FATA
GHALANAI: An officer of the Khasadar Force and an employee of the Military Engineering Service have been killed af ter being kidnapped in Ekkaghund tehsil of Lower Mohmand sub-division. Dawn , The News
KHAR: Unidentified persons shot dead a tribal elder in Khar tehsil of Bajaur Agency. Dawn
Pakistan
QUETTA: The principal of University Law College was shot dead, police said. Barrister Amanullah Khan Achakzai was heading to the college from his home in Killi Tarkha when unidentified men opened fire on his car, leaving him injured; he later gave in to his injuries at the hospital. Dawn, The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: Capital police arrested six suspects from various parts of the city, and recovered weapons and stolen items from their possession, the police said. Dawn, The Frontier Post
BANNU: Two people were killed and one were injured when gunmen open fire on them at Kacheri road in the jurisdiction of Cantt Police station. The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: The first high-level, face-to-face meetings between Pakistani and US officials since the Noshki drone strike that killed Mulla Mansour are set to take place this week amidst growing Pakistani concerns about the overall US policy in the region. The News
KOHAT: A wanted militant and his three accomplices were arrested during a raid and arms and explosives were recovered from them, a police official said. The News
Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghanistan has put a ban on the use of drone cameras amid fears that the device could be used by the militant groups for surveillance purposes. Khaama , Tolo News
GHAZNI: The Taliban insurgents have executed at least 12 people the group abducted from Ghazni-Paktika highway recently. The dead bodies of 12 people shot dead by the Taliban insurgents have been found in Andar district. Khaama
GHAZNI: At least seven terrorists were killed in an airstrike in Geru district in the restive Ghazni province of Afghanistan. Five suspected militants were also arrested by the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers. Khaama , Tolo News
NANGARHAR: Mullah Bozorg a commander of the loyalists of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group along with five others were killed during an operation in Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province. Khaama
PAKTIKA: A key member of the Haqqani terrorist network Sirajuddin Khademi was killed in a drone strike in Sarwaza district of southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. Khaama , Pajhwok
