Grenade Blast

In Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab, a grenade that belonged to the Taliban exploded, killing one person and leaving four others including women and children injured. The incident occurred in Faryab’s capital city of Maimana, and two persons have been detained in connection to the explosion. According to the Taliban government, the hand grenade was accidentally thrown, and was not a plotted crime. Further details are awaited.

In Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, an accidental grenade blast has claimed the lives of two Army personnel along the LoC. An Army officer and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), who were injured in the blast, succumbed to their injuries during treatment. Meanwhile, all the injured soldiers beete evacuated to Udhampur, using a helicopter. Further details on the matter is awaited.

An attacker threw a hand grenade during a Muharram procession in central Pakistan's Punjab province, leaving three people dead and 59 injured, on August 19. Reportedly, 500 were involved in the procession when the blast took place. The police launched the investigation after arresting the attacker. Chairing a high-level meeting on the blast, Punjab CM has ordered the Counter Terrorism Department to submit its report.