DEVELOPING: Armed militants carried out a suicide attack on the Dajjal security forces checkpost on the boundary between Dera Ismail Khan and Bhakkar districts in Punjab province, Pakistan, killing four security personnel between 3:15:38 PM and 3:45:33 PM UTC on February 24, 2026, according to X users @JawadYousufxai and @LalWazir19. An emergency was declared at DHQ Hospital Bhakkar. @JawadYousufxai reported the deadly explosion at the Dajjal checkpost, stating four security personnel lost their lives and further details are awaited. @LalWazir19 confirmed militants targeted the security forces center named Dajal in Bhakkar, with four soldiers killed at the site and a clash breaking out afterward. This incident follows a similar explosion at the Daajal checkpost in Bhakkar reported in the prior reporting window ending at 3:15:32 PM UTC, where two policemen were initially said to have died, according to The Khorasan Diary on X.
