Pakistan
KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Amjad Sabri in a pre-dawn raid. The suspect was taken into custody in a raid carried out in the Surjani Town area and shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. The News
NOWSHERA: Rubbishing the reports about the involvement of students of the Darul Uloom Haqqania in the assassination of late primeminister Benazir Bhutto, a spokesman for the seminary said those having vested interests were maligning the religious institution. He said the allegations were part of the propaganda campaign by anti-Islam lobbies to defame the famed Darul Uloom Haqqania. The News
KARACHI: Expressing serious concern over the kidnapping of a son of the Sindh High Court chief justice, Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali told the security and provincial administration that the incident sent a wrong message to the public and caused a sense of insecurity among judges and their families. Dawn
PESHAWAR: An inquiry committee has unearthed 19 `ghost` community health centres and dispensaries in Khyber Agency, which have been functioning only on papers since 2003-04. Dawn
Afghanistan
NANGARHAR: According to Provincial governor Salim Khan Kunduzi, at least 131 loyalists of the terror group were killed, including 36 killed in direct fight with the security and 95 others in airstrikes during the latest wave of violence in eastern Nangarhar province. Khaama , Afghanistan News , Pajhwok
PARWAN: A prominent Taliban leader I dentified as Abdul Samad was arrested by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) while he was traveling in Sia Gerd district of northern Parwan province. Khaama
KUNDUZ: A top commander of the Taliban group identified as Janat Gul was killed with his six fighters, in an airstrike in Sarak Payin village, Chahar Dara district together of northern Kunduz. Khaama , Afghanistan News
KHOST: A group of Haqqani network militants consisting of 11 member, who were planning to carry out attacks during the holy month of Ramadan was busted by the Afghan intelligence operatives in Khost province. Khaama , Pajhwok , Tolo News
KABUL: The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) conducted an investigation following Taliban’s claims regarding their access to the sophisticated biometric system. Khaama
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban said Saturday that it would strongly retaliate for the resumption of U.S. airstrikes against the insurgent group, and it rejected assertions that bombing operations ever paused. Afghanistan News
FARYAB: Three people including Noor Mohammad, a local uprising commander were killed and 10 others wounded, as a result of clashes between Afghan Local Police (ALP) and local uprising, in the Qaisar district of northwestern Faryab province. Pajhwok
PAKTIA: Six Taliban fighters and four police were killed during a clash near Machalgho hydropower and irrigation dam in Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province. Pajhwok
HELMAND: Police on Sunday claimed at least 30 Taliban insurgents have been killed in various parts of southern Helmand province, including its capital Lashkargah. Pajhwok
KANDAHAR: In a latest insider attack, three policemen were killed by their two colleagues linked to the Taliban in the Khakrez district of southern Kandahar province. Pajhwok
FARYAB: 26 Taliban fighters and a public uprising commander, who supported security forces in fight against the insurgents, were killed in a clash Grzewan district in northern Faryab province. Tolo News
NANGARHAR: Nearly 30 Daesh fighters were killed in drone strikes carried out by foreign troops in Kot district in Nangarhar province, local officials said. Tolo News
