Overview
- Motorcycle-riding gunmen shot dead three traffic officers on duty in Sarai Naurang, Lakki Marwat, identified as In‑Charge Jalal Khan and constables Azizullah and Abdullah.
- In a separate attack in Bannu’s Mandan area, Constable Rashid Khan was killed while heading to report for duty.
- A joint CTD and police intelligence-based operation in the Bannu/Lakki Marwat area killed three militants, including target killer Muhammad Nazir alias Mujahid, and recovered an AK‑47, pistols, phones and cards linked to a banned group.
- Hours earlier, a Bajaur police-post assault in Barang tehsil killed local resident Naseem Gul and injured three people, including two policemen, prompting a clearance operation after attackers used heavy and light weapons.
- Provincial and national leaders condemned the killings, patrols and searches were expanded, and analysts noted the violence follows a documented 2025 surge of 699 militant attacks causing 1,034 deaths per the Pak Institute for Peace Studies.