23 people pass away, 60 were left wounded in a blast in Landa
Bazar, Parachinar. “The area is highly subtle and it has been battered before
by terrorists,” media reported.
According to sources security forces have bounded
and wrapped the area. “Rescue teams have reached the site and the injured are
being moved to the Agency Headquarter hospital”.
“The area is central. It
is the most famous bazaar of Parachinar because of which large number of people
come here for shopping,” the reporter said. “The magnitude of blast was huge
and the voice was heard in far areas,” he added. “The death toll
is feared to rise because from the 20 people (initially) transferred to the
hospital, 10 are in serious situation.”
The doctors are trying
to shift the disapprovingly injured to the developed hospitals of Hangu and
other nearby areas.
According to
reports Armed forces have started the search operation in the area.
Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif has severely condemned the blast and has asked for provision of quick
rescue amenities to the injured. "Our war will continue till the annihilation
of the last terrorist," he said in a statement.
Furthermore Federal
Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar has taken notice and ordered establishments
to present the report of the issue immediately. According to the latest reports
security forces have arrested two suspicious persons from the blast site.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
(PTI) chairman Imran Khan has also predestined the blast. "It is the worst
incident of terrorism in Parachinar in recent past," he stated.
"Those involved should be punished severely," he added.
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