(1-16 Dec. 2024)

                                       Part 1 (Domestic)

BALOCHISTAN

1. Unknown armed men, as learned through unconfirmed sources, kidnapped six Levies Force personnel along with their weapons after attacking a check post. The incident reportedly occurred near the construction site of Gandari Dam in Reno Zarin jungle area along the Kharan-Noshki highway, Quetta (30.11.24).
2. Two Coast Guard personnel were injured in a remote-controlled IED blast when their vehicle passed through Bagawan Chowk in Jiwani coastal town, Gwadar district (30.11.24).

3. A policeman was injured in an IED blast near a security checkpoint in Qila Abdullah town (1.12.24).
4. Two security forces personnel were injured in an armed attack by unknown gunmen at their camp near a bus terminal in Noshki (2.12.24).
5. The remains of two individuals, identified as Abid Hussain Umrani and Mast Khan Lotani, missing for the past eight years, were found by the roadside in Ghazan Kocho area of Zehra tehsil, Khuzdar district (2.12.24).
6. Police recovered two hand grenades, a magnetic IED, and a remote control hidden in bushes in Pishukan area of Gwadar (2.12.24).
7. A Levies Force vehicle parked near the NADRA office was severely damaged in an IED blast carried out by unidentified miscreants in Qila Abdullah town (3.12.24).
8. Six abducted individuals were rescued safely by Levies forces and other LEAs in a joint operation. They were kidnapped on 28 November from an under-construction dam site in Zarin Jungle, Noshki district, where machinery and construction equipment were set on fire (5.12.24).
9. A CTD police official was seriously injured in an armed attack by unidentified individuals in Jhalwan Complex area, Khuzdar town (6.12.24).
10. Two security forces personnel were martyred and three others injured during a terrorist attack on a check post near Sardar Usman Tareen coal mine, Duki district (7.12.24).
11. A monument symbolizing Baloch culture, constructed four years ago by the government, was set on fire near Miri Fort in Kalat (7.12.24).
12. A Coast Guard soldier was martyred in an IED attack on a patrol in Deran area, Jiwani town, Gwadar district (7.12.24).
13. Security forces killed 15 militants in an IBO in Sambaza area, Zhob district. However, Sepoy Arif Rehman embraced martyrdom during the exchange of fire (10.12.24).
14. Two explosions occurred near an under-construction treasury office in Kharan town. No casualties were reported (12.12.24).
15. A police constable guarding coal trucks escaped unhurt in an IED blast carried out by unknown miscreants in Mandaytak area of Duki district (13.12.24).
16. Ten terrorists were killed by security forces during exchanges of fire in two separate IBOs in Musa Khel and Panjgur districts (13.12.24).
17. Unknown armed motorcyclists shot dead Abdul Ghaffar, a local leader of the National Party, as he exited a mosque after evening prayers in Chatikan area, Panjgur district (14.12.24).

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KPK)

1. A child was killed, and six members of his family were injured when an explosive device detonated inside their home in Charlie area, Mohmand tehsil, Bajaur district (30.11.24).
2. Unknown assailants martyred a police sub-inspector (on leave), his father, and son in a targeted attack in Pharganj Pakka area, Lakki Marwat district (30.11.24).
3. Security forces killed five militants and injured nine others in an IBO in Bakkakhel area, Bannu district (1.12.24).
4. Three militants were killed and two others apprehended during an IBO in Shagai area, Khyber district. Captain Muhammad Zohaib-ud-Din and Sepoy Iftikhar Hussain embraced martyrdom during the operation (1.12.24).
5. Three individuals, including police Sub-Inspector Qadeer Khan, were martyred in a targeted attack in Paharkhel Pacca area, Lakki Marwat district (1.12.24).
6. Three madrassa children, identified as Zehanullah, Wahab, and Alamzeb, were killed while playing with a mortar shell that exploded in Seentanga Janikhel area, Wazir sub-division, Bannu district (2.12.24).
7. Police claimed to have repelled a midnight terrorist attack on a police station in Basykhel area, Bannu district (2.12.24).
8. Two individuals, including ex-police constable Azizullah, were shot dead by unknown armed assailants in Dera Ismail Khan district (2.12.24).
9. Constable Kiramtullah was martyred while repelling a terrorist attack on a police station in Darra Perzu, Lakki Marwat district (2.12.24).
10. Unknown assailants martyred Sardar Saqlain Khan Gandapur, cousin of Chief Minister KPK Ali Amin Gandapur, in Kalachi tehsil, Dera Ismail Khan district (2.12.24).
11. Unknown gunmen shot dead Azam Rorikhela, brother of PPP tehsil president Dr. Mushtaq, in Dera Ismail Khan district (2.12.24).
12. Security forces killed five militants and injured two others during an IBO in Lakki Marwat district (3.12.24).
13. A bullet-riddled body was found in Titterkhel area, Lakki Marwat district (3.12.24).
14. Unknown armed men killed three individuals and injured four others in a grenade and gunfire attack in Usmankhel Bazar, Dargai, Malakand district (4.12.24).
15. Security forces killed five terrorists and injured two others during an IBO in Lakki Marwat district (4.12.24).
16. Unidentified gunmen shot dead Malik Kan, a tribal elder and social media activist, after attending a jirga in Kurram district (4.12.24).
17. Two individuals were injured when mortar shells landed in Marian police station limits, Bannu district (5.12.24).
18. Schoolteacher Roohul Amin was shot dead in Bar Qamberkhel, Khyber district (5.12.24).
19. Security forces killed two terrorists, including ring leader Muhammad @ Khoryay, during an IBO in Sararogha area, South Waziristan district (5.12.24).
20. Six terrorists were killed in an IBO in Lakki Marwat district (5.12.24).

21. A police officer, Abdul Saboor Khan, was fatally shot by unidentified assailants in Dome area near Pakistan Chowk, Bannu. Police pursued the attackers, who were killed during an exchange of fire after taking refuge in a house (6.12.24).
22. Six security personnel were martyred and seven others injured in a terrorist attack on an FC post in Bagan area of Kurram district. The martyrs included Naib Subedar Khalique Bangash, Havaldar Jadeeded Orakzai, Lance Naik Waliyat Hussain Turi, Lance Naik Shaheed Rehman, Sepoy Nizamuddin Mehsud, and Sepoy Safatullah Afridi (6.12.24).
23. Police successfully repelled a terrorist attack on a security post along the Peshawar-Karachi Highway in Landi Jalandhar area of Lakki Marwat district. A constable was injured during the exchange of fire (6.12.24).
24. FC soldiers repelled another terrorist attack on their installation in Naizam Bazaar, Lakki Marwat district (6.12.24).
25. Nine terrorists were killed and six others wounded during an exchange of fire in an IBO conducted by security forces in Gul Imam area, Tank district (7.12.24).
26. Ten terrorists were killed in an IBO carried out by security forces in North Waziristan district (7.12.24).
27. Security forces killed three terrorists in Thall area of Hangu district. During the operation, six soldiers embraced martyrdom, including Naib Subedar Muhammad Khalid, Havaldar Jadid, Lance Naik Shaheedur Rehman Ali, Sepoy Saifullah, Sepoy Wiltat Hussain, and Sepoy Nizamuddin (7.12.24).
28. A police constable, Ali Bahadur, was martyred by two assailants in the Cantonment Police Station area of Bannu. Police chased and killed the militants in a house during the exchange of fire (9.12.24).
29. Security forces killed two terrorists and apprehended one during an IBO in Kulachi area, Dera Ismail Khan district (9.12.24).
30. Three mutilated bodies of unidentified individuals were recovered from Kundi mountains, Bannu district (10.12.24).
31. Three persons, Noor Khalid, Raziq, and Sher Rehman, were shot dead by unknown gunmen while traveling in a car in Birmal tehsil, South Waziristan district (10.12.24).
32. Four terrorists were killed during an IBO conducted by security forces in Miranshah area, North Waziristan district (10/11.12.24).
33. Security forces killed three terrorists in Spinwam area, North Waziristan district. Lance Naik Muhammad Amin embraced martyrdom during the operation (10/11.12.24).
34. Six terrorists were killed during an IBO in Lakki Marwat district after an exchange of fire with security forces (12/13.12.24).
35. A drug smuggler, Sharif Khan, was killed, and his accomplice escaped during an encounter at People’s Chowk, Mingora, Swat district. SHO Rahim Khan of Manawar police station was martyred, and another policeman was injured during the exchange of fire (13.12.24).
36. Two policemen were injured when unknown terrorists opened fire on a police patrol van on Lakki-Darra Tang Road in Lakki Marwat district (14.12.24).
37. A boy was killed, and a girl injured when a mortar shell fired from an unknown direction fell on a house in Tangi locality of Tirah Valley, Khyber district (14.12.24).
38. A passenger van was targeted by armed gunmen near Tochi Bridge, Bannu district, reportedly due to enmity. One person, Habitullah, was killed, while three others, including a woman and two children, were injured (14.12.24).

PUNJAB

1. A former district council member, Sakina of Nizampura village, Kasur district, set herself ablaze in protest after being denied a meeting with her detained brother at Gandapur Police Station. She was shifted to the hospital in critical condition (1.12.24).
2. Police repelled an attack on Chapri Police Station near the Punjab-KPK border, Isakhel tehsil, Mianwali district, killing four out of 20 heavily armed terrorists (1.12.24).
3. CTD police in Lahore arrested 11 militants affiliated with proscribed organizations during raids across Punjab. The suspects were identified as Zubair Alam, Abubakar, Fida Hussain, Fahad Salem, Saifullah, Naseer, Israr, Haji Shah, and Abdullah (1.12.24).
4. The FIA arrested Faisal Shahzad, a human trafficking suspect, from Daska, Sialkot. He was allegedly linked to the Libyan boat sinking incident that occurred on 13 March (6.12.24).
5. Three individuals driving a sugarcane-laden tractor trolley were reportedly kidnapped by dacoits in the Kacha area, Rahim Yar Khan district (9.12.24).
6. The body of a 13-year-old boy, Muhammad Hassan, who was kidnapped for ransom, was recovered from a forest canal in Changa Manga, Kasur district (11.12.24).

SINDH

1. A lawyer, Noor Muhammad @ Ali Mangi, was shot dead, and a revenue clerk was injured in a targeted attack by gangsters on motorcycles along the Indus Highway, Ghotki district (6.12.24).
2. Police recovered arms and ammunition during raids in Kandhkot-Kashmore and Jacobabad districts. The recovered items included 12,000 bullets, G-3 rifles, SMGs, an M4 rifle, pistols, RPG rounds, mortar shells, grenades, and AK-47 bullets. Suspected arms smugglers were arrested (8 and 12.12.24).
3. Lance Naik Adnan Abbasi was martyred in a targeted attack while traveling with his family on a motorcycle near Mariyam Masjid, Admjee Nagar, Karachi. Investigations are ongoing to determine the motive (10.12.24).
4. The Jamiat-i-Ahmadiyya condemned the killing of Amir Hassan Mirarrani by armed motorcyclists in Fazal Bhambro area, Naukot, Mirpur Khas district. Police investigations are underway (12.12.24).

DEFENCE AND SECURITY

1. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir visited troops participating in a field training exercise near Narowal and Sialkot districts. The exercise aimed to enhance professional skills and battlefield readiness to address emerging operational challenges. Integrated fire and maneuver operations were conducted by various units, including Armour, Infantry, Artillery, Air Defence, and Army Aviation. The COAS commended the operational preparedness and morale of the troops (3.12.24).
2. 84th Formation Commanders’ Conference was held at GHQ, Rawalpindi, chaired by the COAS. The forum paid tribute to martyrs and reviewed the prevailing internal and external security environment. It reaffirmed the Army’s resolve to continue counter-terrorism operations, neutralizing terrorists and their facilitators. The conference condemned malicious propaganda following lawful deployment of Army personnel in Islamabad for the security of key government buildings. The forum also emphasized the need for stringent laws to counter fake news and misinformation (5.12.24).
3. Pakistan-China Joint Counter-Terrorism Exercise “Warrior-VIII” was conducted from 19 November to 11 December. The Distinguished Visitor’s Day (DVD) ceremony was attended by Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lt Gen Shahid Imtiaz and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan at Tilla Field Firing Range (11.12.24).
4. Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) successfully rescued 12 crew members from a sinking Indian cargo ship in the deep sea following a request from Indian authorities. This reflects Pakistan’s commitment to maritime safety and humanitarian operations (5.12.24).
5. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing the closing session of the 7th National Maritime Security Workshop at the Navy War College, Lahore, lauded Pakistan Navy’s role in safeguarding maritime boundaries. He emphasized the significance of Gwadar Port for regional trade and connectivity under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and called for streamlining port operations (7.12.24).
6. Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Saif conducted a joint maritime exercise under Combined Task Force-150 with the Royal Oman Navy and Spanish Navy to enhance interoperability and maritime security cooperation (11.12.24).

DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS

1. Reappointment of Sadiq Muhammad Khan as Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan reflects Islamabad’s efforts to address souring relations with Kabul. The position was vacant after Ambassador Asif Durrani’s resignation. Sadiq Khan, alongside Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, held talks with Afghan Chargé d’Affaires Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb to discuss long-standing ties and mutual interests (8.12.24).
2. US Delegation Visits IPRI: A US delegation led by Karen Decker (Charge d’Affaires for Afghanistan in Doha) and Natalie Baker (US Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad) visited the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI). The meeting focused on regional security, Afghanistan’s stability, and Pakistan’s concerns about non-state actors operating from Afghan territory. Discussions also addressed trade facilitation, narcotics control, and humanitarian aid for Afghanistan (12.12.24).
3. Weekly Foreign Office Press Briefing:
   • Pakistan welcomed the UNGA resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and condemned Israeli aggression in Syria, reiterating its support for Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
   • The spokesperson also highlighted the safe evacuation of 475 Pakistanis from Syria to Lebanon amid escalating hostilities.
   • Expressing solidarity with Kashmiris in IIOJK, Pakistan urged India to cease human rights violations and allow Kashmiri self-determination per UN resolutions.
   • The Foreign Office condemned the killing of Khalilur Rehman Haqqani (Afghanistan’s Acting Minister for Refugees) and reiterated that terrorism in any form must be condemned (12.12.24).
4. Boat Capsizing in Greece Waters: A vessel carrying illegal immigrants capsized near Gavdos Island, Greece. One Pakistani national was confirmed dead, while 47 others, including several Pakistanis, were rescued. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the Interior Minister to submit an inquiry report and vowed harsh punishments for human traffickers. Measures were emphasized to prevent such tragedies (15.12.24).

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

AFGHANISTAN

1. Khalilur Rehman Haqqani Killed: The Acting Refugee Minister of Afghanistan, Khalilur Rehman Haqqani, was killed in a suicide bomb attack near his office in Kabul. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack. Haqqani was a key figure in the Taliban regime and on the US blacklist. The incident highlights the persisting threat of ISIS-K in Afghanistan. Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated that most attacks in Afghanistan were planned outside the country, calling for regional vigilance (11-12.12.24).
2. US National Security Response: The US National Security Council reiterated that the ISIS threat persists in Afghanistan, emphasizing their capability for “over-the-horizon counter-terrorism operations.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 US withdrawal, arguing it freed resources for other conflicts (12.12.24).

INDIA

1. Tourism in Strategic Border Areas: Indian COAS General Upendra Dwivedi announced plans to open strategic Himalayan regions, including Siachen, Kargil, and Galwan Valley, for tourism. Critics highlighted the security risks, especially near disputed borders with China and Pakistan. India is also fortifying its Line of Control (LOC) with Pakistan using AI, smart fencing, and drone surveillance (1.12.24).
2. Indian Navy Preparedness: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi emphasized readiness to counter China and Pakistan in sync with the Army’s strategy for a “two-and-a-half front war” (4.12.24).
3. Desert Knight Exercise: India, France, and the UAE conducted a trilateral air combat exercise in the Arabian Sea, enhancing interoperability among their air forces (11.12.24).

IRAN / MIDDLE EAST

1. Bashar al-Assad Flees Syria: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow following the collapse of his regime. Rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized power, prompting widespread celebrations. Israel conducted large-scale airstrikes, destroying 90% of Syria’s military infrastructure and annexing the Golan Heights. Iran blamed the US and Israel for orchestrating the regime change, while Russia expressed concern over losing its military influence in the region.
2. Regional Fallout: The HTS leadership, despite disavowing ties to Al-Qaeda, remains on the US terror list. Sectarian tensions may escalate, particularly in the Muslim world, as the new regime opposes Iran.