IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dera Ismail Khan District area, Pakistan on Sat 26th September 2026

At least 12 people were killed and 35 injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden tractor trolley into the Aman Mela Police checkpost in Darazinda tehsil (revenue unit) of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 26, reports Dawn. According to Dera Ismail Khan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ghulam Mubashir Maken, none of those killed in the blast were Security Forces (SFs) personnel while the victims included a Customs official and civilians. The deceased comprised nine men, two women and a minor. Further, two rescue workers, identified as Sharifullah and Imtiaz were killed while another person, identified as Anees, sustained injuries when unidentified assailants opened fire on a Rescue 1122 ambulance transporting bodies from the blast site.