SECURITY
Teenager Lost Eyesight in Toy Bomb Explosion in Kurram Agency
Kurram Agency: A teenager, Sabeel of 11, has lost his eyesight and both hands in a toy bomb explosion in Kurram Agency. The father of the teenager appealed the philanthropists and the government for assistance for medical treatment of his son. Radio TNN
POLITICAL
Ruckus in Baluchistan Assembly as Members Trade Barbs
Pandemonium broke out in Baluchistan assembly when two members belonged to parties in the provincial coalition government exchanged harsh words during debate on the budget for 2017-2018. The uproar erupted in the house after the speech of Mr Longove. According to him, only Rs 3000 million have been allocated only for Qila Abdullah District. Dawn
Government to Put War Torn Provinces on Way of Development
KP chief minister, Pervez Khattak, said that provincial government is focusing on police, agriculture, and communication departments to put war torn provinces on the way of development. According to him, the provinces reached a point where it had to depart from lawlessness and terrorism-related environment to that of development. Dawn, The News
Implementing FATA Reforms is a Test for Government and Parliament
Sheikh Jahanzada, senior member of ANP from Bajaour Agency, said that the implementation of FATA Reforms in post-conflict FATA is test for the government and parliament. According to him if these reforms are implemented then it will mainstream this conflict torn region with the rest of Pakistan. While on the other hand Sajid Hssain, member of the National Assembly from Kurram Agency, said that the establishment and armed forces of Pakistan are also in favor of implementing FATA Reforms. Akhbar-E-Khyber
Institutions Prove JIT Allegation Wrong
Supreme Court will take up the JIT complaint, issue of bugging Prime Minister House, taping of telephone calls of witnesses, monitoring the physical movements of witnesses, and attempt to make a national institution like Intelligence Burreu (IB). However, the national institutions including Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, IB, NAB, Federal Minister of Law, and Prime Minister House instead if indulging in a blame game, responded to all the allegations one-by-one with documentary evidences and proved all of them wrong. The News
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Suspension of Mobile Phone Services Creates Problems for Tribesmen
Mobile phone service still not restored after passing three months in the tribal region causing worse effect on the tribesmen and business activities in the tribal region. The authorities on March, 15 have suspended all mobile phone services throughout the entire tribal agency without any notice and unknown reason at once. Authorities did not say any statements in this regard however, an official of a cell tower said that they were directed to suspend all their phone services in the area. Radio TNN
Chaman Border Villagers Start Returning to Homes after Cross-Border Attack
Residents of Kalay Jahangir and Kalay Luqman villages in Chaman near the Pak-Afghan border have started returning to their homes after fleeing as a result of cross-border attack on census team and security personnel by Afghan forces. According to security officials, all the residents would return to their homes in two to three days and they would also set up a free-medical camp and ration center for the returning families. Radio TNN
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
Farm Zones along CPEC Suggested
Agricultural zones along the Pakistan China Economic Corridor can help earn $12 billion annually by exporting products to a neighboring country. China imported agriculture products worth $25 billion soybean oil and by-products in which Pakistan could get a reasonable share. According to Akram Sheikh, Chairman of FPCCI, regional committee on industry, all the provinces should consider establishing agro-economic zones to produce high-value agricultural products that can be exported to China. Dawn
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Iranian Forces Fire shells into Panjgur
Iranian border security forces fired several mortar shells into Pakistani territory. One mortar exploded the Prom area of Panjgur district. However, the mortar shelling has not caused any type of causality. Dawn
