Overview
- A joint Counter Terrorism Department and police operation in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed eight militants and injured two officers, according to regional police officials.
- In Kalat, Balochistan, ISPR says four Indian-backed militants linked to the Fitna al-Hindustan network were killed in an intelligence-based raid with weapons and explosives recovered.
- ISPR reports that sanitisation and clearance are underway in Kalat to remove any remaining threats following the exchange of fire.
- Senior leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, publicly praised the Kalat operation.
- Earlier briefings from ISPR tallied 17 militants killed across Kohlu, Kalat and Panjgur between December 24 and 26 under ongoing Azm-e-Istehkam operations.