WORLD NEWS | PAKISTAN: IED explosion at Dera Ismail Khan’s private clinic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at a private clinic at Lunda Sharif bus station in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday night. No casualties were reported, but the clinic was destroyed and nearby shops were partially damaged in the improvised explosive device blast, Dawn newspaper quoted police as saying on Thursday.

A large number of police and bomb squads arrived at the scene immediately, the official said. Preliminary investigations by the bomb squad revealed that it was an improvised explosive device explosion.

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Unidentified persons planted an explosive device outside the private clinic of Dr. Rehmatullah Baloch in Lunda Sharif Adda, which exploded on Wednesday night, a police official said. According to the Dawn newspaper, the clinic was destroyed and nearby shops were partially damaged, according to a police official.

Terrorists carried out gunfire and “missile” attacks on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province early on Sunday, Dawn reported, adding that the attack included No casualties were reported.

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Police spokesman Syed Yaqoob Shah told Dawn that terrorists surrounded the Yarik police station around 1:00 am (local time) and fired missiles at the building. He said police responded to the attack and there was an exchange of fire with the attackers.

The police station was partially damaged, according to a police spokesman. He further claimed that, according to news reports, this was the first gun and missile attack on Dera Ismail Khan police station. The attack comes amid an increase in terrorist attacks across Pakistan.

The attacks were reported after the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) ended a months-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government on 28 November. Terrorism has made a comeback in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with increased attacks on law enforcement officers, according to Dawn newspaper. (Arnie)

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