Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:36am on 30 Oct 2025,Thursday International
A Pakistani Army captain and five soldiers were killed during a clash with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants near the Afghan border in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Captain Noman Saleem, a 24-year-old medical officer, and five others died during an intelligence-based operation targeting militants in Dogar area. Seven TTP militants were also killed. Pakistan's ISPR confirmed the incident, stating sanitization operations continue under 'Azm-e-Istehkam' campaign. Kurram district, bordering Afghanistan, remains a flashpoint for cross-border militant infiltration. Security challenges have escalated since TTP ended its ceasefire in late 2022. This year alone, 298 people died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa terrorist incidents, while security forces killed 368 terrorists in 2,366 operations. (PC: X)
