PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has announced Rs10 million reward for any person providing information leading to the arrest of those involved in a suicide attack inside the police headquarters.

“The militant [images of the suspected militant before and after the suicide attack] carried out a suicide attack inside the police lines mosque which claimed lives of many worshipers and left behind many others wounded,” a statement issued by the CTD read.

It also stated that anyone giving information about the suicide bomber and the facilitators will be rewarded Rs10 million cash, adding “privacy of the informer will be ensured and the name of [the person] giving leads on the suicide bomber or his facilitators will be kept secret”.

Moreover, Inspector General Moazzam Jah Ansari visited the Peshawar police lines and inspected security measures adopted for different police units.

A statement issued by the office of the provincial police chief stated that the IGP was also accompanied by the capital city police chief, SSP operations and other officers.

CCPO Mohammad Ijaz Khan briefed the IGP about the security measures including installation of radio frequency identification (RFID) for visitors and body search besides other arrangements at the police lines.

IGP Ansari was also briefed about the progress in the Jan 30 suicide attack investigation during his visit to the CTD office.

Published in Dawn, February 7th, 2023

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