Peshawar: As a result of the suicide blast inside the Police Lines mosque, the number of martyrs, including the imam of the mosque and officials, has reached 100, while 53 people have been injured.
The blast took place at the time of Zuhr prayer where the attacker was in the front row. After the blast, the police and other law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area. Evidence is being collected by the bomb disposal squad.
After the explosion, emergency was imposed in all the hospitals of Peshawar, the injured and dead bodies were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. An appeal has been made in the hospital to donate blood to the injured, in which O negative blood was specifically requested to be donated.
Photo of Imam Masjid Police Lines Sahibzada Nurul Amin who was martyred in the suicide blast.
Photo of Imam Masjid Police Lines Sahibzada Nurul Amin who was martyred in the suicide blast.
Muhammad Asim, the spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital, confirmed that 100 people have been martyred in the blast so far, while the number of injured in LRH has reduced to 53, out of which 17 are currently in the ICU. Among the injured brought to the hospital, 10 underwent surgery in operation theatres.
According to the spokesman, the condition of most of the injured under treatment is out of danger. Free medical facilities are being provided to all the injured while others brought to LRH have been discharged from the hospital.
According to the police, it is feared that heavy explosives were used in the attack, due to the intensity of which both the roof of the mosque and the canteen adjacent to it collapsed, a crane has been ordered to remove the debris. CTD office is also located behind the mosque.
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According to reports, the attacker entered the mosque along with the worshipers through the main gate of the police station, crossed three to four checking points and blew himself up. After the explosion, the main gate of the police station was closed.
CCPO Peshawar Ijaz Khan said that the smell of the explosion suggests that the attack was a suicide attack, due to which the hall of the mosque, where prayers are offered, collapsed, while the area up to the courtyard of the mosque was also destroyed. .
He said that the police lines have two gates and 10 to 15 personnel are deployed on duty, one gate is for common people and the other is for police officers.
CCPO Peshawar said that building demolition materials were used in the blast and there is no doubt that the attack inside the police station was a security failure. . About 300 people were present in the mosque.
Speaking to the media outside the police station, Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former Local Government Minister KP Inayatullah said that people’s voices are coming from under the debris that fell as a result of the explosion. Be removed soon.
PTI leader Shaukat Yousafzai said that 5 people are alive under the debris and are being given medical aid. He said that the caretaker government has to focus only on security.
It should be noted that Peshawar Police Lines is known as the headquarters and there are sensitive buildings as well as offices of important officers.
The wall and roof of the police lines mosque collapsed due to the suicide blast. Photo: AFP
The wall and roof of the police lines mosque collapsed due to the suicide blast. Photo: AFP
Possibility of presence of more people in the wreckage, special team called
The work of removing the debris is going on in police lines, there are reports of more people under the debris, on which a team of special engineers has been called.
Names of martyrs
Among those killed in the blast are Inspector Duran Shah, Zahib Nawaz, Maqsood Ahmed, Rashida Bibi wife Peshawari Lal, Rafiqullah, Naseem Shah Constable, Liaqat Ali, Amjad Driver, Shehryar, Liaqat, Muhammad Ali, Imam Masjid Sahibzada Zahir Shah, S. I Rati Shah, Waseem Shah, Gul Sharaf, Hayatullah Khattak, Zubair, Abdul Hameed, Usman, Khalid Jan, Rafiq Khan, Inspector Irfan Khan, Abdul Wadud, Liaqatullah Shah, Atif, Rizwanullah, Hazrat Umar, Noor Ahmed Shah, Aftab, Hafeezullah, two CTD officials Ashfaq, Karamatullah, three FC officials Zakir Ali Khalil, Shahabullah, Amjad Khan and others are included.
It should be noted that due to the increase in the number of martyrs due to the non-adherence of the patients under treatment in the hospital and due to the emergence of more people from the rubble, the final number of dead and injured has not been officially released yet.
Condemnation of other personalities including the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the suicide blast in the mosque of Police Lines Peshawar and said that the brutal killing of Muslims while prostrating before Allah is against the teachings of the Quran. Nothing to do with
The Prime Minister has directed the Federal Interior Minister to provide assistance in increasing the capacity of the counter-terrorism department of the provinces, especially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto and former President Asif Ali Zardari have condemned the blast. The Foreign Minister said that strict action will be taken against the terrorists and their facilitators while following the National Action Plan, the terrorists will be dealt with strictly. Incidents of terrorism before by-elections and general elections are significant.
Former President Asif Ali has condemned the suicide blast and said that it is very dangerous for terrorists to be active in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the government should destroy the nurseries of terrorism by following the National Action Plan. He said that before the by-elections and general elections
Incidents of terrorism are a cause for concern. The federal and provincial caretaker government should bring the planners and facilitators of terrorists to justice.
Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan has condemned the incident and directed the rescue agencies to speed up the rescue activities and said that emergency measures should be taken to transfer the injured to the hospital immediately.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah strongly condemned the blast in Peshawar Police Lines and expressed his resolve to end terrorism from the country. He has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of life and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.
PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman strongly condemned the bomb attack in Peshawar mosque and said that the attack on the holy place and during worship is the height of brutality, the nation should fight such conspiratorial elements with mutual unity and agreement. I pray to Allah for forgiveness for those martyred in the attack and for the recovery of the injured.
Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-ul-Haq strongly condemned the blast in Peshawar Police Lines Mosque and expressed his condolences to the families of the martyrs. Siraj-ul-Haq has directed Jamaat-e-Islami and Al-Khidmat Foundation workers to reach the hospital to donate blood.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the mosque of Police Lines Peshawar and said that to deal with the growing threat of terrorism, it is necessary to improve our intelligence and train our police appropriately. Equip me with the necessary equipment.
PML-N leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has said in his statement that the Peshawar suicide blast is the worst act of terrorism and highly condemnable. The deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the recent incidents of terrorism are very worrying. May Allah grant speedy recovery to the injured, high ranks of the martyrs and patience to the bereaved.
