PESHAWAR – A seven member joint investigation team (JIT) was formed toinvestigate into Yaka Toot blast under leadership of DIG Saleem Marwat.
As per details, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General (IG) directed theJIT to submit its report within five days. He told that the JIT comprisingseven members and headed by DIG CTD. He said the strict securityarrangements have been made on all entrances of the city.
However, the committee will submit its report till Monday. The case of theblast has been registered by CTD against unidentified men on the plea ofSHO Yakatut, Wajid Ali.
The death toll in the Peshawar suicide attack, which claimed the life ofAwami National Party (ANP) leader Barrister Haroon Bilour, has increased to20 on Wednesday. Presently, 65 people injured in the suicide attack areseeking treatment at Lady Reading Hospital.
SSP operation reported that all the evidences have been gathered from theblast site while dozens of suspects have also been arrested for furtherinvestigation.
Earlier, ANP leader Haroon Bilour among 20 was martyred in Peshawar blastlast night when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives soon after HaroonBilour arrived in Yaka Toot area to address a corner meeting of his party.
The funeral prayers of martyred Haroon Bilour will be offered at 5:00pmtoday (Wednesday) in Peshawar. He will be laid to rest at the Wazir BaghGraveyard.