Overview
- Police say Feb. 25 attacks in Bajaur, Khyber and Bannu left seven officers and a child dead, and the abducted third brother in the Bannu case was freed after protests and negotiations.
- The Interior Ministry ordered an immediate nationwide halt to civilian drone flights, permitting use only by state security forces, after a series of incidents including a reported drone strike that injured five in Bannu on Feb. 28.
- Local authorities enforced Section 144 in parts of Dera Ismail Khan on Feb. 28, restricting civilian movement in designated areas until the evening in response to the security situation.
- Afghan officials in Khost report civilians killed by Pakistani heavy-weapons fire, while Pakistan’s information minister claims hundreds of Afghan Taliban fighters have been killed in operations; the competing casualty accounts remain unverified.
- President Donald Trump and Israeli defense officials announced large-scale operations against Iran on Feb. 28, Iranian media reported explosions in Tehran and Tabriz, and Pakistan instructed air traffic control to tighten monitoring of its airspace.