India raised the profile of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) as the chair of this committee, said Permanent Ambassador to United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Wednesday, as she summed up New Delhi's tenure at the UN high table.
With the steps taken to combat terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan-sponsored narco-terrorism has emerged as yet another big challenge for the security agencies in the region.
Five people were killed and 10 others were injured in multiple blasts in Pakistan's Balochistan province, The News International newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Chief Commissioner's Office of Islamabad formed a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today to investigate the Islamabad suicide bombings of December 23 in which a policeman of Pakistan police was killed, The Dawn reported.
The border districts of Poonch and Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir which used to be in news earlier because of the incident of firing at LOC, infiltration attempts or anti-military activities are now moving towards "tourism from terrorism".
In a letter written to Islamabad's chief commissioner, the DIG recommended pf forming the eight-member JIT where 3 DSPs and two officers from intelligence agencies will be there and would be headed by the SSP of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).
The UN Member States on Friday (local time) heaped praise on India as it's United Nations Security Council December's presidential term comes to a close on December 31.