Afghan nationals were found involved in 75% of suicide kabooms that took place in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the recent wave of terrorism, the provincial police chief shared on Thursday.
"Fingerprints of the suicide bombers revealed that they were Afghan citizens," IGP Akhtar Hayat Khan told Geo News. He added that the Afghan nationals were involved in the Ali Masjid, Bara, Hangu, Bajaur and police lines suicide attacks.
While talking about the increasing number of cases of extortion in the province, the KP police chief said that locals and Afghan nationals involved in the crime have been arrested.
KP’s top cop said that 76 cases of extortion were reported this year out of which they were able to trace 49 calls.
While sharing details, IG Khan said that they were able to trace a criminal who was making extortion calls to a "big businessman" from Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.... He also shared that the extortionists who were making calls to local contractors in southern districts have also been caught.
He added that because of the police action extortion calls have decreased in the province.
IG Khan said that over a year ago the police department was not keeping regular data on the matter but it was no longer the case.
On the arrest of two coppers running a nexus with a group, the IG assured that they were being treated like criminals. He added that after the case was registered, it was referred to the anti-terrorism department.
The IG also shared that CTD offices have been set up in the merged districts and officers of the rank of superintendent have been appointed in those offices.