Overview

• DG ISPR in Peshawar asserted that attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are driven by a political–criminal nexus and alleged cross-border facilitation from Afghanistan, warning facilitators to surrender or face action.
• He reported 14,535 intelligence-led operations in KP in 2024 and 10,115 so far in 2025, claiming more militants were killed this year than in any of the past ten years.
• The Islamabad High Court directed police not to register immediate FIRs or make arrests for unlicensed driving, calling for a first-time warning and fine and urging digital verification through NADRA.
• Sindh Police set 27 October for the full launch of citywide e-ticketing in Karachi under the Safe City program, with a complaint review panel comprising SP, DSP and CPLC representatives.
• Sindh’s interior minister said four suspected extortionists were killed and three arrested wounded in recent actions, while Railways Police separately detained 13 imposters during recruitment tests to enforce transparency.