ISLAMABAD
Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed said on Saturday that three suspects behind yesterday’s deadly blast inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Koocha Risaldar have been identified.
In a video statement, the interior minister lauded efforts of the KP police and intelligence agencies in making a headway in investigation into the despicable incident.
The police will trace and arrest the suspects in a day or two, he added.
Sheikh Rasheed further said that his ministry has not received any request from Nawaz Sharif for renewal of his passport.
Talking about the current political situation, he said the opposition parties had faced a defeat in the National Assembly in the past and they will again meet the same fate if they moved a no-confidence move against the Imran Khan government.
He reiterated that Prime Minister Imran Khan will complete his five years tenure. He, however, lamented that some elements are trying to fan anarchy when the country is moving ahead.
Meanwhile, Special Investigation Team of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested two suspects in connection to investigation of previous day’s blast in provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to details, seven shells of 9MM pistol have been collected from the place of the incident while police have also recorded statements of the injured.
CTD has filed a first information report (FIR) on the complaint of the station house officer (SHO) of the Khan Raziq police station. Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act has been added in the case.
The SHO stated in the FIR that he rushed to the mosque after hearing sounds of gunshots and a loud explosion. The suicide attacker first opened indiscriminate fire after entering the mosque and then blew himself up, he said.
On the other hand, death toll in the devastating bombing inside a mosque in Kocha Risaldar area of Peshawar has risen to 62, with over 190 people injured.
The blast tore through the Kocha Risaldar area of the city moments before Friday prayers were to start, shattering the interior and showering the streets with broken glass.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a tweet, said that the government had all information regarding origins of where the terrorists came from and are going after them with full force.
The prime minister said that he has been personally monitoring operations and coordinating with Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and other law-enforcement agencies in the wake of the cowardly terrorist attack on Peshawar Imambargah.
Imran Khan further expressed his deepest condolences go to the victims’ families and prayers for the recovery of the injured.
