{
  "id": 14996613,
  "title": "Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in joint operation in KP's Lakki Marwat: CTD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-joint-operation-in-kps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:44:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037616/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-joint-operation-in-kps-lakki-marwat-ctd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) announced that a joint operation in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, had resulted in the death of a terrorist mastermind named Zahid Gul. This individual was responsible for the attack on Kohat Police Lines on September 18, which left 17 policemen and six civilians dead. The CTD identified him as the leader of the Khawariji Gul Bahadur group, and he had also planned other terrorist activities, including a bank robbery and attempts to attack a Pakistan Air Force facility and a police training school. The CTD conducted the operation in Lakki Marwat’s Walai Sagai area, eliminating eight other terrorists during the clearance operation.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Terrorist mastermind Zahid Gul killed in joint operation",
    "Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind behind 17 deaths",
    "CTD eliminated eight other terrorists in Lakki Marwat area"
  ],
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        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/suspected-mastermind-behind-kohat-police-lines-suicide-attack-killed",
        "published": "2026-10-16T11:44:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in joint operation in KP's Lakki Marwat: CTD",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-joint-operation-in-kps-15000863",
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:44:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in joint operation in Lakki Marwat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-joint-operation-in",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/police-look-to-cause-of-fiery-calgary-bus-crash-try-to-identity-third",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:58:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}