The federal government possesses credible evidence that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) maintained contact with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Attaullah Tarar stated, "The government has credible evidence that PTI was in touch with the TTP. And very soon, we will be giving you evidence about the links that we have been able to uncover between the PTI and the TTP."
Terrorist incidents reached 3,774 in 2025, while fatalities surged from 267 in 2021 to 3,512 in the same year. By the time of the briefing in 2026, fatalities had reached 2,775 and 2,857 terrorist incidents were recorded up to September.
Attacks on police installations increased by 168 per cent, with 18 facilities targeted over the last two years. The provincial government failed to provide sufficient support for security personnel fighting terrorists despite receiving almost Rs800 billion through the National Finance Commission.
Negotiations between the federal government, PTI, and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration focused exclusively on counter-terrorism rather than political demands. Tarar noted, "We had only one agenda. There was no political agenda."
The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rejected a federal agreement intended to establish a coordinated counter-terrorism policy. Azam Nazeer Tarar remarked, "Pakistan is a federation. So there is a division of powers."
The federal cabinet reached a consensus to bring these matters forward without any dissent.
