In Pakistan, 11 police personnel and 18 attackers were killed in an ambush in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday. Police said the team was returning from an operation against illegal gold mining in Kohat district when attackers opened fire from nearby hilltops in the Darbokach Jalandhar Banda area. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police said the personnel were conducting a joint operation with the local civil administration.

 

Police personnel fought the attackers with great bravery and courage, as a result of which 18 attackers were killed. 

Deputy Superintendent of Police Haider Zaman and Sub-Inspector Mukhtiar were among those killed. Five police vehicles were also set ablaze.

 

An emergency was declared at the District Headquarters Teaching Hospital. Provincial Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned the attack, describing it as a nexus between criminal elements and terrorists.