Insurgent Zone

#Update Pro Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accounts have claimed responsibility for the attack. The official statement has not been released so far.

#Update According to unconfirmed reports, two personnel have lost their lives and three more are injured. Gunship Helicopters have been seen flying in the area of the incident. Clashes are still ongoing. Further details are awaited

#Update Captain Hassan Mustafa of 152 Wing and two soldiers from 42 Signal Company were reportedly injured and are being shifted to Thall CMH for treatment. Reports also indicate that a vehicle belonging to 111 Wing was set on fire during the incident.

#Update According to local reports, an FC convoy travelling from Kohat Cantonment towards Thall Cantonment reportedly came under an ambush in the Kahi Kacha Paka area near Haisari. An exchange of fire between FC personnel and armed individuals is reportedly ongoing. Security sources said three FC personnel, including Captain Hassan, were injured. The convoy reportedly consisted of:

· 6 officers · 3 JCOs · 50 soldiers · 8 vehicles equipped with jammers and LMGs · 1 civilian vehicle

Further details remain awaited.

#Update According to Police, An FC convoy reportedly came under attack by armed individuals in the Kahi Kacha Paka area near Khasyari banda. An exchange of fire between FC personnel and the attackers is reportedly ongoing. Security sources said three FC personnel, including Captain Hassan, sustained injuries in the incident. Further details are awaited.

Bakhtiarabad, Sibi — Armed individuals reportedly opened fire on an oil tanker travelling along the N-65 National Highway near Bakhtiarabad. Police reportedly reached the scene shortly after the incident, prompting the armed individuals to flee. Further details remain awaited.

#Update Visuals show fire from the incident area. Local sources report that militants have allegedly set a security vehicle on fire, although the claim cannot be independently verified.

According to local sources, Militants have ambushed the military convoy in Khasyari Banda area of Kacha pakka, Hangu. Clashes are currently underway. Further details are awaited.

Kharan, Balochistan — According to local sources, armed individuals reportedly abducted Kharan Deputy Commissioner Munir Soomro on the Kharan–Quetta Road and took him away. Soomro has reportedly served as Kharan’s Deputy Commissioner for several years.

According to local sources, An unidentified drone reportedly struck a mosque in Khawari Killi, Orakzai district, causing severe damage to part of the structure. No casualties have been reported so far. Further details are pending.

Khad Kucha, Mastung District, Balochistan — Security forces reportedly carried out an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khad Kucha, Mastung, according to official sources. An exchange of fire during the operation left four BLA militants dead and two others injured, officials said. Weapons, hand grenades, IED-related wiring, night-vision equipment, and other material were recovered from the site, according to officials.

#Update The Municipal Committee Councilor Janan Khan Barech has been safely released.

Central Kurram: Displacement Continues Amid Shelling; School Destroyed. The situation has remained tense for several months in various areas including Satar Mandan, Gwaki, Urmegi, Kandali, Tindori, Jauso, and Chanark area of Central Kurram. Over the past two to three days, the displacement of the local population has once again begun. According to local sources, artillery shelling and firing continued throughout the day yesterday in various areas, while helicopter shelling was also carried out in different areas. Sources say that today as well, as a result of shelling by security forces on Satar Mandan and Gwaki, the Gwaki Government Middle School was completely destroyed. According to information received so far, no loss of life has been confirmed or reported as a result of these operations. On the other hand, affected families are displacing from their areas. According to local residents, due to the complete closure of the Tora Wara route, affected families are unable to travel through it and are forced to take an alternate route.

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has published footage depicting an assault on a Frontier Corps checkpoint located in the Spalange area of Shakai, South Waziristan. The organization asserts that the checkpoint has been under siege by militants for twelve days.

A pickup vehicle allegedly hit a mine on the Nushki-Kharan Road in the Lajjay area of Kharan, resulting in a powerful explosion that destroyed the vehicle. The driver was killed in the incident, while three individuals were seriously injured. According to local sources, a total of 11 people were traveling in the pickup, heading to Anar Bagh for loading pomegranates. Despite the explosion, seven laborers in the vehicle miraculously remained safe. Immediately after the incident, the injured were shifted to Teaching Hospital Nushki, where they are receiving medical treatment. Sources say the deceased driver and all three injured belong to Nushki.

Local sources report that militants have abducted Gul Azam Baloch, a Frontier Corps personnel, from Sheikh Atar Adda in Tank district.