Terrorist attack on police in Pakistan's Kohat kills 11, including a DSP

At least 11 people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a police party in Kohat, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Ten of those killed were police personnel.

Kohat police spokesman Muhammad Noman Zeb gave the information on Wednesday (11 November). Twelve people were also injured in the attack, and the attackers set fire to five police vehicles.

The police party was travelling to the Gambat area of Kohat for an operation against illegal gold extraction. On the way, when they reached the Darbokach Jalandar Banda area between Kohat and Karak, terrorists opened fire on them.

According to Pakistan's Daily Express Tribune, the attackers fired on the police personnel from the top of a hill.

The spokesman confirmed that Gambat Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Haider Zaman and Sub-Inspector (SI) Mukhtiar were among those killed.

The spokesman said there was heavy gunfire between the two sides during the attack. Additional police personnel and vehicles were sent to the scene after the news arrived.

Security was tightened in the area after the attack, and a large number of police personnel were deployed to deal with the situation.

An emergency was declared at the District Headquarters Teaching Hospital after the attack in Kohat's Gambat tehsil.

The report said police personnel have been targeted in a series of attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the past few months.