A new security plan for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been devised and it has been decided that a targeted operation will be launched in sensitive areas of the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani said on Monday.
The KP IG urged the public to cooperate with the police and other law enforcement agencies, adding that their identities would not be revealed.
The Peshawar superintendent of police (SP) said investigation had been continuing and progressing, adding that some suspects had been taken into custody. Besides, he said, the chassis and the registration number of the car involved in the bombing had also been found.
The SP said security had been increased in the provincial capital to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
The city plunged into gloom on Monday in the aftermath of the human loss caused in devastating bomb blasts in the city within a week.
Shops and other business establishments remained closed to express solidarity with the bereaved families. Business activities in Qissa Khwani Bazaar and Khyber Bazaar were shut on the appeal of the traders, who also held a protest demanding security and compensation to them within seven days.
A powerful remote-controlled car bomb struck the historic Qissi Khwani Bazaar, killing 42 people and injuring hundreds.
The dead also included 18 from the same family from Charsadda.
The Qissa Khwani Bazaar bombing was the third in the series. The first blast occurred at the Kohati Gate church while the second one took place in a running bus carrying secretariat employees to their destinations.
There is a saying here in America, that the best defense is a good offensive.
They should stop vehicles entering bazaar. Only delivery vehicles after being fully checked.
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