PESHAWAR: A grenade was lobbed at the house of a Frontier Constabulary official in the jurisdiction of Mathra police station here on Monday night, officials said.

They said that unidentified persons hurled a grenade at Fazl Rabi’s house, partially damaging it. They, however, said the family remained unhurt.

DSP Zahid Alam said that the bomb disposal unit was at the crime scene, adding that a search operation was also launched in the area to arrest the culprits.

He said Mr Rabi’s other brothers were also government employees.

Published in Dawn, April 2nd, 2024

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