A screengrab shows the destroyed car. SCREENGRAB: EXPRESS NEWS
According to Rescue 1122 officials, manager of the madrassah Haji Inayatullah was the target of the attacker. Inayatullah remained unhurt as he was not present near the blast site.
The bomber detonated his explosive jacket close to Haji Hayatullah's car as worshippers were leaving a mosque following Friday prayers in the city's congested Faqirabad neighbourhood, local police chief Liaquat Ali said.
"The bomber blasted Haji Hayatullah's car from the right side, killing the driver and Hayatullah's guard," he said.
Senior police officer Khalid Hamdani confirmed the attack and the casualties.
The bomber carried about six kilograms of explosives.
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2:29pm
Windows of nearby houses were shattered due to the impact of the blast and residents came out on the streets in fear, reported Express News.
The exact cause of the bombing is not yet known though it is speculated that a religious scholar was the target, reported Express News.
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2:23pm
Three people were killed while two are injured, reported Express News .
The blast took place outside the gate of a Madrassa according to Express News. Injured people include those people inside the Madrassa along with pedestrians on the road.
The area surrounding the blast side is a residential area.
Police have taken control of the area and investigations are underway, reported Express News.
The blast took place 30 minutes after Friday prayers concluded.
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2:20pm
Three people were killed as a result of the blast. The injured are being shifted to Lady Reading Hospital.
A car was damaged completely due to the intensity of the blast and initial reports suggest that the bomb was planted in a car.
There was a crowd of people in the area due to Friday prayers.
Rescue teams have been dispatched to the blast site.
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Yesterday it was kabul and today its peshawar, tomorrow its again going to be in a province in Afghanistan and the other day again it would be KPK. what a shame its just pashtoons dying.
@Umer: "The world’s seventh largest army being defeated on its own soil by the rag tag Taliban does not make sense otherwise."
Any comment on Strongest army in the world failing for last 12 years, against rag tag Taliban???
@Baba Shakkari:
Existing solutions ‘failed’ because Punjabi Army does not want to get rid of its strategic assets, simple as that. The world’s seventh largest army being defeated on its own soil by the rag tag Taliban does not make sense otherwise.
Interesting to see that no where in the news article it mentions any suspects or a claim of responsibility. Yet everyone seems to be know exactly who did it.
On the same note any thoughts why they did it. I am open to any theory that makes some sense. And ones who say IK and/or Nawaz are allied with TTP, why would they do it in domain of their own (Alleged) Ally. Could there be other forces involved, i.e ones who are opposed to any dialogue and want to continue (so far failed) policy of violence with violence without trying to eliminate the root cause.
Who ever did it it caused loss of innocent lives. Let us debate with open mind and propose an alternate solution (other than ones that have failed to produce any results so far).
Brothers and sisters, we condemn this sorry incident and assure you that we will not let you down, please wait a little and then see the result. If we do not succeeded you have very right not only to criticize us but also vote out us.
I still have to understand how things will get better with these bearded barbarians known as the Taliban running across the country. These madmen have destroyed everything and are still attacking innocent Pakistanis.
I have no clue, I just want to pull at my hair when I hear about the situation in my home country. The government fails to deal with the terrorists with a heavy hand while at the same time they fail to say no to America. Terrorists have destroyed our lives utterly but no proper action is taken against them.
This was a test, I repeat ... this was not a big explosion that we are capable of doing but just a small test. We are testing the reaction of PML-N and PTI to see how strong our "alliance" really is. All jokes apart. The only way to talk with this foreign funded terrorists is through the barrel of a gun. We as Pakistanis should never negotiate with the killers of our innocent men, women and children.
This could be a win win situation.
Madrassah are being targeted and world label them terrorists. Total injustice.
Hey Lets try to talk to these guys.
IK , Still no problems with taliban? The 90 day deadline still stands?
Wake up and smell the coffee
Nathan
shame on the elected politicians in KP... all of them are hand in glove with these miscreants
And Nawaz Sharif wants to talk to them, and wants to sell the country to Saudis. Good luck!
Dear True Pakistanis Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Syed Munawar Hussain and my beloved Maulan Fazlur Rehman.
Kindly again ask your mentors and supporters all types of Punjabi and Pashtun Taliban not to kill innocent people. After all they have protected, campained and voted you for the Assembly.
Don't worry. We will have dialogue with these barbarians and then they will leave us alone. At least this is what we have been told by the two popular leaders.
Dear Imran Khan, Your mentors and promoters have started unleashing terrorism in Pakistan again. I know you will put blame on Veena Malik for this. Thats what you are for.
We must all condemn Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Syed Munawar Hassan and of course my beloved Fazlur Rehman for giving support to these terrorist.
Test for IK has started even before his government forms there. I do have faith you can do anything if you want. Pls dont disappoint me. We want peace everywhere in pakistan, not just FATA. But lets start from somewhere?
Fear not. Khan will emerge and destroy the Taliban with his friendly handshakes and twitter army.
Dear Imran Khan. So this is also because of the drone strikes and the american war on terror?
Now Nawaz and Khan have to Take some Solid Decision Over War of Terror.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un