According to police and rescue officials, a bomb on Peshawar's Warsak Road on Monday that targeted a security forces vehicle resulted in at least one Frontier Corps (FC) member being killed.

Arshad Khan, the superintendent of police in Warsak, verified that the explosion was caused by an IED.

According to the Rescue 1122 spokeswoman, the blast injured three civilians and six FC members. According to the management of Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), two injured FC employees are reportedly in severe condition.

The representative further stated that LRH's administration had been informed of the transportation of the blast's injured civilians and security personnel.

Syed Ashfaq Anwar, a police officer for Peshawar's capital city, had earlier stated that it didn't seem like a suicide blast.

at the beginning. He claimed that explosives might be hidden at the side of the road.

The CCPO stated that teams from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) were gathering forensic evidence from the attack location.

Five kilograms of explosive, according to Warsak SP, were used in the IED attack.

He added that five people have been taken into custody so far as the attack investigation gets underway. "The FC vehicles were coming towards Warsak Road from Machni," he said. After examining the evidence, CCPO Anwar undertook an assessment of the bomb scene and started an inquiry. He stated that an IED is what caused the explosion, according to an initial investigation, and that the specifics of the explosion will be determined after the BDU's report is available. The CCPO further stated that intense monitoring of the city's internal and external routes had begun, emphasizing that forces opposed to the interests of the nation would not be let to achieve their evil goals. He underlined that security organizations are actively working together in the To establish peace and security, resist terrorism. Cowardly assault

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