DERA MURAD JAMALI: Five people were injured in a landmine blast in the Sui area of Dera Bugti district on Friday.
Levies officials said a pickup truck was on its way to Pat area in Sui tehsil when it hit a landmine planted at the roadside by assailants.
The pickup truck was severely damaged in the powerful blast.
Levies and personnel of the Frontier Corps rushed to the site immediately after the blast and shifted the injured to Sui hospital.
Meanwhile, a man was killed in a clash between two rival groups of the Palal community over a petty issue in Jaffarabad district. The deceased was identified as Hamid Ali.
In another incident, one person, identified as Karim Bugti, died as his motorcycle collided with a donkey cart.
Separately, the body of a woman, identified as Almar, was found in Sohbatpur district. Almar’s family informed the security forces that she had been missing for a week.
The cause of death was not known so far.
Published in Dawn January 21st, 2017
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