PESHAWAR: An IED was defused near the residence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pevaiz Khattak in the Hayatabad area of the city on Saturday. The IED was thrown outside a mosque in Hayatabad...
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August 17, 2013
PESHAWAR: An IED was defused near the residence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pevaiz Khattak in the Hayatabad area of the city on Saturday.
The IED was thrown outside a mosque in Hayatabad Phase 2 by men riding motorcycles. According to AIG Bomb Disposal Unit Shafqat Malik, the IED contained one kilogram of explosive material and was placed in a food canister.
Malik added that a search was also carried out near the residence of Chief Minister Khattak and the area had been cleared.