India&#39;s representative at the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, on Thursday said that those who support terrorists have been undeterred despite international community&#39;s efforts.&nbsp;

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&quot;Despite international community&#39;s efforts, those supporting terrorists affecting Afghanistan haven&#39;t deterred. There are still those who provide sanctuaries to support dark agenda of Taliban, Haqqani network, ISIS, Al Qaeda, LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed,&quot; he said while talking about countering terrorism at the United Nation Security Council meeting.&nbsp;

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Akbaruddin also talked about the challenges posed by cross-border terrorism &quot;emanating from safe havens and sanctuaries&quot;.

&quot;Indeed the challenges posed by cross-border terrorism emanating from safe havens &amp; sanctuaries to Afghanistan and to our region must be addressed,&quot; he added further.&nbsp;

India&#39;s ambassador to UN also reiterated the continued stance of &#39;zero-tolerance&#39; &quot;for those who continue violence&quot;.&nbsp;

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&quot;It should be clear to the armed opposition that there would be no tolerance for those who continue the violence. Any violence needs a robust response.The irreconcilable guns need to be silenced,&quot; he shared.&nbsp;

India on Thursday <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-highlights-human-rights-violations-by-pakistan-at-un-35150">highlighted human rights violations by Pakistan </a>at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

India&#39;s response came after Pakistan raised the issue of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.

Mini Devi Kumam, Second Secretary, India&#39;s Permanent Mission at UNHRC stated that &quot;Pakistan has long been attempting to mask its territorial ambitions and use of terrorism as a state policy under the guise of concern for human rights&quot;.

The Indian representative also told the UNHRC that Pakistan was committing grossest violation of human rights by exporting terrorism to Jammu and Kashmir.

India also urged the UNHRC to call on Pakistan to end cross-border infiltration, to dismantle special terrorist zones, safe havens and sanctuaries, and to take verifiable actions, including on terror financing.

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Akbaruddin also talked about the challenges posed by cross-border terrorism 'emanating from safe havens and sanctuaries'

India's representative at the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, on Thursday said that those who support terrorists have been undeterred despite international community's efforts. Despite international community's efforts, those supporting terrorists affecting Afghanistan haven't deterred.There are still those who provide sanctuaries to support dark agenda of Taliban, Haqqani network,ISIS, Al Qaeda, LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed: Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin at UNSC pic.twitter.com/PhXSuVRFie — ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2018 × "Despite international community's efforts, those supporting terrorists affecting Afghanistan haven't deterred. There are still those who provide sanctuaries to support dark agenda of Taliban, Haqqani network, ISIS, Al Qaeda, LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed," he said while talking about countering terrorism at the United Nation Security Council meeting. Indeed the challenges posed by cross border terrorism emanating from safe havens & sanctuaries to Afghanistan and to our region must be addressed: Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations at UNSC pic.twitter.com/HHFdKm19nq — ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2018 × Akbaruddin also talked about the challenges posed by cross-border terrorism "emanating from safe havens and sanctuaries". "Indeed the challenges posed by cross-border terrorism emanating from safe havens & sanctuaries to Afghanistan and to our region must be addressed," he added further. India's ambassador to UN also reiterated the continued stance of 'zero-tolerance' "for those who continue violence". It should be clear to the armed opposition that there would be no tolerance for those who continue violence. Any violence needs a robust response.The irreconcilable guns need to be silenced:Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin,India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations at UNSC — ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2018 × "It should be clear to the armed opposition that there would be no tolerance for those who continue the violence. Any violence needs a robust response.The irreconcilable guns need to be silenced," he shared. India on Thursday highlighted human rights violations by Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). India's response came after Pakistan raised the issue of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Mini Devi Kumam, Second Secretary, India's Permanent Mission at UNHRC stated that "Pakistan has long been attempting to mask its territorial ambitions and use of terrorism as a state policy under the guise of concern for human rights". The Indian representative also told the UNHRC that Pakistan was committing grossest violation of human rights by exporting terrorism to Jammu and Kashmir. India also urged the UNHRC to call on Pakistan to end cross-border infiltration, to dismantle special terrorist zones, safe havens and sanctuaries, and to take verifiable actions, including on terror financing. (With inputs from ANI)

No tolerance towards those supporting violence: Syed Akbaruddin at UN

In what can only be a case of hacking, two photographs of Pakistan&#39;s flag and the neighbour country&#39;s President Mamnoon Hussain were posted from the Twitter account of India&#39;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin.

The pictures were posted during the wee hours of Sunday, and interestingly, the &quot;blue tick&quot; that marks a verified account also disappeared at the time.

The account was later restored along with the blue tick and the questionable tweets were also removed.

Evidently, cyber attack has not been a new strategy for the terrorists in Pakistan, and government officials have been prime targets.

In 2016, a total of 199 government websites were hacked in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had told the Parliament.

In fact, more than 700 websites under the Indian government have been hacked from 2013 to 2016.

Last year in January, the website of the National Security Guard (NSG), the Indian special forces unit combating terror activities, was also hacked posing an unprecedented threat to national security.

The website was, however, blocked immediately by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT.IN).

As technology has progressed, so has the strategy of terror attacks, and cyber warfare has taken over the battlefield to breach the national security.

Addressing the press yesterday, Army Chief Bipin Rawat also focused on the increasing threat of cyber and information warfare, adding that the Indian security forces are concentrating more in that area.

Cyber warfare is a phenomenon plaguing countries across the world too. Although the culprits of cyber attacks are practically impossible to nab, the source has often been traced to Russia.

Last year, more than 300 Ukrainian companies were penetrated by hackers speculated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to be from Russia, in an attempt to cripple the financial system of the country.

Czech Republic too fell victim to a massive cyber attack, wherein emails of dozens of its most senior diplomats were hacked. Russian hackers were again thought to be behind it.

Recently, Russian hackers are laying blueprint to hack the internal email system of United States Senate, a report by a cybersecurity firm has suggested. 
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In what can only be a case of hacking, two photographs of Pakistan's flag and the neighbour country's President Mamnoon Hussain were posted from the Twitter account of India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin

In what can only be a case of hacking, two photographs of Pakistan's flag and the neighbour country's President Mamnoon Hussain were posted from the Twitter account of India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin. The pictures were posted during the wee hours of Sunday, and interestingly, the "blue tick" that marks a verified account also disappeared at the time. The account was later restored along with the blue tick and the questionable tweets were also removed. Evidently, cyber attack has not been a new strategy for the terrorists in Pakistan, and government officials have been prime targets. In 2016, a total of 199 government websites were hacked in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had told the Parliament. In fact, more than 700 websites under the Indian government have been hacked from 2013 to 2016. Last year in January, the website of the National Security Guard (NSG), the Indian special forces unit combating terror activities, was also hacked posing an unprecedented threat to national security. The website was, however, blocked immediately by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT.IN). As technology has progressed, so has the strategy of terror attacks, and cyber warfare has taken over the battlefield to breach the national security. Addressing the press yesterday, Army Chief Bipin Rawat also focused on the increasing threat of cyber and information warfare, adding that the Indian security forces are concentrating more in that area. Cyber warfare is a phenomenon plaguing countries across the world too. Although the culprits of cyber attacks are practically impossible to nab, the source has often been traced to Russia. Last year, more than 300 Ukrainian companies were penetrated by hackers speculated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to be from Russia, in an attempt to cripple the financial system of the country. Czech Republic too fell victim to a massive cyber attack, wherein emails of dozens of its most senior diplomats were hacked. Russian hackers were again thought to be behind it. Recently, Russian hackers are laying blueprint to hack the internal email system of United States Senate, a report by a cybersecurity firm has suggested.

Twitter account of Indian ambassador to UN hacked

Syed Akbaruddin, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/india-afghanistan-raise-terrorist-safe-havens-at-un-security-council-meet-20653">India&#39;s Permanent Representative to the UN, has raised the issue of terrorism in the UN Security Council in Afghanistan</a>.&nbsp;

He appealed to the UN Security Council to ensure that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not proliferate.

Stating that the first and the foremost duty of the international community is to make sure that terrorism does not expand, he said the world should not differentiate between good or bad terrorism.

Citing Taliban, Haqqani Network, Al-Qaeda, Daesh, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, he said that these terror organisations are also prohibited by law.&nbsp;

He said &quot;The international community cannot remain silent. It is the international community&#39;s first and foremost duty to ensure that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens anywhere and at any level,&quot; he said in an apparent dig at Pakistan.&quot;

The council majorly took into account the worsening situation in Afghanistan and called the continuous attack on Afghanistan as a matter of serious concern.&nbsp;

&quot;The multiple crises that have been inflicted on Afghanistan have made Afghan territory attractive for criminal and terrorist groups, who are well connected to international terror and crime networks.&quot;These groups are stealing the resources of Afghanistan which ought to belong to the people of the country,&quot; he said.

Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani also joined Akbaruddin in highlighting upon the terrorist safe havens across the border.

He said that the present situation in Afghanistan is the result of the long-standing policy of the neighbouring state which aims to keep the country unstable.

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He also added that the terrorism perpetrated by the neighbouring countries have devastated Afghanistan for years now&nbsp;hoping that the new strategy of the United States for South Asia has generated new hope among people in the country.&nbsp;

Joanne Adamson, who was representing the European Union, stressed the importance of strong commitment by the international community in accompanying Afganistan&#39;s fight for long-term peace, security, and stability.&nbsp;

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Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani also joined Akbaruddin in United Nations Security Council for highlighting the terrorist safe havens across the border

Syed Akbaruddin, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, has raised the issue of terrorism in the UN Security Council in Afghanistan. He appealed to the UN Security Council to ensure that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not proliferate. Stating that the first and the foremost duty of the international community is to make sure that terrorism does not expand, he said the world should not differentiate between good or bad terrorism. Citing Taliban, Haqqani Network, Al-Qaeda, Daesh, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, he said that these terror organisations are also prohibited by law. He said "The international community cannot remain silent. It is the international community's first and foremost duty to ensure that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens anywhere and at any level," he said in an apparent dig at Pakistan." The council majorly took into account the worsening situation in Afghanistan and called the continuous attack on Afghanistan as a matter of serious concern. "The multiple crises that have been inflicted on Afghanistan have made Afghan territory attractive for criminal and terrorist groups, who are well connected to international terror and crime networks."These groups are stealing the resources of Afghanistan which ought to belong to the people of the country," he said. Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani also joined Akbaruddin in highlighting upon the terrorist safe havens across the border. He said that the present situation in Afghanistan is the result of the long-standing policy of the neighbouring state which aims to keep the country unstable. Scourge of terrorism affecting Afghanistan is product of long-standing policy by a neighboring State to keep Afghanistan unstable:S Rabbani — ANI (@ANI) September 26, 2017 × He also added that the terrorism perpetrated by the neighbouring countries have devastated Afghanistan for years now hoping that the new strategy of the United States for South Asia has generated new hope among people in the country. Joanne Adamson, who was representing the European Union, stressed the importance of strong commitment by the international community in accompanying Afganistan's fight for long-term peace, security, and stability.

Afghanistan hopes for countering terrorism through the new US strategy for South Asia

India has urged the UN Security Council to ensure that the first and foremost duty of international community is to ensure&nbsp;that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens anywhere and at any level.

&quot;We must not differentiate between good and bad terrorists, or play one group against the other. The Taliban, Haqqani Network, AI-Qaeda, Daesh,&nbsp;Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and others of their like are all terror organisations, many of them proscribed by the UN,&quot; said Syed Akbaruddin&nbsp;yesterday, India&#39;s Permanent Representative to the UN.

&quot;The international community cannot remain silent. It is the international community&#39;s first and foremost duty to ensure that the forces of terrorism and&nbsp;extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens anywhere and at any level,&quot; he said in an apparent dig at Pakistan.

Participating in an open debate of the UN Security Council on Afghanistan, Akbaruddin said that these terrorist groups should be treated like terrorist&nbsp;organisations with no justifications offered for their activities.

Noting that the situation in Afghanistan has remained particularly painful and disturbing with security worsening and visible signs of withering away of the&nbsp;gains by the international community and Afghan people, the top Indian envoy said that the incessant attacks on hospitals, schools, funerals, or&nbsp;international development agencies, diplomatic missions are a matter of serious concern.

&quot;The multiple crises that have been inflicted on Afghanistan have made Afghan territory attractive for criminal and terrorist groups, who are well&nbsp;connected to international terror and crime networks.&quot;These groups are stealing the resources of Afghanistan which ought to belong to the people of the country,&quot; he said.

Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani joined Akbaruddin in identifying terrorist safe havens across the border.

&quot;The scourge of terrorism and violent extremism affecting Afghanistan is the product of a long-standing policy by a neighbouring State to keep&nbsp;Afghanistan unstable,&quot; he said.

&quot;It has menaced Afghanistan for several decades now, with its roots located in terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens outside of my country,&quot; Rabbani&nbsp;said, adding that the new strategy of the United States for South Asia has generated new hope among people across the country.

Afghans from all walks of life are looking to the future with renewed optimism that finally the threats of terrorism and extremism in Afghanistan and the&nbsp;wider region will be tackled appropriately.

&quot;In this connection, we welcome the fact that the new strategy recognises the critical need to address the lingering problem of terrorist safe-havens and&nbsp;sanctuaries in our region; and for more determined efforts to end political, logistical and financial support enjoyed by terrorist groups,&quot; he said.

&quot;Furthermore, the strategy&#39;s conditions-based approach has addressed some uncertainties by reinforcing the right message that the international&nbsp;community&#39;s engagement will endure until Afghanistan becomes stable and secure,&quot; Rabbani said.

Representing the European Union, Joanne Adamson, stressed that it is important that the international community remains strongly committed to&nbsp;accompany Afghanistan towards long-term peace, security, and stability.

Eshagh AI-Habib from Iran ruled that more than a decade after its invasion, Afghanistan, the region and the world is not any safer.

&quot;I need to reiterate, once again that deteriorating security in Afghanistan has its deeper roots and cannot be addressed solely through military buildup as&nbsp;some suggest,&quot; he said.

Taliban and self-proclaimed Islamic State Khorasan Province or ISIL-KP continue their heinous attacks against the civilian population.

They are reinforcing and recruiting and undertaking complex attacks such as the attack on a Shia mosque in Herat on the first and 25 August that killed&nbsp;over 90 and 28 people respectively or August attack in Sar-e Pul province during which at least 36 people were killed, as in Herat, the majority of the&nbsp;documented casualties were Shia, he said.

&quot;The proliferation of terrorist groups in the Afghan territory necessitates concerted international effort on counter-terrorism.

&quot;The world needs to deal with this increasing threat in a comprehensive manner,&quot; the Iranian diplomat said.

The Turkish representative expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation and the presence of Daesh in the country.

&quot;Increased cooperation among the countries of the region is imperative for the success of Afghanistan,&quot; he said.

India has urged the UN Security Council to ensure that the first and foremost duty of international community is to ensure?that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens anywhere and at any level

India has urged the UN Security Council to ensure that the first and foremost duty of international community is to ensure that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens anywhere and at any level. "We must not differentiate between good and bad terrorists, or play one group against the other. The Taliban, Haqqani Network, AI-Qaeda, Daesh, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and others of their like are all terror organisations, many of them proscribed by the UN," said Syed Akbaruddin yesterday, India's Permanent Representative to the UN. "The international community cannot remain silent. It is the international community's first and foremost duty to ensure that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens anywhere and at any level," he said in an apparent dig at Pakistan. Participating in an open debate of the UN Security Council on Afghanistan, Akbaruddin said that these terrorist groups should be treated like terrorist organisations with no justifications offered for their activities. Noting that the situation in Afghanistan has remained particularly painful and disturbing with security worsening and visible signs of withering away of the gains by the international community and Afghan people, the top Indian envoy said that the incessant attacks on hospitals, schools, funerals, or international development agencies, diplomatic missions are a matter of serious concern. "The multiple crises that have been inflicted on Afghanistan have made Afghan territory attractive for criminal and terrorist groups, who are well connected to international terror and crime networks."These groups are stealing the resources of Afghanistan which ought to belong to the people of the country," he said. Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani joined Akbaruddin in identifying terrorist safe havens across the border. "The scourge of terrorism and violent extremism affecting Afghanistan is the product of a long-standing policy by a neighbouring State to keep Afghanistan unstable," he said. "It has menaced Afghanistan for several decades now, with its roots located in terrorist sanctuaries and safe havens outside of my country," Rabbani said, adding that the new strategy of the United States for South Asia has generated new hope among people across the country. Afghans from all walks of life are looking to the future with renewed optimism that finally the threats of terrorism and extremism in Afghanistan and the wider region will be tackled appropriately. "In this connection, we welcome the fact that the new strategy recognises the critical need to address the lingering problem of terrorist safe-havens and sanctuaries in our region; and for more determined efforts to end political, logistical and financial support enjoyed by terrorist groups," he said. "Furthermore, the strategy's conditions-based approach has addressed some uncertainties by reinforcing the right message that the international community's engagement will endure until Afghanistan becomes stable and secure," Rabbani said. Representing the European Union, Joanne Adamson, stressed that it is important that the international community remains strongly committed to accompany Afghanistan towards long-term peace, security, and stability. Eshagh AI-Habib from Iran ruled that more than a decade after its invasion, Afghanistan, the region and the world is not any safer. "I need to reiterate, once again that deteriorating security in Afghanistan has its deeper roots and cannot be addressed solely through military buildup as some suggest," he said. Taliban and self-proclaimed Islamic State Khorasan Province or ISIL-KP continue their heinous attacks against the civilian population. They are reinforcing and recruiting and undertaking complex attacks such as the attack on a Shia mosque in Herat on the first and 25 August that killed over 90 and 28 people respectively or August attack in Sar-e Pul province during which at least 36 people were killed, as in Herat, the majority of the documented casualties were Shia, he said. "The proliferation of terrorist groups in the Afghan territory necessitates concerted international effort on counter-terrorism. "The world needs to deal with this increasing threat in a comprehensive manner," the Iranian diplomat said. The Turkish representative expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation and the presence of Daesh in the country. "Increased cooperation among the countries of the region is imperative for the success of Afghanistan," he said.

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