Mastermind behind Barakahu suicide attack was captured. PHOTO: FILE
His identity has not been exposed but the police have revealed that he was around 30 years old.
Despite 'heavy deployment' of security personnel for Eid, a suicide bomber successfully entered a mosque in Islamabad but failed to explode before being gunned down on Friday.
The suspect entered the Jamia Mosque Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib while prayers were in progress.
As he neared the mosque, he took out a pistol and started firing, forcing people to flee the area. The bomber then ran through the narrow streets leading up to the mosque while brandishing the weapon.
At least three security guards had tried to intercept the bomber. The attacker though shot the security guard in the abdomen. A second guard who tried to intercept him was also injured.
A third guard in the mosque had taken up his position and when the bomber entered the mosque, he shot him. However, the bomber also managed to fatally wound the security guard.
The Bomb Disposal Squad defused the jacket. DIG Security added that they had found at least 500 grams of explosives and ball bearings in the suicide jacket.
SSP Islamabad Dr Rizwan has also suspended six officials including the SHO of Barakahu Abid Hussain and a probe has started into the matter. No police officer was present at the time of the attack.
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Because it was a fake case put together they arrested sum innocent people and acused them of terrorism they even arrested age 2-4-5 year old nieces of mine without any terrorism prof just show to people that they ding the right thing but instead the acused and showed on the news wrong people who was never involved in it what so watever but Allah is my vitness and sees it Allah we will get the reward of all this fake government punishing us for no reason inshallah And also these two people they talking about are never been involved in anything like Taft wat so ever they shot they guy with bomb who the police gave bomb to and killed him to make a case I know all this coz they tourchered my family for one week and den realised them without any charged and they wanted us to admit and say we done wen we never even knew about it
@Sonya: Funds @ saudia Arbia.
@np: I am fine with what ever LET do in occupied kashmir, but I do care about my country and sectarian and ethnic violence inside it. You can assume that I don't care about any thing other than my country. Any elements responsible for internal insurgency in Pakistan are terrorists and those who do not are friends.!! This is my view and you have right to stick to your view.
Let's keep it real. Stop having debates about Punjabi vs. whatever vs American drones... for once, let's take a moment and salute the brave effort of our LEAs. Let's hope the media follows this case through to the court and judge handling it, so there is pressure to actually prosecute and deliver a strong sentence.
@Sonya: Your questions are 100% valid but we are cowards. Media knows, you and me know but the people occupying important offices will not open their mouths, why, because even they are funded from under the table????
Catching him is good..............punishing him is better.
@Umer: and what is going on in karachi? whole country is destable...
Hafiz Saeed is angry that this fellow behaved foolishly and caught by security.
@Blithe:
Why? Does that mean Lashkar e Jhangvi does not exits and is not supported by Punjab?
@Umer: Are you from MQM?
@Nasir Mahmood:
Be grateful that they caught him. When was the last time anyone was caught in Sindh or KPK???
I hate people stirring up anti-Punjab propaganda. Grow up!
Stop creating fissures within Pakistsnis.
soon he will be released and then he will be exported to other province to continue it activities
@ptr: So you acknowledge that LeJ are terrorist but when it comes to HAfiz Saeed - it is HAfiz Saeed saab is it? So the religion of the dead body will decide if the killing was an act of terror or not?
@Khurram: Biased newspaper? This is the information given by federal police, read above. So now, the federal police is also biased? My dear, this is not an editorial in which you check the bias, these are current affairs. They only report what happens in this section.
@bangash:
The mastermind is among friends. Releasing his name could identity him and would make it difficult to quietly release him later on.
article did not have information on identity of mastermind and his group.
@Khurram Awan: This is based on facts, I think it is time that you come out of your stupid Punjabi Superiority complex, these elements are very well supported in Punjab, and by these elements I didn't mean Hafiz Saeed Sahab, I mean LEJ and other banned outfits which are responsible for internal insurgency in Pakistan.
Just keep on rounding them up their associates whether local or foreigners and let the nation know who are these people and who is financing them. This is one of the ways to eradicate this menace from the country.
Punjab Law and Home Minister belongs to Faisalabad. In fact he should be questioned, how the terrorist entered the Faisalabad area.
As security agencies have failed, should not the common citizen be allowed to have weapon and training to protect themselves??
@Umer: Well generalizing is the worst thing but i could not expect anything good from a Karachi based biased newspaper.
Why did media jump to Waziristan - right away
Terrorists are working under the very nose of Punjab government and then going to places outside Punjab to commit the acts of terrorism.
Indictiment, trial, conclusion and punishment should take no longer than 4 weeks
Another Punjabi terrorist who will be let loose after a while quietly.
So, It is not that difficult to get to the mastermind of these attacks. if and only if police investigate. Now, please tell us who was sponsoring him ? Name the country.
Never knew Faisalabad also lives under the terror of American drones.
I want this Guy to be Hanged in front of people ..NO MERCY .......
Please also tell the nation who funds these networks and who they are linked with nationally and internationally, which madressah they have received training and who established this madressah with whose funds.
The story should have been "masternind in Bara kahu abortive suicide attack killed in faisalabad during shootout"
But good job anyways.