Socioeconomic
Wana: The political moharrars and class-IV employees of district headquarters Wana, South Waziristan, have locked their offices to record protest over non-acceptance of their demands. TNN
Peshawar: Peshawar High court (PHC) restrained Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government from imposing taxes on the industrial units situated in tribal districts of the province. TNN, The News, Dawn
Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has unveiled Rs 900 billion tax-free surplus budget for the next financial year. The budget has an allocation of Rs 162 billion for the uplift of newly merged districts of the province and Rs 319 billion development program for all the district of the province. TNN, Dawn, Tribune, The News
Islamabad: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) unanimously agreed on a 12-point joint declaration on conclusion of the Tripartite Commission meeting which discussed safe and honourable repatriation of Afghan refugees. Dawn, Tribune
Maidan Shar: Only a tangle of razor wire marks the entrance of a remote Afghan army checkpoint that may soon be shuttered as the government closes vulnerable outposts after years of losses to Taliban fighters and desertions. The News
