Blast damages health unit in Charsadda

SHO Janzada confirms incident, says militants had placed a bomb near the gate.

PESHAWAR: A Basic Health Unit (BHU) was partially destroyed in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda district, when a bomb set up on the outer walls of the building went off late Wednesday night, the police said.

Station House Officer (SHO) Janzada confirmed the incident and added that it took place in the Jan Banda village.

SHO Janzada said, "The militants had placed the bomb near the gate which exploded around 2:10 am."

The area of Shabqadar is near the Mohmand Tribal belt and has been the centre of militant activity after a military operation was carried out in the agency.

The BHU was blown up two years back, but this time the remaining rooms and the walls were destroyed, said Janzada. He said that there were no casualties in the incident.

Last week a policeman was killed and another injured when a remote control bomb exploded at a police check point in Shabqadar.

The areas close to the tribal region have often been the target of violence. More than 90 people were killed in twin suicide attacks on the Frontier Constabulary, previously in Shabqadar, most of whom were fresh recruits.