In Kohat, the number of deaths has risen to 31, due to a terrorist attack.
The terrorist attack in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by the Taliban government's Interior Ministry on Thursday resulted in the killing of at least 31 people, including 16 policemen, and 80 others.
According to Yaund Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a press release, "The attack that took place on Thursday in Kohat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulted in the death of many people, including terrorists."
The press release stated that the Interior Ministry expressed sympathy to the victims and considered the attacks on these holy places unjustified and a barbaric act.
At the same time, the UN Secretary-General Stephen Djicak announced to the press regarding the attack in Kohat on Thursday, stating that it was a terrorist attack.
Secretary Djicak said: "The terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a terror attack. The terrorists express deep sympathy for the dead and hope for their recovery."
Yesterday (September 18th), Pakistani officials stated that in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at the police headquarters (Police Lines) near the residence of the police, at least 31 people were killed in a bombing involving 16 policemen and 73 others.
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The Chief of Police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Zulfiqar Hamid Wali, said that following the initial reports, the attackers clashed with the police headquarters (Police Lines) and were subsequently engaged in a shootout with the armed forces.
One of the police officers, Abdus Salam Khalid, told BBC News Osman Zahed, that the armed forces targeted the police headquarters (Police Lines) and the station there. According to him, the prayer was ongoing during the bombing.
The Chief of Police (IG) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stated that the initial reports show that after the bombing, a suicide bomber stormed into the "Special Branch" office.
A police officer said that after the bombing, the suicide bomber entered the police headquarters, which resulted in a fierce clash between the attackers and the security personnel of the police and terrorism branches.
The Director General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Bilal Ahmed Faizi, confirmed that 16 people were killed in this incident.
The injured were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and the condition of some of the injured was reported to be critical.
He stated that 14 ambulances and more than 40 staff members are engaged in rescue operations in the area.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, said that the attack in Kohat was a terrorist act and showed deep sympathy for the wounded people.
In his press release from the Prime Minister's office, he requested information from the relevant officials regarding the nature and reasons for the bombing. He also instructed that rescue operations should be expedited and that any possibility of assistance should be extended to those affected.
No person or group is responsible for this attack.
Before this incident, the Pakistan Army said that six security personnel were killed in an attack on a security convoy yesterday.
The Army's Public Relations department also reported the killing of ten security personnel in the northern province.