Three terrorists neutralised in encounter in India's Jammu & Kashmir

Security forces on Tuesday neutralised three terrorists in an encounter in Anantnag district of India's Jammu & Kashmir. An official said the slain terrorists belonged to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror outfit. India's coronavirus crisis showed scant sign of easing on Tuesday, with a seven-day average of new cases at a record high and international health authorities warning the country's variant of the virus poses a global concern. The country’s daily virus cases rose by 329,942, while deaths from the disease rose by 3,876, according to the health ministry data. The Pakistani army chief visited Afghanistan on Monday  and offered Islamabad's support for the Afghanistan peace process in a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul amid growing violence as the United States withdraws its troops. Pakistan is a key player in moves to resolve the conflict between the Western-backed government and the Taliban insurgents.