The military killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai. Followers of Mullah Nazir and Hakeemullah Mehsud clashed in South Waziristan; three Taliban fighters were killed. A doctor associated with the Harkat ul Mujahideen was gunned down in Karachi. Two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi fighters were detained in connection with the murder of a member of the Sindh parliament.