Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested a senior director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the charges of being involved in human trafficking and possessing assets beyond his legal powers. Dawn
KARACHI: The Majlis-i-Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) Karachi staged a protest rally against the recent killings in Parachinar on sectarian grounds and in solidarity with a hunger strike being observed by party chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbass in Islamabad. Dawn
PESHAWAR: A constable was killed and 17 other people injured when two remote-controlled bombs detonated one after another in Peshawar’s Mithra area. Dawn, The Express Tribune
LAHORE: More than 10,000 policemen will be deployed in and around mosques, imambargahs, shrines and markets to ensure foolproof security during Ramazan, as per the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO). Dawn
LAKKI MARWAT: Four bullet-riddled bodies, three of which belonged to proclaimed offenders wanted by the police in cases related to terrorism and possession of explosives, were found in Azad Naurang town. Dawn, The Nation
PESHAWAR: The Matani police foiled an attempt to smuggle huge quantity of arms and ammunition in a truck and arrested the driver. The News
BANNU: The main entrance of the house of a retired Customs officer was destroyed as a bomb planted near the gate went off in Mandan area. The News
QUETTA: In two separate operations, Frontier Corps troops seized the arms dumps of banned separatist groups in Kohlu and Jaffarabad districts. The Express Tribune
QUETTA: Unidentified assailants kidnapped two government officers and two other men after ambushing their vehicle in the Zareen Bogh area of Kech district. The Express Tribune
Afghanistan
BAGHLAN: At least 31 militants were killed in operations of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in Surkh Kotal and Baghlan Markazi areas of northern Baghlan province. Among which seven militants were killed and 11 others were wounded during a ground operation while 24 were killed in Air Raids. Khaama
KUNDUZ: Four militants were killed in an airstrike on a moving vehicle in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province. Khaama , Afghanistan News
ZABUL: A key Al Qaeda commander, Mullah Mohammad Ali has been killed in a NATO drone strike in the Shajoy district of southern Zabul province. Pajhwok , Khaama , Tolo News
PAKTIKA: The Khushamand district police chief for has been killed along with and six colleagues in a Taliban attack in southeastern Paktika province. Pajhwok
NANGARHAR: Forty-two weapons have been seized and 21 illegal armed men arrested in eastern Nangarhar province. Pajhwok
BALKH: Afghan Local Police (ALP) Commander Gul Jan has been killed in the Taliban attack in the Chahar Bulok district of northern Balkh province. Pajhwok
KABUL: The Afghan government approved in principle the strategy to fight the enemy moles (secret agents) during a meeting of the National Security Council chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The defense and security ministers also presented their reports regarding the security situation of Helmand, Uruzgan, Kunduz, Jawzjan, Baghaln, Faryab and Kunar provinces. Khaama
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Nasir Janjua (retd) said that “our hearts beat for Afghanistan and its people”, adding that Islamabad wants peace and stability to prevail in Kabul. Afghanistan News
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is hosting a new round of four-nation Afghan peace talks aimed at reviving long-stalled negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government. Afghanistan News
