Deputy Inspector General Mardan Division Saeed Wazir told DawnNews it was a “suicide attack carried out by a bomber”. Violcence But overall levels of extremistlinked violence have dropped dramatically this year, with 2015 on ourse for the fewest deaths since 2007 – the year the Pakistani Taliban umbrella group was formed.
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However, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan splinter group Jamaatul Ahrar has claimed the attack, which was also behind last year’s deadly blast at Wagah Border.
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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but security agencies suspect the involvement of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a consortium of different insurgent groups operating in Pakistan.
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Up to 12 kilogrammes of explosive material may have been used in the blast that caused extensive damage to the office building, he said.
At least 23 people were killed and about 75 were wounded, more than 25 of them critically, said Bilal Ahmad Faizi, spokesman for Rescue 1122 emergency responders.
The casualties were driven to the Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) and District Headquarters Hospital, while those with life-threatening wounds were referred to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital (LRH).
Jamaat ul-Ahrar’s status is pretty much a perpetual mystery.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and urged authorities to ensure the possible treatment for the injured.
About 30 people were wounded in the blast in the northwestern town of Mardan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a doctor at a hospital told GEO TV.
The TTP have been fighting to overthrow Pakistan’s government via a terrorist campaign, according to the U.S. State Department.
The measures, taken after the attack that killed 125 children in a Peshawar school in December 2014, included intensifying the military offensive launched months earlier in the tribal areas.
Pakistani forces have been carrying out a major operation against the Taliban and other militant groups in North Waziristan since 2014.
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“[The] condition of 11 of them is still critical”, Ghani added.
