FC official martyred, eight others injured in Peshawar blast

PESHAWAR – A Frontier Constabulary (FC) official was martyred while six others, including three civilians, were injured in a blast near Prime Hospital Complex on Peshawar’s Warsak Road on Monday.

The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the attack, adding that the martyred has been identified Lance Naik Abdur Rehman (age 29 years, resident of District Bannu).

This cowardly terrorist act also resulted in injury of three innocent civilians. 

“Sanitization of the area is being carried out in the area to eliminate the terrorists and their facilitators. Security Forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers as well as valiant civilian brethren, further strengthen our resolve,” the military’s media wing said.

Earlier, local cops told media that an improvised explosive device (IED) blast occurred in close proximity to a vehicle belonging to the Frontier Corps (FC), resulting in killing of FC official and injuring 8 others including two civilians. 

The incident comes a day after caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti downplayed the increase in militancy in the country, saying there was no need for alarm.

His statement came amid reports of almost daily skirmishes between the security forces and terrorists – the most recent being the infiltration attempt in Chitral in which over a dozen attackers were killed while several troops embraced martyrdom.

Last week, a convoy of security forces narrowly escaped a suicide attack on Miramshah road in Bannu.