BREAKING NEWS (Kohat Attack: Cop Martyred, Three Terrorists Killed—August-30-2025):
In the latest Kohat attack, police faced a brutal ambush near Lachi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Inspector Ashfaq sacrificed his life, while two colleagues were wounded in the confrontation, according to Kohat’s Regional Police Officer Abbas Majeed Marwat GeoThe News International. The police promptly retaliated, neutralizing three terrorists amidst the rocky terrain GeoDawnAaj English TV.
This Kohat attack comes amid a continuing wave of militant aggression in KP. Earlier this month, a deadly strike at Bannu’s Fateh Khel check-post similarly left a police officer slain and three militants dead GeoThe News International.
The frequency of such Kohat attacks and broader regional unrest has risen sharply since the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021—an escalation particularly pronounced in KP and Balochistan GeoThe News International. A report from the Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) notes 78 terrorist attacks in June alone, resulting in at least 100 fatalities—including security forces, civilians, militants, and peace committee members—and 189 injuries Geo.
Summary:
- A deadly Kohat attack near Lachi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa left Inspector Ashfaq martyred and two other policemen injured.
- Police retaliated swiftly, killing three terrorists during the exchange of fire in the rocky terrain (Geo News).
- The Kohat attack highlights rising militant activities in KP, particularly after the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021.
- Earlier this month, a similar attack in Bannu killed another police officer and left multiple militants dead (The News).
- According to PICSS, June 2025 alone recorded 78 militant incidents nationwide, causing at least 100 deaths and 189 injuries (Dawn).
- Security forces warn that repeated Kohat attacks and similar incidents are part of a larger escalation in KP and Balochistan.
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