massive blast in pakistan
Pakistan News: There is news of bomb blast in neighboring country Pakistan. This bomb was kept in a cement block on the roadside. The cases of bomb blasts have continuously increased in Pakistan. In most of the cases of terrorists nurtured by Pakistan, these organizations have a hand in them. The latest case occurred on Tuesday in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. An ‘Improvised Explosive Device’ (IED) exploded here.
4 kg explosive was used
At least 4 people, including three children, were injured in the latest bomb blast in Pakistan. Geo News quoted police as saying that the blast took place at around 9.10 am near a school in the provincial capital Peshawar. According to reports, at least 4 kg of explosives placed in a ‘cemented block’ on the roadside were used in the blast.
Pakistani media ‘Dawn’ newspaper quoted Warsak Superintendent of Police Arshad Khan as saying that police and rescue teams were sent to the spot as soon as information about the explosion was received. The report said that the injured children aged between 7 to 10 years have been admitted to a private hospital. The report quoted a spokesperson of Peshawar Lady Reading Hospital as saying that the condition of two children was critical.
Intensive search operation was conducted around the incident site
Khan said that the police launched a search operation in the surrounding areas. “The involvement of an extortion gang in the blast is also being considered,” he was quoted as saying. “It is too early to say who was the target,” he said. According to a recent report by the ‘Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies’ (PICSS) think tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst affected by terrorist attacks in November, recording 51 attacks with 54 deaths and 81 injuries.
Terrorist attacks increased by 34 percent in Pakistan in November alone
There was a 34 percent increase in terrorist attacks in Pakistan in the month of November and 63 terrorist attacks took place in the country this month. This information was given in the report of a think tank on Sunday. According to ‘Dawn’ newspaper, 83 people were killed in 63 terrorist attacks in November, which included 37 security forces personnel and 33 civilians.
53 civilians were killed in terrorist attacks in November
According to the Islamabad-based think tank, 89 people, including 53 civilians and 36 security forces personnel, were injured in terrorist attacks in November. Compared to October figures, there was a 34 percent increase in terrorist attacks in November, a 63 percent increase in the number of dead and an 89 percent increase in the number of injured persons.
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