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Police officer killed in shooting near Miranshah bypass

An on-duty police officer was shot and killed by unidentified attackers near the Miranshah bypass road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district, according to police reports. The victim was serving as an additional station house officer at the local police station. The identity of the perpetrators and the motive for the attack remain unresolved.

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2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • expressnear Miranshah bypass
  • dawnKP's Miranshah
WherePakistan
30.239, 71.462 ±400 km
First reported5 days ago
Published2026-10-20 18:42 UTC
Sources2
Casualties reported1
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Police officer killed in shooting near Miranshah bypass. 2026-10-20T18:42:09.018Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6660. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-20/police-officer-martyred-in-gun-attack-near-miranshah-bypass-c9e47590

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