Pakistani Taliban

Pakistani security forces killed 75 insurgents in Balochistan province after attacks on police and civilians by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). The operations followed a police post attack near Mangi Dam, which killed nine officers and abducted 18 others, later found dead. The government approved compensation for families of slain officers.

Pakistan's security forces killed 29 militants in ground and air operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The Afghan Taliban reported dozens of deaths and injuries from airstrikes in their border areas. Four fighters from Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, were killed in the ground attacks, according to Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.

Two roadside bombs in northwestern Pakistan killed at least seven people, with the first targeting a vehicle and the second striking rescuers in Bannu. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion falls on the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attacks and warned against terrorism supporters.

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan killed at least 13 people, including 11 children, in the provinces of Khost, Kunar, and Paktika, according to a Taliban official. The strikes occurred amid escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan following months of cross-border conflicts.

A suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan has killed 14 police officers, with a Pakistani Taliban splinter group claiming responsibility. The attack occurred in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Authorities have launched an operation to track down the perpetrators.