Overview

• ISPR reported roughly 40 intelligence-based operations each day, citing 14,535 operations in KP in 2024 with 769 terrorists killed and 577 people dead, and 917 terrorists killed in 2025 with 516 deaths including 311 soldiers, 73 police officers and 132 civilians.
• Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry attributed the rise in attacks to incomplete National Action Plan implementation and Afghan-based hideouts, alleging India is using Afghan territory to target Pakistan.
• He rejected political calls for talks with militants and warned facilitators to surrender or face full state action, saying the status quo will not continue.
• Pakistan is engaging Kabul and international partners including the United States, with contacts over weapons left in Afghanistan that officials say are appearing with terrorist groups.
• The spokesperson urged the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to address governance and justice gaps he says are undermining counterterrorism, pointing to unresolved cases and strained police capacity.