### [2026-07-24](/feed/2026/07/24/index.md)

##### Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
# At least 27 people are killed, including 12 militants, in an attack on a security check post in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 




### Sources:

1. [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/15-killed-in-militant-attack-on-security-check-post-in-north-west-pakistan-says-military-101784901776522.html)

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