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Militants Kill Four Police in Pakistan Amid Rising Violence

2/12/2026

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Militants attacked police in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, on February 11, killing four officers and wounding two as police pursued a local Taliban commander.
In retaliation, police killed four militants, signaling ongoing Islamist violence after the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan ended the ceasefire in late 2022.
Days earlier, a mosque suicide bombing in Islamabad killed over 30 people, underscoring the TTP’s strengthening amid Afghanistan’s Taliban return.

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Militants attacked police in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, on February 11, killing four officers and wounding two as police pursued a local Taliban commander.
In retaliation, police killed four militants, signaling ongoing Islamist violence after the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan ended the ceasefire in late 2022.
Days earlier, a mosque suicide bombing in Islamabad killed over 30 people, underscoring the TTP’s strengthening amid Afghanistan’s Taliban return.