Three people lost their lives after a suicide attack took place during a wedding at the residence of a peace committee leader in Dera Ismail Khan, police said Friday evening.
Law enforcement officials said seven others, including Aman committee chief Noor Alam Mehsud, were injured in the blast, which occurred at his residence near Qureshi Mor.
According to police, the explosion took place while the wedding was in progress, leaving several people injured. The injured were immediately taken to hospital for medical treatment. Five were transported to the DHQ Trauma Centre.
Police officials said the nature of the explosion was being determined. However, initial investigations suggest that the explosion appears to have been a suicide attack. The miscreants also resorted to firing after the bombings.
The deceased were identified as Waheedullah Mehsud alias Jigri, lawyer Abdul Majeed Lagri and an unidentified 29-year-old youth.
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi strongly condemned the suicide attack and demanded an immediate report from the provincial police chief.
He also asked the authorities concerned to provide best medical facilities to the injured.
Terming the incident “unfortunate”, the chief minister said those responsible for the blast would be brought to justice.
Pakistan has seen a rise in cross-border terrorist incidents since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021. The provinces of KP and Balochistan, which border Afghanistan, have been particularly affected by these attacks.
ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in his January 6 statement that law enforcement agencies carried out 75,175 PCIs across the country in 2025.
Giving a breakdown, he said 14,658 IBO operations were carried out in KP, 58,778 in Balochistan, while 1,739 operations took place in the rest of the country.
Lt Gen Chaudhry said 5,397 terrorist incidents were reported across the country in the last year. Of these, 3,811 incidents, he said, occurred in KP, 1,557 in Balochistan and 29 incidents were reported from other parts of the country.
He said 2,597 terrorists were killed in anti-terrorism operations last year. While providing details of 10 major terrorist attacks across the country, he said civilians and soft targets had been deliberately targeted and Afghan militants were involved in all the attacks.
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.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
