FIR contains terrorism, homicide, tried homicide, and different expenses over the Kohat Police Strains assault
Individuals collect at a broken mosque following a blast at a police facility in Kohat on September 18, 2026. Photograph: Reuters
A case has been registered with the Counter-Terrorism Division (CTD) police station over the suicide assault on the outdated Police Strains in Kohat, police stated.
The FIR was registered on the grievance of the Station Home Officer (SHO) of Metropolis Police Station Kohat in opposition to unidentified terrorists. The case contains expenses associated to terrorism, homicide, tried homicide and different offences.
On Friday, at the least 21 individuals, together with 15 police officers, had been martyred when an explosives-laden automobile detonated close to a mosque in Kohat Police Strains, adopted by terrorists storming the compound and attacking police amenities.
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In accordance with the FIR, militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan faction, recognized within the report as Fitna al-Khawarij, carried out a suicide assault on the Police Strains mosque utilizing an explosives-laden automobile. The attackers subsequently opened indiscriminate fireplace and hurled hand grenades.
The FIR said that the militants used the mosque route as an entry level and compelled their approach into the Police Strains whereas firing. Police personnel and civilians suffered casualties in the course of the assault.
Police personnel confronted the attackers and engaged them in a gun battle. Officers from the military, police and CTD additionally reached the scene and took cost of the operation.
In accordance with the FIR, the suicide blast, gunfire and grenade assaults left 21 individuals martyred, whereas numerous others had been injured. Authorities and personal property was additionally broken within the assault.
Police stated additional investigations had been below approach and efforts had been being made to establish and arrest the unidentified terrorists concerned within the assault in addition to their facilitators.
