Reporting from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and neighbouring countries.
Five TTP terrorists were killed in a joint police and security forces operation in Bannu, while separate attacks and clashes across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa left a police officer and two civilians dead and several others injured.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has offered North Korea direct talks to formally end the Korean War and prevent further expansion of Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities, amid growing military ties between North Korea and Russia.
Faizabad Mayor Habib ur Rahman Mansour was killed in a magnetic bomb blast in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, with the Taliban-opposition National Resistance Front claiming responsibility.
Balochistan Interior Minister Mir Ziaullah Langau escaped unhurt after unidentified militants attacked his convoy in Mastung, injuring six security personnel. Mobile internet and train services were also suspended across the province over security concerns.
At least 15 militants were killed in a security operation in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, while a policeman was killed and several security personnel and civilians were injured in separate terrorist incidents across Upper Dir, Bannu, Charsadda, Dera Ismail Khan and Bajaur.
Three police officers were killed and four people injured in two separate terrorist attacks targeting police teams in Lahore, Pakistan. Police said the attackers were affiliated with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and identified Rehan Butt as the main suspect. The assailants also hijacked a police vehicle and fled after the second attack.
The UN says Taliban intelligence officials detained two staff members of its political mission in Herat on August 9, with no explanation of the allegations or access granted to UN officials.
Pakistan’s military said 18 militants were killed after explosives being prepared at a militant hideout in Surab, Balochistan, detonated prematurely. ISPR said three civilians were also killed and two security personnel wounded. Security officials told Terror Monitor that the militants were affiliated with the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar condemned the Houthi attack on a commercial cargo ship in the Red Sea, saying three Pakistani nationals were killed and another was wounded. He expressed condolences to the victims’ families and said Pakistan was coordinating with Saudi Arabia and Yemen over the incident.
Pakistan’s security forces killed 10 militants and wounded 16 others during multiple intelligence-based operations against TTP-affiliated militants in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to security sources. Several hideouts were destroyed and weapons and ammunition were recovered.
Pakistan’s security forces claim to have killed five militants in an intelligence-based operation in Panjgur, Balochistan. According to ISPR, the militants were affiliated with the banned Baloch Liberation Army and were referred to as Fitna al-Hindustan terrorists. Weapons, ammunition and explosives, including IEDs, were also recovered.
Pakistan’s security forces killed 15 militants in intelligence-based operations across eight districts of Balochistan, recovering a large quantity of weapons and ammunition, according to security sources.
