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  • کوہاٹ حملے میں 10 پولیس اہلکار شہید، 18 حملہ آور ہلاک

    کوہاٹ حملے میں 10 پولیس اہلکار شہید، 18 حملہ آور ہلاک

    خیبر پختونخوا کے ضلع کوہاٹ کے قریب بدھ کے روز عسکریت پسندوں کے حملے میں کم از کم 10 پولیس اہلکار شہید ہو گئے، جن میں ایک ڈپٹی سپرنٹنڈنٹ پولیس بھی شامل ہیں۔ پولیس پارٹی غیر قانونی سونے کی کان کنی کے خلاف آپریشن سے واپس آ رہی تھی۔ پولیس کے مطابق اس کے بعد ہونے والی جھڑپ میں 18 حملہ آور بھی مارے گئے جبکہ 12 زخمی اہلکاروں کو اسپتال منتقل کر دیا گیا۔

    حملہ کوہاٹ اور کرک اضلاع کے درمیان دربوکاچھ اور جالندھر بانڈہ کے علاقے میں ہوا، جب پولیس پارٹی مقامی سول انتظامیہ کے ساتھ مشترکہ آپریشن سے واپس آ رہی تھی۔ کوہاٹ پولیس کے ترجمان محمد نعمان زیب کے مطابق حملہ آوروں نے سڑک کے اطراف کی پہاڑیوں سے فائرنگ کی اور پولیس کی پانچ گاڑیوں کو آگ لگا دی گئی۔ پولیس نے جوابی فائرنگ کی، علاقے میں مزید نفری بھیج دی گئی اور کوہاٹ کے ڈسٹرکٹ ہیڈکوارٹر ٹیچنگ اسپتال میں ایمرجنسی نافذ کر دی گئی، جہاں زخمیوں کو منتقل کیا گیا۔

    ترجمان کے مطابق شہید ہونے والوں میں گمبٹ کے ڈپٹی سپرنٹنڈنٹ پولیس حیدر زمان اور سب انسپکٹر مختیار بھی شامل ہیں۔ ایسوسی ایٹڈ پریس نے ایک مقامی پولیس اہلکار کے حوالے سے بتایا کہ شہید ہونے والوں میں دو سینئر افسر بھی شامل تھے۔

    پولیس نے کالعدم گروپ کو ذمہ دار قرار دیا

    خیبر پختونخوا پولیس نے ایک بیان میں کہا کہ حملہ آور فتنہ الخوارج سے تعلق رکھتے تھے، جو کالعدم تحریک طالبان پاکستان کے لیے ریاست کی جانب سے استعمال کی جانے والی اصطلاح ہے۔ بیان میں کہا گیا کہ حملہ آوروں نے غیر قانونی سونے کی کان کنی سے منسلک مجرمانہ عناصر کے کہنے پر یہ کارروائی کی۔ ایسوسی ایٹڈ پریس کے مطابق پولیس نے اس دعوے کے لیے کوئی ثبوت پیش نہیں کیا، اس لیے اسے پولیس کا موقف سمجھنا چاہیے، ثابت شدہ حقیقت نہیں۔

    حملے کے چند گھنٹے بعد تحریک طالبان پاکستان نے ایک بیان میں اس کی ذمہ داری قبول کر لی، جیسا کہ ایسوسی ایٹڈ پریس اور اے ایف پی نے بتایا۔ اس دعوے کی آزادانہ طور پر تصدیق نہیں ہو سکی ہے۔

    پولیس کی ہلاکتوں کی تعداد کے بارے میں ابتدائی رپورٹس میں اختلاف تھا۔ رائٹرز نے ایک ریسکیو گروپ کے حوالے سے پہلے بتایا تھا کہ 11 اہلکاروں کے شہید ہونے کا خدشہ ہے، اور ریسکیو 1122 نے بعد میں ہلاکتوں کی تعداد 11 بتائی جبکہ 12 زخمی ہوئے۔ پولیس کی تصدیق شدہ تعداد کم از کم 10 اہلکاروں کی شہادت ہے۔

    وزیراعظم شہباز شریف نے حملے کی مذمت کی، شہید اہلکاروں کے اہل خانہ سے تعزیت کی اور ان کی قربانی کو خراج تحسین پیش کیا۔ خیبر پختونخوا کے گورنر فیصل کریم کنڈی نے بھی حملے کی مذمت کی اور پولیس سے تفصیلی رپورٹ طلب کی، جبکہ وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی نے بھی اس حملے کی مذمت کی۔ کوہاٹ کے ضلعی پولیس افسر نے کہا کہ حملہ آوروں کا تعاقب جاری رہے گا اور علاقے میں غیر قانونی کان کنی کے نیٹ ورک کے خلاف آپریشن بھی جاری رہے گا۔

    یہ حملہ اس سال صوبے کی پولیس پر ہونے والے سب سے مہلک حملوں میں سے ایک ہے۔ پولیس کے اعداد و شمار کے مطابق 2026 کے پہلے نو مہینوں میں خیبر پختونخوا میں پولیس پر حملوں کی تعداد 680 رہی، جو 2025 کی اسی مدت میں 508 تھی۔

  • Kohat Ambush: 10 Police Officers Killed in KP Attack

    Kohat Ambush: 10 Police Officers Killed in KP Attack

    At least 10 police officers, including a deputy superintendent of police, were killed on Wednesday when militants ambushed a police party returning from an operation against illegal gold mining near Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Police said 18 attackers were also killed in the fighting that followed, and 12 injured officers were taken to hospital.

    The attack took place in the Darabukach and Jalandhar Banda area, between Kohat and Karak districts, as the police party travelled back from a joint operation with the local civil administration against people involved in illegal gold mining. Kohat police spokesperson Muhammad Nauman Zeb said the attackers opened fire from hilltops overlooking the road, and five police vehicles were set on fire. Police returned fire, reinforcements were sent to the area, and an emergency was declared at the District Headquarters Teaching Hospital in Kohat, where the injured were taken.

    Among those killed were Deputy Superintendent of Police Gambat Haider Zaman and Sub-Inspector Mukhtiar, the spokesperson said. Two senior officers were among the dead, according to the Associated Press, which cited a local police official.

    Police blame banned group

    In a statement, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police said the attackers were from Fitna al-Khawarij, the name the state uses for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. The statement said the attackers had acted at the behest of criminal elements linked to the illegal gold mining trade. Police offered no evidence for that claim, according to the Associated Press, and it should be treated as the police’s account rather than an established fact.

    Hours after the attack, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility in a statement, according to the Associated Press and AFP. The claim has not been independently verified.

    Early reports differed on the police death toll. Reuters, citing a rescue group, first reported that 11 officers were feared killed, and Rescue 1122 later put the toll at 11, with 12 injured. The police-confirmed figure is at least 10 officers killed.

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack, extended condolences to the families of the officers killed and paid tribute to their sacrifice. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi also condemned the attack and sought a detailed report from the police, while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the ambush. The Kohat district police officer said the pursuit of the attackers would continue, along with the operation against the illegal mining network in the area.

    The ambush is one of the deadliest single attacks on police in the province this year. Police data cited by the Associated Press of Pakistan put the number of attacks on police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 680 in the first nine months of 2026, up from 508 in the same period of 2025.

  • Doctor Shot Dead Inside His Karachi Clinic

    Doctor Shot Dead Inside His Karachi Clinic

    A 50-year-old doctor was gunned down inside his clinic in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Maymar area by unidentified gunmen, police said on Saturday.

    Police said two unknown assailants entered Dr Kashif Agha’s clinic near Nawaz Sharif Park, fired multiple shots at him and fled. He was attending patients in his room at the time of the attack, which took place on Friday during outpatient department hours.

    The doctor sustained critical bullet wounds and was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Police said two doctors were attending patients in the outpatient department at the time, but the attackers targeted Dr Kashif.

    A police spokesperson attributed the murder to personal enmity and said further investigation was under way. SSP West said the incident appeared to be the result of a personal enmity, while an investigation was under way to determine the motive behind the killing.

    Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar took notice of the doctor’s murder and sought a detailed report from the West SSP. Sindh Inspector General of Police also took notice and sought a report from the SSP, directing police to use all available resources for the immediate arrest of the suspects and to ensure their identification through modern investigative and technical methods.

    Investigators have launched a search operation to trace the two suspects and determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Police officials said the motive behind the murder remains unclear and the attackers managed to escape before police could apprehend them.

    The attack took place in broad daylight during outpatient hours, when the clinic was open and patients were being seen. According to initial reports, the two attackers walked into the medical facility, targeted the doctor in his room and left before police could reach the scene. Investigators have launched a search operation to trace the two suspects and determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and police said the motive remains unclear.

    The killing has drawn attention to the safety of medical professionals in the city. Doctors’ representatives have repeatedly raised concerns about violence against health workers, and police say they are working to identify the attackers and establish the motive.

  • Mirpur Police Seize Illegal Liquor Factory in Dadyal

    Mirpur Police Seize Illegal Liquor Factory in Dadyal

    MIRPUR: Mirpur police have seized an illegal liquor factory in Dadyal, recovering around 2,100 litres of liquor and more than 1,100 bottles, district police said on Thursday.

    According to police, SHO Dadyal Inspector Aamir Farooq, along with a police team, raided the facility and arrested the alleged owner, identified as Basharat alias Koch.

    Police said they also seized a large quantity of empty bottles, bottle caps, labels and other material, along with a liquor-making furnace and packaging machinery, from the premises.

    During the investigation, the factory owner revealed the support of proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) core member Khawaja Mehran and his father, Khawaja Arshad, police claimed. Police said further investigation is underway to determine whether the proceeds from the illegal business were used for any protest activity or for personal gain.

    A case has been registered against the accused under the relevant provisions of the Prohibition and Narcotics Act, and further investigation is underway, police said.

    Part of wider crackdown

    The raid is part of an ongoing crackdown on narcotics and illicit liquor in the district. Police have in recent months conducted a series of operations against drug dealers in Dadyal and other parts of Mirpur, recovering contraband including liquor, heroin and other narcotics, and rounding up multiple accused.

    Officials said the district police, on the special directives of SSP Mirpur Khawar Ali Shaukat, have intensified action against drug traffickers and criminal elements, with the stated aim of making Mirpur a drug-free district. Police have appealed to the public to report suspicious activities to the nearest police station or the police helpline.

    The sale and manufacture of liquor is prohibited in Azad Jammu and Kashmir except under strictly regulated permits, and police said operations against unlicensed production units would continue across the district in the coming days.

    Police emphasised that the alleged link between the seized factory and the proscribed committee member is based on the arrested owner’s statement and remains under investigation. No independent verification of the claim was available, and the accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

    The latest raid follows a sustained campaign against narcotics in the district. In an earlier major operation reported in March 2025, district police said they had arrested 170 drug traffickers, including what was described as a notorious group of international drug paddlers, and seized pure alcohol worth over Rs10 million along with wine cans and manufacturing material from a distillery unearthed in the district. Police have repeatedly appealed to the public to report suspicious activities to the nearest police station or the police helpline so that offenders can be brought to justice.