Among injured, two belong to Multan, two to Sialkot, one to Narowal, working for construction company
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At least five people were injured in a hand grenade attack in Dalbandin, an area of Chagai district in Balochistan, late on Monday night, police said.
According to police officials, unidentified individuals threw a hand grenade at a house in Dalbandin. The grenade landed in the courtyard of the house and exploded with a loud blast.
As a result of the explosion, five individuals, identified as Muzammil, Mushtaq, Ismail, Khan Muhammad, and Ejaz Ahmed were injured and immediately shifted to Dalbandin Hospital for medical treatment.
Doctors said the injured sustained minor wounds in the blast. Among the victims, two are from Multan, two from Sialkot, and one from Narowal. All of them were working for a construction company in Dalbandin.
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Earlier on Monday, a police constable was martyred after terrorists launched a brazen attack on a checkpost in the Killi Harmezai area of Balochistan’s Pishin district.
According to police officials, unknown assailants opened indiscriminate fire on the checkpost located in the Harmezai region. The sudden attack left Constable Nematullah critically injured. He was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment but succumbed to his injuries.
The attackers managed to flee the scene shortly after the firing. In response, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a large-scale search operation to apprehend the culprits.
