New Delhi, July 30 -- At least seven police officers and eight alleged "terrorists" died in a militant attack late Wednesday on a checkpoint in northern Pakistan, local media reported.

Terrorists attacked the Khazina Banda police checkpost in the Hangu district of Pakistan's northern border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Habib was quoted by Geo News as saying on Wednesday.

A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) was among those killed in the incident.

An additional 22 police personnel were injured, Habib said, with a clearance operation launched in the area.

He further claimed that eight terrorists were also killed while six others were injured in retaliatory fire.

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