DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Eleven people, including a two-year-old child and two women, were reportedly killed in an alleged suicide blast in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan.
According to sources, the explosion occurred at the Anti-Smuggling “Aman Mela Police Check Post” on the D.I. Khan–Quetta Road.
Sources said a vehicle loaded with explosives was rammed into the anti-smuggling checkpoint.
Those killed reportedly included police and Customs personnel, along with a two-year-old child and two women. More than 30 people, including Customs and police personnel and civilians, were injured in the blast.
Sources said some of the injured were in critical condition, raising fears that the death toll could increase.
According to sources, the attack on the anti-smuggling checkpoint was described as evidence of a nexus between terrorists and criminal elements. Sources further said that “Khwarij” had once again targeted security forces and civilians.