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Pakistan Launches Border Counterstrikes as KP Sets Leadership Vote and TLP Unrest Tests Police

The military reports ongoing counter-operations on the Afghan frontier with over 200 militants killed and significant Pakistani losses.

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Overview

  • ISPR says more than 200 Taliban and affiliated fighters were killed in Pakistan’s response to cross-border attacks, with 23 soldiers killed and 29 wounded, and strikes hitting camps and posts inside Afghan territory.
  • A nighttime assault on the Dera Ismail Khan police training school left six police officers dead and 12 wounded, and security forces killed five attackers as clearance operations continued.
  • KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi confirmed receipt of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s handwritten resignation and said a legal review under Article 130(8) is in progress before a decision.
  • The KP Assembly is scheduled to elect a new chief minister on Monday at 10 a.m., with PTI’s Suhail Afridi on the ballot alongside candidates from JUI‑F, PML‑N and PPP, and PTI seeking support from rival parties.
  • Punjab police report violent TLP protests with at least 112 officers injured, several missing, clashes near Ferozwala, road blockages and cases registered, while officials contend the agitation is disrupting public order rather than expressing Gaza solidarity.