Overview
- The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said security forces carried out intelligence-based operations over the past 72 hours in Miran Shah, North Waziristan, and killed 27 militants.
- Officials reported that weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain fighters and that the action targeted a group the military calls India‑backed 'Fitna al‑Khawarij'.
- The ISPR framed the operation as retaliation for the targeted killing of local figure Malik Saifullah Dawar and said the perpetrators were brought to justice.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the president, and the interior minister publicly praised the troops and vowed to continue operations under the Azm-e-Istehkam national counterterrorism plan.
- The strike is set against a wider rise in militant incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2021 and ongoing cross‑border tensions with Afghanistan, which could raise the risk of further operations and border clashes.