SECURITY
Seven FC men martyred in two Balochistan attacks
QUETTA: Seven personnel of the Frontier Corps were martyred and three others injured in a bomb blast in the Khost area, about 150km northeast of Quetta, in Harnai district, and in firing in Panjgur district. Dawn , Radio TNN , The News , The Express Tribune
Four Suspected IS-K terrorist Arrested from FR Peshawar
FR Peshawar: Six suspect terrorist belonging to Islamic State of Khorasn (IS-K) were arrested from religious seminary during a raid carried out in Hassan Khel area of FR Peshawar. The Express Tribune
POLITICAL
President for end to `experiments` with systems of governance
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain while speaking at a flag-hoisting ceremony to commemorate the country`s 71st Independence Day at the Convention Centre called for halting experiments with the systems of governance in Pakistan and urged the nation to get united under the Consutudon to ensure its supremacy which is vital for the country`s development. Dawn, The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
No support for Constitution change: Bilawal
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari while speaking to reporters after paying his respects at the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, ruled out any support for Nawaz Sharif`s proposal to amend the Constitution, even as the former prime minister revealed his intentions to change the provisions which govern the judiciary`s workings. Dawn , The News
Grand Jirga Demanded to Abolish FCR and Merge FATA with KP
RAWALPINDI: Pashtun grand jirga have demanded the federal government to immediately abolish Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) law and merge Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to secure future of the tribal people. The Pashtun jirga was held under the auspicious of Jammat-e-Islami and was attended by the representatives of other political parties and civil society. Radio TNN
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Sehat Sahulat Programme to cover 0.6m more families
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to include 600,000 more families for free treatment under the Sehat Sahulat Programme bringing the coverage of the initiative launched in January this year from current 51 per cent of the province`s population to 69 per cent. According to government officials, the provincial government had agreed to allocate Rs1 billion for the additional families, who will begin getting free treatment from Jan next year. Dawn
