4 personnel injured in explosion at Domel police station in K-P's Bannu

At least four police personnel were injured in an explosion at the Domel Police Station in Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa late on Thursday night.

Bannu Deputy Inspector General Sajjad Khan said the blast occurred within the limits of the Domel police station. He confirmed that at least four personnel received injuries in the explosion, adding that rescue and relief operations were underway at the site.

The nature of the blast could not be immediately ascertained.

K-P has been battling terrorism since the United States' ouster from Afghanistan, with terrorists often crossing the border to target police convoys and vehicles, resulting in the deaths of several officials and personnel.

Last month, at least seven police personnel, including the station house officer of Shadi Khel Police Station, were martyred in an explosion near a police mobile in Lakki Marwat.

A week before that, two policemen were killed and 15 people, including five police personnel, were injured in a blast in the Rustam Bazaar area of Wana in Lower South Waziristan.

The province has witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks, accounting for the highest number of incidents in the country. Out of a total of 5,397 reported incidents last year, K-P recorded 3,811, followed by Balochistan with 1,557 incidents. Only 29 incidents were reported from the rest of the country. A total of 2,597 terrorists were killed during the year.