Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Pakistan Retaliates on Afghan Border, Summons Afghan Envoy as KP Sets CM Vote and Protests Intensify

Islamabad seeks a political consensus to confront escalating security pressures.

Overview

  • Security sources say Pakistani forces destroyed multiple Afghan border posts after alleged unprovoked firing across sectors including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral and Baramcha, using artillery, armor and air assets against posts and militant camps.
  • Pakistan’s Foreign Office summoned the Afghan ambassador to reject a New Delhi joint statement treating Jammu and Kashmir as part of India, asserting Afghan‑based militants and India‑linked elements target Pakistan and urging Kabul to act.
  • ISPR reported five attackers killed after a strike on the Dera Ismail Khan police training school, with six police officers martyred, at least 12 officers and a civilian wounded, and the school’s mosque imam killed.
  • KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi confirmed receipt of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s handwritten resignation and said it is under legal review; the assembly meets Monday to elect a new leader, with PTI claiming Suhail Afridi will win.
  • Police reported violent demonstrations by a religious‑political party left at least 112 officers injured and some missing, with highways blocked and trenches dug to halt marches, as senior officials urged parties to join a proposed ‘Misaq‑e‑Istehkam Pakistan.’