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Terrorism from Pakistan |
As the first
India-Pakistan Joint
Mechanism on Terrorism (JMT)
concluded its first
meeting at Islamabad, the
most anti-India
organization, the
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)
seems to be operating with
impunity and continues to
spew venom on the
peace-process.<More>
2. Indo-Pak Anti-Terror Meet
(March 05, 2007)
India and Pakistan will
meet for the first time in
Islamabad to further the
anti-terror mechanism
devised on the sidelines
of the NAM summit in
Havana (Cuba) in September
2006 and after it was
formally construed last
November.<More>
3. Suicide Attempt on Cheney
(February 27, 2007)
A Taliban suicide bomber
failed in his attempt to
assassinate visiting U.S.
Vice President Dick Cheney
in Afghanistan after bad
weather forced him to stay
back in a military base
after he concluded
discussions on the threat
of al Qaeda and the
Taliban.<More>
4. Cheney in Surprise Pak
Visit
(February 26, 2007)
In a surprise move, U.S.
Vice President Dick Cheney
visited Pakistan on his
way to Kabul carrying a
message from President
George Bush that Islamabad
will lose its financial
aid if it cannot manage
its border with
Afghanistan.<More>
5. First Indo-Pak Meet on
Anti Terror Mechanism
(February 07, 2007)
India and Pakistan are
to meet to "identify and
implement
counter-terrorism
initiatives and
investigations."<More>
6. Hurriyat Wants to Stop
Violence
(January 30 , 2007)
In sharp variance with
its past of supporting
armed insurgency as a
means to achieve a
“solution” to the
Kashmir question, the
Hurriyat Conference, an
umbrella group of
separatist organizations
has called for a
cessation of violence as
means to achieve their
objectives.<More>
7. Pak Forces Attacked by NATO
(January 24, 2007)
NATO troops using helicopter
gun-ships returned fire on a
Pakistani check post on the
Afghanistan border in an
obvious retaliation for
Pakistani Army giving covering
fire for infiltration of
terrorists in North Waziristan.<More>
8. US Accuses Pak of Harboring
Taliban
(January 17, 2007)
NATO troops claimed to have
killed 150 ill-equipped and
ill-trained insurgent recruits
sent to fight by Jalaluddin
Haqqani whom senior US
officials lives in Pakistan
even as there is a surge of
Taliban fighters crossing the
border to fight coalition
troops.<More>
9. Mush Wants Support to Fight Terror
(January 09, 2007)
State-run television reported that Pakistan President
Pervez Musharraf has called his nation to support his
policy stopping militants from using the nation as
recruitment ground for suicide members to be used by
terrorist groups for attacks world-over.<More>
10. Security Ties with Myanmar
(December 25, 2006)
Visiting Myanmar Home Minister
Major General Maung Oo assured
Home Minister Shivraj Patil
that his nation will
co-operate with India to share
information at field and
national level on insurgent
movements, border management,
and drug trafficking.<More>
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11. India Says Pak Still Has Terror Camps
(December 18, 2006)
Defence Minister A.K. Antony said that though
there had been a drop in infiltration numbers
crossing the Line of Control, there are still
over 59 terror-training camps in Pakistan
occupied Kashmir (PoK).<More>
12. Taliban Is a Virtual Mini
State in Pak
(December 14, 2006)
Finally, Western media has
woken up to the dangers of the
peace pact between
Pakistan and the local Taliban
in the North West Frontier
Province and the New York
Times (NYT) reported about a
resurgent Taliban supporting
Indian concern for
this development.<More>
13. New Money Laundering Law
(December 13, 2006)
India has enacted the
Prevention of Money Laundering
Act (PMLA) that would allow
government agencies to track
funding of terrorist
activities and greatly help
intelligence agencies monitor
the flow of funds often
indicative of terrorist
strikes.<More>
14. Hizb ‘Commander’ Killed
(November 29, 2006)
Security forces killed the ‘commander’ of the
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s South Kashmir division
Mohammad Ashraf Shah who is ranked 2nd in Hizb’s
hierarchy and earned a reputation of clever and
ruthless terrorist who also tried facilitating a
ceasefire.<More>
15. Dutt Acquitted on Terrorism
(November 29, 2006)
Actor Sunil Dutt, son of erstwhile actors and
Congress Party luminaries, was acquitted of
terrorism charges even though others with lesser
role and charges were convicted recently; the
court however convicted him on possession of
illegal weapons.<More>
16. Terror Attack from Sea
(November 23, 2006)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil
revealed that “in view of the
recent Indo-US agreement of
civil nuclear energy
cooperation, our atomic power
plants have become highly
vulnerable” apart from
“multi-purpose projects and
shipyards” to terrorist
attacks.<More>
17. UAE Detains Dawood Aides
(November 21, 2006)
Acting on a tip-off from India, the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) cracked down on Dawood Ibrahim’s
gang and detained one of its top members
including a brother-in-law of Ibrahim’s chief
hit-man Chhota Shakeel.<More>
18. US Upset with UK Taliban Truce
(November 21, 2006)
The US seems to have expressed “unease” with the
reported truce negotiated by the British
military in Afghanistan with tribal elders
representing the Taliban followed by a
withdrawal of British troops at Musa Qala and
restoration of the captured to local militia.<More>
19. Anti-Terror Mechanism
(November 16, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed to set up a
joint anti-terror mechanism which would
include “regular and timely sharing of
information” as Pakistan promised to “look
into” evidence presented by India of
cross-border links.<More>
20. Al-Qaeda Nuke Plot Targets UK
(November 15, 2006)
Continuing with a series of briefings, British
intelligence officials said that they are
convinced that the al Qaeda is planning a
nuclear attack on the UK and cited “an awful lot
of chatter” on jihadi websites to bolster their
claim.<More>
21. FBI Warning Raises Terror Fear
(November 14, 2006)
A US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alert
to India of a possible attack on airport or
vital installation by al-Qaeda bolstered by an
anonymous untraced letter in Tiruchinapalli
increased security levels across airports,
tarmac, and leaders.<More>
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22. Foreign Secretary Level Talks Resume
(November 13, 2006)
Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries will resume
talks in New Delhi November 14-15 and analysis and news
reports indicate and Islamabad is insistent that Kashmir
remain the core issue while New Delhi says that
terrorism is the core.<More>
23. “Pakistani Taliban” Claims
Responsibility
(November 10, 2006)
The Pakistani Taliban with
whom Pakistan had signed a
peace agreement owned up to
carrying out the suicide
attack on an army camp in
North West Frontier Province
in response to the airborne
attack on a Madrasa in the
neighboring Bajur tribal
district.<More>
24. Madrasa Bombing Inspires Protests, Reprisals
(November 09, 2006)
The monster Pakistan created came back to haunt
the master with a reprisal attack in response to
a helicopter attack on a madrasa alleged to be a
terrorist training camp as thousands of armed
tribals protested against the Army action.<More>
25. Security and Telecom Investment
(November 08, 2006)
After a year of deregulation in the
Telecommunications space allowing
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
from 49% to 74%, the Government has
received only 2 applications while
others complain that the security
restrictions are too harsh for
viable investment.<More>
26. IB Says Cannot ISI Info to
Pak
(November 07, 2006)
The Intelligence Bureau Deputy
Director Ashok Karnik said
that it is cannot provide
detailed evidence to Pakistan
about ISI’s involvement in the
July 11 Mumbai train blasts
because “It would be difficult
to say what is credible and
what is clinching.” Therefore,
he says that “It is not a
viable proposal.”<More>
27. Al-Badr Man Held in Mysore
(October 31, 2006)
After West Bengal , the second
communist state Kerala, has
said that “there is enough
indications to show that
Pakistan-sponsored terrorism
is taking roots” Chief
Minister V.S. Achuthanandan
called for “close
co-operation” between Federal
and state forces.<More>
28. Manmohan in Damage Control Mode
(October 26, 2006)
Trying not to get dragged into the controversy
over the quality of evidence on the 7/11 Mumbai
blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted
that India had “credible evidence” and the joint
mechanism with Pakistan was a “trial and
experiment.”<More>
29. Army Plans Bunker & Fence Mending Along LoC
(October 25, 2006)
After foiling a spurt of infiltration bids along
the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir in
the last few days, the Army has set itself a
winter deadline to fix bunkers and
anti-infiltration fence damaged by the October
2005 earthquake.<More>
30. ISI Subversion of Army
(October 25, 2006)
A few days after two soldiers were arrested on
charges of spying, Defense Minister Pranab
Mukherjee revealed that he is “deeply concerned
that there were spies in the army” but the
establishments has started initiatives “to
unravel the spy rings.”<More>
31. Afghan Violence Continues
(October 24, 2006)
The NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
said that its soldiers
returned fire and killed 15
insurgents in the southern
Zabul province of Afghanistan
but conceded that 2 of their
vehicles were damaged in the
conflict but suffered no
casualties.<More>
32. Justice Vs Judiciary Vs Legislation
(October 18, 2006)
Conviction of rapists, murderers, and terrorists 10 years late and
politically-motivated illegal cover-up commission, quota plans, and clemency
for some facing death row raise numerous questions and concerns on the
Indian democracy<More>
33. Corporate Military in Pakistan
(October 14, 2006)
Many analysts are now accusing the Pakistani military
for developing strong commercial interests to create an
oligarchy of serving and retired officers to control
banks, transport, road building, communication, and
construction businesses worth billions of dollars.<More>
34. Multi-Faceted Trouble for Pakistan
(October 09, 2006)
As rumors of a coup continues to be fuelled by
weapons discoveries around President Pervez
Musharraf’s office, a grand Jirga of 95 Baloach
tribal chiefs met and decided to move the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) on their
status.<More>
35. Manmohan-Mush Peace Dialogue
in Havana
(September 13, 2006)
Rejecting domestic opposition,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
revealed that he will discuss
terror with Pakistan on the
sidelines of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM) summit in
Havana and sources say that
stalled talks may be resumed
soon.<More>
36. India Worried About Taliban Resurgence
(September 12, 2006)
India is increasingly worried about conventional
offensive well-orchestrated operations of a
resurgent Taliban and their hold on the fight
till broken with air raids and analysts say that
these tactics bring back memories of their
ascendance in early 1990s.<More>
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