A deadly ambush in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province left 10 police personnel and at least 18 militants dead.
The attack happened as police were heading back from a crackdown on illegal gold mining in Kohat.
The militants, linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), had teamed up with criminal groups involved in illegal mining in the region.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemns ambush
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and honored the fallen policemen, promising that the government would not rest until it eradicated terrorism from our soil.
This incident highlights a worrying spike in violence: Pakistan recorded 225 terrorist attacks in September 2026, its highest in over a decade.
Tensions with Afghanistan's Taliban regime are also growing, as Pakistan accuses them of sheltering TTP fighters, something Kabul denies.