SECURITY
24 People Including Suspects Arrested in Peshawar
Peshawar: Police have apprehended 24 people including 17 suspects during search operations here in the metropolis. Media reports suggested that operations were carried out in the suburbs of Sharqi Police Station and Chamkani. Khyber News
Explosives Recovered in Charsadda
Charsadda: The bomb disposal squad has foiled a sabotage bid and recovered seven kilograms explosive material and mortar shells from a house in Charsadda. Police said on a tip off a raid was conducted on an empty house in Khawajawas area of Shabqadar where explosives, mortar shells and safety fuses were recovered and defused. Radio TNN
Twelve Hurt in Grenade Attack
Karachi: At least, twelve people were injured in a grenade attack at Brohi Chowk in Singho Lane, Lyari. The attack was carried out by two unidentified motorcycle riders. The News,
CTD Arrests ‘TTP Militant’, Rangers Rounded up Ten Suspects
Karachi: An alleged militant of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in old Sabzi Mandi area near PIB Colony, while 10 suspects were rounded up by the Sindh Rangers during a raid in Nazimabad area. The News, The Express Tribune
POLITICAL
Aftab Sherpao Demands Immediate Fata-KP Merger
CHARSADDA: Expressing reservations over FATA reforms’ implementation method, the Qaumi Wattan Party (QWP) Chief Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Sunday asked federal government to implement Fata reforms committee’s recommendation immediately and merge the tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Radio TNN
Utmankhels Threat Protest against Occupation of Gemstone Mines
Mohmand Agency: The elders of Utmankhel tribe from Mohmand Agency have blamed political administration for supporting mine grabbers in the area and threatened to launch a protest movement if action is not taken against the contractor, who has allegedly occupied their gemstone mines. Dawn
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Fencing of Border with Afghanistan Begins
Peshawar: Pakistan has begun fencing of its borders with Afghanistan. The fencing, beginning along the border areas in Bajaur and Mohmand, is part of a multibillion rupee border management plan that involves building hundreds of small forts and installation of radars, sensors and other technical surveillance equipment to effectively check cross-border movement, officials familiar with the plan said. Dawn, The News, The Express Tribune, Mashriq, Akhbar-e-Khyber
Tribe wants Angoor Adda Border Crossing Reopened
South Waziristan Agency: Elders of the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe of South Waziristan Agency have demanded that the government open the Angoor Adda border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan to facilitate the movement of common people in the area. Dawn
CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
KP Government to Form Special Force for CPEC Security
Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has decided to constitute a special force for security of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the province. Official sources informed that 2600 security personnel would be inducted for this purpose. Khyber News
