Overview
- ISPR chief Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry rejected Kabul’s allegation that Pakistan carried out strikes in Khost, Kunar and Paktika that the Taliban said killed 10 civilians.
- He said any Pakistani cross-border action is announced publicly, citing an acknowledged strike in October, and asserted the army targets terrorists rather than civilians.
- Chaudhry pressed the Afghan authorities to act as a responsible state and to take verifiable action against militants operating from Afghan territory.
- Investigators probing the suicide attack on the Federal Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar assessed the attackers were likely Afghan nationals based on recovered evidence.
- On former ISI chief Faiz Hamid, the military cautioned against speculation, saying the court-martial is proceeding under military law after his 2024 indictment.