Provincial Chief Minister Visits Peshawar Mosque Site as Death Toll Rises to 100

Provincial Chief Minister Visits Peshawar Mosque Site as Death Toll Rises to 100

Azam Khan, the caretaker Chief Minister of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, visited Peshawar, Pakistan, on Tuesday, January 31, after a lethal explosion at a mosque killed no less than 100 folks and injured dozens extra. Footage posted to Twitter by the Information Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reveals Khan touring the positioning of the assault and addressing a gaggle of officers. Khan declared a day of mourning within the province for the victims of the assault and mentioned he is able to pay compensation to the households of the victims and the injured. Citing well being officers, native news outlet Dawn reported that a lot of the injured had been out of hazard. Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Muhammad Ijaz Khan instructed Dawn that the mosque’s roof collapsed after the blast and that many individuals had been caught beneath the rubble. Credit: Information Department KP by way of Storyful

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