Published: 12:03 AM, 27 September 2026
Blast in Pakistan kills 11
People gather at a damaged mosque following a suicide attack at a police facility in Kohat, Pakistan, Sept 18, 2026. -Reuters
Eleven people were killed and 30 injured in a blast in Dera Ismail Khan in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, emergency service Rescue 1122 said.
Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near Pakistan's border regions with Afghanistan, has repeatedly been hit by Islamist militant violence, frequently targeting police and security forces.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack. Eleven people were killed and 30 injured in a blast in Dera Ismail Khan in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, emergency service Rescue 1122 said.
Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near Pakistan's border regions with Afghanistan, has repeatedly been hit by Islamist militant violence, frequently targeting police and security forces. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack.
