TLTP
RAWALPINDI
At least 25 people got injured in a hand grenade attack at Ganjmandi area on Sunday. Three of the injured were stated to be in critical condition, rescue officials said. They said that 22 victims were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, while three were provided first aid on the spot.
Initial reports suggested that it was a hand grenade attack but City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Mohammad Ahsan Younas said that it is too soon to ascertain the nature of the blast.
The CPO noted that it was the second attack near a police station in 10 days. On December 4, one man was killed and seven other people were injured in a blast carried out using an improvised explosive device near Pir Wadhai police station. The CPO said that there were reports of terror plots and added that progress has been made in the investigation of the Pir Wadhai blast.
Meanwhile, rescue officials said that the explosion occurred at a filtration plant situated across the Ganj Mandi police station. The area has been cordoned off and officials of Counter-Terrorism Department and forensic experts have arrived on the scene.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar while taking notice of the blast near Ganj Mandi police station has sought a report from RPO Rawalpindi and directed to investigate the incident.
Buzdar said that those responsible for the incident should be determined at the earliest and brought to justice. He directed the administration to provide best treatment facilities to the injured.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed also sought a report of the grenade blast in Ganj Mandi. He has also issued instructions for providing every possible facility of medical treatment to the injured.
