PAKISTAN
KARACHI:The son of the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Sajjad Ali Shah was kidnapped by unknown persons in Karachi.The News
ISLAMABAD:Delegation-level talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remained inconclusive but an agreement was reached to continue building contacts for border management. The News
KARACHI: Police killed three suspects in the city’s different areas in alleged encounters According to details, police killed two suspects in an alleged encounter at Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Maymar area. The Counter Terrorism Department had raided a farm house in Karachi after receiving information of the presence of militants. The News
ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has made a drastic cut in the funds for minorities, allocating a whopping Rs300 million for the DarulUloomHaqqania.The News
PESHAWAR: Urging the government to repatriate the Afghan refugees, the members of arms manufacturing associations staged a protest demonstration against the Afghan government for engaging in hostilities with Pakistan at the Torkham border. The News
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghan officials agreed on instituting a mechanism for coordination on their border to prevent flare-ups like the recent deadly clashes at the Torkham crossing point that left four soldiers dead on both sides. Dawn,The Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Rights activist Asma Jahangir has appealed to the Supreme Court to order retrial in all cases in which military courts have handed down convictions, including capital punishments.`These trials before the military courts need to be proceeded again after sharing complete evidence and the case record with the accused and also ensuring complete freedom to the accused to engage a counsel of his choice,` argued Asma Jahangir before a five-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Anwar ZaheerJamali. Dawn
SUKKUR:Sukkur police claimed to have arrested seven militants in raids on various hotels in the city. The suspects belonged to a proscribed organisation, they said.Dawn
KABUL:A busload of Nepali security guards were among 23 people killed in a string of bombings across Afghanistan, days after Washington expanded the US military’s authority to strike the Taliban. The Daily Times,The Express Tribune,The Daily Mashriq
KARACHI – A 50-year-old homeopathic doctor, belonging to the Ahmadi community, was target killed in his clinic in the AbulHasanIsphani area of the metropolis .The Nation
AFGHANISTAN
KABUL: The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan have claimed responsibility behind a deadly attack on the Canadian Embassy security guards in Kabul. Khaama
HELMAND: The Taliban militants have kidnapped scores of passengers from theGreshk district in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.Khaama , Pajhwok , Tolo News
PARWAN: An Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander was wounded in a bomb explosion in front of the governor’s house in central Parwan province. Pajhwok
KABUL: Two Indians were among those killed in a blast in Afghanistan capital city Kabul, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Afghanistan News
HELMAND: At least 12 Taliban insurgents including their two commanders were killed in a clash with Afghan security forces inNad Ali district of Helmand province.Tolo News
KABUL: The Pakistani foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz has said the Afghan government should offer Taliban something they cannot gain in battlefield in a bid to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan. Khaama
KABUL: The Hezb-e-Islami party led by GulbuddinHekmatyar has reportedly issued new impossible-to-meet demands to sign a peace agreement with the Afghan government. Khaama
