Overview
- ISPR said security forces thwarted a terrorist assault on Cadet College Wana, killing two attackers as three remained besieged inside the administrative block with clearance operations in progress.
- The military reported separate intelligence-based actions in Shawal, North Waziristan, and Darra Adam Khel that killed 20 militants, with authorities attributing support to cross-border networks and vowing to continue Azm-e-Istihkam operations.
- Sindh health data recorded 11,763 dengue cases this year, including 6,199 in the current month, as the Pakistan Medical Association urged an emergency response and hospitals in Karachi and Hyderabad treated hundreds of patients.
- Finance Ministry figures showed petroleum levy receipts of Rs371.6 billion in July–September, about Rs110 billion higher than a year earlier, alongside a reported primary balance of 2.7% of GDP and substantial State Bank profits.
- Political contention over the 27th constitutional amendment intensified, with critics signaling potential legal challenges as supporters argued it strengthens defense structures and representation, while Punjab approved special courts to fast-track overseas Pakistanis’ property disputes.