PESHAWAR: At least two police including a sub-inspector (SI) were martyrated in a suicide blast in Peshawar’s Chamkani area, police officers said Sunday.

The officials said the explosion was carried out near a political mobile van near Ring Road’s Mandi, leaving two policemen martyrs and three others wounded.

Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) operations confirmed that it was a suicide attack that targeted the police vehicle.

The country witnessed a sharp increase in terrorist attacks in January 2025, which increased by 42% compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a think tank.

The data revealed that at least 74 militant attacks were registered nationwide, resulting in 91 deaths, including 35 security personnel, 20 civilians and 36 militants. Another 117 individuals sustained injuries, including 53 staff at security forces, 54 civilians and 10 militants.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remained the worst affected province, followed by Balochistan. In KP’s resident districts, militants performed 27 attacks, resulting in 19 fatalities, including 11 security staff, six civilians and two militants.

The tribal districts in KP (formerly FATA) witnessed 19 attacks, led to 46 deaths, including 13 security staff, eight civilians and 25 militants.