Spurts of violence continued across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday as the election draws closer.
According to details, two explosions took place in Hangu and Kohat whereas two bombs were defused in Bannu and Charsadda districts.
According to police sources, bomb disposal squad (BDS) personnel defused a three-kilogram explosive device in Tana area of Bannu.
Moreover, town municipal authority personnel discovered a bomb in Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda. The BDS was immediately called after the discovery of the explosive device.
In Hangu’s Muhammad Khawaja area, militants blew up a government high school, partially damaging the structure, local political administration sources said. Whereas in Kohat’s Dhoda area, unknown persons hurled a hand-grenade inside a house, causing minor damage to it but causing no casualties.
No loss of life was reported in these incidents.
In another incident, militants killed a man in Mohmand Agency’s Halimzai area for allegedly supporting the pro-government peace committee in the region.
Furthermore, the police foiled a major terrorism bid as it seized and defused five bombs in Karak.
According to Karak DPO Attiqullah Wazir, the police launched a search operation in Barbara area, bordering Kohat district where two police officials had been killed in a clash with militants. Six militants had also died in the attack.
During the search operation, five bombs weighing 50 kilograms were seized which were later defused by the bomb disposal squad (BDS).
DPO Karak said the bombs would have caused serious casualties and caused damage to properties had they exploded.
