SECURITY
Four FC men Injured in Landmine Blast
Quetta: At least four frontier constabulary (FC) were critically injured after a land mine, targeting their vehicle, exploded in Dasht area of Mastung district. Officials said the landmine was planted at an under-construction road in the Khand Marve area of Dasht and detonated while the FC vehicle was passing through. The Express Tribune, The News
POLITICAL
Don’t expect too much from PML-N Govt, Zardari Tells Tribesmen
Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman, asked people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to not expect huge from the current government in the backdrop of bringing reforms in tribal belt. The former president said that PPP government had extended political parties act to FATA and increased funds for tribal belt from Rs3 billion to Rs19 billion. Everyone was now able to carry out political activities in tribal areas. He also announced to open party secretariat in FATA. Radio TNN, Khyber News, Akhbar-E-Khyber
PML-N Ally Fazal Opposes FATA Reforms in National Assembly
Cracks emerged within the ruling coalition when Mulana Fazalur Rehman, one of the main allies of PML-N, opposed Fata Reforms Package in the National Assembly. The JUI-F leader made no secret of his opposition to the proposed laws, and soon after they were introduced, launched a tirade against the ruling party on the floor of the house. He claimed that the government had violated its agreement with his party and none of the agreed points had been incorporated into the legislation presented. Dawn
Implementing FATA Reforms will bring a new Dawn in the History of FATA
Ameer JI (KP), Mushtaq Ahmad Khan said that a new era would be started in FATA after the implementation of FATA Reforms Package. The entire Tribal region will be merged with KP and a paradigm of development will be implemented in post-conflict FATA. Instead of FCR the entire region will be ruled under the Constitution of Pakistan. Akhbar-E-Khyber
Another Protest March Soon, Announces Kamal
Minutes after his release following hours-long detention at the Kalakot police station, Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Mustafa Kamal warned that the protest campaign was not going to stop despite `brutality of the Sindh government` and said he would come up with another plan within 48 hours to demand `rights for Karachiites`. The former city mayor, who was arrested with other leaders of the PSP on Sunday evening, was released an hour before dawn after Sindh Transporter Minister Nasir Hussain Shah visited the Kalakot police station and held talks with the police authorities and PSP leaders . Dawn
We`ll form next Govts all alone: Zardari
Peshawar: Pakistan People`s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari claimed his party would sweep the next general elections to form governments in the centre and provinces on its own. `Our party won the last general elections but ROs (returning officers) changed the election results. Dawn
Asfandyar Demands Change in Domestic, Foreign Policies
Swabi: Awami National Party central president Asfandyar Wali Khan called for a change in the country`s internal and external policies insisting they`re not designed in line with national needs. ‘Until our internal and external policies are made in accordance with our requirements, it will be difficult for us to come out of the current quagmire,`he told a public meeting held in Karnal Sher Khan village. Dawn
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Female Workers Included in Anti-polio Drive
The local health department decided to include female health workers in the anti-polio campaign after a gap of more than four years. Female workers will perform their duty in polio campaign in tribal region. Polio campaign has been started in Jamrud. Akhbar-E-Khyber, Dawn
Railways Recently Imported 55 Engines from US, NA Told
Islamabad: The National Assembly was informed that Pakistan Railways recently imported 55 locomotives from the United States to further improve its service Parliamentary Secretary for Railways Syed Muhammad Ashiq Hussain Shah told the House during the question hour that 32 locomotives had been received while remaining 23 were in the transit and expected to reach Karachi by end of July this year. The News
PM Allocates Rs2.7 bn for Upgradation of Schools
Islamabad: Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD), Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif allocated Rs2.7 billion for upgradation of schools and procurement of buses for educational institutions. Responding to a question during the Question-Hour in the National Assembly, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said there was 60% increase in budget in the education sector for the ongoing financial year.. The News
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Pakistan tells ICJ Jadhav confessed he`s Indian spy
Pakistan told the UN`s top court that an Indian national arrested on its soil had confessed to having been sent by Delhi to `wage terror` on innocent civilians and its infrastructure after India attempted to save the life of Kulbhushan Jadhav. Mohammad Faisal, from the foreign affairs ministry, said the tribunal had been shown a video of the confession which was available online `for viewers to decide for themselves whether commander Jadhav was confessing voluntarily`. Mr Faisal also showed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) an image of a passport found in Jadhav`s possession bearing a different and Muslim name Hussein Mubarak Patel. Dawn, Khyber News
China to Play Role in Defusing Pak-Afghan Tension
Islamabad: China has assured Pakistan that it will play its role to defuse tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan has already contacted the United States to help settle the differences with Kabul after Afghan forces fired inside Pakistan to kill several citizens. In a retaliatory action, Pakistani forces also killed some Afghan soldiers. Khyber News
Nepal Wants to Boost Trade Ties with Pakistan, Says Envoy
Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan Sewa Lamsal Adhikari has said that her country wants to further boost bilateral trade and economic relations with Pakistan. Addressing a meeting at Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), she said that both the countries should initiate serious efforts to improve the existing trade volume. Dawn
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
Pakistan, China Sign Agreement for Upgradation of Karachi-Peshawar Railway Track
Pakistan and China on Monday signed a framework agreement for upgradation of Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line (ML-1). The agreement was signed by National Railway Administration of China and Ministry of Railways Pakistan in the Chinese capital. Commercial Contract for preliminary design for upgradation of ML-1 Project was also signed on this occasion. Khyber News
CPEC, OBOR all about Shared Prosperity, Says Sharif
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that the `One Belt, One Road (OBOR)` initiative and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) were all about shared prosperity, beginning a new era for humanity and progress in poor regions. `Work has already begun across Asia and Africa on infrastructure, industrial cooperation and new platforms of technology. Financial flows have found their way to some of the least developed parts of the world. These outcomes are knitting nations and regions into economic networks and inclusive neighbor hoods that transcend borders,` he said while addressing the second session of the Leaders Roundtable at the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Dawn
