was reported in the Khyber District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Geo News reported on Tuesday. Station House Officer (SHO) Gul Wali said that Addtional SHO Adnan Afridi was martyred in the earth-shattering kaboom.
According to details provided by the police, the blast took place when a jacket wallah hid inside the mosque after he saw officials of the law enforcement agency.
KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Akhtar Hayat Khan said that the suspect went
kaboom!during the search inside the mosque.
Moreover, SHO Wali said that further details will be provided as it is currently unknown how many people are trapped under the debris of the mosque as it had collapsed during the blast.
However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits...
the eyewitnesses claimed that the mosque was empty at the time of the incident.
The security forces and police cordoned off the area soon after the deadly incident.
Caretaker Minister of Religious Affairs and Information Barrister Feroze Jamal Shah condemned the suicide blast, saying that the sacrifices carried out by the police would not go in vain.
"The miscreants and the enemies of peace will be dealt with an iron fist," he added.
'SUSPICIOUS PERSON ARRESTED'
Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) 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...Ashfaq Anwar said that a suspicious person has been arrested from the site of the incident.
Providing details about the incident, he said that the additional SHO called for police officials to carry out a search operation after receiving information about suspicious persons in the area.
However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits...
the suspect ran towards the mosque when he saw the police and Additional SHO Afridi ran behind him when the suicide bomber blew himself, the CCPO added. "The additional SHO was martyred in the suicide blast."
| Dawn adds that the mosque is in the Jamrud area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district. |