Overview
- The military said an intelligence-based raid in the Dogar area of Kurram on October 29 left six soldiers dead, including 24-year-old Captain Noman Saleem.
- ISPR reported seven militants were killed and described them as members of the Indian-backed Fitna al Khwarij network.
- Security forces launched a sanitisation and search effort in the area as part of the broader Azm-e-Istehkam counterterrorism drive.
- Early reports differ on key details, with some outlets citing an IED strike on a convoy near Sultani followed by a firefight and at least one report attributing the attack to the TTP.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari issued tributes to the fallen, as outlets noted a sustained rise in militant violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2021.