Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in Lak...

Summary

• The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has announced the killing of a suspected terrorist commander accused of masterminding the deadly attack on Kohat Police Lines in a joint operation with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district.
• According to the department, Zahid Gul played a key role in the suicide attack on the old Kohat Police Lines on September 18.
• According to the department, the slain commander was also allegedly involved in planning attacks on a Pakistan Air Force facility and a police training school in Kohat.

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The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has announced the killing of a suspected terrorist commander accused of masterminding the deadly attack on Kohat Police Lines in a joint operation with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district.

The operation was conducted in the Walai Sagai area on Friday. The CTD identified the slain commander as Zahid Gul and alleged that he was affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur militant group.

According to the department, Zahid Gul played a key role in the suicide attack on the old Kohat Police Lines on September 18. An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a mosque inside the police compound before armed attackers stormed the facility and targeted police installations.

The attack claimed the lives of 17 police personnel and six civilians. Security forces later conducted an overnight clearance operation in which eight attackers were killed.