A superintendent of police killed while four others sustained serious injuries in a suicide attack on a police van at Peshawar, officials said on Thursday.
“Police Superintendent Roral Kalam Khan died in the blast and his driver and a guard was injured,” police officer Tahir Ayub told the media added that the explosion took place in in Pashta Kharra Chowk.
“The bomber came on foot and detonated explosives strapped to his body near SP Khan jeep,” bomb disposal squad chief Hukum Khan said.
“We have found the bomber s head,” he added.
The van was standing between Ring Road and Pusht Khara Chowk. The injured cops were taken to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment.
While confirming suicide attack, Additional Inspector General Squad Shafqat Malik informed taht evidences had been gathered while cordoning off the attack area.
Police officials said that SP Roral Kalam Khan had played a brave role in operation against terrorism in the province resulting in decrease of suicide attacks in Peshawar and adjoining areas.
While giving tribute to deceased SP Kalam Khan, provincial information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that his sacrifice would not be spoiled.
Talking to media at blast site, he said back bone of terrorists has been broken and these militants were attacking on security forces with their remaining power.
Mian Iftikhar reiterated that war against terrorism would continue until the last terrorist remains alive.
This is so sad. When will our government step up and take solid measures against the production of improvised explosive devices?
How many more lives would be lost to improvised explosive devices? God help us.
Improvised explosive devices claim many innocent lives again. Wake up Government!
Pakistan has clearly failed to address the issue of terrorism. EU has now intervened and decided to provide Pakistan with gadgets that would help Pakistan in stopping the use of improvise explosive devices by the terrorists.
ohhh again IEDs…. terrorists common weapon …. and still we are helpless.
EU is helping us against the use and production of IEDs and providing us technology.
I think police need to be provided with bomb proof vehicles and explosive detecting devices, may God bless his soul and give his family peace…
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