Suicide Blast at Pakistan Mosque Kills at Least 16
Officials said the blast killed five police officers and 10 civilians, and rescuers shifted more than 50 wounded people to nearby hospitals.
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, an attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque near the Old Police Lines in Kohat, killing 16 people, including five police personnel, and wounding over 50 others, Provincial Police Chief Zulfiqar Hameed said.
- Violence has surged across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan -affiliated militants clash with security forces, who killed 10 suspected militants in raids between Tuesday and Thursday.
- Rescue 1122 personnel and residents worked to pull survivors from rubble after the mosque's roof collapsed, while security forces cordoned off the area and launched search operations.
- District Headquarters Hospital authorities declared an emergency to handle the influx of victims, as doctors confirmed some wounded were in critical condition and the blast damaged nearby homes and shops.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, vowing that eliminating foreign-sponsored terrorists is "essential for national security," while directing authorities to expedite relief efforts.
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At least 21 people were killed—mostly police—and 80 were injured after a suicide bomber crashed a car loaded with explosives into a police facility in north-west Pakistan, while officers and their families were praying in a mosque inside the facility, authorities reported yesterday. During the attack, at least seven armed men also tried to enter the police complex and exchanged shots with the officers. Six of the assailants died, the Pakistani p…
At least sixteen people were killed and more than 57 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque in Kohat, Pakistan, on Friday. The attack took place during Friday prayers on the grounds of a police complex. Pakistan has been hit by attacks more frequently this year. A large proportion of these are claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which seeks to overthrow the Pakistani state.
Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has condemned the attack.
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