Pakistan, Oct. 12 -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi put terrorism at the top of the agenda as he chaired the first meeting of the province's newly constituted Advisory Council. The 11-member body has promised to strengthen the police and Counter-Terrorism Department and go after those financing and facilitating militant networks. Kundi also emphasised that Pakhtuns are not the cause of terrorism and have been among its principal victims.

There is little time for the administration to find its feet. On the same day, ISPR said a soldier was martyred, and 12 militants and Afghan Taliban personnel were killed after an infiltration attempt in Kurram.

The province suffered 413 terrorist attacks in 2025, according to the Pakist...