Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in joint operation in KP's Lakki Marwat: CTD
LAKKI MARWAT: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Friday that its personnel had killed a terrorist commander in a joint operation with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat on Friday. The CTD said in a statement that the slain terrorist, whom the law enforcement department identified as Zahid Gul, was the mastermind of the attack on Kohat Police Lines . In the attack on…
Lakki Marwat: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) reveals the mastermind behind the attack on Kohat Police Lines has been killed in a joint operation with security forces. The slain terrorist, identified as Zahid Gul, orchestrated the Sept 18 attack that left 17 policemen and six civilians dead. During the operation in Lakki Marwat's Walai Sagai area, eight more terrorists were eliminated.
The CTD states that Gul, affiliated with khawariji Gul Bahadur group, had planned to target the new Kohat Police Lines, a PAF facility, and a police training school. Other members of his network have been apprehended. Pakistan witnessed an 83% surge in terror-related fatalities in Q3 2026, with Balochistan and KP facing the brunt of violence.
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