Photonews Logo Photonews logo
  • Home
  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
    • Sindh
    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Azad Jammu Kashmir
    • Balochistan
    • Gilgit – Baltistan
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
    IShowSpeed Daniel La Belle race
    Videos

    IShowSpeed Beats Daniel La Belle in 40-Meter Race, Hits 41M Subscribers

    June 24, 2025 2 Min Read
    Cardi B new single Outside
    Videos

    Cardi B’s ‘Outside’ Single Sparks Buzz Over Offset and Stefon Diggs

    June 20, 2025 2 Min Read
    Squid Game Season 3
    Videos

    Squid Game Season 3: Final Trailer Unveils Epic Plot

    June 14, 2025 2 Min Read
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Offbeat
  • Blog
  • Contact
Reading: Investigators confirm Islamic State link in Safoora attack
PhotoNews Pakistan PhotoNews Pakistan
Font ResizerAa
Search
  • Home
  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
    • Sindh
    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Balochistan
    • Azad Jammu Kashmir
    • Gilgit – Baltistan
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Offbeat
  • Blog
  • Contact
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© 2022 Photonews. All Rights Reserved.
Safoora Goth Ismailis Bus bus attack
PhotoNews Pakistan > Sindh > Investigators confirm Islamic State link in Safoora attack
Sindh

Investigators confirm Islamic State link in Safoora attack

Web Desk
By Web Desk Published August 21, 2015 4 Min Read
Share
File Photo
SHARE

Investigators probing the deadliest attack on members of the Ismaili community have finally confirmed that the assailants were affiliated with the Islamic State (IS).

On Thursday, after extensive scrutiny, the anti-terrorism court hearing the case accepted the interim charge sheet of the Safoora bus attack case. The charge sheet, also held as the investigation report, was submitted nearly three months after the case was registered.

It states that at least 15 assailants were involved in the attack: 10 were riding the four motorcycles, and five others were in a white-colored car that followed them. The motorcyclists stopped the bus, barged into it and carried out the execution while the car occupants served as a backup team.

Forty-five people, including 27 men and 18 women, were killed, and eight others were seriously wounded in the gunfire. The attack was carried out on a less-traveled road in Safoora Goth when the victims traveled from the community-only residential complex to the city center at around 9 am.

Intense firing was heard in the sparsely-populated area, and several onlookers witnessed the attack, and the assailants fled in their blood-stained clothes. The police have submitted a list of 67 witnesses, 12 of whom were on the bus and survived the attack.

The police claim to have received information about the incident 15 minutes later, and a police van was rushed to the site. Until then, the dead and the injured had been shifted to the nearby Memon Medical Complex.

The crime scene was sealed off as the investigators collected around 36 empties of the fired bullets from there, the challan reads. The quantity of the empties suggested that handguns and sub-machine guns were used in the attack.

Although the suspects wereested a week after the incident, their implication in the case took moreoveronth. Three suspects – Tahir Hussain alias Saien, Saad Aziz alias Tin Tin and Asadur Rehman alias Malik – were remanded in the case initially. The remaining two – Hafiz Nasir and Azhar Ishrat – were implicated later in July.

During the investigation, the investigators claimed that the weapons used in the incident were seized from the suspects. The weapons and bullets were sent to the laboratories for forensic examination, and the results matched the evidence collected from the crime scene. Meanwhile, eye-witnesses also picked out the suspects during the identification parades before a judicial magistrate.

The case resolves around a trio and a duo. The trio is the group of alleged attackers, while the duo is accused of abetment and facilitation. The remaining members of the assault team have been declared absconders in the charge sheet.

According to the investigation report, Nasir monitored the bus while Ishrat, an engineer by profession, provided technical expertise to the attackers.

The investigators say Ishrat is an expert in making bombs and improvised explosive devices. Several bomb sketches have also been seized from him.

In its concluding part, the charge sheet states that the suspects had long been linked with al-Qaeda and, after the emergence of the new terror group, IS, shifted towards it.

Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Whatsapp LinkedIn Email Copy Link Print
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement

HBL Saving Made Easy
HBL Saving Made Easy

Recent Posts

Australian Bat Lyssavirus

Australian Man Dies from Rare Bat Lyssavirus Infection

Jack Quaid Heads of State

Jack Quaid Steals Spotlight in Heads of State 2025 Cameo

Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas

Astronomers Discover Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas in Solar System

Post Archives

More Popular from Photonews

Daniil Medvedev Wimbledon 2025
Sports

Daniil Medvedev Suffers Shock Wimbledon First-Round Exit to Benjamin Bonzi

3 Min Read
Pakistan Forex Reserves 2025
Business

Pakistan’s Forex Reserves Surge to $14.51 Billion, Exceed IMF Target

2 Min Read
Jurassic World Rebirth
Entertainment

Jurassic World Rebirth: Release Date, Plot, Cast, and Trailer Details for 2025

4 Min Read
Punjab

Punjab Launches Pakistan’s First International Driving Permit Kiosk at Lahore Airport

On July 1, 2025, Punjab Traffic Police launched Pakistan’s first International Driving Permit (IDP) kiosk at…

July 1, 2025
Sindh

TikTokers Arrested for Rs130M Robbery in Karachi’s PECHS Area

In a shocking incident on June 26, 2025, four siblings, known for their TikTok presence, were…

June 30, 2025
Pakistan

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah Questions JCP’s Judge Seniority Process

Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah raised serious concerns over the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP)…

July 2, 2025
Tech

Facebook Requests Camera Roll Access for AI-Powered Story Suggestions in 2025

On June 30, 2025, reports surfaced that Facebook is prompting users to share private camera roll…

June 30, 2025
PhotoNews Pakistan

Always Stay Up to Date

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

Categories

  • World
  • Pakistan
  • Punjab
  • Sindh
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Balochistan
  • Azad Jammu Kashmir

 

  • Top News
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Videos
  • Tech
  • Offbeat
  • Blog

© 2024 Phototnews
All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?