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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicHizbul Mujahideen

Topic: Hizbul Mujahideen

In J&K, the police are the ‘intimate enemy’ battling guilt of working against their own & fear of death

Lines are often blurry as retired IPS officer says police & militancy exist within same classroom, family, sometimes within same person. 'It is not easy being police here,' he adds.

MK Raina visited his mother in a Srinagar hospital. It was treating militants in the night

In his book, 'Before I Forget: A Memoir', MK Raina narrates his visit to his mother, who was admitted to a hospital in Srinagar.

‘Most wanted’ Hizbul terrorist behind grenade attacks in J&K arrested from Delhi after 13-year chase

Special CP (Special Cell) Dhaliwal says Matoo, who was heading ‘seven-member’ Hizbul module, was arrested from DND while travelling in a stolen car.

Mystery killings in Pakistan in past year — India-designated terrorists, IS, Jaish & LeT operatives

Killings have similar modus operandi, with targets being gunned down usually by motorcycle-borne assailants. A suspected ISI agent was also killed in a similar manner in Nepal.

Seasoned Hizbul militant, tasked with reviving terror in Rajouri & Poonch, killed at LoC

Army sources said Muneer Hussain had crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1993, returned in 1996 only to go back two years later.

Arrest of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq’s killers can uncover the lies behind Kashmiri jihadism

Few leaders have blamed jihadist groups and their sponsors in Pakistan for their crimes. Ensuring the truth is told will be critical to securing the peace in Kashmir.

NIA attaches Kashmir properties of Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin’s 2 sons, lodged in Tihar

NIA says two properties of sons of Syed Salahuddin have been attached under UAPA & that Hizbul Mujahideen chief continues to operate from Pakistan.

Fauji or LeT, Hizbul worker? A Kashmir man’s identity comes under cloud after being shot dead

Rather’s family and neighbours believed he was working with the Army. But, after he was shot dead by suspected terrorists in March, Army claimed he was ‘overground’ worker.

Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama

Jammu & Kashmir Police said terrorist Feroz Ahmad Dar, a Shopian resident, was active since 2017. He was a designated 'A+' category terrorist and was involved in several terror cases.

Viral photo of top Hizbul commander killed in J&K encounter is actually of ISIS militant

The viral photo is not of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mehrazuddin Halwai, but British security guard-turned ISIS militant, Omar Hussain.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.