Overview

• Pakistan’s military said a joint Army, SSG and CTD operation targeted fighters it labels as the Indian proxy Fitna al Khwarij linked to the TTP.
• Seventeen suspects were reported dead and weapons were recovered during the intelligence-led raid, while police said three security personnel were wounded.
• Curfew and sanitisation measures were enforced in Darsha Khail and nearby Karak villages as follow-up searches continued.
• Local officials in Bajaur reported four children dead and others injured after an unexploded device detonated in Laghari, with bomb disposal teams sweeping the area.
• Top officials praised the forces, and the development followed a Pakistan–China–Iran–Russia call at the UN for Afghan authorities to act against militant sanctuaries.