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Officers Killed in Suspected Militant Attack on Police Vehicle in Northwest Pakistan
Police said the attackers fled with the traffic police vehicle after killing three officers and injuring three other people.
- On Monday, unidentified gunmen attacked a traffic police mobile in the Wazirabad area of Tank, killing three officers and wounding three others before fleeing in the stolen vehicle.
- This attack follows a series of violent incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including a suicide bombing in Darazinda on Saturday killing at least 11 people and a recent explosion at a Kohat mosque that claimed 22 lives.
- Police identified the deceased as Constable Gul Amin, Constable Saleem Shah, and driver Pir Fayyaz. Injured officer Assistant Sub-Inspector Asmatullah, alongside civilians Qaiser Mohammad Walid Khan and Zafri Garha Baloch, were shifted to Tank Hospital.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the attack by Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists and offered condolences to bereaved families. Authorities launched a search operation that later discovered the stolen vehicle abandoned in Garha Budha.
- Insecurity continues to rise in the region; the Centre for Research and Security Studies reported K-P recorded 475 violence-linked fatalities during the second quarter of 2026, the highest among all provinces.
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left2Leaning Right7Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Right
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources lean Right
58% Right
L 17%
C 25%
R 58%
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