Overview
- Security forces say they foiled an overnight infiltration in Bajaur, killing four militants including Qari Amjad, also known as Mufti Muzahim, a senior figure who carried a PKR 5 million bounty and served as deputy to Noor Wali Mehsud.
- The military stated the slain commander had been directing attacks from inside Afghanistan and urged the interim authorities in Kabul to stop their soil from being used for operations against Pakistan.
- A day earlier, an intelligence-based operation in Dogar, Kurram, left six soldiers dead, including Captain Noman Saleem, and seven militants killed, with clearance efforts continuing in the area, according to ISPR.
- Some international outlets described the Kurram incident as a TTP convoy attack involving an IED and higher injury counts, a characterization that differs from the official account.
- Separately, the army reported killing 18 militants in two Balochistan operations in Quetta’s Chiltan Mountains and Kech’s Buleda, recovering weapons and explosives under the Azm-e-Istehkam campaign, as national leaders publicly praised the forces.