SECURITY
Illegal Afghans among 35 Suspects Held in Jamrud
Khyber Agency: The security forces on Friday arrested 35 suspects, including six militants and 19 illegal Afghan nationals, and seized unlicensed arms and ammunition during a search operation in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency. Official sources told Dawn that a curfew was imposed in Shah Kas locality of Jamrud ahead of the `search and cordon operation` in light of a tip-off about the presence of suspects in the area. Dawn
CTD Arrests Two Extortionists
Peshawar: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested two extortionists in Peshawar on Saturday. According to CTD, two extortionists were demanding extortion from a trader, Ashraf. The accused were arrested from Badher area of Peshawar. Khyber News
QWP Leader Shot Dead
Charsadda: A senior lawyer and leader of Quami Wattan Party (QWP) Mohammad Jan Gagyani was shot dead in Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda. According to reports, the advocate was on his way to tehsil courts, when some unknown armed men opened indiscriminate firing in Hijizai area of Shabqadar tehsil. Khyber News , Radio TNN
High Level National Security Meeting Held in Islamabad
Islamabad: As the civil and military leaders vowed to continue `indiscriminate` counterterrorism operations with `full might`, they also stressed maintaining national consensus on the fight against terrorists. This resolve was expressed at a high-level national security meeting, which was the first huddle of its kind since the army announced operation Raddul Fasaad last week after a spate of terrorist attacks across the country. Dawn
Search Operation Carried Out in Kech
Kech: A man and a woman died and two security personnel suffered injuries in an exchange of fire during a search operation in the Buleda area of Kech district. Frontier Corps personnel launched the operation after receiving information about the presence of wanted militants in the area night. During the operation, the personnel tried to arrest a suspected militant at a house, but he escaped. Dawn
LeJ Militant Sentenced to Death
Karachi: An antiterrorism court sentenced a Lashkar-i-Jhangvi militant to life imprisonment for a bomb blast in Patel Para of the city in July 2013. The ATC-VII judge, who conducted the trial inside the central prison for security reasons, handed down life term to LJ militant Imran on two counts pertaining to the bomb explosion in a flat in Patel Para in which his three accomplices had died. Dawn
POLITICAL
Mainstreaming of Fata to Begin after Legislation: PM
North Waziristan Agency: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the process for bringing Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) into the national mainstream would be initiated soon after a proper legislation. Mr Sharif, who performed the groundbreaking of the Kurram Tangi dam in the North Waziristan Agency of Fata, was addressing a ceremony on the occasion. Dawn
Replacement of FCR with Riwaj Act Draws Flak
Bajaur Agency: People from different walks of life in Bajaur Agency complained about the government`s plan to replace the Frontier Crimes Regulation with the Riwaj Act in tribal areas and said they welcome Fata reforms but won`t accept a new system of governance violating their fundamental rights. Dawn
