4 cops injured as police party comes under attack in KP's DI Khan
4 cops injured as police party comes under attack in KP's DI Khan.
4 cops injured as police party comes under attack in KP's DI Khan.
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- What happened
- Official response
- Background
- The bottom line
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- Muhammad Irfan Mughal Published August 29, 2026 Updated August 29, 2026 12: 29pm.
- DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Four cops were injured on Saturday when terrorists attacked a police party in the Hathala area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district, police remarked.
- While office-holders cordoned off the area and introduced a search operation, a heavy contingent from Ijaz Shaheed Police Lines reached the area after the attack.
- DPO Ziauddin Ahmed informed Dawn that four policemen were injured in the incident, with one of them sustaining a bullet wound.
- "Police retaliated, leading to an exchange of fire between the two sides, " the spokesperson remarked.
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In an official note, the district police spokesperson remarked that the police party, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Kefayat, was on its way when terrorists fired at them near Pota and Al-Amin Farm House.
"Police retaliated, leading to an exchange of fire between the two sides, " the spokesperson remarked. During the exchange of fire, the police vehicle overturned, injuring a number of personnel, he went on.
"The condition of all the injured is out of danger, " he remarked.
Earlier this month, at least 14 individuals, lost their lives and 18 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Kabal Police Station in Swat.
According to the Annual Security Report 2025 from the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), KP recorded a significant surge in violence last year as "fatalities rose from 1, 620 in 2024 to 2, 331 in 2025".
This marked an "absolute increase of 711 deaths, accounting for over 82 per cent of the net national rise and marking almost a 44pc year-on-year surge in violence in the province".
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