Last Updated on November 11, 2026 by YeJahan
YEJAHAN REPORT
KOHAT (Nov 11): Ten police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and a Station House Officer (SHO), were martyred and 12 others injured during an intense exchange of fire with armed suspects in Kohat on Wednesday.
Five police vans were also set on fire in the incident. According to police officials, the gunfight erupted when a law enforcement contingent launched a crackdown against illegal gold mining in the area. The martyred officers include DSP Haider Zaman, Gumbat SHO Ayaz Afridi, and a Sub-Inspector.
The 12 injured personnel were shifted to nearby medical facilities, including Billitang, Gumbat, and the Kohat Development Authority (KDA) Hospital, for emergency treatment. During the ambush, the assailants also torched four police mobile vans. Heavy reinforcements have since reached the scene, where intermittent firing was still underway at the time of filing this report.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Information Adviser Samar Bilour strongly condemned the attack. In separate statements, both leaders paid tribute to the fallen officers, asserting that the sacrifices made by the police force against miscreants and terrorists would not go in vain.
KOHAT AMBUSH: 11 PAKISTANI POLICEMEN KILLED, 12 INJURED At least 11 Pakistani policemen, including a DSP and an SI, were killed after militants ambushed a police team heading to raid illegal gold-mining operations in Kohat. 12 others were injured and five police vehicles torched in the attack.
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Governor Kundi has summoned an immediate report on the incident from the relevant authorities, vowing that the perpetrators behind the deadly assault on the police party will be brought to justice.
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