SHO injured in Lower Dir remote-controlled blast

The SCO of Lal Qila statio­n was on patrol in his car when the remote contro­lled bomb explod­ed.

LOWER DIR: A Station House Officer (SHO) and a gunman were injured in an explosion on Wednesday in Lower Dir, Express News reported.

The SHO of Lal Qila Police Station, Hazrat Hussain, was on a routine patrol in his car in the Zemdara area of Maidan in Lower Dir when a remote-controlled bomb installed on the roadside exploded, injuring him and the gunman.

After the blast, the area was cordoned off by the police.

The injured were shifted to Dir Qila Hospital.