Summary DIG Mardan told that a search operation in the area is underway.
MARDAN (Dunya News) - An additional station house officer (SHO) was killed while six others including two policemen were injured in a blast in Katlang Bazaar area of Mardan on Saturday.
The DIG Mardan Jaffar Khan confirmed it was a suicide attack.
According to details, the bomber had initially lobbed a hand grenade at police personnel standing outside a police station in the area, adding that upon being chased by the personnel, the bomber blew himself up. Moreover, the bomber had an accomplice who managed to flee and the police had started a search for him.
Mardan lies around 50 kilometres northeast of Peshawar, which is on the edge of Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt, known as a haunt of Taliban and Al Qaeda linked militants.
