Pakistan
QUETTA: Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, believed to have been killed in a US air strike in Balochistan, was a frequent traveller and over the past nine years used at least two Pakistani airports for his visits abroad. Dawn
ISLAMABAD: A Navy tribunal sentenced five officers to death in the Sept 6, 2014, Karachi Naval Dockyard attack case, father of one of the convicts said. Dawn
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning the US drone attack in Balochistan, terming it an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty. Dawn
CHARSADDA: Bomb disposal unit personnel defused two remote-controlled bombs planted by unknown miscreants near the police lines here. Dawn
GWADAR: Armed men shot dead five persons in the Mand area of Kech district and also set their vehicle on fire. Dawn
LAKKI MARWAT: The elders of Marwat tribe and local police agreed to launch concerted ef forts to eliminate anti-social elements in the district. Dawn
Afghanistan
KABUL: The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has said the death of its leader will not have any affect on the group’s insurgency. The statement said the campaign by the Taliban militants is not for a single person which would end or become weak by his death. Khaama
HELMAND: The Taliban shadow governor Mullah Manan for southern Helmand province has been killed in airstrike in the restive Marjah district. Muallah Manan was initially injured in the attack and later died of his wounds. Khaama
KANDAHAR: At least four civilians were killed and five others were wounded in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Shahwali Kot district of southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Khaama , Pajhwok , Afghanistan News
KABUL: The supreme leader of the Taliban group Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was frequently using Karachi airport to travel to other countries with reports suggesting he travelled abroad through Jinnah International airport for at least 18 times. Khaama , Afghanistan News , Tolo News
KABUL: The acting provincial governor of northern Balkh province of Afghanistan Ata Mohammad Noor has said the killing of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor may lead to more fighting and suicide attacks in coming weeks. Khaama
KABUL: The Presidential Palace announced that there is no specific timeframe for the conclusion of peace deal with Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Khaama
KABUL: The US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said one roadblock to peace in Afghanistan has been eliminated with the removal of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor from the battlefield. Khaama
KABUL: Mullah Akhtar Mansour was planning “eminent action” against US and coalition forces inside Afghanistan, the Pentagon said, describing its airstrike against the Taliban leader as “defensive” in nature. Pajhwok , Afghanistan News
KHOST: The border police chief for southern Khost province, bordering Pakistan ’s tribal region of Parachinar, was killed in a bomb blast. Pajhwok
BAGHLAN: Commander Juma Gul Mobarez, who along with his 50 soldiers resisted a siege by the Taliban in Sorkh Kotal area of Pul-e-Khumri of Baghlan province for ten days, said that they killed several Taliban commanders in this time and also ended the siege. Tolo News
KABUL: The death of the Taliban’s leader in a U.S drone strike has scrambled discussions between the U.S military and the White House over whether to let American troops once again conduct offensive operations against the insurgent group in Afghanistan, reports the Wall Street Journal. Tolo News
