13,000 terrorists held in restive

China said it had arrested about 13,000 "terrorists" in a massive crackdown against militants in the volatile Uygur Muslim-majority Xinjiang region since 2014, denying criticism
that Beijing is "buying" silence of the Muslim world with heavy investments in Pakistan and other Islamic countries. China has faced mounting criticism for the detention...

IS documents reveal sinister plan

The US has recently claimed that the Islamic State (IS) has lost its final stronghold in Syria. The terrorist outfit has also suffered adversity in Iraq and the double trouble is definitely
going to push it to find new grounds elsewhere. Documents received from the IS fighters who are on the retreat in Syria suggest that the outfit is planning...

Muslim youth invites NZ PM Jacinda

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has won hearts all over for her handling of the situation post Christchurch massacre on March 15 that left 50 people dead,
has made the headlines yet again. In a video that has gone viral, the 38-year-old leader was seen telling an unidentified Muslim youth who invited her to embrace Islam the following...

After terror attacks, interest in NZ

The devastating shootings in twin mosques in Christchurch on March 15 have rocked New Zealand but its prime minister's empathetic handling of the situation after the tragedy has won
hearts all over. Jacinda Ardern has been so impressive that interest shown in moving to New Zealand has gone up sharply in the aftermath of the attacks that left 50 dead and many injured.

No terror camps exist on 22 locations

Pakistan has said that it has examined the 22 pin locations of alleged training camps shared by India but found no such camps exist. A statement by the Pakistan Foreign Office said
they have examined the 22 pin locations of alleged training camps shared by India and said no such camps exist. "Pakistan is willing to allow visits, on request...

Even peace deal might not see Afghanista

Although the US and Taliban are conducting talks to give peace a chance in war-ravaged Afghanistan since last year, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (SIGAR) has said in an alarming report on Thursday, March 28, that things do not look bright irrespective of a peace deal.

On anniversary of 2018 protests, tension

It was the first-year anniversary since the devastating Israeli attacks on Palestinian protesters on March 30 last year and thousands of Palestinians conducted a rally at the
Israel-Gaza border on Saturday, March 30, facing Israeli military forces on the first anniversary of the "Great March of Return" protests, Reuters reported.

Pak fences Durand Line border with Afgha

Separation of loved ones owing to division of land and country is not something new in South Asia. The latest incident of such human tragedy has happened in the border area between
Pakistan and Afghanistan of late after the Pakistani military decided to put up fencing along the Durand Line, the country's de factor border with Afghanistan.

Suicide-bombing kills at least 10 people in Afghanistan

At least 10 people died after s suicide attacker blew himself up near a security forces vehicle today in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city in the latest deadly violence to
rock the country. The explosion left at least four people wounded and set a nearby petrol station alight. Eight civilians were among the dead. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Shoko Asahara executed

The leader of cult movement Aum Shinrikyo, Shoko Asahara, and six of his followers were executed on Friday. On March 20, 1995, five members of Aum Shinrikyo sect launched
a chemical attack on the Tokyo subway, one of the world's busiest commuter transport systems, at the peak of the morning rush hour. The attack had killed 13 people and injured thousands more.

Locals disgruntled with military presence around CPEC in Pakistan

The CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) is facing backlash from locals ahead of general elections in Pakistan. Reports claim, a heavy military presence around the
CPEC's development region disrupts civilian life to a large extent. According to Richard Atwood of the International Crisis Group, this could become a major issue during the elections.

It is the ISI that ethnically cleanses

The attack was claimed by the ISIS and not the Taliban. Experts however tell OneIndia that it is hardly important whether the ISIS or the Taliban
carried out the attack. The ISI has managed yet to again to stage an attack in a bid to ethnically cleanse the Sikh and Hindu minority in Afghanistan as it has done for several years in Pakistan.

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son died in Syria

Hudhayfah al-Badri, son of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed during an attack by the jihadists' in the central Syrian province of Homs, the IS

propaganda agency Amaq has announced. Al-Badri was killed in an "operation against the Nussayriyyah and the Russians at the thermal power station in Homs," the group said in a statement.

Rocket attacks in Balochistan leave 6 security personnel dead

Rocket attacks by militants in the troubled Balochistan province have left six Pakistani security personnel dead and two others critically injured. The incident took place

on Monday in a mountainous region 30 kilometres from Mashkay area of Awaran district when the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) members were sweeping the area for mines and explosives.

6 Pak security personnel killed

Six Pakistani security personnel were killed and two others critically injured in rocket attacks by militants in the troubled

Balochistan province, officials said. The incident took place on Monday in a mountainous region 30 kilometres from Mashkay area of Awaran district when the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) members were sweeping the area for mines and explosives.

Iran threatens to reduce cooperation

Rouhani, who met Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, was quoted as saying by Iran's state news agency IRNA after the meeting:

"Iran's nuclear activities have always been for peaceful purposes, but it is Iran that would decide on its level of cooperation with the IAEA."

ISIS claims Baghdadi's son dead while fighting Syrian forces

According to an announcement made on social media accounts of terror group ISIS, the son of its top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed while fighting Syrian government

forces. A picture of a young man with a rifle was posted, who was identified as Huthaifa al-Badri. The death of Baghdadi himself has been reported numerous times, though he is believed to be alive.

Pak hub of terrorism

Pakistan is a "hub of terrorism" in South Asia and beyond and its "cynical" attempts to spread a false narrative about Kashmir have always been unsuccessful, India has said
at the UN. India's remarks came after Pakistan again brought up the Kashmir issue in its Right of Reply. The representative of Pakistan said that the High Commissioner ...

Israel kills Palestinian who infiltrated

"As a result, one terrorist was killed while another was evacuated for medical treatment. A third terrorist was transferred to security forces for further questioning."

The fourth was believed to have returned to the Gaza Strip with injuries after the incident east of the city of Rafah in the south of the enclave.

Islamic State claims Afghan attack

The bomber targeted a delegation from the minority communities as it was travelling to the governor's residence in the eastern city of Jalalabad yesterday for a
meeting with President Ashraf Ghani. Avtar Singh Khalsa, a longtime leader of the Sikh community, was among those killed. Another 20 people were wounded.