DEVELOPING: Ansar al Islam Pakistan, affiliated with Ittehadul Mujahideen Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at the Dajjal checkpost in Bhakkar district, Punjab province, Pakistan, stating bomber Abu Darda attacked between 3:15:38 PM and 3:45:33 PM UTC on February 24, 2026, killing four security personnel, according to a statement monitored by The Khorasan Diary on X during the 59-minute window ending at 5:15:25 PM UTC. The claim follows initial reports of the attack by X users @JawadYousufxai and @LalWazir19, who detailed the explosion at the security forces center on the Dera Ismail Khan-Bhakkar boundary and a subsequent clash. An emergency was declared at DHQ Hospital Bhakkar after the incident. This development occurred over the past hour with no other verified incidents reported in the window from 4:15:39 PM to 5:15:25 PM UTC, per available sources. The claim builds on earlier reports of two policemen killed in a related explosion at the Daajal checkpost.
