Peshawar Blast: Gunmen and suicide bombers attack Frontier Constabulary HQ, killing three as security forces seal the area. Photo: X.
Peshawar Blast: Gunmen launched an attack on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) headquarters in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, police confirmed to Reuters. The compound, located in a densely populated area near a military cantonment, was also struck by two suicide bombers, according to sources who spoke with Reuters. Three people were reported killed in the assault.
A senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the assault began at the main gate.
“The first suicide bomber first carried out an attack on the main entrance of the constabulary and the other one entered the compound,” the official said.
Security forces quickly arrived on the scene.
“Law enforcement personnel, including the army and police, have cordoned off the area and are carefully handling the situation as we suspect there are some terrorists inside the headquarters,” the official added.
Local residents described widespread disruption as the attack unfolded.
A resident living in the vicinity posted on X, “The road has been closed for traffic and cordoned off by the army, police and security personnel.”
Social media posts from the area suggested that the attack began after two loud blasts were heard near the FC compound. Police officials also confirmed several explosions in the vicinity.
Pakistani outlet Dawn quoted police officer Mian Saeed Ahmad as saying, “The FC headquarters is under attack: we are responding and the area is being cordoned off.”
He added that “several explosions have taken place in the area.”
The violence comes on the heels of a series of high-intensity attacks against Pakistan’s security agencies. Earlier this year, at least ten people were killed and several were injured when a powerful car bomb detonated outside the paramilitary headquarters in Quetta.
On November 11, a suicide bomber targeted a police vehicle outside the district court in Islamabad, killing 12 people and wounding 27.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or one of its factions, later claimed responsibility for the Islamabad attack, demanding the implementation of Islamic law.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Zubair Amin is a Senior Journalist at NewsX with over seven years of experience in reporting and editorial work. He has written for leading national and international publications, including Foreign Policy Magazine, Al Jazeera, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Wire, Article 14, Mongabay, News9, among others. His primary focus is on international affairs, with a strong interest in US politics and policy. He also writes on West Asia, Indian polity, and constitutional issues. Zubair tweets at zubaiyr.amin
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