PAKISTAN
BERLIN: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General AsimSaleemBajwa has said democracy is strong in Pakistan and the army is fully supporting and assisting democracy in the country. The News
PARACHINAR: An influential Afghan police official ‘kidnapped’ four Pakistanis, including a lady doctor, after his brother was killed in the recent clashes between the security forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan at Torkham, The News
PESHAWAR: A senior official of the United Nations refugee agency praised Pakistan for hosting a major Afghan refugee population for over three decades and assured his full support in the refugee operations along with the return process of the internally displaced people. The News
PESHAWAR: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) produced the militant belonging to a banned militant organization in the anti-terrorism court who was arrested for sending three would-be suicide bombers to the provincial metropolis for attack. The News
ISLAMABAD: In a matter where a petitioner has been seeking from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to order registration of an FIR against cleric of LalMasjid, the Ministry of Interior told the court that it has forwarded the same to the Law Ministry for legal opinion.The News
GUJRANWALA: Anti-Terrorism Court judge BushraZaman granted five-day physical remand to a militant belonging to Islamic State group. Dawn
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said that Pakistan would go ahead with its plans for regulating the border with Afghanistan as part of its counterterrorism strategy and urged the Afghan government to cooperate. Dawn
PESHAWAR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees FilippoGrandi has announced that the repatriation package for Afghan refugees will be doubled to make the process of their return to Afghanistan more attractive. Dawn
DERA MURAD JAMALI: A powerful blast occurred inside the store of Notal police station in Nasirabad district, leaving a senior police official dead and injuring five other police personnel, including the SHO of the police station. Dawn
KARACHI: Three suspected militants were killed in a shootout with the police in Sohrab Goth area of the city late .The police conducted a raid in Sohrab Goth near the under-construction Bara Marketwhichsoon turned into an exchange of fire. Dawn
PESHAWAR: In a big cover-up, the police hid not only dramatic escape of 11 militants and criminals from inside the Police Lines, Mardan but also blamed the death of a constable on an attack from outside last May, it has been revealed. Dawn
GILGIT: An anti-terrorism court here sentenced a Chinese national to nine years imprisonment for trying to smuggle weapons from Pakistan to China via Khunjrab border. The court also imposed ban on him to visit Pakistan again. Dawn
KARACHI: Two men were shot dead by unidentified assailants in separate firing incidents in Korangi and Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The Express Tribune
QUETTA: At least three people were killed and over 20 injured in a blast near Quetta’s AlmoChowk.The remote-controlled blast occurred near a shop on Airport Road, spreading panic in the area. The Express Tribune
Afghanistan
KUNAR: At least 14 Taliban insurgents were killed when clashes erupted among Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and militants belonging to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in Gul Pari area of Sarkano in eastern Kunar province. Khaama, Pajhwok
NIMROZ: Women in southwestern Nimroz province are increasingly becoming interested in joining police force as many females are waiting for their applications to be accepted, an official said. Pajhwok
GHOR: Afghan security forces and Taliban militants clashed overnight in the Pasaband district of western Ghor province, with both sides suffering casualties, police said. Pajhwok
NANGARHAR: Islamic State militants entered people’s homes and killed three and injured a dozen more civilians during an hours-long clash with security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said. Pajhwok, Tolo News
NANGARHAR: Seven Taliban militants were killed and three others wounded in a NATO drone strike in the Lalpura district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said. Pajhwok
NANGARHAR: Fourteen Taliban militants have been killed and 19 others wounded during clashes with Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said. Pajhwok
KABUL: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on claimed 46 militants were killed in a dozen provinces during security forces operations during the past 24 hours. Pajhwok
