SECURITY
FC Recovers Cache of Arms and Ammunition
Bajaur Agency: Frontier Corps has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in different areas of Salarzai tehsil in Bajaur agency. FC recovered mortar shells, hand grenades, ammunitions, and bomb making material during Radd-ul-Fasaad Operation. Khyber News
Cross Border Fire across the Line of Control in Chirikot Sector
Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in Chirikot sector, targeting civil population of Chaffar village. The firing left a 60-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl injured, says an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release issued here. The injured were taken to Abbaspur Civil Hospital. Dawn
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Jamaat-i-Islami Rejects `Mainstreaming` of Tribal Areas
Peshawar: Jamaat-i-Islami has rejected government`s plan of mainstreaming Federally Administered Tribal Areas and asked it to remove all doubts by clearly merging tribal regions with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Dawn
Fazal Sticks to Demand of Holding Referendum on FATA Future
Swabi: Opposing the federal government`s plan to merge Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has remained stuck to his demand about holding referendum to decide future status of tribal areas. Dawn
Bajaur Tribesmen Call for Recruitment through NTS
Bajaur Agency: The people of Bajaur Agency have voiced concern over the cancellation of National Testing Service (NTS) for recruitment in the government departments in Fata. The people from different walks of life said the decision by the Fata secretariat would encourage corrupt practices in the recruitment process. Dawn
Imran Khan Inaugurates Qazi Hussain Ahmed Hospital
Nowshera: Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Sunday inaugurated a 350 bedded Qazi Hussain Ahmed Hospital and Medical College in Nowshera. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak and other provincial ministers were also present on the occasion. Khyber News , Radio TNN
Sixth Census in Pakistan’s History to Begin on March 15
Islamabad: The government has completed all arrangements for what looks set to be the largest enumeration exercise in the country`s history the sixth national population and housing census. The count will begin on Wednesday (March 15). Dawn
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Pakistan Termed as a Critical US Ally in South Asia
Washington: A Pakistani military delegation returned home after a weeklong visit to the United States for bilateral defence consultations. During the delegation`s stay in Washington, a senior US general told a congressional panel that Pakistan was a critical US ally in the South Asian region and urged the Trump administration to retain a close relationship with the country. Dawn
Pakistan Inducts Chinese Mobile Air Defence System to its Air Defence Fleet
Islamabad: Pakistan Army has inducted Low to Medium Altitude Air Defence System (LOMADS) to its air defence fleet, aiming to further boost the response capability of the country, the ISPR said in a statement. “LY-80 is a Chinese mobile air defence system, capable of tracking and destroying variety of aerial targets at longer flying low and medium altitude,” read the communiqué. The Express Tribune
