Overview

• In Peshawar, the DG ISPR said terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is sustained by a political–criminal nexus and alleged Afghan safe havens with India exploiting Afghan territory.
• He rejected calls for dialogue with militants and warned facilitators to hand over foreign fighters, join state operations to eliminate them, or face force.
• ISPR reported 14,535 intelligence‑based operations in KP in 2024 and 10,115 so far in 2025, claiming more than 900 militants neutralized this year.
• Security forces repelled a vehicle‑borne assault on the Dera Ismail Khan police training school, killing three attackers and injuring three policemen, with a clearance sweep ongoing.
• Officials and lawmakers reported 19 militants killed and 11 soldiers martyred in the 7–8 October Orakzai operation, as a large TLP protest prompted road closures, school and exam cancellations, mobile‑internet shutdowns and dozens of arrests.