Bomb blast: Health unit destroyed in Charsadda

PESHAWAR:

A Basic Health Unit (BHU) was partially destroyed as a bomb planted on the outer walls of the building went off in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda District in the small hours of Thursday. However, there were no deaths or injuries, police said.

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

“The militants placed the bomb near the gate, which exploded around 2am,” he explained.

The Shabqadar area is located near the Mohmand tribal belt and has been the centre of terrorist activities following a military operation in the agency.

The same BHU was blown up two years ago. However, this time the remaining rooms and the walls were destroyed, said Janzada.

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

The areas close to the tribal region have often been targeted by militants, where more than 90 people were killed in twin suicide attacks on the Frontier Constabulary in Shabqadar, most of whom were fresh recruits.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 18^th, 2011.