PESHAWAR: Nine suspected militants were killed and two others injured in a US drone attack in North Waziristan. Dawn, The News, The Frontier Post
KHAR: The three-day anti-polio campaign ended peacefully in Bajaur Agency, setting a precedent of vaccinating 97 per cent children, and bringing down the refusal cases. Dawn
PERSHAWAR: A law introduced in 2011 to check anti-women customary practices, including denial of inheritance and forced marriages, has failed to deliver the goods as the police, prosecution and society in general are mostly not aware of it, says a study done to assess the law`s implementation. Dawn, The News
MANSEHRA: The Batagram police have arrested around a dozen members of a jirga, including a cleric, over marriage of two sisters in line with vani tradition. Dawn
SWABI: Celebratory firing at the engagement ceremony of a 13-year-old boy in a village in Chota Lahor tehsil on Wednesday left one person dead and three injured, said police and eyewitnesses. Dawn
PESHAWAR: The students belonging to Khyber Agency on Wednesday held a protest demonstration outside Peshawar Press Club against the government for its failure to give the status of internally displaced person (IDP) to the newly dislocated families and demanded early rehabilitation of the people. They were holding banners and placards inscribed with the demands for concluding the military operation as soon as possible, rehabilitation of the displaced families and approval of a package for them. Dawn
PESHAWAR: The Competence and Trauma Centre for Journalists at the University of Peshawar (UoP) would prove a source of relief for the media persons passing through post-traumatic stress. The News
JAMRUD: The security forces arrested 22 suspected persons during a search operation launched after the killing of two soldiers in Shahkas area in Jamrud tehsil. The News
BARA: The internally displaced persons (IDPs) have criticised officials of the Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) for not paying them transportation charges. The News
PESHAWAR: Two out of the five Pakistan Taliban commanders killed in the US drone attack on Monday in eastern Afghanistan have now been identified. The News
LONDON: Some 24 men specifically targeted in Pakistan resulted in the death of 874 innocent people in US drone strikes, says a report by the human-rights group Reprieve. The News
