but the special tribunal him to imprisonment till death considering his poor health. Justice Obaidul Hassan, chairman of the ICT -2 said “The letters of law cannot be unkind in awarding sentence, ignoring his perceptible physical impairment. No physically and mentally unfit person should face the gallows.”
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October - 9 
Jubair Ahmed, a student of Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa injured in an explosion on October 7, succumbed to his burn injuries at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital in Chittagong District on October 9 (today), reports The Daily Star. Earlier o
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Jubair Ahmed, a student of Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa injured in an explosion on October 7, succumbed to his burn injuries at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital in Chittagong District on October 9 (today), reports The Daily Star. Earlier on October 8, Muhamad Habibur Rahman (24), another student of the madrasa who sustained burn injuries died at the hospital. At least seven students were injured when the blast took place at the madrasa. Police on October 9 (today) arrested Harun bin Izhar, son of Hefajat-e-Islam (HeI) Nayeb-e-Ameer (Deputy Chief) Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury and publicity secretary of HeI. Police said that Harun is one of the prime accused of the bomb blast case in the madrasa.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, ICT-1 on October 9 indicted vice-president of Nagarkanda unit in Faridpur District of BNP MA Zahid Hossain Khokon (70) alias Khokon Razakar on 11 charges, including genocide, torture, abduction and confinement during the Liberation War, r
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Meanwhile, ICT-1 on October 9 indicted vice-president of Nagarkanda unit in Faridpur District of BNP MA Zahid Hossain Khokon (70) alias Khokon Razakar on 11 charges, including genocide, torture, abduction and confinement during the Liberation War, reports The Daily Star. According to the charges leveled against him, he was a local leader of the Razakar, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani Army, in Faridpur District during the Liberation war. He was involved in at least 13 counts of war crimes that left at least 50 people dead, eight others seriously injured and two women raped. Khokon was also involved in forced conversion of Hindus, torching of numerous houses and two temples and deportation of seven people.
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October - 9 
Meanwhile, vice-president of the Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit, identified as Anjan Roy, was injured in an attack by suspected ICS cadres in the Subidbazar area of the Sylhet city in Sylh
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Meanwhile, vice-president of the Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit, identified as Anjan Roy, was injured in an attack by suspected ICS cadres in the Subidbazar area of the Sylhet city in Sylhet District in the night of October 9, reports Daily Star. BCL is the student wing of the Awami League.
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October - 9 
Police on October 9 arrested five cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Rajshahi University (RU) in Rajshahi District over October 8’s attack allegedly by the ICS cadres on a RU unit leader and a former a
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Police on October 9 arrested five cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Rajshahi University (RU) in Rajshahi District over October 8’s attack allegedly by the ICS cadres on a RU unit leader and a former activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League (AL) in Rajshahi city, reports The Daily Star. BCL Organising Secretary Shariful Islam Saddam was stabbed all over the body and Golam Robani Khan was hit by a bullet on his left leg. The arrestees are identified as Abdullah, Ariful Islam, Monirul Islam, Shanto Islam and Muhamad Sujon.
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October - 9 
Separately, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing her party’s grassroots leaders at her Gono Bhaban residence in Dhaka city on October 9 apprehended that pro-liberation forces would be wiped out and a dangerous situation would prevail in the
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Separately, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing her party’s grassroots leaders at her Gono Bhaban residence in Dhaka city on October 9 apprehended that pro-liberation forces would be wiped out and a dangerous situation would prevail in the country if “BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Hefajat-e-Islam (HeI)” came to power through the next parliamentary election, reports The Daily Star. Referring to October 7’s bomb blast in a madrasa founded by a HeI leader in Chittagong District’s Lalkhan Bazaar, she said, “The BNP chairperson has been dreaming to come to power with Hefajat and anti-liberation Jamaat-Shibir. You have seen how much bombs and ammunition were being made in that madrasa. If those had not exploded, none would have known about it. The explosion might be a sign from Allah. So what answer will the BNP chairperson give to the nation? That she wants to do these kinds of criminal acts? That she wants to patronise them? That she wants to capture state power with them? These mean that she wants to turn the country into that of militancy, terrorism and conflict again if she returns to power.”
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October - 10 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Bhaskar Patra alias Pravakar, who was involved in explosion, extortion and arson, was arrested from was arrested from Baraigoda village under Daitari Police Station in Keonjhar District of Odisha o
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Bhaskar Patra alias Pravakar, who was involved in explosion, extortion and arson, was arrested from was arrested from Baraigoda village under Daitari Police Station in Keonjhar District of Odisha on October 10, reports Out Look. Considered a senior member of the Kalinganagar Division of CPI- Maoist, Bhaskar was active in Keonjhar and Jajpur Districts. After being arrested for his involvement in Maoist activities, Bhaskar had served a four year jail term from 2009 to 2013 as an under trial prisoner. However, after his release, Bhaskar in association with leaders including Shekar, Mantu, Bikar and others had conspired to blow up the railway line near Tangiriapal railway station in Keonjhar District, Police said. Besides, he was involved in instigating tribals against the Government and collecting huge funds for Maoist activity. At the time of arrest, electric wire, detonators, gelatin sticks, pencils and batteries were seized from his possession.
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October - 10 
After a prolonged lull, about 70 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including some women blasted an abandoned house of a former mukhiya (headman) Suresh Prasad Singh at about 2 am at village Chakki Sohagpur under Paroo Police Station
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After a prolonged lull, about 70 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including some women blasted an abandoned house of a former mukhiya (headman) Suresh Prasad Singh at about 2 am at village Chakki Sohagpur under Paroo Police Station in Muzaffarpur District on October 10, reports The Times of India. The village is on the borders of Muzaffarpur-Saran District. It is completely under Maoist influence for the last one decade. The Maoists used some low powerful dynamite or nitrate in the explosion. Senior SP Saurabh Kumar said three-room abandoned house of ex-mukhiya besides the adjacent building of primary health centre (PHC) were partially damaged in the explosion. The ceilings of all the houses are intact, the SSP said after visiting the blast site. The house owner had abandoned the house four years back after facing threats from Maoists and others belonging to some other castes. The mother of the house owner had reached the house only on October 9 but had shifted to some neighbouring house in the evening, a few hours before the blast. The adjacent PHC building was vacant at the time of blast.
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October - 10 
Also, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has said that the Opposition is raking up the ILP issue to take political mileage in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha and District council elections, reports The Shillong Times. “They are playing to the gallery. Everyo
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Also, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has said that the Opposition is raking up the ILP issue to take political mileage in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha and District council elections, reports The Shillong Times. “They are playing to the gallery. Everyone knows that Lok Sabha and District council elections are near,” the Chief Minister told reporters after the Assembly session on October 10 when asked to react on the resolution moved by the Opposition on ILP which was not withdrawn even after his appeal. Further, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has ruled out division of Meghalaya saying “We must try to live together and by living together we become stronger.” Replying to a motion moved by Garo national Council (GNC), Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Clifford Marak on creation of separate Garoland on the last day of the Autumn session of the State Assembly, on October 10, Sangma said the State is about to have an enabling environment where the issue of poverty can be confronted but this would be undone if the State is further divided.
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October - 10 
Chief of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), a splinter group of Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Sabyasachi Panda, after silence of few months has come out with an audio message in support of the eight persons who were convicted and sentenced t
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Chief of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), a splinter group of Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Sabyasachi Panda, after silence of few months has come out with an audio message in support of the eight persons who were convicted and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment in the murder case of Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and his four associates in 2008, reports The Hindu. The murder has sparked off large scale communal violence; however Panda had claimed that Maoists including him were involved in this murder. Through his audio statement to the media in Kandhamal, Panda claimed that all eight persons convicted by the Phulbani Additional District and Sessions Court were innocents and had no links with the murder. He said the Maoist from Andhra Pradesh, Paluri Rama Rao alias Uday, who was convicted in this case, was wrongly convicted.
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October - 10 
Indian National Congress (INC) won the elections to the Sonowal-Kachari Autonomous Council (SKAC) but lost the Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) poll in Assam, reports The Telegraph. Ganashakti party -fielded Independents swept the 40-member MAC po
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Indian National Congress (INC) won the elections to the Sonowal-Kachari Autonomous Council (SKAC) but lost the Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) poll in Assam, reports The Telegraph. Ganashakti party -fielded Independents swept the 40-member MAC poll, spread over eight Districts, winning 31 of the 34 seats to which elections were held on October 3 and 7. Election to two more seats will be held after Durga Puja while four members will be nominated by the State Government. Even in the SKAC poll, which covered seven Districts, the Congress faced a challenge from the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). Out of the 26 seats Congress won 14, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 9 seats, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won a single seat and Independent won 2 seats.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, Army on October 10 foiled a major terror plot after it detected a group of militants trying to plant five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Army patrolling area at village Kirni, located ahead of fencin
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Meanwhile, Army on October 10 foiled a major terror plot after it detected a group of militants trying to plant five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Army patrolling area at village Kirni, located ahead of fencing near Poonch Sector of Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, the introductory part of a pamphlet published by the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) publicity department said that illicit drug trafficking and associated organized crimes were once considered as a socio-economic challenge in societies
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Meanwhile, the introductory part of a pamphlet published by the Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) publicity department said that illicit drug trafficking and associated organized crimes were once considered as a socio-economic challenge in societies where they have taken roots, but today the menace of drug trafficking has become a serious international issue, reports The Sangai Express on October 11. Unlike other parts of the world, clandestine drug operations seen in Manipur is a special campaign launched by New Delhi with the help of their accomplices with a sinister motive of exterminating the whole Manipuri nation, it alleged.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, Waqas planted the second bomb near a small eatery in Opera House. Bhatkal and Monu left for Dadar with two bombs. Both of them placed the third bomb at a bus-stop near Kabutarkhana in Dadar and the fourth bomb was planted in the crowded fl
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Meanwhile, Waqas planted the second bomb near a small eatery in Opera House. Bhatkal and Monu left for Dadar with two bombs. Both of them placed the third bomb at a bus-stop near Kabutarkhana in Dadar and the fourth bomb was planted in the crowded flower market outside Dadar station. In his statement, Haddi said that Bhatkal and Monu loitered near Dadar for sometime after planting the bombs and then went to Kurla terminus and took a late evening train to Darbhanga in Bihar.
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October - 10 
Nagaland Post on October 11 that NNC-NA, Yimchungru region observed its ‘army raising day’ at Awünrü village October 6.
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Nagaland Post on October 11 that NNC-NA, Yimchungru region observed its ‘army raising day’ at Awünrü village October 6.
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October - 10 
Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants from Diphu District on October 10. One M-20 pistol and 10 SIM cards along with 4 mobile handsets and demand letters have been recovered
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Nagaland Post reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants from Diphu District on October 10. One M-20 pistol and 10 SIM cards along with 4 mobile handsets and demand letters have been recovered from them, Police said. Police has identified the arrested as Dhang Sing Terang(27), Akhlim Teron(18) and Men Sing Kramsa (17). Army claimed that Akhlim Teron, is the ‘area commander’ of Diphu and is responsible for numbers of extortion related cases.
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October - 10 
Pakistani troops on October 10 resorted to firing and shelling on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote, Mendhar and Balnoi Sectors in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no casualt
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Pakistani troops on October 10 resorted to firing and shelling on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote, Mendhar and Balnoi Sectors in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no casualties or damage was reported on Indian side during the firing.
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October - 10 
Separately, Kuki National Front-Nehlun faction (KNF-N) said the outfit is against force recruitment in Tujang area by its rival group KNF-President faction (KNF-P), report The Sangai Express on October 11. The KNF-N accused the KNF-P that the latter
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Separately, Kuki National Front-Nehlun faction (KNF-N) said the outfit is against force recruitment in Tujang area by its rival group KNF-President faction (KNF-P), report The Sangai Express on October 11. The KNF-N accused the KNF-P that the latter outfit has been forcibly recruiting children into their fold. It said most of the children are students.
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October - 10 
Taking advantage of curtailed Police movement during rainy season, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Gadchiroli District have been quietly rebuilding their bases shaken by intensive combat and peace operations by the Police, reports
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Taking advantage of curtailed Police movement during rainy season, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Gadchiroli District have been quietly rebuilding their bases shaken by intensive combat and peace operations by the Police, reports The Indian Express on October 11. Sources said that the Maoists have been holding big meetings in villages in areas where they had faced severe setback due to aggressive combat, patrol and outreach activities by the Gadchiroli police. The villages include Lenguda, Halewara, Kotmi, Ankepalli, Vedampalli, Nelgonda, Repanpalli, Bhatpaar, Jounde, Middapalli, Kothi, Aldandi, Punnur, Gadder and Chokenada, among others. Normally, the rainy season is when the Maoists strengthen their organisation. While this time they were up against a determined police force, rains were so heavy that the police had to curtail their operations. “The Naxals apparently decided to brave the rain and scale up their village visits. They managed to visit a lot of villages, even staying for two days at a stretch at some without encountering any problem,” sources said. At Lenguda in Kasansur area, Maoists reportedly stayed for two days. However the police couldn’t go deep enough to check the Maoists. The aim of Maoists was on visiting the villages that police had covered under Operation Nav Jeevan - where they met villagers, heard their problems and helped them with their needs. Superintendent of Police (SP) Suvez Haq, said: “Their movements are restricted too.”
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October - 10 
The Meghalaya Assembly on October 10 brushed aside a resolution to introduce the Inner-Line-Permit (ILP) in the State, reports The Telegraph. The resolution, tabled by Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) legislator Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit,
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The Meghalaya Assembly on October 10 brushed aside a resolution to introduce the Inner-Line-Permit (ILP) in the State, reports The Telegraph. The resolution, tabled by Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) legislator Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit, was put to vote as the legislator refused to withdraw the resolution. As the legislator refused to withdraw the resolution, Speaker Abu Taher Mondal put the matter to vote, which was overwhelmingly defeated by voice vote. However, Basaiawmoit retorted, saying, “Our strength does not depend on numbers here (Assembly), but we are here to present facts. We will go to the people and ensure that you will have to come back to reassemble this House to change the decision.”
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October - 10 
The Union Minister for Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde on October 10 said that the [Left- Wing Extremism (LWE)] perpetrated violence has gone down since 2010, reports The Hindu. “The Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-violence has been declining since
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The Union Minister for Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde on October 10 said that the [Left- Wing Extremism (LWE)] perpetrated violence has gone down since 2010, reports The Hindu. “The Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-violence has been declining since 2010. The number of incidents of violence declined from 2,213 (with 1,005 resultant deaths) in 2010 to 1,415 incidents (with 415 resultant deaths) in 2012. In the current year (up to August), there has been a 27.48 per cent reduction in such incidents (with 14.10 per cent reduction in resultant deaths) in comparison to the corresponding period in 2012,” he added.
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October - 10 
Two suicide squads responding to wireless call sign "88" and "Hotel 4" are learnt to have sneaked into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to carry out another Samba-style terror attack, warns a secret Intelligence Agencies, reported India Today on October 11. I
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Two suicide squads responding to wireless call sign "88" and "Hotel 4" are learnt to have sneaked into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to carry out another Samba-style terror attack, warns a secret Intelligence Agencies, reported India Today on October 11. Intelligence Agencies have cautioned the J&K Police and also issued an alert to military installations in Srinagar, Udhampur, Jammu, Samba and Pathankot.
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October - 10 
While speaking to a vernacular TV channel on the Telangana issue on October 10, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy has said creation of the Telangana State would boost Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activity in the region, as th
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While speaking to a vernacular TV channel on the Telangana issue on October 10, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy has said creation of the Telangana State would boost Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activity in the region, as the ‘Central Committee’ of the Maoists is dominated by leaders from Telangana region, reports The New Indian Express on October 11.
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October - 10 
At least seven people, including children, were killed and 35 others were injured in a blast in Liaquat Bazaar area of Quetta on October 10, reports The News.
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At least seven people, including children, were killed and 35 others were injured in a blast in Liaquat Bazaar area of Quetta on October 10, reports The News.
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October - 10 
Elsewhere, the South Zone Police claimed to have arrested 33 suspects and confiscated weapons from those arrested. The arrested suspects include those involved in gang wars and various other crimes.
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Elsewhere, the South Zone Police claimed to have arrested 33 suspects and confiscated weapons from those arrested. The arrested suspects include those involved in gang wars and various other crimes.
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October - 10 
Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf was rearrested in Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) killing case hours after submitting surety bonds in the Supreme Court on October 10, reports Dawn. The apex court had asked Musharraf to submit two surety b
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Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf was rearrested in Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) killing case hours after submitting surety bonds in the Supreme Court on October 10, reports Dawn. The apex court had asked Musharraf to submit two surety bonds of PKR 1 million each to the Supreme Court Registrar. The re-arrest came after he had been granted bail in three other cases and his lawyer said on October 9, 2013 that he was cleared to leave the country. Assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (December 27, 2007), death of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti (August 26, 2006) and detention of deposed Supreme Court judges (2007) were the other three major cases registered against the former military strongman. “We have put General Musharraf under house arrest in a case involving a military operation on an Islamabad mosque,” Muhammad Rizwan, a senior official of the Islamabad Police said, adding, “We will present him before a court on Friday (October 12, 2013)”. A spokesman of Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party confirmed the arrest saying they will now apply for bail in the latest case. “Yes, Police have officially arrested General Musharraf and put him under house arrest. We will file his bail application soon,” Muhammad Amjad, Secretary General of the APML said.
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October - 10 
In addition, a second eyewitness identified Kazim Abbas Rizvi as the killer of senior lawyer, Naimat Ali Randhawa in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 10, reported The Express Tribune. The name of the witness has not been disclosed due to sec
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In addition, a second eyewitness identified Kazim Abbas Rizvi as the killer of senior lawyer, Naimat Ali Randhawa in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on October 10, reported The Express Tribune. The name of the witness has not been disclosed due to security reasons. Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Sindh Police Shahid Hayat had earlier stated, “The suspect is affiliated with MQM’s unit-178 and has been identified as Kazim Abbas Rizvi, son of Syed Muhammad Abbas Rizvi.”
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October - 10 
In addition, the East and South Zone Police claimed to have arrested more than 120 wanted suspects over the past 24 hours.
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In addition, the East and South Zone Police claimed to have arrested more than 120 wanted suspects over the past 24 hours.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, Governor Mohammad Khan Achakzai said on October 10 that the Provincial Cabinet of Balochistan will be sworn in on October 14, 2013, reports Dawn. While talking to journalists, he said the cabinet could not be formed earlier because partner
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Meanwhile, Governor Mohammad Khan Achakzai said on October 10 that the Provincial Cabinet of Balochistan will be sworn in on October 14, 2013, reports Dawn. While talking to journalists, he said the cabinet could not be formed earlier because partners in the Provincial Government wanted to induct clean people. He said the only thing the Baloch people wanted was their rights and advised the media not to describe the situation in Balochistan as insurgency. He said the situation had improved in the province over the past two months. About two months ago, he said, no one could travel to Chaman (Qilla Abdullah District) from Quetta at night because of the poor law and order situation, but now roads are safe and people could go anywhere even at night without any fear. In the past people of the Hazara community were being attacked but now they were safe.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, the Frontier Corps (FC) arrested an accused from Sariab locality of Quetta for his alleged involvement in the City Police Station bomb blast that occurred on October 10 and claimed six lives. Sources said the security personnel also recove
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Meanwhile, the Frontier Corps (FC) arrested an accused from Sariab locality of Quetta for his alleged involvement in the City Police Station bomb blast that occurred on October 10 and claimed six lives. Sources said the security personnel also recovered arms from the accused who was being interrogated.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Nabeel Gabol was nominated in the murder of the Peoples Amn Committee (PAC) leader Zafar Baloch however investigators have yet to prove his involvement in the crime, repo
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Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Nabeel Gabol was nominated in the murder of the Peoples Amn Committee (PAC) leader Zafar Baloch however investigators have yet to prove his involvement in the crime, reports The Express Tribune on October 11 (today). Joint Investigation Team (JIT) comprising representatives of Police, Rangers and Intelligence Agencies did not find any evidence against Gabol. The JIT findings suggest that Zafar was killed by notorious Lyari gangsters Sikander alias Sikku and Ismail Afshani on Baba Ladla’s orders. Zafar Baloch was shot dead on September 18, 2013 by armed assailants in Lyari Town. A murder case was registered at the Kalakot Police Station under Sections 302 (murder), 109 (abetment) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code by the victim’s father, Mohammad Ali Baloch. However, Friends of Lyari chairperson Habib Jan Baloch rejected the findings of the JIT. “The JIT has no credibility,” he said
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October - 10 
Pakistan on October 10 toughened its anti-terrorism laws by introducing as many as a dozen amendments into the legislation which proposes longer detention for suspects and accepts electronic evidence as well as trials via video link, reports The Expr
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Pakistan on October 10 toughened its anti-terrorism laws by introducing as many as a dozen amendments into the legislation which proposes longer detention for suspects and accepts electronic evidence as well as trials via video link, reports The Express Tribune. Suspects can now be held for up to three months, eight weeks longer than envisaged under the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. Through another amendment, robust new measures will be adopted for the protection of witnesses, judges and prosecutors. Since the National Assembly and Senate are not currently in session a Presidential ordinance made over a dozen changes in the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 (XXVII of 1997). The ordinance will be called the Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2013, and shall come into force at once. According to the amendment, text messages, telephone calls, emails, can be used as evidence against suspected terrorists and in criminal cases, such as extortion, targeted killing and kidnappings for ransom. In addition to this, Provincial Governments have been asked “to take necessary steps to ensure that prisoners in jails do not have access to mobile phones.”
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October - 10 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on October 10 said his Government was sincere about holding peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), after TTP ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud complained no serious steps had been taken to open a dialogue, rep
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on October 10 said his Government was sincere about holding peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), after TTP ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud complained no serious steps had been taken to open a dialogue, reports Dawn. Speaking after a security meeting in Peshawar, Sharif said progress was being made on the issue of opening negotiations. The PM was accompanied by Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Federal Minister of Information Pervez Rashid and his Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on the occasion. “The government is sincere about solving the issue of terrorism through talks with Taliban,” Sharif told the meeting in Peshawar. “We are seriously implementing the decision jointly taken by the All Parties' Conference (APC) for dialogue with Taliban.” The PM deplored that the previous regimes did not take the matter of terrorism seriously. “Had this problem was taken seriously by the previous Governments, the situation would not have gone intractable today, he added. “We have laid the hands to settle this problem and invited suggestions from all the stakeholders to arrest this issue once and for all,” said the PM Sharif. Further, PM Nawaz Sharif has said a special law was being enacted to deal with cases related to terrorism and asked the provinces to take strict and effective measures to eliminate this menace. Talking to members of families affected by the recent Qissa Khwani Bazaar bomb explosion and later in his talk with reporters at the Governor House in Peshawar, he said the proposed law, which would effectively tackle cases of terrorism in the court of law, was ready. The culprits involved in terrorism would not escape the clutches of law, he added.
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Separately, Ranger on October 10 arrested at least 36 suspects in targeted operations in different parts of Karachi, reported Dawn. The operations were conducted in Lyari Town, Bin Qasim Town, Landhi Town, Machar Colony in Kiamari Town, North Karach
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Separately, Ranger on October 10 arrested at least 36 suspects in targeted operations in different parts of Karachi, reported Dawn. The operations were conducted in Lyari Town, Bin Qasim Town, Landhi Town, Machar Colony in Kiamari Town, North Karachi in North Nazimabad Town, FC Area in Liaquatabad Town, Surjani Town area in Gadap Town, Baldia Town and Malir Town. The suspects were also in possession of SMG rifles, along with other weapons.
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October - 10 
Sindh Police spokesperson Dr Moizuddin Pirzada said on October 10 that at least 138 Police officers and constables have lost their lives in Karachi in an ongoing operation against criminals that began on September 7, 2013, reports The Express Tribune
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Sindh Police spokesperson Dr Moizuddin Pirzada said on October 10 that at least 138 Police officers and constables have lost their lives in Karachi in an ongoing operation against criminals that began on September 7, 2013, reports The Express Tribune. Those who lost lives in the line of duty include, two Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP), three Inspectors, 13 Sub-Inspectors (SI), 16 Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI), 26 head constables and 78 constables. More than 162 Policemen have sustained injuries during numerous attacks on the force. Dr Pirzada, stated that most of the officers were killed in the city’s West District, which is home to one of the most sensitive areas of Kiamari Town, SITE Town, Baldia Town and Orangi Town. He added that the reaction to the operation was not limited to Karachi only as around 16 officers and constables have lost lives in other parts of the province, while at least 31 had sustained injuries.
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October - 10 
Three alleged terrorists were killed while planting explosive material on Mangopir Road in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 10, reported The News. Police said that the two of the militants were identified a
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Three alleged terrorists were killed while planting explosive material on Mangopir Road in Orangi Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 10, reported The News. Police said that the two of the militants were identified as Rafiullah and Asmatullah, who belonged to Qilla Abdullah District of Balochistan.
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October - 10 
Three khasadar officials of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) sustained injuries when a roadside bomb targeted their vehicle on Ring Road near Achini under Pishtakhara Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial c
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Three khasadar officials of Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) sustained injuries when a roadside bomb targeted their vehicle on Ring Road near Achini under Pishtakhara Police Station in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the evening of October 10, reports The Express Tribune. Pishtakhara Police said around 18 khasadar officials were in the vehicle en route from Akkakhel of Khyber Agency where they were providing security to polio vaccinators. Police added the explosion damaged the vehicle and injured three personnel identified as Subedar Sher Hassan, Sepoy Afsar Mir and Sepoy Khan Aslam.
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October - 10 
Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ were killed in a clash between TTP and Afghani Taliban in Kunar province of Afghanistan adjacent to the Pakistan border, The Express Tribune quoting BBC reported on October 11. Afghan Taliban had at
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Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’ were killed in a clash between TTP and Afghani Taliban in Kunar province of Afghanistan adjacent to the Pakistan border, The Express Tribune quoting BBC reported on October 11. Afghan Taliban had attacked TTP militant bases two days ago. Three TTP ‘commanders’ were killed while others were injured. Sources have said that Mullah Fazlullah aka ‘Mullah Radio’ was killed in the clash but the TTP are denying this claim. TTP sources confirmed that the clash had occurred and said that no Swat chapter of TTP leader or militant had been killed stressing that Fazlullah had not been harmed in the clash.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, Chairperson Communist Party of Nepal-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) Mohan Baidya on October 10 said that his party was barred by what he called “the four-party syndicate” and “invisible foreign power” from taking part in the CA elections sched
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Meanwhile, Chairperson Communist Party of Nepal-Baidya (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) Mohan Baidya on October 10 said that his party was barred by what he called “the four-party syndicate” and “invisible foreign power” from taking part in the CA elections scheduled for November 19, reports Nepal News. He said that his party has been pushed to the corner and has been left with no other option but to boycott the election and do everything to strongly oppose it. He, however, said his party was in favour of a “peaceful boycott” of the polls, but if the government resorts to using force then his party would come up with an equally strong election disruption strategy in response.
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October - 10 
Nepal News on October 11 reports that the Election Commission (EC) has provided symbols to the candidates contesting the FPTP system under the CA elections. Election symbols have been provided to all the candidates who filed candidacy from the 240 el
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Nepal News on October 11 reports that the Election Commission (EC) has provided symbols to the candidates contesting the FPTP system under the CA elections. Election symbols have been provided to all the candidates who filed candidacy from the 240 electoral constituencies across the country, according the EC spokesperson Bir Bahadur Rai. There are a total of 200 election symbols.
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October - 10 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidate Mohammad Alam, who was shot at and injured by unidentified assailants in Bara District on October 4, succumbed to his injuries on October 10, reports
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidate Mohammad Alam, who was shot at and injured by unidentified assailants in Bara District on October 4, succumbed to his injuries on October 10, reports Nepal News. While some reports said Alam was allegedly associated with the Dawood Ibrahim gang and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and was a target for the Chota Rajan gang, other reports claimed his association with arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘operation chief in India’ Yashin Batkal, adds the Times of India. He had filed his candidacy from Bara 4 as CPN-UML’s FPTP candidate for the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections scheduled for November 19, said Nepal News.
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October - 10 
A cadre of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), was killed and another 10 injured as ICS cadres clashed with Police in the Damurhuda sub-district of Chuadanga District on October 10, reports Daily Star. The vict
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A cadre of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), was killed and another 10 injured as ICS cadres clashed with Police in the Damurhuda sub-district of Chuadanga District on October 10, reports Daily Star. The victim, Rafiqul Islam, 23, was a student of Badarganj Baqi Billah Madrasa. The ICS cadres had vandalised a puja mondop during the incident.
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October - 10 
Also, at least three Policemen were injured in a clash with ICS activists in the Chawkbazar area of Chittagong District on October 10, reports Daily Star. The ICS cadres also exploded crude bombs and vandalised one Police van and one minibus.
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Also, at least three Policemen were injured in a clash with ICS activists in the Chawkbazar area of Chittagong District on October 10, reports Daily Star. The ICS cadres also exploded crude bombs and vandalised one Police van and one minibus.
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Elsewhere in Dhaka District, ICS cadres took out another brisk procession near Brac University in Mohakhali and vandalised several vehicles on October 10, reports Daily Star. Two suspected ICS activists were arrested from the spot. ICs cadres had s
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Elsewhere in Dhaka District, ICS cadres took out another brisk procession near Brac University in Mohakhali and vandalised several vehicles on October 10, reports Daily Star. Two suspected ICS activists were arrested from the spot. ICs cadres had staged nationwide protests, demanding release of their leaders, including ICS president Delwar Hossain, and resorted to vandalism in different parts of the country on October 10, reports Daily Star.
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October - 10 
Further, a counsel of BNP Member of Parliament Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and four to five others were involved in leaking Chowdhury’s draft verdict a day before the tribunal delivered the war trial judgement, a detained court staff told a court on O
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Further, a counsel of BNP Member of Parliament Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and four to five others were involved in leaking Chowdhury’s draft verdict a day before the tribunal delivered the war trial judgement, a detained court staff told a court on October 10, reports Daily Star. Noyon Ali, detained staff of ICT-1, gave his confessional statement before the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate in Dhaka. Ali was arrested on October 4 for his alleged involvement with the leak. The ICT-1 awarded the BNP lawmaker death penalty on October 1 for committing war crimes during the country’s Liberation War in 1971. Soon after the tribunal sentenced the verdict, his wife and other family members claimed on the court premises that the verdict had been leaked hours before the court pronounced it.
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October - 10 
In Dhaka city of Dhaka District, ICS cadres exploded three crude bombs in front of the ACB Colony in Motijheel after bringing out a brisk procession on October 10, reports Daily Star. Law enforcers arrested five suspected ICS cadres and a mobile cour
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In Dhaka city of Dhaka District, ICS cadres exploded three crude bombs in front of the ACB Colony in Motijheel after bringing out a brisk procession on October 10, reports Daily Star. Law enforcers arrested five suspected ICS cadres and a mobile court sentenced them to one year imprisonment each, said Police.
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October - 10 
Meanwhile, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1)would decide about indictment of JeI Assistant Secretary General A.T.M. Azharul Islam on war crimes charges on October 28 as charge-framing arguments ended on October 10, reports Daily Star. The t
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Meanwhile, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1)would decide about indictment of JeI Assistant Secretary General A.T.M. Azharul Islam on war crimes charges on October 28 as charge-framing arguments ended on October 10, reports Daily Star. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice A.T.M. Fazle Kabir fixed the date after the defence completed their arguments. The prosecution pressed six charges for abduction, confinement, torture, rape, looting, arson, inflicting severe injury, murder and genocide allegedly committed by Azharul during the Liberation War.
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October - 10 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 10 seeking vote for the Awami League in the next election said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stop war crimes trial if voted to power, reports Daily Star. “I seek vote for the Awami League….we’ve
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 10 seeking vote for the Awami League in the next election said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stop war crimes trial if voted to power, reports Daily Star. “I seek vote for the Awami League….we’ve initiated the trial of the war criminals and the trial will continue and Insha-Allah, we’ll complete the trial. If the BNP-Jamaat [JeI] returns to power they will stop the trial of the war criminals,” she said. Hasina said: “The BNP-Jamaat does not understand anything except for killing, looting, corruption, bombing, grenade attack, killing police, and violating mothers and sisters. They always obstruct the country’s development as they want the destruction of the country.” In an attack on the opposition leader’s “relentless falsehood”, Hasina alleged that before the general election in 1996, Khaleda Zia used to say there would be no “azan” in the mosques if the Awami League was voted to power. “But that proved false.
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October - 10 
Separately, at least 10 persons were injured as ICS cadres clashed with Police in Rajshahi town of Rajshahi District on October 10, reports Daily Star. The ICS cadres exploded three crude bombs and lobbed brick chips at the law enforcers.
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Separately, at least 10 persons were injured as ICS cadres clashed with Police in Rajshahi town of Rajshahi District on October 10, reports Daily Star. The ICS cadres exploded three crude bombs and lobbed brick chips at the law enforcers.
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October - 10 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has appointed four provincial ministers to the Northern Provincial Council on October 10, reports Colombo Page. The Tamil coalition party won 30 seats of the 38-member Council at the elections held on September 21. The p
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has appointed four provincial ministers to the Northern Provincial Council on October 10, reports Colombo Page. The Tamil coalition party won 30 seats of the 38-member Council at the elections held on September 21. The party has elected P. Aingaranesan of Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) as the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Water Supply and Environment. Former Director of Education in Kilinochchi District, T. Kurukularajah has been appointed as the Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs. P. Sathyalingam has been appointed as the Minister of Health while P. Deniswaran is the Minister of Fisheries, Transport and Rural Development. C.V. Kandiah Sivagnanam was appointed as the Chairman of the Northern Provincial Concil while Antony Jeganathan was appointed as Vice Chairman. The new ministers and the councilors of the Council are to take their oaths on October 11 in front of the Chief Minister in Jaffna District.
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October - 11 
A terror suspect and an associate of slain Azam Ghori, identified as Mohammed Aijaz Ahmed (34), was arrested in Kuwait with the help of Interpol and brought to Hyderabad, reported The Times of India on October 11. According to T. Krishna Prasad, Addi
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A terror suspect and an associate of slain Azam Ghori, identified as Mohammed Aijaz Ahmed (34), was arrested in Kuwait with the help of Interpol and brought to Hyderabad, reported The Times of India on October 11. According to T. Krishna Prasad, Additional Director General (ADG) of police, Crime Investigation Department (CID), Ahmed is an accused in a contract murder case. The crime was committed in Vijayawada to allegedly raise funds for the Indian Muslim Mohammadi Mujahideen (IMMM). Ghori, an alleged agent of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), had reportedly set up the IMMM to carry out terrorist activities in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). He was killed in a gunfight with the Police in Nizamabad District of Andhra Pradesh in April 7, 2000.
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October - 11 
Also, Kuki Students’ Organization Sadar Hills, on October 11, while condemning the O Ibobi led State Government in the strongest term for alleged discriminatory attitude to the tribal people in one way or the other declared its fullest support and en
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Also, Kuki Students’ Organization Sadar Hills, on October 11, while condemning the O Ibobi led State Government in the strongest term for alleged discriminatory attitude to the tribal people in one way or the other declared its fullest support and endorsement to the Joint Committee of Kuki Inpi Saikul Gamkai and Saikul Area Naga People’s Organization's 48-hrs bandh (shut down strike) call starting midnight of October 14 for the cause of the tribals.
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October - 11 
Further, Pakistani troops on October 11 resorted to firing and shelling on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Barasingha, Mendhar and Hamirpur Sectors of Poonch District, reports India Today. Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, n
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Further, Pakistani troops on October 11 resorted to firing and shelling on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Barasingha, Mendhar and Hamirpur Sectors of Poonch District, reports India Today. Indian troops retaliated strongly. However, no casualties or damage was reported on Indian side during the firing.
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October - 11 
In Mardapal area of Kondagaon District in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have allegedly issued diktat to close down two dozen schools and threatened to kill teachers if they continued teaching the s
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In Mardapal area of Kondagaon District in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have allegedly issued diktat to close down two dozen schools and threatened to kill teachers if they continued teaching the students, reports The Pioneer on October 12. In view of the threat teachers are now not dare entering the villages leading to a complete crash of teaching activities in dozens of schools located in internal parts of the district for the last three days. According to sources, the Rebels belonging to Kudur Dalam have asked to shut down more than two dozen primary and middle schools in villages like Kudur, Tumadiwal, Becha, Chilam, Kodoli, Amlidhar, Kodenar, Adnar and others bordering Bastar District warning the teachers of these rural schools that if they lifted the chalk for writing their hands will be chopped off.
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October - 11 
Meanwhile, another Maoist leader Ghana Munda on October 11 deserted the camp and surrendered before the Police in Keonjhar District, reports Out Look. Munda, who basically worked as a militia member in the Kalinganagar Division, alleged that cadres a
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Meanwhile, another Maoist leader Ghana Munda on October 11 deserted the camp and surrendered before the Police in Keonjhar District, reports Out Look. Munda, who basically worked as a militia member in the Kalinganagar Division, alleged that cadres and other members were being meted out with physical and mental torture.
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October - 11 
Nagaland Post reports on October 12 that Naga National Council-Non- Accordist (NNC-NA) Lotha region has appointed Renpen Yanthan its new ‘chairman’.
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Nagaland Post reports on October 12 that Naga National Council-Non- Accordist (NNC-NA) Lotha region has appointed Renpen Yanthan its new ‘chairman’.
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October - 11 
NNC, Lotha region, has appointed Nzeo Kikon, the region council ‘general secretary’ on September 25, reports Nagaland Post on October 12.
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NNC, Lotha region, has appointed Nzeo Kikon, the region council ‘general secretary’ on September 25, reports Nagaland Post on October 12.
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October - 11 
One soldier of 15 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), identified as Mahadev Patel was killed as Army foil infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunder Mali area of Keran Sector in Kupwara District on October 11, reports Daily Excelsior.
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One soldier of 15 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), identified as Mahadev Patel was killed as Army foil infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunder Mali area of Keran Sector in Kupwara District on October 11, reports Daily Excelsior.
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October - 11 
Suspected United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA) militants abducted a villager, Milard Marak (30), and later shot him dead in Nangalbibra region of South Garo Hills District on October 11 night, reports The Shillong Times. A group of armed militants ba
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Suspected United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA) militants abducted a villager, Milard Marak (30), and later shot him dead in Nangalbibra region of South Garo Hills District on October 11 night, reports The Shillong Times. A group of armed militants barged into the house of the deceased at Nengbrak village around 10 pm and took him away. His bullet-ridden body was recovered on October 12, from a jungle in Jongsingittim, near Nangalbibra. Several empty AK ammo cases were recovered from the spot.
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October - 11 
The 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Hyderabad on October 11 granted Police seven-day custody of alleged top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda, who was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from the Indo-Nepal b
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The 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Hyderabad on October 11 granted Police seven-day custody of alleged top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda, who was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from the Indo-Nepal border on August 16, 2013. At the same time, the magistrate directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to produce the accused in court on October 18.
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October - 11 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized 15 kilograms of explosives used in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a joint operation with the Bihar Police from Jagatpur forest in Jamui District on October 11, reports The Times of India. "The oper
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized 15 kilograms of explosives used in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a joint operation with the Bihar Police from Jagatpur forest in Jamui District on October 11, reports The Times of India. "The operation was conducted on a specific tip off that led to the recovery of 15 kg of explosives," said a Police officer.
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October - 11 
The Sangai Express reports that a bomb exploded near the quarters of Ukhrul Autonomous District Council (ADC) Chairman John Raleng within the ADC Bhavan of Sangakpham under Heingang Police station in Imphal East District in the afternoon of October 1
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The Sangai Express reports that a bomb exploded near the quarters of Ukhrul Autonomous District Council (ADC) Chairman John Raleng within the ADC Bhavan of Sangakpham under Heingang Police station in Imphal East District in the afternoon of October 11. However, there was no report of any casualty except for some damages done to nearby doors and windows.
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October - 11 
The Sentinel reports that on the first day of Durga Puja celebrations in the State, miscreants tried to disrupt the festivities by hurling a petrol bomb at a puja pandal at Umsning, Ri–Bhoi District. Police informed, “The petrol bomb did not explod
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The Sentinel reports that on the first day of Durga Puja celebrations in the State, miscreants tried to disrupt the festivities by hurling a petrol bomb at a puja pandal at Umsning, Ri–Bhoi District. Police informed, “The petrol bomb did not explode and no damage was reported.”
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October - 11 
The Shillong Times reports that the Action Committee Against Illegal Taxation (ACAUT) has raised the issue of illegal taxation in Dimapur by Naga ‘political groups’ (undergrounds) and illegal collections by Government agencies and submitted a memoran
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The Shillong Times reports that the Action Committee Against Illegal Taxation (ACAUT) has raised the issue of illegal taxation in Dimapur by Naga ‘political groups’ (undergrounds) and illegal collections by Government agencies and submitted a memorandum to the Nagaland Government through Chief Secretary Alemtemshi Jamir in this regard. Sources on October 10 said that during a meeting between the Chief Secretary and ACAUT, both the sides acknowledged the gravity of the issues. The sources added that the State Government has no differences whatsoever with the ACAUT and is equally concerned to address the issues, but it would take time. However, the ACAUT was not satisfied by the Government’s reply to their memorandum and had given a month’s time to address the issues. The deadline ends on October 17.
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October - 11 
A former councillor of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot dead in Banaras area of Orangi Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on October 11, reports Daily Times. Police said that deceased Waqar Ahmed Siddiqui (52)
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A former councillor of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot dead in Banaras area of Orangi Town in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on October 11, reports Daily Times. Police said that deceased Waqar Ahmed Siddiqui (52), son of Mukhtar, was on the way on his motorcycle when unidentified armed riders intercepted and killed him on the spot. Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Nabi Afridi said that the deceased lived in Mujahid Colony area of Orangi Town and was the former councillor of UC-12. SHO Afridi said that the victim was associated with the MQM’s unit 130 in Orangi Town.
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October - 11 
A suicide bomber on October 11 drove a car filled with explosives into a military convoy, killing at least two soldiers in the Wana town of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. The bomber crashed
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A suicide bomber on October 11 drove a car filled with explosives into a military convoy, killing at least two soldiers in the Wana town of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. The bomber crashed his white Toyota Corolla into a vehicle travelling in a military convoy in Wana. “At least two security forces personnel have embraced martyrdom and two others were wounded,” a senior security official said.
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October - 11 
American troops have reportedly captured a senior leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a military operation in Afghanistan, a US official said on October 11, reports The Express Tribune. “I can confirm that US forces did capture… terrori
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American troops have reportedly captured a senior leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a military operation in Afghanistan, a US official said on October 11, reports The Express Tribune. “I can confirm that US forces did capture… terrorist leader Latif Mehsud in a military operation,” State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf said, describing the captive as a senior commander in the TTP. Harf gave no further details of the operation nor did she say where and when it took place, keeping a shroud on whether the operation was in Afghanistan or Pakistani territory. “Mehsud is a senior commander in TTP and served as a trusted confidante of the group’s ‘Chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud,” Harf said.
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October - 11 
The Islamabad Police and intelligence agencies, in a joint venture, have discovered a drone project, an invention of the al Qaeda chapter in Pakistan, sources said on October 11, adding that the joint team of the Islamabad Police and intelligence age
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The Islamabad Police and intelligence agencies, in a joint venture, have discovered a drone project, an invention of the al Qaeda chapter in Pakistan, sources said on October 11, adding that the joint team of the Islamabad Police and intelligence agencies timely intervened and halted the al Qaeda’s ambitious project, reports The News. “Yes, the al Qaeda Pakistan chapter had acquired drone technology and was in the final stages of implementing the plan when intercepted,” sources said. The Islamabad Police, during a recent raid in the Kashmir Housing Society in G-15 area, recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition. The house belonged to Professor Irtyaz Gilani, a graduate in electronic engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) University who has also served in the Air Weapons Complex, Kamra. After leaving the job at Kamra, Irtyaz served as a lecturer at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, teaching electronics. Gilani managed to dodge the raiding team and is still at large, intelligence agency sources said, while some other sources claimed that he had been held and shifted to an unknown place for thorough investigation. Police investigators have recovered evidence of his links with al Qaeda. Evidence also suggested that Tanveer, a most wanted terrorist of al Qaeda, had been staying at Gilani’s place since January 2013 till the recovery of VBIED from Bhara Kahu. During the raid, it was observed that the house was purposefully built, having a dedicated lab in the basement which was being used to develop the ambitious project. The Police found the layout of drone technology, which they believe was acquired from different sources.
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October - 11 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said on October 11 that they were “delighted” Malala Yousafzai, the teenage education activist they tried to kill, missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize, reports Daily Times. TTP shot Malala in the head on her schoo
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said on October 11 that they were “delighted” Malala Yousafzai, the teenage education activist they tried to kill, missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize, reports Daily Times. TTP shot Malala in the head on her school bus on October 9, 2012, for speaking out against them. After the shooting she was flown to Britain for specialist care and made a remarkable recovery, going on to become a global ambassador for children’s rights. ‘Spokesman’ Shahidullah Shahid said that the 16-year-old had done nothing to deserve the Nobel, which went to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its work to rid the world of chemical arms. “We are delighted that she didn’t get it. She did nothing big so it’s good that she didn’t get it,” Shahid said by telephone from an undisclosed location. “This award should be given to the real Muslims who are struggling for Islam. Malala is against Islam, she is secular.”
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a local journalist Ayub Khan Khattak in his native Warana village in Takht-e-Nusrati tehsil (revenue unit) of Karak District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11, reports The News. Police sources said unidentified ass
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a local journalist Ayub Khan Khattak in his native Warana village in Takht-e-Nusrati tehsil (revenue unit) of Karak District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11, reports The News. Police sources said unidentified assailants opened fire on Ayub Khattak and he died on the spot. The slain journalist was working for various Urdu papers and a news agency.
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October - 11 
The Election Commission ( EC ) has dropped its plan to print and distribute voter ID cards for November 19 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections after the election body was pressured to award a company that ranked fifth among the six bidders, reports K
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The Election Commission ( EC ) has dropped its plan to print and distribute voter ID cards for November 19 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections after the election body was pressured to award a company that ranked fifth among the six bidders, reports Kantipuronline.com on October 12 (today). The EC had invited the lowest bidder Jagadamba Press, which quoted the lowest bid at Rs 4.91 per card, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 15. The EC’s plan to award the bid after the due process went haywire when some “external forces” pressed the secretariat of the EC to award another bidder, Sama Printers that ranked fifth in the financial evaluation. Sama Printers proposed to print an ID card at the rate of Rs. 8.40, while Jagadamba Press proposed to print for less than half the price (Rs 4.91). The other bidders are Silmo, which proposed to print the cards at the rate of Rs 6.1, Omni (Rs 7.40), Arol (Rs 7.48), and Saugal Trading (Rs 9.23). A source at the EC said “We had to drop the entire project of printing voter ID cards as we could not go against the procurement law and award other than the top ranked bidder. Now, the EC is not in position to print and distribute the voter ID cards. Instead invitation letters will be distributed to all the voters, requesting them to participate in the elections.” EC sources also said they had to cancel the voter ID plan, considering serious consequences in the event biometric details of 12.3 million voters were to be provided to a printing press which was not the best in the technical and financial evaluation.
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October - 11 
At least two persons were killed and 25 others injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Nikli sub-District of Kishoreganj District on October 11, reports The Daily Star. The clash took pl
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At least two persons were killed and 25 others injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Nikli sub-District of Kishoreganj District on October 11, reports The Daily Star. The clash took place between the supporters of Abdul Hashim, the president of Awami Krishak League of No. 6 ward of Singpur union, and Harun, secretary of BNP Singpur union unit. The deceased were identified as Kanchan (45) and Waskuruni (27), supporters of Abdul Hashim. Police said the clash was a sequel to a political feud between the two groups.
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October - 11 
Meanwhile, a sense of unease is growing over the political situation as both the ruling AL and its archrival BNP are organizing a show of strength in Dhaka city on October 25, reports The Daily Star on October 12 (today). The AL has decided to hold a
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Meanwhile, a sense of unease is growing over the political situation as both the ruling AL and its archrival BNP are organizing a show of strength in Dhaka city on October 25, reports The Daily Star on October 12 (today). The AL has decided to hold a rally in front of its central office on Bangabandhu Avenue on October 25 to highlight Government’s successes and seek public mandate in the next parliamentary polls. BNP have also announced that the same day they will stage a rally to press for the restoration of a non-party Caretaker Government (CG) to oversee the next general polls. But the party is yet to get permission for holding the rally in Suhrawardy Udyan or Paltan. The BNP sources said if it does not get the permission, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia might announce a seven-day nonstop hartal from October 26. AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said if the BNP holds a peaceful rally; the Government would rather help the party. If the BNP tries to create any chaos, the law enforcers will take action.
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October - 11 
Meanwhile, TNA constituent party members elected to the Northern Provincial Council boycotted the oath taking ceremony held to appoint its ministers and members to the Northern Provincial Council at Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna District on October 11,
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Meanwhile, TNA constituent party members elected to the Northern Provincial Council boycotted the oath taking ceremony held to appoint its ministers and members to the Northern Provincial Council at Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna District on October 11, reports Daily News. Members of Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) except its minister, People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) and Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) boycotted the ceremony. At least eight of the 30 elected members to the Northern Provincial Council under the TNA banner had boycotted the ceremony. The TNA Council members and ministers took oaths before Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran, who was recently sworn-in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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October - 12 
A former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Raju Hantal of Siliguma village, who had surrendered before the Police along with five others last month (September), was killed by the Maoists in Malkangiri District on Octob
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A former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Raju Hantal of Siliguma village, who had surrendered before the Police along with five others last month (September), was killed by the Maoists in Malkangiri District on October 12, reports firstpost.com. The villagers found his body bearing marks of sharp weapon in the nearby forests.
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October - 12 
Also, A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) , which recently was found to be active in the eastern and southern region of Garo Hills with the tacit support of another unnamed armed organization, has issued a string of diktats blaming corruption amon
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Also, A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) , which recently was found to be active in the eastern and southern region of Garo Hills with the tacit support of another unnamed armed organization, has issued a string of diktats blaming corruption among politicians and officials for the ‘under-development’ of Garo Hills, reports The Shillong Times on October 13. The ANLA issued a press statement from its headquarters known as ‘Chekam’ highlighting its ‘mission’ agenda which demands MLAs, MDCs and MPs to be true to the cause of development of the region. “One who is unable to develop his constituency or feels himself not eligible should not or cannot contest elections,” warned the outfit’s ‘commander in chief’ identified only as Tengsuang Achik.
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October - 12 
Also, the Kuki National Front-Nehlun group (KNF-N) remembered its founder Nehlun Kipgen on October 12 somewhere in Manipur hills, reports The Sangai Express. On October 12, 1993, KNF supremo Nehlun Kipgen was killed by the Central Reserve Police Forc
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Also, the Kuki National Front-Nehlun group (KNF-N) remembered its founder Nehlun Kipgen on October 12 somewhere in Manipur hills, reports The Sangai Express. On October 12, 1993, KNF supremo Nehlun Kipgen was killed by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Motbung.
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October - 12 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hacked to death a 45-year-old Police Constable and injured another Policeman in Dantewada District, on October 12, reports The Hindu. “The Naxals attacked Police Constable Gautam Pande with an axe a
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hacked to death a 45-year-old Police Constable and injured another Policeman in Dantewada District, on October 12, reports The Hindu. “The Naxals attacked Police Constable Gautam Pande with an axe and also injured Police Sub-inspector Satyawadi Sahu (35). They took away Pande’s SLR [rifle],” Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Narendra Khare said. The Naxals, dressed as villagers, attacked the Policemen.
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October - 12 
Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) warned former Home Minister RG Lyngdoh for insisting on the arrest of miscreants involved in the attempt to set ablaze a trader at Motphran in East khasi Hills District recently, reports The Shillong Pos
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Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) warned former Home Minister RG Lyngdoh for insisting on the arrest of miscreants involved in the attempt to set ablaze a trader at Motphran in East khasi Hills District recently, reports The Shillong Post on October 13. “We know that you (RG Lyngdoh) have been claiming that as the Home Minister you managed to break the HNLC, but that is not true ,” HNLC publicity secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw said in his Facebook page while warning that the outfit will “hunt for the former Home Minister.” He also condemned Police for arresting Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) publicity secretary Eldie N Lyngdoh in connection with the hurling of petrol bombs at a puja pandal in Umsning in East Khasi Hills District.
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October - 12 
Meanwhile, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) warned former State Home Minister RG Lyngdoh for insisting on the arrest of miscreants involved in the attempt to set ablaze a trader at Motphran recently, reports The Shillong Times on Octobe
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Meanwhile, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) warned former State Home Minister RG Lyngdoh for insisting on the arrest of miscreants involved in the attempt to set ablaze a trader at Motphran recently, reports The Shillong Times on October 13. “We know that you (RG Lyngdoh) have been claiming that as the Home Minister you managed to break the HNLC, but that is not true ,” HNLC publicity secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw said in his Facebook page while warning that the outfit will “hunt for the former Home Minister.” He also condemned police for arresting FKJGP ‘publicity secretary’ Eldie N Lyngdoh in connection with the hurling of petrol bombs at a Puja pandal in Umsning.
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October - 12 
Pakistani troops, in yet another ceasefire violation, targeted forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District with mortar shelling Line of Control (LoC) and automatic weapons, prompting Indian troops to retaliate strongly, repot Tim
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Pakistani troops, in yet another ceasefire violation, targeted forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District with mortar shelling Line of Control (LoC) and automatic weapons, prompting Indian troops to retaliate strongly, repot Times of India on October 13. Pakistani army troops resorted to firing of mortar shells, automatic and small arms firing in forward areas along LoC in Bharasingha and Mendhar battalion forward areas in Krishna Gati and Bhimber Gali sub-sector of Poonch from 6.30pm, defence spokesman said in Jammu. Indian troops guarding the borderline with Pakistan took positions, and retaliated with equal calibre weapons, triggering heavy exchanges which are still going on, the spokesman said. "There was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the firing and shelling by Pakistan along LoC on this side," the spokesman said.
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October - 12 
Ri–Bhoi District Police on October 12 made a breakthrough when it arrested one of the leaders of the pro– Inner Line Permit (ILP) agitating groups, reports The Sentinel. According to police, the information secretary of the Federation of Khasi Jainti
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Ri–Bhoi District Police on October 12 made a breakthrough when it arrested one of the leaders of the pro– Inner Line Permit (ILP) agitating groups, reports The Sentinel. According to police, the information secretary of the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP), Eldie Newton Lyngdoh was arrested from Umsning (Ri–Bhoi). Police said that the FKJGP leader was charged for the attempted arson on a puja pandal on the first day of the Durga Puja festival (October 11 in the same District. The ‘information secretary’ of the FKJGP was taken to a Nongpoh court on October 13.
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October - 12 
Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed a suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, at Gavaru Bridge located at Mohmari village under Duliajan Police Station in Dibrugarh District on October 12, reports The Sentinel. According
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Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed a suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, at Gavaru Bridge located at Mohmari village under Duliajan Police Station in Dibrugarh District on October 12, reports The Sentinel. According to police sources, two suspected ULFA militants have been taking shelter in a temporary office of Water Resource Department, Government of Assam, Gavaru bridge, near Mohmari village for the last few days. Police is yet to identity the deceased ULFA militant. SFs recovered one 7.6 pistol, one 7.6 pistol magazine, one AK 47 rifle’s empty cartridge, and one hand grenade from the encounter site.
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October - 12 
Stone-pelting is back in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), compared to 2012, in 2013, there has been almost a six-fold increase in the number of times protesters resorted to stone-pelting on Security Forces (SFs), reports Indian Express on October 13. Accordi
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Stone-pelting is back in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), compared to 2012, in 2013, there has been almost a six-fold increase in the number of times protesters resorted to stone-pelting on Security Forces (SFs), reports Indian Express on October 13. According to data collected by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the central Police Force deployed across the state till September has already witnessed 318 such incidents compared to 55 in 2012. The number of SFs injured in such incidents has increased more than three times. "In 2012, the number of CRPF personnel injured in stone-pelting incidents was 203 but this year, already 628 personnel have received injuries. The crowd here is again resorting to stone-pelting, which witnessed a downward trend in the last three years," said D K Pathak, Special Director General (DG), J&K, and CRPF. During these protests, more than 250 bulletproof vehicles have been damaged. Senior security officials explained this year; there was an increase in these incidents after Parliament House attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged in Delhi in February 9. Later, the crowd took to the streets and started attacking SFs after the Ramban incident on July 18, 2013, where four persons were killed in firing by Border Security Force (BSF) and local Police Personnel.
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October - 12 
A labourer was killed and another injured after explosives went off in Kot Khaddak village in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 12, reports Daily Times. Police sources said two labourers Umar Khan and Yousaf, hailing from Afghanistan, w
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A labourer was killed and another injured after explosives went off in Kot Khaddak village in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 12, reports Daily Times. Police sources said two labourers Umar Khan and Yousaf, hailing from Afghanistan, were lifting a bundle of wood in a bricks factory near Chairman Adda in Kot Khaddak Village when the explosive material, hidden in the wood bundle, went off. Resultantly, Umar Khan was killed on the spot and Yousaf sustained serious injuries.
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October - 12 
In a separate incident, one Hanif (30), was shot at and injured by unidentified armed assailants within the remit of Site B Police Station in Baldia Town on October 12, reports The News.
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In a separate incident, one Hanif (30), was shot at and injured by unidentified armed assailants within the remit of Site B Police Station in Baldia Town on October 12, reports The News.
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October - 12 
In another incident, a man, identified as Ali Muhammad (48), was shot dead when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him in the Soomar Goth area within the remit of Steel Town Police Station in Bin Qasim Town on October 12, reports The News.
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In another incident, a man, identified as Ali Muhammad (48), was shot dead when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him in the Soomar Goth area within the remit of Steel Town Police Station in Bin Qasim Town on October 12, reports The News.
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October - 12 
Separately, a Police official was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Tangi area of Charsadda town in same District in the night of October 12, reports The Express Tribune. According to Tangi Police Station official Abdul Rasheed Khan, Head Const
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Separately, a Police official was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Tangi area of Charsadda town in same District in the night of October 12, reports The Express Tribune. According to Tangi Police Station official Abdul Rasheed Khan, Head Constable Sher Ali was heading to work on his motorcycle when unidentified assailants opened fire at him in Tangi, killing him on the spot.
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October - 12 
Two children were severely injured in two separate landmine explosions in Kurram Agency located in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan on October 12, reports Daily Times. The first incident took place in the Tri-Mangal area
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Two children were severely injured in two separate landmine explosions in Kurram Agency located in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan on October 12, reports Daily Times. The first incident took place in the Tri-Mangal area at 9 am where a child lost a leg when he stepped on a landmine. In the other incident, around half an hour later, another child became a victim of another landmine in the Gobazna Road area.
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October - 13 
According to the new notification of Government, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been given the mandate to investigate cases of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN, meaning those suspected to have been printed in Pakistan Govern
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According to the new notification of Government, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been given the mandate to investigate cases of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN, meaning those suspected to have been printed in Pakistan Government press), cases where an Indian is involved in FICN possession in foreign land, cases where seizures have been made along with arms and ammunition related to terror groups and those developed by itself, reports The Times of India on October 13. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which used to be the nodal agency in India for FICN cases, will now only investigate cases either developed by itself or referred to it by a state.
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October - 13 
Also, the United Naga Council (UNC) alleged in a press statement that the Government of India will be failing its Constitutional obligations of protecting the land of the tribals if it does not intervene into the issue of keeping 120 tribal villages
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Also, the United Naga Council (UNC) alleged in a press statement that the Government of India will be failing its Constitutional obligations of protecting the land of the tribals if it does not intervene into the issue of keeping 120 tribal villages of Saikul sub-division, Senapati District under jurisdictions of Imphal East District Police and Thoubal District Police, reports The Sangai Express on October 14. The inclusion of 120 tribal villages under Saikul Sub-division of Senapati District under various Police Stations of Imphal East District and Thoubal District by the Government of Manipur (GoM) cannot be for anything but to carry out its communal policy to intrude upon the lands of the tribals in the name of security, and law and order, the UNC alleged.
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October - 13 
India and the US on October 13 agreed to work together to target the financial network and fund raising activities of Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)/Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the Haqqani network and individual terrorists associa
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India and the US on October 13 agreed to work together to target the financial network and fund raising activities of Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)/Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the Haqqani network and individual terrorists associated with these organisations reports The Times of India. The decision by the two countries, in this regard, was taken during a meeting between finance minister P. Chidambaram and US treasury secretary Jack Lew.
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October - 13 
Meanwhile, security has been tightened across Manipur as separatists are likely to resort violent activities to register a strong protest against merger of Manipur to Indian Union.
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Meanwhile, security has been tightened across Manipur as separatists are likely to resort violent activities to register a strong protest against merger of Manipur to Indian Union.
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October - 13 
Taking a cue from the North East where the State government and the Centre have successfully funded various agriculture and horticulture projects to transform militants, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is planning a similar initiative in th
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Taking a cue from the North East where the State government and the Centre have successfully funded various agriculture and horticulture projects to transform militants, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is planning a similar initiative in the five worst Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected States to help the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrender arms and earn their livelihood, reports The Hindu on October 13. Following field trails by the Rubber Board, the UMHA in association with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has envisaged a plan to go for massive rubber plantation in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
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October - 13 
The Maoist Communist Party Manipur (MCM) has also called for a 12-hour general strike in Manipur on the October 15, Nagaland Post reports on October 14. Earlier, the Coordination Committee (CorCom) of Imphal valley based militants had also called for
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The Maoist Communist Party Manipur (MCM) has also called for a 12-hour general strike in Manipur on the October 15, Nagaland Post reports on October 14. Earlier, the Coordination Committee (CorCom) of Imphal valley based militants had also called for an 18-hour general strike on October 15.
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October - 13 
Two persons, identified as Manoj and Randhir Mishra, were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 48,700 from Paschim Vihar in West Delhi on October 13, reports The Times of India.
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Two persons, identified as Manoj and Randhir Mishra, were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 48,700 from Paschim Vihar in West Delhi on October 13, reports The Times of India.
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October - 13 
A trader belonging to the Bohra community, identified as Uzeefa (30), was shot dead and his nephew, Muhammad Dani (12), was injured in a sectarian attack at a shop in the Chaba Gali area of Jodia Bazaar in Saddar Town of Karachi District, the provinc
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A trader belonging to the Bohra community, identified as Uzeefa (30), was shot dead and his nephew, Muhammad Dani (12), was injured in a sectarian attack at a shop in the Chaba Gali area of Jodia Bazaar in Saddar Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh, on October 13, reports The News.
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October - 13 
According to a fact finding report submitted by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on October 13 the pattern of terrorist attacks in Balochistan during the recent past indicate some operational coordination between sectarian militant groups a
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According to a fact finding report submitted by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on October 13 the pattern of terrorist attacks in Balochistan during the recent past indicate some operational coordination between sectarian militant groups and Baloch insurgents, reports The Express Tribune. The HRCP was not in a position to verify the claim but demanded that such allegations must be taken seriously and investigated fully and, if any evidence of such collaboration was found, it must be made public. The report further said that the religious minorities were particularly vulnerable in the province. Kidnapping-for-ransom remained unchecked and the citizens had no option but to pay money for the recovery of abducted relatives, it added.
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October - 13 
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar on October 13 rejected the proposed US-Afghan security pact and said Afghans will not accept it, reports The Express Tribune. “The invaders and their allies should understand that the strategic agreement wil
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Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar on October 13 rejected the proposed US-Afghan security pact and said Afghans will not accept it, reports The Express Tribune. “The invaders and their allies should understand that the strategic agreement will be accompanied by grave consequences for them,” said Omar in a message received by The Express Tribune. On October 12, President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed on some parts of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA). The agreement, however, left the issue of providing immunity to the US soldiers unresolved.
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October - 13 
All Pakistan Muslim League (AMPL) General Secretary Dr Muhammad Amjad on October 13 said that “General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has boldly faced all the cases against and will never flee from the country,” reports The Express Tribune. “Our leader h
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All Pakistan Muslim League (AMPL) General Secretary Dr Muhammad Amjad on October 13 said that “General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has boldly faced all the cases against and will never flee from the country,” reports The Express Tribune. “Our leader has manfully faced all charges without putting blames on others; so why would he leave the country now that he has got bails in most of the cases?” said Amjad, adding that Musharraf had himself taken the difficult path to return to the country and face the cases.
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October - 13 
Although the scourge of militancy has resulted in the destruction of 58,312 houses in three tribal Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), yet the question about compensation to the affected families is still unanswered, Dawn reported
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Although the scourge of militancy has resulted in the destruction of 58,312 houses in three tribal Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), yet the question about compensation to the affected families is still unanswered, Dawn reported on October 14. A baseline survey conducted by FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) in South Waziristan, Orakzai and Kurram Agencies shows that reconstruction of the damaged private houses requires approximately PKR 17 billion. The FDMA has conducted door-to-door survey to assess damage in the militancy-stricken areas of the three agencies. An official said that FDMA had approached the Federal Government and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide funds for the housing compensation project in three tribal agencies. “The authority has yet to receive an affirmative response from any of them,” the official said, adding that request about release of funds for damaged houses had been pending with the centre for the last two months. If the funds were released, the authority would pay PKR 400,000 for completely damaged house and PKR 160,000 for partially damaged house. The Federal Government, USAID and other foreign donor agencies had paid compensation for the damaged houses in Swat, Bajaur Agency and parts of Mohmand Agency at the rate of PKR 400,000 for fully damaged and PKR 160,000 for partially damaged house. “Like Swat, Bajaur and Mohmand, the government is bound to pay housing compensation to the people in these three agencies,” said another senior official. He added that internally displaced persons had made makeshift arrangements for shelter after returning to their areas. IDPs from Malakand division including Swat District were sent back to their area within three months after completion of military operation in May 2009 and the returning people were compensated. Unlike Malakand, officials said, displacement from South Waziristan and Orakzai Agencies started in 2008 and even after lapse of five years they had yet to return to their homes. Displacement from central subdivision of Kurram was initiated in 2011.
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October - 13 
In addition, Police and Rangers arrested at least 140 more alleged criminals associated with Lyari-based gangs, political parties and banned militant outfits in the ongoing targeted operations across Karachi on October 13, reports The News. At least
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In addition, Police and Rangers arrested at least 140 more alleged criminals associated with Lyari-based gangs, political parties and banned militant outfits in the ongoing targeted operations across Karachi on October 13, reports The News. At least 18 suspected criminals were arrested by paramilitary soldiers and a number of weapons were seized from them. Rangers launched raids in Khadda Market of Lyari Town, Medina Town in Landhi, Safoora Chowrangi, Mehran Town in Korangi Town and Gulshan-e-Iqbal areas.
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October - 13 
Meanwhile, the DNA report of the September 22 suicide bombers of the All Saints Church in Qissa Khwani market of Peshawar has revealed that both the attackers were foreigners, reports The News. The Police have received the DNA report which states tha
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Meanwhile, the DNA report of the September 22 suicide bombers of the All Saints Church in Qissa Khwani market of Peshawar has revealed that both the attackers were foreigners, reports The News. The Police have received the DNA report which states that the attackers were not Pakistanis and that one of them was Uzbek.
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October - 13 
Separately, an unidentified woman was killed and three people were injured in an explosion near Zain Medical Centre in the Muzaffarabad Colony of Landhi Town on October 13, reports The Express Tribune. Police officials said that the explosion was a c
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Separately, an unidentified woman was killed and three people were injured in an explosion near Zain Medical Centre in the Muzaffarabad Colony of Landhi Town on October 13, reports The Express Tribune. Police officials said that the explosion was a caused by a cracker blast and was a result of an extortion case. People at the medical centre said they were receiving threats from extortionists.
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October - 13 
The Police claimed to have arrested 122 suspects with weapons. The Karachi Police arrested 50 absconders, 13 for keeping illegal guns, nine for keeping narcotics, one terrorist, eight robbers, one murderer and 40 more for involvement in other crimes.
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The Police claimed to have arrested 122 suspects with weapons. The Karachi Police arrested 50 absconders, 13 for keeping illegal guns, nine for keeping narcotics, one terrorist, eight robbers, one murderer and 40 more for involvement in other crimes. The Police carried out 92 raids and five encounters and seized 28 unlicensed weapons also.
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October - 13 
The shrine of Sheikh Modula Babaji in Sheikhan village of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was blown up in the night of October 13, reports The Express Tribune. This is the second attack on the site. The gra
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The shrine of Sheikh Modula Babaji in Sheikhan village of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was blown up in the night of October 13, reports The Express Tribune. This is the second attack on the site. The grave was destroyed by a two-kilogramme homemade explosive device planted near it by unidentified militants. Fortunately, there was no loss of life.
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October - 13 
Election Commission (EC) Spokesman Bir Bahadur Rai at the Janak Education Materials Centre (JEMC) press in Bhaktapur District on October 13 said that the EC has completed printing 7.4 million ballot papers for the Proportional Representation (PR) ele
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Election Commission (EC) Spokesman Bir Bahadur Rai at the Janak Education Materials Centre (JEMC) press in Bhaktapur District on October 13 said that the EC has completed printing 7.4 million ballot papers for the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system of the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election, reports Nepal News. The EC Spokesman further said that the printing of ballot papers for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system also started on October 11.
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October - 13 
Ten persons were injured in a clash that took place between Nepali Congress (NC) and Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) cadres at Bhiyee village of Mugu District on October 13, reports Nepal News. CPN-Maoist-Baidya cadr
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Ten persons were injured in a clash that took place between Nepali Congress (NC) and Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) cadres at Bhiyee village of Mugu District on October 13, reports Nepal News. CPN-Maoist-Baidya cadres reportedly attacked a door-to-door election campaigning by the NC party. NC claimed that the CPN-Maoist-Baidya cadres pelted stones at its door-to-door programme while the CPN-Maoist-Baidya said that they retaliated after they came under attack from the NC cadres. The incident site is two days walk from the District headquarters Gamgadhi.
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October - 13 
Cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student front of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) allegedly attacked a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of the ruling Awami League (AL) and critically injured him in Sylhet city of Sylhet Di
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Cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student front of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) allegedly attacked a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of the ruling Awami League (AL) and critically injured him in Sylhet city of Sylhet District on October 13, reports New Age. The victim was identified as Rasel Ahmed (23), a third year political science student of Madan Mohan College in the city. He is a leader of the college unit BCL.
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October - 13 
Faruk Hossain, an office assistant at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on October 13 gave confessional statement regarding the leak of a draft verdict against war crimes convict sentenced Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committ
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Faruk Hossain, an office assistant at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on October 13 gave confessional statement regarding the leak of a draft verdict against war crimes convict sentenced Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, reports The Daily Star. Faruk admitted before Metropolitan Magistrate Harun-ur-Rashid that he had introduced defence lawyer Fakhrul lslam’s assistant Mehedi Hasan to Nayon Ali, who leaked the draft verdict. Faruk also said he used to accompany Nayon to Fakhrul’s office where he met Salauddin’s manager Mahboob and family members. The ICT-1 had given death award to Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on October 1.
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October - 13 
Nurun Nabi, a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), injured on October 7 bomb explosion at Al Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa in the Lal Khan Bazar area of Chittagong District succumbed to his injuries at
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Nurun Nabi, a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), injured on October 7 bomb explosion at Al Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa in the Lal Khan Bazar area of Chittagong District succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in Dhaka city on October 13, reports The Daily Star. Nurun Nabi was among the seven who were wounded in the blast. Earlier, Jubair Ahmed and Habibur Rahman, two students of the madrasa, had succumbed to their injuries.
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October - 13 
Former Member of Parliament (MP) M. K. Shivajilingam of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), one of the constituent parties of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on October 13 said that although the TNA is an alliance of five parties, the party is
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Former Member of Parliament (MP) M. K. Shivajilingam of Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), one of the constituent parties of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on October 13 said that although the TNA is an alliance of five parties, the party is controlled by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), reports Colombo Page. As a result, the members of three constituent parties boycotted the October 11's swearing-in ceremony of the members elected from the TNA to the Northern Provincial Council. Nine members of Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), TELO and Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) boycotted the swearing-in ceremony held at the Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna District under the patronage of Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran. The dissident MPs to the Northern Provincial Council have decided to hold their own swearing-in ceremony on October 14 (today) in Mullaitivu District.
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October - 14 
The 18 hour joint bandh (general Strike) called by militant formation in Manipur and Tripura come into force from October 14th night in both the States, reports The Sangai Express. An 18-hour shutdown in Manipur and Tripura announced by the Co
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The 18 hour joint bandh (general Strike) called by militant formation in Manipur and Tripura come into force from October 14th night in both the States, reports The Sangai Express. An 18-hour shutdown in Manipur and Tripura announced by the Coordinating Committee (CorCom) of six Manipur based militant groups and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in protest against the merger of the then kingdoms of Manipur and Twipra (Tripura) with the dominion of India on October 15, 1949, has started from Monday midnight. The CorCom consists of Revolutionary People’s Front/People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-PRO). Essential services such as water supply, medical and religious activities, and the media will not be within the purview of the strike, they had said.
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October - 14 
A Border Security Force (BSF) personal, identified as M Basu, was injured on October 14 when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire, opening fire on forward areas along International Border (IB) on Katav Border out Post at Samba District, reports New In
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A Border Security Force (BSF) personal, identified as M Basu, was injured on October 14 when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire, opening fire on forward areas along International Border (IB) on Katav Border out Post at Samba District, reports New Indian Express. The Indian troops retaliated strongly.
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October - 14 
A top commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Junaid, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Bandipora town of Bandipora District on October 14, reports IBN Live. SFs recovered one AK-56 rifle with two magazines and 60 rounds from hi
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A top commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Junaid, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Bandipora town of Bandipora District on October 14, reports IBN Live. SFs recovered one AK-56 rifle with two magazines and 60 rounds from his possession.
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October - 14 
Four persons, identified as Shehin S (20), Vishnu A (22), R Adarsh (19) and Jithin Shanker (21), were arrested for their involvement in running Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket from Kilimanoor area of Thiruvananthapuram city of Thiruvananthap
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Four persons, identified as Shehin S (20), Vishnu A (22), R Adarsh (19) and Jithin Shanker (21), were arrested for their involvement in running Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket from Kilimanoor area of Thiruvananthapuram city of Thiruvananthapuram District on October 14 reports New Indian Express. According to the Police, equipment used to print the fake currencies was recovered from a hideout in Nedumangad area. The racket was busted after the four youths tried to fill petrol in their motorcycles using FICN of INR 500 denomination from a petrol pump in Kilimanoor. According to Police, “While questioning the four we got information on one Rajesh of Nedumangad who used to supply them the fake currency.”
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October - 14 
In another incident, miscreants set ablaze a bike belonging to one Rajesh Gurung in the evening of October 14. The bike was parked at an isolated place at Umpling behind Border Security Force (BSF) camp in East Khasi Hills District.
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In another incident, miscreants set ablaze a bike belonging to one Rajesh Gurung in the evening of October 14. The bike was parked at an isolated place at Umpling behind Border Security Force (BSF) camp in East Khasi Hills District.
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October - 14 
Indian Army troops arrested two Pakistani militants immediately after they sneaked into Indian side from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) in Tangdhar Sector of Kupwara District on October 14, reports Daily Excelsior. A Defence Ministry spokesman s
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Indian Army troops arrested two Pakistani militants immediately after they sneaked into Indian side from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) in Tangdhar Sector of Kupwara District on October 14, reports Daily Excelsior. A Defence Ministry spokesman said based on specific intelligence inputs, Army established cordon and surveillance points near Line of Control (LoC). The infiltrators were challenged and overpowered by the troops. One pistol, two magazines, ammunition and Identity Card issued by PoK authorities were among the various items recovered from the militants, he added.
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October - 14 
Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) ‘operational chief’ in India, Yasin Bhatkal, who was arrested on August 28, 2013, during his interrogation admitted that the outfit got logistic support from other radical outfits in the country, reported Indian Express on Oc
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Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) ‘operational chief’ in India, Yasin Bhatkal, who was arrested on August 28, 2013, during his interrogation admitted that the outfit got logistic support from other radical outfits in the country, reported Indian Express on October 15.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, decrying the election system in the country, the CPI-Maoist has officially boycotted the coming Assembly Election in Chhattisgarh, reports The Hindu on October 15. Describing elections as a “big lie” the Maoists have “appealed” to the vot
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Meanwhile, decrying the election system in the country, the CPI-Maoist has officially boycotted the coming Assembly Election in Chhattisgarh, reports The Hindu on October 15. Describing elections as a “big lie” the Maoists have “appealed” to the voters to “boycott the poll” and support the alternative government of the Maoists in Dandakaranya region. The Maoist communiqué dated October 10 signed by the Spokesperson of the party in Dandakaranya, Gudsa Usendi, was released on October 15. While asking the residents of Dandakaranya to boycott the poll, the Maoists have not clearly indicated (in the release) if they are going to punish or impose any penalty on the electors, if they vote.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, militants on October 14 hurled a grenade on Soura Police Station in Srinagar city of Srinagar District, reports Daily Excelsior. Police sources said that the grenade exploded at the main entrance of the Police Station without causing a los
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Meanwhile, militants on October 14 hurled a grenade on Soura Police Station in Srinagar city of Srinagar District, reports Daily Excelsior. Police sources said that the grenade exploded at the main entrance of the Police Station without causing a loss of life or injured. Police immediately cordoned the area but no one was arrested.
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) are conducting a search operation in Hailakandi District to trace Pachauram Reang, (45), a former chief of a surrendered outfit United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV), reports The Telegraph. Reang was abducte
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) are conducting a search operation in Hailakandi District to trace Pachauram Reang, (45), a former chief of a surrendered outfit United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV), reports The Telegraph. Reang was abducted by a United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) and Zakir Bahini militants on October 14.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, three villagers of Motbung Meitei Leikai in Senapati District were assaulted by four cadres of Kuki national Front (KNF) who came down from its Ebenezer’s camp on October 14, reports The Sangai Express. Subsequent upon the assault, infuria
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Meanwhile, three villagers of Motbung Meitei Leikai in Senapati District were assaulted by four cadres of Kuki national Front (KNF) who came down from its Ebenezer’s camp on October 14, reports The Sangai Express. Subsequent upon the assault, infuriated villagers of Motbung Meitei Leikai blocked Imphal-Dimapur highway at Motbung Keithel.
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October - 14 
Separately, several organizations in Jaintia Hills have opposed the proposed move to delimit the constituencies under Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC). The decision to oppose the delimitation proposal was taken in a meeting held here
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Separately, several organizations in Jaintia Hills have opposed the proposed move to delimit the constituencies under Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC). The decision to oppose the delimitation proposal was taken in a meeting held here on October 14.
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October - 14 
Separately, two factions of Kuki Revolutionary Army-United (KRA-U), which were earlier affiliated to Kuki National Organization (KNO) and United Peoples Front (UPF) respectively have united to form a single unit under UPF, claimed Robinson Thadou, pr
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Separately, two factions of Kuki Revolutionary Army-United (KRA-U), which were earlier affiliated to Kuki National Organization (KNO) and United Peoples Front (UPF) respectively have united to form a single unit under UPF, claimed Robinson Thadou, president of the united KRA-U during a press meet held on October 14 somewhere in Sadar Hills in Senapati District, reports The Sangai Express.
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October - 14 
Suspected cadres of the United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) and the Zakir Bahini jointly abducted Pancharam Apeto Reang (42), former ‘chairman’ of the disbanded United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV), from his home at Bishuram Basti, a
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Suspected cadres of the United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) and the Zakir Bahini jointly abducted Pancharam Apeto Reang (42), former ‘chairman’ of the disbanded United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV), from his home at Bishuram Basti, a remote village under Katlicherra block in Hailakandi District on October 14, reports Times of India. Reports said UDLA ‘chief’ Shisuhuram Reang on October 15 demanded INR 5 million over phone as ransom for the release of Pancharam. While UDLA is led by Shishuram Reang the Zakir Bahini is led by Zakir Hussain. Soon after the incident, Security Forces (SFs) launched an operation in the jungles along the Assam-Mizoram border.
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October - 14 
The Sangai Express reports on October 25 that a young woman was allegedly raped by a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as Adani Chithuiyio in Dimapur District a week ago. According to the Naga Women Uni
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The Sangai Express reports on October 25 that a young woman was allegedly raped by a Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as Adani Chithuiyio in Dimapur District a week ago. According to the Naga Women Union (NWU), one Adani Chitthuiyio, a cadre of NSCN-IM raped the woman at Viola Colony, Dimapur District on October 14.
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October - 14 
The Sangai Express reports that an Assam Rifles vehicle carrying idol of goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival was damaged in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack launched by the People Liberation Army (PLA) at Nungshangkhong along Imph
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The Sangai Express reports that an Assam Rifles vehicle carrying idol of goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival was damaged in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack launched by the People Liberation Army (PLA) at Nungshangkhong along Imphal-Ukhrul road in Ukhrul District in the afternoon of October 14. Claiming hands in the attack, a statement issued by the chief, department of publicity, Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), Bangkim said the attack launched by the PLA’s Special Warfare Group was part of its offensive against Indian army.
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October - 14 
A Police team comprising of Director General (DG) Headquarters Khalid Khattak, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sajid Kayani and Superintendent of Police (SP) Jameel Hashmi on October 14 interrogated former President General (retired) Pervez Mus
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A Police team comprising of Director General (DG) Headquarters Khalid Khattak, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sajid Kayani and Superintendent of Police (SP) Jameel Hashmi on October 14 interrogated former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf and recorded his statement in a case related to Lal Masjid [Red Mosque] operation and subsequent killing of Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, reports The News. However, Musharraf again denied having ordered the Lal Masjid operation and said it was carried out on the directive of the capital administration at that time, reports Dawn. He told the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that the operation had been ordered by the then elected Government and he had nothing to do with it. The sources quoted him as saying: “I was wrongly implicated. I did not issue any written order regarding the operation.” He said the then capital administration had called the army for help which led to the operation. According to details, Musharraf was interrogated in connection with a double-murder case registered by Aabpara Police on a complaint of Haroon Rasheed, son of Abdul Rasheed Ghazi, deputy Khateeb of Lal Masjid, who was killed in the 2007 operation at the mosque. Haroon has alleged that Musharraf issued the order for the operation in which his father and grandmother Sabiha Khatoon were killed. The killing of Rasheed Ghazi was confirmed when his body was found after the operation, but that of Sabiha Khatoon was never found. A case of her “abduction” was registered by Aabpara police on June 6, 2012 on the directive of the Supreme Court on a complaint filed by Lal Masjid Imam Maulana Abdul Aziz, son of Sabiha Khatoon and brother of slain Abdul Rasheed Ghazi. A Police officer said it was yet to be established whether the woman had been killed. He said the police record submitted to the Supreme Court in 2007 showed that no woman had been killed in the operation.
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British Police were questioning four persons, including a Pakistani, on October 14 on suspicion of terrorism after a string of arrests that included armed officers shooting out the tyres of a car near the Tower of London, reports Dawn. Reports in Bri
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British Police were questioning four persons, including a Pakistani, on October 14 on suspicion of terrorism after a string of arrests that included armed officers shooting out the tyres of a car near the Tower of London, reports Dawn. Reports in British media said the men had been arrested in coordinated raids across London in the night of October 13 that was aimed at preventing an alleged terror plot involving the use of guns. Later, a British security official said the men were planning a shooting spree akin to the Westgate attack in Nairobi, in which at least 67 people died. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the record, said it was not clear how advanced the planning was but that any attack was not imminent. Metropolitan Police did not identify the suspects or say what, if any, charges, they may face. Police said they were still searching six premises and two vehicles on Monday. Armed officers arrested two 25-year-old men, one a British national of Turkish origin and the other a Briton of Algerian origin, in a street in east London. A 28-year-old British national of Azerbaijani origin was arrested at a house in Notting Hill, west London, and a 29-year-old Briton of Pakistani origin was arrested in a street in Peckham, southeast London.
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October - 14 
Elsewhere, around 53 people were arrested by Badhaber Police in a large-scale search operation in Mashokhel, Faqirabad and Surizai villages on October 14, reports The Express Tribune. The search operation started early morning in Faqirabad, near the
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Elsewhere, around 53 people were arrested by Badhaber Police in a large-scale search operation in Mashokhel, Faqirabad and Surizai villages on October 14, reports The Express Tribune. The search operation started early morning in Faqirabad, near the border of Akkakhel in Khyber Agency (FATA) and was expanded to Mashokhel and other parts. Another contingent of Police, meanwhile, carried out a separate search operation in Surizai village.
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October - 14 
Elsewhere, the Karachi City Police recovered two hand grenades from a car parked on Super Highway near the main cattle market on October 14 (today), reports Daily Times. Some unidentified militants smashed the window-glasses of a car parked near Mawe
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Elsewhere, the Karachi City Police recovered two hand grenades from a car parked on Super Highway near the main cattle market on October 14 (today), reports Daily Times. Some unidentified militants smashed the window-glasses of a car parked near Maweshi Mandi (cattle market) on Super Highway and hurled two hand grenades inside. The grenades failed to explode and were recovered later.
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October - 14 
In addition, Law enforcers on October 14 submitted a supplementary charge sheet revealing several new facts in the March 16, 2013 murder of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), reported The Express Tribune. The investigat
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In addition, Law enforcers on October 14 submitted a supplementary charge sheet revealing several new facts in the March 16, 2013 murder of Lyari gangster Arshad Pappu before an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), reported The Express Tribune. The investigating officer of the case, Muhammad Yamin Gujjar, submitted the charge sheet before the ATC-II. In the supplementary charge sheet, the Police determined the roles of inspectors Javed Baloch and Yousuf Baloch. It read that Inspector Javed escaped after the incident and was arrested on September 29, 2013 while Inspector Yousuf was sent on judicial remand on September 24, 2013 after he was produced before the court. The charge sheet said that the CD containing the footage of Pappu being tortured and killed was authentic. The fact was determined on the basis of a laboratory report, added the Police. The charge sheet further states that it is confirmed that a Kalri Station Police mobile arrived at the scene. SHO Chand Khan Niazi, Inspector Javed and Inspector Yousuf were present in the mobile when the victims were picked up from Defence on March 16, 2013. The officials then travelled with the victims to Lyari and handed them over to suspected criminals. Inspector Javed had reportedly confessed to his involvement in the abduction and murder of Pappu and had given the CD to the Police after his arrest.
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Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD, the front organisation of LeT, Lashkar-e-Toiba) ‘chief’’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on October 14 accused the United States (US) and India of trying to hamper efforts to help victims of Balochistan’s earthquake, reports The Express
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Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD, the front organisation of LeT, Lashkar-e-Toiba) ‘chief’’ Hafiz Mohammad Saeed on October 14 accused the United States (US) and India of trying to hamper efforts to help victims of Balochistan’s earthquake, reports The Express Tribune. Saeed, who has a USD 10 million US Government bounty on his head, said joint US-Indian efforts to block funds for organisation were aimed at stopping its relief work. The US and India agreed to step up cooperation to prevent the financing of extremist movements linked to Pakistan, including JuD and LeT. But JuD denies terror accusations, and in Pakistan is known for its relief work after natural disasters, particularly the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and 2010 floods. “Their aim is to hamper the relief work of our charity Falah-e-Insaniyat foundation in the earthquake hit Balochistan, that’s why they are trying to stop our funding,” Saeed said. Both LeT and JuD are listed as terror organisations by the United Nations, but JuD operates freely in Pakistan and, despite the bounty on his head, Saeed lives openly.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, after a five-month impasse, 11 ministers were sworn in on October 14, finally completing the Balochistan cabinet, reports The Express Tribune. However, the three coalition partners forming the Provincial Government did not include a woman
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Meanwhile, after a five-month impasse, 11 ministers were sworn in on October 14, finally completing the Balochistan cabinet, reports The Express Tribune. However, the three coalition partners forming the Provincial Government did not include a woman or a minority lawmaker in the cabinet. Balochistan Governor Mohammed Khan Achakzai administered the oath in a ceremony held at the Governor House. The portfolios of the ministers have not been allotted so far.Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) provincial ministers who took oath on Monday include Nawabzada Jangez Marri, Izhar Hussain Khosa, Sardar Sarfraz Domki and Mir Sarfraz Bugti. PML-N got five ministries, one of which they gave to Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q); therefore, the latter’s Jaffar Khan Mandokhail was also made minister. National Party’s (NP) Sardar Aslam Bizenjo, Rehmat Saleh Baloch and Mujeeb ul Rehman Mohammed Hassani were sworn in. Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP)’s Dr Hamid Khan Achakzai, Nawab Ayaz Khan Jogezai and Sardar Mustafa Khan Tareen also took oath. Most of the sworn-in ministers are either Nawabs or landlords. None of the three coalition partners – NP, PML-N and PkMAP – have included a single woman or a member of the minority community in the cabinet. “We believe that there should have been at least one woman minister. I do not know why they totally ignored the women when they were finalising the cabinet,” said NP Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Yasmin Lehri.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Ejazul Haq on October 14 signalled their willingness to testify against Pervez Musharraf, reported The Express Tribune. According to sources, both Shujaat and Ejaz h
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Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Ejazul Haq on October 14 signalled their willingness to testify against Pervez Musharraf, reported The Express Tribune. According to sources, both Shujaat and Ejaz have promised Ghazi’s son Haroonur Rashid and the Shohda Foundation of Pakistan (SFP) that they were ready to record their statements against Musharraf with the Police and the court.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan on October 14 said many criminal gangs were involved in extortion and were using the name of TTP for cover, reports The Express Tribune. During the hearing of a bail application of a man
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Meanwhile, Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan on October 14 said many criminal gangs were involved in extortion and were using the name of TTP for cover, reports The Express Tribune. During the hearing of a bail application of a man accused of extorting money from a doctor, Justice Khan said the gangs were sending letters to people using Taliban’s name and collecting millions of rupees as a result. The accused, Nadeem Hussain, was arrested after he reportedly dropped a letter at a doctor’s clinic in Shawa Adda area of Swabi District, asking for PKR five million. The letter also threatened the doctor of serious consequences if he reported it to the Police.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, Police claimed to have arrested five alleged target killers during two separate raids in Khadda market area of Lyari Town on October 14 (today), reports The News. Police also recovered two Kalashnikovs, three pistols, three hand grenades a
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Meanwhile, Police claimed to have arrested five alleged target killers during two separate raids in Khadda market area of Lyari Town on October 14 (today), reports The News. Police also recovered two Kalashnikovs, three pistols, three hand grenades and narcotics from their custody.
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October - 14 
Meanwhile, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Iman Memon on October 14 said the targeted operation in Karachi would continue till the city was purged of all the criminal elements, reports The Express Tribune. “At this moment we cannot give you when
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Meanwhile, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Iman Memon on October 14 said the targeted operation in Karachi would continue till the city was purged of all the criminal elements, reports The Express Tribune. “At this moment we cannot give you when it will end. We will continue this operation till its logical end whether it takes four months or four years,” he said while addressing a press conference after the law and order meeting at Chief Minister’s House. He further said that the Provincial Government was aware that the people would not voluntarily surrender their illegal arms. “But Government kicked off the operation to comply with Supreme Court’s orders under which the option to impose curfew and recover the arms is still available.” “We have not yet decided to impose curfew, but this option is available,” he said.
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October - 14 
Pakistan and the United States have agreed to speed up efforts to facilitate a peace deal in Afghanistan by next year before hundreds of thousands of foreign troops pull out from the war-ravaged country, The Express Tribune reported on October 15. Th
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Pakistan and the United States have agreed to speed up efforts to facilitate a peace deal in Afghanistan by next year before hundreds of thousands of foreign troops pull out from the war-ravaged country, The Express Tribune reported on October 15. The agreement came about during meetings between President Barack Obama’s point-man for Pakistan and Afghanistan James Dobbins and Pakistan’s senior civil and military authorities on October 14, officials said. Dobbins – who travelled to Islamabad ahead of a crucial visit by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif to Washington later this month – held formal discussions with PM’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. He separately met with Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
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October - 14 
Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on October 14 (today) said that military fully backs the Government’s move to hold peace talks with banned militant groups but these parleys must be held within constitutional parameters, reports The T
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Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on October 14 (today) said that military fully backs the Government’s move to hold peace talks with banned militant groups but these parleys must be held within constitutional parameters, reports The Times of India. "... To deal with it, the national leadership chose the option of giving talks a chance. The Pakistan Army supports this move. The people and the political leadership have to decide the limits for these talks...It is very important that this process leads to unity among the people and not divisions. It is necessary to find a solution to this problem within the Constitution of Pakistan." The use of force is the last option and the army is fully prepared to exercise this option if necessary, Kayani said. There is an opinion that the Government was forced to go in for talks with militants because of the failure of military operations but this is far from the truth, he said. Also, he criticised the Indian military leadership, saying their remarks about the Pakistani military and Inter-Services Intelligence's (ISI) support to terrorism were "unfortunate, unfounded and provocative". Reacting to these allegations, Kayani reiterated Pakistan's stance that incidents on the Line of Control (LoC) should be investigated by the United Nations (UN). "Rather than hurling such baseless accusations, India would be well advised to respond positively to Pakistan's suggestion for holding joint or impartial investigation into the LoC incidents, preferably by the United Nations," he said.
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October - 14 
Peace was restored in Bajaur Agency but militants could still pose a threat in the border areas, said Political Agent Abdul Jabar Shah on October 14 at Khar, the headquterer of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), reports Dawn.
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Peace was restored in Bajaur Agency but militants could still pose a threat in the border areas, said Political Agent Abdul Jabar Shah on October 14 at Khar, the headquterer of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), reports Dawn. Addressing a jirga (tribal council) of Mandal tribe, he said that normalcy returned to the region after elimination of terrorists, however, durable peace would need some time. The tribal elders, members of peace committees and senior officials attended the jirga. The elders of Mandal tribe assured the local administration of their support in maintaining writ of the Government in the region. “There are still threats from militants in the areas along the Afghan border,” the political agent told the jirga. He urged the tribal elders to realise the situation and remain alert to face challenges because it was responsibility of every citizen to defend the area against anti-state elements.
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October - 14 
Separately, Karachi Police during the on-going drive against criminals arrested 161 accused on October 14, reports The News. A Police statement said that those arrested included 75 absconders and proclaimed offenders besides alleged dacoits, killers,
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Separately, Karachi Police during the on-going drive against criminals arrested 161 accused on October 14, reports The News. A Police statement said that those arrested included 75 absconders and proclaimed offenders besides alleged dacoits, killers, robbers and those involved in other crimes. As many as 40 weapons of various calibres were also recovered from their possession.
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October - 14 
Separately, Pishtakhara Police arrested two alleged extortionists – Dad Muhammad and Mughal Khan, residents of Mulazai village October 14, reports The Express Tribune. The men were allegedly demanding PKR 0.2 million in extortion from a banker, Liaqa
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Separately, Pishtakhara Police arrested two alleged extortionists – Dad Muhammad and Mughal Khan, residents of Mulazai village October 14, reports The Express Tribune. The men were allegedly demanding PKR 0.2 million in extortion from a banker, Liaqat Ali, threatening to kidnap and kill his children if he refused to pay up. Police arrested both the accused in a raid and caught them red-handed as they were receiving money from Liaqat. According to the Police, the accused men were collecting extortion under the guise of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and were also involved in murder and attempted murder cases.
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October - 14 
The authorities on October 14 laid a thick security blanket after intelligence warnings of possible terrorist attacks over Central Jail Karachi, reported The News. According to the sources, dozens of additional Police and elite force commandoes were
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The authorities on October 14 laid a thick security blanket after intelligence warnings of possible terrorist attacks over Central Jail Karachi, reported The News. According to the sources, dozens of additional Police and elite force commandoes were being deployed inside and around the prison facility which is said to remain on high-alert until further orders. "The danger of terrorist attacks was clear and present because the prison houses many convicted terrorists, whose comrades will not shy away from taking a shot at getting them out of the detention. We are doing what we must to avoid breaches like Dera Ismael Khan and other jails," a senior jail official said. All roads leading to the jail have been blocked as a security measure and the citizens have been advised to take detours.
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October - 14 
The Police have arrested six suspects, including Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shahjehan Baloch, Inspector Yousuf, Inspector Javed, Zubair Jan, Zakir Dada and Abdur Rahman in the case so far. The court while acceptin
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The Police have arrested six suspects, including Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shahjehan Baloch, Inspector Yousuf, Inspector Javed, Zubair Jan, Zakir Dada and Abdur Rahman in the case so far. The court while accepting the charge sheet directed the police to produce the suspects on October 19, 2013.
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October - 14 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a Station House Officer (SHO), identified as Nisar Ahmed Mengal, while he was on his way to the Police Station in Khuzdar District on October 14, reported Dawn. Police said SHO was on way to the Police Station
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a Station House Officer (SHO), identified as Nisar Ahmed Mengal, while he was on his way to the Police Station in Khuzdar District on October 14, reported Dawn. Police said SHO was on way to the Police Station when armed motorcyclists opened fire at him on the District’s Hospital Road.
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October - 14 
Aminul Islam Royal (29), a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of the ruling Awami League (AL) was killed by unknown assailants in Rajshahi District on October 14, allegedly over political rivalry, reports The Daily Star. Ami
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Aminul Islam Royal (29), a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of the ruling Awami League (AL) was killed by unknown assailants in Rajshahi District on October 14, allegedly over political rivalry, reports The Daily Star. Aminul is a cousin and assistant of local AL lawmaker Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara. Dara said Aminul named some of his killers on his way to hospital and all the named persons were his political rivals belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). Dara further said “He was active in politics and always stayed with me. The killers actually threatened me with murdering him as the parliamentary election is around the corner.”
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran speaking to reporters in Jaffna District on October 14 said that the coalition is against the staging of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka, reports Daily Mi
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran speaking to reporters in Jaffna District on October 14 said that the coalition is against the staging of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka, reports Daily Mirror. He said “The Sri Lankan Government has violated the norms of the Commonwealth and that is why we are against it. The ousting of the country’s Chief Justice is one of the instances where the Government had violated the basic foundations of the Commonwealth.” Hailing the decision of the Canadian Government to not participate in the summit, Sumanthiran said that the Indian Government should follow the example. “The Indian Government should look into the reasons as to why Canada decided against participating and make a decision accordingly” he said.
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The Indigenous People’s Forum (IPF) of Dima Hasao (erstwhile North Cachar Hills), has served an ultimatum on the Chairman, of Assam State Group of Ministers’ (GoM) Committee that it would launch agitation if their demands are not fulfilled by Octobe
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The Indigenous People’s Forum (IPF) of Dima Hasao (erstwhile North Cachar Hills), has served an ultimatum on the Chairman, of Assam State Group of Ministers’ (GoM) Committee that it would launch agitation if their demands are not fulfilled by October 25, reports The Sentinel on October 16. In a memorandum addressed to Prithibi Majhi, Chairman of GoM, the IPF said that if the GoM did not take necessary initiative to address their demands on or before October 25, the organization would enforce its continuous agitation programme which is deem fit and proper even keeping the entire District unrest. The IPF has demanded to arrange concrete formal talks with the organization for final settlement of bifurcation of NC Hills into two autonomous council within the framework of the constitution. The IPF in its memorandum also said that if any untoward incident occurs it will be the sole responsibility of the State government as well as the GoM Committee for its total negligence towards the genuine demands.
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October - 15 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sonai Boga (26), carrying a cash award, was arrested from her in-laws' house at Bhursatrahul village under Bhanupratappur Police Station limits in Kanker District on October 1
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sonai Boga (26), carrying a cash award, was arrested from her in-laws' house at Bhursatrahul village under Bhanupratappur Police Station limits in Kanker District on October 15, reports The Business Standard. Acting on a tip-off about Boga visiting her in-laws, Police surrounded the village and rounded her up from the house.
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Also, intensifying their demand for implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) to curb influx of outsiders, the pro-ILP pressure groups have called for a 24 hour State bandh (shut down strike) on October 17. The bandh would begin at 5 am on October 17
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Also, intensifying their demand for implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) to curb influx of outsiders, the pro-ILP pressure groups have called for a 24 hour State bandh (shut down strike) on October 17. The bandh would begin at 5 am on October 17. “We have decided to resume our agitation to pressurize the State Government to implement ILP,” Khasi Students Union (KSU) vice president Frederick Kharmawphlang said after a meeting of the pro-ILP activists in the night of October 15. Earlier, the pro-ILP groups had temporarily suspended their agitations in view of Durga puja and Eid festivals.
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October - 15 
An Indian soldier, identified as Lance Naik Muhammad Feroze Khan, was killed on October 15 as Pakistani troops, violating the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC), shelled an Indian post in Hamirpur area of Mendhar Sector in Poonch District, report
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An Indian soldier, identified as Lance Naik Muhammad Feroze Khan, was killed on October 15 as Pakistani troops, violating the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC), shelled an Indian post in Hamirpur area of Mendhar Sector in Poonch District, reports New Indian Express.
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October - 15 
Further, regarding the May 25, 2013 Maoist attack on Congress Party convoy, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) Secretary Ramanna said in an interview released to the media by e-mail on October 15 that the CPI-Maoist had reviewed the situati
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Further, regarding the May 25, 2013 Maoist attack on Congress Party convoy, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) Secretary Ramanna said in an interview released to the media by e-mail on October 15 that the CPI-Maoist had reviewed the situation after the May 25 attack and realized that the killing of Pradesh Congress Committee chief Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh Patel, was a mistake, reports The Times of India. "Dinesh Patel did not have an anti-people track record. We realized that out PLGA command, which led the operation, had acted in haste", he added. "Even PCC chief Nand Kumar Patel should not have been targeted. Though as home minister in undivided Madhya Pradesh, he had played a role against adopting repressive measures against the Maoists, for the last ten years Patel, in his personal capacity, had never worked against the Naxalite movement", Ramanna said. "We also felt that the decision to kill him was not proper as he had raised his voice against the massacre by security forces at Sarkeguda and Edesmatta", he added.
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October - 15 
Further, the State Government has filed a case against all the pro-ILP organisations including those from Garo Hills in a special court headed by R. Rymbai, reports The Shillong Times. An official source on October 17 said that the case was filed bef
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Further, the State Government has filed a case against all the pro-ILP organisations including those from Garo Hills in a special court headed by R. Rymbai, reports The Shillong Times. An official source on October 17 said that the case was filed before the designated court on October 15.
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October - 15 
Indian Air Force Chief N.A.K. Browne on October 8 said the Air Force has taken all necessary steps to protect its assets and stations, according to The Times of India. "It is a very valid concern. These kinds of things have happened in our neighbourh
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Indian Air Force Chief N.A.K. Browne on October 8 said the Air Force has taken all necessary steps to protect its assets and stations, according to The Times of India. "It is a very valid concern. These kinds of things have happened in our neighbourhood (Pakistan) and in last two years, there have been three such incidents there. We are very conscious of those things and all necessary steps have taken to protect our assets…We are extremely vigilant," Browne commented. Addressing the parade, he said the assets provided to the force were "expensive and scarce". "The safety and security of these is our prime responsibility. While ensuring their physical security, there is also an increasing need to ensure security of our communication and information networks," he further said.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Joy Ram Engleng was removed from his post on October 15 after the no confidence motion was accepted by the chairman of KAAC, Dhansing Kro in the extra ordinary sessio
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Meanwhile, Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Joy Ram Engleng was removed from his post on October 15 after the no confidence motion was accepted by the chairman of KAAC, Dhansing Kro in the extra ordinary session or special session of the KAAC in absence of the Engleng, reports Nagaland Post. Claiming that the entire procedure was illegal and defiance of Gauhati High Court’s order, seven members of autonomous council walked out of the session.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, miscreants in the morning of October 15 burnt down several important documents including ledgers and bills of the office of Assistant Executive Engineer, MeECL Sub Division at Mawsynram, reports The Shillong Times.
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Meanwhile, miscreants in the morning of October 15 burnt down several important documents including ledgers and bills of the office of Assistant Executive Engineer, MeECL Sub Division at Mawsynram, reports The Shillong Times.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, Pakistani troops, on October 15, made fresh Ceasefire Violation in Bhimber Gali Sector of Rajouri District reports NDTV. Indian Army retaliated strongly. However, no casualties are reported.
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Meanwhile, Pakistani troops, on October 15, made fresh Ceasefire Violation in Bhimber Gali Sector of Rajouri District reports NDTV. Indian Army retaliated strongly. However, no casualties are reported.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, Police and Assam Rifles personnel launched combing operations on October 15 in the mountain areas of Ukhrul District bordering Myanmar following an attack by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on October 14, reports Nagaland Post.
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Meanwhile, Police and Assam Rifles personnel launched combing operations on October 15 in the mountain areas of Ukhrul District bordering Myanmar following an attack by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on October 14, reports Nagaland Post.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, Rajesh (24), was arrested for their involvement in the circulation of FICN from Thiruvananthapuram city on October 15, reports The Times of India. The involvement of Rajesh came into light when his associates revealed his name during inter
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Meanwhile, Rajesh (24), was arrested for their involvement in the circulation of FICN from Thiruvananthapuram city on October 15, reports The Times of India. The involvement of Rajesh came into light when his associates revealed his name during interrogation. Later, Police conducted a raid on Rajesh’s house based on the information provided by the arrested and seized printing equipment and FICN.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, the delimitation of constituencies under Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) might be delayed with Governor KK Paul seeking more clarity on the amended Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Constitution of District Council) Rules, 2
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Meanwhile, the delimitation of constituencies under Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) might be delayed with Governor KK Paul seeking more clarity on the amended Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Constitution of District Council) Rules, 2013.
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October - 15 
Nagaland Post reports that both Assam Rifles (AR) and Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) were engaged in another stand-off on October 15 when the latter accused AR of a breaching Cease Fire Ground Rules (CFGR). NSCN-IM so
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Nagaland Post reports that both Assam Rifles (AR) and Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) were engaged in another stand-off on October 15 when the latter accused AR of a breaching Cease Fire Ground Rules (CFGR). NSCN-IM sources accused the AR of making its makeshift outpost in Doyapur in Dimapur District and from where commuters were subjected to frisking since October 12. A source within NSCN-IM alleged that the 29 AR set up its outpost in Doyapur for frisking vehicles and people passing through under the “pretext” that NSCN-IM was procuring arms and ammunition. The source pointed out that AR did not follow the prescribed CFGR which required either side-AR or NSCN-IMto consult each other before opening any new outpost or camp.
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October - 15 
The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS), a flagship programme of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was launched on October 15 by State Home Minister G Kaito Aye, reports The Shillong Times. The minister thanked the MHA for 100 p
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The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS), a flagship programme of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was launched on October 15 by State Home Minister G Kaito Aye, reports The Shillong Times. The minister thanked the MHA for 100 per cent grant for the project to the fund-starved State and for its initiative to transform conventional policing into digital policing at par with the rest of the country and the world.
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October - 15 
The Sangai Express reports that backing general strike and suspension of economic activities calls given by different insurgent groups to protest forcible merger of then independent Manipur into the Indian Union, the armed United Revolutionary Front
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The Sangai Express reports that backing general strike and suspension of economic activities calls given by different insurgent groups to protest forcible merger of then independent Manipur into the Indian Union, the armed United Revolutionary Front (URF) affirmed that October 15 will only renew and strengthen resolve of revolutionary organisations to sustain the armed movement. With calls for ceasing economic activities on October 15 in the past evoking positive from the masses testifying that the people have been aspiring to live as free citizens, URF too is committed to fulfilling the people's desire of gaining independence, said a statement issued by the Front's Information and Publicity secretary Sanajaoba Meitei.
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October - 15 
The Sangai Express reports that three separate bandhs (shut down strike) in Manipur enforced by militant groups and another by two tribal civil organizations, on October 15, evoked near total response, paralysing normal life. The CorCom, a conglomera
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The Sangai Express reports that three separate bandhs (shut down strike) in Manipur enforced by militant groups and another by two tribal civil organizations, on October 15, evoked near total response, paralysing normal life. The CorCom, a conglomerate of six different militant groups had imposed an 18-hour general strike in protest against the merger of Manipur with the Indian Union on October 15, 1949 and another 12-hour parallel bandh was called by Maoist Communist Party of Manipur (MCP-M). Kuki Inpi Saikul Gamkai (KISG) and Saikul Area Naga People’s Organisation (SANPO) on the other hand, had also given a 48-hour Senapati District bandh demanding the Government to fulfill their demands. The triple strikes simultaneously began in the midnight.
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October - 15 
The Shillong Times reports that in a daring incident, suspected militants robbed INR 52,000 from a petrol pump at Mawsynram in East Khasi Hills District on October 15. According to Police, two masked men, one armed with AK 47 and another with 9mm pis
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The Shillong Times reports that in a daring incident, suspected militants robbed INR 52,000 from a petrol pump at Mawsynram in East Khasi Hills District on October 15. According to Police, two masked men, one armed with AK 47 and another with 9mm pistol, were involved in the incident. Manager of the petrol pump, Sanjay Sharma, sustained injuries on his leg. Police recovered empty cases of AK 47 from the site.
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October - 15 
The civil and military leadership of the country on October 15 held detailed deliberations on the overall Security situation with particular reference to the dialogue process with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports The News. Prime Minis
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The civil and military leadership of the country on October 15 held detailed deliberations on the overall Security situation with particular reference to the dialogue process with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), reports The News. Prime Minister (PM) Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired the meeting on national security at the Prime Minister’s House. Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Adviser to the PM on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Director General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Muhammad Zaheer ul Islam attended the meeting. The top political and military leadership discussed the overall security situation in the country and the region as well as the upcoming visit of the PM to the United States (US). They also discussed the issues of national security and relations with the US and Afghanistan. The dialogue process with the TTP also came under discussion. The meeting was significant as the TTP ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud in a message had earlier said that the Government should not set preconditions for the dialogue process and the TTP would reciprocate to create a congenial atmosphere for talks. Further, the leaders at the meeting said that any foreign intervention in Pakistan’s affairs would not be tolerated. The leadership was unanimous in their view that any foreign intervention in Pakistan’s affairs would not be tolerated. The political and military leadership expressed its resentment over the allegations by India and Afghanistan involving Pakistan in terrorism, Indian and Afghan intervention in Pakistan and violations of ceasefire at the Line of Control (LoC).
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October - 15 
A bullet-riddled body was found from an isolated area of Khudabadan in Panjgur District of Balochistan on October 15, reports Daily Times. Police said that on a tip-off they recovered the body dumped near a water tank. The deceased was later identifi
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A bullet-riddled body was found from an isolated area of Khudabadan in Panjgur District of Balochistan on October 15, reports Daily Times. Police said that on a tip-off they recovered the body dumped near a water tank. The deceased was later identified a Shakir Ali.
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October - 15 
A local leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), the front organisation of Sipah-e-Sheba Pakistan (SSP), was shot dead in Gulberg area of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on October 15, reports Daily Times. Police said tha
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A local leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), the front organisation of Sipah-e-Sheba Pakistan (SSP), was shot dead in Gulberg area of Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh, on October 15, reports Daily Times. Police said that deceased, Abdul Hameed (42), son of Fajruddin was sitting at his milk shop in Gulberg Block-5, where armed riders shot him dead.
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October - 15 
Further, as many as 19 persons, including three personnel of Balochistan Constabulary, sustained injuries when unidentified assailants attacked the Security Force’s truck with a hand grenade on Mastung Road on the outskirts of Quetta (Quetta District
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Further, as many as 19 persons, including three personnel of Balochistan Constabulary, sustained injuries when unidentified assailants attacked the Security Force’s truck with a hand grenade on Mastung Road on the outskirts of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, on October 15, reports Daily Times. Two children were also there among the injured.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, Balochistan Government on October 15 has given Police power for one month to Frontier Corps (FC), reports The News. Sources said the Police power has been granted to FC owing to deteriorating law and order in the province. According to the
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Meanwhile, Balochistan Government on October 15 has given Police power for one month to Frontier Corps (FC), reports The News. Sources said the Police power has been granted to FC owing to deteriorating law and order in the province. According to the notification issued here, the FC will enjoy Police power till November 16.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, sources in the Police claimed that the Aabpara Police on October 15 refused to collect evidence and record the statements of witnesses against the Former President in connection with the killing of the Lal Masjid cleric and his mother. Aft
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Meanwhile, sources in the Police claimed that the Aabpara Police on October 15 refused to collect evidence and record the statements of witnesses against the Former President in connection with the killing of the Lal Masjid cleric and his mother. After the refusal of the Aabpara police, the Lal Masjid Shuhada Foundation and Haroon Rasheed, the complainant in the case, sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Police.
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October - 15 
Militants blew up a private school at Chari Narmikhel in the limits of Bakkakhel Police Station in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 15, reports The News. The sources said that unidentified militants had planted an explosive device at v
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Militants blew up a private school at Chari Narmikhel in the limits of Bakkakhel Police Station in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 15, reports The News. The sources said that unidentified militants had planted an explosive device at various points in the All Amir Middle Public School which went off at midnight. The boundary wall of the school was destroyed while the explosives inside the building didn’t explode.
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October - 15 
On the request of the Islamabad Police, the city administration on October 15 ordered the jail trial of former President General Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of a Lal Masjid cleric and his mother during the 2007 operation, reports Dawn. The ca
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On the request of the Islamabad Police, the city administration on October 15 ordered the jail trial of former President General Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of a Lal Masjid cleric and his mother during the 2007 operation, reports Dawn. The case was registered with the Aabpara Police on September 2, 2013, sources in the Police and administration said. They added that the request for the jail trial was made in view of threats to the former President. “According to the intelligence report, militant outfits have planned to assassinate the former president,” they added.
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October - 15 
Separately, an unidentified dead body of a young man was found near Crown Cinema within the jurisdiction of Kalri Police Station on October 15, reports Daily Times. As per the Police, the torture-marked body was in a gunny bag. Initial inquiry also r
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Separately, an unidentified dead body of a young man was found near Crown Cinema within the jurisdiction of Kalri Police Station on October 15, reports Daily Times. As per the Police, the torture-marked body was in a gunny bag. Initial inquiry also revealed that the man was shot.
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October - 15 
Separately, Balochistan Frontier Corps apprehended three alleged militants with arms and ammunition during a search operation in Muhalla Junako of Dera Bugti District on October 15, reports Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that the search operation
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Separately, Balochistan Frontier Corps apprehended three alleged militants with arms and ammunition during a search operation in Muhalla Junako of Dera Bugti District on October 15, reports Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that the search operation was carried out on a tip-off regarding presence of some militants in the area. The seizure included three pistols, a sub-machine gun (SMG) along with 75 rounds, two motorcycles and a mobile phone.
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October - 15 
The Secret Fund of the Federal Ministry of Interior has been placed at the disposal of the subordinate National Crisis Management Cell (NDMC) and it has been decided to entrust the audit of expenditure of PKR 425 million Secret Fund to the Auditor Ge
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The Secret Fund of the Federal Ministry of Interior has been placed at the disposal of the subordinate National Crisis Management Cell (NDMC) and it has been decided to entrust the audit of expenditure of PKR 425 million Secret Fund to the Auditor General, The News reported on October 16. The policy has been changed on the instructions of Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to enable the Ministry to provide the entire details of spending of the Secret Fund. The PKR 425 million Secret Fund was spent through the NDMC in the last five years. According to sources, during the first year of the PPP rule (2008-2009), a sum of PKR 50 million was spent from this head. Similarly, the expenditure was PKR 110 million in 2009-10, PKR 49 million in 2010-11 and PKR 96 million in 2011-12, whereas in 2012-13 — the last year of the PPP Government — PKR 12 million was spent out of the Interior Ministry’s Secret Fund. The NDMC had refused to furnish the necessary information about the spending of the fund to the Auditor General. In this respect, Director General Audit addressed a letter to secretary Interior Ministry on October 11 this year quoting the July 8, 2013 the Supreme Court’s order calling for the audit of the secret fund of the NDMC. Taking immediate notice of the situation, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has ordered the Auditor General to audit the expenditure of the NMDC Secret Fund. With the order of the minister, the policy of Secret Fund audit has been changed. The sources further said that the NDMC will place all the necessary record of use of Secret Fund before the Auditor General. Ch Nisar Al Khan had issued instructions only a day earlier to all the attached departments of the Interior Ministry to get their accounts audited.
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October - 15 
The Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist–Leninist (CPN-UML) Standing Committee meeting on October 15 approved the proposal of Constituent Assembly (CA) election manifesto along with suggestions, reports The Himalayan Times. According to a state
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The Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist–Leninist (CPN-UML) Standing Committee meeting on October 15 approved the proposal of Constituent Assembly (CA) election manifesto along with suggestions, reports The Himalayan Times. According to a statement issued by the party in Kathmandu 'UML policy and UML leadership' is the major slogan of the party in the CA election 2013. Socio-economic transformation, sustainable peace, consolidation of democracy and democratic republic will be institutionalized through the CA to be elected through the CA elections, adds the statement.
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October - 15 
A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Police on October 15 raided the Gopibagh residence of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice-chairmen Sadeque Hossain Khoka in Dhaka city, but failed to arrest him, reports The Daily Star. The raid came a day after
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A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Police on October 15 raided the Gopibagh residence of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice-chairmen Sadeque Hossain Khoka in Dhaka city, but failed to arrest him, reports The Daily Star. The raid came a day after Khoka, also the convener of BNP Dhaka city unit, directed the party leaders and activists to keep armed with machetes and axes to counter any attacks while joining the opposition’s October 25 rally in the capital. The comment of Khoka triggered huge criticism in the political arena of the country.
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October - 15 
Meanwhile, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Daya Ratnayake on October 15 said there will be no room for separatism on Sri Lankan soil in the future, and those who advocate separatism will be dealt with severely, reports Daily News. The Army Commander stated "
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Meanwhile, Army Commander Lt. Gen. Daya Ratnayake on October 15 said there will be no room for separatism on Sri Lankan soil in the future, and those who advocate separatism will be dealt with severely, reports Daily News. The Army Commander stated "No one will be allowed to step outside the boundaries of democracy to promote extremism and separatism. The world saw how we responded to those who attempted to do things this way in the past.''
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October - 15 
Mohammad Muzammil, spokesperson of National Freedom Front (NFF), an ally of the governing party United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) on October 15 said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has established a provincial council in the North based
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Mohammad Muzammil, spokesperson of National Freedom Front (NFF), an ally of the governing party United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) on October 15 said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has established a provincial council in the North based on a separatist agenda, reports Colombo Page. Muzammil told that the TNA was continuing with the agenda of forming an Eelam through a new programme. He noted that the TNA's victory at the Northern Provincial Council will be used to push the separatist agenda once again. According to Muzammil, new Northern Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran's comments indicated that the Northern Province would join with the Eastern Province as the first step in forming the Eelam. He added that the TNA was using its manufactured internal battles to carry out its agenda.
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October - 16 
A threat analysis carried out by security agencies on the basis of details provided by arrested ‘India operation chief’ of Indian Mujahideen (IM) Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Akhtar Asadullah, revealed that IM has become stronger and more lethal despit
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A threat analysis carried out by security agencies on the basis of details provided by arrested ‘India operation chief’ of Indian Mujahideen (IM) Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Akhtar Asadullah, revealed that IM has become stronger and more lethal despite the arrest of over 100 of its cadres, Financial Express reports on October 17. The group has branched out to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where its cadres are fighting alongside the Taliban. There are now three factions of the IM and Amir Reza Khan alias ‘Rizwan’ is no more its chief. He has set up another group and continues to enjoy the patronage of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). “Our initial assessment was that the group has weakened with arrest of so many cadres and there is division. But the IM, considered a creation of the fugitive Amir Reza Khan, has grown many folds. Each group has its men and logistics in India,” a counter-terror official said. The IM structure changed after the 2008 Batla House encounter and Riyaz Bhatkal and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal began calling the shots as they shifted to Pakistan, said officials. This is believed to have caused an acrimonious spat between Riyaz and Amir, who decided to go his separate way. Another top IM operative Shahnawaz, a Unani doctor and brother of Mohammad Saif is now a lieutenant of Amir. Saif was arrested during the Batla House encounter. The third faction of the IM is headed by Mohammadd Sajid alias Bada Sajid and Mirza Shadab Baig, and reportedly fought in Afghanistan against the US forces.
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October - 16 
Also, Tuli Ram Ronghang became the 27th Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) after confirming of his candidature by KAAC chairman Dhonsing Kro in the presence of 19 congress Member of Autonomous Council (MAC)s, repo
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Also, Tuli Ram Ronghang became the 27th Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) after confirming of his candidature by KAAC chairman Dhonsing Kro in the presence of 19 congress Member of Autonomous Council (MAC)s, reports Nagaland Post on October 17.
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October - 16 
At least 16 Chinese nationals, mostly Tibetans, were arrested along the Sino-Indian border for illegally crossing over to India in the last two years, reports The Shillong Times on October 17.
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At least 16 Chinese nationals, mostly Tibetans, were arrested along the Sino-Indian border for illegally crossing over to India in the last two years, reports The Shillong Times on October 17.
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October - 16 
Bihar Police arrested a self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘zonal commander’ from Central Kolkata in West Bengal and took him to Gaya District of Bihar where a local court remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody on October 1
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Bihar Police arrested a self-styled Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘zonal commander’ from Central Kolkata in West Bengal and took him to Gaya District of Bihar where a local court remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody on October 16, reports The Indian Express. Gaya District Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Shambhu Prasad said "Nepali Yadav, wanted in Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand in several cases, was arrested from the Mahatma Gandhi Road area of Kolkata Tuesday [October 15] night. He was brought to Gaya on Wednesday and produced in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate who remanded him to 14 days judicial custody."
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October - 16 
Earlier, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai and Aurangabad (Maharashtra) on October 15 moved separate pleas before a special Delhi court, seeking custody of Yasin Bhatkal in connection with cases lodged against him in the two cities, according
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Earlier, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai and Aurangabad (Maharashtra) on October 15 moved separate pleas before a special Delhi court, seeking custody of Yasin Bhatkal in connection with cases lodged against him in the two cities, according to Asian Age. Following the submission of the application, the court sought a reply from National Investigation Agency (NIA’s) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) unit, who currently has the custody of Bhatkal in connection with the February 21 2013, Dilsukhnagar blast case.
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October - 16 
Four Chinese nationals, including a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier arrested in Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, were found to have crossed the border with the objective of collecting medicinal herbs, Union Ministry of Home Affairs
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Four Chinese nationals, including a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier arrested in Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, were found to have crossed the border with the objective of collecting medicinal herbs, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said. Six Tibetans were arrested in different parts of Arunachal Pradesh when they entered India with the objective of meeting the Dalai Lama. Three more Chinese were arrested when they entered India in search of Yarcha Gumbo, a medicinal herb. Three Chinese, carrying political maps in Arabic language, were arrested along the line of actual control (LAC) in Ladakh, sources said.The three men, identified as Adil, Salamo and Abdul Khaliq, were arrested inside the Indian territory on June 12 near Sultanchku. While seven of the above were handed over to Chinese authorities during flag meetings at Bumla (Tawang), six were pushed back into Chinese territories by security agencies.
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October - 16 
Imphal West police commandos arrested two militants of KYKL identified as Moirangthem Ranjan (41) and Saikhom Maniton (48) from Thangal Bazar in Imphal East District on October 16.
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Imphal West police commandos arrested two militants of KYKL identified as Moirangthem Ranjan (41) and Saikhom Maniton (48) from Thangal Bazar in Imphal East District on October 16.
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October - 16 
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘zonal commander’, identified as Atiqur Rehman alias Khan Baba, was killed by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and Army in an encounter at Anderbough Diver area of Lolab Valley in Kupwara District on October 16, reports Daily Exc
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Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘zonal commander’, identified as Atiqur Rehman alias Khan Baba, was killed by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and Army in an encounter at Anderbough Diver area of Lolab Valley in Kupwara District on October 16, reports Daily Excelsior. The area has been cordoned off as the operation is still on. Security Forces (SFs) for the past five days have been searching a vast forest area in Dever, Lolab, Tekipora in Kupwara District after they received information about the presence of a large group of around 20 militants of JeM, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Al-Badr (AB) in the forests.
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October - 16 
Meanwhile, Ravindra Kadam, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Anti-Naxal Range, told The Times of India in an interview that Police have enough evidence to establish that Prashant Rahi is a CPI-Maoist cadre, reports The Times of India on October 17.
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Meanwhile, Ravindra Kadam, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Anti-Naxal Range, told The Times of India in an interview that Police have enough evidence to establish that Prashant Rahi is a CPI-Maoist cadre, reports The Times of India on October 17.
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October - 16 
Moreover, Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) eight times in the last four days and intelligence reports warn that there will be more such incidents as terrorists make more attempts to infiltrate the
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Moreover, Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) eight times in the last four days and intelligence reports warn that there will be more such incidents as terrorists make more attempts to infiltrate the border over the next month, reported NDTV on October 17. A comprehensive intelligence assessment states that over 700 well-trained and heavily-armed terrorists, mostly from the LeT and the JeM are waiting at various launch pads on the Pakistani side close to the LoC. As is wont, Pakistani forces stationed at the border are expected to open frequent fire to provide cover to the terrorists as they attempt to cross over into India. The intelligence report says only a strong counter-infiltration and counter-terrorist grid in place across J&K has prevented increased attacks in the interiors of the state. Intelligence agencies have also shared details of some of the major camps across the border that house and train terrorists. The report says that there are about 450 to 500 terrorists waiting north of the Pir Panjal range of mountains to attempt crossing over into the Kashmir valley in camps in Sonar/Sardar, right opposite Machil/Gurez on the Indian side, in Kel opposite Machil, the Neelam Valley opposite Keran and in the Lipa Valley opposite India's Tangdhar. The report says about 150 to 200 more terrorists are at camps south of the Pir Panjal range in the area that faces India's Jammu division, opposite areas like Poonch and Krishna Ghati.
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October - 16 
Pakistan violated the ceasefire on Mangu Chak and Khawada posts of the Border Security Force (BSF) on the International Border (IB) in Samba District on October 16, reports Hindustan Times.
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Pakistan violated the ceasefire on Mangu Chak and Khawada posts of the Border Security Force (BSF) on the International Border (IB) in Samba District on October 16, reports Hindustan Times.
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October - 16 
Separately, according to official statistics, in the past five years (2008 to September 2013), 18,951 Bangladeshis were “detected” in the state, reports The Telegraph on October 17. While 978 were “prosecuted”, and the remaining 17,973 were “pushed b
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Separately, according to official statistics, in the past five years (2008 to September 2013), 18,951 Bangladeshis were “detected” in the state, reports The Telegraph on October 17. While 978 were “prosecuted”, and the remaining 17,973 were “pushed back”. From 2008 to 2011, the figures ranged between 1,500 and 3,200. However, in 2012, the figures shot up to 6,182, and till September 2013, 3,163 more were detected.
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October - 16 
Separately, interrogation of a recently arrested Maoist (identity not specified), a deputy commander, has revealed that Maoist leaders are desperately seeking reinforcement of arms and ammunition from their top leaders, reports The Times of India on
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Separately, interrogation of a recently arrested Maoist (identity not specified), a deputy commander, has revealed that Maoist leaders are desperately seeking reinforcement of arms and ammunition from their top leaders, reports The Times of India on October 17. They are claiming increasing pressure in the wake of penetration of security forces in the hinterland. The interrogators learnt that Milind Teltumbde, secretary of Maharashtra State Committee of the CPI-Maoist, too had sent a proposal to the central committee based at Abujmadh in Dandakaranya, the heart of forested Central India. He requested sophisticated arms and other gadgets to take on the security forces. The arrested leader claims Teltumbde sent an elaborate proposal, demanding two-inch mortar and launcher, light machine guns (LMG), rocket launchers and ammunition. He also wanted day and night vision goggles and binoculars to spot movement of forces in the jungles. Tarpaulins, explosives and detonators too have been sought in large numbers.
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October - 16 
Separately, welcoming the observance of World Food Day, which falls on October 16 (today), the progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) expressed that the event is an opportunity for the people of Kangleipak (Man
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Separately, welcoming the observance of World Food Day, which falls on October 16 (today), the progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) expressed that the event is an opportunity for the people of Kangleipak (Manipur) to not only join the global fraternity to strive for food security but also realise that the people of Kangleipak were free from food-related problems.
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October - 16 
The Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has appealed to Khaplang faction of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) ‘chairman’ S S Khaplang to participate in the reconciliation process, reports The Telegraph on October 17. Acknowledging K
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The Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has appealed to Khaplang faction of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) ‘chairman’ S S Khaplang to participate in the reconciliation process, reports The Telegraph on October 17. Acknowledging Khaplang's role as a signatory to the Covenant of Reconciliation (CoR), FGN ‘vice-president’ Zhopra Vero said Khaplang's presence and participation at this crucial juncture is an imperative. Vero said his outfit has also reached out to Naga National Council (NNC) ‘president’ Adino Phizo to participate in the reconciliation process. "It is only by meeting and talking together that we can solve our problems and make new a beginning based on the historical and political rights of the Nagas".The outfit also appealed to leaders of all Naga groups to forget the past and work together for the future."Let us not allow our differences to destroy the future, but let us reconcile and work together for the cause of our historical and political rights," Vero said.
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October - 16 
Union Minister for Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde disclosed that the help of US intelligence was being taken to bring Dawood Ibrahim to justice, Daily Bhaskar reports on October 17. Indian intelligence agencies, which are closely coordinating with t
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Union Minister for Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde disclosed that the help of US intelligence was being taken to bring Dawood Ibrahim to justice, Daily Bhaskar reports on October 17. Indian intelligence agencies, which are closely coordinating with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in laying their hands on Dawood Ibrahim are facing a major hurdle in Pakistan. Sources in the agencies said they were stunned to know that Dawood regularly uses the private helicopter of a top politician of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) to fly to his hideout in the Swat Valley.
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October - 16 
Violating ceasefire, Pakistani Rangers on October 16 shelled Indian villages directly targeting the civil population working in the fields in forward areas on the Line of Control (LoC) at Pargwal Sector in Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) of Jammu Distr
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Violating ceasefire, Pakistani Rangers on October 16 shelled Indian villages directly targeting the civil population working in the fields in forward areas on the Line of Control (LoC) at Pargwal Sector in Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) of Jammu District causing injuries to five civilians including three children and two women, reports Daily Excelsior. About 80 villagers from three forward areas were trapped in the fields for nearly two hours due to heavy shelling and firing by the Rangers and had a narrow escape as they managed to return after the firing from across the border ceased.
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October - 16 
At least 10 people, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur, were killed and over 30 others were injured when a suicide bomber struck a festive gathering at the residence of Gandapur in the Kolachi area of Dera Ismail Khan Distr
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At least 10 people, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur, were killed and over 30 others were injured when a suicide bomber struck a festive gathering at the residence of Gandapur in the Kolachi area of Dera Ismail Khan District on October 16, reported The News. Israrullah Gandapur was elected from PK-67 (DI Khan IV) as an independent candidate during the 2013 General Elections and later joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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October - 16 
Rangers claimed to have arrested 16 alleged criminals in targeted operations conducted in separate raids in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 16, reported Dawn. According to details, the paramilitary personnel carried out r
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Rangers claimed to have arrested 16 alleged criminals in targeted operations conducted in separate raids in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 16, reported Dawn. According to details, the paramilitary personnel carried out raids in Bilal Colony in Korangi Town, Landhi Town, Liaquatabad Town, Jackson in Keamari Town, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Clifton area in Saddar Town and other areas during the first day of Eid-ul-Azha. According to reports, Police in the south zone had also arrested 41 suspected criminals, including 14 escaped convicts, in raids carried out during the past 24 hours. Police claim to have also recovered five pistols, two rifles and three hand grenades as well as narcotics from the arrested suspects.
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October - 16 
The Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Abdul Malik Baloch on October 16 said that he had no evidence of Indian involvement in Balochistan, reports The Nation. However, he added that the Federal Government and Federal Agencies have such evidence. He said
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The Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Abdul Malik Baloch on October 16 said that he had no evidence of Indian involvement in Balochistan, reports The Nation. However, he added that the Federal Government and Federal Agencies have such evidence. He said that the law and order situation had improved in Quetta, therefore 50 per cent of checkposts set by Frontier Corps (FC) had been removed. The CM expressed these views while talking to media persons after provincial ministers, tribal elders and people hailing from various walks of life called on him on Eid day at the CM Secretariat in Quetta. Responding to a question regarding talks with the Baloch resistance groups, the CM said that so far he had made no contact with them.
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October - 16 
The Czech Government is negotiating the release of two Czech women abducted in Balochistan in March, Czech President Milos Zeman said on October 16, reports Dawn. Zeman said the two women were alive and officials were negotiating in hope of getting t
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The Czech Government is negotiating the release of two Czech women abducted in Balochistan in March, Czech President Milos Zeman said on October 16, reports Dawn. Zeman said the two women were alive and officials were negotiating in hope of getting them released. Antonie Chrástecká and Hana Humpálová, who are both 24, were on the road from Iran to Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan province, when they were abducted on March 13. “I can only say they are currently somewhere between Pakistan and Afghanistan and currently their release is being negotiated,” Zeman told CTK news agency when asked about the case during a meeting with students in the Czech city of Kolin. There has been no official word of their fate since a video given to a Czech TV station was broadcast in June showing the two demanding the release of Pakistani national Aafia Siddiqui.
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October - 16 
The Punjab Government is committed to uprooting terrorism by any means, either through dialogue or military action, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said October 16, reports Central Asia Online. Talks with militants are a peaceful solution, but if
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The Punjab Government is committed to uprooting terrorism by any means, either through dialogue or military action, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said October 16, reports Central Asia Online. Talks with militants are a peaceful solution, but if dialogue fails, "we will launch operations against terrorists to restore peace in the country," he said.
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October - 16 
Cadres of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on October 16 looted election publicity materials belonging to Nepali Congress (NC) in Rukum District, reports Republica. Gorakh Chand, NC District working committee member said “UCPN-M cadre
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Cadres of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) on October 16 looted election publicity materials belonging to Nepali Congress (NC) in Rukum District, reports Republica. Gorakh Chand, NC District working committee member said “UCPN-M cadres have looted our election materials at Chhiwang Village Development Committee (VDC) while the materials were being transported to constituency 2 of the District from the District headquarters Khalanga.” He further said UCPN-M cadres - including Dhanbir Oli, Ganesh Chintan and Dambar Bista - looted 200 T-shirts, 11 loudspeakers and 100 flyers. District coordinator of UCPN-M Sharun Bantha said he has already instructed his party cadres to return the looted election materials.
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October - 16 
Meanwhile, Commissioner of the Election Commission (EC) Ayodhi Prasad Yadav at a press meet organized in Rajbiraj town of Saptari District by the District Election Office on October 16 said all preparations for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election
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Meanwhile, Commissioner of the Election Commission (EC) Ayodhi Prasad Yadav at a press meet organized in Rajbiraj town of Saptari District by the District Election Office on October 16 said all preparations for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election except for printing of ballot papers have completed, reports Nepal News. Yadav said printing of 12.5 million ballot papers for direct election has started from October 15 and in proportional, nine million have been already printed and six million remain.
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October - 16 
Meanwhile, one person was injured as cadres of MPRF-D and Nepali Congress (NC) clashed at Balkawa-4 in Siraha District on October 16, reports Republica. Supporters of Satrudhan Singh Koiri, MPRF-D candidate for constituency no 4 of the District clash
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Meanwhile, one person was injured as cadres of MPRF-D and Nepali Congress (NC) clashed at Balkawa-4 in Siraha District on October 16, reports Republica. Supporters of Satrudhan Singh Koiri, MPRF-D candidate for constituency no 4 of the District clashed with supporters of local NC leader Ram Briksh Sah. The incident took place after Koiri reached the house of Jabed Khan, MPRF-D candidate for constituency no-5 of the District to participate in Bakar-Eid celebrations. Koiri also blamed NC supporters of looting Rs 70,000 and other important election related documents. The groups pelted stones at each other.
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October - 16 
Meanwhile, the deadline to present a revised closed name list of candidates for the CA election under the Proportional Representation (PR) system is expiring on October 16 (today), reports Nepal News. As per the election schedule, political parties h
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Meanwhile, the deadline to present a revised closed name list of candidates for the CA election under the Proportional Representation (PR) system is expiring on October 16 (today), reports Nepal News. As per the election schedule, political parties have to submit the final name list of PR candidates to the Election Commission (EC) until October 16 (today) 5:00 pm. The political parties have been engaging in internal discussions to finalise the name of PR candidates. A total of 122 political parties have applied for the PR electoral system at the EC. As per the electoral provision, there will be 335 PR seats in the next CA and these seats will be allocated to these parties as per the votes they garner across the country.
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October - 16 
Separately, Chief Election Commissioner Neel Kantha Uprety on October 16 told that talks to engage the private sector to print voters’ identity cards were in the preliminary stage, reports The Himalayan Times. Uprety said “If we can print the voters’
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Separately, Chief Election Commissioner Neel Kantha Uprety on October 16 told that talks to engage the private sector to print voters’ identity cards were in the preliminary stage, reports The Himalayan Times. Uprety said “If we can print the voters’ identity cards on our own, we can pack them in plastic pouches. Such cards, containing the photos of voters, can be used in one or two elections. We believe the Government will distribute biometric identity cards based on the data collected by the EC, later.” Election Commissioner Dolakh Bahadur Gurung said the EC had already formed a technical team and the printing of voter ID cards could begin in 5 to 10 days. “We will complete the distribution of voters ID cards in time,” he added.
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October - 16 
Describing the opposition’s threat over October 25 rallies as 'rubbish', Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 16 said there is nothing to be worried about it, reports The Independent. Hasina said "There’s no scope to escalate tension over October
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Describing the opposition’s threat over October 25 rallies as 'rubbish', Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 16 said there is nothing to be worried about it, reports The Independent. Hasina said "There’s no scope to escalate tension over October 25 (rallies) and the opposition's threat to create something unusual is just nonsense." She further said what will happen after October 25 has been clearly written in the Constitution “Anyone can get a clear idea about it if s/he goes through the articles 123, 72 and 57 of the charter.” Hasina also said there will be no anarchy in the country unless the opposition leader creates it.
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October - 16 
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia on October 16 stressed upon holding a rally on October 25 in which she may announce the next course of action to realize the demand for Caretaker Government (CG), reports The Daily
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Meanwhile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia on October 16 stressed upon holding a rally on October 25 in which she may announce the next course of action to realize the demand for Caretaker Government (CG), reports The Daily Star. The BNP chief said “Nobody has any right to stop us from holding the rally. The Government must let us to hold it and it will be held surely.” Dhaka city BNP on October 10 sought permission from the authorities for holding the rally either at the Suhrawardy Udyan or the Paltan ground or in front of the party office. The day October 25 is significant because the present Parliament is supposed to be dissolved the day before.
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October - 16 
Separately, Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran on October 16 noted that the importance of unity between Tamils and Muslims in the Northern Province and calls for the Muslims and Tamils to join hands, reports Colombo Page. He has made t
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Separately, Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran on October 16 noted that the importance of unity between Tamils and Muslims in the Northern Province and calls for the Muslims and Tamils to join hands, reports Colombo Page. He has made this comment after attending a prayer at a mosque organized by the Muslims in the North. Wigneswaran has said that it is time now to cast aside religious differences and to make the people live together in harmony. He added that he was keen to work with the Muslims noting that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had appointed a Muslim to the People's Movement for Good Governance to address issues faced by the Muslims.
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October - 17 
Also, the Central Government has turned down the state government’s request for additional forces to tackle the pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) activists who have intensified their agitation, reports The Shillong Times. An official of the State Governmen
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Also, the Central Government has turned down the state government’s request for additional forces to tackle the pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) activists who have intensified their agitation, reports The Shillong Times. An official of the State Government on October 17 informed that the Centre has expressed its inability to send forces at the moment due to the upcoming elections in five states.
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October - 17 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 17 detonated a cane bomb - a trademark Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used by them - to blow up a vehicle, killing all its seven occupants near Pathara village in Aurangabad District,
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on October 17 detonated a cane bomb - a trademark Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used by them - to blow up a vehicle, killing all its seven occupants near Pathara village in Aurangabad District, reports The Times of India. The victims included Sushil Pandey, suspected Ranvir Sena (Militia of upper caste landowners) activist and husband of Zilla Parishad (district level local self-Government institution) member Usha Devi. The Maoists targeted the vehicle when Pandey was on way to his village Pisai. The Maoists suspected Pandey's hand in the killing of their cadres in the Magadh region (Bihar) by the Sena. The attack comes barely a week after the Patna High Court (HC) acquitted all the accused in the Laxmanpur Bathe (Arwal District) massacre case for lack of evidence. Maoists hold Ranvir Sena responsible for the Laxmanpur Bathe massacre that claimed the lives of 58 dalits on the night of December 1, 1997. State Principal Secretary, Home Affairs, Amir Subhani said as per initial reports, six persons including Pandey, were killed in the incident.
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October - 17 
Delhi High Court rejected the plea of an accused, facing trial along with other 13 Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspects in Delhi September 13, 2008 serial blasts cases, challenging its administrative order to transfer the trials to another court, Zee News
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Delhi High Court rejected the plea of an accused, facing trial along with other 13 Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspects in Delhi September 13, 2008 serial blasts cases, challenging its administrative order to transfer the trials to another court, Zee News reports on October 18. Dismissing the plea of Mohammad Shakeel, who challenged the court's August 3, 2013 administrative order to transfer all cases from Tis Hazari court to Patiala House court, a bench led by Justice S Ravindra Bhat said, "If the plea is allowed it would set a dangerous precedent."
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October - 17 
Elsewhere, The Kuki National Organisation (KNO), an umbrella body of Kuki militant groups, on October 17 reaffirmed its demand for a separate Kuki state carved out of Manipur’s territory, reports The Telegraph. “At this juncture of our history and in
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Elsewhere, The Kuki National Organisation (KNO), an umbrella body of Kuki militant groups, on October 17 reaffirmed its demand for a separate Kuki state carved out of Manipur’s territory, reports The Telegraph. “At this juncture of our history and in the context of the present state of Manipur, KNO and its constituent member organisations are focused on realising a separate Kuki state,” KNO ‘president’ P.S. Haokip said in his message, read out by KNO home secretary T. Anton during the 8th foundation day of United Minority Liberation Army (UMLA) at Camp Hermon in Chandel district, about 80km from here.
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October - 17 
Further, the massive operation in Lolab forests of Kupwara District entered sixth day on October 17, reports Daily Excelsior. More troops were rushed to the forest area after Security Forces (SFs) got foot prints of more militants whom they have enci
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Further, the massive operation in Lolab forests of Kupwara District entered sixth day on October 17, reports Daily Excelsior. More troops were rushed to the forest area after Security Forces (SFs) got foot prints of more militants whom they have encircled in the forest area during the operation. SFs launched a massive operation on October 12 in Devar, Lolab, and Tekipora forest area in Kupwara District after they received information about the presence of a large group of around 20 militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Al-Badar (AB) in the forests.
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October - 17 
In the investigation of February 21, 2013 Dilsukhnagar (Andhra Pradesh) twin blast case the two alleged suspects arrested ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar made voluntary confessional statement under section 164 of
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In the investigation of February 21, 2013 Dilsukhnagar (Andhra Pradesh) twin blast case the two alleged suspects arrested ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar made voluntary confessional statement under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC) before a local court in Cyberabad on October 17, reports The Times of India. According to sources National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials produced the duo before the First additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge at Nampally (Hyderabad). Moreover, Yasin Bhatkal has admitted his indirect links with terror operators in Kerala during an interrogation by the State Police recently, Deccan Chronicle reports on October 17. “Bhatkal admitted that he knew some of the key persons involved in some of the extremist operations in the state, including Thadiyantavide Nazeer. However, he did not reveal anything on his direct links with any terror activities in the state as well as hawala transactions,” top Police sources revealed. Yasin was suspected to have links in planning and funding of terror operations, especially recruitment and training of youngsters for terrorist outfits.
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October - 17 
Meanwhile, Police on October 17 rescued a former rebel chief, Pachauram Apeto Reang (45), abducted in the wee hours on October 14 from his residence at Katlicherra block in Hailakandi District, reports The Telegraph. He was found near the bank of a s
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Meanwhile, Police on October 17 rescued a former rebel chief, Pachauram Apeto Reang (45), abducted in the wee hours on October 14 from his residence at Katlicherra block in Hailakandi District, reports The Telegraph. He was found near the bank of a stream called Kapalwala in the same District. The officer in-charge of Ramnathpur Police outpost, Bidhan Das, said Pachau Ram has named the United Liberation Front of the Barak Valley (ULFBV) as being responsible for the abduction. The Police could not confirm if any ransom was paid to ensure Pachau Ram’s release, though sources said the surrendered rebel leader’s family paid a hefty amount. ULFBV has, however, dismissed the claim adds The Sentinel.
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October - 17 
Meanwhile, the Hynniewtrep National liberation Council (HNLC) has called for a 36-hour bandh (general Strike) from October 21 in protest against the two-day visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the State, reports The Shillong Times. The bandh would
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Meanwhile, the Hynniewtrep National liberation Council (HNLC) has called for a 36-hour bandh (general Strike) from October 21 in protest against the two-day visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the State, reports The Shillong Times. The bandh would be effective from 6 am of October 21 till 6 pm of October 22. Announcing this on October 17, the HNLC’s ‘publicity secretary’ Saiñkupar Nongtraw in a statement said that October 21 is being observed as the 25th death anniversary of Syiem Wickliffe (founder of Hynniewtrep Nationalism) and the planned visit of Mukherjee is a political insult to the Hynniewtrep national day. However, essential services, media and religious activities are exempted from the purview of the bandh.
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October - 17 
Meanwhile, two Pakistani rangers were killed in return fire by Indian Paramilitary Forces in RS Pura Sector of Jammu District on October 17, reports India Today. Border Security Force (BSF) officials said that Pak rangers started firing at the Kharko
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Meanwhile, two Pakistani rangers were killed in return fire by Indian Paramilitary Forces in RS Pura Sector of Jammu District on October 17, reports India Today. Border Security Force (BSF) officials said that Pak rangers started firing at the Kharkolla post. The BSF retaliated to Pakistani firing and caused massive damage to their post. Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in the operation, they said.
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October - 17 
Separately, the Central Government will sign a Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Ranjan Daimary-led National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-RD) on October 23, reports The Telegraph on October 18. A team of Union Ministry of Home A
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Separately, the Central Government will sign a Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Ranjan Daimary-led National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-RD) on October 23, reports The Telegraph on October 18. A team of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, along with interlocutor P.C Haldar, will fly to Guwahati to sign the pact. State Home secretary G.D. Tripathi and additional Director-General of Police, (ADGP), P. Bhattacharya will represent the Assam government and attend the meeting with Daimary.
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October - 17 
Suspected pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) activists hurled a petrol bomb at the residence of one Sisir Sarkar at Mynsain of Lumparing area of Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on October 17, reports The Shillong Times. Two motorcycles, parked inside
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Suspected pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) activists hurled a petrol bomb at the residence of one Sisir Sarkar at Mynsain of Lumparing area of Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on October 17, reports The Shillong Times. Two motorcycles, parked inside the premises, were partially damaged in the incident.
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October - 17 
The judicial remand of arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar accused in February 21, 2013 Dilsukhnagar (Andhra Pradesh) twin blasts case, was on October 17 extended till October 31, accord
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The judicial remand of arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar accused in February 21, 2013 Dilsukhnagar (Andhra Pradesh) twin blasts case, was on October 17 extended till October 31, according to New Indian Express. While Yasin Bhatkal was sent to judicial remand on September 23, Akhtar was sent on September 19 by a local court till October 17 in connection with the blasts case.
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October - 17 
The State wide 24–hour bandh (general Strike) scheduled for October 17 (today), called by the pro–Inner Line permit (ILP) agitating groups, was curtailed to 12 hour after requests by various church groups, reports The Sentinel. “The 24–hour bandh sch
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The State wide 24–hour bandh (general Strike) scheduled for October 17 (today), called by the pro–Inner Line permit (ILP) agitating groups, was curtailed to 12 hour after requests by various church groups, reports The Sentinel. “The 24–hour bandh scheduled for tomorrow have been curtailed to 12–hours after we received requests from various church groups,” Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), ‘vice–president’ Frederick Kharmawphlang said. The 12–hour bandh will now be effective from 5 am to 5 pm.
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October - 17 
Three Police personnel were killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack near Gyarabatti area of Gadchiroli District in the wee hours of October 17, reports The Times of India. "Three jawans (troopers) have been killed in the Naxal
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Three Police personnel were killed in a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack near Gyarabatti area of Gadchiroli District in the wee hours of October 17, reports The Times of India. "Three jawans (troopers) have been killed in the Naxalite [Left-Wing Extremist-(LWE)] attack on a Police patrolling party in Kurkheda taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli," a Police official said.
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October - 17 
With Assembly elections nearing in Chhattisgarh, Police have received inputs of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near polling booths in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar Division in a bid to d
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With Assembly elections nearing in Chhattisgarh, Police have received inputs of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near polling booths in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar Division in a bid to disrupt the electoral process, reports The Hindu on October 18. Security personnel believe that Maoists have planted IEDs in polling booth premises located in hyper-sensitive parts of Narayanpur and Kondagaon Districts. The inputs have also tipped off Police about the Maoists planting IEDs on routes connecting the polling centres, to cause maximum damage to polling parties and Security Forces (SFs) who will be deployed for conducting elections. As many as 18 Maoist-affected constituencies of eight Districts of south Chhattisgarh will go to polls next month.
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October - 17 
Following the death of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur in a suicide attack on October 17, the KP cabinet in a special meeting approved tough decisions to control the law and order situation in the province, Dawn reported on O
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Following the death of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur in a suicide attack on October 17, the KP cabinet in a special meeting approved tough decisions to control the law and order situation in the province, Dawn reported on October 18. A special meeting of the KP cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, approved the establishment of an anti-terrorism task force which will be led by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and comprise members of all law enforcement and intelligence agencies including Army, Frontier Corps and Frontier Constabulary. The cabinet has also demanded of the federal Government to return the Frontier Constabulary's platoons back to the province so that they can be deployed at sensitive places for controlling law and order and fighting terrorism. The cabinet in another decision called upon the Federal Government to pace up the peace talks process as KP is facing the brunt of terrorist attacks.
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October - 17 
Pakistan Government will take "bold" decisions to tackle terrorism and restore law and order in major Pakistani cities, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on October 17, reports Indian Express. Addressing Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) parliame
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Pakistan Government will take "bold" decisions to tackle terrorism and restore law and order in major Pakistani cities, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on October 17, reports Indian Express. Addressing Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentarians and party workers after Eid-ul-Azha prayers at his ancestral home in Raiwind, Sharif said, "We are going to take bold decisions for the sake of restoring peace and maintaining law and order in Karachi and everywhere in the country." He said that eradication of terrorism and other crimes were key to restore peace in Karachi and other parts of the country in order to improve investment climate and end economic dependency. Sharif said that PML-N took charge at a very difficult time as the country is facing a number of critical challenges, which "no ruler during last 13 years had evolved a national strategy to overcome". He deplored that no ruler had evolved a national strategy to overcome terrorism, energy crisis, lawlessness, poverty and unemployment. Sharif claimed that his Government has taken all the political parties on board for preparing a common agenda to eradicate the menace of terrorism from the country.
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October - 17 
The Bomb Disposal Squad defused a bomb in Sector F-5 of Hayatabad area in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 17, reports Dawn. Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station, Abdul Majeed Kh
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The Bomb Disposal Squad defused a bomb in Sector F-5 of Hayatabad area in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 17, reports Dawn. Station House Officer (SHO) of Hayatabad Police Station, Abdul Majeed Khan, said that BDS personnel defused a roadside-planted bomb after receiving information of a suspicious package lying on the roadside. At least three kilograms of explosives were used in the making of the bomb which was also fitted with a remote-controlled detonator.
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October - 17 
Four Nepali Congress (NC) activists and a schoolteacher were injured when they were attacked by a group of masked men at Bafikot village in Rukum District on October 17, reports Kantipuronline.com. NC District Secretary Haksingh Khatri claimed that t
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Four Nepali Congress (NC) activists and a schoolteacher were injured when they were attacked by a group of masked men at Bafikot village in Rukum District on October 17, reports Kantipuronline.com. NC District Secretary Haksingh Khatri claimed that the assailants belonged to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) youth wing, the Young Communist League (YCL). According to the District Police Office, NC activists Kali Bahadur Bohara, Gana Bahadur Bohara, Harku Oli, Birjit Pariyar and school teacher Purna Bahadur KC were injured in the incident.
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October - 17 
In another incident, NC President Sushil Koirala addressing a press meet in Nepalganj town of Banke District on October 17 protested the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)’s decision to go for a directly-elected president in its electio
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In another incident, NC President Sushil Koirala addressing a press meet in Nepalganj town of Banke District on October 17 protested the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)’s decision to go for a directly-elected president in its election manifesto, reports Kantipuronline.com. Arguing that such a policy would give rise to authoritarianism, Koirala said his party favors an elected executive Prime Minister and a ceremonial President. In its election manifesto made public on October 16, another major party, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), has also said it favors a stance similar to the one being advocated by the NC when it comes to forms of governance.
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October - 17 
Separately, Election Commission (EC) spokesperson Bir Bahadur Rai on October 17 said that the EC is working on schedule to deliver ballot papers to all Districts within the first week of November, reports Nepal News. He said “The printing of ballot p
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Separately, Election Commission (EC) spokesperson Bir Bahadur Rai on October 17 said that the EC is working on schedule to deliver ballot papers to all Districts within the first week of November, reports Nepal News. He said “The printing of ballot papers for proportional candidates is 75 percent complete. The ballot papers for first-past-the-post (FPTP) candidates have been completed for 20 Districts. At this rate, the printing process will be completed by November 1.”
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October - 17 
Separately, the European Union Election Observation Mission led by Chief Observer Eva Joly, a member of the European Parliament, deployed on October 17 a group of 34-member long-term observers throughout Nepal, reports The Himalayan Times. The observ
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Separately, the European Union Election Observation Mission led by Chief Observer Eva Joly, a member of the European Parliament, deployed on October 17 a group of 34-member long-term observers throughout Nepal, reports The Himalayan Times. The observers arrived in the country on October 13 to observe the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections scheduled for November 19. The European Union office in Kathmandu had briefed the observers about the process and methods of election observations for three days before assigning them on duty. In total, the European Union Election Observation Mission will comprise over 100 observers from 26 member states as well as from Norway and Switzerland. The European Union election observers are bound by a strict code of conduct that ensures their neutrality and impartiality.
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October - 17 
Seventeen persons were injured in a clash between the supporters of Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) and Madhesi People´s Rights Forum-Democratic (MPRF-D) in Godaita village of Sarlahi District on October 17 over tearing off a fly-poster, reports
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Seventeen persons were injured in a clash between the supporters of Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) and Madhesi People´s Rights Forum-Democratic (MPRF-D) in Godaita village of Sarlahi District on October 17 over tearing off a fly-poster, reports Republica. The clash ensued after MPRF-D activists and supporters tore off the posters of TMDP candidate of constituency no 5, Jangilal Raya. The supporters from the both the parties used sharp weapons and spears in the clash. Five MPRF-D and a dozen TMDP activists were injured in the incident.
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October - 17 
An activist of Jubo League, the youth wing of Awami League (AL) was hacked allegedly by cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student front of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Sylhet city of Sylhet District on October 17, reports The Daily Star. The inj
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An activist of Jubo League, the youth wing of Awami League (AL) was hacked allegedly by cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student front of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Sylhet city of Sylhet District on October 17, reports The Daily Star. The injured, Kabir Hossain, received cuts in the back and legs. Police on October 18 have arrested five ICS cadres for their alleged involvement in the attack on Jubo League activist Kabir.
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October - 17 
Meanwhile, BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed at a press conference in Kurigram District on October 17 said that the BNP-led 18-party alliance will hold its October 25 rally in Dhaka city no matter whether the Government permits it o
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Meanwhile, BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed at a press conference in Kurigram District on October 17 said that the BNP-led 18-party alliance will hold its October 25 rally in Dhaka city no matter whether the Government permits it or not, reports The Daily Star. Rizvi said “As BNP believes in constitutional and peaceful politics, it has sought permission for the Oct 25 rally of the 18-party alliance. However, the rally must be held even if the Government doesn’t give permission for it.” The press conference was arranged in the wake of ‘Police Siege’ to the BNP’s central office at Nayapaltan in Dhaka city.
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October - 17 
Meanwhile, security is being beefed up across the country following fears of possible attacks on a number of key point installations, ahead of the rally of the BNP, scheduled to be held on October 25 in Dhaka city, reports The Independent on October
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Meanwhile, security is being beefed up across the country following fears of possible attacks on a number of key point installations, ahead of the rally of the BNP, scheduled to be held on October 25 in Dhaka city, reports The Independent on October 18. The rally is being organized to press for the demand for holding the upcoming general elections under a non-party interim government. To preclude any untoward incident during the rally, the Home Ministry has put on high alert the law enforcement and intelligence agencies, including the elite strike force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Sources in the intelligence agencies said the activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres have already started entering Dhaka city from October 18 to attend the rally, scheduled to be held on October 25.
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October - 17 
Police have kept cordoned off the Nayapaltan central office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Dhaka city since October 17 morning, reports The Daily Star. Asadul Kabir Shaheen, Joint Office Secretary of the BNP said that ne
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Police have kept cordoned off the Nayapaltan central office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Dhaka city since October 17 morning, reports The Daily Star. Asadul Kabir Shaheen, Joint Office Secretary of the BNP said that nearly 500 Policemen have been deployed around the party office. Whereas, Ashrafuzzaman, Deputy Commissioner (Motijheel zone) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, denied the allegation of cordoning off the party office saying that they have only strengthened the security in the wake of BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka’s October 14 direction to the party leaders and activists to keep armed with machetes and axes to counter any attacks while joining the opposition’s October 25 rally in the capital.
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October - 17 
Seven years after he was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Toronto, Canada Piratheepan Nadaraja (37), a Canadian Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporter on October 17 (today) pleaded guilty in New York, United States (
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Seven years after he was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Toronto, Canada Piratheepan Nadaraja (37), a Canadian Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporter on October 17 (today) pleaded guilty in New York, United States (U.S.) to conspiring to buy anti-aircraft missiles for LTTE, reports Daily Mirror. Three other Canadians are already serving sentences of at least 25 years for their roles in the same procurement network that was caught trying to buy $1-million worth of missiles in New York. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a statement said “Nadarajah and his associates attempted to acquire these weapons at the direction of senior LTTE leadership in Sri Lanka. The anti-aircraft weapons were to be used by the LTTE to shoot down aircraft used by the Sri Lankan military.”
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October - 17 
The Government has decided to summon the Chief Ministers (CMs) of all nine Provincial Councils to the cabinet meetings once a month, reports Colombo Page on October 18. Accordingly, the Chief Ministers will attend the cabinet meeting at the third wee
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The Government has decided to summon the Chief Ministers (CMs) of all nine Provincial Councils to the cabinet meetings once a month, reports Colombo Page on October 18. Accordingly, the Chief Ministers will attend the cabinet meeting at the third week of every month. This is a practice which will be restarted after a lapse of some time. Sources close to the Government say that the restart of the programme is specifically aimed at summoning the newly appointed Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council C.V. Vigneswaran with whom the Government is building up a rapid rapport for reconciliation.
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October - 17 
The members of the House of Lords of the British Parliament in London, United Kingdom (UK) on October 17 pounded on Sri Lanka's human rights issues during the debate on the future of the Commonwealth, in light of Sri Lanka hosting the Commonwealth He
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The members of the House of Lords of the British Parliament in London, United Kingdom (UK) on October 17 pounded on Sri Lanka's human rights issues during the debate on the future of the Commonwealth, in light of Sri Lanka hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November, reports Colombo Page. Lord Richard Luce introducing the debate said Sri Lanka's human rights record in recent times has been disappointing and the UK Government has made it clear that it expects to see at CHOGM concrete progress on human rights, judicial independence, free and fair regional elections and proper access and freedom of movement for civil society and the media. Lord David Chidgey of Liberal Democrat party said despite the charter's intention to strengthen the Commonwealth, the controversy over Sri Lanka hosting this year's CHOGM while claims of war crimes committed against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) remain unresolved threatens to undermine the Commonwealth's fundamental values.
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October - 18 
Further, the State Election Commission on October 18 initiated a fresh move to hold the much-delayed Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) elections in November after its first attempt was derailed because of law and order issues, reports The Teleg
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Further, the State Election Commission on October 18 initiated a fresh move to hold the much-delayed Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) elections in November after its first attempt was derailed because of law and order issues, reports The Telegraph.
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October - 18 
Aurangabad (Bihar) Police has registered case against 57 people in connection with the October 17 evening landmine blast in which seven people — including former ‘commander’ of the disbanded Ranbir Sena (Militia of upper caste landowners), Sushil Pan
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Aurangabad (Bihar) Police has registered case against 57 people in connection with the October 17 evening landmine blast in which seven people — including former ‘commander’ of the disbanded Ranbir Sena (Militia of upper caste landowners), Sushil Pandey — were killed, reports The Indian Express on October 19. While six people including Pandey were killed on the spot, another person succumbed to injuries on October 17 night. Meanwhile, the State Government has transferred Aurangabad Superintendent of Police (SP) P Daljit Singh from the district and replaced him with Upendra Sharma as the new SP.
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October - 18 
In addition, Normal life in most parts of the State came to a grinding halt on Thursday during a 12-hour bandh (general Strike) called by 13 organisations demanding introduction of ILP system to regulate entry of outsiders into the state, reports The
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In addition, Normal life in most parts of the State came to a grinding halt on Thursday during a 12-hour bandh (general Strike) called by 13 organisations demanding introduction of ILP system to regulate entry of outsiders into the state, reports The Shillong Times. Government offices, educational and financial institutions remained closed, while vehicles were off the road during the bandh. The shutters were down in business establishments.
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October - 18 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) wanted to make international headlines through a plan to kidnap Jews in India and use them to bargain for the release of a Pakistani woman, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui serving an 86-year prison sentence in the US for her involvement in
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) wanted to make international headlines through a plan to kidnap Jews in India and use them to bargain for the release of a Pakistani woman, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui serving an 86-year prison sentence in the US for her involvement in the September 11, 2001 (9/11) plot, the interrogation of IM arrested ‘Indian operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal has revealed, The Times of India reports on October 19. Siddiqui, a US-trained neuroscientist, was convicted as an al Qaeda courier and financier following disclosures by 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Muhammad.
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October - 18 
Meanwhile, 10 Assam Rifles troopers arrested one Naga National Council (NNC) and two -Khaplang faction of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) militants, from Rangkhong village in Tamenglong District, reports Nagaland Post. The arms and
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Meanwhile, 10 Assam Rifles troopers arrested one Naga National Council (NNC) and two -Khaplang faction of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) militants, from Rangkhong village in Tamenglong District, reports Nagaland Post. The arms and ammunitions recovered from them included 20 live rounds of AK-47 rifles (recovered from NNC activist), one 7.65 mm pistol with magazine loaded with one live round, one Chinese hand grenade, one I-com set and 20 live rounds of M-16 (recovered from NSCN-K cadres. NNC activist was identified as self styled ‘Leacy member’ Khangbui Rangmei (57) while the two NSCN-K militants were identified as ‘ sergeant’ Gaijangam Dangmei (19) and ‘corporal’ Kikhoilung Longmei (34).
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October - 18 
Meanwhile, with repeated ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control (LoC) and IB, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on October 18 said the Centre needs to take up the issue with Pakistan in a “strong manner” as it was get
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Meanwhile, with repeated ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control (LoC) and IB, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on October 18 said the Centre needs to take up the issue with Pakistan in a “strong manner” as it was getting “more serious” now, reports The Hindu.
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October - 18 
Moreover, J&K Government on October 18 put a Contingency Plan in force all along the IB and the LoC in view of escalated tensions between India and Pakistan as Pakistan Army and Rangers had been resorting to heavy shelling and firing in the Jammu reg
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Moreover, J&K Government on October 18 put a Contingency Plan in force all along the IB and the LoC in view of escalated tensions between India and Pakistan as Pakistan Army and Rangers had been resorting to heavy shelling and firing in the Jammu region for past several days creating a wave of panic among the border villagers, reports Daily Excelsior. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Shantmanu, said that the Contingency Plan has been updated and enforced all along the IB and the LoC to ensure safety and protection of the border villagers. “The Contingency Plan was already there but it hadn’t been used after India and Pakistan reached ceasefire agreement in November 2003. Now, when Pakistan has again been resorting to shelling and firing along LoC and IB, we have directed the Deputy Commissioners to update the Contingency Plan as per the present requirement and immediately enforce it,” he added. The Divisional Commissioner said the Contingency Plan included identification of Government buildings to shift the civilians if the shelling and firing didn’t cease, providing the people ration, rescue of civilians trapped in the firing, procuring boats for Pargwal island for the people to open an alternate route as the road there falls under firing range of Pakistan and other requirements of the border villagers in case of an eventuality.
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October - 18 
Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) intercepted a car and ‘arrested’ three persons for allegedly carrying illegal drugs on October 18.
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Nagaland Post reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) intercepted a car and ‘arrested’ three persons for allegedly carrying illegal drugs on October 18.
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October - 18 
One Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near an electric pole at MG Avenue-Major Khul crossing under Imphal city Police Station at around 4 am on October 18, reports The Sangai Express. Although there was no human casualty, the blast shattered
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One Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near an electric pole at MG Avenue-Major Khul crossing under Imphal city Police Station at around 4 am on October 18, reports The Sangai Express. Although there was no human casualty, the blast shattered some glass windows of nearby pharmacies and mobile phone shops, said a Police source. Later forensic experts inspected the blast site.
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October - 18 
Police on October 18 neutralised a six-member gang involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket at Palacole in West Godavari District, according to The Times of India. The raid followed an alert by the Interpol that fake money was being circul
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Police on October 18 neutralised a six-member gang involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket at Palacole in West Godavari District, according to The Times of India. The raid followed an alert by the Interpol that fake money was being circulated in the District. Police seized FICN with a face value of INR 56, 00,000 from the accused.
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October - 18 
The massive operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Lolab forests of Kupwara District entered seventh day on October 18, reports Daily Excelsior. More troops were rushed to the forest area after Security Forces (SFs) got foot prints of more mili
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The massive operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Lolab forests of Kupwara District entered seventh day on October 18, reports Daily Excelsior. More troops were rushed to the forest area after Security Forces (SFs) got foot prints of more militants whom they have encircled in the forest area during the operation. SFs launched a massive operation on October 12 in Devar, Lolab, and Tekipora forest area in Kupwara District after they received information about the presence of a large group of around 20 militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Al-Badar (AB) in the forests.
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October - 18 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde October 18 while addressing the Consultative Committee Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry said the Security agencies have a lot of ground to cover in neutralizing the armed capa
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde October 18 while addressing the Consultative Committee Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry said the Security agencies have a lot of ground to cover in neutralizing the armed capability of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who have the power to carry out spectacular attacks against soft targets, reports The Times of India. He said "The CPI-Maoist has the capacity to launch spectacular strikes in its stronghold areas (like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha), especially against soft targets." He further said "The role of the Central Armed Police Forces is of great importance in this regard since 90 battalions (around 90,000 personnel) have been deployed for anti-Naxalite operations." The members discussed the Maoist ideology of armed struggle and militarization, violence profile, government policy and approach to deal with Naxalism Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), monitoring mechanism, security and development related measures taken by the central government.
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October - 18 
Two linkmen of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)-Songbijit faction, who allegedly helped in the abduction of National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) General Manager Anil Kumar Agarwal on September 21, on October 18, reports The Sentine
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Two linkmen of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)-Songbijit faction, who allegedly helped in the abduction of National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) General Manager Anil Kumar Agarwal on September 21, on October 18, reports The Sentinel. Sonitpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Arabinda Kalita said that So far five persons have been arrested in connection with the abduction of the NHPC official.
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October - 18 
Violating ceasefire, Pakistani Rangers on October 18 opened fire at ten borders out posts and civilian areas along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Samba Districts causing injuries to two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, identified as
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Violating ceasefire, Pakistani Rangers on October 18 opened fire at ten borders out posts and civilian areas along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Samba Districts causing injuries to two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, identified as Gangan Thakur and Hasda, reports Zee News.
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October - 18 
Meanwhile, the Balochistan Frontier Corps arrested a suspected militant and recovered a cache of explosives, from the Western Bypass area, on the outskirts of the provincial capital Quetta on October 18, reports Daily Times. A Frontier Corps press re
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Meanwhile, the Balochistan Frontier Corps arrested a suspected militant and recovered a cache of explosives, from the Western Bypass area, on the outskirts of the provincial capital Quetta on October 18, reports Daily Times. A Frontier Corps press release said the accused had been arrested during a search operation and around 30 kilogrammes of explosive was recovered from the site.
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October - 18 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on October 18 said that there should be zero tolerance against the enemies of the State and they should be dealt sternly, reports Daily Times. PM Nawaz Friday said that the state has the right to take pre-emptive step
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on October 18 said that there should be zero tolerance against the enemies of the State and they should be dealt sternly, reports Daily Times. PM Nawaz Friday said that the state has the right to take pre-emptive steps for protection of its citizens and a special counter-terrorism force (SCTF) would be formed soon in Punjab. He said this while chairing a meeting in which he was given a presentation on SCTF in Punjab. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Punjab Inspector General (IG) Khan Baig and officials of various law enforcement agencies also attended the meeting. The PM said that the new force should be raised immediately with a new command structure. He said it should be professionally sound, competent and adequately paid. Nawaz said anti-terrorism force structure would be separate from that of Police. The PM said a new force is needed to deliver in the right direction and he expects that this (new force) will help in eliminating extortionists and target killers. “Law enforcement agencies need to show zero tolerance towards heinous crimes,” Nawaz said.
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October - 18 
Separately, a convoy of the Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) escaped a bomb attack after two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were defused in Depal area of Dera Bugti District on October 18, reports Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that the IEDs h
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Separately, a convoy of the Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) escaped a bomb attack after two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were defused in Depal area of Dera Bugti District on October 18, reports Daily Times. An FC spokesman said that the IEDs had been planted on both sides of the road from where the FC and local Aman Lashkar convoys had to pass. They were detected and defused during routine scanning of the road before the troops’ movement.
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October - 18 
Separately, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials on October 18 neutralised a three-kilogramme bomb packed in a ghee tin, in Phase-6 area of Hayatabad Residential Society under Tatara Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, report
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Separately, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials on October 18 neutralised a three-kilogramme bomb packed in a ghee tin, in Phase-6 area of Hayatabad Residential Society under Tatara Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, reports Daily Times. The bomb was planted in the Goal Chowk and on a tip-off from a local boy, the BDS squad was called by Police and it defused the time device successfully.
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October - 18 
The Government of Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed "probable non-combatants," an United Nation (UN) human rights investi
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The Government of Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed "probable non-combatants," an United Nation (UN) human rights investigator said on October 18, reports The News. Ben Emmerson, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, also urged the United States to release its own data on the number of civilian casualties caused by its drone strikes. Emmerson says that preliminary information gathered for a report released on October 18 indicated that more than 450 civilians may have been killed in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen. It says more work needs to be done to confirm these figures. Emmerson said Pakistan's Foreign Ministry told him it had recorded at least 330 drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan's largely lawless region bordering Afghanistan, since 2004. In an interim report to U.N. General Assembly released, Emmerson said Pakistani Government records showed that drone strikes had killed at least 2,200 people and seriously wounded at least 600 since 2004. He said Pakistan had confirmed that "at least 400 civilians had been killed as a result of remotely piloted aircraft strikes and a further 200 individuals were regarded as probable non-combatants." "Officials indicated that, owing to underreporting and obstacles to effective investigation, those figures were likely to be an underestimate" of civilian deaths, Emmerson said.
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October - 18 
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on October 18 called upon the Government to hold immediate talks with Baloch insurgents, both within and outside the country, without any impunity to individuals among them causing grave human rights vio
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on October 18 called upon the Government to hold immediate talks with Baloch insurgents, both within and outside the country, without any impunity to individuals among them causing grave human rights violations, reports Dawn. Launching a report of its fact-finding mission to Balochistan at Lahore, the commission also urged the insurgents to respect the wishes of people supporting restoration of normalcy and political stability, stop attacks on innocent civilians and give peace a chance. The report titled “Balochistan: Giving the people a chance” was launched at a news conference by former HRCP chairperson Asma Jahangir. It was attended by the commissions current Chairperson Zhora Yusuf, General Secretary I.A. Rehman and members of the mission Justice Malik Saeed Hassan and columnist Kamran Shafi. Ms Jahangir said the situation in Balochistan could improve if the Federal and Provincial governments and law-enforcement agencies were of the same mind. Militancy could not be condoned in any form. The Baloch insurgents should hold negotiations as their elders had always waged political struggle (to secure their rights), she added.
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October - 18 
The Shura Ulema Mujahideen of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 18 issued a fatwa (edict) against what it declared as propaganda by many foreign and some Pakistani media outlets, reports The News. It said instead of narrating facts, this me
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The Shura Ulema Mujahideen of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on October 18 issued a fatwa (edict) against what it declared as propaganda by many foreign and some Pakistani media outlets, reports The News. It said instead of narrating facts, this media because of making propaganda has assumed the status of an agent of imperialist powers. In a 20-page edict, an attempt was made to prove by quoting Quranic verses, Ahadis and sayings of experts of Fiqh that during the war those indulging in propaganda despite warning are to be killed.
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October - 18 
Two persons, Aqal Jehan and his nephew Sher Bahadar, residents of Sherabad area, were killed after unidentified assailants targeted their car in Mian Sheikh Baba area of Mingora Town in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by exploding a roadside
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Two persons, Aqal Jehan and his nephew Sher Bahadar, residents of Sherabad area, were killed after unidentified assailants targeted their car in Mian Sheikh Baba area of Mingora Town in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by exploding a roadside bomb by remote control on October 18, reports Dawn. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Malakand division Abdullah Khan said 10 kilogrammes explosive was used in the blast.
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October - 18 
Unidentified assailants on October 18 shot dead two persons in Barkhan District of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. Local Police sources said the deceased were on their way home after offering Eidul Azha prayers when they were shot dead by the assai
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Unidentified assailants on October 18 shot dead two persons in Barkhan District of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. Local Police sources said the deceased were on their way home after offering Eidul Azha prayers when they were shot dead by the assailants. One of them, however, is said to be the reader of assistant commissioner of Baghao tehsil of the District.
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October - 18 
Meanwhile, Nepal Police Spokesperson DIG Nawaraj Silwal on October 18 said that the training of temporary Police Personnel (myadi prahari) for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) elections is all set to begin from October 21, reports The Himalyan
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Meanwhile, Nepal Police Spokesperson DIG Nawaraj Silwal on October 18 said that the training of temporary Police Personnel (myadi prahari) for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) elections is all set to begin from October 21, reports The Himalyan Times. He said “A total of 45,000 individuals, who have been recruited as temporary Police personnel, will undergo two-week-long orientation and training from October 21 to November 4. The new recruits will be trained on how to provide security at polling booths and assist Nepal Police personnel during elections. The training will take place in respective District Police offices. “
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October - 18 
Police in a drive arrested two alleged Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists with two bombs and a sharp weapon in Shankar area of Jessore District on October 18, reports The Daily Star. The arrested were identified as Faisal and Ikbal Hossain.
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Police in a drive arrested two alleged Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists with two bombs and a sharp weapon in Shankar area of Jessore District on October 18, reports The Daily Star. The arrested were identified as Faisal and Ikbal Hossain. Police detained them while they were roaming near the Golpata Mosque. A case was filed in this regard.
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October - 18 
Meanwhile, the Ravana Balaya, a Buddhist organization on October 18 (today) protested against a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian, reports Colombo Page. The Ravana Balaya says it will protest against TNA MP S. Sridharan if he demanded Sin
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Meanwhile, the Ravana Balaya, a Buddhist organization on October 18 (today) protested against a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian, reports Colombo Page. The Ravana Balaya says it will protest against TNA MP S. Sridharan if he demanded Sinhala people to leave Jaffna. Secretary of the Ravana Balaya, Ven. Iththekande Saddhatissa Thero has said that Sridharan cannot make Jaffna his birthplace and expect Sinhalese to leave Jaffna. He has explained during a meeting in the North that history has proven that Sinhalese people have lived in Jaffna. According to the Thero, MP Sridharan should not be allowed to visit Colombo even to attend Parliament.
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October - 18 
The Military on October 18 strongly denied the allegations made by a right group that its troops are responsible for insecurity experienced by the women in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, reports Colombo Page. Army spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanig
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The Military on October 18 strongly denied the allegations made by a right group that its troops are responsible for insecurity experienced by the women in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, reports Colombo Page. Army spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya speaking to media said "In a majority of cases, the perpetrators had been close relatives or neighbors of the victim and had been of Tamil ethnicity," the spokesman told media. The spokesman vehemently denied a recent report released by the London-based Minority Rights Group (MRG) that the militarization of the north and east from 2009 has contributed to continued insecurity for minority women. The MRG recently released a report titled "Living with insecurity: Marginalization and sexual violence against women in north and east Sri Lanka". In its report the group says that Tamil and Muslim women in the North and East of Sri Lanka are increasingly marginalized and face chronic insecurity due to presence of security forces and government actions.
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October - 19 
A group of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres, accused of resorting to extortion, went on the rampage in Jaikudar village under Raiboga Police Station limits of Sundargarh District on October 19 and set ablaze house of a youth, reports
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A group of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres, accused of resorting to extortion, went on the rampage in Jaikudar village under Raiboga Police Station limits of Sundargarh District on October 19 and set ablaze house of a youth, reports The Times of India.
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October - 19 
A Pakistani intruder was killed along the India-Pakistan border in Samba District's Ramgarh sector on October 19 amid ceasefire violations in the area, reports Times of India. Sources said the intruder was killed while he was trying to cross over to
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A Pakistani intruder was killed along the India-Pakistan border in Samba District's Ramgarh sector on October 19 amid ceasefire violations in the area, reports Times of India. Sources said the intruder was killed while he was trying to cross over to the Indian side near Kulian-Suchetpur border outpost in Samba sector. Another Pakistani national, identified as Abdul, was arrested at Malu Chak border outpost in Samba District on October 18.
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October - 19 
Bihar Police in a drive against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) have sized movable property worth INR 20 billion, reports The Hindustan Times on October 20. They have also seize
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Bihar Police in a drive against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) have sized movable property worth INR 20 billion, reports The Hindustan Times on October 20. They have also seized approximately 44 acres of land. An official said drawing upon Bihar’s success the Centre has asked eight other Maoist-hit states to effect property seizures under the UAPA provisions to weaken extremists’ leaders by way of their individual financial clout. “The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued directions to the Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police (DGP) in Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states to start implementing UAPA to come down on Maoists”, the official added.
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October - 19 
Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of nearly INR 4, 00,000 was seized and two persons, identified as M. Aziz and Sarwar Hussain were arrested in this connection from Maheshpura Chowk in Jammu, New Indian Express reports on October 20.
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Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of nearly INR 4, 00,000 was seized and two persons, identified as M. Aziz and Sarwar Hussain were arrested in this connection from Maheshpura Chowk in Jammu, New Indian Express reports on October 20.
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October - 19 
Five persons have been arrested on October 19 in connection with the killing of three Police troopers during a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Gadchiroli District last week, reports The Hindu. The five arrested have been identi
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Five persons have been arrested on October 19 in connection with the killing of three Police troopers during a Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Gadchiroli District last week, reports The Hindu. The five arrested have been identified as Mochi Baju Boga (35), Ramdas Tanu Hudda (18), Manu Gagurai Kusoti, Ganesh Nandu Pudi (30) and Rajesh Mangansir Kurve (22). The five persons have confessed to their role in the killing, the Police claimed.
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October - 19 
Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a militant belonging to People's United Liberation Front (PULF) from the northern gate of BT Park in Imphal West District on October 19. He has been identified as Muhammad Akil Ahamad (24). Two demand le
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Imphal West District Police commandos arrested a militant belonging to People's United Liberation Front (PULF) from the northern gate of BT Park in Imphal West District on October 19. He has been identified as Muhammad Akil Ahamad (24). Two demand letters, one mobile handset and one auto rickshaw were seized from his possession, said a press release issued by Imphal West SP.
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October - 19 
Impressed by Bihar Police’s approach of hitting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders financially by confiscating their property under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Central Government has decided to adopt it, r
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Impressed by Bihar Police’s approach of hitting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders financially by confiscating their property under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Central Government has decided to adopt it, reports The Hindustan Times on October 20. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has issued directions to the Chief Secretaries and Director Generals of Police (DGP) in Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected states to start implementing the UAPA on Maoists. The affected states have been asked to gather information about movable, immovable assets of Maoist leaders and confiscate them if they are proceeds of terror activities, or are being used to fund such activities. “Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had proposed this at a meeting of LWE-affected states chaired by the Home Minister a few months ago. We found out that the top Naxal leaders were amassing much wealth. We started using UAPA provisions to attach and confiscate it in May 2012. It was speeded up this year,” said Bihar State DGP Abhayanand.
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October - 19 
Of the 21,424 polling stations in Chhattisgarh that has 90 constituencies, 3,249 have been marked as “hyper sensitive” and 6,920 “sensitive,” said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) V.S. Sampath on October 19, reports The Hindu. It means nearly 50 per
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Of the 21,424 polling stations in Chhattisgarh that has 90 constituencies, 3,249 have been marked as “hyper sensitive” and 6,920 “sensitive,” said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) V.S. Sampath on October 19, reports The Hindu. It means nearly 50 percent of the polling stations in Chhattisgarh have been marked as “hyper sensitive” or “sensitive” for the coming Assembly Election. While the Election Commission has not specified the locations of these booths, they are likely to be situated in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-controlled Bastar and South Chhattisgarh region.
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October - 19 
On October 19, eight suspected Pakistani nationals, some of them involved in terror activities, were detained by Security Forces at Maharajganj (Maharajganj District) when they allegedly tried to cross Indo-Nepal border, according to The Times of Ind
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On October 19, eight suspected Pakistani nationals, some of them involved in terror activities, were detained by Security Forces at Maharajganj (Maharajganj District) when they allegedly tried to cross Indo-Nepal border, according to The Times of India. "Some of them have been involved in terrorist activities. They had reached Kathmandu from Pakistan and from there crossed over into India at Sonauli," commandant Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) B.K. Bankhoti said. The group, including two women and four children, has been sent to the Jammu and Kashmir Police cell in Delhi by road, he said.
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October - 19 
Pakistan continues to protect and shield Dawood Ibrahim and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘founder’ and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, two of the most wanted terrorists in India. While Dawood lives in Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh)
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Pakistan continues to protect and shield Dawood Ibrahim and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘founder’ and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, two of the most wanted terrorists in India. While Dawood lives in Karachi (provincial capital of Sindh) and is protected by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents, Saeed is provided protection by the Pakistani government on par with a visiting head of state, LeT operative Abdul Kareem Tunda has confessed in his statement to the Special Investigative Team (SIT), The Times of India reports on October 20. "Saeed travels in a convoy of 12 vehicles that includes three bullet-proof cars. The bullet-proof cars keep shuffling in the convoy whenever he travels within a city or outside," Tunda revealed. He further said Saeed has amassed immense wealth in the last few years. He has accounts in Pakistan and foreign countries including Belgium. "In Al-Falah Bank, Lahore, alone he has over Rs 5 crore," Tunda told his interrogators. "Dawood is in the habit of spending lavishly on the ISI operatives. They reciprocate by providing him tight security and hiding his movements from the media and the public," Tunda told the SIT.
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October - 19 
Powerful bomb exploded at Phungreitang near Gandhi Chowk in Ukhrul District at 8.30 pm on October 19, reports The Sangai Express. Though there was no human casualty, the explosion damaged the wooden wall of a nearby shop. The bomb which left a visibl
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Powerful bomb exploded at Phungreitang near Gandhi Chowk in Ukhrul District at 8.30 pm on October 19, reports The Sangai Express. Though there was no human casualty, the explosion damaged the wooden wall of a nearby shop. The bomb which left a visible crater is suspected to be local made. The blast site is in the proximity of Ukhrul Police Headquarters.
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October - 19 
Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed the ‘district commander ‘of Anti-Talks faction of the National Santhali Liberation Army (NSLA-ATF), Ram Murmu alias Rakesh, at Jakati reserve forest in Kokrajhar on October 19, reports The Telegraph.
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Security Forces (SFs), in an encounter, killed the ‘district commander ‘of Anti-Talks faction of the National Santhali Liberation Army (NSLA-ATF), Ram Murmu alias Rakesh, at Jakati reserve forest in Kokrajhar on October 19, reports The Telegraph.
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October - 19 October - 20
Supporters of the Garo National Council (GNC) set four vehicles ablaze and partially burned down three schools in the Goalpara district on October 19-20, following the announcement of elections to the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC), reports T
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Supporters of the Garo National Council (GNC) set four vehicles ablaze and partially burned down three schools in the Goalpara district on October 19-20, following the announcement of elections to the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC), reports The Telegraph. The GNC has also called an indefinite strike demanding the exclusion of non-Rabha villages from the council area. Three lower primary schools, Dhupdhara, Tarengthop and Khardang, were also attacked on October 20. Police arrested around 25 people from Hudakona, Kachumari and Jira villages for being involved in the violence.
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October - 19 
The Sangai Express reports that together with arms and ammunition, five cadres of progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) surrendered to the Thoubal Superintendant of Police (SP) on October 19. The five cadres s
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The Sangai Express reports that together with arms and ammunition, five cadres of progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro) surrendered to the Thoubal Superintendant of Police (SP) on October 19. The five cadres surrendered along with five rifles of AK series, 15 magazines and 375 live rounds, informed a Police source. It is said that a formal surrender ceremony would be held sometime later. Of the five surrendered, four were of ‘Lance Corporal’ rank while the fifth one was a ‘Corporal’. The four ‘Lance Corporals’ have been identified as Ibomcha , Athoi Maring, Ishwar-chandra and Ushorjit. The ‘Corporal’ is identified as Santosh Kshetri.
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October - 19 
Troops of 27 Assam Rifles reportedly arrested a UNLF cadre identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Salam alias Sanatomba alias Kan on October 19 at the Mobile Vehicle Check Post at Patsoi Part 2 in Imphal West District. One 9mm pistol and three live rounds have b
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Troops of 27 Assam Rifles reportedly arrested a UNLF cadre identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Salam alias Sanatomba alias Kan on October 19 at the Mobile Vehicle Check Post at Patsoi Part 2 in Imphal West District. One 9mm pistol and three live rounds have been recovered from him.
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October - 19 
A Police constable was killed while another head constable was injured during an encounter with militants in Sharafi Goth area of Karachi District on October 19, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Ikhlaq Ahmed said the encounter took pl
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A Police constable was killed while another head constable was injured during an encounter with militants in Sharafi Goth area of Karachi District on October 19, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Ikhlaq Ahmed said the encounter took place when Police constable, Bagh Ali and head constable Munawar Ali were on a routine patrol near Sharafi Goth graveyard. Both were attacked while trying to intercept two men riding a motorcycle. As a result, they sustained bullet injuries, whereas the culprits managed to escape under the cover of aerial firing. They were rushed to the Jinnah Hospital, where Bagh succumbed to his injuries.
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October - 19 
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched a probe into former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf's move to impose emergency in 2007, reported The Times of India on October 20. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had asked the FIA t
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Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched a probe into former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf's move to impose emergency in 2007, reported The Times of India on October 20. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had asked the FIA to expedite high treason case against the ex-President for subverting the country's constitution by imposing emergency in November 2007 and directed it to conclude the investigation within six weeks. FIA Director General Saud Mirza said statements of some officials had been recorded in connection with the case. "We will soon record the statement of Musharraf regarding the case," Mirza said, assuring the investigation would be completed within six weeks.
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October - 19 
On October 19, Musharraf moved court seeking bail in a case related to the killing of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rasheed Ghazi and his mother Sabiha Khatoon during a military operation in Islamabad. However, on the request of his opponent Haroon Rasheed
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On October 19, Musharraf moved court seeking bail in a case related to the killing of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rasheed Ghazi and his mother Sabiha Khatoon during a military operation in Islamabad. However, on the request of his opponent Haroon Rasheed’s lawyer, the court adjourned the matter until October 23, 2013.
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October - 19 
One person was injured in a hand grenade attack in Zhob District on October 19, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified men hurled three hand grenades at an under-construction house in the Apozai Town of Zhob District. The grenades lan
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One person was injured in a hand grenade attack in Zhob District on October 19, reports Daily Times. According to Police, unidentified men hurled three hand grenades at an under-construction house in the Apozai Town of Zhob District. The grenades landed inside the house and exploded. Resultantly, an occupant identified as Amir Khan sustained injuries. The attackers escaped from the scene after the incident.
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October - 19 
Poll-opposing Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) on October 19 enforced bandh (shut down) in three hilly Districts in far-western part of the country, reports Nepal News. The bandh partially affected life in Bajura, Ach
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Poll-opposing Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) on October 19 enforced bandh (shut down) in three hilly Districts in far-western part of the country, reports Nepal News. The bandh partially affected life in Bajura, Achham and Doti Districts. The bandh was imposed with a view to foil UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s plan to participate in election canvassing in the three districts and also deny him free movement in the Districts.
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October - 19 
Bangladeshi authorities on October 19 banned rallies and street protests in the capital city Dhaka for an indefinite period, just days ahead of main opposition BNP's grand rally to mount pressure on the Government to accept its demand for polls under
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Bangladeshi authorities on October 19 banned rallies and street protests in the capital city Dhaka for an indefinite period, just days ahead of main opposition BNP's grand rally to mount pressure on the Government to accept its demand for polls under a non-party Caretaker Government (CG), reports Times of India. The ban was an indication of the Government toughened stance while Police might also launch a crackdown on opposition leaders and activists if they tried to stage street protests defying the ban. Police and elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) men were deployed around the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) and other strategic locations of the city to thwart possible street protests by BNP cadres.
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October - 19 
Police in a drive arrested three cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Goyra village in Jessore District on October 19, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as Abdur Rashid (45), M Hamjar Ali (36) and Haidar Ali (25). Police said that
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Police in a drive arrested three cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Goyra village in Jessore District on October 19, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as Abdur Rashid (45), M Hamjar Ali (36) and Haidar Ali (25). Police said that the JeI cadres were arrested while they were planning to carry out sabotage.
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October - 20 
Alleging harassment by Police, former Naxalites-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh have demanded that the government direct the Police authorities to withdraw cases filed against them on October 20, reports The New In
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Alleging harassment by Police, former Naxalites-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh have demanded that the government direct the Police authorities to withdraw cases filed against them on October 20, reports The New Indian Express. Speaking at the Telangana Maji-Naxalite Sankshema Sangham meeting on October 20, Sangham President and former Janashakti Secretariat member Ramachander alias Bhupathi alleged that whenever elections come or some violent incidents take place, Police harass former Naxalites, causing hardship for them and their family members.
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October - 20 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Kamchung under Kamjong sub-division of Ukhrul District at around 9.45 am on October 20 left three personnel of 44 AR injured. They three injured personnel have been identified as Havildar Ram Kirpal, Rifl
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Kamchung under Kamjong sub-division of Ukhrul District at around 9.45 am on October 20 left three personnel of 44 AR injured. They three injured personnel have been identified as Havildar Ram Kirpal, Rifleman Rupam and Rifleman Indrajit Singh. It is reported that the AR troops were patrolling the area when the IED went off suddenly.
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October - 20 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’, Yasin Bhatkal’s interrogation has revealed that more than 15 active IM modules have taken shelter in Pakistan, Asian Age reports on October 21. The interrogation has also given conclusive evide
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’, Yasin Bhatkal’s interrogation has revealed that more than 15 active IM modules have taken shelter in Pakistan, Asian Age reports on October 21. The interrogation has also given conclusive evidence to the security agencies in India on pro-active involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in formation and operations of the IM in the year 2000. Clarifying that the IM was formed with specific agenda of Pakistan to perpetrate terror attack on India without leaving any footprint, security sources said that IM modules had mandatory instruction of using homemade explosives; sources said that IM was used for targeting civilian gatherings only Authorities further disclosed that Yasin Bhatkal has also confessed that Ishrat Jehan who was killed in an encounter in Gujarat was an IM module.
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October - 20 
Assam police have claimed to have arrested the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of General Manger of National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), AK Agarwal, reports The Shillong Times. A joint team of Assam Police and Arunachal Police on October
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Assam police have claimed to have arrested the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of General Manger of National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), AK Agarwal, reports The Shillong Times. A joint team of Assam Police and Arunachal Police on October 20 night arrested the alleged mastermind of the kidnapping incident, Anil Tamang from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. Tamang is a contractor with the NHPC and hails from Tawang. Agarwala still remained untraced since September 21 when he was abducted by IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-IKS) militants in Assam.
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October - 20 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two JCB machines, two tractors and a motorcycle at a construction site of Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) road at Miangpadar village of Kalahandi District on October 20, reports T
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two JCB machines, two tractors and a motorcycle at a construction site of Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) road at Miangpadar village of Kalahandi District on October 20, reports The Times of India. Police seized 10 leaflets and three posters of the Bansadhara, Ghumsura and Nagabali Divisions of the Maoist from the spot. The Maoists have threatened the owner of Shiv Shankar Construction, the company executing the road work, to stop exploitation of labourers. They have stated in the leaflets that labourers are being paid INR 100 instead of INR 200 each.
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October - 20 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) is now trying to grow up as a terror network like al Qaeda, keeping a close liaison with Pakistan based Qaeda network of Tehreek-e-Taliban, admits arrested IM ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal, during his recent interrogati
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) is now trying to grow up as a terror network like al Qaeda, keeping a close liaison with Pakistan based Qaeda network of Tehreek-e-Taliban, admits arrested IM ‘India operation chief’ Yasin Bhatkal, during his recent interrogations by different intelligence agencies, The Times of India reports on October 21. Yasin Bhatkal claimed that their ultimate mission is to uphold Shariah in India like the Mujahideen in Afghanistan and Somalia. In both countries Islamic terror networks are believed to be a part of Al-Qaida. Yasin has to say that they keep a tactical understanding with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for logistic support. Yasin's interrogation also unearthed that more than half a dozen IM recruits from north India were killed in Afghanistan who went there to fight for the Taliban. During recent interrogation by different state agencies and National Investigation Agency (NIA), Yasin revealed how the entire organization split into two factions: Azamgarh and Bhatkal following the debacle of Batla house encounter in 2008. "Batla house encounter forced most of the IM operatives to flee from the country and they were supposed to take refuge in Nepal. At that time most senior IM leader and one of the founders Amir Reza Khan was responsible to provide proper logistic support to IM operatives in Nepal, what he did not execute, alleged Yasin," said an investigator.
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October - 20 
Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS) leadership on October 20 reiterated its demand for creation of an autonomous state comprising the twin hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao as envisaged in Article 244(A) of Indian constit
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Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS) leadership on October 20 reiterated its demand for creation of an autonomous state comprising the twin hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao as envisaged in Article 244(A) of Indian constitution, reports Nagaland Post.
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October - 20 
Nagaland Post reports that 10 Pressure groups in Meghalaya, on October 20, claimed that illegal Bangladeshi migrants enter the State after obtaining proof of “Indian citizenship” from Assam and urged President Pranab Mukherjee to ask the State Govern
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Nagaland Post reports that 10 Pressure groups in Meghalaya, on October 20, claimed that illegal Bangladeshi migrants enter the State after obtaining proof of “Indian citizenship” from Assam and urged President Pranab Mukherjee to ask the State Government to implement the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system. In an open letter to Mukherjee, ahead of his two-day visit to Meghalaya beginning October 21 (Monday), the groups said: “After obtaining any documents of proof that they are Indian citizens, they freely enter Meghalaya whereas there is no authority to verify” the documents. They also urged the president to direct the Meghalaya Government to implement the British-era Inner Line Permit (ILP) system to tackle the issue.
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October - 20 
Pakistan violated the ceasefire eight times and opened fire along the International Border (IB) at 14 Indian posts and forward villages in Ramgarh and Arnia Sectors of Samba and Jammu Districts on October 20, reports Hindustan Times. Sources said, Pa
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Pakistan violated the ceasefire eight times and opened fire along the International Border (IB) at 14 Indian posts and forward villages in Ramgarh and Arnia Sectors of Samba and Jammu Districts on October 20, reports Hindustan Times. Sources said, Pakistani troops targeted the Border Security Force (BSF) posts with small arms initially, but now the attack has intensified with mortars and rockets being fired from across the border. The BSF retaliated at all the places in Ramgarh and Arnia Sectors very effectively. Meanwhile, at least 25 families from villages along the IB in Samba District have migrated to safer areas following days of sustained ceasefire violations by Pakistan in the region, reported The Times of India on October 20. Sources said that over 200 villagers from 25 families shifted to safer places from villages in the Suchetpur-Kulian Sector on October 19 fearing fresh escalation of tension. "The families were advised to shift to safer locations in time," sources added.
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October - 20 
Police, based on the specific information, arrested three Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) linkmen, identified as Bidar Sing Kro (25), Bimal Singnar (20) and Rajen Rongpi (22), from Birbar under Dokmoka Police Station in Karbi Anglong District
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Police, based on the specific information, arrested three Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) linkmen, identified as Bidar Sing Kro (25), Bimal Singnar (20) and Rajen Rongpi (22), from Birbar under Dokmoka Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on October 20, reports The Sentinel. According to a statement given by one linkman, several occasions, the Karbi youths are forcibly engaged by KPLT in various anti–social activities.
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October - 20 
Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif's demand for US intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on October 20 said India will not accept this as the matter is a bilateral one agreed to betwee
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Rejecting Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif's demand for US intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on October 20 said India will not accept this as the matter is a bilateral one agreed to between the two nations, reports The Times of India. Khurshid said, "There is no way in which India will accept any intervention on an issue that is entirely accepted in the Simla Agreement as a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan”. He said Kashmir is an integral part of India and no one should raise a question on that. "It is a waste of time for anybody no matter how eminent to be even trying to question it," he added. Khurshid also said that any US economic aid to Pakistan must not be used in a manner that is detrimental to India's security and strategic interests and hoped that Washington will keep that in mind as a "good strategic partner". Meanwhile, the Obama administration on October 20 said there has not been an "iota of change" in its policy on Kashmir which considers it a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, dismissing the latest Pakistani efforts to seek US intervention in this regard, reports The Times of India.
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October - 20 
The bid to cool down the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through regular exchanges between Indian and Pakistani Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) is not working and may need more time to prove its utility, according to
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The bid to cool down the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through regular exchanges between Indian and Pakistani Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) is not working and may need more time to prove its utility, according to a unnamed senior official, reported The Times of India on October 21. "The DGMOs have been in touch to try and find a way. This has not happened so far. We will have to assess as the situation develops," the official added. The Prime Minister (PM) is in Moscow along with senior officials for a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two leaders are expected to discuss the emerging scenario in Afghanistan and Pakistan's bid to regain influence in the region. Reflecting a cautious approach, the official said India will assess the situation as it develops. "We will see if there is seriousness on the Pakistani side to restore the ceasefire. If they can't do it, we will draw conclusions from it," he added.
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October - 20 
The Border Security Force (BSF) South Bengal Frontier on October 20 traced and seized a huge consignment of Fake Indian currency note (FICN) with a face value of INR 600,000, reports India Blooms. A case has been registered under Kaliachak Police Sta
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The Border Security Force (BSF) South Bengal Frontier on October 20 traced and seized a huge consignment of Fake Indian currency note (FICN) with a face value of INR 600,000, reports India Blooms. A case has been registered under Kaliachak Police Station (Malda District) for further investigation and prosecution.
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October - 20 
The Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) on October 20 celebrated its foundation day with the village folks and the cadres at its Eden Bari Camp at Tura in West Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. Speaking at th
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The Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) on October 20 celebrated its foundation day with the village folks and the cadres at its Eden Bari Camp at Tura in West Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. Speaking at the celebration, ANVC-B ‘chairman’, Rimpu Marak, warned of pseudo ANVC-Bs who are mostly the deserters who are trying to malign the name of the organization by carrying out illegal activities using the letter pads, seals and name of the organization.“Most of these cadres have joined UALA [United A'chik Liberation Army] and some have flouted new organisations just to collect money and people should beware of any individual demanding or threatening in the name of ANVC-B,” the ‘chairman’ said. ANVC–B) strongly emphasized on the outfit’s policy of serving to the cause of the people with a mission to bring about long lasting peace to the five Districts of Garo Hills adds The Sentinel.
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October - 20 
The chargesheet filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Narath (Kannur District) arms training case, in which 21 persons were arrested on April 23, 2013 is a sign of involvement of outfits like Popular front of India (PFI) and their political
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The chargesheet filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Narath (Kannur District) arms training case, in which 21 persons were arrested on April 23, 2013 is a sign of involvement of outfits like Popular front of India (PFI) and their political outfit Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in conducting arms training camps across Kerala under the pretence of health awareness camps and yoga classes, Indian Today reported on October 21. The 21 persons were arrested when they were participating in an arms training camp in a secluded building in an isolated location. NIA investigation pointed out the possibility of Narath camp organizers having links with terrorist groups like Indian Mujahideen (IM).
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October - 20 
The Sangai Express reports that Police, on October 20, retrieved a Chinese hand grenade which was lobbed at the Pishum Oinam Leikai residence of Thoubal Deputy Commisioner, T Ranjit by unidentified persons at about 6.20 am.
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The Sangai Express reports that Police, on October 20, retrieved a Chinese hand grenade which was lobbed at the Pishum Oinam Leikai residence of Thoubal Deputy Commisioner, T Ranjit by unidentified persons at about 6.20 am.
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October - 20 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Takhelchangbam Jimmy Sharma (32) from Wangkhei Koijam Leikai in Imphal East District on October 20. A Chinese hand grenade along wi
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested one Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, identified as Takhelchangbam Jimmy Sharma (32) from Wangkhei Koijam Leikai in Imphal East District on October 20. A Chinese hand grenade along with detonator was recovered from the cadre’s possession. On verification, he stated that he joined KYKL organisation in September 2013 through one Sadananda of KYKL and is now working under his command. He further stated that he was a former member of United Nationla Liberation Front (UNLF) organisation and work under the command of one Madhumangol of UNLF.
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October - 20 
The Sangai Express reports that three Assam Rifles (AR) personnel have been reportedly killed while some others were injured in an encounter with United Liberation Front of Asom (UNLF) cadres near Kangpat Khullen village, Ukhrul District at around 10
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The Sangai Express reports that three Assam Rifles (AR) personnel have been reportedly killed while some others were injured in an encounter with United Liberation Front of Asom (UNLF) cadres near Kangpat Khullen village, Ukhrul District at around 10 am on October 20. According to a spokesman of the outfit, three teams of armed wing of the outfit, called Manipur People’s Army (MPA) 241 unit were marching separately when one team came across a troop of AR soldiers resulting in an encounter. The spokesman claimed that three AR personnel were killed in the encounter while some other personnel were injured.
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October - 20 
The Shilong Times reports that Tura Police, on October 20, arrested five active overground members of the Garo national Liberation Army (GNLA) from Rongkhon area of West Garo Hills District for their alleged involvement in the recent extortion drive
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The Shilong Times reports that Tura Police, on October 20, arrested five active overground members of the Garo national Liberation Army (GNLA) from Rongkhon area of West Garo Hills District for their alleged involvement in the recent extortion drive in and around Tura markets. The arrested men are identified as Anurag D Sangma (21), Salgrim M Sangma (23), Emron Sangma (32), Nepbin Marak (28) and Kagil R Marak (28). As many as nineteen GNLA extortion notes have been recovered from the possession of the arrested men.The extortion amounts demanded were reportedly in lakhs, informed Tura Police. “The arrested men were operating directly under GNLA ‘area commander’ Baichung Momin and they have confessed to working for the militant leader,” said Tura Superintendant of Police (SP), Mukesh Kr Singh.
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October - 20 
A target killer, belonging to People's Amn Committee (PAC), identified as Mansoor Baloch alias Bublee was arrested during a targeted raid conducted by Rangers on Nishter Road in Jamshed Town.
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A target killer, belonging to People's Amn Committee (PAC), identified as Mansoor Baloch alias Bublee was arrested during a targeted raid conducted by Rangers on Nishter Road in Jamshed Town.
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October - 20 
An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the employee of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), identified as Nadeem alias Nadeem Lamba (45) was shot dead in Pak Colony area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital
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An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the employee of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), identified as Nadeem alias Nadeem Lamba (45) was shot dead in Pak Colony area of SITE Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 20, reported The News. Investigators termed the murder of Nadeem a part of the ongoing target killings of political activists. The victim was also a former member of the Afaq Ahmed-led Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) and a few months ago, had joined MQM.
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October - 20 
As many as 48 alleged criminals, including 36 absconders were taken into custody by District West Police. Police also claimed to have recovered weapons, including one repeater, six pistols, one dagger, four motorcycles and narcotics from the possessi
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As many as 48 alleged criminals, including 36 absconders were taken into custody by District West Police. Police also claimed to have recovered weapons, including one repeater, six pistols, one dagger, four motorcycles and narcotics from the possession of suspects.
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October - 20 
District East Police arrested 16 alleged criminals including two absconders during targeted raids and snap checking and also claimed to have recovered nine pistols, four cell phones and two motorcycles.
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District East Police arrested 16 alleged criminals including two absconders during targeted raids and snap checking and also claimed to have recovered nine pistols, four cell phones and two motorcycles.
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October - 20 
Four Police officials were killed in a drive-by shooting on a checkpoint on Ring Road located under the jurisdiction of Paharipura Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the evening of October 20, reports The Exp
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Four Police officials were killed in a drive-by shooting on a checkpoint on Ring Road located under the jurisdiction of Paharipura Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the evening of October 20, reports The Express Tribune. Four gunmen riding on two motorcycles opened fire on police officials manning the checkpoint. Four slain Police officials were Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Amin Jan, ASI Fazal-e-Wahab, Constable Liaquat and Constable Ayub Shah – were fatally injured in the attack.
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October - 20 
In another incident, militants fired eight rockets at the Basima Town of Washuk District. The rockets fired from the mountains landed in desolated areas. However, no loss of life and damage to property was reported in the attack.
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In another incident, militants fired eight rockets at the Basima Town of Washuk District. The rockets fired from the mountains landed in desolated areas. However, no loss of life and damage to property was reported in the attack.
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October - 20 
Karachi Police claimed to have arrested 73 alleged criminals including 42 absconders, 11 under arms ordinance, five under narcotics ordinance, 10 robbers and two murderers. According to Sindh Police spokesperson, 18 weapons and narcotics were also re
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Karachi Police claimed to have arrested 73 alleged criminals including 42 absconders, 11 under arms ordinance, five under narcotics ordinance, 10 robbers and two murderers. According to Sindh Police spokesperson, 18 weapons and narcotics were also recovered.
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October - 20 
Law enforcers claimed to have arrested around 152 suspects including alleged target killers belonging to political parties and Lyari gangsters during separate targeted raids across the city on October 20, reported Daily Times. In the first episode, R
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Law enforcers claimed to have arrested around 152 suspects including alleged target killers belonging to political parties and Lyari gangsters during separate targeted raids across the city on October 20, reported Daily Times. In the first episode, Rangers claimed to have arrested around nine criminals during various targeted raids in different parts of Karachi, including Quaidabad, Green Town, Nazimabad, Nishtar Road, New Karachi, Orangi Town, Shah Faisal Colony, Abidabad in Baldia, Gulberg, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Manzur Colony areas. The officials recovered weapons from the possession of suspects.
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October - 20 
Police arrested an alleged suspect Bakhtiar during an exchange of fire in Sultanabad area, however his three accomplices managed to escape under the cover of firing. Police officials said that the accused was wanted for attacking and injuring a polic
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Police arrested an alleged suspect Bakhtiar during an exchange of fire in Sultanabad area, however his three accomplices managed to escape under the cover of firing. Police officials said that the accused was wanted for attacking and injuring a police constable, Shafiq.
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October - 20 
President Mamnoon Hussain on October 20 promulgated the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, which maintains that the writ of the state would be established at all costs, reports Daily Times. The ordinance states that the security and Law Enforcement Ag
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President Mamnoon Hussain on October 20 promulgated the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, which maintains that the writ of the state would be established at all costs, reports Daily Times. The ordinance states that the security and Law Enforcement Agencies would jointly investigate the incidents of terrorism, and the elements creating terror and fear would be considered as enemies of the state. The draft of the ordinance states that Pakistan and its people had been exposed to undeclared and thankless wars that proliferated from the country’s neighbourhood since 1979. It reads, “The elements hostile to our existence, in collaboration with unscrupulous locals, have since claimed the lives of 40,000 people of all ages and religious denominations in the second campaign that began in 2001; many more were injured, disabled or uprooted. Over three decade long presence of many million aliens on our soil generated its own social complexities. The people and its valiant forces have rendered unprecedented sacrifices: Over 4,000 soldiers and officers lost their lives to ensure that world at large remains at peace during the last 11 years alone. As a direct consequence, our economy and its production systems suffered enormously”. The ordinance reads that the extraordinary disposition dictates unusual dispensation. “New legislative initiatives have been proposed in line with international best practices, to declare that: The constitution and rule of law shall be our overarching umbrella. Security of life, property and dignified living of our own people shall be the prime goal for all functionaries of the state. All civil and military Law Enforcement Agencies including Civil Armed Forces (CAF) and their personnel where invited shall be given fullest protection of law to discharge their mission of restoration of peace in enabling environment within the parameters of Part V of the Constitution.”
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October - 20 
The leader of the Punjabi Taliban and Junood-e-Hafsa, Asmatullah Muawiya in his new message to the media on October 20 said talks are possible with the Government on the basis of principles, reported Daily Times. Muawiya said talks could be held if t
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The leader of the Punjabi Taliban and Junood-e-Hafsa, Asmatullah Muawiya in his new message to the media on October 20 said talks are possible with the Government on the basis of principles, reported Daily Times. Muawiya said talks could be held if the Government resolves all those problems which are the cause of conflict. He explained that if the Government reviews its foreign policy “which revolves around the United States (US)” and abolishes all such laws which are against Islam then rapprochement could be made quite easily. Muawiya claimed that his outfit has deep roots in all parts of the country and the main purpose of the group is to serve the country’s people and Islam. He said the Punjabi Taliban is active for the implementation of Sharia’h for which this country was achieved. The Punjabi Taliban leader said talks could not be held through the media or talk shows. He said the Taliban will present their demands only if the government shows seriousness. However, he said the media was presenting conditions for the talks from its side which is even against the ethics and principles of journalism. He said the Taliban will take the nation into confidence after the talks.
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October - 20 
The Pakistan Army on October 20 denied that it was involved in any military operation against Baloch insurgents in the areas devastated by September 24, 2013 earthquake, reports The Express Tribune. “Security Forces are in Awaran and Mashkey only for
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The Pakistan Army on October 20 denied that it was involved in any military operation against Baloch insurgents in the areas devastated by September 24, 2013 earthquake, reports The Express Tribune. “Security Forces are in Awaran and Mashkey only for relief operations,” said Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa, the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR), in a statement. He added that despite repeated attacks on army troops, the SFs were exercising restraint and were concentrating on providing relief to earthquake survivors. Dismissing certain media reports, Major General Bajwa said that army troops were not carrying out any operation in the region. “There is no military operation in Awaran and Mashkey as is being propagated by miscreants,” he added, inviting media persons to visit Awaran and Mashkey to witness the situation on ground.
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October - 20 
The Police arrested two accused involved in target killing and other crimes in Karachi during a raid in Shakargarh area of Matta tehsil (revenue unit) in Swat District on October 20, reports Daily Times. According to District Police Officer (DPO), S
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The Police arrested two accused involved in target killing and other crimes in Karachi during a raid in Shakargarh area of Matta tehsil (revenue unit) in Swat District on October 20, reports Daily Times. According to District Police Officer (DPO), Swat, Sher Akbar Khan, the Police on a tip-off launched crackdown in Shakargarh. During the raid, two accused involved in Karachi target killing, attacks on security forces, other terrorist and criminal activities were arrested besides recovering arms from their possession.
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October - 20 
The Police during a raid at a house in Augadu Takhtaband area of Mingora town in Swat District recovered six hand grenades, a pistol and arrested one accused on October 20, reports Daily Times.
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The Police during a raid at a house in Augadu Takhtaband area of Mingora town in Swat District recovered six hand grenades, a pistol and arrested one accused on October 20, reports Daily Times.
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October - 20 
Two political workers were arrested during a targeted raid conducted by Rangers in Abul Hassan Isphani locality in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town. The law-enforcing agency did not disclose the identity of the detainees, or their political affiliation. The arre
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Two political workers were arrested during a targeted raid conducted by Rangers in Abul Hassan Isphani locality in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town. The law-enforcing agency did not disclose the identity of the detainees, or their political affiliation. The arrested persons have been shifted to an undisclosed location for further questioning.
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October - 20 
At least three persons were injured on October 20 clashes that erupted between cadres of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in course of election campaign at Radibazaar in Rukum District, reports The Himalay
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At least three persons were injured on October 20 clashes that erupted between cadres of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in course of election campaign at Radibazaar in Rukum District, reports The Himalayan Times. The clashes were ensued after the rival rallies, which were set to hold corner assemblies, encountered at the bazaar area. The cadres of both the parties exchanged blows after pelting stones at each other.
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October - 20 
Nepal Army (NA) personnel have been mobilized in the 240 constituencies from October 20 to ensure security for the November 19 Constituent Assembly (CA) election, reports Nepal News. NA spokesperson Brigadier General Jagdish Chandra Pokhrel said "At
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Nepal Army (NA) personnel have been mobilized in the 240 constituencies from October 20 to ensure security for the November 19 Constituent Assembly (CA) election, reports Nepal News. NA spokesperson Brigadier General Jagdish Chandra Pokhrel said "At least 40 teams have been deployed in all constituencies except few in high hill and mountain regions. About 62,000 NA personnel have been sent out today." As per the Integrated Security Plan unveiled by the Home Ministry, a total of 155,000 Nepal Army, Nepal Police (including temporary police), Armed Police Force and National Investigation Department personnel are being deployed to provide security to 10,017 polling booths to ensure free and fair election.
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October - 20 
The Election Commission (EC) has printed 12.6 million ballot papers for the proportional representation (PR) election system, while printing of ballot papers of 67 election constituencies for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system was comple
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The Election Commission (EC) has printed 12.6 million ballot papers for the proportional representation (PR) election system, while printing of ballot papers of 67 election constituencies for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system was completed till October 20, reports Kantipuronline.com. The election body has a target of printing some 15 million ballot papers under PR category for 12.3 million voters. Around 12.3 million voters are listed in the EC’s newly adopted voter registration with photos and finger prints. EC officials are planning to print more ballot papers thinking that some of them could degrade in the elections and the remaining ballot papers could be used in case it has to hold by- elections.
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October - 20 
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between the activists of ruling Awami League (AL) and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at Ku Koramara village in Bagerhat District on October 20, reports New Age. Witnesses said that seven house
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At least 20 people were injured in a clash between the activists of ruling Awami League (AL) and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at Ku Koramara village in Bagerhat District on October 20, reports New Age. Witnesses said that seven houses were vandalised and looted during the clash that erupted following an altercation between BNP activist Ekramul and AL activist Humayun in a tea stall. The activists of both the parties equipped with local weapons attacked each other, leaving 20 injured.
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October - 20 
BNP on October 20 staged demonstrations across the country as part of their protest against the indefinite ban on gatherings in Dhaka city, reports The Daily Star. In Chittagong District, Police arrested five leaders and activists of BNP from a cland
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BNP on October 20 staged demonstrations across the country as part of their protest against the indefinite ban on gatherings in Dhaka city, reports The Daily Star. In Chittagong District, Police arrested five leaders and activists of BNP from a clandestine meeting. The detainees were identified as Mohammad Alauddin, Mohammad Nazrul, Mohammad Dulal, Mohammad Rana and Bishal Ahmed. In Rangpur District, Police arrested three local leaders and activists of BNP in Pirganj sub-District. Pirganj Police said Police arrested them as they were accused in different cases. In Gazipur District, BNP activists brought out a procession in the Gazipur town. Police dispersed the procession and arrested an activist in front of the District BNP office.
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October - 20 
Three cases were filed on October 20 against 1,500 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men, including former State Minister for Education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, in connection with violence during October 19’s daylong hartal (general strike) in Kachu
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Three cases were filed on October 20 against 1,500 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men, including former State Minister for Education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, in connection with violence during October 19’s daylong hartal (general strike) in Kachua sub-District of Chandpur District, reports The Independent. Police filed the cases against 175 named and 1,425 unnamed BNP activists with Kachua Police Station on charges of attacking cops.
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October - 21 
A group of seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly shot dead a 25-year-old villager, identified as Madakam Kosalu, branding him as a ‘Police informer’ in Khammam District on October 21, reports The Business Standard. He w
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A group of seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly shot dead a 25-year-old villager, identified as Madakam Kosalu, branding him as a ‘Police informer’ in Khammam District on October 21, reports The Business Standard. He was dragged out of his house in Gollaguupa village of Bhadrachalam rural mandal (administrative unit) and three bullets were pumped into his chest.
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October - 21 
A group of seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly shot dead a 25-year-old villager, identified as Madakam Kosalu, branding him as a ‘Police informer’ in Khammam District on October 21, reports The Business Standard. He w
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A group of seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly shot dead a 25-year-old villager, identified as Madakam Kosalu, branding him as a ‘Police informer’ in Khammam District on October 21, reports The Business Standard. He was dragged out of his house in Gollaguupa village of Bhadrachalam rural mandal (administrative unit) and three bullets were pumped into his chest.
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October - 21 
A Maoist District Committee Member, carrying a cash reward of INR 3 lakh on his head, was arrested in Medak District on October 21, reports The Deccan Chronicle. Acting on a tip off, a Police team arrested Pusa Sivanarayana, in his early 50s, a paral
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A Maoist District Committee Member, carrying a cash reward of INR 3 lakh on his head, was arrested in Medak District on October 21, reports The Deccan Chronicle. Acting on a tip off, a Police team arrested Pusa Sivanarayana, in his early 50s, a paralytic, when he was on his way to a hospital for treatment, Medak Superintendent of Police, Vijay Kumar, said. Sivanarayana, who was also the in-charge of the Central Committee protection platoon, was wanted in connection with three cases of rioting, besides a murder case pertaining to 2001 under Gajwel Police Station limits and was underground for the past 23 years.
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October - 21 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Michha Ranjita (24), was arrested from Bijapur District on October 21, reports The Business Standard. She was arrested from the forest of Modakpal Police Station area by a join
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Michha Ranjita (24), was arrested from Bijapur District on October 21, reports The Business Standard. She was arrested from the forest of Modakpal Police Station area by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and district force. During her interrogation, she admitted that she was involved in Maoist activities.
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October - 21 
Ahead of Assembly Elections in Chhattisgarh, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has written to the Chhattisgarh Government about intelligence inputs that Maoists may have "deployed small action teams" to "attack helicopters, especially during
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Ahead of Assembly Elections in Chhattisgarh, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has written to the Chhattisgarh Government about intelligence inputs that Maoists may have "deployed small action teams" to "attack helicopters, especially during landing and take off" during the elections, reports The New Indian Express on October 22. In a letter, the Centre said Maoists may "attack soft targets, particularly outside their core areas."
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October - 21 
Army’s 18, 28, 47 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) on October 21 launched an operation in the forests of Margie Lolab in Kupwara District after they received information about the presence of a group of 2-3 militants in the forest area, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Army’s 18, 28, 47 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) on October 21 launched an operation in the forests of Margie Lolab in Kupwara District after they received information about the presence of a group of 2-3 militants in the forest area, reports Daily Excelsior.
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October - 21 
Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on October 21 said that India can’t tolerate the ceasefire violations by Pakistan and has to respond with force if they continue firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and IB, reports Daily Excelsior. While addressin
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Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah on October 21 said that India can’t tolerate the ceasefire violations by Pakistan and has to respond with force if they continue firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and IB, reports Daily Excelsior. While addressing Policemen at Zeewan Headquarters of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Armed Police on the Police Commemoration Day, the Chief Minister said that Prime Ministers of the two countries discussed the issue of the ceasefire violations at New York recently and despite that Pakistan is violating it. “I fail to understand whether the Pakistan Prime Minister has a hand in it or he is not in control of the situation there”, he added. Omar said: “…this cannot be a one sided affair. It cannot be a situation where we are at the receiving end and no response is given. I think our Prime Minister was very forthright in putting across India’s concerns in New York. A mechanism had been worked out whereby the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) of both countries would meet to discuss cooling of the LoC and IB.”
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October - 21 
Crime Branch officials on October 21 arrested a suspected racketeer, Sunil Pandey involved in smuggling of Fake Indian currency note (FICN) and seized FICN worth INR 149,000 from his possession, according to The Times of India. The arrest was made ne
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Crime Branch officials on October 21 arrested a suspected racketeer, Sunil Pandey involved in smuggling of Fake Indian currency note (FICN) and seized FICN worth INR 149,000 from his possession, according to The Times of India. The arrest was made near Nawabganj (Allahabad District). Police said the consignment of fake currency was brought from Malda District of West Bengal and was to be delivered in Uttar Pradesh.
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October - 21 
IK Songbijit faction of the NDFB (NDFB-IKS) has issued a fresh warning to the government saying it would target 'mainstream Indians' if the killings of innocent Bodos is not stopped in other parts of the country. In a press statement, the spokesman o
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IK Songbijit faction of the NDFB (NDFB-IKS) has issued a fresh warning to the government saying it would target 'mainstream Indians' if the killings of innocent Bodos is not stopped in other parts of the country. In a press statement, the spokesman of NDFB-IKS, B R Ferenga, said the brutal attack on Raja Basumatary, who hails from Kashikotra village in Chirang District in Bangalore recently, is an example of how the people of the northeast are being targeted by 'mainstream Indians'. Raja, who was working in a Bangalore-based company, succumbed to his injuries on October 18, while returning home in an emergency ambulance. Ferenga said the Bodos condemn the killing of the innocent Bodo youth and will not tolerate such atrocities. "We have given 10 days to the Centre to take necessary action against the culprits and pay INR 1 million as compensation to the bereaved family members of Raja Basumatary. Otherwise, we will be compelled to take counter action against any Indian who are living in our state," he warned.
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October - 21 
India and Russia on October 21 said states abetting terrorism were as guilty as terrorist organizations, reports The Times of India. The joint statement issued after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin noted
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India and Russia on October 21 said states abetting terrorism were as guilty as terrorist organizations, reports The Times of India. The joint statement issued after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that "states that provide aid, abetment and shelter for such terrorist activities are themselves as guilty as the actual perpetrators of terrorism". In a clear reference to Pakistan, the statement said states supporting terror "need to irreversibly shut down terrorist networks, organizations and infrastructure, and show tangible movement in investigating and bringing quickly to justice those responsible for acts of terrorism". In his statement after the meeting, Putin said, "We will do everything to combat terrorism and punish criminals." And Singh reciprocated, saying, "We share perceptions on a peaceful transition in Afghanistan." India and Russia also made it apparent that they were acutely conscious of Afghanistan's security scenario in the context of the "expected drawdown of international forces in 2014, in order to combat terrorism" and very vehemently ruled out a likely role for Taliban. "The sides considered it necessary extend the sanctions regime introduced by the UN Security Council against Taliban as one of the most important tools of fighting terrorism," the joint statement said.
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October - 21 
Infiltration attempts in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in 2013 have breached the levels witnessed during the last couple of years, with 254 instances being recorded until September 30 as against 233 during the corresponding period of last year and 247 during
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Infiltration attempts in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in 2013 have breached the levels witnessed during the last couple of years, with 254 instances being recorded until September 30 as against 233 during the corresponding period of last year and 247 during 2011, reported The Times of India on October 21. Incidentally, though the infiltration attempts facilitated by higher ceasefire violations that now stand at 200 in 2013 as compared to 117 in 2012 have been on the rise, the Security Forces (SFs) have managed to contain the number of cases where the terrorists could successfully sneak into Indian Territory. In 133 cases, the terrorists were made to "return" to Pakistan territory, while they successfully crossed over in 84 cases. The corresponding cases of "returned" infiltrators were 130 (2012) and 159 (2011). Successful infiltration attempts were lower at 84 until September 30, as compared to 112 cases in the corresponding period of 2012 and 52 (2011). As many as 37 infiltrating terrorists were neutralized by the SFs, as against only nine in the corresponding period last year.
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October - 21 
Nagaland Post reports that a tea merchant, identified as Shanti Prakash Pareek was shot and injured after two unidentified assailants fired several rounds inside ‘Alok Bhandar’ at G.S. Road in Dimapur District in the evening of October 21.
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Nagaland Post reports that a tea merchant, identified as Shanti Prakash Pareek was shot and injured after two unidentified assailants fired several rounds inside ‘Alok Bhandar’ at G.S. Road in Dimapur District in the evening of October 21.
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October - 21 
Police arrested two persons, Sakila Bibi and Jabdul Mia and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value INR 10, 00, 000 from them in Baliadanga in Malda District on October 21, from two persons, reports The Times of India. The arrested
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Police arrested two persons, Sakila Bibi and Jabdul Mia and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value INR 10, 00, 000 from them in Baliadanga in Malda District on October 21, from two persons, reports The Times of India. The arrested duo posed as a couple before being nabbed. Superintendent of Police (SP) Kalyan Mukherjee said, "In 2012, 183 persons were held in connection with 113 cases of smuggling fake notes of face value Rs 10,908,100. This year, Rs 12,036,500 fake notes had been seized. Over 85 people have been held in connection with 65 cases." The SP added, "Unlike earlier, when only the Bangladesh route was used to smuggle fake currency, now, even Nepal is used as a corridor for smuggling."
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October - 21 
Security agencies are still not sure of the whereabouts of the ‘Amir’ of the Assam unit of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), who managed to escape from Assam in 1999 following a massive crackdown, reports The Assam Tribune.
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Security agencies are still not sure of the whereabouts of the ‘Amir’ of the Assam unit of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), who managed to escape from Assam in 1999 following a massive crackdown, reports The Assam Tribune.
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October - 21 
SFs conducted a search operation at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal West District and arrested one UNLF top leader, ‘Captain’ (Army No 252 of 8th batch), identified as Wahengbam Ibomcha alias Ibosana Meitei (41) on October 21.
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SFs conducted a search operation at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal West District and arrested one UNLF top leader, ‘Captain’ (Army No 252 of 8th batch), identified as Wahengbam Ibomcha alias Ibosana Meitei (41) on October 21.
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October - 21 
Sonitpur District Police were able to trace the location of the abductors of National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) official Anil Kumar Agarwal, but then lost track since the militants were changing their location frequently, reports The Telegraph.
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Sonitpur District Police were able to trace the location of the abductors of National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) official Anil Kumar Agarwal, but then lost track since the militants were changing their location frequently, reports The Telegraph. Superintendent of Police (SP), Sonitpur, Arabinda Kalita, said, “We had traced the location of the abductors in the hills of the bordering area and an operation was launched to rescue the NHPC official. But recently they changed their location and tracking has now become difficult.” He said the Army has been conducting the operation in its own way. Abducted general manager of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) AK Agarwala is likely to be released soon as the negotiations between the kidnappers and the family members of Agarwala are “progressing well and are in the final stage,” highly placed security sources said adds The Assam Tribune.Agarwal was abducted on September 21 by the NDFB-IKS from the 12 Mile area of Charduar near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Sonitpur District.
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October - 21 
The Central Government has decided to set complete surrender of firearms as a condition for signing Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with insurgent outfits, reports The Telegraph. The first outfit that could be affected by the new condition
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The Central Government has decided to set complete surrender of firearms as a condition for signing Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with insurgent outfits, reports The Telegraph. The first outfit that could be affected by the new condition will be the Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB (NDFB-RD), which will sign a tripartite agreement with the Centre and the State Government on October 23.
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October - 21 
The first day of the 36-hour bandh (shut down strike) called by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) to protest the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Shillong in East Khasi Hills District called by the HNLC passed off peacefully with n
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The first day of the 36-hour bandh (shut down strike) called by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) to protest the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Shillong in East Khasi Hills District called by the HNLC passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from both East and West Jaintia Hills. The bandh, however, badly affected business activities even as financial and educational institutions and Central Government offices remained closed.
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October - 21 
The Informed Conscious And Responsible Existence (ICARE) - a Shillong-based Non Governmental organization (NGO) has called for a public gathering at Police Bazar in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on October 21 (today) in defiance of the 'bandh
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The Informed Conscious And Responsible Existence (ICARE) - a Shillong-based Non Governmental organization (NGO) has called for a public gathering at Police Bazar in Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on October 21 (today) in defiance of the 'bandh' (shut down strike) called by the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), reports The Times of India. The HNLC had called the bandh to protest President Pranab Mukherjee's two-day visit to the state capital. ICARE, referring to the ongoing ILP agitations by NGOs and the 36-hour bandh call by the proscribed Khasi outfit said such frequent and prolonged bandhs, aside from being illegal, are "anti-people and anti-poor". It said, such actions will have an adverse effect on an underdeveloped State like Meghalaya.
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October - 21 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has taken over the investigation into a suspected racket in the smuggling of Indian passports into Bangladesh, The Times of India reports on October 22. Central agencies, including the IB, were alerted after the Border Se
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has taken over the investigation into a suspected racket in the smuggling of Indian passports into Bangladesh, The Times of India reports on October 22. Central agencies, including the IB, were alerted after the Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a person on October 19 near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Nadia District of West Bengal with 32 Indian passports. "The passports are not fakes. They are all valid passports issued by the RPO in Kolkata over the last three years. All of them are in the names of people living close to the Indo-Bangladesh border in Nadia. We have established that the names and addresses on the passports are genuine. We will now have to find out if they received the passports. If they did, why did they hand over the passports to somebody else? We are also trying to investigate what the youth planned to do with the passport," a source in the IB said.
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October - 21 
United Revolutionary Front (URF) has categorically stated that only United Nations (UN) intervention can bring a solution to the India-Manipur conflict, reports The Sangai Express on October 21. A statement issued by the outfit’s information and publ
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United Revolutionary Front (URF) has categorically stated that only United Nations (UN) intervention can bring a solution to the India-Manipur conflict, reports The Sangai Express on October 21. A statement issued by the outfit’s information and publicity secretary, Sanajaoba Meitei on the occasion of the United Nations Day (October 24) asserted that people of Manipur need to understand the functions and activities of UN thoroughly.
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October - 21 
Violating ceasefire, Pakistan Army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing along the International Border (IB) in Jammu Sector of Jammu District on October 21 injuring a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper and a Special Police Officer (SPO), reports Dail
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Violating ceasefire, Pakistan Army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing along the International Border (IB) in Jammu Sector of Jammu District on October 21 injuring a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper and a Special Police Officer (SPO), reports Daily Excelsior.
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October - 21 
Violating ceasefire, Pakistani troops on October 21 resorted to heavy firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam Sector of Kupwara District, injuring one civilian porter of Army, identified as Ashif Khan, reports Daily Excelsior. Indian troops
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Violating ceasefire, Pakistani troops on October 21 resorted to heavy firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam Sector of Kupwara District, injuring one civilian porter of Army, identified as Ashif Khan, reports Daily Excelsior. Indian troops retaliated strongly.
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A Shia man, identified as Ali Raza (32), succumbed to his injuries during medical treatment on October 24, reports Daily Times. Raza was injured in a firing incident in Ittehad Town area of Baldia Town on October 21, 2013.
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A Shia man, identified as Ali Raza (32), succumbed to his injuries during medical treatment on October 24, reports Daily Times. Raza was injured in a firing incident in Ittehad Town area of Baldia Town on October 21, 2013.
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October - 21 
At least seven persons, including two women, were killed and 16 others were injured when a Jaffar Express was struck by a bomb explosion in Notal area of Naseerabad District on October 21, reported Dawn. Asad Gilani, the Home Secretary Balochistan sa
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At least seven persons, including two women, were killed and 16 others were injured when a Jaffar Express was struck by a bomb explosion in Notal area of Naseerabad District on October 21, reported Dawn. Asad Gilani, the Home Secretary Balochistan said that militants targeted the passenger train using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). "When the train reached Notal, there were huge explosions", Gilani said. The train was carrying hundreds of passengers from Punjab Province who were returning to Balochistan after Eid holidays. Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack, reports The Express Tribune. The group’s spokesperson told Quetta-based reporters over satellite phone that the train was carrying security personnel who were returning to Balochistan after spending Eidul Azha in Punjab. One of the women was a Police constable, identified as Sharifa Bibi.
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October - 21 
District East Police claimed to have arrested 20 alleged criminals including five absconders during various Police raids and recovered five pistols, one rifle, two motorcycles and narcotics.
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District East Police claimed to have arrested 20 alleged criminals including five absconders during various Police raids and recovered five pistols, one rifle, two motorcycles and narcotics.
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October - 21 
District South Police also arrested 16 criminals including 11 absconders and recovered a pistol, two motorcycles and nine bottles of liquor from them.
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District South Police also arrested 16 criminals including 11 absconders and recovered a pistol, two motorcycles and nine bottles of liquor from them.
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October - 21 
Garden Police claimed to have arrested three suspects, identified as Faizan Ali alias Langra, Mohammad Saeed and Mohammad Faisal, after an encounter with militants. Police said the suspects were involved in various cases of target killings; however,
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Garden Police claimed to have arrested three suspects, identified as Faizan Ali alias Langra, Mohammad Saeed and Mohammad Faisal, after an encounter with militants. Police said the suspects were involved in various cases of target killings; however, their political affiliations were not disclosed.
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October - 21 
In a raid, Rangers claimed to have arrested 16 alleged criminals and recovered weapons from their possession during search operations in Korangi Town, Mira Naka area of Lyari Town, Akbar Road, Baloch Goth, North Nazimabad Town, Golimar area in SITE T
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In a raid, Rangers claimed to have arrested 16 alleged criminals and recovered weapons from their possession during search operations in Korangi Town, Mira Naka area of Lyari Town, Akbar Road, Baloch Goth, North Nazimabad Town, Golimar area in SITE Town, Rabia City, Saba Avenue-DHA, Steel Town, Gulbahar, Shah Faisal Colony, Saudabad, Chanesar Goth and Bagh-e-Rizwan areas.
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October - 21 
Law enforcers arrested 64 suspects in the ongoing targeted operation against militants in Karachi on October 21, reported Daily Times. At first, Police, on complaint from a citizen, arrested personnel of the Anti Narcotics Force (ANF), Azhar Hussain,
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Law enforcers arrested 64 suspects in the ongoing targeted operation against militants in Karachi on October 21, reported Daily Times. At first, Police, on complaint from a citizen, arrested personnel of the Anti Narcotics Force (ANF), Azhar Hussain, along with his companion, Sajid Hussain, from Tipu Sultan Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town. They were reportedly involved in looting the citizens in the area. “Upon information provided by the complainant, we raided the area and found them distributing the looted money among themselves,” the Station House Officer (SHO) Zaidi said. Weapons were also recovered from the arrested, while further investigation has been initiated.
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October - 21 
Over two dozen unidentified militants carrying automatic weapons set fire to a station of Balochistan Levies and took the staff hostage at gunpoint in Dasht Kuddan area of Kech (also known as Turbat) District on October 21, reported The Express Tribu
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Over two dozen unidentified militants carrying automatic weapons set fire to a station of Balochistan Levies and took the staff hostage at gunpoint in Dasht Kuddan area of Kech (also known as Turbat) District on October 21, reported The Express Tribune. “They set fire to the station after looting official weapons from it,” a Levies official said.
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October - 21 
Police arrested an alleged extortionist, Kashif Ali Siddiqui, when he arrived to collect extortion money from a local businessman in Surjani Town area of Gadap Town.
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Police arrested an alleged extortionist, Kashif Ali Siddiqui, when he arrived to collect extortion money from a local businessman in Surjani Town area of Gadap Town.
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October - 21 
Police arrested two street criminals while they were looting valuables from passers-by in Baloch Colony area of Orangi Town. Police arrived on routine patrol and arrested the criminals. Looted cash, mobile phones and other valuables were recovered.
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Police arrested two street criminals while they were looting valuables from passers-by in Baloch Colony area of Orangi Town. Police arrived on routine patrol and arrested the criminals. Looted cash, mobile phones and other valuables were recovered.
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October - 21 
Police on October 21 arrested three suspected terrorists, identified as Jafar Khan (23), Ameer Baqi (26) and Saleh Baloch (29), from Jail Road in Lahore District for their alleged involvement in the October 10, 2013 blast in the Old Anarkali area of
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Police on October 21 arrested three suspected terrorists, identified as Jafar Khan (23), Ameer Baqi (26) and Saleh Baloch (29), from Jail Road in Lahore District for their alleged involvement in the October 10, 2013 blast in the Old Anarkali area of Lahore, reported The Express Tribune. According to sources, the suspects have connections with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
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October - 21 
The Balochistan Government has on October 21 asked the disgruntled Baloch to refrain from attacking innocent people and asked them to hold dialogue with the Government for an amicable solution to the issue of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. “Target
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The Balochistan Government has on October 21 asked the disgruntled Baloch to refrain from attacking innocent people and asked them to hold dialogue with the Government for an amicable solution to the issue of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. “Targeting women and children is against the norms and traditions of the Baloch, and those involved in such acts are not serving any cause,” said Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti while addressing a press conference at the Civil Secretariat. “A concerted security plan has been devised to halt the organised crimes, such as target killings, kidnapping-for-ransom and highway robberies,” he said. Bugti noted that the incumbent government was pursuing a very clear policy of reconciliation and believes in dialogue to halt insurgency more effectively. “We are democratic people and seeking a way out of the issues only through talks,” he added.
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October - 21 
The Chairman of the Core Committee of Pakistan Medical Association, Balochistan Chapter, Doctor Haqdad Tareen, said October 21 that 84 doctors had moved to other cities from the Province because of threats to their lives and property and threatened t
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The Chairman of the Core Committee of Pakistan Medical Association, Balochistan Chapter, Doctor Haqdad Tareen, said October 21 that 84 doctors had moved to other cities from the Province because of threats to their lives and property and threatened that doctors serving in various hospitals would resign en masse if protection was not provided to them, reports Dawn. He said that so far 26 doctors, including cardiologist Dr Munaf Tareen, had been abducted and 18 others died in targeted attacks. “We are unsafe and the government is least concerned in providing us protection or freeing Dr Tareen who was kidnapped on September 17, 2013. Keeping in view the lukewarm attitude of the administration and Police, we have decided to form a private force for security,” he added.
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October - 21 
The Supreme Court on October 21 rejected an application filed by Shahrukh Jatoi, the main person convicted in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, seeking transfer of the case from an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) to a District and Sessions court, reported Daw
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The Supreme Court on October 21 rejected an application filed by Shahrukh Jatoi, the main person convicted in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, seeking transfer of the case from an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) to a District and Sessions court, reported Dawn. Jatoi’s family members had filed an application at the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry on June 4, 2013. The petition was filed against the decision of the Sindh High Court that had dismissed the application for the transfer of the case. The apex court, however, rejected the appeal. Jatoi’s family members had also submitted an application seeking transfer of the case in the High Court, which had also been dismissed. Shahzeb Khan was shot dead on the night of December 24, 2012 when he was returning home along with his sister after attending a wedding. Shahzeb was murdered reportedly after he had an altercation with one of the convicts’ servant who had given verbal threats to the victim’s sister. Jatoi, Siraj Talpur, his younger brother Sajjad Talpur and their house servant Ghulam Murtaza Lashari were found guilty of killing Shahzeb in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority (DHA). An ATC in Karachi sentenced Jatoi to death in its verdict on June 8, 2013. Moreover, another suspect, Siraj Talpur, was also awarded capital punishment for his role in the crime. Two other suspects in the case, Sajjad Ali Talpur and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari were sentenced to life imprisonment.
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October - 21 
The United States (US) on October 21 refused to endorse Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s call for internationalising the Kashmir dispute and urged him to stay engaged with India for resolving this issue, reports Dawn. “On Kashmir, our policy has not cha
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The United States (US) on October 21 refused to endorse Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s call for internationalising the Kashmir dispute and urged him to stay engaged with India for resolving this issue, reports Dawn. “On Kashmir, our policy has not changed an iota,” said one of the senior administration officials. Reiterating America’s traditional position on Kashmir, the official said it was for India and Pakistan to determine the “pace, scope and character of their dialogue on Kashmir”. The official said the Obama-Sharif meeting would focus on bilateral relationship, including energy, economy and extremism, Pakistan’s relations with India and Afghanistan would also figure in the talks. “We would continue to support a strong sovereign Afghanistan. There will be discussion how Pakistan sees the post-2014 Afghanistan,” the official said. “We will continue to show our interest in a strong sovereign Afghanistan, which is prosperous, given that we have to conclude the combat mission in Afghanistan by the end of next year.” He said, “It is clear that both countries have a common enemy and a common cause in the problem of violent extremists. Pakistan has suffered at the hands of terrorist. We need to have a concerted and coordinated effort to deal with this problem.”
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October - 21 
Two more suspects, Shakeel alias Hukla and Mohammad Tayyab, were arrested by New Karachi Police. Police in many cases of crime wanted the suspects.
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Two more suspects, Shakeel alias Hukla and Mohammad Tayyab, were arrested by New Karachi Police. Police in many cases of crime wanted the suspects.
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October - 21 
Two suspects, identified as Ghafoor Hayat Mirani and Jumma Gul, allegedly involved in street crimes were arrested by Korangi Industrial Area Police Station in Landhi Town. Weapons were also recovered from their possession.
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Two suspects, identified as Ghafoor Hayat Mirani and Jumma Gul, allegedly involved in street crimes were arrested by Korangi Industrial Area Police Station in Landhi Town. Weapons were also recovered from their possession.
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October - 21 
Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav on October 21 said that the Election Commission (EC) is preparing to form a high-level election monitoring committee for effective monitoring of the election process, reports The Himalayan Times. According to
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Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav on October 21 said that the Election Commission (EC) is preparing to form a high-level election monitoring committee for effective monitoring of the election process, reports The Himalayan Times. According to EC, the committee tasked with monitoring the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections slated for November 19 will be formed under the election commissioner. The commissioners included in the committee will monitor the elections in different regions. The commission has granted permission to 53 domestic and three foreign observers’ groups to monitor the November 19 polls. There are around 70,000 observers in these groups.
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October - 21 
Police arrested six BNP leaders from different areas of Narsingdi District on October 21, reports The Independent. Anisuzzaman Bhuiyan and Azizur Rahman were arrested from Monohardi sub-District. Akhter Hossain, Ashraful Khandaker, Azan Mia and Abul
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Police arrested six BNP leaders from different areas of Narsingdi District on October 21, reports The Independent. Anisuzzaman Bhuiyan and Azizur Rahman were arrested from Monohardi sub-District. Akhter Hossain, Ashraful Khandaker, Azan Mia and Abul Kalam were arrested from Raipura sub-District. Narsingdi District BNP president, Khairul Kabir Khoka and secretary Tofajjal Hossain Master urged the administration for immediate release of the BNP leaders and workers .Otherwise, people would take part anti Government movement.
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October - 22 
A day after (October 21) two powerful landmines were recovered from a road in Koraput District, security personnel on October 22 began sanitizing the entire stretch of Koraput-Laxmipur road, reports The Times of India on October 23. "We sanitized vul
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A day after (October 21) two powerful landmines were recovered from a road in Koraput District, security personnel on October 22 began sanitizing the entire stretch of Koraput-Laxmipur road, reports The Times of India on October 23. "We sanitized vulnerable points, including culverts, on Koraput-Laxmipur road, but no explosive was found. However, we will continue our road sanitization work for next few days," Superintendent of Police (SP) Awinash Kumar said. The landmines, weighing around 25 kg each, were spotted during a road-widening work on state highway (SH) - 4 near Laxmipur.
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October - 22 
Awon Kashung, wife of late Jonathan Kashung has accused the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) of killing her husband , reports The Sangai Express. Jonathan Kashung (49), one of the presidential candidates of Tangkhul Na
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Awon Kashung, wife of late Jonathan Kashung has accused the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) of killing her husband , reports The Sangai Express. Jonathan Kashung (49), one of the presidential candidates of Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), the apex body of the Tangkhul tribe, was abducted by unidentified armed men from Phungreitang area in Ukhrul town on September 13 and later his decomposed body was found on September 17 evening.
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October - 22 
Chairman of United Jihad Council (UJC) and ‘supreme commander’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Syed Salahuddin on October 22 appreciated recent statements of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Kashmir issue, according to Greater Kashmir. Salahuddin s
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Chairman of United Jihad Council (UJC) and ‘supreme commander’ of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Syed Salahuddin on October 22 appreciated recent statements of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Kashmir issue, according to Greater Kashmir. Salahuddin said: “Pakistan is a basic party to Kashmir case. One third of the territory of Jammu and Kashmir and its population are under its command and control. So Pakistan is legally, constitutionally and morally bound support Kashmiris.”
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October - 22 
India was ranked among the top five countries to be affected by cybercrime, according to a 22 October report by online security firm Symantec Corp, according to Livemint.com. According to a report 4,191 Indian websites were defaced or hacked into in
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India was ranked among the top five countries to be affected by cybercrime, according to a 22 October report by online security firm Symantec Corp, according to Livemint.com. According to a report 4,191 Indian websites were defaced or hacked into in August alone, much higher than the 2,380 in July, 2,858 in June and 1,808 in May. India is increasingly becoming a hotbed of cybercrime and companies are finding it difficult to cope with the onslaught of online attacks, resulting in a huge loss of money and reputation, say online security experts. Cyber attacks are showing no signs of abating.
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October - 22 
Israel was briefed last month about a possible Indian Mujahideen (IM) attack against the country’s nationals visiting Rajasthan, said Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Israeli sources, Hindustan Times reports on October 23. The home ministry carried
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Israel was briefed last month about a possible Indian Mujahideen (IM) attack against the country’s nationals visiting Rajasthan, said Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Israeli sources, Hindustan Times reports on October 23. The home ministry carried out a joint security review of Pushkar, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer all popular tourist destinations for Israeli and other foreign tourists with the Rajasthan Police. The Israeli Embassy was briefed by Indian counterterrorism officials, but did not issue a warning to tourists “beyond the normal.”
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October - 22 
Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on October 22 said that the Kerala Police have intensified their anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in seven northern Districts of the state, following reports of presence of
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Kerala Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on October 22 said that the Kerala Police have intensified their anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in seven northern Districts of the state, following reports of presence of Maoists, reports The Hindu. Speaking to newspersons at the venue of a two-day conference of District Collectors and department heads in Thiruvananthapuram on October 22, the Minister said that three companies of specially trained armed police had been deployed in the areas. He also said district collectors had been asked to identify locations to establish 10 more coastal Police stations.
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October - 22 
Khole-Kitovi faction of NSCN (NSCN-KK)-Rengma region has alleged that 11 AR raided the residences of its functionaries on September 12, 25 and October 20 last, reports Nagaland Post.
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Khole-Kitovi faction of NSCN (NSCN-KK)-Rengma region has alleged that 11 AR raided the residences of its functionaries on September 12, 25 and October 20 last, reports Nagaland Post.
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October - 22 
Mizo Students' Union (MSU) has submitted a memorandum to Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Mizoram chief electoral officer (CEO) Ashwani Kumar in protest against the proposed move to let the Bru refugees in relief camps in North Tripura Dis
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Mizo Students' Union (MSU) has submitted a memorandum to Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Mizoram chief electoral officer (CEO) Ashwani Kumar in protest against the proposed move to let the Bru refugees in relief camps in North Tripura District (Tripura) vote through postal ballots in their respective camps, reports The Times of India. The MSU, in a press statement on October 22, said the Bru voters should cast their votes in their respective polling stations in Mizoram."If the Election Commission goes ahead in making arrangements for the Bru voters to cast their votes outside Mizoram (in the relief camps), the MSU would make all out efforts to prevent it," the statement said.
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October - 22 
On October 22 Union Minister of Home Affairs, Sushilkumar Shinde commented, "As per our information, it is possible that he (Hafiz) must be giving training to terrorists on the other side of the border at various launchings pad and unless Pakistan ha
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On October 22 Union Minister of Home Affairs, Sushilkumar Shinde commented, "As per our information, it is possible that he (Hafiz) must be giving training to terrorists on the other side of the border at various launchings pad and unless Pakistan hands him to us, there would be a problem…Infiltration attempts from across the border have increased this year and it is a matter of concern”, reports The Times of India. Commenting on Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's call for US intervention to resolve the Kashmir issue, Shinde said it could be taken up only at the bilateral level. "Our stand is very clear. It is an issue between two countries. Hence no third party can take part in it," he said while insisting on a cordial atmosphere to carry forward the dialogue process.
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October - 22 
Pakistani Rangers on October 22 (night) resorted to shelling and firing in entire R.S. Pura, Ramgarh and Arnia sectors and parts of Pargwal, Akhnoor and Kanachak sectors killing one Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, identified as M.L. Meena and in
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Pakistani Rangers on October 22 (night) resorted to shelling and firing in entire R.S. Pura, Ramgarh and Arnia sectors and parts of Pargwal, Akhnoor and Kanachak sectors killing one Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, identified as M.L. Meena and injuring three others at Chenaz post in Arnia sector leading to migration from two villages of Ramgarh, reports Daily Excelsior. Separately, on the Line of Control (LoC) also, Pakistan Army resorted to heavy shelling and firing at Balakote, Mankote, Mendhar and Bhimber Gali sectors in Poonch District during the day.
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October - 22 
Personnel of 20 Assam Rifles (AR) on October 22 defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which was found at Thamnapokpi along Imphal-Moreh highway in Thoubal District, reports The Sangai Express.
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Personnel of 20 Assam Rifles (AR) on October 22 defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which was found at Thamnapokpi along Imphal-Moreh highway in Thoubal District, reports The Sangai Express.
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October - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) seized an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) weighing over 1 kilogram from the Nayanpur area under Hajo Police Station in Kamrup (Rural) District on October 22, reports Times of India.
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Security Forces (SFs) seized an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) weighing over 1 kilogram from the Nayanpur area under Hajo Police Station in Kamrup (Rural) District on October 22, reports Times of India.
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October - 22 
SFs arrested an Action faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-A) militant from Jorai Batari area of Haflong in Dima Hasao District, reports The Sentinel on October 22.
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SFs arrested an Action faction of Dima Halim Daogah (DHD-A) militant from Jorai Batari area of Haflong in Dima Hasao District, reports The Sentinel on October 22.
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October - 22 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan speaking to the reporters following a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) on October 22 said that the Central Indian Government should listen to the sentiments o
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan speaking to the reporters following a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) on October 22 said that the Central Indian Government should listen to the sentiments of Tamil Nadu political leaders over India's participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka next month, reports Colombo Page. He said that he doesn't think the participation of Indian leaders in the summit would help the Tamil cause despite his party's divided opinion on the issue. Many Tamil Nadu political parties and even Tamil leaders in the Congress have urged the Indian Prime Minister to boycott the Commonwealth meeting in Colombo.
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October - 22 
The IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-IKS) stated that it is opposed the construction of big dams in Assam and also stated that Police is trying to kill abducted National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) General Manage
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The IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-IKS) stated that it is opposed the construction of big dams in Assam and also stated that Police is trying to kill abducted National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) General Manager, AK Agarwala, reports The Sentinel on October 22.In a press statement, the ;spokesman’ of the NDFB-IKS, BR Ferenga said as published in the media, the DGP of Assam, Jayanta Narayan Choudhury stated that the Assam Police will not repeat the incident as did on PC Ram but it’s just all in head dialogue on the issue. He said, “We appeal to the DGP to think about the lives and properties of the people of Assam. Our objective of discussion with the NHPC is to stop all the construction of dams on the hilly region of the Northern side of the river Brahmaputra. Because according to experts, big dams will turn man–made disaster for the downstream of our people but Assam Police tries to close the issue of big dams by killing AK Agarwala, the GM of Tawang Project”, he added.
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October - 22 
The Sangai Express reports that the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has claimed hands in planting an improvised explosive device (IED) at Thamnapokpi near Pallel on October 22. A statement issue
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The Sangai Express reports that the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has claimed hands in planting an improvised explosive device (IED) at Thamnapokpi near Pallel on October 22. A statement issued by Bangkim, chief, department of publicity of RPF claimed that the Special Warfare Group of its armed wing, PLA was involved in planting the IED that was targeted on the Road Opening Party (ROP) of 20 Assam Rifles. Although the attack was aborted, it pledged to carry on launching attacks without any stop in future.
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October - 22 
The Times of India reports on October 22 that a damage suit of INR 310 million has been filed against pro-Inner Liner Permit (ILP) activists by the State Government for damaging its property during a series of violent agitations for over a month. "We
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The Times of India reports on October 22 that a damage suit of INR 310 million has been filed against pro-Inner Liner Permit (ILP) activists by the State Government for damaging its property during a series of violent agitations for over a month. "We have filed a damage suit against pressure groups that are agitating for the implementation of the ILP system in Meghalaya during which several persons were injured and property damaged," a senior Government official said.
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October - 22 
The Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF), All Zeliangrong Student’s Union (AZSU) and Zeliangrong Student’s Union, Manipur (ZSUM) have warned of banning the railway constriction works in Manipur, banning the movement of goods trucks along the National Highwa
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The Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF), All Zeliangrong Student’s Union (AZSU) and Zeliangrong Student’s Union, Manipur (ZSUM) have warned of banning the railway constriction works in Manipur, banning the movement of goods trucks along the National Highway-37 among others if their demands are not met within a week’s time, reports The Sangai Express on October 22. The three bodies demanded erection of border pillars at the boundary of Tamenglong District at Phaitol, Kamranga and Khedagor bordering with Jiribam. It demanded replacement of Jiribam police personnel at police out post located at Tatbung by Tamenglong district police, naming of police out post at as Tatbung Police out post, Tousem sub-division, Tamenglong district, Manipur instead of Jiribam police outpost, Imphal east District. The three bodies have also demanded removal of IRB training centre from any part of Tamenglong district.
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October - 22 
Thousands of music lovers converged at Kyndailad in Shillong to listen to their favourite bands at the ‘Free Ur Mind’ concert, despite the 36-hour bandh (General Shutdown) called by the militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) t
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Thousands of music lovers converged at Kyndailad in Shillong to listen to their favourite bands at the ‘Free Ur Mind’ concert, despite the 36-hour bandh (General Shutdown) called by the militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) to boycott President Pranab Mukherjee maiden visit to the State, reports The Shillong Times.
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October - 22 
Two unidentified motor cycle (borne gunmen snatched INR 620,000 from the manager of Friendship Service Station of Army Supply Road in Dimapur District on October 22, reports Nagaland Post.
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Two unidentified motor cycle (borne gunmen snatched INR 620,000 from the manager of Friendship Service Station of Army Supply Road in Dimapur District on October 22, reports Nagaland Post.
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October - 22 
A man was killed in a firing incident at a petrol pump near the Eastern Bypass in Duki area of Loralai District on October 22,
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A man was killed in a firing incident at a petrol pump near the Eastern Bypass in Duki area of Loralai District on October 22,
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October - 22 
A member of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Bar Association on October 22 filed a petition asking the LHC to direct the Federal Government to hold talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and let them open an office, reports The Express Tribune. T
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A member of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Bar Association on October 22 filed a petition asking the LHC to direct the Federal Government to hold talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and let them open an office, reports The Express Tribune. The petitioner, Advocate Kashif Mehmood Solomani, named the Federation of Pakistan, the Interior Ministry, the Defence Ministry and the Finance Ministry as respondents. He submitted that military action against the TTP was damaging the peace efforts and the respondents should be directed to negotiate peace with the militant group. He said that since becoming a major United States (US) ally in the ‘war against terror’ following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Pakistan had suffered a loss of USD100 billion (PKR10.63 trillion) to the economy. Economic growth, tax collection and foreign investment had declined. Western governments had advised their citizens against travelling to Pakistan, affecting foreign investment further. Pakistan continued to pay a heavy price in economic and security terms, as a large proportion of its human and material resources were being consumed by the war, he said. The petitioner said that allowing the TTP to open an office would facilitate the dialogue process. He noted that the United Nations (UN) charter stated that no sanctions could be imposed on Pakistan for holding talks with the militants.
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October - 22 
A private secondary school, Prince School, was attacked for allegedly not paying extortion money in Gulshan-e-Bahar area of Orangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 22, reports The Express Tribune. Police officials,
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A private secondary school, Prince School, was attacked for allegedly not paying extortion money in Gulshan-e-Bahar area of Orangi Town in Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 22, reports The Express Tribune. Police officials, however, denied that the school was attacked. Station House Officer Pervez Gujjar claimed that unidentified assailants had fired aerial shots on the street behind the school and that the firing had no link with the school. However, other sources in the Police confirmed that at least two armed men opened fire outside the school and escaped. “Students and the school’s staff were present inside the school when the incident occurred,” they claimed. “The alleged extortionists had sent an ‘extortion chit’ to the school administration a few days ago. The cell number of the extortionist was also mentioned on the chit and the school administration had been asked to contact on the given number.”
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October - 22 
After the two jailbreaks in Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan and due to similar threats in future, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on October 22 decided to raise the “Prisons Security Force” to protect vulnerable jails, reports The News. The force w
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After the two jailbreaks in Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan and due to similar threats in future, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on October 22 decided to raise the “Prisons Security Force” to protect vulnerable jails, reports The News. The force will be provided heavy weapons, bullet-proof jackets and other facilities to counter any major attack. It will be provided special training for which a training school will soon be established. The KP Home and Tribal Affairs Department has constituted a special committee for the formation of the special jail force. It will be headed by Inspector General Prisons Zakir Hussain Afridi while Deputy Secretary Akhtar Saeed Turk, Elite Training College Principal Momin Baig and Section Officer Khalid Mohammad will be its members. The committee will decide the organisational hierarchy of the force, number of guards at each post, trenches and gates, vantage points, wireless and technical staff and provision of arms and ammunition for the force. The committee will also take decisions about the purchase of explosive and metal detectors, mine detectors, mobile phone detectors, sniffer dogs and its handlers, pop-up barricades, gas and teargas guns, anti-terror suits, bullet-proof jackets and helmets for the special jail security force. A high security jail is under construction in Mardan where high-profile militants will be shifted from all over the province. This prison will be having its own Police lines, hi-tech security through CCTV cameras and other equipment, and isolation rooms. Apart from the jail police, contingents of Police, Frontier Constabulary and Frontier Corps will also be deployed at the high security jail.
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October - 22 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta on October 22 reissued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani and former District Coordination Officer (DCO) for Dera Bugti Abdul Samad Lasi in
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta on October 22 reissued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani and former District Coordination Officer (DCO) for Dera Bugti Abdul Samad Lasi in a case pertaining to the August 26, 2006, murder of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and ordered authorities to produce the accused persons at its next hearing on November 26, 2013, reported Dawn. Former Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and former Provincial Home Minister Shoaib Nowsherwani appeared in the court during October 22 hearing. Former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, the main accused in the case, did not appear before the court. According to his counsel, Musharraf could not be produced in view of security threats to his life.
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October - 22 
Anti-Terrorism Court on October 22 reserved judgment on a request for exempting former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf from attending hearings in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier, the co
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Anti-Terrorism Court on October 22 reserved judgment on a request for exempting former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf from attending hearings in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports The Express Tribune. Earlier, the counsel for Musharraf, submitted a request that the former President could not attend the hearings in Quetta due to security risks. Justice Tariq Anwar Kasi of Anti Terrorism-I adjourned the hearing until November 16, 2013. Sohail Rajput, lawyer of Jamil Bugti, Nawab Akbar Bugti’s son, said, “Musharraf was attacked in Rawalpindi and Karachi, not in Balochistan. It is pointless to say that he could not attend the hearing because of security risks.” Rajput argued that given the lack of efforts by the Crime Branch, investigations in the case were biased. A Crime Branch investigator, however, said a letter had been sent to the Federal Government seeking arrest warrants of the former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, former Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani and former District Coordination Officer for Dera Bugti Abdul Samad Lasi.
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October - 22 
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce, on October 22 called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed with him wide range of issues including release of Doctor Shakil Afridi, reports The News. Shakil Afridi is accused of helpin
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Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce, on October 22 called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed with him wide range of issues including release of Doctor Shakil Afridi, reports The News. Shakil Afridi is accused of helping the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) track down former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The chairman said, “I specifically pressed the Prime Minister to release Dr. Shakil Afridi and encouraged him to ensure that his nation is in fact a responsible and effective partner in countering terrorism, proliferation and violent extremism in the region. We discussed promoting regional trade and greater trade with the United States (US). I also discussed the importance of education reform.” Meanwhile, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani Pakistan on October 22 told the US that Shakil Afridi was no hero and his fate would be decided by the court, reports Dawn. The foreign secretary said that during the meeting the US was told that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) had already been banned in Pakistan and that action could be taken against Hafiz Saeed only if substantial evidence was made available.
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October - 22 
Daily Times reported that the Anti-Terrorism Court-I (ATC-I) will begin the retrial of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto murder case by recording statements of four doctors on October 22 (today). The doctors, working at the Holy Family Hospital (H
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Daily Times reported that the Anti-Terrorism Court-I (ATC-I) will begin the retrial of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto murder case by recording statements of four doctors on October 22 (today). The doctors, working at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, had treated the injured and conducted the post-mortem of the victims brought to the hospitals on December 27, 2007 following the attack on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto at Liaquat Bagh area of Rawalpindi District. On October 1, 2013 ATC judge Justice Chaudhry Habibur Rehman had ordered to start the retrial of the case after the indictment of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, besides summoning four prosecution witnesses – Doctor Hina Bukhari and Doctor Rida Khan of the HFH and Doctor Qasim and Doctor Ashraf of the DHQ Hospital – for recording their statements.
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October - 22 
Four other suspects were arrested from Baloch Colony area in Orangi Town. The accused were involved in various street crimes. In addition, Ferozabad Police arrested two accused involved in the targeted killings in Punjab and Karachi, while arms and
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Four other suspects were arrested from Baloch Colony area in Orangi Town. The accused were involved in various street crimes. In addition, Ferozabad Police arrested two accused involved in the targeted killings in Punjab and Karachi, while arms and drugs were also recovered from their possession.
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October - 22 
One Levies man was killed when the convoy of an Arab prince was attacked in Buleda area of Kech District on October 22, reported Dawn. According to sources, the Arab prince and his convoy were on a hunting trip, under security provided by Levies forc
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One Levies man was killed when the convoy of an Arab prince was attacked in Buleda area of Kech District on October 22, reported Dawn. According to sources, the Arab prince and his convoy were on a hunting trip, under security provided by Levies forces. The attackers set one vehicle on fire and also stole the weapons which were being carried by Levies forces and other ammunition in the prince's convoy before escaping. However, no Arabs were hurt in the attack.
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October - 22 
Police arrested several persons including a target killer from different areas of Karachi on October 22, reported The News. According to police, three accused who were involved in the killing of 50 persons including Policemen were arrested from Marip
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Police arrested several persons including a target killer from different areas of Karachi on October 22, reported The News. According to police, three accused who were involved in the killing of 50 persons including Policemen were arrested from Maripur area in Kiamari Town.
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October - 22 
Police arrested two suspects from Future Colony in Landhi Town. The accused were involved in attacking Policemen.
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Police arrested two suspects from Future Colony in Landhi Town. The accused were involved in attacking Policemen.
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October - 22 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on October 22 urged the United States (US) to end drone attacks, saying that the unmanned strikes – which penetrate militant havens deep in the tribal areas – represented a “major irritant” in relations, reports Daily
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on October 22 urged the United States (US) to end drone attacks, saying that the unmanned strikes – which penetrate militant havens deep in the tribal areas – represented a “major irritant” in relations, reports Daily Times. PM Nawaz, who will meet President Barack Obama on October 23, called for warmer ties with the United States and offered Pakistan’s assistance in Afghanistan as US forces prepare to withdraw next year. But Nawaz said the drone strikes represented a “major irritant” in relations. “I would therefore stress the need for an end to drone attacks,” Nawaz said at the US Institute of Peace. He said Pakistan’s political parties believed that drones violated the country’s territorial integrity as well as its own efforts to fight extremism. However, the US on October 22 denied its drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan and elsewhere infringed international law and said it did all it could to avoid civilian casualties, reports Dawn. The comments followed the publication of reports on the US drone war by two human rights groups, and came a day before Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif is expected to bring up concerns about the US tactic at White House talks with President Barrack Obama. “We are reviewing these reports carefully,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. “To the extent these reports claim that the US has acted contrary to international law, we would strongly disagree.” Earlier, the Human rights groups on October 22 accused the US of breaking international law and perhaps committing war crimes by killing civilians in missile and drone strikes that were intended to hit militants in Pakistan and Yemen. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch released separate reports detailing the deaths of dozens of civilians in the two countries. They urged the Obama administration and Congress to investigate, and end a policy of secrecy on the attacks. “In some of the cases we looked at ... they appear to be war crimes, but really the full picture is for the US authorities to reveal,” Mustafa Qadri, Pakistan researcher at Amnesty International, said after describing the death of a 68-year-old Pakistani grandmother in an alleged drone strike. “We are saying for the US authorities to come clean,” he said at a joint news conference with Human Rights Watch.
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October - 22 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Washington vowed on October 22 to go the "extra mile" to make peace with India, saying the historic rivals can resolve all issues including Kashmir through dialogue, reports The News. He regretted that
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his visit to Washington vowed on October 22 to go the "extra mile" to make peace with India, saying the historic rivals can resolve all issues including Kashmir through dialogue, reports The News. He regretted that periodic incidents such as violence on the disputed border in Kashmir had set back peace attempts. "I wish to assure this august audience that Pakistan desires to live in peace with its neighbour. We would not be found wanting in walking the extra mile," he said at the United States (US) Institute of Peace. "If we sit down together, if we seriously address these issues, I don't think we will face any problem," he said. "Kashmir, of course, is a very difficult issue and very difficult to resolve but I think, by sitting and talking, we will be able to find some way of resolving that, too," he said, adding, "Because that is a flashpoint not only in the region, but the whole world".
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October - 22 
The Express Tribune, while quoting a report submitted by the former Sindh Prosecutor General Shahdat Awan to the Supreme Court, reported on October 22 that more than 5,000 cases registered under the arms and explosives acts are pending trial. Accordi
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The Express Tribune, while quoting a report submitted by the former Sindh Prosecutor General Shahdat Awan to the Supreme Court, reported on October 22 that more than 5,000 cases registered under the arms and explosives acts are pending trial. According to official statistics, these cases — estimated at 5,566 — form a large chunk of the cases gathering dust in the subordinate courts in the city. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, during the last hearing of the Karachi law and order suo motu implementation case, had expressed extreme displeasure over the performance of the provincial prosecution department and called the record of pending criminal cases. The prosecutor General’s report showed that 5,270 cases registered under the Arms laws and 296 under the Explosives Act were registered by the Police from October 6, 2011 to May 31, 2013, and have been pending in the courts ever since. Of the 20 directives given in the landmark judgment in the Karachi violence case, which in opinion of many jurists is the recipe for healing the city’s wounds, only one has been implemented so far – amendments to the Arms Law.
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October - 22 
The Peshawar Police is considering a proposal to establish a new urban circle and placing Mattani, Badhaber, Urmar and possibly Sarband Police Stations under one Superintendent of Police (SP), The Express Tribune reported on October 23. The creation
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The Peshawar Police is considering a proposal to establish a new urban circle and placing Mattani, Badhaber, Urmar and possibly Sarband Police Stations under one Superintendent of Police (SP), The Express Tribune reported on October 23. The creation of the proposed circle would increase the number of circles in Peshawar to four: City, Cantt, Rural and Urban. Mattani and Badhaber are considered the worst militancy-hit areas of the District and currently fall under the jurisdiction of SP Rural, he added. Similarly, it was also proposed that some police stations of Cantt Circle – such as those in Regi, Nasir Bagh and Model Town – be made a part of the Rural Circle for administrative purposes. “
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October - 22 
Three rockets fired from Afghanistan into the Sarakai checkpost under Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) injured two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on October 22, reports The Express Tribune. Um
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Three rockets fired from Afghanistan into the Sarakai checkpost under Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) injured two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on October 22, reports The Express Tribune. Umer Said Khan, the political administration officer of the Mamond tehsil, confirmed the attack saying militants had fired rockets from the Afghan side on Sarakai village but was unable to cause any human or material loss as the rockets had missed the residential areas.
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October - 22 
After a big controversy over an ambitious plan to set up infrastructure and print national ID cards, a key agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 22 (today) shortlisted two international security printing firms, reports Kantipuronline.c
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After a big controversy over an ambitious plan to set up infrastructure and print national ID cards, a key agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 22 (today) shortlisted two international security printing firms, reports Kantipuronline.com. The project is expected to cost $8 million in the first phase and another $117 million to distribute biometric cards to Nepali people aged over 16. The National ID Management Centre has called the Netherlands-based Gmalto and Morpho Safran of France to submit financial proposals after a vigorous technical evaluation of their tender documents. Executive Director of the Centre, Tulshi Prasad Gautam, said out of the nine security printers, Gmalto and Morpho fared well in technical evaluation and secured highest marks.
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October - 22 
Cadres of CPN-Maoist-Baidya seized and burnt the voters´ education materials in different VDCs in Parbat District on October 22, reports Kantipuronline.com. A team of 15 to 20 cadres of the CPN-Maoist-Baiday looted and burnt the voters´ education mat
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Cadres of CPN-Maoist-Baidya seized and burnt the voters´ education materials in different VDCs in Parbat District on October 22, reports Kantipuronline.com. A team of 15 to 20 cadres of the CPN-Maoist-Baiday looted and burnt the voters´ education materials sent to Limithana, Thanamaula and Bhangara VDCs of Constituency number 2 of the District. The cadres also warned the candidates to bar them from running the publicity campaigns. Social mobilizer Jiblal Timilsina of Thanamaula VDC said that they were obliged to give the voters´ education materials to the cadres of the CPN-Maoist-Baidya after the latter reached Timilsina´s home asking the election materials.
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October - 22 
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nawaraj Silwal, spokesperson for the Nepal Police on October 22 (today) said that intra-party spat among the parties contesting the November 19 election has lately emerged as a major security threat, reports Kantipuronl
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Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nawaraj Silwal, spokesperson for the Nepal Police on October 22 (today) said that intra-party spat among the parties contesting the November 19 election has lately emerged as a major security threat, reports Kantipuronline.com. DIG Silwal said “The anti- election forces can be in our grip, but the rivalry among the party cadres have been a major security challenge.” He said such clashes are likely in areas which have dissident candidates, party cadres who have recently switched to other parties and areas where there is tough competition among the leaders, among others. Police have been reported to be on high alert in Tarai and Hill districts considering stiff competitions among the leaders there.
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October - 22 
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on October 22 expressed its concern over the incidents of clashes and violence among cadres of different political parties ahead of the November 19 CA elections. Issuing a statement, the Commission said “We
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on October 22 expressed its concern over the incidents of clashes and violence among cadres of different political parties ahead of the November 19 CA elections. Issuing a statement, the Commission said “We are concerned about cross-party clashes in Panchthar, Siraha, Dhading, Salyan, Rukum and Surkhet Districts. We urge the concerned authorities and political parties to make the election program peaceful. As our national laws and international laws signed by us have ascertained citizens’ right to participate in a peaceful election, it is unfortunate that such incidents are occurring.”
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October - 22 
At least 30 Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men were injured in clashes during the general strike enforced by BNP at Sirajganj municipal area in Sirajganj District on October 22, reports New Age. Three vehicles were vandalise
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At least 30 Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men were injured in clashes during the general strike enforced by BNP at Sirajganj municipal area in Sirajganj District on October 22, reports New Age. Three vehicles were vandalised and two crude bombs were also exploded protesting against a ‘false’ case filed against BNP leaders and activists and police harassment and arrests. The vehicular movements excluding rickshaws remained suspended during the general strike in Sirajganj town.
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October - 22 
Four people including two Policemen were injured as the cadres of JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) hurled two homemade bombs inside the compound of Bogra Sadar Police Station in Bogra District on October 22 evening, reports The Da
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Four people including two Policemen were injured as the cadres of JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) hurled two homemade bombs inside the compound of Bogra Sadar Police Station in Bogra District on October 22 evening, reports The Daily Star. Gaziur Rahman, Assistant Superintendent of Bogra Sadar Police Station said the JeI-ICS cadres might have blasted the homemade bombs as Police raided ICS -dominated Jamilnagar area in the Bogra town at noon. Police conducted the drive to arrest the persons responsible for blasting homemade bombs near the residence of local Superintendent of Police on October 21.
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October - 22 
One person was killed and 10 others injured on October 22 in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres at Shahpur village in Comilla District, reports New Age. The deceased was identified as Dulal Mia (34
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One person was killed and 10 others injured on October 22 in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres at Shahpur village in Comilla District, reports New Age. The deceased was identified as Dulal Mia (34). Both the AL and JeI claimed him as their member. Police told that the clash erupted over a dispute between two groups over the result of the election to a local school managing committee. A panel led by JeI-backed Shafiqur Rahman won the elections. The wining group brought out celebration procession in the area. Members of the opponent group, led by AL-backed Abdur Rashied, attacked the procession triggering the clash. Dulal was chopped indiscriminately during the clash.
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October - 22 
Police arrested 52 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in different drives in Joydevpur, Kaliakoir, Tongi, Kapasia and Kaliganj sub-Districts of Gazipur District on October 22, reports The Daily Star. Abul Hossain, Additional Superintendent of
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Police arrested 52 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in different drives in Joydevpur, Kaliakoir, Tongi, Kapasia and Kaliganj sub-Districts of Gazipur District on October 22, reports The Daily Star. Abul Hossain, Additional Superintendent of Police, said they were arrested in different cases filed over vandalising and torching vehicles, and creating violence in different times in the country.
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October - 22 
Two activists of Jubo League, the youth wing Awami League (AL), were injured on October 22 as the cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) attacked them in Sitakunda sub-District unit of Chittagong District, re
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Two activists of Jubo League, the youth wing Awami League (AL), were injured on October 22 as the cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) attacked them in Sitakunda sub-District unit of Chittagong District, reports The Daily Star. The injured Jubo League activists were identified as Yusuf Ali and Firoz Khan.
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October - 22 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan speaking to the reporters following a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) on October 22 said that the Central Indian Government should listen to the sentiments o
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan speaking to the reporters following a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) on October 22 said that the Central Indian Government should listen to the sentiments of Tamil Nadu political leaders over India's participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka next month, reports Colombo Page. He said that he doesn't think the participation of Indian leaders in the summit would help the Tamil cause despite his party's divided opinion on the issue. Many Tamil Nadu political parties and even Tamil leaders in the Congress have urged the Indian Prime Minister to boycott the Commonwealth meeting in Colombo.
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October - 23 
23 persons, including six surrendered militants and their family members, were arrested by the Army in Keran Sector of Kupwara District, for trying to exfiltrate to Muzaffarabad District of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) on October 23, reports Indian Exp
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23 persons, including six surrendered militants and their family members, were arrested by the Army in Keran Sector of Kupwara District, for trying to exfiltrate to Muzaffarabad District of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) on October 23, reports Indian Express. Police sources said they had returned to the Valley under a rehabilitation programme for surrendered militants and their kin.
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October - 23 
37 Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested an underground cadre, identified as one Shezo Chakesang (31), at Nagaland Tourism Amenity Centre at Patkai in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland Post on October 23. The cadre was arrested along with one .22 Pis
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37 Assam Rifles (AR) personnel arrested an underground cadre, identified as one Shezo Chakesang (31), at Nagaland Tourism Amenity Centre at Patkai in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland Post on October 23. The cadre was arrested along with one .22 Pistol and a magazine.
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October - 23 
A group of three armed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants on October 23 surrendered to Superintendent of Police (SP-Dhalai), Ratiranjan Debnath at Chhawmanu Police Station after fleeing their hideout in the Chittagong Hill-Tracts o
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A group of three armed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants on October 23 surrendered to Superintendent of Police (SP-Dhalai), Ratiranjan Debnath at Chhawmanu Police Station after fleeing their hideout in the Chittagong Hill-Tracts of Bangladesh, reports Tripurainfo. The trio deposited one AK-56 assault rifle, one Self-loading Rifle (SLR), 180 rounds of live cartridges, six magazines and other accessories .The militants were identified as Chiron Tripura (32), Mangalmohan Tripura (27) and Rudramohan Reang (27).
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October - 23 
A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Tumkur (Tumkur District) of Karnataka for investigation, in the light of the statement by Yasin Bhatkal, arrested ‘Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’, Deccan Herald
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A three-member team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Tumkur (Tumkur District) of Karnataka for investigation, in the light of the statement by Yasin Bhatkal, arrested ‘Indian Mujahideen (IM) ‘India operation chief’, Deccan Herald reports on October 23. The team visited several banks and the office of the regional transport officer (RTO) and inspected accounts and several documents. Bhatkal also told investigators about two people who provided shelter and financial assistance to his accomplices. He has given sketchy details of the areas where their houses are situated, and the probe team is keeping a close eye on these places. Moreover, a team of the NIA was in Kadaba of Uppinangady taluk (administrative unit) in Dakshina Kannada District, looking for Jayaprakash alias Jayanna, an accused in the bomb blast case at Madgaon in Goa on October 16, 2009. The NIA officials told Jayanna’s family members that a Madgaon court had give a deadline of November 29, the last one, for Jayanna to surrender. Two people had died and several injured in the blast. Six people are in jail and four, including Jayaprakash, are absconding in the case.
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October - 23 
Accusing the Government of India of repeatedly misleading the global fraternity despite claiming to be conforming to principles of the United Nations (UN) that right to life without subjugation should be upheld by every member Nation, the People's Re
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Accusing the Government of India of repeatedly misleading the global fraternity despite claiming to be conforming to principles of the United Nations (UN) that right to life without subjugation should be upheld by every member Nation, the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) has conveyed that commemoration of the UN Day, which falls on October 24, continues to embolden armed revolutionary groups to sustain the ongoing campaign for regaining independence. Greeting the people on the occasion of the UN Day with the reminder that the global observation is yet another opportunity for all the oppressed people to highlight their respective aspirations to the global guardian of human rights, a statement issued by the outfit’s publicity and propaganda assistant secretary Leibakngakpa Luwang said PREPAK had been sustaining the armed campaign on the basis of the UN’s objectives and declaration that every group of people deserve peace, progress and welfare for mankind.
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October - 23 
At least 50 tribals belonging to Tala Jamguda village in Bandhugaon area of Koraput District, including seven children, deserted the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) on October 23, reports The Busi
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At least 50 tribals belonging to Tala Jamguda village in Bandhugaon area of Koraput District, including seven children, deserted the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) on October 23, reports The Business Standard. Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP), Awinash Kumar said "The villagers were supporting Maoists out of fear. After they realised that the rebels are using them as shields to carry out their offensives, they decided to return to the mainstream and cooperate with the administration in carrying out development work," He further added "The recent exchange of fire between Police and Maoists at Champajhola village adjacent to Tala Jamguda brought the villagers under Police scanner forcing them to leave the CMAS. Efforts will be made ensure that the tribals lead a life without fear."
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October - 23 
Exchange of fire took place between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Balijodi area under Koida Police Station limits of Sundargarh District on October 23, reports The Daily Pioneer. After the incident, the Maoists
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Exchange of fire took place between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Balijodi area under Koida Police Station limits of Sundargarh District on October 23, reports The Daily Pioneer. After the incident, the Maoists managed to flee from the spot. The Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel have begun search operation.
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October - 23 
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government has made a strong appeal for a meeting to be held between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan to address the issue of repeated ceasefire violations along the International Borde
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government has made a strong appeal for a meeting to be held between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan to address the issue of repeated ceasefire violations along the International Border (IB), reported Indian Express on October 23. At a Unified Command Meeting on October 23 attended by Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde, members of the state Government said that a DGMO-level Flag Meeting was needed to put an end to the ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) and the IB in J&K.
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October - 23 
Nagaland Post reports on October 23 that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK), Lotha region, stated that, despite ongoing historic reconciliation movement supported by various Naga political groups and Nagas in general, th
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Nagaland Post reports on October 23 that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK), Lotha region, stated that, despite ongoing historic reconciliation movement supported by various Naga political groups and Nagas in general, the NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres based at Thungbo Brigade Head Quarter in Wokha District have been “continuously violating” the very spirit of reconciliation by arresting, abducting, torturing and imposing heavy fines on its members. Stating that killing among Naga brothers would not solve Naga problems, Lotha region Regional Administrative Officer (RAO) appealed to the Naga public to distinguish those “national workers” who worked dedicatedly for the nation and those who worked for their own vested interests.
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October - 23 
One person was killed and another injured in a clash between strike supporters and people in Baksa District on October 23 during the bandh (general Shutdown) called by the Oboro Suraksha Somittee (OSS) and allied organisations in protest against the
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One person was killed and another injured in a clash between strike supporters and people in Baksa District on October 23 during the bandh (general Shutdown) called by the Oboro Suraksha Somittee (OSS) and allied organisations in protest against the Bodoland statehood demand, reports The Telegraph. Curfew has been imposed in Dhumni and neighbouring Simla where the clashes took place. Sanjay Das, (35), of Takurikuchi Dakhinsubha village, was hacked to death while Dharani Kalita was injured in the clash at Jalagaon under Mushalpur Police Station in Baksa District. Five houses at Dhumni and two houses at Palasguri were vandalised. Sources said trouble began after strike supporters trying to impose it at Dhumni under Mushalpur Police Station in Baksa vandalised five houses around 1pm. Later, angry villagers in retaliation vandalised the houses of two leaders of Janagostiya Sangram Samiti, Mohan Das and Pankaj Das, at Palasguri, about 1 kilometre away. Later, the clash spread to Jalagaon.
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October - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Rabha National Liberation front (RNLF) cadres from Jorabat area of Guwahati, when they were going towards Meghalaya, on October 23, reports The Assam Tribune. A .32 pistol along with three live rounds of ammunitio
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Rabha National Liberation front (RNLF) cadres from Jorabat area of Guwahati, when they were going towards Meghalaya, on October 23, reports The Assam Tribune. A .32 pistol along with three live rounds of ammunition have been seized from them. During interrogation, the militants revealed about an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) hidden underground at Krishnai in Goalpara District. SFs later recovered and destroyed the 10-kilogram IED.
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October - 23 
SFs arrested three militants of IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), Naisrang Goyary, Ondla Brahma and Swrang Basumatary, at Titaguri village under Kachugaon Police Station in Gossaigaon sub division of Kokrajhar
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SFs arrested three militants of IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), Naisrang Goyary, Ondla Brahma and Swrang Basumatary, at Titaguri village under Kachugaon Police Station in Gossaigaon sub division of Kokrajhar District, reports The Sentinel. The joint team recovered three grenades, one 7.65 mm pistol, two magazines of 7.65 mm, 8 live ammunition and three mobile phones from the their possession.
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October - 23 
Supporters of the 96-hour bandh (General strike) threw stones at two vehicles and attempted to set another on fire in three separate locations (Krishnai, Bhalukdubi and Tilapara) in Goalpara District on October 23, reports The Telegraph. The Non-Rabh
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Supporters of the 96-hour bandh (General strike) threw stones at two vehicles and attempted to set another on fire in three separate locations (Krishnai, Bhalukdubi and Tilapara) in Goalpara District on October 23, reports The Telegraph. The Non-Rabha Co-ordination Forum (NRCF) and the All Assam Non Tribal Students' Union (AANTSU) have called the bandh in Goalpara and Kamrup Districts in protest against the announcement of elections to the Rabha-Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) without excluding the non-Rabha villages from the area. In another incident, goons attacked some daily labourers of a rubber garden at Bhalukdubi while they were at work. ‘Secretary’ of AANTSU, Altaf Hussain, said, “We have no objections against the council elections but we can never support the polls if the non-tribal villages are not removed from the Rabha Hasong area. If the villages are not deleted then the non-tribals will live as second-class citizens in the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, which we can never tolerate. Moreover, in some villages of the council, non-tribal citizens have been denied the right to vote. Therefore, we will go to any length to stop the council election ”.
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October - 23 
The Central Government is all set to sign a suspension of operations (SoO) agreement and start peace talks with the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB (NDFB-RD), on November 9, reports Times of India. The decision to sign the SoO was taken at a meeti
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The Central Government is all set to sign a suspension of operations (SoO) agreement and start peace talks with the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB (NDFB-RD), on November 9, reports Times of India. The decision to sign the SoO was taken at a meeting in Guwahati on October 23 at the Special Branch Headquarters between the Joint Secretary (northeast) in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Shambhu Singh, and Daimary.
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October - 23 
The Extradition Treaty between India and Bangladesh came into effect from October 23 paving the way for United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia's return, likely by December, 2013, reports The Times of India. The treaty
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The Extradition Treaty between India and Bangladesh came into effect from October 23 paving the way for United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia's return, likely by December, 2013, reports The Times of India. The treaty came into operation after Bangladesh Home Ministry's senior secretary C.Q.K. Mustaq Ahmed and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran signed the ratification documents on behalf of the two governments in Dhaka. Earlier on January 28, 2013, Indian Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde and his Bangladesh counterpart M.K. Alamgir had signed the treaty and the Bangladesh Cabinet approved its ratification on October 7, 2013.
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October - 23 
The Sangai Express reports that unidentified persons attacked a contractor, identified as Khangenbam Sanjoy by lobbing a hand grenade at his Khurai Chingangbam Leikai residence under Porompat police station in Imphal East District in the night of Oct
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The Sangai Express reports that unidentified persons attacked a contractor, identified as Khangenbam Sanjoy by lobbing a hand grenade at his Khurai Chingangbam Leikai residence under Porompat police station in Imphal East District in the night of October 23.
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October - 23 
The Shillong Times reports that a roadside vendor had a close shave when unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at him at Motphran in East Khasi Hills District in broad day light on October 23.
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The Shillong Times reports that a roadside vendor had a close shave when unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at him at Motphran in East Khasi Hills District in broad day light on October 23.
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October - 23 
The special investigation division of the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) obtained arrest warrants for Al-Umma operatives Sikander ‘Police’ Fakrudeen, Bilal Malik and ‘Panna’ Ismail in connection with the July 18 murder of Bharti
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The special investigation division of the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) obtained arrest warrants for Al-Umma operatives Sikander ‘Police’ Fakrudeen, Bilal Malik and ‘Panna’ Ismail in connection with the July 18 murder of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) state functionary and auditor V Ramesh in Salem, The Times of India reports on October 24. Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik are in the Vellore central prison, while ‘Panna’ Ismail is at Puzhal prison in Chennai. The investigation officers, who got the warrants from a judicial magistrate court in Salem, will arrest the three Al-Umma operatives after finishing the probe in the July 1 murder of Hindu Munnani leader S Vellaiyappan in Vellore. A senior CB-CID officer, confirming the arrest warrants for the three accused in the July 18 Salem murder, said they were focusing on completing the formalities in the Vellaiyappan murder and that a chargesheet will be filed soon. “By the end of this week, the three operatives will be formally arrested in the Ramesh murder case,” he said.
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October - 23 
Unidentified persons abducted a person, Vicky Pandit (19), from Samgaon-Romanpara in Kokrajhar District on October 20, reports The Telegraph. He was supervising work at an under-construction building when the incident took place.
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Unidentified persons abducted a person, Vicky Pandit (19), from Samgaon-Romanpara in Kokrajhar District on October 20, reports The Telegraph. He was supervising work at an under-construction building when the incident took place.
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October - 23 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran on October 23 said the training infrastructure and capabilities of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be modernized, for which the Ministry has prepared a INR 1000-crore pro
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran on October 23 said the training infrastructure and capabilities of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be modernized, for which the Ministry has prepared a INR 1000-crore project, according to The Times of India. He commented, “One of the organizational challenges CRPF is facing today is lack of adequate training infrastructure. My ministry has plans to upgrade and modernize the training infrastructure and capabilities of the CRPF. Union home ministry has prepared a project for new centres and upgrading the existing centres.”
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October - 23 
A dead body of a Baloch man, identified as Shakir (23), was found in Ahsanabad area of Gadap Town on October 23, reports Daily Times. Police said the victim was abducted when he left home for some work on the evening of October 22, 2013.
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A dead body of a Baloch man, identified as Shakir (23), was found in Ahsanabad area of Gadap Town on October 23, reports Daily Times. Police said the victim was abducted when he left home for some work on the evening of October 22, 2013.
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October - 23 
A Lyari gangster, identified as Mohammad Younus (35), was shot dead within the precincts of Malir City Police Station in Mohabbat Nagar area of Malir Town on October 23, reported Daily Times.
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A Lyari gangster, identified as Mohammad Younus (35), was shot dead within the precincts of Malir City Police Station in Mohabbat Nagar area of Malir Town on October 23, reported Daily Times.
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October - 23 
Dawn reported on October 24 that over 40,000 cellphone SIM cards of Afghan telecom companies are operational in Pakistan and most of them are used in acts of terrorism, kidnapping for ransom and extortion. The information was placed before a Peshawar
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Dawn reported on October 24 that over 40,000 cellphone SIM cards of Afghan telecom companies are operational in Pakistan and most of them are used in acts of terrorism, kidnapping for ransom and extortion. The information was placed before a Peshawar High Court bench by National Accountability Bureau, KP during the hearing into a case about unregistered SIM cards. Before Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Asadullah Khan Chamkani, NAB Deputy Prosecutor General Jamil Khan produced initial report of the inquiry done on the court’s orders into unregistered SIM cards of Afghan cellphone companies.
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October - 23 
On the eve of talks between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Barack Obama, the White House described the Pakistan-United States (US) relationship as "enormously valuable", saying despite some differences Washington wants the ties to proceed
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On the eve of talks between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Barack Obama, the White House described the Pakistan-United States (US) relationship as "enormously valuable", saying despite some differences Washington wants the ties to proceed on positive trajectory, reports The News. "The President looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Sharif to the White House on October 23, 2013 (today). The Prime Minister’s official visit comes as we are strengthening U.S.-Pakistan relations,” Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney said. The White House press secretary said that ahead of the leaders’ summit, the Pakistani leader is meeting the senior Obama Administration officials at the State Department, the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Trade Representative. “These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss concrete cooperation on issues of mutual concern such as energy, trade, and economic development, regional stability, and, of course, countering violent extremism,” Carney added, as Premier Sharif held a series of discussions on wide-ranging cooperative ties with American officials during his four-day official visit. "We want to advance our shared interest of a stable, secure, and prosperous Pakistan that is contributing to regional and international security and prosperity", he said. "We want to find ways for our countries to cooperate, even as we have differences on some issues, and we want to make sure that the trajectory of this relationship is a positive one,” the press secretary remarked.
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October - 23 
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on October 23 rejected the new ordinance, Pakistan Protection Ordinance 2013, that was promulgated on October 20, 2013, and gave extraordinary powers to Law-Enforcement Agencies to curb terrorism, terming it as “an assau
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on October 23 rejected the new ordinance, Pakistan Protection Ordinance 2013, that was promulgated on October 20, 2013, and gave extraordinary powers to Law-Enforcement Agencies to curb terrorism, terming it as “an assault on the fundamental rights” of citizens, reports Dawn. Under the law, anyone found guilty of resisting enforcement of any law or legal process will have to spend 10 years behind bars. The law proposes setting up of special courts and safe houses to detain hardened criminals. Under the ordinance, personnel of law-enforcement agencies will be able to enter and search any premises without warrants and the arrested suspects will not be entitled to bail. “The law is a direct assault on the fundamental rights of the citizens as enshrined in the constitution,” said PPP’s Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Raza Rabbani, questioning the logic behind the Government’s act of doing legislation through ordinances in presence of an elected Parliament. “This is a very important law and it should have been brought through the Parliament.” “The ordinance in its present form is not acceptable,” he said. Answering a question, Rabbani, however, said the PPP had no plan to challenge the ordinance in a court of law. He said the party would oppose it when the Government brings it to the Parliament in the form of a bill. He explained that any matter that could be settled politically and in Parliament should not be challenged in the court.
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October - 23 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif said on October 23 that he urged US President Barack Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan, touching on a thorny subject in relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Sharif and President Obama were speaking
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif said on October 23 that he urged US President Barack Obama to end drone strikes in Pakistan, touching on a thorny subject in relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Sharif and President Obama were speaking after a 90-minute long one-on-one meeting at the White House’s Oval Office. “I also brought up the issue of drones in our meeting, emphasising the need to end ... such strikes,” said PM Nawaz Sharif. For his part, Obama made no mention of drones and remained silent over the issue. Obama, however, said he wanted to prevent security cooperation from being a source of tension between the US and Pakistan. Sharif said he brought up the issue of US drone strikes in Pakistan and told the American President that the strikes need to end.
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October - 23 
The city Police on October 23 arrested three accused, identified as Abdul Sattar, Kamran and Saeed, from Landhi Town in connection with the October 20, 2013 firing on the convoy of Sindh Local Bodies Minister Owais Muzaffar in Sharafi Goth area of La
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The city Police on October 23 arrested three accused, identified as Abdul Sattar, Kamran and Saeed, from Landhi Town in connection with the October 20, 2013 firing on the convoy of Sindh Local Bodies Minister Owais Muzaffar in Sharafi Goth area of Landhi Town, reports The News.
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October - 23 
The City Police on October 23 released the sketches of two terrorists involved in the killing of four Policemen on Ring Road at Paharipura area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on October 20 and sent it to all Political Stat
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The City Police on October 23 released the sketches of two terrorists involved in the killing of four Policemen on Ring Road at Paharipura area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on October 20 and sent it to all Political Stations for necessary action, reports The News. According to City Police, the sketches were prepared in light of the statements of Police officials and eyewitnesses. The terrorists aged between 20 to 30 years.
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October - 23 
The Express Tribune reported that special prosecutors on October 23 cited lack of security as the reason and refused to plead cases against hundreds of suspects caught in targeted raids in Karachi. According to sources, the law department had, upon t
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The Express Tribune reported that special prosecutors on October 23 cited lack of security as the reason and refused to plead cases against hundreds of suspects caught in targeted raids in Karachi. According to sources, the law department had, upon the Rangers’ recommendation, appointed six lawyers as special prosecutors to plead cases against suspects arrested during the targeted operation in Karachi – which has been in full swing since September 4, 2013. Rangers and Police officials claim to have arrested hundreds of hardened criminals since, but effective prosecution, the sources said, still remains elusive. “Six prosecutors supposed to represent the Rangers in trial courts have refused to plead their cases,” a prosecutor said, adding, “Some of them even excused themselves in writing during a recently held meeting with the Rangers high-ups.” The unwilling prosecutors have cited the lack of security for them and their families as the reason for their refusal.
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October - 23 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police have set up a counter-kidnapping cell to pre-empt and prevent kidnapping for ransom incidents well in time, an official communiqué said on October 23, reports Daily Times. Kidnapping-for-ransom cases have significan
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police have set up a counter-kidnapping cell to pre-empt and prevent kidnapping for ransom incidents well in time, an official communiqué said on October 23, reports Daily Times. Kidnapping-for-ransom cases have significantly increased in Peshawar following a huge amount was paid to ensure the release of well-off persons, mainly traders, doctors and Government officials. “DSP Tariq Habib has been posted as in charge of the cell which will directly work under the supervision of the IG,” the communiqué from the office of KP Police Chief Nasir Durrani said. The mechanism put in place to stem kidnapping reads that in case of any untoward incident the officers posted in the tribal belt would directly be contacted for quick response against the kidnappers.
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October - 23 
The two Policemen who were killed in SITE Town on October 23, 2013 were identified as head constable Qazi Alam and Police constable Javed, reported Daily Times. The assailant who was killed in retaliatory firing was identified as Adnan and his injure
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The two Policemen who were killed in SITE Town on October 23, 2013 were identified as head constable Qazi Alam and Police constable Javed, reported Daily Times. The assailant who was killed in retaliatory firing was identified as Adnan and his injured accomplice was identified as Sajid. According to Police sources, the militants belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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October - 23 
Two Policemen and an assailant were killed in a firing incident in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 23, reported The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Baloch said an assailant was also killed as the Pol
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Two Policemen and an assailant were killed in a firing incident in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 23, reported The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Baloch said an assailant was also killed as the Police returned fire.
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October - 23 
Unidentified militants kidnapped former President of Awami National Party (ANP) Balochistan Chapter Arbab Zahir Kasi from Patel Road in Quetta on October 23, The Express Tribune. According to Quetta Police, Kasi was on his way to visit his relatives
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Unidentified militants kidnapped former President of Awami National Party (ANP) Balochistan Chapter Arbab Zahir Kasi from Patel Road in Quetta on October 23, The Express Tribune. According to Quetta Police, Kasi was on his way to visit his relatives in downtown of Quetta when a group of armed men intercepted his vehicle near the intersection on Patel Road. They harassed the driver, snatched his mobile phone as well as the car key and drove the former ANP leader to an undisclosed location. “The driver tried to resist the kidnapping attempt but the kidnappers harassed him,” a Police Officer said quoting the driver. The driver is now in Police custody for further questioning.
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October - 23 
A group of poll-opposing Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) cadres led by Rasuwa District secretary Bhim Bahadur Khadka raided the Laharepauwa Village Development Committee (VDC)-based house belonging to Unified Commun
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A group of poll-opposing Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) cadres led by Rasuwa District secretary Bhim Bahadur Khadka raided the Laharepauwa Village Development Committee (VDC)-based house belonging to Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadre Nil Prasad Acharya and sprinkled acid on latter’s wife, Laxmi Acharya, and made away with the election and publicity materials on October 23, reports Nepal News. The victim has been seriously injured in the acid attack and is undergoing treatment at the Trishuli Hospital. UCPN-M coordinator Bhujel said the attack shows the “evil and vicious” nature of the CPN-Maoist-Baiday party, adding that they will strongly resist such attacks. He also called on the local authorities to book the CPN-Maoist-Baidya cadres involved in such heinous act and initiate proper legal action.
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October - 23 
A group of unidentified persons suspected to be Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) cadres set ablaze a jeep being used by Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) for election campaign in Kaski District on Octob
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A group of unidentified persons suspected to be Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) cadres set ablaze a jeep being used by Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) for election campaign in Kaski District on October 23 (today), reports The Himalayan Times. The Bolero jeep (Ga 1 Cha 5143), was being used by Bishnu Paudel, UCPN-M candidate for upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) elections from Kaski constituency-1. UCPN-M Kaski District chapter informed that the arsonists piled up hay into the jeep and burned it down at Sidda Village Development Committee (VDC).
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October - 23 
CPN-Maoist-Baidya on October 23 enforced shutdown in Dhankuta District to obstruct the pre-scheduled arrival of UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the District for election campaign, reports Kantipuronline.com. Cadres of the CPN-Maoist-Baidya dis
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CPN-Maoist-Baidya on October 23 enforced shutdown in Dhankuta District to obstruct the pre-scheduled arrival of UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the District for election campaign, reports Kantipuronline.com. Cadres of the CPN-Maoist-Baidya disrupted vehicular movement by falling trees on the Koshi Highway to disturb Dahal's entrance to Dhankuta. The Maoist cadres had fell down trees in half a dozen places in Rudrabari, Chyangchyangbari, Dhat and Schooldanda along the Dharan-Dhankuta Road Section.
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October - 23 
The Election Commission (EC) on October 23 made public the closed lists of candidates for participation under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system in the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election scheduled for November 19, reports
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The Election Commission (EC) on October 23 made public the closed lists of candidates for participation under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system in the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) election scheduled for November 19, reports Republica. The EC made public the total list of about 11,000 candidates a day after the political parties submitted their respective amended closed lists of PR candidates.
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October - 23 
A JeI cadre was arrested as a bomb went off at his residence in Chittagong District on October 23, reports The Daily Star. Sheikh Asadullah Ahmed was making bombs along with his younger brother Sheikh Nasurullah Ahmed inside their residence in Rosulb
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A JeI cadre was arrested as a bomb went off at his residence in Chittagong District on October 23, reports The Daily Star. Sheikh Asadullah Ahmed was making bombs along with his younger brother Sheikh Nasurullah Ahmed inside their residence in Rosulbagh Residential Area of Chittagong city in Chittagong District. On information, Police raided the house immediately after the blast, and recovered huge amounts of bomb-making materials including gunpowder, detonator, wires and matches. Police arrested Asadullah in this connection, but Nasurullah managed to flee the scene.
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October - 23 
At least 10 leaders and activists of BNP and JeI of Cox’s Bazar District were arrested from different areas of the District on October 23, reports The Independent. Mohammed Azad Miah, Superintendent of Police Cox’s Bazar claimed that the arrested wer
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At least 10 leaders and activists of BNP and JeI of Cox’s Bazar District were arrested from different areas of the District on October 23, reports The Independent. Mohammed Azad Miah, Superintendent of Police Cox’s Bazar claimed that the arrested were activists of BNP and JeI involved in cases of vandalism.
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October - 23 
At least 22 people were injured in clashes between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League (AL) activists during BNP enforced daylong hartal (general strike) in Tangail District on October 23, reports The Daily Star. The main opposition p
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At least 22 people were injured in clashes between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League (AL) activists during BNP enforced daylong hartal (general strike) in Tangail District on October 23, reports The Daily Star. The main opposition party BNP enforced the hartal in the District protesting the arrest of Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, the former president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP in Dhaka city on October 21.
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October - 23 
In Noakhali District, AL and BNP activists clashed in which at least a hundred people, including 15 Policemen were injured. BNP and Jamaat supporters burnt the District AL office and 25 shops during the clash. The Police fired more than 500 teargas s
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In Noakhali District, AL and BNP activists clashed in which at least a hundred people, including 15 Policemen were injured. BNP and Jamaat supporters burnt the District AL office and 25 shops during the clash. The Police fired more than 500 teargas shells and rubber bullets.
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October - 23 
Police arrested 10 cadres of JeI-ICS from different sub-Districts Satkhira District on October 23 on charges of killing a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of AL, and creating violence, reports The Daily Star. Police said t
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Police arrested 10 cadres of JeI-ICS from different sub-Districts Satkhira District on October 23 on charges of killing a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of AL, and creating violence, reports The Daily Star. Police said that they arrested the cadres in a case filed for killing BCL leader Mamun in an attack allegedly by JeI-ICS cadres on February 28 this year. At least 15 Islamic books were recovered from their possession. The arrestees were planning to carry out subversive activities.
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October - 24 
A Delhi court on October 24 sent Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda, arrested in a 1997 bomb blast case, to judicial custody till November 7, 2013 after Hyderabad Police produced him in the court, reports Business Standard. Additional
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A Delhi court on October 24 sent Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda, arrested in a 1997 bomb blast case, to judicial custody till November 7, 2013 after Hyderabad Police produced him in the court, reports Business Standard. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma sent Tunda to Tihar Jail for 14 days, after Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Hyderabad Police told the judge that they do not require him for further custodial interrogation. Seeking Tunda's custody, the Hyderabad police had said that the case was lodged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Arms Act, the Explosives Substances Act, the Passport Act and Foreigners Act. He is suspected to be involved in over 40 bombings in the country
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October - 24 
A District Voluntary Force (DVF) trooper, identified Gopal Mandal (28), was seriously injured in an encounter with Maoists in Parsanpalli forest area in Malkangiri District on October 24, reports The Indian Express. As the DVF team moved closer to th
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A District Voluntary Force (DVF) trooper, identified Gopal Mandal (28), was seriously injured in an encounter with Maoists in Parsanpalli forest area in Malkangiri District on October 24, reports The Indian Express. As the DVF team moved closer to the Maoist hideout they fired injuring the trooper.
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October - 24 
A group of 25 Maoists travelling in a truck set afire a private bus at Ramleela Gachhi under Deoria Police Station area and a mobile tower at Pokhraira village under Jaintpur Police outpost on October 24, reports The Times of India.
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A group of 25 Maoists travelling in a truck set afire a private bus at Ramleela Gachhi under Deoria Police Station area and a mobile tower at Pokhraira village under Jaintpur Police outpost on October 24, reports The Times of India.
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October - 24 
A joint team of the Special Task Police (STF) and Police have arrested nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two hardcore ones, with weapons from East Champaran District on October 24, reports The Times of India. The two
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A joint team of the Special Task Police (STF) and Police have arrested nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two hardcore ones, with weapons from East Champaran District on October 24, reports The Times of India. The two hardcore Maoists have been identified as Zaheer Madari and Nanhat Paswan, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinay Kumar said. The other arrested Maoists have been identified as Vidya Mahto, Lakhindra Paswan, Arun Kumar Thakur, and Lalita Prasad, Muslim alias Islam, Ramekbal Bhagat and Rambharosh Das. On identification of the arrested Maoists, the joint team raided Goregaon village under Kundwa Chainpur Police Station area and seized one AK-56 with three magazines, a 9mm pistol, one country-made pistol, 98 ammunitions, three mobile phones, two motorcycles and Maoist literature.
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October - 24 
A Mumbai Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court started proceedings in a case of terrorism in the absence of prime accused Afzal Usmani who escaped from Police custody, dajiworld.com reports on October 25. Usmani is the main
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A Mumbai Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court started proceedings in a case of terrorism in the absence of prime accused Afzal Usmani who escaped from Police custody, dajiworld.com reports on October 25. Usmani is the main accused in the 2008 Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist emails case. In the wake of the Usmani escapade, Maharashtra government shifted Special MCOCA Court No. 35 to the high security Arthur Road Central Jail.
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October - 24 
A Sarpanch (village level local-self-government institution head) was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on October 24, reports NDTV. The Maoists allegedly killed the 40-year-old Soumendra Betti suspe
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A Sarpanch (village level local-self-government institution head) was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on October 24, reports NDTV. The Maoists allegedly killed the 40-year-old Soumendra Betti suspecting that he was giving information to Police and Security Forces (SFs) involved in anti-Maoist operations in the region. The Sarpanch was reportedly called out of his home in village Materu near the border with Chhattisgarh. Betti was reportedly taken to the outskirts of the village, where over a dozen Maoists were waiting. In April, 2013, a Sarpanch was dragged out of his home by around 30 armed Maoists, including women cadres, and shot dead.
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October - 24 
Dimapur Special Branch personnel arrested an alleged arms dealer from a Hotel at Nagarjan Junction in Dimapur October 24 and recovered one 7.65 mm pistol with two magazines from his possession, reports Nagaland Post. The arrested arms dealer was iden
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Dimapur Special Branch personnel arrested an alleged arms dealer from a Hotel at Nagarjan Junction in Dimapur October 24 and recovered one 7.65 mm pistol with two magazines from his possession, reports Nagaland Post. The arrested arms dealer was identified as one Khehovi Sema (28), son of Nitovi Sema of Zekishe village under Niuland Police Station, and a resident of Thilixu village of Dimapur.
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October - 24 
Guwahati City Police on October 24 recovered three crude bombs from a passenger bus near Jalukbari area [Kamrup (metro) District] of the city, reports The Assam Tribune. The bus was coming from Mangaldai towards Guwahati.
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Guwahati City Police on October 24 recovered three crude bombs from a passenger bus near Jalukbari area [Kamrup (metro) District] of the city, reports The Assam Tribune. The bus was coming from Mangaldai towards Guwahati.
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October - 24 
Investigation into the bomb blast at the Bangalore office of Bartiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 17, 2013 revealed that the explosives used for the purpose were stored at a panchayat (village level local self government institution) office in Erode D
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Investigation into the bomb blast at the Bangalore office of Bartiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 17, 2013 revealed that the explosives used for the purpose were stored at a panchayat (village level local self government institution) office in Erode District of Tamil Nadu before it was shifted to Bangalore, The Times of India reports on October 25. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bangalore, H.M. Omkariah said on October 24 that on the instruction of Kitchan Buhari his accomplice Paravai Basha who is still at large procured 20 kg to 30 kg of ammonium nitrate-based explosive gel and electrical detonators in three traveller bags and handed it over to Mohammed Salim who in turn gave it to Buhari in Tamil Nadu. The 7,445 page charge-sheet in three volumes says that INR 50,000 paid by Buhari in two installments to implement the plan hatched at his Coimbatore residence was all that was used for the operation. There are 201 documents and 260 witnesses included in the charge-sheet. Buhari had plans to use the explosives for other offences as well, the charge-sheet said. The missing links in the case would be available only after Bangalore Police gain access to Al-Umma operatives Sikander ‘Police’ Fakrudeen, Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik, who were arrested two weeks ago and have been lodged in Tamil Nadu prisons.
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October - 24 
Jammu Kashmir Police launched massive search operation in Ghaghwal and Rajpura areas of Samba District along the Jammu-Pathankote national highway following reports about the sighting of three suspected terrorists near the railway line in the area on
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Jammu Kashmir Police launched massive search operation in Ghaghwal and Rajpura areas of Samba District along the Jammu-Pathankote national highway following reports about the sighting of three suspected terrorists near the railway line in the area on October 24, reports Indian Express. Sources said that the searches followed tip off by an ex-serviceman Raj Pal Choudhary to the railway Police that he saw three armed men in Army uniform moving along the railway line under suspicious circumstances at around 12 noon. Searches were in progress when last reports came in.
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October - 24 
Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran laid the foundation stone for the second coastal Police Station in Kerala at Vadakara in Kozikode District on October 24, reports The Hindu. The station building will come up in the 40 cents of land
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Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran laid the foundation stone for the second coastal Police Station in Kerala at Vadakara in Kozikode District on October 24, reports The Hindu. The station building will come up in the 40 cents of land given by the Vadakara municipality to the State government. According to Mr. Ramachandran, Kerala would get 10 more coastal Police Stations in the second phase of the project if the State government was provided with the required land for the buildings.
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October - 24 
Naga Rengma Hills Protection Force (NRHPF) claimed that the Karbi militant groups, Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT ) and Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), were levying heavy taxes from Rengma villagers settled in Assam–
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Naga Rengma Hills Protection Force (NRHPF) claimed that the Karbi militant groups, Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT ) and Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), were levying heavy taxes from Rengma villagers settled in Assam–Nagaland border, reports Nagaland Post on October 25. NRHPF ‘chairman’ Keyhant Rengma said henceforth the Rengmas would not pay any tax to KPLT and KLNLF. He has requested Police and Karbi Anglong District administration to reign on the militant outfits to avert further tension in future.
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October - 24 
One hand grenade was found at the residence of Agriculture Department’s Assistant, AO Deben at Nongmeibung Chakpram Leirak in Imphal East District on October 24
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One hand grenade was found at the residence of Agriculture Department’s Assistant, AO Deben at Nongmeibung Chakpram Leirak in Imphal East District on October 24
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October - 24 
One of the main goals of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants in their attempts to expand bases in the North Eastern region is procurement of sophisticated weapons, as most of the active militant groups of the region have the me
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One of the main goals of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants in their attempts to expand bases in the North Eastern region is procurement of sophisticated weapons, as most of the active militant groups of the region have the means to smuggle in arms from the neighbouring countries, reports The Assam Tribune on October 24.
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October - 24 
Prime Minister (PM) Dr Manmohan Singh on October 24 said he was disappointed with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and asked him “even at this late hour” to recognise that what was happening on the Line of Control (LoC) and IB is not good for t
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Prime Minister (PM) Dr Manmohan Singh on October 24 said he was disappointed with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and asked him “even at this late hour” to recognise that what was happening on the Line of Control (LoC) and IB is not good for the two nations, reports Daily Excelsior. “Let me say I am disappointed because in the New York meeting there was a general agreement on both the sides that peace and tranquillity should be maintained on the border, LoC as well as IB and it has not happened. It has come to me as a big disappointment,” Singh added.
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October - 24 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 24 warned that terrorism and radicalism emanating from "our neighbourhood" had directly affected both India and China and could lead to instability across Asia, according to The Times of India. He further said
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 24 warned that terrorism and radicalism emanating from "our neighbourhood" had directly affected both India and China and could lead to instability across Asia, according to The Times of India. He further said, "If we look carefully, many of our challenges are common. Terrorism, extremism and radicalism emanating from our neighbourhood affect both of us directly and can create instability across Asia”. He added, "Similarly, maritime security in the Pacific and Indian Oceans is vital for our economies just as peace and stability in West Asia and Gulf are essential for our energy security."
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October - 24 
Seven IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants surrendered in the Office Complex of Superintendent of Police, Kokrajhar in Kokrajhar District on October 24, reports The Sentinel. Sources said the surrendered
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Seven IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants surrendered in the Office Complex of Superintendent of Police, Kokrajhar in Kokrajhar District on October 24, reports The Sentinel. Sources said the surrendered cadres were Anup Basumatary, Dwhwn Basumatary alias B Daorao, Switoban Narzary, Bipul Narzary alias N Birdao, Roton Narzary, Biswa Basumatary and Alongbar Brahma. The surrendered cadres laid down four 7.65 mm pistols, one .9 mm pistol, four hand grenades and live ammunition.
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October - 24 
The bandh (shut down strike) call given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to register their protest against the Laxmanpur Bathe judgment, in which all the convicts including the 16 earlier awarded death sentences by the trial cou
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The bandh (shut down strike) call given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to register their protest against the Laxmanpur Bathe judgment, in which all the convicts including the 16 earlier awarded death sentences by the trial court, were acquitted by the Patna High Court for lack of evidence, brought life to a near standstill in the major part of Sherghati Sub-Division of Gaya District, on October 24, reports The Times of India. The maximum impact of the bandh was felt in Dumaria, Imamganj, Banke Bazar and Raushanganj Police Station areas of the District.
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October - 24 
The Sangai Express reports that a high ranking cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Achom Anil alias Ibomcha alias Sanajaoba alias Muttu alias Dharambir was arrested by a combined team of while conducting opera
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The Sangai Express reports that a high ranking cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), identified as ‘Lieutenant’ Achom Anil alias Ibomcha alias Sanajaoba alias Muttu alias Dharambir was arrested by a combined team of while conducting operation at Sega Road, Thoudabhabok Leikai on October 24. According to a statement issued by the SP of Imphal West, incriminating items such as laptops, mobile phones, Thuraya satellite mobile etc were recovered from his possession.
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October - 24 
The Shillong Times reports on October 25 that though the banned outfit, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) is trying to make a comeback by calling bandhs (shut down strikes), the State Police is all geared up to thwart any attempt by the
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The Shillong Times reports on October 25 that though the banned outfit, Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) is trying to make a comeback by calling bandhs (shut down strikes), the State Police is all geared up to thwart any attempt by the outfit to raise its ugly head. Talking to a group of journalists on October 24, East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) M Kharkrang said, “We need to ensure that they (HNLC) don’t raise their heads again.” The statement of Kharkrang came days after the militant outfit called for a 36-hour bandh to protest the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the State. Reacting to a query, he admitted presence of a few overground workers and linkmen of the outfit in the District and said that Police were keeping a tab on all the HNLC cadres, who are out of jail on bail, so that “they do not indulge in any anti-social activity.” The militant outfit, which operates from across the border (Bangladesh), has now become very active on the social networking site “Facebook” through which it disseminates various information and announcements. “We are working on to track the location from where the outfit disseminates information,” Kharkrang said.
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October - 24 
The state election commission on October 24 stated all the 36 constituencies in the poll-bound RHAC were “hyper sensitive“ but the “actual” ground situation would become clear only after filing of nominations ends, reports The Telegraph. State electi
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The state election commission on October 24 stated all the 36 constituencies in the poll-bound RHAC were “hyper sensitive“ but the “actual” ground situation would become clear only after filing of nominations ends, reports The Telegraph. State election commissioner Biren Dutta said that all the polling stations under the council were hyper sensitive and he had requested for 14 companies of additional security personnel over and above those already deployed in the area. “We will have armed pickets in all the polling stations,” he added.
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October - 24 
Union Ministry of Home Affairs sanctioned INR 1,260 crore to further strengthen border outposts of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in view of recent incursions by the Chinese army in Leh and Arunachal Pradesh sectors, The Times of India reports on
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Union Ministry of Home Affairs sanctioned INR 1,260 crore to further strengthen border outposts of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in view of recent incursions by the Chinese army in Leh and Arunachal Pradesh sectors, The Times of India reports on October 25. The money is meant for better fortification and facilities at the outposts to help jawans (troopers) function more efficiently. The funds will also be used to enhance living conditions of ITBP border guards at 69 posts in the Himalayan locations along the 3,488 km Sino-Indian frontier. Minister of State for Home Affairs, R.P.N. Singh thus commented, "At 69 outposts (of ITBP), we want to give solar-backed power in an eco-friendly way so that our jawans in front posts have electricity 24 hours... this is one of the big spending that we are going to do in ITBP and (also) upgrade forward posts”.
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October - 24 
Violating ceasefire, Pakistan Army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing along the International Border (IB) in forward villages of Kanachak and Akhnoor Sectors of Jammu District on October 24 injuring ten persons including five women and two children
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Violating ceasefire, Pakistan Army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing along the International Border (IB) in forward villages of Kanachak and Akhnoor Sectors of Jammu District on October 24 injuring ten persons including five women and two children reports Daily Excelsior.
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October - 24 
A child was killed and two others were injured in a hand grenade explosion in the Timber Market within limits of the Napier Police Station in Lyari Town on October 24, reported The Express Tribune. The blast also destroyed the gates and shutter of a
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A child was killed and two others were injured in a hand grenade explosion in the Timber Market within limits of the Napier Police Station in Lyari Town on October 24, reported The Express Tribune. The blast also destroyed the gates and shutter of a warehouse.
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October - 24 
A man, identified as Siddique (35), was killed and another, identified as Hussain (18), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Manghopir Road within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town on Octo
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A man, identified as Siddique (35), was killed and another, identified as Hussain (18), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Manghopir Road within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station in Orangi Town on October 24, reported Daily Times.
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October - 24 
According to a October 24 report by the Prime Minister's Special Cell on polio, militant attacks on Pakistan’s polio workers have killed 27 vaccinators and Police guards during the past year and a half, reported Central Asia Online. The report, relea
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According to a October 24 report by the Prime Minister's Special Cell on polio, militant attacks on Pakistan’s polio workers have killed 27 vaccinators and Police guards during the past year and a half, reported Central Asia Online. The report, released in connection with World Polio Day (October 24, 2013), said 16 of those killed were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The most recent attack occurred in October when a militant bomb killed five people – including Police guarding a polio team and local volunteers aiding the team in Badhaber area of Peshawar. Another attack in the same locality a few months ago killed two female polio workers. Meanwhile, the Government on October 24 decided to include polio vaccination on the agenda of dialogue with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as 90 per cent of the cases during the current year have been reported from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where the militants have banned anti-polio campaigns. Minister of State for Health Regulations Saira Afzal Tarar said that Taliban should understand the fact that children were suffering because of their ban on the polio drives. She said so far this year 49 cases of polio had been reported in Pakistan - 36 in FATA, three in Punjab, four in Sindh and six in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Polio virus circulation has been restricted to three zones, that is, FATA, Quetta and its neighbouring Districts of Qilla Abdullah and Pishin and Karachi’s Gadap Town.” She added that 260,000 children in North and South Waziristan Agencies had not been vaccinated against polio since July 2012. It may be noted that since July 2012, 24 health workers and Policemen protecting them have been killed and 14 others injured in 24 targeted attacks on vaccinators in different parts of the country.
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October - 24 
An unidentified man was shot dead near Abdullah Mor within the vicinity of Surjani Town Police Station in Gadap Town on October 24
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An unidentified man was shot dead near Abdullah Mor within the vicinity of Surjani Town Police Station in Gadap Town on October 24
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October - 24 
City’s East Zone Police arrested 33 suspects, including two proclaimed offenders and 10 fugitives during targeted operations in the past 24 hours, along with recovering arms and weapons from the accused men.
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City’s East Zone Police arrested 33 suspects, including two proclaimed offenders and 10 fugitives during targeted operations in the past 24 hours, along with recovering arms and weapons from the accused men.
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October - 24 
Hafiz Saeed, the ‘chief’ of Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), the frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on October 24 said that it is a thing of regret that US President Obama without making his investigation into the Indian propaganda went ahead and ‘i
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Hafiz Saeed, the ‘chief’ of Jama’at-ud-Dawa (JuD), the frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on October 24 said that it is a thing of regret that US President Obama without making his investigation into the Indian propaganda went ahead and ‘issued a statement against us’, reports The News. Hafiz Saeed said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan in its judgment had already declared that no charge was proved against JuD. “India too had failed to hand over any evidence to Pakistan on Mumbai attacks in the past five years,” he continued. He said if evidence exists against his party then the same be presented before the courts instead of levelling allegations. Commenting on the meeting of PM Sharif and President Obama, he said the latter conveniently ‘sidelined’ the issue of drone attacks and instead brought up the matter of JuD during October 23’s summit at the White House. “Jama’at ud Dawa has been raising its voice against drone strikes for the past three years,” he maintained.
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In similar operations carried out on Thursday and Friday in Pishtakhara, Yakatoot and Chamkani, as many as 224 people were arrested.
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In similar operations carried out on Thursday and Friday in Pishtakhara, Yakatoot and Chamkani, as many as 224 people were arrested.
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October - 24 
Police and Rangers conducted a raid at gangster Baba Ladla’s residence during an operation in Lyari on October 24, reported The Express Tribune. Weapons, including, bullets, five Kalashnikovs, two pistols and two hand grenades were also seized during
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Police and Rangers conducted a raid at gangster Baba Ladla’s residence during an operation in Lyari on October 24, reported The Express Tribune. Weapons, including, bullets, five Kalashnikovs, two pistols and two hand grenades were also seized during the raid. However, Ladla managed to get away and was not arrested.
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October - 24 
Police personnel conducted an operation at the Fancy View Apartments near Sohrab Goth on Karachi’s Super Highway and arrested more than 20 suspects. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Nasir Aftab, suspects involved in the target
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Police personnel conducted an operation at the Fancy View Apartments near Sohrab Goth on Karachi’s Super Highway and arrested more than 20 suspects. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Nasir Aftab, suspects involved in the targeted killing of Policemen were amongst the arrested men. Arms were also seized during the raid.
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October - 24 
Rangers and Police personnel on October 24 arrested more than 50 suspects during targeted operations in different areas of Karachi, report Dawn. Rangers’ personnel conducted operations in Sango Lane, Liaquatabad, Jut Line, Burns Road, Orangi, Landhi
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Rangers and Police personnel on October 24 arrested more than 50 suspects during targeted operations in different areas of Karachi, report Dawn. Rangers’ personnel conducted operations in Sango Lane, Liaquatabad, Jut Line, Burns Road, Orangi, Landhi, Korangi and Rafah-i-Aam Society of Lyari area and arrested 29 suspects. According to a Rangers’ spokesman, the accused included Lyari gang-war suspects and some were said to have links with political parties.
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October - 24 
The Officials and former Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani on October 24 denied a report that they had approved US drone strikes on the country’s soil, reports Daily Times. Gilani, PM from 2008 until June last year, vehemently denied giving any
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The Officials and former Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani on October 24 denied a report that they had approved US drone strikes on the country’s soil, reports Daily Times. Gilani, PM from 2008 until June last year, vehemently denied giving any approval for drone strikes. “We have never allowed Americans to carry out drone attacks in the tribal areas,” Gilani said. “From the very beginning we are against drone strikes and we have conveyed it to Americans at all forums.” A diplomatic cable from then-US ambassador Anne Patterson dated August 2008 and released by WikiLeaks, indicated Gilani had agreed to the strikes in private. “I don’t care if they do it as long as they get the right people. We’ll protest in the National Assembly and then ignore it,” the leaked cable quoted him as telling US officials. In April this year former President General Pervez Musharraf told CNN that he had authorised drone strikes in Pakistan while he was in power.
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October - 24 
There will be no change in US drone policies, senior American officials said on October 24 while acknowledging that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif had raised the issue at both private and public meetings during his four-day stay in Washington, repo
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There will be no change in US drone policies, senior American officials said on October 24 while acknowledging that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif had raised the issue at both private and public meetings during his four-day stay in Washington, reports Dawn. The officials said that the PM also mentioned Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani-American imprisoned in the US for allegedly attacking American soldiers in Afghanistan, in one of the meetings. “But there’s no discussion on this issue as this issue is not open to discussion,” one of the officials said. The officials said the United States understood that there’s a consensus in Pakistan for holding talks with Taliban militants and the US had no objection to this decision.
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October - 24 
Three people were killed and five others were wounded when two gangster groups in Market area of Gulshan-e-Bihar area in Lyari Town fought each other on October 24, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Police and residents, the fight broke o
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Three people were killed and five others were wounded when two gangster groups in Market area of Gulshan-e-Bihar area in Lyari Town fought each other on October 24, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Police and residents, the fight broke out between Baba Ladla gang, and the criminals from Peoples Amn Committee (PAC). The victims were identified as one Abdul Ghani (40), Waseem Khalid (22) and Shahbaz Imtiaz (23), while the injured were identified as Dilbaz Iqbal (23), Asif Fayyaz (25), Manzur Karam Din (60), Nasir and Zeeshan. Lyari Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shakeel Ahmed said that none of people killed and injured belonged to either of the groups. Chairperson of Friends of Lyari, Habib Jan Baloch, denied that the encounter resulted from a gang war. “This is a conspiracy,” he said, adding, “There is no conflict between Uzair and Baba Ladla. I believe this was a joint venture of different forces against Uzair and Baba Ladla.”
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October - 24 
While any mention of the drone issue was conspicuously missing in their joint statement, the United States (US) President Barack Obama has privately assured Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif that the controversial programme will end soon, The Express
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While any mention of the drone issue was conspicuously missing in their joint statement, the United States (US) President Barack Obama has privately assured Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif that the controversial programme will end soon, The Express Tribune quoting a senior Pakistani official, reported on October 25. The official, who was accompanying the PM on his just-concluded visit to Washington, said that ‘significant progress’ has been made on the drone issue. Speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, he said Washington was considering ending the drone campaign once the “few remaining targets” had been eliminated from Pakistan’s tribal belt. According to the official, President Obama told Prime Minister Nawaz that the CIA had already eliminated most of the high-value targets (HVTs) from the region. Although the American president did not give a timeline for halting the drone campaign, Islamabad expects the unilateral strikes will end in a matter of months, he added. However, the US President Barack Obama has asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif why Pakistan had not yet started the trial of suspected Mumbai attackers, Dawn reported on October 25. The PM revealed this while talking to the media before leaving Washington after a four-day visit to the US. PM Sharif had a two-hour long meeting with Mr Obama, which covered all issues of mutual concern. “He (Obama) asked, why the trial of the (Mumbai) terrorist attack in India has not started yet,” Mr Sharif said. During the meeting, the US president also raised the issue of Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD), cross-border terrorism and Dr Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden and has been in prison since then. “He (Obama) has raised the issue of (Dr Shakil) Afridi. He spoke about cross-border movement. He also talked about Jamaat-ud-Dawa,” the prime minister said, without giving details. “Pakistan has to put its house in order — we have to do that — we will fulfil the responsibility entrusted to us by the people of Pakistan,” said Mr Sharif while responding to US concern on this issue.
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October - 24 
Twelve people were injured when Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist–Leninist (CPN-UML) cadres clashed in Swara Village Development Committee (VDC) of Gorkha District on October 24, reports T
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Twelve people were injured when Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist–Leninist (CPN-UML) cadres clashed in Swara Village Development Committee (VDC) of Gorkha District on October 24, reports The Himalayan Times. UCPN-M claimed that CPN-UML cadres from Takukot, Dhawa and Arugha attacked them all of a sudden when a discussion was taking place under the auspices of the local club in Tharchowk of Swara VDC. However, CPN-UML Gorkha says that its cadres were physically assaulted by the UCPN-M cadres as they were on an election campaigning.
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October - 24 
15 people were injured in a clash between Awami League (AL) and BNP at Kamlapur village in Kushtia District on October 24, reports The Daily Star. Police said one Abdul Majid of BNP made an abusive comment on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a tea sta
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15 people were injured in a clash between Awami League (AL) and BNP at Kamlapur village in Kushtia District on October 24, reports The Daily Star. Police said one Abdul Majid of BNP made an abusive comment on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a tea stall. Following his remark, supporters of both the parties, who were present at the tea stall, locked into an altercation which later turned into a clash. BNP and AL men clashed with lethal weapons during the clash that left 15 activists of both the parties injured. Ten houses belong to both party activists were also vandalised during the incident.
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October - 24 
20 activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad (SPP) were injured when Police foiled a rally in Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (WASA) intersection area in Chittagong city of Chittagong Distric
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20 activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad (SPP) were injured when Police foiled a rally in Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (WASA) intersection area in Chittagong city of Chittagong District on October 24, reports The Independent. Violating the ban on rally and procession enforced by Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), BNP-JeI-SPP tried to bring out a procession in the area. Police arrested five BNP activists in the connection.
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October - 24 
A cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was injured in explosion while making bombs at a Quran learning centre in Mirsarai sub-District of Chittagong District on October 24, reports The Daily Star. Police sai
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A cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was injured in explosion while making bombs at a Quran learning centre in Mirsarai sub-District of Chittagong District on October 24, reports The Daily Star. Police said that at least 15 to 20 bombs were exploded and ICS cadre Alamgir (24) was injured as the bombs went off at Talimul Quran Academy. Alamgir had managed to flee but they had arrested Alamgir’s younger brother Muktar Hossain in this connection from their house adjacent to the academy. The two brothers are actively involved in the politics of ICS. Police also recovered bomb-making materials from the house.
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October - 24 
Three crude bombs were hurled at the residence of AL lawmaker Shahida Tarek Dipti at Pallabi in Dhaka city on October 24, reports The Independent. Two of the bombs went off in front of the main gate while another remained unexploded. Dipti was in Par
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Three crude bombs were hurled at the residence of AL lawmaker Shahida Tarek Dipti at Pallabi in Dhaka city on October 24, reports The Independent. Two of the bombs went off in front of the main gate while another remained unexploded. Dipti was in Parliament during the attack on her residence. Her office peon Iman Ali was injured to the head from splinters in the blasts.
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October - 24 
Anuradhapura High Court on October 24 sentenced the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspect, Mahilingam Muthulingam, also known as Indran, to five years of rigorous imprisonment for his role in the 2006 bomb attack on a bus in Kebithgollewa i
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Anuradhapura High Court on October 24 sentenced the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspect, Mahilingam Muthulingam, also known as Indran, to five years of rigorous imprisonment for his role in the 2006 bomb attack on a bus in Kebithgollewa in North Central Province, reports Colombo Page. The Judge also ordered the Prison Commissioner General to send the convict for one year rehabilitation after he completes the 5-year jail sentence. The claymore attack on June 15, 2006 on a morning commuter bus killed 68 civilians including school children and injured at least 65 people. The suspect was accused of signaling his accomplice from a nearby tree top to trigger the bomb
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October - 24 
The United Nations (UN) on October 24 commended the Sri Lankan Government's post-war development saying that the Government has set an example to other countries with the impressive progress made in resettlement, reconstruction and rehabilitation eff
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The United Nations (UN) on October 24 commended the Sri Lankan Government's post-war development saying that the Government has set an example to other countries with the impressive progress made in resettlement, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts, reports Colombo Page. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Subinay Nandy said the infrastructure development is also progressing successfully at present. He said "The relationship between these achievements and reconstruction efforts and the genuine drive to achieve reconciliation must be carefully nurtured by creating suitable conditions and resolute political commitment to enforce policies that respect and protect minority rights, and encourage dialogue, peace and reconciliation."
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October - 25 
A hardcore Maoist wanted in 40 cases, including 20 murders, was arrested along with another cadre in Koraput District on October 25, reports The Times of India. While the wanted Maoist was identified as Samburu Sirika (35), a local commander of Srika
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A hardcore Maoist wanted in 40 cases, including 20 murders, was arrested along with another cadre in Koraput District on October 25, reports The Times of India. While the wanted Maoist was identified as Samburu Sirika (35), a local commander of Srikakulam Koraput Divisional Committee (SKDC) of the Maoist, the other cadre was identified as Beeri Miniaka. They belong to Tinganaput village of Narayanpatna block of Koraput District.
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October - 25 
As many as 207 candidates had filed their nominations for the 36 Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) constituencies covering parts of Kamrup (rural) and Goalpara Districts, reports The Telegraph. Of the 36, 16 constituencies are in Kamrup (rural)
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As many as 207 candidates had filed their nominations for the 36 Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) constituencies covering parts of Kamrup (rural) and Goalpara Districts, reports The Telegraph. Of the 36, 16 constituencies are in Kamrup (rural) and 20 in Goalpara. While 110 candidates have filed nominations for 20 seats in Goalpara district, 97 have filed their papers for 16 seats in Kamrup (rural).
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October - 25 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) informer, identified as Ulfat Ansari (30), from Bhelwa Ghati area of Giridih District on October 25 and recovered 41 kilograms of explosi
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) informer, identified as Ulfat Ansari (30), from Bhelwa Ghati area of Giridih District on October 25 and recovered 41 kilograms of explosives from him, reports ianslive.in. His associate, Majid Mian (50) however, managed to flee from the spot.
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October - 25 
Following targeting of civilians by the Pakistani Rangers in the border villages of Jammu region (Jammu and Kashmir), the Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (frontier) A. K. Tomar said, "Besides standard drill, we are taking extra precauti
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Following targeting of civilians by the Pakistani Rangers in the border villages of Jammu region (Jammu and Kashmir), the Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (frontier) A. K. Tomar said, "Besides standard drill, we are taking extra precautions. Our troops are ready, the officers have been briefed and we are ready to tackle any eventuality”, The Times of India reports on October 26. When asked about attack on civilian population by Pakistan Rangers in Jammu in the recent past, the IG said, "We are alert on our borders and if Pakistan dared to undertake such misadventure in Punjab, we are ready."
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October - 25 
For the second time this month, the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) hearing the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attacks case has postponed the matter as the record of proceedings of the Pakistan Judicial Commission’s visit to India was not yet received by the F
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For the second time this month, the Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) hearing the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attacks case has postponed the matter as the record of proceedings of the Pakistan Judicial Commission’s visit to India was not yet received by the Foreign Office, The Hindu reported on October 25. The case was to be heard on October 24. The matter will come up on November 6, according to Special Public Prosecutor of the case Chaudhary Mohammed Azhar. He said that the records were expected today but they had not yet arrived. The earlier date of hearing was October 3, which was postponed to October 24. “We are waiting for the record of proceedings which have to be submitted to the ATC judge who will scrutinise it and allow us to proceed with the re- examination of the witnesses,” he added. Four witnesses were to appear today but now they will be summoned the next time since they have to come from Karachi.
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October - 25 
Forty kilograms of explosive powder and gelatine sticks were recovered from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Ulfat Mian, near Buniatar village in Giridih District on October 25, reports The Business Standard.
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Forty kilograms of explosive powder and gelatine sticks were recovered from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre identified as Ulfat Mian, near Buniatar village in Giridih District on October 25, reports The Business Standard.
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October - 25 
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah in his address to the border people at Avtaal Community Hall in RS Pura Sector of Jammu District, on October 25 asserted that the incidents of heavy shelling and firing by Pakistan Army on civ
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah in his address to the border people at Avtaal Community Hall in RS Pura Sector of Jammu District, on October 25 asserted that the incidents of heavy shelling and firing by Pakistan Army on civilian population in Jammu Sector were not possible without the involvement of Pakistan Government reports Daily Excelsior. “As a Prime Minister of Pakistan, the violation of ceasefire cannot be without his consent”, Omar said, adding: “clearly, he either lacks the will, intention and sincerity or has no control over his Army.” He said he would take up the issue with Centre for construction of bunkers in border areas.
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October - 25 
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that it has been globally now established that template for resolution of issues between India and Pakistan is bilateralism, Zee News reports on October 26. India’s reaction comes a
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that it has been globally now established that template for resolution of issues between India and Pakistan is bilateralism, Zee News reports on October 26. India’s reaction comes after Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s demanded US intervention to resolve the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. Akbaruddin further said that 99 percent of the evidence in November 26, 2008 (26/11) Mumbai (Maharashtra) blast case exists in Pakistan. He demanded the authorities there to find the evidence and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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October - 25 
Reiterating its demand for a separate Kamatapur state and Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for Koch-Rajbongshis in the State, the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRSU) will hold a massive public rally in Bongaigaon to press for its demand on October
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Reiterating its demand for a separate Kamatapur state and Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for Koch-Rajbongshis in the State, the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRSU) will hold a massive public rally in Bongaigaon to press for its demand on October 30, reports Times of India.
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October - 25 
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a total monetary relief of INR 3.2 million as compensation to be paid by the State Government to the families of victims of human rights violation in six cases of death in Police/Security Fo
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended a total monetary relief of INR 3.2 million as compensation to be paid by the State Government to the families of victims of human rights violation in six cases of death in Police/Security Forces action in the State, reports The Telegraph. According to the NHRC's recommendation, the State Government is to compensate INR 500,000 each to the families of Khangenbam Priyokumar, Sorokhaibam Nehru, Chahotiangbao Abonmei alias Chahotbao, Khumbongmayum Orshonjit, Thangjam Thoithoi alias Anilkumar and Md Razzak Khan and INR 200,000 to the family of Mani Devi. The Commission is also set to take up a suo moto case against the State Government for imposing restrictions on people willing to meet Irom Chanu Sharmila.
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October - 25 
The proposed visit of self-exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen to Assam on November 14 stands cancelled after State Government has declined permission citing security reasons, reports The Shillong Times
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The proposed visit of self-exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen to Assam on November 14 stands cancelled after State Government has declined permission citing security reasons, reports The Shillong Times
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October - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested a CPI-Maoist informer, Ulfat Ansari (30), from the Bhelwa Ghati area in Giridih District on October 25 and recovered 41 kilograms explosives from him, reports Times of India. His associate, Majid Mian, 50, however,
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested a CPI-Maoist informer, Ulfat Ansari (30), from the Bhelwa Ghati area in Giridih District on October 25 and recovered 41 kilograms explosives from him, reports Times of India. His associate, Majid Mian, 50, however, managed to flee from the spot.
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October - 25 
The Supreme Court (SC) on October 25 ordered the Central Government to release an initial sum of INR 25 crore by October 31 to the Assam government so it can start the process for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the State, reports
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The Supreme Court (SC) on October 25 ordered the Central Government to release an initial sum of INR 25 crore by October 31 to the Assam government so it can start the process for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the State, reports The Telegraph. The SC directed the Centre to issue the gazette notification for the NRC update by December 6. The next date of hearing of the case has been fixed on December 9.
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October - 25 
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) said that Achom Anil alias Ibomcha alias Mutu who was arrested on October 25 was a deserter who deserted the outfit in 2012 and that he is no more related with the outfit.
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The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) said that Achom Anil alias Ibomcha alias Mutu who was arrested on October 25 was a deserter who deserted the outfit in 2012 and that he is no more related with the outfit.
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October - 25 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, one of them carrying a cash award on his head, were arrested from Bijapur District on October 25, reports Zee News.
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, one of them carrying a cash award on his head, were arrested from Bijapur District on October 25, reports Zee News.
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October - 25 
Unknown miscreants on October 25 shot dead a businessman, Debasish Saha (45), at Bhaoraguri under Gossaigaon sub–division of Kokrajhar District reports The Sentinel on October 26. Though no organization has claimed the responsibility, the militant gr
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Unknown miscreants on October 25 shot dead a businessman, Debasish Saha (45), at Bhaoraguri under Gossaigaon sub–division of Kokrajhar District reports The Sentinel on October 26. Though no organization has claimed the responsibility, the militant group of IK Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) is suspected behind this act. The Spokesman of the NDFB-IKS, BR Ferengga in a press statement said that the outfit was not involved in the killing of Debasish Saha and warned not to blame the NDFB without justifying the fact.
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October - 25 
Violating ceasefire, Pakistan Army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing and shelled 17 Border out Posts along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Samba Districts on October 25 injuring three persons reports Zee News. Border Security Force (BSF)
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Violating ceasefire, Pakistan Army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing and shelled 17 Border out Posts along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Samba Districts on October 25 injuring three persons reports Zee News. Border Security Force (BSF) retaliated strongly.
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October - 25 
A Lyari gangster, identified as Jabbar alias Langra, who is considered a close aide of Pakistan Amn Committee (PAC) leader Uzair Baloch, was killed in a shootout with Rangers in Singho Lane of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on
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A Lyari gangster, identified as Jabbar alias Langra, who is considered a close aide of Pakistan Amn Committee (PAC) leader Uzair Baloch, was killed in a shootout with Rangers in Singho Lane of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 25, reports The News. Langra is reported to have controlled a large area of Lyari. Police said that Langra was wanted in a number of cases including murder, kidnapping-for-ransom, encounters and extortion cases at various Police Stations. He also carried a head money of PKR 500,000. “I can confirm that Jabbar Langra has been killed in an encounter with Rangers in the Singho Lane area of Lyari,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shakeel Ahmed. Chakiwara Station House Officer (SHO) Ishaq Lashari claimed that Langra was killed in a joint Police and Rangers operation
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October - 25 
An Afghan citizen, identified as Rasool Zaman, was killed and a Police Station partially destroyed when over a dozen heavily-armed militants attacked Howaid Police Station in Bannu District late on the night of October 24, reported The Express Tribun
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An Afghan citizen, identified as Rasool Zaman, was killed and a Police Station partially destroyed when over a dozen heavily-armed militants attacked Howaid Police Station in Bannu District late on the night of October 24, reported The Express Tribune. The victim lived close to the Police Station and got caught in the crossfire. Bannu Headquarters Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sanaullah Khan Marwat said that over a dozen militants attacked the Police Station from three sides at midnight. “At first they fired rockets and then opened fire with assault rifles,” he added. According to the DSP, the shoot-out between police and militants continued for nearly 90 minutes. The DSP added Police officials inside the station requested assistance, following which the Frontier Constabulary (FC) arrived and open retaliatory fire, forcing the assailants to flee. “Zaman got caught in the crossfire and was severely injured. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital,” DSP Marwat informed reporters.
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October - 25 
An ex-nazim (councillor) of a union council, identified as Ikram Siddiqi (38), associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot dead near Mohajir Chowk in Ghaziabad area of Orangi Town on October 25, reported The News. Investigators have t
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An ex-nazim (councillor) of a union council, identified as Ikram Siddiqi (38), associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was shot dead near Mohajir Chowk in Ghaziabad area of Orangi Town on October 25, reported The News. Investigators have termed the murder a part of the ongoing target killings of political activists.
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October - 25 
An unidentified dead body of a Baloch man was found in front of a petrol pump on Chakiwara Road in Lyari Town on October 25, reports The News.
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An unidentified dead body of a Baloch man was found in front of a petrol pump on Chakiwara Road in Lyari Town on October 25, reports The News.
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October - 25 
Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Anjum Aqeel Khan, escaped a terror attack, when an explosive device planted by some terrorists at the main entrance of his house at E-11 Golra village in
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Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Anjum Aqeel Khan, escaped a terror attack, when an explosive device planted by some terrorists at the main entrance of his house at E-11 Golra village in Islamabad was recovered and defused on October 25, reported The News. Khan termed the attempt as an act of terrorism, and said that he was target of the terrorists as he had no personal or political rivalry with anybody. “Terrorist outfits tried to kill me as the technology, used to target me, indicates the involvement of any section of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),” Anjum Aqeel said. The security guard of the house noticed the explosive at about 7 a.m. and reported to Anjum Aqeel’s younger brother about the suspicious material who informed the area police. Sadar Superintendent of Police (SP) Jamil Hashmi reached the scene along with the police team, anti-terrorist squad and bomb disposal unit and defused the explosive device attached with two detonators linked with a mobile phone, the Police said.
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October - 25 
In Lyari, two cadres of PAC, identified as Afzal alias Shahjee and Abdul Qadir Patni, were shot dead on Mir Mohammed Baloch Road in Lyari Town on October 25, reported The News Investigators termed the twin murder a part of the target killings as they
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In Lyari, two cadres of PAC, identified as Afzal alias Shahjee and Abdul Qadir Patni, were shot dead on Mir Mohammed Baloch Road in Lyari Town on October 25, reported The News Investigators termed the twin murder a part of the target killings as they were associated with the PAC.
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October - 25 
Law-enforcement agencies on October 25 detained a suspected al Qaeda-linked terrorist from Baloch Colony in Orangi Town for plotting an attack on the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) office in Sukkur on July 24, 2013, reported The Express Tribune qu
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Law-enforcement agencies on October 25 detained a suspected al Qaeda-linked terrorist from Baloch Colony in Orangi Town for plotting an attack on the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) office in Sukkur on July 24, 2013, reported The Express Tribune quoting officials. According to the Police, the suspect, Sheikh Adil Azeem, belongs to the Ahmad Farooq group – a militant faction linked with al Qaeda. Addressing a press conference, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) South Muneer Ahmed Shaikh said the Police on a tip-off, conducted a raid at the hideout and arrested Azeem. During interrogation, the accused confessed that he was a part of the team that planned the attack on the ISI office for releasing two associates detained by the Agency, sources said. He also revealed that two other members of his group, Talat and Zafar, had abetted the plot. According to sources, Azeem revealed that the plan was finalised in a mosque situated in Karachi.
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October - 25 
Lawmakers in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on October 25 expressed much frustration over the Federal Government’s silence on talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said the province may have to go ahead with negotiations itself, r
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Lawmakers in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on October 25 expressed much frustration over the Federal Government’s silence on talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and said the province may have to go ahead with negotiations itself, reported The Express Tribune. “We cannot let the issue of law and order linger this way and will make our own line of action if we are not satisfied with the Federal Government’s initiative,” said Information Minister Shah Farman. “We request the federal government to expedite the peace process,” said Health Minister Shaukat Yusufzai. He added KP is a major stakeholder in the peace process and is on the receiving end of law and order problems. “The Federal Government has not shared any information about what they are actually doing in this regard.” He said Prime Ministe Nawaz Sharif’s visit to America was disappointing. “We do not need American aid, what we do need is these drones to stop. The PM has disappointed the nation on the matter.”
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October - 25 
Levies found two unidentified mutilated dead bodies in Chakal area of Panjgur District on October 25, reports Dawn. A levies official who requested anonymity said, "It seems to be targeted killing."
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Levies found two unidentified mutilated dead bodies in Chakal area of Panjgur District on October 25, reports Dawn. A levies official who requested anonymity said, "It seems to be targeted killing."
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October - 25 
Media advocacy groups on October 25 condemned the renewal of a year-old fatwa (religious edict) naming certain Pakistani media and journalists as “enemies of the Mujahideen”, reported Dawn. The fatwa was re-issued on October 19, 2013 in the form of
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Media advocacy groups on October 25 condemned the renewal of a year-old fatwa (religious edict) naming certain Pakistani media and journalists as “enemies of the Mujahideen”, reported Dawn. The fatwa was re-issued on October 19, 2013 in the form of a post on social networking site Twitter. “We condemn this explicit and targeted threat to journalists, which greatly increases the dangers to which they are already exposed,” said Reporters Without Borders. “We urge the authorities to reinforce protection for the media and journalists named in the fatwa and to ensure that those responsible for this threat are no longer able to do any harm,” said the statement issued in Washington. The fatwa designated Dewa Radio, Mishal Radio, Azadi Radio, Radio Aap ki Dunya, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as targets and included the photos of two nationally-known journalists, Hamid Mir and Hasan Nisar. “Showing pictures of Hamid Mir and Hasan Nisar may encourage the banned TTP’s followers and sympathisers to physically attack the two journalists,” one of their colleagues said. According to the fatwa’s authors, employees of the named media should be given an initial warning and “may then be pardoned if they end their hostility to Islam and their anti-Muslim propaganda”. But “actions in accordance with Mujahideen policy must be adopted with those who persist in their work”. The same fatwa was issued a year ago, shortly after the militants attacked Malala Yusufzai. A group that supports the outlawed coalition Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for reissuing it. The TTP itself has denied any role but did not dispute its message.
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October - 25 
Minister for State and Frontier Regions Lieutenant-General (retired) Abdul Qadir Baloch on October 25 said that Pakistan would not allow entry of Afghan refugees if the situation in their country deteriorated after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 20
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Minister for State and Frontier Regions Lieutenant-General (retired) Abdul Qadir Baloch on October 25 said that Pakistan would not allow entry of Afghan refugees if the situation in their country deteriorated after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 2014, reported The News. “Pakistan will not welcome fresh influx of refugees from Afghanistan and use all legal channels in collaboration with the international community to block entry of Afghans on the border,” he said when asked whether Islamabad would provide shelter to fresh refugees if there was turmoil in the neighbouring country after the NATO pullout. After meeting officials of the Afghan Commissionerate and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in Peshawar the Minister told a news conference that Pakistan would utilise all options to stop Afghan refugees from crossing over the border although there was a possibility that a small number of the people from Afghanistan made their way into Pakistan. “In case Afghanistan is unstable, then the local residents will be left with no choice but to flee to Pakistan but even then, we won’t welcome them,” he said. He further stated that Pakistan cannot afford to host Afghan refugees any longer as it has spent more than USD 200 billion in the last 30 years on them, reports The Express Tribune. Baloch said international humanitarian organisations should assist in providing protection and ensure the timely and safe return of refugees to their home country. He said initially Pakistan was hosting five million refugees and even today there are more than three million registered and unregistered refugees in the country, most of whom are living in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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October - 25 
MQM member, identified as Khurshid Abdul Majeed (45) was shot dead at Bengali Camp Korangi Town on October 25, reports The News. Majeed was associated with the MQM’s Mazafati Organising Committee (MOC).
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MQM member, identified as Khurshid Abdul Majeed (45) was shot dead at Bengali Camp Korangi Town on October 25, reports The News. Majeed was associated with the MQM’s Mazafati Organising Committee (MOC).
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October - 25 
Pakistan on October 25 renewed demands for an end to United States (US) drone strikes on its territory as two UN experts called for greater transparency in the use of the weapons, reports The Express Tribune. “In Pakistan, all drone strikes are a chi
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Pakistan on October 25 renewed demands for an end to United States (US) drone strikes on its territory as two UN experts called for greater transparency in the use of the weapons, reports The Express Tribune. “In Pakistan, all drone strikes are a chilling reminder that reprisal strikes by terrorists are around the corner,” Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Masood Khan said during a UN General Assembly rights committee debate. Khan, following up a call made by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to US President Barack Obama on October 23, 2013, said civilians had suffered “inhumane” deaths and the strikes had “radicalised” public opinion in Pakistan. “We call for the immediate cessation of drone attacks inside the territorial borders of Pakistan,” Khan said, adding, “We hope that the United States would respond to this urgent call from Pakistan anchored in international humanitarian law”. In addition, two U.N. human rights investigators said that U.S. secrecy about its drone strikes is the biggest obstacle to determining the impact on civilians, reported The News. Ben Emmerson and Christof Heyns are also calling on other countries to speak up about when they believe deadly drone strikes are acceptable. They say a lack of consensus risks creating anarchy as more countries acquire the technology. Emmerson said the U.S. has justified drone strikes against terrorist targets in other countries by arguing that it is engaged in an armed conflict against al Qaeda with no boundaries. He said few other countries have spelled out their own positions. He added, “The moment other states start to use this technology in similar ways, we will face a situation which could escalate into a breakdown of peace and security.''
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October - 25 
The Balochistan Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch on October 25 formed a committee to hold a All Party Conference (APC) on law and order situation in the province by December 2013, reported The Express Tribune. The panel is m
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The Balochistan Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Doctor Abdul Malik Baloch on October 25 formed a committee to hold a All Party Conference (APC) on law and order situation in the province by December 2013, reported The Express Tribune. The panel is made up of Parliamentary leaders. The Provincial Cabinet also decided to hold local body elections, in compliance with the Supreme Court’s orders and constituted separate committees for bringing qualitative changes in Provincial Departments such as fisheries, livestock, education, health and agriculture. An official statement released after the meeting stated that the committee responsible for the APC will frame the agenda for the conference whose main focus will be the province’s security situation. The Chief Minister constituted a four-member Committee to improve coordination among law enforcement agencies after the Balochistan Police Chief informed the Cabinet about the need to overhaul the Police along modern lines.
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October - 25 
The dialogue with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants may start in the next few days, said Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on October 25, reported Dawn. In an interview to Dawn, Aziz also said that while the United Stat
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The dialogue with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants may start in the next few days, said Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on October 25, reported Dawn. In an interview to Dawn, Aziz also said that while the United States (US) might not make a formal announcement for stopping the drone strikes, “we hope that the attacks will taper off”. “We are developing a comprehensive anti-terrorism policy and holding talks with TTP is part of that strategy,” he said, adding, “We are developing a national consensus on this and that’s why we held the all-party conference in Islamabad recently.” Aziz said the Government had already covered a lot of ground and “talks with the Taliban are likely to start in the next few days”. Meanwhile, Senior US officials acknowledged that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had shared with them his plan to engage the Taliban. “And we told them we have no objection to it as long as the Taliban agree to recognise the Pakistani constitution and respect the rule of law,” said one US official.
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October - 25 
The personnel of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on October 25 arrested eight Afghan suspects during an operation in Wari area of Upper Dir District, reported Daily Times. The arrested Afghan nationals failed to prove their identity.
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The personnel of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on October 25 arrested eight Afghan suspects during an operation in Wari area of Upper Dir District, reported Daily Times. The arrested Afghan nationals failed to prove their identity.
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October - 25 
Two people, identified as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rasool Bakhsh Khetran and his companion, were killed when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at a hotel on Masjid Road in Quetta, on October 25, reported Dawn. Commissioner
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Two people, identified as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rasool Bakhsh Khetran and his companion, were killed when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at a hotel on Masjid Road in Quetta, on October 25, reported Dawn. Commissioner Quetta, Usman Gul said that the victims belonged to Khetran tribe.
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October - 25 
Two vehicles were destroyed in a rocket attack that landed at TB Sanatorium on Brewery Road in Quetta on October 25, reports Dawn. However, there was no loss of life.
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Two vehicles were destroyed in a rocket attack that landed at TB Sanatorium on Brewery Road in Quetta on October 25, reports Dawn. However, there was no loss of life.
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October - 25 
Unidentified militants burned down a Government girl’s primary school in Shalpin village in Khwazakhela tehsil (revenue unit) Swat District in the night of October 25, reports The Express Tribune.
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Unidentified militants burned down a Government girl’s primary school in Shalpin village in Khwazakhela tehsil (revenue unit) Swat District in the night of October 25, reports The Express Tribune.
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October - 25 
A bomb disposal squad of the Nepal Army (NA) on October 25 recovered and disposed a bomb placed at an election campaign office of UCPN-Maoist in Dharan municipality of Sunsari District, reports Nepal News.
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A bomb disposal squad of the Nepal Army (NA) on October 25 recovered and disposed a bomb placed at an election campaign office of UCPN-Maoist in Dharan municipality of Sunsari District, reports Nepal News.
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October - 25 
A team of UCPN-M cadres who were deployed for election campaign have been thrashed by alleged CPN-Maoist-Baidya cadres at Mehele in Taplejung District on October 25 (today), reports Kantipuronline.com. Candidate Sancha Pal Maden, promotion committee
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A team of UCPN-M cadres who were deployed for election campaign have been thrashed by alleged CPN-Maoist-Baidya cadres at Mehele in Taplejung District on October 25 (today), reports Kantipuronline.com. Candidate Sancha Pal Maden, promotion committee member Kaji Bhattarai, Young Communist League (YCL) in-charge Tara Bhattarai, among others, have been injured in the attack. According to promotion committee coordinator Parag, CPN-Maoist-Baidya in-charge Suman-led some 30 men thrashed them at local Kamal Bhandari's house in Mehele VDC.
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October - 25 
Cadres of Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) on October 25 (today) vandalised the election campaign vehicle used by CPN-UML Secretary Shanker Pokharel at Tulisipur Bus Park in Dang District, reports The Himalayan Times.
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Cadres of Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Baidya) on October 25 (today) vandalised the election campaign vehicle used by CPN-UML Secretary Shanker Pokharel at Tulisipur Bus Park in Dang District, reports The Himalayan Times. According to the Police, a gang of 10 Maoist cadres smashed the glasses of the parked vehicle (Na 2 Cha 2734) of leader Pokharel and another vehicle (Ra 1 Ja 276). The gang also vandalised four motorcycles also used for poll campaigning. Police arrested three persons in connection to the vandalism.
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October - 25 
Normal life in Siraha district has been partially affected on October 25 due to a bandh (shutdown strike) enforced by poll-opposing CPN-Maoist party, reports Nepal News.CPN-M ‘district committee’ has said that the strike has been imposed aiming the a
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Normal life in Siraha district has been partially affected on October 25 due to a bandh (shutdown strike) enforced by poll-opposing CPN-Maoist party, reports Nepal News.CPN-M ‘district committee’ has said that the strike has been imposed aiming the arrival of UCPN-M chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the district for his door-to-door poll campaign.
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October - 25 
The cadres of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) on October 25 attacked and seriously injured, Sancha Pal Maden, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) candidate in Taplejung-1 in Mehle Village Development Committee in Taplejung Di
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The cadres of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) on October 25 attacked and seriously injured, Sancha Pal Maden, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) candidate in Taplejung-1 in Mehle Village Development Committee in Taplejung District, reports Nepal News. Fifteen more have been injured, while three including Maden are in serious condition.
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October - 25 
At least seven people were killed in violence that broke out between opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists, and law enforcers and ruling Awami League (AL) activists in places across the country on October 25, reports New Age. Severa
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At least seven people were killed in violence that broke out between opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists, and law enforcers and ruling Awami League (AL) activists in places across the country on October 25, reports New Age. Several hundred people also injured in violence as the opposition and the ruling alliance tried to hold rallies at same places or tried to violate bans on gathering that had been ordered by way of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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October - 25 
In Brahmanbaria District, the BNP activists had burnt the Kasba unit AL office during a clash that left at least 50 activists wounded. Several motorcycles were also burnt. The Police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells to contain the situation.
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In Brahmanbaria District, the BNP activists had burnt the Kasba unit AL office during a clash that left at least 50 activists wounded. Several motorcycles were also burnt. The Police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells to contain the situation.
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October - 25 
In Chandpur District, clashes involving the Police, the AL and the BNP activists left three activists of Juba Dal, the youth wing of BNP killed at Faridganj sub-District. The deceased were identified as Sharif, Arif and Jahangir. At least 80 others,
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In Chandpur District, clashes involving the Police, the AL and the BNP activists left three activists of Juba Dal, the youth wing of BNP killed at Faridganj sub-District. The deceased were identified as Sharif, Arif and Jahangir. At least 80 others, including three Policemen and a journalist, were injured in the violence.
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October - 25 
In Chittagong District, BNP activists on their way back from a rally in the Kazir Dewri crossing rampaged on the road, vandalising a Police van and some other vehicles at Lalkhanbazar. At least 10 people were injured in the incident.
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In Chittagong District, BNP activists on their way back from a rally in the Kazir Dewri crossing rampaged on the road, vandalising a Police van and some other vehicles at Lalkhanbazar. At least 10 people were injured in the incident.
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October - 25 
In Comilla District, at least 32 people, including seven Policemen, were injured in a clash between the AL and the BNP at Manoharganj sub-District. In the clash, about 10 crude bombs were exploded, four motorcycles burnt, 20 shops vandalized.
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In Comilla District, at least 32 people, including seven Policemen, were injured in a clash between the AL and the BNP at Manoharganj sub-District. In the clash, about 10 crude bombs were exploded, four motorcycles burnt, 20 shops vandalized.
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October - 25 
In Cox’s Bazar District, two Juba Dal activists were killed and five others were injured with bullets as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel fired into BNP activists after the BNP activists had attacked BGB patrol van at Chakaria sub-District. Th
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In Cox’s Bazar District, two Juba Dal activists were killed and five others were injured with bullets as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel fired into BNP activists after the BNP activists had attacked BGB patrol van at Chakaria sub-District. The deceased were identified as Badshah and Mizan.
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October - 25 
In Lalmonirhat District, at least 10 people, including three Policemen and a journalist, had been injured in a clash involving the Police, AL and BNP activists at Hatibandha sub-District.
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In Lalmonirhat District, at least 10 people, including three Policemen and a journalist, had been injured in a clash involving the Police, AL and BNP activists at Hatibandha sub-District.
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October - 25 
In Nilphamari District, a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was killed at Jaldhaka sub-District when they clashed with the Police who obstructed their procession. The deceased was identified as Moslem Udd
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In Nilphamari District, a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was killed at Jaldhaka sub-District when they clashed with the Police who obstructed their procession. The deceased was identified as Moslem Uddin. Later, the ICS cadres burnt a bus and vandalised business establishments in the area.
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October - 25 
In Patuakhali District, at least 15 BNP men, including the District Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal president, were injured as a group of ruling AL men attacked the motorcade of former minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, also the District unit BNP president,
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In Patuakhali District, at least 15 BNP men, including the District Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal president, were injured as a group of ruling AL men attacked the motorcade of former minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, also the District unit BNP president, at Telikhali Bazar on the Patuakhali–Barisal Highway.
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October - 25 
In Sathikra District, a JeI cadre identified as Shafiqul Islam was killed at Shyamnagar sub-District in violence when AL activists had attacked a JeI procession in the area. He died after being hit with a stone the AL activists had hurled. He died on
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In Sathikra District, a JeI cadre identified as Shafiqul Islam was killed at Shyamnagar sub-District in violence when AL activists had attacked a JeI procession in the area. He died after being hit with a stone the AL activists had hurled. He died on the spot.
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October - 25 
The opposition on October 25 has called a 60-hour hartal (shutdown) from October 27 giving the Government a two-day ultimatum to initiate a dialogue on a neutral election-time Government, reports The Daily Star. Opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia made
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The opposition on October 25 has called a 60-hour hartal (shutdown) from October 27 giving the Government a two-day ultimatum to initiate a dialogue on a neutral election-time Government, reports The Daily Star. Opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia made the announcement from a huge anti-Government rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka city. “Let us amend the constitution together. We will need a minor amendment to implement the proposal I have made,” she said addressing the Government. She further said “If you do not act within these two days, we will have to go for straight-cut programmes.”
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October - 26 
A local court in Sonipat (Haryana) on October 26 remanded Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda in one-day Police custody in connection with a blast in Haryana, according to India TV. According to a Police spokesman, on December 28, 1996
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A local court in Sonipat (Haryana) on October 26 remanded Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda in one-day Police custody in connection with a blast in Haryana, according to India TV. According to a Police spokesman, on December 28, 1996 a blast took place at a cinema hall in Sonipat (Sonipat District) in which several persons were left injured.
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October - 26 
Additional Director-General (ADG) Prisons, Maharashtra, Meeran Borwankar has written a letter to Maharashtra’s Home department requesting that all accused being tried in various terror and underworld-related cases be produced in court through videoco
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Additional Director-General (ADG) Prisons, Maharashtra, Meeran Borwankar has written a letter to Maharashtra’s Home department requesting that all accused being tried in various terror and underworld-related cases be produced in court through videoconferencing, The Hindu reports on October 27.The letter stated that as all the prisons in the State were equipped with videoconferencing facility, adopting such a method would mean not stretching thin the manpower required for escorting the accused. There are 215 prisons in the State of which nine are central prisons which house over 24,000 prisoners.
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October - 26 
Amidst political turmoil in neighbouring Bangladesh, the Tripura government has sealed the entire stretch of Indo-Bangla border and imposed section-144 in bordering areas of the state, reports Tripurainfo on October 27. Official sources said, the Bo
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Amidst political turmoil in neighbouring Bangladesh, the Tripura government has sealed the entire stretch of Indo-Bangla border and imposed section-144 in bordering areas of the state, reports Tripurainfo on October 27. Official sources said, the Border security Force (BSF) has been asked to intensify their surveillance in bordering areas along with increase of night patrolling in border roads. The West Tripura District administration sources said section-144 has been imposed in bordering areas of the District and it will continue up to January 2014.
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October - 26 
Border Security Force (BSF) on October 26 (today) shot dead three Pakistani smugglers near Mullankot border outpost in Amritsar District of Punjab and recovered on magazine of AK47 rifle and a pistol along with 24 kilogram heroin valued at around INR
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Border Security Force (BSF) on October 26 (today) shot dead three Pakistani smugglers near Mullankot border outpost in Amritsar District of Punjab and recovered on magazine of AK47 rifle and a pistol along with 24 kilogram heroin valued at around INR 1.2 Billion, reports The Times of India. BSF, Inspector General, Frontier, A.K. Tomar commented, "Our troops challenged the intruders and in return they started firing which was retaliated by our jawans during which three of the Pakistani smugglers were shot dead".
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October - 26 
Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) beat up a 30-year-old man, supervising construction of a 120-feet bride over Saryu nala, around 30 kilometre from the Latehar District headquarters on October 26, bringing the work to a standstill, reports
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Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) beat up a 30-year-old man, supervising construction of a 120-feet bride over Saryu nala, around 30 kilometre from the Latehar District headquarters on October 26, bringing the work to a standstill, reports The Telegraph.
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October - 26 
Highly placed security sources said that the ‘vice-President’ of the ULFA-I, Paresh Baruah has been trying to derail the peace process with the Pro-Talk Faction of the ULFA (ULFA-PTF), reports The Assam Tribune.
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Highly placed security sources said that the ‘vice-President’ of the ULFA-I, Paresh Baruah has been trying to derail the peace process with the Pro-Talk Faction of the ULFA (ULFA-PTF), reports The Assam Tribune.
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October - 26 
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on October 26 said that "99 per cent" evidence of the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terror attack case was available in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. The evidence is already with Islamab
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India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on October 26 said that "99 per cent" evidence of the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai (Maharashtra) terror attack case was available in Pakistan, reports Indian Express. The evidence is already with Islamabad, said the MEA, in response to the Pakistan Foreign Office's statement that Pakistan requires more evidence in the Mumbai terror attacks case. Five "crucial" documents running more than 500 pages were handed over on October 15, 2013 to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi by the Indian Government. These documents are essentially "authenticated copies of the deposition and cross-examination before the Pakistan judicial commission, which came to India in September. They are the latest tranche of documents to be handed over to the Pakistan government, and are, what sources say, "substantive and clinching evidence". Documents submitted included: Proceedings of the Judicial Commission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (60 pages including index); True copy of the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of India (197 pages); Deposition by the doctors and the chief investigating officer for the prosecution, dated 15 December 2009; Summons to witnesses (24 September, 2013) and Application for producing the recovered articles from the terrorist by Azhar Chaudhry, Senior Special Public Prosecutor from Pakistan, before P Y Ladkar, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (24 September, 2013). MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said, "The entire planning of the dastardly Mumbai terrorist attack was hatched in Pakistan, the training of the terrorists who launched that attack was undertaken in Pakistan, the financing of the conspiracy was in Pakistan. It, therefore, follows that 99 per cent of the evidence will be available in Pakistan."
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October - 26 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) District commander, identified as Abass Reshi alias Abid Bhai, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in Hushanpore village of Shopian District on October 26, reports Daily Excelsior. Superintendent of Police (SP) Shopian, Mumtaz
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) District commander, identified as Abass Reshi alias Abid Bhai, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in Hushanpore village of Shopian District on October 26, reports Daily Excelsior. Superintendent of Police (SP) Shopian, Mumtaz Ahmad, said that on specific information provided by the District Police regarding the presence of LeT commander in village Hushanpore, a major operation was launched of Police, 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army and 14 Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Mumtaz said that one AK rifle and 50 rounds of ammunition were recovered during the searches of the area.
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October - 26 
Nagaland Post reports that a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to have been planted by rebels, exploded near Northern Gate of Kangla fort in the heart of Imphal city in the morning of October 26, leaving a jawan of Assam Rifles (A
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Nagaland Post reports that a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to have been planted by rebels, exploded near Northern Gate of Kangla fort in the heart of Imphal city in the morning of October 26, leaving a jawan of Assam Rifles (AR) with splinter injury. Injured jawan has been identified as Bijay Pal (30). Soon after the blast, additional force of Assam Rifles, State Police including female personnel rushed to the area and conducted search operation. At least 17 persons were picked up during the operation for verification.
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October - 26 
The All BTC area Bengali Youth Students’ Federation (ABBYSF) imposed 24 hours Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) bandh (General Shutdown) on October 26 in protest against the killing of Debasish Saha, reports The Sentinel. The bandh evoked response i
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The All BTC area Bengali Youth Students’ Federation (ABBYSF) imposed 24 hours Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) bandh (General Shutdown) on October 26 in protest against the killing of Debasish Saha, reports The Sentinel. The bandh evoked response in Kokrajhar District.
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October - 26 
The body of Independent faction of United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) ‘commandant’ Rajib Das alias Pradip Baruah (49), mastermind behind the abduction of social worker Sanjoy Ghosh, was recovered by Police from Sreeram Dawauri village under Gar
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The body of Independent faction of United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) ‘commandant’ Rajib Das alias Pradip Baruah (49), mastermind behind the abduction of social worker Sanjoy Ghosh, was recovered by Police from Sreeram Dawauri village under Garmur Police Station of Majuli in Jorhat District, reports The Assam Tribune. Sanjoy Ghosh was abducted on July 8, 1997 and subsequently killed by ULFA militants.
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October - 26 
The Border Security Force (BSF) South Bengal Frontier on October 26 seized a consignment of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1.1million from Baishnabnagar in Malda District, reports India Blooms. The counterfeit notes were ke
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The Border Security Force (BSF) South Bengal Frontier on October 26 seized a consignment of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1.1million from Baishnabnagar in Malda District, reports India Blooms. The counterfeit notes were kept in a plastic bag and thrown into the Indian side over the border fence by taking advantage of darkness. BSF in a press statement said, "Circulation of FICN is major concern for our economy as well as our nation. In the last few months BSF could seize more than 70 lakh of FICN during special ops in Malda area."
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October - 26 
The Non-Rabha Co-ordination Forum (NRCF) and the Non-tribal Students’ Union (NTSU) will start a “civil disobedience movement” in Goalpara and Kamrup Districts from October 27, reports The Telegraph. The president of the forum, Sahjahan Ali, said, “Th
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The Non-Rabha Co-ordination Forum (NRCF) and the Non-tribal Students’ Union (NTSU) will start a “civil disobedience movement” in Goalpara and Kamrup Districts from October 27, reports The Telegraph. The president of the forum, Sahjahan Ali, said, “The Assam government is not listening to the demand of the non-Rabha people and forcefully holding elections to Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council [RHAC] without excluding non-Rabha villages. So we will start a civil disobedience movement from tomorrow”. He said their programmes were manifold and warned that the movement could turn “more violent”. “Our supporters may block roads, railway tracks and post pickets in front of offices. The government will be responsible for any untoward incident,” Ali warned. Further, supporters set ablaze a motorcycle during the 96-hour bandh called by NRCF and NTSU which came to an end on October 26, reports The Telegraph.
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October - 26 
The Times of India reports on October 27 that two students' organizations in Mizoram - the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) and the Mizo Students Union (MSU) protested against a special registration drive being conducted exclusively at Bru relief camps in Trip
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The Times of India reports on October 27 that two students' organizations in Mizoram - the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) and the Mizo Students Union (MSU) protested against a special registration drive being conducted exclusively at Bru relief camps in Tripura to enlist those left out from the Mizoram voters' lists. In a letter to chief election commissioner (EC), V S Sampath and State chief electoral officer Ashwani Kumar, the MZP said the EC's instruction to order a special registration drive exclusively for the Brus was discriminatory. The student organization also expressed the fear that those Brus who had migrated to Tripura from Bangladesh and Assam and also some permanent residents of Tripura might be included in the electoral rolls. The MZP said the 1995 voters' list alone should be the basis for determination of bona fide residents of Mizoram as the Brus had migrated en masse to Tripura in 1997.
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October - 26 
Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde on November 26 asked Pakistan to act on all the evidence that India had provided on those behind the November 26, 2008, (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks and bring them to justice, reports The Hindu. “We
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Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde on November 26 asked Pakistan to act on all the evidence that India had provided on those behind the November 26, 2008, (26/11) Mumbai terror attacks and bring them to justice, reports The Hindu. “We have handed over all the relevant proof to Pakistan. We are urging them to take quick and urgent action against the perpetrators of the attack. We have also allowed the Pakistani judicial commission to examine key witnesses in the case…Pakistan should punish all those involved in the case,” Shinde said.
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October - 26 
A government girl’s high school was partially destroyed when a bomb planted along its boundary wall exploded in Howaid area of Bannu District on October 26, reports The Express Tribune. According to Howaid Police official Gul Rauf Khan, the incident
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A government girl’s high school was partially destroyed when a bomb planted along its boundary wall exploded in Howaid area of Bannu District on October 26, reports The Express Tribune. According to Howaid Police official Gul Rauf Khan, the incident occurred at around 2am. “In the morning, bomb disposal squad official Wasal Khan visited the area and reported an eight kilogramme bomb had been planted near the main gate, which exploded and destroyed the boundary wall, main gate and window panes,” said Khan.
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October - 26 
A peace committee member was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ser village of Malam Jabba area in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on October 26, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Telgram Police Station, Javed Hussain, a pea
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A peace committee member was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ser village of Malam Jabba area in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on October 26, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Telgram Police Station, Javed Hussain, a peace committee member from Parkhey Telgram, was shot dead by unidentified persons in Ser village when he was out for some work. According to locals familiar with the matter, Hussain had been a major target and had escaped several attempts on his life previously. Targeted attacks on peace committee members have increased in recent days and 10 persons have died in similar incidents during the last four months.
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October - 26 
Afghanistan will demand an explanation from Pakistan on the whereabouts of a former Taliban ‘second-in-command’ when the leaders of both countries meet next week to discuss how to end years of insurgency, an Afghan official said on October 26, report
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Afghanistan will demand an explanation from Pakistan on the whereabouts of a former Taliban ‘second-in-command’ when the leaders of both countries meet next week to discuss how to end years of insurgency, an Afghan official said on October 26, reports The Express Tribune. The whereabouts of Mullah Baradar has been the source of intense speculation since Pakistan announced his release on September 20. Pakistani sources say he is still kept in a safe house and is closely watched by his Pakistani handlers. Afghanistan believes Baradar, who was once a close friend of the reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, has enough clout to persuade the Taliban to make peace, but his prolonged stay in Pakistan may have marred his reputation among fighters. “Mullah Baradar is still under strict supervision,” said Aimal Faizi, a spokesperson for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, which Afghanistan believes is the reason why the Taliban leadership may have kept scant contact with Baradar.
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October - 26 
Around 47 persons were arrested in a search operation conducted in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, in the morning of October 26, reports The Express Tribune. The operation was jointly conducted by Security Fo
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Around 47 persons were arrested in a search operation conducted in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, in the morning of October 26, reports The Express Tribune. The operation was jointly conducted by Security Forces and Police in Bazid Khel, Kagawala, Ahmad Khel and Masho Khel villages.
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October - 26 
At least 14 persons were killed in the ongoing gang-war in Lyari Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 26, reported The Express Tribune. Bodies of nine people reached the Civil Hospital, where a state of emergency was d
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At least 14 persons were killed in the ongoing gang-war in Lyari Town of Karachi District, the provincial capital of Sindh on October 26, reported The Express Tribune. Bodies of nine people reached the Civil Hospital, where a state of emergency was declared to cope with the backlash of the violence in Lyari. “Most of them [victims] were dead by the time they reached the hospital,” said the medico-legal officer. “They were shot multiple times, some even more than ten times.” The fresh spate of gang war between Baba Ladla, and Peoples Amn Committee (PAC) began on October 24, 2013 while the law enforcers were conducting raids. Four suspected criminals were also among the dead, added Dawn. The Inspector General (IG) of Sindh, Shahid Nadim Baloch, called the latest episode the result of a dispute between two groups after the September 18, 2013 killing of PAC leader Zafar Baloch, a leader of Lyari and the former area President of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
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October - 26 
At least two Pakistani nationals, identified as Muhammad Ibrahim and Muhammad Saleem, were killed and three others, identified as Obaidullah, Shamsul Haq and Badaruddin, were wounded when Iranian Security Forces opened fire in the Chaghai District on
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At least two Pakistani nationals, identified as Muhammad Ibrahim and Muhammad Saleem, were killed and three others, identified as Obaidullah, Shamsul Haq and Badaruddin, were wounded when Iranian Security Forces opened fire in the Chaghai District on October 26, reports Daily Times. Chaghai administration sources said the incident took place in the buffer zone near the Washab area adjacent to the border. The sources said that the Iranian authorities had told Pakistani officials that the killed had entered their territory illegally and drugs were recovered from them. “The Pakistani authorities were given no evidence of recovery of narcotics,” the sources added.
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October - 26 
At least two soldiers were killed when car bomb hit a Frontier Corps (FC) van escorting a bus of Shia pilgrims in Dringarh area on the main Quetta-Taftan Highway of Mastung District on October 26, reported The Express Tribune. Frontier Corps and Balo
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At least two soldiers were killed when car bomb hit a Frontier Corps (FC) van escorting a bus of Shia pilgrims in Dringarh area on the main Quetta-Taftan Highway of Mastung District on October 26, reported The Express Tribune. Frontier Corps and Balochistan Levies convoys were escorting five passenger buses of Shia pilgrims on the highway when they found a suspected car parked on the road. “The buses were stopped from proceeding and two FC personnel got off and went near to search the car. As they got closer to the car, a huge explosion took place killing both on the spot,” Assistant Commissioner Mastung Shafqat Anwar said, adding, that it was a remotely-controlled bomb, apparently targeting the Shia pilgrims. However, all the pilgrims on the bus, who were on their way to Iran, were safe but several security personnel were wounded by the remotely triggered bomb, Syed Mehrab Shah, a Senior Government Official in Mastung said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.
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In reference to United States (US) drone strikes, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on October 26 said that their patience was wearing thin and that they may take a unilateral step and “we will consider the opt
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In reference to United States (US) drone strikes, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government on October 26 said that their patience was wearing thin and that they may take a unilateral step and “we will consider the option of stopping NATO supplies”, reported The Express Tribune. KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak said that they were tired of picking up bodies, whether they are of victims of terror or of drone strikes and that if the Government does not take decisive steps to stop both they may take unilateral steps, including stopping the NATO supply through Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. “If they [Government] do not want to talk [with Taliban] and we keep picking up the bodies, and they [US] continue drone strikes, we will take a final step.”
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October - 26 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on October 26 wrote a letter to the heads of all political parties, seeking their support for passage of “Protection of Pakistan Ordinance 2013” from the Parliament, reports Dawn. In the new ordinance, the minimum punishme
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on October 26 wrote a letter to the heads of all political parties, seeking their support for passage of “Protection of Pakistan Ordinance 2013” from the Parliament, reports Dawn. In the new ordinance, the minimum punishment for terrorists involved in various crimes has been set at 10-year imprisonment. The ordinance is aimed at strengthening the hands of law enforcement agencies against terrorists and ensuring speedy disposal of cases by the courts. In the letter, the Prime Minister said the proposed legislation was meant to give a strong message to the organised crime and anti-state elements regarding the will and determination of the state and the people to face and eliminate all challenges to the national integrity and sovereignty. “I am sure that you will spare some time to give it a reading and support the government in its passage through the Parliament in due course with the same spirit and determination that you exhibited during recent All Parties Conference (APC).” However, a lawyer had challenged the newly-promulgated ordinance in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on October 24, 2013, saying some of its sections are against the fundamental rights of the citizens as enshrined in the constitution. The main opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had also rejected the new ordinance a day earlier on October 23, 2013 terming it “an assault on the fundamental rights” of citizens. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister also directed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to take all parties into confidence on peace talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Nawaz Sharif said that all political parties of the country had given the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government the mandate to hold talks with the TTP at the September 9, 2013 APC meeting.
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