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March - 1 
PTI reports that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was arrested in Baramulla District on March 1, Police said. Identified as Fayaz Ahmad Gojri alias Yasser, he was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in the Khawajabagh area. An under barrel grenade laun
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PTI reports that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was arrested in Baramulla District on March 1, Police said. Identified as Fayaz Ahmad Gojri alias Yasser, he was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in the Khawajabagh area. An under barrel grenade launcher with two grenades were recovered from him, Police said, adding, he was a resident of Mohalla Kadeem in Baramulla.
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March - 4 
A Delhi court on March 4 allowed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to interrogate a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant as part of its probe against Pakistani born American national David Coleman Headley charged with conspiring in November
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A Delhi court on March 4 allowed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to interrogate a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant as part of its probe against Pakistani born American national David Coleman Headley charged with conspiring in November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, PTI reported. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja allowed an application by the NIA seeking permission to examine Mohammad Aslam who was arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell from the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi railway station on August 25, 2009.
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March - 4 
Delhi Police on March 4 sought death penalty from a court against two Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants, including a Bangladeshi national, who have been convicted of waging war against the country and possessing explosives, reports PTI. Publ
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Delhi Police on March 4 sought death penalty from a court against two Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants, including a Bangladeshi national, who have been convicted of waging war against the country and possessing explosives, reports PTI. Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Sharma argued for the capital punishment against Mohammad Amin Wani, a Jammu and Kashmir resident, and Lutfur Rahman, the Bangladeshi national who is reportedly to have received training at the instance of Pakistan-based Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed.
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March - 5 
Army and Police recovered explosive devices and ammunition during a search operation at Peer Kaleva forests near Dudasan Bala in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District. A hide-out of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was destroyed during the search operati
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Army and Police recovered explosive devices and ammunition during a search operation at Peer Kaleva forests near Dudasan Bala in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District. A hide-out of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was destroyed during the search operation, Police said. Recoveries made during the searches include 30 grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), six hand grenades, 23 Pika rounds and three detonators.
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March - 5 
Police in Doda and Kishtwar Districts have identified 15 young women, who have been actively working for LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits and were even trying to motivate other ladies to join ranks of the militants. Inputs developed by Police
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Police in Doda and Kishtwar Districts have identified 15 young women, who have been actively working for LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits and were even trying to motivate other ladies to join ranks of the militants. Inputs developed by Police of Doda and Kishtwar through their Intelligence network during past few days of winter have confirmed earlier intercepts of some women’s support to the militants of two major outfits in the two Districts.
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March - 7 
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 7 denied Pakistan's contention that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the recent foreign secretary-level talks, reports Times of India. The MEA, in a statement said, "India has been
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 7 denied Pakistan's contention that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the recent foreign secretary-level talks, reports Times of India. The MEA, in a statement said, "India has been demanding action against Saeed, one of the masterminds of the Mumbai terrorist attack [26/11], since the barbaric and dastardly attack took place." Yet, on March 6 Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi declared that India had not asked for the arrest of Saeed nor did he figure in the February 25 talks.
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March - 8 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast accused Salman Ahmed was remanded to eight-day Police custody on March 8 (today), report Economic Times. The investigators claim that he has already provided some de
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast accused Salman Ahmed was remanded to eight-day Police custody on March 8 (today), report Economic Times. The investigators claim that he has already provided some details of the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plans to launch fresh attacks on Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. As reported earlier, Ahmed was arrested on March 6 by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police from Siddarth Nagar District. However, Police claimed that they recovered a Nepali passport obtained under a fake name and an international SIM card from Salman’s possession. After his name cropped up in the bomb blast cases, Police claimed, he moved to Nepal, where he reportedly got the passport issued in June 2009. With the help of the passport, which was issued in the name of Mohd Fahad Ansari, the IM operative travelled to Pakistan and other countries. Ahmed is believed to have gone to Pakistan in December 2009 and returned to Nepal in January 2010. According to Police, Ahmed is an expert in carrying out blasts. He is also alleged to have received training in handling weapons and explosives during his stay in Pakistan.
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March - 8 
Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, re
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Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, reports Economic Times. He urged the Pakistani Government to prepare the country to counter "Indian aggression" and called for launching a nation-wide movement against India on the issue. Saeed maintained that India has imposed war on Pakistan by "constructing illegal dams and diverting water from Pakistani rivers".
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March - 8 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 8 claimed that militant outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have been rooted out of the Jammu region, reports Hindustan Times. The focus, they said, has now shifted to the Lashkar-
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 8 claimed that militant outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have been rooted out of the Jammu region, reports Hindustan Times. The focus, they said, has now shifted to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), who remain active. "HuJI and JeM were mostly active in Kishtwar District and have been wiped out. Out of four HuJI militants, three have been eliminated. The fourth has left the organisation and is now working as a freelance journalist," said Ashok Gupta, Inspector General of Police (IGP, Jammu Zone). Nearly 180 militants, including 21 women, are still working in Doda and Kishtwar Districts, Gupta said. "We worked on a strategy for winters and eliminated more and more militants as they came down from the hills. With the support of civilians, we were able to target militants, particularly commanders," he said. This year, 17 militants have been killed in Jammu, of whom 10 were HM commanders, the IGP claimed. Calling the neutralising of militants a major success, the IGP said it was due to "surgical strikes" in south of Pir Panjal in the State, adds Indian Express. Gupta said under "surgical strikes", the Police used two types of planning — "Track and Target" and "Scout, Seek and Kill"— in neutralising the top leadership of the HuJI, JeM and HM outfits in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Reasi and Rajouri Districts of the region. Under the strategy, a large number of Special Operation Groups (SOGs) generated critical real-time information and conducted meticulous operations in high-altitude areas, he said. "Instead of big SOG teams of 20 to 30 members, we formed small teams of five to six men," he said. He said as part of their strategy, the Police targeted militant sympathisers, including women. "We have identified 16 women symathisers of militants in Doda District and another six in Kishtwar District. Now, the process has started in Rajouri-Poonch Districts," Gupta said. While four top ‘commanders’ were killed in Kishtwar, three were in Doda District, and one each in Reasi, Rajouri and Poonch Districts. Two top ‘commanders’ of HM surrendered before the Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda in Doda, Gupta said. "We are focusing on Lashkar," Gupta said, adding there were nearly 100 militants still operating in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban. Regarding the Police’s summer strategy, the IGP said, "Our concern is that infiltration will increase after snow melts. However, we will ensure the number of militants does not swell and they don’t get supply of arms and funds." He further said that as of now 20 percent militants in Jammu and Kashmir are without guns adding, "So our strategy will be to see that they (militants) don't get these things from across the border, from normal channels... money, persons or weapons. That is our strategy we are working at." Claiming that that around 180 militants were active in the Jammu, he said, "However, they (militants) were running out of weapons due to the loss of their cadre in the last two months. We targeted OGW’s be it ladies or others. We have booked many of them to send our message loud and clear." He described the killing of top JeM ‘commander’ Dawood as the biggest achievement of the Police, according to Kashmir Observer.
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March - 9 
Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Lok Sabha (Lower house of parliament) in a written reply on March 9 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Naxalites (Left-Wing Extremist) had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to at
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Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Lok Sabha (Lower house of parliament) in a written reply on March 9 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Naxalites (Left-Wing Extremist) had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to attack Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) armouries located at power plants in several States, reports Times of India. "Militant and terrorist outfits had planned to target some power plants in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Besides LeT, there are also reports of CPI (Maoist) [Communist Party of India-Maoist] having undertaken extensive recces to target CISF armoury located in some power plants," Ramachandran said
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March - 10 
A Bangladeshi national and his Kashmiri associate, both belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, were on March 10 sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for possessing explosives and waging war against country, reports Times
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A Bangladeshi national and his Kashmiri associate, both belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, were on March 10 sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for possessing explosives and waging war against country, reports Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma sentenced Mohammad Amin Wani, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, and Lutfur Rahman, the Bangladeshi national who was reportedly to have received training at the instance of Pakistan-based Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, to life imprisonment. Awarding the sentence, the judge said they did not deserve capital punishment as the case was not the rarest of rare. Wani (29) was arrested on January 4, 2007, from Seeshganj Gurdwara in the old city area by Delhi Police's special cell for possessing INR 450000 hawala (informal money laundering system) money. Rahman (30) was arrested from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station with 1.5 kilograms explosives and a timer. According to the Police, the duo was in the capital to disrupt the January 26 Republic Day function.
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March - 10 
Security agencies suspect that several modules of such trained IM cadres may be currently lying dormant, waiting to be activated by LeT ‘commanders’ who may not be holed up in the Kashmir Valley. According to a senior intelligence official, there are
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Security agencies suspect that several modules of such trained IM cadres may be currently lying dormant, waiting to be activated by LeT ‘commanders’ who may not be holed up in the Kashmir Valley. According to a senior intelligence official, there are inputs of a tie-up between Pakistani Taliban and LeT for attacks aimed at India, and their ‘commanders’ are possibly already in Jammu and Kashmir — as evident from the various encounters in the recent past. These commanders may only be waiting for the right time to move beyond the Valley and activate the local IM modules for logistical help to carry out more terror attacks. “IM is a potential resource base that the LeT hopes to use right from identification and reconnaissance of targets to arranging logistics for terror attacks planned by it,” a senior intelligence official told Economics Times.
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March - 10 
Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arreste
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Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arrested IM cadres has revealed, reports Economics Times. Such bases normally serve to house runaway IM leaders who operate from there to keep the local jihadi network alive. They also offer temporary shelter to IM recruits during transit between Pakistan, where they receive their terror training, and India. As per matching versions of IM operations put out by Salman, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police from Sidharthnagar District, Amjad Khawaja, arrested by the Hyderabad Police and Shahzad, arrested from Azamgarh District in UP, IM cadres were receiving training at the same facilities used by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), both in Karachi as well as other parts of Pakistan. However, the focus of IM training is mostly bomb-making, unlike LeT cadres who are trained to fire sophisticated arms and use guerrilla tactics. However, IM cadres, recruited from various Indian locations including Azamgarh, Bhatkal village near Mangalore in Karnataka and Hyderabad, receive their training from serving as well as retired officers of the Pakistani Army, who are referred to as ‘Bada Saheb’ and ‘Chhota Saheb’. Incidentally, this is part of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-engineered ‘Karachi Project’ unveiled first by American terror suspect David Coleman Headley. Under the ‘Karachi Project’, Indian terror kingpins recruit jihadis from here and send them across to Pakistan for training. Once trained, these cadres ex-filtrate through the Jammu and Kashmir border or enter India via Nepal, Bangladesh or UAE. Further, Salman revealed that the outfit’s new recruiting grounds are now in South India. Salman claimed that hit hard by the arrest of its cadres between 2008 and 2009, the IM has launched a fresh recruitment drive. Investigators said that the terrorist outfit has traded its traditional bases in Uttar Pradesh for South India. Investigators also adds that one of the reasons for the IM to shift down south could be several arrests from the Azamgarh District base and a constant scrutiny by intelligence agencies.
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March - 10 
The European Union’s (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, said on March 10 that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a "dangerous group" having a "global agenda", Daily Excelsior reported. "We see Lashkar-e-Toiba as a very dange
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The European Union’s (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, said on March 10 that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a "dangerous group" having a "global agenda", Daily Excelsior reported. "We see Lashkar-e-Toiba as a very dangerous organisation with a global agenda and not a local agenda," he explained. Apparently, referring to Pakistan he added, "It is all but a good idea to fight India with proxy through terrorist organisations." He was addressing a seminar on Yemen organised by Carnegie in Brussels (Belgium).
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March - 11 
A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and it would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the United States, top experts have told America
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A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and it would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the United States, top experts have told American lawmakers, reports PTI. "There is no doubt in my mind that we have to find ways to resolve the issues relating to Kashmir. But I think resolving Kashmir is not going to solve the problems relating to LeT," Ashley J. Tellis, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told US lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March 11. "I always find it interesting that the people conducting the murder and mayhem (in the Valley) today are not Kashmiri. The people who actually are deprived of all their political rights, they are not conducting the murder and mayhem," Tellis added.
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March - 11 
A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the militant outfit would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the US, top experts have told A
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A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the militant outfit would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the US, top experts have told American lawmakers, according to Times of India. "There is no doubt in my mind that we have to find ways to resolve the issues relating to Kashmir. But I think resolving Kashmir is not going to solve the problems relating to LeT," Ashley. J. Tellis, senior associate at the prestigious Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told US lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March11. However, the eminent Pakistani scholar and Director of South Asia Centre, the Atlantic Council of the United States Shuza Nawaz said "resolving the Kashmir problem by itself is not going to remove this threat because the aim of these groups is to leverage themselves into a position of power inside Pakistan and to take control," said. Both Nawaz and Tellis were responding to concerns of the US Congressmen at the hearing if LeT would abandon terrorism if Kashmir dispute was resolved; given that LeT was initially popped up by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan for the specific purpose of targeting Kashmir and India in particular.
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March - 11 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, continues to maintain links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the terrorist outfit responsible for November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), and Islamabad
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, continues to maintain links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the terrorist outfit responsible for November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), and Islamabad is reluctant to take action against its leaders and its network, several eminent United States (US) scholars and experts of South Asia have categorically told US lawmakers, reports Times of India. Attending a special Congressional hearing on March 11 on 'Lashkar-e-Toiba and the growing ambition of Islamic militancy in Pakistan', Congressmen unanimously expressed concern that despite best of the efforts by the Obama administration, the ISI continues to maintain links with LeT and that Pakistan is not taking decisive action against the terrorist outfit. Testifying before the Congressional committee, Marvin G. Weinbaum, from the Middle East Institute -- a Washington-based think tank, said the ISI is believed to continue to share intelligence and provide protection to LeT. Eminent Pakistani scholar Shuja Nawaz too conceded that the relationship between the ISI and LeT has stayed overtime. "The LeT's emerging role as a trans regional force that has broadened its aim to include India and perhaps even Afghanistan, by linking with the Students Islamic Movement of India or SIMI and the Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami or HUJI of Bangladesh poses a serious threat to regional stability," Nawaz said. Nawaz is currently the director, South Asia Center, The Atlantic Council of the United States.
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March - 12 
Chidambaram on March 12 blamed Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism against India, vowing "swift and decisive" response if a fresh terror attack was found to have been directed from within Pakistan. "It is no secret that every militant organisation that
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Chidambaram on March 12 blamed Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism against India, vowing "swift and decisive" response if a fresh terror attack was found to have been directed from within Pakistan. "It is no secret that every militant organisation that is based in Pakistan is supported by ISI [Inter–Services Intelligence]. Lashkar [Lashkar-e-Toiba], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD), Al Badr -- every one of them is supported by ISI," agencies quoted Chidambaram as saying. The Home Minister said the involvement of Pakistan's State actors was hindering a genuine rapprochement between India and its "difficult neighbour". "If it is the State policy to sponsor terrorism, if the State policy is to export terrorism to India, how will we deal with that State," he said. However, Chidambaram, according to the agency report, responded to Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik’s denial by stressing that the truth could be found out if Pakistan agreed to, as demanded by India, provided voice samples of terrorists who were mentioned in the dossier India had given to Pakistan. "These can be matched with the voice transcripts of 26/11 [November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack] attackers and their handlers at a US laboratory. Then we will know whether the person is a State or non-State actor," Chidambaram asserted. In addition, Chidambaram said nothing came out of February 25 foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries, adding, "But I am told we are still open to another round of talks between foreign secretaries." His remarks can possibly be interpreted to signal his distance from the exertions to continue negotiations with Pakistan. He said Pakistan has been a difficult neighbour from 1947 with "lucid intervals". "We have a serious problem with Pakistan revolving around Kashmir. We acknowledge that. If it is a difficult neighbour then it must re-invent itself and one way to re-invent it, if it can, we wish it can become a truly democratic country where the real power lies with the democratically elected leaders," Chidambaram said.
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March - 12 
The Army and Police on March 12 neutralised a major hide-out out, consisting of three small under ground rooms, of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Pathimallah Palmar area of the Kishtwar District. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered 10 rounds of AK-
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The Army and Police on March 12 neutralised a major hide-out out, consisting of three small under ground rooms, of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Pathimallah Palmar area of the Kishtwar District. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered 10 rounds of AK-47, six gelatine sticks, two Chinese grenades, three UBGL grenades, four safety fuses with detonator, one mobile charger, torch cell, two blankets, two mattresses, plastic sheets, one small gas cylinder, 20 litre kerosene oil, water cans, utensils and 15 kilograms of ration from the hideout. Superintendent of Police (SP, Kishtwar) Haseeb Mughal said the hide-out reportedly belonged to top LeT cadre Saifullah. Constructed to accommodate 7/9 terrorists with sufficient stocks the hide-out had inconspicuous entry. "The hide-out was a major waypoint for LeT terrorists where they used to take rest and recoup prior to undertaking their nefarious activities in Malar/Bhatta areas", the SP said, adding, "The destruction of hide-out has disrupted the movement of terrorists in the area and adversely affected their chain of supply and replenishment". He further said that neutralising of Saifullah’s hide-out has given some vital clues to the SFs about the group of LeT terrorists active in the area.
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March - 12 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Kerala Police to step up security in Kochi following intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants may attempt to strike the coastal city, reports Zee News. Following the intelligence inpu
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Kerala Police to step up security in Kochi following intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants may attempt to strike the coastal city, reports Zee News. Following the intelligence inputs, Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai spoke to Kochi Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham and asked him to beef up security in and around the city, official sources said. The commercial capital of Kerala hosts Southern Command of Indian Navy, a famous Jewish synagogue, Kochi Shipyard and some other sensitive installations. The Kochi backwaters frequented by foreign and domestic tourists are also believed to be under the radar of terrorist groups. When contacted, Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told news agency in Thiruvananthapuram that the State Director General of Police (DGP) received some information from the Union Government and steps have been taken on that basis. High alert machinery has been put on active mode following the receipt of the information, sources said.
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March - 14 
Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigato
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Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigators uncovered in controller records and e-mail accounts a list of 320 locations worldwide deemed by the LeT as possible targets for attack. Only 20 of the targets were located within India," Gary Ackerman said before a Congressional hearing last week. "The LeT has been attacking US forces in Afghanistan almost from day one and their forces are present throughout Afghanistan. The LeT has been slaughtering Indians by the score for decades. The LeT has put the world on notice that they intend to escalate the carnage and spread it worldwide," he said. Noting that it would be unfair and wrong to suggest that the LeT problem is strictly confined to Pakistan and Middle East, he said, adding in fact, one of the key facilitators of the Mumbai attack was an American of Pakistani extraction, referring to David Coleman Headley. "Unfortunately, the LeT enjoys a substantial global network stretching from the Philippines to the United Kingdom," Ackerman added. According to Ackerman, though after 9/11 Pakistan officially banned the LeT, the reality is that like other Islamist terrorist groups, LeT maintains a clear public presence and a vast recruiting network by providing extremely useful charitable and social services to millions of impoverished people in that country. "Public estimates suggest LeT operates some 2,000 offices in towns and villages throughout Pakistan, as well as maintaining ties with the Pakistani military. There is, in fact, no reason to doubt that Pakistan's military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks. These are our allies in the war on terror," he informed. "Operational funding for the LeT comes from charitable fundraising amongst the general population in Pakistan, but also depends heavily upon contributions by Pakistani businessmen living abroad and other wealthy individuals from the Persian Gulf. Let us note too, these states are also our allies in the war on terror," Ackerman said.
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March - 14 
The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) sources in New Delhi said that the conspiracy was part of the Karachi Project — a joint venture of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which involves serving and retired officers o
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The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) sources in New Delhi said that the conspiracy was part of the Karachi Project — a joint venture of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which involves serving and retired officers of the Pakistan Army and fugitive terrorists from India. The project, first revealed by the American LeT terrorist David Coleman Headley to his Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) handlers, is designed to use Indians for setting off terror attacks in India.
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March - 15 
Special Operations Group (SOG) of Police arrested a wanted militant of LeT terrorist, identified as Noor Hussain, from Regal Chowk area of Srinagar city in the night of March 15. One pistol, one magazine and seven rounds were recovered from his posse
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Special Operations Group (SOG) of Police arrested a wanted militant of LeT terrorist, identified as Noor Hussain, from Regal Chowk area of Srinagar city in the night of March 15. One pistol, one magazine and seven rounds were recovered from his possession.
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March - 16 
Ittehad Al Salasa Al Jehadi, a hitherto unknown militant amalgam of three lesser known groups, claimed responsibility for the March 16 Srinagar attack as well as the grenade explosion on March 14 that killed a Para-military trooper and left five inju
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Ittehad Al Salasa Al Jehadi, a hitherto unknown militant amalgam of three lesser known groups, claimed responsibility for the March 16 Srinagar attack as well as the grenade explosion on March 14 that killed a Para-military trooper and left five injured, according to Daily Excelsior. A spokesman of the amalgam, comprising Al Nasireen, Farzandaan-e-Millat and Shuhada Brigade, said they carried out the attack at Koker Bazaar (March 16) and Zaina Kadal (March 14). "People should stay away from places where troops are deployed either individually on in large number. Any civilian getting injured in such attacks will be responsible for his or her own safety," the spokesman told media persons over phone. However, Economic Times reported that the grenade attack was claimed by Save Kashmir Movement militant outfit, which is believed to be a joint brigade of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
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March - 17 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has two support groups in Kerala, reveals arrested militant Thadiyantavide Nazeer during interrogation by the Police team in Kannur on March 17, reports Express Buzz. Going by the revelations made by Nazeer, who is now under the
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has two support groups in Kerala, reveals arrested militant Thadiyantavide Nazeer during interrogation by the Police team in Kannur on March 17, reports Express Buzz. Going by the revelations made by Nazeer, who is now under the custody of the Police in Kannur, he was in charge of the support group of LeT in north Kerala. His main assignment was to recruit youths for terrorist activities. He also told investigating officials that LeT had given him INR 75,000 during his stay in Bangladesh after four Malayali LeT militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir. The funds for the Kerala operations came from Gulf countries, according to Police sources.
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March - 18 
Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded guilty before a U.S. court in Chi
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Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded guilty before a U.S. court in Chicago on March 18, reports The Hindu. Headley told U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber that he wanted to change his plea to guilty, in an apparent bid to get a lighter sentence than the maximum death penalty. Headley reportedly charged on 12 counts, admitted he was guilty of all of them.
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March - 18 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed that the March 16 attack on Security Force personnel at Lal Chowk in Srinagar was carried out at the direction of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, reports India Today. Srinagar Deputy Inspector Gen
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed that the March 16 attack on Security Force personnel at Lal Chowk in Srinagar was carried out at the direction of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, reports India Today. Srinagar Deputy Inspector General of Police S.K. Lohia said, "The attack at Lal Chowk was carried out by Syed Salahuddin's men. We have information that the attack was carried out by Hizbul Mujahideen and LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba] since they have joined hands now."
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March - 19 
According to Daily Excelsior report, the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has said that there has been "no decline" in support from Pakistan to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and top militant leaders including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muham
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According to Daily Excelsior report, the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has said that there has been "no decline" in support from Pakistan to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and top militant leaders including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is operating with impunity from its territory despite international pressure after 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Pointing to Inter Services Intelligence and Pakistan Army officials aiding terrorist camps and the functioning of top militant leaders including Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafiz Saeed and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s (HM) Syed Salahuddin from Pakistani soil, General Kapoor said the terrorists "are probably more emboldened". "The comparison of pre and post 26/11 period reveals that there is no decline or change in the quantum of Pak support to terrorists’ operations in J&K. To the contrary, the terrorists are probably more emboldened by the sustained support enjoyed by them despite international pressure on Pak, post 26/11," he said. "In recent times, Syed Salahuddin accompanied by Pak Army and ISI officials’ visits launch pads all along the LoC. At the behest of Pak, he is also exhorting his cadres to step up violence in J&K," Kapoor added. Further he said that, approximately 250-300 terrorists are poised for infiltration across the LoC.
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March - 21 
Five persons involved in trade across the Line of Control (LoC) were arrested for giving ‘hawala' money to Lashkar-e-Toiba (Let) militants, Police said March 21,according to The Hindu. Hindustan Times adds that the arrested persons allegedly distribu
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Five persons involved in trade across the Line of Control (LoC) were arrested for giving ‘hawala' money to Lashkar-e-Toiba (Let) militants, Police said March 21,according to The Hindu. Hindustan Times adds that the arrested persons allegedly distributed INR 1,385,000 obtained from sale of goods sent from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) among terrorists and others associated with LeT outfit for terrorist activities in the Valley, they said. "Some people linked with cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and POK have been found indulging in providing hawala money and helping terrorists involved in anti-national activities and terrorism," Police officials told PTI.
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March - 22 
A special team comprising members of National Investigation Team (NIA), as also Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, will soon leave for the US to question Pakistani-American militant David Coleman Headley who recently confessed plotting
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A special team comprising members of National Investigation Team (NIA), as also Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, will soon leave for the US to question Pakistani-American militant David Coleman Headley who recently confessed plotting November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorists attack attacks and also his links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Times of India. Sources said that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has asked officials to prepare a questionnaire for Headley's interrogation.
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March - 23 
The militants on March 23 vowed to wage jihad (holy war) to liberate Kashmir from Indian control, reports Daily Times. About 5,000 persons attended a rally in Kotli in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), shouting, “We are ready for jihad, we are ready f
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The militants on March 23 vowed to wage jihad (holy war) to liberate Kashmir from Indian control, reports Daily Times. About 5,000 persons attended a rally in Kotli in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), shouting, “We are ready for jihad, we are ready for jihad!” The gathering marked the anniversary of the 1940 Pakistan Resolution, in which Indian Muslims decided to struggle for a separate country following independence from British rule. Pakistan was born seven years later on 14th August 1947. “Diplomacy, talks and negotiations spanning several decades have not worked,” said Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC), which consists of 16 religious groups, militant outfits and political parties. “The only way to liberate Kashmir is jihad,” said Salahuddin, who is also ‘commander-in-chief’ of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). He denied that jihadi groups were behind attacks within the country. The rally was also attended by leaders of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD). A resolution adopted after the meeting said, “Jihad will continue until India ends its occupation of Kashmir.”
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March - 25 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 25 urged the UK and the US to put pressure on Pakistan to shut down terror camps operating in that country adding terror training must come to an end, reports Times of India. In an interview to BBC, he sai
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 25 urged the UK and the US to put pressure on Pakistan to shut down terror camps operating in that country adding terror training must come to an end, reports Times of India. In an interview to BBC, he said that the civilian Government in Pakistan has not moved towards reining in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and likened Pakistan-based militant outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to al-Qaeda. Chidambaram, on an official visit in London, said things would be better "if there is a truly civilian Government in Pakistan which can rein in the ISI and direct the army and the ISI to move in and dismantle their terror infrastructure". "The camps must be closed. Training must come to an end", he added. Chidambaram also said that it would be "naive" for Western countries to think that only India faces the threat from Pakistan-based terrorists. "Once you allow these terror groups to train, recruit and be able to build capacity to strike, they can strike in India, they can strike in UK, they can strike in Denmark as they were planning out of the Karachi project", he said. "No country is truly safe....Don't think that India alone is under threat. Every country is under threat from these groups and the Lashkar-e-Toiba today is like the al-Qaeda, a multi-country group,” he stressed.
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March - 26 
According to Times of India, several satellite phone conversations intercepted by Indian agencies in the past few months indicate that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is now deeply involved in attempts to drive India out of Afghanistan. These intercepts, which
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According to Times of India, several satellite phone conversations intercepted by Indian agencies in the past few months indicate that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is now deeply involved in attempts to drive India out of Afghanistan. These intercepts, which have been brought to the notice of US security agencies, are in Urdu and not just in Pashto which, according to Indian officials, suggests the involvement of LeT. The location of the satellite phone in most of these conversations was established in areas adjoining the Kunar province along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Kunar is the place where LeT was first formed in the early 1990s. One such conversation was intercepted in the first week of February 2010 by the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) in which terrorists were heard talking about the need to hurt India in Kabul. "Unlike earlier, apart from Pashto, many of these recent intercepts have been in Urdu. These were taken up with US agencies and they later authenticated them," said an official source, adding that through the intercepts, India has been able to confirm at least five meetings since September 2009 in which plans to attack Indians in Afghanistan were discussed. The intercepts also revealed that ISI officials were in constant touch with not just LeT but also other groups in Afghanistan to carry out attacks against Indians and Indian establishments in Afghanistan. The first of these was in Kunar in September 2009 in which LeT played host to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Taliban leaders and other groups like Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an ISI lackey and rabid India-baiter. According to Indian officials, it appears that the LeT is trying to revive its old base in Kunar and use it to carry its battle against India to Afghanistan. A week after the February 26 attacks on Indians in two guesthouses in Kabul, a spokesperson for the Afghan intelligence service had said that the perpetrators were from the LeT because they were heard talking in Urdu by those present at the spot. US counter-terror coordinator Daniel Benjamin said in New Delhi on March 25 that US was focusing on LeT because it was filling up the gap left by "a diminished Al Qaida".
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March - 26 
Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has issued a warning in Kashmir, telling residents to stop helping defence forces or face death. In its latest diktat, the LeT has put up posters in the Doda District of Kashmir warning locals that
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Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has issued a warning in Kashmir, telling residents to stop helping defence forces or face death. In its latest diktat, the LeT has put up posters in the Doda District of Kashmir warning locals that all who either serve in the paramilitary forces or the Police force will be slaughtered. The posters warn locals who are working in the paramilitary or Police force, that they should resign or face consequences. The leT goes on to add that in coming days the group will target the Special Police Officers (SPOs).
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March - 26 
Times of India reports that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley identified five-six serving officers of the Pakistan Army among the leaders of the Karachi Project, which seeks to organize attacks on India through fugitive Indian jih
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Times of India reports that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley identified five-six serving officers of the Pakistan Army among the leaders of the Karachi Project, which seeks to organize attacks on India through fugitive Indian jihadis being sheltered in Karachi by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-LeT combine. Sources said that besides serving Majors Samir Ali and Iqbal of Pakistan Army, Headley has told his FBI handlers about the role of one Colonel Shah and at least two other officers of the Pakistan Army in the Karachi Project. The role of two serving officers of the Pakistan Army, Majors Samir Ali and Iqbal, in the Karachi Project, was reportedly mentioned in the dossier that was submitted to visiting Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir in New Delhi on February 25.
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March - 27 
Four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in gun battles with Security Forces (SFs) in the Rajouri and Kishtwar Districts on March 27, reports Pioneer. Two top LeT militants, identified as ‘district commander’ LeT Patimahal, Rehmatulla alias S
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Four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in gun battles with Security Forces (SFs) in the Rajouri and Kishtwar Districts on March 27, reports Pioneer. Two top LeT militants, identified as ‘district commander’ LeT Patimahal, Rehmatulla alias Saifullah, and Nissar Ahmed Parrey, who had recently been recruited into the LeT, were killed in Kishtwar District. The SFs also recovered one AK-47 assault rifle and one Chinese grenade from the militants. In another encounter in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District, two top Pakistani terrorists of the LeT were killed in a gun battle with the SFs. The slain militants were identified as Abu Osama and Abu Sorab. Two AK-47 rifles with eight magazines, 214 rounds, one Chinese pistol with three magazines and 15 rounds, one solar charger, two radio sets/icon with two chargers, one GPS Garmin, one satellite phone charger, two hares, a sophisticated compass, a map sheet and matrix sheet, two UBGL grenades, one binocular, two hand grenades along with medicine and eatables were recovered from the rucksacks of the slain militants.
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March - 27 
Militants are using GPS for cross-border infiltration and locating safe routes in Jammu and Kashmir, Police said after a high-end GPS was found from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants on March 27. "Militants are using GPS for finding infiltration routes
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Militants are using GPS for cross-border infiltration and locating safe routes in Jammu and Kashmir, Police said after a high-end GPS was found from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants on March 27. "Militants are using GPS for finding infiltration routes and tracks for movement within J&K. The satellite based navigation system is being used by militants as a guide in mountainous terrain," Superintendent of Police (SP, Noushera) R. K. Bhat told PTI. A Taiwan-made 'Garmin GPS' was seized from two LeT militants who had recently infiltrated from across LoC and were killed in Dharamshal area of Rajouri District on May 27, the SP said. As the infiltrating militants are increasingly finding it difficult to get guides to help them move from one area to another, they are now using this GPS system, he added.
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March - 27 
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), predominately a threat to India, is fast expanding operations to other South Asian countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives, said Admiral Robert Willard, Commander of the US Pacific Command i
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Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), predominately a threat to India, is fast expanding operations to other South Asian countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives, said Admiral Robert Willard, Commander of the US Pacific Command in his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 27, according to Times of India. The dangerously expanding influence of LeT, which was responsible for the Mumbai attack in 2008, is an issue of concern for the Obama Administration, he said. "Right now our concern is the movement of Lashkar-e Taiba, the terrorist group that emanates from Pakistan that was responsible for the Mumbai attacks in India, and specifically their positioning in Bangladesh and Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka," Willard said in response to a question from Senator George Lemieux. Admiral Robert Willard said the US was working "very closely with the Indians" and within to develop the necessary plans to counter LeT and its movement into the Asia-Pacific region. Asked specifically if the LeT is a regional threat or a threat to India, Willard said as of now Lashkar is predominately a threat to India. "We're attempting to develop a further understanding of the extent to which they're a regional threat. If you'll recall, Lashkar-e-Taiba was evidenced in Chicago with the arrest of Headley," he said. "And we have certainly knowledge of their influence within the region beyond the countries that I just mentioned. The extent of that influence is what we're taking under study," he said. Responding to a question from Senator Daniel Akaka, Willard said the military-to-military relationship with India has been evolving over the last decade and has also started at the tactical level service-to-service type interaction.
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March - 27 April - 2
The nearly seven-day-long battle between LeT militants and Security Forces (SF) in Rajouri District. In all, 16 militants, militants, 15 of them Pakistanis, and five SF personnel died. The encounter began on March 27 and lasted till the evening of Ap
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The nearly seven-day-long battle between LeT militants and Security Forces (SF) in Rajouri District. In all, 16 militants, militants, 15 of them Pakistanis, and five SF personnel died. The encounter began on March 27 and lasted till the evening of April 2. While a group of eight militants had infiltrated into Indian Territory from Pallanwalla sector, another group of militants reportedly entered into this side from Nowshera sector. The infiltrators were heading towards Mahore area of Reasi District, sources said.
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March - 28 
About 400 militants were waiting to cross over to Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) and nearly 300 militants were active in the Kashmir Valley, Brigadier General Staff at 15 Corps headquarters Gurmeet Singh said on March 28. "According to the
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About 400 militants were waiting to cross over to Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) and nearly 300 militants were active in the Kashmir Valley, Brigadier General Staff at 15 Corps headquarters Gurmeet Singh said on March 28. "According to the Intelligence available with us, there are 42 training camps across the LoC and 34 of these are active. There are 20 launch pads opposite our Corp zone where around 400 militants are waiting to infiltrate," Daily Excelsior quoted him as saying. Asked about the identity of slain militants, he said it was still being ascertained. "The militants are now coming in mixed batches – Hizb-ul-Mujahideen [HM], Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen [HuM]," he added. He said the militants were using Global Positioning System (GPS) and satellite phones as they do not trust the local guides anymore.
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March - 28 March - 30
Defence sources told Daily Excelsior that on the basis of inputs provided by 16 Corps Counter Intelligence Unit about the presence of some militants, a joint search and cordon operation was launched in the Plana Kanthol Lambi Bari area under the juri
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Defence sources told Daily Excelsior that on the basis of inputs provided by 16 Corps Counter Intelligence Unit about the presence of some militants, a joint search and cordon operation was launched in the Plana Kanthol Lambi Bari area under the jurisdiction of Kotranka Police Station on March 28. At around 4pm (IST) on March 30, a contact was established with the hiding militants and subsequently gun-battle started. The exchange of fire between hiding militants and the SFs continued till 9.30pm, the sources said. During the gun battle, four militants, all belonging to the LeT outfit got killed. Three Army personnel were also killed while another sustained injuries in the gun battle. Sources said that though identity of the slain militants could not be established yet they were part of the group which had infiltrated from Sunderbani and Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) in the Jammu District some days back. Though there was no firing from the militant’s side after 9.30pm yet SFs maintained cordon of the area as there were reports that some more militants were hiding in the area.
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March - 28 
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 28 pressed the point that India continued to remain vulnerable to State sponsored terror, reports Times of India. The remarks come at a time when fresh revelations by the
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In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 28 pressed the point that India continued to remain vulnerable to State sponsored terror, reports Times of India. The remarks come at a time when fresh revelations by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley indicate that there could be five-six serving Pakistani officers who were involved in the Karachi project. Chidambaram said, “The challenge before security is that the source of the terror lies across our border and they have the support of the state and therefore their capacity to reach here and strike is very high.’’ At the same time, he also said that the Security Forces have the capacity to give a "swift and decisive" response to any terror attack targeted against the country. Chidambaram said that cities in India were as vulnerable to terror as those in other parts of the world. "Like any other country we are vulnerable to terror. We are no more vulnerable and no less vulnerable to terror than any other country," he said.
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March - 28 
SFs arrested two persons, believed to be the Over Ground Workers working for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), in the Shahdra Sharief area under the jurisdiction of Thanamandi Police Station of Rajouri District late in the night of March 28, according to Da
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SFs arrested two persons, believed to be the Over Ground Workers working for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), in the Shahdra Sharief area under the jurisdiction of Thanamandi Police Station of Rajouri District late in the night of March 28, according to Daily Excelsior. The duo, identified as Mohd Shabir and Mohd Sadeeq, and residents of Shahdra Sharief, during preliminary questioning they disclosed that they have contacts with self styled LeT ‘commander’ of Thanamandi namely Abu Qamar and his group and also revealed that Abu Qamar and his associate may be hiding in Chamrer Gali area. Based on the information provided by the duo, the SFs launched a search operation in the Chamrer Gali forest area and recovered one IED fitted in a pressure cooker weighing about five kilograms, three kilograms of RDX and three detonators.
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March - 28 
The Police arrested a suspect along with INR 500, 000 which was to be delivered to militants for fuelling violence in South Kashmir. Acting on a tip off, Police arrested one Nazir Ahmad Ganaie after recovering INR 5 00, 000 cash from him at Harmain i
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The Police arrested a suspect along with INR 500, 000 which was to be delivered to militants for fuelling violence in South Kashmir. Acting on a tip off, Police arrested one Nazir Ahmad Ganaie after recovering INR 5 00, 000 cash from him at Harmain in Shopian District in the evening of March 28. "The money recovered from Ganaie can be described as proceeds of terrorism. He is likely to have received the money from a courier for onward distribution among militants," said Senior Superintendent of Police (Shopian) Shahid Mehraj. The Police recovered a letter pad of LeT, a matrix sheet and a mobile phone set from his possession. This is second success of the Police against hawala (illegal money transfer) operators in Kashmir valley since 2009. In July 2009, Police had neutralized a big hawala racket spread over four Districts of the Valley and had recovered INR 4 00, 000 from the conduits.
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March - 29 
The Army on March 29 said that nearly 550 terrorists were operative in the State, including around 250 in Jammu region, while 200-250 others were waiting at different launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) to enter the Indian territory to help
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The Army on March 29 said that nearly 550 terrorists were operative in the State, including around 250 in Jammu region, while 200-250 others were waiting at different launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) to enter the Indian territory to help the depleted rank and file of militant organizations in launching offensive, according to Daily Excelsior. Brigadier Gurdeep Singh, Brigadier General Staff (BGS) 16 Corps, while addressing media persons at Corps Headquarters, Nagrota, informed that there was no let-off from the side of Pakistan in abetting and aiding terrorism against India, as 42 training camps still exist across the Line of Control (LoC) out of which 34 are working wherein, 2000-2500 militants are getting training. The recoveries, including SIM cards, music players, eatables etc, made from the Pakistani militants killed at Kalakote in the Rajouri District on March 27 have once again proved that Pakistan is aiding and abetting militants, as all the materials recovered from their possession were found made in Pakistan, he said. "Most of the recoveries point to the involvement of our neighbour. Two Nokia mobile sets with 2 SIM cards of Jazz and Telenor mobile companies of Pakistan, perfume brands of Haji Gulzareen Khashbu House of Peshawar (Pak), Star high nutrition mixer of Multan road Lahore, Mosquito replant of Karachi and 2 GB MP player (Pak made)," he maintained. The BGS further said that the Jammu region has been by and large peaceful and so far, in the first three months of 2010, 24 militants, including 11 ‘commanders’ belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Harkut-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) have been eliminated in different anti-militancy operations with the least of collateral damage. On the number of militants in the State, he said 200 to 250 militants, 50 per cent of them foreign mercenaries, are operating in Jammu region and nearly 300 in Kashmir, adds Rediff. He said, "We have also focused on over ground workers (OGWs) and facilitated their arrest under a pro-active policy to target OGWs of militants". Replying to a question on withdrawal of troops from the State, the officer said, "There is no major troop pullout or withdrawal in the State. There have been redeployments and relocations of troops as per the security assessment from time to time," according to Daily Excelsior. He, however, clarified that his comment was pertaining to Jammu region. About the proposed surrender policy, he said, "The Army is prepared to take up anything. The Government is in the process of formulating such a policy and would automatically take into consideration the safeguards".
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March - 30 
Five militants, including four of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in two separate encounters in the Rajouri District on March 30. Two SF personnel, including a Station Hose Officer, also sustained inju
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Five militants, including four of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in two separate encounters in the Rajouri District on March 30. Two SF personnel, including a Station Hose Officer, also sustained injuries in the gun battle.
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March - 30 
Sify.com reports that Police recovered five kilograms of IED, three kilograms of RDX and three detonators from Charmer Gali forest area in Rajouri District. Police were acting on the disclosure made by two suspected LeT cadres, identified as Mohammad
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Sify.com reports that Police recovered five kilograms of IED, three kilograms of RDX and three detonators from Charmer Gali forest area in Rajouri District. Police were acting on the disclosure made by two suspected LeT cadres, identified as Mohammad Shabir and Mohammad Sadeeq, arrested earlier. "On the basis of the disclosure made by the arrested person during the interrogation, we launched a search operation. We found one IED in a pressure cooker, which was around five kilograms and we also recovered three kilograms of RDX," said Farooq Kesar, the Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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March - 31 
The Hindu reports that marking the end of the year-long November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (also known as 26/11) trial, the special sessions court in Mumbai on March 31 announced May 3, 2010, as “the day of judgment.” Judge M.L. Tahaliyani gav
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The Hindu reports that marking the end of the year-long November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack (also known as 26/11) trial, the special sessions court in Mumbai on March 31 announced May 3, 2010, as “the day of judgment.” Judge M.L. Tahaliyani gave the date after the lawyer for the third and last accused, Sabahuddin Ahmed, concluded his final arguments. On May 3, the court will give its verdict on the various charges against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, and co-accused Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin. The recording of the judgment will be done in April 2010. The trial, which began on April 15, 2009 had 191 hearings during which 653 witnesses were examined by the prosecution. The final arguments began on March 9, 2010 and lasted through the month with the prosecution laying out its case over a span of 11 days.
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