KOHAT, March, 5: The Peshawar bomb disposal squad dismantled a missile fired by unidentified terrorists at a house from the adjacent tribal area of Orakzai Agency on Tuesday.

The missile hit a house near Ustarzai town but did not explode. The district administration immediately called the bomb disposal squad which defused it successfully.

The Ustarzai police have registered a case against the terrorists and initiated investigation to locate the source of the missile from where it was fired.

Criminals escape: Two hardened criminals escaped from police custody while being transported from district courts to jail on Tuesday.

The prisoners put red chillies into the eyes of three policemen and escaped with handcuffs. The authorities have suspended the three policemen and initiated an inquiry against them.

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