The Baluch Liberation Army group claimed responsibility for throwing hand grenades at a house and store selling Pakistani national flags in Quetta, killing three people and injuring six others. The attacks occurred days after the group warned against celebrating Pakistan's independence day and called for a ban on selling flags. Meanwhile, Pakistan's army chief gave a televised speech vowing to defeat militancy and sought cooperation from Afghanistan against the Pakistani Taliban. In a separate incident, the ED seized properties of the GBP Group, accused of scamming homebuyers and investors, in Chandigarh.