BARA/PESHAWAR: Operations against terrorists have gathered pace as at least 35 militants were killed in Khyber Agency. The News, Dawn, The Frontier Post
MIRANSHAH: Seven suspected militants were killed and three others injured in a US drone attack in the Lowara Mandi area of Dattakhel subdivision in North Waziristan Agency. The News, Dawn
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the unity of all political parties and people is the first step in the direction of crushing terrorists in the country. The News
ISLAMABAD: The law enforcement agencies launched a comprehensive crackdown in different marked localities of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, including Tarnol, Bara Kahu, Shahzad Town and Nasirabad, and recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from the possession of suspects. The News
ISLAMABAD: Rights’ groups condemned Pakistan’s decision to hang two convicted militants in its first executions for six years, as leaders vowed decisive action in the wake of a Taliban school massacre that left 149 people dead. The News
PESHAWAR: President Mamnoon Hussain said the whole nation was united against terrorism and the menace would be eliminated from the country at all costs. The News
QUETTA: Two new polio cases have been reported from Killa Abdullah and Pishin districts, raising the tally to 21 in Balochistan. The two victims were identified as 17-month-old Hafsa from Karbala Pishin and 13-month-old Inayatullah from Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan. The News
PESHAWAR: Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, Iyad Amin Madani, Saturday expressed deep sense of sympathy over the December 16 terrorist attack on the Army Public School. The News
PESHAWAR: Touching scenes were witnessed when the family members of the martyred students visited the Army Public School and College as the provincial capital remained gloomy on the fifth day of the attack. The News
MARDAN: Two police constables sustained injuries in a hand-grenade attack in the limits of Par Hoti Police Station. The News
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq asked the government to collect illegal weapons from the people all over the country. The News
HANGU: The police claimed to have foiled a terror bid and arrested a would-be suicide bomber in the limits of Doaba Police Station. The News
CHARSADDA: The police on Saturday re-arrested an under trial accused from Umarzai, who had escaped from the sub-jail a few days back. The News
PESHAWAR: Urging the government to compensate the tribesmen for the losses they suffered during the displacement, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) head Aftab Sherpao on Saturday asked the government to send home the internally displaced persons (IDPs) belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). The News
NOWSHERA: Awami National Party (ANP) general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that the nation was bearing the consequences of flaws in the country’s foreign policy. The News
PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party has expressed its concern over the problems being faced by the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of different tribal regions and urged the government to take pragmatic and immediate steps for their rehabilitation. Dawn
LANDI KOTAL: Hundreds of tribesmen, including schoolchildren, staged a protest demonstration at Marble Chowk in Malagori area here against excessive load shedding. Dawn
