At least four policemen were martyred and five others injured in a blast targeting a police vehicle in Kulachi tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, Aaj News reported.
According to reports, an improvised explosive device (IED) rocked the police vehicle in Garra Aslam area.
This incident marks the latest in a string of attacks on security personnel and law enforcement agencies deployed during the 2024 elections.
Earlier today, unidentified assailants ambushed a security forces vehicle in KP’s Tank district, resulting in the martyrdom of a security official.
Additionally, in a separate incident, a Balochistan Levies official lost his life when a Levies vehicle was attacked in Kharan district, Balochistan. Initial reports indicate that the vehicle was targeted in a grenade assault.Another three killed in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Karachi
On Wednesday, at least 30 people were killed and more than 30 wounded by two bomb blasts outside the offices of candidates in southwestern Pakistan, in attacks claimed hours later by the Islamic State group.
A suspected terrorist, along with a woman and a child, are said to be killed in a blast in Gulshan e Iqbal’s Haji Lemo Goth, police confirmed Wednesday.
As per Deputy Inspector General Police (DIG) East Captain Ghulam Azfar Mahesar (retd), the perpetrator of the blast was carrying a grenade, which exploded in his hand.
The police officer further said that the person killed in the explosion is suspected to be the one who held the grenade.