FATA
KHAR: Security forces claimed to have repulsed an attack on their checkposts in border areas of Nawagai tehsil in Bajaur Agency by militants from Afghanistan`s Kunar province. At least two militants were injured as security forces successfully repulsed the cross-border attack in several areas of Nawagai. Dawn, The Daily Time
Pakistan
QUETTA: A bomb blast killed five people and wounded several others in Quetta.The improvised explosive device (IED) was fitted in a bicycle parked in a shopping area on the city’s Airport Road. The device weighing six kilograms went off with a big bang, killing at least three people and wounding 32 others, including two women and four children. The News
PESHAWAR: Seven militants were killed during a clash between the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban in the eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. The News
KARACHI: Over 300 suspects arrested by the police during operations in Dadu and Jamshoro districts are being interrogated in connection with the kidnapping of Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah’s son. The News
KOHAT: The Bilitang police arrested 35 suspects, including six Afghan nationals, during a search operation in its jurisdiction. Dawn
BUNER: A jirga was called to take stock of the alleged presence of militants in Gadezai tehsil. DPO Syed Khalid Hamdani told the jirga that a joint action by army and police was in progress in the tehsil to flush militants out. Dawn
QUETTA: The brother of Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) chairman Abdul Khalig Hazara, Abdul Ali, who was kidnapped in Quetta, was freed in the border town of Chaman. Dawn
Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: The number of night raids in by Afghan security forces in Kandahar have increased in number, security officials said, adding that the operations have strengthened security in the Southern part of the country. Tolo News
KANDAHAR: According to Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in Kandahar have said that civilian casualties have surged up to six percent in the province over the past three months – compared to the same period last year. Tolo News
KABUL: At a meeting with Kabul district police chiefs on Saturday, Minister of Interior Taj Mohammad Jahed pledged more coherent and robust security measures for the nation’s capital amid a rise in crime. Tolo News
PENTAGON: According to a Press release by Pentagon, The U.S forces in Afghanistan have launched new air strikes against Taliban targets in recent days under a new plan approved earlier this month by the U.S President Barack Obama. Tolo News Khaama , Pajhwok
BAGHLAN: Amid public fear and chaos over the rise in kidnappings on highways, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday confirmed that a lapse in security has been the main reason behind the increase. Tolo News
NANGARHAR: Militants fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group fighting in Afghanistan have suffered a number of casualties while they have also succeeded in abducting at least 30 civilians including women and killing/wounding dozens of others in Kot District of eastern Nangarhar. Tolo News , Khaama , Pajhwok
NANGARHAR: At least 40 loyalists of Islamic of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Khaama
FARAH: The Taliban have killed the provincial appellate court judge who they kidnapped a week back in western Farah province. Khaama
PAKTIA: Six Taliban were killed and three others were wounded in foreign forces air strikes and clearing operation in southeast Paktia province. Pajhwok
