Security
Landi Kotal: Unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying an armoured personnel carrier for US allied forces in Afghanistan in the Shah Kas area of Jamrud tehsil, injuring the vehicle’s conductor. Dawn
Socioeconomic
Peshawar: The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) Islamabad has notified another polio case from Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the total count of polio cases so far to 18 in Bannu, 36 in KP and to 47 in the country during 2019. TNN
Islamabad: Pakistan has told Turkmenistan in plain words that Islamabad will not bear the gas transit risk in war-ravaged Afghanistan under $8 billion TAPI gas line. The News
Kabul: The reconciled leader of Hizb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who also runs for president, at a gathering in Kabul said transparent and fair elections are the only way to end the current crisis in the country. The News