Overview
- The ISPR said five militants were killed in an intelligence-based raid in Khar, Bajaur, where Major Adeel Zaman, 36, was fatally wounded while leading his unit.
- Weapons and ammunition were recovered in Bajaur and security forces launched follow-up sanitisation to clear any remaining suspects, according to the military.
- The ISPR described those killed in Bajaur as linked to the Indian proxy Fitna al Khawarij, an attribution reported in the military’s statement.
- In a separate Peshawar operation, police said five suspected professional target killers were shot dead in Daudzai; officials said the group was tied to more than 30 targeted killings and a CTD case was registered.
- A day earlier, Kohat police reported eight alleged TTP members were killed near the Kohat–Karak border, while on Monday two policemen were slain in targeted attacks in the Tank/Lakki Marwat area with searches underway.