The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, "On 22 August 2023, [a] fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists in general area Asman Manza, South Waziristan District."
The appointment of Balochistan caretaker Chief Minister Ali Mardan Khan Domki was approved by Governor Malik Abdul Wali Khan Kakar on Friday on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on Friday, reported The Express Tribune.
Balochistan's Chief Minister, Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, and the Leader of the Opposition, Malik Sikandar have decided to propose Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki for the post of interim CM of Pakistan's province.
our people were killed and one soldier also died in a shootout in the general area of Charmang of Bajaur district of Pakistan's Balochistan which Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) termed them as 'terrorists', reported the ARY News on Sunday.
Meanwhile, no name has been finalized yet for the appointment of the caretaker chief minister. According to sources, the first round of talks between JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and BNP-M chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal was held in Islamabad on Friday.
The ISPR said that two terrorists were killed and another terrorist was injured. It further said that a large cache of arms and ammunition was recovered.
Professor Naela Quadri Baloch, Balochistan’s PM-in-exile, has called Pakistan a slayer and not a saviour of Muslims due to its continuing atrocities in Balochistan, Sindh and occupied territories of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, including Gilgit Baltistan.
The Pakistan meteorological department has meanwhile issued a fresh warning of thundershowers in the upper and central parts of the country over the next three days.
As Balochistan continues to receive heavy rainfall and faces a flood-like situation, multiple roads, including a part of the Quetta-Sukkur N-65 Highway, remained blocked on Friday, according to Dawn.
A woman and her three children were killed in a house collapse in Mansehra. Meanwhile, a labourer was killed and two others were injured in a landslide in Mardan.
The people in Pakistan continue to face difficulties in travelling by road because of the deplorable conditions of roads and highways lacking investment, attention as well as lethargic projects, reported The News International.