Explanation

An army officer was martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Razmak area of North Waziristan district on 1 August 2026.

Major Hafiz Ihsan Elahi, 34, from Mianwali district was martyred during operation against TTP. 

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Explanation

An army officer was martyred during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Razmak area of North Waziristan district on 1 August 2026.

Major Hafiz Ihsan Elahi, 34, from Mianwali district was martyred during operation against TTP. 

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Explanation

MNA Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, who had been unwell for several weeks, passed away on 1 August 2026.

He was 76. He belonged to PMN-N.

He was father of Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar.

He was elected to the National Assembly from NA-168 Bahawalpur.

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Explanation

MNA Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, who had been unwell for several weeks, passed away on 1 August 2026.

He was 76. He belonged to PMN-N.

He was father of Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Malik Zaheer Iqbal Channar.

He was elected to the National Assembly from NA-168 Bahawalpur.

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Explanation

Parvez Butt was a Pakistani mechanical engineer and public official who served as the chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 2001 until 2006.

Born: 1942

Died: 2026

Aged: 83

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Explanation

Parvez Butt was a Pakistani mechanical engineer and public official who served as the chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission from 2001 until 2006.

He was awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 2015.

Born: 1942

Died: 2026

Aged: 83

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Explanation

Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry

• Died on: January 31, 2026
• Age: 71 years
• Served as: 10th President of AJK (August 17, 2021–January 31, 2026)
• Also served as: Prime Minister of AJK (1996–2001)

Last verified on 23-06-2026

Explanation

In 2026, Former Punjab governor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa passed away in Lahore at the age of 90.

He was first elected as a member of the West Pakistan Assembly in 1962.

He remained governor Punjab & senator during his political career. 

He also remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

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Explanation

Major Tauseef Ahmed Bhatti and four other military personnel were martyred during an area sanitisation operation in Balochistan’s Barkhan district on 13 May 2026.

A major-ranked officer was among five soldiers martyred.

7 terrorists were killed.

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Explanation

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.

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