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Pak Extremist agenda in kashmir: 'Have Stopped Going to the Mosque': How Families of Security Men are Living in Fear in Kashmir

In April 2017 an advisory was issued by police asking its field personnel, particularly those from south Kashmir, to avoid visiting home for the next “few months”. Pulwama:  On July 27, a special police officer (SPO) Mudasir Ahmad Lone was repairing his motorcycle when three militants appeared in his courtyard. Within minutes, he was abducted. The following morning when reporters reached Lone’s house, in South Kashmir’s Tral area, his traumatised mother made an emotional appeal to Lone’s abductors saying her son “had come home as he was going to resign from his job and would have announced it in the mosque after Friday prayers”. Hareefa Begum, Lone’s mother, was flanked by her three daughters, and other relatives, all visibly shaken. Lone was her only son among four children, Begam said, begging for her son’s life. Soon the video of her appeal went viral. In the meantime, militants also released Lone’s picture on social media confirming that they hadn’t killed him yet. Forces launch

'Religion must obey Chinese law': State media on planned demolition of Ningxia mosque

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The Global Times said that local officials in the town of Weizhou in Ningxia, a region that’s home to many ethnic minority Hui Muslims, must act against what it described as an illegal expansion of a religious building. Image Source : AP Vehicles are parked outside the Grand Mosque in Weizhou in northwestern China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region A newspaper of the ruling Communist Party said Saturday that no religion is above the law in China, urging officials to stay firm while dealing with a rare protest over the planned demolition of a massive mosque in the northwest. The Global Times said that local officials in the town of Weizhou in Ningxia, a region that’s home to many ethnic minority Hui Muslims, must act against what it described as an illegal expansion of a religious building.  Thousands of Hui people gathered at the towering Grand Mosque on Thursday and Friday to prevent authorities from demolishing the structure, residents contacted by The Associated Press said.

3 Chinese Nationals Injured in Attempted Suicide Attack in Balochistan

The security forces have cordoned off the area and initiated an investigation. This is the first terror attack in the country since the July 25 elections. Militants, mainly linked to the Pakistani Taliban and other extremist groups, carry out such attacks. Quetta:  Three Chinese nationals and two security personnel were injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province on Saturday, the police said. The suicide bomber tried to ram an Iran-manufactured pick-up truck into a bus carrying the foreign nationals, who were going to the Saindak Copper-Gold Mine project in Dalbandin area near the Pakistan's border with Iran and Afghanistan, they said. Hundreds of Chinese nationals are working on different projects in Balochistan under the USD 42 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Chinese nationals were working in the gold and copper mine project. "He used a Zamyad pick-up truck, commonly used to transport oil. The truck was complete

Khalistani terrorism : UK Has Taken No Action Against 6 Khalistani Groups Active in the Country, Reveal Sources

India has protested against the rally organised by separatist group Sikhs for Justice, expressing reservations over UK’s territory being used to question India's sovereignty. New Delhi:  As the ministry of external affairs tries to dissuade the UK government from allowing Khalistan protests, CNN News18 has accessed proof of the United Kingdom’s snub to India.  Sources told CNN News18 that at least six anti-India Khalistani terror groups were active in the UK and that country had taken no action against them. Further, CNN News18 has also learnt that Khalistani groups lobby with the British government and MPs. Most of the people associated with the movement are murder accused in India. Additionally, it has been learnt that radical Sikh organisations were seen openly collecting funds for Khalistani terrorists. “Anti-India seminars and online campaigns are organised eulogising Sikh militants and Sikh radicals from the UK attend terror training camp in Thailand. The militants have be

British Muslim Convert Admits Plotting ISIS Attack in London

Lewis Ludlow admitted to swearing allegiance to Islamic State (ISIS) terror group and preparing to drive a van through major targets in the British capital at the Old Bailey court in London. London:  A British Muslim convert has pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on targets in London, including the city's shopping hub of Oxford Street and Madame Tussauds wax museum. Lewis Ludlow admitted to swearing allegiance to Islamic State (ISIS) terror group and preparing to drive a van through major targets in the British capital at the Old Bailey court in London. "At its highest it is a plot to cause mass fatalities using a vehicle in Oxford Street, targeting the Disney store amongst other places, at its busiest time," Prosecutor Mark Dawson told the court. Using a false name, the 26-year-old bought a mobile phone and wrote down his plans to carry out an attack in notes later found by counter-terrorism officers torn up in pieces in a bin. He p

'Insecure Govt Locks People Up': Outrage After 'Torture' of Photojournalist Shahidul Alam in Bangladesh

On August 5, Alam gave an interview to Al Jazeera, speaking out against the Bangladeshi security forces. He said that the government was using force against unarmed student protesters. His 'provocative' comments led to his arrest. Celebrated photojournalist Shahidul Alam had been documenting the protests that had been raging across Bangladesh’s capital since July 29 when two students were killed by a speeding bus in Dhaka. On August 5, Alam gave an interview to Al Jazeera, speaking out against the Bangladeshi security forces. He said that the government was using force against unarmed student protesters. His 'provocative' comments led to his arrest. Soon after, Alam's name filled social media timelines and captured headlines worldwide. Midnight ‘Abduction’ The very same night after his interview appeared, some 30 men in plain clothes, claiming to be from the Detective Branch (DB) raided Alam’s residence in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area and abducted him. The men allegedl

Dutch anti-immigrant politician takes own life after claiming rape by ‘Muslim gang’

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A city councilor in The Hague and member of the anti-immigrant Freedom Party has taken her own life, hours after posting a video on Facebook in which she claimed she was gang-raped by Muslims as part of an intimidation campaign. Willie Dille, 53, reportedly ended her own life on Wednesday, two days after sharing a  video  on social media in which she claimed to have been kidnapped and raped by a Muslim gang over a year ago. Dille served as an MP for the anti-immigrant Freedom Party from 2010-2012 before returning to her seat on The Hague city council. The party’s leader, Geert Wilders, is an outspoken critic of Islam. The suicide was confirmed by local Freedom Party leader Karen Gerbrands who said Dille  “could no longer bear what had happened to her and the reactions she had had.” Islamic face veils banned in public buildings by Dutch parliament Appearing distressed and looking around nervously as she spoke, Dille  said  in the video that the gang demanded her silence duri