Overview
- Police say three attackers struck at 8:10 a.m., with one bomber detonating at the gate and the others killed inside the compound, leaving three FC personnel dead and multiple wounded.
- About 150 personnel were on the parade ground at the time, and officials credit a swift security response and a completed clearance operation with averting mass casualties.
- Hospital officials reported the injured in stable condition at Lady Reading Hospital as investigators collected forensic samples for DNA testing to confirm attacker identities.
- No uncontested claim of responsibility has emerged, though some outlets reported a Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claim as authorities assess possible TTP links and review conflicting accounts.
- Afghan officials alleged Pakistani airstrikes killed 10 civilians, including nine children, in border provinces; Pakistan’s military spokesman publicly rejected the accusation as baseless.