Overview
- A suicide car bomb collapsed the college’s main gate before troops killed two attackers outside and trapped three in the administrative block, according to the military.
- The local police chief said all cadets, instructors and staff remained safe as commandos conducted a clearance operation with intermittent exchanges of fire.
- Reported injuries vary by outlet, with at least six civilians and up to 16 people wounded near the campus, and some security personnel hurt.
- The army described the assailants as members of “Fitna al‑Khwarij,” labeled them an Indian proxy, and alleged real‑time guidance from handlers in Afghanistan while warning of possible responses across the border.
- In separate intelligence‑based operations on Nov 8–9, security forces killed 20 militants in Shawal, North Waziristan, and Dara Adam Khel, as national leaders praised the response and pledged to press the Azm‑e‑Istehkam counterterrorism drive.