Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested two alleged members of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Naeem Bukhari group in Karachi. The suspects were wanted in connection with IED attacks, targeted killings, and sectarian violence, according to CTD officials.
Protests continued in Quetta over recent militant attacks in Balochistan, with sit-ins held against the killings of police personnel in Ziarat and the attack in Hanna Urak. Demonstrators are demanding security measures, recovery of abducted people, and action against those responsible.
At least 27 police personnel were killed after militants attacked a police checkpoint in Pakistan's Ziarat district and later executed 17 abducted officers, whose bodies were recovered from the Zarghoon Ghar area. The Pakistani military said 26 militants were killed in subsequent security operations, while the banned TTP claimed it seized a police vehicle and dozens of government-issued weapons during the assault.
At least 11 Pakistani security personnel, including a JCO, were killed in a BLA bomb attack on a military convoy in Lasbela district. The military said 14 suspected militants were killed in the subsequent operation, while more than 40 security personnel have died in militant attacks across Balochistan over the past 36 hours.
At least 10 police officers, including two SHOs, were killed in a deadly Taliban attack on a police checkpoint in Balochistan's Ziarat district. More than 20 officers were initially reported missing, while security forces later launched a clearance operation and the provincial government ordered an inquiry into the incident.
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged Hafiz Saeed, chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, in connection with the deadly Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people. Pakistan has denied India's allegations and previously called for an independent investigation.
Three minor girls were killed and four others injured in a quadcopter strike on a residential house in South Waziristan’s Azam Warsak area, according to police. Authorities said the incident caused significant damage and an investigation has been launched to determine those responsible.
India has designated 23 Pakistan-based individuals as terrorists under its anti-terror law UAPA, expanding its list of proscribed persons to 80. The move follows amendments that allow individuals—not just organizations—to be formally listed as terrorists and subjected to asset freezes and other restrictions. India Declares 23 Pakistan-Based Individuals as Terrorists Under UAPA New Delhi (Terror Monitor) — India has designated 23 individuals based in Pakistan as terrorists under its anti-ter
Pakistani CTD police have named several alleged commanders of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar as the suspected masterminds behind the suicide attack and armed assault on a Rangers compound in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. According to the FIR, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the compound entrance before three armed militants stormed the facility. Two attackers were killed, one was arrested, and authorities say the investigation is ongoing.
