KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Security agencies in Balochistan have carried out a raid at the home of female suicide bomber, who blew herself up in Karachi University a day earlier and killed four people, including three Chinese teachers.
Only one family member of the suicide bomber had been detained in the raid.
The banned militant outfit, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed the responsibility of the attack, carried out by Shari Baloch.
In an attempt to pin the identity of the bomber and her handlers, investigators have arrested the driver of the rickshaw she used for entering the university. They also obtained CCTV footage from several locations.
The police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the spokesperson and two commanders of the outlawed group under terrorism charges for the suicide attack against the Chinese nationals.
Govt assures Chinese of action
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the Chinese embassy in Islamabad shortly after he took charge on Wednesday.
Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah arrived in Karachi and went to the Chinese Consulate. He has also met with the investigators.
Separately, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb told a press conference that the government was reviewing the National Action Plan against terrorism and would bring the perpetrators of the Karachi bombing to justice.
China has been demanding stern action against the militant organizations behind the attack.
While, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said that “nothing will undermine China-Pakistan friendship’, Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department Liajin Zhao said that his country will urge Pakistan to “resolutely fight against terrorist organizations involved in the case.”
