An explosion on Monday in the Warsak road area of Peshawar killed at least one Frontier Corps (FC) official and wounded nine others, including six FC members.
An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement read, “On 11 September 23, an Improvised Explosive Device exploded on a vehicle of security forces in general area Warsak, Peshawar District.”
According to the report, Lance Naik Abdur Rehman, 29, from the Bannu area, died as a martyr while three other troops were injured in the blast.
Three innocent citizens were injured as a result of the terrorist’s despicable conduct, the report said.
ISPR claims that in order to eradicate the terrorists and their enablers, a sanitization operation is currently underway in the area.
It went on to say, “Such sacrifices of our brave soldiers as well as valiant civilian brethren, further strengthen our resolve.”
While expressing sorrow over the tragedy, Superintendent Warsak Arshad Khan released the results of an initial investigation. According to his account, two FC cars were in the area when one of them came under fire. “There were no threat alerts regarding this attack,” he said.
Initial reports indicate that the Peshawar explosion involved five kilogrammes of explosives. There was evidence of an IED in the report as well. Khan claimed that several individuals had been arrested and were being held for questioning by authorities.
Officials from Rescue 1122 verified that three civilians were also among the injured.
After the bombing, the province capital’s medical facilities were placed on emergency status by the K-P Health Department. “Doctors and other medical staff in all Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) hospitals are hereby placed on alert,” it said. All medical personnel were told to remain on duty and have their vacations cancelled by the department.
All hospitals should have ready access to medical care and the means to treat patients right away.
After the attack, police sealed off the area and medical personnel transported the wounded to local hospitals.
Prime Hospital was the first destination for the injured. They initially received care at Reading Hospital, then were transferred to Lady Reading for more care.
The Lady Reading facility’s (LRH) spokesman, Muhammad Asim, has stated that the facility is now caring for nine injured bomb victims. “The injured include six FC personnel and three civilians,” he said, adding that two FC personnel and one civilian are in critical condition.
Condemnations
Shehbaz Sharif, a former prime minister and the current president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), has spoken out against the bombing on Peshawar’s Warsak Road. He hoped that the injured would get well soon.
Shehbaz also praised the work of the security personnel involved in the war against terrorism, saying that the nation can only survive if it eliminates terrorism. We praise the “spirit, determination, and bravery” of Pakistan’s military, police, and other law enforcement personnel in their counterterrorism efforts.
Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti, the interim interior minister, condemned the blast and prayed for the security officers who were killed.
He prayed for the safety officers and bystanders who had been hurt.
The minister continued by saying “cowardly attacks by miscreants cannot demoralise” the military and the country. By declaring, “There is no place for extremists in the country,” he assured the public that law enforcement was committed to eradicating terrorism at any costs.
K-P terrorist attacks prior to
Lance Naik Jamshed Khan, a member of the Pakistan Army, embraced death two days ago in a fire fight with terrorists in the North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Army troops reportedly successfully engaged the position of the terrorists in the approximate vicinity of Mir Ali, as reported by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
This month, a police officer was shot and killed in the middle of the day in the Tank neighbourhood of K-P.
The City Police Station lost a Constable Riaz Gul when two unknown assailants opened fire on him while he was on bank security duty. A random bystander was attacked and hurt.
After the high-profile kidnapping and murder of South Waziristan district elder brother Malik Ghulam Habib Mehsud on August 11, this was the second terrorist attack in the area.
Lack of resources hampers CTD operations.
K-P is seeing a disturbing increase in terrorist activity, but the government has yet to create a centralised office for its Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), much alone equip it with up-to-date vehicles and necessary weapons.
After nine years and millions of rupees in funding, the CTD still doesn’t have a permanent home for its administrative operations.
Also, the Malakand, Bannu, and Kohat regions have unfinished offices, which greatly reduces the effectiveness of this crucial anti-terrorism organisation.
The Express Tribune reports that between 2010 and 2023, the province received a whopping Rs415 billion to compensate for the damages caused by terrorist attacks.
