Overview
- Security forces reported killing two attackers and confining three inside the administrative block after a vehicle laden with explosives struck the main gate of Cadet College Wana.
- The military said the besieged militants were receiving instructions from across the border and asserted that militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan contradict Taliban assurances.
- ISPR framed the assault as an effort to intimidate tribal youth and stated that counterterrorism operations will continue without letup.
- In parliament, PPP lawmaker Raja Pervez Ashraf defended the recent constitutional amendment and mocked PTI, saying its founder should remain jailed for 12 years to “compete with Zardari.”
- PTI Senator Barrister Ali Zafar said the 27th amendment passed with opposition votes may not endure and suggested a legal appeal is possible, though the appropriate forum remains unsettled.