# DI Khan attacks: 12 killed at Darazinda checkpost, 2 rescuers shot on ambulance Source: Searchable (https://searchable.pk/news/pakistan/di-khan-suicide-attack-12-killed-at-aman-mela-checkpost-in-darazinda) Type: News article Author: Searchable Published: 26 Sept 2026 Updated: 26 Sept 2026 Retrieved: 30 Sept 2026 > A bomber drove an explosives-laden tractor trolley into the Aman Mela checkpost, then gunmen fired on a Rescue 1122 ambulance carrying the wounded. Who was killed and what it means for the DI Khan-Quetta Road. **Update, Saturday 26 September 2026, 10:45pm PKT: two Rescue 1122 workers killed as gunmen fire on an ambulance carrying the wounded.** A Rescue 1122 ambulance taking people injured in the Darazinda blast to Dera Ismail Khan came under gunfire on the way, killing **two rescue workers**, ARY News, Daily Pakistan and Pakistan Observer reported. Their names had not been released by Saturday night. With the checkpost blast, at least **14 people have now died** in Saturday's attacks, by Dawn's count of 12 at the checkpost, and several of the more than 30 wounded are in critical condition. Security forces were still carrying out an operation in the area. The attack on the ambulance makes the **Darazinda to DI Khan road** more dangerous than usual tonight. If a relative is among the injured, call Rescue 1122 on **1122** or Mufti Mahmood Hospital in DI Khan rather than driving out to Darazinda. --- A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden tractor trolley into the **Aman Mela checkpost** in **Darazinda tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan** on Saturday 26 September 2026, killing **12 people and injuring about 30**, Dawn reported, citing Regional Police Officer Ghulam Mubashir Maken. Geo News and ARY News put the toll at 11 and said it could rise, with several of the wounded in critical condition. The checkpost, on the **DI Khan-Quetta Road** near the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Balochistan border, is an anti-smuggling post shared by police and customs. The blast destroyed a large part of it and flattened a house next to it. ## Who was killed According to Geo News and ARY News, the dead include **six police personnel, two customs officials, two women and a two-year-old child**. Dawn reported eight men, two women and a child among the dead in its first count. The injured are police and customs staff and passers-by. ## Rescue and hospitals Rescue 1122 sent more than 25 staff, six ambulances and a fire vehicle, later adding four more ambulances, Dawn reported. Eighteen of the injured were taken to hospitals in Darazinda and to **Mufti Mahmood Hospital in DI Khan**. Security forces cordoned off the area and began a search operation. If you are looking for a relative who was travelling on the DI Khan-Quetta Road on Saturday, Rescue 1122 (dial **1122**) and the DI Khan police control room are the first numbers to call. Hospitals in the city usually appeal for blood donors after an attack of this size; check Mufti Mahmood Hospital's own announcements before going. ## What officials said - **Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi** condemned the suicide attack and said the nation's resolve against terrorism was firm, Dawn reported. - **KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi** blamed militant groups and ordered full medical help for the injured. - Security sources quoted by Geo News and ARY News blamed the "Khawarij", the state's term for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, and said the choice of an anti-smuggling post pointed to links between militants and smugglers. No group had claimed the attack by Saturday evening. ## A second mass-casualty attack in KP in nine days The Darazinda bombing comes eight days after the **18 September attack on Kohat Police Lines**, which killed 23 people ([our latest on Kohat](/news/pakistan/kohat-police-lines-attack-fir-toll-wounded)). Darazinda sits on the main road link between southern KP and Zhob in Balochistan, a route used by passenger coaches and goods traffic; Balochistan is already under a Section 144 order until 22 October ([details](/news/pakistan/section-144-in-balochistan-until-22-october)). **If you travel this route:** expect extra checks and possible closures on the DI Khan-Zhob stretch over the next few days. Call the motorway police helpline **130** or your transport company before setting off, and carry your original CNIC, since checkposts on this road ask for it. We will update this story as the toll and the investigation develop. ## Frequently asked questions **Was a Rescue 1122 ambulance attacked in DI Khan?** Yes. On 26 September 2026 gunmen fired on a Rescue 1122 ambulance carrying people wounded in the Darazinda blast to Dera Ismail Khan, killing two rescue workers, ARY News and Daily Pakistan reported. **Where did the DI Khan attack happen?** At the Aman Mela anti-smuggling checkpost in Darazinda tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan, on the DI Khan-Quetta Road near the KP-Balochistan border, on 26 September 2026. **How many people were killed in the DI Khan blast?** Dawn reported 12 dead and about 30 injured, citing the regional police officer. Geo News and ARY News reported 11 dead, including six police, two customs officials, two women and a child. ## Sources - Suicide blast targeting DI Khan police checkpost claims 12 lives, injures 30 (Dawn): https://www.dawn.com/news/2032829/suicide-blast-targeting-di-khan-police-checkpost-claims-12-lives-injures-30 - Suicide attack at DI Khan anti-smuggling check post kills 11, including women and child (Geo News): https://www.geo.tv/latest/683826-suicide-attack-at-di-khan-anti-smuggling-check-post-kills-11-including-women-and-children - 11 martyred in suicide attack at police check post in DI Khan (ARY News): https://arynews.tv/11-martyred-in-suicide-attack-at-police-check-post-in-di-khan - At least 11 killed in suicide attack at DI Khan anti-smuggling check post (The News): https://www.thenews.pk/story/1439571-at-least-11-killed-in-suicide-attack-at-di-khan-anti-smuggling-check-post - Ambulance targeted in DI Khan, two rescue workers killed (ARY News): https://arynews.tv/ambulance-targeted-in-di-khan-two-rescue-workers-killed - Rescue ambulance comes under fire after D.I. Khan suicide bombing (Daily Pakistan): https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Sep-2026/rescue-ambulance-comes-under-fire-after-d-i-khan-suicide-bombing - Two Rescue officials martyred as D.I. Khan ambulance comes under attack after deadly blast (Pakistan Observer): https://pakobserver.net/two-rescue-officials-martyred-as-d-i-khan-ambulance-comes-under-attack-after-deadly-blast/ How to cite: "DI Khan attacks: 12 killed at Darazinda checkpost, 2 rescuers shot on ambulance", Searchable, 26 Sept 2026, https://searchable.pk/news/pakistan/di-khan-suicide-attack-12-killed-at-aman-mela-checkpost-in-darazinda