SECURITY
31 Suspects Held in Combing Operations in Lahore
LAHORE: The law-enforcement agencies have taken into custody 31 suspects during search and combing operations launched in the provincial capital in the wake of the international cricket matches being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium. Most of the suspects were ‘arrested’ from the outskirts of Lahore, including Shahdara, Bund Road and border areas. Dawn , The Express Tribune
Parties call strike over scholar`s kidnapping
QUETTA: Political and religious parties of Balochistan during joint press conference condemned the kidnapping of Jamiat Ahle Hadees provincial chief Maulana Ali Muhammad Turab and said they would observe a strike in the city on Sept 12. Dawn
Civilian Killed in IED Blast in SWA
WANA: A man was killed on Saturday in a landmine blast in Ladha tehsil of South Waziristan Agency. According to local resident Meena Gul of Bibizai Ragzai area had lost his life after explosive that was planted near his house went off. He was the sole bread winner of his family who left behind four daughters. Radio TNN, The Express Tribune
Jirga Reaches Afghanistan For Release Of 17 People Kidnapped From Landikotal
LANDIKOTAL: A seven-member tribal Jirga has reached Afghanistan to hold negotiations with the kidnappers to release 17 persons kidnapped from Landikotal, Khyber Agency. The Jirga members will first determine the people or group behind the kidnapping and then hold negotiations with them for their safe release. The Jirga members got formal permission from the government officials before travelling to Afghanistan. Radio TNN
PAF playing important role in eliminating scourge of terrorism: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi while talking to officers and airmen of the PAF at Mushaf Air Base in Sargodha after taking part in a training/exercise mission in most sophisticated F-16 multi-role aircraft of the PAF said that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was playing an important role in eliminating the scourge of terrorism from the country. The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Arms and Ammunition Recovered in Search Operations
RAWALPINDI: The security forces conducted search operations in Autto Khel area of Mohmand Agency and Wari Tehsil of Upper Dir recovering a huge quantity of arms and ammunition. The News
POLITICAL
Nothing to be gained from standoff with institutions: Nisar
KARACHI: The most mercurial member of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif`s cabinet during an interview with private TV channel stated categorically that no political objectives could be attained through confrontations with the judiciary or the military. Dawn , Akhbar-e-Khyber
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
US Asked To Condition Afghanistan’s Aid To Recognition Of Durand Line
WASHINGTON: A US lawmaker told House Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs on condition its aid to Afghanistan on the recognition of the Durand Line as Kabul’s refusal to recognise it unsettles Pakistan. This apparently is the first time a lawmaker, California Democrat Brad Sherman, has suggested conditioning US aid to Afghanistan to the recognition of Durand Line. Sherman, who usually is harsh on Pakistan, put forth this suggestion at a House subcommittee hearing on Maintaining US influence in South Asia. Radio TNN
