A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on September 18, 2026, during Friday prayers at a mosque inside the compound, killing at least 31 people including 16 police officers. Over 100 more were injured in the attack.
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Militants attacked a police headquarters in Kohat near the Afghan border, killing at least 31 people as fighting continues inside the compound.
Death toll at 31 in Pakistan police compound attack, AFP reports Reuters
The attack took place on Friday when an explosives-packed car was driven into the police facility as officers and their families were praying at a mosque inside the compound. Around 80 people, mostly police personnel, were taken to hospital after the blast. Several injured people were in critical condition, raising fears that the death toll could increase. The number of civilian casualties was not
The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan has risen to at least 31, according to local officials.
A suicide attacker drove an explosives-laden car into the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, during Friday prayers at a mosque used by police officers, their families and civilians. Gunmen then tried to enter the compound, triggering a firefight with security forces. By Saturday, officials said at least 31 people had been killed, including 16 police personne
Sept 19 (Reuters) - The death toll in a suicide attack at a police compound in northwest Pakistan has reached 31, AFP reported onSaturday, citing a police official. The attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into the police facility on Friday as officers and their families were praying in a mosque, officials said. (Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)
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The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official said on Saturday. “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,” the official said, adding that fighting was ongoing. An attacker
📢 More than 100 people were injured in the explosion and gun attack.