Tensions rose in the Kurram district of the province after two people were critically injured in a shooting incident between rival tribes in the northwestern part of the country. However, the reason for the clashes is not known.
A blast near Eastern Bypass in Quetta injured 12 people, including a policeman, as a police van was targeted. The injured were taken to Quetta Trauma Centre, and the incident is under investigation. The explosion follows an increase in terrorist activity in Pakistan, with 59 attacks recorded
In its annual report, the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) said Pakistan security forces lost at least 282 personnel during 2022 in attacks that included IED ambushes, suicide attacks, and raids on security posts, mostly in the Pakistan-Afghan border regions.