In brief
The assistant head of Islamabad Police’s bomb‑disposal squad was killed when an improvised explosive device exploded while he was attempting to defuse it in the Sararogha area of Upper South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Police said the official had already neutralised a previous device before the second bomb detonated. The incident adds to growing concerns over IED threats in the region.
An assistant head of Pakistan’s police bomb disposal squad died on Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up while he was working to defuse it in the Sararogha area of Upper South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Xinhua reported on Nov. 8.
The explosion occurred as the official was attempting to neutralise a second device following the successful disarming of another nearby IED, police officials said.
District police officer Ashfaq Khan told local media that the bomb disposal officer suffered critical injuries in the blast and later succumbed to them.
The incident highlights the continuing risk posed by IEDs in the frontier region, area that has seen frequent attacks targeting security and paramilitary personnel.
Police officials confirmed that the officer had previously defused an explosive device in the same neighbourhood before the second weapon detonated during the defusal attempt.
