The Pakistan administration was investigating how the Peshawar mosque bomber was capable of attain a safe space and if there was any insider assist, The Express Tribune reported.

The toll from the suicide blast on Monday has crossed 100, with one other 170 folks injured. While the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had initially claimed accountability for the assault, there was no official affirmation of the identical.

Peshawar officers confirmed that the bomber stood within the entrance row on the time when 400 folks have been providing prayers. Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Muhammad Ijaz Khan stated “the bomber detonated his load at the moment hundreds of people had lined up for prayers.”

The mosque is positioned inside a extremely fortified compound in Peshawar that included the headquarters of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police drive and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) workplaces. After the explosion, elements of the mosque collapsed, trapping many below the rubble.

The Express Tribune quoted Khan as saying, “The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security forces to get into the “Red Zone” compound.”

“An inquiry was underway into how the attacker breached the elite security cordon and whether there was any inside help,” Khan stated.

Peshawar’s provincial well being division declared an emergency and ordered all medical personnel to stay on obligation.

Earlier, India had additionally prolonged condolences to the households of the victims of the lethal terror assault.

Taking to Twitter, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi wrote, “India extends its deep condolences to the families of the victims of the terror attack in Peshawar yesterday. We strongly condemn this attack, which has taken the lives of so many people”.