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Peshawar mosque was not categorised as sensitive
2022-03-07
They're only Shiites, after all. Being blown up is why Allah made them, donchaknow. ISIS-K was just doing what comes naturally.
[Dawn] A senior police official on Sunday said that the mosque in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...
that was attacked by a jacket wallah on Friday was not categorised as the most sensitive or sensitive and that security had been deployed there as per routine.

The official, who is based in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, told Dawn on condition of anonymity that although there had been no threat alert, police personnel had been deployed outside the mosque. The terrorist first shot and killed one of the two coppers and injured the other before entering the mosque and detonating the explosive wrapped around his body.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shouting match, Bart was wondering if fisticuffs would be appropriate at this point...
security in Rawalpindi division has been placed on high alert.

Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ashfaq Ahmad Khan directed the police in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal districts to improve the security measures, especially for worship places, educational institutions and public places.

He also directed the senior coppers to deploy extra police at sensitive places and launch intelligence-based search operations in their respective areas.

On the third day of the Test match between Pakistain and Australia in Rawalpindi, the RPO and City Police Officer (CPO) Omer Saeed Malik went into a session with bigwigs of the Pakistain Cricket Board (PCB) and also reviewed the security measures put in place for the players, cricket lovers and officials.

The RPO, who visited the cricket stadium’s surroundings, directed the police to ensure foolproof security and streamline traffic movement during the matches. About 4,500 police personnel, four companies of the army and two companies of Rangers have already been deployed for the security of the stadium.
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Posted by:trailing wife

#1  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the suicide blast in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, saying that “houses of worship should be havens, not targets”.
Whadda ya know, they are, most of 'em!

“I condemn today’s horrific attack on a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, during Friday prayers. My condolences to those who have lost loved ones, and my solidarity with the people of Pakistan,” the UN chief tweeted
Of course, you liver spotted rotten marshmallow.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-03-07 04:02  

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