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| Pakistan is safe haven for terrorists | | 'Uneven' is crackdown on banned groups: US | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, May 2
Pakistan remains "a major source of Islamic extremism and a safe haven" for some top terrorist leaders. This disclosure is contained in the latest official document issued by Washington. Titled 'US State Department's Country Reports on Terrorism 2006', the document says that the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammed are politically aligned with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and operate primarily in Indian Kashmir.
A copy of the document, which was released in Washington, is curently being studied by the government of India. The US State Department has designated Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami, Hizbul Muj... | |
| | | | Kalam's chances of continuing as President not bright | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, May 2
Even as a group of Congress leaders are for the continuance of APJ Abdul Kalam as the President for a second term, he is not a hot favourite with majority of Congressmen, particularly loyalists of Sonia Gandhi. The Congress leadership is of the opinion that the next President may have to play a crucial role if the 2009 general elections throw up a hung Lok Sabha.
Hence, the Congress leadership would prefer a nominee it can rely on, politically. On his part, President Kalam, whoe term comes to an end in July next, has simply chosen to watch the situation at a time when some politicians want him to continue in Rashtrapati Bh... | |
| | | | Security forces fearing rise in INFILTRATION FROM LoC | | | |
Jammu, May 02,
With rising mercury levels security forces, operating in Jammu and Kashmir, are fearing sudden increase in the level of infiltration of militants from across the LOC in recent weeks.
Police said today “we have reports that groups of militants sneaked into the state from across Kupwara sector in recent weeks.” “ During the months of late March and April militants had crossed into Jammu sector from across Poonch and Rajouri.But their number was far less than the groups that infiltrated from across Kupwara during the same period,”according to the police.
A senior police officer said that it was for the first time that on Tuesday groups of militants were spotted in P... | |
| | | | Alert sounded in Jammu | | CRPF jawan opens indiscriminate firing, injures two | | | Jammu, May 02
Two employees of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department were injured in a firing incident on the outskirts of Jammu city around midnight on Tuesday after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan posted inside high security Kot Bhalwal jail opened fire on them minutes after escaping from the jail premises along with his self loaded Rifle (SLR).
A high alert has been sounded in the entire Jammu city along with Railway station,bus station and crowded market places as the CRPF jawan was believed to be under the influence of intoxication.
Inspector General, CRPF Jammu range JC Dabas said that several teams of CRPF with help from Jammu police are on the look out f... | |
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