Initial report of suicide attack at Gandapur’s residence released

  • October 18, 2013, 3:22 pm
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PESHAWAR Oct 18 (Online): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department has issued the initial report of the Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing in which provincial Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur was killed.

According to the Home Secretary, the attacker was a local of the area and was between 20-22 years old. The attacker was wearing a pagri (turban) and spoke to Israrullah Gandapur in the local language. The report further states that the attacker detonated his explosive-rigged vest while offering Eid greetings to Gandapur.


The provincial law minister was among ten people killed in the suicide attack at his residence on the first day of Eidul Azha.