KOHAT (The Thursday Times) — At least 10 police personnel, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Haider Zaman, were martyred on Wednesday when terrorists attacked police in Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police officials and initial reports said. Security forces have launched an operation, and an exchange of fire was still under way.
The police had gone to the Gumbat, Darabo Kach and Jalandhar Banda areas to act against illegal mining of placer gold when they came under heavy fire, according to initial reports. Three more policemen, including a station house officer, were seriously injured. The attackers set five police vehicles on fire.
Officials said additional personnel had been sent to surround the attackers, and that security forces had cordoned off the area. Rescue 1122 teams were sent to the scene.
A developing story
Early accounts of the toll differed, and officials had not given a final figure or named all the martyred and injured personnel. This story will be updated.
