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Baloch leader demands abolishment of Counter Terrorism Department in Balochistan

Baloch leader Dr Mahrang Baloch has demanded the abolishment of the  Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Balochistan and even termed it a death squad.

Counter-terrorism 'rhetoric' used to justify rise of surveillance technology: human rights expert

New York: Some countries and private companies are using “counter-terrorism and security rhetoric” to justify a major increase in the deployment and use of cutting-edge surveillance technology, with no regulation, and at an “enormous cost” to human rights, said an independent UN expert on Tuesday.

Counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, top priorities for UN cooperation with Eurasian security body

New York: Conflict prevention, counter-terrorism and support to Afghanistan, top the list of issues on which the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization – a Eurasian regional grouping comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan – should bolster their cooperation, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.

SCO, CICA set to boost cooperation in counter-terrorism

Tashkent/UNI/Sputnik: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) intend to intensify joint efforts in countering terrorism, the press service of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure told Sputnik on Monday.

UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat

New York: Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including in bringing perpetrators to justice and disrupting additional attacks, countries cannot afford to let down their guard, the UN’s counter-terrorism chief told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday.

Austrian police detain 30 people in counterterrorism operation: Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Austrian police on Monday conducted searches at 60 premises and detained 30 people for questioning as part of a counterterrorism operation, which has no links to a recent deadly attack in Vienna, media reported.

China has desire to use Pakistani terrorism as a tool to harass India: Expert

Washington: Public Policy Researcher Michael Rubin has claimed that it appears that China is less committed to counter-terrorism and more inclined to a desire to use Pakistani terrorism as a tool to harass India.

First-ever global conference of national counter-terrorism chiefs will strengthen cooperation, build ‘resilient’ States, says top UN official

New York, June 22 (IBNS): Heads of counter-terrorism agencies from across the world will be meeting at UN Headquarters in New York next week for the first time, to pool expertise, resources and ideas to fight back against the growing scourge of international terrorism.

‘Positive’ community building helps combat hate online: UN counter-terrorism chair

New York, May 30 (IBNS): In an increasingly interconnected world, the glorification of terrorism online impacts everyone, the chair of a United Nations counter-terrorism body said on Tuesday, calling for a renewed effort to combat hateful propaganda and promote community solidarity.