SOURCE:Ausaf, Ummat, Daily Pak, Nawa-i-Waqt, Urdu Point, Daily Jinnah, Awami Awaz, Daily Dharti, Jasarat, Kawish, Daily Intekhab, Daily Times, Jang, Ibrat, Khabrain, Roznama Dunya, Hizb Media, Al Qalam Weekly, Baad-e-Shimal, Bang-e-Sahar

BANGLADESH
1.Nawa-i-Waqt is happy that Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan has recalled his envoy from Dhaka as a protest against the execution of B’desh JI leaders. The daily asked the Sharif government to register its strong protest with Dhaka and thereby increase pressure on Bangladesh Government in order to stop further execution of JI leaders. (Nawa-i-Waqt Edit)
AFGHANISTAN
1.After negotiations with Hizb-e-Islami, the Afghan government is thinking of closing down some American and Indian consulates and let Pakistan continue to have consulates in Kandahar and Jalalabad. Hizb-e-Islami negotiators told President Ashraf Ghani that external interferences would have to be stopped for peace in Afghanistan. (Ummat)
2.Ausaf asked the Afghan government to have open talks with Pakistan and remove reservations about securing the borders. (Ausaf Edit)
UNITED STATES
1. Pakistani officials are examining whether the US decision to stall the sale of F-16s is a permanent measure or a temporary move. Indian lobbying against Pakistan, and the plans to build CPEC are the main factors responsible for Washington’s tough stand. (Khabrain)
INDIA
1.The US government has expressed concern over discrimination against minorities including Muslims in India. The US has warned India that for trade ties it would have to check violence against minorities. (Jasarat)
2.PM’s advisor on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz told National Assembly during question hour that Pakistan remains committed to its principled stand on Kashmir and demands resolution of Kashmir issue as per UN resolutions and the aspirations of the people of Kashmir. He added that PM Nawaz Sharif had raised the Kashmir dispute and human rights violations in Kashmir at the UN. (Jasarat)
3. Senate adopted a resolution asking the government to prepare a dossier on Indian interference in Pakistan and send it to the International community. (Jang)
4. JuD Chief, Hafiz Saeed, has said “by providing unbiased services to Muslims and Hindus in the Thar through Falah-e-Insaaniyat Foundation’s unbiased services towards Muslims and Hindus in Thar, they had foiled the Indian plan of enticing Pakistani Hindus. (Ausaf)
5. Daily Pak and Ausaf have criticised that India is going too far in its madness for war and it is necessary for Pakistan to procure latest defence equipment to maintain the power balance. If the US President Barack Obama wanted to supply F-16s to Pakistan then he should convince the US Congress over the issue. Ausaf edit also called for upgradation of Pakistan’s missile technology. (Daily Pak Edit, Ausaf Edit)
6. Javid Mahmood writes: India was such an enemy which always kept looking for opportunities to harm Pakistan and there was a long history of conspiracies that Indian leaders had hatched against Pakistan. Indian PM Modi had confessed on 8 June 2015, while speaking in Bangladesh, about how Indian conspiracies had split Pakistan in 1971. On 23 May 2015 Indian Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, had elaborated that India had adopted policy against Pakistan with the intention to give a befitting response. India had tried to present itself at international forums as an innocent victim but since the arrest of RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav, Indian conspiracies had been exposed in front of the world community. Indian lobbyists were very strong in the US and they were working to harm the interests of Pakistan. The US had stopped Pakistan’s funding for F-16s on the behest of the Indian lobby. It was to be seen if Pakistan comes under Indian pressure and releases RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav or stands firm on its position. (Ummat)
ARMY/SECURITY FORCES
1. Pakistan Air Force Chief, in his meeting with members of business community, invited the chamber to visit the Aeronautical Complex in Kamra, in order to assess the possibility of a public-private partnership in the production of defence goods. (Urdu Point)
TERRORISM & EXTREMISM
1. JuD chief Hafiz Saeed said that enemy forces are troubled with the unity amongst Muslim countries. He added that the ISIS is losing its charm as expected. (Daily Pak)
Sensitive agencies have arrested three terrorists with allegiance to ISIS. (Roznama Dunya)
POLITICAL SCENE
1.Back door negotiations between government and PPP have opened on the Panama leaks issue; this is the reason why PPP has decided not to protest on the Panama leak issue. (Roznama Dunya)
2.Zarar Pirzada asks what is this hullabaloo about Panama Leaks when both ruling and opposition leaders are known to have put their money in off-shore companies. He sees the noise on Panama Leaks as no more than an effort to hide the real issues from public scrutiny. He regrets that none of the political leaders have been questioned about their basic responsibility towards the people of the country. (Awami Awaz)
3. Javed Abroo states that both the opposition and the government should adopt a responsible stand on the Panama leaks issue and keep aside their ego hassles; the present impasse was largely because of ego fights (amongst parties and leaders). (Ibrat)
4. Sikandar Haliyo writes PM in his address yesterday he said he was first in business and then came to politics and not the other way around but who would tell the PM that there was a very thick connection in Pakistan between criminal-politicians and businessmen. He recalls that Benazir used to complain that Nawaz Sharif was turning politics into business. Haliyo further states that there has been a talk about formation of a PML-N breakaway group. Sheikh Rashid said that there are about 40 such disgruntled PML (N) members; so it is possible that the demand for Nawaz’s resignation would gain traction in the days ahead. Home Minister, Nissar Chaudhary, looks like a very strong candidate to replace Nawaz Sharif. Nissar Chaudhary, and even Shahbaz Sharif, remained largely quiet during this Panama leaks imbroglio, and thus all did not seem well within Nawaz Sharif’s own house. By all accounts the Panama leaks thunder is a god sent opportunity for Nawaz Sharif’s political and personal opponents to bring him down; unfortunately for him, the PPP opposition is not standing by him as they did during Imran’s dharnas. Even the establishment seems to be unhappy with Nawaz Sharif for his Modi ties. (Kawish)
5. Munir Ahmed Baloch writes that instead of political parties levelling allegations against one another over the Panama issue, an investigation commission should be given the task to investigate the corruption charges against every party during the Holy Month of Ramadan. It should be asked to give a report within a month. . (Roznama Dunya)
6. Awami Awaz, Ibrat, Kawish, Jang, and Khabrain have editorially commented on PM Sharif’s address to parliament and his offer to set up a joint parliamentary committee on Terms of Reference (TORs) for the Panama leaks probe panel. Noting that the Opposition had staged a walk out during the PM’s speech, the edits said the Opposition should have been patient enough to hear out the PM’s plans but sadly as is the habit these days – politicians first rush to the media – and thus here too, the parliament members first went to the media outside the parliament. Ibrat doubts whether the PPP will bail out PML-N now also as it did during earlier crisis periods. Nevertheless, PPP deserves credit for not letting the issue to be dragged to the streets, which is what the PTI would have done by now. The daily advises both sides to sit together and give it a thought with a cool head, because if this does not happen then the ultimate victim will be the democracy in the country. Kawish edit states that when issues get personalised in a democratic system, then the major victim of such ego clashes is democracy. Neither the opposition nor the government seem to be serious about finding a way out of the current situation. Jang Editorial is hopeful that the issue of difference on enquiry would not become another theatre of the absurd. Khabrain states the opposition walk out after PM’s address was a smart move, according to some analysts but some others are worried that the issue would get worse. (Awami Awaz Edit, Ibrat Edit, Kawish Edit, Jang Edit, Khabrain Edit)
7. Nawa-i-Waqt has criticises the government for suggesting the imposition of double sales tax on different items. Government is digging its own grave with such moves. (Nawa-i-Waqt Edit)
POK/ G-B NEWS
1.Daily K2 has welcomed G-B Speaker Fida Nashad’s statement that everyone should work in their specified limits to change the fate of the region. It is essential that state departments should work sincerely and honestly for the development in G-B. (Daily K2 Edit)
2.Baad-e-Shimal has asked the G-B Government to focus on improving the Gems and Minerals and Tourism Departments to improve revenue stream. (Baad-e-Shimal Edit)
3. Daily Dharti has asked the Election Commission to spare no effort in the run up to the forth coming AJK elections in order to make the process transparent. (Daily Dharti Edit)
4. Gilgit-Baltistan Speaker, Fida Nashad, said Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen (MWM) law maker, Kachu Imtiyaz, has resigned. Kachu was forced to submit his resignation after he cast his vote for an independent candidate during Gilgit-Baltistan Council election ignoring the party whip. (Daily K2)