Karachi: At least two people were wounded after an unknown man hurled a grenade at Lyari Expressway on Saturday, witnesses and police said.

The incident took place at around 10pm near Garden Toll Plaza, Lyari Expressway.

PPreliminary police investigations showed that an unknown assailant riding a motorbike hurled the grenade and fled the scene, leaving two people injured.

Police and rescue officials arrived at the scene. The injured were shifted to the Civil Hospital.

The City SSP told media that the police has cordoned off the area and started an investigation.

Dir: Two soldiers embraced martyrdom in an IED blast in Dir's Barawal area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.

Sepoy Sajid Ali of Kotli and Sepoy Adnan Imtiaz of Ponch district lost their lives in the attack.

According to the military's media affairs wing, a clearnance operation has been launched to root out the terrorists from the area.

Alphabet Inc's YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a "channel store", the report said, citing people close to the recent discussions.

The platform has been in the works for at least 18 months and could be available as early as this fall, the report added. https://on.wsj.com/3w22hAv

Alphabet did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

With more consumers cutting the cord on cable or satellite TV and shifting to subscription-based streaming services, the planned launch will allow YouTube to join companies like Roku Inc (ROKU.O) and Apple (AAPL.O) in a bid to gain a portion of the already crowded streaming market.

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that Walmart Inc (WMT.N) has held talks with media companies about including streaming entertainment in its membership service.

SOURCE: REUTERS