Militants attack a police post overnight in insurgency-hit southwestern Pakistan, triggering an intense gun battle, officials report. Authorities say dozens of militants launch the assault on the post, and fighting continues for hours as police respond from within the facility. The attack results in the deaths of nine police officers. Officials also state that some other officers are wounded during the exchange of fire. The reports describe the incident as part of ongoing violence in the region, where militant groups have carried out attacks on security forces in the past. In the immediate aftermath, authorities conduct operations around the area and assess the damage to the post. Details on the militants’ identities and their exact motives are not included in the reports provided. The incidents’ toll and the scale of the attack are consistent across accounts, with all sources attributing responsibility to militants and citing the same number of police fatalities and additional injuries.