Attack on Ch Aslam carried out by suicide bomber : DIG Zafar

KARACHI: Head of the investigating team tasked to probe the fatal attack on SP CID Chaudhry Aslam on Thursday, DIG Zafar Bukhari told that initial investigation suggests that it was a suicide attack, Geo News reported Friday.

While talking to the media men at the blast site, DIG Zafar Bukhari said a hand and other body parts were found from the blast site that are being tested to ascertain finger prints and DNA with the help of NADRA.

He further said forensic evidences are being collected and probe is underway to find that which vehicle was used in the attack. He continued saying that Chaudhry Aslam came under attack for five times but he continued hunting for the terrorists despite threats to his own life. He told that large quantity of explosives was used in the blast that killed SP CID Chaudhry Aslam.

DIG Zafar said that words are not enough to pay tribute to the brave soldier and that his services speak for him.

He reiterated that such tragedies can not mar the spirits of police department and it will continue to operate against the anti-state elements and criminals.

It is pertinent to mention here that senior police officer Chaudhry Aslam, who led the operations against militants and extremists in Karachi for years, was killed on Thursday afternoon when a powerful IED blast destroyed his vehicle on the Lyari Expressway. His guard and driver were also killed in the attack while 14 others including police officials were wounded.

The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that Chaudhry Aslam was targeted for killing their several members including Arif alias Dr. Maqbool and Abdur Rehman in October 2013.