Peshawar, February 16 At least two people were killed, including a child, and sixteen were injured in a bomb blast near a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, local police said.
The explosive material planted in a parked auto rickshaw exploded with a bang outside the Merian Police Station in the Bannu district, bordering North Waziristan.
The injured were immediately taken to the Bannu District Headquarters Hospital for medical treatment.
The explosion triggered panic and fear in the surrounding areas.
Additional police contingents were dispatched to the site, and security in the area was tightened. Investigations into the nature and cause of the blast are underway.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a child was killed and eight others were injured when an unexploded mortar shell detonated inside a house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said.
According to local police, the children had picked up the unattended mortar shell from nearby fields and brought it home, where it exploded while they were playing.
One child, identified as Anas, died on the spot, while eight others sustained injuries.
The incident occurred in the Mamond tehsil of the Bajaur district. Rescue teams rushed the injured to the Khar District Hospital, where they were admitted for treatment.
In a separate incident in the same tehsil, militants attacked the Umaray Police Station late Sunday night using heavy weapons.
During the exchange of fire, Additional Station House Officer Umaray, Gul Mehsud, was killed, police confirmed.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation following the attack.
