Militants carry out a coordinated attack on a police post in northwestern Pakistan, involving a car bomb and a subsequent shootout. Police report that militants detonate an explosive-filled vehicle at or near a checkpoint/police position, followed by gunfire from the attackers. The blasts and shooting kill at least 12 police officers. Additional officers are reported wounded, with at least five injured, according to one account. The attacks occur in the northwestern region of the country, where security personnel are frequently targeted by militants. Local police say the incident is being investigated and that the attack is treated as a coordinated assault rather than a single act of violence. While details such as the specific location and the attackers’ identity are not provided across the reports, all outlets describe the same sequence: a vehicle-borne explosive attack against police, then firing by the militants. The reports focus on the casualties among police and the nature of the attack, including both the car bomb and the ensuing exchange of gunfire.