At least 13 people were injured when a remote-controlled bomb targeted the vehicle of a tribal leader near the Karkhano Market checkpost on Tuesday.
Police said the remote-controlled device had been planted in a car and its target was tribal leader Malik Taj who traveling by the area. The blast resulted in serious injuries to Malik Taj and 12 others, besides damaging 13 vehicles parked in the vicinity.
Soon after the blast, Edhi ambulances and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the injured people to Hayatabad Medical Complex for treatment. Some of the injured were said to be in a critical condition.
The injured were identified as Rasool Khan, Walayat, Sajid, Zarzada, Malik Taj son, Ishaq, Umar Taj, Akhtar, Umar Zaman, Jan Mohammad, Hasan Khan, Zakirullah and Amanat.
Police said around 15 kilogrammes of explosives had been used in the attack.
