IED

IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar area, Pakistan on Thu 15th October 2026

15th October 2026

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A potential terrorist attack was averted in the Yakatoot area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on October 15 when the Police and the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) neutralised of an improvised explosive device (IED) concealed inside a pressure cooker weighing approximately 11 kilograms, reports The Khyber Chronicles. The suspicious pressure cooker was discovered inside a locked house situated in Hafizabad locality of Yakatoot. The house had reportedly been rented to an Afghan family approximately five to six months ago and had remained locked. The suspicious object came to light when the house was opened for construction-related work.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Peshawar area )

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