Iran has executed two men convicted of belonging to an ISIS-linked militant cell and plotting armed attacks inside the country, state media reported. Iranian authorities said the group was attempting to rebuild ISIS networks along the Iran-Iraq border before being dismantled in a security operation.
A protest intensified in Upper South Waziristan after an alleged drone strike killed one man and injured four family members, with tribesmen blocking major roads and staging a sit-in outside the Sam Brigade. In a separate incident, a Special Branch police officer was shot dead by unidentified militants in Buner, sparking public protests as residents reported growing militant activity in the area.
Two police personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, were killed and two others injured in an IED attack on a police armored vehicle in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Security forces launched a search operation after the attack, while no group has claimed responsibility.
Five workers from Punjab were killed in a terrorist attack in Washuk district of Balochistan. The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack, while security forces launched an investigation and search operation.
A CTD Sub-Inspector was killed in a targeted gun attack by unidentified terrorists in Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attacker escaped after the assault, while security forces launched a search operation to trace the suspects.
Bannu Police in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has released a list of 40 wanted militants and announced total rewards of Rs158.5 million for information leading to their arrest. Police said the suspects are wanted in cases involving attacks on security forces, bombings, extortion, kidnapping, and targeted killings.
Four militants linked to the Commander Zahid Group were killed during a joint intelligence-based operation by Karak and Kohat police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khattak Dam area. Police said the militants were wanted in several attacks targeting security personnel.
At least 17 people were killed after a suicide attack targeted PPP leader Mir Shafiq ur Rehman Mengal's residence in Khuzdar. The banned BLA claimed responsibility, while authorities launched an investigation into one of the deadliest attacks against the politician in recent years.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level security meeting in Quetta following a wave of militant attacks in Balochistan that killed at least 42 people. He vowed to continue counterterrorism operations until "the last terrorist is eliminated" and accused Pakistan's eastern neighbor of supporting militancy.
