SECURITY
Explosive Devices Recovered from Bajaur Agency
Bajaur Agency: During a search operation in Bajaur Agency, Chaharmeng area, explosive devices including weapons and ammunitions have been recovered. No one was arrested in the search operation. Akhbar-e-Khyber
Civilian Killed in Rocket Attack
Kech: Unidentified gunmen fired a rocket at a house in Sawali Bazar area of Turbat tehsil as a result of which, a woman in the house was killed and four other people were wounded. Dawn
Civilians Attacked in their House
Kech: In the Buleda area of Kech district, four men barged into a house and gunned down a couple. ‘The husband and wife died and their five-year-old daughter was injured,’ officials said. Dawn
Civilian Killed in Kech District
Kech: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a civilian in Pirdak area of Kech district. The deceased was identified as Ghulam Jan. Separately, the security personnel found a bullet-riddled body in Chubandan area of Pasni. Dawn
Landmine Blast Injures Four in Kohlu
Kohlu: Four people were injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in the Kahan area of Kohlu district. Levies officials said militants had planted a land-mine on the main road which exploded when a passenger van hit it, resulting in injuries to four people. The injured were shifted to the district hospital where their condition was said to be critical. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Dawn, The News
Four TTP Militants Executed after Military Trial
Kohat: Four militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and sentenced to death by military courts were executed in the prison. The hanged men were involved in committing heinous crimes, including killing civilians, attacking a mosque, destroying communications infrastructure and attacking personnel of law enforcement agencies and the armed forces, according to the army`s public relations wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Dawn, The News
Terrorists Held during Intelligence Based Operation
Jacobabad: Jacobabad police, with the help of other law enforcement agencies (LEAs), claimed to have arrested three suspected terrorists who were said to be involved in bomb blasts on railway tracks in the district. SSP Sarfaraz Nawaz Shaikh told media persons that police, along with personnel of LEAs, cordoned off Taja Shakh line locality within the jurisdiction of Dodapur police station after receiving a tip-off that three terrorists were bringing explosive material to Sindh via Jacobabad from Usta Mohammad town of Balochistan. Dawn
POLITICAL
FATA Secretariat and Provincial Government at Loggerheads
Clash between FATA Secretariat and Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa intensified because of several key unfilled bureaucratic posts. The provincial government is not taking notice to fill these vacant posts, due to which a few bureaucrats are running all the affairs of the FATA Secretariat. Akhbar-e- Khyber
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Survey Reports of Border Villages Sent to Kabul and Islamabad
Teams headed by military officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan completed a geographical survey of two villages located close to the Pak-Afghan border and dispatched their reports to their respective governments. ‘We have completed a geographical survey of both villages, Killi Lugman and Killi Jhangir, along with an Afghan survey team,’ a security official said, adding that Islamabad and Kabul would take the final decision after reviewing the reports. Dawn, The Express Tribune
Closure of Pak-Afghan Border Suspended Repatriation: UNHCR
Chaman: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that the closure of Pak-Afghan border in Chaman has resulted in suspension of the repatriation of Afghan refugees. UNHCR spokesperson said that the voluntary return of Afghan refugees was halted on May 05 after Afghan forces resorted to aggression against Pakistan which left at least 11 civilians dead and scores of others injured. Khyber News
Afghanistan Asked to Check Cross Border Movement
Islamabad: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has called upon Afghanistan to check cross border movement of terrorists and take action against outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operating from across the border. Addressing a seminar in Islamabad, Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan had always made sincere efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Khyber News
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Setting up of 1,200 MW Gas-Fired Power Plant Approved
Encouraged by the success of its earlier ventures in power generation, Punjab has decided to set up one more gas-fired power plant. A meeting of the provincial cabinet approved setting up of the new 1,200 MW plant at a suitable place in Rahimyar Khan or Muzaffargarh. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the project was envisaged keeping in view the current energy needs of the country as well as future challenges. Dawn, The News
Sit-in against Demolition of Houses
Conflict inflicted people from North Waziristan Agency, Dande and DarpaKhel, staged a sit-in against the demolition of their houses. At least 2,400 families have taken their returning token but they are still waiting for repatriation. They threatened to arrange a long march towards Islamabad in case a schedule for their repatriation was not announced. Akhbar-e-Khyber
