Security forces reportedly carried out five drone strikes in the Krapa area of Bara tehsil in Khyber district on Saturday, according to sources. Initial reports mentioned two strikes before later accounts raised the number to five. There was no information on casualties or damage, and authorities have not commented.
Near Miranshah in North Waziristan, an unidentified quadcopter struck the home of engineer Matiullah Khan in Darpa Khel village late on Friday night, sources said, badly damaging the house and a parked vehicle. All occupants escaped unharmed. Khan described the damage in a video statement, but the identity of the drone's operator remains unknown.
In the same district, security forces allegedly detained three men from the Sardi Khel area of Mir Ali on Thursday evening. Local sources named them as Zahirullah, son of Malik Gardi Almasai; Umar, son of Abdul Ghaffar; and Adnan, son of Khan Ali Khan. Their whereabouts and the circumstances of their detention are unclear, and there has been no official statement.
Claims and counter-claims
The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan released a video claiming quadcopter attacks on Counter-Terrorism Department and peace committee personnel in Domel, Bannu, and on the Gambati military post. Casualties and damage could not be independently verified.
Across the border in Afghanistan's Paktia province, local sources claimed a Pakistani drone was shot down near Dand-e-Patan, opposite Kurram district. The circumstances are unclear, and Pakistani officials have not responded to the claim.
In Balochistan's Chagai district, unidentified armed men set a vehicle on fire near Chhattar, according to initial reports, with further details awaited. None of these incidents has yet been independently verified.