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Pakistan Says Troops Foil Wana Cadet College Attack as 20 Militants Killed in KP Raids

Officials link the foiled assault to the Azm-e-Istehkam campaign targeting TTP networks they say operate with Afghan-based handlers.

Overview

  • - Security forces report an explosive-laden vehicle struck Cadet College Wana’s main gate before troops killed two attackers and trapped three inside the administrative block, with clearance operations ongoing.
  • - Authorities say the assailants sought an APS-style massacre, while officials report weapons and explosives were recovered during follow-on searches.
  • - Casualty figures from the Wana blast vary, with local reports citing injured civilians and security personnel and some outlets reporting two security-force fatalities not yet confirmed by officials.
  • - Separately, the military says 20 militants were killed in intelligence-based operations in Shawal, North Waziristan, and Dara Adam Khel, with sanitisation continuing.
  • - The ISPR attributes the attackers to Fitna al-Khawarij/TTP with handlers in Afghanistan, asserts a right to respond across the border, and notes praise from President Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz and Interior Minister Naqvi.