Kashmir's Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Tuesday warned terrorists against incurring the wrath of police by making off-duty cops a soft target.

"The cops are locals and they have to live with their families. We cannot keep them in camps like personnel of other security forces. They become soft targets. If they (terrorists) continue to target them (police personnel), we know how to deal with them. I have 24 years of experience, we know how to counter this," Kumar told reporters at a press conference here.

He said that terrorists should not resort to killing innocent people. "I advise them (terrorists) not to get involved in these acts," Kumar said.

Referring to the killing of CID inspector Parvez Ahmad Dar last week, Kumar said the terrorists were resorting to soft target killings in order to create fear psychosis. "What had the inspector done? After office, he had gone to the mosque to offer prayers. Two terrorists shot him from behind. He was not part of SOG or any anti-terrorism squad. Just to create fear psychosis, they are targeting innocent people," he said.

Briefing the media about the operation that led to the killing of top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Nadeem Abrar and his Pakistani associate at Maloora on the outskirts of the city, the IGP said it was a major success for security forces.

Kumar said there was nothing to worry on account of terrorists active in Srinagar. "We will soon neutralise the module active in Srinagar. There are some sleeper cells which we call part time or hybrid terrorists. We are tracking full time terrorists but there is difficulty in tracking the part time terrorists as they go back to their normal work after carrying out an incident. But we will get them soon," he said.

Kumar said that police are letting terrorists surrender during live encounters while the security forces will gather information, track down and neutralise every terrorist who is involved in the killing of security forces personnel and civilians.

Kashmir's Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Tuesday warned terrorists against incurring the wrath of police by making off-duty cops a soft target. "The cops are locals and they have to live with their families.

Kashmir's Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Tuesday warned terrorists against incurring the wrath of police by making off-duty cops a soft target. "The cops are locals and they have to live with their families. We cannot keep them in camps like personnel of other security forces. They become soft targets. If they (terrorists) continue to target them (police personnel), we know how to deal with them. I have 24 years of experience, we know how to counter this," Kumar told reporters at a press conference here. He said that terrorists should not resort to killing innocent people. "I advise them (terrorists) not to get involved in these acts," Kumar said. Referring to the killing of CID inspector Parvez Ahmad Dar last week, Kumar said the terrorists were resorting to soft target killings in order to create fear psychosis. "What had the inspector done? After office, he had gone to the mosque to offer prayers. Two terrorists shot him from behind. He was not part of SOG or any anti-terrorism squad. Just to create fear psychosis, they are targeting innocent people," he said. Briefing the media about the operation that led to the killing of top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Nadeem Abrar and his Pakistani associate at Maloora on the outskirts of the city, the IGP said it was a major success for security forces. Kumar said there was nothing to worry on account of terrorists active in Srinagar. "We will soon neutralise the module active in Srinagar. There are some sleeper cells which we call part time or hybrid terrorists. We are tracking full time terrorists but there is difficulty in tracking the part time terrorists as they go back to their normal work after carrying out an incident. But we will get them soon," he said. Kumar said that police are letting terrorists surrender during live encounters while the security forces will gather information, track down and neutralise every terrorist who is involved in the killing of security forces personnel and civilians.

Senior Kashmir police officer warns terrorists against targeting off-duty cops, civilians

Japan has dismissed Pakistan foreign ministry statement on India-Japan 2+2 dialogue and asked Islamabad to take "resolute action" on terror and make efforts on "concerns of the international community".

Islamabad on Monday had issued a strongly worded statement on it being mentioned in India-Japan 2+2&nbsp;statement after the latter called on Pakistan to act on terror.

Speaking to WION exclusively from Tokyo, Atsushi Kaifu Deputy Press Secretary, Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy, Japanese foreign ministry, said, "International community has been so far calling upon Pakistan to take resolute actions in countering terrorism."

Atsushi said: "The wordings in the related paragraph of the Japan-India 2+2&nbsp;dialogue reflects which reiterates the position of the government of Japan to hope Pakistan to continue to make its utmost effort to sweep concerns of the international community away."

The maiden India-Japan 2+2 joint statement mentioned Pakistan by name, calling on the country to take action against terror groups and "fully comply with international commitments including to FATF".&nbsp;

The move perturbed Islamabad, which on the Monday evening statement said that the "reference is gratuitous and completely unwarranted."

The statement from Islamabad said Japan hasn't taken "objective and balanced view" of the issues of peace and security in South Asia and Tokyo should refrain "from endorsing positions that are one-sided &amp; divorced from ground realities".

India-Japan maiden 2+2&nbsp;dialogue took place on November and saw the participation of India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar, defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart&nbsp;Taro Kono.

Japan has dismissed Pakistan foreign ministry statement on India-Japan 2+2 dialogue and asked Islamabad to take "resolute action" on terror and make efforts on "concerns of the international community".

Japan has dismissed Pakistan foreign ministry statement on India-Japan 2+2 dialogue and asked Islamabad to take "resolute action" on terror and make efforts on "concerns of the international community". Islamabad on Monday had issued a strongly worded statement on it being mentioned in India-Japan 2+2 statement after the latter called on Pakistan to act on terror. Speaking to WION exclusively from Tokyo, Atsushi Kaifu Deputy Press Secretary, Deputy Director-General for Press and Public Diplomacy, Japanese foreign ministry, said, "International community has been so far calling upon Pakistan to take resolute actions in countering terrorism." Atsushi said: "The wordings in the related paragraph of the Japan-India 2+2 dialogue reflects which reiterates the position of the government of Japan to hope Pakistan to continue to make its utmost effort to sweep concerns of the international community away." The maiden India-Japan 2+2 joint statement mentioned Pakistan by name, calling on the country to take action against terror groups and "fully comply with international commitments including to FATF". The move perturbed Islamabad, which on the Monday evening statement said that the "reference is gratuitous and completely unwarranted." The statement from Islamabad said Japan hasn't taken "objective and balanced view" of the issues of peace and security in South Asia and Tokyo should refrain "from endorsing positions that are one-sided & divorced from ground realities". India-Japan maiden 2+2 dialogue took place on November and saw the participation of India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar, defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono.

Tokyo dismisses Pak statement on India-Japan 2+2 dialogue; asks Islamabad to take 'resolute action' on countering terror

India and Pakistan military forces are set to take part in a multilateral military exercise&nbsp;in September under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Russia.

Pakistan and India were inducted into the SCO in June last year at Astana amid apprehensions about the two neighbours getting along during joint operations.

The SCO was founded in June&nbsp;2001 by&nbsp;China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia&nbsp;and Tajikistan.

The group conducts counter-terror exercises every two years as part of its drill to keep its forces combat-ready and to ensure coordination in counter-terror operations

However, both countries haven't confirmed their participation in the military drills but analysts say Russia and China are keen to have the South Asian neighbours to participate&nbsp;in the week-long exercise.

Under the SCO terms, India and Pakistan are now automatically part of the Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure(RATS) based in Tashkent, Russia.

The operation titled ‘Peace Mission-2018’ will involve a large number of troops, especially from Russia and China.

Observers will be keenly watching how India and Pakistan take up their new role in the SCO which also involves all countries to mandatorily share&nbsp;terror intelligence. 
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The operation titled ‘Peace Mission-2018’ will involve a large number of troops, especially from Russia and China.

India and Pakistan military forces are set to take part in a multilateral military exercise in September under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Russia. Pakistan and India were inducted into the SCO in June last year at Astana amid apprehensions about the two neighbours getting along during joint operations. The SCO was founded in June 2001 by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. The group conducts counter-terror exercises every two years as part of its drill to keep its forces combat-ready and to ensure coordination in counter-terror operations However, both countries haven't confirmed their participation in the military drills but analysts say Russia and China are keen to have the South Asian neighbours to participate in the week-long exercise. Under the SCO terms, India and Pakistan are now automatically part of the Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure(RATS) based in Tashkent, Russia. The operation titled ‘Peace Mission-2018’ will involve a large number of troops, especially from Russia and China. Observers will be keenly watching how India and Pakistan take up their new role in the SCO which also involves all countries to mandatorily share terror intelligence.

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Senior Kashmir police officer warns terrorists against targeting off-duty cops, civilians

Tokyo dismisses Pak statement on India-Japan 2+2 dialogue; asks Islamabad to take 'resolute action' on countering terror

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