SECURITY
Security Check Post on Wanna-Gomal Zam Road Reduced
South Waziristan Agency: He said that the military authorities had brought down the number of security checkposts from 10 to two, introduced a computerised entry and exit system to facilitate the people commuting the 140-kilometre main highway linking South Waziristan`s regional headquarters with Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The decision to reduce the number of security checkposts had been taken in view of the improved security situation in the region and will ease congestion and ensure smooth flow of vehicular traffic on the Wana-Gomal Zam Road. Dawn
US Drone Strike Killed Four IS Militants
South Waziristan Agency: A US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle carrying `commander` Pir Agha of the militant Islamic State group and his three aides in Marghalan village, killing all four men on the spot. Dawn
Delegation of US Senators Visited South Waziristan Agency
South Waziristan Agency: A delegation of US senators, led by John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee along with General Asim Qamar Bhajwa, Chief of Armed staff visited South Waziristan. The delegation was briefed about the Pak-Afghan border security, including recent measures for its improvement through fencing and enhanced surveillance and later took an aerial view of the border area, newly constructed forts and posts and development work including schools, colleges, hospitals, sports stadium, water supply schemes and road infrastructure in the agency. Dawn , The News, Radio TNN , Akhbar-e-Khyber
POLITICAL
JI’s Protest Movement For Fata Reform From July 20
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Central Ameer Senator Sirjul Haq while addressing his party workers, announced to launch a movement for merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and against Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR). He said his party would launch the protest movement from July 20 till August 20 of next for merger of tribal areas in K-P. Radio TNN, Dawn
Rabbani to meet CMs for linkage between Senate, provincial assemblies
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has decided to hold meetings with the four provincial chief ministers to discuss with them a proposed roadmap to establish a linkage between the upper house of parliament and provincial assemblies and to ensure that the rights of the provinces are protected. The Senate chairman `will commence a round of consultations with the provincial chief ministers this week` and for this purpose he has already written letters to them, says an official handout issued by the Senate secretariat here on Monday. Dawn
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Chitral: Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan will inaugurate work on the 69MW Lawi hydropower project near Drosh town in Chitral district of Khyberpakhtunkwa province. Lawi is the biggest ever power project undertaken by the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (Pedo)in Chitral which had been initiated by the previous ANP government, but no allocation was made for it in the budget and it remained in cold storage. Dawn
BORDER MANAGEMENT
Reopening of Gulam Khan Checkpoint Delayed
North Waziristan Agency: The federal government has postponed reopening of the Ghulam Khan checkpoint on the Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan Agency over security reasons. The border was about to open on July 3 after a period of four years and it was warmly welcomed by the business community. Dawn
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
1320 Mega Watt Coal-fired Power Plant Inaugurated
Sahiwal: Chief Minster Punjab, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, inaugurated coal-fired power plant in Sahiwal district of Punjab province. The power plant is a part of CPEC Project and will expect to provide 1320 Mega Watt electricity to the national grid.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister (PM), Sartaj Aziz while briefing Kashmir Journalist forum said that Pakistan is not bound to implement decision of the United States (US) regarding designating Syed Salahuddin, senior leader of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, a global terrorist. The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
13 People Killed Since January in Unprovoked Firing by Indian Troops
Zaheeruddin Qureshi, Director General of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) in a statement has revealed that as many as 13 people, three of them women, have so far been killed and another 97 injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in the ongoing year in `unprovoked` firing and shelling by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC). Dawn
US Delegation Met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
A US delegation led by Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, while meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad underscored the importance of continued cooperation between the US and Pakistan for regional peace. The delegation is visiting Pakistan for discussions on bilateral relationship, particularly the counterterrorism cooperation aspect and the situation in Afghanistan and efforts for peace and reconciliation there. Dawn, The News
