{"id":124817,"date":"2026-04-26T10:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=124817"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:03:15","slug":"blast-targets-ministers-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124817\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast targets minister\u2019s home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DERA MURAD JAMALI(National Times)-  A bomb exploded near the residence of Balochistan\u2019s Minister for Irrigation, Mir Sadiq Umrani, damaging parts of the house in Dera Murad Jamali on Saturday night, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said unknown attackers planted the bomb behind Mr Umrani\u2019s residence near a Wapda transformer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe bomb exploded and damaged some parts of the residence,\u201d a police officer told Dawn, adding that the transformer was completely destroyed in the powerful blast that rocked the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials said Umrani was not present at the time of the explosion. Only servants were inside the house, and no casualties were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCCTV video showed two people planting the bomb, which exploded after they fled the site,\u201d police officials said, adding that an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DERA MURAD JAMALI(National Times)- A bomb exploded near the residence of Balochistan\u2019s Minister for Irrigation, Mir Sadiq Umrani, damaging parts of the house in Dera Murad Jamali on Saturday night, police said. 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