On May 9, 2026, a terror attack in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed at least 14 to 21 police officers.
The assault involved an explosives-laden vehicle driven by a suicide bomber, followed by a shootout at a security checkpoint, claimed by the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan group.
On May 9, 2026, a terror attack in Bannu, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, killed at least 14 to 21 police officers.
The assault involved an explosives-laden vehicle
driven by a suicide bomber, followed by a shootout at a security checkpoint,
claimed by the Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan group.
In May 2026, Pakistan and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation against drug trafficking and narcotics abuse.
Both countries will fully cooperate to prevent the illegal transportation and smuggling of narcotics, while joint efforts will be made to “curb the growing trend of drug abuse and eliminate its negative impacts”
In May 2026, Pakistan and Bangladesh signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation against
drug trafficking and narcotics abuse.
Both countries will fully cooperate to prevent the
illegal transportation and smuggling of narcotics, while joint efforts will be
made to “curb the growing trend of drug abuse and eliminate its negative
impacts”
On 5 May 2026, renowned religious scholar and
former Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan-Fazl (JUI-F) MPA Maulana Sheikh Muhammad
Idrees was shot dead in a targeted attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Charsadda
district.
