Security
Quetta: Police killed an alleged suicide bomber in the city’s Mecongi road area when he attempted to gain entry into Imambargah Nasirul Aza. A policeman was also injured when the bomber, reportedly dressed in a woman’s attire, hurled a hand-held bomb towards the Imambargah. Dawn
KABUL: At least six people were killed and 16 were wounded in a suicide blast outside a military academy in the Afghan capital. The attack, which was claimed by the militant Islamic State group, targeted students leaving the Marshal Fahim National Defence University in western Kabul. Dawn, Tribune
Socioeconomic
Peshawar: An internal government document has pinned blame on two PTM-affiliated parliamentarians for instigating protesters at a military check post in North Waziristan. Dawn
Moscow: Taliban officials and Afghan opposition figures claimed to have made “tremendous progress” at Moscow talks, but the announcement rang hollow as discussions yet again excluded the Afghan government and no ceasefire was announced. The News, Tribune, Dawn,
Peshawar: Senior leader of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and Member National Assembly Mohsin Dawar has been arrested by the security forces allegedly for leading protesters to attack a check post in Khar Qamar area in North Waziristan and was produced in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Bannu. The special judge ATC, Babar Ali Khan, handed him over to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the police on an eight-day physical remand. The News, Dawn, TNN, Tribune
Islamabad: The Senate Special Committee on the problems of aggrieved sections of the society called for exercising patience and restraint and resolution of issues through dialogue. PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen also appeared before the committee. The News, Dawn
