At least 10 people, including seven security forces members, were injured as a suicide blast occurred close to a military vehicle in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday.

The entire area has been cordoned off.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Cantt Waqas Rafiq confirmed the suicide blast to Geo News by saying that the explosion took place near Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle.

The injured people were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH).

Police said the condition of two of the injured people are critical.

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks following Afghan Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 and called upon the interim rulers to take decisive actions against terrorists including the TTP responsible for cross-border attacks, reports Geo News.

Terror activities in the country have soared by 79% during the first half of 2023, a statistical report released by the independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) showed as quoted by the Pakistani newspaper.