Pakistan police post attack: How militants used quadcopters to kill 11 officers

2 min readNew DelhiJul 30, 2026 06:55 PM IST People transport a man, who was inured in the militant attack on a police post in Hangu district, upon arrival at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP Photo) An ambush by Islamist militants at a police post in northwest Pakistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed at

Fifteen attackers were also killed during the hours-long raid in Pakistan's northwestern Hangu district.

The attack took place late on Wednesday in ⁠the Hangu district near the Afghan border, an ​area that has long served as home to terrorist groups.

A drone attack and ambush by Islamist militants at a police post in northwest Pakistan killed at least 10 officers, police said, the second such assault within a week.

The attack took place late on Wednesday in ⁠the Hangu district near the Afghan border, an ​area that has long served as home to militant groups.

Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province  Toronto Star

Militants have attacked a police post in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a gunbattle that killed five police officers and wounded about two dozen others