PESHAWAR(National Times)- At least 12 cops were injured on Wednesday as a police party came under attack in Kohat\u2019s Gumbat tehsil, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Jawad Afridi, in a video message, said, \u201cThere was an incident where a police party came under fire, and so far, we have shifted 12 police personnel to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that according to the injured police officials, there were several bodies at the scene. He added that details regarding the exact number would be shared when more information became available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned the incident and sought a detailed report, as per an official statement issued by his office. It said that the incident occurred during an operation against illegal mining, which was linked to a nexus between criminal elements and terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although there has been no official death toll given so far, the statement said that Kundi \u201cexpressed sorrow at the martyrdom of police personnel\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis cowardly act by terrorists is highly condemnable,\u201d Kundi was quoted as saying, vowing that the attackers would be brought to justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe supreme sacrifices made by the police personnel will not go in vain,\u201d the governor asserted, stressing that the martyrs\u2019 sacrifices were a \u201csource of pride\u201d for the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn this difficult and sorrowful time, I fully share the grief of the families of the martyrs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry also expressed grief and sorrow at the \u201closs of human lives\u201d due to \u201cfiring by terrorists\u201d on the police team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe sacrifices of the police against terrorism and criminal elements are a source of pride for the entire nation,\u201d he said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe government and relevant institutions should bring the elements involved in this cowardly act before the law as soon as possible so that they may be brought to justice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, two policemen were martyred, and another was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in KP\u2019s Mohmand district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, a police officer was martyred after terrorists attacked a police post in KP\u2019s Bajaur. On October 20, an additional station house officer (SHO) of the Miranshah police station was martyred in firing by unidentified individuals near Miranshah Bypass Road in North Waziristan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Oct 7, seven policemen were injured when terrorists attacked a police checkpost in Kohat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, the country\u2019s security environment continued to show considerable volatility from Oct 30 to Nov 5, with renewed terrorist activity in parts of KP and the former tribal districts, alongside intensified counterterrorism operations and changing patterns of militant violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is worth mentioning that KP has been under governor\u2019s rule and emergency since Oct 11, when the federal government took the measures citing the PTI-led KP government\u2019s \u201cdeliberate disengagement\u201d from the counterterrorism fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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