In a bombing in Pakistan near Peshawar on Monday, one paramilitary person was killed and eight people, including two civilians, were injured. It was reported by the top police official that a van carrying paramilitary personnel from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa division was targeted as it was traveling towards Peshawar.The officials reportThe explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), the official claimed. The bomb disposal team is investigating to ascertain the explosions type. The matter is currently being investigated by the authorities.The OverlookImages from the scene depict the incidents aftermath. The blast rendered the car entirely unusable. Civilians and security personnel could be spotted on the scene.(Image source: Twitter/X)Pakistan in flamesDays prior to the blast in Peshawar, a suicide bombing in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces Mali Khel neighborhood claimed the lives of nine security personnel and injured 17 others.On July 30, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a political party meeting in Khar, the province, inflicting at least 54 deaths and more than 100 injuries.It was reported on September 9 that, Riyaz, a top terrorist commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was on Indias wanted list and was shot dead in a mosque in Pakistan-occupied KashmirEarlier, around mid-August, several women and children were killed when a passenger bus carrying about 40 people smashed into a pick-up truck carrying diesel drums and burst into flames on the Faisalabad Motorway near Pindi Bhattain.
