SECURITY
Polio Team Police Guard Attacked
Charsadda: A polio team`s police guard escaped unhurt when unknown miscreants riding a motorcycle opened fire on him in Shabqadar tehsil, while a polio worker, who was kidnapped from FR Tank, was recovered. According to details, a polio team escorted by police was engaged in administering polio drops to children in Mohallah Mohsin Khan in Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda district when unknown miscreants riding a motorcycle opened fire on the police guard, but luckily he escaped the attack. Dawn
Four Convicted TTP Terrorists Hanged
Kohat: Another four men sentenced to death by military courts for heinous offences including killing innocent civilians, destroying communications and electricity infrastructure, destroying educational institutions, and attacking personnel of armed forces and other law enforcement agencies have been hanged. All of them belonged to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and confessed to having committed the crimes they were charged with, said a statement of the Inter-Services Public Relations. Dawn, The News, Khyber News
Eight Arrested in Karachi
Karachi: The Sindh Rangers claimed to have arrested eight suspects, including two activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London’s (MQM-L) armed wing, during raids in various parts of the city. A handout issued informed that two MQM-L activists – identified as Muhammad Arif Arab and Noor Muhammad alias Noora Dhobi – were arrested from Ittehad Town and Preedy Street. The News
Night Curfew Imposed in Mohmand Agency
Mohmand Agency: The political administration of Mohmand tribal agency bordering Afghanistan has imposed curfew in all parts of the district Mohmand except Prang Ghar tehsil due to security reasons. Security has been beefed up in the district after two mortar-shells and a missile fired from unknown location by some miscreants landed at Government College of Management Sciences Ghalanai near the agency headquarters Ghalanai. Radio TNN
POLITICAL
New Strategy Required to Eradicate Terrorism: Senator Bizenjo
Hyderabad: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, who heads the National Party (NP), has said that political forces should sit together and come up with a strategy on how to extricate Pakistan from terrorism, sectarianism and religious extremism. He was speaking at the `Meet the Press` programme in the local press club. Bizenjo started off the discussion with condemnation of the May 13 killings of Sindhi labourers in Gwadar. Dawn
ICJ Stays the Execution of Indian Spy
The Hague: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Pakistan to stay the execution of an Indian national convicted of spying. Judges at the ICJ ruled in a unanimous decision that Kulbhushan Sudhir Yadav must not be put to death by Islamabad until they have had time to pass the final judgement in the case. The News, Khyber News
Participation of Politicians in Jirgas Banned in Bajaur
The political administration of Bajaur Agency has banned participation of politicians in Qaumi and other reconciliatory Jirgas. Engineer Aamir Khattak, Bajaur Political Agent, said that the administration has received complaints that participation in reconciliatory Jirgas is the prerogative of tribal Maliks in which politicians have no place. Radio TNN
PM Postpones FATA Reforms Process on Request of JUI-F Chief
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has postponed further proceedings on the FATA reforms process for indefinite period on the request of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman. Fazl-ur-Rehman telephoned the prime minister, who was in China, and convinced him to delay proceedings on the proposed amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan for reforms in FATA and implementation of Riwaj Act. Radio TNN
Resolution in Provincial Assembly regarding FATA Merging with KP
ANP presented a resolution regarding the amalgamation of FATA with KP in the Provincial Assembly. According to them federal government should fulfill all the constitutional requirement regarding the merger of FATA with KP. Akhbar-e-Khyber
Uproar in National Assembly over Government Move to Delay FATA Reforms
The National Assembly witnessed a noisy protest by opposition members and legislators from tribal areas against the government`s move to delay the much awaited Fata reforms. The chaos erupted when Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai while defending the government`s action opposed the planned merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Akhbar-e-Khyber, Dawn
ANP Condemns Delay in FATA Reforms
Asfand Yar Wali Khan, President of ANP, said that the delay in implementing FATA Reforms without any reason will prove a political death for the Prime Minister. He further said that the PM rejected the majority consensus on FATA Reforms which is against the interests of the common people of FATA. Akhbar-e-Khyber
