FATA
LANDI KOTAL: The Khyber Agency political administration has completed the re-organisation of the khasadar force into different platoons to increase its capacity. Dawn
ISLAMABAD: `The authorities are ready to send us back but the question is, where we will live? Miramshah is a picture of ruin,` said Abdul Sattar, a resident of North Waziristan currently living in Bannu as an internally displaced person (IDP). Dawn
Pakistan
QUETTA: Security forces have arrested six militants believed to be involved in two bomb blasts in the city that had left 16 people dead. This was said by Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti at a press conference here. Dawn, The Express Tribune, The Daily Times
ISLAMABAD:The Foreign Office said that Pakistani security forces were acting indiscriminately against terrorists and remained committed to fighting terrorism for the region`s security and stability.Dawn
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police observed the Martyrs` Day (Youmi-Shuhada) to commemorate the sacrifices of their officials during the war against terrorism. Dawn
KARACHI: Police Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested three suspected militants, including one alleged suicide bomber. Dawn,The News
ISLAMABAD: While welcoming Washington’s decision to designate Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a splinter group of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on a list of global terrorists, Pakistan did not offer public criticism of Pentagon’s decision to withhold $300m in military aid, with Islamabad saying that despite this, it will continue its fight against terrorism and ensure that areas cleared by the security forces do not slide back into the control of terrorist networks. The News, The Nation
WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department announced that it had withheld $300 million in military assistance to Pakistan, signaling frustration with Islamabad for not acting against the notorious Haqqani Network. The News, The Nation, The Frontier Post, The Express Tribune, The Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: A suspect was arrested by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) allegedly involved in the Mumbai attacks of 2008 in which at least 164 were killed and 308 others were wounded. The News
QUETTA: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said that the provincial government will continue operation against militants till complete elimination of terrorism. The Nation
QUETTA: Case of the bomb blast on Quetta’s Ispahani road was registered against unidentified men. The case was registered in the presence of Station House Officer (SHO) Tanzeem Hussain Shah in Saddar Police Station.The Nation
QUETTA: At least five persons including three police personnel have been injured in a roadside blast on Spiny Road in Quetta. Police sources said that three buses were carrying pilgrims from Sukkur to Quetta, when IED device planted on Spiny Road exploded, injuring five persons including three police personnel. The injured were rushed to local hospital for medical treatment.The Frontier Post,The Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Both Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif agreed to take forward the Karachi operation against terrorists and criminals, without any hindrance or political pressure from any party, sources disclosed to Daily Times.The Daily Times
LAHORE: Manawan police killed an alleged dacoit in an encounter. The Daily Times
PESHAWAR: The FATA Political Alliance has threatened to observe August 14th as black day if the draft prepared for reforms in the tribal areas is not shared with political leadership and the tribes people before its implementation. The Express Tribune, Dawn
CHARSADA: 2 bomb blasts rocked a police check post near Charsadda Session Court resulting in five TMA personnel injuries. Express News , Daily Ausaf
CHITRAL: Five militants who crossed the border from Afghanistan to Pakistan were killed by Security Forces in Chitral. Express News
