Overview
- Security forces said an intelligence-led operation in Mohmand broke up an infiltration attempt, killing about 45 to 50 militants, with clearance operations continuing.
- ISPR reported separate clashes between October 13 and 15 that left 34 militants dead in North and South Waziristan and Bannu, as the Torkham crossing remained shut for a fifth day with freight backed up.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the military’s response was led by Field Marshal Asim Munir, confirmed a 48-hour ceasefire at Afghanistan’s request, and declared that “the ball is in Afghanistan’s court.”
- Pakistan’s military public affairs arm rebuked Indian military rhetoric and labeled India the driver of cross-border terrorism and regional instability.
- Outside the security arena, Pakistan reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF pending board approval to unlock roughly $1.2 billion, and new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi was blocked by police from visiting PTI founder Imran Khan before securing protective bail.