Reporting from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and neighbouring countries.
The outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, alleging that more than 30 security personnel were killed. The claim has not been independently verified, while Pakistani authorities have reported significantly lower casualty figures.
overyA wave of violence in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province left two police personnel dead in a targeted attack in Mohmand, while a school blast in Bannu damaged a building and security forces recovered a 7kg suicide vest in Nowshera during a separate operation.
Seven people, including women and children, were injured in a suspected drone strike in the Shinkot area of Bajaur’s Khar tehsil. The injured were shifted to nearby medical facilities, while authorities are monitoring the situation.
A suspected drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar killed one woman and injured more than 10 people, including women and children. Authorities have launched an investigation, while no official statement has identified those responsible for the attack.
Pakistan’s military (ISPR) has confirmed that four drones sent from Afghanistan into Balochistan on 30 June were detected and shot down by its air defence systems. The statement warned that any further cross-border aggression would be met with a strong and decisive response.
The Afghan Taliban have claimed cross-border air operations in Pakistan, saying strikes targeted alleged ISIS positions in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistani authorities reported drone incidents and said several drones were intercepted and shot down, while investigations into ground damage and injuries are ongoing.
The Taliban claim Pakistani airstrikes killed and injured civilians, including women and children, in multiple Afghan provinces. Pakistan says the operation targeted militant hideouts in response to recent cross-border attacks, while the reported casualties remain unverified.
Pakistan says its security forces carried out a ground operation and cross-border strikes targeting suspected militant hideouts along the Afghan border, killing 29 militants. The operation followed a wave of recent militant attacks, including the assault on the Rangers headquarters in Karachi.
Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar area came under attack when a suspected suicide vehicle-borne explosive targeted a Rangers compound, followed by intense gunfire. According to official sources, at least 10 people were killed, including security personnel, while clearance and search operations are ongoing in the area.
PakistanPakistani security forces killed eight terrorists in two intelligence-based operations in Balochistan's Kharan and Mastung districts, recovering weapons, explosives, and other militant equipment, according to the military.
A Taliban deputy minister has accused the Justice Minister of overstepping authority amid reports that 20 to 25 Shia individuals were detained in Kabul for installing Ashura flags and banners, alongside broader restrictions on Ashura observances across Afghanistan.
The tortured body of Airport Security Force (ASF) Deputy Director Muhammad Waseem, who was kidnapped in Pakistan's Balochistan province in May, has been recovered. Police said the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) had claimed responsibility for his abduction.
