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Suicide Bomb Near Police Vehicle Kills Officer in Northwest Pakistan; Separatists Attack Military Post in Balochistan

02:14 PM, 12/01/2025

At least one police officer was killed and several were wounded when a suicide bomber struck near a police vehicle in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Separately, militants attacked a Frontier Corps office in Nokandi, Balochistan, a strike claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Front. The incidents come amid a broader rise in militant violence and heightened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with Pakistan accusing militants of operating from Afghan soil. Regional cease-fire and mediation efforts have so far failed to produce a lasting political resolution.

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive near a police vehicle in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday, killing at least one officer and injuring several others, local officials said.

Local police official Ashfaq Khan told reporters that the blast occurred close to the police vehicle but provided no further immediate details about the attack. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a statement condemning the violence and offering condolences to the families of the victims.

Separately, local media reported an overnight assault on a military post in Nokandi, a district in insurgency-affected Balochistan. The Balochistan Liberation Front claimed responsibility, saying its fighters struck an office of the paramilitary Frontier Corps and that an exchange of fire with troops was underway. There was no immediate comment from the Pakistani military or other government officials.

Pakistan has seen a rise in militant attacks in recent years. Authorities frequently blame Baloch separatist groups and the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for many incidents. While distinct from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, the TTP is widely believed by Pakistani officials to operate from Afghan soil—a charge Kabul denies.

Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul intensified after Afghanistan’s Taliban government accused Pakistan of carrying out a drone strike on Kabul on Oct. 9. Cross-border clashes that followed killed dozens of soldiers, civilians and militants before Qatar brokered a cease-fire on Oct. 19. That cease-fire remains in effect, but follow-up talks in Istanbul ended without agreement. Iran and Saudi Arabia have since offered to help revive negotiations.

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week it would welcome mediation by friendly countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, but stressed that Islamabad expects Kabul to take steps to prevent militants from using Afghan territory to launch attacks inside Pakistan.

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