Overview
- Regional officials said joint police, CTD and military operations in Bannu and Lakki Marwat killed 17 militants, including three commanders.
- The military’s media wing reported eight killed in a Bannu intelligence-based operation, while a separate statement cited 13 fatalities across Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan.
- Those reported dead include commanders Niaz Ali, also known as Akasha, Abdullah, known as Shapankoi, and Rasool, known as Commander Aryana, according to police.
- Security forces recovered weapons and ammunition, arrested a facilitator, and say sanitisation sweeps continue with support from local peace committees.
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the operations and highlighted the campaign against what officials describe as the India-backed Fitna al-Khawarij network.