Summary The case of Peshawar blast has been against unknown assailants in Khan Razzaq police station.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Another victim of Sunday’s Peshawar blast at cinema house succumbed to injuries at hospital, mounting the death toll to six.
Meanwhile, cinema administration was held responsible for negligence in the initial police report. The report stated that the stampede following the blast aided the attackers to escape from the site.
SSP Najibur Rehman said two grenade attacks were hurled with an interval of seven seconds, adding that all cinema houses were directed to tighten their security from January 16.
The police had included six employees including the manager of the cinema in the investigation.
The case of Peshawar blast has been against unknown assailants in Khan Razzaq police station.
At least five persons were killed and several others injured in a blast in Picture House Cinema on Sunday. The explosion occurred when around 100 people were watching a Pashtu film in Picture House Cinema of Qissa Khawani Bazar.
According to DCO Peshawar Zahee-ul-Islam, the administration had warned the cinema house owners of the attacks and asked them to make proper security arrangements.
Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak strongly condemned the blast and directed to provide best treatment to the injured persons. Former president Asif Ali Zardari, PPP patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto, Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khurshid Shah condemned the blast.
On the other hand, Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) denied responsibility for the blast in the cinema in Peshawar.
