DERA MURAD JAMALI: Two landmine explosions, with an interval of one hour on Sunday in different districts, left one man wounded.

According to officials, a tractor-trolley transporting a water tank hit a landmine on the under-construction road near the Jamali Pump area. In the blast, an assistant of the tractor trolley’s driver, Saindad, sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to the Dera Murad Jamali district hospital for treatment.

An hour later, another landmine exploded in the Chatar Rabi area of Nasirabad district. According to the police, the second blast was caused when another tractor hit a planted landmine. The tractor’s driver remained unharmed in the incident.

Published in Dawn, October 23th, 2023

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