Two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants in northwest Pakistan killed at least 14 security personnel and three civilians including a child, officials said. The latest attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa targeted a checkpoint and a police station, according to a military statement and a security official. The explosion caused “severe destruction” to nearby residential buildings, “leading to the martyrdom of one innocent young girl” and injuring seven others, the military statement said. The statement said security forces killed a dozen militants as they were fleeing the scene. Elsewhere in the same province, three police personnel and three militants were killed during a search operation in Shangla district.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 17, 2026 12:19 UTC