Unidentified persons on Saturday fired three rockets near army area in NWFP, causing minor damage to a factory but no one was hurt, police and witnessed said. Two rockets hit a match factory in the town of Risalpur, nearly 45 km from Peshawar, where Pakistan Army's has Cantonment and Military College of Engineering. Pakistan Air Force Academy is also located at Risalpur.
One rocket landed in a field near the Railways' Pakistan Locomotive Factory. Risalpur has several important educational institutions and industrial plants.
The police cordoned off the area soon after the attack and did not allow the people to move towards the site. Locals said they heard bang of explosions early morning.