Shia police officer SP Investigation Sardar Hilal Haider among 6 others including 2 security guards have been killed in a suicide attack in Qissa Khuwani Market area of Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar.
The bombing was carried out in a crowded area at around 9:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) on Wednesday.
Officials say that the bomber, who was on foot, targeted the car of Assistant Superintendent of Police Hilal Haider in a congested part of the city, BBC reported.
Pakistani newspapers said that police bodyguards were among the dead.
Peshawar is near Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border - a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaeda militants.
Meanwhile, hospital sources said at least 36 people were wounded in the blast. Some of the injured are reported to be in critical condition.
The injured were taken to Lady Reading Hospital of the city for treatment.
Yesterday, on Tuesday, 9 Shiite Muslims were targeted including Shia Leader Allama Aftab Haider Jaffry.
Thousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001, when Pakistan joined an alliance with the United States in the so-called war on terror.
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