SECURITY
Girls School Damaged in Bomb Attack
Qila Abdullah: A government girls school in Qila Abdullah was damaged when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) placed near its wall went off. Levies officials said that unidentified men had planted the remote-controlled device along the school`s wall which exploded with a big bang. Dawn
Woman, Son Injured In Lakki Marwat Blast
Lakki Marwat: A woman and her son were injured in a bomb blast in Lakki Marwat. Police said a bomb exploded in front of Mattiur Rehman’s house in Paharkhel area in the morning, leaving his wife and 12-year-old son Arif injured. Both the injured were taken to Lakki Marwat District Hospital from where Arif was taken to Peshawar due to his critical condition. Sources said Arif lost one leg in the blast. Radio TNN , Dawn , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Levies Official Killed in FR Bannu Firing
Bannu: A Levies official lost his life in exchange of fire with smugglers in Frontier Region (FC) Bannu. The political administration said Levies personnel conducted a raid on information of narcotics smuggling in Ahmedzai Wazir area where the smugglers opened fire on them. Radio TNN
POLITICAL
Pakistan Hosts Afghan Taliban Leaders to Peace Talks
Islamabad: Pakistani officials have hosted seven Taliban leaders in Islamabad to try and press them into peace talks ahead of a multination meeting in April in Moscow, two Taliban officials said. Dawn
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Call to reopen passport office in Bajaur
Bajaur Agency: The regional passport office in Bajaur Agency is yet to be made functional after its closure due to militancy 10 years ago. Local people told this scribe that the passport office was opened in 2005 in the civil colony in Khar, but it was closed down in 2007 due to militancy in the region. Dawn
Betani Tribe of FR Tank Wants to be Counted in Native Area in Census
Dera Ismail Khan: The Betani tribe of Frontier Region (FR) Tank has called upon the government to count it as part of its native area in the census on pattern of Mehsud tribe of South Waziristan Agency. Radio TNN
