17, including five policemen, injured in DI Khan roadside blast

Two women and a child also among those injured

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least 17 people, including five policemen, were injured in a roadside blast targeting a police vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday.

According to police officials, the van was on routine patrolling when it was targeted. Two women and a child were also among those injured.

The bomb which had been planted near the circular road, General Bus stand, weighed between five to seven kilogrammes, according to police officials.



All injured were shifted to DHQ. Police reached the site and collected evidence after cordoning off the area.

Violence has declined in recent years following a series of military offensives in the tribal areas as well as concerted efforts to block the militants’ sources of funding. But the remnants of militant groups are still able to carry out periodic bloody attacks, particularly in the northwest.