At least seven police officers were killed and 13 injured after militants attacked a police training school in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The assault, involving a suicide bombing and gunfight, marks another rise in militant violence in the region
At least 12 Pakistani soldiers and 35 TTP militants were killed in major clashes during military operations in Bajaur and South Waziristan. The Pakistan Army blamed Afghan nationals for involvement and urged the Taliban to prevent cross-border terror activity
On Pakistan’s Independence Day, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) launched eight coordinated attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing policemen. Once created by ISI, the group now enjoys Afghan Taliban backing, uses NATO weapons, and ranks among the world’s deadliest terror outfits
