The UAE has carried out its first reported drone strike against al-Shabaab militants in northern Somalia since November 2025, targeting fighters in Puntland’s mountainous Galgala area amid rising political tensions and uncertainty over international support for counterterrorism operations.
Pakistani authorities say security forces have conducted more than 50,000 operations in Balochistan this year, killing approximately 1,100 terrorists. Officials also reported 315 security personnel and 551 civilians killed. Meanwhile, authorities have ordered around 30,000 residents of Shorparod to evacuate by October 30 ahead of planned operations against terrorist hideouts.
Police recovered six bodies bearing gunshot wounds from Gwadar and Washuk districts in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Four bodies were found in Pasni and two in Washuk. The discoveries follow the recovery of 12 bodies from Dera Bugti, Barkhan and Panjgur on October 13. Police said the motives behind the separate killings remain unknown.
Pakistani security forces and police killed six TTP militants, including a key commander, during a joint operation in Mattani on the outskirts of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday.
A Pakistan Army major was killed in a BLA-claimed IED attack in Balochistan’s Gwadar district, while security forces killed four suspected militants during a separate intelligence-based operation in Kalat. The military said clearance operations were continuing to eliminate remaining militant threats.
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday after a bomb threat. Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets escorted the Airbus A320, carrying 51 passengers and six crew members. Security searches found no danger, and the flight later continued safely to Vienna. Austrian and Bulgarian authorities have launched an investigation.
Three brothers, including a Pakistan Markazi Muslim League worker, were shot dead by unidentified armed terrorists in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K) claimed responsibility as the killings renewed scrutiny of allegations linking the political party to banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which the party denies.
Unidentified armed terrorists have abducted 18 people, including 17 workers and the son of a mine owner, from a marble mine and factory in the Bisar Anari area of Nal tehsil in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province. Police said the attackers also took a loader and two vehicles from the site. No group has claimed responsibility, and the whereabouts of the abductees remain unknown.
Unidentified armed terrorists abducted 20 police personnel travelling from Kalat to Nushki in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The personnel were reportedly taken to an undisclosed location after the driver and other passengers were released. In a separate incident, terrorists demolished an unoccupied police checkpoint in Qila Abdullah district.
