Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab highway remains shut after suicide attack at checkpost

The main highway connecting Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces remained shut on Wednesday after a suicide attack at the Dajil checkpost near the Dera Darya Khan bridge in the Bhakkar district, resulting in commuters and traders facing inconvenience, local media reported.

The attack took place when a suicide bomber detonated explosives close to the checkpost near the bridge



linking Dera Ismail Khan with Punjab on Tuesday at around 7 p.m. (local time), Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. Reportedly, CCTV footage showed the attacker coming towards the checkpost before carrying out the blast.

Two police personnel were killed in the explosion, while four others were injured. All injured personnel were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital for treatment.