The complex was also targeted by two suicide bombers resulting in three deaths, Reuters reported citing police. Gunmen attacked Pakistan paramilitary force headquarters in northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday.
On September 3, a suicide attack at a political rally in Quetta killed 11 people and injured more than 40, striking a stadium parking area where hundreds of Balochistan National Party supporters had assembled. Pakistani forces have been battling a longstanding insurgency in Balochistan, which has claimed 782 lives in 2024. Since January, over 430 people—mostly security personnel—have been killed in various attacks, including six soldiers in Bannu.
“The first suicide bomber first carried out an attack on the main entrance of the constabulary and the other one entered the compound,” the news agency quoted a senior official saying. Suicide Bombers Storm Pakistan’s FC Headquarters In Peshawar As Explosions Rock High-Security Zone “Law enforcement personnel, including the army and police, have cordoned off the area and are carefully handling the situation as we suspect there are some terrorists inside the headquarters,” the official added. “The FC headquarters is under attack: we are responding and the area is being cordoned off,” Pakistani news outlet Dawn quoted police officer Mian Saeed Ahmad saying. “Several explosions have taken place in the area,” the official said, adding that “the area is being cordoned off.
Soon after the attack, several videos surfaced on social media, claiming that blasts were heard at FC Chowk Main sadar. The incident came amid escalating regional tensions. In March, the Baloch Liberation Army hijacked a train and killed off-duty troops.
Earlier this year, at least ten people died and several were injured after a powerful car bomb detonated outside the paramilitary headquarters in Quetta.