PESHAWAR: Claiming responsibility for the high-profile attack on the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the Pakistani Taliban said that they had planned to hijack the aircraft and to use them for hitting targets at another place. The News, Dawn, ,Daily Mashriq
KARACHI: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said all assets of national importance were secured at the Karachi airport while two to three aircraft were partially damaged during the militant attack. The News, Dawn, The Frontier Post, Daily Mashriq
KARACHI: Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif, President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have paid tributes to the armed forces for successfully foiling the terror bid on the Karachi airport through a well-coordinated operation. The News, The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) deplored the terrorist attack on the Karachi airport while the opposition expressed its dismay over the government’s silence on the terror bid and questioned the absence of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar from the House.The News
ISLAMABAD: The bloody Fidayeen attack targeting the Jinnah International Airport has not only exposed the inability of law enforcement agencies to protect the vital national installations from terrorist attacks but has also proved to be the last nail in the coffin of peace talks between the Pakistan government and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The News
ISLAMABAD: The recent attack on the Karachi airport has raised serious question on the role and capabilities of intelligence agencies as the militants have ruthlessly struck at sensitive defense installations and killed some high profile people in recent years but no comprehensive national security plan has been chalked out as yet. The News
WASHINGTON: The United States offered to aid Pakistan in investigating a deadly siege on Karachi airport and denounced the assault which left 30 people dead. The News
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief, Altaf Hussain, has said the Taliban had taken over Karachi to the extent at which the government must open its eyes. The News
PESHAWAR: The residents of Lund Khwar, Mian Essakhel and Takhtbhai areas of Mardan district staged protest against a group of influential people who are allegedly grabbing the land of others people with the alleged support of local police and Revenue Department. The News
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Monday quashed the first information report (FIR) lodged against the lawmaker of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Sultan Muhammad Khan and his three guards. The News
PESHAWAR: The internally displaced persons (IDPs) hailing from Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency staged a protest outside the Press Club, urging the authorities to ensure their registration and make arrangements for their return to native areas. The News, Dawn, The Frontier Post
MIRAMSHAH: Three soldiers were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a checl(post near Miramshah in North Waziristan Agency. Dawn, The Frontier Post, Daily Mashriq
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved five development projects with an estimated cost of Rs2 billion. The approval to this effect was given at a meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP with additional secretary Khalid Pervez in the chair, according to a handout. Dawn
PESHAWAR: Two people were killed and three injured as rival groups clashed in Gharibabad area of the Peshawar city. Dawn
LANDI KOTAL: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan will visit Bagh Maidan area of Tirah valley where he is expected to announce a development package for the thousands of internally displaced persons who recently returned to the valley. Dawn
MANSEHRA: The residents of Lower Kohistan besieged the powerhouse of Dubair Khwar hydropower project on Monday to lodge their protest against Wapda for not supplying electricity directly to them from the dam. Dawn
PESHAWAR: The employees of Workers Welfare Board and working folks grammar schools and colleges have threatened to observe sit-ins outside the Governor House and the Chief Minister House in the provincial capital if the government didn`t release their three months salaries without delay. Dawn
MANSEHRA: The local people and family members of a killed woman blocked Balakot Road to lodge their protest against police for not arresting her killer. Dawn
NOWSHERA: The district police claimed on Monday to have arrested 16 anti-social elements four robbers among them during a crackdown in different areas of the district. Dawn
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson has firmly rejected any insinuation of Pakistan’s involvement in the attack on Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s convoy and allegations of seeking to “disrupt” elections in Afghanistan. The Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: In the aftermath of the deadly gun and bomb attack at Karachi airport, the government on Monday summoned an emergency meeting of the Cabinet Committee on National Security (CCNS) to discuss the future of peace talks. The Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Inayatullah Khan said Monday the Government was committed to address problems of local bodies’ employees and maximum relief would be given to govt. employees. The Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: Deputy Speaker, KP Assembly Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi has said that the PTI government through taking practical measures for the provision of basic facilities to the people has guaranteed the needs of injustice. The Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: A young man was killed by unidentified armed men in the jurisdiction of Khazana Police Station. The Frontier Post
