PESHAWAR: Reiterating full support to the ongoing government-led peace process, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Saturday emphasised that terrorist attacks would not be tolerated, as there would be an effective response by the armed forces. The News, The Express Tribune.
PESHAWAR: Two gunmen shot dead a health worker administering polio drops and other vaccines to children in a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said. The News, The Express Tribune, Dawn.
CHARSADDA: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man while a woman committed suicide here on Saturday, sources said. The sources said that after collecting donation for an organisation, Qadeem Khan was on his way home in Sardaryab when unidentified armed men shot him dead. The News.
PESHAWAR: The grand jirga of All Fata Political Ittehad on Saturday termed the US drone attacks, the security forces’ operations and the ongoing terrorism in the tribal areas the stark violation of human rights and said these should be stopped forthwith. The jirga was held at the Nishtar Hall and attended by a number of leaders from mainstream political parties belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). The News.
BAJAUR: The officials of Governor’s Inspection Team (GIT) on Saturday conducted surprise raids at the Government Post Graduate College and Government College of Management Science in Khar and found most staff absent. The News.
KABUL: Nato on Saturday opened negotiations with Afghanistan over a proposed military force to stay in the country after next year, but said no deal would be signed until after a separate agreement with the US was completed. The News.
PESHAWAR: A police mobile was partially damaged in roadside bomb blast occurred in Mashogagar area of Budhber on Sunday. However, no causality was reported in the blast. The Frontier Post.
PESHAWAR: Provincial secretary information Jamaat-e-Islami, Israrullah Advocate has said that all arrangements have been finalized for Qaumi Jirga organized under the aegis of Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Almarkaz-e-Islami against drone attacks and interruption of US in Pakistan on 22 December. The Frontier Post.
PESHAWAR: In an unannounced visit to the army corps headquarters in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif vowed that terrorist attacks `will not be tolerated and will be responded (to) effectively`, according to an Inter Services Public Relations statement on Saturday. The Dawn, The Daily Mashriq.
PESHAWAR: All Fata Political Parties` Alliance has demanded an immediate end to the drone attacks, military operations and `violation of human rights` in the tribal region. It also demanded approval of Rs200 billion for rehabilitation of the displaced persons in Fata. Dawn.
