In a troubling incident, an IED explosion struck the vehicle of the police Superintendent (SP) of the President Circle while he was en route to oversee the anti-polio campaign on Kot Daulat Hathala Road in the Kulachi tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan. SP Khalid Usman, along with his guard and driver, escaped unharmed from the blast.
Furthermore, in Peshawar, militants launched an attack on the Nisar Bagh police station near Jumma Khan Khor. Gunfire continued for an extended period; however, initial reports indicate no casualties or financial losses resulting from the assault.
Meanwhile, in South Waziristan’s Sararogha area, a drone strike on a residential house has resulted in the death of one civilian, with three others reported injured.
Despite the growing violence, the Punjabi Pak military’s focus remains more on silencing innocent Pashtuns who dare to criticize its military operations. These operations, which include shelling, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, have become a notorious part of the military’s oppressive strategy. As militants continue their attacks and the Punjabi Pak Army retaliates, it is the Pashtun population that finds itself caught in the crossfire, bearing the brunt of both the militants’ violence and the military’s heavy-handed response.