Operation Sarbakaf

Operation Sarbakaf
	Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the much larger Operation Azm-e-Istehkam
Date	29 July 2025 – present
Location	Mamund Tehsil, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Status	Ongoing operation
Belligerents
Pakistan	Pakistani Taliban Islamic State–Khorasan Province
Commanders and leaders
President Asif Ali Zardari; Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif; Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir	Noor Wali Mehsud Shahab al-Muhajir
Units involved
Pakistan Armed Forces Pakistan Army XI Corps; SSG; Army Aviation Corps; Artillery Regiment Corps; ; Pakistan Air Force; ; Civil Armed Forces Frontier Corps Frontier Corps North KPK Bajaur Scouts; ; ; Federal Constabulary; ; Pakistan Police Service KPK Police Elite force; Special Combat Unit; ; ; Pro-Pakistani Pashtun Tribesmen;	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
~26 soldiers and policemen	+63 militants
	Civilians: 2 killed, 8 injured (local claim); 100,000 displaced; Three-day curfew in 16 villages

Operation Sarbakaf is an ongoing Pakistan Army-led counterterrorism offensive launched on 29 July 2025 in Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Security forces began the operation in Loi (Lowi) Mamund tehsil around 9:00 AM, supported by gunship helicopters and artillery, and simultaneously imposed a three-day curfew in 16 villages. Federal authorities and provincial authorities described the aim as eliminating militant hideouts and restoring security in the troubled border region, where a resurgence of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activity had been reported.

Authorities imposed an extended curfew from 11 to 14 August in 27 areas of Mamund Tehsil. In anticipation of large-scale displacement, tents and mattresses were deployed at the Bajaur Sports Complex to accommodate internally displaced persons.