ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) passed the Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014, which allows the police to shoot down a suspect, arrest them without warrants or keep them in custody for 60 days. The News, The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that terrorists will be chased and eliminated in all parts of the country, while Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the military operation in North Waziristan Agency should not be made controversial. The News
BANNU: Military helicopters shelled militant hideouts in the North Waziristan Agency as part of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb against the Taliban and other extremists, killing 10 insurgents. The News, The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said that terrorism is a global phenomenon as the entire world is facing this problem. The News
ISLAMABAD: President of the German Parliament (Bundestag), Dr Nobert Lammert assured his country’s support to the government and people of Pakistan in their fight against terrorists. The News
ISLAMABAD: The government is going to pass Rs49 billion on to gas consumers after failure to contain the huge gas theft losses and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has sent a summary to the ECC seeking its approval. The News
ISLAMABAD: Former director general ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas (retd) has said Zarb-e-Azab is not only a military operation, rather it is an operation with complete national consensus, while he also said that during the offensive terrorists will have to be eliminated from the cities as well. The News
PESHAWAR: The security agencies may or may not be aware of it, but the most wanted man and leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mullah Fazlullah was reportedly in North Waziristan until a few days before the government launched a full-scale military operation against local and foreign militants there. The News
MANSEHRA: Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Hazara range, Akhtar Hayat Khan Gandapur said on Wednesday that the army had been deployed in four districts of Hazara to counter possible backlash of militants in view of military operation Zarb-e-Azb. The News
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated that the North Waziristan military operation would continue until the last terrorist sanctuary was eliminated from the area. Dawn
PESHAWAR: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started distribution of relief items among internally displaced persons from North Waziristan Agency on the request of federal government. Dawn
PESHAWAR: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has urged the authorities to provide services to people in conflict-hit areas of the country to protect them from mental and psychological ailments. Dawn
LANDI KOTAL: The political administration arrested nine shopkeepers in Landi Kotal on Tuesday for violating official pricelist. Dawn
KHYBER AGENCY: Five people including three children were killed as a gas cylinder exploded at a house in Khyber Agency. The Frontier Post
Peshawar: Stressing for closer interaction among the public sector institutions for hosting the IDPs, KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has asked for providing them all basic facilities in the camps. The Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: Unknown armed accused gunned down father and son and fled away. The Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: The police arrested three Lashkar-e-Islam activists, while they also foiled a terror bid by recovering explosives from a vehicle. The Express Tribune
