{"id":36546,"date":"2026-02-12T06:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/12\/militants-kill-five-police-in-attack-in-northwest-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:33:00","slug":"militants-kill-five-police-in-attack-in-northwest-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/02\/12\/militants-kill-five-police-in-attack-in-northwest-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Militants kill five police in attack in northwest Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Militants killed five police officers in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, police said, as the South Asian nation grapples with a rising wave of Islamist violence.<br \/>Police said they came under attack upon their return from an operation against militants on the outskirts of the city of Dera Ismail Khan.<br \/>The militants, who were hiding in a forest, opened fire on the police patrols, a police statement said. 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