Human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint; one of the complainants said seven of her relatives were killed in a village attack and a child was murdered while begging for a drink. Source link
Read More »Quetta police kills eight ‘drug dealers’ in alleged encounter | The Express Tribune
QUETTA: The Quetta police claimed to have killed eight drug dealers on Wednesday in an encounter near the Jinnah Road drain, Express News reported. The police said that the drug peddlers opened fire at the police soon as they reached the spot. All eight of them died at the police’s retaliatory firing. …
Read More »Eight killed as Quetta police bust major drugs ring | The Express Tribune
QUETTA: The Quetta police said they busted a major narcotics ring during a joint operation with the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), killing at least eight alleged drug peddlers in the provincial capital on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press conference at the Central Police Office (CPO), Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Quetta, …
Read More »‘We will not tolerate it’: Indonesia arrests elite troops over Papua killings
Villagers in the restive region were shocked to find sacks containing body parts dumped in a nearby river. Six soldiers have been arrested. Source link
Read More »Two terrorists, including commander, killed in Waziristan IBO | The Express Tribune
MIR ALI: Security forces have killed at least two terrorists, including a commander, during an intelligence-based operation in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday. “During the conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists.” One …
Read More »Afghan women protest against Taliban killings of ex-soldiers | The Express Tribune
KABUL: A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital on Tuesday, accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former US-backed regime. Around 30 women gathered near a mosque in the centre of Kabul and marched a few hundred metres chanting “justice, justice” before they were stopped …
Read More »Killings expose special powers of Indian security forces | The Express Tribune
NEW DELHI: Chief ministers of two Indian border states on Monday called for the withdrawal of a law that gives armed forces special powers to operate in some north-eastern regions affected by insurgencies. The push to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, known as the AFSPA, came after …
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