Six policemen and a school student were killed when a blast occurred near a police van in Charsadda on Wednesday (January 22) in Northwest’s Charsadda. 

According to police, the blast occurred near a police mobile in Sir Dheri Bazar area of Charsadda resulting in the death of the policemen and a student. Six other policemen were also injured in the explosion.  

According to initial reports, the explosion took place near a police mobile in Sardheri Bazaar. Militants had planted explosives in a bicycle that went off with a blast when the police mobile crossed the area and were on way from Police Lines to provide security to anti-polio teams. 

There were eight police officers in the mobile at the time of the blast.

Security forces cordoned off the area and started investigation into the incident.  

Rescue teams shifted the bodies and injured to the Charsadda District Headquarter Hospital and Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar.