MARDAN: Twenty-eight people, including a newly-elected member of the provincial assembly Imran Mohmand, were killed and over 57 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral prayer in Shah Zaman Qala village of Shergarh town in Mardan district on Tuesday. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mardan Mohammad Jaffar told The News that 28 people had been killed and over 57 injured in the suicide blast at the funeral. The News, The Frontier Post, Daily Times, Dawn.
SADDA: The return of the internally displaced persons to their respective villages in central Kurram Agency would begin on June 20 after the area was purged of militants in the wake of successful military operation, an official said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters here, Political Agent Riaz Mahsud said that the security forces launched military action against militants on May 7, which concluded on June 6. The News.
KOHAT: At least seven militants were killed and several others injured in a clash between two militant groups in Darra Adamkhel on Tuesday. Official sources said one group led by `commander` Arif Afridi and the other by `commander` Umer Adizai exchanged heavy fire in hills of the Bostikhel area. Dawn.
SWABI: Following the killing of two vaccinators in Pabbini area here on Sunday last, the paramedical staff and other employees of the health department and teachers have decided that they would not participate in anti-polio vaccination campaign. Sources told Dawn here on Tuesday that the paramedics and teachers had refused to continue the campaign in the face of grave security threats. Dawn.
PESHAWAR: Around 20 to 25 suicide bombers have entered provincial capital from Bara area that may target government installations in Peshawar, sources said. The Frontier Post.
PESHAWAR: The political administration of Orakzai Agency for exploring mental abilities of students and to encourage them, organized a painting competition themed “Peace” to highlight peace and harmony. The Frontier Post.
PESHAWAR: Pishtakhara police on Tuesday arrested alleged member of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Acheeni Chowk, Peshawar. Police on a tip off that a high profile car lifter was on his way, in a car snatched from one Muhammad Ali, arrested a man identified as Saleh Mansoor. The Frontier Post.
KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday opened an office in Qatar in a bid to start “dialogue with the world” as US officials said they hoped to meet the insurgents within days, after the Afghan government took control of nationwide security from Nato. The Taliban broke off initial contacts with the Americans — restricted to a prisoner swap — last year and have long refused to negotiate with Kabul. The News, Dawn.
NOWSHERA: Condemning the suicide attack on a funeral prayer at Shergarh area of Mardan, Chief Minister Pervez Khattak Tuesday said investigation from all angles would be carried out to trace perpetrators of the incident. Speaking to a delegation here, he said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led- The News.
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police authorities have set deadline for all the shoulder-promoted officers to remove their additional badges after which a strict action would be taken, said the spokesman for the KP Police on Tuesday. The News.
HANGU: The police arrested two proclaimed offenders (POs) in a raid here on Tuesday, police said.District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Khan told reporters that a police party raided Belyamina and Ghulmina areas in Hangu and arrested two POs identified as Mir Dali Khan and Wahid Hussain. The News.
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for steps to protect children in situations of armed conflict, while stressing the need for negotiations to address the issue of damaging effects unleashed by the drone strikes. Pakistan believes that the use of armed drones violates sovereignty, causes civilian casualties and puts communities at risk of reprisal attacks, Ambassador Masood Khan told the UN Security Council on Monday. The News.
LAHORE: A constitutional petition has been moved in the SC for holding countrywide referendum on the controversial issue of Kalabagh Dam. Barrister Zafarullah Khan said in his petition that country is facing the worst energy crisis which had badly affected the economy. The News.
PESHAWAR: Lieutenant Colonel Syed Imran Haider, who was wounded in a blast in North Waziristan Agency, succumbed to his injuries in Combined Military Hospital here on Tuesday.“An IED victim, Lieutenant Colonel Syed Imran Haider, embraced shahadat today in Combined Military Hospital Peshawar,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations in a communiqué. The News, Daily Times, Dawn.
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz told the National Assembly on Tuesday that the government would use all its resources to check drone attacks if this practice was not stopped, adding that the democratic set-up would able to put an end to such attacks in the coming days. The News.
PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday formally announced that they were willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government and US officials to find a negotiated settlement to the 12-year long Afghan conflict. Senior Afghan Taliban officials said a 12-member delegation, comprising representatives of different militant factions, had already landed in Doha, the capital of Qatar and they could probably meet the US delegation next week. The News, The Frontier Post, Daily Times, Dawn.
PESHAWAR: Two personnel of Khasadar force were shot dead early in the morning on Tuesday on Bannu Mirali Road in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) by unidentified armed men, said a local official at Mirali. “The incident took place at Takka Picket on the border of FR Bannu and NWA when armed men targeted two of the local Khasadar force personnel hailing from the nearby village of Haider Khel” the official confirmed adding that the area was cordoned off after the incident but no arrest was reported till filing this report. The Frontier Post, Dawn.
ISLAMABAD: A constitutional petition has been filed in the Supreme Court to get the covert missile strikes stopped in Pakistan’s tribal areas. Sources said the petition was filed by a tribe man belonging to South Waziristan Agency, Mado Jan Gohar Wazir who made Defence ministry, Interior ministry and Information ministry parties in his petition. The Frontier Post, Daily Times.
