At least one person died, and nine others sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a cement factory vehicle in Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The incident occurred on Begukhel Road near Nawarkhel Mor, as confirmed by the police. The deceased was identified as Fareedullah, while the injured individuals included Mir Ahmad, Abdul Malik, Umar Khan, Masal Khan, and Syed Jan.
Following the blast, Rescue 1122 teams promptly arrived at the scene and transported the injured to City Hospital in Lakki. This explosion comes amidst a surge in attacks on law enforcement personnel in Pakistan, particularly in the border regions of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The recent attack follows the killing of four police officers in separate firing incidents in Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The attack in Lakki Marwat’s Sarai Naurang city resulted in the deaths of three police personnel after unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on traffic police officers. The victims were identified as Traffic Police In-charge Naurang Jalal Khan, Constable Azizullah, and Constable Abdullah. Meanwhile, in Bannu’s Mandan area, a police officer named Constable Rashid Khan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while en route to Mandan Police Station.
On January 3, another attack occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where one person was killed and two police officers were injured during an assault on a police post in Barang tehsil of Bajaur district. The deceased was identified as Naseem Gul, while the injured included Constable Suliman Khan, Constable Saz Muhammad, and Sahibzada, a school watchman. The militants used heavy and light weapons in the attack.
Expressing deep concerns over the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan highlighted the region’s instability due to frequent militant attacks. The HRCP’s report revealed a significant number of militant attacks in the province, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its merged districts being the most affected. The President of the Awami National Party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, emphasized the precarious security situation, mentioning the presence of various militant groups, including reports of Daesh activity in the area.
