{
  "id": 8378792,
  "title": "Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31-8378792",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:15:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The death toll from a militant attack at a police headquarters in Kohat, Pakistan has risen to 31, including 16 police personnel, according to a senior police official. The attack, which occurred on Friday afternoon, involved a suicide bombing and gun attack on the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a town of approximately 220,000 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The police compound, which serves as a district-level headquarters, houses key offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch, and several other police units. Several militants are still believed to be hiding within the Special Branch section of the complex, and an ongoing firefight is taking place. The exact number of militants involved remains unclear. Pakistan has accused the Taliban, which denies involvement, of increasing attacks in KP and Balochistan, leading to a strained relationship between the two neighboring countries. Pakistan has conducted airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, claiming they target militants.",
  "summary": "Several militants remain holed up inside the complex in Kohat as security forces exchange fire with them after a break-in and explosion on Friday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Death toll rises to 31 after militant attack at Kohat police HQ.",
    "16 police personnel among victims, including in suicide bombing.",
    "Ongoing firefight as militants believed hiding in Special Branch."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The surge in militant attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including this police HQ assault, indicates a deepening security crisis and strained relations between Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Pakistan: Suicide bombing death toll rises to at least 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pakistan-suicide-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-at-least-31",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:54:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:57:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31-8380254",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:15:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Suicide blast at Pakistan police compound: Death toll mounts to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/suicide-blast-at-pakistan-police-compound-death-toll-mounts-to-31",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:16:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Death toll rises to 31 in Pakistan police HQ bomb attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-rises-to-31-in-pakistan-police-hq-bomb-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:34:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Death toll at 31 in Pakistan police compound attack, AFP reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-at-31-in-pakistan-police-compound-attack-afp-reports",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/31-dead-in-pakistan-after-suicide-bomber-gunmen-attack-police-complex",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:47:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "At least 31 dead as militants attack Pakistan police HQ in Kohat; fighting ongoing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/at-least-31-dead-as-militants-attack-pakistan-police-hq-in-kohat",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:49:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-attack-at-police-hq-in-pakistan-rises-to-31-8387174",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:54:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Death toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-toll-from-pakistan-police-headquarters-attack-rises-to-31",
        "published": "2026-09-19T05:02:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}