At least seven dead, dozens injured in Kohat blast: Rescue 1122
At least seven people have died and dozens others injured in an explosion near the Old Police Lines area in Kohat on Friday. Rescue teams have started shifting the deceased and wounded to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in the city. Police and security forces have cordoned off the area, while rescue operations are under way. Spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bilal Ahmad…
A blast in Kohat on Friday has left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, according to Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi. Rescue teams have begun transporting the deceased and wounded to the District Headquarters Hospital in Kohat, with over 30 injured individuals already moved to the facility. Over 45 rescue personnel, along with 14 ambulances, rescue vehicles, and a recovery vehicle, are currently participating in the ongoing search and rescue operations.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the explosion, directed authorities to provide immediate medical treatment to the injured, and requested a report on the nature and cause of the incident.
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