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Funerals for Soldiers Killed in Afghan Border Attack as Protests Turn Deadly and Courts Hand Down Key Rulings

Authorities are intensifying legal steps from sweeping terrorism cases to limits on clemency as judges advance hearings on the 26th amendment and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa oath dispute.

Overview

  • The military said 23 personnel were killed in Afghan-origin attacks on the night of Oct. 11–12, and prayers for 12 of the fallen were held at Chaklala Garrison with Field Marshal Asim Munir and senior officials in attendance.
  • Violence flared in Muridke where SHO Shehzad Nawaz Jhamt was shot dead, 48 Rangers and police personnel were injured and dozens of vehicles were torched, with road closures, halted transit and early school dismissals disrupting daily life in major cities.
  • Police registered a large FIR under murder and anti-terrorism sections naming Saad Rizvi, Ans Rizvi and others, accusing roughly 3,500 participants in the Muridke clashes and associated unrest.
  • The Balochistan High Court ruled that convicts under the Anti-Terrorism Act are ineligible for pardons or sentence reductions under section 21-F and ordered unlawful remissions revoked and sentences reassessed.
  • Judicial and political cases accelerated, with the Supreme Court hearing challenges to the 26th amendment and notable bench remarks, the Peshawar High Court seeking the KP governor’s availability to swear in Chief Minister Suhail Afridi as JUI challenged his election, an anti-terrorism court issuing non-bailable warrants for Alima Khan in a protest case, and the Punjab Assembly passing the Local Government Bill 2025 after an opposition walkout.