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Firstly, in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, an IED planted inside a motorcycle exploded near a bus carrying police officers, killing 17 officers & some civilians. [Source]

Secondly, in Pasni, Gwadar district, Balochistan Province, 14 soldiers were killed in an attack claimed by the Baloch Liberation Front. [Extreme NSFW video warning! Source]

Thirdly, in Mianwali, Punjab Province, seven Tehreek Jihad Pakistan militants armed with American military gear including night vision & M16s, conducted a 12-hour raid on the Mianwali Airbase, resulting in multiple aircraft destroyed & a confirmed 9 soldiers killed, potentially up to 35 unconfirmed kills. [More details + Source] This comes after the acting defense minister of the Taliban government / Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan warned Pakistan to only sow what they can reap, referencing Pakistan’s decision to deport 1.7 million+ Afghan refugees.

The Tehreek Jihad Pakistan, a separate group from Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan, are rumored to be backed by the Kandahari faction of the Taliban, and are responsible for various high-profile attacks in Pakistan using American equipment, while the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan are seen less often with them (although they do have a fair amount) and are tied to the Haqqani network.

Altogether, 40-66 soldiers were killed within a 24 hour span in Pakistan.

For some context, close to Mianwali, Punjab, is Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where civilians are raising militias due to the lack of control by the state’s security & police forces, who have retreated to their bases and are too scared to patrol at night. The Pakistani Taliban doesn’t have the manpower to openly control these areas, but neither does the govt of Pakistan, so large parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province is “contested” territory. Pakistan conducts near-zero kinetic action besides an IBO (intelligence based operation) here and there or an “encounter” where they execute some prisoners. Pakistan continues to not have a strategy to deal with the problem.

Click here & scroll to the bottom for a MAP showing Lakki Marwat & Mianwali