The ISPR claimed that the Baloch militants conducted several attacks in areas comprising Quetta, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan, Panjgur, Tump, Gwadar, and Pasni, targeting civilians and security installations.
Earlier this month, both two countries announced their plans to resume direct flight operations following a 14-year suspension.
A suicide blast in Pakistan’s Lakki Marwat killed one police officer and injured three, amid rising terror attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, with violence sharply increasing nationwide.
During his third visit to Washington, Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir presented rare earth minerals to Trump as part of an effort to attract American investment and reduce Pakistan’s reliance on Chinese mineral supply chains.
Bajaur District Police Officer Waqas Rafique confirmed to Dawn that the explosion was a deliberate act, carried out using an improvised explosive device (IED). “The blast was a targeted attack,” he stated.
The Baloch Liberation Army claimed deadly IED and armed attacks on Pakistani forces in Balochistan, killing seven soldiers. It accused Pakistan of oppression, urging global attention to human rights violations.
On Thursday, the intelligence-based operation (IBO) was carried out following reports of the presence of terrorists in the area, a statement from the military’s media wing said.
The suicide bombers hit the wall of Bannu Cantonment, about 200 kms south-west of Peshawar, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the evening around sunset time, police said.
Nine of them, including high-value target ringleaders Farman alias Saqib, Kharji Amanullah alias Toori, Kharji Saeed alias Liaqat and Kharji Bilal, were killed.
The main pollutant, PM2.5, has reached a concentration 35.6 times greater than the limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to The Express Tribune, a notable portion of the crime surge stemmed from illegal arms-related activities.