The attack happened early Wednesday on a border checkpost in Bhittai Colony near Kandhkot.—File Photo

KANDHKOT:  A man lost his life as suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade at a police checkpost in Kandhkot on the Sindh-Balochistan border, DawnNews reported.

According to police sources, the attack happened early Wednesday on a border checkpost in the Bhittai Colony area of Kandhkot. Two other people were also injured in the blast. The wounded were shifted to a local hospital following the attack.

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