Man, grandson die as boulder falls on house

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DIR LOWER: An old man and his grandson were killed and a woman sustained critical wounds when a boulder from a nearby mountain fell on their house in Lajbok Undesa area, in the vicinity of Balambat police station here on Friday morning. Police said the incident was a result of excessive rains in the area due to which a boulder slipped from a mountain and fell on the house of 65-year-old Hamim Jan during wee hours. As a result Hamim Jan and his 14-year-old grandson Asif Khan were killed on the scene. The mother of the child named Nusrat Bibi also sustained critical wounds and was shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Timergara. APP