Johar Town Blast: Foreign national arrested from Lahore Airport

Dunya News

He has been shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – In a major breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into Johar Town blast, law enforcement agencies have arrested owner of the vehicle used in the explosion.

According to details, the owner is foreign national named Peterson David and was offload from a Karachi-bound flight at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.

He has been shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

Earlier, it was revealed that the car which was allegedly used in Johar Town blast entered Lahore from Babu Sabu interchange around 9:40am on Wednesday and went through checking by police personnel at the interchange.

A case of Johar Town bomb blast has also been registered in CTD Lahore police station on the complaint of SHO Abid Baig. The FIR includes 7ATA, 3/4 Explosives Act, 302, 324, 148/149 and other serious provisions.

Three unidentified terrorists have also been named in the FIR. The text of the FIR states that the terrorists used a vehicle and a motorcycle for the operation. The blast killed three people and injured 21.