QUETTA: Armed men threw a hand grenade close to the office of an intelligence agency in Kharan town, late on Monday night.

According to police, the attackers riding a motorcycle hurled the grenade at the building near Sheikh Zayed Great Mosque in Kharan town. It exploded close to the office. A senior police officer said the spy agency’s office was the target but no loss of life was reported in the attack.

Security forces later rushed to the site and launched a search operation to arrest those behind the attack.

Published in Dawn, April 2nd, 2024

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