Blast Rocks Lakki Marwat: Telephone Exchange Targeted

An IED explosion severely damaged a telephone exchange building in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat district. Despite the extensive damage, no casualties were reported. Authorities, including the police and bomb disposal squad, are investigating. This attack is part of a rise in terrorist activities targeting infrastructure and security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

An unidentified group carried out a targeted attack on a telephone exchange building in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday.

The infrastructure, situated in the Lakki Marwat district, adjacent to South Waziristan, suffered significant damage from the improvised explosive device (IED) blast.

Fortunately, no casualties occurred, police reported. The bomb disposal squad was dispatched to the scene for further investigation as terrorist activities surge in regions bordering Afghanistan, focusing on government and security targets.

(With inputs from agencies.)