Five persons were killed and two others injured when a mortar shell exploded in Akbarpura area of Pabbi tehsil (revenue unit) in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 29, reports Pakistan Today. Five killed in the blast were identified as Shafqat, Mukarram, Ali, Zahidullah and Hidayatullah. District Police Officer (DPO) Najmul Hasnain said the mortar shell was found near the riverside at Akburpura, which exploded when being sold at the scrap shop.
Separately, four persons were killed and three others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Judge Bazar area of Mardan District on September 29, reports ARY News. According to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sher Akbar, the IED was planted in a motorcycle parked on the roadside. “The target of terrorists was a police mobile,” he added.