Three security men injured in Quetta blast

Hand grenade lobbed at MC Office in Pasni; FC recovers ammunition in
Dera Bugti operation

QUETTA: Three security personnel were injured in an explosion on the Saryab Road on Wednesday.

The blast occurred when the personnel were patrolling the Chakki Shahwani area. Muhammad Javed, Qudratullah and Abdul Rauf were injured. Meanwhile, unidentified men hurled a hand grenade at the Municipal Committee (MC) Office in Pasni.

According to police sources, the office building was partly damaged. On the other hand, the Frontier Corps foiled a sabotage bid and seized a large cache of ammunition in Sui, Dera Bugti, on Wednesday.

According to the FC spokesman, following a tip-off, FC personnel carried out a search operation in the area and recovered 500 rounds of sniper rifles, a PG7 round, 5 missile fuses and other arms at Darinjun.