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| Rocket hits house of former senator in Peshawar |
| 2015-05-25 |
| [DAWN] The family members of a former tribal senator Abdur Razaq narrowly escaped when a rocket hit his residence in Hayatabad Township on Friday night, police said. According to police, it was second attack on his house as an improvised bomb was went kaboom!outside the main gate of his residence on last Sunday night that damaged the main gate and a part of the boundary wall. The former senator is stated to be maternal uncle of MNA Qaisar Jamal of Darra Adamkhel, who belongs to Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... Habibur Rehman, an eyewitness, told police that he was present inside the house when a rocket hit the third floor of the building. He avoided sharing further details but said that family members of the former senator were inside their rooms and all of them remained unhurt in the attack. Police said that it could not be ascertained immediately as to wherefrom the rocket was fired. "We are collecting information and recording statements of the people but the actual situation can be known from the family," an investigator said and added that it looked an extortion-related incident. A resident of the area said that the blast created panic among the dwellers of the township and many of them came out of their house to ascertain as to what happened. "Terror incidents are taking place very frequently and the law enforcement agencies have failed to overcome these," he said. |
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