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#Update Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to TTP, injured personnel was part of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Bajaur.

According to local sources, militants have launched an attack on Military Convoy in the Eidak area of Mir Ali, nOrth Waziristan. Clashes are currently ongoing. Further details are awaited.

According to reports, armed individuals set fire to a police station, along with its records, in the Yakmach area of Chagai district last night. No casualties have been reported. Meanwhile, three Fuel Tankers were reportedly targeted with gunfire and disabled on the Quetta–Taftan main highway. No casualties have been reported in this incident either.

Local sources report that unidentified assailants opened fire on a police personnel in the Matta Shah area of Salarzai, Bajaur, resulting in serious injuries. The injured officer has been transported to Khar Hospital. Further details are pending.

According to local reports, unidentified armed individuals attacked a crush plant in Jhal Magsi district, abducting the local contractor along with four workers. Further details are awaited

According to local sources, unknown Assailants killed a Police Constable Saifullah in the basya khel area of Bannu.

#Update The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has assumed responsibility for the drone strike targeting a military post in Kurram. Furthermore, the TTP has asserted responsibility for seven additional drone attacks that occurred in Kurram District on August 14.

Security sources report that the Bannu Police Peace Committee, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, is conducting an operation in the Akber Kalay area of Domel, Bannu. Pro-state accounts indicate that six alleged militants were neutralized during the operation. Conversely, pro-TTP accounts assert that ten members of the Bannu Committee were killed and that multiple drone strikes targeted army vehicles. Clashes are currently ongoing, and further details are pending.

According to local sources, a car traveling from Karachi to Quetta was stopped by unknown armed individuals on the national highway at the Regi location in Kalat and fired upon. Muhammad Ibrahim, son of Muhammad Rahim, a resident of Pashtunabad, Quetta, lost his life in the attack.

According to reports, unidentified armed individuals set fire to machinery belonging to contractor Abdul Manan Khan Mirzai in Panjgur district on Friday.

According to security sources, a suspected militant identified as Abu Bakr (alias Sabin), son of Gul Jan and a resident of Peepal, Kabal Khel, was killed during a security forces operation in Tandi village, Hangu district, on the night of August 15, 2026.

#Update According to local sources, another drone strike targeted Ahmedzai Police Station in Bannu, although no casualties have been reported.

Accounts associated with Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP) have released video footage documenting clashes and sniper attacks on military installations across various locations in Kurram.

#Update On 12 August, reports emerged from Surab, Balochistan that Pakistani aircraft had struck an area, with local sources reporting more than 20 civilian deaths and dozens injured. The initial pro-state explanation was that an ammunition/explosives cache had been hit and that the resulting secondary explosions caused the civilian casualties. Then ISPR gave a fundamentally different account. According to ISPR, there was no airstrike. Instead, a VBIED allegedly detonated prematurely while militants were preparing it. The blast supposedly triggered secondary explosions from explosives stored at the site, killing three civilians. ISPR says 18 militants were ultimately killed. Now look at the evidence coming out of the site. Attached are photographs and video of debris recovered from the reported strike location. The fragment visibly carries aerospace-style manufacturing/serial markings, including “WING ASSEMBLY,” “SERIAL NO.” and “DATE OF MFR.” The geometry and construction are consistent with the type of rear guidance/wing assembly used on Paveway-series guided bombs. A Paveway kit converts a conventional Mk 80-series bomb into a precision-guided weapon. The GBU-12 Paveway II, for example, is a 500-lb Mk 82-based laser-guided bomb. Pakistan does have access to Paveway weapons. Open-source inventories list the Pakistan Air Force as an operator of the GBU-12 Paveway II, alongside the larger GBU-10 Paveway II. Pakistan also operates aircraft capable of carrying these types of precision-guided bombs. This isn't some theoretical capability Pakistan could only obtain in the future. The PAF's F-16 fleet has long been integrated with American air-to-ground weapons, while Pakistan's broader air arsenal includes Paveway-derived and other precision-guided weapons. Publicly available equipment inventories list GBU-10 Paveway II and GBU-12 Paveway II among PAF weapons. So the question is simple. If no aircraft dropped a bomb at Surab, why is debris consistent with an aircraft weapon/guidance assembly present at the alleged blast site? There is an even bigger problem with the official narrative. If the casualties came from secondary explosions at a militant explosives cache, as ISPR says, then there should be physical evidence consistent with that explanation: the vehicle, explosive remnants, fragmentation pattern, crater/ground effects, storage containers and other forensic indicators. If an aerial munition was responsible, investigators should likewise be able to establish that through fragments, impact signatures, crater morphology, remnants and geolocation. These are testable claims. @Insurgent_Zone

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#Update On 12 August, reports emerged from Surab, Balochistan that Pakistani aircraft had struck an area, with local sources reporting more than 20 civilian deaths and dozens injured. The initial pro-state explanation was that an ammunition/explosives cache had been hit and that the resulting secondary explosions caused the civilian casualties. Then ISPR gave a fundamentally different account. According to ISPR, there was no airstrike. Instead, a VBIED allegedly detonated prematurely while militants were preparing it. The blast supposedly triggered secondary explosions from explosives stored at the site, killing three civilians. ISPR says 18 militants were ultimately killed. Now look at the evidence coming out of the site. Attached are photographs and video of debris recovered from the reported strike location. The fragment visibly carries aerospace-style manufacturing/serial markings, including “WING ASSEMBLY,” “SERIAL NO.” and “DATE OF MFR.” The geometry and construction are consistent with the type of rear guidance/wing assembly used on Paveway-series guided bombs. A Paveway kit converts a conventional Mk 80-series bomb into a precision-guided weapon. The GBU-12 Paveway II, for example, is a 500-lb Mk 82-based laser-guided bomb. Pakistan does have access to Paveway weapons. Open-source inventories list the Pakistan Air Force as an operator of the GBU-12 Paveway II, alongside the larger GBU-10 Paveway II. Pakistan also operates aircraft capable of carrying these types of precision-guided bombs. This isn't some theoretical capability Pakistan could only obtain in the future. The PAF's F-16 fleet has long been integrated with American air-to-ground weapons, while Pakistan's broader air arsenal includes Paveway-derived and other precision-guided weapons. Publicly available equipment inventories list GBU-10 Paveway II and GBU-12 Paveway II among PAF weapons. So the question is simple. If no aircraft dropped a bomb at Surab, why is debris consistent with an aircraft weapon/guidance assembly present at the alleged blast site? There is an even bigger problem with the official narrative. If the casualties came from secondary explosions at a militant explosives cache, as ISPR says, then there should be physical evidence consistent with that explanation: the vehicle, explosive remnants, fragmentation pattern, crater/ground effects, storage containers and other forensic indicators. If an aerial munition was responsible, investigators should likewise be able to establish that through fragments, impact signatures, crater morphology, remnants and geolocation. These are testable claims. @Insurgent_Zone

#Update On 12 August, reports emerged from Surab, Balochistan that Pakistani aircraft had struck an area, with local sources reporting more than 20 civilian deaths and dozens injured. The initial pro-state explanation was that an ammunition/explosives cache had been hit and that the resulting secondary explosions caused the civilian casualties. Then ISPR gave a fundamentally different account. According to ISPR, there was no airstrike. Instead, a VBIED allegedly detonated prematurely while militants were preparing it. The blast supposedly triggered secondary explosions from explosives stored at the site, killing three civilians. ISPR says 18 militants were ultimately killed. Now look at the evidence coming out of the site. Attached are photographs and video of debris recovered from the reported strike location. The fragment visibly carries aerospace-style manufacturing/serial markings, including “WING ASSEMBLY,” “SERIAL NO.” and “DATE OF MFR.” The geometry and construction are consistent with the type of rear guidance/wing assembly used on Paveway-series guided bombs. A Paveway kit converts a conventional Mk 80-series bomb into a precision-guided weapon. The GBU-12 Paveway II, for example, is a 500-lb Mk 82-based laser-guided bomb. Pakistan does have access to Paveway weapons. Open-source inventories list the Pakistan Air Force as an operator of the GBU-12 Paveway II, alongside the larger GBU-10 Paveway II. Pakistan also operates aircraft capable of carrying these types of precision-guided bombs. This isn't some theoretical capability Pakistan could only obtain in the future. The PAF's F-16 fleet has long been integrated with American air-to-ground weapons, while Pakistan's broader air arsenal includes Paveway-derived and other precision-guided weapons. Publicly available equipment inventories list GBU-10 Paveway II and GBU-12 Paveway II among PAF weapons. So the question is simple. If no aircraft dropped a bomb at Surab, why is debris consistent with an aircraft weapon/guidance assembly present at the alleged blast site? There is an even bigger problem with the official narrative. If the casualties came from secondary explosions at a militant explosives cache, as ISPR says, then there should be physical evidence consistent with that explanation: the vehicle, explosive remnants, fragmentation pattern, crater/ground effects, storage containers and other forensic indicators. If an aerial munition was responsible, investigators should likewise be able to establish that through fragments, impact signatures, crater morphology, remnants and geolocation. These are testable claims. @Insurgent_Zone

#Update On 12 August, reports emerged from Surab, Balochistan that Pakistani aircraft had struck an area, with local sources reporting more than 20 civilian deaths and dozens injured. The initial pro-state explanation was that an ammunition/explosives cache had been hit and that the resulting secondary explosions caused the civilian casualties. Then ISPR gave a fundamentally different account. According to ISPR, there was no airstrike. Instead, a VBIED allegedly detonated prematurely while militants were preparing it. The blast supposedly triggered secondary explosions from explosives stored at the site, killing three civilians. ISPR says 18 militants were ultimately killed. Now look at the evidence coming out of the site. Attached are photographs and video of debris recovered from the reported strike location. The fragment visibly carries aerospace-style manufacturing/serial markings, including “WING ASSEMBLY,” “SERIAL NO.” and “DATE OF MFR.” The geometry and construction are consistent with the type of rear guidance/wing assembly used on Paveway-series guided bombs. A Paveway kit converts a conventional Mk 80-series bomb into a precision-guided weapon. The GBU-12 Paveway II, for example, is a 500-lb Mk 82-based laser-guided bomb. Pakistan does have access to Paveway weapons. Open-source inventories list the Pakistan Air Force as an operator of the GBU-12 Paveway II, alongside the larger GBU-10 Paveway II. Pakistan also operates aircraft capable of carrying these types of precision-guided bombs. This isn't some theoretical capability Pakistan could only obtain in the future. The PAF's F-16 fleet has long been integrated with American air-to-ground weapons, while Pakistan's broader air arsenal includes Paveway-derived and other precision-guided weapons. Publicly available equipment inventories list GBU-10 Paveway II and GBU-12 Paveway II among PAF weapons. So the question is simple. If no aircraft dropped a bomb at Surab, why is debris consistent with an aircraft weapon/guidance assembly present at the alleged blast site? There is an even bigger problem with the official narrative. If the casualties came from secondary explosions at a militant explosives cache, as ISPR says, then there should be physical evidence consistent with that explanation: the vehicle, explosive remnants, fragmentation pattern, crater/ground effects, storage containers and other forensic indicators. If an aerial munition was responsible, investigators should likewise be able to establish that through fragments, impact signatures, crater morphology, remnants and geolocation. These are testable claims. @Insurgent_Zone

#Update United Baloch Army Claims Multiple Attacks, Including Killing of State Informant and Destruction of Infrastructure According to a statement by UBA spokesperson Mazar Baloch, the group claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in Balochistan. Key claimed incidents: Killing of State Informant (August 9):

· UBA fighters shot and killed Nasrullah Jatoi, son of Hakim, near Daghari Cross in Quetta at approximately 10:00 AM. · The group alleged Jatoi had been working for Pakistani intelligence and state agencies for several years and was associated with the CTD.

Destruction of Transmission Tower (August 11):

· A tower on the main transmission line from Dera Murad Jamali to Sibi was destroyed near Bakhtiyarabad Domki in Sibi. · Power supply from the Uch Power Plant to the Sibi grid station was reportedly cut off.

Destruction of Kambri Bridge (August 13):

· The Kambri bridge on the N-65 national highway in Bolan was destroyed using explosives. · Traffic movement was reportedly suspended.

Destruction of Dopasi Bridge (August 13):

· The Dopasi bridge on the Dhadar-Sanni road in Kachhi district was targeted at approximately 9:50 PM. · A large section of the bridge was severely damaged, suspending traffic between Dhadar and Sanni.

 Note: This claim is based on a statement from UBA, and has not been independently verified.