Dinesh Manhotra
Tribune News Service
Tribune News Service
Udhampur, August 14
By eliminating four dreaded militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in a fierce encounter in the Mahore area of Reasi district, security forces this evening foiled an attempt of the ultras to target Independence Day functions here. The gun battle which started this evening was going on till the filing of this report.
By eliminating four dreaded militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in a fierce encounter in the Mahore area of Reasi district, security forces this evening foiled an attempt of the ultras to target Independence Day functions here. The gun battle which started this evening was going on till the filing of this report.
According to the police, the slain ultras were planning to target Independence Day functions in Mahore and adjoining localities.
Official sources said on a specific information about the presence of some militants, security forces started a search operation in the forest areas of Mahore bordering Kulgam district of south Kashmir. When security personnel reached the spot at Kund forest where militants were hiding, ultras resorted to indiscriminate firing with sophisticated weapons. The encounter started at five this evening and was still on till the filing of this report.
As the encounter site is located in the remotest areas of Reasi district, exact detail of the encounter is yet to be reached in district headquarters. Sources, however, quoting initial reports, said identities of the slain militants had been identified as Tuffail, Nasir, Mudassar and Imran, all local militants belong to the HM outfit.
Srinagar, August 14
The police lobbed teargas shells and used batons to disperse a group of youths who set ablaze a Tricolour and hoisted Pakistani flags at a few places and raised slogans in favour of the neighbouring country on the occasion of its Independence Day today.
The police lobbed teargas shells and used batons to disperse a group of youths who set ablaze a Tricolour and hoisted Pakistani flags at a few places and raised slogans in favour of the neighbouring country on the occasion of its Independence Day today.
Security personnel swung into action after over 200 youth took to the streets outside Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar shortly after Friday prayers, burst crackers and clashed with the police personnel, official sources said.
Chanting slogans - “Long live Pakistan” and “We want freedom”, the youth pelted stones in retaliation to the teargas and canecharge triggering clashes, the sources said.
As the situation became tense, security reinforcements were rushed to the spot to check violence from spreading to other areas.
The sources said Pakistani flags were also seen hoisted on electric poles and trees at two places in Ganderpora locality of Eidgah in downtown Srinagar and several places in north Kashmir, Baramulla and Sopore townships, including Ningli and Batpora, early this morning.
However, the flags were immediately removed by the police patrolling the areas. — PTI
be sanctioned by the UN Security Council's 1267 committee.
Chinese officials told their Indian counterparts that theirs was a "technical" hold. No amount of Indian explanation that the decision was "political" succeeded in persuading the Chinese. India held its last round of talks on the subject of Azhar with the Chinese during last weekend's boundary talks between national security adviser MK Narayanan and China's state councilor, Dai Bingguo.
It was in mid-July that India asked China, by then the only country to put a "hold" on Azhar's ban, about its decision to block the declaration. According to top level officials, China had reportedly said they had not seen all the information. Consequently, India sent along a lot of information that it thought would help in persuading China.
In fact, after the Xinjiang unrest in early July, India believed, China would have a greater understanding of Islamic terrorism.
But China's decision, said officials, continues to be led by its relations with Pakistan, which has housed Masood Azhar. In December, it was only after Pakistan gave the go-ahead that China lifted its hold on Laskar-e-Taiba chief Mohammed Hafiz Saeed. Saeed was put on the "consolidated" list of the UNSC's 1267 committee after which Pakistan put him under house arrest.
On Masood Azhar, UK had initially joined China in placing a "hold" on the three names that India had sent to the 1267 sanctions committee -- the others being Azam Cheema and Abdul Rahman "Makki". UK lifted its hold after India protested diplomatically.
Pakistan last week declared that it had banned 25 terror organizations operating on its soil, among them Jaish-e-Mohammed (which was renamed Jamaat-ul-Furqan after being banned by Pervez Musharraf in 2002) and Khuddam-ul-Islam, another India-centric group started by Azhar.
Source : TOI
China refuses India's request to declare Masood Azhar a terrorist
NEW DELHI: China has turned down India's request to declare Masood Azhar, chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group, a terrorist andChinese officials told their Indian counterparts that theirs was a "technical" hold. No amount of Indian explanation that the decision was "political" succeeded in persuading the Chinese. India held its last round of talks on the subject of Azhar with the Chinese during last weekend's boundary talks between national security adviser MK Narayanan and China's state councilor, Dai Bingguo.
It was in mid-July that India asked China, by then the only country to put a "hold" on Azhar's ban, about its decision to block the declaration. According to top level officials, China had reportedly said they had not seen all the information. Consequently, India sent along a lot of information that it thought would help in persuading China.
In fact, after the Xinjiang unrest in early July, India believed, China would have a greater understanding of Islamic terrorism.
But China's decision, said officials, continues to be led by its relations with Pakistan, which has housed Masood Azhar. In December, it was only after Pakistan gave the go-ahead that China lifted its hold on Laskar-e-Taiba chief Mohammed Hafiz Saeed. Saeed was put on the "consolidated" list of the UNSC's 1267 committee after which Pakistan put him under house arrest.
On Masood Azhar, UK had initially joined China in placing a "hold" on the three names that India had sent to the 1267 sanctions committee -- the others being Azam Cheema and Abdul Rahman "Makki". UK lifted its hold after India protested diplomatically.
Pakistan last week declared that it had banned 25 terror organizations operating on its soil, among them Jaish-e-Mohammed (which was renamed Jamaat-ul-Furqan after being banned by Pervez Musharraf in 2002) and Khuddam-ul-Islam, another India-centric group started by Azhar.
Source : TOI
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