At least one killed, three injured in Peshawar blast. The Bomb Disposal Unit said in a statement that a 200 gram magnet Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used in the blast.
At least one person was killed and three others were injured in an explosion in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local police said on Wednesday.
“The blast occurred after a bomb planted in the motorcycle detonated. We are gathering information about the nature of the blast. Initial reports suggest that the blaze occurred when the motorcycle was being repaired,” said the police.
The incident took place near a hotel on Ring Road in the provincial capital.
Police said the injured included the owner of the motorcycle while the condition of one of the injured was critical.
The Bomb Disposal Unit said in a statement that a 200 gram magnet Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used in the blast.
Police said IED devices are often used in incidents of family feud.
One jawan martyred, one terrorist killed during firing in KP’s Bajaur district
The army’s media wing said in a statement on Thursday that a soldier was killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that an exchange of fire took place between the terrorists and the security forces in the general area of Losam and the troops fought bravely and effectively destroyed the hideout of the terrorists.
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“However, during the intense exchange of fire, Constable Shafiq ur Rehman (age 23 years, resident of DI Khan) fought valiantly and embraced martyrdom,” the ISPR said. He said that a terrorist was also killed during the exchange of fire.
It further said that the area is being sanitised, to eliminate any terrorists found in the area.
Pakistan’s security forces are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and these sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve, read the statement.
On 13 May, six soldiers and a civilian embraced martyrdom during an evacuation operation at the Frontier Corps compound in Muslim Bagh area of Balochistan.
According to the ISPR, the operation which began on Friday after repelling the “initial assault of terrorists” was completed on Saturday morning.
“The complex evacuation operation also included a hostage rescue operation to rescue three families from a residential block. The terrorists had not even spared children for their sinister approach,” the ISPR said.
The media wing of the Army shared that all the six terrorists in the compound, who were well-equipped, were killed by the security forces. It added that “required intelligence follow-up” is underway to “trace their links and arrest the facilitators and expose their sponsors”.
“In the process of evacuation operation, seven sons of the soil including one civilian have embraced martyrdom while six others including a woman have been injured,” the statement said.
The Army assured that the security forces are committed to thwart all attempts to harm the peace, stability and progress of Balochistan.