Quetta, July 19 (TNS): The Counter Terrorism Department DIG Aitzaz Goraya said that suicide bomber behind Mastung attack has been identified.
During press conference, he said that Hafiz Nawaz a resident of Abbottabad, was bomber who blew himself up during BAP campaign gathering.
He said that the bomber was facilitated by a local resident who had been living in Mastung.
Goraya said that the suicide bomber’s brothers and sisters went to Afghanistan two years back, adding that the bomber was identified through his fingerprints.
A total of 149 people including election candidate Nawab Siraj Raisani were martyred in a suicide bombing at an election meeting in Mastung on July 13.
Meanwhile, briefing the Senate committee, IG Balochistan Mohsin Hassan Butt said the suicide bomber had traveled from Abbottabad to Sindh where he linked up with a banned organisation.
The suicide bomber was part of Daesh and had been affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi as well, he added. “The facilitators of the attack have also been detected,” Butt informed senators.
The IG Balochistan further told the committee that Daesh had established a strong presence in Afghanistan and was carrying out terrorist attacks in Balochistan.
According to the official, Mufti Haider and Hafiz Naeem were local commanders of Daesh and efforts are underway for their arrests.
