QUETTA, Feb 12: Panic gripped the city when two explosions hit the provincial metropolis. No casualty was reported. A locally-made bomb, fitted with a timer, went off at around 7:30pm on Wednesday near a rest house at Zarghoon road, police said, adding that no damage to life or property was reported.

In the other incident a hand grenade was hurled at the house of a public official, Mir Ahmed Nausherwani, at around 9pm in the satellite town.

The family was at home and fortunately the grenade exploded in the lawn, causing little damage to the house, the police said, adding that the attackers also opened fire at the main gate of the house before escaping.