Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department arrested 18 suspected militants, mostly from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, during intelligence-based operations across Punjab. Explosives, detonators, and extremist material were recovered. Police say the arrests foiled planned terror attacks on key buildings
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Rahim Yar Khan district, but Punjabi police said assailants were likely robbers and not militants
In a statement, the Pakistan Army said that the Mianwali Training Air Base of Pakistan Air Force was attacked by terrorists but soldiers foiled it by killing three of the attackers and cornering three others.
