Busted: Bomb defused, 25 terrorists held

LOWER DIR: The district police averted a terrorist attack by defusing an explosive device and arrested 25 suspected terrorists during a search operation on Friday. On a tip-off that militants had planted a bomb in Seerhi market, Jandola tehsil, the police and bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot and diffused the eight-kg bomb. Curfew has been imposed in the area and a search operation is under way.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 10^th, 2012.