{"id":2455,"date":"2026-08-03T18:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=2455"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T18:13:38","slug":"swat-suicide-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/03\/swat-suicide-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Swat suicide bombing death toll rises to 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SWAT<\/strong>: The death toll from Sunday\u2019s suicide\u00a0bombing\u00a0near a police station in Swat rose to 17 on Monday, including several policemen.<\/p>\n<p>The suicide bombing had taken place near the Kabal Police Station while a protest against lawlessness was under way at the adjoining public square. Police said that the suicide bomber had detonated his explosives after police personnel atte\u00admpted to stop and search him at the entrance to the police station.<\/p>\n<p>According to a list of casualties shared by Swat police spokesperson Nasir Iqbal Karimi, seven policemen and 10 civilians have lost their lives in the incident while 18 policemen and nine civilians have been injured.<\/p>\n<p>Police have revised down the death toll from an earlier tally of 19, which they shared in a statement earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Karimi said in the statement that a large-scale rescue operation had been launched immediately after the attack, in which more than 50 Rescue 1122 personnel participated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRescue teams provided first aid at the scene before shifting the injured to various hospitals for further treatment. Authorities are continuing relief efforts as investigations into the suicide attack remain under way,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate statement, Swat police said the funeral prayers of two policemen martyred in the suicide attack were held at Javed Iqbal Shaheed Police Lines on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A smartly turned-out police contingent presented a guard of honour to Constable Mukarram Khan and Constable Hussain Khan, and floral wreaths were laid on their coffins.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was attended by Malakand Regional Police Officer (RPO) Syed Fida Hassan Shah, Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Umar Khan, Superintendent of Police (operations) Ghulam Sadiq Khan, Superintendent of Police (headquarters) Ataullah, and other senior police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Security personnel and law enforcers have been coming under attack in KP, which continues to face terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies\u2019 (PICSS) monthly security\u00a0assessment\u00a0released on Saturday, Security personnel deaths in terrorism incidents in KP, excluding merged districts, increased from 12 in June to 38 in July and terrorist deaths from 37 to 108, reflecting a rise by 192pc. But civilian deaths fell from 26 to seven, a decline by 73pc. One peace committee member was also killed.<\/p>\n<p>Security personnel deaths in merged districts rose from six to 11 and terrorist deaths fell from 72 to 55. Civilian deaths, meanwhile, rose by 86pc, increasing from seven to 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWAT: The death toll from Sunday\u2019s suicide\u00a0bombing\u00a0near a police station in Swat rose to 17 on Monday, including several policemen. The suicide bombing had taken place near the Kabal Police Station while a protest against lawlessness was under way at the adjoining public square. 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