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HAFIZ SAEED GETS 10 YEARS IN JAIL IN TWO MORE CASES
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Saeed was arrested in July last year in connection with terror-financing cases New Delhi: Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, has been sentenced to 10 years in two terror cases by an antiterror court in Pakistan, news agency PTI reported. This was not the first time that Hafiz Saeed, chief of the Jamaat-udDawa, a front organisation for the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was sentenced in a terror case by a Pakistani court. In February, Hafiz Saeed and some of his aides were convicted and sentenced to 11 years in a terror-financing case. “The anti-terrorism court of Lahore on Thursday sentenced four leaders of Jamatud-Dawa, including its chief Hafiz Saeed, in two more cases,” PTI
PAK ACTS UNDER GLOBAL PRESSURE With pressure from the international community building up, Pakistan has been trying to probe operations and functioning of the LeT, its charitable wing JuD, and its other branches, in order to convince the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that it is taking steps to check terror financing. Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed
quoted a court official as saying. Hafiz Saeed and his two aides - Zafar Iqbal and Yahya Mujahid have been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years each, while his brotherin-law Abdul Rehman
Makki has been sentenced to six-month imprisonment. Hafiz Saeed is wanted in India for planning the attack in Mumbai in 2008, when 10 terrorists killed 166 people and injured hundreds more.
Ram temple needs special stone, Raj to free wildlife sanctuary land A preliminary survey is being done by team of revenue, forest and mining department officials Jaipur/Ayodhya: The district administration in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur is seeking the denotification of part of a wildlife sanctuary to allow the mining of a special sandstone, much sought after by builders including those constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Thousands of tonnes of the pink sandstone mined in Bharatpur’s Bansi Paharpur have been sourced for the temple over the years,
Over one lakh cubic feet of Bansi Paharpur sandstone, coveted for its unique pink shade, has already been sourced.
but much more is needed. There were concerns in Ayodhya that supplies of this stone with a unique pink hue would dry up. Since blocks of this sandstone had already been carved – ready to
be put in place as the temple comes up – switching over to a lesser grade of stone would have caused problems. The Dholpur variant is said to be no match to the Bansi Paharpur stone. Turn to P6
He is also known as a “global terrorist” both by the United Nations and the US, which put a $10 million bounty on his head. Hafiz Saeed was arrested in Pakistan in July last year in connec-
Haryana Home Min Anil Vij to take trial dose of Covaxin today
Ambala: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said he has volunteered to take the trial dose of Covaxin, India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate. The minister will take the trial dose on Friday at 11 am at Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt under the supervision of doctors. Among all the vaccine candidates, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is the only one which is undergoing Phase III trials.
tion with terror-financing cases after international pressure built up on Pakistan to come clean. He is being kept at Lahore’s high-security Kot Lakhpat jail. The global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is instrumental in pushing Pakistan to take measures against terrorists roaming freely in Pakistan and using its territory to carry out attacks in India. Pakistan’s counterterrorism department had filed 41 cases against Jamaat-udDawa leaders and four cases against Hafiz Saeed have been decided so far. The rest are pending in several antiterrorism courts across Pakistan.
A camel-herder along with his camels returns after authorities cancelled the annual Pushkar Fair due to the coronavirus pandemic, at Pushkar on Thursday.
Report claims India conducted “pinpoint strikes’’ inside PoK, Army denies it later New Delhi: The Army had carried out “pinpointed strikes” on terror launch pads inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to Pakistani military’s unrelenting efforts to push maximum number of terrorists into India before the onset of harsh winters, defence sources said on Thursday. Later, the Army said there was no firing or ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday. Referring to recent attempts of cross-border terrorism, the sources said the “deep state” in Pakistan tried to manage Turn to P6
4 TERRORISTS KILLED, 11 AK RIFLES SEIZED
Arms and ammunitions recovered from four militants killed in an encounter at Nagrota Ban toll plaza in Jammu.
DDC POLLS WERE TARGET, SAYS IG JAMMU Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone said that it was possible they were planning a big attack and targeting the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union territory. The DDC elections will be conducted in Jammu and Kashmir in eight phases between November 28 and December 19, and counting will take place on December 22.
An encounter between terrorists and security forces, which broke out in the early hours of Thursday near Ban Toll Plaza in the Nagrota area of Jammu district, has ended, the police said. Four terrorists were neutralised by the security forces, while one Police constable sustained injuries during the operation. According to sources, the four terrorists are likely from the UNdesignated terror group JeM. Mukesh Singh, IG, Jammu Zone also informed that the kind of seizure from the encounter site is “unprecedented”.
CM questions Congress’ intent on Gupkar Declaration stand —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Yogi said that presence of J&K Congress leaders at Gupkar meetings proves that they have double standards Vishal Srivastav Launching a lethal attack on the Congress party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that party’s intent’ with regards to the country’s benefit is questionable. He slammed party asked it clarify its stand on the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. The UP Chief Minister said that the presence of Jammu and
Kashmir Congress leaders at Gupkar meetings proves that the Congress leaders say something in Delhi and do something else in Kashmir. “Congress’ double standard has been exposed in Jammu and Kashmir. It has been playing with national unity and integrity by encouraging those involved in terrorism and separatism. Congress is responsible for not letting ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’ con-
WHAT IS PAGD? People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) formerly known as Gupkar Declaration, is a political alliance between the multiple mainstream regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir aimed at restoring special status along with Article 35A for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. CM Yogi questioned Congress’ intent towards the Country.
cept become a reality,” Adityanath said. “Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad talks about the
restoration of Article 370. The presence of Jammu and Kashmir Congress leaders in Gupkar meetings
proves that Congress leaders say something in Delhi and do something else in Kashmir. Congress leadership
needs to clear the party’s stand on Gupkar alliance. The country also wants clarity from Congress on Article 370,” he said. Lashing out at the Congress further, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said that the Congress is creating hurdles in the development works started in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 last year. “Statements by Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and separatists leaders are dangerous. Congress party’s association with them is a dangerous sign. Congress leadership needs to clar-
ify that how are they tolerating attempts to play with India’s sovereignty and integrity in the garb of the Gupkar alliance,” Adityanath said. “Congress should clarify its policy on Jammu and Kashmir. Congress leadership has no right to play with India’s sovereignty and integrity. They have no right to deprive people of Jammu and Kashmir of development,” he said. However, Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala Surjewala had earlier clarified that “Congress party is not a part of Gupkar alliance or People’s Turn to P6
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