Overview
- The NIA said human remains from the blast car matched the DNA of Dr. Umar Nabi’s mother, confirming him as the attacker and classifying the Red Fort explosion as a vehicle‑borne IED.
- Agencies are scrutinizing arrested Dr. Shaheen Saeed’s passport history, including three passports with changing addresses, a 2016–2018 UAE stint, and an early 2025 renewal that altered personal details.
- Police accounts indicate recruit Jasir Bilal was radicalized from 2023 but refused a suicide mission in 2025, offering leads on an alleged Jaish‑e‑Mohammed‑linked module.
- In Dhaka, the ICT‑BD is delivering a multi‑part verdict in cases against Sheikh Hasina with tight security, live broadcasts planned, and police authorized to shoot perpetrators of arson or bomb attacks.
- Pakistan’s Jaffar Express avoided casualties after a track bomb detonated moments after it passed in Balochistan’s Naseerabad and four rockets were fired; the Baloch Republican Guards claimed responsibility.