SECURITY
Huge Cache of Weapons, Ammunition Seized in FATA
South Waziristan/ Khyber Agency: During separate IBOs in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), security forces recovered a huge cache of weapons and ammunition. The raids were conducted in various areas, including Nizkan Khel, Razin, Nazar Khel of South Waziristan Agency and Dara Adam Khel of Khyber Agency. Khyber News, Akhbar-E-Khyber
Indian Firing Kills Two Teenagers in AJK
Muzaffarabad: Two teenagers were killed and three others injured in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) when Indian troops resorted to unprovoked shelling with heavy weapons from across the Line of Control (LoC) early on Monday morning. The casualties occurred in Tatta Pani (Hot Spring) sector of southern Kotli district where shelling began after 5.45am, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaudhry Zulgarnain Sarfraz told. Dawn, The News
Five Members of Banned Outfits Arrested
Lahore/Muzaffargarh: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police claimed on Monday to have arrested five members of banned outfits from Lahore and Muzaffargarh. The two picked up from Kamahan area in Lahore belonged to Jamatul Ahrar (JA). In Muzaffargarh, the CTD made three arrests in a raid in Mauza Sheikh Umer, some 40 kilometers away from the city. Dawn
Suspect Killed in Panjgur Shootout
Panjgur: An exchange of fire between security forces and a group of armed men left one suspect dead in the Prom Zamran area of Panjgur district near the border with Iran on Monday. The gun battle started on intelligence that some members of a banned outfit were in the area, official sources said. Dawn
Swabi DSP’s House Attacked with Grenade
Swabi: Unidentified miscreants hurled a hand grenade onto the house of Swabi DSP in broad daylight in the city. The house attacked is situated under the nose of the city police station where always a policeman remains on duty. Offices and residences of SP, deputy commissioner, Swabi judicial lockup and other important offices are located there. Dawn, The News, The Express Tribune
Two `BLA Militants` Killed in Quetta
Quetta: Security forces claimed to have killed two suspected militants belonging to a banned outfit during an encounter in the Killi Khazi area on Monday. Official sources said that two unidentified men opened fire when the Frontier Corps (FC) personnel intercepted them for a routine check, resulting in the shootout. Both men were killed during the firing. Dawn, The News
322 Suspects held in Peshawar
Peshawar: As many as 322 suspects were rounded up during search operations in the provincial capital on Monday. According to a spokesman for the Peshawar Police, 10 proclaimed offenders and 20 tenants, who had not registered their details with police, were among the 322 people arrested during the search operations. The News
POLITICAL
FATA Parliamentarians Agreed on Seven Points Agenda
Nasir Afridi, Leader of FATA Parliamentarian and member of National Assembly, said that all parliamentarians of FATA were agreed on seven point agenda. There was no need of any other Rewaj Act to be implemented in FATA. He further said that we would continue protest until and unless FATA mainstreamed with the rest of the country and proving fundamental needs of life. Akhbar-E-Khyber
Govt Institutions Tampering with Records, SC Told
Islamabad: The joint investigation team (JIT) looking into allegations of money laundering against the Sharif family told the Supreme Court on Monday that certain government institutions were obstructing the team`s access to relevant records as well as forging and tampering with documents. Though the allegations were not directly levelled by JIT head Wajid Zia, the information was made public in the open court without further explanation by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, a member of the three-judge Supreme Court implementation bench formed to oversee the investigation of the Sharif family in the light of Panama Papers revelations. Dawn, The News, The Express Tribune
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Federal Govt Ignores Fata in PSDP: Senator
Sajjad Turi, a member of Senate from Kurram Agency, said that the federal government once again ignored the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the annual budget and did not include a single mega project for Fata in the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). The tribal lawmaker lamented that the federal government should focus more on the development of less developed areas. Radio TNN
Anti-Encroachment Operation Launched in Sadda Bazaar
Kurram Agency: The political administration of the Kurram Agency launched a grand anti-encroachment drive in Sadda Bazaar and demolished more than a hundred shops. During the anti-encroachment drive, more than hundred illegal shops, cabins and other encroachments outside the shops in the bazaar were razed. Munwar Khan, General Secretary of Anjuman Tahafuz-e-Tajran, questioned the timing of the operation. “We have no regret over the anti-encroachment operation, but our reservations are over the timing. It was decided in a meeting with political administration that operation would be carried out after Razaman. Radio TNN
Issuance of Fake Pakistani Identity Cards to Afghanis in Mohmand
Mohmand Agency: According to political administration, Pakistani national identity cards have been issued to Afghanis inside Mohmand Agency. In this issue, some tribal Maliks are involved who helped Afghani nationals to get Pakistani ID cards. Khozai Tribal Chief, Malik Nek Muhammad, has assured that he will help the concern authorities in identifying the fake ID cards belonged to Afghanis. Akhbar-E-Khyber
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
PM Launches Gulf `Mediation Effort`, Meets Salman
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday launched a `mediation effort` to resolve the rifts between Qatar and other Gulf states. PM Sharif, who arrived in Jeddah for a one-day trip, met King Salman bin Abdul Aziz. According to the Press Information Department, the PM was received by Makkah Governor Prince Faysal bin Abdul Aziz. King Salman also hosted an Iftar reception in honour of the visiting delegation. Dawn, The News, The Express Tribune
