Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says a roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting foreign diplomats' convoy in the country's restive northwest, has killed a policeman.

A policeman was martyred while three were injured on Sunday when their vehicle, part of a convoy escorting dignitaries from 12 countries, was caught in an explosion on Malam Jabba Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district, police said.

Blast resulted in the death of a police officer, but all ambassadors from 12 countries were reported unharmed

A policeman has been killed by an IED blast that targeted a convoy of foreign diplomats travelling in Pakistan.  

The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors in the country’s restive northwest.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Interior Senator Mohsin Naqvi has extended heartfelt felicitations to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on its National Day. “I extend heartfelt wishes and goodwill to King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the royal family, and the people of Saudi Arabia, the interior minister said in a statement posted on Official X Handle of Interior Ministry on Monday. وفاقی وزیرداخلہ محسن نقوی کی سعودی عرب کے قومی دن پر مبارکباد شاہ سلمان بن عبدالعزیز، ولی عہد محمد بن سلمان، شاہی خاندان اور سعودی عرب کے عوام کو دل کی اتھاہ گہرائیوں سے نیک خواہشات اور خیرسگالی کا پیغام دیتا ہوں۔ — Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) September 23, 2024 The minister said that the diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are a shining example of friendship, love, and brotherhood. He said that the Pakistan-Saudi friendship has stood the test of time. The sacred land of Hejaz is the center of devotion for Muslims and the cornerstone of spirituality, he added. Mohsin…