Pakistan military to brief legislators on security situation

Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has convened an in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security on Tuesday, amid a surge in the deadly terror attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The military leadership is to provide a comprehensive briefing to the committee on the prevailing security situation.

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Af-Pak jirga agrees on truce, reopening of Khyber crossing

Peshawar: A Pakistan-Afghanistan jirga on Monday agreed on a ceasefire and reopening of the Torkham border crossing closed since February 21 after Islamabad shut it over a dispute concerning construction of a border post by the Taliban regime. Afghan members requested for time until later in the evening to decide on removal of constructions on the disputed land.