{
  "id": 8385485,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:47:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3368092/31-dead-pakistan-after-suicide-bomber-gunmen-attack-police-complex"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a police headquarters in northern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, according to a senior police official. The attack began when an explosives-laden car rammed into the Old Police Lines complex in Kohat, a town with around 220,000 residents, while officers and their families were praying in a mosque. Gunmen then stormed the compound, leading to an ongoing fight between militants and security forces. The police complex houses key offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, Special Branch, and several other police units. Rescue operations are being accelerated by the authorities, but the exact number of militants still hiding in the Special Branch section remains unclear. The mosque suffered severe damage, with piles of bricks and concrete obscuring the floor, wires dangling from cracked walls, and daylight streaming through holes in the roof. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and directed authorities to speed up rescue efforts. This incident occurred a day after a roadside bomb killed six soldiers in the northwestern Hangu district, and coincides with intensified military raids on militants in various areas. Pakistan attributes the rise in attacks to militant activities originating from Afghanistan, leading to an escalating conflict with Afghanistan. The Taliban government and the UN have reported civilian casualties in Pakistani airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan.",
  "summary": "The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official said on Saturday. “At least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, have been killed and more than 100 injured so far in the militant attack and suicide bombing,” the official said, adding that fighting was ongoing. An…",
  "key_points": [
    "Suicide bomber and gunmen attack police complex in Kohat, Pakistan.",
    "At least 31 people, including 16 police personnel, killed in the attack.",
    "Rescue operations intensified as militants still hiding in Special Branch section."
  ],
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    "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"
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      {
        "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-31-8378792",
        "published": "2026-09-19T04:15:51.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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": "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"
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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."
}