Blast victims laid to rest as city mourns F.P. Report

PESHAWAR: After Thursday's deadly twin blasts which rocked Qissa Khawani Bazaar, business hub of the provincial capital, DCO Peshawar Sahibzadah Anees on Friday has announced imposition of Section-144 in City for one month. According to official notification, after imposition of the Section-144 no person will carry any sort of arms and ammunition or any other articles which is capable of being used for physical violence or carrying of any explosive substance or any other instrument which is danger to human life and public property and no vehicle with tainted glasses shall enter and drive in the territorial limit of Peshawar District for the sake of security. Any one found violating this order shall be liable to beproceeded against under section 188 PPC. Meanwhile, the city's main bazaars and shopping centers gave a deserted look as people mourn the deaths in the blasts. People opted to stay inside their houses as threats of more deadly attacks hovered over their heads. The Qissa Khawani and adjacent markets, Saddar bazaar, Shafi Market and other main business centers were completely closed as the funerals of the blast victims were held on Friday. Even the number of people in the mosques for the Friday prayer was less than what have been in normal days. Earlier, a tea-dealer Rafeeq Baba also succumbed to injuries, raising the death toll in Qissa Khawni Bazaar to seven including a small child. The police on Friday gathered more clues from the blast sites including Kabari Bazaar to reach any conclusion in the investigation as police claim to have arrested two injured terrorists. Heavy financial loss have been feared to the business community as it will take some time to rebuilt the area after the damage that was done by the blasts. The relief activities continued in Kabari and Qissa Khawni Bazaar as shopkeepers returned to collect the rubble and search for the valuables from the gutted and damaged shops. Meanwhile, the security beefed up in the city and all the entry and exit points were sealed. Police contingent were deployed at sensitive and busy areas of the city. The sense of insecurity prevailed among citizen and city was giving a look of fear and panic where the people preferred to stay at home. Moreover, all the private schools in the city were closed for indefinite period after the threats of attacks. The students were sent back to their homes and the ongoing examinations were cancelled. It is pertinent to mention here that the provincial government had already closed all the government educational institutions in the province for early summer vacation from 16th of this month. Similarly, the United Nation has also closed its offices in the City for three days as there was a threat of more attacks.