Overview
- Security officials report 12 militants were killed after coordinated assaults on Kharan’s city police station and two banks, where Rs3.4 million was stolen and an attempted hostage-taking was thwarted.
- ISPR identifies the assailants as “Fitna al-Hindustan,” a label used for Baloch separatists including the BLA, and alleges Indian backing without providing evidence.
- Sanitisation and clearance operations continue in and around Kharan, with authorities saying hostages were rescued unharmed and one civilian was wounded, according to the provincial chief minister.
- In earlier operations this week, the military says 13 TTP-linked militants were killed in intelligence-based raids in Bannu and Kurram under the nationwide counterterror push.
- Officials cite 75,175 intelligence-based operations in 2025, while an independent Pakistani think tank recorded a 34% rise in attacks and a 21% increase in fatalities year over year.