RAWALPINDI: The European Union on Wednesday gave Rawalpindi’s Department ofCivil Defence a robot worth Rs70 million as a new addition to its bombdisposal unit.

The robot can electronically defuse bombs as well as detecting and breakingcircuits of bombs buried under the ground.

The formal inauguration of the bomb disposal unit will be held by theDirector General of Civil Defence Hanif Khattak and Rawalpindi DeputyCommissioner Omar Jahangir next week.

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Officials from bomb disposal squad will also test out and demonstrate theuse of the technology.

Moreover, a special air conditioned control room has also been built at acost of Rs2.5 million to house the modern bomb disposal equipment.