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Policeman killed, 2 injured in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan

Xinhua
| August 30, 2025
2025-08-30

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- A policeman was killed and at least two others were injured in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Saturday, an official said.

A group of terrorists attacked a police check post in the Lachi area of Kohat district of the province, Kohat Regional Police Officer Abbas Majeed Marwat said.

The official said that security forces successfully retaliated with full force, killing three terrorists on the spot, adding that a search operation is underway in the area to arrest accomplices of the killed terrorists.

The injured police personnel have been shifted to a nearby hospital, where the condition of one policeman is said to be critical.

No group or individual has claimed the attack yet. Enditem

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