Militant group Baloch Liberation Army took responsibility & claimed many more attacks, including one on a major paramilitary base, though Pakistani authorities have yet to confirm these.
MoS Dr Jitendra Singh confirmed that a joint operation by police and paramilitary forces is ongoing in Saida Sukhal village to hunt down the militants.
Toll stands at nine dead and 42 injured, according to list of victims prepared by Reasi administration. Thirty-five of the injured are from Uttar Pradesh.
The Resistance Front, banned under UAPA, is however known to claim credit for attacks that align with its declared objective of not allowing non-local people into J&K, it is learnt.
Kashmir IG says probe is at 'incipient stage' & it would be 'premature & prejudicial' to say anything. In another attack, a tourist couple from Rajasthan were injured in Pahalgam.
The decision comes amidst a rise in militant attacks in the run-up to the election & a day after jailed former PM Imran Khan urged supporters to wait for results outside polling booths.
The Islamic State Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a political rally in northwest Pakistan, held by a religious group allied with Shehbaz Sharif's govt.
Allied Democratic Forces, a Uganda group that pledges allegiance to Islamic State, attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, burnt dormitory & looted food, said the country's police.
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Six people died in targeted terror attacks in Dhangri village this week. It may have been worse if a member of the defunct Village Defence Committee hadn’t fired his rifle, locals say.
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The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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