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A suicide blast at a police checkpoint in the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, killed three people, including a policeman and the attacker, while six were injured.


According to Islamabad Police DIG Sohail Zafar Chatta, the incident occurred in Sector I-14 when the Eagle Squad stopped a suspicious taxi at the checkpoint for search.


According to DIG Sohail Zafar Chatta, while the search process was going on, a person in the car detonated an explosion, killing a woman and the assailant on the spot, while a police officer engaged in the search process was dead. And four officers were injured.


It is also reported that two civilians were injured on the spot.

As a result of the explosion, the car caught fire. As soon as the incident was written, the officials of Islamabad Police and Bomb Disposal Unit reached the spot, and the area was sealed. People have been advised to take alternative routes.


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The slain policeman has been identified as Head Constable Adeel Hussain, while the assailant's identity was not immediately known.


Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that a vehicle full of gunpowder entered Islamabad from IJP Road Rawalpindi on Friday morning with a male and a female terrorist on board.

In one of his statements, he said that this vehicle was dispatched to hit a 'high value target' in Islamabad.


The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, has condemned this incident and has asked the authorities to report the incident.


After this incident, the Islamabad police chief issued orders to make a red security alert in the city.

According to the DIG, an investigation into the incident has been started, after which more information will be shared.


Islamabad Police has said that the city was saved from a "major terror attack" by "timely action." According to the police, the terrorists wanted to detonate an explosion in a densely populated area to attack the police and the public.


It should be noted that yesterday the Islamabad Police spokesperson said security is already on high alert in Islamabad. On Thursday, CTD and intelligence agencies also conducted an operation based on secret information in which heavy One person was arrested after recovering several arms.


This news is being updated...