Several injured in Wana grenade attack

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Several people were injured in a hand grenade attack in Wana, the largest town of South Waziristan district, on Tuesday.

Unidentified assailants attacked the youths sitting near the district health office (DHO) with grenades, leaving several injured. The wounded were rushed to a local hospital for first aid.

The victims have been identified as Samsuddin, Saleem, Maulana Saifuddin, Bilal, Malik Noor Zaman and Maulana Sultan.

The assailants managed to escape after the incident. Police have arrived at the site of the incident and launched investigation.

Meanwhile, at least three school children died as a train and school wagon collided on Bahrian Wala Road in Sheikhupura on Tuesday.

One female student passed away on the spot, while another succumbed to her injuries at hospital. Four other children were also injured in the mishap and immediately rushed to district headquarters hospital for medical treatment. Another one of the injured also passed away later, the hospital sources said.

The deceased have been identified as Aisha, Misbah and Noreen, Bol news channel reported.

Following the incident, Rescue 1122 Sheikhupura teams had reached on the spot and carried out rescue operation. District Emergency Officer Rana Ijaz Ahmed himself was leading the operation.

On the flip side, a man died on Tuesday in a road mishap near Punjab Colony bridge in Karachi. The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy.

The deceased has been identified as Zarkoon, 22, son of Kamran.