Overview
- ISPR said an intelligence-led operation in Bajaur’s Khar on December 29 killed five “Indian‑sponsored” militants, while Major Adil Zaman was killed leading his team and later honored at a funeral attended by Field Marshal Asim Munir and senior officials.
- Sindh’s CTD detained a minor in Karachi who stated BLA operatives groomed her online for a suicide attack, with authorities confirming the plot was disrupted and placing the child in protective care.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wildlife officials are challenging a federal bar on non‑exportable trophy‑hunting quotas for markhor, ibex and grey goral, citing earlier approvals, completed auctions and about $553,000 in expected revenue for local development.
- The Lahore High Court heard a petition against the Punjab Protection Ownership Act 2025, with Justice Faisal Zaman Khan directing listing before the relevant bench after the holidays and cautioning against politicizing the case.
- Punjab Police issued a New Year’s night security plan deploying thousands across the province, including over 5,000 personnel in Lahore, with bans on one‑wheeling, aerial firing and weapons display.