Five workers from Punjab were killed and another injured after unidentified armed militants allegedly abducted and shot them near Saranan in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. No group has claimed responsibility.
Two police officers were killed in separate militant attacks in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Bajaur attack, while the banned TTP claimed the killing of a police officer in Mardan.
Two security personnel were killed and seven others injured when an explosive device targeted a security forces convoy in Mastung, Balochistan. The blast was the third reported violent incident in Khadkocha within two days.
A 35-year-old New York woman has been arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb a state Capitol building and kill lawmakers. Prosecutors say she had ties to the Islamic State and discussed the alleged attack with undercover FBI agents.
A Hindu trader was killed in Balochistan, while a police station in Pishin was destroyed and a tehsil office in Kachhi set ablaze in separate attacks. Pakistani security forces also claimed to have killed 49 militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Pakistani security forces have killed 49 militants in separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, targeting networks affiliated with the banned TTP and BLA, according to military and security officials.
A suicide attack targeting a security forces vehicle was foiled in Bannu, where two security personnel were wounded. Four militants were killed in separate operations in Bannu and Lakki Marwat, while police also defused suspected explosives near a university.
Three Afghan nationals were killed and another injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on them at Hazarganji Cross in Quetta. Police have launched an investigation into the attack, while the motive remains unknown.
