Unknown gunmen kill 3 militants in northwest Pakistan
The Hindu
Unknown gunmen kill three militants linked to recent attacks on government officials in northwest Pakistan, police report.
At least three militants were killed and four others injured on Thursday (February 19, 2026) after unknown gunmen ambushed a militant group that had earlier killed two government officers in northwest Pakistan, police said.
The unknown assailants challenged the militants near Tikawara in DI Khan district, they said.
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In an exchange of fire, three militants were killed and four others injured, police said.
The slain militants were involved in attacks on the Yarik Police Station and the Customs House in the district and the killing of a policeman and a customs official, police said.
The remaining militants fled the scene, abandoning their weapons.
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