Official sources said that a mine clearing squad was leading a security forces convoy on Tank-Wana Road when it was targeted with an bomb planted by unidentified persons along the roadside near Manzai area at 8:30am.
Three coppers of the bomb disposal unit received critical injuries in the blast. They were taken to the base camp hospital in Manzai from where they were referred to Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
. The names of the injured soldiers could not be ascertained.
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Mohmand Agency... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar...
, security forces defused on Monday an improvised bomb planted by unidentified persons in Ambar tehsil.
Sources said the device was spotted by local people, who informed the authorities about it. The security personnel reached the area and defused the device safely.
Security forces also conducted a search operation in different areas after the incident, but there was no report of any arrest till filing of this report.
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...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
, police claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt, seized kaboom and nabbed
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four accused during a raid on a house in Badbher area on Monday.
According to Badbher SHO Abidur Rehman, the arrested persons, who belonged to tribal areas, kept the explosives to carry out sabotage act anywhere in the district.
The arrested persons were identified as Niaz, Sher Zaman, Haji Habib and Asif.
The explosives, he said, were packed in 42 plastic bags. A case against the accused was registered under Terrorism Act.