Insurgent Zone

Security forces conducted a search operation in Raghzai village, Shewa, North Waziristan, following reports that armed individuals opened fire on a road-clearance/BD party. According to security sources, an exchange of fire followed, during which FC SOG personnel pursued and intercepted the armed group. Security sources claim 4 Militants were killed and 2 others injured. The bodies of those killed were reportedly shifted to Wing Headquarters, Shewa.

According to sources, a individual named Sanju Tagapi was abducted by armed individuals last night following intense firing in the bypass area of Kharan.

According to security sources, security forces carried out intelligence based operation (IBO) in Khadkocha, Mastung, killing three alleged Militants, and recovered large quantity of equipments, weapons and ammunition.

According to sources, armed individuals abducted and killed retired Naib Subedar Atta Muhammad Behrani, who was employed by a private company in Ziarat.

According to state affiliated accounts, a militant identified as Noshad allegedly affiliated with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was killed in a drone strike on the night of 16 September. The deceased was from Watezai tribe, and resident of Zoki, Central Kurram.

Reports indicate that unidentified individuals have set ablaze a machinery utilized in the construction of the Dardariz Road in Miryan, Bannu.

According to local sources, two dead bodies killed by firing has been found on Talgai road in Bannu. The bodies have been transferred to hospital for further identification.

According to sources, Army personnel identified as Muhammad Diyar Khan, resident of Musa Tange Khadgazai, Lower Dir, was killed in clashes with militants in Wana, South Waziristan.

#Update The abducted individual has been safely released.

Correction: The deceased Army personnel, Muhammad Ammad, sustained a shoulder injury during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) against BLA militants in the Nohkacha area of Dalbandin on 31 August. He was subsequently transferred to the Quetta CMH, where he succumbed to his injuries on 15 September.

Correction: The deceased Army personnel, Muhammad Ammad, sustained a shoulder injury during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) against BLA militants in the Nohkacha area of Dalbandin on 31 August. He was subsequently transferred to the Quetta CMH, where he succumbed to his injuries on 15 September.

Killi Maroofzai, Luni area (Duki District), Balochistan — Three rockets were fired from the mountains toward Killi Maroofzai in the Luni area, according to police sources. Police said two rockets landed in an open field, while the third struck the boundary wall of a house belonging to Ahmad Maroofzai Luni. Heavy gunfire was also reported between local residents and an unidentified armed group. No casualties have been reported so far, according to police sources. Further details are awaited.

According to local sources, armed individuals set fire to a school and a community hall in Goth Mithal Abad, within the limits of Bhag Police Station, Kachhi district. The armed individuals also allegedly abducted a person residing in the community hall and took him away with them. Further details are awaited.

According to reports, Sub-inspector Qamar Zaman Khan of the Special Branch of Police, stationed in Mardan, was fatally shot by unidentified assailants within his Hujra (Guest House) in Kalu Khan Village, Razzar Tehsil, Swabi.

#Update The other injured Committee member, Khan lali has succumbed to his injuries.

#Update Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that an explosive device was used to destroy the Police CheckPost in retaliation for the deaths of multiple TTP militants in Akakhel, Bara, four days ago.

The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) have claimed responsibility for an attack on a camp in Mithalabad, Kachhi district, on 16 September 2026. According to a statement released by the group, BRG fighters carried out a heavy attack on the hideout of Mithal Mugheri. The statement described the camp as a death squad camp operating under the leadership of Asim Kurd Gillo. During the attack, the BRG stated that its fighters arrested one operative of the death squad, while other operatives fled. The fighters then completely set the camp on fire and destroyed it. The BRG accepted responsibility for the attack and stated that such operations will continue until the complete independence of Balochistan.

Armed individuals ambushed vehicles of a security force providing protection to a road construction company at the Bal Tank location in the Hoshab area of Kech district. According to official sources, two personnel of the security forces were killed in the attack, while the forces' vehicles were also hit. One of the slain personnel has been identified as Sepoy Khalid Mahmood, also known in local reports as Ramzan Jatt alias Jani Electrician. He was serving with FC Balochistan, Awaran Militia, 75 Wing, and was a resident of Chak No. 2, Mianwali, Punjab. Helicopter flights were also observed in the area following the attack. Further details regarding the incident are awaited.