SECURITY
COAS seeks more interaction with parliament
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said he wanted enhanced interaction with parliament. He was responding to questions raised by members of defence committees of the National Assembly and Senate who were visiting the General Headquarters (GHQ) for a briefing on military operations. Dawn , Radio TNN , The News , The Express Tribune
Two `LeJ men` killed in shootout
MULTAN: The Counter Terrorism Depanment (CTD) claimed to have killed two members of a banned outfit in an `encounter` at Jalalpur Pirwala and seized arms and explosives from their hideout. Weapons, grenades and explosives were also recovered from the possession of the terrorists. Dawn
‘Suicide bomber’ arrested
LAHORE: Law enforcement officials claim to have arrested a suspected suicide bomber from Model Town and shifted him to an undisclosed location for interrogation. The arrest came following an intelligence report about the presence of a suspected suicide bomber in the surroundings of PML-N’s secretariat in Model Town. Dawn
Youth killed in suicide attack near Pak-Afghan border
QUETTA: A youth was killed and 22 others were injured in a suicide blast near the Friendship Gate at the Pak-Afghan border. The border with Afghanistan, which was opened a day before, was closed after the attack on Monday. Dawn , The Express Tribune , Akhbar-e-Khyber
SOCIOECONOMIC
Compensation Cheques Given To Tribesmen In Kurram Got Time-Barred
SADDA: Cheques of compensation amount given to the residents of Central Kurram Agency for the reconstruction of their damaged houses have become time-barred. Radio TNN
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Switzerland told to probe posters linked to BLA
KARACHI: Pakistan has asked Switzerland to investigate the display of `Free Baluchistan` posters in Geneva and take acdon to stop recurrence of such an incident. Pakistan`s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Farukh Amil drew the attention of his Swiss counterpart, Ambassador Valentin Zellweger, about the display of such posters and made it clear that the use of Swiss soil against Pakistan by violent secessionists was `totally unacceptable`. Dawn , Radio TNN , The News , The Express Tribune
China asked to facilitate Pak-Afghan dialogue
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has suggested that China should become guarantor between Pakistan and Afghanistan instead offacilitating dialogue. Addressing the party central council at Bacha Khan Markaz, he said that the policy of US President Donald Trump would be devastating for Pakistan and Afghanistan. He urged both the neighbouring countries to take confidence building measures to overcome mistrust, according to a statement. Dawn , The News , Akhbar-e-Khyber
