{"id":459,"date":"2026-04-07T15:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=459"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:10:47","slug":"5-policemen-injured-in-ied-attack-on-patrol-in-lakki-marwat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/5-policemen-injured-in-ied-attack-on-patrol-in-lakki-marwat\/","title":{"rendered":"5 policemen injured in IED attack on patrol in Lakki Marwat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LAKKI MARWAT<\/strong>: At least five policemen, including an officer, were injured in an explosion in the Shahbazkhel town of Lakki Marwat district, police said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for the district\u2019s police, Qudratullah, confirmed that the attack was carried out by Fitna-al-Khawarij on the Bannu-DI Khan section of the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that terrorists had fitted an improvised explosive device (IED) to a motorcycle parked along the roadside, which later exploded with a loud bang. The official added that a police patrol from Shahbazkhel police station was the target of the blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police spokesperson said that \u201cthe explosion was heard throughout the area and left one assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and four constables injured\u201d, adding that the police van they were patrolling in was also damaged in the blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official elaborated that the injured cops were moved to the District Headquarters Hospital after the attack for medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter the blast, a large police contingent reached the town, surrounded the area and launched a search for the perpetrators of the attack,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakki Marwat District Police Officer (DPO) Nazir Khan, along with personnel from Counter-Terrorism Department and Bomb Disposal Squad, inspected the blast site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DPO issued instructions to subordinate officials to beef up security and trace and arrest the perpetrators of the terrorist attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past few months, several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa \u2014 including Bannu, Peshawar, Karak, Lakki Marwat and Bajaur \u2014 have witnessed a series of attacks on police forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KP has seen a rise in terror attacks in the past year. 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