New Delhi: Two top terrorists of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed were killed in a targeted encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama today. One of them, identified as Kamran, was a key aide of Jaish chief Masood Azhar, who was responsible for recruiting and training terrorists in the Kashmir valley. The second one was an IED specialist, Gazi Rashid, an Afghan national. Four soldiers were killed in the encounter, which has been going on for more than 12 hours. A civilian has also been killed in the crossfire.
Today is also the fourth day of curfew in Jammu And Kashmir. There are no reports of violence but the situation still continues to be tense. The curfew was imposed on Friday after mobs attacked some people and burnt vehicles. More than 1000 people have been left stranded in the city and have been put up in the local mosques and madarsas.
Traders' body Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has called for a nationwide trade bandh on Monday. They are expressing solidarity with the families of security personnel killed in the Pulwama attack.
On Thursday, a terrorist drove up a car carrying 60 kg of RDX explosives next to a security convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway and triggered the explosives in what is the worst terror attack to take place in Kashmir since the start of the century.
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Feb 18, 2019 15:04 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that the Pulwama terror attack has showed that the time to talk about tackling terror is over and the world is now required to unitedly take concrete action against terrorism and those spreading it
Feb 18, 2019 13:00 (IST)
Kamran was an aide of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar
Feb 18, 2019 12:57 (IST)
It has been confirmed that top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Kamran has been killed in the encounter.
Feb 18, 2019 12:22 (IST)
A cordon and search operation by the security forces has started in Krawora village in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, news agency ANI reports
Feb 18, 2019 12:06 (IST)
Kamal Haasan has clarified his comments on plebiscite saying it was in the context of a magazine unedited decades ago
Feb 18, 2019 10:58 (IST)
Two terrorists have reportedly been killed in the encounter
Feb 18, 2019 10:26 (IST)
A terrorist named Ghazi is likely the main target of the operation. He is believed to be the mastermind behind the attack on Thursday and possibly made the IED used in the blast
Feb 18, 2019 10:22 (IST)
One terrorist has reportedly been killed in the encounter
Feb 18, 2019 10:08 (IST)
Bus service across Line-of-Control from Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir to Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir has been suspended for today
Feb 18, 2019 10:02 (IST)
Three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists are believed to be holed up, as firing resumes in Pulwama. One civilian has also been killed in the crossfire
Feb 18, 2019 09:04 (IST)
The Jammu-Srinagar highway is to open for one-way traffic today, news agency IANS reports