*ISLAMABAD: The suicide bomber who killed over 140 people including anelection candidate in Mastung last week has been identified, according toGeo News.*
The revelations came during a briefing at the Senate’s Standing Committeechaired by Senator Rehman Malik on Thursday.
Balochistan Police Inspector General Mohsin Butt informed the Senatecommittee that bomber was identified as Hafiz Nawaz, a resident ofAbbottabad.
The IG said that the bomber was part of banned Lashkhar-e-Jhangvi, agroup affiliated with the Islamaic State, also known as Daesh.
The IS had claimed responsibility for the attack, one of the deadliest inPakistan’s history.
Nawabzada Siraj Durrani, a younger brother of former chief minister NawazAslam Raisani, also lost his life in the attack.