At least three officials of the counter-terrorism department (CTD) and one passer-by were injured in a blast targeting their vehicle early Monday morning. The CTD officials were en route to a girls school where an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) had exploded earlier. Their vehicle was targeted near Khatko Pul. The injured were moved to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment. The injured personnel were identified as Akbar Ali, Israr and Nizar, while the passer-by's name is Wali-ur-Rehman, according to hospital sources.
Earlier today, an IED went off outside a girls primary school in Urmar area on Shamshato Road. According to police, two IEDs were found installed outside the school, out of which one exploded while the other was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad. The school gate was damaged in the explosion.