On the morning of July 23, Pakistani media provided an update on the domestic security situation over the past day:
1. A killing occurred in the district of Jhal Sardar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where a local religious leader, Pir Ibrar Khan, and a police officer who was protecting him were assassinated.
2. According to the official daily report from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan, the number of Baloch separatist militants killed in operations in the district of Qalat, Balochistan, since July 19 has risen to 8. They have released photos of 8 corpses, adding to the previous 4 reported ones.
3. In the Gomal Laghazai area of Dang District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistani army used drones to kill two local children. Locals have now blocked nearby roads as a protest.
4. The Pakistani army claimed to have foiled a Taliban infiltration attempt in the North Waziristan tribal region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stating that four militants were killed. However, the army did not show any bodies, claiming that the bodies had been taken away by the TTP.
5. In Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a Pakistani military camp was attacked by a suicide drone, injuring one sanitation worker. The HGB faction of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack and released a photo of the attack, stating that the target was the car of Major General Naweed Ahmed Muhktar, a senior military official.
6. Also in Bannu District, a police officer named Hayatullah Khan was shot and killed by the Pakistani Taliban while returning home from work.
7. The Pakistani army suffered a major ambush in the district of Qalat, Balochistan. The incident just occurred, and details are currently unclear.
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