Twelve people were killed overnight in the Mexican state of Guanajuato when gunmen opened fire on a celebration in the city of Irapuato, authorities said Wednesday.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at the venue for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting at Qingdao, China, on Thursday.

A Major from Pakistan’s SSG, Moiz Abbas, known for claiming the capture of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman in 2019, was killed in a TTP ambush in Waziristan. The attack resulted in the deaths of over a dozen security personnel. The Pakistan army chief attended Abbas’s funeral, while the TTP claimed responsibility, stating videos of the attacks would be released soon.