IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar area, Pakistan on Fri 12th January 2024

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on January 12 arrested two Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP) suicide bombers, allegedly involved in planning an attack on Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Fazlur Rehman and Awami National Party (ANP)’s Aimal Wali Khan, from Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. In an official statement, the CTD said Peshawar was “saved from a major catastrophe” with the arrest of the two Afghanistan-trained militants. According to CTD Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Operations) Najamul Hasnain Liaquat, the suicide bombers were nabbed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) from Matni area and Achini areas of Peshawar. Two suicide vests, three hand grenades and a pistol were recovered from them, he added.