Overview
- Attackers rammed an explosive‑laden vehicle into the college’s main gate, collapsing it and damaging nearby infrastructure, according to ISPR.
- Two assailants were killed and three were contained inside the administrative block as troops carried out a clearance operation on the campus.
- ISPR identified the attackers as members of the group ‘Fitnah al‑Khawarij,’ alleged they were in contact with handlers in Afghanistan, and reiterated Pakistan’s right to act against terrorists and their leadership across the frontier.
- Officials said recent intelligence‑based raids on November 8–9 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed about 20 militants linked to the same network.
- Local police reported a separate buried explosive injuring a youth in Upper South Waziristan’s Kani Garm area, while national and provincial leaders condemned the college assault and praised the security response.