Overview
- Police said an IED struck a patrol in Dera Ismail Khan’s Panyala area, killing ASI Gul Alam, Constable Rafiq and driver Sakhi Jan, and a search operation is under way.
- A day earlier, North Waziristan Assistant Commissioner Shah Wali and three others were killed in a Bannu ambush where attackers burned the vehicle and took police weapons.
- On Monday, Head Constable Alauddin died in Lakki Marwat when a suspect detonated during a chase that police said foiled a planned attack on a public gathering.
- The military reported seven militants killed in two intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan, including six in Mir Ali and one in Spinwam, with follow-up sweeps continuing.
- No group has claimed responsibility; leaders issued condemnations, security was tightened, and officials’ assessments pointed to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan involvement.