Overview

• The military said Afghan-origin attackers struck along the frontier on Oct. 11–12 and reported a forceful riposte, citing 23 Pakistani soldiers killed, 29 wounded, temporary occupation of 21 Afghan positions and more than 200 militants killed, figures presented as the official account.
• Funeral prayers for 12 of the fallen were held at Rawalpindi’s Chaklala Garrison with Field Marshal Asim Munir in attendance, as the prime minister paid tribute and vowed the sacrifices would not be in vain.
• Crossings at Chaman, Torkham, Qila Saifullah and Chagai remained shut with heightened security, and Pakistan’s Foreign Office urged the Taliban spokesman to refrain from commenting on Pakistan’s internal matters.
• Violent religious demonstrations continued to strain law and order, with an SHO fatally shot in Mureedke, 48 Rangers and police injured, and an FIR naming Saad Rizvi, Ins Rizvi and about 3,500 others under murder and terrorism provisions; schools and key routes in several cities saw tightened controls.
• Courts navigated high-stakes cases as the Supreme Court adjourned hearings on challenges to the 26th amendment following pointed bench remarks, the Peshawar High Court sought confirmation of the governor’s availability to administer the oath to the new KP chief minister while JUI challenged the election, and the Balochistan High Court ruled terrorism convicts are ineligible for sentence remissions.