SECURITY
LEAs arrest 10 suspects, seize arms
TOBA TEK SINGH: Law-enforcement agencies claimed to have arrested 10 suspected terrorists during a search operation at Chak 330 JB Seowal and recovered a huge cache arms from their custody. The LEAs recovered 86 pistols of 30-bore, three 12-bore rifles, 19 pistols of 12-bore, one 7-MM rifle, a carbine and hundreds of bullets and cartridges from their custody. Dawn
Two suspected militants killed
QUETTA: Two suspected militants were killed during military operations in Kahan, Dera Bugti, Uch and Chatter areas of Balochistan. Security forces also destroyed four camps of the militant organisations operating in the areas. Dawn
Trump`s Afghan strategy will not work: Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khagan Abbasi during an interview with Blooberg News, an international news agency based in New York has stressed the need for a political settlement in Afghanistan, saying that like previous US plans President Donald Trump`s new strategy for America`s longestrunning war in that country will also fail. Dawn
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
PM says govt focusing on infrastructure development
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khagan Abbasi while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the LNG terminal at Port Q asim said that his government is paying full attention to infrastructure development to facilitate people and boost economy. He pointed out that the government had in a short time introduced the LNG as a cheap source of energy as the LNG terminal at Port Qasim had been completed in a record time of 330 days. Dawn , The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
Political turmoil should not be allowed to impact CPEC: ICST
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) said new US offensive and political turmoil at home should not be allowed to hit China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Similarly, conspiracies of the enemy nations and forces inside the country that are opposing this project should be monitored to foil their unholy designs and politicians should stop pushing personal agenda and think about the national interests at this critical juncture. The News
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COAS suggests strategy to defeat terrorism
Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa while speaking at a meeting of the Quadrilateral Counter Terrorism Coordination Mechanism (QCCM) in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan emphasised that terrorism being a transnational threat could only be defeated through intelligence sharing and coordinated effective border management. Senior military leadership of the member countries, including Gen Li Zuocheng of China, Gen Sobirzoda Imomali Abdurrahim of Tajikistan and Gen Sharif Yaftali of Afghanistan participated in the discussion. Dawn , The News , The Express Tribune , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Pakistan indignant over US general`s allegations
ISLAMABAD: Days after the White House accused Pakistan of continuing to harbor terrorists on its soil, the top US commander in Afghanistan claimed that the United States `knows the Afghan Taliban leadership is in Quetta and Peshawar`. Gen John W. Nicholson, who has been commanding the US forces in Afghanistan since March last year, told Afghan media outlet Tolo News on Saturday that Washington was aware of the Afghan Taliban leadership`s presence in Peshawar and Quetta, adding that the US military would continue to put pressure on Taliban sanctuaries inside and outside Afghanistan. Dawn, Radio TNN , Akhbar-e-Khyber
