MILITANTS ATTACK A PAKISTANI POLICE POST AND KILL 5 OFFICERS IN A NORTHWESTERN PROVINCE

This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo) 2026-07-29T18:30:37Z PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a police post in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, triggering a gunbattle that killed five police officers and wounded about two dozen…

Associated Press reports that this is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region.

The report adds: (AP Photo) 2026-07-29T18:30:37Z PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked a police post in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, triggering a gunbattle that killed five police officers and wounded about two dozen…

Police killed four of the attackers in the battle, which was still underway in Hangu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, according to local police official Irfan Khan.

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