Overview
- A powerful bomb exploded near Chaman Phatak in Quetta on Sunday, killing dozens according to some reports while provincial officials have confirmed 14 deaths and investigations continue to reconcile differing casualty figures.
- The military and police announced fresh counterterror successes after the blast, with ISPR reporting 11 foreign militants killed in Datta Khel and security sources saying 16 militants were killed in a joint operation in Bannu.
- Punjab has launched an extensive Eid cleanliness and livestock plan that mobilises about 176,000 sanitation workers, creates thousands of collection and dumping points, limits cattle markets to approved sites and imposes a Rs50,000 fine for dumping animal waste in public areas.
- During the same days, the prime minister completed an official China visit that included business forums and MOUs with firms such as Alibaba and SMEDA intended to boost e‑commerce access for small businesses and trade ties.
- Local law‑and‑order strains were also visible in Rawalpindi where 49 electric‑bus waiting shelters were vandalised and in Sindh where police carried out an operation in riverine 'kacha' areas to recover an 11‑year‑old girl, with officers reporting the killing of some abductors.