The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan
Credit: The ExpressTribune
Published: April 16, 2013
PESHAWAR: At least 11 people were killed and 49 injured in a suicide blast in Peshawar near a Awami National Party (ANP) meeting on Tuesday, said officials.The bomb blast took place in Yakatoot just after the arrival of senior ANP leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour.“There were a lot of people present at the site for the ANP leader’s reception. The suicide bomber merged in the crowd and blew himself up near the driver’s seat,” said Inspector General of Police Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Liaquat Ali.The driver was killed, while Bilour escaped the attack after sustaining minor injuries.
Responding to questions regarding security arrangements, the IGP said that the deaths of policemen in the incident prove that there was adequate security arrangement. “They [police] have borne the brunt of the blast first. We did all the [security] arrangements that were required,” he added. More