PESHAWAR: Police on Tuesday foiled a sabotage attempt and defused a half-kilogram bomb in Peshawar's Bhana Mari area, DawnNews reported.

According to the police, the bomb was installed near the Ghazi Baba shrine next to a house.

On receiving a tip-off, police summoned the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) team personnel who reached the site and successfully defused it.

According to BDS personnel, a timer device was also fitted with the bomb.

Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, lies on the edge of Pakistan's tribal areas which have been labelled by Washington as the main sanctuary for Al Qaeda and Taliban militants in the country.

The city has seen frequent attacks by militants in the past few years, with targets ranging from civilians to policemen and other law enforcement personnel.