PESHAWAR: Leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mullah Fazlullah on Saturday suffered a serious setback after the central shura of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) refused to endorse his verdict about the sacking of senior militant commander, Khan Said alias Sajna, in South Waziristan with some Taliban leaders feeling it may divide the conglomeration of militant organizations. The News, The Nation Daily Mashriq ,The Frontier Post
KABUL – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif is due to visit Kabul on Monday (today) to participate in the trilateral talks between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force. The Nation, The Frontier Post
LAHORE – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak said, “I have no objection over the construction of Kalabagh Dam unless experts convince me that the proposed dam will not submerge two cities of KP.” Khattak expressed these views while addressing a news conference here on Sunday. He said that result-oriented talks with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could be made possible only with the inclusion of local tribes in the dialogue process. The Nation
KHYBER AGENCY: At least 520 girl students of government run primary school for girls in Kandokhel, Khuga Khel of Landikotal Tehsil, who study under open sky, have demanded officials of education office and FATA Secretariat to instantly reconstruct their school being blasted in 2011. The Frontier Post
MANSEHRA: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said here on Sunday that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was a highly sensitive province, but it was being governed by ‘agents of secular forces’ who had excluded lessons on Islam and the Shariah from the curriculum. (The News) The News
KHAR/GHALANAI: A Khasadar man was killed and five Levies personnel were injured in two separate bomb attacks in Mohmand and Bajaur tribal regions on Sunday. In Bajaur, five Levies Force personnel and a woman were injured in a roadside bomb blast while in Mohmand, a Khasadar man was killed and an FC man and two civilians were injured. (The News) The News , Dawn , Daily Mashriq, Daily Times, The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: In wake of serious threats from the terrorist groups, Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Secretary-General Sahibzada Zahid Mahmood has demanded of the government to immediately provide high security to the PUC Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi. The News
ISLAMABAD: Two new wild poliovirus (type-1) cases were confirmed Sunday from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) — one each from Khyber and North Waziristan agencies — bringing the total number of cases in Pakistan to 63 in 2014 as compared to 13 for the same time period in 2013. The News
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak on Sunday said it was the top priority of the PTI government to bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots. Addressing PTI office-bearers and workers from Punjab at a reception by the Punjab PTI, Pervaiz Khattak said the PTI wanted to empower the grassroots by strengthening the local government system. The News
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has launched a set of initiatives to preserve the somewhat endangered and threatened Kalash culture and develop the valley. The News
DAGGAR: The residents of various villages in Gadezai tehsil in Buner on Sunday asked the government to relax the curfew that has been enforced in the district for the last eight days. Talking to The News, villagers Tariq Khan, Ihsan, Mujeeb and others said people of Pir Baba, Malikpur, Sultanwas, Ghazi Khani, Batai and other villages were facing problems due to the curfew and the subsequent joint search being carried out by the security forces and the police. The News
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the current mechanism in place for the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC), the chief of the opposition party Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Sunday said that all political parties represented in the parliament must be involved in the process. Addressing his first public meeting in Islamabad since his elevation to the party`s top post, Sirajul Haq lashed out at former CEC Fakhruddin G. E brahim for his alleged failure to curb rigging in the 2013 elections and said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) did not fulfil its responsibility. Dawn
ISLAMABAD: As more and more would-be travellers queue up at hospitals and immunisation centres across the country for their dose of the polio vaccine, many have concerns about the vaccine`s safety and the proper dosage for children and adults alike. Currently, there are two kinds of polio vaccine available, oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) or polio drops, and the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), which is administered via intramuscular injection usually a shot in the arm. (Dawn) Dawn
PESHAWAR: Residence of a doctor and a trader were targeted with bombs here on Sunday, but no one was injured in both the incidents, police said. First blast took place outside the residence of Tariq Khan, a doctor, at Landi Sarak on Charsadda Road which damaged a portion of the building, but the inmates remained unhurt. Dawn , The Nation
KOHAT: A girl was kidnapped from Greiwan area of Sharkardarra here on Sunday. Zarghun Shah, father of the victim, filed a plea with the district sessions judge, saying that Saeedullah, Hameedullah and Ehsanullah allegedly kidnapped her daughter. Dawn
LANDI KOTAL: Christians living in different parts of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have demanded of the Supreme Court and Peshawar High Court (PHC) chief justices to help ensure provision of the basic rights to them. Christian Awareness and Development Society (CADS), Fata, argued in a letter it has sent to the chief justices of the Supreme Court and PHC that `though Article 25 (1)of the Constitution declares them as equal citizens of Pakistan, they are being denied their basic human and constitutional rights despite living for almost 100 years in different parts of Fata`. Dawn
