Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said the katcha zones of Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan are fully cleared, with the state's writ restored following intelligence-led phases that culminated in surrenders.
- Officials reported more than 500 outlaws laid down arms, including high-profile gang leaders, with district tallies cited as 342 in Rajanpur and 200 in Rahim Yar Khan.
- Authorities cited zero casualties among security personnel, 45 days without reported kidnappings for ransom or honey-trap crimes, and seizures of heavy weapons such as rocket launchers and machine guns.
- The campaign combined the Army, Rangers, Punjab and Sindh police, CTD and Special Branch, deploying about 1,700 personnel with drones, night-vision tools and armored vehicles.
- Post-operation steps include a development package, a three-member oversight committee led by Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, recruitment in the Border Military Police with 53 women inducted, and parallel Sindh actions that logged 113 encounters with dozens killed or arrested.