A First Information Report was registered by the Counter-Terrorism Department against three unidentified persons under Anti-Terrorism Act after the Johar Town bomb blast on Wednesday, reported local media.
According to details, a case was registered on the complaint of Superintendent House Officer City Police Station Abid Baig against those involved in the bomb blast that killed three people, and 24 injured.
The FIR includes 7ATA, 3/4 Explosives Act, 302, 324, 148/149, and other serious provisions.
CTD conduct raids in Punjab:
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has conducted several overnight raids in different cities of Punjab in connection to the blast.
As per media reports, several arrests have also been made and further investigations are underway.
A vehicle laden with explosives blew up in Johar Town near Jamatud Dawa's leader Hafiz Saeed's residence. According to the initial reports, 30 kg of explosive material — padded with ball bearings, nails, and other sharp items — was used by the militants in a "controlled and targeted" explosion. The probe report also suggests that the explosive material used was of a 'foreign nature'.
CTD and intelligence agencies have collected the evidence from the crime and the vehicle's parts have been preserved for further analysis. Investigative agencies have also started geo-fencing the area to help with the probe.
Blast in Lahore:The explosion was so loud that the glass windows of nearby houses and buildings were shattered. Meanwhile, the police say a 4 feet deep and 8 feet wide crater was created at the site of the blast.
Three people including a child lost their lives in the blast while 24 were injured. The injured were taken to Jinnah hospital where an emergency was declared.
Inspector General (IG) Punjab Inam Ghani said that the police were the target. Rubbishing the rumours about Saeed's house being a target, he said "there is a police picket near the house of a high-value target, which is why the vehicle could not have gone near the house."
CM Buzdar takes notice of the incident:
Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Khan Buzdar immediately took notice of the incident and ordered an investigation of the incident. The CM asked the IG to submit a detailed report of the blast to him.
