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A massive explosion intended to attack a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Peshawar’s Hayatabad neighborhood injured at least eight persons on Tuesday.
Peshawar bomb blast: Speaking to reporters close to the blast site, Cantt Superintendent of Police (SP) Waqas Rafi confirmed the explosion was a suicide bombing and described how it targeted an FC convoy that was travelling through Hayatabad’s phase 6.
The police officer claimed that the terrorists intended to target security forces personnel. He stated, “We are looking into the matter and gathering further details,” and promised to make those responsible for the incident public.
Rescue personnel and law enforcement organisations arrived at the scene and roped off the area after getting the information. The blast’s injured were taken to Combined Military Hospital (CMH).
A bomb disposal team was also gathering information from the location to determine the nature of the event. But nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing.
Since the illegal Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) broke its ceasefire with the government in November of last year, Pakistan has experienced an increase in terrorist activity, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
According to a report this month from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, terrorism in the nation increased by 79 percent in the first half of 2023, killing 389 people nationwide.
The report expressed concern, indicating that at least 271 insurgent attacks occurred over the previous six months, costing 389 lives and injured 656 people.
During a press conference in June, Maj Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), stated that the security forces carried out 13,619 intelligence operations this year, resulting in the killing or detention of 1,172 terrorists.