Overview
- Local police and the Counter‑Terrorism Department say a vehicle packed with explosives rammed the gate of the old Kohat police lines mosque and attackers then entered and opened fire.
- Authorities reported that seven armed assailants entered the compound and that six of the attackers have been killed as clearance operations move into their final stages.
- The military’s ISPR separately announced intelligence‑led operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and North Waziristan in which six security personnel and ten militants were killed during clashes.
- President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the Kohat attack, ordered prompt medical aid for the wounded, and requested official reports into the explosion.
- The incident comes as political tensions rise with an opposition long march set for 27 September and the Election Commission publishing an updated register of 160 parties, both factors likely to shape security planning for major public gatherings.