Casualties reported in bomb blasts, gunfire in Pakistan’s northwest

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al JazeeraFebruary 17, 2026 at 08:20 AM

AI Summary

medium article 2 min

Two bomb attacks and a gun battle have occurred in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, resulting in at least three deaths and possibly as many as a dozen. On Monday, two people were killed when explosives attached to a motorcycle detonated near a police station in Bannu district. Later that day, an explosives-laden vehicle detonated while being driven towards a security checkpoint in the Bajaur district, killing a girl when a nearby building collapsed due to the blast. Eight members of the Pakistan Taliban group were killed by troops in a gun battle following the vehicle attack. A separate suicide bombing at a religious college also occurred, resulting in eight police and Frontier Corps personnel being martyred and 10 others injured. The causes and connections between the attacks are currently unknown.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

Afghanistan 40% Zafar Khan 40% Associated Press 50% AFP News Agency ×250% Frontier Corps 60% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 60% Pakistan Taliban (TTP) 70% Bannu District ×270% Bajaur District ×380% Pakistan ×290%

Keywords

pakistan 90% bomb blasts 90% explosives 70% gun battle 70% bajaur 70% bannu 60% khyber pakhtunkhwa 60% pakistan taliban 60% police station 50% ttp 50%