GHALANAI: Militants fired a volley of rockets at the Mohmand Agency headquarters hospital late on Sunday, damaging the hospital building, and disrupting the supply of electricity and water. However, no casualties have been reported.Dr Asad, the purported spokesman of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mohmand Agency, told Daily Times via telephone from an undisclosed location on Monday that the TTP was not involved in the attack. He said the local Taliban stood by their ceasefire accord with the government. He suspected that ‘a third force’ was trying to sabotage the government-Taliban ceasefire agreement. Dr Jehangir, the medical superintendent of Ghalanai Headquarters Hospital, said rockets had damaged the Eye Ward building.
Damage: He said rockets also destroyed the electricity and water network in the hospital.
Sources said a few rockets also landed outside a 132-Kilo volt grid station but didnÂ’t cause any damage.
Security forces retaliated, and exchange of fire with militants continued for two hours. This is the second militant attack at the agency headquarters, Ghalanai, within a short span of time. A large number of headquarters of various government departments are situated in Ghalanai.