Security
Peshawar: At least 12 lost their lives and more than 40 were wounded as three explosions rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. The first explosion happened at 8:10 am when the militants targeted a bus carrying government employees in eastern Kabul. Five people were killed in the first blast, while 10 others were injured. The suicide blast killed at least seven people and more than 20 others were injured. The third incident happened when unknown militants blew up a car. However, no casualties were reported in the third blast. Daesh group´s Afghanistan affiliate claimed responsibility for the first two blasts, while the Taliban claimed the third. TNN, Dawn, The News, Tribune
Socioeconomic
Doha: Afghan Taliban stated if they were invited by Pakistan, they would travel to Islamabad and meet Prime Minister Imran Khan. The announcement from the Taliban came after PM Imran Khan’s statement in Washington that he would meet the Taliban and convince them for a meeting with Afghan government. The News, Dawn, Tribune
Rawalpindi: The National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) has asked governments of Punjab and Sindh to make effective measures regarding threats hurled at property tycoon Malik Riaz by a wing of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) demanding $10 million extortion money. Dawn
Tank: Inspector General Frontier Crops (IGFC-South) Maj Gen Azhar Abbasi said that compensation would soon be paid to people whose houses had been damaged in the South-Waziristan military operation, code-named Rah-i-Nijat. Dawn
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Beijing: China is willing to enrich and expand the scope and framework of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for the country’s socio-economic development and to pass on its maximum benefit to the people. The News
