Meanwhile, in a statement, JamaatulAhrar (JuA), the offshoot of TehreekeTaliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was a continuation of Operation Ghazi, which they had initiated against Pakistan. The group released details of two of the attackers Abdul Basit of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khairullah of Kunduz province of Afghanistan.
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The bulletproof vehicle of Maulana Haideri was severely damaged in the explosion. The deceased included Maulana Hafiz Qudratullah, Naib emir of Quetta district chapter of the JUIF; Iftikhar Mughal, director staff of the Senate; Maulana Haideri’s driver, Abdul Waheed, an official of the AntiTerrorism Force; and seven volunteers of the JUIF who were escorting Maulana Haideri as guards. The victims included Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Imran, Abdul Ghaffar, Zahoor Ahmed and Abdul Karim. Several bodies have not been identified. A young girl, a child and a Mastungbased journalist, Abdul Hanan, were among the wounded.Meanwhile, Daesh (the Islamist State, formerly Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham) claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement posted on the website of its propaganda agency Amaq. Read less...
Meanwhile, Daesh (the Islamist State, formerly Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham) claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement posted on the website of its propaganda agency Amaq. Read less...