Overview
- Police in Peshawar reported one CTD officer dead and two injured after a powerful blast in the station’s armoury ignited a fire and triggered secondary explosions, causing a partial collapse.
- Preliminary assessments point to old munitions and a possible short circuit as the cause, with investigators collecting forensic evidence, reviewing CCTV, and sending materials for lab testing.
- All detainees held at the CTD station were safely evacuated as Bomb Disposal Unit teams, Rescue 1122 and the fire brigade secured and cleared the site.
- In Hangu, an IED struck a convoy returning from a peace committee meeting, injuring three officers including SHO Imranuddin, with police reporting their conditions as stable at hospital.
- Security forces launched search operations following an exchange of fire in Hangu, while KP leadership ordered detailed reports and the fallen CTD officer was honored at a funeral with state rites.