Militant Assault on Pakistani Police Post Claims 11 Lives

WHO:

NY Post - 11 police officers were killed in the attack.

ABC News World - 15 attackers were also killed in the assault.

ABC News - Local police official Irfan Khan provided details about the incident.

WHAT:

NY Post - Militants attacked a police post with heavy weapons.

ABC News World - The death toll from the militant attack rose to 11 officers.

ABC News - The attack triggered a gunbattle that killed five police officers and wounded about two dozen others.

ABC News - Police killed four of the attackers during the battle.

WHERE:

ABC News - The attack occurred in Hangu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.

ABC News - The police post targeted is located in northwestern Pakistan.

WHEN:

ABC News - The attack occurred on a Wednesday.

WHY:

ABC News - The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is suspected to be behind the attack, as they have increased assaults on Pakistani security forces in recent months.

ABC News - Pakistan has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of providing sanctuary to TTP militants, which Kabul denies.

HOW:

NY Post - Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back.

(UPDATED July 30, 2026 17:35 UTC)

In a tragic incident in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, militants launched an attack on a police post using heavy weapons, resulting in the deaths of 11 police officers and wounding about two dozen others. Local police official Irfan Khan reported that during the ensuing gunbattle, five police officers were killed, while four attackers were also killed by the police. The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, is suspected to be behind the assault, which follows a pattern of increased attacks on security forces in the region.