FC Headquarters suicide bombers identified as Afghan citizens

Over 100 suspects questioned, investigators continue search for facilitator of November 24 attack

The National Database and Registration Authority has confirmed that all three suicide bombers involved in the attack on Federal Constabulary Headquarters were Afghan citizens.

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) verified the attackers’ citizenship but further details about them have not yet been received, officials said.

Investigators have questioned more than 100 suspects in connection with the November 24 bombing that killed three FC personnel and injured 11 others. Authorities also obtained CCTV footage tracking the attackers' movement from Rahman Baba cemetery to the FC Headquarters.

Read: Three martyred, 11 injured in suicide attack on FC headquarters in Peshawar

Investigators revealed that the suicide bombers did not have any mobile phones in use on the day of the attack, complicating efforts to trace their contacts and handlers. The search for the bombers’ facilitator remains underway.

The coordinated attack occurred on November 24, when three militants arrived on a single motorcycle. The first suicide bomber detonated explosives at the main gate. The other two entered the compound through the smoke and chaos, opening fire before being neutralised by security forces.

CCTV footage showed the attackers traveling in the wrong direction on the road and parking their motorcycle near a shop close to the headquarters. The first bomber waited outside the gate for several minutes before detonating his device.

The assault occurred while a parade was underway at the headquarters, with around 450 personnel present at the time.

Read More: Forensic investigation begins after Peshawar FC suicide bombing

Authorities collected the bodily remains of the attackers and sent them to a laboratory for DNA analysis. The Counter-Terrorism Department also registered an FIR on the complaint of SHO Abdullah Jalal, invoking Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, explosives offences, murder and other relevant provisions.