Overview

• Security forces conducted the intelligence-based raid overnight on Sept. 26–27 in the Darsha Khail area along the Karak–Lakki Marwat border.
• ISPR attributed the suspects to the Indian proxy Fitna al-Khawarij, while some local reports described links to the Mullah Nazir group.
• Troops from the Pakistan Army, Special Services Group and the Counter-Terrorism Department participated and recovered weapons and ammunition.
• Police said three officers were wounded in the gunbattle, and authorities reported ongoing clearance operations to locate any remaining militants.
• Local officials imposed a curfew in Darsha Khail and nearby villages, and national leaders publicly commended the forces’ actions.