Summary According to sources, an intense exchange of gunfire between police personnel and suspected terrorists is ongoing
KOHAT (Dunya News) - Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Haider Zaman and Sub-Inspector Mukhtiar were martyred after police team came under fire in the Gumbat area near Kohat.
According to sources, an intense exchange of gunfire between police personnel and suspected terrorists is ongoing.
Additional police reinforcements have been called in, with a heavy contingent arriving in the area to support the ongoing operation against the attackers.
Meanwhile, an emergency has been declared at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in response to the incident.
Medical Superintendent Dr Tahir Ali Shah said all emergency medical staff had been placed on high alert to deal with any casualties and provide immediate medical assistance.
The security operation in the area is continuing.
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Earlier, police foiled a major terrorist attack on the Changhos Police Checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district after heavily armed militants launched an assault late at night.
According to District Police Officer (DPO) Karak Fazal Wahid, armed terrorists targeted the checkpost under the cover of darkness and opened intense fire using heavy weapons.
However, police personnel deployed at the post responded immediately and effectively, successfully repelling the attack.
He said an exchange of fire between police personnel and the attackers began late at night and continued until morning.
