Gunmen launched a major assault on Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Peshawar on Monday, triggering multiple explosions and a large-scale security response. Police confirmed that the paramilitary facility in the city’s northwestern district came under attack shortly after two suicide bombers detonated themselves, killing at least three people.
According to police sources quoted by Reuters, the first suicide bomber blew himself up at the main entrance of the FC constabulary, while a second attacker managed to enter the compound before detonating his explosive device.
“Law enforcement personnel, including army and police units, have cordoned off the area and are carefully handling the situation as we suspect there are still terrorists inside the headquarters,” a senior official said.
Shortly after the incident, videos circulated on social media showing plumes of smoke rising from FC Chowk in Peshawar’s main Sadar area, with witnesses reporting loud blasts.
Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper cited police officer Mian Saeed Ahmad as saying, “The FC headquarters is under attack. We are responding and the area is being sealed off.” He added that “several explosions have taken place.”
Earlier this year, a powerful car bomb targeting another paramilitary headquarters in Quetta killed at least ten people and injured several others. Monday’s assault adds to the escalating series of attacks amid heightened regional tensions.
The latest incident comes just months after a suicide bombing at a political rally in Quetta on September 3 killed 11 people and injured more than 40. That attack struck a crowded stadium parking area where supporters of the Balochistan National Party had gathered.
Security forces in Pakistan continue to battle a decades-long insurgency in Balochistan. The conflict claimed 782 lives in 2024 alone. In March, the Baloch Liberation Army hijacked a train and killed off-duty troops. Since January, more than 430 people mostly security personnel have been killed in various militant attacks, including six soldiers in Bannu.
