Militants ambush police vehicles in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers
Police personnel fought back during the ambush, killing 18 attackers in a heavy exchange of gunfire, officials said.
- On Wednesday, militants ambushed police vehicles in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing at least 10 officers during a raid against illegal gold mining, police spokesperson Muhammad Nauman Zeb said.
- Suspicion for the attack fell on the Pakistani Taliban , which is closely allied with the Afghan Taliban; Pakistan frequently accuses Kabul of sheltering militants, a friction point in border security.
- Attacking from hilltops in the Darbokach Jalandhar Banda area, militants killed DSP Gambat Haider Zaman and Sub-Inspector Mukhtiar while setting five police mobile vehicles on fire.
- Following the assault, authorities declared an emergency at the District Headquarters Teaching Hospital and dispatched a heavy police contingent to conduct a clearance operation at the scene.
- Terrorism incidents in K-P surged 195 per cent between March 2024 and September 2026, with the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data reporting that 73 per cent of attacks during 2026 targeted security personnel.
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Terrorists attacked a police team returning from an operation against illegal gold mining in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Eleven policemen and 18 terrorists were killed in the attack. The martyred police officers included a DSP and a sub-inspector.
Militants ambush police in Pakistan, sparking gunbattle that kills 10 officers and 18 militants
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Militants ambushed vehicles carrying police officers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, triggering a gunbattle that killed at least 10 officers and 18 militants, officials said. The attack took place in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan, when police officers were returning after conducting an operation against criminals involved in illegal gold mining in an area near Kohat, local …
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