BDU in-charge, others killed in Peshawar blast

PESHAWAR: A roadside bomb killed Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) in-charge and three other members of the Unit in the outskirts here on Monday.

BDU in-charge Abdul Haq 43, who had defused over 60 bombs in his career was heading to Badaber to defuse a bomb when his vehicle was hit by another bomb. The blast resulted in the death of four personnel on board the vehicle including the BDU in-charge, while two others were injured.

Shafqat Malik, bomb disposal chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, praised Haq as one of his best and most professional operatives.

"We are losing our best officers. More than 10 officers of BDS (bomb disposal squad) have lost their lives while serving their motherland," Malik said.

Haq was made bomb disposal chief for Peshawar after his predecessor Hukam Khan was killed while defusing two bombs in the same area in September 2012.

The funeral prayers of the deceased were offered at Police Lines.