SHIKARPUR – Following the suicide attack on Shikarpur’s Imambargah that injured more over a dozen people yesterday, Station House Officer (SHO) Khanpur has been suspended over flawed security.
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Civil Lines will investigate the Shikarpur blast, under the supervision of Raja Umar Khitab.
10 injured as bomber storms Shikarpur Imambargah during Eid prayer; another attacker arrested alive
Meanwhile, details have surfaced of one of the two suicide bombers who stormed an Imambargah on Tuesday where people had gathered for Eid prayers.
The attacker named Usman, who was arrested in injured condition as police and the public foiled the bomb plot, is reportedly a resident of Kabal, Swat. He had also lived in Ittehad Town in Karachi for eight years with his family.
Usman had trained in Afghanistan and then relocated to Quetta for some time, police said.
Police and Rangers conducted operations in different areas of Khanpur and have arrested 25 suspects so far.
Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel visited the blast site on Wednesday. It has been decided that the attacker Usman would be handed over to CTD.
At least three policemen were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Khanpur Imambargah on Tuesday.
Police and residents, however, were able to prevent another attack as they stopped the other suicide attacker.
Sindh IGP AD Khwaja, who visited the blast site, said, “Due to the timely action of the brave policemen we have been saved from a bigger tragedy.”
Terrorist organization Jamaat-ul-Ahrar accepted responsibility for the attack.
