Overview

• Authorities say a vehicle-borne suicide blast struck outside the Frontier Corps headquarters on Zarghoon Road and was followed by an exchange of fire.
• Security officials reported all assailants were killed, with accounts varying between four and six attackers and some wearing Frontier Corps uniforms.
• Provincial health authorities declared a citywide hospital emergency, citing more than 30 wounded and warning the toll could rise.
• No group has claimed responsibility; officials floated Indian-linked proxies labeled “Fitna-e-Hindustan,” while other reporting noted suspicion of Baloch separatists.
• CCTV shared by media shows a van turning toward the compound before exploding, as police examine explosive remnants and the sequence of events.