Islamabad, February 16 – At least two people were killed and 14 others were injured after an explosion occurred near the Miryan Police Station in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on Monday, according to local media reports.
According to a police statement, the blast occurred when explosive material planted on a motorcycle detonated. The two deceased individuals include a child, as reported by Pakistan's leading daily, Dawn.
Emergency teams reached the scene and took the bodies and injured people to hospitals for treatment, according to Rescue 1122 officials.
According to police sources, the blast occurred near shops located in front of the police station. Police personnel were not harmed in the blast. However, civilians in the area were caught in the explosion. Several of the injured are reportedly in critical condition.
After the incident, a large contingent of the Bannu police, along with the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), Quick Response Force (QRF), and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), reached the site, as reported by Dawn.
Police and security forces cordoned off the area and began a search operation, according to a statement released by the police. An investigation into the incident has been launched, and evidence is being collected.
On February 7, two police personnel were injured in two separate attacks targeting the police in the Bannu district, according to local media reports.
Armed assailants opened fire at the Khonia Khel police check post in the Wazir sub-division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as reported by Dawn, citing sources. The sources further stated that police personnel, Noor Muhammad, was injured in the exchange of fire with the assailants.
In another incident, a Mirakhel police team was targeted on Dera Ismail Road in Bannu when they were taking the body of a murdered person to the hospital, sources said. They further stated that one police personnel, identified as Azmat, was injured after armed assailants opened fire on the police.
According to the police's initial report, six assailants were involved in the attack. The assailants fled the scene after the attack.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in terrorist activities, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since the ceasefire deal between the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) ended in 2022.
In January, a report said that the security situation in Pakistan deteriorated sharply in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of rising conflict and violence in the country.
A total of 699 attacks were recorded in Pakistan in 2025, a 34 per cent increase from 2024, according to the Pakistan Security Report 2025 by PIPS. As many as 1,034 people were killed and 1,366 others were injured in these attacks, demonstrating a 21 per cent rise in fatalities.
The conflict-related violence, including attacks, counterterrorism operations, border clashes, and abductions, increased to 1,124 incidents – a rise of 43 per cent from 2024.
These incidents can no longer be seen as setbacks but highlight a crisis that is intensifying and becoming harder to control, as reported by Dawn.
Security personnel make up a large share of those killed in the attacks, with police stations, patrols and checkpoints being regularly targeted, the report highlighted. Attacks mostly occurred in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.