Pakistani militants blew themselves up during pursuit
2022.12.23 11:56
Pakistani militants blew themselves up during pursuit
Budrigannews.com – Authorities claim that Pakistani militants who were thought to be about to carry out a suicide attack in the government district of Islamabad blew themselves up on Friday as police pursued their vehicle, killing one officer.
The inside service said the vehicle had been setting out toward a high-esteem focus in the capital, without giving subtleties, while Head of the state Shehbaz Sharif said ideal mediation by the police had deflected a “bloodbath”.
On a major road leading to a government sector where parliament and senior official offices are located, the car exploded close to police headquarters.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah stated, “The capital was already on high alert due to threats of a high-profile attack.” “He stated to Geo News TV that the car would have caused significant losses if it had reached its target.
According to Sohail Zafar, the chief of police in Islamabad, the police gave chase after the car failed to stop at a checkpoint.
He stated, “As they chased it, the people inside the car blew it up,” adding that two civilians and four police officers were injured.
At first, Zafar stated that the car contained a man and a woman. Later, a spokesperson for the police said that the woman’s presence could not be confirmed.
The car bombing was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban as retaliation for the death of one of their leaders.
A statement from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a group of Sunni Islamist and sectarian militants, stated, “We take responsibility for the suicide attack against the enemy of Islam.”
Two days earlier, a standoff at a counterterrorism facility resulted in the death of 25 TTP militants during a Pakistani military operation.
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In an effort to implement a strict interpretation of Islamic law throughout the nation, TTP militants have been carrying out a campaign of bombings and suicide attacks for more than a decade. Pakistan’s military has periodically launched offensives in areas along the Afghan border that have served as safe havens for Islamist militants. In May, they called off a ceasefire that was brokered by the Afghan Taliban. Since then, they have increased their attacks.
