Pakistan Navy ships PNS HUNAIN and PNS YARMOOK have seized more than 2,800 kilograms of narcotics during a joint counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea. The seized drugs were estimated to be worth around $750 million.
At least 12 people were killed and 30 others wounded in a suicide bombing at a roadside checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Most of the casualties were security personnel and passersby.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have agreed to strengthen military cooperation following a high-level meeting in Riyadh. The three countries discussed intelligence sharing, military coordination and integration of defence capabilities under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.
Pakistan says it carried out air and drone strikes against 10 locations in Afghanistan after detecting and neutralising drones launched from Afghan territory. Islamabad says the targets were linked to the attempted drone attacks, while Afghan officials confirmed strikes in Khost and reported no casualties.
At least 16 people, including five police officers, have been killed and more than 56 injured after a suicide bombing and subsequent gun battle at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack occurred during Friday prayers.
Pakistan’s federal government has introduced fresh austerity and fuel conservation measures amid rising international petroleum prices and Middle East tensions. Fuel allocations for official vehicles have been reduced by 50% for three months, while government spending, foreign travel and vehicle purchases face new restrictions.
Pakistan will launch a major polio vaccination campaign from September 21 to 27, targeting more than 31 million children under the age of five in 115 high-risk districts. The nationwide effort aims to strengthen immunity and stop the continued spread of poliovirus.
Seven former Australian cricket captains have urged Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong to address humanitarian concerns surrounding former Pakistan Prime Minister and cricket captain Imran Khan’s detention. The former cricketers have called for attention to Khan’s health, medical treatment and access to his family, while making clear that they are not taking a position on his political or legal cases.