FATA
KHYBER AGENCY: The crisis at the Torkham border, which tragically turned bloody, has now settled down. More importantly, a comprehensive, though little known, attempt at constructing a bilateral architecture of engagement involving Pakistani and Afghan stakeholders from the security sector is back on track. The News
PAKISTAN
KARACHI: Terrorists have posed a challenge to the courts by kidnapping Owais Ali Shah, son of Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, while the law enforcing and investigation agencies have failed so far to recover him. The News,Dawn,The Express Tribune,The Daily Times,The Frontier Post,The Daily Aaj
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif said the world needs to stand with Pakistan till the dividends of sacrifices in the war against terrorism are fully realised.The News
PESHAWAR:A policeman who had sustained injuries in a bomb attack on the Shakipura Road in the limits of Daudzai Police Station died of his wounds. Four policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb went off on the ShakirpuraRoad.The News
Karachi: Two alleged terrorists of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were stated to have been killed in an encounter by the Counter Terrorism Department’s (CTD-II) Operations Wing. The News
ISLAMABAD: Despite the rejection of all their cut motions against budget grants for various ministries, the opposition in the National Assembly tore into the government over its foreign policy failures and its complete inability to tackle loadshedding as it had promised before the 2013 general elections.The country`s relations with its neighbours are currently at a low point, said Syed NaveedQamar of the Pakistan Peoples Party, adding, they are coming together and forming alliances against us`.Dawn
KARACHI:No one, including guards of a Clifton superstore, came to the rescue of Awais Ali Shah, the son of the sitting Sindh High Court Chief Justice, when masked men kidnapped him, eyewitnesses said.Dawn
KARACHI: Two alleged militants were gunned down in a shoot-out with police in Gulshan-i-Maymar.Theyaddedthatthecounterterrorism department (CTD) of Sindh police on intelligence reports about the presence of militants and criminal elements conducted a raid in a Gulshan-iMaymar locality near Northern Bypass. Dawn
MULTAN:Two Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel were injured in a mysterious explosion here, which, according to police, took place accidentally. Dawn
PESHAWAR:The Counter-Terrorism Department said that three suicide bombers, who were killed accidently last month, were members of banned Jamaat-ulAhrar.Dawn
SWABI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Mardan arrested an alleged target killer and member of the notorious ‘Zarar Group’ in Swabi.The Daily Times
AFGHANISTAN
FARYAB: At least 18 militants were killed and eight more militants were critically wounded in an airstrike inGarziwan district northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.Khaama
KABUL: The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has claimed that snatching passengers from the highways is not an act of kidnapping.Khaama
PARWAN: A commander of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) forces was critically wounded in an explosion inCharikar city of northern Parwan province of Afghanistan. Khaama
HERAT: At least 24 Taliban militants have reportedly been killed in the latest infighting among the rival groups PashtoonZarghoon city of western Herat province. At least seven supporters of MawlaviAkhundzada have been killed in the infighting and six others were wounded, and 11 supporters of Mullah Rasool have also been killed or wounded during the clash. Khaama
HELMAND: At least 20 passengers kidnapped by the Taliban militants have been released hours after they were taken hostage from a highway in Helmand province. Khaama , Pajhwok , Tolo News
KUNDUZ: A key commander Gul Khan also well known as Khanjar was killed along with four of his fightersin a drone strike inImam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan. Khaama , Pajhwok
NANGARHAR: Six Daesh militants have been killed in Afghan Air Force (AAF) airstrikes in the Achine district of eastern Nangarhar province. Pajhwok
BADGHIS: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier has killed four of his colleagues and injured three others in the Jawand district of western Badghis province. Pajhwok
WARDAK: Khalil Andarabi, the Wardak Police chief, is being officially investigated over the transfer of the Taliban’s designated spy chief in BaghlanQariZahir.Tolo News
KABUL: Poor leadership has been one of the biggest challenges of the Afghan security forces in their campaign against the Taliban militants, Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan has told the Security Council. Tolo News
