The attack occurred near a vegetable market; the IED was believed to have been placed on a motorcycle.
At least seven people, including three policemen, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Sarai Naurang area of Lakki Marwat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
Lakki Marwat District Police Officer (DPO) Nazir Ahmed said The Express PK Press Club that the attack targeted a police vehicle near a vegetable market. He said a powerful explosion left three police personnel injured, who were immediately rushed to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital in Sarai Naurang.
According to hospital spokesperson Dr Muhammad Ishaq, a total of seven injured people have been admitted so far. The hospital administration imposed emergency measures to handle the situation.
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DPO Ahmed said the IED was allegedly planted on a motorcycle.
The KP has been battling terrorism since the US ouster from Afghanistan, with terrorists often crossing the border to target police convoys and vehicles, leading to the deaths of several officials and personnel.
Last month, at least seven police officers, including the in-charge of Shadi Khel police station, were killed in an IED blast near a mobile police station in Lakki Marwat. A week earlier, two policemen were killed and 15 people, including five policemen, were injured in an IED blast in the Rustam Bazaar area of Wana, Lower South Waziristan.
The province has seen a surge in terrorist attacks, accounting for the highest number of incidents in the country. Of the total 5,397 incidents reported last year, KP recorded 3,811, followed by Balochistan with 1,557 incidents. Only 29 incidents were reported in the rest of the country. A total of 2,597 terrorists were killed during the year.
