Insurgent Zone

The accounts associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat chapter have issued a statement directed at the citizens of Swat, assuring them of safety and security. The group asserted that its presence in the region is intended to foster peace rather than unrest. Furthermore, the statement accused specific local figures of utilizing "peace" slogans out of fear, alleging that these individuals had previously facilitated military operations against the Taliban.

#Update According to police sources, several passenger buses traveling from Quetta to Panjgur, Turbat, and Gwadar came under fire near a police checkpoint in Basima, Washuk district. Multiple passengers were reportedly injured, bus windows were shattered, and traffic on the M-8 CPEC Highway has been suspended.

#Update Three additional personnel have sustained injuries, according to local sources.

Preliminary reports indicate that two police officers, including ASI Fareed and a constable, have perished in an IED attack targeting an APC. At present, there is no information regarding additional casualties.

Initial reports indicate that an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated against an armored personnel carrier on the Tank–Jandola Road, near Mashah Jan Bangla, within the jurisdiction of the Shaheed Murid Akbar Police Station in Tank. Further details regarding casualties or damage are pending.

#Update According to sources affiliated with the TTP, the security operation in Zarghoon Ghar is still currently ongoing. The sources stated that the operation is being conducted by gunship helicopters. Further details are anticipated.

Unknown armed individuals targeted road construction work at the Brashunki location on the Kharan–Quetta Road in Kharan. The attackers set a missionary vehicle on fire and seized a grader machine, taking it away with them.

According to initial reports, firing from nearby mountains targeted buses traveling from Quetta to Panjgur, Turbat, and Gwadar near a police checkpoint in the Klaghli Zik area of Basima. Multiple passengers are reported to have been injured, and passengers are stranded at the location. Further details are awaited.

#Update According to sources associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an engagement occurred yesterday in the Zarghun Ghar area of Quetta. The group asserted that its fighters targeted an armored vehicle with a mine, followed by laser-guided strikes against security forces. These sources reported multiple casualties, stating that the deceased were subsequently transported to Quetta. Furthermore, the group claimed its operatives had established positions prior to initiating the attack. One military personnel, identified as Mubashir Hussain, a resident of Chak Beli Khan, was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast.

Security forces and law enforcement agencies conducted a joint operation in Lakki Marwat, resulting in the arrest of a key commander of a proscribed organization. The suspect, identified as Dilgi, was taken into custody during an intelligence-based operation. Further interrogation is reportedly underway, according to security sources.

A video is circulating in which a trader from Punjab states that targeting heavy trucks and fuel trucks in Balochistan, will impact Punjab and other provinces. The trader further asserts that this situation will have greater consequences than the Iran-US conflict and calls upon the government to provide protection for goods vehicles. For context, Baloch separatists declared an economic blockade in Balochistan in May and have targeted hundreds of vehicles on Balochistan highways since that time.

An unidentified group of assailants destroyed a gas pipeline in the Huwaid area of Bannu.

Unidentified individuals destroyed two 220 KV electricity towers using explosive material in the Nasirabad area. The affected towers were part of the transmission line running from the Uch Power Plant to Guddu.

Armed Attack on Residence of BNP Chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal According to reports, unknown armed individuals opened fire with heavy weapons from a distance on "Kot Mengal," the residence of Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal, in the Wadh town of Wadh district, on Saturday evening. Key details:

· Security guards at the residence returned fire, forcing the attackers to flee. · Several vehicles parked in the premises were damaged. · No loss of life was reported.

Following the incident, thousands of people from the Mengal tribe from Wadh, Khuzdar, Saruna, and surrounding areas gathered at Kot Mengal. In view of the security situation, the Wadh market and the main highway have been closed. The motives behind the incident and the identity of the attackers have not yet been determined. No official statement has been issued by authorities, and further investigations are ongoing.

Preliminary reports indicate that armed individuals assaulted the residence of Ali Muhammad Qalandrani located in the Wadh Loop area of Wadh district. The reports further state that his brother was killed during the incident, following which the assailants entered the premises to execute the attack. Ali Muhammad Qalandrani is identified as being affiliated with the Wadh Peace Force.

According to police sources, Police Officer Inam Ali was killed as a result of firing by unknown armed individuals on Kheshki Road, Nowshera. Following the incident, police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. Efforts to apprehend the attackers are ongoing.

According to sources associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), significant clashes are currently occurring between security forces and TTP militants in the Zarghoon Ghar area of Quetta. Further details are anticipated.

#Update Authorities have identified the five individuals killed in the Mashkel shooting incident. According to official sources, all five were residents of Punjab Province. Deceased individuals:

1. Muhammad Hassan, son of Inayatullah – Pasrur, Sialkot District 2. Muhammad Qadir, son of Muhammad Arshad – Pasrur, Sialkot District 3. Mohsin, son of Shaukat Ali – Narowal District 4. Bilal, son of Abdul Ghani – Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District 5. Bilal – Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District

The Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP) has claimed responsibility for two quadcopter strikes targeting separate posts in Tirah, Khyber, so far there is no evidence indicating casualties among security forces.

Correction: Wadh is now officially a district in its own; this occurred within the Wadh district.