--- title: "Policeman and others killed in Karak attack" description: "Most outlets led with the martyrdom of a senior police officer and a gunman during an ambush in Karak. Dawn mentioned the attack occurred late at night and cited the district police officer’s spokesman, while Daily Times specified the location as New Karpa and attributed the report to the District Police Officer. Both emphasized the fatal outcome for the police personnel but provided slightly different details about the incident’s timing and location." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13043-sho-and-gunman-martyred-in-attack-on-police-in-kar site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Policeman and others killed in Karak attack pakistan · updated 9 Oct 2026, 9:54 AM PKT · 8–9 Oct 2026 · 6 articles from 6 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 9 Oct 2026 — Policeman and others killed in Karak attack (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the martyrdom of a senior police officer and a gunman during an ambush in Karak. Dawn mentioned the attack occurred late at night and cited the district police officer’s spokesman, while Daily Times specified the location as New Karpa and attributed the report to the District Police Officer. Both emphasized the fatal outcome for the police personnel but provided slightly different details about the incident’s timing and location. - **Daily Times** — [SHO, gunman martyred in Karak ambush](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1564574/sho-gunman-martyred-in-karak-ambush/) · 9 Oct 2026, 9:54 AM PKT > A station house officer (SHO) and his gunman were martyred when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a police party in the New Karpa area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Karak, District Police Officer (DPO) Imran Khan said on Thursday. According to DPO Khan, the police party from Banda Daud Shah Police Station was on routine patrol […] - **Dawn** — [Cops including SHO martyred in Karak attack](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035750/cops-including-sho-martyred-in-karak-attack) · 9 Oct 2026, 7:05 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > LAKKI MARWAT: Two policemen including an officer were martyred when armed men attacked them in Karak late on Wednesday night, police said. Karak district police officer’s spokesman Shaukat Khan said in a statement that the attack took place in the New Karapa area on Indus Highway within the limits of Banda Daud Shah police station. He said that a police party was on a patrol duty on the Peshawa... ### 8 Oct 2026 — Two police officers killed in armed attack in K-P's Karak (4 outlets) > Most outlets led with the deaths of the SHO and gunman, describing them as "martyred" and noting the attack occurred in the New Karpa area of Karak. The Express Tribune and ARY News added details about the police launching a search operation and the involvement of militants, respectively. 24 News HD and Minute Mirror focused primarily on the incident and the identities of the victims without additional context. - **ARY News (English)** — [Two police officers martyred in militants attack in KP](https://arynews.tv/two-police-officers-martyred-in-militants-attack-in-kp) · 8 Oct 2026, 11:58 PM PKT > The attack took place in the New Karpa area, where militants opened fire on a police patrol. SHO Dawood Khan and police... - **Minute Mirror** — [SHO and gunman martyred in attack on police in Kar...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/sho-and-gunman-martyred-in-attack-on-police-in-karak-641272/) · 8 Oct 2026, 1:29 PM PKT · 70% identical wording to the newest filing > A station house officer (SHO) and his gunman were martyred on Thursday when unidentified armed attackers - **24 News HD** — [SHO, gunner martyred in Karak attack](https://www.24newshd.tv/08-Oct-2026/sho-gunner-martyred-karak-attack) · 8 Oct 2026, 9:34 AM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing > An SHO and a gunner were martyred when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in New Karrapa area of Karak on Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. - **The Express Tribune** — [SHO, gunman martyred in armed attack on police in K-P's Karak](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2633657/sho-gunman-martyred-in-armed-attack-on-police-in-k-ps-karak) · 8 Oct 2026, 6:17 AM PKT · 70% identical wording to the newest filing > Police launch search operation to arrest attackers following firing incident in New Karpa area ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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