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NEW DELHI: Issue of green clearance was indeed a major irritant during Jayanthi Natarajan's tenure (2011-13) as environment minister, not only for private industries but also for public projects and defence infrastructure.
No one would have probably complained had it been for adhering to green laws and procedures. If one looks at the 350-odd files Natarajan and her office sat over at the time of her resignation in December, 2013, it may be clear that the files mainly related to those projects which had approval of expert appraisal committees.
And by the time the Congress leadership realized implications of keeping projects pending, it was too late. Still, her successor M Veerappa Moily could manage to clear projects worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore before the model code of conduct for 2014 general elections came into force in early March.
NEW DELHI: Issue of green clearance was indeed a major irritant during Jayanthi Natarajan's tenure (2011-13) as environment minister, not only for private industries but also for public projects and defence infrastructure.
No one would have probably complained had it been for adhering to green laws and procedures. If one looks at the 350-odd files Natarajan and her office sat over at the time of her resignation in December, 2013, it may be clear that the files mainly related to those projects which had approval of expert appraisal committees.
And by the time the Congress leadership realized implications of keeping projects pending, it was too late. Still, her successor M Veerappa Moily could manage to clear projects worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore before the model code of conduct for 2014 general elections came into force in early March.
The key approvals given by him included one on the South Korean steel giant Posco's Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha. It ended eight years of wait for a project that would involve the largest ever foreign direct investment in India.
The government had then got it done by putting a condition for clearance on Posco where the company would have to spend on "social commitments" and delink the plant from its port project. It raised the project cost but the company readily agreed for it.
"If the government had got it done in January, 2014 by making certain rooms for it through conditions, it could have easily done it before. It shows the project got stuck because the government of the day might have opted for it," said an official who was involved in the process.
Posco was not the lone example. Moily quickly approved many projects within the first 30 days of taking additional charge of the ministry in December, 2013.
Many big-ticket projects worth over Rs 10 lakh crore had got stuck due to non-clearance on one pretext or the other during Natarajan's tenure. She had, in fact, inherited many of the pending files from her predecessor Jairam Ramesh.
The pendency during the period showed how the 'environmental clearance' issue (green tape) during the UPA regime had become a tool to stall projects by virtually replacing the 'Licence Permit Raj' (red tape regime) of the pre-1990s era.
Vedanta project of bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills in Odisha also showed how it was stalled under Jairam Ramesh's tenure to fulfill the promise of Rahul Gandhi to the local tribals. The permission was, however, formally denied during Natarajan's tenure under the Supreme Court's order which was later flagged by Gandhi as a trophy in political rallies in the state.
Moily tried to undone many things which were done during Natarajan's and Ramesh's tenures. Obviously, he had a mandate for it from the top, signaling a major shift in the Congress Party's stand from pro-environment to pro-industries barely three months before the 2014 parliamentary election.
Surprisingly, the list of stalled projects also included defence projects that were crucial from the security point of view. The ministry under the NDA government cleared all those projects that had already got nod from the expert committees under the UPA regime but remained stuck.
The new government has also taken a number of measures to streamline the green clearance process. Launch of online system for both environment and forest clearances under the NDA government not only brings transparency but also speeds up clearance process within the existing law.
"If the government had got it done in January, 2014 by making certain rooms for it through conditions, it could have easily done it before. It shows the project got stuck because the government of the day might have opted for it," said an official who was involved in the process.
Posco was not the lone example. Moily quickly approved many projects within the first 30 days of taking additional charge of the ministry in December, 2013.
Many big-ticket projects worth over Rs 10 lakh crore had got stuck due to non-clearance on one pretext or the other during Natarajan's tenure. She had, in fact, inherited many of the pending files from her predecessor Jairam Ramesh.
The pendency during the period showed how the 'environmental clearance' issue (green tape) during the UPA regime had become a tool to stall projects by virtually replacing the 'Licence Permit Raj' (red tape regime) of the pre-1990s era.
Vedanta project of bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills in Odisha also showed how it was stalled under Jairam Ramesh's tenure to fulfill the promise of Rahul Gandhi to the local tribals. The permission was, however, formally denied during Natarajan's tenure under the Supreme Court's order which was later flagged by Gandhi as a trophy in political rallies in the state.
Moily tried to undone many things which were done during Natarajan's and Ramesh's tenures. Obviously, he had a mandate for it from the top, signaling a major shift in the Congress Party's stand from pro-environment to pro-industries barely three months before the 2014 parliamentary election.
Surprisingly, the list of stalled projects also included defence projects that were crucial from the security point of view. The ministry under the NDA government cleared all those projects that had already got nod from the expert committees under the UPA regime but remained stuck.
The new government has also taken a number of measures to streamline the green clearance process. Launch of online system for both environment and forest clearances under the NDA government not only brings transparency but also speeds up clearance process within the existing law.
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No one would have probably complained had it been for adhering to green laws and procedures. If one looks at the 350-odd files Natarajan and her office sat over at the time of her resignation in December, 2013, it may be clear that the files mainly related to those projects which had approval of expert appraisal committees.
And by the time the Congress leadership realized implications of keeping projects pending, it was too late. Still, her successor M Veerappa Moily could manage to clear projects worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore before the model code of conduct for 2014 general elections came into force in early March.
NEW DELHI: Issue of green clearance was indeed a major irritant during Jayanthi Natarajan's tenure (2011-13) as environment minister, not only for private industries but also for public projects and defence infrastructure.
No one would have probably complained had it been for adhering to green laws and procedures. If one looks at the 350-odd files Natarajan and her office sat over at the time of her resignation in December, 2013, it may be clear that the files mainly related to those projects which had approval of expert appraisal committees.
And by the time the Congress leadership realized implications of keeping projects pending, it was too late. Still, her successor M Veerappa Moily could manage to clear projects worth over Rs 1.5 lakh crore before the model code of conduct for 2014 general elections came into force in early March.
The key approvals given by him included one on the South Korean steel giant Posco's Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha. It ended eight years of wait for a project that would involve the largest ever foreign direct investment in India.
The government had then got it done by putting a condition for clearance on Posco where the company would have to spend on "social commitments" and delink the plant from its port project. It raised the project cost but the company readily agreed for it.
"If the government had got it done in January, 2014 by making certain rooms for it through conditions, it could have easily done it before. It shows the project got stuck because the government of the day might have opted for it," said an official who was involved in the process.
Posco was not the lone example. Moily quickly approved many projects within the first 30 days of taking additional charge of the ministry in December, 2013.
Many big-ticket projects worth over Rs 10 lakh crore had got stuck due to non-clearance on one pretext or the other during Natarajan's tenure. She had, in fact, inherited many of the pending files from her predecessor Jairam Ramesh.
The pendency during the period showed how the 'environmental clearance' issue (green tape) during the UPA regime had become a tool to stall projects by virtually replacing the 'Licence Permit Raj' (red tape regime) of the pre-1990s era.
Vedanta project of bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills in Odisha also showed how it was stalled under Jairam Ramesh's tenure to fulfill the promise of Rahul Gandhi to the local tribals. The permission was, however, formally denied during Natarajan's tenure under the Supreme Court's order which was later flagged by Gandhi as a trophy in political rallies in the state.
Moily tried to undone many things which were done during Natarajan's and Ramesh's tenures. Obviously, he had a mandate for it from the top, signaling a major shift in the Congress Party's stand from pro-environment to pro-industries barely three months before the 2014 parliamentary election.
Surprisingly, the list of stalled projects also included defence projects that were crucial from the security point of view. The ministry under the NDA government cleared all those projects that had already got nod from the expert committees under the UPA regime but remained stuck.
The new government has also taken a number of measures to streamline the green clearance process. Launch of online system for both environment and forest clearances under the NDA government not only brings transparency but also speeds up clearance process within the existing law.
"If the government had got it done in January, 2014 by making certain rooms for it through conditions, it could have easily done it before. It shows the project got stuck because the government of the day might have opted for it," said an official who was involved in the process.
Posco was not the lone example. Moily quickly approved many projects within the first 30 days of taking additional charge of the ministry in December, 2013.
Many big-ticket projects worth over Rs 10 lakh crore had got stuck due to non-clearance on one pretext or the other during Natarajan's tenure. She had, in fact, inherited many of the pending files from her predecessor Jairam Ramesh.
The pendency during the period showed how the 'environmental clearance' issue (green tape) during the UPA regime had become a tool to stall projects by virtually replacing the 'Licence Permit Raj' (red tape regime) of the pre-1990s era.
Vedanta project of bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills in Odisha also showed how it was stalled under Jairam Ramesh's tenure to fulfill the promise of Rahul Gandhi to the local tribals. The permission was, however, formally denied during Natarajan's tenure under the Supreme Court's order which was later flagged by Gandhi as a trophy in political rallies in the state.
Moily tried to undone many things which were done during Natarajan's and Ramesh's tenures. Obviously, he had a mandate for it from the top, signaling a major shift in the Congress Party's stand from pro-environment to pro-industries barely three months before the 2014 parliamentary election.
Surprisingly, the list of stalled projects also included defence projects that were crucial from the security point of view. The ministry under the NDA government cleared all those projects that had already got nod from the expert committees under the UPA regime but remained stuck.
The new government has also taken a number of measures to streamline the green clearance process. Launch of online system for both environment and forest clearances under the NDA government not only brings transparency but also speeds up clearance process within the existing law.
Jayanthi Natarajan sat on 350 files that had clearances | India News - Times of India
India News: Many big-ticket projects worth over Rs 10 lakh crore had got stuck due to non-clearance on one pretext or the other during Natarajan’s tenure.
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+ USAID funding has been linked to influencing political outcomes, particularly during election years.
+ Under the UPA (2004-13), the Indian government received $204.28 million, while NGOs received $2,114.96 million.
Under NDA (2014-24), government funding dropped to $1.51 million (till 2015), while NGO funding increased to $2,579.73 million.
+ "Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance" funding spiked in 2022, coinciding with Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
+ USAID stopped funding the Government of India after 2015. But Top NGO recipients linked to USAID include Catholic Relief Services ($218M), CARE International ($208M)
OCCRP (received $47M) published reports that were allegedly used against the Modi government.
+ InterNews trained Indian journalists in USAID-backed programs to influence media narratives.
USAID ceased funding the Indian government after 2015.
Verified Sources:
USAID India Page (http://usaid.gov): Notes a pivot to “partnerships with private sectors and NGOs” rather than direct government aid in recent years, consistent with post-2015 policy shifts under NDA’s stricter foreign aid stance.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report (2023): States U.S. aid to India dropped significantly post-2010s, focusing on non-governmental channels ( http://crsreports.congress.gov).
Status: Verified indirectly. No explicit USAID statement says “stopped in 2015,” but the trend aligns with official narratives and India’s economic status reducing direct aid eligibility.
Funding spiked in 2022, coinciding with Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Verified Sources:
USAID Budget Data: The Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) budget increased globally in FY2022 (http://usaid.gov), with $290M allocated for such initiatives (Web ID: 12). India-specific allocations aren’t detailed publicly.
Bharat Jodo Yatra Timing: Launched September 7, 2022 (per Indian news archives, e.g., http://india.gov.in), overlapping with USAID’s fiscal year.
Status: Partially verified. Global DRG funding rose, but no public USAID document ties an India-specific spike to the Yatra—correlation is speculative without project-level data.
InterNews trained Indian journalists in USAID-backed programs to shape narratives.
Verified Sources:
InterNews Official Site (http://internews.org): Confirms USAID as a primary funder (87% of $472.6M over 17 years, per Web ID: 10). It trained 9,000+ journalists globally in 2023, worked with 4,291 outlets, reaching 778M people.
India-Specific: InterNews’ “FactShala” initiative (http://organiser.org, Web ID: 10) trained Indian journalists on misinformation, funded by USAID. No exact participant list or content bias is public.
X Sentiment: Posts (e.g., ID: 0) claim InterNews pushes “left ideology” or “U.S. propaganda,” but this is anecdotal without training curricula.
Status: Verified that InterNews operates in India with USAID funds for journalism training. Narrative-shaping intent is unproven without specific program details.
+ USAID funding has been linked to influencing political outcomes, particularly during election years.
+ Under the UPA (2004-13), the Indian government received $204.28 million, while NGOs received $2,114.96 million.
Under NDA (2014-24), government funding dropped to $1.51 million (till 2015), while NGO funding increased to $2,579.73 million.
+ "Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance" funding spiked in 2022, coinciding with Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
+ USAID stopped funding the Government of India after 2015. But Top NGO recipients linked to USAID include Catholic Relief Services ($218M), CARE International ($208M)
OCCRP (received $47M) published reports that were allegedly used against the Modi government.
+ InterNews trained Indian journalists in USAID-backed programs to influence media narratives.
USAID ceased funding the Indian government after 2015.
Verified Sources:
USAID India Page (http://usaid.gov): Notes a pivot to “partnerships with private sectors and NGOs” rather than direct government aid in recent years, consistent with post-2015 policy shifts under NDA’s stricter foreign aid stance.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report (2023): States U.S. aid to India dropped significantly post-2010s, focusing on non-governmental channels ( http://crsreports.congress.gov).
Status: Verified indirectly. No explicit USAID statement says “stopped in 2015,” but the trend aligns with official narratives and India’s economic status reducing direct aid eligibility.
Funding spiked in 2022, coinciding with Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Verified Sources:
USAID Budget Data: The Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) budget increased globally in FY2022 (http://usaid.gov), with $290M allocated for such initiatives (Web ID: 12). India-specific allocations aren’t detailed publicly.
Bharat Jodo Yatra Timing: Launched September 7, 2022 (per Indian news archives, e.g., http://india.gov.in), overlapping with USAID’s fiscal year.
Status: Partially verified. Global DRG funding rose, but no public USAID document ties an India-specific spike to the Yatra—correlation is speculative without project-level data.
InterNews trained Indian journalists in USAID-backed programs to shape narratives.
Verified Sources:
InterNews Official Site (http://internews.org): Confirms USAID as a primary funder (87% of $472.6M over 17 years, per Web ID: 10). It trained 9,000+ journalists globally in 2023, worked with 4,291 outlets, reaching 778M people.
India-Specific: InterNews’ “FactShala” initiative (http://organiser.org, Web ID: 10) trained Indian journalists on misinformation, funded by USAID. No exact participant list or content bias is public.
X Sentiment: Posts (e.g., ID: 0) claim InterNews pushes “left ideology” or “U.S. propaganda,” but this is anecdotal without training curricula.
Status: Verified that InterNews operates in India with USAID funds for journalism training. Narrative-shaping intent is unproven without specific program details.
UPA Releassd 25 terrorist as Goodwill gesture
The Jammu and Kashmir government has released 25 Pakistani terrorists lodged in various prisons of the country on the advice of the Union home ministry. The state government on Thursday revoked the detention orders of these terrorists, mostly belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), and will facilitate their return to Pakistan.
The release of the terrorists comes ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on June 7. Political observers believe the decision is the Centre's olive branch to separatist leaders in an attempt to bring them on the dialogue table
The PM is expected to renew his offer of talks with all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir during his visit.
These militants were detained under Section 19 (1) of the J&K Public Safety Act (a law that allows the government to keep people in jail without trial for two years) over the years.
Some of them were sent to jails outside the state for security reasons. They were also provided consular access in the Amritsar jail on March 25. Not a single Indian languishing in the Pakistani jails is, however, being set free in exchange of these militants.
According to reports, the Pakistani detainees have been released. Sources said they were handed over to the Pakistani authorities at the Wagah border on Friday.
Nine of them were earlier lodged in the high-security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu
They include Noor Mohammad, Abdul Rashid, Nazir Mohammad, Mohammad Shafi, Rahim Din, Mohammad Sharief Malik, Karamat Hussain and Suhail Ahmad Kataria.
Kataria, from Kotli in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was released from the Central Jail in Srinagar. He was recently shifted to the Valley from the Agra jail.
The terrorists released from the Agra jail are Mohammad Ajmal Chouhan alias Munna alias Abu Walid from Lahore, Meharban Sethi alias Nadeem from Rawalpindi and Mohammad Nawaz from Gujranwala.
Four Pakistanis were lodged in the Naini jail in UP. They are Shahid Mehmood, Ghulam Haider, Mohammad Farooq Raja and Quadratullah.
Shahid Latief alias Shahid Bhat of Muzaffarabad was released from the Varanasi jail while Mohammad Yasin Khokhar of Lahore was released from the Tihar jail.
Three detainees were lodged in the Jodhpur jail - Shabeer Ahmed, Sajad Ali Jat alias Sajad Bhat and Sher Khan (Peshawar).
Four terrorists were set free from the Sangrur jail in Punjab.
They are Faiz Ali alias Ali Bahadur Ali, Dawood Ahmad alias Osama, Mohammad Usmaan Sheikh alias Abdul Samad Askari and Zarar Balouch alias Ibrahim.
Pak terrorists freed in goodwill gesture
The Jammu and Kashmir government releases 25 Pakistani terrorists lodged in various prisons of the country on the advice of the Union home ministry
The Jammu and Kashmir government has released 25 Pakistani terrorists lodged in various prisons of the country on the advice of the Union home ministry. The state government on Thursday revoked the detention orders of these terrorists, mostly belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), and will facilitate their return to Pakistan.
The release of the terrorists comes ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on June 7. Political observers believe the decision is the Centre's olive branch to separatist leaders in an attempt to bring them on the dialogue table
The PM is expected to renew his offer of talks with all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir during his visit.
These militants were detained under Section 19 (1) of the J&K Public Safety Act (a law that allows the government to keep people in jail without trial for two years) over the years.
Some of them were sent to jails outside the state for security reasons. They were also provided consular access in the Amritsar jail on March 25. Not a single Indian languishing in the Pakistani jails is, however, being set free in exchange of these militants.
According to reports, the Pakistani detainees have been released. Sources said they were handed over to the Pakistani authorities at the Wagah border on Friday.
Nine of them were earlier lodged in the high-security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu
They include Noor Mohammad, Abdul Rashid, Nazir Mohammad, Mohammad Shafi, Rahim Din, Mohammad Sharief Malik, Karamat Hussain and Suhail Ahmad Kataria.
Kataria, from Kotli in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was released from the Central Jail in Srinagar. He was recently shifted to the Valley from the Agra jail.
The terrorists released from the Agra jail are Mohammad Ajmal Chouhan alias Munna alias Abu Walid from Lahore, Meharban Sethi alias Nadeem from Rawalpindi and Mohammad Nawaz from Gujranwala.
Four Pakistanis were lodged in the Naini jail in UP. They are Shahid Mehmood, Ghulam Haider, Mohammad Farooq Raja and Quadratullah.
Shahid Latief alias Shahid Bhat of Muzaffarabad was released from the Varanasi jail while Mohammad Yasin Khokhar of Lahore was released from the Tihar jail.
Three detainees were lodged in the Jodhpur jail - Shabeer Ahmed, Sajad Ali Jat alias Sajad Bhat and Sher Khan (Peshawar).
Four terrorists were set free from the Sangrur jail in Punjab.
They are Faiz Ali alias Ali Bahadur Ali, Dawood Ahmad alias Osama, Mohammad Usmaan Sheikh alias Abdul Samad Askari and Zarar Balouch alias Ibrahim.
In Pathankot Attack, Key Role Of Terrorist Released By Congress Government
Delhi:Indian investigators waiting to travel to Pakistan have uncovered crucial information about how a group of terrorists crossed the border at the start of the New Year to attack one of the country's best-secured military areas, the air force base at Pathankot.
Shahid Latif, 47, who was released from an Indian prison in 2010 by the previous government, allegedly provided logistical and other support for the four Pakistanis who went on to attack the Pathankot base. Seven military personnel were killed in a siege that lasted a grueling 72 hours. The four terrorists were shot and recently buried in Punjab after Pakistan refused to accept their bodies.
Latif, who is from Pakistan, was arrested in 1996 from Jammu in a case related to narcotics and terrorism. He is a senior leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, whose chief, Maulana Masood Azhar, masterminded the Pathankot attack, according to India.
To improve relations with Pakistan, Latif was deported by the Congress-led government six years ago, along with nearly 20 other terrorists who returned home through the Wagah border in Punjab. "All those released had served their full term in Indian jails and couldn't have been kept back," said a senior source in the National Investigation Agency or NIA, the country's top counter-terror body.
In 1999, when Indian Airlines plane IC814 was hijacked by five armed men to Kandahar in Afghanistan, Latif was among the men whose release was unsuccessfully demanded by the terrorists. Masood Azhar, who would go on to found the Jaish-e-Mohammed, was freed along with two others in exchange for the 189 passengers and crew who were caught in a hostage situation that lasted nearly a week.
After India accused the Jaish of January's Pathankot attack, a team of Pakistanis visited India to scrtunizie the evidence and question witnesses. Amid much criticism from the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed them onto the Pathankot base. Pakistan, however, has yet to approve a visit by investigators of the National Investigation Agency or NIA, the top counter-terror agency.
NIA officers are keen to question top leaders of the Jaish, including the chief; however, Pakistani sources have told NDTV they cannot confirm whether Masood Azhar is still in the country.
www.ndtv.com
Delhi:Indian investigators waiting to travel to Pakistan have uncovered crucial information about how a group of terrorists crossed the border at the start of the New Year to attack one of the country's best-secured military areas, the air force base at Pathankot.
Shahid Latif, 47, who was released from an Indian prison in 2010 by the previous government, allegedly provided logistical and other support for the four Pakistanis who went on to attack the Pathankot base. Seven military personnel were killed in a siege that lasted a grueling 72 hours. The four terrorists were shot and recently buried in Punjab after Pakistan refused to accept their bodies.
Latif, who is from Pakistan, was arrested in 1996 from Jammu in a case related to narcotics and terrorism. He is a senior leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, whose chief, Maulana Masood Azhar, masterminded the Pathankot attack, according to India.
To improve relations with Pakistan, Latif was deported by the Congress-led government six years ago, along with nearly 20 other terrorists who returned home through the Wagah border in Punjab. "All those released had served their full term in Indian jails and couldn't have been kept back," said a senior source in the National Investigation Agency or NIA, the country's top counter-terror body.
In 1999, when Indian Airlines plane IC814 was hijacked by five armed men to Kandahar in Afghanistan, Latif was among the men whose release was unsuccessfully demanded by the terrorists. Masood Azhar, who would go on to found the Jaish-e-Mohammed, was freed along with two others in exchange for the 189 passengers and crew who were caught in a hostage situation that lasted nearly a week.
After India accused the Jaish of January's Pathankot attack, a team of Pakistanis visited India to scrtunizie the evidence and question witnesses. Amid much criticism from the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed them onto the Pathankot base. Pakistan, however, has yet to approve a visit by investigators of the National Investigation Agency or NIA, the top counter-terror agency.
NIA officers are keen to question top leaders of the Jaish, including the chief; however, Pakistani sources have told NDTV they cannot confirm whether Masood Azhar is still in the country.
In Pathankot Attack, Key Role Of Terrorist Released By Congress Government
Indian investigators waiting to travel to Pakistan have uncovered crucial information about how a group of terrorists crossed the border at the start of the New Year to attack one of the country's best-secured military areas, the air force base at Pathankot.
www.ndtv.com
Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif killed in Pakistan mosque
Latif, alias Bilal, a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, is learnt to have been shot dead along with two of his associates by three gunmen
Updated - October 11, 2023 02:54 pm IST - New Delhi
Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Shahid Latif. Photo: nia.gov.in
Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Shahid Latif, believed to be the mastermind of the 2016 attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, was gunned down on October 11 by unidentified assailants in a mosque in Daska town of Pakistan's Sialkot district, officials said.
He was deported to Pakistan in 2010 following his release and formally joined the terror group, they said.
"This is the biggest blow to JeM on Pakistan soil," an official said.
Latif was wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Seven IAF personnel were killed when four JeM terrorists sneaked into the Pathankot Air Force Station on January 2, 2016. The siege went on for three days.
Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif killed in Pakistan mosque
Shahid Latif had infiltrated into the Kashmir Valley in 1993 and was arrested a year later. He was in Jammu jail with Masood Azhar, founder of the JeM, till 2010, officials said.
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