7 injured in blast near Mian Iftikhar’s Nowshera residence

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At least seven people, including labourers, were injured in an explosion near the residence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Tuesday.

According to police, the explosion took place near the house of Mian Iftikhar in an under construction building.

The blast left seven people injured, including labourers busy in construction work of the building.

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where according to hospital sources their condition was stable.

KP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain was in Peshawar at the time of the blast.

Police and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) personnel cordoned off the area after the incident and launched a search operation.

Police said explosives had been planted in sewerage line.