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Four, including two FBR officials, killed in DI Khan firing

Police said attackers killed four FBR personnel and a constable in two shootings, and search operations are under way.

  • On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, unidentified gunmen on motorcycles killed four people, including Federal Board of Revenue officials, in Dera Ismail Khan , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Police transported the victims to District Headquarters Teaching Hospital.
  • Militant violence in Pakistan increased 13.1% in September 2026, representing the highest monthly total in 12 years, compounding persistent security challenges in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The region has faced cross-border terrorist incidents since 2021.
  • In a separate attack near Mufti Mahmood Chowk bypass, assailants fired on a highway traffic police mobile, killing the driver and injuring two others. Dera Ismail Khan District Police Officer Ziauddin Ahmad confirmed investigations into both incidents are ongoing.
  • Mobile phone services were restored across DIK following a three-day suspension, providing relief to residents and traders. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the attacks, saying such "cowardly attacks cannot weaken the nation's firm resolve to fight terrorism."
  • President Asif Ali Zardari affirmed that "the people of Pakistan and security agencies stand like an iron wall against terrorism fuelled by foreign patronage and local facilitators." Concurrent incidents in Tank and Bannu, including three abductions, underscore the region's ongoing instability.
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Geo News broke the news in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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