IED blast kills 2 police officials in Peshawar

Initial reports suggest the explosion was caused by a remote-controlled device.


Afp/web Desk June 06, 2013
The explosion took place near Charsadda road, Peshawar. PHOTO: FILE

PESHAWAR: At least two police officials were killed and three others were wounded in an attack on Daudzai police station, near Charsadda road, Peshawar on Thursday, Express News reported.

An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded when the officers were on a routine patrol in the Daudzai suburb of Peshawar, killing two of them on spot, senior police official Shafiullah Khan told AFP.

"It was an IED blast, two policemen have been killed and three injured. Condition of one of them is critical," Khan told AFP.

Peshawar is the gateway to Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region along the Afghan border, where Pakistani troops have for years been locked in deadly battles with domestic insurgents.

Peshawar police chief Liaqat Ali Khan confirmed the attack and casualties.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Pakistani Taliban have frequently targeted police and security forces with bomb and gun attacks as part of a five-year insurgency mostly concentrated in the northwest.

Some of the suspects have been taken under arrest, according to police reports.

Rockets fired near Bacha Khan International Airport

Shortly after the explosion on Charsadda Road, rockets were fired near Bacha Khan International Airport, of which one landed near the runway.

According to initial reports, the rockets were fired from the Khyber Agency side of the area.

"The rocket landed inside the airport but there has been no damage to life or property," said a police official while talking to The Express Tribune.

COMMENTS (8)

Yousafzai khan | 10 years ago | Reply

@A2Z: you have to bear with it. kp is not a bed of roses that you/pti would have thought at the time of electioneering. Don't blame the people or media for depicting these realities that you find too bitter to read. main slogans of ik for bringing change to pakhtunkhwa were drones and NATO supplies. today pti has taken a big u turn, terming it the federal issues. NATO supply is a provincial issue, for which he did a dhrna in previous govt. now he is mummed. Perez khattak literally begged Taliban for mercy. he and the speaker r roaming in bullet proof vehicles with scores of security vehicles even though there is no threat from friendly ttp. the kp govt has no guts to condemn the killing of these policemen or blowing up of a school the other day. Taliban r literally ruling in the badaber and mattani areas. it looks as if they r enjoying dividends of their engineering of elections I.e keeping anp away. another main slogan of ik, was family politics in other parties. in its first opportunity pti rewarded per khattak's 3 family members on women reserved seats. his son-in-law is in pipeline for NA seat to replace khattak. so where is the change?

Pak | 10 years ago | Reply

No future exist in this country

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