{
  "id": 8218777,
  "title": "At least seven dead, dozens injured in Kohat blast: Rescue 1122",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/at-least-seven-dead-dozens-injured-in-kohat-blast-rescue-1122",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:43:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440134/at-least-seven-dead-dozens-injured-in-kohat-blast-rescue-1122"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A blast in Kohat on Friday has left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, according to Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi. Rescue teams have begun transporting the deceased and wounded to the District Headquarters Hospital in Kohat, with over 30 injured individuals already moved to the facility. Over 45 rescue personnel, along with 14 ambulances, rescue vehicles, and a recovery vehicle, are currently participating in the ongoing search and rescue operations. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the explosion, directed authorities to provide immediate medical treatment to the injured, and requested a report on the nature and cause of the incident.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Five cops among 16 martyred in Kohat bomb blast: police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/five-cops-among-16-martyred-in-kohat-bomb-blast-police",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:40:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "5 cops among 16 martyred in blast at Kohat Police Lines, more than 50 injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/5-cops-among-16-martyred-in-blast-at-kohat-police-lines-more-than-50",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:01:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}