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title: "Rescue Ambulance Attacked in D.I. Khan After Blast"
description: "Most outlets led with the attack on the Rescue 1122 ambulance and the death of two rescue workers, often using the word \"martyred.\" Several also mentioned the earlier suicide bombing at a checkpost in Darazinda that the ambulance was responding to. A few, like 24 News HD, attributed the attack to a specific group, \"Fitna Al-Khawarij,\" while others, such as Minute Mirror and Associated Press of Pakistan, described the perpetrators as \"suspected militants\" or did not name them. The framing of the attack as a targeted act against emergency responders was consistent across the coverage."
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# Rescue Ambulance Attacked in D.I. Khan After Blast

pakistan · updated 28 Sep 2026, 6:14 AM PKT · 26–28 Sep 2026 · 9 articles from 8 outlets over 2 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the attack on a Rescue 1122 ambulance following a suicide bombing in D.I. Khan, emphasizing the deaths of two rescue workers. While several described the ambulance as transporting blast victims or their bodies, 24 News HD specifically attributed the attack to "terrorists belonging to Fitna Al-Khawarij," a detail not mentioned elsewhere. Pakistan Observer and Daily Pakistan also contextualized the attack by mentioning the initial bombing at an anti-smuggling checkpost, while other outlets focused more narrowly on the ambulance incident.

## How it developed

Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it.

### 28 Sep 2026 — Rescue 1122 official succumbs to injuries in ambulance attack (1 outlet)

- **Daily Times** — [Rescue 1122 official succumbs to injuries in ambulance attack](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1559396/rescue-1122-official-succumbs-to-injuries-in-ambulance-attack/) · 28 Sep 2026, 6:14 AM PKT
  > A Rescue 1122 rescuer, Imtiaz, who was critically injured when an ambulance came under attack while transporting victims of the Darazinda blast, succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Sunday. According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson Imtiaz, an HTV rescuer of Rescue 1122 Dera Ismail Khan was seriously wounded in the attack on the ambulance while […]

### 26 Sep 2026 — Rescue Ambulance Attacked in D.I. Khan After Blast (7 outlets)

> Most outlets led with the attack on the Rescue 1122 ambulance and the death of two rescue workers, often using the word "martyred." Several also mentioned the earlier suicide bombing at a checkpost in Darazinda that the ambulance was responding to. A few, like 24 News HD, attributed the attack to a specific group, "Fitna Al-Khawarij," while others, such as Minute Mirror and Associated Press of Pakistan, described the perpetrators as "suspected militants" or did not name them. The framing of the attack as a targeted act against emergency responders was consistent across the coverage.

- **24 News HD** — [D.I. Khan Blast: 2 Rescue Workers Martyred in Ambulance Att*ck - 24 News HD](https://www.24newshd.tv/27-Sep-2026/d-i-khan-blast-2-rescue-workers-martyred-ambulance-att-ck-24-news-hd) · 27 Sep 2026, 1:43 PM PKT
  > .
- **Aaj News (English)** — [2 rescue officials killed as ambulance carrying D I Khan blast victims comes under fire](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330474179/2-rescue-officials-killed-as-ambulance-carrying-d-i-khan-blast-victims-comes-under-fire) · 27 Sep 2026, 10:28 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Two rescue officials were killed and another was injured when an ambulance transporting victims of an earlier explosion came under fire in the Darazinda area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, security sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, rescue teams were carrying out relief operations after an explosion at the Aman Mela checkpost and were transporting the injured ...
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Rescue 1122 ambulance attacked while shifting Darazinda blast victims, one martyred](https://www.app.com.pk/kp/rescue-1122-ambulance-attacked-while-shifting-darazinda-blast-victims-one-martyred/) · 26 Sep 2026, 8:51 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing
  > A Rescue 1122 ambulance came under fire while transporting the bodies of victims of the Darazinda blast on Saturday, leaving one rescuer martyred and two others critically injured.
- **ARY News (English)** — [Ambulance targeted in DI Khan, two rescue workers killed](https://arynews.tv/ambulance-targeted-in-di-khan-two-rescue-workers-killed) · 26 Sep 2026, 8:43 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Rescue 1122 ambulance was shifting civilians wounded in the blast from Darazinda to DI Khan when it was targeted by gunfire...
- **Minute Mirror** — [D.I. Khan ambulance attacked after blast, 2 rescue...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/d-i-khan-ambulance-attacked-after-blast-2-rescue-workers-killed-635873/) · 26 Sep 2026, 8:18 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Two rescue workers were killed after suspected militants opened fire on an ambulance transporting victims of an alleged suicide bombing in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan, according to security sources.
- **Pakistan Observer** — [Two Rescue Officials martyred as D.I. Khan Ambulance comes under attack after Deadly Blast](https://pakobserver.net/two-rescue-officials-martyred-as-d-i-khan-ambulance-comes-under-attack-after-deadly-blast/) · 26 Sep 2026, 8:03 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > D.I. KHAN – A deadly wave of violence hits Dera Ismail Khan’s Darazinda area as Rescue 1122 ambulance carrying victims of…
- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Rescue Ambulance comes under fire after D.I. Khan Suicide Bombing](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Sep-2026/rescue-ambulance-comes-under-fire-after-d-i-khan-suicide-bombing) · 26 Sep 2026, 7:38 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing
  > DERA ISMAIL KHAN – Northwestern Pakistan witnessed deadly scenes on Saturday as a suicide bombing rocked anti-smuggling check post followed by gunfire targeting Rescue 1122 ambulance involved in the emergency response. The initial explosion at Aman Mela police check post on the D.I. Khan–Quetta Road killed at least 12 people and injured 35 others, according […]

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Blast at Aman Mela checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan kills 11, injures 20–35](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10810-blast-in-pakistan-s-dera-ismail-khan-kills-11-injures-30) · 27 Sep 2026 · 14 outlets · 2 developments · 77% related
- [Two police officers killed in attacks in Dera Ismail Khan district](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1222-two-police-officers-killed-in-attacks-in-dera-ismail-khan) · 1 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 71% related

9 articles from 8 outlets, 26–28 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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