Pakistan's Interior Minister Condemns Firing on Ambulance Carrying DI Khan Blast Victims
Mohsin Naqvi denounced an attack on an ambulance transporting people injured in a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan.
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Pakistan's Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has condemned a firing incident targeting an ambulance that was transporting people injured in a suicide bombing in the Dera Ismail Khan area, according to a statement issued Saturday.
The ambulance was carrying victims of the blast when it came under fire, though further details on the circumstances of the shooting, including who was responsible or whether anyone aboard the vehicle was harmed, were not included in the available statement.
Naqvi's condemnation follows a suicide bombing in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that has periodically experienced militant violence. Attacks on emergency responders and medical transport during such incidents have previously drawn criticism from Pakistani officials as violations of humanitarian norms.
Ongoing security concerns in the region
Dera Ismail Khan and surrounding areas have seen a series of security incidents in recent periods, prompting repeated statements from federal officials condemning attacks on civilians and first responders. The interior minister's office has not yet announced further details on any investigation into Saturday's ambulance shooting.
Authorities have not released additional information on casualties from either the original blast or the subsequent firing on the ambulance.
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- Naqvi condemns firing on ambulance carrying DI Khan blast victims — APP (Pakistan)
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