{"id":15663,"date":"2026-08-23T13:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15663"},"modified":"2026-08-23T13:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T13:04:52","slug":"pakistan-security-official-killed-by-unidentified-gunmen-5-cops-injured-in-separate-grenade-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15663","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan: Security official killed by unidentified gunmen; 5 cops injured in separate grenade blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133440093,imgsize-124836,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/representative-image.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan: Security official killed by unidentified gunmen; 5 cops injured in separate grenade blast\" title=\"According to police, two unidentified armed men targeted the security official. (Photo credit: IANS)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"According to police, two unidentified armed men targeted the security official. (Photo credit: IANS)\">According to police, two unidentified armed men targeted the security official. (Photo credit: IANS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A security official was killed on Sunday after unidentified gunmen opened fire in northwest Pakistan, police said, according to news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The incident took place within the jurisdiction of Badaber Police Station on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>According to police, two unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle targeted the official, who was posted with the Counter Terrorism Department.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He was killed on the spot, while the assailants fled the scene following the attack. Police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to trace the attackers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Five policemen injured in grenade attack<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>In a separate incident in Mohmand district, five policemen were injured when two unidentified men hurled a hand grenade at a police post in Ambar tehsil, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Police retaliated with gunfire, forcing the attackers to flee. The injured policemen were taken to a nearby hospital and are said to be out of danger. An investigation is underway.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which borders Afghanistan, has witnessed recurring militant violence, cross-border movement of fighters and military operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Pakistan&#8217;s federal government has blamed the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for attacks in areas bordering Afghanistan since a ceasefire agreement between the two sides ended in November 2022.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/pakistan-security-official-killed-by-unidentified-gunmen-5-cops-injured-in-separate-grenade-blast\/articleshow\/133439865.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to police, two unidentified armed men targeted the security official. (Photo credit: IANS) A security official was killed on Sunday after unidentified gunmen opened fire in northwest Pakistan, police said, according to news agency PTI.The incident took place within the jurisdiction of Badaber Police Station on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787490293_representative-image.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"According to police, two unidentified armed men targeted the security official. 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