Terror Groups

US Teen Jailed For 20 Years For Supporting Pak-Based Terror Group Lashkar

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 17, 2019

A US court on Monday sentenced a North Texas man to 20 years of imprisonment for providing material support to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). US District Judge Reed O'Connor sentenced Michael Kyle Sewell, 18, who was arrested in February and pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in May.

Jaish Terrorists Threaten Attack On Several Railway Stations: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 16, 2019

Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed has threatened bomb attacks at several railway stations in Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru, the police said on Sunday.

Pak Has Spent Millions On Terror Group Jamat-ud-Dawa, Admits Minister

World News | ANI | Thursday September 12, 2019

Pakistan Interior Minister Brigadier Ijaz Ahmed Shah said the Imran Khan government has spent millions of rupees on the terror outfit to attach them to the mainstream.

India Highlights "Terror From Beyond Afghanistan's Border" At Top UN Meet

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 11, 2019

In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India has told the UN Security Council that the support and safe havens enjoyed by terror groups like the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed from "beyond Afghanistan's borders" must be addressed to fight the scourge of terrorism and ensure peace in Afghanistan.

No Report Of Any Fresh Local Recruitment In Terror Groups: J&K Top Cop

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh today said there have been no reports of any fresh recruitment of local youth joining terror groups, and life is returning to normal in Kashmir Valley.

Masood Azhar Not In Pak Jail But At Sprawling Jaish Headquarters: Sources

World News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 9, 2019

Terror mastermind Masood Azhar is not in jail but at the sprawling headquarters of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan's Bahawalpur despite Islamabad's claims of arresting him, government sources say. Masood Azhar's last location, according to sources, was the Markaz Subhanallah, the headquarters of the terror group located in Bahawalpur.

Two Members Of Bangladesh-Based Terror Group Arrested In Bengal: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 3, 2019

Two suspected members of terror outfit Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were arrested on Tuesday from West Bengal's Malda district, taking the total number of operatives of the banned group apprehended since August 26 to four, a senior police officer said.

Man Told Starbucks Worker His Name Was Aziz. She Wrote "ISIS" On His Cup

World News | Alex Horton, Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post | Saturday August 31, 2019

Niquel Johnson paid for three drinks in Philadelphia on Sunday, and in typical Starbucks fashion, an employee asked for his name. Johnson, 40, told them "Aziz," his Islamic name pronounced ah-zeez. He has used it for 25 years - and "countless" times at that particular store. The employee wrote his name as "ISIS" - the acronym for the Islamic terror...

Pakistan Will No Longer Seek Talks With India: Imran Khan

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 23, 2019

Pakistan will no longer seek dialogue with India as it has repeatedly rebuffed peace overtures, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, a charge rejected by New Delhi which has repeatedly asked Islamabad to take "credible" action against terror groups to resume the talks.

"Cutting Back" $1.3 Billion Aid Improved Relations With Pak: Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

President Donald Trump has said the US' ties with Pakistan have improved after he cut USD 1.3 billion in security assistance to Islamabad for not doing enough to rein in terror groups operating in the country.

No Loss Of Life Despite Efforts By Pak To Destabilise Jammu and Kashmir: Government

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday August 16, 2019

The centre today defended the restrictions imposed on Jammu and Kashmir for nearly two weeks, terming them as preventive steps taken in view of credible inputs that terror groups backed by Pakistan were planning to launch a major strike there.

5 Years After Burdwan Blast, Terror Suspect Arrested In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday August 13, 2019

An accused in the October 2014 Burdwan blast has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency from Indore's Azad Nagar locality, officials said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump Slams Tulsi Gabbard For Claim That He "Supports Al Qaeda"

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

US President Donald Trump has slammed as "ridiculous" Democratic Party leader Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to ever run for the US presidency, for alleging that he is "supporting" the terror group Al Qaeda.

ISIS-Inspired Group Influenced By Zakir Naik, Say Officials: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

Members of an "ISIS-inspired" terror group arrested from Maharashtra in January for allegedly planning mass killing at a temple were inspired by speeches of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, according to an Anti-Terrorism Squad charge sheet filed in a Mumbai court.

"Pak Intelligence Agencies Didn't Know Bin Laden's Hideout": Ex-CIA Chief

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director General David Petraeus has said that he is "convinced" that the Pakistani intelligence agencies did not know Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan, countering Prime Minister Imran Khan's claims that the ISI provided a lead to the CIA that helped the US track down and kill the terror group al-Qaeda's chief...