Blast at Jalozai camp; 12 killed

PESHAWAR: At least 12 people were killed and 25 others were injured in an explosion at the Jalozai camp in northwest Pakistan on Thursday.

The deceased included a women and a child.

At least 12 people died in the attack and 20 others were injured, according to DPO Mohammad Hussain who added that the bomb was planted in a car.

Cylinder blast near Iftikhar Hussain’s house wounds six

PESHAWAR: A cylinder exploded close to the home of Mian Iftikhar Hussain, a prominent provincial minister in restive northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding six people including three children, police said.

The injured included three children, a woman and plain clothed policemen.

Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) chief Abdul Haq told Dawn.com that the blast occurred due to a cylinder explosion which was kept at an under-construction house, along with other construction material.

Haq further said that there was no evidence of any explosive material in the blast and that cylinder shrapnel and material was collected for further testing.

Panic and fear spread the area where a political gathering was scheduled to take place at the provincial ministers house at 2 pm today.