BANNU: Two persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in a bomb attack on Minister for Housing and Works Muhammad Akram Khan Durrani in the Narmikhel area of the Frontier Region (FR) Bakkakhel. The News
GHALLANAI: A soldier and four militants were killed in a clash that erupted after a group of Afghanistan-based militants stormed a post in Safi Tehsil of Mohmand Agency on Thursday, official sources said.The sources said that dozens of militants attacked the Al-Ghazi Post in Sheikh Baba Gulono area in the Safi area of Mohmand Agency early in the day. They said security forces deployed at the post challenged the attackers triggering a gunbattle. “One soldier and four militants were killed in the clash. Five militants also sustained injuries in the clash that lasted for two hours,” said an official.The sources added that the militants managed to retreat to the Afghan side of the border after the clash. The News, The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid had said that Pakistan today was much safer than in 2013 when the present democratic government came to power. The News
WANA: Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan Thursday said the patriotic tribesmen and security forces had rendered great sacrifices for the peace, sovereignty and integration of the country. “The sacrifices and the role of the security forces and the tribal people in bringing peace and stability to the region are commendable. Now it’s time to take concrete measure for the well-being of the tribal people,” the governor told a Jirga of Mahsud tribes at Sarwakai area during his visit to South Waziristan Agency. The News
PESHAWAR: The Electricity Bills Monitoring and Reconciliation Cell (EBMRC) created at the Civil Secretariat Fata for resolving disputes with the power distribution companies looks like a family business. Dawn
PESHAWAR: Media Matters for Democracy, an NGO, has planned to launch digital solution net ‘Muhafiz’ for media safety to avert possible life threats to journalists across the country. Dawn
KHAR: Leaders of business community in Bajaur tribal agency on Thursday urged the local administration to ensure business friendly environment in the region by providing basic facilities at the trade centres and withdrawal of local taxes on essential items in the area. Dawn
WASHINGTON: An American drone strike on Wednesday killed a senior commander of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan, near the border with the North Waziristan region of Pakistan, according to Pakistani intelligence officials in the tribal belt. The commander, Khan Sayed, also known as Sajna, led a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban. According to sources, Naeem Kochi and Kifayat Kochi were also among the terrorists killed in the drone strike. The Frontier Post
KABUL: The Taliban have appointed four new members, including Tajik, Uzbek and Turkmen, to their central council, the groups top decision-making body. The Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Chief Nasir Khan Durrani Thursday urged PTI led provincial government to announce compensation package for bereaved families of those police officials who embrace martyrdom above and beyond the call of duty. The Frontier Post
