Militants kill at least 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan

Local police official Faisal Khan said two senior officers were among the dead and that an exchange of fire between security forces and the attackers was ongoing. He gave no further details. Politika, citing AP, put the toll at 11 and reported that no group had yet claimed the attack. Hours later, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) said in a statement that it carried out the ambush, according to AP via Daily Sabah. The group has stepped up attacks on security forces in the region in recent months. Islamabad blames the TTP for much of a surge in violence and accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering its fighters, which Kabul denies.