--- title: "Three traffic police killed in Pakistan gun attack" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/three-traffic-police-killed-in-pakistan-gun-attack" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/three-traffic-police-killed-in-pakistan-gun-attack" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/three-traffic-police-killed-in-pakistan-gun-attack.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/three-traffic-police-killed-in-pakistan-gun-attack" category: "Conflict & Security" published: "2026-09-28T12:05:28.317Z" source_reported: "2026-09-28T11:29:16.000Z" updated: "2026-09-28T12:05:28.317Z" trust_score: 50 critic_score: 60 hype_score: 20 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-28T14:00:35.200542+00:00" --- # Three traffic police killed in Pakistan gun attack *Suspected militants opened fire on a vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 50 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to named police officials, with multiple independent outlets corroborating. - Craft 60 of 100, higher is better. Reports include specific names, dates, and locations, and quote officials. - Hype 20 of 100, lower is better. Language is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or manufactured urgency. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Three traffic police officers were killed and three others injured in an attack on Monday in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. - The attack occurred in Wazirabad Bazaar, Tank district, when suspected militants on motorcycles fired on a police vehicle. - No group has claimed responsibility for the shooting, but police suspect the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). - The incident follows a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan city two days prior that killed at least 13 people. Three traffic police officers died and three others were wounded in a gun attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday. The incident took place in Wazirabad Bazaar, within the Tank district. Suspected militants travelling on motorcycles opened fire on a vehicle carrying the traffic police. The attackers fled the scene after the shooting, according to local police official Jamshed Khan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, police suspect the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was responsible. This attack occurred two days after a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan city, also in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which resulted in at least 13 fatalities and over 30 injuries. ## Disagreement on details The Express Tribune reported that the attackers also took the traffic police vehicle with them after the shooting, and its whereabouts remained unknown. Officials later stated the vehicle was found abandoned near a bridge under construction. Other reports did not mention the vehicle being taken. ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated reports mention the specific identification of the attackers as members of Fitna al-Khawarij, a detail reported by The Express Tribune. None of the left or centre-rated reports mention the TTP claiming responsibility for the previous suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan, a detail reported by The Times of India. ## Who covered it Shares of the 12 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 17% (2) - Centre: 25% (3) - Right: 58% (7) 14 of 26 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-28T14:00:35.200542+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 5 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-28T14:15:33.889Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The Seattle Times led with the killing of officers in a suspected militant attack. It stated that suspected militants opened fire on a police vehicle, killing three traffic officers, according to officials. The report mentioned the attack occurred in northwestern Pakistan and that no group had immediately claimed responsibility. ### Centre - The Express Tribune reported that three traffic wardens were martyred and at least one other was seriously injured. It identified the martyred officers as Constable Saleem Shah, Constable Gul Ameen, and driver Pir Fayyaz. The report stated that police identified the attackers as members of Fitna al-Khawarij and that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the incident. The Winnipeg Free Press, also rated centre, reported that suspected militants riding motorcycles opened fire on a vehicle carrying traffic police, killing three officers and wounding three others before fleeing, according to police. ### Right - The Times of India reported that three traffic police officers were killed and three others injured in the gun attack, citing the Associated Press. It stated that police suspect the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and noted the TTP claimed responsibility for a previous suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan. The Independent Journal Review reported gunmen ambushed a traffic police vehicle, killing three officers and injuring civilians and at least one police official, adding that authorities launched a search operation. Ary News reported three traffic police personnel were martyred when armed attackers opened fire on a traffic police vehicle. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 4 - high: 6 - unknown: 14 - veryHigh: 2 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The incident occurred in Wazirabad Bazaar, Tank district, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. **Who is suspected of carrying out the attack?** Police suspect the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was responsible for the attack. However, no group has officially claimed responsibility for the shooting. **What happened in the same region recently?** The attack occurred two days after a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan city, also in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. That bombing killed at least 13 people and wounded over 30 others. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/conflict/three-traffic-police-killed-in-pakistan-gun-attack. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Three traffic police killed in Pakistan gun attack", https://mediabias.news/conflict/three-traffic-police-killed-in-pakistan-gun-attack