D.I. Khan: Vehicle-Borne Suicide Blast at Checkpost Leaves 11 Martyred

Dera Ismail Khan — At least 11 people, including police and Customs personnel, were martyred and more than 30 others injured in an alleged suicide attack involving an explosives-laden vehicle at an anti-smuggling checkpost in the Darazinda area of D.I. Khan.

According to sources, the anti-smuggling Aman Mela Police Checkpost on the D.I. Khan-Quetta Road was targeted when the attackers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the post. The explosion was reportedly so powerful that buildings in the surrounding area were shaken.

Six police personnel, two Customs officials, two women and a two-year-old child were among those martyred in the blast. More than 30 people, including police and Customs officials and civilians, were injured. Several of the injured are reportedly in critical condition, raising concerns that the death toll could increase.

Sources described the attack on the anti-smuggling checkpost as evidence of an alleged nexus between terrorists and smugglers, saying that the attackers also targeted civilians alongside security personnel.

Following the incident, heavy contingents of security forces reached the site, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.