Eighteen Taliban fighters and 10 soldiers were killed during a Taliban ambush in North Waziristan. The government issued bounties for Baitullah Mehsud and 10 senior Taliban commanders. The military killed 11 Taliban fighters during airstrikes in South Waziristan. Security forces detained three terrorists in Swat and two more in Charsadda. The Taliban killed two soldiers in South Waziristan.
