SECURITY
Drone Strike Kills Two Militants in Kurram Agency
Kurram Agency: Two suspected Afghan Taliban fighters were killed in a drone strike near the Pak-Afghan border. According to officials, the US drone targeted a motorcycle in the Ahmadi Shama area of Lower Kurram at about 1.30pm, killing the two militants. They were identified as Afghan Taliban commander Qari Abdullah and Shakir. Dawn
Bombs Recovered from Bajaur Agency
Bajaur Agency: The Bajaur Agency administration claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt by recovering several bombs from remote part of Salarzai tehsil. An official said that 12 bombs planted in different places in Raggan area, some 20km from Khar, were recovered during a search operation conducted by the Bajaur Levies, following information given by the local people. Dawn
Landmine Kills One, Injures One in Nushki
Nushki: A shepherd was killed and another sustained injuries in a landmine blast near Qadir Abad area of Nushki district. According to Levies sources, two shepherds were grazing their cattle in the area when they hit the planted landmine which went off. The News
Cross Border Fire in Tander and Khoiratta Sectors along LoC
Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing in Tander and Khoiratta sectors along the Line of Control (LoC). According to Inter Services Public Relations, Pakistan Army troops effectively responded to Indian firing. The News
Intelligence Based Operation in Charsadda
Charsadda: Police arrested the accused who had opened firing on the office of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) on February 23 here in Charsadda. According to a statement of the local police, three accused were taken into custody in an operation carried out on the basis of a secret tipoff. Khyber News
POLITICAL
Merger of FATA with KP Approved
Islamabad: Accepting the recommendations of the Fata Reforms Committee, the federal government in a landmark decision approved the merger of the tribal area into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the federal cabinet approved a package that contains 24-point recommendations about mainstreaming of Fata in five years after consultation with all stakeholders. The News
CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
KP CM Promises Development Boon under CPEC
Peshawar: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has said that the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was kept in the dark for two years regarding the details of CPEC. Addressing a seminar here in Islamia College University, the Chief Minister said their government would take the province to new horizons of development under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) despite the fact that the largest portion of the project has been allocated to Punjab. Khyber News
