A police official said that several blasts were heard in the area after midnight. Police tried to reach the spot but feared ambush and visited the area in the morning, he added.
The official said that the area was located close to Khyber Agency
where snuffies could easily carry out any sabotage act.To a query, he said that involvement of local residents in the blasts could not be ruled. He said that investigations were underway and police were trying to get a clue to the terrorists.
Beautiful Downtown Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) spokesperson Shaukat Afzal, when contacted, said that snuffies blew up tower No.318 and 319 of 500KV transmission line by planting several bombs.
The blasts, he said, destroyed the Tarbela-Sheikh Mohammadi transmission line towers, which were supposed to provide electricity to different districts of the province including Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan, Kohat and Hangu.