SECURITY
More militants killed on border
North Waziristan Agency: According to a terse late-night statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists had tried to regroup in Wucha Bibi, a border area in North Waziristan Agency. But they were targeted by the Pakistan Air Force planes, their hideout was destroyed and those inside were killed. Dawn, Khyber News
Khatm-e-Nabuwat leader shot dead
Charsadda: A local leader of Khatm-e-Nabuwat conference, Maulana Kaleemullah Khan was shot dead by unknown assailants in Charsadda. According to police, unknown armed men opened indiscriminate firing in Town area of Charsadda killing Khatm-e-Nabuwat leader Maulana Kaleemullah Khan on the spot. Radio TNN , Khyber News
Terrorists’ facilitators among 244 suspects arrested
Swabi: At least 244 suspected people, including 15 facilitators of terrorists, were arrested during search operations in different areas of Swabi. According to details, police launched search operations in different areas of Swabi district against criminals and terrorists. Khyber News
40 Suspected Terrorists Arrested in Kasur
Kasur: Kot Radha Kishan police claimed to have arrested 40 suspects including 19 belonging to Bajaur Agency and 11 belonging to Mohmand Agency during a crackdown under the National Action Plan. Dawn
62 Arrested during Security Operation in Quetta
Quetta: A suspected militant belonging to a banned organisation was killed and 62 other suspects were arrested during operations carried out by police and Frontier Corps personnel in different areas of the provincial capital. Dawn
Seven Suspected Militants Killed in Karachi
Karachi: Rangers claimed to have killed seven suspected militants in an `encounter` on the outskirts of Karachi. A spokesperson for the paramilitary force said that Rangers had conducted a raid in Shah Latif Town on intelligence report about the presence of `hardcore terrorists` there. Dawn
Target Killing in Lahore
Lahore: Syed Tehzeem, 55, a resident of Manawan, was killed by two unidentified motorcyclists near the police training school. Police said Tehzeem, a mason, was going home after purchasing utensils from the nearby market when the motorcyclists opened fire on him. Dawn
Countrywide Security Operations Continue
Islamabad: Security forces continued a crackdown on terrorists across the country and killed dozens of them while nearly 200 suspects, including Afghan nationals, were arrested. The News
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Fata farmers hurt by ban on transportation of urea fertiliser
Peshawar: Ban on urea fertiliser may not have affected the bomb-making terrorist organisations as much as it has hit the agriculture sector in tribal areas where farmers are forced to use low quality smuggled urea to increase their crop produce. `The urea (fertiliser) smuggled into tribal areas from the neighboring Afghanistan is of very bad quality and yet very expensive,` said Mumtaz Ali, who was forced to use a fertiliser being sold in Parachinar market at a high price. Dawn
Mansehra: 50 suspects arrested, arms recovered in Oghi
Mansehara: The Oghi police claimed to have arrested 50 suspects during a search and strike operation launched in the wake of the recent terror attacks across the country. `We have taken into custody over 50 suspects from different parts of the tehsil and seized arms and ammunition from them,` Shamrez Khan, the Oghi DSP, told media persons at a press conference. Dawn
Youth alliance opposes merger of Fata with KP
Peshawar/Kohat: Fata Grand Youth Alliance (FGYA) has opposed merger of Federally Administered Tribal Area with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and asked the federal government to instead focus on rehabilitation of the displaced tribesmen. Speaking at a news conference at the Peshawar Press Club on Saturday, the alliance`s chief organiser Jaffar Adamkhel lamented that the government was least bothered to take practical steps for early rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons, reconstruction of infrastructure and provision of basic facilities to the affected people. Dawn
