Twin Blasts Kill Three Policemen Including Senior Officer in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Three policemen, including Superintendent of Police Operations Asad Zubair, were killed and another officer critically injured in two back-to-back bomb blasts in Hangu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The first explosion targeted the Ghulmina police check-post, prompting SP Zubair and a police contingent to inspect the site, when their vehicle was hit by a remote-controlled roadside bomb. Security forces have sealed off the area and launched operations to apprehend those responsible, although no group has claimed the attacks. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi condemned the incident, convened a security meeting, and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi blamed the Pakistani Taliban (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP), a group allied with Afghanistan’s Taliban, which frequently targets security forces and civilians in Pakistan. The attacks occurred amid tense relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as border crossings remain closed following deadly clashes, and peace talks are ongoing.