Eight terrorists were killed in an exchange for fire with security officials in the Zarmilan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's South Waziristan District on Saturday, Dawn newspaper reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
As Pakistan's economy continue to deteriorate with every passing day, its effect is seen in the country's provinces like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan where people are already living miserable lives due to lack of basic amenities and rise in terrorism.
Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday ordered the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to direct funds for holding elections to the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, Geo News reported.
Currently, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has only PKR 13 billion in its provincial kitty. The Finance Department has refused to give salary and pension for the month of April in advance on account of Eid to government employees.
Local political leaders and people from the business community staged protests in opposition to the entry of several armed men into the Tirah Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, The News International reported.
A terrorist and a security official were killed in an exchange of fire in separate clashes in North and South Waziristan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military's media wing said on Sunday, according to Dawn.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be holding the polls in politically crucial Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces on May 14 as directed by the Supreme Court.
Two terrorists and a Pakistan Army soldier were killed in two separate gunfightsSouth and North Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), ARY News reported on Sunday citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The Supreme Court last week directed the federal government to provide PKR 21 billion in funds by April 10 to the ECP, directing the electoral body to present a report on the issue by April 11, The Tribune reported.
As per Pakistan's army media wing, the soldiers, who were identified as Naib Subedar Hazrat Gul (37) and Sepoy Nazir Ullah Mehsud (34), were killed in the blast from an improvised explosive device (IED).
After the postponement of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Pakistan's Election Commission (ECP), the political climate in the country has further deteriorated, reported Daily Times.