Central Secretary General of PTI and the newly elected CM Pervez Khan Khattak is a senior and experi

Profile of elected KPK Chief Minister Pervez Khattak

Central Secretary General of PTI and the newly elected CM Pervez Khan Khattak is a senior and experienced politician‚ who was elected MPA for record 5 times.

Born at the residence of noted government contractor Hastam Khan (late) on Jan 1‚ 1950 at village Manky Sharif in the politically fertile district of Nowshera‚ Pervez Khattak received his early education at the Aitchison College‚ Lahore more or less in the same years when PTI chairman Imran Khan was also a student and both were reported to be class-fellows.

He did his Senior Cambridge from Aitchison College and later completed graduation from Gordon College‚ Rawalpindi.

Khattak had started his political career as a member of the district council in 1983 and later jumped to the national mainstream politics. He was elected to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly for record five times‚ the last time on May 11‚ 2013.

In general election 2013‚ Khattak won the National Assembly seat NA-5 Nowshera-I and provincial assembly seat‚ PK-13 in Nowshera-II from the PTI platform and defeated his political opponents with huge margin.

Also‚ he remained the provincial minister of industries twice and once served as irrigation minister in the ANP-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Later‚ he resigned from the Ministry of Irrigation due to difference with past government and joined PTI with a mission to serve his people with more dedication and zeal.

As a true democrat‚ he contested PTI;s intra party election 2013 and lost the party's provincial president Asad Qaiser with a narrow margin. However‚ he did not disappoint and made inroads in the party by defeating senior PTI leader Dr. Arif Alvi on post of Central General Secretary.

He also remained the first district nazim in Nowshera. He belonged to a political family of Nowshera. His cousin Nasrullah Khattak was the chief minister of the province when Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the prime minister of Pakistan.

During his long political career‚ Pervez Khattak also remained the provincial president of the Pakistan People's Party-Sherpao (now renamed Qaumi Watan Party). Khattak will take oath as 16th Chief Minister of KP at Governor House Peshawar at 6pm today. KP Governor Engr Shaukatullah Khan will administer oath to him. Since the inception of Pakistan‚ Pervez Khattak is the 16th elected chief minister of KP.

The newly elected CM Pervez Khattak told APP that priority of his government would be establishment of peace‚ good governance and elimination of corruption. He said zero tolerance would be adopted against corruption and reforms would be introduced in education‚ health and social sectors.

He said opposition would be taken along on national issues to put the province on tract of development. He thanked the MPAs for reposing full confidence in him as Leader of the House.
Meanwhile‚ success of Pervez Khan Khattak has sparked jubilation in his native district of Nowshera. The people and his supporters have distributed sweets and danced on beats of drums.

Militants attack Red Cross office in Afghanistan





A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the ICRC office in Jalalabad.

   JALALABAD: Suicide bombers and militants attacked a Red Cross (ICRC) office in Jalalabad city, east Afghanistan, on Wednesday, officials said, with gunfire erupting in the area after a loud explosion.
“Initial information shows that at least two gunmen have taken position inside the office of the Red Cross and gunfire is continuing, there has also been an explosion,” provincial government spokesperson Ahmad Zia Abdulzai told AFP.
Local officials said that a suicide bomber had blown himself up at the gate of the ICRC office and two more insurgents entered the building.
An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) spokesperson in Kabul was unable to give any immediate details.
The attack came on the same day that Afghan security forces killed six militants who stormed the Panjshir provincial governor’s office in a brazen pre-dawn assault in one of the country’s most stable areas.
The Taliban launched their annual “spring offensive” last month, vowing to use suicide blasts to inflict maximum casualties and destabilise President Hamid Karzai’s Us-backed regime.
The attacks followed a major assault on Kabul on Friday, when the Taliban launched a suicide and gun strike on an international compound in the city centre and triggered a battle that lasted several hours.
All four militants, one policeman and two civilians died in that incident.
The effectiveness of Afghan security forces is crucial to the government’s ability to defeat the Taliban insurgency as 100,000 NATO-led combat troops prepare to withdraw by the end of 2014.
The police, army and special forces are being trained up by the international coalition, but there are widespread fears that they will not be able to impose security after 12 years of war.

Peshawar: 6 terrorists arrested, explosives seized from Tarnab Farm | SAMAA TV

PESHAWAR: The city police, conducting a raid on a house, arrested six terrorists including woman and seized explosive material, suicide vest and bombs, SAMAA reported Saturday.

According to details, police conducted raid on a house located in the city’s suburbs of Tarnab Farm and arrested six alleged terrorists including a woman.

According to police sources, a suicide bomber is among the arrested miscreants.

According to DSP Shaukat Khan, police recovered 60-kilogram explosives, a suicide jacket and a readied seven-kilogram bomb from the house.

During the initial interrogations, the arrested people confessed to have been involved in the attacks on  different political parties including an assault on former federal minister and leader of Awami National Party (ANP) Arbab Ayub Jan.

The saboteurs belong to Peshawar. They have been shifted to undisclosed location for further investigations. –SAMAA
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Former KP law minister arrested after court rejects pre-arrest bail application

Former law minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Barrister Arshad Abdullah. — File Photo from official KP Assembly website

PESHAWAR: Former law minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Barrister Arshad Abdullah, was arrested on Wednesday from a session court in Charsadda after a court cancelled his pre-aarest bail application in a case registered against him for attacking a police checkpost and freeing an apprehended associate. Police had earlier lodged an FIR against Advocate Abdullah and 18 others who are accused of attacking a police checkpost in Charsadda’s Utmanzai area on April 26 and freeing an associate who was apprehended by the security personnel at the checkpost for carrying an unlicensed weapon.
Abdullah and his accomplice were arrested withing the court premesis and were handed over to the City police station. Dawn News

Cisco Evolves Associate-Level Certifications, Redesigns CCNA Routing and Switching Certification to Support Next-Generation Job Roles - The Network: Cisco's Technology News Site

Cisco Evolves Associate-Level Certifications, Redesigns CCNA Routing and Switching Certification to Support Next-Generation Job Roles

Certification and Training Updates Meet Market Demand for Networking Talent Aligned With Changing Business Requirements

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn: Staying Ahead of the Curve – CCNA Refresh Provides Next Gen Skills

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 26, 2013 – Continuing its commitment to deliver job-ready training, best practices and the most up-to-date information on the latest networking solutions, Cisco today announced a redesign of the Cisco® associate-level certification programs and the evolution of the CCNA^® certification to CCNA Routing and Switching certification.
While more than 99 percent of things in the physical world today are still not connected to the Internet, the phenomenon called "the Internet of Everything" will soon wake up everything imaginable. As the network evolves and changes, becoming more sophisticated, the job roles of network engineers also continue to change. The CCNA Routing and Switching refresh aligns certification and training curricula with evolving industry job roles and provides the skills that networking professionals need to successfully manage cutting-edge network solutions.
Key Facts

• The redesign enables the associate-level concentration certifications such as CCNA Routing and Switching, CCNA Voice, CCNA Security, CCNA Wireless, CCNA SP Operations and CCDA® to better align with the industry job roles of today and the future.
• Specifically for the CCENT® and CCNA Routing and Switching certifications, Cisco has redesigned the training curriculum for the ICND1, ICND2 and CCNAX exams and has introduced new exams for ICND1, ICND2 and CCNA Composite. The updates include comprehensive troubleshooting, technologies such as IPv6, and updated software on Cisco routers and switches.
• With the associate-level program redesign, candidates now need to pass only two exams to achieve advanced technology certifications in an accelerated manner with the right job skills. These certifications include:
  • CCNA Routing and Switching
  • CCNA Security
  • CCNA Voice
  • CCNA Wireless
  • CCNA SP Operations
• The following certifications currently require two exams:
  • CCNA Data Center
  • CCNA Video
  • CCNA Service Provider
  • CCNA SP Operations

• For CCDA certification, a valid CCENT certification will be a prerequisite beginning October 1, 2013. Basic knowledge of routing and switching is becoming increasingly essential to meet the industry job role requirements of a CCDA.

Supporting Quotes

• Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general manager at Learning@Cisco, said: "We are entering a new realm: the Internet of Everything, where things will gain context awareness, increased processing power and greater sensing abilities as everything is connected to the network. The network drives productivity. The network provides the services you need when you need them. As business solutions evolve, the network evolves and grows in its complexity. It has gotten to the point where basic knowledge of networking fundamentals is no longer sufficient. Now, network professionals have to understand networking systems with integrated security, wireless, voice capabilities and data center as well as business applications. At Cisco, we are committed to meeting the highest standards for learning programs and delivering the best certification programs possible. The evolution of the CCNA Routing and Switching certification will provide learners with skills and knowledge that are in demand today, adding substantial value for themselves and their employers."

• Tobias Caldwell, lead network engineer, Gap Inc., said: "After securing my CCNA certification, I was in a position to guide Gap network engineering projects, not just support them. What I like about the Cisco certifications path is that you really learn to think about how they are relevant. It's not just ‘this is a Cisco router, and this is how you configure it.' It very much goes into ‘this is why it's done this way.' It is critical to stay up-to-date with the latest technologies in order to remain relevant in a fast moving industry. I am confident the new CCNA Routing and Switching validates the skills necessary to support today and tomorrow's advanced networks. "

Availability

• The new exams and training will be available March 26, 2013. Candidates can register for the exams through Pearson VUE, the primary test delivery partner for Cisco. Training courses are offered by Cisco Learning Partners, the only authorized source for Cisco IT training delivered exclusively by Certified Cisco Instructors. 

Supporting Resources

• Find out more about the redesigned associate-level certification program and training products today at: http://learningnetworkstore.cisco.com
• Cisco will continue to offer instructor-led training curriculum delivered through their authorized learning partners in order to help candidates prepare for the new exams.
• Three self-study products are now available on the Cisco Learning Network Store for the all-new Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification: Cisco Learning Labs for ICND1 v2.0, Cisco Certification Practice Exam for ICND1 (100-101), and the introduction of Cisco E-Learning for ICND1 v2.0. In addition, labs, practice exams and e-learning for ICND2 v2.0 are expected to be released on the Cisco Learning Network Store in late May 2013.
• Cisco Press has a comprehensive suite of official products to enhance classroom study or self-study exam preparation. New products include:
  • Foundation and Certification Guide books and eBooks
  • Premium Edition eBooks & Practice Tests
  • Video Tutorials
  • Network Simulators
• Visit http://ciscopress.com/ccna for more information.
• Watch: Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn: Staying Ahead of the Curve – CCNA Refresh Provides Next Gen Skills

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