Bombing targeting police vehicle on roadside in Peshawar

Pakistani security officials are inspecting the scene of an explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a police vehicle in Peshawar, Pakistan, on August 16, 2024. At least five people, including two policemen, are being injured in an explosion targeting police personnel on Peshawar's Warsak Road in the Pir Bala area, police and hospital officials are saying. Superintendent of Police Warsak Division Muhammad Arshad Khan says the Machnigate Police Station's vehicle is on routine patrol when the bomb is exploding. The rise in insurgent attacks, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, is being linked to the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, with Pakistan accusing the Afghan government of harboring militant groups