Peshawar [Pakistan], September 26 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured after a powerful bomb blast targeted a police checkpoint in Aman Mela near Dera Ismail Khan’s Darazinda, according to the Pakistani daily Dawn.
The blast occurred at the Aman Mela checkpoint near Mughal Kot and Darazinda along the D.I. Khan-Quetta Road, close to the border between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
According to emergency services, the fatalities included eight men, two women and a child. Rescue personnel were working to recover victims from the rubble.
Law enforcement agencies said bomb disposal squads were rushed to the location to determine the nature and cause of the blast.
According to reports by Dawn, the wounded included several police personnel, customs officials and two civilians.
Emergency responders reported that 20 injured people received initial medical attention, with 18 subsequently referred to health care facilities in Darazinda and Mufti Mahmood Hospital in D.I. Khan for further treatment.
To bolster the evacuation effort, Rescue 1122 District Emergency Officer Muhammad Arif Khan ordered the immediate dispatch of four additional ambulances, accompanied by medical staff, from D.I. Khan.
According to Dawn, the security post is used by law enforcement agencies to maintain surveillance and conduct checks along the volatile D.I. Khan-Quetta transit route. (ANI)
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