Eight die in terror attack on Pakistani airbase (Lead)
August 16th, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Six militants and two security personnel were killed when heavily armed terrorists Thursday morning mounted a brazen attack on an airbase in Pakistan's Punjab province, military ... Read more...
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27 Pakistani commandos hurt in accident
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) Twenty-seven Pakistan Army commandos were injured Monday when the vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.The commandos were from the ... Read more...
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Not 10, but 12 terrorists trained for Mumbai attack: Jindal
July 5th, 2012 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) It was not just 10 terrorists who sneaked into Mumbai on Nov 26, 2008 but 12 Lashkar-e-Taiba men who had been trained to carry out ... Read more...
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Karnataka put on high alert over year-end terror threat
December 27th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) Police and paramilitary forces in Karnataka, particularly in the coastal areas, have been placed on high alert following warnings of possible terror strikes in the coming days, ... Read more...
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No aggressive designs against any country: Pakistan
April 6th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Tuesday conducted a massive firepower demonstration, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saying Pakistan did not have any aggressive designs against any ... Read more...
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Security drill causes panic at R-day rehearsal
January 23rd, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Commandos rushed to the VIP enclosure at the Republic Day's full dress rehearsal here Saturday to rescue VIPs said to have been shot by terrorists, leading to ... Read more...
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27 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan (Lead)
October 8th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 8 (DPA) Afghan and NATO-led forces killed at least 27 Taliban militants in separate clashes in the south of the country without loss, the Afghan defence ministry said Thursday ... Read more...
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Martyred marine commando’s body to be taken home Thursday
September 23rd, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The body of the Indian Navy marine commando (Marco) Chandrashekhar, who was killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, will be brought ... Read more...
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Missing Andhra CM’s copter may not have crashed, says Chidambaram
September 3rd, 2009 - 12:26 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.2 (ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Wednesday evening denied the possibility that the copter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister may have crashed and the search operation will remain on ... Read more...
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11 Tamil rebels killed in Sri Lanka
May 27th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 27 (DPA) A week after the Sri Lankan government declared the Tamil rebels crushed, army commandos killed 11 rebels in the eastern part of the country and recovered a haul ... Read more...
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Troops kill 60 militants in Afghanistan
May 23rd, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 23 (Xinhua) Sixty Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with the Afghan and US-led coalition troops in southern Helmand province, officials said Saturday.
"The Afghan National Army Commandos of ... Read more...
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Simon Cowell swaps security staff for ex-Army commandos
May 16th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 16 (ANI): Music mogul Simon Cowell has decided to step up his security, and he has replaced his security staff with ex-Army commandos.Cowell, 49, took the dramatic step after becoming ... Read more...
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Lal Masjid chief defiantly calls for imposition of Islamic law in Pak
April 17th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.17 (ANI): The head of the radical Lal Masjid (Red Mosque), which was stormed by Pakistani troops in 2007, led thousands of his followers in a Friday prayer meeting and called ... Read more...
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Marcos - men in black who rescued Mumbai’s hostages (Repeat for all needing)
November 28th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) They were the least known of the special forces commandos who were pressed into an anti-terrorist operation in Mumbai. But the 25-odd elite fighters of the Marcos ... Read more...
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Marine commandos fight militants in their own coin
November 27th, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) At first glance, they can be mistaken for militants. Sporting long beards and even toting AK-47 assault rifles - Indian Navy's marine commandos follow in letter and ... Read more...
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Mumbai gunman goes on TV to justify terror attacks
November 27th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.27 (ANI): One of the gunmen involved in Wednesday''s terrorist blasts in Mumbai has told a television channel that he belonged to an Indian Islamist group that is seeking an ... Read more...
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Terror strike toll rises to over 100, injured toll 110; encounters still on
November 27th, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.27 (ANI): Over a hundred people have been killed in a series of well-coordinated terrorist attacks in Mumbai late on Wednesday night.
Television and print media reports said that the planned ... Read more...
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Film backs Afghan villagers” claim of carnage by US troops
September 8th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.8 (ANI): The grainy video eight-minute footage, seen exclusively by The Times, has emerged as the most compelling evidence of a carnage perpetrated by American troops in Nawabad, Afghanistan, on ... Read more...
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Najam Sethi receives death threat from Pak militants for publishing cartoon
July 26th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): Najam Sethi, chief editor of the Daily Times, one of Pakistans most respected English language newspapers, has received death threats from militant groups for publishing a cartoon ... Read more...
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US soldiers to learn guerrilla warfare in Mizoram forest
July 26th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Vairengte (Mizoram), July 26 (IANS) Thirty US soldiers are set to undergo training for three weeks in low-intensity guerrilla warfare from Indian anti-terror experts in the forests of Mizoram, ... Read more...
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Toll in Lahore twin blasts rises to 20
March 11th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Islamabad, March 11 (DPA) At least 20 people were killed in two bombings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore Tuesday, including 16 in an explosion that badly damaged the Federal ... Read more...
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30 killed, dozens injured in Pakistan suicide bombing
March 2nd, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Islamabad, March 2 (DPA) As many as 30 people were killed Sunday in a suicide bombing at a meeting of tribal leaders in northwest Pakistan, local media reports and officials said. The ... Read more...
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Chronology of clashes between Pak troops, militants
November 14th, 2007 - 2:00 am ICT by admin
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