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  "path": "/at-least-12-injured-in-roadside-blast-targeting-police-in-northwest-pakistan",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T15:25:44.000Z",
  "site": "https://nukta.com",
  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nAt least 12 people, including four police officers, were injured when a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in Lakki Marwat district in northwestern Pakistan, police said.\n\nThe attack took place in Sarai Naurang’s vegetable market in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat, which borders Afghanistan and has long faced militancy.\n\nDistrict Police Officer Nazir Khan told _Nukta_ that the police vehicle was on routine patrol when it was targeted by a remote-controlled bomb planted on a motorcycle.\n\n“Twelve people, including four police officers, were injured,” Khan said.\n\nHe said about 10 kilograms of explosives were used, causing a powerful explosion.\n\nThe injured were taken to Tehsil Headquarter Hospital and are in stable condition, Khan said.\n\nHospital officials identified the injured police officers as Ikram, Hadi Ullah, Anwar Saad and Waheed Ullah. The civilians injured were named as Fida Ullah, Zahid, Yasir, Tuaib, Salman, Waheed, Kamal and Jalal.\n\nThe hospital said four of those injured are children.\n\nKhan said the area was cordoned off after the blast. Search and strike operations were underway, and the Bomb Disposal Unit was deployed to secure the site and prevent further incidents.\n\nNo group has claimed responsibility for the attack.\n\nHowever, banned outfits including Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group remain active in the region and have previously targeted security forces and government officials.\n\nLakki Marwat, located in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near Pakistan’s former tribal areas along the Afghan border, has long grappled with militancy.\n\nAlthough security operations in recent years have reduced large-scale insurgent activity, sporadic bombings and targeted killings continue to challenge authorities and affect stability in the district.",
  "title": "At least 12 injured in roadside blast targeting police in northwest Pakistan"
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