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<\/a>Earlier, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed had confirmed that over 40 people were martyred and more than 60\u00a0injured\u00a0in the\u00a0terrorist\u00a0attack.<\/p>\nRescue officials had also told the media that rescue operation were underway and the injured had been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar.<\/p>\n
According to spokesman of Lady Reading Hospital, Muhammad Asim Khan \u201cWe have declared an emergency at the hospital,\u201d and confirming the death toll may rise.<\/p>\n
SSP Operations Haroon Al-Rasheed said that investigations is underway and initial investigations shows that the blast to be a suicide.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were two security personnel deputed at the entrance of the mosque. One of them died during the exchange of fire while the other is seriously\u00a0injured.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Capital City Police Officer (CCPO Peshawar) Muhammad Ijaz Khan said before the explosion, two armed terrorists tried to enter into the mosque but the policemen deployed there challenged them. In the exchange of gun shots, one police officer was martyred while another was injured. He also succumbed to his injuries later.<\/p>\n
The CCPO said that the bomb exploded in the\u00a0mosque\u00a0after\u00a0attack\u00a0on police officials.<\/p>\n
He also stated that the police had reached the blast site and evidence had also been collected.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is too early to say anything about motive behind the blast. Media will be informed about latest developments,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ambulances rushed through congested narrow streets carrying the wounded to Lady Reading Hospital. \u201c10 injured\u00a0are in critical condition,\u201d according to a hospital spokesperson.<\/p>\n
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but both the Islamic State group and a TTP had carried out similar attacks in the past.<\/p>\n
According to eye witness, Shayan Haider, was preparing to enter the mosque\u00a0when a powerful explosion threw him to the street. \u201cI opened my eyes and there was dust and bodies everywhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
KP government Spokesman, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said that security was provided to mosques as a general rule. He maintained that the administration had adopted security measures at the mosque\u00a0as well, adding that such measures were always ensured during congregation prayers on Fridays.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose martyred and\u00a0injured\u00a0in the\u00a0attack will be given monetary assistance under the government\u2019s special package,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the blast. He ordered immediate steps for medical aid to the\u00a0injured\u00a0and also sought a report on the incident.<\/p>\n
Former president Asif Ali Zardari also condemned the Peshawar\u2019s\u00a0mosque\u00a0blast and said,<\/p>\n
\u201cHad the terrorists\u2019 nurseries been eliminated, this incident would not have taken place\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He added that terrorists were the enemies of the country and the nation, and they were needed to be crushed as an enemy.<\/p>\n
He prayed for early recovery of the\u00a0injured and stressed for implementing the National Action Plan. He also sought stern action against the terrorists involved in the bomb blast\u00a0and their facilitators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Peshawar, A gun-and-bomb attack\u00a0on a Shia\u00a0mosque during Friday congregation in Koocha Risaldar area of Peshawar on Friday, reported News Media. So far, 57 people, including an Imam and two policemen, were martyred and 195 others sustained severe injuries. Earlier, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed had confirmed that over 40 people were martyred and more than 60\u00a0injured\u00a0in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24664,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24660\/revisions\/24664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}