CTD registers FIR of Malam Jabba bomb blast
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Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has registered a first information report (FIR) against unknown terrorists over Malam Jabba bomb blast, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
According to District Police Officer (DPO) Dr. Usman Zahid acts of murder, attempted murder, terrorism act under ATA included in the FIR.
Yesterday, a roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting Pakistan's scenic Swat district, killing at least one police officer and injuring several others.
Police officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the district is located, confirmed the casualties, saying the victims were part of the squad leading the convoy of about a dozen countries. They noted that all the foreign dignitaries were unharmed.
The foreigners were mostly ambassadors from Russia, Portugal, Iran, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“All the ambassadors remained safe in the attack and had been shifted to a safe place before their departure to Islamabad,” said Mohammad Ali Gandapur, a senior provincial police officer.
Security personnel examine the site of a bomb explosion, at Malam Jabba in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sept. 2, 2024. A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats in the northwest, police said.
Reporter: Subhan Ullah