Raja Omar Khattab, in-charge Crime Investigation Department’s Counter Terrorism Unit, while talking to The Express Tribune said that “they were not Taliban, they were nationalists”.
However, the investigators failed to establish the terrorists' target.
Two people were killed and two others were wounded in the powerful explosion. The blast took place outside the Jama Masjid Muhajir Makki situated on the city’s busiest street, when two motorcycles collided with each other.
The bomb disposal squad said that the explosive material planted on the motorcylce, weighed four kilogrammes, which exploded due to a mechanism fault or mishandling.
Police officials said that the terrorists who were killed belonged to the nationalist party of Sindh – Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM).
One was identified as Abdul Fateh, father of a three-year-old son, who hails from Nawab Shah and resided here in a city at Paposh Nagar’s Jamhoria Colony.
The second man was identified as Amir Panwar, a resident of Jamshoro.
On the other hand, police have registered a case on behalf of the state against unidentified persons at the Brigade police station of District East in conjuction with section 7 of the anti-terrorism act and explosive act. Further investigations have been initiated.
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Terrorists must be dealt with an iron-fist. There so be a Zero-Tolerance policy and a life sentence for all convicted of aiding and or abetting terrorists.
Police should not detain a suspect or culprit's family members. This further sows seeds of hatred against the system in the hearts of these seasoned criminals.
Detaining his brother, wife and minor son shows that the Police has an orthodox method of blackmailing criminals with their families in detention.