SECURITY
Twin cities on high alert ahead of SC verdict
ISLAMABAD: The twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi will be on high alert in anticipation of the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case scheduled to be announced. The Red Zone has been put on red alert and the rest of the capital and Rawalpindi will be on high alert. The Red Zone has also been partially sealed and only concerned people will be allowed in after undergoing identification and security checks. Dawn
Ex-constable of CTD shot dead
KOHAT: A former constable of the counter-terrorism department (CTD) was killed while another police official was injured along with an Afghan refugee in separate attacks. Unknown armed motorcyclists ambushed a van near Jawaki Banda on Hangu highway and killed former CTD constable Rayat Ali, a resident of Raisan, Hangu district while constable Shahid Iqbal of Junglekhel police station was injured when unidentified men opened firing at him from a nearby orchard. He was going to his home in Shahpur on his motorcycle. Dawn
POLITICAL
Make-or-break verdict for Sharif today
ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on Courtroom No. 1 today where a five-judge Supreme Court bench is set to announce the much-awaited verdict in the Panama Papers case, which will not only decide the fate of a thrice-elected prime minister, but is also likely to chart the country`s political future. Dawn, The News, Radio TNN , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Tareen set up offshore company, lawyer admits before court
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) secretary general Jahangir Tareen admitted before the Supreme Court that his client had established an offshore company under British Virgin Islands laws in 2011 and that the company owned a residential property in Berkshire, UK, for the use of his four children, who were beneficial owners of the property. Dawn , The News
Nisar Announces To Resign From Ministry, NA Seat After Panama Case Verdict
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan while addressing a press conference said that he would resign from Member of National Assembly (MNA) seat, the office of Interior Ministry and would quit politics on the day of Panama Leaks case verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Radio TNN , Akhbar-e-Khyber
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Security forces promoting education in Fata
KHAR: Pakistan Army Sector Commander (North) Brigadier Amir Kiani while speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Army Public High School for girls said security forces are making efforts to promote education in Bajaur Agency by establishing modern educational institutions in the region. Dawn , Dawn
Nowshera admin stopped from dislodging IDPs
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench stopped the Nowshera district administration from dislodging several internally displaced families of Bajaur Agency from Benazir Bhutto Complex Nowshera at Risalpur. The bench comprising Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Abdul Shakoor issued the order over a writ petition filed by Fazli Amin and two other internally displaced persons (IDPs) on behalf of the families, seeking directives from the high court to the relevant of officials for payment of compensation for their damaged houses along with handing them over their landed properties which were allegedly occupied by local influential figures. Dawn
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
US, Pakistan both want talks with Taliban
In a rare display of agreement on the Afghan issue, the United States and Pakistan have both reiterated the need for including the Taliban in the Afghan peace process. Yet differences over the alleged presence of militant safe havens in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) continue to plague a decades-old relationship between the two countries. Dawn
