Diamer girls schools attacks: Startling revelations surface in investigations
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ISLAMABAD - Gilgit-Baltistan Police has made new revelations regarding the terrorist attack in girls school.
Police on Thursday said that a 'militant commander' suspected of involvement in the Diamer school attacks, who was killed during a search operation earlier this week, was a "high-profile Afghan-trained suspect".
Diamer Superintendent Police (SP) Rai Ajmal in a report submitted to the Diamer deputy inspector general (DIG) of police said that the suspect, Commander Shafiur Rehman, was killed in an exchange of fire with police.
"On noticing the police raiding team, the accused opened indiscriminatory firing that resulted in the martyrdom of Constable Arif Hussain, while Head Constable Karamat Ali sustained bullet injuries," the report said.
In response to the incident, police cordoned off the entire area and started a search operation, the SP said.
