Overview
- Attackers rammed an explosive‑laden vehicle into the main gate, demolishing the entrance and damaging nearby infrastructure.
- Security troops killed two assailants, and three gunmen who entered the administrative block remain cornered as clearance operations continue.
- The army’s media wing alleges the militants are part of the India‑sponsored group Fitanah al‑Khawarij and were receiving instructions from handlers in Afghanistan.
- Officials say the strike follows intelligence‑based raids on November 8–9 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed about 20 militants.
- Leaders, including the president and prime minister, praised the response, and ISPR characterized the plot as an attempt to terrorize students similar to past school attacks while vowing continued counterterrorism actions.