...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), 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 Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
's Bacha Khan International Airport on December 15, 2012, a government official said.
According to sources, all three men belonged to a proscribed banned
...the word
bannedseems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all...
organization of Khyber Agency
and were among the Lions of Islam who fired rockets at the Pakistain Air Force base inside Bacha Khan Airport.The bodies, which were found at a nullah in Peshawar's Mattani area, were recognised as Commander Noor Mohammad, Commander Kemya Gul and Commander Sher Muhammad -- all of whom were wanted for being the criminal masterminds of the fatal attack.
According to sources, the three men were also suspected to be involved in the rocket attacks on the Sheikh Muhammadi grid station near Peshawar which left seven people dead on April 2, 2013.
A front man for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain had claimed the credit for the attack on Bacha Khan Airport, saying their target was the air force base.
The seven killed in the attack included five Lions of Islam while 40 people suffered injuries, according to government officials.