FATA
LANDI KOTAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that a comparatively lenient policy will be devised in near future to facilitate the crossborder movement of Afghan traders and patients. Dawn
LANDIKOTAL: Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra said that the installation of a gate at the Torkham border crossing would benefit both Pakistan and Afghanistan as citizens wanted to block the movement of terrorists who killed innocent people on both sides of the border. The News
BARA: The Khyber Political Alliance has asked the government to ensure that political parties are taken into confidence over the Fata reforms.The News
Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stressed better coordination between the federal and provincial governments for consolidating the achievements made during counterterrorism operations in the country. Dawn,The News,The Nation,The Frontier Post,The Daily Aaj
LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police claimed to have arrested two suspected terrorists of banned outfit HizbutTehrir (HT) and recovered hate material from their custody. Dawn
QUE TTA: Several religious political parties in Balochistan have formed an antisectarianism alliance named Ittehad Millat Islamia Mahaz to promote religious harmony and brotherhood among all sects. Dawn
PESHAWAR: Two persons, including an officer of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), were killed when unidentified attackers opened fire on them in the limits of Yakatoot police station here. Dawn,The News,The Daily Mashriq
QUETTA: Two men belonging to the Hazara Shia community lost their lives in an incident of targeted killing in Sariab here. Dawn,The News,
ISLAMABAD: A three-day envoys` conference on critical challenges facing the country`s foreign policy opened at the Foreign Office. Dawn
Opinion: Pakistan considers itself a victim of the Afghanistan problem instead of its cause. Soon after 9/11, Pakistan broke ties with the Taliban government and joined the war on terror. The News
ISLAMABAD: Top US commander General John W Nicholson has said almost 70 per cent of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) fighters in Afghanistan are Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) men. The News
KARACHI: Renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri was killed by a group comprising members of a banned ‘Sunni’ sectarian outfit and a political party of Karachi for not paying them extortion. Two members of the said group who assigned the killers have been arrested by a special unit of Karachi police and efforts are on to arrest the real killers, police sources confided.The News
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, while announcing a deadline for foreigners living in Pakistan on fake documentations, warned that strict legal action will be taken against foreigners illegally living the country after August 31.The News,The Nation,The Daily Aaj
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah yesterday approved a summary giving special powers for 90 days to Rangers in Karachi and allowing their stay in Sindh for another one year.The Nation
PESHAWAR: Inspector General of Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani awarded Rs 9.3 million head money to six police officers and their team for arresting TTP commander and five most notorious militants.The Frontier Post
KARACHI: The Sindh Government extended the Rangers stay by one year and its special powers for 90 days.The Frontier Post,The Daily Aaj,The Daily Mahriq
AFGHANISTAN
BAGHLAN: Four Taliban insurgents including the special forces commander of the Taliban group were arrested in Chardara district of Kunduz province and was looking to escape to Kabul. Khamma
HELMAND: Two Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Rahim and Commander Mustaqeem. were killed in a drone air strike in the nad-e-district of helmand. Khaama
LAGHMAN: Six Taliban Militants were arrested in Mahtarlam city of eastern laghman .Khamma
SAR –E-PUL: The Taliban militants have publicly executed a 19-year-old girl in northern in Kohistanat district.of Sar-e-Pul province on charges of abandoning her family due to a domestic issue. Khaama
FARYAB: A district police chief was killed along with his driver in a landmine explosion in northwestern Faryab province. Pajhwok
BAGHLAN: A Taliban commander, wounded in clash with security forces, was detained in northern Baghlan Pajhwok
JAWZJAN: Afghan forces’ airstrikes killed at least 18 insurgents, including two Uzbek fighters, in Qush Tepa district of northern Jawzjan province. Pajhwok
HELMAND: (Forty-five militants have been killed in airstrikes and clashes with security forces in Helmand, Paktia and Laghman provinces. Pajhwok
