Maulana Rashid Ahmed was killed by unknown armed militants in a targeted shooting while he was on his way to a mosque in Pakistan’s Swat district, police said.
A policeman was killed and five others, including a DSP, were injured in a militant attack on a police vehicle in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan, authorities said.
Five alleged militant associates were arrested during a joint security operation in India-administered Kashmir’s Kulgam district, with four pistols, ammunition and two hand grenades recovered from their possession.
Pakistan’s CTD and a federal intelligence agency have arrested a highly wanted alleged target killer linked to the banned Sipah-e-Muhammad organization in Karachi, recovering a hand grenade and a Kalashnikov from his possession.
At least six TTP militants were killed in security operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while separate blasts in South Waziristan, Bajaur and Kurram left a peace committee member dead and at least 10 people injured.
The military trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of being a principal architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks, is scheduled to begin on June 5, 2028, nearly 27 years after the attacks. The case has faced repeated delays over evidence, CIA interrogation practices and pretrial plea agreements, while Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay.
A series of attacks, explosions and clashes across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province left one police officer dead and at least 27 people injured, while two militants were reportedly killed and three watchmen were allegedly abducted. The TTP has claimed responsibility for several of the attacks.
Clashes between security forces and armed militants were reported in Kharan, while coordinated attacks across Balochistan damaged six freight vehicles and a bridge. Train services from Quetta also remained suspended for a second consecutive day amid heightened security concerns.
