Top JuD leader arrested in PoK on charges of operating prostitution racket
Bagh/IBNS: A top leader of Pakistan-based terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa's (JuD) was arrested by security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on charges of operating a prostitution racket.
Pakistan reactivates Taliban terror to launch attacks in India's Kashmir: Reports
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has reactivated Taliban terror camps, which are situated at Afghanistan-Pakistan border, to launch attacks in Kashmir region of India, media reports said.
Turkey-backed rebels kidnap 25 civilians in NE Syria
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Turkey-backed Syrian rebels on Friday kidnapped 25 civilians in the northeastern province of Hasakah, state news agency SANA reported.
Militants kill 5 banker employees in Afghanistan's western province: official
Herat/Xinhua/UNI: Taliban militants killed five employees of Da Afghanistan Bank, the country's Central Bank, in western province of Herat on Thursday, a local official said Friday.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists kill civilians
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists have killed eight civilians in Afghanistan's Balkh province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Prominent Taliban leader killed
Kabul/IBNS: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) has killed a Taliban leader in Afghanistan's central Wardak province, media reports said.
Somali, US forces kill al-Shabab terrorist
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: A Somali and US airstrike killed an al-Shabab terrorist and wounded two others in the southern region.
Australian police probe terror links after knife-wielding man shot dead by police
Sydney/Xinhua: Australian police continued to investigate whether a knife-wielding man shot dead by police in Brisbane on Sunday had any links to terror groups. Approaching two tourists at around 10:00 a.m. local time Sunday, the man is reported to have punched a 26-year-old male victim in an unprovoked attack before stabbing him in the back as he attempted to flee.
UN launches new project to address link between terrorism, arms and crime
New York/IBNS: Cheap and easily accessible small arms are increasingly becoming the “weapon of choice” for many terrorist groups, the UN counter-terrorism chief told an event on Friday aimed to raise awareness of the nexus between terrorism, organized crime and illicit small arms trafficking.
Global terror financing watchdog  FATF decides to retain Pakistan in ‘Grey List’
Paris/Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: In a setback for Pakistan, global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Tuesday decided to retain the south Asian nation in its ‘Grey List’.
Pakistan observers sniff eyewash on Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed ahead of FATF ruling
Islamabad/IBNS: In what can be seen as a golden eyewash at a time when the threat of being blacklisted by international terror financing and money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) looms large over it, Pakistan last week convicted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, who was arrested last year, in two terror financing cases. However, the reality inside Pakistan can be different with strong beliefs by observers that Pakistan is stage-managing the episode and even claiming that another top terrorist, Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pulwama attack last year February in India killing 40 soldiers, has gone missing.
Gunmen kill 21 people in Nigeria village
Moscow/Sputnik: A village in the central Nigerian state of Kaduna has been attacked by gunmen, which resulted in the death of 21 people, media reported on Thursday.
Foreign fighters: ‘One of the most serious dimensions’ in global counter-terrorism struggle
New York/IBNS: Over the past few years, ISIL and Al-Qaida terrorist fighters have posed an “unprecedented threat to international peace and security”, the UN counter-terrorism chief said on Wednesday in Vienna, at the close of a joint UN- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) regional conference on addressing challenges posed by terrorists who have gone to fight overseas.
Global initiative launched to keep top sports events safe from terrorism
New York/IBNS: Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to launch a global programme aimed at safeguarding major sporting events from terrorism-related threats.
Islamic state claims responsibility for Sunday's attack in South London: Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: The Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) has claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred on Sunday in south London, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday, citing the IS-linked Amaq information outlet.