Overview
- In the Kohat–Karak border’s Karkando area, police reported at least eight TTP militants killed and several injured during an intelligence-led operation.
- Multiple mountain hideouts were destroyed and accomplices allegedly tried to retrieve bodies by firing on police, according to the regional police chief.
- In Peshawar’s Daudzai area, an overnight raid left five suspected members of a target‑killing gang dead after an exchange of fire, police said.
- Authorities link the Peshawar group to more than 30 targeted killings of police, political and social figures, with a case registered to the CTD and weapons recovered.
- Police said heavy contingents cordoned the areas, search-and-sweep actions continue, and independent verification of the reported details remains limited.