Overview
- The assault targeted the Federal Police headquarters in Peshawar as about 150 officers gathered for a morning parade.
- One attacker detonated explosives at the main gate and a second was shot by security near the parking area.
- Authorities reported three security personnel killed and said 11 were wounded, with hospital officials describing the injured as stable.
- Police completed a clearance operation, gathered remains for DNA testing, and said investigators are working to confirm the attackers’ identities and nationality.
- No group has claimed responsibility, and President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the strike amid a broader surge in militant violence and strained Pakistan–Afghanistan relations over TTP safe-haven allegations.