...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...killed 101 and injured over 200. The Tehrik-e-Taliban
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Pakistain (TTP) grabbed credit for the bombing.
The suicide kaboom in Pakistain's Peshawar was planned in Afghanistan and the terror plot was funded by a foreign intelligence agency, according to Pak Sherlocks on the case.
A suide bomber struck a mosque in high-security Police Lines area of Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on January 30. A total of 101 were killed and over 200 were maimed. The terrorist group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) grabbed credit for the bombing.
Most of the victims were police personnel. At least a deputy superintendent of police, five sub-inspectors and the mosque's prayer leader Maulana Sahibzada Noorul Amin were among the dead.
The security agencies have so far arrested 17 persons. The suspected bomber was earlier identified as 37-year-old Mohammed Ayaz from Mohmand district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
WHAT HAVE OFFICIALS SAID?
The Counter Terrorism Department Peshawar has announced a bounty of PKR 10 million for the controllers of the jacket wallah.
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Police Chief Moazzam Jah Ansari said the suicide bomber's identity has been identified through his DNA samples.
"The controllers behind this heinous attack will be arrested soon," he said.
Earlier, officials said the bomber disguised himself in a police uniform to sneak into the high-security zone and was riding a cycle of violence with a helmet and mask on. The cycle of violence used in the blast was sold twice in Sarki Gate, Peshawar's bustling market, officials said. Police said they have arrested the sellers of the cycle of violence.
The bomber left his helmet at the gate before entering the highly-secured mosque which was captured in the CCTV footage.