Overview
- The army said an intelligence‑led operation in Baisma (Nal area) killed 14 fighters and destroyed vehicles and IEDs while one soldier was killed, and clearance work in the area continues.
- A separate clash in Hasan Khel, Peshawar, resulted in the deaths of six Federal Constabulary personnel and prompted senior officials to brief the interior minister and attend funerals.
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir police arrested five suspects in Muzaffarabad and seized laptops, phones, maps and a large weapons cache that officials say include seven automatic rifles and multiple grenades.
- Leaked audio and video reported to show an Afghanistan‑based figure directing the banned JAAC to mobilize protests have been published by local media but remain unverified as forensic analysis proceeds.
- The AJK government has proscribed JAAC under the Anti‑Terrorism Act, offered a Rs10 million reward for key arrests, and national leaders praised security forces while pledging a sustained campaign against the networks accused of foreign backing.