Two Rescue Officials Martyred in Attack on Ambulance in D.I. Khan

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Two Rescue 1122 officials were martyred in an attack on their ambulance in D.I. Khan.
The ambulance was transporting victims of an earlier suicide blast at a police check post.
The initial blast killed 11 people, including six police officers and a two-year-old child.

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A deadly day in Dera Ismail Khan began with a suicide blast at an anti-smuggling police check post, killing 11 people—including security personnel, women, and a child—and injuring over 30. An explosives-laden vehicle was used in the attack. Subsequently, a Rescue 1122 ambulance transporting the injured from Darazinda to D.I. Khan was targeted by gunfire, resulting in the martyrdom of two rescue officials. The incidents have heightened security concerns in the region.

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Two Rescue 1122 officials were martyred in Dera Ismail Khan's Darazinda area after their ambulance, which was transporting victims of an earlier suicide blast, came under attack. The initial explosion at a police check post killed 11 people and injured over 30.