Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan kills at least 11
A suicide bombing at a police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, northwestern Pakistan, on Saturday resulted in at least 11 deaths and 30 injuries, according to police and rescue officials. The attack, which involved an explosives-laden vehicle, occurred in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement.
The TTP is an affiliate of the Afghan Taliban and has been responsible for numerous militant attacks in Pakistan in recent years. The province has seen a surge in such attacks, often attributed to the TTP and the Baloch Liberation Army, a separatist group active in neighboring Balochistan.
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