Pakistan

Peace committee leader among three killed in Peshawar car bomb

DSP Matani confirms blast was a car bomb which killed peace committee chief Ijaz Bacha, and a policeman.

Afp/express June 21, 2011

PESHAWAR: A car bomb explosion in Matni area of Peshawar killed three people including one policeman and peace committee leader Ijaz Bacha while injuring seven people on Monday.

Express 24/7 correspondent Umar Farooq reported that unidentified assailants had planted a bomb on a motor-bike before parking it outside the residence peace militia member, Ijaz Bacha.

The militia’s head Qadir Khan, said that the attacker quietly fled after parking his motor-bike after which a loud explosion took place.

DSP Matani, Sahibzada Sajjad confirmed the casualty figure, saying that four police men had also been injured in the attack. He added that the explosion, which took place shortly after eight pm, was the result of a car bomb.

Up to 20 shops in the vicinity of the blast had also been damaged.

"At least three people were killed and seven others were wounded," senior police official Kalam Khan, adding he could not immediately confirm the type of device used, reported AFP

Local sources confirmed that three people were killed and more than seven others were wounded.

The injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital.

Security forces had cordoned off the area.

Who is Ijaz Bacha?

40-year old Ijaz Bacha worked actively against terrorism and was eager to restore peace in the area. He provided his house to the police to temporarily set up a police station, as there was none in the area.

A checkpost located in the area is also ascribed to his name.

Bacha was at the checkpost with other police officials when the blast took place.

COMMENTS (12)

Asad | 13 years ago | Reply @Zain wakeup buddy there is no 'real taliban' these are heartless murderers who resort to kidnapping for ransom, brain washing kids to blow themselves up and destroy the country's infrastructure and economy. What more evidence do you need?

Mariam | 13 years ago | Reply Isn't that ironic...a peace committee leader killed in such a violent act?

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Farhan Khan | 13 years ago | Reply @dr. Aslam khan: When u say "They should be _ _ _" then you have already lost the game because they are really best in what they are doing and no-one can stand before them doing the same dance. Better avoid bitten by the Lion when you have to live with him. And the truth is 'You must live with them or only they will live ..." If you want to eliminate them, you need to become like them which you can't.

moeed | 13 years ago | Reply mr sameer that' s a very unconclusive analysis and why made fun of imran khan atleast he is the one who is trying

Zain | 13 years ago | Reply These r none but the agents of our enemies; using the name tabilan to defame the 'real Taliban' and Islam.

Mirza | 13 years ago | Reply Very unfortunate and sad indeed. I am not demanding the truth and the whole truth to come out for my own personal gain. Instead of lies like "the back of terrorists is broken" and the cover up for failures in Mehran base, Shamsi base, Abbotabbad, etc., please for Allah's sake tell the truth for a change and let us move on. Unless there is a coordination and truthfulness nobody would be secure in Pakistan even with "more than half a million security forces". Please make the life of civilians safe instead of a PR and image campaign for yourself. Action speaks louder than thoughts. People want to see truth and action by security force officials. Dozens of murders are taking place each day in Pakistani cities and the security situation is getting worse and worse. Please do your job, is it asking too much and being critical? It is ironic and sad to see mullah/military alliance and apologists getting upset if one demands the army to do its primary job and tell the truth.

fahad iqbal | 13 years ago | Reply so true sameer ,,some times i really want to leave this country .bt no one in world gona accept us .In kpk commoner and poor are dying like any thing .No one wana talk abt our problems ,no one is free for second look to young generation .New generation is almost half balanced .Law gaps are increasing day by day .WHERE R WE AND WHERE R WE GOING ?any one knows in our government

Sameer | 13 years ago | Reply Another day, another bomb. Kayani - too worried about the Army's pride and trying to hang on to his job due to his fundamentalist-infiltrated Corps Commanders. Pasha - enjoying his new BMW 7-series limo with tinted windows. The good thing is, about 90 members of the military have them so if they ride around in them all the time, no one has a clue who is who in Islamabad. Gilani - more worried about Serakai province than fixing Pakistan's problems. Rehman Malik - 98% sure the bomb was due to foreign elements. Zardari - watching the waves at his mansion in the Cote de Azur. Altaf Hussain - making YouTube videos in London. Imran Khan - blockading a NATO truck in Quetta. No one in Pakistan's leadership is doing anything to fix the problem. This is truly a tragic comedy.

dr. Aslam khan | 13 years ago | Reply taleban r the biggest enemies of islam they need to be liquidated

saleem khan | 13 years ago | Reply When Imran Khan and Munawar Hassan are putting pressure on the government through Dharna and long marches to stop this madness.

mmmm | 13 years ago | Reply where is cctv camera where are barriers

cctv camera | 13 years ago | Reply these is because your lapse in security why barriers not there where is cctv cameras

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