PAKISTANI HOSTAGES
Anand Mahindra gushes about Indian Navy’s daring rescue of 19 Pakistani nationals from Somali pirates, thanks officers for making the nation safe
The Indian Navy hit headlines recently for rescuing 19 Pakistani crew members from Somali pirates. They were stranded in the middle of the Arabian Sea.
Indian navy rescues 19 Pakistani nationals from Somali pirates
It is the second rescue operation within a day for the Indian Navy after saving another Iranian-flagged fishing vessel, FV Iman, from Somali pirates, which had 17 crew members onboard in its anti-piracy operations along the east coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden on Monday, an official statement said. The Indian Navy said that its warship INS Sumitra intercepted the distressed vessel and pressed into action to locate the fishing vessel, which had been boarded by pirates and saved 19 Pakistani national crew members who were taken hostage.
25 militants killed in Pakistan army raid on detention centre; one hostage dies
Militants being held at the centre took control of the compound on Sunday after overpowering their interrogators and taking their weapons, leading to a two day siege and ultimately army commandoes storming the compound on Tuesday.
Hostages released at Texas synagogue, gunman dead after hours-long standoff
Members of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team stormed the synagogue to free the three remaining hostages. The gunman was dead, Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller said at a news conference.
Police respond to 'hostage situation' at Texas synagogue
The police said it had evacuated residents from the area around Congregation Beth Israel as it deployed SWAT teams after responding to an emergency call at 10:41 a.m. No injuries have been reported and it remained unclear what weapons, if any, the man had.
Hostage advocates concerned by United States pullout from Afghanistan
The departure of all U.S. special operations from Afghanistan will make counterterrorism operations, including the collecting of intelligence on al-Qaida and other extremist groups, more difficult. The administration hopes to be able to compensate through the military's wide geographic reach, which has only expanded with the advent of armed drones and other technologies.
Deadly clashes after Islamists take police hostage in Pakistan's Lahore
Pakistani news channels have been barred from providing coverage of the group since it was banned last week , and on Sunday mobile and internet services were down in the area where clashes were taking place.
Pakistan Stock Exchange comes under attack; 11 killed, hostage situation foiled
The militants, who arrived in a car, opened indiscriminate fire and lobbed hand grenades at the main gate of the multi-storey building situated in the city's high security commercial hub as they tried to storm it.
NIA takes captured Pakistani terrorist Naved Yakub to Delhi for interrogation
NIA chief Sharad Kumar yesterday flew to Jammu to interrogate LeT's Pakistani militant Naved, who was captured during an attack on a BSF bus last week.
Ashok Tara, the Indian Major who saved the future PM of Bangladesh shares spotlight with Hasina
In June 2012, PM Sheikh Hasina conferred the “Friend of Bangladesh” award on Tara, who was commissioned into 14 Guards in the Indian Army in 1963 and retired as a Colonel in 1994.
View: Trump's latest mollycoddling of Pakistan defies all logic
Pak has had periods of high tension with US before but has bounced back through techniques mastered over the years to handle US via false narratives
Trump resumes and intensifies drone strikes on Pakistan after hostage rescue
Half a dozen drone strikes have rained missiles in Pakistan’s Kurram Agency following the shady “rescue” of the Canadian-American couple.
CIA chief Mike Pompeo says hostages held in Pakistan for 5 years; Contradicts Pak Army
Mike Pompeo's remarks contradicts the Pakistan Army which had said in a statement that the hostages were captured by terrorists from Afghanistan during 2012 and were kept there.
5 Western hostages recovered from terrorists after 5 years: Pakistan
The operation by Pakistani forces was successful and all hostages were recovered safe and sound and are being repatriated to the country of their origin.
Outgoing Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit makes strong pitch for talks
Basit made the remarks at an event, likely to be his last public engagement in New Delhi before demiting office, organised by the 'South Asia Forum for Art and Creative Heritage'.
Death of artists prompts exhibition on the theme of liberation by Shahabuddin Ahmed
“The idea of Bangladesh was successful after the Liberation War and again was not successful. But we got a strong smell of victory,” said Shahabuddin.
Verifying Pakistan Taliban hostage video says China
Acquaintances of Hong told the daily that they are also waiting for the official confirmation on the identity of the man in the video.
US operation on Afghanistan-Pakistan border killed 2 Al-Qaeda hostages: Barack Obama
A covert US military operation in January targeting al-Qaeda leaders in the Afghan-Pakistan border region accidentally killed an American and an Italian, both aid workers who were hostages of the terror group.
'Lashkar wanted hostage drama at Herat during Modi's swearing in'
Although no terror group has yet claimed credit, Karzai is on record saying that the LeT, headed by Hafiz Saeed, was responsible for the Herat attack.
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