Pakistan’s military says 10 militants were killed in two separate security operations in South Waziristan and Dir districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including eight militants who were killed after an attempted attack on security posts in Azam Warsak.
A policeman was killed in a shooting in Bannu district while another police officer was allegedly abducted in Tank district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police have launched investigations and search operations in both cases.
Pakistan and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening counterterrorism cooperation, with a focus on combating TTP, ISIS-K, al-Qaeda, and the BLA. During the fourth Pakistan-U.S. Counterterrorism Dialogue in Washington, both sides agreed to enhance intelligence sharing, border security, and joint efforts to counter evolving security threats and promote regional peace and stability.
Two JUI-F-affiliated leaders were killed in separate targeted attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s tribal districts of Bajaur and South Waziristan. Maulana Irshad Ajiz was killed in Bajaur in an attack claimed by ISIS, while Maulana Ismail Wazir was shot dead in South Waziristan. Security forces launched investigations and search operations following both incidents.
At least 16 people, including six police officers, were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide bombing outside a police station in Pakistan's northwestern Swat district. Authorities said the attacker was stopped before entering the facility, while officials warned the death toll could rise as several of the wounded remain in critical condition.
At least three people were killed and 21 others injured in a bombing outside Moscow's Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant, which Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described as a "brutal terrorist attack." Authorities said the suspected female attacker detonated an improvised explosive device after being stopped by security guards, while investigators continue to search for those responsible.
BLA militants attacked police and Counter Terrorism Department facilities in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, damaging buildings and setting parts of them on fire. Security forces responded and forced the attackers to flee, while five civilians, including women and children from the same family, were injured during clashes.
A Pakistan Army major was killed and five terrorists were eliminated during an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan, according to the military’s media wing. The ISPR said the operation targeted militants linked to the banned group Fitna al-Khawarij, while a clearance operation remains underway.
An explosion at a restaurant near Moscow’s Kudrinskaya Square killed three people and injured 15 others, according to Russian state media. Investigators said the blast occurred after a woman carrying an improvised explosive device was stopped by a security guard, triggering the explosion.
