--- title: "Suspected mastermind of Kohat Police Lines attack killed in Lakki Marwat operation" description: "Most outlets led with the killing of Zahid Gul, identified as the suspected mastermind of the Kohat Police Lines suicide attack, during a joint operation in Lakki Marwat. Several reports also mentioned his alleged facilitation of the attack, financial support to militant groups, and affiliations with the Gul Bahadur group. While most described the operation as intelligence-based and successful, the framing of Gul’s role varied slightly, with some outlets emphasizing his financial contributions and others focusing on his militant connections. All reports attributed the operation to the CTD and security forces." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14677-mastermind-of-suicide-attack-on-kohat-police-lines-killed site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Suspected mastermind of Kohat Police Lines attack killed in Lakki Marwat operation pakistan · updated 17 Oct 2026, 10:15 AM PKT · 16–17 Oct 2026 · 15 articles from 10 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 10 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the killing of Zahid Gul, identified as the suspected mastermind of the Kohat Police Lines suicide attack, during a joint operation in Lakki Marwat. Several reports also mentioned his alleged facilitation of the attack, financial support to militant groups, and affiliations with the Gul Bahadur group. While most described the operation as intelligence-based and successful, the framing of Gul’s role varied slightly, with some outlets emphasizing his financial contributions and others focusing on his militant connections. All reports attributed the operation to the CTD and security forces. ## Same story from 10 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [CTD claims killing mastermind of Kohat Police Lines attack](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568512/ctd-claims-killing-mastermind-of-kohat-police-lines-attack/) · 17 Oct 2026, 10:15 AM PKT > The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said on Friday that key terrorist commander Zahid Gul, described as the mastermind of the suicide attack on the Kohat Police Lines, was killed during a joint intelligence-based operation conducted by the CTD and security forces in FR area of Lakki Marwat. According to the CTD spokesman, the […] - **Pakistan Observer** — [Kohat Police Lines Attack Mastermind Killed in Lakki Marwat: CTD](https://pakobserver.net/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-lakki-marwat-ctd/) · 17 Oct 2026, 1:15 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Militant commander linked to the deadly attack on Kohat Police Lines has been killed during a joint operation in Lakki… - **Pakistan Today** — [Suspected mastermind of Kohat Police Lines suicide attack killed in Lakki Marwat](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/16/suspected-mastermind-of-kohat-police-lines-suicide-attack-killed-in-lakki-marwat) · 16 Oct 2026, 10:57 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > The operation was launched after authorities received information about the presence of militants in the area. - **Minute Mirror** — [Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in Lak...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-lakki-marwat-operation-646021/) · 16 Oct 2026, 10:12 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has announced the killing of a suspected terrorist commander accused - **Dawn** — [Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in joint operation in KP's Lakki Marwat: CTD](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037616/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-joint-operation-in-kps-lakki-marwat-ctd) · 16 Oct 2026, 9:44 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > LAKKI MARWAT: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Friday that its personnel had killed a terrorist commander in a joint operation with security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat on Friday. The CTD said in a statement that the slain terrorist, whom the law enforcement department identified as Zahid Gul, was the mastermind of the attack on Kohat Police Lines. In the attack on... - **The Express Tribune** — [Kohat suicide attack mastermind killed in IBO](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635318/kohat-suicide-attack-mastermind-killed-in-ibo) · 16 Oct 2026, 9:24 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > CTD, security forces conduct joint operation in Lakki - **BOL News** — [CTD kills suspected Kohat suicide attack mastermind in Lakki Marwat](https://bolnews.com/pakistan/ctd-kills-suspected-kohat-suicide-attack-mastermind-in-lakki-marwat) · 16 Oct 2026, 8:18 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan's CTD says security forces killed Zahid Gul, an alleged mastermind of the Kohat Police Lines suicide attack, during a joint operation in Lakki Marwat. - **24 News HD** — [Mastermind of suicide attack on Kohat Police Lines killed in Lakki Marwat](https://www.24newshd.tv/16-Oct-2026/mastermind-suicide-attack-kohat-police-lines-killed-lakki-marwat) · 16 Oct 2026, 6:15 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Khyber Paktunkhawa Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) team and security forces have killed a key terrorist commander Zahid Gul (affiliated with Khwariji Gul Bahadur group) during a successful joint intelligence-based operation in FR Lakki Marwat. - **ARY News (English)** — [Mastermind of Kohat police lines attack eliminated in operation, CTD says](https://arynews.tv/mastermind-of-kohat-police-lines-attack-eliminated-in-operation-ctd-says) · 16 Oct 2026, 6:04 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > According to the CTD, Zahid Gul also had close links with the Gul Bahadur militant group and has been involved in transporting.... - **Aaj News (English)** — [Militant ‘mastermind’ of Kohat Police Lines attack killed in Lakki Marwat operation](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330476766/militant-mastermind-of-kohat-police-lines-attack-killed-in-lakki-marwat-operation) · 16 Oct 2026, 5:54 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > A key militant commander, Zahid Gul, was killed in an intelligence-based operation carried out jointly by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and security forces in Lakki Marwat, officials said on Friday. According to CTD Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gul was the main mastermind of the suicide attack on the Old Police Lines in Kohat. He belonged to the Gul Bahadur group. CTD officials said he personal... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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