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FC personnel martyred, 13 wounded in Zhob suicide attack
A suicide bomber was killed by security forces
Zhob: A Frontier Corps (FC) official was martyred, while 13 people were injured when security forces foiled a suicide attack in Zhob on Wednesday, officials said.
The attack was carried out on the Joint Response Centre in Zhob’s Sabakzai area at 3:40am today. The centre was “attacked by terrorists from three sides, while a suicide bomber was killed by security forces as he attempted to enter the building.
The deceased and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. Security forces and police cordoned off the area and launched an investigation.
The Bomb Disposal Squad is trying to determine the exact cause of the blast.