Two injured in grenade attack

The grenade was thrown at the residence of Nizam Khan in Shani Khel area of the agency; 2 kms from Ghallanai HQs

GHALLANAI:

Unidentified militants hurled a grenade on a house in Ghallanai, Mohmand Agency leaving two people injured, said a local.

He confirmed the grenade was thrown at the residence of Nizam Khan in Shani Khel area of the agency. The house was some two kilometres away from Ghallanai headquarters.

Perpetrators of the attack could not be traced. As a result of the explosion, a woman and a man sleeping inside the house were injured and shifted to a local hospital for medical assistance.

So far, no militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The Ghallanai political administration officials visited the site and further investigation is under way.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 17^th, 2015.