PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police said Monday an initial probe revealed Daesh was behind the suicide attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Bajaur.
At the protest on Sunday in the former tribal territory, which borders Afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed 46 and injured over 100.
Moreover, DPO Nazir Khan said emergency declared at Bajaur and surrounding hospitals, where majority of the injured brought. Military helicopters transferred seriously injured Bajaur residents to Peshawar hospitals.
While, We are examining the Bajaur blast. Police stated Daesh involved in the initial investigation.
Moreover, The bomb disposal crew was collecting evidence from the spot as the police were gathering suicide bomber information. “CTD personnel are busy collecting other evidence.”
DPO Khan reported three arrests.
Since last year’s TTP-Islamabad ceasefire collapsed, terrorist attacks in Pakistan have increased. This year’s Peshawar mosque explosion killed over 100.
A UN Security Council assessment said that the TTP may seek a merger with Al Qaeda to form an umbrella organisation for all South Asian militant groups.
Moreover, Pakistan blames Afghanistan for not preventing cross-border militancy in Islamabad.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman demanded that PM Shehbaz Sharif and KP Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan investigate the incident.
While, The coalition government of PM Shehbaz is preparing for November national elections, and the targeted party is a major ally.
PM Shehbaz called the blast an attack on Pakistani democracy. He promised punishment.
Moreover, Pakistan’s security threatened by the TTP’s sanctuaries and freedom of action in Afghanistan. According to the Pakistan Army’s top brass.
The independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) reported a 79% increase in terrorism in the first half of 2023.
