ISLAMABAD: The mystery murder of commander Naseeruddin Haqqani in Islamabad has given rise to the buzz that the decades-old controversial alliance between the Pakistani security establishment and the North Waziristan-based Haqqani militant network is cracking up. The News.
RAWALPINDI: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has issued a warning that it will attack the US Embassy. According to sources, a sensitive agency has given a report to the government that the TTP has uploaded a web message which has criticised the federal government and the army chief and warned to attack the US Embassy. The News.
MIRANSHAH: Tribesmen have been facing a severe shortage of edibles and other basic items as the North Waziristan Agency has been under non-stop curfew for the past four days due to reasons best known to the military authorities. The News.
LANDIKOTAL: A personnel of the Khassadar force was injured in a roadside blast on the Pak-Afghan Highway in Landikotal tehsil in Khyber Agency, officials said on Tuesday.Unidentified persons had planted two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the Pak-Afghan Highway in Khyber Zakhakhel to target the vehicle carrying Nato supplies. The News, Dawn, The Nation.
PESHAWAR: The parts of the city will be sealed from Wednesday evening for the last two days of Muharram, officials said on Tuesday. The city will be sealed from Kohati to Gulbahar, Ashraf Road, Chowk Yadgar and Khyber Bazaar. No vehicles will be allowed to enter these areas while pedestrians will be allowed after proper frisking and establishing their identity. The News, Daily Mashriq.
PARACHINAR: An explosive device was defused in the Mangak village in the lower Kurram Agency on Tuesday, sources said.The sources said acting on a tip-off, personnel of political administration reached the Mangak village and defused an explosive device weighing 18 kilograms planted on roadside. The News.
KABUL – The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday condemned the killing of a senior Haqqani network leader but said his death would not have any impact on the militants’ campaign of violence. The Nation.
