ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has made it clear that a ceasefire by the government for talks will not be acceptable without a complete halt to drone attacks. The TTP spokesperson, Shahidullah Shahid, called this correspondent from an undisclosed location in South Wiziristan Agency to clarify the stance of his outfit about the ceasefire offer. “The TTP stands for a complete halt to drone attacks simultaneously with the ceasefire as in its opinion these strikes cannot be made without the tacit permission and knowledge of the government,” he said. The News, Daily Mashriq.
PESHAWAR: We have to deal with wisdom and patience in dealing with Taliban says JUI leader Molana Fazal ur Rehman. Being emotional is not the right way to deal with the insurgents he further said. Daily Mashriq.
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry had directed the provincial government to enhance security in wave of expected terrorist attacks planned by the Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies in Pakistan through anti-state elements. The letter clearly stated that the Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies by using anti-state groups had planned for major terrorist attacks in Pakistan in the coming days. The Frontier Post.
BAJAUR AGENCY: A security man received injures while a militant was killed when unknown miscreants attacked Bajaur levies post in Sheikh Kali area of Tehsil Khar. The officials of local administration told that a group of unidentified militants fired several rockets and mortars at a post of Bajaur levies force at Sheikh Kali, 18 Km from Khar the headquarters of the agency. The Frontier Post, The Nation.
PESHAWAR (APP): Member National Assembly (MNA) from NA 41 North Waziristan Ghalib Khan Wazir said that following the directives of Federal Minister for Water and Power, Tribal Areas Electric Supply Company (TESCO) has issued orders for establishment of new feeders and installation of transmission lines in Wana and adjacent areas. Talking to APP here, he said that TESCO chief Pervaiz Swati has asked concerned quarters to set up new feeders and installed new transmission lines to address the issue of low voltage in D.I.Khan, Wana and tribal areas. The Frontier Post.
KARACHI: Karachi police Wednesday claimed to have killed six Taliban in two different encounters, however, the Mohammad Agency group of proscribed TTP outfit stated its four men were already in the custody of police and were killed in fake encounter. The spokesman of militant group said the action of Karachi police would prove detrimental to the peace talks. The Frontier Post, Dawn, Daily Times.
LANDIKOTAL: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED)planted by unknown militants recovered during construction of Pak-Afghan road and was disposed by the forces here in Zakha khel area of tehsil Landikotal, sub-division of Khyber agency. The Frontier Post, Daily Mashriq.
PESHAWAR: Chief Justice Dost Mohammad said that the Afghan Subscriber Identity Module (SIM’s) roaming in KPK should be blocked immediately as these are being used in the different criminal activities in KPK. Daily Mashriq.
PESHAWAR: All the parties have accepted the invitation calls for APC, as JI has decided to hold an APC on 4th of October 2013 on provincial level. The invitation to the opposition parties were sent along with the head of the Christian community in the province. Daily Mashriq.
ISLAMABAD: Senate Defence Committee Chairman Mushahid Hussain Sayed termed former US president Ronald Reagan the “biggest non-Muslim jihadi” of the past century who, he claimed, had covertly injected $5 billion in undocumented military assistance to promote violence in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region. The PML-Q secretary-general made these sarcastic remarks while addressing a seminar held on Peace building in Pakistan, organised by DANIDA and Search for Common Ground. Pakistan Today, The Nation.
PESHAWAR: Tribal Areas Electricity Supply Company (TESCO) has disconnected 05 illegal industrial connections in Mulagori area of Khyber agency. According to a company’s press release issued here in Peshawar five illegal industrial units of Fazli Karim , Jamal Shah , Sehat Mir , Akbar Shah and Jumat Mir were running illegally in Mulagori area which were disconnected by TESCO Khyber sub division staff with the cooperation of political administration. Meanwhile TESCO has lodged request with the political administrations of Jamrud Tehsil Khyber agency for taking action against 05 private electricians who are involved in reconnecting of illegal industrial connections. The Frontier Post, Pakistan Observer.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that Pakistan has effectively raised the issue of drone strike at UN forum with a view to building pressure of the international public opinion on the United States to change the policy.
Speaking in a program here, he said in his address to the UN General Assembly the Prime Minister emphasized that drone attacks constitute violation of the international law. The Frontier Post.
HANGU: A suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of local Taliban commander Mullah Nabi Hanafi in Orakzai Agency, killing at least 12 people and completely destroying the headquarters on early Thursday. According to the sources, at first the attackers broke into the headquarters and opened fire after which the suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the headquarters. The News, The Frontier Post.
MIRAMSHAH: The Pakistani Taliban insisted that the US drone strikes in the country`s northwest must stop before they would consider peace talks with the government. TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said any ceasefire must include an end to US drone attacks, which have been targeting suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda militants since 2004. `A ceasefire alone is not sufficient. The stoppage of drone strikes is essential, otherwise if drones continue to strike we will not accept the ceasefire,` he said.-AFP Dawn, Pakistan Observer, The Nation.
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Engineer Shaukatullah while appreciating the courageous and steady progress of the newly established University of Swabi at Ambar in District Swabi has said, “it indeed are the academic institutions which have enable to the nation to cope with the challenges of present day age and this university also carries a lot of expectations to contribute significantly in this respect. Educational institutes can help nation to cope with challenges. The Frontier Post.
