Overview

• The blast struck a police van on patrol near Garhi Qamar Din/Qamar Din Chowk on Kohat Road in the Bhanah Mari area of Peshawar.
• The injured were identified as ASI Shah Faisal, Constable Sajjad, Noorullah and driver Zia, with one officer in critical condition according to SSP Operations Masood Bangash.
• Some outlets reported higher casualties, including nine dead or nine injured, but police officials maintained that four personnel were wounded and no deaths were confirmed.
• Security forces cordoned off the site, moved the wounded to hospital and began collecting forensic evidence, and no group has claimed responsibility.
• CRSS figures cited by local media show violence rose sharply in Q3 2025, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bearing the heaviest toll.