12 police officers killed in Dual Khyber Pakhtunkhwa terror attacks

Militants killed twelve Pakistani police officers and injured thirteen others across two separate ambushes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Terrorists ambushed a joint police and civil administration team near Kohat city on Wednesday. The attackers killed ten policemen, including Deputy Superintendent Haidar Zaman, and wounded twelve others.

Police officers fought back bravely and killed eighteen militants from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. Rescue 1122 spokesperson Jawad Afridi confirmed that medics transported twelve injured officers to a nearby hospital.

The ambush occurred as personnel returned from an anti-illegal gold mining operation in Darabukach. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police stated that local criminal mafias colluded with foreign-backed terrorists to execute the assault.

Authorities vowed strict action against all terrorist facilitators and illegal mining networks. Just a day earlier, Kohat officials banned excavator parking and open fuel sales near gold mining zones.

In a separate incident, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in Swabi district. Swabi Police Chief Waqas Rafiq confirmed that the shooters killed two officers and wounded another near Mansoori post.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned the cowardly attacks and demanded a detailed official report. He praised the officers’ supreme sacrifices and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry also mourned the casualties on social media. He urged state institutions to swiftly prosecute the militants and their criminal collaborators.

These twin attacks highlight a sharp surge in militant violence across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Last week, gunmen killed two policemen and injured another during an ambush in Mohmand district.

In October, separate militant attacks killed officers in Bajaur and North Waziristan while injuring seven in Kohat. A security think tank recently reported heightened volatility across the province and former tribal districts.

The federal government imposed governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 11. Officials cited the previous provincial administration’s disengagement from counterterrorism operations as the primary reason for the takeover.