Security sources told Anadolu Agency that at least 11 officers were killed and 12 injured in a gun attack on a Kohat police team Wednesday.
The police team was on a mission against illegal gold mining, Kohat police spokesperson Muhammad Nauman Zeb told Express Tribune. He said gunmen fired on the officers.
Express Tribune placed the attack in Darbokach Jalandhar Banda, between Kohat and Karak districts. Zeb said the incident also left five police vehicles burning.
Anadolu noted that police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have faced repeated attacks in recent months. Anadolu, citing Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), reported 2,425 terrorist attacks in Pakistan in 2025, compared with 658 in 2022. The monitoring group said the total rose each year from 2022 and nearly quadrupled over the period.
