SECURITY
Sindh Apex Committee Held to Review the Progress of NAP
KARACHI: A meeting of Sindh apex committee was held at the headquarters of the V Corps in the provincial metropolis to review the overall law and order situation and progress of the National Action Plan (NAP) in Sindh with special focus on Karachi. In the meeting Chief of Arm Staff, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa directed all stakeholders `to further improve synergy, reaction capability of law enforcement agencies, decision making process and to hold the public office-holders accountable. Dawn , The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Cheques Distributed among the Victims of Parachinar Blast
PARACHINAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal ZafarJhagra, while addressing tribal people at a ceremony held in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, for distribution of compensation cheques to heirs of victims of twin blasts said `we can get rid of the curse of terrorism by maintaining complete unity in our ranks`. He was just ahead of Eidul Fitr. Dawn Radio TNN, The Express Tribune , The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Coalmine Worker Killed in Bolan
Bolan: Armed men killed a coalmine worker and injured two others in the Marwar area of Bolan district in Balochistan. Dawn
Levies Official Killed in Target Killing Incident
KHUZDAR: A senior official of the Balochistan Levies Force was killed when armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire at the Levies official when he was passing through the Mastung Football Stadium. He received multiple bullet wounds. Police took him to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The assailants escaped after the attack. Dawn
IED Defused in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Security forces claimed to have foiled a terrorism bid after they reportedly defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the roadside at Aman Chowk, Dalazak Road within the jurisdiction of Paharipura police station in Peshawar. The Express Tribune
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
KCA Threatened to Stopped Work if Funds not Released
PESHAWAR: Khyber Contractors Association, President Mr. Badshah Khan Afridi while a addressing a press conference at Peshawar press club threatened to stop work on various development projects in the tribal region if authorities fail to release funds to them till July 15, 2017. Dawn
Rescue Training for Police to Organized in KP
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police department plan to organize first-aid and rescue training for police officials so they could become initial responders in case of emergencies and accidents.
KP Police chief Salahuddin Mehsud has sent a letter to the provincial home department and stated that police personnel are the first who reach the scene of an incident; therefore it is necessary to provide police officials training to retrieve victims and provide first-aid to the injured people. Radio TNN
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
Chinese NEA team Held Meeting Pakistani Officials on Diamer Basha Dam
ISLAMABAD: A high powered delegation of the Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA), led by its administrator, held talks with Pakistani officials on Diamer Bhasha dam project and feasibilities being conducted on the North Indus cascade. NEA Administrator Nur Bekri termed the meeting on the Bhasha dam successful and expressed the hope that the process would continue and both Pakistan and China would share relevant data to proceed further on the project. Dawn , The News
Chinese Expert on Special Economic Zone will Visit Pakistan in Coming Days
ISLAMABAD: A team of Chinese experts is expected to visit Pakistan in coming days to crystallise their country`s investment plans for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Dawn
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Unregistered Afghans asked to leave Mohmand
The political administration of Mohmand Agency has ordered unregistered Afghan refugees, mostly living in Ekkaghund subdivision, to leave the tribal region within six days. An official told this scribe that they issued a written notice to all the unregistered Afghan refugees to leave the area within six days. He said that strict action would be taken against those Afghans, who would not follow the notification. Dawn
US Counting on Pakistan’s Support to Eliminate Terrorist Networks in Afghanistan, Says McCain
US Senator John McCain visited Kabul and said that Washington was counting on Islamabad’s support to eliminate militancy and in particular the Haqqani network, responsible for numerous attacks on Afghan territory. The Express Tribune
