Mufti Munir Shakir Injured in Blast Near Police Station
The blasts have raised concerns about the growing violence in Pakistan's border regions, with no group claiming responsibility for the attacks, and the government facing challenges in maintaining law and order in the affected areas, as the investigation into the incidents continues.
A blast occurred near Armar Police Station in Peshawar, injuring Mufti Munir Shakir, a key figure of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Islam, and three others, as Pakistan grapples with a surge in violent incidents, including a recent mosque bombing in Lower Waziristan that injured at least three people, including Maulana Abdullah Nadeem.
The blast near the police station, which also injured Khushal, Abid, and Syed Nabi, is the latest in a series of attacks in Pakistan's border regions with Afghanistan. Mufti Shakir was injured in his left foot and was present at the scene along with personnel from the police, bomb disposal unit, and Counter-Terrorism Department, who were collecting evidence. Lashkar-i-Islam, a militant organisation, was banned in 2008 and was led by Mangal Bagh, a bus driver-turned-militant.
In a separate incident, a bomb blast occurred at a mosque in Azam Warsak Bazaar, Lower Waziristan, during Friday prayers, injuring at least three people, including Maulana Abdullah Nadeem, the district chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam. The blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in the mosque's pulpit, which detonated during the prayers. Nadeem is believed to have been the intended target of the attack and sustained serious injuries, and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The recent surge in violent incidents, including the killing of Maulana Hamidul-Haq, the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S), and two others in a suicide attack, has raised concerns about the security situation in Pakistan. The government has launched an investigation into the incidents and enhanced security measures in the affected areas.
