Mortar shell defused in Pindi

The Civil Defence Department Friday recovered a mortar shell on the bank of Nullah Leh within the limits of Ratta Amral police station and safely defused it.

According to a spokesperson for the department, the shell was found covered with mud.

The bomb disposal squad of the Civil Defense Department took out the artillery shell from the mud in a very safe manner and defused it, he added.

Civil Defence District Officer Talib Hussain confirmed the report and said that the shell was handed over to the Ratta Amral Police Station after removing the explosive.

Meanwhile, the police filed a report and started, and inquiry to see how the explosive ended up there.

However, sources said soil and moisture had rendered the gunpowder in this shell ineffective.