- An IED targets a vehicle at a cement factory on the Begukhel road.
- Rescue 1122 shifted the injured to Lakki Municipal Hospital.
- The seriously injured victims were transferred to Bannu hospital.
LAKKI MARWAT: At least one person was killed and nine others, including two women, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a vehicle of a cement factory in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), police said on Monday.
The blast took place on Begukhel Road near Nawarkhel Mor, police said, adding that the deceased was identified as Fareedullah, while the injured included Abdul Malik, Umar Khan, Masal Khan, Mir Ahmad and Syed Jan. All the victims belong to the village of Begukhel.
1122 rescue teams reached the site soon after the blast and shifted the injured to Lakki Municipal Hospital. Those in critical condition were then referred to Bannu for further treatment.
These incidents occurred amid rising terrorism targeting law enforcement agencies in the country, particularly in the border provinces of KP and Balochistan, since the Afghan Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021.
The attack comes a day after four policemen were killed in two separate incidents of firing by unidentified assailants in Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts.
In Lakki Marwat, unidentified motorcycle terrorists opened fire on traffic police officers in Sarai Naurang town, leading to the martyrdom of three policemen, according to a police spokesperson.
The martyred officials were identified as Traffic Police Officer Naurang Jalal Khan, Constable Azizullah and Constable Abdullah. The attackers managed to escape after the incident.
Furthermore, in Bannu, a police officer was martyred after unidentified individuals opened fire in the Mandan region. Police said Constable Rashid Khan was attacked as he left his home to report to the Mandan police station.
According to an annual security report by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), KP was hit hardest by terrorist attacks in 2025, as at least 2,331 people, including citizens and law enforcement personnel, lost their lives.
Pakistan has repeatedly called on the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul to prevent its soil from being used by terrorists against Pakistan, and this issue has recently led to heightened tensions, including cross-border attacks from the Afghan side, also leading to retaliation by Pakistani forces.
