New Delhi, Dec 28: A proposal by the Indian Air Force to strike Pakistan post the 26/11 attacks was rejected by the government, former IAF chief B S Dhanoa said. The statement was made while addressing a fathering of students at the VJTI’s annual festival, Technovanza.
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Another 26/11, India won’t show any restraint against Pak: Report
It would be difficult for India to show restraint, if Pakistan carried out another 26/11 styled attack, a Brussels based think tank, International Crisis Group has said. While analysing India’s response to the Uri attack following which surgical strikes were conducted, the report says that it would be difficult for India to show restraint in the event of another attack like 26/11.
NIA chargesheets 26/11 accused Jundal, accuses him of promoting enmity
New Delhi, Jan 13: The National Investigation Agency on Friday charge-sheeted the Hindi tutor of the Mumbai 26/11 attackers, Abu Jundal.
The NIA, in its chargesheet, states that Jundal originally known as Zabiuddin Ansari along with operatives of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba had hatched a conspiracy in Pakistan to recruit persons from India for terror-related activities.
Did ATS kill 2008 Malegaon blast accused?

Mumbai, Dec 31: Were the two accused in the Malegaon 2008 blasts case killed in custody by the Maharashtra ATS and their bodies disposed off as victims of the Mumbai 26/11 attack?
26/11: The files that were never opened

26/11 files- When Headley reiterated who Ishrat Jahan really was
New Delhi, Nov 25: This year the big news on the 26/11 front was the deposition made by David Headley before a Mumbai court through video conferencing. Although there was nothing new in what Headley said, he did hit the headlines by speaking about the very controversial Isharat Jahan case.
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Can India carry out covert operations in Pakistan? Here are the options

If talks are called off with Pak, it would signal a victory for hard-liners
There was a Kargil, a 26/11 and now a Pathankot. All these incidents show that there is a faction in Pakistan which does not want peace.
Naved and Kasab wanted to cover their failures
It has become a norm in the villages of Pakistan for young boys to take up arms when their fathers tell them that they are failures. If one were to draw a comparison between Ajmal Kasab and Mohammad Naved, we find that their journey into the world of terror is almost similar. Kasab took up arms when his father refused him new clothes for Eid while Naved entered into the Lashkar-e-Tayiba’s world of terror when his father told him he was a failure.Read more:
Inside Lakhvi’s 14 room home in Lahore
A 14 room house in Lahore has become a hub of activity. It is out here that the dreaded Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi lives with his family. The house is a fortress and is guarded by at least 30 personnel. There are intelligence officials who are found circling this house and entering the premises is next to impossible.
The Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi issue had become a bone of contention not only between India and Pakistan but with China as well. The extremely powerful commander of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba who is one of the masterminds of the 26/11 attack holds regular meetings with members of the ISI and the Pakistan army and the plan ahead is devious.
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