Overview
- An army outpost in Bajaur district, which was attacked Thursday night, was breached by an explosive‑laden vehicle before gunmen stormed the compound.
- Casualty counts remain disputed, with reports ranging from at least eight to 18 security personnel killed and about 35 wounded, while officials say roughly nine to ten attackers were shot dead.
- The Pakistani Taliban, known as TTP, claimed responsibility and described a suicide car bombing that opened the way for the assault on the Damangi Scouts base in Loi Mamund.
- Security forces launched search-and-clear operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and police in Bannu said intelligence-based raids since Friday have killed at least five suspects linked to recent attacks.
- The Bajaur assault follows a vehicle-borne bomb at Bannu’s Fateh Khel police post that killed 15 policemen last week, intensifying Islamabad’s claims of Afghan sanctuaries and raising the risk that a tenuous truce with Kabul could unravel.