SECURITY
Four `militants` killed in gun-battle
QUETTA: At least four suspected militants were killed and a Frontier Constabulary soldier was injured in a gun battle between security forces and militants in Kohlu and Dera Bugti districts. Security forces also claimed destroying several camps of a bannedmilitant organisation in mountainous areas of the two districts. Dawn
Six BLF militants surrender
GWADAR: Two important leaders and four other militants belonging to the banned Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) have surrendered themselves to security forces and announced that they were joining the mainstream politics in the country. The two former militant leaders were identified as Hali alias Hahaz and Rafiq alias Aamir, and the four others as Nawaz alias Kia, Faiz alias Koh-Perawarish, Balaach and Mero alias Meerak. Dawn
Crackdown on JSMM intensified to protect Chinese nationals
KARACHI: As part of the strategy to provide infallible security to Chinese nationals working on various projects across Sindh, law enforcement agencies have intensified their crackdown on a banned separatist party in various parts of the province. The News
MQM-London man killed in shootout
KARACHI: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London, who was wanted in multiple target killing cases including attacks on cops, was gunned down in an encounter with personnel of the Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department’s Operations Wing. The News
POLITICAL
Asfandyar says KP-Fata divide should go away
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party leader Asfandyar Wali Khan showing his disgust with the British era divides still separating Pakhtuns has said that the first such divide he wants to see go away is the one that separates people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Dawn , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Panama Issue Delayed CPEC, FATA Reforms: Sherpao
PESHAWAR: The Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao while addressing a party meeting in Peshawar said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and FATA reforms have been delayed due to Panama issue. Radio TNN , Akhbar-e-Khyber
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Reciprocate peace moves, FM urges Delhi, Kabul
ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, said that Pakistan always wanted to have good relations with its neighbours, especially India and Afghanistan, but both countries were not giving any positive response to Pakistan`s initiatives for durable peace in the region. The newly-appointed foreignminister, in his maiden press conference at the PML-N House here, made it clear that Pakistan`s desire for peace and good relations with neighbours should not be construed as its weakness. Dawn , The News
Pakistan, Iran agree to boost bilateral trade to $5 bn
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani and the Iranian leadership have called for greater interaction between the parliamentarians of Iran and Pakistan and agreed to enhance the bilateral trade and achieve the target of US$5 billion set by the leadership of the two countries. The News
