PESHAWAR: A man was injured in a blast on an imambargah in Lower Kurram’s Shoorki area near the Pak-Afghan border on Tuesday.
According to police sources, a man identified as Nawaz Ali, aged 45 sustained severe injuries in the blast. Police said the man worked as a caretaker at the imambargah, was shifted to a local hospital for treatment.
A police official, Yaqoob khan said the blast occurred at 4: 00 am in the morning. Police and law enforcement officials arrived at the scene of the explosion and cordoned off the area, he said, adding that investigation of the incident was underway.
The building of the mosque collapsed from the impact of the explosion, police added. However, the nature of the blast has yet to be ascertained, although police suspect explosive material had been planted at the mosque.
Talking to media Tehreek-i-Hussaini leader Yousuf Hussain condemned the incident. He said terrorists were trying to sabotage the peace established by the sacrifices of security forces.
He demanded the authorities to rebuild the imambargah and conduct a high-level investigation. On May 3, KP’s Bomb Disposal Unit defused an improvised explosive device in Dabar area of Mamond tehsil.
In January this year, nine people were injured in a hand grenade attack near the Karkhano police checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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