SECURITY
Tehsildar among six killed in Bajaur blast
KHAR: An official of the political administration and five security personnel were martyred in a roadside bomb blast in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency. The banned Tehreek-iTaliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the blast that occurred in the Garigal area. Dawn , Radio TNN , The Akhbar-e-Khyber , The Express Tribune
Call for revival of student unions to curb terrorism
POLITICAL
PML-N retains Nawaz`s NA-120 stronghold
LAHORE: The political culmination of the Panama Papers saga played out in one of the most hotly contested by-elections in the country`s history with the Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz (PML-N) retaining the National Assembly constituency of NA-120, Lahore III, despite tough resistance from the Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf (PTI). While the PML-N candidate and former first lady Begum Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif`s victory with 61,254 votes in the by-election is likely to impact the larger political environment of the country, the large number of votes bagged by the PTI`s Dr Yasmin Rashid 47,066 could be taken as a harbinger of the PML-N’s crumbling base in NA-120. Dawn , The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber, The Express Tribune
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Trump’s ‘militaristic’ approach represents failed policy: minister
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif In an interview with The Wall Street Journal said Trump administration’s militaristic approach in Afghanistan represents a failed policy and advised that talks with the Taliban should be held to bring peace to the war-torn country. The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
Downgrading ties only to hurt US interest: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that the US risks fueling terrorism in the region and undermining military efforts in Afghanistan if the Trump administration follows through with a threat to downgrade its relationship with Pakistan. The News
