LAKKI MARWAT: A police patrolling party escaped a bomb attack in Akhnndan Surani area of Bannu district on Sunday.

An official said a party of Basyakhel police station was on a routine patrol in the rural locality when an explosive device planted along a road went off with a bang.

Luckily, policemen, including SHO Khalid Khan, remained unhurt in the explosion, he maintained.

He said the bomb was planted by unknown miscreants to target policemen.

After the blast, a large police contingent reached the area and launched a search for the suspects. Police also registered a case against unknown miscreants and began investigation.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2024