Peshawar police have registered a case against unknown militants as investigation continues over the attack on a Pakistan International Airlines plane on Tuesday night as it was about to land at Bacha Khan International Airport.
A woman, hailing from Nowshera, was killed and two others were injured in the attack.
The First Investigation Report (FIR) of the attack on PK 756 was lodged on Wednesday by PIA security officials at Badaber Police Station. Besides others sections of the Code of Criminal Procedure, murder and attempt to murder clauses have been included in the FIR.
The police is trying to find a clue of the militants involved in the attack.
Officials said that about 15 to 20 militants opened fire on the plane from Sulaimankhel area in the jurisdiction of Badaber Police Station. So far, the police claim to have recovered 50 used shells from the site.
Police and PIA officials have confirmed that the plane was hit by at least 12 bullets.
Certain officials opined that the militants involved in the attack belong to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban in Dara Adam Khel. The narrow tribal strip of Dara Adam Khel is close to Badaber and Matani area, from where almost all flights land at Peshawar Airport.
Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has constituted a three member team to interrogate the matter. The team has initiated its assignments in collaboration with officers and experts of other law enforcement agencies.
Soon after the firing on PK 756 coming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Peshawar, police conducted search operation in various villages and hamlets in Pishtakhara and Badaber area. According to the police, 250 persons were initially detained but later freed after their statements were recorded and their identity was verified.
Various agencies are now collecting information from different villages of Badaber.
Meanwhile, the Emirates Air International has announced suspension of its flight operations to Peshawar. The management of many foreign airlines has already declared Peshawar Airport as a sensitive and dangerous.
