Pakistani security forces have arrested an Afghan national during an alleged infiltration attempt in Kurram, recovering a submachine gun, ammunition and a notebook containing bomb-making notes. Separately, a hand-grenade attack on a contractor’s guesthouse in Bannu injured two people.
Three polio workers have been abducted by armed militants in Pakistan’s Kurram district, while a vaccination supervisor kidnapped in neighbouring Khyber district has been released after three days in captivity.
More than 25 flights across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats this week, forcing emergency diversions, fighter jet escorts and security inspections. No explosives have been found aboard any of the affected aircraft.
Four people, including a police constable and an FC personnel, were abducted by armed militants after a vehicle was intercepted on Hussain Khel-Ghundi Road in Lakki Marwat’s Bettani subdivision, triggering intense gunfire and tribal mobilisation.
Two police personnel protecting polio vaccination teams were killed and another wounded when motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire in Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack comes as Pakistan conducts a nationwide campaign targeting 24 million children in 97 high-risk districts.
Three policeman were injured after unidentified armed terrorists targeted Tower No. 3 at an IDP camp in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a quadcopter drone. Police opened fire, forcing the drone to retreat.
Two suspected terrorists were killed during a police operation in Pakistan’s Orakzai district, while SHO Muhammad Younis and Constable Saleem were wounded in an exchange of fire. Police alleged that the men had been extorting money from local residents in the name of Ushr.
