Delhi court blast accused killed in Kishtwar
August 6th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) A 2011 Delhi High Court blast accused, Amir Kamal, was among two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants killed Monday in a shootout with security forces in the mountainous Kishtwar ... Read more...
Posted in National |
High court blast aimed at saving Guru from gallows: NIA
March 13th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The bomb blast outside the Delhi High Court complex last year was an attempt to threaten the judiciary and save from the gallows Afzal ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Hizb commander’s wife detained in Kashmir
March 9th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 9 (IANS) The wife of a Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) commander suspected to be involved in a blast outside the Delhi High Court last year has been detained in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Gilani urges Afghan insurgents to join peace talks
February 25th, 2012 - 3:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has appealed to Afghan insurgent groups to join the peace talks in that country."It is now time to turn ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistani army to court-martial brigadier
February 12th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has decided to court-martial a brigadier for his alleged links with the banned Hizb-ul-Tehrir outfit, sources said.Brigadier Ali Khan, who was posted at ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
NIA raids suspects’ residences in Jammu, Kishtwar
October 19th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 19 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency probing the Sep 7 Delhi blast Wednesday searched the residences of one of the suspects, Wasim Malik, both at Jammu and his ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
NIA quizzing Kishtwar youth, family asserts his innocence
October 8th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Jammu, Oct 8 (IANS) A day after getting custody of Kishtwar youth Wasim Akram Malik, suspected to be the mastermind in the Sep 7 Delhi High Court blast, National ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Delhi blast: Email suspects being quizzed
September 11th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are questioning seven people in connection with an email claiming responsibility for the Delhi High ... Read more...
Posted in National |
How do I mourn, asks father of Hizb’s Hindu commander
July 28th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 28 (IANS) Hindu rites or Muslim burial, grief or embarrassment. There are no easy choices for Jeevan Lal Shan, whose son Subash alias Wasif, a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Two most wanted LeT commanders killed (Lead)
April 24th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 24 (IANS) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders, wanted for several killings and acts of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, were killed in the mountainous belt of Banihal in Ramban ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Bomb blast: Too early to say Varanasi was the work of Pak-based Jehadis
December 9th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashBrussels, Dec.9 (ANI): Investigating authorities looking into the December 8 bomb explosion in Varanasi, have not yet arrived at the conclusion that the attack was the handiwork of Pakistan-based ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Brainless’ Nawaz will ruin Pak if re-elected as PM: Musharraf
October 3rd, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): In his first public meeting in Birmingham after announcing the creation of his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party, former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf called former ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Arab fidayeen behind 9/11 attacks: Hekmatyar
September 12th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.12 (ANI): Hizb-e-Islami leader and Afghanistan's former Prime Minister Gulbadin Hekmatyar has said the September 11 incident was an action carried out by 19 Arab fidayeen hailing from Al-Qaeda.He was talking ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Japanese journalist tricks his captors to send out a tweet about his well being on Twitter
September 8th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Japanese journalist who was held captive for five months in Afghanistan says he managed to send Twitter messages out to his family and friends after one ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir
July 26th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 26 (IANS) A top ranking Hizb-ul-Mujahadeen militant was gunned down in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Monday, a defence official said.
The militant was identified as Mohammad Ramzan who was active ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Insurgent faction helping Afghan Govt. to fight Taliban
July 10th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): The Hizb-i-Islami, a powerful insurgent faction, is reported to be supplying intelligence to the Afghan Government, leading to the killing and capture of several Taliban commanders.According to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Afghan NSA blasts Pak for providing safe havens to Al-Qaeda, other terror groups
July 6th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, July 6 (ANI): In what appears to be a significant change in Afghanistan's policy after continuous overtures to Pakistan, National Security Advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta has called on Islamabad to take ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
BJP warns against talks with Taliban
March 29th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday asked the government to explain if India was planning to talk to the Taliban, as suggested by some media reports, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
UN envoy meets Afghan militant group
March 25th, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 25 (IANS) UN envoy Staffan de Mistura Thursday met the representatives of Afghan warlord Gulbudin Hekmatyar's Hizb-e-Islami party in a bid to broker talks between the Islamic group and the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
10 militant commanders killed in Jammu
March 8th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir police Monday claimed to have shot dead 10 top commanders of various militant groups operating in the Jammu division of the state since January this ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Two Hizb guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
February 15th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 15 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas from the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district Monday in a gunfight between security forces and the guerrillas, police said.
The militants ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Civilian dies in south Kashmir gunfight
January 24th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Angry protests by villagers following the death of a civilian in a south Kashmir gunfight Sunday forced the authorities to call off an operation in Kalampora village of ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Latest terror strikes in Kashmir (To go with Kashmir Roundup)
January 15th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 15 (IANS) The militant attack in Sopore town Friday is the seventh in the fresh bout of violence that has hit Jammu and Kashmir since the beginning of the year.
Following ... Read more...
Posted in National |
One Hizb guerrilla escapes, one killed in Kashmir village (Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) One Hizbul Mujahideen guerrilla managed to escape while another was killed following a gunfight with security forces that had started the evening before in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Two Hizb militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
December 14th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 14 (IANS) Two militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror outfit were killed in a gun battle with security forces Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Doda district, police said.
Acting on information ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Hizbul militant killed, Hindu member trapped in gun-battle
November 27th, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 27 (IANS) A militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen was killed in a gun-battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Friday, while a Hindu member of the outfit was still exchanging fire ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Two militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
November 26th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 26 (IANS) At least two terrorists were killed Thursday in a gun battle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Doda Senior Superintendent of Police ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Laden is alive, says Afghan warlord Hekmatyar
November 10th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov.10 (ANI): Wanted Afghan warlord and Hizb-e-Islami chief Gulbudin Hekmatyar has said that Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden is still alive.A private television channel quoted Hekmatyar as saying that the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Three terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir (Lead)
October 21st, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 21 (IANS) Three terrorists, including a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen district commander, were killed in a gun battle with security forces in the Mahre forests in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir early ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Pak offensive in South Waziristan not going to help US in Afghanistan
October 19th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Army's offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan is not going to help US forces in Afghanistan, as none of the three terror groups singled ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Two Hizb militants killed in Jammu
August 19th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 19 (IANS) At least two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed by security forces in a gunbattle that started Wednesday morning and was continuing till late evening in Jammu ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Groom, 2 others killed in militant attack on wedding party (Lead)
May 8th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 8 (IANS) Three people - the bridegroom, his father, and the bride's mother - were killed when militants from the Hizb-ul-Mujahadeen attacked a wedding party in Reasi district of Jammu ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (Hekmatyar) contacts US for troops pullout
April 18th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr. 18 (ANI): The United States based Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) (Hekmatyar) stalwart Daud Abidi has confirmed holding meetings with high-ranking American officials and handing over a letter of Engineer Hekmatyar ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Delhi Police file fresh charges against suspected militant
April 14th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Delhi Police filed a fresh charge sheet against a suspected Hizb-e-Islami militant and sought a retrial Tuesday, nearly three months after he was acquitted by a court ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
US ‘holds direct talks’ with Afghanistan insurgents
April 8th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.8 (ANI): The US has held direct talks with one of Afghanistan's biggest insurgent factions it has been reported. According to The Telegraph, a deputy to Richard Holbrooke, the new ... Read more...
Posted in World |