CTD arrests two in connection with Peshawar blast

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023

PESHAWAR: Special Investigation Team of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested two suspects in connection to the investigation of the previous day’s blast in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to details, seven shells of 9MM pistol have been collected from the place of the incident while police have also recorded statements of the injured.

On the other hand, the death toll in the devastating bombing inside a mosque in Kocha Risaldar area of Peshawar has risen to 56, with over 190 people injured.

The blast tore through the Kocha Risaldar area of the city moments before Friday prayers were to start, shattering the interior and showering the streets with broken glass.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a tweet, said that the government had all information regarding the origins of where the terrorists came from and are going after them with full force.

The prime minister said that he has been personally monitoring operations and coordinating with Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and other law-enforcement agencies in the wake of the cowardly terrorist attack on Peshawar Imambargah.

Imran Khan further expressed his deepest condolences go to the victims’ families and prayers for the recovery of the injured.