Two other police officials were injured in the explosion. PHOTO: FILE
The explosion took place in Torghar tehsil of the district and damaged the police vehicle as well.
Rescue teams shifted the injured to a local hospital for medical treatment.
Police surrounded the site of the explosion and started a search operation in the area in order to arrest the miscreants.
Further investigations into the blast are underway.
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sleeper cell awake.....when we cannot take precautions internally...this had to happen...let us face reality, we are not capable enough to tackle security, because we are not pro-active, hence are unable to pre-empt any attacks from with in...we have not yet infiltrated their groups ( although we have advantage due to language & similarity in culture )...we have proved to be inept in human intel, the most important ingredient in order to face faceless enemy...we have repeatedly failed to learn from our shortcomings and keep on heaping laurels on our LEAs...yes ! they need more training etc; but who has to provide them with skill & facilities to fight...of course, the govt...the lawmakers / politicians, these poor untrained inadequate LEAs are facing faceless enemy and dying, yet being praised to keep their moral high only to cover up govt apathy and our law makers inadequacies due to their loot and plunder under the garb of democracy....
RIP Zia ul Haq..........
Correction: Torghar is a separate district carved out of mansehra district and is not a tehsil of district mansehra. Na 21 and Pk-58 are the national & provincial constituencies. Ameer haider Hoti issued the notificaition of torghar district