SECURITY
Terrorism at Bahawalpur APS Averted
Bahawalpur: Security institutions claim to have averted a possible terrorist activity at Bahawalpur`s Army Public School (APS). Maps and five kilogram gunpowder and ball bearings have been recovered from Pir Hamid Shah Graveyard in the Kotwali police precinct. Dawn
Terrorist Activities in FATA Increase in 2017: FRC
Islamabad: The Fata Research Centre (FRC), a non-governmental research organization, has issued a report that said the terrorist activities have increased by 72 percent in Fata in the first quarter of 2017. The News
POLITICAL
Supreme Court Gives Reprieve to Sharif, but No Clean Chit
Islamabad: In a verdict that may change the course of Pakistan`s political history, the Supreme Court ordered a sitting prime minister and his children to face further investigation by a specially constituted six-man joint investigation team (JIT). The verdict was the culmination of months of hearings into Panama Papers case, the scandal that rocked the world in April 2016 with revelations about the murky wheeling and dealings of some of the world`s most powerful people. Dawn, The News, The Express Tribune, Akhbar-e-Khyber
Bajaur Political Alliance Seeks Implementation of FATA Reforms without Delay
Bajaur Agency: The Bajaur Political Alliance, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami National Party, leaders said that the government should implement FATA reforms package without further delay in order to prevent the relapsing of FATA into either anti-state or intra-tribal conflicts. They further said that the government should take concrete steps for maintaining law and order. Radio TNN
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Third Phase of Repatriation of NWA IDPs from Afghanistan to Start from 21st April
According to Kamran Khan Afridi, Political Agent of the North Waziristan, the third phase of repatriation of the tribal people who had fled to Afghanistan during military operation against militants in North Waziristan will begin on 21st April. He further said that people who will return to the agency from Khost belong to SherKhel, GulakKhel tribes. The tribesmen would be brought back from Afghanistan to their homes via Ghulam Khan Checkpost. Dawn
One Sided Role of Political Agent in Census will Cause Negative Consequences in North Waziristan
According to Nisar Ali, Member of Political Alliance in North Waziristan, and Youth of Waziristan the one sided role of political agent of North Waziristan Agency, Kamran Afridi, in the current census will leave far reaching negative consequences in future. They said that Political Agent wanted to conduct census in the areas with the help of his own chosen people and rejected the call of the Political Alliance and Youth of Waziristan to aware the people from the crucial importance of census. Akhbar-e-Khyber