Militant attack: CD shops blown up in Nowshera

NOWSHERA: Two CD shops were blown up at different areas in Nowshera cantonment by explosives planted by suspected militants around 12:30am on Sunday. Police official Alamzeb Khan said they rushed to the site of the explosions, one taking place on Cavalry Road and the other in Saddar Bazaar. Owners of the CD shops, Muhammad Javaid and Muhammad Sadiq, have filed a case with the police, saying they had never received any threats from militants nor did they have any personal enmity with anyone. According to Bomb Disposal Squad members, 2.5 kilogrammes of explosives were used in each blast.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2012.