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Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a spike in terror attacks in the recent weeks. A question was asked in the Lok Sabha about the steps the government has taken so far to free the region from terrorism. MoS Home responded to the question in a written reply in the House.
There have been 15 terror incidents in the Jammu region in the last 45 days. Ten security personnel, including two officers, and nine pilgrims were killed in these attacks and 58 people were injured. These attacks raised the security concerns in the region.
The development has come after two terrorists were killed on Thursday when the security forces foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
Shah chaired the high-level meeting three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a similar meeting where he directed officials to deploy the "full spectrum of counter-terror capabilities" after a spate of terror incidents, including an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims.
The 70 killed in terror attacks in Pakistan last month comprised 35 civilians and 31 members of the security forces. April saw a 38 per cent increase from 56 terror attacks in March, although it reported a 9 per cent decline in deaths.
According to a report by the Centre for Research and Security Studies, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accounted for 86 per cent of terrorist activities in Pakistan and 92 per cent of deaths. The Balochistan province recorded a massive 96 per cent surge in violence from the last quarter of 2023.
Poonch terror attack: Five soldiers were killed and one injured after the terrorists attacked the lone Army truck, which was carrying eatables for iftar to a nearby village, in the dense forest area of Bhata Dhurian late on Thursday afternoon and the vehicle caught fire.
The CRPF has also provided latest gadget protection to the operation units that are taking part in the encounters specially in South Kashmir.
Sufi council reaction came after Pakistani foreign minister resorted to a personal attack against Modi and slammed the RSS after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the neighbouring country's support to various terror groups and described the country as the "epicentre of terrorism".
Indian diaspora demonstrates against 26/11 attacks: Demonstrations also took place in front of the Pakistan Consulate in Houston, Chicago and the Pakistan Community Centre in New Jersey.
J&K: BSF Additional Director-General (Western Command) PV Rama Sastry that there had been many infiltration attempts this year but each one was foiled.
Pakistan government said it had learnt that the TTP high command met recently in Afghanistan's Paktika to discuss the deadlock in peace talks and the fate of the negotiations with the Pakistani government after the killing of TTP commanders.
The inputs came after the NIA submitted its chargesheet on Saturday against these four terrorists, in a special court in Jammu.
All major terrorist incidents of the world have their footprints in Pakistan, Madhav, also a member of the RSS national executive, said.
Expressing concerns over violence, MEA spokesperson informed, "We are worried about the cross border terrorism and are discussing the issue at various platforms."
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