BAJAUR: Two people, including son of a tribal elder of Mamond tehsil, were injured when an improvised explosive device went off here on Friday evening, the police and local residents said.

They said that the explosion occurred near Larkholozo Hospital.

The residents said Hijad Ali, son of elder Malik Sultan Zeb, along with some friends and relatives was returning home in Larkholozo town from a nearby playground when the IED placed beside a tree exploded. They said that Hijad Ali and Jan Sardar were wounded in the blast. They were immediately shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Khar.

District police officer Nazeer Khàn said a police team was immediately rushed to the site of the explosion to trace the perpetrators.

He said the police also collected evidence from the explosion site to be used in the investigation.

Meanwhile, sources in the District Headquarters Hospital told Dawn that condition of both the injured was out of danger.

Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2023