JI chief sees terrorism behind CTD blast

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Sirajul Haq said on Tuesday that the explosion at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) office in the Kabal area in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Swat Valley was an act of terrorism, accusing the authorities of hiding the facts.

Addressing a ceremony in Mansoora, Lahore, Haq said that the people across the country were fed up with the hollow slogans of the rulers, while the so-called political parties were embroiled in personal interests and party feuds.

Police officials on Tuesday stated that a mysterious blast on Monday destroyed the CTD office in Kabal, Swat district. However, the police said that the blast was caused by the explosives inside the building, stressing that it was not an act of terrorism.

However, Haq rejected the official version of the incident. “The incident that took place in the CTD police station in Kabal was an act of terrorism which the government is trying to hide,” he said.

He said that bloodshed was continuing in the region for the past 20 years. “When will this bloodshed stop and when will the people will have peace? How long will people carry the bodies of their loved ones,” he asked.

“Not only Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the people in other parts of the country are also worried. The primary responsibility of the government is to protect the life and property of the citizens but the people are fed up with the false slogans of the rulers,” he added.