IED

IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gomal, Tank District area, Pakistan on Mon 12th January 2026

12th January 2026

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Seven Policemen were killed on January 12 when a Police armoured personnel carrier was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Gomal Police Station of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while travelling from Gomal to Tank, reports The Express Tribune. The dead Policemen include Station House Officer (SHO) Ishaq Marwat, Constable Sher Aslam, driver Abdul Majeed, and constables Arshad Ali, Hazrat Ali, Ehsan Ullah, and Allah Khan.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Gomal, Tank District area )

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