PESHAWAR: At least six policemen including a senior officer were killed and three others injured on Monday in a blast targeting a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said. The vehicle was on patrol duty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's Tank district when unidentified miscreants targeted it with an improvised explosive device (IED). Those killed in the blast include a Station House Officer, a Sub-Inspector, three Elite Force personnel, and a driver, police said. Separately, an IED blast in the Lakki Marwat district injured an SHO and two other police officials. Police officials said the explosive material had been planted near a bridge by unidentified miscreants to target the District Police Officer (DPO).

Source: Indian Express January 12, 2026 18:41 UTC