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Suicide Attack Rocks Northwest Pakistan: 12 Dead, 18 Injured at Police Checkpost
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News18•26-09-2026, 18:00
Suicide Attack Rocks Northwest Pakistan: 12 Dead, 18 Injured at Police Checkpost
- •A suicide bomber from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan targeted a police checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan district, northwest Pakistan.
- •The attack resulted in 12 fatalities, including two women, two children, and two customs and excise officials, with 18 others injured.
- •The bomber rammed a tractor-trolley laden with explosives into the Aman Mela police checkpost.
- •Injured individuals were transported to District Headquarters Hospital, and bomb disposal teams are investigating the explosives used.
- •Security forces have cordoned off the area, launched a search operation, and initiated an investigation into the incident.
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At least 12 people, including two women, two children, and two customs and excise department officials, were killed and 18 others were injured in the suicide attack.
The federal government has accused the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan of carrying out attacks in the province since the group ended its ceasefire in November 2022.
A suicide bomber rammed a tractor-trolley loaded with explosives into the Aman Mela police checkpost in the Darazinda tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan district.
