{"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><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>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>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>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>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>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>\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>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>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>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>KP has seen a rise in terror attacks in the past year. According to the Annual Security Report 2025 from the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), KP recorded a significant surge in violence last year as \u201cfatalities rose from 1,620 in 2024 to 2,331 in 2025\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKKI MARWAT: At least five policemen, including an officer, were injured in an explosion in the Shahbazkhel town of Lakki Marwat district, police said on Tuesday. 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. 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