{"id":7739,"date":"2026-07-07T16:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/at-least-nine-police-officers-killed-in-southwestern-pakistan-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:35:20","slug":"at-least-nine-police-officers-killed-in-southwestern-pakistan-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/at-least-nine-police-officers-killed-in-southwestern-pakistan-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"At least nine police officers killed in southwestern Pakistan attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, says 15 assailants killed in \u2018clearance operations\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>At least nine police officers have been killed in an attack on a police post at a dam project in southwestern <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/where\/pakistan\/\">Pakistan<\/a>, police and local officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least nine policemen, including two officers, were killed in the<br \/> attack,\u201d local police official Zahoor Ahmad said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/29\/pakistan-says-its-security-forces-killed-29-fighters-along-afghan-border\">Pakistan says its security forces killed 29 fighters along Afghan border<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/27\/explosion-and-gunfire-reported-in-pakistans-karachi\">Three security personnel killed in attack in Pakistan\u2019s Karachi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/20\/two-roadside-bombs-kill-at-least-seven-in-northwestern-pakistan\">Two roadside bombs kill at least seven in northwestern Pakistan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The assailants also abducted eight police officers, but all were later recovered by security forces, said Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government.<\/p>\n<p>Paramilitary, police and counterterrorism personnel had \u201csuccessfully carried out the joint clearance operations\u201d against the fighters, killing 15 assailants, Rind said.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Rind claimed that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/tag\/pakistan-taliban\/\">Pakistan Taliban<\/a>, known by the acronym TTP, were responsible, without providing evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has for years been battling armed groups targeting state forces, foreign investment and infrastructure projects in the mineral-rich province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The TPP, a separate movement from the Afghan Taliban, also maintains a strong presence in Balochistan and has fought for years to overthrow the government in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shahid Rind, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, says 15 assailants killed in \u2018clearance operations\u2019. 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