FATA
PARACHINAR: An overwhelming number of tribal elders, former parliamentarians and representatives of civil society have supported the integration of Kurram Agency with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Dawn
PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The army said it had launched a crackdown on terrorists suspected to be involved in the Lahore park attack and there were clear indications that a decision had been taken by the military high command to expand the operation throughout the province. Dawn, The News, The Express Tribune, Daily Mashriq
LAHORE: After claiming responsibility for the Gulshan-iIqbal Park blast, the Jamaatul Ahrar, an offshoot of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), declared the start of a new campaign, `Sound of Thunder` The group posted an Urdu communiqué on its Facebook page claiming the attack on Christians in the park and followed up later with a photo of the bomber, identifying him as Salahuddin Khorasani. Dawn
BADIN: All necessary measures to ensure foolproof security across Sindh have been taken in the wake of the recent bomb blast in a Lahore public park that claimed many lives of people. Dawn
ISLAMABAD: Over 700 protesters were picked up from parts of the city and sent to various jails in Punjab, Dawn learnt from officials of the capital police. Dawn
BAHAWALPUR: Condemning the recent suicide blast in Lahore, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) in Punjab. Dawn, The News
MULTAN: A large-scale crackdown will be launched jointly by the army and police to eliminate hideouts of banned organisations in districts of south Punjab falling under the jurisdiction of Bahawalpur and Multan corps. Dawn,
CHARSADDA: The police arrested a terrorist allegedly involved in an attack on Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, the former interior minister and chief of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP). The terrorist, Samiullah, carries one million rupees head money. Dawn
ISLAMABAD: Sensitive agencies have arrested 13 more spies on the basis of information gleaned from the arrested RAW agent Kulbhushan Yadav during initial investigations. The News
ISLAMABAD: As Army chief General Raheel Sharif ordered intelligence-based operations against terrorists in Punjab, he made it clear that these operations will not be “joint actions” as conducted in the past along with the police and provincial intelligence agencies. The Express Tribune
QUETTA: Eleven Uzbeks and a local man linked to a banned outfit were rounded up as part of a crackdown launched by Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers and intelligence agencies’ personnel in different parts of Balochsitan. The Express Tribune
SHABQADAR: Charsadda police announced the arrest of a man suspected of facilitating the 2007 suicide bomb attack on Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chief Aftab Ahmed Sherpao. The Express Tribune
AFGHANISTAN
HELMAND: Nearly 60 Taliban militants were killed while 30 others were injured during a military operation in Khanshin district of southern Helmand province which was retaken by the Afghan forces. Khaama
HEARAT: At least 29 Taliban militants were killed in an operation by the Afghan forces in Shindand district of Hearat. Khaama
NURISTAN: 17 Taliban and 2 commanders of the group were killed in Ghazni and Nuristan provinces. 7 soldiers serving with the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces also lost their lives during the same operations. Khaama, Pajhwok
NANGARHRAR: Security forces have killed nine militants in a raid in Momand Dara district of eastern Nangarhrar province. Khaama
KABUL: A former senator, Gul Afghan survived a bomb attack that left at least four people dead and 15 others wounded in Khair Khana area of the capital Kabul. Khaama, Pajhwok
KAPISA: At least 23 insurgents were killed in a military operation in Nijrab district of the province. Military forces also discovered weapons during the operation. Tolo News
KABUL: The acting spymaster said three Pakistani militant groups were fighting against the Afghan government and accused the Pakistani intelligence of trying to expand the war in Afghanistan. Pajhwok
KABUL: The US military donated $858 million real property to the Afghan government between January 2010 and February 2015, an American federal watchdog. Pajhwok
PESHAWAR: Pakistan has deported 188 Afghan citizens via the Torkham border crossing in the tribal region of Khyber. The Afghans,who had been detained from various parts of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pajhwok
KABUL: The acting head of the National Directorate of Security, Massoud Andarabi, said that Taliban and other insurgent groups have not achieved their goals, despite the support of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. Tolo News
