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An attack on a police headquarters in Kohat, Pakistan, resulted in at least 31 deaths and over 100 injuries when attackers stormed the Old Police Lines complex on Friday, September 18, 2026. The assault included both gunfire and a suicide bombing, targeting key offices of various police units. Local militant group Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack, which has sparked condemnation from Pakistani officials who called for medical aid and an investigation into the incident.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Friday, a powerful blast occurred near Old Police Lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan. The explosion killed at least 16 people, including five police officers and 11 civilians, and wounded over 50 others. Initial reports suggested that an explosive-laden vehicle was rammed into a mosque near the police headquarters during Friday prayers. Rescue teams immediately responded to the scene, transporting injured individuals to nearby hospitals. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General (IG), Zulfiqar Hameed, confirmed the death toll and stated that security forces were engaged in an exchange of fire with terrorists from Fitna al Khawarij, a banned Taliban group operating in the region.
Written for “Bombing At Mosque Near Police Offices…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 23 other(s) covering the same event.
At least 31 died from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan, a senior police official told AFP on Saturday (September 19, 2026), with fighting ongoing.
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Attackers stormed the Old Police Lines complex at Kohat, a town of around 2,20,000 people in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, on Friday (September 18, 2026) afternoon.
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Attackers → storm → afternoon
The police compound serves as a district-level police headquarters, housing key offices of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Special Branch and several other police units.
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compound → serve → Department
“At least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, have been killed and more than 100 injured so far in the militant attack and suicide bombing
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,” the official said.
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“Several militants are still holed up in the Special Branch section of the Kohat Police Complex,” the police official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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official → hole → anonymity
Their exact number remains unclear,” the official added.
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official → remain → ?
A statement from the Kohat district health officer late on Friday (September 18, 2026) said that more than 100 people had been injured, the vast majority of them police personnel, and several were in a critical condition.
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several → say → condition
Local militant group Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, a faction linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — the Pakistani Taliban — has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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group → link → attack
Rubble, blown-out walls
AFP images showed military personnel standing by piles of bricks, rubble and blown-out walls following the attack, with soldiers carrying assault rifles guarding the complex.
Several ambulances were seen lining a street near the police compound.
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ambulances → blow → compound
Pakistan has blamed the increase in attacks in KP and the southern border province of Balochistan on militancy emanating from Afghanistan, where the Taliban government denies Afghan involvement.
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government → blame → involvement
The accusations have sparked a bitter rift and armed conflict between the neighbouring countries, and Pakistan has carried out deadly airstrikes it says target militants on Afghan soil.
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it → spark → soil
The Taliban government in Kabul and the United Nations said dozens of civilians were killed in the latest Pakistani strikes on eastern Afghanistan in June.
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dozens → say → June
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack on Friday (September 18, 2026) evening, expressing “deep sorrow and regret over the injury of several people as a result of the blast”.
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He directed the “best medical assistance be provided to the injured” and called for a report into the attack.
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assistance → direct → attack
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed “regret” over the casualties, sending his “best wishes for the speedy recovery of those injured in the blast”.
“The complete elimination of Fitna-al-Khawarij and terrorists operating with foreign backing is essential for national security,” he said, using another term for the TTP group.
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