Overview
- The Domel Police Station in Bannu was hit by a suicide car bombing on Friday, with security forces reporting a blast followed by gunfire.
- Officials gave conflicting tolls, with five dead and 13 injured confirmed locally, while another report put ten civilians dead and four critically hurt.
- Investigators say the attacker failed to enter the compound and detonated outside, wrecking the sentry post and leveling parts of the station and nearby homes.
- Rescue 1122 said rain slowed search and treatment, and mosque calls drew residents to donate blood and help pull people from debris.
- No group has claimed responsibility, and federal leaders condemned the attack and signaled a harder line as probes consider cross-border militant networks discussed in recent talks in Urumqi.