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Seven Policemen Injured in Militant Attack in Northwest Pakistan
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News18•07-10-2026, 14:30
Seven Policemen Injured in Militant Attack in Northwest Pakistan
- •Seven police personnel were injured after militants attacked a police checkpost in the Shadipur area of Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- •Police personnel effectively returned fire, foiling the attack and forcing the assailants to flee the scene.
- •The injured officers were promptly shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for medical treatment.
- •Authorities have launched a comprehensive search operation and an investigation into the incident is currently underway.
- •Provincial leaders strongly condemned the violence in the restive region, which has frequently faced militant attacks.
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The attack occurred in the Shadipur area of Kohat district within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Seven police personnel sustained injuries after militants attacked the police checkpost.
The federal government accuses the banned terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan of executing attacks in provinces bordering Afghanistan following the end of its ceasefire deal in November 2022.