SECURITY
Seven injured in Gwadar grenade attack
GWADAR: Seven people, among them two children, were injured in a grenade attack. Police said that attackers riding a motorcycle hurled a grenade on a shop and speed away. The grenade exploded inside the shop. Dawn
Gunmen abduct 17 youth from Landi Kotal
LANDI KOTAL: Unidentified gunmen abducted at least 17 young tribesmen from a picnic spot in Landi Kotal Tehsil of Khyber Agency. Dawn, Radio TNN, The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Colonel Among Three Soldiers Killed As Militants Attack FC Convoy In Balochistan
QUETTA: Three soldiers, including a Colonel, were martyred while three others sustained injuries in an attack by militants on a convoy of Frontier Corps (FC) in Balochistan. The convoy of FC was travelling in Shangar, an area located between Panjgur and Washuk districts, when unknown militants attacked them. Radio TNN, Akhbar-e-Khyber
POLITICAL
Pakistan wants to resolve issues with US peacefully, says minister
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir while talking to reporters said Pakistan would seek to resolve issues with the US in a peaceful manner and expressed the hope for quality bilateral engagement in future. Dawn
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Pakistan shares BRICS alarm at terror threat: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria in a rejoinder to the BRICS summit`s declaration, which mentioned Pakistan-based terrorist groups as a threat to regional security said,
it shared international concerns about a terrorism threat in the region, but, alluding to India, called for attention to the rise of extremist ideologies and persecution of minorities in its neighbourhood. Dawn , The News, The Express Tribune , Akhbar-e-Khyber
