PESHAWAR: 100 namazis lost their lives, 157 got injured (many gravely) when a suicide bomber, belonging to TTP, standing on the first suff (row) disguised as a namazi (during Zuhr prayers), blew himself up at the Police Lines Mosque here on Monday (30th of Jan, 2023).
Lady Reading Hospital, where the injured are being treated, has desperately appealed for blood (particularly O-ve) donations.
PM Shehbaz Sharif has instructed the PML-N workers (having blood group O-ve) to reach the Lady Reading Hospital in order to bleed.
Taking to the twitter Islamabad Police stated: “Blast in Peshawar. IG Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan issued security high alert orders in Islamabad. Checking has been increased at all entry and exit points.
“Monitoring is being done by means of Safe City. Snipers have been deployed at important ports and buildings.”
Roof of the double-storey mosque also caved in due to the repercussion and it has been insinuated that a number of namazis are still trapped under the rubble.
According to sources the Imam (prayer leader) of the mosque Sahibzada Noor-ul-Amin also died in the attack.
PM Shehbaz Sharif reached Peshawar to monitor the state of affairs and visited Lady Reading Hospital to oversee the medical aid being provided to the wounded alongwith COAS Syed Asim Muneer.
While reaffirming Pakistan’s firm commitment to root out terrorism, the PM held that by targeting a mosque the attackers have demonstrated that they have nothing to do with Islam .
Chairman PPP and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, condemning the suicide attack in Peshawar, noted that incidents of terrorism before by-polls and general elections were meaningful…“Strict action will be taken against facilitators,” he proclaimed.
PTI Chief, former PM, Imran Khan Tweeted: “Strongly condemn the terrorist suicide attack in police lines mosque Peshawar during prayers.
“My prayers & condolences go to victims families. It is imperative we improve our intelligence gathering & properly equip our police forces to combat the growing threat of terrorism.”
Newspakistan.tv
