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CNA SingaporeNews report · Sep 19, 4:54 AM
Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31
Attackers had stormed the Old Police Lines complex in the town of Kohat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sep 18.
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Death toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31
Middle East Eye and The Express Tribune (Pakistan) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Attackers had stormed the Old Police Lines complex in the town of Kohat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sep 18.
The headline split The left frames it as "Death toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31". The center frames it as "Kohat Police Lines blast death toll rises to 22 as clearance operation concludes".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
56/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftDeath toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31
Middle East Eye · Center-left · News report
CenterDeath toll from attack at police HQ in Pakistan rises to 31
CNA Singapore · Center · News report
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Dawn PakistanNews report · Sep 19, 9:12 AM
Kohat Police Lines attack: 8 terrorists killed as overnight clearance operation concludes
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said on Saturday that an overnight clearance operation following the deadly two-pronged assault near a mosque in Kohat district’s old Police Lines had been complet...
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Middle East EyeNews report · Sep 19, 5:02 AM
Death toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31
Death toll from Pakistan police headquarters attack rises to 31 The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including...
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South China Morning PostNews report · Sep 19, 4:47 AM
31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex
The death toll from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan rose to at least 31, including 16 police personnel, a senior police official said on Saturday,...
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The Express Tribune (Pakistan)News report · Sep 19, 1:45 AM
Kohat Police Lines blast death toll rises to 22 as clearance operation concludes
K-P police say eight terrorists killed in retaliatory action, operation concluded after 20 hours
Details56/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
56/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 19, 1:45 AM: The Express Tribune (Pakistan) joined the source map.
Sep 19, 4:47 AM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.
Sep 19, 4:54 AM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.
Sep 19, 5:02 AM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.