Pakistani security forces killed 28 terrorists in three separate operations in Balochistan, according to the military and security sources. The operations were conducted in areas of Quetta, Kech and Mastung, while an army officer was also killed and another security personnel was wounded.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said more than two dozen terrorist groups are operating in Afghanistan and accused Afghan territory of being used to plan attacks against Pakistan. Addressing the OIC Contact Group on Afghanistan, Dar urged the Taliban authorities to end support for terrorist groups, prevent Afghan soil from being used against neighboring countries and take concrete measures to protect regional security.
Pakistan said it shot down eight drones that entered its airspace from Afghanistan, while the Afghan Taliban government denied launching any drone attack against Pakistan. The incident follows reported TTP infiltration attempts, cross-border clashes and recent Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan.
Pakistani security forces killed two wanted terrorist commanders in separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts, according to security sources. Meanwhile, an alleged TTP infiltration attempt was thwarted in Kurram, followed by cross-border fire between Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban positions.
Six terrorists affiliated with the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) were killed and nine suspects arrested during security operations in Sarang Tangi on the outskirts of Quetta, security sources said. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the site, according to the sources.
Two policemen escorting a female polio vaccination team were killed when unidentified armed terrorists opened fire in Nushki district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Police said the vaccination workers remained safe, while the attackers fled with the policemen’s weapons.
Sri Lanka’s High Court has convicted 15 people over their alleged involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 270 people and injured over 500 others. Prosecutors identified Naufar Moulavi as a key planner of the attacks, which targeted three churches and three luxury hotels.
Pakistan says its security forces killed 37 TTP terrorists in intelligence-based operations and airstrikes across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and areas near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Pakistan said its military carried out airstrikes on suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, killing 28 militants. Afghan Taliban authorities said the strikes killed three civilians and wounded four others, as tensions between Islamabad and Kabul continued to escalate.
