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At least 11 police personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and 12 others injured in a militant attack in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday.
The attack took place in the Darbokach Jalandhar Banda area of Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when a police team was heading to conduct an operation against illegal gold mining.
According to police sources, militants ambushed the police convoy and opened fire from nearby hilltops.
The deceased included Gambat DSP Haider Zaman and Sub-Inspector Mukhtiar. Five police vehicles were also set on fire during the attack.
The injured officers were taken to hospital for treatment. Additional police and security personnel were dispatched to the scene, while a search operation was launched to track down the attackers.
An intense exchange of gunfire was reported following the assault.
The attack comes amid a rise in militant violence targeting police and security forces in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.