PESHAWAR: A cop was killed while two persons sustained injuries in a bomb attack on a patrolling van of the police on the Pajaggi Road in the provincial capital on Sunday. Police officials said unidentified terrorists had planted explosives in a pressure cooker on the roadside near Aslam Dheri, which went off when a patrolling car was passing by the spot.
The driver of the patrolling car was killed in the explosion. He was identified as Naveed Khan, a resident of Sheikh Killay. According to the locals, Sudais, 10, and one Yousaf, 40, sustained mi**r injuries and were taken to the Lady Reading Hospital.
The incidents of terror have increased in the province over the last few days. Thirteen persons were killed in a suicide attack in Mardan while four suicide bombers were killed by security forces on the Warsak Road in Peshawar.