A police mobile van came under attack in Lachi, Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, between 5:45:41 AM and 7:45:34 AM UTC on February 24, 2026, killing five policemen including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, according to police statements reported by Khorasan Diary on X. The attack targeted the police vehicle in the area, resulting in the deaths of the five officers, as confirmed by police sources in the breaking report posted during this 2-hour reporting window. No further details on the attackers or circumstances were immediately provided. Separately, sources in India's defence and security establishment stated that India has informed France of its willingness to join the FCAS sixth-generation fighter project if collaboration with Germany does not proceed, according to The Print article shared on X by Ajay Shree Samby during the same period.
