FC camp: No loss reported in mortar shell attack
The camp is the oldest and largest of its kind, built in 1837 during British rule.
SHABQADAR:
A mortar shell hit a Frontier Constabulary (FC) training camp in Shabqadar fort around midnight between Thursday and Friday, said Nasir Khan, an official of the Shabqadar police station. According to Khan, the shell struck a tree and exploded in the parade ground inside the camp. No human or material loss was reported though, as the incident occurred late at night. The camp is the oldest and largest of its kind, built in 1837 during British rule. It was also attacked in May 2011 when 80 trained recruits were killed.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2013.
A mortar shell hit a Frontier Constabulary (FC) training camp in Shabqadar fort around midnight between Thursday and Friday, said Nasir Khan, an official of the Shabqadar police station. According to Khan, the shell struck a tree and exploded in the parade ground inside the camp. No human or material loss was reported though, as the incident occurred late at night. The camp is the oldest and largest of its kind, built in 1837 during British rule. It was also attacked in May 2011 when 80 trained recruits were killed.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2013.