Overview
- Security sources say a targeted operation in Dalbandin, Chagai, killed six militants in a mountain cave after sustained aerial surveillance of the hideout.
- In Bajaur’s Shahi Tangi forest, an intelligence-based raid killed one militant as others fled wounded, with tunnels cleared and weapons, explosives and communication devices recovered.
- Authorities report 11 militants killed within 24 hours across Chagai and Sibi, with arms and documents seized, while separate incidents left two police officers dead in Noshki and a security official dead in Kachhi.
- Reporting places the operations in the context of increased cross-border attacks since 2021, with Pakistan and Afghan Taliban representatives slated to meet in Istanbul on October 25.
- A separate update from security officials states that eight militants were killed in an October 24 operation in Lakki Marwat, with a search under way for additional suspects.