Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Policeman killed, another injured in targeted attack in northwest Pakistan
Some bad people with guns attacked a police station in a part of Pakistan called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The station is called Kohi Sar, and it is in the Bajaur district.
The attack happened on a Friday.
One police officer, called a constable, was badly hurt and died.
Another police officer was also hurt.
The police at the station shot back at the attackers.
Nobody has said they did it yet.
This area has had many attacks for years.
The government thinks a group called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is behind many of them.
That group's promise to stop fighting ended in November 2022.
A police constable was killed and another injured after militants attacked the Kohi Sar police checkpost in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The attack occurred early Friday at the checkpost under the jurisdiction of Barang Police Station.
Police at the checkpost retaliated with a heavy exchange of fire; no group claimed responsibility.
The federal government accuses the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan of attacks in the province since its ceasefire deal ended in November 2022.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has faced recurring unrest driven by militant violence, cross-border movement of fighters from Afghanistan, and military operations.
- Who
- Unidentified militants attacked police personnel at the Kohi Sar checkpost, killing one constable and injuring another.
- What
- A targeted attack on a police checkpost left one constable dead and another injured, followed by a heavy exchange of fire.
- When
- Friday (exact date not specified).
- Where
- Kohi Sar police checkpost under Barang Police Station, Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan.
- Why
- No reason was claimed; the province faces recurring militant violence, and the federal government accuses the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan of carrying out such attacks.
- Incident
- Militant attack on Kohi Sar police checkpost
- Casualties
- 1 constable killed, 1 injured
- Location
- Kohi Sar checkpost, Barang Police Station, Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Timing
- Friday (exact date not specified)
- Responsibility
- No group claimed responsibility
- Police response
- Heavy exchange of fire
- Context
- TTP ceasefire deal ended November 2022; province faces recurring militant unrest