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Don't harass innocents in Poonch attack investigation: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said security forces should not harass innocent people during their operation against the perpetrators of the Poonch terror attack that killed five Indian Army soldiers. "They have started operation in Pooch. They should not arrest innocent people. It was their mistake, they should not harass innocent people. It is wrong and it should be avoided, " Abdullah told reporters after offering Eid prayers at the Hazratbal shrine here. Five Army personnel were killed and another was seriously injured after their vehicle was attacked by terrorists in Poonch district Thursday. The soldiers were from a Rashtriya Rifles unit deployed for counter-terror operations. Abdullah also expressed surprise that Eid prayers were not allowed at the Jamia Masjid. "It is unfortunate that Eid prayers were not allowed at Jamia Masjid. I thought they were allowing the prayers there. The government is saying that situation is peaceful. Then why are they

Death toll reaches four after firing at J&K's Rajouri by armed men: Police

"Search operation has been launched in the area," Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone said

Kabul hotel frequented by Chinese attacked; three gunmen killed

Two foreigners were injured while trying to escape by jumping from the hotel balcony, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on Twitter

ULFA(I) claims responsibility for attack on army's convoy in Assam

Banned militant group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) claimed responsibility for the attack on an army convoy in Assam's Tinsukia district on Monday night

Mumbai police gets threats of '26/11-like' attack, plan to 'blow up' city

Mumbai police's traffic wing has received several text messages on its helpline number, threatening that a "26/11-like" attack will be carried out in the city by six persons and "preparations are on to blow up" the metropolis, an official said on Saturday. The police said that prima facie the number from which the messages were sent is from outside the country. "Text messages were received on the WhatsApp number of the Mumbai traffic police's helpline operated from its control room located at Worli around 11 pm on Friday," the official said. "In the series of messages, the sender threatened about carrying out a 26/11-like attack," he said. While one message says that six people will execute the attack, another mentions that preparations are on to blow up Mumbai, which will bring back the memories of the 26/11 attack, the official said. The city police's crime branch has initiated an investigation into it, he added. In one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in the country's ..

One policeman killed in grenade attack by terrorists in J&K's Kulgam

A local policeman was killed late Saturday night in a militant grenade attack in J&K's Kulgam district.

Fear-stricken govt employees carry out march in Jammu, demand transfer

Amid unabated targeted killings in Kashmir, hundreds of government employees posted in the valley took out a march on Thursday to demand their immediate transfer to their respective home districts.

2 local terrorists killed in J&K's Pulwama encounter, soldiers injured

The two terrorists killed were involved in several terror attacks on migrant labourers belonging outside Jammu and Kashmir in Pulwama district during March and April this year, police said

Two terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday, officials said.

Pakistan: Frequent terrorist attacks in Peshawar, Khyber districts increase

Police authorities have confirmed that stringent measures will be taken to improve law and order in these villages of the Saddar division and other towns situated in adjacent Khyber tribal districts

UNSC condemns terrorist attacks in Afghanistan which killed dozens

The members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security

6 security personnel killed, 22 injured in terror attack in Pakistan

At least six security personnel were killed and 22 others injured on Wednesday in a terrorist attack on a security headquarter located inside a fort in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Yemen's Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack, says UAE envoy

Yemen's rebels used cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people, the Emirati ambassador to the United States said

Pak capital Islamabad on alert after gunmen shot three policemen

Following the overnight gun attack on police in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, the city was put on alert after a warning issued by Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad of similar terror incidents

Two more non-local labourers shot dead by terrorists in J-K: Report

Terrorists shot dead two non-local labourers and injured another on Sunday in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the latest in the series of attacks targeting civilians

Two teachers shot dead in Srinagar in latest attack on civilians

Two government school teachers, including a woman, were shot dead by militants in Eidgah area of the city amid increasing attacks on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, police said

Farewell, Azad: The incident that brought tears to PM Modi's eyes

Two terrorists killed, one held in encounter with security forces in J&K

Two terrorists were killed and another was captured on Sunday in a gunfight with security forces in the higher reaches of Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. The terrorists are believed to have infiltrated into this side from across the Line of Control (LoC) about three days back and were heading for south Kashmir's Shopian district when they were intercepted in a snow-bound area along the Mughal Road in the afternoon, the officials said. They said it was a joint group of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists and have been pushed into this side in an apparent attempt to disturb the ongoing district development council (DDC) elections which got a tremendous response from the people, causing frustration to Pakistan. The officials said police, assisted by the Army, launched a joint cordon and search operation in remote Chattapani-Dugran village after getting information about the presence of three suspected terrorists. The terrorists

PM Imran Khan's minister admits to Pakistan role in Pulwama blast

Bajwa was trembling; Qureshi said India will attack if Abhinandan not released, recalls Pak Opposition leader

ISIS operative armed with IEDs held in Delhi, terror strike averted: Police

Khan, who was on a motorcycle, was caught on Friday night after a brief exchange of fire on the section of the Ridge Road between Dhaula Kuan and Karol Bagh